Apparently 2025 QB Bryce Underwood is looking for a record breaking NIL deal. Like 8 figuresF that.
Apparently 2025 QB Bryce Underwood is looking for a record breaking NIL deal. Like 8 figuresLol no one is gonna pay that.
Lol no one is gonna pay that.Paid out over 3 years? Sure they will
4 yearshe's probably a 3 and off to the first round in the NFL type of kid. Ridiculous talent. He'll wind up the #1 overall player in 2025 in the final 'croot rankings imo. Rocket launcher arm at 6'3ish and a ridiculous athlete as well.
sounds like 2024 #1 player, #1 QB 5* Dylan Raiola who was committed to Ohio State for all that time only to decommit is now leaning towards....Georgia.Something ticked them off. Seems like When Brock Glenn D committed from Ohio State and then they went and signed Lincoln Kienholz, that’s what did it. Kid is promising- D1 stud in 3 sports - looked really good in the all American game.
Hey I get it. Stet Bennett is a heckuva story and UGA just went on a remarkable 2-year run going back to back, but dude....seems like a bad decision to flip to UGA from Ohio St if you're a QB. Kirby has never developed an NFL QB. Every QB that starts for Ryan Day has been going top 10ish in the NFL Draft. Wasn't Haskins (RIP) a top 10 pick? I think Fields was #11. CJ Stroud about to be a top 5 pick. If I'm a QB, the #1 guy on my list that I'd want to play for is probably Ryan Day. Kirby Smart doesn't even make the list.
Lol no one is gonna pay that.The #7 QB this year supposedly had one
complete waste of Jeem's time as kid is going to Georgia or Nebraska, but damn it would be wild if he actually went to Michigan. Ohio State fans would be pissssssed you'd think...Nope. Wouldn’t bother me at all.
https://twitter.com/HammerFox2/status/1615766538627203076?s=20&t=4IAirHoyWasuRejQ3AIV3Q
From Stone himself, regarding Coleman leavingCUE "Ya picked a fine time to leave me L-U-C-I-L-L-E"
“Our relationship was the reason I was planning to commit to MSU. I don’t even know. Things will definitely be different now.”
Dude is going to dominate the PAC, especially when USC/UCLA leaves.(https://media.tenor.com/m2IoMXuFeqwAAAAC/magic-johnson-im-not-gonna-be-here.gif)
(https://media.tenor.com/m2IoMXuFeqwAAAAC/magic-johnson-im-not-gonna-be-here.gif)true. soon as he flips Colorado he's going to go to FSU or Auburn if those jobs open
Nebraska is sending "nearly its entire coaching staff" to Chandler high school in Arizona for a visit with the nation's No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2024.Found a picture
Not much for recruits to do in East Lansing in February if there's no basketball game. It's no Madison, Ann Arbor, Columbus, Chicago or MinneapolisThey got drinks and college girls there still, right?
They got drinks and college girls there still, right?Sure, but they have to spend some time with the coaches
at the strip clubAn East Lansing strip club? You'd be better off. Hoping one of the hostesses is in a sorority
5* DL David Stone taking an unofficial visit to MSU this weekend, but sounds like DL coach Marco Coleman surprising the staff and going back to his alma mater last week put a wrench it what would have been MSU's 2nd highest rated commit (behind Charles Rogers) of the past 25 years.He took back to back unofficial weekend visits. I'd say when a recruit from Texas comes to visit on his own dime, on back to back weeks, maybe you have a good shot. Granted, you've got a LOOOOOOONG time til Signing Day
From Stone himself, regarding Coleman leaving
“Our relationship was the reason I was planning to commit to MSU. I don’t even know. Things will definitely be different now.”
UW needs to pull this one off.Definitely a good RB- his tape reminded a tad of SaQuon.
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UW needs to pull this one off.Got a good shot depends how boogers boys do. Of course he'll change to Texas/USC/Georgia
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UW offers early PT too (and a stable head coach - ha!!).wouldn't shock me to see it become a Michigan-Wisconsin battle. Ryan Day views running the football as an after thought. He's pass pass pass happy.
Allen will probably leave, depending on his season, and Melusi is out of time.
Big hole in 2024 as of today.
wouldn't shock me to see it become a Michigan-Wisconsin battle. Ryan Day views running the football as an after thought. He's pass pass pass happy.Perceptions are funny. Especially when so far from reality.
You'd be hard pressed to find a better situation that features RBs in all of CFB than Michigan or Wisconsin. The identity of those programs is running the football.
Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2024 class, has reportedly changed his visit plans.2024’s No. 1 QB Dylan Raiola sets official visit with Georgia (usatoday.com)
According to a report from On3, the five-star quarterback is no longer visiting Georgia next month.
smart 17 year old elite athletesThat could be an oxymoron of sorts ...
there's a hotshot QB at USC he'd have to sit behind a seasonRaiola has a legit shot at starting day one in '24 at USC or Nebraska imo. Caleb will be off to #1 overall NFL pick and who knows how Jeff Sims works out at Nebraska year one. He might not. Not saying Raiola will start at either place as a rookie, but that possibility is definitely there for him. He's not the #1 overall player in his class for nothing....he's got a big-time arm and the size teams look for in a QB.
If Jeff Sims (from Georgia Tech) shines at Nebraska, Dylan could sit behind him one season.
MSU was sitting well with 4* QB Jake Merklinger, getting 4 unofficials during the fall, but as he's set to commit, it seems like Tennessee has wooed him. Granted Georgia is also in his final 3, even though they are recruiting him as their Plan B this cycle. Lol, must be nice,looks like Merklinger just committed to Tennessee, who just landed 5*, #2 QB last cycle in Nico Iamaleava. Tennessee is in on some top 2025 QB's as well. My guess is as long as Josh Huepel is there they'll recruit QBs at a really high clip.
Georgia's QB last season seemed plenty goodnot knocking him at all. he was a great college player.
maybe won't be at the NFL level, but.......... way above average
I'd guess he'll at least hold a clipboard in the NFL 4 or 5 seasons
it would seem that way, but....All due to defensive flaws.
Ohio St. had that QB and couldn't get buy Michigan or Georgia
although they did give Georgia a helluva game
All due to defensive flaws.Yep. No problems with that offense.
Ohio St gets a commitment from Mylan Graham, a 5* WR from Indiana who is the #27 player overall and #5 WR in the 247Composite. Oh yeah, they already have the commitment of Jeremiah Smith from Florida- the #2 player overall and #1 WR in the 247Composite.You haven't seen PJ Barnum?
At this point with the way they recruit WRs it doesn't really matter who the QB is lol. Brian Hartline needs to get a head coaching gig somewhere else already. That man recruits and develops WRs like nothing I have ever seen...
