Jim Tressel (official thread)

[wadc45]

could the state of OSU football (or basketball for that matter) be any better. JT is the best big game coach in the business today, he is continually putting together recruiting classes that fill our needs with great football players as well as great people, he has the team GPA rising, he is making a habbit out of embarassing Michigan year in and year out, he is developing our players at an amazing clip and preparing them for careers in the NFL, he is weathering each storm when an assistant coach is hired away and filling that spot with another talented coach who buys into the system, every recruit that has committed this year has talked about what a great person JT is, and to top it all off, this is the guy's dream job, which means we don't have to worry about him leaving any time soon. it is great to be a Buckeye fan...

[JXC]

also saw us as their preseason #1 up there too. I like how much our situation feels like Texas' did last year. GO BUCKS!!! This recruiting class is looking awesome...VERY EXCITED about the young Buckeyes!

[jwinslow]

and much like texas, we seem poised to get a huge start on the following recruiting class as soon as LOI day arrives (of course, the staff has put in time already, there are limitations however).

[sandgk]

Interesting thing in that article is that Larry Grant states he has graduated from CC SF. If that be so then he should have more than the number of credit hours needed and at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Perhaps I am being too optimistic, but this would unblock primary admission requirements for transferees, so LG could be headed to Cowtown soon.

[OSUBucks22]

Originally Posted by sandgk

Interesting thing in that article is that Larry Grant states he has graduated from CC SF. If that be so then he should have more than the number of credit hours needed and at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Perhaps I am being too optimistic, but this would unblock primary admission requirements for transferees, so LG could be headed to Cowtown soon.

Larry's problems don't seem to be a GPA issue. The SEC requires an extra math class that other conferences don't. If you don't have that class, you have to pass a test. Larry didn't (on either account), so he won't be allowed to play in the SEC. Chances seem to be very good that his grades won't be a problem for schools outside the SEC...

[HundedLane]

Don't know if this has been posted, but I thought it was interesting.


January 17, 2006
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<!--Start Image--><script **********"**********">document.write(insertImage('/IMAGES/Coach/PHOTO/JIMTRESSELL200.JPG', '', 0, 267, 200, 1, 'Jim Tressel and Ohio State have made a late flurry that could push them into the national top 10.', 'Rivals.com', 1137515197000, '', 1014, 'Align=Left'));</script><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="208"><tbody><tr><td width="202"></td><td rowspan="4" width="6"></td></tr><tr><td align="right">Rivals.com</td></tr><tr><td height="3"></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Jim Tressel and Ohio State have made a late flurry that could push them into the national top 10.</td></tr></tbody></table><!-- End Image-->Just when it seemed like everybody was ready to give the Big 10 recruiting crown to Michigan, here come the Bucks with a strong flurry that could end up pushing them all the way into the national top 10 before signing day arrives on February 1.

In the past two weeks, Ohio State has added commitments from offensive lineman Bryant Browning, tight end Andy Miller, defensive end Walter Dublin, linebacker Mark Johnson and defensive end Robert Rose.

Browning, Dublin and Miller are three-star prospects and have the ability to be solid multi-year college starters in Columbus, but it's the additions of Johnson and Rose that have to get Ohio State fans extremely excited.

Nobody had a better U.S. Army All-America Bowl than Rose, a fast-riser from Cleveland's Glenville High School. Rose, a strong and stout 6-foot-4 and 255-pounder, couldn't be blocked in the game and his development late in the season during the Ohio state playoffs and then in the all-star game has been amazing.

He went from a sure fire top 250 national prospect to quite possibly the No. 2 player in Ohio and a five-star candidate.

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"The light-bulb has turned on and there won't be much that stops him in college. He's going to be a terror for Big 10 offensive linemen. He's something special."

Since he's from California, Johnson's name might not be as familiar with Buckeye fans, but he should be a natural fit in Columbus. OSU doesn't miss too many players at linebacker, and Johnson is one of the best out West.

For his senior season, Johnson accounted for 120 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles. All of that production was done in nine games. Johnson chose Ohio State over offers from LSU, Cal, Oregon, ASU, Washington, Fresno State and a host of others.

"The Buckeyes lose all their linebackers to graduation," Johnson said. "So there is a good opportunity for me there."

Johnson's right and the Bucks might not be done quite yet at the position.

There is little doubt that OSU is in a great position to also land in-state stud Thaddeus Gibson after an official visit this weekend. The battle to land the four-star player from Euclid, Ohio, is down to OSU, Tennessee and Michigan, but most sources agree it's a two-team race between the Bucks and Vols.

Then there is City College of San Francisco four-star linebacker Larry Grant, who had originally planned on signing with Florida at mid-term but a math class kept him from heading to Gainesville.

He's now in the final process of evaluating his options and it appears to be down to Texas A&M and Ohio State for him.

"I graduated from junior college," Grant said. "Ohio State is going over my transcripts to make sure I have all the classes to go there. It's either Ohio State or Texas A&M."

Grant might make an official visit to Ohio State January 20.

"I'm trying to get a visit set up with coach (Luke) Fickell," Grant said. "Most likely I'll talk to him Monday or Tuesday and he'll let me know if I'm
(able to enroll) there. If I am I'll make a visit to Ohio State, then I'll decide right after that."

If he does, then it might give the Bucks the edge they need to push into the national top 10 and once again prove that you can never doubt Tressel's ability to both coach and recruit with the best of them.

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[Buck Nasty]

Looks like Coach Tressel gets one of these,




It may be Steak Knives or Fired for Lllloyd

[OH10]

BUCKNUTS POSTER: "yeah, on three-star recruits."

[crazybuckfan40]

Man, I think they could find a better picture.

I really like the national attention we are getting from Rivals. It helps alot.

[jlb1705]

Originally Posted by StadiumDorm

BUCKNUTS POSTER: "yeah, on three-star recruits."

Whoever said that can go pee up a rope.

This isn't EA Sports, this is the real world. That notwithstanding, JT would probably smoke all these clowns in video game recruiting too.

[akronbuck]

bucknuts


I cant believe bucknuts have there own commercial and steve h on for questions during fox sports. sometimes

I thought it was a joke at first. Theres about 20 posters on BP that I enjoy reading there posts way before him

[JXC]

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

Man, I think they could find a better picture.

I really like the national attention we are getting from Rivals. It helps alot.

I swear i saw this article yesterday...and then saw somebody talking about the picture being bad.

[BayBuck]

Originally Posted by akronbuck

I thought it was a joke at first. Theres about 20 posters on BP that I enjoy reading there posts way before him

Not only that, but there's about 50 posters on BP who are more in-the-know on recruiting matters than Helwagen. I admit I get BSB (an annual gift my parents keep renewing), but there's never anything in there that I didn't already know from visiting the Planet daily.

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by StadiumDorm

BUCKNUTS POSTER: "yeah, on three-star recruits."

1. That is precisely why I don't even go on Bucknuts.
2. Somebody might want to point out to that retard that a certain linebacker that just wrapped up one of the greatest careers ever at tOSU and wore the #47 was a three star recruit.

[wadc45]

please use the search function...this was posted yesterday...I am going to merge this with the thread already going.