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?
so much for that
Sparty recruiting 26 year old Australian weight lifter for football
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:34 AM
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Sparty recruiting 26 year old Australian weight lifter for football
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:37 AM | 
Well if he gets him that
Well if he gets him that
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:10 PM |
I wouldn't go there...
I wouldn't go there...
I wouldn't go there... they've had "worse" classes every year and they've won the last four. Shows that stars don't mean as much as we hope they do. So lets not play the "better classes than them" card until we win a few back.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:39 AM |
Damn.....this place really is
Damn.....this place really is
Damn.....this place really is turning into MGoTalkAboutSparty. It's certainly weird but it definitely doesn't deserve a thread, especially on a Michigan board
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 AM |
Not trying to be a dick, but...
Not trying to be a dick, but...
For every one of these supposedly non Michigan-related threads that have been cropping up as of late at a time when there is a complete dearth of relevant info concerning U of M, I read at least 10 comments such as yours sadly lamenting their existence upon the apparently sacrosanct ground that is MGoBlog. Newsflash: making fun of Ohio State, Michigan State, etc. is in fact part of what it is to be a Michigan fan. The title of the thread was quite clear, if it you found it problematic, you should not have opened and read it, and you certainly could have felt free to not comment upon it.
Again, just to be clear, as a U of M fan, I enjoy reveling in the stupid things said and done by OSU and MSU, their staffs, their players, and their fanbases. If you don't- sorry? You're in the minority, I'm guessing. While I agree these items should not take up the majority of our thread space, peppering them in here and there is hardly the impact event that many of you try to make it out to be. While I love the threads numbering one in three amounting to "Will he or won't he" re: Jordan Diamond, variety is the spice of life, and I appreciate others bringing something to the table. If you find this problematic, two possible, easy solutions- (1) do not read, or (2) create your own thread topic so we have something else to read.
Off soapbox.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:51 AM |
here here
here here
or is it hear hear? whichever. i agree.
#rememberthefive
PA Announcer: "Carry by number forty one, Rob Lytle" Crowd: "R-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-b Lytle!"
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:32 PM |
It's "Hear! Hear!," as if to
It's "Hear! Hear!," as if to
It's "Hear! Hear!," as if to say, "Please listen to what this person is saying." (The speaker himself/herself isn't the one saying it, so it wouldn't make sense for it to be "Here! here!")
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:20 AM |
Thank you.
Thank you.
When did sharing a funny story about one of our rivals get old?
Check out the Aussie's recruiting video. The standing vertical and the 20 yd dash are hilarious:
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:32 AM |
When he's running, he kind of
When he's running, he kind of
When he's running, he kind of looks like Pom Pom from Homestar Runner.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:36 AM |
agreed....
agreed....
not to mention, EMU recruited a Mich HS weight lifter to throw shot and discus...granted this is barely even tangential however a lot of these power lifters are darn good athletes as well, inclusive of strength as their biggest asset. You put a guy like this in the center of the line and blow up the snap exchange...it could be problematic. Realizing this is also potentially far fetched and anything is possible, I'm all for stuff about ohio and moo u...DON'T LIKE IT...DON'T OPEN IT...that's one irk I have with some of the folks here...snobbish has to be this way don't you dare post about anyone or anything but Michigan. I personally like to know what our competition is up to. Should it dominate the posting? no...but it's the football recruiting season and we should compare ourselves a bit to those around us...
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:22 PM |
Please make this happen!
Please make this happen!
Please make this happen!
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:36 PM |
With a belly like that he
With a belly like that he
With a belly like that he can't have the greatest motor. I'd love to see him on the field trying to go a couple dozen plays against our best.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:10 AM |
Sparties like to claim that
Sparties like to claim that
Sparties like to claim that Dantonio is in our heads, and you know what, they're right.
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:28 PM |
Although not in the way they
Although not in the way they
Although not in the way they want him to be... I'm pretty sure they don't want me walking around thinking of him as the oldest little brother in the world.
