New Ohio State Player

Lindsay · 03-24-2009, 06:58 PM

I just read on ZooTennis that US #1 Chase Buchanan will be joining Ohio State in the Spring Quarter of the school year to help Ohio State to a National Championship in College Station. He left the USTA National Team in Spain to begin training with OSU. He was courtside as OSU played this weekend. He will be joining the lineup on March 30, OSU's first day of spring classes.

How does everyone think this will affect the NCAA Championships? I think this is a HUGE addition for OSU. He will probably come in playing line 4 behind some very experienced players who were all Top 10 a few weeks ago. This should make them even stronger at the middle-bottom of the lineup. Chase is also a very good doubles player. OSU will benefit just like Ole Miss benefited from the addition of Devon Britton.

Fedace · 03-25-2009, 03:57 AM

Yes this is a surprise. I personally don't like this. it is almost like a rent a player. This is college with precedence on Education, not a pro team with trade deadlines.

ihearit1st · 03-25-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Fedace

Yes this is a surprise. I personally don't like this. it is almost like a rent a player. This is college with precedence on Education, not a pro team with trade deadlines.

its not as if he's not going to school. he graduated in december, and has spent the last few weeks in spain with the usta team. he probably realized if he wanted a good shot at winning a national title, it was this year with moneke and koniecko on the team. ty tucker probably had a little pull also in convincing him the time is now. lucky for him, osu is in the quarter system not semester. expect to see him in action in april vs. kentucky.

GavinC360 · 03-25-2009, 11:57 AM

I think that will def help OSU, but I agree with Fedace that it seems a little like Rent-a-player, but I understand that it just how it works

goober · 03-25-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fedace

Yes this is a surprise. I personally don't like this. it is almost like a rent a player. This is college with precedence on Education, not a pro team with trade deadlines.

Yes they should be like fine education first Stanford athletes like Jared Palmer, J-Mac, Tiger woods and the Lopez Twins.

jaggy · 03-25-2009, 06:09 PM

If he isnt back in school in the fall I will agree it is wrong, I have to wait till then.

Lindsay · 03-25-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jaggy

If he isnt back in school in the fall I will agree it is wrong, I have to wait till then.

He plans on being at OSU for a while. He graduated early to spend the spring training before he enrolled in the fall. But he decided to come a little early to contend for the title. He will be there in the fall as well.

AndrewD · 03-25-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fedace

Yes this is a surprise. I personally don't like this. it is almost like a rent a player. This is college with precedence on Education, not a pro team with trade deadlines.

When ANY school gains a player based on that school's ability to offer a scholarship it ALL becomes 'rent a player' - something Stanford are equally guilty of. Perhaps, if they had a decent coach, Buchanan might have decided to go to Stanford. Unfortunately, they don't. As a result, they're continually losing out to schools where the coaching staff are more than just glorified clipboard jockeys.

Fedace · 03-25-2009, 10:05 PM

^^^Decent coach ????? You are kidding, right ? Ty Tucker compared to coach Whitlinger ?? You cannot be serious..

SoCal10s · 03-25-2009, 10:16 PM

Chase Buchanan sounds spotty .. I never liked his attitude when I saw him play.. he's big cry-baby and sometimes a cry-baby temper... someone mentioned that there was an incident with him at Kalamazoo 2008 and he got penalized for it.. anyone know what happened?

CTennis11 · 03-26-2009, 03:15 AM

If you look it up he actually played for the team on Monday. Lost 6-4 6-4 (I think) in the number 2 spot.

jaggy · 03-26-2009, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CTennis11

If you look it up he actually played for the team on Monday. Lost 6-4 6-4 (I think) in the number 2 spot.

Thats interesting. Many struggle to make a fast jump to college tennis, I never exactly understand this but it is common.

Fedace · 03-26-2009, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CTennis11

If you look it up he actually played for the team on Monday. Lost 6-4 6-4 (I think) in the number 2 spot.

LOST ?? maybe this division 1 tennis is more tougher than i had given credit for. Bradley Klahn is consistantly winning at #2 spot so that tells you how talented he is.

ClarkC · 03-26-2009, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Fedace

LOST ?? maybe this division 1 tennis is more tougher than i had given credit for. Bradley Klahn is consistantly winning at #2 spot so that tells you how talented he is.

Klahn lost at #2 against Pepperdine, just as Buchanan did, although not as badly. Klahn is a year older than Buchanan and was not playing his very first collegiate match, either.

ClarkC · 03-26-2009, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jaggy

Thats interesting. Many struggle to make a fast jump to college tennis, I never exactly understand this but it is common.

If juniors and seniors do not often beat freshmen, then there is not much tennis development going on in college. Not sure why these results would be surprising.
If a freshman (who is really a high school senior in age) is going to whip top 50 ranked juniors and seniors in his first matches, college tennis is not much challenge for him and a waste of time.

ihearit1st · 03-26-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Fedace

LOST ?? maybe this division 1 tennis is more tougher than i had given credit for. Bradley Klahn is consistantly winning at #2 spot so that tells you how talented he is.

"More tougher" is not grammatically correct. And it was his first match and versus a top 20 team. He also is injured at the moment if you take time to read the article.

Don't hate on Ohio state just because they have a more driven program than Stanford. And better.

Fedace · 03-26-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ihearit1st

"More tougher" is not grammatically correct. And it was his first match and versus a top 20 team. He also is injured at the moment if you take time to read the article.

Don't hate on Ohio state just because they have a more driven program than Stanford. And better.

Yes Yes, i am sure he was Exausted when he played his first match. If he is as good as advertized then it shouldn't have mattered that he played the top 20 team. and did you say Grammer or Grandma. ???

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bluetrain4 · 03-26-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCal10s

Chase Buchanan sounds spotty .. I never liked his attitude when I saw him play.. he's big cry-baby and sometimes a cry-baby temper... someone mentioned that there was an incident with him at Kalamazoo 2008 and he got penalized for it.. anyone know what happened?

I saw him play in a Futures qualifying event in 2006. Good player, but so whiney and bratty. I wanted to slap him. His coach and mother did nothing.

But, he may have grown up by now.

Fedace · 03-26-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bluetrain4

I saw him play in a Futures qualifying event in 2006. Good player, but so whiney and bratty. I wanted to slap him. His coach and mother did nothing.

But, he may have grown up by now.

From what i am hearing from the other posters, he hasn't changed much. Sometime parents doesn't do enough to correct the spoiled kids when they are as talented as this kid is. they get pretty much everything they want, getting spoiled.

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