Iowa Starting QB To Michigan??

[cloverleaf]

Jake Rudock, who has started for Iowa the past two seasons is looking at a possible transfer to Michigan. As a graduate transfer, the Florida native would become immediately eligible. Rudock threw for 34 touchdowns during the past two seasons with Iowa.

With 16 or 17 starters returning for the Wolverines, the quarterback position may just be the missing piece for a successful season for first year coach Jim Harbaugh. Other than 4 Star recruit Zack Gentry from New Mexico (#4 pro style QB) I don't know much about Michigan's returning quarterbacks.

Watch Michigan early this season...may just surprise some gaming people.

 

[rolltide]

interesting...thought most (all?) conferences had a rule against intra-conference transfers

 

[cloverleaf]

I think you are right RT...

......players in the Big 10, maybe other conferences also can get some type of release to play with
another team in the same conference.

Don't know the details......

 

[GoSooners]

I think you are right RT...

......players in the Big 10, maybe other conferences also can get some type of release to play with
another team in the same conference.

Don't know the details......

I am clueless of what the official rules are with in-conference transfers. But Mike Gundy refusing to let Wes Lunt transfer to any other Big 12 conference teams or for that fact any of OSU's future opponents makes me think it's up to the university. But I could be very wrong about this.

 

[RunLeeRun]

I think he's a graduate. There would be no restrictions, as I understand it.

 

[rivercitybirdie]

I think he's a graduate. There would be no restrictions, as I understand it.

+1 .... and the coaches interfering with transfers must have to do with some sort of expediated status. i mean you can transfer anywhere you want. i think it's just letting them out of scholar

i see cal bear co-captain is grad transferring to stanford ..... i think you will see alot more of this. ND to USC or UCLA is such an obvious one.

 

[Conan]

Jake Rudock, who has started for Iowa the past two seasons is looking at a possible transfer to Michigan. As a graduate transfer, the Florida native would become immediately eligible. Rudock threw for 34 touchdowns during the past two seasons with Iowa.

With 16 or 17 starters returning for the Wolverines, the quarterback position may just be the missing piece for a successful season for first year coach Jim Harbaugh. Other than 4 Star recruit Zack Gentry from New Mexico (#4 pro style QB) I don't know much about Michigan's returning quarterbacks.

Watch Michigan early this season...may just surprise some gaming people.

The Wolverines might pull off an upset this year...
However opening the year @ Utah won't be easy.

Give Harbaugh 2 more years and tOSU will no longer own the conference.

 

[bukis1]

We've only been carrying this conference for the last 12 yrs. it's about time they show up. Ps we will be waiting! Go bucks

 

[GoSooners]

The Wolverines might pull off an upset this year...
However opening the year @ Utah won't be easy.

Give Harbaugh 2 more years and tOSU will no longer own the conference.

Not only Michigan, I think Penn State will be right there too. In fact I think Perv U will be a little underrated this season.

 

[Conan]

Harbaugh picks his AC's very well too, just look at David Shaw.
He was the OC at Stanford for the entire duration of Harbaugh's time there.

I don't know much about his coaching staff at this point but I bet you it will
read like a "Who's Who" in the press in future CFB articles.

 

[GoSooners]

Harbaugh picks his AC's very well too, just look at David Shaw.
He was the OC at Stanford for the entire duration of Harbaugh's time there.

I don't know much about his coaching staff at this point but I bet you it will
read like a "Who's Who" in the press in future CFB articles.

After coming back from the NFL I'll be curious to see if JH continues using his same formula he used at Stanford by implementing the power run game to beat their opponents into submission, along with big tight ends and lots of formations. But basically still a simple offense. But I know that saying you want to be a power run team and doing it are two different things. Because of the contrasting styles of football between the Big 10 and Pac-12, I think it will be a little more difficult to be a Stanford type of team in the Big 10 since that conference was built on that kind of style. Stanford was a fish out of water in the Pac-12. And that was a positive for them. Not so much in the Big 10. Whatever offense he uses, it still comes down to his coaching staff and what kind of momentum they can gain in recruiting next year. I know this may sound a little crazy, but I kind of hope Harbaugh has a rough first year and then his teams slowly improve. It seems like everytime I see coaches (like Hoke) who have a great first year, it seems like they have increased failure every year after that. There are a few exceptions like Meyer, but he is in a class of his own. But a big part of his quick success has to do with his outstanding recruiting skills. It takes skills to convince warm weather blue chippers to come play up north.

