mgobaran

August 8th, 2013 at 1:10 PM ^

Michigan doesn't pull a players scholarship offer. But if you want to look around, your spot is now available for someone else. It may not be there when you want to come back. It's a players risk they are taking. The coaches can't hold a spot until signing day and learn a player they thought was commited the whole time switched on them. Hoke just prepares himself for the worst possible scenario. I dont think there is anything wrong with that. 

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West German Judge

August 8th, 2013 at 1:44 PM ^

I hate taking this bait, but this is the inevitable analogy: If I have a girlfriend (verbal commit), I don't want her looking around for better options (visiting other schools, receiving other coaches). If, however, I'm single (scholarships available), and there's a girl in a relationship that would do better to leave her boyfriend for to be in a relationship with me (recruit verbally committed to another school), I will allow and encourage this (offer another team's recruit). Nothing is binding, no parties are married yet (no signed Letter of Intent). I would just prefer not to arrive at a proposal (National Signing Day) if my girlfriend is holding out for better options. I want to be the best option. I have to believe that I am the best option and believe that she agrees so when I propose I can be certain she says yes and we can spend forever together (or, 3 to 5 years if she's good at football).

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93Grad

August 8th, 2013 at 1:31 PM ^

1) Verball commitments are of course "non-binding," so there is nothing to stop any coach from continuing to recurit committed players.  It is up to the committed player to tell interested coaches to buzz off.

2) When a Michigan verbal offer is extended and accepted, it means that the coaches will honor that offer and no longer recruit other players for that scholarship opening, assuming of course that player does not visit other schools after accepting the offer.

4) If a verbally committed player vistis another school, then the coaches will no longer hold that scholarship spot for the player and the coaches will begin recruiting other players for that spot.

5) If that happens, then the once-committed player MAY still be recruited for that open spot, but the coaches will assess the circumstances under which the committed player made the visit to see if they are still worth that scholarship spot (ie. Dawson, yes. Pharoa Brown, no.)

6) Lastly, all of this is explained to the recruits before they make a verbal commitment so there is no confusion about the policy.

There is nothing hypocritical about it and lots of coaches have the same policy, including Mack Brown for example.

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WolvinLA2

August 8th, 2013 at 1:48 PM ^

Although this has been addresses, I'll throw mine in the pot - the parent/ child analogy. I have a neighbor who has daughters, and they won't let their daughters sleep over at other people's houses they don't know well. They will, however, let the kids of parents they don't know well sleep over at their house. They are looking out for their own kids, and if other parents have different rules, that's up to them. But it doesn't make that parent a hypocrite for allowing another kid to do something their kids aren't allowed to do.

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DrewGOBLUE

August 8th, 2013 at 6:52 PM ^

This isn't directly related to the recruiting of Wangler, but does anybody know if there has been a list put out with all of the recruits for both football and basketball that will be in attendance for the ND game?

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