Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 8:37:00 GMT -5
The OCC has always been a competitive league sending multiple teams to the playoffs over the years. Who is your favorite and why in 2017?
|
|
|
|
Post by WoosterBuckeye on May 31, 2017 13:05:33 GMT -5
I really don't have much information on the teams this year but at this point my bet would be on Lexington.
|
|
|
|
Post by Willard Fillmore on May 31, 2017 16:28:59 GMT -5
Who will Lexington's QB be? I would love to see Cade Stover play there. Except if I was on defense and had to tackle him 20 times a game.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 19:17:03 GMT -5
I really don't have much information on the teams this year but at this point my bet would be on Lexington. Players returning from last season with OCC Honors. Ashland -8 Clear Fork -3 Lexington -3 Madison -4 Mansfield -8 Mt Vernon -4 West Holmes -0 Wooster -6 1st Team Keagan Armitage, Jr. - Ashland Karmin Knowlton-Goings, Jr. - Ashland John Valentine, Jr - Ashland Byrce Lyron, Jr. - Clear Fork Cade Stover, Soph. - Lexington Montrell Caldwell, Jr. - Mansfield Sr Christian Haney, Jr. - Mansfield Sr Jornell Manns, Jr. - Mansfield Sr Tre Windham, Soph. - Mansfield Sr Marcus Shellenbarger, Jr. - Mt. Vernon Michael Cicolani, Jr. - Wooster Trey Mathis, Jr. - Wooster 2nd Team Landon Plank, Jr. - Ashland Owen Reef, Soph. - Ashland Dawson Riley, Jr. - Ashland Matt Thran, Jr. - Clear Fork Keslyr Hooper, Jr. - Lexington Blake Dinsmore, Jr. - Madison Jake Shambre, Jr. - Madison Angelo Grose, Fr. - Mansfield Sr Caleb Macklin, Jr. - Mansfield Sr Kaden Daniels, Jr. - Mt. Vernon Jack Rummel, Jr. - Mt. Vernon Chris Evege, Jr. - Wooster Caleb Houk, Jr. - Wooster Honorable Mention Mitch Eckrich, Jr. - Ashland Manny Langston, Jr. - Ashland Jacob Bailey, Jr. - Clear Fork Bennett Temple, Jr. - Lexington Cody Helbig, Jr. - Madison Kyle Jackson, Jr. - Madison Sid Caudill, Jr. - Mansfield Sr Anthony Hawkins, Fr. - Mansfield Sr Hudson Dennis, Jr. - Mt. Vernon Cobin Lanker, Jr. - Wooster Zach Ntia, Jr. - Wooster |
|
|
|
Post by WoosterBuckeye on Jun 1, 2017 10:29:37 GMT -5
Interesting data. I can see where you could make a strong case for Ashland as well. Should be a good season.
|
|
|
|
Post by Big Lex Fan on Jun 2, 2017 4:28:13 GMT -5
From what I have been hearing it will be Cade Stover at QB for Lex.
|
|
|
|
Post by galion on Jun 2, 2017 12:57:51 GMT -5
Did he play qb in jr high or something?
|
|
|
|
Post by Willard Fillmore on Jun 2, 2017 17:14:53 GMT -5
Regardless, he's easily the best athlete on the team. At 6-5 225 he'd scare the crap out of me, if I'm the opposing coach.
|
|
|
|
Post by galion on Jun 3, 2017 8:30:53 GMT -5
Not if he can't pass well. The OCC is a big boy conference. If you make your offense one dimensional the other teams, for the most part, have good enough coaching and enough athletes of their own to shut you down relatively easily.
|
|
|
|
Post by Willard Fillmore on Jun 3, 2017 19:23:11 GMT -5
Outside of Ashland QB's can you name one from that big boy conference that has been an above average passer in the past decade? Being the athlete he is, it should be easy for him to become an average passer in his first year. He will be a monster as a runner for a QB. JMO
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 10:20:04 GMT -5
Not if he can't pass well. The OCC is a big boy conference. If you make your offense one dimensional the other teams, for the most part, have good enough coaching and enough athletes of their own to shut you down relatively easily. With them losing top receivers to graduation and Stover being one of them, the question may not be his passing skills but who could he pass to. A continued "wildcat" type offense could be stopped in the OCC. (i agree it's a good conference) Over the past 4 years the QB play has been good and the coaches are experienced in playing against a wide range of talent from that spot. |
|
|
|
Post by malabar10 on Jun 4, 2017 17:00:33 GMT -5
Outside of Ashland QB's can you name one from that big boy conference that has been an above average passer in the past decade? Being the athlete he is, it should be easy for him to become an average passer in his first year. He will be a monster as a runner for a QB. JMO Jalen Reese Mansfield Sr., currently at U of Toledo, broke all of his Offensive Co-Ordinator's passing records for the Tygers during his tenure, so there's one besides Ashland. |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 8:53:27 GMT -5
I would not call Jalen an above average passer. He was much better than that. But from immediate memory, Pfizenmayer, Bennington, Vore, Avery were all above average passers from the OCC in the past decade, as well as some other I cannot recall names. Orrville had a few guys go on to play college QB. West Holmes had a nice QB not long ago. Although their offense revolved around a ground game, when needed they had a guy who was above average in passing.
