M-Borg vs. THE Flavortown U Thread, Orig. by Buckeye Paul, absconded w/by talent.

[hack]

I wonder if memories of Bob Knight had anything to do with it.

[entropy]

Guess you knew what was up, Entropy.

If he decides on UNL, which was allegedly his second choice, then this is more than an offset of losing Calvin.

[Rocky Bleier]

I think Jabrill Peppers would flourish in Pittsburgh black and gold. Would love to have Malik Hooker too, but he'll be gone. Peppers may fall due to his lack of production and experience at safety - his probable pro position. Hooker is one of the most fluid athletes I've ever seen. And what a play maker.

[iam416]

I've heard Hooker is a bit rickety. Not that he's prone to injuries, just that his knees or something are starting to hurt him. Regardless, the dude is best ball hawk I've ever seen at OSU. His pick against Clemson was stupendous and the single highlight of the night for OSU. He's not Polamalu, but he has an athleticism and instinct for the game that really reminds me of #43. But, yes, he'll be long gone.

I'm not sure on Peppers. He's about 20 pounds light to play his natural position in the NFL. I have no doubt he can pick up safety, but I'd hate to draft a kid that is going spend a year or two learning the position. I tell you, though -- if they can get Peppers up to 220 or so he could be a badass walk-out LB/blitzer/hell raiser. Shazier is only 230 or so, but he plays so f'n fast. I could see Peppers getting there. Maybe.

As you can tell, he's hard for me to project.

[iam416]

If he decides on UNL, which was allegedly his second choice, then this is more than an offset of losing Calvin.

Yeah, Lindsey is good. Weird decision, but whatever. OSU will get other Lindseys.

[Wellington_beefhouser]

Yeah, Lindsey is good. Weird decision, but whatever. OSU will get other Lindseys.

Lindsey was a drop in the bucket. I predict OSU picking up the first ever 6* in his stead. Let's call him "Johnny Walkonwater". He'll be a cult figure after leading OSU to 4 straight titles. Urban will retire with 7 titles then choke on some fries at an In-n-out burger.

[WM Wolverine]

OSU can have Jaylen Harris if they want him, very different receiver but not huge difference in talent. Talent can correct me that they were expecting to land Harris regardless?

[Dr. Strangelove]

I know the odds of getting someone better are minimal, but it may be time for Thad to go

[hack]

What's going on there?

[iam416]

Re OSU hoops, it's a shitshow. Sum is less than the parts.

OSU can have Jaylen Harris if they want him, very different receiver but not huge difference in talent. Talent can correct me that they were expecting to land Harris regardless?

Jaylen Harris will commit today, but he was going to be in the class regardless. They definitely wanted Lindsey, too.

[Dr. Strangelove]

What's going on there?

The current players were good recruits. The team's mostly juniors & seniors. No excuse for being this bad.

[Hannibal]

Weird that Matta is suddenly not getting much out of his players anymore.

[froot loops]

Coaches have shelf lifes.

[entropy]

I saw an update on west coast recruiting that OSU recently offered Ty Jones, a wr from Utah. He's a current Wash commit who is 6'4" and 200 lbs (if those #'s are true).

Doesn't seem like OSU is cutting if they're still offering.

[hack]

Not going deep with Deangelo Russell and some seniors was a real thing.

But hey -- Coach Matta is an excellent coach. He should be OSU's coach for a long time.