This list is completely arbitrary and not a genuine analysis of the relative merits of state fossils.
Brenemen To PSU
March 9th, 2012 at 8:44 PM
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Brenemen To PSU
No surprise here, pretty close in my opinion between Ohio and PSU. If PSU keeps recruiting at that level they should be solid.
March 9th, 2012 at 8:48 PM | 
Glad he didn't go to OSU.
Glad he didn't go to OSU.
March 9th, 2012 at 8:49 PM |
Well
Well
No surprise...except to Buckeye fans.
O'Brien is putting together a nice little class there...amazingly, the third best class after us and Ohio.
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March 9th, 2012 at 9:36 PM |
Not to parse words, but...
Not to parse words, but...
Actually I think it's the best class after us and Ohio. =P
March 9th, 2012 at 9:52 PM |
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"There will be blood on the field and it won't be mine." -KK
March 9th, 2012 at 11:05 PM |
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March 9th, 2012 at 8:51 PM |
Glad to see it's official.
Glad to see it's official.
Glad to see it's official. Didn't want to see a Buckeye surprise.
March 9th, 2012 at 8:59 PM |
He'll do very well there.
He'll do very well there.
He'll do very well there. Best of luck to him.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
March 9th, 2012 at 8:59 PM |
PSU getting top recruits
PSU getting top recruits
PSU getting top recruits seems to hurt OSU a lot more than Michigan- is that due to recent thinking with OSU stealing PSU recruits and this- or is PSU getting top guys likely a good thing (relative to UM-OSU rivalry) for Michigan because it will keep OSU down with recruiting more than us
March 9th, 2012 at 9:10 PM |
The thinking is that because
The thinking is that because
The thinking is that because PSU is in Ohio's division, it's in our interest for O'Brien to win every head-to-head recruiting battle with Meyer if the prospect has eliminated us or if we haven't offered him.
I think Hoke should become PSU's best recruiter the way Woody Hayes was Notre Dame's best recruiter.
March 10th, 2012 at 9:47 AM |
It just seems like it hurts
It just seems like it hurts
It just seems like it hurts ohio because Urban isnt smart enough to do his own talent evaluations and just waits for his rival schools to do it. Urban has spent the last two weeks trying to track down contact information for a certain receiver high on Michigan's wish list: Tacopants. He's that smart....
Reality is an illusion created by an unsafe drop in blood alcohol levels that exposes one to the idiocy of others.
March 9th, 2012 at 8:59 PM |
where you...
where you...
At urbie? Must have a higher rated TE he's going after. Wait Brenemen is the #1 TE for 2013. This must be a mistake, i was under the impression urbie was the best recruiter in the world....wow. congrats PSU on a great get
March 9th, 2012 at 9:03 PM |
Maybe the O'Brien hire will
Maybe the O'Brien hire will
Maybe the O'Brien hire will be for Penn State what the Hoke hire was for us: after being initially greeted with skepticism and disappointment, he'll turn out to be just what the program needed. Who knows? Not every Patroits OC who follows Charlie Weis' path is destined to end up like Weis.
March 9th, 2012 at 9:33 PM |
Kind of had that thought
Kind of had that thought
Kind of had that thought myself . . . I think PSU should be ok.
March 9th, 2012 at 9:23 PM |
Fine by me.
Fine by me.
Fine by me.
If I say a duck can pull a truck, shut up and hook the sucka up!
March 9th, 2012 at 9:26 PM |
Once they got the QB from VA
Once they got the QB from VA
Once they got the QB from VA I figured this was a lock.
March 9th, 2012 at 9:32 PM |
That's ok... there's still
That's ok... there's still
That's ok... there's still plenty of in-state TE talent for Meyer to choose from, like Butt and Matuska. Oh, no. Wait. Nevermind.
March 9th, 2012 at 9:34 PM |
But....Urban offered him,
But....Urban offered him,
But....Urban offered him, that should have made him a lock right? Damn, I guess this kid missed that memo. Either way a strong PSU hurts ohio in that state nicely. Then Hoke who has solid roots in ohio always help. Then you add urbans national to local recruiting style and this might blow up in his face nicely.
March 9th, 2012 at 9:43 PM |
Great pick up for PSU and
Great pick up for PSU and
Great pick up for PSU and they're off to a strong start overall. PSU winning recruiting battles with OSU is a good thing. OSU's class last year wouldn't have been nearly as strong had they not been able to raid PSU's cupboard after the scandal. 4 of their 14 4* and 1 of their 2 5* recruits were a direct result of that.
March 9th, 2012 at 9:46 PM |
recruiting blunder
recruiting blunder
This is perfect and why sometimes the best thing to do is just recruit your own backyard. They should have gotten Butt or atleast Matuska. They decide to slow play two guys with the hopes of landing the Big Dawg and whiff. Meanwhile we come in and clean house. I dont think it really hurts them in this specific situation that bad, but if this style contiues not only we will "get a couple" in the words of Sam Webb, but we will set up shop!
March 9th, 2012 at 9:55 PM |
No, anything that might hurt
No, anything that might hurt
No, anything that might hurt their pride even a little bit is well worth it. I enjoy when ohio fans have that smug smile wiped away.
