Pitt Football Recruiting: Dropping Like Flies
by CardiacHill on Jan 23, 2012 9:02 PM EST
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Okay, so 'dropping like flies' might be a bit much, but after the recruiting class looked to be holding steady, Pitt is now starting to lose a few players.
Last week, it was Dakota Conwell. Earlier today, it was Corey Jones and now ... Brandyn Cook.
The class is hardly in shambles, but three recruits in less than a week? That's a bit disturbing. Still, not time to panic.
Conwell always seemed like a soft verbal to begin with, but after it appeared he wasn't heading to Penn State, it seemed he as coming to Pitt.
On the surface, the Jones loss is the one that may hurt the most. He was a four-star recruit and his stock was rising. I was really surprised to see him commit to Toledo since he reportedly had offers from Penn State, West Virginia, and Cincinnati, among others. Pitt's receiving corps is a bit light and Jones would have made a nice addition.
But Cook's loss to Miami (OH) is the most significant in my opinion. Pitt's offensive line was legendarily horrific at times this season and Pitt needs to stockpile quality depth there. The good news is that there's Adam Bisnowaty and Tom Ricketts to help shore things up. Still, Cook's loss is one that could hurt a bit.
Losing two guys that could have helped the team to MAC schools is beyond bizarre.
Chryst wasn't known as a dynamic personality, but I find it hard to believe that he's scaring kids off this early in the game. The big thing here is, obviously, that Rushel Shell and Chad Voytik remain committed the program. If National Signing Day rolls around and faxes come through with their signatures, consider Pitt's 2012 class a wild success.
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Does this guy have a clue?
Some of the ex recruits are saying they were not called on a regular basis or told they were too short or small.
Lol!!! This guy reminds me of another offensive genius named Paul!
by midwestbias86 on Jan 24, 2012 9:01 AM EST via mobile reply actions
my guess is chryst did not really want these guys all that badly
not sure if that’s smart or not at this point but that’s what i think is going on here. even though chryst said publicly that he’ll honor all previous commits perhaps there were a few he wasnt all that interested in and he let them find their own way out (exception being conwell, i dont think they wanted him to leave). again not sure if it’s the smartest play at this point in the recruiting process to be overly choosy but i doubt he’s losing any sleep over these de-commits. perhaps in TG’s system cook would have fit well but in PC’s system a 5’11 undersized O-lineman is not gonna work. just my opinion..
2 of these guys were not "losses"
Jones reportedly had academic problems that would have made him ineligible at Pitt but at Toledo he’s still ok. That’s not Chryst’s fault
as for cook, Chryst told him he thought Cook was too short to be successful at Pitt. He was being straight with him. The kid is as short as 5’11. For a lineman, that’s bad.
The key indeed
is keeping Schell and Voytik. If any of those two start to leave, it could be bad. Still, the loss of Jones is not good. He is fast and could be a great WR in any position. The story is still out a little on Cook and how good he would have been.
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