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

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Sam Webb interviewed David Peters (Brandon's father) in regards to the Shea Patterson transfer and discussed on his show this morning.

Summary

  • The Patterson family were the ones to reach out to Michigan (we already knew that)
  • Harbaugh sat down with each of the QBs and commits to explain the situation
  • Michigan initially passed on Shea as they did not have a roster spot open at QB
  • After Wilton informed the staff about his grad transfer, Harbaugh reconsidered Patterson's interest to transfer
  • David Peters said that Michigan NEEDED ANOTHER QB for depth so of course they should go after the best available
  • David Peters said that his son was raised to compete and not run from a challenge
  • Brandon said that he doesn't care if they bring in 30 more QBs, nobody is taking the job from him

http://www.wtka.com/2012/09/06/podcasts/

I hope this shuts up all the doom and gloomers and ends their concern trolling that Peters is going to transfer now that the Patterson transfer is official.  I never thought once that Peters was going to transfer in 2018 based on Patterson (2019 could be another story based on how the competition plays out).

Sam didn't mention McCaffrey but I can't imagine (given his family background) that he is scared of competition either - besides Patterson is two eligibility classes away from DCaff so that makes no sense in any case.

I am irrationally excited about 2018 and can't wait to see 3 stud QBs battle it out to be the starter next year.

 

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Impetuous Pernell

December 12th, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^

I believe they are scared of being put back in their place on the football field and they know its just a matter of time before that happens. They are holding out hope and thats why they talk trash and spout off every chance they get. Basketball is a different story.

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MgoHillbilly

December 12th, 2017 at 12:07 PM ^

Let me just go ahead and disagree with you on that one. 

They have been lucky with acts of God providing needed assists in their wins.  Being one season away from 3-9 should be enough to make that whole fanbase realize how precarious their own play is.

And they know that QB play is the difference maker when there is a talent disparity between the teams and those random acts of God don't intervene.  The odds going forward every year with Harbaugh at the helm and QB play from developed talent at that position will make wins against us less likely.  

Same thing regarding QB play with OSU.  They know they are due to start losing to us soon.  Just go to the O zone to see for yourself.  

All that said, it doesn't mean we'll win out every year against them, but you can't pretend like those fanbases don't get more concerned every year Harbaugh is still at Michigan.  

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MgoHillbilly

December 12th, 2017 at 12:26 PM ^

You'd have to be crazy to think that Dantonini and Meyer haven't felt relief after playing us the last couple of years.  Both those teams won on some bullshit that likely wouldn't have been an issue in the first place if the QB play by UM were just a little bit better.

And that's without a QB like Shea transferring in.  We needed three QBs this year due to injury alone.  We won't be that unfortunate every year.  I suspect that if I'm sleeping more soundly with the knowledge that we have potentially three very good non-freshman QBs on the roster, then that means Dantoni and Meyer are not.

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Frank Chuck

December 12th, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^

Meyer is 6-1 against Michigan and a number of those wins were extremely close games: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017.

Despite the final score being 31-20, I included 2017 because we had a chance to win it when the score was 24-20, 3-4 minutes left, we had the ball and 2 timeouts. O'Korn's interception ended that hope...

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dwags

December 12th, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^

LOL.  "More concerned every year Harbaugh is at UofM".   Frankly, the concern comes against OSU.   BTW, the "Act of God" cost us beating UofM by three scores plus.  I'd look at the score before the rain's came and after they did.   But I know that makes no difference to people looking for a lifeline.  And the other "act of god" speaking of lifelines, certainly occured when one staff had 11 guys with bad intentions to either rough the punter or block the punt, and the other staff, for reasons God only knows, after a timeout, decided to send 6 guys down field to cover that punt just incase that the nobody MSU had back there to return it, found someway to return it.  I'd say that was just a fluke, but when I see the same staff running play action passes down by 20 on 4th and 10, or throwing from OSU's endzone with an injured QB, I'm going to just go out on a limb and say it's not an act of God, but more a flaw in a staff. Either  with assistants or the guy who gives the final say.  

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GoBLUE_SemperFi

December 12th, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^

Look, I understand what you are saying, it's time to start actually doing something on the field, instead of continuing to talk about it during the off-season.  However, you lose me when you say, "Michigan done [sic] nothing of significance really" and then add the 3rd place drop, as the example.

Maybe it's time you come on out and represent Sparty, instead of being scared to do it.

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GoBLUE_SemperFi

December 12th, 2017 at 12:14 PM ^

Isn't a fact of the matter, it is regurgitated Sparty nonsense.  There is no way that a Michigan fan that lived through RR and Hoke looks at a first year Harbaugh team that went from 5-7 to 10-3 and says, "He hasn't really accomplished anything...3rd place".

Enjoy your Sparty "facts" and good luck in the Holiday Bowl.

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GoBLUE_SemperFi

December 12th, 2017 at 12:33 PM ^

...void of any context and I'm not going to play that game.  I don't care how long you've been here, I can argue with Sparty fan or Sparty fan logic anywhere else.  I'm not looking to do it here.

Harbaugh took over a 5-7 team and not one that was getting better, they were being undeveloped under Hoke.  Harbaugh came in and made them respectable...immediately.  This isn't a snap your fingers and make it happen overnight transition and before you say it's been 3 years, please talk about the record number of players that he sent to the NFL.  

Just stop.  You sound like a Sparty fan, but if you aren't that, you have a Lions' fan mentality that just isn't desirable for college football. Go BLUE!

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lbpeley

December 12th, 2017 at 12:52 PM ^

refer to the College Football Playoff in shortened terms, please use CFP. CoFoPo is stupid as hell, just like a National Championship being referred to as a Natty. 

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