Could be another special year

Dr. Leo Spaceman wrote:So many typos.

tGreenWay wrote:Hondo writes like a 12-year-old fanboy.  His work is unreadable.

Rodeo Burger wrote:

It does blow my mind that  no one edits his articles.

But what fan boy calls out specific players during spring or summer ball (prior) to camp for not working on their game.  

The Neck Beard at 247 said he had a bachelor party on Saturday, and apparently had a 4 day hangover before he reported old news.

tRCMB hates Hondo, I get that.  I just have no idea what he did to the Marching Band that makes everyone so mad.  So many people have adopted the schtick, unless there are just a lot more maladjusted band nerds than I ever imagined.

Poor writing and editing?  Yes.  Fanboy?  No.

I for one don't think that alliteration makes 247 writers any good (especially when reporting days late, when they obviously weren't even there).  Or the stupid "Linking Laconically" shit from TOC.

Michigan State QB Connor Cook Talks About Several of his offensive teammates, the progress of the offense & More!

Turtleneck wrote:Article headline...



What are his teammates doing to be offensive? Telling racial jokes?

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
maybe they showed up wearing the official uniform of tRCMB - jorts and Crocs..

I.B. Fine wrote:Thank you for posting this, as opposed to more of this  
It's nice to see some good info about MSU on this board. I can only hope it becomes more common as the season commences.
I think the offense could very well be the team strength this year, and if our defense is just an 'Average' Dantonio/Narduzzi defense, we'll all be having a lot of fun.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Narduzzi said the defense isn't where he wants it to be when Fred Huemann asked him, he also said the same thing about last years defense.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Narduzzi said the defense isn't where he wants it to be when Fred Huemann asked him, he also said the same thing about last years defense.

tTito wrote:

No complacency in that dude's DNA.

InTenSity wrote:
I read the quote as: Last years D was never up to the standards he wants it to be. 

Unless last year, at the same time, he said the D wasn't where it needed to be. 

Its interesting that the Offensive coordinators and even Coach D are singing praises about the O, but the D isn't getting hte same love. Although LT and MM have been mentioned quite a bit.

I.B. Fine wrote:I'm going to bump this in a futile attempt to keep something relevant to MSU/sports at the top of the board.

InTenSity wrote:
I read the quote as: Last years D was never up to the standards he wants it to be. 

Unless last year, at the same time, he said the D wasn't where it needed to be. 

Its interesting that the Offensive coordinators and even Coach D are singing praises about the O, but the D isn't getting hte same love. Although LT and MM have been mentioned quite a bit.

I.B. Fine wrote:I expect the defense to essentially re-load. Will the DB's be up to last year, or LB be equal to last year? Last year was exceptional, if we are close I believe we'll be fine.
On the other hand, our offense has started slowly the last few years, I don't expect that to be the case this year, Cook & company should take off like a rocket. I expect us to control the clock on O, so the D doesn't need to be super human like they had to be at times last year.

tTito wrote:

Our defensive line is shaping up to be the shit.

I.B. Fine wrote:I'm going to bump this in a futile attempt to keep something relevant to MSU/sports at the top of the board.

Four teams that will climb the charts:
Alabama, Clemson, Texas A&M and Penn State are sitting on top of the class rankings, but there will be others that make strong pushes as we get closer to signing day. Here are four teams that will climb in the RecruitingNation class rankings:

Michigan State could go on a magical run this season. If that happens, it's going to be hard to stop the Spartans on the recruiting trail. Even if it doesn't go all the way, Michigan State has a lot of recruiting momentum, which should carry over to a strong run up the rankings throughout the season.

Four teams that will disappoint:
Every year, there are lofty expectations for some teams on the recruiting trail that never materialize. In-state targets go elsewhere; recruits decommit; or things just don't work out. Here are four teams that will disappoint in the race to February:

Michigan: This isn't going to be a huge class from a numbers standpoint, which will likely hurt the Wolverines' overall quality, but Michigan fans are going to have to scroll quite a ways up the class rankings to find rival Ohio State. The Buckeyes continue to recruit on a whole different level from Michigan, and if the Wolverines struggle on the field this season, that gap could grow even wider. With big things happening across the state in East Lansing, this could be a long six months for Wolverines fans.

I.B. Fine wrote:

The strength of the defense is the way they play as a team. Narduzzi has sold them on sticking to their responsibilities, don't freelance and rarely get burned, that's why I'm not to worried about the D, but Calhoun and Co. will be fun to watch, 'cause I think they are going to be hungry, alot.

I liked Calhoun's quote about going AWOL on 3rd down. At first I thought "WTF, we don't want the defense going AWOL?". But then he explained what he meant: Animals without a leash.

RIP to da QBs

InTenSity wrote:Bump for Toto.

Rodeo Burger wrote:

I can live with it.  He's been getting an interview with someone new every day.

InTenSity wrote:

Starting with Manny, the whole team philosophy has to be something along the lines of finish stronger than you started. I think we dominated 4th quarters last year, and just wore other teams out during the game. If the D is playing contained on the first 2 downs and then goes for broke on 3rd downs, it would follow that philosophy.

tGreenWay wrote:Hondo writes like a 12-year-old fanboy.  His work is unreadable.