Re: tOfficial MSU Football Recruiting Thread: Class of 2018

by **tGreenWay** 2017-12-13, 17:23

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:No...Juco edge rusher. stud at prob our biggest position of need.

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by Guest 2017-12-17, 11:37

Looks like a walk on.....

Daniel VanOpstall‏ @dvanop73
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Excited to announce that I will be continuing my education and football career at Michigan State University! #GoGreen

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Two-way lineman Dan VanOpstall helping Jenison to another winning record

by **Tim Wakefield** 2017-12-17, 13:30

Jenison, nice. You can never have enough West siders on the team

by **Floyd Robertson** 2017-12-17, 13:56

Does that kid even weigh a buck eighty?

by **tGreenWay** 2017-12-17, 16:23

Tim Wakefield wrote:Jenison, nice. You can never have enough West siders on the team

He's going to be so good, he'll have Spartan fans asking; Ben Tower who?

by Guest 2017-12-18, 08:57

Niyo: Early signing adds dash of intrigue to UM, MSU recruiting

by **Nordic** 2017-12-20, 06:51

Happy (early) NSD!

It will be interesting to see how today shakes out. Seems like it will kinda replace the traditional NSD, but who knows.

by **Nordic** 2017-12-20, 07:36

Good repository for signing day info

https://www.landof10.com/michigan-state/michigan-state-early-signing-period-signees-commitments-updates

Looks like we have a few early risers...

SIGNED: DB Xavier Henderson, 4 stars, Pickerington (Ohio) Central
SIGNED: CB Chris Jackson, 3 stars, Lassiter (Marietta, Ga.)
SIGNED: WR Julian Major, 3 stars, Penn Hills (Pittsburgh)
SIGNED: OL James Ohonba, 3 stars, Woodland (Stockbridge, Ga.)
SIGNED: DL Jacob Slade, 3 stars, Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio)
SIGNED: DL Zach Slade, 3 stars, Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio)
SIGNED: LB Edward Warinner, 3 stars, Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio)

Looks like Dants is live tweeting (I'm not hip on the lingo) with funny hats.

by Guest 2017-12-20, 10:50

Chris Solari‏Verified account
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One more to sign for MSU, the player who spent a lifetime waiting to follow in his grandfather Bob Apisa's HOF Spartan shoes: OL Jacob Isaia.

by **tGreenWay** 2017-12-20, 10:54

Nordic wrote:Good repository for signing day info

https://www.landof10.com/michigan-state/michigan-state-early-signing-period-signees-commitments-updates

Looks like we have a few early risers...

SIGNED: DB Xavier Henderson, 4 stars, Pickerington (Ohio) Central
SIGNED: CB Chris Jackson, 3 stars, Lassiter (Marietta, Ga.)
SIGNED: WR Julian Major, 3 stars, Penn Hills (Pittsburgh)
SIGNED: OL James Ohonba, 3 stars, Woodland (Stockbridge, Ga.)
SIGNED: DL Jacob Slade, 3 stars, Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio)
SIGNED: DL Zach Slade, 3 stars, Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio)
SIGNED: LB Edward Warinner, 3 stars, Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio)

Looks like Dants is live tweeting (I'm not hip on the lingo) with funny hats.

I wanna Dants

Dants

Dants

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-20, 10:59

Juco DE Jordan Allen announcing tonight at 8:30 Eastern. Seems to be between TCU, MSU and Tennessee. I'm not as hopeful on this one as I was a week ago when he said some things in an interview that really made me think he already had his mind up that he was EL bound. Huge position of need for next year though.

by Guest 2017-12-20, 11:21

All 20 commitments are in.....no fuss, no muss...

Rico Beard‏
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#MichiganState legacy Jacob Isaia (OL Bishop Gorman HS, NV) is a Spartan.

by Guest 2017-12-20, 11:31

Livestream of presser...

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1eaKbqpaZrqxX

by Guest 2017-12-20, 11:40

7 of the 20 are enrolling in January.

by Guest 2017-12-20, 11:50

Matt Charboneau‏ @mattcharboneau
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Dantonio said they passed on other RB who wanted to commit to hold a spot for Elijah Collins

by Guest 2017-12-20, 12:00

Kid that was committed to Syracuse has decommitted....at one time was a MSU target.

Big C/OL
https://247sports.com/Player/Tyrone-Sampson-Jr-81696

by Guest 2017-12-20, 12:03

Coach D's phone rings during press conference:

CoachD: "Must be a defensive lineman"

checks phone

ignores call, carries on....

by **Nordic** 2017-12-20, 14:36

Whoop whoop (a little late I know).

10:22a.m. ET, Wednesday: All 20 recruits have signed. West Coast commits Parks Gissinger and Jacob Isaia completed the process.

