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| Subject: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog)  Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:51 pm | |
| Brian writes a "position paper" on this...a good read, check it out:
http://mgoblog.com/content/position-paper-recruiting-early
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:31 pm | |
| Any time you can stock up 4* players you do it.
Like they said, MAYBE one or two a year will squeek through and be a thorn in your side. But it's the exception as opposed to the rule.
Anyone that argues against it, well, it's JMHO.....
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:35 pm | |
| I agree with you. There's always going to be 'thorns in our side'...we play in second-best conference in the country. There are going to be some very talented players at other schools on our schedule. We're not going to get them all. But if we can land highly rated players early, why the heck not?
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:53 pm | |
| Look at Texas. They have done this since Mack Brown got there. It works. Early recruiting is the smartest way to go.
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:33 pm | |
| Yeah, people will argue that Texas has been down lately but I would put that on the coaching staff (turnover?) and not the athletes.
I guess what I'm saying is I'd rather have 10 classes in a row ranked in the top 10 than ten in a row rated in the 35-40 range.
It might work in a short term but you just can't compete in the long run.
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:39 pm | |
| You just described the sparty football program to a "T". The caught lightning in a bottle the last couple years but now, well they're resuming their role in the middle of the pack. Of course they needed additional help with the brief decline of Michigan, ohio, Penn State, and the rest of the also-ran klan within the B1G. _________________ 'eggo denoted me a First ballot Hall of Famer! - sandyeggo_blue wrote:
- that's some first ballot hall of fame stalking on your part. How in the world did you find that guy. I guess the better question is why?
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| | Subject: Oh, did I? Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:46 pm | |
| - 2ndComingOfBo wrote:
- You just described the sparty football program to a "T".
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:12 pm | |
| Yep. - THEstjoemfan wrote:
- ...than ten in a row rated in the 35-40 range.
_________________ 'eggo denoted me a First ballot Hall of Famer! - sandyeggo_blue wrote:
- that's some first ballot hall of fame stalking on your part. How in the world did you find that guy. I guess the better question is why?
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:26 am | |
| Get it over with so you can consetrate on you other stuff during season, and not be worried about getting this kid or that when you have every other coach scrammbling after this kid or that. _________________ "HAIL HAIL MICHIGAN" Wanted John Harbaugh but I'll settle for JIM WITH AN ENTHUSIASM UNKNOWN TO MANKIND GOOO BLUE The Curse of Rich Rod
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:26 am | |
| It's really pretty simple in my mind:
Good - if you get players like Michigan is getting
Bad - if you don't and are an elite program
Doesn't matter - if you are little brother and won't get elite level talent anyway.
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| | Subject: Re: Early Recruiting: Good, Bad or Doesn't Matter? (MgoBlog) Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:20 am | |
| Basically, if it's you it's good.
If it's your "Big Brother" then it's bad.
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