Sparty recruiting 26 year old Australian weight lifter for football
Mark D'Antonio is not only recruiting nationally; he's recruiting worldwide. I can't even make this stuff up. What's next? Offering participants off the World's Strongest Man?
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 AM ^
So clearly I cannot choose the recruit in front of you.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:35 AM ^
I feel like I'm defending Sparty a lot lately but it's clear to me when people start bashing inane things that they would find awesome if Michigan did, that people are trying way to hard to make MSU look stupid.
Look, Dantonio is offering this guy a walk-on spot. Not really a big deal. He might be a real good scout team player for them and give them a look with some things. He's not offering a schollie, he's not expecting him to be the next Jake Long.
So many posters are trying to justify Sparty being stupid by saying "Arnett is a douche so I'm glad we don't have him" to making fun of a team that recruits someone for a walk-on spot when Michigan did something similar and everyone thought it was great.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:42 AM ^
In all fairness, there's only been like 1 or 2 posters who would disagree with you.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:44 AM ^
I think what's funny is the way the article is written. The kid seems very sincere, and I personally find sincerity inspiring. This whole thing has an Eagle vs. Shark feel. Read between the lines, and he's being offered an "opportunity" to walk-on. I.e., we'll let you try out along with any other student. I wish the kid well--I hope he achieves his dreams. Truth is, it's a long-shot, and the article writer seems most naive of all.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:35 AM ^
It's not that MSU is recruiting a walk-on. Nobody cares about that. The humor is that it's some random old dude from Australia who runs like Chris Farley, thinks MSU is The Emerald City, and appears to share numerous personality traits with Uncle Rico.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:57 AM ^
When I saw the video, I kept thinking it looked like a Chris Farley SNL sketch.
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:22 PM ^
your summary of the situation is spot-on
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:01 AM ^
I thought Russell Crowe was supposed nudge all the Aussie recruits in our direction?
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
Strength is great, but I've never understood the belief that being big and strong makes you a great football player. The guys he will play against are pretty strong themselves and have a lifetime of experience.
Would they doing this if they had recruited well?
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:21 PM ^
If the guy is willing to travel from Australia to the US to try american football, then best of luck to him. I don't think recruiting Australia or the Pacific Rim will become common place. But whos to say there's not some beast rugby player in New Zealand, who wants to try out for UM in the future, would we ridicule him?
February 4th, 2012 at 3:07 PM ^
I think Dantonio just want to travel to Austrilia for once
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:27 PM ^
I will echo the sentiment that this is a massive non-story. It's a walk-on spot for a big kid - UM does this all the time. To waste a thread on it is just dumb and neurotic.
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:00 PM ^
Exactly. We only have so many threads, and we're almost to the point of tapping our reserves.
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:35 PM ^
We only have a certain number threads about a school we obstensibly "don't care about" before, well, that statement loses its meaning.
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:11 PM ^
Michigan recruited Mike Martin a few years back. Isn't that like recruiting the worlds strongest man who can actually play football...
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:14 PM ^
I wonder if they have either of these two on their radar.
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:28 PM ^
MSU is dominating us in international recruiting. Luckily, we will have the edge when it comes to galactic and inter-galactic recruiting due to our highly touted aerospace engineering program.
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:31 PM ^
"MSU is dominating us in international recruiting."
Zoltan Mesko, Tim Biakabutuka, and Ali Haji-Sheikh would beg to differ.
February 4th, 2012 at 3:04 PM ^
Mesko will punt them away
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:33 PM ^
"MSU is dominating us in international recruiting."
Zoltan Mesko, Tim Biakabutuka, and Ali Haji-Sheikh would beg to differ.
February 4th, 2012 at 3:03 PM ^
Wow another worthy?