'12 OH DE/OLB Ifeadi Odenigbo (Northwestern Verbal)

[rtrn2glory]

hadn't seen it posted anywhere yet...not surprised, but it's always nice to see those elite offers coming to the guys we are in good shape with.

 

[rtrn2glory]

said he enjoyed his visit to a spring practice at Ohio St.

 

[GBdomer]

anybody know why is shows Stanford as a high interest on rivals and everyone else as medium. Did i miss something?

 

[rtrn2glory]

they must have fixed it?

Ifeadi Odenigbo - Yahoo! Sports

he's planning a trip out west this summer to check out cal and stanford. he was recently offered by oregon so it wouldn't surprise me if he checked them out as well.

 

[IrishLax]

I don't see us missing on both Noor and Ifeadi. Then again, I thought Amir Carlisle was a lock until about a week before his decision.

 

[rtrn2glory]

wouldn't mind going 2 for 2 with this group...heck i'll take 1 for 2, that's always a solid day at the ballpark

 

[GBdomer]

Yes they changed it cause last night for some reason it was high.

 

[koonja]

Yes they changed it cause last night for some reason it was high.

Didn't he say something on facebook along the lines of "Noor Davis is not going to ND" a couple of days ago? Well, he was right... I hope him and Noor don't have some sort of unspoken about agreement to play together at Stanford. It'd be really nice to land this guy.

 

[GBdomer]

we got some ground to make up.

 

[Irish Man3]

Named top 8 per ISD

Cal
Stanford
Illinois
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Michigan
Michigan State

Premium ISD article:
http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/premium-football-recruiting/4811-odenigbo-names-top-8

Also, is going to try and visit on June 11th. That would be great news for Irish fans because Tee Shepard and Deontay Greenberry would be there as well. If he can't make the June 11th date, he will shoot for June 30th.

 

[rtrn2glory]

this guy's on his schools 4x400 relay team...freak athlete for a big guy. landing him would surely ease my pain about losing noor. idk, but this could drag out and the longer it does the more it favors OSU imo.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

If Stanford gets both Noor and Ifeadi I will personally drive to Palo Alto and burn down that tree.

P.S. How the eff is Illinois on that list?

 

[Irish Man3]

this guy's on his schools 4x400 relay team...freak athlete for a big guy. landing him would surely ease my pain about losing noor. idk, but this could drag out and the longer it does the more it favors OSU imo.

Just my opinion but I dont think OSU leads for him right now (although Centerville is a OSU pipeline). Stanford and Northwestern lead for this guy from everything I've heard. Academics mean a lot to this kid and it shows in his top 8. If Stanford can't pull him in, I think Northwestern wins out.

 

[johnsben]

Just my opinion but I dont think OSU is in this at all. Stanford and Northwestern lead for this guy from everything I've heard. Academics mean a lot to this kid and it shows in his top 8. If Stanford can't pull him in, I think Northwestern wins out.

Then why is Michigan State in his top 8? OSU and MSU don't fit the strong academic profile. If Northwestern does land him, he would be their biggest pull I can remember.

 

[rtrn2glory]

i think he may be waiting on what's the deal with OSU...from what i understand he wants to major in pre-med and OSU has a pretty solid pre-med program (although not as good as Northwestern) and definitely better football than the other two schools you mentioned.

 

[Irish Man3]

Then why is Michigan State in his top 8? OSU and MSU don't fit the strong academic profile. If Northwestern does land him, he would be their biggest pull I can remember.

They're local schools that are recruiting him very hard. Not to mention, both of those schools you just mentioned are in the top 15 to start this season. Success on the football field is appealing to most kids.

 

[Rizzophil]

If Stanford gets both Noor and Ifeadi I will personally drive to Palo Alto and burn down that tree.

P.S. How the eff is Illinois on that list?

I couldn't have written this any better!

 

[IrishInColumbus]

i think he may be waiting on what's the deal with OSU...from what i understand he wants to major in pre-med and OSU has a pretty solid pre-med program (although not as good as Northwestern) and definitely better football than the other two schools you mentioned.

If he is indeed a pre-med major, then Ohio State wouldn't be a bad choice to at least consider. The ProjectONE initiative (a $1 billion medical center expansion) is unlike any hospital in the world, according to some architects who helped with the design. Needless to say, it's not like many Ohio State football players actually turn out to be pre-med majors, so it's pretty moot.

