I know some of you don't like twitter but thought this was worth sharing on here if anyone didn't see it or doesn't use twitter. He would be a big get for sure.
Alex 11W @alex11w
#OSUSpringGame Visitor RT @Sabanocchio: KY WR James Quick has a final two of Louisville and Ohio State. No Vols.
Yup. Something tells me he's OSU bound.
This is the guy we must have @ wr and kr also! GAMECHANGER!!!
I say lock up Gibson and full court press Quick and call it a day for wr's with Marshall already in.
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Trotwood-Madison. Once a Ram, Always a Ram.
This would be nice. Anyone know where we stand with North from NC?
Any word on when Quick wants to make a decision? I like OSU's chances, but the guy is from Louisville, so I wonder if there will be a desire to stay home and play or what?
Also, why is Rivals showing that Quick does not have an OSU offer?
Love this kids flim
Hardly home but always reppin
Rivals is wrong.
http://247sports.com/Player/James-Quick-10089
Dang. Rivals and 247 are way off on this kid. 247 has him as the #6 WR while Rivals has him at #26. 247 has him nationally @ #64 while Rivals has him @ #194. 247 has him at #1 overall player in the state of Kentucky while Rivals has no rating for him in his state.
Columbus is close enough where its not really a bad drive, I believe, so I think the 'close to home' factor is not there this time around, at least I hope so
Would never rule it out since Stefon Diggs selected Maryland, but it's such a waste to see talented kids go to school where they will never be heard from for 3-4 years. Hopefully he picks OSU
And scout has him as the #3 WR and a 5*...I would assume that Rivals is the one thats a little off based off of the 3 major recruiting services.
"Love my State, hate the football"
Can't count out Charlie Strong in this. A lot of kids really like him and it is right in the backyard for them. Hopefully he picks the good guys but if this one drags on for a while my confidence level goes way down.
I know this was already asked, but when is he planning to make a decision as I'm sure he has a "committable offer." This young man is very very talented & an eceptional young man at that. Come be a part of the next National Championship team James!!!
Shendig
come on, JQ --- you'd be surrounded with ultra-talented playmakers...come on board, young man!
"You win with people." - Woody Hayes
I don't think he has a set date. That said having narrowed down a Top Two he is likely to get the full court press from Louisville as well as Ohio State. I actually disagree if this dragged out a little bit I think it might bode well for OSU. Committing to his home town home state school would be the easiest thing do pressure wise, as the process draws out I think it shows he is really strongly considering Ohio State.
As other people have said I think kid is elite there are some other great wide outs out there but his film really pops. I really hope Urban is able to reel this one in.
Played football at Trinity not that long ago, so needless to say, I would be ridiculously excited if James Quick became a buckeye.
Our offense at Trinity is almost identical to our new offense at Ohio State, so I think he would be a perfect fit into this system.
Maybe I should become a "booster" and try to talk some sense into him.
Are we out of play on Marquez North?
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Bill Greene from scout says that we might lead for Quick right now. Apparently he was big on Arkansas until the Petrino luls.
Dont expect a commit from Quick anywhere for a while. He is a three sport athlete at Trinity (football, track, and basketball). He has won several basketball state championships and is a two time state champ in the 200m dash. He has stated (per Bucknuts) that he has no plans of commiting anytime soon. Louisville and tOSU are his top 2 but he plans a visit to Oregon to see what the Ducks are all about. Though they have nice, state of the art, facilities there i wouldn't bet on the Ducks landing him. Eugene is a long way from Kentucky and he has said he wants to stay closer to home. Be patient with this one and let Urban do his thing.
Let's see... I'm a 18 year old kid with tons of talent and I have my college choices down to Lou-ville and The Ohio State University...hmmmm.
Tough choice. Not.
And Smith5587: just don't give him any money or buy him lunch at the Golden Corral.
"Here officer, hold my beer while I find my license."
