CBS: Nebraska recruit, father: We booted Michigan out of in-home visit

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per CBS:

Michigan defensive line coach Greg Mattison apparently paid an in-home visit to three-star Omaha, Neb., defensive end -- and Nebraska commitment -- Daishon Neal on Monday night.

That Neal appeared with his father, Abraham Hoskins Jr., on an Omaha radio station Tuesday morning to reaffirm his commitment to the Huskers should tell you something about how that visit went. That per mlive.com Neal and Hoskins said they wound up asking Mattison to leave their home should tell you even more.

"Michigan was a powerhouse, they came in and they stormed us, they made one bad statement and it was over," Hoskins told 1620 the Zone. "They said without football, Daishon wouldn't be able to go to Michigan. Like we couldn't afford to send him there, or that we couldn't get him in academically.

"Once he said that, we pretty much escorted him out of the house."

Neal was even more blunt.

"[They] basically tried to call me stupid in front of my face," he said.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ather-we-booted-michigan-out-of-in-home-visit

Go Gophers!!
 

So Mattison was saying Neal isn't a Michigan Man? They may want to work on polishing that recruiting pitch a bit.
 

Seems Michigan is going at it backwards. Rather than selling the recruit on how he would fit and what they offer student athletes. He goes to the you couldn't get in? This kind of act won't work and the word will spread about this.
 


That is arguably the worst recruiting pitch I've ever heard of.
 



I don't think this kid knows much about Michigan if he thinks someone telling him he couldn't get in is the same as calling him stupid. Michigan is one of the hardest public universities to get into in the country. My guess is that the coaches were comparing the two schools academically and were trying to stress how much better Michigan is than Nebraska in that regard and the kid took it the wrong way.
 

Markous15 said:
I don't think this kid knows much about Michigan if he thinks someone telling him he couldn't get in is the same as calling him stupid. Michigan is one of the hardest public universities to get into in the country. My guess is that the coaches were comparing the two schools academically and were trying to stress how much better Michigan is than Nebraska in that regard and the kid took it the wrong way.
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saying he "couldn't" get in if it wasn't for football is probably not the best way to phrase that remark if that's the point you're trying to get across, even if it is true.
 

It may have been put that way but the family may have heard it or taken what was said out of context. Out of context seems more plausible.
 



I think if they told Jeff Jones that he'd probably laugh and agree that it is tough to get into school.
 

upnorthkid said:
saying he "couldn't" get in if it wasn't for football is probably not the best way to phrase that remark if that's the point you're trying to get across, even if it is true.
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Yes obviously it didn't work for this kid, but I think that for a lot of kids it might. It all depends on what the recruit is looking for. Say they pitched it on the basis of getting the most from your talents. You can use your talents to a) get a free education at a school that you could get into whether you were a football player or not or b) use your talent to get into a more prestigious school that you wouldn't be able to get into without it. With option b you get more value out of your talent. Seems like a fairly compelling argument to me, but I would agree its a tricky one to pitch, especially if the kid has an ego, which most of these kids do.
 

Markous15 said:
Yes obviously it didn't work for this kid, but I think that for a lot of kids it might. It all depends on what the recruit is looking for. Say they pitched it on the basis of getting the most from your talents. You can use your talents to a) get a free education at a school that you could get into whether you were a football player or not or b) use your talent to get into a more prestigious school that you wouldn't be able to get into without it. With option b you get more value out of your talent. Seems like a fairly compelling argument to me, but I would agree its a tricky one to pitch, especially if the kid has an ego, which most of these kids do.
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Definitely agree on what you're saying. Just saying it could use some more tact. All of this is taken out of context though as we don't know exactly how he phrased it.
 

All Right!!! FINALLY a thread that we can overanalyze!!! :cool02:
 




This situation probably happened, because everything was on a compressed timetable and Matthison didn't really know the kid, or his family. Normally starting early you get to know the kid, his coaches, and family over time and learn their hot buttons. When you hurry things like this can occur.
 

I hope you guys all criticized Harvard and Yale when they have used this exact pitch for the last 100 years.
 


Could the kid get Michigan without football?

That recruiting pitch works for mankato and Winona with the right kid.
 

I can't imagined it was stated exactly the way his dad says it played out.
 

I'm sure the coach would like to forget this encounter.
 

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