Despite shortcomings, Pitt Is It!

[hilltoppanther]

I know Pitt rents their stadium and cannot sell out every home game. Considering these facts, Pitt is doing quite well.

With the recent 17 verbal commitments, Pitt is dominating the Western PA recruiting circuit as well as plucking a few needs from around the country. Just this weekend, Pitt received commitments from the following.....

Aaron Smith, WR, Gateway High School: was recruited by PSU, Florida, Virginia, Michigan State, and Tennessee.

Kevin Collier, RB, NY: was recruited by Wisconsin, Syracuse, BC, Tennessee, and Michigan.

Ricky Gary, CB, Florida: Known as "Sticky Ricky" for his outstanding pass coverage. Was recruited by Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Kansas.

Why have these great athletes as well as 14 others chosen Pitt? Because it is a program that has gone to 5 consecutive Bowl Games! A Program that is coached by a guy with a winning NFL record as a Head Coach! { Something Pete Carroll, Steve Spurrier, Al Groh and Lou Holtz can't claim } A Program that develops its players to reach their full potential! A Program with 2 Biletnokopf Winners, a Maxwell Award winner and a Heisman Runner Up in the same 5 year period!

That is why!

[The Ancient Enemy]

Once again, listen and learn, kiddies. Pitt is obviously doing better than they were 10 years ago. HOWEVER... they do play in the weakest I-A conference right now. You Pitt bozos should know by now much weight is in a verbal commitment. If Pitt continues to lose 4-5 games a year, which they will, those kids are NOT coming to Oakland. Not when you can go to a better program. Like I sdaid before, Miami is notorious for raiding other team's verbals late in the recruiting season. If Tennessee does as well as predicted, you think kids are going to go to Pitt? How many more verbals are you going to lose until you wise up? More people jump ship from their verbals every season, all across the US.

[hilltoppanther]

No doubt that many early verbals change their mind......but listen hear little boy. That was then and this is now. That was Walt Harris and this is Dave Wannstedt. There is a new sheriff in town and the difference is like night and day.

[hilltoppanther]

TAE asked me exactly how is Wanntedt tearing up the recruiting circles. Well here goes......

Pitt's verbal commitments as of 8/29/05

Nate Bynham TE 4-Star PA
Kevin Collier RB 4-Star NY
Scott Corson DT 2-Star PA
Dexter Davidson QB 3-Star FL
Dorin Dickerson ATH 4-Star PA
Ricky Gary DB 3-Star FL
Justin Hargrove DE 3-Star PA
Dan Loheyde LB 3-Star PA
John Malecki DT 3-Star PA
Nate Nix LB 2-Star PA
Jason Pinkston DT 4-Star PA
Eric Rodemoyer OL 2-Star PA
Aaron Smith ATH 4-Star PA
Kevan Smith QB 2-Star PA
Joe Thomas OL 3-Star OH
Tyler Tkach DE 2-Star PA
Greg Webster OL 3-Star PA


Penn States verbals as of 8/29/05

Brett Brackett QB 3-Star NJ
Doug Klopacz OL 0-Stars (that's right 0 Stars) MD
Abe Koroma DT 0-Stars (that's right 0 Stars) PA
Tom McEowen DT 4-Stars PA
Ollie Ogbu DT 0-Stars (that's right 0 Stars) NY

[ham55]

[quote="The Ancient Enemy";p="101220"]
More people jump ship from their verbals every season, all across the US.
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So now because Wandsplat is at Pitt, people aren't going to jump ship from ALL school across the NATION? Read the entire post before becoming an idiot.

BTW, TAE owns you.

[The Ancient Enemy]

Have copied and saved your list. Be ready to chow down on those words come LOI day. You know I won't forget.

[The Ancient Enemy]

Did a little homework of my own. Courtesy of Rivals.com, I went through the top 100 prospects.

Pitt has 1 verbal, PSU has 0.

6 players in the top 100 are considering Penn State. Only one of which had them as "low" on his current interest level. Pitt has 2 players on there, and one is the verbal.

Here's the link: http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=1162

Like I said, I saved your wish list.

[HardCoreFan]

[quote="hilltoppanther";p="101215"]A Program that is coached by a guy with a winning NFL record as a Head Coach![/quote]

After doing some light research it seems that Wanny is a career loser up to this point compiling a 82-86-0 in the regular season and a 2-3 mark in the post-season.

Thats far from impressive, in my opinion.

Sure, he's getting some solid recruits right now but until he proves he can actually win on a consistent basis AND take a program to the 'next level' I'm taking a wait-and-see approach to this guy.

[Coach]

good...take all those early signings.

As TAE said, we'll see on LOI day who has "better" recruits according to the so called gurus.

[El-Moldo]

The key here, though, is the 14 verbals from Pennsylvania kids. First the state, then the region, then the nation. PSU can have those kids from New Joisey. There's something about playing in your home state that makes it all worth while. Like defending the homeland, a certain allegiance.