Eric the Red Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Player: Josh Oglesby Hometown: Saint Francis, WI Position: OL Height: 6’7” Weight: 325 40 time: 5.3 Visit Date: Scholarships offered: Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisville, Illinois, Stanford, Nebraska, Florida, Florida State and USC Favorites: Committed to Wisconsin Rankings/Stars: Rivals: Bid Red Report: NR/ Assessing the talent: Will be a top ten player overall in all the rankings when they put forth their final assessments. Absolutely dominating offensive lineman. One of the most fascinating films I’ve ever seen. He simply dominates his competition. On offense it’s virtually a pancake ever time. He can drive block any in high school football…anywhere. On defense he throws ball carriers down like rag dolls. Josh Oglesby will be one of the most heavily recruited prospects in 2007 Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 10% The Huskers are going after him hard. He’s certainly a priority. Hopefully, he attends the spring game and a camp, which the odds are in our favor. Quote Link to comment
husker rob Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 my god what a monster!!!! he is like that guy that went to MSU years ago. Cant remember his name but he was the 1st 300lb lineman and SI did a article on him and the amound of food he ate. Marinovich????? This guy could be a better get then a 5* QB prospect. Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 ***SNIP*** he is like that guy that went to MSU years ago. Cant remember his name but he was the 1st 300lb lineman and SI did a article on him and the amound of food he ate. Marinovich????? ***SNIP*** Tony Mandrich. Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 i may be wrong here, but wasn't Mandrich a bust in the NFL? hunter Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Well, yes and no. When he first came out of college, he most definately was a bust. While he's never admitted to it, it was almost certainly due to the fact that he had to either cut way back or eliminate steroids. He reported to camp considerably smaller than when he was in college, and had a lot of injury problems (this was all with Green Bay, as I recall). He finally was waived, and spent some time out of the NFL, but eventually returned to Indianapolis and had a couple of decent years. While with the Colts, he was solid but not spectacular. So, yes, he never came close to his college career or to his hype. But he did kind of redeem himself in the end. Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 thanks AR.....i just couldn't remember the whole story hunter Quote Link to comment
husker rob Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 i dont follow pro football to much, I just remember him being a monster in college. plus there are alot of monsters that dont do well in the pro's. Brian Bozworth rings a bell to me, but he sure can act cant he? Like i said before it would be a hugh get for the Huskers. Quote Link to comment
StuckinChicago Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Tremendous prospect.... Not many this good come out of Wisconsin, but I do know this much. It was very difficult to get anybody out of that state when Alverez was the coach. That is how Wisconsin got to be competitive. This will be a very difficult get with all of the state pushing him towards going to UW. Im from there, and they have the same kind of cult following for state athletics as we do... Gonna be tough. Quote Link to comment
BigWillie Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 From my understanding, Milwaukee was never a place that Alvarez put much emphasis on in recruiting. So really, their is no pipeline that runs thru that part of Wisconsin. And judging from what Josh said about Nebraska, we will be in the running for quite a while with him. Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Lots of offers Scholarships offered: Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisville, Illinois, Stanford, Nebraska, Florida, Florida State and USC Quote Link to comment
skers Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 OMG....talk about a walking mountain....think if we had this big ole boy and murtha bookending the o-line... Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Maybe the best lineman in the country commits Favorites: Committed to Wisconsin Quote Link to comment
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 That one stings! Quote Link to comment
chuckd Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 FWIW, I heard that Josh has sick grandparents that live in Wisconsin that he wants to stay close to and that played a major roll in his decision. Quote Link to comment
BigWillie Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Yeah, Josh's grandparent (cannot remember if it was his grandma or grandpa) is VERY ill. That reason alone kept him from coming to the spring game, which he wanted to attend. Can't blame Josh for wanting to stick close to home in his situation. If you read his update on Rivals, you can see he is a great kid. Every school that recruited him he is calling to break the news to them. Honestly, he is just one of those guys you can't help but to root for. I really hope for the best with his grandparent and wish him the best at Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment
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