Signing Day Thread

[Carin's Dad]

Let's put the LOI's here as they come in tomorrow.

[RedRocker]

Shaq Washington WR 5'9" 160 Maple Heights, OH (Maple Heights H.S.)
Malcolm Murray DB 6'2" 200 Walnut, CA (Mount San Antonio JC)
Damon Julian WR 6'3" 215 Woodland Hills, CA (LA Pierce JC)

[RedRocker]

Chris Moore WR 6'1" 175 Tampa, FL (Jefferson H.S.)
Patrick Coyne QB 6'1" 230 Hamilton, OH (Badin H.S.)
Justin Murray OL 6'5" 250 Cincinnati, OH (Sycamore H.S.)
Nick Temple LB/DB 5'10" 200 Indianapolis, IN (Warren Central H.S.)
Chad West DL 6'6" 230 Perry, OH (Perry H.S.)

[bearcatd]

Here's the "official" gobearcats.com tally (http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/11-cinn-signing-day.html)

[RedRocker]

Here's the "official" gobearcats.com tally (http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/11-cinn-signing-day.html)

Also, Tommy Gelehrter's Twitter feed which is posting quicker
http://twitter.com/TommyG_Sideline
And Butch's
http://twitter.com/CoachJonesUC

[RedRocker]

Trenier Orr DB 5'11" 175 Ocoee, FL (Ocoee H.S.)
AJ Fleak K 6'2" 210 Sunbury, OH (Big Walnut H.S.)
Rod Coleman WR 6'3" 180 Cincinnati, OH (LaSalle H.S.)
Brandon Mitchell DL 6'2" 300 Cincinnati, OH (Withrow H.S.)

[RedRocker]

And here is the big fish:

Jameel Poteat RB 5'11" 200 Harrisburg, PA (Bishop McDevitt H.S.)

:):):):)

I need more smileys guys along with a clapping emoticon.

[RedRocker]

Parker Ehinger OT 6'8" 260 Rockford, MI/Rockford H.S.)

[RedRocker]

Kirk Willis LS (preferred walk on)
Eric Ernst P/WR McNicholas (preferred walk on and a member of RedRocker's fam, Congrats Eric!)
Matt Staubach ATH/TE/QB McNicholas (preferred walk on)
Max Morrison WR 6'1" 165 Kenton, OH (Kenton H.S.)

[RedRocker]

Ralph David Abernathy RB 5'7" 155 Atlanta, GA (The Westminster H.S.)
Chad Hannah DL 6'5" 215 Tampa, FL (Gaither H.S.)

[bearcats5]

"1st surprise of the morning Gaither HS DL Chad Hannah. Welcome to the family!"-Jones Twitter

[dbernie41]

Woo! Lets hope for 1 or 2 more!

[RedRocker]

Akise Teague RB 5'10" 180 Youngstown, Ohio (Ursuline HS)

[bearcat25]

We need those guys with "LB" next to their name to get those LOI's in!

[RedRocker]

Woo! Lets hope for 1 or 2 more!
I'm hoping for Marquis Lucas OL from Miami. JC's Anthony Denham WR and Mike Edwards DB would be nice adds too.

[RedRocker]

We need those guys with "LB" next to their name to get those LOI's in!

Anybody on that side of the ball and OL, but yeah, I agree. A few more LBs would be great.

[RedRocker]

Second surprise of the day:

Stevie Weatherford QB 6'2" 205 Land O Lakes HS (near Tampa), FL

Obviously, someone is doing their job well in recruiting the Bay area.

[RedRocker]

Demetrius Alston DE 6'3" 230 Norcross, GA
Silverberry Mouhon DE 6'3" 225 Norcross, GA

Two big gets on the DL.

[bearcat25]

Second surprise of the day:

Stevie Weatherford QB 6'2" 205 Land O Lakes HS (near Tampa), FL

Obviously, someone is doing their job well in recruiting the Bay area.

I don't think this one was a surprise. The other day, a local paper from Tampa reported that he gave his committment to UC. Still, nothing is final until the ink dries.......and it's dry!

