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Anyone else excited about this? I look forward to it for a week or so in advance. It can be pretty uneventful with a lot of kids already saying who they are signing with, but there are always a few suprises every year and a few guys leave their decisions until the last day.

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I love signing day. Texas signs all of thier guys early so we know who will be in the class....We did go north and steal a pretty darn good Linebacker out from underneath tOSU. He verbaled friday. Jordan Hicks.

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Don't feel to excited. Hicks was born and raised in Texas. He just moved to Ohio to play football.

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Yeah. I know the story, but Texas does not typically do well with out of state recuits and rarley ever gets recuirts late, so it was nice to add him this late to an already nice class. Don't think we can catch the Gators though unless they get a couple of decomits. Some sites have the SEC having 3 of the top five classes, going to be an uphill battle to level the playing field.

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I hope OSU lands Sentrel Henderson, He's going to be sick. Reports are that he is leaning towards OSU which is good, we have a ton of top OL talent coming in, along with a great rb. So basically a typical OSU class.


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Can someone explain to me how a few years ago, when Terrel Pryor decided he was more important than every other high school football player in the country, that he was allowed to go past the signing day to make his decision?

I literally watched all day just to find out he's special and gets to wait.

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Because it is a tradition not mandatory to sign today. He wasn't sure yet on who he wanted to play for and wanted to take more time.


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Can someone explain to me how a few years ago, when Terrel Pryor decided he was more important than every other high school football player in the country, that he was allowed to go past the signing day to make his decision?

I literally watched all day just to find out he's special and gets to wait.




Signing Day is the 1st day the player can sign, not the day that they have to.

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Just based off of what I've seen and read.

Uncommited
Seantrel Henderson~ Ohio State
Ivan McCartney~ West Virginia
Chaz Green~ Florida
Adrian Coxon~ Florida
Matt James~ Notre Dame
Ricky Heimuli~ UCLA
Dietrich Riley~ UCLA
Anthony Jefferson~ UCLA
Arie Kouandjio~ Alabama
Vincent Sanders~ Ole Miss
Josh Shirley~ USC
Sean Parker~ USC
Kadron Boone~ Loiusville
Todd Chandler~ Louisville
Owamagbe Odighizuwa~ Nebraska
Marcus Lattimore~ South Carolina
Markeith Ambles~ Tenneessee
Gabe King~ Cal
Keenan Allen~ Cal
Ego Ferguson~ Miami
Corey Lemonier~ Florida State
Christian Jones~ Florida State
Calvin Smith~ Florida State
Christian Green~ Florida State
Demar Dorsey~ Florida State


Commited Flips
Dar'Rick Rogers~ Tenneessee
Latwan Anderson~ Ohio State

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Ohh ok, I gotcha...

That was the first year I ever actually payed attention to it.

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To give fans some perspective on how good Seantrel Henderson is....

6'8 330 lbs and he can out run some runningbacks! He's agile because he also plays basketball and is ranked in the ESPN top 200.

He's being compared to Joe Thomas and Orlando Pace. I've heard those guys are pretty good


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http://www.twincities.com/ci_14317435?source=most_viewed

Just saw this article.. Looks like "right now" the thought around here is that USC is the front runner..

Come on man.. make the right decision.. Be a Buckeye!


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Damn it I just saw this article too.

http://www.cleveland.com/buckeyeblog/index.ssf/2010/02/thinking_no_1_offensive_line_r.html

I wonder how much money Lane Kiffin is offering his parents

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I imagine he's offering something better than a Sunfire to drive around.

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Ohio State is his best option.

- He'll get tons of exposure by playing on the he best team in the best conference.

- He'll have a chance to play with the other most sought after high school recruit in the last 20+ years.

- He'll go to a school with a strong academic base.

- He'll play for a coach that carries strong values and principles.

- He'll play for a program that has more stability currently than any other program.


- There is no other team in college football that can claim all of those attributes. - Not one.

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He'll go to a school with a strong academic base.






Sorry, your 100% correct, but still I had to giggle at that one...like it matters to most players.

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You forgot about the 70 degree weather during the winter.

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I don't really follow National Signing Day, but I just looked at the ESPN Top 150. And...holy crap! Does Florida just get every guy? Is that how it works? Florida picks which guys it wants then everyone else gets to pick from the rest. Geez.

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- He'll get tons of exposure by playing on the he best team in the best conference.




I'm a Big Ten fan and even I know were not nearly the best conference, from top to bottom the SEC and Big 12 conferences are clearly better. I'd even say the Big East matching up could give us a good fight.

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- He'll have a chance to play with the other most sought after high school recruit in the last 20+ years.




And he can't do that at say USC?

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- He'll go to a school with a strong academic base.




Again, rarely do they care, most kids now adays care about Play style then how big the library is.

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- He'll play for a program that has more stability currently than any other program.




OSU isn't the only school out of 121 to not change coaches.
I'm not saying your wrong, you're just clearly biased.

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my selling points would be less than what muni said.

- you are going to a program that stresses running the ball, ball control, field position, which i think would be a huge plus for an o-lineman

- a program that has cranked out really good offensive lineman, on top of a conference that does the same

- a team that is in the championship hunt this year, and usually most years

- a coach that will take care of you, he will send you to the nfl if he thinks it is best for you, a lot of coaches don't do that (see pete carroll and mark sanchez)

- oh, and 7 out of 8 bcs games, including 3 trips to the chip with one trophy coming back with

if the guy comes, great, if not, ohio state moves on. seems like we may not get all the best recruits, but we get good ones and always seem to find these unheralded guys who turn out to be college stars.

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I have to reiterate the weather in Southern California.

It is currently 68 degrees and sunny outside right now at 10:30 in the morning.

