tOfficial 2008 Football Recruiting Thread

[nicho197]

Originally Posted by spartaspartan

Ingram won't give 2 ****s about that.

He knows he can start over all 5 of em

edit: It might be 6 if you look at the athletes

let's think here for a moment...most of those guys won't be playing the rb position anyway...only 2-3 at most.

[ylspartanfan]

Originally Posted by fw190bvi

for those that havent been paying attention



Iowa has taken 5 running backs, 1 of whom is already enrolled

Bama it is then, have fun down South Jr! Keep your ears open for banjo music!

[Scully60]

Originally Posted by DantonIzzo

Funny -- I don't see more than 7. Maybe 8 if all goes well. We're still very young and very thin -- younger and thinner, actually, than we were this past season.

Arguable. D Line- As good. Linebackers- Better D-Backs-Better, QB-Same Receivers-Worse O-Line-Same Running backs-Same

Thinner at TE and OL only. Depth will be better next year, but young.

[Badfish]

Bama has 2 RBs and 4 ATHs and some of those ATHs have to be RBs

I guess this kid just really doesn't want to some to state, I think the whole PT thing is BS I think he just doesn't want to be known as Ingram's Son

[Spartan Pride]

Originally Posted by Scully60

Arguable. D Line- As good. Linebackers- Better D-Backs-Better, QB-Same Receivers-Worse O-Line-Same Running backs-Same

Thinner at TE and OL only. Depth will be better next year, but young.

Really?

[Golfnut]

wow. I am shocked that more of you aren't talking about Ingram to Bama. Should the sunshine blowers over at SpartanMag still grade this class as a B+. If MSU is a B+ what does that make OSU and UM?

[Robbub]

Originally Posted by Golfnut

wow. I am shocked that more of you aren't talking about Ingram to Bama. Should the sunshine blowers over at SpartanMag still grade this class as a B+. If MSU is a B+ what does that make OSU and UM?

Without MI or NP, this class is around a B... but that level is for MSU based on needs and how well we filled them. We got a lot of major needs filled and some serious depth taken care of. MI and NP would just make this class excellent for us.

OSU and UM have different needs and expectations right now. For UM, if they don't land Pryor, it'll be a B class for them (at best).

[DantonIzzo]

Originally Posted by Golfnut

wow. I am shocked that more of you aren't talking about Ingram to Bama. Should the sunshine blowers over at SpartanMag still grade this class as a B+. If MSU is a B+ what does that make OSU and UM?

Good point, moron. After all, there's only a 5-6 page thread about it not so far back.

[Golfnut]

Originally Posted by Robbub

Without MI or NP, this class is around a B... but that level is for MSU based on needs and how well we filled them. We got a lot of major needs filled and some serious depth taken care of. MI and NP would just make this class excellent for us.

OSU and UM have different needs and expectations right now. For UM, if they don't land Pryor, it'll be a B class for them (at best).

http://rivals100.rivals.com/commitli...2008&School=44

That is a pretty average class for UM. I could see how MSU's is better according to SpartanMag.

[barberb6]

Originally Posted by Golfnut

http://rivals100.rivals.com/commitli...2008&School=44

That is a pretty average class for UM. I could see how MSU's is better according to SpartanMag.

It isn't better than U of M's. It is better class for what we need. U of M grades are determined upon what it needs, and what it needs is a big time QB who can play in RR system. If they got that, they would automatically move into an "A" category. We needed DB, LB, & DL depth. We got that. We also got some WR to fill in for DT leaving.

[Golfnut]

Originally Posted by barberb6

It isn't better than U of M's. It is better class for what we need. U of M grades are determined upon what it needs, and what it needs is a big time QB who can play in RR system. If they got that, they would automatically move into an "A" category. We needed DB, LB, & DL depth. We got that. We also got some WR to fill in for DT leaving.

what about depth? That is how UM seems to be beating MSU every year anyway.

[Mayor Randall Winston]

I hope this hasn't been beat to death, but one thing i noticed about this recruiting class is the speed. I counted 9 players with 40's below 4.5. That is alot more then most of our classes. Do you see this as intentional? or is it just the luck of the draw

[spartaspartan]

Originally Posted by Mayor Randall Winston

I hope this hasn't been beat to death, but one thing i noticed about this recruiting class is the speed. I counted 9 players with 40's below 4.5. That is alot more then most of our classes. Do you see this as intentional? or is it just the luck of the draw

oh its intentional. MD is getting faster with with this class

[Big M]

Originally Posted by Robbub

OSU and UM have different needs and expectations right now. For UM, if they don't land Pryor, it'll be a B class for them (at best).

