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[The Commish]

As good as the Green get is. This is better

That is freakin' awesome!!

 

[gump]

Great get on Green.....anyone have any Poggi scoop?

Hi dad wants him to at least check out bama but I am pretty sure he is blue....Don't like all the visit talk though, surprised hoke hasnt told him to be on his merry way

So is that a Big 10 thing...or a Michigan thing....the no visits after a commit?

It's a Michigan thing. Hoke isn't going to yank an offer from a lower rated recruit to make room for a 5 star in January like other big schools would. A commitment is a commitment, for either side.

So is there honestly a chance there won't be a spot for Poggi if he decides he wants to stick with Michigan on NSD?

 

[The Commish]

Great get on Green.....anyone have any Poggi scoop?

Hi dad wants him to at least check out bama but I am pretty sure he is blue....Don't like all the visit talk though, surprised hoke hasnt told him to be on his merry way

So is that a Big 10 thing...or a Michigan thing....the no visits after a commit?

It's a Michigan thing. Hoke isn't going to yank an offer from a lower rated recruit to make room for a 5 star in January like other big schools would. A commitment is a commitment, for either side.

So is there honestly a chance there won't be a spot for Poggi if he decides he wants to stick with Michigan on NSD?

If someone fills his spot, yes. But, I'm not sure they have any more defensive linemen ready to commit, so his spot is probably safe. They grabbed several last year. I think there's one or two spots open and one of those they want a WR.

 

[gump]

Great get on Green.....anyone have any Poggi scoop?

Hi dad wants him to at least check out bama but I am pretty sure he is blue....Don't like all the visit talk though, surprised hoke hasnt told him to be on his merry way

So is that a Big 10 thing...or a Michigan thing....the no visits after a commit?

It's a Michigan thing. Hoke isn't going to yank an offer from a lower rated recruit to make room for a 5 star in January like other big schools would. A commitment is a commitment, for either side.

So is there honestly a chance there won't be a spot for Poggi if he decides he wants to stick with Michigan on NSD?

If someone fills his spot, yes. But, I'm not sure they have any more defensive linemen ready to commit, so his spot is probably safe. They grabbed several last year. I think there's one or two spots open and one of those they want a WR.

Thx....we have a 'you look around, we look around' policy too...but I'm not sure I recall an instance where we actually didn't re-take someone after they went on another visit. Im sure its happened though. Didn't know how much different the UM policy was.

 

[The Commish]

Great get on Green.....anyone have any Poggi scoop?

Hi dad wants him to at least check out bama but I am pretty sure he is blue....Don't like all the visit talk though, surprised hoke hasnt told him to be on his merry way

So is that a Big 10 thing...or a Michigan thing....the no visits after a commit?

It's a Michigan thing. Hoke isn't going to yank an offer from a lower rated recruit to make room for a 5 star in January like other big schools would. A commitment is a commitment, for either side.

So is there honestly a chance there won't be a spot for Poggi if he decides he wants to stick with Michigan on NSD?

If someone fills his spot, yes. But, I'm not sure they have any more defensive linemen ready to commit, so his spot is probably safe. They grabbed several last year. I think there's one or two spots open and one of those they want a WR.

Thx....we have a 'you look around, we look around' policy too...but I'm not sure I recall an instance where we actually didn't re-take someone after they went on another visit. Im sure its happened though. Didn't know how much different the UM policy was.

It's a "if you're looking around, your space could be filled by someone else" approach. Happened to Jake Fisher in 2011 class and rumor has it Conley didn't take kindly to it this year when he announced he was going to visit OSU (which he then committed to). Though I have seen where the Michigan coaches said there was no problem at all.

 

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[derek245583]

As good as the Green get is. This is better

That is freakin' awesome!!

What is it? Can't get the link to work

 

[The Commish]

As good as the Green get is. This is better

That is freakin' awesome!!

What is it? Can't get the link to work

Brock Mealer walking down the isle at his wedding.

 

[derek245583]

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[Leroy Hoard]

Oh, Hello Derrick Green

If you need 3 yards he might just get you 13.

