sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Dec 19, 2011 12:59am
Urban needs to call up Dorial Green-Beckham. Can you imagine a recruit turning down Urban Meyer?
Also, with all these great recruits lining up, Ohio State will become the destination for multiple National Championships, which is enticing for recruits. Plus, the competition will only get stiffer so only those players who want to compete and win will come here, and the others will go to Notre Dame.
Also, with all these great recruits lining up, Ohio State will become the destination for multiple National Championships, which is enticing for recruits. Plus, the competition will only get stiffer so only those players who want to compete and win will come here, and the others will go to Notre Dame.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Dec 19, 2011 1:40am
It's been great seeing OSU continuously climb the class rankings for 2012.
Benny The Jet
Posts: 2,987
Dec 19, 2011 6:29am
Don't know much about how the recruiting process works, but what's their updated rank since Urban went on this recruiting tear? What were they before he started?hoops23;1019711 wrote:It's been great seeing OSU continuously climb the class rankings for 2012.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 7:09am
Rivals has them as the #6 class as of this morning.Benny The Jet;1019721 wrote:Don't know much about how the recruiting process works, but what's their updated rank since Urban went on this recruiting tear? What were they before he started?
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Dec 19, 2011 8:07am
And I think the were 12 or 13 previously.WebFire;1019726 wrote:Rivals has them as the #6 class as of this morning.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Dec 19, 2011 8:23am
My guess is Southward and the WR from Pickerington don't make it into this final class. Maybe one other because of grades.
I think we get Bam Bradley OLB, O'Conner OG, Dodson OT, Diamond OT, Athlete (Diggs Caleb or Neal), Another LB. 22-25 Total. Diggs is a long shot, but UFM has been doing work and it is a possibility.
I think we get Bam Bradley OLB, O'Conner OG, Dodson OT, Diamond OT, Athlete (Diggs Caleb or Neal), Another LB. 22-25 Total. Diggs is a long shot, but UFM has been doing work and it is a possibility.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 9:26am
I thought they were taking a small class this year?
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Dec 19, 2011 9:45am
I read the breakdown of how many schollies would be offered up why/how they got to that number on 11W I think, real thorough breakdown, and the number is like 4/5 more than it was at the beginning of the whole process.
Wooball
Posts: 1,325
Dec 19, 2011 9:50am
From 11 Warriors:WebFire;1019804 wrote:I thought they were taking a small class this year?
Ohio State entered this season with 79 players on scholarship, which means that they were six scholarships under the NCAA limit of 85. Those six open spots, combined with the 14 departing seniors, means that there would be 20 "open" scholarships for this 2012 class. Nathan Williams will apply for, and likely receive, a medical redshirt from the NCAA, taking that number down to 19. Taylor Graham's transfer bumps it back to 20.
If you breakdown the roster a bit further, more spots open up without much wrangling. The smoke around rumors that Melvin Fellows will end up having his career finished due to injuries is almost impossible to see through it's so thick, and Scott McVey and Chad Hagan may end up in similar situations.Jamaal Berry's legal status is in limbo, and if he finds himself convicted of assault, it's very unlikely that he ever plays again for Ohio State.There are rumors that one current commitment is in danger of not making the grade, and he could find himself on the outside looking in if that's the case.
For the sake of arguing, I believe that Ohio State will sign 24 players come February 1st.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 10:00am
Thanks.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 19, 2011 10:08am
The Urbster is growing on me. Still not 100% in his camp yet but the SOB can recruit obviously. Hoke, Bielima and Dantonio must be shitting bricks.
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centralbucksfan
Posts: 5,111
Dec 19, 2011 10:22am
http://247sports.com/Article/Ohio-State-now-has-a-top-five-recruiting-class-53538?sct=hp_t2_a20
This is great news. As we know, the most obvious difference between the top SEC schools and others, is their defensive front, especially on the ends. Meyer obviously knows this, thus his focus on getting these recruits.
