Exit Je'Ron Stokes

Especially when they are coupled.

sex and andouillette, you say?

It didn't take some anti-Hoke conspiracy to look at 14 seniors, 2 left over scholarships, and maybe 4 5th year seniors to be not invited back and then look at plans to sign 26 and go "ummmm?"  Especially in light of this site's crusade against over-signing.  

But sure, take one statement presented in a toung-and-cheek manner out of a whole post that said "meh, probably not a big deal," and turn that into Brian creating the concerns.  

right below your quote, Brian says "3 of the 4 [departures] are obviously legit," and "Teric Jones's departure is one you can question given his place on the depth chart, but since there's an entire football season between now and crunch time it's probably legit."

I think it's clear Brian wasn't seriously bashing Hoke for Saban-like activities.

This disappearing act is sure to draw the ire of Brian, the resident oversigning watchdog (that post is his "final" word on the topic... from more than three years ago). The point is that when signing a big class - or in this case, aiming to sign one - you're actively hoping some guys currently on your roster will not make it through their four years. That puts you in a sketchy-feeling gray area at best.

Of course, there have been hints going back to Rodriguez that Christian Pace's injuries could be career-threatening (and Teric Jones's knee injury did indeed look terrible, etc.), so maybe we're confusing the cause and effect in Hoke's statements about signing a full class? Pace, at the very least, seemed like he would be a contributor if healthy, so there's far less motive to push him out.

Fairly or not, it still gives off the feeling that Michigan is striding away from its moral high ground on the issue. Brian is certain to feel much more strongly about this, so brace yourselves for his wrath when he returns.

if Don is right.......nobody cares.

...where, exactly, is the implication that stokes is in any way related to the entire medical hardship / scholarship issue?

if not, the "st saban memorial" reference isn't relevant.

will actually block LESS this year than last year.

The recivers had to block all the time last year

I think it's still a hit if they leave while in good academic standing, but it's especially damaging if they haven't made appropriate progress toward degree.  

To be fair, didn't Mallet have one foot out of the door before Lloyd left?

I have no problem whatsoever with dissent and honest questioning.  It's the "I told you so" every time anything mildly negative happens that doesn't offer anything constructive.

If you want to do some analysis that shows that Michigan's attrition this year is much higher than what's typical for coaching changes, then that's interesting, relevant stuff.  Waiting until bad things happen (losses, transfers, decommitments, etc.) just so you can rub it in is childish and unhelpful.