The trend I see here is......Farrell complimenting MSU for its development but, an unwillingness to do the same for identifying talented players that Rivals has missed identifying.......this has been the biggest rub I have had with Rivals. Dantonio and his coaches honestly identify and develop talent better than just about any other program in the country. To not acknowledge this makes Mike look silly. Perhaps Mike ought to consider adding stars to MSU recruits rather than taking them away......this would be a good first step....
Calhoun was not ranked nationally at his position, but he was ranked as the No. 21 recruit in New Jersey in the Class of 2011. Up until his senior season in high school he was debating playing college basketball or football and never attended any prospect camps during his sophomore or junior seasons. Calhoun actually experienced somewhat of a disappointing season last fall, which likely had some part of his decision to return for one more season. He did finish strongly, but now he has to prove that he can do it for full season, as he did in 2013, in order to make a big move up the draft charts.
Farrell's Take: Are you noticing a trend here? Maybe Michigan State and Ohio State do a pretty good job of developing talent and, especially the Spartans, don't get the respect they deserve. Calhoun was a kid deciding between basketball and football who spent more time on AAU courts than on football fields for many evaluation periods. A big, raw and super athlete kid, the Spartans were arguably his biggest offer and they did a great job of once again finding a player they could turn into a star. - See more at: https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1766024#sthash.hvN640e8.dpuf
Calhoun was not ranked nationally at his position, but he was ranked as the No. 21 recruit in New Jersey in the Class of 2011. Up until his senior season in high school he was debating playing college basketball or football and never attended any prospect camps during his sophomore or junior seasons. Calhoun actually experienced somewhat of a disappointing season last fall, which likely had some part of his decision to return for one more season. He did finish strongly, but now he has to prove that he can do it for full season, as he did in 2013, in order to make a big move up the draft charts.
Farrell's Take: Are you noticing a trend here? Maybe Michigan State and Ohio State do a pretty good job of developing talent and, especially the Spartans, don't get the respect they deserve. Calhoun was a kid deciding between basketball and football who spent more time on AAU courts than on football fields for many evaluation periods. A big, raw and super athlete kid, the Spartans were arguably his biggest offer and they did a great job of once again finding a player they could turn into a star. - See more at: https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1766024#sthash.hvN640e8.dpuf
