...talks about how UConn hasn't been in contact and how they're out. (HT: UMHoops)
Aaron Burbridge to MSU
July 28th, 2011 at 1:39 PM | 
Andrew Maxwell...
Andrew Maxwell...
July 28th, 2011 at 1:19 PM |
Darboh and Payton. Both
Darboh and Payton. Both
Darboh and Payton. Both listed an inch taller than Burbridge according to Scout. Any of those 3 is fine by me! If that matters to anybody....
July 28th, 2011 at 1:25 PM |
Congrats
Congrats
MSU now has 2 out of the top 10 in the state, while we have 6, with a possibility of 1 more. Wow, they're burning it up on the trail this year, so jealous!!
University of Dayton Class of '13 // The Twitterz
July 28th, 2011 at 1:24 PM |
Good choice for him
Good choice for him
I'm glad that all his hard work to get his grades up paid off for him. I think a major factor in his decision was he knew that once he qualified, it would be easier for him to stay academically eligible at MSU instead of UM. Good luck AB, I'd hate to be you coming across the middle with our headhunters looking to lay you out
July 28th, 2011 at 5:01 PM |
Correct. Best of luck to the
Correct. Best of luck to the
Correct. Best of luck to the kid but he's 6'1'' so I'm assuming he'll be in the slot. He may regret the decision when he is forced to deal with Biggs, RJS, and Mr. Ringer.
See it through.
July 28th, 2011 at 1:27 PM |
Good Pickup for MSU
Good Pickup for MSU
No denying it.
Tremendous!
July 28th, 2011 at 1:29 PM |
I don't see what the problem
I don't see what the problem
I don't see what the problem is with accepting a guy who has borderline grades as long as you keep recruiting other guys and make it clear that you are doing just that. With Stanford off the board, we needed this guy. Right now, our 2013 receiving corps consists of the following:
Jeremy Jackson
Rodriguez slot midgets
hypothetical true freshmen who have yet to commit
Jerald Robinson (?)
July 28th, 2011 at 1:32 PM |
We'll be fine. He seems like
We'll be fine. He seems like
We'll be fine. He seems like a solid player and will do well at State, but if his academics weren't looking good (a report from a couple days ago said, in short, he would not qualify)...then it's best for both parties to move on. He can follow in the footsteps of other great MSU receivers like Andre Rison and Plaxico. We'll pick up a couple of 4* guys as well and hopefully they don't ever shoot themselves or get their house burned down by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez.
July 28th, 2011 at 1:38 PM |
MSU has the same
MSU has the same
MSU has the same qualifications standards for athletes as we do. A guy who doesn't qualify at UM won't qualify at MSU either, and it's not like they need receivers desperately and we don't. If he commits to you and he doesn't qualify, then you have lost nothing, unless you turned away quality guys to make room for him. It's not like you have to honor the commitment if he doesn't qualify.
July 28th, 2011 at 3:16 PM |
Well, unless he definitively has his grades up
Well, unless he definitively has his grades up
You'd have to turn guys away to hold a spot for him, because signing day is before school is out. It's a calculated risk, one MSU can afford to take. And I'm not so sure the standards for the two schools are completely equal. By NCAA definition, yes. But while we take an occasional chance, we're a bit more risk adverse than most. It's like how we COULD take Juco players, but rarely do.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
July 28th, 2011 at 1:37 PM |
I think the concern isn't so
I think the concern isn't so
I think the concern isn't so much that he won't meet the minimum entrance requirements, as much as it is that he could fall below the minimum academic threshold once he's on campus.
The last thing Hoke wants to do is have a guy taking up a scholarship spot in the class if he's only going to spend one or two years on campus and then get kciked out of school for academic reasons.
Every time an MGoBoard poster complains about a thread topic, God kills a baby panda.
July 28th, 2011 at 1:38 PM |
But that assumes Michigan
But that assumes Michigan
But that assumes Michigan won't land any other WRs this year, when they quite clearly will.
July 28th, 2011 at 4:02 PM |
You forgot tacopants
Formerly known as PahokeePahokee
July 28th, 2011 at 1:29 PM |
Can anyone tell me his full
Can anyone tell me his full
Can anyone tell me his full offer list? Rivals only lists 6 schools but I have to imagine there were more
July 28th, 2011 at 1:33 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Since when does Dantonio recruit in state?
