LB Ross Homan (official thread)

[Oneshot]

Yeah, how was that concert, by the way? I hear stories, but haven't been able to make a TMV concert. Heard they played 4 songs in two hours. Amazing.

 

[wadc45]

Anyone else going to be at that Kenton @ Coldwater game this weekend? I should be there with bells on.

By the way WADC -- nice Mars Volta pic...I'm a big fan.

Cavball, make sure you get a us a game report...and maybe a pic or two.

I am seeing TMV on 9/25 in COlumbus and I cannot wait. I have two videos of conncerts and they usually play about 4-5 songs in the 2 hours that they play. The 5/5/05 show was amazing but I heard the 5/6/05 show was even better...more energy. The 5/5 show was almost 2.5 hours and the "L'Via L'Viaquez" the played was unreal. People left Roseland speechless.

PM me and I can tell you where to get some good live stuff.

Back to Ross, before 21 splits this thing like a wishbone...

 

[wadc45]

I know when Dave from BearcatInsider saw Ross because I was at the game. He was saying he didn't think he was all he was cracked up to be and didn't think he was as big as listed (well I think the combines proved that wrong).

He also didn't think he had what it took to play inside (I told him he was going to be a Will) and that he basically thought he was overrated. Well the OSU offer came and he is being recruited as a Will. I think I won that argument.

Ross did have a sub-par game, but what people don't notice is that our DT were getting mauled by Versailles huge OL (I think they averaged 250 last year) and Ross was getting based 1-1 blocked by Scott Broerman, arguably Versailles' best OL last year. There were some plays were he was getting doubled. Tough to shine in those situations.

I'm not going to sit here and say Ross is the next coming of Christ or anything like that, I just want to defend him when he's being called "one of the most overrated players."

Jeremy definately has an axe to grind with OSU, so take it for what it's worth. If Mixon was at OSU, you might have heard a different tune.

Whatever though, let them have fun writing about their second-tier program at Cincy.

Dave and Jeremy are hacks...plain and simple. First off, they talk about Moeller moving to safety, eventhough we at BP have it on pretty good authority that the staff is looking at Moeller solely as a linebacker. Then they talk about Homan being overrated...despite the fact that JT and the staff saw fit to offer him the day after Signing Day. I'll take Luke Fickell, Coach JP and Coach JT's opinions before I listen to a couple of goofs. Those were poorly written summations and Ross's review was in poor taste. There is no hiding Jeremy's axe. At BP, we do our work for free and I stand by any of our evaluations as being unbiased, even when it comes to kids headed elsewhere.

My feeling is if you are an "Insider" and haven't seen a kid play or haven't seen enough to make a decent evaluation, keep your thoughts to yourself.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

jjhuddle

8/25/05



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Welcome to opening day … er opening night!!

There will be a smattering of high school football games across the state this evening with most of the state’s 700-plus football playing schools getting into action Friday and Saturday.

For the third year in a row, we will be presenting the Ohio High’s Man of the Year award in football. The inaugural winner in 2003 was Cleveland Glenville’s Ted Ginn Jr., now at Ohio State. The 2004 winner, Akron Hoban’s Tyrell Sutton, now at Northwestern, ended his career as the leading rusher in Ohio prep history.

Who will step forward to win Ohio High’s Man of the Year award as well as the Mr. Football award, presented annually by The Associated Press?

We have a worthy list of candidates to keep an eye on. Here we go:

* Chris Wells, RB, Akron Garfield – The 6-2, 225-pound Wells rushed for 1,939 yards and scored 20 TDs as a junior. He is rated as Ohio High’s top prospect in the state and is considered one of the nation’s top five prospects overall by Scout.com. This Ohio State verbal says his goal is 3,000 yards. If he gets there, Garfield would be a certain playoff contender and Wells would likely have made his case.

* Rudy Kirbus, QB, Cleveland St. Ignatius – The 6-4, 200-pound Kirbus will have every opportunity to shine, piloting what could end up being the state’s best Division I team. He threw for 1,437 yards and 18 TDs last year. And he’ll be throwing to Notre Dame verbal (and longtime target) Robby Parris.

