Wade to Pitt?
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We are not the ones deciding on the value of Wade. If Pat Narduzzi thinks he would be of value to the program then I'm OK with it. There was a lot of negativity spun Wade's way when he chose the Evil Empire, including by me. If he comes to Pitt it will all be good.
Since I don't watch the peds I couldn't tell you if he started, played special teams or did not dress. For those obsessed with the peds you would know better how good he is. All I know is he acted like an ass during and after the recruiting process. Do I see some Antonio Brown (without the football athleticism) in this guy ie. bad for the locker room.
If he wants to come to PITT and PITT coaches decide he can help, I'm all in.
Businesses "steal" people they don't like from a hated competitor because
that person can add value.
Remember it's just football!
Businesses "steal" people they don't like from a hated competitor because
that person can add value.
Remember it's just football!
In all fairness to Wade, he played behind 4 upperclassmen that have been or will be (this year) drafted to the NFL. I think his transfer has more to do with not wanting to wait his turn and the fact that he has a child at home. In his mind he needs to make the pros as fast as possible with the path of least resistance - his biggest issue is that he is oblivious to the fact that he's not NFL material.
Did you really need half of your response to tell everyone you don’t watch the peds?
Then he's making the right decision by coming to Pitt and getting a more valuable degree.
Wade could probably be a hell of a slot cover corner. Maddox did damn well here and his biggest issue was his height. Pitt is at a point now where a guy like Wade doesn’t have to be #1. Imo if he wants to come here and doesn’t act like it’s s favor to Pitt then welcome aboard.
Yes probably. The kid had 4/5 stars slapped next to his name and offers from every school in the business.
We all thought Max Brown was going to be great here too...why? Because he had 4/5 stars slapped to his name and offers from every school in the business.
If my options are taking a shot at Wade or some plan G recruit right now to fill the final spots, give me wade every day of the week.
Paris Ford also had offers from everyone. He has yet to get off our bench and he is actually around 6' tall. I think he is far more talented than Wade, so I have no idea why we would be interested in adding more bench material.
Wade got a lot of playing time as a FR on a team a few plays away from the CFP. He didnt get as much this year, but again PSU is LOADED with talent. Ford cannot get off the bench for Pitt teams that have lost 14 games the last 2 years. Huge difference.
Stop it! Just stop..He’s not going to get on the phone and call Narduzzi and tell him he didn’t mean to diss Pitt and he wants to be part of the Pitt family.
It’s NOT going to happen...
And, Narduzzi is NOT going to call Wade.
PITT gets Devonshire the Ohio St U didn't offer him last week.If Wade wants to play next year his only chance is Pitt because of a hardship waiver.If he goes anywhere else he'll have to sit.Ncaa will give him a waiver to Pitt because of his kid or kids that live there.Wvu is 80 miles away don't think he gets the waiver here.bwdik
Yeah. Lost in this is the guy hasn't said anything about wishing to go to Pitt.
And WVU is pretty close to his hometown as well. A P5 school with more need for competent DBs.
And one the douche didn't act like ahole towards.
Like I said, if a position of desperate need, swallow the bile for that, and make a pitch for him.
But hes a scrawny DB who couldn't see the defensive back field for a team that effectively lost to Appalachian state.
So... take your logo stamping child rapist worshipping self to WVU.
And WVU is pretty close to his hometown as well. A P5 school with more need for competent DBs.
And one the douche didn't act like ahole towards.
Like I said, if a position of desperate need, swallow the bile for that, and make a pitch for him.
But hes a scrawny DB who couldn't see the defensive back field for a team that effectively lost to Appalachian state.
So... take your logo stamping child rapist worshipping self to WVU.
One of the many differences is that Maddox was the fastest (or one of the two fastest) guy on the team.
Wade wouldn't come close to that.
Good point on the waiver. I can tell you, that since Wade’s announcement, Narduzzi hasn’t given it a second thought. If Wade wants to come to Pitt, he will have to swallow his pride and call Narduzzi and I don’t see that happening without some contrition from Wade.
My sentiments exactly. If he were all that, then I would sit down with him and see if a union would be mutually beneficial to both. But so far, I don’t see it. Therefore, both should move on... Actions have consequences...
I don't really care about the optics. If he's successful, it could give Pitt a minor boost in the WPIAL. If he isn't, it could make Pitt look silly to take someone back who publicly spurned them. I don't think either is significant. What matters to me is whether or not he can play at a P5 level and I have seen zero indication that he can. He's a good athlete, not great. He's very small. The measureables aren't there. The performance isn't there. Where's the appeal? Saint or sinner, I don't think he's a very good player.
Good lord the butthurt is strong. Why is everyone assuming that he has to be a starter if he does come? Everybody wants to discredit the star system when it comes to guys like him. But when narduzzi recruits the three-star, its "potential", and everybody's all optimistic.
And not for nothing VLique had 1 great game, after that what did he do? I get being excited about speed , but you have to have some skill at the position as well , and I haven't seen that from him as a WR. Does Whipple plan to run ineffective jet sweep after jet sweep? Why the assumption we need a dedicated jet sweep dude? I dunno.
