'07 MI DT Joseph Barksdale (LSU signee)

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by unionfutura

Michigan hears this and drops him, that's a policy of theirs if a kid changes his mind they drop them (So many to think of but Justin King, Nic Harris, Thad Gibson, Dionte Allen), no going back, their feeling is they can't trust you so goodbye, I love OSU and the way the handle business on the field compared to Michigan, but I wish we took this policy from them, especially with our elite status in CFB.

I agree with your take...I'd like to see us take the same approach with recruits in that if we can't trust them then they need to play ball elsewhere. Yeah, these are 16-17 year old kids, but there's a difference between having difficulty making a decision in where you want to go, and jerking major programs around.

[unionfutura]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

I agree with your take...I'd like to see us take the same approach with recruits in that if we can't trust them then they need to play ball elsewhere. Yeah, these are 16-17 year old kids, but there's a difference between having difficulty making a decision in where you want to go, and jerking major programs around.

Exactly, Lloyd tells them only commit if you want to end your recruitment, make sure you are sure. If they go back on their word and do something else, then they no longer deal with them. Although they got a phone call from Dionte Allen asking them if he could take an official for the MSU game, and they agreed to host him. He ended up not showing though.

[Brutus654]

Originally Posted by unionfutura

I wrote an email about this to the recruiting team, if you feel like it post in the rumor mill, but here's the scoop with this kid:

Barksdale wanted to commit to OSU prior to the February 2006 signing day. OSU told him they wanted to see him get into better shape and they'll offer him at the NIKE combine (they ended up sooner due to the Michigan commitment). The kid worked his ass off, and got himself into pretty decent shape. He went to the Army All American Junior combine and blew up, Michigan started to show him love, (they offered him during the summer the year before, but as an OG and really didn't push him too hard) and he committed to them at a UM basketball game in February.

Now JT loves to steal a recruit or two from Michigan, so OSU kept recruiting Joe like nothing happened, and offered him soon afterward, and he committed on the spot. Michigan hears this and drops him, that's a policy of theirs if a kid changes his mind they drop them (So many to think of but Justin King, Nic Harris, Thad Gibson, Dionte Allen), no going back, their feeling is they can't trust you so goodbye, I love OSU and the way the handle business on the field compared to Michigan, but I wish we took this policy from them, especially with our elite status in CFB.

Fast forward to his trip to Austin in July and he commits to Texas, in which they throw a quick party for him and his dad when he commits. Right there JT should have dropped him, I remember saying to him that this is one of those kids who believes he's above the program, but JT claimed that the bottom line is that it makes sense for him to come to OSU at the end of the day especially since Michigan dropped him. The only true worry was ND. Joe committed to OSU 3 times folks. once after the Michigan commitment, once after the Texas commitment, and once after the ND commitment, before settling on LSU two weeks prior to christmas. It was a debacle.

If this is true is it crazy to think he might de-commit from "the University of LSU" and go somewhere else?

[txbuckeye1983]

Originally Posted by Brutus654

If this is true is it crazy to think he might de-commit from "the University of LSU" and go somewhere else?

He is already enrolled, so he would have to sit a year if he did.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by txbuckeye1983

He is already enrolled, so he would have to sit a year if he did.

He enrolled today?

[txbuckeye1983]

I thought I read earlier in this thread that he had enrolled. I could be wrong though.

[MililaniBuckeye]

I wouldn't seem to make sense to make his announcement at the AA game if he had already been enrolled at LSU.

[wadc45]

Originally Posted by txbuckeye1983

He is already enrolled, so he would have to sit a year if he did.

second time: he hasn't even taken his finals yet so he can't be enrolled at LSU yet.

[Arrow22]

I think I may have read somewhere that LSU starts around the 16th or so, and JB had to take some tests at his high school before moving down....

[Taosman]

Would not surprise me the least if he changes his mind again in the coming weeks!

[ShakerBuck]

Originally Posted by Taosman

Would not surprise me the least if he changes his mind again in the coming weeks!

especially if the staff is still working him.

[JCOSU86]

Originally Posted by ShakerBuck

especially if the staff is still working him.

But, are they?

[ShakerBuck]

Originally Posted by JCOSU86

But, are they?

good question...they might have finally had enough

[wadc45]

I highly doubt the staff is still in contact with JB at this point...

[RB07OSU]

Originally Posted by JCOSU86

But, are they?

Hopefully not and I would say the answer is no.