Dear Friends,
First of all, the five recruits that Western has received, only one, the quarterback is listed as a three-star. So, let's not get panicky about this early recruiting. I also agree with Jerry, that Easthope, probably wanted to get a bit farther from Ann Arbor, and from what I read on the Western site, his family, or coaches, etc. had some connection to Western. Eastern is not going to win every battle over recruits, and neither is Western.
Ohio under Solich has not won a MAC Championship. Yes, they have had nice records under him. Is that what we want at Eastern?
Fleck? He had one great year at Western, one terrible year, and the rest on a par with Solich.
We all would like to be challenging for the MAC Title. I think it is going to come. It's just taking more time then most would like.