247 Top 25 Transfer Portal Rankings (Michigan Commit is #1!)
Commits:
1. Ernest Hausmann
11. Ladarius Henderson
Targets:
24. Josaiah Stewart
December 16th, 2022 at 11:18 AM ^
Bodacious, Indonacious. Thanks for posting.
December 16th, 2022 at 11:21 AM ^
I'd hate to sound like a greedy A-hole, but either #2 or #3 CB would be a very nice addition as well. Yes, please!
December 16th, 2022 at 11:27 AM ^
I think Gordon Gecko once said… “Greed is good.”
December 16th, 2022 at 12:42 PM ^
"...for lack of a better word..."
December 16th, 2022 at 2:15 PM ^
Inspired by Ivan Boesky's commencement speech to the University of California, Berkeley, School of Business Administration. “Greed is all right, by the way. I want you to know that. I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.”
December 16th, 2022 at 11:32 AM ^
I imagine they are waiting for decisions on turner (likely will go pro) and green (may go). If either comes back, starting caliber transfer CB will be hard to come by.
December 16th, 2022 at 12:57 PM ^
The #3 guy Fentrell Cypress is one of Michigan's targets, according to Brian's post earlier this week. Not sure about the guy from Texas A&M. Also not sure the program's priorities and the former A&M player's priorities would be in line, if you know what I mean.
December 16th, 2022 at 1:28 PM ^
Why you greedy asshole mortherfucker sonofabitch, if my chest were a cannon I'd blast my heart at thee!
December 16th, 2022 at 1:51 PM ^
Given OSU’s annoyingly insane recruiting hauls, I’ll take all 25 of them with zero shame.
December 16th, 2022 at 2:39 PM ^
Either would be fantastic, but I think we get 4-star Jyaire Hill on signing day which should be very good as well.
December 16th, 2022 at 4:46 PM ^
We need an elite CB in the worst way.
The way OSU recruits WRs...we have to bring in the talent. Home run with Will Johnson, but as Kurt Russell said in 'Miracle'...
"AGAIN!"
December 16th, 2022 at 11:22 AM ^
So Cade didn't make the top 25, DJ from Clemson and 5 other QBs did, interesting!
December 16th, 2022 at 11:30 AM ^
He blames JJ and Harbaugh. ...and the doctors.
December 16th, 2022 at 11:35 AM ^
Correction: he blames Harbaugh, the doctors and “the other guy”
December 16th, 2022 at 11:37 AM ^
"I won the Big Ten last year, why should I have to compete with anyone for transfer rankings?"-Cade
December 16th, 2022 at 11:42 AM ^
He's still pissed about the cyan circle.
December 16th, 2022 at 12:58 PM ^
That's the real reason why he's transferring. It's all Seth's fault! Damn it Seth!
December 16th, 2022 at 1:29 PM ^
Let's face it, I'd be cyan in the face if I got one of those. *table flip*
December 16th, 2022 at 3:04 PM ^
The vitriol directed to Cade is a really bad look, in my opinion. Are we as a fan base so thin-skinned that we need to denigrate a college kid who got a little salty when he lost his starting position following a year that was the best the program had seen for a long time?
Be the bigger people. Cade played his ass off while he was here. Maybe he didn't handle being passed by JJ with impeccable grace, but cut the dude a break. We look like assholes who don't give a flying shit about any of the players unless they're winning games for us.
December 16th, 2022 at 3:16 PM ^
I'm still pro-Cade, but I did LOL at a couple of these jokes. I think you can both not be an insufferable detractor/turncoat about players when they transfer, and have a sense of humor about the friends we've made along the way. I feel like that's ok.
December 16th, 2022 at 5:16 PM ^
It is important to just stick with the facts. Cade is the only player voted captain in the history of UM Football who quit. Speculating on his maturity levels or character faults isn’t our place as supporters of UM Football. Just stick to the facts. He is a quitter. Rather than stick around and support the players who foolishly voted him a captain, he quit. #FACTS
December 16th, 2022 at 11:33 AM ^
Disrespectful. He's won a B1G championship fer god sakes. He should be at least ranked ahead of DJ. I'm still rooting for you Cade!
