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Topic:  Big weekend for Boals
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Kevin Finnegan
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  Message Not Read  Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 10:03:04 AM 
With four recruits coming for official visits, Boals has a chance to build his team pretty quickly. If he can get at least two of these to commit, he has the start of making his mark. If he goes 0 for 4, that'll be a bit concerning. Can't wait to see what comes out of this.

Coming to visit:

--Ben Roderick (appears to be the biggest fish Boals is trying to catch)

--Morgan Safford

--Charlie Daniels?

And a mystery fourth candidate, though maybe Lunden McDay to lock up his commitment?
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colobobcat66
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 10:28:53 AM 
finnOhio wrote:
With four recruits coming for official visits, Boals has a chance to build his team pretty quickly. If he can get at least two of these to commit, he has the start of making his mark. If he goes 0 for 4, that'll be a bit concerning. Can't wait to see what comes out of this.

Coming to visit:

--Ben Roderick (appears to be the biggest fish Boals is trying to catch)

--Morgan Safford

--Charlie Daniels?

And a mystery fourth candidate, though maybe Lunden McDay to lock up his commitment?


Nice to see these guys using the last weekend before signing day to visit Ohio. I think that’s a really good sign.
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Bobcat1998
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 10:54:47 AM 
For sure we will be returning Vander Plas, Preston and Murrell as guys with experience as well as two untested big guys in Springs and McMurray. I like the approach of trying to shore up that guard group with McDay, Safford and Roderick to team with Preston and possibly Darty. Then hopefully he can get some more big guys with athleticism and post play to round it out. Murrell and Vander Plas are your wing guys with size but truly we have no rebounding AT ALL.
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Jeff McKinney
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 11:41:51 AM 
Check Vander Plas' rebounding stats in several games. He can do it when he puts his mind to it.
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IceCat76
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 11:55:30 AM 
Jeff McKinney wrote:
Check Vander Plas' rebounding stats in several games. He can do it when he puts his mind to it.


Or the other team is very short.
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OUVan
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 12:37:33 PM 
IceCat76 wrote:
Jeff McKinney wrote:
Check Vander Plas' rebounding stats in several games. He can do it when he puts his mind to it.


Or the other team is very short.


He led the team in rebounds per minute on the defensive end. The big difference between he and Doug Taylor and Jason Carter was on the offensive boards but he played a lot more on the perimeter than they did so that is expected. I don't worry a bit about BVP's ability to rebound. We are going to need to give him some help though.
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Bobcat1998
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 1:28:46 PM 
OUVan wrote:
IceCat76 wrote:
Jeff McKinney wrote:
Check Vander Plas' rebounding stats in several games. He can do it when he puts his mind to it.


Or the other team is very short.


He led the team in rebounds per minute on the defensive end. The big difference between he and Doug Taylor and Jason Carter was on the offensive boards but he played a lot more on the perimeter than they did so that is expected. I don't worry a bit about BVP's ability to rebound. We are going to need to give him some help though.


I didn't mean to imply I doubted BVP's rebounding. I remember him being able to hold his own down low. I was hinting at the fact that if we go guard-heavy with 4 or 5 of the open schollies we have to have some big, athletic rim rockers to be able to play immediately, whether they are post guys or wings. I feel like if you put Preston, BVP and 2 of Roderick, McDay or Safford with a grad transfer or JUCO guy, our starting 5 won't be too bad. Bring Darty back and it only enhances depth. But let's face it, we haven't had real depth in the last 3 years.
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Jeff McKinney
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 2:16:09 PM 
Ben needs help and also hopefully he will be directed and motivated to battle inside more.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 3:26:27 PM 
colobobcat66 wrote:
Nice to see these guys using the last weekend before signing day to visit Ohio. I think that’s a really good sign.


I hope it ends up being a good sign. (fingers crossed)
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FlashGary
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 3:37:45 PM 
Jeff McKinney wrote:
Ben needs help and also hopefully he will be directed and motivated to battle inside more.