All in for some manball.
July 28th, 2011 at 1:37 PM |
Good luck to him. He may not
Good luck to him. He may not
Good luck to him. He may not qualigy from what I've read. He was the best WR on our board by some accounts. We need a playmaker or two in this class but I would not miss out on Pimpkins or O'Brien or Wormley or Washington or Day or Shittu in order to take a 2nd tier WR (or a FB for that matter :) ). This game is won in the trenches and we need size up front on defense.
July 28th, 2011 at 2:33 PM |
Just because your username is
Just because your username is
Just because your username is Webber's Pimp, gives you no right to call Ondre Pipkins, Ondre "Pimpkins"
Coach Hoke is no joke..
July 28th, 2011 at 1:36 PM |
No surprise to me about this
No surprise to me about this
I figured he was going to end up at MSU. Given his purported talent, he would have been offered by us already if there weren't academic or other issues.
July 28th, 2011 at 1:43 PM |
He did have a Michigan
He did have a Michigan
He did have a Michigan offer...
July 28th, 2011 at 3:42 PM |
Again
Again
Again..He didn't have a commitable offer people. How many times does it have to be said?
July 28th, 2011 at 3:26 PM |
Yeah, cuz he hasn't been
Yeah, cuz he hasn't been
Yeah, cuz he hasn't been recruiting at all yet...
ITS GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE
July 28th, 2011 at 1:39 PM |
Strange timing
Strange timing
Why not wait to see what the coaches have to say at the BBQ. I hope this doesn't turn out to be another Jonathon Hankins situation where we slow play a talented instate kid who plays a huge position of need and ends up playing as a freshman for a hated rival (and yes I realize Hankins issue was not grade related)
July 28th, 2011 at 3:22 PM |
Coaches
Coaches
Can't speak publicly about recruits until they sign an LOI. And they won't comment at all on this recruit if he signs an LOI w/MSU. Speculation will rule the day on this one.
July 28th, 2011 at 3:27 PM |
He's talking about Burbridge
He's talking about Burbridge
He's talking about Burbridge and him hearing what the coaches have to say to him. They can talk to him..
ITS GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE
July 28th, 2011 at 8:04 PM |
Is he still coming? I assumed
Is he still coming? I assumed
he wouldn't be attending the event and thus no one to talk to.
July 28th, 2011 at 1:46 PM |
I think Madaris might drop at
I think Madaris might drop at
I think Madaris might drop at the BHBBQ. I don't see him going to MSU and ND seems to have other guys they are waiting on. Madaris and Burbridge seem interchangable to be and I'd be just as happy with Monte.
"They will meet a dastardly fate here for that! There isn't a Michigan Man who wouldn't like go out and scalp those Buckeyes right now."
July 28th, 2011 at 2:01 PM |
I really wanted Burbridge,
I really wanted Burbridge,
I really wanted Burbridge, but I thought he recently mentioned that UM was not recruiting him aggressively. Maybe it was acedemic concerns, maybe it was something else the coaching staff didn't like. I also wanted Lucien last year, but what do I know....
July 28th, 2011 at 2:06 PM |
Good luck to him
Good luck to him
hope he does well and makes it in. Was really hoping he'd come to M
July 28th, 2011 at 2:34 PM |
over payton?
over payton?
if you preferred him over payton, then i can understand but that is who tom is referring to.
BSME '93 - 5 Big Ten football titles with Bo and Mo, NCAA hoops title, Fab Five as senior..... what a run.
July 28th, 2011 at 2:12 PM |
Congrats
Congrats
Congrats to him, hopefully he'll be able to get his eligibility worked out. Next!
You sound like you're from London
July 28th, 2011 at 2:16 PM |
Rivals: "Soft Verbal"
Rivals: "Soft Verbal"
Interestingly, Rivals has him listed as a "Soft Verbal".
Anyway, this is disappointing, but good luck to him.
July 28th, 2011 at 2:43 PM |
In an attempt to provide some needed levity...
In an attempt to provide some needed levity...
...allow me to reinterpret this news as if (1) Aaron had been an OSU target and (2) it was being reported on Bucknuts:
"Burn in Hell Burbitch! Traitor! I always knew that kid was no good, ever since five minutes ago, when he committed to another school. Doesn't matter, I heard from my uncle's brother's roomate's best friend that Dorial Green Beckham is all Scarlet & Gray. sCum blows! Tressel for AD!!!!!"
