Composite list of Michigan's 30+ football camps- 247: (for those interested)

He won't be at al of them, probably just 2/3s as they are splitting up the staff for some.  It's also easier when he only has 1 outfit and flies on a private jet.

Hugh Freeze is that you?

It's got to be a great gig to be a Harbaugh assistant coach . . . but not for too long.

The burn out rate has to be pretty high.  Not everyone has Harbaugh's energy level or the tolerance level of his family.

That was what I was thinking.  Last year, Harbaugh did what he had to do to publicize the program and he did it masterfully.  Every day for weeks on end, Michigan/Harbaugh was in the news.  This year, with the ban being overturned, I thought Harbaugh had little choice but to jump in big time.  A few hard weeks and relationships with lots of coaches are forged.  St. Thomas Acquinas itself is huge (Rudock, O'Korn, Bosa brothers, etc.).

If next fall turns out to be a good season, our time in the spotlight will continue and recruiting will continue to become easier.  I'd look at a reduced presence next year.  This swarm, which lasts for about three weeks, can't be fun for the coaches.

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and he likes to coach football with other coaches.  Maybe he loves football and wants to improve coaching at all levels.  Maybe he just hates Ohio State this much.

The rationale of the camps is not primarily to get recruits.  As pointed out above, we may get one or two from the camps at most.  And we are solidly in on dozens of elite recruits even without the camps. 

The rationale of the camps is to spread the gospel of Michigan football and football in general to a wide audience.  Harbaugh sees himself as a bit of a missionary in all of this.  This is where his heart is, whether he gets any recruits directly out of it or not.

I think you have made the insightful observation. These camps are NOT about recruiting players - that is just superficial talk. The real point is to establish some personal contact and face-time with many of the high school coaches. This is deep recruiting - not for next year but for many years to come.

There are several kicking academies that funnel players to the US.

It has been stated that all positions will be covered at the camps, not just kicking, but the primary interest will be from kickers. 

Are there kids instead of is there kids, or is there a genuine interest level on their part? So I don't know which SEC school you're a fan of, but there has been an interest for as long as I can recall  on the part of the population of each country, respectively, to explore opportunites and interests in the other.

I was shocked at how many Americans I found there in 1971 who were in Sydney, employed on what was usually a three year contract. In the back of every phone book at all the hotels were a listing of job opportunites for Americans in Autsralia.

As to sports, to date we are only familiar with Aussie basketball players and recently the growing numbers of kickers. IHowever, I did meet a woman in CA in winter 2011-12 that was recruited to A&M, where she received her degree, and at that time was the women's 400 meter champ.  I was impressed with some of the Aussie rules football players while there, thinking some of the larger ones, probably about 240 lbs today and seemingly quite fast on t.v., might make good backers, but as to interest in American football I haven't a clue. Harbaugh I think though does. He knows if it's basically to look at a few kickers and continue the marketing or if he thinks some of these young men, with the correct training,  could be viable high-level fb players.

It goes both ways.  They scout American basketball players to go play Aus Rules Football down under.

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