What were some of the worst recruiting decisions made by Hoke and RR?

This topic sucks. Here’s a new one: let’s name all the STDs we’ve had. Mean Joe, you go first since it’ll take a while and they’ll be koala STDs. 

Lloyd Carr's negative recruiting of Mallet, which sabotaged RichRod, was the single worst player personnel disaster of the 2008 - 2014 years.

I normally wouldn’t comment, but this topic is exceptionally terrible.

Ray Vinopal?  You mean the safety who turned into a bullet in a home game against Illinois to save the game on 4th down and get Michigan the win?

Apparently, you didn't go to or watch that game.  Weird post.

Demar Dorsey...

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What's the point?  Relive bad decisions from from 5-10 years ago...no thanks.

My thoughts: you are the Grinch

RR throwing a grenade into the locker room and telling Mallet not to let the door hit you on the way out was what fucked the program for 7 years.

Who cares. 

Dammit Toby.

Move on! At this point who really cares.

But if this thread was run out of the spread, it would be all right. . .

Who’s excited to play Army next year? They’re gonna end up 11-2 this year, took playoff Oklahoma to the wire and service academies are notoriously tricky to prepare for. This feels like it could be a butt clencher spectacular. 

so, this the Festivus airing of grievances thread?

Perhaps I’m not remembering correctly, but didn’t OT Ethan Pocic want to come to Michigan only to have Hoke deny him a scholarship? I’d have liked Pocic on the squad.

Rich Rod letting Pryor string him along and therefore not getting a QB for his system.

I golf frequently with Bo Pelini. After he played us while he was at Nebraska and we played RVP, he was at a loss of how that guy saw the field let alone had a scholarship. 

RR believed every damn tiny slot receiver could just switch positions.  Felt like he was literally playing darts with slot receiver recruiting, and neither RR or Hoke recruited the oline or dline well enough.

RR waiting in vain for Pryor when he should have been appealing to Mallett. He should have convinced him that he would phase in his offense, while coaching to Mallets strengths. The kid had a cannon arm, and we had receivers.

We should have gone run and shoot and gradually transitioned to the read option over time, and as personnel allowed. By hoping for a Phoenician miracle, he sealed his fate almost from day one, and doomed us to our misery.

Your mom for recruiting your dad. 

?  Ray Vinopal was honorable mention all-ACC in 2013 and voted as a defensive captain for Pitt in 2014.

For a guy who is someone’s worst recruiting decision, he did alright.

I'm drunk. I miss you guys.

RR focusing too much on Terrel Prior.

Does anyone remember who made that Ray Vinopal's legs are too short post?

Ray vinopal had a record senior year at Pitt which is where he finished out..

He was unreal and I believe he led the acc in interceptions that year?  Can't remember.

Uhhhh...vinopal actually went on to have a really good career at Pitt

And if I had a gun, with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.

Did Jordan Paskorz ever see the field?

The offensive guys that RR recruited, that qualified and stayed with the program, developed pretty well under that regime.  Defensive side was close to a disaster.