[RedRocker]

Doc Angelo's kid:

Michael Colosimo QB 6'2" 190 Beechwood HS, KY (preferred walk on)

[RedRocker]

Who is missing as of now, from BL list @ UC blog on cincinnati.com:

Alex Chisum (6-2, 185), wide receiver, Tyrone, Ga.: Chose UC over Indiana, Kentucky and Louisville.

Dwight Jackson (6-2, 220), linebacker, Miami, Fla.: Chose UC over Texas Tech, Kentucky and West Virginia.

Percy Johnson (6-1, 220), linebacker, Chagrin Falls, Ohio: Chose UC over Akron, Ohio and Toledo.

Daniel Murray (6-3, 285), offensive lineman, Encinitas, Calif.: Chose UC over Kentucky.

Carroll Phillips (6-3, 215), defensive end, Miami, Fla.: Chose UC over Texas Tech.

We need those LBs and the two guys in the trenches badly.

[RedRocker]

Chisum's on board.

Alex Chisum WR 6'3" 180 Tyrone, GA (Sandy Creek HS)

[RedRocker]

Tick....tock....tick....tock......

Now the waiting begins. I'd hate to be CBJ right now. He's probably bouncing off the walls waiting.

[RedRocker]

Murray on board

Daniel Murray OL 6-3, 285, Encinitas, Calif

Couldn't fax LOI until 7 am PST.

[dbernie41]

Rivals has it broken down really nice between verbals and LOIs.

[dbernie41]

But yeah, we still have alot of guys who need to get those LOIs in!

[bearcat25]

Where the heck are those darn LB's????????

[the arnold palmer of golf]

Concerns: LBs
DL and OL: need 300 more lbers.


everything else looks good.

[bearcat25]

Brandon Mitchell listed at 300lbs. Remember, these guys are in HS. They'll put on 20-30 lbs (or more in some cases) once they get on campus, start eating even more, and hitting the weight room.

[RedRocker]

Does anybody know what the plan is for Michael Colosimo? Angelo played RB @ Colgate and is a pretty stout guy. I'm wondering if the plan with Michael is to let him grow for a year and see where he is size-wise and possibly turn him into an OLB. He's already 6'2". With a little more weight, he'd be an ideal size for that position. I really don't see him @ QB for the Cats with Coyne and Luellen in the fold.

Just my .02.

[dbernie41]

Completely OT but does anyone know if Latwan Anderson is for sure back at Miami?

[shaunsimpson]

I think that Anderson trying to get back to Miami was denied. Who knows if he is able to enroll anywhere right now.

[RedRocker]

This is an interesting read from the Miami Herald when he quit football in October. Sounds like he could play immediately anywhere else since he was on a track scholarship.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/21/1882389/miami-hurricanes-latwan-anderson.html

[DBrentonBuck]

Miami (Fla.) Central weakside defensive end Dwight Jackson took an official visit this past weekend to Lubbock, Texas to check out Texas Tech. The Cincinnati commitment enjoyed what he got to see from the Red Raiders, but was it enough to change his mind?

Wondering about this guy... he went to TT after committing to UC.... having second thoughts?

[shaunsimpson]

http://twitter.com/#!/LukeStampini

go down about an hour. The 247sports guys have it all covered. Best thing about BearcatLair going to a national network is when we have so many players out of the state they have other experts out there to help out.

[DCrack]

Does anybody know what the plan is for Michael Colosimo? Angelo played RB @ Colgate and is a pretty stout guy. I'm wondering if the plan with Michael is to let him grow for a year and see where he is size-wise and possibly turn him into an OLB. He's already 6'2". With a little more weight, he'd be an ideal size for that position. I really don't see him @ QB for the Cats with Coyne and Luellen in the fold.

Just my .02.

I think Colosimo and Staubach will be given opportunity to sit a year and get bigger. With a year on scout the staff will be able to judge their best position and if they can compete on DI Level. IMO Staubach is TE material

[Cliftnote]

Don't know if this is a duplicate, but Marquis Lucas signed with the Mountaineers. Would've been a nice get ...

