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Patterson825

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Pat Kraft promised 30+ million for players this year. Can somebody tell me where it’s all going?

Allar, Singleton, Allen, Durant, Dawkins, Vega, Wheatley, Pena, Shelton were our big NIL players and all declared for draft. I’m assuming AJ Harris got paid a decent amount to come back and supposedly Olesh/Clifford got paid 500k each.

Im not exactly sure where this money is going besides Rocco I’m sure he got paid about 2 million. The portal outside of some Iowa State players looks like we’re broke so save me money ball strategy and Campbell knows what he’s doing. Hes at Penn State now not Ames anymore and doesn’t need to use that strategy.
 
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FK3JM said:
This won’t go over well here - despite it being a very fair question. The JoeBots are now KraftKids —- “We have a brilliant GM now shut up you loser go root for michigan”
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Like kids from Grambling and Syracuse aren’t going to cut it unless you’re just filling out your bench. Then these idiots bring up 10 random NFL players who went to small schools out of thousands of players that have played in the NFL for 40+ years. Stop with the money ball and Cignetti bs
 
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Patterson825 said:
Pat Kraft promised 30+ million for players this year. Can somebody tell me where it’s all going?

Allar, Singleton, Allen, Durant, Dawkins, Vega, Wheatley, Pena, Shelton were our big NIL players and all declared for draft. I’m assuming AJ Harris got paid a decent amount to come back and supposedly Olesh/Clifford got paid 500k each.

Im not exactly sure where this money is going besides Rocco I’m sure he got paid about 2 million. The portal outside of some Iowa State players looks like we’re broke so save me money ball strategy and Campbell knows what he’s doing. Hes at Penn State now not Ames anymore and doesn’t need to use that strategy.
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Hopefully for a Skeller rebuild!
 
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Patterson825 said:
Pat Kraft promised 30+ million for players this year. Can somebody tell me where it’s all going?

Allar, Singleton, Allen, Durant, Dawkins, Vega, Wheatley, Pena, Shelton were our big NIL players and all declared for draft. I’m assuming AJ Harris got paid a decent amount to come back and supposedly Olesh/Clifford got paid 500k each.

Im not exactly sure where this money is going besides Rocco I’m sure he got paid about 2 million. The portal outside of some Iowa State players looks like we’re broke so save me money ball strategy and Campbell knows what he’s doing. Hes at Penn State now not Ames anymore and doesn’t need to use that strategy.
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I know that the cake we are assembling only has 2/3rds of the required ingredients, but let's go ahead and judge it now because we don't need to see what it looks and tastes like when it is completely done and baked. We want our cake now. Oh, and let's have the chef publicly explain how he is selecting his ingredients and how much he is paying for them because as cake fans we are entitled not just to the finished product, but we are also entitled to see how it is assembled and baked while the chef is busy working. Wah.
 
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SkiSkiSki said:
I know that the cake we are assembling only has 2/3rds of the required ingredients, but let's go ahead and judge it now because we don't need to see what it looks and tastes like when it is completely done and baked. We want our cake now. Oh, and let's have the chef publicly explain how he is selecting his ingredients and how much he is paying for them because as cake fans we are entitled not just to the finished product, but we are also entitled to see how it is assembled and baked while the chef is busy working. Wah.
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Good luck winning with kids from Grambling and Syracuse. Like Kraft said in locker room Penn State culture accepts mediocrity and fine with being in 2nd and 3rd place in football. Like I said Penn State has a chance to win Big next year but after that if you’re just going to act like a broke loser in the portal be prepared to be the next Illinois and Northwestern like that douchebag Sekrah said. Portal has been a straight up disaster outside of the Iowa state players.
 
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I agree. Where are all the first rounders Krafty wanted Big Game to sign and didn’t? I thought we were gonna be OSU east in PA? Sort of like a new branch campus of Ohio State. What happened?

Pitchforks at the ready!!!
 
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SkiSkiSki said:
I know that the cake we are assembling only has 2/3rds of the required ingredients, but let's go ahead and judge it now because we don't need to see what it looks and tastes like when it is completely done and baked. We want our cake now. Oh, and let's have the chef publicly explain how he is selecting his ingredients and how much he is paying for them because as cake fans we are entitled not just to the finished product, but we are also entitled to see how it is assembled and baked while the chef is busy working. Wah.
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Patterson825 said:
Good luck winning with kids from Grambling and Syracuse. Like Kraft said in locker room Penn State culture accepts mediocrity and fine with being in 2nd and 3rd place in football. Like I said Penn State has a chance to win Big next year but after that if you’re just going to act like a broke loser in the portal be prepared to be the next Illinois and Northwestern like that douchebag Sekrah said. Portal has been a straight up disaster outside of the Iowa state players.
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Oh, now Sekrah Is the portal expert? LOL
 
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Patterson825 said:
Good luck winning with kids from Grambling and Syracuse. Like Kraft said in locker room Penn State culture accepts mediocrity and fine with being in 2nd and 3rd place in football. Like I said Penn State has a chance to win Big next year but after that if you’re just going to act like a broke loser in the portal be prepared to be the next Illinois and Northwestern like that douchebag Sekrah said. Portal has been a straight up disaster outside of the Iowa state players.
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This is ridiculous. I have been criticized by some for not agreeing with those who claim this is a “killer” portal class before they play a single game. On the other hand, the portal doesn’t close until Friday and I am anxious to see how it all pans out when the games begin. Geez.
 