Ohio St gets a commitment from Mylan Graham, a 5* WR from Indiana who is the #27 player overall and #5 WR in the 247Composite. Oh yeah, they already have the commitment of Jeremiah Smith from Florida- the #2 player overall and #1 WR in the 247Composite.I like the 4star RB they just got out of Texas, James Peoples.
At this point with the way they recruit WRs it doesn't really matter who the QB is lol. Brian Hartline needs to get a head coaching gig somewhere else already. That man recruits and develops WRs like nothing I have ever seen...
You haven't seen PJ Barnum?Lol. On a serious note Hartline will probably be in the NFL or get a head coaching gig soon so the rest of the B1G won't have to deal with him for much longer thankfully. Hartline said on the Bussin' With the Boys podcast that he wants to coach in the NFL or get a head coaching gig somewhere in college one day and implied sooner rather than later. If he keeps pumping out high 1st rd NFL WRs and recruiting WRs like none else someone is going to hire him. Can't come soon enough.
I like the 4star RB they just got out of Texas, James Peoples.that dude was a must get for them imo after losing in-state stud Jordan Marshall to Michigan.
https://247sports.com/Player/James-Peoples-46118013/
At this point with the way they recruit WRs it doesn't really matter who the QB is lol. Brian Hartline needs to get a head coaching gig somewhere else already. That man recruits and develops WRs like nothing I have ever seen...
College football recruiting expenses by conference: SEC stands out as Georgia spends big for success in 2022 - CBSSports.com (https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-recruiting-expenses-by-conference-sec-stands-out-as-georgia-spends-big-for-success-in-2022/)My school really needs to step it up here.
Zounds.
How much does it cost to buy the resources necessary to win a national championship? If you ask the two-time reigning champion Georgia Bulldogs (https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/UGA/georgia-bulldogs/), the answer is $16,518,859. The Bulldogs spent that much between 2017-22 on recruiting expenses, which was more than $5 million more than any other program in the country over the same period, according to analysis of public records obtained by USA Today (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/04/05/college-football-recruiting-budget-georgia-alabama-tennessee/11605732002/) for Power Five schools. The gap between Georgia and No. 2 spender Alabama (https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/BAMA/alabama-crimson-tide/) almost matches the difference between Alabama and Nebraska (https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/NEB/nebraska-cornhuskers/).
Recruiting budgets can cover a wide variety of expenses during the process, including vast recruiting departments, transportation, visits and much more. While spending does not guarantee success, seven of the last eight titles were won by schools in the top three in recruiting spending: Georgia, Alabama and Clemson (https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/CLEM/clemson-tigers/).
Then you factor in the transfer portal.Yup. Former 5 star TE in Lincoln waiting on a waiver for his second transfer
Yay, I'm excited now ... even if this is 2025 ... Tight End UUGA is TE U at the moment. Kinda like OSU with WRs. If you're a 5 TE...you go to Georgia. If you're a 5 WR...you go to Ohio St.
Georgia landed another five-star in its 2025 class on Saturday. Folkston (Ga.) Charlton County edge/tight end (https://247sports.com/Player/Elyiss-Williams-46133313)Elyiss Williams (https://247sports.com/Player/Elyiss-Williams-46133313) tells Dawgs247 he has committed to Georgia.
"I am 100 percent a Dawg," Williams said. "It was just the talks with Coach Smart and Coach Hartley. I grew up on Georgia Bulldogs! I have an opportunity to stay home and be a part of the dynasty. That is a tough decision to deny."
The 6-foot-7, 235-pound rising junior is considered the No. 12 overall prospect, No. 3 edge, and No. 3 overall recruit in Georgia for the 2025 class on 247Sports, but he is committed to playing tight end for Georgia assistant Todd Hartley (https://247sports.com/Coach/Todd-Hartley-1435). Since his arrival back in Athens in the 2020 recruiting cycle, Hartley has landed the No. 3 tight end in the 2020 cycle in Darnell Washington, the No. 2 tight end in the 2021 class in Brock Bowers (https://247sports.com/Player/Brock-Bowers-46082532), the No. 1 tight end in the 2022 class in Oscar Delp (https://247sports.com/Player/Oscar-Delp-46098327), the No. 2 and No. 5 tight ends in the 2023 class in Lawson Luckie (https://247sports.com/Player/Lawson-Luckie-46103644) and Pearce Spurlin (https://247sports.com/Player/Pearce-Spurlin-46103170), and has the nation's No. 1 tight end for the 2024 cycle committed in Landen Thomas (https://247sports.com/Player/Landen-Thomas-46114093). Now, he has the highest-rated tight end in the 2025 cycle as well.
I'd like to see what Iowa could do with 5* TE's.well, Iowa doesn't throw to the WRs
ND pretty good for TE's too.
I'd like to see what Iowa could do with 5* TE's.yeah I'd rather not see any Iowa offense...but I happen to be a guy who likes good offense.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/36125619/ohio-state-lands-24-recruit-air-noland-losing-dylan-raiolathat's not a bad plan C at QB- getting a top 100 player at QB from the south with high upside. how many schools can do that in 'crootin? not many.
There are several high profile schools that do well with TEs of course. Bowers made some highlight plays that put UGA "on the map" of late a bit. But a 4/5* guy in the state of GA going to UGA? Not gonna be a shocker. Guy from say Napa going there? Kinda unusual.Michigan could creep up in there at RB U. They already are at OL. Think they'll need Donovan Edwards are Blake Corum to both have giant seasons and if they win another Joe Moore Award their RB and OL 'crootin might shoot off into the stratosphere. Assuming Jeem doesn't fk it up and go visit NFL teams on signing day again....
I think the same about "RBU" and whatever else, maybe for a period some program has some really good ones, OK, but everyone else of note would have good ones too.
Can anyone win the NC without recruiting in or near the top five for several years?Clemson did it, before they truly became a recruiting machine.
It's possible, obviously, but probably not going to happen.
Can anyone win the NC without recruiting in or near the top five for several years?Clemson did it a couple times.
It's possible, obviously, but probably not going to happen.
260#?I'd much rather take a tackle in HS with that frame and throw weight on him than a kid that's already 6'5, 340 imo.
gonna need some pancakes
2022 Big Ten football recruiting budgetsThat's gotta be part of the NIL money they're giving those passing thru the portal
Michigan: $2,240,064
NIL money is completely different from recruiting expenses, isn't it?Yes.
NIL money is completely different from recruiting expenses, isn't it?if you are complying with the rules
NIL money is completely different from recruiting expenses, isn't it?Prolly I dunno I'm making shyt up it's Michigan after all
I saw some notes about Bear Alexander, the soph NT that entered the portal from UGA. Imagine you are a pretty high profile NT anywhere, you can enter the portal and "test the waters", if money matters that much, there is no downside is there?As the NCAA transfer portal opened on Monday, a surprising name quickly hopped in. Georgia defensive lineman Bear Alexander will be leaving the back-to-back national champions after just one season with the program.
