Welcome Guest! Create an Account login email: password: remember me: BASKETBALLFOOTBALLMESSAGE BOARDCHATLINKS site searchwhere to watchcontact usabout usadvertise with ushelp Message Board BobcatAttack.com Message Board Ohio Football Recruiting Topic:  Riley Starnes from Gallia Topic:  Riley Starnes from Gallia Author Message Townie General User Member Since: 11/10/2015 Post Count: 5 Status: Offline     Riley Starnes from Gallia    Posted: 8/30/2020 11:05:06 AM  This is a question about recruiting strategy. Riley Starnes from Gallia Academy, about 40 minutes from Athens, is a three star recruit that has committed to Toledo. He has also had offers from Miami, Ball State, Akron among others. I don't know Riley, have no information at all about his recruitment. But it appears that Ohio did not offer him. I'm just curious if local SE Ohio players get a "benefit of the doubt" in being recruited because they are local, or must be that much better to get an offer just because they are local, or are evaluated with no impact on whether local or not. https://247sports.com/player/riley-starnes-46100109 / Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,317 Status: Offline     RE: Riley Starnes from Gallia    Posted: 8/30/2020 6:51:51 PM  Townie wrote: This is a question about recruiting strategy. Riley Starnes from Gallia Academy, about 40 minutes from Athens, is a three star recruit that has committed to Toledo. He has also had offers from Miami, Ball State, Akron among others. I don't know Riley, have no information at all about his recruitment. But it appears that Ohio did not offer him. I'm just curious if local SE Ohio players get a "benefit of the doubt" in being recruited because they are local, or must be that much better to get an offer just because they are local, or are evaluated with no impact on whether local or not. https://247sports.com/player/riley-starnes-46100109 / I think they are often overlooked because we are focusing more on other areas. These are the kinds of recruits that, in basketball, Jim Snyder was so good at finding -- Jerry Jackson, Mike Haley, Charles Gill Sr., etc. Last Edited: 8/30/2020 6:52:15 PM by OhioCatFan The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OhioBobcat General User Member Since: 1/20/2006 Post Count: 1,618 Status: Offline     RE: Riley Starnes from Gallia    Posted: 9/2/2020 6:35:16 PM  Townie wrote: This is a question about recruiting strategy. Riley Starnes from Gallia Academy, about 40 minutes from Athens, is a three star recruit that has committed to Toledo. He has also had offers from Miami, Ball State, Akron among others. I don't know Riley, have no information at all about his recruitment. But it appears that Ohio did not offer him. I'm just curious if local SE Ohio players get a "benefit of the doubt" in being recruited because they are local, or must be that much better to get an offer just because they are local, or are evaluated with no impact on whether local or not. https://247sports.com/player/riley-starnes-46100109 / Teams generally recruit based on their needs. One year you may see a team go heavy on offense, the next year more so on defense, or one year go hard on skill positions, and maybe the next year on the lines, etc. I highly doubt very much the Ohio coaches are unaware of him, but I'm willing to bet if Ohio doesn't offer based on the kind of offers he's getting from peer MAC schools that they've already offered other guys who they feel are better at his position the he is, or are simply focussing more on the allotment of scholarships at other positions. Recruiting local kids makes the proximity nice both ways, but it isn't always the best answer to filling a team's specific needs. Don't discount the fact he simply might just want to play elsewhere than SE Ohio too. Lots of variables to consider over simply just giving the kid the benefit of the doubt. Back to Top TWT General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Post Count: 5,084 Status: Offline     RE: Riley Starnes from Gallia    Posted: 9/12/2020 8:44:30 AM  Ohio offers a certain caliber of athlete for the position which doesn't always translate into a highly successful HS player. They also offer players across the country rather than the immediate backyard. Perhaps the coaches viewed Riley as more of a walk on type player in their system. Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Miami @ Peden front of 25,086 Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,467 Status: Offline     RE: Riley Starnes from Gallia    Posted: 9/12/2020 12:40:18 PM  Club Hyatt wrote: Ohio offers a certain caliber of athlete for the position which doesn't always translate into a highly successful HS player. They also offer players across the country rather than the immediate backyard. Perhaps the coaches viewed Riley as more of a walk on type player in their system. Or perhaps he indicated that he had no interest in Ohio. We have no way of knowing. We can just wish him luck at his school of choice (except when playing Ohio), and hope that the players that Ohio ends up with are outstanding. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top ExCat21 General User Member Since: 9/29/2014 Post Count: 1,100 Status: Offline     RE: Riley Starnes from Gallia    Posted: 9/24/2020 3:33:51 PM  Townie wrote: This is a question about recruiting strategy. Riley Starnes from Gallia Academy, about 40 minutes from Athens, is a three star recruit that has committed to Toledo. He has also had offers from Miami, Ball State, Akron among others. I don't know Riley, have no information at all about his recruitment. But it appears that Ohio did not offer him. I'm just curious if local SE Ohio players get a "benefit of the doubt" in being recruited because they are local, or must be that much better to get an offer just because they are local, or are evaluated with no impact on whether local or not. https://247sports.com/player/riley-starnes-46100109 / It's about scheme and positon need that year/for the future. If Galia is a "pipeline" high school then it would be a different convo. Hope that helps! Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,943 Status: Offline     RE: Riley Starnes from Gallia    Posted: 9/24/2020 9:16:43 PM  ExCat21 wrote: Townie wrote: This is a question about recruiting strategy. Riley Starnes from Gallia Academy, about 40 minutes from Athens, is a three star recruit that has committed to Toledo. He has also had offers from Miami, Ball State, Akron among others. I don't know Riley, have no information at all about his recruitment. But it appears that Ohio did not offer him. I'm just curious if local SE Ohio players get a "benefit of the doubt" in being recruited because they are local, or must be that much better to get an offer just because they are local, or are evaluated with no impact on whether local or not. https://247sports.com/player/riley-starnes-46100109 / It's about scheme and positon need that year/for the future. If Galia is a "pipeline" high school then it would be a different convo. Hope that helps! When do you ever have too many O-linemen? Back to Top SVAC83 General User Member Since: 10/1/2019 Post Count: 143 Status: Offline     RE: Riley Starnes from Gallia    Posted: 10/12/2020 4:03:03 PM  I could be wrong but i think Ohio may have been caught off guard by Riley's commitment. i know he unofficially visited Ohio more then once. And i was given the impression that he was not going to commit anywhere until this fall or after this season. But soon after the COVID situation he went ahead and committed. My guess is the cancellations of camps and visits might of made him go ahead and make his decision. I haven't talked to Riley since like around Christmas time at a basketball game so i have no idea. I don't know that Ohio would of offered him or that he would of went either one. J just know he was enjoying the being recruited process. Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 8  of 8 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Football Recruiting' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 260 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 255 Guests 5 Registered Users:   Mike Coleman, Casper71, redhawk10, colobobcat66, bobcat28 There are no other users looking at this page.

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