News and Notes From Spartan Football 08/10/10 Mark Dantonio Edition
  “Most talented team we have had†Biggest concerns: *Kicking game can be 85-110 points per season when successful. All three (Conroy, Muma, Sadler)

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- “Most talented team we have hadâ€
- Biggest concerns: *Kicking game can be 85-110 points per season when successful. All three (Conroy, Muma, Sadler) kicked well. We have to put them under pressure. *Rebuilding OL on right side.
- LBs fine DB fine
- Expectations:Â You expect to win championships
- Got to win close games and finish
- You shoot for last game trying to win a championship
- STAR is a will LB, can be a DB in a nickel.
- Top battles
1)Â Â Â Â Â WR
2)Â Â Â Â Â RB
3)Â Â Â Â Â K
4)Â Â Â Â Â RT OL
5)Â Â Â Â Â Backup TE
6)Â Â Â Â Â DE 4 guys playing well
- Seniors: Good players and people…credit also to the past staff
- I expect to win every football game. That is my expectation. We have the talent to play with anyone on our schedule.
- Play consistently more than anything.
- Focus equals mastering the fundamentals
- 30+ guys that played and traveled extensively back
- You have to recruit this caliber of player that can compete in the weight room, film room, and on the field.
- Respect has to be earned back:Â Socially, athletically, academically
- 18 of 21 from the ‘08 class graduated
- All but 2 in ‘09 class graduated, Swenson in NFL but working on it with over a 3. GPA
- J’Michael Deane has to stay healthy through the two-a-days
- Chris D Rucker to CB for a position change as well as Drew Stevens to F (Fullback)
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