OSU Commitment Watch - RB Ezekiel Elliot

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April 1st, 2012 at 4:13 PM
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OSU Commitment Watch - RB Ezekiel Elliot

In the spirit of knowing thy enemy, OSU just received its 6th commit for 2013, St. Louis, Mo RB Ezekiel Elliot.  A 3* or 4* by the major sites, he did not hold a Michigan offer.  

By all accounts, this was/is supposed to be a big recruiting weekend for OSU, with half a dozen high profile recruits visiting campus, including Anzalone and Pocic.  Elliot's commitment will serve to calm buckeye nation which was starting to get uneasy without a commit in the last month while Hoke continues to show that his recruiting success last year was no fluke (and with a couple of expected prospects either cancelling (Devin Butler) or rescheduling (Tim Kimbrough?) their visits this weekend).

Good size, fast, and good hands (playing RB, WR, CB in this highlight clip), but hard to judge the quality of competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyvInb9BQoc

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April 1st, 2012 at 4:20 PM | Why do I care about this? (Score:-1 Flamebait)
April 1st, 2012 at 4:22 PM | You don't care about knowing what your enemy is (Score:5 Normal)
hart20
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up to? Personally, I'd like if we got regular recruiting updates on Ohio, State, and ND. I'd even do them if people would would be interested.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

April 1st, 2012 at 4:37 PM | I agree (Score:5 Normal)
Maizenblueball
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Personally, I'd love to hear updates on all of our rivals.  It's good to know the competition.  Besides, the Fall is a LONG time away, so I need my football fix.

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April 1st, 2012 at 4:53 PM | Fair enough, I suppose if (Score:3 Normal)
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Fair enough, I suppose if folks are interested in a topic, well then that's the purpose of the board.

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April 1st, 2012 at 5:05 PM | That is the nature of the (Score:5 Normal)
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That is the nature of the board.  I don't care about half of the board posts, but I also realize that there probably is someone who cares... and more importantly, no one around here cares if I don't care, so I keep it to myself.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:50 PM | I never did care (Score:4 Normal)
ppToilet
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whether you cared or not but, suddenly, now I care. With that said, I don't care if you don't care that I care.

April 1st, 2012 at 8:28 PM | Don't you try to rationalize (Score:4 Normal)
hillbillyblue
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Don't you try to rationalize your way out of this.

If you're not living for something then you're dying for nothing.

April 1st, 2012 at 11:58 PM | I don't care for your tone (Score:1)
ppToilet
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But I can rationalize it.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:06 PM | Please do this! It would be (Score:5 Normal)
MilkSteak
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Please do this! It would be really interesting to see. Even a bi-weekly or monthly "Know Thy Potential Enemy" recruiting update would be great. 

"I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."

 

April 1st, 2012 at 5:29 PM | Yea i would love if you did (Score:2 Normal)
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Yea i would love if you did updates on the our big rivals, mainly ohio. Please believe if you go to any ohio blog/forum, you'd see plenty Michigan related threads.

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April 1st, 2012 at 5:47 PM | How about MSU too?? Their (Score:5 Normal)
no joke its hoke
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How about MSU too?? Their recruiting should be easier to track since its nationwide and all.

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April 1st, 2012 at 10:59 PM | Ahem..."International"...get (Score:1)
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Ahem..."International"...get it right or Dantonio punches a puppy.

April 1st, 2012 at 4:22 PM | It made ND fans annoyed, and (Score:3 Normal)
BlueZoo
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It made ND fans annoyed, and you should care about that.

April 1st, 2012 at 4:25 PM | I am also interested to know (Score:1)
Bo Knows
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I am also interested to know what they enemy is up to, as for the suggestion to make regular recruiting updates on our rivals I don't think I'd be that excited for it.  I could get flamed for this, but I think we already have great content on this site... I do think threads like these would be great though.. just m opinion

April 1st, 2012 at 4:30 PM | I didn't necessarily mean for Brian or Ace to give the (Score:3 Normal)
hart20
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updates. I was leaning more towards the idea the updates coming from the community every once in a while, maybe every 2 weeks or so. 

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

April 1st, 2012 at 7:24 PM | yeah (Score:2)
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maybe a weekly or bi-weekly diary for someone ambitious (and connected) enough.

April 1st, 2012 at 4:40 PM | So would Urban and (Score:5 Normal)
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So would Urban and Ohio. 

