bicranium Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Pretty badass tweet from Herman after the in-home tonight... Tom Herman @CoachTomHerman 24m Flag FIRMLY planted in Fort Worth. No worries. Just smiles. #ProudBuckeye #Dream14 #NotOnMyWatch Still never quite sure with Knox but that's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Praise raptor jesus... http://i.imgur.com/o1ADhSf.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Praise raptor jesus... http://i.imgur.com/o1ADhSf.png Ask any UNC fan and they will confirm that Withers ran a "let's wait around and see if the opposing qb accidentally throws the ball to us". Reading up on Ash it looks like they will run a zone scheme and it will probably look like an old Dantonio defense, which Fickell should be comfortable with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Ash took a $30k pay cut from his salary at Arkansas just looking at base numbers. Will make $520k for 2014. Seems a little odd to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Because Bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 OSU is a more prestigious program, Urban Meyer is a more prestigious coach. And also, apparently, a hell of a salesman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 The dollar amount worries me because it's less than Fickell's made the last 2 seasons and it would be weird for a guy to come in and be in charge of the defense for less. Hopefully, based on performance, Luke is below that now at around $500k. And true enough with regards to Bert...lol. Wanted out so bad he took a pay cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 The dollar amount worries me because it's less than Fickell's made the last 2 seasons and it would be weird for a guy to come in and be in charge of the defense for less. Hopefully, based on performance, Luke is below that now at around $500k. And true enough with regards to Bert...lol. Wanted out so bad he took a pay cut. I hear you, but think about it. Luke is, by all accounts, a great mind when it comes to the line and, to a lesser extent, the backers. Withers was running the DB's last year, and managed to turn a sure fire first round pick (Roby) into a punching bag all season long. What we NEEDED was someone to come in, work with Luke to shore up that backfield. Not only did we get that, but we got a guy who, according to everyone I'm hearing, is a freaking genius and a monster recruiter. None of this is bad. I hope he rubs off on Luke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I hear you, but think about it. Luke is, by all accounts, a great mind when it comes to the line and, to a lesser extent, the backers. Withers was running the DB's last year, and managed to turn a sure fire first round pick (Roby) into a punching bag all season long. What we NEEDED was someone to come in, work with Luke to shore up that backfield. Not only did we get that, but we got a guy who, according to everyone I'm hearing, is a freaking genius and a monster recruiter. None of this is bad. I hope he rubs off on Luke. Why would you want him to rub one off on Luke?...dude! All BS aside, I like the direction that this is going. Aggressive, fast defense. With coaches that know how to coach the talent properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 The dollar amount worries me because it's less than Fickell's made the last 2 seasons and it would be weird for a guy to come in and be in charge of the defense for less. Hopefully, based on performance, Luke is below that now at around $500k. And true enough with regards to Bert...lol. Wanted out so bad he took a pay cut. Ash said it would be a "staff" defense. I think you are gonna see Fickell on the field and Ash in the box. Fickell will coach the players and Ash will call the adjustments. You could see Fickell in charge of the game planning (which just about every game analysis this year gave credit to the game plan for the D) and Ash in charge in game. Makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDHG940 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 So this Knox kid is coming to Columbus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0n8 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Ash took a $30k pay cut from his salary at Arkansas just looking at base numbers. Will make $520k for 2014. Seems a little odd to me. I'd take a paycut to leave a mediocre team for a mediocre defense. He can turn it around in one year and give myself a better chance of becoming a head coach somewhere. Bonus, he will have Meyer attached to his resume. Meyer > Beliema Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwg2189 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'd take a paycut to leave a mediocre team for a mediocre defense. He can turn it around in one year and give myself a better chance of becoming a head coach somewhere. Bonus, he will have Meyer attached to his resume. Meyer > Beliema Plus (correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't looked at the contracts) don't the coaches receive pretty sizeable bonuses for certain number of wins, conference championships, bowl wins, etc? Ohio State