Ohio and surrounding states need to do better

[SWGA Fan]

No they don't, I thought it would be addressed in this thread but it really wasn't as much.


This thread here addresses a lot of those problems. One of the bigger problems is a lot of people in that thread don't want 7 v 7 or spring ball.

OHSAA does not allow kids to play 7on7

That is all

yappi.com

Teams in Georgia not only embrace 7 on 7, BUT. They strive to play in TOP TIER tourneys as well. Two of our kids garnered scholies from UGA, from the Kirby Smart tourney in Athens. (TE Landon Thomas and WR Ny Carr) In fact, they have NATIONAL 7 on 7 tourneys, that for non-contact activities, garner massive acclaim.

 

[SWGA Fan]

Kids from that region have always been going to the Big Ten but for the most part they are NOT the best kids. The best players have stayed in the south outside of a few. Also, so what if Georgia hasn't gotten as many or their top in state kids? They still have Alabama and Florida as next door neighbors to their state.

If a kid grows up in Alabama, Alabama or Awebun SIGNS him, with the exception of our WR (George Pickins) who went to the league last season. I've been watching UGA since Moses was in pampers, and HE is the ONLY one to wear UGA Red and Black. CONVERSELY, in the past three seasons, ALA. has gotten six of the TOP recruits in Georgia. (Caleb Downs, Will Anderson, the RB from Dalton, the LBER from Charlton Co., (Champ Bailey's alma mater, the LEGACY RB from Buford) DEION and NEB. got two others in the one who he brought from Jackson St., and the DL from Valdosta) And Nebraska got the #1 TE in America coming outta high school, Arik Gilbert.

And during Awebun's heyday, 50% of their recruits hailed from Georgia. When Bo Jackson was in the famous Awebun Wishbone. TWO of the three studs were from Albany and Thomasville, Ga., Lionel 'lil Train' James, and William Andrews. George Rogers is from Duluth, GEORGIA but won the Heisman at South Carolina! And Trevor Lawrence is from Cartersville, GEORGIA, but went to Clemson! And the #1 Center in America, and the nineteenth pick in the NFL Draft, Cameron Erving, played for the Colquitt Co. Packers., but went to FSU.

And until VERY recently, UGA got very few from Florida. THOSE went to Alabama, Florida, FSU, Awebun, and Miami, to name a few. But since KIRBY BALL has reared its beautiful head, MIAMI metro and the football factory in Bradenton, (IMG Academy) have become destinations for the DAWGS!

 

[Cedar_Point]

The talent in Ohio is becoming borderline a joke now. Only one kid in the 2023 class in the 247 composite top 100. Same goes for the 2024 class. This is not just a problem in Ohio, the same things are happening in the border states such as Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The talent is not there to build an elite college football program.

It is just waaaaay too hard to recruit kids from far away distances and get them to come to your school. If Damon Wilson for instance was in Pennsylvania and not Florida then I believe he’s a Buckeye. Same goes for Keon Keeley.

Programs like Georgia, Alabama, Miami have such a massive margin for error considering their location. Alabama the state for instance isn’t known to be a football factory but they do border Georgia and Florida which makes their recruiting that much easier. Not only is it closer to home for these kids but it makes it easier for coaching staffs down there to visit them. Massive disadvantage for Ohio State, the Big Ten, and Notre Dame.

What is the answer to all of this? That I don’t know, I’ve heard more 7 on 7 participation for players outside of their high schools as well as spring football but your state either has the elite athletes or it doesn’t so not sure that’s the answer.

States in the north continue to lose population due to lack of jobs and just god awful state politics and people do not want to live there. Most of the black population in this country also resides in the southeast and let’s be real, the best athletes are black.

Regardless something needs to be done, something needs to change immediately because the Midwest is being completely destroyed on the national stage in recruiting and on the field.

Fire everyone is your answer