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West Virginia/JUCO/C.W. Post/Kean RB Jason Gwaltney (official thread)

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CleveBucks said:
Really, I see no reason for Jason to postpone his announcement until Feb. 1st IF he was already solid with USC. The fact that he postponed it for two weeks suggests to me that, either:

1) He will end up at OSU, but is waiting it out to make sure nothing happens with the NCAA between now and LOID (it won't).

or

2) He and his family are still having disagreements over where he should commit, i.e. he wants to go to USC while his family wants to see him at OSU. In that case, either Pete will convince the family that Jason will be fine across the country and will have to wait his turn, or Coach Tressel will convince Jason that he has a great shot at being the feature back immediately at OSU.

Either way, while I'm not very optimistic that he'll end up at OSU, the postponement is definitely encouraging.
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I tend to think that the delay is mainly revolving around your reason 2.

As a parent, I would want my son to be close enough to home where I could see him play, but at the same time, I would want my son to go to the school that HE really wants to go to. In the end, in my house it would ultimately be my son's decision; since I try to raise my boys to some day be independent, to do otherwise on such a major decision would be hypocritical of me. (Although in my house, the commit to OSU would be immediate since they are both huge Buckeye fans.:biggrin:)

It is easy to get wrapped up in the recruitment of these athletes and what they can bring to the team and forget that there are many issues/circumstances involved in each decision on where to go and being at odds with one's immediate family on where to attend is about as a big of an issue as there is. I would absolutely love to see JG in scarlet and gray this fall, but I have felt for a while now that he was a USC lock. Regardless of where he is playing come this fall, I hope that he, and his family, make the best decision for him and his future.
 
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CleveBucks said:
Really, I see no reason for Jason to postpone his announcement until Feb. 1st IF he was already solid with USC. The fact that he postponed it for two weeks suggests to me that, either:

1) He will end up at OSU, but is waiting it out to make sure nothing happens with the NCAA between now and LOID (it won't).

or

2) He and his family are still having disagreements over where he should commit, i.e. he wants to go to USC while his family wants to see him at OSU. In that case, either Pete will convince the family that Jason will be fine across the country and will have to wait his turn, or Coach Tressel will convince Jason that he has a great shot at being the feature back immediately at OSU.

Either way, while I'm not very optimistic that he'll end up at OSU, the postponement is definitely encouraging.
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It's has been rumored that Petey asks his #1 recriuts to wait until signing day to announce.
 
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wadc45 said:
That is not a rumor...wstripes has stated that on this board...
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I think stripes said that if they're trying to recruit other people at their position, he asks them to stay silent. With Gwaltney, they aren't, so it doesn't make sense. If he just in general asks them to stay silent, even if it's their only player at a position, it doesn't make sense. Otherwise, wouldn't Sanchez still be silent?
 
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Savante said:
I think stripes said that if they're trying to recruit other people at their position, he asks them to stay silent. With Gwaltney, they aren't, so it doesn't make sense. If he just in general asks them to stay silent, even if it's their only player at a position, it doesn't make sense. Otherwise, wouldn't Sanchez still be silent?
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He said Petie asks OOSers to stay silent since there would be pressure to stay instate.
 
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Didnt someone say gwaltney became really good friends w/ brian cushing, who appears to be sc bound. Plus, gwaltney said he was doing a little recruiting down in san antonio- the only undecided kids who could potentially be recruited were for sc. basically we didnt have any undecided kids we still had a shot at after the game.
 
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Savante said:
Ah. That makes sense, I guess. I thought that it was just so they could recruit more at their position. They'd still get pressure to stay in state, if they're unannounced, no?
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I am sure they do, but I bet it's alot worse if they announce. Even though stripes didn't say it, I bet keeping quiet so that others of the same position will pick USC is also part of it.
 
