Eleven Warriors

shocked it happened so quick

There is no way we have a shot at Tunsil.

Best of luck to Ethan, and I sure hope we get some good news re: O Line (and WR) soon...

When do tOSU camps start again?

unzrenewal, that recruiting effort (while excellent) was on players more local and with more stated interest in OSU. Tunsil seems like he'll stay in SEC country.  

Yeah - right after a major change and a huge scandal at Penn State shattered their recruiting class. Also - I don't know the answer to this one, but did Spence, Washington, Schutt, Dodson, Decker, Reeves, Williams, Perkins, and O'Connor have OSU offers before Urban got to Columbus?

Urban is a great recruiter, but he's way behind on Tunsil - who has also long been thought to be staying in the South.

@ohioborn - So you are saying MAY is too late to turn up the heat on a recruit when signing day is in FEB? Have you seen how often some of these kids flip? I'm not saying we have a good shot with Tunsil, but that is just asinine if you truely think that.

For a moment it seemed like this recruiting class would be number 1 in the country, all the great players we already have in addition to Anzalone, Lewis Neal... Pocic was a "lock" (can we stop using that word now?.) but I think we can all agree Urban Meyer knows what he's doing. Of course I wanted Pocic badly as well but by the time this class is done there will be atleast 2 players that Urbie ends up getting that we thought either we didnt have a shot with or werent even on the OSU radar. He's one of the smartest coaches Ive seen, he knows our O-Line needs alot of improvement.

Fwiw: Pocic is a tackle and Rodgers is a guard.

I have to be honest, I like it that we have such diehard fans that stuff like this generates panic. Yes we would have a class of 55 guys if we got commits from all of the 4/5 stars we offered, so we HAVE to miss on some. But that doesn't mean we aren't entitled to a freak out after a tough 3 week stretch (2 decommits, a few commit elsewheres). And given the less than stellar reviews about our oline depth, any miss is a big miss. So I say panic away! It's who we (OSU fans) are; just embrace it.

If recruits are thinking long term, don't they want to be in a pro style system for 3-4 years? No matter what Urban says, our attack is not prepping them (at least in style) for the NFL. Unless the Jets are drafting olinemen for Tebowball, that is. The weight room might be, and the techniques might be, but the style of play isn't. Maybe that doesn't matter as much as I think it should, guess I don't know.

full court press D. Johnson

You can wonder what the coaching staff is doing...obviously they've been recruiting these OL prospects. Just because we didn't get them does t mean the staff screwed up at all. It means the kid wanted to go somewhere else than OSU. Don't put the decision of a 16/17 year old on the coaching staff if we recruited him hard

I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to wait until much closer to National Signing Day before I freak out. I invite you to join me in this. There is till a lot of time left. 

OUR PETS HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I kid and totally agree we wont get everyone, this has for sure been a rough stretch for recruiting. But lets wait and see there still 8 months left to fill out a class. And who knows, not to knock Pocic at all, but guys could emerge who are even better. Lets just relax a bit. 

BlockOHBuckeye, chill out. Sure, it sucks that we missed out on Pocic, but I'm confident that UFM and Co. have a contingency plan.

Who knows if this sticks; kids make quick decisions often.  Good get by LSU but this isn't the end of the world.  People need to relax about this stuff.  Urban will get good players and compete with the best

Also don't sleep on a decommittment here. Not saying its likely, but he is less than a day removed from his visit to LSU. He may have made an impulse decision and could potentially reconsider after settling down a little. If he takes officials this fall don't count us out. It's a reach, but it's a better chance than going after Tunsil

Worse things have happened. Neal & Anzalone have more to do with other coaches getting in their heads about this years insane LBs along with currently having Shazier & Grant. They were going to have a hard time seeing the field next year and thats just a fact. 

Not getting Pocic is the only huge miss so far (although I personally wish we would have gone after McCray a long time ago) so I don't think anyone should be losing faith just yet. O line is a big need for us so hopefully we get some good guys there - I think we will. You can't have the best recruiting class every year but we'll do just fine. Much of the class will come naturally if we have a strong 2012. Kids want to play for a team that has a shot at a NC so the world isn't ending over this...

