No commitments this weekend? Hey Hoke, WTF?

Submitted by turd ferguson on

Just kidding, obviously.

It's a slow night, but to keep this from being pointless, I thought I'd throw down a couple of under-discussed reasons to be excited about Michigan football.

1. As strong as the defensive recruiting has been under Mattison, the guy's skills clearly extend way beyond recruiting. The Baltimore f(rea)king Ravens had him as their DC even though recruitment is a trivial part of an NFL DC's job. There must be some serious coaching and/or motivational skill there.

2. We've talked about quickly filling the 2012 class as beneficial in that it lets us get started on 2013, but it also lets the coaching staff focus its undivided attention on preparing for the coming season. I have a feeling that's a big deal for a new staff.

Anyone else want to share some good feelings before Monday strikes?

glewe

May 15th, 2011 at 11:55 PM ^

Hoke has got to go. Recruiting has taken a turn for the worse this weekend. I haven't even heard him say "toughness" lately. It was just the last straw for me. Good luck to him, but we need someone here who gets it. Ya feel me?

coletrick42

May 15th, 2011 at 11:58 PM ^

I'm a member of Rivals and apparently there was some BIG news discussed in the Fort....Everyone is going nuts, but nobody has a fricken clue what its about...I can't take it!!!

EdMiller30

May 16th, 2011 at 12:06 AM ^

Coletrick42,

I am a member of rivals as well. I will not provide names but it is rumor that there will be a DB committing some time next week and it is looking good for a certain QB

Beavis

May 16th, 2011 at 9:37 AM ^

Do you guys notice the headlines from all the recruits we steal from Sparty?

Seems like every time there is a link to an article on the Rivals' MSU page about how it's "looking good" for MSU.  Then he commits to UofM.

While I'd bet you're talking about Kiel here, don't underestimate Rivals' need to sell subscriptions.

BTW - anyone here hear about the suppossed scandal at Rivals?  One whereby a person in charge of the rankings was connected to Bama, and was bumping up their players?  He was the reason Dee Hart got his fifth star last year. 

ddc386

May 16th, 2011 at 12:10 AM ^

The news was taken down and asked to be kept off the board by the mods on Rivals. This is most likely out of respect for the recruits that were involved  and therefore we should also have the same respect here.

AAB

May 16th, 2011 at 12:15 AM ^

it was mentioned in a chat with the admonishment "don't spread this information around, because we're worried that if it gets out it could screw things up."

And then everyone started talking about it anyway.  

They probably should have just never shared the info in the first place.