wlubd

June 6th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^

Had he camped or held out then he was probably one of our primary backup plans in case we miss on all our current offerees.

I actually think this is a good pickup for Sparty. But with Denard, DG and Morris in the fold, I'm not exactly concerned for our QB future. There are other options at QB for this class anyway.

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BBB3

June 7th, 2011 at 7:50 AM ^

He held a workout in May. Coaches from several colleges, including Michigan, were in attendance. I would have taken O'Connor over the other area product Maty Mauk in a heartbeat. 

Is this a sleep depriving loss for Michigan?

Hardly.

I reserve the right to re-evaluate that 3-4 years down the road .

Wish him good luck, except when playing Michigan.

Time to move on.

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sic62

June 6th, 2011 at 11:03 PM ^

As someone who lives in Lima, its really neat that he's going to a Big Ten school. Since he didn't go to my high school however, I'm not sure I can root for him like I did Travis Walton.

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balashi5032

June 6th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^

Actually a solid pickup for sparty.  Apparently an Elite 11 finalist this year.  Really doesn't matter who we get this year anymore with Morris next year though.

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detrocks

June 6th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^

That's a nice pickup for Sparty.   O'Connor seems like he could be a good successor in the mold of Cousins/ Maxwell/ Cook in that he's solid and will fit their system.

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Tater

June 7th, 2011 at 12:45 AM ^

Sounds like they are getting typical "average" Sparty players.  That should translate into a few bowl games and a lot of 5-7 to 8-4 seasons.  And they should be back to beating Michigan about once in every three or four tries.

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King Douche Ornery

June 7th, 2011 at 9:12 AM ^

You're really hung up in a state of denial (like most Michigan fans).

I think we have to (even if begrudgingly) give respect to what Dantonio is doing at MSU. It's pretty much accepted by most in the media (I know, guys in the media know nothing, but still) that Dantonio has turned things around in Lansing and as long as he is there, they're going to be good.

This "average" sparty player talk is pretty lame. And if nothing else, Dantonio has had time to build depth, and is very good at developing the players he gets.

We're pretty much in their rear-view mirror right now, and just wishing them to be bad and for the good old days to return isn't gonna cut it. That's pretty delusional talk right now, because we have a LOOOONNNGGG way to go to even get back to respectability.

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The Denarding

June 6th, 2011 at 11:24 PM ^

Tyler O'Connor is a good player - good pickup for Sparty to be honest.  These are the kind of qb's that dantonio develops into Kirk Cousins - which I would say is a great outcome.

I actually think Tyler may have even more upside than Cousins as he appears to be a really smart player....

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The Denarding

June 7th, 2011 at 1:41 AM ^

I think intelligence for a qb is defined as your ability to read defenses and make the right throws. I think Kirk has always struggle making the right throw. Everything about Kirk is decent which makes for a decent qb. Tyler, compared to Kirk when he arrived, is far superior at reading defenses. That was my point. I'm comparing at equivalent points of their career.

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hausoian

June 6th, 2011 at 11:48 PM ^

This commitment seems to fit what MSU has been doing at the QB position--they recruit guys with the measurables and then develop them into junior or senior starters. Dantonio has made it clear they're going to win games on the ground, anyway. This is a good pickup for them. 

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WolvinLA2

June 6th, 2011 at 11:58 PM ^

Then they'll have to keep recruiting good RBs. Caper and Baker are two instate guys that didn't want to play in the RR offense, and LeVeon Bell came out of nowhere, but they'll need to pick up the RB recruiting if the want to be a primarily running team. Lucky for them those guys are still pretty young.

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Lampuki22

June 7th, 2011 at 12:04 AM ^

He's good, that.s it.  His numbers were not as good as even Tolzien and Stanzi and they played a pretty WEAK schedule.  Should not be discussed  as an all Big Ten or Heisman (god no) candiate, IMO.

 

This kid fits the same mold.  Meh..OK he's going to be fine

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