Is it too early to be concerned with recruiting thus far?
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Vuk deleted the tweet really quick.
I actually heard the PSU boosters are going all in with Jeter. Heard that about a month ago. But I always hear that crap. Works on some kids, like Pryor.
I actually heard the PSU boosters are going all in with Jeter. Heard that about a month ago. But I always hear that crap. Works on some kids, like Pryor.
Just said a player that everyone thought was going to Pitt looks like he isnt, and a photo of Jeter
How clued in is this Vuk?
Losing Jeter would be a huge miss. So i hope this Vuk is another one of these folks who don't have a clue
Losing Jeter would be a huge miss. So i hope this Vuk is another one of these folks who don't have a clue
Tell me you seriously are not counting a walk on as a commit.
It is nice to have early commits, but depending on the season, things can really change. As far as Pitt, if Nard builds on last season, he could end up with a nice haul when things are said and done.
I liked that he took the time to attend the NJ camp with Harbaugh. He took advantage of an opportunity.
If we lose out on Jurkovec, Jeter, Wade, Adams, Hinesh, Thorpe and Lugg in our own back yard, that would be a big disappointment. We never even got a look from Swift.
To date, we have 2 high end recruits. The staff has a lot of work to do. Some teams are 70% done with their class. That does allow them to get more of a jump on the following class.
It is very doubtful Hinich flips and Huoy is not the same level recruit as the others.
Things are not really building as I/we hoped, but more importantly is things aren't balancing as they need to. The likely offensive prospects are pretty mediocre. I don't see any top end offensive playmakers that seem likely (or even close to likely) to choose Pitt for 2017.
I swear some of you can't wait for any opportunity to declare failure.
No idea what all of the angst is about. Looks pretty much the same as last year.
No idea what all of the angst is about. Looks pretty much the same as last year.
Last year's class was fine, but this is a full year for them, so I would expect improvement. However, the biggest issue with last year's class was the imbalance offense vs. defense. Fine when you consider he is a defensive guy who took over from an offensive guy, but now it becomes an issue if year 2 produces the same large imbalance. Only 4 of the current commits are at playmaking positions and none are very highly recruited guys and the targets out there are similar. That is a lot of trust on a staff to scout and coach up the offensive side, when it isn't supposed to be the HC's forte.
There is obviously still plenty of time, but there are certainly some reasons to worry.
Wait, PSU Boosters going "all in"? That means cheating. Please find out more, and let's report them to the NCAA. I am sick and tired of those kid raping, DA murdering cults acting like they are holier than thou. They are worse than Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Ohio State or any of the big football factories.
The offense is least of the staff's worries. The defense was in shambles when they got here so placing priority on that side of the ball made a lot of sense.
No idea what you consider a playmaker. I see them going after receivers that have good hands and RB's that run north/south. QB that looks accurate. OL'men that finish and are aggressive. Looks to me like a possession oriented offense that is being set up to physically attack the teams at the top of the ACC. The defense is where they're concentrating on speed because they'll need it to hang with those schools.
Yeah, if you look at stars and offer sheets, I get why you'd be down.
Never to early to panic about recruiting. I'm already terrified about how the 2018 class is shaping up.
At some point the offensive recruiting has to balance in talent and numbers. Maybe next year will be the year they go huge on offensive talent, but considering the WR position is already very, very shallow on talent, that really worries me we will be looking at a 3 year void. At QB you are counting on lightly recruited and 2nd/3rd/4th choice (for Pitt/Canada) players, who will have no experience.
Absolutely I would worry about the level of recruits we are getting and offer sheets usually tell that tale. You can't continually place blind faith on low numbers of lower level recruits on the side of the ball where the staff is less regarded. I mean, you can, but it should worry the reasonable and realistic fan.
It just isn't a very good point that "the question is asked every year" in our case when the results basically never invalidate the question.
-Jeter and Munford both cb'd to Pitt. In fact there are about 8 predictions that just came in the last few days and every one of them has both players to Pitt. Also on the very short list for Garbutt and Thomas as well as a number of other players. Long time to go. It takes approx 5 four star level recruits and the rest 3 star for a top 25 class in the composite rankings. We already have 2 four stars and a 5 star transfer in Chris Clark, the former #1 TE in the country. No worries. Keep stacking the dline
It is never to early to panic over recruiting. This is what college football is. The teams that recruit the best win, plain and simple. And or all those who will give me the one off's save your breath.
-Paris Ford easily can play wr by the way. He is by far the most important biggest recruit in the entire class. By far.
Munford would be a really good get, if I remember correctly he's being chased by some really good coaches. Garbutt would not surprise me, seems like a really good player.
Many talk about how big getting Jeter is. Maybe just as big is some big time OL, we lose a lot in the near future. Narduzzi wants to pound the ball on the ground, having the right OL is critical. Munford would be a good start.
Last years class was last year, no guarantees for this year. How is Harley doing in recruiting this year?
Many talk about how big getting Jeter is. Maybe just as big is some big time OL, we lose a lot in the near future. Narduzzi wants to pound the ball on the ground, having the right OL is critical. Munford would be a good start.
Last years class was last year, no guarantees for this year. How is Harley doing in recruiting this year?
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None of those players are offensive playmakers. Clark obviously doesn't count in the rankings (even though the same people have been trying to count him for last year and this year) and Sibley will definitely move down the rankings. I don't care about the class rankings much, though. I do care about the talent and getting top level recruits. Usually that translates to the former, but it isn't a perfect science with top offers translating into top rankings every time.
Paris Ford isn't going to play WR more than in special situations, like Whitehead.
I wouldn't be ecstatic because that probably means we are unlikely to win anything of substance in the ACC/P5, but it would be solid.
-Not really. On the line this year, Bookser and O'neil are sophomores, Officer and Jones Smith juniors. So yea, we are going to bring guys in, but its not like we have a complete rebuild replacing 5 guys at once in the same year.
-Jeter and Garbutt are at the top of my list. Nathan Proctor is really high on Pitt, we have a chance with him. We have a chance with Singleton. We obviously need LB talent as we are short and thin. Pugh and Pine was a good rebuild start. I mean we have a shot at a ton of good players. And more players can be stolen late. Remember last year when we hauled in Camp, Watts, and Hamlin at the end? That was 3 of our best recruits in the entire class.
-I dont have all these offensive concerns as others have. We are completely loaded at RB in the near future. The biggest problem is depth, not talent. We have a 6'4 WR in Ruben Flowers that is an athletic freak and a 4 star player, a 5 Star in Clark, and another 4 Star who should be a 5 star in Ford if you play him some at offense, which they should. We really need another QB, a quality one and not roster fill player, a TE for depth, and 1 other really good WR. I dont view our current WR core as bad. I view it as young and unproven.
Well, I disagree, I think we would be near top every year with that kinda class. We all know at that level, with the hit and misses of stars, 10-40 could easily be really close. Coaching will put you over the top
