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by BillyGoat , At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Friday, February 03, 2012, 05:41 (5241 days ago) @ Jay

whether Meyer's tactics -- though not apparently illegal -- offend traditional midwestern sensibilities. Won't happen in Ohio, of course, where EVERYBODY is lining up to play for OSU, no matter what. But most folks in the midwest -- especially outside of the big cities -- have more traditional, small-town values. In the South, folks have values, but everybody knows that football recruiting is completely sleazy and has been forever, so that gets carved out. But I think it's those types of values that made ND fans bristle about the meaning of "commitment" and other things in connection with the Hunter and Trattou affairs (and others).

It will be interesting to see what happens when Meyer pulls out his whole bag of tricks in, say, rural Wisconsin, to try to pry a Wisconsin kid away from UW. He may end up pissing off a coach very much. Or parents. And will they go to the papers over it?

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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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