Penn State Dropping Football After 2012 and Starting Back Up In 2015 at I-AA

#27
#27
508mikey said:
They still get $$$ from the Big 10 Network -- what they need now is a shady pair like Kiffin and Orgeron to keep recruits intact
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It will be very tough for the first year or two, because you will have to be recruiting guys knowing that they won't ever get to go to a bowl game in their college careers. By the third year of this though, it will get easier, because then guys will just have to wait a year or two. At that point, you can feasibly overcome the scholarship limitations to some degree, you just have to hit on almost every recruit. Kiffin and Co. are a prime example of that out at USC. They are on the verge of fielding a top 5 team this year while scholarship limitations are in place and they are coming off a two year bowl ban.
 
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#31
bleedorange0037 said:
It will be very tough for the first year or two, because you will have to be recruiting guys knowing that they won't ever get to go to a bowl game in their college careers. By the third year of this though, it will get easier, because then guys will just have to wait a year or two. At that point, you can feasibly overcome the scholarship limitations to some degree, you just have to hit on almost every recruit. Kiffin and Co. are a prime example of that out at USC. They are on the verge of fielding a top 5 team this year while scholarship limitations are in place and they are coming off a two year bowl ban.
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Vandy players used to know they would never go to a bowl game
 
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#33
vols-1 said:
Apples to oranges
PSU has 95k students
SMU has 12k students
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Still apples to oranges, but that's a little misleading. PSU has about 45k students at their main campus. They have several campuses throughout the state, and a medical school, etc. that get the total up to 95k students.

Also, it's not the number of students at your college that determine how big your football program is. For instance, Miami has 10k undergrads and a total of about 15k students. University of Central Florida has about 50k undergrads and about 60k total students. Obviously, Miami has the more storied football program.
 
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#35
Shaun1985 said:
I don't see this happening. I'd still go watch UT play even if they aren't going to be competitive because that's what fans do. PSU will still have fans that love and support them. Granted, their fanbase will take a HUGE hit but shutting down the program is the dumbest thing they could ever do. And no way I see them playing at that level. When you look at the culture in PA and the highschool talent in that area (not nearly as good as Texas and other places but still pretty darn good) then you grow up being a PSU fan and wanted to play for the team just like us East Tennessee boys do when we play. I don't see everybody completely jumping off the bandwagon and still think they field a somewhat competitive team. They'll be bottom feeders in the B10 but it's not like B10 football is the SEC, they'll suck but probably not nearly as bad as people think.

Truthfully, if something like that happend at UT, i'd be devestated. But the actions the NCAA and PSU have taken should at least show people that things are being done and if you want to write a program off you've grown to love just because of the decisions of a few individuals that's no longer associated with the program than that's sad. As corny as it is, it's not always about winning and losing, some of it has a lot to do with pride and being proud of the guys repping your school colors regardless of their talent.
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penn state football is paterno and he is a deceased disgrace

they need to shut it down
 
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