Mike Farrell
Recruiting Analyst

The nation's No. 1 high school football prospect as ranked by Rivals.com - Jeanntte, Pa., quarterback Terrelle Pryor - apparently knew before most that West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez was headed to Michigan as the Wolverines' new coach.
"Add Michigan to my list," said Pryor early Sunday afternoon. "Rich Rod is headed to Michigan. I just spoke to him earlier this morning and he told me he's gone. I don't know when it will be announced, but it could be as early as today."



Will Rich Rodriguez convince the nation's top player to join the Maize and Blue?
Several media outlets then began reporting that Rodriguez told his West Virginia team that he was leaving for Michigan.

Pryor, who has been interested in West Virginia because its wide-open offense mirrors his own at Jeannette, seemed excited about the news.

"He's excited and so was I," said Pryor. "Michigan was on my early list, and now their right up there again. He's a great coach and I like his offense."

Rodriguez apparently informed Pryor before alerting most others, gauging the QBs interest in joining him at his new school.

"He called me this morning and told me before he announced to anyone," said Pryor. "He said he's keeping the same offense that he had at West Virginia because it's all he knows. I love that offense. I told him I was very interested."

Earlier, Pryor dropped Tennessee from his list when he was informed that quarterbacks coach David Cutcliffe was taking the Duke job.

"My list is made up of some of the same teams," Pryor said. "Ohio State is in there, Florida is in there and Penn State is in there, but now Oregon is in the mix and now Michigan - so a lot has changed. Tennessee and West Virginia are now out."

Pryor hasn't set up an official visit with Michigan as of yet, but will certainly take one. There had been rumors he was going to make his decision at the U.S. Army All American Bowl in San Antonio in early January, but he dismissed those rumors as false.

"I've only been to Ohio State on an official and I've been to Penn State a few times," he said. "I need to see other schools, especially Michigan now."

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i like mallett, but if we can get this kid im telling mallett happy trails. our offense would be pretty dynamic with RR telling mcguffie and this guy how to do it.

Ditto, I like Mallett too, but given the choice between the two, it wouldn't bother me to see Ryan leave...

Josh Jenkins, #1 OG per scout.com, may take a visit to AA as well...

Will Ledezma:

Will, sometimes you really are an idiot.
All you so called Michigan fans who have been tossing Ryan Mallett under the bus are the stupid asses that bukdow thinks you are.
The kid was a freshman, thrown into the games by injury, and he played a spread type offense in high school.
AND, he was coached by Lloyd Fucking Carr, Mike Fucking Debord, and Scott Fucking Loeffler (even Art said Loeffler has "basically taken two years off" due to personal reasons). Th offensive line coach is a former fucking LINEBACKER. AND, UM's offensive line SUCKED ASS.
Oh by the way, in games started, Mallett went undefeated. Of course, the rest of the fucking team quit on him at Wisconsin. Now, even the whisper of some other high school player putting Michigan "on his list" has you talking about Mallett transferring.

Ledezma, you get the award for being the JERKOFF OF THE DAY!!!

I'm kind of with Zip on this one. It would be great to get a 5 star prospect and all, but I liked what I saw of Mallett. He wasn't the best when he played, but he was a freshman, and he was the #2 QB prospect in the nation coming out of high school. Why would we give up on him for a CHANCE at someone else, who will just be a freshman. Who's going to play QB for us while this new freshman gets acclimated to the college game? Who's going to be his competition? Personally, I don't want Mallett going anywhere.

Guys, Mallet is a pro style QB and will be a great pro, but Pryor's dual threat is the offense you need in college to be successful, especially in RR's offense.

I'm not bagging on Mallett, just given the choice between the two, I'd rather have Pryor...

So excuse me if I am the minority on that...

Mallett will be in the NFL someday, whereas I doubt that's the case for Pryor...

Its really pretty simple.

Mallet enters the draft after winning the NC next year. Pryor gets some experience next year with all the blowouts, then takes the helm as a sophmore.

What am I missing? a lil reality?

Its really pretty simple.

Mallet enters the draft after winning the NC next year. Pryor gets some experience next year with all the blowouts, then takes the helm as a sophmore.

