Nothing went wrong, Georgia was always his #3. He left his #1 for his #2 pick. I'm actually relieved because this had the potential to ruin other recruiting opportunities. Our DB room is still #1 without Caleb. I wish him the BEST. This worked out the way it should have. Caleb went where he wanted to be. Great for him, now let's FREAKING GO DAWGS 💥💥💥💥🏆🏆💪🏾
He wasn’t going to see the field at Georgia as a freshman. 2x all American Starks and Bullard were locked in. His dad has a recruiting co and this is all about money 💰 We are good at safety!
All that’s going on in CFB since the politicians got involved makes me not even care about it anymore. Politics ruins everything it touches. Kids aren’t being taught how to honor their word anymore. We’re raising a weak generation.
Why should the players be locked in when the coaches aren't? The coaches can leave any time they want. Why should the players be locked in then? They commit to the coaches not the program.
@@aa_da_man a persons word used to mean something, we’re not teaching our young generation good morals. If a coach leaves it cost them something, if they get fired, it cost the school. Players come and go with no consequences. Not gonna help them in real life. Real life has consequences for everything.
@@user-gj5cn3rb2n I tried to tell these Disney Dawg fans that, but they told me I didn't know what I was talking or I wasn't a real fan!! LOL!! I am a real Dawg and I know not everyone wants to play with the good guys which is alright. Downs second choice before he went to Bama was Ohio State in fact they were in the lead to get him before the GOAT stepped in and closed the deal!!
No his FAMILY especially Dad NEVER wanted Georgia because of his older brother, Georgia never recruited him! SHUNNING his brother , Georgia never was in his top picks in the FIRST PLACE!’
Really? He's considered one of, if not the best safety in college as a freshman. He's getting the spotlight no matter where he plays, along with the starting spot, even at Georgia or Ohio State. And it's not like we don't have a loaded secondary either. We would of been just fine if he would of chose Georgia, just as y'all will be fine now that he chose Ohio State.
IMO Kirby is focused on building the deepest bench conceivable after all the injuries to his starters and then the CFP playoff controversy last season. The panel’s subjectivity has proven they won’t always advance the best teams and even going undefeated and winning their conference doesn’t guarantee a team will get a berth. Then of course there’s the transfer portal… While I do recognize the 12 team expansion “should” prevent what went down this past season, it’s clearly a new day in CFB and Kirby wants to be prepared to navigate all potential barriers to playing in Atlanta next January.
I called this. Felt like OSU probably never stopped recruiting him like UGA. Can’t ignore the bag they offered. He already had a relationship with them from HS too? Then they got that in home visit so I had a good feeling this was coming. We’re going to be just fine! Just means young guys might have to show early promise. Don’t sleep on Dan Jackson either! He’s a quality starter for us if KJ isn’t ready. Dawgs will always have talent. Go dawgs Edit: congrats to the young man too!
Good for him for choosing the best fit for him. Not to mention, that UGA has Starks coming back and the number 1 safely in the country along with the number 1 corner back and then some. They will field the best defensive back group in the country. DGD!
It's to be expected these days that not every possible recruit will completely understand and appreciate what we have in the Dawg Nation family. If someone decides they don't want to join us, it's like we say in sales. "Some do, some don't, who cares?, who's next??"
I like Ohio State. I’m happy for them & I really don’t care about Downs. We have plenty of Dawg defense players. Good luck to this young man & Go Dawgs ❤️🖤
With Caleb Downs UGA would be the favorite to win the NC. Without Downs there STILL the favorite to win the NC. It stinks but Obviously, were fine. Go Dawgs!!!
Long long history between that school and that family. Tone was set many years ago. No point in Kirby even trying. I guess he felt he still needed to shoot his shot
It’s all good,congratulations to the young man. We’ll be ok with the no.1 class with plenty of great defensive backs. I know we can’t have every player but we can have a better team.Congratulations to Ohio state fans and hopefully we’ll get to see in a playoff game who’s that team.Go Dawgs!lol we also have T-Rob so he’ll find us another downs!
I definitely agree..its just my opinion but Downs fit the system at Alabama.Coach Robinson did a great job recognizing his skill set and used it. That being said I've seen players transfer that never quite lived up to what they were on another team..I wish him well,I gotta say though I feel like he would've thrived here.
Great video coming from a diehard buckeye fan, a lot of people are saying well osu got him because of money and that wasn’t the case. Love the honesty of your video.
