ken725

January 28th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^

Also

Would be great to establish a great connection with that school.

Magnus

January 28th, 2015 at 7:17 PM ^

He's definitely scrawny right now, but Mario Manningham wasn't a hoss, either. In my opinion, it helps to have a wide array of talents at wide receiver so you can game plan against certain coverages, opponents, etc.

getsome

January 28th, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^

theres only so many julio jones out there.  hoke and staff tried to recruit 6'3" 200 lb type receivers and now they mostly have a bunch of blocking WRs, some of whom have ok straight line speed.  

everyone knocks baylors WRs and those types, well they get off press and can make people miss - 5'8", 6'0", 6'5", they can all be playmakers and it pays to have some versatility on roster

growler4

January 28th, 2015 at 6:56 PM ^

Do you have ANY proof that Ole Miss is dirty? If not, this nonsense should stop. If you've got it, step up.

Oxford, Mississippi is a lovely town. The climate is pretty good. The football team plays in the SEC. Not a bad school. Their "new" head coach has a history of success and a history of recruiting well.

Just because players decide to go to a different school and shun Michigan, for one reason or another, doesn't make the school or the kid dirty.

FA_Wolverine

January 28th, 2015 at 7:03 PM ^

An Auburn commit today shared a pic on snap chat and someone took a screen shot and shared it to local news stations. I don't know how to link a pic but it was of a stack of probably 50-60 $20 bills... Not exaggerated at all.

AZBlue

January 28th, 2015 at 7:14 PM ^

There is a lot of smoke out there regarding SEC recruiting practices and although I am not aware of anything specific to Ole Miss (off the top of my head) they are one of the programs always at the top of the list of suspects. Photos like the Treadwell one above don't do anything to minimize those suspicions.

I am however getting tired of the bag man meme.

mexwolv

January 28th, 2015 at 6:17 PM ^

Not a good sign, Harbaugh and Co ares struggling to fill the class, which was obviously expected.  On the flip side they are still offering quality recruits only so I guess it will be better to bank some scholies than to just bring in bodies to fill up the class.

Steve in PA

January 28th, 2015 at 6:22 PM ^

What are they supposed to do, not recruit?  I think they are "Attacking the Day" as if they were recruiting the whole season just doing it in a compressed timeframe.  If they would have offered in June they are going to offer in January.

They will make their best effort and after NSD go after next year's class with the same ferocity.

vinsacco

January 28th, 2015 at 6:46 PM ^

Considering the time frame they have had, it's amazing they were able to flip players? That's recruiting and scouting. They have targeted high level athletes. In the scouting world - high level athletes have a better chance of figuring it out at the next level. I would only expect them at this point to work from behind the 8 ball.



I'd rather them be aggressive and recruit.



Other college teams do this as well. They offer more then their scholarship allotment. They hope enough stick.



Happens at the baseball level too.



These staff members are well connected and paid.



Magnus

January 28th, 2015 at 7:19 PM ^

Right now is crunch time. Hoke started going after small-school guys or guys committed to programs who were down on their luck. Harbaugh is still swinging for the fences a little bit, trying to steal people from Arizona, Ole Miss, etc. He's not going up against Alabama/Ohio State/Oregon, but the next tier down. Hoke stole from Purdue, Indiana, the MAC, etc.

JonnyHintz

January 28th, 2015 at 11:23 PM ^

Hoke also was coaching in college the entire season. He had established connections and relationships with recruits and high school coaches throughout the country. Not to mention relationships his staff had at their previous jobs. Hoke ended up going after a lot of the same guys he went after while at SDSU. Except he now had a big brand behind him and they joined.

Harbaugh is at a disadvantage in that regard. He, and the vast majority of his staff, have been in the NFL for the past 4 years. He doesn't have very much to go with on relationships with recruits other than what Drevno, Durkin, and Mattison have established during this past season. The rest of his staff was either in the NFL, took a year off, or coached a lower level of football. Thus, don't have any developed relationships with these recruits.

vinsacco

January 28th, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^

Maker.. If Harbaugh can get a pro style QB with the tools - Gentry. I would say that's pretty amazing, providing the work he has developed in the past with talent.



Unfortunately for Hoke and company they were not able to land or develop the next NFL QB. Morris - verdict not completely out yet. In my opinion, Morris has not shown signs to slow the game down.



If you examine all four QB's in the playoff system this year, they all have NFL tools and talent while performing.

Magnus

January 28th, 2015 at 6:57 PM ^

Michigan is/was going to have a small class, anyway, but I was somewhat surprised at how few offers Hoke sent out prior to his departure. There are now just over 140 offers for the recruiting cycle, which is way fewer than Rodriguez, who sent out 190+ during the 2010 recruiting cycle. 

Tater

January 28th, 2015 at 6:19 PM ^

Harbaugh is going to ruffle a lot of feathers with all of his poaching.  It's about time those who hate Michigan for no reason actually had something to bitch about.  For too long, Michigan has been the school whose recruits get poached.  It's great to see someone come in and say, "No more Mr Nice Guy."

The game is officially "on."