We're back. Not a ton happened in college football this last weekend...
except that 12 star, future Heisman winner Terrell Pryor decided to go to Ohio State, Michigan pooped itself, and JoePa said something about youngins.
Spring ball is underway and all is well in the world.
March madness be crazy. All 1 seeds still exist, but G-Town and Duke have fallen.
Monday, March 24, 2008
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Pryor weighs his options... still.
It would seem that Pryor still hasn't made a choice as to where he wants to play football. The Wizard of Odds has linked this morning to an article with the Pros and Cons of each school.
None of these schools are going to be a bad choice for Pryor. Each one (well coach in Michigan's case) has shown some success with a dual-threat QB like Pryor.
A small recap
OSU
Pros:
- Current leader
- Likes Tressell
- Recent success
Cons:
- Won't start right away
- Not running an offense that calls for his "athlete" abilities
Mich:
Pros:
- RichRod has come after this guy hard before arriving in Ann Arbor
- Spread offense would be optimal for his skill-set
- Could start right away
Cons:
- Mich will be in transition. This ain't good.
PSU:
Pros:
- JoePa!!!
- Family
- Need a solid QB now.
- JoePa!!!
Cons:
- Hasn't had a mobile QB since Robinson
- JoePa!!!
- PSU isn't known for top notch player development
Oregon
Pros:
- Showed much success with Dixon last year
- Offense is made for somebody like Pryor
- Smaller market away from East Coast
Cons:
- Away from family
- Never visited
Deciding Factor you ask?
Monday, February 18, 2008
Apparently, Pryor will not be going to Michigan
Well, not really.
But RichRod starts having tryouts for student walk-ons. Which is a cool thing to do in actuality. Several teams have done this and had some great results. It's always fun to see a guy who nobody recruited go and try out and make the team.
When you can't make up your mind....
While Pryor and Nevada's Kevin Hart are still the talk of the recruiting season one more bright shining spot may still be upon us.
Aggie fans were quite ticked when one of their 4-star recruits decided to go to Iowa State (Yeah. Really. Iowa State) at the last possible moment. Well, apparently the next day or so he went ahead and signed his letter of intent for A&M anyways.
Problem. You can't have two letters of intent at the same time, son. Different parents signed different letters and guardianship is involved. It's complicated really. So it looks like the kid may be headed to a JuCo or something of the like instead of at least playing D-1 ball.
We know he's a kid and all... but smooth move exlax.
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8:55 AM
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rants raves and couch burnings
Labels: controversy, recruiting
Monday, February 11, 2008
This may get ugly,
It was reported that recruit Darrell Scott had received "improper benefits" from Colorado, which helped him to choose the school. (Thanks Wizard of Odds)
Now according to some other links, Colorado may not have been the only one with some infractions.
You would think with the turmoil Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow have been caught up in over Meyer's recruiting of Carl Moore (which is minor) would have served as a warning against having your players text recruits.
Most likely this will blow over, but I find it interesting that ESPN, SI, and the like aren't all over this like a fat kid on a free buffet.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Friday's belated Freakin' Awesome Film
Terrell Pryor's highlight film. Still no word on where he's leaning.
He can also play some slightly, moderately decent thump thump to boot.
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9:20 AM
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Labels: other, recruiting
Friday, February 8, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
This was going to end poorly from the beginning.
Nevada teen admits to making up Cal/Ore recruiting scandal
From the IHT, Si.com, and the interwebs in general.
When I first heard this story it sounded familiar from some kid named McKinner Dixon when he declared for A&M (A&M didn't offer.) Dixon however played at Texas Tech and had a decent if not good career.
Hart however will probably have neither sadly.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
UPDATE:
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/wire.asp
- Jones goes to Bama.
-Scott goes to Colorado.
- Sedrick Johnson switches letter from A&M to Iowa State. Why? Who knows.
- A&M is taking a few hits here. They've got a decent class, but can't lose anymore. Rod Davis could still pull out tonight.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Recruiting Awesomeness
Click me for a great article.
If that's me I'm signing my letter of intent for Hawaii. Not for the football but because it's for Hawaii.
I'd just like to say that I'm here and have four years of eligibility. I can cheap shot (or just shoot) anybody and get ejected every other game if that's what you need. I'm hereby signing my letter of intent to Hawaii.
Is that how it works?
*** Update:
Holy crap! Who knew?