PSU / Pitt Recruiting, Schiano, Anger

[The Ancient Enemy]

Okay, quick notes, losers.

I do not understand how Penn State recruits their players. Look... I realize that PSU has a tremendous alumni base and is a "national" school, but there is no reason whatsoever that Pitt is able to grab all these 4 star players from PA. There is a tight end from Wilkes Barre who is a 4 or 5 star player and is committed to illinois. Penn State basically "lost" Alexander to Florida State this week, a 4-star athlete from Altoona. Jarrod Holley, a 4-star CB from Easton, has very little interest in Penn State. What the hell is going on here?

Go on Scout and look at PSU's offer board if you want to cry yourself to sleep. They continue to chase ghosts all over the freakin' country. Look, dude, Cyrus Gray and Julio Jones are NOT COMING TO PENN STATE!!!! They've already rolled out the carpet for 2009 QB Tate Forcier, a kid from California who will be a 5-star player coming out of high school. Are you out of your freakin' minds here or what? What in the hell makes you think that a 5-star QB in California is coming to penn State? Shayne Hale, 5-star LB from Gateway, a school where PSU picked up King, is pretty much headed to Pitt. He doesn't even have Penn State in consideration!!!!

Am I the only person here to realizes where this program is sitting right now? Am I the only one who realizes how Penn State has neglected the players in PA and focused on chasing ghosts in Texas and California? Penn State is NOT a top-tier program! They can't even harness the players in their own state!!!!

It is disgusting to me to see top caliber kids slip from Penn State and end up at Ohio State and Notre Dame and PITT. Jarrod Holley, from Easton, a kid that should be committed to PSU starting in 5th grade, has Pitt high on his list. What the hell is the problem here?

They sent McQueary and new safeties coach Buggs down to Celina, TX for damage control on D'anton Lynn, a safety I just saw play a few weeks ago. He has reopened his recruiting. Do you honestly think that D'anton Lynn is going to stay committed to Penn State when PSU let Norwood go to Baylor and there are schools like OSU, USC, OU, and Florida all chasing Lynn? He has offers from those schools. Why did you even waste the time recruiting a kid in Texas when you can't even keep Holley interested or keep Nihja White from picking DUKE over Penn State... FOR FOOTBALL!!!!!!!

Kudos to Pitt for putting together what is already an awesome class, and will get even better before February.

The more people I talk to, the more I hear about Schiano taking over at Penn State. I'm okay with that hire. Can we please get him here so we can stop having this nonsensical approach to football shoved down our throats?

[Crimson09Crazy]

I dont understand why its soo hard to grasp? Pitt is way more attractive then playing at Penn State and i would be absolutley shocked if Penn State came in and took the good western pa. players...they can keep king and morelli we will keep taking guys that have actual college talent rather then big high school reputations?


You make it seem like they own over player in PA. But there is another team with a lot more going for itself then the Lions

[The Ancient Enemy]

Crimson, you're on a 3 month probation on BC as of right now for crimes against humanity. Listen, its okay to make sense when you post, once in awhile. You don't have to be retarded EVERY time you comment. Consider it, at least.

[Crimson09Crazy]

many a time ive put it into consideration but then i thought what could make my christmas a little more merry....and of course pissing you off came right to mind


merry christmas my good friend

[The Ancient Enemy]

hahaha. That was funny so now you are only on a 2 month probation.

[Crimson09Crazy]

hey good thing i dont have pacman's lawyers or itd be longer then 3 months

[lhacbigfan]

Hey Crimson, whats more appealing to you: playing in front of 110,000 at every home game and having the crowd being so loud that you cant hear, or playing at heinz field where they have to pay people to come to the games and the people that do come could care less about the outcome....

Not a fan of either team, just not seeing whats so much more appealing about Pitt.

[abpk2903]

I no longer even look at recruiting. I am sick of top recruits in Morelli, Scott, Mills, Williams, ect. coming to Penn State and suppose to the greatest player ever to put on the blue and white uniform only to underachieve each and every year there. Meanwhile, players such as Poz, Hunt, Kinlaw, Butler, and so on being the better players on the team while coming to the team as just another player. Yes, Penn State should do well in PA but I am not going to cry myself to sleep if they dont get the top recruits in the nation year in and year out. About the Texas and California thing if they want to "be one of the top programs in the nation" like you are always preaching TAE they have to expand their horizen and recruit all over the country.

[The Ancient Enemy]

I know. I realize that. But expanding that horizon means you lock-down Penn sylvania first. I realize they wont get all those kids, and shouldnt, but there is no reason why they arent pursuing those kids. There should never come a time when Shayne Hale, 4 star LB from a HS that PSU has gotten players, does not have PSU in consideration. That's what I'm saying. Kids should not be heading out of state as much as they do. I just want logical recruiting. Why was Beachem's recruiting changed from RB to LB? Why are there 15 more LB's coming in next season?

[vman]

I just want logical recruiting. Why was Beachem's recruiting changed from RB to LB? Why are there 15 more LB's coming in next season?

Not saying I'm NosTAEdomus but checkout this vman classic from late July:

Re: Are you insane with jealousy yet?

Post by vman on 30 Jul 2007 06:50 pm

"Uhh, we didn't offer him, we didn't want him, he wasn't Pitt material....wait that's what the nitters say when losing a recruit...my bad!

They'll probably move the kid to lb > as they seem intent on recruiting like 8 of them this yr,,,,,by '09 there'll be like 24 wr's & 23 lb's on the squad!"

It's fun predicting what a program w/ a centenarian leading the way is going to do/say!!!!!