Remember Nick Bowers from Kittanning?
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Yea but think about all the creamery ice cream he got to have in 4 years.
Also, his dad was a PSU fan so he got to stare at his son on the bench from the stands, which is nice.
Also, his dad was a PSU fan so he got to stare at his son on the bench from the stands, which is nice.
would he have made that many catches in his Pitt career? Maybe all these RU transfer TE's would have beaten him out, haha
The difference being that Foster was a 3 year starter, not sure how much actual playing time Bowers got.
Well, yes, he will be in an NFL camp. They expanded camp rosters so every senior goes to a camp and they keep most through the last cut. Terrish Webb, Elijah Zeise, etc.
But this isnt a Robert Foster situation. Foster was a 5 star who played a lot (though never caught any passes) for a NC team. Bowers is a 3 star who didnt have injury problems and barely played on a team significantly worse than those Bama teams.
And BTW, why the eff didnt he grad transfer? Forget Pitt, anywhere else where he didnt have to ride the pine behind a big-time player like Friermuth. Amazing how much these kids love riding the pine. Good things scholarships arent at 100 anymore. Bama, Ohio State, Penn State and others would stockpile more 4 and 5 star players on the bench and those players love every second of it.
Its funny how different basketball and football players. In basketball, if you dont get significant minutes your frosh season, you transfer. In football, these kids are thrilled to just put a uniform and sit the bench. I never understood that phenomenon.
What’s ironic is that everyone likes to harp on the student athletes for transferring and doing what’s best for them, but then they question why they wouldn’t do so when their team has a chance to benefit (I know you meant grad transfer anywhere and not just Pitt).
Sometimes it’s not all about playing time and minutes. Maybe he felt really comfortable with where he was at and who he was with? Maybe he wanted to finish what he started in 2015? Maybe he grew up a Penn State fan, or perhaps his family had a PSU legacy, and wanted to fulfill a lifelong dream of graduating from his dream school? I don’t know the kid so I don’t know the answer, but he was loyal to his school and his teammates so I applaud him for that. I’m sure he’ll have success in whatever he does in life (NFL or not). Also doesn’t hurt that he got to be part of some great teams and graduate from a great school in the process. Hopefully he has no regrets, because he shouldn’t.
Who just a rats a** about some kid named bowers and a prevent school.
I don’t!
I wouldn’t waste my dogs feces on ups or any of there players.
I don’t!
I wouldn’t waste my dogs feces on ups or any of there players.
Wasn't he the young man who also said he flipped to Penn State to be a forestry major? I'm pretty sure that's not an offered major at Pitt. Granted, he could have transferred for a final season after he got his degree, although maybe he is taking master classes related to forestry at PSU. My point being there is more to college football player's decision beyond playing in front of big crowds and great atmosphere at PSU vs. more playing time at Pitt vs. NCs at Bama.
The kid had 1 injury after another. This was the only year he was healthy. The kid is guaranteed another season due to this if he applies for it.
I could care less about some kid from Kittaning wanting to be a forest ranger at Enabler U but Enabler U fans hanging on the Pitt site....what's new
Yea, he can be proud of playing for a “cult” like school that values football more than the lives of children.
Kids should pick schools that are best for them. However when you commit to one school and then switch, there’s going to be a little “I told you so” coming from the fan base that was spurned.
Sounds like he was injured for his true freshman, redshirt freshman, and most of his redshirt sophomore seasons: https://triblive.com/sports/kittannings-nick-bowers-set-for-happy-healthy-senior-year-at-penn-state/
So at Pitt he was going to magically stay healthy? He battled injuries his entire career.
Yes. Pitt has better healthcare. They are still using witch doctors in Central PA.
Can you admit that you were wrong about the kid “not having any injuries”? Good Lord. He also played behind two AA caliber tight ends. I’m no PSU fan, but I did get to know him through family members and he’s a great kid and great student. This is isn’t fantasy football. Kids go places because of many factors and decide to stay for many others.
In the past four seasons Bowers got to go to the Rose Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, the Outback Bowl and likely the Rose Bowl again.
If he'd have went to Pitt, his highlight would be a loss to Northwestern in the Pinstripe Bowl and losing three out of four times to Penn State.
Glass houses people.
If he'd have went to Pitt, his highlight would be a loss to Northwestern in the Pinstripe Bowl and losing three out of four times to Penn State.
Glass houses people.
Know who else got to go on those trips? The PSU water boy. Sounds like he only contributed slightly less than this guy.
Now back to your board! Hope it's easier shoveling up them cow patties this time of year when they are frozen...
Pitt is 7-5 once again and after 5 seasons, there are few to no indicators that the program is going to get appreciably better than what it is right now
yet here pitt fans are, complaining about some kid who decided to go to penn state and decided to stay all five years at penn state.
weird fan base.
yet here pitt fans are, complaining about some kid who decided to go to penn state and decided to stay all five years at penn state.
weird fan base.
This thread is such a bad look for us Pitt fans. So many state they couldn't care less about PSU, yet here they are throwing hate on a kid who made a choice for what he felt was best for his life and stuck with it.
By responding with this hate, all your doing is showing that PSU lives rent free in your mind.
By responding with this hate, all your doing is showing that PSU lives rent free in your mind.
Kid had such bad hip injuries that it was thought his career was over 2 years ago. I know a family member, and they are good folks. He might get an NFL free agent look, but given his injury history, he'd be smart to just get on with his life's work.
The kid was committed for a year and then bolted at the last minute, left Pitt with no TE in that class. So yeah, screw Bowers.
This is correct. He missed two full seasons with injury and had a really nice year this year (considering who PSU's #1 TE is).
Some kids want to get away. Period. Some kids don't like the Oakland campus. Period. Some young men see college life beyond the 7 Saturdays at home. Who knows. PSU's campus' green space is becoming less and less all the time with more construction. The town of State College is getting as bustling as Oakland. It is a true big time program in most aspects but it's in the middle of nowhere. Preferences.
This is extremely surprising. Couldn't sniff the field at Penn State but makes an NFL team? What does that say about Franklin's recruiting? Pitt hasn't recruited a HS TE since the Wannstedt era and PSU is putting their ballboys in the league.
Lol. Just sitting on this for like 18 months waiting to say “I told you so.”
That's freakin hilarious.
I didn't even look at the date stamps, but I was wondering why this thread was posted now.
I think Pitt must occupy a lot of space in that nitter's head to wait 18 months for that post. Hilarious.
The exact same thing that people were saying on this thread two years ago: Bowers was a good player whose college career was limited by injury problems, and when he was healthy he ended up being behind two tight ends who are also in the NFL. There’s a reason why Franklin’s former tight end coach is with the Jaguars now - he obviously was a good recruiter and developer.
