Boubacar Cissoko Dismissed
The writing was on the wall for this one, but some playing time against Penn State made it seem like Cissoko had come through his recent issues and would rejoin the team in good standing. Not the case, unfortunately:
Michigan sophomore cornerback Boubacar Cissoko has been kicked off the team.
Coach Rich Rodriguez, through a team official, confirmed Tuesday he dismissed Cissoko for a "violation of team rules."
That's obviously a severe blow to Michigan's already paper-thin secondary, both for this year and going forward.
UPDATE: Details from Wilcher:
Cissoko's high school coach, Thomas Wilcher of Detroit Cass Tech, said Cissoko was dismissed from the team for missing class, missing workouts and missing study table.
"That's what he was suspended for in the first place," Wilcher told The Detroit News. "He's upset. He's going to transfer as long as he can meet the requirements."
Wilcher said Cissoko had a difficult time handling the "social structure" at Michigan.
"He couldn't handle it," Wilcher said. "He's always been a quiet kid. (But) he needs to do what needs to be done as a student-athlete. Nobody is bigger than the program."
He was probably on zero-tolerance and missed something, or somethings, yesterday and or today. I really hope he does manage to transfer somewhere; if he doesn't and he leaves ineligible that's another double-blow to Michigan's APR.
The article in the Daily today had some good quotes from former teammates. One said that since 10th grade BC has been all about Michigan, and he thinks Boubacar will try to stay at Michigan, get his grades up, and work his way back on to the team.
Of course Wilcher was quoted as thinking that he'd transfer, so who knows.
I'd love for him to stay and work his way back on to the team, personally.
I think he very well could have become a quality DB. We have made a very quick judgement on his skills, he is only a Soph. DB is a tough position and I think he was being used incorrectly. When will we get a Def. Coordinator who is willing to play press coverage. I think he would have done well in press coverage and I still believe he would have turned it around at UM regardless. I think it is a decent loss to the team. Having said that, if he was given opportunities and continued to do whatever he wanted then the decision was the right one.
So RichRod has dismissed a player who was a starter (early in the season) for missing classes and study table? I thought this was the guy who was going to bring down our program with Pacman Jones type personalities?
And didnt we revere the way Carr demanded (does that mean "not voluntary") that Arrington ran steps every am to show his committment to the team? After beating up his girlfriend?
So Carr's girl friend beater comes back, but RichRod is dismissing kids for missing classes?
Time for the media to get off RichRod's back!
Go Blue
Poor kid. He will always live on in my memory as the kid who introduced me to Young Jeezy's "Go Getta." It was on his little highlight reel from high school, and this fat, out-of-touch suburban soccer mom hadn't heard it before. It's now on regular rotation on my iPod and i think of him every time it comes on.
Hope he lands on his feet.
As someone who flunked out of school once, I also had to learn the hard way about what is necessary to be a successful student. Mr Cissoko has blown a great opportunity, but life is full of opportunities and if he learns from this I'm sure he can get back on track to becoming the man he wants to be.
I did and I'll have my MBA (from a small school) in December. Somebody somewhere will give this kid a second chance and I can only hope he uses that opportunity more wisely.
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Our helmets have wings
yes. student athlete.
APR?
Infinity can only happen once. Think about that.
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I know there's going to be a lot of BooBoo sarcastic boo hoo, but it's not like the backups are tearing it up, and you can't tell me he wouldn't have been valuable in his junior or at least his senior year. I kind of feel bad for him.
"missing class, missing workouts, and missing study table"
If his dismissal had ANYTHING to do with missing non-mandatory workouts, I smell NCAA sanctions. Big time. That better not be listed in the official reasons.
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Well that seems a bit premature...
dude, really? unnecessary.
Somebody is going to have to get on facebook and tell Dior that him and Booboo can't Fuck. Shit. Up. together anymore. I wonder how this will affect his recruitment?
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From the context I'm guessing the post was more sarcasm than concern about Dior, nonetheless, on WTKA this morning Sam Webb said that Dior is more of an afterthought, only relevant if Grimes and Cullen don't "go blue."
Sad to see him go, because he has an awesome name, and it would've been nice to see a success story from Detroit these days (your turn, Will Campbell).
As for the effect on depth that Cissoko's departure has, if they need some depth to muff punts, blow coverages, or miss tackles, I'd be happy to recommend that Boubacar's scholarship go to Terry Schiavo.
Then again, she couldn't make it to study tables either.
Too Soon?
Graham came from Detroit Crockett high school.
I take your point there. I had forgotten about the fact that he was from Detroit.
Too late. I mean, it would've been obnoxious to shoehorn a Schiavo joke into a comment in 2001, but at least you would have been following the lead of multiple bad comedians who think topical automatically means funny.
But a forced Terry Schiavo joke in 2009? That ship has sailed.
2001 would've been too soon, definitely, especially because the case wasn't a big public thing until 2005.
I didn't bother to look that up ... for some reason I remembered it being early in Bush's presidency.
Too soon.
This kid knew the drill coming in. He made zero contribution to his team. Now he pays the price.
Wonder ten years from now if he'll regret that he blew the opportunity to get a degree from U of M.
Way to be "that guy." I bet at parties you dance to the music and when people leave you say "place was dead anyways."
