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However, Fickell was adamant that Jim Bollman will be offensive coordinator in more than title-only this fall. Bollman will actually call the plays.

Does this scare anyone else? Are you still confident in our ability to win 9 games or more with Bollman calling the plays?

do we ever do an exit interview with recruits we offer and chose to go elsewhere? How about talking with the kids coach? I just don't understand Ohio kids passing on the Buckeyes if they are from Ohio. The idea of wisky and scum stealing a recuit just makes me sick. i would stay on these kids right up until feb. they are fair game until they sign.

I'm assuming Fickell understands he has to win 9+ games to keep the job. So, he must feel Bollman gives him the ability to do that, or that its too late to bring in someone else. All we can do is sit back, cheer loudly, and hope it works out.

Exactly.

I just want to reach out and strangle somebody.

Guess who??

Now we have a OL recruit really not much bigger than a FB?
Dodson gets an offer way too late, and says drop dead? Vanderbilt.....yes...beat us to the punch on that guy.
# 4 and #5 ranked players in-state get no offer
Offer yet to be made to Davidson.
Most of our chips are bet on out-of-state long-shots.....Dimond, Pirsig, kid from FL, etc,. etc., etc, et-f&%$king cetera.

The...or at lest one popular definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

Let's play that broken record again, shall we??

Bollman must be certifiable.

This just tells me at the worst play calling will be like previous years. Oh well!

in fairness jt called the plays so we don't know how bollman will call them.

This "campaign" to get Fickell to be the long-term head coaching position is amazing to me. If OSU has a chance, and they most definitely do, to land Urban Meyer and they instead fall for this "long-term campaign" for Fickell, it wil be the kind of decision that will demonstrate the lack of real leadership in the OSU administration and an absolute horrible missed opportunity. Meyer brings "national championship" background, experience, "the nations best recruiter" with avenues direct to top 4 and 5 star recruits (Ohio, Florida and Georgia), media powerhouse and "fear" from Saban, Miles, et al. Fickell brings no head coaching experience, no leadership role in recruiting or gravitas in the eyes of recruits, no national media clout and am sure little, little if any fear from Saban, Miles, et al. Why is there validation for landing a couple 3 star recruits. OSU can land 3 star recruits with no head coach position filled. Look at the top 20 on the 247 recruiting list, almost none listed as interested in OSU. Alabama, Auburn is on almost everyone's. This is the list Meyer will bring OSU to and "every year". Fickell has no chance for this. Example, Meyer and Fickell "walk into the room". All eyes will go to Meyer, none will go to Fickell. OSU administration MUST look at the big picture. We should have "the best" (Meyer) and nothing else. It is all right in front of the OSU administration and Buckeye Nation. This needs to get done.

Everything I've read points to the NCAA ruling to come in Oct.---IMO, taking away post-season play would do the most harm for recruiting if it is for more than one year.

We can't pay kids as well as Alabama or Auburn because we self report all of our violations.

"However, Fickell was adamant that Jim Bollman will be offensive coordinator in more than title-only this fall. Bollman will actually call the plays. " I just threw up a lot in my throat!! Let's me see if I got this right:
We lost:
Rolle
Holman
Hines
Heyward
Latimore
Torrence
all on the defensive side of the ball and we're gonna have Bollman run the offense, I need to visit the booze store! But wait, we'll have a freshman QB, freshman RB, and quite posibily a soph LT. Now I feel better. I'm pulling for the young kids and hopefully they'll be given the chance to play and not "play to not lose."