Notre Dame needs to snag this kid, he's a definite keeper.

 

[GainesvilleIrish]

We REALLY need to start getting all the "serious academic" students like we once did. Nobody should be choosing Stanford, Northwestern or any of the other top schools over us.

On another note, would love to have this kid. He looks like an absolute beast & would be a good addition to the class for sure.

 

[GBdomer]

We do have ground to make up here. But glad to know he is visiting soon.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

If he is indeed a pre-med major, then Ohio State wouldn't be a bad choice to at least consider. The ProjectONE initiative (a $1 billion medical center expansion) is unlike any hospital in the world, according to some architects who helped with the design. Needless to say, it's not like many Ohio State football players actually turn out to be pre-med majors, so it's pretty moot.

Notre Dame needs to snag this kid, he's a definite keeper.

From wikipedia:

According to university statistics, [Notre Dame's] science pre-professional program has one of the highest acceptance rates to medical school of any university in the United States.

The cited link no longer works, but I certainly wouldn't count ND out for a kid interested in pre-med.

Then again, Noor Davis is set on majoring in business and turned down our #1 ranked undergrad business program for Stanford, a school that doesn't even offer business as a major.

 

[OCIrish]

I'm gonna be pissed if we lose this kid to anyone else. At the same time, I don't think the Noor Davis situation is completely over but that's for his thread.

 

[IrishInColumbus]

From wikipedia:

Last I had heard from pre-med friends (I'm in the Knowlton School, screw that medical crap ) was that the acceptance rate is dropping like a rock, just like the university. Just a few years ago the university accepted any Ohio resident who could essentially read and write. Now the average incoming class' GPA is a 29. Simply put, their goal is to have one of the best medical facilities in the world, and throwing more than a billion dollars at it is a great way to improve a medical center already highly ranked.

But again it's really pointless, Ohio State football players aren't often lauded for academic achievement. I just checked the 2010 results and only like four players had above a 3.0 cumulative GPA in Biology/Medical fields. Weaksauce central. If he is truly considering academics to be a major priority, Ohio State should not top his list.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Last I had heard from pre-med friends (I'm in the Knowlton School, screw that medical crap ) was that the acceptance rate is dropping like a rock, just like the university. Just a few years ago the university accepted any Ohio resident who could essentially read and write. Now the average incoming class' GPA is a 29. Simply put, their goal is to have one of the best medical facilities in the world, and throwing more than a billion dollars at it is a great way to improve a medical center already highly ranked.

But again it's really pointless, Ohio State football players aren't often lauded for academic achievement. I just checked the 2010 results and only like four players had above a 3.0 cumulative GPA in Biology/Medical fields. Weaksauce central. If he is truly considering academics to be a major priority, Ohio State should not top his list.

My comment was unclear. That wikipedia quote was about Notre Dame's pre-professional program, not OSU's.

 

[koonja]

Well, I'll go out on a limb and say that if OSU lead for him (which many people seemed to think), they just lost some major ground with the Vest stepping down.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Well, I'll go out on a limb and say that if OSU lead for him (which many people seemed to think), they just lost some major ground with the Vest stepping down.

I always thought OSU was the odd program out among ND, Northwestern, and Stanford. I doubt they led for him, and if they did, I'd bet they don't anymore.

 

[GBdomer]

Ohio State doesnt lead.

 

[beryirish]

Ohio State doesnt lead.

......who does.....

 

[IrishLax]

......who does.....

It's anyone's guess but I personally have a hunch it is Stanford (per some of the comments he made when Noor was going to announce). Others have said Northwestern.

We are definitely a big player, but I'm starting to get the feeling that some of these guys might be turned off by the amount of talented OLBs we took last year. When all is said and done, I don't think we get Noor (he seams biased to West Coast.. but maybe that will change after his official visit) but I do think there's a strong possibility we get Ifeadi. Would be awesome because he is such a great athlete.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

It's anyone's guess but I personally have a hunch it is Stanford (per some of the comments he made when Noor was going to announce). Others have said Northwestern.

We are definitely a big player, but I'm starting to get the feeling that some of these guys might be turned off by the amount of talented OLBs we took last year. When all is said and done, I don't think we get Noor (he seams biased to West Coast.. but maybe that will change after his official visit) but I do think there's a strong possibility we get Ifeadi. Would be awesome because he is such a great athlete.

I def think Noor Davis sticks with Stanford.