Safety is the position of least need on our football team. A very good edge or DT would be more valuable to us than the best safety. The fact that he's not at Bama is a win. I suppose we got outbid in the marketplace, which doesn't really bother me.
No reason to worry, Georgia is stacked and ready to make another run at the crown, maybe this time if they match up against Ohio State again, Ohio State can close the deal instead of blowing a big lead... Ohio State really needed someone at this position and they went at him hard and fast, so it's no surprise he decided to go there,
Maybe the Dawgs and Buckeyes will meet again next year in Atlanta, this time for the Natty. We all know you should have been there last year instead of TCU. I have to say as a 6th gen UGA alum I generally disliked OSU and thought their fans were haughty but last year my opinion changed. My husband and I sat next to a couple, both multi gen OSU grads, at the Peach Bowl and had a blast. When the final FG was missed they were truly bummed. We held our excitement and I told them we knew exactly how they felt having lost so many times to Bama in the final seconds but you’ll get your chance again and we won’t always be so lucky(was I right or what?) Coincidently we were staying in the same hotel they were so took them out to celebrate the New Year. They put pics of us all over their SM and labeled it “ the coolest GA fans ever. Then I recruited the husband to work for my company in Atlanta and helped find the wife a job as well. They relocated and we’ve become great friends. We’re hoping GA and OSU get a rematch in January, 25. Even the CFP would have to agree that would be an epic rematch. Congrats on your recruit and good luck next season!
@@hannaj4032 Most fans everywhere are generally good fans, everywhere there are the ones that take fandom to an extreme. It's still just entertainment in the end and some are just nuts. Georgia has always been my favorite in the SEC. They've finally broken the ice the last couple of years and look strong. It was really cool of you to just reach out and enjoy the other fans as you did, not to mention recruiting are fanbase away from Ohio. Best of Luck from Ohio!
The silence from GA channels was deafening last night as multiple Ohio State channels were broadcasting in celebration. I think there is something about Ga that the Down family doesn't like. Maybe the chemistry with Smart wasn't there
They didn’t recruit his brother…..it’s UGA, we’re fine. Wish that young man and his family nothing but success. Besides, the 1st team all American best safety in country wears 24 for the Dawgs, we good.
What would you expect to hear from the UGA camp? Wasn’t OSU always Caleb’s 2nd choice? Perhaps he felt his future was in better hands at OSU. The bench is so deep at GA and we all watched this year as phenomenal players from the Dawgs entered the portal seeking more playing time. We also witnessed a major tipping in CFB. There is no room for error and even going undefeated doesn’t guarantee a team a CFP berth. That means coaches at elite programs probably aren’t making a lot of hard promises. FM, these kids want to position themselves for the best possible future with one team. I’m sure they don’t like having to jockey for position via the transfer portal. Caleb has already been let down by Saban’s departure. Maybe Kirby couldn’t promise him what he wanted or perhaps the meeting was more of a courtesy on Caleb’s part. None the less, congrats to him and best of luck to he and the Buckeyes.
Clearly, none of us Georgia boosters had a clue what was going on in the mind of that family. Maybe, the youngster wanted some distance separation from his dad who likely was coaching him all his life. The family lives about 40 miles from Athens@@hannaj4032
The OSU defense should be lights out this year. Last year they were the #3 defense in the country. They got almost all starters back and now you add Downs.
It’s a win win situation for UGA if we would of got him we would added to our already Great defense ,but we didn’t get and he is out of bama and the Sec , so it’s a win win for us
At the End of the day. Let's be real. His dad has alot to do with this and it was about who could pay the most and Kirby and Georgia don't play that game. I don't care how good a player is. Wish the young man best of luck and now let's move on and focus on players that wanna play for Kirby. Go Dawgs.
Because he’d be a day one starter. He’s one of the best DBs in college football. Georgia’s secondary is going to be very good, but this is still a big loss.
@dawgpost if Ohio State could buy him we don't want him. We have plenty of great players. What Ga needs most is game changing defensive linemen. Build In the trenches..
I think he picked Ohio State because he kept hearing all these people saying he going to Georgia, but oh well, thats his loss. Had he decided to go to Georgia, he could have been a part of one of the greatest secodaries every.
This isn’t recruiting related. Caleb Downs came from the transfer portal. I get what you’re saying though. Recruiting is still 100% important. It matters.
