I'm not sure if this belongs in the HARBAUGH!!!!/2021 thread or recruiting, but I guess it's more recruiting. Here's Sam Webb today on Will Johnson:
Will Johnson is an elite level CB -- I'm talking 1st round pick in 3 years. He's an in-state kid. He has massive connections to M through his parents. He will go to M unless things are so fucked up that he doesn't. That is to say, if he ends up at some other school, it will be because (1) M totally fucked it up; and then (2) some other school cleaned up the mess.
Now, I've followed enough recruiting to never get too hung up on snapshots. But, I also have a pretty good sense of recruiting "experts" and what to listen to. Webb almost never downplays M unless it's legit how he feels. However, I also don't think he's particularly great and looking big picture and further down the road. So, I still think that Johnson is all M -- I'd be stunned if he went elsewhere. I think this is entirely a product of the current situation. If HARBAUGH!!! stays WJ is in. End of discussion. But, man....is there actual smoke?
This would be a disastrous recruiting loss for M. IMO, he is the absolute, no doubt #1 must-get for M in the 2022 class.
"Michigan has some work to do here. Things have definitely slipped. I haven't flipped my Crystal Ball yet, but I've lowered it all the way down to 2. I'll be checking in over the coming days and weeks to see if they can stem the tide. If not, a flip will be in order."
Now, I've followed enough recruiting to never get too hung up on snapshots. But, I also have a pretty good sense of recruiting "experts" and what to listen to. Webb almost never downplays M unless it's legit how he feels. However, I also don't think he's particularly great and looking big picture and further down the road. So, I still think that Johnson is all M -- I'd be stunned if he went elsewhere. I think this is entirely a product of the current situation. If HARBAUGH!!! stays WJ is in. End of discussion. But, man....is there actual smoke?
This would be a disastrous recruiting loss for M. IMO, he is the absolute, no doubt #1 must-get for M in the 2022 class.
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