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Urban Meyer tells 97.1 The Fan he will address the poor recruiting in the B1G directly with those coaches at the upcoming coaches meeting.
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Meyer tells the fan it's concerning about the lack of B1G recruiting when there are 11 teams in the SEC up in the top 25 in recruiting.
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Urban Meyer argument is if the conference is strong it helps everyone but if they are not recruiting well it hurts the conference overall.
Oh Shut the fuck up Urban. We
Wow I can't decide if this
Wow I can't decide if this makes him even more of a megadouche or a team player.
"I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."
I actually don't think this
I actually don't think this is a bad thing. It's not like he's just complaining about it, he's going to touch on it at the coaches meeting. I think it is important for the whole conference to get better, and if Meyer can help that, why is that bad?
Now, if this is just him flapping his gums to brag about how great he did compared to most of the conference, then he's a megadouche. But if not, it should probably be seen as a good thing. That said, if he has good intentions, I don't see why he needs to go on a radio show to talk about it, but I guess that's how a lot of people do stuff.
SBNation Link I've heard from
SBNation Link I've heard from other sources that he was discussing playing more night games. It's tough for high schoolers to go from their Friday night games to a school's noon Saturday game.
Sidebar: This sounds weird but what do you do for a living? I can kind of tell what most of the big posters around here do but I can't get a read on you.
"I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."
I sell medical equipment.
I sell medical equipment.
Business major?
Business major?
"I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."
Sociology, actually. Not
Sociology, actually. Not that what I majored in has a whole lot to do with how well I do my job. The people in my field major in a whole range of things from business to econ to psych/soc/comm type majors. But the people in sales with business degrees are usually from smaller/lesser schools - there aren't a whole lot of people graduating from Ross and going into sales.
Awesome. I'm psych/soc
Awesome. I'm psych/soc actually. I've been taking a lot of polisci classes lately but I'm not positive what I'd like to go into.
"I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."
Probably grad school :)
Probably grad school :)
With those majors, it sounds
With those majors, it sounds like you're thinking about going to law school. Don't.
I second this.
I second this.
I third this.
I third this.
Fourth this
Fourth this
Hey Dirk Nowitzki you just won the NBA Finals, why the long face?
Fifth.
Fifth.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
Sixth. But seriously just
Sixth. But seriously just don't go to law school. Anyone out there reading this. Don't go.
We're just two votes away
We're just two votes away from a unanimous court.
Seventh
Seventh. And given that she has to live with my debt, my fiance says Eighth.
I'll give my vote too,
I'll give my vote too, considering this whole thing kinda started with me saying I was a sociology major.
I went to law school. For about a semester and a half. Now I'm married to an attorney, and I love my job, she hates hers, and we make comparable money (except I came out with less debt).
So yeah, I eighth this, or whatever we're at now.
What company? What
What company? What equipment?
Hail.
This isn't a question that
This isn't a question that someone who wants to maintain any sense of anonymity would answer. I work in consent decree management, everyone who works with me knows me as a Michigan alumnus and a rabid Michigan football fan. Its not a huge field. Its not hard to put two and two together. I respect the non-answer here. Probably best not to ask - or answer.
tell me about it. somehow
tell me about it. somehow people on the board found out i'm in the sausage industry and now everyone won't stop hounding me for free samples.
You had me at hello
You had me at hello
I weep for the future.
I weep for the future.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
night games
This could be productive if he offers constructive solutions rather than just saying that the conference should do better. I'll bet he does the former.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
I watch the autopilot fly
I watch the autopilot fly airplanes
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
More saturday night games
Understand his reasoning with recruits but I know a lot of fans don't like a ton of saturday night games. Especially, those that travel 2-3 hours to come to a game.
My problem
My problem with him saying this was that he said it. He's a douche who craves media attention at all times. There was no need for him to say this. Could you see (I really hate holding him up as some paragon of character, but he kind of is) Brady Hoke saying something like that? I don't.
Urban needs to shut the fuck up (nucky) and take care of his business. Having the discussion with other coaches is fine and well, maybe even a good thing. He made it bad by running his mouth, as per usual.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
Exactly. I'm shocked he
Exactly. I'm shocked he didn't hold a 30 minute press conference to address how he will address the tiny minds of his fellow B1G coaches. My money says Hoke uses Urban's lecture on recruiting tactics to catch a few Z's, or draw a caricature of the douschebag. I can't wait until he quits on them in the next 3-4 years. It shall be a glorious sight to behold, indeed.
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
And if he doesn't quit on
And if he doesn't quit on them, they will quit on him and the Circle of Trust he's created.
