As per Sam Webb, Terrence Talbot leaving program:
I'm told that #Michigan Jr. CB Terrence Talbott has decided to leave the program.
EDIT:
Sam then adds the following:
That should answer the questions about why I mentioned two scholarships remaining yesterday as opposed to one
I hate to see kids leave
Happy trails Terrence. At
Happy trails Terrence. At least Hoke can give a scholarship to someone that wants to be a wolverine.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
Is that necessary? What
Is that necessary? What exactly do you know about why he left?
Touchdown Michigan!
I didn't mean to be
I didn't mean to be disrespectful to him at all. I wished him happy trails and looked at the bright side of things. This allows the coaching staff to give another scholarship to someone that wants to play for Michigan.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
I read it wrong then, my
I read it wrong then, my apologies, but just know athletes read this blog too.
At any rate, looks like TTB is going to have to strike #38 on the list. He's projected to have been a backup CB.
http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2012/07/2012-season-countdown-38-terrence.html
So now Talbott's a junior, and some suggested he was pushing starter J.T. Floyd at the boundary corner position in the spring. By the April 14 open scrimmage, Floyd was the #1 guy, but it may be a situation to watch.
Touchdown Michigan!
No worries, I guess I wasn't
No worries, I guess I wasn't clear with my original post. I meant no ill will towards him and believe me I've been around long enough to know that athletes read this.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
Didn't even notice that,
Didn't even notice that, looks like we joined right around the same time.
Touchdown Michigan!
huh, look at that - a
huh, look at that - a misunderstanding resolved in a civil manner on the internet. what has this place become.
You have been around for 5
You have been around for 5 more days than I, sensei. I can't remember how I found mgoblog but it was either through a google search or a link from autumn thunder. Autumn Thunder is no longer around but it was hillarious mostly football themed photoshopping by some student.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
Aw Shucks
Thanks dude,
Nice to know some people still remember my half-assed contribution to the MBlogosphere. I'm touched.
"The key to life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made." - Groucho Marx
Holy shit! Speak of the
Holy shit! Speak of the Devil. I had no idea you were lurking around these parts. You should create a diary of your best work and post it here.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
We just went straight Kumbaya
We just went straight Kumbaya on MGoBlog. I can't recall how I stumbled across mgoblog, i just know i had to make sense of the new regime, and I followed the site a few months before actually joining. I think the first site i visited was umgoblue, then i might have thrown that into google and found mgoblog... i think the banner at the time was Mike Hart. Ahhh, the good old days.
Touchdown Michigan!
Sounds like a good topic for
Sounds like a good topic for a mid-summer thread: How long have you been a MGoBlog member, and how did you first hear about MGBlog?
I'm too lazy to post it though.
M'Dog
He clearly wanted to be a Wolverine
that's why he committed at some point in time. I'm sure this wasn't an easy decision for him, but now he's making a decision that is right for him.
"This is an elite job, and will continue to be an elite job. This is Michigan ferodsakes!"
Please don't neg on the kid.
He probably wants to play football and can't get on the field here. Just say "Goodbye and Goodluck" and leave it at that.
Yeah, that's a really douchey
Yeah, that's a really douchey thing to say.
How is wishing someone happy
How is wishing someone happy trails with their future douchey??
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
The implication
he didn't want to play for Michigan is what people are objecting to, I suspect.
That is not a true statement.
That is not a true statement. Terrence was proud to be a Michigan Wolverine and many of his frends and family became fans because of him and his brother becoming wolverines. I can tell you this was a very hard decision for him. One of the hardest decisions he has ever had to make. He was and still remains loyal to the University and the football team. Due to personal (nothing criminal or because of the any of the things people are talking about) issues he chose to leave.
I ask you all to please be considerate of his feelings and pray for him. He is a young man who is venturing into a new phase in his life. Some may not understand or agree wth him but this is a lesson and a journey he has to take.
We have been reading many of the post and appreciate some of the comments and some well we just chalk it up to speculation and misinformation. He does want everyone to know that he will always bleed maize and blue and he is thankful for the opportunity he was given to become apart of such a prestigious program.
I know all of this because I am his mother. Please keep Terrence and Terry in your prayers.
Tasha
You added that he didn't want
You added that he didn't want to be a Wolverine. You have no idea whether that is true. He may in fact want to be a Wolverine very badly, can't get playing time, so decided to try and place somewhere else. Leave it at that.
In hind sight I wouldn't have
In hind sight I wouldn't have added that. I just remember Mattison saying that he had a solid spring so I thought it odd that he would leave over (lack of) playing time.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
Very
impressive job backing out of a clearly derogatory statement.
"Honey, when I said you were fat and disgusted me I was just really saying that I love you more than ever."
All the more reason he might still want to be a Wolverine
And could be leaving for other reasons. Could be grades, family issues, all sorts of things that have nothing to do with the desire to be a Wolverine.
"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
Or... perhaps he is tired of
Or... perhaps he is tired of the grind and wants to move on with normal life. That happens too.
No worries...
There is no shortage of experts around here on all things douchey.
I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.
Well dammit. That means that Hoke
isn't oversigning and proves once again that he can count, the staff knows more about these things than we do, and we aren't the SEC just yet.
