He fell in love with a dome and a song when he was a kid. Now he’s living the dream. He may not care if he ever starts. Who knows.
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Nothing wrong with that... his choice.... it’s his life. It would be interesting to see, however, what his perspective is on his college choice if he never gets off the bench.... and that’s a real possibility.
I was impressed with Jurkovec in his limited action last week. Not many QBs can sack AND force a fumble on themselves in a season let alone in the same game.
In all seriousness, I'd like to see him succeed. It's great to see local athletes perform well at all levels and Jurkovec is no exception.
In all seriousness, I'd like to see him succeed. It's great to see local athletes perform well at all levels and Jurkovec is no exception.
The world is littered with really good college QB’s that never got the playing time they thought they would. Lives ruined LOL. I doubt Jurko leaves Notre Dame but even if he does it would be as a 5th year senior with a Notre Dame degree. His parents might be disappointed also in how his career plays out but they will be extremely proud of that diploma he will have.
as stated about 2000 times before, the top teams recruit special talent quarterbacks every year with the thought that competition ultimately gives them the best they can have and what ever happens to the guys who get beat out well that’s the way it goes.
as stated about 2000 times before, the top teams recruit special talent quarterbacks every year with the thought that competition ultimately gives them the best they can have and what ever happens to the guys who get beat out well that’s the way it goes.
Micah Parsons was going to go to tOSU, but was seen on TV at GameDay while on a visit to tOSU, which would have put them in violation, so they couldn't take him.
Yep, people keep reading what it says on the ND roster and are getting confused by how they list their players.
Book - 1 year remaining after this season
Jurkovec - 3 years remaining
Jurkoff is an indoctrinated Domer. He'll be overrecruited at ND and end up transferring to Delaware or something. At least daddy can get to tell his friends his kid went to ND.
Jurkovec already had his mind made up about going to ND. When Narduzzi effectively pointed out some of the negatives about ND, young Phillip didn’t like it...
Well I always say, and this especially pertains to highly ranked QB's, and I used Georgia especially as an example, but we have seen it at Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State......
I know kids grow up to be fans of these schools, and they can offer alot. But there is only one QB1. And only one of them. Let's take Georgia specifically. They recruited Jacob Eason, Jake Fromm and Justin Fields in 2 years. All 5 stars. Why would all 3 sign with UGa is beyond me, knowing during their college year, only 1 is going to get the bulk of the snaps because they were all so close in class eligibility. It is different if you are say a 5 star FR and sign with Clemson this year, knowing next year Lawrence is going to be a JR then likely off to the NFL. But why would go to a place who already has kids ranked as highly, or higher than you?
It needs to be a business decision. If you are looking to go to the NFL, you need to go where you will have the best chance to play, on obviously a reasonably successful program who fits your style.
I know kids grow up to be fans of these schools, and they can offer alot. But there is only one QB1. And only one of them. Let's take Georgia specifically. They recruited Jacob Eason, Jake Fromm and Justin Fields in 2 years. All 5 stars. Why would all 3 sign with UGa is beyond me, knowing during their college year, only 1 is going to get the bulk of the snaps because they were all so close in class eligibility. It is different if you are say a 5 star FR and sign with Clemson this year, knowing next year Lawrence is going to be a JR then likely off to the NFL. But why would go to a place who already has kids ranked as highly, or higher than you?
It needs to be a business decision. If you are looking to go to the NFL, you need to go where you will have the best chance to play, on obviously a reasonably successful program who fits your style.
I understand what you are saying. But all three thought they were good enough to be the starter at UGA. One was and the other two left.
I don’t get the majority of this thread. Where does the expectation that a homegrown player should automatically choose Pitt come from? If I were a Western PA kid growing up over the last 18 years, why exactly do I choose to come to Pitt to play over the likes of ND, Penn St, Michigan, Ohio State or the 40-50 other programs that have outperformed Pitt over that span? Because I want to help resurrect the program? Kids today don’t think that way nor should they. They should go to the program where they feel they fit. If it doesn’t work out, now more than ever they have options to transfer. There is nothing wrong with that.
The bottom line is he never considered Pitt. When you are a ND fan and ND offers, you are likely to go. My wife and in-laws are all alums. It’s one of the strongest networks socially and professionally in the country. Regardless of his performance on the field or NFL aspirations, he is set up for success.