The Team, The Team, The Team
It sounds like he was asked a
It sounds like he was asked a question in an interview, not that he was trying to go out and announce to the world that he personally needs to fix B10 recruiting.
CoE Class of 2007
I understand that
He should have given boilerplate, there was no reason to let the media in on his "plan". I would actually say that this could have been another recruiting act on his behalf, the media parrots what he said, recruits hear it, and it becomes gospel. I really don't like Urban Meyer.
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Do you stand in defense of
Do you stand in defense of the Anti-Hoke?
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
He is taking care of business
The guy went undefeated and has the best recruiting class in the B1G. Whay more can he do?
Also, how does Ole Miss get a top 5 class and schools like Wisconsin, MSU, Iowa can't even land a top 20 class?
If the B1G continues to put out a poor product (aside from OSU and M) then the league as a whole suffers. Adding RU and MD to the mix doesn't help much either.
"They're stuck with that quarterback (sophomore Braxton Miller) for the next two or three years, that's fine with me. He throws worse than (Tim) Tebow. - Steve Everitt
As much as I want the B1G to recruit well,
I just don't see any reason for Meyer to say anything publicly about this. If you are going to address it, then address it directly with the other coaches. Why do you have to go on a radio station and announce that you are going to address it? All this does is solidify to me that Meyer is no different than 95% of Ohio fans I know, arrogant douchebags!!
I am pretty sure he is being a dick
I don't think his concern for others reaches too far away from Urban, particularly to other coaches.
I am pretty sure he is being a dick
I don't think his concern for others reaches too far away from Urban, particularly to other coaches.
Right?
My interest in the B1G gaining ground on those douchebags down south is in direct conflict of my uninhibited hatred of all things related to Meyer, and Ohio!
My head. asplode.
All in all though, he's got a point. I mean, its been a long time since Purdue was pulling in Drew Brees's and Kyle Orton's, and Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa and even lil bro have all kind of fallen off the map in terms of recruiting.
Dude is such a dick
Dude is such a dick
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
Dantonio also to address B1G coaches
...about national recruiting. And laying in the weeds.
Then he will scowl.
And then Dantonio will interrupt Meyer's presentation
And say that we should hear from some other coaches too, and then scowl some more, and then act like a prick some more.
Tara
MSU's Mark Dantonio on Urban Meyer comments on B1G recruiting:"No comment, When I say no comment I always add things so i'll just let it go"
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
Funny
It's is actually pretty funny. Glad dantonio is starting to understand when not to say stupid stuff.
I'm not...
I'm not...
I loved when he was asked
I loved when he was asked about Mike Hart calling them little brother. He replies, ''Does Hart have a little brother, or is he the little brother? I don't know, he's about that tall.'' Then he says, ''Let's just say I won't comment on that.''
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
Not sure why this is controversial
He's absolutely right. The league needs to pick up it's recruiting and get better overall. Returning to the "Big 2, Little 10" will not help the league's prestige across the country. The other members of the Big Ten need to pick it up.
He may be right about the
He may be right about the strength of the league in terms of recruiting, but addressing the coaches about it? That's such a douche move, and there's no way he actually does it. All talk.
Btw, Urban has made it a priority to poach recruits from other Big Ten schools, so he's hardly one to talk.
IIRC
Michigan got LOIs from a Nebraska de-commit, an Illinois de-commit, and a Penn State de-commit. It's the name of the game-get the best players that you can and don't stop until signing day. You can't criticize Meyer for poaching when we do the same thing...
I'm glad this staff poached and were aggressive.
I'm not criticizing him for
I'm not criticizing him for poaching. I'm critcizing him for poaching the top recruits recruits from other Big Ten schools, and then complaining about how nobody else in the Big Ten recruits well.
Hell, last year he raided PSU's class like Marv raided Duncan's Toy Chest.
Maybe he just wants more
Maybe he just wants more material to poach
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
"When you have Denard Robinson, you can have everything"
~George Walden
This is 1/2 of what makes
This is 1/2 of what makes this statement by Meyer seem so dick to me.
First, there's the "I'm looking out for you, coach whose recruits I'll gladly poach."
Then there's the "Hey Minnesota, I think it's time that you start beating out Alabama, LSU, and Florida for some of these elite Southern recruits. Why can't you get that done?"
When Meyer came, I was part of a small group here that believed he's an excellent coach and a really good guy. I still believe he's an excellent coach, but I sure am changing my mind on that "really good guy" part.
Oh Shut the fuck up Urban. We don't cheat.