You beat me to it - he is gone. No way to fight or compete with what just happened although some Orange wearing glasses fan will try to come up with a way to tell us how a particular major is better at SU. Meanwhile the PSU football player experience is way beyond SU's, the alumni base is well beyond SU's, etc. etc. etc.
Frankly who cares. He comes here. He doesn't. Next.
Never understood these posts. If you don't care, why are you in the recruiting board? Also, obviously we care, because getting good recruits leads to making a better team. If he wants to go to PSU over Cuse, its fine and its his choice. But his de-committing has an impact on the team we put out on the field for the next 4-5 years, and thats why we care
He won't make or break the recruiting class imo. I'm not going to be angry with him and get on his case if he chooses Penn State, like people did last year with some of the recruits who went elsewhere after originally committing here.
Because we can't continue to lose talented players to top programs then replace them with lesser talent from lower programs. If you don't care about the talent we recruit then you don't care about Syracuse Football getting better.
I'm sure he is after a big win, let's see if he flips by tomorrow. Hopefully he goes home to think about it, which would be better for us. Wonder if this is the year Bill O'Brien leaves for the NFL.
No one player ever really makes or breaks a recruiting class. But the more talent you bring in, the better your chances of success. For example, Jerome Smith was a nothing recruit, a 2 star from Delaware. If we didn't get him, you would say he didn't matter. But considering his play the last two years, and the coming one, I'd say he makes this team's ground game a strength and is the backbone of our offense.
Hey, I'm on board with that. Take a look at the original title of this thread. "Beyond excited". Until the glitz of Penn State comes calling. Maybe he doesn't fall for it, but if he does so be it. That's what I was really getting at. Staff needs to find those Jerome Smith's out there who have always been the backbone of our Program.
I agree. There are a lot of factors that recruits have to consider in choosing a school. Some people are seducted by the bright lights of Las Vegas and some aren't. And the PSU depth chart shows that 6 of the 7 OLBs currently on their roster are either Fr. or Sophs.
Based on that logic, they should beat out every school in the country for any recruit they want.
Sykes would be a great"instead of " or (alternate) Mix in Zaire and we have reloaded that unit. I will be more than shocked and happy if Cabinda comes here but I think he is gone.:bat:
