I got this off another board. Note the large discrepancy between USC and Ohio State in # of 4 and 5 star players, yet the on the field results are nearly identical.
Terry, Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing. Tressel is extremely well prepared in everything he does. I think that accounts for much of his success. Don
Here's a question for you Buckeyes, you guys have had some pretty flashy offenses. Which do you guys like the most. 1. The option offense of Rex Kern 2. The Basketball on Grass offense with Stanley Roberts and Joe Germaine. 3. The Current Spread with Troy Smith Did i get it right that these are the top 3? Terry
Pretty impressive for a Longhorn/Irish guy..... I would add the option ran by Corny Greene featuring Archie Griffin at tailback. That offense got Arch his two Heismans and 31 consecutive 100 yard games - a record that still stands I believe. All the more incredible because everybody knew what we were going to do and who was going to do it! Over Corny's 3 year career as a starter, he average 8 passing attempts a game! 8! It also represented the first time ever that someone besides the fullback was the leading rusher! The offense Rex ran did have option elements - a real innovation for Woody! - it was still very much a smash mouth attack with two tackles dressed up as TE's anchoring each side of the OL paving the way for the FB Jim Otis in the full house backfield. Even during my JR-SR year - the Griffin years - the TE was 6'7" 280 and maybe caught two passes all year! Another good one was the Mike Tomczak-led attack that featured Cris Carter on the outside and Keith Byars at tailback and a Jim Lachey led O-line......good enough to go down to Norman and put it to Switzers Sooners featuring Marcus Dupree. While the Germaine led offense was a good one, I think the current version is the best one I've seen in a very long time because of its diversity. They can spread you out and go 5 wide with 5 quality receivers and let Troy distribute the ball to favorable match-ups or they can go two TE from a Power I and pound the ball with a very underappreciated O-line and two very, very good running backs in Pittman and Beanie Wells. I don't ever remember one that could beat you no matter how you tried to defend it....choose your poison if you will.