#1 Prospect Williams to decide today.

BtownJay · December 22nd, 2004, 08:38 AM

It sounds as though Derrick Williams will make his decision today at 3:30 (ESPNews) on which school he is going to. Anyone have any guesses or "inside" info. as to where he is leaning? I'm guessing Texas as my first guess, and Florida as my second. What do ya think?

BtownJay · December 22nd, 2004, 02:57 PM

Well i can see that this isn't on anyone's "give a shit list"... but he's going to Penn State! This guy has the making of being a great player, and he should be fun to watch. This is HUGE for PSU.

I can't imagine why he would choose Penn State however but, its good that he will be in the big 10.

OriginalBob · December 22nd, 2004, 03:35 PM

He must have felt sorry for Joe Pa... I think he made a big mistake..

We'll probably never here from him again.

Raider Assassin · December 22nd, 2004, 06:55 PM

One player does not a team make and unless PSU can recruit other top caliber players of his stature,then PSU will continue to be the same piece of shit ass team that they've been over the past 5-6 years.Bob is probably right when he says that we'll probably never hear from him again and he more than likely chose PSU because he can step right in as the starter,but he's going to quickly realize that his situation isn't going to be the same as it was for Adrian Peterson whose OU team already had quality players.

BtownJay · December 23rd, 2004, 08:11 AM

The one good point they made yesterday is now Derrick can get on the phones and start recruiting for PSU. Since there are alot of undecided prospects out there, it will help PSU for him to call the kids and say "hey, i decided to go here, you should come here and help me build something good". It will look much better to other potential recruits to see that the #1 player wants to go there. QB's may now want to go there because they see they will have this kid to throw to, and it will make their play easier. Interesting to see if this does help their program get back to where it was.

Rusty27 · December 23rd, 2004, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BtownJay

The one good point they made yesterday is now Derrick can get on the phones and start recruiting for PSU. Since there are alot of undecided prospects out there, it will help PSU for him to call the kids and say "hey, i decided to go here, you should come here and help me build something good". It will look much better to other potential recruits to see that the #1 player wants to go there. QB's may now want to go there because they see they will have this kid to throw to, and it will make their play easier. Interesting to see if this does help their program get back to where it was.

I don't know Jays. I think the fact that Penn State is so bad and they have to prop up their head coach on the sidelines like the guy from "Weekend at Bernies"
will overshadow Williams decision to go there.Top recruits will still pick more successful programs.

KP · December 23rd, 2004, 10:12 AM

It is true, though, that an elite player can attract other talent to struggling programs. Usually, however, its a QB. This guy looks like he'll play WR and/or DB, but if he is truly something special he will attract some talent.

I like the fact that he chose, in his words, honesty and integrity in a coach versus simply playing for a currently top program. Kind of reminds me of Michael Bush going to Louisville a couple years ago. He will be the Man there this year with LeFlors leaving.

Crash_44 · December 24th, 2004, 08:24 PM

I hope he is the beginning of a successful turn-over for Penn St. I give him alot of credit for passing up on the big-name schools.

Insanity · January 2nd, 2005, 10:32 PM

But wasn't Penn State's last recruiting class pretty good? I know they got Morelli in there but not sure about who else since I don't follow recruiting that much.

Not like it matters since they still can't keep up with tOSU

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December 22nd, 2004, 08:38 AM	#1
BtownJay Join Date: 07-14-2004 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 28,779	#1 Prospect Williams to decide today. It sounds as though Derrick Williams will make his decision today at 3:30 (ESPNews) on which school he is going to. Anyone have any guesses or "inside" info. as to where he is leaning? I'm guessing Texas as my first guess, and Florida as my second. What do ya think? Last edited by BtownJay; December 22nd, 2004 at 08:52 AM.

December 22nd, 2004, 02:57 PM	#2
BtownJay Join Date: 07-14-2004 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 28,779	Well i can see that this isn't on anyone's "give a shit list"... but he's going to Penn State! This guy has the making of being a great player, and he should be fun to watch. This is HUGE for PSU. I can't imagine why he would choose Penn State however but, its good that he will be in the big 10.

December 22nd, 2004, 03:35 PM	#3
OriginalBob Join Date: 08-14-2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,650	He must have felt sorry for Joe Pa... I think he made a big mistake.. We'll probably never here from him again.

December 22nd, 2004, 06:55 PM	#4
Raider Assassin Join Date: 09-21-2002 Location: Long Beach,Ca. Posts: 956	One player does not a team make and unless PSU can recruit other top caliber players of his stature,then PSU will continue to be the same piece of shit ass team that they've been over the past 5-6 years.Bob is probably right when he says that we'll probably never hear from him again and he more than likely chose PSU because he can step right in as the starter,but he's going to quickly realize that his situation isn't going to be the same as it was for Adrian Peterson whose OU team already had quality players.

December 23rd, 2004, 08:11 AM	#5
BtownJay Join Date: 07-14-2004 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 28,779	The one good point they made yesterday is now Derrick can get on the phones and start recruiting for PSU. Since there are alot of undecided prospects out there, it will help PSU for him to call the kids and say "hey, i decided to go here, you should come here and help me build something good". It will look much better to other potential recruits to see that the #1 player wants to go there. QB's may now want to go there because they see they will have this kid to throw to, and it will make their play easier. Interesting to see if this does help their program get back to where it was.

December 23rd, 2004, 10:12 AM	#7
KP Join Date: 07-08-2002 Posts: 1,988	It is true, though, that an elite player can attract other talent to struggling programs. Usually, however, its a QB. This guy looks like he'll play WR and/or DB, but if he is truly something special he will attract some talent. I like the fact that he chose, in his words, honesty and integrity in a coach versus simply playing for a currently top program. Kind of reminds me of Michael Bush going to Louisville a couple years ago. He will be the Man there this year with LeFlors leaving.

December 24th, 2004, 08:24 PM	#8
Crash_44 Join Date: 07-12-2002 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 6,835	I hope he is the beginning of a successful turn-over for Penn St. I give him alot of credit for passing up on the big-name schools.

January 2nd, 2005, 10:32 PM	#9
Insanity Join Date: 10-26-2002 Posts: 540	But wasn't Penn State's last recruiting class pretty good? I know they got Morelli in there but not sure about who else since I don't follow recruiting that much. Not like it matters since they still can't keep up with tOSU

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