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Iowa:

Is OL a position that this kid can play?

What's your feeling on his ability to play OL and do you think he's going to be a Buckeye?

Tell me again why would you get rid of Luke Roberts?

Senseless.

There are a entire host of guys on the roster that are 3rd/4th position players that would go before Roberts.
Roberts just arrived into camp you are already singling the kid out without one iota of information of whether he can play.

Just look at the Spring game rosters and you will EASILY identify 10 guys that you've never heard of or seen on the field.
Some of these guys are just role players and that's fine. They will never see the field game day and I would bet that cuts (if any) over the next few months will come from this group of kids.

Either way, you got to let this play out.

Sorry, pal, but you don't know what you're talking about. Roberts can f'ing play! The kid is a tackling freak with a nose for the football. The only film you can find is from his junior year...I assume since he committed prior to his senior year, there was no need to put a senior highlight film together. He's from Lancaster, Jim Cordle and Rex Kern and Bobby Carpenter's HS, where he was coached by Carpenter's old man, Rob. He can play some football and the word I heard out of camp was that he was getting reps with the 2nd team D behind Curtis Grant...and that was despite not having been enrolled until spring quarter, which means he missed Mariotti's S&C boot camp.

Unfortunately, by luck of the draw or however the teams were chosen, he'll be on the gray team tomorrow, which also has Grant.Roberts will be wearing #42, which was also worn by...anybody?

Good points!

My point is that you got people calling out kids by name when its clear they don't have clue as to what they are talking about. You pointed out why Roberts belongs on this team. Not to mention, describing Ball as a potential kid to cut was down right ridiculous given what the Bucks did to get him to commit!

We need to be glad he's in C-Bus and not suiting up for someone else.

If a kid is paying it doesn't matter. He's still counts as a roster spot.
If there are going to be 9-10 more kids that leave and roster spots opened up, they have to come from somewhere. Whether they are walk-ons or not is immaterial IMO. A roster spot is a roster spot.

Time to make room!!!

GO BUCKS!!

Are you guys really having a conversation about which guy that committed to play for the Buckeyes over 100 or so programs you would like to get rid of?

These are your boys, here. And Ball, for example, committed way early because he loved the program. He could have committed to Michigan and no one would be calling for him to be booted from the team to make room for an incoming recruit that hasn't even committed yet.

A coach can put players first and still win. Even if he couldn't one would hope you would put the lives and careers of college kids before victories.

You're right. My bad. Wasn't really thinking.

That's fair enough. Attrition will happen, and every fan base is gonna have a grey area where they just have to trust the coaching staff to deal fairly with the players that don't really fit in, especially when you are having a coaching transition.

Meyer actually comes from a program that may have not been huge on discipline, but was much better than the rest of the SEC on roster and scholarship issues. And I certainly have to trust Hoke to ethically handle the same sort of issues at UM.

Here's hoping both of these staffs to handle it the right way.

Not looking forward to it, but it is a matter of fact on ALL football teams.

What I am looking forward to is Coach Meyer's development of his squad and seeing the moves that he makes that's all. I am not a bleeding heart as I understand the realities of competitive teams and football in general.

Hell even in the pros and in high school there is cut day! I estimate that you aren't familiar with this?

During these times there is always anticipation, anxiety and excitement about who makes the cut and who doesn't.

Sorry if you are offended by football, but like I said in another post. Football ain't for the feint of heart!

1. Joey Bosa- Commit pending for tonight
2. Alex Anzalone- Commit pending for tonight
3. Mike Heuerman- Commit pending for tonight
4. Marcell Lazard
5. Jaylon Smith
6. Ethan Pocic
7. Shelton Gibson
8. Derrick Green
9. Tashawn Bower
10. (Surprise! Tim Kimbrough)

Others to consider are
1. Aaron Lynch (Transfer from Notre Dame)
2. Josh McNeil
3. Devon Allen
4. LaQuon Treadwell
5. Aaron Bailey (OSU is his 4th choice so it's very unlikely but it still may happen. We will be lucky to get him.)

Probably cause we are loaded at TE. It's not surprising at all.

Heuerman was sitting next to Joey Bosa today during the spring game. Both of them were spotted wearing Buckeye gear. Joey Bosa said this on twitter: "Finally in Cbus!" and later "tonight ;)" Bosa will commit tonight and that may rub off on Heuerman. I'm sure Bosa talked to him today during the game about wanting him to become a Buckeye as well. And Mike's older brother Jeff is a Buckeye so in the end, for those reasons is why Mike will end up a Buckeye in my book. Oh yeah, and Alex Anzalone will commit tonight as well. He called the spring game "an awesome experience."

Young grass hopper coming through with more knowledge than I can handle!

Good job Jordan! I hope you are correct here my man!!

Thanks BuckNasty!