You Only Live Twice

April 28th, 2018 at 11:58 PM ^

to Lewerke.  He's good but not magic, he has strengths and weaknesses.  

Ratings are only part of the picture.  Real life isn't so simple.

If it's painful for you to watch other teams succeed then you're going to have a difficult time with today's CFB.  

Youth is not an excuse, it's fact.

If you're sad, then find a happy place so that you're not so dependent on football.

 

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Um1994

April 30th, 2018 at 11:01 AM ^

Sure, some freshman are great, but you mention Lewerke as being so much more capable.  In his first year he was 31/57 (54.4%) with 381 yds, 2 TD, 1 Int - a 118.6 rating.  Last year Peters was 37/64 (57.8%) with 486 yds, 4 TD, 0 Int - a 142.2 rating.  Seems comparable, with the edge going to Peters.  But maybe I'm missing some intangibles that you are catching.

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LKLIII

April 28th, 2018 at 10:21 AM ^

I think people forget what Brian’s opinion of Tate was when Tate was on campus. IIRC Brian was a big fan of the RR offense and of Tate in particular. Brian has said many times that Shea is like a moderately taller/more athletic Tate & that it is a compliment.

People seem to remember that the actual team records were horrible and that Tate didn’t play school. Those two things do not translate to the Shea comparison. Brian is simply saying in terms of playing style and skill set, Shea reminds him of Tate.

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MGoStrength

April 27th, 2018 at 9:42 PM ^

Patterson's attorney Mars said this verdict wouldn't have been possible without Ole Miss' approval.  Why the eff did Ole Miss have to allow it?  Why couldn't the NCAA just say they cheated, then lied about it, and Patterson shouldn't be punished for it?  Why are they giving Ole Miss any power in this process?  I mean I'm happy the verdict is what we wanted, but I'm baffled on what actually happened and why Ole Miss was allowed to save face after blatently cheating.

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Red is Blue

April 28th, 2018 at 7:50 AM ^

Just a guess.  It seems like there are two paths to get a waiver.  Path 1 involves both teams requesting NCAA to grant the waiver.  Path 2 involves the new team to request the waiver under some type of hardship without agreement of the original team. 

 

Seems like Michigan originally was going down path 2.  Ole Miss offered to take path 1 (maybe because the NCAA pushed them there because the NCAA didn't want to make the hard decison and/or set precendent, or maybe because Ole Miss didn't want to be outed).  The attorney's statement is thus correct in that this verdict (using path 1) wouldn't have been possible without Old Miss' approval.  This does not mean that path 2 would not have been effective even withouth Ole Miss' approval.  It only means that path 1 was chosen in some type of settlement agreement.  

 

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M-Dog

April 29th, 2018 at 2:45 AM ^

Who cares about Ole Miss at this point?  

This is the last time we'll be talking about them about anything.  Unless we see them in the post-season, and um yeah.

This is the last time we'll be talking about them about anything.

 

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Mr. Owl

April 28th, 2018 at 8:58 PM ^

I'm wondering about this transfer rule change.  All I read was that the rules changed on April 18 that somehow made everybody all chummy about this.

Whatever the details are, it shall be known as "The Shea Patterson Rule."

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Mongo

April 30th, 2018 at 11:31 AM ^

Peters will compete for the starting job in 2018. If he ends up backup for 2018 season, then he will see what Shea does. If Shea returns for 2019 season, then Peters likely transfers to someplace like *Edit* ... B1G destination like Indiana will not get approved by JH.  But transfer with 2 years of eligibility is important to the school that will want him to be a starter. 

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maquih

April 30th, 2018 at 9:16 AM ^

I think it's too late for Peters to transfer now. He would likely compete this season for the starting role, and if he feels he has no shot for next year, he could still transfer and redshirt for his year off. Just depends how much he loves the team and also Harbaugh. If Shea is really incredible, it might be possible for Peters to finish his career as a backup yet still be good enough to get drafted.

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