February 3rd, 2010 at 3:49 PM ^
We don't compete with most Big 10 schools for recruits (but for a couple kids here and there), but we do with PSU, OSU, and MSU regularly.
I don't think Tressel needs to be negative... he's at the top. I don't see JoPa running that kind of program
my money is on MSU:
1) If you read between the lines of Gholston's recent statements
2) and more importantly, he's a very angry man with a gigantic in-state chip on his shoulder
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:50 PM ^
i'd say MSU before OSU
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:52 PM ^
It could be the Zooker.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:34 PM ^
I thought they just sent a bus to Chicago, and picked up whoever had graduated from High School.
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:56 PM ^
I don't have a link for this, but I know that OSU people ("insiders," recruiting watchers, and the like) think that Penn St., particularly Larry Johnson, Sr., tell kids that OSU and Michigan don't care about graduating black athletes.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:02 PM ^
While at PSU I had several friends that attended HS in that town. Not one of them had anything good to say about the Johnsons. Both of his kids were/are no-class losers and most times that is learned or tolerated at home.
I'd put my money on LJ Sr being the one RR was talking about although MSU wouldn't be a stretch either.
February 4th, 2010 at 11:09 AM ^
But I've heard that from the Michigan side too. Specifically one O-Lineman who went to PSU and cited that for choosing them over Michigan, and it really pissed Lloyd off.
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:56 PM ^
I'll wager all my mgopoints on Dantonio.
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:58 PM ^
"Raback it" now - Purdue.
No question - Hope is a hopeless coach who uses his players to try and make opposing coaches feel bad. PLUS, they are still bitter over our WR coup...
Plus with the "mild success" they've had over us the past two seasons they must be feeling high and mighty.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:04 PM ^
+1 for "Raback it", and I agree I wouldn't be shocked at all if Hope neg recruited the shit out of us. We don't recruit against them that often, but there is no doubt they are still pissed about RR's snake oil.
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:41 PM ^
"Raback it" = the new "Guaransheed"
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:12 PM ^
After the Tiller comments and the Hope post-game handshake mele at the Big House this year it has to be Purdue. Luckily we head-to-head against Indiana more often than them.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:52 PM ^
I had a pleasant moment thinking about the next time M plays Purdue. Gonna be a long long day for one Danny Hope. I hope he enjoys RichRod going for two while up 30 in the 4th.
Raback that.
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:59 PM ^
Rich closed out the interview stating that OSU didn't negative recruit.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^
MSU, maybe.
Purdue. Hmmmmm. I say yeah. Since the negative recruiting began within the program, by all accounts, the week they played Michigan last year.
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:59 PM ^
Like jtmc33 said, the vest doesn't need to do that. (And as I type this, RR says it's NOT Ohio State.)
Dantonio's soul is clearly consumed with hatred for Michigan, so my money is on him.
HOWEVA: I won't discount Penn State as a slight possibility. It doesn't seem like JoPa's way, but I wouldn't say the same about his assistants.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:03 PM ^
Penn St. has a culture of being whiny (about refs & the original Big Ten being against them) and self-righteous. JoePa very much feeds into this. They can be a really obnoxious bunch.
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:59 PM ^
Minnesota, the guy is a clown. Also, too risky for MSU to do so in state.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:31 PM ^
Since Tim Brewster was the Number 1 standup guy for Rich Rodriguez in the wake of the Freep Attack of last August. I have nothing but respect for Tim Brewster.
MSU & too risky? "Risky" is assaulting somebody in front of a security camera.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:09 PM ^
GO FIGHT WIN PRACTICE, PRACTICE HARD GOOD EFFORT TRY WIN GOPHERS
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:04 PM ^
Which reporter/s got RichRod bent about being negative with the persistent questions about Demar Dorsey's scrap with the law?
