RT @core6athletes: Ethan Pocic committed to #LSU
Nice get for Les Miles & company. Tough beat for Ohio. Congratulations. Please leave David Dawson alone.
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Ethan Pocic to LSU per Core 6
May 29th, 2012 at 2:59 PM
#1
Ethan Pocic to LSU per Core 6
May 29th, 2012 at 3:02 PM
#2
hahahahahah
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA Ohio Oline Recruiting HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH......
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"Arguably the No. 1 offensive line recruit on the Bucks’ board, Ethan Pocic, was in Columbus with his parents and the visit went very, very well. In fact it was “all good.”
May 29th, 2012 at 3:08 PM
#3
Not to mention..
that some of those "Dawson to LSU" queries can pack it up more than likely.
May 29th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
#4
Dawson might be a guard at
Dawson might be a guard at Michigan, but he has the skills to play both inside and outside.
May 29th, 2012 at 7:12 PM
#5
LSU
has now picked up their 4th OL commit this class, and are in on a very select group of highly regarded OTs. Think they wanted Pocic and Dawson to play inside.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:04 PM
#6
I guess
He didn't want to go to a school that has 20 infractions against them and is going to be on probation for the next decade.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:05 PM
#7
Our D line is going to beat
Our D line is going to beat up on OSU.
May 29th, 2012 at 4:35 PM
#8
Why? Simply because of 2013
Why? Simply because of 2013 recruiting? Because we have one DL committed to their one OL (both four stars). Sure, we had a very good DL class last year, but they had a very good OL class last year, including two four star tackles, a four star guard and two three star G/C types. Let's not go overboard just yet.
May 29th, 2012 at 5:01 PM
#9
Mostly because they aren't
Mostly because they aren't building high quality depth. Having them as a last game every year will surely bring in some backups. I shouldn't be getting carried away but with all the talk about Michigan's great OL recruiting and OSU's great DL recruiting, I'd say we have the upper hand because our DL recruiting has been pretty good lately. Pipkins is an interior talent when most of their studs are DEs.
May 29th, 2012 at 5:23 PM
#10
We are still very thin at DT / NT
We dont have many true NT / DTs that play in Mattison's system. Sure some of the DEs might be asked to grow into that role, but outside of Pipkins, we are a bit short. We need to land Poggi or a couple other recent DTs we've offered.
Landing an another Alan Branch type would be quite nice. I love that Penn State pic (you know which one)
May 29th, 2012 at 6:04 PM
#11
I get what you're trying to
I get what you're trying to say, I just don't think it's correct. Over the 2012 and 2013 classes, they have 6 OL commits, 4 of which are four stars, and the 2013 cycle is still far from over. Over those same years, we have 7 DL commits, 1 five star, 3 four stars and 3 three stars. Yes, we're all super excited about Pipkins, but he's just one guy. Even with him, comparing our DL against their OL isn't exactly lopsided.
May 29th, 2012 at 6:14 PM
#12
I guess you're right,
I guess you're right, however, in many cases I do not abide by the star system. I think Tommy Schutt is extremely over rated. I also think 2 of their 3 OL from last years class are over rated. I know OL is hard to project and anything can happen when a kid gets to college, but I see a ton more potential from guys like Dawson, Bosch, Kugler, and Kalis then I do from Dodson and Decker.
And for the record, I think a lot of Michigan guys are over rated and under rated as well. An example would be Dawson being under rated and LTT being over rated.
When it's all said and done, I am just very excited for the size and skill being added to the roster. Our OL depth is projected to be scary. And as a firm believer in building the trenches first, I believe this will be the key to Michigans success moving forward. And yes we still need to add a few guys on the DL this year.
May 29th, 2012 at 6:42 PM
#13
No one is arguing that our OL
No one is arguing that our OL isn't going to be scary good. But you are comparing our DL to their OL, both of which has plenty of question marks. Which is why I think your comment along the lines of "our DL is going to dominate their OL" that started this debate isn't based on anything but hope.
