Time to Buckle Up Again

I'm sure he heard much worse (and more clever) jokes about his name by the time he was in third or fourth grade. I'm sure he doesn't really care or has fun with it himself now. He's a big boy.

Probably assuming that he doesn't have to offer them yet because he has the advantage of most of them being OSU fans.  He believes that he can sweep in with an offer later in the process if someone he wants more goes elsewhere, and still get a commitment.  He's probably right with that strategy as well, though one or two might get away that he had wanted.

Some people thought Hoke shouldn't have offered Dawson, Hill, or Shallman until other higher targets had gone elsewhere.  And last year Michigan was able to snag Norfleet at the very end because they had a spot open.  Will Michigan have to turn away Pocic or LTT because Dawson took one of their spots?  I think both methods have their benefits, and I'm sure there are other players in the state who Michigan might offer much later if other targets end up elsewhere.

Also, there may be more prostyle players who Ohio won't persue anymore due to the spread.  Ohio always produces more talent than OSU can take, they have the benefit of being picky.  And clearly Meyer is very picky with who he considers acceptable.

I'd ba amazed if Ohio doesn't snap up large swaths of in-state talent, but as we've seen the past couple of years in Florida he had a penchant for nabbing a couple of big-name kids each year while not always recruiting the type of depth  (or at least retaining it) that you'd expect for a top-notch program.  My sense is that he'll come in late and grab a number of these kids, but he is also an arrogant guy who wants to recruit the south more than his predecessor.  That should nab him some really talented players, but can also lead to more "misses" and scrambling at the end.

I have a feeling he might have a little more trouble than he's expecting getting kids from Florida to come up to Ohio.  I live there now and I can't wait to get out.  Some spread type kids will like him obviously but I think he's going to have a little more trouble getting defensive guys up here that he would have gotten at Florida.  I think he's making a big mistake ignoring his own talent rich state early in the process, but as others have said, the jury's still out.

No he didn't.

Jump start on 2014 recruiting? Tigers baseball?

Hmm... football season?

Until his mom gets home. Hopefully he commits once he gets the go-ahead.

Does that sound, ok?

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That was largely the case 10 years ago

You know that if you hit the reply button of the post you're trying to respond to, your posts make more sense.

Well, when you lose three recruiting battles in a day, you have to tell yourself something. Especially since Michigan is also racking up the guys, like Bolden and Williams, that Ohio traditionally would scoop up late in the season when they'd proven themselves worth it.

These huys don't have offers because Ohio hasn't figured out they have to fight for their recruits again.