Official 2016 Big-10 Football Thread

[hairysasquatch]

Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

I googled him. 52% completion percentage the last season he played at Houston. That's amazing!

Can't wait till it happens, considering that hasn't happened in close to a decade now, but keep holding on bud!

Yep, he experienced no development at all working with Harbaugh and Rudock and running the scout team in practice all last season. More great insights.

Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

Yea, I mean, Harbaugh is no more or less scummy than Urban Meyer, who also overrecruits and kicks kids out of his program.

Yep, it's scummy when your DC leaves and your new one needs different guys for his system and schemes. It would be better to keep players that don't fit and be crappy. I am not a fan of Urbz personally so I too would appreciate #links to support your #claims here.

[rcmb3220]

Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

Yea, I mean, Harbaugh is no more or less scummy than Urban Meyer, who also overrecruits and kicks kids out of his program.

Meyer doesn't lead recruits on thinking their spot is safe, then yank the rug out from under them a few weeks before signing day leaving them scrambling to find a spot. Only Harbaugh and the coach from Stanford a few years back does that - at least on this scale.

Meyer will do things like try to force a medical dq on a guy that was cleared to play by Dr. James Andrews and he'll also process players out of the program at a rate that would make the SEC proud. Harbaugh does this too, however. So I think you're wrong about him being "no more or less scummy" than Meyer. It's clearly more.

#jimshady

[aliceinpains]

[Kelper7]

Originally Posted by rcmb3220

Meyer doesn't lead recruits on thinking their spot is safe, then yank the rug out from under them a few weeks before signing day leaving them scrambling to find a spot. Only Harbaugh and the coach from Stanford a few years back does that - at least on this scale.



Meyer will do things like try to force a medical dq on a guy that was cleared to play by Dr. James Andrews and he'll also process players out of the program at a rate that would make the SEC proud. Harbaugh does this too, however. So I think you're wrong about him being "no more or less scummy" than Meyer. It's clearly more.



#jimshady

Tennessee is doing a LOT of it the past few years. Butch is looking as bad or worse than Harbaugh.

[Trackman5476]

Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

Yea, I mean, Harbaugh is no more or less scummy than Urban Meyer, who also overrecruits and kicks kids out of his program.

First: There are fans of every team talking trash and love seeing any negative material they can dig up on their rival team, that is why the media reports it. People love drama whether is true or not, just look at our society as a whole. If so inclined(waste of time), one could dig up trash on just about every coach in the Big Ten as we have all seen dirt on every program at one point or another.

Second: You mention Harbaugh kicking kids out of the program, I would like to know which kids that are already signed within the program you are speaking of? If you are talking about graduate transfers, that is normal. A school does not owe anyone a 5th year, if that individual will not contribute or is not needed it makes sense for them to leave the program. All we know is that verbal offers to a couple athletes have been rescinded.

Third: Everything we will hear until the third of February will be only what the kids have to say. Some evidence (again only one side of the story) already suggests Swenson was not holding up his end of the bargain.

In my opinion, If recruits are being told late in the cycle that they do not have a spot on the roster then I will agree its a bad practice that needs to be corrected. If a kid is a plan B that should be relayed to him early in the cycle along with reasonable chances.

I think it is premature to pass judgement at this point with statements that include "scummy".

Again this is just my opinion. I know fans of my favorite team are guilty as well, I just wish people would use forums like this for intelligent discourse vice just looking to get in an argument.

[jtalsma83]

Originally Posted by Trackman5476

First: There are fans of every team talking trash and love seeing any negative material they can dig up on their rival team, that is why the media reports it. People love drama whether is true or not, just look at our society as a whole. If so inclined(waste of time), one could dig up trash on just about every coach in the Big Ten as we have all seen dirt on every program at one point or another.

Second: You mention Harbaugh kicking kids out of the program, I would like to know which kids that are already signed within the program you are speaking of? If you are talking about graduate transfers, that is normal. A school does not owe anyone a 5th year, if that individual will not contribute or is not needed it makes sense for them to leave the program. All we know is that verbal offers to a couple athletes have been rescinded.

Third: Everything we will hear until the third of February will be only what the kids have to say. Some evidence (again only one side of the story) already suggests Swenson was not holding up his end of the bargain.

