Official NCAA 2007 Info Thread (Merged)

tedginn05 · May 13, 2006

OregonBuckeye said:
I can't believe our offense is only a B+. I think A- is more accurate.

Read my post man. Those rankings are from last year.

BN27 posted a link that showed the rankings of the top players. It also included the Top Teams and what their rankings will probably be. OSU is ranked #1 in offense.

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Top 25

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TEAM

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OFF.

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DEF.

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ST

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OVRL.

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1. Ohio St.

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A+

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B

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B+

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A

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2. Okla.

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A-

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A-

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B+

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A-

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3. W.V.

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A-

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B+

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B

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B+

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4. N.D.

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A+

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B+

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B+

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A

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5. Texas

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B+

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A

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B+

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A-

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6. LSU

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A-

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B+

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B+

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A-

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7. USC

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B+

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A-

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B+

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B+

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8. Florida

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A-

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B+

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A-

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9. Miami

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A-

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B+

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B+

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B+

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10. A.S.U.

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A-

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B

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B+

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http://gamerosters.com/ncaa-football-2007-predictions.html

jwinslow · May 13, 2006

OregonBuckeye said:
No, they're changing the reaction time of the defense to stop a qb scramble. I guess they just don't think he's that fast.

I don't think Troy is very fast... I think he has good speed, great agility, and excellent strength. I'd probably put him as an 84 spd, so 80 is not a big sleight IMO.

the most glaring flaw I've seen is that they rated the ND defense a B+.

OregonBuckeye · May 13, 2006

tedginn05 said:
Read my post man. Those rankings are from last year.

I know the rankings are but I thought the grades were new. Glad to know they aren't.

jwinslow said:
I don't think Troy is very fast... I think he has good speed, great agility, and excellent strength. I'd probably put him as an 84 spd, so 80 is not a big sleight IMO.

Meh, I'd go with 87.

jwinslow · May 13, 2006

OregonBuckeye said:
Meh, I'd go with 87.

I don't think he's a split second slower than vince, who was a 90.

scarletngrey11 · May 13, 2006

jwinslow said:
I don't think he's a split second slower than vince, who was a 90.

Vince ran a 4.59, theres no way in hell Smith runs slower than a 4.7.

osustamm · May 13, 2006

All of the gameplay vids have seemed choppy to me. I hope that isn't their final engine.

Also, good running qb's can take over a game in college, but i am really excited to see a better db play on those runs.

SJ4TheOSU · May 13, 2006

re: recruiting in Pennsylvania

...yea Rory Nichol, Devon Lyons, maybe a few others since Tressel took over, but there was a lapse from the mid-late 90's to about '03 for PA recruiting.
The first kid I can remember before that was a walk-on in the Spring of 2001, I looked at the roster, don't what happened to that him, but saw him at a few spring practices, great hands, quick receiver:

Ohio State Football 2001 Spring: WR #24 Tyler Kelly, 6'1 or 6'2'' 175 ?, Hometown: Butler,PA High School: Kiski Prep (PA)

OregonBuckeye · May 13, 2006

osustamm said:
All of the gameplay vids have seemed choppy to me. I hope that isn't their final engine.

Nope, it's a work in progress.

jwinslow said:
I don't think he's a split second slower than vince, who was a 90.

You know these aren't completely accurate, right? Plus, Vince doesn't really have 40 speed. I would've given Young 93 speed.

OregonBuckeye · May 13, 2006

SJ4TheOSU said:
...yea Rory Nichol, Devon Lyons, maybe a few others since Tressel took over, but there was a lapse from the mid-late 90's to about '03 for PA recruiting.
The first kid I can remember before that was a walk-on in the Spring of 2001, I looked at the roster, don't what happened to that him, but saw him at a few spring practices, great hands, quick receiver:

Ohio State Football 2001 Spring: WR #24 Tyler Kelly, 6'1 or 6'2'' 175 ?, Hometown: Butler,PA High School: Kiski Prep (PA)

What?

scarletngrey11 · May 13, 2006

SJ4TheOSU said:
...yea Rory Nichol, Devon Lyons, maybe a few others since Tressel took over, but there was a lapse from the mid-late 90's to about '03 for PA recruiting.
The first kid I can remember before that was a walk-on in the Spring of 2001, I looked at the roster, don't what happened to that him, but saw him at a few spring practices, great hands, quick receiver:

Ohio State Football 2001 Spring: WR #24 Tyler Kelly, 6'1 or 6'2'' 175 ?, Hometown: Butler,PA High School: Kiski Prep (PA)

I think your in the wrong thread bro. :wink2:

SJ4TheOSU · May 13, 2006

oops..sorry wrong subject post...was responding to an older one about recruiting...hey, that's quite the resemblence with Weis there..hahaha

OregonBuckeye · May 13, 2006

SJ4TheOSU said:
oops..sorry wrong subject post...was responding to an older one about recruiting...hey, that's quite the resemblence with Weis there..hahaha

Lol, no problem.

