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2022 ttun recruiting

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LordJeffBuck said:
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buckeyemania11 said:
Oh man the spin job on Fitzpatrick who was literally the top OT on their board

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Bringing this over from Fitzpatrick’s thread, DFBIA is spinning a story like Michigan has superior scouting and jumps on these “Chris Olave” recruits early before they blow up and others jump in and steal them away.

As I pointed out in his thread, Ohio State offered Fitzpatrick first and he made his official visit to Columbus first.

Well, I also went back and looked at Chris Olave assuming that they are implying the same thing happened with him.

Ohio State offered Olave on October 7th with Michigan following up on October 30th. And the timing of the official visits doesn’t matter because he never made a trip to Ann Arbor.

It’s shocking I know, but it would appear a narrative built up by DFBIA around their scouting prowess is completely fabricated, and in fact, the exact opposite of reality. Based on these two examples, it seems more likely to me that Michigan runs around offering the lower ranked players Ohio State offers in the hopes that they can swoop in on a guy that Ohio State scouted but might not make a priority.

And just to drive the point home, meanwhile, a guy that looks like original research for UM in the same state as Fitzpatrick in the ‘22 class is OL Connor Jones https://247sports.com/player/connor-jones-46096682/.

The #984 composite, #102 OT who it looks like they actually were in early on, who they competed with the likes of Indiana, Northwestern, Colorado State, New Mexico, Oregon State, and Virginia to land.

It looks like the kid has good grades, but shockingly the big dogs have not swooped in on UM’s bit of original scouting work here.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
Do they ever go the MAC route and whine about how they "found him first"....and other schools just wait to pounce once they offer?
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Buckeye86 said:
Bringing this over from Fitzpatrick’s thread, DFBIA is spinning a story like Michigan has superior scouting and jumps on these “Chris Olave” recruits early before they blow up and others jump in and steal them away.

As I pointed out in his thread, Ohio State offered Fitzpatrick first and he made his official visit to Columbus first.

Well, I also went back and looked at Chris Olave assuming that they are implying the same thing happened with him.

Ohio State offered Olave on October 7th with Michigan following up on October 30th. And the timing of the official visits doesn’t matter because he never made a trip to Ann Arbor.

It’s shocking I know, but it would appear a narrative built up by DFBIA around their scouting prowess is completely fabricated, and in fact, the exact opposite of reality. Based on these two examples, it seems more likely to me that Michigan runs around offering the lower ranked players Ohio State offers in the hopes that they can swoop in on a guy that Ohio State scouted but might not make a priority.

And just to drive the point home, meanwhile, a guy that looks like original research for UM in the same state as Fitzpatrick in the ‘22 class is OL Connor Jones https://247sports.com/player/connor-jones-46096682/.

The #984 composite, #102 OT who it looks like they actually were in early on, who they competed with the likes of Indiana, Northwestern, Colorado State, New Mexico, Oregon State, and Virginia to land.

It looks like the kid has good grades, but shockingly the big dogs have not swooped in on UM’s bit of original scouting work here.
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so.....yes is the answer to my question.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
I really can't get over the completely absurd notion that Michigan wants nothing to do with highly rated prospects because they have a hot new coaching staff who scouts every kid in the country and identifies the ones who are going to be the REAL stars.
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In my high school years, I worked at a Kroger that employed a lot of adults who were mildly mentally disabled. They were fine people to work with, and there were an abundance of peculiar and humorous moments because of these employees.

Your comment reminds me of a particular conversation I overheard with 3 of these particular individuals, Eddie, Chuck, and Chris. I was clearing the parking lot of shopping carts with Eddie on a hot, sunny day. After we bring in a load of carts, Eddie points to Chuck and Chris. Chuck and Chris were inside bagging, and there was a lull in customers. Eddie says, "look at Chuck and Chris inside doing nothing. WE'RE doing the real work in here."

I go inside to use the bathroom. When I walk inside, Chuck and Chris were speaking in hushed tones. "Look at Eddie out there, he's just standing around doing nothing!" "Yeah, WE'RE doing the real work in here!"

This was not a unique moment with these three gentlemen, who measured themselves against the other two. As long as they found 1 little thing in which they were superior, they were satisfied with themselves. It reminds me of Meatchicken recruiting. They don't care to be the best as long as they can find a narrative that makes them feel superior to Ohio State, even if it's in a minisculely small thing.
 
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NastyNatiBuck said:
In my high school years, I worked at a Kroger that employed a lot of adults who were mildly mentally disabled. They were fine people to work with, and there were an abundance of peculiar and humorous moments because of these employees.

Your comment reminds me of a particular conversation I overheard with 3 of these particular individuals, Eddie, Chuck, and Chris. I was clearing the parking lot of shopping carts with Eddie on a hot, sunny day. After we bring in a load of carts, Eddie points to Chuck and Chris. Chuck and Chris were inside bagging, and there was a lull in customers. Eddie says, "look at Chuck and Chris inside doing nothing. WE'RE doing the real work in here."

I go inside to use the bathroom. When I walk inside, Chuck and Chris were speaking in hushed tones. "Look at Eddie out there, he's just standing around doing nothing!" "Yeah, WE'RE doing the real work in here!"

This was not a unique moment with these three gentlemen, who measured themselves against the other two. As long as they found 1 little thing in which they were superior, they were satisfied with themselves. It reminds me of Meatchicken recruiting. They don't care to be the best as long as they can find a narrative that makes them feel superior to Ohio State, even if it's in a minisculely small thing.
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Story is more concise if you just say that Eddie, Chuck and Chris were tsun fans. Maybe one went on to become the coach.

EDIT: Did any one of the three ever wear football cleats to work?
 
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