Brutus Bounce Back,The Greatest Feeling When scUM Thought We Was Finished:2022 Gawdeyes Thread

[Trust Me]

Nah Brutus is just my guy

Negged.

 

[DropTopDoc]

How you get my number?

Test

 

[Ironman]

Negged.

Erased from reality

 

[MustafaSTL]

The fact that our offense looks as dominant as we all thought….pretty much without one of the top 5 players in the country for the whole season, is incredible. And CJ has only gained more chemistry with 18, Egbuka, and Fleming until Jaxon is back next week. This shyt is unfair.

 

[smitty22]

Got that Fong crystal ball for Damon Wilson

 

[MustafaSTL]

Got that Fong crystal ball for Damon Wilson

Yep. Was gonna post that. Got a Rivals future cast earlier today too. One 5* DE down, two to go.

 

[smitty22]

Yep. Was gonna post that. Got a Rivals future cast earlier today too. One 5* DE down, two to go.

Indeed.

 

[MustafaSTL]

Update from Marc Givler

With the exception of maybe the Caleb Downs situation, nothing is on the minds of Ohio State recruiting followers more right now than the pursuit of five-star defensive ends Damon Wilson and Keon Keeley.

Both kids look to be closing in on a decision in the coming weeks, if not sooner than that, and were recently visited by both Ryan Day and Larry Johnson during the bye week after making official visits to OSU's top competition in Alabama (Keeley) and Georgia (Wilson) respectively.

The vibe coming out of those visits and subsequent time spent with Day and Johnson was not as uneasy as Twitter would have you believe (shocking!). Ohio State is still battling hard for both guys and remains very much in the picture.

Again, there are different battles being fought here. With Keeley it is Ohio State selling him on being Chase Young and Alabama selling him on being Will Anderson. With Wilson it is more of a geographical thing at this point. Wilson fits both the UGA and OSU schemes well and so a big part of this is going to come down to whether or not Wilson is comfortable enough to leave the region and put his trust in Larry Johnson.

Right now I would have it Wilson to OSU and Keeley to Alabama. I continue to believe that it's going to be difficult to pull both guys, though not impossible. What Ohio State really has going for it with Wilson is the two-pronged approach of Larry Johnson and his history of developing elite pass rushers coupled with Ohio State's lack of dudes who play the game the way Wilson does, as a pure speed guy off the edge. While the scheme fit works at UGA as well, the Buckeyes just don't have guys like Wilson. They have very talented players, players with as much talent as Wilson has, but they are just different types of defensive linemen. Wilson is more Dwight Freeney or, maybe to be more fair on the expectations front, Noah Spence, than he is Chase Young or Joey Bosa or Jack Sawyer and he's exactly what Ohio State is looking to add to its arsenal.

The intel coming out of the last week and how these visits and conversations have been digested, has been pretty positive for Ohio State in its pursuit of Wilson. There is a little less certainty around Keeley, who continues to be at the center of a tug-of-war between the Buckeyes and Crimson Tide. I think Keeley is still pretty torn and is just working through things right now and trying to come to a decision, from those I've spoken with, but there is palpable optimism on Wilson coming out of the visit with Day and Johnson this past week.

So if you're scoring at home on Monday October 17th, I'd have it Wilson to OSU, Uiagalelei to OSU and Keeley to Alabama.

 

[MustafaSTL]

Also one from Gleitman:

LATEST ON CALEB DOWNS

Ohio State took advantage of their bye week by sending a number of coaches down to Georgia on Friday to see Caleb Downs and Mill Creek take on Justice Haynes (and a number of 2024 prospects) and Buford.

While I’m just not seeing it when it comes to being able to change Haynes’ mind in favor of Ohio State, I have a little bit more of a positive outlook regarding the ongoing pursuit of Downs. I’m told that while the likely scenario is still that the 5-star signs with the Crimson Tide, that he is continuing to have consistent communication with the Buckeyes and not shutting things down by any means.

The visit down to Atlanta was viewed as a success by the staff, and they continue to try and work to get a return visit to Columbus from Downs. The hope is that visit will be for “The Game” at the end of November and I can confirm there has indeed been discussions about that happening. I’m told a decision on that trip could come within the week — I’m not sure how much of public knowledge that ultimate decision will be, but we’ll do our best to get you the scoop.

 

[smitty22]

Both those updates @MustafaSTL

 

[MustafaSTL]

Both those updates @MustafaSTL

5* on top of 5* on top of 5*

 

[MustafaSTL]

I like all this new Hendon Hooker Heisman talk and mid season All American team talk. Keep CJ Heisman with a chip on his shoulder to be the best player in the country with the most dominant team in college football.

 

[OSUBaneBrowns]

I like all this new Hendon Hooker Heisman talk and mid season All American team talk. Keep CJ Heisman with a chip on his shoulder to be the best player in the country with the most dominant team in college football.

These games coming up will be a great opportunity for CJ to show the country that he should be the front runner for the Heisman. Hope that we can see Desmond eat his words and weep this December if CJ is able to pull it off.

 

[MustafaSTL]

 

[MustafaSTL]

These games coming up will be a great opportunity for CJ to show the country that he should be the front runner for the Heisman. Hope that we can see Desmond eat his words and weep this December if CJ is able to pull it off.

Yeah, and I feel super confident he’s gonna ball out too. This passing offense is about to take off even more with Jaxon back.