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Damned shame. Unfulfilled potential, and the rep of ill-disciplined, albeit aggressive, play cost Chad his very best chance to move into the LB rotation.

Hopefully, he gets a chance to shine at Ashland, seems likely he would be one of their dominant players.
 
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And the Eagles defense instantly gets a lot better. I hope Lee Owens has made some changes in that program or these guys are in for a rude awakening coming from OSU. I knew some guys that went there a few years ago and they had to buy some of their own equipment. They never got Under Armor or any of the fancy stuff like larger colleges get.
 
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OSUsushichic said:
I wonder what made him choose Ashland.
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For starters, it's a beautiful campus, and you can get a fine education there. Beyond that, I was under the impression that he might be from around that area. As for Sirjo, he's more of a puzzle since he's from the Columbus area. Maybe he just wanted to go there since Hoobler was.

Also, being D-II, they may not be getting full scholarships, unless they qualify for academic ones in addition to the sports one. It's an expensive school, over $20,000 a year.

They certainly won't be playing in front of a packed house at every home game. When I attended there, in the mid nineties, most of the guys would just watch the big games on TV. I probably didn't go to more than 3 games while I was there.
 
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Ashland is on its way up as far as the Division II landscape is concerned. They finished 9-2 last season and debuted at #23 in the AFCA pre-season poll that was released today. I also totally forgot about this, but I checked out there incoming recruits list and saw Miles Schlichter's name. And I may be mistaken on this, but D2 football schools do have full scholarships to give out, but it's only 35 full rides (as compared to 85 in D1 and 63 in I-AA).
 
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bearonu said:
...And I may be mistaken on this, but D2 football schools do have full scholarships to give out, but it's only 35 full rides (as compared to 85 in D1 and 63 in I-AA).
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OK, they must be able to split them up then. When I went there, all of the talk was that each scholarship athlete typically received only half rides. The only exception that I was aware of, was for a nationally ranked shot/discuss guy that lived in my dorm. I was told that someone else had their scholly pulled so that they could combine them and he could get a full ride. So that must be how they did that.

They were a pretty good team when I attended, and constantly had a top 5 ranked defense. I heard that one of the linebackers. The kicker was really good, and actually went pro and played a few years for Dallas.
 
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smithlabs said:
Donald Hoobler apparently lived near Manchester, in far SW Ohio.
http://www.506pireasyco.com/Donald%20Hoobler.htm

Chad Hoobler lived in Carrolton in NE Ohio. Also, Donald's father died before he joined Easy company so there is little chance of direct lineage. I would guess they are unrelated but good question.
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Nor is he related to Dwayne Hoobler, of Breakfast of Champions fame, and fathered by the fertile mind of Kurt Vonnegut.
 
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Hoober, Cundiff land at Ashland
Sunday, August 27, 2006 SUNDAY SPECIAL BY TODD PORTER


Former Carrollton High School All-Ohioan Chad Hoobler has transferred from Ohio State to Ashland, where he will play football.

When last football season ended, Lee Owens knew the best years at Ashland University were ahead. In his second season at the Division II school, Ashland finished 9-2, just missing the playoffs. Sixteen starters return this year.

Ashland got a lot better in August.

Ohio State linebacker Chad Hoobler, a Carrollton High School graduate, has transferred to Ashland. Just before Hoobler’s decision, former Green quarterback Billy Cundiff left the University of Connecticut to join the Eagles. Both are challenging to start despite limited time at Ashland.

This week, Ohio State defensive back Sirjo Welch is expected to enroll at Ashland.

Hoobler’s transfer may be the most surprising. He was challenging for a starting position at Ohio State and would have played for the country’s preseason No. 1-ranked team. Ohio State moved him from linebacker to defensive end this offseason, a move that would have got him on the field more.

“We were at a scrimmage, and he was watching,” Owens said. “He came up and told us he was real serious about transferring. We told him, ‘Chad, you’ve got to think this thing through. You’re playing with the No. 1-ranked team in the country. You guys are on the cover of Sports Illustrated and favored to win the national championship. You have to be careful what you’re doing.’ He told us after talking to some of the guys on our team, they plan on winning a championship, too.

“We’re obviously not going to turn down the opportunity to have a great player. He talked with (Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel) last weekend and enrolled here Monday. We told our team for him to leave all that is a huge commitment. It says a lot about our program here.”

Hoobler’s stepbrother was a freshman at Ashland last year. He will play safety this year.

“His sister is a cheerleader here,” Owens said. “The family is here a lot.”

Owens said Hoobler wants to play linebacker. Moving to defensive end may not have sat well with the former All-Ohioan.

“He was backing up A.J. Hawk last year and thought he would get a shot at linebacker this year,” Owens said. “They were talking about redshirting him and playing the defensive line and getting bigger. ... He wants to play linebacker.”

Hoobler already is picking up the new system. It is similar to Ohio State’s in scheme and terminology. He likely will start there when Ashland opens Saturday at home against Saginaw Valley State, picked fourth in the preseason Division II AFCA coaches’ poll.

Ashland will find out just how legitimate it is this year. The second game is at Grand Valley State, the preseason No. 1. Ashland is No. 23 in the opening Division II poll.

The Eagles are smarting from being overlooked in the postseason a year ago. Three other teams from the Great Lakes Inter-Athletics Conference were voted in by a board of athletic officials. Getting Division I transfers is a key to smaller-college success.

“We had a chance before we got these last couple of additions to be very good,” Owens said. “If you follow the progression of Mount Union, they’ve had kids in the past come in to help them get over the top. When Coach Tressel was at Youngstown State, he had a bunch of guys come in from Division I schools. You need to do that to get over the top.”

That is one of the reasons Ashland recruited players such as Hoobler and Cundiff when they were in high school. Owens knew his program was a longshot to land them, but “you develop relationships and recruit the right guys, and they may be in situations where they look to go elsewhere, be in a better atmosphere for that individual player. ... You have a chance to get a few of them later on if things change.”
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