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crazybuckfan40
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wadc45;659344; said:
So you are telling me you are still confident?
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crazybuckfan40;659356; said:
Illinois is obviously back in the hunt, but Josh still is coming to Columbus next weekend, an experience that can not be replicated in Champaign...anything can happen if the Buckeyes impress him while he is in town.
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tsteele316
Mr. Such and Such
wadc45;659344; said:
this is the same paper that said martez wilson had a great trip to illinois to watch them play osu, only to have wilson state in a rivals interview two days later that he didn't make it to the game. i'd take what this paper says with a grain of salt.
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OSUBuckeye4Life
"THE" Ohio State Buckeyes
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11/19/06
Glowing remarks about being at "The Game." States he's down to Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. He has officials set up with all three schoosl.
My Take: With Illinois seemingly out of the picture, I would have to think our chances just took a BIG step up. Of course, something tells me Illiinois isn't out of this by a long shot.
11/19/06
Glowing remarks about being at "The Game." States he's down to Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. He has officials set up with all three schoosl.
My Take: With Illinois seemingly out of the picture, I would have to think our chances just took a BIG step up. Of course, something tells me Illiinois isn't out of this by a long shot.
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Cornerback6
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Great news to hear. After ILLI lost yet again, it can't be easy to compare wanting to go there, to wanting to attend tOSU which just beat their #2 ranked rival and sealed a slot in the NC game.
Watching the rest of this class fill out is going to be really exciting.
Watching the rest of this class fill out is going to be really exciting.
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BuckTwenty
Parties with Pete Johnson's Beard
wadc45;667898; said:
Love how he comes up with a possible timetable for a decision juuuuust after a visit
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crazybuckfan40
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I think this christmas present is already wrapped, just needs delivered...
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Brent shows athleticism in victory
By Randy Kindred
[email protected]
EUREKA -- The University of Illinois had an assistant football coach and assistant track coach on hand to watch Josh Brent Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Brent showed them his talents are not limited to flattening opposing linemen or heaving the shot put.
He can play basketball, too.
Brent scored eight points in a pivotal fourth-quarter surge, part of a 15-point, seven-rebound second half which sparked Central Catholic High School to a 66-58 Corn Belt Conference victory over Eureka.
Brent finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Saints, ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press Class A state poll, improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Corn Belt.
?I saw some openings that I didn?t see in the first half. They were playing me pretty tough (in the first half),? said Brent, who has narrowed his college choices to Illinois, Ohio State and Michigan. ?I knocked down some shots. And the guards played well. They got some penetration where my man had to come help and they got the ball to me.?
Brent made 7 of 8 shots from the field in the second half and was 8 of 12 overall. He had eight points in an 11-5 spurt in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, helping extend a 41-38 Saints lead to 52-43. Eureka (3-1, 0-1) got as close as 55-50 with two minutes left, but a Tom Norton 3-pointer gave Central breathing room.
?J.B. (Brent) gave us a terrific effort tonight,? Saints? coach Jeff Wulbrun said. ?(Jordan) Prosser is a terrific player for them. J.B. couldn?t guard him by himself, but he sure did a good job of muscling him for position and trying to limit Prosser?s second shots. I also thought we gave J.B. good help when Prosser did catch it.?
Prosser, Eureka?s sophomore standout, is listed at 6-5 on the preseason roster and 6-8 in the game program. Either way, he is a key man for the Hornets.
Prosser had 14 points and grabbed five rebounds. Yet, it was Brent who did the most damage in the second half.
?He really did a nice job,? Eureka coach Tim Meiss said. ?He?s big and strong and he has a nice touch around the basket. I think they just started giving him the ball (in the second half).?
Central Catholic also received 16 points and six rebounds from Tennessee-Chattanooga recruit Brandon Dunson, who helped the Saints to 15 of 23 field-goal shooting in the second half (65 percent). Central was 9 of 27 in the first half.
?I think we?ve gotten a little better in each game,? Wulbrun said. ?We displayed some patience when we needed to on the offensive end. I?m real proud of my team?s effort. Eureka is an excellent team. We viewed them as probably the Corn Belt favorite.?
Brent called the Hornets ?a top 10 team in the state.?
?To come in here and get this win was great,? he said.
