Pitt has a new commit for the 2013 class. Inside linebacker Matt Galambos has given a verbal.
Galambos has 3-stars from 247 and Scout.com. Rivals.com puts him down for 2-stars and ESPN.com doesn’t have an evaluation on him.
He has offers from Syracuse and Rutgers. There is some interest from PSU, BC and Maryland. Galambos is also holding offers from Harvard and Yale, so he is not an academic risk.
In fact, his academics were a big help in getting an offer from Pitt.
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#Pitt coaches made a lot of decisions in the ’12 class based on academics. ’13 targets considering Ivy League schools=continuing trend— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) August 16, 2012
Linebacker is a position of need for the recruiting class.
After the jump is his highlight reel.
It’s under 90 seconds and happily lacks any musical accompaniment.
Where were the highlights?? Looked like level of competition was low.
2star is about right…
we beat out Harvard and Yale…
But Joe… he does shotput and discus. Track team! He must be amazing!! Right? Isn’t that what you always say?
I have doubts as to whether johnson, boyd, foster will want to join a team/class full of 2-stars..
pk… Pitt has a bunch of “not greats”… but hey, somebody needs to hold the blocking dummies.
As for the rest of us, ignore him and maybe he’ll go away.
There are plenty of “bodies” at LB.. (13 per rivals)
this recruit will not add to the depth… just the body count.
bummer
you can thank me later.
they have wonderful articles there and there’s a great forum for opinionated people…leave blather and panthers prey to us simple folk.
It is truly ruining this blog.
The staff is doing a great job of filling positions of need. The class is shaping up nice.
Go PITT!
Welcome onboard – this site is different than the other blogs as we don’t alienate each other or try to dominate the conversations and we respect each other’s opinions for the most part.
At least all the other posters don’t, I tend to post long comments though. But it has been the most civil by far and that is what makes it the most rewarding PITT blog.
on the other article… Shell is not going to be a happy camper to redshirt… he said he is going to get on the field one way or another.
I think he has to adjust to the speed of the game… welcome to BCS D1 football R.Shell.. this isn’t the wpial anymore…
syracuse rutgers pitt yale and harvad.
when you posted you left off the big east offers.
when you want to make a point be honest dont just list half of what was there.
I don’t think this coaching staff cares much about player’s HS reputations. They seem to be all about show me what you have in practice and in the scrimmages.
And it might not just be the speed of the game for Shell but the adjustment into college football itself. It is easy for every freshman to waltz in and play well right off the bat – as a matter of fact the opposite is the norm.
I do think Pitt should keep a few in tow just in case there are players that have breakout years this fall and get caught in a numbers game at other universities, or just weren’t on a radar. Pitt will is building strength. The fan base now needs to build up the team.
As far as Jody is concerned, there should be a regulator on here to limit posts..lol. I do think that Chaz and Reed should give the good folks at the blather blog, star rankings. Anyway a solid pickup for Pitt on this one. Remember 4-5 starters out of each recruiting class.
so if you cant be fair and honest abought why you dont like a player dont do it.
there was nothing wrong with his outher offers they werent all from mac schools he was agood pick up.
1. Blewitt
2. Orndoff
3. Soto
I don’t count Jarrett because he is really a 2012 do-over committ.
Chapman will be redshirted.. In fact probably the rest of the class will probably red shirt as it stand so far.
you were confused.
do you know what he was talking abought now or are you still confused.
that he had last year.
33 comments… and I rough counted 15 directed at me..
Please tell me what on that 90 sec highlight reel you found to be wow… remember this was the best he could find on tape after some 10 games.
but as of now we have room for just 18 on team.
so we need some to transfer or flunk out.
do i have that right.
some times that is good but not 100 percent of the time.
and when you did list all the kids offers like the 2 from the big east i knew you were a bull shit poster less then honest and craveing attention like a bad child,
if you are going to be on here grow up please.
you could have said we are building a all mac team
or something like that.
but the kid had 3 big east offers plus the outher 2 so to say what you did and leave the big east offers off of your post brands you as just
mr negativity.
if you have a real point that is well thought out
welcome. but no negativity just to be negative.
3 OL: jared jones-smith, johnson, marquis wallace/alexander officer
1/2 DL: justin moody or juco edwin delva (or both)
1/2 DB: jaleel hytchye or james julius
1/2 wr, foster or boyd (or both)
1 MLB: al-rasheed benton
of course, it might also benefit the staff to leve a few spots open for kids who got left out of a bigger program or for kids that have breakout senior years
i think every year you can have 25 commits
but i think we only have room for 18 0n the team unless we have transfers or some flunk out .
if you find out post the info please.
i know we can have 25 commits but i dont think we can sign them all unless there is room if you know true info please post it but no guess please
While I wasn’t a big Max Gruder fan, he did server one big purpose, he called the signals on D. And he was in position to make a whole lot of tackles, and those were his two big jobs on the team. And come to think of it, he never got injured I believe, so his was very durable to boot.
