Didn't see this on the board.
DetNews reporting, per ESPN Radio in Massillon, Ohio, that Turner is transferring to West Virginia.
Wow that's a dong punch.
Wow. It CAN get worse.
Some more discussion about
Some more discussion about this can be found in this thread - http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/rumor-turner-enrolling-wvu-mon
Damnit.
I searched for Turner + Transfer and got nothing other than he'd asked for his transfer papers, which was old news.
My apologies.
I actually think
confirmation and a new link warrents a new thread. However, I am glad you posted that one b/c it was interesting as well. thanks.
"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"
Actually, I don't think WVU
Actually, I don't think WVU really matters to anyone in the BigTen, does it? He could have gone to MANY worse places than this.
"Are you Bluish? You don't look Bluish..."
Who cares...
Dude doesn't work hard enough to play big time college football.
Oh how I hate ohio state...
I agree, lets take the
I agree, lets take the richrod approach and only talk about people who play for michigan or will play against michigan this season.
I agree, lets take the
I agree, lets take the richrod approach and only talk about people who play for michigan or will play against michigan this season.
Sounds good
I'm sure no one would have mentioned Dee Hart anyway.
We don't know that for sure
I hear your frustration, but really, you can't know what is going on with him unless you wear his shoes. We've all gone over this ad nauseum, but it really makes sense to avoid focus on the guys who choose not to play for Michigan. I don't necessarily wish another WVU well or any other school other than Michigan, but why bother dwelling on him negatively.
Oh, the irony...
Oh, the irony...
Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird.
I'm sure JT and those WVU
I'm sure JT and those WVU upperclassmen will have a fun time trashing RR. But to each his own. Hope he decides to take responsibility and work hard to make himself better.
RR gave him 5 schools he
RR gave him 5 schools he could go to. WVU was one of them, not a big deal.
Interesting
Where did you hear about the 5 schools, and do you know what the other 4 were?
Sincerely,
Cpt. Ass-Hat
i had heard it was WVU,
i had heard it was WVU, Cinnci, Syracuse, and I can't remember the other two...i'll try to find it.
Cinn, Boston College, West
Cinn, Boston College, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse is what i heard. All teams that we won't be playing while he is still in school.
Agreed
Not a big deal - I really don't care where he's going. If it had been to Columbus, that would have been different.
I don't know
Would it have made a difference had he gone to tOSU? The kid wasn't willing to put in the work here. Much as I detest all things Scarlet and Gray, I really don't think seniors (or juniors or ...) on the Buckeyes would much appreciate his attitude, either. That Team Down South may be a lot of things, but slackers they aren't.
why would he have only been
why would he have only been allowed to transfer to 1 of 5 teams?
Current Smug rating: "lethal"
I was not sure if it was just five
but the release put limitations on it.
- Dutch
the restrictions are normally
the restrictions are normally only against teams UM plays for the rest of the player's eligibility. Restricting it to 5 teams only is pretty odd
Current Smug rating: "lethal"
right, what if he wanted to
right, what if he wanted to go to fresno st or hawaii or some other school like that? or maybe a ohio mac school, toledo, bowling green, or ohio?
Soon to be the #1 fitness and training center in AA
Wonder why we didn't put similar restrictions
on Boren.
As Rich Rod said
I only talk about Michigan players
UM vs osu 2011 bring your keys and make noise (get it keys!)
i love that
mgoblog followers broke this story
I think
We (the collective "we") broke (no pun intended) the Woolfolk story too, though that one was considerably less palatable.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
have no idea what happened w.
the guy, but he's a teenager and I wish him well. That said, if you're a WVU fan you can't exactly exult over this, can you? That a kid showed up out of shape and now he's being fobbed off on your team? It'll arouse more grumbling than glee.
So...
Turner and Mundy for
So...
Turner and Mundy for Rodriguez, Beilein, and Yost?
I'll take it.
Mundy graduated if I recall
Mundy graduated if I recall correctly and had one year of eligibility left so does that even count? I say one for those three is pretty good as well.
They also got Don Nehlen.
They also got Don Nehlen.
