Random Recuiting Thoughts

[dumbdumbs]

Im originally from Muskegon and work in GR now. Muskegon has been putting out a lot of players lately and it doesnt look like it will stop soon. Juwan Lewis and Evan Winston this year should be BCS players.

That started with Annese though. Before him it was a program with a ton of potential tht underachieved and didnt send players to BCS programs for years. At least I cant remember any. Muskegon won back to back in 89-90(Ithink somewhere around there at least) and didnt have a BCS player since until Terrance Taylor.

That is why I think it is coaching maybe. GR has 4 public HS. I think Flint and Sginaw have 2. The last players to come out of GRPS graduated 8 and 10 years ago. Harris and Butler.

GR also has the dominant suburban schools that you'd think would produce at least quality Offensive linemen. Rockford seems to be doing its part, but East Grand Rapids, Lowell regularly contend for state titles.

It also has parachoial schools with good football programs that seem to churn out players in other areas like Detroit and Flint. GRCC, West Catholic, South Christian.

Holland probably has the worst football pedigree of any community of Michigan and they will produce probably the same amount of BCS players as GR the past 2 years, 2012, and 11. Ehringer, and Braden compared to Desmond Morgan and Nate Ricketts.

I was just saying that GR is huge compared to everything in the state besides Detroit and would really help MSU and UM out if it could produce some big time football players.

[Josh2Blue]

Michigan has now offered all of Ohio States commitments. What the ****.

[knuckles311]

Im originally from Muskegon and work in GR now. Muskegon has been putting out a lot of players lately and it doesnt look like it will stop soon. Juwan Lewis and Evan Winston this year should be BCS players.

That started with Annese though. Before him it was a program with a ton of potential tht underachieved and didnt send players to BCS programs for years. At least I cant remember any. Muskegon won back to back in 89-90(Ithink somewhere around there at least) and didnt have a BCS player since until Terrance Taylor.

That is why I think it is coaching maybe. GR has 4 public HS. I think Flint and Sginaw have 2. The last players to come out of GRPS graduated 8 and 10 years ago. Harris and Butler.

GR also has the dominant suburban schools that you'd think would produce at least quality Offensive linemen. Rockford seems to be doing its part, but East Grand Rapids, Lowell regularly contend for state titles.

It also has parachoial schools with good football programs that seem to churn out players in other areas like Detroit and Flint. GRCC, West Catholic, South Christian.

Holland probably has the worst football pedigree of any community of Michigan and they will produce probably the same amount of BCS players as GR the past 2 years, 2012, and 11. Ehringer, and Braden compared to Desmond Morgan and Nate Ricketts.

I was just saying that GR is huge compared to everything in the state besides Detroit and would really help MSU and UM out if it could produce some big time football players.

Muskegon has quietly been one of the best producers of talent in the state for years. Really strange IMO.

[knuckles311]

Michigan has now offered all of Ohio States commitments. What the ****.

UM seems to be offering everyone everywhere. What is their strategy in regards to putting out so many offers out this early? Surprises me, because you would think some of these guys they would like to see in camp first.

[Josh2Blue]

UM seems to be offering everyone everywhere. What is their strategy in regards to putting out so many offers out this early? Surprises me, because you would think some of these guys they would like to see in camp first.

I mean... there haven't really been any absolutely ridiculous out of state offers like you'd see from the Rodriguez era. When they go out of state, they go to guys with offers already or like Rivals 250 to Watch guys.

[Cheech]

in the same token, why do schools like Indiana or Bowling Green, lowered tier programs, offer some of these kids when it is almost 0% chance of them going there. Just to get their name out?

[Josh2Blue]

To get their names out to the kids at those schools and to try to build some rapport with the coach at the HS.

[dumbdumbs]

Muskegon has quietly been one of the best producers of talent in the state for years. Really strange IMO.

Traverse City is real impressive too. Eric Gordon, Rocko Khoury, Max and Riley Bullough, Matt Zakerewski(sp)went to Indiana, Jake Fisher, Kerridge and Lints walked onto UM and MSU respectively.

Its been all Muskegon High, but I think a school like Muskegon Heights could produce decent talent too if they got participation. Struggled to get 20 kids on the football team but probably have 50 kids try out for the bball team. Two kids from the team will go D1(Winston and Snead) and they had a reciever get looks too but only about 20 kids still went out.

I think most the big urban schools that got the right coaching and good participation could produce talent. In Ohio you see the same cities and schools over and over produce high level kids Akron, Canton, Dayton. I think Michigan is more a basketball state. The way football hands out scholarships 85 vs basketball 12?, so many more kids could earn scholarships. They wouldnt have to be 6'5+ either.

[knuckles311]

in the same token, why do schools like Indiana or Bowling Green, lowered tier programs, offer some of these kids when it is almost 0% chance of them going there. Just to get their name out?

I have always wondered that too. Indiana gets a halfway decent kid once in a while, but Bowling Green is a complete lost cause. All you have to do is see their campus, and it doesn't take long to ask yourself 'how the eff would anyone ever want to go to school here'. If it was my only offer, I would seriously consider JC before I took their full ride.

[Josh2Blue]

I think Michigan State's recruiting efforts thus far in 2012 have been very impressive. In probably the strongest year for the Midwest region in recent memory they have done very well finding elite prospects and jumping on them early.

They were Jaleel Johnson's first offer and they are certainly the biggest offer for Monty Madaris, who looks like an elite recruit out of Cincinnati Moeller.

[knuckles311]

I think Michigan State's recruiting efforts thus far in 2012 have been very impressive. In probably the strongest year for the Midwest region in recent memory they have done very well finding elite prospects and jumping on them early.

They were Jaleel Johnson's first offer and they are certainly the biggest offer for Monty Madaris, who looks like an elite recruit out of Cincinnati Moeller.

Madaris is an animal, and if MSU could land both him and Burbridge, I would be ecstatic. Add Corey Smith to the fold, and we have the best WR class MSU has had in years, at a time when WR is probably our top position of need.