2005 Recruiting Class Stars

[Rollo83]

The offensive and defensive stars of last year's recruting class can be dtermined to be "busts" after only 7 weeks into the their college careers.

Nick Lawerence gets caught distributing drugs, and now Luke Alexander quits the team after evidently not going to class all Spring.

Beautiful. I am afraid this will coem back to bite us down the road. This is the equivalent of Ohio State losing Ted Gin and Marcus Freeman from their 2004 recruting class. They would not be the same team without them and I am afraid we won't be the same with Alexander and Lawerence.

[UK Peregrine]

Nick Lawrence is on the team.

[Falconboy]

The offensive and defensive stars of last year's recruting class can be dtermined to be "busts" after only 7 weeks into the their college careers.

Nick Lawerence gets caught distributing drugs, and now Luke Alexander quits the team after evidently not going to class all Spring.

Beautiful. I am afraid this will coem back to bite us down the road. This is the equivalent of Ohio State losing Ted Gin and Marcus Freeman from their 2004 recruting class. They would not be the same team without them and I am afraid we won't be the same with Alexander and Lawerence.

Losing Alexander hurts but it wont' kill us , we do after all always keep a stock of about 20 wide recievers. :-\

[Flipper]

The sky is falling, we're all going to die.

On the bright side, Antonio Smith, Kenny Lewis and Bobby Thomas are looking like pretty good football players.

[patrickbg]

Beautiful. I am afraid this will coem back to bite us down the road. This is the equivalent of Ohio State losing Ted Gin and Marcus Freeman from their 2004 recruting class. They would not be the same team without them and I am afraid we won't be the same with Alexander and Lawerence.

That should read if they lost Ginn and Freeman. Ginn is still on the team. He and Hawk are the only two anyone ever taks about. Ugh! ::puke::

[1987alum]

The sky is falling, we're all going to die.

On the bright side, Antonio Smith, Kenny Lewis and Bobby Thomas are looking like pretty good football players.

Rollo:

Maybe the stars were just chosen improperly. As Flipper points out, we have a defensive star-in-the-making (Smith) and what appears to be an offensive standout, too (Thomas).

I'm actually more concerned with the 2004 class right now. Partridge, of course, is excelling and we're all still optimistic about Turner. But who else? Look at the sophomores (and other redshirt freshmen) in numerical order:
* Winovich, despite looking good on special teams as a freshman, hasn't done much to distinguish himself this year.
* Scott Goodwin. Who?
* Waldron, Hood, Dozier ... still not sure what to make of them.
* Joe Shaefer, another workmanlike D-lineman.
* John Haneline has great bloodlines and, like Winovich, high expectations, but hasn't had a chance to prove much, either.
* Adrian Baker, Donald Sprenkel, Jarod Wells. Who?
* Nick Davis has played a lot, but not sure how to rate him given the overall performance of our defense against the run. Same for Brandon Mack and Brandon Curtis.
* Aaron Kent, Jeff Fink ... not sure where they sis on our O-line's two deep.
* Andre Boomer (TE) has a great football name, but I don't know much about him.
* Garth Hartung (DL) has a great football name, too, but I don't know much about him.
* I like what I've seen of LB Diyral Briggs, but he hasn't jumped off the screen, either.

[kdog27]

That should read if they lost Ginn and Freeman. Ginn is still on the team. He and Hawk are the only two anyone ever taks about. Ugh! ::puke::

Which is stupid. Santonio Holmes is like 5x the player of Ted Ginn. Being fast is a very small part of being a receiver.

[Spart43]

The sky is falling, we're all going to die.

On the bright side, Antonio Smith, Kenny Lewis and Bobby Thomas are looking like pretty good football players.

I'm actually more concerned with the 2004 class right now. Partridge, of course, is excelling and we're all still optimistic about Turner. But who else? Look at the sophomores (and other redshirt freshmen) in numerical order:

A couple of these guys are getting some very good playing time, but you need to remember, they are just sophomores and redshirt freshman. Yes, they can contribute, but they are more likely to bloom around their junior years. Give them sometime.

Also, how highly rated was Corey by the recruiting services? Not at all. So you may still see some stars from the 2005 class that no ones knows about yet.

[joke]I heard that since Antonio Smith has shown great hands and some fancy running after intercepting the ball that the coach is going to move him to wide receiver next year![/joke]

[Falconfreak90]

The sky is falling, we're all going to die.

[TG1996]

[joke]I heard that since Antonio Smith has shown great hands and some fancy running after intercepting the ball that the coach is going to move him to wide receiver next year![/joke]

oooh... you're gonna have to make your [joke] tags alot bigger than that to get it past some folks...

BTW, it was nice meetin' ya at the tailgate Saturday!

