To me it is preposterous for any of Cornish, AJB or EJ4 to start over Miles. He shot 45% from 3 and is our best on ball defender. He could be an all-MAC performer.

Old article, but great scouting report on Cornish

https://247sports.com/college/maryland/Article/Ike-Cornis... /

Excited by his defensive ability.

I get where you're coming from but preposterous is way too strong of a word to use in this context. I think Miles Brown is a great player that will have an impact and play 20+ minutes a game regardless of if he starts or not.

Both AJ Brown and Ike Cornish are four star recruits playing in the MAC. Do you think either came to Athens to be backups? (Not that it matters either way) They both have more height, higher upside and three years of eligibility remaining. Those things matter in the coaching staffs decision.

We've seen guards like Walter Offutt and Armon Bassett come to Ohio from Big 10 schools and make an immediate impact. Cornish is 6-foot-6. He's probably going to be a wing and will see the court a ton.

It's clear that Ohio is going to employ a very favorable guard oriented style this year in which Hunter, Mitchell, AJ Brown, James, M. Brown and Cornish will all see plenty of minutes. Arguing over who's starting is pointless. Was Nick Perkins any less of a player at Buffalo because he came off the bench?

To be clear he never cracked the lineup his freshman year because he got injured during his senior year of HS and was still injured his entire freshman year and medically redshirted. Can't really fault him for that.

His limited minutes as a soph appear to be a combination of still getting back to 100% health, rust, and being young but also because Maryland hired a new HC in Kevin Willard who didn't recruit Cornish. Wasn't one of "his" guys.

Not saying he's going to set the world on fire here. Just saying your above characterization isn't really fair.

Again, I agree that highly rated does not automatically imply success. Just like 1st rd draft picks in the NFL aren't always all pros.

But just because the boards favorite whipping boy, which gets brought up in LITERALLY every thread, was a highly rated recruit certainly shouldn't equate to avoiding those guys either.

Cornish doesn't have productive stats at the D1 level yet. He might never. But as a mid major you aren't always going to get sure fire 4/5 star talent with proven track records. But you need a couple of those guys that fell through the cracks or developed from under the radar if you want to compete with the big boys on the national scene.

Maryland fans who saw him more often than me or you thought he was a P5 talent. Boals and company certainly have a better feel for Ike's potential and fit combined with his pedigree. If it's a hit it's a HUGE hit. The types of risks you have to take at this level IMO.

But sure. The board geniuses know more than most D1 staffs. They were all fools for ranking Gabe high. You guys would have known better so we should probably defer to you on Cornish. He played one year at Maryland and wasn't even a starter. He probably sucks.

It's widely known that it takes longer to develop big men than guards and wings. I think the Wiznitzer comparisons are pretty poor.

Sure, he and Ike Cornish are both former highly touted recruits from power programs that didn't see the court much before transferring but that's where it ends.

I'm not going to guarantee that Cornish works out in Athens but there's differences between the two of them. The MAC is a league that rewards athleticism. Worst case, Ike should be a decent contributor at this level.

I'm not sure where the kickback is directed, but I never said he was another Wiz...just that I have post-Wiz trust issues with P5 transfers that make me curtail my excitement. I also am not questioning the staff's assessment of Cornish and never disliked the add. All I am saying is he is a bit of an unknown commodity and I'm excited to see him on the court. I just hope he can shoot.

Agree with both of these takes. While yes the Whiz made me want to pull my hair out at times last year I'm thinking a summer of practice / scrimmaging might do wonders for him. He likely had to go back to square one in transferring here and learn an entirely new system compared to L'sville.

Plus, Furman and Wofford would be upper division in the MAC. And saying he is a walk on isn't true. Just don't want to insult the young man because he is still developing into a consistent D1 player.

Not sure I've seen enough in 2 years from Clayton to make me think he'd be an "absolute nightmare" offensively for opposing centers. I believe our starting center is not yet on OUr roster.

And on the topic of OUr starting backcourt: I've been of the belief for 2 years that for Ohio to compete against the top MAC teams, it is time to move on from the Miles/BRod combo on the perimeter. And time to run with the new wing players, namely AJB and Elmore James.

Schumate? Miltner?

Is FJC31 really Frank Morgan, one-time SID at Ohio?

Ha!

I think it’s fair to say we’re a school of interest; but now we’re just hoping we’re THE school of interest. He’s visited, follows staff and some players, liked the Shereef/Ike commitment posts. However, we don’t know what other schools are offering (NIL) or if another school school has become more aggressive in pursuit recently.

I’m hopeful he chooses us, but I think at this point I’d just like to know one way or the other. Still plenty of bigs in the portal to fill our need.