'07 MI DT Joseph Barksdale (LSU signee)

[The Man]

Originally Posted by Oneshot

Why are we so quick to write off Texas' insiders?

We take our insider's words for law, but their insiders are idiots?

I'm not saying Martin's going to Texas, but when there's smoke...

Had they said anything about Martin and Texas they would be morons, I think you meant Mr. Barksdale.

[HotMic]

I'm not saying Martin's going to Texas, but when there's smoke...

...there are Texas mods putting off false smoke signals?

[casey_buckeye]

How many visits does Barksdale want to make?

[BuckeyeNation27]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

We're writing them off because they're morons. To suggest he's silently committed to UT doesn't give them much credibility.

While I will certainly accept a HotMic or RB07OSU saying there's no chance he's a silent to Texas, you don't have any credibility.....so leave it to them.

[RB07OSU]

Originally Posted by Oneshot

Why are we so quick to write off Texas' insiders

Because I have no doubt about Barksdale. I have about as good as a source as I can get here and others with close sources say the exact same thing. I gurantee that the people calling Barksdale to OSU are more informed to the Texas insiders. They have some bad info.

[craigblitz]

I have no sources or anything, but from the comments made by Joseph himself without any "inside" information leads me to believe he will be a Buckeye. He will be at the Texas game and I am sure we will know a lot more after that.

[stowfan]

It is entirely possible that Joeseph has no real interest in Texas. He might like to see a good football game in Sepetember. As usual, just a thought no inside info.

I learned something from Thad Gibson's offical visit to scUM for the game last season. If OSU wins the game and the recruit says he really enjoyed the visit it means one of two things. The recruit enjoys losing or he is a strong OSU lean.

[BuckTwenty]

When I read Casey's post there, my immediate thought was "Wait... when was the last time that Texas actually landed a recruit from the midwest?" They've got some mighty strong kool-aid down there in Austin if they think he's a lead-pipe lock to the horns. A little bit of newly-found ego in there with the sugar, perhaps?

[rolemodel247]

i feel like we have been through this, first with michigan, then with ND, both throwing around the "lock" statement, now no one thinks he is going to either of those schools, there has been one consistant name on his list and that is osu, that being said, i never have any idea what is going on with barksdale, which is how i think he likes it

[OSUBucks22]

Originally Posted by Oneshot

but when there's smoke...

...it's most likely coming from whatever the Texas gurus are smoking that led them to believe Barksdale favors anyone but tOSU...

[wadc45]

RB07OSU confirmed his info with me it is identical to what I have been told by a another very reliable source.

[HotMic]

I can second that. RBO sent me over an e-mail and it matched up the EXACT things I have heard. I'm not worried about Texas one bit.

[stowfan]

Originally Posted by BuckTwenty

When I read Casey's post there, my immediate thought was "Wait... when was the last time that Texas actually landed a recruit from the midwest?" They've got some mighty strong kool-aid down there in Austin if they think he's a lead-pipe lock to the horns. A little bit of newly-found ego in there with the sugar, perhaps?

2002 they pulled a 5* WR from Il. Maybe a Marquese Johnson(?)

[OSUBuckeye4Life]

Originally Posted by OSUBucks22

...it's most likely coming from whatever the Texas gurus are smoking that led them to believe Barksdale favors anyone but tOSU...

Either there may be a bit of truth to the rumor [I believe 07 and HotMic] OR this is just a false sense of hope that has gotten around very very quickly.

Man, what did people who followed recruiting do before the internet?

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by OSUBuckeye4Life

Man, what did people who followed recruiting do before the internet?

A little of this



A little of that



And a little of the Dispatch.