'07 OH CB/RB Brian Gamble (Illinois signee)

[wadc45]

Rivals $

5/29/06

Film...6 clips on defense, 9 clips on offense.

My take: Yet another Mike Doss clone on defense.

[jeroe]

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

I love his game, and I really like what he brings to the table, but IMO there are better players out there.

Martin, Clifford, Torrence, Saine, Evege, Oliver, Williams, Herron, Belton, Mabin, Peake, Smith, Thomas, Hines, Elliott.

These are 15 guys that I would probably have ranked ahead of him, maybe he could move into the top 12 which isnt that much of a stretch, and it is basically splitting hairs, b/c they are all good.

But the thing that might hurt Gamble is that he is a db/s and right now Clifford, Torrence, Evege, Oliver, Mabin, Peake are all of ahead of him IMO.

First I have to say although all the players you have listed above are great players. No way is Oliver, Williams, Herron or Mabin better all around players than Brian Gamble! Gamble will lay the wood on offense and defense. He finishes off runs with bad intentions and as unfortunate as the hit in the Ignatius game was if the outcome wasn't so bad it was a big time highlight real hit that reflects his tough play. I have said this multiple times Gamble is not the best WR, or DB, or return guy, or RB but he is easily a top 10 FOOTBALL PLAYER in Ohio!

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by jeroe

First I have to say although all the players you have listed above are great players. No way is Oliver, Williams, Herron or Mabin better all around players than Brian Gamble! Gamble will lay the wood on offense and defense. He finishes off runs with bad intentions and as unfortunate as the hit in the Ignatius game was if the outcome wasn't so bad it was a big time highlight real hit that reflects his tough play. I have said this multiple times Gamble is not the best WR, or DB, or return guy, or RB but he is easily a top 10 FOOTBALL PLAYER in Ohio!

Like I said it is basically splitting hairs and it is just my opinion. I like Gamble as a player and if an offer came his way I would not object, I was just merely pointing out I think there are some better players out there and it is a tough year to be a db/s prospect b/c there are just so many of them out there.

Keep in mind that these thoughts have nothing to do with what kind of high school player he is, because Gamble is probably going to be a Mr. Ohio finalist, they are based on where I project them to be on the next level.

Also Gamble hasnt really got his name and his measurables out there because he hasnt attended any of the camps, so it is tough to get a read on him too, while Mabin has been lighting up camps he has attended.

[jeroe]

Camps and 40 times. Listen all usefull but every once in while there are guys out there who are FOOTBALL PLAYERS! That young man is Brian Gamble.

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by jeroe

Camps and 40 times. Listen all usefull but every once in while there are guys out there who are FOOTBALL PLAYERS! That young man is Brian Gamble.

I have not once once said that he is not a good football player. I like his film and have said so. As for the camps I was talking more about what they have shown in drills like one on ones and not just 40 times.

[jeroe]

I understand everything you are talking about. I never said you didn't like Brian Gamble. Have you watched him play? I am not talking films. Films are real overrated. Mr. Ginn is a huge example of how a highlight real could give a false impression on production! Great player and very dangerous, but he is very unpolished as a player. The bottom line with Brain Gamble is his number one asset will not be seen in any camp. No DB in Ohio hits as hard as Brian Gamble! I am a diehard Buckeye fan and if he gets an offer great, if he doesn't hey some other stud got one instead. We have a difference in opinion here and that's fine. I have seen enough to know that if I were picking say Oliver committed already, Williams from McKinley who had great stats or Gamble to play this year on my team I am taking Gamble, and Oliver and Williams are studs!

[crazybuckfan40]

We are just going to agree to disagree on this one.

[OSUBucks22]

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6/9

Gamble has offers from Akron and Ball St. The tOSU staff has been in contact with him. He will decide after his senior season.

[JohnnyCockfight]

Does anyone know whether Brian Gamble is attending any of the football camps this summer?

I'm trying to figure out what's going on with his recruitment--why the limited offers despite his talent level.

[BGriffBuckeye]

he was at the first OSU camp earlier.

[osugrad21]

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RECRUITING UPDATE – The focus this summer has been as much on where Tiger All-Ohioans Andrew Dailey and Brian Gamble will end up collegiately.
For Dailey, it has been a fairly busy summer in terms of the offers he’s received. Penn State, Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana and Illinois from the Big Ten, Nebraska from the Big 12, Florida out of the Southeastern Conference and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Syracuse from the Big East are among the schools which have told the senior linebacker a scholarship is his if he so chooses.
Dailey also continues to get a chance to see some of the various schools which have some interest in him due to the large number of one-day camps offered by Division I-A colleges. He has cashed in on those opportunities throughout the offseason.
“Andrew went to Ohio State this past week, as well as Michigan,” Stacy said. “He just went to Penn State and really liked that. He got a chance to spend some time with Joe Paterno.”
Gamble has been stuck on the two offers from the University of Akron and Ball State University through much of the summer.
“Brian is still kind of waiting around,” Stacy said. “He’s got a couple of offers. He’s trying to get the academics fixed.”
Stacy believes things will pick up for his All-Ohio tailback/safety once the school year picks up.
“The big thing with him is that he has work to do academically, and the colleges know that,” Stacy said. “It’s not a secret. They can read the transcripts and see the history behind it. If he gets that part of the puzzle fixed, he’ll be in good shape and he’ll get more offers out there.”

[osugrad21]

BSB $

7/22

Nothing major as Brian says he is hearing from tOSU but does not have any Big Ten offers.

[BGriffBuckeye]

With all of the recent DB movement (Underwood and Welch apprently off the team and C.Lukens move to LB -- relayed via the most recent official roster), I wouldn't be surprised at all to see us bring aboard Brian... actually, I would love to see it.

[wadc45]

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8/15/06

By Crabtree...Brian is still sitting on offers from Akron, Ball State and Eastern Michigan. He would like to hear from OSU, Pitt and Tennessee.

[osugrad21]

Brian Gamble – who had 104 rushing yards in the first half on his way to 164 yards for a game – and K.J. Herring (one rushing and one receiving) each scored a pair of first-half touchdowns, while Trey Miller broke the scoreless deadlock with 8:21 left in the first quarter with a touchdown catch. Gamble would add two more rushing touchdowns and 60 more yards on four third-quarter carries, while Herring tacked on 71 more yards onto his total of 97 along with another score of his own in the third quarter.

“We still made some mistakes, but nothing major,” Gamble said. “I think we took a big step forward.”

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