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The coaches are not pressuring them to commit, simple as that. They aren't saying if you don't commit now you lose your scholarship so they aren't being forced to commit. The other recruits are the ones putting pressure on them to commit because of the spots, as you mentioned.

It's not pressuring them to commit, it's being completely honest about the numbers of spots left. Is it pressuring if the conversation with Kugler went something like this: "Patrick, we would absolutely love you in this class, but we are only taking one more OL. We had Pocic in last week and he's interested, Clin McGovern is coming for a visit soon, we are still looking at film on a local kid named Dillard, and we are in touch with some other prospects as well. S keep in touch with us because even though we'd love to have you, we aren't going to turn away one of those guys if they want the spot."

If they didn't say stuff like this , they'd get blasted down the road for "pulling offers" when a kid tried to commit and was told they couldnt anymore.

I have edited the title...Maybe it is too early on a Sunday morning for sarcasm...I know we are not pulling offers or anything like that..all I was saying is that If a kid has an offer and and he sees others jumping on board, they want to be part of something great and they commit as well. They want to get in where they fit in....thats all.

I think once again we are arguing semantics, but I agree with wingman. I agree with you that the coaches are just being honest, but I agree with wingman that the honesty is about a situation that creates pressure. I think it's a good life lesson. Opportunities generally have windows. Sometimes there are second chances after the windows have closed, but quite often there aren't.

Well we need to pressure kids to commit early so we can keep up with Urbs and Ohio, otherwise they'll run away will all the elite talent.

LOL.

Michigan also is telling their recruits that once they commit, they can't visit anywhere else. They are also telling them NOT to commit unless they can abide by that rule.

All this whining from down south is pretty sad.

I think our recruiting is sending multiple messages at once nationally without saying a word. Its a new day in Ann Arbor. Other teams only have a limited amount of time to get their S@#! together....good luck

You should see the MSU slappies ... they are complaining worse than the bucknuts.

I would rather we fill the class early than late, simple as that.

I would always prefer to fill it earlier than later. Then we can make strong bonds on future recruits sooner than others. It's nothing but a win-win situation. It also gives our coaches more time during the season to focus on the actual season and make necessary adjustments. I don't see any negatives about this strategy at all. Above all else it pisses our rivals off. Kudos to us.

Garnishing trust, commitment, and understanding from a 16/17 year old is not "... the real world." Michigan coaches do not need to apply pressure to these kids. As I have stated previously, winners want to play with winners. It is that simple.

I agree, its best to fill the class earlier on, and in addition to your logical comments 59, filling a class early presents a compelling dynamic, which is currently ongoing. The coaches were able to fill the 2012 class relatively early on, and were subsequently able to concentrate not only on the remaining '12 prospects, but also identify their needs for the 2013 class more keenly. This attention which started last summer and continues today is part of the reason why there have been so many early commits, bc the coaches were able to start the recruiting process for these kids earlier then most others because 2012 was in good shape. Now the 2013 class is going to be mostly filled by the summer again, and the process will begin over as the coaches will have more time to concentrate efforts with the 2014 kids. This is already happening with recent 2014 kids visiting campus. Its easy to get a kid on campus, but now the coaches will be able to communicate more frequently with 2014 prospects because they have less targets in the 2013 class to pursue bc of how many have already committed. So filling a class earlier is a win win.