Quote: Everything I have seen so far makes him look like an arrogant jerk.
would you care to elaborate on that one?
I think so too...reminds me of Clarett.
Attention hogging prima donna.
If he wasn't he wouldn't take this long...
Yeah, very immature of him to think about his college of choice. Wasnt like he had school, football, basketball going on.
Very immature of him. You guys sound like my mom
and this from the attention hogging immature prima donna
"I couldn't have gone wrong either way, gone to Michigan and maybe started, gone to PSU or Oregon and fought for a winning job. At Ohio State, I know Todd Boeckman is there, but it's a long season, and I can learn from a senior. Anytime I can get in there and get plays..."
I wanted to chime in on something someone said abover.....about UM offense and OUs. Saying Pryor wouldn't fit with our O and should go to more of a pro-style O.
I have watched Tressel since Youngstown. He won 4 national championships (*is that right?) with almost 4 different types of teams. I really believe Tressel will coach WHAT HE HAS and is willing to change his style to suit his players. Tressel is the real deal so don't put him in a box saying our O is this way or that way and that's it.
Top-ranked QB Pryor commits to Ohio State By Christopher Lawlor ESPN.com
Terrelle Pryor, the nation's top-ranked high school quarterback according to the ESPN 150 and the top unsigned senior, announced that he'll attend Ohio State at the news conference at his high school in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
His decision comes six weeks after the Feb. 6 national signing day when seniors normally sign their binding national letter and four days after the Jeannette Jayhawks made WPIAL history by winning the PIAA Class AA state boys' basketball championship. In December, the school won the state football title. No other Western Pennsylvania school has pulled off that unthinkable double.
Pryor was the central figure in both championship runs.
"The sky's the limit to athleticism," said Tom Luginbill, the national football recruiting coordinator for Scouts, Inc. "He draws comparisons to Vince Young who can save a play on the run and has the ability to improvise."
The two-time Pennsylvania player-of-the-year chose Ohio State over Oregon, Penn State and Michigan. But it really came down to blood rivals Ohio State and Michigan.
Pryor initially delayed his college decision because he did not devote adequate time to the recruiting process. After winning a football championship on Dec. 14, he jumped into basketball season. Charlie Batch, the Pittsburgh Steelers' backup quarterback, became an advisor. Batch, who has known Pryor since he was 12 years old, wants to "point out things he might not see" during the recruiting process.
He asked for more time but failed to officially visit two of the four finalists because of the overlap of football and basketball.
Last weekend at the Class AA basketball final in State College, Pa., Pryor knew a decision was imminent. He said he would "sign [the national letter] and just get it over with."
He also eliminated two schools but failed to mention them.
Pryor's future coach, Tressel, fielded several questions on Feb. 6 about landing a quarterback before April 1. Though he never mentioned Pryor by name (NCAA rules forbid a coach from commenting on a recruit who hasn't signed with his school), Tressel remained optimistic, saving a scholarship after signing 19 players.
"I think we had planned on having a quarterback in this class and so, yeah, in a perfect, let's make a perfect world, let's get a quarterback in this class, and our plans would be further along," he said.
Consider it done.
The commitment also bolsters Ohio State's 2008 recruiting class, making it eight ESPN 150 prospects in the fold. The Buckeyes now leapfrog Southern California for the No. 6 recruiting class in ESPN's 2008 college football prospect rankings.
"The quarterback position was a real need for Ohio State," Luginbill said. "They were able to fulfill it late."
Ohio State signed three Top-100 offensive linemen, Michael Brewster (Edgewater-Orlando, Fla., No. 42 in the ESPN 150), J.B. Shugarts (Klein-Spring, Texas, No. 56) and Mike Adams (Coffman-Dublin, Ohio, No. 88), who will be Pryor's future protectors.
Pryor's signing doesn't necessarily mean he'll start at quarterback or become the "instant savior." That's because Todd Boeckman, a 6-5 senior from St. Henry, Ohio, returns. Boeckman guided the 11-2 Buckeyes to the BCS National Championship Bowl, throwing for 2,379 yards and 25 touchdowns, while completing nearly 64 percent of his passes.
"Terrelle will be in a great situation from the start," Luginbill said. "Ohio State has an accomplished quarterback and 20 starters back. Terrelle will be utilized like Tim Tebow at Florida as a freshman where he was brought into situations which didn't create failure; he'll have doses of the offense.
"He still needs to beat you on the college level with his arm. In high school, he did it with his legs, not necessarily by passing. He needs to become a quarterback as opposed to an athlete who is a quarterback," he added.
With two PIAA state championship trophies residing at Jeannette High, thus ends one the great prep careers in state history.
Pryor, the No. 4-rated player in the ESPN 150, has left a legacy:
• In football, he became the first Pennsylvania player to pass and rush for more than 4,000 yards.
