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Red Cedar Rumblings - Jones, Young, Burbridge, incoming freshmen

  • http://michiganstate.247sports.com/Article/Red-Cedar-Rumblings-74612

    Updates on Tyus Jones, James Young, Aaron Burbridge, the incoming football freshmen, Damion Terry, Juwan Caesar, two Miami targets and much more ...

    This post was edited by Trevor Barnes on 5/22/2012 at 11:06 AM

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  • wow, great news about Tyus

    dorp18

  • Any update on Demetrius Jackson? He was rumored to have been ready to commit to us last week.

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    apmsu1025

  • So if Burbridge doesn't qualify he's just going to give up on playing football? If he's not willing to JUCO or pay his own way, what are his options?

    WavSpartan

  • Great update guys. Is there any plan for Jones to be on campus int he near future?
    BTW Duke is a strong rival for his services..they seem to have conceded Parker from reading their Scout board but are strong for TJ

    nysparty1

  • Gosh, it sounds to me that Burbridge really can't stand school at all. Hopefully he get's his grades up soon and qualifies. NYsparty, are you saying the Duke fans on another board are conceding Parker to MSU? I find that hard to believe at this point.

    Jizzy2323

  • nysparty1 said...

    Great update guys. Is there any plan for Jones to be on campus int he near future? BTW Duke is a strong rival for his services..they seem to have conceded Parker from reading their Scout board but are strong for TJ

    I really don't have any problem with nysparty1. He's pretty much just a recruiting nerd that is really into it. He follows the kids on twitter etc. but as far as I know has never crossed the line with a recruit as far as harassing them like that one guy Matt Riddle did with Caleb.

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  • Great update guys. Not that Tony Parker is a bad comparison, but I feel like Chris Paul is a better one for Jones. Either way it would be great if he comes to MSU.

    Stones1981

  • Jizzy2323 said...

    Gosh, it sounds to me that Burbridge really can't stand school at all. Hopefully he get's his grades up soon and qualifies. NYsparty, are you saying the Duke fans on another board are conceding Parker to MSU? I find that hard to believe at this point.

    Ummmmm..... Burbridge has worked to get very good grades this term and is going to work hard during summer school.

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  • Awesome update guys. Great to hear about all of the 2012 guys. This RCMBR is just another reminder about how strong our incoming DB class is. Cox in particular could make some noise when he arrives.

    007Spartan

  • Final Countdown said...

    Ummmmm..... Burbridge has worked to get very good grades this term and is going to work hard during summer school.

    Correct. His coach obviously wishes it would have come sooner, but the effort has been there all semester. The fact that he would rather not attend a JUCO or prep school provides even more motivation this summer.

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  • Sean Scherer said...

    If Burbridge doesn't meet clearinghouse standards I've heard he is leaning toward the JUCO route.

    The article reads differently. What other options are there?

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  • Dan Kilbridge said...

    Correct. His coach obviously wishes it would have come sooner, but the effort has been there all semester. The fact that he would rather not attend a JUCO or prep school provides even more motivation this summer.

    You can definitely understand why the kid doesn't want to go to JUCO. He's a big time player who could start as a true freshman. Not many kids would be thrilled about going to a community college. There's definitely a motivating factor.

    Also, it doesn't seem as if he's unintelligent. It sounds like he was just unmotivated in school early on (I had a similar problem as well). As soon as he qualifies, he'll have a fresh start academically.

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  • Burbridge ends up having to go to a place like Coffeyville Community College or prep school. Gets to play his junior season of college ball and hopes he gets drafted if he can't get into MSU. Maybe a D2 takes him late if he can't meet B1G/MSU admission standards.

    For his sake I hope he is successful finding a path to pro football if that's what he wants.

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  • Great stuff. Love hearing about the guys coming in. Lyles at DE could be huge especially if Percy Johnson is coming in as a walk on. Any chance a guy like Jones gets a look at OT?? Praying Burbridge makes it. Maybe Ceasar can gain another 25 and move to H-back/TE full time.

    This post was edited by hayesr8 on 5/22/2012 at 12:01 PM

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  • Jizzy2323 said...

    Gosh, it sounds to me that Burbridge really can't stand school at all. Hopefully he get's his grades up soon and qualifies. NYsparty, are you saying the Duke fans on another board are conceding Parker to MSU? I find that hard to believe at this point.

    Jizzy,
    There a couple of insiders on the Duke premium board that are saying with certainty he is not going to Duke. There are not mods but respected, long term posters. That said,K has not conceded him.

    There also was a lot of talk there that either his father or Jabari himself hate flying and want to stay in the midwest for college.

    It is universally conceded there that MSU leads which I found encouraging.

    nysparty1

  • nysparty1 said...

    Jizzy, There a couple of insiders on the Duke premium board that are saying with certainty he is not going to Duke. There are not mods but respected, long term posters. That said,K has not conceded him.

    There also was a lot of talk there that either his father or Jabari himself hate flying and want to stay in the midwest for college.

    It is universally conceded there that MSU leads which I found encouraging.

    Speaking of Parker, really good cover story in SI last week for anyone that missed it. Dubbed him the best high school player since LeBron James, so some pretty lofty praise to say the least. Focused mostly on his Mormon faith and character rather than recruiting and such, but really good background info on the kid. I've heard about his high character for a long time and know that Izzo is incredibly impressed with Parker and his family off the court.

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  • Sean, so are willing to go so far and so that MSU is currently in the lead?

    dorp18

  • hayesr8 said...

    Great stuff. Love hearing about the guys coming in. Lyles at DE could be huge especially if Percy Johnson is coming in as a walk on. Any chance a guy like Jones gets a look at OT?? Praying Burbridge makes it. Maybe Ceasar can gain another 25 and move to H-back/TE full time.

    Lyles will come in as a LB. He has the possibility of maybe getting action at TE. I think he won't be moved anywhere unless 1) He grows into a DE /outgrows the LB position or 2) We need more DEs and he is not going to break the LB rotation.

    Evan Jones seems likely to be redshirted so the staff can see whether he fits best as a TE, DE, or OT. He is tall (6'6) and could have the frame to bulk up to ~300 and play tackle.

    I doubt Caesar will ever end up as a full time TE/HB. He is a tall WR threat with long strides who can gain some speed when going deep. To become a true TE he would end up being a lot heavier which could hamper his jumping ability and speed. When you consider that most of our receivers are smaller speed guys, we need our bigger possession targets too (Kerrick 6'3, Caesar 6'4) to keep defenses honest.

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