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CBF40'S Look at '09 recruiting

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stowfan;1075730; said:
So, if we landed all the players on the list would it be a top 10 class?
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I would think so...Next year we have a better chance to compete for the top recruiting class because we have the ability to bring in 24-25 players...

Right now I am just not seeing a mass amount of studs in the midwest...I am seeing a mass amount of depth tho...

Other than Simon, Bell and Campbell there aren't the big names that everyone in the country is in on early...And 2 of them are committed...

What you do see is a ton of kids like Hall, Turner, etc that will get offers from all the big four, and then get interest from most of the big ten and big East...
 
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wadc45;1075139; said:
You probably haven't see it posted, but we have addressed this a number of times...it's not going to be discuss here until the issues have been made public...until then, look elsewhere for your answers.

I for one really like Stadelmyer...6-1 and runs a 4.46...I think the staff will want to see some senior film to see how he progesses. No doubt he is a combine warrior and has put up some great numbers (2,800+ yards last season) but I don't know if he will get an offer from OSU. I could see him playing at somewhere like Indiana or OU...

http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/football-recruiting/35931-09-oh-rb-kyle-stadelmyer.html
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I didn't see it because I was probably "banned" by you when the news broke!!!!!!:bicker:

Seriously though, and with all due respect, I'll just go with the PM info I got from a poster on this site and leave it at that. Gotta commend the people on THIS site for the discretion that has been shown "considering."

I'm sure that many a site have plenty to say about "allegations" and "accusations." BP is showing to me an increible amount of class by just not allowing these things to be posted or discussed.

Thanks for the reply "wad" You represent the Buckeye nation well!

Peace.
 
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The next class is already shaping up well in many ways. Looking at things from a depth chart perspective, it would seem that a couple positions would potentially be a tough sell based upon the young guys already here. Specifically, LB, WR and O line after the haul that we had this year at those positions and the young depth already on the team. However, we are already off to a great start at O line and LB and it seems like we should be in good shape with this class at those positions with some highly regarded in state guys. It is great that the positions that would likely be the toughest to fill are looking to be in very good shape already which could set us up for an amazing class if we can take advantage of the favorable depth chart at other positions to land some big time out of state guys.

It is hard to say that any position on the team offers a really favorable depth chart as we are looking loaded pretty much everywhere. However, the positions that look most favorable where we might be able to get some big time national recruits from out of state are, IMO, RB, TE and DB.

At RB, Chris Wells will be a name that every RB recruit in the country knows and he is almost a lock to leave early. With Mo graduating, that will leave only Saine and Herron. Those 2 are solid, but won't likely scare a star away, especially since even worst case a recruit is looking at being #3 right away.

At TE, we will be in a similar situation with only Ballard and DiLillo on the roster. We aren't the most glamorous destination for TEs but maybe the lure of immediate playing time and the obvious opportunity to be a multiple year starter will be enticing.

DB may not seem to be an obvious choice, but I think there will be a real opportunity for young guys to make an immediate impact. We will be losing Malcolm Jenkins, Jamario and Patterson and I also suspect that guys like Washington and Russell may take a long hard look at the NFL. That group of DBs that came in together in 2005 all seem close and I think they might bolt. If that were to happen, a top recruit could see a real opportunity at DB U, especially since most of our young backups are unproven.
 
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cbusftball1;1083001; said:
I sincerely think the osu staff has screwed in regard to two major targets..
This past weekend Ricky Harris and Will Studlien visited Illinois for a Junior Day. Both players fell in love with the school and the coaching staff from what I understand and are extremely excited about their offers. Both of these players are big time players in my opinion as I have seen both play in person on several occassions. I believe Ricky is one of the best Defensive linemen in the country and way too good for osu to pass up on but because they waited a little too long, I believe Will and Ricky will both commit to the illini in the very near future. I hope I am wrong but from what I understand, that is the way its going to end up.
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If they were major targets they would already have offers.
Now, that isn't to say that they will not get offers, but they don't have them now.

If they get offers next week, or next month do you think that these two young men from the State of Ohio will not look differently at their early offer from Illinois, will not in the end value a Buckeye offer more highly than one from out of state?

In my opinion that seems likely.
 
