Steve Wiltfong Crystal Balls Harbor to South Carolina
Steve Wiltfong Crystal Balls Harbor to South Carolina, I hope he’s wrong.
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February 1st, 2023 at 1:42 PM ^
How is South Carolina winning a recruitment over Michigan for a kid from DC a more uneven recruiting field?
February 1st, 2023 at 1:52 PM ^
Because Michigan's collectives pay you to stay at Michigan, not come to Michigan - in accordance with the stupid random guidelines set out by the toothless & archaic ncaa.
That's how...
February 1st, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
This class will be the backbone of many Big Ten Titles! (And bowl game losses)
February 1st, 2023 at 1:24 PM ^
tough break, but not sure if this was ever a recruit where Michigan was in the lead...always a feeling of a toss up.
I confess I don't know much about track, but would have though Oregon is better than South Carolina?
Kid played it close to the vest, but never tried to 'fake out' fans or drop hints only to back track on them, so I respect that.
onto the next kid that wants to play for Michigan
February 1st, 2023 at 1:27 PM ^
This shouldn't be surprising. The kid wants to focus on track first, and while Michigan has a good overall track program, top-flight sprinters almost never go to northern programs. I figured he'd end up at Oregon but the head track coach at USC is a sprinters / hurdler focused guy who has coached olympians and has been an assistant coach to the olympic team.
February 1st, 2023 at 1:29 PM ^
Being from the West Coast, I could never call South Carolina USC. Southern Cal is the only real USC.
February 1st, 2023 at 3:06 PM ^
Michigan Mens track is not that good
February 1st, 2023 at 1:28 PM ^
Just pick him up in the portal in a year or 2.
February 1st, 2023 at 1:55 PM ^
Yeah - once he realizes that the Olympics aren't in his future & he could be a top 5 pick at Edge vs just a guy at WR!
February 1st, 2023 at 1:30 PM ^
This is once again proof that recruits just straight up lie during recruiting interviews. Harbor went on record saying that academics were important to him, NIL didn't matter because he would get it anywhere, and he would go where they would develop him best for track and football. All of those things were lies. He went where the money is and where his GF is
I think in the grand scheme of 5* football recruits, Harbor will not have the best ROI for USC. He probably got between ~$5M if I had to guess and will likely only be an impact player for a year or two
February 1st, 2023 at 1:46 PM ^
Or, what if South Carolina actually has perfectly good enough academics like any school in the top 200 or so which is the top 5% of universities in this country for achieving his professional dreams combined with a track coach who is a sprinters specialist who has coached multiple olympic sprinters, and being at a program with a head coach who was tight ends coach is actually a perfect fit for a kid who wants to be a TE in college after prioritizing sprinting in his first year in school
February 1st, 2023 at 2:00 PM ^
Ok ak - this is 5+ replies you've made about how Michigan's academic prestige isn't really all that & any other large public university's is essentially just as good.
1st - WHY is this your particular axe to grind &
2nd - how many more times do you intend to grind it?
Your point has been made, reiterated, repeated, and repeated yet again.
We gotchu
February 1st, 2023 at 2:26 PM ^
It's just such a corny thing to see Michigan fans huff about academics like theirs is the only school in the world (and also conveniently ignoring how football players at all schools get funneled into manageable degrees anyway.) Academics means more than US News rankings. Maybe he liked the academic advising team, met some faculty, something. It doesn't mean SC is a bunch of cavemen compared to the intellectuals at Michigan.
February 1st, 2023 at 2:45 PM ^
Ok sarto, opinion duly noted.
And now that it's been noted, you are free from the obligation to repeat it multiple times.
You're welcome!
February 1st, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
He's right way more than he's wrong.
Hes going South Carolina.
But I know, denial ain't just a river in Egypt . So theres a chance he's going with Michigan .
February 1st, 2023 at 1:33 PM ^
This kid is a track athlete in pads. You simply can’t blame a potentially world class sprinter for going to an SEC school to compete. 8 of the 9 guys in the 2022 NCAA 100 meter finals went to schools in the south….and the other guy was from Oregon. Michigan has a solid track program, but it’s hard for them to compete for truly special sprinters. SC has an up and coming football program and apparently his girlfriend is going there??? Those factors didn’t hurt their chance either. Who really knows how big of a factor NIL was….he was going to get a lot of money no matter where he went. Kid made what he thinks is the best decision for him…I wish him luck.