* Mike McGee, QB, Columbus Brookhaven – The 6-1, 190-pound McGee was the driving force behind Brookhaven’s Division II state championship team with 1,902 yards passing and 22 TDs. If Brookhaven succeeds in jump up to Division I, McGee could get a serious look.

* Jahmal Brown, RB, Cleveland Benedictine – The 5-10, 190-pound Brown rushed for 1,894 yards and scored 21 TDs in helping lead Benedictine to the Division III state title.

* Miles Schlichter, QB, Washington C.H. Miami Trace – The 6-1, 210-pound Schlichter led Trace to a 10-0 regular season in 2004. He threw for 1,790 yards and 19 TDs and also rushed for 620 yards and four scores a year ago.

* Nate Davis, QB, Bellaire – The 6-3, 220-pound Davis threw for over 2,000 yards and 26 TDs in 2004. If Bellaire can again advance to the playoffs, Davis may be a name to keep in mind for postseason honors.

* Mike Hartline, QB, Canton GlenOak – The 6-5, 190-pound Hartline threw for 2,400 yards and 16 TDs in 2004. If he can cut down on 18 interceptions and if GlenOak can solve crosstown rival Canton McKinley and go deep in the playoffs, Hartline might be a strong awards candidate.

* Connor Smith, OL, Cincinnati Colerain – Awards like this rarely go to linemen. They just don’t have those appealing stats. But the 6-5, 295-pound Smith is considered one of the nation’s top 25 college prospects. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.

* Kurt Coleman, CB, Clayton Northmont – The 5-11, 190-pound Coleman came up big for Northmont last year with 91 tackles and 10 interceptions. If he can lead Northmont to the playoffs, Coleman would have to be an awards candidate. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.

* Ross Homan, RB-LB, Coldwater – Homan had over 140 tackles for Coldwater’s No. 1-ranked Division IV team. He also is a standout in the backfield. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.

* Devon Torrence, junior, RB-DB, Canton South – The 6-1, 180-pound Torrence is the state’s top-rated junior and may be that class’ best chance to steal the award away from the seniors. He rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored 20 touchdowns last year as a sophomore.





* Anthony Elzy, RB, Warren JFK – Elzy rushed for over 2,500 yards a year ago at JFK.

* Delone Carter, RB, Copley – Carter was in the 2,000-yard range last year for Copley.

Preseason Predictions

OK, with the games starting tonight, I will share my state championship picks and a dark horse in each division. Here goes:

Division I – Cleveland St. Ignatius gets a record 10<SUP>th</SUP> title, defeating Columbus Brookhaven in the title game. Cincinnati Moeller, which hasn’t been to the state final four since 1997, is my dark horse.

Division II – Dublin Scioto drops down from D-I. I like Scioto to down Avon Lake in the title game. My dark horse is Springboro with a ton of seniors.

Division III – Until somebody beats Cleveland Benedictine, this is their division. They go for three in a row and I think they beat Columbus DeSales to get it. My others to watch would be a toss-up between Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit and Mentor Lake Catholic.

Division IV – I like Coldwater to finally break through and win the state title, beating Youngstown Ursuline in the title game. My dark horse would be Bellaire – provided it can get past nearby Martins Ferry (finally).

Division V – It would be foolish to bet against St. Henry and Versailles, right? St. Henry hosts Versailles in the game of the year in this division on Oct. 21. St. Henry is the defending champ, but Versailles drops down from D-IV where it was the runner-up last year. I’ll take Versailles for the title. Hamler Patrick Henry is another one to watch.

Division VI – Defending champ Dola Hardin Northern is again the pick, but look out for D-V dropouts Delphos St. John’s and Liberty Center.

Good luck to your team in 2005 and he’s hoping they go all the way!
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[crazybuckfan40]

Man Homan tore it up tonite. I have no offcial #'s but know he had 3 tds, one rushing, one on a screen play he took to the house, and an int for a td.

 

[schwab]

When I got home I looked on limanews.com to find a score, and according to their boxscore of the Kenton-Coldwater game, they had a kid named Craig Homan score a 5 yard TD. I wasn't sure if Ross has a brother or cousin on the team, or if someone really dropped the ball on this one and goofed up. But the other 2 TD's just said Homan, so once again, I figured they were both Ross. Can anyone elaborate on this?

