I'm happy. I like Andrel Anthony and his game. ( It doesn't hurt that this is a zero sum recruiting win against Sparty.)
He's not the flashiest WR but I think he'll be a productive WR.
Good News!
I'd guess Xavier should get credit with an assist?
I see he's not much into Sparty girls.
Possibly I guess you could say that living around Sparties for your whole life, he's tired of Sparty girls.
This maneuver always made me laugh.gif)
HAHAHAHAAHaaaaaaa!!!!!!
Welcome, Andrel!!!
I love that Harbaugh and the rest of the staff are going out of their way to hand Ls to Sparty. That’s the right attitude
I like Sparty Ls as much as anyone, but are you implying that they wouldn't have taken Andrel if it had been a two-team race with (for example) Northwestern?
Not at all. Michigan was among a group of top regional programs that wanted him, and I'm excited for him to play. But I also believe that coaches, being human, are going to like a recruit just a little bit more if it's a dagger to a rival
That L in meL's name is gonna be a mainstay against Harbaugh and Michigan.
#L4MSU
This news is infinitely bigger for MSU than it is for UM
But I do feel that this kid has the ‘it’ factor. He’s going to be a good one!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
East Lansing HS belongs to us. First Brandon Johns spurns Izzo and now this.
The first remotely good guy in MI that gave them a chance and that msu had a chance to land, too. OOPS!
Not the first. Jamari Buddin's recruitment was somewhat similar except for the destination. Both had pretty much written off MSU before Tucker came, then eventually were thought to be MSU leans, then decided to go elsewhere.
FWIW, Andrel Anthony had Division 1 basketball offers too. Nothing as good as Michigan but he’s got serious skills. I know Harbaugh likes multi-sport athletes...
Just to create some perspective: Anthony would have been the #1 composite rated recruit in MSU's class by almost 150 spots. He is Michigan's 14th best recruit in the class, according to the rankings.
This right here.
An article in the Athletic from MSU's beat writer listed Anthony as their #1 recruiting target.
It sounds like most of their upcoming battles with be with Rutgers for NJ kids.
Holy cow, that is an insane stat.
Just to create some perspective: And the Wolverine's 3rd best recruit, Junior Colson, would be Ohio State's 14th best recruit. Hmm...
August 1st, 2020 at 11:30 AM ^
And so the football food chain continues. The rich get richer. OSU is the billionaire, were upper middle class, and MSU is just trying to get by.
Good get. I say Michigan doesn't lose to sparty as long as Tucker is their coach.
As long as Jim is at UM you mean?
Here's a short video where talks about his commitment. Sounds like a good kid.
I really like Tucker's staff, it's just I haven't been able to really build a relationship with them like I have with Michigan since my sophomore year...
*sigh* ... Story of the spring/summer for MSU. He does sound like a good kid, so I hope he does well 12 out of the 13 games a year
/headpat
You’d think that if Tucker was as good of a recruiter as MSU fans say he is, than he’d be able to pull at least a few highly rated guys without needing to have a multi year relationship with them
Easier said than done...remember he got there very late in the off-season. Hard overcoming some long-lasting relationships in a matter of months
While different sports, Juwan Howard managed to do it
He's also Juwan Howard. Being part of the Fab Five and a 20-year NBA career carry some weight. And he inherited a program that was in much better shape than the one Tucker inherited. Not exactly apples to apples there
He can thank Mork for that.
I think Tucker is a decent recruiter and will be able to pull in some decent players to MSU, but when you're in the same division as OSU, UM, and PSU, and you've got guys like Fleck, Fickell, and Stoops fighting for the same type of guys, being "decent" isn't going to cut it.
I think he is going to be a good one - when we play normally again with vaccines that is ....
Receiver is probably the least-needed position in this class for MSU, so from an on-field perspective it's not a huge miss. But he seems like a good kid and would have been a good guy to have in the locker room. Also, missing out on a good prospect in your own backyard just hurts, especially when you're trying to get some momentum going. It's definitely a bummer, but life goes on.
Anytime you miss on a talent that is 150 spots better than your best guy - it’s not good.
Oh of course it's not good. But it's not the end of the world either
August 1st, 2020 at 12:07 PM ^
The world effectively ended for Sparty after this game, we just didn’t know that at the time:
Given the roster in EL, MSU cannot lose any recruiting battles. They lack team speed, depth and skill across the board. The D lost 7 of their top 9 players and they have 1 guy (Simmons) on D as a guy who would seriously challenge for a starting role at UM or OSU.
It takes a lot of squinting to see their WR corps as strong - they had approx 550 yds receiving combined (excl Barnett who is playing DB apparently). They played behind two undrafted WRs and Seybart. Bell and Nico each had more yds than the whole MSU corps combined.
It j ust seems like UM made a late push to pull a strong WR AND really hurt a desperate MSU. The 2021 class is wretched in EL and Harbaugh just made it stick there even longer.
I don't think anyone would see the MSU receiving group as exceptional, but it's a very young group - the expected top 3 receivers are all sophomores, and on top of that they took 4 WR in the last class. Also, the receivers won't really matter that much unless they can figure out who's going to throw them the ball, and the QB won't really matter until they get the line to block for him. And as you mentioned the defense is a massive question mark. Getting Anthony would have been good no matter what, but receiver is the least of MSU's worries at the moment.
August 1st, 2020 at 12:23 AM ^
Good on you for participating in this post. Appreciate your perspective and participation here. Time will tell with Tucker but this is not a reason to declare his tenure a failure. Thanks for your contributions here.
We’re gonna need a bigger hat...
If anyone was wondering Anthony definitely fits the speed in space offense as he reportedly runs a 4.47 forty. While he’s not the perfect prospect right now in the future he’ll be a great player for Michigan.
Yeah but that 4.47 gets five FAKES out of five. He’s absolutely NOT known as a burner or a quick twitch guy. He plays like a big bodied possession receiver, not a quick twitch speed in space guy.
He’s the solid Grant Perry/Junior Hemingway type kid who QBs love to go to for their solid hands and their ability to find open field. Even if he does have that speed (he doesn’t), it doesn’t translate to the field when he plays.
Go Blue! Welcome, sir!
August 1st, 2020 at 12:22 AM ^
HELL YEAH!
Seems like a good kid and a solid player with potential to shine.
Welcome to Meeeechigan and good luck ?