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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by Fish Cat » Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:19 pm

You all should go see @davidwakefieldco on Twitter. He is still harassing Dante. His dad responded a couple of times. Pretty funny, but I still feel like we should rally around this kid. It must have been a tough decision.



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by Cataholic » Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:00 pm

Fish Cat wrote:You all should go see @davidwakefieldco on Twitter. He is still harassing Dante. His dad responded a couple of times. Pretty funny, but I still feel like we should rally around this kid. It must have been a tough decision.
Help me out. I can’t find his profile.



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by Fish Cat » Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:22 pm

@davewakefieldco This f*ckin guy!



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by bobcat99 » Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:13 pm

Best course with twitter trolls is to ignore them.



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by Cataholic » Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:22 pm

Fish Cat wrote:@davewakefieldco This f*ckin guy!
Did he remove the tweets. I found his profile but nothing on Dante



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by DriscollCat » Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:33 pm

Cataholic wrote:
Fish Cat wrote:@davewakefieldco This f*ckin guy!
Did he remove the tweets. I found his profile but nothing on Dante
It's hard to find if you are looking up his page. But if you look up @dantesparaco his will be among the most recent tweets. You can follow the thread from there.



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by Joe Bobcat » Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:57 pm

From one of his tweets it looks like he knows how to work some magic with a flank steak.
This alone would make him a good roommate to have.


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Post by Colter_Nuanez » Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:33 pm

Montana State lands Colorado transfer LB Dante Sparaco
https://skylinesportsmt.com/montana-sta ... e-sparaco/



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by wbtfg » Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:46 pm

This dude is big time.


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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by The MICKSTER » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:00 am

So here's a ? that I don't know if anyone has asked.....Where do you see Sparaco, Sterk, Hadley, & Fa'anono on the two deep ? It's hard for me to envision a line-up where at least Sparaco, Sterk & Hadley aren't all starters, but, there are only two DE positions on the team, and to complicate things all 3 are better suited to be the 'BUCK' end.

Because of Sparaco's size could he be moved inside in an attempt to get the best 11 on the field? I'm guessing not, unless it's a passing down.

Could there be a regular rotation between all 4? I could see something along those lines.

If you correlated this defensive FCS talent level to the PRO's, I'd think we'd either be over the salary cap or getting a hell of a deal. GO CATS!



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

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The MICKSTER wrote:So here's a ? that I don't know if anyone has asked.....Where do you see Sparaco, Sterk, Hadley, & Fa'anono on the two deep ? It's hard for me to envision a line-up where at least Sparaco, Sterk & Hadley aren't all starters, but, there are only two DE positions on the team, and to complicate things all 3 are better suited to be the 'BUCK' end.

Because of Sparaco's size could he be moved inside in an attempt to get the best 11 on the field? I'm guessing not, unless it's a passing down.

Could there be a regular rotation between all 4? I could see something along those lines.

If you correlated this defensive FCS talent level to the PRO's, I'd think we'd either be over the salary cap or getting a hell of a deal. GO CATS!
Right now, here is the two-deep (in my opinion and based how they lined up this spring)

End: Tyrone Fa'anono OR Derek Marks, Marcus Ferriter
3-Tech: Zach Wright, Chase Benson
Nose: Tucker Yates, Elu Leota
Buck: Bryce Sterk OR Jacob Hadley OR Dante Sparaco, Kyle Finch

So obviously there is going to be competition but expect there to be a heavy amount of rotating with the defensive line this year. If Kyle Rygg and Travis Yates come along, MSU will be 3-deep at every position on the defensive line. Hout and Gregorak rotated a lot last year so I expect to see the same and possibly more this year. One thing is for sure, our passing down, defensive line package will be much improved this fall. Also, Grant Collins will return sometime during the season for yet another option to throw into the mix.


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Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by CelticCat » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:14 am

In Colters article, Sporaco is quoted as saying the coaches also like him at LB.


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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by The MICKSTER » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:16 am

VimSince03 wrote:
The MICKSTER wrote:So here's a ? that I don't know if anyone has asked.....Where do you see Sparaco, Sterk, Hadley, & Fa'anono on the two deep ? It's hard for me to envision a line-up where at least Sparaco, Sterk & Hadley aren't all starters, but, there are only two DE positions on the team, and to complicate things all 3 are better suited to be the 'BUCK' end.

Because of Sparaco's size could he be moved inside in an attempt to get the best 11 on the field? I'm guessing not, unless it's a passing down.

Could there be a regular rotation between all 4? I could see something along those lines.

If you correlated this defensive FCS talent level to the PRO's, I'd think we'd either be over the salary cap or getting a hell of a deal. GO CATS!
Right now, here is the two-deep (in my opinion and based how they lined up this spring)

End: Tyrone Fa'anono OR Derek Marks, Marcus Ferriter
3-Tech: Zach Wright, Chase Benson
Nose: Tucker Yates, Elu Leota
Buck: Bryce Sterk OR Jacob Hadley OR Dante Sparaco, Kyle Finch

So obviously there is going to be competition but expect there to be a heavy amount of rotating with the defensive line this year. If Kyle Rygg and Travis Yates come along, MSU will be 3-deep at every position on the defensive line. Hout and Gregorak rotated a lot last year so I expect to see the same and possibly more this year. One thing is for sure, our passing down, defensive line package will be much improved this fall. Also, Grant Collins will return sometime during the season for yet another option to throw into the mix.
I can easily see what you described being the case. The only caveat, and you eluded to it, Sparaco wasn't here this Spring.

