Why Pryor Should Choose Michigan over OSU

As my distinguished colleague has posted why Pryor should go to OSU, let me tell you why he will do better at Michigan, in no particular order.

1 - mobile QBs are Rich Rodriguez' specialty. they are not Tressel's. Look at the evolution of Pat White, and the success (especially in the NFL) of Shaun King. Tressel didn't even recruit Troy Smith as a QB, he took him as an "athlete," which, in my opinion, is that he just took him to placate Ted Ginn Jr. What is Troy Smith doing in the NFL? nothing. Tressel essentially tried to mold him into a pocket passer and look what happened in his last college game (the only hard game that the Buckeyes had that year).

2 - we've seen Tressel at his best, and its not NEARLY good enough. We haven't begun to see Rodriguez at his best, but its on the way. Tressel won his only d1 national title with a team that wasn't his, a team full of John Cooper's players. Since then, he has won a total of ZERO national titles, losing badly in both national title games. He has also presided over numerous NCAA violations, recruited some sketch players and coached an undisciplined team (in fact, the Buckeyes players were fighting THEMSELVES during halftime of the most recent national title meltdown). Even with Troy Smith, his superstar, Tressel made him split time with another pocket passer. He is still too old school at heart. Now Rich Rod, he is total new school. Besides coaching an undefeated Tulane team, he has brought WVU from the cellar to the penthouse; make no mistake, it was Rich Rods team out there thumping a dangerous Oklahoma. You put an offensive mind like he has in a college with history and recruiting power and you have something VERY special coming your way. Pryor will not only be under the tutelage of a spread coach, but he will also be surrounded by massive talent, with more beating down the doors to come.

3 - The OSU downswing vs. the Michigan upswing. Make no mistake about it, the two debacles that were OSUs showings in the national title games will hurt recruiting. Tressel's coaching "genius" has been shown false, and recruits do not want to play in an environment such as that. Rich Rod is new, exciting, stat-happy. He will send out former player Steve Slaton to the NFL in the first round, and that, coupled with his success and talent, will bring even better players to Michigan then expected. It would be foolish for Pryor to jump on a sinking ship rather then move ahead. On top of it all, if Pryor goes to Michigan and is the head of the team that increases their win total every year he is at the helm, his draft stock will SKYROCKET ala Vince Young. On OSU he might not even play...ever. They do not have the talent or the scheme to fit him in as well as Michigan will.

4 - The spotlight. At OSU he will sit, be another face in the crowd. Tressel is too backwards thinking and old school to even begin to think about starting a freshman QB, plus his running back is one of the best i have ever seen. With the system that OSU runs, it would not surprise me at all to see Pryor moved to safety or somewhere else the coach deems best. At Michigan, not only WILL he be QB, but he will be a superstar from day 1. He will be Rich Rod's flagship, his go to guy. He will be the face of the storied institution, and will be able to mix with such Michigan greats as Tom Brady. He will excel.