tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post9102399020946723017..comments2023-11-02T12:37:45.738-04:00Comments on DUMP the chUMps (Spartan Resource): 2015 UM RECRUITING CLASS UPDATE: THE SHOOTING STARS OF "MYTH-AGAIN" FOOTBALLreturn2gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10627394589459313945noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-6025639782209194562014-11-03T09:42:51.751-05:002014-11-03T09:42:51.751-05:00U of M recruiting is in a tough spot. Hoke is esse...U of M recruiting is in a tough spot. Hoke is essentially a lame duck at this point. With Brandon's exit it is quite clear based on the timing that the first thing on the new AD's plate will be to hire his guy to fill the role of head football coach. So how does Hoke go into a kids living room and tell that kids mom that he will take care of her son for the next 4 years when he might not be there in the next 4 minutes?<br /><br />I have heard the adage "You commit to the school and not to the coach" but that is just noise. The fact is kids today have more information when making their decision then they did 10-20 years ago. They not only know who is on a roster already but what system the coach runs and how those guys fit in that system. If that coach leaves, so does the security that you are going to be a fit for the next guy coming in. When you are talking about top ranked high school recruits generally they want to display their talents as much as possible in order to move to the next level. And even those that don't have aspirations of the NFL, still want to play and not be stuck buried on the depth chart. Maybe the guys on the list that are looking around will be a fit for the next guy. Or maybe they won't. At this point, I think you have to understand why they would do their due diligence and look around so that if they are not a fit, they are not scrambling to find a place.<br /><br />This type of thing is not unprecedented. John L. Smith coached that entire last year but it was announced on November 1st that he would not be coming back. Coach D was hired at MSU on November 27, 2006. MSU had 22 commits in that first class of his and 20 of them committed after Coach D was hired. I am willing to guess that John L. had more than 2 guys committed before the start of November but only 2 remained. Going back to when John L. took over, only 3 guys that committed to Williams remained on signing day. <br /><br />The long and short of this is I am not surprised by the fact that guys are looking around and/or decommitting. Also reading into this being a U of M thing is overlooking the fact that U of M is not unique in seeing this response from commits when you have a lame duck in the driver's seat. ATownAndDownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988566313313475103noreply@blogger.com