I don't know how college campus visits work, but if this guy came at any time other than the week of January 17-23 it was warm and sunny...all year.

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Yup ... honestly, I don't know HOW San Diego State isn't a top 25 program.

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I'm not saying your wrong, you're just clearly biased.




I know your new here but Muni is extreamly bias. He's a rabid homer.

You have to be one to think the Big 11 is THE best conference.

Last 10 titles:

SEC - 5 - (2) FL, (2) LSU, (1) Bama
Big 12 - 2 - TX, OK
Big 10 - 1 OSU
Pac 10 - 1 USC
ACC - 1 Miami

The last 4 titles were the SEC by 3 different schools. I'd say it's a no brainer who the best conference is right now. You can argue #2.


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I always am thinking the same thing. I've been to that campus and University of San Diego (where Jim Harbaugh coached) both are in the city of San Diego. Both have superb weather. And both have ocean views.

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I don't really follow National Signing Day, but I just looked at the ESPN Top 150. And...holy crap! Does Florida just get every guy? Is that how it works? Florida picks which guys it wants then everyone else gets to pick from the rest. Geez.





Pretty much.

I ask, why not??


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I can't wait till were the Big 27, or whatever rediculous number they pick.

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The last 4 titles were the SEC by 3 different schools. I'd say it's a no brainer who the best conference is right now. You can argue #2.




Sorry dude, but the last two titles are still under heavy dispute. In 2008, Utah finished undefeated and beat Alabama by a wider margin than Florida did. - No reason why they shouldn't be considered #1. Last year, Boise finished undefeated - no reason to believe they couldn't beat an Alabama team that struggled to stop a true freshman that had never played before.

- Two SEC teams won two bcs games, not outright championships.

Label me, call me names, whatever. . . But note that:

I make my legit claim that the Big 10 is the best conference because it is the only conference to finish with 4 teams in the top 15 with 3 of those teams finishing in the top 10. - That says a lot.

3 teams ranked among the top 10 in the country. - Again, no other conference can make this claim.

As far as Henderson is concerned, I have reasons for stating that no other team offers as much as Ohio State.

Yeah, USC has great weather, but considerting their recent coaching change, they don't have the stability that Ohio State has. - Neither does Florida and for the same reasons.

The only team that comes close to offering what Ohio State does is Alabama. But they don't have the most sought after recruit in the last 20 years like Ohio State does, nor do they have the academic base that Ohio State does.

Now I'm done.

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Its being "reported" with sources close to Henderson that he is chosing USC.
This acoridng to rivals.com


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Sorry dude, but the last two titles are still under heavy dispute. In 2008, Utah finished undefeated and beat Alabama by a wider margin than Florida did.




Sorry dude.....dispute by you.

The trophy is in Gainesville.


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And this years is in 'Bama, and 07's is in Baton Rouge.

But, Muni says it shouldn't be.



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As an OSU I'm actually pleased with our recruiting class. It won't be ranked very high but we addressed critical positions. So don't be fooled guys this is a solid class

Let's get Henderson

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We have a young team already. - Hence this years recruiting class.

Florida, Texas, and Alabama all did great this year in recruiting as all have more needs to fill than Ohio State.

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Sorry dude.....dispute by you.

The trophy is in Gainesville.




Sorry Peen, but I don't know a thing about web design:

http://www.utahgotrobbed.com/

Here's another:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/UTAH-GOT-ROBBED/52022767428


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But they don't have the most sought after recruit in the last 20 years like Ohio State does




First of all, I don't think recruits really care who if the most sought after recruit is on the team. If he's not good it doesn't really matter anymore. Pryor just happens to be good.

Second, maybe Pryor was the most sought after on the East Coast. But on here on the West Coast I remember Pete Carroll going after Jimmy Clausen pretty hard. And I'm sure Matt Barkley would have been pretty popular if everyone didn't already know he was going to USC.

I don't know much about college football, but most sought after recruit of the last 25 years. Really?

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Sorry dude, but the last two titles are still under heavy dispute.




Dusputed??? By who?? Definatly not by the NCAA. And that's all that matters. Superfans can call foul all they want it won't change the results.

Division 1 agreed to use the BCS to crown the champion. The BCS title chose Florida, LSU, Florida, Alabama the last four years.

In 20 years no one is going to dispute anything, they will look up the champions and it will read:

2006 - Florida
2007 - LSU
2008 - Florida
2009 - Alabama

Nuff said.


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There's a whopping 111 members in that group.




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We have a young team already. - Hence this years recruiting class.

Florida, Texas, and Alabama all did great this year in recruiting as all have more needs to fill than Ohio State.




Those teams have consistently been out recruiting Ohio State, not just this year. It has little to do with those teams having "more needs."

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We have a young team already. - Hence this years recruiting class.

Florida, Texas, and Alabama all did great this year in recruiting as all have more needs to fill than Ohio State.







LOL....could be.


But that isn't how you recruit.


You get X scholarships and try to get as many good players as you can.

JT wouldn't stop recruiting based on needs.


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Agreed, but recruits will go to teams that offer a chance of playing sooner rather than later. - That's what I base my argument on.

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Agreed, but recruits will go to teams that offer a chance of playing sooner rather than later. - That's what I base my argument on.





You are slick Muni.....we have been through all of this before.


It is the start of a new season so to speak, so I understand the "homeritis" being strong at this point....and hey, it can get better for you if Henderson signs....that kid has been wavering...at one time you had the inside track....then us and Miami....now I read ND is in the mix....I think the kid at this point doesn't know where he is going.

If he went with us, that wouldn't be icing on the cake, we already have that....I guess he would be the ice cream...being from Minnesota, I think he is sick of cold weather....I don't see him as a skier or hockey player....I think he goes for the weather....but I think Miami is going to end up getting him.


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