2025 Recruiting Class Thread

Tom McAndrew

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A nice bit of news. He had moved back to Arkansas, and was getting recruited by Arkansas and others, though he had previously verballed to PSU.

 
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Did Michael Carroll ever have interest in PSU? If not, why?
If our NIL money was top tier, I think recruiting would look very different today. Until there are changes to reduce the importance of NIL, I do not see how we can get another top 10 recruiting class.
 

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If our NIL money was top tier, I think recruiting would look very different today. Until there are changes to reduce the importance of NIL, I do not see how we can get another top 10 recruiting class.
https://nil-ncaa.com/

This NCAA report has PSU at number 11 in projected NIL funding. It also has PSU at number 9 in AD revenue. Not bad, and they can work to improve it.
 

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https://nil-ncaa.com/

This NCAA report has PSU at number 11 in projected NIL funding. It also has PSU at number 9 in AD revenue. Not bad, and they can work to improve it.
"NCAA report"?

That is nothing but a pile of numbers, drawn from thin air, put together by a guy named Patrick O'Rourke (an accountant in DC) who does stuff like that). He takes completely made up numbers regarding any number of sports related topics - puts them into ledgers - and pawns them off as click-bait sites.
 

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"NCAA report"?

That is nothing but a pile of numbers, drawn from thin air, put together by a guy named Patrick O'Rourke (an accountant in DC) who does stuff like that). He takes completely made up numbers regarding any number of sports related topics - puts them into ledgers - and pawns them off as click-bait sites.
It this a different process from the reports given to the BOT? Other than the click-bait of course. 😉
 
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GrimReaper

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"NCAA report"?

That is nothing but a pile of numbers, drawn from thin air, put together by a guy named Patrick O'Rourke (an accountant in DC) who does stuff like that). He takes completely made up numbers regarding any number of sports related topics - puts them into ledgers - and pawns them off as click-bait sites.
Apparently has a lot of free time when it's not tax season.
 
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Right now Franklin has two of the Top 10 players in Pennsylvania committed to PSU (Tatsch #3, Thomas #9). PSU leads for three others (#'s 4, 5, 7). Missed out on 1 (Missouri), 2, (Alabama), 6 (Ohio State), 8 (Duke), 10 (WVU, Temple - did not have PSU offer).
 

GrimReaper

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If our NIL money was top tier, I think recruiting would look very different today. Until there are changes to reduce the importance of NIL, I do not see how we can get another top 10 recruiting class.
So Pat Kraft hasn't "fixed" NIL?

 

Tom McAndrew

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This wasn't a big surprise, but still disappointing. PSU really wanted Porter, but all signs were pointing toward Ohio State for him.

 

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Another one that hurt. His cousin is on PSU's roster. PSU put a lot of effort into landing him, but for the past month (or more), most signs were pointing toward Michigan.

 

Tom McAndrew

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He hadn't gotten a lot of publicity, but PSU really liked their chances after his OV earlier this month.

 

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I don't know how ON3 calculates things but this is what we're up against:

Average NIL value of 2025 recruits:

OSU $238k
USC $215k
OR $163k
PSU $66k

We don't pay very well.
 

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Kid from Bama flipping to Auburn after he confirmed he's "locked in" at PSU and just had an official visit.

 
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Tom McAndrew

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Not a big surprise; been suspicions this would happen for some time, and then picks going in this week that he was likely to flip to Auburn.

 

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It's rare that you see a kid flip to an inferior program. I may be wrong but it makes me doubt his confidence in himself.
Unfortunately, hearing that at the moment, even Rutgers has more $ than PSU. In the NIL era, $ trumps winning for most recruits.
 
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