You are right it means less without any rules and regulations. Cant let kids and their parents run all over you and have the power. Institutions are gonna look like a fool. Ohio state looks like the bigger fools than Kirbys uga program
Ohio State fan here… It’s ok to be wrong. Especially in this new NIL era. Recruiting situations be it HS or or portal-wise are more fluid than ever before. And will never be the same. Recruiting can change on a dime now. You and 99.99999% of the CFB world were wrong. Lol Including me.
Money probably did play a role, but this was/IS about the recruitment of his brother, Josh (North Gwinnett to North Carolina). Just look at the pictures and videos of him interacting with Kirby. Body language doesn’t lie.
He is the best safety in college football probably gonna be a top 5 pick in the draft so I don’t think competition was the issue seeing he went to Alabama and started first year I just think he doesn’t want to play for the home state or just don’t like UGA it’s a lot of kids in Georgia just want to leave the state
@@williereynolds2774 bruh bama whole secondary ain't even close to Georgia u trippin frfr I ain't gotta argue we go leave it here cause u trippin trippin
As an Ohio State fan, I really respect the way you handled this video. Only question I have is have you personally been to Columbus, OH? This notion that Athens is better is questionable at best. May depend on what you're looking for of course. That said, Columbus has everything a kid could ever dream of. So not sure what you're getting at. Do you think it's some boring place like Nebraska?
Meant that in a joking way but I can see how it can come off differently. I’ve lived in the South and just can’t do the cold haha. I’m sure Columbus is a cool city.
Let’s be real bro sold out for money and I’m starting to really believe that narrative about his dad not liking Kirby for not recruiting his mid brother
Yeah! I called BS, him keeping UGA in his top 3 was just a courtesy..... "honorable mention". The kid never wanted to play for UGA and that's fine! good luck to him. But there is more to this story. If UGA was truly his 3rd choice, getting T-Rob should've put UGA #1. I believe UGA being in his top 3 was a bunch of smoke.
UGA fans were sooo convinced Downs was coming to Athens. I saw people commenting 99% chance. Ohio State is very strong with NIL and the portal overall. They have a really good team and recent defensive improvements.
What he concluded was "Ohio State is paying me what"? Stop the bs. This kid has no more a relationship with Kirby Smart than you or I do. His dad has a hard on for UGA. He knew he wasn't coming to Athens when he was 12 and he knew he wasn't coming to Athens when he was 18 or 20 or any other age.
Good luck to him, but have no clue why he rather play for Ohio State vs UGA , especially considering UGA’s defensive reputation and why he wouldn’t want continue play in the SEC! That said wish him well, Go Dawgs we good on defense anyway!
I doubted he was committing to the Dawgs because he didn't commit out of High school to Georgia. There was just something he didn't like about the dawgs even after the coach that was at Bama who recruited Downs there now coaches at UGA. Remember not every player is meant to be a Dawg. Ga. will be fine, they've got extremely great talent to develope remember we've got TJ Bolton and Malaki Starks, solid as a rock!! Goooo Dawgs
Athens is better than Columbus? Depends on if you prefer to live in a smaller city vs a larger city. Athens GA has a population of approximately 125K vs Columbus 2.35 million. If you are a minority, Columbus has a lot more diversity. It's just a matter of preference.
If you like to freeze your butt off all winter , Columbus is the place for you. Yeah we're cold this week, but next week we're back into the 60+ degree range. Y'all keep the cold and snow !
I am a life long Georgia fan but you saying he picked Bama over Ohio State not Georgia is false, he picked Bama over EVERY team that recruited him and Georgia was one of those teams.Tough that we couldn't get him but it's not the end of the world.Go Dawgs!
Good luck to the kid. OSUs program won't miss a beat to Bama's. This is all about the snub older bro Josh got from UGA, plus the boys weren't Dawg fans growing up. Simple as that. I still think he along with his Dad's position made the decision emotionally rather than rationally. It's going to turn out alright either way for everybody. UGA has a deep secondary room that would've been star studded and potentially historic with him..but instead it's "only" great. Lol
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We will be just fine, people.
Nothing went wrong. The guy just decided to play at Ohio
Absolute truth. Never intended on coming to Georgia.
I Concur
The truth is, know one knew where he was going.Just remember a commitment isn't guaranteed.
