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I am still having trouble adjusting to recruiting under Urban.

With JT you knew who the targets were ten months before signing day. Then you watched to see them commit or fall by the wayside. As the day got closer the only new names were the "plan B" kids who signaled one of the prime targets was not to be. Pleasant surprises late in the game were unheard or.

With Urban I don't have a clue. "Plan B" is as likely to be a long time committed 5 star as anyone else. The staff may be hot on the trail of some kid whose name only hits the boards when they show up for a visit. Coaching changes are chum in the water. And after only one year of this that late stud is already an expectation.
 
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wadc45;2273915; said:
Things I'll be looking for coming out of this weekend:

Does Conley commit or does he take the Michigan visit? If he does the odds go back to 50-50, with OSU still having a great chance to land him but now we have to wait and see how the Michigan visit goes. Hopefully since he is staying through the ceremony tonight his trip will at least overlap a little with some of the verbals coming to town.

Does Mitchell commit or take other visits? Similar to Conley...I think OSU will be the measuring stick but I would rather see him commit on this visit than take other trips.

Does Tommy Sanders leave with an offer? If so, could be an indication of where the staff feels things sit with the other LBs on the board.

Does Munger give us anything we can get a read on? Unlikely...but at least the staff should have a good idea where they sit with him. Still not feeling this one for whatever reason...and thinking UCLA is where he eventually ends up but who knows.

Even if Mitchell and Conley don't commit I am going to sleep easy knowing that Meyer, Vrabel, Pantoni and Co. are the best closers in the business and OSU will finish strong regardless of what goes on this weekend.
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I agree with all of this, but especially the bolded portion. I really like how wide of a net has been cast. Seems like the alleged Plan-Bs this year are Plan A guys in most other years and for almost every other program. I think this is especially true at the WR position.

I think part of what makes things so tough to predict is that we don't really know from the outside exactly what order the staff has guys ranked and who they are really going to push for. We've seen that offers aren't always fully commit-able. I think it is also pretty clear that there are going to be plenty of new names that pop up, especially with the coaching carousel likely to make a few more turns before signing day.

From my position on the outside looking in, it looks like there are a small handful of elite guys that the staff would make room for no matter what: Quick, Conley, Bell, Mitchell and Johnson. If they can get at least 3 out of those 5, this class would be a huge success and really address the need areas. Especially with to many other attractive candidates to fill however many spots are left.
 
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2013 Verbal Commits:

Ubermensch/Athlete:
Jalin Marshall - Middletown (OH), Middletown HS; 6' 0", 190 lbs
Rivals: **** #2 Ath, #2 Ohio, #53 National
Scout ***** #4 WR, #30 National
247: **** #3 Ath, #2 Ohio, #63 National
ESPN **** #8 Ath, #3 Ohio, #78 National


Quarterback:
J.T. Barrett - Wichita Falls (TX) Rider HS; 6' 2", 205 lbs
Rivals: **** #7 Dual QB, #14 TX, #124 National
Scout: **** #11 QB, #133 National
247: **** #1 Dual QB, #8 TX, #56 National
ESPN: **** #11 Dual QB, #32 TX, #244 National


Running Backs:
Ezekiel Elliott - St. Louis (MO) John Burroughs HS; 6' 0", 195 lbs
Rivals **** #9 RB, #1 Missouri, #120 National
Scout **** #9 RB, #51 National
247 **** #5 APB, #1 Missouri, #82 National
ESPN **** #14 RB, #1 Missouri, #139 National


Wide Receivers & Tight Ends:
Marcus Baugh - Riverside (CA) J.W. North; 6' 4", 215 lbs
Rivals **** #6 TE, #146 National
Scout **** #4 TE, #99 National
247 **** #3 TE, #7 CA, #91 National
ESPN **** #3 TE, #11 CA, #129 National

Taivon Jacobs - District Heights (MD) Suitland; 5'10" 165 lbs
Rivals *** #45 WR, #11 MD
Scout *** #69 WR
247 *** #33 CB, #11 MD
ESPN **** #53 WR, #10 MD


