Hello visitors from the USC message board. Since it’s the paid subscription protected board, I have no idea what is actually being said. Nothing bad, I hope.

I’m guessing it regards Dorin Dickerson.

Which brings me to the topic of spin. Dickerson had narrowed his choices to Pitt or Michigan. The final choices were noted yesterday in an article in the Trib.

So, you have to enjoy this headline post from a PSU blog.

The post even uses the same article, but selectively avoids the mention that it had been down to Pitt and Michigan. Still, there is some sense of reality in the post:

The miss of Dickerson alone is tough for Nittany Lions fans to swallow considering he was ranked as the 82nd-best prospect in the nation by Rivals.com. But what’s even more disheartening is the strong possibility that Pittsburgh is about to clamp down on the WPIAL under new coach Dave Wannstedt.

But don’t worry, as he points out, Pitt isn’t a rival with Penn St.

Dorin Dickerson just really liked the coaching staff.

“I just liked the way they talked to me and I was able to talk to them,” he said.

Dickerson said Pitt receivers coach Aubrey Hill has become “like a big brother.”

“We had a camp at our school a few weeks ago where some college coaches came,” Dickerson said. “I went off to the side and talked with coach Hill for about an hour-and-a-half. We talked about everything and not just Pitt football. I just said to myself, ‘I want to play for this guy and coach Wannstedt.’ “

Hill has been working his way into the coaching ranks for the last 10 years since graduating from Florida. I figured he’d be a big help for recruiting down there, but he is having a big impact overall.

As is now the trend, the hot commit looks to get other kids to come along for the ride.

Dickerson believes a few more Western Pennsylvania players might commit to Pitt soon, including Baldwin defensive lineman Jason Pinkston.

“I talk to him all the time,” Dickerson said. “I think he could be close [to committing].”

It is expected on Monday.

Dickerson’s commitment could have an immediate domino effect on the remainder of Pitt’s WPIAL recruiting efforts. Two Baldwin players — defensive linemen Jason Pinkston (6-5, 275) and Justin Hargrove (6-4, 245) — will announce their college decisions Monday at South Hills Country Club. The club is hosting Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt’s second annual golf outing. Both are expected to choose the Panthers.

Yeah, it could just be a coincidence that they will be announcing at the site of Coach Wannstedt’s golf outing. Nothing more.

Meanwhile here’s some audio from Rivals.com Radio. An interview with Tyler Palko, and a nearly half-hour discussion about Pitt. The latter is definitely worth listening to.