Ohio St Loses 2020 RB Recruiting Battle With Texas
In a recruiting battle with Texas, which had intensified the last four weeks, Ohio St has lost 2020 RB Bijan Robinson to Texas. Ohio St had been thought the leader to land Robinson:
"an influx of Crystal Ball picks flooded in favoring the Buckeyes." (https://www.burntorangenation.com/recruiting/2019/8/2/20698073/bijan-robinson-commitment-texas-longhorns-recruiting-2020-running-back-salpointe-catholic-tom-herman)
An article at BuckeyesWire from July 9 said this,
according to 247 Sports Crystal Ball Predictions, Ohio State is now the leader to land the 6-0, 200 pounder.
The article also said:
The Buckeyes desperately need to land a quality running back in the 2020 class...
Right now the call is that he’ll be a Buckeye....(https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/2019/07/09/ohio-state-5-star-rb-target-bijan-robinson-to-announce-college-choice-soon/)
Until very recently, Rivals looked almost all Ohio St: https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2020/bijan-robinson-185273#forecast-reasons
According to Sports Illustrated,
Robinson had given a silent pledge to the Buckeyes (https://www.si.com/college-football/2019/08/02/bijan-robinson-commits-texas-football-2020-recruiting-class)
And outwardly, Robinson himself gave indication he was going with Ohio St:
"This whole time I knew it was Texas, but all the pressure coming to me from Ohio State was a reason why I was going there initially. Then I realized that it wasn't for me...." ( https://www.si.com/college-football/2019/08/02/bijan-robinson-commits-texas-football-2020-recruiting-class)
For Ohio St, the change was sudden:
“[The Ohio State staff] were informed that the Buckeyes, who were written in ink as the favorite to land Robinson’s commitment since his visit in June, are now no longer the favorite and have only a small chance to earn his commitment.” (https://www.burntorangenation.com/recruiting/2019/8/2/20698073/bijan-robinson-commitment-texas-longhorns-recruiting-2020-running-back-salpointe-catholic-tom-herman)
It looks like this sudden loss dashed hopes for Ohio St. fans.
OSU.buckeyes.center may have said something very revealing on twitter:
Bijan Robinson cited Stan Drayton and Tom Hermon, who are both now at Texas, and how well they worked with Ezekiel Elliot when they were at Ohio St, as the significant reason he chose Texas. You can see him talk about it in this video, starting at 1:53:
Is it possible the red flag that OSU.buckeyes.center is talking about is that Stan Drayton and Tom Hermon are no longer at Ohio St, and the running game coaches that have replaced them aren't as attractive to running backs as Drayton and Hermon were?
Here's Bijan Robinson 2018 highlights. He's got the wow factor: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7796018/5c2c7ef90dc125053ce4aa92
That’s hilarious.
Don't get pissed when this gif shows up in your next 50 OP's.
August 4th, 2019 at 12:43 PM ^
This is simply the greatest gif in the history of gifs.
It wasn’t about sweat activated clothing, of course you didn’t.
August 4th, 2019 at 11:13 AM ^
Gave this guy the benefit of the doubt in the other thread/diary, but idk now.
User name "Zeke" something, obsessed with OSU running Backs...wtf. No Michigan fan would choose that name...
Guessing burntoorangenation (which nobody's heard of yet you link multiple times) is your website.
August 4th, 2019 at 11:43 AM ^
I linked to that place twice, to the same article. It is a Texas web site. Seems like that would be a way to get information about Texas.
I also linked to Sports Illustrated twice, also to the same article there. Do you think I from Sports Illustrated because of that?
I linked to twitter 5 times. And none of them were the same. All 5 were different links to twitter. You are thinking now I am from twitter?
And BTW, Ezekiels Creatures is a reference to chapter 1 of the book of Ezekiel in the Bible. It has absolutely nothing to do with Ezekiel Elliot. I can't see how you came up with that in the first place. Give yourself a rest.
You can't see how he came up with that?
August 4th, 2019 at 11:57 AM ^
A Michigan fan who has read the Bible might choose a variation of the name Ezekiel.
Burntorangenation is part of SB Nation. Texas fans are probably as familiar with it as Michigan fans are with Mgoblog.
August 4th, 2019 at 12:30 PM ^
Right. It's possible. A causal fan and Christian might also choose a handle like "mark rules". But when they post during fb season and in such quantity and depth, they are also a die-hard fb fan.
Very suspicious that a Michigan die-hard fb fan was going to use the name Ezekiel last year.
Burntorangenation is the equivalent of Maize n Brew.
This post is all sorts of dumb
August 4th, 2019 at 11:28 AM ^
Isn’t this one of the suspected Yoder accounts?
I posted this last week - in less detail - as the OSU boards went nuts when they learned that they were almost certainly losing both Robinson and Knighton (top 100 APB) as they now have — to Texas and FSU respectively.
Biggest reason for the freakout was that the staff at Bucknuts (and others?) were not only telling subscribers that these 2 were “locks” but were also hyping up that OSU could/would jump to #1 in the 2020 rankings when they got commitments from those 2 (and a top 200 LB which they did land).
A few M-related thoughts/notes to bring it back to us — Is it possible that Knighton going to FSU may help M with the staff’s other top 2020 RB, Toafili?. — I guess M beating OSU for Corum turns out to a bigger deal now? — Was surprised that top RB from NJ- Jalen Berger - does not appear to be higher on the OSU board. Berger is in/near the top 100 yet the M staff never seemed to push very hard for him either.
not that big of a deal. No one is officially signed yet anyway. At least our starter wasn’t kicked off the team for academic violations.
