Yep, they look good in them! Must be football team issued..... Stay warm on the way to S&C.....
2018 Recruiting Thread
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Yep, they look good in them! Must be football team issued..... Stay warm on the way to S&C.....
Wonder if ESPN counted Oweh, as he did sign before that dates....
I don't believe you can see the ratings of the players in the class without being ESPN member.
Not sure if it was Lind, but one of the O$U homers, thought the “family atmosphere and academic support” at O$U would favor them in the recruitment of Oweh. They are just fan boys with a larger megaphone.
Lind was the one who CB'd Oweh to tOSU after Oweh had singed. Again..Gleitiman is the OSU guy to watch for in terms of info and CB's. OSU feels good as they get the last visit and have a top 2-3 recruiter as a HC...don't blame them, but we'll have to see what happens. Franklin isn't going to lay down and is pretty good at this crootin stuff too.
I don't have any ulterior motive for this, but I would like to see the overall university graduation rate for all students next to each of those numbers. I think that would also say a lot too in a few cases. 'Cause you know every school would like those two numbers to be at least in the same ballpark.
Just like how OSU underestimated Franklin's relationship with Jim Saylor, Oweh's high school coach. I think OSU is underestimating Walker's relationship with Tyler Bowen.
I also don't recall anyone ever saying that Saquan Barkley playing lesser competition in HS.
Do you have a link of an analyst saying this? Rather than you just saying it anecdotally...
Do you have a link of an analyst saying this? Rather than you just saying it anecdotally...
Yes, there is. The metric was created by the NCAA to reduce the embarrassment school presidents experienced, to the extent there was any, over some of the abysmal numbers put up. Along with the introduction of the GSR, the NCAA eliminated the release of raw data that would enable the public to get a better look at what was really taking place.
Wonderful kid. Loves football and hates drama. He's also a perfect example of why PSU title contention relies on Rutgers remaining abysmal. NJ is the most important state for the future of the program. Tons of NFL talent coming out of there. PSU is currently the best option for big-time football that's somewhat close to home. If Rutgers is remotely respectable this kid stays there. Delany did us a huge solid in adding MD and Rutgers to the conference. Gives us so much more presence in our traditional recruiting areas. And Rutgers did us a huge solid in being so bad for so long. Thank you Rutgers. Thank you Justin Shorter. Can't wait to see him in blue and white.
Rutgers has been respectable before, and never sniffed a player as talented as Shorter.
That said, I agree with what you're saying about NJ talent. Just the competition has been ND/UM/OSU.
Not to discredit our graduation rate, but this doesn’t address the evaluation of the rosters and track record of putting O linemen in the league.
Putting OL in the league changes over time. PSU had a spell of bad injuries combined with sanctions and depth issues.That is about to end. I for one believe Mr Walker is obviously smart and astute enough to understand that. The times they are a changing and the wise see the change. It is still his decision to make and whatever he chooses is fine by me. One can only hope that PSU makes it's case clearly and the lets the chips fall where they may.
"Penn State’s last four classes (all ranked 20th or better nationally) feature 44 players ranked as four- or five-star recruits. In the four classes prior to that, Penn State had 16 such players."
"The worm has definitely turned for you, man."
Will there be one more redo with Rival player rankings? I could see Parsons, Shorter, and Musipher moving upward quite a few spots.
Yes, according to Mike Farrell. He talked about Shorter possibly getting his 5th star during UA practice week.
Graduation from many universities is easier than getting enrolled.
All the schools have to meet the same criteria to admit an athelete. But once there, the schools can do just about anything to dumb down the degree programs.
