Negative recruiting speculation thread
I chuckled at the various comments in this thread that basically said no way does Michigan 'negatively recruit'
Of course, we dont. Its always just the other people.
Head, meet Sand.
If you think anyone who is recruiting a kid looking at OSU hasn't mentioned the media shit-storm in Columbus - including Hoke - you're fooling yourself.
Selling yours over another sometimes mean you tell a kid why the other school isn't as good as yours. I mean, we aren't paying the kid a-la Auburn right? THAT'S negative.
I hope our guys are telling them they are better off with us than OSU. It's the truth isn't it?
He is the undoubted star of this operation.
But what exactly is the point of that tweet ? You are basically saying:
"Somebody told somebody else something negative about a unnamed third entity".
Cmon Tom, you're better than that man.
April 28th, 2011 at 11:38 AM ^
From what I can piece together, Tom talked to a recruit yesterday who said, "This coach is negative recruiting like a mofo" He's obviously not going to breach any kind of trust with the kid, but an astute individual can piece together who and what he's referring to.
April 28th, 2011 at 10:31 AM ^
recently heard an interview with a big time recruit from florida who said he doesnt want coaches to talk about another school while they are recruiting him. If you have to talk about another school, then maybe your school is not good enough or you are worried and makes your school look bad that you need to talk about other schools in an attempt to make yours look better. That is what i take to be negative recruiting...mentioning any other school but your own since there really is not other reason to. Things like "watch out for that school" may sound harmless but we all know it is a little jab that you intend to stick in the mind of the recruit and make it seem like they care.
April 28th, 2011 at 10:51 AM ^
Coach: Do you ever read football blogs to find out the inside scoop on teams and their fans?
Recruit: Sometimes
Coach: Have you ever read MGoBlog?
Recruit: Yep, I've heard about it
Coach: Good, let me send you some links to content created by Brian Cook and all of the responses that support the fact that knowledgable Michigan fans were pissed to see Brady Hoke hired as their coach. These guys spend a lot of time crunching the numbers and according to them Hoke is a mediocre coach and they doubt that he will succeed. Sounds to me like they are going to have a revolving door in the coaches office until someone figures out how to bring Schembechler back to life and we know that isn't happening. Those fans will never be satisfied.
Recruit: Thanks, I'll check it out
Coach: Good, why don't you come to MSU - our fans paint themselves green and would rather burn couches than create blogs.
....if you don't think this stuff happens then you don't realize how far coaches will go to get an edge.
April 28th, 2011 at 11:54 AM ^
Except that pretty much all coaches make it a point not to read blogs and aren't going to be encouraging players to read them, either. "Fans complain about own team" isn't good enough fodder. There'd have to be something really scandalous posted online - like, a revelation that Coach X is a closet racist - for coaches to take note and use it as recruiting ammunition.
Negative recruiting against us right now would be more along these lines:
-"Hoke's career record is below .500. Why go there if you want to win?"
-"Hoke's only produced [number] NFL players to date. He's not going to develop you."
-(For an offensive player) "Hoke's offense isn't going to be right for you. I heard that they're only going to run [plays that aren't suited for recruit's skills] and never run [plays that are suited for them]."
-[From an SEC coach] "Michigan's real far up north. I heard it snows all year. Don't you like wearing shorts to class?"
-[From PSU/ND] "Michigan clearly doesn't care about black athletes. Look at their graduation rate for black football players."