More on Why Not to Panic About Recruiting

OK, so now that we have generally established that it is too early to panic about recruiting, we can begin to address some specifics.  Of course, Michigan is out to a fast start in recruiting, but if we look at some particular positions we can see that there is still plenty of talent left, including some players that are higher ranked than some of the players committed to Michigan.  Consider the tight end position.  We can see at Scout that Michigan has verbal commitments from 2 of this year's top 15 tight ends.  Well, that's pretty good for them, but it also means that Michigan probably won't take anymore tight ends.  That increases the chances that the Spartans could now land one of the top 5 tight ends in the nation, Ron Thompson.  He does appear to favor Michigan, but it will be difficult for the Wolverines to take him at this point, unless they find, over the course of the year, that they have many more scholarships to offer than previously expected.  If Michigan does not come through, MSU could easily become of the favorites to receive a commitment from Thompson.  Of course, I'm not saying it's a sure thing, but the point is that there is a lot of talent left out there.  We'll just have to wait and see.