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Originally Posted by PhxBuckeye
If he's waiting for an ND offer and is going to trip there it's hard for me to consider OSU the favorite. If he's so sold on Tressel and OSU, why not get it over with? I can't believe someone who's allegedly so impressed with Tressel could even think about playing for a scumbag like Weis.
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JT encourages recruits to visit other schools so that they are convinced that Ohio State is the best fit for them ... and that they are the best fit for Ohio State. No point in being stuck with a kid who isn't completely "sold" on the school, the program, the location, the weather, etc.
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Originally Posted by PhxBuckeye
I would feel a lot better if it did not take place.
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Again, JT would disagree with you.
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Originally Posted by PhxBuckeye
Another DE in this class is a big need, IMHO.
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But only if the DE is the right fit....
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Originally Posted by PhxBuckeye
Of course ND has great tradition, but much like um's when you compare their accomplishments during the modern era of college football to OSU's it's not close. Seriously, while the campus is nice, no better than Miami's, South Bend would be a tough place to live for a college kid, IMHO. I doubt it's even as big as Champaign.
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That's the point exactly, although you don't seem to "get it" even though you said it. ND is nothing like
OSU in terms of location, campus size, facilities, coaching staff, and recent success on the field. ND can offer things that
OSU can't, and vice versa. If Wells likes what
OSU has to offer, then he probably won't be buying what ND has to sell. On the other hand, if he feels "at home" in South Bend, then
OSU probably isn't the right fit.
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Originally Posted by dozerbuck
I just thought I needed to defend Keith a little bit, well most recruits really:
Some kids don't have the time, some don't have the means, and/or don't even think that "getting out" of their little home town will ever be possible.
Some of these kids join the armed forces in order to see other parts of the world. Some join AmeriCorp, or the PeaceCorp to "get out."
Keith and many other Division I football recruits have never had the chance to see other parts of the country, let alone get 5-star treatment by some of the biggest names in the sport. He is lucky enough to have the opportunity to see these other places, to leave the town he grew up in, and actually find out how amazing other parts of the country can be.
I think Keith deserves a little fun, a chance to travel and eat good food, take his mom places she has never been, and stay at nice hotels before he starts college, before he starts working what equates to 60 hour work weeks, before he starts the grind of college football.
Never mind, maybe he shouldn't take advantage of what is being given to him just so a few fans could feel better about the situation.
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Point made, and made well, but beyond the "fun factor", these kids really do need to find the best fit for them. A good "fit" ultimately benfits the player and the school that he signs with ... as well as the schools that he passes on.