Connor Cook

Is going to be the greatest Spartan QB of all time. After next week when he cuts up Oregons D he had better be in discussion for the Heisman trophy.

There's no doubt in my mind that he is the best QB in the B10, the question is where does he rank in the nation?

Didn't you hear? It's now Kenny football.

Hope his knee is fine after that cheap shot

InTenSity wrote:Didn't you hear? It's now Kenny football.

Next week is a huge opportunity to get some well deserved recognition in the game of the week.

It's hard to make big headlines after devouring an FCS team, but for what it is worth Drew Sharp seems to be giving nothing but praise out this morning. He seemed legitimately impressed after game 1.

He is injured. The question is, how badly. Impressive showing yesterday.

InTenSity wrote:Didn't you hear? It's now Kenny football.

Get on the plane.

steveschneider wrote:

Next week is a huge opportunity to get some well deserved recognition in the game of the week.

It's hard to make big headlines after devouring an FCS team, but for what it is worth Drew Sharp seems to be giving nothing but praise out this morning. He seemed legitimately impressed after game 1.

Had some good highlights on SportsCenter. Being the only top team playing helped.

Props to the knee brace.  Otherwise that was McGahee.  I saw the season flash before my eyes.

Happy nothing happened to Cook. However, how many posters on here wanted Terry last year? I thought there were a ton of them? If so, you wouldn't be confident in him. Obviously Cook is our best, because as was said over and over last year, Dantonio will play the best people. But Terry with the ones might be intriguing. With the subs last night, not so much.

DWags wrote:Happy nothing happened to Cook.  However, how many posters on here wanted Terry last year?  I thought there were a ton of them?  If so, you wouldn't be confident in him.  Obviously Cook is our best, because as was said over and over last year, Dantonio will play the best people.  But Terry with the ones might be intriguing.  With the subs last night, not so much.

I can see understand why the fans were that way...we came off a year of Roushar and Maxwell and at the start of last year our best offensive player was Calhoun.

He threw an incomplete pass against a IAA team. Stop blowing sunshine.

Turtleneck wrote:He threw an incomplete pass against a IA team. Stop blowing sunshine.

Receiver dropped it.

DWags wrote:Happy nothing happened to Cook.  However, how many posters on here wanted Terry last year?  I thought there were a ton of them?  If so, you wouldn't be confident in him.  Obviously Cook is our best, because as was said over and over last year, Dantonio will play the best people.  But Terry with the ones might be intriguing.  With the subs last night, not so much.

What I found more interesting was how the blowers got duped into thinking it was Maxwell's job all along. Some of them are still making excuses for him.

NigelUno wrote:

Receiver dropped it.  

So MSU is back to receivers that can't catch balls? And what about the defense? They allowed a touchdown. Fire (insert coordinator or position coach here).

Herbie Green wrote:

What I found more interesting was how the blowers got duped into thinking it was Maxwell's job all along.  Some of them are still making excuses for him.

What's even funnier is when you go back and read all those threads a lot of people were just saying "Dantonio will play who he thinks gives us the vest chance to win" and the morons who over react automatically thought that meant they were saying "Maxwell". It became kind of funny to write it and see the idiots reaction.

steveschneider wrote:Is going to be the greatest Spartan QB of all time. After next week when he cuts up Oregons D he had better be in discussion for the Heisman trophy.

There's no doubt in my mind that he is the best QB in the B10, the question is where does he rank in the nation?

August Heisman..

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
August Heisman..

September, Bob. September.

NigelUno wrote:

Get on the plane.

Just got to traverse. Brought summer with me.

InTenSity wrote:

Just got to traverse. Brought summer with me.

Will you be posting pics of your golf outing on Instragram?

I don't have Instagram, but I do have an imgur app, so I'll probably post here instead.

DWags wrote:

What's even funnier is when you go back and read all those threads a lot of people were just saying "Dantonio will play who he thinks gives us the vest chance to win" and the morons who over react automatically thought that meant they were saying "Maxwell".   It became kind of funny to write it and see the idiots reaction.

And then he put Maxwell in against ND.

Herbie Green wrote:

And then he put Maxwell in against ND.

Cook was playing his ass off, and Dantonio screwed it up!

NigelUno wrote:



Cook was playing his ass off, and Dantonio screwed it up!

Pretty much. Although I never found it hilarious.

I had no problem with Dantonio's handling of the rest of it and never thought he was loyal to a fault like many suggested, but that was an undeniable disaster. I was throwing stuff at the tv as soon as I saw Maxwell trotting out there. I really wanted to believe Cook was injured.

Herbie Green wrote:

And then he put Maxwell in against ND.

you mean he thought Maxwell might give us a spark? How dare he. I ca't believe a coach would pull someone who was currently 16/33 for 135 yards. But, as most of the great coaches on that board are want to do, they know what he should have done right after he did it. It's always a great read.

DWags wrote:

you mean he thought Maxwell might give us a spark?   How dare he.  I ca't believe a coach would pull someone who was currently 16/33 for 135 yards.   But, as most of the great coaches on that board are want to do, they know what he should have done right after he did it.  It's always a great read.  

I think a lot of us likely thought it was a disaster before it happened. In retrospect, it was a good thing Maxwell crapped the bed. If he had actually won that game he likely would have won the job, MSU would have gone 8-4 and we would be in exactly the same spot today as we were a year ago.

He's no Maxwell

Herbie Green wrote:

I think a lot of us likely thought it was a disaster before it happened.   In retrospect,  it was a good thing Maxwell crapped the bed.  If he had actually won that game he likely would have won the job, MSU would have gone 8-4 and we would be in exactly the same spot today as we were a year ago.

again, I'm amazed at what some people know exactly what would happen.  " 8-4, and in the same place" is an impressive tea leave reading job.   I'm assuming you use that knowledge to win quite a few football bets.  Congrats.  

