One of you experts help me. Here is where I get frosted and maybe unjustly.

Quick look at 247 Top 50 tells the story....(My ranking numbers may be off 1 here or there)
MSU visits from #8 and #35
UM visits from #1,2,5, 9, 17,33,35,41 commits #2,5 leans #41
They had connections to Kimchee and Treadwell. No apparent connects here other than hiring of the brother.

Until someone proves it let's take the obvious answer off the table shall we.

Now, why can't we get any love from the top guys? Do we even try?

As an outsider our recruiting looks almost lackadaisical at times. A staff member will tell you we recruit the top guys. My bet is their definition is sent out an "offer" and see what happens. I view almost as a lazy sales rep sending out a direct mail piece and waiting for the phone to ring.

Our sisters up north make an organized concerted effort with the top guys. Each prospect's "champion" (could be anyone from girlfriend to pastor) is identified and recruited by an assigned coach in conjunction with the prospect. Does it get them everyone? Of course not. Does it get them further then us. The stats 10 lines up says it does. Looks like 8 (I think 9 as of today) of the top 50 have visited or will visit Oxford. 2 to Stark Vegas.

Anyway back to the original musing ....is most of the problem what the coaches have to sell? (Howland and Cohen disagree) Or the selling process or effort the coaches put forth? I'm going with the latter.