It’s been a long eight months of eating crow. A 7-6 season. An on the field brawl. A murdered player. A bowl game in Boise. Some firings and some hirings.
There have been some bright spots, though. Randy Shannon appears to have the ship righted regarding recruiting, disciplining players and laying down his law and brand of football. |
Now he gets a chance to show it on the field and I believe he will.
My thoughts on what’s going on around The U a few days before that opening kickoff:
Life isn’t about seniority or putting in time. It’s about efforts equaling results. Do your job well, bust your ass, perform better than the guy next to you regardless of age, experience, size, etc.
Pete Carroll runs USC this way, as do head coaches at other top notch program. It used to be the Miami way under Jimmy Johnson and Butch Davis, but that changed during the Larry Coker era, where freshman were only used as a result for sub par recruiting, injuries or early exits to the NFL.
Opening up the depth charts is a great thing. It promotes competition and gets the best players on the field. What a breath of fresh air for a fan base who watched a Devin Hester rot on the sidelines during some three-loss seasons, yet he’s taken the NFL by storm after year one.
The Freeman camp cites that he’s a play maker and what he lacks in arm strength he makes up for with his head. They also point out that Freeman has two years of eligibility left, to Wright’s one, making him the wiser long-term investment.
The Wright camp is quick to point out that #3 is on his fourth offensive coordinator since signing with Miami in 2003. He has the physical tools, but no one has been there to develop them. Patrick Nix has been on board a few months now, but is that enough to have righted Wright’s wrongs?
If it were on me, both quarterbacks would get significant playing time versus Marshall and I’d pick my starter going into the Oklahoma game. Practice is practice. I’d want to see both kids in game time situations before making the call.
My gut tells me Wright gets the nod as there is more potential for upside if he gets it together. That said, the leash is short and the doghouse close by if he can’t get off to a quick start.
Miami verbal Davon Johnson was the game’s most valuable player with 4 catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns, one of which came on the game’s second play – a 62-yarder.
.:Canes305:.
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