Ed Warinner shares new recruiting graphic.
Ed Warinner just posted a new recruiting graphic on his Facebook account featuring 5 former Buckeyes. This comes just couple days after former FSU DB Jalen Ramsey publicly called out Texas A&M/Tim Brewster for using his image to recruit at a different school. I figured people might be interested to comment on this since Jalen Ramsey’s graphic was discussed on this board.
Overall, the move makes sense since Ed Warinner was their actual position coach, but from an optics standpoint I really wished they had chosen to feature some players from Warinner’s other coaching stops. Also, what would be the response if those players also asked Ed Warinner to stop using their name to recruit for their alma mater’s rival like Jalen Ramsey?
This was discussed yesterday and then taken down.
It makes sense and is normal.
Also, I appreciate that you tagged "Jalen", for all those "Jalen" searches out there that are really trying to find an Ed Warinner recruiting graphic..
Not sure why it was deleted
Well, it definitely wasn't the subject itself - the subject is fine. It was more about the old adage, "it's not what you say but how you say it" that was causing the thread to go off the tracks, complete with a supposed lack of understanding as to why Warinner would highlight OSU linemen and not Michigan linemen and a couple other things.
So, it was not the poster itself.....but the poster, if that makes sense.
This makes sense to use them, he did develop them. The thing with Ramsey nearly never happens - think of all the coaching graphics that are used and how many times a player actually calls out a past coach.
It makes even more sense as a position coach to use them.
The Jalen Ramsey thing I could understand, an offensive minded head coach that doesn't deal with the defense day-to-day.
1. Ramsey objected to his image being used. Warinner didn't use any.
2. Ramsey objected to being used by someone who didn't coach him. Warinner did coach those players. Those are significant differences.
3. I think using the OSU players in particular is smart. It sends the message that the guy who was successful in developing the OL at OSU is gone, not just that Michigan has a new coach with a good track record at a high level. Also, the rivalry isn't a big deal to most recruits.
YOU may think it smart, but bucknuts find it somwhere between hilarious and sad. And, not surprisngly, they've taken to twitter to proclaim such loudly to each other in their echo chamber!
So, raise your hand if you care what Bucknuts think of this....anyone? Anyone?
OK, yeah thought so....carry on.
Probably something about Zone 6
He says how many toppings do you want on your pizza? Does he not look like someone named Guido working up at your local pizza shop?
will aspire to be Buckeyes.
Hate every single one of them, but I won’t deny how good they were and how I’d love to see our guys play like them.
I agree. What his OSU offensive line did to Alabama in the 2014 National Championship was terrifying. I've never seen Saban's Alabama D get gashed like that between the tackles.
Let's do that. Teach our guys to do that.
Would they have had as much success? Maybe not. But I'll say this much. Their OL is the reason they won that game. If their OL wasn't shoving Alabama off the ball and giving Elliott running lanes the size of a 16 wheeler to run through, I don't think OSU wins that game.
Elliott should get a lot of credit for what he did in that game. But the OL was what allowed him to be able to do those things in the first place.
He coached them. He was their position coach.
Urban used Tebow for an Ohio State recruiting graphic before too.
In conclusion before this also gets deleted, it’s not a big deal.
It's a better graphic than the one Drevno could put up for Vandy.
So there's that.
Smart. Even for an SEC program.
Exactly. I really don't care that he used to coach for the enemy. Most recruits won't care either. What they want to know is if Warriner can coach them up to the next level, and if history is any indication, he can.
When all he has to worry about is the OL, he's proven that he can be among the best in the business. That is all I care about, because the OL has been what's held this program back for nearly a decade. So what if his results come from being at OSU? Him having been there doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that he's here now and recruits want to know what he can do for them right now.
These guys should be offended! Take to the twitters and express their OUTRAGE! Thats what Americans do now right?
Fucking snowflakes. The fact that something like this even gets a mention is outrageous.
People who call others snowflakes are normally snowflakes themselves.
No two of us are exactly the same. Never understood that whole insult.
No two of us are exactly the same. Never understood that whole insult.
alike ----- the dreaded double post.
The snowiest! Or is it the flakiest?
Low hanging fruit. He has developed these players during college and they are successful in the pros. Kids would like to know this. Doesn't matter where he was or who they were he can claim a portion of their success due to being their position coach. Nothing to see here.
In before the Apathy!
Us Buckeye fans are getting a good laugh at it.
Also, I totally get it. He was the position coach for all of these guys. He was fantastic at the job (being an OC, not as much). Why wouldn't you highlight the players you've DIRECTLY helped make to the NFL.
It's just the optics of EVERYONE of them being a player for your biggest rival that makes it so weird.
I would think you would see why we get a good laugh out of it. If it was reversed, you guys might understand it but this board would be having a field day with it as well.
On another note, I am sad Drevno is gone and that means Warriner moves into to work directly with your OL. You guys can't help but get better. He's one of the best in the business.
Fuck it. I'd take credit for Joey Galloway if it helped land some 5-stars.
If we don't want to be embarrassed by Ohio State-related stuff, start winning games.
I'm not embarrassed that we had to go to Ohio to get Desmond, Charles, Elvis, et al.
Cause we were winning games with them.
But I know that you guys would be having all kinds of fun with it if the situation was reversed.
Actually I think we'd be beating ourselves up, honestly. We just lost one of the best position coaches in the country to our arch rival and he's using his success at Michigan to recruit elite players, which he is hoping to beat US with. Is that really something to find funny?
I thought there was an image floating around listing all the guys he coached, like Andrew Luck. It's the same thing.
Not to thread-jack, but have not heard anything about Calvin Anderson? I thought he was supposed to announce earlier this week - calling Magnus, come in please???