CC: Marcellus Wiley at It Again on Twitter

Submitted by plisar on

I'm about to head to sleep for the night, but found these pop up on twitter again:

Cutler's benching was 2-fold...Bad performances, more so "last ditch effort to get Harbaugh" by Bears via trade. I'm told it's "Too Late"

sportzfan81

December 22nd, 2014 at 1:05 AM ^

His tweet prior to this may have been even more telling:

@marcelluswiley: Michigan's candidates outside of Harbaugh include Sean Payton & Jason Garrett. Haha, now that's funny!
#smokeandmirrors




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Champeen

December 22nd, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^

This is where Brian Cole's dad is doing this process right.  I was shocked when Cole committed to us. It really appeared either MSU or OSU was going to land him.  I have 2 close contacts to Cole and Michigan was third.

Additionally, one of my close contacts also told me Cole was most likely decommitting the week after Hoke was let go.

I give Kudos to Cole's dad for wanting to wait until the next coach was hired, THEN making a decision.  Kids that decommitted immediately without knowing who the new coach was or speaking to them is, well, a little immature (with exceptions to possible early enrollees).

Haywood Jablomy

December 22nd, 2014 at 9:13 AM ^

I don't know where I saw it-- maybe in one of these comments- so I am not sying it's true but I read that certain recruits were affirmed of the likelyhood  or even confirmed the fact that JH would be the next Meeecgingan football coach. 

 

If true, I say the Dad/kid deserve kudos for keeping a lid on it. That, s doing there part. It may also explain, along with other insiders, how so many bets were coming in. People with a vested interest knew/know but have been aprised of the need for discretion.

And, that is where Hacket deserves kudos.

 

loosekanen

December 22nd, 2014 at 9:39 AM ^

In a world of increasingly sterile and superficial relationships I find the emphasis on the coach and recruit/player to be refreshing in most cases and creepy in others. In Brady's case it truly seemed that the relationships he forged were very strong with his players and recruits. If a recruit has another coach he feels comfortable with willing to extend an offer his way I feel he's doing the right thing by switching as soon as possible. Fans don't give much thought to 'excess' recruits after their positions have been filled in a class. But these kids don't have unlimited time to commit to offers. More often than not it probably behooves them to choose the next best situation rather than waiting for a coaching staff which may not have the same chemistry as the previous regime.

funkywolve

December 22nd, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^

As much as people want to believe recruits are choosing a school to attend, the relationship a recruit has with the coaching staff is huge.  With the top end recruits they've been recruited by schools for 2-3 years.  They've probably had numerous phone conversations as well as face to face conversations with various members of a schools coaching staff.  Yeah, there's some recruits who put a lot of stock in the actual school but for most of these kids the relationship they have with the coaching staff is going to be one of, if not the, primary decision as to where they go.

AA2Denver

December 22nd, 2014 at 10:59 AM ^

True, but there are very few open scholarships this year so if there was a year to "miss out" this is it.

We have 6 hard commits, roughly 12 open spots.  Of the six, four are 4*, one is a kicker and the other a legacy. We're in good shape. All the new coach has to do get a few of the de-committed back on board and add a few more. 

 

 

plisar

December 22nd, 2014 at 1:07 AM ^

For some reason, my posts cut off, but I was trying to say:

Either Wiley is the biggest Michigan troll ever or there's some sort of smoke he's seeing that the rest of the national guys haven't seen yet.

RobM_24

December 22nd, 2014 at 2:21 AM ^

No. I think the implication was that the Bears were trying to package a deal that included Cutler, and they benched Cutler to make sure he remained trade-able (healthy). The consensus amongst Bears' insiders was that they benched him to ensure he'd be healthy enough to trade, so it somewhat makes sense. Also, Kaepernick has obviously been a big (or biggest) part of the 49ers downturn.

alum96

December 22nd, 2014 at 7:58 AM ^

Umm no.

Cutler just signed a 7 year 120M contract.  San Fran is not taking on a 31 year old guy who does not get along with teammates and be stuck with him at that salary cap.  That makes no sense.

Those type of contracts dont get traded.  In fact it's nearly impossible to move veterans period nowadays.  Look how often baseball moves players vs football.

I dont get what Wiley was even trying to say frankly. 

HipsterCat

December 22nd, 2014 at 10:45 AM ^

Kaep who took them to 2 NFC championship games and was one play away from winning them a super bowl is the reason the 49ers sucked this year? 

I thought the O-line being super beat up and the defense missing key players like Willis (IR all season), Bowman (apparently just activated off the PUP, Aldon smith (suspended for 9 games). 

LSAClassOf2000

December 22nd, 2014 at 6:17 AM ^

At least on its surface, it's an interesting strategy and probably one you wouldn't pull out unless you were indeed shopping for someone / something, the one which reads "We're so desperate for a coach / player that we're going to start Jimmy Clausen."

If it is too late, good. That's at least consistent with the report last night that the Bears are out of the Harbaugh sweepstakes anyway. 

JHendo

December 22nd, 2014 at 8:58 AM ^

The industry she is in is one where it's all about having attention on her so even more people will notice her for one reason or another when she's actually singing (which she's actually not too bad at).  In other words, she's doing a really good job at her job.  If it upsets you, fortunately you can simply disregard her, which is what I do with her for the most part.  At the very least,  I don't think anything she has done is deserving enough to be degraded as a "bitch."  Saying that simply just shows your inability to articulate your thoughts, or instead exposes you as sexist with an inferiority complex who is scared of a woman's sexuality (as absurd as her occasional behaviors may be) and/or her ability to be successful.