‘23 IL WR Carnell Tate (Ohio State commit)

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brockytop said:
I started following this stuff in the late 80’s and there’s always been a rating system of some kind that represents exactly what 5 star, 4 star, etc. means today.

I’d say Ced Wilson and Jermaine Copeland were also in that top 250 range, but that’s no where close to a 5 star, which is normally for what is considered a top 30-35 player.
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Started mid-80’s and yeah…you’re right. Blue ribbon players were top 250. You’d find out how well you did in the PRESEASON mags for the next season…or in USA Today the morning following Signing Day. You’d look at the number in descending order on lists like Emfingers but it would have Maurice Staley ranked higher than Peyton Manning in the same class. There was no way to extrapolate how many STARS an Al Wilson garnered. There were very few camps in the off-season. That 87 class Johnny Majors netted that had the backbone of some of his better OL’s…like Patrick Lenoir and Eric Mays? Got poohed on because there was no TOP 250 Blue Ribbon quarterbacks or RBs included. It ended up being one of Majors best classes. There was more emphasis on landing the best all-state players in Tennessee and Georgia as well as Florida. When Fulmer started following services post 2000 for his recruiting strategies, that’s when we prioritized the Brooks and Donalds over the Patrick Willises. Fulmer was a closer but the chemistry obviously suffered along with the fundamentals.
 
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HoleInTheRoof said:
Less than 24 hours. Quote this and go on record with where you feel in your bones Tate is heading.

I still say Tennessee. What say you?
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Teaming up with Jah Jarrett at Africa Tech

Edit: Jah's story expired and I'm not able to get a screenshot of him answering questions on his story and answered "You are a UGA lock" with "Nah, I'm committed to Africa Tech"
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I think you misunderstood my post. I’m saying it WOULD still be a surprise if he chose Tennessee. Not that the element of surprise would be gone. OSU has all the crystal balls, all the momentum, etc.

If he chose TN at this point I think it’s fair to say it would be a surprise.
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Very true, my apologies.
 
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Weezer said:
My take is Tate was set to be a Vol, but this last-minute push by OSU MIGHT have changed things. I think @matts42012 made his post over a week ago, and we all know the recruiting landscape can change in a moment. Hopefully Tate is still a Vol, but if he's not, don't play "bash the insider". OSU has been pushing hard these last few days. Hopefully Tate is still a Vol, but I think it entirely possible they've flipped him. We'll see tomorrow.

And if he doesn't pick us, we just move on down the WR board. Still plenty of good options out there.

Personally, I think it would be Tate's loss. JMO, but I think OSU is about to hit a little skid, and I think we are finally on our way back up.
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this is accurate.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Well….there we go. It’s OSU.
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I do not know. IMO no one does. If he wanted his moment, he knows not to tell anyone. The BV syndrome in me says OSU but who knows. Not a fan of all the smoke going that way. We felt really good for the longest but who knows. May have just been almost impossible to beat them in the end. Idk what happens. Tip of the hat to the kid for making it fun.
 
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butchna said:
Maybe. But it wasn’t universally followed or respected. Emfinger and Lemming were the go-to’s when you were looking for who to scout.
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It was a website and the web was just starting to become a thing then. I just remember following Jamal Lewis and Cosey Coleman's class being recruited on there. It may have had 4 stars total instead of 5 also.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
It was a website and the web was just starting to become a thing then. I just remember following Jamal Lewis and Cosey Coleman's class being recruited on there. It may have had 4 stars total instead of 5 also.
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“Just starting”.
 
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Gbo2323 said:
If TRULY nobody has heard anything, please explain to me why this is a done deal to Ohio State?
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Austin Price and Ryan Callahan both gave less than encouraging reports last night. Not that it's 100% over, just that it wasn't looking good. Somebody posted Price's comments ITT late last night. Here's Callahan's again, Price's message was similar.

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butchna said:
“Just starting”.
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I'm not arguing with you, I'm just saying that one did have stars, they may have just had 4, not 5. The web was nothing like it is now then, hardly anybody used email and there were dial up modems, etc. Totally different ballgame than today or even 5 years after that.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
Austin Price and Ryan Callahan both gave less than encouraging reports last night. Not that it's 100% over, just that it wasn't looking good. Somebody posted Price's comments ITT late last night. Here's Callahan's again, Price's message was similar.
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Gotcha. Just confused where the indications and smoke has come from if he hasn’t said anything to anyone
 
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