Nah, I talked to Bill at our Boxing Day party. He said he was passing on the Ohio job.

How in the world can you say Morris is a better fit here over CMU?

Zaire would be monstrous. He could play right away and he would make us instant contenders. We could go undefeated during our nonconference schedule setting us up for a potential BCS bid. This would be a very wise decision. His only concern should be how will Ohio use his whole skill set. Make this happen, please close the deal. Malik please come to Ohio, save our program. This would be better than Cardale Jones. He needs to come and get on the phone and recruit for us. MONSTROUS

I know you can't believe everything you read,but up until today,the articles I saw had him going to Wisconsin or North Carolina.

The most recent articles talk about him maybe going to Florida,if the SEC can "bend" the current transfer restrictions for Florida.

No offense,but if he has offers from these programs,why would we be in the mix ?

"Malik please come to Ohio, save our program." Right, every program needs a one year savior. Really, Ohio is better than it has been since WWII and needs "saved."

"Zaire would be the starter and could lead Ohio to a BCS," Look Monroe, allen has gone rogue. He has Ohio one player away from the BCS. Wait, a moment ago he was saying Ohio needs saving. "but we are the fast track to the BCS." Monroe, allen totally off the reservation.

How is wanting Zaire to come here and play any different than Morris? That's a one year solution too but you love that one.

My curiosity has finally gotten the best of me. I reached out to a friend of mine who works in the athletic department. I asked him if he knew any details about this topic. He wouldn't elaborate any further than "Ohio looks to be 'renting' a QB next year." To be clear, he didn't say who or if it's a done deal. But to me, that sounds like a transfer with one year of eligibility.

When you look at the "reported" options these two have in terms of interested schools, Zaire has a much greater number, which would also make sense since he announced his intentions a while ago. But when I look at the list of those schools and compare them to Ohio, I am left wondering why in the world he would choose Ohio over almost any of them for numerous reasons? It would be a huge head scratcher IMO. I feel like Morris will end up at a MAC school. But if Zaire does too, well then he will have really fallen off the deep end from what he was declaring and boasting about in 2015.

While I love the optimism....I find two flaws in this thinking

1) Do you really think Malik Zaire is good enough to lead Ohio to a CFP spot or a NY6 game? With Ohio's schedule?!?! Hampton, Kansas, Purdue and UMass??? Those four teams might combine to win 7 games (plus whatever Hampton wins in FCS). That is a pretty pitiful non-conf schedule. KU and Purdue could possibly be the worst two P5 teams in the country.

WMU barely made the NY6 (thanks for gagging Navy) and they were 13-0 with road wins at Northwestern and Illinois (both better than KU at home and at Purdue)

Ohio with Zaire at 13-0 better beat everyone by about 25 ppg to even have a prayer of cracking an NY6 game with that schedule.

2) If Zaire isn't "deciding" until April....why would Ohio coaches be jumping for joy on social media in December? I still stand by my earlier statement that if he was reportedly weighing a decision between Wisky, UNC and Baylor.....how the hell does Ohio fit into that equation???

If anything...Morris makes more sense. He's an under-the-radar guy that is a sports ad major that I'm guessing most P5 schools wouldn't waste time on for a one-year rental considering he couldn't start at UM even during the garbage Hoke years.

Not to mention the recent UM-Ohio grad transfer pipeline.

And considering UM hasn't played their bowl game yet, I'm guessing Morris is waiting until they are done before he announces to avoid it being any distraction/nonsense during bowl prep.

And for the record...even if Morris comes......who's he throwing too? Who's blocking for him? What RB will remain healthy to help shoulder the load? What LBs/DLs are going to stop the run on defense?

There are a lot of questions for 2017 for Ohio football......while a talented, older QB is a nice addition....it doesn't mask the many other potential potholes this team will encounter next season.

Well said, bshot.

I have no reason to believe that if Zaire considered Ohio that it would be impossible for him to choose Ohio. There are also good reasons he might choose another school. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

I do agree that Morris makes more sense, which is why I started a thread about him before this whole hoopla started, though it's down to page 3 now:
http://www.bobcatattack.com/messageboard/topic.asp?FromPa...

In any case, it's important to remember that there is another QB that just enrolled from JUCO who will have 4 years to play 3, Nathan Rourke. He, like Zaire, has dreams of playing in the NFL, and believes he can get there from Ohio. Whoever the 1 year transfer is, they will have to beat out Rourke and Maxwell for the starting job. If they do, Rourke might redshirt, and Maxwell would be the backup.

As for Maxwell, I think he'll continue to improve, but he'll need to improve if he's going to take Ohio to a MACC. As for Rourke, I think he will have to adjust to the speed of Division 1, but he is a proven winner, and I do think that he has the potential to play in the NFL someday.

Ohio was a very good team this year, but they were a QB away from a MACC and a bowl win. That's why this matters.