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2010 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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I lived in Virginia Beach for 3 years and I think that the Tidewater area of Virginia (e.g., Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, etc) produces the most talent across most major sports. That area has produced star football, baseball, basketball, and soccer players. Numerous first round picks from this area.
 
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redstatebuckeye;1393350; said:
I lived in Virginia Beach for 3 years and I think that the Tidewater area of Virginia (e.g., Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, etc) produces the most talent across most major sports. That area has produced star football, baseball, basketball, and soccer players. Numerous first round picks from this area.
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Well, not to start an in-state argument but up in Northern Virginia we're producing a fair amount of talent as well. Grant Hill, Hubert Davis and Dennis Scott in basketball are going to be tough for you to beat and in soccer I'll just drop the name Mia Hamm (same high school as Hubert Davis). :)

Doesn't it seem that the best teams in the football playoffs in Virginia now come from Tidewater and Northern Virginia? The rest of the state doesn't seem to be able to compete with those two in football. Obviously, we have a huge population advantage up here.
 
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Midwest Recruiting Blog - ESPN

The state of Indiana is known for producing outstanding high school basketball talent. But that doesn't mean there aren't some very good football prospects in the state each year. The Indiana 2010 class has its share of BCS caliber prospects.

Offensive lineman James Hurst (Indianapolis, Ind./Plainfield) is one of the Midwest's top prospects. The 6-foot-5 and 285-pound Hurst has been a varsity starter since the beginning of his freshman season. Hurst has 17 scholarship offers including Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Illinois, Purdue, Indiana and Miami. Hurst' older brother Nelson Hurst is a freshman tight end at Mississippi State and James is interested in playing in the SEC.

Defensive end Blake Lueders (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) is an outstanding football player and student. Lueders has close to a dozen scholarship offers and shines in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA. The 6-foot-5 and 245-pound Lueders has offers from Notre Dame, Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern, Boston College and Stanford among others.

Defensive back Isaiah Lewis (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) is a talented safety who has good range and makes plays. The 6-foot-0 and 190-pound Lewis has scholarship offers from three Big Ten schools, Purdue, Indiana and Iowa. He also has an offer on the table from Kentucky.

Linebacker Joe Gilliam (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) also has three Big Ten scholarship offers on the table. The 6-foot-3 and 210-pound Gilliam has been offered by Indiana, Purdue and Northwestern.

Wide receiver Daniel Smith (South Bend, Ind., Clay) won't be going far from home for his college education. The 6-foot-4 and 200-pound Smith committed to Notre Dame in late January. Smith, who has been a varsity starter since his freshman season, caught 50 passes during his junior season.

Charles Torwudzo (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) and Dyjuan Lewis (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) are two more wide receivers that already have scholarship offers from BCS schools. The 6-foot-5 and 195-pound Torwudzo, who has been a varsity starter since his sophomore season when he caught 35 passes, has offers from Indiana and Purdue. The 6-foot-3 and 190-pound Lewis has offers from Purdue, Indiana, Michigan State, Iowa, Cincinnati and a couple others.

Running back Roderick Smith (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Harding), who will be a four-year varsity starter, rushed for over 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns during his junior season. The 6-foot-3 and 220-pounder Smith doubles as a safety. Smith says Ohio State, Iowa and Georgia are his three favorite schools.
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Oklahoma Sooner, Michigan Wolverines just two of many top programs chasing RB Brennan Clay - ESPN

The Hot Sell
Here's a spotlight on a hot school in recruiting right now.

Ohio State Buckeyes
The Buckeyes have been excellent for a while now and an offer from OSU is still the gold standard for prospects in the state of Ohio. What has been impressive about Jim Tressel and his staff, though, is they are able to compete nationally for players as well now. The talent-laden Buckeye State has and always will be the focus, but many prospects from across the country are now chatting up OSU, a trend that has been developing in the past five years.

The Buckeyes already have five commits, including three from players on the ESPN Watch List. They are also in the running for many other top players, including four Under Armour All-Americans and 10 players on the ESPN Watch List.

Honorable Mention: Southern California, Florida, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Florida State.
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Anybody else notice that the '10 recruiting class could end up being a bust? I'm certainly not panicking because we already have a great 5 guys commited (that will hopefully end up signing), but there are few guys I feel confident on. Beyond Roderick Smith, Tyrone Williams (if he has an offer), and Christian Bryant, I honestly don't give us above 50% odds with anyone. I think James, Ware, and Hicks are going to be toughies (we get one, two at the most imo). Nationally I am wondering which players we even have a legitimate chance with (those who are offered). Montana and Joyner are the two I give the highest odds on but even them I'm worried we are going to miss out on. Most of the national offers out there are to great players but players that are likely heading elsewhere. Which brings me to my main point.

We have limited numbers this year, thus delaying many offers. Imo, we could have greatly benefited by offering guys like Gholston, Hurst, Benedict, etc. earlier. I don't know if this will end up hurting us, or if the recruits are just playing it closer to the vest this year. I know we have some solid back up options but obviously we want to see a decent number of the first batch of offers be guys have legit interest in us. Seems reminiscent of '07 to me, hopefully without the circus though. Another disclaimer for good measure...NOT PANICKING.
 
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