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Silas Redd transfers to USC

  • Spulv400 said...

    hope that sell out gets lit up and loses to Notre Dame. Actually, I hope he gets 5-6 carries a game, and Lane pulls the wool over his eyes. Thats what that b**** deserves. See ya punk.......never knew ya. Just showed what scared, yellow, no leader punk he is.

    You need help guy. It's not that serious.

    SPrice

  • PSU17 said...

    Statement:

    "This has obviously been a very busy, emotionally draining week for me and my family. As many of you know, playing football at Penn State has been a dream of mine since I was seven years old, and I will be forever grateful that this dream became a reality. This is the reason that the decision I have made is so difficult for me: I will transfer to USC to complete my education and my college football career, beginning in the 2012-2013 year. Penn State gave me a phenomenal opportunity to become part of a legendary football program. My teammates, my coaches – past and present – and the staff have provided me with a tremendous amount of guidance and support since I arrived on campus, and I can’t thank them enough for their time, their advice, and their friendship. They have given me such a strong foundation from which I can continue to grow.

    The Penn State community – including the Nittany Lions’ unbelievable fan base – has also been a huge part of my incredible experience over the past two years. I have grown tremendously as a person and a player at Penn State, and the support of the community and our fans has been a big part of the reason why. I also want to extend my thanks to the media, who have embraced me and my family over my entire football career, even before I began at the college level. I think it is important to say that this situation is not something that I wished for myself, but it has happened, nonetheless. My family and I have spent many hours in recent days trying to decide what will be best for me as I look to the future – both personally and professionally.

    We have weighed the pros and cons of staying at Penn State and leaving Penn State, attending USC and not attending USC, and I can honestly say that, ultimately, this decision is about so much more than football. I continue to have aspirations for my life, and as my family and I considered the bigger picture – both on and off the field – it became clearer to me that USC will be the best fit for my academic, athletic, and personal needs over the next two years. I look forward to future successes, and to the continued support of everyone around me.

    Silas Redd Jr."

    Sorry that statement makes me even more upset. Since you were 7 it has been your dream!!!!! Then you leave like this. Damn be proud of who you are and our University. Then you thank the media who have played a large part in this whole mess. Whatever.

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  • So the kid wasn't who we thought he was. He's gone, time to move on. Let's talk up the kids we care about, and let the quitters be forgotten (because he will be).

    Belton and ZZ/Dukes are going to make some waves.

    PureRockFury ●

  • coward

    have fun on the bench, once you get hurt or are outplayed and USC has no more use of you, think of this day

    Natty

  • RWC5113 said...

    Stopped reading after the first sentence. YOU had a hard, emotional week!? Really!? Running home to daddy and yucking it up in LA with Lane Kiffin eating sushi ad getting treated like a king by a bunch of strangers who don't give two sh^ts about you compared to your teammates at PSU is a tough, emotional week!? Spare me that bullshit! Look Michael Zordich, Mike Mauti, Gerald Hodges, and the other 70+ who are staying in State College and had to deal with being harassed by coaches and media everywhere they wet... Look them in the eye and tell then you had an "emotionally draining" week. Give me a freaking break!

    Complete BS. Wow. Lane Kiffin? Really? Almost as bad as Bobby Petrino. Wow. Good luck learning about character there. Wow.

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  • Statement:
    "This has obviously been a very busy, emotionally draining week for me and my family."

    Stopped reading after that first sentence.
    YOU had a hard, emotional week!? Really!?
    Running home to daddy and yucking it up in LA with Lane Kiffin eating sushi and getting treated like a king by a bunch of strangers who don't give two sh^ts about you compared to your teammates at PSU is a tough, emotional week!?
    Spare me that bullshit! Look Michael Zordich, Mike Mauti, Gerald Hodges, and the other 70+ who are staying in State College and had to deal with being harassed by coaches and media everywhere they went... Look them in the eye and tell then you had an "emotionally draining" week.
    Give me a freaking break!
    Edit: Sorry double post. Connection issues.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by RWC5113 on 7/31/2012 at 5:23 PM

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  • PureRockFury said...

    So the kid wasn't who we thought he was. He's gone, time to move on. Let's talk up the kids we care about, and let the quitters be forgotten (because he will be).

    Belton and ZZ/Dukes are going to make some waves.

    Agreed. Everyone having a chance to prove themselves. Dukes and Belton... Not to mention Lynch should look at the chart and stay now.

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  • He is a coward, can't root for him. Hope his NFL career is short and he will not have a degree to fall back on.

    “Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns.” Benjamin Franklin

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  • Natty said...

    coward

    have fun on the bench, once you get hurt or are outplayed and USC has no more use of you, think of this day

    This is sad.

    SPrice

  • What is wrong with SOME OF YOU. He is a 20 year old kid who transferred into a better situation. USC is overall a better team then PSU. For you guys saying Sias doesn matter, you are delusional. Of course he does or you wouldn't be so upset writing these classless comments. If your 21 years old+ writing some of these comments you need help.

