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QB Tathan Martell (transfer to Miami, transfer to UNLV)

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BuckeyeNation27 said:
Slightly different, since both were already on the team......so nobody could reasonably be upset about pursuing the other. There was no pursuit, it was just a choice between two current members of the same team.

But yes. That was absolutely worth it.
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Although it’s not a direct correlation, I think the players reaction to Bosa sitting out the season is a possible indication of how they might respond- they understand that at the end of the day many decisions are business decisions for players at Ohio State.

Additionally, I believe a former player (I thought it was Carpenter but can’t find it now) responded on Twitter by saying it’s not a big deal because Ohio State brings in talent to compete for your spot every single year.

Obviously the circumstances are slightly different than a true freshman coming in, but the general premise is the same.

Obviously there could be attitude problems that could rub people the wrong way, but if everyone handles things properly (the coaches and Fields, mostly), I see it playing out in a very similar way to Haskins and Burrow last year.
 
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I watched several games over the last week. There's just something about watching Ohio State beat the living daylights out of TSUN that makes me feel that something is still right in the world. As I said earlier in this thread, I want very badly to believe that Tate Martell is all that. However, I still haven't seen anything that made me feel that he is. I get that I don't see him in practice and that you need to build an offense around his skill set. I also saw the missed block in the TSUN game. So, I leave it to the coaches.
 
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Steve19 said:
I watched several games over the last week. There's just something about watching Ohio State beat the living daylights out of TSUN that makes me feel that something is still right in the world. As I said earlier in this thread, I want very badly to believe that Tate Martell is all that. However, I still haven't seen anything that made me feel that he is. I get that I don't see him in practice and that you need to build an offense around his skill set. I also saw the missed block in the TSUN game. So, I leave it to the coaches.
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this is kind of where I’m at. if Ryan Day has coached him for two years and is in favor of bringing Fields in to compete for the job, that speaks volumes to me.
 
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Honor&Glory said:
this is kind of where I’m at. if Ryan Day has coached him for two years and is in favor of bringing Fields in to compete for the job, that speaks volumes to me.
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Agree but even if Tate is all world you still HAVE to bring in Fields if you can because

a) QB depth and experience is critically low
b) you never turn down Fields type talent.

I hope Tate turns into a total stud and does big things. He just needs to be prepared to compete and win the job no matter what. And if he wins it he better be prepared to be a leader in all the little ways he will need to be.
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
Agree but even if Tate is all world you still HAVE to bring in Fields if you can because

a) QB depth and experience is critically low
b) you never turn down Fields type talent.

I hope Tate turns into a total stud and does big things. He just needs to be prepared to compete and win the job no matter what. And if he wins it he better be prepared to be a leader in all the little ways he will need to be.
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Very much my thoughts exactly.

I just do not get how people are making claims that Tate is not going to win the job over Baldwin, or that Fields has somehow proven himself whereas Tate hasn't.

To me, none of them have proven much at all, Fields, Baldwin, nor Tate. But if anything Tate has proven the most the these three leasts.

Obviously Day is going to take a 5 star QB transfer just as any other program in the country including Alabama if Fields were to show interest there even though they have Tua. You can never have enough 5 star QBs on the roster, injuries, etc.

I do not see Day talking Tate into transferring anytime soon al la Dick Rod and Mallet because Tate doesn't fit Days system. I would bet that at the present time Day is expecting Tate to be his starting QB for the first game next year.
 
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Hstead said:
To me, none of them have proven much at all, Fields, Baldwin, nor Tate.
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I haven't really been following people's take on all this but it's hard for me to believe there is anything other than this right here.

  • You take a Fields level talent when it drops in your lap no matter what.
  • Make all 3 compete in the spring. Fields hasn't proven anything more at the college level than Martell has.
  • The program wins by finding the best man for the job from a deeper pool of competitive talent.
  • What's best for the program is what Day has to work for, regardless of how he feels about any individual.
  • Deal with any shake out from the new depth chart later.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
I haven't really been following people's take on all this but it's hard for me to believe there is anything other than this right here.

  • You take a Fields level talent when it drops in your lap no matter what.
  • Make all 3 compete in the spring. Fields hasn't proven anything more at the college level than Martell has.
  • The program wins by finding the best man for the job from a deeper pool of competitive talent.
  • What's best for the program is what Day has to work for, regardless of how he feels about any individual.
  • Deal with any shake out from the new depth chart later.
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Fully agreed. Not sure how people are saying already that Tate is going to transfer based on Fields. All 3 QBs at OSU have done next to nothing in college up until this point, so all should be treated equally and all have to fight for 1st team reps. Not sure where people are basing Fields having more talent than Tate or Baldwin based off of HS rankings
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
Agree but even if Tate is all world you still HAVE to bring in Fields if you can because

a) QB depth and experience is critically low
b) you never turn down Fields type talent.

I hope Tate turns into a total stud and does big things. He just needs to be prepared to compete and win the job no matter what. And if he wins it he better be prepared to be a leader in all the little ways he will need to be.
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Fields doesnt change (a) in my imo because the loser transfers... pretty much guaranteed of that.
 
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