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Alex Anzalone announcement

  • CKpsu5220 said...

    I just don't see how a player like him can choose ND...

    Although AA is a really smart kid...

    Notre Dame is a fantastic school, and I understand why he would choose to go to school there over PSU. Hasn't he already been accepted into their MBA program? Or is automatically accepted for some reason?

    The thing that's annoying is prolonging the decision. If you know, great, tell somebody and get it over with. Extremely disrespectful to do this and keep coaches waiting for a few days. Hopefully he calls BOB and Muschamp before and let's them know before he goes public, and the sooner the better.

    He has a good GPA and is making his decision for the right reasons, but the way he's handling the announcement makes it seem like he's not as mature as the rest of his recruitment suggested. JMO. Doesn't make sense to me, strange turn of events.

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  • PSGrue said...

    Because ultimately life-decisions come down to what feels right. You can list the pro's & con's of every woman you know and the one you marry may not be at the top of the list. But the one that feels right to you on some personal subjective level is the one you pick. Humans often throw out the checklist o' fact and go with gut. Maybe his gut just feels right with ND.

    (to CKpsu5220)

    Kind of like with OSU?

    What you said may be true, but for a linebacker it just makes the most stance from a football standpoint to choose PSU.

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  • PSU12 said...

    or.... maybe because he provides countless interviews at every turn, his family has been all over the news because he committed and proceeded to de-commit like 2 weeks later, and his family thinks it was a good idea to post on PSU message boards (the night before he committed to OSU no less, and Alex was in on it himself). Just an attention starved family imo and i've been tired of the recruitment for awhile. David Williams is taking a methodical approach to recruiting and you don't see. 1.) his name in the news 24/7 2.) him committing/de-committing from anywhere 3.) his family posting on message boards

    you can be methodical about your recruitment and not be an attention whore. Dorian Johnson, David Williams, etc. to name a couple. There have been PLENTY of PSU fans tired of this recruitment before it was ever known he was headed to ND and not PSU.

    Yes. Thank you. It is reaching laughable status and he has contributed to it himself.

    Would I like him to pick PSU? Sure. But if he doesn't there will still be relief because there won't be a thread dedicated to him every day.

    roughneck

  • Tom88 said...

    Only bc he isn't picking psu...everybody slams kids when they dont come here

    Wrong. And I'm not slamming him at all, rather the whole circus he helped to create.

    roughneck

  • roughneck said...

    Wrong. And I'm not slamming him at all, rather the whole circus he helped to create.

    It's not about you, it's about him. Honestly, anyone who has followed recruiting can tell you that this is far from a circus. His recruitment is pretty standard for a kid of his caliber.

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  • roughneck said...

    Wrong. And I'm not slamming him at all, rather the whole circus he helped to create.

    And if Anzalone was a heavy PSU lean at this current moment in time then nobody would be bringing up this supposed "circus" surrounding his recruitment.

    Pretty funny transition here. Here are the recent Anzalone threads regarding his most recent visit to PSU and his announcement date:

    Positive vibe:

    http://pennstate.247sports.com/Board/18/Quickly-on-the-Anzalone-visit-10436293/1

    Still somewhat positive and optimistic:

    http://pennstate.247sports.com/Board/18/Anzalone-Announcement-10473598/1

    And now fast forward to today with the news leaking that he is a ND lean and all the sudden people feel the need to publicly bash Anzalone and, although just a week ago when everyone was so interested in Anzalone's recruitment due to the high marks he gave his PSU visit, now everyone can't stand his recruitment and wants it to be over.

    Pretty interesting dynamics how people enjoyed the "circus" as recent as a week ago and now they can't stand it anymore. I wonder why that is?

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  • getmyjive11 said...

    It's not about you, it's about him. Honestly, anyone who has followed recruiting can tell you that this is far from a circus. His recruitment is pretty standard for a kid of his caliber.

    Well, sorry but I don't post on message boards on behalf of Alex Anzalone. I post on behalf of myself.

    Standard, huh? Well I don't recall similar recruitments for these guys:

    Johnson
    Douglas
    Hackenberg
    Webb
    Sickels
    Mahon
    Bradshaw
    Issah

    roughneck

  • getmyjive11 said...

    It's not about you, it's about him. Honestly, anyone who has followed recruiting can tell you that this is far from a circus. His recruitment is pretty standard for a kid of his caliber.

    I agree. I guess part of the reason why for some the Anzalone recruitment feels a bit over the top is because of the non-stop media coverage nowadays with twitter, the various recruiting websites, text messaging, etc.

    Anzalone is going to have his recruitment done with in early July, a full 7 months or so before NSD. This has been far from drawn out.

    This post was edited by Hesel on 7/7/2012 at 12:43 PM

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  • CKpsu5220 said...

    Kind of like with OSU?

