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Written by Duane Long   
Sunday, 24 May 2009 19:03
I watched the Buckeye staff stumble through the early part of recruiting and could figure out what they were trying to do. Recently I think we are seeing a turnaround that I would go so far as to call impressive. Starting with the offer to William Gohlston in early May, I am seeing the staff offer players that make so much sense. The way they started the year made so little sense. For example, Marvin Robinson, the great athlete from Florida. We knew his family connection to Michigan. I have to assume the staff knew that. The odds of that kid going anywhere but Michigan were so long that it was a waste of time to recruit him. Great player but he was always going to Michigan. We have a couple of kids right here instate in Christian Bryant and Latwan Anderson who want to be Buckeyes but we don't offer them. That is another thing that indicates the staff has found its mojo again. There is an offer to a great looking safety prospect in Christian Bryant who actually wants to come here. Tight end is a huge need. The top tight end in the state, and arguably in the region, in Alex Smith never did get an offer. Now we see the Buckeyes going hard after C.J. Fiedorowicz, the other candidate for top TE in the region on my board, plus an offer to the kid I see as the #3 tight in the region on Alex Welch. The way things are shaking out I think the Buckeyes have a shot at both. The recent offer that I love is Brent Benedict from Florida. Massive talent. A physical freak that runs like a tight end hits like a truck. He is my #2 national offensive lineman. Any other year he is #1. He was quoted in a local paper as saying he would very much like to hear from Ohio State. Who thought all this up? Chasing players who were not showing interest in Ohio State to recruiting players about on par with the ones we were recruiting but these have a genuine interest in Ohio State. It was my thinking 2 months ago that the staff was focused on spring practice. Jim Tressel likes to do one thing at a time, do it very well and move onto the next. With so many young guys stepping into the 2-deep I think JT wanted to put spring practice as the priority. The timing of this return to recruiting sanity just reinforces that belief. I really like where we are at right now right before senior camp where I hope we see an offer at least to Andrew Donnal.

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written by Kasino Royale, May 25, 2009
Mr. Benedict is featured briefly:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/AMP-2010-physical-freaks-47597
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written by Matt W, May 25, 2009
Throw in the recent offer to Hendrix and I think the staff may be getting back to reality.

Good stuff Duane! I love what you are doing and wanted to express my gratitude.
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written by Duane Long, May 25, 2009
Throw in the recent offer to Hendrix and I think the staff may be getting back to reality.

Good stuff Duane! I love what you are doing and wanted to express my gratitude.




Hold the phone. We offered Hendrix? I had not seen that.
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written by marksgforce, May 25, 2009
Speaking of doing one thing at a time, I think that if we make it to a major bowl or the NC game again, JT will return to 2002-2004 form and throw the final recruiting push out the window - probably as he should.
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written by Buckeye Willie, May 25, 2009
With the Hendrix offer, do you think the Nick Montana dance is over for us, Duane? AND, does it really matter much?
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written by Duane Long, May 25, 2009
With the Hendrix offer, do you think the Nick Montana dance is over for us, Duane? AND, does it really matter much?



I think so. If 2 was in the cards there likely would have been an offer sooner. It is not going to be a big enough class to hold out the hope of taking 2. That the offer comes now, before camp, tells me that Montana is not in the cards. I had not felt good about him for some time.
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written by Ron Krumm, May 25, 2009
I understand the we have limited scholarshios this year, but if we want Ohio State to be the best, we have to recruit the best. You don't go into a state that you may or may not get many recruits from, and offer the second or third best player at a position. If your not going to recruit the best at a position, why waste the time, money and effort. Why doesn't Ohio State have offers out to evry kid rated in the top 50 in the contry. Aren't WE worthy of consideration. I have said it for years, and I will continue to say it, If Pete Carroll can recruit New Jersey, Maryland, DC, why doesn't Jim Tresell. Why can't Ohio State get the same number of early commits as Texas. If a kid doesn't want to come to Ohio State, find as good a player that does want to come. This year is a good example of a down year in Ohio high school ffotball. If Ohio State type talent isn't here, Don't offer them. If you only have 16 scholarships, offer the BEST players available to fill those scholarships.
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written by a guest, May 26, 2009
I understand the we have limited scholarshios this year, but if we want Ohio State to be the best, we have to recruit the best. You don't go into a state that you may or may not get many recruits from, and offer the second or third best player at a position. If your not going to recruit the best at a position, why waste the time, money and effort. Why doesn't Ohio State have offers out to evry kid rated in the top 50 in the contry. Aren't WE worthy of consideration. I have said it for years, and I will continue to say it, If Pete Carroll can recruit New Jersey, Maryland, DC, why doesn't Jim Tresell. Why can't Ohio State get the same number of early commits as Texas. If a kid doesn't want to come to Ohio State, find as good a player that does want to come. This year is a good example of a down year in Ohio high school ffotball. If Ohio State type talent isn't here, Don't offer them. If you only have 16 scholarships, offer the BEST players available to fill those scholarships.


Your comparison to USC is silly. USC is in LA. Despite the campus being kind of crappy, in my opinion, USC has a sexiness on the national level that Ohio State is never going to have. That doesn't mean OSU can't recruit nationally -- they can and have, based on the strength of the program and the guys we send to the NFL -- but no one else is USC.

The Texas comment is equally strange. Texas locks up a ton of early commitments because Texas is such a football factory. Texas gets 80%+ of its players from within the state. Ohio is a great high school football state, but it can't compare to Texas. If, as you say, you want OSU to compete for talent nationally, then you shouldn't be too concerned with locking up a bunch of early commitments.
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written by Jim, May 26, 2009
I understand the we have limited scholarshios this year, but if we want Ohio State to be the best, we have to recruit the best. You don't go into a state that you may or may not get many recruits from, and offer the second or third best player at a position. If your not going to recruit the best at a position, why waste the time, money and effort. Why doesn't Ohio State have offers out to evry kid rated in the top 50 in the contry. Aren't WE worthy of consideration. I have said it for years, and I will continue to say it, If Pete Carroll can recruit New Jersey, Maryland, DC, why doesn't Jim Tresell. Why can't Ohio State get the same number of early commits as Texas. If a kid doesn't want to come to Ohio State, find as good a player that does want to come. This year is a good example of a down year in Ohio high school ffotball. If Ohio State type talent isn't here, Don't offer them. If you only have 16 scholarships, offer the BEST players available to fill those scholarships.

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written by JP, May 27, 2009
Not sure about Gholston. These pics make it appear it may be too late.

http://www.spartantailgate.com/forums/msu-red-cedar-message-board/384946-photos-detroit-lb-recruit-william-gholston-what-he-wore-prom.html

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