has much better odds of any of those than Arkansas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 So this Knox kid is coming to Columbus? Meyer, Herman and Warinner were with him the other night. Knox had supposedly scheduled visits to Texas (this weekend) and UCLA (next weekend) but tweeted last night that he'd be staying home this weekend so the Texas visit seems to be off. Recruiting people seem to think he'll skip the UCLA visit as well. He was pretty annoyed the other night after Herman tweeted the whole "#NotOnMyWatch" thing after the visit because different recruiting sites (if I had to guess it was Bill "50/50" Kurelic from 247) were trying to get updates from him. Kurelic is notorious for calling kids dozens of times a day to try and get a story. Quite a tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Another OL looking around, this time Jamarco Jones. He apparently tweeted that he should've waited and he made a mistake, now he is scheduled to visit Michigan State. I hate the recruiting world, kids shouldn't make a decision until they are 100% sure. The whole playing the recruiting game is dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 They are at his house as we speak Fuck recruiting, they need to make a decision and be final about it when they decide lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Another OL looking around, this time Jamarco Jones. He apparently tweeted that he should've waited and he made a mistake, now he is scheduled to visit Michigan State. I hate the recruiting world, kids shouldn't make a decision until they are 100% sure. The whole playing the recruiting game is dumb. Vrabel was very close to Jones and his family so that's part of it. He was tweeting back and forth with Kyle Berger tonight. Some MSU guys think now that the visit is public knowledge it may not happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 I hope he is solid, I just hate when a kid flips so late in the process. It's one thing to flip in the summer/fall, not less than a month away from NSD. You have had 4 years to figure out what college you want to go to, make a decision and stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Uh oh, the double post may have made it's return Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 I hope he is solid, I just hate when a kid flips so late in the process. It's one thing to flip in the summer/fall, not less than a month away from NSD. You have had 4 years to figure out what college you want to go to, make a decision and stick with it. Time for thread v5.0! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 I hope he is solid, I just hate when a kid flips so late in the process. It's one thing to flip in the summer/fall, not less than a month away from NSD. You have had 4 years to figure out what college you want to go to, make a decision and stick with it. It's all about comfort and relationships and he and his family were real tight with Vrabel. Vrabel leaves and Jones starts thinking about options, he's got 2 friends who are freshmen on the MSU hoops team, etc., etc. Worst thing in all of this is that Urban already used his in-home (with Vrabel and probably Warinner). MSU will be in to see Jones this week then we'll see what happens next weekend. On another note, Knox's UCLA visit is off according to him on Twitter. So that looks done. Hopefully Jones ends similarly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Jones has Crystal Balls flipping MSU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 MSU's in-home is Wednesday. OSU has a little trick up their sleeve to try and stop the official visit this weekend despite Meyer's in-home already having been used. But yeah, if the visit happens people are saying he'll end up at MSU. I had kinda forgotten that OSU was doing their permanent lights and new seats for THIS season. Article on that... http://thelantern.com/2014/01/9m-ohio-stadium-project-add-seats-lights/ $9m for 2,500 more seats and permanent lights. I hope VT, Cincy and Rutgers are all night games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Gotta love the SEC West... http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2014/1/27/5349996/2014-roster-lookahead-the-number-crunch Alabama basically has to cut 9 guys if they sign 27. They're at 24 right now so they need to cut 6 regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 LOL I hate the politics and behind the scene shit in regards to college football. Thankfully the on the field product is still decent or I would just stop following it all together. "Bama has two guys on roster that are not starters but have degrees in hand - Anthony Orr and Wilson Love. Given they have their degrees, I would expect their careers may be over. " ^^ Basically you're getting cut! As for Jones flipping because Vrabel left, I call bullshit. The fact is, he wouldn't even be his position coach, this to me just sounds like a kid who is given the chance to make adult decisions and has failed at doing so. See ya later is what I say and on to the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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