    What you said may be true, but for a linebacker it just makes the most stance from a football standpoint to choose PSU.

    Two words: Jordan Kerner.

    There is more to life, or there should be, than football. Even for these kids. AA seems to get that. IMO, you can never knock a kid for picking a "better" school. Good luck to the kid. But I think he's destined for one of the NCAA commercials that state "most student-athletes end up turning professional in something other than sports."

    This post was edited by psujmc1992 on 7/7/2012 at 12:59 PM

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  • Tom88 said...

    Only bc he isn't picking psu...everybody slams kids when they dont come here

    Not true.

    TpaFan

  • PSU12 said...

    or.... maybe because he provides countless interviews at every turn, his family has been all over the news because he committed and proceeded to de-commit like 2 weeks later, and his family thinks it was a good idea to post on PSU message boards (the night before he committed to OSU no less, and Alex was in on it himself). Just an attention starved family imo and i've been tired of the recruitment for awhile. David Williams is taking a methodical approach to recruiting and you don't see.
    1.) his name in the news 24/7
    2.) him committing/de-committing from anywhere
    3.) his family posting on message boards

    you can be methodical about your recruitment and not be an attention whore. Dorian Johnson, David Williams, etc. to name a couple. There have been PLENTY of PSU fans tired of this recruitment before it was ever known he was headed to ND and not PSU.

    This again.

    Shocking he's making a grandstand announcement at the opening. And I've felt this way a long time ago.

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  • CKpsu5220 said...

    Kind of like with OSU?

    Hah. Who hasn't woken up net to the hot girl who turned out to be guano-crazy the next day? #WalkofShame

    PSGrue

  • When is the last time a player hyped up his impending announcement for weeks stringing the media and message boards along and ultimately picked Penn State?

    How about, never? Penn State kids don't announce like that. Notre Dame kids do it all the time. I'm surprised he's not rolling up to the college football hall of fame in a stretch limo.

    HolyLion

  • HolyLion said...

    When is the last time a player hyped up his impending announcement for weeks stringing the media and message boards along and ultimately picked Penn State?

    How about, never? Penn State kids don't announce like that. Notre Dame kids do it all the time. I'm surprised he's not rolling up to the college football hall of fame in a stretch limo.

    Really, weeks! I think maybe AB this year!

    LBU59

  • Hesel said...

    And if Anzalone was a heavy PSU lean at this current moment in time then nobody would be bringing up this supposed "circus" surrounding his recruitment.

    Pretty funny transition here. Here are the recent Anzalone threads regarding his most recent visit to PSU and his announcement date:

    Positive vibe:

    http://pennstate.247sports.com/Board/18/Quickly-on-the-Anzalone-visit-10436293/1

    Still somewhat positive and optimistic:

    http://pennstate.247sports.com/Board/18/Anzalone-Announcement-10473598/1

    And now fast forward to today with the news leaking that he is a ND lean and all the sudden people feel the need to publicly bash Anzalone and, although just a week ago when everyone was so interested in Anzalone's recruitment due to the high marks he gave his PSU visit, now everyone can't stand his recruitment and wants it to be over.

    Pretty interesting dynamics how people enjoyed the "circus" as recent as a week ago and now they can't stand it anymore. I wonder why that is?

    Stop ... I'm pretty certain either way, people would be sick of the circus.

    Hamilton Lion

  • Remember Jimmy Clausen? I think he did the exact thing, it was sickening.

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  • CKpsu5220 said...

    Remember Jimmy Clausen? I think he did the exact thing, it was sickening.

    Awww poor Jimmy lol Still remember thrashing him... My first big game watched at the Beav.

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  • Who was worse: Jimmy Clausen or Tate Forcier?

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  • Hesel said...

    Who was worse: Jimmy Clausen or Tate Forcier?

    Push. lol

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  • Hesel said...

    Who was worse: Jimmy Clausen or Tate Forcier?

    Clausen without question to me.

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  • Hamilton Lion said...

    Clausen without question to me.

    This and it isn't even close. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to go back and check.

    MTayl72

  • Hesel said...

    Who was worse: Jimmy Clausen or Tate Forcier?

    Seriously? Isn't one of them making millions in the NFL?

    Edit: are you talking about their announcements?

    This post was edited by psujmc1992 on 7/7/2012 at 2:35 PM

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  • psujmc1992 said...

    Seriously? Isn't one of them making millions in the NFL?

    Edit: are you talking about their announcements?

    I'm referring to their recruitment, not their talent.

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  • psujmc1992 said...

    Seriously? Isn't one of them making millions in the NFL?

    Edit: are you talking about their announcements?

    Announcements, but Clause also is a bum. He makes a lot of money but he did nothing relevant in the sport.

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  • Hesel said...

    I'm referring to their recruitment, not their talent.

    How about Davonte Neal last year? He didn't even show up to his own press conference to announce for ND.

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