Class of 2010 - Smith, Louis and Baldwin

[1OSUNUT]

With the departure of Beanie Wells and Maurice Wells -- and despite the addition of Jaamal Berry from last year's class -- it is important for the Buckeyes to get another back in the stable. RB Roderick Smith (Fort Wayne, Ind./Harding) provides that bruising dimension in the backfield. Overall, Smith looks and often runs like Beanie Wells on film and is a very impressive athlete physically. He's tall with great bulk, but still lean enough through his waist and lower body to remain fluid with some wiggle. OSU also added a four-star wide receiver in James Louis who can flat-out run. His quickness and acceleration are among the best in this year's class of receivers and he can be a dangerous weapon in all three phases of the passing game. On the other side of the ball, DE Darryl Baldwin (Solon, Ohio) is a massive prospect on the edge. The 6-5, 255-pounder possesses a promising frame with good height, solid bulk, a good wingspan and the room to add size.

With only 11 commits right now and a few 4 and 5 stars still considering - the Buckeyes are currently ranked #9 for the 2010 class. Above are a few of the early studs that have commited to the Bucks. Smith and Louis are potential great fits with the guys we currently have.

[1OSUNUT]

The big dog in next years class very well could be ESPN #2 overall player Jordan Hicks (West Chester Lakota,Oh). He is a linebacker that has size, speed and freakish ability that would fit in perfect with Sabino and Dorian Bell. He has offers from USC, Texas, Florida, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan State as well as many smaller schools.

[rickyleach]

is he as big as the pecker hanging out of your mouth ..

[Bossgobbler23]

Whatever happened to Berry? Is he still on the team? Also who do you think will be your next star RB?
Your state typically has many good recruits. I think U-M will benefit this year from the lack of OSU scholorhships available.

[1OSUNUT]

Berry will get a lot of playing time this year in situations early on. If Herron and Saine are not productive - Berry could pass them. He is starting out a bit in the doghouse so we will se how it plays out. I expect Saine to have a nice season. Roderick Smith comes in next year with a Beanie Wells type body and style. He is a true Big Ten style runner. My guess is that he would be redshirted - unless Saine and Herron don't cut it (which I doubt will happen). This way you have Smith and Berry behind Pryor for two seasons - Thunder and Lightning.

[Bossgobbler23]

Personally I was glad to see Beanie go Pro. That dang kid ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS broke one for a TD on us. You hold him to nothing 10 times in a row then BOOM! It will be hard to replace him. Herron don't scare me like Beanie did. I know nothing on Saine. I know Berry was highly touted coming out of HS.

[1OSUNUT]

Saine is a state champion from Ohio in the 100m. He is very explosive in the open field. He has been bitten by the injury bug the last two seasons. He is coming off surgery and is said to be 20lbs lighter and very quick. He is on of the 4 kids on the team that recently ran quicker then 4.4. I'm not sure how much you will see of him running between the tackles - that is Herrons job. He is very good however at catching balls out of the backfield, pitch outs and sweeps. He is the kind of player that once he gets in the open field he is hard to catch. The Buckeyes really need him to step up this season.

[The Michigan Man]

This way you have Smith and Berry behind Pryor for two seasons - Thunder and Lightning.

"Thunder and Lightning"? You actually typed that? Ugghhhh, how douchey.

[1OSUNUT]

Yeah - that was pretty cheesy.:(

[Rugdog]

No one gives a shit, take this garbage to another board. You lonely old man.

[1OSUNUT]

Stay off the Ohio State section if you don't want to hear it.

[byebyelloyd]

Personally I was glad to see Beanie go Pro. That dang kid ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS broke one for a TD on us. You hold him to nothing 10 times in a row then BOOM! It will be hard to replace him. Herron don't scare me like Beanie did. I know nothing on Saine. I know Berry was highly touted coming out of HS.

i suppose, but wait until smith, minor and robinson are on the field together, theres not one pussy buckeye who can catch one, let alone all of them.

