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To get a better understanding of why you are breaking the law when you thought you were innocently building up your music and video library consider this: In 2005, MPAA studios lost $2.3 billion worldwide to Internet piracy alone. Downloading a movie from the Internet is the same as taking a DVD off a store shelf without paying for it.
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Understanding linear-mode robustness in low-voltage trench power MOSFETs
Alatise, Olayiwola M., Kennedy, Ian, Petkos, George, Khan, Khalid, Dr., Koh, Adrian and Rutter, Philip. (2010) Understanding linear-mode robustness in low-voltage trench power MOSFETs. IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability, Vol.10 (No.1). pp. 123-129. ISSN 1530-4388
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The high-temperature electrothermal stability and linear-mode robustness of low-voltage discrete power trench MOSFETs are assessed. The linear-mode robustness is shown to be dependent on the positive temperature coefficient of the subthreshold diffusion current and the MOSFET gain factor. The datasheet threshold voltage temperature coefficient (V GSTX TC) of a power MOSFET is important because it correlates with the linear-mode robustness and the zero-temperature-coefficient (ZTC) point of the device. The impact of the MOSFET active area and the cell pitch on the V GSTX TC is experimentally assessed on fabricated devices. It is shown that the magnitude of the V GSTX TC increases as the MOSFET active area increases, whereas it reduces as the cell pitch increases. The drain voltage at the onset of thermal runaway is shown to increase as the V GSTX TC reduces for the same active area, thereby making the V GSTX TC an indicator of linear-mode robustness. Although the gate voltage at the ZTC point and the magnitude of the V GSTX TC increase with the MOSFET active area, the reduced thermal resistance improves the linear-mode robustness. The implication is that improved device performance in terms of lower specific on-state resistance ( R SPEC in ohm-square millimeter) is at the expense of linear-mode robustness of the power MOSFET since lower R SPEC devices have higher gain factors and higher currents are delivered at weaker inversion levels (and therefore contain higher proportions of subthreshold diffusion currents). In designing power MOSFETs, these parameters must be taken into consideration so as to minimize high-temperature instability and improve linear-mode robustness.
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The governor of one of Oklahoma's largest Native American tribes said Wednesday he is hopeful about ongoing negotiations with the state over lawsuits involving the tribes' legal rights to water in their historic territories in southeast Oklahoma.
When asked about ongoing negotiations with state officials over the lawsuit involving the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations, Chickasaw Gov. Bill Anoatubby (AN'-uh-tub-ee) said: "I have hope for the future."
All parties in the ongoing mediation talks are limited about what they can say because of a gag order that's been put in place by a federal judge, and Anoatubby declined to speculate about a timeline for when a decision might be reached.
"We have hope that it will be resolved timely," Anoatubby said. "I think it will be something for the benefit of both the tribes and the state. We're looking at long-term sustainability for the asset, proper allocations so that the people in southeastern Oklahoma and the state of Oklahoma can benefit from its resources."
Brian McClain, who is involved in the negotiations on behalf of the Choctaw Nation, echoed Anoatubby's sentiments.
"We're after a long-term solution, so you don't try to put a time frame on anything you're trying to do long term," McClain said.
The tribes filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City in 2011 that sought an injunction to bar the state and Oklahoma City from transporting water from Sardis Lake in southeastern Oklahoma to the state's largest city.
A spokesman for Gov. Mary Fallin confirmed Wednesday that active negotiations are taking place between the state and the tribes.
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Early Music Concerts 2012-2013: (US) Bach Collegium San Diego Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Season
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San Diego - Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), the city's only early music performance ensemble, celebrates its Tenth Anniversary Season with an eclectic program of early and Baroque music concerts.
"With the final notes of last season's closer still ringing in our ears, we are excited to be entering a milestone in the history of the Bach Collegium San Diego--our tenth anniversary season!" said artistic director Ruben Valenzuela. "This season will be full of exciting projects, including a new outreach project featuring a Bach Cantata series performed downtown, as well as an exciting new venue at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. We hope to see many of you this coming year as we continue to bring to San Diego the very best in early music."
The Tenth Anniversary Season begins with a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, "Vivat! Music for an English Coronation," on September 28 and 29, 2012, featuring Zadok the Priest by George Frideric Handel. Handel's coronation anthem Zadok the Priest has been used at all English coronations since used at the coronation of George II in 1727.
A sequence of choral music for Advent and Christmas will be sung by candlelight to mark the holidays in "Hodie! Christus Natus Est," December 14 and 15, 2012. Just in time for Valentine's Day, "When Cupid Strikes" is a program of music reflecting the love and passion of the day on February 8 and 9, 2013.
Handel's beloved Messiah marks the Easter season on March 15 and 16, and the Tenth Anniversary Season closes with "A Venetian Vespers" on May 17 and 18.
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For the past year and change we've gotten to know Francisco Cervelli, but we haven't seen him in his proper role. In each of the last two seasons he has been miscast out of necessity. This year figures to unfold a bit differently. The Yankees have enough options at catcher that they can finally reserve Cervelli for the role he is meant to play: backup catcher.
