McCord Enters Portal...

[osubuckeye89]

Like rats on a sinking ship.


Can’t blame any of these kids, they deserve to play for a coach they know will be there.

10/12 of these guys were buried on the depth chart and definitely weren’t going to see the field anytime soon outside of a barrage of injuries in front of them. McCord and his family got butthurt he wasn’t promised the job next year and Fleming is a guy stuck in a #3/#4 WR role here.

There’s no sinking ship. Only if you believe retard clickbait from some dweeb on YouTube.

 

[WhosYourDawggy]

10/12 of these guys were buried on the depth chart and definitely weren’t going to see the field anytime soon outside of a barrage of injuries in front of them. McCord and his family got butthurt he wasn’t promised the job next year and Fleming is a guy stuck in a #3/#4 WR role here.

There’s no sinking ship. Only if you believe retard clickbait from some dweeb on YouTube.

The top recruiting programs lose 10-15 each year. Players get recruited over, they don't get PT, time to move on.

Tresman Marshal couldn't get ILB time at UGA ... was a starter and Bama, recovered the fumble Saturday. He's an absolutely great kid, so I am glad to see him do well. Burton on the other hand is a total turd.

Bear Alexander went to USC and was 2nd team All-PAC and had no national coverage to speak of. Bad attitude at UGA, no one shed a tear when he left.

Like you, we will lose 1-3 at most that we care about. Candidly we need them to go to open space for other transfers and the 30 or so we will take from high school.

 

[Huskers4me]

10/12 of these guys were buried on the depth chart and definitely weren’t going to see the field anytime soon outside of a barrage of injuries in front of them. McCord and his family got butthurt he wasn’t promised the job next year and Fleming is a guy stuck in a #3/#4 WR role here.

There’s no sinking ship. Only if you believe retard clickbait from some dweeb on YouTube.

Kids need instant gratification today, seems like there is no time for being developed as players. I guess the shocker is that they left before the bowl game. It is tougher for coaches to build teams this way.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Kids need instant gratification today, seems like there is no time for being developed as players. I guess the shocker is that they left before the bowl game. It is tougher for coaches to build teams this way.

Eh I don't think it's shocking that players from non playoff teams jet before the bowl game. Especially the guys who werent gonna play anyways

 

[osubuckeye89]

The top recruiting programs lose 10-15 each year. Players get recruited over, they don't get PT, time to move on.

Tresman Marshal couldn't get ILB time at UGA ... was a starter and Bama, recovered the fumble Saturday. He's an absolutely great kid, so I am glad to see him do well. Burton on the other hand is a total turd.

Bear Alexander went to USC and was 2nd team All-PAC and had no national coverage to speak of. Bad attitude at UGA, no one shed a tear when he left.

Like you, we will lose 1-3 at most that we care about. Candidly we need them to go to open space for other transfers and the 30 or so we will take from high school.

Exactly. All this stupid shit about "BIG ISSUES AT OHIO STATE!" is just click bait being passed along by low level wannabee "sports journalists" to generate clicks.

I'd be worried if we were losing a bunch of guys we were expecting to contribute next year, but that's not the case at all.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Sounds like he was one of those super controlling "I'll decide if your program is good enough for my son" type of guys when Kyle was in HS and it didn't really stop in college.

Zach Smith is claiming that he got a call from Corey Dennis (QB coach) saying that Daddy McCord was upset with his criticism of Kyle and wants him to stop. Lol. Zach Smith is a big troll so definitely could be BS but hilarious if true.

 

[Across The Field]

Zach Smith is claiming that he got a call from Corey Dennis (QB coach) saying that Daddy McCord was upset with his criticism of Kyle and wants him to stop. Lol. Zach Smith is a big troll so definitely could be BS but hilarious if true.

Smith is definitely a troll and a grifter, but it wouldn't shock me since he has been pretty outwardly critical of Kyle and has an audience. If you remember, he was the one up until basically late August saying Devin Brown had the starting job in the bag like a month prior.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Smith is definitely a troll and a grifter, but it wouldn't shock me since he has been pretty outwardly critical of Kyle and has an audience. If you remember, he was the one up until basically late August saying Devin Brown had the starting job in the bag like a month prior.

Hilarious to expect to see zero criticism as a major college QB.

 

[Across The Field]

Hilarious to expect to see zero criticism as a major college QB.

