Luke Graham Commits to Penn State
by BSD on May 4, 2009 5:26 PM EDT
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Gimme an offensive lineman and a siren WOOOOOOOOO!!!
Turn that frown upside down, Penn State fans. Stick your fingers in your ears and go LA LA LA LA LA LA cuz Penn State has some good news. Luke Graham from Penn Trafford High in Harrison City, PA has committed to Penn State.
Graham stands 6' 5" and weighs 245 lbs. He'll obviously have to bulk up a bit but is projected to play offensive guard in college. Scout rates him a three star prospect and the #9 offensive guard. Rivals hasn't gotten around to rating him yet.
Here is a little blurb from a free article Scout put out from the Pittsburgh combine.
With linemen you always have kids who look good and test well and another group that catches your eye in the one-on-ones, regardless of how they tested. When it came to looks there was nobody as impressive as Penn-Trafford’s Luke Graham. He measured in at 6-foot-5 and weighed 245-pounds with a 75-inch wingspan. Graham had the fastest 10-yard split in the forty-yard dash at (1.70) and an overall time of (4.89) which was also the fastest of all the linemen. Graham wasn’t as impressive as some of the other players in the one-on-ones, but physically he has a lot of upside. It is not often that you can say that a high school lineman is a specimen, but Graham is just that.
Graham held offers from a dozen schools including Florida State, Maryland, Pitt, Syracuse, Northwestern, Stanford, and Illinois.
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by BSD on May 4, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like this
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy, and bruised.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
THERE ISN'T A RESTAURANT *BUILT* I CAN'T FLY
“She’s built like a steak-house, but she handles like a bistro!”
alert sounds
“She’s out of control! You win again gravity!”
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
I like how he got his official offer less than a week ago and he’s already on board. That seems to be the difference this year: we only offer only the best of the best first, get some of those top tier commits and a little momentum/hype, then when you send letters out to the 3-star kids they’re on board immediately.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
Well according to Scout
We already have commits from 3 of the top 10 PA kids, with several other targets that may very well land with us. We are looking to clean house this year with probably our best class in awhile. Maybe we’ll even be mentioned on ESPN as a good class!
Black Shoes.
Basic Blues.
No Name.
All Game.
You have to wonder
Do we have a stock of verbal commitments they are keeping silent? Just wait for a bad news day and then “POP” let one out to grab the media attention back to the positive.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on May 4, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I sure hope so
That would be great to finally lock up the great PA talent instead of having LJ Sr. go on a commit rampage down south. Although, he’s still welcome to do that.
How would this work?
Logistically? Doesn’t timing the verbal announcement include two-party collusion between staff & recruit? Does that sound viable/workable, given the newsworthiness of the recruiting landscape?
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But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
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The silent verbals
They have been known to happen. Usually it’s the school that asks the kid to keep it quiet because they are maybe recruiting another kid at the position and don’t want to scare him off. It’s tough for the kid to keep quiet because he starts getting tired of all the phone calls from other coaches trying to recruit him.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on May 5, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That would be something
That would bring tears to my eyes… Can’t remember the last time that happened!
Even if USC's entire class
changed their commit to PSU, all tWWL would say is “Penn State did a little better than expected”.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on May 4, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank goodness Luke went up for the Blue-White game....
PSU had forgotten about him, but when they saw hiw big he had gotten, they immediately wanted him again. He showed that he was serious about bulking up and focusing on getting bigger. He is bigger than the 245 that he is listed at and probably closer to 270 at this point.
TB wanted him, but others sort of dropped the ball with Luke. He was told before he left the BW game that the offer would be coming and it finally did. He committed right away, because he bleeds Blue and White.
Great pick-up by the Lions and that you Luke for taking the initiative to bulk up and keeping the Lions in your sights.
You kind of upstaged my comment...
Wouldn’t it be nice to be 6’5’’ and be considered undersized?
All he has to look forward to is a couple of steaks nightly, chocolate milkshakes three or four times a day (with a little protein thrown in), bedtime snacks, 4-6 eggs for breakfast and a pound of bacon (did I say bacon!!). Actually, I am making myself sick and am heading for the bathroom. Let’s keep him at 245 and make him a DE!
Overall…great news. We need those guys up front.
Apparently
He lost weight due to basketball, but recently his weight has been up around 270 so he should be fine.
Kath?
That kid will find the bacon
come hell or high water.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on May 4, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The offensive recruiting strikes again!
