A lot of times it isn’t getting the best recruits or athletes to come to your school as much as getting the ones that will fit your particular system. For example, a running quarterback at West Virginia (and now Michigan), a pro style passer at USC, or a combination runner/passer like at Florida. Some coaches can adjust their offense to the types of players they get, but for the most part teams will recruit kids that fit their system. Chris over at Barking Carnival is going to be doing a multipart series called Let’s Build An Offense. The first part is called Building A Base and in part 2 he will look at Basic plays installed, and counters for the looks defenses would give us. This is a series that football fans should seriously look at because it is really well written and the analysis is great. Articles like this are one of the main reasons why Barking Carnival was my choice for top new blog of the year.

Pryor still undecided 1 day before LOI Day

Speaking of building an offense around a talented player, it is day…um…who really cares at this point, of the Where will Terrelle Pryor go watch. What we do know right now is that tomorrow is National LOI Day. That I know for certain, but what we do not know right now is where, when, or if Pryor will sign his LOI tomorrow. Three conflicting reports have come out, all saying different things. The first one came from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saying that Pryor would sign on Wednesday and that he had called Oregon to tell them that the Ducks were eliminated from the running.

A few hours later Rivals.com came out with a report from their staff saying that Pryor still may not sign on Wednesday, and that he had not eliminated Oregon. Pryor stated in this article that there is a 50/50 chance that he would sign his LOI tomorrow. Finally, another Pittsburgh paper, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review states that Pryor said there is an 80% chance he will sign his LOI on Wednesday and that he has not eliminated anyone out of Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and Oregon. Also, he says that he does not have a leader at this point.

So what does this all mean? I have no freaking idea. I’ve followed his recruiting closer than any other recruit, mainly because he plays football close to my home town and the media attention he gets is non-stop. Pryor is either really media savy for an 18 year old or he really has no idea where he wants to go. I presume to think he still hasn’t made up his mind and with the pressure culminating of LOI day being tomorrow, it is making it worse on him. If I were to make a prediction right now, I suspect he doesn’t sign tomorrow. He will make a trip to Oregon to see what Eugene is all about, come home and sit down with his family, and make his decision.

Don’t forget tonight I will be a guest on the show Under Center, hosted by Adam Nettina. I will be discussing more Terrelle Pryor news, along with some other Big Ten information that I have about recruiting. I have gotten the go ahead from Adam to tape my segment on the show and post it as a podcast for those who cannot listen to it live. For a full list of his guest check out his blog Under Center.

One last reminder that In The Bleachers will be live blogging LOI day tomorrow, starting at around 7:30 am est and continuing through most of the day. Any time I hear any rumors or infomation of note such as signings or where people are leaning, I will post them on the blog. If you have any tips please email them to me at inthebleachers[at]gmail[dot]com.