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Originally Posted by Heaph
I am probably stating the obvious here but....It seems that MD likes to offer kids who WANT to be Spartans. Maybe not in all cases but it SEEMS that way with S. Benton. I guess it is obvious as well, that if you get a kid that really wants to be here, their focus, drive and desire to succeed will help overcome any (or partly) a lack of talent. I loved watching D.Thomas but I absolutely cringed upon reading his comments regarding uM. I know that this is my MSU bias but I really don't want to hear about a member of any MSU sports team say or imply they would rather be somewhere else if they had the chance. This is why Drew Stanton is one of my all time favorite Spartans. |
Forget all that. UM is a highly successful, storied program. We're idiots if we're offended that guys we've recruited and are recruiting want to play there. There are some who have chosen
MSU. There are plenty like our '08 tackle recruit Ruhland who had some disappointment he wasn't offered by UM. Whatever, when they come on board with us they are us, and I know this is where their loyalty is now. All that can shift over time as
does his thing. Don't forget all the garbage our program has been through in recent years (alright, 40, whatever
). Do you expect kids in high school to ignore all that because they can see some pure, deeper beauty of being a
? No, forget it. But, when the kids come on board, they are green and everything is a new day. Kudos for all that UM has done. Now,
, beat some Wolvie butt!
An earlier post claims Benton wasn't offered at the last junior day. Most of the rest of us are just scratching our heads until we hear more.