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Originally Posted by RB07OSU
Would you rather have him over any of Adams, Shugarts, Long, Brewster, or Jenkins? As of now it looks like we get at least 4 of those 5, possibly all 5. Good prospect but we just don't have room for him. Now if we do happen to miss on someone, then he is a possibility. In fact, I would rather have Shaw be the next OL offer if that happened, or Sanders.
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OT, but there have been a ton of success stories in the Tressel era with Ohio linemen who are not regarded as blue chippers nationally: Rob Sims, Nick Mangold, TJ Downing, Kirk Barton...I'm sure there were tons of OL prospects that people wanted to get ahead of Kirk Barton; and you can add Ben Person and Jim Cordle to that list shortly. Not saying that we should place Mealer on top of our priority list ahead of some other guys, but the fact of the matter is Ohio State and Michigan identify and recruit OL talent in the Midwest the best, and an early offer from Michigan can not be simply dismissed. If Mealer does not commit before fall, put me down as someone who predicts that he will receive an offer.