Derek
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That's not the problem....look at our last "great" recruiting class...2015, we had five 4* recruits, only one from Ohio. Then they pretty much all left except Lyle. Those misses really set this team back. Thad thought he was getting some great players to add to the depth we had and now they're all gone. Keep in mind, aside from Lyle, none of them are performing up to their recruit status this year so they had everyone fooled. We were just the unfortunate soul that received commitments from them.
ANDDD I'm still salty that we didn't even look at Trey Burke b/c "we had Shannon Scott locked up." If Burke had been on our team with Sully, Buford, and Craft, we would've won a national championship. I know his family pretty well (frequented the place i served at for years) There's a reason his dad is always rocking a UM hat and they are Columbus natives.
I just think we've had some bad luck on the recruiting trail lately, coupled with the lack of player development. I am not sure what the answer is.
We'll see how those guys do once they actually start playing elsewhere. Look at how good Jordan Sibert looked at Dayton after transferring. He looked like a bust at OSU.
Failing to retain recruits is just as bad as not getting them at all, and it raises red flags for future classes. It's no wonder that was our last class in the top 35.
For me, there needs to be a change at the top if OSU wants to get better. Matta is a sinking ship.
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