BrutuStrength · May 15, 2006

jwinslow said:
I don't think Troy is very fast... I think he has good speed, great agility, and excellent strength. I'd probably put him as an 84 spd, so 80 is not a big sleight IMO.

I agree. Anywhere between 80 and 84 is plenty fair. He's not an extremely elusive or fleet footed runner. Also, I thought he was an 84 speed last year, and that was after ending the previous season with a huge rushing game against scUM.

The only QBs that should have 90 speeds are the really fast guys. Now that Vince, Reggie and Markus are all in the NFL, I can't think of a QB that should be rated that highly in speed. Maybe Xavier Lee and Bobby Reid? I can't recall how fast those guys are.

Now then, that being said, I hope that if I recruit a QB that runs a legitimate 4.3 - 4.4 during scouting, that his speed will then be in the 90's.

OSUBuckeye4Life · May 15, 2006

Top 5 Quarterbacks

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1. Brady Quinn, ND

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97 Overall

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2. Chris Leak, FL

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95 Overall

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3. Brian Brohm, Louis

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95 Overall

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4. Troy Smith, Ohio St.

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94 Overall

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5. Drew Tate, Iowa

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93 Overall

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Top 5 Running Backs

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1. Adrienne Peterson, Okl

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97 Overall

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2. Michael Bush, Louis.

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95 Overall

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3. Kenny Irons, Auburn

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95 Overall

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4. Marshall Lynch, Cal

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94 Overall

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5. Lorenzo Booker, FL St.

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94 Overall

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Top 5 Wide Receivers

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1. Dwayne Jarrett, USC

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96 Overall

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2. Calvin Johnson, GTech

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95 Overall

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3. Jeff Samardzija, ND

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94 Overall

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4. Jarrett Hicks, TTech

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94 Overall

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5. Todd Blythe, Iowa St

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93 Overall

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Top 5 Offensive Lineman

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=170>1. Justin Blalock, T, Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top width=94>96 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=170>2. Taitusi Lutui, T, USC</TD><TD vAlign=top width=94>96 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=170>3. Joe Thomas, T, Wisc.</TD><TD vAlign=top width=94>95 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=170>4. Leo Henige, G, Mich.</TD><TD vAlign=top width=94>94 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=170 height=19>5. Dan Mozes, C, W.V.</TD><TD vAlign=top width=94>94 Overall</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>

Top 5 Kickers

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=169>1. Mason Crosby, Color.</TD><TD vAlign=top width=95>95 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=169>2. Kyle Schlicher, Iowa</TD><TD vAlign=top width=95>94 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=169>3. Alexis Serna, Oreg. St</TD><TD vAlign=top width=95>94 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=169>4. Brandon Coutu, Georgia</TD><TD vAlign=top width=95>93 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=169>5. Chris Manfredini, TCU</TD><TD vAlign=top width=95>92 Overall</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=2 height=19>

Top 5 Linebackers

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1. Paul Posluszny, Penn St.

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96 Overall

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2. LaMarr Woodley, Mich.

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95 Overall

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3. Patrick Willis, Miss.

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95 Overall

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4. H.B. Blades, Pitt

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94 Overall

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5. Ameer Ismail, W. Mich

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93 Overall

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Top 5 D-Line

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=192>1. Gaines Adams, DE, Clem.</TD><TD vAlign=top width=72>96 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=192>2. Quentin Moses, DE, GA</TD><TD vAlign=top width=72>95 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=192>3. Baraka Atkins, DT, Miami</TD><TD vAlign=top width=72>95 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=192>4. Brandon Mebane, DT, Cal</TD><TD vAlign=top width=72>95 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=192>5. Dan Bazuin, DE, C. Mich.</TD><TD vAlign=top width=72>94 Overall</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>

Top 5 Secondary

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=190>1. Tom Zbikowski, S, ND</TD><TD vAlign=top width=74>97 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=190>2. Laron Landry, S, LSU</TD><TD vAlign=top width=74>96 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=190>3. Michael Griffin, S, Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top width=74>95 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=190>4. B. Meriweather, S, Miami</TD><TD vAlign=top width=74>95 Overall</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=190>5. Daymeion Hughes, CB, Cal</TD><TD vAlign=top width=74>95 Overall</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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