The Saints received a boost off the bench from 6-2 junior Jeff Collier, who had nine points and three rebounds. He moved into the rotation because Central was without Dan Curran, a sophomore who will miss three weeks with injuries sustained in a car accident.
?What a great job Jeff Collier did,? Wulbrun said. ?He gave us energy and he gave us rebounding.?
Point guard Colin Knapp led Eureka with 16 points. Senior forward Dean Eastman added 12 points and nine rebounds, while 6-1 Chad Blunier had six points and 12 rebounds.
Eureka led 25-24 at the half despite going 6 of 13 from the free-throw line in the second quarter.
?I think we needed to hit free throws early,? Meiss said. ?To me that was the key. I thought we played hard. But they?re quick at all spots and they have Brent down there to clean up any time there?s penetration. They played well.?
Brent shows athleticism in victory
By Randy Kindred
[email protected]
EUREKA -- The University of Illinois had an assistant football coach and assistant track coach on hand to watch Josh Brent Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Brent showed them his talents are not limited to flattening opposing linemen or heaving the shot put.
He can play basketball, too.
Brent scored eight points in a pivotal fourth-quarter surge, part of a 15-point, seven-rebound second half which sparked Central Catholic High School to a 66-58 Corn Belt Conference victory over Eureka.
Brent finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Saints, ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press Class A state poll, improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Corn Belt.
?I saw some openings that I didn?t see in the first half. They were playing me pretty tough (in the first half),? said Brent, who has narrowed his college choices to Illinois, Ohio State and Michigan. ?I knocked down some shots. And the guards played well. They got some penetration where my man had to come help and they got the ball to me.?
Brent made 7 of 8 shots from the field in the second half and was 8 of 12 overall. He had eight points in an 11-5 spurt in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, helping extend a 41-38 Saints lead to 52-43. Eureka (3-1, 0-1) got as close as 55-50 with two minutes left, but a Tom Norton 3-pointer gave Central breathing room.
?J.B. (Brent) gave us a terrific effort tonight,? Saints? coach Jeff Wulbrun said. ?(Jordan) Prosser is a terrific player for them. J.B. couldn?t guard him by himself, but he sure did a good job of muscling him for position and trying to limit Prosser?s second shots. I also thought we gave J.B. good help when Prosser did catch it.?
Prosser, Eureka?s sophomore standout, is listed at 6-5 on the preseason roster and 6-8 in the game program. Either way, he is a key man for the Hornets.
Prosser had 14 points and grabbed five rebounds. Yet, it was Brent who did the most damage in the second half.
?He really did a nice job,? Eureka coach Tim Meiss said. ?He?s big and strong and he has a nice touch around the basket. I think they just started giving him the ball (in the second half).?
Central Catholic also received 16 points and six rebounds from Tennessee-Chattanooga recruit Brandon Dunson, who helped the Saints to 15 of 23 field-goal shooting in the second half (65 percent). Central was 9 of 27 in the first half.
?I think we?ve gotten a little better in each game,? Wulbrun said. ?We displayed some patience when we needed to on the offensive end. I?m real proud of my team?s effort. Eureka is an excellent team. We viewed them as probably the Corn Belt favorite.?
Brent called the Hornets ?a top 10 team in the state.?
?To come in here and get this win was great,? he said.
The Saints received a boost off the bench from 6-2 junior Jeff Collier, who had nine points and three rebounds. He moved into the rotation because Central was without Dan Curran, a sophomore who will miss three weeks with injuries sustained in a car accident.
?What a great job Jeff Collier did,? Wulbrun said. ?He gave us energy and he gave us rebounding.?
Point guard Colin Knapp led Eureka with 16 points. Senior forward Dean Eastman added 12 points and nine rebounds, while 6-1 Chad Blunier had six points and 12 rebounds.
Eureka led 25-24 at the half despite going 6 of 13 from the free-throw line in the second quarter.
?I think we needed to hit free throws early,? Meiss said. ?To me that was the key. I thought we played hard. But they?re quick at all spots and they have Brent down there to clean up any time there?s penetration. They played well.?
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crazybuckfan40
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That is some pretty good stuff from a 6-4 310 lineman to be that athletic to excell on the bball floor...
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