 

[crazybuckfan40]

When I got home I looked on limanews.com to find a score, and according to their boxscore of the Kenton-Coldwater game, they had a kid named Craig Homan score a 5 yard TD. I wasn't sure if Ross has a brother or cousin on the team, or if someone really dropped the ball on this one and goofed up. But the other 2 TD's just said Homan, so once again, I figured they were both Ross. Can anyone elaborate on this?

They were all Ross.

By the way take everything big Vince with a grain of salt he isnt very good.

 

[BearBuck27]

I could be very wrong on this, but I believe he has a little brother that's a freshman and he plays fullback, so the 5 yd. run could have been his little brother (I don't know his name).

 

[crazybuckfan40]

I could be very wrong on this, but I believe he has a little brother that's a freshman and he plays fullback, so the 5 yd. run could have been his little brother (I don't know his name).

You know it may of been, but they also said that Ross scored 3 tds, so I don't know.

 

[Cavball9]

His little brother's name is Adam, so no.

Ross had a 5 yard TD run, a long TD catch (around 50 or so I think) and about a 30 yard INT return.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

His little brother's name is Adam, so no.

Ross had a 5 yard TD run, a long TD catch (around 50 or so I think) and about a 30 yard INT return.

Thanks for the clarification Cav.

Hey do you know roughly how many tackles he had on d.

Also it looks like Coldwater is primed for a run through the Mac this year. (Unless Kenton was really that bad)

 

[Cavball9]

No, not sure how many tackles, although Kenton had their backs against the goal line one play and they tried going up the middle at Ross. Radio guy just said, "Kenton from their own 2, hand off up the middle and Ross Homan just blew up the entire line."

 

[crazybuckfan40]

No, not sure how many tackles, although Kenton had their backs against the goal line one play and they tried going up the middle at Ross. Radio guy just said, "Kenton from their own 2, hand off up the middle and Ross Homan just blew up the entire line."

That is what I like to hear. I wonder if Kenton tried to have Burris blocking him.

 

[Cavball9]

Burris got into it with Ross at some point. Haven't heard all the details yet, should know after today.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

schoolsports.com (free)

8/30/05

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No. 3 LB Sergio Kindle of Woodrow Wilson (Texas)

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Date: Aug 25, 2005

The elite crop of linebackers in the 2006 high school class is headed by Kentucky's 265-pound behemoth Micah Johnson and quickly followed by Michigan's Brandon Graham and Texas' Sergio Kindle.
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Class of 2006 Positional Rankings

Linebackers
1. Micah Johnson, 6-2/265, Fort Campbell (Ky.)
2. Brandon Graham, 6-2/235, Crockett (Detroit)
3. Sergio Kindle, 6-3/220, Woodrow Wilson (Dallas)
4. Allen Bradford, 6-0/222, Colton (Calif.)
5. Akeem Hebron, 6-2/200, Good Counsel (Wheaton, Md.)
6. Joshua Tatum, 6-0/220, McClymonds (Oakland, Calif.)
7. Bo Harris, 6-2/210, Heritage (Conyers, Ga.)
8. Marcus Ball, 6-0/205, Stephenson (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
9. Brandon Spikes, 6-4/230, Crest (Shelby, N.C.)
10. Lamarr Houston, 6-4/258, Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
11. Thaddeus Gibson, 6-3/210, Euclid (Ohio)
12. Dustin Earnest, 6-3/217, Texas (Texarkana, Texas)
13. Mark Johnson, 6-4/225, Dorsey (Los Angeles)
14. A.J. Jones, 6-1/190, Middleton (Tampa, Fla.)
15. Navarro Bowman, 6-2/218, Suitland (Forestville, Md.)
16. Ross Homan, 6-2/225, Coldwater (Ohio)
17. Jarrell Miller, 6-2/235, Highland Springs (Va.)
18. McKenzie Mathews, 6-2/236, Christian Brothers (Syracuse, N.Y.)
19. Jeremiha Hunter, 6-0/200, Manheim (Pa.) Central
20. Jared Norton, 6-2/217, Rowlett (Texas)
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