Bah, there's plenty of interest from guys who are solid 4 stars. I'm not going to draw an arbitrary line between 150 and 220; splitting hairs at that point. However, M is almost in the position where it NEEDS to get guys like Gary, Kelly, Brederson and the Detroit area kids to go to get where they need to be. If they start missing out on those guys, I'll sound the alarm.
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If they get Gary OR Kelly, I'd consider that a major win. Personally, I'd bet on the South for Gary, but M is very much in that one. I'd be really surprised with Kelly. It also sure doesn't look like they're getting Corley.
But, at the end of the day, the metrics are clear. You're right that 150-200-250 all that much differentiated.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 Post........Out of curiosity, Buchanan, how do you figure? I mean, the clearest metric of pushing a huge recruiting advantage or doing something hugely innovative and attractive to recruits is, well, RECRUITS. It strikes me that your statement is an article of faith at the moment. As WM noted, there isn't even a ton of interest in M from top 150 kids.
Besides that, M has natural disadvantages to hauling in high value targets that Peetty, for example, in his resurrection of USC didn't face. AA is nice but not that nice compared to LA. Maybe a stretch, but Saban probably had ..... bags full of cash. It's just the way things are done down there. ufm didn't have a decade of rotten football to recover from. It didn't hurt osu recruiting that he went 12-0 in his first season.
So, you gotta start somewhere. Harbaugh knows where M football is positioned. I'd say he's done a good job getting the program off the mat. He's got the pub, he's got the cache' himself, he has a staff with a ton of NFL coaching experience that kids with an eye towards that are going to be attracted to.
Bottom line, I don't have the expectation that he's going to make any recruiting hauls until he delivers on the hype he's created in his space. He HAS to win football games to do that.Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.
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I can't emphasize the importance of this year .... we HAVE to go 10-2 or better, or Harbaugh is going to have an even bigger hole to dig out of, and getting back to where we want to be maybe years away or never. As was pointed out, the talent deficit with O-state is growing substantially.
Harbaugh should be doing better in recruiting than he has... quite frankly, I don't get it. He's even got several staff members who have a reputation to be great recruiters.
A so-so year this year, and Harbaugh recruiting will be hurt even further.
I have to say I am excited and worried about this year at the same time. I would have been less worried if we were reeling in top talent and not bringing in Dunaways.Last edited by Pasadena Blue; April 29, 2015, 01:11 PM.
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