OT? Bellomy leaving UTSA

Exactly. I was baffled by that decision. Combine that with the lack of development from Shane Morris, and I don't think Hoke had any clue when it came to recruiting quarterbacks.

The 2012 recruiting class had already been signed the previous january, so Hoke couldn't go back in time and add a QB in response to the Nebraska game.

Doesn't mean it wasn't a stupid decision not to take a QB that year, ater taking a flier the year before. 

I suspect that moving Gardner to receive was more an effort to put good athletes on the field, gambling on Denard staying healthy. It was a bit of a moonshot, and it didn't really work out, but they knew they could put DG back under center if Denard got hurt, which is what happened. I think the hope was that Bellomy would only ever have to come in for a play here or there if Denard got dinged on a hit. In the event, it didn't work out. But I think the effort was worth the risk; Gallon was not known to be a big-game receiver going into the year, and large portions of Denard's success in 2011 were due to Junior Hemingway's ability to win jump balls. I think their hope was that DG would provide that in 2012, a key component of a non-RichRod offense that had Denard at QB. And really the rest of the season was fine, as far as DG integrating into the offense. Many suggest that Michigan would have won at Nebraska had either Denard lasted or DG been the backup; I don't find that certain at all. Michigan was getting almost no offense whatsoever prior to the injury, and Al's track record on the road was terrible. I cannot believe that a team that always struggled on the road against teams like Iowa would suddenly pull it together late in Lincoln.

Oh, and I totally agree that not adding a QB was a mistake. Putting all of your eggs in one basket is dangerous; Hoke was at Michigan when Henson left before the 2001 season, he should have known that.