He can still return to UGA (probably won't). An NT isn't going to offer the power of NIL that a QB could, but some car dealership somewhere might offer him a load just to get him on board.
(On ungruntled fan said he was failing his courses and wanted to go to an easier school like Wisconsin or USC ...).
This is in need of better regulation I think.
I saw some notes about Bear Alexander, the soph NT that entered the portal from UGA. Imagine you are a pretty high profile NT anywhere, you can enter the portal and "test the waters", if money matters that much, there is no downside is there?Only if UGA wants him back. Once you hit the portal, the school is under no obligation to continue the scholarship.
He can still return to UGA (probably won't). An NT isn't going to offer the power of NIL that a QB could, but some car dealership somewhere might offer him a load just to get him on board.
(On ungruntled fan said he was failing his courses and wanted to go to an easier school like Wisconsin or USC ...).
This is in need of better regulation I think.
I guess a 3rd string NT from UGA would be in high demand....apparently he made a nice play vs TCU
Only if UGA wants him back. Once you hit the portal, the school is under no obligation to continue the scholarship.My sense is the Dawgs are finished with him, I don't know the details. They had a very good OT portal last year and return to the team and start.
4* TE Brady Prieskorn (6'6, 225) has committed to Michigan. Big-time pick up for their TE room.Michigan does a nice job of utilizing their TEs.
4* TE Brady Prieskorn (6'6, 225) has committed to Michigan. Big-time pick up for their TE room.Hopefully helps MSU land in state 4* Dylan Mesman. Granted he doesn't have a commitable UM offer. I think Auburn, Kentucky, Miami and Minnesota are his other contenders
Michigan does a nice job of utilizing their TEs.Agreed. If only they could figure out how to utilize their WRs a little better lol.
Booger is killing it this year so far.yeah he really is. supposedly 4* DL Jerod Smith is set to commit to Michigan today. If/when he does- Michigan will have the #1 class in 'Merica per the 247Composite team rankings. Don't think Jeem has ever been at #1 at any point in the 'croot rankings.
Dylan Raiola still trending toward Georgia, but USC, Nebraska 'hanging around' for No. 1 QB (247sports.com) (https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Dylan-Raiola-still-trending-toward-Georgia-but-USC-Nebraska-hanging-around-for-No-1-QB-209076438/?fbclid=IwAR2zb6WhxqPPEGEOcdpq_6WaHE35dUpvA6ZzaOFDfR5-5IFL3j0B4yzX2I8)hard to discount Lincoln Riley's track record with QBs. If I was a top rated QB, I think USC and Ohio State would be my top choices.
Where do you think he should go? (I'd say USC at this point.)
hard to discount Lincoln Riley's track record with QBs. If I was a top rated QB, I think USC and Ohio State would be my top choices.Yup
What is the appeal here of Nebraska? Starting first year? NIL?His dad went to UNL and starred at center. His uncle is the OL coach at UNL (he played at UW).
He likely would not start first year at UGA, he might later in the year, he'd get some PT for sure. They are pretty loaded at QB right now if nobody portals. I presume Beck (probable starter this year) will NFL out next draft, leaving a couple younger guys who are said to be quite talented.
the kid might get early playing time at Bama. Not a bad place to groom for the NFLBama just went after freaking Tyler Buchner (who sucks) bc their QB room was such hot garbage....
I hope he waits to see what the Husker offense looks like and how the QB performs there.
If the offense really performs and they win 6 or 7 games, I think UNL has a chance to land him.
be tough for a new offense to perform real well in the Big Ten, but........
Hopefully helps MSU land in state 4* Dylan Mesman. Granted he doesn't have a commitable UM offer. I think Auburn, Kentucky, Miami and Minnesota are his other contenderslooks like he just committed to Louisville. Looks like Louisville continues to have their NIL bag game on point. Won't say it's a huge blow to Mel, maybe a glancing one? Kid is an in-stater and both parents are MSU grads and he picks....Louisville?
That's a good pickup for booger.yeah, I think he's got a real shot to rise up in the composite rankings. I do think his teammate WR Jordan Shipp might be better though. Shipp is rated as a 4* in the composite and as the #407 player overall and #13 player in North Carolina. I think he's a UNC legacy, has lot of ties there- so they are up there- and Georgia is coming after him strong right now- so he might be a tough pull.
It will be interesting to see how UNC does without that Longo offense.they still have Drake Maye, who just might be the #1 overall pick in 2024. If Maye really is that dude, shouldn't fall off a cliff too much. What happens to that offense in 2024 after Maye & Longo both gone....well....it will probably suck lol.
It will be interesting to see how UNC does without that Longo offense.Every time I tune them in they look weak in both lines, to me, even against ACC opponents. They should play USCe each year I think.
They led the ACC is rushing yards last year.ain't that a bit like being the tallest midget in midget land?
Broadly speaking, the major difference in play between the B1G and SEC versus everyone else is line play. Wisconsin consistently exceeds whatever recruiting ratings they have because of line play, it's no secret, they are a tough out in general. Michigan has had very good lines of late and it shows (not enough against TCU somehow). This is sort of the Saban/Smart technique, build your lines and recruit enough skill players that some one star JUCO transfer can be a good QB.Michigan just crapped the bed, but not sure they lost it because of line play. They put up a bazillion yards of offense and scored 45 points and their actual defense gave up 37. JJ threw two pretty awful INT's right to defenders which both went for TD's. Not to mention they fumbled the ball at the 1 yard line about to score a TD after they got boned the play before on a terrible overturn of a long touchdown bomb. That's 7 off the board....so should've scored 52 pts on offense and if not for JJ throwing atrocious pick 6's it's 52-37. Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
OU and Nebbie and Texas used to be like this, but they aren't now. USC has awful DL play. Oregon got smacked by UGA because of a porous line (duh).
My point is their line play was not enough against TCU somehow.my guess here is TCU blew their entire wad on Michigan....and still barely escaped that game. Once they busted their nut vs Michigan....they were going to be slim pickens for OSU or UGA. No way they were pulling off two huge upsets in a row. They flat out just blew their load vs M and there was no way they were going to get it up again for UGA.
I wasn't blaming that for the loss obviously. UGA shredded them. When you demolish the lines on both sides, you win the game. Vandy was a tougher opponent.
Michigan had bigger peopleclearly obvious to me that Michigan has their focus on one thing now: Ohio State. As they should. That is the game that defines you there as a player, as a coach.
big enuff to move Ohio St.
very common for SEC teams in bowl games that are meaninglessSure, with opt outs etc., but we're talking a playoff game here. UGA has a weak slate this year after losing the OU game, they really only have one contested game (apparently) before playoffs.