In 2009 the Yankees needed his services early in the season when both Jorge Posada and Jose Molina hit the DL at the same time. For a few weeks in May he took over as the starter, with Kevin Cash serving as his backup. He stayed with the team through June, and then came back up when rosters expanded in September. Last season he went into the season as Posada's backup, but the latter's health did not comply. He ended the season with 317 plate appearances, about a hundred too many.
Still, he was far from the worst backup catcher in the league. In fact, his offensive numbers suggest that he could start for a number of teams. Among catchers with at least 200 PA, Cervelli's .315 wOBA ranked 18th. His .359 OBP ranked eighth. He doesn't hit for a lick of power, but a backup need not do everything. If he did, he'd be a starter. And yet, even absent extra base hit potential — only Jason Kendall produced a lower ISO among catchers with more than 200 PA — Cervelli would represent an upgrade over many of the league's 30 starting catchers.
Wouldn't the Dodgers rather have him than an aging and mostly ineffective Rod Barajas? The Royals could use him in place of whomever they're trotting out there this year. The Mariners signed Miguel Olivo, but I'm fairly certain they'd rather have Cervelli as they wait for Adam Moore to mature. The Pirates could use them while Tony Sanchez gets more time in the minors. Wouldn't the Angels love to get him as an upgrade over Jeff Mathis? There are definitely teams out there with starters inferior to Cervelli.
Looking around the league, I don't see many backups I'd rather have than Cervelli. David Ross is the only one who stands out. Other than that, maybe Ramon Castro, though he is basically Cervelli's opposite: all power, no on-base. Otherwise, teams either employ a catching tandem, or they have a backup catcher I wouldn't take over Cervelli.
Yes, Cervelli displayed some defensive issues this past season. But to my eye, it was more about boneheaded plays than a lack of skill. He was just 24 last season, and he has only 1,251 plate appearances in his professional career. There's room to grow. In all likelihood he won't grow into a viable starter for a first division team. But he can settle in as a backup and rank among the league's best at his job.
Thankfully, he will almost certainly stay in the backup role all season. If Russell Martin doesn't work out, Jesus Montero will be the first replacement. Jorge Posada is still around, too, and he insists that he'll catch this season. Then there's Austin Romine, whose name has come up plenty this winter. The Yankees have plenty of catching options in 2011, and Cervelli need not be a major part of their plans. Finally he can sit back, play once a week, and fulfill the role for which he is ideal. He is the 2011 backup catcher.
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F-Cerv: Bigger than Jesus.
Solid contribution.
::Insert Cervelli fist pump here::
"Finally he can sit back, play once a week, and fulfill the role for which he is ideal. He is the 2011 backup catcher."
Also known as, "the best job in professional sports."
No way, that's Bullpen Catcher. Or 3rd string QB.
Bullpen catcher would be a pretty friggin awesome job. How cool would it be to get to hang out in the pen and pretty much play catch with a great like Mo every night and get payed for it?
They don't get paid much, though.
Probably more than you and i
I believe the average is about $30k, but with some cool perks – travelling with the team, per diem on the road, etc.
And you get to travel around the country, probably get a per diem food allowance … Would be a pretty good gig for a while, I think.
Some guys are also strength & conditioning coaches, so they make a bit extra, but it's not their primary job. I remember the Yanks released Dale Sveum one year and he spent the rest of the year as the team's bullpen catcher.
Is that the photographers name or is that what Frankie is saying in the picture?
Gotta be Frankie's comments.
Heh, it's funny. In the beginning of 2010 when he had his hot streak and some people were like "he gives the team life! Play him over Posada!!!" I hated him. And then he got too many PAs and he was in a super cold streak and a lot of people acted like he had no use at all and I felt the need to defend him.
Basically, this article is true, and very good. He's a good backup catcher. Hopefully he gets to do just that in 2011.
What I always reminded people who were calling for Cervelli to start over Jorge is that Cervelli wasn't called up because he deserved it. It was done out of necessity. When he was called up, he was hitting barely about .200 in Double A. Any hot streak he had was purely chance, and he would revert to career norms eventually. I was right.
"I was right".
*golf clap*
In fact, his offensive numbers suggest that he could start for a number of teams. Among catchers with at least 200 PA, Cervelli's .315 wOBA ranked 18th. His .359 OBP ranked eighth. He doesn't hit for a lick of power, but a backup need not do everything. If he did, he'd be a starter. And yet, even absent extra base hit potential — only Jason Kendall produced a lower ISO among catchers with more than 200 PA — Cervelli would represent an upgrade over many of the league's 30 starting catchers.
Joe, buddy, I love ya, but I cannot agree with this.
Cervelli's season statistics in 2010 look passable but a closer inspection shows they may be inflated. After a BABIP-fueled April and May that we all remember for his insane 15-hoppers that somehow found outfield grass, he hit .203/.275/.248 before rebounding on the watered down pitching of September.
This is obviously an atrocious line and the lack of power should stick out. To me, having a back up catcher capable of popping an occasional homer is more valuable than one who naerly-as-frequently draws a walk or gets a base hit. Maybe that's just me.
Not to mention that Cervelli's defense was pretty poor. I believe it's been brought up before that his CS% was worst in the league ahead of only Posada. Part of this falls on the pitchers, but Cervelli also has to take some blame. A good backup catcher has to do better on defense than he did, which was originally what started my holy crusade against him.
