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Written by Duane Long
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Monday, 24 May 2010 14:35 |
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Braxton Miller being interviewed on this free podcast from Bucknuts. I am sure you will want to hear what he has to say:
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Written by Duane Long
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Monday, 24 May 2010 13:27 |
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I have not been getting to some questions. I like to answer every question asked of me. I am going to address some of the recent questions I found on several threads.
In the post on the super safety pair of Trotwood-Madison Bam Bradley and Glen Oak's DeShawn Hall, Jacob2315 asked, "Think they will start over Jeremy Cash?"
I have a very high opinion of Jeremy Cash. I have a very high opinion of Jamie Wood. I have a very high opinion of C.J. Barnett. That I would make the statement that Bradley and Hall
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Written by Duane Long
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 12:24 |
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Last week I threw out a teaser about a defensive back who could be better than Bam Bradley, the junior to be superstar from Trotwood Madison. There was a good deal of buzz about it but it didn't last long. BeeseBuck figured it out. I should not have been surprised as he asked me about him so long ago that my answer was, "Who?".
The player I was talking about was DeShawn Hall from Canton Glen Oak. I had not seen him until a couple of weeks ago but my first response was that I had just seen a player who would compare to Eugene Clifford. I let it sink in for a minute and looked at his film again. I would not go so far as saying he was in Cliffords class. I would say he reminds me of Prescott Burgess at the same point in his development. As a junior, Hall is now headed into his junior year, Burgess was an exceptional prospect. He did not have the senior year that everyone expected of him but as a junior he was a special player. One of the best safety
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Written by Duane Long
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:19 |
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As I look at the Buckeye offensive line verbals I see a bunch of players that look like inside players. I could single out one that could play right tackle or could play left tackle in a pinch, for a half a game or so, but I see no true left tackle and no player I would project to right tackle except for need.
I cannot recall a collection of players like this in the state during the Tressel era. Massive kids. I am not talking about big framed kids. I am talking about serious wide bodies. My thinking when I first saw all these really big kids is it was about need. We don't need to move players down. We don't have time. In 2011 we need guard bodies. We don't need players
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Written by Duane Long
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Saturday, 15 May 2010 12:40 |
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One of the biggest stories in sports is playing out right now with the re-shuffling of the conferences. We saw a minor version of this a few years back when the SEC went to 12 teams with the addition of Arkansas and S.Carolina, and the expansion of the Big 8 into the Big 12. What is about to happen will rock college football line nothing since the decision to go to the 85 scholarship limit.
Yesterday on Bucknuts Fight Club I took the side of why Notre Dame should not join the Big Ten. I want Notre Dame to join as a Buckeye fan and someone who appreciates the tradition. I question whether it a smart move for Notre Dame.
Many argue that Penn State has not been the same since they joined the Big Ten. They were a national power when they came into the conference. Notre Dame is hurting right now. It is
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Written by Duane Long
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Friday, 14 May 2010 12:25 |
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Bill Kuelic is of a mind that the Buckeyes only take one quarterback in this class. I can't wrap my mind around the idea that we are going to pass on an opportunity to upgrade the quarterback position, but there are currently five scholarship quarterbacks on the roster right now. I am including Verlon Reed until he is officially moved. Taking Jones too means there are technically seven quarterbacks in the roster so what Bill is saying is very logical. Another thing to consider. Look at it from Jones point of view. Fans are saying to redshirt him. Why would he want to do that? Just to be the starter for one year? That is the problem Jones has to deal with. He does have the better upside but he is not as ready to play as Miller, so he is going to have to wait until Miller gives him the opportunity to play. As good as Miller is, that might not happen for at least three years. I don't know if Jones will take any more coaching than Miller. I think we find out this year. I installed Jones as my #1 because I see a player who is getting better with every throw, but his standing atop my 2011 rankins is a very shaky one for that reason. My rating is about what he is going to be. He must continue to develop at
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Written by Duane Long
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 11:43 |
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The Buckeyes have stacked linebackers in the last five years or so like nobodys business. I would put the the linebackers who have been on this roster up against any school in the country during that period. USC, Texas, Florida, anybody. When you look at the fact that players like Etienne Sabino and Storm Klein would have to wait their turn and a player the caliber of Dorian Bell would have to redshirt, that tells you all you need to know about depth with the Buckeyes. Now it is a matter of keeping that talent coming this way. No other position has been about re-loading, not re-stocking with the Buckeyes.
Last year was a big blow. Losing Jordan Hicks was not going to impact the depth chart for this year. I said it before and I will say it again. Jordan Hicks was going to redshirt here. The thing is it hurt the overall talent level. That is where we want to look to with this recruiting
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Written by Duane Long
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Monday, 10 May 2010 14:05 |
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I know some of you may be looking at the title of this post and you are thinking, "We are only halfway through 2011 and this whackjob is talking about 2012." No, it is not too early. Look at the class of 2011. It is for all intents over. Look at the number of offers out there. Look at the number of players who are leaning this way. Braxton Miller, Ron Tanner, Evan Spencer, Doran Grant and Aundray Walker, all stand as heavy Buckeye leans. It is just a matter of time with Nick Vannett. The Buckeyes are going to be hard to beat with Michael Bennett. That is ten verbals, and add these seven kids, all would be huge shocks if they went anywhere else, we are not going to see but a handful of offers.We will wait until signing day on Bennett, Vaughters and Trey DePriest.That is twenty slots accounted for in a class that is
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Written by Duane Long
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 12:44 |
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Not too long ago Mark Porter put up the full video for Braxton Miller. I had seen it earlier but I watched it again. Several times actually. I was so impressed. It brought me around to a new way of thinking with Miller.
I have been going at the who is better between Cardale Jones and Braxton Miller from the point of view of who is the better quarterback, and who has the better upside? There is a different way to look at this thing. Who is the better prospect? Look at the moves at :52, 2:15, 9:02 and 12:45 on the video. Those are the kinds of moves that you want to see in the open field by a great receiver, let alone a quarterback. Miller is not a great athletic quarterback, as in he runs very well for a quarterback. Those are moves that would make
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Written by Duane Long
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Monday, 03 May 2010 11:31 |
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I think Nick Vannett will be a Buckeye before the week is out. That leaves us with what looks like about ten spots left in the class. I am going to look at the players I would like to finish this class off with. I have some criteria. The players have to be showing enough interest to make them viable candidates to be Buckeyes. The other rule is they have to have an offer which eliminates a personal favorite in Roger Williamson. The Buckeyes are talking to him but I don't see an offer until someone, like Ron Tanner, chooses to go elsewhere. That is something highly unlikely to happen.
Braxton Miller - Seeing his full junior film has me thinking about Miller in an entirely different
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