If Harbaugh had pulled his offer in November it would have only raised questions with all other interested schools. Harbaugh tried to tell Swenson that he lost his spot on the team without pulling the offer. A player decommitting is much better for the player than a rescinded offer. I really think Coach Harbaugh was trying to help this kid out while telling him he had to move on. Swenson tried to force Harbaughs hand and when that failed he went to the press. Looking back, I'm sure Harbaugh now wishes he had just yanked the offer immediately instead of trying to help Swenson move on from UofM.
I decided to wait and gather as much info as possible before slandering Harbaughs and UofMs reputation. Now that we have a little info from the other side, the truth is beginning to surface. The thing that Harbaugh did wrong was not pulling the offer earlier. The thing is, its starting to look like he tried to let this kid know that he lost his spot on the team without, actually, rescinding the offer. Pulling an offer is more harmful to the player than the school. It makes other interested schools wonder what they're missing and costs other offers from other schools that were previously interested. You could look at it like he was trying to help this kid out by not pulling the offer and letting him decommitt, shining the player in a much more favorable light. The kid forced Harbaughs hand and lost. Now he wants to be upset because he didn't listen to the message they were giving him.
As far as unnamed sources, people not wanting to be mentioned because their livelihood could be hurt shouldn't be completely dismissed. Every person that's let their name be added to the story has nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Harbaugh was still wrong here but his intentions were not what we all first believed, or that some will always believe, regardless of the truth. I'm sure, next time he will put UofM first instead of looking out for a recruits best interest.
Living in Covington, I tried this year to get to a game, once I found out Harbaugh was recruiting him, just never made it. From a local level, all I her is great things about this young man and from the film I see some pretty solid reasons to love this recruit. I'll make sure I catch a game next year so I see with my own eyes. Great blocking receiver and I'm assuming with an offer from Vandy he's got a good head on those shoulders. Tough to guess what he could be after one more season, when he graduates
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