Conley Taking Visits

Losing former Massillon DB Justin Turner is really going to hurt...



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/ps NEVER FORGET

If you think Hoke's policy is bad, or unfair, or hurts our recruiting process, I don't think you have a good grasp of the game theory that enters into this process. Hoke is playing it exactly right from what I can tell

I'm guessing that a lot of people using the marriage analogy aren't actually married. For those who are married, did you date or let your fiancée date while engaged (not cheating, actually dating with your fiancée's blessing)? I would guess that this is not an overly successful strategy. Just wondering.

I don't know why this is even an issue here.  Hoke has the easiest and most straightforward policy I've ever heard regarding early commts and I'm sure they all know it before they give a verbal.  If Conley takes visits we no longer will hold a spot for him and will begin actively recruiting for a replacement because he is no longer considered committed.  How hard is that to understand how in God's name is that "unfair" on any level to a recruit?

The engagment analogy is the best one though.  When you propose (offer) you are signalling your interest in a future committment in marrage (signing LOC).  If your fiance accepts your ring but then several months later says "I'm really not sure anymore....I think I want to date a few more guys to make SURE I made the right decision accepting your proposal" would anyone here think the upcoming marrage was a certain event anymore?  And would your now dating others fiance say it was "unfair" if you started dating (recruiting) someone new as well?

There are committments made, verbal ones, that signify interest and intent for a much bigger and more permanent ones.

Two in the hand is better than a bear shitting in the woods. Or something like that.



#amiright??

Visiting Oregon.  I hope it is his decision and not Kelly's.  Oregon has the same policy as Hoke.  You commit, do not visit elsewhere. 

Pardon my ignorance if somebody already answered.

but I would trade Conley for McQuay.

Outside of Conley, there are still a few uncommitted cornerback prospects with Michigan offers:

Cole Luke, Priest Willis, Cameron Walker, and John Ross

http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/p/2013-offer-board.html

but now that kids are giving their verbals so much earlier than even 10 years ago, it's inevitable that there will be some decommits, and not just for Michigan. It's unreasonable to think that there won't be any 18-year-old seniors who have second thoughts about verbal commitments they made when they were 17-year old juniors. I would assume that Hoke & Co. understand this, and make plans for it.

Conley isn't expressing an interest in just any western school; it's not Washington State or UCLA or Cal—it's the hot, sexy program out in Eugene that's #2 in the country and a pick by plenty of people to play in the NC game. Even if Conley really is "solid for Michigan," it would be an unusual 18-year-old to not be intrigued by interest from one of the hottest programs in the country right now.

There was no way that this class wasn't going to have at least one decommitment. It happens, all the time, relax. If he doesn't end up Blue someone else equally capable will.

Go I guess people now understand why treadwell hasn't committed yet..

Again - people need to not follow 17-year-olds this closely, because they, I don't know, change their minds all the time.  If Conley comes to UM, then that is awesome.  If not, wish the kid the best but won't think about it again.  Luckily, there is actual football to care about in the interim.

These are 17- and 18-year old kids. There have been a lot of analogies thrown around this thread, but there is a very practical problem for the coaches: if kids are looking around, then the coaches need to look around too lest there be a signing-day surprise.

I don't blame any kid that wants to look around but the coaches need to recruit a class and reserved spots are only for those people done looking around.

Maybe Conley will end up in Kansas.

Gareon my wayward son,
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

That's odd... I could have sworn that there were plenty of critical comments here about Al Borges and his playcalling after the Notre Dame game. And more than a few after the Alabama game too.

But aside from that, nobody is preventing you from posting your opinions and observations about anything here. You say you don't "give two shits" about people questioning you, but you also complain about getting "voted down." Those seem a bit contradictory to me.

I think part of the problem is the idiotic comment moderation scheme in place here. It's routine for entirely innocuous or reasonable comments to be labeled "trolling" or "flamebait," and "overrated" and "underrated" make no sense whatsoever. It would be far better to go back to the old simple upvoting and downvoting scheme, with some regulations in place that restrain and penalize those who gratuitously and habitually neg comments. I agree that far too many here downvote simply and only because they disagree with an opinion.

I know it's a 17 year old kid and It's his life. I get and understand all that. I'm just saying Michigan was there before anybody else even knew about him. At least call the coaches and let them know what's going on. This is eerily similar to P. Brown last year. According to Bill Greene, his parents want him to travel and his coach is against it. If Oregon's whole coaching staff is coming Monday, an offer is imminent. This is not going to end well.