tOfficial 2008 Football Recruiting Thread

[Stubarino]

I'm too lazy to read through all the last 3 days, can someone give me the bullet point version of what is going on? TIA

[Gods03]

Originally Posted by 49ers169

Hearing Perry's in home visit went very well.

This is going to be an interesting finish.

Let's all hope that the poster in question over at the Mag really knows the situation...

[mitch cumstein]

Originally Posted by 49ers169

Hearing Perry's in home visit went very well.

This is going to be an interesting finish.

family could be a factor

[PortlandSpartan]

Originally Posted by spartans17

Got a real bad feeling on Ingram. Something tells me that if he really was going to be a Spartan, he would have pulled the trigger a LOOOOOOONG time ago. The guy's been up here probably dozens of times and had that many opportunities to commit.

My guess is that he commits to Iowa.

I'd guess if its not State its Alabama.

[nicho197]

Originally Posted by PortlandSpartan

I'd guess if its not State its Alabama.

state or bama...sux that the assistants for bama are visiting on fri...wish we had the last word!

[SpartanFan81]

Having Saban get the last in-home could be awful news. Whoever gets the last visit increases their odds because they're fresh in their minds. Saban is reallllly good at inhome visits too. He also knows everything about MSU, so he could easily negative recruit us in that respect. Going to be VERY tough to land Ingram.

[SpartanFan81]

Yourhighness will sleep on his choices tonight and make his decision tomorrow. So we should hear something by then.


Scout.com: Decision Pending for Florida LB?



I have a feeling he will want to stay South. Just my opinion though.

[meeklay]

Keep the faith!!

[SpartanRocky]

Originally Posted by Badfish

Screw the star system lets rate the classes by food

Hey, I have no problem rating them on a scale from Ground chuck, ground round, ground sirloin, Ribeye, T-bone, Porterhouse, to Filet Mignon

There are 7 spots a recruit could fall under instead of 5, get to be more specific as to who you're getting.

Is it bad that I'm hungry at 10:30 pm?

[Bruce Banner Ad]

Okay, let's start thinking of ways we can screw over $aban... can we send a car service to pick him up and drive him to Ohio? Who wants to track his plane?

[SpartanFan81]

Originally Posted by Bruce Banner Ad

Okay, let's start thinking of ways we can screw over $aban... can we send a car service to pick him up and drive him to Ohio? Who wants to track his plane?

good plan, but I'm guessing he knows Michigan expressways pretty well lol

[SpartanFan81]

Also Pete Carroll has an in home with Perry tonight.

[RoseBowl]

Originally Posted by SpartanFan81

Having Saban get the last in-home could be awful news. Whoever gets the last visit increases their odds because they're fresh in their minds. Saban is reallllly good at inhome visits too. He also knows everything about MSU, so he could easily negative recruit us in that respect. Going to be VERY tough to land Ingram.

I know what most people think of Saban on the RCMB ($$$$ comes to mind), however I would be surprised to see him "negatively recruit" against of all people Dantonio. Hell, he invited the guy to speak at his (Bama's) coaching clinic last summer. Doesn't sound like a "bad" relationship between and Saban.

[nicho197]

Originally Posted by SpartanFan81

Having Saban get the last in-home could be awful news. Whoever gets the last visit increases their odds because they're fresh in their minds. Saban is reallllly good at inhome visits too. He also knows everything about MSU, so he could easily negative recruit us in that respect. Going to be VERY tough to land Ingram.

Originally Posted by SpartanFan81

Yourhighness will sleep on his choices tonight and make his decision tomorrow. So we should hear something by then.


Scout.com: Decision Pending for Florida LB?



I have a feeling he will want to stay South. Just my opinion though.

let's get some things straight so people are not confused.

Saban already had his in home visit with ingram two weeks ago (or was it just last week?). Bama assistants will be making a trek here to see him (in school or at home it is not clear) on friday.

Dantonio has an in home with Morgan on Friday, so Morgan will not be deciding until after that (although crazier things have happened).

[SpartanFan81]

Originally Posted by nicho197

let's get some things straight so people are not confused.

Saban already had his in home visit with ingram two weeks ago (or was it just last week?). Bama assistants will be making a trek here to see him (in school or at home it is not clear) on friday.

Dantonio has an in home with Morgan on Friday, so Morgan will not be deciding until after that (although crazier things have happened).

My bad on Saban. I guess I misunderstood and thought it was him coming in, not his assistants. That being said, isn't Bobby Williams his RB coach?? haha I would assume he would be coming in.



Also with Morgan, I'm just taking from the scout article what his head coach said in an interview today. He made it sound like Yourhighness will come to a decision tomorrow. Maybe he waits for the in-home, maybe not, who knows.

[nicho197]

Originally Posted by SpartanFan81

My bad on Saban. I guess I misunderstood and thought it was him coming in, not his assistants. That being said, isn't Bobby Williams his RB coach?? haha I would assume he would be coming in.

im not sure, i heard RB then i heard TE

Also with Morgan, I'm just taking from the scout article what his head coach said in an interview today. He made it sound like Yourhighness will come to a decision tomorrow. Maybe he waits for the in-home, maybe not, who knows.