[1OSUNUT]

Really. Let me know who on your defense can catch Pryor, Thomas, Posey and Saine. they will all be on the field together as well and all ran faster then 4.4 - with Pryor being the fastest at 4.33. Seems like Michigan is not the only school recruiting speed.

[byebyelloyd]

Really. Let me know who on your defense can catch Pryor, Thomas, Posey and Saine. they will all be on the field together as well and all ran faster then 4.4 - with Pryor being the fastest at 4.33. Seems like Michigan is not the only school recruiting speed.

made up 40 numbers are like your other posts, worthless and laughable. michigan is faster than ohio state pretty much across the board so you can drop the bullshit recruiting speed bit anytime pussy.

[rickyleach]

im going to sound like nut , cant wait to see deven gardner plays qb , he is running a 3.7 40 and know one will catch him, we clocked him 2 times and the second 40 was even faster, lets see how ohio states d handles that speed, people have asked us who clocked him and what kind of timers we used , we told them we borrowed 2 stop watches from ohio state and had their trainers clock them.

[1OSUNUT]

The times were posted yesterday by Ohio State and several news papers. If you followed recruiting then you would know the track backgrounds of Saine and Thomas. Based on the players drafted in recent years and the play on the field - Ohio State is faster. Hell you guys could not catch our running back last year - and he had a bad wheel. We are bigger and faster this year on both sides of the ball.




Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor quickly becoming known for his speed
by Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer Sunday August 09,2009

Plain Dealer File

If Terrelle Pryor's 40-yard dash time of 4.33 is accurate it would make him the fastest Buckeye.

COLUMBUS -- Ohio State players report for preseason camp at noon today and the first player to arrive at the team hotel should be Terrelle Pryor.
After all, he is the fastest Buckeye.

As the sophomore enters his first preseason camp as a starter -- after taking the job in the fourth game of last season -- let's lay down the baseline so everyone is clear what the Buckeyes are dealing with here.

The fastest guy on the team is the quarterback.


Fans may have heard this news already. It's based on 40-meter times from the spring. Center Mike Brewster reported Pryor's time to The Plain Dealer last month.

For all that the Buckeyes don't know going into Monday's first practice -- who the starting offensive tackles will be, how the linebacker competition will work out, how this group of receivers will battle for playing time -- Pryor's speed is a fact, and a fact worth noting.

His 40 time was a speedy 4.33. Sophomore receiver Lamaar Thomas said he ran a 4.37 and no one else ran under 4.4 when the players were timed early this summer. Thomas reported that low 4.4s came from receivers Ray Small and DeVier Posey and running back Brandon Saine.

"I'm not so sure he might not be one of the fastest guys in the conference," OSU coach Jim Tressel said of Pryor. "I'm not sure that's a bad thing. Our other guys aren't slow."

At the last two NFL Combines in Indianapolis, the fastest a quarterback ran in the 40 was a 4.55 posted twice, once by former West Virginia quarterback Pat White last year. You never know about tracks and timing system, but Pryor is still .22 seconds under any quarterback in the last two drafts. Not bad.

Thomas wouldn't mind double-checking that Pryor in fact holds the title of fastest Buckeye.

"I hope to challenge him again to a race or something so we can figure this out," Thomas said. "I've got to get an open field and make this happen, make it open to the public and everything."

Thomas laughed at his plan, but just the idea is incredible: Pryor is 6-6 and 235 pounds; Thomas is 5-11 and 186.


There is my proof - where is yours ?

[Don Unverferth]

im going to sound like nut , cant wait to see deven gardner plays qb , he is running a 3.7 40 and know one will catch him, we clocked him 2 times and the second 40 was even faster, lets see how ohio states d handles that speed, people have asked us who clocked him and what kind of timers we used , we told them we borrowed 2 stop watches from ohio state and had their trainers clock them.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

[Wolvrin704]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

What does cocaine have to do with Gardner?

And isn't OSU's track known for being faster than the NFL combine? I seem to recall guys being claimed to be xxx fast at OSU but then getting to the combine and being a bit slower. But I could be wrong. 40 times in college are about the same as college basketball player height listings.

