09-27-2005, 03:58 PM
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Passed over OH RBs
a few of the top RBs from Ohio who we passed on are having productive years at other big ten schools
'05 Tyrell Sutton (not sure why we didn't go after Tyrell)
'05 Javon Ringer (backed off due to knee and to lesser extent grades)
'04 Gary Russell (never seriously recruited due to grades?)
our choices above these 3 were....
'05 Mo Wells - so far it looks like we got the short end of the stick here, just based on the productivity of Sutton/Ringer
'04 Antonio Pittman- looks like a good choice
'04 Erik Haw- hopefully he gets a shot...but looks like he was overated
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09-27-2005, 04:00 PM
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It's a little early to give up on Wells. He hasn't had any chances when it counts.
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09-27-2005, 04:04 PM
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Are you kidding me? MoWells on any of those teams would be doing the same thing those guys are doing.
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09-27-2005, 04:14 PM
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exactly... no knock on Sutton, but that is the system at NW'ern. they produce 1000 yard guys every year that don't go on to do much.
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09-27-2005, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ShakerBuck
a few of the top RBs from Ohio who we passed on are having productive years at other big ten schools
'05 Tyrell Sutton (not sure why we didn't go after Tyrell)
'05 Javon Ringer (backed off due to knee and to lesser extent grades)
'04 Gary Russell (never seriously recruited due to grades?)
our choices above these 3 were....
'05 Mo Wells - so far it looks like we got the short end of the stick here, just based on the productivity of Sutton/Ringer
'04 Antonio Pittman- looks like a good choice
'04 Erik Haw- hopefully he gets a shot...but looks like he was overated
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Sutton- If you want to blame Tressel for not offering, you might want to ask the rest of the big 10, and every other big time team, why they did the same....his best offer was from N'Western. He's gonna be a good back for them, but Tress isn't the only one who passed.
Ringer- He was passed over for grades, period.
Russel- Grades.
Mo Wells- It's hard to guage how good he can be when he's being mis-used. He's not a north/south runner, which is what Tress is trying to make him. We'll see what he can do when they give a chance to use his speed on outside runs.
Pittman- Agreed. He's been great.
Haw- So, he's overrated based on what? 3 carries? He's in Tressel's doghouse right now, but he's probably the most physically talented back on the roster. If he's allowed to actually get on the field, he should be fine.
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09-27-2005, 04:18 PM
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dude, it is WAY too early to make any judgements like that on Pittman, Haw, or Wells.
If you were going to judge Eddie George after his freshamn year, you probably wouldn't have given him much of a chance to be worthwhile either.
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09-27-2005, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ShakerBuck
'05 Mo Wells - so far it looks like we got the short end of the stick here, just based on the productivity of Sutton/Ringer
'04 Erik Haw- hopefully he gets a shot...but looks like he was overated
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Uh, it's tough to get yardage when you only come in late in the game where the defense knows you're going to run and the staff calls a run right into the line.
As for Haw, the jury is still out because he has had next to no ops (granted the like of ops was due to his off-field behavior).
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09-27-2005, 04:26 PM
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Sutton was too similar to Mo Wells, which is why we didn't recruit him. I think BN27 is right on too- Mo would be tearing it up at either MSU or NW this year. If only Ringer had the grades to make it past OSU's in-house clearinghouse...
What do you guys think about us passing on this years in-state guys (Anthony Elzy- North Carolina, Jacob Ramsey- Cincinnati, DeLone Carter- Syracuse)? Anyone think we're missing out on a Ringer/Sutton this year? ::computerbuck face::
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