Valley QB Rocky Lombardi Talks About Sunday's Offer From Iowa
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Kinda reminds me of the way Iowa often pitches recruits vs. some other majors.............we tell him he's our QB pick in this class and will get a fair shot but if it doesn't work out we think you can help us in other areas on the field. I have a feeling MSU & Dantonio probably pitched their opportunity a bit differently.
Can't help but notice MSU has a boat load of young highly touted WR's on deck in last year's class as well as the start with this year's class. That can't hurt in the equation for MSU especially compared to our arsenal at that position.
Can't help but notice MSU has a boat load of young highly touted WR's on deck in last year's class as well as the start with this year's class. That can't hurt in the equation for MSU especially compared to our arsenal at that position.
SteveGarvey
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Looks like the guy Daniel-sohn went up against in the Karate finals in Karate Kid.
Didn't want him anyway.
Didn't want him anyway.
RobHowe
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Iowa told him he could start out at QB just they it did with Derby and Cook. To me, that's a QB offer. No need to spin it any other way.
The kid felt he fit better at MSU than Iowa just like Cedrick Lattimore felt like he fit better with the Hawks than the Spartans. And, the depth chart looks a lot more favorable for him in East Lansing than it does in Iowa City.
The kid felt he fit better at MSU than Iowa just like Cedrick Lattimore felt like he fit better with the Hawks than the Spartans. And, the depth chart looks a lot more favorable for him in East Lansing than it does in Iowa City.
deanvogs
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Telling a kid he can "start off at QB" is a big, big difference than say, yeah we see you as a QB. Do you think they told Nathan Stanley that he is a QB or that he can "start off as a QB"?
It it might be a little bit of semantics, but to me that is a big difference.
deanvogs
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The family has ties to some on the MSU staff.
RobHowe
Administrator
I think it's semantics, but that's just my opinion.
Guys change positions all the time, at Iowa and elsewhere. And I'm sure if things don't work at QB for him at MSU, he'd have to consider changing positions just like he would at Iowa. Or, he could transfer, like plenty of guys do. We don't know what the future holds for of Boyle and Cook, either. Chances are good one or both of those guys will have a decision to make.
I know Rocky from the recruiting process and have talked about these things with him. He's not blind. He knows he's going to have to prove himself as a QB wherever he goes no matter what he's told. He did not choose MSU because they guaranteed him he would be a QB and we only told him he could "start out" or "will be brought in" as a quarterback. He liked MSU better than us. As I said, Cedrick Lattimore chose us despite heavy pressure from the Spartans.
I'm not calling you out, Dean. You're a great member of this board. I'm just trying to represent the truth as best as I can based on what I know.
Guys change positions all the time, at Iowa and elsewhere. And I'm sure if things don't work at QB for him at MSU, he'd have to consider changing positions just like he would at Iowa. Or, he could transfer, like plenty of guys do. We don't know what the future holds for of Boyle and Cook, either. Chances are good one or both of those guys will have a decision to make.
I know Rocky from the recruiting process and have talked about these things with him. He's not blind. He knows he's going to have to prove himself as a QB wherever he goes no matter what he's told. He did not choose MSU because they guaranteed him he would be a QB and we only told him he could "start out" or "will be brought in" as a quarterback. He liked MSU better than us. As I said, Cedrick Lattimore chose us despite heavy pressure from the Spartans.
I'm not calling you out, Dean. You're a great member of this board. I'm just trying to represent the truth as best as I can based on what I know.
