'09 VA OL Morgan Moses (Virginia Signee)

[wadc45]

He won't "sign" again since he signed with UVA last NLOID. He will just enroll in the school of his choice when he does make a decision.

True...

I'll believe he has "made it through admissions" at UVA when I see he is enrolled. Until then, I'm not going to call the OSU admissions office a failure. Seriously, we know nothing still.

Agreed...

Signing Day 2010 - College Football Recruiting - ESPN

According to espn tracker, moses' has faxed in his LOI to virginia. oh, well, move on.

:osu2:

osu.edu ROCKS!!!

See above...further evidence as to why ESPN is not always the most reliable news source for recruiting unless they are parroting the work of satellite correspondents like Bill Kurelic.

 

[HotMic]

Wow.

Today is starting to kind of suck.

You're not new to this....were you expecting something different? The kids that choose on NLOID just aren't "Tressel recruits". Never have been....never will be. I'm a bit shocked at the number of people who still get their hopes on on signing day.....it's the same result every year. Tressel does his damage early.


As for the OL, the staff knows what they have coming up next year.

 

[Buckeye Nut]

Wow.

Today is starting to kind of suck.

I'm thrilled with the future Buckeyes that are in the fold, but the OL class is setting up to be kind of thin, so to speak.

Welcome to following OSU signing day! This year doesn't seem any different from past years to me really, I just assume we're going to lose out on everybody that way I'm never disappointed

 

[NuclearBuck]

...The kids that choose on NLOID just aren't "Tressel recruits". Never have been....never will be...

So true. It would be interesting, if not depressing, to see the list of signing day 'misses' we've had. Over the last several years I generally write them off if they're NLOID announcers. Of course TP doesn't count as he waited beyond the deadline. As per the yearly wrap up we will shrug off the guys that we missed and celebrate the ones we have!

 

[y0yoyoin]

well we didnt lose henderson yet...so you cant be at rock bottom already

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

My fault on the spelling, thanks for the tip, way to pick out the most unimportant piece of the post.

Like many of you, I am an OSU alum and huge OSU fan. But I can not fathom why it has taken this long to get a final answer (as reported by BK on BN) to Morgan Moses about his eligibility.

I don't blame him for wanting to get this over with and sign with UVA. UVA is an excellent school (just like Ohio State) and I wish him the best of luck there. But by all accounts, Moses wanted to come to tOSU and by all accounts, he didn't want to wait and instead wanted to take the sure thing. I can't say I blame him.

I would figure as an OSU alum that you would want the admissions team to make sure they aren't letting in "dumb" kids (for lack of a better term....all apologies to Morgan Moses and his family).

 

[OWUBuckeye51]

I would figure as an OSU alum that you would want the admissions team to make sure they aren't letting in "dumb" kids (for lack of a better term....all apologies to Morgan Moses and his family).

I realize I shouldn't measure tOSU's admission practices against other schools...but UVA is a fine academic institution. If Moses qualifies to get into UVA, I see no reason why he shouldn't be admitted to tOSU.

 

[sepia5]

You're not new to this....were you expecting something different? The kids that choose on NLOID just aren't "Tressel recruits". Never have been....never will be. I'm a bit shocked at the number of people who still get their hopes on on signing day.....it's the same result every year. Tressel does his damage early.


As for the OL, the staff knows what they have coming up next year.

I know what you're saying about a JT recruit not typically being the type to hold out until NLOID. But, given that we currently only have one OL in the fold with this class (who, by the way, will be coming back from an injury that kept him out for almost all of his senior season), I am somewhat surprised that we won't be landing two additional OL today. Further, I'd be shocked if we don't land Henderson at this point, if only because I'd be shocked to learn we're only taking one OL in this class. I know we've had two great OL pulls in the past two seasons, but the OL struggles that transpired last time we went this light on the OL recruiting in a single class have been pretty well discussed around here, and I have to think the staff expected to land at least one of the three remaining on the board going into today. Perhaps there's a lot to like out there for 2011, but, at a position like OL, where most recruits very likely will need a year in the program before they are ready to contribute, I think you need to pull at least 2-3 in every class.

 

[Merih]

I realize I shouldn't measure tOSU's admission practices against other schools...but UVA is a fine academic institution. If Moses qualifies to get into UVA, I see no reason why he shouldn't be admitted to tOSU.

It's not about admittance standards, it's about how much they are willing to go below admittance standards to get a kid in. Ohio State has already had to go below regular admission standards for a number of kids in this class; they've done their part. It's most likely just a matter of Morgan and his family not wanting to wait it out to see if OSU could come through again.

I know the admissions people at Ohio State don't like being presented with numerous "special cases" in the same recruiting class.

 

[OWUBuckeye51]

It's not about admittance standards, it's about how much they are willing to go below admittance standards to get a kid in. Ohio State has already had to go below regular admission standards for a number of kids in this class; they've done their part. It's most likely just a matter of Morgan and his family not wanting to wait it out to see if OSU could come through again.

I know the admissions people at Ohio State don't like being presented with numerous "special cases" in the same recruiting class.

I thought each case was a standalone review...your point makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Hodgepodge]

It's not about admittance standards, it's about how much they are willing to go below admittance standards to get a kid in. Ohio State has already had to go below regular admission standards for a number of kids in this class; they've done their part. It's most likely just a matter of Morgan and his family not wanting to wait it out to see if OSU could come through again.

I know the admissions people at Ohio State don't like being presented with numerous "special cases" in the same recruiting class.

Not only that, if Kirwan or Holbrook were still the presidents at OSU, chances are that Moses would not have even been an option in the first place. Gee is a lot more football-friendly than his predecessors in terms of loosening the academic standards.

 

[Outstanding]

True...



Agreed...



See above...further evidence as to why ESPN is not always the most reliable news source for recruiting unless they are parroting the work of satellite correspondents like Bill Kurelic.

True, it seems like quite few glass houses have been built this year.

Moses is a big lost regardless.

 

[ArmyVet83]

In some ways and I hope I'm wrong, this reminds me of the 2003 recruiting class. A few studs and some guys that are academic concerns. I'm sure JT and crew learned their lessons with that class but ya never know. Another similarity, small class (15) and alot of first options were off the table late in the process.

 

[Merih]

It's not about admittance standards, it's about how much they are willing to go below admittance standards to get a kid in. Ohio State has already had to go below regular admission standards for a number of kids in this class; they've done their part. It's most likely just a matter of Morgan and his family not wanting to wait it out to see if OSU could come through again.

I know the admissions people at Ohio State don't like being presented with numerous "special cases" in the same recruiting class.

Not only that, if Kirwan or Holbrook were still the presidents at OSU, chances are that Moses would not have even been an option in the first place. Gee is a lot more football-friendly than his predecessors in terms of loosening the academic standards.

Again, very true. While Ohio State's standards for general admission have been inching upwards every year, Gee has done a good job of getting kids into the school. While some have not taken advantage of the special care that was taken to get them in, most have flourished with the opportunity at a great institution.

 

[Muck]

Good luck to Moses in his career at Virginia