Per Gil Brandt: Haskins leaning heavily toward going Pro
December 10th, 2018 at 4:26 PM ^
O LET DO IT
December 10th, 2018 at 4:26 PM ^
If he does indeed declare, we get Harrison, and win our bowl game. It will be a decent end of the year.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:52 PM ^
Given the recent state of Michigan Football fortune, I'm not banking on "ifs"... Getting 3 would be a blessing.
December 10th, 2018 at 6:22 PM ^
I'm much more interested in getting Harrison than Haskins leaving. It's not like Martell will be crap. We don't need all the 5 stars but it certainly helps having a few game changers. Would have been nice if one of those had been a safety.
December 10th, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
Disagree. An elite DE prospect vs. A proven elite QB are on different levels of importance. I would give up Harrison for Haskins any day of the week.
December 10th, 2018 at 8:16 PM ^
OSU is always going to have elite talent at the QB position. If Haskins leaves, they're replacing a composite top-100 recruit with a composite top-50 recruit (albeit unproven on the college football field).
If we're going to compete on an annual basis, its important that we bring in that same level of talent consistently. I'd take the elite talent addition to our roster every time.
December 10th, 2018 at 9:44 PM ^
When ifs and buts are candy and bucknuts, we'll all have a wonderful Christmas
December 10th, 2018 at 4:27 PM ^
Gil Brandt is the guy who reported that we offered and were turned down by David Cutcliffe in 2015. That coaching search has since been relived publicly in great detail by those who were involved, and Brandt's report was patently false. Haskins may go pro, but this guy is a hack.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:10 PM ^
Yep. Plus "leaning heavily" is usually a good sign the guy is just guessing and hoping to be right .
December 10th, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^
Gil Brandt got his start working in the front office of the Bedrock Brotos so show some respect you whippersnapper
December 11th, 2018 at 10:56 AM ^
Is there ANY NFL reporter who know anything about college football? I mean they might guess right once in a blue moon, but AFAIK, they have been basically worthless.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:28 PM ^
Go pro. I don’t want to face that dude again. I’ll take my chances on Martell, or QB to be named later, being not as good.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:32 PM ^
Even though the "next man up" at OSU has burned us continuously for 15 years, I agree with you.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:04 PM ^
Barrett never really hurt us with his arm. Unfortunately we knocked him out of two of the games.
December 10th, 2018 at 8:07 PM ^
The point isn't that the next QB in line hurt us with his arm specifically...it's that regardless of what kind of QB they get we get burned every year. If he's a runner, we can't stop him and seemingly have zero ability to spy on the QB. If he's a passer, we generate zero pass rush and their WRs have 5 yard cushions, 360 degrees around them from our defenders.
December 10th, 2018 at 9:05 PM ^
But again, that really wasn't happening when Barrett was in there. They scored 17 points in regulation (14 set up by, or directly by, the defense) in 2016, then scored 14 in 2.5 quarters in 2017.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:45 PM ^
Especially with Meyer gone. 2019 will be the first time in nearly two decades (excluding the 2011 season) that OSU's head coach doesn't have a national title under his belt.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:28 PM ^
Is this where I post it doesn't matter because Martell will throw 50+ on us?
December 10th, 2018 at 4:42 PM ^
Martell is Trace McSorely. We had our struggles, but we beat McSorely 2 out of 3. I'll take my chances on that.
Haskins made us look foolish in the 4th quarter of the 2017 game, and then came right back and did it again in the 2018 game even though we were "ready" for him.
Pretty sure he'd do it again.
Go get your $$$, son. Don't wait.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:04 PM ^
Is he like McSorely because he’s white?
December 10th, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^
And short.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:21 PM ^
No, because Haskins is like Brady on a good day, and he's black.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:27 PM ^
Skin color has nothing to do with it. He's just gritty, a real gamer. A coach's son if I ever saw one.
December 10th, 2018 at 11:29 PM ^
I heard he’s a real gym rat.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:51 PM ^
Yes don’t need to see this guy again with another year under his belt. I do believe him turning pro would be the right move for him none the less
December 11th, 2018 at 1:05 AM ^
Martell runs like Braxton Miller. Considerably faster than Trace who ran a lot like JT Barrett.
