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tOSU Transfer Portal Recruiting Discussion

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LordJeffBuck said:
Essentially traded Tate Martell, Matthew Baldwin, and Dwan Mathis for Justin Fields and Chris Chugunov.
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Look at it the other way;
  • Pass on Justin Fields
  • Martell, Bladwin, Mathis are what you are going to war with in 2019
  • Martell transfers anyway when Baldwin wins the job (assuming for a second that Baldwin isn't leaving for actual personal reasons)
  • 2019 QB room is RS Fr Baldwin, FR Mathis and Chugunov
I'll take the Fields option 100 times out of 100
 
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Jaxbuck said:
Look at it the other way;
  • Pass on Justin Fields
  • Martell, Bladwin, Mathis are what you are going to war with in 2019
  • Martell transfers anyway when Baldwin wins the job (assuming for a second that Baldwin isn't leaving for actual personal reasons)
  • 2019 QB room is RS Fr Baldwin, FR Mathis and Chugunov
I'll take the Fields option 100 times out of 100
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I wasn't "looking at" the situation in any way, just stating the facts.

For the record, I will take the Fields option as well, as he at least give the Buckeyes a chance to win big this year.

With that being said, just remember that your third-string QB is now Danny Vanatsky.
 
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It's been said that "Free Agencey" ruined pro football, are we seeing the same thing happen to college football? Surely the NCAA will have to look at the "Transfer Portal" and decide if changes are warranted or wanted.
 
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Taosman said:
It's been said that "Free Agencey" ruined pro football, are we seeing the same thing happen to college football? Surely the NCAA will have to look at the "Transfer Portal" and decide if changes are warranted or wanted.
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If I'm Day... I change my philosophy.

1. Recruit your guy
2. Recruit a project

The project isn't going to have as much of an urge to leave. Sure it leaves us with not a ton of quality on our depth chart but at least its someone. Think someone like Kenny G.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
I wasn't "looking at" the situation in any way, just stating the facts.

For the record, I will take the Fields option as well, as he at least give the Buckeyes a chance to win big this year.

With that being said, just remember that your third-string QB is now Danny Vanatsky.
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Plan C's usually suck but there is no questioning we have a significant issue if we get past plan A.
 
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Taosman said:
It's been said that "Free Agencey" ruined pro football, are we seeing the same thing happen to college football? Surely the NCAA will have to look at the "Transfer Portal" and decide if changes are warranted or wanted.
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Not a chance it "ruins" college football. It's great for young adults to have the chance to go where the best opportunity presents itself. It'd help if people stopped looking at these guys as nothing more than pieces on a chess board.
 
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I think you just have to try to get a guy and set a different expectation with them from the very beginning - with Kenny Guiton being the absolute best possible example to pitch to a kid you need to provide depth but not necessarily start.
 
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bukIpower said:
If I'm Day... I change my philosophy.

1. Recruit your guy
2. Recruit a project

The project isn't going to have as much of an urge to leave. Sure it leaves us with not a ton of quality on our depth chart but at least its someone. Think someone like Kenny G.
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IIRC Baldwin was a project. He was a 3* and I think in the 20-25 range for pro style QB’s. It wasn’t until the final ranking that he was bumped to a 4 star.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
I think you just have to try to get a guy and set a different expectation with them from the very beginning - with Kenny Guiton being the absolute best possible example to pitch to a kid you need to provide depth but not necessarily start.
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Good point on how highly situational and individualistic each of these situations are/will be.

You are going to need some of the type of kids that look at it as a free education first and football second, no doubt. The trick becomes finding kids who are aligned that way that can actually help your team.
 
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buchtelgrad04 said:
Not a chance it "ruins" college football. It's great for young adults to have the chance to go where the best opportunity presents itself. It'd help if people stopped looking at these guys as nothing more than pieces on a chess board.
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When did they not have that chance? The portal didn't begin player transfers. Don't mean to just single you out or argue over the 'ruin cfb' claim; simply don't understand this stance of player empowerment as they've always had the ability to transfer schools.
 
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buchtelgrad04 said:
Not a chance it "ruins" college football. It's great for young adults to have the chance to go where the best opportunity presents itself. It'd help if people stopped looking at these guys as nothing more than pieces on a chess board.
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Agree this won’t “ruin” CFB. Disagree about looking at these guys as pieces on a chess board. With the newfound freedom and the movement of these kids, chess pieces they become. It’s more of a business than ever. Not here to say that’s bad, but the reality.
 
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