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March 19, 2008

PRYOR EMBRACES POISONOUS NUT

This year’s supermodel opts for the Buckeyes: Terrelle Pryor chooses tOSU over Michigan and Penn State.

We’re sure everyone will take this in a mature and reasonable fashion on both sides. Pryor said the things he was looking forward to most were the friendships he could make in college, the outstanding community in Columbus, and losing the national title game in two years to an SEC team who blows them out of the building sometime in the middle of the third quarter.

Filed under: Big 10 Conference, Coaches, the BCS, scandals, arrests, and other eccentri, College football, Recruiting by Orson Swindle

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72 Responses to “PRYOR EMBRACES POISONOUS NUT”

1

blackertai says:

Well, look at it this way. At least they’ll win a Big 10 title at some point before he gets suspended for taking illegal “help” from boosters, right?

March 19th, 2008 at 11:15 am
2

marcillac says:

Ahhh yes, that magic DickRod recruiting touch. Surely with the history and prestige of the Maze and Blue he would get his tenure of a glorius start by nabbing the Patient One. What a satisfying triumph this must be.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:17 am
3

Bryan says:

Uh oh, what will Rich Rod do now? Does he know how to coach a traditional offense? I predict a difficult future for Michigan…. But then again, none of that matters because everyone in the Big-11 sucks and will surely bow down to the Pac-10 and SEC in the bowls.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:21 am
4

CapstoneAlum says:

Question: Do you really want a guy that takes this long to figure it out?

/guy who knew at age 6

March 19th, 2008 at 11:23 am
5

Crabapple Buck says:

I guess he wants to compete for national championships over Fulmer Cups. UM on the other hand will dominate future FC’s until RR is relieved of his duties due to Cooper-like results, both on and off field.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:27 am
6

Knowshon says:

Hopefully his freshman year will turn out the same way as Jimmy Clausen’s.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:29 am
7

JoseOle says:

In dee face! It will be fun beating Michigan for another 4 straight years. How does Mallet feel now? He could have run the RRod spread like Texas Tech runs it instead he will sit at Ark. and will never pan out. Why doesn’t RRod go after appalachian st’s qb that lit UM up last year? He wouldn’t have to transfer and has a bigger arm than Pat White?

March 19th, 2008 at 11:30 am
8

Geaux Irish says:

I can only imagine the number of Buckeyes that will heading to the computers at their local libraries to celebrate the good news!

There needs to be a op-ed piece from Subcom. Wayne about the Pryor announcement.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:32 am
9

crimson daddy says:

Jose, why won’t Mallet pan out at Arkansas? Is it because he will have one of the best QB coaches in the country?

March 19th, 2008 at 11:36 am
10

Brian says:

#8 +1 good sir. Be sure to wipe up your charisma after you’re done celebrating.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:39 am
11

COB says:

tOSU will have a strong team this year, Pryor used in Tebow-esque minutes will change the offense quite a bit. In all liklihood, tOSU should get another BCS bid this year. We will see 9/13 in L.A….

March 19th, 2008 at 11:43 am
12

tAFKAtOSUB says:

I find it extremely interesting that Pryor waited until after his last basketball game, which just happened to take place in the state championship game at Penn State…is it really that hard to figure out that the reason he has been waiting has been because he did not want to have to face the friendly and courteous fans of Pee State?

Mark it down…the arrival of Pryor at Ohio State will have a similar impact as Tommy Frazier at Nebraska…Nebraska lost 8 or 9 bowl games in a row, a few of them with the NC on the line, before Frazier arrived, in his 4 years they won 3 NCs.

For some reason I think Pryor will put Ohio State over the hump.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:43 am
13

Scalz1 says:

I think I speak for everyone by saying “Duh??’

This was a forgone conclusion. Would have been nice to have him, but, oh well. Congrats on finally making a decsion. Contrary to popular belief, UM will still field a men’s college football team without Pryor.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am
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Yinka Double Dare says:

“Hopefully his freshman year will turn out the same way as Jimmy Clausen�s.”

Unlikely since Pryor’s going to be holding a clipboard and wearing a ballcap all season.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:50 am
15

WorstFan says:

He wants to be used like a “T-buh”. Didn’t y’all watch the presser?

