06-19-2006, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Bernini
Rhyan Anderson was not from Wisconsin. He was from Oklahoma, only went to Oak Creek High School in Wisconsin for a few years, and couldn't wait to get back to the warm weather. It was said for a long time that the Badgers lost interest in Henderson for character issues, and as you saw, they reared their ugly head in Tennessee, getting him kicked off the team. The only guy that Wisconsin has lost out that they really wanted since 2002 (when rivals and scout archive ranking prospects back to) is Brian Calhoun, who of course ended up back in Wisconsin. Versus the ones who did originally go to Wisconsin.
All had extensive offer lists or clearly would have had they not have been very early commits:
Joshua Oglesby
Travis Beckum
Joe Thomas
Justin Ostrowski
Nick Hayden
Kraig Urbik
Lance Kendricks
Jake Bscherer
Gabe Carimi (parade all american, pursued by USC and Michigan after committed)
Andy Kemp?
I'd say that's a pretty darn good rate, and evidence to guess that Wisconsinites probably should be considered Wisconsin leans. Obviously that's different if you didn't grow up there, only went to school there. Good thing that John Clay is a Wisconsite born and raised. And my post was in response to the guy who said he'd be a tOSU lock if you guys had a more favorable depth chart. Considering these facts and the fact tOSU hasn't gotten a top Wisconsin player in a while, makes that far from reality.
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The point is that top "national" recruits are liable to end up almost anywhere - Ohio State loses one or two top-5 Ohioans every year, and may lose the top 2 in-state players this season as well (Martin and Clifford). Wisconsin is no different from Ohio - several top in-state players stay at home, and a noticeable minority of top-tier recruits go elsewhere.
With respect to Clay, I agree with you - I hardly think that he would be an Ohio State "lock" under any set of circumstances. It will be interesting to see where he ends up.
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06-21-2006, 02:26 PM
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By BK...John is interested in Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Tennessee and Iowa (all offered).
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06-27-2006, 03:00 PM
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07-09-2006, 02:04 AM
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His video is sweet. He does fit the Eddie George mode. Anyone have any new updates on this kid? Sure would be nice to have him and Chris Wells in the same backfield.
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07-09-2006, 03:21 AM
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Kurelic seems to think we have a very good shot at Clay. In fact, he thinks we have a better shot at Clay than Barksdale. Don't know if he is completely off base, playing a hunch or just nuts, but I found it quite interesting.
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07-09-2006, 03:33 AM
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Who's Kurelic?
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07-09-2006, 09:07 AM
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Kurelic seems to think we have a very good shot at Clay. In fact, he thinks we have a better shot at Clay than Barksdale. Don't know if he is completely off base, playing a hunch or just nuts, but I found it quite interesting.
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