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I love how the internet has turned recruiting into a horse race. This article is just geared up to generate more interest in sites like rivals. As if JT checked rivals, saw that _ichigan's class was ahead of us, and decided, "boy, I've really got to close the deal on some recruits quickly so we can close the gap before the silent period arrives" ... riiiiight. Some kids decide early, some kids decide late. The notion that a coach is better at communicating with recruits in the summer as opposed to january is so ridiculous. Talking about coaches that "can't close" or coaches that are "great closers" is just stupid. It depends way more on the recruits.
Just because Browning and Rose decided to wait till jan to tell rivals where they going ... or guys like Aram Olsen didn't really start looking at colleges till later on in the fall, and bang ... now all of a sudden JT is a great closer??!?! HA!
Some years the recruits that decide now when there is more attention on them will pick the bucks and some years they won't. (PERIOD). The reasons that make kids decide now are different from each recruit to each recruit.
this is just a small excerpt of a much larger rant I have on recruiting websites, but I figured the title of this thread could excuse me.
Anyway, I love this recruiting class too and can't wait to see who impresses in the fall!
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