Mark Hall
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I would not make that conclusion. No clue what Hall will decide, but I strongly doubt that Lucas Jeske would deter him or the Minny wrestling staff.
I don't know. Where are the Midwest boundary lines? I looked for them on a map but ................
Are we pretending Arizona State is in the midwest and in the B10?
Everyone here knows who's pretending, and it's not about geography.
Just got off the phone with my buddy who is good friends with one of the staff. Coaches feel good about where they stand with Hall, but are completely mum about where he chooses and will not offer an opinion on their chances. Sounded like a PSU football recruiting tidbit from Ryan Snyder when he is hedging, for those of you who also frequent the Lion's Den, lol. Definitely not a cronk lock, but nothing bad either. Sounds like Hall info is on lockdown at all colleges - maybe tOSU has been informed they are out, but it doesn't seem like PSU has been told they are in or anything like that yet.
Also, he was at DT's celebration tailgate the weekend that Manville/Suriano were visiting, and heard from multiple sources, including DT, that Suriano was a BEAST in the workout that weekend and will be at a very, very high level year 1. Expectations will be for a Nico like FR year at 125.
The last thing he said was that they feel that no matter what happens with guys like Hall, or a guy like Spencer Lee, is that they will be fine no matter what happens - nobody is a crushing blow. They are very confident in guys they have in the room, guys committed, and guys they will sit well with in future years that they have the best thing going on in the country right now. Guys will get on the train or they won't, but the train is going to keep rolling on the tracks. Don't take this as an indication on anybody mentioned like Hall or Lee above - it was not said in that context, and it was indicated that both of those guys are being recruited as high priorities of course - but just an indication of the confident mindset they have in recruiting.
So, that is basically no new news, but at least kind of is in line with some of the other posts that have been on here. I guess everyone will be still in the dark until Wednesday on Hall.
Also, he was at DT's celebration tailgate the weekend that Manville/Suriano were visiting, and heard from multiple sources, including DT, that Suriano was a BEAST in the workout that weekend and will be at a very, very high level year 1. Expectations will be for a Nico like FR year at 125.
The last thing he said was that they feel that no matter what happens with guys like Hall, or a guy like Spencer Lee, is that they will be fine no matter what happens - nobody is a crushing blow. They are very confident in guys they have in the room, guys committed, and guys they will sit well with in future years that they have the best thing going on in the country right now. Guys will get on the train or they won't, but the train is going to keep rolling on the tracks. Don't take this as an indication on anybody mentioned like Hall or Lee above - it was not said in that context, and it was indicated that both of those guys are being recruited as high priorities of course - but just an indication of the confident mindset they have in recruiting.
So, that is basically no new news, but at least kind of is in line with some of the other posts that have been on here. I guess everyone will be still in the dark until Wednesday on Hall.
Dice...you kept it to four paragraphs...proud of you bro.
Mark Hall has given a verbal commitment to Penn State.
Ya'll can thank me on Wednesday!
Ya'll can thank me on Wednesday!
Thanks JD. No need to change your identity.
You have a personality disorder... JohnDoe. No ones going to thank you for squat. We'll thank you when you leave.... again.
JD? My name is Joe Burke from Patton Township and decided to pony up the membership fee to post on here after being a longtime viewer. I am delighted to post with fellow college wrestling fanatics.
Yeah, I'm sure the PSU staff or Mark Hall's inner circle shared this info with you ...
I am not a gold member and just new subscriber so I get your jealousy that my information is accurate.Yeah, I'm sure the PSU staff or Mark Hall's inner circle shared this info with you ...
Thought the Lion Nation would be appreciative of my post. If you want to chastise me then I won't post after Wednesday's press conference when Mark Hall announces his intention to sign with Penn State.
Bruce can answer for himself, if he cares to. I'll just give you a general response, based on years of running the boards on BWI.
You may be 100% accurate in what you indicated in your 1st post. If you are, we'll celebrate with you when Mark Hall announces his college plans. If you aren't, well, you'll take some grief. Many posters have some skepticism about info posted by newbies. To some degree it is warranted. At the same time, there are also some examples of first-time posters that did come out of nowhere with accurate inside info. As such, I try to take a broader view of all such info, and don't assume that it is inaccurate, and also don't assume that it is accurate. I think you'll find that most other posters are open to the possibility that info from a new poster is accurate, but they also don't take it as gospel.
In less than a week we'll know if you were correct. If you stick around for awhile, we'll have a better sense of how accurate you are with posts, and likewise you'll have a good sense of the different personalities that hang out on this board, and also hang out on the other BWI boards.
I welcome you to the board, hope you become a frequent contributer, and I look forward to learning on Wednesday if your initial post was accurate.
Well said Tom, you speak for many of us.
I am not about to chastise a new poster just because he is new. I would hate to chase away someone who actually has access to inside info.
That said, I will take this post with a grain of salt until Wednesday. If true, I will pay closer attention to future post from Mr Burke.
