Harbaugh Recruiting Tactics

Isn't that true of every recruit?  Even Gary has to do that to see the field.  If you don't, you become Derrick Green.  I'm not calling BS here, but how many guys truly expect to get immediate playing time at a school like Michigan?  This still sounds like "we have a shot to get someone way better than you" followed with a firm parting handshake.

this very interesting real life example of an individual recruiting situation here.  Affords  perspective in and from the crucible of college football recruiting.  One of my own personal, layperson, nonexpert takeaways from the situation you describe is if you want to play football for Coach Harbaugh at Michigan you better either be outstanding and very committed, very good and very, very committed, or good and very, very, very committed to competing and improving in the football meritocracy at Michigan.  Tough game.  Striving for nothing less than excellence in this most competitive game.  Very illuminating Blue Blood 2991. Makes me respect the young men who play this game even more than I already did.  Thanks again.  

It's hard to believe that some of these posts I have seen come from real Michigan supporters. Most of us believe we have the right guy at the helm and that the latest rumors are just that. Until we know different, we would give Harb the benefit of the doubt.  

Instead, we have what I believe are posers on here saying things against our guy without knowing shit!!!!

Sparty, Urban, is that you?????????  

Does this mean we don't have to take down our "Sactimonious Recruiting Championship" banners now?

Does anyone know why we stopped recruiting Caleb Kelly???

It's good to see something like that because it's in line with many of our views. However, and you could be telling the complete truth, without an actual report by referenced player, we will all still hold those views we initially presented. In no way, take that as to doubt t veracity of post.

I would just like to add this to what I've already mentioned about Harbaugh's character and his sense of obligation, based on who he is, obligation to position, as well along with what many SEC and now a few ACC coaches are bitching about. he is all about giving as much exposure to high school players to ehance their chances at possibly receiving an education in exchange for their skills on the football field. Of course he is hoping to find a diamond in the rough and increase the size of his footprint in areas not considered his backyard, but devoting this much time to increase exposure, as well as a standing invitation to all coaches in any given area, speaks volumes. If they took him up on this offer, would that increase or decrease their stature? I do know bitching about it gains them nothing.

But the one most important factor in considering this issue is that JH plans on being here until he decides not to be. I am convinced this could very well be his last job in football, unless he moves into an administrative position when and if he should ever start running low on energy.

Given this, and with full knowledge by every poster who has chimed in on this, we all can agree this man is definitely a "Big Picture" man. What his mind conceives right now we will be more than privileged to witness when it occurs.  He is absolutely aware of the fact to realize his vision he can do nothing to even suggest his credibility is questionable. That is a given. He cannot build his program with recruits having the slightest hesitation as to what they hear is anything other than what will take place. In the end, it all boils down to nothing more than that.

So given the worst case scenario, which would cause an unbearable stink, and to which many have so quickly jumped, you should really ask yourself if it's possible to realize his vision without being totally forthright to all those he is carefully selecting as capable to make his vision a reality and doing his best to ensure they end up in AA?  If you answer that question honestly, this matter should be laid to rest. This isn't a case similar to Tressel and Carrol's promises to make life as easy as possible to players every coach in America would have loved to coach.

Believe me, he would not give anyone ammunition to use against him. Just as coaches were using Lloyd's impending retirement against him at the end of his career, they would not hesitate to use even a hint of lack of credibility if they could substantiate it. This, my friehds, simply will not happen. His recruits know exactly what is expected and the message was quicly dispatched to those recruits he inherited.

You should rest easy in realizing Hackett knew who he was getting both as a coach and a man.

This sounds credible to me.  I had been thinking about this and I asked myself how I would try to handle it.  The situation is that you have a committed recruit whose development suggests he wouldn't be that great of an asset at Michigan.  Meanwhile you need the slot for a very talented guy.  So what do you do?  The answer is that you sit down with the non-developing guy and lay out the cards for him.  No stud athlete (and they are all stud athletes) wants to go to a situation where they no longer see him fitting in when they have other places that are dying to have him.  

Now, if I could figure that out on my own, I think it's safe to say that Harbaugh would have thought of it.  So the only question is whether Harbaugh has the moral fortitude to have such a conversation.  And of course he does.