Monty Madaris to Michigan State
Per Josh Helmholdt
Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller WR Monty Madaris has committed to#MichiganState
There had been some speculation that we might be going for Madaris, but this honestly doesn't seem too unexpected. Good get for Sparty, they have a fairly solid WR class coming in this year.
And the rough few days of recruiting news rolls on. Hopefully we still can get a commit or two tonight.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:55 PM ^
Has anything good recruiting-wise gone our way recently?
January 29th, 2012 at 11:25 PM ^
I would say Kalis giving the cold shoulder to Meyer when he called counts in this bucket.
How about Pipkens earning a fifth star? Does that count?
How about both Bolden and Richardson tearing it up in th
post-season? Does that work for you?
How about our recruits from Michigan being named to 7 of the top 8 slots in the Det News rankings? Good enough?
Relax people
January 30th, 2012 at 4:17 AM ^
Pipkins' star rating has NOTHING to do with how good of a player he will be at Michigan, one way or the other. If Kalis giving the cold shoulder to Meyer is a recruiting highlight ... just wow.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:42 AM ^
Everything recruiting went our way from March to August of last year. Relax, we're going to be fine.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:55 PM ^
Was Michigan in the discussion for him? If so, FUCK!!!
January 29th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^
We were until we got Darboh and Chesson, I believe we tried to jump back in after Stonum was dismissed but it wasnt happening.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:56 PM ^
Josh has awarded him with a 4th star!
January 29th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^
I don't understand why this is a big deal..He has not been mentioned on this site in a WHILE..good luck to him in all games except the one against us each year.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:59 PM ^
This is neither surprising nor disappointing.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:01 PM ^
It's disappointing that one of our rivals picked up a pretty solid WR recruit though.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^
No suprise here.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^
a BJ (Cunningham) with the Full Monty.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:59 PM ^
January 29th, 2012 at 10:59 PM ^
Both our rivals just had 4* players commit and here we are with nothing. WTF?
January 29th, 2012 at 11:02 PM ^
We have three rivals, and one of them lost out on an elite lineman prospect tonight, so please put away the sackcloth and ashes and recognize the great group of guys we have coming in and the outstanding prospects still on the board.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:59 PM ^
epicly shit recruiting day
January 29th, 2012 at 11:00 PM ^
And the hits keep coming. DAMN! We need a commit NOW!!!!! GB!
January 29th, 2012 at 11:00 PM ^
We've lost out on two 50/50 chances and Madaris going to State isn't a big deal at all. Everybody's acting very un-Dude right now. We have a great class coming in, just relax!
January 29th, 2012 at 11:31 PM ^
So far, Brake Hoke is the LeBron James of recruiting.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:42 PM ^
You mean in the sense that he's the product of a needlessly drawn-out "decision" process and is likely to win a national championship in his second year with his new team?
Yes, yes, I think you're spot-on there.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:46 PM ^
We have a damn good class and have pulled in some great names. We're 0 for 2 in the last week, but the rest of the year has been absolutely stellar. Seriously man. Don't get down on him for losing 2 recruits. It's going to happen, even to the best coaches.
January 30th, 2012 at 12:30 AM ^
...that Hoke, like LeBron, put up really good numbers to start, but like LeBron, has shown an inability to close things out.
And I wasn't getting down. I'm aware we have a good class.
January 30th, 2012 at 1:31 AM ^
"I wasn't getting down. I'm aware we have a good class"
And yet you say our coach fails in the clutch.
The same coach who just led us to an 11-2 season, beating Ohio and winning a BCS bowl.
Seriously bro. It's two commits. Stop whining.
January 30th, 2012 at 1:39 AM ^
Now that we've gone 11-2 and the fanbase is still dissatisfied, I think we can all agree that everyting is back to normal.
January 30th, 2012 at 1:32 AM ^
Breathe.
And lets wait to judge how this class finishes up on February 3rd.