 

[MAC_32]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

 

[The Commish]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

All the 2013 verbals are in the first post. This year, they've stock piled offensive linemen, gotten a pretty good RB and are still looking for a WR. 2/6 is the date.

 

[MAC_32]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

All the 2013 verbals are in the first post. This year, they've stock piled offensive linemen, gotten a pretty good RB and are still looking for a WR. 2/6 is the date.

 

[The Commish]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

All the 2013 verbals are in the first post. This year, they've stock piled offensive linemen, gotten a pretty good RB and are still looking for a WR. 2/6 is the date.

They've also gotten some depth in the secondary

 

[derek245583]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

We will meet back here on 2/6Last year they swiped Dennis Northfleet from UC and got a good kid on signing day. Hopefully we flip a WR somewhere...desperately need one.

 

[The Commish]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

We will meet back here on 2/6Last year they swiped Dennis Northfleet from UC and got a good kid on signing day. Hopefully we flip a WR somewhere...desperately need one.

Has Treadwell committed to Ole Miss?? What's in the water down there anyway? Quite the class forming.

 

[derek245583]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

We will meet back here on 2/6Last year they swiped Dennis Northfleet from UC and got a good kid on signing day. Hopefully we flip a WR somewhere...desperately need one.

Has Treadwell committed to Ole Miss?? What's in the water down there anyway? Quite the class forming.

Ya, he is going to Ole MissThey are offering $800 for a visit is what I read...Gotta imagine a commitment is well north of that.They are going to sign a top 10 class.

 

[gump]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

We will meet back here on 2/6Last year they swiped Dennis Northfleet from UC and got a good kid on signing day. Hopefully we flip a WR somewhere...desperately need one.

Has Treadwell committed to Ole Miss?? What's in the water down there anyway? Quite the class forming.

Ya, he is going to Ole MissThey are offering $800 for a visit is what I read...Gotta imagine a commitment is well north of that.They are going to sign a top 10 class.

They may end up with six.....yes six......5 stars! A 6'6" OT (top 100 overall 4 star) just decommitted from FSU and is flipping to Ole Miss. It's top heavy....but quite a class for Freeze.

 

[The Commish]

When's signing day? and will someone provide a cliff notes of our signings at that time?I have tried before and won't again, following the recruiting process just isn't something I ever make time for. Have given up trying to track others, but want to keep up with us...and always keep up with the going's in NE Ohio. Reserving developing opinions on others until they're actually on campus.

We will meet back here on 2/6Last year they swiped Dennis Northfleet from UC and got a good kid on signing day. Hopefully we flip a WR somewhere...desperately need one.

Has Treadwell committed to Ole Miss?? What's in the water down there anyway? Quite the class forming.

Ya, he is going to Ole MissThey are offering $800 for a visit is what I read...Gotta imagine a commitment is well north of that.They are going to sign a top 10 class.

They may end up with six.....yes six......5 stars! A 6'6" OT (top 100 overall 4 star) just decommitted from FSU and is flipping to Ole Miss. It's top heavy....but quite a class for Freeze.

Makes me wonder what they're offering

 

[derek245583]

Word on the street is Poggi is currently committed to Michigan and if Alabama doesnt have room for him on signing day, he will sign with Michigan. If Alabama can open up a spot, then Poggi will sign there.That isnt good. His ####### dad is costing Michigan this kid.

 

[The Commish]

Word on the street is Poggi is currently committed to Michigan and if Alabama doesnt have room for him on signing day, he will sign with Michigan. If Alabama can open up a spot, then Poggi will sign there.That isnt good. His ####### dad is costing Michigan this kid.

I don't know what to believe anymore. At one point we were told that his father was all Michigan all the time. We were told he just went to Alabama to visit a friend etc. Yes, this class is scarce on defensive linemen, but I think that's because the 2012 class had 500 defensive guys in it. I guess we'll find out on the 6th. Mattison's apparently been down to see him just recently to make sure all is well. Who knows?

