Michigan recruiting by the numbers

I would agree it has content in that is has numbers and words, but as always Bluey/Maizen isn't willing to put any work into the parts of his "content" that disagrees with the negative premise he wants.  Note he didn't mention top-100 commits by OSU in 2016.  You know why?  Because Michigan and OSU were effectively identical there (6 to 7 M-OSU, with OSU's 7th #98 and Michigan's 7th #107).  And as for 2017, picking the top-100 is just a nice round number.  Had he picked, say, the top-150, then it's Michigan 11, OSU 12.  Top 250?  Again basically the same (14 to 15).  But again, those don't fit into the narrative.  And a super-premature 2019 discussion?  We're at 3 to 5 for top-250 commits, and that's still a long way to go.

So the only point he's making is that 2018 was a down year.  This is news to absolutely nobody.  And it's a point he's made a number of times, in various incarnations of this post/username.  So it's old and tiring and because it bugs him so much, people will keep pointing out how dumb it is.

I'd love to know the expert analysis you've employed to determine his coaching ability vis a vis his salary, but as you noted, it's not "debatable" so we are at a bit of an impasse.

So are you denying that you were/are Maizen and that you were wrong about Beilein? You aren't really trying to have a discussion, at this point you're just trying to be inflammatory. Not to mention it does invalidate your point, because again it just proves you get upset about something and post a fire from the hip hot take, with no regard to context and lacking any basis. 

To address the Harbaugh salary thing. No one is debating it or mad about it, you just keep going back to the same old well. And what are you trying to prove? That coaches should be paid according to their recruiting acumen and nothing else? Your example is weak so here is a better one: A few months ago, Stafford got the biggest contract in NFL history, then Garappolo then Cousins, then Ryan. Are any of them the best QB in the league right now? No. Sometimes the market and other forces push salaries out of line with performance. Just deal with it, it has no effect on your life. If you have such a problem with his salary then stop giving money to the athletic department through tickets and gear. 

I also want to point out how dumb your money argument is that you keep posting on here. You said something to the effect that "OMG Michigan has spent all this money on a new stadium and $20 million on weight room and $15 million on a performance center". Well that ignores the fact that Ohio State spent $45 million, Clemson spent $50 million on their football performance center, Oregon spent $70 million. So maybe you should be yelling that we aren't spending enough to get recruits...

That’s fair. I don’t I don’t like Bluey either but what you said does go both ways for many people.

I do like that and yes, lack of attention to Ohio (and Michigan too FWIW) while we chased a pipe dream with satellite camps is biting is in the ass hard right now.  

Recruiting is almost exclusively built on relationships and you can't build them in your backyard while your 1500 miles away in buttfuck Alabama trying to get rufus t bumwoody jr to come further north than he's ever seen on a map.  That's my #1 complaint.  Lack of attention to our traditional recruiting grounds has hurt us badly and burned out the coaching staff too I'll bet.