EXIT: Andrel Anthony to Oklahoma
January 10th, 2023 at 4:49 PM ^
Glad he is not going to MSU...
January 10th, 2023 at 4:55 PM ^
I was more concerned about that Penn State offer he received. They already have a nice team coming back next season. Imagine going into Happy Valley next season to see Andrel put on a clinic against us... (Then again, I could say the same thing about MSU (minus the whole, they have a good team), which would be worse...)
Regardless, I'm glad we wont have to play him.
Best of luck to that young man!
January 10th, 2023 at 7:06 PM ^
I really have no idea why anyone feared him going to MSU.
January 10th, 2023 at 9:28 PM ^
Maybe it's because sometimes players go back home?
January 10th, 2023 at 11:59 PM ^
but other than that one game, what's the worry about him going there? Are people still clinging that hard to that one-off?
January 11th, 2023 at 12:40 AM ^
I mean I think it's pretty obvious.
We all want success for him but at other teams expenses.
I wouldn't want him to repeat that "one off" game against us in a game that matters.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:10 PM ^
JClay, to do what Sonie just did—i.e.,post a link—click the icon at the top of the Comment box that looks like a link in a chain.
January 10th, 2023 at 6:08 PM ^
You expect me to remember that over the ache of my sciatica?
January 10th, 2023 at 9:55 PM ^
Yeah, I get it. It's hard to remember using a link that looks like a link to link something.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:25 PM ^
January 11th, 2023 at 11:29 AM ^
Is that not the worst looking faux bucky lookin' high faluttin' sooner uni you ever saw?
Trying to figure out why staying was not the obvious option. If he had followed cade or bowman it would have been less baffling. That said, you never know the stuff he dealt with at M. Lots of competition, being from EL, qb and scheme changes etc.
January 10th, 2023 at 4:53 PM ^
too bad hes leaving but glad hes going to oklahoma and not "enter big ten team here"
January 10th, 2023 at 5:06 PM ^
Me too. Honestly, I kinda hate "enter big ten team here." I can't say I've ever rooted for "enter big ten team here". And it sorta irks me whenever one of our players ends up at "enter big ten team here."
F a buncha "enter big ten team here."
January 10th, 2023 at 5:39 PM ^
January 11th, 2023 at 7:21 AM ^
+1 for self-awareness
January 10th, 2023 at 8:50 PM ^
TO HELL WITH "enter big ten team name here" !!
January 10th, 2023 at 11:53 PM ^
I think it's great that players can transfer without penalty. But I also think it would be reasonable to make a rule that prevents in-conference transfers. There are 120+ teams a guy can transfer to outside the conference.
January 11th, 2023 at 8:58 PM ^
No that would be a bad rule. This is still school. If any student can transfer wherever they want athletes should be able to as well. I know in the past a lot of coaches would block guys from transferring to certain teams. They always looked like assholes in doing so. I’m not even sure if I’ve heard of that anytime recently though. Maybe someone else knows
edit: Pretty sure this somehow is a reply to the wrong post. Anyways y’all can figure out I think
January 10th, 2023 at 11:53 PM ^
I think it's great that players can transfer without penalty. But I also think it would be reasonable to make a rule that prevents in-conference transfers. There are 120+ teams a guy can transfer to outside the conference.
January 11th, 2023 at 4:57 AM ^
Sure, when they also make that rule preventing coaches and other team staffers from taking positions with teams within the conference.
January 10th, 2023 at 4:53 PM ^
That's a nice landing spot for him and great that it's far away from East Lansing. Good luck young fella.
January 10th, 2023 at 4:53 PM ^
Hope he kicks ass at OU.
January 10th, 2023 at 4:54 PM ^
Good luck! Say hello to Tiger King for me.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:18 PM ^
And That Bitch Carole Baskin.
January 10th, 2023 at 4:55 PM ^
Good home for him in their offense should provide him multiple targets and good home for us in that we dont have to face him.
I wish him well
January 10th, 2023 at 4:55 PM ^
Good Luck. Im excited to see what the Sophmores do next year
January 10th, 2023 at 5:00 PM ^
I have a feeling Andrel is going to blow up in Year 3. He has all the tools.
Good luck, young man!