That is all
July 28th, 2011 at 2:44 PM |
good for him. Hope he gets his grades in order, and wish him luck outside of UM game.
July 28th, 2011 at 2:45 PM |
no BBQ meat for AB
July 28th, 2011 at 2:51 PM |
Good luck to him at MSU, I
Good luck to him at MSU, I
Good luck to him at MSU, I wish him the best (except for when he's playing UofM, of course). I hope we can pull in one or two equally talented receivers.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
July 28th, 2011 at 2:59 PM |
Good luck
Good luck
to Aaron Burbridge and congrats to MSU on keeping him in-state.
On the other hand, the season is long and if Michigan gets on a roll, Sparty tanks and Aaron gets his grades up you never know what might happen.
July 28th, 2011 at 4:33 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Good god, that sounds exactly like MSU and OSU. Please don't sink to their level.
July 28th, 2011 at 6:16 PM |
Really?
Really?
I thought it was a very reasonable comment.
GBOD
July 28th, 2011 at 3:02 PM |
LOL
LOL
"Anytime you beat out OSU, ND, UofM, etc. it sends a message nationally that MSU WILL stay atop the B1G for years to come"
-Sparty
Special Teams means special times!
July 28th, 2011 at 3:21 PM |
Let's be honest
Let's be honest
Love to have had him, a nice get for the Spartans (assuming he makes it to campus). But we really wanted him to keep the recruiting avalanche crushing MSU going. If AB changed his mind in time, we'd take him back. But recruiting is a numbers game, and we'll have our numbers. We just wanted to take one away from Sparty.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
July 28th, 2011 at 4:32 PM |
Completely agree
Completely agree
I would have loved to get Burbridge because he's a great WR, but the reason he was number one for me was because we would have taken him from MSU. That would have been sweet.
July 28th, 2011 at 3:23 PM |
Plus one more
Plus one more
Scout is reporting that MSU also gets a commit from OH DB Jermaine Edmondson today. He also had offers from Illinois, Nebraska, Purdue, Louisville, and the MAC.
July 28th, 2011 at 3:33 PM |
I would have loved to see him
I would have loved to see him
I would have loved to see him in the winged helmet, damn. Only soy dogs and veggie burgers for you, Burbridge! Don't even look at the cheese either...
July 28th, 2011 at 3:37 PM |
AB would have been a great addition
AB would have been a great addition
Howeva,this weekend might just provide oppurnunity for another...hmmm!
Lucky enough to have my own JT wristband!!
July 28th, 2011 at 3:38 PM |
Like to have seen
Like to have seen
Payton make it for the bbq.
Lucky enough to have my own JT wristband!!
July 28th, 2011 at 4:35 PM |
Can't have em all, doesn't matter who you are
Can't have em all, doesn't matter who you are
FWIW: Take it from a two time grad, MSU is a pretty good school with good people, but it definitely doesn't carry the weight of Michigan. Not even a contest. Living out of state for 8 years, you'd be surprised how many people would assume Michigan when I said Michigan State. Outsiders who aren't into sports don't know Michigan State generally. Michigan is all they know, everybody knows it, and it has real power. It is truly a global degree.
For the purposes of AB's committment, my point is pretty meaningless. It's a big choice for a kid, and he won't suffer by graduating with a Michigan State degree at all, except for the opportunity cost of it not being a Michigan degree. Plus they are in a good place program wise thanks to that dorky Dantonio. Rest assured Michigan largely recruits itself. Over the long haul if Hoke keeps recruiting to this level, the program will win big if he and the staff are even moderately competent as coaches
"because character wins in life and character wins on the football field....." 1-11-11
July 28th, 2011 at 4:35 PM |
wake me up
on signing day
wake me up
on signing day
wake me up
on signing day
History is written by the victors-Winston Churchill
July 28th, 2011 at 4:39 PM |
gah double post
but still.
gah double post
but still.
gah double post
but still. it seems with this many major recruits commiting early to various schools the dominos could fall on signing day
History is written by the victors-Winston Churchill
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Andrew Maxwell is MSU's next QB. He was a 4*, Elite 11 QB in high school... so not exactly a no-name. After that they have Connor Cook and Tyler O'Connor... neither was/is as highly regarded as Maxwell, but they both had pretty decent BCS offers.