The Spartans could get more good news soon.

My futurecast with Estime to MSU is looking very good right now. Lets say north of 75%.

Things are moving and he is close to officially picking a school, which I believe will be MSU.

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Spartan commit having a solid year through 3 weeks!

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I received some information that the Grigsby recruitiment is not over. That Grigsby picking Vanderbilt tomorrow is now no longer a sure thing and it is possible that MSU is making a late push to secure his commitmnet. The source I am getting this from is excellent, however, this is recruiting and sometimes information can be leaked to drum up suspense. However, I am leaning towards MSU having a real shot at getting his commitment tomorrow.

I will leave my Vandi FC for now, I would say 55% Vandi with the information I have currently. But my phone is getting busy and as information rolls in I will be ready to adjust if needed.

Sorry in advance if this ends up beeing a false lead, but I figure I would share and let each magger process the info on their own.

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Sounds promising...

And I continue to be impressed with how our staff leaves no stone unturned when it comes to kids with MSU connections throughout the country.

@Corey_Robinson @jim comparoni @Justin Thind

I saw it confirmed elsewhere that this Friday will be the official commitment date. Do we have anything here? Is it us vs Auburn still or is there a chance Purdue/Kansas has snuck their way up? Obviously this recruitment has been quiet, so is this going to be a true “wait and see”?

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I just can’t get into it. Football is about the roar of the crowd and momentum swings. This is just watching a scrimmage. I’m glad some of these players are getting to play and I’m sure for them it is still a great time which matters most. The fan experience is just rough though.

A short story on Tucker's take on team culture:

A REAL college game on the four letter network.

Watching high school football and seeing how it can be done. Please figure this out if high schools can do it

A short story with quotes from his radio show:

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Spoke with Offensive Coordinator Jay Johnson for about 15 minutes yesterday, just getting to know each other.

The Michigan State staff have been evaluating him for about a month and been in contact with his coaches prior to September 1st.

Very talented looking prospect who shows dual threat abilities and very good accuracy
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As reported earlier, I am hearing Geno VanDeMark and Audric Estime are locked in for the 15th.

Kevin Wigenton will also be there.

I am hearing their is also a strong chance another top New Jersey target is going to try and make it.

Mikai Gbayor a linebacker is planning to visit Michigan State, hopefully that weekend. After the Michigan State visit he is also trying to get to Kentucky and Ole Miss to see his top teams.

Michigan State seems to have a decent lead for Gbayor right now, the other trips are to make sure he is 100%, when he makes a decision and he doesn't have any no visit regrets

Has Gbayor made it onto campus? It was this weekend correct?

Several interesting notes here from Eastpointe (Mich.) 2022 four-star Tay'Shawn Trent, including the two schools standing out, that he's talking with Landers and Gates about visiting East Lansing again and that he has decided to play soccer this fall with the MHSAA pushing football to the spring:

The more I think about this, the more I like the idea of an Urban Meyer approach with Lombardi & Co.

Preface: Some think Lombardi isn't good, and never will be. I'm not in that camp - I think he can be good and I don't think you need Payton Manning if you have a good offensive line and a running game behind a quarterback.

That said, given Lombardi's strength and build, I really like the idea of running that kid a lot, and having other quarterbacks ready to spell him. He seems like he'd be more durable than your average quarterback, and able to play a more expanded Tebow kind of role (I think he's probably a better passer). The upsides of running him more are fairly obvious, including having 10 blockers on the running play, and making defenses think about his running threat on every play, which would have to take pressure off other areas of the offense. I feel like he can absorb the abuse better than a Stanton or Lewerke.

I don't know how Meyer always had multiple quarterbacks ready to go (I suppose it helps to always have a good Oline and running game to prop them up), but he's had plenty of great college quarterbacks who were not traditional (or eventual) NFL prospects, like Lombardi.

Anyway, these thoughts are the product of having too much time to think the QB situation, with no spring or fall camp results to digest.

Thought this was interesting and pretty predictable.

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UFC Heavyweight Championship on the line tonight. Surprised our usual MMA crowd hasn't been talking about it. Perhaps that's a bad sign for UFC (lack of) buzz.

Trilogies are usually a big deal in combat sports, although nothing is ever quite like the first one.

In this case, Cormier-Miocic I wasn't super-anticipated. That was the one Cormier won by surprise upset knockout, I think.

In the rematch, Miocic set things straight with a KO.

Here in the third fight, two great champions but not a lot of hype. I haven't seen or heard much talk on ESPN or on the occasional few minutes of Jim Rome that I listen to after Staudt's show ends (maybe because Rome was on vacation, limited hype for this fight via the avenues I usually peruse).

Announcing Sunday via twitter, you can expect it to be good news.
Here's a brief write-up of what him and his HS coach said this morning over the phone:

https://michiganstate.rivals.com/news/decision-looming-for-msu-target

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Says a decision has been made and Michigan St is a finalist. Strong relationship w\ Coach Hankton, who is from Louisiana, and sees a chance to make an early impact

https://michiganstate.rivals.com/news/louisiana-db-jah-von-grigsby-has-commitment-on-his-mind

Check out the home page, I added a new futurecast module for the trending MSU prospects. Let me know what you think.

https://michiganstate.rivals.com/

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