[LOCKED] Lamont Wade "Second Level"
So, apparently the staff told Lamont Wade that he was a "second-level" player and needed to come to camp for an offer...now he says F U and he's the #58 player in the 247 Composite:
http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/4-star-DB-says-Michigan-called-him-s…
I'm totally cool with the come to camp and so we can evaluate you part, but....tact!! This is an Urban Meyer move, and not that great of a look for the staff.
MOD EDIT - I think we're going to lock this one just so the news stays here. I was hoping that maybe this one would go a little better than the first, but it isn't really, and I do in retrospect agree that maybe the first one should have been locked as a cautionary tale. My bad, folks. As always, we can talk about this one if you want. Either send a tweet or post in the mod sticky. - LSA
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I have no trouble believing the young man might be offended if told the staff would like to evaluate him personally prior to making an offer. There is precedence for this, and when a young man is offered by a large number of heavy hitters based on tape and the limited live action the coaches have been able to secure many, naturally, due to the boost in ego, a result of all these offers, are going to become big headed for a while. And in the case of it being your favorite school, there would be the personal affront as well. I mean if there is one school you would hope makes an offer based on what the others have, it would be the favorite.
The difficulty for me is both the confusion of the Swenson incident from last season, and the fact that Harbaugh, personally, and as instruction to his staff, would make sure to never refer to a potenial offeree as anything other than in a positive light. You needn't lie or mislead a young man but, especially the way he espouses the evolution of Michael Jordan and how important this is for association, it would be in direct conflict.
Jim Harbaugh doesn't seem to be the type to make the same mistake twice. Wouldn't it be much easier to say, "John Doe, your film is remarkable and based on that film we have an extremely high level of interest in you. We know what you can do, but as is often the case based on film alone, there are still a few questions we have. We're certain these can be answered when you visit, yada, yada, yada........ Not as smooth as Jim or these practiced recruiters but knowing the difference between gauche and panache, Jim would chose the later, imo.
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consider 1st level? Top 50? Top 25? If so they aren't wrong are they?
Not sure exactly how much of a "dream school" Michigan really was if he wasn't interested in camping and experiencing the football program first hand.
Probably meant that he wasn't a priority at CB for them, they maybe had other targets in front of him. Who knows. Got to love 'crootin!!!
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