Jabrill Has an Extra Motivation
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One Memory at Michigan I will never forget is our fans booing us at home.
— PeppyPep (@JabrillPeppers) July 17, 2015
New approach. New mentality. We gon' do this for US. #136〽️
— PeppyPep (@JabrillPeppers) July 17, 2015
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This thread is an absolute disgrace to the Michigan fanbase.
even had a picture, but then I deleted it
This is what a boo sounds like:
"Boo."
It's tough to tell who is being criticized when that noise is made, and the whole point of a team is that everyone is together. At least in the minds of the players, that includes the coaches.
You should have just stopped after your first sentence.
I didn't like the booing, boycotting, or the level of bashing the coaches received. When combined with harshly criticizing recruits, even legacy recruits, and the way some fellow fans are treated in the Big House, it definitely seems like a good portion of this fan base is downright ridiculous. (For example, the fan who told James Franklin he wanted Penn State to win, that's over the line.) And it's not just football; I've disagreed with things said about the basketball team, Beilein and staff, too. Popovich is not walking through that door, people. Fans and players need to tone down the negativity, I think.
With that said, I'm hoping Harbaugh can bring a change on the field, in the locker room, and within the fan base.
IMO I think he's using this as motivation. That at no point should the team perform at a level that would deserve booing. And to say that "real fans don't boo" is asinine to me.
The fact that Peppers has to use boobirds *from his own fans* as motivation is truly sad. Think about it from his and other players' perspectives who voiced similar opinions on the UM fanbase last year; then tell me how saying "real fans don't boo" is asinine.
I wasn't particularly saying that I would be booing, but to think that fan's wouldn't voice their displeasure by booing is stupid. It happens. If a team is underperforming, that is how some fans voice their displeasure. Of course, last year was the first time I've ever heard the home crowd boo at a Michigan team and it was quite sad. Although the anger might not have been pointed at the players I'd see how that would be demorilizing. What I was trying to point out was just because a fan boos their teams it doesn't mean they're not a fan, despite how wrong they may be for doing it. Proffesional teams get booed by their fans all the time.
Jabrill says "we gon' do this for US." How is any Michigan fan OK with the players adopting this "team vs. fans" mentality? I hate the idea of the players alienating me, as a diehard fan and alum, because of some assholes that will boo their own team. While they are the actual players, we are all part of the same Michigan team.
For all of you fans that boo your own team during games (whether you're booing the coaches or players, specifically, is irrelevant), this is the consequence. Players take notice and remember.
But don't take it from me -- take it from Jabrill, himself: "New approach. New mentality."
The way I interpret the statement is that they're working hard to make sure that never happens again, and it's something he will never forget.
I see nothing wrong with the team saying "We're changing how that's going to be for TEAM."
In fact, I admire that they've decided to win for the TEAM. Not for the fans, not for their fellow students, but for themselves and each other.
Bo's message wasn't THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL.
It was THE TEAM THE TEAM THE TEAM.
They're the ones doing the heavy lifting. They should have that pride and cameraderie.
Even when I was a high school athlete, my team did not hold the school's administration in high regard and we motivated ourselves by saying we would play only for those in the locker room, for each other, and the school could screw itself.
I don't boo because I am capble of stating a criticism with more than a single syllable. Then too, booing's kind of rude.
But that doesn't mean our guys and our coaches didn't earn every boo they got last year. They played poorly a good deal of the time. The team includes the players. If they felt badly, who can blame them, but last year was a wake-up call.
I'm glad Peppers is angry about the booing. I'm glad something's changing. I wouldn't be surprised if Harbaugh asked them how they liked being booed at home and made an issue of it himself.
I view this as more concerning on the players' part for being devastated by it/the worst product of the Hoke era. A weak mentality of "we're great no matter the results" and an inappropriate "us vs. them" mentality. This isn't youth football. A free education worth a value of $100,000 (or $200,000 plus for out of state students), plus the ability to play on national TV in front of the largest crowd in America, plus the opportunity to have the prospect of a lucrative NFL career, comes with expectations. Period.
Now, it would be very different if we booed after every loss, or bad play, or just frequently over all. But booing, three times maximum in a horrid two year span, pretty much all of which were directed at the coaching/administration, should absolutely not be something that bothers the players.
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