No. 1 2024 recruit Dylan Raiola commits to Georgia (247sports.com) (https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Dylan-Raiola-commits-Georgia-football-recruiting-Kirby-Smart-5-star-208542318/?fbclid=IwAR37aPKpgXxAYHFhMsusC1yk-b-qSoYSuO7MGbKmjVdo0FWIu_O4wzg1tqQ)UGA just jumped to #2 in the class rankings over....Ohio State....the school that Raiola was originally committed to.
Might help their recruiting ratings some ...
Dylan Raiola commitment summons reaction from Ohio State five-star WR, others (247sports.com) (https://247sports.com/college/georgia/longformarticle/dylan-raiola-commitment-summons-reaction-from-ohio-state-five-st-210361913/#2169390)Georgia is the king sh!t in CFB right now, no doubts about that.
I think "folks" are getting ahead of their skis a bit here. But it's the nature of the game.
Are we pretending UGA hasn't recruited numerous 5* QBs under Smart?that’s actually a good point….
The real question is where he'll be transferring to.
Folks seem to think Riola is "special" beyond being a five star. The Dawgs have a 4 star commit that same class (Puglisi?). And they have as noted two sophomores, one 4 and one 5, and a junior, Carson Beck, a 4, who is the likely starter. So, they are stacked, for now, and yes, some of those guys will portal.there are definitely levels to the 5* ranking. Raiola is atop that 5* ranking food chain. Justin Fields was basically rated just as high, he was a 1B to Trevor Lawerence's 1A. Fields wound up being a phenomenal college player and top 10 NFL draft pick....just not at Georgia.
Vandagriff is from just outside Athens, he might think being QB2 at UGA is fine with him.
If we presume Riola is the best thing since Matt Stafford, he could come in and red shirt year and be ready to start in year two presuming he can beat out Puglisi and Vandagriff, or maybe V leaves. Some Dawgs think Riola will bring in other 5 stars, who knows.
Georgia lands Dylan Raiola: No. 1 recruit in 2024 class hopes to continue trend of successful top-ranked QBs - CBSSports.com (https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/georgia-lands-dylan-raiola-no-1-recruit-in-2024-class-hopes-to-continue-trend-of-successful-top-ranked-qbs/)Sheesh. Jury is obviously still out on Drew Allar and Arch Manning as they are still so young, but aside from Trevor Lawerence and Bryce Young, that list is a whole bunch of MEH.
Nice summary of how recent highly rated QBs have fared, it's more hit or miss than one might expect with a lot of transfers.
It would be interesting to understand what facet is missing in them, and present in the Staffords. Some could just be opportunity and the right fit.Lol that one is easy. Size/arm talent. Stafford was around 6'3ish with ridiculous arm strength.
UGA's previous highly touted QB was Stafford, who was thrown into the fire as a freshman and had ups and downs, but anyone could see the talent. He had a decent college career, folks like Aaron Murray put up much better stats, so did Jake Fromm and even Stetson and DJ Shockley. A LOT of apparently really good college QBs hold clipboards in the league and nothing else. It would be interesting to understand what facet is missing in them, and present in the Staffords. Some could just be opportunity and the right fit.The answer is the ability to throw deep outs, that is to stand between the hash marks and throw a ball 25 yards deep to the sidelines on a line which is a throw of 50 yards or so. Mere mortals cannot throw a ball 50 yards on a line. Deep outs are why Matt Stafford and Jay Cutler are millionaires and Aaron Murray and Tim Tebow are standing behind microphones even though Tebow and Murray were much better college qbs.
The answer is the ability to throw deep outs, that is to stand between the hash marks and throw a ball 25 yards deep to the sidelines on a line which is a throw of 50 yards or so. Mere mortals cannot throw a ball 50 yards on a line. Deep outs are why Matt Stafford and Jay Cutler are millionaires and Aaron Murray and Tim Tebow are standing behind microphones even though Tebow and Murray were much better college qbs.this.
this.What I don't understand is why NFL GMs never seem to learn from this?
we just saw Anthony Richardson, who was objectively NOT a great or even good college QB go top 5 in an NFL draft because of his size/arm/athleticism.
when you're 6'3-6'6, 225+ and can throw a ball 70 yards on a line the NFL GMs get wet in the panties and draft you way higher than they should. happens all the time.
If every great NFL QB was 6'3"ish with ridiculous arm strength, I might buy that. And why doesn't an apparently great college QB make for a great NFL QB?no such thing as lock, but I'd say he's about as close as it gets. Top QB prospect in his class, only one I'd take over him is a '25 kid, Bryce Underwood. That dude is a unicorn.
Raiola is 6'3"ish with ridiculous army strength, so is he an NFL lock?
God Day is in such a weird spot.what do you mean by that? That he keeps getting his dickhole kicked in by Jeem but keeps recruiting like gangbusters?
I've always said aside from legacy type players, the interest is in getting to the League ASAP and with a high draft number. NIL of course is also an influence now, but I think for nearly all, it's relatively modest. Winning a title is grand, it's why we play, but $$$$$$$.
It makes the Moon revolve around the Earth.
what do you mean by that? That he keeps getting his dickhole kicked in by Jeem but keeps recruiting like gangbusters?Meh. Fans will go bananas of course. But the smart people know better.
Day is going to have insane pressure to beat Jeem in Ann Arbor this year. Drop 3 in a row to Michigan and the Bucknuts will, well go nuts.
what do you mean by that? That he keeps getting his dickhole kicked in by Jeem but keeps recruiting like gangbusters?Basically what you said. He can recruit all the five stars in the world and send all the NFL guys and go 11-1 into eternity, and unless he wins a natty or starts beating Michigan 70 percent of the time, he'll just be roasted forever more.
Day is going to have insane pressure to beat Jeem in Ann Arbor this year. Drop 3 in a row to Michigan and the Bucknuts will, well go nuts.
For most top athletes, it's probably:It should be for all of them, but probably there are exceptions, maybe kids who come from poor backgrounds and are attracted to some money now.
1) Get to the NFL, so pick a school that maximizes your chances at that
2) Win a title, so pick a school that gives you a shot at that
3) Maximize NIL money
2 and 3 are probably reversed for some kids, but I think #1 is always #1
Did I read that right? OSU has four 5 stars and no one else has any?been that way for decades
Interesting seeing Stanford at #9 ... I occasionally pull up youtube videos with folks talking endlessly about recruiting and watch for a few ... this seems to be a full time job for quite a few of them. Then there of course is the speculation about where Player X will end up based on ... subjective criteria mostly. I heard last night that the "25" limit is gone now, if there ever was one really.Yes, it does. And with him, well, his family is loaded.
I guess 85 remains.
Question, let's say some elite QB (Raiola) goes to UGA and gets a million dollar NIL deal. Does he need a scholarship? Might he refuse one so someone else could be signed? Does that happen?