All in all, though, I can live with him as long as I don't see his stupid fist pump more than once a week.
Yeah he had a crazy BABIP in April, May, and September, but he had a crazy bad BABIP in the other months. Like, .212. Maybe he's just a really streaky guy. Hopefully we don't really have to find out again because he doesn't get a lot of playing time.
I think calling two months "BABIP fueled" is mis-using the data. Were the subsequent months BABIP inhibited? Balls fall in, that's the point of BABIP. Cervelli puts bat on ball, and for that reason, he should be expected to have a two month period during which he hits .350, and a two month period during which he hits .200.
That works out to .275, and yes, .275 with some walks, acceptable defense, and not even arb eligible == one of the 30 best catching options available.
Cervelli's defensive stats were poor. His defensive skills are not poor. Catching all of AJ's innings will not help any catcher's numbers. More reps will yield better results.
Besides the BABIP stuff pointed out by bex and Matt, his CS% was always very high in the minors (41%) and very high in 2009 (43%). Small sample so he might not be that insanely good, but probably also not as poor as 2010 indicates. That Jorge also had a career low in CS% says something about the Yankees pitching. It's really tough to use CS% as an indictment of Cervelli when you look as his career total. Looking at one season and saying "he can't throw anyone out" is about like looking at April and May 2010 and saying "he's a silver slugger."
Outside of Pettitte, the Yankee pitchers are awful about holding guys on base. In fact, this seems to be an issue throughout the Yankees system.
Exactly. It's correct to say that he didn't throw anyone out, but I don't think that skill suddenly left him in just one year.
I never said he couldn't throw anyone out, just that he was at the bottom of the league in doing so. And I even admitted that part of that is on the pitchers. But to absolve him of all blame is equally silly.
As for his averages, whether or not he's actually a .315 wOBA player can only be determined from a larger sample size, so I hope we never find out.
I wouldn't absolve him, I would just say he's quite likely to rebound and it's not something I would necessarily criticize. Posada has a career 28% CS% including 28% in 2009 and was also at 15% last season.
It will take a few years to find out, but I think we will find out. A solid back-up can bounce around a bit and get around 200 PAs a year. And that's assuming he's a back-up.
A .315 wOBA would make him an average-ish starter. Only 17 C with at least 200 PAs topped that last season (20 in 2009), and among those VMart, Posada, Napoli, and Doumit aren't necessarily Cs (maybe Thole too, but he did C only last season). So, he was about the 14th C in MLB according to wOBA at .315 when you remove those 4. Even if he's really a .280 wOBA hitter he could have a nice run as a starting C. There is a nice crop of C prospects/youngsters coming up, so we'll see if that crowds him out a little and raises the league's C talent.
Why go into a further inspection for a guy who was playing because the overpaid agin catcher who was supposed to be starting was hurt the majority of the year? Cervelli is a back up who had to play and there really isn't any more inspecting needed.
Also when you take into consideration his CS% remember it was over 40% when he first came up and then he became Burnett's caddy which means he won't throw anyone out since Burnett is by far the easiest pitcher to steal off of.
I wonder how Martin and AJ will get along? The personal catch BS has to stop. I would prefer Cervelli start less than 1 in 5, especially if Posada can go behind the dish every now and again.
Bringing it up is a great way to make it stop.
The personal catcher stuff has been going for about 100 yrs + so it won't stop anytime soon. Most teams are going to start their back up catcher 1 or 2 times a week and that usually will be with 1 pitcher. The back up has to play so it is what it is so stop complaining about it.
*Waits for "He only sucked because he was AJ's personal catcher"
I've gottta agree with Joe, as a backup catcher I believe he's more than capable. He was just in way over his head as a part time starter last year and his defense suffered. Not to mention, people are gonna hate him simply because he isn't Montero.
Huh. I always thought Cervelli was older. He turns 25 in March.
If i was a gril, i would sooo totally do fransisco servelli,
And Francisco Cervelli too. Then again, if I were a girl … Well, guys think differently than girls.
If I was a girl, I'd be very self-conscious about fact I have a penis.
GUYS…he said gril. as in, he would chop him into bits and serve him with a nice chianti.
Yeah, he came up really young. He basically skipped most of the minors. He had about a month of AA experience before coming. His total minor league career – including the time after he first reached the majors – is only about one full season worth of playing time.
Don't forget the year he missed because of the broken wrist. Stupid Elliot Johnson.
Cervelli being the backup catcher is not written in stone.The Yanks could very well trade Cervelli and go with Romine as the backup.
They should trade Cervelli. There is a dearth of catching in the league, and Cervelli deserves 300+ at bats in 2011.
They should not promote Romine to the major leagues. Romine needs to play. He completely tanked the second half last season. Playing twice a week is no way to maximize that asset.
They're definitely not going to let a top prospect skip AAA to ride the pine as the backup catcher with the big league team.
No point in stunting Romine's development to have him play once a week. If the Yankees feel that Romine is a backup catcher in waiting, then they should trade him ASAP while he still has some value.
He was kicking ass early last season and could do no wrong.
Then it all went to pot.
From the top of the mountain to the bottom of the toilet.
