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Hoke: Media Made Recruiting A Circus
Topic Started: Jun 11 2012, 08:05 AM (134 Views)
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Brady Hoke Says Media Made Circus Out of Recruiting
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In the mid-1990s, college football recruiting didn't involve a media circus. Few analysts and team sites existed, and the distinction of having a "top-rated class" generally wasn't decided a year before the group stepped foot on a college campus.
Stars were made on the field, and not on the internet -- a culture that Hoke says he had no issue with.
"You can take all these stars and the way all these guys are rated and all that, and that's great for the fan base and the public," Hoke told reporters last week. "But we've had some pretty good players here that probably would have been two-star guys.
"Tom Brady probably would have been a two-star guy. He turned out OK, I think."
The media has made recruiting a circus. There are some coaches who will try to minimize the spotlight that is shone on the process, but the internet and the recruiting business (the publication side) will not allow that.

It has gotten out of hand. Just look at our own fans moaning and groaning over getting a commitment from a kid who stood out at a combine and caught 90 plus passes for 22 TDs a year ago, just because he did not have enough stars next to his name.
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Jun 11 2012, 08:05 AM
Brady Hoke Says Media Made Circus Out of Recruiting
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In the mid-1990s, college football recruiting didn't involve a media circus. Few analysts and team sites existed, and the distinction of having a "top-rated class" generally wasn't decided a year before the group stepped foot on a college campus.
Stars were made on the field, and not on the internet -- a culture that Hoke says he had no issue with.
"You can take all these stars and the way all these guys are rated and all that, and that's great for the fan base and the public," Hoke told reporters last week. "But we've had some pretty good players here that probably would have been two-star guys.
"Tom Brady probably would have been a two-star guy. He turned out OK, I think."
The media has made recruiting a circus. There are some coaches who will try to minimize the spotlight that is shone on the process, but the internet and the recruiting business (the publication side) will not allow that.

It has gotten out of hand. Just look at our own fans moaning and groaning over getting a commitment from a kid who stood out at a combine and caught 90 plus passes for 22 TDs a year ago, just because he did not have enough stars next to his name.
Revisionist history - there has for decades extremely high levels of interest in "recruiting"

Ag, put those blinders on once again. Why did Paul Bryant need all that cash - after running off so many players in "Junction Station"? WTF did he know about John David Crow? That was in the 50's. Y'all ponied up the cash and hired Jackie Sherrill - and you of all people know the reasoning why..

Move to the 80's - how on earth did SMU - of all places know so much about all those nationally recruited players?

Hoke and pulling Brady outta his ass as an example. Brady - and a true 5 star QB went head to head at UM - yea TM's dad was really pissed about that - and still holds some bad feelings - even though it appears Tom doesn't. IIRC Brady was a player on UM's 97 national championship winning team - undefeated too. Now if Hoke is critizing the coaching staff at UM in 97 for what they did on the field, and how they decided to use their recuited players - so be it. Seems stupid to do something like that, IMO.

Brady backs up a NFL QB @ Michigan - Griese, starts 2 seasons, back up by D. Henson - who played in the NFL as well as MLB.

The printed media - and the sports writers did do stuff like watch games at the HS level - and reported the news. They also ranked players each year. Still goes on today. The papers in Houston, Dallas, etc. continue to do so.

FWIW Aggie - update on the w-sips recruiting; http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/2747/class/2013
Edited by humbletx, Jun 11 2012, 11:49 AM.
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