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Originally Posted by donniccolo
i missed this post. is this accurate? this is very disappointing. does Tressel just consider these players inferior or could he simply not sign them? are any "big name" or "big time position" players? losing 11 scholarships out of state is bad. losing 11 scholarships to michigan is flat out unacceptable.
there might be a thread on this already but i hear rumors of another Big 10 team. not sure what world it makes sense in but i'm open to suggestions. i just tend to fear change. sometimes.
172 kids from Ohio signed LOIs to play D1 football this year. Believe it or not, some of them will be going to schools other than Ohio State. I heard Tressel has decided to cut the roster to under 800.
/sarcasm
I don't know what is so shocking about this. Michigan always gets players from Ohio. Our last two Heisman winners are from Ohio. Ohio puts out a lot more HS football talent than Michigan. It's just that 11 is more than usual.
Ohio State signed a small class this year and got most what they wanted instate. Of the eleven Michigan signed, three or maybe four were offered by Ohio State. They lost out on Jordan Hicks, Matt James, and Skyler Schofner as well. Those guys all went out of state.
And the Big Ten has been very publicly discussing expansion for months now. It is inevitable and probably won't be long.