Alec Murphy

[GreenheadDawg]

Haven't seen many people mention him at all. I was watching his Hudl video and I think he looks pretty good. Really good size and athleticism. Doesn't have blazing speed but great vision.

[Bothrops]

His video is impressive. He has pretty good top end and runs strong.

[Political Hack]

he was my pick in the sleeper thread. I think he's going to be a stud work horse and leave Starrkvegas as an all time favorite. He's huge, powerful, and has great vision.

[defiantdog]

he was my pick in the sleeper thread. I think he's going to be a stud work horse and leave Starrkvegas as an all time favorite. He's huge, powerful, and has great vision.
Do you think he'll remain a running back?

[GreenheadDawg]

he was my pick in the sleeper thread. I think he's going to be a stud work horse and leave Starrkvegas as an all time favorite. He's huge, powerful, and has great vision.

He reminds me of Dixon but with a little better accerleration. I'm excited about this guy

[mic]

Do you think he'll remain a running back?

Yes

[hailmari]

He does look good but I can't help but consider the competition he's running all over. Look like junior high academy teams.

[starkvegasdawg]

He does look good but I can't help but consider the competition he's running all over. Look like junior high academy teams.

Mullen seems to be excited to have him so that's good enough for me. If he doesn't pan out we have a whole stable of backs to turn to.

[HoopsDawg]

Do you think he'll remain a running back?

He seems like a good kid and a decent athlete. Hopefully he can be a contributor on special teams. I doubt he will ever tote the ball.

[GreenheadDawg]

He seems like a good kid and a decent athlete. Hopefully he can be a contributor on special teams. I doubt he will ever tote the ball.

Is this your normal pessimistic post or have you actually seen the kid play?

[msstate7]

He seems like a good kid and a decent athlete. Hopefully he can be a contributor on special teams. I doubt he will ever tote the ball.

I doubt he'll pass Gibson and dear myself. Of course, I didn't think lee would be close to aeries either, but word is lee is right there

[HoopsDawg]

Is this your normal pessimistic post or have you actually seen the kid play?

Ask me about Peters or Donald Gray. I think they are going to be outstanding. But you didn't.

[HoopsDawg]

I doubt he'll pass Gibson and dear myself. Of course, I didn't think lee would be close to aeries either, but word is lee is right there

Lee has surprised me as well. I thought he would be on defense by now, but I was basing that on his performance in the State championship game and it turns out he was injured in that game.

[Bothrops]

Uh..we don't know how Murphy is going to turn out at the next level. What is obvious is that he is already 220, and can run very well. That's 2 out of 2. I don't know how bad his hs competition was, but the video showed him running away from smaller, lighter guys trying to catch him all over the field. I think he has all the physical tools, it will come down to his health and how much he wants it.

[Political Hack]

Murphy will be our grinder out of the backfield quickly and I wouldn't be shocked to see him carrying it as a true freshman either. He's a match up nightmare so long as Dak is the keep on the read option.

You can't even consider him and Dear to be playing the same position really and I think he's already ahead of Gibson.

[msstate7]

Murphy will be our grinder out of the backfield quickly and I wouldn't be shocked to see him carrying it as a true freshman either. He's a match up nightmare so long as Dak is the keep on the read option.

You can't even consider him and Dear to be playing the same position really and I think he's already ahead of Gibson.

Ahead of aeries and lee too?

If we don't RS one of our 3 freshmen rb's, it'll be bc one is well along or 1 isn't as good as the other 2.

[Political Hack]

Ahead of aeries and lee too?

If we don't RS one of our 3 freshmen rb's, it'll be bc one is well along or 1 isn't as good as the other 2.

no. but it wouldn't shock me to see him pass them over the next year or two. I think we've got 4-5 guys that could get carries this season.

[Bothrops]

I agree with Hack

[MaroonState]

Murphy will be our grinder out of the backfield quickly and I wouldn't be shocked to see him carrying it as a true freshman either. He's a match up nightmare so long as Dak is the keep on the read option.

You can't even consider him and Dear to be playing the same position really and I think he's already ahead of Gibson.

He will have to be the second coming of Bo Jackson or Herschel Walker to pass Aries this year. I mean come on. In a year or two all bets are off. But not as a true freshman unless he is one of the two in sentence one.

[HoopsDawg]

Murphy will be our grinder out of the backfield quickly and I wouldn't be shocked to see him carrying it as a true freshman either. He's a match up nightmare so long as Dak is the keep on the read option.

You can't even consider him and Dear to be playing the same position really and I think he's already ahead of Gibson.

Really inaccurate post. Of course I can't prove it at this point, but no, he is nowhere close to being ahead of Nick Gibson. And no way he gets carries as a true freshman. That is just laughable.

A lot of fans and message board posters get fooled by video, let me rephrase, highlight video. One of the best videos I have ever seen was Zach Smith's. Many MSU fans on these boards loved Nick Schuessler after seeing his video. Everyone was convinced we had found a sleeper.

[GreenheadDawg]

Really inaccurate post. Of course I can't prove it at this point, but no, he is nowhere close to being ahead of Nick Gibson. And no way he gets carries as a true freshman. That is just laughable.

A lot of fans and message board posters get fooled by video, let me rephrase, highlight video. One of the best videos I have ever seen was Zach Smith's. Many MSU fans on these boards loved Nick Schuessler after seeing his video. Everyone was convinced we had found a sleeper.

I agree with this. Highlight videos can be pretty deceiving

[smootness]

Really inaccurate post. Of course I can't prove it at this point, but no, he is nowhere close to being ahead of Nick Gibson. And no way he gets carries as a true freshman. That is just laughable.

A lot of fans and message board posters get fooled by video, let me rephrase, highlight video. One of the best videos I have ever seen was Zach Smith's. Many MSU fans on these boards loved Nick Schuessler after seeing his video. Everyone was convinced we had found a sleeper.

So...what are you basing your opinion that Gibson is way ahead of Murphy on?

[msstate7]

So...what are you basing your opinion that Gibson is way ahead of Murphy on?

Highlight video**

[HoopsDawg]

So...what are you basing your opinion that Gibson is way ahead of Murphy on?

People that saw them at camp. Coaches opinion. And watching Gibson play full games as opposed to just highlight tape. Not to mention the offer from Saban as opposed to Murphy who was not heavily pursued the last 5 months.

[Todd4State]

People that saw them at camp. Coaches opinion. And watching Gibson play full games as opposed to just highlight tape. Not to mention the offer from Saban as opposed to Murphy who was not heavily pursued the last 5 months.

This is what I enjoy about recruiting- actually going to their games and making a judgement call based on what I see. I like Gibson better too.

[maroonmania]

People that saw them at camp. Coaches opinion. And watching Gibson play full games as opposed to just highlight tape. Not to mention the offer from Saban as opposed to Murphy who was not heavily pursued the last 5 months.

Well, will just say that, opposed to people like Zach Smith and Nick Schuessler, Gibson had loads of offers from Power 5 schools (mostly Big 10 and Big 12) prior to committing to us. Given he committed back so long ago I'm not sure what "heavily pursued" means since it was obvious he wasn't going to consider other schools given he was originally from MS. Now that said, Gibson likely is the slightly better back at the moment but its hard to teach 220+ pounds with 4.5 speed which is what Murphy has going for him.