Yes he deserves the eye roll for blowing opportunities but to burn his Charlie Brown Christmas tree while you're at it?
No.
I hate it when these kids waste a chance to get a Michigan degree. I wished, as a child, to play football at Michigan. I was not good enough to play there. This kid was good enough to get a scholarship and get playing time. He had a tremendous opportunity. Knowing where he was, and Michigan's storied program, wasn't enough to realize he had the brass ring. He must know what he gave up for whatever the reason. It is just sad! What a wasted opportunity.
Imagine what he tells his kids. "Hey I got booted off of Michigan". Instead of "I played for Michigan". Maybe he'll get another chance and pull a "Brian Griese". RR doesn't seem like a coach who lets kids back on the team once they've been given several chances. What a stupid boo boo!
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see the wheels turning at the Freep on how they can put a spin on this one to try and make RR look bad. Screw the Freep.
AJ Bluefan
why they always say that a player was dismised for "violation of team rules". What's the big deal? Why can't they just tell exactly what team rules he violated?
AJ Bluefan
privacy?
none of your business anyway?
Why is everybody siding with Boubacar? Is it because we have little depth?! Depth has NOTHING to do with it.
Boubacar was given plenty of chances. He had legal, then academic issues, did not change his attitude and is now suffering the consequences of his actions. Taking the quality of his play or our depth into consideration is completely inconsequential. We should not make concessions based on depth or quality of play when it comes to a player's behavior. RR did the right thing, and I support him 100%.
RR definitely did the right thing, there's no question about that. However, It's easy for us to forget that these are still very young kids and the life of a student-athelete is incredibly demanding. Kids make bad decisions sometimes, and it's hard to watch that happen. Hopefully this becomes a turning point for him and he has the opportunity to transfer to a new school, take stock of what has happened, and still make a name for himself playing football and getting his degree. That, after all, is the real point of all this, right?
I don't think people are siding w/ BC so much as they're saddened by the fact that a kid who had a great opportunity to play for a top-notch program and get a world class education foolishly squandered it.
I have read through all the posts and I don't get the impression many people are siding with boo boo. I just feel really bad for a kid (any kid) that has something like this handed to them and then they blow it. I think back to when I was 18-19 and I can only imagine how hard it would have been for me to always be doing the right things with all the distractions these guys have today.
I hope he can straighten things out and find another good university to go to, and this time take full advantage of it.
Edit: feeling this way doesn't mean I think RR did the wrong thing, I agree with the decision 100%. It is just sad it had to come to this.
defensive recruiting class...
worse class ever?
lloyd was better.
we cant have a crooked coach that lets player go because they skipped practice, classes, and study halls! With that kind of heavy handedness...Michigan will not be able to keep up with the Osu, SEC teams of the world. Lets hire a NEW coach, preferably form the SEC, who knows how to treat players properly, and let them do what they want...so long as they perform on Saturday!
at sarcasm.
Also, the SEC has already been formed.
it was an obvious attempt at sarcasm.
Wasting away in Ohio, a Wolverine in a sea of red and grey
im pretty sure booby hasnt missed study hall because its not 1990 anymore
Rich Rod expected this. His comment last Friday about Boo Boo possibly playing Saturday "unless he screws up again" was not very reassuring to me.
see this coming after he saw the field against PSU.
Timing seems kind of weird.
Oh well, secondary recruits come on down if you want immediate playing time.
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is the weirdest part for me as well. i wonder what he could have possibly done from sunday until today?
lloyd was better.
Didn't go to class or study table on Monday?
The worst part of this whole thing is now I have to update my NCAA 2010 roster.
And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it.
Since John Ferrara isn't playing much, I've put him at safety and changed his number to #32. It seems pretty accurate so far.
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It's better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
I plan to create Kovacs in place of Boo Boo. I kept Ferrara, but I still have Mealer at tackle. He will be moved inside after year one.
Being the dork I am, I actually have the players modified to look like their real-life counterparts, gear and all. Pretty crazy, but I had some free time.
And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it.
Very sad when these kids can't get it together. Not for the team, or the program, or W's, but moreso for their futures. To play in these programs is a good opportunity for the NFL, but even if that's not in the cards, just having a scholarship to a top university and the connections you can get through the athletic program and community are priceless. Really sad when a kid isn't mature enough or ready to take advantage of the opportunity. Perhaps RR gives him another chance next year?
I remember Lloyd had issues with Chris Perry and Braylon at times, but kind of brought them back from the brink.
BILG
Chris Perry, Brian Griese and Braylon Edwards story.....there's a Boo Boo Cissoko and Chris Richards.
Thomas Wilcher, former Michigan RB #27 for Bo.
he ends up at Eastern Michigan
no ?
Ronny English will have his dream secondary
of Johnny Sears and Boo Boo
Good Luck in the NFL Stevie!!!
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Good Luck in the NFL Stevie!!!
I go away for a few hours and all hell breaks loose. Dang.
On another note, how long before the Freep runs an exclusive story where Boubacar dishes out all the "dirt" on the program?
And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it.
On a scale ranging from Taking Candy From A Baby to Charlie Weis Is Fat, how easy would the Rosenberg joke be in this situation?
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Uh oh. Sounds like somebody made a Boo Boo.
Strictly business...Not personal.