Aaron Brooks commits to PSU

[Tim Owen/BWI staff]

Finally got around to a front page story for this. Still haven't spoken with Brooks personally, but some more background on PSU's latest addition at the link

Wrestling: Penn State adds world-class recruit in Aaron Brooks

 

[86PSUPaul]

Yeah, that gem came from our pal DonHawkeye. That dude is one of the real treasures at HR.

I may be wrong, and have only been on this board about 9 months or so, but I do not remember any references to burner phones until I posted earlier in the week about how Tony Soprano gave the tip to Rutgers. Now HR report has it as an accepted practice per the 3" binder!! Too funny!

 

[HOCKEYGOD11]

Kid goes for big moves.. I love it!!

 

[AdrienneBrooks]

And the dynasty just got str...

In all seriousness welcome Aaron and family. You have made an unbelievable choice to further both your athletic and academic careers. WE ARE!!!!

Thank you and everyone for such a warm welcome!

 

[AdrienneBrooks]

Welcome Aaron and family!

I have to admit that when Wittlake switched to OkState, I was very disappointed. That sting is all gone now. A great pickup for the program!

Thank you for the warm welcome!

 

[AdrienneBrooks]

Welcome Brooks Family to the Penn State wrestling family!!

Best coaching staff in the country, great administration support, great university, great teammates and all things considered, the best fans in the country.

We are very excited! Thanks for welcoming us!

 

[pawrest01]

I have been following Aaron for a while and can say it seems that he is as good of a person as he is a wrestler. Great addition to the team and can't wait to see him on the mat. Welcome Aaron and family..

WE ARE.. Better!!!!!

 

[86PSUPaul]

Welcome to the family! Can't wait to cheer you on wearing the Blue and White and Red White and Blue!!!

 

[Dogwelder]

I may be wrong, and have only been on this board about 9 months or so, but I do not remember any references to burner phones until I posted earlier in the week about how Tony Soprano gave the tip to Rutgers. Now HR report has it as an accepted practice per the 3" binder!! Too funny!

Hi Paul, let’s start a rumor, I mean revelation, that Cael and Willie pay recruits in Bitcoin. Let’s see if HR picks up on it!

PS, Welcome Brooks family! If my kid were in the care of Cael and Casey, I would sleep easy knowing he was in good hands. Looking forward to another fun chapter!

 

[86PSUPaul]

Hi Paul, let’s start a rumor, I mean revelation, that Cael and Willie pay recruits in Bitcoin. Let’s see if HR picks up on it!

PS, Welcome Brooks family! If my kid were in the care of Cael and Casey, I would sleep easy knowing he was in good hands. Looking forward to another fun chapter!

I heard the entire slush fund was converted to bitcoin a year ago, that is how we can afford so much with the current dramatic rise!!

I think we should start a new thread though so it does not take away from the warm welcome to the Brooks family!!!

 

[PSUer1989]

Welcome Aaron! May you achieve both your academic and athletic goals as a Nittany Lion!

 

[HOCKEYGOD11]

It really is a family as well.. I think it is why perhaps a kid like Suriano didn't fit in.. I don't think he bought into that.. Aaron seems humble/hard working and the perfect fit. Great pick up for Cael and the team and I am sure Aaron will love his time here at PSU... WELCOME!!

 

[Big Blue12]

State College is at the apex of the academic and athletic collegiate universe. We Are!

 

[GOLDBANGER]

Welcome Brooks Family to the Penn State wrestling family!!

Best coaching staff in the country, great administration support, great university, great teammates and all things considered, the best fans in the country.

Welcome to Penn State Aaron and the Brooks family!!

From one of the best fans in the country, "all things considered". Somehow Roar, that doesn't sound all that good!!

 

[RoarLions1]

Welcome to Penn State Aaron and the Brooks family!!

From one of the best fans in the country, "all things considered". Somehow Roar, that doesn't sound all that good!!

I'm including you among the "best fans in the country"!! Must be true, right?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I'm including you among the "best fans in the country"!! Must be true, right?

Goldbanger? That might be stretching things just a bit.

From one of the best fans in the country, "all things considered". Somehow Roar, that doesn't sound all that good!!

Roar is usually pretty careful with the words/phrases he uses. I don't think that was one of his better sentences.

 

[RoarLions1]

Goldbanger? That might be stretching things just a bit.



Roar is usually pretty careful with the words/phrases he uses. I don't think that was one of his better sentences.

Think about it for a few more seconds...

 

[TangSoo]

Welcome Brooks family! Heartwarming thread.

 

[Ja1339]

Finally got around to a front page story for this. Still haven't spoken with Brooks personally, but some more background on PSU's latest addition at the link

Wrestling: Penn State adds world-class recruit in Aaron Brooks

Thanks Tim, I really enjoyed the article. He sounds like a perfect fit for the team.

Kudos to Cael and his staff for attracting high character talent and bringing in this fine young man. And kudos to his family for raising such a fine, well grounded young man.

I'm excited to watch Aaron in Happy Valley.

 

[JohnBasedow]

I heard the entire slush fund was converted to bitcoin a year ago, that is how we can afford so much with the current dramatic rise!!

I think we should start a new thread though so it does not take away from the warm welcome to the Brooks family!!!

Hope the slush fund isn’t too heavily invested in bitcoin otherwise the accountant may be having a rough week.

 

[Moose441]

http://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-wrestling/article198060904.html

 

[tabenn]

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WELCOME AARON! no doubt has the tools, he will excel in the room! wow!

