CT coach Wilcher is NOT happy with Meyer, Ohio State
"I think Urban Meyer will have to step his game up; we're going to have to talk," Cass Tech football coach Thomas Wilcher told Detroit Sports 105.1 on Friday. "He has come to my school and got the No. 1 athlete two years in a row.
"You cannot come over here, come up to the north and walk out of here with your pockets full and not give us respect.
"That's not gonna happen again, I can tell you that right now."
Wilcher told 105.1 he has talked to Weber several times, and that Weber is not happy at all.
Wilcher was asked by 105.1 host Matt Dery if Weber would be sticking with Ohio State, and he wouldn't say that.
He said Weber is talking things over with his family and figuring out what his options our [sic].
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/201…
February 6th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
Go to Iowa, Mike. Kirk will be there at least another 50 years. Just bring a couple extra ACLs. Maybe Wisconsin.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^
This is one of the best posts I've seen here in a while. Kudos.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
but what leverage would they have to stipulate that? If they want to reverse the PR damage they would have to man up and let him go where he wants. If not they risk another PR hit.
February 6th, 2015 at 2:47 PM ^
Boren exception.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^
Keep fighting the good fight, Thomas.
(Incidentally, he and Harbaugh were classmates at U-M.)
February 6th, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^
I hope their dishonesty and shortsighted gain will backfire on them from now on... A kid's welfare should always be the priority.
February 6th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
Urban Meyer's top priority a kid's welfare? Surely you jest!
February 6th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^
It would be nice if Wilcher just called out Urbz as being dishonest, devious and deceitful as opposed to be so oblique and talking about respect.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^
Mischievous, and deceitful! Chicanerous, and deplorable!
February 6th, 2015 at 5:07 PM ^
Not to mention duplicitous, knavish, and mendacious!
If I had a glove, I'd smack him across the face and challenge him to meet me at dawn in the far meadow. Pistols or sabres - his choice.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
It is strange that Urban hasn't contacted Thomas Wilcher. (at least at the time of the radio interview) You would think Urban would want to clear the air and keep the door open to Cass Tech.
February 6th, 2015 at 4:11 PM ^
It isn't strange for someone who thinks rules don't apply them and they run a dirtball program
February 6th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 3:09 PM ^
but mostly posted because I dig the MF Doom avatar... you probably understand where my username comes from, I suspect. And possibly my sig.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
It is one thing for Cass Tech to be "locked up" to OSU. Still waiting on Glenville sending kids to UofM. This probably does not affect that situation.
February 6th, 2015 at 2:44 PM ^
Does Willy Henry set off any alarms? How about Frank Clark?
February 6th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^
Neither of them had offers from OSU while both Damon Webb and Mike Weber had UofM offers.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^
Coach Meyer, meet karma. Karma, this is Coach Meyer.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
This is exactly what Mike needs if he wants to be released from his letter of intent.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^
Aren't there only 2 options i.e. stay or ask OSU to let him go?
February 6th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^
Sort of. He could also transfer right now and just sit out a year. But, even if he does get released, he would still have to figure out where to go instead. Most schools are all out of scholarships/roster spots now with signing day having passed.
February 6th, 2015 at 2:46 PM ^
somewhere. At the very least, someone, somewhere will suffer a career ending injury in Spring practice. More likely, some coach just ups their expected attrition by one.
And, of course, there is the SEC.
February 7th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
Yes, there will be SOMEWHERE he can go, but for a guy who was very particular about where he chose to go and what situation he walked into, just have SOME options now when he had SEVERAL before signiing day doesn't exactly make him whole.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 1:54 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
Not offered the job until Thursday? No one outside of 11Warriors believes that. Coaches like Wilcher do not believe that. Nice try?
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February 6th, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^
Here is the podcast - might as well throw it in the OP.
This might have more affect down the road than in Weber's case - I believe Ginn SR kept UM out of Glenville for a long period. We'll see -it's the heat of the moment and emotions are high, in 3 months it wont be that way. Not that he will forgot what happened.
http://www.detroitsports1051.com/mattdery/podcast/2015/02/06/cass-tech-…
February 6th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^
This is turning into ta similar situation as Petrino at Louisville who has been banned from the school in South Carolina for withdrawling a scholarship late in the process, who was committed 8 months ago! I like how Wilcher stood up for his player and added leverage to this.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 1:51 PM ^
b/c a month or so ago i was wondering what happened w/ Dunn b/c he was invisible all season and against UM, and then the news that he's leaving
i like your theory and would believe that's an urban thing to do
i wish i could say it will matter in the long run, but i don't think it will
Regardless of what i think of meyer, he's objectively an incredible coach and a great recruiter and studs will always want to play for him; osu will always be very good to great under meyer
the best we can hope for is that Harbaugh brings us back to that level or close to it, which seems reasonably likely and an incredible prospect in light of how far the program has sunk
February 6th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^
will be turning Michigan around immediately. But I also believe that he will not be drawn into a fight over this recruitment battle. This was a test of recruiting wills and unfortunately this young man got caught in the middle. No matter what, Weber faces a lot of competition going to Michigan or Ohio.
February 6th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 6:43 PM ^
Bri'onte Dunn was given the ball as a freshman a lot and allowed a complete chance to compete for the starting job. He couldn't beat out Carlos Hyde (because duh) and then he couldn't beat out Ezekiel Elliott (because duh). If OSU oversigns like everyone here says, do you really think they'd waste a super valuable scholarship just to take a player they don't plan on using to stick it to Michigan? That's crazy talk. The best players play. Poor Dunn happened to be a B+ player stuck behind two A+s.
February 6th, 2015 at 1:40 PM ^
...Weber still believes Meyer's comments about splitting carries with Elliot in the CFB?
Do you think Mike Weber trusts that comment?
February 6th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^
Did Vanderdoes have any extenuating circumstance in his case? Or did he just flat change his mind? If the latter, I'd have to believe if Weber took this to the mat, the bait and switch in this situation would favor his side greatly. Granted, we're a long, long way from that type of consideration.
February 6th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
Vanderdidn't .
February 6th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
His grandma was sick.