I said nothing about evaluating except the comment about DJ that MOB was right on. I said when he says something he's "HEARD" he's heard it.
I know both of these guys and even Joe would tell you nobody knows Chicago kids and what they're saying and doing like Mike does. And Mike would agree about Henricksen being the better evaluator. As MOB just wrote to one of the Illini fans who jumped him about this tweet.
Michael O'BrienVerified account @michaelsobrien 2h2 hours ago
none(offense) taken. it’s recruiting, who knows? just passing on what some people are saying.
It's just Meyer swapping so that if he commits on the visit, he was right, and if he waits until his actual stated commitment date, he can swap before the actual commitment.
Pretty sure Meyer doesn't do this. He's the only CB I really pay attention to.
He's coming up on 1,000 projections and is hitting at almost a 75% rate. That's solid.
A Meyer CB for Nolley to VT by no means dooms us. But it's not a good thing.
Pretty sure Meyer doesn't do this. He's the only CB I really pay attention to.
He's coming up on 1,000 projections and is hitting at almost a 75% rate. That's solid.
Pretty sure Meyer doesn't do this. He's the only CB I really pay attention to.
He's coming up on 1,000 projections and is hitting at almost a 75% rate. That's solid.
Oh, he certainly has done that.
But whatever the case, he's usually more plugged in than most. A Meyer CB for Nolley to VT by no means dooms us. But it's not a good thing.
I said nothing about evaluating except the comment about DJ that MOB was right on. I said when he says something he's "HEARD" he's heard it.
I know both of these guys and even Joe would tell you nobody knows Chicago kids and what they're saying and doing like Mike does. And Mike would agree about Henricksen being the better evaluator. As MOB just wrote to one of the Illini fans who jumped him about this tweet.
Michael O'BrienVerified account @michaelsobrien 2h2 hours ago
none(offense) taken. it’s recruiting, who knows? just passing on what some people are saying.
That's what I'm saying. People on here and other boards say he either doesn't know what he's talking about or makes stuff up just to troll Illinois fans. Neither is true. But people like to kill the messenger and I understand that.
PS - With the way LN's recruitment has shimmied all over the place the last two weeks I don't put a lot of stock in much of anything I hear about it.
Why do I always feel like we are holding 4 of a kind and someone always comes in with a straight flush?
I think you should start with correcting the feeling that we are holding 4 of a kind... and less the lack of reality that others are always coming up with a straight flush.
I think you should start with correcting the feeling that we are holding 4 of a kind... and less the lack of reality that others are always coming up with a straight flush.
I don't doubt somebody told Mike that but the fact of the matter is that wasn't a good enough source to throw out on twitter. The kid's old h.s.?
Since then it's been reported to be false by Nolley himself who stated he doesn't even talk to Curie people anymore, another internet "guru", and the guy who's done this bracket from the beginning.
And the worst part about it is when he was confronted over this "news" from another internet guy who was told directly from Nolley this wasn't true his ridiculous rebuttal was "I don't actually believe what kids tell people only what I hear 3rd hand".
So he doesn't believe in direct sources? That's bold.
At one point in time I liked O'brien but after he came over to rivals for a few weeks and his opinion was challenged he took his ball and went home. seems like a blowhard to me.
Obelix said:Meyer does not guess or hedge based on OV's coming up, etc. just to change later.
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A CB pick means that based on the information a person has, that is their best guess AT THE TIME of where the recruit will end up. That can change as recruitments progress in time, and as more information becomes available, so there is usually a convergence towards the end.
I don't doubt somebody told Mike that but the fact of the matter is that wasn't a good enough source to throw out on twitter. The kid's old h.s.?
Since then it's been reported to be false by Nolley himself who stated he doesn't even talk to Curie people anymore, another internet "guru", and the guy who's done this bracket from the beginning.
And the worst part about it is when he was confronted over this "news" from another internet guy who was told directly from Nolley this wasn't true his ridiculous rebuttal was "I don't actually believe what kids tell people only what I hear 3rd hand".
So he doesn't believe in direct sources? That's bold.
At one point in time I liked O'brien but after he came over to rivals for a few weeks and his opinion was challenged he took his ball and went home. seems like a blowhard to me.
Michael O'BrienVerified account @michaelsobrien 58m58 minutes ago
ha, thx. good for Illini! Generally found the kids to be the worst source of recruiting info though. Tell everyone what they want to hear.
I don't see that anywhere, but if he did say it, sounds like a joke to me. What I did see when Ryan Evans made a big deal of talking to everyone because if this is true, his prediction is wrong was this:
Michael O'BrienVerified account @michaelsobrien 58m58 minutes ago
ha, thx. good for Illini! Generally found the kids to be the worst source of recruiting info though. Tell everyone what they want to hear.
One thing I'll say is I'll go way out on a limb here and say MOB is definitely more plugged into what is being said in Chicago than the Swami.
Mike is a pretty nice guy actually -- don't know him well, but we email and I see him when he comes out to games in the Fox Valley. Def not a blowhard.
"Is Virginia in the South?"...I love this board.