Per MLive - Fitz ahead of schedule in rehab
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2013/02/michigans_fitz_toussaint_shock.html
...talks about how UConn hasn't been in contact and how they're out. (HT: UMHoops)
Fitz Update
February 8th, 2013 at 10:29 AM
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Fitz Update
February 8th, 2013 at 10:31 AM | 
Good news.
Good news.
February 8th, 2013 at 3:43 PM |
I hope he is ready. It would
I hope he is ready. It would
I hope he is ready. It would nice to have a senior in the mix with all of the young talent that is arriving this year.
February 8th, 2013 at 10:35 AM |
He's going to come back off
He's going to come back off
He's going to come back off of knee injury like Adrian Peterson
February 8th, 2013 at 10:38 AM |
He didn't have a knee injury,
He didn't have a knee injury,
He didn't have a knee injury, he broke his leg.
February 8th, 2013 at 11:00 AM |
He is going to come back like Barbaro from his broken
He is going to come back like Barbaro from his broken
leg.... oh, hoping Fitz avoids the glue factory and gets back to 1000 yards
February 8th, 2013 at 10:38 AM |
did you see
did you see
that they are now reporting Peterson got a sports hernia in week 10, and played with it the last 7 weeks?
Huevos gigante (provided he is clean {which I think he is}, of course)
ALWAYS remember the golden rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules
February 8th, 2013 at 10:49 AM |
if not clean
if not clean
Huevos miniatura
:(
2013 resolution - make it onto the 2014 favorite MGoPosters post, not ironically
February 8th, 2013 at 11:09 AM |
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Nerds
"I have three kids and no money. Why can't I have no kids and three money?"
February 8th, 2013 at 11:15 AM |
Peterson's secret
Peterson's secret
Orange Peanuts.
The Team, The Team, The Team
February 8th, 2013 at 11:51 AM |
Well, I accept you.
Well, I accept you.
Well, I accept you.
"I think Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start."
February 8th, 2013 at 10:39 AM |
But it was an ankle injury.
But it was an ankle injury.
But it was an ankle injury.
USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011
February 8th, 2013 at 11:34 AM |
I'm pretty sure it was just a
I'm pretty sure it was just a
I'm pretty sure it was just a boo-boo or perhaps even as severe as a "leg thing"
February 8th, 2013 at 10:35 AM |
Indeed, good news. Now,
Indeed, good news. Now,
Indeed, good news. Now, hopefully our O-Line can create some gaping holes for him, especially on the left side of the line.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
February 8th, 2013 at 10:37 AM |
Who likes Good News?
Who likes Good News?
"Don't Provoke the Hoke!"
February 8th, 2013 at 10:40 AM |
Excellent News...
Excellent News...
That Toussaint is able to do some running is an excellent sign, and hopefully he is ready by the time the season rolls around. It will be great for the incoming talent to have him and his experience out there and available.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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February 8th, 2013 at 10:40 AM |
Wow
Wow
Those deer antlers really work!
February 8th, 2013 at 11:12 AM |
I really really like how your
I really really like how your
I really really like how your tag line has the /s in it. I will assume now that everything you post is sarcastic?
The Team, The Team, The Team
February 8th, 2013 at 11:45 AM |
No
No
Yes?
February 8th, 2013 at 10:41 AM |
O-Line
O-Line
I genuinely believe our O-line is going to be dominant next year and we will see the offense take a huge step forward.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
February 8th, 2013 at 10:56 AM |
Based on what?
Based on what?
We'll have two excellent OTs, but what are you basing your belief on regarding our interior line?
February 8th, 2013 at 11:04 AM |
The interior line can't get
The interior line can't get
The interior line can't get much worse than last year. I'll stop shy of saying dominant, but I also think our offensive line will be greatly improved in 2013. Which will be necessary since opposing teams will be more apt to blitz now that Denard isn't darting around the backfield.
February 8th, 2013 at 11:06 AM |
Based on
Based on
Out intereior line sucked last year.
