'12 OH OT Taylor Decker (Ohio State Verbal)

[NDPhilly]

Zaire and Matuska, and a fair chance Notre Dame picks up more buckeyes. Not too bad.

To be fair, Matuska doesn't have a OSU offer and Zaire's wasn't actionable.

 

[greyhammer90]

To be fair, Matuska doesn't have a OSU offer and Zaire's wasn't actionable.

Haven't you heard? Every recruit that doesn't commit to OSU didn't have an actionable offer.

 

[Irish4Life09]

I hope Decker enjoys his seat on the bench, and then being tossed aside in a year or two for a better recruit due to a "team rule violation."

 

[Buster Bluth]

I hope Decker enjoys his seat on the bench, and then being tossed aside in a year or two for a better recruit due to a "team rule violation."

Doubtful. He's a stud.

 

[rtrn2glory]

He did not play. 4 years of eligibility remain.



Decker left on his own accord to go to his childhood favorite. His position and Ohio recruiters both left. His position coach was pissed that he wasn't given the OC job, so he bitched and moaned about it. He stayed in-state and committed to Urban Meyer in his first year. To imply that the staff "messed up" this recruitment is, frankly, pretty stupid.

we should have stayed on him harder than we did...we messed up...calling that stupid is juvenile and i'll leave it at that.

on another hand if you're on the two deep at urban...that's pretty impressive i don't care what there "depth" at O line is. if he was with us and in our two deep we'd be raiving about his potential and how hard he must have worked in the weight room.

we should stayed on him harder and developed a better relationship, however, the ship has sailed and i'll move on. we have a good O line class this year and hopefully we land one more stud to finish it off.

 

[Old Man Mike]

I'm with Terry on this analysis. Totally.

 

[DaBLKIrishman]

I'm with Terry on this analysis. Totally.

Me three!

 

[rtrn2glory]

Me three!

ok...

I'm with Terry on this analysis. Totally.

Ok...im not

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Decker blocks people with bad intentions. Some aim for pancakes: Decker aims for making craters out of the DL.

(Single tear streams down Steelhead's cheek) I still think he is going to be the next Keith Van Horn (Two tears trickle off Steelhead's chin)

 

[TheSunIsRising]

on another hand if you're on the two deep at urban...that's pretty impressive i don't care what there "depth" at O line is. if he was with us and in our two deep we'd be raiving about his potential and how hard he must have worked in the weight room.

You really mean that?? If their O-Line was looking like BC's QB situation from a few years ago - where Dave Shinskie was immediately thrust into the 2 deep, ahead of two QB's that were virtually not recruited (no career snaps), a converted FB (no career snaps), and a converted WR (no career snaps, although named Flutie), and right behind Justin Tuggle who had taken zero snaps EVER in college - you wouldn't raise an eyebrow at the accomplishment.

I think Decker will be a playa, but they definitely had an issue with their O-Line coming into the 2012 recruiting cycle. As to him being in the 2-deep on Urban's team, two points:
1)Meyer inherited this group
2)Read some of the comments about what Muschamp thought of what Urban left on the OL when he left Florida

 

[rtrn2glory]

yes...i really believe it...personally i didn't play BCS caliber college football so to be a freshman at a top 10 program and be put in the two deep that's impressive.

remember nick martin was in the two deep as a freshman too, soooooo are we assuming our O line was weak last year then??

 

[irishog77]

yes...i really believe it...personally i didn't play BCS caliber college football so to be a freshman at a top 10 program and be put in the two deep that's impressive.

remember nick martin was in the two deep as a freshman too, soooooo are we assuming our O line was weak last year then??

I think people are just plain assuming an awful lot here, period.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

ok...



Ok...im not

I am not going to try to guess.

Here is what I say: No one pays attention to Tate Nichols. He is driving people into the ground at the college level. Guys like Aaron Lynch. Can Decker do that now? No! Will he be able to do that some day? Maybe.

Do I have questions about Deckers speed and ability to catch someone is space? Yes.

Does ND have a wealth of OL talent? Yes.

Since Diaco's interview the other day, does everybody use terms like "loyalty" and "discordance" when talking about Deckers two recruiters? Yes.

Is ND set for the OL haul of a lifetime with this class? Yes.

I just have to shake my head at the mentality! It is like someone offering you a Classic '71 LT-1, accepting it and then saying why did I take this, I hate white, now I have to deal witha a white car. I guess I can't do anything right.

I wonder what it is going to take for ND fans to stop sticking their d1cks in the meatgrinder, for all these "stupid @ss mistakes"?

First Kelly effed up a thousand things, one at a time and he needed to be fired.

Then hiring Harry Heistand was a mistake.

You see it goes on and on!

