This has been as turbulent a recruiting season as I can remember. The board has changed so many time. The way it looks right now any Buckeye fan has to be looking forward to National Signing Day.

Who we have already qualifies as a top 15 class. I don't care where anybody else ranks us. I don't think several players are getting their proper respect like David Durham. I don't know how anyone can watch his film and not see a four-star player. How we finish this class should push us into the top ten for sure and I think there is an argument for top five should this class

What a weekend. I will talk about the games if I see enough interest from fans but I want to focus on the talent from this weekend.

The best player I saw this weekend was Dominique Brown. Before the season I said the best athlete in Ohio was Deron Brown from Akron North. He was the freak of freaks in Ohio this year. He is in such a bad situation gradewise that you have not heard much about him. I think we may have another contender. I saw Brown late in the year and was very impressed. Seeing him again showed a player that was even better. What he is can be, the sky is the limit. Big powerful kid with explosive speed and the attitude of a warrior. They were showing shots of him on the sidelines. The intensity of his smile was something that sent chills down my spine. Kinda like those Lawrence Taylor sidelines shots we see every now and then. Makes you wonder if someone should call security. He loves to play football. I see a safety who

The state finals are here. Two days of high school football nirvana. That has never been more true than this year when there are so many great match-ups.

The headline game for Friday is the division three championship game between Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (14-0) versus Columbus St. Francis DeSales. Some are not as excited about this match-up as I am especially after seeing Mooney run roughshod over a talented Steubenville Big Red team in the state semifinals. For a smashmouth guy like me it was a thing of beauty watching Mooney put on a clinic in offensive line play. They are big and have a great back heaeded to West Virginia in Braylon Heard. He lit up Steubenville last week. It was over 200 yards rushing and it might have been over 300. He picked up alot of it behind outstanding senior tackle Eric Franklin, a player I would not mind seeing a late offer to should

I am looking at next years lineup. We are all looking at a veteran battle hardened offense and getting excited. We need to take a hard look at the defense. That is where the concern is.

We are not going to miss a beat at linebacker. I think we will be better. The starters logged a lot of reps and Spitler is the only player we lose. His contribution gets overlooked. He has been a solid guy but the talent level at linebacker is off the charts. I think we are solid at corner. Torrence and Chekwa loaded up on game reps. I like the talent waiting in the wings. The bowl practices is where we see these younger players take a leap forward. I am scared out of my mind at safety but where the biggest problem lies is with the bigs on the defensive line.

We are deep as deep can be on the edge. I think Gibson is gone but that just creates an

Ever since the name Cardale Jones became a name that fans were familiar with, the question has been there, what if you could take only one? I came out and installed Jones as the number one player in the class. The question became louder, what if you could take only one? After Jones performance in the regional final against Massillon where he took over the game, the question has reached a crescendo, what if you could take only one?

First, I say you take both no matter what because the opportunity to improve the talent level at quarterback should always be one you take advantage of. If there is just no way to take both you have to look at Guiton and Graham next year very closely. Guiton supposedly had some moments as a passer early in fall camp. We need to see where he is. Can Graham overcome the loss of the better part of two years of reps due to injury? That is a crucial

I am back. I needed a few days to recharge the batteries. I never need a real vacation from Buckeye football but there are times I need to step away. A lot has happened.

First, if you know anyone that has had trouble in the past logging on to the site, tell them to come back and give it a try. I think we have found a fix.

So many coaching changes that could have an impact on our staff. Akron, Youngstown State, Louisville, Marshall, Virginia, and likely Notre Dame are going to be changing coaches. All those schools have some connection to Ohio. Akron and Youngstown State are likely to find the cachet of a Buckeye assistant as their head coach appealing. The name recognition could go a long way with recruits. Louisville, Marshall are always looking for talent in Ohio. Virginia hit Ohio hard once Al Groh came to the program. Notre Dame has

A great lookback at the win over Michigan from our partner, Lexco4.

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Ohio is not known for producing quarterbacks. That is why I don't really need to do any research or much pondering on whether the class of 2011 is going to be the best quarterback class ever in Ohio.

Braxton Miller and Cardale Jones are the best quarterbacks I have seen in Ohio and it is not really close. I know some will mention Justin Zwick. I saw him play twice as a senior and once in an all-star game. I never saw him be a great quarterback. I was on record at the time as saying Troy Smith would win the quarterback job. He did not have the same tools so Zwick was rated higher. Smith was not even a sure qualifier until right before he committed. Both Miller and Jones have better tools.

Mechanics - Both of these kids will come in and be able to immediately start absorbing the

There is not alot to say about yesterdays game. It played out pretty much like I thought it would. Michigan came out inspired. They played better than I have seen them all year, at least on defense. I came in worried about having the Rose Bowl locked up and coming off two emotional wins. The edge is off The Game, Buckeye fans. We have dominated the series to such an extent that I think players could have come in flat and not as motivated with less on the line. I wanted out of there with a win. I know some are not happy seeing pretty much the same offense as last week but I think the staff may have learned something from watching us try to block Adrian Clayborn last week. Brandon Graham is a lot better than him and had an impact on the game even though we only threw the ball 17 times. I felt like Pryor was shaky this week. Throwing, not in his decision making. He was solid there once again. He did not seem as comfortable and his mechanics were off again. He had a three week run where

This is a trap game, Buckeye fans.We are going to the Rose Bowl. Nothing can change that. We are coming off two huge wins, beating Penn State to put ourselves in position to play Iowa for the Rose Bowl, then a tense overtime win over the Hawkeyes to secure the berth in the GrandDaddy of them all. Michigan has everything to gain, maybe even saving their coaches job. Talk about going into the offseason on a high. A win makes this season far less bitter for the Wolverines. We are going into their house.

We have to run the ball well. I don't like any of our tackles against Brandon Graham. This is going to be a loaded NFL draft for defensive ends. If it isn't the best ever it certainly belongs in the discussion for the best ever. If Graham had better measurables he would probably be