• In basketball, he concluded with a school-record 2,285 points, eighth all-time on the WPIAL career scoring charts.
• He helped the Jayhawks win back-to-back WPIAL football championships, advancing to the last two PIAA Class AA title games, triumphing this season.
• He scored 23 points and had eight rebounds in the PIAA Class AA final as the Jayhawks held off Strawberry Mansion of Philadelphia, 76-72, in overtime. The Jayhawks went 30-2 and won the WPIAL title.
• The football team went 30-2 over the last two seasons, including 16-0 this season.
• The basketball squad went 53-9 in his junior and senior season as Pryor, an all-state selection, topped the Jayhawks in most statistical categories.
Pryor, a rare 6-6, 230-pound physical specimen, will concentrate on football at Ohio State.
"Everyone says he's a can't-miss player," Jeannette Head Coach Ray Reitz said. "Not too many 6-foot-6 athletes can run a sub 4.3 40 [yard dash]."
His football numbers this fall were eye-catching but might have been eye-popping if the Jayhawks weren't so dominant, registering lopsided scores.
Pryor ran for 1,901 yards and 33 touchdowns on 142 carries, averaging 13.4 yards. He completed 85 of 124 passes for 1,790 yards and 21 touchdowns and had caught one TD pass.
He saved his best for last.
In the PIAA 2A final, he ran for 209 yards and three TDs and completed 3 of 4 passes for 83 yards and a TD and caught a 28-yard scoring strike in a 49-21 blowout of Dunmore.
Quote: With Mallett gone, just what the hell do they plan to do? They went all-in for Pryor and lost.
Not to put a damper on this but he has only verbally committed, he hasn't signed the letter of intent yet so he could still end up in Michigan like Roundtree did in switching from Purdue to Michigan.
"This has been very tough. I didn't really like the attention, and it got worse after I didn't decide. But I had to do what was right for me and my family. I'm excited about the decision."
Quote: This quote in the interview stood out to me:
"This has been very tough. I didn't really like the attention, and it got worse after I didn't decide. But I had to do what was right for me and my family. I'm excited about the decision."
Yeah, just like his decision to jet to the NFL as soon as humanly possible will be a tough one.
Oil is over $100 a barrel, mortgage crisis and a possible recession...CNBC breaks into a kid making a decision on where he's going to play his college football?
Quote: Oil is over $100 a barrel, mortgage crisis and a possible recession...CNBC breaks into a kid making a decision on where he's going to play his college football?
candy...just in case you didn't know...the Buckeyes are important to most people in Ohio as well as around our nation.
Thats why our fans are considered crazy. Oh well we just smacked michigan in the face. Whose their QB now? What do we do with henton? Will pryor redshirt? Will he play basketball?
Candy and others, Yes, it is good that Pryor ended up at O-State but what does it really mean? He has not thrown one pass yet or anything like that. If you watch clips of the kid, he really needs to work on his throwing motion and other mechanics. And BTW - when has Mr.Tressel EVER developed a QB??? And you can have a great QB, but you need some good receivers to match!!
UM has a transfer (forget his name) that will be good in the spread... I'm sure Nas can elaborate on him...
in terms of pryor... glad he choose us.. I expect him to get some playing time as a freshman, but mainly as Tebow did his freshman year... some nice quotes from his press conference... we'll see how he does... I'm more excited about the OL that will be protecting him than who the QB is
Quote: And BTW - when has Mr.Tressel EVER developed a QB??? And you can have a great QB, but you need some good receivers to match!!
I heard that troy smith kid was pretty good. Are you serious about the WRs? We have robo, heartline and a kid named jake stoneburner (who I think will be a stud)
Quote: And BTW - when has Mr.Tressel EVER developed a QB??? And you can have a great QB, but you need some good receivers to match!!
I heard that troy smith kid was pretty good. Are you serious about the WRs? We have robo, heartline and a kid named jake stoneburner (who I think will be a stud)
LMAO... nice response
I thought the same thing when I read his post... I think an undersized Troy going from a pure running QB to winning the Heisman by one of the largest margins and having an excellent passing percentage his senior year says something about the coaching staff at OSU.
Quote: UM has a transfer (forget his name) that will be good in the spread... I'm sure Nas can elaborate on him...
in terms of pryor... glad he choose us.. I expect him to get some playing time as a freshman, but mainly as Tebow did his freshman year... some nice quotes from his press conference... we'll see how he does... I'm more excited about the OL that will be protecting him than who the QB is
Steven Threet is the transfer. Michigan won't be able to run a pure spread option yet, but will be able to run a regualr spread offense. He was a 4 star prospect coming out of HS, so he does have some upside.
Thanks Andra... I knew they had someone who was expected to step in and be the starter if Pryor didn't go there but couldn't remember much about him....
I think UM's offense will be fine... as much as I don't like RR he's a good offensive coach.