March 19th, 2008 at 11:59 am
16

yak says:

Everyone knows they are called “Libaries” in ohio.

March 19th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
17

Doug says:

I’m going to celebrate this momentous occasion by cracking open a frosty 22-ounce bottle of Who Gives A Shit Belgian White.

In other news, trainers confirmed that Pryor’s 40 time had increased by 0.8 seconds within minutes of making his announcement.

March 19th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
18

yak says:

Oh yeah, and # 3…

I believe Adrian Arrington just scored on Florida again. I’m just sayin

March 19th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
19

now_a_hoo says:

Does this guy remind anyone else of Ron Curry?

I’m just saying dogs need to watch out for the 2nd best QB in Jeanette’s district.

/joke that’s only funny to me, and maybe Ian.

March 19th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
20

Arkansas Buckeye says:

Mallet won;t pan out at Arkansas because if he doesn’t go 20 for 24 with 3 TD’s in his first game, the Razorback faithful will demand “SOMEONE should be fired, dam it!”

March 19th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
21

paco says:

Methinks Michigan’s post-season bowl streak has ended….4-8, here we come!

March 19th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
22

OhioDawg says:

He’s one of those special kids that values academics as highly as athletics.

March 19th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
23

Nikki says:

I can’t wait to see his mug shot.

March 19th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
24

J-Mac IS the deadly weapon says:

Fun fact, Tommie Frazier took NU to 3 National Championships, he only won 2. He lost to FSU in 93, beat Miami in 94, and I think there was some little Fiesta Bowl against Spurrier. The 3rd National Championship was w/ Scott Frost as QB. <–I was born and raised in NE. The first FB game I remember watching was the FSU national title game.

March 19th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
25

Hemlock Philosopher says:

@3

Really, Michigan has been doing a lot of bowing down to the SEC. They’re 20-5-1 all time! Take away Vandy and its still 10-5, including 2-0 against Florida.

March 19th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
26

Greenie says:

Boy, even the illegal booster checks clear slowly at OSU….

March 19th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
27

okiedomer says:

all of a sudden my September 13th weekend in South Bend just went from a pleasant get together with old chums to a by-god we can beat meeeeechigan this year woo-hoo! weekend

congrats, michigan – couldn’t have happened to a better bunch of asshats

March 19th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
28

3rd says:

LOL MICHIGAN

March 19th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
29

Mike and His Four Noble Truths says:

Uncle Richard came to him in a dream last night and said, ” I aint got nothin left to throw but my nuts!”

Hence OSU.

March 19th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
30

Pants McPants says:

#3, Uhh, you misspelled your name as “Bryan”, Beano….

And, aren’t you SO glad you chased away your 5* sophomore QB now, Richie? Mallet may not fit “your system”, but most “systems” do need A quarterback…

March 19th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
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Yinka Double Dare says:

Hey, wait a minute, apparently we didn’t know his true two top choices at all — Michigan University and his chosen school, University of Ohio State.

0 fer 2 there, Terrelle. I guess that’s one more apt comparison to Mr Wonderlic himself, Vince Young – this guy must be pretty dim to not even know the name of the school he’s going to.

March 19th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
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Yinka Double Dare says:

“And, aren�t you SO glad you chased away your 5* sophomore QB now, Richie? Mallet may not fit �your system�, but most �systems� do need A quarterback�”

Jesus Christ, for the last time, Rodriguez didn’t chase him off. He allegedly nearly transferred before the season even started last year. He might have transferred even if Carr had stayed. The players all seemed to think Mallett was a dick. Rodriguez talked to him several times and it was clear Mallett had no desire to stay to even find out if he could work out with Rodriguez and the new offense.

The guy who will most likely start this year was a 4*, and he’s supposed to be a little more mobile than Mallett. It’s not like it was Mallett and a bunch of 2*s. Between putting in a new system and losing so many guys no one really expects them to be awesome this year, but the idea that Mallett packing it in and leaving severely hurts them just seems silly. It wasn’t like he played all that well last year (though he was better than the Emu; of course, his offensive line and receivers were also clearly superior to what the Emu was working with).

March 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
33

okiedomer says:

you know how i bet is pissed today that he didn’t end up at michigan?

keith nichol

March 19th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
34

MassDad says:

Told you’all weeks ago that TP knew where “his” car would take him. Sniffing its way back to where the boosterz know to treat an appreciative young’n. (Also where there’s no impending embarrassment for being on an all-’general studies’ team. Staying eligible with Golf, Music Appreciation and Sex Ed is so much more mind expanding.)

March 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
35

LL says:

@5:

You’re right. He will “compete” for National Championships, not “win” them.

Hopefully in the NC Game he’ll do better than 4-of-14 for 35yds. That would be an accomplishment.

March 19th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
36

TrevJo says:

#25, Michigan should probably worry less about the SEC, and more about the beatings they are going to suffer within conference, now that their army of 2007 seniors is gone.

March 19th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
37

Mike and His Four Noble Truths says:

“…and they told me I can run around like that Tebow.”

He’s quite the wordsmith/ brawler/ future multiple babies’ daddy. I swear, if he comes out for fall practice wearing the famous #13, I’ll shit myself.

March 19th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
38

Rob says:

#12: Nebraska was in the middle of making wholesale changes to the program when they picked Tommie Frazier up. Unless Jim Tressel is actually fixing problems that have been exposed with his team the last two years – as opposed to hoping he can just cover them up with more of Rivals’ shiny stars – Pryor is gonna be their Eric Crouch, not their Tommie Frazier. Another speedy QB trapped under the glass ceiling of a fundamentally “just okay” system.

March 19th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
39

Hemlock Philosopher says:

#36 – We’ll see about that. The comments were about the Big Ten bowing down to to the SEC and Pac10 in away games, err, bowl games. Michigan has a stellar record against the SEC, that’s all I said.

March 19th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
40

Coop says:

19 – I get it, but I opine that Ronald Curry would have been at least an average QB had he gone ALMOST anywhere other than Carolina.

FYI, I get that you are jaded that he reneged on UVa for Carolina, but Curry would have sucked under Welsh and whomever was his OC during his last mediocre days in C’ville.

But, yeah, Vick, the “2nd” best QB in the Tidewater area that year turned out to be pretty good.

March 19th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
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Out of Conference says:

Coop – not to correct you, but I think Curry played for UNC.

March 19th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
42

Scalz1 says:

Pretty good at fucking up. Show me where he succeeded playing football.

March 19th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
43

now_a_hoo says:

Oh sure, but as a UVa alum whose folks raised him on UM football, I’m going to hope that TP’s a flop of Curry-like proportions.

March 19th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
44

Pants McPants says:

Gee, Yinka, thanks for setting me straight there, with your baseless assumptions, but said in an authoritative, know-it-all tone. That makes them more important than the actual facts we know , which are:

No one knew Mallet was definitely transferring.But we know he did after Richie was hired. Mallet was a 5* pro-style QB with size and experience, and he will replaced by a 4* pro-style QB with no experience but a neat last name. And after that, the cupboard is bare. Meh, with it, the cupboard is bare as far as competing with the big boys. But, go ahead, insist people thought Mallet was a “dick” if that helps…

March 19th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
45

The Penguin says:

Where’s the accuracy in reporting, fellas? UF blew us out of the building in the 2nd quarter. Oh, well. Go bucks! (love the site)

March 19th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
46

oc phil says:

Rob @ 38. So tOSU has lost a total of 3 games in the last 2 seasons, and is “just OK”. How many teams have a better record over that span?

March 19th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
47

Erik says:

Boy who has never taken a college snap will instantly win Big Crock o’ Shit Championship with his pretty stars; film at 11.

March 19th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
48

poguemahone says:

I see Orson has gone over to the :Ohiah State neva beatin’ a SEC team befo, so dat meenz they neva eva gonna do it” bandwagon. Sad.

I agree, our record vs. the SEC is beyond pathetic. But it’s foolish to think that it is any indicator of how a game against a future SEC opponent will go. Out of curiosity, why is no one here saying Bob Stoops will never win another BCS game after the eggs he’s laid recently, all in games he was either supposed to win or at least compete in?

March 19th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
49

Michael says:

Pants,

Mallett was a dick. The entire team wanted him to transfer prior to his freshman year. (I have this on impeccable authority.) Arkansas can have him. Michigan’s QB situation does suck, but that has very little to do with Mallett leaving.

