To quote the Ohio coach "they were simply too big for us up front."
Two of the four included 6'6" 295 Chuck Okafor w/offers from Florida, Arkansas, and nearly every MAC school. Former Detroit Lion Lomas Brown was so impressed when saw Okafor he called up his Alma Mater (Florida) and told him "you need to get on this kid," and they did.
The other Olinemen 6'5" 305 Curtis Doyle is from right in the Chimp backyard, even then Coach Zzzzzzzzzz...... Offered and Curt spurned his offer.
According to reports Spalding (who had one offer.......Chimps, and interest from EMU
) had a hole you could drive a truck through.
Things have gotten so bad for Chimp recruiting their Rivals Slappy site posted a headline Welborn chooses CMpew over WMU. Strangely, Welborn wasn't even listed in Rivals or Scouts database until Welborn committed to 4 years in Dullardville. The only evidence that he had an offer from Western was a twitter from an obscure recruiting blog that said Fleck offered at the last minute. If true I have to wonder if Fleck doesn't do this just to get under Snoozers skin. Welborn is a Rb, and Fleck already has 6 soph/freshmen RBs on scholarship. Can't imagine he'd offer an obscure RB with only a Chimp offer when he already has 6 in the fold.
Last year you folks were all giddy that you'd stolen a Kazoo (Portage) Olinemen out from under Flecks nose. Then the kid up and decommits from Coach Sominex and commits to Ferris. I suggest Midland Dan stop worrying about Fleck and start concentrating on beating out those GLIAC schools