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:11 PM ^
No proof, but my guess is Rosenturd. He made a big deal of the feagin story, as well as other bs. He is always out to get rich, or in this case piss him off and make him look like the bad guy.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:51 PM ^
It was Dave Birkett from Annarbor.com. I heard he is trying to leverage this into a Freep job offer.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:02 PM ^
Birkett does a nice job at A2.com, but he IS an MSU grad. It has to gall him that MSU is winning the criminal scoreboard "battles" much more handily than their best basketball team ever beat Michigan.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:34 PM ^
than their best basketball team ever beat Michigan.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^
Somebody in the liveblog said it was Drew Sharp and Dave Birkett.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:07 PM ^
RR had a chance to clear names at the end and he cleared OSU. Actually said some nice things about Tressel. It would have been a perfect opportunity to clear the other rival, MSU, as well. He didn't. If you go outside the B10, Corwin Brown neg recruited UM at Notre Dame all the time.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:07 PM ^
Guys, it's Northwestern. "They say they're the best academic school in the conference? We are! They wouldn't know astrophysics if it was a black hole right in front of their face!"
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:09 PM ^
Might be Danny Hope, with how he has publicly passive-aggressive-ed Rodriguez.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:09 PM ^
like a boilermaker in here.
Here's to killing Purdue 96 to 3 and having Hopes porn stash fall off his face.
typically i harbor no ill will against B11 teams, (always giddy when tOSU and MS take one in the chin) but this action towards an institution of higher education gets my hammock in a bunch.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:41 PM ^
Why does your plan for beating Purdue involve them scoring 3?
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:51 PM ^
that we kicked a FG through our OWN uprights just to REALLLLY rub it in.
February 4th, 2010 at 12:32 AM ^
+1 to you for wit.
....But, to be technical that would be counted as a safety and, naturally, two points.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^
I would bet the farm on MSU and the cows in that farm on Purdue. Just my two cents.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:45 PM ^
Either you get two farms but lose all of your cows or get a ton of cows but lose your farm...
I hate to say it, but you're a terrible gambler.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:12 PM ^
But from the comment I'm betting the OP didn't attend an ag school, so the error is perhaps understandable.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^
In the end does it really matter who it is? They obviously did not do better in the recruiting trail. Unless of course it is in fact PSU. I mean come on Danturdio did get Gholston, great pick up for him, but he was not able to neg recruit DG from M. Lets look at this logically if you have to neg recruit then that tells me E. Lansing has nothing to offer their recruits other than jail time.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^
If you would have asked me how to make the name Dantonio into an insult, I never would have been able to come up with a poop joke. Nice Work!
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^
RRod closed out saying it wasn't OSU. We don't really compete with most of the Big 10 for recruits. So who did we potentially lose recruits to? OSU, PSU...and MSU. PSU...I think that they likely won the battles of defensive players fair and square, as they have been LB univ for years. OSU was eliminated. You work out the math.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^
My first thought was Purdue.
The Gholston stuff sounded like it was moreso fuelled by his HS coach, which technically isn't MSU negative recruiting.
MSU wouldn't surprise me though but my first thought was Purdue.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
Purdue Guaranteed...
Lots of hatred brewing down there for Michigan with the suspension/handshake and now Roundtree has become legit, one of our main threats...Rich Rod alluded to the whole stealing recruits thing too in the presser saying if a guy is committed why is he still looking... so it was definitely on his mind.
http://www.annarbor.com/sports/post-game-handshake-turns-personal-for-r…
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:19 PM ^
Rodgriguez said that the negative recruiting wasn't effective and tended to turn recruits off (paraphrasing). Hopefully it means we didn't lose anyone due to negative recruiting.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:19 PM ^
My money is on Dantonio. The other schools don't really need to run M down. Listen to the comments from Spartan players, Spartan recruits, and high school coaches who feed MSU. It's all very acrimonious.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:21 PM ^
In that survey of the top-10 recruits from the state, Hankins was asked if OSU bashed Michigan in his visit. I don't have the link, but he said that they didn't say anything negative, but they did show him the clock that has the last time we beat them. All in all, that is pretty mild.
It's gotta be Dantonio.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:28 PM ^
It has to be Sparty. They are probably talking about our recruits right now!
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:44 PM ^
MSU. No doubt.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:54 PM ^
Who did we even compete with Purdue for?? Dantonio probably tries to tap Rich Rod's phone he's so obsessed.
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:10 PM ^
I bet it's Purdue. Hope is a dick and RR doesn't like him after that whole OL guy fiasco.
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:26 PM ^
RR also implied that this year we benefited from a school's negative recruiting backfiring on them.