When is the D gonna step up and carry its weight?
Oh, wait…
I donated some "specimen" a few times in college for extra money
but thats another story entirely…
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on May 5, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
just to make sure
you didn’t get any “specimen” on the OL, right?
by The JuggerNitt on May 6, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I just read the previous post
and now this one.
My conclusion: Luke Graham loves to smoke weed and realized that Penn State is where he “needs to be.”
I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.
He was quoted in the Pittsburgh PG
that he always was a PSU follower. His other top schools were VA and Stanford so he must be pretty sharp on academic side, also.
Yeah
Looking over the past few years we tend to offer a lot of kids that get offers from Vandy, jNW and Stanford, all high academic schools. I mean, not that we are lacking there either but you know whatever.
Black Shoes.
Basic Blues.
No Name.
All Game.
And think about how smart that is
These kids love to read articles about themselves, but also about their competition. It looks good when every top ranked kid mentions they have offers from Florida, USC, Texas, Penn State….and Stanford. Makes it look like the Cardinals are right up there with the big boys competing…even though they’re not. But it can’t hurt.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on May 5, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Somewhat off-topic
Why do they insist on being called the “Cardinal” instead of “Cardinals”. That’s annoying.
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 5, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know
But I refuse to recognize their wish.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on May 5, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
A quick wiki peek later
and now I feel smarter than everyone who doesn’t know – for a few seconds until…
It refers to the color, rather than the bird. I guess it is some fancy shade of red.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
you scooped me by a lot
but I wouldn’t have needed to use wikipedia ;-)
One thing I don’t know if I like or dislike, but their mascott makes their own costume, which is a cool tradition, yes, but also results in a lot of shitty looking trees :-p
by The JuggerNitt on May 5, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
You may not know this but since you brought it up
Do they have to be an evergreen? Or can the mascot, say, make an apple tree costume?
by Screen Name 20 on May 5, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
no idea, but I'd imagine they require it to be an evergreen
since that’s all I’ve ever seen (just do a google image search for: Stanford Mascot )
by The JuggerNitt on May 5, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
sadly, that's probably one of the best ones I've seen
especially compared to these
by The JuggerNitt on May 6, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You guys are pretty smart
and probably already know this. In 1972, Stanford was one of the first universities to be respctful of Native Americans and change their name from Indians to Cardinals…yes…Cardinals with an s! It was always intended that Cardinals represented their school color, not the bird. Then a few years ago they decided to drop the s and just use singular Cardinal. BTW…in ’72 they asked for ideas for a nickname baond one was the Robber Barons!
Sorry for the typo above
but I was rushing to finish the comment before rahpsu92 scooped me. baond =and
lies, baond = "and bacon"
also, I wonder if they had an intentions on using a word (basically) for “red” when switching away from using “Indians”
by The JuggerNitt on May 5, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
It's just like pool
It’s racial!
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
Like the Syracuse Orangemen
When I was a kid, I had Syracuse t-shirt with a picture of an Indian on it and I think the orangemen was supposed to represent the skin color. Later, SU became PC and they changed the mascot to the orange (and that doofy mascot orange with the hat), because we all know upstate NY is the citrus capital of America.
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
The usual Orange mascot stinks
However, Angry Otto kicks ass.
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 5, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He doesn't look angry as much
as he look devious. All I know is that he’s up to no good, that’s for sure.
by Screen Name 20 on May 5, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Word
Not like he’ll tackle you head-on and beat your ass in a straightforward way, but rather like he’ll pull a Laura, jump on your pile and spit in your facemask.
All like the little bitch that he’s become. Poor, sad Otto.
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
Wow, I actually like "Devious Otto" better than "Angry Otto"
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 6, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
And why is their damn mascot a tree? Trees are anything but intimidating
unless you’re a weeping willow…now THAT"S a scary tree!
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on May 5, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Go figure!
College sports nicknames and mascots are wierd. Stanford’s nickname is the Cardinal, and their mascot is a tree!
Indiana State’s nickname is the Sycamores and their mascot is not a tree…. but a blue fox! It’s so confusing.
Of course Stanford folks are pretty creative…even John Elway figured a way to get drafted and not report!
Thank God PSU’s nickname and mascot are the same. I get so confused!
I feel happy now...