May 29th, 2012 at 6:55 PM
#14
Any sort of talk involving
Any sort of talk involving high schools kids who haven't stepped on a college campus yet is based on hope and personal projections. Yes, I hope our DL disrupts and overpowers their OL. I shouldn't have said that as a statement.
I just feel that Pipkins will be the type of guy that makes the rest of the line a whole lot better. IMO, he is the best prosect of the last few years, easily. I have high hopes for the guy.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:08 PM
#15
Well if we can't have him, at
Well if we can't have him, at least he's out of the conference. Oh, and not to Ohio of course.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:14 PM
#16
I'm sure it wasn't a
I'm sure it wasn't a "committable offer" anyway. He's fast enough for the SEC but not Meyer's ground breaking offense he's planning at Ohio.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
#17
Of course you're right....
...Anything commitable about the commitableness of any sort of ohio offer would have become null and void as of the instant a verbal commitment was made to Les Miles. Of course there may well be a secret ability for commithood should there ever be a decommit from LSU. I'm sure Urb is putting in no effort to facilitate such a change of heart.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:44 PM
#18
Of course
Commence buckeye blog thread about fat offensive linemen eating grass like their coach. If there's one thing they know around here, it's livestock. Not that it's all bad, they taste delicious.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:33 PM
#19
Yes, go an be prosperous young man. Go see the world.
At a school we'll most likely never play over the next 5-6 years.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:12 PM
#20
Good for him. Early on, I
Good for him. Early on, I thought he was going to be our first ginger OL that I can remember. I guess we will have to wait till 2014 and beyond.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:12 PM
#21
Kalis, yo.
Kalis, yo.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:22 PM
#22
His hair is red. What else do
His hair is red. What else do you need?
May 29th, 2012 at 3:27 PM
#23
well,
the absense of a soul, for one.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
#24
(No subject)
May 29th, 2012 at 3:29 PM
#25
For some reason I thought
For some reason I thought Kalis had light brown hair.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
#26
Now I know why Andy Dalton is
Now I know why Andy Dalton is offended by the nickname "Ginger Ninja". I had no idea either!
May 29th, 2012 at 3:15 PM
#27
It seemed..
He wanted to go blue but missed his spot. Because of that you know he wasn't going to the dark side and coach Miles was the next best thing.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:15 PM
#28
ESS EEE SEE
Funny that he's not going to OSU, not so funny that he'll likely strengthen the country's most annoying football conference.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:16 PM
#29
Love me some
Buckeye tears. Over at 11W they where whining as to why ND and UM were getting all the Oline recruits. They also thought Pocic was a lock.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:16 PM
#30
Can we call this the Kalis
Can we call this the Kalis Curse?
May 29th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
#31
They thought their curse
They thought their curse ended when they got rid of Jim Bollman. Not so fast ohio, not so fast.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:17 PM
#32
A good get for LSU, kind of
A good get for LSU, kind of ironic that they lost out on Pocic to a former Michigan player.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:24 PM
#33
Yay!
Yay!
My first reaction was "dammit, the SEC?" but a split second later I felt "ahahaha Ohio State". I've had quite a few emotions in the past 10 seconds.
I was secretly hoping he'd go to Illinois. I'm not scared of them going forward and they could always be trouble for our fellow divisionmates.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
#34
"Pocic," eh?
Excellent.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:33 PM
#35
Is it just me or does Pocic
Is it just me or does Pocic look he would have a seriously nasty demeanor on the field?
May 29th, 2012 at 5:16 PM
#36
Of course he would. See
Of course he would. See soulless ginger posts above.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
#37
Eat it Urbz!!!
Eat it Urbz!!!
May 29th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
#38
Fantastic
I love this news. Every OSU fan thought he was an OSU lock for the longest time. Whenever O-Line recruiting was talked about, they just assumed Pocic was part of the class.
Even today on 11 Warriors Alex created a thread saying OSU "might not" lead for Pocic anymore, but to not worry because it's a marathon, not a sprint.
