‘23 IL WR Carnell Tate (Ohio State commit)

[PlanetVolunteer]

Uh…what? Ohio is one of the top talent producing states in America.

He literally said Ohio produces talent. Just not on LSU's level.

 

[barrylee]

Historically maybe yes. Ohio State went into a different tier when Urban took over. 1-1 against the SEC since then, and it was Bama in the semifinals and Bama in the title game.

I thought you were going?

 

[VflPT22]

Uh…what? Ohio is one of the top talent producing states in America.

I see you edited the part out about Louisiana not being one of the top

 

[Orangeburst]

Freak should sue that guy for tweeting VN posts.

And the gall to use super duper secret dark mode.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Should have realized this before I commented. It's been fun, Tate's a Buckeye, have a good season!

Glad to bring you to your senses. You don’t know. I don’t care. He’s one recruit. We plan on it. Goodbye

 

[SugarCC]

Bruh

Hey, there I am!!!

I say, for being so "irrelevant" like all these fanbases love to shout, they sure love to make their way here to see what we're doing and thinking.

Hey, jbook, if you're still here...

 

[SweetasSoda]

Bless your heart.

You stole my line!

 

[BigALWiLson]

Buckeye fan here. Been reading this thread over the past week or so to get your side's perspective on Tate's recruitment. Been enjoying it, lots of good info and I love a fanbase that cares. However, aside from all that, is the presiding thought really that OSU is some second rate program that is only good because it's in the "weak" Big Ten? Asked another way, if Tennessee and Ohio State flipped conferences, do you think Tennessee would be more successful in the Big Ten than Ohio State is? And that Ohio State would be less successful in the SEC than Tennessee is?

edit to give my point of view: I concede that the SEC is absolutely better than the Big Ten overall. My view is that Ohio State basically operates like a top SEC team, and that if you dropped them in the SEC, they'd compete for titles along with Georgia, Bama, and LSU. They obviously wouldn't be winning the conference every year like they do in the Big Ten, but they wouldn't be a middling SEC program either.

Obviously Ohio State has been successful. They have history much like Tennessee. No I don't believe they would be middle of the road. Tennessee got where it is by hiring at the bargain bin and AD choices. That ship has finally changed it's course. Who is to say what OSU record would be in the SEC depends on schedule really. I think if in the East OSU would be somewhere about where UGA is over the last 10 years. If in the West I would have to put you behind Bama and LSU for the last 10 years with about the same success as Auburn or the Lsu team. I personally dont think Day would survive in the SEC, however you do get players. On Tennessee's behalf yes I strongly believe if playing a big Ten schedule they would have a better record than we have over the last 10 years.

 

[NighthawkVol]

He literally said Ohio produces talent. Just not on LSU's level.

I mean, I get that Louisiana produces the most pet capita, but Ohio is a far more populated state.

Looks to me like they’re about the same in terms of sheer numbers (which is all that matters in terms of recruiting):

Florida leads the way in producing the most NFL Players on Kickoff Weekend Rosters - High School Football America

 

[AresTheVol]

I mean, I get that Louisiana produces the most pet capita, but Ohio is a far more populated state.

Looks to me like they’re about the same in terms of sheer numbers (which is all that matters in terms of recruiting):

Florida leads the way in producing the most NFL Players on Kickoff Weekend Rosters - High School Football America

OSU can't just in state recruit and field the roster they do, LSU on the other hand can

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Less than 24 hours. Quote this and go on record with where you feel in your bones Tate is heading.

I still say Tennessee. What say you?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Who would they “wreck”?

I’m curious to know.

Really man? Why is it that if a TN fan even points out the fact that another team is good you and others resort to calling them trolls or thinking they are dumb for feeling that way?

Get real here. OSU would wreck the following teams virtually every year: Vandy, Ole Miss, Arky, TAMU, UF, TN, SC, UK, Missouri. I think more years than not they would beat LSU. Would they wreck UGA and Bama? No. So they would wreck about 95% of the SEC.

If you think otherwise then you are deluding yourself. That’s not trolling. That’s just fact.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Less than 24 hours. Quote this and go on record with where you feel in your bones Tate is heading.

I still say Tennessee. What say you?

I say Vols.

 

[Dudleys87]

Less than 24 hours. Quote this and go on record with where you feel in your bones Tate is heading.

I still say Tennessee. What say you?

I said Tennessee before his surprise trip. I said Tennessee after Hartlines Twitter pouting post.
I still say Tennessee today.

 

[AresTheVol]

Less than 24 hours. Quote this and go on record with where you feel in your bones Tate is heading.

I still say Tennessee. What say you?

the boards will collectively lose their ****, Ours and OSU's

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Less than 24 hours. Quote this and go on record with where you feel in your bones Tate is heading.

I still say Tennessee. What say you?

Ohio State

 

[turnuptheVOLtage]

Vols

 

[InVOLuntary]

Who was the player that was committed to TN and flipped as the last minute? It’s someone besides Higgins and I think defensive player?

Von Bell

 

[VflPT22]

Von Bell

He was never committed to Tennessee

 

[InVOLuntary]

The Ohio State Sucks, that is all.

 

[InVOLuntary]

He was never committed to Tennessee

Yeah but that is who I think he's referring to.

 

[VFL1993]

Even if he commits to the Vols, we are still a long ways away from this one being over.

 

[O.G.HomeGrownUTVOL]

Less than 24 hours. Quote this and go on record with where you feel in your bones Tate is heading.

I still say Tennessee. What say you?

VOL!!!

 

[drvenner]

No, we have some confused individuals in this forum who think being loyal requires you to be dumb and hypocritical. Most Vol fans are not so butthurt that they can't admit Ohio State is also one of the historically great programs in CFB.

I think Ohio State would have occasionally won the SEC like maybe 2-3 times in the last 20 years if it had been in the SEC but those 2-3 years you'd have still won a natty or been close to it. So basically, many less conference championships, somewhat fewer wins (probably a 70-75 percent winning percentage instead of 85) and about the same number of national championships. I think Tennessee in the Big 10 since we fired Fulmer would have been 7-5 or 6-6 in the Big 10 alot of the years we were 5-7 or 4-8 in the SEC. We wouldn't have been winning any championships in the Big 10 since 2009 because we have had bad coaching, and that hurts anywhere.

Still dying on this hill, I see. Most of us have admitted that OSU is a great program that gets great players and has had much more success than we have in the last 20 years or so. Why you need to repeat it 2-3 times every page is beyond me, though.

 

[drvenner]

Some didn't concede that yesterday, whereas I repeatedly said the SEC was better than the Big 10 and that UT and OSU were historical peers. Anyway, emotions were running high yesterday I guess and any acknowledgement of OSU as a program was high treason apparently.

that you have done without fail.