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Bucks231

Jan 27, 5:12 PM

That’s allot of guys dropping on the back half
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Wellerman

Jan 27, 5:14 PM

Even though Ruffin fell and dropped out, he’s got a lot of potential. He looks pretty slimmed down an explosive in those clips he’s posted compared to his sr film.
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Birm

Jan 27, 5:15 PM

It's a pretty good recruiting class.
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Justin-Feels

Jan 27, 5:27 PM

OSU has the 3rd highest average rating with 28 signees. The two that are higher, Oregon and LSU, have 21 and 17 signees respectively. This is a monster class.
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K7456

Jan 27, 5:28 PM

Justin-Feels said:
OSU has the 3rd highest average rating with 28 signees. The two that are higher, Oregon and LSU, have 21 and 17 signees respectively. This is a monster class.
So we aren't trending towards becoming Iowa/Minnesota!?
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SpencerHolbrook

Jan 27, 5:30 PM

Birm said:
It's a pretty good recruiting class.
Agreed!
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c3r3bra11

Jan 27, 5:47 PM

think the overall direction of balance in HS recruiting is going to shift to a barbell-type structure. you'll push hard to grab the consensus top recruits but w/ the portal you don't want to be shooting your wad on a bunch of guys you're not really really high on and you'll prefer to replace them with less-heralded recruits that have coachable upside. you'll be more likely to be able to retain those guys in yrs 2-3, and probably for cheaper, than some of the 4-stars you liked but with whom you were maybe not super convinced. those 4-stars are more likely to get antsy with lack of playing time & therefore more likely to hit the portal there's hit & miss w/ all of them, but imo 4-stars are the most volatile in what they end up being. the consensus 5-stars are pretty rarely total busts, and there's a ton of unforeseen value on 3-stars. the 4-stars are in the middle..you obv still see the upside but since they were more "respected" coming out of HS it's less of a surprise when they turn into a monster, and that usually means you end up paying a steeper price tag for a more probable floor on them but that can end up really biting you in the ass if you are wrong on them so i think it's just more optimal to get cheaper upside, anchored by your near locks at the top. which is to say i think you'll continue to see large classes like this..you want to bring in as many value pieces as you can to see what you can do with them (since you're OSU you are doing it better than pretty much everyone and are more likely to be able to realize that upside). with that kind of HS recruiting philosophy, it gives you a better handle on how you need to approach the portal
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cobuckeye42

Jan 27, 5:55 PM

c3r3bra11 said:
think the overall direction of balance in HS recruiting is going to shift to a barbell-type structure. you'll push hard to grab the consensus top recruits but w/ the portal you don't want to be shooting your wad on a bunch of guys you're not really really high on and you'll prefer to replace them with less-heralded recruits that have coachable upside. you'll be more likely to be able to retain those guys in yrs 2-3, and probably for cheaper, than some of the 4-stars you liked but with whom you were maybe not super convinced. those 4-stars are more likely to get antsy with lack of playing time & therefore more likely to hit the portal there's hit & miss w/ all of them, but imo 4-stars are the most volatile in what they end up being. the consensus 5-stars are pretty rarely total busts, and there's a ton of unforeseen value on 3-stars. the 4-stars are in the middle..you obv still see the upside but since they were more "respected" coming out of HS it's less of a surprise when they turn into a monster, and that usually means you end up paying a steeper price tag for a more probable floor on them but that can end up really biting you in the *** if you are wrong on them so i think it's just more optimal to get cheaper upside, anchored by your near locks at the top. which is to say i think you'll continue to see large classes like this..you want to bring in as many value pieces as you can to see what you can do with them (since you're OSU you are doing it better than pretty much everyone and are more likely to be able to realize that upside). with that kind of HS recruiting philosophy, it gives you a better handle on how you need to approach the portal
I think this is a very well thought out post but I also think there is going to be a trend to do what you're talking about with the top-tier talented guys and the value upside guys, while also taking smaller classes. I think they will be closer to 20
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c3r3bra11

Jan 27, 6:00 PM

cobuckeye42 said:
I think this is a very well thought out post but I also think there is going to be a trend to do what you're talking about with the top-tier talented guys and the value upside guys, while also taking smaller classes. I think they will be closer to 20
yeah also possible. either way it's barbell with more 5s & 3s. will ofc see some approaches like going heavy 4s with fewer 3s & 5s, etc not really a philosophy that's right or wrong, all depends on current roster, how you want to reload and whats available coming out of HS but if you're going large or small i think there are certain approaches that are more optimal than others
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swflbuckeye1

Jan 27, 6:05 PM

The big question will be can Ohio State keep the impact players that they want to keep from this class from transferring
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Stephent747

Jan 27, 6:11 PM

Rivals absolutely hates Kaden Gebhardt. 88th in the state of Ohio. Had 29 Power 4 offers. Pretty wild how much Ohio State differs on players from Ohio compared to rivals rankings. Ohio State only offered 4/10 5/15 10/25 Commits from #30 #38 #41 #53 #59 #88
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NJ Buck

Jan 27, 6:12 PM

MickWalker said:
Wait until 247 does their update. Some key guys are ridiculously underrated right now and should get bumps. ESPN, who cares? I don't know how they weight the consensus ratings, but it is nuts to give ESPN equal weighting to the combined Rivals/On3 and the combined 247/Scout. Maybe it should be 40/40/20??
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LeHim

Jan 27, 6:46 PM

NJ Buck said:
Wait until 247 does their update. Some key guys are ridiculously underrated right now and should get bumps. ESPN, who cares? I don't know how they weight the consensus ratings, but it is nuts to give ESPN equal weighting to the combined Rivals/On3 and the combined 247/Scout. Maybe it should be 40/40/20??
Should be 49.5/49.5/1 lmao
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drew_berger

Jan 27, 7:44 PM

swflbuckeye1 said:
The big question will be can Ohio State keep the impact players that they want to keep from this class from transferring
I don’t want to relitigate which guys who left were “impact players” but I don’t see the staff ever overpaying for unproven guys, so if kids want to ask for a kings ransom with like 20 snaps under their belt, I’m guessing they’ll be allowed to leave
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drew_berger

Jan 27, 7:44 PM

LeHim said:
Should be 49.5/49.5/1 lmao
1 is too high
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HotMic

Jan 27, 7:46 PM

Bowen is off to a good start for 2027, he’s going to need to step it up on and off the field.
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350zjk

Jan 27, 7:48 PM

HotMic said:
Bowen is off to a good start for 2027, he’s going to need to step it up on and off the field.
Agree, recruiting is a positive while the jury is still out on development.
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steensn

Jan 27, 8:39 PM

Always thought the class was underrated. Nice to see that reflected now.
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BC 84

Jan 27, 8:58 PM

I’d prefer to rank the ‘26 commitment class along with the ‘26 Portal class…..more accurate
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cobuckeye42

Jan 27, 9:00 PM

BC 84 said:
I’d prefer to rank the ‘26 commitment class along with the ‘26 Portal class…..more accurate
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