David Peters (Brandon's father) on Shea Patterson per Sam Webb

This is the same Brandon Peters who was allegedly giving up because he didn't win the starting job at the beginning of the year, right?

This is what it's all about! Go get em, Brandon!

Couldn't have asked for a better Michigan football tidbit this morning. Is it August yet?

Of course this is what he's going to say.  That could change real quick after spring ball though.

Speight goes out, Patterson comes in, that is a real upgrade.

I had thought Speight had left because he heard Patterson was in the works.  In this light it makes no sense at all,unless he was simply afraid he would never beat Peters again for the job (or Harbaugh encouraged it???).  Disappointing, but works out well for us.

This is unquestionably good stuff. I've been wearing the equivocating eeyore hat through this transfer process and Peters leaving has been a concern; it sounds like transfers aren't a concern through the 2018 season at least and I love the "nobody is taking the job from me" attitude.

Which is not to say that transfers won't happen, because it's not 1970 anymore and QBs transfer to get playing time occasionally. I suspect McCaffrey may be spectacular, so I really want him to stay, but spending a couple of years on the bench isn't going to hurt him at all. 

What's important here is that Peters appears to have the "bring it" attitude that he needs to own the job. That should inform his workrate both right now as he is The Man right up through January 1 and in the offseason as he prepares for spring and fall camp. His biggest weakness has been a limited knowledge of the playbook and reads; I expect him to have that stuff down by next fall, possibly with significant improvement visible in Tampa. 

After 2018 plays out I suspect things will shuffle again, and transfers can still be on the table. But getting to that point with all of the bullets on the roster is important and this is reassuring.

*BTW Patterson isn't coming here to be depth, he's coming here to start, but the people arguing that depth was a driving necessity in Patterson coming have been proven correct and I have been proven to be wrong.

that Harbaugh pushed Speight out of the team or there was a mutual handshake between the two. Harbaugh was clearly caught off guard with Speight transferring that he reconsidered the Patterson transfer decision.

This was 100% the best possible response from his dad.  And the quote was perfect!  You have to love the fire and intensity.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Michigan fans need to quit getting hyped up by click bait material, and simply wait for real news like this to come.

Love the attitude. Frankly, nobody should feel entitled/anointed as a starter after 4 games and 4 TD passes anyway. Sounds like Peters' dad raised his kid the right way. I still believe Brandon has a massive future at Michigan. LETS GO.

Mr Peters response...AWESOME!!!! 

This is the exact kind of answer you want to see from someone who legitimately could be our starter for the next few years. You start to worry about a players fortitude if they bitch and moan about added competition, but it seems like peters is embracing it which can only make him a better player.

Is exactly what I expected out of Peters.

That’s how my father raised me and how is raise my sons and daughter.

So glad to hear this from Mr. Peters.

Never be intimidated by a challenge or challenger.

You're getting the best QB training available.

David Peters + Brandon Peters = David Brandon

I like Dads attitude. How is his pass set?

This is shaping up to be like the Henson vs Brady battle. We're going to have one hell of a QB emerge from this.

Hopefully we stop being so damn conservative with our play calling now.

I miss the days that I didn't have a clue about which player was being recruited or what players may or may not transfer and I just enjoyed watching each team as I saw them on the field that year. But, I can't seem to stop craving daily info on the program. It's kind of taken a little of the enjoyment I had watching in the 90's away.

Me thinking about the Spring Game:

WOOT

If Patterson is not eligible this next season, the job will belong to Peters and it will be all the harder for Shea to get it from him.  But if Patterson is eligible this year, it should be the hottest competition we've seen since Henson vs. Brady.

Kinda want to downvote just to be contrarian.

Rooting hard for BP.

And rooting for all the qbs to follow their dreams.

Go Blue.

So say P(B ∪ D ∪ S)=(1-0.3)(1-0.25)(1-.35) =66%chance of All conference level QB play. Rounded of course for significance ±‰ Feel free to check my work.

glad to hear!

 

Range from...

"Interesting..."

"When is Peters transferring?  Becasue JH 'always' bringing in a transfer (is Ruddock, O'Korn, and now Patterson)......."

"We want Peters to be the starter because Patterson has more game experience and would be more of a threat...."

 

The general impression I get is that:

A) They are of course happy to be holding the upper hand in the rivalry over the past 10 years, BUT.....

B) They are well aware that JH does NOT equal RR and Hoke.  Those previous 7 years was too easy for them.  Now it is actually a game.  And the more realist know they stole the first one, though they will only mutter it in a low tone.....

They are well aware that each year now, it is no longer a cake walk for them.  As for their disrepect attitude, they get it from the flack that some Michigan fans are giving acting like the rivalry has changed while the results are not there........yet.....