The Tunnel

Dear Eugene ...

Not complaining, didn't say they were doing it right or wrong, just hoping there's something left for us based on the aggressiveness of some of these other schools.

that should be an exception for sure.....all teams that are not currently on probation should be able to pick up PSU's players.

He's apparently staying. We'll see if that actually happens or not but for now, his Pop said he believes the school.

IMO, if Redd leaves it could open the floodgates. He's apparently one of the real leaders on the team. Surprising that he would leave and especially to go that far from home in his Sr. season. But nothing in this story really surprises me anymore.

I don't know. These guys are already losing their first choice through no fault of their own. Why limit their options further? The Penn State situation is creating all sorts of things that are different than anything that came before.

I just think the probation schools shouldn't have the opportunity to benefit from this situation. While I think you make a fair point about the kids, at the same time the NCAA is already granting them a special dispensation and there are still well over 100 other DI schools to which they could transfer. They're still left with plenty of great options.

Maybe they just like the school? They have every right to pick the school they want to spend the 4-5 years of their life at, just as many of us chose VT. How many of us were complaining when a player like Cornell Brown picked VT over other programs that were playing much better than us at the time? While we were just bad and not necessarily on probation at the time, it turned out to be a good situation. Same could happen for these kids. Don't think we should bash kids for going to a place they want to be at.

The problem with you is you posted this rather than realizing you just need to move on, let it go, and learn that your posting style is annoying people...

Not bashing anyone! If you look at it purely from a football stand point (which is what I am doing) how much fun could you possibly have 3 years from now getting your tails whipped game in and game out and no real chance to get better...no bowls...no possible chance to play for conference or national championships! There is a tremendous amount of sacrifice made to play college football and the reward for that scarifice is to win and have a chance to play for championships. Cornell had the opportunity to improve the team and win championships! These guys dont have a snow ball's chance!!! I am just saying that alot of these kids dont have enough vision to see what is coming! That is not uncommon for kids that age! They are acting on emotion.
Now if all they wanted to do was get an education from PSU and football was secondary then staying is the right option!

I think it's a totally different style of thinking. When Cornell committed to you guys, it was a shocker. Welsh beginning to build something very strong and you guys were coming off of back to back losing seasons with Frank sitting squarely on the hot seat. Brown came because he obviously bought into a vision of building something. The winning championships part just came more than likely earlier than even Frank envisioned. These guys at Penn St have the ability to help build a bridge from past glory to new glory. Yes they're not going to go the Rose Bowl and they're not going to play in B1G Championship games, but a lot like the Kentucky basketball players that stuck with their program through probation, they have the chance to become legends in the state of Pennsylvania (as well as earn a degree from a good school and have a shot at the NFL). Whether they're getting their heads bashed in on the field or not, the Penn State nation (which is millions strong) won't forget them for the rest of their lives. And that's worth a lot right there.