so much for that
Devin Gardner's Redshirt Granted
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Officially official according to the umich twitter feed and their grainy unembeddable video thing. Devin channels his inner Mr. Burns at this news, and so should you.
It is obviously huge to have Gardner around for a fifth year in 2014, when Brady Hoke's OL recruiting will be emerging into upper-class years, Derrick Green is a sophomore, and Drake Harris is wearing the #1*. Getting a fifth year out of any starting QB is big time, especially one with as much upside as Gardner. Since he's pretty raw right now, he should use it unless he absolutely blows up in 2013—a problem I will take if it goes down like that.
Also a bonus is this presumably pushes the Morris/Speight/true freshman battle out to 2015, when Morris is (probably) a redshirt sophomore and Speight a redshirt freshman. Not starting a freshman QB is a nice thing.
*[Projection based on awesome dream. Also, Drake Harris is made of of mushroom marshmallows, the offensive line mutates into candybears, and Michigan beats East Magellanic Cloud for the Universe Title. Suck it, Bama.]
March 5th, 2013 at 5:40 PM | 
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March 5th, 2013 at 7:06 PM |
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March 5th, 2013 at 7:15 PM |
Man, he's grown up a ton
Man, he's grown up a ton
Man, he's grown up a ton since he got to campus, I'm really impressed. Hopefully that all shows on the field this fall and I think it will. Great to know he'll be leading us for two more years. I would not be surprised at all if he's getting Hiesman buzz or high draft talk before he leaves and I would not have said that after the spring game last year.
March 6th, 2013 at 1:25 AM |
I hope he wins the Heisman
I hope he wins the Heisman
I hope he wins the Heisman and not the Hiesman trophy. Sounds sinister.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
March 6th, 2013 at 9:26 AM |
Winning the Hiesman
Winning the Hiesman
is like wearing F'Oakleys.
March 6th, 2013 at 11:50 AM |
Nah, he just looks like he's
Nah, he just looks like he's
Nah, he just looks like he's not 12 anymore now that those braces are off.
"I think Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start."
March 7th, 2013 at 12:23 AM |
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
Here we come.
Between Lewan, Green, and Gardner it's been a really good month or two for Michigan Football personnel surprises.
March 6th, 2013 at 12:24 AM |
The man's got a great smile
The man's got a great smile
Almost Denard-ish...
I LOVE MICHIGAN
March 5th, 2013 at 10:19 PM |
*
*
In the final analysis this might be as big as any recruit we brought in over the last two years. This is two 5-stars. This is huge, even if it means just one more season.
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
March 6th, 2013 at 10:58 AM |
Maybe we should consider it
Maybe we should consider it
Maybe we should consider it as one 6-star player, since a redshirt SR QB who has already played well should be higher than unproven high school kids.
March 5th, 2013 at 5:41 PM |
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March 5th, 2013 at 5:45 PM |
I feel like this is setting
I feel like this is setting
I feel like this is setting up for Football Armageddon version 2.0. Two undefeateds squaring off in Ohio Stadium. The only difference is this time it will likely result in a rematch the following week.
Maybe I'm being a little premature.
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
March 5th, 2013 at 5:57 PM |
Won't the Big Ten have
Won't the Big Ten have
Won't the Big Ten have realigned by 2014 (putting us in the same division)?
March 5th, 2013 at 6:10 PM |
Maybe he meant this upcoming
Maybe he meant this upcoming
Maybe he meant this upcoming year? Just a guess really
March 5th, 2013 at 6:14 PM |
Can't be. Our next trip to
Can't be. Our next trip to
Can't be. Our next trip to Ohio Stadium is in 2014. We play the Game in Ann Arbor this year.
March 5th, 2013 at 6:30 PM |
I suppose that is likely. I
I suppose that is likely. I
I suppose that is likely. I did mean in 2014. Thing is, with Jim Delaney at the helm, you never know what things will look like a couple years from now.
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
March 6th, 2013 at 2:36 AM |
Yeah, by then we'll be
Yeah, by then we'll be
Yeah, by then we'll be playing Texas in the B1G South Division.
M'Dog
March 6th, 2013 at 1:39 PM |
Texas?
Texas?
Texas? You mean Rice and UTSA? You're working under the assumption that the B1G is looking at expansion from an athletic/prestige/common sense standpoint. Cable boxes man, cable boxes...
March 7th, 2013 at 8:59 AM |
also Heisman Armageddon
also Heisman Armageddon
Last fall I tried to engage some of our visitors from the south to discuss the topic of how Gardner compares to Miller, and they would have none of it. I think, if they both stick around there are going to be lots of comparisons, and at least two big showdowns. Miller is Tebow for Meyer's system, but Gardner is just as fast and quite elusive, besides being a better passer. If BuckeyeJonRoss and Urbanwarfare are still hanging around the blog I would like them to sound off.
March 5th, 2013 at 5:41 PM |
This is fantastic to finally
This is fantastic to finally
This is fantastic to finally have confirmation. Great news!
However, I wouldn't be shocked if he has an outstanding season and considers playing on Sunday making this moot point. (perhaps unlikely, but not out of the question)
Regardless, is great that he will be able to play 2 more years
March 5th, 2013 at 5:48 PM |
DG
DG
It would have to be one hell of a season for Gardner to go pro "early." It's pretty uncommon for QBs not to use up all their eligibility, and he would be going pro after just one full season of starting.