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cbusftball1;1083001; said:
I sincerely think the osu staff has screwed in regard to two major targets..
This past weekend Ricky Harris and Will Studlien visited Illinois for a Junior Day. Both players fell in love with the school and the coaching staff from what I understand and are extremely excited about their offers. Both of these players are big time players in my opinion as I have seen both play in person on several occassions. I believe Ricky is one of the best Defensive linemen in the country and way too good for osu to pass up on but because they waited a little too long, I believe Will and Ricky will both commit to the illini in the very near future. I hope I am wrong but from what I understand, that is the way its going to end up.
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I know many are worried about this happening, but honestly here is how I see it...

As long as our coaches are up front and tell these kids that it is just a matter of evaluating film, maybe wanting to see them at camp, etc...

It has been said that both Studlein and Harris are buckeyes if offered...I don't see any reason to rush into offering a kid if they don't see fit just because of an early offer from Illinois...If we do offer and they stay with Illinois then maybe...

If we lose a player or two maybe we reevaluate what we are doing, but we lost Scott last season for whatever reason, and Zook got an early verbal from Fellows this year, which could be a tough challenge too pull him in, but I still feel we will, but other than that he has offered just about every kid in Ohio that is ranked in the top 20 and some of these kids just aren't going to get buckeye offers...

We lost Beachum, Zordich, and Shaw to PSU this recruiting season but no one was really complaining about that that...Because we didn't offer any of these guys, besides Zordich and we clearly made up for losing him with pulling in Sabino...
 
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We look to be putting a concerted effort into early recruiting this year...

We had a huge junior day this year...There was about 2 full shuttle buses full of recruits and their families at the game Sunday and we still have two Sunday games left on the schedule, which I assume some big names are going to show up...

We got another commit in CJ Barnett to put our list up to 6...

Since the first update we have seen offers go out to Bud Golden, Marlon Brown, EJ Banks, and Jonathon Newsome...

Added some new names to the first post as well...

Also found a top 150 from FVsports

10. Dorian Bell
12. Bryce Brown
15. John Simon
17. Marlon Brown
23. Bryce McNeal WR Minn - Think we have other prospects on the board...But he is highly rated and Minny is really in on him hard...
24. Melvin Fellows
29. Desmar Jackson
30. Jordan Hunt LB Miss - I haven't heard of him, but listed as interest on this list...
33. CJ Barnett
36. Petey Smith
41. Justin Turner
42. Dion Sims
58. Craig Drummond - Way too low IMO...
61. Storm Klein - Nice to see him get some love in rankings...
77. Kraig Appleton
78. Marcus Hall
83. Jack Mewhort - Another one nice to see him getting some love...
90. Corey Adams
95. Darell Givens
114. JeRon Stokes
116. Jordan Whiting - Too low...
117. Darell Mason
125. Larry Caper

The only committ not on this list is Homan, and we all know he is not going to be rated real high but he is one of those kids that is just a football player...

This list will probably continue to change very much over the next couple months, but it is really starting to take shape since we are sending out offers and getting a feel for where guys stand...

QB - Not sure
RB - Larry Caper
RB - Bud Golden
FB - Adam Homan
WR - JeRon Stokes
WR - Chris Fields
TE - Ed Hazelett
OL - Jack Mewhort
OL - Chris Watt
OL - Marcus Hall
DE - Melvin Fellows
DE/LB - Jonathon Newsome
DT - John Simon
DT - Cory Adams
DE/DT - Trae Tiller
LB - Storm Klein
LB - Jordan Whiting
LB - Too many to choose from right now
CB - Darell Givens
CB - CJ Barnett
CB/S - EJ Banks
S - JT Turner
S - Derell Mason
 
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wadc45;1090399; said:
Great list...not sure how hard I see us going after Mason or Stokes...
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I agree, it is just so early that it is hard to get a read on who they might go after until they start putting some more offers out there...

I think they are looking for a position for Mason...Should be a guy they look at during camp, if he waits that long...
 
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OSUnumber45;1090403; said:
I understand Mason, but why don't you not seeing us going after Stokes very hard Wadc45?
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I think there are a couple of names higher on the board at this point...I think he is right with Corey Brown on the bubble...no concrete info on that one, just a guess based on all the info I have gathered.
 
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crazybuckfan40;1074799; said:
Ok lets get this started again this year. We all know we can put our guesses in terms of the class that we might land an........
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You took the time an I applaud you.

All those kids are going to commit to USC. Its a fact of life. Pete could sell a handful of horse stuff and tapeworms to a cowboy for a million dollars.

Dont know how he does it. :biggrin:
 
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