I’d suspect graduating from some schools is orders of magnitude more difficult than others. But the % of whoever makes it thru gets counted. So Northwestern percentage may be way beyond and more impressive than it looks based on the numbers comparing to the rest of the BIG
BIG TEN EAST
Penn State: 84 percent
Indiana: 84 percent
Michigan: 82 percent
Rutgers: 82 percent
Maryland: 79 percent
Michigan State: 72 percent
Ohio State: 69 percent
BIG TEN WEST
Northwestern: 99 percent
Nebraska: 85 percent
Minnesota: 83 percent
Purdue: 81 percent
Illinois: 77 percent
Iowa: 76 percent
Wisconsin: 74 percent[/QUOTE]
All the schools have to meet the same criteria to admit an athelete. But once there, the schools can do just about anything to dumb down the degree programs.
I’d suspect graduating from some schools is orders of magnitude more difficult than others. But the % of whoever makes it thru gets counted. So Northwestern percentage may be way beyond and more impressive than it looks based on the numbers comparing to the rest of the BIG
BIG TEN EAST
Penn State: 84 percent
Indiana: 84 percent
Michigan: 82 percent
Rutgers: 82 percent
Maryland: 79 percent
Michigan State: 72 percent
Ohio State: 69 percent
BIG TEN WEST
Northwestern: 99 percent
Nebraska: 85 percent
Minnesota: 83 percent
Purdue: 81 percent
Illinois: 77 percent
Iowa: 76 percent
Wisconsin: 74 percent[/QUOTE]
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All schools have athlete-friendly majors, departments, deans, and professors. That said, not all schools have majors that are the equivalent of Home Ec.
Walker's twitter activity is almost inverse to the CB predictions. So, keep expectations in check.
Who the heck are you responding to? May be a good idea to stop following teenagers on twitter.
Much like Oweh, if you look at his recent twitter follows, it is all Penn State. Many in the PSU recruiting class, top 2019 targets that are PSU leans, and back office PSU staffers. Very few OSU associated accounts in comparison.
Not a guarantee for what he's going to do, but I think it is a pretty decent tell for what a recruit really feels. There is also a post on another board about one of our current signees feeling very confident he's coming here. It's 'crootin so things can change. But there is reason to be fairly optimistic right now imo.
I'm confused, I read ChiTowns post as saying he was associating heavily with OSU acccounts? The "keep expectations in check" part. Or was that toward an OSU poster?
In terms of likes and retweets, which seem to favor OSU.
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Twitter is funny. The sort on follows is different if you are looking via mobile or desktop. The PSU follows were at the top on mobile, it wasn't as noticeable on desktop. So, YMMV.
YMMV apparently means your mileage may vary. It seems like I have to google a new acronym every other day... It's tough being an old guy keeping up with all of these young kids today!
So in other words, just like with everything else in regards to Walker, it would seem that Twitter is inconclusive.
Twitter would indicate that it's more of a coin toss. Neutralizes the conclusivity of the crystal balls. We're in a real dogfight for the services of Mr. Walker.
The only CB's that matter in this are Fitz, Gleitman, and Wiltfong. They aren't really going to change them or anything until after the OSU OV. We'll see if Walker does take an unofficial after his visit to tOSU. CB's can and do change because recruits can and often do change over the course of a year...hell some after every visit.
The good news is, whatever happens with Walker, this is still a fabulous class. He's merely the icing on an already fantastic cake.
Interview with Jurkovec.
"Staff that negative recruited the most"
"Pitt."
https://247sports.com/Article/Getting-to-know-Notre-Dame-QB-signee-Phil-Jurkovec-113393165
"Staff that negative recruited the most"
"Pitt."
https://247sports.com/Article/Getting-to-know-Notre-Dame-QB-signee-Phil-Jurkovec-113393165
Yep, from an overall talent perspective. But the numbers at OL seem the lowest of any position on the roster on a relative basis, and OL is usually the biggest crap shoot between ratings and actual development/performance. If CJF ends up with only 3 OL recruits in this class, he may have to go with 5 in the 2019 class.....
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Do Franklin and Urban leave a spot for him on signing day? Or does he silent commit and public commit on signing day. Seems like a risky proposition.