The issue with Tate Martell is he has a better arm than any of the three mentioned above.
JT had a noodle arm and streaky accuracy. McSorely and Braxton were arm punters who had receivers who could win 50/50’s.
Martell’s arm isn’t as strong as Haskins but the kid can deal. Puts the ball on target which is all the OSU receivers need.
I’m hearing Haskins is legitimately undecided. He is a middle class kid so it’s not a matter of needing the money to provide for his family. He could use another year in college. The odds against a QB with less than 20 starts are not great. Day as HC actually helps because he prefers a more NFL-style passing game.
December 11th, 2018 at 8:44 AM ^
Just did a quick look up of 40 times I could find.
Braxton - 4.5 at combine
Mcsorely - 4.64
JT - 4.7 at combine
Tate - 4.72
Shea - 4.86 for comparison
For what it's worth one of my best friends is an OSU fan and Alumni. He is of the more level headed variety. He feels it would be the right decision for Haskins to go pro and for Martell to transfer right now. Day is an air raid guy so getting a true cannon at QB will likely be a priority.
December 11th, 2018 at 10:24 AM ^
Bo built his teams specifically to beat Ohio State. If Day is going air raid and Haskins is no longer the exception to the Meyer run-first QB philosophy, we will need to change up our defensive approach if we want to beat them. Otherwise, we will get more of the same we saw this year.
December 11th, 2018 at 5:19 PM ^
4.59 for Tate Martell, laser timed the summer before his SR year. It’s not his straight line speed that makes him dangerous
Braxton Miller could be tracked down by a fast DB. What made him (and Tate) dangerous is their ability to get to full speed in a couple steps or reverse course and maintain their speed.
JT and Trace had an uncanny ability to get skinny and slip/slide for an extra couple yards on 3rd and 3. Neither one was really going to get past a good DB.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:42 PM ^
Martell doesn’t scare me one bit
December 10th, 2018 at 4:28 PM ^
I would fucking hope so.
A. He'll probably be QB #1 taken
B. He basically said goodbye to OSU in a tweet Saturday night
He gone brother.....he gone.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:57 PM ^
I think Herbert from Oregon will be first taken but generally agree. Can’t pass up a likely top ten pick.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:28 PM ^
Probably a good option, especially because Herbert could throw the deep ball more accurately than Haskins. However, Herbert struggled mightily down the stretch and doesn't have a great change-up throw. He's constantly zinging it in there.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:29 PM ^
Well duh.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:31 PM ^
If Martell hangs 50+ on us I may never watch another Michigan football game again.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:34 PM ^
If??? FFS the way the universe seems to work now I'd be shocked if he didn't!!!
December 10th, 2018 at 4:30 PM ^
I think 95% of Buckeye fans already think he's gone.
December 10th, 2018 at 8:36 PM ^
95% of them also thought we would beat them this year.
December 10th, 2018 at 9:47 PM ^
There was apprehension in Buckeyeland but I think they were gaining confidence with The Game being at home for them, and the odd development that was our Indiana game.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:30 PM ^
Him and Bosa could both be top 5 picks.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:32 PM ^
Thanks for the weekly update until we hear from the player himself...
December 10th, 2018 at 4:33 PM ^
He would likely break the B1G drought on 1st round QB's.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:34 PM ^
Good. We’ll only give up 38 points next year.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:44 PM ^
If we get our head out of our ass on offense, that could be enough.
I could live with a 39 - 38 win.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:47 PM ^
Id take it this year.
December 10th, 2018 at 4:35 PM ^
I thought he was true soph, didn't realize he was even eligible -- so this is good news to this guy.
I don't see why he wouldn't go pro. It doesn't seem like a great QB draft class, he's been shattering records, and Meyer is gone. Unless he really loves college and/or really wants to win a championship, I don't see why he'd stay.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:34 PM ^
HE WANTS TO GET HIS DEGREE, YEESH!
December 10th, 2018 at 6:40 PM ^
He didn't go to play school!
December 10th, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^
Yeah, that offense was Day's not Urban's. Urban turned the offense over to Day when he returned from his suspension
December 10th, 2018 at 4:39 PM ^
If he goes their QB depth will be thin