"If you let the men in you've got to let the women in. I don't want a bunch of women walking around in my locker room when guys take showers". Joe Paterno
If we ever change our mascot from Nittany Lions
our new mascot better be bacon. Penn State Nittany Bacon. Or maybe Penn State Fighting Bacon.
I bleed Blue and White.
No ring either
Dawson, I think you’ve got a chance to make some bacon bits.
by Screen Name 20 on May 6, 2009 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Get it, Dawson
Make us proud.
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
Dawson & BaconLady
Sittin in a tree
Makin Bacon B.I.T.’s
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
Wow, that actually works with the melody
Great, now it’ll be stuck in my head all day…
by Screen Name 20 on May 6, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahh, the power
of the jingle. So fun at the start. So murderously painful in the end.
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
Wow
Working from home office much better than govt office. Can you believe this is my first bacon google? Some lovely returns I hadn’t yet seen posted:
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
And with haiku!
Aside from a bacon scooper
She must be a hula hooper
I love her shakin’
like she loves bacon
Because she’s got a real sweet pooper
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
haiku = limerick
messed up my lyrical devices there.
Don’t make me go onomatopoeia on you, now!
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
The Bacon Battle
For if Rambler and Baconway ever get to scrappin:
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
EHHHhhhh....
I donno if I’m ready to battle with Rambler this way about anything!
"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."
I only fight with, um, something other than that
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 6, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok
As long as we still get to see Dawson tango with the BaconLady.
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
Hopefully, he'll score something along these lines
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
And for Rockin's next trip to the Tat Shop
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
And, for when you've had just about enough of the whole concept
You can wash it all down with one of these:
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
by jtothep on May 6, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know and don't want to know
I need to remove that image…
[Quickly scrolling up to see girl in “I love bacon” underwear]
by Screen Name 20 on May 6, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
you don't want to know about bacon wrapped turkey?
would you rather hear Madden talk about Turducken?
by The JuggerNitt on May 6, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Although it sounds delicious
it looks, eh, not so much.
by Screen Name 20 on May 6, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Bull
You would eat that and you know it.
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 6, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course I would
let’s not go crazy. Stick that Turkeybacon in the oven and we’re good to go.
by Screen Name 20 on May 6, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know
If someone pulled that thing outta the deepfryer at a tailgate, I might have to play Stump on its ass.
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
I know right
Ended the whole thing for me, that one did.
I feel like I’ve now got swine flu.
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
C'mon, JttP
it’s H1N1….you’re going to offend the pigs.
by Screen Name 20 on May 6, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t call it Mexican, either!
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 6, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, pc
really screwed us on this one. ‘Swine Flu’ sounds hideous. And ‘The Mexican Swine Flu’ sounds downright debilitating.
I’ll take it back if I’m offending Pigs.
But not the pig farmers.
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
I prefer to simply call it “DEATH”, always in all caps. That’s perfectly PC.
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 6, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
apropos of nothing
I felt my day slipping by again and wondered…like this— ‘self, I wonder how many comments I’ve made here in this Land of Pure Joy.’ So I peeped it, excitedly discovered I’m coming up on 2000 and then thought ‘hmmm, wonder what that ramblinman’s got’ And ur comin up on 4000! What’s the secret to your posting strength? Is it just inherent, as KoT, or is there something else?
Could you throw your fans a bone?
Hey, this game is fun too and you can make it fun. --j. odrick
But I’m biased towards tailgating, as you may imagine. -ts
Ignore the accolades – just enjoy the games. -bb&w
It was easy
Hell, I posted “SMASH” and “ASSASSIN” and “SWOTT’D” like 50 times each in the basketball threads.
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 6, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
the whole H?N? nomenclature is confusing
since there are numerous versions of each type. Heck, H1N1 is pretty much the most common flu variant around, was also responsible for the 1918 flu, and some other flu outbreaks. They’re all different strains, but because they contain the same version of the H (hemagglutinin) and N (neuraimidinase) proteins, they get the same “subtype” name.
by The JuggerNitt on May 6, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That is the greatest thing ever in the history of ever
Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno
by ReadingRambler on May 6, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we need to start a bacon-only fanpost
all bacon, all the time
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on May 6, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
BSD = Bacon Shoe Diaries?
Needs something better for the S
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
why downgrade
when you can have a whole friggen slab?
by The JuggerNitt on May 8, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Bacon explosion
I just searched and I couldn’t believe that this awesomeness has not been linked here.
by confirmy on May 8, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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