Michigan really botched CA 4* safety Bryan Addison's official visit
Per Greg Biggins:
I could see Michigan being a real option, but the only problem is just the visit was so short. It was kind of weird for him and he said he didn’t get to hang out with any players, he didn’t get to see the city, he didn’t get to go out at all and he told me that he didn’t have a host. He said it was a good visit and he loves the coaching staff. He kind of liked all that part of it, but if you are going to leave home, then you got to be like blown away by your visit. It didn’t really seem like he was blown away by it, so he liked, but I don’t know if it was one of those deal where he really fell in love with it. Right now, he’s really hard to handicap.”
October 20th, 2017 at 1:53 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 2:00 PM ^
Unfortunately, the only side that matters.
October 20th, 2017 at 2:04 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 2:59 PM ^
I heard he was sad that there was no cream cheese for the bagels.
October 20th, 2017 at 11:11 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^
Prediction: People in this thread will be more mad at me for bringing this to the board than at Greg Biggins for reporting it and/or at someone on the coaching staff for apperently dropping the ball.
October 20th, 2017 at 2:08 PM ^
Maybe YOU'RE Greg Biggins!
October 20th, 2017 at 2:20 PM ^
...apperently?
October 20th, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 2:10 PM ^
Yep, this board is really good at killing the messenger
October 20th, 2017 at 2:34 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 3:59 PM ^
Because you know that somehow, some way ... it's Beilein's fault.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:11 PM ^
Douchebag!, NEG VOTED!.. Oh, sorry, reflexes.
October 21st, 2017 at 6:57 AM ^
True, but as a really good boss told me many years ago:
Sometimes the messenger deserves to die.
October 20th, 2017 at 2:16 PM ^
I don't know anything about Greg Biggins, and I don't know the details of this visit. Maybe the only time he could come nobody could host him? Maybe they dropped the ball?
My perception (I can't speak for the board) is that you kind of like bringing things like this and posting them. I think that's what people are reacting to...
October 20th, 2017 at 2:19 PM ^
Yeah, I totally love it when Michigan fucks up recruiting visits.
October 20th, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^
I didn't say that. I said it looks to me like you enjoy posting content about Michigan fucking up recruiting visits. Maybe you don't.
October 20th, 2017 at 2:26 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 2:57 PM ^
Just reading the title of this thread on the sidebar, I knew its author right away.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:59 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 4:01 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 4:21 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
Yeah, I totally love it when Michigan fucks up recruiting visits.On some perverse level, you seem to. Of course you rushed to post this thread as soon as you got the news.
October 20th, 2017 at 7:32 PM ^
I see the real Maizen has returned.. welcome back
October 20th, 2017 at 4:00 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 7:45 PM ^
Everyone talks about the atmosphere at the game, but the coaches and players are busy until late on Saturday and then the recruit flies back to the west coast on Sunday.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:01 PM ^
Something that stood out to me was he said his visit was short. Well, a lot of that is on his time frame. If he was here for just a short time how much can you pack in. Seems like he got some good time with the coaches, but you can only fit so much into a compacted visit.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:03 PM ^
I mean, Greg Biggins didn't post it here. I think it's always sketchy when guys communicate second-hand accounts of meetings intermixed with their own commentary. It's hard to tell how much of this was Addison saying he was unhappy with the visit but was still interested in Michigan and how much was the reporter's speculation.
As for the staff dropping the ball, sure, if it's true that they did a bad job it's not a good look. But this is a staff that is coming off two top-10 recruiting classes. Not saying it didn't happen here, but this post simply repeats something written elsewhere with little context and is only going to incite anger and no real discussion.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:08 PM ^
Addison's own words on scout are basically word for word the same thing.
"After the game, we all just went back to the hotel," Addison said. "The players were pretty mad so we didn't go out and I never really had a player host on the visit.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:21 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 3:24 PM ^
I didn't leave out anything. I copy and pasted what Greg Biggins posted on scout. I think it's pretty clear what transpired, and I have no reason to doubt Addison, is inexcusable regardless of the semnatics.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:30 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 3:39 PM ^
Sounds like you have quite the bitch fit to throw this afternoon in that case. Better get to it.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:54 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 3:48 PM ^
You left out very important context and you do this sort of thing regularly so you've lost any benefit of the doubt. Reading your OP (didn't read the link yet) it's not clear that this was after the MSU game and that he did actually have a host but because of the disappointing loss no one went out or hosted him out on the town. I certainly wouldn't describe that as "Michigan really botched" unless you are implying the loss to MSU. What I can't figure out is if this is just a game you like to play or if you really can't understand why people dislike you.
October 20th, 2017 at 4:28 PM ^
What "very important context" was left out.
And wait, you think I care if a bunch of anonymous screen names like me? LOL. I guess I shouldn't be surprised you dorks think like this considering how much you value your fake life points.
October 20th, 2017 at 5:28 PM ^
You're clearly interested in the approval of other posters, or you wouldn't start all these threads. And it's evident that you crave a high MGopPoint total, or you wouldn't obsessively upvote yourself each post.
You're like a moralizing Congressman who cheats on his wife.
October 20th, 2017 at 5:37 PM ^
I don't know what's more enjoyable to me, your grand delusion of what you think I care about or your internet tears over everything I say on this site.
You're like the Trump supporter who still bitches about Hillary's emails.
October 20th, 2017 at 6:42 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 6:16 PM ^
why in the world would that even be important enough in your life to post it?
October 20th, 2017 at 3:58 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 4:10 PM ^
That's speculation at its finest. A player only gets 5 official visits. If they aren't interested and just looking for a trip they are going to go to USC, FSU, Miami etc. Not Michigan in October.
He's shown plenty of interest. Recruits talk like crazy due to all of the Nike and UA camps. No way the coaches would blow it off on purpose when the downside is so much larger than just spending some time with the kid.
Plus if you look at his quote, he was impressed with the coaches. They were obviously prepared for it. The players already do enough for no pay. You can't force them to want to be recruiting salesmen after a heartbreaking loss.
October 20th, 2017 at 5:02 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 10:08 PM ^
like speculating about how recruits would choose to waste an official visit on Miami or Tallahassee after Hurricane Irma devastated the state, or wasting an official to USC, which is less than 1/2 hour drive from Bryan Addison's house! FWIW, Michigan is pretty nice in October. When I lived in California I would try to get back to MIchigan in October whenever I could.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:30 PM ^
That's fine. But (a) the original post lacked the context of it was after the loss and he didn't have a player host, and (b) still doesn't distinguish between where he really views Michigan and if they are still an option. That seems mostly speculation by Biggins.
Also, the title of the post was full of editorializing, which is fine I guess, but you then went to the comments to point out that people were going to attack you even though you were just the messenger. I'll be honest, I wouldn't have cared at all about this post had it not been tinged 100% with your belief that Michigan really botched a visit with text that denotes it wasn't the best visit but the kid loved the staff and still seemed to be high on Michigan. What I can tell from this whole situation is that Addison wasn't given a player host and didn't experience that part of a visit. That does suck for him and could definitely be a deciding factor, but I don't see anything substantive about whether or not this actually sank Michigan's chances with this recruit.
October 20th, 2017 at 3:24 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 3:25 PM ^
You need a hug Red?
October 20th, 2017 at 3:59 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 5:31 PM ^
You're a douche. Most people here can't stand the trash you post. You obviously go out of your way to make things more negative than they are and everyone here can see right through it. I know you "don't care" what a bunch of random people on the internet think but when EVERYONE is calling out an asshat...
well...
maybe you're an asshat?