This is great news. As we know, the most obvious difference between the top SEC schools and others, is their defensive front, especially on the ends. Meyer obviously knows this, thus his focus on getting these recruits.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Dec 19, 2011 10:27am
WebFire;1019804 wrote:I thought they were taking a small class this year?
Things change.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 10:54am
Which is why I used a question mark.bases_loaded;1019862 wrote:Things change.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 10:54am
I bet Hoke is shitting bricks with the #3 class in the nation.Tiernan;1019851 wrote:The Urbster is growing on me. Still not 100% in his camp yet but the SOB can recruit obviously. Hoke, Bielima and Dantonio must be shitting bricks.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 10:55am
And Dantonio was shitting bricks before Urb got hired. 
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Dec 19, 2011 11:00am
Well, he sure sounded like he lacked a lot of confidence when asked how he felt about Urb being hired at Ohio State on the DP show..."well not....not good."WebFire;1019904 wrote:I bet Hoke is shitting bricks with the #3 class in the nation.
Just quoting it doesn't do it justice, you should have heard it. It was bad enough that the PR department called into the show within an hour to spin shit for him...fact.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 11:02am
I did hear and you took it way out of context.ytownfootball;1019915 wrote:Well, he sure sounded like he lacked a lot of confidence when asked how he felt about Urb being hired at Ohio State on the DP show..."well not....not good."
Just quoting it doesn't do it justice, you should have heard it. It was bad enough that the PR department called into the show within an hour to spin shit for him...fact.
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Dec 19, 2011 11:04am
Scout rankings = don't take five-star rankings seriously.stroups;1019299 wrote:BIG Ten O-line.... You gonna get raped
Noah Spence is a stud though.
You do understand that these recruits would all have been Buckeyes if Tressel was the coach, right? Call me when he pulls in Diggs or Neal.Tiernan;1019851 wrote:The Urbster is growing on me. Still not 100% in his camp yet but the SOB can recruit obviously.
I'm not taking anything away from Urban Meyer, he's the man. But, you guys are acting like little school girls and should be cognizant of that fact that Ohio State always gets their guys. This isn't something new.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Dec 19, 2011 11:06am
I agree with your assement on rankings, but...Tobias Fünke;1019919 wrote:Scout rankings = don't take five-star rankings seriously.
Noah Spence is a stud though.
You do understand that these recruits would all have been Buckeyes if Tressel was the coach, right? Call me when he pulls in Diggs or Neal.
Spence would not have. Diamond (if we get him) would not have. Schutt would not have. Your argument there is invalid.
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Dec 19, 2011 11:07am
riiight....so you bought the spin, that's fine.WebFire;1019916 wrote:I did hear and you took it way out of context.
They play it as a goof on the show...a lot, so apparently they as well as everyone else who isn't a UM fan don't buy the spin either.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 11:08am
Believe what you want. It makes no difference in the world.ytownfootball;1019923 wrote:riiight....so you bought the spin, that's fine.
They play it as a goof on the show...a lot, so apparently they as well as everyone else who isn't a UM fan don't buy the spin either.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 19, 2011 11:09am
Rumor on a site that UM told Dunn he'd pull his offer if he visited Michigan. Good move.
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Dec 19, 2011 11:09am
lol...same for you brochachoWebFire;1019927 wrote:Believe what you want. It makes no difference in the world.
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Dec 19, 2011 11:10am
Schutt absolutely would have. Follow his recruitment:OneBuckeye;1019921 wrote:I agree with your assement on rankings, but...
Spence would not have. Diamond (if we get him) would not have. Schutt would not have. Your argument there is invalid.
1) Called Brian Kelly to commit to Notre Dame, was told basically that he wasn't good enough to take over the guys they were chasing (i.e. he's not a five-star guy).
2) Michigan tells him "thanks, but no thanks."
3) Commits to Penn State, then the shitstorm happens in State College.
4) Falls right into Ohio State's lap. Would have happened with Tressel too, in my opinion.
Spence is debatable, but tell me with Penn State imploding criminally, who would have been the favorite?
Diamand would be a snag. No question.