[dbernie41]

Im surprised this thread isn't busier. Lucas would have been a nice get. If we get these last 4 as planned and somehow get Latwan, that would make for an EXCELLENT day.

[dbernie41]

According the rivals, Percy Johnson isn't signing anywhere today. That means Phillips isn't as well. Not good!

[bearcatd]

According the rivals, Percy Johnson isn't signing anywhere today. That means Phillips isn't as well. Not good!

Just curious, how does one mean the other. Isn't Johnson from Ohio and Phillips from FL?

[RedRocker]

Just curious, how does one mean the other. Isn't Johnson from Ohio and Phillips from FL?

Yeah, that makes no sense to me either.

[dbernie41]

SORRY! Got confused with his HS team mate Jackson.

We better get Johnson on board ASAP!

[RedRocker]

Just curious, how does one mean the other. Isn't Johnson from Ohio and Phillips from FL?

I think he meant Jackson, but per the Twitter page Shaun referenced, Jackson is in the fold, but no official announcement from CBJ yet.

http://twitter.com/#!/LukeStampini

Go down about 2 hours now.

[dbernie41]

PHEW! Dwight Jackson and Phillips are in!!!!

[bearcat25]

Dwight Jackson and Carroll Phillips are in! Whew.

Come on Percy!

[RedRocker]

Dwight Jackson and Carroll Phillips are in! Whew.

Come on Percy!

Final piece. Hope the two Cali Jucos (Denham WR and Edwards DB) make it too. Anybody hear anything about them?

Heck of a first full recruiting class.

[bearcat25]

The list on gobearcats.com shows 24 LOI's. I assume we only have 1 slot left, correct? We don't oversign do we?

Anyone got clarification on this?

[DCrack]

Just curious, how does one mean the other. Isn't Johnson from Ohio and Phillips from FL?

Jackson and Phillips from Miami Central both signed.

[JohnFrancis]

Final piece. Hope the two Cali Jucos (Denham WR and Edwards DB) make it too. Anybody hear anything about them?

Heck of a first full recruiting class.

Don't know how reliable this is, but Edwards to Hawaii?

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=219&f=1136


OT: UK must be pretty upset with Kiffin getting that top LB from Danville (I think he's from Danville - anyway, he's USC bound)

[RedRocker]

Don't know how reliable this is, but Edwards to Hawaii?

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=219&f=1136


OT: UK must be pretty upset with Kiffin getting that top LB from Danville (I think he's from Danville - anyway, he's USC bound)

That was the other school recruiting him.

I'd much rather Joker had gotten the kid from Danville. I hate USC and Kiffin. The only good thing about him is his hot wife ;), Layla, who is former Bengal QB John Reave's daughter.

[Mtn_Cat]

Hope the two Cali Jucos (Denham WR and Edwards DB) make it too. Anybody hear anything about them?



Denham to Utah.

[dbernie41]

PWOs all up on GoBearcats... all we need now is Johnson!

[shaunsimpson]

I think bernie is confused. Jackson and Phillips both go to school in Miami and not Johnson. Johnson goes to school in Florida.

[catscratchfever]

PWOs all up on GoBearcats... all we need now is Johnson!

thats what she said

[bearcat25]

I think bernie is confused. Jackson and Phillips both go to school in Miami and not Johnson. Johnson goes to school in Florida.

I thought Percy Johnson was from Chagrin Falls, Ohio? Are we all talking about the same Johnson?

And LOL on the "thats' what she said"! Classic.

[RedRocker]

I thought Percy Johnson was from Chagrin Falls, Ohio? Are we all talking about the same Johnson?

And LOL on the "thats' what she said"! Classic.

He is. And a Johnson is a Johnson unless it's an Ochostinko.:D

[shaunsimpson]

Mistype. johnson goes to school in Ohio and the other two in Miami.

[Carin's Dad]

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20110208/HSSPORTS01/102080320/1006/rss02/Granville-s-Willis-play-Cincinnati?odyssey=nav|head

Re: Willis