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Many Non-Impactful Departures
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no more really good runs at the end of MAC blowouts
Brady Hoke's kicking off spring practice with a press conference and has announced the following players are departing:
- RB Mike Cox: we'll always have you dancing on the internet.
- C Rocko Khoury: we'll always have that Iowa game you played decently well in last year.
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WR Terrence Robinson: we'll always have Dream Shake and your sexy cocked eyebrow.
I look forward to your Old Spice commercial.
- LS George Morales: we'll always have mortified punter gif even if you had no involvement with it.
Cox never played and was never going to play even if Michigan was down to Paki O'Meara as an alternative; Khoury was the backup center you may remember not snapping it to Denard on the first drive against Virginia Tech; teeny tiny Robinson found a role as a punt gunner last but will will not reprise it. Morales is only notable as the walking embodiment of Late Carr Era recruiting failures; he was never actually on scholarship after the first year, IIRC.
Zero of these guys had eligibility for 2013, so this frees up no scholarships for that class. Hoke said all are graduating, so no need to fret about APR issues. As far as team issues: I'd rather have Khoury and Robinson around to contribute, even if slightly. Chopping down the center race from three guys to two is worrying, and we don't even get to expand our 2013 class projections. Boo to that.
March 16th, 2012 at 1:41 PM | 
Because he stated they were
Because he stated they were
March 16th, 2012 at 1:50 PM |
Because they are all
Because they are all
Because they are all graduates of the University of Michigan.
March 16th, 2012 at 1:52 PM |
Because you're given 4 years.
Because you're given 4 years.
No one is guaranteed a fourth. It's a privilege, not an expectation.
The better question is...how are you stil allowed to post?
"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 16th, 2012 at 1:57 PM |
Perhaps because
Perhaps because
this won't open up a single scholarship for new recruits. (reading IS fundamental)
I am sure the actual use of a degree would be unfamiliar turf to a MSU/OSU grad let alone a fan that has a HS education.
/Hate it when I feed the trolls
March 16th, 2012 at 1:56 PM |
I agree.
I agree.
I've seen this evil scheme before:
- Cut players to free up scholarships that don't need to be freed up because we have enough scholarships for 2012 already.
- ???
- PROFIT
March 16th, 2012 at 2:10 PM |
Part 2:
Part 2:
Force said players to work in an acid mine for a year in exchange for 35 cents an hour - and not a nice acid mine, either.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
March 16th, 2012 at 4:44 PM |
Not to be this guy
Not to be this guy
actually...yes to be this guy...but you are a freaking dumb ass. Don't post ever again (unless of course you learn to apply logic to your thinking, which I find highly unlikely)
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March 16th, 2012 at 1:45 PM |
Thank you men
Thank you men
And I'm glad they'll graduate too, it is what's most important for everyone not becoming pros, but the depth at center does concern me.
Your father wouldn't want to hear this, Sonny. This is business, not personal.
March 16th, 2012 at 1:42 PM |
A bit bummed
A bit bummed
I always liked Mike Cox as a player. I remember seeing video of him during Spring ball last year and liking his running style. But I'm sure there's a reason why he didn't get much playing time. Ahhh well. Best of luck to him, Khoury, and Robinson.
The Team, The Team, The Team
March 16th, 2012 at 1:47 PM |
WOTS is that he couldn't seem
WOTS is that he couldn't seem
WOTS is that he couldn't seem to remember which way to go on certain plays.
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March 16th, 2012 at 1:43 PM |
How is Khoury's Departure Non-Impactful
How is Khoury's Departure Non-Impactful
We only have 2 centers now, and one of them is a guard! People get hurt! Khoury was kind of decent when he played, other than the last VT game. Panic! Panic!!! I am panicking.
Tremendous!
March 16th, 2012 at 1:44 PM |
Something else we'll always have from Robinson:
Something else we'll always have from Robinson:
His near-TD at the end of the ND game, a fittingly wild last play.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
March 16th, 2012 at 1:56 PM |
I have no memory of this?
I have no memory of this?
I have no memory of this?
March 16th, 2012 at 2:02 PM |
Fumble to Denard
Fumble to Denard
Cox fumbled it back behind the line. Denard snatched it off the ground and quickly ran around the left end into the end zone.
March 16th, 2012 at 2:10 PM |
That was Hopkins. The play
That was Hopkins. The play
That was Hopkins. The play people are talking about was the final kickoff after Roundtree's TD. ND fumbled, TRob picked it up and fumbled it through the end zone as he stretched to score.
March 16th, 2012 at 2:15 PM |
That would be
That would be
Hopkins. Not Cox. And the play he's talking about is the kickoff after the winning TD that ND fumbled and we almost ret'd for another TD.
Edit: Damn. I needs to be quicker on hitting reply.
March 16th, 2012 at 4:46 PM |
take that back!
take that back!
Cox never fumbled in a game!
