If you use another measure for prepster performance/potential, I think our class of Ohio kids actually comes out looking a lot sexier. As seen on Bucknuts, using the Ohio High Magazine measures, we have:
- no. 1 Ohio prospect (Mike Adams)
- no. 2 Ohio prospect (Devier Posey)
- no. 3 Ohio prospect (Jake Stoneburner)
- no. 7 Ohio propsect (Nathan Williams)
- no. 18 Ohio prospect (Shawntell Rowell)
- no. 21 Ohio prospect (Nic DiLillo)

Ohio is a very good prep state for football, but after 1 through 15, I don’t think Ohio State minds getting poached from out of state (or at least doesn’t mind that much). The only instate poachings were, as you noted, Rudolph to Notre Dame, Koger to Michigan (actually, commenter baby jesus noted this one, dummy, you thought we offered Moore) and Scott to Illinois. It also depends on how you want to treat Zordich to Penn State. We offered him, but he didn’t take an official visit, and Penn State taking Zordich was actually a counterpoaching for us snatching Andrew Sweat. We then took Sabino out of Florida, a small price to pay for losing a Mooney kid to Penn State, since Penn State recruits the Youngstown area quite heavily.

Also missing from your account is how well we filled what needs we have. We didn’t need a QB, but might end up snatching the best one in the 2008 class. We needed and got a fullback, and I think an underappreciated one at that (Martin), though Torrence wanging his chances means next year a tailback becomes priority 1 (we could always move Thomas to TB, but Thomas is by no means an I-formation back). We picked up a pretty good tight end, though a better blocker than he is a receiver. We needed two wideouts and got them both instate (and both All-Americans). We needed 4 O-linemen, but only hauled in 3. Yet, the 3 we did bring in are all phenomenal. We got more than we needed at D-line, and the inclusion of Rowell at least allows for discussion of moving to a 3-4. We probably needed a linebacker and picked up 2 of the best. And we needed a defensive back (I think we need at least one in every class) and got a very very good one in Howard and two prospects at safety in Domicone and Johnson. I can’t cite a source for this, though came across it nonetheless, but apparently Tressel came to the conclusion that our safety position needs to get bigger following the LSU game and Domicone (6’3) and Johnson (6’3) fit that bill.

Pretty good, I say.

Mark f’n May!

Our Honor Defend: 1

Mark May: 0

It was a tough battle Mr. May, but I think logic, reason and geographical knowledge won out.