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RECRUITING WATCH
Bearcats' rise makes blue chips take note
Saturday, October 31, 2009
By BY TIM MAY
"X" marks the spot where Ohio State and the University of Cincinnati have decided to go toe to toe for the first time in a while over a major recruit.
Blue-chip offensive lineman Matt James of Cincinnati St. Xavier is the target. In the good ol' days -- actually, just a few years ago -- the competition for him probably would have dissolved into Ohio State vs. Notre Dame.
As for Cincinnati ?
"I never tell my kids where to go to school," St. Xavier coach Steve Specht said this week. "But I will tell you what I don't say to my kids anymore: 'UC, I don't know, that coach might get fired. You've got to think about: Can you win there?'
"Instead, I look at Matt James and say, 'Shoot, you can't miss with Ohio State, and you can't miss with the University of Cincinnati. You've got a great setup either way.' "
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UC also hasn't nailed down James, but Specht's point was that the Bearcats are at least in the conversation.
"Let's face it, more than anything, kids want to win, and you can win at Ohio State with Jim Tressel, and you can win at UC now," Specht said. "UC is in the national picture.
"What's sad, the reality of the situation and the black cloud that always is going to hang over the recruiting there at UC is, how long will Brian stay? You know Jim is going to stay at Ohio State."
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