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Lawrence Thomas tweets

  • MSU is going to be scary good with their LB play and DB play for a while. LT, Harris, Jones, Jones, Reschke...plus Allen and Bullough both are only juniors.

    In the secondary, Lewis and Dennard two years each left plus the recruits from last year (Cox is going to be a crazy stud imo).

    Got enough DL talent for a few years, need to land some quality DTs this class (looks like some FL talent is high on MSU). biggrin

    Walter_Sanchez

  • Final Countdown said...

    DE. Full time. Glad to see they finally got him committed somewhere on the field.

    Who said this?

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    Btothejizer ●

  • Hell's Wall said...

    Not a tweet, but a post on LT's Facebook page...

    Lawrence Thomas I can't wait til Coach D take the leash off his dog August 31st....I been locked up for a whole year. I'm used to eatin so it's time to eat

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    For the love of Trevor...™

    d mcc

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    For the love of Trevor...™

    d mcc

  • Could you imagine Greg Jones and Eric Smith, yes I dropped Eric Smith, on this team? Holy cow...

    theSpartan

  • Walter_Sanchez said...

    MSU is going to be scary good with their LB play and DB play for a while. LT, Harris, Jones, Jones, Reschke...plus Allen and Bullough both are only juniors.

    In the secondary, Lewis and Dennard two years each left plus the recruits from last year (Cox is going to be a crazy stud imo).

    Got enough DL talent for a few years, need to land some quality DTs this class (looks like some FL talent is high on MSU). biggrin

    And the D is losing just 3 starters after 2012 in J5, ARW, and Norman. Call me a homer, but I think Gholston stays for 2013.

    MIST ●

  • MIST said...

    And the D is losing just 3 starters after 2012 in J5, ARW, and Norman. Call me a homer, but I think Gholston stays for 2013.

    Only way Gholston stays is if we have a terrible season and I don't see that Happining.

    Green Ninja ●

  • theSpartan said...

    Could you imagine Greg Jones and Eric Smith, yes I dropped Eric Smith, on this team? Holy cow...

    Hey... Guy

    Respond to my PM

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    For the love of Trevor...™

    d mcc

  • MIST said...

    And the D is losing just 3 starters after 2012 in J5, ARW, and Norman. Call me a homer, but I think Gholston stays for 2013.

    Nice thought re Will,,,,but,,,,,,no,,,,,not going to happen.

    spartanjt77

  • Only way Gjolston stays is if he's hurt, so let's not wish for that. MD will tell him to go when he gets that top 20 grade.

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    Btothejizer ●

  • Green Ninja said...

    Only way Gholston stays is if we have a terrible season and I don't see that Happining.

    If Dantonio can get Gholston to believe MSU has a shot at a NT next year- I think he stays.

    The schedule sets up extremely well..

    copemoney0

  • copemoney0 said...

    If Dantonio can get Gholston to believe MSU has a shot at a NT next year- I think he stays.

    The schedule sets up extremely well..

    I think he has a better chance of staying that some people think. People need to keep in mind, he's only a true junior. He basically would only have 2 1/2 yrs at MSU if he left after the season. Some people enjoy college, and wouldn't mind sticking around another year if A) can win big or B) can improve draft stock. If he were a redshirt junior, ala Worthy, he'd be gone without a doubt.

    msuferd

  • Btothejizer said...

    Who said this?

    From a couple of past RCRs. I guess it's not 100% certain, but looks to be highly likely.

    ** Lawrence Thomas is ready to tell Mark Dantonio he will commit to playing defensive end – full time. Thomas is entering his redshirt freshman season after sitting out last season with a shoulder injury.Thomas is weighing in around 262 pounds right now and the coaching staff wants him to be around 275-280 in order to play defensive end. Junior defensive end William Gholston and Dantonio had a similar conversation at Ford Field while preparing for Florida Atlantic back in Sept. 2010. Thomas can see the benefits of Gholston playing defensive end over linebacker. Gholston still considers himself a linebacker at heart and so will Thomas.

    **2013 MSU linebacker commit Jon Reschke was quite pumped to find out freshman linebacker Lawrence Thomas will make the full-time switch to defensive end. Reschke feels it’s now up to him to step up and play behind Max Bulllough once he arrives on campus. Reschke knows the opportunity is there and he simply needs to take advantage.

    Final Countdown ●

  • msuferd said...

    I think he has a better chance of staying that some people think. People need to keep in mind, he's only a true junior. He basically would only have 2 1/2 yrs at MSU if he left after the season. Some people enjoy college, and wouldn't mind sticking around another year if A) can win big or B) can improve draft stock. If he were a redshirt junior, ala Worthy, he'd be gone without a doubt.

