Pryor says he's staying for senior season
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/212990?eref=sircrc
Not much of an article, but apparently Pryor said he is definitely planning on staying in '11. It's not surprising, given the uncertainty in the NFL after this season and Pryor's lack of NFL-quality play so far in his career, but it is interesting nonetheless.
This means you don't have to root for him to be good-enough-to-jump-to-the-NFL-but-only-when-not-playing-Michigan--you can just root for him to be bad. (or, if you are even more extreme, you can root for him to get injured, but that's not very nice.)
August 10th, 2010 at 6:37 PM ^
Gotta love the gumption with this one, he's determined not to let that remedial English class get the best of him...
August 11th, 2010 at 8:08 AM ^
You should listen to some of our press conferences in the past few years. Glass houses my friend.
August 10th, 2010 at 6:40 PM ^
if he stays with the buckeyes or goes pro-
he will still get paid to play.
August 10th, 2010 at 6:44 PM ^
just be the last quarterback that we have to face before whoever we play for that Big Ten Title Championship. He only wants to comeback so that he can say he played in the inagural game (Title)only to see the school that he spurned, play for not only the conference title, but the 2012 National Championship Title.
August 10th, 2010 at 6:49 PM ^
game againist OR,in the Rose Bowl,last New Years Day...he's DONE!
August 10th, 2010 at 6:54 PM ^
You got beat to the punch yesterday: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-pryor-now-humbled-young-man
Though granted, title doesn't give much away.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:01 PM ^
Manny Harris's declaration he's going to stay in school, Donovan Warren's stay in school, or Brett Favre's I'm retiring talks?
Bottom line-- don't believe anything an athlete says about staying in school / contract negotiations / free agency until the money has been paid. Unless he's Tim Tebow, then you can just scribe it to a golden tablet.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:03 PM ^
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8 DeVier Posey | 6-2, 200, Jr., 2V |
| 5 T. Washington | 6-1, 181, Sr., 3V | |
| 17 Grant Schwartz | 6-0, 194, Jr., 2V | |
| 83 Joe Cech | 6-2, 186, So., SQ | |
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12 Dane Sanzenbacher | 5-11, 180, Sr., 3V |
| 80 Chris Fields | 6-0, 185, Fr., RS | |
| 15 James Jackson | 5-10, 184, So., 1V | |
Here is their WR depth chart. I would be SHOCKED if Posey stays for his Senior year, especially since I have a feeling Pryor will just barely be better than he was last year. If Posey leaves, the top 3 WRs of this year are gone. Couple that with the loss of 7 starters on defense after this year, Pryor will have to be relied on heavily in 2011 if he stays. I think he would be unwise to stay until 2011.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:10 PM ^
tOSU can easily recruit a top notch hot shot WR to help (even if he's a frosh in Pryor's senior year)... in fact itt might even be a draw for a top WR prospect to know he'd be counted on to start day 1 with a highly touted senior QB... more concerning would be the OL experience, but tOSU breeds those guys in vats so I wouldn't think there'd be too much turnover there either.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:12 PM ^
Not speaking so much about the talent that is coming up, but the experience, which in a lot of cases, is more important and can have a significant impact.
In short, Pryor will have to be the leader of the 2011 team.... Scary.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:29 PM ^
Don't tend to go to OSU lately. Negative recruiting hits all schools and Tressel-ball is a pretty good tool to use against the Suckeyes.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:28 PM ^
Really?
Devier Posey was a five star
James Louis was a four star with offers from every Florida school and multiple SEC programs
Essentially the same story for Corey Brown.
Duron Carter (who will be back) was good enough to start on a BCS-bowl bound Buckeye team
And there are a host of other elite talents waiting in the wings: James Jackson, Chris Fields, even 6-7 Ty Williams, who's already getting rave reviews in spring practice.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:01 PM ^
I'm not sure he'll be able to, but Duron Carter plans to go back to Ohio State after getting his grades up last I heard. He probably would have been OSU's 2nd receiver this year (yes, over Sanzenbacher), and if he comes back, they'll be down Posey, but have plenty of young talent in the pipeline.
Not that I want to see him stay, but this isn't a great sign he'll do so.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:11 PM ^
Looking forward to seeing him go 2-2 against Michigan.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:15 PM ^
at my job and not going off to date supermodels, play on the PGA Tour and buy out Warren Buffett. Seems like the same chance as Pryor has of being a 1st round selection in the NFL draft. Of course he's staying...
August 10th, 2010 at 7:17 PM ^
Am I alone in my opinion that Pryor will not be an NFL QB? I am not trying to say he sucks or anything like that, I just don't see it. I think the kid is a phenominal athlete, but he has a long way to go before he is taking snaps on Sundays.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:23 PM ^
You could make a case for him being drafted, on an NFL roster and 2nd or 3rd string at some point. Unless an NFL franchise wants to duplicate Oakland's experience with Jamarcus Russell, I don't see him as much more than a project.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:02 PM ^
I agree with you, but the same thing could have been said about Vince Young before his last year (+ one game... argh) at Texas.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:20 PM ^
That just means we can even up the record against this clown.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:23 PM ^
If the Buckeyes fail to win the Big Ten title this year, Pryor might come back for senior season. I could see him doing that. I do think the games at Wisconsin and at Iowa could be stumbling blocks for the Buckeyes this year. Even the Michigan game could be an unpleasant surprise.
