We're coming up on a month since this thread was created. We've not landed any of our targets, but not for lack of throwing money at them (i.e. - $6.5M offer to Simpson). There was always coming a point with the Portal where we wouldn't get one of the big fish, and would have to rely on what's coming in from HS along with who's already inside the program.
I think our 2 options are:
1) Ride with Coleman/Nickel/Judd/Emory, see if one of them can win the job and be a dude. Just because they've not done it here *yet* doesn't mean they won't keep developing and become capable. Developing QBs is part of the staff's job, and we recruited all of those guys for a reason. If another guy comes in the portal, like Longstreet, toss them into the fray and let them compete too. Don't promise the spot to any of them.
2) Wait until after Spring and see if a QB from elsewhere wants to unenroll from where they are and suddenly enroll at UM.
Neither of those options are as great as Option A1 (getting a massive Cam/Beck style fish as a sure fire QB) - for sure. But those seem like the options in front of us right now.