Mike Edwards '09 DB

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Just looked at his film on ESPN again. This kid seems to be around the ball... a lot. Sheds blockers pretty well to...
 
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Dawson said:
I wouldnt necessarily say that. I lived up in the Canton/Akron area for 1 1/2 years. I got to watch Massilon (sp) and Hoover and several other top schools in Cuyahoga county. They have had some good and great football players come from that area but the level of football is about the same.
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Not even close.

Wish it was different, but thats just the way it is. Between Cleveland, Columbus, Cincy, Youngstown, Dayton, and small-town powerhouses, there is just a higher quality of football.
 
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I'll be Frank...you be Shirley...Ohio's HS football reputation preceeds itself but it's my opinion that Tennessee's HS football is without a doubt on the rise. The proof is evident in the next couple of classes that will come out of the state. But in no way is Tennessee on par with Ohio. And in no way is Ohio on par with Texas or Florida.
 
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Well, I was there and watched the games for 2 seasons. Now, if you ask me if they have more towns that love their highschool football more than the small towns in TN? I would tell you that they pack out their stadiums every Friday. The level of play is very close though. Per capita, I bet Tennessee has a very comparable rate of players that play D1 football.

Compare this to Florida, Louisianna, Georgia, Alabama, and Texas and it isnt even close.
 
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Dawson said:
Well, I was there and watched the games for 2 seasons. Now, if you ask me if they have more towns that love their highschool football more than the small towns in TN? I would tell you that they pack out their stadiums every Friday. The level of play is very close though. Per capita, I bet Tennessee has a very comparable rate of players that play D1 football.
Compare this to Florida, Louisianna, Georgia, Alabama, and Texas and it isnt even close.
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No. OSU gets a large portion of thier recruits in-state. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying OH is on par with the big states like Texas, Cali, Florida. But I have lived in TN for a total of 12 years and in Ohio for a total of 12 years. I have been to playoff games in both states. I played peewee and middle school football in TN and HS in Ohio. Right now, there is no comparison. TN football is on the rise, but not close to OH yet.
 
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OHvol40 said:
No. OSU gets a large portion of thier recruits in-state. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying OH is on par with the big states like Texas, Cali, Florida. But I have lived in TN for a total of 12 years and in Ohio for a total of 12 years. I have been to playoff games in both states. I played peewee and middle school football in TN and HS in Ohio. Right now, there is no comparison. TN football is on the rise, but not close to OH yet.
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Well, you certainly had more time there than I ha ha. IMO from my experience about 5 years ago, I would say they are close.
 
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Well Oklahoma and a couple other big time schools were coming on late with Edwards so something must have gotten out about this kid. Any commitment and this stage is a big plus in my book!
 
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Dawson said:
Well, I was there and watched the games for 2 seasons. Now, if you ask me if they have more towns that love their highschool football more than the small towns in TN? I would tell you that they pack out their stadiums every Friday. The level of play is very close though. Per capita, I bet Tennessee has a very comparable rate of players that play D1 football.
Compare this to Florida, Louisianna, Georgia, Alabama, and Texas and it isnt even close.
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You'd lose that bet.

BCS Recruits by State, 2004-08 - NCAA Football - SI.com
 
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Tn produces fewer 4* and 5* players per capita than any SEC state except Ky. Just looking at D1 players would be as much a function of raw population as anything else. High level recruits/performers says more about the quality of the football.

I hope the level of talent and competition is rising but it is an obstacle to overcome no matter who the coach(es) is/are.

I've lived and seen HS football in Missouri, Illinois, Ga, Wa, NC, and SC. By far and away, the best quality of football was played in SC. It has a small population and few really large schools but the quality of football is exceptional.
 
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Dawson said:
I said compairable. And it is if you look at the national picture.
OH does put out more D1 players per capita but it is still within 10,000 in a state that has twice as many people per population.
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Ohio is as comparable to Texas and Louisiana as it is to Tennessee.
 
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This is obviously taking a different path and would love to discuss this on another thread, but I wonder where the break down of Tennessee Highschool football is? We have nationally ranked teams in certain years in Middle and East TN, Memphis has the athletes but seems to focus more on basketball, Tri-cities area seems to be lacking and without indepth knowledge of the area other than working there, seems to focus more on basketball, Cookeville area seems not to do so well either.
 
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In Ohio, the best football is definately between I71 from Columbus east all the way to the Penn boarder. If you kept going, the region in western Penn all the way to the Penn State University area is great too. East of there in Penn is basketball and baseball.
West of I71 in OH isnt that great. Cinncinnati is more basketball as well but does put out some good football players from time to time.
 
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Dawson said:
In Ohio, the best football is definately between I71 from Columbus east all the way to the Penn boarder. If you kept going, the region in western Penn all the way to the Penn State University area is great too. East of there in Penn is basketball and baseball.
West of I71 in OH isnt that great. Cinncinnati is more basketball as well but does put out some good football players from time to time.
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Cincy Moeller and/or Cincy Xavier are usually top 5-10 in the nation every year.
 
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They also list him as 6'1". A DE/Return specialist. That's funny.

I'm glad God told him he needed to be at Tennessee, now if someone could get God to talk to Bryce Brown for us....
 
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Sabanocchio said:
They also list him as 6'1". A DE/Return specialist. That's funny.

I'm glad God told him he needed to be at Tennessee, now if someone could get God to talk to Bryce Brown for us....
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I can think of a few other people i'd like God to talk to for us.
 
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JMBIGORANGE said:
I can think of a few other people i'd like God to talk to for us.
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