News on a recruit

SicSic80 · Post by **SicSic80** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:10 am

Did some searching this morning and it looks like Patrick took a visit up north yesterday.

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p= ... id=3634385

I sure hope coach Clawson has been on the phone?

Class of 61 · Post by **Class of 61** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:15 am

SS80,
I saw this one too, as I get emails from Scout on kids that BG has had some kind of contact with. Original thoughts (by Hambb?) said Nicely was looking at Akron, and that could be true, but I sure as HECK hope we don't lose this kid, especially to the "team up north".

BTW, I can't blame any of these kids for looking at other schools given the way things went down at BG...and if coach Phillips was recruiting NE Ohio, as I believe he was, it makes it even more important to hang on to quality kids.

factman · Post by **factman** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:39 am

I don't know, but I wouldn't be a bit suprised if Coach Clawson has/had a face to face visit with him also while he was in the neighborhood!
Evidently the slUTs are worried about losing their "verbal" QB Boucher to OSU. Coach Clawson is an OFFENSIVE/QB coach. Coach Beckman is a defensive guy. Where would you go if you were a hs QB. I was told last week by a quality source that he was going to Akron, so evidently, he can't make up his mind, or just likes to visit places in northern Ohio in December!

rocketfootball · Post by **rocketfootball** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:35 am

factman, Toledo is taking two QB's this year. Devontae Payne and Micah Hyde are also in the mix. I would be surprised if OSU offers Boucher though. He will either get moved to another position or sit the bench his entire career there. I personally like the size and skills of Payne and Nicely the most.

Also, Matt Campbell had been recruiting Nicely for BG since Patrick was a sophomore. That is why he got offered by Toledo when Campbell switched and that is why he is on campus this weekend visiting Toledo.

SicSic80 · Post by **SicSic80** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:50 am

rocketfootball wrote:factman, Toledo is taking two QB's this year. Devontae Payne and Micah Hyde are also in the mix. I would be surprised if OSU offers Boucher though. He will either get moved to another position or sit the bench his entire career there. I personally like the size and skills of Payne and Nicely the most.

Also, Matt Campbell had been recruiting Nicely for BG since Patrick was a sophomore. That is why he got offered by Toledo when Campbell switched and that is why he is on campus this weekend visiting Toledo.

Not so fast my "fri_ _ d"......Patrick was recruited by our QB coach, Mr. Hofher, who at this point in time is still listed as such. May the best team win.

factman · Post by **factman** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:31 pm

Hell....you need three or four! Opelt should have played baseball!

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:05 pm

According to Rivals, Coach Clawson was the lead recruiter for Middletown, Ohio 4 star DB D.J. Hunter while at Tennessee. Hunter had offers from every school in the region, including Ohio State.

VDub26Falcon · Post by **VDub26Falcon** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:00 pm

I was prepared for this...some recruits leaving because they *gasp* liked Gregg Brandon. I really hope that Coach Clawson (that has a GREAT ring to it!!!) is able to keep this kids excited about coming to Bowling Green. No rest for new hires...get to it Coach!!!

rocketfootball · Post by **rocketfootball** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:21 pm

SicSic80 wrote:
rocketfootball wrote:factman, Toledo is taking two QB's this year. Devontae Payne and Micah Hyde are also in the mix. I would be surprised if OSU offers Boucher though. He will either get moved to another position or sit the bench his entire career there. I personally like the size and skills of Payne and Nicely the most.

Also, Matt Campbell had been recruiting Nicely for BG since Patrick was a sophomore. That is why he got offered by Toledo when Campbell switched and that is why he is on campus this weekend visiting Toledo.
Not so fast my "fri_ _ d"......Patrick was recruited by our QB coach, Mr. Hofher, who at this point in time is still listed as such. May the best team win.

Nicely says otherwise. He says that Campbell has been recruiting him since he was a sophomore in high school, and that loyalty from Campbell is the only reason he is taking an official visit to Toledo because he says he has never been to Toledo and doesn't know anything about Toledo.

Personally, I think you have more to worry about Akron taking Nicely than UT. I got a feeling Payne might be headed to Toledo instead if Nicely goes to Akron like I think he is leaning right now.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:01 pm

rocketfootball wrote:Personally, I think you have more to worry about Akron taking Nicely than UT.

Don't need to worry about it at all. From what I heard, it's already a done deal, Nicely's going to Akron.

And Hyde is still interested in BG, but I think we want him to play WR.

Globetrotter · Post by **Globetrotter** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:01 pm

Why arent we in the mix on Payne?

Arthur_Seven_Vandalay · Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:24 am

If we lose Nicely, then we lose him. No big deal. I've seen him play and didn't really come away impressed. Nicely = Sheehan. He has talent, but he's nothing special.

factman · Post by **factman** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:03 am

Warthog must have the same sources I do!

rocketfootball · Post by **rocketfootball** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:26 am

Nicely has not given Akron a verbal yet, probably because he wanted to visit Toledo first out of respect to Coach Campbell.

freefalcon · Post by **freefalcon** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:19 pm

With Sheehan, Beam, Hunter, Pankratz, and Tanski in the nest losing Nicely (looks like to Akron) would not hurt to bad.