December 16th, 2022 at 11:38 AM ^
Rankings are about talent, not “respect.” McNamara has an average arm, little mobility and now seems more like a me-first guy than a true leader.
December 16th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Actually, rankings are about talent AND respect, i.e., people's opinions about the people being ranked.
December 16th, 2022 at 11:40 AM ^
The difference between Clemson and Michigan is that Harbaugh moved on from the incumbent after Week 2. Dabo waited until the middle of the ACC Championship Game.
If Dabo would've made the switch after even the ND game, Clemson is probably in the CFP and OSU is home.
December 16th, 2022 at 2:06 PM ^
If Dabo had JJ he would have started him way earlier in the year.
December 16th, 2022 at 12:39 PM ^
He did nothing he threw a pick and H2 scored 5 tuddys
December 16th, 2022 at 12:54 PM ^
Edwards has a higher passer rating!
December 16th, 2022 at 2:07 PM ^
Calm down. McNamara made some big throws in that game - off the top of my head there was a deep ball to CJ6 and a big play to Sainristil.
December 16th, 2022 at 11:38 AM ^
Cade's skills are under-appreciated in a big way. People see "game manager coming off an injury who couldn't win a QB battle this year"...
...and completely miss the "B1G Champion, team captain who was pressed into service his freshman year and threw 4 TD passes in his first game."
Iowa got themselves a good one.
December 16th, 2022 at 11:40 AM ^
Team Captain who bailed on the team, and I’m not talking about the transfer. Once he lost the job, he was barely involved anymore with the guys who voted him captain.
December 16th, 2022 at 11:52 AM ^
Do you know that your claims are true, or are you making claims that just reinforce your a priori assumptions?
December 16th, 2022 at 12:04 PM ^
He literally said so on that podcast with Palmer.
He said after the injury/demotion he "basically stopped participating in football stuff".
December 16th, 2022 at 12:15 PM ^
Not a good look - football or business
December 16th, 2022 at 1:20 PM ^
I see Ferentz' tastes in QB have improved...
December 16th, 2022 at 12:09 PM ^
My only prior assumption was that McCarthy was the better player. It has been McNamara’s own statements and actions over the past few months that have revealed something about his character. I remember constantly seeing the injured Ronnie Bell on the sidelines last year, 100% engaged and encouraging his teammates every week. We didn’t see any of that from McNamara this year. I wondered if TV just wasn’t showing it, but then read confirmation from people who attended the games in person. As it turned out, McCarthy was both the better player and, apparently, the better person.
December 16th, 2022 at 1:48 PM ^
I was very suspicious about the oline doing a fine job until Cade got in for his snaps then they forgot how to block almost across the board. It was very strange indeed.
December 17th, 2022 at 7:33 AM ^
He could have at least gone out for the coin flip as a Captain
December 16th, 2022 at 11:55 AM ^
Yeah, it's sort of crazy to me that people look at Cade's passing stats from the 2021 Big 10 season (65% completion, 7.75 ypa, 12:4 TD:INT ratio) compared to McCarthy in 20220 Big 10 season (62%, 7.5 ypa, 17:3 TD:INT ratio) and frame the first one as some try-hard game manager and the second one as some savant who led this team to the playoffs.
Cade is gone and I wish him luck and McCarthy is the future and a better QB for what UM wants to do. But this place has been denigrating what McNamara has done basically since he started in 2021 and at some point it's just lazy and petty to keep saying it. He wasn't the best QB in the world but he played well in the roll given to him, same as McCarthy, and whether or not he was happy with losing his job that really shouldn't matter.
And I'd like to add that McCarthy benefitted IMMENSELY from Cade getting hurt and not being a looming specter to replace him/spell him when he struggled. I know the official position of this blog is that the wide receivers, wind, "game situation", etc. were always the reasons why McCarthy struggled for stretches of this year but there were games this year where a healthy McNamara would have absolutely been brought in to calm McCarthy down or give him a breather (like in 2021) and not having that concern took a lot of pressure off Harbaugh and McCarthy because that would have undoubtedly been controversial.