In my opinion, If recruits are being told late in the cycle that they do not have a spot on the roster then I will agree its a bad practice that needs to be corrected. If a kid is a plan B that should be relayed to him early in the cycle along with reasonable chances.

I think it is premature to pass judgement at this point with statements that include "scummy".

Again this is just my opinion. I know fans of my favorite team are guilty as well, I just wish people would use forums like this for intelligent discourse vice just looking to get in an argument.

Good luck with that here lol

[Kelper7]

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by aliceinpains

Stop.

I created a 2016 thread just because you were so ridiculous in the 2015 Playoff Thread.

I'm as big a Buckeyes homer as there is but don't start derailing this thread already.

[lambeauleap87]

Originally Posted by asujbl

Stop.

I created a 2016 thread just because you were so ridiculous in the 2015 Playoff Thread.

I'm as big a Buckeyes homer as there is but don't start derailing this thread already.

Seconded.

[Big35Hurt]

Originally Posted by asujbl

Stop.

I created a 2016 thread just because you were so ridiculous in the 2015 Playoff Thread.

I'm as big a Buckeyes homer as there is but don't start derailing this thread already.

Thank you. I give OSU fans a hard time, but you and others are solid and reasonable. Alice is beyond ridiculous and really needs to just quietly go away.

[jiggidy]

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[aliceinpains]

Originally Posted by asujbl

Stop.

I created a 2016 thread just because you were so ridiculous in the 2015 Playoff Thread.

I'm as big a Buckeyes homer as there is but don't start derailing this thread already.

You're the one who is ridiculous. Act like a true Buckeye fan and stick up for your team. Quit acting like a little girl AND RESPECT everyones opinion that is different than yours. I hate narrow minded kids like you.

[aliceinpains]

Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Thank you. I give OSU fans a hard time, but you and others are solid and reasonable. Alice is beyond ridiculous and really needs to just quietly go away.

Once again, another character who doesn't believe in free speech. Only if it agrees with your views.

Please give me an example of me being ridiculous?

Its very easy to tell someone to go away when they are behind a keyboard, and at the same time bash a certain team on a regular basis. What a big man you are.

[Big35Hurt]

Originally Posted by aliceinpains

Once again, another character who doesn't believe in free speech. Only if it agrees with your views.

Please give me an example of me being ridiculous?

Its very easy to tell someone to go away when they are behind a keyboard, and at the same time bash a certain team on a regular basis. What a big man you are.

Look a few posts up where you put up a picture of the 2015 Buckeyes national champs in a 2016 Big 10 thread. And you wonder why other Buckeye fans want to disown you.

[hairysasquatch]

If I had better meme game I would have the Most Interesting Man in the World saying: "I don't often agree with Buckeye fans, but when I do, it's about aliceinpains."

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by aliceinpains

You're the one who is ridiculous. Act like a true Buckeye fan and stick up for your team. Quit acting like a little girl AND RESPECT everyones opinion that is different than yours. I hate narrow minded kids like you.

Originally Posted by aliceinpains

Once again, another character who doesn't believe in free speech. Only if it agrees with your views.

Please give me an example of me being ridiculous?

Its very easy to tell someone to go away when they are behind a keyboard, and at the same time bash a certain team on a regular basis. What a big man you are.

2015 vs. 2016

If you want to keep posting your 2015 stuff go to that thread. It's an easy concept to grasp. People love arguing with you in 2015 threads.

The Buckeyes have won nothing except for recruiting battles in 2016. That's what needs to be talked about in a 2016 thread.

I might be a little girl but I can at least differentiate between years and threads that are about those specific years.

[aliceinpains]

Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Look a few posts up where you put up a picture of the 2015 Buckeyes national champs in a 2016 Big 10 thread. And you wonder why other Buckeye fans want to disown you.

Nah actually Buckeye fans love me over at eleven warriors. I don't care about the other 3 or 4 so called Buckeyes fans over here. I am 46 years old and most of the people on this forum are either kids or naïve millennials.