Luke doesn't have "the force" in the islandsHe's got 4 on his team, including this guy:
Meh. Fans will go bananas of course. But the smart people know better.I agree with you. Would be insane if Day got fired if he goes 10-2 or 11-1 with an L to Michigan. Don't think that would ever happen in a million years...but you can bet his seat would be flaming hot in '24 and if he lost to Michigan in '24 he'd be in serious jeopardy of being toast.
Day has a better winning % against UM than Harbaugh does against OSU.
His boss( Day’s) also gives him credit - appropriately for his 2 wins against UM as offensive coordinator in 18 and 19- where they scored north of 50 both times. And- for 20 when Harbaugh pussed out of the game.
You don’t get rid of a guy who is 45-6, with CFP appearances in 3 of 4 years, multiple Big Ten titles, absolutely loved by the players and families, and has the best record of ALL current active coaches against Top 25 teams.
https://fbschedules.com/which-current-power-5-head-coaches-are-the-best-and-worst-vs-the-top-25/
UGA got a commit from some LB out of Texas supposed to be good ...UGA gets a 5* recruit. Color me shocked! No way! Lol.
Georgia adds top OLB Justin Williams to 2024 recruiting class - ESPN (https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38065132/georgia-adds-top-olb-justin-williams-2024-recruiting-class)
Ohio State gets a big-time commitment from in-state 4* CB Aaron Scott. He's the #52 player overall and #5 CB in the 247Composite- and he's not done rising in the rankings imo. Kid will be borderline 5* or even a 5* and in the top 35 somewhere in the final composite rankings imo.That kid’s commitment broke the internet.
Sucks was hoping Michigan could pull off the upset but he's staying home. Still think you have to recruit him to the end though if you're Jeem and company bc if they pull off 3-wins in a row vs Day this November then Day will be under immense pressure to make sweeping staff changes to the defense and if the DC or DB coaches get axed then you have an in to maybe go for the flipski.
That kid’s commitment broke the internet.didn't see it...what happened?
didn't see it...what happened?I guess he had three backpacks with hats on top of them. One for Oregon, one for Ohio State, and one for Michigan, which was in the middle.
I think he's a big-time pick up for Ohio State. This is the type of high ability potential 1st rd CB they used to have seemingly every year under Urbs.
I've identified the issue with Michigan recruitingJFC that's sad. Yeesh.
https://twitter.com/ElijahDotson06/status/1685687797397532672?t=6JBaxBG6dku_6Ff0rJ-D5w&s=19
There's always the Portal,course jeem will have to start chucking itthat's really what it comes down to....Jeem ain't gonna land any elite WRs til he actually starts proving he can develop a passing game and develop WRs.
didn't Riola transfer to Buford?Yes.
didn't Riola transfer to Buford?yup. team was loaded before they added him. now they just redunkulous.
Dude is pre-season #2 and favorite to be on verge of 3 straight B1G titles and playoff trips and he's losing every recruit he was suppose to land down the summer stretch and losing commits to freaking god awful programs like Miami and Kentucky. Holy shit.Perhaps he should have taken the 4 games and kept his mouth shut. The recruits prolly heard him actually converse. Maybe Matt Weiss leaving had something to do with it
Florida State paying recruits in high school "NIL" money in order to buy them to get them to come to their school? Passes the smell test imo. Why the hell they recruiting that good taking in-state 5*'s from Georgia? Makes no sense. Last time Florida State was even any kind of good these kids were 6 and 7 years old. Most of their lives Florida State has well, sucked ass.Given the fact you were spot on (one of the rare times ;D ) regarding Hugh Freeze that the University,SEC or NCAA didn't latch on to
Very nice class.they both have excellent O classes. I think QB/RB/TE/OL positions are all very close, but I'd pick Ohio State's offensive class all day because: WR. Michigan isn't even in the ballpark there at WR- not even remotely close- but to be fair I don't think anyone is in the entire country. OSU WR class in '24 is once again downright f'ng ludicrous. Brian Hartline really needs to get an NFL job ASAP.
Just to keep in the spirit of the rivalry- I like OHio States better.
https://247sports.com/Video/james-peoples-veterans-memorial-2022-junior-season-highlights-11578521/
They went and got James Peoples from Texas and Jordan Lyle from Florida.
https://247sports.com/Player/Jordan-Lyle-46116481/
https://twitter.com/calweav14/status/1692717631256527165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1692717631256527165%7Ctwgr%5E278a297d7051fd2950981538f916a466320da80a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F247sports.com%2Fcollege%2Fohio-state%2Flongformarticle%2Ffuture-buckeyes-tavien-st-clair-air-noland-sam-williams-dixon-excel-as-prep-football-in-ohio-and-elsewhere-begins-214633821%2F
Then they went a got this guy- Sam Williams-Dixon too. He went off Friday night.
Add Air Noland- who was on tv last week and looked smooth as silk, the 3 WRs ( Smith, Graham, McCllelan), the Armstrong brothers on the offensive line, and Whitten out of Glenville at TE.
Did well in D too- but I don’t think they are done yet on that side.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ohio-state-football-recruiting-five-star-dl-eddrick-houston-bumps-buckeyes-closer-to-georgias-no-1-class/rich get richer. kinda crazy that Ohio State lost out on the #1 EDGE recruit in the nation- Dylan Stewart- to freakin' SOUTH CAROLINA of all places- a DMV kid who idolized OSU EDGE legend Chase Young (who is also from the DMV) and LJ has deep 'crootin ties and HS coaching connections in DMV area- but it doesn't matter bc they just say F it on to the next and go deep into the heart of Georgia and snatch an in-state 5* EDGE 'croot away from UGA. that's some serious 'crootin. Day can definitely 'croot his ass off.
Great pick up this evening. 5 star Eddrick Houston out of Georgia- over Bama, Georgia, Clemson and USC.
Plenty of time to flip.also true. no commits from the south are safe from SEC fkery until signing day and those LOIs are actually in.
rich get richer. kinda crazyQuit your bitchin' jeem let's other develop them then pounces on the portal.Pretty good considering the short stay these daze
Quit your bitchin' jeem let's other develop them then pounces on the portal.Pretty good considering the short stay these dazewhat? I'm so lost here.
Flipping kids is part of the game. If the kids want the recruitment to stop, they can simply stop taking calls. Many of them do it every year. Some don't. If they flip, then they weren't very committed anyway.yeah, it's always been part of the game. have no problem with it. a coach isn't doing his job if he isn't trying to flip kids that can help his team win games...
yeah, it's always been part of the game. have no problem with it. a coach isn't doing his job if he isn't trying to flip kids that can help his team win games...There was an understanding in the B1G that coaches wouldn't go after kids committed in conference. That changed in November of 2011.
Who's it gonna be? Offers from everyone.that kid is only about the NIL bag. A&M or Miami is my guess.
