OT: Poor damn Penn State?
The #51 prospect in the country via ESPN has flipped from PSU to Florida.
DT Thomas Holley felt that he was more comfortable with the Florida coaching staff than the PSU coaching staff with BoB gone to the Texans. This is actually the 3rd prospect that Florida has flipped in the past week.
Somewhat of a relief because Holley could have flipped to Ohio after the Larry Johnson hire but Holley said Ohio was never really an option.
What in the world is Florida doing to recruit these kids after such a poor season?
January 15th, 2014 at 1:56 PM ^
To answer the last question, they had sustained success in the recent past.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:42 PM ^
I used to live in gainesville, its a pretty fun place with no snow
January 15th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
January 15th, 2014 at 2:27 PM ^
Indeed...
January 15th, 2014 at 2:36 PM ^
Everyone knows that you can find a woman that attractive under every single palm tree in State College, PA.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:26 PM ^
What in the world is Florida doing to recruit these kids after such a poor season?
Same thing as always.
Hookers and cash, my friend. Hookers and cash.
January 15th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
And weather..
January 15th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
especailly after he referred to the buckeyes as "ohio" more in a dig on Meyer. This does seem like an interesting situation with 3 recruits all flipping in the same week. Something I'll keep an eye on in the near future...
January 15th, 2014 at 2:07 PM ^
I hope they lose every recruit, and have to put their soccer and basketball teams in pads.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:16 PM ^
Brook, Rainbow, Brown - yeah man! That is all, carry on.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:12 PM ^
steelhead, etc. I went fishing for some brown trout last year and caught a couple in a small stream. Easily the most exhilarating fishing out there.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:21 PM ^
Want to catch redfish so badly on a fly rod. Have the gear for it and everything. Only thing I'm lacking is a boat. Basically, I'm super jealous of you.
January 15th, 2014 at 4:19 PM ^
I did last spring. Had an amazing time, slow twisting clousers across shell beds. Landed a couple over 10 lbs.
Still prefer steelhead though.
January 15th, 2014 at 6:13 PM ^
January 15th, 2014 at 7:07 PM ^
Let's do it! Redfish on fly sounds amazing. Must be sight fishing (look for the tails and cast). Owl said he was buying our tickets to South Florida in a few months. All of us. I promise. Don't ask him.
January 15th, 2014 at 7:11 PM ^
I would like an invite.
January 15th, 2014 at 7:13 PM ^
They do fight harder. They're the type of fish that you bring up to the boat only to hear a "zing!" and they make a run. Redfish are fun as heck, too, but a different kind of fight: heavier.
January 15th, 2014 at 9:44 PM ^
and fish for those steelies now. bring your waders though, its a bit nippy up here but when you get one (subtle, subtle tugs this time of year) it is game on!
January 15th, 2014 at 2:19 PM ^
I never feel bad for Penn State. I hate them with a burning passion.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:49 PM ^
Between the complete lack of repentance for the sins of JoePa, the ineffectiveness of the sanctions, the God damn 4 OT game with the incomprehensible offensive plan, and Matt Millen, I'm OK with State College, PA shriveling up and dying. At least we beat them in basketball, something the football team has not accomplished since the Carr era. apsogfinmspoigjsapgoijsagpoiasjgpoiasd'.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:12 PM ^
It looks as if Rivals has already accounted for Thomas Holley's departure from the Nittany Lions' fold, as it were, but if the conference rankings are corrected, they still have the second-best class in the Big Ten per Rivals too.
According to this, Larry Johnson was definitely doing some work - LINK - as you'll note on the list of primary recruiters for their class. In this listing, three of Johnson's recruits have already signed letters of intent.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:23 PM ^
"three of Johnson's recruits have already signed letters of intent." That's one way to be sure they won't flip.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:14 PM ^
This was the guy who said O'Brien told him he was staying at Penn State, so the flip was probably only a matter of time.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:17 PM ^
Florida is only one year removed from an 11-win Sugar Bowl season.
As for PSU, I won't shed tears for a school that harbored a sexual predator for years and which really hasn't been that hard hit from the resulting sanctions, posting winning seasons in both 2012 and 2013. And still they complain about the sanctions being too harsh. They're fortunate they didn't get the death penalty.
January 15th, 2014 at 7:39 PM ^
Wow, who doesn't shed a tear for a child molester? Oh. Right.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:15 PM ^
We're talking about Florida. Is it really that hard to believe that their terrible season does not mean they'll have terrible seasons for the rest of the decade?
January 15th, 2014 at 2:20 PM ^
Every coach of a storied program coming off a poor season will be telling recruits they can do it too.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:30 PM ^
See: JoePa protests. I hope everyone decommits.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:25 PM ^
Fuck Penn State and fuck their deliusional and apologetic fan base. Fuck those assholes who cared and still care more about their precious legacy than the abomination that was allowed.....no....condoned under the careful watch of Paterno. Fuck them and I hope that nasty, ugly erector-set shithole of a stadium set in the middle of fucking nowhere Pennsylvania gets all of 127 people in attendance to watch them get beat 72-0 every game.
"Poor damn Penn State"? You have got to be kidding me.
January 15th, 2014 at 7:29 PM ^
I'm pretty down with this.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:35 PM ^
You reap what you sow.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:44 PM ^
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January 15th, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^
January 15th, 2014 at 3:09 PM ^
To hell with Notre Dame. I just like to say that.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:16 PM ^
Bounties? Bonuses? Inducements? Hard work? Luck? We may never know.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:29 PM ^
Oh, we know.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:23 PM ^
When is the last time a big recruit flipped to Michigan? It seems like it's been a decade.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:25 PM ^
The first that comes to mind for me is Kyle Kalis
January 15th, 2014 at 3:54 PM ^
Yeah definitely forgot about that, but still, it's wild to see these schools get 4 or 5 flips in one recruiting season.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:30 PM ^
'Tree did it. It was a hoot.
January 15th, 2014 at 4:00 PM ^
Drake Harris.
January 15th, 2014 at 3:38 PM ^
January 15th, 2014 at 5:10 PM ^
I hate how everyone tries to hide that they're just pissed PSU football is screwed up by hiding behind the current players.
"This isn't fair! You're ruining Penn State football and why should I....I mean, the players have to suffer for it! Damned kids getting in the way of JoePa's legacy!"
January 15th, 2014 at 6:20 PM ^
To be fair, they don't just claim the sanctions hurt Penn State. They claim the sanctions hurt all of college football.
January 15th, 2014 at 4:42 PM ^
January 15th, 2014 at 4:48 PM ^