What am I missing? a lil reality?

Mallett becomes second sophomore to win Heisman. In fact, he's so good, they give him two of them. He then gives them back, saying he was "Just Kidding", and quits football to become President of Uruguay.

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/4466/rrgnw6.jpg

I think that pic deserves the front page for an hour or 2 tomorrow.

were not saying get mallett out of here, only that if prior came here it would be fine to lose mallett. prior to me looks like vince young with a better arm (already mentioned), he seems to be ideal for the offense (hence him possibly following RR to michigan), and for a bonus, it might be him taking michigan over OSU.

Other than the part where Mallett can't enter the draft after next season, its nearly flawless.

He's transferring to Arkansas. Duh.

Where'd you get that little piece of information from?


Oh, you got it from Bukdow? Then I guess it is true. :(

Mallett is the QB for me. He will be fine. RichRod will love him and will work his offense around him.

Pryor would be a great change of pace from Mallett during games and then he takes over for Mallett after Mallett goes pro after his junior year.

Dont discount Threet though. Remember it took VY a few years to learn what he needed to and the WVU is much more complicated than what vince did with the Longhorns.

BTW if Lefty doesnt stay on staff all bets are off on Mallett staying.

I'd like to see the two battle it out before talking any transfers.

I bolded the worst of the article. Its worth reading, imo.

http://www.postgazette.com/pg/07351/842325-365.stm


West Virginia is out of the Terrelle Pryor sweepstakes and Michigan is in.
That's some of the recruiting fallout from Rich Rodriguez's decision to leave West Virginia University to become the new coach at Michigan.
West Virginia was one of the five finalists on the list for Pryor, highly touted quarterback at Jeannette High School. His others were Ohio State, Florida, Penn State and Tennessee, although he said yesterday that he has crossed Tennessee off his list and might consider Oregon.
But upon learning of Rodriguez's move, Pryor said, "Michigan is back on my list."
When asked where West Virginia now stands, he said, "West Virginia is off."
Pryor said Rodriguez and his spread option offense were the main reasons he was considering West Virginia. He also said he liked West Virginia assistant Tony Gibson, who was recruiting Pryor. Gibson is expected to go with Rodriguez to Michigan.
"I just liked the way they ran their offense," Pryor said. "I'm sure whatever new coach comes in [to West Virginia] is going to go with an offense they know."
Pryor said he was "surprised" by Rodriguez's decision. Rodriguez called Pryor yesterday and told him he was leaving.
"I just didn't think he'd leave Pat White and Steve Slaton," Pryor said.
Pryor said he most likely will make an official visit to Michigan. Although he is now considering the Wolverines, he also said he looks at Rodriguez a little differently.
"One of the bad things is that he's leaving a place once, so he could leave again," Pryor said.
West Virginia has one recruit from Western Pennsylvania -- Brashear defensive back Jermaine Robinson. He was not available for comment.
Rodriguez's hiring at Michigan also could affect a few other players from the WPIAL.
Montour's Christian Wilson made a verbal commitment to Michigan in August and was recruited to play H-back, a hybrid position between fullback and tight end. After Lloyd Carr resigned as Michigan's coach after the season, Wilson said he would wait until a new coach was hired to decide on his future.
Last night, Wilson's mother said her son "was a little down" about Michigan's new coach.
It's not that he dislikes Rodriguez, but he doesn't believe he will fit into Rodriguez's offensive style.
Gateway linebacker Shayne Hale also was considering West Virginia, but said the Mountaineers are no longer on his list. He visited West Virginia the weekend of the loss to Pitt.
"I was still considering West Virginia, so this is a big shocker," Hale said. "Personally, I didn't expect him to be leaving. He was telling everyone that he was going to be there for a while and that he wasn't going anywhere. This makes him look like he lied."
Pitt has come on strong in Hale's eyes the past few weeks and he made an official visit to Pitt this past weekend.
"It went real well," Hale said.
Hale also visited Ohio State last weekend and said he will choose between Pitt and Ohio State.
Hale will play in the Army All-American Bowl Jan. 5 in San Antonio and will announce his decision there.

