We just finished signing a good recruiting class. The recruits had a chance to hang out with the current team. It seems like if it was a poison environment, we would not have closed out as well as we did.
Three more transfers - McPhearson, Wade and Polk
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We see the word "processed" with regard to other programs, none of these players would appear to be major contributors next season. What's the board's opinion?
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How buried was Wade? If your second teamsters start bouncing on the regular, you’re gonna have problems.
Maybe the ones that left for the draft are OK with third round money and realize that's all they can get.
The other question is how many will actually transfer? I’d expect Penn State will fill more of the new spots with HS kids and not transfers. If other schools do the same, where does everyone land? Some will have to drop a level to find a home.
Great, that remark will probably grant Janokowski another year of eligibility at FSU.
College football off-season is turning into a real sh*t-show!!
When the starters start jumping ship, I think you can be concerned. Leaving for the NFL should not be a concern. All the players in the portal have (a) graduated and likely are passed by underclassmen; (b) underclassmen who have not played meaningful minutes and as others have pointed out are battling for playing time, but likely not a starting spot; (c) have personal reasons.
If the underclassmen who want to transfer for playing time, the degree was never that important to them anyway, so go play football. Can't blame them for that.
Remember, this past week was the first week of the Spring semester. The coaches have had discussions with many players about expectations for spring ball and the 2019 season. Some of these players may have been told in these discussions that they would either have to really step it up in Spring workouts or they are not apart of the team’s plans going forward. If a player realizes they are not going to see much time, why not graduate, transfer to another school and try to get more playing time, and work towards a masters degree through a football scholarship. There is nothing wrong with this approach. The only issue I see is that Franklin may not have recruited enough players for the 2019 recruiting class, which reflects on him and the rest of the coaching staff in their management of the football program.
You’re a two star poster with a lot of character, so they’ll welcome you to the Lair with open arms.
There is an O tackle from Tennessee I would like us to kick the tires on at least. That is my biggest position concern for next year.
Maybe Wade didnt like the idea of the staff bring in a Junior College kid who could compete right away. Maybe thought that it was his spot. Just a thought , nothing to back it.
NCAA numbers on transfers. I'd imagine as the NCAA allows more waivers to allow immediate playing time, more kids will transfer- Capt. Obvious
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/transfer-rate-averages-and-trends
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/transfer-rate-averages-and-trends
I'm not sure he wouldn't have been the 4th saftey this year. Also, following him on social media, his best friend got murdered not too long after he stepped on campus. Then he had a child. There was also a lot of IG stories about him being bored in State College and not many pictures of him hanging out with other players. I can't say this surprised me.
Admittedly I didn't watch him closely. This was my hunch......wasn't he able to play some RB and LB at Altoona? I think he may be pretty athletic. The NFL is in love with "combine cuties." I felt like he might do very well there. There is more room for "tweeners" in the NFL than ever before. Offenses are evolving and forcing defenses to adapt. While the final decisions do and should always rest with the player and their families, I'd be surprised if the program doesn't provide them with some pretty solid advice.
So if the coaches don’t have to run in practice, the players shouldn’t have to. And professors can show up to class late, so students should be able to. Am doing I guess all my subordinates should have the same expense account that I have. And they shouldn’t have to listen to me since everyone should have the same level of power. Coaches and players are different.
The huge majority of transfers we never hear about. And the waivers only happen after someone transfers, not before.
Obviouslythey are.
Sweet Jeebzus..... that’s kinda’ a Default, isn’t it?
sweet jeebuz..... you didn't offer that obvious option in your post which didn't quite fit your narrative.
"Losing kids to “1st Round NFL Money”?" and "But PSU - in one year - is losing a dozen or so kids who don’t fit into ANY of those categories. That is an issue...... IMO"
was your post just poorly worded or poorly thought out??
Quite the opposite. There hasn't been any tangible support for removing the sit out year, despite some options presented that would allow it.
There was even an option that would require everyone to sit out a year, but give everyone an extra year of eligibility if the sit out year would mean they'd lose one. That got minimal support.
I really don't understand why some of you are wigging out over this. All you have to do is listen to Franklin's press conferences. He made it clear that the program is at the point where he is going to try to out recruit the previous class and everyone will have to compete for their positions, including the starters. He even went as far to say that the players signed this year will help him recruit better players at their positions next year. Early competition will be greatest at skill positions furthest away from the ball.
He has also set it up where players can finish their degrees in 3.5 years and said he expects few of those players to return for another season.
None of this should be surprising.
He has also set it up where players can finish their degrees in 3.5 years and said he expects few of those players to return for another season.
None of this should be surprising.
I don't understand the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Who would you rather have bolt......Polk and JJ or George and Shorter? On one hand we have folks who want a top recruiting class and yet we want to keep the poor guys that get beat out. Wade is not likely to surpass Brisker. Should we have let Brisker go to Pitt instead?
least of all to Franklin ... I get how some fans are wigging out, but to think that Franklin wasn't aware that this could happen, or even more likely encouraged a good portion of this is crazy
He has been saying this is what we are going to become for the past 4 years
Wade seemed to be a late, late game sub this year. I can’t imagine he was a second team player and may have been part of the reason for the juco safety coming in.
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No need to bash these kids on twitter. Totally classless.
How many WR can we play? Dotson, Hipp, Hamler, George, Shorter, Brown....Dunmore coming in and I wouldn't be surprised to see Ford get some early reps for experience in the slot.
Those days are over. This is the new reality so get accustomed to seeing it every year
But the deal was different for Scott and Farmer, and second half of the season Trace?
Yes, unless you transfer to Michigan, Ohio State or Notre Dame. They have special rules for them. LOL
This board is going to be insane when it's one of the 4 star QB'S next year.
more proof, as if any was needed, that twitter is for idiots
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