tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post2981638804211641548..comments2024-03-28T20:09:43.455-04:00Comments on Touch the Banner: Michael Weber, Ex-WolverineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-30027271934824028002014-11-24T13:16:00.380-05:002014-11-24T13:16:00.380-05:00@Anon 5:06
You're right, I'm a total idio...@Anon 5:06<br /><br />You're right, I'm a total idiot for liking a coach who is good at coaching football and critical of a coach who is terrible at it.<br /><br />The fact you haven't figured out you don't have to read my comments says something about you...Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-79994933141169213052014-11-24T13:08:34.520-05:002014-11-24T13:08:34.520-05:00Not being prepared for a decommitment is simply fo...Not being prepared for a decommitment is simply foolish. Michigan should have known it was a possibility, be it because Green blew up into a 2,000 yard rusher or because the O-line flailed as badly as 2013, they had to be prepared for the possibility of a Harris decommitment. Instead, they gave Weber the cold-shoulder and it came back to bite them in the ass.Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-14858477625114651422014-11-24T13:06:58.349-05:002014-11-24T13:06:58.349-05:00Also -- I really really like Weber. I think he...Also -- I really really like Weber. I think he's better than anybody we have.<br /><br />I just don't think the positional need is there for Michigan. When he wanted to come here - absolutely, he should have been welcomed with open arms. But just because he decommits doesn't mean we should go down the list to the next in-state RB willing to come to the program. Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-8096875010321689442014-11-24T13:04:00.053-05:002014-11-24T13:04:00.053-05:00@Thunder
You're untitled to your opinion but ...@Thunder<br /><br />You're untitled to your opinion but it's not nonsense. It is very reasonable to argue that you should pursue talent (regardless of position) over a rigid allocation to positions. In professional sports this is the classic talent vs. need debate.<br /><br />In my view, when you have an elite recruit you don't turn your nose at them. Michigan has made this mistake with OL and LB in previous classes. They said "we're full" and then the following year or two they ended up with marginal prospects. They turned away a WR commit in the 2011 class and a QB in the 2012 class because they felt they were covered.<br /><br />While justifiable from the depth chart/numbers game it doesn't acknowledge the inherent uncertainty of recruiting. Guys red-shirt, or don't. Guys change positions. Guys don't pan out, get hurt, etc. <br /><br />The way they approach RB recruiting (we'll take a bunch of guys and then the losers will transfer or become special teamers) is different than how they approach other positions. I'm not really sure why.Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-6762327484507314662014-11-24T11:02:26.569-05:002014-11-24T11:02:26.569-05:00LOL No big loss here at all. Weber lacks burst....LOL No big loss here at all. Weber lacks burst. Think of Derrick Green "lite".....I'm actually HAPPY that he de-committed.Big35Hurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196182411854233106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-72802440406535794072014-11-24T05:06:18.293-05:002014-11-24T05:06:18.293-05:00I agree with thunder. Lank is in love with RR and ...I agree with thunder. Lank is in love with RR and just wants to criticize Hoke. I love this site but wish I didn't have to read "lankdoesntknow" postsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-11169401420464178612014-11-24T04:45:43.282-05:002014-11-24T04:45:43.282-05:00You stop interviewing candidates when they sign th...You stop interviewing candidates when they sign the dotted line not when they give you a verbal commitment. Big difference. This is really going to blow up in Michigsn's face when he signs with MSU. <br />We need Jimmy more then ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-36001030145353271662014-11-23T20:14:13.472-05:002014-11-23T20:14:13.472-05:00That "loyalty" bit at the end is nonsens...That "loyalty" bit at the end is nonsense. They wanted one running back in the class, and they had one. That RB decommitted, so they started recruiting running backs again. That's the way the world works. When Dave Brandon was hired, MSC stopped interviewing candidates. When Brady Hoke was hired, DB stopped interviewing candidates. You're being irrational in your effort to criticize Hoke.Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-75834301165138009512014-11-23T20:05:39.022-05:002014-11-23T20:05:39.022-05:00On the positive side - RB isn't really a signi...On the positive side - RB isn't really a significant need for this team. They have 4 quality backs returning next year, and you can often recruit a guy and plug him in immediately at the position. If you can get Weber back in the fold later, fantastic, but I'd hate to see them go out on a limb for another Hopkins or Rawls, just to fill the position.<br /><br />I've never bought into Hoke's recruiting mentality at this position at all. At least not until the program is stable at other need positions (QB, OL, TE, WR, DE). Maybe if you're Wisconsin you can have that approach, but we're not. I'd rather take 2 QBs than 2 RBs.<br /><br />Kind of ironic, infuriating, funny, terrifying how this played out. Not long ago this staff basically stopped calling Weber (after they landed Harris). Then it was lots of attention (after Harris decommitted), and now Weber's mid-game decommit. Maybe they should have showed him a lot more loyalty...Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.com