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Adams and Brewster and what they could mean to OSU football...

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dozerbuck

dozerbuck

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There is a lot of speculation about the supposed "Block O", which is starting to look a lot like "Block O + 1", however, I want to start a thread about what it could mean to the future of the program.....

Something very similar happened with the basketball team two years ago when Daequan Cook verballed to OSU and got in a bunch of ears about joining him at OSU.Then David Lighty verballed, and then maybe the two most important recruits in OSU basketball history....and we all know what happened after that...just look at the headline on this site!!

My comparison is of Brewster and Adams to Cook. Now I know there are differences like the fact they all played together...but if you think about it...all these guys see one another going thru the camp circuit, junior days, all-star games, etc. And yes I know it is too early to really start to believe this could all happen, but hey, speculation is fun, admit it!!

So here is to hoping that this recruiting momentum takes on the same life that the 06 basketball class created for basketball. One thing is for sure, the staff will have to commit to capitalizing on it!!

Imagine OSU bringing in the top tier talent from Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia all in the same year!!! I really do think the effects could last for years to come......

Now....who agrees?

EDIT: the main reason I started this thread is because this discussion is pretty much going on in all of the threads pertaining to recruits that might be part of the "Block O" phenomenon
 
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I was recently reading a book about different OSU players' greatest game during their time at Ohio State. 2-5 pages on about 40 different players...some were great, some were OK...not a bad book, but would be gawd awful to the non-OSU fan.

Anyway, one of Woody's super sophs that helped win the 1968 title made an offhand comment about the recruiting process of that group. The player mentioned seeing the other members of that class at airports, award banquets, all star games, etc and how amazing it was to see those guys and hear each of them talk about heading to OSU. It just picked up a momentum all of it's own.

It sounds like a similar dynamic may be at work with next year's class.

Those kids that arrived at OSU in '67 (sat a year, freshman couldn't play back then) and were a force. That group started the ball rolling for a tremendous OSU run beginning in '68 and stretching into the mid '70's.

Not only did that class and the momentum it created for the program boost OSU football to new heights, it restored Woody's luster and really cemented his legacy.

Oh, what JT might well accomplish. :biggrin: :osu: :oh: :io:
 
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The football team is not in need of a big talent upgrade the way the basketball team was. It's going to be a very small class so no hope of bringing in all kinds of talent. I do agree that the staff would have to go along with Brewsters guys for the most part, and they are unlikely to agree with Mike on many of the kids. Take for example, Jamal Womble. Mike recruited him but the staff is very luke warm for reasons like need, ohio talent, etc.
 
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The one difference is football is more of a crap shoot, the Oden, Cook and Conley class will always be Oden, Cook and Conley. While by 2006 the Clarett, Zwick class became the Smith, Datish class. You also seem to have more D'Andrea's in football.
 
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scarletngray;766151; said:
It would certainly refute Herbstreits theory/opinion that the loss to Florida will set us back ten years in recruiting.
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That's not what he said...

The losses to UF/USC set us back ten years with SEC/Pac10(USC) homers. He was arguing that they have no respect for the value of winning the big ten. Given the attitude I've seen on various boards after the Rose/Fiesta, I can't say I disagree with his take on their mentality. (Not all SEC/Pac10 fans think this way, GatorsareGood :wink:, but this mindset is not that rare)
 
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I do recall Herbie saying (if not on ESPN, then on 1460) that this "10 year setback" will be very evident in the polls come August. I don't think his comment was relative to only the Pac 10/SEC homers you mention.

As for the OP, I agree that bringing in such vocal players like Adams and Brewster would work wonders for our recruiting and would definitely have a trickle effect in the states that they help recruit this year for years to come. I really hope everything happens the way we all want it to.
 
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Oklahoma also has a pretty good start to their OL class. This is a loaded year for OL. Lots of different guys who bring lots of different things to the table.

I like Brewster and Adams alot, but I think Long, Jenkins, and Shugarts are all a tad bit better. Jenkins would be a 5* at DT or OG. Long has got great size, athletic ability, and that mean streak that all the great OL have. By the way, he's also got a great pedigree. Shugarts is my personal favorite of the bunch. He is very raw and the least developed of the bunch but he's got the best combination of size, feet, wingspan, and overall athletic ability. His upside is really almost limitless.

If Ohio State somehow pulls off Adams (who I think is as close to a lock as it gets in recruiting), Brewster (was favoring the Bucks early but is now more open), Long (seems to be favoring the Bucks still), Shugarts (he's open- his recruitment is going to be a dogfight for Mich/OSU- especially since Urban Meyer is in JB's Top 4 and Les Miles is trying to weasel in there and well they recruit differently), and Jenkins then they will have pulled in the best OL class that I've seen any school pull in the past 10 or so years.
 
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There is no bias when I say that there was nobody that impressed me more on film than Mike Brewster. But Brew and Adams are huge when it comes to OSU recruiting this year. They have been all over the place marketing OSU. I think J.B. will come down to OSU and Oklahoma it seems. Not to say Florida, LSU, and Michigan don't stand a chance, but they just aren't as high on the list at this point as us and OU. OU is our biggest threat right now with J.B. Oklahoma only has 1 OL commit...so how are they off to a great start? The one they got was a very good one(no pun intended) with Stephen Good. USC has some good ones with Meyer and Kalil(though neither are better than Adams or Brewster imo) but if OSU get any 3 of the block O, then I think we'll be tough to beat as far as OL classes go. I'm an optimist though and I think we'll get all 4 :biggrin: .
 
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I don't think we need to go overboard here. OSU has recruited outstanding athletes in the past and will continue to do it in the future. Having Adams and Brewster will rock, but it won't be the first time we had such a caliber of player, nor will it be the last. This isn't Vanderbilt or Northwestern, folks.
 
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jwinslow;766482; said:
That's not what he said...

The losses to UF/USC set us back ten years with SEC/Pac10(USC) homers. He was arguing that they have no respect for the value of winning the big ten. Given the attitude I've seen on various boards after the Rose/Fiesta, I can't say I disagree with his take on their mentality. (Not all SEC/Pac10 fans think this way, GatorsareGood :wink:, but this mindset is not that rare)
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What??:sad:
 
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