SIGNED: QB Theo Day, 4 stars, Dearborn (Mich.) Divine Child
SIGNED: CB Kalon Gervin, 4 stars, Detroit Cass Tech
SIGNED: TE Trenton Gillison, 4 stars, Pickerington (Ohio) Central
SIGNED: DB Xavier Henderson, 4 stars, Pickerington (Ohio) Central
SIGNED: WR Ja’Vez Alexander, 3 stars, Sandusky (Ohio)
SIGNED: LB Jeslord Boateng, 3 stars, Dublin (Ohio) Coffman
SIGNED: OL Dimitri Douglas, 3 stars, Saline (Mich.)
SIGNED: DB Michael Dowell, 3 stars, Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward
SIGNED: RB Elijah Collins, 3 stars, University of Detroit Jesuit
SIGNED: DL Parks Gissinger, 3 stars, Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.)
SIGNED: OL Jacob Isaia, 3 stars, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
SIGNED: DB Chris Jackson, 3 stars, Lassiter (Marietta, Ga.)
SIGNED: RB La’Darius Jefferson, 3 stars, Muskegon (Mich.)
SIGNED: LB Chase Kline, 3 stars, Chardon (Ohio)
SIGNED: WR Julian Major, 3 stars, Penn Hills (Pittsburgh)
SIGNED: OL James Ohonba, 3 stars, Woodland (Stockbridge, Ga.)
SIGNED: DL Jacob Slade, 3 stars, Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio)
SIGNED: DL Zach Slade, 3 stars, Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio)
SIGNED: LB Edward Warinner, 3 stars, Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio)
SIGNED: DB Davion Williams, 3 stars, Belleville (Mich)

by **Nordic** 2017-12-20, 14:41

Luke Srodulski
@lsrodulski
Posted 2 hours ago.

2018 position breakdown
Here’s a breakdown of the number of Michigan State commits by position and how many project to sign at each position:

QB: 1/1 (Day)
RB: 2/2 (Collins, Jefferson)
WR: 2/3 (Alexander, Major)
TE: 1/1 (Gillison)
OL: 3/3 (Douglas, Isaia, Ohonba)
DL: 3/4 (Gissinger, J. Slade, Z. Slade)
LB: 3/3 (Boateng, Kline, Warinner)
DB: 5/5 (Dowell, Gervin, Henderson, Jackson, Williams)
2018 geographical breakdown
Here’s a breakdown of Michigan State’s commits by state:

Ohio: 9 (Alexander, Boateng, Dowell, Gillison, Henderson, Kline, J. Slade, Z. Slade, Warinner)
Michigan: 6 (Collins, Day, Douglas, Gervin, Jefferson, Williams)
Georgia: 2 (Jackson, Ohonba)
California: 1 (Gissinger)
Nevada: 1 (Isaia)
Pennsylvania: 1 (Major)

by **tGreenWay** 2017-12-20, 14:48

Requisite recruiting bitch:
We seem light on talent from PA.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-20, 16:25

Tea leaves and twitter - Allen is going to announce for Tennessee or TCU.

Coach D stated he did not expect anything else to happen until the Feb period and sources on other boards who are really respected hard working MSU journalists (i.e. not Hondo) are saying they are hearing he wouldn't be able to enroll early if he chose a B1G school.

by **Nordic** 2017-12-20, 16:41

tGreenWay wrote:Requisite recruiting bitch:
We seem light on talent from PA.

That and Florida. Georgia seems to be a higher priority and probably rightfully so.

by **tGreenWay** 2017-12-20, 17:23

Nordic wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:Requisite recruiting bitch:
We seem light on talent from PA.

That and Florida. Georgia seems to be a higher priority and probably rightfully so.

Damn, you're right. Outta sight and all that. Are we just not hitting Florida hard enough, or is it just too difficult with the SEC and ACC picking first?
I also wonder if we're ceding ground to Franklin and Nardawg in PA.

by Guest 2017-12-20, 17:25

tGreenWay wrote:
Nordic wrote:

That and Florida. Georgia seems to be a higher priority and probably rightfully so.

Damn, you're right. Outta sight and all that. Are we just not hitting Florida hard enough, or is it just too difficult with the SEC and ACC picking first?
I also wonder if we're ceding ground to Franklin and Nardawg in PA.

Or else we're getting the kids we want so FL isn't a priority. Sunshine take. Personally I like the MI/OH focus.

by **Nordic** 2017-12-20, 18:45

LooseGoose wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Damn, you're right. Outta sight and all that. Are we just not hitting Florida hard enough, or is it just too difficult with the SEC and ACC picking first?
I also wonder if we're ceding ground to Franklin and Nardawg in PA.

Or else we're getting the kids we want so FL isn't a priority. Sunshine take. Personally I like the MI/OH focus.