We are replacing two of the three that would of been playing if we wanted to burn RS. You honestly think that Kalis is not a huge upgrade????
"Deserve to Win!"
February 8th, 2013 at 11:13 AM |
Easy on the question
Easy on the question
Easy on the question marks!!!!!!!!!!
Yes I got him a gift. He had a kidney stone. You piss a rock through your pecker, you deserve more than just a pat on the fucking back.
February 8th, 2013 at 11:51 AM |
No shit. There's a drought,
No shit. There's a drought,
No shit. There's a drought, you know.
And for the love of god, people: Would have, could have, should have. Would've, could've, should've.
I'm glad I got that off my chest.
February 8th, 2013 at 12:06 PM |
You meant
You meant
"for the love of God..."
I'm glad I got that off my chest.
"I promise you we would have walked to the University of Michigan." - Brady Hoke
February 8th, 2013 at 12:11 PM |
No, I didn't. I meant "for
No, I didn't. I meant "for
No, I didn't. I meant "for the love of god(s)."
February 8th, 2013 at 12:24 PM |
"For the love of God" is a
"For the love of God" is a
"For the love of God" is a fixed expression referring to the Judeo-Christian deity. If you are referring to a different deity, you'd have to rephrase it (or at least add the word "a" before "god").
February 8th, 2013 at 11:27 AM |
Call it a hunch
Call it a hunch
Call it a hunch, but we have two excellent tackles and the most college ready O-line recruit from 2012 coming off a redshirt ready to fill one guard spot. Basically the interior of our O-line was not very good last year, particularly in run blocking situations. The guys being inserted fit the scheme that Borges wants to run and I think we will see a huge improvement.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
February 8th, 2013 at 12:46 PM |
Redshirt freshment with no game experience
Redshirt freshment with no game experience
no matter how "college ready", especially when we are still looking for Molk 2.0 calling the shots, leaves me with big question marks.
I will happily believe it when I see it in the fall.
February 8th, 2013 at 10:44 AM |
I think this is great. Fitz
I think this is great. Fitz
I think this is great. Fitz should be motivated to have a monster year if he can return. Plus we now add Green for Al's favorite call: 3rd and 1 between the guards.
Who is Jon Falk?
February 8th, 2013 at 10:52 AM |
knowing Al, he might send
knowing Al, he might send
knowing Al, he might send Hayes or Norfleet out there in that situation... Hurst will be running the jet sweep... ;)
February 8th, 2013 at 10:47 AM |
It would be tremendous if
It would be tremendous if
It would be tremendous if Fitz is able to play this fall. While I love the RB class we brought in, it would be nice to have Green (assuming he plays) be able to ease into college football instead of be thrown in. But RB has been proven to be a position where a freshman can come in and start and do pretty well (just look at Yeldon from Alabama, of course it helps having an OL made up of future NFL players).
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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February 8th, 2013 at 11:19 AM |
You mean like the future NFL
You mean like the future NFL
You mean like the future NFL players that we have assembled on our O line? I am setting the over/under for NFL linemen on our roster next season at 5 (granted not all of them will be ready to play yet).
Doctor Wolverine
February 8th, 2013 at 10:49 AM |
Put him on that AP!
Put him on that AP!
Let's get him on that Adrian Petersonrregimen!
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
February 8th, 2013 at 10:50 AM |
Great news
Great news
I hope they take their time with him. There is no rush. Green will be the starting RB thisyear and for the next few to come. Fitz can recover and be used when Green needs a rest.
February 8th, 2013 at 11:05 AM |
I second this
I second this
I second this. It is better for Fitz to fully recover so that he doesn't suffer permanent damage from trying to come back too soon. His next 50 or 60 years are more important than the 2013 season.
February 8th, 2013 at 11:06 AM |
I would be very surprised if
I would be very surprised if
I would be very surprised if Green is the starting tailback in the fall. I just don't see that happening.
