'25 WR Zachariah Branch (Georgia commitšŸ¤®)

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tyonthefly93 said:
I have no idea if it is true, but the amount of looks he will get for the next two years at UT will be significantly higher than the looks he gets playing with Jeremiah Smith.
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That's why I'm thinking Carnell Tate may be one to jump in. NO ONE is getting more looks at OSU, as long as someone like Jeremiah Smith is walking campus.

But, and I'm assuming, OSU was there for him during the hardest/toughtest time in his life, whenever his mom was killed; so, that's a huge reason he may stay.
 
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T2P_Priceless said:
A lot of his guys went and stayed in the NFL though. Not sure how many from that class
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Irrelevant to the college discussion. Butch didnā€™t really sign a top 5 class. And anyone trying to use that as a knock on Heupel because he hasnā€™t is foolish. He barely signed a top 10 class. And if not for the 30 commits, he wouldnā€™t have.
 
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SugarCC said:
That's why I'm thinking Carnell Tate may be one to jump in. NO ONE is getting more looks at OSU, as long as someone like Jeremiah Smith is walking campus.

But, and I'm assuming, OSU was there for him during the hardest/toughtest time in his life, whenever his mom was killed; so, that's a huge reason he may stay.
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What happened to his mom ..Didnt hear this
 
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T2P_Priceless said:
Who cares about his numbers. Look at his skillset
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I havenā€™t seen him play enough to judge. Iā€™ve only seen this seasonā€™s highlights. He looks fast and shifty but itā€™s tough to tell if he would bring anything that Matthews and Staley donā€™t bring.

Generally speaking, Iā€™m not a big fan of little bitty WRs unless they are elite route runners. Maybe Branch is and maybe he isnā€™t. Iā€™m just saying if Tennessee elected to not pay him more than the guys on our roster, maybe itā€™s because they donā€™t view him as better than what weā€™ve got. Maybe he doesnā€™t block well enough for our scheme or maybe they have their eyes on someone whoā€™s still playing. Who knows.
 
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MarcoVol said:
Pro-Joe Milton argument.

Not even bashing you, I thought Joe caught too much sh*t.
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I heard something from Kevin Simon earlier this week when he filled in for Swain.

He was on staff with Heupel his first year. He said he thought Hooker won the job and was surprised when they named Joe the starter. He said Hooker clearly ran the offense and looked better in practice. He said he told Hooker his time will come and keep working.

You can tell it was a bit awkward when he came back from break and perhaps regretted letting this be known
 
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UTvols#1 said:
What happened to his mom ..Didnt hear this
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Shooting while he was being recruited pretty sure. And osu is his dream school. And heā€™s in line for a bit larger role next year if ebugka is gone. I donā€™t see the kid entering the portal, jmo.
 
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#Vol4Life1991 said:

Chicago shooting: Ashley Griggs, mother of Ohio State football player Carnell Tate, fatally shot in West Garfield Park | abc7chicago.com

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Mercy.
Poor kid.
Chicago is a good place...to get the hell out of. And I bet he was planning to get her out of there with the money he was making. SMH.
 
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Type Orange+ said:
Mercy.
Poor kid.
Chicago is a good place...to get the hell out of. And I bet he was planning to get her out of there with the money he was making. SMH.
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Iā€™ve been and hated it. Itā€™s kind of dystopian how itā€™s ran, like no one gives a **** whatā€™s happening in the south because in the rest of the city itā€™s sunshine and rainbows. They will the south side to be as big a hell hole as it is.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Fleming just left last year. Players leave all teams. Winning teams. Losing teams. Teams with great coaches. Teams with terrible coaches. Teams that are playing them. Teams that arenā€™t.
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Fleming was literally hurt every year. He was a 5* bust
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Irrelevant to the college discussion. Butch didnā€™t really sign a top 5 class. And anyone trying to use that as a knock on Heupel because he hasnā€™t is foolish. He barely signed a top 10 class. And if not for the 30 commits, he wouldnā€™t have.
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I'm pretty sure that the rankings, at least in those days, only took into account the top 25 recruits in a class. So oversigning didn't really help the ranking.

That said, I agree with you that those weren't really top tier classes. He signed guys who were highly ranked, but they were poor evaluations...on the part of the staff and on the part of recruiting services. Khalil McKenzie was ranked the #3 overall recruit in America. He wasn't close to that. Kyle Phillips was a 5*, #21 overall player. Nope. Preston Williams. 5*. Overranked. Drew Richmond. Overranked (and I shouted that from the mountain tops on message boards when I saw him play. Dude was NOT impressive at MUS...I'm not sure why I could see that and the website nerds couldn't). Jack Jones, Quinten Dormady, Justin Martin, Sheriron Jones, Micah Abernathy, Quarte Sapp....all 4*s....all overranked.

You're right...that was not a top 5 class in terms of actual talent. But that was as more because they were overrated recruits. As has been said a million times on this board...recruiting rankings are not science. Butch Jones classes are perfect examples of that fact.
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
Not sure what incentive Tate would have to jump ship when heā€™s playing for the best WR coach in the country and starting. If he did, Iā€™d have to imagine heā€™d consider us though.
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The incentive is that Ohio State will be starting a new QB, likely someone who hasn't started before. And he's not gonna be the number 1 as long as Smith is there.
 
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