Well, if true, welcome addition, but others have made the point about it influencing recruiting and such.  Also 9 billion QB's on the roster seems a bit much.

Instant upgrade at the QB position if we can get him, though.  If he can't stay healthy then we'll still have OKorn and maybe Morris will be in the mix as well.

 

1. Even though he's injury prone, there is a massive up side.
2. It gives one more year for Harbaugh to more fully develop "his" own QB recruits.
3. As others have said, we are bound to get 1-2 QBs leaving the squad.  Folks who have been unable to prove themselves as starters over the course of 2-3 years had their shot and may see the writing on the wall.
4. Tranfserring in another 5th year grad transfer hopefully won't happen EVERY year, but it is a good roster management/treading water move for a year or two.  
5. Just becasue we are looking at bringing in Hill, it doesn't mean we are DOOMED for all the other options at QB.  It's been a long time since we had a game-breaker type of QB with accurate passing skills.  It's entirely possible that Harbaugh's approach is "guilty until proven innocent" until he is 100% sure he can identify a solid 2 QBs that will be his guys over the next 2-4 years.  He's had 1 spring session & 1 summer camp to evaluate his players and all of them have only had his playbook for less than a year.  It's possible he's *almost* there, but just wants to make sure.  That is, his normal QB scholarship players may eventually dwindle down to about 5-6 per roster, but until he finds the next 2 solid guys in the pipeline, he's going to stack the deck a bit extra until he knows that  the needs of the next 3-4 years can be addressed with the 5-6 guys he does have.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em I always say.

Kinda off the subject, but it does have to do with recruiting/open roster spots:  Rivals has removed Dele Harding from their 2016 Michigan commit list.  Anyone heard anything about this?  Has he finally decommited from the Maize and Blue?

I know the saying that if you have two QBs you have none, but if Hill to Michigan actually comes to pass, this might be a situation where it would be smart to alternate at the QB position.  While not a statute by any means, O'Korn looks like a more traditional pro-style QB.  Hill gives you a nice change of pace.  Plus, playing Hill only half the time decreases the chance he will get hurt.  It also has the advantage of developing O'Korn with him being the most likely candidate to start in 2017.

I just meant has anyone heard if he finally made it official today that he wasn't commited anymore.  I knew he would more than likey end up somewhere else.  

At some point, we want a multi year starter. Even if a team is 10% better one year with a senior QB, the program is better off with the multi-year starter.  Andrew Luck wouldnt have been nearly as good his junior year if Stanford was rolling out one year grad transfers every season before him b/c they were slightly more productive.

That would be awesome, but why would a Mormon guy this late in his career flip to UM?  I guess in Mangum beats him out, but I'd assume BYU would want to give Hill a chance to succeed and then have another year on Mangum/solid backup versus just going with one.

Haven't seen him play that much, but from what I gather he is more a runner than a pure thrower.

Good article about Hill linked here. Sounds like a Harbaugh kind of guy throuth and through. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/independents/2015/08/02/tays…

but knee injury, broken leg, and Lisfranc fracture don't bode well for him surviving the season. Even should both Morris and Speight depart, I'd rather just focus on O'Korn, Gentry, and Malzone (assuming Peters redshirts).

Hill is a Heisman contender. I'm sick of having to be nice to everyone. There are no guarantees if you get to play Michigan football.

I thought the injury he suffered this year is one that tends to be very difficult to come back from. He's not all that far into his recovery, so if we agree to take him it's with the hope that he is the same player next year AND beats out all the other QBs. I guess it's possible but seems pretty far fetched.

Plus I know football isn't about being nice, but I can't imagine it will make our current guys / future recruits happy to know that we're always looking for the 1 year guys come in and take the job from those who have been with Michigan since the beginning. Personally I'm excited to see what OKorn and the redshirt freshman can do.

Harbaugh actually signed him at Stanford, but he decided to go to BYU instead when Stanford wouldn't let him enroll early after he returned from his Mormon mission. 

He looked awesome for Houston.  Gentry would be a potential beast.  All we really need is a Quarterback who can see/use/pass to the whole field.  Our Defense is going to be really good year in year out.

then hell yes, we take Taysom Hill.  That is a big IF, though.  Also, if Taysom is healthy, at his age, why not just try to make an NFL team?

who's missed two of the last three seasons due to serious leg injuries, but is supposed to be interested in a guy who's missed most of the last two seasons due to serious leg injuries.

Sounds legit.

I could see hill being a change of pace QB. I think Harbaugh sees our lack of explosive players on offense and is trying to find that type of player. Next year 'could' be a special year if we find some explosive/burner type players.

I'm actually comfortable with the future. Next year QB will not be a weakness. O'Korn, Gentry, Peters, Malzone, and I would love to see Speight play an entire quarter with starters this year. I believe Morris Will be gone to transfer.

Having more competition and depth at the QB spot is always a positive. I know, obvious statements are obvious.

I would be ok with this.