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Probably deserves its own thread

That was one of the best all around games Ohio has played this year. I didn't have high hopes they could sustain the effort when Wilson got into early foul trouble, because that's usually doom for us. Castaneda is a stud, so much fun to watch that guy shoot the basketball, even as an opponent. Tribble's poster dunk was one of the better ones I have seen in the Convo in a while. The play that got Groce his T unfolded in front of us but I didn't see clearly what happened to Freeman when it happened. Groce clearly defended the heck out of his guy, to the point I really thought he was going to be ejected. Great game, great atmosphere. Maybe we'll run into each other again in Cleveland. Until then, best of luck.

You rock @catdaddyp. Really enjoy you bringing other conference members' recruits into the discussion so we can gauge how they're doing and how we stack up.

2023 Roster Looks like the 2023 roster is starting to be entered on the site...

can we not group Dayton with Gonzaga

IIRC, he suffered a season-ending injury last spring

Top 5 HS/JUCO Wide Receivers (in my opinion): 1) OHIO - Chase Hendricks HUDL FILM 2) EASTERN MICHIGAN - Joe Walker HUDL FILM 3) BUFFALO - Jevell Fugerson HUDL FILM 4) AKRON - Paul Davis HUDL FILM 5) WESTERN MICHIGAN - Logan Lester HUDL FILM

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/akron-coach-joe-moorhead-agrees-to-contract-extension-amid-interest-from-power-five-nfl-teams-per-report/

Love this!! Want him to stay around as long as possible

With the spring roster updates (losing Logan Hawkins who I believe wasn't out of eligibility but walked for senior day, Caleb Herring (OL), Adetutu Daranjo (S), Ryan McClain (OLB), and Brycen Yarmo (TE), I have us down to 82 scholarship players. I'm sure there will be a couple additional leave after spring ball. Our biggest loss thus far to the portal was Tristian Brank. The staff has done a really good job retaining the talent we have on the roster, and we should have 5-6 scholarships to use in the 2nd portal period. With those numbers along with another wave of players who hit after they realize they aren't part of the team's future the upcoming season, I feel really good about the staff addressing the few remaining holes we have, which I would address by adding 2 DE, 1 OL, 1 CB, and maybe 1 LB.

I thought Ryan McClain looked pretty good two years ago. I was disappointed when he did absolutely nothing last year.

The new team slogan: Churn the butter. That's even better than row the boat.

If Groce gets Freeman to stick around for his senior year then I'll give him credit for recruiting Freeman.

Top 5 HS/JUCO Offensive Line (in my opinion): 1) NORTHERN ILLINOIS - Michael Jimmar HUDL FILM 2) CENTRAL MICHIGAN - Jacob Booth HUDL FILM 3) NORTHERN ILLINOIS - Thomas Paasch HUDL FILM 4) TOLEDO - Cole Rhett HUDL FILM 5) WESTERN MICHIGAN - Luke Zanotti HUDL FILM

Top 5 HS/JUCO Tight Ends (in my opinion): 1) WESTERN MICHIGAN - Brennan Wooten HUDL FILM 2) AKRON - Conner Cravaack HUDL FILM 3) CENTRAL MICHIGAN - Jesiah Stevens-Silva HUDL FILM 4) WESTERN MICHIGAN - Jack Parker HUDL FILM 5) BOWLING GREEN - Jacob Harris HUDL FILM

Groce certainly gets no credit for getting Freeman to Akron but should get a great deal of credit for his development. All you need to do is see his old Akron Canton Pro Am league tapes to understand that development.

There are some really good players on this list. To be included is quite an accomplishment.

Top 5 HS/JUCO Quarterbacks (in my opinion): 1) AKRON - Steele Wasel HUDL FILM 2) CENTRAL MICHIGAN - Tyler Jefferson HUDL FILM 3) OHIO - Jacob Winters HUDL FILM 4) EASTERN MICHIGAN - Ike Udengwu HUDL FILM 5) TOLEDO - RJ Johnson HUDL FILM

Nate is Great. At relatively low volume, he’s a pretty reliable shooter. Has some versatility offensively. 44% 3pt shooter and has shown the ability to hit a nice turnaround fadeaway jumper with consistency. He plays really good defense and is getting more aggressive actually driving the ball, still with a lack of finishing skills. If he’s our 4-5 best option, we’re in pretty good shape. With that said, we will need Sammy to wake up again at some point. I can live with him going 2-11 in a game as long as he’s defending and rebounding, but he’s become an illegal screen machine and plays defense like a newborn giraffe. He was the only soul on the left side of the floor on his only 3pt attempt last night and left it way short.

Following one of our early games, after watching how Nate moves, and his explosiveness, and how he can pass the ball with either hand, I wrote something along the lines of, “We have 3 future pros in X, Enrique, and Nate.” I still think he’s got an amazing upside, but his lack of aggressiveness is frustrating. I have more confidence in Nate than he does in himself. *By “future pros.” I’m not saying NBA.

Enrique a Top 10 Finalist for the Karl Malone Award - going to the best PF in D1 college basketball 👀🔥🔥🔥