News & Thoughts about PSU Recruiting, Transfer Portal, etc.

I think that's essentially correct, dc155.  So I don't think it's fair to ask "who lost her."  I suspect many coaches would agree that when they were able to start contacting kids in their freshman years, and kids were committing in their freshman or sophomore years, that many never had the chance (or at least took advantage of the chance) to think things through and fully, thoughtfully, explore their opportunities. 

I spoke recently with a woman who was recruited by, and played for, RR years ago.  She had a pretty good freshman season on a talented team.  At the end of the season she started to think about how her decision had been influenced by her Penn State-centric family and her Penn State obsessed community.  She went to RR and told him she was honored to have been recruited by him, was extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to play on a team coached by him, but she wanted to try something different.  He asked her if she had any specific schools in mind, and she said yes, there was one.  He picked up the phone, called the coach of the team, and that coach offered this person a full scholarship, on the spot. 

She went on to play for that team, and be a captain of that team -- after sitting out a season (because, no transfer portal).  RR did the standup thing for a standup player.  But this former-player is all in for the new rules limiting recruiting until, effectively, the summer before a player's juinior season.  So with respect to Cloe Chicoine, instead of asking who "lost her," I'd ask, "how in the world did Purdue let her get away in the first place?" 

Finally, and not meant to limit any discussion here, but I personally am only interested in players who want to play for Penn State.  Chloe doesn't.  So I really am not interested in her except if/when she plays on U.S. National teams, or if/when she plays against Penn State.