It has never fazed me as a Pitt fan/alumnus that he went to ND. He didn’t surprise me that the coaches recruiting him turned to negativity, particularly the offensive regime at the time. When you aren’t good and you have a player that is clearly not interested, you can focus your effort and energy elsewhere or resort to desperate measures. Negativity is an act of desperation. Since they are on their 3rd OC since that time, I would say he chose wisely given the information he had.
All that being said, it’s not unfathomable he finishes his career elsewhere, maybe even Pitt. I could see him graduate after next year, if he doesn’t get a shot with 2 years of eligibility then transfer.
The bottom line is he never considered Pitt. When you are a ND fan and ND offers, you are likely to go. My wife and in-laws are all alums. It’s one of the strongest networks socially and professionally in the country. Regardless of his performance on the field or NFL aspirations, he is set up for success.
It has never fazed me as a Pitt fan/alumnus that he went to ND. He didn’t surprise me that the coaches recruiting him turned to negativity, particularly the offensive regime at the time. When you aren’t good and you have a player that is clearly not interested, you can focus your effort and energy elsewhere or resort to desperate measures. Negativity is an act of desperation. Since they are on their 3rd OC since that time, I would say he chose wisely given the information he had.
All that being said, it’s not unfathomable he finishes his career elsewhere, maybe even Pitt. I could see him graduate after next year, if he doesn’t get a shot with 2 years of eligibility then transfer.
do you guys remember the one kid who bailed on ND went to UCONN sucked except for the fact that he and his weak ass arm beat Wanny . UGh
Gee Brian Kelly literally killed a student manager. That's a fact. I would mention it to anyone.
Zach Frazer, from the Harrisburg area. Similar to Jurkovic, in a way, that he had a cannon in high school, they goofed with his throwing motion at ND and then signed Brady Quinn the year after.
I remember this. There was a lot of complaining about Duzz and negative recruiting that year. Jurkovec took swipes at Pitt as often as he could. There was a little bit of arrogance there.
Parsons was visiting OSU when College Gameday came to town. A recruiting staffer at OSU apparently introduced him to Eddie George and Herbstreit, took some pictures with him, and I think it was spotted on the broadcast. That's a recruiting violation (related to publicizing unsigned recruits), and OSU basically had to stop contacting him or else it would be an ongoing violation - it basically tainted the whole recruitment. He was probably going to end up at OSU until that whole thing went down, but then OSU was basically forced to stop recruiting him.
I googled it. OSU "self-reported" it. The "we stopped recruiting him" part of the story conveniently dropped after Parsons picked PSU. Come one. Schools do the "we really didn't want him" shtick all the time. He was going to PSU all along.
Honestly, I believe the kid when he says he was pressured to commit if he wanted to leave that door open.
kind of a defeatist attitude you have, don't ya think? By your logic, Tony D should never have committed here given how bad the product was.
This article explains alot about his recruitment. Also remember, he switched High Schools after an incident.....
https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2017/10/micah_parsons_complicated_recr.html
Calling it "complicated" is probably the best way to describe it. He was committed to OSU but he was spending every unscheduled weekend at PSU. for unofficial visits. I honestly think he was one of those kids that enjoyed the attention and was a little immature. He seems to be doing pretty well.
This is why the transfer portal is a great thing for these kids. How many in the past could have made an impact but were stuck on a team and a coaches favorite got all the playing time.
Not entirely defeatist. Tony D didn’t grow up an ND fan as I know. Plus, in that day, it was a lot easier to get friends and family to Pitt game than to an ND game. Moreso, Majors could recruit, especially with Sherrill. What is crazy about Dorsett was he wasn’t recruited until the Big 33 game, which is my understanding. Things were definitely different then. Press, exposure etc. TD was well known in the WPIAL, but beyond that I’m not sure how much coverage he got out side of Western PA.
There are definitely kids who want to play here. Damar Hamlin Could have gone to ND but grew up a Pitt fan. These are the kids you want to build a program around.
As an aside, I read Marvin Harrison, Jr. out of St Joe’s prep in Philly, committed to Ohio st. over Penn St. Didn’t get an offer from Pitt per the writeup. I guess we don’t recruit Philly.
Good point, but honestly when you are being told you will be a 1st round draft pick like some of these 5 star guys are they don't think they will get beat out.
I wasn’t aware that his dad played for Syracuse. TD or Jurkovec? Jurkovec’s dad went to Duke. Dorsett grew up in the projects. Dad was a steelworker. Never heard that his Dad went to college. Not to get on a tangent, but I was just reading an article about V’Lique Carter at RB. He is the same size as Dorsett was when he played. Not making comparisons. Carter looks so small for a RB.
