Unlike Campbell’s recruiting plan at ISU which resulted in zero championships and the same number of playoff appearances you mean? Look I get the Franklin firing and hope Campbell wins all those championships Kraft promised but claiming Franklin had no recruiting plan is beyond nonsensical.
2027 Recruiting Thread
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This is completely false. And would be refuted by multiple sites’s insiders.
PSU thought asking price was too steep and moved on to Wood. Actually, Georgia did too.
Steve Wiltfong even reported that days before his commitment date he reached out to PSU (and reportedly ND) and was wanted to negotiate NIL one last time. PSU passed again.
VT was the only school willing to pay him. Not PSU, not Georgia, not ND, not OSU.
Psu was the only school that was willing to pay Woods price. No offers from osu, ND or georgia.
This is the absolute truth spanning from the insider boards to X. PSU and Georgia spoke with each other to confirm the agent was playing games falsifying the offer from both schools to artificially drive up the bidding war. After that conversation, both PSU and Georgia dropped out and Franklin was left bidding on a player at an artificial amount. It was worth it to Franklin as he could claim he beat out Blue Bloods for a QB.
I’m referring about his lack of planning for the usage of NIL overall, not just recruiting. He spent big on Olesh and ruined his pot of money to land an elite DT and an elite WR in the portal for the 2025 run. He had options, but couldn’t spend the money in that portal season.
@Tom McAndrew cmon man this is getting insane. Just drop this clown.
Crystal ball for Guertin. Word on the street is it happens this weekend. Big money deal for this one.
In the end Franklin pissed in his own Wheaties.
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Bear Alexander who played for the Ducks would have made a big difference in the middle of the line last year.
Penn State beats out Florida and others for 2027 DE Elijah Guertin
Penn State picked up another commitment, adding defensive end Elijah Guertin to its 2027 recruiting class. Nittany Lion fans, learn more!
Guertin is a big recruiting win.
Campbell was one of the first to scout and offer him when he was ranked in the 1000s. Very under the radar guy in RI which isn’t known for its talent. Then Florida and Tenn hopped in. He’s now ranked in the top 200.
It seems like we’re way more intentional with our recruiting than we’ve been in a long time. Campbell is going after his guys.
Campbell was one of the first to scout and offer him when he was ranked in the 1000s. Very under the radar guy in RI which isn’t known for its talent. Then Florida and Tenn hopped in. He’s now ranked in the top 200.
It seems like we’re way more intentional with our recruiting than we’ve been in a long time. Campbell is going after his guys.
Sorry for bursting your bubble. There is no such contradiction in what I’m saying. Olesh at 6-5 210 pounds could not play tight end in year one here. Guertin already has the size to play in college. Campbell’s crew spends money when they see value and getting a more immediate return in investment (Gibson is another one we spent elevated dollars on because he can start at rb in year one.)
Yep, we had opportunities for him and others (mutual interest) and Franklin was so extended otherwise (Olesh and some of the retained seniors cost a fortune above market rates)he couldn’t pull the trigger on needed portal help to plug some of the major holes we had in the roster.
Jamir Dean is being projected to flip to Georgia. We can’t always have nice things here. He was the WR I was most excited about. He took a secret trip to Georgia this past week without telling our staff. Maybe it’s good riddance if that is how he operates.
I tend to agree with you here. We are likely not getting Sesay, but it almost a given that unless Sesay throws on about 30 pounds of good weight in the next year. PSU will get more out of Guertin year one and two than the team the lands Sesay will get. Sesay has top end potential appear to be unlimited. Think Oweh, who never really gave PSU a lot, but is actually a better pro player.
What people see in Sesay is great explosion on a frame that can be 250 down the road. Guertin is already there, but may not be as athletic. Guertin is a safer choice and at a lesser cost. He is exactly what PSU needs to land, and he may turn into a real high draft pick as well. He's no slouch. I tend to think he's a top 100, even top 50 kid if he plays in Texas or Florida.
Great point, you are figuring it out. College ready player versus non ready as a very high end project. Pay for one not the other.
Olesh was listed at 236 on last year's roster. Sorry to burst your bubble but measurables from 11th grade tend to improve. Guertin will also not hold 255-260 as he is currently listed. That is why the recruiting sites list him as DL. He is most likely going to DT.
You know who is playing this year? What other recruits have the green light? I want to know who are thegood and bad signings using your logic.
Who are the college ready players in this class and not college ready? Give us the list.
Olesh came in at 210. He did not have the size to compete at TE in year one. Sure, after a year of S&C he got to 236. Maybe at that height he can get to 245-2 50 to play TE for Oregon this year. Guertin is de, that is how he was recruited, and Our new dc prefers larger DE’s.
Guertin is way underrated. Will be near the top of this class by the end of the year.
If PSU gets 1 or both of the WRs projected to PSU, plus keeps the WR already committed, PSU is in really good shape. This is the new normal.
Were these the same fake/unknowledgeable insiders who were telling you Wood faced tougher comp against Catholic League and publics than Bourque did against prep school NEPSAC competition?
The "insiders say" shtick lost any and all credibility following that embarrassment.
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Would be a perfect weekly entry for Sports Illustrated s old bit....This week s sign of the apocalypse
This sport is such a joke now. Shame on the people that allowed this to happen. Talking about all the issues with the game, not this one thing…
The sheep here are comical. It's worth hanging around. One tells a lie and then they all swear to it. Olesh got a million, LOL
Poor James, if he just knew football like or listened to the real experts here.
Not every fanbase would celebrate wrestling the #30 rated QB from the clutches of Boston College and disparage the #7 rated qb who was a top 3 in the Elite Eleven ....but we coach em up. LOL
I pay you a compliment, and you wont accept it. Of course, just maybe we were both being sarcastic.
I already did give you the start of a list. Guertin will get some meaningful reps at PSU as a true freshman, and Sesay likely will not wherever he ends up. Guertin got a college build, even if he ends up at DT. Sesay is 30 pounds of good weight of being a college DE.
Now, see if I'm right in 15 months.
Question. Do you think a HS Tight end (regardless of skill level or HS rating) that comes on campus at around 215 to 220 is ready to contribute at a college level?
For Olesh, maybe he will show at Oregon he was worth the money Franklin thought he was, but last year. Olesh was no more ready to contribute than Matt Henderson was. The both needed 30 pounds or so, and will get it. Have you noticed to two TEs signed this year are both already around 230. They are both more college ready bodies.
If my mother had a penis she could have been my father. Mowing the grass a half inch shorter might have beaten Oregon.
Campbell hasn't made a mistake .....since we agree with everything he does.....he must really know the game.