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But what about the idea of reserving some spots for the best prospects available regardless of position? If the coaches could have told the recruits something like "We're taking 5 OL for sure so if you are amongst the first 5 OL to commit, you've got a spot. Otherwise you have to take your chances on being one of the best prospects available." I sure hope they said something like this since according to TVH, Pocic said the coaches told him he still had a spot available to him.

Aquaman posted on mgoblog that Pocic had told him that Hoke told Pocic there would be a spot available for him, but to keep it private because the staff pulled offers from others.

It that is an accurate retelling of the events, it troubles me a great deal.

The five spots thing was said by one of the OL commits, I can't remember whom. That said, I am not sure if this was an absolute marker, or a target. Targets can move; an absolute marker is a different story.

Again, trust that Hoke knows what he is doing. It will all work out...trust me.

According to MGOBLOG and specifically TomVH he has changed his tune and now saying OL is full...

I can tell you one thing. The problems that we do have with recruiting are good ones. It's better than having to stretch to get these 4* guys and settle for 3*s. We're evaluating all elite talent. This is awesome. I feel blessed

I don't get why it's important and relevant. Why is it important to Lisle's (just as an example, I have no idea if his offer was pulled) college choice that Pocic still has an offer? I'd think it's only important that Lisle knows that unless something changes, he no longer has one from Michigan. I'm not sure if this is what you mean by your 2nd sentence, but I'd think that telling Lisle that Pocic still had one is just throwing it in Lisle's face that Hoke values Pocic much more highly.

I guess we'll just disagree on this one. I just don't see saying that to a kid. "Listen, we've filled up on the guaranteed OL spots so unless something happens, you no longer have a spot. At this point, we'd only take OL commitments from Pocic, Tunsil, and McGovern because we think they're better than you."

Note, I have no problem with Hoke not being brutally honest about telling players where they rank on his list. My problem is with him telling Pocic to not let the "We are still open to another" truth of the matter out of the bag.

If he is pulling offers and telling those kids that Michigan is full, Michigan should be full. Period.

If Meyer were to do that, mgoblog would blow up with a 20 page thread of people calling him "Urban Liar".

EDIT: Maybe I am expecting a little too much from that angle. I am still fairly certain that he has told the current commits that he is only taking five, which would make taking another much worse anyways.

Do you disagree with the idea of reserving spots for the best in general or is it just that you want to make sure that the recruits understand that we are reserving spots for the best? If you're OK with the idea, then there's no such thing as being "Full. Period."

Who cares its all speculation. Hoke is a "Michigan man" trust him. All of this negativity is annoying and bad for recruiting. Dont you think recruits look at these boards? Until anybody has a true source none of this is true

Agreed. This isn't their first rodeo and people have nothing but the best things to say about our coaching staff. I trust their judgement.

1. I support these players. I support Hoke because he appears to be the best choice to lead these players.

2. I take pride that being a Michigan fan means I don't have to have the crisis of conscience that comes with having Nick Saban for a head football coach.

3. Michigan's willingness to accept Pocic is an open question that has discussed quite publicly, and these recruits all know what Hoke is saying to them privately, so nothing I have said here should have a negative effect on their commitment to Michigan.