He’ll probably help UMich beat tOSU with his snaps next November too…..he always wanted to be a Michigan Man and just going about it in a new way.
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He’ll probably help UMich beat tOSU with his snaps next November too…..he always wanted to be a Michigan Man and just going about it in a new way.
I do every day.
"Can't wait 'til tomorrow, 'cause I get better looking every day."---Joe Namath (with immeasurable gratitude to the late Dick Schaap).
Then don't listen, dipstick, or is finding the "Ignore" button beyond your pay grade.
Obviously saying walk-on is absurd, but I also think folks need to temper their expectations. Lots of people citing the 5* status from years ago, but he's already proven he didn't live up to that status. He's certainly valuable depth though, and worth a scholarship, I just don't see him necessarily being an impact player.
I think what is lost in all the banter here (Grim's nonsense notwithstanding), is that he and his dad think Nolan will get coached up better his last two years here, giving him a real chances to fully develop and possible follow Todds footsteps to NFL. Maybe it's a scheme issue/difference between the two HCs
Keep in mind:
PSU is around 10-12 over the 85 limit already - ie, 10-12 kids will need to be cut between now and this summer.
Every kid added through the portal means yet another kid needs to be cut.... it is not a game of "every add is a plus", since every add requires someone else to be cut.
Would this player add more to the roster than the guy who gets cut? Who knows?
You also have the less immediate impact of whether it helps or hurts a program to become known as the place where guys are cut loose if they don't provide enough value. That is a trickier question.
Of course, the NCAA and her member institutions could have avoided this problem - and many others - simply by having a single moment of collective common sense at any time over the last 20 years. (Seriously).
That would have required them to actually care about the whole "student-athlete" bit, of course. Something that, obviously, they never cared a lick about. (Also, seriously)
Unofficial 2024 Penn State Football Scholarship Chart
What does the Penn State football scholarship chart look like heading into next season?
This list shows 98/85, so 13 over the limit This does not include Rucci, so 99/85. Cephas (who committed to Minny) is not on it, nor is the recent Wisky LB - so 100/85 is where I think it is.
My take to portal out/processed based solely on throwing crap against the wall to see what sticks....
Meiga
Achumba
Traori
Townley (he did before)
Elsdon
Sahadayk
Smolik
Ivey
Johnson
Cross
Vilbert
Clifford
Artis
That leaves 2 more....
The fact that Penn State is bringing him in tells you he is expected to add more value than a kid who gets cut. Penn State was not forced to take him, and they're aware of scholarship limitations.
Are you assuming that he's being "cut loose" at Wisconsin for not performing? Looks to me like he was the backup left tackle as a RS soph. Starter was Jack Nelson, 3-yr starter, 5star by 247, 6'7" 311lb RS Junior, projects as a 3rd round pick.
The "Wisky LB" is coming in as a walk on.Unofficial 2024 Penn State Football Scholarship Chart
What does the Penn State football scholarship chart look like heading into next season?pennstate.rivals.com
This list shows 98/85, so 13 over the limit This does not include Rucci, so 99/85. Cephas (who committed to Minny) is not on it, nor is the recent Wisky LB - so 100/85 is where I think it is.
My take to portal out/processed based solely on throwing crap against the wall to see what sticks....
Meiga
Achumba
Traori
Townley (he did before)
Elsdon
Sahadayk
Smolik
Ivey
Johnson
Cross
Vilbert
Clifford
Artis
That leaves 2 more....
Tyler Beach was the Badgers LT in 2021. Nelson was shifted to LT in 2022 after being the starter at RG in 2021.
why didn't more of these people hit the portal so they could transfer in the spring to get a new start?Unofficial 2024 Penn State Football Scholarship Chart
What does the Penn State football scholarship chart look like heading into next season?
This list shows 98/85, so 13 over the limit This does not include Rucci, so 99/85. Cephas (who committed to Minny) is not on it, nor is the recent Wisky LB - so 100/85 is where I think it is.
My take to portal out/processed based solely on throwing crap against the wall to see what sticks....
Meiga
Achumba
Traori
Townley (he did before)
Elsdon
Sahadayk
Smolik
Ivey
Johnson
Cross
Vilbert
Clifford
Artis
That leaves 2 more....
clearly this cut will be bigger than normal.
A lot will change as we move into spring ball. Kids will be buried, others will get hurt. Its a game of numbers and probabilities now.
Why would you put (sic) after your in his quoted post? Your is correct. And who the heck uses (sic) on a freaking football message board?
"Sic" is used to denote that a word is quoted exactly as written. Probably should have put another one after "maximizing," too. Happier now?
"Sic" is used when there is an error in what you're quoting and you want to point out the error is in the original and not in your quote. There was no error in what you quoted.