Michael Ferns (2014 LB, Saint Clairsville (OH)) IS BLUE!!!

 

 

Michael Ferns

Linebacker

Saint Clairsville (OH) Saint Clairsville HS

6'3, 235 pounds

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Already has offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, and others. Visiting Michigan right now.

jsj, those uniforms are atrocious, in case you couldn't tell. 

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Hearing that Michigan is crushing it on Top100 2014 LB Michael Ferns visit to Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are impressing.

A poor man's Joe Bolden IMO. Exceptional between the tackles, things get a bit dicey out in space. May end up on offense, who knows.

OC Michigan Fan


jsj, those uniforms are atrocious, in case you couldn't tell. 

Lol

I know sumptin about scarlet and gray gives me diarrhea

MichFan4Life


A poor man's Joe Bolden IMO. Exceptional between the tackles, things get a bit dicey out in space. May end up on offense, who knows.

Very stiff hips. It's obvious when he runs the ball on film.

Top 3 of Michigan, Notre Dame, and Penn State.

EFWolverine


Top 3 of Michigan, Notre Dame, and Penn State.

Sounds like a UM/ND battle.

Is it a battle worth fighting?  Is he worth the effort?  I am really asking (not being a smarta$$) cause I am no recruiting guru!
 
GO BLUE!

How any out-of-state recruit can have Penn State on their short list is beyond me.   He has options like ND and Michigan yet PSU is on the list?  Why would you even want to be associated with that nightmare?

TK23Blue


How any out-of-state recruit can have Penn State on their short list is beyond me.   He has options like ND and Michigan yet PSU is on the list?  Why would you even want to be associated with that nightmare?

Why would you judge an entire school based on an incident that they didn't control? There were people at fault, they've been dealt with, and they're moving on. It's a great academic institution with a history of producing amazing linebackers, what's not to like? It just takes some insight to see beyond one incident.

I see no reason why Penn State's football team, and/or the players themselves should suffer because of what a bunch of corrupt administrators did. They will and already have but there have been talks of leveling NCAA sanctions on Penn State for the cover up. I just don't see the point.
 
Punish the University? Ok. In no way should any player have to suffer for what a bunch of seedy white hairs did that didn't involved them in anyway.

Plus its good for the B1G that Penn State be good.

MaizeRage6320

TK23Blue


How any out-of-state recruit can have Penn State on their short list is beyond me.   He has options like ND and Michigan yet PSU is on the list?  Why would you even want to be associated with that nightmare?

Why would you judge an entire school based on an incident that they didn't control? There were people at fault, they've been dealt with, and they're moving on. It's a great academic institution with a history of producing amazing linebackers, what's not to like? It just takes some insight to see beyond one incident.

I'm not judging the school or the football program nor am I suggesting the current players be punished for anything whatsoever.  Wasn't their fault.  What I AM suggesting is if you're a top recruit with an offer list like this and you're looking at the current situation at PSU vs equally (if not better) institutions without all of the distractions, why would you choose PSU?   You can try and disassociate the school from what has gone on but the fact is it's a sh** storm of negative publicity.  Perception is reality whether it's fair or not.  It takes insight to see beyond one incident?  Seriously???  Years and years of abuse with MULTIPLE instances and incidents, all under the noses of people who knew and did nothing (one being the legendary football coach) and THAT'S one incident?  Like it's some guy out stealing car stereos on campus? Yeah, that's the kind of "insight" I aspire to.   Go ahead and call the victims and their families and let them know they really need more insight and need to look beyond this one incident.  Let me know how that turns out for you.  
It's unfortunate for the rest of the 99.99% people at PSU who have never done anything wrong and certainly didn't ask for this.  But let's face it-anytime you hear the name Penn State mentioned right now, what's the first thing you think of?  I doubt it's about how they churn out amazing linebackers.

TK23Blue

MaizeRage6320

TK23Blue


How any out-of-state recruit can have Penn State on their short list is beyond me.   He has options like ND and Michigan yet PSU is on the list?  Why would you even want to be associated with that nightmare?

Why would you judge an entire school based on an incident that they didn't control? There were people at fault, they've been dealt with, and they're moving on. It's a great academic institution with a history of producing amazing linebackers, what's not to like? It just takes some insight to see beyond one incident.

I'm not judging the school or the football program nor am I suggesting the current players be punished for anything whatsoever.  Wasn't their fault.  What I AM suggesting is if you're a top recruit with an offer list like this and you're looking at the current situation at PSU vs equally (if not better) institutions without all of the distractions, why would you choose PSU?   You can try and disassociate the school from what has gone on but the fact is it's a sh** storm of negative publicity.  Perception is reality whether it's fair or not.  It takes insight to see beyond one incident?  Seriously???  Years and years of abuse with MULTIPLE instances and incidents, all under the noses of people who knew and did nothing (one being the legendary football coach) and THAT'S one incident?  Like it's some guy out stealing car stereos on campus? Yeah, that's the kind of "insight" I aspire to.   Go ahead and call the victims and their families and let them know they really need more insight and need to look beyond this one incident.  Let me know how that turns out for you.  
It's unfortunate for the rest of the 99.99% people at PSU who have never done anything wrong and certainly didn't ask for this.  But let's face it-anytime you hear the name Penn State mentioned right now, what's the first thing you think of?  I doubt it's about how they churn out amazing linebackers.

