A bit off topic, but....
Buster Davis was a highly-rated MLB prospect from Mainland in the 2002 class (in which the Bucks signed LB's D'Andrea, Hawk, Carpenter, and Stan White - not too shabby). At any rate, Buster talked large about starring with D'Andrea, Carpenter,
et al., making the OSU LB corps the best in the nation, etc.
ad nauseum. Buster would routinely say that he was 99% certain that he would be a Buckeye,
but he would never commit to Ohio State. All of the fans (and probably the coaching staff, too) figured that Buster would eventually commit, but it never happened. Come Signing Day, the Bucks had two scholarships available, and three players still "on the board" - Derek Morris, Richard Washington, and Buster Davis (remember, this was before Big Ten teams could "oversign"). Well, Washington had already committed to OSU, although he was wavering at the end; and Morris was simply such a good prospect that the Bucks just had to reserve a scholarship for him; so.... Buster was the odd man out - no verbal commitment, no scholarship on Signing Day. As it turned out, Morris did in fact sign with Ohio State (meaning that it was a good decision to hold a schollie for him), but Washington backed out of his commitment and signed with N.C. State. Of course, this left OSU with an "extra" scholarship, which was then available for Buster. However, Buster was gravely offended that OSU had the audacity to withhold a scholarship from him on Signing Day, and he immediately withdrew the Bucks from any further consideration (even though Ohio State had been his favorite team all along - go figure). Buster eventually signed with Florida State, where he now toils in relative anonymity.
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