Eric Crawford on Demar Dorsey and Jordan Campbell
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 3, 2010 2:48 PM EDT
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PrintThe big talk at Big East media day (aside from the clambake...we get it, fat asses) seems to be expansion. I don't really understand why seeing as how it didn't happen and it isn't going to happen for at least another year, but whatever, go crazy kids. Yes, a 20-team basketball conference would have been insane. Eight-hundred words. Pound it out.
But the real draw from Newport for us as Louisville fans has been the fact that Charlie Strong is addressing a number of issues that have been debated and speculated over ad nauseum for the past couple of weeks.
When Strong confirmed this morning that freshman quarterback Dominique Brown was eligible and good to go for practice on Thursday, Cardinal fans collectively celebrated for two seconds before shifting their focus back to the other two high-profile players whose statuses remain in jeopardy: Demar Dorsey and Jordan Campbell.
Thankfully, Eric Crawford is doing god's work:
Strong, at Big East Media Day today, said of Campbell, "he has just got to get some things worked out where he is right now."
With academic and privacy issues, it's hard to get at what's going on, but it would appear Campbell just needs to tie up some loose ends academically at USC before moving on.
With academic issues, it's tough to assign a number in terms of likelihood that it will get done.
If I had to make a prediction, I'd say that Campbell winds up making it.
Dorsey, as far as I can tell, is purely in the realm of coach's decision, and Strong clearly is taking his time with it. Dorsey had a couple of arrests several years ago, and was not accepted at Michigan, though he'd have been the team's top-ranked prospects and one of the top prospects in the Big Ten.
People around the program are still saying "50-50" where Dorsey is concerned. The problem is that there's only one guy who can lay reliable odds on that -- Strong -- and he's not saying.
By any measure, Dorsey remains too close to call. The waiting continues.
So there's where we stand.
Your "No Fly Zone" jersey and COS t-shirt are likely to remain risky investments for at least another day.
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I can't see CCS making the huge mistake of not giving Dorsey a chance.
Most people agree that Michigan was stupid for passing on him, and that’s freaking Michigan. With all the talk about how much the Big East supposedly sucks, if you’re the team predicted to finish last in the supposed worst BCS conference and you have the opportunity to sign a player who would have been the highest rated prospect in the Big Ten, how do you pass on that? Good teams, including early-to-mid 2000s Louisville teams, have taken bigger risks on less talented players in a better position than we are in now.
I predict that this is simply another motivational tactic by CCS to make sure Dorsey knows beforehand that he is on a short leash.
Agreed
Strong wants to establish/keep the reputation of a disciplinarian, and at least appearing to give this decision some scrupulous thought is a way to make that happen.
I’ll be stunned if Dorsey isn’t practicing by the end of next week.
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 3, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Has UofL accepted him?
As I understood it, at Michigan it wasn’t the coach but the Admissions office that turned the kid down.
oops, just saw the same question asked downthread
Note to self: read the whole thread before jumping in to comment
It's hard to judge Michigan
I mean, his record may not be awful for a football player, but there are still some red flags. That having been said, I’d like to see coach Strong give the kid a chance. He would be a great role model.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Aug 4, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm really hoping
That he’s been finding some time to work out in between all the partying, modeling and clothes-pimping.
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 3, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
wouldn't that workout regiment
still be better than the one implemented by the one who shall not be named?
And you’re having quite the productive day; most stories in one 24-hour period?
agreed
If you were to look at his facebook and not know any better, you would think he’s Spencer Pratt.
Lame
Using a dynamic internet pic for clothes
I used to have an Uncle Same printout posted at my desk that said “I WANT YOU TO GO AWAY”.
Does that make me lame?
ThreadKiller
The Dorsey situation is overblown
I think the “controversy” about Dorsey is stupid. I don’t know the kid and can’t say he’s not a thug-in-waiting or has just been getting away with what he was caught doing a couple years ago. But all evidence (which is what matters) says that he has been clean.
But especially, i can speak from personal experience. I got into extremely similar trouble at almost the exact same age as him. I can tell you I was a COMPLETELY different person by the time I grdaduated. Obviously that doesn’t mean that’s exactly what happened to him. But man, a lot can change from when you’re 15 and 18. This kid definitely deserves a shot. He deserved it at Michigan, too. This isn’t Jeremiah masoli or Willie Williams
I absolutely expect Dorsey to play at UofL. I think Coach is just letting him know who is in charge and what he values. I don’t know that it’s necessary, though, at least more than any other kid
by uoflcard on Aug 3, 2010 9:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I agree.
I know the CJ led us to believe it was up to Strong, but are we sure that UofL has admitted him yet?
by Remote Cardinal on Aug 4, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
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