After some of Cervelli's ridiculous mental errors last year, I'm first in line to flush the toilet.
Barajas can play defense and hit! Two weapons that are not in Cervelli's game.
Funny to see a Red Sox fan talking about catchers seeing as your team doesn't have one…
Neither does NYY.
Don't feed the trolls guys.
Better than Salty and Varitek.
I think you are being a bit to literal with your statement that Barajas can hit. His wOBA in 2010 was .310 and Bill James, who in notoriously optimistic in his projections, projects him to wOBA .296 in 2011. So while Barajas can hit in the same sense that most humans, possibly yourself included, can literally hit a baseball with a baseball bat he does not do so well in the context of major league baseball players. More to the point of this article, he does not hit as well as Cervelli who wOBAed .315 last year.
I am prepared to recognize an argument that Rod Barajas is not a good hitter, perhaps even a horrific offensive performer, but he is not much worse than Francisco Cervelli.
I would want to have a catcher who is strong on defense. And Barajas' is such a catcher. While he is no Mike Piazza, he does have pop and is nt an automatic out at the end of a lineup.
Cervelli is horrible offensively, can not throw out baserunners and his antics behind the plate are atrocious.
Not everyone can be the reanimated corpse of captain America or Jarrod "I can't even throw it to the pitcher's mound" Saltalamacchia.
Dustin P: we are all dumber for reading what your opinion is, Cervelli has a higher avg, obp and obs than Barajas so your wrong on all counts. He also has had a great defensive year when he first came up and took a step backwards last year but at 24 I believe it would be fair to say he would have a much better chance to get back to his defensive ability in 2009 than Barajas has a chance to improve now.
Enjoy being a moron for the rest of the day.
Nice reading some positive words about Cervelli than the usual negative stuff. Give him points as well for hustle, enthusiasm and what seems to be some genuine fondness towards him from his teammates (and could only imagine how much fun Rizzuto would have had with this real authentic paisan (albeit via South America).
Good job putting things into perspective.
We have the wrong Francisco for 2011. Let's trade ours plus Joba and minor leaguers of choice to Minnesota.
Can that minor leaguer be C.J. Henry who would be resigned explicitly for this purpose?
Cervelli is fine as backup catcher. He's better defensively and throwing than he showed last year and he can run a little for a catcher. He kind of reminds me of Girardi as a catcher. The only thing I don't like is he needs to tone things down a bit as he sometimes comes off as too much of a hotdog. For a backup player who's not overly skilled, that's not really a good thing.
He kind of reminds me of Girardi as a catcher.
This isn't much of a compliment. Girardi was a rather shitty offensive catcher.
Yeah but I'll never forget the image of him rounding 2nd base in game 6 of the 1996 World Series when he hit that triple off Greg Maddux. He looked like he would have ran through a brick wall to get to 3rd base.
Well, of course. Being "shitty" by MLB standards still means he's an elite world-class athlete capable of doing things like that. Baseball history is littered with ordinary players doing extraordinary things, but it doesn't make them better players
I think you're spoiled by watching Posada. There's a reason that he's a borderline HOFer. You don't need to hit that well to be a quality catcher.
Girardi was a career .267/.315/.350 hitter who never once had an OPS+ above 87, while frequently playing 80-110 games a season. I stand by my statement that he was a pretty shitty offensive player, even for a catcher.
In 2010 the average catcher in MLB hit .249/.319/.381 with a 93 OPS+. So Girardi wasn't a good offensive catcher, he was a slightly below average offensive catcher.
You're comparing Girardi (as a catcher) to the average player. You need to instead compare him to other catchers.
So not only does his career averages come out below normal, even if I cherry pick his best year, he's still below the "average" MLB catcher threshold.
I think my point is that if you want to use Girardi as a baseline then I can see how Cervelli might not seem that bad, because they're equally inept offensively. Frankly, on the Yankees, we should expect better.
Ross is right. Cashman should have signed Lee and then signed a better catcher to be the backup. The Yank's greatest strength is their bank, and CA$HMAN refuses to use it to get a decent backup catcher.
This is ridiculous!
Below average does not mean shitty. There were 13 teams last year that got above average production from the catcher position. Does that mean that the other 19 teams all have shitty offensive catchers?
He was pretty darn good defensively though and that is really all the Yanks need behind the dish this year since their offense is covered at every other position.
Good read; maybe he'll spend 2011 in a number 3 role, with Martin, then later Montero, then Cervelli.
He's only 25 yet some people talk about him like he's Jose Molina. Others seem to dislike the guy only because he's not Jesus Montero. I appreciate Cerv's contributions and hope he continues to improve as a player.
I may be wrong but wasn't 2010 Cervelli's first 300 PA season? Catching is a very physically demanding position. It takes time for them to build up the stamina to post solid offensive numbers consistently.
I think Cerv has the potential to improve and maybe start but the Yanks have several catching prospects with higher ceilings. I'd say there's a high probability that the Yanks trade him at some point this season.


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Just yesterday the official Ohio State Athletics website posted an updated depth chart for the Buckeyes. There were some big changes, though many were fully expected. Of particular note were the losses of Jamaal Berry (cut for off-field issues) and David Durham (transfer to Pittsburgh).
