2008 Rivals/Scout/etc. National & Regional Rankings

[RhodeIslandBuck]

Need to highlight Sweat also.

Eight commits in the top 100...not too shabby.

Also, Nathan WIlliams is ranked No. 245 and Nic Dilillo dropped out of the top 300, from what I can see.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Sweat fell too far. I'm really impressed with him. Nate Williams not in the top 150 is also pretty much a joke, IMO.

On another note, USC overtook us in avg. stars.

USC- 4.31
tOSU- 4.27

 

[Muck]

2. Pryor
10. Adams
21. Hale
26. Brewster
29. Jenkins
42. Torrence
45. Jenkins
46. Shugarts
47. Posey

One typo...

45. Floyd

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Sweat fell too far. I'm really impressed with him. Nate Williams not in the top 150 is also pretty much a joke, IMO.

On another note, USC overtook us in avg. stars.

USC- 4.31
tOSU- 4.27

The sun also rose in the east today :p

 

[wadc45]

Updated position rankings for Rivals are out...of the OSU verbals so far:

Adams - #15 OT
Brewster - #2 OT
Buchanan - #3 K
DiLillo - #19 TE
Goebel - #5 DT
Posey - #3 WR
Shugarts - #13 OT
Stoneburner - #6 TE
Sweat - #7 ILB
Torrence - #6 ATH
Williams - #13 SDE

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Adams - #15 OT

I don't even know what to say to that.

 

[wadc45]

First thing I noticed was the bump Ben got...

 

[Oh8ch]

10. Adams
26. Brewster
42. Torrence
46. Shugarts
47. Posey

OSU has not had more than 3 five start players since Scout started the system.

 

[jwinslow]

OSU has not had more than 3 five start players since Scout started the system.

We've had 8 in the past 4 years. While probably a long shot, it is possible that OSU lands 3 more from Pryor, Jenkins, Floyd & Hale.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

We've had 8 in the past 4 years.

I think he meant "at one time"...

 

[jwinslow]

I think he meant "at one time"...

I was trying to piggyback on his statement, not refute it (I see why that was unclear)... to point out that we could match 4 years worth of 5-star verbals in one year.

 

[eobuck]

First thing I noticed was the bump Ben got...

Also bumped up on Rivals. #8 kicker to #3.

 

[jwinslow]

#501

 

[OSUBuckeye4Life]

First thing I noticed was the bump Ben got...

Why does Rivals give kickers such low ratings?

Ben, the 3rd best kicker in the country, is a 5.4 on their scale.

Here is what they say about a 5.4:

5.4-5.0 Division I prospect; considered a mid-major prospect; deemed to have limited pro potential but definite Division I prospect; may be more of a role player

:moo::moo::moo:

 

[schwab]

Why does Rivals give kickers such low ratings?

Ben, the 3rd best kicker in the country, is a 5.4 on their scale.

Here is what they say about a 5.4:

5.4-5.0 Division I prospect; considered a mid-major prospect; deemed to have limited pro potential but definite Division I prospect; may be more of a role player

:moo::moo::moo:

I would also consider a kicker a role player. Just so happens that he's a really good one....who care's what anyone thinks besides our special-teams-happy-coach JT????