Confirmed: The Peters era has begun

Submitted by killerseafood3 on

Harbaugh confirmed Peters is the new starting QB going forward. Probably doesn't need a new thread, neg me if you want.

*Confirmed via postgame presser and Sam Webb / Zach Shaw's Twitter

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Yessir

October 28th, 2017 at 3:55 PM ^

I've been calling for it a while now.  Probably way too early when I started wanting him to play. 

Just trust Harbaughs recruiting skills and if he recruited Peters, I had confidence he'd be a player.  So glad his time has begun.  So amped

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greymarch

October 28th, 2017 at 3:56 PM ^

Glad to read Harbaugh has embraced Peters as the starting QB.  Peters is the future.

 

HOWEVER, I still prefer Speight for the Wisconsin and Ohio State games.  Peters is so young.  Played great today, but he looked young.  Looked slightly unsure out there; had some under-thrown balls and a near pick.  For Wisconsin and Ohio State, I want a QB with big-game experience, and Speight has that.

 

Hope Peters is the QB for the next two games, Speight gets the starting role back for Wisc and OSU, then Peters permanently wins the job in spring 2018.  Such an outcome would be the best for present and future Michigan football.

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Blau

October 28th, 2017 at 5:51 PM ^

At this point, I think we live and die with the newly appointed Peters. Let him make his mistakes and find his own rhythm. The most encouraging thing that has been noted was an added layer of momentum Peters seemed to bring with him and he managed the game well - something JOK didn't do very well.

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atticusb

October 28th, 2017 at 3:58 PM ^

I'm still confused about the delay in inserting him.  However bad Peters might be, he's got more of a future at UM then O'Korn does.  Once it was clear that the offense had to be drastically simplified for OK, basically to the point of handoffs and no-read passing, if Peters couldn't do that....  Sure, Harbaugh knows best, and Peters must not have been better than OK, or Harbaugh would have started him... yeah, yeah, I've heard it a million times.  Problem is, (1) that argument doesn't speak well to Harbaugh's recruitment or coaching, and (2) at this point, I have to confess, Peters looks better than OK.... what the heck was he doing in practice to look worse than OK?  We'll see what the UFR says, but Peters did at least as well as the best version of OK did this year.  OL looked fine with Peters, as well... or at least it did before Onwenu went down...  Now that's frightening...

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JonnyHintz

October 28th, 2017 at 4:05 PM ^

1) how a redshirt freshman performs isn’t an indictment on how a coach recruits or coaches. Some players are ready sooner than others. Players develop at different rates and it doesn’t all click at the same time for every player. 2) people were saying the same thing about O’Korn after his performance in the Purdue game.

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mastodon

October 29th, 2017 at 1:12 AM ^

OK Johnny, but your coaching gods didn't know enough to start BP today did they?  If JOK had a not quite as sucky game today and wasn't yanked, and we still won, I guess he'd still be starting?  And you'd still be thinkig the all-knowing coaches know better than we stupid fans?

Sometimes surface impressions do play out (Spring game).  And sometimes coaches are not spot on with all their decisions.  Stop defending them to the death.

I'm also quite tired of the JOK failed after Purdue so Peters might do the same argument.  Sure, Peters play could similarly drop, but it wouldn't have anything to do with what JOK did.  Different players.  Don't get my hopes up because it might happen?   Thanks for the warning captain obvious.

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bamf16

October 28th, 2017 at 4:41 PM ^

I wonder how much of the schedule had something to with the delay.

 

After the Purdue game, you weren't going to see O'Korn pulled for Peters.

 

The MSU monsoon? I can understand sticking with JOK, especially with the next game being on the road.

 

The Indiana game was pretty "meh", but with the following week being the whiteout at PSU, understandable that they didn't pull the trigger.

 

Having these two games back to back with these opponents at home was from a scheduling standpoint the perfect time to do this.

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stephenrjking

October 28th, 2017 at 8:16 PM ^

I don't think it was his personality. It was his mastery of the offense. Even now, after some concentrated prep time, Peters went the wrong way on several handoffs. Rumor info claiming insider knowledge made a number of statements that line up well with what had happened up to that time and has had its accuracy borne out by subsequent events (including a scheduled insertion of Peters into this game) has suggested that Peters got frustrated when he was third in line at the beginning of camp and spent time a bit disconnected from things like meetings and didn't really have the playbook down.

It's true that Harbaugh is an intense guy, but I don't think it's just personality that was the issue.

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NashvilleBLUE

October 28th, 2017 at 3:59 PM ^

Not going to lie, it's definitely bitter sweet. Harbaugh said that "We've felt Peters has been ready the last few weeks and it was his time to leave the nest and fly".

Well, that causes me to view the season through the rearview mirror and wonder what would have happened at MSU, and even at PSU.

Either way, going forward, we seem to be in a good hands (while also making us stronger for next year too)

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greymarch

October 28th, 2017 at 4:05 PM ^

Agreed.  No way we would have defeated PSU at PSU this season.

 

The MSU game is another matter.  Now I am upset Harbaugh didnt at least try Peters during the MSU game.  Put in any QB who doesnt throw interceptions, or actually does his progressions on each pass attempt, and Michigan defeats Sparty by a TD.  UM OUTPLAYED SPARTY AND TURNED THE BALL OVER 5 TIMES!!!  FIVE EFFIN' TIMES!  And only lost by a few points.

 

*sigh* Not playing Peters vs Sparty may have cost UM a spot in one of the six BCS games.  Damn shame.

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NashvilleBLUE

October 28th, 2017 at 4:08 PM ^

I definitely agree that PSU was probably a forgone conclusion; however, I feel very strongly that we would have won against MSU. O'korn personally made so many mistakes and missed so many throws that I imagine that even slightly better QB play would have resulted in a win.

Obviously it's moot and just an educated guess, but it's how I feel.

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SalvatoreQuattro

October 28th, 2017 at 4:24 PM ^

played a meaningful snap in game. Imagingin thwt he would do well in bad conditions vs a well prepared MSU team is a stretch. All of you are extrapolating from a solid performance vs a bad team that he would have been just as solid vs a good team. I see no reason to follow that logic.

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uncle leo

October 28th, 2017 at 5:45 PM ^

Imagine what a 5th-year senior would do in bad conditions?? Oh yeah, we saw that.

I do not understand why people keep using that as a fall back. Like JOK was some super steady hand that "led" this team with his seniority. 

The bottom line is that we have NO idea how the game against MSU would have turned out if Peters was the guy. I do know that they sucked with JOK.

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jabberwock

October 28th, 2017 at 6:18 PM ^

is getting old.

For 30 bone-dry minutes all Michigan could muster was 1 field goal.

MSU's defense is better than Rutgers, but I think Peters probably would have been good for one touchdown drive.
You obviously think a bad JOK (that was outplayed by a RS freshman today) was the best chance at winning .

I see no reason to follow that logic.

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