[NU Sports] Bielema Calls Out Meyer on Recruiting Tactics

[Evans Schoeman]

Very interesting.  If you read the reader comments to the original article in 
"The Sproting News", almost all call Bielema a whiner (he is) and strongly 
defend Meyer's recruiting practices.  The SEC mentality obviously considers 
those kind of "gentlemen's agreements" for "sissies", and tOSU is fertile ground 
for those SEC practices.

Reportedly, Alvarez will bring this issue up at the B1G AD's meeting today.  It 
will be interesting to see what develops.




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From: "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>
To: Roy S. Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>; nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Fri, February 3, 2012 9:21:03 AM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Bielema Calls Out Meyer on Recruiting Tactics

Good to see Bielema calling UM out about poaching.

Based on the reports that I've read, UM actively recruits kids who have already 
given verbal commits to other schools.  While this is a common practice in some 
leagues, and certainly legal under NCAA rules, the unwritten rule in the BT is 
that you don't poach from BT other schools.  Apparently nobody told UM.  


So how did UM assemble his great recruiting class in just a little over two 
months on the job?  He stole one from MSU, one from Wisky, four from PSU, and 
two from other schools outside the BT.  


These tactics pretty much transformed the SEC into an NCAA recruiting violations 
cesspool.  


If this year's recruiting class is any indication, the BT may also become much 
more competitive between schools.

It is tough to argue with the results because the SEC does out recruit every 
other conference for top athletes, but at what cost?

Jeff  






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From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf 
Of Roy S. Lamberton
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:15 AM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Bielema Calls Out Meyer on Recruiting Tactics

From the Trib:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-bielema-calls-out-meyer-on-illegal-recrui

ting-tactics-20120202,0,3093232.story

Which could explain why dOSU changed coaches and still had a top 5 class 
grabbing 4
players from State Penn.

But what is great is that none of these rumors and complaints ever seem to 
involve NU.

Refreshing, now let the kids play.

rsl



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