The Lions' Pride

Kid will have a golden opportunity to start at either PSU or KSU next year based on what is returning. I think its all about system now.

I think the biggest plus we have over ksu is that we offered his teammate

Promising article, which I'm happy for. Just makes me wonder, even a little bit, how/if at all does it affect Hack?!

The recruiting pitch is pretty straight forward... "Mr Water's, would you like to play in a bowl game or the NFL?... Take a quick look at the before and after with McGloin... We can do a lot for you and you only have one kid to beat out. Give me two years and I'll give you your best shot at the next level."

Hack is a true blue chip QB, and still has a relatively clear path to playing time.

Also he basically replaces PJ in eligibility. PJ would have had two years left and so does Waters. Hack committed with PJ on the team, so I don't think it will matter him at all.

Correct, its what I meant when I said it doesn't change the situation he committed to at all.

The biggest concern I think, whoever is the #2 guy (assuming Waters comes here) may have a high probability of transfering out of the program follow the announcement of the starter. Would O'brien wait as long as he could to do this? Would he potentially be "undecided" through all of Spring and even play them both early so they have to stick and not transfer? Should be interesting because we need to keep both so Hack can RS.

You don't announce a starting QB after Spring. You wait as long as you can. No sense naming a starter after Spring. It's rather simple.

Alot of paranoid people on this board IMO.

Check this article out, with the following quote:

"On the recruiting front, quarterback’s coach Charlie Fisher relayed the message of NFL exposure to junior college quarterback Jake Waters when Penn State offered him a scholarship last week.

'It’s definitely the top thing I’ve thought about and it interested me more I guess you could say,' Waters said. 'That’s a big selling point for him and rightfully so too. That’s a big pitch to have and it definitely made me more interested.'"

I didn't expect much from Bench this year, but he did name the starter before Bench even arrived on campus. Who said that Jones struggled with the last regime's playbook? Struggling with academics is different than having trouble with the playbook. Believe it or not, it was somewhat expected that Jones would pick up more of the playbook when he put his mind to it. The fact that he didn't is not a big surprise, but he was still in contention early on.

BOB has still expounded the benefits of naming a QB starter early. If he was ever afraid of someone transferring, why would he name McGloin the starter this past spring? Even if McGloin was ahead, should keep it quiet in case Jones looked to transfer.

I just see BOB doing what he thinks is right and not worrying too much about if players will transfer. And frankly, I'm not worried about the situation. Because I think Waters would earn the starting position over Bench, and I don't think bench would transfer.