Don't think Peterson is an OT either. We need another OT in this class. Johnson, maybe Latham, maybe?

Latham wants to play DL, i believe. He's been showing great burst off the D Line in camp, and I get the feeling that's what he's looking for at the next level.

Hey guys seeing is believing  if Urban's buckeyes come out playing like we think they can don't be surprised if a lot of these kids change there tune 

There is a lot of time between now and Feb. Wait until after the season and recruits get a chance to see the style of football Urban intends on running at OSU. I willing to bet after people see an explosive offense and a very aggressive D there will be a big time Buzz in Columbus. Also not to make excuses but Urban is still playing catch up  in recruiting. Most of these kids have been recruited by teams for 3 years now. Wait until the 2014 class.

It's too late to turn up the heat on a recruit?  WTF???? It's MAY of 2012.  Last time I checked signing day is February of 2013.  Guys who were though to be locks in Spring the year before will commit other places come February.  Who knows what player will be climbing the ranks by February.  None of these guys have played their senior year.  Many haven't even began going to camps yet. 

It sucks to lose out on Pocic, but could be when all is said and done any of the "lesser" named targets right now could end up being the top of the heap for O-Lineman come February.  The notion, though, that it's too late to turn up the heat on a recruit is absolutely laughable.  If anything, it could be an advantage.  Be that last visit, be the new guy on the block and make a big run at the kid.  A lot of times these big named recruits end up pulling a big surprise at the end of the process. 

Again, what I said is being taken out of context. I am saying that I think it's too late to turn up the heat on Tunsil, not any other recruit - ONLY Tunsil. He's not currently reporting an OSU offer, and even if he has one, I really don't think he leaves the South. That's all I'm saying.

Get him on campus and anything can happen, but I don't think it comes to that.

Some of these comments are making me wonder what SOME people on this site do whenever they face real adversary/challenges in life. People are acting like petulant children who were told they couldn't have a cookie until they finished dinner. Meyer's always got pretty good recruits in his time at Florida and him and his staff did a pretty good job of coaching up less heralded recruits while he was at Bowling Green/Utah.

To those having a cow; calm down, show a little faith, and wait until NSD. Wait scratch that last one, wait until the games 2-5 seasons from now when the current recruiting class will see the field. Recruiting rankings mean jack. How many times over the past decade has FSU finished with a top5 class and what have they done with those top recruiting classes? There are plenty of other examples out there. Sure it's nice to have a top class, but that doesn't mean anything once the season rolls around.

At the end of the day Meyer & co will get the guys they need and then mold and shape their bodies and minds for OSU football. Yes, we'll get a lot of great recruits and assemble a pretty good class because of who Meyer and OSU are. Will we get the top class? Maybe who knows. Does it really matter if the class is #1 or #15? Not really. You can start worrying once being awarded the top class automatically qualifies you for a BCS or NC game. Grab a beer, kick back, and enjoy life until then.

Top talent + Great Coaching =Championships ... I've seen it for the last 3 years up close, and in person. Alabama didn't start winning until N.Saban started bringing in top ranked recruiting classes. So to those that say recruiting rankings don't mean anything I beg to differ. Saban has his fair share of 4, and 5 stars, but also coaches up his 3 stars too. Check M.Barron, and C.Upshaw. Right now I hate to admit it, but Alabama is the model as far as recruiting goes, but I will say this, I look for U.Meyer to have the same impact N.Saban had at Bama, on OSU. I still fully expect this to be a another top 6 or 7 class I think the limited numbers overall will keep it from going any higher, but if we can get to 22-23 recruits, top 3 no doubt. I don't think people are worrying that kids are picking schools other then OSU its how the game goes, I think the issue is the perceived "locks" are picking other schools. I vote to retire the word ... Lol ...

I bet Urban has literally zero fucks to give about Ohio State blogs and their posters' various crackpot theories