Quote: Pryor sought the advice of NFL personnel regarding Michigan's spread offense, the same one Rodriguez popularized at West Virginia. The feedback was positive that it would prepare him for the NFL but it wasn't enough to change his mind.
I found this quote very interesting, seeing as people try to now use this against Michigan when talking about QB's wanting to play in the NFL.
The one positive for Michigan in all this is that Steven Threet will now get a chance to run a "Tulane Type" spread offense that features the pass. In terms of recruiting, it will be great for pro-style passers to see that Rich Rod's offense can adapt to any style of QB. I'd prefer if Michigan didn't bring in Pat White types EVERY year and could adjust the offense and feature a pro-style passer when one was interested in coming in.
As for him going to OSU, it would worry me a bit more if we didn't have a coach who practically invented the spread offense. If anyone knows how to slow down a run first QB, I'm sure it's Rodriguez. Also, it's not all that surprising he stuck with OSU given that Michigan didn't even come in to the picture until December. While RR was recruiting him at WVU his friends obviously won out.
I'm also not all that convinced that OSU will utilize him in the correct way but we'll see. Sure, Tressell adapted his offense for Smith (an accurate passer who could also run) but I'm interested to see how he deals with a QB that has (and most likely still will) run 60% of the time.
OSU projects better NEXT season but long term (when Pryor will get the bulk of the snaps) Michigan will be the more experienced team because they re-load this season as opposed to 2009. So, I'm not sure why that would have been a factor in OSU's favor but it's all moot at this point. I would guess OSU would love to have him redshirt but he's probably only going to be around for 3 years anyway. Better squeeze every play out of him you can.
What does everyone think Henton will do? I would guess he's probably transferring.
Quote: I'm also not all that convinced that OSU will utilize him in the correct way but we'll see. Sure, Tressell adapted his offense for Smith (an accurate passer who could also run) but I'm interested to see how he deals with a QB that has (and most likely still will) run 60% of the time.
Smith was a run first QB when he started at OSU and I don't think he was that accurate when he first got to OSU...
I like that I've seen quotes from Tressel saying that he'll need to improve his throwing though....
but like I said... Pryor does not make OSU... he has potential to help, but he does not make or break our team.
Quote: I'm also not all that convinced that OSU will utilize him in the correct way but we'll see. Sure, Tressell adapted his offense for Smith (an accurate passer who could also run) but I'm interested to see how he deals with a QB that has (and most likely still will) run 60% of the time.
Smith was a run first QB when he started at OSU and I don't think he was that accurate when he first got to OSU...
I like that I've seen quotes from Tressel saying that he'll need to improve his throwing though....
but like I said... Pryor does not make OSU... he has potential to help, but he does not make or break our team.
He does need work and can surely develop, I'm just interested to see wether or not his running ability hinders his development as a QB at the next level, given that he's going to be in a system that isn't ideal for his skill-set.
Tebow was great as a freshman but he was playing in a system that branched off the same tree as RR's offensive scheme. Plus, Meyer had Alex Smith (and the like) and understood how to utilize him as a QB.
Tressell is a good coach but he (nor his coaching staff) have any experience with a player like Pryor...just something not too many people keep in mind. I'm not saying it won't work but I think there's a much higher success rate for a player like Pryor in a spread-option system.
In a related story: "Michigan head football coach Rich Rodriguez was found dead in his Ann Arbor home shortly after 12:00 Wednesday afternoon. All signs point to suicide."
Quote: In a related story: "Michigan head football coach Rich Rodriguez was found dead in his Ann Arbor home shortly after 12:00 Wednesday afternoon. All signs point to suicide."
RR's players were beating up on SEC and Big 12 teams in bowl games while being littered with 2 and 3 star talent. Michigan will be fine.
RR landed more 4+ star players at his first year at Michigan then he did during his ENTIRE 7 year tenure at WVU. His system, with all that added talent/explosiveness, is going to give people fits......with or without Pryor.
OSU projects better NEXT season but long term (when Pryor will get the bulk of the snaps) Michigan will be the more experienced team because they re-load this season as opposed to 2009.
Will Michigan have some more experience in 2009, maybe, but OSU will still have a lot of experienced kids out there, even if they are sophomores. Tressel has a history of playing freshman so that they are experienced going into year 2. Looking at 2009, even if Wells leaves early, we would have Saine stepping into the feature back role. Stoneburner will have a year under his belt, as well as Posey in terms of receving. And I am not even going to get into the offensive line. That will be a juggernaut and should be the best unit on the team.
Quote: With Mallett gone, just what the hell do they plan to do? They went all-in for Pryor and lost.
Huh? I guess if you call going all-in having a 4-star QB that transferred in.......and adding a Pat White type QB (Justin Feagin) from Del Ray Beach, FLA that was the small-school player of the year.
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Oh well we just smacked michigan in the face. Whose their QB now? What do we do with henton? Will pryor redshirt? Will he play basketball?