January 30th, 2012 at 12:07 AM ^
do not talk about my coach, our coach, that way. lets keep in mind he swayed kalis away from ohio, pip from going to essentially any SEC school he wanted, magnuson from USC, and is bringing in arguably the best group of linebackers in a single class this year. and he's got commits from 2 solid recruits for 2013, one of which is already being hailed as a savior before ever putting on a Michigan uniform.
we are not always going to get every recruit we want. even the likes of meyer and saban can testify to that. but we will be just fine with hoke at the helm. i think team 132 is a testament to that.
January 30th, 2012 at 12:32 AM ^
Really?? What are you going to do about there internet tough guy?
January 30th, 2012 at 12:08 AM ^
You'll care when he rips your team a new taint in the next 4 years.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:01 PM ^
Really liked Monty as a WR prospect. Wanted him in our class. Sucks to see him go to MSU. But at the same time, it's good to keep Midwest talent in the B1G. Isn't the end of the world. We've got two solid WR committed and I'm sure the staff is in on some talented guys for 2013
January 29th, 2012 at 11:06 PM ^
Uhh, who cares about Madaris or MSU? I don't.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:06 PM ^
Here is the truth, Truth. I like the two WRs we have in this class just as much as Madaris. Short of DGB,Diggs or maybe even Powe, there wasn't really a must have WR in this year's class. We got 2 big outside guys which is exactly what we needed. Next class should see more of a run at the skill positions.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:43 PM ^
justin blackmon was a highly under-recruited kid, 91st best wr if i remember correctly. now he's been the best wr in the country for 2 years running, probably a top 5 pick. like you, i'm more than confident in darboh and chesson once they start filling out their frames. hopefully we'll get a more speedy guy next year, though.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:08 PM ^
OH NO, sparty might catch Northwestern if they keep this up.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:08 PM ^
They are getting some good wide recievers but Madaris doesn't really worry me. He strikes me as a possession guy which is easy enough to find in the college game (YAC guys etc). Great vertical route runners are hard to find. Burbridge is the guy that is going to TORTURE us for the next four years. It is going to be brutal going against that guy - he is Manningham redux. Great hands, runs amazing routes for a high school player - I recognize grades were why we didn't take him and I appreciate Hoke being a high caliber person like that but damn if we shouldn't have thought about making an exception. Because Burbridge is a difference maker...
January 29th, 2012 at 11:10 PM ^
Quick! Somebody get Willie Henry to commit so people will calm down.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:13 PM ^
Shit get John Henry to commit I don't care
He's a steel driving man FERGODSAKES!!
January 29th, 2012 at 11:25 PM ^
Easily the greatest comment on the board tonight. It's too bad he died with that hammer in his hand, though . . .
January 29th, 2012 at 11:12 PM ^
Thus proving that MSU has a record of recruiting nationally....
...in Ohio.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:50 PM ^
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Indiana, Florida, Wisconsin, Oregon... they only have a couple of kids from MI this year.
I'd say so.
January 30th, 2012 at 12:08 AM ^
January 29th, 2012 at 11:17 PM ^
Who cares? A three star WR to MSU? Dang, people really are tense tonight.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:24 PM ^
of course a michigan fan would judge solely on stars. lulz
January 29th, 2012 at 11:27 PM ^
Considering the staff basically dropped him for a couple of months until Stonum was removed from the team, this doesn't really surprise me. Good for him, but I'm not sweating it.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:27 PM ^
Who quit doing the hello posts? We are losing commits here.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:33 PM ^
goodbye cruel world
January 29th, 2012 at 11:33 PM ^
Outside of the snake oil years, we always start strong with some solid committments, fill up most of our class, then lose out on the 5*, 4* talent in January/February. Lloyd was not a great closer and Brady is struggling a bit right now. Things may change before NSD, but this is a pattern that you'll see when schools load up early on recruits. Penn State does the same thing and it seems like that was the one school Lloyd was able to snake oil (Breaston + Henne).
January 29th, 2012 at 11:34 PM ^
ugh what a shitty weekend. let me know when we actually get some good news.
January 29th, 2012 at 11:36 PM ^
So who will play WR for the maize and garbage?
Denard?
January 29th, 2012 at 11:39 PM ^
LOL I love the Sparty delusion. They seem to thnk they have Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin locked up over there. "Easily the best WR group in the Big Ten." LOL