Campbell Memorial Red Devils Off Season Thread! 2013

• BigDean1

  

  sonnyblack;1481930 wrote:so did the labron kid end up @mooney?

  sonnyblack, I heard he stayed put. But I will believe that when I see it. Do you have any information on the contact scrimmages? I was told one of them is at Niles McKinley on Saturday the 17th. But as of yesterday, the installation of field turf at Niles wasn't finished. I can't get any concrete information about dates and times of the scrimmages.
• Spread All Day

  

  5 weeks ago he was going to mooney. But he's been at Campbell practing so i think he's staying. Hes the frosh i heard was going to play QB
• BigDean1

  

  Spread All Day;1482031 wrote:5 weeks ago he was going to mooney. But he's been at Campbell practing so i think he's staying. Hes the frosh i heard was going to play QB

  Even if he stays at Campbell he is not going to be the starting QB. Steve Elash will be the starter.
• scoreboard

  

  He left but came back.
• BigDean1

  

  scoreboard;1482185 wrote:He left but came back.

  I suppose this is something the public schools have to deal with. First it was Mooney. Then Ursuline. So I guess Campbell was his third choice. Hmmmmmmmm.
• scoreboard

  

  I hadnt heard anything about Ursuline but im not surprised in the least. They probably filled him with empty promises as well.
• BigDean1

  

  scoreboard;1482342 wrote:I hadnt heard anything about Ursuline but im not surprised in the least. They probably filled him with empty promises as well.

  Could be. But my point is if a choice is made to leave don't let the door hit you in the ass.
• soup city99

  I totally agree big dean, these a high school kids at best. They shouldn't be paraded across the county by parents and adults.
• BigDean1

  

  soup city99;1482451 wrote:I totally agree big dean, these a high school kids at best. They shouldn't be paraded across the county by parents and adults.

  Hell, if the kid didn't want to be at Campbell in the first place, how dedicated can he be to our coaches and his teammates? Unless of course he was thinking of leaving for academic purposes, to improve on his education by attending private school
• omemorialhigh

  dates and times of scrimmages?
• BigDean1

  

  omemorialhigh;1482595 wrote:dates and times of scrimmages?

  I am still trying to find out.
• BigDean1

  

  Spread All Day;1481049 wrote:How are the numbers this summer up the hill?

  Campbell has 35 players out in grades 10-12.
• devilpride

  The first scrimmage is on Saturday August 17th at 10 am in Campbell vs. Springfield, the second scrimmage is against Niles in Niles on Thursday August 22nd at 7 pm.
• BigDean1

  

  devilpride;1483527 wrote:The first scrimmage is on Saturday August 17th at 10 am in Campbell vs. Springfield, the second scrimmage is against Niles in Niles on Thursday August 22nd at 7 pm.

  Thanks!!
• omemorialhigh

  I see Campbell returns 6 on offense and 7 on defense. I'm not optimistic. I don't see any toughness and I think that will be evident week 1. Anybody care to break down our schedule. I don't know much about what these teams have returning
• Struthers Fan

  

  With Campbell, it all depends on motivation and leadership. The talent has always been there; just don't always see the Devils very excited on the sideline. Off-season conditioning seemed to be a problem last year as well.
  
  Will the seniors motivate the team this year? I guess we'll find out in 19 days and a wake up when Struthers ventures up the hill.
  
  Would be nice to see a decent turn out for opening night at Knapic.
• BigDean1

  

  Struthers Fan;1484791 wrote:With Campbell, it all depends on motivation and leadership. The talent has always been there; just don't always see the Devils very excited on the sideline. Off-season conditioning seemed to be a problem last year as well.
  
  Will the seniors motivate the team this year? I guess we'll find out in 19 days and a wake up when Struthers ventures up the hill.
  
  Would be nice to see a decent turn out for opening night at Knapic.

  Struthers Fan, I agree. The talent is in place again. Senior leadership has been a real problem since the 2011 season. Regarding the offseason conditioning last season ............. too many lazy kids, many of them seniors. I haven't heard much about the Campbell team for the upcoming season and how the offseason conditioning went. I do know that Struthers will be a formidable opponent in week one. From my point of view, and some may disagree with me, many of these kids are not Campbell grown. They are from families that moved into the city. And when it comes down to having pride and dedication, that really makes a difference. I have learned not to over expect. It is what it is. The coaching staff can only do so much when it comes to motivation.
• Spread All Day

  

  That "Campbell Grown" point you've made a few times is true. Not a lot of families still reside in Campbell that were there in the 80's and early 90's. They're in Poland, Boardman, Struthers, etc.
  
  That being said, they have a lot of athletes i hear. The QB is shaky at best i hear as well which can be a problem. Will the line have the conditioning to do anything? No idea. We'll see in 19 days, when the Cats roll into town.
• reddevil90

  

  This Campbell team has the talent. Hell they have always had the talent to win every game! They are returning a good amount of starters on both sides. But other then that the team is a mystery as of now. Not a lot is known yet. And i for one want to keep it that way. only thing i have been told is the Devils have very good speed and hands. but not to sure on QB. And i also worry that with that many returning players on both sides from last years lacking team. We will still hold the same attitude as the last two seasons. We shall soon see what kind of condition they are in with a very good struthers team. I just want to see the team play as one and stick together and fight to the very end! I'm almost to the point of accepting that we have good and gifted players. But lack the pride to put on the Red and Black and play a full 4 qts without worry about getting their SWAG on after the game.
• omemorialhigh

  I don't know much about our opponents. I expect struthers to beat us pretty well. For as much as we return there is not much optimism. I expect elash to be better than most think. I know this junior class was supposed to be the one to watch, I'd like to see a good productive season.
• BigDean1

  

  omemorialhigh;1484964 wrote:I don't know much about our opponents. I expect struthers to beat us pretty well. For as much as we return there is not much optimism. I expect elash to be better than most think. I know this junior class was supposed to be the one to watch, I'd like to see a good productive season.

  I feel it's better to play an opponent like Struthers in week one than further into the schedule. Campbell needs to use a legit tailback to join Adrian Brown in the backfield. Last season one of the Jackson brothers showed some promise. His only problem was holding onto the football. Mykal Hughes is another candidate for the backfield. He was ineligible last season. I believe three of the returning offensive linemen are Rusnak, Kelly, and O'Dea. I believe Campbell is lacking depth on the line, which could be an issue if these kids are not in shape. Elash is a smart kid. He'll do fine provided the pass blocking is there.
• Ohio

  

  How did they do in their first scrimmage?
• BigDean1

  

  Ohio;1488463 wrote:How did they do in their first scrimmage?

  Disappointing performance.
• Spread All Day

  

  How so?
• reddevil90

  

  BigDean1;1488497 wrote:Disappointing performance.

  your not kidding... Wow. it will be a long season for sure if they don't fix this team.