TomVH: TE Jeff Heuerman to Ohio State

Submitted by TomVH on
FL TE Jeff Heuerman has committed to Ohio State. He recently took a visit to Ann Arbor, then on to Notre Dame, and eventually made it over to Ohio State in the same trip. The Ohio State pushed it over the top for him. He thought it was the perfect fit, and the perfect place for him to play.
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April 26th, 2010 at 6:03 PM ^

I'm all for being nice and supportive and allowing my children to not follow in my footsteps...but...if one of them went to OSU, scholarship or no, that's a sin. Flat out sin. You're telling me tOSU is so much better than every other option out there for this Florida native? It sounds like a severe case of sticking it to pops to me. I don't blame him at all for not wanting to play TE at Michigan given the current offense, but tOSU when your dad played hoops at UM? Ouch. He's now getting a marginal to sub-marginal education while crushing his "former academic-all american at the University of Michigan" dad's soul. Not cool Zeus. Not cool.

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Irish

April 26th, 2010 at 8:20 PM ^

The post I responded to says he committed to OSU because he wanted to "stick it to pops". He probably wouldn't even have received the offer if he hadn't visited, which would normally be pretty difficult for a High School Junior to do on their own. So here is the scenario [warning sarcasm ahead]: My dad takes me on a recruiting trip to see 3 midwestern schools from Florida, which results in 2 new scholarship offers for me, obviously this enrages me, so I decide I have to "cursh my dad's soul". What better way to get back at him for all that he just gave me than to commit to the biggest rival where he is an alum. Totally makes sense. Do you think Heuerman's dad is actually that concerned its OSU or do you think he is just happy his son found the school that fit him the best?

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April 26th, 2010 at 9:01 PM ^

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt Irish since I didn't provide a hyperbole/sarcasm warning as you are want to do. That being said, do you really feel like his dad has a warm fuzzy feeling in his belly right now? If he committed to Notre Dame, at least his father could say, hey at leat he's getting a good education and the fanbase/alumni are generally sympatico with UM. But at t OSU, the education is terrible, the fanbase is subhuman, and the football team is doooooshy. As a former academic all american, that is a kick in the groin. Anyway you paint it. So yes, I think his father is regretting his son's decision right now. But it's pure conjecture.

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david from wyoming

April 26th, 2010 at 9:33 PM ^

I bet a large amount of money that his dad is beyond happy for his son. His son had a lot of options and picked the one that he liked best. I bet that if the son is happy, the dad is happy. Or the dad is a self centered jerkwad. Get off your goddamn high horse about this and get over the fact that he didn't pick Michigan.

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April 27th, 2010 at 12:14 AM ^

I'll clarify, and be done with this... 1) As I stated in my original post, I don't blame the kid or the parent for not picking UM. This offense hasn't proven to be TE friendly. This isn't about picking tOSU over UM, it's about picking tOSU at all. 2) I am a father of two beautiful girls. Neither one is going to Ohio State if I'm paying. And neither one will be attending Ohio State if they are on scholarship if I have any say in the matter (which I may not). I am a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan and I believe in the value of a good education. Ohio State doesn't provide that. My assumption is that an Academic All-American from the University of Michigan would feel the same way about academics. Oh, and I've despised everything tOSU stands for since birth. I can't say that about any other institution/person/thing in the world. His father clearly doesn't share that sentiment. So point Larusso on that one if you're scoring. 3) If I'm on a high horse, that horse is named Education and Loyalty. Yes my horse has two names. I don't really think the kid hates his dad. That was hyperbole. That was me being unable to understand this result. It's quite possible this kid's dad doesn't feel the same way about Michigan and tOSU. He probably doesn't or his kid wouldn't be going there. Fair enough. I just don't get it. I shall now ride off into the sunset on my extremely tall horse...

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david from wyoming

April 27th, 2010 at 12:36 AM ^

If one of your daughters wanted to go to OSU, you would honestly try to step her? You would put 'Education and Loyalty' over your own daughter? The dude is allowing this son to make his own choices in life, even if it is or is not what he thinks his son should do. Sounds like a good man to me. College is what you make out of it. You can go to Yale, screw around and not learn anything. You can go to a community college and make something of your life. The kid feels comfortable there and again, if the son is going to be happy, the dad should be happy for his son. If someone wants to go to Ohio State for the right reasons, why get upset about it? I know people love to bag on OSU for not offering a world class education, but it's better than nothing. Some departments (not all) are even good to world class. See their ice core paleoclimatology group, it's the best in the world.

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April 28th, 2010 at 12:01 AM ^

I'm not saying he's not a good man, I'm just not on the same page as that family, it'll happen.

