national champs baby
Lawrence Marshall is a Buckeye
February 10th, 2013 at 3:04 PM | 
The crazy thing is I'm not
The crazy thing is I'm not
February 10th, 2013 at 2:34 PM |
This is a kick to the groin.
This is a kick to the groin.
This is a kick to the groin. A lot of time to flip him though.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:17 PM |
I don't really think he's the
I don't really think he's the
I don't really think he's the kind of guy that you waste time trying to flip (unlike Webb). We can find an out of state guy of equal calibur. He's probably a borderline 3/4 star recruit.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:34 PM |
It's interesting that Webb and
It's interesting that Webb and
Marshall jumped to OSU when our staff is heavily vested in MI and OH recruiting. Makes sense when a staff devalues the Midwest, but Hoke has made it a higher priority than Urban.
The recruiting battles will be intense for years.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
February 10th, 2013 at 2:38 PM |
To be honest we have been
To be honest we have been
To be honest we have been much more national with our offers right now instead of first going into the Midwest so maybe it serves us right.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:53 PM |
Except we apparently
Except we apparently
recruited both fairly hard. I would understand if we were late with offers as the staff chased national guys. If a kid is indifferent, then go with the first offer or most love. But we've been after both of them from the start.
Meyer's spiel of "we'll play for nat'l championships and I'll prepare you as well as the SEC" must work with some kids.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
February 10th, 2013 at 3:39 PM |
It's not like these kids
It's not like these kids
It's not like these kids didn't have M offers. Perhaps Meyer is just more credible as a coach than Hoke is right now.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:55 PM |
hmmmmm...
hmmmmm...
It is, theoretically at least, possible that the kid liked Columbus and wanted to attend university there...
Football is a factor in these decisions, coaching etc. but many others come into play.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
February 10th, 2013 at 4:14 PM |
I simply meant that Meyer
I simply meant that Meyer
I simply meant that Meyer walks in with two NC rings and talks about winning championships. Hoke hasn't won any championships as a head coach. I'm not calling Hoke as a bad coach, nor am I arguing that Meyer is far and away a better coach. I'm simply arguing that, from the perspective of a 17 year old who wants to play football, get to the NFL and, presumably, to win things along the way, Meyer likely looks like a better bet.
February 10th, 2013 at 6:18 PM |
Hmmmmm...
Hmmmmm...
I have thought about this in the sense that essentially every coach is basically selling their brand to potential recruits. The money question is which coach or which brand carries the day...is it the macro Dave Brandon "M", Brady Hoke's management level work, Greg Mattison's "I coached Ray Lewis" or the individual recruiter?
What carries the weight?...I suppose for each recruit it would be different. While Meyer has a couple championships his defensive coordinator was one Greg Mattison; he of the Ray Lewis connection.
At this point Meyer's brand might pull some recruits but, as in the Lawrence Marshall case, one wonders what role the recruiter played etc.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
February 10th, 2013 at 2:37 PM |
Between Harris and McDowell
Between Harris and McDowell
Between Harris and McDowell if we don't get either of them we lost the state of Michigan recruiting to our rival. Especially since Harris a bit of an Ohio lean and they are going strong after McDowell, this may not end well for us.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:39 PM |
OSU went strong after Hand
OSU went strong after Hand
and they didn't crack his top 5. Not every kid buys into what Urban Meyer's selling. I think ND is more of a threat for McDowell and Drake Harris had us in his final group before he committed to Sparty. Relax, friend.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:37 PM |
Keep calm
Keep calm
As of now, in these kids minds, St Urban can do no wrong. Coombs is selling fire and brimstone (see the YouTube video of him) and Urban has yet to lose. Once the bucks start losing some they should win, and it WILL happen this year, the real Meyer starts coming out and when we beat them a lot of these in-state prospects will see things much differently. Right now they are going for what's flashy...we will prevail
LSA '11
February 10th, 2013 at 2:48 PM |
Who are they going to lose
Who are they going to lose
Who are they going to lose to? Have you seen their schedule?
"im saying to myself should i do it should i not. I crossed the goaline and hey...fuck it" Desmond Howard on his Heisman pose
February 10th, 2013 at 2:53 PM |
Us?
Us?
Us?
Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:58 PM |
They do have an extremely
They do have an extremely
They do have an extremely easy schedule...just as they did this yr...they'll find a way to lose one of the close ones they pulled out last time
LSA '11
February 10th, 2013 at 5:18 PM |
Last year they had a comeback
Last year they had a comeback
Last year they had a comeback win hosting Cal, beat Sparty by 1, Indiana by 3, went to overtime at Wisconsin, and again at home to Purdue. They'll try and lose more than a few games next year, too.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
February 10th, 2013 at 9:55 PM |
^^^This. People forget how
^^^This. People forget how
^^^This. People forget how easily they could have had a 5-loss season.
Next year they could very well be like we were this year . . . have a better team than the year before, but have a worse record.
