WolvinLA

October 20th, 2008 at 2:50 PM ^

Yeah, I read that article this morning as well. Fragel didn't get an offer from UM, mostly because he plays a position where we have tons of depth and that we don't use much anyway, and therefore RichRod is being unfair?  IIRC, we told Fragel we would offer him if he would play tackle and he didn't want to.  I bet Tressel and the gang told him to call the freep and bash Michigan.

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Yinka Double Dare

October 20th, 2008 at 3:35 PM ^

I love how these kinds of articles like to mention breathlessly "MSU has 6 of the top 10 in Michigan according to Rivals".   Of course, that list is from 3 months ago, and of the guys committed to MSU, only maybe 2 of them would have been guys that Michigan really even wanted all that much (Norman, who we could have used, and Baker, who plays a position we have plenty of depth at).  Otherwise you have a big RB that doesn't fit the system all that well, a drop-back statue QB, an OL who is the son of an MSU coach, etc. 

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Chrisgocomment

October 20th, 2008 at 3:51 PM ^

AND

Michigan has never had great football talent, am I right?  I mean, compared to Ohio, Texas and Florida our state is no where near as talented.  As a Michigan fan I'm much happier with Rodriguez concentrating on a state like Florida then trying to recruit this little bitch from Grosse Pointe.  Jesus, get over yourself, Reid.

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MaizeAndBlueWahoo

October 21st, 2008 at 7:38 AM ^

"So much for establishing a pipeline with Grosse Point South.  Looks like we can throw that idea right out the window."

Wait, you mean the Mike Kaselitz connection failed to materialize?

(If anyone remembers that name or even heard it in the first place I'll be shocked.)

As a Blue Devil myself, I'm pretty disappointed that the first friggin' D-IA prospect in forever to come out of my school is A) a Buckeye and B) apparently a dumbass.

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mooseman

October 21st, 2008 at 1:23 AM ^

My first fragel was as a freshman in 1984. Like a Krispy Kreme, they had to be fresh and warm. BTW, no comparison--much better than a Krispy Kreme donut.

I remember the greasy paper sack filled with the cinnamon/sugar granules.

Reid Fragel is a greasy sack. Stream of consciousness, man.

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poguemahone

October 20th, 2008 at 6:21 PM ^

where I'm not sure exactly why he has a schollie. He's a big, slow tight end, the kind we need less of down here, and his name is Reid. And he's white. And he apparently isn't that great of a blocker.
I'm not enough of a d-bag to say he's a waste of a schollie, but I just don't see what he adds to the team. He's the one prospect that, to me, signifies the "meh" core of the 2009 tOSU recruiting class. We've got a lot of "meh" prospects signed this year with a few superstars, sure, but the class is almost done and we've got 2 or 3 more guys we really need to sign (Marcus Hall being one of them).
After reading his comments, I'm not sure Reid realizes what he's saying. Whether we northerners like to admit it or not, the fastest, most athletic kids in the country come out of the warm weather states. Big, slow quarterbacks, tight ends and offensive linemen are Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, and Michigan boys. Gamebreaking WR's and Lightning Dwarves are for the most part, Florida, Texas, and Cali kids. It's been that way for years now.

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