Here is my commitment feature on Chase Carter.
I love his high school coache's comments on Iowa and his surprise that MSU landed Carter because a lot of MSU fans assume that MSU should beat Iowa for recruits more times than not. For a kid from Minnesota, it makes a lot of sense to go to Iowa over MSU from a geographical standpoint. Its a 9 plus hour drive to East Lansing from Minnesota and 4.5 hour drive to Iowa City. Iowa pulled out all the stops in this recruitment and MSU came out on top.
I don't think that this would have worked out for MSU a year ago. This is where being able to have on-campus recruiting is such a big deal. There is no way Carter takes a chance on MSU without getting the full treatment of an official visit with in-person recruiting and his parents there with him.
It remains to be seen whether Carter can be the next Shilique Calhoun or if he ends up being the next Demetrius Cooper. I lean more toward the former than the later, and I feel better about his commitment given the extent to which Kirk Ferentz and his staff pursued Carter. Those guys have a good eye for d-line talent. A lot of MSU Plan B and C guys have from in-state have gone there and done quite well. So it's nice to see win over Iowa for out of state talent.
Dantonio started building something really good when he started getting wins for recruits over solid programs like Iowa and Wisconsin. He lost his fair share as well, but it started building with the Jack Allen picking Michigan State over other solid programs.
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I love his high school coache's comments on Iowa and his surprise that MSU landed Carter because a lot of MSU fans assume that MSU should beat Iowa for recruits more times than not. For a kid from Minnesota, it makes a lot of sense to go to Iowa over MSU from a geographical standpoint. Its a 9 plus hour drive to East Lansing from Minnesota and 4.5 hour drive to Iowa City. Iowa pulled out all the stops in this recruitment and MSU came out on top.
I don't think that this would have worked out for MSU a year ago. This is where being able to have on-campus recruiting is such a big deal. There is no way Carter takes a chance on MSU without getting the full treatment of an official visit with in-person recruiting and his parents there with him.
It remains to be seen whether Carter can be the next Shilique Calhoun or if he ends up being the next Demetrius Cooper. I lean more toward the former than the later, and I feel better about his commitment given the extent to which Kirk Ferentz and his staff pursued Carter. Those guys have a good eye for d-line talent. A lot of MSU Plan B and C guys have from in-state have gone there and done quite well. So it's nice to see win over Iowa for out of state talent.
Dantonio started building something really good when he started getting wins for recruits over solid programs like Iowa and Wisconsin. He lost his fair share as well, but it started building with the Jack Allen picking Michigan State over other solid programs.
Spartans Illustrated - Spartans getting big upside with Carter says HS coach
Chase Carter is a high-ceilinged defensive that has a bright future as a pass-rusher at Michigan State.
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