M'Dog
February 10th, 2013 at 2:55 PM |
I hear big stadiums are worth
I hear big stadiums are worth
I hear big stadiums are worth 10 points a game
February 10th, 2013 at 2:46 PM |
guess you can add RB Parris
guess you can add RB Parris
guess you can add RB Parris Campbell, who attends St. Vincent-St. Mary HS in Akron, OH. as a Buckeye
February 10th, 2013 at 2:49 PM |
Bad news bears, no way to
Bad news bears, no way to
Bad news bears, no way to whitewash it. Can't keep on top if we can't even stay afloat in recruiting our own state. I give Meyer credit. He's targetting kids that aren't just good players, but the high-percentage targets we need. It's like a scorched earth campaign, burning the ground out from under us.
Man. I am not happy today.
Don't quote laws to us. We carry swords.
-Pompeius Magnus
February 10th, 2013 at 8:46 PM |
Agreed, kids like Marshall
Agreed, kids like Marshall
Agreed, kids like Marshall are the ones you need to nail down, good regional recruits that form the base of the class and represent schools you go into a lot. If Urban is making inroads here, that is very bad especially when he can use Ohio peer pressure to help hold onto Ohio kids and there doesn't seem to be equivalent pressure here in MI. This is definitely not good.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:57 PM |
On touch the banner, it was
On touch the banner, it was
On touch the banner, it was written he was a Michigan lean. What gives?
February 10th, 2013 at 3:03 PM |
Honestly, this is a bit of a
Honestly, this is a bit of a
Honestly, this is a bit of a surprise. I knew that he had interest in Ohio State, but I was still hearing that Michigan seemed to be his leader.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:13 PM |
I think people have been
I think people have been
I think people have been underestimating how hard Kerry Coombs has been recruiting Michigan. I don't ever remember OSU focusing this much on Michigan prospects. As someone else said, this is probably bad news for State, but it's obviously something Hoke will have to pay attention to.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:30 PM |
Magnus, when are your updated
Magnus, when are your updated
Magnus, when are your updated recruiting ranking going to be released? I think I remember you saying NSD or the day after AND it's been awhile now. So what's the deal lol
Shoelaces flapping in the wind!
February 10th, 2013 at 9:38 PM |
Soon. I just said shortly
Soon. I just said shortly
Soon. I just said shortly after signing day, and it's only been a few days...
February 10th, 2013 at 5:44 PM |
magnus?
magnus?
No disrespect but he is just some dude with an informed opinion. I like what he offers as far as he seems to take himself serious, puts in the appropriate time, and doesn't let other people's rankings dissuade him from having his own value of an incoming player. That said, it isn't like he has come connection to the kids and can predict the future...
it is what it is homie.
We are the dead.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:58 PM |
Not saying this is the reason
Not saying this is the reason
Not saying this is the reason why Ohio is beating us on the recruiting trail right now, but as a kid I can tell you that a deal with Nike sounds a lot more appealing than a deal with Addidas.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:59 PM |
You serious Clark?
You serious Clark?
You serious Clark?
February 10th, 2013 at 2:59 PM |
When is our "junior day"?
When is our "junior day"?
We landed 10 guys last Feb with the mojo from the big weekend in early Feb, so I assume Hoke & co will repeat the event for some early commitments.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
February 10th, 2013 at 3:03 PM |
I'm...sure they would like
I'm...sure they would like
I'm...sure they would like to. That's not the kind of thing that's easily replicated, especially since, by all accounts, that wasn't a stage managed event. Especially since we aren't in on a lot of Michigan and Ohio kids, who formed the bulk of that event, I doubt we'll see the like of it again this year, if ever.
Don't quote laws to us. We carry swords.
-Pompeius Magnus
February 10th, 2013 at 3:17 PM |
Not easy, but necessary
Not easy, but necessary
I wouldn't expect a huge windfall like last year but I'm sure a good local group could be assembled (Harris, Doles, McDowell, Lattimore, Booker, Berger, Weishar, Jones, Helm) with Ferns and Speight possibly attending.
Bball has PSU in 1 week and Illini in 2 weeks in AA which might be the plan.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
February 10th, 2013 at 4:06 PM |
We can but hope.
We can but hope.
We can but hope.
Don't quote laws to us. We carry swords.
-Pompeius Magnus
February 10th, 2013 at 3:04 PM |
Who is Lawrence Marshall and
Who is Lawrence Marshall and
Who is Lawrence Marshall and why does he hate himself so much?
Special Teams means special times!
February 10th, 2013 at 3:11 PM |
He was a OSU lean. No doubt
He was a OSU lean. No doubt
He was a OSU lean. No doubt he's got some talent, but we can't get everyone. There will be others. Plus we'll have a small class next year. We already have 2 commits...gotta leave some drama for the latter months. I kid, I kid.
Sucks, but lots of time left. Let it all play out. I promise we get some Ohio talent to even things out.
Remember, Ferns is pretty damn good. Look where he's from...
What every longshot, come from behind, underdog will tell ya is this... The other guy, may in fact, be the favorite. The odds may be stacked against you, fair enough. But what the odds don't know is...this isn't a math test.
