Quote Originally Posted by detroitsportscity
MSU got Hoover, Smith, and Burrell despite Michigan offers. What MD is doing with this, IMO, is trying to change the image of MSU in these areas so that he can get the Perry's in the future. Right now, we can pull in a few OOS people, but few game breakers. Attracting OOS game breakers is further away than instate and Ohio ones. So, he is trying to attract near by game breakers which will give MSU the national pub to recruit nationally.

I don't like how we pretty much turned down Gray(4 star QB from Indiana), Darks(3 star from Texas), and Carter(3 star from Virginia). In a tie, sure pick the in state kid. In a kid vs. no one situation, this is idiotic.
Burrell Never got a Michigan offer..Just pointing out