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Michigan Tech Off-season Revised - Onward and Upward

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MTUHuskies said:
Is there any evidence of this happening with Mel and Red at UM before he came to tech? Or other schools? Seems to me that it wouldn't be as big of a problem if more kids left after 1 or 2 years like some of those programs have.

Personally I would prefer to not over-recruit and have the guys stay all 4 years.

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It's a very common practice in D-1 sports, as is "gray shirting."

https://www.sbnation.com/college-f...-football-grayshirt-blueshirt-redshirt-rules
 
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redwing61 said:
We've got a commitment from Jake Crespi, Michigan's 2017 Mr. Hockey.

https://twitter.com/jakecrespi24
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Sounds like Jake doesn't really know what he is doing. First LSSU. Then a commit that's not a commit to NMU. And now tweeting he's committed to Tech. And no official announcement on Tech's part..

I've seen him play more than several times over the past two years. I think a lot of people are reading far to much into that "Mr. Hockey" thing. He cost Brighton one of their games against Hartland this year by running his mouth at a ref. And was largely a non-factor in the championship game against CC. Brighton got the early lead and then hung on for dear life. Stuck in their own zone for two periods, regardless of whether or not Crespi was on the ice. Brighton's goalie won that Championship.

No matter where Crespi ends up (assuming Tech for the moment) he needs a couple of years in juniors, and some maturing when it comes to controlling his mouth.
 
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The Troll mtu86 said:
Sounds like Jake doesn't really know what he is doing. First LSSU. Then a commit that's not a commit to NMU. And now tweeting he's committed to Tech. And no official announcement on Tech's part..

I've seen him play more than several times over the past two years. I think a lot of people are reading far to much into that "Mr. Hockey" thing. He cost Brighton one of their games against Hartland this year by running his mouth at a ref. And was largely a non-factor in the championship game against CC. Brighton got the early lead and then hung on for dear life. Stuck in their own zone for two periods, regardless of whether or not Crespi was on the ice. Brighton's goalie won that Championship.

No matter where Crespi ends up (assuming Tech for the moment) he needs a couple of years in juniors, and some maturing when it comes to controlling his mouth.
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MTU can't say anything official without an NLI and as far as I know this is just a verbal commitment. There was never anything remotely legit about a commitment to NMU as far as I know...lots of kids that commit as early as Crespi did to LSSU change their minds...
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Which is exactly why verbals before age 17 are ridiculous, and should be banned by the NCAA.
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And how would you enforce such a rule? There really is no such thing as a verbal commitment, since it is not in any way a commitment. The only commitment is the NLI. If you use 17th Birthday as the benchmark, does it but kids born in November at a disadvantage to those born in February? If a player or team backs out of this verbal commitment, what happens?
 
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davyd83 said:
And how would you enforce such a rule? There really is no such thing as a verbal commitment, since it is not in any way a commitment. The only commitment is the NLI. If you use 17th Birthday as the benchmark, does it but kids born in November at a disadvantage to those born in February? If a player or team backs out of this verbal commitment, what happens?
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Dave, I don't know how I would enforce it. However, can we agree that verbals before 16 or 17 are just ridiculous? There is ground to be found here, I think. There is a suitable threshold.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Dave, I don't know how I would enforce it. However, can we agree that verbals before 16 or 17 are just ridiculous? There is ground to be found here, I think. There is a suitable threshold.
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I think it could begin with limiting when a player may first be contacted. However, the competition for players with Major Junior causes problems since they are Major Junior drafted when they are 15. You also never hear about verbals from a team, only the player, his junior team or junior coach. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers.
 
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davyd83 said:
I think it could begin with limiting when a player may first be contacted. However, the competition for players with Major Junior causes problems since they are Major Junior drafted when they are 15. You also never hear about verbals from a team, only the player, his junior team or junior coach. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers.
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Sure. And sadly, that leaves us with battling the OHL/WHL, which we have no control over. Blah.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Sure. And sadly, that leaves us with battling the OHL/WHL, which we have no control over. Blah.
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IMO, the first step would be for the NCAA would be to allow undrafted, uncompensated players to maintain their eligibility through their 17yr old season. Those players would need to adhere to USHL standards and would lose or have NCAA eligibility decreased if they violate those standards. But again, enforcement would be difficult.
 
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Are the incoming Freshmen on campus? Off ice training with Tyler yet?

Is there any word on when we'll get another Joe Shawhan Show? Maybe Dirk could round up both the new Assistant Coaches for a little get to know ya time...
 
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davyd83 said:
Don't you think they may already be aware of his skills & status?
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Normally yes, but what with vacations and the new coaches not really coming in for another two or three weeks and all, it would not be surprising to hear they were not.
 
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I'm pretty sure getting another goalie is on their minds even if they won't be in Houghton for 2-3 weeks.

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