[hammb]

That should read if they lost Ginn and Freeman. Ginn is still on the team. He and Hawk are the only two anyone ever taks about. Ugh! ::puke::

Which is stupid. Santonio Holmes is like 5x the player of Ted Ginn. Being fast is a very small part of being a receiver.

Totally Offtopic, and I don't want to get it moved to another forum, but let's just say that as an OSU fan I think Ted Ginn is the most overrated player in college football.

Can he do some sweet things with the ball in his hands? Yeah. But all he is right now is a punt returner. He cannot run routes & he doesn't catch the ball exceptionally well. He should be playing CB, but he's not because OSU is devoid of offensive talent.

The guy had like 30 touches last season and he's a heisman contender this year? Nope. Sorry...mini-rant. I like Ginn, and he is special, but he's not a complete football player at all.

[sbrown]

Based on this year, I think that you need to keep all the studs you can on defense. I also like Thomas and Turner and Partridge for next year's offense. In fact, don't hate me, but I like Thomas better than Lane.

[Germainfitch1]

Our top Recruits per College Football news:

2005 Recruiting Class
Star of the Class
Nick Lawrence, LB, 6-2, 220, Brighton, Michigan (Brighton) (ON TEAM)
Earned three letters for the Bulldogs...coached by Bill Murray...team captain...was named to the 2004 Top-50 Blue Chip list in Michigan...earned All-Livingston County honors all three years...also earned first-team All-KVC honors all three years...recorded 79 tackles his senior year...had a career-best 128 tackles his junior year...also lettered in track

Instant Impact Players
Ruben Ruiz, TE, 6-4, 245, Oro Valley, Arizona (Pueblo/Arizona Western) (STARTER AT TE)
Played at Arizona Western College the last two seasons, where he was an honorable mention All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference selection as a sophomore...also was an NJCAA All-Academic selection during his stay in Yuma

Antonio Smith, CB, 5-10, 175, Miami, Florida (Miami Central) (STARTER)
Will graduate from William Turner Tech High School in June...earned three letters for the Rockets...coached by Anthony Saunders...a 2004 Wendy's High School Heisman Award winner...team captain...led his team to a 9-3 record his senior year...placed first at the 2002 annual Film Fest

2004 Recruiting Class
Star of the Class
Anthony Turner, QB, 6-2 1/2, 218, Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne HS (So good he moved a Jr to Defense)
Turner will graduate this spring from Dayton Chaminade-Julienne High School... earned four varsity letters with the Eagles... a first-team All-District, All-Area and All-Greater Catholic League as a senior... threw for 1,300 yards and 18 TDs... completed 62 percent of his passes... led the Eagles to the Ohio Division II State Championship as a junior... team captain... threw for 2,200 yards and 21 TDs... earned All-Area and All-District honors... team was 14-1... coached by Jim Place... also lettered in basketball. Personal: Wants to study communications or athletic training... born January 27, 1986... son of Michael and Robin Osborne

Instant Impact Players
Jeffrey Fink, OL, 6-5, 260, Willoughby, Ohio/Willoughby South HS (Unknown)
Will graduate this spring from Willoughby South High School... a three-year letterwinner for the Rebels... an All-Ohio choice who was first-team All-Premier Athletic Conference, All-Lake County, All-Plain Dealer, and All-Region... twice in his career he was named Kiwanis Lineman of the Year... team captain... team won league title during his sophomore season... coached by Matt Duffy... also lettered in basketball. Personal: Son of Fred and Diane Fink... born April 21, 1986.

2003 Recruiting Class
Star of the Class
Virgil Robinson IV DB/WR 5-10 185 Akron, OH/Buchtel HS

2002 Recruits
Star of the class
Jeff Runnells, LB, 6-3, 210, San Dimas, CA/San Dimas HS/Pasadena CC

Instant Impact Players
Tim Arnold, DB, 5-9, 196, Clinton, MD/Friendly HS
Terrill Mayberry, DB, 5-11, 170, Farm. Hills, MI/Harrison HS
Vardan Mkhitarian, OL, 6-3, 285, Burbank, CA/Burbank HS/Pasadena CC
Jesus Yanez, OL, 6-3, 320, Los Angeles, CA/Keppel HS/Pasadena CC

[Rollo83]

The point of this thread was to say that even the best programs would suffer if it lost the top offensive and defensive recruits of a particular class.

Given that we struggle normally to recruit players that can compete with teams in the top of the MAC as well as BCS conference teams, we can't take very many hits like losing your top two recruits.

I am not crying that the sky is falling...merely stating that this hurts a program of our size especially hard. Lets hope the players we do have on the team are going to be productive and lead BG to future success.

[Bleeding Orange]

I didn't know Ruben Ruiz was from Oro Valley? I live like five minutes from there - and his parents must be loaded.

Huh. Wierd.