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Originally Posted by Old Hort
Really, can he play OT? What about DE? Seriously, why all this "if the kid wants to be a Spartan, we will find a spot for him" talk? Scholarship numbers are limited....if you take him, just because he wants to come, and you don't have room for him (ie. he is #86 scholarship player), you are going to have to run off another kid. Otherwise, you will lose a scholarship for a position of need by taking him.
Now, will he still have a spot? I don't know....perhaps as a LB, or S, or ATH. However, to think we are not going to turn down talented kids who don't fill our needs just because they want to come to MSU is not realistic. We just did this with the Guard prospect Spiker from Ohio. |
A few things. Good WRs leave early, and we're bound to have at least one leave after 3 years.
He can play DB or possibly LB. Everyone gets caught up in offensive players, but really you need your defense to be deeper. Defenses tire out quickly, and you'll need to cycle players in and out more often than on offense. Right now, a good offensive coordinator sees us pull a starting DB out and stick in a 5'-9" rookie, and knows where the next play is going. Imagine replacing him with someone nearly as good.
Bringing in talent like this also fuels healthy competition.
There's always room for a player like Gordon. Why do you suppose USC took 5 of the nations best RBs in one class?