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'14 MI WR Drake Harris (Michigan Verbal)

  • Welcome to the MSU family, Drake!

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  • Drake Harris Impacts Michigan State Football And Basketball

    Two-sport star figures to have positive effect on recruiting for both football and basketball programs ...

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  • Spartan_Jag said...

    can we get this shit cleaned up please. regardless of what UM is saying he is going to be an amazing get for MSU in both football and basketball.

    There. Story over.

    +1, well said. We all have our share of DB's in our respective fanbases. Congrats to him and sparty nation, kid is an incredible athlete for his age. He is 1 spartan I will keep a close eye on. I'll be intersted to see how playing both sports works out. Worked out well for trannon (i think that was his name). If I remember correctly, he played both, all but 1 yr, and was good at both too

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  • TheBlitzIsOn said...

    Why?

    Because not everybody is Bo Jackson? Honestly who was the last football player to play basketball and also be a very successful basketball player that was a guard/wing? Peppers and Trannon come to mind but they played spot minutes in the post, big difference there. With the way King1 is recruiting guard/wing minutes are going to be hard to come by in 2014 and beyond. No matter how talented the kid is if he is concentrating on football in April/May(Spring Ball) and late July through early January how is he supposed to improve his skills and earn his minutes on a top 10 team?

    This post was edited by LordScribe on 6/28/2012 at 10:41 PM

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  • LordScribe said...

    Because not everybody is Bo Jackson? Honestly who was the last football player to play basketball and also be a very successful basketball player that was a guard/wing? Peppers and Trannon come to mind but they played spot minutes in the post, big difference there. With the way King1 is recruiting guard/wing minutes are going to be hard to come by in 2014 and beyond. No matter how talented the kid is if he is concentrating on football in April/May(Spring Ball) and late July through early January how is he supposed to improve his skills and earn his minutes on a top 10 team?

    Exactly, not sure why my earlier legitimate question was down voted, but it's obvious not many people here have ever been on a D1 team in a major conference. If you expect to excel at either of these sports you have to pick one and sacrifice the other. If you pick both you will be sacrificing both. If he wants to be a pro in either sport he will have to pick one. Or he could be like McNabb and play football and ride the pine in basketball or the other way around. But he will not be the superstar that he is in both sports that he is in high school in college. I hope he proves me wrong because I would have the pleasure of watching one of the most amazing athletes ever.

    hillyhank2

  • Nitro Biscuits said...

    How many guys are top 100 types in football and basketball?

    Antonio Gates was going to go to MSU and play both sports but Saban said he could only play football so he went to eastern MI. He was very talented in both obviously but I don't believe a viewed as a top 100 type (or else how do Izzo and Saban let him walk to eastern?).

    Maybe Chris Carter (who decided to stick to football even though he intended to do both)... not sure if he was viewed as the equal to a top 100 in hoops way back then or not though.. hard to say.

    Tony Gonzalez played at least 3 years of hoops but I'm pretty sure he wasn't a top 100 type out of HS either.

    Charlie ward played college hoops (drafted in first round), football (heisman winner), and even baseball for florida state. I do not know if he was a top 100 type recruit in either sport though.

    Point is, What Drake Harris is, as projected by HS scouting and ranking, is extremely rare, and not what Trannon was or most duel sport examples are where they are really good in one sport and servicable/useful in another.

    T. Pryor was a top 50 b-ball recruit & a top 5 football recruit

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  • Nitro Biscuits said...

    How many guys are top 100 types in football and basketball?

    Antonio Gates was going to go to MSU and play both sports but Saban said he could only play football so he went to eastern MI. He was very talented in both obviously but I don't believe a viewed as a top 100 type (or else how do Izzo and Saban let him walk to eastern?).

    Maybe Chris Carter (who decided to stick to football even though he intended to do both)... not sure if he was viewed as the equal to a top 100 in hoops way back then or not though.. hard to say.

    Tony Gonzalez played at least 3 years of hoops but I'm pretty sure he wasn't a top 100 type out of HS either.