May 29th, 2012 at 4:12 PM
#39
Is it just me, or does anyone
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that Alex at 11W is one of the worst recruiting guys? Maybe I'm just spoiled because I got to enjoy TomVH for so long, but literally everything I read from Alex is 'OMG Urbz breathed on a kid, OSU leads". Granted I haven't followed recruiting closely for very long, but he does not seem to try any sort of objectivity, which frankly kind of pisses me off even if you're working for a huge Ohio blog.
May 29th, 2012 at 4:34 PM
#40
I'm not sure what you've been
I'm not sure what you've been reading, but he basically warrants everything on objectivity. Most of his posts either surround a "gut feeling", which is often the best we can get, or he uses details of a visit to speculate, which is effectively what recruiting is...
In this case, he says OSU may not lead, as they have for some time with Pocic, which he confirmed earlier in the recruiting cycle. Not sure what the criticism is with calling recruiting a marathon, because it's true. Nothing is finalized until LOIs are signed.
Other speculations of his aren't all that outrageous. Vonn Bell calls OSU visit his best yet, it is safe to assume OSU has great chances, and so on.
Things change over time. If UM recruiting experts were judged on their widespread speculations that Isaac, Levenberry, etc., they'd all have the same negative views from the public.
May 29th, 2012 at 5:05 PM
#41
11W Alex seems a little too
11W Alex seems a little too susceptible to the post-visit interview glow. Don't get me wrong, there are some on this board that do the same. But Alex is their purported recruiting expert, not just another poster, and so you would think that he would realize that every recruit always has positive things to say about their visit to School X right after their visit to School X, especially when being interviewed by a School X blog.
That, plus, he just would not let go, and I'm not sure if he has let go, of the whole "Dymonte will flip for Urban Meyer" belief, even after a good percentage of the 11W board hasd given up on that.
May 29th, 2012 at 5:38 PM
#42
I do agree about Thomas, I
I do agree about Thomas, I wish everyone would let that one go.
But to correct you, no one ever claimed that he was a "recruiting expert". He's a journalist that covers recruiting, doesn't claim to know any more than recruiting services, doesn't jump to argue with rankings or cite actual football-related info in the evaluations of recruits. This is simply because he's the one that compiles the data from which everyone else can draw their own conclusions. Usually his statements are off of gut feeling like many other people in his position would do as well.
But if you follow his track record, he tends to be correct on many of his concrete statements. He was the first one to report that Bosa may have changed allegiances, he correctly reported OSU's lead for Pocic as well as when this status changed, and rarely if ever does he use the word "lock", which angers me to no end.
He understands the process of recruiting because that's what he was assigned to cover with the site, and simply reports things the way they are, and sometimes the way he sees them possibly playing out. There are very few instances in which he says "player X WILL be a buckeye", and is proven wrong without extenuating circumstances.
May 29th, 2012 at 5:55 PM
#43
I hear you, and maybe my
I hear you, and maybe my expectations have been too high for his ability to evaluate recruits and interpret recruit speak. And I agree that he doesn't necessarily "overcall." But there are also very few instances when I've seen him try to reign in the sometimes delusional optimism about certain "locks" as discussed on 11W, and to me that's the difference. The recruiting guys on this blog tend to take a much more "FWIW" attitude or, "here's this information, but take it with a grain of salt," which I think is the healthy way to report recruiting information. I often get the feeling from Alex's reporting of positive comments from recruits, that the reader should assume that OSU is a leader for that kid. Maybe that's a product of OSU's relative recruiting success after the Meyer hire last year, and if so, maybe it will be tempered now that OSU recruiting is hitting some speed bumps.
May 29th, 2012 at 6:05 PM
#44
I definitely see where you're
I definitely see where you're coming from, and I think some of it is also coming from the fact that some of the readers will take Alex's fact-based reports, and run away with them in an unrealistic manner, which I've seen happen on every site, for every team. Take the Bell example: Alex simply says that Bell called OSU his favorite visit of the recruiting period thus far. He then says his opinion, which is that OSU is very much in the running for his services. Same with a guy like James Quick. Impressionable readers take this as "Alex says Bell is lock", suddenly the whole process is misrepresented.