Imagine the things said about Burrow after his first year at LSU.

 

[Tharvot]

The top recruiting programs lose 10-15 each year. Players get recruited over, they don't get PT, time to move on.

Tresman Marshal couldn't get ILB time at UGA ... was a starter and Bama, recovered the fumble Saturday. He's an absolutely great kid, so I am glad to see him do well. Burton on the other hand is a total turd.

Bear Alexander went to USC and was 2nd team All-PAC and had no national coverage to speak of. Bad attitude at UGA, no one shed a tear when he left.

Like you, we will lose 1-3 at most that we care about. Candidly we need them to go to open space for other transfers and the 30 or so we will take from high school.

Exactly. All this stupid shit about "BIG ISSUES AT OHIO STATE!" is just click bait being passed along by low level wannabee "sports journalists" to generate clicks.

I'd be worried if we were losing a bunch of guys we were expecting to contribute next year, but that's not the case at all.

Just becomes part of an extended recruiting period. Allows the biggest programs to over recruit skill positions every year because they know if someone isn't working out, they can just enter the transfer portal and find a different place to play next season. And we could be seeing the beginnings of a feeder program where star QBs and WRs at smaller schools end up jumping ship to start at higher profile schools the following year. I could totally see a career path where a star QB starts as a freshman in the B12, jump ship to the B1G or SEC and start for a year or 2, then move on to the NFL.

Linemen usually take a little longer to develop and are less likely to jump ship after a year.

I'm not sure where RB and LB fit in the college game. There is still a big run focus unlike the pros where those positions are much less valued now.

 

[wazzu31]

Or unless they told him to hit the door...
Looks like OSU is into Cam Ward from Wazzou which is good for my fantasy team

Would be a big mistake for Ohio State

 

[Tharvot]

On McCord specifically, good for him.

He stuck around and got his shot to play...and frankly he didn't do terrible at all. His QB efficiency stats were actually quite good. He isn't the game changing talent that Ohio St has had at that position in the recent past though, so he never really measured up in fans' minds.

 

[Wild Turkey]

10/12 of these guys were buried on the depth chart and definitely weren’t going to see the field anytime soon outside of a barrage of injuries in front of them. McCord and his family got butthurt he wasn’t promised the job next year and Fleming is a guy stuck in a #3/#4 WR role here.

There’s no sinking ship. Only if you believe retard clickbait from some dweeb on YouTube.

Right now Auburn hasn't lost anyone that either got quality playing time or was about to be pushed hard for snaps. For McCord he needs to make bank now to set his future up and Ohio State isn't going to pay him top dollar(and why should they?) so he is out there trying to get a 1mm deal that everyone thinks is out there. Chances are he won't be drafted and or make a team so if he is smart that 1mm is about 600K after tax and will easily get him into a house, car and everything he needs to start life.

Honestly I think that is what it is coming down to now days.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Just becomes part of an extended recruiting period. Allows the biggest programs to over recruit skill positions every year because they know if someone isn't working out, they can just enter the transfer portal and find a different place to play next season. And we could be seeing the beginnings of a feeder program where star QBs and WRs at smaller schools end up jumping ship to start at higher profile schools the following year. I could totally see a career path where a star QB starts as a freshman in the B12, jump ship to the B1G or SEC and start for a year or 2, then move on to the NFL.

Linemen usually take a little longer to develop and are less likely to jump ship after a year.

I'm not sure where RB and LB fit in the college game. There is still a big run focus unlike the pros where those positions are much less valued now.

Seems like a lot of teams are rolling out more of a 2-3 RBs by committee now a days instead of going with a 1 "star" RB approach.

LBer definitely is seeing a down turn as a position, with how offensives have evolved in college and now the NFL as well, a lot of the time you gotta have 5 or 6 DBs on the field a lot of the time.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Right now Auburn hasn't lost anyone that either got quality playing time or was about to be pushed hard for snaps. For McCord he needs to make bank now to set his future up and Ohio State isn't going to pay him top dollar(and why should they?) so he is out there trying to get a 1mm deal that everyone thinks is out there. Chances are he won't be drafted and or make a team so if he is smart that 1mm is about 600K after tax and will easily get him into a house, car and everything he needs to start life.

Honestly I think that is what it is coming down to now days.

