I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Michigan State football program (players and coaches) in interviews and press conferences all on the same page like they have been this year. Seriously, they have the talking points down so well you would think they were running for political office. No one, and I mean no one, has been off point.
Naturally at this point in the season, a lot of questions revolve around individuals, what they’ve been working on over the summer, how they plan to fit into the scheme, etc. But it seems like every time a reporter asks an individual question, the player usually responds that they’ll do whatever it takes to win a Big Ten championship. I think this speaks volumes about the culture and the discipline of the program right now, and I have to think that it’s a good intangible to see going into the season.
Case in point, Hondo has a video of freshman TE Dion Sims where someone says that Narduzzi would like to use Sims for pass rush on third down and whether he’d be open to that. Sims response was
Yeah, anywhere that they need to put me, that’s fine. I would do anything to win a Big Ten championship or get to the Rose Bowl, so anything that I can do to help the team out, that would be great.
Seems like there tends to be a lot of talk, especially among the recruits and new commits, about what set MSU apart from the other schools. Many of the responses seem to include the family atmosphere. Another video from Hondo with DE David Rolf, he says
The family atmosphere they told me about, it’s here. Everything, I mean, if you need anything, you let them know and they’ll do their best to help you out.
There’s a greater sense of accountability and responsibility within this program, something that was lacking under Bobby Williams and John L. Smith.
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