    Marithur

  • I'm madder now that I've read his statement.

    When PSU was first hit with the sanctions, I envisioned 50% of the players transferring. I could understand Redd leaving if that was the case. Now that it looks like only a handful of guys will transfer, I'm disgusted that he would bail on his teamates. If he stayed at PSU, he could still play football, still get an education, and still prepare for the NFL. His departure is a slap to the face of his teamates

    This post was edited by Warner28 on 7/31/2012 at 5:23 PM

    Warner28

  • NittanyEagles said...

    Is it true they don't even offer his major there?

    Not gloating ...USC Annenberg School of Communications is ranked top 5 Journalism School plus USC School of Cinematic Arts in right next door. All Journalism Schools offer Advertising among their key components

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    pdxtroy

  • Marithur said...

    He is a 20 year old kid who transferred into a better situation. USC is overall a better team then PSU.

    There's that NCAA culture coming out again.

    ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL.

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  • Marithur said...

    What is wrong with SOME OF YOU. He is a 20 year old kid who transferred into a better situation. USC is overall a better team then PSU. For you guys saying Sias doesn matter, you are delusional. Of course he does or you wouldn't be so upset writing these classless comments. If your 21 years old+ writing some of these comments you need help.

    He turned his back on the community and his teammates. I bet he didn't talk to Mauti or Zordich or anyone with a backbone. Look them in the eye and say that BS that it's more than football here... Please. Go somewhere.

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  • PureRockFury said...

    There's that NCAA culture coming out again.

    ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL.

    Its actually laughable. Football and money. They don't even have his major. Amazing.

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  • I didn't have any problem w this transfer until I read that statement. Pretty insulting. The only message I was able to derive was i don't even care about football USC is just better than u guys in every way.

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  • Marithur said...

    What is wrong with SOME OF YOU. He is a 20 year old kid who transferred into a better situation. USC is overall a better team then PSU. For you guys saying Sias doesn matter, you are delusional. Of course he does or you wouldn't be so upset writing these classless comments. If your 21 years old+ writing some of these comments you need help.

    Thanks Mr. Redd. But you can feed that BS to the Trojan press. They'll eat it up. They're trying to make themselves feel better about their hypocrisy as we speak.

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  • Originally I said I wouldn't be mad at any kids that left, but once all the leaders on the team started to announce that they were staying my perspective started to change. I'm a little upset that Redd is leaving but its not the end of the world. Maybe we have a hidden Jen with Belton or lynch. Let's wait and see. Hell O'Brien made Danny Woodhead look good at the Patriots.

    I don't hate Silas for doing what he feels he has to do, he diddnt sign up for this crap, so my head says its ok, but on the flip side my emottions are pissed off and disappointed and I just want to go burn his Jersey. What a roller coaster ride the last several months have been

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  • Spulv400 said...

    hope that sell out gets lit up and loses to Notre Dame. Actually, I hope he gets 5-6 carries a game, and Lane pulls the wool over his eyes. Thats what that b**** deserves. See ya punk.......never knew ya. Just showed what scared, yellow, no leader punk he is.

    whoa whoa whoa. Nothing anyone could do could make me hope he loses to Notre Dame. Completely Out of line.....Now lose to everyone else, I'm open for that discussion....

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  • Marithur said...

    What is wrong with SOME OF YOU. He is a 20 year old kid who transferred into a better situation. USC is overall a better team then PSU. For you guys saying Sias doesn matter, you are delusional. Of course he does or you wouldn't be so upset writing these classless comments. If your 21 years old+ writing some of these comments you need help.

    I don't condone the thoughts of some, but just because a team is better that means you jump ship? The guy was a perceived leader of the team for well over a year and he bails.

    As for your other comments about classless posting, no duh he meant something to the team ... thank you captain obvious.

    If winning was easy even losers would do it.

    Lang06

  • Marithur said...

    What is wrong with SOME OF YOU. He is a 20 year old kid who transferred into a better situation. USC is overall a better team then PSU. For you guys saying Sias doesn matter, you are delusional. Of course he does or you wouldn't be so upset writing these classless comments. If your 21 years old+ writing some of these comments you need help.

    Also. It's than... Not then. I can tell you didn't go to PSU.

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  • Marithur said...

    What is wrong with SOME OF YOU. He is a 20 year old kid who transferred into a better situation. USC is overall a better team then PSU. For you guys saying Sias doesn matter, you are delusional. Of course he does or you wouldn't be so upset writing these classless comments. If your 21 years old+ writing some of these comments you need help.

    I agree with you about some of the comments. But what you describe is him leaving for selfish reasons...which is fair enough. But it doesn't mean people have to respect that.

    MDS99 ●

  • What a bunch of crap that statement was. Im more mad about that than him transferring. Everyone knows this was strictly a football, money, fame, attention move. Silas wants to be in the spotlight since USC and Barkley are one of the media darlings this year. Not about football? give me a censored break!!

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