Delete the offer and claim to not remember it. Buckeye fans will accept that.
Usually only Buckeye fans pay THAT MUCH attention to buckeye recruiting.
Just saying...
So?
That’s a whole lot of work for somebody who isn’t even coming here. Every program wins some and loses some.
Correct. We saw first hand with Laquon Treadwell.
Maybe Robinson got the same recruiting change of heart with UT that Treadwell got with Ole Miss.
Remember when they “lost” #1 RB 5* Derrick Green to us and everyone laughed when they started recruiting a 3* from Missouri instead?
We “stole” Kareem Walker from them, they didn’t seem to lose much sleep.
Or, remember when Najee Harris was a silent to Harbaugh?
Hard to find too much joy in this when we’ve whiffed on countless guys and brought in a succession of busts while they’ve plugged and played RB after RB.
I have no problem finding joy in this...loads of joy. Of course they will find another stud..but right now, at this moment this is nothing but beautiful news. Joy to the world...
The guy they got instead of Kareem hasn’t done anything there.
Yeah, but Kareem hasn't done anything, anywhere.
I don't care. I wasn't propping him up.
August 4th, 2019 at 11:19 AM ^
He transferred to UNC.
Ezekiel Elliott wasn't a three star. He was a pretty highly ranked 4 star. Missouri track athlete of the year. Number 5 overall All-Purpose Back. But I guess that's not really furthering your they found a diamond in the rough narrative, or whatever the point is here.
Elliot allowed them to pass on the #1 RB that um signed. How did that work out? If there was thing ttun fans shouldn’t criticize Ryan Day For is RB depth. Dobbins is a junior, RB isn’t a must get in this class.
Did I miss something? Has there been rampant criticism of Rian Day and his RB Depth by Michigan fans? I mean other than the 23 hours a day I spend thinking about OSU, Day and of course OSU RB Depth, what else is there to life?
Did I miss something? Has there been rampant criticism of Rian Day and his RB Depth by Michigan fans? I mean other than the 23 hours a day I spend thinking about OSU, Day and of course OSU RB Depth, what else is there to life?
August 4th, 2019 at 12:30 PM ^
Hey Bluedream... Give it up, dude. Your posting history makes it obvious you are a Buckeye troll. 9 out of 10 posts have something to do with OSU and almost every post is critical of UM in some way. Get another hobby. You are pathetic.
Ok cool. Hook 'em. ?
This is the dumbest post I’ve seen in a long time.
Hey detective - high school kids change their mind and we could replace Texas with Michigan/Alabama/Georgia (or Michigan with OSU) in this story and it reads like the last five years of recruiting.
Who knows, maybe he changed his mind. Maybe he got paid by someone. Maybe he’s 17. You’ve made a strong argument. It’s all stupid anyway. Hope he lives up to his potential and makes a solid paycheck in the NFL and if not, gets a good education and is a good person.
I haven’t posted in a few years but I’ve learned to lighten up. But damn, easy. He’s not coming to Michigan. Or maybe he’ll change his mind and come here.
My point: the main red flag is you. Relax.
Your obvious confession of not posting in awhile may explain why you think this is the dumbest post in a long time. You ought to visit more often. It may be dumb to you but boy have there been many more viable posts for the worst of 19’.
Who knows, maybe he changed his mind.
Uh, yes. That certainly seems to be the news here. I don't know how else to interpret it.
My point: the main red flag is you. Relax.
Calmer than you are.
Bizarre response to the OP
U mad
Dumbest post you have seen in a long time? Did you miss the posts about whether to ask a hot Spartan girl out, whether to buy a bigger house, and whether to hire someone to kidnap your wife?
Don’t forget about whether to have a third kid or advice about getting a vasectomy.
If you don't want to know about osu RB recruiting, you don't have to read it. As a post, it was informational, laid out nicely and included some osu schadenfreude, which is always worth reading.
Very true...and at what point or how many recruits would spurn OSU before some perks up and takes notice. I'm glad there's a highly rated recruit who may or may not have trolled OSU fans/media. And I hope it continues to happen at an accelerated pace.
I dunno... I've seen some pretty dumb ones lately. You may be over selling this one.
Obviously Texas came in with a better offer at the last minute outbidding OSU.
That's the biggest thing I took out of the post. OSU fans complaining that someone got paid.
August 4th, 2019 at 10:54 AM ^
Got paid by a guy who... used to work at OSU. It's not like he just started with the payments when he hit Texas.
This won’t matter. It just opened the door for the #1 recruit in Texas, RB Zach Evans, to go to OSU. I live in the Houston area and Evans is the real deal. I’m sure OSU won’t fret over losing out on this kid.
Great move by him but the reality is none of this matters until Michigan whoops OSU's butt in Columbus this year and then goes on a decade long winning streak.
Oh geez, I screwed the pooch. I thought the game was in Columbus this year and I was wrong. I will now cut off my little pinkie as punishment.
Are you a Michigan fan really? Michigan beats OSU in Columbus this year? Impossible!
Boy, you really put him in his place. Mistakes will not be tolerated!
Thanks coach! After last years game and he doubles down and said,”he forgot?” Yeah small mistake.
Everyone forgets.
Everyone murders.
I didn't see last year's frame as I was working. When I heard the score, I deleted the game from my DVR. And who the hell pissed in your Cheerios?