I see now why our recruiting is the way it is
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its an angle they are trying. Using kids to let the recruits know they have little State fans looking up to them and want them to come play for State. **
I thought it was well written and to the point. I always wondered what you could possibly say if you sent recruits 100 letters a day. I assume others just have smiley faces and whatnot?
I very much agree with this. Twitter people are making fun of this letter this morning, but are doing so without knowing what other teams are sending out. The letter itself is stupid, but is more of a reflection on where we are in college football, and not on MSU.
If you send a high school kid 100 letters, what in the world are you gonna say in those letters? You can only reasonably ask about their family so many times.
Remember, that we have coaches that have come from other staffs and were at Florida when they were winning championships. I seriously doubt what we are doing is any different than anyone else. We also have players that were recruited by other schools. We would have to been dumb not to gather intelligence on how other school recruit and send letters, when all we have to do is ask players on our team. I bet Chris Jones has already been asked numerous questions about how OM recruits. I am sure we know.
I bet OM, Bama, and everyone else is sending out similar letters, and they aren't some work of art.
I just wish the person's who wrote this letter had better handwriting.
I'd rather see that than this.
http://mississippistate.247sports.com/Board/59413/Boy-do-we-have--17838130
http://mississippistate.247sports.com/Board/59413/Boy-do-we-have--17838130
About as real as this.
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Oh, the original one is real (as far as I know). The others I posted were a joke.
Undoubtedly a tactic stolen from Hugh Freeze by Chris Jones on one of his infamous espionage missions. I hadn't believed it true. All those dolphins for naught...
In all honesty, the only thing that surprises me here is the correct use of "you're".
Be thankful that we dodged a real "We are MSU" salvo there.
Be thankful that we dodged a real "We are MSU" salvo there.
Lazy. Like wanting a dead period in the middle of the summer when no one can recruit, so the coaches get a "break." He also wants an early signing period (end of junior year) so once they are committed, he doesn't have to work them anymore. Lazy. Give up EVER getting an early signing period, that's just SEC thinking. 90+% of college athletes outside the SEC know they aren't going pro--to them college is to further their real career choice. No way in hell the NCAA forces high school kids who aren't even sure what major they are going to have lock in by their junior year. So suck it up, and work! Their isn't anything else he could possibly do for a living that would make him $100k per year much less $3 million. Like Tom Hanks says to Matt Damon at the end of Saving Private Ryan: "Earn this."
Wait, I thought it was fake, but I don't see why this Michigan commit...
Would put it on Instagram.
Thats funny stuff right there.
Would put it on Instagram.
Thats funny stuff right there.
Can someone give a legitimate explanation of whats going on here and if this is really the norm for us? Holy 17.
Per Twitter:
Bob Carskadon<s>@</s>bobcarskadon<small class="time">3h</small>I'm told the "You're a baller" letter was one of several mailings and referenced a previous conversation with the recruit.
The point holds up just fine. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/nli/nli It's all designed for the benefit of the athlete, not the school or pros. Basketball and baseball have 2 signing periods, including an "early" one in November, but that's because basketball and baseball players can skip college altogether if they want, so an earlier and later signing period makes a lot of sense. The early periods allow someone who is trying to finish their senior year without pro teams bugging them to death. The "regular" periods for the same sports are to allow those that are actually thinking of turning pro extra time to get recruited and see if that is what they really want, and longer for the pros to evaluate them, if they choose. The "regular" signing period for basketball is even later than football's. But no one gets a junior year signing period or even summer/fall period like football. That wouldn't make any sense and it will never happen as there is zero benefit to the student athlete.