The receivers were mentioned earlier, but what about the OSU OL? There's a number of NFL draft prospects there too.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:30 PM ^
Boren and Browning graduate (both guards), the rest of the line are juniors. Losing those two would hurt, but barring injury the OL won't be an area of substantial concern next year.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:38 PM ^
And the only junior on the OL anyone should be concerned about is Brewster, but he's about 6th or 7th on the list of likely early departures.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:27 PM ^
Has any player ever announced before his junior season that it would be his last? They all say they're staying.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:33 PM ^
How else will he be able to lose to Michigan twice in a row?
August 10th, 2010 at 7:33 PM ^
The fact that Pryor has come out and said this shows that his maturity hasn't improved one bit since last season.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:03 PM ^
No it doesn't. It's not an immature statement at all (especially since he undoubtedly gets asked about this all the time), which is a vast improvement over the past.
August 10th, 2010 at 9:02 PM ^
with Pryor's history of bonehead comments, there was really nowhere to go but up.
August 10th, 2010 at 9:06 PM ^
You mean his history of one, single boneheaded comment.
August 10th, 2010 at 9:52 PM ^
The University of Ohio State disagrees
August 10th, 2010 at 10:05 PM ^
Did you ever misspeak when you were in high school? Thank God there wasn't a camera to put it on national television so adults could mock you.
August 11th, 2010 at 5:09 PM ^
August 11th, 2010 at 12:51 AM ^
What single boneheaded comment would you be refering to.....
" I mean everyone kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever"
Ohhh yeahhh...that boneheaded comment..lol dude 50 years from now i'll still be using this line.
August 11th, 2010 at 8:44 AM ^
I sure hope you won't be that immature by the time you're 58.
August 11th, 2010 at 9:40 PM ^
I'm sure I will be. Glad to know you're concerned.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:38 PM ^
Despite the "NFL training" he is getting in Tressel's scheme, Pryor is not, nor will he ever be, a classic, drop-back, NFL QB. He may turn into a decent WR or TE, but there is no way he plays QB under the current NFL paradigm. Besides, under the inevitable new CBA, he might have to take a pay cut to play in the NFL.
August 11th, 2010 at 6:26 AM ^
ahhh Tater, you never fail to force feed your homeristic rants down our throats. Thanks. Yes, we get it, a world in which OSU, MSU, and ND players can be decent human beings and pro prospects does not exist.
August 10th, 2010 at 7:43 PM ^
Unfortunately for Pryor, Craig Roh is mandated to return for his junior season
August 10th, 2010 at 8:10 PM ^
Pryor is nowhere near NFL-ready, and I don't think he will be after this year either. I just can't see him playing QB in the NFL.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:29 PM ^
Hell, Jake Delhomme made an entire career out of one super bowl half.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:43 PM ^
it was more than just a Super Bowl half. He had 3,886 yards and 29 Td's one year. He did have 4 seasons of 3,000 yards. I mean, not spectacular, but nothing to ignore either.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:45 PM ^
There is presently a glut of mediocre, lead-footed white dudes at quarterback in the NFL. A mediocre guy who can run will probably warrant a roster spot.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:19 PM ^
(or, if you are even more extreme, you can root for him to get injured, but that's not very nice.)
maybe he will be involved in a sex scandal and completely lose his ability to perform (on the field)
August 10th, 2010 at 8:34 PM ^
thats it. root for a sex scandal. stay classy.
August 11th, 2010 at 2:08 AM ^
For someone who manages a blog based on a satirical concept, you sure seem to lack a sense of humor these days. I've been a long time reader of this blog and I almost never post, but I just have to let you know that I've grown tired of you and your buddy poguemahone invading threads to scold posters. Are you two joined by a double sided dildo a la Requiem for a Dream? I get that some of the comments are less than classy (mine included), and I take them with a grain of salt and move on. Many of us take to this blog and board for both info and entertainment. Stop policing the board and get back to writing stale pieces about the proletariat. We get it, you're witty and stuff, blah blah blah.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:36 PM ^
he also said we all steal and murder. pryor doesn't really know what he's talking about, even when talking about himself.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:39 PM ^
How is declaring is intention to stay four years a sign of "not knowing what he's talking about"?
August 11th, 2010 at 6:28 AM ^
give it up chitown. when it comes to T. Pryor the retards come out in full force
August 10th, 2010 at 8:37 PM ^
They have great day-care at Ohio State.
August 10th, 2010 at 8:51 PM ^
and I assume this is an insinuation that he's fathered a few kids.
Seriously, the insinuations that the kid is a sexual predator (a few comments up), or a babby daddy, and the continued beating/exhuming/re-beating of the corpse of the "everybody murders" quote (that, at worst, belies a lack of intelligence, not morals) says more about the small-mindedness of some on this blog than anything else.
August 10th, 2010 at 9:32 PM ^
I guess I can cross that off my list
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