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I track Greene on Twitter--I don't have a twitter account but anyone who does, which includes most recruitniks these days, can be found on the Internet--and he's saying that based on what people have told him at the UA all-star game, OSU is the favorite. I assume that starts with other players Bell may have spoken to.

Greene also said Marcus Baugh's been seen wearing an OSU backpack.

Yes good news on Bell. As far as Quick, the 3 sources and the information are coming straight from San Antonio. The ones that are saying Louisville, aren't even there. They are going off past information. Check out the Louisville scout board, lots of posters are even saying Quick is Buckeye bound.

19 + your 6 of Mitchell, Johnson, Bell, Quick, Gibson and Worley = 25. I think that's manageable, although it means we'll have to more roster defections.

The way you make room is to assist the transfer of the sloth linemen that The idiot Bollman recruited that will never see the field. These young men may be able to make a lower tier MAC team or D2. When converted TE's are required to fill a starting position, past recruiting may be the issue. Reid did a great job and will probably get an NFL opportunity out of it. The days of recruiting fat snails and criminals are past at OSU.

hope there's no snow on the ground when he visits !!

I really hope what Greene and others are saying is correct, that Bell is going OSU's way, but what concerns me is that Saban has his last visit unless UFM can pull Bell in during the Jan 11 visit and he does what Mitchell did and cancel his other visits after that.

You have a point with the 4 year schollies, but most players want to be in the game. I figure they would want to transfer in order to get playing time, rather than sit behind a couple other players hoping for an injury. I assume that a student can drop the scholarship if they want to leave.

What about S.Gibson

Isn't he on the list...? Let me check....Mitchell, Johnson, Bell, Quick, Gibson...THERE he is!

There has to be some protection for the University. But the bottom line would have to be whether or not the player is satisfied with where he's at in the program. How many players have left under Meyer's leadership? He's a great coach, but the expectations are high and demanding. Some players can't deal with that kind of pressure and some can't play at the level he expects from them. I think the amount of "dead weght" is minimal and manageable, and will become less of a problem in the next couple years as Meyer continues to bring in top 5 recruiting classes.

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While I would not for a minute disparage the talent OSU has had over the years I would say that ranking in the top five annually would be something that they have never done and may not do even with Meyer at the helm.

Also when I stated above that transfers may become more common I was not implying those players would be shown the door. My thinking was the classes full of the very best players are going to include more guys who are going to be unhappy if they don't see significant playing time and would leave on their own for greener pastures. Again that remains to be seen. I don't know what the transfer rate was at UF under Meyer, but I do know that Newton left at least in part for playing time and that in itself says something.

You don't have to add very many transfers to the usual senior graduations and early NFL departures every year to allow for bigger recruiting classes then Buckeye fans may be accustomed to. Look at this season. People have been playing the usual game of trying to estimate how many recruits OSU would sign this year for months, typically coming up with guesses around 19 or 20. Now is seems that OSU may be headed for up to 25 in this class which I don't think any one foresaw only a few weeks ago.