 

[MackDonald]

After coming back from the NFL I'll be curious to see if JH continues using his same formula he used at Stanford by implementing the power run game to beat their opponents into submission, along with big tight ends and lots of formations. But basically still a simple offense. But I know that saying you want to be a power run team and doing it are two different things. Because of the contrasting styles of football between the Big 10 and Pac-12, I think it will be a little more difficult to be a Stanford type of team in the Big 10 since that conference was built on that kind of style. Stanford was a fish out of water in the Pac-12. And that was a positive for them. Not so much in the Big 10. Whatever offense he uses, it still comes down to his coaching staff and what kind of momentum they can gain in recruiting next year. I know this may sound a little crazy, but I kind of hope Harbaugh has a rough first year and then his teams slowly improve. It seems like everytime I see coaches (like Hoke) who have a great first year, it seems like they have increased failure every year after that. There are a few exceptions like Meyer, but he is in a class of his own. But a big part of his quick success has to do with his outstanding recruiting skills. It takes skills to convince warm weather blue chippers to come play up north.

Good point about the weather Sooner plus, the "allure" of playing for once "mighty Michigan" isn't there anymore. Michigan isn't the same program it used to be when Harbaugh played and before. The loss to Appalachian St back in 2007 shattered that the allusion of invincibility forever. They have been hurting ever since.

 

[CoachCB]

As long as they give Ohio State a game I'd like to see it happen. That conference is a joke!

 

[BigdaddyQH]

How many Pac 10/12 championships did Harbaugh win? I believe the answer is none, which is the same amount he will win at Michigan. Harbaugh is a good HC, but just does not have that little something extra that separate the Saban's from the Richt's, if you get my drift.

 

[Conan]

How many Pac 10/12 championships did Harbaugh win? I believe the answer is none, which is the same amount he will win at Michigan. Harbaugh is a good HC, but just does not have that little something extra that separate the Saban's from the Richt's, if you get my drift.

Well anyone that can knock down the heavyweights in the conference (Oregon & USC) on a fairly regular basis has my vote.

Everywhere he has coached for the last 10 years has become a big winner... he did win a couple of tournaments in 1-AA back in the day.
No Rose Bowl but he did win an Orange Bowl in 2011.

 

[RunLeeRun]

Maybe Harbaugh can squeeze the juice from this kid, if he ends up transferring. He had a hard time going to the deep ball. Shouldn't that be one of your go to tools when you run a power style offense? The safeties creep in and you get a great one-on-one. Regardless, it would make the year 1 transition better, most likely.

I agree with GS on the Ground and Pound offense not being a culture shock in the Big Ten as it was the Pac 12. There still are some spread teams that might come up and bite, but the better half is all about grit. The adjustment expense won't be the same when opposing teams are already practice against other power run programs. Harbaugh will have to coach his ass off the first few years because they have had some hiccups in recruiting. OSU is running on perpetual inertia. PSU is recruiting well. Michigan St is still themselves, Wisconsin isn't changing identity. Minnesota is coming up. I've seen enough of Nebraska's new coaching staff just in recruiting and a few weeks of practice to know it's an upgrade, just don't know how much. Ditching that B12 Spread-Defense will be a big part of Nebraska getting healthy. So, I can see the first couple years being darn difficult for Harbaugh. But knowing his energy, he'll have them up. It just comes down to how far behind is Michigan?

 

[CoachCB]

Well anyone that can knock down the heavyweights in the conference (Oregon & USC) on a fairly regular basis has my vote.

Everywhere he has coached for the last 10 years has become a big winner... he did win a couple of tournaments in 1-AA back in the day.
No Rose Bowl but he did win an Orange Bowl in 2011.

He didn't win any tournaments in 1AA. He coached at San Diego....which is a 1AA non-scholarship program. He won the Pioneer League, but not a "tournament". Just FYI.

 

[Conan]

Close but I stand corrected.

Apparently the Stanford brain trust knew what they were doing.

 

[CoachCB]

Close but I stand corrected.

Apparently the Stanford brain trust knew what they were doing.

No, not "close" at all. His San Diego teams never even played in a tournament. Not sure why that's "close".

And yes, Stanford took a big risk hiring a coach at a NON-SCHOLARSHIP program to be their head coach...but it wasn't like he was a no-name. The guy was destined for future bigger jobs...and Stanford made a great decision.

 

[BigdaddyQH]

It is probably just me, but for some reason, I can never get behind a coach who thinks he is the greatest thing since the invention of the football, and that is what I believe Harbaugh's mind set is. His offense will surprise no one in the Big 10. He needs players. Michigan has been an also-ran for many years in the Big 10. As correctly pointed out by others in here, many teams have caught up or passed them by. They may be #4 in their own division, much less the conference.