|
|
|
|
Post by Willard Fillmore on Jun 5, 2017 14:01:09 GMT -5
An above average passer should complete 60% of his passes, in an offense that throws the ball at least 40% of the time. If an offense runs the ball 80% of the time it makes it MUCH easier for a QB to complete a "surprise" pass and exponentially increase his %.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 16:15:10 GMT -5
But I guess providing 1 outside of Ashland was all you were trying to do.
|
|
|
|
Post by unc4life on Jun 6, 2017 12:51:32 GMT -5
Just saw the Regions posted. Looks the like the 3 D2 teams in the conference are going to have a tough road. Wooster, Ashland and Mount Vernon are in region 7, along with the Columbus schools such as Big Walnut, Westerville's, New Albany, Dublin Scioto, and to top it off they threw in Massillon, North Canton Hoover and Uniontown Lake. Good luck with that.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ramsfan09 on Jun 7, 2017 21:09:25 GMT -5
I can't see lex being that great this year they lost like 85 percent of there team.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2017 20:18:27 GMT -5
Looks like everyone lost a lot to graduation which is the reason for the question, who is the favorite?
|
|
|
|
Post by Ramsfan09 on Jun 10, 2017 23:43:59 GMT -5
I'm going with Ashland and Mansfield.
Ashland- because they win year in and year out. They should be solid again like every year. Returns 8 all occ players.
Mansfield- was a extremely young team last year and still wasn't all that bad. With a year under there belt watch out . This team could end up being very good. Returns 8 all occ players and one of them is a D1 athlete.
Wooster- would have to be my 3rd place team with 6 all occ players back however they lose some very good talent.
|
|
|
|
Post by WoosterBuckeye on Jun 12, 2017 10:25:43 GMT -5
Perhaps I spoke too soon on Lexington being the favorite. I was initially thinking that with Stover back again that they would be a contender. Still think they will be but I guess one guy can't do it by himself. Did not realize they lost that many key players from last year. While I would like to think Wooster will be a contender this year, I agree with hudson, that there are several key positions that have to be filled this year. Agree that Ashland is the most consistent year in an year out.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 21:24:02 GMT -5
Ashland and Valentine have earned the respect of many with their consistent play to be a preseason favorite each year.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ramsfan09 on Jul 1, 2017 23:44:47 GMT -5
I have a feeling that Mansfield will take the OCC this year.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 12:00:32 GMT -5
They should surely be in the mix
|
|
|
|
Post by Ramsfan09 on Aug 4, 2017 23:09:32 GMT -5
Getting closer to that time. To bad I won't be there to see any games this year as I moved to Florida.
1. Mansfield senior- I have a feeling they are going to be pretty good this year.
2. Ashland- returns quite a bit of talent and very easily could be number 1.
3. Wooster- I really don't know much about what they have coming back but they probably will be the 3rd best team.
4. Madison- they seem to have a little more talent then I was thinking they would have this season. However they did lose a starting DB to transfer and a starting linebacker to discipline.
5. Lex- I understand they have stover. That doesn't mean anything if they don't have anything to help stover. Ask Madison tyrell was by far a better athlete then stover and couldn't carry the team.
6. Mount Vernon- Its hard telling with Mount Vernon. They get easlily could be way up the list.
7. West Holmes- I can't see them doing much in the league Thisbyear.
|
|
|
|
Post by BellevueBuckeye on Aug 5, 2017 6:21:34 GMT -5
^ you still going to run an OCC pick'em this year?
|
|
|
|
Post by Willard Fillmore on Aug 5, 2017 16:49:07 GMT -5
I'm thinking he'll be busy pick'em oranges.  |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2017 12:40:11 GMT -5
Enjoy the weather hudson.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ramsfan09 on Aug 6, 2017 22:21:15 GMT -5
I wish I had the time to run the pickem. Not only did I move to Florida but I also recently received my real estate license. I'm going to be very busy for awhile so unfortunately I won't be able to run the pickem.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ramsfan09 on Aug 6, 2017 22:22:44 GMT -5
Hopefully someone will step in and run it. I would love to participate.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 7:41:25 GMT -5
I wish I had the time to run the pickem. Not only did I move to Florida but I also recently received my real estate license. I'm going to be very busy for awhile so unfortunately I won't be able to run the pickem.That's a bummer. |
|
