tOfficial 2008 Football Recruiting Thread

[burnsmi4]

I find it interesting that this OL kid out of Tampa Plant who has gotten no attention or been evaluated is taking a visit to SCum right after ours. Is RR scared that we might get a sleeper with this kid?

[TreadHead]

Originally Posted by burnsmi4

I find it interesting that this OL kid out of Tampa Plant who has gotten no attention or been evaluated is taking a visit to SCum right after ours. Is RR scared that we might get a sleeper with this kid?

I remember reading somewhere (in fact, maybe it was somewhere back in this thread from Big M) that RR and his staff have big connections in Florida and were already looking at this kid before he took the Michigan job.

[mandarich]

Is DT Brandon Whitty coming to E.L. for a visit anytime soon?

[Sonny SixKill]

Originally Posted by mandarich

Is DT Brandon Whitty coming to E.L. for a visit anytime soon?

Hopefully Dantonio offers Whitty and his teammate, Jakes

St. Augustine High defensive lineman Brandon Whitty and quarterback Kawaun Jakes visited Western Kentucky last weekend. The Hilltoppers signed former St. Augustine standout Quinterrance Cooper in last year's class. Whitty is also drawing interest from Western Michigan and Michigan State. Jakes is being pursued by Louisville and Appalachian State. ...

[burnsmi4]

Originally Posted by Sonny SixKill

Hopefully Dantonio offers Whitty and his teammate, Jakes

St. Augustine High defensive lineman Brandon Whitty and quarterback Kawaun Jakes visited Western Kentucky last weekend. The Hilltoppers signed former St. Augustine standout Quinterrance Cooper in last year's class. Whitty is also drawing interest from Western Michigan and Michigan State. Jakes is being pursued by Louisville and Appalachian State. ...

I wonder what Bobby told those guys about MSU

[49ers169]

Narduzzi had an in home with Greg Scruggs tonight and it looks very promising for MSU.

[DantonIzzo]

Originally Posted by 49ers169

Narduzzi had an in home with Greg Scruggs tonight and it looks very promising for MSU.

Hope you're right. Talk about a kid with a high ceiling.

Again, a Scruggs/Smith combo would be golden and help if we fall out of the Perry sweepstakes.

[nicho197]

another thought about this light yellow that will be uncovered on signing day. There very well could have been someone else who visited last weekend that we do not know about for one reason or another. He is probably committed to another school and since some people decided to be jackasses and mess up the magenta thing, they probably didn't say anything this time...keeping everyone in the dark. This is pure speculation on my part, but just a thought.

[Hank Moody]

Off Topic...but I was in the Houston Airport earlier tonight when I saw Rick Neuheisel (at least I think it was him). He's a damn good class right now at UCLA.

[burnsmi4]

Originally Posted by Ocho Cinco

Off Topic...but I was in the Houston Airport earlier tonight when I saw Rick Neuheisel (at least I think it was him). He's a damn good class right now at UCLA.

UCLA should have announced Rick as their head coach after March Madness

[JBSpartan4life]

Originally Posted by 49ers169

Ahhh Big M, Paul/Jim/Dorsey never once mentioned Taylor Hill as being anything. They never responded to any posts about him leading up to the visit and only commented that he would be travelling to U of M after his MSU visit.

However I talk with one of the interns at SpartanMag, John Claya, frequently and I asked him the Thursday before Hill's visit about Hill and if he would start as a freshman.

He told me he didn't think that Hill would be a Spartan. I asked him why and he said Comp will post on it when Hill decides on a college but look at Rivals film and measureables and you will see why. I figured it was his weight and the fact he didn't play at linebacker once in his highlights.

Try and find me one highlight of Taylor Hill playing linebacker in high school??? The kid is a prospect and will need a few years before contributing. Yeah he is a 4* kid, does that mean everything??? No it doesn't. He has potential but that is a large portion of his ranking IMO. I would take Greg Jones, a 3*, over almost every guy rated above him last year.

The fact is that Taylor Hill is a 205 projected linebacker with 4.5 speed. How much lateral quickness will he lose with added pounds???

you're right, except I've been told the kids closer to 190lbs and he ran a 5.0 forty at the Pitt combine.