I'm all for allowing your children to make their own decisions in life. To make their own mistakes and to learn from them. If you don't let them fall, they won't know how to get back up.

There are a few decisions in life that stay with you forever. College is one of those decisions. You're going to have a 40 year career after college, and the one constant on every resume you ever fill out from day one on is your undergraduate degree. There are times when kids need guidance. Would you rather put Yale on that resume or Bob's Community College everytime you apply for a job? Most people don't have that choice, but if you do have it, you better damn well make sure your kid chooses Yale. You may end up getting the same education, but you ain't gonna get the same mileage out of it...

For what it's worth, I didn't feel this way until I started to see the power of the Michigan brand in my professional career and thank my lucky stars everyday my own father stepped in and didn't allow me to do what felt "right" and go spend four years smoking and skiing at UC Boulder...

Enough sappy crap, I hate tOSU. Everything about 'em. Nuff said. Don't send your kids there, they'll get dumb.  

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StephenRKass

April 27th, 2010 at 11:01 AM ^

I can't believe you would do that to your daughters. And here are two reasons. First, OSU has really come up in academic ratings. So has Illinois. I don't think that in 2010 and beyond, you would be getting a sub-standard education at OSU (or Illinois, the state where we reside, and which we can barely afford.) But second, and more relevant, it really is more important to figure out which school is the best fit, and that has to do with what field you are interested in. My daughter is a high school junior interested in vet medicine. She may or may not make it . . . I know it is very difficult to get into vet school. But here's the point. We went on a visit to Michigan, and the admissions officer suggested Michigan is less than an ideal fit. We're looking at Illinois, MSU, Kansas State, Colorado State, even Ohio State. Why? Because each have an animal science department and a vet school. I'm a Michigan fan, and I'm not thrilled about the prospect of her going to a rival school. But the reality is, they are a better fit. With regards to this Tight End prospect, why would you want to go to Michigan if Tight Ends are an afterthought and not a primary focus of the offense? Loyalty is an important value, but there are other considerations that trump loyalty.

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April 27th, 2010 at 11:49 PM ^

Regarding the TE, as I've already said in my prior posts, I don't blame him for not going to UM considering our offense.

There is only one school my daughters won't go to school at. There are literally hundreds of schools that are as good if not better than tOSU in this great country of ours. There is just no justification to be made to go that crap farm. I'll gladly send them to Illinois, MSU, Kansas State, Colorado State and a hundred other schools of similar academic standing if that's the right move for them. I'm a little confused why this is so hard to understand, perhaps I'm a bit too die-hard...oh well. 

And I really don't believe I would be "doing this to them". I was born in Cincinnati. I'm a Bengals and Reds fan. It's not like I hate Ohio. I despise tOSU for many more reasons outside of our rivalry. I won't go in to those reasons here, but suffice it to say the are lengthy and well thought out. Maybe not correct, but well thought out.

As far as "fit" goes, and "feeling comfortable"...most of the things that felt right to me as a 17 year old were definitely not generally the "right" things for me to be doing. Some 17 year olds can make the right big decisions. Hopefully my daughters will be able to. But as Chris Rock says, your only job as a dad is to keep your daughters off the pole and out of Columbus...

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jerseyblue

April 26th, 2010 at 9:13 PM ^

But 5 star TE Ben Koyack (Scout #2 TE)announced last week that his 2 finalists were Ohio St and ND. This signing could push him closer to ND. So I guess in a silver lining kind of way it could be not terrible. You know with ND being the lesser of 2 evils and all.

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Sven_Da_M

April 26th, 2010 at 5:56 PM ^

... best of luck, hope his parents understand who will be throwing to him:
"Not everybody is a perfect person in this world. I mean, everyone does ... kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." --TP

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Ballgame Johnny

April 26th, 2010 at 7:28 PM ^

but at what point can we stop trying to sugar coat losses, spin recruits we don't get, etc. If we can't even get kids, who's dads played for UM, its a pretty sad day. chicken little....

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mrider

April 27th, 2010 at 10:15 AM ^

That's what I was thinking also. This kid was ripping RRod, let him go to OSU and let kick his and OSU's ass. Watching him power block his way to the ground when Jibreel knocks his ass down will be fun.

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Zoltanrules

April 26th, 2010 at 11:34 PM ^

It turns out UM was never really seriously in the running. Probably was being polite to his dad and excited to have some attention on his way to OSU. As an alum, I could imagine my kid going elsewhere, but for UM not be in top 4 shows how much our program's reputation has suffered. Jeff seems like a smart kid and weighed out all the factors as well as any 17 year old can.

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