buckeyemania11 said:

I think we have figured out a pretty good system of doing things in the current climate.

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calibuck said:

Add to that that the GM Pantoni has elevated player analysis to a whole new level. Got to believe some of the bigger schools have tried to emulate this, but Pantoni is simply a talented human. So, while each position coach evaluate his own area, and Pantoni (et al) does a deep dive into the kid, many of the other schools look toward the kids that tOSU has offered, and done the same. This year, appears that some position groups have offered the world, so mayhaps this has thrown the 'tag-alongs' for a loop while tOSU sifts through to make certain the recruit checks most/all of the boxes. Maybe we don't see it, but don't recollect that our players are arrogant that they're the best, and only here to get to the pro level. Or maybe it's happening? Dunno.

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Jaxbuck said:

A big reason for that NC is the top tier talent in the WR room. We have a built in advantage with Hartline that could easily mask the risks of going too far down the path of a taking kids-who-will-come-here-for-less strategy.

This is now a full on out in the open professional endeavor and like in all professions, talent follows money.

Day's culture couldn't win The Game when the coaches didn't take advantage of the talent difference. They went on a tear in the playoffs by ruthlessly and consistently exploiting the fact they had Smith and no one else did.

You have to have great culture and great talent if you want to stay at the top of any profession. The OSU online echo chamber has turned the culture aspect of it into something beyond what it really is, imo.

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Bestbuck36 said:

Bruh, yes I actually typed it that way.

Not fair to ever compare someone to the original pancake man, BUT, his demeanor on the field and off, so far, might be the closest I've seen from this state since the man himself. I think he's better than Alex Boone. If he shoots for Big O but lands on say, Nick Petite or Paris, I'm sure we'll all live with that.

Got too much time on my hands right now evidently but I've been watching a ton of film on these recruits. Anyone hiring? Hehe

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buckeyemania11 said:

10 years ago, sure, but It's a different game now. We aren't giving a bunch of unproven HS kids millions of dollars just to come here and maybe perform in the future, the USC, Texas A&M and Miami's of the world will gladly keep doing this but so far that strategy has proven to fail more than it hits.

Bringing in still talented kids with good offer sheets (even though they might not be 5*s) and then supplementing with proven talent in the transfer portal where it's needed seems to be working for us, considering we just won a national title.

Even then with the "misses" currently we still have the #3 class in terms of player quality (average player ranking) in the composite. We are still going to be top 5ish every year in HS recruiting, of course some people will pitch a fit because we aren't right up there for #1 every year but we will make up for it in the portal.

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