If Michigan misses out on Pryor, is there any chance that Keith Nichol (and his now fully-healed arm) would consider transferring back home?

*WTFDetroit.com explodes*

maybe we could get bukdow to play qb for UM. i hear he was a pretty good football player in highschool.

Tahoe has done some digging here, and you guys might find this interesting. It has been verified as "Legit" (with a capital L)

This was sent to me by a respected PSU poster who shall remain anonymous. It does a good job of laying out the story on Sarniak pretty clearly.

Edit: I am reposting it with his permission



Not sure you have all this info on Sarniak, but this is how a lot of it got rolling.


Early yesterday, Saturday January 12th, I received word from a well connected friend in Western PA, that all other schools other than OSU have been fighting a major uphill battle with Terrelle. This guy is not a conspiracy theorist, nor does he care about recruiting in general.

Word around Jeannette has become strong about Terrelle's relationship with a guy, Ted Sarniak, who works for a Jeannette Specialty Glass company. Was also told that this glass company had also employed Terrelle this past summer. No problem on the surface, so why worry about that? Well here is where things begin to start turning. The same gentleman from JSG has business connections/suppliers in Dublin, OH (near Columbus). Word is that Buckeye boosters are "supporting his business," perhaps with certain expectations and incentives, relative to OSU recruiting.

I have been told that said businessman has taken Terrelle back and forth to Columbus on many occasions which went unreported. Even further, it was mentioned that this businessman was also present at the All American game in San Antonio last week, and spent a lot of time with Brewster and crew while there, perhaps even put together an OSU recruit party. A rumor going around is Brewster might have been the one who supplied the tickets to Sarniak.

I have not been told whether said businessman is a fan, a grad, or an active booster of OSU, but he has developed a connection to the program thru his business. He has also used this connection and his business to further his relationship with Terrelle. While doing so, he has reportedly seen an upswing in business during these days of tough economic pressures. Gentleman has become very influential in the future of Terrelle. He has also become a big time friend to the OSU program.

As I said, this info was provided to me and is not first hand, so I cannot claim it to be 100% fact. Source is generally very reliable relative to area HS Foorball, so I take it seriously. This friend of mine has no dog in the fight, and he has no connection to either school. Not crying foul, as there seems to be some details one must still read between the lines, and I'm not willing to jump to those conclusions yet.

The Same Source Also Said This...

I get a call this morning, January 18th. So my friends ("John") girlfriend was in Jeannette last night with her friend and they go to a restaurant called The Nest around 6pm or so. From the way "John" told me..... His girlfriend "Teri" walked in and saw this guy with his wife and thought she recognized them. They were with a couple other gentlemen. "John" said with Jeannette being a small town you get to know a lot of faces from being around there. Well, "Teri" said she thought the guy was Ted Sarniak, whom she had met before through business. So she asked someone at the restaurant isn't that Ted Sarniak and his wife. She was told, Yes, they are with some gentlemen from Ohio State who are in town to see Terrelle Pryor. She really didn't remember who Terrelle Pryor was, then she recalled the name from "John" talking about him and remembered seeing Terrelle mentioned on tv. She didn't want to go over and say Hi and to bother Ted since he was with people whom she didn't know. She said she never would have told "John" this except for the football reference. When she got home she told "John" the story. "John" then says well do you know who the OSU guys were. Coaches, players what? She said she didn't think they looked like players. One was older and the other was a "smallish" guy. So "John" said coaches? She said could be, so "John" takes her to show her some pictures from OSU coaches from the internet, she named Joe Daniels, QB coach and Darrell Hazel, WR coach....

Yes, and this goes farther than just Jeannette.

I think Pryors gonna sign w/ the good guys on Feb. 6th...

I've never wanted to believe that Jim Tressel: Badass was a cheater.
But I know this: He has been bitchslapped in the last two BCS games, and now his personal cabin boy, Lloyd Carr, is gone.
What's more, into the UM head coach job rides RichGod, and his faithful sidekick, Barwis.
Tressel knows his time is being cut short. He knows it is just a matter of time before RichGod and Barwis lay his empire to ruin. He's scared, and he's passing out Corvettes like candy in Columbus.