March 9th, 2012 at 9:52 PM |
I love love love that Urban
I love love love that Urban
I love love love that Urban has allowed the gates of Fortress Ohio to remain open. If he fails, people will probably point to this as one of the big reasons
EDIT: My bad. I thought Brenemen was from Ohio. Still good to take a guy off the board who might've gone to OSU otherwise
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March 9th, 2012 at 10:12 PM |
cough...Mike McCray
cough...Mike McCray
cough...Mike McCray II...cough
Hail to the Victors!
March 9th, 2012 at 10:15 PM |
Wonder if the kids who
Wonder if the kids who
Wonder if the kids who switched last year from PSU are regretting it. They jumped ship on what they thought was a sinking ship but now they are looking good again. They obviously loved the school at one point and maybe all their lives. Now they get to just watch.
"Quote it. Let them know" - KK
March 9th, 2012 at 10:24 PM |
man
man
Man if Penn STate would have hired the coach earlier maybe urb couldn't have stole the other penn state committs. I say give all coaches a chance to see what they got to offer. plus o'brien has collge experience so he knows how to recruit. Now if Dantonio would stop taking everybody's scrap and start hitting the recruiting trail, we can really hit Ohio. The wall around the borders of Ohio that tressel locked down is open for all comers.
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March 10th, 2012 at 10:56 AM |
The issue wasnt hiring timing
The issue wasnt hiring timing
The issue wasnt hiring timing as much as it was their coach was coaching in the Super Bowl, at least from what i remember
"This is Michigan, fergodsakes"
March 9th, 2012 at 10:45 PM |
I wonder if the PSU brand is
I wonder if the PSU brand is
I wonder if the PSU brand is still strong enough to pull recruits--or is the new coaching staff stepping up their game? As with everything, I'm sure the truth lies somewhere in between. Perhaps PSU isn't the charred husk of a program most think it is/will be.
I got a letter from the government the other day . . .
March 9th, 2012 at 10:56 PM |
"Why wouldn't a 5*
"Why wouldn't a 5*
pro-style tight end want to come to a team with a spread offense featuring a young QB with questionable throwing skills??!!111" ----Ohio Fans
I lam looking forward to watching Ohio fans go through the same stages of disbelief and rationalization that we did when switching to the spread.under RR.
March 9th, 2012 at 11:06 PM |
I just can't wait to see them
I just can't wait to see them
I just can't wait to see them during the course of this recruiting year when they slowly realize that players from around the country aren't tripping over themselves to play for Ohio and/or Urban. Some of them are already starting to realize that you need to lock up your own backyard and then grab elite talent from around the country instead of swinging for the fences with every recruit. They will end up with a good to great class but it won't be approaching the level that some of the Ohio fanboys think it will be with a high 4 or 5* for every scholarship.
March 9th, 2012 at 11:33 PM |
I think OSU
I think OSU
will do quite well recruiting all-in-all, though not nearly as well as the fans down south believe.
What I was getting at was that it was very hard for us to understand under RR why certain highly-rated kids wouldn't come to Michigan (because it was MICHIGAN fergodsakes) In hindsight it was clear that a lot of star ratings are based on NFL potential and some of those skillsets don't fit the spread offense. Kids with NFL dreams also want to show it off - i.e. few 5* recievers would be willing to spend the bulk of their career blocking the edge for Denard, Pat White et. al..
NOTE: This is regard to Offensive players ONLY. For defensive help we need to hope for an OSU version of Gerg..
March 9th, 2012 at 11:27 PM |
After all their chatter about
After all their chatter about
After all their chatter about us getting Jake Butt because they were after better players I'm glad it backfired at them, so much fun
"I can pick leaves of tree in the backyard."
-Tom Strobel
March 9th, 2012 at 11:36 PM |
We can flip Jake Butt any time we want
We can flip Jake Butt any time we want
just like Dymonte, McCray, Matushka etc.
Signed,
Delusional OSU fan
March 9th, 2012 at 11:38 PM |
All this really does is hurt
All this really does is hurt
All this really does is hurt Urban's pride a little as he didn't get the best TE available. OSU is gonna get Mike Heuerman, the 4* TE from Florida and an OSU legacy. They will just rationalize he was the TE they wanted all along and Brennerman was just gonna be the gravy.
March 9th, 2012 at 11:38 PM |
Ohio fans are probably sayin
Ohio fans are probably sayin
Ohio fans are probably sayin they didn't want him anyway.
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
March 10th, 2012 at 1:00 AM |
Good get for PSU on two
Good get for PSU on two
Good get for PSU. They need a good class to help them start a new chapter in their history. Hope O'brien can right the ship and get it sailing smoothly again, until they face UM, then I want that ship to run aground on an island called Ondre "PeeWee" Pipkins.
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
March 10th, 2012 at 1:11 AM |
this is awesome. the B1G
this is awesome. the B1G
this is awesome. the B1G needs penn state back on its feet asap.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
March 10th, 2012 at 3:28 AM |
Kids got game
Kids got game
Kids got game. I would have loved to have him but better Penn State than Ohio.
I hate ohio. Thats all you need to know.
Glad he didn't go to OSU. Good for Penn St.
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