eightlaces Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 A parent chimes in on the difference between Mike Riley and Michigan's Man. Riley vs. Harbaugh Recruiting: A Parent Chimes In 3 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 It’ll be interesting to see how long these shenanigans continue. If Michigan gets stuck in neutral a few seasons down the road, even jumping through flaming hoops may not get Harbaugh off of the hot seat. lol Michigan's class is ranked 3rd in the country (2nd in the B1G). Nebraska is 32nd in the country (6th in the B1G) behind football powerhouses like Duke and Kentucky. 2 Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Harbaugh is still new and shiny. I think people will wise up to his salesman tactics by next year. They weill still reel in some great classes, but the Monopoly will end. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 A parent chimes in, and then I chime in with about 10x as much as the parent said for a meaningless offseason puff piece. 4 Quote Link to comment
4skers89 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I'm impressed that Harbaugh can juggle gallons of milk. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Yeah...Sorry, if someone is going to come talk to my kid claiming they are going to be a major part of his life the next 4 - 5 years, they better act like an adult. I would not be impressed with his act. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Proof is in the pudding. Harbaugh is killing it on the recruiting trail. This article is just...I'm not even sure what. Overreaching fake optimism as the result of sour grapes on the part of a Nebraska beat writer/fan? 3 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Proof is in the pudding. Harbaugh is killing it on the recruiting trail. This article is just...I'm not even sure what. Overreaching fake optimism as the result of sour grapes on the part of a Nebraska beat writer/fan? Yeah, I really didn't get what the point was...that two coaches have different personalities? No kidding... I think they were trying to do a bit of the "slow and steady" tortoise wins the race...fact of the matter is we would all need to be changing our pants if we had Michigan's class. Quote Link to comment
cm husker Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Milk drinking, a selfie with a recruit (taken by the recruit) and something about a tree climb? When he shows up in a mink coat with two girls on each arm, talk to me. Otherwise, no one who is a fan of husker history will see this as anything but much ado about nothing.It's not clear from the article that Harbaugh doesn't "sell the engine specs."By the way, besides Brandon's regular dose of unsubstantiated speculations, this article needs some "finishing touches" from an editor. For example: Apparently, none of that is Riley’s style. According to a parent closely involved in the recruitment of a current Nebraska Cornhusker, who requested their identity be kept anonymous, his act got old quickly. Makes it sound like Riley's act gets old. All in all, this appears to be nothing more than an article designed to shape a narrative. I guarantee if Harbaugh wins the B10 next year, no one will be calling him a goof ball. By the way, Dabo Sweeny is easily one of the goofiest" guys out there, if we want to make a list and evaluate whether that "style" matters. Really, recruiting is about authenticity, and if that's authentic behavior from each coach, more power to them. 2 Quote Link to comment
cm husker Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Proof is in the pudding. Harbaugh is killing it on the recruiting trail. This article is just...I'm not even sure what. Overreaching fake optimism as the result of sour grapes on the part of a Nebraska beat writer/fan? Yeah, I really didn't get what the point was...that two coaches have different personalities? No kidding... I think they were trying to do a bit of the "slow and steady" tortoise wins the race...fact of the matter is we would all need to be changing our pants if we had Michigan's class. You know what would be fascinating to me? A full analysis showing how individual players rankings shift as they join classes under a coach/program (on a rolling average). It would be an enormous amount of data, but I think it would go along way in revealing biases and showing that recruiting is often more perception than reality. I.e., a class "gains momentum" with a couple of key pick ups or because they have a "recruiting guru" join the staff, and the other recruits' rankings sort of ride those coattails up: "Jimbo committed to the current 10th ranked team? Wow, then Jimbo must be better than we thought... let's give him a little bump and keep that team sitting at 10th) Quote Link to comment
corncraze Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Oh look, Brandon Cavanaugh is looking for free advertisement again. I've got better things to do than to read another homeristic article. 2 Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Living in the Bay Area and consuming the local sports media during Harbaugh's tenure at both Stanford and the Niners, the conventional wisdom is that everybody is right about Jim Harbaugh. He's a brilliant coach whose act wears thin. He will turn your program around while making himself hard to like. He moves on (or is pushed) before it catches up with him. But Michigan will be tough to beat the next three years. Side note: if you don't like lightly researched off-season speculation written with a Nebraska spin, maybe we should all take a few months off HuskerBoard and check back in early April for the Spring Game. 2 Quote Link to comment
Pedro Guerrero Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanks for posting. I enjoy these articles, that being said I also enjoy reading the responses from the same 5 posters that come on and bash each article. As long as the powers that run this site allow the articles I say keep them coming. FWIW I think Harbaugh is a complete douche so I find everything he does annoying. 4 Quote Link to comment
husker98 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I don't mind his articles but if sports writers want our attention then can we have a special sub forum for this? we don't need a bunch of article related threads cluttering up the football board. With respects tot he article I do like it, some minor grammatical errors though. IF Brandon can make his articles longer with more inside info like this I think he will get a nice following. Quote Link to comment
HuskerNBigD Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I like the fact that his articles allow me to periodically peruse the Athlon website and find gems like the "40 Must See College Cheerleaders" column. Quote Link to comment
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