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02-02-2005, 07:41 PM
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#1 DE Class
Top 100 player Doug Worthington(5*) and two 4* DE's Lawrence Wilson and Ryan Williams. IMO the staff did a bang up job landing two OOS studs and a former ND commit. This is definately something the staff can hang their hats on and it will pay dividends in the future.
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02-02-2005, 08:11 PM
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Tressel's Comments on Class
How true this is!
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“Sometimes if you don’t get a guy or two at the end, it overshadows the great guys you got in the beginning,” the coach said. “That’s huge for us to come down to the wire and get a couple of guys.”
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Folks at BN should post this on their foreheads...
http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/349143.html
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02-02-2005, 08:16 PM
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Nice Writeup from Official Site
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To be the man, you've gotta beat the man!
A kiss stealing, wheeling dealing, jet flying, limosine riding, son of a gun!
Whether you like it or not, learn to love it, because its the best thing going. Wooooo!
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02-02-2005, 08:16 PM
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“Sometimes if you don’t get a guy or two at the end, it overshadows the great guys you got in the beginning,”
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Exactly right. JT must have been sending me thoughts...I have been arguing that point for weeks.
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Last edited by osugrad21; 02-02-2005 at 10:25 PM.
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02-02-2005, 08:19 PM
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I can keep rhythm with no metronome
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Good find bluffton. This class was a heck of a class. Good luck as future buckeyes '05ers!!
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"What makes Michael Jordan great? He was great in big games. Well, he was great in small games too," Gonzalez said. "What makes a coach great in big games? Well, coach Tressel's great in small games too. He's just a great coach."
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02-02-2005, 08:22 PM
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How true this is for the idiots at BN
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02-02-2005, 09:19 PM
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My overall take on the Recruiting Season
1 - The coaches did one phenomenal job this season. Just a small list of the distractions these coaches dealt with...
-Overall ESPN saga
-Maurice Clarret saga
-New Recruiting Coordinator
-Loss of 3 coaches from last year
-The Troy Smith issues
-Retirement of Geiger
-The national press on how "poor" our offense was
2 - Not only did we recruit 18 wonderful athletes but each one has high character and handled this process with high character. How many other schools can be proud of the way that each one of their signees handled the process...NOT many.
3 - We have a great nucleus coming back in 05 and a pretty good one in 06 so this class needed to add to that and we did with great versatility. This has been spoke of throughout the process but take another look...
NAME Possible Positions
Andre Amos WR, CB, or Safety
Alex Boone A perfect OT
Jim Cordle OG, C, or OT
Todd Denlinger DT or DE
Brian Hartline WR, CB, or Safety
Malcolm Jenkins WR, CB, or Safety
James Laurinaitis All 3 LB Spots
Freddie Lenix LB, Safety, or RB
Jamario O'Neal Any position except QB, OL, or DL
Brian Robiskie WR but I think he will be an animinal on ST
Anderson Russel RB or Safety
Rob Schoenhoft QB
Austin Spitler All 3 LB Spots
Donald Washington WR, CB, or Safety
Maurice Wells RB all the way
Ryan Williams DE maybe TE in a pinch
Lawrence Wilson DE or TE
Doug Worthington DE OR DT
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To be the man, you've gotta beat the man!
A kiss stealing, wheeling dealing, jet flying, limosine riding, son of a gun!
Whether you like it or not, learn to love it, because its the best thing going. Wooooo!
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02-02-2005, 10:22 PM
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February 2, 2005
Tressel Excited About '05 Recruits
Pretty good article detailing JT's opinions on the class. Rea recounted JT's excitement as Lawrence Wilson's LOI came through the fax machine. JT discussed how the allegations of this past year were not too much of a problem as his staff's philosophy is to be upfront and truthful with the recruits at all times. He admits that some other staffs are not the same way, but he does not | |
