Standing Room Spartans

We sit down with back-to-back consensus All-American Linebacker Greg Jones (2007-2010) and talk about being a part of Mark Dantonio's first recruiting class, his relationship with Mel Tucker, what it's like playing UofM, and more!

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We talk about some positions and players that we're keeping an eye on through fall camp, then get into a handful of mailbag questions about:

Where MSU will rank in rushing offense, total offense, and scoring offense in the B1G? - Davidja88692244

How many OL have a shot to start? - Davidja88692244

The best + worst parts of two-a-days - SLBrowny

What it takes to go from a good CFB program to a great one - Spartan18770

The possibility of a Big Ten Pac 12 merger - Spartan18770

Can MSU win a bowl game in 2021? - masonsbv

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Off-season ramblings, we started a bit slow but picked up some steam.  Talked about the Chase Carter commitment, drafted teams that we'd add to the Big Ten if they were to expand, picked Olympic sports for MSU football players, and discussed two related props - Over/Under 0.5 starts for Ma'a Gaoteote and Over/Under 1.5 starts by all true freshmen in 2021.  

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After being off for a week we missed a couple commitments so we hit on Jack Nickel and Ade Willie.  We also touch on some interesting notes from the Athlon CFB Preview - MSU's projected record, projected depth chart, interesting stats, and anonymous coaches quotes about MSU.

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Scott is back and we touched on a bit of everything, from the impact of NIL on college football, asking which athletes are already signing deals, who we think are the most marketable players on the roster, who would have cashed in from MSU football's past teams, and hit on Katin Houser's week at the Elite 11 Final. 

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Tons of news around the program this week:

Jack Stone (K) commit

Shannon Blair (DB) commit

Katin Houser (QB) commit

Thomas Wilcher (staff) signing

Evergreen NIL program

We hit on all of it and get into an interesting discussion about recruiting philosophy.  Wall off the region, or go national?

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Recruits are pouring in with 3 commits to the 2022 class this week (Braden Miller - OT, Michael Masunas - TE, Jaron Glover - WR).  We hit on their potential impact before getting to some great mailbag questions including how a 4-2-5 defense can defend against the likes of Iowa and Wisconsin in the conference and best Spartans you've never heard of.  Last we challenge each other with some over/under props about Eli Collins and the number players over 500 yards from scrimmage in 2021.  

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All signs point toward the 12 team playoff as proposed before the weekend. We give our general thoughts about expanding the playoff, then take a look back at some recent seasons (2011, 2013-15, 2017) where the 12 team playoff would have impacted MSU.  For the 2013-2015 seasons we would have been in, how would we have been seeded, and where would we have finished?

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We hit on the news around the program - Saeed Khalif hired as the Director of Player Personnel, and recruits are officially on campus for the first time since Mel Tucker took over.  We talk about how you would construct an on-campus visit for a recruit at MSU, what player archetype we need to jump start Tucker's tenure, and touch on some NBA/NHL playoff stories.

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I'm riding solo, which means I need a mailbag to keep me on track.  We hit on the hypothetical of fan satisfaction if we're "just" a 9-10 win program under Mel Tucker, the idea of Dantonio staying another year affecting our coaching search, possible beer options at Spartan Stadium (shoutout Atwater), and more!

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