 

[Rack Em]

yes...i really believe it...personally i didn't play BCS caliber college football so to be a freshman at a top 10 program and be put in the two deep that's impressive.

remember nick martin was in the two deep as a freshman too, soooooo are we assuming our O line was weak last year then??

But not 3 days into practicing with the team. There are 3 explanations for this IMO:

1) O$U's OL depth is atrocious
2) One or two of the upperclassmen slacked off and Decker worked hard. Urbie puts him in the 2 deep to make a point.
3) Urbie's (once again) being a douche and he and Warriner are throwing this back in the face of Kelly and ND by putting Decker in the 2 deep. They have no intention of keeping him there as most OL need a year to develop to the college game.

 

[rtrn2glory]

I am not going to try to guess.

Here is what I say: No one pays attention to Tate Nichols. He is driving people into the ground at the college level. Guys like Aaron Lynch. Can Decker do that now? No! Will he be able to do that some day? Maybe.

Do I have questions about Deckers speed and ability to catch someone is space? Yes.

Does ND have a wealth of OL talent? Yes.

Since Diaco's interview the other day, does everybody use terms like "loyalty" and "discordance" when talking about Deckers two recruiters? Yes.

Is ND set for the OL haul of a lifetime with this class? Yes.

I just have to shake my head at the mentality! It is like someone offering you a Classic '71 LT-1, accepting it and then saying why did I take this, I hate white, now I have to deal witha a white car. I guess I can't do anything right.

I wonder what it is going to take for ND fans to stop sticking their d1cks in the meatgrinder, for all these stupid @ss mistakes?

First Kelly effed up a thousand things, one at a time and he needed to be fired.

Then hiring Harry Heistand was a mistake.

You see it goes on and on!

????? Confused.

 

[goldandblue]

I am not going to try to guess.

Here is what I say: No one pays attention to Tate Nichols. He is driving people into the ground at the college level. Guys like Aaron Lynch. Can Decker do that now? No! Will he be able to do that some day? Maybe.

Do I have questions about Deckers speed and ability to catch someone is space? Yes.

Does ND have a wealth of OL talent? Yes.

Since Diaco's interview the other day, does everybody use terms like "loyalty" and "discordance" when talking about Deckers two recruiters? Yes.

Is ND set for the OL haul of a lifetime with this class? Yes.

I just have to shake my head at the mentality! It is like someone offering you a Classic '71 LT-1, accepting it and then saying why did I take this, I hate white, now I have to deal witha a white car. I guess I can't do anything right.

I wonder what it is going to take for ND fans to stop sticking their d1cks in the meatgrinder, for all these stupid @ss mistakes?

First Kelly effed up a thousand things, one at a time and he needed to be fired.

Then hiring Harry Heistand was a mistake.

You see it goes on and on!

Amen....

 

[rtrn2glory]

But not 3 days into practicing with the team. There are 3 explanations for this IMO:

1) O$U's OL depth is atrocious
2) One or two of the upperclassmen slacked off and Decker worked hard. Urbie puts him in the 2 deep to make a point.
3) Urbie's (once again) being a douche and he and Warriner are throwing this back in the face of Kelly and ND by putting Decker in the 2 deep. They have no intention of keeping him there as most OL need a year to develop to the college game.

probably one...doubtful two...definitely not 3, imo

 

[TheSunIsRising]

yes...i really believe it...personally i didn't play BCS caliber college football so to be a freshman at a top 10 program and be put in the two deep that's impressive.

remember nick martin was in the two deep as a freshman too, soooooo are we assuming our O line was weak last year then??

Okay, guess it is a matter of perspective. I didn't play QB at a BCS-level school, but was surely not impressed with the fact that Dave Shinskie won the starting role at BC. I was however, very glad that he did; it helped break that awful losing streak to the Jesuits.

There is a difference between a frosh being in the 2-deep during the season (which is hardly ever a 'good' thing for an offensive lineman), versus being immediately in the two-deep as an early enrollee.

 

[BGIF]

3) Urbie's (once again) being a douche and he and Warriner are throwing this back in the face of Kelly and ND by putting Decker in the 2 deep. They have no intention of keeping him there as most OL need a year to develop to the college game.

The obsession continues.

Hard to tell in this thread which obsession is stronger, Meyer or Decker. Both spurned ND. One because he knew the road to success was harder at ND, the other because he ALWAYS wanted to be a Buckeye.

Neither of them are here but like a bunch of Wolverine fans regurgitating the UM chant "Whew, that was a bullet we dodged" or the petty Housewives of Columbus skewering their BFFs, some of you have to fixate on people who aren't here when ND has coaches and players who are here because they want to be here and who are battling in Spring Ball for success at ND.

This thread reads like a bad case of Buckeye Envy.

GO IRISH!

 

[BeauBenken]

Why do we care so much about how Taylor is doing?

