tOfficial 2008 Football Recruiting Thread

[Eli Broads #1 Fan]

Now that the 2007 class is behind us, let's turn our attention to next year's class.

Does any one have any insight on who the 2008 in-state studs are? Who is next year's RoJo? Are we in on any top 50 guys for 2008?

[AASpartan]

[Eli Broads #1 Fan]

Originally Posted by AASpartan

What's wrong with this thread? Seriously, I want to be excited about a 5-star again. Or, alternatively, I want to start bitching about the coaching staff's defeatist attitude in not pursing top-tier national talent.

[paul95se]

Someone find a perspective 5-star and we can start **** loads of threads on him

[Gostate]

Just for fun, here is Scout's 2008 list thus far...

Pos	Nat'l Rank	Nat'l Rating	Name School, Hometown	Video	HT/ WT/ 40	Interest Level	Offer?	Schools of Interest
CB	NR		Boubacar Cissoko (Cass Technical HS) Detroit, MI		5-9/175/4.40	None	Yes	Committed to Michigan
RB	NR		Jonas Gray (Detroit Country Day School) Beverly Hills, MI		5-11/210/4.68	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State
QB	NR		Stephen Felker (Starkville Academy) Starkville, MS		6-1/195	Med	No	Army, Colorado, Duke, Marshall, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Stanford
QB	NR		Allen Johnson (Leake Academy) Madden, MS		6-2/195	Med	No	Alabama, LSU, Memphis, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Notre Dame
QB	NR		Dominick LeGrande (Curtis HS) Staten Island, NY		6-2/190/4.60	Med	No	Duke, Michigan State, Rutgers, Syracuse
QB	NR		Stanton Price (Vicksburg HS) Vicksburg, MS		6-0/185/4.60	Med	No	Colorado, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame
QB	NR		Charles Rancifer (Brookhaven HS) Brookhaven, MS		6-2/190	Med	No	Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee
QB	NR		Kendrick Presley (Kosciusko Senior HS) Kosciusko, MS		6-1/190	Med	No	Colorado, Iowa, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Southern Miss
QB	NR		Sancho McDonald (Booker T. Washington HS) Miami, FL		6-4/200	Med	No	Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami (Fl), Michigan State
QB	NR		Adam Follet (Caledonia HS) Caledonia, MI		6-5/195/4.83	Med	No	Boston College, Louisville, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
RB	NR		Darrin Williams (King HS) Detroit, MI		-/-	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State
RB	NR		Michael Shaw (Trotwood-Madison HS) Trotwood, OH		6-1/186/4.50	Med	No	Cincinnati, Louisville, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
RB	NR		Eric Reynolds (Central Bucks HS-South) Warrington, PA		5-11/185	Med	No	Connecticut, Michigan State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Temple, Wake Forest
RB	NR		Delmon Robinson (Vicksburg HS) Vicksburg, MS		5-9/170	Med	No	Illinois, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Southern Miss
RB	NR		Ryan Nathan (Lima HS) Lima, OH		-/-	Med	No	Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State
RB	NR		Timothy Graham (Ray Brooks School) Benoit, MS		6-1/200	Med	No	Auburn, Iowa State, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State
RB	NR		Demarkcus Harmon (Noxubee County HS) Macon, MS		5-10/190	Med	No	Georgia, Iowa State, Michigan State, Mississippi, Southern Miss, Tennessee, West Virginia
RB	NR		Darius Ashley (St. Xavier HS) Cincinnati, OH		-/-	Med	No	Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State
RB	NR		Jonathan DeFlanders (Pascagoula HS) Pascagoula, MS		6-0/190/4.50	Med	No	Auburn, Iowa State, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Southern Miss, Texas
RB	NR		Ed Imeokparia (Blair Academy) Blairstown, NJ		6-0/193/4.41	Med	Yes	Georgia, Michigan State, Penn State, Stanford, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Colorado
FB	NR		Travis Harmon (Michigan City HS) Michigan City, IN		5-10/225/4.80	Med	No	Illinois, Indiana, LSU, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Tennessee
WR	NR		Fred Smith (Southeastern HS) Detroit, MI		6-3/200	Med	No	Bowling Green, Michigan State, Toledo
WR	NR		Trey Fairchild (Dublin Coffman HS) Dublin, OH		6-0/180	Med	No	Louisville, Michigan State, Ohio State
WR	NR		Bakari Bussey (Lakota West HS) West Chester, OH		6-2/180	Med	No	Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Virginia
WR	NR		DeVier Posey (La Salle HS ) Cincinnati, OH		6-3/175	Med	No	California, Cincinnati, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Virginia
TE	NR		Sean Hooey (Hillsdale HS) Hillsdale, MI		6-7.5/245	Med	No	Cincinnati, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan
OG	NR		Rocko Khoury (Traverse City Central HS) Traverse City, MI		6-5/275	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
OG	NR		John Paul Alford (Kosciusko Senior HS) Kosciusko, MS		6-3/275	Med	No	Auburn, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Stanford
DT	NR		Jewhan Edwards (Roman Catholic HS For) Philadelphia, PA		6-2/310/5.00	Med	No	Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers
DT	NR		Masengo Kabongo (Fairfield College Preparatory) Fairfield, CT		6-2/275	Med	No	Boston College, Clemson, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State
DT	NR		Anthony Woods (MacKenzie HS) Detroit, MI		6-4/305	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame
LB	NR		Brett Nagel (Lemont Twp HS) Lemont, IL		6-4/205	Med	No	Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue
LB	NR		Robert Martin (Pike HS) Indianapolis, IN		6-1/205	Med	No	Indiana, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Tennessee
MLB	NR		Nick Moody (Roman Catholic HS For) Philadelphia, PA		6-2/215/4.50	Med	No	Florida State, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers, Virginia
SLB	NR		Jamiihr Williams (Trotwood-Madison HS) Trotwood, OH		6-2/225	Med	No	Florida State, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Ohio State, Penn State, West Virginia
WLB	NR		Christian Wilson (Montour HS) Mc Kees Rocks, PA		-/-	Med	Yes	Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech
S	NR		Isaiah Fleming (Newark HS) Newark, DE		5-11/206/4.55	Med	No	Michigan State, Mississippi, Rutgers
CB	NR		Troy Tidwell (Southwestern HS) Detroit, MI		-/-	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State
CB	NR		James Aubrey (Trotwood-Madison HS) Trotwood, OH		6-0/190	Med	No	Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Michigan State, Toledo