The same thing happens here with Kendall Fuller, and with Cravens on the Wolverine 247 board, (which I read because Bucknuts posters are stupid and everything is paywalled.)
Addressing the "Urban is the best recruiter in history" delusion, understand that many of us do not agree with this sentiment. It's harder to draw big-time recruits to the midwest than it is to Florida, and I think that despite everything working against Urban, he's doing as well as we should be realistically expecting. The same goes for Hoke and his inequality between OL recruits and playmakers. It's just that his expectations weren't as high coming into it.
May 29th, 2012 at 8:57 PM
#45
All fair points... I'll admit
All fair points... I'll admit that it's very possible that I'm just piling too much on Alex. I think one of the things I like about this board is that as soon as someone has an orgasm about an elite commit looking upon Michigan favorably, half a dozen posters, many with reliable connections or ability to evaluate talent, typically jump in and bring everyone back to reality... and that seems to be a reality check that has been missing over at 11W. I say "has been" because I think as OSU recruiting hits its own speed bumps, a sense of reality is creeping into 11W... I was surprised at the ratioanlity of the reaction to the Pocic non-commit.
It's a fascinating phenomenon... the difference between "the hype" created, fueled, and perpetuated by boards like this based upon a tweet or a few comments to the media... the difference between that hype and reality. Sometimes they are close to the same... sometimes they are way off base.
EDIT: I must have missed the thread that got delusionally optimistic about Kendall Fuller??
May 29th, 2012 at 10:09 PM
#46
I can't speak for the rest of
I can't speak for the rest of 11w, but you'll always see me try to bring my fellow Buckeye fans back to earth on there, haha. All your criticisms are valid, I understand where you're coming from.
May 29th, 2012 at 10:31 PM
#47
What's your handle on 11W?
What's your handle on 11W? If you don't mind me asking...
May 29th, 2012 at 10:54 PM
#48
I don't like either site
I don't like either site knowing the specifics of my various contributions to either. It's part of my mystique. BUT if you compile the more frequent posters on 11w, and dissect their various writing styles, and general disdain for fellow posters, you should be able to find me fairly quickly. Happy Hunting! :)
May 29th, 2012 at 4:36 PM
#49
Yea, every kid he talks about
Yea, every kid he talks about it seems that OSU leads for. He was also saying there was a good chance OSU would be able to be snagged from Michigan for a lot longer than anyone else thought so.
May 29th, 2012 at 3:59 PM
#50
Ha
Buckeyes, Ha.
May 29th, 2012 at 4:11 PM
#51
Next steps in the process for Pocic......
1. TSIO keeps recruiting him and he gets letters in the mail.
2. Pocic starts to get pissed off, burns one of the letters and posts the pic on Twitter (tactic learned from LTT).
3. Pocic starts getting death threats from disgruntled Ohio fans.
May 29th, 2012 at 4:38 PM
#52
There is no bad in this
There is no bad in this scenario.
Unless Meyer starts pulling out snake oil from every orifice, most of the Ohio's tackle offers have committed to other schools and they may be looking at a big goose egg at tackle (Lisle I thought is an interior guy).
May 29th, 2012 at 5:03 PM
#53
Let's not get too cocky yet
Lets not get too cocky. It's a long way till signing day. He could easily get a case of the "too far from homes" before putting pen to paper and end up at OSU or Illinois. Hell, maybe if we miss out on some "best availables we might end up flipping him with a last second effort. Who knows?
May 29th, 2012 at 5:31 PM
#54
I find
I find it funny that in the same post you say "Let's not get too cocky" and end by saying "we might end up flipping him with a last second effort."
This isn't a Norfleet situation, jumping from Cinci to Michigan. Pocic has offers from everyone, he could go anywhere he wants basically. The definition of cocky is saying we have a chance to flip if we just last second say we want you.
