Update: I blew it last week with predictions… I over estimated Dwumfour’s attachment to PSU and I thought the 412 guys would help lock down Hudson and that didn’t happen. BUT we got a BAT SIGNAL for the first time in I don’t know how long and we should be due for more. The signal was shown for Barbir and officially ends the Great Kicker War of 2016. A lot of good planes were lost out there. Moral of the story is don’t be a d!ck; I liked the shots Gillikin, Barbir, Simmons, and Hamlin(?really Hamlin took a shot? hmm…) took at the King Nordin on twitter.
Let’s looks at the schedules: Franklin had what looks like a successful in-home with Hamlin last night and he will be looking to do the same with Ferns today. Ferns will be in WVU this weekend on his official. Dioubate was on campus at MSU Wednesday and will be heading right to USCe following that. No word on if he is going to compete in that All Star game this weekend. Hill, as I predicted, cancelled his Clemson visit. Hamlin will be visiting Pitt. Weaver will be in Pitt on Friday and Saturday morning and then will make his way up to University Park. Already visiting Penn State for the weekend will be Snelson (who Franklin and Gattis visited in FL on Wednesday), Darien, Shelton, and Chavis.
So what do I think (does anyone care? Probably not…). Well I am nervous to predict anything based on how bad I did last week, but hopefully I can find my earlier season mojo and Franklin can find his too and close some of these targets. I think we flip Snelson, which is a great get. I think Shelton decommited with the intention of committing to us. Right now, I think Hamlin is 50-50, who knows, but I’ll take 50-50 after reports yesterday morning were all doom and gloom. If he does pick PSU the look on those KDKA idiots faces will be fantastic. Hill has been retweeting some UM stuff and if you were betting with money that is the smart pick, but he did say in his tweet that “I have to do what’s best for me”. Does that mean compared to his friends going to MSU, or his brother going to UM, or both? Dioubate’s recruitment is getting stranger by the minute, I still think he stays in Philly at Temple, but maybe just maybe… If not then I’d rather lose him to the Gamecocks than anywhere else. Since I haven’t heard anything since Franklin’s visit to his school it seems all but over. With Chavis visiting I have to think any issues are cleared up and we are actually back in that one. It will be interesting to see what happens if Chavis and Shelton commit on Saturday if Weaver still has a spot. I really doubt we can still get Ferns but let’s see what Franklin can do on an in-home. They must at least still be considering it since they are allowing him to come visit them. Can he take a Petroleum Engineering Prof with?
So when will we know: Hamlin is deciding at 6 on Monday on KDKA. Hill is announcing at his school on signing day; I would think he will get a spot on ESPNU. Ferns is deciding on NSD too, at least that was the plan, but I could see him deciding this weekend also. Snelson will also decide on NSD, got to love when a commit announces he will be deciding on NSD, poor Minnesota.
That’s it. Hope you enjoyed following 2016 with me. Sometime next week I will update 2017 (STAR POWER!!! If that’s your bag, baby). If something crazy happened while I was writing this, sorry it’s not included.
Flip Potential: 4* WR Snelson (MINN), 3* WR Darien (Temple)
Commit Watch:
3* DT Shelton
Very Good Chance:
4* CB Hamlin
In The Battle:
4* CB Hill, 3* JC DT Chavis, 3/2* DT Weaver
Work Left To Do:
4* DT Dioubate, 4* LB Ferns
Have To Get Really Lucky:
5* DT Gary, 4* OLB Hansford, 4* ATH Fuller
Former Interest:
4* OT Williams
My opinion on where we stand with recruits based on rumors, where the coaching staff has made serious effort, offers, tweets (sometimes) and gut feeling. My categories(and their meanings) are Commit Watch (changed from Locks as to not offend recruiting gods), Very good chance(we sit very well with the recruit and are either the leader or perceived leader), In the Battle(We have a good shot and are equal to others or just slightly behind), Work left to do(there is another perceived leader or little information known on recruits intentions), Have to get really lucky(small chance to little to none), and Former Interest(players that Penn State was previously interested in that most likely no longer have committable offers).
Let’s looks at the schedules: Franklin had what looks like a successful in-home with Hamlin last night and he will be looking to do the same with Ferns today. Ferns will be in WVU this weekend on his official. Dioubate was on campus at MSU Wednesday and will be heading right to USCe following that. No word on if he is going to compete in that All Star game this weekend. Hill, as I predicted, cancelled his Clemson visit. Hamlin will be visiting Pitt. Weaver will be in Pitt on Friday and Saturday morning and then will make his way up to University Park. Already visiting Penn State for the weekend will be Snelson (who Franklin and Gattis visited in FL on Wednesday), Darien, Shelton, and Chavis.
So what do I think (does anyone care? Probably not…). Well I am nervous to predict anything based on how bad I did last week, but hopefully I can find my earlier season mojo and Franklin can find his too and close some of these targets. I think we flip Snelson, which is a great get. I think Shelton decommited with the intention of committing to us. Right now, I think Hamlin is 50-50, who knows, but I’ll take 50-50 after reports yesterday morning were all doom and gloom. If he does pick PSU the look on those KDKA idiots faces will be fantastic. Hill has been retweeting some UM stuff and if you were betting with money that is the smart pick, but he did say in his tweet that “I have to do what’s best for me”. Does that mean compared to his friends going to MSU, or his brother going to UM, or both? Dioubate’s recruitment is getting stranger by the minute, I still think he stays in Philly at Temple, but maybe just maybe… If not then I’d rather lose him to the Gamecocks than anywhere else. Since I haven’t heard anything since Franklin’s visit to his school it seems all but over. With Chavis visiting I have to think any issues are cleared up and we are actually back in that one. It will be interesting to see what happens if Chavis and Shelton commit on Saturday if Weaver still has a spot. I really doubt we can still get Ferns but let’s see what Franklin can do on an in-home. They must at least still be considering it since they are allowing him to come visit them. Can he take a Petroleum Engineering Prof with?
So when will we know: Hamlin is deciding at 6 on Monday on KDKA. Hill is announcing at his school on signing day; I would think he will get a spot on ESPNU. Ferns is deciding on NSD too, at least that was the plan, but I could see him deciding this weekend also. Snelson will also decide on NSD, got to love when a commit announces he will be deciding on NSD, poor Minnesota.
That’s it. Hope you enjoyed following 2016 with me. Sometime next week I will update 2017 (STAR POWER!!! If that’s your bag, baby). If something crazy happened while I was writing this, sorry it’s not included.
Flip Potential: 4* WR Snelson (MINN), 3* WR Darien (Temple)
Commit Watch:
3* DT Shelton
Very Good Chance:
4* CB Hamlin
In The Battle:
4* CB Hill, 3* JC DT Chavis, 3/2* DT Weaver
Work Left To Do:
4* DT Dioubate, 4* LB Ferns
Have To Get Really Lucky:
5* DT Gary, 4* OLB Hansford, 4* ATH Fuller
Former Interest:
4* OT Williams
My opinion on where we stand with recruits based on rumors, where the coaching staff has made serious effort, offers, tweets (sometimes) and gut feeling. My categories(and their meanings) are Commit Watch (changed from Locks as to not offend recruiting gods), Very good chance(we sit very well with the recruit and are either the leader or perceived leader), In the Battle(We have a good shot and are equal to others or just slightly behind), Work left to do(there is another perceived leader or little information known on recruits intentions), Have to get really lucky(small chance to little to none), and Former Interest(players that Penn State was previously interested in that most likely no longer have committable offers).