 

[Praytorian]

Thats what I'm wondering.

 

[50milesSE ND]

this ^ besides we all thought he was going to be a stud so whats changed other than his choice in school

 

[NDinL.A.]

But not 3 days into practicing with the team. There are 3 explanations for this IMO:

3) Urbie's (once again) being a douche and he and Warriner are throwing this back in the face of Kelly and ND by putting Decker in the 2 deep. They have no intention of keeping him there as most OL need a year to develop to the college game.

That's some serious Mel Gibson conspiracy theory going on there Rack'em. All due respect, I don't think you can be further from the truth. I can't believe anyone would think that Decker is on the two-deep just to spite another school they will never play. C'mon now. Urbie is slime, but he didn't win 2 NC's worrying about crap like that.

Your first 2 theories are MUCH more plausible.

Also, why can't we just accept that Decker can play? Why can't we just accept that he has impressed their coaching staff? Sorry, but if BK praised a freshman, we'd all be pumped up about it; we wouldn't be looking at the other side of it (unless you're username is DillonHall LOL). We do it all the time with freshmen. As has been pointed out, we had freshmen on the 2 deep very early on last year. We're sitting here praising our O-line in one breath, and in the other killing OSU's depth. Well, we both have/had true freshmen on the 2 deep, whether they were actually the true '2' or not.

I'm not a Decker fan b/c of the way he spurned us, but our roster is LITTERED with guys that have spurned other schools for ND (Kiel anyone?). So I wish the kid good luck and I hope he makes the most out of the education he can get...

 

[Rack Em]

That's some serious Mel Gibson conspiracy theory going on there Rack'em.

I like Mel Gibson

 

[Rack Em]

That's some serious Mel Gibson conspiracy theory going on there Rack'em. All due respect, I don't think you can be further from the truth. I can't believe anyone would think that Decker is on the two-deep just to spite another school they will never play. C'mon now. Urbie is slime, but he didn't win 2 NC's worrying about crap like that.

Your first 2 theories are MUCH more plausible.

Also, why can't we just accept that Decker can play? Why can't we just accept that he has impressed their coaching staff? Sorry, but if BK praised a freshman, we'd all be pumped up about it; we wouldn't be looking at the other side of it (unless you're username is DillonHall LOL). We do it all the time with freshmen. As has been pointed out, we had freshmen on the 2 deep very early on last year. We're sitting here praising our O-line in one breath, and in the other killing OSU's depth. Well, we both have/had true freshmen on the 2 deep, whether they were actually the true '2' or not.

I'm not a Decker fan b/c of the way he spurned us, but our roster is LITTERED with guys that have spurned other schools for ND (Kiel anyone?). So I wish the kid good luck and I hope he makes the most out of the education he can get...

Theory #3 was #3 because it was the least likely, though my favorite. I'm still bitter about losing Decker because he is a good player and we lost him to Urban. However I just have a hard time believing he's so good that he can crack the 2 deep with 3 DAYS OF COACHING.

Please just let me have my conspiracy theory. I like ideas that make me hate that man even more.

 

[Rhode Irish]

We about done with this dude yet?

 

[Buster Bluth]

Theory #3 was #3 because it was the least likely, though my favorite. I'm still bitter about losing Decker because he is a good player and we lost him to Urban. However I just have a hard time believing he's so good that he can crack the 2 deep with 3 DAYS OF COACHING.

Please just let me have my conspiracy theory. I like ideas that make me hate that man even more.

You're acting like stud OL don't make the two-deep from day one ever. They do, especially when you have no depth.

 

[FLDomer]

Who gives a SH!T anymore...we dont play OSU so why do we care? Now if he went to Hoke and scUM I can see the bickering but honestly lets not be haters and its in the past. Dont get me wrong I think Urban is a tool but really...come on, we are fine at Oline without him. SWEEEET GOD!!!!!!! This talk makes me wanna jerk the wheel into a God Damn bridge embankment!!

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

Who gives a SH!T anymore...we dont play OSU so why do we care? Now if he went to Hoke and scUM I can see the bickering but honestly lets not be haters and its in the past. Dont get me wrong I think Urban is a tool but really...come on, we are fine at Oline without him. SWEEEET GOD!!!!!!! This talk makes me wanna jerk the wheel into a God Damn bridge embankment!!

There are those of us that have to hear it all day, every day. Posu hatred is in us... We are one with it. Embrace the hate. bwahahahahahahahahaha

 

[FLDomer]

There are those of us that have to hear it all day, every day. Posu hatred is in us... We are one with it. Embrace the hate. bwahahahahahahahahaha

Move! Really, it's Ohio, com'n yall gotta be able to better than that! I used to be weighted by the burden of living in Michigan and I got the F outta there!