[1OSUNUT]

Ohio State's track is a bit faster for whatever reason. The same NFL coaches that time kids elsewhere - time them faster at OSU. I think the point that is made here is that Ohio State is just as fast or faster then any team they play. The Buckeyes have done a much better job of recruiting speed. We would always have a fast guy or two - now we are getting fast guys on both sides of the ball. The defensive line, linebackers and DB's are getting into the speed aspect a lot more.

We will have a legit set of offensive weapons that run in the 4.3-4.4 zone. That is awesome. I'm just praying that the offense opens things up now that Beanie is gone.

[Wolvrin704]

Ohio State's track is a bit faster for whatever reason. The same NFL coaches that time kids elsewhere - time them faster at OSU. I think the point that is made here is that Ohio State is just as fast or faster then any team they play. The Buckeyes have done a much better job of recruiting speed. We would always have a fast guy or two - now we are getting fast guys on both sides of the ball. The defensive line, linebackers and DB's are getting into the speed aspect a lot more.

We will have a legit set of offensive weapons that run in the 4.3-4.4 zone. That is awesome. I'm just praying that the offense opens things up now that Beanie is gone.

What I'm saying is that those 4.3 times will likely drop to 4.4's when they get to the official NFL combines. Thats where you can actually compare guys because they're all at the same place using the same surface and the same timers.

[rickyleach]

THE POINT IS NO MATTER WHAT MICHIGAN PLAYERS DO OR FOR THAT MATTER FLA ,TEXAS ECT , OHIO STATE HAS TO ONE UP IT , I RUN A 4 ,3 AND THE BUCKEYES RUN A 4.1 I THROW THE BALL 65 YARDS ,OSU THROWS IT 70 , THE OHIO STATE FANS ON THIS BOARD ARE LAUGHABLE, YOU ARE SO TYPICAL OSU FANS , NOT VERY SMART AND ALWAYS THINKING YOUR THE BEST , guess what for three years your coach ,team and football program has been the laughing stock of college football, i love it when the city of c/bus is in a funk because their buckeyes just got anther asssy whooopin.. ha ha ha ha ha

[1OSUNUT]

We are the laughing stock ? Please remind me who has lost to App.State and Toledo in back to back years. Losing to high profile teams in BCS bowls is not anywhere near as bad as losing to those teams, going 3-9, getting blown out by that so called bad team and missing a bowl all together. Now who is the joke ?

When polls have Michigan in the same third as the conference as Purdue and Indiana - that is pathetic. You guys cannot even talk trash to MSU or IOwa fans anymore. The Wolverines are the team everybody is snickering about. Even with all the talent we lost - we are ranked #6. Do you know why ? Because the writers and coaches know we have talent. Do you know why Michigan is out of the Top 25 (maybe out of the Top 50+) - because they suck. That is all you need to know about who is the king and who is the jester. Now make me laugh !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Michigan Man]

We are the laughing stock ? Please remind me who has lost to App.State and Toledo in back to back years. Losing to high profile teams in BCS bowls is not anywhere near as bad as losing to those teams, going 3-9, getting blown out by that so called bad team and missing a bowl all together. Now who is the joke ?

When polls have Michigan in the same third as the conference as Purdue and Indiana - that is pathetic. You guys cannot even talk trash to MSU or IOwa fans anymore. The Wolverines are the team everybody is snickering about. Even with all the talent we lost - we are ranked #6. Do you know why ? Because the writers and coaches know we have talent. Do you know why Michigan is out of the Top 25 (maybe out of the Top 50+) - because they suck. That is all you need to know about who is the king and who is the jester. Now make me laugh !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny how the preseason poll looks almost exactly like the final poll from last season.

[Wolvrin704]

We are the laughing stock ? Please remind me who has lost to App.State and Toledo in back to back years. Losing to high profile teams in BCS bowls is not anywhere near as bad as losing to those teams, going 3-9, getting blown out by that so called bad team and missing a bowl all together. Now who is the joke ?