Tressel is worried and scared.

http://www.blogstudio.com/woodgnome/riddler2.jpg

lol wtf @ that pic.

I love you Zip, in a hetero way...like everyone loves Rich Rod.

Take a look at this and tell me I'm wrong:

http://www.cult.tv/images/riddler.jpg

http://umtailgate.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/mr_tressel.jpg

http://umtailgate.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/mr_tressel.jpg

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MORE PROOF!!!


http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/368/frank_gorshin_riddler3.jpgMore Proof!!

http://www.buckeyelane.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/buckeyelanetresselchamp.jpg

I think we should move the Jim Tressel Evidence to the Jim Tressel, Badass thread. It'll attract buckeyes like bukdow to bestiality.

So why doesn't RR just call up Pryor and tell him that crap OSU does is going to land them a recruiting violation and cost Pryor his career at some point?

I finally saw some highlights of Pryor. I was impressed by his running ability, as it looked effortless for him to get passed all of his defenders.

However, I was not impressed by his arm. His mechanics were awful, and I rarely saw a throw on target. Everything was due to his receivers being good enough to adjust and beat the defenders.

Maybe he's good, maybe he's great. I don't know. But his dramatic ways are slightly annoying.

I finally saw some highlights of Pryor. I was impressed by his running ability, as it looked effortless for him to get passed all of his defenders.

However, I was not impressed by his arm. His mechanics were awful, and I rarely saw a throw on target. Everything was due to his receivers being good enough to adjust and beat the defenders.

Maybe he's good, maybe he's great. I don't know. But his dramatic ways are slightly annoying.

I agree, if he goes to OSU

Or Penn State.

He's interested in playing hoops too. If he doesn't commit to UM, he'll probably go to Oregon, since they're pretty good at both.

Twins..??

He has come out and said he probably won't play college hoops anymore.

There have been more drama queens this year...

Not looking so good from what I hear anymore now its like he could end up anywhere the word is the hairless nut psu michigan are all about equal now his dad is pushing for Joe PA. He likes UM but Charlie dick in my mouth batch and his pops telling him to give joe Pa a chance so Im not as sure as before. But I still think he will end up in AA but not for a few weeks. I also heard he may want to play ball and be looking for pt on the court could become issue he is doing tremendously well on the court this year the saga continues. And Seriously whats the deal with sam he is making me real nervous I want him in blue NOW

Ok, for hoops PT, if he really is thinking that way now, it's hard to beat UM. Ohio State really suffers there. They've had great recruiting classes for a while and there's a ton of competition. PSU is horrible, so they're looking good for pt. UM is off to their well publicized worst start. Think about this: Laval Lucas-Perry, Manny Harris, Terrelle Pryor, DeShawn Sims and Epke Udoh. Now that's actually a good lineup. We know darn well that RR and Beilein have a working relationship and he would certainly be allowed to play both.
If TP's dad really thinks JoePa will be around for three years he's delusional. Besides, JoePa had that amazing class with Derrick Williams, Justin King, and Co. What did he do with them? They were rated far higher going in than they are now. If Pryor goes to PSU JoePa will turn him into an NFL running back, not develop him as a QB.

As long as he snubs the B10, I'm ok.

As long as he snubs the B10, I'm ok.

As long as he DOESN'T, I'm Ok. The B10 needs positive image and performance help. Pryor is extremely good, so he could help that. I actually want him to go to PSU, I'm a big PSU and JoePa fan. And they need the help(although MSU could obviously benefit from their decline).

I guess my point is that this isn't a zero sum, the B10 could benefit from him staying in the B10, and any B10 team winning titles and bowls.

As long as he snubs the B10, I'm ok.

That would be awesome, but if he stays in the Big Eleven I'd prefer he attend Michigan. I can't fucking stand Ohio State and, while RichRod hasn't helped himself recently, Pryor would be attending a school renowned for producing quality QBs. Love JoePa, but don't think he can reel Pryor in.

(Though, when ESPN did that Top 64 QBs thing for the NFL, three of them were Oregon Ducks. Just sayin'.)