February 8th, 2013 at 11:13 AM |
Let's not get too ahead of
Let's not get too ahead of
Let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Green has never taken a handoff as a college back and won't get to start practicing with the team and learning the playbook until just before the season. Fitz is a senior RB with a 1000+ yard season on his resume, who many thought would leave early for the NFL. Yeah he had a down year last season, but if hecis healthy, he will be the starter until Green or anyone else takes it from him. Competition is a very good thing and pushes everyone to be better, but let's not just anoint Green the starter and write off Fitz.
Doctor Wolverine
February 8th, 2013 at 12:43 PM |
Fitz is a sr RB coming
Fitz is a sr RB coming
off a 500-yard season, a broken leg and a zone read/spread backfield with Denard. He doesn't possess the size or inside running game consistent with power football.
Don't get me wrong, he is talented and experienced. But Green has probably more advantages on paper than Fitz in the new O. You're right that he has to earn his carries and not just show up.
That said, i expect the 230-pound 5* to play early and a lot.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
February 8th, 2013 at 10:52 AM |
I hope he waits unti he's
I hope he waits unti he's
I hope he waits unti he's 100%. I'd be fine with not seeing him until App State Reloaded if it means him being back to normal as opposed to burning eligibility on a still tender ankle. I think our RB corps would be solid this year either way
"All I've had today is, like, six gummy bears and some scotch"
February 8th, 2013 at 10:56 AM |
Deer antler spray
Deer antler spray
I hope he isn't getting Ray Lewis' deer antler spray.
February 8th, 2013 at 10:58 AM |
Good for him. Hate to see
Good for him. Hate to see
Good for him. Hate to see any kid injured.
February 8th, 2013 at 10:59 AM |
Fred Jackson says
Fred Jackson says
He's like a pre-injury Fitz but faster and with better vision.
"[The University of Michigan] was, in short, the testing ground for all my prejudices, my beliefs and my ignorance, and it helped to lay out the boundaries of my life."--Arthur Miller
February 8th, 2013 at 12:09 PM |
...and that he heals faster
...and that he heals faster
than that metallic dude in Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
"I promise you we would have walked to the University of Michigan." - Brady Hoke
February 8th, 2013 at 11:06 AM |
I hope Fitz can get back for
I hope Fitz can get back for
I hope Fitz can get back for this season. It would make for good competition for carries between him and Green.
Go Blue
February 8th, 2013 at 11:08 AM |
I know when I've done rehab
I know when I've done rehab
I know when I've done rehab for a few injuries, I came out of it in better physical condition than I was in before I got hurt. Hopefully the same happens with Toussaint, who seemed to take a step back from 2011 to 2012. It would be great if he could revert to 2011 form, but I don't want to get my hopes up.
February 8th, 2013 at 4:31 PM |
I wouldn't be surprised if he came back better.
I wouldn't be surprised if he came back better.
You can only do that so many times, before you are just broken down, but Fitz is young and I don't doubt that he will be better,physically, coming back.
I know he regressed in production last year, but don't you think that the reason for the bulk of his regression was a less than stellar run blocking line. Often, he got the ball with one or two defenders staring him in the face, so the two or three yeards he got was the best he could do. Unless you are Barry Sanders, all running backs depend on their lineman to allow them to get to the second level which is where they can showcase their abilities.
My sould is watered by the tears of Buckeye fans.
February 8th, 2013 at 4:51 PM |
I don't think it was all on
I don't think it was all on
I don't think it was all on the line. I don't think the OL was very good as a whole, but it's not hard to believe that a guy who got arrested for drunk driving wasn't the most focused on training for the upcoming football season.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:35 PM |
Agreed.
Agreed.
Line was average, Fitz wasn't focused, playcalling didn't go to his strengths. Hoping Al, can remedy at least some of these circumstances.
My sould is watered by the tears of Buckeye fans.
February 8th, 2013 at 11:15 AM |
Do any Mgo-orthopaedists out
Do any Mgo-orthopaedists out
Do any Mgo-orthopaedists out there know the specifics of the break and what type of repair surgery was performed? I'm curious.
Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.
Good news.