Hardly laughable when they finish higher in the rankings. I'm not saying they are a major threat, but a Michigan offer obviously looks enticing when all the talking heads rank Harbaugh as the second coming of Lloyd Carr before he has even coached a game.
I don't think that's really accurate. There are five Michigan commits (out of 17) that have Nebraska offers - and we definitely wanted three of those if not all five. There are two Husker commits with Michigan offers - Alexander and Dismuke - I don't know how much effort they put into either of those.
I didn't say Nebraska didn't have interest in them. I said the interest wasn't reciprocated from the kids. Falcon wasn't coming to Nebraska no matter what, Swenson had little interest if any, Bredeson was a long shot and Peters was so stuck on Harbaugh and his connections we had little shot. As for the others, most weren't on Nebraska's radar. Viramontes was the only one that I would say we truly struck out on, but there's no way on earth he'd get a look at QB for Riley. What made him make the call for Blue.
I would say Harbaugh is actually doing well recruiting. He's a big, big name compared to Riley, and probably a heavier hitter on the recruiting trail too.
Agreed, wish he would announce sooner rather then later...but that is the price you pay sometimes for the highest talent guys.
This be over by now if Bo didn't screw up the recruitment of Tom and Derek. Whom Nebraska both could have used. None of this would've been possible if Bo was still HC. He'll be N.