March 16th, 2012 at 2:03 PM |
Michigan still had to kick after Roundtree's TD
Michigan still had to kick after Roundtree's TD
ND fumbled on the return, and Robinson picked up the ball and arguably ran it in for a touchdown.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
March 16th, 2012 at 3:03 PM |
Agreed
Agreed
If it had mattered, and if the crew had reviewed the play, I'm pretty sure it would have been ruled a touchdown. At the time, and now for that matter, who cares! We beat the friggin' Irish.
Should we point instead of fist pump during the Victors?
March 16th, 2012 at 1:47 PM |
Good bye, Mike Cox
Good
Good bye, Mike Cox
Good
Good bye, Mike Cox
Good bye, Rocko Khoury
Good bye, Terrence Robinson
Good bye, George Morales
I hope you guys success in life. Thanks for your time on the team.
March 16th, 2012 at 2:19 PM |
They all went out as Sugar
They all went out as Sugar
They all went out as Sugar Bowl champions!!
March 16th, 2012 at 2:10 PM |
Yep, no room for Arnett in the 2012 class
Yep, no room for Arnett in the 2012 class
Yep, no room for Arnett in the 2012 class
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March 16th, 2012 at 2:19 PM |
All three scholarship players
All three scholarship players
All three scholarship players are significant losses. We needed Khoury for depth at C, Robinson was contributing on special teams, Cox was providing depth at RB and as could have been useful on special teams. It would have been better for the team if they had stuck around - but they are graduating and since it is unlikely that they have a future in pro-football, it makes sense for them to start with their post-football lives.
Best of luck to all of them.
Finally at 500+ MGoPoints - Now I can actively maintain my two favorite pages - Depth Chart by Class and Unofficial Two Deep.
March 16th, 2012 at 2:48 PM |
I don't put too much stock in
I don't put too much stock in
I don't put too much stock in Khoury's Va Tech performance. Given an off-season of preparation with the 1s instead of 15 minutes, I think he would have been a very respectable contributor this year.
March 16th, 2012 at 4:47 PM |
Khoury
Khoury
I put more stock in the full game he played against Iowa in 2010 than the three snaps he was in against Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl.
March 16th, 2012 at 2:52 PM |
Khoury is the mystery
Khoury is the mystery
Here is a guy who worked hard for four years and finally was about to get a real, legitimate chance to start, and he passes it up. Hard to understand, even though he had to realize he had no future in pro ball. Losing the other two guys doesn't seem especially significant. I suspect someone else can do what Robinson was doing for the team, and Cox's career highlight was his run in last year's spring game.
wolverine 73
March 16th, 2012 at 4:49 PM |
Cox had several career
Cox had several career
Cox had several career highlights. A 57-yard touchdown run against DSU in 2009. A 24-yard run against EMU. A 35-yard run against BGSU. The spring game last year was another highlight. He played well every time he got a chance to touch the ball...except that one kick return, which he shouldn't have returned.
March 16th, 2012 at 7:23 PM |
Still slurping Cox
Still slurping Cox
No pun intended.
March 16th, 2012 at 10:43 PM |
One more time
One more time
I will attempt to explain this to you one more time, since you obviously didn't understand the numerous posters who showed you the error of your argument. As Brian points out, there is no benefit because we are already below the 85 scholarship limit, and have long passed the chance to add to the 2012 class. A preferred walk-on is a walk on. There is no benefit gained by having these players not return for a 5th year.
March 17th, 2012 at 11:40 AM |
Why would he cut seniors that
Why would he cut seniors that
Why would he cut seniors that have been here? Its not like he needs the room. he has chollie's sitting there which arent used and only one year left. its not like he can use those schollie's as extra for 2013. what is the benefit of losing depth without some extra players. if he did, this just antagonizes the remaining team members
March 17th, 2012 at 11:29 AM |
Which part of
Which part of
"there's no benefit" do you not understand? What exactly can Hoke do without them on the roster next season that he could not if he had kept them? He has more scholorships open for... who? Just in case?
Oh, and then there's the little part about them graduating. I don't think people would have near the issue with Nick Saban if he sent his roster cuts off with a degree from a great University.
March 18th, 2012 at 4:31 PM |
Point of Clarity
Point of Clarity
Some trolls had to be put in the loony bin for crying "hypocrisy!" at any poo poo of attrition at Michigan when this site has been critical of teams that put themselves in a position to mandatorally slice players off the roster.
I confirmed that Cox, Khoury, Robinson and Morales are all on track to graduate either this May or this summer. By the time the football season starts they would have been 5th year seniors. Instead they will be people who have bachelor's degrees and may do whatever they want with those. There was no pressure put on by the coaches for them to leave the team.
When Spring came they were asked to return and said "sorry, gonna graduate." Only three were scholarship athletes, and those three all got four years of scholarships, which is the highest expectation of any school. And that doesn't matter because none of these guys wanted or needed a 5th year in college.
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Because he stated they were player decisions and 1) Khoury could have competed for center 2) Robinson was our punt returner last year (and otherwise good special teams player).
This isn't Nick Saban axing 15 players to make room for his class, we had room for the class regardless.
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