What do alumni dues even cost per year. $50. I'm just guessing. I think a lifetime membership when I got out of college was like $200.It’s puzzling to me when PSU supposedly has the largest dues-paying alumni base in the country. But maybe it’s because the alumni are paying dues rather than NIL.
Having worked in.the mental.health world, l m starting to wonder if at some point there will be a new entry iestablished in the DSM-5 for this kind of.this online behavior.
And for some full circle irony, Oregon ended up with Olesh too.
We may have to a degree as we are up against big money here in his home state. I know he’s not rated that high yet on the services, but Terry always loved him and according to one of the recent podcasts would’ve taken him as a fifth CB before the decommitments.So, I guess PSU threw a "bag of money" at him?
No they got him due to academics alone as pay doesn't influence anyone in the sport anymore.So, I guess PSU threw a "bag of money" at him?
This dude ALREADY whatever is a new troll. How exciting! And he puts his username in ALL CAPS!!
I don't think it is "that easy" for so-called perennial losers to jump to the head of the line - that said, Texas tech and Indiana are interesting case studies (as you point out).
This is why we have a GM office that runs like an NFL GM office. We do not have unlimited money like a Texas tech or Oregon, so we have to scout for value, only engage in bidding wars for players that absolutely fit the system, and right now financially prepare for landing serious portal talent. Portal talent is the most expensive to land, so that’s why they have a cap on what they will spend on the 2027 high school recruiting class. I think the 2028 class is going to be dynamite as a lot of expense associated with the coaching transition roster turmoil falls away and Campbell’s staff has time to build relationships. We’re the only school that went through a coaching transition that essentially lost a whole year of recruiting.
I have to believe PSU is prepared to match any offer Nebraska can come up with. We absolutely need to land Taylor and they know that.
I think it's more like so many people had him on ignore and his messages weren't causing the disruption to the thread as he had hoped.
The only attraction for Colorado has to be the $. I guess they are willing to spend big $ on the two PA players. Sure isn't the coaching or being part of a winning program. The only thing to do about this nonsense is laugh.
Both Nebraska and Colorado are now getting in a bidding war for him at an absolutely ridiculous level. Yeah, sucks, we won’t get K Taylor. It would also be monumentally stupid to be in the range of over a mill a year for a high school recruit WR when you have a $30 mil payroll budget. Pay it for a proven wr commodity in the portal. We’ll see if Nebraska and Colorado are able to keep their monetary commitments through signing day in December, especially if Sanders leaves Colorado. Jenkins took an obscene amount of money from Sanders along with housing for his family in Colorado. It’s all ridiculous. Some will be unhappy we won’t pay for this, but I think it’s smart.
Portal WR may cost more. There’s no getting around spending the money. Moneyball will only get you so far.
The portal WR will cost more, probably a lot more, but that’s a far better investment to make than giving over a mill to an unproven high school recruit. And that’s the number right now that’s coming out of Colorado. Not worth it. Does it suck? Absolutely. Is our wr recruiting in need of improvement ? Yes. But it’s just not worth it and the rest of this class at the other position groups is in great shape. And you absolutely do not give a high school recruit more than you’re giving current players like Kobe Howard. That lack of system broke the 2025 team.
But they have a budget and have to work within it. Can't spend what you don't have. Have to stick to your plan.
1 million for a freshman to likely sit on the bench, only to have the recruit renegotiate the next year and go to the highest bidder? That's a waste of $1 million.
Absolutely, I posted earlier today our GM office runs this just like an NFL GM office. They’re going to stay within the budget approach to ensure they can meet needs elsewhere in the roster construction. Not only is it a concern that Taylor himself is going over a mill, but then you are raising next year’s payroll artificially as other players demand raises. Compensation numbers are all widely known between agents and the players themselves. Taylor’s number could cause you to spend several million more elsewhere in the roster. Is he worth $3m - $5 million roster impact for next year? Hell no. I’ve said this before, be glad that we have a disciplined approach, but they’re not perfect. They thought they had these two other WRs in the bag and gave up on Baldwin, which was an obvious mistake. They’ll learn. Hopefully we flip the other Taylor out of Delaware.
Hard to fathom they would even consider that after what happened with Olesh last year.
We should have guidelines and spending discipline so if Taylor is way out of the budget and disrupts the payroll of all the current WRs then we need to walk away.
Agree.
Portal WR may cost the same Nebby & CU are offeting Taylor but the player from the portal will be a proven one. Let Taylor walk to the $.
