tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587812383588742150.post342390127225028740..comments2023-11-03T03:07:39.395-07:00Comments on Michigan Football Recruiting: Dorsey/other random updatesBenjimichiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091020414429042956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587812383588742150.post-11605625618679215432010-06-10T08:24:43.120-07:002010-06-10T08:24:43.120-07:00The issue with Dorsey is not where he is ranked in...The issue with Dorsey is not where he is ranked in the recruitment services, but rather that the Admissions office at the university appears to be undermining the coaches and the athletic program's work. The school places a lot of time and money in who they recruit. Granted, the school needs to maintain their high academic standards, however, no high school student should be offered a scholarship without some form of prescreening first. If Dorsey, Witty or any other student is obviously such a high risk student, then they shouldn't be offered right out of the gate. However, since they were offered and both eventually were cleared by the NCAA (as I understand it) then the only other hurdle was our own admissions office. <br /><br />When you have such a disconnect between the admissions office and the athletic programs going on then the President and the AD should be involved to straighten it out. When Michigan lost Adrian Witty, THAT SHOULD have been the red flag that got the school's administration involved in how the coaches and the admissions office should process boarderline student athletes. However, because this has happened again, and it happened in two consecutive years, that means that all in charge have dropped the ball. There is no excuse for it. This gives the world the clear message that we do not know what we're doing here. If the admissions office felt that coach RR was bringing in too many at risk students, then they "should have" called for a meeting with the AD first to share their concern, but their arrogance wouldn't allow them to do that. This is a clear sign of political in fighting and should be addressed.<br /><br />The University President should call the admissions office and have them reoffer Dorsey, give them a full apology [which they won't], and then try to clarify what the standards, and the proceedures are for future students. My concern is that future "average" students will avoid Michigan like the plague because they don't want to be embarassed like this, and that this will harm our university for a while.Voice of Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249702271701679486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587812383588742150.post-11423096961810969702010-06-10T04:18:26.897-07:002010-06-10T04:18:26.897-07:00Haha Pete Carroll knew when to get out because it ...Haha Pete Carroll knew when to get out because it was his faultJack Slicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595959968843053808noreply@blogger.com