He's committed until a bigger bag shows up at his door same safety who got pancaked in the semi-final game in overtime
Go Buckeyes
Nothing went wrong, Georgia was always his #3. He left his #1 for his #2 pick. I'm actually relieved because this had the potential to ruin other recruiting opportunities. Our DB room is still #1 without Caleb. I wish him the BEST. This worked out the way it should have. Caleb went where he wanted to be. Great for him, now let's FREAKING GO DAWGS 💥💥💥💥🏆🏆💪🏾
Exactly, he always had Georgia behind Ohio State
Cut the shit..money
Can't win em all. Starks, aguero, and Bolden. We're solid👍
Exactly 💯
Ellis Robinson too, can't leave him out 💯🔥🔥🔥
We have the #1 & #3 linebackers too 😂 #Juggernaut 💯🔥🔥🔥
Yep- unfortunately but not a L for GA. GA is fine in that position but needs to focus on improving that D-Line.
He wasn’t going to see the field at Georgia as a freshman. 2x all American Starks and Bullard were locked in. His dad has a recruiting co and this is all about money 💰 We are good at safety!
All that’s going on in CFB since the politicians got involved makes me not even care about it anymore. Politics ruins everything it touches. Kids aren’t being taught how to honor their word anymore. We’re raising a weak generation.
Right
Why should the players be locked in when the coaches aren't? The coaches can leave any time they want. Why should the players be locked in then? They commit to the coaches not the program.
@Nightfighter82 MY thoughts exactly. If the coach can leave for a better opportunity then why can't the players.
@@aa_da_man a persons word used to mean something, we’re not teaching our young generation good morals. If a coach leaves it cost them something, if they get fired, it cost the school. Players come and go with no consequences. Not gonna help them in real life. Real life has consequences for everything.
Florida players commit to the school some Florida players u wont never get @Nightfighter82
He didn't want to play for Georgia never, some kids just want to leave home!! Oh well good luck to him!!!
They passed on his brother. So he passed on them
@@user-gj5cn3rb2n I tried to tell these Disney Dawg fans that, but they told me I didn't know what I was talking or I wasn't a real fan!! LOL!! I am a real Dawg and I know not everyone wants to play with the good guys which is alright. Downs second choice before he went to Bama was Ohio State in fact they were in the lead to get him before the GOAT stepped in and closed the deal!!
He wouldn’t have started at Georgia as a freshman. Starks 2x All American and Javon Bullard. He goes where he was going to play.
@@williamwagner557 as a freshman he lead in tackles. So who knows
Say it how you like but that kid just doesn't like Georgia.With that said I'm for the ones that does , go Dawgssss 🏆💪💯❤️🖤
Great to be a GEORGIA BULLDOG!!! Good luck to that young man however I support those athletes that wear the G
Thats fair
Can't lose someone you never had. He decided to go to Ohio State. Oh well.
To b honest i neva want'd lil dude... he didnt win anything to make me feel like we should go get'em😎
HE AINT MALAKI STARKS🍺🍺🏈
GO DAWGS
Caleb Downs wanted more spotlight. He knew if he went to georgia he wouldn't get the spotlight he wants. In my opinion.
No his FAMILY especially Dad NEVER wanted Georgia because of his older brother, Georgia never recruited him! SHUNNING his brother , Georgia never was in his top picks in the FIRST PLACE!’
Really? He's considered one of, if not the best safety in college as a freshman. He's getting the spotlight no matter where he plays, along with the starting spot, even at Georgia or Ohio State. And it's not like we don't have a loaded secondary either. We would of been just fine if he would of chose Georgia, just as y'all will be fine now that he chose Ohio State.
Yall podcast covering Georgia LIE TO YALL FANBASE , saying there “sources” saying it was a DONE DEAL
Who what!!!! Athens ain’t fucking with COLUMBUS!! Bro you done LOST YOUR MIND
Hey you weren't the only one. Everyone was predicting Georgia.
Why we keep clout chasing when we already have a great team? I am a die UGA fan, but I never felt he was going to UGA.
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯. Exactly
IMO Kirby is focused on building the deepest bench conceivable after all the injuries to his starters and then the CFP playoff controversy last season. The panel’s subjectivity has proven they won’t always advance the best teams and even going undefeated and winning their conference doesn’t guarantee a team will get a berth. Then of course there’s the transfer portal…
While I do recognize the 12 team expansion “should” prevent what went down this past season, it’s clearly a new day in CFB and Kirby wants to be prepared to navigate all potential barriers to playing in Atlanta next January.