5-star DL David Stone set to commit to college on Saturday (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/5-star-dl-david-stone-set-to-commit-to-college-on-saturday/ar-AA1fOt05?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=09b0d511a762426bb90132d2acb3a30b&ei=6)
David Stone, a five-star defensive lineman, is scheduled to announce his college choice on Saturday, taking one of the top prospects in the nation off the board.
The 247Sports composite ranks Stone as the No. 2 player at his position and the No. 6 overall in the 2024 recruiting class. His final choices involve Florida, Miami, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas A&M.
(https://i.imgur.com/CTUz21z.png)fake news. Arch doesn't even have a single NIL deal yet.
I'm not even sure who these ON3 upstart dipsticks are. All I know is when they are linked you have to sign up - um NO. I don't do that for ESPiN content that has been around 40 plus yrs.Not going to do it for them not even around for 40 monthsFormer 247 owner and some of his guys.
They say at the top that these are projections.that is not what that tweet says. that tweet says Arch is currently projected to make $2.9 million this year.
Is Arch gonna start this year?
We might as well wipe our asses with that list.I'm not gonna mess up my monitor doing that.
It's made up phony bullshit. Not worth the paper it's written on. We might as well wipe our asses with that listWell just in case there is another run on TP can you email me that list?
Former 247 owner and some of his guys.Evidently he hasn't sharpened his skills
there are schools that have had collectives set up almost like an annual salary for a position group- like OL at this school get X per year- but those are collectives- the actual schools aren't involved in that at all- and players get that for being on scholarship at that position group- it's not a situation where recruit X is getting paid just to come to that school- every scholarship player in that positional group gets the same thing.
the amount of schools actually doing pay for play NIL deals for HS recruits is probably pretty small I would guess. I'd
My issue with this is... How is this NIL and not just an end around pay-for-play? Instead of boosters and bagmen you have boosters and a "collective"...yes, schools can't have anything to do with NIL directly.
Isn't something being done directly by the school still violating NCAA rules?
yes, schools can't have anything to do with NIL directly.Wink wink.
I should've wrote "school collectives/boosters". Miami, A&M, and Oregon collectives/boosters aren't shy about buying HS recruits. And it hasn't really been working for them...
My issue with this is... How is this NIL and not just an end around pay-for-play? Instead of boosters and bagmen you have boosters and a "collective"...1) NCAA rules are superseded by state laws, and state laws allow more leeway in many states
Isn't something being done directly by the school still violating NCAA rules?
3) Yes it's all an end-around, but how else can you do it? For scores of years, NCAA athletes have had their basic American rights denied them, rights that every other NON-athlete student has always had. Such exceptions were and are illegal, and ultimately the states decided to break the paradigm.I get you.
I get you.
I have no issue with an athlete profiting from their NIL. If Dr Pepper wants to put DJ in commercials, good for DJ. If the local Ford dealership in Stillwater wants to pay an Oklahoma State star to appear in their print, radio, or TV ads, good for that athlete.
But we were trying to avoid pay-for-play. And this is undoubtedly pay-for-play.
I realize that it's really hard to police whether an athlete is actually profiting off NIL vs simply being given money for being an athlete at a certain school.
But these collectives sound like the local Ford dealership in Stillwater giving the OkSU star a job for 20 hours a week... That he doesn't actually ever have to show up for. Which was the old end-around for college athletes, right?
Sure. Time is a flat circle. What's old is new again. Etc.it's just gonna keep on changing. the money is just so insane now. it's a completely different world than it was 20 or 30 years ago. when coaches are making $10+ million a year, helmet schools are doing $200+ million in annual football revenues and conferences have $7 BILLION tv deals....kinda hard to justify not paying players.
I really just don't see any way around it. There's no real way to determine intent.
Now, the one thing that has definitely been made against the rules, are the school's athletics foundations also serving as NIL providers. That one's a pretty clear break and the NCAA came out as soon as they started hearing about it, and notified several universities that they were about to be under investigation. I know for certain that Texas A&M immediately ceased and desisted, I don't know for sure what happened to the other potential violators.
So, there's SOME rule enforcement. It's just not going to be nearly enough.
Prime knows fer sure that everyone is there to see himMaybe see him off in a few
Prime knows fer sure that everyone is there to see himSpecially Jesus
Hey Michigan is winning conference titles and going to the playoffs a lot and putting DLs in the NFL draft a lot lately....hey you know what, let me go to KENTUCKY.Perhaps he thought JEEM might take liberties with the sleep over or maybe he wants to stay home.Or maybe he saw Rashan Gary's Wonderlic score ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Jeem has been 'crootin' this EDGE Brian Robinson- a 4* top 150 overall 'croot from Ohio- and these other two jokers in the pic with him are EDGE and DT 'croots, brothers, and 4* top 250 overall 'croots that are Michigan commits that went on a visit to Kentucky with this Robinson fellow this past weekend. Jeem might actually win the B1G three years in a row, make the playoff three years in a row, and then lose these fcking kids to motherfcking Kentucky. Hey Michigan is winning conference titles and going to the playoffs a lot and putting DLs in the NFL draft a lot lately....hey you know what, let me go to KENTUCKY.OSU is NOT interested in Robinson. Might be doing you a favor by going to UK.
Yeah, can't say I blame him for bolting to the NFL if it happens. I wouldn't want to recruit a bunch of retarded 16-18 year olds year round. FCK. THAT.
https://twitter.com/BRob_2323/status/1698342949086527600?s=20
OSU is NOT interested in Robinson. Might be doing you a favor by going to UK.yeah but OSU also has like 5* EDGE commits and sh*t...they can afford to be picky. I have heard that Robinson is a physical specimen but is pretty new to playing defense and that his dad is a complete head case and was actually such a problem that the coach of Robinson's HS team told him to find another school- and then the dad went all Soccer-Mom psychopath all over Facebook and social media trashing the coach and the school.
Vince Marrow still holds a ton of sway there.I don't know, I'd still prefer to recruit HS kids, develop them and then just use the portal sparingly on a year by year case by case basis to plug holes or fill depth needs here and there.
Fun fact, recruiting doesn't matter anymore. It just gives you first crack at a kid. But if you don't use him enough, or pay him enough, he'll leave. The sooner people treat college football like the NFL, except with only one year deals, and no salary cap, the sooner we can realize what this is.
Kentucky has deep pockets, they'll pay for 17 year olds. But when those kids perform, they don't have OSU, Michigan, Alabama pockets, for football, and those kids will leave. Michigan is better off letting those kids go to Kentucky, and then decide if they are worth it
I don't know, I'd still prefer to recruit HS kids, develop them and then just use the portal sparingly on a year by year case by case basis to plug holes or fill depth needs here and there.Yeah, but Michigan is in a place where they can just plug holes. And that's the new norm. Michigan will be plugging holes from mid tier P5 teams, like Kentucky. So best to let those kids sort themselves out there
my Iowa buddies love this statlook at all the current NFL OLs and TEs Iowa has churned out. you'd think they could score more than 24 ppg.
and it's great for their recruiting
I like to ask them why they don't win more games with all this NFL talent
I think that shows how helmets rank. Keon Coleman took less NIL to go transfer to FSU, because he thought it was a better path to the pros. It's not the 90s anymore. FSU and MSU have the same number of current pros.Yeah Texas has been struggling with developing talent and getting it into the League. Tide may be changing though, this year we should put at least 6 or 7 into the draft.
