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RB JaJa Riley - transfer to UNLV (official thread)

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illinoisbuckeye said:
If he was in the same recruiting class as MoC, how come he isnt listed on the rivals database as coming in with the class of 2002? I'm just wondering because this is the first time I have ever heard his name.
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Riley was in the class of 2001, with Mo Hall and Lydell Ross. When MoC came on board, the backfield was a bit too full, and Riley felt that he was the odd man out and transferred. Too bad that he couldn't see the future - MoC imploding, MoH injuring both of his knees, and Ross being just plain bad. If he had stayed at Ohio State, then he might have seen some significant time in 2003 and 2004....
 
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tibor75 said:
I"m just amazed he somehow was admitted to Ohio State.
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Transitional class for Tressel, his "inaugural" recruiting class. One for which Tressel had to close recruiting in a brief few weeks following Cooper's ouster and his hire by Geiger. One to which the current tougher academic standards did not apply.

As far as academics are concerned think of it as a Cooper hangover.
 
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Alot of times guys see the writing on the wall and are told that it may be in their best interest to leave. Im not saying it happened in this situation but it happens it happened to someone I know. Making life choices at 20 years old can be difficult at least he's working.
 
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Man you guys need to chill. I love how I get bad rep points for saying I wasn't that interested in what you had to say. Sorry for being honest. By the way Mili if you read the last sentence in my first post it is clear I understood the point of his post. What I didn't understand is why it matters what a recruit of four years ago, who never amounted to anything for Ohio State, is doing in discussion today. As for being a dick, I'm an Ohio State fan...can't be too bad.
 
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ohiostate=life said:
What I didn't understand is why it matters what a recruit of four years ago, who never amounted to anything for Ohio State, is doing in discussion today.
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Doesn't matter that he's a recruit from last year or four years ago. The point is any kid who is expected to succeed can end up in a situation far different than predicted.
 
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personally i see nothing wrong with someone working a job they enjoy. if he wants to work at a rec center thats great. a lot of great people ive run into my life worked at low paying jobs and werent the smartest knives in the drawer.
 
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FWIW "Struggled & wasn't very well spoken" can just as easily be a sign of shyness etc. Some folks do very poorly in interviews and similar situations.

Give the young man some time to get comfortable with his surroundings before you make a judgement about his intelligence.
 
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It's nice to know what former Ohio State players are up to although some of the comments about his intelligence probably shoud of been left out.

You can't fault a guy for leaving with what he perceived ahead of him, it was his choice and at the time it was probably the right choice. Had he stayed he might of gotten a chance but the what ifs are all really moot. Would his life be that much different had he stayed here? Wasn't he from San Diego, I'm just guessing from what I remember, but one could imagine being closer to home would of been a more beneficial situation.

But best to JaJa with the rest of his life
 
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Sounds like an incredibly positive story about a young man who (a) found himself playing behind someone everyone thought might be the best running back in the history of college football, (b) decided that it meant he would get little playing time, and (c) made a decision to go where he could play football on Saturdays and get a good education.

JaJa Riley did not allow the obvious disappointment of not reaching his dream of playing Saturdays at Ohio State become a source of bitterness. He acknowledged what he believed to be reality and got on with making the best of the situation.

I respect that immensely. Success is not determined by how much you earn, the car you drive, or what your job title might be--it's the person you become. He sounds like a tremendous success to me and a person who could really help young people. I hope he continues to do well.

Thanks for posting that story.:osu:
 
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Why not end the debate, and just ask JaJa why he left OSU? Frankly, I think he should have waited to get his ring (He left right before the NC game) and then transfered. But, as a matter of transfer, I think he made the right move. He was burried at 4th on the chart. He was not going to see any PT. He had aspirations to move up to the League. In order to do that, you gotta see the field. JaJa did what he had to do to take the chance that he'd get a look in the NFL. Sounds smart to me.
 
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