[SpartanFan81]

Originally Posted by nicho197

another thought about this light yellow that will be uncovered on signing day. There very well could have been someone else who visited last weekend that we do not know about for one reason or another. He is probably committed to another school and since some people decided to be jackasses and mess up the magenta thing, they probably didn't say anything this time...keeping everyone in the dark. This is pure speculation on my part, but just a thought.

wait so it has been said that the light yellow will be announced on signing day?

[TeamCaptainJohn]

Originally Posted by SpartanFan81

wait so it has been said that the light yellow will be announced on signing day?

will you really care who it was on signing day?

[SpartanFan81]

Originally Posted by fw190bvi

will you really care who it was on signing day?

because it will be a signing day surprise. dont you want to find out if youll get a surprise commitment that day?

[nicho197]

Originally Posted by SpartanFan81

wait so it has been said that the light yellow will be announced on signing day?

yes it will be unless someone other than spartanmag somehow gets a hold of the info and reports it.

[ksnvet]

OMG!! I can't believe I finally caught up on this thread. I've been on vacation for the last 5 days and it has taken me all day to read all the posts. I really have no idea what you all are even talking about yet I'm strangely addicted to this thread.

[Sonny SixKill]

Another LB recruit Cincy is on we should go get.

Tyrone McBride - Football Recruiting

It appears that Division I schools will sign five Winslow players: defensive back Reuben Johnson; Tyrone McBride, the coach's nephew and a player who is being recruited as a linebacker; wide receivers Brandon Jones and Damon Julian; and running back/linebacker Keith Robinson.
"It's been hectic getting all the visits organized, but at the same time, it's a nice feeling," Mike McBride said.
Johnson is being pursued by Marshall, Toledo, East Carolina and Cincinnati, while McBride is being recruited by Massachusetts, Marshall, East Carolina and Cincinnati. Jones probably will end up at Rutgers, Virginia, Villanova or Toledo. Talley is high on the recruiting lists of Toledo, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, and Robinson is considering William & Mary, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.

[SpartanGA]

Scruggs had a great in home and is very excited about his visit to MSU this weekend. His mother has now decided to visit with him (initially was not).

He has a bball game on Fri nite, so it will be a Sat/Sun visit including the MSU/UM BBall game.

Positive signs and an awesome get. This will be his 5th and final official.

[mandarich]

Here is some news on OL R. Sanderson. I wonder if FSU will try to sell him on a greyshirt. Does anyone know if they are out of OL scholarships?


Seminoles pursuing Tampa Plant offensive lineman Sanderson | floridatoday.com | Serving Brevard County and Florida’s Space Coast

[presto34]

New article from Iowa about their pursuit of Ingram.

Hawks add football recruits - Sports

Hopefully Coach D can fend this off.

[Gods03]

Hey Guys,

There is a free article at SpartanMag about the final stretch of recruiting for MSU. It goes over the current offers and players involved...

SpartanMag.com - Recruiting: The Final Stretch

[Gods03]

So I think we sign 5-6 more guys...

Ingram
Scruggs
Bishop
Beckford
An OL prospect (Sanderson, Bradford, Other?)
A surprise (C. Wilson, Perry, J. Smith)

Yes, I do think that if we were to get Perry or Smith, it would be a surprise at this point.

[DantonIzzo]

Originally Posted by Gods03

So I think we sign 5-6 more guys...

Ingram
Scruggs
Bishop
Beckford
An OL prospect (Sanderson, Bradford, Other?)
A surprise (C. Wilson, Perry, J. Smith)

Yes, I do think that if we were to get Perry or Smith, it would be a surprise at this point.

I'm thinking (hoping) that looks about right.

Again, if we don't get Perry (realistically speaking), Scruggs and Smith together would be big.

[DantonIzzo]

Originally Posted by Gods03

Hey Guys,

There is a free article at SpartanMag about the final stretch of recruiting for MSU. It goes over the current offers and players involved...

SpartanMag.com - Recruiting: The Final Stretch

Thanks for the link, Gods.

[SpartyUp]

Originally Posted by DantonIzzo

I'm thinking (hoping) that looks about right.

Again, if we don't get Perry (realistically speaking), Scruggs and Smith together would be big.

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