Hello "Plan B".

 

April 1st, 2012 at 5:35 PM | Plan B (Score:3 Normal)
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Honestly, no. Smith fits a different role than Elliott. Elliott will play the athlete role in our offense while Smith would have been used soley as a RB. Also, we offered Elliott well before we offered Smith. Many people considered Smith our plan B behind Derrick Green. And I don't think Meyer would take Smith over very many RBs that we've offered as we already have a number of physical RBs on our roster. And I don't think Smith can be considered outright better than anyone we already have. Green, though, is comparable to Smith accept that he probably has a higher ceiling. He's also a more explosive athlete with better speed.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:47 PM | Gotta love the trolling tag (Score:-1 Trolling)
April 2nd, 2012 at 12:02 AM | Don't fret about it. (Score:3 Normal)
ppToilet
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Usually the good posts will get corrected. If you start providing a lot of useful analysis (see: RDT) then you'll routinely be voted up.

On the other hand, complaining about getting downvoted only gets you more downvotes.

Thanks for your analysis.

April 1st, 2012 at 6:03 PM | You're (Score:4 Normal)
mgobluebraelow
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Not helping your case.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:59 PM | I +1'd you (Score:5 Normal)
randyfloyd
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but you should also consider, Michigan didn't offer Elliot at all and obviously Hoke wanted Smith badly. If you think we are a little negative towards buckeyes and their fans, you should see how Wolverines and their fans are treated over at 11 warriors.

Stop whining!

It's tough being Blue in Columbus!!!

April 1st, 2012 at 6:37 PM | 11 warriors is on par with (Score:2)
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11 warriors is on par with RCMB as far as being comically homer-ish goes. They say mgoblog is full of homers, which it is, but we don't come anywhere close to them in my opinion.

You know how we joke about how awesome Ohio fans think Urban Meyer is? They say the same things, except for they're not joking. So much hyperbole over there.

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April 1st, 2012 at 8:26 PM | Don't agree.  11W is pretty (Score:2)
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Don't agree.  11W is pretty good.  RCMB is unreadable.  Bucknuts and Scout free boards are a lot worse than 11W.  The Stadium and Main board on Scout is pretty bad too.

April 1st, 2012 at 8:44 PM | Do agree with this. The scout (Score:4 Normal)
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Do agree with this. The scout and bucknuts boards are ridiculous. I avoid them even as a Buckeye. 11W has its share of obnoxious homers, but most aren't bad. Out of the Michigan sites I've checked out, MgoBlog is the best. Good writers and mostly sensible posters. Every fan base has its crazies, though, and Wolverines and Buckeyes aren't the exceptions. I appreciate the respectful and thoughtful posts that most of you write on a daily basis. It's nice to have informative information and opinions from the rival.

April 1st, 2012 at 6:00 PM | except* (Score:2)
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except*

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April 1st, 2012 at 4:31 PM | It seems like a long time (Score:2 Normal)
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It seems like a long time since we've had a commit. I was king of hoping for a random this weekend.

April 1st, 2012 at 4:39 PM | All hail to the King! (Score:5 Normal)
hart20
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All hail to the King!

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:01 PM | Another Awesome King (Score:4 Normal)
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April 1st, 2012 at 5:07 PM | It appears that we recruit (Score:5 Normal)
gajensen
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It appears that we recruit best when you are not following...

April 1st, 2012 at 4:41 PM | Notre Dame fans thought they (Score:4 Normal)
htm11
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Notre Dame fans thought they had this kid in the bag. I guess Kelly told him it was 50/50 whether he'd play him at RB or CB. Meyer told him he wanted him as a RB. Needless to say Elliot wants to play RB in college.

 

April 1st, 2012 at 5:04 PM | I bet he does... To bad meyer (Score:2 Normal)
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I bet he does... To bad meyer doesnt use rb's. Kid got jinxed on april fools day!

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April 1st, 2012 at 4:41 PM | Twitter rumors are that Jayme (Score:1)
UMICH1606
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Twitter rumors are that Jayme Thompson has flipped from WVU to OSU as well.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:25 PM | Wasn't there a teammate of (Score:3 Normal)
BlueZoo
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Wasn't there a teammate of Jayme Thompson on the board who said he would change his mind a few times along the way?

