Several Good Hackett Blurbs via Zuniga

Submitted by gwkrlghl on

Surprised no one has posted any of these. A few very interesting quotables from Hackett:

 

Jim Hackett says Michigan is "working on a schedule change for football" that he thinks fans will really like.

— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) February 3, 2016

I asked if the football schedule change involved renewing a rivalry, and Jim Hackett smiled and said he couldn't comment any further.

— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) February 4, 2016

Lastly, I have to imagine this is a shot at Clemson. Perhaps Ole Miss as well. Can't say it would be entirely out of character for either...

Hackett said he thinks Rashan Gary was offered "incentives" during his recruitment & is pleased he chose the right path–a Michigan education

— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) February 4, 2016
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Wolverheel

February 3rd, 2016 at 7:45 PM ^

Not at all surprised about the offered incentives. However, I am surprised that Hackett mentioned them. It's nice to see anyone with legitimate power acknowledge it.

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BursleyBaitsBus

February 3rd, 2016 at 7:52 PM ^

Sam Webb mentioned that Clemson was negative recruiting big time which gave Rashan's mom some last minute second guessing. Judging by Partridge's answers on the Signing Show with Sam, I'm guessing the coaching staff had to go into triple overtime to ensure Rashan and Ms. Coney were both aleviated of their worries. 

On top of that, did anyone catch Bret Beilema on ESPN earlier today? He pretty much ratted out Ole Miss and Florida for dirty recruiting tactics. LOL. He was probably super salty that he lost a recruit to Florida today, but sheesh if that's not indicative of $EC recruiting idk what is. 

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superstringer

February 3rd, 2016 at 7:55 PM ^

Some poster in one of the many Sam Webb threads earlier today, claiming to be an ESPN employee who works with 2017 recruits down south, had inside scoop that ClemPson was doing something to inure themselves to all of Gary's immediate family.  Given the last-minute nature of ClemPson's approach, the only logical conclusion it was a large infusion of $$$.

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gwkrlghl

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:01 PM ^

I usually hate blowing the 'omg they pay players' horn unless it seems like a likely conclusion (cough Ole Miss cough) but it would really explain why Clemson was able to make up soo much ground in a few short weeks.

Michigan had the relationships, friends, the long standing lead, etc. and all of a sudden Clemson comes out of nowhere and it's a dead heat in the final week. Certainly a touch suspicious

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geewhiz99

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:07 PM ^

No doubt about it. As Hackett noted, Clem$on was most likely offering "incentives" through his uncle who lives close to the Clemson campus. Rashan was thus torn between his family who were pushing Clemson and his coaches/friends who were pushing Michigan. Tough position for a young man to be in but glad he made the right choice as the NFL money will come in due time. 

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UMfan21

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:25 PM ^

I wonder why recruits don't blow the whistle after the fact. Gary is now a Wolverine. If his family was offered incentives, he could easily take doen Clemson, a team that has no ties to Michigan other than a potential obstacle on the road to the playoffs. wish more players would narc on the SEC schools.

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Danwillhor

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:35 PM ^

Taking the benefits is one thing but think of a truly clean recruit that chooses one rival over another when one (or both, doesn't matter) tried to bribe him. Why wouldn't you - a player with direct experience - say something about the team you didn't choose? I'm not saying it's right (snitches get stitches) but I'm amazed this hasn't happened yet in the recruiting cesspool CFB/CBB has fostered. I'm stunned one team hasn't found one kid or a group of kids to basically be spies until NSD. Have a couple locks? Send them to rival, document attempted bribes, DO NOT ACCEPT but don't discourage more tries and them report them. I think it proves that everyone....EVERYONE....has some dirt under their nails. Program to player, everyone has dirt they'd rather hide.

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UMfan21

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:56 PM ^

I don't think the NCAA has any precedent for going after a recruit that accepted benefits and then went elsewhere. remember Mateen Cleaves was on a UofM recruiting trip when they rolled over the Ford Explorer after visiting Ed Martin. in the FBI documents, it was pretty obvious Cleaves was one of the players paid by Martin. Nothing ever came of it because he did not go to UofM which was under investigation. same with many other players in the report.

