Tyriq Thompson - UM/MSU battle
For a while it has been reported that Tyriq's recruitment is trending towards Sparty but it now appears that the good guys have covered some ground for the legacy recruit. It's a good ol' in-state battle. He'll decide before the summer is over.
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— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) June 12, 2014
It's always been a UM/MSU battle.
Granted, though, I was under the impression that Sparty was firmly on top.
That's what she said.
NSFMSRK
Not Safe For Mrs Stephen R Kass. It's kind of a long story.
Not Safe for Mrs. Stephen R. Kass
I'm tempted to comment, but that would definitely go into the "TMI" category.
you DID comment.
I'm still somewhat new around here...and have figured out most of the inside jokes...
Is there a link to the thread that started the NSFMSRK meme?
I looked and couldnt find it - largely cause I cant remember what StevenR titled it. Basically it was him asking the board to be more careful with the posting of various pics of women in states of undress out of respect for his wife. And then hilarity ensued as Stephen's request prompted all kinds of responses exactly the opposite of what he was hoping for.
To this day I'm pissed I missed it. I went to bed about five minutes (if memory serves) before he posted it. I remember reading it in the morning and just about pissing myself laughing. It was truly one of hte epic threads of all time.
Not as good as the RDT "outing" by OMG Shirtless but it was close. For my money - THAT was the greatest thread of all time.
Was the dude who made a thread about his dogs' leaking anal glands, that was amazing.
From what I am reading over on the Scout boards, MSU is presumed to be the clear leader at this point. This is coming from Josh Newkirk their UM Football/Basketball Recruiting reporter. Take it for what its worth but at this point I don't see us being neck & neck.
He's a legacy recruit and the type of kid that UM shouldn't have trouble landing.
you mean from an "early scouting perspective on talent" he's not much of a loss. Meaning you only think based on the number of stars in front of his name at this point. If the coaches have identified him as a player they want, it doesn't matter if he's 3, 4, or 5 stars or if he's a legacy or not.
Like Ed Davis? A local kid with 3/4 stars who destroyed UM last year and OSU in the Big 10 championship game as a backup. Who now becomes a starter and will probably soar. Last thing you want to see is a Thompson flying around making plays for MSU against UM in 3-4 years.
I liked Ed Davis coming out of high school. I wish we could have pulled him in.
Ace linked to the eleven warriors article on assholery. You need to go there now. Given your post, it is on your required reading list.
Double Down!
So, maybe the reason they are having trouble landing him is because he realizes that Michigan isn't that interested in him for his talent, whereas Dantonio has such a sick, twisted obsession with one-upping Michigan that he probably recruits this kid harder than anybody despite the fact he's likely a career backup just so he can say on signing day "we got one of Michigan's legacies hur hur, har har"?
Good thing the McCray's don't subscribe to your opinion.
I've never understood why everyone assumes legacy picks must go to their parent's school or it's an abject failure of said institution. What if he has different preferences from his dad? What if he wants to make a name for himself? What if he'd like to play in the NFL and noted that MSU develops talent a helluva lot better than Michigan does right now? He can make his own choices
This comes up a lot. I don't see MSU churning out an exceptional number of successful NFL players. They have a lot of successful college players who don't seem to translate that success to the NFL. It seems to me like MSU has a successful college defensive scheme and develops players well to fit that college scheme. However, those players tend to do 'meh' in the NFL. There are a few MSU players showing flashes in the NFL, but there aren't that many. Data points please?
If you re-read, you'll note that I didn't directly make the connection. MSU develops players a lot better than Michigan. Neither team is churning out NFL players regularly, but give me an Average Joe 3*, clone him, send one to MSU and one to Michigan, and it's a good bet he's going to be a much better player after 4 years at MSU than at Michigan
Because this low rated kid with a "meh" offer sheet is the typical player to end up in East Lansing and goes on to beat us 5 times out of the past 6 years.
Thompson, Weber, Clark, Wheatley, a WR, and a DE and this class DONE!!!!!!
He is planning to take an official.
LSU (no offer) is considered the early favorite for his services, but Bates made note that Michigan is currently "one of my favorites" and that he was recently visited by members of the Michigan staff in the visitation period.http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Michigan-one-of-the-favorites-for-DE…
"2 roster overhauls and 2 coaching changes" is not a valid excuse. The reason we've had those coaching changes is because the previous teams weren't that great. Maybe if we were beating MSU and OSU consistently we wouldn't have had those coaching changes.
As long as we continue to struggle to beat MSU and OSU, 2 in 6 years will become 3 in 9 and 4 in 13. Is that still a valid excuse then?
As would have his defense.
Yep if you ask me we dont know what this kid will be and state has been doing just fine with guys of this caliber
68-33-5. That trumps "5 times out of the last 6 years."
1) We need an OLB in this class;
2) He is an in-state kid (which, as we know, is important to current and future recruiting);
3) He's a legit recruit and not a "sleeper" or unknown (which would more support your point);
4) It is never good to lose a MSU/UM, OSU/UM, and maybe even a PSU/UM battle with any recruit;
5) The legacy thing is important .... but not as important as 1, 2, 3, and 4.
I always considered his recruitment a no-brainer and consider him a "must get" (and no, the sky won't implode upon us if he choses a different path... but in the world of recruiting he is a "must get."
National Championships you have the best chance if you take the best player you can get who fits your system. That trumps all.
100% agree. Has anyone said that Thompson doesn't fit UM's system? He's an OLB that can fit at WLB or even SLB depending on Over/Under and various packages.
Point is... he's a legit recruit. Anyone sounding alarms and claiming the staff is only recruiting him because he's legacy is way off base. (See Braylon's brother in a Gopher uniform)
If having Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin & Nebraska lead your offer list makes it "meh" then I need to re-evaluate what I consider a good offer.