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Originally Posted by Old Hort
Was it not just yesterday afternoon that some were complaining on this board about Tressel, LB recruiting, and Dantonio bringing his boys in from UC who couldn't recruit (I believe this was in regards to Tressel specifically.) Well, since that conversation, we have landed Gardiner, who stated that his relationship with Tressel is a main reason he chose MSU, and now Norman, a stud LB. |
Complaining...you'd be more fair to say questioning. I and perhaps others were looking for reasons for a series of whiffs in LB recruiting in the 2008 class. I was looking over the position coaches tonight. They have some impressive credentials, Tressel having the least.
Maybe Tressel is a great coach. Maybe recruits are attracted to him. But, it was worth examining and questioning. I can't imagine he has the wow factor that guys like Barnett and Staten and Roushar and certainly Gill have. Dave Warner, I didn't know he has such impressive credentials. So now, everything looks great, right?
Right now, we're on the upside. The time could come when we plateau, like a couple of 8 win seasons but an inability to handle Michigan's talent in the new spread. That might be a real booger! Something like that. Right now, everybody is happy. If we plateau, look for everyone to be looking for answers about how next to get over the hump. Try to differentiate between complaining and analyzing. If you haven't done so, check out our position coaches on the
MSU website, they're pretty impressive.