April 1st, 2012 at 4:45 PM | No way! It must be April fools joke! Meyer wants 3 stars? (Score:3 Normal)
brooktrail
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He only accepts commits ranked high **** or ***** stars!

April 1st, 2012 at 5:16 PM | hmmmmm... (Score:3 Normal)
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Do the cooler poopers have their own 3 star mafia?

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April 1st, 2012 at 5:28 PM | ofcourse they do... I suspect (Score:2)
BlueZoo
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ofcourse they do... I suspect all high end programs have a branch.

That being said, Ezekiel is the #9 RB on Scout's rankings, so he's not exactly a reach.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:38 PM | He's only a 3 star on 247. (Score:2 Normal)
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He's only a 3 star on 247. Everyone else has him as a 4.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:01 PM | Have any 3 star RBs become (Score:1)
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Have any 3 star RBs become stars at Ohio the way they have at Michigan despite higher rated competition?  I don't know much about any individual players they've had, but I know they have a lot of highly rated RBs in the fold currently.

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April 1st, 2012 at 5:05 PM | Dan Herron (Score:2)
AAB
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was a low 4 star who started over more highly-touted guys like Jamaal Berry.

There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.

April 1st, 2012 at 5:19 PM | Why do I care about this? (Score:4 Normal)
Don
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Why are you visiting the thread?


April 1st, 2012 at 6:17 PM | It took me to read three posts... (Score:1)
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before I'd find the one that...echo my sentiments. Tuos fanbase spouting the line...'Slow but steady' is too funny.

Lucky enough to have my own JT wristband!!

April 1st, 2012 at 5:26 PM | Jayme Thompson commit (Score:2)
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They're now talking about a possible Jayme Thompson commit? I know we talked quite a bit about him before he commited to WVU in early february.

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April 1st, 2012 at 5:52 PM | I don't post much but I've (Score:4 Normal)
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I don't post much but I've been following this kid for a while and figured I could provide some insight.  I went to the same high school as he did and as far as I know he is the highest rated recruit ever to come out of the school. He has great speed and good hands coming out of the backfield.  I have no idea how he projects to the next level because the level of competition is very suspect in the league that he played in.

I was surpised at how highly rated he was just because of the lack of talent he played against every week.  That being said, I've watched him play a few times on the football field and the basketball court and I would project him as an athlete at the next level.  He may not have the size to be a full time running back and I could see him switching to the defensive backfield or slot reciever at some point.  He has good leaping ability but the main thing is his speed although I don't know how legitimate his 4.40 40 is. He had zero offers before signing day this year so he must have done something right between the end of the football season and then.  I hurts to see him go to OSU because I'm going to have a hard time not pulling for him.   

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April 1st, 2012 at 6:25 PM | You can still pull for him to (Score:2 Normal)
Tom .NTT.
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You can still pull for him to have many many yards and touchdowns.  Just none against Michigan.

April 1st, 2012 at 6:21 PM | Look like a good player but (Score:1)
1 percent
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Look like a good player but he runs very upright (McGuffie)  and that would scare me. 

BEAT OHIO

April 1st, 2012 at 6:29 PM | Ummmmm, Issac?? (Score:3 Normal)
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Ummmmm, Issac??

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April 1st, 2012 at 7:29 PM | He's no Isaac. (Score:4 Normal)
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He's no Isaac.

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April 1st, 2012 at 7:15 PM | This may be interesting but (Score:1 Overrated)
AngryAlum
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This may be interesting but I'd save it till AFTER they sign their full class.  Just a brief overview of the quality of recruits for the year, people they whiffed on, positions of need that they filled, and where they may be thin on depth sort of thing.

As much as I love reading about the future of Michigan football, I'm far less interested in this with respect to our rivals and much more interested in their current starters and the current state of their team.  Why waste time and brain cells on some of these guys who will inevitably flame out, transfer, or flat out disappear before they even hit the field?

April 1st, 2012 at 7:32 PM | Well (Score:5 Normal)
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the thing is, its the off-season. And the current Buckeye or Irish roster is pretty static, so once it gets analyzed postion by postion or however you want to do it that would be it. With recruiting, there is constantly new news and many people on here are recruiting junkies. Most of the diary posts are front paged for a week or so in the off season so I don't see why this would be seen as a negative. You don't have to read the diary if you don't want, but I for one think it would be a valuable addtion to the site.

edit: Why so angry bro?

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