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Message: [QUOTE="spo023, post: 1070733, member: 3443"] I know you are trying to prove a point that teams like OSU and UF put more guys into the NFL than Syracuse, but you are greatly exaggerating how many guys from those schools get drafted. This year, Ohio St had 7 guys get drafted (between Juniors, Seniors, and Redshirt Seniors, so it's not even 1 class, more like 3), which is unbelievable, but the previous years they had only 3 and 4 guys, with no one being taken in the first round. You have to remember that these schools recruit the best players (Like Ryan Shazier), so most of the top guys taken this year from OSU would've been drafted whether they went to a Big 10 powerhouse or Syracuse (see Khalil mack from Buffalo taken at pick 5). Urban meyer isn't the sole reason these players get drafted. Also, look at the list I linked, the only player in the last 5 years drafted from OSU that has made an impact on an NFL team is James Laurinaitis in 2009. Their first round picks don't even cut it; Cameron heyward has 7.5 career sacks in 3 years, Malcolm Jenkins is making 1$ million this year with the Eagles after being on a horrendous Saints defense, Beanie Wells is Beanie Wells, Vernon Gholston is laughable, etc. OSU may put guys in the NFL because they recruit the best athletes, but they don't necessarily make them great football players, they just get taken due to their athleticism and potential, which isn't coached by Urban Meyer, or any coach for that matter. It's easy to throw numbers out like OSU and UF get 10 players drafted a year, but look further into it, and you'll realize that they don't get 40-50% of their players drafted per class and only about 4% actually make a name for themselves in the NFL outside of "bust". That goes for every school, by the way, not specifically OSU, Syracuse, UF, etc. [URL='http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=O&collegeName=Ohio+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school']http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=O&collegeName=Ohio State&abbrFlag=0&type=school[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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