Duffy Daugherty Forum

It could benefit us if GRC can make it to the Breslin. Having him play on our hardwood could have him second guessing giving up his first love in basketball.

He has really, really, REALLY been pushing the idea that he is done with basketball. I think it's time to bury those theories and stop relying on him having this epiphany that he'll want to play in college.

That's probably a moot point as he had a TD/INT ratio of 2-1 and completed 60% of his passes. To keep things in perspective, cousins was a career 64% guy. He's got a decent arm.

What's funny to me is that the people telling him to go blue are saying that he should because UM is better than MSU in football. Recent history would say otherwise. In the past 5 years, we've turned out more NFL receivers, lead the series 4-1, won the B1G, won the legends division....UM hasn't done anything.

If Harris wants to play football in state, win, and go to the NFL, MSU is the right move for him.

His coach is an MSU fan, he grew up on the green side... he's spending his 3rd straight week in AA - and has loved his time there.

We'll never understand the mind of a 17 year old.

To a UM writer;

"Yeah, it was real tough picking who to cheer for," he said with a laugh.

I'm slightly encouraged by this. Usually, a player would cheer for the home team, as Harris did at tBreslin for the UM@MSU game (I believe). The fact he had a hard time choosing who to root for @UM makes me think he's still an MSU fan at heart.

Once again, b/c of this, I could see Alabama being a threat, but I'm not as sure about UM.

The only thing that's going to say a lot is when he comes out and says he is firmly committed to MSU and is ready to help recruit the rest of the class or if he says he is committing elsewhere..

That said, it's clear the kid enjoys going to bball games, so I don't think too much should be read into his attending multiple UM games in a row.. I think it'd be helpful if we could get him to a spring practice, let him watch Tyler O'Connor throw for a bit.

A snippet from a Rivals article by their UF site published today:

"I have been talking to the Michigan coaches a lot, I talk to Florida's coaches a lot too," said Harris. "Ohio State and Notre Dame and have been in more contact. Georgia and also Alabama have been putting some pressure on me as well. I talk to these coaches on a weekly basis, sometimes even every day."

As strange as it may sound, Harris stated that while he may still be committed to Michigan State, he doesn't speak with the Spartans as much.

"I am talking to schools other than Michigan State a lot more," said Harris. "It is a soft verbal right now. I am finishing basketball season before I make any decision on what I want to do, so I don't know."

...And I'm not cherry-picking the article to make it sound bad. Either he said nothing else about MSU or they cut whatever he might have said out.

You have absolutely no idea what's going on in this recruitment or what our coaches have done.

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. How do you know our coaches don't call frequently and he simply hasn't responded as much as he used to and is more receptive to other coaches? Or, as Cope said, he is talking to us a bunch but the way you interpreted it is incorrect.

Well I'd be encouraged to know our coaches call every day but suspect he doesn't reach back out to them because he stated they never talk. So that would actually be worse IMO and everyone elses that actually knows what they're talking about.

It just sounds like he is talking to schools other than us a lot now... That's what one usually does when recruitment is opened back up. Does not mean he does not talk to our coaches, does not mean we are being out worked. Calm down people the sky is not falling. Would love to have him here, but if he chooses else where the football program will not cease to exist.