2008 Woodie Awards
No doubt, Pryor made the right decision
By: Chris Voloschuk
Issue date: 3/21/08 Section: Sports Commentary
Terrelle Pryor took forever to announce his college of choice. But if one thing is clear about his decision Wednesday afternoon, it's that he's not stupid.
Some college football fans out there may have thought Pryor was a bit of an idiot for taking so much time to say what most already assumed was a certainty - that he would choose Ohio State.
But, hey, the kid had business to take care of. How can a young prodigy worry about football in the future when he's got a state basketball title to win in the present? He can only focus on so much at one time.
With his final season of high school basketball completed, and the grid iron apparently back on his mind, Pryor sat down at his press conference Wednesday and officially donned the black cap with the red block O.
After such a long wait for OSU fans, Terrelle Pryor is officially a Buckeye.
And judging by the final four teams he was looking into by National Signing Day last month, he made the absolute best choice for his budding football career. While OSU eventually won the battle for arguably the best player in this year's recruiting class, Penn State, Michigan and Oregon were all in the running.
The latter three were all bad picks for Pryor. Let's count the ways.
Oregon had a high amount of success last season, that is, until their all-world quarterback Dennis Dixon went down with a season-ending injury.
After Dixon got hurt, Oregon couldn't buy a win - at least until their bowl game.
If Pryor chose Oregon, he may have wound up disappointed, and would've been carrying way more of an offensive load than he will at OSU. Oregon hasn't been consistently solid since the days of Joey Harrington. And we all know how Harrington has turned out as an NFL quarterback, as well. Pryor may have dodged a bullet there.
Penn State was the second of the three schools Pryor turned down. And it's probably a good thing for his back that he did, because he could very well have severely injured it in trying to carry the Nittany Lions back to a BCS bowl game.
Some college football fans out there may have thought Pryor was a bit of an idiot for taking so much time to say what most already assumed was a certainty - that he would choose Ohio State.
But, hey, the kid had business to take care of. How can a young prodigy worry about football in the future when he's got a state basketball title to win in the present? He can only focus on so much at one time.
With his final season of high school basketball completed, and the grid iron apparently back on his mind, Pryor sat down at his press conference Wednesday and officially donned the black cap with the red block O.
After such a long wait for OSU fans, Terrelle Pryor is officially a Buckeye.
And judging by the final four teams he was looking into by National Signing Day last month, he made the absolute best choice for his budding football career. While OSU eventually won the battle for arguably the best player in this year's recruiting class, Penn State, Michigan and Oregon were all in the running.
The latter three were all bad picks for Pryor. Let's count the ways.
Oregon had a high amount of success last season, that is, until their all-world quarterback Dennis Dixon went down with a season-ending injury.
After Dixon got hurt, Oregon couldn't buy a win - at least until their bowl game.
If Pryor chose Oregon, he may have wound up disappointed, and would've been carrying way more of an offensive load than he will at OSU. Oregon hasn't been consistently solid since the days of Joey Harrington. And we all know how Harrington has turned out as an NFL quarterback, as well. Pryor may have dodged a bullet there.
Penn State was the second of the three schools Pryor turned down. And it's probably a good thing for his back that he did, because he could very well have severely injured it in trying to carry the Nittany Lions back to a BCS bowl game.
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BuckMan
posted 3/21/08 @ 10:32 AM EST
Welcome to Buckeye City TP! We're thrilled to have you as a part of our family. Judging by your PC's etc you seem like a good kid. Make sure you choose your friends wisely and you will have a great career. (Continued…)
BEN
posted 3/21/08 @ 11:24 PM EST
That is right, he DID make the right decision....if he would have gone to Oregon or Michigan he would have had to play and perform on the field and not just in press conferences. (Continued…)
Greg
posted 3/27/08 @ 9:19 PM EST
"If Pryor chose Oregon, he may have wound up disappointed, and would've been carrying way more of an offensive load than he will at OSU."
That statement right there proves you're an idiot who knows nothing about Oregon or Pac-10 football. (Continued…)
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