11worriers has gone full salty mode re: Losing Ohio Recruits

11 Worriers!? Sorry, not sorry?

In general, opposing fans like their school, think their school is the best, think that other schools are not the best, and try to justify things in a positive or at least less negative light for their own beliefs. Got it.

I clicked, and I commented, but these posts 'Look what opposing fans think and look how dumb they are!' drive me nuts. There is certainly a hierarchy of obnoxious fan bases, but all are guilty.

Rod Moore: not "good enough for an OSU offer"; buckeye killer

Hassan Haskins: not "good enough for an OSU offer"; buckeye killer

Donovan Edwards: not "good enough to be an OSU take"; buckeye killer

Michigan's entire O-Line the past two years: a few offers, but no "takes" for OSU; buckeye killers

Need I go on?

I see they're going to cling to Harbaugh's first five seasons at Michigan for a loooong time.

We pounded them in 2021, turned over both of our coordinators and the majority of our talent/starters in 2022, and with lots of mid level 3ish star types on defense we held them to just two touchdowns and three 2nd half points in 2022. And all they can really talk about is how Harbaugh "dodged them" in the COVID year. Lol.

Keep crootin Ohio - we will get the blue chips that Woody (I mean Day) wanted!

But how are our jersey sales in Ohio doing?  That's the real measure of success

I read the article, and agree with them.  It's a good start, but we will need to keep it up.

We didn't offer any of them, that we know of!  Lol

Lol. This entire article screams "insecurity ". Wait wait! Look at us! We're still important! 🤣

Nevermind the fact that if i were a osu fan (vomit) i would question why ohio state isn't recruiting these kids? Clearly the uofm staff has had better success developing talent.

It’s odd bc they are saying UM is pulling guys they don’t offer so “whatever.”  Yet they have a whole article and tons of comments about it. But maybe they also have an article every time Northwestern takes a guy from Ohio they didn’t offer. 

Elven Worriers

I recall this one Ohio cast-off; Wood something. Can we have some more like that?

Two areas James Joseph is kicking Buckeye ass 

1. ID'ing less then blue chip talent and developing them for blue chip production 

2. Understanding the way to win this war is in the trenches. You can have all the pass happy spready athletes prancing around the field you want. We are going to line up and shove it down your throats because there is a small margin between your athletes and ours and the gap between our physicality and yours is way wider. 

Keep doing exactly what you are doing. If Ryan Day doesn't adjust to some form of power rushing attack with his speed in space athletes he won't be there long term! 

Very glad to see UofM focusing, once again, on recruiting Ohio.  I remember 2-3 years ago when a large number of people on this blog dismissed that approach, preferring to concentrate on other geographic areas.  Michigan succesfully recruited players from Ohio when Bump Elliott, Bo Schembechler, and  Gary Moeller coached.  Somwhere along the way, attention got shifted to a "National Focus" and I think that was a mistake.  Nothing wrong with going after selected recruits outside of Ohio and the Midwest, but UofM always has a geographic with those closer to home, IMO.

I thoroughly am enjoying watching OSU go through its own existential crisis right now.

Whether by glorious, soul-crushing nailbiters or outright beatdowns, beating Michigan is all they've known for twenty years. Sure, they lost last year, but that was easily chalked up to "They were at home, our guys had the flu, a bunch of overachieving seniors made high leverage plays on a young OSU team, blind squirrels find nuts once in a while, it was snowing" and on and on and on. In other words, it could be easily chalked up to a fluke, and that there would be a "return to normalcy" in 2022. 

Now, after this past season, it's dawned on them that it ain't no fluke. Tressel and Meyer are not around to provide that massive mental and psychological edge that they were able to instill within their respective OSU programs. Whatever edge they had in those departments, its gone now. Their reality, the only one that many of them have ever known, could be crashing down. 

OSU has to be feeling all the pressure going into 2023, particularly Ryan Day and his entire staff. They have to go on the road to what may very well be the most talented Michigan team ever assembled, at least on offense. A Michigan offense that has roughed them up and ground them to dust two years in a row. If OSU loses three in a row, every single member of Day's staff, including
Day himself, is on the chopping block. I'm not sure Day survives an offseason of being 1-3 against Michigan. 

I am not definitively saying that's going to happen. OSU is still an extremely dangerous team, with boatloads of talent and is more than capable of winning in Ann Arbor. But if they don't.....I'd say there's a >50% that Day is cleaning out his office by season's end. Particularly if he endures another beatdown and misses the playoff.  

...he's crackin'

All through the dark years, I clung to the belief that the worm turns, and that one day it would be time for the Cooper 2 Era in the Game.  Two years does not make for Cooper 2, but a third would definitely put me on Cooper 2 watch.

There's been a "rumor" in the recruiting community about the approach that OSU has taken in recruiting.

The key aspect of this is - OSU looks to get the "highest possible talent" they can - and, they recruit the entire country to pursue / sign those prospects.   Their record of highly ranked recruiting classes (and rosters) goes back at least a decade.

Ohio has a good high school football system and generates a lot of talented players.  Some of those are Power 5 players - others are Group of 5 - but, the point is there's a lot to recruit and its a talent rich state.

So, what have I been hearing?    OSU assumes any prospect in the state will accept an offer from the Buckeyes, regardless of when that offer is extended.   So, they focus on "out of state" talent first - and, might throw "a bone" of interest to certain in-state prospects.  Most of the Buckeye's "eggs" are in the out of state basket.

Now, the results on the field have shown interesting things in the past two seasons.  First, Michigan is competitive - and, that's manifest in The Game's results.   Second, development - there's little doubt that Michigan is more effective at developing talent recently than the team in Columbus.  

The situation is - talented prospects - who may not be the highest ranked in their position group - across the country - that live / attend high school in Ohio, realized they have a very solid option with Michigan.   And, the fact that Michigan's relatively close to home - developing talent - winning games - winning head to head against the Buckeyes - sending players to the NFL - has a supportive culture - etc.  Oh, and Michigan shows interest in them.

It's easy to see WHY some of these highly regarded Ohio prospects are responding to Michigan and - demonstrating that by accepting scholarship offers.

I'm not naive enough to believe Michigan's success on the field will pull a lot of Ohio's talent onto Michigan's roster.   Candidly, that doesn't seem necessary.  The point is - there will be SOME talent that will head up to Ann Arbor.   Inroads have been made - and, my hope is - they will continue to grow.

Go Blue!

11 idiots more like it

Y'all.....

When I was in high school I wrote more then a few articles for my high school paper that I thought were hot shit at the time, but that I'd cringe at if I could read them today.

Let's extend our 11W bretheren the same grace, m'kay?

There's a pattern that has emerged.  Michigan has a well-executed plan, starting with identifying the talent that fits the plan and then developing.  Football is a game of power and possession, i.e. a dominant run game will take you further than a dominant passing game (although, both are better).  OSU recruits talent, primarily speed, and figures that's enough.  Results? The last two years, we've trampled them underfoot.  Sucks to be you, OSU

THE Eleven Worriers

They should be more worried about finishing 3rd in the Big Ten East this year.

upvoted for '11worriers'.  I'm loving how the tide has turned.