"He's a hard worker, and he watched me and Tim (Hardaway Jr.) and Nik (Stauksas) put work in to become (first-round picks), and I'm just happy he's getting better," Burke said. "It's great for the program, too. It shows what type of program the University of Michigan is and the direction it continues to go in."
cumong man
"please don't get tackled from behind this t--dawwww"
so we've got that going for us
help i've been transported back in time to Jim Tressel's hiring help
oh my god the blinking goes up
See! It could be worse.
noon Wednesday if you're interested
M alum was Mr. Irrelevant of last year's MLS draft.
standard stuff
well, yeah
vague
here's one vote for "John Beilein's head in a Futurama jar"
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I have neg-bombed 4 people with 1000 or 500 point penalties as a result of posts made that said Austin White was/is a "lazy prick," a "diva," and other gems. DO NOT INSULT MICHIGAN ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW A GODDAMN THING.
This is everyone's last warning. Further offenses are one-strike bans.
You're getting banned anyway, but I'll use a point to neg you on principle.
As can be noticed by this post being a reply to someone else, you might pick up on the hint that several posts might be missing from this thread, especially to those handles registered to msu.edu addresses. If something doesn't make sense, that is why.
Brian is getting banned!
Now Sparty, run along, and go play with your best friend, mediocrity.
is kind-of akin to reading Garfield w/o Garfield.
Are you quoting someone here or just being a dick AND ignorant of the use of blockquotes?
This was sorely needed. Jumping the gun before something like that is verified could end up hurting someone who is still on the team and working his ass off. As I started to read the thread (until I got tired of it), my first thought was "what if we just got punked?" Not to mention that I have heard from a "reliable source" that his parents read mgb daily.
It's like one of my favorite signs:
"Please do not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."
Yes, that's why.
You're getting banned becaused nobody likes you. The rest is just gravy.
Can I get some biscuits with that gravy?
One thing I've never liked about those that change the name to "Greater Internet Dickwad Theory" is that they lose the meaning of Gabriel's GIFT.
I appreciate the effort to stifle the bashing of student athletes. I would further appreciate it if language that denigrates anyone based on sexual orientation, gender, age, race, or is supportive of any other "ism," was moderated as well. I love this blog because the vast majority of the comments made are thoughtful, intelligent, and well (enough) informed (or at least amusing and only slightly offensive to people who are sensible). My thanks to everyone who makes these contributions.
P.s. all these damn rumors are making it hard to sleep at night!
[Delicately phrased statement.]
What about Spartyism or Bucknutism? Can I comment on those people with extreme prejudice?
The Tate transfer rumor threads turned into a misogynistic straw man attack. The JT Turner stuff got bad. People have called Will Campbell and Tate fat and lazy without any support evidence. And people said some pretty blasphemous things about Angry MIchigan Corner Hating God in the wake of Woolfolk's injury.
Not everyone on the board is really a Michigan fan, and not every Michigan fan deserves to be one.
If you see somebody fall and injure themselves, and your first inclination is to laugh, before you even know if they're alright, you need to grow up before you get anywhere near Ann Arbor, people.
We're limiting overly critical and personal comments to realms of information of which we actually KNOW stuff?
Oh, shit. This is a bigger change than the point policy.
gets an auto +1.
So you can run and tell that, homeboy
I looked down, saw the awesomeness of that avatar and thought to myself: now this comment better be good. I was not disappointed.
When I went to bed, it was all, "Too bad, kid. Hope you find luck somewhere", which is what it should be. I don't even want to know who was responsible for that hate in. That's just SAD.
Can't eait until the season starts
I'd recommend eating SOMETHING between now and then. Fifteen days is a long time.
This was an absolute debacle of a post.
1. Tried to post.
2. Thought I had posted in the wrong place; edited it.
3. Realized I had posted it in the right place in the first place; tried to re-edit.
4. Was already beaten to the joke.
On top of all this, I just realized I posted on my friend's account rather than my own (he was using my computer last night). I'm going to post below this, as Mongoose. Kindly direct any negs for this shitshow of a post to that account.
This place has got some nasty little weeds.
I like this as a tshirt, maybe with the Spartan "helmet plumes" or a buckeye tree as the weeds?
I missed the apparent mess last night, but for clarity what is his status?
At last check, he had been planning to transfer but had second thoughts and was asking the coaches if he could return to the team
I hope he changes his mind and returns. I think he'll be a great RB in a few years.
He needs to look no further than Mike Cox, who most people thought was an afterthought, but now may be the starter (or at least play a lot).
visiting this board for a while now and one of the things I like is for the most part discussions are fact based and not personal attacks. I have stayed out of commenting on the players coming and going because I find it unfair to judge someone else not knowing what their situation is.
I dont know if this is the right or wrong approach, but I do know I would not have wanted to the world to judge my every decision when I was 18 years old. I realize these kids are getting an amazing opportunity. I just believe we can let our love for the school blind us to the fact that in many cases, they really are kids--away from home for the first time and in some cases being challenged in ways they probably never have been. Youth and stress don't always lead ideal decsion making,
I will get off my soapbox and return to lurking. Just something to remember or think about.
this is a whole 'nother layer of ugly and stupid.
And Co-signed
Somebody call the wambulance.
This definitely needed to be said/done. There is nothing worse than a bunch of adults (or kids for that matter) bashing a kid in college when they know nothing about their situation as a whole. It is too easy for all of us to be a critic behind a keyboard.
OK OK, what the HELL happened between 10pm and 9:01am this morning? Good Lord! Total MGoMeltdown.
Speculation arises on player asking for transfer.
Board has a few posts that are subsequently deleted because nothing is confirmed.
Confirmation comes in from several sources known to be insiders.
Post is made with name redacted just to be sure.
Name is released. Austin White is transferring. Lack of desire cited.
Several posters wish him well where he goes.
Several posters berate players perceived to have bad work ethic. It gets... derogatory, in ways this board hasn't seen.
News appears that Austin White is rethinking his decision and may ask to be let back on the team instead of transferring.
More derogatory posts of a particularly volatile nature appear, especially, "We don't want him back" posts, with lots of insults thrown in.
Brian and the other mods unleash holy hailstorm of JUSTICE.
Thank you. And I thought the week was almsot over and would be a slow Thursday night.
Wow - thanks Blazefire.
I went to bed early last night because I have a terrible pinched nerve in my neck and shoulder. Hurts so fucking bad.
But my excuse is that I was at a Staten Island Yankees-Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball game boring everybody by talking about Michigan football instead of what was going on in the game. Made the mistake of finding two of the attendees were actually interested.
that's what I get for watching the Jersey Shore instead of checking MGo.
Actually, I'm happy to not have been involved in any way.
and nice recap.
Although curious, I'm glad that I missed this mess. While initially surprised by the post, I really dig the way Brian was clear about his thoughts on the matter. This place is special and needs to stay that way.
It sucks waking up and coming on the boards to see Brian unleashing the hounds of hell on people and you have no idea why!
Maybe I should just drink more coffee and stay awake all night lurking....hell, Sept. 4th may come a little faster that way!
Wow, I go out on Thursday night and for once dont check this blog or anything else and I miss everything. So, sorry if I am restating anything, but Austin is not transferring is the crux of the story. And some bozo's came on and blasted him, real classy. If any of that is wrong or I am missing anything, please let me know. Thanks, learned my lesson, always check the blog.
I watched the BTN preview and then watched a movie and proceeded to bed. I remember thinking that White looked good in practice, great running style and good cuts, but his blue helmet was going to make MGoBlogLand go nuts. I for one thought he looked good and assumed he'd be a player in a couple of years. Hope i'm right.
