Sam Webb picks Patterson to transfer to Michigan

You don't have to like it. Those who know talent know it's a GREAT move. Peters is really good. McCaffrey is really good. Patterson was and probably still is better than both of those guys. 

The only downside is if Peters transfers. I doubt he will at this point because he knows he is at least on equal footing and he has had good results. But if Patterson doesn't pan out and Peters is the starter we're right where we would have been anyway. And if for some reason, Peters does transfer, good luck to him. McCaffrey is no joke either. He can step in.

Watch some footage of Patterson this year and then see if you still feel that way.

I wasn't all for bringing in Rudock in 2015, even after his first few games.  But Jake showed a lot of heart and now when I think of him it's as a Michigan QB, not some transfer from Iowa.

Wisconsin fans probably feel similarly about Russell Wilson

then one of them will win the QB competition next summer. Saying Brandon deserves it next year is just wrong. He needs to earn it. Dylan may beat both Brandon and Patterson out next summer and he will be the starter. I'm sure Wilton would have stayed if Harbaugh had promised that he would be the starter in 2018. Wilton probably just knew the young guns would overtake him in summer camp and  he would be 2nd or 3rd backup and decided to play his final season somewhere else where he would get to be the starter.

...others will.  I'm guessing Peters is not too happy about this development.  First he gets passed over by Harbaugh for JOK, even though he and many others thought he 'won' the backup position by his play on the field and in the spring game.  Then JH comes out with some gimmick excuse about Peters being 'too quiet' in order to justify his decision.  And now another vote of 'no confidence' from your head coach.  Peters isn't afraid of competition.  He just thinks his head coach has already made his decision.  Not much Peters can do about it, but I bet the wheels are spinning.

and then where would we be? Our entire depth chart is a player coming off a head injury, a freshman, walkons and recruits who haven't even signed yet.

Sitting pat with that hand because of some idealized concept of how CFB should work is ignoring the reality of trying to win in today's game. We demand our coaches compete for championships. Without breaking any rules or violating our ethical standards and caring about the players as students. We're already handicapping our coaches relative to some competitors..That's something our coaches sign up for when they come here. 

So why not add some arbitrary standards that make it even harder? No transfers because toughening the competition may be seen as a lack of confidence to the players on the roster. Too bad if your own players transfer out. A sophomore is entitled to be the most experienced player when that happens.

QB transfers aren't new We had them under Carr, and probably before then. Shea is not a grad transfer, btw. A good chance he's here for two seasons.

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because of poor QB play. If a transfer came in and won because he raised the level of play, that should raise the morale of the team too.

Recruiting success will follow the same pattern.

As much as people neg you, I believe you have a point. Michigan generally avoided JUCOs and transfers for a long time for exactly those reasons.

While it can certainly help your team in the short term in terms of talent, it can hurt your program in the longer turn. Players can't help but "trust the process" less. It can change your locker room. It treats players as expendable.

It can hurt recruiting too, as coaches make it clear that they may always bring in somebody else from outside. Yes, we want players who aren't afraid to compete and while that sounds great as a slogan, they also need to trust the coaching staff and program that they belong and that they are in the right place.