THE 2020 MSU Football Recruiting Talk Thread

[ShotgunDawg]

More thoughts and questions:

- where is MSU with Josaih Hayes? Really like what I saw in the film.
- not even close, McKinnley Jackson was the best looking DL in that film. Great hands, footwork, and technique. There wasn't another DL that looked on the same level as he did. I would have liked to have seen at least one solid bull rush from him just to see that he has legit power, but you can look at his frame and tell it's there. He's gained enough technique that he's overmatching any of the guys he's facing on the HS level now.
Biggest question I have regarding Jackson is are we even in his final 5? Looked up his profile and even our site guys are calling it for LSU or OM.

That's one recruitment that I don't understand one bit

No one even talks about him.

[msugolf]

We sure do miss out on alot of players due to so called measurables. Hope it works out for both

Antonio Brown 5'10" ..... Rufus Harvey 5'10"

Yep Harvey has no chance due to his size **

[Ari Gold]

That's one recruitment that I don't understand one bit

No one even talks about him.

It’s simple.. he has never been interested in coming here..

[Cowbell]

Looking at Cameron Thomas from Picayune - supposedly nations leading rusher - zero offers - what’s the deal - too small for SEC but someone should look at him.

[Ari Gold]

Let’s not put too much stock in some of these kids at the Ms/Ala all star game and practice..
some of you on here do it every year
Prime example is the Knight kid a couple of years ago was made out to be the next Darren Sproles.

In the end if there is room for Harvey I think the staff will take him.
in 2018 I think we flipped Kameron Jones the OL from Starkville on NSD from ULL or La Tech
odds are Harvey will be there in the end if we decide to pull the trigger

[Cooterpoot]

Antonio Brown 5'10" ..... Rufus Harvey 5'10"

Yep Harvey has no chance due to his size **

1. Harvey isn?t 5?10
2. Harvey doesn?t run a 4.4
3. Harvey is 25lbs lighter.

Offer him a preferred walk-on spot and if he earns his spot, give him a scholarship. Otherwise, move on.

[Coursesuper]

Looking at Cameron Thomas from Picayune - supposedly nations leading rusher - zero offers - what’s the deal - too small for SEC but someone should look at him.

Slow, PMHS runs and runs and runs some more that was the Dodd Lee way. Run 5 plays and run them very very well.

[Cooterpoot]

Slow, PMHS runs and runs and runs some more that was the Dodd Lee way. Run 5 plays and run them very very well.

He’s not slow. He ran a 4.5. But he’s small.

[Coursesuper]

He?s not slow. He ran a 4.5. But he?s small.

I?ve seen him play since jr high, he isn?t out running anyone at the next level.

[Cooterpoot]

I?ve seen him play since jr high, he isn?t out running anyone at the next level.

Well, he’s got a camp time in the 4.5s. That’s not bad. But probably means 4.6. Still, he’s not big enough. But he’s fun to watch at the HS level.

[Coursesuper]

Well, he’s got a camp time in the 4.5s. That’s not bad. But probably means 4.6. Still, he’s not big enough. But he’s fun to watch at the HS level.

Yep.

[maroonmania]

It’s simple.. he has never been interested in coming here..

Which is odd given we took a flyer on his teammate last year and his HS coach is a former MSU football player. Very strange.

[msbulldog]

Which is odd given we took a flyer on his teammate last year and his HS coach is a former MSU football player. Very strange.

That was not only his teammate, their cousins.

[Really Clark?]

Which is odd given we took a flyer on his teammate last year and his HS coach is a former MSU football player. Very strange.

Matt’s not the type of coach who pushes a player to certain schools. Will he try to help a player get an offer to here, absolutely but if the kid has a lot of options, he is not going to push to us or away from other schools.

[bulldawg28]

Matt’s not the type of coach who pushes a player to certain schools. Will he try to help a player get an offer to here, absolutely but if the kid has a lot of options, he is not going to push to us or away from other schools.

That's the proper way to handle it.

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

That's the proper way to handle it.

Morally yes, but we are talking about recruiting lol

[HancockCountyDog]

Gotta admit with the train wreck in sharkford I was expecting a better year, I guess just a down year in talent.

Can’t believe signing day is only a week away and this thread is only 119-120 pages.

[HoopsDawg]

Gotta admit with the train wreck in sharkford I was expecting a better year, I guess just a down year in talent.

Can’t believe signing day is only a week away and this thread is only 119-120 pages.

Just not many big in-state battles. And we've only got a few out of state guys.

[Ari Gold]

Gotta admit with the train wreck in sharkford I was expecting a better year, I guess just a down year in talent.

Can’t believe signing day is only a week away and this thread is only 119-120 pages.

Actually a good thing.. everything is relatively quiet with the guys we have committed and expecting to sign Wednesday. And I don’t think we will have any bad surprises come Dec 18..

[maroonmania]

Matt’s not the type of coach who pushes a player to certain schools. Will he try to help a player get an offer to here, absolutely but if the kid has a lot of options, he is not going to push to us or away from other schools.

I know that and know Matt well. The point was that McKinley certainly isn't getting any negative MSU influence from his coaching staff.