 

[The Commish]

Da'Mario Jones was visited by UGA, Alabama, FSU, UCLA and MSU last week and this week. UCLA went ahead and offered. The others didn't as it appeared he didn't have interest (supposedly). This gives me hope regarding the WR position. A coach that played against the kid is on record as saying Michigan "stole" him and "found a diamond in the rough". Certainly someone to watch going forward

 

[whoknew]

Link

Bo Schembechler looms large over the Super Bowl

Bo Schembechler retired from coaching 23 years ago and died six years ago, but he’s a major presence at this year’s Super Bowl.

Jack Harbaugh, the father of 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Ravens coach John Harbaugh, was an assistant to Schembechler at Michigan for seven seasons. Jim was Big Ten Player of the Year as Schembechler’s quarterback at Michigan in 1986, and although John wasn’t a player or coach for Schembechler, he spent a lot of time around the program while Jack was an assistant and has mentioned Schembechler’s influence several times this week — as have his father and brother.

“I see Bo’s fingerprints all over the Raven football team and all over the San Francisco 49er team, and there could not be anyone that you could better emulate,” Jack Harbaugh said on Wednesday.

Jim Harbaugh said that the only person who might have been a bigger influence on him than Schembechler is his father.

“Next to my dad, right on the same level as my dad is Bo Schembechler,” Jim Harbaugh said. “He is one of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game.”

John Harbaugh was asked today about an odd phrase that he and his brother have both used: “Grind the meat and rattle the molars.” That’s a phrase that Schembechler used to describe the run-first offense and physical blocking style that he coached.

“That’s Bo,” Harbaugh said. “When Michigan would be ahead, Bo would get on the headphones and say, ‘It’s time to grind some meat.’ That means it’s time to run the ball, four minute offense and run the off-tackle play. And ‘rattle the molars,’ that’s trench warfare in football up front. That’s football.”

For Bo Schembechler, seeing the Harbaugh boys coach against each other in a tough, physical, run-first football game would be heavenly.

 

[gump]

Word on the street is Poggi is currently committed to Michigan and if Alabama doesnt have room for him on signing day, he will sign with Michigan. If Alabama can open up a spot, then Poggi will sign there.

We've got 5 spots open, with DE Liner expected to be a lock....so 4. (Can sign 26 with a greyshirt already confirmed.). With the other potentials....and if what the word on the street says is true....probably comes down to what DT A'Shawn Robinson does.

 

[derek245583]

Word on the street is Poggi is currently committed to Michigan and if Alabama doesnt have room for him on signing day, he will sign with Michigan. If Alabama can open up a spot, then Poggi will sign there.

We've got 5 spots open, with DE Liner expected to be a lock....so 4. (Can sign 26 with a greyshirt already confirmed.). With the other potentials....and if what the word on the street says is true....probably comes down to what DT A'Shawn Robinson does.

Ya, maybe thats it...maybe just positional spots, I dont know

 

[wadegarrett]

Thoughts on this article...

Ohio State and Michigan -- the Big Ten's Big Two -- belong in the same division

Doug Lesmerises

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

February 05, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Texas.

Not for the Longhorns to come aboard, but for the three recruits from that state -- linebacker Mike Mitchell, quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back Dontre Wilson -- that Ohio State grabbed. All were ranked by Rivals.com as among the top 20 players in Texas.

Wilson, a four-star speedster who flipped from Oregon after coach Chip Kelly left for the NFL, became the 24th pledge to Ohio State's class when he announced his choice on the Dallas TV news Monday night. National Signing Day is on Wednesday, and the Buckeyes may be done or could have another player to add.

To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Virginia.

Not for the conference to add another Eastern member there, but for running back Derrick Green, the state's top recruit according to Rivals, who could wind up carrying the ball 25 times per game as one of the biggest gets in Michigan's recruiting class.

To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Wednesday, when Ohio State and Michigan will lock down recruiting classes ranked among the top five in the nation, distancing themselves from the rest of the Big Ten pack in both approach, attitude and ability when it comes to acquiring talent.

