As much as I love CIS and would never go anywhere else, there are a few things that drive me crazy about this board. One of them being the lack of substantive responses in certain threads with this thread being a perfect example.
@Paranos starts a good very relevant thread about a DT/NT prospect with very good film that we may have a shot at and outside maybe one response, the rest have nothing to do with Nnamdi Ogboko, what his film looks like, or any questions about a potential visit etc. Just a bunch of clowning around. I love joking, memes and clowning around as much as the next guy as long as it's within the boundaries of the thread topic. A few exceptions apply but I think I've been clear. I'm scrolling down the entire thread and not one bit of discussion about the prospect outside of
@canesbaby and his comment and I think that's a shame. I've got no problem with anyone who posted on this thread on an individual basis. I'm just putting this out there because it needs to be said.
@Paranos is always looking for kids like this to bring to the board for discussion and this is usually how those thread go. I have zero problem with good natured ball busting or clowning someone once in a while but for crying out loud at least add something relevant to the topic either in the same post or in a separate post. It will make threads so much better to read and will make this an even better forum. End of rant.
Regarding Ogboko, I really like this kid. Great size at 6'4 340 lbs and shows good functional strength and athleticism for his size. Will certainly benefit from a P5 S&C program as I'm sure that he can drop some bad weight and gain more strength, explosiveness and endurance. The staff did a great job with Anez Cooper who came in even bigger IIRC. IMO Ogboko could be used anywhere from a 0 tech to a 2 tech and that is something this defense is in desperate need of especially with the likely dismissal of Jamil Burroughs and the possible loss of Leonard Taylor to the NFL draft.
In terms of our interest, I'm not sure whether to be relieved, excited or concerned about coach Salave'a's potential involvement. What I am absolutely sure about is that Ogboko is a prospect who should pursued to the fullest extent of our ability. His highlight film is impressive and the fact that he is a Georgia commit who is being heavily pursued by Notre Dame should tell you everything you need to know about him. As if that weren't enough Ogboko plays the position(DT/NT) where we have the most pressing need outside of QB. Then the cherry on top is that if we can sign Nnamdi Ogboko, his brother Ekene Ogboko will almost certainly come here. I'm sure the staff would be ok with a 4 star OL who is 6'6" 295 as a sophomore.
It's no secret that DT recruiting has been atrocious with one whiff after another. We may have set our sights a bit too high at this stage in Mario's tenure here where we haven't yet found consistent success on the field but that's a subject for another day. Whatever the case, what we need to do now is finish out this DT class as well as possible. We have Artavious Jones as a commitment and we need to keep him anyway humanly possible plus find a way to add at the very least 1 more HS DT but preferably 2. Ogboko and a big time flip at the position would be an incredible finish for what has been an extremely disappointing recruiting campaign at DT. Add 2-3 portal DTs and we could salvage that position for 2024.