"After all was said and done, there was nothing left to do."
well...
At least it is not in the B10. When he focuses he has what it takes to be special. Good luck young man.
We are here because we're not all there.
Hmmm
Going to the 4th fattest state in the Union. That should help his fitness level.
Well, the world needs ditch diggers, too.
Well since I'm pretty sure
Well since I'm pretty sure MIchigan is pretty high on said list(I'd almost venture to say it's #1) perhaps people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
" I want to win Big 10 titles. Multiply. Consecutively. I just made that word up (multiply). I'm like that. I'm good at Scrabble."
I'm pretty sure its a
I'm pretty sure its a southern state like Mississippi or Louisiana
Soon to be the #1 fitness and training center in AA
Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia
Michigan is #11.
http://calorielab.com/news/2010/06/28/fattest-states-2010/
"After all was said and done, there was nothing left to do."
Two things
1. First, the WVU fans will love the Michigan tat.
2. Will WVU fans actually accept the transfer? I thought they were against people changing schools? I suppose imports are ok?
Good luck to JT, he will no doubt do well there.
- Dutch
maybe if he looks at the
maybe if he looks at the tatoo upside down?
Player likely leaving the team as of today
for the masses: it's not someone who was going to be an impact this year - and it's not a quitting issue, it's team rules.
it's not something to sweat but to shake your head. tia until we can not MelColl it
You don't want to end up on
You don't want to end up on the front page in a Speedo?
same thing i said in the last
same thing i said in the last thread...good luck to him
Okay, now the kid is a liar apparently...
http://www.wvmetronews.com/wvu.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=38833
A little over a week after he was granted his released from the University of Michigan former five-star safety Justin Turner will take is talents to Morgantown, according to Ray Jeske from ESPN 990 in Massillon, Ohio. The 6-foot-2, 186 pound safety was unhappy with the playing time he was getting with the Wolverines
"It was probably relative to depth chart issues, he didn't feel he was getting the starting nod and he felt he deserved it," said Jeske. "When I spoke with him in some length back in late June [Turner] made a comment that coming out of the spring he was running with the ones...it was his job and he had won the job."
Um, do just a little homework Jeske and you'll find that statement to be 100% untrue.
Okay, now to the nitty-gritty:
"Everything seems like he just wasn't happy with the opportunity here (Michigan) because he wasn't going to start this year."
What I get out of this is the kid looked around, saw that he was more talented than everyone else, and assumed he'd start. Justin, PT is earned by effort. The best hard working players play, not the best, nor simply the hardest working.
fwiw
kid was a workophobe. didn't like the idea of being treated like he had to earn it. let's see where he's at in 366 days
Who told you that?
I mean, I know a lot of inside guys, and can't get squat on this one. So who do you know? Do you work for scout?, cause you are starting to come across like one of he mods there. Really. He was a kid, got lost on the way, and went another way. Unless you have proof of something else, leave him alone. Let's be the 'Leaders and Best,', and not throw kids under the bus, unless you have 'confirmed sources', and we know how that works out usually.
im not pulling Arghhh Barwis is awesome shit
Everything I've heard, from confirmed sources, was simply the kid was the opposite of a gym rat. That's it. Workophobe imo means "not killing yourself to be the best." I don't think that's incendiary and I'm betting others have heard that and more
And from what I've heard,
And from what I've heard, classroom struggles hindered the kid, and the workouts become secondary if you can't qualify. And those are confirmed sources. So it would be better if he was in shape, and ready to play, and declared academically ineligible. What does your guy say?
Some kids just can't do both, so let's trash them. I hope he does well, where ever he ends up, he's a good kid, from what I've heard.
WOW, that is
telling. VERY telling.
I always thought
it was odd tOSU didn't lock this guy up early.
Now we know.
Okay, our trade with WVU has
Okay, our trade with WVU has been completed. We acquired Rich Rodriguez for a player to be named later. We've fulfilled our end of the bargain by offering them Justin Turner. Now they can stop hating us. We're no welchers.
OTOH, we're still waiting on OSU to give us something for Boren.
Wow. It CAN get worse.
"Come on, you Wolverines!"