MSU Recruiting Update/Overview

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

Yes- There is a kid that de-committed from Vandy and now has us as his leader- Staley I think is his name. He is also 4-star basketball player- and wehave assured him he can play both. Coach Ray has helped us here also

Do we realistically think that a QB in the SEC can play both football and basketball at a high level, without taking away from one or the other? Man, we get in some bad situations with our QB recruiting.

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

Holloway showed in spring that he deserves RB reps.

Ehh...Isn't it a little early for that? The same thing was said about Morrow last year (WR) and we saw what happened when he hit the field. I'm not saying Holloway won't be good, but let's see what he does under the lights.

[War Machine Dawg]

Holloway shows he deserves touches. But I'm far from sold on RB touches. He needs to have a "super athlete" role. Slot, RB, Wild Dog, etc. Line him up everywhere and find about 800 ways to get him the ball. But dude is wayyyyy too small to be an SEC RB. Don't care how fast he is. If we try to hammer another round peg into a square hole, Mullen deserves to be fired. Holloway is the kind of mismatch guy teams dream of having.

[TrueMaroon]

There is absolutely no way that will work if he wants to be a legit SEC QB. WR and basketball? Sure. SEC QB and basketball? No way. Kid would have to be AMAZINGLY talented.

Signed,

Matt Jones

[Coach34]

Signed,

Matt Jones

Foreward by Charlie Ward

[SaltyDawg]

Signed,

Matt Jones

Yeah, the guy who was nicknamed "The Freak". Ya know, because he had AMAZING talent.

[SheltonChoked]

You are absouletly right,

Sincerely,
Charlie Ward

[SaltyDawg]

So there are TWO examples of guys who did it? Damn, I feel so much better about the whole situation now.

[Homedawg]

So there are TWO examples of guys who did it? Damn, I feel so much better about the whole situation now.

Yea me too. Both w pro careers.

[mic]

Win - Win either way .. If he ends up not playing both then we get a soild SEC talent either with B'ball or Football..

[Coach34]

So there are TWO examples of guys who did it? Damn, I feel so much better about the whole situation now.

There are plenty of others, I just cant think of any offhand. His basketball will suffer more than football.

He plays football until season and bowl game is over- then goes to basketball in January. Basketball is over in March- then he goes right to Spring Practice. He never gets any Fall practice with basketball.

Not worried about this a bit

[CadaverDawg]

I've got commits, a few notes, and who could be next. Enjoy and discuss gents
http://3rdand57.wordpress.com/2013/0...t-tracker-530/

Excellent excellent write up, Steve, as always. Thank you for this. We may not have a ton of signees this class...but I have a feeling it will be a star studded group.

[SaltyDawg]

There are plenty of others, I just cant think of any offhand. His basketball will suffer more than football.

He plays football until season and bowl game is over- then goes to basketball in January. Basketball is over in March- then he goes right to Spring Practice. He never gets any Fall practice with basketball.

Not worried about this a bit

You can't think of any because they probably weren't any good.

I'm not freaking out or anything, I know the pieces will fall in place. I'm just pointing out that for once- just once- I want to get a QB that is NORMAL. He lives, breathes, sleeps, eats football- and that's it.

[Coach34]

I'm just pointing out that for once- just once- I want to get a QB that is NORMAL. He lives, breathes, sleeps, eats football- and that's it.

Price you pay chasing dual threat QB's

[BeastMan]

Excellent excellent write up, Steve, as always. Thank you for this. We may not have a ton of signees this class...but I have a feeling it will be a star studded group.

And I agree. I think this class is shaping up really well

[SaltyDawg]

Price you pay chasing dual threat QB's

Signed,

Cam Newton

[maroonmania]

There are plenty of others, I just cant think of any offhand. His basketball will suffer more than football.

He plays football until season and bowl game is over- then goes to basketball in January. Basketball is over in March- then he goes right to Spring Practice. He never gets any Fall practice with basketball.

Not worried about this a bit

In comparison it would be easier than baseball which normally conflicts directly with spring practice and has fall ball.

[Coach34]

Signed,

Cam Newton

all we had to do was pay the money

[FlabLoser]

I don't think we could have ever outbid Auburn.

Auburn would pick up the red phone and say "ATM cards and Swiss bank account, status gold" and it would be done.

[sandwolf]

I'm just pointing out that for once- just once- I want to get a QB that is NORMAL. He lives, breathes, sleeps, eats football- and that's it.

I'd be willing to bet that Mullen shares that sentiment. But he has learned that MS does not produce a whole lot of D1 QB's and that its not easy to attract talented out of state QB's to Starkville.....fortunately, he has accepted the fact that he will have to make some concessions like this.