2024 3* S Marcus Wimberly decommits from Arkansas and receiving Michigan crystal balls

Brady Hoke heard football on that play.

Sainristil is just a great example of a player and leader.  IMO, his pass break up in Columbus was THE critical play of the game.  Fantastic effort - one “small effort” that had a huge impact on the outcome of game.

Go Blue!

This is a 100% valid comment.  I think two huge factors are:  (1) Is the 3-star someone we grab at the end of the cycle just to fill open spots or is he someone we have identified and targeted and would take early in the cycle.  I feel a lot better about the latter.  (2)  I am starting to get convinced that NIL going to highly rated players before they have demonstrated their value to their teammates and the coaches is something to avoid due to potential toxicity in the locker room.  If I am right, and if the staff agrees, then we may be out of the picture for more 4 and 5 star recruits than we used to be.  And I am fine with that.  If you tell a kid there is NIL money but only if they come and prove they deserve it, I think you have put in place a system where you will miss out on some top tier guys but you also greatly reduce the risk our getting guys who feel entitled.  The players we want are the highest-ranked, hardest working guys, who are willing to bet on themselves.  And if I had to start compromising on those three traits, I compromise on the ranking.  

Agreed. I think it's silly to poo-poo higher rated players. I recall many MGo members back in the Dantonio era poking fun at Staee for grabbing a lot of 3 stars. Obviously culture fit is a huge thing, but remember Jabrill Peppers? He was a team changing talent

The random internet site I found is wrong?!  

Guy mansplains to a woman that when people are presented with fact they usually change their opinion.  Woman sites two longitudinal studies showing that 95% of people don't change their opinions when presented with new facts.  Guy says, "That's all well and good, but I don't believe it."

I agree.

Mostly because I ran an 11.6 100M and 4.70 40

OSU would never do that. Ask all the B1G coaches and ADs. OSU is above all that illegal stuff. They never had competitive advantage. /S

Yes, I thought of that.  And then I considered how many Div 1 scholarship athletes would do that.

That is a fascinating question and I absolutely have no clue.  I wouldn't think it would be that many but who knows.  And you're right, what recourse would the school have?

Dante Moore got paid, right?  Matt Rhule says good transfer QB's get $2M.  I wonder if he'll get that much considering all the picks he threw.