According to rumor at least
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'12 CO OT Joey O'Connor (Signed to Ohio State)
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According to rumor at least
I'm betting it's true and has reportedly been talked about on a local radio show.
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JimmyBuff
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I would guess either way O'Connor will stay a solid PSU commit.
That said at the minimum there will be a major turnover in the coaching staff. My impression is that the school is going to clean house, all or almost all of the carryover staff will be gone.
I wouldn't be surprised if the NCAA allows current players to transfer without penalty and considering the publicity and complete change in staff a lot of players may take up the opportunity. If this happens they may also lose a lot of players who would be their depth guys who may see themselves as stuck behind another player in the same class or younger.
They likely will lose a significant part of this years class and a lot of the guys they have been working for future classes who have established relationships with current coaches. Others will be turned off by the negative press.
That said at the minimum there will be a major turnover in the coaching staff. My impression is that the school is going to clean house, all or almost all of the carryover staff will be gone.
I wouldn't be surprised if the NCAA allows current players to transfer without penalty and considering the publicity and complete change in staff a lot of players may take up the opportunity. If this happens they may also lose a lot of players who would be their depth guys who may see themselves as stuck behind another player in the same class or younger.
They likely will lose a significant part of this years class and a lot of the guys they have been working for future classes who have established relationships with current coaches. Others will be turned off by the negative press.
So the PSU fans on Rivals are just bullshitting everyone by saying they lost a top 250 player?
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Yep. I think it is really doubtful.
Yeah I just can't see him staying in state, sucks but nothing we can do except keep pushing him.
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Bumping this post of dio's as a reminder, and seconding BP's comment from earlier. I cleaned up the "Pxxx State" post from earlier, and any more will be deleted.
This is a recruit thread. Let's keep the discussion about O'Connor. The only comments about Penn State that belong here are those that relate to O'Connor's recruitment, and they are subject to the same standards as any other recruit thread.
Yep. We can certainly discuss whether the PSU scandal might cause Joey to open up his recruiting and give us an opportunity here. But this isn't the place to debate the scandal itself or make jokes about it or rip on someone if he decided to commit there.
I think it will be interesting to follow Joey on this one. He absolutely loved Penn State. It's an impressive place that's had a ton of success. His coach had connections there and Joey seemed to feel it was a great fit for him. I feel terrible for him and others in his situation (or beyond it and on the current team).
I've got to believe that Joey is considering all the reasons he fell in love with Penn State and whether it's enough of the same place it was before the scandal broke for him to still want to go there. If it's not, I hope he puts CU at the top of his list (bias acknowledged). If I knew him and could advise him, I'd tell him to at least take a couple official visits to other places. Look at the in-state option and the #2 out-of-state option. Either he would end up reinforcing his decision or changing his mind. Considering the situation, I don't think any reasonable person would fault him for going back on his word if that's what he decided to do.
fwiw, I'm a PSU grad and they've been my #2 team even though I'm a Boulder guy and diehard Buff fan so I also have some bias toward PSU. In cases like this with such a big decision, I just think it's important to take a step back. If my dream job had been to work for a company, I had accepted a job offer and then something like this scandal broke there, I would personally choose to look at my other options.
Well golly gee look who was right Jimmy...
At least stay out of the Pac then.
bigbang2
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It would be sweet if we can land Kozan and Oconnor. I don't know why but everytime i watch film those two look like the best in the state, the OT/OG from Mullen flores also looks good. Thurston and Calahan don't look all that great on tape, but i guess they are being projected to get better. Kozan and O connor are both natural benders, good leverage and power generated while blocking. We need to deploy EB to help seal the deal.
Would suck to have him decommit from Perv St only to commit to a Pac12 school that isn't named Colorado.
One of the largest law firms in Philadelphia is named Cozen and O'Connor......
I can see a kid wanting to experience other places. But a lot of folks I've heard argue that the long term benefits for Colorado kids continuing their football careers in state should be considered. I can see both sides of the coin. A star kid in Texas can still stay in state but still "get away." A star kid in Colorado, sorry rammies, only has one choice.
Because of our 7 or 8 year slide, fewer in state kids are "growing up CU fans." The culture, with so much information access, is WAY different than when I was a kid. A Colorado kid is almost as likely to grow up a USC fan as he is a CU fan. Embree MUST change that.
I hope this kid considers the great opportunity he has here as well as the benefits.
Because of our 7 or 8 year slide, fewer in state kids are "growing up CU fans." The culture, with so much information access, is WAY different than when I was a kid. A Colorado kid is almost as likely to grow up a USC fan as he is a CU fan. Embree MUST change that.
I hope this kid considers the great opportunity he has here as well as the benefits.
Time to open the Colorado branch!
There's nothing he can do if the recruit has his mind set on going to his dream school, which was PSU.
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JimmyBuff
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Now he's not
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I do not think anyone will disagree with you general statement. O'Connor's recruitment is not really a good barometer of success though.