Yea it's not going to be shocking at all to see teams move on from mundane starting QBs even after 10+ win type season. (or those QBs seeing the writing on the wall and moving elsewhere on their own accord)

People love bringing up that McCords stat's "arent bad" but they are pretty bleh for a QB in 2023 with the loaded skill talent he had around him, if you actually watched the games, he leaves so many yards with bad throws/bad reads throughout the game.

 

[WhosYourDawggy]

On McCord specifically, good for him.

He stuck around and got his shot to play...and frankly he didn't do terrible at all. His QB efficiency stats were actually quite good. He isn't the game changing talent that Ohio St has had at that position in the recent past though, so he never really measured up in fans' minds.

I think that you might be shocked to find out that you don't always get game-changing talent at the QB. We certainly went through QB problems, got lucky on Bennett, and now Beck is working out. But you need to be able to coach around the limitations. He was good enough to get you guys into the CFP with 12 teams. Do you really want to chance that you can solve that problem in the portal? I mean it's not like portal QBs always work out.

 

[osubuckeye89]

I think that you might be shocked to find out that you don't always get game-changing talent at the QB. We certainly went through QB problems, got lucky on Bennett, and now Beck is working out. But you need to be able to coach around the limitations. He was good enough to get you guys into the CFP with 12 teams. Do you really want to chance that you can solve that problem in the portal? I mean it's not like portal QBs always work out.

I definitely think we can get someone in the portal who gives us a better chance in 2024 than McCord does.

McCord's stats don't look bad on paper, but as I said above, if you watch the games he leaves so much with bad throws/bad reads throughout. He's a guy who doesn't see the game fast enough and at this point I doubt that ever changes. He's a guy who is who he is at this point. He'd probably get us to the 12 team playoff, but we aren't getting close to winning it with him.

Him having ZERO running ability drags him down a ton as well.

 

[WhosYourDawggy]

I definitely think we can get someone in the portal who gives us a better chance in 2024 than McCord does.

McCord's stats don't look bad on paper, but as I said above, if you watch the games he leaves so much with bad throws/bad reads throughout. He's a guy who doesn't see the game fast enough and at this point I doubt that ever changes. He's a guy who is who he is at this point. He'd probably get us to the 12 team playoff, but we aren't getting close to winning it with him.

Him having ZERO running ability drags him down a ton as well.

I wish you luck, but the grass isn't always greener. Those other guys left for a reason.

 

[osubuckeye89]

I wish you luck, but the grass isn't always greener. Those other guys left for a reason.

It's stupid to sit put with a average QB just because "well the grass might not be greener" that's exactly how you don't win in college football in this era. McCord is not winning us a title I think that is clear.

 

[Tharvot]

I think that you might be shocked to find out that you don't always get game-changing talent at the QB. We certainly went through QB problems, got lucky on Bennett, and now Beck is working out. But you need to be able to coach around the limitations. He was good enough to get you guys into the CFP with 12 teams. Do you really want to chance that you can solve that problem in the portal? I mean it's not like portal QBs always work out.

He was decent enough for the team to win games in a relatively ugly fashion. Also keep in mind that he had the best WR corps in the nation to throw to and he had (probably) an NFL tight end.

The O-Line had issues all year long, but a "good" college QB would have put up much larger numbers than he ever did. Taking their previous QB final seasons

McCord - 3,100 yards, 24 TDs and 6 INTs. No running threat at all, -65 yard rushing tally due to sacks and no TDs.
Stroud - 3,688 yards, 41 TDs and 6 INTs. Minimal running threat, 108 yards no TDs.
Fields - 2,100 yards, 22 TDs and 6 INTs. Dangerous rushing threat, 383 yards and 5 TDs. (in only 8 games, he produced roughly 2x those TD numbers the previous year in a full season).
Dwayne Haskins - 4,831 yards, 50! TDs and 8 INTs. Minimal running threat but 108 yards and 4 TDs
JT Barrett - 3,053 yards, 35 TDs and 9 INTs. Dangerous running threat, 798 yards and 12 TDs. (injury shortened season)

McCord was fine, not great, sometimes good. An above average college QB but was by far the worst of the past 5 QBs the Buckeyes have had. Though the systems have changed a bit between JT Barrett and this year, the overall talent level around the QB has been relatively the same. A GOOD QB with the weapons Ohio State has on offense would have put up much larger numbers.