Iowa has more than I would expect. Texas has fewer
Yeah Texas has been struggling with developing talent and getting it into the League. Tide may be changing though, this year we should put at least 6 or 7 into the draft.Texas is going to go on a run the next couple drafts of putting guys in the NFL.
But what really stuck out to me was how few Texas A&M has. If you believe what the ag fans say, they've been out-recruiting and out-developing Texas for years. They try to use that as a negative recruiting tactic. The stats might indicate otherwise...
Jeem better get on the phone with 4* WR Nick Marsh. Kid is a freaking stud.Sounds like Courtney Hawkins was his guy. According to one the 247 Midwest insider, this actually made him more solid to MSU, that he was not a Mel Tucker guy
Texas is going to go on a run the next couple drafts of putting guys in the NFL.Agree with all of the above. And because of my wife, I'm one of the rare Texas fans that actually pulls for the ags when they're not playing us. But man they just keep digging themselves deeper and deeper. Petrino might be the biggest WTF? of all time, perhaps.
A&M is simple...they have a terrible retread of a coach who hasn't been good at his job in at least 10 years, took the $100 mil from A&M and ran away from Florida State and has checked out. They think they can buy coaches and HS recruits....and well, you can't. Can't buy winning culture, can't buy effort, can't buy discipline....and they have none of that. I legit can't believe they actually hired Bobby Petrino- another washed up retread like Jumbo. The game has passed both of those gumps by.
how does a Texas kid like this wind up at Texas Tech? Wow.He's a legacy, his dad played at Tech.
https://twitter.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1701384168800649422?s=20
4* S Reggie Powers has decommitted. That one seemed like it was coming, even before the Mel Tucker stuff. His film looked way too good for his ranking, and the ranking eventually caught up. Very rarely does MSU hang onto an Ohio commit, once that OSU offer comes in, let alone Alabama, Georgia and OklahomaUW is also on him. Fickell was his second offer, after UMass.
wonder who the last Mr. Ohio that Michigan was able to get. probably been awhile.Woodson is the only other one.
Another Medina quarterback was in the running for Mr. Ohio as well. It’s interesting to wonder if it’s the coaching that’s producing PSU’s Allar and this years star Danny Stoddard or if @medinabuckeye1 (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1547) is putting things in the water, trying to produce the next Buckeye superstar qb.It's me, all me, LoL
Looks like the one Mr. Football from Michigan on OSU's roster, Cameron Martinez, is entering the portalYes. He has been passed by several underclassmen.
It's me, all me, LoLWell step on it dammit gonna be an open field in spring
http://www.hudl.com/v/2K6Sek
Ohio State wanted Marshall. So- they just went and got a higher rated RB that Bama wanted (among many others)
and this kid- as backup. 12 rated RB.
http://www.hudl.com/v/2K5cWS
And, this kid from Ohio:
OSU Commit RB Sam Williams-Dixon Ultimate Jr SZN Highlights! - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhSz-40Qe7U)
I think they will be fine...
Several Nebraska fans think UNL will land a package deal with several of the OSU players in the portal. Not sure if there is inside info or just wishful thinking. Either way, UNL needs talent on offense... BADLY. I'm not sure UNL had a single starter on offense that would have started on another BIG team.This will show my lack of understanding on this topic. Is there known circumstances or incidences where a program or someone that backs the NIL money says to a player in the portal, we will only pay you player B if you convince player A to also come with you?
Several Nebraska fans think UNL will land a package deal with several of the OSU players in the portal. Not sure if there is inside info or just wishful thinking. Either way, UNL needs talent on offense... BADLY. I'm not sure UNL had a single starter on offense that would have started on another BIG team.Been a while!! Welcome back.
(https://i.imgur.com/KDH7ztB.png)yeah, except neither Jones or the OSU kid Peoples are rated higher than Marshall....
Same for UW, minus the Bama offer.
Dilin Jones Recruit Interests (247sports.com)
(https://247sports.com/Recruitment/dilin-jones-154401/RecruitInterests/)But Bama is actively trying to flip this one:
Darrion Dupree Recruit Interests (247sports.com)
(https://247sports.com/Recruitment/darrion-dupree-148588/RecruitInterests/)Hopefully UW can hang on.
This will show my lack of understanding on this topic. Is there known circumstances or incidences where a program or someone that backs the NIL money says to a player in the portal, we will only pay you player B if you convince player A to also come with you?Package deals are not unique but the actual rules pertaining to that are sketchy - good question.
yeah, except neither Jones or the OSU kid Peoples are rated higher than Marshall....I trust On3 about as much as I trust Booger/Stallions/Weiss /Partridge. Guess we'll find out if it sticks.I remember us argueing about 2 RB recruits about 10 yrs ago and both rolled over and didn't play much ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
these are 247's own rankings. Look at the 247Composite or the On3 Industry rankings- which tend to be a better gauge- and Marshall is higher than either in both....
This will show my lack of understanding on this topic. Is there known circumstances or incidences where a program or someone that backs the NIL money says to a player in the portal, we will only pay you player B if you convince player A to also come with you?I mean "technically" it can't be pay to play.
This will show my lack of understanding on this topic. Is there known circumstances or incidences where a program or someone that backs the NIL money says to a player in the portal, we will only pay you player B if you convince player A to also come with you?that's a good question. I'm sure like any contract, there are variations and qualifiers/incentives. I have not heard that this would be a packaged deal in that sense, rather, the two are both leaning towards UNL.
(https://i.imgur.com/cuKFFr2.png)the bust factor is high with this kid imo.
He commited to the Buckeyes for a cup of coffee,didn't want to sit behind Stroud.I understand with the portal,NIL Coin and everything else going on in CFB but if he went to 4 different High Schools well that is not a solid base to work from.Many of these services are tossing guys like this out there to get clicks IMODon’t think Stroud had anything to do with it, as he’s in the NFL right now and Raiola is still in HS. Think you’re confusing him with Ewers, who was also a #1 QB- and who did not want to sit behind Stroud.
I wish Donovan Raiola was coaching the OL at his alma mater.Have you seen the Husker O-line?
With McCord maybe to Nebraska too its Christmas early in Lincoln.why give McCord $1.8 million if you can get Raiola for $2 mill?
why give McCord $1.8 million if you can get Raiola for $2 mill?Because if Railoa isn't happy, he can transfer in a year. You have McCord now until he graduates, unless he wants to sit out a year
it's a risk, but if Railoa is happy and a first year starter, he's there until he goes to the NFLUnless he's so good someone pays him more
Have you seen the Husker O-line?They kinda suck, but some of that is recruiting.
