Duffy Daugherty Forum

The prep route is basically an extra year of high school. Some kids use it to get better at their chosen sport or get their grades up. If some one were to go the prep school route then they would go to college the next year.

I can't remember the last time we got someone from a prep school. I know we occasionally get guys from JCs & CCs, but I wonder if prep is the same deal. If he goes to prep does that mean he has to get re-offered by the coaches or does his offer now still stand if he goes to prep school?

Oren Wilson was from a prep school.

As for Burbridge, if prep is in his bag, I would expect us to be all over him again next year too

Devin was a JUCO player. Jason Strayhorn went to Harmony Prep in Cincinnati for one year I believe. He went to high school in Oak Park.

Jason Diehl, TJ Williams to name a few were prep guys.

If burbridge gies prep it's a new offer and new recruiting process. He could have another list of suitors at that point. Problem is that if he leans towards one school already and it's that schools coaching staff that helps him go the prep route then he probably has a mutually agreed situation and later commits there anyway.

Julian Peterson was a prep school guy as well.

I dont understand how anyone can say that Hoke aka the chubby guy is a good hire yet. He was probably 3rd or 4th choice. So he brought in a defensive coordinator that has UM history but was fading quickly at Baltimore. He has gotten some good recruits, but we KNEW this year was going to be a difficult in state class for MSU. With the positive spin of a new coach and the huge lack of depth for UM and then most of the recruits in Michigan were long time UM fans....no way MSU was going to get those guys. Ross, RJS, TRich, Godin..all huge UM fans and family history. There is a chance one or two could have gone out of state but not with the playing time offered at UM plus they wanted to play together. Done deal. Had nothing to do with MSU. The FHH kids: Funchess was not recruited hard by MSU. He is a WR/TE tweener. Mario O is also a tweener and not really high on our board (and apparently a soft verbal...still likes Stanford). You can call these excuses, but I am stating reality. We need/want the best players for us, not just the in state guys. FHH isnt really a feeder school if you look at the true history. for the Ohio guys: Brown and Bolden are very good gets. We didnt offer Ringer, so ok.

Back to Hoke, he hasnt played a game yet. We are co-B10 champs but some are hanging our heads due to some mediocre recruiting 'victories' by UM. Stop being wimps and stand up and believe in this staff and the recruits that we will get. RR always had higher ranked classes but he had a huge number of busts and could translate any of it to the field.

We have 2 awesome OLs committed. Evan Jones seems to be a great TE or DE..nice size. We always love the Bullough family kids. We will get a great QB committed probably this summer. I see a lot of great national recruiting occurring with many kids making schedules to visit MSU.

I guess that isnt necessarily about AB but it is my thoughts

Valley Forge has two components. A Military Academy prep school and a Junior College.

That being said, please get back on topic. This has meandered around way too much. If Burbridge isn't going to qualify and that's confirmed, we'll lock this thread.

I don't think that can be confirmed yet.. He still has another year of school, right? Doesn't that give him a chance?

How so? Isn't starting college essentially a clean slate? Like, the grades he would earn in his first semester are what would transfer and be seen by any other institution? I would be surprised to hear that anything from HS or before matters at that point.

Kinda. I'm talking about achieving the HS grades he will need to get into college with a football scholarship. From what I have heard, it would take more than a year of HS to be able to meet the requirement. Hence JC being a likely route.

I don't know specifically, but in most cases a QB commitment can be the shift in momentum that causes other prospects to take notice. I got flamed on the BB for saying this, but having a 4 star QB is the momentum we need to get other 4 stars to join this class.

People were saying the same thing about Damon Knox at this time last year. Lots of time for Aaron.