Channing Tindall Commits to Georgia (Relevant to Otis Reese)

Submitted by Navy Wolverine on

Georgia just received a commitment from Channing Tindall - a 4* OLB (#91 overall and #5 OLB) from South Carolina. This is big news to Michigan fans because he plays the same position (OLB) as Otis Reese and convential wisdom is that if UGA took Tindall than there may not be room for Reese. That coupled with Pruitt and the LB coach going to TN and Reese sporting U-M gear in recent tweets could all be positive signs for the good guys.

https://247sports.com/player/channing-tindall-92060

 

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Navy Wolverine

December 20th, 2017 at 10:16 PM ^

UGA also signed Adam Anderson today who is a 5* OLB (#18 overall). Sure Georgia might figure out a way to fit Reese into their class but they have 2 top 100 guys at the same position. Reese is our Viper in this class and I think Don Brown's vision of playing him there is unique. I think he stays Blue.

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Skidmark

December 20th, 2017 at 9:47 PM ^

I guess it’s common knowledge that schools like UM, Stanford, and Notre Dame have more stringent admissions standards for their student-athletes than other universities. Does anyone know specifically how different the standards are, say, between an SEC school like Alabama, and Michigan? I just wonder if we “price ourselves out of the market” for a lot of high level recruits because they just can’t meet UM standards. I’m not in any way suggesting that’s a bad thing; just have always been curious.

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xtramelanin

December 21st, 2017 at 5:31 AM ^

place it just right, and also take away the risk of having the wrong side facing the athletes nose and mouth area.  

not everyone is a first time pass.  some are afraid of seeing their image, worried that their soul has been stolen.  still others unclutter their noses on it before the understand the significance of the intense 'exam' they are about to take.   lastly, there are a few that see the mirror and start looking for white powder, distracted from taking the test altogether. 

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jdemille9

December 20th, 2017 at 10:04 PM ^

If you have a pulse you can get into an SEC school. Whether we "price ourselves out of the market" for some kids who may not meet standards, maybe but it's probably not that many and they likely weren't gonna come here to play school anyway. Honestly, I don't care if it does turn off some high level kids. Michigan is an elite academic institution and it isn't for everyone. 

Stanford has (supposedly) higher admissions standards for athletes but Harbaugh did pretty well there and David Shaw has done very well there as well. 

 

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MgoHillbilly

December 20th, 2017 at 11:50 PM ^

I've known plenty of non athletes that have gone to uga that had below average intelligence and/or grades. Smart kids here always went to Georgia tech in the hope scholarship or Emory if finances permitted. I've had a couple friends go through uga's grad school programs only because there wasn't another option nearby. Fwiw.

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Perkis-Size Me

December 20th, 2017 at 10:49 PM ^

They recruited at this level almost every year under Richt. But you never really noticed because Richt’s teams were notorious for underachieving every single year. Smart did in two years what Richt couldn’t do in nearly 15.

But it helps that Georgia is one of the most talent-rich states in the country. Right up there with Texas, Florida and California.

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Skidmark

December 20th, 2017 at 9:53 PM ^

I guess it’s common knowledge that schools like UM, Stanford, and Notre Dame have more stringent admissions standards for their student-athletes than other universities. Does anyone know specifically how different the standards are, say, between an SEC school like Alabama, and Michigan? I just wonder if we “price ourselves out of the market” for a lot of high level recruits because they just can’t meet UM standards. I’m not in any way suggesting that’s a bad thing; just have always been curious.

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Longballs Dong…

December 21st, 2017 at 9:00 AM ^

Of course I'm not talking general students.  I'm talking about football players. We don't have special admissions for football players.  If they meet the ncaa clearinghouse minimum qualifications they can get into UM and on the football team.  I have heard that Admissions limits the number of kids that we let in at that bare minimum but I've also heard that is more of a guideline and not enforced.  Can you think of anyone UM rejected for grades but was immediately eligible at Miss St?  Or any other school?

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Longballs Dong…

December 21st, 2017 at 4:40 PM ^

Van jefferson was a transfer.  Everyone knows and agrees our transfer rules are different.  Even that isn't really a "standard" as much as we don't except certain credits.  It's not like he had a 3.0 but we demanded a 3.5.  It's that he took Coaching Team Sports 101, 201, 301, 401 and we looked at it and said that's good for... 0 credits.  it woudn't have mattered if he had an A or D- in those classes.  The real issue is around the myth that UM applies higher standards to incoming freshman.  For some reason this is a point of pride for certain people (I'd rather have pride in the exclusivity of the school which is directly applicable to my degree than pride in our football team is mildly smarter than yours which is nothing).  The bottom line is that if we want a kid we will get him into UM as long as he is cleared by ncaa.  I'd like to see a story like Van Jefferson but for an incoming freshman.  I can't think of any. 

Slight tangent, I just looked up the famous quote of Harbaugh dissing UM's admission standards to see if he said anything concrete (he doesn't, other than what I've said - we will get any kid in).  What was interesting was reading the comments.  Everyone hated Harbaugh and Stanford was a joke of a program.  Things have changed a bit since May 2007.

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