February 1st, 2023 at 1:35 PM ^
In terms of non Michigan places, this might be ideal tbh. It's bizarre, because if he wasn't going to Oregon for track I thought we were by far the best choice. But I think USC Jr means the highest chance of getting him via transfer in a year or 2.
February 1st, 2023 at 1:37 PM ^
A kid that prioritized track over football was never going to come here.
February 1st, 2023 at 1:49 PM ^
As Sam said yesterday, it had become clear that NIL was a bigger priority as his recruitment was coming to a close. NIL trumped all, including track. We never stood a chance. I'm actually fine with that. Our TE room is set up well. Got Hogan coming in '24. Still after Prieskorn in '24 who I really like. If he was playing DE(where he should be) this would feel like a loss. TE? Meh, move on.
February 1st, 2023 at 3:29 PM ^
Also heard Sam say today that the Ole Miss CB we were trying to land, who committed to osu, said he is "on the feed the family shit" (or something like that)
Michigan will never be in with those type of guys, and Im personally good with that. That mindset will not do good things for program culture.
February 1st, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
Is anybody going to post Cameron Brandt flipping from Stanford to Michigan?
February 1st, 2023 at 1:44 PM ^
Congrats to the young man. Now go make the '24 Olympic team and transfer to the good guys once you've used the Cocks to get to Paris.
February 1st, 2023 at 2:04 PM ^
Check out SC’s future schedules. They have almost a 0% chance of winning anything if he stays all 3 years before going pro. 2024 has Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Clemson along with other above average SEC opponents. That’s dang near unfair for South Carolina.
February 1st, 2023 at 2:07 PM ^
This is so weak. Wait for word to get out, put in a crystal ball and then count it as a W on your CB scorecard. Silliness.
February 1st, 2023 at 2:25 PM ^
Two things can be true at the same time:
More 5 stars >>> Less 5 stars
Guys who are all in on football >>> Guys who aren't all in on football
Harbor has tremendous physical tools and if at some point he decides to focus entirely on an NFL future, he'll most likely be successful. If that happens during his time in college, he may even help his team significantly. If he decides to focus on track, well, he'll be ... less useful to the football team.
Regardless, best of luck to him. Seems like he has a world of potential both on and off the field.
February 1st, 2023 at 2:51 PM ^
It took til p.3 of comments but SG Rice has nailed this!
As long as he focuses on track he'll be much less valuable to his football team. And since at this time that's not Michigan, I wish him great success at track!
And in life!
Go Blue!
February 1st, 2023 at 2:45 PM ^
He's pressing his luck that SC will be the SEC team that shows up every 3 years and push for the playoffs like Auburn, LSU, and Tennessee this year
February 1st, 2023 at 3:01 PM ^
Like we even had a chance with our NIL game
February 1st, 2023 at 3:04 PM ^
Still not sure how he’s going to prepare for the Olympics and play football. Sounds like they have a plan but he won’t have time for track, football, and school, at least at that level. Crazier things have happened. 10.2 is absurdly fast and he’s already 225 and tall. Would have been fun to at least try it out.
February 1st, 2023 at 3:27 PM ^
Weird move, especially for track. SC track program better than Michigan or Oregon...uhh NO
That NIL money was the factor
February 1st, 2023 at 5:05 PM ^
Definitely plus odds he ends his career at South Carolina. Another one of those recruitments where the quotes coming from the kid and or his camp make no sense after the commitment. Good luck Nycholes but you have zero chance of making any Olympic team in 24'.
February 1st, 2023 at 6:26 PM ^
It’s going to be fun to watch his path…just not as fun. And at least we can root for him.
February 1st, 2023 at 11:10 PM ^
Honestly dont care - reminds me of the Georgia WR who dropped 30% of passes because no hands. Should be bulking up to be a great DE on advice of you know...coaches... but instead wants to drop passes forever while training for track. If my comments are wrong in 4 years Mgrowold eats a lemon.
February 1st, 2023 at 11:21 PM ^
The kid is making a huge mistake. You absolutely do not go to the same college with your girlfriend.
Amateur move. I got a ton of action from some lovely ladies during my time at UM. I can't imagine the options a 5* football player has.
February 2nd, 2023 at 11:51 AM ^
See ya in the transfer portal.