And that’s exactly what I expect this kid will do eventually for Pitt’s D. Every D needs a guy out there who can call the signals, get them all lined up where they ought to be and basically be a coach on the field. And keep his teammates’ heads in the game. Because while they all might know where to position themselves in practice, the heart beats much faster and the mind has a tendency to race once the real game begins and the crowd noise raises to fever pitch.
So welcome to the PITT family Matt !!!
Veritas et Virtus !
Hail to PITT !
so that only leaves 2 more to give till we see what they do. thanks.
As for the actual subject at hand, I sincerely hope for everyone involved that this guy does not bring to mind any memories of Max Gruder. No offense to MG, because he played hard and seemed to have a good head on his shoulders, but if we’re going to be competitive in the ACC, I’m thinking recruiting more guys of Gruder’s talent level isn’t going to do it.
and if i know that pitt is going to save 2 for foster and johnson.
and i have a pitt offer and there at least 15 outhers who have offers from pitt .
then i am calling them and commiting real soon
before the class is full becuse with only 3 to give do i want to gamble i say no not unless you
are foster or johnson .
Ithink we can expect more commits real soon dont you?
Florida State & Miami are still recruiting great players, yet somehow their teams haven’t been too great for awhile now.
Wisconsin on the other hand has recruited less than PITT, but has been able to win the Big 10 in consecutive years and go to the Rose Bowl with recruiting classes not loaded with 4 star kids.
And has been a factor in the Big 10 for over a decade or longer, again with lower rated recruiting classes than PITT and certainly alot lower than OSU, Michigan, & Pedo State.
So it would seem to me, it’s about molding guys who can play together best as a team. Not having a
bunch of 4 & 5 star big headed un-coachable kids, running around looking to make a big hit and a name for themselves.
So there appears to be a method to PC’s recruiting which is making more sense as the days progress.
Boston College (before last year) has competed quite well in the ACC. And has even played a couple times for the championship. And they are not loaded up with 4 & 5 star recruits. Nor have they ever been. And tiny Wake Forest (less than 4K enrollment) has even won the ACC and represented them in the Orange Bowl as recently as 2008. Does anyone think WF is loaded with 4 star recruits ?
So I think we’ll be fine down in Mid Dixie and I think PC and his Wisconsin cohorts know how to mold a winning and viable team.
Veritas et Vitus !
what you do is cut the commit you dont want lose and say dont have room for you or someting like that reed will explain plus you have to have room on team for the 25 .
and you want to come to pitt you better make that call becuse even if we have 9 you know that 2 will be saved for foster and johnson so that would only leave 7 for the 40 offecers that are out there.
To be fair it was only really a 60 second clip, but if you watched about 10 more seconds, there’s a slide that says you have to purchase a membership as a college coach to view the rest. I’m gonna guess Coach Chryst might have a membership and access to the rest of the film. I have nothing against adding some smart kids to the team early on. If your building a program, they usually learn the finer intricacies of the system over time and they provide some pretty good tutoring down the road as the program gets established.
I could not agree any more wholeheartedly with your 9:09 post. While there are some legit concerns with the recruiting so far, one can truly see that Chryst and Co. Have a plan, a specific type of player they are looking for and are building a team and program.
While we can complain about how fast our recruiting approach is, the staff is clearly examining players carefully and being very selective. They are clearly building relationships and making inroads for local and other players.
I want to win this year as much as others on here. But I’d rather have a good program year after year. I think Chryst is doing that.
Some were probably glad they hadn’t heard from me, however, JoeD is a peach!!!
Careful what you wish for!!! LOL
so if we only have 20 slots you cant sign 25 unless some leave transfer etc.
and i dont know how we got to 20 i am all most sure we only had 16 slots 4 weeks ago and myers left and the wr so that should be 18 but reed will know if he ever comes back on,
I told JD that negativity just to be negative is wrong and he did not even list the offers from the big east the kid had that wasent honest .
we need reed he would know.
these offers were not pulled here are 2 that should commit asp.
junior joseph MLB 6 foot 1 230 pounds his only offers are toledo kent state old domaion and pitt
.
xzavier mcallister OG 6 foot 5 310 pounds his offers are kent state akron western michigan and
pitt.
the only good offers they have are from pitt
we may have pulled the offers but if not they have to be nuts not to call on the phone and commit.
Man, the reality is that except for the really super players, star rankings are the result of PR.
I watched replays of 2 Wisconsin rose bowls this week. I bet the starting 22 was lucky to have 50 stars total.
So – at least four more. They could get creative with kids enrolling in January also that makes them count against the 2012 class. I think that is true but can never figure out how that works.
Remember also that we can add an extra scholarship if we take in a transferring PSU player from now until next season starts. If we do that we lose one for 2014 though to even it out.
Pick the kids with the right stuff, smart, motivated, coachable and not full of themselves at the ripe old age of 16-17. Then get them under your wing, help them grow up, develop their full potential and watch them bloom into good football players.
Recruiting star ratings are just an early opinion.
BTW, welcome JoeD, last ime I checked its a free country, go do your thing. Just remember that if the concensus determines that you’re an a$$hole, then you probably are. Why don’t you prove them wrong?
Ready for some college football. Two weeks from last night I think, S.Carolina and Vandy!!! An extra large pepperoni, olives and tomatoes pizza will be ordered 1 hour before kickoff!!!