I called this. Felt like OSU probably never stopped recruiting him like UGA. Can’t ignore the bag they offered. He already had a relationship with them from HS too? Then they got that in home visit so I had a good feeling this was coming. We’re going to be just fine! Just means young guys might have to show early promise. Don’t sleep on Dan Jackson either! He’s a quality starter for us if KJ isn’t ready. Dawgs will always have talent.
Go dawgs
Edit: congrats to the young man too!
Good for him for choosing the best fit for him. Not to mention, that UGA has Starks coming back and the number 1 safely in the country along with the number 1 corner back and then some. They will field the best defensive back group in the country. DGD!
It's to be expected these days that not every possible recruit will completely understand and appreciate what we have in the Dawg Nation family. If someone decides they don't want to join us, it's like we say in sales. "Some do, some don't, who cares?, who's next??"
Good vid bro best of luck
I like Ohio State. I’m happy for them & I really don’t care about Downs. We have plenty of Dawg defense players. Good luck to this young man & Go Dawgs ❤️🖤
What people don’t realize is Ohio state was second in his recruiting just behind Alabama so there was always a very good chance Ohio state got him.
With Caleb Downs UGA would be the favorite to win the NC. Without Downs there STILL the favorite to win the NC. It stinks but Obviously, were fine. Go Dawgs!!!
He's out of the SEC, no longer bolstering a rival program. All in all not a bad outcome IMHO.
Every kid doesn't like Georgia. I don't think it's about spotlight, we were always his 3rd option. I respect it and him. Go Dawgs!
Long long history between that school and that family. Tone was set many years ago. No point in Kirby even trying. I guess he felt he still needed to shoot his shot
It’s all good,congratulations to the young man. We’ll be ok with the no.1 class with plenty of great defensive backs. I know we can’t have every player but we can have a better team.Congratulations to Ohio state fans and hopefully we’ll get to see in a playoff game who’s that team.Go Dawgs!lol we also have T-Rob so he’ll find us another downs!
Respect. Good comment
I definitely agree..its just my opinion but Downs fit the system at Alabama.Coach Robinson did a great job recognizing his skill set and used it. That being said I've seen players transfer that never quite lived up to what they were on another team..I wish him well,I gotta say though I feel like he would've thrived here.
Maybe he thought he wouldn’t be the MAN at GEORGIA. WE HAVE A TWO TIME ALL AMERICAN AND PLENTY OF OTHER PLAYERS. LESS COMPETITION AT OHU . GO DAWGS
BAHA ARE D WAS BETTER THEN YOURS LAST YEAR WE GAVE UP MORE THAN 17 POINTS JUST 1 TIME AND ONLY TO MICHIGAN IN MICHIGAN
@@matthancock952what is are D and plus yall got beat by Missouri and scored what 3 points we scored what 30 on them so who really had the better team
Osu mans mad bc they cant beat the sec. Or spell
SEC absolutely beat the hell out of the Big 10
@@augustaborn9034 big 10 the champs 😂😂😂
Lots of good players never win a natty. Add downs to the list
My guess is that maybe he wants some separation from a demanding father-coach?
He obviously doesn't believe UGA is the right fit for him; and that's ok, too.
I dont care it is what it is. We will b fine Thx for always keepjng us informed
Great video coming from a diehard buckeye fan, a lot of people are saying well osu got him because of money and that wasn’t the case. Love the honesty of your video.
Ohio state had the number 2 defense in the country. And returns almost everyone. This defense is gonna be scary.
Those are facts. Day needs to get it done. They have a very good team right now.
I guess he does not want to win a "natty"
Safety is the position of least need on our football team. A very good edge or DT would be more valuable to us than the best safety. The fact that he's not at Bama is a win. I suppose we got outbid in the marketplace, which doesn't really bother me.
No reason to worry, Georgia is stacked and ready to make another run at the crown, maybe this time if they match up against Ohio State again, Ohio State can close the deal instead of blowing a big lead... Ohio State really needed someone at this position and they went at him hard and fast, so it's no surprise he decided to go there,
Maybe the Dawgs and Buckeyes will meet again next year in Atlanta, this time for the Natty. We all know you should have been there last year instead of TCU.
I have to say as a 6th gen UGA alum I generally disliked OSU and thought their fans were haughty but last year my opinion changed. My husband and I sat next to a couple, both multi gen OSU grads, at the Peach Bowl and had a blast. When the final FG was missed they were truly bummed. We held our excitement and I told them we knew exactly how they felt having lost so many times to Bama in the final seconds but you’ll get your chance again and we won’t always be so lucky(was I right or what?)
