Thank you!

It's weakened my enthusiasm for college football measurably.

Sadly you are right

Recruits entering the portal because they can't compete for playing time speaks to the strength of PSU.

How many recruits have we lost to then portal? I definitely has not been a majority of any class.

Half? What exactly are you basing that prediction on??

Who?

So your thing is to just latch on to one idea and not let go, eh?

@@bluewhiteillustratedvideo it's not rocket science, we get a 5 star QB (Drew) he has no one to throw to, we get all these 4 and 5 star defensive players, and still can't beat the big boys. You guys have to report the commitments, an average fan like myself who has followed the program for 40 years knows that we need Offensive WRs who can get open and actually catch the ball. I just don't drink what you are offering.

Thank you!

Glad you enjoy it!

And you listened to the end so clearly you're the smartest!

@@bluewhiteillustratedvideo behind this screen, I’m totally blushing

I asked off air and he wouldn't tell me either!! 😂 T-Frank

transfer portal

Randy Adirika of Miami Central is down to 3. PSU, USC and Miami, though those in the know believe it's btw PSU and USC. Super athletic DT

Hopefully Zamir Mathis or Michael Carroll

I believe I characterized it as "Champaign problems". But also missing out on a potential five star QB, OT, and CB from your footprint isn't something to just brush off. -- T-Frank

@@bluewhiteillustratedvideo thanks t Frank. recruiting is always a interesting topic. I haven’t don’t at at this level but I’ve recruited at the d2 level. It is its own monster

We get 2 to 3 WRs then it a W. That our biggest weakness right now. Another DL, LB, OT be nice too.

​@brettk9316 Agreed, 2 more receivers, a stud defensive tackle or two and stud linebacker, I will feel very good about this class 👍!!! WE ARE

Losing Brandon Finney to a place like Oregon means there's no such thing as a footprint any more. The fit, the relationship and the package offered are more important than the geography now.

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*Finney

You were close! if you're an early bird special kind of person, we missed it by about 15 minutes.

I am old school and agree with you buddy 👍!!! I said, transfer portal and NIL bullshit is sending college football down the river, literally!!!! WE ARE

It's also getting to the show. Look how many baseball players on the SEC and ACC teams in the College World Series are from California, the Northeast, even Canada. Small programs are grooming players for the big programs. Would Paul Skenes have been the No. 1 pick at Air Force? No chance.

Just to be clear, the reason that they discuss things the way they do is because they're responsible journalists who don't say anything definitive without hard facts and NIL is intentionally opaque. Also, I'm not chalking up every loss to NIL. I don't think you could say that's the reason Michael Carroll chose Alabama for example. But it IS a factor for some players and some situations. I appreciate your frustration so hopefully I toed the line with a reasonable take here. -- T-Frank

@@bluewhiteillustratedvideo totally get that and respect it, but Penn state has a serious NIL problem and is losing battles because of it, and just omitting it from the report when we lose out on a kid because you can’t comment on specifics feels disingenuous.

It's a symptom of where this program has been. This has always been a big university that thinks small. We're now competing against stupid money. We have to evolve. We have no choice.

The class is top 10 diphit. This is where you make excuses

@@kyleghillyou gotta look at it like this. We are the number six recruiting class rn and our nil is DOGSHIT. when we get it together look oit

It's not that deep. The chairs were not conducive to proper posture and Nate was doing his best to sit up and not sit schlubby. You can blame me for that if you found his posture offensive. --T-Frank

And going after reaches like this while OSU gets one 5 star after another is exactly why.

Even OSU recruits 3 stars.

Kerry Collins?

@peterwhite7428 ah yes can't forget Kerry Collins, lit up that 1994 season 20 years ago 🙄

30 years ago. 20 years ago was 2004, which is a scary thought for anyone older than Y2K

@@bluewhiteillustratedvideo yes, history is a forgotten source of information. I could go back into the 60s if you wanted. In the 1980s, Todd Blackledge was pretty good.

😁So Franklin is the college football equivalent of Jim Mora? (I’m a former and frustrated New Orleans Saints fan.)

Yup. We will pray Allar delivers, but this kid has what we’ve been missing. In conjunction with Kotelnicki, let’s have some fun w him.

The recruiting scouts say this kid also has the strongest 💪 in the 2026 class, and most of them agree 👍!!! WE ARE

1: Money. Why? The 5 & 4 star recruits are not going to places that have poor facilities and cannot pay them. 2: The players 3:: A Top 5 class is not happening without 1 & 2.

As good a plan as any!