Ok, so Chris Bleich visted Pitt and.............................................?
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The more he talks, the more he sounds like a Pitt guy to me. And I don't mean that in a positive way.
I would love it if he stayed... but don't really care if he doesn't! This train is on its way.. get on or c ya later!
A lot goes on we don't know. Our staff may have cooled on him. These things are not a straight line. You make an offer to a prospect with an expectation of growth and improvement. It is like the expectations that a returning junior will be a stronger contributor the next season. I can tell you from experience, while that is the norm, there are a significant number of exceptions. The kids comments about the weight room sounded like he was trying to put lipstick on a pig. I truly believe that if PSU made him a priority, they would not lose him to Pitt.
Pretty much sums it up for me.
Regardless of Bleich's current or future status, can we as the PSU fan base make a commitment to stop tweeting/facebooking/whatever the new social mediaing recruits??? It is creepy.
He may have been encouraged to explore other options...
Thats the word...
Thats the word...
I think a lot of these tweets from "PSU fans" are not from PSU fans.
I'm having a very hard time buying this given the timing of his commitment almost 11 months ago. If PSU was soft on a kid, they're not going to take his verbal so far in advance and have him take a spot in what figured to be a smaller class. His offer sheet last April wasn't exactly stellar for a 4-star.
Bleich is going through the process. Fans just need to get off these kids' cases and let them do what anyone in their position would do if they have a difficult choice and are blessed with options. If he stays with PSU, great. If he doesn't, so be it. He's not trashing PSU or doing any of this behind the coaches backs.
We're in good shape on the OL for the foreseeable future.
Or you could make a commitment to do what you feel is right and stop trying to be Mom to the PSU fan base...... as who in their right mind would listen to you anyway?
I don't lose any sleep over what 18 year old kids do, especially a year plus in advance of their decision. But it seems strange that a big deal for you is practicing where the Steelers play. An on campus stadium is one of Pitt's greatest needs but the kid seems to think that playing at a rental is a positive. It's not like Antonio Brown or Big Ben are going to be his buddies.
Tell him some Pirate scores Greg. Everyone loves listening to you tell us those.
No, the fact that some adult Penn State fans are speaking to him via whatever social media is evidence that not every Penn State fan can make this decision on themselves. I have no idea whether you tweet these kids, but there was nothing wrong with the public service reminder.
That's right....big fish/small pond or small fish/big pond? its a matter of personal choice. I don't see PItt contending for a national championship anytime soon. With PSU, it is a very real possibility that an 18 year old kid will participate at the highest level of college football in their college career. Both teams will develop you if you have the ability to play in the NFL. There is so much more to contrast between PSU and Pitt. They are not really comparable with you review fan participation, culture, settings, and the like.
You seem to either want PSU or Pitt. Good luck to any kid choosing these days.
To be fair, a lot has happened since he committed.
Right. And you expect them to listen to you. Talk to tinker bell while you are at it.
See if the tweeters will adopt you as their Mommy and then you can give them advice. Or....... just save your breath.
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That gives a lot of insight into the Nardoozi recruiting pitch. "Who needs a flashy weight room? Ours is simple and has everything you need." "Hey kid, look over there!! It's the Steelers!!"
Using that logic it would be awesome to live in a one-room dirt floor log cabin with an outhouse. It has a roof and somewhere to take a crap. What else do you need? Bonus points if it's next door to a mansion so you're constantly reminded that you're not the person living is said mansion.
Perhaps, he will be reading this thread. Who knows?
I do hope this young man stays with us.
Not sure why I detect animosity in his voice toward PSU posters when it was his own comments and now visits to other schools that spurred them on.
IMO, it sounds like something/someone has influenced this 'looking around' for good or bad.
Can anybody post his initial comments when PSU started recruiting him and when he made his visit and commitment to us please?
Stay with us Chris! We'd love to have you and you would get a great education!!
Pitt is probably using their recruiting advantage to attract Chris. Pitt can take a recruit to Heinz Field any time of the day or night and show him their game day atmosphere. The stadium will be empty and quiet just like it is on game day. We can only demonstrate the Beaver Stadium game day atmosphere for 4 hours on 7 days of the year. That is quite a recruiting advantage for pitt.
He may just prefer being a big fish in a smaller pond. He might also welcome the opportunity to play for several different coaching staffs.
247 Has Chris as a 3 star 28th best OT in the class. I realize he is considered a composite 4 star. I have watched his Hudl highlight film. Please consider that the staff does not watch highlight films. But, all we have are highlights to look at. I would be concerned with his quickness, his footwork and his hips coming off the ball when he is covered. I wonder why on so many plays he is in a 2 point stance and all others in 3? I look at his feet when he is in his stance and his right foot is pointing toward the sideline? I've never been a line coach and have been away from football for quite awhile, so maybe this is a new technique. I don't put much stock into any kid who weights 300 pancaking 160 high school LBs.
Another Red Flag to me is his offer sheet.
Clearly you enjoy tweeting teenage boys with your opinions about their lives, good for you big guy.
Have absolutely no problem with him visiting and potentially considering other schools. However, why did he commit if he wasn't sure and wanted to look at other schools? Same with Parsons. The class needs recruits like Fields and Clifford who are all in and try to recruit others. That tells me they are committed. If others are quiet and on the fence, they shouldn't be verbally committed. I'm sure that PSU's staff knows what is going and have addressed it. What we don't know is how they address it. They may say ok, look around, we will keep your spot. They may back off. They might say fine for now, but by this date we need to know. They might look around as well in case he decommits (a la Rivers).. What we do know is that it is unlikely Franklin will dump a recruit that has verbally committed. If he does decommit, just hope that he doesn't do it late in the process.
