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2009 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

osugrad21;1201046; said:
The number is the significant factor here.

Cannot sign more than 25 on board in one calendar year. Some will enroll early and that will count against last year...

It is all speculation.

That has definitely been the key factor, and I'm sure the staff has a real good idea who is going to enroll early. I imagine some of the elitists :biggrin: on here do as well, but I haven't seen anything in any of the guys' threads to indicate their plans in this regard.

Any guesses?
 
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If it really is a case of Watt or Hall, then i would much rather see Watt go to ND and Hall to OSU. I do not want to see the Glenville to Illinois connection gain anymore momentum...i realize you want to keep the talent in the conference, but maybe in this case it will start to be at the expense of future GVille kids
 
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Question: (Please don't kill me)

I very seldom post in the Recruiting Forum. My interest in recruiting begins when a kid verbally commits to Ohio State; and the implications for the team are my primary focus.

Obviously, with 24 recruits by early July, my interest is higher than it has ever been this early. As I see the commitments roll in, I see numerous comments about how a year or two in the S&G S&C program will turn Recruit-X into a monster, etc...

This has me wondering: What about the 6 months to a year before they enter the S&C program at the WHAC? Can Lichter send the recruits a recommended pre/post season diet and training regimen and a list of recommended and approved supplements?

Clearly, what some of these kids are doing to get big and strong is working pretty well; but let's face it, EL is passionate about his job and is well-versed in the state-of-the-art. He could (if allowed by the NCAA) help the kid idealize their regimen, and at a time when the endocrinological state of their body is ideal for adding quality mass.
 
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I know the school can send some workout plans to the player to go through at their high school. Only reason I know this is from a Pryor article, where it said OSU had sent Terrelle a workout regimen and he was sharing it with the backup QB's. Also, I had read that Justin Green and Jordan Whiting had went to Columbus to workout, so it would seem that this is possible.
 
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ol104;1201182; said:
If it really is a case of Watt or Hall, then i would much rather see Watt go to ND and Hall to OSU. I do not want to see the Glenville to Illinois connection gain anymore momentum...i realize you want to keep the talent in the conference, but maybe in this case it will start to be at the expense of future GVille kids
I agree with you, I would rather get hall than watt just because he's a glenville kid. However I would like watt to go to illinois, they are the sleeper team IMO. I want to keep the top talent in the Big Ten. I would love to get both of them but that doesn't look like a possibility.:io::oh:
 
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Ohio State Commitments Talk To 10TV
Tuesday, July 8, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Six of the 23 Ohio State football commitments for the 2009 season spoke with Wall To Wall Sports' Beau Bishop on Sunday night.

They were:

Zach Boren, linebacker, Pickerington Central
Justin Green, "athlete," Louisville, Ky.
Storm Klein, linebacker, Licking Valley
Bradley McDougald, defensive back, Dublin Scioto
Jordan Whiting, linebacker, Louisville, Ky.
Jamie Wood, "athlete," Pickerington Central

WBNS 10TV : 6 Ohio State Commitments Talk To 10TV - WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio's News Leader

Part I video

WBNS-10TV Video, Central Ohio's News Leader

Part II video

WBNS-10TV Video, Central Ohio's News Leader
 
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DaddyBigBucks;1201307; said:
I very seldom post in the Recruiting Forum. My interest in recruiting begins when a kid verbally commits to Ohio State; and the implications for the team are my primary focus.

Obviously, with 24 recruits by early July, my interest is higher than it has ever been this early. As I see the commitments roll in, I see numerous comments about how a year or two in the S&G S&C program will turn Recruit-X into a monster, etc...

This has me wondering: What about the 6 months to a year before they enter the S&C program at the WHAC? Can Lichter send the recruits a recommended pre/post season diet and training regimen and a list of recommended and approved supplements?

Clearly, what some of these kids are doing to get big and strong is working pretty well; but let's face it, EL is passionate about his job and is well-versed in the state-of-the-art. He could (if allowed by the NCAA) help the kid idealize their regimen, and at a time when the endocrinological state of their body is ideal for adding quality mass.

DBB, so much of wht A L is going to be teaching is technique driven that I think he might hesitate to send complicated workouts to the kids before they arrive. The fear would be that they would do the exercises incorrectly and possibly hurt themselves. It is a real worry, because bad form can lead to big problems.

I would assume that they have a dumb'd down version that they would give kids to prepare them for the real stuff when they get on campus.
 
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Folanator;1201422; said:
DBB, so much of wht A L is going to be teaching is technique driven that I think he might hesitate to send complicated workouts to the kids before they arrive. The fear would be that they would do the exercises incorrectly and possibly hurt themselves. It is a real worry, because bad form can lead to big problems.

I would assume that they have a dumb'd down version that they would give kids to prepare them for the real stuff when they get on campus.

I think you are absolutely correct-I believe I have read in intwerviews recruits talking about Lichter/Alan Johnson sending them stuff for workouts after signing day. However, I also concur that it would be a "dumbed down" version.

Also, I think securing Hall's verbal should be priority #1 of the staff from this point on-Cordale Scott is one thing, but you do not want to have a rupture of the Glenville pipeline w/ a high profile national recruit.
 
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Buckskin86;1201368; said:

Thanks for posting. A couple thoughts about the guys:

-Whiting is huge. He has a neck like Laurniatis and just from looking at the other guys, the 6-0 to 6-1 listed looks to be legit, which is good.

-Storm Klein is even bigger. He could end up as big as Bobby Carpenter and, like Bobby, still be quick enough to stay at LB. I think he is the most underrated player in this class. I think he is top 3 in OH but he doesn't get anywhere near that level of respect on Rivals or Scout.

-Wood looks like a college guy already. He seems like a smart kid too.

-Boren seems like a good kid but I don't see where he fits in on the field. He seems too short and stocky to play LB at a place like tOSU. Especially when he is going to have to compete for PT against guys like Sabino, Sweat, Whiting, Bell, Klein, maybe Jamel Turner, etc. He doesn't look anywhere near big enough to ever move to DT. Maybe FB but with Homan and Martin there, I don't know if he is nearly as athletic or talented as a runner or receiver as those guys.

-Nice to keep hearing these guys talk about how close these guys are and to hear them keep talking about how they want to win national championships.
 
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Ohio State sacking Western Pa.
By Tricia Lafferty
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

There was a time when Western Pennsylvania's top football prospects were for Pitt's or Penn State's choosing.

These days, the area's universities have to compete with powerhouse Ohio State. And, recently, the Buckeyes have won the recruiting battles.

Since Trinity graduate Andrew Sweat verbally committed to Ohio State in May 2007, four other WPIAL recruits -- former Jeannette quarterback Terrelle Pryor, Jeannette running back Jordan Hall, Gateway linebacker Dorian Bell and Gateway receiver Corey Brown -- followed his lead.

"I think (Ohio State has) come in and mined the field a little bit, and they keep coming back," Trinity coach Ed Dalton said. "These were kids that would have been at Penn State 10 years ago. Everyone has a great recruiter on staff, but when the head coach is a great recruiter, that is an additional thing."

"When you look at elite programs in the country, there are four right now: Ohio State, USC, Florida and LSU," Gateway coach Terry Smith said. "Ohio State is the closest to Western Pennsylvania, and Pa. kids tend to stay close to home."

Hall said he did not commit to the Buckeyes because of Pryor, but he said he fell in love with Ohio State when he accompanied Pryor on his official visit. Tressel, however, was the deciding factor, Hall said.

"Coach Tressel," Hall said, "he's a real cool dude. He'll do anything for you, on and off the field."

Ohio State sacking Western Pa. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
 
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