May 29th, 2012 at 5:42 PM
#55
Pocic reason for picking LSU
"It's all about the offensive line at LSU and the running game. They love to run the football and it's just a great fit on and off the field for me. I'm glad to have it all done now and I'm really excited about LSU."
http://edgytim.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1370105
I get the feeling Michigan would have been a serious contender for Pocic if we had not filled up because that sounds a lot like Michigan (I guess Les Miles does run LSU with a Schembechler-like mentality).
May 29th, 2012 at 9:46 PM
#56
Speaking of a "Bo" like mentality....
Bo had a huge influence on Les.... Was drinking some brews with a long serving member of the LSU staff. The only time the Tigers have adjusted their weekly schedule was the week Bo passed away.
May 29th, 2012 at 6:11 PM
#57
Pocic was one of the guys who
Pocic was one of the guys who would have been near the very top of my list for wants in this class. I would have loved for Michigan to get him. Oh well. We've still got a good offensive line class, but I think Pocic is going to be a good one.
May 29th, 2012 at 6:27 PM
#58
Good for him and good for Miles
Good for him and good for Miles - and I agree, Les please stay away from David Dawson.
May 29th, 2012 at 7:01 PM
#59
Now
Now Bucknuts is saying that another OT target, Dorian Johnson, verbaled to WVU.
http://ohiostate.247sports.com/Board/120/PA-OT-Dorian-Johnson-to-WVU-984...
I don't subscribe to 247 so I don't know what the thread is saying, but if true, that's a nother major OT target gone for OSU.
Also mentioned in this OSU Scout thread as well.
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=145&f=3155&t=8976096
Regardless of if he has or hasn't, the kid is all over the place for ratings. 247 has him as a 5 star, 12th best player in the country, and 2nd best OT while Rivals has him as a low 4 star, the 33rd overall tackle.
May 29th, 2012 at 8:33 PM
#60
While I'm happy to see OSU
While I'm happy to see OSU getting shafted for O-Line recruits, it is a bit boggling. Even Buckeyes would concede that - relative to every other position on the field at least - OSU has had a poor record for developing offensive line talent as of late, but at the same time O-Line recruits have to be aware that Jim Bollman no longer is the position coach there.
Urban Meyer isn't an idiot; I'm sure the first thing he shows O-Line recruits is a picture of Bollman working for Boston College and not OSU, and the second thing he shows them is their current depth chart - that's gotta be good for at least 1-2 decent blue-chippers.
May 29th, 2012 at 8:45 PM
#61
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't remember a ton of high draft picks coming out of Florida during Meyer's tenure aside from the Pounceys.
May 29th, 2012 at 9:18 PM
#62
Since
Since the '06 draft, the first draft after a year Meyer coached at UF, these have been Florida OL draft picks:
2011: Mike Pouncey- 1st Round, 15th pick
Marcus Gilbert- 2nd round, 63rd pick
Maurice Hurt-7th round, 217th pick
2010: Maurkice Pouncey- 1st round, 18th pick
That's it. So they've had 4 taken, 2 1st rounders, 1 2nd, and 1 7th, all of them in the past 3 years.
May 30th, 2012 at 12:05 AM
#63
4 picks in the 6years Urban
4 picks in the 6 years Urban was there, doesn't seem very impressive, especially if you consider that two of those years MNCs were won by Florida.
May 30th, 2012 at 1:12 AM
#64
For comparison look at the
For comparison look at the last 6 years for Michigan and how many draft picks there were. Considering how bad some of those lines were, how thin the depth was, and the known deficiencies in OL development from the end of Carr's tenure the fact that Michigan had more OL drafted from 06-12 puts that number into perspective.
May 30th, 2012 at 1:45 AM
#65
Urban
He put out some big defensive ends, particularly Harvey as well as Harvin.
May 30th, 2012 at 4:25 AM
#66
Derrick Harvey was a
Derrick Harvey was a defensive end...but Percy Harvin was a wide receiver.
