Lawrence Thomas is a Spartan, Recruit #2 for 2011
by Pete Rossman on Mar 5, 2010 6:07 PM CST
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PrintThe good old days were in 2003. Recruiting news wasn't all that big at the time, and I'd look in the State News in February to see who we signed for the fall. Fast forward to 2010, and if a coach doesn't have a few recruits by April, the fans head to the shed to hand out pitchforks and torches. Dantonio opened up the 2011 class with Lansing Sexton RB Onaje Miller, and now he's landed quite possibly the best Michigan recruit in the 2011 class, Detroit Renaissance LB Lawrence Thomas. Here are his measurements:
HEIGHT: 6'4"
WEIGHT: 16.57 Stone (that's 232 lbs.)
40: 4.62 seconds
VERTICAL JUMP: 34 inches
The Detroit Free Press is calling him the state's best player, which means MIchigan fans will take that as evidence that he's not. There's no denying that this is a huge pickup though - in terms of momentum, this could be as big as the Gholston commitment from last year. Thomas is a great pickup for Michigan State, and now we only have to wait a short 11 months before he can sign his letter of intent. In the meantime, I've heard of games called "basketball" and "football" that can help make the waiting easier.
UPDATE - And Steve and I posted simultaneously. Here's the best part of his story.
If your heart is not yet sufficiently warmed, check out this quote from Thomas, which comes from an interview with Sean Scherer at SpartanInsider.com: I dreamed at playing at Spartan Stadium since the first time I walked onto the field. I wanted to be a Spartan and I felt it was only right not to disrespect other coaches. I know the one thing in recruiting that you hate to waste is time. I don't feel it would have been right of me to have my ego stroked knowing in my heart I wanted to go to State and maybe have another kid lose an opportunity to play for all these great programs. So I just got it out of the way.
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Awesome news
And, from what I understand, the state’s best player is either LT or Arnett. It’s pretty much indisputable.
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"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
Wow.
The ink is barely dry on last year’s class and MSU is already off to a fantastic start for next year.
It might be cliche at this point, but: Dantonio is getting it done in-state. Love it.
The quote in the updated section is full of WIN
Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!
by KJ@theonlycolors on Mar 6, 2010 10:40 AM CST reply actions
Coolness
Stars aren’t everything, Blair White had negative 11 stars, blah, blah, blah, but the notoriety of landing top players in Michigan is only going to help the program.
If that quote was truly his thought process, he’s a hell of a lot more mature than I was at his age. And if he plays LB as well as he gets the green blood pumping through the fanbase, I think he’s gonna do pretty well.
Not everything but they matter a ton
The likely hood of a guy being great goes up with each star. For every great 5 star there is prolly 1 or 2 5 stars that were not great, at 4 your looking at a 1-10/15 ratio and it gets worse after each drop.
People love to bring up that one 2 star or the walk-on but they are the exception not the norm.
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
this guy is the top ranked LB.....
….in the nation and im glad he picked State over USC and Alabama…..GO GREEN!!!
I already respect this kid
as a Purdue fan because of his comment:
" I don’t feel it would have been right of me to have my ego stroked knowing in my heart I wanted to go to State and maybe have another kid lose an opportunity to play for all these great programs. So I just got it out of the way."
Great Pick up for you guys
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