Yeah, we'll have to see...not sure what is going to happen. Looks like a tough get as he was already committed to a program close to home.

[SpartanFan81]

Spartan Pride from the ES is claiming that Yourhighness will not be picking msu and sticking with FAU. We'll see how correct he is.

[MrMojoRisin]

Originally Posted by SpartanFan81

Spartan Pride from the ES is claiming that Yourhighness will not be picking msu and sticking with FAU. We'll see how correct he is.

distance is a huge factor for a lot of kids. would not shock me if he is right on that. MSU is better in so many ways but the kid can play close to home.

[Island of misfit toys]

C'mon you guys, one of you guys subscribed to a pay service, shake down one of the mods over there and get us all a little update on Drew Stevens and post it over here and impress all your friends. Seriously, isn't anyone else curious? We signed him early without the stars and the hoopla while we slow-played kids more widely sought after. So, what did we get? What kind of year did he have? Did our coaches land a gem before anyone else knew? Was he maybe a mistake offer? 6'4" is really nice, 205 lbs less so, but, what else?

[burnsmi4]

Originally Posted by Big M

I'm kind of pissed as well. Would have liked to get him on campus- looks like a good sleeper.

You cant be pissed about this one. He grew up a fan of FSU his whole life so once they offered its an easy decision.

[presto34]

I also am concerned about Ingram. However, it appears to me that Ingram has not made up his mind by his statement that and the coaches were making their final push. He may have his mind made up but is doing the smart thing and hearing what the coaches have to say one last time. Plus, he obviously likes the attention and part of the reason he won't commit early is that he wants to hold is presser on signing day.

Regarding in-home visits and not having the last word, our coaches have the advantage and can probably secure another in-home if they feel its necessary between Friday and signing day, and I bet they will.

I agree with most of you that the class looks good without Perry or Ingram, especially at the WR, DB and OL positions but obviously a little weak at DE and LB.

Let's keep our fingers crossed that come Wednesday evening, Gardiner and one of Perry / Ingram is wearing the green and white.

[SteveMSU]

C'mon you guys, one of you guys subscribed to a pay service, shake down one of the mods over there and get us all a little update on Drew Stevens and post it over here and impress all your friends. Seriously, isn't anyone else curious? We signed him early without the stars and the hoopla while we slow-played kids more widely sought after. So, what did we get? What kind of year did he have? Did our coaches land a gem before anyone else knew? Was he maybe a mistake offer? 6'4" is really nice, 205 lbs less so, but, what else?

Stevens had an injured shoulder all fall that limited what he could do. Supposedly when he camped at MSU he had the fastest time in one of the agility tests, faster than WR's, RB's, etc. So it sounds like he's just a very very athletic kid with good size at 6'4" and they'll just figure out what position he'd be best at. When they have the video of Dantonio talking about all the recruits we'll probably get more insight into how they see him fitting in.

[Island of misfit toys]

Originally Posted by SteveMSU

Stevens had an injured shoulder all fall that limited what he could do. Supposedly when he camped at MSU he had the fastest time in one of the agility tests, faster than WR's, RB's, etc. So it sounds like he's just a very very athletic kid with good size at 6'4" and they'll just figure out what position he'd be best at. When they have the video of Dantonio talking about all the recruits we'll probably get more insight into how they see him fitting in.

Hhhhhheeeeeyyyyy...you are very popular with me. Ok, so, good. Injured this year, can't judge his performance. I knew he must have impressed in camp but to think he was faster than the WR's and RB's, that's pretty outstanding for such a tall guy. Sounds like one of these 2** with much more upside than people realize.

This is the first year I've even known you could follow recruiting this closely. From the little I've seen, the coaches have been very discriminating. Sure, we are challenged by our past, the weather, things like that. But, with all that the coaches have to work with, and they seem to be determined to give themselves more to work with in the future (wins, bowls...), with what they have to work with, they seem to be milking it for all its worth- being the first on K. Martin, actively traveling and working, putting off guys certain guys while making plays at the best possible (even if those efforts have caved in a lot). Personally, I'm excited to see some of these guys play, I want to see what they have. I think we've got some talent!

[nicho197]

Originally Posted by SpartanFan81

Spartan Pride from the ES is claiming that Yourhighness will not be picking msu and sticking with FAU. We'll see how correct he is.

he said that after matt dorsey said that is probably what is going to happen. dorsey said it will be tough to get him away from FAU as he considers himself a FAU commit that msu needs to flip. playing in big ten/big program is a big factor though. So, that is where that one comes from.

[presto34]

Any news on Ed Tinker? The last I heard he was leaning strong toward Colorado, is that still the case? Also, what about Corey Johnson (mentioned earlier in the thread)? I believe I read earlier that Kevin Whaley eliminated us as well. Just thinking about who is left on the board.