Buckeyedude, normally if a kid had it narrowed down to OSU or UL, it would be a done deal, but Quick has been high on Louisville from the get go. I wouldn't be surprised if he went either way. Seems to be a trend here lately with some of the top recievers staying local (DGB and Diggs, to name a couple).
Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler
On paper Ohio State is (imo) superior both academically and athletically, BUT I wouldn't be suprised either if he stayed in his hometown, UofL is a good school located in a nice city(not taking anything away from C-Bus I love Columbus), and I believe Charlie Strong ( a former Meyer assistant) has the program heading in the right direction. I just hope he chooses us.
This is coming from a Buckeye who visits Louisville frequently
I would like to think that tOSU can beat out UL easy, but after the Stefon Diggs saga (Maryland.....REALLY?!?!?) I don't know what to think anymore.
"if irony were made of strawberries, we' d all be drinking a lot of smoothies right now."
It is odd that it said a final two because with what some of you are saying with other visits and not announcing anytime soon I don't see how he could have it down to two schools. Those two may be the leaders now but who knows if he visits Oregon and others if he really has a final two already. Does anyone know if he has visited very many schools or is he basically starting the process now?
I've noticed people from Louisville are usually quite fond of their city and very loyal to their hometown. I think it's because the rest of the state doesn't always respect Louisville. They are kind of like NKY in that respect. I don't know. Seems like Lexington is always Kentucky's crown jewel and if you live in Louisville or NKY you aren't a "real" Kentuckian.
So, I wouldn't be shocked if the kid ends up at UofL. Also, why must we always say academically such and such isn't close to Ohio State. We know that the Big 10 has fine academic institutions, but really football players don't give a shit about that, and I don't care what they say. You can go to UofL and get a fine degree if you really are interested in getting an education. I get so tired of people making it sound like all these other schools are so inferior. I don't care about magazine rankings. I went to NKU a school you'll never find on any of these lists. I was a history student and I would take the NKU history department over most departments in America. We had two civil war historians on staff that were nationally respected. They wrote the books other universities use for their classes. We had the number one chapter of Phi Alpha Theta in America. Yale was number two. NKU wasn't on any list, but people who came out of their with a degree have a great education.
It's cool to be proud of Ohio State and the work they do on the academic end, but let's really stop acting like that matters to recruits when I'd guess there are only a few per class that really care what rank Ohio State is or how good specific programs are at Ohio State. Most of them will end up communications majors anyway. Plus, haven't we mocked Michigan for years about how proud they were of their academics. Let's not mimic the fan base we can't stand.
You are right BT. The recruits could care less about the academics most of the time. Unless they are a real smart kid and are hedging their bets. didn't Bosa or Neal just get accepted to the Fisher Business school?
Education is what you make it. I too went to NKU (the put down was No Knowledge College), but they happened to have the best Biology department in Kentucky at the time. It was good enough to get me in to a top 5 dental school(OSU's). So let's stop bagging on academics. Let AACC's fans have that distinction.
DOC, it is Anzalone who is doing the business school thing; he'll be in the 5 year bachelors/MBA combo.
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter
Quick is a very special player and there is huge buzz around here with him and his team, nationally ranked #1 from what I am hearing. In fact, I want to try and go to a few games to see them play. Hopefully by that time he is a buckeye already!
I live in Louisville and Strong is building a very good program here. Bridgewater is a talented QB and I wouldn't put it past Quick to want to play with him. Not to mention Quick would come in and most likely become the #1 WR here.
With that said, I think Urban will make sure this kid thinks hard about coming to OSU. He is already smitten and you know he loves the atmosphere. Being at the Spring Game last Saturday, Louisville doesn't come anywhere close to that type of atmosphere! and I am talking real fall games, not just a spring game! Quick knows where the action is at.
I say he comes to the buckeyes!
I heard he is a Louisville lock.