Coincidently we were staying in the same hotel they were so took them out to celebrate the New Year. They put pics of us all over their SM and labeled it “ the coolest GA fans ever. Then I recruited the husband to work for my company in Atlanta and helped find the wife a job as well. They relocated and we’ve become great friends. We’re hoping GA and OSU get a rematch in January, 25. Even the CFP would have to agree that would be an epic rematch.
Congrats on your recruit and good luck next season!
@@hannaj4032 Most fans everywhere are generally good fans, everywhere there are the ones that take fandom to an extreme. It's still just entertainment in the end and some are just nuts. Georgia has always been my favorite in the SEC. They've finally broken the ice the last couple of years and look strong. It was really cool of you to just reach out and enjoy the other fans as you did, not to mention recruiting are fanbase away from Ohio. Best of Luck from Ohio!
I’ll be cheering for every team the Bucknuts play and yes even Michigan
The silence from GA channels was deafening last night as multiple Ohio State channels were broadcasting in celebration. I think there is something about Ga that the Down family doesn't like. Maybe the chemistry with Smart wasn't there
Like maybe the Uncle being let go and the start of Smarts tenure
They didn’t recruit his brother…..it’s UGA, we’re fine. Wish that young man and his family nothing but success. Besides, the 1st team all American best safety in country wears 24 for the Dawgs, we good.
Bingo! Didn't recruit or offer for his brother at all... Sometimes we don't get what we want, and that's ok, too. @@clarencedolan699
What would you expect to hear from the UGA camp? Wasn’t OSU always Caleb’s 2nd choice? Perhaps he felt his future was in better hands at OSU. The bench is so deep at GA and we all watched this year as phenomenal players from the Dawgs entered the portal seeking more playing time. We also witnessed a major tipping in CFB. There is no room for error and even going undefeated doesn’t guarantee a team a CFP berth. That means coaches at elite programs probably aren’t making a lot of hard promises. FM, these kids want to position themselves for the best possible future with one team. I’m sure they don’t like having to jockey for position via the transfer portal. Caleb has already been let down by Saban’s departure. Maybe Kirby couldn’t promise him what he wanted or perhaps the meeting was more of a courtesy on Caleb’s part. None the less, congrats to him and best of luck to he and the Buckeyes.
Clearly, none of us Georgia boosters had a clue what was going on in the mind of that family. Maybe, the youngster wanted some distance separation from his dad who likely was coaching him all his life. The family lives about 40 miles from Athens@@hannaj4032
The OSU defense should be lights out this year. Last year they were the #3 defense in the country. They got almost all starters back and now you add Downs.
It’s a win win situation for UGA if we would of got him we would added to our already Great defense ,but we didn’t get and he is out of bama and the Sec , so it’s a win win for us
BIG BAG
Defensive scheme wise, it doesn't make sense.
Money over real development. His loss. GO DAWGS. The dude made tackles. 2 ints. 4 pss def.
I couldn't imagine keeping up with this stuff. Who cares. Go dawgs
At the End of the day. Let's be real. His dad has alot to do with this and it was about who could pay the most and Kirby and Georgia don't play that game. I don't care how good a player is. Wish the young man best of luck and now let's move on and focus on players that wanna play for Kirby. Go Dawgs.
How is this a big lost to UGA when we got capable DBs on the team already? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Because he’d be a day one starter. He’s one of the best DBs in college football.
Georgia’s secondary is going to be very good, but this is still a big loss.
@dawgpost if Ohio State could buy him we don't want him. We have plenty of great players. What Ga needs most is game changing defensive linemen. Build In the trenches..
It seemed perfect fit,.. only things i can think of is wanted to stand out more and money... good luck to him
He wanted more $$. He was given 1 million to go to Ohio State. UGA would not match that and so he changed his mind
I'm happy for him. Some kids don't like being in the same state for years. He wanted to be outside of Georgia. But we have a 4⭐ in Pope.
"Kennesaw State Alum ... sometimes i get my words mixed up" lol quote of day
I think he picked Ohio State because he kept hearing all these people saying he going to Georgia, but oh well, thats his loss. Had he decided to go to Georgia, he could have been a part of one of the greatest secodaries every.
Watching recruiting has gotten to be a total waste of time. I’ll just wait and see who’s on the team when the first game of the season kicks off.
This isn’t recruiting related. Caleb Downs came from the transfer portal. I get what you’re saying though.
