Group of players reaffirm commitment to PSU

Why do you want Bolden?

Bolden cant beat out Matt "super ginger" McGloin. Why would we want him?

Please list the backs that compose USC's "loaded" backfield. They have a tiny Curtis McNeal and that's about it. They have no big back at all, so Redd would be perfect.

that backups at USC have trouble getting drafted high enough?

This idea actually isn't half bad.  Methinks Fitz is done for some time, and think about how much an elite back will improve our chances of success this season.

He wants to play in the NFL?  How's this as a marketing strategy to NFL scouts: play the season opening game against Alabama.  No other school can offer that.

You're forgetting the long snapper.

very small number.  And we don't know if they are backups or starters.  Also, they could be all juniors or seniors, who would be the most likely ones to stay.

how you know you will be voted "Flamebait" by MGOBloggers and you are all excited about it.(!!)

Well, Arizona, so...yeah.

Flame bait or not, it's probably true. Arizona is not exactly loaded with talent right now.

Is that you Brian Wilson?

No Spanish on the blog please.

The players. They did nothing wrong.

good one!  As a side note, I hope a lot of players stay....I always liked Penn State.  (helped that we beat them a lot...)

(WFBlue, it's funny because that's the bball team being announced for March Madness)

Yes... they really have nothing to lose and no expectations... any win will be huge, and these kids will have gone through hell together, I can see a certain appeal to staying.

Can we not call O'Brien JoePa lite? It's not in the least bit clever or funny and just serves to make you (and the board) look bad.

Joe pa lite? Last I checked o'brien hasn't enable a child rapist. I would avoid comparisons to joe pa, but that's just me

The whole classless statement sounds very Dantonio-an to me. I understand why he may think it's unfair, but IMO he should think about the kids on his team who had dreams of winning championships and bowl games only to have that opportunity ripped away by people lied to them. I think it's completely fair for coaches to recruit his players and give them another opportunity if they do choose. Some will clearly disagree with me, and I can see the other side of the token. Just my two cents.

He was interviewed yesterday on the Dan Patrick show and he mentioned that several times as well.  I understood the message he was going for come on, man.  We were playing in front of 100,000+ crowds decades and decades before Penn State added their 15th expansion to go over the 100,000 mark. 

I wonder if PSU will actually have 108,000 fans in the stands for any games in the next few years.  I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of empty seats.

I know they are considered amateurs because they are not paid, but when you consider the media attention and scrutiny these guys endure they are essentially professionals.  

I'd stay but that assumes a few things. A) I am not good enough to go pro B) I was an upperclassman C) I grew up a Michigan fan

If I was only a year in I'd leave, if I was looking to go pro I'd leave to get better exposure, if I wasn't a fan before I'd leave. Its a very personal decision obviously but those would be my first criteria

I think most will stay, especially seniors who have more to  lose if they go.  Younger players will consider leaving and they will certainly lose a bunch of their most talented younger players who have most of their careers ahead of them and want to compete for things, and win.  That will likely result in PSU fielding a decent team this year and not again for a long while.

I would stay, and I think mose would (and will).  Entering freshmen excepted, since they have virtually no investment in Penn State at all yet, there's a lot more to leaving a program than the football stuff.  If you've been in college for a year or more, you have a lot of close friends you see every day.  You have roommates, and a house/apartment/dorm you like.  You might have a professor or advisor you've gotten comfortable with.  You might have a girlfriend or love interest you've spent time pursuing (or multiple).  You have your favorite restaurants, bars and maybe the place you get your haircut.  You have a schedule that you're used to.  You likely have a degree you're pursuing.  And - you have this school spirit you've developed after about 20 minutes of living on campus that's hard to turn off.

Not every kid has all of these things, but they all have most of them.  Point is, transfering schools is a lot bigger than bowl games and depth charts.  For a few guys, those will trump the rest.  But not for most. 

Am I any good? Honestly, any good player that would definitely start for another major FBS team is probably stupid to stay.  More marginal players are probably better off staying because they are going to get more playing time now than they would have otherwise. 

"Putting yourself in a current PSU player's situation, what would you do?"- nickbob

If I have formed bonds, made friends and invested myself in the team and the school, I would stay,  and I think that is part of the reason why these players made that video. This is the very question for which these players are providing an answer. Through all this, that team has probably bonded in a way that few groups ever do even in adverse situations, for they personally have nothing to hide and nothing to lose at this point. It would seem to me that - expectations gone - the only thing they really have now is their loyalty to the school. I think there's something to be said for expressing that loyalty in the most trying circumstances. 

I'd rather go to several MAC schools than Penn State at this point.

wonder if psudad would think the same thing if it was his child. what a fucking tool.

Speechless. Dumbfouded... PSUDAD???

JoPa worshipers contributed to the culture that allowed him so much power. And they did NOT sit silently...they continually rallied behind unchecked power, and exacerbated a culture that allowed JoPa to excuse away a monster's behavior.
So while I can sympathize with those uninvolved and ignorant to the atrocities, that myopic and heartless comment is inexcusable...and shows exactly the culture that existed...and why the NCAA needed to punish everyone.
Those people need to wake the fuck up.

((shit! And I only read ONE comment))

Obviously written by Jerry Sandusky

They can transfer and be immediately eligible until the 2013 season starts. They can even transfer during this season and immediately play for their new team as long as they hadn't appeared in any games.

why?

Ah yes, another tweet that leaves more questions than answers.  Gotta love twitter.

I wouldn't necessarily read anything into that. If I were their coach, I'd probably want to spare them from that experience with the media, too.