[AASpartan]

Originally Posted by Eli Broad

What's wrong with this thread? Seriously, I want to be excited about a 5-star again. Or, alternatively, I want to start bitching about the coaching staff's defeatist attitude in not pursing top-tier national talent.

Because we're not done with 2007's class yet and I need a ****ing vacation from recruiting for a while.

[Eli Broads #1 Fan]

Originally Posted by Gostate

Just for fun, here is Scout's 2008 list thus far...

Thanks gostate!

Look at all those 2-stars and 1-stars. MD is going to clean up in state this year.

[TeamCaptainJohn]

Originally Posted by Eli Broad

Thanks gostate!

Look at all those 2-stars and 1-stars. MD is going to clean up in state this year.

rivals is going to update the stars for the 08 class next week

[Green Forever]

Boubacar-- isn't that Floyd's nickname?

[TheDoctorIsIn]

looks like MAC talent to me

[gerrard06]

yeah 2007 class was and is bust. 2008 return us to glory. hey boosters start giving the $100 hand shakes to coaches, players, parents, etc. Wouldn't hurt to start filling some off shore accounts for these kids as well.

[Philly_Spartan]

We've got to send a message in the state and lock up Jonas Gray

[brijames]

There is a kid in 7th grade here who is is better now than rojo was at that age!

And i heard his Uncle Bob loves MSU!

[usual suspect]

For the couple with offers, are those from JLS or Dantonio?

[facehead234]

Rivals put out a list of their top 100
http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank...08&ra_key=1735


Here is a list of people that are intersted (even a little)

and people we should go after:

Interested:
Mike Adams (OL-Ohio)-Medium Interest
Jonathan Baldwin (WR-PA)-Medium
Jonas Gray (RB-MI)-Medium
Masengo Kabonko (DT-CT) Medium


Go after:
Brandon Beachum (Youngstown-OH, Coach D coached here i believe)
Steve Filer-(LB-Chicago, our neck of the woods)
Michael Floyd (WR-MN, see above)
Brandon Green(WR-chicago)
Brandom Moore (TE-OH)
Terrell Pryor (#1 prospect in the nation QB, From PA, why not)
Zabrie Sanders (OL-OH)
Cordalle Scott (WR-OH)

I figure we pick up one of the 8 that don't have us on their radar, and 1 or 2 of the ones that are interested.

Thats gonna be 3-4 or 5 stars right there. Who else can we get our foot in the door with who will be major recruits?

[Smitty]

Texas A&M has 11 2008 commitments already.