Recruiting is still 100% important. It matters.
I totally agree with you. Get your hopes up for nothing and most likely it won't matter. Anyway, Georgia kicks ass go dogs.
Recruiting is the lifeblood of a program just ask Alabama all those number classes is why they won so many championships
You are right it means less without any rules and regulations. Cant let kids and their parents run all over you and have the power. Institutions are gonna look like a fool. Ohio state looks like the bigger fools than Kirbys uga program
Ohio State fan here… It’s ok to be wrong. Especially in this new NIL era. Recruiting situations be it HS or or portal-wise are more fluid than ever before. And will never be the same. Recruiting can change on a dime now. You and 99.99999% of the CFB world were wrong. Lol Including me.
I had a bad feeling starting Thursday that since we had not heard anything from he that we had lost out on him.
Money probably did play a role, but this was/IS about the recruitment of his brother, Josh (North Gwinnett to North Carolina). Just look at the pictures and videos of him interacting with Kirby. Body language doesn’t lie.
Don’t be surprised if Sayin follows him
That second Brinks truck sure did help.
That says alot of him....for the top defender not wanna play on a top defense....tells me he duckin smoke in the competition
How
@@WilliamWarrick class of 2025
#1 safety
#1 OLB
#1 CB
Georgia draft prospects
Malachi Starks top safety in 2025 draft.....yea he ducking smoke
He is the best safety in college football probably gonna be a top 5 pick in the draft so I don’t think competition was the issue seeing he went to Alabama and started first year I just think he doesn’t want to play for the home state or just don’t like UGA it’s a lot of kids in Georgia just want to leave the state
Maliki Starla is good but he ain’t no Caleb downs you tripping and I’m a UGA fan
@@williereynolds2774 bruh bama whole secondary ain't even close to Georgia u trippin frfr I ain't gotta argue we go leave it here cause u trippin trippin
Alright then.....😊😊
As an Ohio State fan, I really respect the way you handled this video. Only question I have is have you personally been to Columbus, OH? This notion that Athens is better is questionable at best. May depend on what you're looking for of course. That said, Columbus has everything a kid could ever dream of. So not sure what you're getting at. Do you think it's some boring place like Nebraska?
Meant that in a joking way but I can see how it can come off differently.
I’ve lived in the South and just can’t do the cold haha. I’m sure Columbus is a cool city.
@@dawgpost I was gonna say, the weather down there would be a fair point. I'll accept that for certain haha. All good
Let’s be real bro sold out for money and I’m starting to really believe that narrative about his dad not liking Kirby for not recruiting his mid brother
That and Caleb’s u cle he let go in his first year 2016
He is going for money. He will go back to the portal next year and then come to Georgia. Make all the money he can.
That kid will never play for UGA
It seems the Downs family played UGA.
Hey UGA, can’t have them all!! Take off your fn blinders!!
You must be an Alabama fan if so you don't have him anymore either
Maybe he just didnt want to dis his teammates by going to a place where he would be in direct competition and have to play against them.
At least he’s not at Bama.
Yeah! I called BS, him keeping UGA in his top 3 was just a courtesy..... "honorable mention". The kid never wanted to play for UGA and that's fine! good luck to him. But there is more to this story. If UGA was truly his 3rd choice, getting T-Rob should've put UGA #1. I believe UGA being in his top 3 was a bunch of smoke.
Money 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
UGA fans were sooo convinced Downs was coming to Athens. I saw people commenting 99% chance. Ohio State is very strong with NIL and the portal overall. They have a really good team and recent defensive improvements.
Its NIL era, Ohio state is not better than Georgia but the dude taking the bags first, its ok Georgia is fine without him.
I dont want to see my coach KIRBY SMART - kissing this guy anymore! Break Up Kirby, & let me go.
"They always have a great defense." 😅😅😅😅
Nothing went wrong. He chose OSwho most likely because they actually do need a great DB…. We just wanted him to pile in an already great room as more.
Ohio state is just a better program.
😂😂😂
Going to play for the whiniest coach in football-Good fit for Downs.
I heard there’s still a bad taste in their families mouth about the recruitment of his brother.
Not for one sec did I think downs would come to Georgia. Not surprised here !! Go dawgs
What he concluded was "Ohio State is paying me what"? Stop the bs. This kid has no more a relationship with Kirby Smart than you or I do. His dad has a hard on for UGA. He knew he wasn't coming to Athens when he was 12 and he knew he wasn't coming to Athens when he was 18 or 20 or any other age.
