LordJefff--
Eddie George was NOT considered an ELITE back 0r GREAT by anyone(including Coach Cooper) until his break-out senior year.
BJ Sander(another you list as a PREMIER player) had only ONE year of even playing--
using your criteria Santonio Holmes should certainly be considered great--
you keep contradicitng yourself--
Face it, in the limited time that he played Maurice Clarett was a GREAT college player--not a GREAT guy or ambassador for the
OSU---
but to deny his accomplishments on the field(and the NC) is ridiculous...
he single-handily won several games that year(Wash St and Michigan come to mind) and contributed mightily in others.
Show me another class where 17 players have started games prior to their senior years.....please.........especially in light of the success of this team 3-1 vs Michigan and 3-0 in our last three bowl games...
give me facts, not emotion.....no other recruiting class is even close....