Padraig and OSUgrad, Like so many on the planet you take things too literally, or maybe I should be more clear. What I meant about Troy and I'll say it about Isaac too, is that Tressel is not going to make a superstar out of his QBs. He is going to make them very efficient in HIS offense, not theirs. Yes Troy is the only Big Ten QB to win the Heisman, but he could have put up staggering numbers with his talent and the weapons he had. But JT likes a balance and he got it. It is his style and I've said a million times that it works for him. He played within the Tressel and was obviously a star. But neither he nor Ray Isaac were the classic superstar coming out of high school. For God's sake, Isaac went to YSU, and Troy was under the radar too. Have we forgotten that he was not regarded nearly as high as Zwick, who proved how much creedance we should give the scouting services.
That is my point. Usually JT (and
OSU historically)recruits the blue collar QB, who comes with no visions of rewriting the record book. He comes to be THE
OSU QB and be just another player on a great team. I am speaking "gererally" about the norms of JT. I mean no disrespect toward any
OSU or YSU QB. Ray played great for YSU, he was a great leader field general which is what JT likes. He was not a great QB.