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Campbell would have been better off picking players from a bunch of different teams instead of Iowa State, even if they're not as good. I just remember some of us were going to be OK with Chesney bringing a bunch of JMU players in. Iowa State should be better than that.
 
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EricLAllen said:
Campbell would have been better off picking players from a bunch of different teams instead of Iowa State, even if they're not as good. I just remember some of us were going to be OK with Chesney bringing a bunch of JMU players in. Iowa State should be better than that.
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I am legit fine with some of the Iowa State players. Rocco is a stud. Marcus Neal and Cooper are also excellent. Sorry bringing those 2 tight ends in were beyond stupid when we had a stacked tight end room (we had Reynolds to but looked like a bust). Also bringing in Hansen at RB was idiotic.
 
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Patterson825 said:
I am legit fine with some of the Iowa State players. Rocco is a stud. Marcus Neal and Cooper are also excellent. Sorry bringing those 2 tight ends in were beyond stupid when we had a stacked tight end room (we had Reynolds to but looked like a bust). Also bringing in Hansen at RB was idiotic.
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Hansen becomes our best RB day 1--I'm not understanding the dislike of him--have you seen him play
Brahmer is a beast--he's at least on par with Reynolds at worse. The TEs were all jumping ship--we kept Rap which was key. You're going to see a lot of 2 TE sets
 
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Patterson825 said:
Good luck winning with kids from Grambling and Syracuse. Like Kraft said in locker room Penn State culture accepts mediocrity and fine with being in 2nd and 3rd place in football. Like I said Penn State has a chance to win Big next year but after that if you’re just going to act like a broke loser in the portal be prepared to be the next Illinois and Northwestern like that douchebag Sekrah said. Portal has been a straight up disaster outside of the Iowa state players.
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If your believing Kraft, you will be disappointed
 
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anybody who expected miracles this year was already doomed to major disappointment

give Campbell some time

Kraft? he can't be gone soon enough
 
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Patterson825 said:
Good luck winning with kids from Grambling and Syracuse. Like Kraft said in locker room Penn State culture accepts mediocrity and fine with being in 2nd and 3rd place in football. Like I said Penn State has a chance to win Big next year but after that if you’re just going to act like a broke loser in the portal be prepared to be the next Illinois and Northwestern like that douchebag Sekrah said. Portal has been a straight up disaster outside of the Iowa state players.
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Except there is that pesky Cignetti and IU who effs up your precious narrative that unless you have a roster stocked with high 4 stars and above you are most certainly doomed.

You also like to just complain and whine that we apparently have a terrible roster so you got that going for you. Congrats.

College football has changed and the days of Saban and Meyer stockpiling talent by paying them when no one else did are gone.

Giddy up!!
 
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EricLAllen said:
Campbell would have been better off picking players from a bunch of different teams instead of Iowa State, even if they're not as good. I just remember some of us were going to be OK with Chesney bringing a bunch of JMU players in. Iowa State should be better than that.
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Cignetti brought 13 players from JMU to IU when he took over. Franklin took 16 to VT between players and commits. So just to appease the dumbest of our fans the HC should take players he hasn't worked with, has no relationship with, doesn't know how they work on the field, weight room, or locker room, and he will pay probably way more for them......but to appease people on social media that is the route to take.
 
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Patterson825 said:
Pat Kraft promised 30+ million for players this year. Can somebody tell me where it’s all going?

Allar, Singleton, Allen, Durant, Dawkins, Vega, Wheatley, Pena, Shelton were our big NIL players and all declared for draft. I’m assuming AJ Harris got paid a decent amount to come back and supposedly Olesh/Clifford got paid 500k each.

Im not exactly sure where this money is going besides Rocco I’m sure he got paid about 2 million. The portal outside of some Iowa State players looks like we’re broke so save me money ball strategy and Campbell knows what he’s doing. Hes at Penn State now not Ames anymore and doesn’t need to use that strategy.
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Chicken Little post of the year so far

I'm curious Mr Little how much you donate to the NIL fund or the university on the regular to be critical of how and who they spend on?

I suggest maybe dusting off the resume and submitting to MC I'm sure he could use your insight.
 
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LaJollaCreek said:
So just to appease the dumbest of our fans the HC should take players he hasn't worked with, has no relationship with, doesn't know how they work on the field, weight room, or locker room, and he will pay probably way more for them......but to appease people on social media that is the route to take.
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If he has the money, he should at least sign one or two big free agents here at the end to see how he can fit them into his system. This is Penn State now. You have to be able to use some big star talent or you'll end up getting smoked by the teams who have it.
 
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PSUForever said:
Except there is that pesky Cignetti and IU who effs up your precious narrative that unless you have a roster stocked with high 4 stars and above you are most certainly doomed.

