onezuke18

Aight, here is the scenerio for all of you regarding Thomas. He is down to Ohio State and Illinois. There a couple of things that are going to factor into his decision. Yes he is willing to play Wide Receiver. There is an opportunity for him to get playing time here if he earns it. He loves Ohio State. But Illinois is in much worse shape (depth chart) wise. If he follows his heart he will go to Ohio State. If he gets scared by the depth chart he will go to Illinois. It is as simple as that. Because he has grown strong relationships with this recruiting class and the staff, he has continued to list OSU as his leader, but it is definately going to be close. It is definately Ohio State and Illinois.

But honestly, if he is going to go to another school because of depth chart, I don't want him. I love Lamarr Thomas' skills, don't get me wrong, he is a terrific talent. But just like any other player who goes to a school because he thinks the depth chart is weak...I think that speaks to his character as a player. CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER PLAYERS BELIEVE IN THEIR TALENT, AND DON'T CARE WHO IS IN-FRONT OF THEM ON A DEPTH CHART, BECAUSE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYERS WANT TO PRACTICE AGAINST THE BEST, TRAIN AGAINST THE BEST...SO THAT HE AND HIS TEAM CAN BE THE BEST. I believe that firmly. If you are as good as you have been hyped to be, and as good as you think you are, then depth chart is irrelevent...THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP. So in the end, if Lamarr Thomas chooses Illinois for depth chart reasons, then as talented an athlete as I think he is, I will not miss him one ounce...cause I want strong mental and physical champions. Men who are willing to place themselves against the best on a day to day basis...not just on Saturday's.