I thought the Grobe-Boeh era with the logo rebranding, stadium improvements, radio network, online presence brought the football program up a full level in respectability. Solich era has upped it another whole level from there. ESPN TV, Bowls, Blackout Games, Division Titles, New Mascot, Student Tailgates ect. Its much the same story in basketball too with the NCAA runs and blackout games. On the windows of Follett's are murals of the head football and basketball coaches. Under Armor has a shop next to the coffee house Court and Union intersection. There is a serious D1 sports atmosphere in Athens these days.

The only one that has rated them is Scout.com, and they rated both 2, but I agree with you. I think they are 3-star players, and will have some 3-star ratings before the season is over.

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you aren't insulting the guys you left off your list. More than 9 players have committed.

Thanks L.C. that makes sense then. I hope the out of state recruits don't make the same mistake I did. Especially the ones with other offers! I'd hate to lose any of them and have to replace them with a player the coaches didn't like as much. Probably not likely but you never know nowadays.

If this is the full class all I can say is I am speechless...

Per Rivals, there are 32 3-star guys headed to the MAC as of today (If I counted right:)). Of those 10 are going to WMU, 5 to MIAMI and 5 to Toledo. Guess who has -0-? Oh, did I say Rivals ranked OHIO at #8 in the MAC in the recruiting war right now?

I continue to be baffled by the "business as usual" approach of the staff when it comes to recruiting. You would think we were one of the top 3-4 programs in this conference and the 11 year old approach was working. Well, it hasn't won the whole enchilada yet.

So, my thought is if the players aren't on the roster now to win a MACC, they are NOT getting much help in this class. And, I will continue to say there is NO WAY you can "coach up" enough 2-star and NR rated guys and get them on the field at the same time to win a MACC.

And, final thought, seriously NO JC QB?

+1

11:10 Christmas night and here you are on the job. Merry Christmas, Monroe

Offense
Sean Beadle - OL Franklin Regional HS, PA (SIGNEE)
Haydn Lewis - OL St. Clairsville HS, OH (COMMITTED?)
Desmond Noel - OL Cincinnati Colerain HS, OH (COMMITTED)
Adam Notestine - OL Pickerington North HS, OH (SIGNEE)
Nick Sink - OL Fishers Hamilton Southeastern HS, IN (COMMITTED)
Austin Conrad - TE LaGrange Keystone HS, OH (COMMITTED)
Cameron Odom - WR Bedford HS, OH (SIGNEE)
Keevon Harris - WR Leavitsburg LaBrae HS, OH (COMMITTED)
Defense
William Evans - DE Augusta Aquinas HS, GA (COMMITTED)
Amir Miller - DE Worcester Academy, MA (COMMITTED)
Dylan Conner - LB Ft. Wayne Carroll HS, IN (COMMITTED)
Andrew Cree - LB Leavittsburg LaBrae HS, OH (COMMITTED)
Jared Dorsa - LB Kings HS, OH (COMMITTED)
Eric Popp - LB Loveland HS, OH (COMMITTED)
Ilyaas Motley - CB Centerville HS, OH (COMMITTED)
Xavior Motley - CB Centerville HS, OH (COMMITTED)
London Miller - S Mt. San Jacinto JC, CA (SIGNEE)
Tyler Tupa - S Brecksville HS, OH (COMMITTED)
Special Teams
Aidan O'Neill - K New Paltz HS, NY (COMMITTED)

Here's the list of guys we think are in this recruiting class. I think the kicker O'Neill is not receiving a scholarship unless he earns it away from the current kicker or punter. Also it seems Hadyn Lewis has re-opened his recruiting, so it won't be surprising if he's not in the class. That leaves 17 scholarship guys. Apparently, there was another commitment today, which would make 18. How many total guys can we expect?

The 16 refers to 2016 not the # of recruits. Pretty sure Haydn Lewis is not one of them.

As of 9:48am on the 3rd, everyone is on board except Sink. Now is when the fun part starts for me. Are there any absolute surprises the rest of today or the next few days?

Sink just showed up in a tweet in his hs pic with an Ohio shirt as a college signee, so it looks like he's on board.