It's utterly ridiculous that you think people actually need you to say that in order to understand the magnitude of the situation. It's VERY clear what happened, but in the end it is ONE massive scandal that OBVIOUSLY can't be ignored.
 
Clearly that comment wasn't geared toward the families and what they've gone through, it was toward you and your "perception is reality" look at the world. If you're looking at PSU you're obviously trying to look past the fact that Sandusky got away with some messed up stuff, but everyone who turned away from the situation and let it go on was taken care of.

The point is that recruits are going to find the best situation for them and they're smart enough to realize that the situation at Penn State can be overcome. Their head coach is already budding on the recruiting trail and they offer better academics than Ohio State, so a linebacker has some legitimate reasons to look at PSU assuming he has the maturity to realize that the situation can be overcome. 

Remember it was Sandusky that molested the kids not the university....although I do agree they could have dine better in reacting to the situation but what so u do when ur in that situation it's easy for us on the outside to say what we would have done...

MaizeRage6320

TK23Blue

MaizeRage6320

TK23Blue


How any out-of-state recruit can have Penn State on their short list is beyond me.   He has options like ND and Michigan yet PSU is on the list?  Why would you even want to be associated with that nightmare?

Why would you judge an entire school based on an incident that they didn't control? There were people at fault, they've been dealt with, and they're moving on. It's a great academic institution with a history of producing amazing linebackers, what's not to like? It just takes some insight to see beyond one incident.

I'm not judging the school or the football program nor am I suggesting the current players be punished for anything whatsoever.  Wasn't their fault.  What I AM suggesting is if you're a top recruit with an offer list like this and you're looking at the current situation at PSU vs equally (if not better) institutions without all of the distractions, why would you choose PSU?   You can try and disassociate the school from what has gone on but the fact is it's a sh** storm of negative publicity.  Perception is reality whether it's fair or not.  It takes insight to see beyond one incident?  Seriously???  Years and years of abuse with MULTIPLE instances and incidents, all under the noses of people who knew and did nothing (one being the legendary football coach) and THAT'S one incident?  Like it's some guy out stealing car stereos on campus? Yeah, that's the kind of "insight" I aspire to.   Go ahead and call the victims and their families and let them know they really need more insight and need to look beyond this one incident.  Let me know how that turns out for you.  
It's unfortunate for the rest of the 99.99% people at PSU who have never done anything wrong and certainly didn't ask for this.  But let's face it-anytime you hear the name Penn State mentioned right now, what's the first thing you think of?  I doubt it's about how they churn out amazing linebackers.

It's utterly ridiculous that you think people actually need you to say that in order to understand the magnitude of the situation. It's VERY clear what happened, but in the end it is ONE massive scandal that OBVIOUSLY can't be ignored.

Clearly that comment wasn't geared toward the families and what they've gone through, it was toward you and your "perception is reality" look at the world. If you're looking at PSU you're obviously trying to look past the fact that Sandusky got away with some messed up stuff, but everyone who turned away from the situation and let it go on was taken care of.

The point is that recruits are going to find the best situation for them and they're smart enough to realize that the situation at Penn State can be overcome. Their head coach is already budding on the recruiting trail and they offer better academics than Ohio State, so a linebacker has some legitimate reasons to look at PSU assuming he has the maturity to realize that the situation can be overcome. 

Precisely.  Do you think PSU lost some recruits because of the scandal?  According to you there's no problem here-just need to be smart and overcome.  And you're incredibly naive if you think this thing is over and time to just move on.   There are more people to fall and the compensation lawsuits haven't even begun.  But let me slow this down AGAIN: fair or unfair, this scandal has impacted the university negatively as a whole.  Not just the football program.  Do you not agree with this?  That's the perception which becomes the reality.  Is it REALLY that difficult to think a parent might not want his kid playing football at PSU due to the negative image? (and obvious lack of some serious control and common sense within the football dept.)  I guess we should ask Spence, Shutt, O'Connor, Holtz, etc.  I'm sure PSU not naming a football coach didn't help with these guys but there's no way you can tell me that's ALL it came down to.  People's memories are short-fast forward this thing 3, 4, 5 years from now and we're probably not having the conversation.  Right now it's still a sh** storm that affects different people in different ways, including recruits.  To think otherwise is naive.     

TK, I hear ya, and I agree that I'd look elsewhere if my son was a high school senior. But PSU's pulling in one hell of a class. I really think the best thing for the school as far as perception or image through this hellish situation was JoPa passing. If he were still alive, I think his role or lack there of would hurt the school (publicly) more than him being gone. There's no reason for the public to debate if he should've done more, if he should've been fired. They got to push that off on things that happened under the old (and dead) legend. 
 
 

FYI, there is a whole forum dedicated to the Penn State Scandal.  
 
GO BLUE!

TK is dead balls on. Perception is reality, right or wrong, and Penn St. is a dumpster fire.

If you are a client of a high-end restaurant, and when you are in the restroom you notice that things are dirty, there are paper towels on the floor or something else unpleasant, it might be the last time you ever visit the location, even if the food is fabulous.

Same principle.

Go Blue!!