[H-to-the-Izzo]

Originally Posted by facehead234

Rivals put out a list of their top 100
http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank...08&ra_key=1735


Here is a list of people that are intersted (even a little)

and people we should go after:

Interested:
Mike Adams (OL-Ohio)-Medium Interest
Jonathan Baldwin (WR-PA)-Medium
Jonas Gray (RB-MI)-Medium
Masengo Kabonko (DT-CT) Medium


Go after:
Brandon Beachum (Youngstown-OH, Coach D coached here i believe)
Steve Filer-(LB-Chicago, our neck of the woods)
Michael Floyd (WR-MN, see above)
Brandon Green(WR-chicago)
Brandom Moore (TE-OH)
Terrell Pryor (#1 prospect in the nation QB, From PA, why not)
Zabrie Sanders (OL-OH)
Cordalle Scott (WR-OH)

I figure we pick up one of the 8 that don't have us on their radar, and 1 or 2 of the ones that are interested.

Thats gonna be 3-4 or 5 stars right there. Who else can we get our foot in the door with who will be major recruits?

Bottom line, we gotta win some games before we can seriously expect a few 5 stars.

[Green Ninja]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Texas A&M has 11 2008 commitments already.

that might not be a good thing...look how many kids changed their commits the day of.

[Big M]

Originally Posted by Philly_Spartan

We've got to send a message in the state and lock up Jonas Gray

Early word is he is a Notre Dame lean.

[HoosierSparty82]

Anybody with a Rivals subscription should check out this LB/RB from Wichita, Kans. -- Arthur Brown, class of 08.

He runs after people on defense like they just stole something from him. He plays angry, like the Water Boy!

On offense, he gets to the corner, turns up field and starts motoring -- only he looks to put the hurt on somebody. This guy is a stud.

I guess you also have to consider what kind of competition he plays against in Kansas, but Florida is already listed for him. Yet, they can't land everybody and aside from Notre Dame, the other schools listed as interested in him are about on par with us.

Hope we go after this guy.

[ALBin517]

Originally Posted by Big M

Early word is he is a Notre Dame lean.

I disagree.

Illinois will go 0-12 and get all of Rivals Top 100. The top couple dozen kids will get scholarships. The other 75 will pay their own way and walk on.

[ALBin517]

Originally Posted by facehead234

Rivals put out a list of their top 100
http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank...08&ra_key=1735



Interested:
Mike Adams (OL-Ohio)-Medium Interest
Jonathan Baldwin (WR-PA)-Medium
Jonas Gray (RB-MI)-Medium
Masengo Kabonko (DT-CT) Medium


Go after:
Brandon Beachum (Youngstown-OH, Coach D coached here i believe)
Steve Filer-(LB-Chicago, our neck of the woods)
Michael Floyd (WR-MN, see above)
Brandon Green(WR-chicago)
Brandom Moore (TE-OH)
Terrell Pryor (#1 prospect in the nation QB, From PA, why not)
Zabrie Sanders (OL-OH)
Cordalle Scott (WR-OH)

I wish half those guys were DBs and CBs.

[facehead234]

Yeah I wish half those guys were DBs too, but we can't rely on that. Plus remember those were the top 100. So about 30 or so will be 5 stars, 70 will be 4 stars, there will be a whole extra crop of 4 stars, and all the 3 stars. I'll definetly be satisified with 3 star DBs coming to MSU, as long as they are DBs!

[lostwarder]

what about this kid, looks like hes already partial to the green and white

http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewpros...=57343&Sport=1


seriously though, this is a bit premature. But i bet if MD and crew get the team in shape and pull off a decent season (i'm predicting 5-7 for a starting year) and can show we're growing and improving. Avoid big blow outs and reduces the stupid mistakes we might be able to land some of these kids.

[Spartan Pride]

What Ive scrapped together:
- Early indications are that the positions Dantonio will focus most on for this class are Wide Reciever, Offensive Linemen, and Linebacker. But obviously with Dantonio's focus on defense, getting some more bodies to play in the Secondary and on the Defensive Line is another focus point.
- As many know by this point and time, the state of Ohio is loaded with talent this year. Expect maybe a 1/3 of the class to be Ohioans.
- Everyone said last season that that was the greatest class in the history of the state of Michigan. Well it probably was, but there isnt as big of a dropoff as you might think. You will probably see several Michigan players ranked as "Four Stars" and maybe even a "Five Star".
- Michigan runningback Jonas Gray (Likely the top player left on the board from the state of Michigan) has stated that his top 5 includes Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, and Penn State.