[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
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^
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I didn't catch it on the search...
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Welp, send us a postcard from Bolivia.
Checking in from Bolivia.
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:16 PM ^
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August 3rd, 2016 at 10:19 PM ^
It would be leading him on if they gave him a non-committable offer. If they said something along the lines of "We like to see our recruits in person before offering, so we really need you to come camp with us", message sent, egg on face avoided.
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:26 PM ^
"Come to Camp. We need to see you in person. We love to offer recruits after we see them on the field and off the field first."
Then a response of offense when someone doesn't get what they wanted right now. Recruiting is not the fast food industry. If you want to play for. ][\/][ then prove you belong. Otherwise, wave hello and have a nice day.
I would love to here the full story.
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August 3rd, 2016 at 10:28 PM ^
If all the staff said was what you highlighted in quotes, there would be no story. The only reason I metion it is because it feels like a Buckeye move.
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:31 PM ^
GO BLUE
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August 3rd, 2016 at 10:32 PM ^
I literally have Wolverine Historian's youtube channel blasting in the background at work. My favorite cut up by far is Ty Wheatley going nuts on Washington in '92 and, of course, Braylonfest.
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:33 PM ^
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cut-up !
August 3rd, 2016 at 11:01 PM ^
What is the "Buckeye move" in your eyes? Not offering a kid hat doesn't sem to fit their needs, or sending out a later offer when he still hadn't camped?
You now perfectly well that they didn't tell him he was a "second level player." He's just saying that because his feelings are hurt. I don't think he is a fit for Michigan (he's better, it seems to me, in a zone coverge scheme) so I don't think it's a loss for Michigan to not have him consider M. Good luck to him; hope he ends up in a system where his speed more than makes up for his height. He's certainly got the skills to succeed.
August 3rd, 2016 at 11:15 PM ^
August 4th, 2016 at 12:30 AM ^
Not entirely true, you are missing something about a cooler...
While wiping his dick on the curtain, he has one foot in a melted ice water piss and shit filled cooler.
August 4th, 2016 at 12:02 AM ^
I'll take another McGary please.
August 4th, 2016 at 12:14 AM ^
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August 3rd, 2016 at 10:18 PM ^
August 3rd, 2016 at 11:02 PM ^
Exactly. There's no percentage in them talking like that. Theyprobably told him he was not a leader on their board, though.
August 3rd, 2016 at 11:21 PM ^
yea doesn't second level mean better anyway? strange and doubtful.
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:18 PM ^
How bout them football unis? Pretty sure this thread will face the same fate as the one before it.
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^
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August 4th, 2016 at 12:44 AM ^
you do know that coaches can`t comment or talk about any players that are not enrolled at their university, right?
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:21 PM ^
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:26 PM ^
As I said, no problem with telling him to come camp. But the whole second-level player thing was unneccessary - it only gives you downside. Either it stays under wraps and a recruit is pissed at you, or it comes out and you have egg on your face.
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:42 PM ^
Having raised three now thirty something year old sons, I can tell you that as teenagers not one of them had a problem embellishing a story if they thought it would help their cause.
Did it ever occur to you that the player in question might have taken a bit of umbrage at being asked to demonstrate his talents, and that he was the one that concluded that the only reason they would ask such a thing of him is because they considered him a second level player?
August 3rd, 2016 at 11:12 PM ^
Using the phrase "second-level" is specific / mechanical. The easier way to say it is "they're not interested in me", "they're not really recruting me", etc. But "second-level" is a mechanical phrase that implies a structure of some kind, which makes sense if you're a coach with recruiting plans/recruiting breakdowns.
I see it more as. Penn State or another school talking to him with something like "so Michigan didn't offer you because they wanted to see you first. must be on the second level on there boards. well your top on ours!"
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+1 Interesting
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:23 PM ^
Oh well