I don't think he can be a "lock" this early in his recruitment
Bucksanity, is this coming from your "Michigan friends"?
@Doc
I think we have discussed this before, but I wouldnt be surprised if we know many of the same people. my college roomie is an NKU biology alum. He went on to med school at U of L and, unfortunately, is finishing up with residency at scUM
quick is not a Louisville lock. I work at UofL, not in athletic dept, health science campus, and there is no talk of quick being a lock. At the most he is probably down to Louisville and Ohio State and I would say OSU is on top right now after the Spring Game.
there is no comparison to the UofL spring game and OSU's. UofL was hoping to get 20k. They ended up with 15k. Plus with the tweets after last Saturday, he seemed pretty impressed.
Quick and Gibson would be a speedy duo.
...With Marshall in the slot and Eliot in the backfield...I think I just peed a little.
If he is a Louisville lock, why is he said to be visiting Oregon soon? The Louisville hometown thing is probably a pretty strong tie for him, but its still early. I think he was merely stating that out of the schools he's seen, OSU and U of L stand out to him.
I hope he doesn't go to Oregon. That would be awful! Another good kid going to "pot smoker" U!
Hahahahahaha @hodge
Hardly home but always reppin
IMO he'd only go to Oregon if he didnt think OSU would use speed like UO does...and this is definitely no longer the case.
@Blazer I gradeated from NKU in 1992. When did your roomy? BTalbert was much later. He graduated in 2005/06 if I remember correctly. Help me out here BT.
I don't see it? Watched his film. This is KY high school football not Ohio,tx,fl,ca. I'd take Gibson first if he wants to commit he better not wait too long.
Trinity is the third best HS squad in the country per ESPN. Played a hell of a schedule and destroyed everyone. They are better than most all of FL, OH, TX, and CA teams. The only teams in the COUNTRY ranked ahead of Trinity was Don Bosco (NJ) and Armwood (FL).
Please don't generalize teams based on states, they played one of the hardest schedules in the country.
I'm not saying he isn't a good player. I'm just saying don't get carried away with the "we have to have this guy" comments. Gibson's film is way more impressive. He runs away from people I just don't see that with Quick.
I promise you there is no way in hell you can rank 1000's of high school teams and expect to get some sort of accuracy in the process. History and the numbers show the most NFL players come from OH,CA,TX,FL. You can not argue the facts.
whoops! sorry Doc. Im talking '03
@tampa buckeye- Wtf? Are we watchin the same film?!? Gibson is good but he's not in this kids class. Thats world class "football" speed right there, it can't be taught and he has it in droves. Have to respectfully disagree with you on this one.
So, because they're not from OH, CA, TX, or FL, Trinity's players are not as good as other's state's players? Even though the kick the crap out of Ohio's best? I don't really care about history, I care about getting the best players available.
ESPN is good at ranking high school teams, I wouldn't disagree with them on that. They look at the best in the highest divisions of state and how they fair in state and playing out of state. Don't blow them off because you don't know about them.
States=/=Strength of Schedule
If you want any further proof: http://www.maxpreps.com/contests/4vSP4uWDnEmMINPcpwoIJw/football-fall-11/boxscore-archbishop-moeller-cincinnati-vs-trinity-louisville.htm
Quick had 146 all purpose yards and two touchdowns in that game.
Playing Ohio's best.
Moeller isn't ohio's best. they may have been at one point in time. Didn't braxton have 4 td's in one half against that "powerhouse"?
Moeller was ranked 5th in Ohio at 9-4 last season. Trinity also beat St. X (3rd in Ohio). They routed everyone in the playoffs and beat two teams from TN.
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/trinity-shamrocks-%28louisville,ky%29/football-fall-11/schedule.htm
FWIW, the traditional and on the rise powerhouses right now in Ohio (from the first two divisons) in no order:
New Albany and Will South are getting there. If I'm missing one, let me know!
