2024 Michigan Season Thread

[ELA]

247Sports Michigan insider Sam Webb says Michigan still going to bring in a portal QB.

Yes, like I said, they will bring in a Jack Tuttle type backup every year.  He will still make decent money, and be one snap away from the starting job.  MSU brought in a top end FCS starter to be a backup this year.  Michigan should at least be able to top that

[Temp430]

Michigan needs to bring in a proven QB from the portal.  Someone like Quinn Ewers would be ideal.

[FearlessF]

Cade McNamara might be available 

[847badgerfan]

CFB will be dead in 10 years.

[SuperMario]

CFB will be dead in 10 years.

It's already been dead that long

[847badgerfan]

It's already been dead that long

This kind of recruiting puts the nail in the coffin.

[Mdot21]

Michigan needs to bring in a proven QB from the portal.  Someone like Quinn Ewers would be ideal.

Quinn Ewers is going to the NFL draft...

[FearlessF]

don't worry, gonna be a shitload of QBs in the portal

[Mdot21]

CFB will be dead in 10 years.

yeah, but it won't. in 10 years it'll be even bigger and more popular now than ever thanks to the playoff....just like it's more popular now than it was 10 years ago.

[Mdot21]

This kind of recruiting puts the nail in the coffin.

this kind of recruiting has been going on for years now....Tennessee reportedly paid Nico $8 mil to sign. rev share is coming which means NIL won't be quite as important in the future.

[Mdot21]

don't worry, gonna be a shitload of QBs in the portal

don't think he's leaving now because Napier might've saved his job but DJ Lagway has to be #1 with a bullet for QB's in the portal market if he hits 

[SuperMario]

Have never really paid attention to Underwood nor watched any videos on him. First time doing it today to see the hype. Although highlight videos are only the plus sides, the kid does seem incredibly polished for a high school kid. The part i've missed behind center has been the ability to create misdirection by faking the hand-off, tucking the ball properly and something I have not witness being done well since Denard Robinson.  This kid has a pretty incredible presence and ability along with a very accurate arm. I understand the hype. That being said, i've seen plenty of kids with hype make it to Ann Arbor and become underachievers. Lesson learned from Sam McGuffie. 

[Mdot21]

Bryce Underwood is only the 6th QB to also be the #1 overall ranked player in a recruiting class since the internet 'crootin' era began in roughly 2000. 

Below is a list of 247Composite rankings of every #1 QB in their class dating back to 2000- which is as far back as their database goes. Texas wound up with half of the 6. Pretty crazy. VY was a true superstar, Ewers is going to be drafted after this year and the future looks bright for Arch Manning. Trevor Lawerence was a national champion and #1 overall draft pick. Matt Barkley was a good college QB who would've been a 1st rd pick but decided to come back for his senior season and have a slump and see his draft stock tank and wind up going in the 4th round. 

2000 - Brock Berlin, Florida - Miami (#2 player overall) - bust
2001 - Brodie Croyle, Alabama (#2 player overall) - 3rd rd pick
2002 - Vince Young, Texas (#1 player overall) - #3 overall NFL draft pick
2003 - Kyle Wright, Miami (#3 player overall) - bust
2004 - Rhett Bomar, Oklahoma (#4 player overall) - bust
2005 - Mark Sanchez, USC (#3 player overall)  - 1st rd pick
2006 - Matt Stafford, Georgia (#6 player overall) - #1 overall NFL draft pick
2007 - Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame (#2 player overall) - 2nd rd pick
2008 - Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State (#2 player overall)  - great college player - 3rd rd pick...would've been higher if not for off-field
2009 - Matt Barkley, USC (#1 player overall) - 4th rd pick
2010 - Phillip Sims, Alabama (#31 player overall) - bust
2011 - Jeff Driskel, Florida (#17 player overall) - bust
2012 - Jameis Winston, Florida State (#16 player overall)  -#1 overall NFL draft pick
2013 - Max Browne, USC (#11 player overall) - bust 
2014 - Kyle Allen, Texas A&M (#8 player overall) - bust
2015 - Josh Rosen, UCLA (#11 player overall) - 1st rd pick
2016 - Shea Patterson, Ole Miss (#4 player overall) - bust
2017 - Davis Mills, Stanford (#15 player overall) - 3rd pick
2018 - Trevor Lawerence, Clemson (#1 player overall) - #1 overall NFL draft pick
2019 - Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma (#11 player overall) - kind of a bust
2020 - Bryce Young, Alabama (#2 player overall) - #1 overall NFL draft pick
2021 - Quinn Ewers, Ohio State - Texas (#1 player overall) - he'll be drafted in 1st or 2nd rd imo
2022 - Cade Klubnik, Clemson (#6 player overall) - pretty meh so far
2023 - Arch Manning, Texas (#1 player overall) - future looks bright
2024 - Julian Sayin, Alabama - Ohio State (#6 player overall) - remains to be seen, still only a rookie

[Mdot21]

Have never really paid attention to Underwood nor watched any videos on him. First time doing it today to see the hype. Although highlight videos are only the plus sides, the kid does seem incredibly polished for a high school kid. The part i've missed behind center has been the ability to create misdirection by faking the hand-off, tucking the ball properly and something I have not witness being done well since Denard Robinson.  This kid has a pretty incredible presence and ability along with a very accurate arm. I understand the hype. That being said, i've seen plenty of kids with hype make it to Ann Arbor and become underachievers. Lesson learned from Sam McGuffie.

I get what you are saying, hype don't mean jack and he's got to prove it on the field. Sam McGuffie is probably a bad comparison- he was never the wire to wire #1 player at his position in a class let alone the #1 player overall in a class....not even close. He was in that 3*-4* range. McGuffie had an insane highlight reel on YouTube but he wasn't some uber 5* #1 overall recruit.

Underwood is just the total package and a complete freak- he has every tool- the height/length, hand size, rocket launcher arm, quick release and effortless smooth throwing mechanics, and oh yeah he's a twitched up athlete that could play WR or DB. Oh yeah not to mention Underwood is a year young for his grade.