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Good luck at the U, Brandon. We'll see you in 2010/2011...
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Sounds like playing time was a significant factor for Brandon, and if it's our depth that intimdated arguably the top corner in this class then I guess I'm ok with it. Best wishes to him as a Cane.
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Good luck to Brandon at Miami. Stepping into a good situation there with their rebuilding project underway.
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Have you been following OSU recruiting lately? This is a great signing day so far in comparison
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Sounds like playing time was a significant factor for Brandon, and if it's our depth that intimidated arguably the top corner in this class then I guess I'm ok with it. Best wishes to him as a Cane.
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I was just talking about kids making their decisions today. It's great that none of our commits have backed out at the last minute and we even picked up a new one. Just a little bummed none of the "Big 3" chose us today.
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ESPN Chat with Brandon Harris:
Link: ESPN: Chat: National Signing Day! - SportsNation Quote:
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On the other hand, the Buckeyes have "missed" on many other including Richard Washington (NC State, 2002), Stanley McClover (Auburn, 2003), Michael Bush (Louisville, 2003), Turk McBride (Tennessee, 2003), Arron Sears (Tennessee, 2003), Shawn Crable (Michigan, 2003), Anthony Morelli (Penn State, 2004), Andrew Johnson (Miami, 2004), Rhyan Anderson (Miami, 2004), James Bryant (Miami, 2004), Javier Estopinan (Florida, 2004), Jason Gwaltney (West Virginia, 2005), Walker Ashley (Southern Cal, 2005), Damon McDaniel (Florida State, 2006), Broderick Green (Southern Cal, 2007), Brandon Harris (2008), and Josh Jenkins (2008) ... and I've probably missed a few along the way. Add in the notorious All Star game announcements (Rico McCoy, Jospeh Barksdale, Ben Martin, Anthony Davis, etc.), and you can see that Ohio State doesn't do well with recruits who like to have a big stage from which to announce their commitments. JT & Co. like to get early, solid commitments from recruits, and don't really want to make last minute pitches to try to sell kids on Ohio State. Most of Ohio State's "late" verbals have come from "sleeper" prospects who have received late offers - Troy Smith, Curtis Terry, Dennis Kennedy, Donald Washington, Brian Robiskie, and (probably) Orhian Johnson. |
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Ouch! LJB makes a telling point regarding the ones Tress 'lost' on signing day. Everyone's gotta remember, Tress puts a corral around Ohio and locks up the in-state guys first and foremost. THEN he goes after the out-of-staters that can make an impact. But by then they've already been hounded by their in-state schools.....just like the Ohio boys have.
I expect that all of the OOSers have made it known on their applications that they would like OSU to come a'callin', else Tress and staff wouldn't waste their time (sort of like qualifying the prospect). There are alot of guys that don't measure up to the Big 10 and OSU standards that have alot of football measurables but not academic(like core GPA, etc). One has to marvel at Alabama signing 33 kids - that's 8 over the maximum that they can take. The B10 has higher academic standards, so marginal qualifiers are usually excluded. Well, they might win the recuriting battles, but when that class gets to the point of contributing, how many will be left? (OSU's senior class this year was ravaged by grades, transfers, and brushes with the law). You really cannot quibble with Tress's success, getting to the championship game in a rebuilding year. That alone shows that the formula works, and it is amazing to me all of the 'family' atmosphere that the recruits espouse. Maybe going for the 4*'s, rather than the all world candidates to build that, I don't pretend to know. Go with the flow, and the flow seems to be good. The building blocks are in place for another five years of great OSU football, and barring injury, lack of motivation in the classroom, or stupidity with the law, OSU will continue to ride the unprecedented crest of a wave of championships and BCS games. We'll win our share of those, by the way. ![]() ![]() PS, anyone want to bet vcash on how many of the official visitors next year get hooked up with Brewster as host - and what %age we get? The kid has already been amazing, so whatever he does on the field will be gravy! |
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Not to discount LJB's well-researched post, but signing day is typically filled with disappointments for many schools. Most kids that decide on signing day are top-flight, heavily recruited kids that pick one school from 3 or 4 on signing day. There will always be more losers on signing days than winners. While it might be true that OSU has "lost" quite a few kids on signing day, so has every other school, no matter how good their luck seems to be.
OSU didn't lose Brandon, it came down to us, Miami and maybe a few other schools - none of which had him. Tress and Co. made a great late push to land the kid, but, in the end, Miami will gain his services. Best of luck, Brandon. We'll see you in a few years. |
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