Duffy Daugherty Forum

The article released last week mentioned that he was attending both spring games. Visiting twice in a 30 day period. It's not as if he's not giving us the chance to impress. Not willing to concede the kid based on a childhood team just yet.

I like to think that if he walks away from UM today without hokes cheeto dust fingerprints all over him, that our chances are still pretty decent

Please keep this thread on-topic, which means recruiting updates on McDowell. That does not mean talking about UM's recruiting, etc.

USC was there to watch him today and eventually theyre gonna offer him one of these days

Very interesting that Malik was considered a UM lean and his dad is allegedly such a huge UM fan, but his dad is encouraging Malik to wait on committing.

Hard not to speculate on this recruit. We shall see how this plays out

Haven't heard that he made it to the spring game after saying he was going to attend. Hope his recruitment drags out as long as possible.

In the RCR comments, there is chatter of how our chances with Malik might be better than we had previously thought. Can anyone elaborate?

He likes MSU a little more than he did, and we'll get slightly more consideration before he commits to Michigan. I wouldn't get too excited about it.

From everything I have read, he's not a michigan lock at all or a lock to anyone. The kid didn't even know the names of any of the coaches at O$U, SCUM, or us he practiced 20 times to say coach D's name before he went so he would say it right. He has stated that he wont let anyone try to push him to commit, and that he is gonna take all 5 official vists. Cass tech tried to get him to leave his other Detroit school to go to Cass and he said no. The kid loves gholston and that is his favorite player. I think you guys are being week thinking he is a michigan lock... Blah blah blah. Man up and know that we Spartans are here in the front of the big ten. And we have as good of chance as anyone.

Am I nuts to think MSU has a legit shot? Sick Gholston and Izzo on him. He'll watch Gholston become a top 5 pick and become enamoured with the idea of joining his fellow top 2 2014 instate player (Drake Harris) as a duel sport guy at MSU.

Not only this but he would have a clearer shot to early playing time at MSU than at UM (as UM has loaded up in 2012 and 2013). Earlier playing time on a BETTER defense. MSU has a heck of a lot that should appeal to McDowell.

Also, I like that McDowell turned Cass Tech down. UM wanted him there badly and he resisted. Have to think MSU's chances are going to grow stronger with each passing day (assuming MSU gets it done on the field - and UM struggles ... which I do assume will happen)

He is not going to play hoops. Come on.

He plays basketball?