Understand then, that the idea of putting Ohio State and Michigan in the same division, which both schools want when realignment comes as part of Maryland and Rutgers joining the conference for the 2014 season, is about far more than preserving tradition.

It's about the future. Specifically, a future where Ohio State and Michigan see themselves rising above the rest of the league and see the idea of playing each other in the Big Ten title game as not only redundant, but counterproductive.

If they are going to be the two big boys, they won't see a need to beat up on each other any more than they have to. That means getting into the same division, turning that regular-season finale into a conference pseudo-semifinal and sending the winner on to the Big Ten Championship, with the hope that in many years a win there would propel that team into the four-team playoff that will begin in 2014.

Instead of thinking about the Big Ten title, Ohio State and Michigan are now thinking big picture. And the recruiting rankings help tell you why. They aren't everything. But it's hard to ignore the Buckeyes and Wolverines among the top five, Nebraska in the teens and everyone else at 30 or worse.

A conference like the Southeastern, which can consider Alabama, LSU, Florida, Georgia, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Auburn and maybe Arkansas national title contenders, doesn't have the same issue. Chances are that conference title game is going to put two national title contenders on the field, for good and bad.

The SEC has eight teams ranked among the top 20 in ESPN's recruiting rankings. The Big Ten has Ohio State and Michigan.

When the Big Ten went to divisions for the 2011 season as Nebraska made the Big Ten a 12-team league, splitting Ohio State and Michigan was done in the name of competitive balance and OSU Athletic Director Smith and Michigan Athletic Director David Brandon were fine with it.

Neither wanted the Ohio State-Michigan game moved off the final weekend, but they were OK with potentially playing back-to-back weeks, possibly devaluing what ideally are the two most important games on the Big Ten football schedule -- Ohio State-Michigan and the conference title game.

That scenario also created the possibility of what they should view now as a worst-case scenario: Ohio State and Michigan as the two best teams in the Big Ten, the only teams in the league with legitimate national title hopes, facing off in back-to-back weeks, splitting the games and knocking both of them out of the national title picture.

So this should be the last season where that's a possibility. Neither Michigan nor Ohio State has played in Indianapolis the first two years of the title game. The Buckeyes would have gone last season if they hadn't been banned. So the game hasn't been what it could be.

But the league should have figured out by now that all that matters, especially in the four-team playoff era, is whether a conference title game affects that postseason.

Is there a team playing to get in? It doesn't have to be two great teams, or a great rivalry. But is one playing for something bigger?

If there is, people will go and people will watch. If there isn't, fewer will go and fewer will watch.

In the Big Ten, the teams with the best chance to play for more are Ohio State and Michigan.

Smith said both he and Brandon want to be in the same division, as long as it doesn't hurt the conference. They will gather their talent bounty Wednesday, then in the future plan to bash heads on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, saying goodbye and sending the winner on to, they hope, bigger things.

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[whoknew]

Thoughts on this article...

Ohio State and Michigan -- the Big Ten's Big Two -- belong in the same division

Doug Lesmerises

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

February 05, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Texas.

Not for the Longhorns to come aboard, but for the three recruits from that state -- linebacker Mike Mitchell, quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back Dontre Wilson -- that Ohio State grabbed. All were ranked by Rivals.com as among the top 20 players in Texas.

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There's really no question they should be in the same division. It just makes everything work better. I think it will happen with realignment.

 

[gump]

Word on the street is Poggi is currently committed to Michigan and if Alabama doesnt have room for him on signing day, he will sign with Michigan. If Alabama can open up a spot, then Poggi will sign there.

We've got 5 spots open, with DE Liner expected to be a lock....so 4. (Can sign 26 with a greyshirt already confirmed.). With the other potentials....and if what the word on the street says is true....probably comes down to what DT A'Shawn Robinson does.

Ya, maybe thats it...maybe just positional spots, I dont know

Poggi looks like a Michigan lock now.

 

[The Commish]

Thoughts on this article...

