byco42 said:

No sarcasm here. I'm not sure you read my post.

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my bad, was reading that in the context of next years schedule. The B1G has been so top heavy the last 5+ years, in order to do that they would have had to schedule tougher out of conference opponents.

Spartanmack said:

my bad, was reading that in the context of next years schedule. The B1G has been so top heavy the last 5+ years, in order to do that they would have had to schedule tougher out of conference opponents.

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I think it's a good schedule given the situation.

Simeon Barrow enters the portal for the 4th time - yes, he's entered the portal literally every year he's been at MSU. So far he's come back every time but like I said after the 3rd time, my hope is that they don't take him back even if he is the only decent player we have on the defense. I'd almost rather watch Cal Halladay miss tackles or be lost in no man's land wondering what to do than have that prima donna back on the team. He either doesn't want to be here or just craves attention.

Lots of football recruiting news for the Spartans lately. Makes me wonder if Johnny is ok - he's usually here a day or two after the headlines to talk about why the 39th ranked LB is our plan A guy or the 11th best CB in Rhode Island is a great fit for what Smith and the staff are trying to build along with insights about pad level and gap discipline, etc, etc.

I hope he's OK.

Spartanmack said:

Lots of football recruiting news for the Spartans lately. Makes me wonder if Johnny is ok - he's usually here a day or two after the headlines to talk about why the 39th ranked LB is our plan A guy or the 11th best CB in Rhode Island is a great fit for what Smith and the staff are trying to build along with insights about pad level and gap discipline, etc, etc.

I hope he's OK.

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Seems that the new format has perhaps discouraged some regulars from participation, in particular, your favorite poster here. Maybe J2X2 is out getting the papers, getting the papers.

Hard to tell. Guys like him come and go and the site was already hemorrhaging users (at least in the forums I pay attention to) before the format change, which seems to have accelerated the decline in regular users. I come here a lot less frequently since the change.

Maybe we'll see a bounce back in the fall as the memory of last season fades and curiosity for the next one builds...