And not for nothing VLique had 1 great game, after that what did he do? I get being excited about speed , but you have to have some skill at the position as well , and I haven't seen that from him as a WR. Does Whipple plan to run ineffective jet sweep after jet sweep? Why the assumption we need a dedicated jet sweep dude? I dunno.
Because he has greater potential NOT to be a bench player when compared to what they already have as recruits in the secondary that are their bench players.
I'd rather take my chances with Wade over Stocker, Garner and Campbell. I've already seen Stocker for 3 years, he stinks. I've already seen Garner for 2, he is allergic to contact and already has a strike against him and was not allowed to travel with the team to the bowl game. Campbell may have potential, but not that great so far. Wade plays much harder than those 3 and lays the wood. Narduzzi also thought he was a top player and did all he could to get him to Pitt, so as far as talent evaluation, coach doesn't agree with you.
Quit being butt hurt, forget about your make believe "rivalry" and get some high end athletes in here who could help make a difference.
When was he offered by Pitt? That should tell you if he is a plan A or B recruit.
And I LOVE Devonshire....but that's what coach thinks of Devonshire, they guy who we all say is the chief evaluator who knows more than all the posters combined.
Let me make this simple-
Of course we take him.
Even if it’s for depth and special teams or some package on offense.
We’re a program coming off back to back 7 loss seasons
Don’t be stupid, folks.
Of course we take him.
Even if it’s for depth and special teams or some package on offense.
We’re a program coming off back to back 7 loss seasons
Don’t be stupid, folks.
I can speak for me and most others in this thread, I am not at all butt hurt. I do not know what perspective you have on the so called "make believe" rivalry. I have been following Pitt since roughly 1973, when I was only 7 years old. The game has been played quite a bit over the years and to me it is still a rivalry, even tho it dies next year.
I do despise that place and all that has gone on up there over the years both on and off the field. For those like SMF, who think the program is so great and loaded with talent, I disagree. I freely admit they are recruiting better than us, but even so they lost 4 games this year. They beat us 51-6, but, anyone who thinks the score would have been remotely similar to that had we played them at the end of the season is foolish. They are better, but they are not worlds better.
That leads me to my point. I would take a tranfer from them with bells on, if Matos, Parsons, or Short wanted out and was interested in us. Why? Those kids can flat out play. However, I don't need Narduzzi trying to find a position for a guy who really is just average (he is hardly a high-end athlete) and they can't find a place to play him other than special teams at Ped St. I want the Duzz to focus on what we have here, and get Paris Ford ready to be a starting safety this season.
Penn State has Ohio State-level players but with James Franklin-level coaching.
Wow you personally talked to HCPN about wade? Cool
Why does anyone give a shit about this? Who cares? Get over it. We need talent wherever it comes from, and this inferiority complex is so, so stupid.
We're all die-hard fans of a mostly irrelevant program. Getting mad as a defense mechanism that a kid who had like fifty P5 offers doesn't love what we love as much as we do is ridiculous.
That is their problem not mine. He is most certainly not recruiting at Ohio State's level. He closed ground this year but has been lagging them prior to. That said, He is a recruiter and not much else, so I agree with you on the coaching point. The joebots will be pulling their hair out for years trying to figure out why they can't win anything with the increased level of talent that Franklin provides, which quite frankly makes me giddy!
I'm under the age of 40, PSU is just another school to me. I's be willing to bet the majority of people under 40 think the same way. Pitt's rival is wvu, but when you're not playing for trophies and the game only carries bragging rights, who cares.
As far as what should Narduzzi be doing, I don't agree with you. Narduzzi doesn't have anywhere near enough talent. He should be looking for recruits and transfers from all over. Get kids from PSU, Slippery Rock, who gives a shit, just get athletes who can make a difference. I'm tired of hard working kids who do the right thing on and off the field but get blown by on the field because they are not athletic enough. Leave no stone unturned for players and swallow your pride and do what's best for the program. Win.
LOL - so as a well known uber liberal on this board, you don't feel certain types should be held accountable for their actions? I'm surprised.
I think if most of us believed Wade was a player, we'd welcome him regardless of his 'youthful discretion' or whatever your ilk would call it.
Christ dude, this is like, the newly-crowned Guinness record holder for false equivalence right here. I really don't even know where to start.
I presume you've been around Pitt fans before, yeah? Why do you think that the second a kid goes somewhere else, the chorus starts in with how the staff cooled on him, how his offer was non-committal, and all of that? It's because lying to ourselves is easier than dealing with truth. (No different than people who still support Trump! But I digress.)
There are many valid reasons why people might not want him to come here. I don't buy them as much as others, but whatever. The valid reasons however are completely submerged by this typical self-loathing Yinzer shit, like everyone who wants to play for us needs to worship photos of Dan Marino or something, or else they're not truly doing it the Pitt way. It's completely incongruous for people to have shat all over the defense as much as the posters here did all year, and then sit here and say that an ex-five star with offers to friggin' everywhere who just so happens to be a graduate of one of our most historically fruitful pipeline isn't welcome here.
And why? Because people's feelings are hurt. Oh, he doesn't love Pitt as much as us. You think every single kid on our roster had their heart set on Pitt?
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