https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/former-ole-miss-quarterback-shea-patterson-announces-transfer-to-michigan/

Better than LA, iyam.

Glad he's going to a team we don't have to play unless Cal and Michigan meet in a bowl (in which case it's already a happy scenario).

Our blitzes rattled him by the end and our DBs and LBs made some great plays in coverage. But I was impressed how accurate he was considering that it was a road game 2000 miles from home and super late at night by his body clock.

Edited to add: and most of our good defensive plays on Patterson came after he lost his favorite target to injury, AJ Brown, one of the best WRs in the country.

socaliganbear said:

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https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/former-ole-miss-quarterback-shea-patterson-announces-transfer-to-michigan/

Better than LA, iyam.

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Good decision. Harbaugh knows how to mentor QBs.

Besides Rosen, he looked like the best (throwing) QB to play against Cal last year.

wifeisafurd said:

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socaliganbear said:

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https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/former-ole-miss-quarterback-shea-patterson-announces-transfer-to-michigan/

Better than LA, iyam.

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Good decision. Harbaugh knows how to mentor talented QBs.

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FIFY....

UM really struggled at the QB position this year.....

71Bear said:

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wifeisafurd said:

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socaliganbear said:

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https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/former-ole-miss-quarterback-shea-patterson-announces-transfer-to-michigan/

Better than LA, iyam.

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Good decision. Harbaugh knows how to mentor talented QBs.

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FIFY....

UM really struggled at the QB position this year.....

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yes, that happens when your starter and back-up go down with injuries.

First year was Prichard: now a D1 QB coach.
Then came Luck. Enough said.
2011 he revitalizing the career of quarterback Alex Smith
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In 2012 Smith was third rated NFL QB before being injured, and Kap then led the team to the Super Bowl.
Kap then had two big seasons under Harbaugh, and then struggled under new Coach Tomsula (He also had injury issues).
The first Harbaugh QB at Michigan was grad transfer Rudock who had a great year compared to his years at Iowa, where he had mediocre stats. Under Harbaugh, Rudock was named the MVP of the Citrus Bowl, became the first quarterback in Michigan history to throw for at least 250 yards in five consecutive games, and was only the second Michigan quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards in a single season. Rudock finished his season ranked No. 2 in single-season passing yards (3,017) and No. 1 in single-season completion percentage (64 percent).
Then came Speight who finished in his first year as a third team all conference, despite breaking his collarbone in the latter part of the season (and still playing).
Unfortunately this season, Speight has a season ending injury in September, the next guy went down in October, then came the third string guy Higden, who still was named the third string all Big 10 QB despite his limited playing time.

So where did Harbaugh screw-up on QBs?

Edit: Pritchard to be named OC at Furd.

I think Harbaugh is a weird guy, but in his short tenure he has a great QB an coaching tree already.

You forget Cantwell from Weber State? He was the best QB we faced.

Patterson made a great decision on all grounds -going to a far better school, to a team on the rise which badly needs a QB.

CAL6371 said:

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Patterson made a great decision on all grounds -going to a far better school, to a team on the rise which badly needs a QB.

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UM is a QB away from the playoff.

Harbaugh made Kaepernick look like a freakin all-pro. Yeah the guy knows QBs.

Right, but Harbaugh may take the Chicago Bears job and mentor Trubisky instead of Patterson.

cubzwin said:

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Right, but Harbaugh may take the Chicago Bears job and mentor Trubisky instead of Patterson.

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Right now I just want Fox gone... but I digress wrong Bears team for this forum.

With all the stories recently about shoe companies delivering basketball stars to the shoe guys' favorite schools, I wonder if Nike had anything to do with delivering Patterson to Michigan.

I thought Weber State's quarterback was more impressive and did more with less.

At Michigan he'll be playing in a completely different offense. More importantly, he won't be under nearly as much pressure to carry the team. It will still be a run first offense with a great defense. He won't have to be spectacular and will typically be playing with the lead. The defense will keep them in almost every game. If he's unspectacular but consistent it will be a significant upgrade. If he's spectacular they're probably in the playoff. That's assuming he wins the job. I didn't think Brandon Peters was that bad as a freshman and McCaffrey will also be in the mix. Harbaugh will have more quality and depth at quarterback than he's ever had at Michigan.