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it's radio silence. There's only so much you can glean from a guy who has never played football before. He's someone that I wouldn't be worried about until the season starts. If he's playing in games and still nothing, then hit the panic button. 

I'm going to go with admirable -- he largely stuck the facts (OSU didn't even make the NIT, which isn't good at all) and is being honest, for which I gave major credit -- it's refreshing. But I don't think it's that cool to run down fellow recruits, even though he's essentially accurate (their current crop of 2 recruits are in the 125-150 range). He could have left that part out or been a little more general there

on playing the same position he plays in high school and probably all his life, I can understand why it's a turn off when a coach tells him we are wanting you to play a different position. Especially if he has never played it, because then the learning curve is even bigger and it means probably a longer time before he sees the field.

Well he did say "coaches wanting them to play another position that they have Never played before"   I can see how that might be a turn off or maybe intimidating to them.  But a lot of high school players play multiple positions so i doubt a RB that also plays Safety or LB would get upset if a team said they see them at LB instead of RB.  

It looks like they are playing in Uncle Rico's backyard.

but just take a deep breath and think for a second. BTW, they do use the TE and use him well. But back to the fairway. Remember Urban has a 4 year head start on Jim and remember who he inherited. Not exactly a bad group to get the new regime started. Whereas he got Braxton, Hyde, Posey, etc., Jim had to go through the discard file to find his first qb and in his second year, with UM having the upper hand in seniority except for that all-important spot - do we win if he secures that snap?- we pretty much controlled the game but couldn't put it away. Giant strides in two years. There's little doubt in my mind we'll see decades where we play them at 5-5, 6-4 in our favor, etc. I want to ask you two questions and I want you to answer them honestly. 

Did you believe Stanford would defeat USC(USC was basically Alabama at the time)when they were about a 45 point underdog? Did you believe they would not only duplicate the feat, but actually put up over half a hundred on a Pete Carroll coached defense? Answer those two honestly and I think you should feel better. 
 

Even though I'm very bullish on Harbaugh, based on both his history and the talent he's bringing in, remember Urb is among the best there's ever been, but Pete was thought to be at that level during his time at USC. This will make it extremely interesting. There will be years where we'll have the upper hand at most positions, including qb and Lloyd Carr was able to beat Urb and his Heisman winner with similar, although much younger talent. Yes, I think Jim is a muich better coach than Lloyd and although I think Lloyd pulling the surprise offensive plan had a lot to do with our victory, I think MI was just a better team than FL that year and Urb recruited at Florida like he's doing at OSU. In six years, he had two no. 1 ranked classes but it was a no. 2 ranked class, 2006, that is thought to be the best FL class under Meyer. No class, including the last finished outside the top ten. 

However, if UM, PSU, WI, basically other BIG teams continue to improve to the point OSU isn't running the table easily on an annual basis, and actually is being picked off a couple times a year or one team(UM) takes the upper hand, Urb who is thought to have learned his lessons and will never repeat the practices he did at Florida, would probably do just that. How bad was it? 31 arrests in 6 years, a group on the team all members remember as The Circle of Trust, except for Urb who does not remember it at all. Harvin, when running the stairs for punishment, setting down, saying, "This shit ends now," no further punishment. Certain players given walking boots and put on injured list(1 game) after failing piss tests, all members of the entitled circle of trust and all of whom would have automatically faced University disciplinary action if found using drugs. One former player, Kedric Johnson said, "Urb is a great coach but a bad person." Ouch. No grey area there. If you will remember, in a recent poll -two years ago, I believe, done by conference writers, as to dirtiest all-time BIG program, it came down to MSU and OSU. Writers said major violations, some of which were not caught, definitely goes to OSU(in other words, if you're going to cheat, don't fuck around) but based on sheer numbers, had to go to the green in E.L. 

The Givens: Harbaugh's teams will get better. He's only been here two years and even his truncated 2014 class with about 12-14 members had over half contribute immediately, as did the following two classes. In other words, Jim has had to play a large number of recruits immediately. Harbaugh will produce a Leach/Franklin type qb that will dominate the league for two to three years. The Unknown, but suspected: It's my feeling OSU's start under Meyer will prove to be bad for them. The league, as a whole, is experiencing an upward trajectory in terms of talent in both players and coaches. Chryst had the same two year record as Harbaugh until they squared off last season and Durkin has MD pullling in some excellent 4* and even a 5* recruit. This will make the likelihood of Meyer continuing his tremendous start far less realistic, and when recovering addicts find a healthy replacement for the high they were used to, one that actually provides a greater thrill their chances of maintaining sobriety are excellent. When that schedule is interrupted, however, that stress level, usually the triggering mechanism for over indulgence, will become magnified with the addict and his chances for relapse become increasingly greater. Urb will fuck up in the future. 

this for over 10 years now.  I keep thinking the win is coming but shit seems to keep happening.  OSU is just in another golden age of their football.

Yep....Osu secures the most talent in the country except maybe Alabama and their is no denying that, at least by star rankings. The only problem I see with them is they are having problems even winning the big ten east. If they don't win it this year, the rumblings coming out of columbus will definitely start to wear on Meyer. Everyone thought they were receiving a gift last year with a entry into the playoffs. Well after a 31-0 shutout it did not turn out the way of the buckeyes. With the obsession the buckeye staff, team and fans have with Michigan the slightest change of momentum could change things drastically in columbus. They are a win at all cost program and in my opinion are just way to full of themselves. They seem so confident on the outside, but always worried about what Michigan is doing. It seems very strange to me that they seemingly get most of the recruits they want, they just can't win the big ten east. If anyone but the buckeyes win the big ten this year it is going to get real fun to watch what happens in buckeye land. Remain calm Wolverine fans as I feel the worm will turn and the pendulum may sway farther then any us believe possible at this time.

the team is in Italy.