Forgiving deadlines can be a wonderful thing.
Call me crazy, ask for a sample to be tested, but things are adding up to a Terrelle Pryor sighting at Beaver Stadium over the next four years…..and no, not as an opponent either.
Look, here’s what I feel about this situation, and it’s not meant to be directed in a negative way towards Ohio State or Michigan. I like both of those programs, they are fun to watch, but to me, PSU and Happy Valley is just a better fit.
The argument for PSU is simple. If Pryor isn’t concerned with starting all four years, if he doesn’t have to be in a spread offense or that zone read type of offense, if there is no pressure with him playing, that plays into PSU’s favor.
At Ohio State and Michigan, he is *the* guy. No ands ifs or buts and he could be exposed to a whole differnet animal.
Honestly, in my opinion, he needs a place where things can slow down, he can calm down, breath in college football, learn a system, read defenses better, be guarded in a way, not over exposed, not given the world without having to prove himself ready to handle it.
It just fits that Penn State is a better fit to me, than the other two.
The bottom line is this, the longer this drags out, the better it is for PSU. We all understand that. I just feel for Pryor and his family, a slow down is in prime order and PSU is the place that can happen.
Now there are questions….
What happens to Pat Devlin and Daryll Clark. There are loyalty concerns if the coaches chose Pryor over the other two.
But there is something else we just don’t know yet. What went on with Joe and the coaches during their visit to Pryor last week? Was some sort of plan laid out that Pryor would ultimately be playing for Tom Bradley for the duration of his career?
Some speculate that Pryor would be at PSU now if Bradley was the head coach because of their close relationship.
Did the PSU presentation give Pryor that much of a secure feeling that he called JayPa last weekend to go over some things offensively??
It’s all got to sort itself out soon and it’s late, I’m probably rambling, but my gut tells me those in Nittany Nation will be happy in due time with Pryor’s choice.
Here’s the links to tonight’s Pryor activity.
Pryor to chose today (Post-Gazette)
Pryor texts Mike Farrell of Rivals to say he isn’t signing (Rivals.com)
Pryor 100-percent not signing today (Trib-Review)
LOI Day Resources
We’ll be checking in throughout the morning and day (up until it’s time to cover hoops at night for our the other beat) with news and notes. And likely more on Pryor.
1 Comment
February 15, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I am not a Big Ten Fan, but I think his best fit would actually be at Ohio State. They have an all-conference quarterback coming back, so he wouldn’t have to be “the guy” right away like you stated. Also he would be surrounded with much more talent to showcase his skills. The only reason he would choose PSU is to be closer to his family.