Sam Webb: U-M Has "Slight Lead" for Otis Reese
With one week until Signing Day (Feb. 7), Sam updated the recruitment of Otis Reese this morning on WTKA. He said Michigan has a "slight lead" for him thanks in large part to his relationship with Chris Partridge. It didn't help Georgia that his main recruiter left, but proximity to Georgia is in their favor.
He also said that unlike the Aubrey Solomon recruitment - everyone knew for weeks he was going to Michigan - this one is going to come right down to the wire.
January 31st, 2018 at 9:46 AM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 12:25 PM ^
Who knows really...
It could be a slight lead in Big XII terms, which is roughly four touchdowns.
In any case, it seems like "slight lead" is the gut feeling.
I am not necessarily looking forward to Signing Day threads for some reason.
January 31st, 2018 at 1:34 PM ^
for a guy who was already verbally committed.
this recruiting cycle has turned into one big shit show.
January 31st, 2018 at 2:29 PM ^
That's the way recruiting works in a normal year with a "committed" prospect or two, let's all get a grip here.
January 31st, 2018 at 2:40 PM ^
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January 31st, 2018 at 4:41 PM ^
Username checks out.
February 1st, 2018 at 8:10 AM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 9:46 AM ^
Stud athlete from SEC country. Go Blue, young man
January 31st, 2018 at 10:44 AM ^
"Wait till Otis sees us. He loves us!!"
January 31st, 2018 at 11:38 AM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 7:47 PM ^
C'mon Otis just say it, "Fuck Michigan". We will all feel a little better.
February 1st, 2018 at 7:35 AM ^
"What are you majoring in?"
"Primitive cultures."
February 1st, 2018 at 8:00 AM ^
"wif" yo dates. If you're going to quote, please do so accurately.
January 31st, 2018 at 9:50 AM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 10:07 AM ^
I think Calvin Anderson is now the most important. Will directly affect the 2018 season in a huge way, and that season will be tremendously important for the trajectory of the program. But hey, hopefully we get both!
January 31st, 2018 at 11:33 AM ^
How often does a grad transfer lineman really impact?
I'm hoping that Chuck Filiaga is developing well.
January 31st, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
But Anderson is a tackle, while I believe Filiaga currently projects to a guard
February 1st, 2018 at 8:14 AM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 2:01 PM ^
The conventional wisdom is that an OL who makes a grad transfer because he's looking for an opportunity to see the field probably isn't something to get excited about since there are so many OL spots that a quality player earn time. Anderson doesn't fit in that category. He would be starting if he returned to Rice.
Here's an excerpt from an article I just saw. The article also mentions a Stanford grad transfer OT, Casey Tucker, I hadn't heard about.
https://247sports.com/pffcollege/Article/Texas-Longhorns-football-Pro-F…
"In 2017, Anderson’s overall PFF College grade of 82.8 (54th among qualifying FBS offensive tackles nationally), pass blocking grade of 80.5 and run blocking grade of 83.8 (19th nationally) would have led all qualifying Texas linemen."
January 31st, 2018 at 2:32 PM ^
54th in the country isn't a great rank (no matter how many Texas OLs are below him), and it certainly isn't a good enough performance to get drafted. When factoring in the fact that his level of competition at Rice was pretty poor, it's hard to see him as being anything but average for us.
January 31st, 2018 at 5:14 PM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 5:22 PM ^
Are you replying to a comment that was deleted?
January 31st, 2018 at 12:10 PM ^
UM has an alternate plan with an OL from the SEC. Sam also thought we would get Patterson and that didn't come to fruition either.
January 31st, 2018 at 12:16 PM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
Greg Little??????
/s
January 31st, 2018 at 12:43 PM ^
February 1st, 2018 at 8:16 AM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
Thanks for the info. I generally try not to get too down or overreact to small sample sizes, but "Plan B" seems like the theme of this offseason so far sigh.
January 31st, 2018 at 1:09 PM ^
Is the plan B currently an Aggie or a Commodore by chance?
I still think we have a shot with Anderson, though Texas is probable.
February 1st, 2018 at 9:41 AM ^
Looks like Harbaugh and Drevno went in house last night with NPF. The article links to an insider article with more details if you have 247 access.
Anyways, it also looks like Michigan football came out with a decent workout video yesterday, so hopefully NPF got to see this.
January 31st, 2018 at 9:54 AM ^
Even if we do not land him. However, I expect that we will! He could be a key player for us in a couple of years, and he could provide a nice shot in the arm for a needy fanbase.
January 31st, 2018 at 9:52 AM ^
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January 31st, 2018 at 10:04 AM ^
Yeah, they have 5* Adam Anderson, and a 4* Channing Tindall. Their class is absolutely loaded on all fronts. Their 2019 class already has 3 players ranked in the top 10 composite. Honestly, i'd be surprised if Georgia doesn't end up winning it all in the next few years.
January 31st, 2018 at 10:09 AM ^
January 31st, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
I used to slow play pocket Aces. It generally does not end well.
January 31st, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
Never slow play pocket Aces, you want to raise enough pre-flop to knock out the guy who's holding onto 7 10 suited hoping to catch a straight or flush.
January 31st, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
I see you read my poker book
January 31st, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
I always thought you split Aces?
January 31st, 2018 at 5:20 PM ^
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January 31st, 2018 at 10:07 AM ^
Looks like they have 2 higher rated linebackers in their class already. This is a down year for M recruiting- that's what you get for going 8-5 and losing to every good team; it also helps to make the championship game like Georgia did.
2019 looks good for us right now though. Results on the field need to be good this year or it may get worse
January 31st, 2018 at 10:20 AM ^
The weird thing about 2018 recruiting though is it was down before they even started the season. They weren't in on a lot of top guys, didn't have many commits from top recruits, and things were looking relatively bleak before they even kicked off the season.
Then, even when they were 8-2 midway through October it was even more bleak. They'd lost some commits, were about to lose some more, and were in on even fewer top guys.
Its easy to say "oh they finished 8-5, so its a down year" but even if they had rallied to finish 11-2 they just weren't in on enough top guys to make any sort of difference.
January 31st, 2018 at 10:30 AM ^
Yeah, it was always a weird year. I faintly remember Brian and Ace walking through offers early last year and it was a lot of high 3*/4* guys. For any number of reasons, this class has been down from the jump. I'd honestly like to know why, since all the people complaining about how this group can't recruit forget they had two top-10 classes the first couple of years.
January 31st, 2018 at 12:54 PM ^
I think the criticsm that has some value is the claim that certain coaches on staff don't like to recruit, and therefore don't put as much effort into doing so. I certainly don't have evidence to back it up, but it makes sense. Certainly results play a large factor in getting recruits, but if a school isn't calling, keeping up with recruits or paying them the attention they think they deserve, many recruits will choose to go to the school that does put in the effort instead.
January 31st, 2018 at 10:31 AM ^
record isn't the only thing recruits consider - otherwise MSU would have recruited better during their peak
hell, MSU has beaten us 2 of 3 years and went 10-3 this past season and is ranked 29th in the 247 composite - about the middle of the pacl for the 65 P5 schools (including ND in this)
so people blaming the record areoff base - our class isn't for shit but it would be better with better recruiters like some we have added this off-season (Washington for one)