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SonnyBlack said:
If there is a quality OLSM kid that wants Michigan, Michigan will almost always offer him. OLSM is a pipeline to Michigan, and the staff at Michigan doesn't want to disrupt that pipeline. Especially when you look at the prospects they'll have in the 2007 and 2008 classes. Michigan wants to keep the pipeline open, and if they land Gant, they can pencil in Dionte Allen in '07.
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If what Sonny says is true, and there is no reason to doubt it, getting Gant would be bigger than just getting a great player. Disrupting one of the few in-state pipelines to dUMb....bummer :biggrin:
 
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OSUBuckeye4Life said:
Michigan in '07 will have more in state talent than I can remember for a long time. It's about time for them to feel what it's like to lose a Howard or Manningham......:osu:
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I agree that it would be nice to take the limited high school talent in Michigan away from UM, but I have two points to make regarding your statement:

1. Manningham was a great high school talent that we offered, but he was pedestrian this year. He may well develop into a great college talent, but I do not feel like we lost out on anything major. I certainly would not trade our players for him. He made his bed and must lie in it. Give me true Buckeyes.

2. Michigan will only know what it is like to lose a Howard or a Woodson or a Grbac when we go into their state and take their best High School talent away from them (mostly because their coach sucked at in-state recruiting); beat them consistently with that talent; use those players and those teams to dominate them- even when they should beat us; and those michigan high school players that jumped shipped to us win Heisman trophies (@ least 2 to get back at them). Then Michigan will understand the hand-wringing we had during those darker years.

Until the above happens, I will just bide my time and be content in the knowledge that Michigan SUCKS and that JT owns LLLoyd Carr and continue to revel in the glory that is tOSU beating TSUN. But we are no where near to being even steven. No- I will continue to carry my eternal grudge against them, their players, their coaches, their state, their mascot, & their colors. I hate them, and they are scum. :oh:
 
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buckalum01 said:
1. Manningham was a great high school talent that we offered, but he was pedestrian this year. He may well develop into a great college talent, but I do not feel like we lost out on anything major.
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Uh, Mannigham was far from "pedestrian". He caught the game winning TD as time expired against Penn State (you don't throw directly to a pedestrain WR in that situation). He caught 27 passes for 433 yards (16 ypc) and 6 TDs as a true freshman on a team that had such quality WRs as Jason Avant and Steve Breaston. Mark my words, Manningham will be wearing their infamous "#1" jersey by his junior year, and will be one of the best WRs in college football. Hardly pedestrian.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Uh, Mannigham was far from "pedestrian". He caught the game winning TD as time expired against Penn State (you don't throw directly to a pedestrain WR in that situation). He caught 27 passes for 433 yards (16 ypc) and 6 TDs as a true freshman on a team that had such quality WRs as Jason Avant and Steve Breaston. Mark my words, Manningham will be wearing their infamous "#1" jersey by his junior year, and will be one of the best WRs in college football. Hardly pedestrian.
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You are very right. I overstated my position, but I keep hearing all sorts of people saying he was such a tragic loss for us. I would argue that we were not negatively affected by him. Also, if you go back to my original post you'll see that I said he was a great talent and could very well develop into a great college talent- but the context to that was the statement made that implied we were so devastated by him going to UM- but we weren't. We never thought he was coming here. We never had a chance with him, realistically. We were not his childhood favorites. Yes, he was better than pedestrian. But no way should we feel like we were robbed of his services like with many other players in the past. That was my only point.
 
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He caught 27 passes for 433 yards (16 ypc) and 6 TDs as a true freshman on a team that had such quality WRs as Jason Avant and Steve Breaston.
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perhaps his stats were a product of being the #3 wr and guarded by the nickle back in most situations. he will find the sledding much tougher without avant there.

now back to aaron.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
Is Gant serious about Ohio State? Or is he trying to "play" the Buckeyes for a Michigan offer? Keep in mind that OLSM is a very pro-Wolverine school.

We'll see....
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Not to get too far off topic, but you bring up a great point. Doesn't OLSM have a stud DB in next years class (Dionte Allen, maybe)? Is there any indication that bringing Gant in this year would increase our chances next year with that DB?
 
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