Meyer already making friends in the Big 10

by Jay, San Diego, Thursday, February 02, 2012, 20:01 (5241 days ago)

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120202/OPINION03/202020361/Backyard-recruiting-bra...

The battling is here to stay, on the field and off. Meyer brings an SEC raid-everyone's-commit-cupboards mentality. Hoke brings an old-school devotion to trench warfare. And Dantonio remains an unflinching fighter. He was especially irritated by the Buckeyes' poaching of one-time top Spartan commit Se'Von Pittman, something his mentor, Jim Tressel, wouldn't have done.

"They've got a new coach, and it's different," Dantonio said. "I would say it's pretty unethical, in the end."

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Meyer already making friends in the Big 10 - Jay, 2012-02-02, 20:01
- Meyer talk to the Ohio high school coaches . . . - Glass, 2012-02-03, 08:32
  - shorthand version: Urban Meyer to BIG10 coaches - Pat, 2012-02-03, 17:27
  - A CBS online blog picked it up too (link) - Domer99, 2012-02-03, 09:26
  - "(We) want guys who finish hard". Just like Meyer at UF. - KGB, 2012-02-03, 09:13
  - Urban Meyer: - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2012-02-03, 08:43
- good news for us, right? - HumanRobot, 2012-02-03, 07:16
- Sidenote on Ohio recruiting . . . - Glass, 2012-02-03, 07:10
- I'm interested to see... - BillyGoat, 2012-02-03, 05:41
- I don't see this as a big deal. - Mike (Max), 2012-02-02, 21:09
  - the story here isn't the poaching - Jay, 2012-02-03, 07:18
    - I prefer the backyard brawl recruiting of the SEC. - Slainte Joe, 2012-02-03, 07:34
      - I like how the B-# presents itself as some sort of - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2012-02-03, 08:08
      - Les whining? - Jay, 2012-02-03, 07:58
        
        Great taste! - KGB, 2012-02-03, 08:21
        
        That wasn't "leave a program close to home," was it? - Greg, 2012-02-03, 08:12
        
        You can take the man out of Michigan ... - Slainte Joe, 2012-02-03, 08:11
        
        likes - tex29, 2012-02-03, 08:20
      - No kidding. And less Delany. - irishvol, 2012-02-03, 07:53
  - never got the "poaching" - OrangeBlueGray, 2012-02-02, 22:00
    - I agree that it is the kid's ultimate decision, but that - tex29, 2012-02-03, 08:18
      - that I agree with - OrangeBlueGray, 2012-02-03, 08:52
        
        Agreed. - tex29, 2012-02-03, 09:18
    - It's lazy recruiting. - Pat (Moco), 2012-02-03, 07:49
      - Lazy or smart? - hobbs, 2012-02-03, 08:05
        
        plus - HumanRobot, 2012-02-03, 08:35
        
        Oh I'd say it's both. - Pat (Moco), 2012-02-03, 08:29
        
        I'm all for efficiency - JN, 2012-02-03, 08:20
        
        It will also likely spawn reprisals - Jeff (BGS), 2012-02-03, 08:43
    - Urban Meyer lives off the land - Geoff, 2012-02-03, 02:20
      - Completely untrue - Jeff (BGS), 2012-02-03, 06:06
- Meyer to B10: "Get used to it." - JD in Portland, 2012-02-02, 21:03
- and another -- Alvarez is going to go to Delany - Jay, 2012-02-02, 20:03
  - "Is it gratifying to take a guy from another school. - Chris, 2012-02-03, 05:27
  - An early signing day (like in hoops) would kill Meyer - Greg, 2012-02-02, 20:18
    - I'm with an early signing period - hobbs, 2012-02-02, 20:58
      - Juniors should be allowed to take officials as it is. - KGB, 2012-02-03, 05:42
        
        You'd have to allow them to visit in the fall of their Jr yr - hobbs, 2012-02-03, 06:32
        
        See, I disagree with this. - Greg, 2012-02-03, 07:01
        
        What if the kid visits Alabama and Auburn in Feb - hobbs, 2012-02-03, 08:01
        
        Who do you trust? And why? - Greg, 2012-02-03, 08:24
        
        Nope, word would get out and 'Bama would kill their rep - hobbs, 2012-02-03, 09:10
        
        Then they might have to make some visits on their own dime. - KGB, 2012-02-03, 08:20
    - He didn't look good yesterday - CW (Rakes), 2012-02-02, 20:41
      - Maybe it's the health problems. - Pat (Moco), 2012-02-02, 21:07
        
        I'll be surprised if he lasts longer than 5 years. - KGB, 2012-02-03, 05:39
    - He's already doing what he said he would no longer do. - FunkDoctorSpock, 2012-02-02, 20:29
      - Really? I had always heard he was a solid kid. - BillyGoat, 2012-02-03, 05:37
        
        Soft, self-entitled douche spawned by the same. - KGB, 2012-02-03, 08:25

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