southbender12;1575350 wrote:obviously this is a good hire but you have to wonder will Coach Rozum be able to reach these kids long term....the Campbell community has changed significantly over the last 13-14 years since he was last the coach. I do believe the discipline will be much improved but with what they have coming back at the high school level and junior high level, even if they are able to keep all those kids in uniform, they are still in for a long road. He will have to build that program back up which will take a few years minimum. As far as their schedule it is difficult. Brookfield gets a few kids back but they lose a few very significant players including the kid who accounted for all the offense against Campbell a year ago. LaBrae gets 10 starters back on defense and 8 on offense and they beat Campbell a year ago. Lakeview gets the majority of their offense back, especially at skill so they will be good again. Liberty has Bowden...they lose nearly everyone else who was a significant contributor from a very large senior class but when you get a kid like him back you know they will be good...Girard loses a lot and their young kids haven't been good the last couple of years but their staff always seems to get them ready to compete...I hate to say this but 3-7 might be what they are looking at here realistically, maybe 4-6 if Coach is able to get the absolute best out of them but this is going to be a long road back.
I believe Coach Rozum is aware of the situation he is getting into. Otherwise he would not have applied for the job. I believe Coach Rozum wants to hang around for a long run this time. That being said, I believe the makeup of the coaching staff will be a factor as to how quickly the program can become a force again. It's true, the community has changed plenty, as have the kids, many of whom are not Campbell raised kids. Some say that makes no difference. I say it makes a great deal of difference. But that is just my opinion. Rozum will have to reach kids who have little or no knowledge of the past successes during his previous coaching stints at Campbell. Rozum's teams were known for their physical style of play. And that physical style has been absent for several years. He has to get the kids into the weightroom and working hard. Rozum has always placed a great deal of emphasis on conditioning.
