The Blue Board

What?

You said earlier: "If you guys stuck with Amaker you probably would be the same place you are now with Beilein."

So you say Amaker was a dead man the day he came here, but he would have eventually turned us into contenders in the toughest conference in basketball?

Stop contradicting yourself, Steve. You look dumb.

Meh, those kids are in high school and haven't done crap in college yet. I want to see them play at D1 first. Recruiting class rankings don't mean squat if they don't translate well to this level. I like Harris Dawson and valentine. Byrd had a lot of hype too. Hows he doing. Payne is a nice player but he was a 5 star wasn't he? I don't like the hype on high school kids. Watch them play first.

I guess I'm just skeptical of any kid who isn't ready for the bright lights. Maybe basketball recruits play against each other before they do so again in college. I don't know. But I've seen plenty can't miss guys come to MSU and turn their 5 stars into average but servicable players.

I'm just that guy who needs to see things out on a court or a field. There's a great line in the Dirty Dozen when Donald Southerland is pretending he's a general inspecting this platoon. He has chew in his mouth, looks them up and down and says "They're pretty, but can they fight?" then he spits. I always think of that line when I read the hyping of high school kids. Parker is supposed to be all that, and he might fit right in at MSU, he's already missing the first part of his senior year with a stress fracture of his foot. That malady is MSU to a T. Maybe that's why he's considering us.

D.Wags you are spot on.

You flip the hires, it's B____ that gets the pink slip and Amaker that gets the accolades.

It's hilarious how many of the wolverine posters think I'm smoking crack when I say this stuff but time after time I am always proven right.

For instance I got ripped when I said Leyland was an incredible manager in July, come October he's in the World Series. None of my detractors has the guts to ever come back when I am right, they usually hide.

Hey Steve dont forget to set your lineup properly this week.

Just looked at the rankings and it is loaded with sun belt teams.7 sun belt teams in the bcs top 10. Season isn't over yet.

Ding ding ding.

Fewer unknowns and variables in bball. Applies to the drafts as well.

Pobodies Nerfect.

Jesus Cal, already locking up 2015 kids? Insane.

I know Izzo was really high on him, and i think he was a Michigan fan growing up.

Who wasn't?

I'm sitting here watching this abortion of a thing called Nebrasketball. Has anyone seen it? I'm at a loss for words.

Looking at both the BCS and the AP, each poll has 11 teams in the top 25 from non-sunbelt areas. Those numbers don't lie (I included Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, I don't think they are "sunbelt" schools).

It is a SEC dominted sport right now if you just look at championships. Many factors come into play including oversigning. One of your claims that I don't agree with is you claim that a sunbelt 5* and 4* is a better football player than a non-sunbelt 5* and 4* football player.

You should cheer for KSU, gives programs like MSU hope. Some MSU fans in this thread maybe already, they have claimed to be Bama and LSU fans earlier in the season before they lost. Keep in mind with KSU though, they have one of the best coaches in the nation, somthing MSU is lacking.

Steve, for a week to ten days just block all the non grads from both schools. See how much less frustrating it is. Then you can read the stuff if others quote them, but your response isn't warranted. I believe in free speech but I blocked non grads and this thread became great. The grads still disagree with you, some vehemently however, their wit and wisdom is enjoyable, even if misdirected like Woodsons ;)

Do what you need to and to each their own. I like these boards and I actually learn from guys like due and grudgingly I'm thinking Woodson knows basketball so that should be interesting. The rest is just white noise.

Btw, the KSU's of the world need to enjoy this last year IMO. Those type teams along with a big ten champ are going to have to be significantly better if they're going to win two games against the SEC to win a NC. I understand your point about the sunbelt, but being as old as I am, I really do think these things are cyclical. The big ten might cycle up again, just not for a bit in my opinion