Like I said, even if I thought Cook should have stayed in, Dantonio saw someone who was 16-33 135 yards and maybe thought we needed a spark.  It was obviously the wrong move.  It's one of those things where you hope the coach has guessed right.  It didn't work out.  But I've always felt uncomfortable just "knowing" what was going to happen.  Last year there wasn't a person associated with MSU football after the third game that thought MSU would be 13-1.  However, I know plenty of people will tell me I'm full of it.  It's the best part of armchair quarterbacking, you're never wrong.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:He's no Maxwell

And we're better off for it. However, Maxwell will do just fine.

Heat Miser wrote:Why the **** are we rehashing this shit?

Kid had the highest raw QBR rating in ten years LAST NIGHT and people are yammering on about a game from A YEAR ago. WTF?

Some of you are like women with this shit. Let it go already.

OK

Herbie Green wrote:Pretty much.  Although I never found it hilarious.

I had no problem with Dantonio's handling of the rest of it and never thought he was loyal to a fault like many suggested, but that was an undeniable disaster.   I was throwing stuff at the tv as soon as I saw Maxwell trotting out there.  I really wanted to believe Cook was injured.

I thought Cook was injured near the end of the game? I remember him holding his elbow or wrist as we walked off the field after a late drive. It seemed like Dantonio just wanted to take the heat for losing without revealing Cook had a slight injury and to shield Maxwell from blame. That's all in the past, though. :)

Ted Brogan wrote:

I thought Cook was injured near the end of the game? I remember him holding his elbow or wrist as we walked off the field after a late drive. It seemed like Dantonio just wanted to take the heat for losing without revealing Cook had a slight injury and to shield Maxwell from blame. That's all in the past, though. :)

Turtleneck wrote:

September, Bob. September.

in the spirit of not being overconfident, I was going wait until September to celebrate our September Heisman..

Ted Brogan wrote:

I thought Cook was injured near the end of the game? I remember him holding his elbow or wrist as we walked off the field after a late drive. It seemed like Dantonio just wanted to take the heat for losing without revealing Cook had a slight injury and to shield Maxwell from blame. That's all in the past, though. :)

It was on BTN special after the game last night. Cook wanted a chance to win the game but Dantonio gave the ball to Maxwell.

Herbie Green wrote:It was on BTN special after the game last night.  Cook wanted a chance to win the game but Dantonio gave the ball to Maxwell.

Interesting to know - thanks. :)

DWags wrote:

again, I'm amazed at what some people know exactly what would happen.  " 8-4, and in the same place" is an impressive tea leave reading job.   I'm assuming you use that knowledge to win quite a few football bets.  Congrats.  

Like I said, even if I thought Cook should have stayed in, Dantonio saw someone who was 16-33 135 yards and maybe thought we needed a spark.  It was obviously the wrong move.  It's one of those things where you hope the coach has guessed right.  It didn't work out.  But I've always felt uncomfortable just "knowing" what was going to happen.  Last year there wasn't a person associated with MSU football after the third game that thought MSU would be 13-1.  However, I know plenty of people will tell me I'm full of it.  It's the best part of armchair quarterbacking, you're never wrong.

So basically you agree. Although I think my 8-4 would have been overly optimistic. People were praying for that if Maxwell could be a "game manager".
There are certain cases where idiot fans can see what the coaches or "experts" can't because it is so painfully obvious. For instance, My 95 year old grandma with Alzheimers was the first one to tell me BW was a terrible coach that needed to be fired.
I think many Spartan fans, including yourself apparantly, saw a big white flag waving in the air when we saw Maxwell trotting out there. I am sure he looked great in all those practices we didn't see...
It is ok, this might be about the only mistake Dantonio has made in my mind. Maybe the Winston thing, but that is second guessing like you say.
For the record, I was sure Maxwell would fumble those ceremonial snaps. I am not afraid to admit when I am wrong.

Herbie Green wrote:

So basically you agree.  Although I think my 8-4 would have been overly optimistic.   People were praying for that if Maxwell could be a "game manager".
There are certain cases where idiot fans can see what the coaches or "experts" can't because it is so painfully obvious.   For instance, My 95 year old grandma with Alzheimers was the first one to tell me BW was a terrible coach that needed to be fired.
I think many Spartan fans, including yourself apparantly, saw a big white flag waving in the air when we saw Maxwell trotting out there.  I am sure he looked great in all those practices we didn't see...
It is ok, this might be about the only mistake Dantonio has made in my mind.  Maybe the Winston thing, but that is second guessing like you say.
For the record, I was sure Maxwell would fumble those ceremonial snaps.  I am not afraid to admit when I am wrong.

Seriously I look forward to your analysis BEFORE games and not your commentary afterward. Have you joined the X's and O's discussion? I look forward to that.

DWags wrote:



Seriously I look forward to your analysis BEFORE games and not your commentary afterward.  Have you joined the X's and O's discussion?  I look forward to that.  

I would prefer to hear from his grandmother.

DWags wrote:

Seriously I look forward to your analysis BEFORE games and not your commentary afterward.  Have you joined the X's and O's discussion?  I look forward to that.  

I will let the coaches and all you experts handle all the Xs and Os and analysis. I don't have much interest or knowledge.

But I can give you my text messages from that night:

Maxwell are you f****** kidding me!
Please tell me I am having a bad dream
Nooooooooo!
WTF?!