Nothing went wrong. He know Georgia load with talent. He went where he would be the star!!!
Good luck to him, but have no clue why he rather play for Ohio State vs UGA , especially considering UGA’s defensive reputation and why he wouldn’t want continue play in the SEC! That said wish him well, Go Dawgs we good on defense anyway!
I think he played people leading folks to think he was going to Georgia. Apparently, he doesn’t like the Dawgs
OHSTs defense doesn't fit him at all...
We don't even need him . He wants the light to shine on him . We have plenty of kids who want to be at UGA . We'll see ya in the playoffs .
Thats what Im sayin. I've seen UGA fans getting mad over him choosing Ohio St and they've already forgotten that UGA's secondary is already loaded.
OHU HAS TO BEAT MICHIGAN BEFORE THEY GET IN PLAYOFFS. THEY HAVE LOST 3 IN A ROW IF THEY DONT BEAT THEM THIS YEAR DAY WILL BE FIRED .
With the roster Ohio State has and what Michigan has left I wouldn't expect Michigan to win this year but anythings possible.
@@joshhughart289 OSU returns almost every player but Marvin Harrison Jr and that WR room is double stacked.
LETS GOOOOO!!!!! GO BUCKS!!!!!!! LMAO
So the question is why the heck didn't Georgia do a last minute in home visit to lock the deal down
We offered a bag and they offered a Brinks.
Neither were smart but Ohio emotions got best of em. He possibly only plays a year there..1.3 for a year..haha
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Money, money, money, money
georgia pays kids too
@@chrishance7604 all colleges do to some extent. Usually the better programs have so much more to offer than just cash
Yes, we have plenty of kids. A d they are good. But, they are not Caleb Downs !!! (GO DAWGS)...
We have a great team on both sides of the ball. I’m sure Kirby isn’t losing sleep over this
It's about the money
Bro you just made a bad prediction. You dont have to explain yourself. I know you take what you do seriously, but it happens to the best
Who gives a fuck he just one player we got an All American safety Starks
Players are growing tired of the Nick Saban 25 yr old System of we get PAID Big Bucks, while they work peanuts is over. 😎✌️
Ohio state will still be trash next year. They haven’t solved their qb problem in my opinion
Trash?
When have the buckeyes been trash
Maybe not as good as the Dawgs but I would never say trash
What went wrong. Look at the hug. It was never right.
He was just in Athens!!! We need answers bro this makes zero Damn sense.. They were starting enrollment paperwork as well
Because he wanted the best coaching, his dad even said the reason for leaving Bama was to make sure that he got the best coaching for his future.
His coach came to UGA so why would he not want to come here
He made a bad choice then. UGA develops 3 ⭐ players into first round draft picks!
I doubted he was committing to the Dawgs because he didn't commit out of High school to Georgia. There was just something he didn't like about the dawgs even after the coach that was at Bama who recruited Downs there now coaches at UGA. Remember not every player is meant to be a Dawg. Ga. will be fine, they've got extremely great talent to develope remember we've got TJ Bolton and Malaki Starks, solid as a rock!! Goooo Dawgs
I guess this cold weather was calling him to Ohio. Good luck
Athens is better than Columbus? Depends on if you prefer to live in a smaller city vs a larger city. Athens GA has a population of approximately 125K vs Columbus 2.35 million. If you are a minority, Columbus has a lot more diversity. It's just a matter of preference.
If you like to freeze your butt off all winter , Columbus is the place for you. Yeah we're cold this week, but next week we're back into the 60+ degree range. Y'all keep the cold and snow !
@@thomasblankinship98 and at the end of the week, we are going to be in the upper 50's.
2 million dollars is what happened. Money talks $$$$$$$z
I am a life long Georgia fan but you saying he picked Bama over Ohio State not Georgia is false, he picked Bama over EVERY team that recruited him and Georgia was one of those teams.Tough that we couldn't get him but it's not the end of the world.Go Dawgs!
YES, he chose OSU over UGA!
Good luck to the kid. OSUs program won't miss a beat to Bama's. This is all about the snub older bro Josh got from UGA, plus the boys weren't Dawg fans growing up. Simple as that. I still think he along with his Dad's position made the decision emotionally rather than rationally. It's going to turn out alright either way for everybody. UGA has a deep secondary room that would've been star studded and potentially historic with him..but instead it's "only" great. Lol