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Originally Posted by SpartanFan81
Ok deal. It's true you're right, we can speculate all we want but we won't be able to judge this class til 4 years from now. Heck I thought St. Dic was worthless until this season, so you never really know. We've had our share of 4 star busts and 2 star studs.
The main part I'm getting frustrated with is just the players that are turning us down. We just can't seem to fill our expected position numbers along the DL, LB, and OL. Last year it was corner. This year we need one more OL but I'm guessing we won't get it as were only going after committed kids now. LB were possibly going to be turned down by a kid picking FAU and one accepting a greyshirt to OSU. These are kids we need to be landing. I know Dantonio will bring in quality kids and good players, I just know for me I get frustrated when were down to the wire and aren't closing the deals on players we should be locking up.
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First, unless you've got some incredible sources you have no idea what the story is with these kids, what's important to them (soft serve ice cream!), or what the staff is doing offer-wise. Kids turning schools down happens to every college including USC, get used to it, especially when
MSU's last two seasons have been 4 - 8 and 7 - 6.
People watching closely know what an improvement there was since Dantonio took over, but many of these recruits don' watch EVERY
MSU game. It's going to be this way when the staff goes hard after the best kids who have a ton of options, and until the team has a few solid seasons under it's belt.
MSU is going to lose out on kids next year too, even if they win 9 games.
Bottom line is, this staff has done a great job in identifying kids, reopening contacts with MI & OH H.S.'s, and in battling for kids right up to the wire. IMO this class is already better than last years, and could still end up much, much better.