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and Joe Thomas, Javon Ringer, Derrell Johnson Koulianos, Patrick Omameh, Zerbie Sanders, etc could have been buckeyes, among many others.Muck;1864787; said:
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Gatorubet;1864790; said:Yeah. That's at least ten more tight ends that you wouldn't have thrown to....
Sure as heck surprised Arkansas and me as well during the Sugar Bowl....
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Gatorubet;1864827; said:You must have been surprised. Why else would you have told me to meet you at the wrong section.......?
Wait!
Touche, well there is that and my Big Ten education....
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MaxBuck
SoCal, Baby!
Every year, it's necessary for us Buckeye fans to remind ourselves of a few things regarding recruiting evaluation:
1. We think our recruits are better than the national recruiting "experts" think they are. Because, duh, we're biased fans. Inevitable.
2. Recruiting rankings vary for players because different evaluators have different priorities and different viewpoints. Inevitable.
3. Recruiting rankings are not guarantees. But they are valuable indicators. If you think otherwise, just review Rivals and Scout rankings over the past 10 years and figure out how well, on average, 2-stars did vs. 5-stars.
We do just fine under Tressel. Relax, everybody. One of the most-fun things we do IMO is follow the less-than-elite prospects like Jenkins and Laurinaitis who prosper in the Buckeye system and become outstanding collegians and often fine pros. If Rivals and Scout hadn't been lukewarm about those guys, how would we be able to enjoy this activity?
1. We think our recruits are better than the national recruiting "experts" think they are. Because, duh, we're biased fans. Inevitable.
2. Recruiting rankings vary for players because different evaluators have different priorities and different viewpoints. Inevitable.
3. Recruiting rankings are not guarantees. But they are valuable indicators. If you think otherwise, just review Rivals and Scout rankings over the past 10 years and figure out how well, on average, 2-stars did vs. 5-stars.
We do just fine under Tressel. Relax, everybody. One of the most-fun things we do IMO is follow the less-than-elite prospects like Jenkins and Laurinaitis who prosper in the Buckeye system and become outstanding collegians and often fine pros. If Rivals and Scout hadn't been lukewarm about those guys, how would we be able to enjoy this activity?
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BigJim
Hall of Fame
MaxBuck;1864830; said:Every year, it's necessary for us Buckeye fans to remind ourselves of a few things regarding recruiting evaluation:
1. We think our recruits are better than the national recruiting "experts" think they are. Because, duh, we're biased fans. Inevitable.
2. Recruiting rankings vary for players because different evaluators have different priorities and different viewpoints. Inevitable.
3. Recruiting rankings are not guarantees. But they are valuable indicators. If you think otherwise, just review Rivals and Scout rankings over the past 10 years and figure out how well, on average, 2-stars did vs. 5-stars.
We do just fine under Tressel. Relax, everybody. One of the most-fun things we do IMO is follow the less-than-elite prospects like Jenkins and Laurinaitis who prosper in the Buckeye system and become outstanding collegians and often fine pros. If Rivals and Scout hadn't been lukewarm about those guys, how would we be able to enjoy this activity?
This should be stickied as the first thing that comes up every time you click on any recruiting thread for a week or so before signing day.
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southcampus
Go Bucks
MaxBuck;1864830; said:
I think it goes further than that. I do agree that we as fans are biased, but that's not the only reason we feel we're getting a raw deal. How many times do you see players that are commit early, drop in the rankings? Often. This is obviously done for business purposes. Reading about committed prospects doesn't generate buzz. By replacing some of those committed guys with uncommitted guys, they are able to build more hype and generate more traffic.
Now, you might be saying, "well it's not like that rule only applys to Ohio State." Well, it often times hits Ohio State the hardest because of the way Ohio State recruits. We usually lock up that majority of our class before the school year even starts. I think this plays a big role in the grand scheme of things.
It's really just funny when you look at the general trend of rankings movement when comparing uncommitted to committed players. Reading the justification for such movements is funny too. Putting a lot of stock in an all-star game- Pure Humor.
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southcampus;1864851; said:
Texas, who is the absolute king of locking up 90% of their class by June (in a slow year), has had 3 consecutive top 5 recruiting classes, as well as 5 in the last 6 years.
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GeorgiaBuck2
Lets Go!
And they stunk it up this year. Recruiting rankings don't mean as much as everyone would like to believe. Sure their nice to look at and analyze, but good coaching is the single most important thing to a successful football team. We have a pretty good football coach. That's all I care about.
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PlanetFrnd
Head Coach
BigWoof31;1864947; said:
Wrong. Ferentz is a 63-time COY... no one in this universe can compete with that...
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BigWoof31;1864947; said:
You're only about three weeks late...obviously your SEC speed didn't help you there.
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