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Exactly, You guys are transfering to our offense, while we're going with Meyer's spread. Offensive targets change. I can't believe I'm not getting trashed yet.

Not everything you hear about us is true.

Impossible! According to Bucknuts, we're the worst mods ever.

That's because we have ignorant posters. Who come over here and say you suck, and get banned. Which is alright it's your board. You're choices are different than ours nothing wrong with that.

Granted you have talent on O but it's still a completely new system and a new blocking scheme. Most likely, there will be growing pains as everyone gets used to it. How long that is, is yet to be seen. Maybe it's just a couple games, maybe it's more, nobody really knows until they get out there on gameday.

The biggest struggle will be the OLine. Replacing Shugarts, Adams, Brewster, Zach Boren (FB), and Herron is hard enough since they were key guys protecting Braxton at the end of last season. Throw in a likely new blocking scheme and it will surely be an area of concern. We had much worse talent on the OL when RR took over, but what was really painful that year was watching the obvious protection mistakes being made which were getting our RBs and QBs killed by unblocked defenders.

From what's been reported our line will be alright, but why will we have to replace of FB? I'm confused. I don't think we're running the I. Hyde's reports have been good, and Brionte's have been better so I don't think losing Herron is that bad. But their will be growing pains in the new system no doubt about that.

The hard part isn't necessarily getting kids to learn the system, the hard part is getting them comfortable in it. Players excel when they feel comfortable in the system and can react to the game instead of over thinking. That was part of Denard's problem last year. You want kids playing fast and reacting, not think over thinking about who to block, where to run, checkdowns, etc.

There's zero evidence to suggest that Thomas would flip and endless evidence that suggests he'll sign with Michigan. Ohio wanted Gedeon and bucknuts will deny that any player was pursued hard if they commit elsewhere. Gedeon fits the mold of the LBs that Urban took at Florida and it makes no sense to offer the kid on Jan 29 and then not pursue him within a month later. Urban has been selective with offers and you don't just offer a kid and then not pursue him because he isn't fast enough. If this were true then the offer would not have been on the table in the first place. The notion that Urban is recruiting for national championships and Michigan is only looking to compete in the Big Ten is buckeye arrogance at its best. It's simply different players in different systems. Gedeon is a player that would have worked in both.

There it is that's what I've been waiting for!

Urban's been selective alright. Of course, he is relatively selective in comparison to Hoke. Tressell was selective (sniper), Meyer (shotgun) is not. He's got a lot of offers out right now. Urban wants Anzalone and Love. I don't get the reasoning behind who he offers. Some are commitable and others you need to camp for. I don't know why he does it, but from what's been reported. Gedeon would be a good player for us. I'm not doubting that at all. But we have others higher than Gedeon. Nothing wrong with that. The notion never came out of my mouth. I simply mentioned that Urban's focusing more on national recruiting more than Ohio this year and than Tressell did. Notice if you read more than that comment I've said that repeatedly to Tamu.

On the Thomas issue, your posters have already pointed this out to me and I've repeatedly said we will see.

It should be interesting to watch, it all starts upfront and that appears to be an unknown for you guys, at least right now until the season starts.

Hoke has given out 109 offers so far, Meyer 101. Just sayin'.