January 10th, 2023 at 6:53 PM ^
He has all the tools.
Other than hands.
January 10th, 2023 at 7:11 PM ^
Good thing he plays football then.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:00 PM ^
Glad for him. After the East Lansing performance I always thought he was on the cusp of a breakout at some point. Hope he gets there at his next destination
January 10th, 2023 at 5:08 PM ^
To post a link, see above.
[i.e., duplication]
January 10th, 2023 at 5:11 PM ^
Best of luck to Andrel in the Big-12 and at Oklahoma.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:13 PM ^
I was really hoping he'd change his mind. He did not make the leap this year but I still think his "sleeper of the year status" can pay off. Even if not here.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:15 PM ^
I cant forget the Illinois game he had an opportunity to shine but just didn't work out.
Good luck at OU
January 10th, 2023 at 5:48 PM ^
I can’t help but think if he catches that ball against Illinois, does he end up transferring? If he catches it, then the coaches and JJ have more confidence in him which would lead to more snaps and maybe more targets and maybe some catches in the last 3 games. He feels good about the way the season ends heading into his Junior year. Instead he dropped it and the complete opposite happened.
Oh well - all the best AA.
January 10th, 2023 at 7:46 PM ^
I think it is telling when one of your best friends on the team is the new stsrting QB, who you would routes with immediatelt coming back fr9m away games last year. They had so much work in together that you would think JJ would have given him a couple chances in gsmes to make a big play like just throwing it up to him. If one of my best friends was any good i would make jt a point to at least target him once a game but that didnt even happen. I feel like that tells you how good Anthony actually was
January 10th, 2023 at 11:54 PM ^
He had plenty of chances. He started most games. But he rarely seemed to be open and had too many drops.
January 11th, 2023 at 9:10 PM ^
I mean the guy had 7 receptions this year if I remember correctly and 12 as a freshman. He had one good game, other than that his career even with our rushing dominant offense was never trending towards stud really. He also doesn’t appear to have great hands. Guys like Braylon for example produce early and have a clear trajectory. He had almost 70 receptions, over 1,000 yards and 10 TD’s as a sophomore. Now we shouldn’t expect that from him in this offense but he was basically a ghost this year. I wonder if he can play corner. Either way he’s a sooner now. Good luck to him and hope it all works out.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:18 PM ^
I really, really hope he knows Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams are no longer there...
January 10th, 2023 at 5:18 PM ^
I always wonder if players even consider the "disrespect" factor of transferring inside the conference. I'm thrilled AA is headed to OU where I'm sure he'll do great things. Had he transferred to PSU, I would have been seriously bummed -- and had it been staee, I would have felt immediately disrespected, which would immediately change my warmth for Andrel.
I guess I'm saying:
A) Out of conference transferring ok. You left Michigan, but at least you showed some class
B) In conference to an up and comer, not great. But you get your playing time and you're ok not being competitive with Michigan
C) OSU or Staee is "pulling a boren" and immediately douchifies you (it's a technical term). I hope you lose every game and have your only pro prospects with the Edmonton Elks.
January 10th, 2023 at 6:32 PM ^
I don’t think that’s fair. While I would hate to face him at msu, he’s from el and would understand if he wanted to play more and be close to family
January 10th, 2023 at 5:19 PM ^
Good luck, Andrel!
January 10th, 2023 at 5:22 PM ^
Thanks for help keeping us competitive in a game that one time
January 10th, 2023 at 5:24 PM ^
It's one thing if your transfers are going to MAC schools, but we're seeing more transfers to better programs, with success following. The glass is half full part of that is the talent level has significantly increased.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:26 PM ^
Great spot for him.
January 10th, 2023 at 5:34 PM ^
Best of luck to AA
It was alarming to see the number of offers he received
January 10th, 2023 at 6:14 PM ^
The offer list is the piece of the equation that is perplexing. When he was able to haul in targets he was borderline electric. He had some drops, but he didn’t really get enough opportunity to have a lot of drops. I’m very interested in other’s opinions on this one. Only thing I can think of is his run blocking wasn’t what the program was looking for. One thing that is apparent by his offers is that not a lot of other P5 programs felt that way. I would love to see him perform well at OU.