The Lions' Pride

Dorian must've been pissed that we are putting names on the back of our jersey's.

Homer....definitely agree....this is where the sanctions are really going to hurt...normally it takes at least 2 years to develop (strength; technique) an O lineman who you can even consider playing...the lack of depth and potential inability to sign the highest caliber prospects means our O line is going to be very thin starting around 2014 and will likely take another 4 years after that to get back to a normal level...unless we get real lucky in spotting under-appreciated talent and developing it...

the road map to recruiting will be as follows (if my understanding is correct):

Bowl ban: 2012-2015 (Bowl season 2013-2016)

February 2013: It'll be a tough crop IMO. Holding onto the kids we have will be tough. Very important to get numbers though (15 limit). They will be on the roster 2013-2016 for non redshirted kids. 2017 for red-shirted kids. Non redshirts get no bowls, redshirted kids 1 bowl, if eligible.

February 2014: Another tough year, 15 limit. Very important to get all 15 kids on the line. 2014-2017 for non redshirts; 2018 for redshirts. Non redshirted kids able to play in 1 bowl (Redshirted kids will play in 2 bowls, if eligible)

February 2015: IMO, this is where things will start picking up. 15 limit. Kids will be on roster 2015-2018 for non redshirts, 2019 for redshirts. Non redshirts will have a chance for 2 bowls, redshirts 3 bowls. I suspect this is where we'll see opportunity for better recruiting.

February 2016: Still under the 15 scholarship rule, 65 scholarship roster. Kids will be on roster from 2016-2019 for non redshirts, 2020 for redshirts. Non redshirts will have a chance at 3 bowls, redshirts 4 bowls. Should be a solid class.

Keep in mind the 65 schollie roster goes from 2014-2017, so while the 15 scholarship limit ends with the kids who sign in Feb 2016, we're still under a 20 scholarshiip penalty until February 2018, then we'll have a full slate of 25 scholarships to hand out, and probably will be able to oversign to 28 scholarships.

Cue the ESPN scroll & headline... "5 Star Recruit Dorian Johnson DE-COMMITS from Penn State!", with no mention of Brandon Bell reaffirming his commitment today.

Never expected D.J. to stick. What's ironic is if he goes to Pitt, he'll be playing in front of less fans and no guarantee he'll go bowling there either.

Sadly I feel like this kid ends up in Columbus. Meyer will sell him and his family some bullshit about "a family environment" or "high academics".

I never thought he would have stuck with PSU anyway. His loss, on to bigger and better things!

He'll sell Grandma on some bogus dream he had where Jesus told him that Dorian needs to come to Cbus. Mark it down.

No Offense to the OP. But Dorian Johnson is a result of the desertion and not a cause. Si Redd started the desertion en masse, and not DJ. I'm just hoping the bleeding stops already.

Huge loss, but you knew this was coming. We got to really hold onto the rest of the class to keep this being a decent class.

I am so sad right now...that's my thoughts....

but we still got nelson, we have donovan for 4 years straight at left tackle, mahon, 3 yrs of mangiro (possibly 4 if he ends up winning a job this year), dieffenbach (sp)...i really wish that dorian was still on board, but, call me an optimist, I am not worried about him...

related question...are we still in the picture or is writing us off completely?

We are not done, people need to chill this was expected its not the end of the world.

Good quote from a Miami fan on the Blue Board about DJ:
"Urban's already on the phone telling him he is more dynamic than Percy Harvin."