With the week Urban is having, it would be nice to have a "Quick" decision. LOL
Just at least agree with me that Braxton had 4 td's in ONE Half of football vs Moeller. Give me that much credit haha.
I don't remember. I was busy enjoying my team (New Albany)'s success lol [Darron Lee!]
My parents live in New Albany. Great place to live. BTW i was wrong it was only 3 td's in the first half but he finished with 212 yds rushing. Go Bucks!!
Hey RecruitBuck... why does Big Walnut pain you?
I went to high school in Johnstown and we played Big Nut 3 times during my day.
my 4 years at Johnstown, we won a combined 7 games...to tell you how things have changed 2 of those 7 were against New Albany...1990 and 1991. New Albany was building Wexner's mansion and just starting to put up the white fences. Really the only thing in New Albany was a grain mill and an ice cream stand.
@RecruitBuck - Elder??
And DeSales (if you're talking Columbus) is DIII.
@Recruitbuck Coldwater, Mooney, and Kirtland
EDIT: didn't catch the stipulation, thanks RED
@Buck-I.8 - he said top 2 divisions only. Otherwise Steubenville and Watterson would be on the list (though I believe they've gone back and forth between 2 and 3).
Not so Quick you guys.. (get it?)
Yeah I mentioned it seemed a little off that he would be down to only two schools yet he was getting ready to visit Oregon. Appears to be a long way to go on this one. I was hoping he fell in love on his visit here and would commit but it seems like with WR's it is usually not that easy.
I encourage anyone who thinks Trinity is wasn't that good because they played in Kentucky to look at the schedule they played last year. They only played 3 schools located in the state of Kentucky. Those 3 schools were in their conference and they had to play them. 2 of those schools a traditionally 2 of the better teams in Kentucky in Louisville St. X and Louisville Male. Then they played Indianapolis Cathedral, Cincinnati Elder, Cincinnati St. X, and Cincinnati Moeller. As well as Brentwood and Montgomery Bell Academy from Tennessee. Those are some of the best teams in a 5 or 6 team region. Many recruiting and prep sport sites picked them as the number 1 team in America after the went unbeaten through the regular season and blasted through the playoffs. I've heard as many as 9 guys from the team are going to go on and play Division 1 football.
Talbert that is a very impressive schedule they play. Knowing that and remembering the highlights I saw of this kid he is at the top of my wish list with Pocic and Smith of remaining prospects that haven't commited.
Not only did they play an unbelieveable schedule they crushed everyone on that schedule with the exception of Cincinnati St. X, that was a 17-7 outcome. Everyone else they destroyed. They beat Elder 56-7. I've never seen anyone beat Elder that badly. To be sure it wasn't a great Elder team but still.
I just threw Desales on there because they're the only team I know that stacks their schedule continually with D1 and D2 teams, I'd have to look, but they've played a ton of schools that are much bigger and better than them (they've gotten into the playoffs with a losing record due to intra-divisonal victories).
I'll go through add some more later.
@JohnBlair,
NA is my hometown (I lived in the rural, more northern end). I remember the ice cream stand/BBQ. I have an extreme disdain for Wexner for taking my town and making it into a city. We usually beat Big Nut, but they're still good lol. My childhood home was halfway between Johnstown and NA off of 62. Good memories, Central Ohio produces some fine football.
Note: when I talked to Warren Ball at the open practices, we joked around about the Desales/New Albany rivalry. Then I remembered that NA beat him all the years he started...my bad.
Tampa, funny thing is, I had a feeling that someone would bring up that it was just "Kentucky" football. Saw that other posters pointed out the inaccuracy in this opinion. The schedule last year was arguably the toughest in the country, and they never trailed in the 2nd half of a game.
James Quick put together that highlight tape against some of the best competition that the region and country could offer. I would be hard pressed to see others do the same. That is part of what makes Joey Bosa so impressive is they play an extremely tough schedule and he had a great highlight tape.