 

[Lyco1990]

Goldbanger? That might be stretching things just a bit.



Roar is usually pretty careful with the words/phrases he uses. I don't think that was one of his better sentences.

Tom you must know Goldbanger . But seriously he is a good guy (mellowed with age). Wrestler, Coach and Fan.

 

[Lyco1990]

Welcome Brooks family! My daughter just graduated from PSU and I could not be happier with the education she received.

 

[Cosmos]

We are very excited! Thanks for welcoming us!

You are among family here. Welcome aboard!

 

[spyker]

WOW..That is freakin AWESOME ....I am invite a bunch of NLWC members over to my house for a HUGE party tonight. Our room is INSANE now and may even get better. In Cael we trust on and off the mat....

 

[El-Jefe]

WOW..That is freakin AWESOME ....I am invite a bunch of NLWC members over to my house for a HUGE party tonight. Our room is INSANE now and may even get better. In Cael we trust on and off the mat....

TAILGATE AT GATE C !!!!

 

[Johnbrooks]

Thank guys! Love the enthusiasm! Aaron and my wife will be at the PSU vs tOSU match on Saturday, show them how loud Rec Hall can get! We are very excited!

 

[Locolion]

Teske, Teasdale, RBY, Joe Lee, Brooks, Beard, Nevills

What a class!!

I know - so incredible. I am enamored of watching the current guys - such incredible young men. So happy to to see the queue of super-talent continuing to move in house! Cael is the best coach to convert inherent talent into world class talent. The kids are recognizing this

 

[PSUAllTheWay]

Congrats to Aaron Brooks and the entire Brooks family! Congrats to Cael and staff for convincing this fine young man to join our dynasty. And last, but not least, Congrats to all us fans who will have the pleasure of watching Aaron learn, grow, and succeed as a Nittany Lion.

This is a great day and #WEARE

 

[NittanyChris]

I just want to join the chorus of fans welcoming Mr. Brooks to the Nittany Lion family.
From everything I have read and seen, it seems like his astounding wrestling skills are only surpassed by the quality of individual he has grown to become. Congrats to all involved!

WE ARE!!!

 

[Eastern HWT]

Thank guys! Love the enthusiasm! Aaron and my wife will be at the PSU vs tOSU match on Saturday, show them how loud Rec Hall can get! We are very excited!

Mr. Brooks, be honest did Aaron commit just so he and your wife could get tickets to the match tomorrow night? If that is the case can I commit right now and get a pair too? Wait I did that 33 years ago.

Good luck to you and your son and may the next six years be something special to remember forever. I can tell you from personal experience, I would never want to change the five years I spend runnng around Rec Hall!

 

[NittanyLion84]

Fortunately, for Penn State, I’m equally impressed with the parents, as I am with their son. Welcome to the family.

 

[PAgeologist]

Does this mean we can turn off the FULL COURT PRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...asking for a friend

 

[PSUaggie]

Meanwhile, the folks over on HR are on the 7th page of discussing recruiting, wrestling camps and 990's.

 

[86PSUPaul]

I am loving Mr Brooks. He visited HR and left some solid info and they are just ignoring him. As another poster said, the family is great too! Welcome!

And I saw my second burner phone mention there, I am so proud!

 

[nitlion6]

I am loving Mr Brooks. He visited HR and left some solid info and they are just ignoring him. As another poster said, the family is great too! Welcome!

And I saw my second burner phone mention there, I am so proud!

HR serves multiple purposes.
1. You can read about Iowa wrestling.
2. You can read their take (some knowledgeable folks) on different wrestling subjects.
3. They carry the "heeeeeessssss staaaaaallllllinnnnnng" hawk chant with pride.
4. They provide some of the most bizarre and entertaining threads and characters available on the internet.

 

[Dogwelder]

Meanwhile, the folks over on HR are on the 7th page of discussing recruiting, wrestling camps and 990's.

I just read the first two pages of the HR thread and couldn’t read anymore for fear of running out of IQ points to lose. I did form a plan from the experience. The next time dbldoofus posts something logical and irrefutable here, I might reply “whatever, clown” to him.

 

[pointingdogsrule]

If the "Burner phone" is added to the "inside joke" thread you will have made the big time

https://bwi.forums.rivals.com/threads/inside-jokes-explained.190188/

I am loving Mr Brooks. He visited HR and left some solid info and they are just ignoring him. As another poster said, the family is great too! Welcome!

And I saw my second burner phone mention there, I am so proud!

 

[Gebmo]

Meanwhile, the folks over on HR are on the 7th page of discussing recruiting, wrestling camps and 990's.

It is very ironic to me that with all of the ridiculous (and constant) accusations made by various posters over on HR (highlighted in the thread about Aaron), they don’t seem to realize that some think (to me you can’t separate it) that they are also accusing the parents of these kids coming here when they accuse Cael/PSU. At least that is what I see reading it. At minimum its like saying the families are stupid or don’t have any values (like they (at Iowa) do of course) to recognize what is going on.

Do they really not realize that many parents read the forums and may feel like their integrity, judgement, and honesty is also being questioned, along with the coaching staff, all of it with absolutely zero proof? Then they wonder why recruiting is lagging?

The rush to judgement and guilty till proven innocent is becoming an epidemic in this country. Not preaching, just trying to keep my mind off the Eagles possibly losing another Super Bowl to Belicheat.