When polls have Michigan in the same third as the conference as Purdue and Indiana - that is pathetic. You guys cannot even talk trash to MSU or IOwa fans anymore. The Wolverines are the team everybody is snickering about. Even with all the talent we lost - we are ranked #6. Do you know why ? Because the writers and coaches know we have talent. Do you know why Michigan is out of the Top 25 (maybe out of the Top 50+) - because they suck. That is all you need to know about who is the king and who is the jester. Now make me laugh !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love how much respect we have lost due to ONE bad season. Imagine if UM were like allot of schools out there who have had sveral bad years and yet still get the respect. Just makes it that much sweeter to see all the crow being eaten when UM starts winning again.

[1OSUNUT]

You must have lost count - 2 bad seasons. :D

[The Michigan Man]

You must have lost count - 2 bad seasons. :D

Actually the 2007 season ended with a bowl win against Florida. When was the last time tUOS ended its season with a win?

[1OSUNUT]

So it ended witha bowl win - it does not erase App. State and the beating Oregon and Ohio State gave you guys. I guess none of that happened because you won a bowl game. Funny how you overlooked the biggest upset in college history - must of slipped your mind. Good thing I'm here to remind you daily.

[The Michigan Man]

Good thing I'm here to remind you daily.

Glad to see you so enthusiastically embrace your role as the turd in the punch bowl.

[1OSUNUT]

Im just here to help. Remember before that bowl win Ohio State held your trio of seniors to under 100 yards of offense for the game - remember ? :D

[The Michigan Man]

Im just here to help. Remember before that bowl win Ohio State held your trio of seniors to under 100 yards of offense for the game - remember ? :D

And tUOS would go on to cement its role as the laughing stock of college football by choking yet another big bowl game. Ouch...

[Wolvrin704]

You must have lost count - 2 bad seasons. :D

2007 started out badly but that same team contended for the B10, went to a bowl game (which they won) and had a winning record. Was it embarrassing? Yes. Was it a bad year by wins and losses? No.

That season really opened up the eyes of the UM faithful as we saw repeated injuries of all of our star offensive players and the team really struggled at times, it really showed us what type of condition the players and program were in. But in perspective of winning it was a successful season.

Lloyd Carr had built the program upon a house of cards and those cards came tumbling down and RR is the one left trying to clean up the mess.

Back to Ricky's point though. Why is it you trolls always have to try and point out the everything is faster and better at OSU? You sound like a bunch of Texans at the world's biggest bragging competition.

[1OSUNUT]

You may have won more games then you lost in 2007 - but the losses were bad. The program will never shake that App.State game. That blocked final kick was a thing of absolute beauty. Any momentum that the 2007 team gained by winning the bowl game sure can crashing down fast in 2008. So in two years you played one good game and won a bowl - great.

[BBA1994]

You may have won more games then you lost in 2007 - but the losses were bad. The program will never shake that App.State game. That blocked final kick was a thing of absolute beauty. Any momentum that the 2007 team gained by winning the bowl game sure can crashing down fast in 2008. So in two years you played one good game and won a bowl - great.

blah blah.....tressy's wanker is in your mouth.......blah blah

[byebyelloyd]

What I'm saying is that those 4.3 times will likely drop to 4.4's when they get to the official NFL combines. Thats where you can actually compare guys because they're all at the same place using the same surface and the same timers.

all i'm saying is 1nutsackpussy is full of shit. all the sudden the super slow buckeyes now run world class times and are the fastest thing in sports. open your eyes pussies, fake 40 times are never reason for concern as well as that sorry ??display of passing?? in practice, well, gonna be along year for the slow ass buckeyes.

[Wolvrin704]

You may have won more games then you lost in 2007 - but the losses were bad. The program will never shake that App.State game. That blocked final kick was a thing of absolute beauty. Any momentum that the 2007 team gained by winning the bowl game sure can crashing down fast in 2008. So in two years you played one good game and won a bowl - great.

Again I said embarassing not bad. The only reason it looks bad is because of 2008. Had there been depth and no coaching change it would have been a blip on the radar. Instead it was the beginning of changing the football philosophy at UM.

How many great games has OSU played in the last 2 years?