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11-10-2003, 03:16 PM
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Another guy to remember from next year's class is AJ Haas. Duane has him highly rated in the last OFS and supposedly he's already considered a Buckeye lean. Hopefully we can finish strong with this class and continue it next year. We certainly look to be solid at almost every other position.
Edit: As far as next years o-line goes Sims and Mangold are obvious starters. I think Mike Kne and Adam Olds will be starters as well and that leaves one spot to fill. RJ Coleman, Tim Schafer, Andree Tyree, Dough Datish, TJ Downing, Rehring, Person, and Skinner should provide good depth. Person is one kid who might be able to contribute right away but it's hard to project a freshmen o-lineman into the starting lineup. I don't think the cupboard is as bare as some think but there will definitely be some inexperience up front.
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11-10-2003, 03:50 PM
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Any news on Datish? I thought he was suppose to one of those that could step right in, or at least be no more than a year away.
We are solid everywhere else.The defense is EXTREMELY deep.
David Patterson will be an animal and I look for him to either start or at least get a lot of playing time next year.
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11-10-2003, 04:09 PM
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Apparently Datish is having a lot of trouble with pass blocking. It's still early on though and hopefully he will develop. I was impressed with his conditioning at practice this summer. He is the only guy who came close to keeping up with Stepanovich during sprints.
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11-11-2003, 04:08 PM
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There are also some DL that could be moved should we need them on the OL (granted if we do that the kids who move will prob. need at least a year to get the plays/blocking schemes down)... the name that I think could move is Sian Cotton... I know he doesn't want to, but with the depth at DT, the ability to get some playing time might sway him to OL.... just a thought...
Datish is a geat run blocker... his pass blocking needs improvement (evidently they didn't pass block too often at his HS, so he is getting the basic technique as well as schemes (sp) down... if he continues to improve in this area, he could find himself a starter next year... I'm also of the impression that Coleman is comming along nicely, so he might be an option as well...
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11-11-2003, 05:35 PM
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With the rotation we like to use on the D-line I don't see Cotton or Maupin moving. Anderson, Scott, and Smith are graduating and Fraser only has one more year and we are not really in on many big time d-line recruits. We are going to need these guys on the defensive side, IMO.
I guess we can add Izzy Bauta to the list of possible recruits. I remember his name on the BN board a while back but didn't give him a whole lot of consideration. Must be a player considering the guys in state without offers  |
11-12-2003, 08:13 AM
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I wouldn't worry about how many stars a guy has by his name or which top x lists he shows up on. They will only take guys they think can be made into contributors. I'm confident that the OL will see steady improvement much like what we are seeing this year.
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11-14-2003, 10:59 AM
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After reading helpinghand's post on Bucknuts today it looks like Claude will be a Buckeye. hh has been right about everything else up until this point. It makes you wonder who the guy really is | |