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gwkrlghl

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:46 PM ^

No one wants to be the person who tries to blow the whistle because they'll be dragged into it and through the mud by the accussed school and what evidence would there be of it? If Clemson did offer Gary a boatload of money, what evidence does Gary have? They don't sign a contract for that thing I'm sure. He'd just end up like half the writers who try to 'expose' programs. He'd get dragged through the mud and nothing would come of it. It's exceedingly difficult to find enough evidence to build a case

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UMfan21

February 3rd, 2016 at 9:26 PM ^

I have read it. what I am saying is the NCAA should have a program where players are allowed to keep bribe money if they report it to the NCAA and offer testimony on how they obtained the money and from which school it supposedly originated. I know NCAA does not have the court powers to subpoena info, but this would at least provide data points and help the NCAA note trends and maybe fond a smoking gun.

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superstringer

February 4th, 2016 at 9:14 AM ^

Its the South. Remember when the chair of the Sugar Bowl teferred to OSU's "Northern values"? We aint them and they aint us. But... we still have to play them.

I have no problem with players being paid for value of their services. Its called capitalism. I think our country practicrs that. What makes all of us angry is that it is allowed to happen for some but not all so we have an unequal system.



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gwkrlghl

February 3rd, 2016 at 9:00 PM ^

Are we going to naively believe that the top players aren't offered huge, life changing amounts of money every single year? Just because SMU got hammered doesn't mean everyone stopped paying players, everyone just had to be smarter about it

Now who is and who isn't paying players I don't know, but it would be hilariously naive to believe it hasn't been happening for decades

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JOHNNAVARREISMYHERO

February 3rd, 2016 at 7:56 PM ^

I know Bret is hated on quite a bit around these parts, but he was one of the guys that actually put his name to his quotes on Harbaugh last spring.  

Chicken hawks like D'antoni and Meyer hid behind anonymity.

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Elmer

February 3rd, 2016 at 9:13 PM ^

It's really frustratuing that you can recruit a kid for a long time, have everything set and then a Clemson or Ole Miss offers a wad of cash and some negative recruiting right at the end and you almost lose the recruit.

These cheaters really suck.  Think of all the kids that did take the money instead of coming to Michigan.

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mgofro

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:47 PM ^

The negative recruiting was working. So well in fact that Jennifer became really concerned. Sure the coaching staff did their best to fight off the talk from other coach of Harbaugh being cold, uncaring, hard to deal with, and tough to play for. But it wasn't enough to hear that refuted by the coaching staff. She needed to hear it from someone else she could trust.

That's where Greg Harden came in and got Gary's mom back on Michigan's side. 

 

BTW, I'm glad FSU landed a great class and I hope they beat Clemson every time they play them from now on. There's nothing more I hate than programs that negative recruit. Sell your own fucking program (especially since you just played in the national title game) instead of trying to put others down. 

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gwkrlghl

February 3rd, 2016 at 9:02 PM ^

When the only big draw of your program vs Michigan is that you made the playoff once and you have hotter women, it becomes difficult to win over a guy like Gary on your own merits alone.

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gwkrlghl

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:48 PM ^

I'm sure the easy stuff

  • Harbaugh's going back to the NFL next year anyway
  • Michigan isn't good. When's the last time they were national championship contenders?
  • The women here are better
  • They won't get you to the NFL like we will

The same stuff that's been getting slung around for years and years

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Hail Harbo

February 3rd, 2016 at 7:51 PM ^

He picked the right path but his demenor during the announcement said he had to eat his vegatables before getting up from the table.  I didn't see the actual signing ceremony, did he look more enthused?

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BursleyBaitsBus

February 3rd, 2016 at 8:07 PM ^

Looks a lot more relieved and happier here. Just seems like a calm, monotonish kid in general, and he admits that he felt really bad for saying no to other coaching staffs at the end of this video. Makes sense he was emotional at ESPN when announcing. 

 

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