Anyone know with certainty whether recruits & players read this blog?
Just curious more than anything. I'm sure there's not a person in this world that hasn't googled themselves to see what comes up (yes, hyperbole, no need to post and say you've never done this), and I assume this curiosity would only increase with the knowledge that articles and various blogs write about your skills and future plans.
And maybe it's just me, but I'd want to read the bigger name blogs about the school I planned to play for or currently play for.
Any actual knowledge out there?
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 PM ^
I know Taylor Lewan and his Dad read it before he committed. So I think recruits do read it. Sometimes.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 PM ^
Since I am secretley Charles Woodson, I can say that some ex-players do. And I know that ChiTownBlue is actually Desmond. And that Dex guy, he's Jim Tressel.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:28 PM ^
Wrong. Dex is Pete Carroll.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:31 PM ^
No need for an outbreak of suicide.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:30 PM ^
Every recruit that I interview, I send him the link to the interview. Most of the ones I talk to have been on here. Travante Stallworth's Dad commented a couple times. It just depends on who it is really. But, yes there are recruits that are on here.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:32 PM ^
Has a player or parent ever made a positive or negative comment regarding the commenters? That'd be pretty interesting to hear...
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:38 PM ^
That crazy WVU recruit from a few years ago, Jason (?) Gwaltney used to post about his greatness anonymously at Rivals.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:42 PM ^
Yea I've gotten positive feedback from both players and parents. When I first started talking to Ricardo, he thought it was crazy that so many people viewed his interview.
They don't usually say anything negative, because they know the comments are off tilt sometimes, and understand how the boards work. As long as I'm not writing negative stuff they're happy.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:47 PM ^
I usually try to refrain from posting anything negative about a recruit (in the off-chance I have anything negative to say) for this reason. It would suck to read some of the comments you see posted around here if they were about you or your kid.
Yeah, yeah I know they are "public figures" and "open themselves up" to being picked apart, etc etc - I'm solely making a decency argument. And a rather softbatch one at that.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:34 PM ^
do you know of any recruits who have actually POSTED stuff on here? that would be interesting
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:32 PM ^
I know of one player who checks mgoblog and the premium boards on scout and rivals on his laptop before class starts.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:33 PM ^
O or D? Come on, you gotta give a hint. What's he think about the place?
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:42 PM ^
He was on the sites reading the rumors and trying to find out who his new coordinator was going to be. Hopefully he doesn't take Brian too seriously about Greg Robinson and commit ritual suicide just to get it out of the way.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:36 PM ^
I'm actually James Whitley. Incidentally, I won't be commenting for a while...
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:37 PM ^
Naturally I'm Moosman.
No... just kidding... I'm Mark Messner
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:42 PM ^
I think he just put up a post.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:44 PM ^
I am still waiting for my official offer though. I've been told that if every recruit de-commits, I may just get it. I am a 28 year old slot receiver. I of course am holding my breath. Oh, and it's also dependant on every player listed on Rivals committing elsewhere.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:49 PM ^
but in the 1% chance that it isn't - are you going to walk on?
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:51 PM ^
Yes I want my shout-out on Monday Recruiting.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:54 PM ^
and I will make a post imploring RR to take a chance on you. How's that?
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:57 PM ^
It's a joke
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:00 PM ^
I would run the 40 in a weekend, and I am sure they frown on hiring guys to bench 225 33 times.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:00 PM ^
I was hoping you'd grab up some random guy's Rivals page.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:03 PM ^
I am really Alanis Morrisette.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:06 PM ^
What else could I say
Everyone is gay
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:39 PM ^
OMFG really?! I love you!!!!!
You're so much hotter than Scarlett Johanson.
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:47 AM ^
I am one of the wolves from the pack that Barwis runs with. I can tell you all that Barwis is addicted to Barwis porn.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:50 PM ^
I think coaches try to stress for players not to post on forums or read up on things too many times. Of course, if I'm Tim Tebow, I absorb all the internet into my greatness, so there is no escaping.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:52 PM ^
like ESPN commenters or whatever is enough to deter a player from reading those sites again. But a reasonably professional blog such as this one (read: doesn't tolerate endless hate spam) should generate some interest from players, I would think.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:55 PM ^
Tebow indulges all of his vices at 4Chan before heading off to the Phillipines.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:45 PM ^
You would know that vices come at least 1/2 price in the Philippines. Lord knows how I ever made it out of there...
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:02 PM ^
Pass the bong, dude.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:04 PM ^
I am pretty sure he does. and whenever someone creates a new chapter in the Barwis mystique, he feels compelled to make it a reality. His wife is pretty fed up w/ these antics as well. When he brought home 2 wolves after reading on here that he owns wolves, she nearly left him. And all these Cage fights he has signed up for lately have left his body in shambles. He has been chain smoking at an alarming rate and chewing gravel to make his voice sound more like we want it to. He basically lives in a constant state of fear every time he checks out the message boards to hear the next ridiculous rumor he will have to make a reality for our enjoyment.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:09 PM ^
COME TO MICHIGAN!
Yes, we tend to obsess over the college destinations of high school students. Yes, occasionally the posts and discussion (especially in the offseason) could best be characterized as "off color." And yes, some of the threads do not portray certain players in the most positive light.
But we love our Wolverines. We love our university. We love our school's tradition. We love to be part of the greatest rivalry in sports (and to hold the series edge by a substantial margin). We love the Big House and attending football games with the largest crowd in America. We love winged helmets. And we love Ann Arbor.
GO BLUE!
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:29 PM ^
Don't listen to him... we still have plenty of room for you here, and hotter chicks too!
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:33 PM ^
I know a former walk-on kicker who reads the blog, but Googling himself is too painful.
Heh heh heh.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:50 PM ^
Lloyd Carr is an avid reader
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:36 AM ^
I'm Kevin Grady or at least have a similar BAC right now.