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S/LB Jer'Male Hines (official thread)

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/recruiting/football/midwest/2006-09-05-midwest.htm

USA TODAY ARTICLE

Glenville stars shine vs. Harding

In what was billed as a game featuring two of the most talented high school teams in the country, Saturday's contest between Cleveland Glenville and Warren (Ohio) Harding turned into a blowout.
Glenville's stars put up 41 points in the first half and cruised to a 41-7 win. Coming into the game, Jermale Hines was the highest-ranked of at least eight Division I prospects at Glenville. Hines proved he was worthy of the four-star ranking he's been given by Rivals.com. At quarterback, Hines threw a 15-yard touchdown pass and added 69 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. On defense, Hines intercepted a pass and also forced a fumble. All of which isn't a surprise to Glenville coach Ted Ginn, Sr.
"I keep telling everybody that will listen that Jermale Hines is the best player in Ohio," Ginn said. "He just dominates games, and that's exactly what he did here. He just takes things over. This is the type of performance that will have my phone ringing off the hook even more when we get back to town."
Hines has offers from Michigan, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Illinois, Louisville, Purdue, Wisconsin and others in the MAC. His top three are Michigan, Ohio State and West Virginia. Hines is hoping Saturday's game will bring in more offers and maybe spark the Buckeyes to send an offer his way.
 
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9/29

Jer'Male will go to Iowa for the game this weekend. He says he feels a repsonsibility as a Tarblooder to seriously "consider" a tOSU offer, but Michigan, West Virginia, Purdue, and Iowa are all recruiting him very hard.


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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Recruits dazzled by festive Saturday[/FONT]​
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]By Andy Hamilton
Iowa City Press-Citizen [/FONT][/FONT]​
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[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Iowa's football team couldn't match up with Ohio State on the field, but the Hawkeyes had something Saturday night that topped the Buckeyes, Florida, Miami and Michigan -- at least in the eyes of three recruits.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Not all was lost for Iowa during its 38-17 defeat against the top-ranked Buckeyes.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Hawkeyes brought in several recruiting targets, and the environment at Kinnick Stadium left a big impression on Florida high school teammates Moses Jenkins and Josh Bynes and Cleveland Glenville linebacker Jermale Hines.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Jenkins, a cornerback, said he went to a Gator game in the The Swamp earlier this year.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"No comparison," he said. "The fans (at Iowa) were real crazy."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bynes said he's been to "plenty of college games."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"They were nothing like that. That was sick," he said. "I've been to Miami games and fans are never like that. ... I haven't seen nobody close to that."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hines estimated he's been to nearly a dozen college games between trips to Michigan and Ohio State.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"(Iowa) was actually tops," he said. "The fans were crazy."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kinnick turned into a sea of gold shirts and white towels for Saturday night's prime time clash with the Buckeyes. It transformed into a type of atmosphere seldom seen in Iowa City with the bright lights, the television cameras suspended over the field, the blimp hovering above and the nation watching.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The environment was crazy," Bynes said. "It was more than I expected. The fans were just wild. The fact they knew our names, it was just crazy. It was something I'd never seen before. That was one of the best crowds I've ever seen in my life. It was amazing."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bynes and Jenkins play at Boyd Anderson High School -- the same program that produced former Iowa linebacker Abdul Hodge -- in Lauderdale Lakes. Even though there's a connection from their high school to the Hawkeyes, they were stunned when Iowa fans knew their names. In fact, they encountered one fan wearing a t-shirt featuring their faces with the words, "Iowa's Most Wanted."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Hawkeyes aren't the only program in the running, however. Both players are three-star prospects on rivals.com's five-star scale.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bynes, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound middle linebacker prospect, said he also has Auburn, LSU, UCLA, Arizona State and Louisville on his list. He said Iowa helped itself "big time" with his visit.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Jenkins, a 6-2, 175-pounder, said he also is considering Florida, Wisconsin and Arizona State.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Both players rode the bus with the Hawkeyes from the team hotel in Cedar Rapids to the stadium Saturday afternoon.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"We got there and the fans on the street were rocking the bus," Jenkins said. "They couldn't wait for us to leave the bus.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"It was real nice. The fans were real crazy. The coaches showed me a lot of love. All the players I hung out with were real nice. I had a real good time."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hines made an unofficial visit to Iowa City to check out two of the college programs on his list. He comes from one of Ohio State's top feeder programs. Seven former Glenville players are on the Buckeye roster, including quarterback Troy Smith and receiver Ted Ginn Jr., whose father is the Glenville coach.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Twenty-one players on Glenville's roster received football scholarships last year. The Hawkeyes signed quarterback Arvell Nelson and defensive back Derrick Smith.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hines, a 6-1, 200-pound outside linebacker, is ranked a four-star prospect. He said he also is considering Michigan, West Virginia, Purdue, Wisconsin, Louisville and Ohio State. Hines said the Buckeyes are the only team on his list that has not yet offered a scholarship.[/FONT][/FONT]
 
