The more I read, the happier I am leaving BU in the cold dark North

Posted on 11/25/24 at 8:03 am

Posted by mpwilging

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Posted on 11/25/24 at 8:03 am

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Read this article and you will see that BU is a prima donna, wanting all the attention in the world. Harbaugh, arguably one of the great coaches (NFL & College), apparently didn't worship the kid earlier in high school. Sherrone Moore then had ground to make up in that regard. I smell a big rat pussy here, and it couldn't happen to a more deserving team, Michigan (the known cheaters).

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How Sherrone Moore, Michigan fixed 'fractured' relationship with Bryce Underwood left by Jim Harbaugh

The top-ranked 2025 prospect said Harbaugh didn't make a priority at Michigan.

Michigan and head coach Sherrone Moore pulled off one of the decade's biggest recruiting heists, flipping elite quarterback Bryce Underwood from LSU. The Belleville (Mich.) product grew up fewer than 30 minutes from Ann Arbor but initially spurned the hometown Wolverines for Brian Kelly and LSU. Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was a big reason why, according to national recruiting analysts Matt Zenitz and John Talty.

"Underwood's commitment capped multiple months of aggressive behind-the-scenes work that was spearheaded by Sherrone Moore and general manager Sean Magee as they had to overcome a relationship that was significantly fractured," Zenitz and Talty reported. "Underwood, who grew up wanting to play at Michigan, not being made to feel like a priority earlier in his high school career by former Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh and ex-Michigan quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss."

Underwood, the No. 1 overall prospect in the class of 2025 and the highest-rated offensive prospect to commit to commit to Michigan since 2000, expressed hurt feelings towards Harbaugh and Michigan in September.

"Michigan was going more down South to find more players instead of having what they have in their backyard," Underwood told CBS Sports. "That's what I was confused about."

A potential eight-figure NIL package for Underwood to flip to Michigan grabbed headlines in the days leading up to Thursday's bombshell announcement, overshadowing the importance of the five-star's secretive trip to Ann Arbor earlier this week.

"For multiple days, Moore and the Wolverines secretly hosted Underwood during their prep for Northwestern," Zenitz and Talty reported. "Moore had the blue-chip quarterback shadow him throughout the day, let him sit on meetings and gave thorough insight into everything the Wolverines were doing. Those days on campus essentially sealed it for Michigan. It ended with Underwood privately indicating to Moore on Wednesday that he planned to flip to the Wolverines and with him then making it public and official on Thursday."

National recruiting analyst Tom Loy downplayed the role of NIL in Underwood's recruitment. The prospect of being a hometown hero as opposed to another guy at LSU, which has fielded two Heisman winners at quarterback in the last five seasons, was reportedly a major selling point for the top-rated quarterback.

"This is your Day 1 starter next season in Ann Arbor," Loy said. "I don't believe this was a case where he picked the highest bidder, and I don't think this was a case where he needed any guarantees or reassurances. He was getting the money, no matter where he went. Bryce Underwood picked the place he wants to be athletically, academically and socially. It's where he sees himself thriving and where he sees himself being the happiest."