But anyway yeah I posted a 27 day old meme. Excuse me for breathing

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by aliceinpains

Nah actually Buckeye fans love me over at eleven warriors. I don't care about the other 3 or 4 so called Buckeyes fans over here. I am 46 years old and most of the people on this forum are either kids or naïve millennials.

But anyway yeah I posted a 27 day old meme. Excuse me for breathing

Is your name the same at Eleven Warriors? I'll need to confirm that they love you over there since I'm on that site as much as this one.

[aliceinpains]

Harbaugh getting caught up with ?

Michigan recruiting has a perception problem - Big Ten Blog- ESPN


There's also "internet talk" that he didn't get a commit from the Nation's number 1 recruit this last weekend because of it.

Rashan Gary, Paramus Catholic, Defensive Tackle


With less than a week until NSD, we'll see how many more he loses or if Gary does commit to UM.

Number one rule, as a coach ,you take a kid's commitment,you abide by it unless the kid comes up with grade or behavior problems . Don't take his commitment unless you're gonna honor it

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by aliceinpains

Nah actually Buckeye fans love me over at eleven warriors. I don't care about the other 3 or 4 so called Buckeyes fans over here. I am 46 years old and most of the people on this forum are either kids or naïve millennials.

But anyway yeah I posted a 27 day old meme. Excuse me for breathing

This post......LOL

[Big35Hurt]

Originally Posted by aliceinpains

Nah actually Buckeye fans love me over at eleven warriors. I don't care about the other 3 or 4 so called Buckeyes fans over here. I am 46 years old and most of the people on this forum are either kids or naïve millennials.

But anyway yeah I posted a 27 day old meme. Excuse me for breathing

That's interesting that you are 46 but are having a hard time differentiating between a 2016 thread and a 2015 thread. Not only that, but posting a meme showing Ohio State as the 2015 football national champs when it's widely accepted that they are the 2014 football national champs as it's tied to the season.

Finally, the other 3 or 4 so called Buckeye fans sure seem legit to me as far as being OSU fans. I know every fanbase has their bad apples, but the ones you are referring to have given no reason for me to believe that they aren't true Buckeye fans. I'm not doubting that you are a true Buckeye fan, but clearly you have a hard time grasping simple instructions.

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

That's interesting that you are 46 but are having a hard time differentiating between a 2016 thread and a 2015 thread. Not only that, but posting a meme showing Ohio State as the 2015 football national champs when it's widely accepted that they are the 2014 football national champs as it's tied to the season.

Finally, the other 3 or 4 so called Buckeye fans sure seem legit to me as far as being OSU fans. I know every fanbase has their bad apples, but the ones you are referring to have given no reason for me to believe that they aren't true Buckeye fans. I'm not doubting that you are a true Buckeye fan, but clearly you have a hard time grasping simple instructions.

For some reason, I think he really believes they are not only the '14 champs, but should be the '15 champs as well.

Wouldn't surprise anyone else, would it?

[hairysasquatch]

Originally Posted by aliceinpains

Harbaugh getting caught up with ?

Michigan recruiting has a perception problem - Big Ten Blog- ESPN


There's also "internet talk" that he didn't get a commit from the Nation's number 1 recruit this last weekend because of it.

Rashan Gary, Paramus Catholic, Defensive Tackle


With less than a week until NSD, we'll see how many more he loses or if Gary does commit to UM.

Number one rule, as a coach ,you take a kid's commitment,you abide by it unless the kid comes up with grade or behavior problems . Don't take his commitment unless you're gonna honor it

Gary has said all along he's announcing on 2/3. Reasonable people will await that date for the full story on Michigan ' s recruiting. Great to see how Harbs is invading your brain, though.

[Big35Hurt]

Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

For some reason, I think he really believes they are not only the '14 champs, but should be the '15 champs as well.

Wouldn't surprise anyone else, would it?

Well he seems to think Ohio State was the best team in 2015, even though they didn't win their conference or division. And of course he argued that OSU belonged in the CFP as an at-large while ignoring the many times it was brought up that TCU belonged last year as well based on his same types of arguments for OSU.

There's a difference between being a diehard fan, and just being ridiculous to the point that other fans of your team are embarrassed by your actions. I would say he clearly falls under the latter.

[lambeauleap87]

Did I do this right?