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I don't think Mistri is selling short the Glenville "pipeline". I think, instead, he is offering insight into the Daven Jones commitment to Wisconsin. It's a lot softer on the ego to think that Daven just wasn't our type or that Tressel told Ginn Sr. that Jones wasn't going to get an offer and he should commit elsewhere.
The truth is, we've been spoiled by a trend of guys from Glenville that grew up Buckeyes and wanted nothing more than to play for OSU. They waited on our offer based on hope we had given them (provided they meet certain requirements, usually academically). This time, there was a guy that liked us, but knew Wisconsin was the place for him.
This doesn't mean the pipeline is closing for us or opening for the Badgers. The only thing that has changed is that we cannot say any Glenville player is an OSU "lock". Ray Small COULD go to USC, Rose could opt for another school. I'm not saying they will, but it just demonstrates how fortunate we have been to have this relationship with Coach Ginn and Glenville schools. I believe it will continue, but with the wide array of personalities and talents, it's not wisdom to really believe we'll get them all.
I still think we have a distinct advantage in these situations for the reasons I mentioned in other posts, but I don't believe we are always the run away winner that many of us would like to believe.
The truth is, we've been spoiled by a trend of guys from Glenville that grew up Buckeyes and wanted nothing more than to play for OSU. They waited on our offer based on hope we had given them (provided they meet certain requirements, usually academically). This time, there was a guy that liked us, but knew Wisconsin was the place for him.
This doesn't mean the pipeline is closing for us or opening for the Badgers. The only thing that has changed is that we cannot say any Glenville player is an OSU "lock". Ray Small COULD go to USC, Rose could opt for another school. I'm not saying they will, but it just demonstrates how fortunate we have been to have this relationship with Coach Ginn and Glenville schools. I believe it will continue, but with the wide array of personalities and talents, it's not wisdom to really believe we'll get them all.
I still think we have a distinct advantage in these situations for the reasons I mentioned in other posts, but I don't believe we are always the run away winner that many of us would like to believe.
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