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Kareem WaLLker (dismissed from ttun)

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OH10 said:
Good thing Kareem enrolled early or that offer might not have made it to Signing Day.
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Rumor that Walker is transferring from Michigan.

http://www.scout.com/college/michig...ain/14920335-a-little-transfer-buzz-on-walker

Amazing that when he switched last year it was such a great get. Turns out he can't handle the competition/academics/coaching intensity - you fill in the blanks.

However you slice it, that is two of the highest rated members of last seasons vaunted recruiting class who are gone.
 
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Oh8ch said:
Rumor that Walker is transferring from Michigan.

http://www.scout.com/college/michig...ain/14920335-a-little-transfer-buzz-on-walker

Amazing that when he switched last year it was such a great get. Turns out he can't handle the competition/academics/coaching intensity - you fill in the blanks.

However you slice it, that is two of the highest rated members of last seasons vaunted recruiting class who are gone.
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Well, to be fair Lloyd was running a country club so if a kid isn't all in he won't be able to handle the Barwis conditioning and they probably are better off without him.

Oh wait, wrong savior.

Sorry. Disregard.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
Q: Did Ohio State dodge a bullet with Kareem Walker?

A: Yes (according to Bucknuts - see link above)
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Did they dodge a bullet with Derrick Green?

I think the bottom line is the staff is just better at evaluating talent than almost all of their peers, which includes intangibles like the ability to grind.

The personality trait of 'grit,' which is a hot topic of research these days, is just another aspect of "he'll choke you over a game of checkers," in my opinion.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
Did they dodge a bullet with Derrick Green?

I think the bottom line is the staff is just better at evaluating talent than almost all of their peers, which includes intangibles like the ability to grind.

The personality trait of 'grit,' which is a hot topic of research these days, is just another aspect of "he'll choke you over a game of checkers," in my opinion.
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I can agree with this, and also take a step further. If you watch film on both Walker and Antonio Williams from their Senior years. It was apparent that Walker didn't have the same spark, push, drive like Williams did. Walker looked like a good RBm and I felt at times like I/we needed to defend Walker at times because he was a OSU commit, but he seemed like a kid that needs an amazing O line in order to be good, but didn't have much break away speed, didn't catch many balls out of the backfield and seemed to fall after little contact. Even though Williams played inferior competition in a smaller league in NC, he absolutely dominated the competition. It seemed to me like Walker let his foot off the gas during his senior season when he knew his #1 ranking, that's not a mark of an Urban Meyer type of player
 
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