Mike Wright commits to State

[PikeDawg15]

I am thrilled.

This is a late Christmas present to me.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Be good to have a body in there for spring.

[DownwardDawg]

Yay

[KOdawg1]

Good deal.

Him and Will can compete and may the best man win

[DownwardDawg]

Good deal.

Him and Will can compete and may the best man win

And add Parson in there when he gets healthy and things look better. I fully expect Will to start all season though. I could see Wright getting some snaps during certain situations. And maybe Arnett will let the backup play in mop up duty.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnRpRDK9WCI

I get he's inaccurate... BUT, I think he has a legit shot to start. This offense does not need a QB to stand and progress through 4 reads and the check down. From what I've seen of Barbay, passes are more about the OC spotting a weakness in the defense and calling a play to exploit it. soft corner? 8 yard out route. Safety comes up quick? Play action. LB will blitz? Slant behind him. These are passes that don't require air raid vs 8 man zone levels of accuracy. Especially with his legs requiring extra attention

He's an elite runner with size and his footwork is ATROCIOUS, which means there's a lot of room to become a more accurate passer.

[Cowbell]

Do we use him like Taysom Hill?

[EdwardDrayton]

So can he still enroll for the spring?

[Dawgface]

Do we use him like Taysom Hill?

Could be a possibility. With his running ability he needs to be utilized in some way.

[Cowbell]

Could be a possibility. With his running ability he needs to be utilized in some way.

My thoughts exactly. Can he play tight end***

[Leroy Jenkins]

So can he still enroll for the spring?

Hopefully those Vandy credits transfer*


Do we use him like Taysom Hill?

Maybe. He is bigger than I thought 6'4 195, but he as a little different "style" than Hill.

[SpaceBully]

Is anything from Vandy better than what we have? I just don't see it.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Is anything from Vandy better than what we have? I just don't see it.

Well, currently he is filling an empty roster spot.... so yeah he's better than what we have now.

[Todd4State]

Is anything from Vandy better than what we have? I just don't see it.

Well, until he committed we only had two QB's on the roster. One of whom is a freshman coming off of an injury in high school.

[KB21]

He?s a downgrade from Sawyer and Locke.

[CaptainObvious]

How do we know that?

[msu15]

He?s a downgrade from Sawyer and Locke.

He's much better than Sawyer for sure.

[yjnkdawg]

How do we know that?


We don't know. You have to consider the source.

[Leroy Jenkins]

I know that Mike Leach would have never recruited Wright.

Finally something we can all agree on.

[KB21]

Our QB recruiting will take a significant decline.

[CaptainObvious]

I know that Mike Leach would have never recruited Wright.

So because Leach recruited and signed a highly overrated 3 star QB, said 3 star by virtue of Mike Leach signing him, his high school on the field performance translates to him being better than a part time starter at an SEC school?

Both Robertson and Locke were rated 3 stars in the Transfer Portal. I guess they got worse at State.

[CaptainObvious]

Our QB recruiting will take a significant decline.

Looks like based on their inability to beat out 3 star Brandon HS?s Will Rogers, it had declined the past 2 years.

[KB21]

LOL! There is a reason both Sawyer and Braedyn had more options and signed a lot sooner than Wright.

[CaptainObvious]

LOL! There is a reason both Sawyer and Braedyn had more options and signed a lot sooner than Wright.
Or? maybe Wright, being a student athlete at Vanderbilt, was considering his options not just based on football, but also how his academics would translate in said University.

[PikeDawg15]

Can confirm multiple sec schools wanted Mike wright.

We sold him on a shot to compete this year for the starting job and that he would have a very good chance to start in 2024.

[CoachT14]

He?s a downgrade from Sawyer and Locke.

This is why no one can take KB seriously. A starting SEC QB behind one of the worst OLs in the country is a downgrade of Sawyer and Locke.

Do they have a chance to be better than him? Sure. Are they right now? No.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Can confirm multiple sec schools wanted Mike wright.

We sold him on a shot to compete this year for the starting job and that he would have a very good chance to start in 2024.

This is correct. Ole Miss wanted him badly until Walker Howard became an option. I also think Florida was interested late after the Rashada fall out and I think USCe too. Not sure on them though.