Offensive Linemen:
Evan Lisle - Centerville (OH); 6' 5", 255 lbs
Rivals **** #8 OT, #6 Ohio, #104 National
Scout **** #5 OT, #73 National
247 **** #13 OT, #6 Ohio, #150 National
ESPN **** #11 OT, #7 Ohio, #145 National

Timothy Gardner - Lawrence Central HS, Indianapolis (IN); 6'5" 315lbs
Rivals *** #20 IN
Scout *** #31 OG
ESPN *** #59 OT, #11 Indiana
247 **** #26 OT, #5 Indiana


Defensive Linemen:
Billy Price - Austintown (OH) Fitch HS; 6' 4", 305 lbs
Rivals: **** #14 DT, #9 Ohio, #160 National
Scout: **** #19 DT, #157 National
247: **** #14 DT, #9 Ohio, #195 National
ESPN **** #19 DT, #16 Ohio, #242 National

Tracy Sprinkle - Elyria (OH) Elyria HS; 6' 5", 259 lbs
Rivals *** #27 SDE, #37 Ohio
Scout *** #48 DE
247 *** #27 SDE, #28 Ohio
ESPN *** #34 DE, #26 Ohio

Joey Bosa - Ft. Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas HS; 6' 5", 262 lbs
Rivals: **** #4 SDE, #4 FL, #20 National
Scout: ***** #2 DE, #21 National
247: **** #4 SDE, #10 FL, #39 National
ESPN: **** #7 DT, #14 FL, #46 National

Michael Hill - Pendleton (SC), Pendleton HS; 6'3" 315 lbs
Rivals **** #8 DT, #1 SC, #103 National
Scout **** #15 DT, #137 National
247 **** #13 DT, #2 SC, #191 National
ESPN **** #17 DT, #4 SC, #214 National

Tyquan Lewis - Tarboro (NC), Tarboro HS; 6'4" 227 lbs
Rivals **** #11 WDE, #8 NC
Scout **** #30 DE
247 **** #11 WDE, #9 NC
ESPN *** #47 DE, #22 NC


Linebackers:


Defensive Backs:
Cameron Burrows - Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison HS; 6'2", 195 lbs
Rivals: **** #4 CB, #1 Ohio, #27 National
Scout: **** #10 CB, #101 National
247: **** #6 CB, #1 Ohio, #41 National
ESPN: **** #6 CB, #1 Ohio, #39 National

Eli Woodward - Voorhees (NJ) Eastern HS; 6' 1", 185 lbs
Rivals: **** #5 CB, #1 NJ, #29 National
Scout: **** #9 CB, #92 National
247: **** #7 CB, #1 NJ, #55 National
ESPN: ***** #3 CB, #1 NJ, #6 National

Jayme Thompson - Toledo (OH) Central Catholic; 6' 2", 180 lbs
Rivals **** #19 S, #11 Ohio, #195 National
Scout **** #20 S, #250 National
247 **** #18 S, #12 Ohio, #223 National
ESPN: **** #12 S, #12 Ohio, #217 National

Darron Lee - New Albany (OH), New Albany HS; 6'3" 205 lbs
Rivals *** #34 Ath, #30 Ohio
Scout *** #59 S
247 *** #106 Ath, #66 Ohio
ESPN *** #22 S, #28 Ohio

Gareon Conley - Massilon (OH) Washington HS; 6'2" 170lbs
Rivals *** #56 CB, #40 Ohio
Scout **** #17 CB #158 National
247 **** #16 CB, #13 Ohio, #225 National
ESPN **** #9 CB, #2 Ohio, #62 National


Specialists:
Johnny Townsend - Orlando (FL) Boone HS; 6'2" 200 lbs
Rivals ** #12 Kicker
Scout *** #2 Punter
247 ** #4 Punter, #293 FL
ESPN *** #9 Kicker, #128 KY


