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'05 CA S/RB Shawn Oatis (UCLA signee)

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Bucksaresweet30 said:
Any word on how the visit went?
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There was some discussion on the Bnuts premium board that indicated it was going well. Devin Jordan hosted and it sounds like he spent some time with Nate Salley. Shawn and parents got to meet some of the ex-captians that were in town. All in all it sounded pretty positive. But tOSU has some tough competition from UCLA and ND- he likes those schools as well.
 
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He had a great visit but Shawn commented that "ND might be a little better fit". :( He will visit UCLA next and a decision will probably come soon after.

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He really liked the academic options at tOSU- since he is not sure what his major will be, he liked the amount of choices available to him at tOSU.

Same basic info- it is down to tOSU, ND and UCLA and he should make his decision soon after his UCLA visit.

http://ohiostate.theinsiders.com/2/310439.html

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Yet another Oatis update. He calls his visit to Ohio State "awesome" and his visit to Columbus will make his final choice tough. He says he couldn't go wrong picking any of his top 3 schools and he has to go with his instincts and may even flip a coin to help make his decision.
 
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Goes to UCLA

Shawn Oatis to UCLA.

From UCLA Insider:

Oatis is a Bruin
By Brandon Huffman
Date: Nov 3, 2004



The #9-ranked safety prospect in the country, Shawn Oatis from Chino (Calif.) High, makes the call to UCLA this morning to tell the coaches he wants to be a Bruin
 
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Posted by BuckNutty on J-Stew thread but appropo

BuckNutty said:
Recruits say location doesn't matter all the time. The further away a recruit lives the more difficult it is to land them.
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reiterated by VG in another thread...

Obviously an astute statement..
 
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http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~29583~2512264,00.html

Safety commits to the Bruins

By Brian Dohn
Staff Writer

UCLA added speed and aggressiveness to its secondary Wednesday when Chino High safety Shawn Oatis gave an oral commitment to play at the school next season.
The hard-hitting Oatis is one of the top prep safeties in the nation. He was on his official visit when UCLA beat Stanford 21-0 Saturday. Previously, Oatis took official visits to Notre Dame and Ohio State.

"When I looked at it as a whole, it was playing opportunities, the weather, not having to deal with homesickness," Oatis said. "It just (offset) the prestige of Notre Dame. It just felt like it was the right place for me to play ball. I have a close-knit family, and it's important for them to see me play."

Oatis, who is 6-feet, 215 pounds, plans on playing strong safety at UCLA. He said if he added 20 pounds, he could move to linebacker.

"The depth chart at UCLA was much more appealing to my eyes," Oatis said. "I love the aggressiveness of their safeties. They're big, they like to come up and hit and cover guys. They like to use their safeties aggressively, and I am an aggressive safety." -- Brian Dohn
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It just (offset) the prestige of Notre Dame.

Say what? Notre Dame hasn't had anything resembling prestige in football for almost a decade. Since 1994, Notre Dame has a 73-46-1 (.613) overall record, three losing seasons, 1-6 in bowls, and not finishing higher than 11th in either poll let alone a national title, but is prestigious. Meanwhile, Ohio State, with a 98-28-0 (.778) overall record, no losing seasons, 4-5 bowl record, a consensus national title, a Heisman Trophy, and finishing in the top five in both polls five times, yet isn't prestigious.
 
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