TomVH Tweets About MI Contacting IL Commit OL Pat Flavin

Submitted by DoctorDave on

TomVH tweeted:

Illinois commit OL Pat Flavin received a call from Michigan OL Coach Darrell Funk today. Flavin has an offer from SDSU.

More details will no doubt be forthcoming. Here's an interview Tom did with Flavin last June.

GoBlue21

January 16th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^

Is it frowned upon to go after recruits that were "commited" or thinking about commiting to a school that a head coach just left?

I was reading when Les was under consideration for the HC position that LSU was 'maybe' waiving the buyout in return for him leaving the LSU commits as is?  I  also read that the buyout waive was completely false but maybe the recruiting process was true.

I would have to think the recruits are up for grabs until they sign the dotted line, i was just wondering how SDSU HC now, a former Hoke assistant, would feel if BH took some SDSU commits or possible commits with him to Ann Arbor...

Thanks in advance!

Blazefire

January 16th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^

If a guy hasn't signed an LOI, and it's an open recruiting period, you can call him if you want. However, if he's made his position clear, calling all day and night won't do anything but annoy him.

Basically, any recruit is fair game before they sign their LOI, unless they specifically say, "DO NOT CONTACT ME". Some coaches whine and moan about it, (Snake Oil!) but there's nothing "wrong" about it.

MGoJen

January 16th, 2011 at 11:27 PM ^

Alright His Dudeness, I feel like I need to intervene.  I want you to know that I was among RR's fiercest defenders and have been for quite some time.  I'm all heart and was nothing short of devastated when he was officially let go; the coaching search undoubtedly took an emotional toll on me.  I was angry, sad, upset, listless--you name it--and it admittedly took me a couple days to warm up to the Hoke hire.  I even had to overcome a tremendous sense of guilt that I wasn't excited enough about the Hoke hire--I needed confirmation from my fellow M diehard friends that I wasn't a bad fan. 

Look, I don't think DB handled this in the greatest way possible and we'll always have questions about "the process" (one which I very much did NOT respect) but I promise you this much: it's going to be okay.  We may not know exactly what our offense will look like, how Denard will fit into it and what our recruiting class will ultimately end up looking like--but it's giong to be okay.  Hoke loves this school and this program and our players do, too.  The recruits who do end up at Michigan will be here because they choose to, and will be rewarded for their choice because Michigan's an amazing place.  I'm going to root like hell for whatever school RR ends up at and unabashedly so, but for now, join me in leaving the ledge for safer grounds.  It's not comfortable by any stretch of the imagination, but it's safe.  I promise. Onward and upward.

WolvinLA2

January 16th, 2011 at 9:17 PM ^

OK Dudeness - 6 months ago you were one of the better posters, maybe even borderline cool.  Since this whole CC situation, you've turned into this super negative Hoke-hater just because you were so pro-RR that anyone who would have come in you would hate.  It seems like you want him to fail just so you can be right.

Yes, Dallas Crawford decommitted.  Yes the kicker did too.  Maybe Jake Fisher will, but maybe not. 

Also maybe - we get an OT (Pat Flavin) who is a wash with Fisher.  Or we get both.  Also maybe - we get a CB better than Dallas to take his place.  Also also maybe - with Hoke as the coach, we come within 7 touchdowns of beating a top-half Big Ten team. 

You've had way too much Haterade.  Maybe you don't love love Hoke, but if you love Michigan, support him and hope for the best.

AnthonyThomas

January 16th, 2011 at 8:55 PM ^

These recruits have no prior relationship with him. What did you expect? And Crawford's still the only decommit based upon the loss of RR. Fisher hasn't decommitted, simply weighing his options. Goudis made it clear he wanted to go to Miami no matter what.

Your bias is bad enough but the fact that you're making up facts to justify it is even worse.