But the question that still lingers is the one of Oversigning. Ohio State fans and media have been justifiably wringing their hands since the moment that Urban Meyer started recruiting like crazy. It's not unusual around this time for Buckeye fans to worry about oversigning, particularly considering how badly they view the practice. To see the Buckeyes commit such an act would be incredibly shameful for nearly everyone.
Accounting for scholarships, though, is a tricky business. Whether a player has maintained their scholarship over the course of time, particularly if they've remained a walk-on, is hard to figure out. It's also difficult to keep track of which walk-ons have managed to pick up scholarships during the course of time. Plus, the constant addition and subtraction of players through transfer and recruiting just adds another level of complication.
With the Buckeyes still hunting after one additional recruit, we have been told by Urban Meyer that there are currently 81 scholarship players on the team. Those numbers would leave one available scholarship in the 2012 recruiting class if his accounting is correct. Of course, there's still a player out there that Meyer thinks could fill that spot.
Stefon Diggs, a Wide Receiver/Defensive Back recruit out of Maryland, is scheduled to announce his college destination this evening. Where he is going, currently a battle between Maryland, Ohio State, and Florida, has been a hotly contested topic of conversation on Twitter and college football recruiting boards across the country. Diggs would be a huge addition to any recruiting class, and would be the kind of significant playmaker that could see the field quickly in a big way.
As a public service, I have independently worked through the current scholarship situation for the Ohio State Buckeyes. You may recall that Bucknuts has already provided this service – but there is a horrifically glaring error in their analysis. Much like the motto of Oversigning.com, Bucknuts seems to think that 15+15+28+25 = 81. I'll wait while you grab a calculator.
If you do the math, that actually adds up to 83 (see..you can tell by just adding the 8 and 5 of the last two numbers…well, you don't care about the details). In other words, Bucknuts attempted to verify Urban Meyer's numbers, counted up all of the individual classes, and then assumed what they were trying to prove. If only the world actually worked that way.
So did the Buckeyes actually oversign? Here's my current list of scholarships by their year of playable eligibility as currently announced, and advanced a year. In other words, if you read through the current Roster, advance all of the Freshmen to Sophomores (except the early attendees), Sophomores to Juniors, etc. If you do that, you get the following table.
I have included Melvin Fellows and Scott McVey in this analysis. They currently remain on the roster, but it has been well understood that they will be granted a Medical Hardship this year - effectively ending their OSU playing careers. If you remove them from the numbers, as Bucknuts did, you end up with 83. For those keeping score, that's two scholarships more than Urban Meyer has claimed.
Does that mean the Buckeyes have oversigned? By the definition that is supported by Oversigning.com, we have indeed. We currently stand at more scholarships than we are allowed to have for the following year after national signing day. That means that some players are going to have to be removed in some way in order to get the Buckeyes to the necessary 82 scholarships OSU has to be at by August.
And these numbers don't even include Stefon Diggs – if he decides to become a Buckeye.
There's one factor left to be taken into account. Even before signing day, we knew about the Medical Hardships for both Fellows and McVey, meaning that it was well known that those were available scholarships before the new recruits signed on. It was also announced that the Buckeyes would have between 3-5 transfers that had yet to be announced. David Durham may have been included in those numbers. Even if he was that puts OSU at between 79 and 81 players on scholarship after those transfers work out, well within safe territory.
It's critical to note that the coaching staff knows about these transfers, whether we as fans have been made aware of them or not. Urban Meyer is not a liar, despite what Florida fans might think right now. If he knows he currently has 81 scholarship players, I have no reason to disbelieve him. That's especially true considering his feelings regarding oversigning, as our own Dave wrote about several weeks ago.
Do not forget as well that the Big Ten has much more substantial oversight on scholarships than many other conferences. They allow a team to sign up to 3 players above their 85 (or in OSU's case, 82) scholarship limit, with specific documentation as to the exact circumstances that will be used to reach the appropriate scholarship limit. There's no reason not to believe the Big Ten will bring the hammer down for any improprieties they discover, should they exist, in that documentation.
With the recent change in coaching staff, the Buckeyes are going through a serious transition phase. In other places where a significant change in coaching has occurred, especially when that has meant a big change in playing style, transfers to other schools become much more common than is usual in your average season. It is to be expected that several players will decide that they're not cut out to play for Urban Meyer and that another school might be a better place for them to finish their career. Taylor Graham, a pocket-passer style quarterback, is one such player that has already made the decision to transfer to Hawaii due to his belief that he will never see the field for Meyer who prefers dual-threat quarterbacks.
The result of all this is that to claim Meyer has oversigned this year is an example of the Straw Man fallacy. While the numbers do seem to suggest that the Buckeyes are currently "over", they have at least known for a while that several players on the list are planning on transferring and those transfers have simply not been announced. Oversigning puts coaches in a position where they have to force players to yield a scholarshipe against the player's best self interest. If a coach already knows the scholarships will be available, even if the transfer has yet to be made officially public, it is not oversigning – unless the coach is using force to coerce action in his current players.
