01-27-2006, 01:10 PM
|
 |
I heart Wendy Peffercorn
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 819
Points: 100,001.85
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 100,001.85
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by LordJeffBuck
Hiley signed, enrolled, then got booted. Better to weed them out before NLOID, even at the last minute, then to give them a scholarship and then lose them anyway.
|
Amen.....
Talk about a double whammy. I was looking forward to seeing this kid from august through march for the next 4 years.
Good luck Josh
__________________
I'm on my way, I'm takin my time, but I don't know where......
|
01-27-2006, 01:52 PM
|
 |
Heisman
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 652
Points: 450.65
Bank: 267.76
Total Points: 718.42
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by LordJeffBuck
Hiley signed, enrolled, then got booted. Better to weed them out before NLOID, even at the last minute, then to give them a scholarship and then lose them anyway.
|
Nice point LJB...I think that is known as the Cooper/Conley years. 
__________________
 BlufftonBuck 
Quote:
To be the man, you've gotta beat the man!
A kiss stealing, wheeling dealing, jet flying, limosine riding, son of a gun!
Whether you like it or not, learn to love it, because its the best thing going. Wooooo!
|
|
01-27-2006, 02:00 PM
|
 |
All-American
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 424
Points: 158,379.55
Bank: 44,770.72
Total Points: 203,150.27
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Patrick Bateman
why does it always seem we lose a recruit or two in the last week before signing day to academics. Three years ago it was Dareus Hiley, two years ago Dajuan Morgan and Miles Williams, last year Freddie Lenix, and now Chichester and maybe more. If academics were that much of a problem you think it would be taken care before the last week till NLOID.
|
Who would "take care" of it before NLOID? The kid never had an official offer apparently - so there's not much else the staff could take care of . They cannot comment in any way (+ or -) about the prospects until they have signed letters of intent. The problem is that we fall victim to believing info that is portrayed as accurate by recruiting services who derive most of their info from the kids themselves or HS coaches. Not much OSU can do.
__________________
REPORTER: As great as everybody loves the tradition of the game being the last game of the year, do you foresee the possibility, with all the changes in college football right now, that eventually the Big Ten might have to go to two divisions and have a championship game?
TRESSEL: Not by Saturday. So, I don't know, I don't give it any thought.
|
01-27-2006, 02:19 PM
|
 |
Junior
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 61
Points: 1,166.05
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 1,166.05
|
|
|
by "taking care of it before NLOID" I meant the academic advisors/guidance counselors at Chichester's school. If there is academic issues, isn't it there job to tell the student of a potential problem and try to work with them to get their academic house in order so they can possibly attend a Ohio State. anyway, if Josh didn't have a solid offer the whole argument is a moot point. Also, I agree it is "better to weed them out" than go through the whole process to lose the recruit to grades anyway.
Last edited by Patrick Bateman; 01-27-2006 at 02:24 PM.
|
01-27-2006, 02:31 PM
|
|
All-American
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 424
Points: 158,379.55
Bank: 44,770.72
Total Points: 203,150.27
|
|
|
Agree with you on both points Patrick - You would have hoped that his acedemic advisors would be pointing him in the right direction, particularly in his first couple years when college seems a long way away & no need to worry about grades. That said, the advisors can only do so much, and the kids need to take some responsibility themselves.
Too bad & good luck to Josh.
__________________
REPORTER: As great as everybody loves the tradition of the game being the last game of the year, do you foresee the possibility, with all the changes in college football right now, that eventually the Big Ten might have to go to two divisions and have a championship game?
TRESSEL: Not by Saturday. So, I don't know, I don't give it any thought.
|
01-27-2006, 02:36 PM
|
 |
Capo Regime
Administrator
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 38,197
Points: 13,397,913.05
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 13,397,913.05
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by briegg
That said, the advisors can only do so much, and the kids need to take some responsibility themselves.
|
You can lead a horse to water....
99.9% of the time, the responsiblity falls squarely on the shoulders of the athlete.
__________________
Oderint dum metuant.
|
01-27-2006, 04:18 PM
|
|
Recruit
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 14
Points: 1,047.98
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 1,047.98
|
|
What do you mean by this?
|
01-27-2006, 04:22 PM
|
 |
Watson, Crick & A Twist
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 14,688
Points: 3,719,582.01
Bank: 0.29
Total Points: 3,719,582.30
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by briegg
Who would "take care" of it before NLOID? The kid never had an official offer apparently - so there's not much else the staff could take care of .
|
Well - Scout has him as offered - and always has.
What Josh lacked was a LOI to sign and fax back and a visit.
(Or am I mixing past perfect, and present tense?)
__________________
42-7
(that's all you need to say)
| |
If so, I apologize tremendously.
