Class of 2008 Recruiting

[bearcat]

Honestly think he's a better fit at Michigan, but to each his own...

[cooljayhu]

gonna have to disagree with you on that, sure he would of started but can imagine the pressure that he would be under of trying save the sinking michigan ship. Seriously if he didn't get 4 heismans and 4 nc's he woulda been a bust there. But as OSU no matter how much I hate them he's in a better position cause he can be like a Tebow-type guy for his freshman year behind boeckman than take over his sophomore year just like tebow did.

[bearcat]

cooljayhu said:

gonna have to disagree with you on that, sure he would of started but can imagine the pressure that he would be under of trying save the sinking michigan ship. Seriously if he didn't get 4 heismans and 4 nc's he woulda been a bust there. But as OSU no matter how much I hate them he's in a better position cause he can be like a Tebow-type guy for his freshman year behind boeckman than take over his sophomore year just like tebow did.

Not necessarily.

He would have been under the exact same pressure no matter where he went because of how good he is. Plus, Michigan's offense is a better fit for his skill set.

Besides, he'll still have to beat out Antonio Henton at OSU too before he can start. No easy task, from what I've heard.

[cooljayhu]

I really don't think that OSU has as high of expectations as michigan would. Are the expectations high for him? Sure he is arguably (I for one beg to differ) the best in his class but he's not expected to be the savior at OSU, which is what he would have to be at UM.

UM fans expect him to be Vince Young while OSU is prob looking for something similar to Tebow 2 years ago. Play in certain situations, learn the ropes and the offense, and then play as a sophomore. Plus OSU changed to a shotgun type offense for Troy Smith why wouldn't they for Pryor.

You do have me on the fact that UM is a better offense for his skill-set though.

[ChisAto]

cooljayhu said:

I really don't think that OSU has as high of expectations as michigan would. Are the expectations high for him? Sure he is arguably (I for one beg to differ) the best in his class but he's not expected to be the savior at OSU, which is what he would have to be at UM.

UM fans expect him to be Vince Young while OSU is prob looking for something similar to Tebow 2 years ago. Play in certain situations, learn the ropes and the offense, and then play as a sophomore. Plus OSU changed to a shotgun type offense for Troy Smith why wouldn't they for Pryor.

You do have me on the fact that UM is a better offense for his skill-set though.

OSU expects him to be Vince Young. OSU expectations are higher then Michigan's. At Michigan he would have been the QB to turn it around and get Michigan back into the National Title hunt for real, not that bogus bullshit we do every year. At OSU he is supposed to be the key to the puzzle that gets them OVER the National Championship hunt. OSU fans are already proclaiming 2-3 NCs with him, while at Michigan we only were asking for one once he learns how to properly pass decently.

[cooljayhu]

how does OSU expect him to be VY when isn't evn going to start until at the earliest his sophomore year and even that is a push considering Denton is there as well.

Honestly he is in a much better position at OSU than UM but you dont seem to realize it. No knock against you it's just you wanted him to go to your team which is understandable. But saying that getting to learn the offense and, barring a loss to USC, a chance at a NC game (albeit a loss ) isn't better than starting for a team destined for an 8-4 or 9-3 season when everyone around the program expects perfection every year is absurd.

[ChisAto]

cooljayhu said:

how does OSU expect him to be VY when isn't evn going to start until at the earliest his sophomore year and even that is a push considering Denton is there as well.

Honestly he is in a much better position at OSU than UM but you dont seem to realize it. No knock against you it's just you wanted him to go to your team which is understandable. But saying that getting to learn the offense and, barring a loss to USC, a chance at a NC game (albeit a loss ) isn't better than starting for a team destined for an 8-4 or 9-3 season when everyone around the program expects perfection every year is absurd.

Dude I knew he was going to OSU for like the past month. So I got off his nuts. He's good yes, but he's at OSU so I don't really give a shit about him. However OSU fans do believe he will be the next Vince Young and that he will lead them to glory. If you don't believe that go to Buckeyeplanet.com where they have a thread on him with over 1,600 posts of recruiting updates/ sucking his dick about saying how good he is.

[cooljayhu]

and UM sites didn't have that? I wasn't so much talking about the fans like you and me I was talking about the boosters who put millions into the programs and expect results.

[bearcat]

I think you're greatly underestimating Michigan. I hardly think 8-4 or 9-3 is a "sinking ship".

Sure, it's a powerful program with influential boosters, but I would think they'd be patient enough to let RichRod put his stamp on the program.

However, with a senior QB coming back, and arguably one of the nation's best defenses and a stud RB coming back, OSU's expectations are crazy high and should be higher than Michigan's.

[cooljayhu]

yeah OSU's expectations as a team are higher but UM's would be higher for him on an individual basis. And yes I do think that UM having a medicore record is a sinking ship at least thats prob the way the boosters see it.