stxbuck wrote: Some thoughts on the national recruiting race......

-Auburn is continuing it's wicked, wicked way$-Greg Bryant-RB-will be a huge pickup for them tomorrow after his decommit...it's not often they are able to outbid for the top 2 players in Alabama-Liner,Randle-over the Tide either...... Yeah, Auburn has made some noise with flips, still #2 in Alabama though

-Marcus Baugh might be the best player in California not going to USC.........Must be nice to have all of California to yourself. Super quality class. UCLA or CAL really need to step up for the train to stop rolling

-Look for Miami to make a late run on S. Florida talent-Florida and FSU are getting close to their limits and Miami is still only at 10 or so.....Miami is going to have troubles recruiting as long as the scandal hangs over their head. Lots of "underrated" talent in south Florida, maybe Golden can find it. I think they will never be the Miami of old again though, their facilities just cannot compare and because of their location they cannot improve them.

-Reprts of Oregon's recent recruiting prowess have been over estimated this year,IMO.... That's what the lack of a street agent will do. Tyner is a beast though, and its so lucky to have such a perfect fit for their O so close to home.

-scUM's class is highly overrated,IMO-Morris and the OL are top notch, but the scUMers are lacking top end talent at WR/RB/DL Their overall talent level is very good, though I think a fair share of their recruits are overrated and the class lacks balance. But they will go as Morris goes, if he learns to be consistent they will be good, if he cant they will look rough until they can find a QB and some WRs to throw to. I do not think he will be close to ready as a freshman though.

-Who will do the best job of scavenging the carrion of PSU's class-Pitt or WVU? If they eventually leave I think they spread out, you probably wont see everyone go to one school like OSU last year.

dtree12 wrote: we definitely do not have game breakers at the WR position.  DL will be fine, not OSU quality however.  RB will be good with Smith, and much better if we can pull Green.  Ty Isaac simply wanted to get away from home.  Not sure what your reference to Treadwell is about

tp4heisman wrote: 

Hoke offers every Ohio kid early. OSU gets the Ohio players that they absolutely want under Meyer.

Taco Charlton remains the most overrated recruit out there.

tp4heisman wrote: 

Hoke offers every Ohio kid early. OSU gets the Ohio players that they absolutely want under Meyer.

Taco Charlton remains the most overrated recruit out there.

tp4heisman wrote: Gedeon and McCray werent top priorities for OSU

Kalis, Dymonte, and Bolden committed during the scandal.
Dymonte is the only player Urban recruited hard.
--- elway4u2nv wrote:

Kalis, Dymonte, Gedeon, Mccray, Bolden as the top guys that Meyer would have taken....Ferns & Devers in 2014 quite probable also....Sounds like there is enough talent in Ohio to share and Michigan is getting their fair share.

tp4heisman wrote: 

Hoke offers every Ohio kid early. OSU gets the Ohio players that they absolutely want under Meyer.

Taco Charlton remains the most overrated recruit out there.

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tp4heisman wrote: Gedeon and McCray werent top priorities for OSU

Kalis, Dymonte, and Bolden committed during the scandal.
Dymonte is the only player Urban recruited hard.
--- elway4u2nv wrote:

Kalis, Dymonte, Gedeon, Mccray, Bolden as the top guys that Meyer would have taken....Ferns & Devers in 2014 quite probable also....Sounds like there is enough talent in Ohio to share and Michigan is getting their fair share.

tp4heisman wrote: 

Hoke offers every Ohio kid early. OSU gets the Ohio players that they absolutely want under Meyer.

Taco Charlton remains the most overrated recruit out there.

