That hurt a chance to tie on a fast break instead they got an easy one to go back up 4

Still fighting. Battle boys

calibuck said:

After watching our two 5* RFreshmen transferring out, force myself to remember that these kids have been idolized all their lives. Then getting elevated to a superior college team (tOSU), and riding the pine can be quite a blow to their egos. Also had been recruited by teams that guaranteed them playing time as freshmen, but opting to go to tOSU to learn, grow, and develop. Dunno, maybe the lure of big NIL $ changed their minds, or looking up and deciding that their path to starting was murky. Hard to say. And always a possibility that a player could be recruited over them further pushing them down the line-up. Wish tOSU would conduct exit interviews, and then publish them....

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I hear you, but I don't think publishing exit interviews would be ethically right. But everything you stated could be a reason for a kid to transfer. Athletes at this level have massive egos, and who can blame them. They can fart and its all over social media with thousands of comments, and its been that way for many of them since 8th or 9th grade. The funny part is, they will always be promised whatever the team they're currently on isn't providing. If you're sitting to develop, well another school can promise you PT. If you're being paid $500k, another team will offer $1mil, etc. And wherever they go, they'll always be recruited over. If we're referencing the WRs who left OSU for ND, I can guarantee that there's 0 chance Freeman doesn't still pursue top WRs in HS and the Portal

RB07OSU said:

We had another DB from Florida with that last name, I recall him being decent here.

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Christopher will always be a Buckeye legend

calibuck said:

Kinda wonder if NOT going after a top OT is a great plan, but see tOSU getting in on some 'high' 4* kids, planning on developing them to become elite. Given that that big kid from Rice finished his eligibility on our bench, and Felix Ojo (?) hasn't performed up to snuff, this might be a good strategy. Although do see some of the OTs we've whiffed on starting for their respective teams, don't really hear any accolades. But maybe not tuned in...anyway, does appear that tOSU has some talented individuals, hopefully can meld them into a OL powerhouse. Go Bucks!

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The strategy is more of a financial and culture one. Top HS OTs will command TOP dollar, and still could take 2-3yrs to get up to the CFB level. Some might not stay that long, so you pay 7 figures and the kid leaves after 1 or 2 because he's not seeing the field(becuase he's not ready). But you have to play him because he makes so much, which could hurt your team. For all the money that schools like Oregon and Miami paid for their 5star OL, IU won the Natty this year with a bunch of older OL with experience, who cost much less. And by their 5th, 6th, 7th year have as much talent as that HS 5star, and more leadership and maturity. Until a governing body shuts that loophole, I don't see why OSU would for example pay $5mil for a 5star 17yo, when they can pay $800k to a 4th or 5th year transfer that was dominating in college at a slightly smaller school.

We suck coming out the gates. We fall behind today and it might get ugly