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Savante said:
I think stripes said that if they're trying to recruit other people at their position, he asks them to stay silent. With Gwaltney, they aren't, so it doesn't make sense. If he just in general asks them to stay silent, even if it's their only player at a position, it doesn't make sense. Otherwise, wouldn't Sanchez still be silent?
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1) if he has MOST players wait until signing day, it makes it consistent and doesn't necessarily mean that he's recruiting other players at that position. It establishes a precedent for most signees.

2) Lets assume Gwaltney has chosen USC. If he announces today, he'll receive more press and possibly more journalists explaining why he should go elsewhere... whereas if he waits to announce, those that are courting him have to treat him nicely and won't use as drastic of tactics to get him to switch...

We all know nothing :) Except for wstripes, who knows all... except that we've offered Gwaltney an unheard of 50,000 vcash gift if he becomes a buckeye. There is a minor booster situation with tOSU fans, but its with vcash :wink:
 
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The only thing I can say is that I would like Jason to be a Buckeye. He looked like a beast at running back in the AA game. If he doesn't come here. Good luck, hope things turn out well. If he comes here he will get more love from fans than he can possibly imagine. If I recall correctly didn't he miss the OSU/um game due to his own game? I can see where that would confuse a recruit. By missing that game he didn't get to see his future potential. All American running back for a national championship team with the best fan base of any sport in the world!! Good Luck with your decision Jason. Hope everything turns out alright.
 
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OSU Rob said:
Didnt someone say gwaltney became really good friends w/ brian cushing, who appears to be sc bound. Plus, gwaltney said he was doing a little recruiting down in san antonio- the only undecided kids who could potentially be recruited were for sc. basically we didnt have any undecided kids we still had a shot at after the game.
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Yes. I keep coming back to this too. None of the scenarios where he's recruiting people to OSU fit better than Gwaltney recruiting Cushing to USC. This worries me as does W Stripe's continued confidence.
 
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Im not trying to burst anyones bubble, but JG is NOT coming to OSU. There are very few signs pointing that way....

If I am wrong and he comes to OSU, I will gladly eat crow and be happy as hell that hes here, but I can't see it happening....
 
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The only recruit you really lost to us was Davis......Sanchez was always a SC fan....Jarrett grew up a big Keyshawn fan and you guys didn't really get in on him until late.....

I think you guys should be just as confident as I am about JG.....Your inside info guys have just as good info as I do...
 
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wstripes said:
The only recruit you really lost to us was Davis......Sanchez was always a SC fan....Jarrett grew up a big Keyshawn fan and you guys didn't really get in on him until late.....

I think you guys should be just as confident as I am about JG.....Your inside info guys have just as good info as I do...
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Actually Jarret did commit to us. So we techincally lost him.






Final Thoughts - Scout

Final Thoughts
By Jamie Newberg National Recruiting Analyst
Date: Jan 17, 2005

Here are some final thoughts about an extraordinary week in San Antonio, Texas in covering the U.S. Army All-American Bowl



......The hardest position to get a read on all week was running back. The East squad did very little hitting but you can see how talented some of the backs were like Rashard Mendenhall (Skokie, Ill.), Jason Gwaltney (North Babylon, N.Y.) and Toney Baker (Jamestown, N.C.). Mendenhall put on a show on day one of practice and then tweaked his hamstring. This kid is built, has great quickness and speed and showed great hands. Gwaltney just looks like a player. He is rock solid from head to toe and should be a great inside runner at the next level. Baker got better by the day and by the end of the week may have been the top back on either side. He has the size and speed combination that schools covet and he runs with authority. On the West squad all the backs looked good – Jonathan Stewart (Lacey, Wa.), Marlon Lucky (North Hollywood. Cal.- photo right), Jamaal Charles (Port Arthur, Texas) and R.J. Jackson (Houston, Texas). Stewart is everything I thought he was; a power runner with good speed and excellent balance. If you didn’t see the game then you missed a great touchdown run by Lucky. He is so explosive and shows great vision. Charles is shifty and he has the ability to make you miss. Jackson is just versatile. I am not so sure he may not be better suited to play cornerback at the next level. He has great size and speed and the hips to excel at that position........
 
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