No way. UM needs a QB no doubt..but come on. UM is going to probably land upwards of 15 4 stars. For a class with a coaching change, that is unprecedented. A B class? Assuming they land a QB prospect or 2, no way. Pryor would be great, but if they land a top QB next year and a few prospects this year, that hardly qualifies as a disaster.

[PortlandSpartan]

"I only care about Michigan State"

[JBSpartan4life]

Originally Posted by Golfnut

http://rivals100.rivals.com/commitli...2008&School=44

That is a pretty average class for UM. I could see how MSU's is better according to SpartanMag.

none of the mods on spartanmag ever said MSU's class was better then michigans dip-shyt.

[Spartan Pride]

Originally Posted by Big M

No way. UM needs a QB no doubt..but come on. UM is going to probably land upwards of 15 4 stars. For a class with a coaching change, that is unprecedented. A B class? Assuming they land a QB prospect or 2, no way. Pryor would be great, but if they land a top QB next year and a few prospects this year, that hardly qualifies as a disaster.

[JBSpartan4life]

Originally Posted by Big M

No way. UM needs a QB no doubt..but come on. UM is going to probably land upwards of 15 4 stars. For a class with a coaching change, that is unprecedented. A B class? Assuming they land a QB prospect or 2, no way. Pryor would be great, but if they land a top QB next year and a few prospects this year, that hardly qualifies as a disaster.

4 stars dont always play like 4 stars at the next level. the majority of 2 and 3 stars that select uofm magically become 4 stars. I also dont see your stud qb prospect.

no ones saying the class is a disaster but it's average by uofm standards. QB's the biggest need. If you dont satisfy your biggest lead it's ard to give your class an A.

[Big M]

Originally Posted by JBSpartan4life

4 stars dont always play like 4 stars at the next level. the majority of 2 and 3 stars that select uofm magically become 4 stars. I also dont see your stud qb prospect.

no ones saying the class is a disaster but it's average by uofm standards. QB's the biggest need. If you dont satisfy your biggest lead it's ard to give your class an A.

Of course not every 4 star is going to be a stud. But generally, the more higher ranked kids the better. And UM is going to have a lot of them.

And yes, QB is a big need, but if they get a top one in 09 then I don't think it is that big a deal- Threet is going to be the guy next year regardless.

[Spartan Pride]

Originally Posted by Big M

Of course not every 4 star is going to be a stud. But generally, the more higher ranked kids the better. And UM is going to have a lot of them.

Me thinks guys like Burrell, Adams, and Hoover are 4 stars if they pick UM.

[Big M]

Originally Posted by Spartan Pride

Me thinks guys like Burrell, Adams, and Hoover are 4 stars if they pick UM.

Maybe, maybe not. Don't act like MSU hasn't had several "bumps" the last 2-3 years.

[SpartanFan81]

Originally Posted by Big M

Maybe, maybe not. Don't act like MSU hasn't had several "bumps" the last 2-3 years.

yea from 2 stars to 3 stars. Isn't a 2 star a MAC level recruit and a 3 star a big 10 level recruit? So if he has an MSU offer and say even an Indiana, shouldn't that be enough to qualify for 3 stars? I just think if he's good enough for a MSU offer, he should be 3 stars, unless were like his only offer and hes a sleeper.

[greenballs]

When is everyone going to get off the star thing? You could have a 2 or 3 star kid, but as soon as the top schools get a whiff he gets bumped to a 4 or 5. It's all just a guessing game. Hypothetically, a 6'7" 300lb lineman should dominate in HS. Is he still going to dominate when he's facing the same in college? Why was Jeff Backus a good lineman in college yet can't block **** in the pros? A star rating is no guarantee.

[SpartanRocky]

Originally Posted by Big M

Of course not every 4 star is going to be a stud. But generally, the more higher ranked kids the better. And UM is going to have a lot of them.

And yes, QB is a big need, but if they get a top one in 09 then I don't think it is that big a deal- Threet is going to be the guy next year regardless.

I think this is the point

This is one of the best classes SCum has had for awhile.

However, it doesn't really matter to us. We consistently have classes ranked 10-20 spots lower than yours and we're extremely competitive almost every year. We're getting better, SCums getting. . umm. . . different.

[Big M]

Originally Posted by SpartanRocky

However, it doesn't really matter to us. We consistently have classes ranked 10-20 spots lower than yours and we're extremely competitive almost every year. We're getting better, SCums getting. . umm. . . different.

Well, outside of the last few JLS teams, this has been the case since 1990.