"You will suffer humiliation when the team from my area defeats the team from your area." -- The Onion
March 5th, 2013 at 6:03 PM |
Maybe, but if that happens,
Maybe, but if that happens,
Maybe, but if that happens, and he looks good enough to go early, chances are that:
1. The Team has had a great season AND
2. The talent around him as stepped up to such a degree to make him look good, that we would be able to continue some semblance of that success after he leaves
So I'll take that trade-off everytime.
"Slappin' the Bass" - Matt Vogrich (maybe)
March 5th, 2013 at 6:21 PM |
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"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
March 5th, 2013 at 7:24 PM |
Hopefully the redshirt
Hopefully the redshirt
actually let's him relax enough in 2013 so he does blow up.
It'd be great to see him tear it up and have the choice to enter the draft for 2014.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
March 5th, 2013 at 5:47 PM |
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March 5th, 2013 at 6:14 PM |
Biggest smile of the day
Biggest smile of the day
The Gardner thing was great but the kid thing made me SMILE !!
Thanks NCAA and loosekanen
March 5th, 2013 at 6:22 PM |
Even the colors are right.
Even the colors are right.
Even the colors are right.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
March 5th, 2013 at 8:15 PM |
-Says Adidas' head
-Says Adidas' head
-Says Adidas' head designer.
~Herm
Stop the uniform changes! Contact Dave Brandon 734-764-9416.
March 5th, 2013 at 6:48 PM |
HELL YA!
HELL YA!
The Ukraine is not weak!
"Children need encouragement. If a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way he develops a good, lucky feeling." -Jack Handy
March 5th, 2013 at 7:31 PM |
bowl of soup?
bowl of soup?
Didn't realize that somewhere in this world unfortunate kids were still suffering with a Moe Howard 'do.
March 6th, 2013 at 1:27 AM |
Welcome to Eastern Europe. We
Welcome to Eastern Europe. We
Welcome to Eastern Europe. We have techno and vodka.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
March 5th, 2013 at 5:48 PM |
Devin Gardner's Redshirt
Devin Gardner's Redshirt
Does anyone know if he's gonna get it? Has there been an annoucnement?
March 5th, 2013 at 5:50 PM |
can't tell if serious
can't tell if serious
did you read the front page post?
Buckeye by birth, Wolverine by choice.
March 5th, 2013 at 5:57 PM |
can't tell if serious
can't tell if serious
right back at you
March 5th, 2013 at 6:07 PM |
I get that you're joking.
I get that you're joking.
I get that you're joking. But the joke is dumb.
March 5th, 2013 at 5:50 PM |
Tremendous!
Tremendous!
Tremendous! That is great news for Gardner, that is great news for Morris to leArn on the job behind an experienced QB. This is huge!
March 5th, 2013 at 5:50 PM |
Such great news
Such great news
Such great, great news
I posbang all
March 5th, 2013 at 5:51 PM |
oh hellz yeah!
oh hellz yeah!
oh hellz yeah!
March 5th, 2013 at 5:56 PM |
If Kate is happy, I'm happy.
If Kate is happy, I'm happy.
March 5th, 2013 at 6:51 PM |
She is not a good dancer...
She is not a good dancer...
... But she seems to be an otherwise well rounded person.
Be the change, I want you to be.
March 5th, 2013 at 7:19 PM |
I want to have unprotected
I want to have unprotected
I want to have unprotected sex with her.
March 5th, 2013 at 11:43 PM |
Don't mind me.
Don't mind me.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
March 5th, 2013 at 7:28 PM |
What?
What?
She's dancing? I'll be damned, I must have missed that.
Dave
March 5th, 2013 at 7:48 PM |
She undulates well.
She undulates well.
She undulates well.
March 6th, 2013 at 11:17 AM |
She may not be a good dancer,
She may not be a good dancer,
She may not be a good dancer, but yet I can't stop watching it
March 5th, 2013 at 5:52 PM |
I wish I could buy stock in
I wish I could buy stock in
I wish I could buy stock in Michigan Football. The storm is building once again.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
March 5th, 2013 at 5:52 PM |
I think based on impact, this
I think based on impact, this
I think based on impact, this is Muppets worthy. WOOOO!!!
IGotARashMan
March 5th, 2013 at 5:54 PM |
Great news!
Great news!
So glad he was granted the redshirt year. It doesn't get much better than that. There have been very sobering posts about the huge value of upper-class quarterbacks and the huge detriment of freshmen QB's. (If one of you wrote those posts, or know the link, please put it in.) Regardless, if all goes well, Morris gets a redshirt in 2013, can get his feet wet in 2014, and should be ready to start by 2015, with an experienced, matured OL, 3 Fall camps, 2 Spring camps, and a little PT under his belt. We also have the opportunity recruiting-wise to really be at a QB in every class by 2015, Magnus' preferred reality.
"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi
March 5th, 2013 at 6:24 PM |
Plus in 2014
Plus in 2014
Speight can redshirt while Morris serves as backup. Sweet.
"I hate losing more than I like winning." - Zack
March 5th, 2013 at 6:01 PM |
Who is the interviewer?
"Like
Who is the interviewer?
"Like
Who is the interviewer?
"Like it or not, you're the man in this offense." "Like it or not, you're one of the leaders of this team now."
I am pretty sure he likes those things.
