2024 Michigan State Season Thread

[Brutus Buckeye]

Seems like MSU basically took all of the Oregon State players they could.  Added their 2nd team AA center today.

And as a decent backup QB, they added Tommy Shuster, who was a 4 year starter at North Dakota.  This year was 208-294 (70.7%) with 19 TDs and 5 INTs

Fleecing OSU3 for coaches and players? 

[ELA]

MSU hires alum Kayli Johnson as director of recruiting communications.  She's the older sister of UM CB Will Johnson, and had already turned down both Michigan and Alabama for the same job title this offseason.  She worked in MSU's recruiting department for a couple years after graduating under Dantonio

[847badgerfan]

Nice pickup there.

[ELA]

I think MSU made a pretty good hire, and I get why he left, but man, this sucks.  Even as a beneficiary, knowing that we are <10 years away from MSU being on the other end of this, when they aren't in the 20 team mega conference


https://twitter.com/ShehanJeyarajah/status/1777795091383386412

[ELA]

Heh, "last stop".  Sure


https://twitter.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1782220719859855417?t=fFshcpJgqLVKQJFssYaYvw&s=19

[ELA]

Andrew Dennis, who was committed to MSU, but flipped to Illinois, then apparently won the starting C job coming out of camp as a true freshman (per the Illinois 247 writer), has instead entered the portal, and may be coming back to MSU.

Even when it benefits MSU, I hate this thing.  Seems like neither of his flips are NIL related.  He flipped from MSU to Illinois due to the MSU coaching change, and having an existing relationship with the Illinois staff, and now (as an early enrollee) being a homesick 17 year old who wants to go back home.  So now, a kid who committed to MSU, went through spring camp, finds out he's getting jumped in the depth chart.  A kid who Illinois passed on to take Dennis, could have had that spot all along.

The CBA can't come soon enough

[ELA]

Ethan Boyd gets passed over at LT, then turns out he skips spring practice for mental health issues, and is either going to quit football, or transfer down.  Then today he commits to Coach Prime.  Better show out, or Deion will trash him on Twitter as is his MO now

[FearlessF]

Big Ten Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2024

Michigan State
"[Jonathan] Smith is a great coach, and his offense can really be effective in the Big Ten, but it will be a bumpy transition after the few years that roster has lived through."

"This is a staff that does more with less, which is why they were so good at the last place, but I think there’s a resistance from some people at MSU to go back to that [Mark] D’Antonio mentality."

"I think they’re bracing for a lot of turnover through the portal windows. They’ve brought over the Oregon State QB [Aidan Chiles] who will probably be their starter."

"The run game was really bad last year; they need to put everything they can into getting some balance for that offense to be successful in Year 1."

"This is a big transition year. The culture change from [Mel] Tucker to Smith is pretty massive.”

[ELA]

Probably similarish to last year.  4 or 5 wins

[ELA]

Apparently Fleck told Rossi to take the MSU job after Minnesota refused to match the contract


https://twitter.com/madkenney/status/1816540024000934191?t=GpyBZu-RLbC9fu1dDxWuEw&s=19

[Temp430]

I have no idea what to expect from Michigan State this year except that they will be better than last year.  How much better is anyone's guess.

[ELA]

I'm not sure they'll be better.  The offense should be better, but the DL transfers are very concerning

[ELA]

Tugger finally filed his lawsuit today

[MrNubbz]

Got to hand it to him tosses off then tells the USA Today while on the company dime. They got the confession he prolly took care of the evidence.Gotta belief his counsel is asking for payment up front