    Exactly, anything short of NC or Rose Bowl and he comes back.
    B1G Will has to EAT. Going 10-20 in the draft vs 1-5 and (+MSU life style)=Win

    MSUPosse ●

  • msuferd said...

    I think he has a better chance of staying that some people think. People need to keep in mind, he's only a true junior. He basically would only have 2 1/2 yrs at MSU if he left after the season. Some people enjoy college, and wouldn't mind sticking around another year if A) can win big or B) can improve draft stock. If he were a redshirt junior, ala Worthy, he'd be gone without a doubt.

    Big Will spent his high school years sleeping on others couches. If he has a chance to be a millionaire, he will take it, as he should....

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    GreenWine

  • Kill Will Kill!

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  • GreenWine said...

    Big Will spent his high school years sleeping on others couches. If he has a chance to be a millionaire, he will take it, as he should....

    Then again, in light of this- perhaps being at MSU feels to him like he's livin' like a King..

    Big Will is going to be an MSU Icon. I can see him wanting to solidify the culture of Spartan Defense. But I want him to do what he wants to do, no doubt about it!

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    Sponge Worthy ●

  • GreenWine said...

    TooTall spent his high school years sleeping on others couches. If he has a chance to be a millionaire, he will take it, as he should....

    Fixed nerd

    Rook ●

  • memorycollector said...

    Then again, in light of this- perhaps being at MSU feels to him like he's livin' like a King..

    Big Will is going to be an MSU Icon. I can see him wanting to solidify the culture of Spartan Defense. But I want him to do what he wants to do, no doubt about it!

    He already is an icon here. Even Magic left early.

    I'm all for guys staying and making an impact and I understand motivations behind staying or going can involve all sorts of angles, but if Big Will is a high first round, even Dantonio would not hesitate to say goodbye. He can do a lot of the university as an NFL player, too.

    FearsomePenguin

  • 2012 available DE's:

    William Gholston
    Marcus Rush
    Taylor Calero
    Shilique Calhoun
    Corey Freeman
    Jeremy Gainer
    Joel Heath
    Lawerence Thomas

    Realistically I don't see Calero staying at this position unless he makes significant strides over the summer and into preseason camp. Freeman, who was once considered to be MSU's best DE prospect is now struggling to find the field due to the ever increasing level of talent. I originally thought Davis would grow into a DE, but now I am not so sure. Jamal Lyles is coming in this year being listed as a DE, but his weight is listed at 218# which is a little too light for him to be game ready this year so he is likely not going to see time in the rotation until 2014. The two years of grooming should allow him to grow into a viable every down DE in the mold of Rush who is playing somewhere in the 250 range. Lyles should be able to add 30+ pounds of lean muscle without losing a step.

    Hoover is still in the mix, but he is definitely a huge DE at this point with reports of him in the 300# range. Could he still be used as a DE this season? Probably but that would entail specific down and distance situations.

    If MSU can get a consistent bowl like performance ought of White, and Pickelman like play from Kittredge, Knox, Clemons, Reynolds, and the above mentioned Hoover. This defense line is going to be lethal. A nickname like "Death Row" may be appropriate because quarterbacks are going to be this line's last meal. The DL has got to eat.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by Spartan4ever on 7/13/2012 at 2:36 PM

    Spartan4ever

  • Here's a little something I just cooked up...anyone have the "SPARTANS" wordmark in vector form? Or would I need to use a standard bold font to avoid copyright issues?

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/todcar2007/7563628558/

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by SilverSpartan on 7/13/2012 at 2:24 PM

    SilverSpartan

  • SilverSpartan said...

    Here's a little something I just cooked up...anyone have the "SPARTANS" wordmark in vector form? Or would I need to use a standard bold font to avoid copyright issues?

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/todcar2007/7563585574/

    Spell it "Paul Bunyan" and you've got something...

    F Michigan

    AASpartan

  • SilverSpartan said...

    Here's a little something I just cooked up...anyone have the "SPARTANS" wordmark in vector form? Or would I need to use a standard bold font to avoid copyright issues?

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/todcar2007/7563585574/

    BunyAn.

    Final Countdown ●

  • Final Countdown said...

    BunyAn.

    noticed that right after I posted it..fixed it..but now it's not showing...

    SilverSpartan

  • AASpartan said...

    Spell it "Paul Bunyan" and you've got something...

    one more try...

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/todcar2007/7563628558/

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    SilverSpartan

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