Flashback to Saturday:
[regarding, sort of, recruiting]I'm not totally sold on recruiting services either. Similar to the NFL draft, the hype machine has too much of an influence and people end up rated way too high and way too low. But like the NFL draft, having a better pick is always better than having a lower one. You have more control of your own situation. Translate this to our current topic: landing five star guys is better than not landing them. Saying "well our walk-ons are going to become great players" is not a good strategy.
Joe: "You take a look at the wideouts. [Deon] Butler was a walk-on. [Jordan] Norwood only had one scholarship [offer]. The best skill position guy we got is [cornerback Drew] Astorino. He was going to go to Kent State if we hadn't offered him a scholarship. You guys all get caught up......[as most of you know, because you've read this interview, this quote includes answers to several questions].....I think we've had a heck of a year recruiting...[about recruits' questions regarding the coaching situation over the next four years]...Don't you think that they talk to me about that? I tell 'em this:....I tell them exactly what I think: 'I'm here. I hope I'm going to coach while you're here; I may not. God only knows what's going to happen with me.' "
And that's not even really an opinion at this point, look at what has happened in just the last week:
- Dorian Bell, a five star Linebacker out of Monroeville, PA, choose Ohio State over Penn State. The one saving grace in our recruiting woes has been our ability to land the top LB and DL players. Now even that appears to be ending. Hell, even Posluszny's little brother picked another school.
- Paterno's top QB target, from traditionally Penn State friendly VA, appears to be headed to Michigan. Brian jokes that our only other highly rated target, Tate Forcier, might also be going to Michigan. At this point, it's obviously not likely, but it's not really funny either.
- Which leads us into yesterdays news: Former Michigan starter Justin Bore will be playing for Ohio State in 2009. The kicker? That the Buckeyes will now probably land his little brother, standout linebacker Zack Boren. We mentioned this before: his father made it clear that he is "not going to have two kids at two universities". Zack is being recruited by Penn State,
Michiganand Ohio State.
And so that's that. I know it's about 11 months too early to care but with so much bad news in April it's hard not to mention.
2 comments:
Does Ohio State field two Div. 1A football teams these days? Where are they putting all of these guys? Have they been reduced to cutting three-star recruits and relagating four-star recruits to the scout team? I swear to God they pick up two players a week.
Tressel must be laughing all the way to the Championship Game (at which point he begins to cry). I don't think it's just Tressel who is bringing in these studs, it's the MEDIA HYPE ABOUT OSU that's drawing them in.
This is why Joe "Alzheimers Patient" Paterno needs to retire. He either understands it and doesn't care or he is completely delusional and believes that every walk-on can become a first round draft pick. That's essentially what he is saying.
Fuck!!!! I love this team but I can't stand the complancency that has infected Joe Paterno.
Don't let the guys over at BSD read your post
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