ZachTheZip Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 5-11 175lb ATH Blake Dennis from Rittman HS has verbally committed to play for the Zips! ScoutingOhio.com profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Article from when we offered him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 WCAL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 WCAL! I am a WCAL guy myself but don't think this is a very good get. Some other WCAL fans think it doesn't make sense for Berger to walk on and Dennis to be on scholarship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I am a WCAL guy myself but don't think this is a very good get. Some other WCAL fans think it doesn't make sense for Berger to walk on and Dennis to be on scholarship. Parents of players, and people with way too much interest in high school football. No group can be more petty or willing to tear someone down because something good is happening to someone else instead of "their" player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 This "Dennis offer" was a big topic of discussion around the fire on Saturday night. The word that is spreading in my area is that Bill Dennis did in fact call in a favor. He is friends with one of the coaches on Akron's staff and the offer has 1 big stipulation. The kid can't accept it. Ha. What I'm hearing is that they offered him as a favor to try and generate some interest from other schools. I've followed college football for quite a while. I've never heard of such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 That may be the least impressive highlight tape I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 This "Dennis offer" was a big topic of discussion around the fire on Saturday night. The word that is spreading in my area is that Bill Dennis did in fact call in a favor. He is friends with one of the coaches on Akron's staff and the offer has 1 big stipulation. The kid can't accept it. Ha. What I'm hearing is that they offered him as a favor to try and generate some interest from other schools. I've followed college football for quite a while. I've never heard of such a thing. Well I hope it works. A four year scholarship to play on the scout squad seems a little extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Is this real life? Good luck getting another offer with a highlight film like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 This is a bit puzzling. I am all for UA bringing in talent from Wayne County, but I must be missing something here. I hope I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 That may be the least impressive highlight tape I have ever seen. +1. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 +1. Interesting. When the first highlight is a 2 yard swing pass that you catch and run out of bounds, you know you are in for a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Please tell me this is a joke. He looks like an average D5 high school wide receiver. There is no way on earth that we offered this kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Maybe I am being a little harsh as he plays on a team that is always terrible. Only time will tell I guess. Local Paper Article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Maybe I am being a little harsh as he plays on a team that is always terrible. Only time will tell I guess. Local Paper Article Dennis' stats at Rittman don't exactly jump off the page, but he obviously had intangibles colleges are looking for. He caught 31 passes for 221 yards and five touchdowns for a Rittman team that finished 2-8 last fall. However, the athletic Dennis has attended a number of college camps where he's been able to demonstrate his talents. Dennis has been hand-timed at 4.49 in the 40 at the BGSU football camp. He set the Rittman school track records in the 200-meter dash (22.6) and 400 (50.49) as a sophomore, but was slowed by a pulled hamstring most of his junior track season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Maybe I am being a little harsh as he plays on a team that is always terrible. Only time will tell I guess. Local Paper Article +1 I was thinking about it last night and concluded my anti-Rittman bias was definitely showing. I am going to try and keep an open mind until I can see Dennis first hand when the Falcons play the Indians this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 +1 I was thinking about it last night and concluded my anti-Rittman bias was definitely showing. I am going to try and keep an open mind until I can see Dennis first hand when the Falcons play the Indians this fall. When I read your previous post, "This is a bit puzzling. I am all for UA bringing in talent from Wayne County, but I must be missing something here. I hope I am wrong" my first thought was man this guy must be really be anti-Rittman to write such a harsh comment. Glad to see you have reconsidered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 When I read your previous post, "This is a bit puzzling. I am all for UA bringing in talent from Wayne County, but I must be missing something here. I hope I am wrong" my first thought was man this guy must be really be anti-Rittman to write such a harsh comment. Glad to see you have reconsidered. Oh, shut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alum Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Parents of players, and people with way too much interest in high school football. No group can be more petty or willing to tear someone down because something good is happening to someone else instead of "their" player. As someone with no dog in the fight, I can assure you that this is an unimpressive pickup, and is not the result of parents with sour grapes. I mean that as no slight to Dennis, but 220 yards on a season ... I'm pretty sure Harris has a GAME in his career with those yardage numbers. See for yourself. Check that "highlight" reel. That kid is not a D1 college player, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 As someone with no dog in the fight, I can assure you that this is an unimpressive pickup, and is not the result of parents with sour grapes. I mean that as no slight to Dennis, but 220 yards on a season ... I'm pretty sure Harris has a GAME in his career with those yardage numbers. See for yourself. Check that "highlight" reel. That kid is not a D1 college player, period. Seeing that this is your first post, I have a feeling that you do have a dog in this fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alum Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Seeing that this is your first post, I have a feeling that you do have a dog in this fight. I don't, but this topic was posted on a message board where I am a member. I don't have any ties to any players, though. However, I do have a relative that is a coach in the conference (different team). As such, I've seen Dennis play a few times. It was a giant running joke among many people across the conference that the coach (Dennis' dad) tried to showcase his son ... which didn't work well. That highlight reel is pretty indicative of the "good" plays I saw out of him. He's not tall or particularly fast on the field. He doesn't play strong. His leaping ability is nothing exceptional. Don't get me wrong. He's an athlete. Just not a D1 college football athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyFan Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Everyone keeps talking about Berger and Dennis both playing in the same league. Something is definitely wrong here. Does anybody know if Berger is actually playing for us? Did he go play for another team? I dont see him on the roster. I looked it up. Blake dennis had 220 yeards receiving last year. Berger had 1378. He also had 79 catches. He had 42 catches for 750 yards as a junior. He was a 1st team All-Ohio player and the MVP of the North/South game. How is it possible that we give a scholarship to Dennis and let a player like Berger get away. I just dont get it. This has to be a mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alum Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Everyone keeps talking about Berger and Dennis both playing in the same league. Something is definitely wrong here. Does anybody know if Berger is actually playing for us? Did he go play for another team? I dont see him on the roster. I looked it up. Blake dennis had 220 yeards receiving last year. Berger had 1378. He also had 79 catches. He had 42 catches for 750 yards as a junior. He was a 1st team All-Ohio player and the MVP of the North/South game. How is it possible that we give a scholarship to Dennis and let a player like Berger get away. I just dont get it. This has to be a mistake This was what I was alluding to in my posts. They did indeed play in the same conference -- the Wayne County Athletic League. Those numbers, while not COMPLETELY indicative of the disparity between the players, are certainly telling. Berger had a (much) better QB and a more pass-oriented offense at Norwayne, so there were certainly reasons for his numbers looking at least a little better, all else being equal. I mean, we are comparing two players whose teams have gone 27-2 and 3-17, respectively, over the last two seasons. Obviously, one team is scoring more, which will inevitably lead to that team's players having better numbers (at least, as a general rule). However, even if we take away the numbers, and we just look at game film, it's pretty obvious which player has the higher-caliber talent. Both are athletes. One is a better football player. Honestly, that Norwayne (Berger, Harris) team's receivers were pretty special anyway. As a player, I never had any love for Norwayne, and the years since have given me no reason to cheer for them until playoff time (gotta cheer for the conference team), but watching them has made me a believer in the talent on that team. Having also seen Rittman (Dennis' school) ... I don't know how the offer came about, but it doesn't seem to be based on football talent. For what it's worth, since they do play in the same conference, they play head-to-head every year. Norwayne has outscored Rittman in the head-to-head games the last two years by a score of 130-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZippyFan Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 This has got to be a joke. Am I missing something here? I've watched this kids highlight video 10 times. It's a joke. Where is this great route running and speed? I've watched the highlight films of every other committ we've gotten and I'm impressed. This is pathetic. Is Dennis related to one of our coaches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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