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New Hire by JoMo
We just hired PSU recruiting coordinator Michael Villagrana to the same position. I know nothing of him other than PSU has a top 5 class, and PSU guys on Reddit say they don't dip into the south much at all. Thoughts?
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To me, I think it means our recruiting radius will increase dramatically, and that is a good thing. It probably won't be nationwide like Bama, but it'll be considerably larger.
There's no reason he can't relate to the southern players either ... we all speak (some variants, in some cases ) English.
I think we'd be ahead of the game if we concentrate more on players who are good academically than those who barely get by, or in some cases don't even qualify.
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The goals for recruiting, going forward, should be:
1). Keep this loaded 2019 class from getting poached by Bama, Aub, LSU, and that unmentioned guy in Gainesville, FL.
2). Continue to get great prospects in Louisiana to Starkvegas.
3). Get into Meridian and Clinton H.S. Both have head coaches that are $omehow getting kids to not even consider MSU
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I think we are going to see changes that go against the whole we are po' ol' missittipi state and we are about to branch out nationally... And why shouldn't we? Of course our bread and butter will still be MS and neighboring states, but Coach Mo has assembled a staff that appears to be built for the National respect and profile that a good majority of us have longed for... I'm going to sit back and give it a chance before worrying about if we have enough "Southern" recruiters on staff or not.
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Originally Posted by
MaroonFlounder
The goals for recruiting, going forward, should be:
1). Keep this loaded 2019 class from getting poached by Bama, Aub, LSU, and that unmentioned guy in Gainesville, FL.
2). Continue to get great prospects in Louisiana to Starkvegas.
3). Get into Meridian and Clinton H.S. Both have head coaches that are $omehow getting kids to not even consider MSU
We aint getting into Clinton as long as Judd is there or Peterson is here
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Originally Posted by
MaroonFlounder
The goals for recruiting, going forward, should be:
1). Keep this loaded 2019 class from getting poached by Bama, Aub, LSU, and that unmentioned guy in Gainesville, FL.
2). Continue to get great prospects in Louisiana to Starkvegas.
3). Get into Meridian and Clinton H.S. Both have head coaches that are $omehow getting kids to not even consider MSU
1. So go poach another state but dont let them poach us. Gotcha
2. Get into a schools that have head coaches that are anti MSU. Gotcha
Damn.....
You hear those bells mother-fudder....an Air-RAID is coming and that is yo ass!
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Originally Posted by
mparkerfd20
I think we are going to see changes that go against the whole we are po' ol' missittipi state and we are about to branch out nationally... And why shouldn't we? Of course our bread and butter will still be MS and neighboring states, but Coach Mo has assembled a staff that appears to be built for the National respect and profile that a good majority of us have longed for... I'm going to sit back and give it a chance before worrying about if we have enough "Southern" recruiters on staff or not.
And that will be a fantastic thing. We need to expand our horizons in that regard and in many other things too.
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Originally Posted by
DogsofAnarchy
1. So go poach another state but dont let them poach us. Gotcha
2. Get into a schools that have head coaches that are anti MSU. Gotcha
Damn.....
Recruiting players from other states is not "poaching". Now if they're already committed or signed with another school (like Dan supposedly was trying to do), that's another matter. But, supposedly all's fair in love, war, ... and football recruiting.
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Originally Posted by
RocketDawg
To me, I think it means our recruiting radius will increase dramatically
Good we have the 3rd smallest recruiting radius of all D1 schools for football (average distance a signee is from MSU) it's only like 177 miles or something. I remember someone posting that graph and it was shocking to see us top 3. Don Muffin was a lazy recruiter.
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One question. Are we now bumping assistants pay? Seems to me that Penn State is no slouch with regards to bank account. Just trying to figure out a guy jumping to us from a program on the rise in Big 10.
I like the hire, just trying to figure out the hows and whys.
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Originally Posted by
RougeDawg
One question. Are we now bumping assistants pay? Seems to me that Penn State is no slouch with regards to bank account. Just trying to figure out a guy jumping to us from a program on the rise in Big 10.
I like the hire, just trying to figure out the hows and whys.
He was just a recruiting coordinator at Penn St he's the Director of Recruiting at MSU. I'm sure that's a nice pay raise.
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Originally Posted by
Dawg61
Good we have the 3rd smallest recruiting radius of all D1 schools for football (average distance a signee is from MSU) it's only like 177 miles or something. I remember someone posting that graph and it was shocking to see us top 3. Don Muffin was a lazy recruiter.
And we're a major school with a major football (and other) program, and need to strive to be elite. There's no reason we can't recruit all over the country. Lord knows we spend enough money on sports ....
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Originally Posted by
Ifyouonlyknew
He was just a recruiting coordinator at Penn St he's the Director of Recruiting at MSU. I'm sure that's a nice pay raise.
Ah. Missed that part speed reading. Thanks. Still nice to expand footprint.
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Originally Posted by
the_real_MSU_is_us
We just hired PSU recruiting coordinator Michael Villagrana to the same position. I know nothing of him other than PSU has a top 5 class, and PSU guys on Reddit say they don't dip into the south much at all. Thoughts?
I don't see any relevance or red flag concerning "they don't dip into the south much at all". If a staff member loves recruiting, is knowledgeable in recruiting and has recruiting skills, then I don't see an issue.
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Originally Posted by
RocketDawg
And we're a major school with a major football (and other) program, and need to strive to be elite. There's no reason we can't recruit all over the country. Lord knows we spend enough money on sports ....
We aren't going to recruit all over the country. It would be dumb to do so. We hired a guy who is hopefully good at his job. And I love that we are adding specialists to our recruiting staff.
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Originally Posted by
BuckyIsAB****
We aint getting into Clinton as long as Judd is there or Peterson is here
This^^
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From CFB on Reddit:
I worked with Villagrana a lot this past season and he always made his presence felt. Every single recruit and parent would end up smiling when they talked with him and knew how to get the Penn State message across to every person that walked in our doors. I'm going to miss that man but Mississippi State, appreciate him while you have him.
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Originally Posted by
BuckyIsAB****
We aint getting into Clinton as long as Judd is there or Peterson is here
There are ways around that.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
There are ways around that.
You are the only one who knows them
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Originally Posted by
BuckyIsAB****
You are the only one who knows them
It's not that hard in this day and age of technology and 7 on 7. If Boswell hates us so much that he controls every single aspect of his players life- then shame on him. A lot of work to do that on his part.
It takes effort and creativity- but it can be done. Within NCAA rules.
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