Ben seemed to get more comfortable doing more things as the year went on. He's got skills and probably will be an all-MAC player no later than his junior season.

Jeff, did you try to reach me? It appears that a shot was blocked at the rim.
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The Better Ohio Bobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 4:00:04 PM 
finnOhio wrote:
With four recruits coming for official visits, Boals has a chance to build his team pretty quickly.


How do you know there are 4 recruits coming for official visits?
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OU_Country
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 4:31:13 PM 
The better Ohio Bobcat wrote:
finnOhio wrote:
With four recruits coming for official visits, Boals has a chance to build his team pretty quickly.


How do you know there are 4 recruits coming for official visits?


Somewhere it was announced that there are four recruits coming. I'm not sure, but maybe Zach Fleer tweeted it?
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Doc Bobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 6:54:42 PM 
OU_Country wrote:
The better Ohio Bobcat wrote:
finnOhio wrote:
With four recruits coming for official visits, Boals has a chance to build his team pretty quickly.


How do you know there are 4 recruits coming for official visits?


Somewhere it was announced that there are four recruits coming. I'm not sure, but maybe Zach Fleer tweeted it?


I’ll be in Athens tomorrow looking for JB and some recruits....couple of tall ones....couple of smaller ones.

Last Edited: 4/12/2019 6:55:03 PM by Doc Bobcat

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Jeff McKinney
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 7:46:25 PM 
Solich Soarer?
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Doc Bobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 9:48:45 PM 
Jeff McKinney wrote:
Solich Soarer?


I’ll put it in the trunk of Thornberry’s Crown Vic.

Can take off from Jeff Hill if necessary....passing over Vinton County is a tad too dangerous.
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ohio9704
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 10:31:32 PM 
colobobcat66 wrote:
finnOhio wrote:
With four recruits coming for official visits, Boals has a chance to build his team pretty quickly. If he can get at least two of these to commit, he has the start of making his mark. If he goes 0 for 4, that'll be a bit concerning. Can't wait to see what comes out of this.

Coming to visit:

--Ben Roderick (appears to be the biggest fish Boals is trying to catch)

--Morgan Safford

--Charlie Daniels?

And a mystery fourth candidate, though maybe Lunden McDay to lock up his commitment?


Nice to see these guys using the last weekend before signing day to visit Ohio. I think that’s a really good sign.



Signing period is April 17- May 15. Yes it is good to have them in the last weekend before window opens, but no guarantee this is their only visits during spring signing period.

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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/12/2019 10:58:09 PM 
The better Ohio Bobcat wrote:
finnOhio wrote:
With four recruits coming for official visits, Boals has a chance to build his team pretty quickly.


How do you know there are 4 recruits coming for official visits?


I’m pretty sure that Arkley quoted Boles on that a few days back.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/13/2019 11:08:07 AM 
Beautiful spring day in Athens. Once they see the convo and campus who among men can resist?
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/13/2019 11:38:06 AM 
Can't hurt that it's also Number Fest today.
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Mark Lembright '85
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/13/2019 12:55:52 PM 
ytownbobcat wrote:
Beautiful spring day in Athens. Once they see the convo and campus who among men can resist?


+1! I know I couldn’t!

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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/13/2019 5:32:01 PM 
I was at the volleyball scrimmage today and saw Boals and other coaches with three guys. I’m assuming Roderick, Safford, and Daniels. Two guards and a big. Also saw most of the team remaining follow the group into the Rohr Room.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/13/2019 6:00:07 PM 
Correction. After looking up photos, it was McDay, Safford, and Daniels I saw.
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The Better Ohio Bobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/13/2019 9:31:38 PM 
What about the 4th recruit/Roderick?
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/13/2019 10:16:46 PM 
The better Ohio Bobcat wrote:
What about the 4th recruit/Roderick?


All I can say is I only saw 3.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Big weekend for Boals
   Posted: 4/14/2019 7:38:56 AM 
Not 100% sure, but I think I saw Roderick on a golf cart riding down S. Green Dr. in front of Peden.
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