'08 PA LB Shayne Hale (Pitt signee)

[BuckTwenty]

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Shane made 2nd team All-Combine in Pittsburgh at ATH.

[jwinslow]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

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5/8

Pittsburgh Combine Gallery 1, feat Hale among others.

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Gallery Archive of Scout.com Pittsburgh Combine

[wadc45]

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5/14

From the UM site...more on him and Saddler possibly going to the same school.

The Michigan sites/fans are playing this up for all it's worth...

[OSUBucks22]

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5/19

Shayne talks about his recruiting plans and visits.

Nothing new here, but it appears the Pitt site is trying to play up the package deal as well... They actually interviewed Saddler about it and put it in the above article...

[wadc45]

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Same article as above, now free for all to read...damage control at it's finest after Hale said he would prefer not to go to Pitt or PSU.

I got news for the Pitt fans...Shayne ain't going to Pitt...

[wadc45]

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5/23

From the VPI site...Virginia Tech is the latest to offer. No favorites.

[wadc45]

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5/25

By Lichtenfels...Shayne has a top 10: Miami, Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, West Virginia, Rutgers, Michigan, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Florida. No leader.

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by wadc45

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5/25

By Lichtenfels...Shayne has a top 10: Miami, Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, West Virginia, Rutgers, Michigan, Virginia, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame and Florida. No leader.

All across the country.

[cheetah]

I'd say it's very probable that it won't be Alabama, Oregon, West Virginia, or Rutgers so basically it's us with Miami, Michigan, Virginia, Pitt, and Notre Dame.

[schultgb]

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5/30

Hale names the Buckeyes, Florida, Michigan, and ND as his top four, although he is still considering 11.

[cheetah]

I think we get Sweat and Michigan gets Hale. And that's fine by me because I think Sweat is a better player anyway.

[dandyandy288]

why does everybody think UM gets Hale even though he has said we are his leader and a childhood favorite.

BTW if your reasoning is the package deal, those never work out

[jwinslow]

The package deal is also a bit complex in that I highly doubt UM would honor their offer to Saddler if Hale verbals elsewhere.

[westbuck04]

Originally Posted by dandyandy288

why does everybody think UM gets Hale even though he has said we are his leader and a childhood favorite.

BTW if your reasoning is the package deal, those never work out

I agree, but I think is a different situation. These aren't just two kids who are buddies who would like to play together...they're cousins.

I have no idea if it will come to fruition, but I think it's a good possibility.

[cheetah]

Personally, I'm just taking an educated guess. I'm assuming we get Sweat and by the time Hale makes his decision, we may not be after him as hard.