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Premium pay story from yesterday was titled something like "PSU picks up leverage with DL commit". Pic of Paiva.
2027 Recruiting Thread
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Premium pay story from yesterday was titled something like "PSU picks up leverage with DL commit". Pic of Paiva.
I can't negate that take but we can't go all out on Bourque and let Wood slip away in my opinion. Close the deal with Wood then see what happens with Bourque but I don't think we have enough money for both plus once we get Wood (hopefully) then the NIL priority should shift to the next biggest position of need and I don't see that being a QB unless you want to hedge your bet and have the two compete against one another knowing one will then depart. Just don't think that is the best roster management strategy.
EDIT: We will know soon enough with Bourque by May 14th. My gut says it is not PSU but it is not like Campbell is texting me about it. I am nervous about Bourque's fit in the Campbell system.
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Agreed. He is a 3 star steal that is really a 4 star talent. The evaluations on him out there are excellent. Campbell is identifying and landing talent that will be more highly rated at the end of the cycle.
I didn't read the story, but I heard a Tyler Calvaruso podcast there other day, and he made the point of landing Montgomery gives PSU leverage with the other DT recruits they are looking at. Montgomery was plan 1A, and when you land him the others know you have lost a spot for them and you can start playing the other guys off of each other.
He said we are looking pushing hard for Paiva, Tookes and Saint Fleur to make the call. All of them are solid high 3 star/low 4 star kids, but none are top 250 kids and they might be afraid of losing a spot.
Lazy recruiting by Georgia , did the same with Justin Fields.
I'm sure our coaches know exactly where they stand with both Bourque and Wood. They're not running around making new offers, so I'm sure they're confident we'll get a commitment from 1 of the 2.
Good pickup - more of a developmental prospect that they want to grow into the position
Meh. Get the in state kid in Taylor. If Dean wants to walk to get a bag of cash, so be it. Get an experienced kid in the portal.
He has not made a decision yet. He is highly rated and PSU wants him, but also considered to be a bit of a developmental prospect.
Taylor is taken OV's to Colorado, Georgia and PSU then making his pick after.
You are saying Von Brandt is a project? The #1 player in the state of DE with offers from everywhere in the country? If so, what does that make the kid they just took? With all due respect, we can sugarcoat it all we want by saying we are only looking for “fits”, etc, but it sure feels like they are taking diamonds in the rough because they are getting shut out on the high end guys. It feels like we are getting our a**es handed to us with anybody that has offers from the big boys.
For anyone actually paying attention, you will not or never be satisfied with this recruiting class..
Passive aggressive cockroach that will give one positive for every 5 negatives..
F off. D bag. Is that passive aggressive enough for you? For anybody paying attention, several guys who were high on PSU’s radar have committed elsewhere. We don’t get that on here, though, only the positives. Show me the gem in this class? Montgomery and Telfair might be the only ones. How many blue chips in the PSU recruiting footprint are going elsewhere? Drink the kool aid if you want. They are missing on a bunch of top recruits. No excuses.
Von Brandt will likely be a Nittany Lion. His current physical development is not yet college ready. A couple of our 3 star commits we’re higher on the board for Campbell. You need a premium subscription either here or the other board. Edit - or simply listen to the podcast for either recruiting service. Both are excellent.
We’re supposed to be taking 30-35 guys from what I’ve heard so if you think every single one is going to be 4 star or 5 star you’re delusional. Some of these kids are going to get bumped to a 4 star at some point. Also, Georgia is trying to flip Dean who is currently a 3 star.
F off BGJ lover.. No excuses that you’re a complete moron and have no idea on how these recruits and coaches didn’t know or meet each other until January.. And you blow your smoke as these people have had relationships for 2-3 years.. idiot DA
No excuses that you’re completely out of touch and run your negative bs nonstop, while throwing a random like in there
FO *** wipe
You are absolutely right that we need extreme recruiting numbers in the 30s, and we also unfortunately need an elevated number of portal transfers in the offseason. The funny thing about Dean is that he is merely slightly underrated by the services, and there’s materially no difference between Dean or Khalil Taylor in terms of their college potential. I hope we land both, but we shall see. Georgia and Notre Dame are the thorns in our side for recruiting right now.
Here’s the thing. PSU plays in a conference with some really good coaches. Lanning, Day, Cignetti, Fisch, now Chesney and Whittingham. Let’s say Campbell is as good of a coach as any of them, because he probably is. All things being equal, what do we think the difference would be in winning and losing against those coaches? Talent. Talent wins. If Campbell can outcoach them consistently with less talent like Cignetti did last year, it will be really impressive, but that will be tough.
If you want to start a circle jerk over the recruiting so far. Go for it.Wow.. typical comment from someone “exactly” with your symptoms
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Lets assume you are right about Von Brandt. Lets say he is an absolute stud and will be college ready day one. If what you believe is true. There is absolutely no impact of landing any other recruit at any other position. There is a spot for him in the class no matter what. Everyone is saying after Von Brandts last visit. PSU is right there. Not the favorite, but not some massive underdog.
IMO, I don't know that this is true of Von Brandt. Being considered that massive of a get. I do believe it is true of Sesay and if we land 4 DEs and can still land Sesay. They are taking him, but I doubt they are recruiting DEs based on the fact that they think they can land him.
BTW, at DE. PSU is going really really really hard for the kid from Rhode Island.
He's not "strong armed" (in comparison to other options) ... he doesn't have to force balls at XBHS ... they're open. He struggles to throw on the run because he needs to get his whole body into it, and his mechanics are "long" in that respect. 1 INT tells me nothing, in and of itself ... for example, there was a point where Allar (who I still like, despite his flaws) was missing a bunch of throws, and his mechanics were wonky, but he barely threw any picks (if any) ... for a long, long time. Eventually it caught up with him.
You can see the comparative difference even here ...
That's 4 highly regarded NE kids who train with the same folks ... the arm action of the other 3 kids (I'm actually not familiar with the one - he's apparently out of Wellesley, but goes to the Hun school in Princeton) is so much cleaner and quicker. It’s why his ball is loopier and slower.
I’m not trolling … exaggerating a little? Sure. But I do see Will Wood as more of a BC level talent … and O’Brien wants him because he wants that local talent and he’s a “gamer.” And I think Borque has a chance to be the real deal.
Franklin was making inroads at the New England prep schools when he was at PSU (Michigan used to be the main top program stealing kids from the area) … and my understanding is that hasn’t stopped. I know some guys at those schools and he’s been around a bunch (for up here). No clue if Borque to VT actually has legs, but if it does, Wood to BC and Borque to VT could be a thing … that’d be weird, seeing as the last 2 PSU coaches would be winning out over the current one.
I never said he will be college ready day one. I also never said he’ll be a complete stud. However, the kid with 22 offers from all the big boys like ND, Ohio Stste, LSU, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, and FSU probably has a better probability of being successful than some others. If we want to make Cignetti the blueprint going forward for being able to evaluate talent, he has an Indiana offer also. Look, I hope all the guys Campbell is taking pan out. I really do. He has to get some of the guys in the traditional PSU recruiting footprint though. If for no other reason, than to establish relationships going forward.
PSU's recruiting ranking is inflated by the number of commits. It's average commit is 88 and a fraction. That's about where it has been in the past. Same dish, same ingredients.....some are just in love with the chef. Perhaps the big spash commits are coming, But to date, this is recruiting pretty much as it has been.
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Just curious, do you think CMC would have gone 1-18 with same talent against ranked B10 rivals?