I'm curious Alan - a lot of good was said about Ibi Watson prior to their moving to Pickerington. They are obviously different types of players, but how would you compare Lutz to Watson?
To be fair I didn't see Ibi enough to compare plus I'm old school and a bit jaded when it comes to players transferring schools like he did.
Amen, Bro! I still remember when Portsmouth's top-ranked football team had to forfeit all of their games back in the 1960s because it was discovered that their star player's father had been given a job at a local business by a booster. Previously, this kid had played for another team in a nearby district. Today this kind of stuff can be done and no one even investigates to discover if there has been a quid pro quo or not. And, I'd bet real money that in some cases these transfers stink to high heaven. But, nobody cares since most Ohio schools now have open enrollment for anyone from anywhere. I had thought, until recently, that state law required open enrollment; however, it does not. My wife's hometown of Bexley does not allow any students to transfer in from other districts. One must live in Bexley to go to school there. Wish more schools would do this.
I think your memory may be failing you. #1, Portsmouth did not thrive in football in the 60's (so they never had a top ranked team) as they were in the old GOL and continually got their heads handed to them, basketball was there thing, and in fact PHS had a losing record in the GOL in basketball as well. And PHS has not forfeited an entire season of wins.
Now, the 1950's PHS had a few strong football teams, and a few in the mid 70's after they got away from the GOL, led by OSU player Norm Burrows.
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