06-24-2015, 12:09 PM
I have little doubt that (i) the Michigan blog reporter did his homework, and (ii) Harbs engaged in (some) recruiting that rightfully harmed his (and Stanford's) rep.
The worst scenario is the one that is rarely reported on: recruit with the grades and test scores comfortable within the range of "thumbs up" from Montag is given a verbal offer early in process; kid keeps up his grades, etc.; as recruiting continues and the kid is "over-recruited," suddenly admissions becomes a problem, or (as noted in the article), Stanford just stops communicating with the kid, obviously hoping the kid gets the message and hitches his wagon to some other horse. That is complete chicken$hit, and unfortunately, I'm pretty sure it happened with at least a few kids during Harbaugh's tenure at Stanford. And I expect the same at Michigan.
By all appearances, Shaw has been much better on this front.
The worst scenario is the one that is rarely reported on: recruit with the grades and test scores comfortable within the range of "thumbs up" from Montag is given a verbal offer early in process; kid keeps up his grades, etc.; as recruiting continues and the kid is "over-recruited," suddenly admissions becomes a problem, or (as noted in the article), Stanford just stops communicating with the kid, obviously hoping the kid gets the message and hitches his wagon to some other horse. That is complete chicken$hit, and unfortunately, I'm pretty sure it happened with at least a few kids during Harbaugh's tenure at Stanford. And I expect the same at Michigan.
By all appearances, Shaw has been much better on this front.