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'10 PA DB Cullen Christian (TTUN signee; transfer to Pitt; transfer to WVU)

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mendensa;1597562; said:
Direct quote from Rolle in a scout article on 12/03/06.

"I have never seen anything like that stadium on that night," Rolle previously reported to Scout.com. "The coaches, the players, the atmosphere, it was all the best I have seen anywhere"

Sounds like the atmosphere was a least a factor in his desision to me.



Direct Quote from Heyward in a scout article 1/31/07.

?Ohio State was just great,? Heyward informed Scout.com of his unofficial visit in late November. ?The atmosphere, campus and academics are awesome. But I think I was impressed with the coaches the most, especially coach (Jim) Tressel.?

Though maybe not the most important reason he committed, sounds like it was important enough to mention 1st in explaining why he came.
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Just to add to your point - take a look at Josh Shaw's comments after his commitment to Florida yesterday. Game atmosphere was one of the two reasons mentioned in making his decision.
 
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mendensa;1592346; said:
I think it sucks that we couldn't at least get him on campus for a big game. Atmosphere alone has got to blow scUM's away.
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Buckeye737;1596328; said:
I agree with Mendensa 100%. Gameday atmosphere is huge. That being said, most of the schools that OSU is competing with for the top of the line recruits are going to have a good atmosphere (PSU, Florida, LSU, and so on).
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OSUsushichic;1602961; said:
YouTube - The O-H-I-O Cheer Takes of Michigan Stadium
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BuckTwenty;1605023; said:
Committed to TSUN today, per his Scout and Rivals profile
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Definitive proof that game-day atmosphere means nothing to recruits. :biggrin:
 
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LordJeffBuck;1605030; said:
Definitive proof that game-day atmosphere means nothing to recruits. :biggrin:
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Dude, we get it. For some kids it means something, for others it doesn't matter as much. You keep trying to spin this thing vs. OSU's environment. A kid can be blown away by more than one game you know. You don't think he enjoyed a game-day or two @ the big house and said "I want to play here"?

One kid going to scUM over OSU proves nothing. You said it yourself that it wasn't fair to use guys that were OSU leans or virtual locks to support my argument and you turn around and do the same thing. He's had UM atop his list since back in February so it's no surprise that he chose Michigan @ the end. Obviously he liked UM better. I'm sure he felt @ home w/ Michigan and saw an opportunity to play early b/c their DB's suck. You can't blame the kid for wanting to play in front of 110,000.

IT ISN'T THE ONLY REASON THEY CHOOSE A SCHOOL, IT'S ONE OF MANY FACTORS IN THE SELECTION PROCESS!!!!!!! (All I keep saying)

You keep saying it means nothing. Quit being so close-minded.


:oh::io:
 
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mendensa;1605117; said:
Dude, we get it. For some kids it means something, for others it doesn't matter as much. You keep trying to spin this thing vs. OSU's environment. A kid can be blown away by more than one game you know. You don't think he enjoyed a game-day or two @ the big house and said "I want to play here"?

One kid going to scUM over OSU proves nothing. You said it yourself that it wasn't fair to use guys that were OSU leans or virtual locks to support my argument and you turn around and do the same thing. He's had UM atop his list since back in February so it's no surprise that he chose Michigan @ the end. Obviously he liked UM better. I'm sure he felt @ home w/ Michigan and saw an opportunity to play early b/c their DB's suck. You can't blame the kid for wanting to play in front of 110,000.

IT ISN'T THE ONLY REASON THEY CHOOSE A SCHOOL, IT'S ONE OF MANY FACTORS IN THE SELECTION PROCESS!!!!!!! (All I keep saying)

You keep saying it means nothing. Quit being so close-minded.


:oh::io:
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Suggested reading: 19 Ways to Enhance Your Sense of Humor
 
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You are serious the entire conversation for 3 days straight back and forth and then you go pull the "get a sense of humor" card out @ the end. Nice touch. I like it.

I do laugh every day. I have a great job, a wonderful wife, going to see the Bucks play in Pasadena. Life is good man. Thanks for looking out for me though.

Go Bucks and have a nice Thanksgiving.
 
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mendensa;1605142; said:
You are serious the entire conversation for 3 days straight back and forth and then you go pull the "get a sense of humor" card out @ the end. Nice touch. I like it.

I do laugh every day. I have a great job, a wonderful wife, going to see the Bucks play in Pasadena. Life is good man. Thanks for looking out for me though.

Go Bucks and have a nice Thanksgiving.
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Recruits are like a box of chocolates...

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Christian pretty much said that every school on his list in his top 5 with the exception of Ohio State had the opportunity to play right away, and that was something that drew him to Michigan.

With Donovan Warren saying that he will return, Christian is probably a NB or maybe even a starter at CB (though I doubt he'll beat our Justin Turner) as a true freshman.

We offer early playing time, which isn't always a good thing, because that usually means you suck.:(
 
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LordJeffBuck;1596258; said:
No, the biggest single factor is where the kid wanted to go before he even began to be recruited. Most kids know where they want to go from day one ... the rest, who knows? Playing time is a big issue with some of the undecideds, as is location, chance to get to the NFL, head coach, and probably a dozen other things.
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Mercer University said:
As it turns out the following factors DO significantly impact the decision of high school athletes:

  • Whether the athlete made an ?official visit? to a specific college
  • Whether the school is in a BCS conference
  • The distance from the high school athlete?s hometown to a specific school
  • Whether the recruit is in the same state as a specific school
  • The final AP Ranking of a specific school in the previous year of competition
  • The number of conference titles a school has recorded in recent years
  • Whether the school is currently under a ?bowl ban? for violating NCAA rules <
  • The current number of scholarship reductions a school faces for violating NCAA rules
  • The size of the team?s stadium (measured in terms of seating capacity)
  • Whether the school has an on-campus stadium
  • The current age of the team?s stadium
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Staduim size, age and location were determined to be important in the Mercer University predictive model. I think those things are directly linked to game day atmosphere but only slightly related to this thread.
 
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You guys are getting way off topic here.

There's only one thing important in this young mans thread and that is remembering that he was in the 5th grade the last time scUm beat OSU.

Happy Thanksgiving!
 
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Jaxbuck said:
You guys are getting way off topic here.
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Can I segway back in by saying the Mercer Model has a 71% accuracy rate. Of 250 recruits from 2009 Michigan had the most kids commit to them that didn't "match" (6). Florida had the most kids not commit to them who did "match"(12). Based on that I would say RR is recuiting the socks off of that slouch in Florida.
 
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