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The Optimist

1/15/2017 11:43 AM

C Money wrote:expand_more

Possible commit?
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/183888

We've made an offer and he has the #w17ness hashtag on his twitter profile.
https://twitter.com/Original_Carey6

Seems likely.

Very huge weekend for Ohio recruiting.

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bigtillyoopsupsideurhead

1/15/2017 11:53 AM

The Optimist wrote:expand_more

C Money wrote:expand_more

Possible commit?
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/183888

We've made an offer and he has the #w17ness hashtag on his twitter profile.
https://twitter.com/Original_Carey6

Seems likely.

Very huge weekend for Ohio recruiting.

3-star recruit on 247: http://247sports.com/Player/Terrell-Carey-84385

Offers from Wyoming, Buffalo, and Purdue.

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The Optimist

1/15/2017 12:14 PM

Another offensive lineman...
https://twitter.com/OhioU_OLine/status/820678342177423364

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Ted Thompson

1/15/2017 12:34 PM

The Optimist wrote:expand_more

C Money wrote:expand_more

Possible commit?
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/183888

We've made an offer and he has the #w17ness hashtag on his twitter profile.
https://twitter.com/Original_Carey6

Seems likely.

Very huge weekend for Ohio recruiting.

Carey is not a commit.

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L.C.

1/15/2017 12:40 PM

They went into this weekend with 11 verbals, and perhaps 9 openings. Those are going fast. At this point there are no doubt more offers out than there are openings, so it may become a game of musical chairs, and the last seats may go fast.

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mcbin

1/15/2017 3:50 PM

(moving my comment to appropriate thread)

Last Edited: 1/15/2017 3:55:09 PM by mcbin

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L.C.

1/15/2017 6:43 PM

The 2016 team was very good, and absolutely outstanding in some areas, like defensive line and linebacker, but was held back by three areas. Those were DB, QB, and OL. All three areas have been addressed in this recruiting class:
QB - Rourke, Keszei, and perhaps a transfer.
OL - Newton, Haas, Jackson, Hayes, and Tusha
DB - Drake, Brooks, Mitchell

Last Edited: 1/16/2017 11:28:46 AM by L.C.

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C Money

1/15/2017 10:54 PM

Post-visit weekend, it looks like the recruiting situation by position is something like this:

QB (2-3) – Commits Keszei & Rourke, plus the possible mystery transfer
RB (1-2) – Commits Ellison & Minter, with Ellison being heavily courted by others
WR (1-3) – Commit Cherry, plus targets Jalen Walker and Terrell Carey
TE (0-1) – No commits, but Kris Leach is a target
OL (6) – Commits Haas, Hayes, Jackson, Newton, Tusha, Maservy

Total offense: 10-15

DE (2) – Commits Caesar & Watkins
DT (0-1) – No commits, but Dominick Covatto is a top target
MLB (0)
OLB (1-2) - Commit Robinson, plus target Kyle Bolden
CB (1-2) – Commit Brooks, plus target Antonio Howard
S (2) – Commits Drake & Mitchell

Total defense: 6-9

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allen

1/16/2017 1:01 AM

Howard and Bolden would be great to seal this class

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OUs LONG Driver

1/16/2017 9:14 AM

I'm not sure how many spots there are left but here's my wish list for the last few weeks....

DT - Blessman Taala
LB - Kyle Bolden
TE - Kris Leach
CB - Antonio Howard
WR - Terrell Carey
RB - Julian Ross

Even getting a couple of these guys probably makes it Frank's best class ever and would put us in the top 4 or 5 in the conference for the year on 247sports. The unranked guys hurt our ranking significantly (we have 4 listed right now and a couple others not listed yet). L.C. has shown that some of our best players come from that group so it is safe to assume a couple of them likely contribute in a big way.

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colobobcat66

1/16/2017 9:53 AM

Lots to chew on here. Lots of later commits compared to last few years, way more JC guys, way more OL, way fewer Ohio recruits, way more Florida guys, heavy on offensive side but way fewer receivers, official weekend visit bonanza. We also have more de-commits from other schools. It also seems like there's a lot more versatile guys, more "athletes".

Will need another running back because of Irons situation.

As usual there are more openings than it first appears there will be.

