Snake Oil
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:02 PM ^
Not gonna happen. Too many have lost faith in RRod.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:16 PM ^
he still has gotten good recruits...right moron?
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:19 PM ^
That's a bit harsh, don't you think, MichFan? Tom beaver has said that he thinks all of this losing could ,and probably already has, affected recruiting somewhat. To what extent is what we won't know until signing day.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:59 PM ^
I am pretty confident we can get in the top 15...
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:09 PM ^
That's good...because we ARE in the top 8 this very moment.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:46 PM ^
Do you seriously think that makes some huge difference in recruiting? Notre Dame has had top 5 classes with terrible years just recently. Bama self destructed last year and were .500 yet got the top recruiting class. In the end Michigan is a premium program and offers a chance to both play early and turn a program around and back to glory. Thats an attractive offer, especially when schools like USC have 4 star kids who don't see the field in a career due to being buried on a depth chart.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:02 PM ^
Notre Dame has a contract with NBC to appear on National Television every Saturday no matter how much they suck
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:12 PM ^
Yes, because, without an exclusive contract, I haven't been able to watch every single Michigan game halfway across the country, since Michigan isn't on TV when they suck. Oh wait, I've had every single one....
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:06 PM ^
That's a bad comparison, MfP. Firts off, ND has an "in" to alot of the Catholic high scools around the country. Second, and most important, Charlie Weis has Super Bowl rings which speak very loudly to recruits. As silly as it seems to us, many recruits think that he knows what it takes to get them to the NFL. If ND continues to fluctuate between medicore and bad, then that will probably change, eventually.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:45 PM ^
Regardless of what individuals think...
Rivals has us ranked the #8 recruiting class for 2009. So saying with any certainty that it's "not gonna happen" is pure guesswork and negativity. And remember, most people think Campbell will re-commit to Michigan, so that would be another 5-star to solidify that ranking.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:53 PM ^
seriously, who the fuck gives a shit about recruiting. any team can bring in all the 5* talent in the country but if they don't develop their players it won't mean anything. stop looking too much into the rankings of players.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:19 PM ^
You have to be ready to work to get better. I mean look at Blair White (MSU) who torched us this year - walk on.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:34 PM ^
Most analysts say that the payoff/penalty from an unusually good or bad year comes more in the next year's recruiting class. This year's seniors mostly narrowed down their lists before the season started, so it shouldn't really matter. Theoretically, it's next year that we should worry more. But given the strong start we are off to for 2010, we should be fine.
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:19 PM ^
After 2 2-win seasons at Illinois, Ron Zook pulled consecutive top 15 classes.
After a one win season, Tim Brewster brought in Minnesota's best class ever.
If a coach is a good recruiter, it seems they can recruit regardless of results.