Duane Long Top 50 in Ohio
A few weeks ago, Duane Long was part of a group that released a very biased top 50 seniors in Ohio. It had mid/low four star OSU commits (i.e. Bogard) as the top in the state while guys like Kalis were not even in the top 10.
Apparently, that wasn't Duane Long's top 50.
Right now on his site he's ranking his top 50 (from 50 down to 1) and his rankings are much more favorable to Michigan and seem far more objective than those other rankings.
He has yet to release the top 10, but it looks like Kalis, Wormley and (possibly? EDIT: I actually don't think Ringer is in the top 50 now) Ringer are among them.
My only criticism of his analysis is that he basically provides a glowing review of every player. Guys ranked in the 40s sound like future 1st team all-americans. Every player "could be the best player at his position." But nonetheless its an interesting read.
Heres the link to his latest entry (with previous entries above it):
http://www.duanelongreport.com/2011-articles/august/the-duane-long-repo…
August 31st, 2011 at 12:50 PM ^
Never pay attention to a guy named Duane. Unless he asks if you can smell what he's cooking.
August 31st, 2011 at 1:45 PM ^
if he's playing a Les Paul
August 31st, 2011 at 12:56 PM ^
Didnt this guy already release this list? Wormley at #1 and Kalis at #2 if I remember correctly. This was about 2 weeks ago.
August 31st, 2011 at 1:08 PM ^
yesterday (dated 8-30).
August 31st, 2011 at 1:52 PM ^
referenced in this post:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ace-chris-wormley-named-no-1-ohio-prospect-bucknuts
August 31st, 2011 at 1:49 PM ^
It'll be interesting to see whether Ringer is top 10 or not in the top 50. I don't see Gant on here, either.
August 31st, 2011 at 2:35 PM ^
I actually think neither Ringer nor Gant are in the top 50 now.
August 31st, 2011 at 2:06 PM ^
to mainly osu fans....so he caters to them... I see no reason to get bent since the rankings don't mean much anyway... The top players in the state are obvious anyway and only some diehard homer or teenager wouldn't recognize it
August 31st, 2011 at 3:09 PM ^
"The best free safety in the state. Wilson could be the best safety in the state period. If there was no question about him as a tackler I would definitely rank him the best safety in Ohio. His ball skills are even better than Frank Epotropulous, and that is saying something. Super athletic player with great speed. A real threat to take it to the house after he makes an interception."
August 31st, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^
If Epitropoulus is such a great Safety, why do all the recruiting sites have him listed at WR? I guess an analyst loses credit with me when he can't even spell the player's name correctly. I do like the "best free safety in the state" comment though.
August 31st, 2011 at 3:25 PM ^
that Wilson, as a safety, has better ball skills than a WR.
August 31st, 2011 at 3:29 PM ^
I would have never read it that way. In that case, we have a safety that catches better than one of Ohio's WR recruits! Yeah!
August 31st, 2011 at 4:42 PM ^
Well, he said ball skills, not better hands. You can have great ball skills and bad hands, and vice versa.
August 31st, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
This is getting awkward.
August 31st, 2011 at 6:08 PM ^
Additionally, some guys are tough up in your face, but can be vulnerable when you try to go deep. And some guys are just soft and wonder why they can't get in.
August 31st, 2011 at 8:32 PM ^
Had been pretty high on Ringer. For him to have fallen out of the top 50 (when he was a 'starter' on Long's all state team a few months ago) doesn't make much sense...except for the fact that he is now a Wolverine.