After playing last years Trinity team many fans and coaches, including Moeller, Elder and Cinci St. X, believed that this Trinty team was possibly the best team they had EVER played. Including Quick being one of the most talented players.
Also, thank you BT for pointing out the schedule and it's difficulty. This years schedule is the same with the potential of playing Carmel or Warren Central out of Indiana. If he amasses the same numbers again this year, I would venture to say he may be the best WR in this class simply because of the level of competition.
It's pretty telling when the team only decides to play 3 teams regular season from in state. They really wanted to be recognized nationally last year, and that's why they went out and played these huge schools from other states. Trinity is not the typical just Kentucky team is all. They are absolutely the most successful high school program in Kentucky high school football history. They have the most or are tied with Highlands for the most Kentucky High school titles, but most of Highland's came in 2A or 3A, where Trinity has won all of theres in 4A which used to be the large school division and now 6A, the current large school division in Kentucky. They would compete in the GCL if they were in Cincinnati is all I'm trying to say. We can all agree that is a damn good league not only in Ohio but nationwide. They wouldn't dominate it every year, but they wouldn't be dominated either.
BT, Trinity and Louisville St. X have actually thrown around (more hypothetically than anything) the idea of joining the GCL, or trying to create a regional GCL. I don't think that will ever happen though.
Was on the last team to win a 4A title. They moved the divisions around after I graduated.
Like Hodge said, imagining Quick with Gibson, Marshall, and Elliott can get you excited pretty quick. Add Devon Allen to that list and...wow...
Quick and Gibson would be awesome gets...wonder how long it will be before a WR commits though...seems like the staff is holding spots for them...be nice to see one of them pull the trigger soonish.
I don't think we will land allen. IMO ofcourse, but quick, gibson, marshall and elliot = very enticing, nonetheless
We are in a good situation at WR. We seem to have a lot of great WRs interested so we could have the pick of the litter. Quick is definitely one of the higher rated prospects along with Treadwell and Allen. I think UFM stopped recruiting Foster after the way he acted on his visit.
"if irony were made of strawberries, we' d all be drinking a lot of smoothies right now."
speaking of excitement, lest we forget … Armani Reeves. he could be the next P…...playmaker we are looking for. no, not that name again. UFM could easily make him play offense.
2011 highlights as a reminder to y’all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCf1rjgLFg4
Those who stay wil be .......Diinner!!
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I think Armani will be too valuable at CB, but there's always a chance he could play both sides. We shall see.
I know we're talking about the bigger divisions, but when it comes to the small schools, the MAC (St Henry, Coldwater, Delphos St Johns, Marion Local...) have been so dominate over the years it's ridiculous. Just thought I give my native NW Ohio some love.
"Winning takes care of everything. - Woody Hayes"
I'll write up a high school piece this summer, complete with types of offenses run by each school for reference's sake.
@RECRUITBUCK - 2 things... 1st, you're right on DeSales (although I'm biased as an alum), we stack the schedule with D1 schools each year if we can find ones who are dumb enough to play us. We've had Elder and LaSalle on it, and of course we play Watterson every year. Probably the best Central OH rivalry game around IMHO.
2nd, I grew up in NA also. Back when Gene was the barber, Eagles was the only restaraunt, and Keith Morriss's girls were 1/2 the reason the boys in town made the trip to Morriss Cardinal for some groceries. Back then we had just under 400 in the "village of New Albany". I lived on the corner of 605 and 161 before it became an ice cream shop and then funeral home. Great town back then, but the commute to DeSales I could have done without.
@RECRUITBUCK - One glaring omission that I see is Dublin Coffman. Though I may be a Hilliard boy, those Coffman kids deserve their due. I remember watching Stoneburner single-handedly ripping our hearts out in the '08 regional finals, and then in the semifinal that year damn near pulling the upset over St. Xavier (the ending was absolutely insane).
