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M-Borg vs. THE Flavortown U Thread, Orig. by Buckeye Paul, absconded w/by talent.
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BWI, I think, is their Scout forum. It is pretty active. Search Penn State scout forums and you'll find it. They are beyond delusional. Pretty bad even by mass fan forum standards, which are very low.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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thanks talent, found one of the Scout PSU forums; here's an interesting take from there regarding the recruitment of Reeves, they're saying Hoke has an in-home with him today, Frank Monday, and Mattison Tuesday.
It is looking more and more likely that Reeves has narrowed it down to either Michigan or ohio
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The decommitment of Stacey is the 3rd in this class, and the 2nd one that involved someone realizing that Michigan had other recruits lined up that were likely be ahead of them in the depth charts. The 3rd, Pharoah Brown---he lost his spot by thinking he could sneak around and get away with it. Turned out well for him, didn't it?
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Guys who have no chance to play; filling up early and missing out on, apparently, tons of top talent. Hoke may want revise his recruiting philosophy.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Originally posted by iam416 View PostGuys who have no chance to play; filling up early and missing out on, apparently, tons of top talent. Hoke may want revise his recruiting philosophy.
Let's see how the rest of the recruiting season plays out, both the run-up to and signing day itself, before passing judgment, then let's re-visit this class 2, 3 and 4 seasons down the road to see how they pan out over time. Who (someone less biased than you or I) is saying that Hoke is "missing out on tons of top talent" due to early commitments?
Is it possible, too, that Hoke sees things in a different way than you do, than what some other coaching staffs do, that Hoke identified early not only what positions were positions of need, but also who he and his staff wanted, based on factors such as character, love of Michigan, and academic ability to be a true student-athlete at Michigan?
Truth is, this is Hoke's first full recruiting season, his first full recruiting class. And no doubt, after going thru an initial (albeit successful) season without recruiting to his own system, he saw this recruiting season to be one where it was important to get an early jump-start to show other potential recruits what he is trying to build in Ann Arbor, to create a "buzz" among potential recruits by getting some early momentum to go along with the early success on the field. (Not unlike what the Detroit Tigers did several years ago by signing then-free agent Pudge Rodriquez right after coming off the worst seasons in Tiger Baseball history. That signing, BTW, sent the Detroit Tiger organization 180 degrees in the opposite direction, as other free agents soon followed, and the Tigers came to within a few pitchers errors and wild pitches of a World Series Trophy just 2 years later, in 2006).
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All good points. My comment was mostly a needle at M fans. Apparently, a number of recruits who signed elsewhere "would have been M" -- highly regarded ones, too, except, of course, M wasn't interested or was full or whatever. And, of course, anyone who leaves isn't good enough to play, and is running away.
I think Hoke has done a nice job. Given where he was, I think his early offers made tons of sense and he got a good core. I think he'll probably be a little more focused early on the process this year b/c he's not worried about building momentum and getting kids in.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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FTR, it's a standard approach -- every fanbase does it. It's what gave rise to the "BG/TC" schtick at the Megasite when any recruit signed with a school that wasn't yours.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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