Anyway, much like the Erick All discourse I hope the offseason quiets it down and people can just chill out on both sides.
December 16th, 2022 at 12:02 PM ^
Cade did not perform well in the first few games against cupcakes. One game OL had issues and it seems to be mobility might be a cause. His attitude stunk. So, now we know what we know, I highly doubt he would have been brought in to give JJ a breather. Harbaugh might have let JJ ride it out.
December 16th, 2022 at 12:23 PM ^
Do you honestly think that Jim Harbaugh wouldn't have brought in McNamara at any point when the offense scuttled from stretches against Maryland, Iowa, MSU, Rutgers, etc.? Maybe during those numerous games where McCarthy couldn't hit a deep shot? He did it last year with McCarthy both as a package and sometimes just to give McNamara a chance to calm down after a bad series or two.
At this point it's no longer worth arguing because McNamara is gone and McCarthy is the starter but it's weird to me that any criticism of McCarthy/praise of McNamara is met with almost reflexive defensiveness. McCarthy was every bit the game manager McNamara was last year, and I'd argue McNamara played a tougher schedule with a weaker receiving corps and a worse offensive line in 2021 compared to 2022. McCarthy's ceiling is higher because of his legs and arm strength but he's not infallible and his performance this year was, much like last year with McNamara, insulated from pressure because of a stout running game, a good offensive line, and a strong defense.
December 16th, 2022 at 1:05 PM ^
They won every game. No, a healthy McNamara wouldn’t have replaced McCarthy.
December 16th, 2022 at 1:56 PM ^
They won all but one game last year with Cade and people were clamoring for a shakeup. I'm not saying McNamara would have replaced McCarthy but knowing you aren't going to get pulled after murking some throws, even for a series or two, absolutely helps in your development and confidence.
December 16th, 2022 at 2:10 PM ^
I agree with you that people are way too hard on McNamara (it's actually kind of gross). But I disagree that Cade would have seen much meaningful time.
A big part of the reason the offense as a whole was better this year (and it was better) is McCarthy's legs. McCarthy is just flat out a better player, but Cade was also very good.
December 16th, 2022 at 3:07 PM ^
I'd add that the one game Cade lost was maybe his best performance of the year.
(I love JJ and am glad he's the starter, but also agree that it's bizarre how much people want to trash Cade's performance.)
December 18th, 2022 at 12:08 PM ^
Bro, picking stats that bolster your assertions (leaving out total yards, passing yards, running yards) and deleting plays JJ makes that Cade either can’t make, or hasn’t exhibited the potential to make is just silly.
makes it hard to take the balance of your arguments seriously
December 16th, 2022 at 1:23 PM ^
Cade did not perform well in the first few games against cupcakes.
This can't be understated. He did not look good, at all. He was slow to make decisions, and his passes were not accurate. Honestly, even when playing with the starters (against three abysmal cupcakes), he didn't look like a QB that would be starting at many schools. In addition to the eye test (e.g. JJ and even Davis Warren came in and immediately looked better against the same defenses), his stats also bear that out. His season RTG (121.7) would have been 103rd in the country had he had enough attempts to qualify, and that's including Roman Wilson's 61-yard screen pass TD against CSU (that was thrown three yards BEHIND the line of scrimmage, i.e. was pretty much 100% due to Wilson's running and 0% due to Cade's throwing). Take that out, and his RTG drops to 87.5, which not only would have been dead last among qualifying QBs (125th), but is nearly 10 points lower than the lowest qualifying QB, i.e. likely much lower than 125th. His RTG was over 21 points worse than Petras's; let that sink in for a second...
December 16th, 2022 at 1:58 PM ^
Sure, I'm not arguing that he played well this year in limited time, only that compared to his performance last year McCarthy wasn't markedly better and was responding to the OP that I agree people spend a ton of time denigrating his play last year
December 16th, 2022 at 2:43 PM ^
He also didn’t look good in the spring game, for whatever reason.
December 16th, 2022 at 12:15 PM ^
Conveniently left out JJs rushing numbers I see.