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February 3rd, 2012 at 11:06 AM |
I'm not sure if you've noticed
I'm not sure if you've noticed
But there is a pretty big game on Sunday, and I'm not talking about the one people watch for the commercials. Sparty is on the menu until Sunday, and hopefully for several weeks later on the a la carte "4 in a Row" insert.
Omnes i facere est vincere
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:09 AM |
There was a time...
There was a time...
There was a time, my MGoFriends, before Dantuzzi, when it was sort of fun to talk about Sparty.
They have a very long history -- one of the most interesting in the NCAA -- of recruting "outside the box". I think mostly of Duffy Daugherty, who was a fun and funny guy, and a very good coach, whose expertise, frankly, was more in clever recruiting than in any kind of Hall of Fame level coaching.
Duffy was the guy who realized that he could raid Texas and the rest of the southland to pick up the talent that was being refused by the segregated SWC and SEC. Bubba Smith, George Webster, Gene Washington, etc. And then Duffy went to Hawaii, to grab Bob Apisa and the barefoot kicker Dick Kenney.
Fritz Crisler taught Biggie Munn, and Biggie Munn taught Duffy. Just think -- if MSU hadn't fired Duffy, Tony Dungy would have been a Spartan.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:29 AM |
Duffy was
Duffy was
the only MSU coach I ever liked. Can you imagine Dantonio saying: "We're small, but we're slow"?
"If fans don't come to the ballpark, you can't stop em."
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:36 AM |
Why is this thread getting negged?
Why is this thread getting negged?
?
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:39 AM |
How would jimjam know? I'm
How would jimjam know? I'm
How would jimjam know? I'm sure it's just someone who's pissy about something. Good thing negs don't count!
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:55 AM |
Jimjam was a kid
Jimjam was a kid
when Duffy was coaching, but that quote was repeated somewhere in the last few years. Much like Dantonio (sarcasm), Duffy had a smile on his face most of the time and seemed to enjoy life, but that was before Bo.
"If fans don't come to the ballpark, you can't stop em."
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:00 PM |
It's just weird, why people would vote -1 for "information."
It's just weird, why people would vote -1 for "information."
Is it a proxy vote, like saying that "-1 expresses that I don't like Dantonio"? Because I know that I don't like Dantonio. But I don't mind getting neutral facts about this kind of information. I'd rather know about an MSU recruit, than not know. Doesn't imply any rooting interest.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:40 AM |
didn't we get a guy like this recently
didn't we get a guy like this recently
I vaguely remember having a walk on that was a huge lifter.
"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:43 AM |
I think all recruits lift weights
I think all recruits lift weights
just a rumor I heard a while back
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:36 AM |
You're right. Just confirmed
You're right. Just confirmed
You're right. Just confirmed via Twitter.
Your friendly neighborhood Sparty
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 AM |
Yep, Gary Yerden. He was a
Yep, Gary Yerden. He was a
Yep, Gary Yerden. He was a preferred walk-on. I'm pretty sure he quit the team, though.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:52 AM |
Gary Yerden
Gary Yerden
He made it to campus and left within a week or two. The Internets showed that he went to Charlotte, NC, but I don't know that he ever popped up at another school. Kid was a beast, but had very little football experience. I imagine that it was daunting for him to come in as a walk-on and try to compete against the talent at a school like Michigan.
Edit: Damn, beaten to the punch.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:42 AM |
just cause they can bench
just cause they can bench
just cause they can bench press a house doesn't mean they can play football
"What" ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:45 AM |
ps is there really no age
ps is there really no age
ps is there really no age limit for college football?
"What" ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:54 AM |
I don't think so. As long as
I don't think so. As long as
I don't think so. As long as you have eligibility you can play. That's why guys like Brandon Weeden (29) and Chris Weinke (won the Heisman at 28) can play. I don't know about Weeden, but I'm pretty sure Weinke is a Mormon, so he came back and picked up football after his time as a missionary.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:08 AM |
weinke played minor league baseball.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:12 AM |
Ah, and so you are right. I
Ah, and so you are right. I
Ah, and so you are right. I thought I had heard somewhere that he was a Mormon. At any rate, I should have researched it before saying it.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:29 AM |
Ummm, obviously not
Ummm, obviously not
Wasn't Scott Bakula in his 40's while he was leading the Texas St. Armadillos in Necessary Roughness?
