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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 5089072, member: 4819"]
Yep, that seems to make sense. Too bad, at least it made for an interesting couple of hours.

If everyone expected comes back in 2025, and Payton Anderson is slotted for a spot in the top nine, the offense will have one open spot.  I think it's really imperative that Syracuse get the third attack spot right. We saw what happened when Mule ran into trouble last year. The offense is exceedingly more dangerous when the player being guarded by shortsticks can cause damage.

It could be Michael Leo. That might be the most straightforward thing to do, and you'd be able to reward either a player like Luke Rhoa or Jackson Birtwistle with a spot on the first line.  I know posters were high on moving Leo for a while last season, I'm not sure it's a solves-all though. He's a very good player, but in a perfect world, I'd like to see them bring someone in with either elite size, or speed. Anderson could be the size guy, but it's a lot of pressure to put on a freshman (no matter how good).  Still, those are two good options to have for next year.

I think if SU is going to lure an additional transfer to campus on offense, it would have to be an attackman, or a player okay with playing second-line midfield (for chemistry issues, don't think it says the right message to have a transfer come in and play over someone like Birtwistle or Rhoa).  Luke Grayum (Richmond), Matthew Keegan (Binghamton), Chris Patterson (Hobart), Bryce Ford (Fairfield) and Johnny Hackett (Bryant) are the big name attackmen in the portal as of now.

All that to say, perhaps Balsamo wouldn't have been the right fit - he'd either start at attack (perhaps a Mule reprise?), or he might take a starting spot over one of the longstanding second line middies who have been biding their time.
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