'14 NY DT Thomas Holley (Florida Verbal)

greyhammer90 · Oct 13, 2013

STLDomer said:
Holley took a OV to PSU this weekend BTW. Had to have come away impressed.

Well if we can't get him I hope he goes to PSU. Better for him to sink into that black hole than go to OSU.

fightingirish26 · Oct 13, 2013

STLDomer said:
Holley took a OV to PSU this weekend BTW. Had to have come away impressed.

I'm sure he was. I had plans to be in the student section but I had a cross country meet so I had to stay home. All of my friends are still saying it was the greatest experience they've ever had so far at penn st. At least Holley didn't go to the kent state game where we all were submerged in that ridiculous downpour right at kickoff

rtrn2glory · Oct 13, 2013

imo penn st has some bright days ahead of them as long as O'Brien stays there.

Ultimate Penn St. Hater · Oct 13, 2013

rtrn2glory said:
imo penn st has some bright days ahead of them as long as O'Brien stays there.

I can't see him staying. He's an NFL guy.

GoIrish41 · Oct 13, 2013

Ultimate Penn St. Hater said:
I can't see him staying. He's an NFL guy.

Not so sure. He seems pretty content, as does the university.

Ultimate Penn St. Hater · Oct 13, 2013

GoIrish41 said:
Not so sure. He seems pretty content, as does the university.

He's a great coach. So, I hope he leaves for the NFL.

connect the dots · Oct 13, 2013

fightingirish26 said:
I'm sure he was. I had plans to be in the student section but I had a cross country meet so I had to stay home. All of my friends are still saying it was the greatest experience they've ever had so far at penn st. At least Holley didn't go to the kent state game where we all were submerged in that ridiculous downpour right at kickoff

The Penn State enthusiastic support for their team was electrifying, and it made the night special. Stopped switching channels, and watched the entire game. A fan base that can actually shake down the thunder from the sky. Two words come to mind - expiate and catharsis.

fightingirish26 · Oct 13, 2013

connect the dots said:
The Penn State enthusiastic support for their team was electrifying, and it made the night special. Stopped switching channels, and watched the entire game. A fan base that can actually shake down the thunder from the sky. Two words come to mind - expiate and catharsis.

Speaking of shaking, when I was little I had tickets in the second to last row in the upper deck..almost as high up as you could possibly be at beaver stadium. We played northwestern which wasn't a huge game but the place is so loud and nuts that we could see and feel the walls shaking. It was awesome. The only better experience ive had is being in the student section itself. Notre dame is not even in the same ballpark as psu in terms of the actual game experience. Although I will say I like the nd gameday experience better than psu.

dublinirish · Oct 14, 2013

i have tickets for Penn State vs UCF in Dublin next year. Will be interesting to see if PSU gets better or wose in the next season or two.

GoldenIsThyFame · Oct 15, 2013

Not in any hurry to visit, going to OSU this weekend then really wants to get to UF. No mention of ND.

GoldenIsThyFame · Oct 21, 2013

Per 247, OSU and PSU battle really at this point. We are likely fourth or fifth and I am personally doubting he will ever visit again.

jerboski · Oct 21, 2013

Looks like we are all in on Elam, I guess Steve CB us for Elam but is watching the situation closely!

NDBoiler · Oct 21, 2013

GoldenIsThyFame said:
Per 247, OSU and PSU battle really at this point. We are likely fourth or fifth and I am personally doubting he will ever visit again.

beryirish · Oct 21, 2013

Hayes tried

johnnycando · Oct 21, 2013

NDBoiler said:

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tko · Oct 21, 2013

Doing a lot of creepin around tonight Johnny.

johnnycando · Oct 21, 2013

tko said:
Doing a lot of creepin around tonight Johnny.

The wife is at Bunko...

STLDomer · Oct 21, 2013

Decision coming in the next few weeks

GBdomer · Oct 21, 2013

STLDomer said:
Decision coming in the next few weeks

Whattttttt

stlnd01 · Oct 21, 2013

STLDomer said:
Decision coming in the next few weeks

Doesn't sound good for us.

ThePiombino · Oct 21, 2013

stlnd01 said:
Doesn't sound good for us.

All in on Elam?

stlnd01 · Oct 22, 2013

ThePiombino said:
All in on Elam?

It's not like we have any other stud nose tackles on the hook.
On paper, though, Holley always seemed like the easier one of those two to land. Can't figure why he's not more interested.

Luckylucci · Oct 22, 2013

According to TJ we've been recruiting him exactly how they requested. Really interested to know if this is us dropping the ball or his lack of interest in ND.

Calabrese's People · Oct 22, 2013

Well this is depressing.

rtrn2glory · Oct 22, 2013

penn st in the lead would be my guess

is that accurate?

OCIrish · Oct 22, 2013

I'm guessing its his lack of interest more than anything.....but again, its just my guess......

OchoShayneO · Oct 22, 2013

After working in college athletics for 3 years and following Notre Dame recruiting for 10 years I have learned that sometimes it just isn't a good fit. Usually due to size and location of the school.

NDWorld247 · Oct 22, 2013

rtrn2glory said:
penn st in the lead would be my guess

is that accurate?

Based on his comments after his PSU and OSU visits, combined with everything I thought before his visits, I'd say that's accurate. It's hard to believe we wouldn't get another look though. That's very surprising to me. I'm still holding out hope he visits for Navy or delays his decision and comes for BYU with Hayes and Trumbetti.

ThePiombino · Oct 22, 2013

NDWorld247 said:
Based on his comments after his PSU and OSU visits, combined with everything I thought before his visits, I'd say that's accurate. It's hard to believe we wouldn't get another look though. That's very surprising to me. I'm still holding out hope he visits for Navy or delays his decision and comes for BYU with Hayes and Trumbetti.

That would be ideal. On campus with a couple commits, plus the staff can focus on him more individually as opposed to this past weekend where there is no way he could have gotten the attention he would have needed.

IrishLax · Oct 22, 2013

This has been trending away for awhile. I expect PSU to win out.

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