Hail to another year of watching a below average, inadequate qb take bad sacks and never rise to the occasion when a game is on the line.
They want each individual player to be responsible in their assignments in respect to said position play and unit wise. The result is the team does not beat itself on game day.
Being responsible for constantly striving to get better is the nucleus from which success will come for Pitt football according the gospel of Saint Chryst. My hope is the Pitt Football Program becomes a field of dreams under HCPC because as everyone knows…..IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME!!!!
They never consider that their remarks are only their “opinion” just as yours is except that it is contrary to theirs and they have no compunction to use personally demeaning, foul, and condemming language.
I have decided to let them cast as many stones at me as they want because I realize what I wrote abvove is more than an opinion it is fact.
I don’t think Chryst will exceed the 85 limit come signing day..
He likes to have a few ships available for transfers, etc. unless he knows some players currently on roster are leaving the team freeing up some ships.
Top 50 players – 5 stars
Next 50 – 4 stars
Next 100 – 3 stars
In actuality:
- Couldn’t some years actually have only 35 true blue-chippers? So 15 others will still be rated 5 stars even though they truly might be 4 stars.
- Some years may have 80 ‘almost’ blue-chippers after the first 50, but only 50 would be rated at 4 stars and the other 30 be rated at 3?
- In the above example, the 30 that should have been 4s would be 3s thereby pushing the bottom 30 of the 3 stars to 2 stars.
My point is there is no specific criteria (40 time, bench press, size, etc) to the ratings. Whatever stars a player may have received in one recruiting class, doesn’t directly correlate to another class.
Stars do help some when looking at recruiting rankings, but the only true way to quantify is by looking at their production when their career ends.
Our only hope is that this coaching staff and their pro set system will instill that intangable confidence factor into Tino, which could transform him into a servicable QB in the clutch. He really needs to step up his game when put under pressure. So much of that is just having the game slow down for you in those situations. Some of that comes with maturity and playing time. Often it is directly tied to confidence and previous winning results that comes when you play with it. Neither of which Sunseri currently has on his resume.
The wildcard here however is PC and staff. Is it just lip service or will they REALLY “play to their players strengths”? If they can identify what Sunseri’s strengths are, in the first place, and then magnify them by putting him in situations that breed confidence and keep him out of those bad schemes that find him soiling himself then we have a chance to develop a servicable offense.
I’m going to give everybody concerned the benefit of the doubt until they show their hand because there are just so many variables that are so different from last season. If it turns out to be the same old, same old as last year, then I’ll be jumping on your bandwagon too, but lets at least give this year a chance to get going before we throw in the towel.
As I aways say, that why the play the games. I’m just hoping for a transformation of Tino’s play this year if the above coaching actually occurs and breeds success, then God Bless Paul Chryst.
I have bought into Coach Chyrst, and with what he has done at Wisconsin, especially with the Q.B.s, I have to believe he will have some positive influence on Tino’s techniques, and his overall performance.
A top 10 qb, no, of course not. But if you were grading, I’m hoping going from a D or C+, to a B or B+.
Also, I think Chyrst is smart enough, to also be watching for Tino’s strengths and weaknesses.
Then, being able to put him in situations and calling plays that are comfortable for Tino and hopefully will help him improve.
I’m worried about Tino as well. I do think PCs offense will help him succeed this season. A good running game will also help.
But I believe having solid TEs will help him too. They are always a great outlet for a QB when things break down. After reading articles about Pitt’s TEs the past week, Tino has weapons there.
I’ve always looked at TEs with rookie QBs when playing Fantasy Football because I know they are going to get a lot of balls while the QB gets up to speed. Tino may never get ‘up to speed’, so I think the TEs will be his best friends this year and will be a key to Pitt’s success.
Tino’s main strength;
handing the ball off to Ray Ray, Isaac or Rush !
As many times as possible !!
But this isn’t journalism and we don’t have to do anything but post items for people to comment on.
Go back over my articles if you wish and see how many times I write “In my opinion”, “I think”, “I believe”, “Apparently”, “It seems” and on and on.
I understand exactly what your ticked about and it is the Mark Myers issue. But you must realize that the things I wrote about him and discussed on here were not state secrets. At no point did I ever say “I heard through a super secret channel that his arm sucks” No, I said “I think he isn’t the passer everyone thinks he is”. As a matter of fact the only conversation I quoted at all on here was the one I had with his own Father who talked about him transferring last season.
But really, everything I said about Myers and all the points I made weren’t original thoughts on here. If you follow PITT football as closely as I, and others, do you’d have seen that the same sentiments were echoed by numerous beat writers and radio interviews.
You can disagree with me, and I’ll say Chas also, as much as you want. But once I post up an article I have as much right to keep discussing the content as any other poster.
Finally, if you are referencing me with your comment about “personally demeaning, foul, and condemming language” then obviously I somehow offended you personally and for that I apologize. I also don’t remember doing it because that would be out of character for me, but still. Rest assured if I did then it was out of frustration regarding our Myers discussion rather than any animosity I have toward you, because there is none.
