Damon Webb Commits to OSU

My initial reactions was like is this a joke?  But I'm not upset.  He's a 2014 recruit.  There's plenty of time for him to choose the good side, but if not, oh well.  It's not like he's the only CB.  I'd rather have Parrker Westphal.

this is a 2014 kid. you think he won't want to take visits to Bama and LSU when they come calling? there's a long way to go until 2014 NSD. regardless, osu will get its guys no matter what happens. just like we'll get ours. we've had our pick of the litter from ohio for the last 2 years. dymonte thomas, kyle kalis, mike mccray just to name a few. i'm not worried about it.

It would have been nice to get him but I'm more worried about getting McDowell and Marshall. Also flipping Harris would be very nice too.

Time to start winning or this stuff will get worse!

More dong punches in case you missed yours from earlier.

Edit:  I'm frustrated, like everyone else.  Let's start beating Ohio State at sports, mkay?

Big loss at a position of need from a school with a history of sending their D1 kids to Michigan.

At the same time, it's for freaking 2014.  Other CBs will commit to us.

I'm sure the basketball game is contributing to this, but no need to be so butthurt. Urban is a great recruiter, and maybe some kids just want to make their own legacy at other school. Yes, it still stings that he would choose them over us, but we will get ours and they will get theirs. Simple as that.

I blame Adidas. Who would want to play in those horrible bowl unis

he will swap give it time 

Probably just wants to make his own way.  It was just a matter of time before one of the Cass kids pulled a Brady Hoke on the home town team.  Hopefully we will take it on the chin better than the Ohio fans do when we pull talent out of their area.  I love the focus on the Midwest but we need some other area to recruit, too.

Not the proudest day for the MGoBlog community, I see.

Kid wants to go to OSU. Good for him. There will be other recruits.

Let's not forget our 2014 recuit is a stud from Ohio!!

One has to wonder if Webb will be able to play as anything more than a nickel corner given that Cam Burrows and Eli Apple are coming in next year. I wish him well, but not when we meet in the game.

Just have to turn on the press to other recruits once we close out 2013!

Bray Hoke was a Michigan fan growing up because all of his friends were Buckeye fans.  Safe to say that Webb is a Buckeye fan because his teammates are Michigan fans or Michigan committs.   Just wanting to stand out, it's not the end of the world.

He must really like basket weaving!

Level here tonight is equal to an average night at mlive. Big fricken deal, a 2104 recruit declared to Ohio, who gives a shit, I'm pretty sure we'll sign a few kids. It's amazing that kids between the ages of 17-21 hold so much control over a typical day for seemingly grown adults.

It's a great day.  The freshmen got a taste of rivalry intensity in the Big Ten, spotted Ohio a bunch of points, and still almost won.  The pressure of being undefeated is off, and JB gets a lot of coachable moments on tape.   This will make the team better, and it's much better that this happens now than in the NCAA Tournament.

As for Webb: BFD.  Ohio gets another player: not exactly "man bites dog" here.  So what if he goes to Cass Tech.  He's only one player.

M has an entire year to flip Webb. He'll be like most young adults in his position and eventually open things up again. The kid is 17 fergodsakes. 

Maybe I'm in the minority here but I think the concerns of some of the MGoBoarders are legitimate. Obviously there are better ways to say it, but I agree with a lot of the vitriol. It hurts to lose a highly touted Cass kid to Ohio. No way around that. Meyer is an incredible recruiter and has proven he can get it done. I hate to say it but I really think it's going to be hard to consistently beat those guys.