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Sounds worse than that to me, but not a ton of context, couldve misspoken. Im sure a lot will say it doesnt mean anything, but I have a feeling if he said the same thing in ohio states favor instead, this thread would be blowing up.

the only thing that has me concerned is the comment he made after THE GAME about how cold it was...I don't know why that bothers me but it does.

And don't forget, Urban Meyer played DB at Cincinnati so he knows a little about that position as well

I think the outcome of tonight's NC game will reflect on Vonn's final decision.. Just my opinion..I sure hope this kid is a buckeye, but my gut feeling is he will not be come signing day and some of those other guys who WANT to be buckeyes will be missed out on..I can't take take the stress of waiting for NSD!

I could be wrong, but, if I recall correctly, he said essentially the same thing about Nick Saban during an interview previously where he also mentioned he has the best relationship with Urban Meyer of all the head coaches recruiting him.  At that point, he also said Saban is a DB coach who gets guys into the league, and would be working with him, so that would be a plus (I'm paraphrazing here).

I'd have to dig to find that interview, obviously, but it seems to be his "canned" response for Alabama when asked about the different teams, except the new addition of them playing in the NC once again.

This isn't good....but will have to wait until NSD IMO....hate to say that...bc I'd rather be saying UFM and Co. lock up his commitment this weekend....but don't think it happens.

I still think he comes to the Buckeyes for one important reason.  If you remember back to his interviews, he said how much he wants to be a coach someday and that was one of his main selling points to which school he chooses.  I think OSU and Alabama are even on ability to win NC's and sending guys to the league, but OSU is clearly ahead of Bama in turning players into coaches.  There are alot of former Buckeyes coaching at the college level, including quite a few here at Ohio State.  Plus, Urban Meyer is very vocal about wanting his former players to come back and coach when their playing career ends.

The one thing that OSU has going for it is that Bell is in a position of serious need, and he would be just one spoke in the wheel full of the most elite class of DB's in 2013.  He has to realize that he would be the center piece of the quad-fecta of Burrows/Apple/Conley/Bell.  That's quite a place to be, and to know the guys you'd be going to battle with every Saturday, and to have the bond of having all of them be a part of the same class.  All of that is pretty special in my book.

According to 247, Vonn Bell was seen hanging out with our recruits (Marshall, Burrows, Buagh and Bosa) most of thise past week at the UA Bowl and they believe he'll be a Buckeye.

I wouldn't read too much into Bell's statement. He's talking to a reporter "off-the-cuff." We didn't get to hear his voice inflections, facial expressions, etc.

For example, Bell might have been phrasing it as a hypothetical, not a declarative statement: "[If I go to Alabama] Coach Nick Saban [is] a DB coach, and he’s going to be coaching me."  

Consider another example, one using a hypothetical, another using a declarative statement . . .

Hypothetical: Billy Bob asks his friend Rico if he's going to the bar tonight. Rico, who has a girlfriend who hangs out with the same circle of friends as Billy Bob and Rico, shakes his head no, rolls his eyes, and then explains, "That drunk chick Suzy is going to be all over me."

Declarative statement: Billy Bob asks Rico if he's going to the bar a week later after Rico's girlfried cruelly dumps him. Rico smiles and then says, confidently, with a tone of voice that implies "mark my words" . . . "That drunk chick Suzy is going to be all over me [tonight]."

Sounds like he is Bama bound but things can change with a visit to Columbus. 

Maybe Vonn was told that Saban is retiring after this year from Bama as head coach and becoming the DB coach at Ohio State?

The reason I think Bell comes to play for the good guys is because of the three questions he asked when picking which programs he would seriously look at. The three questions were ones that our coaching staff would have good answers for, especially how the program would help him pursue a coaching career after football. Getting a player like him on campus is all you can ask for, as Urban continues to fight for the best of the best. 

I read the article this morning too.  It's weird that he was quoted as saying that when Bell's high school coach said over the weekend that if Bell were to sign today he would most likely sign with OSU.  Not really sure what to think here. 

I think this one is truly a toss-up as opposed to Quick's situation, which was a close call, but ultimately Louisville's to lose the whole time being the hometown fave. A lucky young man, I would say, for having two powers to choose from (not disqualifying Tenn, mind you, but...) and having the composure to carry himself in an appropriate manner.