"But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies." - Kenny Powers
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:52 AM |
Australia was a British penal colony. Clearly a legacy recruit for MSU.
The swag is back.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 AM |
Oi! :) whilst on the topic of
Oi! :) whilst on the topic of
Oi! :) whilst on the topic of aus, this time difference is KILLING me. Come of Kozan and Diamond, commit so I can get some sleep!
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:31 AM |
Everyone knows...
Everyone knows...
Australia is entirely peopled by criminals. And criminals cannot be trusted. And so I cannot trust you, Mark Dantonio.
"Mattison must break you. Jake Ryan is his tool."
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:53 AM |
You got your bad rappers, you god (Please, Urban) Don'tonio,
You got your bad rappers, you god (Please, Urban) Don'tonio,
and you got Magic back to try to breath some (well) Magic back one more time. Next up: Andre the Giant. Free popcorn to the first 500 who pay full price for tickets.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 AM |
What in the hell are you
What in the hell are you
What in the hell are you trying to say?
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:17 PM |
MGlobules,
MGlobules,
What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:48 PM |
i appreciate that, beenplumb ("beenplumb?")
i appreciate that, beenplumb ("beenplumb?")
You probably do have to have won a Hopwood Award to wrap your brain around that one, and all is forgiven if you cannot, but the point is that they're scraping the bottom of the barrel over there with (Urban Please Don't Hurt Me) Don'tonio, and they're now going for Aussie weightlifters to fill their more expensive seats. It was a rapper a while back, but you have to keep up to know that. So much explication kills the joke, but that doesn't always make the teller the fool.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:02 AM |
Says his first stop is Toledo
Says his first stop is Toledo
This couldn't be any better for MSU...playing right into their wheelhouse.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:08 AM |
My favorite
My favorite
My favorite parts:
Johnstone, 26, visited the midwest for three weeks in December, meeting with coaches at Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Michigan State and Saginaw Valley State.
They talked about me enrolling for fall classes, coming back to walk on. I'm definitely considering it. Michigan State is one of the best programs in the country.
Yep, right up there with those other schools he visited.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:09 AM |
Dantonio lied. They don't
Dantonio lied. They don't
Dantonio lied. They don't recruit nationally.
They recruit INTERNATIONALLY.
4th Generation Student
Class of 2014
Go Blue!
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:10 AM |
D'Antonio will start
D'Antonio will start
D'Antonio will start recruiting live stock as well.
'Try growing up in Texas a Michigan WOLVERINE'.
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:09 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
I think livestock would have better technique than this guy (and better discipline than is acceptable for Sparty)
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:14 AM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Sort of OT, but I always wondered about sumo wrestlers too. It seems like their skill set (using leverage and agility) to push large men around would translate well to an OL position. If MSU has staked their flag in Australia, let's go recruit Japan!
Doctor Wolverine
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:58 PM |
Sumo wreslers
Sumo wreslers
I agree with the leverage and agility observations, but if Sparty actually got one on the field it would most likely turn out like the egg eating fiasco in The Replacements.
L.S.A. '88
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:15 AM |
Apparently the “Outback Bowl”
Apparently the “Outback Bowl”
Apparently the “Outback Bowl” win has stirred some interest to the people down under.
Proud "Walmart Wolverine" since 1974!!!!
"Right turn Clyde"!! Philo Beddoe
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:22 AM |
lol
lol
D'antonio can do what he w'ants.
February 4th, 2012 at 4:09 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Use university money to travel to Austrilia
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:21 AM |
Australia
Australia
Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them...so he is clearly in line with Dantonio recruiting.
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is never get involved in a land war in Asia - but only slightly less well-known is this: Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:50 AM |
So clearly I cannot choose
So clearly I cannot choose
So clearly I cannot choose the recruit in front of you.
Well if he gets him that might move MSU up to 34th in the recruiting rankings.