Ohio State and Michigan -- the Big Ten's Big Two -- belong in the same division

Doug Lesmerises

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

February 05, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Texas.

Not for the Longhorns to come aboard, but for the three recruits from that state -- linebacker Mike Mitchell, quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back Dontre Wilson -- that Ohio State grabbed. All were ranked by Rivals.com as among the top 20 players in Texas.

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Link

There's really no question they should be in the same division. It just makes everything work better. I think it will happen with realignment.

Yeah, I've come around to this after wanting them separate initially. I liked the idea of them playing twice a year, but doing that seems to cheapen things a bit.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Out of conference-Out of division-division would work best with OSU in the same division so it can always be the last game.

 

[wadegarrett]

Thoughts on this article...

Ohio State and Michigan -- the Big Ten's Big Two -- belong in the same division

Doug Lesmerises

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

February 05, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Texas.

Not for the Longhorns to come aboard, but for the three recruits from that state -- linebacker Mike Mitchell, quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back Dontre Wilson -- that Ohio State grabbed. All were ranked by Rivals.com as among the top 20 players in Texas.

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Link

There's really no question they should be in the same division. It just makes everything work better. I think it will happen with realignment.

Yeah, I've come around to this after wanting them separate initially. I liked the idea of them playing twice a year, but doing that seems to cheapen things a bit.

Yep...was like you but have come around on it and the article makes complete sense now.

 

[whoknew]

Thoughts on this article...

Ohio State and Michigan -- the Big Ten's Big Two -- belong in the same division

Doug Lesmerises

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

February 05, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Texas.

Not for the Longhorns to come aboard, but for the three recruits from that state -- linebacker Mike Mitchell, quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back Dontre Wilson -- that Ohio State grabbed. All were ranked by Rivals.com as among the top 20 players in Texas.

...

Link

There's really no question they should be in the same division. It just makes everything work better. I think it will happen with realignment.

Yeah, I've come around to this after wanting them separate initially. I liked the idea of them playing twice a year, but doing that seems to cheapen things a bit.

Yep...was like you but have come around on it and the article makes complete sense now.

Also - if they are in separate divisions, they are both at a distinct schedule disadvantage compared to the other teams in their division. For example, M's locked crossover is Ohio. MSU's is ... Indiana?

 

[Keerock]

Thoughts on this article...

Ohio State and Michigan -- the Big Ten's Big Two -- belong in the same division

Doug Lesmerises

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

February 05, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Texas.

Not for the Longhorns to come aboard, but for the three recruits from that state -- linebacker Mike Mitchell, quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back Dontre Wilson -- that Ohio State grabbed. All were ranked by Rivals.com as among the top 20 players in Texas.

...

Link

There's really no question they should be in the same division. It just makes everything work better. I think it will happen with realignment.

Yeah, I've come around to this after wanting them separate initially. I liked the idea of them playing twice a year, but doing that seems to cheapen things a bit.

Yep...was like you but have come around on it and the article makes complete sense now.

Also - if they are in separate divisions, they are both at a distinct schedule disadvantage compared to the other teams in their division. For example, M's locked crossover is Ohio. MSU's is ... Indiana?

PSU

 

[derek245583]

I am going to hate it when they play each other in back to back games...and its gonna happen sometime in the next couple years I would bet.

 

[The Commish]

I am going to hate it when they play each other in back to back games...and its gonna happen sometime in the next couple years I would bet.

When do Rutgers and Maryland come to the conference officially? I think realignment will be coming sooner rather than later.

 

[wadegarrett]

I am going to hate it when they play each other in back to back games...and its gonna happen sometime in the next couple years I would bet.

When do Rutgers and Maryland come to the conference officially? I think realignment will be coming sooner rather than later.

Next year.

 

[The Commish]

LOI Link to mgoblue for those that care to keep up.

 

[The Commish]

Also...rumor is that Wilton Speight (QB) has committed for the 2014 class. Thought it might have been Cornwell to get the offer. Perhaps they'll offer two??