March 19th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
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Excuse me while I whip this out says:

If tOSU makes it back to the show and is (most likely to be) facing another SEC team, can the entire SEC pitch in and buy Ohio State out of the game, and then the whole converence play a paper-rock-scissors tournament to decide who plays the other SEC team for the championship?

Or I guess we could all just not watch such SEC conference games as AU/FLA, FLA/LSU, AU/UA, GA/TN, etc, but instead DVR them and watch them all January and pretend it is our own little national championship trourney.

poor rest-of-the-NCAA…. maybe one day you will compete.

March 19th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
51

hunglikehussain says:

Mgoblog released the TP information at 4:22p.m.

Another example of EEEEES EEEEEE SEEEEE SPEED!

March 19th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
52

Out of Conference says:

OC Phil (45) – likely lots of teams when you correct for strength of schedule.

March 19th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
53

crimson daddy says:

hunglikehussain,
He’s too busy trying to figure out a way to blame Michigan’s academic scandal on Saban.

March 19th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
54

hunglikehussain says:

#12

I think you are going to have to change your moniker to….

the artist formally known as the University of Ohio State buckeye.

tafkatUoOSb Kinda clumsy?

March 19th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
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poguemahone says:

@52

I used to think a lot of people would change their tune after we won at Texas. Same went for when we beat Kansas State and Miami. We’ve heard that SOS crap non-stop since the beginning of the decade, and have thus scheduled Texas, USC, Va Tech, Cal, Okie, so on and so forth to stop your bitching. When we beat those teams, we’re still going to hear it.

March 19th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
56

Crabapple Buck says:

#50

tOSU plays @ USCw on September 13. If they get by them, they still have to go thru the Big 11, which may or may not be a challenge. SEC fans never seem to respect any teams other than their own. Instead of just annointing the SEC in advance, I would like to see the season play out. Sometimes there are surprises in store for those with swelled heads.

March 19th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
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SpartanDan says:

*I* wish Mallett had stayed at Michigan, and I’m a Spartan fan. The only reason there’s a Jimmy Clausen for Heisman Yakety-Sax clip but no Ryan Mallett clip is because Michigan’s defense was three times better than Notre Dame’s, the running backs and receivers were ten times better, and the offensive line was 372 times better.

March 19th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
58

CKGator says:

So…I’m confused…is it now THE University of Ohio State?

March 19th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
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hunglikehussain says:

#58 CKgator

Yes, a directive has been issued to all NFL players that “attended” THE Ohio State University…to immediately change their shameful promotion (based on the TP signing) to …………….THE University OF Ohio State.

Coop, any chance of a reference to THE University of Clemson?

March 19th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
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janus09 says:

50

Since the SEC is just barely over .500 vs. other BCS conferences this century, I’d go ahead and say the other conferences are competing just fine.

March 19th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
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Yinka Double Dare says:

Pants, they weren’t going to compete with the big boys with Mallett. That was the point. That, and this “Rodriguez ran him out of town and didn’t want him” thing is complete bullshit, because it’s clear Mallett had no interest in staying at all. I can understand he wanted to move closer to mommy and to a coach that has proven he can coach statue QBs. But Rodriguez didn’t “run him off”.

That Mallett wasn’t well-liked and that people thought he was a dick and hated his attitude was not a secret, this talk had been going around all season. It even came out on the sidelines during games. Lloyd going ballistic on him and Mallett looking like he didn’t care, the nationally televised screaming match with Manningham, etc.

As I said, no one thinks the team is going to be awesome this year — too much to learn, too many new faces with a lot of key guys leaving for the draft. That wouldn’t have changed even if Mallett was around. Penn State may finally win a game against Michigan this year.

March 19th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
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el savior says:

To be fair, when I was committing on the phone with the head coach of my DIII school, I completely butchered the name because I was so nervous and I was the only one in the room. It must go without saying that most of you would be unbelievabley sauve and charming with the cameras pointed at you.

