Alex Barbir-PSU and Louisville Offers

[Knight Shift]

Louisville offered.

Nasty Twitter war going on right now over him between RU and UL fans.

https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q="alex barbir"&src=typd&lang=en

 

[R U Crazy]

Crazy stuff, hopefully Alex does what is right for Alex.
Want him for the scarlet knights, but if we recruit top notch players, we should expect for them to get other offers.
People are insane on twitter.
Would hate to see the stuff that would come out on me if I was ever recruited and switched schools.

 

[RUwoz]

Holy hell that RU fan is no fan, he makes us all look like morons.... Tweeting at recruits, never not creepy

 

[urbanecane]

A twitter war over a 17 year old kicker? That's what's going on these days?

 

[j10oreo]

Not a big fan of twitter. Unfortunate some of the fans are behaving the way they are in such a visible way. Nothing surprising though.

 

[Akron Buck]

is this guy a kicker? Never seen fan fights over a kicker commit. Peyton Manning would be disgusted.

 

[S.B. Crumb]

is this guy a kicker? Never seen fan fights over a kicker commit. Peyton Manning would be disgusted.

You obviously haven't had the pleasure of watching our kicking for the last ten years lol.

 

[RU2055]

is this guy a kicker? Never seen fan fights over a kicker commit. Peyton Manning would be disgusted.

Kid has ridiculous range (70 yards) and accuracy. Shhh ......... dont tell Urban.

 

[Ataylor1989x]

Hmm now he might want to visit Penn State......

One thing I think he needs if he comes to Rutgers, is to be part of a local church community immediately. He's extremely religious and he's going to need to know the local folks like that.

 

[mdk01]

Can Pollack still contact these guys now that he's enrolled? Might be helpful.

 

[Knight Shift]

PSU just offered.

 

[RUJohnny99]

Did that kid Harbaugh slept with decommit from Penn State?

 

[kjb32812]

Sorry, but he gone

 

[Knight Shift]

Sorry, but he gone

Nordin or Barbir?

 

[Ataylor1989x]

Sorry, but he gone

Objectively, why would penn state be a better choice for a kicker? I'll let you try to say why.

107k fans is not a valid reason.

 

[MrsScrew]

at least 2 of those RU Twitter posters are posters on this board as well....and over on the RT no less.

 

[PSUPALY]

Nordin or Barbir?

both

Nordin to UM, Barbir to PSU

 

[AshCatchEm]

both

Nordin to UM, Barbir to PSU

So is your coach after this year

 

[kjb32812]

Nordin or Barbir?

yes

 

[kjb32812]

Objectively, why would penn state be a better choice for a kicker? I'll let you try to say why.

107k fans is not a valid reason.

don't know, you'd have to ask him.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Sorry, but he gone

...and how do you know this?

 

[ru8081]

So if Barbir flips you'll have 3 scholarship kickers?

 

[PSUPALY]

So is your coach after this year

his seat is getting toasty, that's for sure.......we're not going to be too good in 2016, but multi losses to Pitt, Temple, Maryland, and Rutgers in 2016 might do him in.

 

[PSUPALY]

So if Barbir flips you'll have 3 scholarship kickers?

Gillikin's a punter, Nordin's going to UM

 

[KidTwist]

Objectively, why would penn state be a better choice for a kicker? I'll let you try to say why.

107k fans is not a valid reason.

Higher ranked school. Higher ranked Business, Engineering Schools etc. Plus some people prefer a classic college town like PSU rather than New Brunswick. Plus PSU produced Robbie Gould!! The greatest kicker in NFL history.

 

[Machiavelli23]

A twitter war over a 17 year old kicker? That's what's going on these days?

Reflection of our kicking woes is the reason. Wish we would go out and get a More competent long snapper as well, as when he snaps the ball, I always cringe.

 

[spud358]

So if Barbir flips you'll have 3 scholarship kickers?

PSU has zero scholarship PKs currently and will only sign 1 in this class. Where are you getting 3?

 

[ru8081]

PSU has zero scholarship PKs currently and will only sign 1 in this class. Where are you getting 3?

Rivals has 2. I guess it was not updated.

 

[lionlurker]

Nordin or Barbir?

Both, more than likely.

This recruiting stuff sucks nowadays. And it's only going to get worse.

 

[vandalen1]

Holy hell that RU fan is no fan, he makes us all look like morons.... Tweeting at recruits, never not creepy

Problem is you don't know if a person on twitter is a real fan or a troll. I don't like twitter.

 

[DHajekRC84]

if this is true I am absolutely sick of this stuff. So sick of sports in general these days and all I got is RU football to invest in. Really tired of these games being played. Too old school for this BS..

 

[miketd1]

Following recruiting used to be fun.

Times have changed.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Sorry, but he gone

"He's" not "he." My Lord.

 

[JoeRU0304]

...if I were this kid, I'd wonder if Franklin and PSU had been locked in an attic for the last year since apparently they need me so much they're offering me 2 weeks before signing day...


Joe P.

 

[kjb32812]

"He's" not "he." My Lord.

You need to learn to take things with a grade of slaw.

 

[FanuSanu52]

"He's" not "he." My Lord.

I assumed, in trying to make himself sound as obnoxious as possible, he was imitating the most obnoxious announcer in sports.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

You need to learn to take things with a grade of slaw.

You need to learn to speak the language properly (and does my moniker actually make you think that I DON'T "take things with a grade of slaw"??).

 

[jason21psu]

...if I were this kid, I'd wonder if Franklin and PSU had been locked in an attic for the last year since apparently they need me so much they're offering me 2 weeks before signing day...


Joe P.

That's one way to look at it. You could also look at it as PSU has had a kicker committed since before Babir committed to Rutgers. Nordin is apparently ready to move on from PSU and vice versa. As a result Babir gets an offer. Being the 2nd choice to the No.1 PK prospect in the country isn't exactly something to feel too slighted by. In most cases once you have a PK you're not extending offers to additional PK's as typically you have one on scholarship. Would it have been better for PSU to offer 2 months ago with the dreaded "non-committable" offer?

 

[JoeRU0304]

That's one way to look at it. You could also look at it as PSU has had a kicker committed since before Babir committed to Rutgers. Nordin is apparently ready to move on from PSU and vice versa. As a result Babir gets an offer. Being the 2nd choice to the No.1 PK prospect in the country isn't exactly something to feel too slighted by. In most cases once you have a PK you're not extending offers to additional PK's as typically you have one on scholarship. Would it have been better for PSU to offer 2 months ago with the dreaded "non-committable" offer?

...I dunno if I'd want to be someone's consolation prize. I'd also wonder why the "#1 kicking prospect in the country" who had been committed to such a 'name program' for months all of a sudden wants to leave 2 weeks before signing day...


Joe P.

 

[jup540]

...I dunno if I'd want to be someone's consolation prize. I'd also wonder why the "#1 kicking prospect in the country" who had been committed to such a 'name program' for months all of a sudden wants to leave 2 weeks before signing day...


Joe P.

He grew up a Michigan fan. can't blame him for going to his childhood favorite school. I think the only thing holding him back right now is that Michigan wants to greyshirt him.