Rescue_Dawn

January 25th, 2010 at 10:36 PM ^

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clarkiefromcanada

January 25th, 2010 at 9:23 PM ^

Maybe he could be a bit more clear about that... I'll await Freep interpretation of same: "Talbott likely State enrolee: says he is 'Going to Michigan (State)" Good news. Very good news.

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Tater

January 25th, 2010 at 11:36 PM ^

It's great to take talent out of Ohio because it pisses off the evil sweatervest. Also, Ohio and PA are the best two states in this recruiting area for football talent. Thirdly, it's OK if the fans brag about it. It's not like our coach is puffing out his chest and saying he "dominated the state of Ohio."

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PhillipFulmersPants

January 26th, 2010 at 10:28 AM ^

is bragging here (unless I missed it). Others like Tater mentioned it, but Ohio is obviously a talent-rich state. Michigan's pulled 11 kids from Ohio. Thus the hoorays. The sentiment about not caring about where a recruit comes from is fine, particularly as it applies to any single player. That Mike Hart came from a not-so-fertile football recruiting region, for example, has no bearing on his ability--I assume this is what you're getting at. And in principal, I agree. However, coaches know where the best talent lies in the greatest concentration (Florida, California, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc.). I'd prefer Michigan recruit those areas hard. And while I don't care where any particular player comes from as long as they're talented and decent human beings (again see Mike Hart, Alan Branch, Tim Biakabatuka), if given a choice, I'd prefer the bulk of Michigan's recruits come from the regions that produce the best talent, those regions whose recruits fill the rosters of teams like Alabama, Florida, LSU, OU, Ohio State, Texas, USC, etc. RR has talked about this strategy many times: concentrate on the handful of elite players in Michigan first (granted, probably fewer kids than Michigan HS coaches would like), and then hit Midwest states like Ohio and Pennsylvania hard along with Florida, Texas, etc.

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maizedandconfused

January 26th, 2010 at 7:09 PM ^

Since when does another programs opinion of our players make any sort of impact on the player? I like to look at it as "Michigan offered.. dont bother." And can you seriously sit there and tell me with a straight face that you think Black, Pace and Rogers arent solid additions because they werent offered by... who exactly?

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Magnus

January 26th, 2010 at 7:41 PM ^

The guy has a point. People keep saying, "Coaches know better than recruiting services. If you want to know how good a kid is, look at his offer list, not his Rivals/Scout/ESPN ranking." So...the OP looked at the kids' offer lists and says that concerned him. If we're supposed to be excited about Jeremy Jackson because Florida and Texas [allegedly] offered him, then isn't it okay for someone to be wary that only a couple mid-level schools offered, say, Ray Vinopal and Drew Dileo? We can't have it both ways. (For the record, I'm looking forward to Dileo's arrival.)

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