Don’t think Stroud had anything to do with it, as he’s in the NFL right now and Raiola is still in HS. Think you’re confusing him with Ewers, who was also a #1 QB- and who did not want to sit behind Stroud.Ewers went to OSU for $$$ that Texas could not pay (at the time due to state law) if I remember correctly.
Kids who commit to 3 different colleges in the span of a year probably don’t work out very often. Especially at a position like QB that takes so much mental toughness, commitment, and fortitude to be great. Flighty, flakey, lack of commitment, and indecisiveness are not good traits for a QB….
They kinda suck, but some of that is recruiting.well, the number of stars has been better than performance
Unless he's so good someone pays him morethere are programs that could do that, but that would be some serious $$$
Ewers went to OSU for $$$ that Texas could not pay (at the time due to state law) if I remember correctly.He was committed to OSU and I think wanted to be there. But then the NIL stuff became a real thing, so he reclassified and went a year early because he couldn't make money in Texas as a high schooler. But then he would have had to sit behind Stroud for two years, so he transferred to Texas. Certainly, it has worked out for him.
He was committed to OSU and I think wanted to be there. But then the NIL stuff became a real thing, so he reclassified and went a year early because he couldn't make money in Texas as a high schooler. But then he would have had to sit behind Stroud for two years, so he transferred to Texas. Certainly, it has worked out for him.yeah that's exactly what happened. Ewers would probably be the starting QB at Ohio State right now if he never reclassified and skipped his senior season of HS. He was suppose to be a '22 recruit but reclassified to the '21 class.
then the Riaola rumor must be trueSounds like it. McCord apparently not going to Nebraska either.
hah, I knew it when the Uncle got a raiseHe had a really good OL coach in Madison and played at a high level - senior captain. He should know how to coach.
because the O-line has not been good
aren't you the guy that has noticed the 4 and 5 stars on the Oline in Madison haven't been as good as the 3 stars from a decade ago?Yep, and I think that's a product of in-state OL kids getting higher ratings than they used to, and the fact that the bluebloods are coming in with offers. UW is not keeping the kids home like they used to. The "wall" King Barry built is no longer.
Jurgens (Nebraska kid) apparently was pretty good. Starting right guard for the Eagles. Had the guy at center at UNL where he struggled to snap the ball.
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2023/12/144121/signed-aaron-scott-brings-five-star-talent-to-ohio-state-adds-speed-and-versatility-to-the-buckeyes-cornerback-rooshould've went to Michigan to follow in Will Johnson's footsteps. Ah well. He'll just have to enjoy getting beat by Michigan every year now :)The No. 1-ranked recruit from Ohio is a Buckeye.Aaron Scott Jr., the No. 34 overall prospect and No. 2 cornerback in the class of 2024, according to the 247Sports composite (https://247sports.com/player/aaron-scott-46129065/), put pen to paper on his National Letter of Intent to Ohio State,
Miami has a really comprehensive, coordinated, highly developed NIL program. Right up there with tOSU, Oregon, and Texas.One of those does not belong with the others.
should've went to Michigan to follow in Will Johnson's footsteps. Ah well. He'll just have to enjoy getting beat by Michigan every year now :)I'll take that bet next November
One of those does not belong with the others.Not really commenting on the strategy, more on the developed capability.
Ohio State. They DO NOT do well with new recruits who have NIL as their top priority. They believe in prioritizing current players who have proven themselves at the college level. Thats why they get picked apart by flips away versus flips toward.
I actually like that strategy.
One of those does not belong with the others.This is Fickell's way as well.
Ohio State. They DO NOT do well with new recruits who have NIL as their top priority. They believe in prioritizing current players who have proven themselves at the college level. Thats why they get picked apart by flips away versus flips toward.
I actually like that strategy.
What the heck is going on in CBus today?Same thing that happens every year. Sign a great class, bellyache about why it isn't ten times better
Of the 15 players to be ranked in the top 5 of ESPN's recruiting rankings over the past 3 years, 7 have either transferred, or are currently in the portal.Signing day moving to during the season, plus the transfer portal, definitely takes the juice out of it.
Today is largely irrelevant
Same thing that happens every year. Sign a great class, bellyache about why it isn't ten times betterWe need to be uncomfortable again (247sports.com)
We need to be uncomfortable again (247sports.com)They apparently only have one recruit on the d-line, mostly because of rumors that Larry Johnson (the d-line coach) is retiring. Fire everybody.
(https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/board/120/Contents/we-need-to-be-uncomfortable-again-223572044/?page=1)I was thinking about this.
Seems like an overreaction to me.FWIH, OSU's NIL is well funded but not well organized.
BUT
They did lose that 4* WR to Oregon today, and that 4* RB to Miami yesterday, and a 5* DL to Miami a week or so ago.
Kinda proves out that Day isn't using bags to entice recruits. As he shouldn't. At least not much.
It's against NCAA rules (yuk yuk).
The bags, according to said toothless NCAA, should be for current players and high-end transfers (if we really need bags...).
You know he's my favorite. Been saying it for years. They just don't make 'em like that too often.My favorite Badger too. I'm sure we've discussed this before
They apparently only have one recruit on the d-line, mostly because of rumors that Larry Johnson (the d-line coach) is retiring. Fire everybody.He needs to,things are just too different from what he came up with and the DL hasn't been very stout since URBZ recruits left
He needs to,things are just too different from what he came up with and the DL hasn't been very stout since URBZ recruits leftBurn it down
He needs to,things are just too different from what he came up with and the DL hasn't been very stout since URBZ recruits leftI thought they were pretty good this year. I thought he might leave - he is 71, and I'm not sure he and Knowles are on the same page really.
I thought they were pretty good this year. I thought he might leave - he is 71, and I'm not sure he and Knowles are on the same page really.Ya surprised they landed Houston on the D-Line but they lost that Williams kid to Auburn,read good things about him. But supposedly Houston said he came because of LJ so there's that
One of those does not belong with the others.yea... it's better to invest in what you have and develop.
Ohio State. They DO NOT do well with new recruits who have NIL as their top priority. They believe in prioritizing current players who have proven themselves at the college level. Thats why they get picked apart by flips away versus flips toward.
I actually like that strategy.
Of the 15 players to be ranked in the top 5 of ESPN's recruiting rankings over the past 3 years, 7 have either transferred, or are currently in the portal.mabye.... I think the one thing the NIL is doing is spreading talent. And looking at the 5 start kids, they spread out more than they did in the past. ALSO.. i recall a long time ago losing kids because they were worried about depth and playing time. I think playing time is now a bigger factor than it was 5-8 years ago. jmo
Today is largely irrelevant