cozy200

January 29th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^

So now they are over their limit with a few more on the horizon.. I wonder how long before those kids that were ran out of town run their mouths ala rich rods first year... Would love to hear nc2a coming across more violations! Btw i think it speaks volumes we were in the hunt for such a supposed hard osu lean to start with

Scarlatina

January 30th, 2012 at 3:16 AM ^

 

 

Urban has said that he is recruiting with the expectations of more transfers. There are several players who have expressed an interest in transferring, but haven't actually gone through with it yet. The most notable player in this situation is Jaamal Berry, who may actually be on his way out anyways because he's currently being investigated for assault charges.

Also Tressel had a habit of saving 1-2 scholarships a year to give to a deserving walk-on, even though that player would never see the field.  Those scholarships were always for one year, but Tressel usually kept the players on scholarship until their eligibility was used up.  I highly doubt that Urban is going to feel obligated to keep this tradition going and will most likely return some of those players to walk-on status. The only players I can think of off the top of my head that are currently in this situation are Ricky Crawford and Adam Griffin.

So it's a reasonable assumption that 4-5 more scholarships will free up by the time fall practice starts up. I'm sure that Michigan fans can agree that attrition of players is a normal part of any coaching change.

As for Armani Reeves, I think both schools were equally as appealing to him and the X-factor became Cam Williams. I've heard the comparison of coaching between Fickell and Mattison, but you also have to factor in Everett Withers.  Reeves will most likely be coached by Withers who is a DB coach by trade, and if you look at Withers' resume you'll see that everywhere he has been the secondary has been exceptional.

San Diego Mick

January 30th, 2012 at 12:21 AM ^

I wish Standifer was still with us, I don't know why we dropped him, his film was impressive. Reeves seems like a smallish type CB, ala the Cass Tech guys, don't we have enough of them?

Not hating, just stating. The 3 guys I wish were still on our list are Stacey because of his position, Pharaoh Brown because of his athleticism and height and Standifer because of his ability and height, oh well let's hope for a strong finish.

Mr. Yost

January 29th, 2012 at 9:53 PM ^

Meh, F It...I'll be happy if we finish in the top 10. Meanwhile I'm already on the 2013 class!

QB: Shane Morris

QB/WR: ?????? ?????

RB: DeVeon Smith

RB: Ty Issac

RB/WR: Berkley Edwards

WR: Laquon Tredwell

WR: Kevin Gladney

TE: Jake Butt

TE: Adam Brenneman

OT: Logan Tuley-Tillman

OT: Kyle Bosch

OG: Chris Fox

OG: Colin Goebel

C: ?????? ?????

DE: Taco Charlton

DT: Henry Poggi

DT/NG: Billy Price

OLB: E.J. Levenberry

OLB: Ben Gedeon

MLB: Jon Reschke

CB: Kendall Fuller

CB: Shaq Wiggins

FS: Su'a Cravens

SS: Dymonte Thomas

ATH: Wyatt Shallman

JohnCorbin

January 30th, 2012 at 10:21 AM ^

I don't know if we'll have that many spots.  If we sign a full class this year, we only have 16 graduating next year, and this hypothetical class is 23 (With question marks, 25).



I like where your head is at.  But with this 2012 class, I'm really hoping for no attrition.

Darth Wolverine

January 29th, 2012 at 9:26 PM ^

Anyone else think there are still improprieties going on in Columbus? This class for Urban is too good to be true.

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AAB

January 29th, 2012 at 9:28 PM ^

Meyer's a good recruiter and they've mostly just been raiding Penn State's class and getting kids from the state of Ohio back in the fold.  There hasn't really been anyone who has committed to OSU that's been a surprise.  

Darth Wolverine

January 29th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^

I guess so, but it just seems a little odd that Ohio was well out of the top 25 and then Urban comes in and a month later makes Ohio the number one class without a doubt. I know he poached PSU's class, but still, it's a little curious.

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AAB

January 29th, 2012 at 9:45 PM ^

easiest schools in the country to recruit to.  The only reason their class was in tatters in the first place was the coaching uncertainty.  Once they got a big name coach, most of the state of Ohio kids jumped back in the boat, and OSU's usually strong PA recruiting efforts got a huge boost when Penn State imploded.  

Much like Hoke walked into a great recruiting situation when he showed up, Meyer did the same with OSU.  

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bronxblue

January 29th, 2012 at 9:55 PM ^

OSU has always recruited well, and the only thing that would have hurt them would have been meaningful sanctions for what happened under Tressel.  When the end result was a 1-year bowl ban, that was the last hurdle before most of those Ohio kids returned.  

I expect next year to be a bit more interesting, as Meyer will really have to go head-to-head against other coaches plus actually coach the current team.  He's a good recruiter, but that's not an easy hurdle to overcome.  

bronxblue

January 29th, 2012 at 10:32 PM ^

It may help a bit, but I think recruits like seeing your team on TV, even in a meaningless game.  That said, my bigger point is that with a single-season ban, it was basically no punishment at all.  I do think that he'll come back to earth a bit next year simply because the other coaches will know how to recruit against him better - they'll hear the rumors about what he said about them and OSU, and will recruit accordingly.  For all the hoopla surrounding the guy as a coach and recruiter, his last couple of Florida teams were not stocked with talent, and that was in another talent-rich state.  He's not unbeatable on the recruiting trail; he's just a good recruiter with a good school to sell.

The Denarding

January 29th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^

OSU is easy to recruit to because every attractive girl at OSU wants to sleep with either the football players or basketball players - the undergrad experience at OSU pretty much revolves around sports.  At Michigan it's much harder to recuit bsaed on the extra curricular fun you might have.

Plus Meyer can recruit and it's a damn good program.  They are our mortal enemy for a reason - because they are a good damn team.

 

 

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beachbum69

January 29th, 2012 at 11:06 PM ^

Relax, unless you want to start wondering why Brady Hoke's first year class was so good.  Both schools historically recruit well, that's all there is to it. 

West Texas Blue

January 29th, 2012 at 9:27 PM ^

Fuck. I guess Hoke used up all his magic in summer recruiting and the season. Ugh recruiting has sucked last 1-1.5 months. Hopefully we land Diamond and Grant and call it good.