And that's the real crime of oversigning: players are ultimately forced to yield their scholarship when it is not in their best interest to do so, but is solely for the betterment of the team as a whole – which comes in the guise of scholarships to new and better recruits. Forcing a player to give up their scholarship, failing to honor the commitments and promises you have made, rather than allowing them to decide for themselves is the real evil of oversigning. To fail to recognize the difference is to fail to understand the heart of the problem.
Morality cannot be viewed in a black box. An action cannot be judged while being disassociated from the conditions that caused it. It is just as important to identify the reasons a thing happens as it is to identify the action itself. If it someday comes to light that any player during Meyer's tenure has actually been forced out to open space for another recruit, then I will be the first to accuse him of engaging in inappropriate recruiting. Until that time however I will judge him by what I see him do. At this moment, he has done nothing more than recruit scholarships that are not publicly free. If others wish to accuse him of oversigning on the basis of a lack of publicly available knowledge, that's up to them.
If Stefon Diggs selects the Buckeyes this evening, expect the oversigning questions to become louder – not only from the national media, but from Buckeye fans themselves. The best check of the system possible is to ask the tough questions and expect answers. It would be great if Meyer can provide an answer now, but until the player announces it himself FERPA may tie Meyer's hands. We will just have to wait to find out the whole story.
Very well said. We as Buckeye fans have always cringed at the thought of oversigning like the SEC does, year in and year out. This is not a practice I want our institution to adopt.I wish the NCAA and people across the nation paid more attention to this and would crack down on the habitual violators. I too will take Urban at his word at this point until I know differently of any behind the seens defections.I would love as much as anybody to see Stefon Diggs wearing Scarlet & Gray next year but only within the standards of recruiting we have followed for many years.
February 10th, 2012 at 9:52 am
Exactly my thoughts Jeff. Maintain the standards of recruiting as a principle.
Interesting take on this, Eric. Seems like this topic is not some much black-an-white as shades-of-gray. Based on the dynamics of the behind the scenes decisions by players with new staff/philosophy coming in, I guess we'll find out when the time comes.
I'd think with our recent history with the NCAA, Urban will be really watching the numbers very closely,regardless of how he feels against oversigning.
It looks like it's going to be Maryland.
February 10th, 2012 at 9:18 am
I imagine posts like this are going to be dropping all day.
Let me just say this: Until such time that the name of his chosen school comes out of Stefon Diggs' mouth, I won't believe any of it one way or another.
February 10th, 2012 at 9:24 am
Wake me in the morning and let me know what happened. Until then, relax and enjoy your Friday.
It's nice to lay out the facts, but the "Ohio State cheats" line of reasoning from opposing fans has and always will be out there, regardless of the facts.
Good article and well presented argument. If the oversigning questions do get louder for OSU, hopefully it will at least raise awareness.
I don't understand why I'm in the minority of people who are not overreacting. In only a very extreme case could you possibly a first year coach to be oversigning. If Meyer were to sign 28 next year, then ok, that's most likely a problem. I guess it's the reality of the times now that we think we have to know if someone is guilty before the facts have even materialized, much less become public knowledge.
Meyer has a record of being against oversigning. Obviously the Big Ten does not allow it. Let's all just take a deep breath and at least wait until such a time as it is reasonably possible to actually oversign.
Thanks again for a good definition and breakdown of oversigning.
off topic, but speaking of Ohio State football; I see where, for the 2012 season, we are paying Univ of Buffalo a cool $1MM to come to Columbus to get their asses handed to them.
You have correctly identified the evil, but not the cause. Banning oversigning would do nothing to stop coaches from cutting underperforming players from the roster (if they are in fact doing that to start with). Case in point: go back to December. OSU had room for 19 new signees before the sanctions, which reduced them to 16. Since Christmas, OSU has lost between 7 and 10 players, all the while bringing in some phenominal new talent. Now, I'm not accusing Meyer of cutting anybody, but I also don't see Saban cutting guys who leave Bama over the summer. If you truly feel that Saban is doing so, then to be intellectually honest, you must view the losses at OSU the same way – and banning oversigning would not stop it.
Also, who's to say Saban doesn't know who is working on transferring now and had oversigned to account for it? Btw, they haven't lost anyone to attrition yet.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Didn't read the whole thing, did you?
The ultimate difference, and the most critical factor, is the use of force/coercion. Until such time that I have evidence that Urban Meyer is doing that, I trust that he's doing things the right way – on the basis of what evidence he has provided through his words and actions.
As for Saban, as you individually point out, he has demonstrated this year alone that he cares not for the student athletes. This article alone is enough to condemn his actions. There's far more than that over the last several years, but I'm not gonna go dig it all up for you. I'm sure plenty of other people will provide case evidence.
You wish to speak of intellectual honesty and yet you attacked a straw man, whereas I have merely established the evidence and my criteria for what is and isn't appropriate in signing players. So, who's being intellectually honest?
February 10th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Yes, I read the whole thing.
"The ultimate difference, and the most critical factor, is the use of force/coercion"
Exactly, and I agreed, but attributing this factor to oversigning, or only to oversigning teams is where you miss the mark. Oversigning teams can manage their rosters without forcing kids off the team, and other teams can kick kids off without oversigning. Thus, banning oversigning will not stop the evil that you identified. I pointed out the recent defections from OSU as my proof. I'll reiterate: Let's assume that the NCAA adopted the B10′s oversigning rule, or banned it altogether, and Saban suffered the attrition that OSU is currently experiencing over the month and a half before NSD. Would you and others not accuse him of clearing the roster for new and better talent? Of course you would – it fits into the Saban persona that many have created.
