'08 PA LB Shayne Hale (Pitt signee)

[Bucksfan4life]

Why did rivals drop him from 5 star status?Well I think he will end up at SLB.A kid this big that runs a 4.5 does'nt end up playing DE.Ecspecially when he's got great LB skills like he does.

[flybuckeye]

Originally Posted by Bucksfan4life

Why did rivals drop him from 5 star status?Well I think he will end up at SLB.A kid this big that runs a 4.5 does'nt end up playing DE.Ecspecially when he's got great LB skills like he does.

How about Gholston and Kudla? They were about the same size when they came in.

[Bucksfan4life]

Originally Posted by flybuckeye

How about Gholston and Kudla? They were about the same size when they came in.

Gholston was a natural at defensive end,as for Kudla i'm not sure what he was in high school.

[SNIPER26]

Originally Posted by Bucksfan4life

Why did rivals drop him from 5 star status?Well I think he will end up at SLB.A kid this big that runs a 4.5 does'nt end up playing DE.Ecspecially when he's got great LB skills like he does.

Rivals dropped him because he was terrible at DE this season.

[flybuckeye]

Originally Posted by Bucksfan4life

Gholston was a natural at defensive end,as for Kudla i'm not sure what he was in high school.

The were both 235lb LB's with 4.5's when they came out of high school.

[Bucksfan4life]

Originally Posted by SNIPER26

Rivals dropped him because he was terrible at DE this season.

And this might contribute to the fact he may not be playing defensive end.

[wadc45]

Rivals $

12/9

By Brian Snow...talks about the official to OSU...enjoyed the school and the area. Talks about clearing up the issue of the OSU not contacting him as much during the season.

[RB07OSU]

Originally Posted by Bucksfan4life

Why did rivals drop him from 5 star status?Well I think he will end up at SLB.A kid this big that runs a 4.5 does'nt end up playing DE.Ecspecially when he's got great LB skills like he does.

Didn't make a good transition to DE...he will have plenty of opportunity to get bumped back up with a good showing at the AA workouts & game.

[BengalsAndBucks]

Originally Posted by Bucksfan4life

Why did rivals drop him from 5 star status?Well I think he will end up at SLB.A kid this big that runs a 4.5 does'nt end up playing DE.Ecspecially when he's got great LB skills like he does.

Your aversion to the space bar really upsets me.

[osugrad21]

Scout $

Shayne says he is down to Pitt and tOSU.

[schultgb]

Seems to me like Pitt came out of nowhere and is looking like the favorite (I guess they do want a package deal). That article makes it seem like he was told he could play LB at tOSU, I wasn't aware that was the case, but maybe I just interpreted it wrong.

[osugrad21]

Originally Posted by schultgb

Seems to me like Pitt came out of nowhere and is looking like the favorite (I guess they do want a package deal). That article makes it seem like he was told he could play LB at tOSU, I wasn't aware that was the case, but maybe I just interpreted it wrong.

Cam Saddler set it off for Pitt...there are a number of PA kids who are suddenly considering a commitment to Pitt after Cam pledged.

Pittsburgh Gazette

From Central to Pitt?
Don't be surprised if three Central Catholic players make verbal commitments to Pitt in the next few weeks. Quarterback Tino Sunseri, fullback-defensive end Dan Vaughan and running back-defensive back Andrew Taglianetti have scholarship offers from Pitt and all are seriously considering the Panthers.
"After [Gateway's] Cam Saddler committed this week [to Pitt], everyone kind of said, 'Maybe we should just go join him,'" Taglianetti said. "It's definitely a consideration. We'll see what happens, but we definitely do all like Pitt."
Pitt also has offered Central Catholic tight end-defensive end Quentin Williams, but he doesn't seem as interested in Pitt as the others.
Sunseri said yesterday he might make a decision in the next few days. He had committed to Louisville in the spring, but eventually opened up his recruiting and looked elsewhere. He still is considering Louisville.

[BuckeyeNation27]

Wow. That Pitt-WVU looks to be pretty devastating to the WVU recruiting scene.

[BGriffBuckeye]

Originally Posted by schultgb

Seems to me like Pitt came out of nowhere and is looking like the favorite (I guess they do want a package deal). That article makes it seem like he was told he could play LB at tOSU, I wasn't aware that was the case, but maybe I just interpreted it wrong.

Ever since we have have gotten back in touch with Shayne, he has been saying we want him at LB, mainly OLB, which leads me to believe the LEO position. IMO, this is due to the pending move of Jermale Hines to RB... but could be just because the staff wants another 6'4" 240lb defensive monster who runs a 4.6 and will whatever it takes to reel him in .

[cheetah]

The top PA recruiting writer I read, Chris Dokish, said he thinks Hale will end up at Pitt now and as of a week ago he said Pitt wasn't even on his list anymore. Two weeks ago, Wannstedt was hanging by a thread, then he got a contract extension, beat his hated rival in front of the country which got Saddler to change his mind, then Saddler may be getting Hale to come aboard. And they are all friends with Corey Brown and Dorian Bell, too. And yesterday Pitt got a commitment from the top juco QB in the country, who they expect to start right away. Amazing how fast things have changed. We definitely can't have Pitt turn into a top program. Wannstedt was having excellent classes when the team sucked. I don't even want to think how good he can recruit when he had a good team to recruit them to.