Of course, I guess it is possible that Hoke read the blog and realized he had taken one too many commits, so he ran over and asked Terrance to leave.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
The blog is the tribe, the
The blog is the tribe, the tribe is the blog. I'm sorry, but the tripe has voted you off the island
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
'sokay, I've never really been big on
tripe.
Or some of the "omg how can we talk about the SEC when we do the same thing types."
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
Well I guess I'm gonna be
Well I guess I'm gonna be voted off the island. What a load of tribe
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
Isn't that
Like a tendon in Pho?
Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal
Tripe.
is the stomach of a cow.
That has to be it. He saw me
That has to be it. He saw me comment about possible oversigning and had to get rid of someone. Unfortunately Talbot drew the short straw.
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
Sparty pals
have been accusing us of oversigning, so it must be going around Spartyville, too. I haven't had a good answer except "No, we are not." It is hard to say without knowing the backstories of situations like this.
Well I hate to be associated
Well I hate to be associated with Spartyville, but I was getting pretty suspicious when I heard we were signing 25 now. But now I see Talbott is out, plus who knows what will happen with Clark. I shouldn't have doubted the coaches, I will take my negging like a man.
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
Well, you could say we
Well, you could say we haven't signed anyone yet and then ask them if they understand the difference between taking a few more verbal commits than you have scholarship spots for (a regular practice and a fine one given that these athletes won't be on campus for a year and attrition happens) vs. having more athletes sign LOI's than you have spots for (not OK since you've legally bound them in a unidirectional fashion).
On the other hand, seems some of our own don't understand that distiction.
I for one do not think that
I for one do not think that reneging on our verbal offers to recutits is OK once they have pubically committed to us. We certainly don't like it when 18 year old kids do it, why would we be OK when highly paid professional coaching staffs do it.
I don't think Hoke intends to withdraw any offers that recruits have publically committed to.
M'Dog
I agree and that is not what
I agree and that is not what I said... at all. What I said was it is common to take a few more verbal commits than you have spots for because there WILL be attrition. There always is. No one is reneging on anything.
Maybe they did ask Terrence to leave
You have to at least wonder, given the timing with respect to recruiting, if Hoke or Mattison sat down with Terrence and asked, "Son, were you hoping for playing time while you are here...?" Not that it would be wrong for them to do that -- that kind of conversation probably should happen sometimes. I of course have no clue what actually happened. But given the timing you have to wonder.
"Football is happening at Michigan... we have that savoir faire." Dhani Jones
That type of conversation
That type of conversation will typically happen at the end of a season and at the end of spring 'ball with either the offensive/defensive coordinator, your position coach, or both.
I sort of doubt (read: hope) that that conversation did not happen just now, unless there was some sort of situation that set it off (really don't want to speculate on that).
Given the timing, you'd have to think just the opposite.
They can't sign anyone for this up-coming season, so there's no point in not keeping him around and having him play this year, if for no other reason for depth. Then if you needed to push him out for room you'd do it after the season for next year so you could sign more for next year's class. There's no gain at all in doing it now. So it's probably not for any of those reasons.
So no, you don't have to wonder.
"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
That is not a true
That is not a true statement. Terrence was proud to be a Michigan Wolverine and many of his frends and family became fans because of him and his brother becoming wolverines. I can tell you this was a very hard decision for him. One of the hardest decisions he has ever had to make. He was and still remains loyal to the University and the football team. Due to personal (nothing criminal or because of the any of the things people are talking about) issues he chose to leave.
I ask you all to please be considerate of his feelings and pray for him. He is a young man who is venturing into a new phase in his life. Some may not understand or agree wth him but this is a lesson and a journey he has to take.
We have been reading many of the post and appreciate some of the comments and some well we just chalk it up to speculation and misinformation. He does want everyone to know that he will always bleed maize and blue and he is thankful for the opportunity he was given to become apart of such a prestigious program.
I know all of this because I am his mother. Please keep Terrence and Terry in your prayers.
Tasha
I'm sure during times such as
Yeah, I'm sure during times such as this, the coaching staff asks themselves "What would Nick do?"
M'Dog
I wonder if some of the hype
I wonder if some of the hype and PT he received from the coaching staff during Spring was to help generate interest for a transfer. Never seemed like he was destined for much PT but seemed like a good kid nonetheless. Best of luck to him.
I apologize about the dress code, sir, but my next party is a hayride
And his brother?
And his brother?
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
IIRC didnt his bro get a
IIRC didnt his bro get a medical scholarship? ie career ending injury
Blue is Faster
Don't like this. JT Floyd
Don't like this. JT Floyd goes down and who's our boundry corner? Taylor? Talbott was our bigger corner depth.
Thomas Gordon
Thomas Gordon practiced at slot corner until he was moved to safety, so perhaps he will drop down to the slot in nickel situations and another safety (M-Rob, Furman, Wilson) will come on.
jbibiza
A good point
But I don't want anyone other than kovacs and Gordon at safety, even of injuries happen wrt the CBs. I've finally got a sense of optimism for the first time for the safeties in too long
I have imagined great victories, and I have imagined great races. The races are better.
Countess is already the field
Countess is already the field corner.
I don't remember him ever
I don't remember him ever getting any game PT.
3 solid CBs are good though.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
the program but this doesn't bother me that greatly
I piss excellence and poop gold