Love it. Just looked at Michigan's class. It is similarly "ranked" but only has 4 kids from Michigan and 0 from Ohio. cyclops

by **Floyd Robertson** 2017-12-20, 18:51

Nordic wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:

Or else we're getting the kids we want so FL isn't a priority. Sunshine take. Personally I like the MI/OH focus.

Love it. Just looked at Michigan's class. It is similarly "ranked" but only has 4 kids from Michigan and 0 from Ohio.

Michigan's class should once again have a deep hatred of MSU and OSU, full of rivalry fever unknown to college football.

by **tGreenWay** 2017-12-20, 19:02

LooseGoose wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Damn, you're right. Outta sight and all that. Are we just not hitting Florida hard enough, or is it just too difficult with the SEC and ACC picking first?
I also wonder if we're ceding ground to Franklin and Nardawg in PA.

Or else we're getting the kids we want so FL isn't a priority. Sunshine take. Personally I like the MI/OH focus.

Oh, totally agree about MI and OH. Get the locals first. Throw PA into that group.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-20, 19:06

Am I missing some sarcasm? When have we ever loaded up on more than a kid or two in each class from FL or PA during the Coach D era?

Our classes are almost always comprised of something like 50% Ohio kids 35% Michigan kids and the rest from rando states, be it GA, FL, KY, CA, TX, PA etc.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-20, 19:10

I just checked. Over the past 4 recruiting classes prior to this year, we've had one kid total from PA (Montae Nicholson) and the most we had in any class from FL was 3 last year, and one of those was Jack Camper who is technically from VA but went to IMG Academy for a couple of years.

by **tGreenWay** 2017-12-20, 19:13

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Am I missing some sarcasm? When have we ever loaded up on more than a kid or two in each class from FL or PA during the Coach D era?

Our classes are almost always comprised of something like 50% Ohio kids 35% Michigan kids and the rest from rando states, be it GA, FL, KY, CA, TX, PA etc.

Not at all. More likely, I'm just wrong about frequently having a couple of PA kids and often a Florida recruit. Maybe that's gone by the wayside in the last few years because we've been doing so well in ILL. Then again, I could be wrong about that, too.
Put it this way: Not even Goose would bet on me being right.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2017-12-20, 19:43

Couch: A look at 5 key recruits in Michigan State football's 2018 class

by Guest 2017-12-20, 19:49

Floyd Robertson wrote:Couch: A look at 5 key recruits in Michigan State football's 2018 class

The two key quotes in there for me:

Talking about La'Darius Jefferson

“(He) runs through tackles, great hands,” Dantonio said. “(The) guy touches the ball 220 times as a senior. He's used to handling the football. Gives you a run-pass guy, a wildcat guy. There's so many different things he can do as a football player. We were very, very excited. He's another young man, we passed on some guys that had de-committed from other high-level programs that were very interested in coming to Michigan State in order to get this guy.”

And the 3rd Dowell:

If the last name looks familiar, it should. Michael Dowell is the brother of twins Andrew and David, both of whom are already starters for the Spartans. I don’t know much about the younger Dowell brother. But I know this: When a third brother comes to the same college football program and when a mother sends a third child to the same place, it says something about that place. This has already happened twice recently with the Allen and Bullough brothers.

Whatever questions you or I might have about the internal culture of a place, nothing speaks to its soundness and goodness more than a third brother showing up on campus.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2017-12-20, 19:51

Agree on the Dowell thing. I also like the way he framed the Gervin commitment.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2017-12-20, 20:08

tOfficial MSU Football Recruiting Thread: Class of 2018 - Page 16 Picksi12

Maryland ranking higher bugs me tbh.

by **Tim Wakefield** 2017-12-20, 20:18

Floyd Robertson wrote:Agree on the Dowell thing. I also like the way he framed the Gervin commitment.

Same. Good stuff there

by Clarett's Folly 2017-12-20, 21:23

I'm fired up about LaDarius Jefferson. Dude seems like a baller.

by **DWags** 2017-12-20, 21:28

Clarett's Folly wrote:I'm fired up about LaDarius Jefferson. Dude seems like a baller.

Where you playing him?

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-20, 21:32

Safety Wags. They're all Safeties aren't they?

(He's gonna be a RB, and a good one)

by **DWags** 2017-12-20, 21:48

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Safety Wags. They're all Safeties aren't they?

(He's gonna be a RB, and a good one)

If he doesn’t work at safety id put him at RB.

by Clarett's Folly 2017-12-20, 22:53

DWags wrote:
Clarett's Folly wrote:I'm fired up about LaDarius Jefferson. Dude seems like a baller.

Where you playing him?

He takes a redshirt year to try QB. It forces him to learn the full offense anyhow. He either shows that he can be a multi skilled QB at this level or he moves to RB.

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