I am not about to chastise a new poster just because he is new. I would hate to chase away someone who actually has access to inside info.
That said, I will take this post with a grain of salt until Wednesday. If true, I will pay closer attention to future post from Mr Burke.
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Time will tell, I certainly hope your info is good! Welcome to the board!
Let's be fair and give him a chance: How does Joe Burke know this information ?
Thanks for the post.
Tom McAndrew,
Your words of wisdom are inspiring and I thank you for the insight. I said before that I was a longtime viewer of this forum and you are respected more than most all. It is nice you extended advice to a newbie. I never intended to pay a fee to post information that was hearsay. My intention was to give accurate information and more reason to celebrate Penn State University's wrestling team dominating the nation.
I look forward to posting more often after the flowrestling press conference when Mark Hall let's you know he will be a Penn State wrestler.
Anybody named Joe Burke from Port Matilda is telling it straight.
He's 8th level on Coach Cael's verbal commitments phone chain. Mark Hall called Cael. Cael called Coach Casey, Coach Cody and John Doe ("the inner circle"). Coach Casey, Coach Cody and John Doe called the three people on their lists and so on through the chain until the call came to Joe Burke's Patton Township domicile.
Awesome of him to share.
I'll bet he's either right or not right.
Ay, caramba! I will interpret PapaBearSLIM's post...
"My feelings are hurt!
So I will respond defensively to try and hurt your feelings."
CHEERS, PENN STATE FANATICS!
Grappler...... Jeske was projected at 174 by the ranking service that I saw his commitment. Was just posing what they print! Just seemed odd that they would sink $$ into a projected 174 this close to Marks announcement. I would also think they would have Jeske locked up earlier if he was seen as along term 165.
Just reading between the lines wearing my blue tinted glasses
Just reading between the lines wearing my blue tinted glasses
I'm thinking that like most if not all commitments that the kid controls when it happens and not the school. The Gophers didn't just start recruiting Jeske.
By the way, how much $$ did they "sink" into the ranking service's projected 174? Don't answer that. My own little thing about fans trying to budget scholly dollars.
Jealousy? LOL. It's 100 percent skepticism; jealousy had nothing to do with my post.
And I am particularly skeptical of any rumors or internet chatter in this particular recruitment, due to all the hype and the fact that Flo is carrying Mark Hall's announcement. Deception and misinformation would not surprise me. Finally, your timing for your first post after longtime viewing (your words, I believe), and the content of that post, are also fishy. And even if you are right (and I hope you are), I suspect that Mark Hall would prefer that his decision not be advertised until he makes his public announcement.
All that said, I hope you are correct, but surely any reasonable person can expect and understand skepticism to such information. Right?
If he is an insider and that's his real name, I would guess that his Intel dries up. They are wanting this to be a surprise announcement with all the anticipation of the big FB signings. Not sure we will ever know if he actually did get inside info, if he's wrong he's wrong, if he's right he might have guessed or he could be legit. Never know the truth. If I had the info not sure I'd be willing to spill the beans and mess up the kids announcement.
Agree with all except messing up the kids announcement. Highly doubt that a post by an anonymous first time poster on a PSU board is going to have much in the terms of legs. Even combined with some chatter on the the tOSU board and AzChief's post on here, I would think that 99% of the people tuning into FLO on November 11th will be doing so without thinking they have a clue about where Hall is going. It's just us wrestling crazies on here all the time that are trying to read the tea leaves.
EDIT: Actually, now that I think about it, I kind of disagree with everything posted although I agree with it in theory, lol. Odds are even if it is accurate info, he is getting from a source who is getting it from somebody in the inner circle - not directly from the horses mouth. So it is unlikely that the fact that somebody named Joe Burke is posting on here that Mark Hall has given his verbal to PSU is going to make an ripples at all in the wrestling community. I think we who inhabit these message boards tend to overestimate their exposure to many in the wresting community.
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His reaction to Bruce and PapaBear's posts make me skeptical as they are eerily similar to those of John Doe; and the comment "i've been a long time viewer" is usually a sign that someone is looking for trouble in the world of internet forums, lol……and btw, what fee could he have paid to join here, it's a free forum?
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Maybe he paid (it says he's a silver member) not knowing this particular forum is free. Regardless, we will find out soon enough about Hall. About whether Ames is legit we probably won't know unless he throws a few more tidbits out there that turn out to be true. Hard not to initially be skeptical given the brand new membership, the avatar (I've not heard of one person that likes that logo), his board name, wording of the posts, etc. We are leery of being played.
The Scout board became completely unreadable for nearly a year because one poster, and a few of his aliases inflamed the rank-and-file. Or, more accurately, because the rest of the board couldn't resist slagging him at every opportunity, real or perceived, and then piling on until many threads became raging dumpster fires.
Let's not do that here.
Let's not do that here.
First post and wanted to thank LHavenLion, as I had not joined this forum b/f b/c I did think you had to pay for it. Enjoy the information provided here.
