Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton and Adam Breneman discuss the Wolverines’ decision to change starting quarterbacks right as the team prepares for host No. 11 USC at home in its Big Ten season opener. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on , , or .
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We’ve yelled a lot about Michigan.
They finally make a change at starting quarterback to put an orgy in.
What do you think?
Big deal?
No deal.
Michigan making a change at quarterback does not change how I feel about their season at all.
It is not a big deal and Michigan’s gonna struggle no matter who their quarterback is.
Alex Orgy is a talented player and I believe we will have a good college career.
But this is the guy, Alex Orgy that everyone around that program wanted to be the starting quarterback this season.
He’s the big time recruit.
Everyone wanted him to be the guy, the fans are waiting for it to happen and it didn’t happen.
So what’s that?
Tell you about how Alex Orgy performed in camp and how he compared what Davis who hasn’t been very good this season and we know isn’t as talented as, as Alex Orgy.
Alex Orgy is much more talented than Davis Warren, but he clearly doesn’t have the intangibles, the, the understanding of the offense and the leadership that would have allowed him to be the starter.
Michigan has a quarterback problem and changing your quarterback doesn’t just fix your quarterback problem on top of that, Michigan doesn’t have playmakers on the outside.
They don’t have the Roman Wilson type of player.
Their line is a step behind.
Uh, they’re losing the most important parts of football games, the time possession turnover.
You add that together with a quarterback now starting to give yourself some life in Alex Orgy who didn’t win the job, but he was supposed to and Michigan is gonna continue to struggle no matter who their quarterback is.
I want to see Michigan and Sharon Moore let Alex Orgy loose every time he comes onto the field, it feels like it is so conservative.
It’s just hand the ball off or it’s run it with Alex Org.
I want to see what he can do.
This is not the Michigan of 2023.
Like this is not a national championship contending Michigan team.
So let me see what the young quarterback has got.
If you’re going to put him out there, if he, he’s gonna be your starter, let him loose fits.
I want to see it.
Yeah, I, I agree with you.
I’m the timing of this one.
Was that?
What sort of was curious to me?
Because if you’re going to put a young kid in, give him his first chance, you’re putting him in against us c who may not be as good as us c of, of, of old, but like they got Minnesota in a week, it just feels like Minnesota would have been a much more favorable matchup.
So I think that speaks to is something that we’ve said every week here, which is man, the fact that they haven’t made a change even in game is a little bit surprising to me, like if orgy comes in and struggles because he just hasn’t had a ton of reps.
I again, we put that on more on the coaching staff for Michigan who have had opportunities in these first few games to just make a change and see if they could get a real spark.
But to your point, Caroline, when he has gotten in the game, there hasn’t been any flavor to it and I, I feel like they’ve sort of kept him locked in, in a little box.
So maybe they think there’s a competitive advantage beman.
But like, I, I have a hard time buying it.
I think it’s a tough spot for a first start for a quarterback.
