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Wasn't he the one that was identified early as a top recruit but then bounced around a number of high schools and didn't really play at a level most would believe he could with his physical tools? Then got dinged in his "rating"....
Kind of a project but it seems the academics at PSU may have been an issue for him.
Every student, young person has his or her own patch to success, and it seems his will be different from many. Hope he finds his way.
Kind of a project but it seems the academics at PSU may have been an issue for him.
Every student, young person has his or her own patch to success, and it seems his will be different from many. Hope he finds his way.
Not being sarcastic: I’m surprised academics are allowed to be an issue. I can just imagine the judge saying “you cannot prevent this player from making $ just because of grades”.
It is extremely refreshing to hear someone who actually Cares about the future of these kids that we root for every Saturday! I am certainly rooting for him as well.
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I agree. One of the things that I'm sad about in this new "college" football landscape is that I'm investing less time in getting to know about the players as people.
The fact that "student athletes" are now coming and going- their allegiance to PSU may not bevthe same as that of a typical student. Their pay is definitely different than mine when I worked at Kinkos. But our returning seniors appear to buck the national trend. Hopefully that says something positive about our program.
But when we start talking about $4.5mm wide receivers, and the fact that Beau Pribula will eclipse the net worth of the large majority of readers of this forum- BEFORE HE GRADUATES- we are fooling ourselves. What do they really have in common with their age appropriate peers living in the greater University Park area?
Attending class and earning a degree appear to continue to be one of our core principles. I hope that never changes. The rest is a slippery slope.....
I wish TA luck in Kansas and wherever his next stop is after that. Thanks for giving us your best.
He undoubtedly will get another shot-
I have 2 sons now in their 30's. Both played H.S. sports. One couldn't pitch fast enough to make 6A PA varsity baseball, especially after deciding to by-pass Tommy John surgery at 16 years old. The other son, older, was one of the top athletes and one of the strongest in his class but never settled into a focus on one sport. Started lifting when he was 11 - not my idea. Was hitting cars on the street with baseballs he hit at 12 way out of the park. Baseball, hockey, then football. Ended up getting hurt his last 2 years of high school after getting interest from a good many small schools on his athletic ability alone. But decided he had enough of the injuries and then still had a hard time with his studies in college. But stuck it out and now has a Masters in Public Health. The younger one is a two time seminary graduate. My wife and I let them make their own decisions regarding sports. For my wife and I it was about THEM having fun. Neither son regrets what THEY chose to do.
We have just got to remember they are all just someone's "kids", at 16, at 18 at 20..... Each had their own priorities, work ethic, goals.... whether they choose to play for PSU, chose to move on, strike out, or become stars....
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