While most of us are trying to figure out who is staying and who is jumping to the NFL draft over the next 4 days, Jim Tressel and his staff are gearing up for the final run of next year's freshmen class.
Ohio State has 16 verbals thus far, half of which were selected to play in last week's US Army All-American Bowl. Of course the big name still out there that hasn't committed is Terrelle Pryor and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette has started a diary for him and his recruiting process, ensuring his flirting all the way until the end.
This is not going to be a daily diary, but should be a good read when it comes out. TP is going to start bringing Charlie Batch on his trips for help and advice (do your Buckeye service TLB), as Terrelle is going to be bombarded over the next few weeks and I don't believe he has a father figure in the house.
While Ohio State was the early leader for TP, all the going ons up North has put them back in the race. He will wait until Feb. 6th to announce his decision, but as James Jahnke of the Detroit Free Press pointed out yesterday, it would be smart for his "NFL career" to come to Ohio State, quite simply, he could take an extreme pounding at Michigan the first couple of years.
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True that!
However, Mallet is leaving and I doubt RR would let that happen, unless he was sure Pryor was on board. Perhaps, RR has another QB recruit coming in.
I'm gonna be the next T.O. because I also love me some me!
Pat White = NFL QB?
Not bloody likely. If he wants to play in the NFL as a QB he will avoid the zone read spread thingamahbob.
I can make it work in the NFL because I am "T.P."!!!!!!!
I may takeover the Atlanta job again & bring back the run & shoot! TP can be my guy at the helm. And there'll always be 2 tickets waiting at the box office for Elvis.
As long as you're not TP for RichRod's bunghole then I don't care what you call yourself!
Any more news on Josh Jenkins or Keith Wells? Anybody?
I also ascribe to the notion that Pryor would be wise to avoid the read/option if he's serious about the NFL. Pat White will not be an NFL quarterback, and Marc Bulger didn't exactly run the read/option at West Virginia, so I don't think you can completely count him. The NFL will require him to do things that he will not be taught to do at m*ch*g*n, now that the Rodents went and hired their Rat.
I could possibly see him at Oregon, since Oregon has sent quarterbacks into the league, but then we're back wondering how those quarterbacks have performed in the NFL. So far, not very well, although the jury might be considered out on a couple.
If he's smart, and looking long-term, he'll go to a school (read: NFL prep course) where he'll have an offense suited to use his talents (like last year's OSU offense was suited to Troy Smith), but still requiring him to develop the kinds of practices, mechanics and footwork he'll need on the next level.
The kid is a talent. Why cut it short by hitching it to a system that not only can't produce NFL-ready quarterbacks, but actively discourages their production?
I'm already on it.
BTW, if RR had told Pryor that he was leaving WVA for the Hun before a contract was signed, would that be permissable under the NCAA bylaws?
I think Oregon is already out of the picture. The word is that he wants to be close to his mom......Oregon doesn't exactly fit that criterion.
On a more entertaining note, all the LSU fans in New Orleans were telling me that I was an idiot & that it was common knowledge that Pryor was going to LSU. I tried to explain to them that LSU wasn't even on his radar.....I then realized that they didn't know what radar was......next I tried to tell them to look it up on the internet but then realized they could not read.....so I spent the last day I was in New Orleans being a good Samaritan and teaching some of the younger fans how to read and write, and of the problems that incest can cause.
On a serious note, MOST of the fans down there were pretty nice. From my experience with relatives down south, the only REAL @$$hole fans I have come across down south are the Georgia fans.....they're real douche bags.
Nice to see TP thook some issue with that article in ESPN The Firestarter. I read it, and thought it generally pretty even, but could see how he'd be upset if any of it was not true.
Of course, it didn't mention a anything about his dad that I hadn't encountered on the Intertubes. I have a lot of sympathy for TP. It's not easy for anyone to be under that microscope. For such a young man, he's doing a pretty good job.
I'm in Amsterdam fer work, watching the BBC. And apropos of nothing, Qi (Quite Interesting) is a remarkably funny and quite interesting show.
Terrelle Pryor has become my new obsession. Thanks!
yeah...pryor gives me man-fan-wood....he could blossom at osu...i do worry about him 'Claretting out' tho...
What does that mean.."clarretting out"? Stop taking his meds? Is TP mentally unstable?
I must be in the minority, because I can't see why Pryor would choose tOSU over Michigan at this point. He would be handed the job next year in Ann Arbor. In Columbus he would have to beat out Boeckman and then Henton. Not saying he couldn't do it, but why would he want to? Playing under Richie Rich he would use the same type of system that he is familiar with and that made him a star.
By all accounts, Henton may be the Man next year or at least split time with Boeckman. Pryor wants to be THE MAN..... and I am not sure he would be willing to redshirt. All this adds up to UM..... Ryan Mallet is gone, Rich Rod is the coach, the read-option is installed, and Terrelle has instant airtime on Sports Center every week--this kid seems like a media hog and something short of a team player. I will give 2-1 odds that he ends up in Ann Arbor--- but his NFL stock will severely suffer and he won't win as many games as he wants for a couple of years. This kid seems shortsighted and also seems to lack a strong parental figure-- and coupled with the OSU title loss-- I don't think he will consider the consequences when he commits to Rich Rod. Lets Hope Henton pans out!!
Wish this Terrelle would have signed with Michigan. He has huge potential. He made a nice TD pass in the bowl game tonight.