See, you recognize that Meyer has oversigned per the definition given by oversigning.com, but grant him the benifit of the doubt that he knows who is leaving and who isn't. Can you not afford the same to Saban (and others), who BTW has been on the job for much longer than Meyer? Is it not also reasonable to assume that Saban knows who is planning on transfering from Alabama this year? Let's say that Bama has 6 or 8 kids leave over the summer. Would that be worse than the 10 that have left (reportedly) OSU since Christmas? The only difference is that Meyer benefits from the player announcing his plans before NSD, whereas Bama's players can finish the school year without everyone knowing he wants to go somewhere else.
February 10th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Except that you willfully ignore the evidence against Saban. There can be no "benefit of the doubt" given because the evidence weighs so strongly against him already. It is well documented (at oversigning.com) that Saban has initiated the use of force to clear his bench for a wealth of incoming talent.
If in the case that oversigning is impossible (i.e. the NCAA restricts teams to no more signees than is allowed to get them to 85) and there continue to be transfers, the question remains whether those transfers were done because the player initiated it or Saban did. Plain and simple. I would still judge him based on whether or not he used force to clear players out. The situation remains unchanged.
You willfully ignore two other factors as well:
1) With a new coaching staff, transfers become much more common. Michigan under Rich Rodriguez is a great example, with players bailing out of their own volition because they didn't mesh well with Rich Rod's system. This occurs at every school every time a new coach enters.
2) Urban Meyer had plentiful opportunities to oversign while HC of Florida, but never did. In fact, it is documented (in the link provided above in the article, as well as others) that his health issues were a result of trying to fight/beat the rampant oversigning that was going on in the SEC while he continued following the rules.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable to grant Urban Meyer the benefit of the doubt this year. As I said at the end of the article
Morality cannot be viewed in a black box. An action cannot be judged while being disassociated from the conditions that caused it. It is just as important to identify the reasons a thing happens as it is to identify the action itself. If it someday comes to light that any player during Meyer's tenure has actually been forced out to open space for another recruit, then I will be the first to accuse him of engaging in inappropriate recruiting.
To accuse Meyer of oversigning because players are leaving ignores the conditions under which they're leaving. If they're leaving because Meyer is forcing them out, *then* it's oversigning. But considering that the players leaving seem to be doing so of their own volition, it is inappropriate to accuse Meyer of the crime.
Saban, however, has been well documented (as I've mentioned) of using coercion to drive players out of his program against their wishes, and against their best self interest. I will continue to judge his actions individually, but he has thus far demonstrated that he is unwilling or unable to even follow the new rules set forth by the SEC without ruining some poor kids lives.
February 10th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
"It is well documented (at oversigning.com) that Saban has initiated the use of force to clear his bench for a wealth of incoming talent."
Please link some articles where it is clear that Saban used force to clear anybody. Using oversigning.com as a reliable source of honesty is a very dangerous thing. While there is some useful information to be found there, to read their spin as fact or consider it a credible source is a fatal error (journalisticly speaking)
February 10th, 2012 at 7:16 pm
"…the question remains whether those transfers were done because the player initiated it or Saban did…I would still judge him based on whether or not he used force to clear players out. The situation remains unchanged."
My point exactly. Banning oversigning does not solve the problem. Why not back an idea that does? (the 4-year scholarship option is a good one)
February 10th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
"If they're leaving because Meyer is forcing them out, *then* it's oversigning. But considering that the players leaving seem to be doing so of their own volition, it is inappropriate to accuse Meyer of the crime."
No, if Meyer is forcing them out, then it is forced attrition and is wrong. Oversigning is simply signing more recruits than you have room for on NSD, and can be done witout forced attrition. Meyer has oversigned this year. Whether or not he has used forced attrition is known only by him and the recruits.
How do you know these players are leaving of their own volition and those from Bama (or other oversigning schools) aren't?
February 10th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
"Saban, however, has been well documented (as I've mentioned) of using coercion to drive players out of his program against their wishes, and against their best self interest. I will continue to judge his actions individually, but he has thus far demonstrated that he is unwilling or unable to even follow the new rules set forth by the SEC without ruining some poor kids lives."
I've already addressed the reliability of your source of this documentation.
How, exactly did he ruin some poor kids life? He informed them that they would need to greyshirt in order to sign with Alabama. They didn't want to do that so they opened back up their recruitment and signed with other schools. The fans and residents of Kentucky and Arkansas would take great issue with the notion that signing a scholarship with their schools equates to ruining their lives.
Also, from where I sit, a greyshirt is a pretty good idea for a kid coming off knee surgery who has not been conditioning all summer because of it. By delaying enrollment and coming in with the next class, they get the full spring practice period and summer S&C programs before their freshmen years. Neither guy would be playing this year anyway, so why not let them keep that year, enter next year with a better chance to compete for time (due to the extra practice periods) and still have five to play four? Truth of the matter is that they were probably better off accepting Saban's offer, but since the SEC would not let them sign, they got nervous and bolted. Were they able to sign an LOI but still greyshirt, they probably would have. Of course, that is just my opinion.