    Charlie ward played college hoops (drafted in first round), football (heisman winner), and even baseball for florida state. I do not know if he was a top 100 type recruit in either sport though.

    Point is, What Drake Harris is, as projected by HS scouting and ranking, is extremely rare, and not what Trannon was or most duel sport examples are where they are really good in one sport and servicable/useful in another.

    I'm not questioning the kids talent in either sport. I'm talking about the time it takes to excell at either sport at the D1 major conference level. Both sports are a full time job 365 days of the year, especially at a place like Michigan State.

    hillyhank2

  • actually Antonio Gates came to MSU - he was a Spartan for a brief time. Saban had told him he could play both sports but changed his tune once gates was enrolled. Also, Saban switched Gates to LB/DE and Gates wanted to play offense. So he left.

    zombieonidas

  • Who cares how good he is at either? It's what he wants to do. We will be a better team in both for having him. Even if he's just a depth guy for basketball that makes practices that much tougher. Ultimately I hope our coaches are advising him on what's best for him from a field standpoint but he's making the final decision based on what he wants to do.

    bpmcgant

  • Just curious, but how DOES one play football and basketball when the seasons overlap? I gotta think he's gonna be all football in the fall but wouldn't that kind of just make him an extra body on the Basketball practice squad?

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  • All Ages Shows said...

    Just curious, but how DOES one play football and basketball when the seasons overlap? I gotta think he's gonna be all football in the fall but wouldn't that kind of just make him an extra body on the Basketball practice squad?

    Have you heard of the late great Matt Trannon?? Or did you follow recruiting when we got Dion Sims?

    This post was edited by riXXX on 6/29/2012 at 1:14 PM

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  • Great pickup and choice all around. Amazing start to the 2014 class.

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  • hillyhank2 said...

    Exactly, not sure why my earlier legitimate question was down voted, but it's obvious not many people here have ever been on a D1 team in a major conference. If you expect to excel at either of these sports you have to pick one and sacrifice the other. If you pick both you will be sacrificing both. If he wants to be a pro in either sport he will have to pick one. Or he could be like McNabb and play football and ride the pine in basketball or the other way around. But he will not be the superstar that he is in both sports that he is in high school in college. I hope he proves me wrong because I would have the pleasure of watching one of the most amazing athletes ever.

    Charlie Ward?

    witless chum

  • Big game tonight for Drake against EGR. I am from the area but won't be able to make it. If no ones posts stats later I'll try to.

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  • SpartyHard said...

    Big game tonight for Drake against EGR. I am from the area but won't be able to make it. If no ones posts stats later I'll try to.

    Drake plays against South Christian tonight. Catholic Central played EGR last night and beat them like a red headed step child

    YouDoubleJack

  • YouDoubleJack said...

    Drake plays against South Christian tonight. Catholic Central played EGR last night and beat them like a red headed step child

    Yes, sorry for the mix up and thank you jack. Still hopin to post his stats later tonight.

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  • brian_calloway: 2014 #MSU football/basketball recruit RT @TremendousUM Drake Harris's first catch is a beauty; megatron-like leap over two for the TD

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  • Matt Dorsey ‏@Matt_Dorsey
    Spartan WR commit Drake Harris caught seven passes for 101 yards and a TD in a 42-34 loss to nationally ranked Archbishop Moeller

    Awfully impressive for a JR if you've seen Moeller.

    This post was edited by Btothejizer on 9/1/2012 at 8:47 PM

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  • 4 catches for 144 yards and 2 TDs in his team's 43-0 win tonight.

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  • Johnny2x2x said...

    4 catches for 144 yards and 2 TDs in his team's 43-0 win tonight.

    Love how he's dropping Tecmo Bowl Stats on teams

    WAwine

  • WAwine said...

    Love how he's dropping Tecmo Bowl Stats on teams

    His TDs were 71 and 48 yards.

    Johnny2x2x ●

  • As a Moeller fan I have to say this guy is very good. I hope Madaris can contribute for you guys next year.

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  • I was at his game on Friday, even in the rain, he looked very impressive,

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