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'07 AZ OL Kris O'Dowd (Southern Cal Signee)

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BigBroO'Dowd said:
I would say "infamous" in one (alleged) USC fan's eyes.
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Not to come off cocky, but thats what happens to fair-weather fans after they get spoiled by 3 great seasons. They watched their team (USC) take the 1990's off and then make a come back in the recent 2000's and expect every chip to fall their way, and if it doesnt its never their fault. But here at THE Ohio State University we have consistantly sustained our level of excellence - especially in the big man department - like your brother (who would look stellar in the S&G). USC is a great school, and good fans, but to promote the Buckeyes, we are better :biggrin: .

To all the Buckeye posters: This is the first time I have really sat down to look at this kid and...WOW! Hes a beast. I would love to see him pushing and pancaking some guys on our line next year in front of 105,000+ people. The thing I like the most about him is his speed off the ball. From what I have read, and the combine I saw on scout, Kris has the makings of a strong interior lineman. Who knows he could even become the next LeCharles Bentley.
 
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BigBroO'Dowd said:
The obvious ... "making" Kristofer do something is easier said than done. Lest we forget why he is being recruited (i.e., Very strong & athletic giant) ...
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you needed to fix that.. before he got to 6 ft and before he got over 200 .. tough to slap someone over 300 lbs.. especially if they don't like it.. :biggrin:
 
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O'Dowd: More than muscle
UA, ASU, USC, Ohio State, Tennesse heavily involved

John Moredich
Tucson Citizen
Jul. 13, 2006 12:00 AM

TUCSON - Salpointe Catholic offensive lineman Kristofer O'Dowd will smack the guy in front of him to the ground and open holes for his running back with the best of them, but there is more to one of the most highly touted recruits to play in Tucson for a long time.

The 18-year old tackle for the Lancers, projected as a guard or center at the next level, has plenty of other interests.

"My goal is to be a leader and a well-rounded person," O'Dowd said. "I want people to say, 'He's a good guy, a leader and somebody who does things the right way.' On the field I want to be known as somebody who can really get after people." advertisement




Football is taking center stage right now, with top college coaches across the country calling up the 6-foot-4, 310-pound O'Dowd, listed as a five-star recruit by Scout.com.

But O'Dowd also appreciates the fine arts, a good Broadway play and even an opera from time to time.

O'Dowd certainly is not one-dimensional, and he has plenty of choices.

While Arizona coach Mike Stoops would love to keep the hometown kid a Wildcat, Southern California's Pete Carroll can counter by trying to convince him that the Trojans tradition and the Los Angeles-area lifestyle is better suited for him, and Ohio State coach Jim Tressel can try to sell him on the support of the Buckeyes' rabid fans.

"It is flattering that other people think so highly of me," O'Dowd said. "It is a high honor, but I'm not getting too caught up in that. If you do, you get your head stuck in the clouds, and I don't want that to happen to me."

O'Dowd appears capable of making an easy transition to college.

He bench presses 430 pounds and does squats with 550 pounds through a workout routine that puts him in the weight room for almost two hours a day, five days a week.

Since birth, O'Dowd has been bigger than others his age. He grew at such a rate he did not meet weight restrictions for Tucson Youth Football, leaving him out of organized football until his freshman year at Salpointe.

"Whenever I would take him in, the doctors would tell me he was off the charts, literally, for his size and physical build," said Genie Gekas, his mother. "He just has always been bigger than most kids."

He passes the eye test of a football player.

"He is used to the attention," his mom said. "We will walk into a restaurant or a store and people will be staring at him. They will ask, 'What college do you play for?' "

That's the question right now. O'Dowd says he has boxes of letters and pamphlets from colleges, and 20 offers, including from UA, ASU, USC, Ohio State, Tennessee, Nebraska, Boston College, Michigan State and Oklahoma.

O'Dowd is getting plenty of pressure to sign with UA.

"Everybody is talking to us about playing for Arizona," Gekas said. "Our mailman has even brought it up. (Kristofer) gets so much mail that it doesn't fit in our mailbox. The mailman is like, 'Who is the star in this house? Is he going to the UA?' "

Rivals.com ranks him as the fourth-best guard in the nation and the 62nd-best player overall.

He's going to be a big catch for somebody.

Whoever signs him better give him ample opportunity to get his premed degree and maybe some time to travel and experience the world, something he has already done by visiting Costa Rica as part of his mother's Habitat for Humanity volunteer work, or to head back to Broadway to watch another play.
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Recruiting chatter
What Tucson Salpointe Catholic offensive lineman Kristofer O'Dowd says about some of the colleges recruiting him.
Arizona: "UA is the hometown school. There is a lot of pressure to go there. I really like coach (Eric) Wolford and … coach (Mike) Stoops. You can tell (they) don't cut corners and are going to do whatever they can to make you better."
Arizona State: "They are saying I can make an impact right away, and I really like the coaches up there."
USC: "It's 'SC. They have good young and veteran coaches. They are rambunctious. They will kid around with you, but when it is time to go to work, they go to work."
Ohio State: "The environment is awesome. They get 100,000 fans at their place. They get 60,000 for a spring game. How can you beat that?"
Tennessee: "They are from the South, and it is so competitive. Your schedule is tough every week. I like the competition. The better the competition, the better you will become."
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http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0713odowd0713.html
 
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Ohio State: "The environment is awesome. They get 100,000 fans at their place. They get 60,000 for a spring game. How can you beat that?"

You CAN'T Kris... I guess we can expect you verbal anyday now huh....hahaha
 
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He IS pretty lean for a big guy. That is one of things so intriguing about him. This is a kid who already is at collegiate playing weight and that weight isn't 30 percent fat as most HS 300 pounders are. FWIW (and in my case that is absolutely nothing), I really, really would like OSU to get O'Dowd. I am personally pessimistic that will happen because of distance, but I will hold out hope until the day he commits.
 
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