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Lol at you claiming every OL that is bigger than his competition is a 5*. If that were the case, Urbz would have no trouble pulling in 5* OL, nor would any other school in the country. Are you honestly naive enough to think high school D-lineman are all in the 270-300 range?

Actually, it is very rare for an OL prospect to be a 5* because to acquire that rating, the prospect needs to be physically developed, in large part technically sound, and have loads of potential.

These rankings are more often correct than wrong in projecting production, so if you have a higher rated prospect, it is more likely that that prospect will be highly productive than not. Rankings may not carry to the NFL, but that doesn't matter because you don't need to have line of NFL prospects to have a good OL in college and highly productive college career =/= NFL career in all cases.

Like any other position, whether an OL prospect reaches his potential is almost entirely dependent on the coaching they will receive.

I didn't say EVERY OL that is bigger is a 5*..... But just for kicks, go find me a 5* OL that is.....say....6'0" and 220lbs......

If you think kids aren't getting some bias toward their rating based on their size then you are the naive one. That's about the only thing taken into consideration when they rate underclass OL... They aren't going to rate a HS soph highly if he is 210lbs....but let a HS Frosh be 6'6 and 280lbs, start on his HS team and all of a sudden he's on the radar, ranked highly within his class solely on the fact he's already a big SOB compared to the other freshman. So, yes, size has a lot to do with gaining a high rating. How many 5* OL recruits don't pan out in college? A Bunch......do some research.

Why don't you do some research and give me a list of 5* OL that WEREN'T at least solid contributors on their respective team.

Once again, it's extremely hard for an OL prospect to gain a 5* rating, and while it can be based off from size, every BCS OL is in the 6'6" 270 range, so it's not like the rankings are based off solely their size.

I mentioned Henderson, but hell, take a look at the monster class OSU had a few years back with "The Brew Crew".... Brewster was the only one that was dependable. You can say coaching, and that may very well be true, but it also boils down to the kids work ethic and desire. A Lot of the highly rated HS OL don't have great work ethic as they dominate based on size difference in them and who they are blocking. I truly don't get all hyped up over a big OL recruit. I'd rather have talent at positions with ball in their hands or on the defensive side of the ball. But that's just me...

Only two of those kids were 5*s according to Rivals and as you said, Brewster had a very good career at OSU and Mike Adams was drafted in the second round last year.

LSU couldn't move the ball against Bama in NC game....at all!! So that tells me that defense is more important. As the old saying goes, "If the other team doesn't score you can't lose.."

There are no "game changers" or "playmakers" on the OL. But there are at every other postition on the field.

There may not be "game changers" on the OL, but they are technically the playmakers and without a good OL, even the best RBs will falter and the best QBs will struggle because they don't have time to make progressions.

Yes, LSU struggled against Alabama, but that also had to do with play calling that day and Alabama certainly doesn't struggle on offense solely because of their OL. Defense can win championships, but sometimes the best defense is a good offense and if you can pound the ball and tire their defense out by owning the clock, you can win games even if you don't have an elite defense.

Regardless, Michigan is recruiting the defensive side of the ball perfectly fine and is addressing their lack of depth at the OL position.

Lastly, a great offensive line can make a decent running back look amazing, and that is what Michigan is aiming for, but they also have the personnel at QB, RB, and WR to compete with the best in the country. Stanford has made it successful with much less talent, I have no doubt Michigan can match their success with the last few recruiting classes.

Only time will tell....It is expected that you like your team and it's chances as it is for Buck fans. Best part is we get to play every year and see what happens...

Yeah, don't agree with that either. I bet another team fields a defense that good in the next decade. Maybe OSU, maybe Michigan, maybe someone else. But it will happen.

It was and it will be again this year.

Probably not, Ogbuehi(our RG) will slide over to LT. He would have played there last year but obviously Joeckel had the spot locked down. Kid has 1st round LT written all over him. He was too talented to keep off the field so he played at RG. Expect Germaine Ifedi to fill in at his RG spot, from all reports he'll be really good too. Matthews younger brother will be our starting center as well. Our OL really is unfair.

Ole useless, sleeping Sherman...