Mike Brewster actually wanted to move to Columbus his senior year of high school just so he could play for Coffman in '08. Think about that line, Adams and Brewster...sick.
@RECRUITBUCK, another omission, although they are D3 or D4 (depending on the year), is Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. They could have beat most of the D1 state champs in the last few years. Absolutely dominant.
Also, to clarify your point, DeSales and Watterson flip flop between D2 and D3 on a pretty regular basis.
I thought DeSales made the flip to D3 a few years back...
They did, but most of the years I was in the program (class of '93) we were D2. It seemed in the late 90's, they switched every other year when the new student census counts came out.
@Maj
I F***ing loved Gene. Love Eagles, they're still under the same ownership...although they've modified their recipes a little. That commute to Desales would suck.
@Hodge
My bad! I should've included Coffman.
Go Wehrle! :o)
He ran a 10.78 in the 100 and 21.64 in the 200 today. Incredible.
Quick is extremely...quick. Sigh. Not fast at top speed, but he accelerates like a madman. Would do wonders coming out of the backfield eh?
10.78 indicates a pretty fast top speed, but it is rare that he would need to run anywhere near 100 meters. If he is faster than everyone after 20-30 meters he will score a lot of touchdowns.
That's true, but track speed and football speed are different. It seems like when he broke away he wasn't separating from the secondary, but that might just be an indication of the level of talent he was playing against.
Sorry, read it wrong. But, I'm not sure if I agree, he blew past a lot of guys in the second level, on the short reads over the middle.
I know, that's why I said:
This guy plays as fast as i've seen in years idk what urbzrenewal could be talking about. you sure thats his junior film?
No I mean he blows by guys initially, I just don't see the top end speed in him, like outrunning corners and safeties. I don't see the separation you typically see in speedsters. He's fast, but he's not creating lots of yards of space between him and the corners giving chase. He's not too much faster than those around him...his burst (which is probably better at the college level) is what gives him his initial separation.
But like I said, it may just be that his team plays a mammoth schedule and the corners are much better than your typical high school team. Yes, I'm sure it's his junior film. His football speed and track speed are a little different.
Of course that's my only real criticism of him. He'll be an insane player at the next level :) I just don't see the pure football speed of a Ginn/Harvin/Diggs/Neal/Foster.
I guess ESPiN's scouting report [which are typically more accurate than their rankings] actually agrees:
Yeah I imagine if there was film of him playing Manual high school or Simon Kenton or Ryle in the playoffs you would see plenty of separation. A lot of the film is against elite high school competition.
Gotta think his schedule will bode well for his "game readiness," especially when you compare him to guys like Grant who were ill-prepared for the speed of the college game. Hoping we land this kid, could be a solid contributor from day one.
Alright, let me set a couple of you straight. I live here in Louisville and everything I hear about this kid Quick is elite. Buckeyes want this kid. Not sure how consistent he is but the talent he displays is off the charts.
So check out this video. It is the Trinity-St.Xavier game. It is a huge local game, so big it has to be played at the Louisville Cardinals Papa Johns stadium (they actually fill the stadium as much as if not more than UofL). It is a bigtime rival so even if either team is not that great, they still play harder than any other game. to them it is UMvsOSU. You can see quick catch a bubble screen around the 1:25 mark. He takes it around 35 yards, breaks a couple of tackles and dives into the endzone. If you think that play is nothing special, then you are being way to critical. Another nice bubble screen at 2:03. This kid is not the WR/RB hybrid that Marshall will probably be filling as you can see at the 2:12 mark on a bad option play. He is a great Teddy Ginn type of guy though. Great bubble screen receiver and can do things with the ball once he gets it.
Must have in my opinion!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9zJpxHLpo4
My thoughts exactly. He'd look faster if he played against typical competition.
Any updates? When's he supposed to make a decision? What are our chances?
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Gotta add canton McKinley and Masslilon Washington on your list.