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jedaharris wrote: I don't get the need to bash Hoke.  IMO he's doing a good job with recruiting, is restoring their part of the rivalry, and is making the Big Ten better.  Their defense is MUCH better.  Even today you hear national recruits picking OSU, in part, due to the OSU/Mich rivalry.  The better they are, the better the rivalry is going to be.  Remember the OSU-Mich games where you could hardly breathe?  I remember games where I had to drink a half dozen beers just to survive the game!  I think they're on their way back, and OSU, UM, and the Big Ten will be better for it.  Go blue, go Hoke (just not quite as good as OSU!).

marlew45 wrote:

jedaharris wrote: I don't get the need to bash Hoke.  IMO he's doing a good job with recruiting, is restoring their part of the rivalry, and is making the Big Ten better.  Their defense is MUCH better.  Even today you hear national recruits picking OSU, in part, due to the OSU/Mich rivalry.  The better they are, the better the rivalry is going to be.  Remember the OSU-Mich games where you could hardly breathe?  I remember games where I had to drink a half dozen beers just to survive the game!  I think they're on their way back, and OSU, UM, and the Big Ten will be better for it.  Go blue, go Hoke (just not quite as good as OSU!).

got to give hoke his due,maybe his the next great michigan coach.Maybe um should offer ohio kids he wants alittle sooner,since hoke will make recruiting ohio a must!!go bucks.

tp4heisman wrote: 

Hoke offers every Ohio kid early. OSU gets the Ohio players that they absolutely want under Meyer.

Taco Charlton remains the most overrated recruit out there.

Meyer and his new staff—which includes two holdovers from last season in Luke Fickell and Mike Vrabel—decided to wait on offering a handful of in-state kids back in the spring. With a limited number of spots in the class, Meyer wanted to make sure he knew exactly what Ohio Sate was getting.

One of those kids was Trotwood-Madison linebacker Mike McCray, an OSU legacy recruit who ultimately committed to Michigan, of all places, in March. The Buckeyes had wanted to see McCray at camp in the summer.

The same goes for Pickerington Central’s Taco Charlton and Archbishop Alter’s Malik Zaire.

“Kids are getting advised to only speak to those schools with offers,” Meyer said.

“We had that happen this spring. I wanted a kid to come to camp so we could get to know him. He said, ‘I’m not coming unless I’m offered.’”

It sounds cold, but Meyer can’t exactly fault kids for going with the sure thing.

“I can’t blame them,” he said.

“He has a couple birds in the hand, so it forces us to offer. Puts us in a position, what if he takes it?

stxbuck wrote:

marlew45 wrote:

jedaharris wrote: I don't get the need to bash Hoke.  IMO he's doing a good job with recruiting, is restoring their part of the rivalry, and is making the Big Ten better.  Their defense is MUCH better.  Even today you hear national recruits picking OSU, in part, due to the OSU/Mich rivalry.  The better they are, the better the rivalry is going to be.  Remember the OSU-Mich games where you could hardly breathe?  I remember games where I had to drink a half dozen beers just to survive the game!  I think they're on their way back, and OSU, UM, and the Big Ten will be better for it.  Go blue, go Hoke (just not quite as good as OSU!).

got to give hoke his due,maybe his the next great michigan coach.Maybe um should offer ohio kids he wants alittle sooner,since hoke will make recruiting ohio a must!!go bucks.

I think UM offers the Ohio kids he wants right on time-he is just pickier than JT was,IMO.
Hoke needs to prove he can get top notch skill position players from around the country like scUM used to, not just getting the best OL and LBs from the Midwest.

BrightonBuck wrote: article from the The Ozone: 

Meyer and his new staff—which includes two holdovers from last season in Luke Fickell and Mike Vrabel—decided to wait on offering a handful of in-state kids back in the spring. With a limited number of spots in the class, Meyer wanted to make sure he knew exactly what Ohio Sate was getting.

One of those kids was Trotwood-Madison linebacker Mike McCray, an OSU legacy recruit who ultimately committed to Michigan, of all places, in March. The Buckeyes had wanted to see McCray at camp in the summer.

The same goes for Pickerington Central’s Taco Charlton and Archbishop Alter’s Malik Zaire.

“Kids are getting advised to only speak to those schools with offers,” Meyer said.

“We had that happen this spring. I wanted a kid to come to camp so we could get to know him. He said, ‘I’m not coming unless I’m offered.’”

It sounds cold, but Meyer can’t exactly fault kids for going with the sure thing.

“I can’t blame them,” he said.

“He has a couple birds in the hand, so it forces us to offer. Puts us in a position, what if he takes it?