You also like to just complain and whine that we apparently have a terrible roster so you got that going for you. Congrats.

College football has changed and the days of Saban and Meyer stockpiling talent by paying them when no one else did are gone.

Giddy up!!
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Do any of you morons actually read? I’ve said numerous times with the roster we’ve retained and the Iowa State players we got in the portal we have a chance to win the BIG but most of the board thinks next season will be a rebuild year but I’m the negative one 😂

The point of the post was where is all the money Pat promised? Some of you acting like me asking the question is the next genocide.

But but Cignetti stop with Cignetti bs and money ball crap already.
 
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NoSoup4U said:
Chicken Little post of the year so far

I'm curious Mr Little how much you donate to the NIL fund or the university on the regular to be critical of how and who they spend on?

I suggest maybe dusting off the resume and submitting to MC I'm sure he could use your insight.
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What does Pat Kraft promising 30+ million to the football program and what I donate have to do with anything. Low IQ post
 
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Patterson825 said:
Do any of you morons actually read? I’ve said numerous times with the roster we’ve retained and the Iowa State players we got in the portal we have a chance to win the BIG but most of the board thinks next season will be a rebuild year but I’m the negative one 😂

The point of the post was where is all the money Pat promised? Some of you acting like me asking the question is the next genocide.

But but Cignetti stop with Cignetti bs and money ball crap already.
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How much has he spent so far? do you even know.
 
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Patterson825 said:
Do any of you morons actually read? I’ve said numerous times with the roster we’ve retained and the Iowa State players we got in the portal we have a chance to win the BIG but most of the board thinks next season will be a rebuild year but I’m the negative one 😂

The point of the post was where is all the money Pat promised? Some of you acting like me asking the question is the next genocide.

But but Cignetti stop with Cignetti bs and money ball crap already.
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Okay, okay, okay. Kraft gave me the money, all of it, and I'm keeping it.

There is no answer, either how much he raised or where it went. This is Penn State where transparency hasn't been a value since the first three seconds of Rodney Erickson's tenure as President.
 
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Wait until the final numbers come out on Becht and Grunk's salaries, deals or whatever. Might as well put a tracker somewhere with their paychecks and stats on it.
 
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OK, lets say we have 30 million in NIL and 20 million in revenue sharing and it all goes to FB (it doesnt, but whatever). 105 players give or take and each one gets roughly 500K, seems easy right. Well, starting QB's get over 1 million, same with WR/RB/DE/DT and CB. The DT from Wake was one of the top couple DT to initially come out, he was offered 1.5 million by a couple schools. So if you figure he's getting that much, our guys were getting more than 500K. A good guess would be that the ISU kids came slightly cheaper than market value but certainly not much. Either way, we are already at 30+ guys who are from other schools, thats going to take up most of that $$.

Now that some of the big schools like OSU, Oregon, Bama, etc are having guys portal out, some schools knew this was coming and saved some to try and lure a big fish. We still have a few guys visiting, some maybe MC knew this as well, but thinking 30 million was going to get a bunch of plug and play all americans was silly
 
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EricLAllen said:
If he has the money, he should at least sign one or two big free agents here at the end to see how he can fit them into his system. This is Penn State now. You have to be able to use some big star talent or you'll end up getting smoked by the teams who have it.
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So you don't know he has the money because AGAIN this staff is replacing 49 people, but to make you feel better they should just do it instead of what they feel is right.
 
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Bison13 said:
OK, lets say we have 30 million in NIL and 20 million in revenue sharing and it all goes to FB (it doesnt, but whatever). 105 players give or take and each one gets roughly 500K, seems easy right. Well, starting QB's get over 1 million, same with WR/RB/DE/DT and CB. The DT from Wake was one of the top couple DT to initially come out, he was offered 1.5 million by a couple schools. So if you figure he's getting that much, our guys were getting more than 500K. A good guess would be that the ISU kids came slightly cheaper than market value but certainly not much. Either way, we are already at 30+ guys who are from other schools, thats going to take up most of that $$.

Now that some of the big schools like OSU, Oregon, Bama, etc are having guys portal out, some schools knew this was coming and saved some to try and lure a big fish. We still have a few guys visiting, some maybe MC knew this as well, but thinking 30 million was going to get a bunch of plug and play all americans was silly
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Top QB's are 3 million plus.
Top OT's are north of 2 million now.
Top DL are well over a million if not more.
The top WR is getting 4.5 at tOSU.
I believe Campbell walked away from 900k at PSU or something like that (could be wrong here, thought I read that).

If you average it out 105 into 30 million you only have 285k per player. The math does not math and it appears to me certain schools are now pushing north of 40 million to make it work. Then you have to account for a solid 2 deep as injuries can and will occur. Hell we were paying marginal starters and backups 500k last year.....the math doesn't math, but PSU fans need a shiny new toy so they can sleep better at night. I'm not saying trust the staff every single time, but he has been onboard a little over a month and people are freaking out. He signed 6 of the top 100 portal players....when is the last time PSU did that in recruiting....not even sure if they have. People had this notion PSU was going to just buy a natty like nobody else was thinking the same thing with more resources.
 
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