Y'all should've never let TN get back to power...there's a reason Michigan and Ohio state keep Penn state in it's second tier position...good enough that beating them means something, but sonned to oblivion when it matters
They're gonna be a problem this next recruiting cycle
Well what we're talking about though is the difference between who Penn state and Ohio state recruit, and who bama and TN recruits. They're only 1-5 spaces different year over year, but that equates to 3-4 players a year that are 5/4 stars...that makes the Jimmy's and Joe's very different when they're on the field.
Nah you giving Franklin a pass on the talent tip, generational talent has come in and out happy valley, and he has institutional want to, while also not getting the rest of the big dogs of the East’s best shot because they not your rival, Franklin continues to waste talent and advantages
Well first I don't buy that part, but I'll put that aside.Nah you giving Franklin a pass on the talent tip, generational talent has come in and out happy valley, and he has institutional want to, while also not getting the rest of the big dogs of the East’s best shot because they not your rival, Franklin continues to waste talent and advantages
Tennessee, is in a talent rich area and can still get good talent,(say what you want but the odds say a 4 star from Tennessee, Georgia, or Florida is better than Michigan, Indiana or Ohio). They quietly have amassed talent, and scheme mixed with talent can lead to good results, Tennessee isn’t back but they at least can compete which is what matters
. And unlike Auburn or ole miss, I think they have the resources fanbase and drive to do it.
I’ll put things in perspective, in nebraskas 2019 class they were 4th in the big ten, Mississippi st, they were 11th in the sec, 2020 msu is 11th in sec Nebraska 4th in the big, coaching aside because as good as leach is i don’t think he’s better my miles than Scott frost, we know the results, there is a marked difference in commitment to football and raw overall talent in the south east than the Midwest, like that’s not even a debatable fact, teams don’t have it on their recruiting board to poach Midwest talent, it’s a few players here and there.Well first I don't buy that part, but I'll put that aside.
Specifically QB, RB, DE, WR. Those are the game changer positions that the gap between 4 and 5 stars are clear, development aside. Saquan Barkley...who else in those roles of merit has been at Penn State? Michigan at least can point to ONE 5 at those roles under Harbaugh and many 4s. OSU can for many 5s.
Name one good QB Penn state has had in their entire room since Franklin? One that could start at michigan, OSU? They're trying to win that division with Wisconsin and Minnesota caliber QBs.
The difference for xs and os is that Franklin doesn't put those star LBs and those rare 4s he gets in a position to win, or develop them. Harbaugh does, Day MIGHT but I don't think his development is proven yet and his teams get bullied in the trenches...but that's another topic
To land the plane; if TN starts getting the elite recruits in the positions I listed they could take over the division
The part I took issue with is that a 5 star in Ohio or MI or Pennsylvania is somehow not as good as the same in FL or GA. Those states are better because there are more of them. But the best players are the best players.
