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You don't offer a kid in April of his sophomore year as a "show offer". Come on.

Do you really think he would rip an MSU commit? Of course not. Where is that going to get him. But dont act like he pans every single one of their commits. He calls it like he sees it with their "elite" recruits.

He was just praising Pipkins the other day and said he will be the best true frosh defensive player in the BIG this year.

I thought he wasn't watching MSU sports anymore since the death of Heath Ledger

Yeah you do. Especially an in-state kid with tremendous early hype and good physical tools.

No one in the entire state of michigan ever thought Morris was going anywhere but UM but you have to play the game.

The MSU staff isnt going to act like UM did with Reschke and not offer because someone is a huge UM lean.

When he is going to commit elsewhere in May of his sophomore year that's exactly what you do to try and slow down the process.

Over 4k yards. LOL! Good luck with that. Is he throwing to to the top 3 wr in the country in a Div 8 league? He might have one solid wr in a league that is one of the toughest in the state.

If he somehow pulls that off its more than impressive .

Ok, fine. That makes zero sense to me. You don't offer a kid the Spring before his junior year because you want to look good- you offer him because you want him on your team.

If you dont offer you look like a butt-hurt bitter school that isnt offering the supposed top QB in the country bc he is a lock to your in-state rival. That doesnt play well with high school coaches. They would never have a shot at another neutral WDS kid again.

First off, I do not believe De La Salle is really a Div. 1 powerhouse.

Second, like I said, MSU was the first big school to offer, before the hype machine really got going. That is why I am doubting your theory. You offer someone to avoid bad press when the kid is already getting a ton of press. MSU's offer was what put him on the map.

Of course they wanted Morris. They wouldn't offer someone they didn't want just for show. That said, Coach D offered knowing the chances he would land Morris were almost nil.

Delasalle is a pretty good program. Always very solid. You also have to look at who they play. Their record is never going to be great because the catholic league beats up one another.

It put hin on the map. Not sure about that.

Interesting. I also think that the Rivals model is pretty dated. The fact that you can't view content in the threads unless you're a member is strange. How do I know that I want to be a member if I can't see the content?

I didn't know that they were milking the Valenti thing. Kind of sad that the mighty Rivals board has become that.

I never paid much attention to who was scooping who on most news. I just figure that it gets out eventually.

To be honest, the only real content worth reading on here IMO is Jack Ebling and Red Cedar Rumblings. The rest of it is pretty lackluster. They used to do video previews and recaps of the games.... They took that away without any notice to the subscribers. Other 247 sites do podcasts.....This one doesn't. The electronic/multimedia side of this site is pretty poor. Although maybe that is not their focus as much. I am also impressed by other sites game analysis and comprehensive breakdowns.... This site doesn't really do that. Kind of disappointing. I do feel like 247 is still growing though so who knows what will happen in the long run.