Blake Countess Headed To Auburn
Get a year of paid schooling and training and if you don't play you still could have one more year of eligibility elsewhere from what I understand. This whole system is very screwed up and needs to be revamped.
If they take the medical hardship they're done playing. They would no longer count against the scholarship limits although their education would continue to be paid for. You seem to be thinking of them taking a redshirt, although I don't see how that would lead to your conclusion.
If they want a player to medical, the player has no real option not to do so. The player hypothetically could sit out and transfer in 2016. Or take the medical, get their degree, and then transfer. Those who dont start here are MAC targets and can shine in a smaller arena. Some just quit after getting their degree knowing there is no future and want to preserve their bodies.
yeah I think the system sucks and treats players like cattle, while coaches can come and go with little restriction. Not being critical of how UM is doing it specifically, just the state of where CFB is and is going.
If #Fab25 is a real goal for the 2016 class I suppose it will have to be "many".
Touche Mr. Malzahn, touche. Very well played indeed.
/tips cap
...until we meet again.
I really don't like these 5th year transfers. I wish these kids would play for the team they committed to. I'm not wishing Blake any ill will, but you play for Michigan, not Auburn.
Kids should play for whichever school they think provides them the best opportunity.
Whether that be playing time/degree/NFL prep/quality of life. They don't owe fans or schools anything.
The player felt you deserved his commitment as a high school kid. You have a responsibility to make sure they still see it that way as 5th year seniors if you still want that player to play for you. You shouldn't just get to keep the player forever once a single signature has been signed.
-that in response to WolvinLA2.
That said. Countess seems like a good guy and I hope for the best for both Michigan and Blake in their own separate endeavors.
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So much for "The Team, the Team, the Team!"
"The Team" wasn't about fans. It was about, you know, the team.
Anything after that is fine with me
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They pay for it with their labor in training, practice, and games. The athlete's wage just comes in the form of education, not a paycheck.
I said that no athlete gets a "free degree". Brian Cleary and Bo Dever did not get a "free degree" either. I understand the point you are trying to make, but your argument is not logically valid.
cut it out man, his arguement is valid it's just that you are being stubborn. Paractice and training for football are not some for of currency. their education is better than free. The players are in a sort of apprenticeship during which they are compensated with housing, food. and some spending money. And after the school invests in them for a few years these kids are taking what they have learned and giving it to opponents. I think in most cases this stinks, and I agree with wolvinla
The worker trades labor for a wage. The practice and training are not the currency. They are the labor which is traded for a wage. In this case, the wage is an education. You can agree with his sentiment, but his argument is still not valid from a purely logical standpoint.
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if Blake has any NFL aspiration which he does, he needs to transfer for the interest of himself. Why stabotage your stock when you won't see time on the field or doesn't fit the system? He went where he felt where he can maximize his NFL draft stock. I don't blame him one bit.
Saying he should stay for the team is the dumbest statement because you need to look for yourself at some point. I bet, LA guy would feel differently if he's the athlete, not a fan.
He should be able to change as well.
LA - I get where you are coming from. I am a traditionalist who thinks that college football would be better off with fewer bowls, a mythical National Championship, less money, and more guys like Bo and Woody.
However, we are not going to get that.
The current game allows the coaches to bank the cash, but the players are cut out of the deal. Also, while I don't have numbers, it seems that coaches move more - voluntarily and otherwise - than in the past. A kid has zero guarantee that the guy who recruited him will be there at year 5. At many schools, players that don't fit the new staff are "invited" to leave or take medicals. (From the other posts, there is some smoke that is going on at Michigan.)
In short, given the modern game, I don't have a problem with a guy like Countess who has a degree but wants to play a fifth year somewhere else.
I would still rather return the game to 1982, but that ain't happening.
I would still rather return the game to 1982...
Hoke tried....
I meant the whole "sport," not just the Michigan offense.
what an interesting turn of events. Lets get this trade done.
Good luck to him, I'll be watching and I'll be cheering for him. This provides yet another reason to root against Saban.
Given that Blake has a newly minted M degree, he shouldn't take long to grasp the difficult concept that although Auburn's team nickname is "Tigers," its battle cry is "War Eagle!"
Many folks, especially down here in the South, have a hard time getting their minds around that. Anyway, good luck Blake.
I wish him well.
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Best of luck, Blake. Hope you are a star.
Maybe he is planning on injuring his ACL and needs to go to a school whose medical staff will clear him.
Blake. Wish you nothing but the best.
I don't see where Mr. Countess owes the University of Michigan anything, and vice versa. He played here for four years. He graduated in that timeframe. He held up his end of the bargain, and the university honored their end as well.
Blake Countess has fulfilled his obligation to the university. The man graduated, and on time, to boot. I don't know what more you can reasonably expect from any player upon entrance to school when you first get started. If you think he owes the school more, well, the adjustment is yours to make.
Best of luck to him the rest of the way,.