 

[The Commish]

Also...rumor is that Wilton Speight (QB) has committed for the 2014 class. Thought it might have been Cornwell to get the offer. Perhaps they'll offer two??

Confirmed

 

[scrumptrulescent]

LOI Link to mgoblue for those that care to keep up.

24 in. I believe Poggi is the only ????. He's doing some big thing in his school at 11:00 am.

 

[The Commish]

LOI Link to mgoblue for those that care to keep up.

24 in. I believe Poggi is the only ????. He's doing some big thing in his school at 11:00 am.

Poggi, McCrary and Dawson are all that's left. They have 27 in this class.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

Someone at Mgoblog claiming Poggi is a Wolverine.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

Wow. All 27 in before noon. That was easy.

 

[Kal El]

Wow. All 27 in before noon. That was easy.

That's how it should be. Michigan's finally recovering from what RR did to the program.

 

[The Commish]

Commitment List for 2013:

Hello: Shane Morris (QB)

Hello: Dymonte Thomas (S)

Hello: Khalid Hill (TE)

Hello: Wyatt Shallman (RB/DE?)

Hello: Kyle Bosch (OT)

Hello: Jourdan Lewis (CB)

Hello Again: David Dawson

Hello: Chris Fox (OT)

Hello: Taco Charlton (LB)

Hello: Logan Tuley-Tillman (OT)

Hello: Jake Butt (TE)

Hello: Jaron Dukes (WR)

Hello: Patrick Kugler (OT)

Hello: Mike McCray II (LB)

Hello: Deveon Smith (RB)

Hello: Ben Gedeon (LB)

Hello: Csont'e York (WR)

Hello: Maurice Hurst Jr. (DT)

Hello: Henry Poggi (DT)

Hello: Scott Sypniewski (LS)

Hello: Channing Stribling (CB)

Hello: Ross Douglas (CB)

Hello: Da'Mario Jones

Hello: Delano Hill (CB)

Hello: Dan Samuelson (OL)

Hello: Reon Dawson (DB)

Hello: Derrick Green (RB)

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

we now have a lb named taco.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

we now have a lb named taco.

in practice he can tackle a te named butt.

 

[gandalas]

Thoughts on this article...

Ohio State and Michigan -- the Big Ten's Big Two -- belong in the same division

Doug Lesmerises

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

February 05, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Texas.

Not for the Longhorns to come aboard, but for the three recruits from that state -- linebacker Mike Mitchell, quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back Dontre Wilson -- that Ohio State grabbed. All were ranked by Rivals.com as among the top 20 players in Texas.

...

Link

There's really no question they should be in the same division. It just makes everything work better. I think it will happen with realignment.

Yeah, I've come around to this after wanting them separate initially. I liked the idea of them playing twice a year, but doing that seems to cheapen things a bit.

Yep...was like you but have come around on it and the article makes complete sense now.

Also - if they are in separate divisions, they are both at a distinct schedule disadvantage compared to the other teams in their division. For example, M's locked crossover is Ohio. MSU's is ... Indiana?

Michigan plays Ohio U?

 

[derek245583]

Thoughts on this article...

Ohio State and Michigan -- the Big Ten's Big Two -- belong in the same division

Doug Lesmerises

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

February 05, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To understand the future of the Big Ten, look to Texas.

Not for the Longhorns to come aboard, but for the three recruits from that state -- linebacker Mike Mitchell, quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back Dontre Wilson -- that Ohio State grabbed. All were ranked by Rivals.com as among the top 20 players in Texas.

...

Link

There's really no question they should be in the same division. It just makes everything work better. I think it will happen with realignment.

Yeah, I've come around to this after wanting them separate initially. I liked the idea of them playing twice a year, but doing that seems to cheapen things a bit.

Yep...was like you but have come around on it and the article makes complete sense now.

Also - if they are in separate divisions, they are both at a distinct schedule disadvantage compared to the other teams in their division. For example, M's locked crossover is Ohio. MSU's is ... Indiana?

Michigan plays Ohio U?

Beat Ohio!!