Preferred Walk-Ons:
William Houston Jr - Dublin (OH) Scioto HS; 6'0" 235 lbs
Rivals *** #5 FB, #64 OH
Scout ** #109 RB
247 NR
ESPN *** #2 FB, #61 OH

Devlin McDaniel - Marion (OH) Pleasant HS; 6'1" 195 lbs
Scouting Ohio - WR

Luke Morgan - Lebanon (OH) HS; 6'2" `185lbs
Scouting Ohio - QB
Scout NR


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just for my own amusement im combining the rankings.
Muck;2274094; said:
2013 Verbal Commits:

Ubermensch/Athlete:
Jalin Marshall - Middletown (OH), Middletown HS; 6' 0", 190 lbs
#4 Ath - #56 national

Quarterback:
J.T. Barrett - Wichita Falls (TX) Rider HS; 6' 2", 205 lbs
#6 Dual QB - #139 National

Running Backs:
Ezekiel Elliott - St. Louis (MO) John Burroughs HS; 6' 0", 195 lbs
#11 RB - #98 National

Wide Receivers & Tight Ends:
Marcus Baugh - Riverside (CA) J.W. North; 6' 4", 215 lbs
#4 TE - #116 National

Taivon Jacobs - District Heights (MD) Suitland; 5'10" 165 lbs
#56 WR

Offensive Linemen:
Evan Lisle - Centerville (OH); 6' 5", 255 lbs
#9 OT - #118 National

Timothy Gardner - Lawrence Central HS, Indianapolis (IN); 6'5" 315lbs
#57 OG

Defensive Linemen:
Billy Price - Austintown (OH) Fitch HS; 6' 4", 305 lbs
#17 DT - #189 National

Tracy Sprinkle - Elyria (OH) Elyria HS; 6' 5", 259 lbs
#27 SDE/ #41 DE

Joey Bosa - Ft. Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas HS; 6' 5", 262 lbs
#34 National

Michael Hill - Pendleton (SC), Pendleton HS; 6'3" 315 lbs
#13 DT - #161 National

Tyquan Lewis - Tarboro (NC), Tarboro HS; 6'4" 227 lbs
#11 WDE/#39 DE

Linebackers:


Defensive Backs:
Cameron Burrows - Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison HS; 6'2", 195 lbs
#9 CB - #52 National

Eli Woodward - Voorhees (NJ) Eastern HS; 6' 1", 185 lbs
#6 CB - #46 National

Jayme Thompson - Toledo (OH) Central Catholic; 6' 2", 180 lbs
#17 S - #221 National

Darron Lee - New Albany (OH), New Albany HS; 6'3" 205 lbs
#40 S/#70 Ath

Gareon Conley - Massilon (OH) Washington HS; 6'2" 170lbs
#25 CB - #148 National

Specialists:
Johnny Townsend - Orlando (FL) Boone HS; 6'2" 200 lbs
#3 P/ #11K
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Out of everyone on the list, I gotta believe Tracy Sprinkle is going to be making a move up the rankings.

A couple other numbers that stuck out to me were 247 having Lee as the 66th best player in Ohio, and Rivals having Conley as the 40th best player in the state.
 
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Bill "Bank" Greene is live on 1480 WHBC talking recruiting right now for anyone interested. Link for stream below. Hit the play button at the top.

http://streema.com/radios/WHBC

Edit: Was only on for a few minutes. Nothing really new. Just talked about the Conley commitment, Mike Mitchell visit this weekend, Eric Glover-Williams offer & Antoine Miles offer & commitment to Nebraska
 
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jclvd_23;2274127; said:
Out of everyone on the list, I gotta believe Tracy Sprinkle is going to be making a move up the rankings.

A couple other numbers that stuck out to me were 247 having Lee as the 66th best player in Ohio, and Rivals having Conley as the 40th best player in the state.
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Anybody that saw what Lee did to Marion-Franklin knows that 66th ranking is non-sense. Doesn't matter though. Lee is a baller and will show it on the field.
 
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