I'd actually rather him choose PSU over a non-big 10 school. I'm sick of the big 10 is slow and unatheletic crap. Beating Florida shut them up, and I think guys like Juice Williams helps (even though he sucks at throwing). I'd rather have another athelete in the big 10 to shut them up. That being said, I don't want him at OSU.

My preferences:
1) Michigan
2) PSU
3) Oregon

shut who up?

shut who up?

The "SEC is better than the Big 10 because the SEC has better atheletes" people.

Nobody, I mean NOBODY, has better athletes than Barwis.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that we don't need another QB. Two months with Barwis and Threet will be throwing 60 yards bombs with two fingers and running a 4.16 40.

I guess TP did an interview on CSTV. He stated clearly that his father wants him to go to PSU. Tom Lemming said that the PSU asistant coaches knew that TP's father has a lot of influence over him, so they worked on dad. TP also said that his close relationships with the OSU recruits is an important factor. When asked about whether the fact that he fits well into the new Michigan system, TP said that he can play from the shotgun in many systems and implied that the M system is not uniquely beneficial to him. The bottom line, which was stated by Tom Lemming, is that TP seems to be deciding between PSU and OSU, and that he took more time to appease his father who requested that he do so.

Time for us to move on and hope Threet can run the "Capital One" offense.

ESPN's whatshisname is dissing TP pretty hard. Saying he should have submitted yesterday.

Fuck a TP

Mark May is the whatshisname you're talking about.

Yes, it is. thx. the more i hear bout pryor the more i could care less bout what he does...actually kind of hope he goes to oregon still

I read an article in the Penn State Daily Collegian about Pryor that I thought painted him fairly. Pryor is basically trying to give some face time to the 10,000 residents of Jeannette, PA, his dad, the dozen or so men recruiting him, and pretty much anyone else who wants a piece. Meanwhile, he has to go to school, lead his team to a state basketball title, and make a decision on his future.

I really don't blame him for delaying his decision and Mark May's a piece of shit. Herbie probably lined his back pocket with some of Tressel's war chest for him to say that.

May said that he also played two sports back in the day yet his decision was made by signing day.

Um, I don't know if May was any good or not, but he probably didn't have 4 schools pursuing him.

May said that he also played two sports back in the day yet his decision was made by signing day.

Um, I don't know if May was any good or not, but he probably didn't have 4 schools pursuing him.

Pryor has about 300 schools pursuing him, he is just down to 4.

However, May didn't do the nonstop AAU BBall, he didn't travel across the nation for big time basketball matchups. He didn't do summer camps the rest of the summer. He didn't change what sport he planned to go to college in through his junior year.

I read an article in the Penn State Daily Collegian about Pryor that I thought painted him fairly. Pryor is basically trying to give some face time to the 10,000 residents of Jeannette, PA, his dad, the dozen or so men recruiting him, and pretty much anyone else who wants a piece. Meanwhile, he has to go to school, lead his team to a state basketball title, and make a decision on his future.

I really don't blame him for delaying his decision and Mark May's a piece of shit. Herbie probably lined his back pocket with some of Tressel's war chest for him to say that.

Thats the part that I think turns peeps off on him.

Buckeye bound.

BUT MICHIGAN AND PRYOR WERE A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN!

Keep posting though, twins.

In honor of SDB:

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I hope they pay him and get caught.

In honor of SDB:

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Pic didn't show up. But it's still hilarious.

It doesn't show up? It shows up for me...

"There is no question that Rich Rodriguez's offense, for example, would be more apt to suit Terrelle's skills," Reitz said. "But Ohio State sold him on the idea that they would prepare him for the NFL and that they don't run 'zone-read' in the NFL. Jim Tressel is a great coach. But I can tell you there is more to Terrelle Pryor than what we've been seeing."

Full story (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4582474)

I love the fact he sucks. He's still got two years to put it together, but it's hilarious that he sucks. I would think RR could use him as a selling point to future QBs.

Apparently TP's high school coach said that Terelle made the wrong choice and should have went to Michigan. He went on to say that he needs to be in an offense that shows his skills. Wow. 63% of SportsNation agreed, lol.

I also love that he's the reason Buckeye Nation wants to fire Sweater Vest. The Bucks still have a decent record, but this season couldn't be going any worse for them.