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craigblitz;636869; said:
Are there any updates on OSU's interest? I know it is part of the coached job to promote kids but to have Ginn SR. say he is the best player in Ohio says a lot in my book.
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I still think it is a matter of a test score. That is when the decision will be made and I think that he will receive an offer if he has a high enough test score.
 
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Are there any updates on OSU's interest? I know it is part of the coached job to promote kids but to have Ginn SR. say he is the best player in Ohio says a lot in my book.
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I have plenty of respect for what he does, but he has a history of homeristic evaluations. "Best" seems to gets thrown around a lot by TG Sr.

He's very athletic, but better than Clifford or Martin? Nope.
 
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jwinslow;636985; said:
I have plenty of respect for what he does, but he has a history of homeristic evaluations. "Best" seems to gets thrown around a lot by TG Sr.

He's very athletic, but better than Clifford or Martin? Nope.
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Excellent point. In reality, Hines is probably not even a top 10 guy in state, but he benefits from attending a nationally known football powerhouse. Even with his academics in order, I'd say that Hines probably does not get an offer from Ohio State.
 
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This is probably not a popular opinion, but I think to some extent it is worth it (assuming he can pass admissions) to reach a little on a Glenville kid if there aren't any other Glenville recruits in a given recruitung class.

Not saying Jermale is a reach, because as mentioned, the hold-up in offering him might be grades. but I think it is good to keep a familiar glenville faces on the team. for those recruits down the road.

I think there will be a time when the Glenville pipeline isn't as automatic as it is now.

In fact I think other bigten teams are indeed trying to get their foot in the glenville door by reaching in some cases to get glenville alum on their team.

in the '06 class no less than 10 Glenville players signed to play at Big10 schools! (3 going to tOSU)
 
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ShakerBuck;637210; said:
This is probably not a popular opinion, but I think to some extent it is worth it (assuming he can pass admissions) to reach a little on a Glenville kid if there aren't any other Glenville recruits in a given recruitung class.

Not saying Jermale is a reach, because as mentioned, the hold-up in offering him might be grades. but I think it is good to keep a familiar glenville faces on the team. for those recruits down the road.

I think there will be a time when the Glenville pipeline isn't as automatic as it is now.

In fact I think other bigten teams are indeed trying to get their foot in the glenville door by reaching in some cases to get glenville alum on their team.

in the '06 class no less than 10 Glenville players signed to play at Big10 schools! (3 going to tOSU)
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Tress doesnt reach for any reason...
 
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crazybuckfan40;637347; said:
Tress doesnt reach for any reason...
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I agree crazybuck40 - remember that quote about Matta? "He's not recruiting, he's choosing" well, as far as I'm concerned Tressel is getting fully into that mode himself. And, let us be honest, that choosing is probably more complex with the larger squad and player development demands of a football squad.

Tressel being good at choosing is (parenthetically) one of the reasons why I don't care about the "lack" of names on the commit board today, nor do I worry about the names that do appear later - be they full of stars or not.

But on Hines - if he receives an offer from Tressel and OSU, then I'll trust that a good judgment has been made on their part. Should they pass on Hines, I will likewise trust that it is done for good reasons. One of which reasons may simply be that there were better options to fill our needs with the limited scholarships available.
 
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