Michigan in touch with Dante Moore

UM and Dante just started dating. They'll have these long calls for a while, but trust me, in a few months the calls will drop to 30 seconds with some dry, loveless texting mixed in. 

Sources tell Off1 Sports that Michigan is telling Moore “you hang up”, while Moore is responding “no you hang up” in between giggles. 

That's a lot of maturity in one year. Not saying it couldn't happen, because it absolutely could. Having your mortality shoved in your face will do that to you.

However, I will not pay any attention to this until and unless he signs. Way too unlikely.

And what a story it will be (and board firestorm) if Moore does transfer to Michigan and Davis beats him out for the starting job.

Is it worth taking a shot on Moore? Sure. But more proven QBs will likely be available to replace JJ. 

That said, JJ definitely feels like the sort of guy who wouldn’t leave the team hanging about his future. I bet he’s already told them whether he plans to stay or go. 

We have a decent history recently of getting players we were #2 or 3 for out of high school to come in as transfers.  Ty Isaac, Myles Hinton, and Andrew Gentry jump out at me, but I have to believe there have been others I’ve forgotten.

A straight up replacement, maybe with a little less running but a better raw arm.  But he needs a LOT of work.  Kelly did nothing to help him learn how to read defenses, understand coverages, or put the ball in places.  Basically, Dante was taught to run Chip's offense.  Okay great, he learned that but failed at being a QB in the process.  I'd say he's behind freshman JJ right now.

Edit:  Behind frosh JJ, but probably still ahead of anyone else but Tuttle.

I think he is pretty similar to JJ..great arm..mobile.  He was #4 overall (or there abouts)...someone else on here said Davis is a more talented Cade comparison..

Bo Ni has entered the chat.  Along with Phil's bags.

Welcome home, deserves a chance to win the job like everyone else. He was not getting developed at UCLA and will have significant opportunities in Ann Arbor 

I'd be good with that - it gives Jayden Davis a chance to RS and learn how to play before being thrown out there like Moore was this season.

Some kids like Caleb Williams or Drake Maye come in and play well right away. Other kids like Jayden Daniels or Bo Nix need time and a change of scenery.

Player development isn't linear, and Dante didn't struggle any more or less at UCLA than fellow 5-star Jaden Rashada.

If I'm a highly recruited QB today I am going to the school I like best, that offers the most in total. If I prove myself the world is my oyster. If I'm a bust I'm where I wanted to be with the best deal I could make at the time.

Unless a recruit has a tie to a school or that school has recently had someone on the staff convicted of being an axe murderer a school is a school. 

The experienced QB sounds good but in most cases you at best get a somewhat good journeyman type QB like Sam Hartman with a pretty low ceiling.

Hell we had Shea who was a 5 star but IMHO performed like a low 4 star -   I looked back at the 2020 team and he had 2 future pro receivers, Ronnie Bell, good tight ends 2 future pro running backs and still looked mediocre.  

I'd rather take a higher ceiling QB and let him develop -    by end of year he'd be really good at Michigan.

We have that option on the roster with Tuttle as JJ's potential veteran replacement with supposedly a medical redshirt year of eligibility possibly available. Of course, all the qb room decisions pivot on JJ's choice to stay or go. That impacts how the staff treats team development goals with whomever is settled upon as the next signal caller. The Rose Bowl is more than a playoff game in that regard. 

If JJ goes to the NFL, I’d be ok with getting McCord from the portal.

Why not both?

He may have his limitations but I would love to see this, in Columbus no less.

Honda's tend to be reliable, but not very flashy. 

Is Davis some sure thing?

Are we the only QB room in the top 10 in the country where there cannot be 2 potentially elite players in it.  It seems so. 

He was okay with BU potentially coming here and battling it out. Nonetheless, I think there is a trust between Davis’ and Harbaugh. He committed immediately after the Harbaugh to nfl. So I would think he’d be okay as long as there is full transparency