SIGNED - DE Daishon Neal

Neal said Michigan came in and said that if it wasn't for football, he wouldn't get into Michigan. Neal felt like they were calling him poor and dumb. That ended the wolverines chances. According to his dad Michigan was basically escorted out of his home after that statement.

 
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IllinioisHusker said:
Neal said Michigan came in and said that if it wasn't for football, he wouldn't get into Michigan. Neal said it felt like they were calling him poor and dumb. That ended the wolverines chances. His dad said Michigan was basically escorted out of his home after that statement.
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Wow....that is an impressive recruiting tactic.
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Listen very carefully to the attitude instate recruits have about how our staff has recruited them. That has to change and I think Riley will attempt to make that happen.

No, I'm not saying every above average kid in Nebraska should get a scholarship offer. But, the really good ones, should feel like they are really wanted.

 
There's a fine line between being honest and coming off as a huge douche. When keeping it real goes wrong: Michigan edition.

 
I'm guessing he described as an opportunity and most likely it worked for a number of recruits... It would appear that Daishon is smarter than they thought by reading between the lines.

 
BigRedBuster said:
IllinioisHusker said:
Neal said Michigan came in and said that if it wasn't for football, he wouldn't get into Michigan. Neal said it felt like they were calling him poor and dumb. That ended the wolverines chances. His dad said Michigan was basically escorted out of his home after that statement.
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Wow....that is an impressive recruiting tactic.
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It seems to me like he was trying to say that Michigan was a great academic school and Daishon's grades were not good enough to merit entry. Fortunately, through football, he could have access to that level of education. I understand it was not taken that way but I doubt that Mattison would shove his foot that far in his mouth. This is not his first rodeo.

edit: huskerhill beat me to it. Darn my slow fingers...

 
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BigRedBuster said:
Listen very carefully to the attitude instate recruits have about how our staff has recruited them. That has to change and I think Riley will attempt to make that happen.

No, I'm not saying every above average kid in Nebraska should get a scholarship offer. But, the really good ones, should feel like they are really wanted.
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I dont follow, do you mind elaborating?

 
huskerhill said:
I'm guessing he described as an opportunity and most likely it worked for a number of recruits... It would appear that Daishon is smarter than they thought by reading between the lines.
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Of course that is what he was getting at. But, it came off as an insult.

It also confirms what many believe about these schools that normally have high entrance standards and still have good sports teams. If you are good at sports, they will figure out a way to get you in.

Just because a football player played for Stanford (for instance) doesn't mean he is as smart as the average Stanford student.

 
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