Rocco Spindler in the portal
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I don't know enough about him as a player, but my Notre Dame friends had been saying he was a weak link on their line long before he hit the portal. It's certainly possible the he is both not good enough for ND line and better than what Pitt has.
Yeah being a weak link at Notre Dame, the national title runner up, doesn't equate to not being a quality player. When you are surrounded by high quality players you can be relatively bad and still actually be a solid player. I have no idea if he is any good but not being good enough for ND doesn't equate to not being good enough for Pitt.
Didn’t you guys use the same logic for Jerkovich??
Or Eli Holstein? Some guys that don't get playing time at top programs transfer down and star and some are duds. I have no idea if this player would be more Holstein or Jurkovec like.
Yeah, but before Eli Holstein, how many other transfer QB types have we seen come and go that just weren’t it?? I think for all the energy that they spend getting transferred portal quarterbacks they can spin just as much energy developing their own recruits
It's not much film but seems like he'd be an upgrade over what we currently have.
And on the Jurkovic comparison. OL evaluations are pretty cut and dry because of the nature of the position. Skill players rely on them to be successful. OL rely on no one when it comes to their blocking prowess.
We don’t need Rocco. ND don’t need Rocco. You don’t leave a program like ND where you are a starter for a championship contender unless your ass was given the boot…. Let him go on with his life’s work…
He starts 23 games for Notre Dame - Starts.
Not Minchy who's 3rd string or whatever - Spindler Starts - for Notre Dame.
At a position that Pitt desperately needs help - and a legacy.
Hell he could probably tell Darveux how real programs run an OL.
But no, Pitt shouldn't take him.
Unbelievable.
Agree. He started every game for a team that just played for the NC and as top 5 among P4s in rushing offense. I'm pretty sure he would be an upgrade at G for Pitt.
These guys with the "no, Pat, don't" but were either silent or praising the pickup when we just took a transfer OT who barely got on the field at Michigan in 4 full years (including this year after they graduated their entire 2023 OL) are ridiculous. Spindler would be one of the most accomplished transfers Dooz ever brought in. A full time starter from a NC team, and he's not good enough for Pitt. LOL. Just mind boggling absurdity on this board. every day, I have to say, keeps me engaged.
Not gonna happen anyway, his dad hates Pitt for the way the U handled things/him with the Golden Panthers at the tail end of his time as a Panther.
Watch and see where he lands, and what his NIL payday looks like.
Hint--it will be at a better program than Pitt, for more money than Pitt could/would ever give an OL. Word is Michigan is the current frontrunner.
Posters poormouthing a 2 year starter on a NC team while Pitt just dumpster dove for Michigan's trash at OT. The Lair never disappoints.
If he wasn't good enough for Pitt when he was a recruit, screw him. And if his dad hates Pitt now, why bother?
If I'm running a company and I offer a job to someone and they don't accept it for a different, should I write them off if they quit or resign from that job?
Seems like bad business.
Piss on him.... We don't need Rocco.... Michael Corleone didn't need Rocco either... If he did, he wouldn't have sent him on the suicide mission to kill Hyman Roth....
LOL! Some of you guys crack me up. Posters are getting worked up about a guy that's not coming to Pitt. You guys can talk yourselves into him coming to Pitt and how much he can help us. I'll go the opposite direction so you're not disappointed.... You can blame me when Pitt gets snubbed by another legacy.....again.....
"Weakest" link from a line that went 5-0 against ACC competition........Can't see him being of any help to the quick footed, monster strength, full of drive line that went 0-5 against their last five ACC foes...
I doubt they have much of a chance with others on the list but it appears at least that Duzz thinks hed be a significant addition.
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Report: Pitt ‘Heavily Involved’ with Notre Dame Starting OL
Pitt has added a few offensive linemen to the roster this offseason, but it’s still a unit that has disappointed over the last couple of seasons. So, there’s always room for improvement. According to a report by Pete Nakos of On3, Pitt is “heavily involved” with Notre Dame transfer offensive...
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No one said he was...You just felt the need to bust on the kid for some reason...btw, there is such a thing as being not good enough for the National Champ runner ups but good enough, if not better than, the current talent pool at Pitt, agreed?
Easy, he wants to finish up having fun. If he goes to a strong program this, his last year, he may well find himself in the same situation he was in at ND, fighting day after day just to stay in the line-up. Knowing you will be one of the top athletes may really allow you to focus on areas you need to improve upon, if you can do it well enough you may blow up and get a shot on the next level, plus you know you are going to be on the field on Saturdays. Plus you get to play for the joy of playing, practicing all week and standing on the sidelines for the OL is the worst.
If he comes to Pitt, I would be pleasantly surprised. The more experienced options at OL, the better.
However, I am always skeptical about legacies.
I don’t think you leave ND as a starter unless you think you can go to another program as good and make more money. I suspect he thinks he can get more cash elsewhere but I wouldn’t be surprised if he stayed at ND
It happens quite frequently. Most likely, Rocco wanted more than what ND was willing to pay & the Irish feel they will get better value going with a younger OL in the pipeline they have developed.
He won't--unless Dooz offers the biggest bag. In which case he will. But he won't.
same situation he was in at ND, fighting day after day just to stay in the line-up.
Yep-fought every day just to stay in the starting lineup 23 straight games, 1300 snaps. I think you have it pegged.
Or maybe it's simply a case of a grad student who, on the wise advice of his dad, is trying to make as much money as he can playing football, and he's in the portal to max out his market value because, as his dad has preached to him, football futures are never guaranteed.
Way to cover all your bases. That way you can’t be wrong. You are starting to sound like SMF.
Actually, we're pretty bad and he's pretty good.
He started 23 games on a team that went 24-5 with 4 postseason wins and a natty appearance during that span. Pat Coogan, the ND center who started at guard opposite Spindler last year, started 26 straight games during those two seasons. He's also in the portal. Does that mean he's not that good either?
You keep saying he’s from a national championship team, but that’s a little bit watered down, considering the fact that they had one of the easiest routes to the championship game. And they didn’t win the national championship. They just got lucky by being seeded where they got seeded. Now I will acknowledge that he probably has a better recruit than anybody who Pat Narduzzi recruits on the offensive line BASED ON THE HS RANKINGS. But sometimes you’re better off believing in your process and developing your own guys. But I’m sick of taking on these guys after they get done screwing around.
Report: Top Portal OL Visiting Pitt This Week
There’s a time crunch with the Pitt spring semester nearing the end of its enrollment window, but the Panthers are firmly in the mix for one of the top offensive linemen in the transfer portal. According to a report by Pete Nakos of On3, Notre Dame transfer offensive lineman Rocco Spindler is...
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At least we made it to the visit.
Spindler is a registered student at Pitt. Peak said this and I just searched it myself. The bad news is that he's also a Nebraska student. So between us and them I guess.
And Nebraska semester starts later than Pitt, so he wouldn't be behind as much there. If these things called grades still matter for athletes.
I also looked and Nebraska only has one OL transfer coming in, so I'm sure they will have a giant NIL package for him.