March 19th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
63

StageCoach says:

Apparently I am the only one who picked up on TP’s line of:

“…Coach Rodriquez kept giving me lines…”

So, DickRod is handing out cocaine as a recruiting inducement? I gotta work on my 40 time………

March 19th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
64

Cookie Monster says:

#22 – Pryor is attending The University of Ohio State. Yes, Pryor values his edumacation as much as Maurice Clarrett. This idiot doesn’t even know the name of the school he’s going to attend! He’s dean’s list material for sure. Gonna make the dean’s list with a Blutarski like effort.

What’s he majoring in? Learneding? I guess when Pryor saw he could pick up a hooker, who’s an undercover cop, get suspended, and then move to second string for a BCS ass whooping, he musta thought, “Yup! Dat bes da spotes for mes, youknowwhatimtalking’bout?”

Nice move Vestuble. You just brought in Maurice Clarrett Jr. Sure he’ll win a few games for ya, maybe even a national championship. But in the end, your buckeye bandwagoners will be memorializing Pryor the same way they do Clarrett. By painting over any likeness of crazy old Maurice/Pryor they can find, and deny he ever played at tosu.

March 19th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
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GatorGirlStuckInOhio says:

It’s been like 2 hours since we all got a good laugh at the fact Pryor announced he was going to the “University of Ohio State.” The first thing he needs to invest his booster money in is a good publicist to keep him from saying stupid things like playing for a non-existent school or at least keep the AP from printing it as such.

As a poor Gator fan stuck in Ohio that is constantly subjected to their “crap,” I must say his “lack of enough sense to get his school’s name right” display added just the right “zing” against the “UofOS” continued argument that they really are trying to improve academics and admissions requirements.

I am giving him the 1% chance he was trying to throw the crowd with his announcement, but it certainly wasn’t reflected as such in any of the articles I saw that popped up this afternoon. The articles lack any mention of a dramatic pause, so I’m going to continue to go with the “what an idiot” reaction to his selection announcement.

As far as his actual decision – Tressel deserves his talents, OSU fans do NOT. Either choice would have been fine for the rest of the world as it would only really made a difference in the UM/OSU match up, but one reason I saw mentioned he thought he had a better chance of going to the NFL at OSU. Hmm, again bringing his intellect in questions – has he not heard of Tom Brady?!

March 19th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
66

threadogg says:

Pryor said university “at” Ohio State… the press actually were the first to start the UofOS misquote. However, Stagecoach was right, he did say DickRod was “giving him lines”…like please come up here and bail me out.

March 19th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
67

Mr Pelican Pants says:

Tommy Tuberville says he doesnt know what the big deal is on this Pryor kid. He isnt the type of player that Auburn is looking for and wouldnt fit his type of players
“character mold”
Nick Saban basically said about recruiting between rivals…”This is not ‘Nam. This is football. There are rules. Alot of ins, alot of outs, and alot of what-have-yous.” And Pryor going to TUOtOS is gonna have the NCAA involved in alot of what-have-yous in the future…..

March 19th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
68

SDF Fan says:

It’s almost too perfect for Ohio State fans – to have a hyped up recruit butcher the NAME of your beloved institution at the very press conference where he commits his love, honor, respect, etc. Especially considering you’re the state school that gets off on everyone getting the formal name of your school right. I nominate the scene to be next fall’s Dr. Pepper commercial, courtesy of the SEC.

March 20th, 2008 at 6:13 am
69

M says:

The second coming of Maurice Clarrette.

March 20th, 2008 at 10:20 am
70

StuckInGatorGirl says:

Damn, baby. Because Michigan has one successful QB in the NFL I think it is fair to assume anyone interested in playing QB in the NFL should go to Michigan (if they knew what was good for them). Forget that it is almost 10 years after the fact and there is a new coaching staff. Oh, and that Brady was a fucking scrub at Michigan.

March 20th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
71

ApothecaryMark says:

Welcome to the O and Nine State University…who cannot beat an SEC team in a bowl game! Good luck Maurice Clarette Jr!!!!!

March 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
72

Trav says:

I am sick of tired of hearing about this fuckin SEC bullshit, for once i would like to see them come up north in the middle of winter in the cold and play The Ohio State University and see what will happen because i guarantee they wont want to come away from those heaters on the sideline and take a big hit from the Buckeyes. No wonder they always win against my Buckeyes because they are usually inside to even up the skill level so suck on that shit u fuckin SEC Pussies!

May 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 am