(05-15-2020 11:48 AM)Ohio Poly Wrote:  

(05-15-2020 09:54 AM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  Over the years I've taken a look at recruiting patterns and the type of guys which are coming into the program.

Ohio was #3 in the APR rankings last showing they can bring in a well qualified athlete and compete.

Think about this and think about that Ohio is 2/1 odds on favorites to win the MAC with two freshman QB's that haven't even played a down. Who in the MAC has ever been favored so highly to win it no returning QB? That is because we have a real program.

You can see this just from the recruiting tracker with Ohio's guys from 2021.

Bryce Butler TE (offers): Akron, App St, Arkansas, Buffalo, UConn, East Carolina, Kansas, Kent St, Toledo, Pitt

Jake Skelly T (offers): Akron, Ball St, EMU, Kent St, Toledo

Davion Weatherspoon C (offers): Army, BG, CMU, Kentucky, Michigan

https://www.bobcatattack.com/football/recruiting.asp

The top guy is more of a G5 level recruit as you can see SBC and AAC schools had some interest. The middle guy is more of a MAC level recruit with just conference offers. Its these guys that Akron cannot win.

For Ohio this is their version of diamond in the rough recruiting. They select guys that will make it academically and have developmental upside so they don't rate as highly in the recruiting rankings as they should. The same with the preferred walk on program.

Akron is loading up on marginal qualifiers or non-qualifiers that don't pan out. That is why they don't have any consistency.

You'd think it was Ohio that won a MAC championship in the modern era and not Akron..

Hahahahaha!!! It’s been 50+ years and a proposed Airport since the last OU Football championship