It is reasonable to assume that Saban knows who is planning to transfer as well as Urban this year. The problem is they both have records of past recruiting and the fact is Saban is one of the worst offenders of oversigning and greyshirting or cutting a scholarship. Urban has no record of doing so. Saban has made no bones about it that he runs his program like a business and could care less about his word to his recruits.
Jeff, can you name any players from Alabama that have been cut? With such a reputation that Saban has, surely there is a plethora of them out there. Yes, Saban oversigns. But I have never seen anybody accuse him of simply cutting him or not renewing his scholarship. Every player that I have seen quotes from have nothing but positive things to say about Saban and Bama. The closest I have seen is Chuck Kirshner (sp?) in the famous WSJ article about Saban and medical scholarships. While Mr Kirshner says he felt he was pressured to take the medical because they wanted his scholarship for someone else (and if he was injured and unable to contribute because of it, why wouldn't they?), he also admits that in the end he agreed with the medical determination and signed off on the medical. I'm interested if there is anyone else that you are aware of, or if your opinion has been formed from everyone simply saying that he does it.
"1) With a new coaching staff, transfers become much more common. Michigan under Rich Rodriguez is a great example, with players bailing out of their own volition because they didn't mesh well with Rich Rod's system. This occurs at every school every time a new coach enters."
So does it make it right to clear the roster every time a coaching change occurs? BTW, all those comparisons of how many LOIs Bama has signed include Saban's start there. Ever seen that explained at oversigning.com? Have they ever pointed out that when Saban took over, they were coming off of NCAA penalties that reduced their scholarships to 75 per year – meaning he started his tenure with 10 more open spots than everyone else. Wonder if that played a role in how many he could sign his first few years?
"2) Urban Meyer had plentiful opportunities to oversign while HC of Florida, but never did. In fact, it is documented (in the link provided above in the article, as well as others) that his health issues were a result of trying to fight/beat the rampant oversigning that was going on in the SEC while he continued following the rules."
Well, by oversigning.com's definition he has oversigned this year. I have not accused him of wrongdoing, however. I simply have pointed out that you should be – if you were being intellectually honest (removing your fan bias from the equation). Either that or allowing the same benefit to coaches that regularly oversign.
And with Stefon Diggs selecting Maryland, his part of this discussion becomes academic.
Best of luck with the Terrapins, Stefon.
Wasn't Chad Hagan a medical. Pretty sure one of last yrs LB recruits who came in as a risk had given up. Willingly ? Maybe that was included. Do those kids somehow retain funding ? Surely Meyer isn't so simple
February 10th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
There are rumors that Chad Hagan will earn a medical hardship, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
It is a fact that almost all the regular oversigners are mostly from the SEC and the South in general. Most everybody in the nation wonders why year after year this practice is allowed by the same programs by the NCAA. Do you think there is a corelation to these programs becoming more dominant over the last 10 years or so? They routinely gobble up as many players as they can and then decide which players would be best for their program but also prevent these kids from signing with another program. This is not defendable. Les Miles and Saban are the two most prolofic oversigners and it is just wrong. Until the NCAA grows a pair and regualtes this more closely and also moves some of the bowl games to be played in other parts of the country other than the south we will more than likely continue to see the dominance we have over the last 6 years.
February 10th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Wrong. While SEC teams do routinely oversign, they are not the only ones. Lots of programs across the country oversign every year. They just aren't as successful on the field so they don't get criticized for it. That should show you where the criticism really comes from. Truth is that if the SEC hadn't won the last 6 championships, there wouldn't be near the outcry over it.
Wow, reading your description it seems that SEC coaches force kids only so they can kick them off the team at a later date. All the while, keeping them from playing elsewhere. And what do the bowl game have to do with anything? Bowl locations are located for one thing: places where fans will want to travel to watch their team. Sorry, but nobody wants to spend their winter vacation in Michigan or Ohio in December.
Bowl games will more than likely never get moved. I don't agree with you as to why. I would travel anywhere my team would be playing.But what you may see, and I truley hope so is if you have a 4 team playoff they sites will be detemined by the best rankings. Take a look at this years Super Bowl. Traditionally they are played in warm climates but this years Super Bowl was one of the best ever from my understanding and it was played in the Midwest. SEC teams have notoriously not wanted to travel anywhere out of conference to play a ranked team. It is also a fact that when they do they are basically a .500 conference. My point being that there are major recruiting advantages these oversigning teams have enjoyed along with basically playing bowl games on their home turf. That is BS. And yes there are a few other programs that have oversigned but the majority is still in the SEC and South.
I am sort of happy Mr. Diggs selected Maryland. The last player we signed who could not make his decision on signing day and seemed to enjoy all of the media attention while he made the college football world wait turned out to be a cancer who cost our program a post season bowl, our head coach, and dignity. There's no "I" in team. I prefer taking young men who are willing to put the program before themselves. I think Mr. Diggs would have been another self-centered ego which is bad for the team. I hope I am wrong, Mr. Diggs. Good luck in MD.