Looks like Otis Reese might be going elsewhere.

Submitted by Lakeyale13 on
247 Sports now has 4-5 Crystal Balls in the last 7-10 days of Reese flipping to GA. That would be tough losing another of our initial top 3 recruits in the 2018 class. I'm sure Coach Harbaugh will be on any TN and FL kids that might be iffy with their coaching changes already / inevitably gonna happen. In Harbs I trust.

Youngharbaugh4

November 8th, 2017 at 8:51 PM ^

Don’t get too upset about this. The position is so stacked and will be very stacked in next years class. I understand that he’s a monster but we should be okay. Let’s take a look at possibilities for 2019. Marvin grant from MLK is a strong possibility, and Lewis Cine from Donny brown country in Massachusetts. They are from good recruiting grounds for us. Cine in particular is one don Browns most likely goin to go in on. Viper from Massachusetts!! Cmon it couldn’t be more perfect. Also grant is considered a lean to us already. So don’t get too sad about Otis.

Coldwater

November 8th, 2017 at 8:55 PM ^

I know Harbaugh is a National recruiter. He knows no boundaries in his America. But it's the chance you take when you offer 4-5 star guys from the Deep South, Texas, and California. Schools much closer put on the pressure about staying home so momma can drive to the home games. Georgia is solidly back on the map now. It'll be harder to pull elite talent out of there.

Wolfman

November 8th, 2017 at 9:10 PM ^

It's been our MO for decades. RR, if nothing else actually opened the FL pipeline a little wider and going into the heart of SEC country is a very good thing simply because they're not going to reciprocate due to MI (the state) possessing very few of what they need.

AmayzNblue

November 8th, 2017 at 8:57 PM ^

These kids really do base their decisions on the immediate win/loss records. We look to be much better than Georgia next season and beyond, but they look good in 2017.

Occam's Razor

November 8th, 2017 at 9:02 PM ^

Michigan has been looking towards the future and making promises for virtually a decade now. 

It's time to play for the present. 

 

The team has to close out on a positive note to make it seem like the program is overcoming former obstacles and beating national expectations. 

Wolfman

November 8th, 2017 at 8:58 PM ^

you just can't have enough depth, some don't pan out, etc. However, we're not all bad at this position as is and things, as this decomit shows, if it occurs, can change in a heartbeat. Thinking we'll be ok at the olb with an actual bigger need for a RS OLB in '19.

alltru

November 8th, 2017 at 9:04 PM ^

Recruiting is a tough business.  Kirby Smart has Georgia so upbeat it makes the Mark Richt era look like totally wasted time.  Georgia hasn't had this type of frenzy since the Vince Dooley era.  Tons of talent in GA and Smart is reclaiming the homeland.  He can't take them all but he can take the cream, the very best every year.

SMart WolveFan

November 8th, 2017 at 10:52 PM ^

...it's possible to post bad recruiting news in a non inflamatory way and no one gets ornery.

Niiiice!

And hope Otis stays blue but losing him to his local school who just so happens to be #1 = understandable.

StirredNotShaken

November 8th, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^

If we don't, oh well. This staff has proven they can recruit and develop kids to operate at a high level in the system whether they're 5 stars or 2 stars. If he decides to stay home and go to Georgia then I think the odds are favorable the staff will find a replacement that we'll think is a good football player down the road. The odds that Reese will be a clearly superior performer to whomever replaces him - and that we'll notice it - is pretty small.  

NamedMyDogWoodson

November 9th, 2017 at 5:37 AM ^

While disappointing, this isn’t shocking given the rumors over the past few months. Georgia is on the up and up AND they’re crushing it this year so it’s not hard to see why an in-State kid would want to go there.

Larry Appleton

November 9th, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^

Seriously, what is the decommitment rate for kids who commit a year or more before NSD? It’s got to be approaching 50%.