Shea Patterson granted permission to explore transfer
Source is from Ole Miss's 247 site, also being reported by ESPN. Both sources saying Michigan is the favorite landing spot, but it's not guaranteed that he transfers.
From what I've seen if Patterson does transfer he would be required to either sit a year or apply for a waiver for immediately eligibility. It looks like the wheels are in motion.
December 2nd, 2017 at 6:56 PM ^
Just my opinion but i doubt any Parents will be telling Jim Harbaugh who will play for Michigan. Also if it was Greg Little would there be people worried about perceptons and hurt feelings. Hell no, why is the QB position different.
The real deal is Michigan putting QB's in the NFL and winning championships. In my opinion those two things create a run away freight train that the rest of the east will not be stopping anytime soon.
Also lost in this whole thing is who is the best judge of QB talent. My guess is one Jim Harbaugh knows what he is looking at, especially when it comes to Quarterbacks. Harbaugh and his staff are the best in the big ten and I allready said I feel great about this program and what they need. Well just like that, here it is.
If Harbaugh and Michigan are pursuing this kid, they know what they are looking at. I believe this has been in the works for some time and is a done deal. Will see.
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:45 PM ^
Kizer...
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December 2nd, 2017 at 6:16 PM ^
Anyone that believes Harbaugh is concerned about hurting guys feeling are nuts. He's an A++ competitor and he has to be burning inside following another loss to OSU. He wants to win more than any of us fans and he knows exactly what it takes at the QB position..so of course he's going after the best talent at the most important position.
Hell this young team with all of its flaws was a Shea Patterson type talent away from being a top-10 team on the verge of a serious run.
December 2nd, 2017 at 3:56 PM ^
Thx for starting this thread. I was getting lost in the other one.
I've been back and forth on this, but how could you NOT add this guy to the team if you can?
December 2nd, 2017 at 3:56 PM ^
in the future. 2018 will not be a great year for Michigan. Use it to give experience to your highly recruited and on board QB's. 2019 may be the NC year.
December 2nd, 2017 at 3:59 PM ^
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:00 PM ^
Yeah we should pass on the most talented QB in the country because it may or may not (probably won't) hurt QB recruiting in the future.
Also why will 2018 not be great? Get the QB situation figured out and you're looking at a surefire playoff contender
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December 2nd, 2017 at 5:38 PM ^
What was Miss record this year? Don't forget he had a bad knee injury 2016 and did not play most of the games. Your mortgaging your recruiting future by taking the transfer. Why do you think MIchigan doesn't take community college transfers?
December 2nd, 2017 at 5:44 PM ^
Because community college credits usually don't transfer...
December 2nd, 2017 at 6:47 PM ^
are accepted by the University of Michigan. To say otherwise is wrong.
Regarding next year, I haven't given up on it but anticip[ate a similar season as this year. The scheduled is much more difficult and we still don't have a seasoned QB nor a reliable OL.
December 2nd, 2017 at 7:10 PM ^
The rest of your take on recruiting impact is completely wrong.
December 2nd, 2017 at 5:50 PM ^
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:03 PM ^
Michigan maybe has issues at tackle and qb next year. If you add him, the only issue is possibly at tackle and he throws for 300 yards a game. How long are we going to play for the future? He would be eligible in 2018 AND 2019.
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:22 PM ^
IF (bigly yuge if) he is eligible to play for an FBS team next year, I would change my "unsure" about bringing him to "100% yes" if he was bringing Greg Little with him. That Tackle spot is so much dicier than our QB play next year. I also don't think we should consider 2019 when evaluating Patterson - barring health or playing time issues he will be going pro after next year.
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:04 PM ^
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I'd love to have a problem in recruiting where we might not sign a top QB for 1 year, because we are loaded at the QB position. I'd see that as a good thing.
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:13 PM ^
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So what if somebody decommits if we get a proven qb in return? There isn't much of an incentive for them to decommit anyways since it's for their 1st and 2nd year that Patterson would be coming.
December 2nd, 2017 at 6:28 PM ^
If this whole Ole Miss issue went down a year earlier and if we had Shea Patterson in 2017.....there is a reasonable chance we'd be playing tonight.
With better QB play we beat MSU and OSU...perhaps even Wisconsin.
December 2nd, 2017 at 3:59 PM ^
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:43 PM ^
I would hope to hell that our compliance office would vet his transfer and remove any doubt.
You can not pretend that he is not a top 5 recruit that somehow wound up at Ole Miss.
There is not exactly a great track record there.
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:48 PM ^
No. They wouldn't be responsible for the actions of anohter school. It's not an issue unless they knew of continuing benefits or something along those lines.
December 2nd, 2017 at 5:48 PM ^
December 2nd, 2017 at 5:58 PM ^
Michigan is not responsible for something that may have happened at Ole Miss. Ole Miss flat out had guys telling on themselves and look how long it took to even investigate. Treadwell and Gas mask dude flat out flaunted there winnings.
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:05 PM ^
Holy Hell, this is great news!
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December 2nd, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^
Wait...you know Patterson has started more games than Peters right? And was the top QB in his class right?
December 2nd, 2017 at 6:51 PM ^
Though I think he is better than Peters, he will not make much of a difference compared to Peters or McCaffery. They all will have the same OL.
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December 2nd, 2017 at 5:49 PM ^
True. But Greg Little was a 5-star OT in Patterson's class. If they come as a package deal, and somehow get eligible for next year, then we're sitting pretty and all our ills magically go away!
December 2nd, 2017 at 5:59 PM ^
December 2nd, 2017 at 6:35 PM ^
Harbaugh has a history of QBs tranferring out or changing positions. That's going to happen when you recruit the position fearlessly and bring in multiple QBs per class. Harbaugh knows what he's doing.
December 2nd, 2017 at 6:36 PM ^
Harbaugh has a history of QBs tranferring out or changing positions. That's going to happen when you recruit the position fearlessly and bring in multiple QBs per class. Harbaugh knows what he's doing.
December 2nd, 2017 at 4:14 PM ^
Like the last podcast said, you can NEVER have too much QB depth.. If Peters, McCaffery and Milton/Doyle are afraid to compete with Patterson (IF he does come) then this isn't the place for them anyway.
For me, it seems to boil down to whether he can play this year. If he can't does he still transfer? My guess is he only comes if he is eligible right away. But yeah, you don't tell a kid this talented he can't come.. Even if he doesn't win the starting job and all he does is provide some solid depth and help Peters/McCaffery raise their game it's a win for Michigan.
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December 2nd, 2017 at 4:55 PM ^
But if you had used the Oxford comma, you could have cut out the word then and it would have still made sense. Also, since you brought it up, you should have put a period after board and started the next sentence with if. Additionally, in that same sentence there should be a comma after year so it's not a run--on sentence with poor flow between separate clauses/ideas.
December 2nd, 2017 at 5:00 PM ^
Well played. Where were you when I was writing my personal statement for med school?
December 2nd, 2017 at 5:19 PM ^
Haha. Nice. That my friend, is a championship level humblebrag. Well done. Hopefully you made it in.