Last Edited: 1/16/2017 9:55:24 AM by colobobcat66

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Doc Bobcat

1/16/2017 1:11 PM

colobobcat66 wrote:expand_more

I can dig way more Florida guys.

Nothing wrong with experienced OLs...experienced and versatile.

Irons may or may not be gone...I'm leaning toward the gone...but AJ will be back...and recruit Minter looks like an RB.

Good stuff.

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L.C.

1/17/2017 12:13 PM

Doc Bobcat wrote:expand_more

...I can dig way more Florida guys. ...

If I add things correctly, the commitments/offers by state are:
Florida - 6/44
Texas - 2/4
Oklahoma - 2/14
Alabama - 1/4
Mississippi - 1/2
Maryland - 1/9
Kansas - 1/3
Indiana - 1/10
Ohio - 1/33
Georgia 0/25
Michigan 0/10
0/4 - Nebraska, NC, Tennessee
0/3 - Pennsylvania, S. Carolina
0/2 - California, Virginia, DC, Kentucky, Mass
0/1 - Iowa, Delaware, Maine, Minnesota, Illinois, New Jersey, Wisconsin

Recruiting this year was definitely more focused on the south. If I break out the offers by region, it looks like:
In-state 33
South 108
Midwest 34
East 16
Far West 2
(this is using 247Sports data, which is less accurate than Ted's data)

Last Edited: 1/17/2017 12:18:53 PM by L.C.

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rpbobcat

1/19/2017 8:40 AM

According to today's (1/19) The Post Ellison "de-committed"

Last Edited: 1/19/2017 8:40:33 AM by rpbobcat

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Robert Fox

1/19/2017 9:14 AM

Sounds like that could be the "mystery."

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L.C.

1/19/2017 10:28 PM

There are now 17 known recruit, plus one mystery recruit. I'm guessing 22 in this class, so there are room for only about 4 more. There aren't many more spaces open at the table....

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Buckeye to Bobcat

1/23/2017 8:52 AM

Read on OSU's board that Ellison will not be a take in their class.....so prolly Indiana in his case.

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L.C.

1/23/2017 12:47 PM

Buckeye to Bobcat wrote:expand_more

Read on OSU's board that Ellison will not be a take in their class.....so prolly Indiana in his case.

Interesting. There was a lot of OSU action, egging him on to decommit, and then they don't make an offer?

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Buckeye to Bobcat

1/23/2017 5:54 PM

According to their top recruiting insider......no action there from OSU. Interest, but no scholly.

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OUoughtaKnow

1/28/2017 6:08 PM

Any info on Xavier Bailey a NR WR From Brookfield Oh.
Has Ohio in his top 3.
https://twitter.com/xavierbailey12/status/825146266153779200

Last Edited: 1/28/2017 6:09:03 PM by OUoughtaKnow

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OUs LONG Driver

1/28/2017 9:49 PM

Per Scouting Ohio it's a walk-on offer.

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crackerbaby00

1/28/2017 10:44 PM

OUoughtaKnow wrote:expand_more

Any info on Xavier Bailey a NR WR From Brookfield Oh.
Has Ohio in his top 3.
https://twitter.com/xavierbailey12/status/825146266153779200

His profile not says he is an Ohio University '17 football committ

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allen

1/28/2017 11:48 PM

OUs LONG Driver wrote:expand_more

Per Scouting Ohio it's a walk-on offer.

Yes he looks like a walk on, or we conducted a last minute raid on Hocking's recruiting board, I believe that we are past those days.

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L.C.

1/29/2017 10:52 AM

Recent activity seems to be around recruiting preferred walkons and on 2018 players (Gavin Smoot, RB/OLB from Hodgeville, WV, Brandon Leach, QB from Sylvania, Ohio.) That strongly suggests that the 2017 class is wrapped up. From our perspective there are still four-five openings, but apparently the coaches know who is going to take those positions. Now we just wait to open our surprises on Christmas morning, er, signing day.

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OUoughtaKnow

1/29/2017 5:27 PM

allen wrote:expand_more

OUs LONG Driver wrote:expand_more

Per Scouting Ohio it's a walk-on offer.

Yes he looks like a walk on, or we conducted a last minute raid on Hocking's recruiting board, I believe that we are past those days.

He committed today!