February 10th, 2013 at 5:29 PM |
Umm, I feel confident in
Umm, I feel confident in
Umm, I feel confident in saying something give or take 20 scholarships for 2014. That's not really small. We can grab best available and there is greater flexibility in what position numbers we can recruit.
Speedy DE/DL and WR seem to be our biggest needs. SS is another position that could use more size and speed, thus finding freaky athletic chaps would be a huge gain at those spots. I still think another QB would be nice, but I just don't see the staff going that route this year and maybe only annually recruiting one QB per class.
"Everybody thinks of changing humanity, but nobody thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy
February 10th, 2013 at 3:17 PM |
Hankins, Krentzel, James Jackson, V. Gholston, and Fragel
Hankins, Krentzel, James Jackson, V. Gholston, and Fragel
are the michigan players that went to tsio in the last TWELVE YEARS (give or take a couple I don't know about or can't remember). Urban taking Damon Webb from Cass Tech and this one from Southfield shouldn't happen. Jackson was the only one to my knowledge that had an offer from Michigan and went to OSU (subsequently he transferred to Wayne State). The others even hinted that they would have gone to Michigan had they been offered. This is what is disturbing. Let's hope G Mattison (and Wilcher) work their magic.
February 10th, 2013 at 5:11 PM |
They were all offered except Krenzel IIRC
They were all offered except Krenzel IIRC
but Hankins and Gholston were not offered until it was too late and we wanted Fragel to play tackle and he wanted to play TE which he did until inevitably switching to tackle. Jackson may have been a casualty of the RR transition but I could be wrong there.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:26 PM |
This is suprising. I don't
This is suprising. I don't
This is suprising. I don't think any of us should loose sleep over this, I mean the kid looks like a very solid player on film and no doubt would love to have him on the good side, but let the season play out. Does anyone think Ohio will go undefeated again? I don't. Perhaps their eyes will be opened.
Do you bleed blue?
February 10th, 2013 at 3:41 PM |
Stuff like this means very
Stuff like this means very
Stuff like this means very little to me.At the end of the recruiting cycle Michigan is going to have 85 or so scholarship football players; just like every other team in the country. And then, and then.... attrition happens....Start all over again
85 football scholarships on the wall, take one down pass it around 84 football scholarships on the wall
84 football scholarships on the wall....
You lose out on Lawrence Marshall, god bless his buckeye soul, and next thing you know a kid blows up in Pinconning, making all the little sad faces excited at the prospect of the Piconning prodigy becoming the next Lawerence Taylor.
February 10th, 2013 at 4:06 PM |
heh.
heh.
Pinconning represent. I hope you are right about that...
Ton of good memories of that area.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
February 10th, 2013 at 3:46 PM |
It's okay, we're going to get
It's okay, we're going to get
It's okay, we're going to get Da'Shawn Hand and Malik McDowell
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
February 10th, 2013 at 3:58 PM |
Many schools are going after
Many schools are going after
Many schools are going after those two. It isn't as easy as you think
If you don't like Michigan you are a peasant
February 10th, 2013 at 9:53 PM |
Hand's recruitment may make
Hand's recruitment may make
Hand's recruitment may make Nkemdiche's look pedestrian. He's clearly the Dude in this class (all apologies to Jeff Bridges).
February 10th, 2013 at 4:33 PM |
And if we don't?
And if we don't?
Neither guy is guaranteed. Hoke and co need to step up and do it all over again. Recruiting starts over every year and you have to be up to the task.
Carr lost his recruiting energy and mojo in the later years and it lead to him getting killed by Tressel on the field.
February 10th, 2013 at 5:36 PM |
YEA THEY NEED TO STEP UP!!!
YEA THEY NEED TO STEP UP!!!
YEA THEY NEED TO STEP UP!!!
Are you serious? Do you think they have stopped recruiting because they had a couple good classes and now Ohio got a couple commits so they must have? This thread has turned into a meltdown thread and its quite comical.
I poop excellence
February 10th, 2013 at 7:49 PM |
Yes I am serious
Yes I am serious
And not even remotely melting down.
Recruiting starts over every year. Last year's recruiting success guarantees them nothing going into this year. ND and Ohio are coming off almost perfect years on the field.
Do I believe Hoke and his staff are up to the task? Sure but they have to actually go out and do it all over again. Nothing is guaranteed. We aren't Texas who can just roll out of bed and collect a top 10 class from the state of Texas alone.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:48 PM |
Sounds like this isn't good,
Sounds like this isn't good,
Sounds like this isn't good, but this kid is a 2014 recruit and chances are Urban leaves Ohio for somewhere else before this kid plays a game for them. With our recruiting over the past couple of years, the OL and DL are probably going to be the strengths of our team, so missing out on onr DL recruit doesn't seem like the end of the world to me.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:49 PM |
What happened to Ohio "not
What happened to Ohio "not
What happened to Ohio "not having to recruit in Michigan?" Are the fans up in arms?
The crazy thing is I'm not upset. I actually feel sorry for Lawrence Marshall that he has to go to Columbus.