It's hard to wrap my mind around the thought that 'technically' either Sparaco, Sterk or Hadley will be 3rd string.......my head just exploded. :lol:



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Re: Dante Sparaco (Colorado Transfer DE/LB) Commits!!

Post by VimSince03 » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:19 am

The MICKSTER wrote:
VimSince03 wrote:
The MICKSTER wrote:So here's a ? that I don't know if anyone has asked.....Where do you see Sparaco, Sterk, Hadley, & Fa'anono on the two deep ? It's hard for me to envision a line-up where at least Sparaco, Sterk & Hadley aren't all starters, but, there are only two DE positions on the team, and to complicate things all 3 are better suited to be the 'BUCK' end.

Because of Sparaco's size could he be moved inside in an attempt to get the best 11 on the field? I'm guessing not, unless it's a passing down.

Could there be a regular rotation between all 4? I could see something along those lines.

If you correlated this defensive FCS talent level to the PRO's, I'd think we'd either be over the salary cap or getting a hell of a deal. GO CATS!
Right now, here is the two-deep (in my opinion and based how they lined up this spring)

End: Tyrone Fa'anono OR Derek Marks, Marcus Ferriter
3-Tech: Zach Wright, Chase Benson
Nose: Tucker Yates, Elu Leota
Buck: Bryce Sterk OR Jacob Hadley OR Dante Sparaco, Kyle Finch

So obviously there is going to be competition but expect there to be a heavy amount of rotating with the defensive line this year. If Kyle Rygg and Travis Yates come along, MSU will be 3-deep at every position on the defensive line. Hout and Gregorak rotated a lot last year so I expect to see the same and possibly more this year. One thing is for sure, our passing down, defensive line package will be much improved this fall. Also, Grant Collins will return sometime during the season for yet another option to throw into the mix.
I can easily see what you described being the case. The only caveat, and you eluded to it, Sparaco wasn't here this Spring.

It's hard to wrap my mind around the thought that 'technically' either Sparaco, Sterk or Hadley will be 3rd string.......my head just exploded. :lol:
"Technically" but, in reality, playing time and getting them on the field will be a fun thing for the coaching staff to figure out. Remember, two years ago we converted a freshman TE (Woody Brandom) and played a then-undersized true freshman (Derek Marks) at DE....and that was about it by the end of the season.


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Post by The MICKSTER » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:21 am

CelticCat wrote:In Colters article, Sporaco is quoted as saying the coaches also like him at LB.


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Post by CelticCat » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:40 am

In my opinion there is no way Fa'anono doesn't start. Dude is a great run stopping DE, and there aren't too many 270 DEs in this league. Marks might come in on pass rush packages, but Ty will be the guy if I was a betting man.


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CelticCat wrote:In my opinion there is no way Fa'anono doesn't start. Dude is a great run stopping DE, and there aren't too many 270 DEs in this league. Marks might come in on pass rush packages, but Ty will be the guy if I was a betting man.
I see your logic but Tyrone and Derek have been about equal against the run (at least on the film I've watched) and Derek is a better pass rusher. Still I look at them as co-starters since they play about the same # of snaps each game.


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VimSince03 wrote:
CelticCat wrote:In my opinion there is no way Fa'anono doesn't start. Dude is a great run stopping DE, and there aren't too many 270 DEs in this league. Marks might come in on pass rush packages, but Ty will be the guy if I was a betting man.
I see your logic but Tyrone and Derek have been about equal against the run (at least on the film I've watched) and Derek is a better pass rusher. Still I look at them as co-starters since they play about the same # of snaps each game.
Fair enough. Marks may have an overall higher upside, but Ty has put the work in and I think he will be the guy who starts, but as we know with TG who starts doesn't really mean anything.


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CelticCat wrote:
VimSince03 wrote:
CelticCat wrote:In my opinion there is no way Fa'anono doesn't start. Dude is a great run stopping DE, and there aren't too many 270 DEs in this league. Marks might come in on pass rush packages, but Ty will be the guy if I was a betting man.
I see your logic but Tyrone and Derek have been about equal against the run (at least on the film I've watched) and Derek is a better pass rusher. Still I look at them as co-starters since they play about the same # of snaps each game.
Fair enough. Marks may have an overall higher upside, but Ty has put the work in and I think he will be the guy who starts, but as we know with TG who starts doesn't really mean anything.
I guess thats my argument. It isn't like Derek hasn't put in the work either. They both have graded out really well and I'm a fan of both. I'm glad we have both of them, with Marcus Ferriter as another option, at strong-side end.


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