Following in the footsteps of Justin Boren. Damn
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Former UM DL Chris Rock Walks On at OSU
March 26th, 2013 at 6:49 PM
#302
Following in the footsteps of
March 26th, 2013 at 6:55 PM
#303
Except
Waaaaaaayyy less of chance we'll ever hear about him again ever.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:02 PM
#304
Justin Boren walked on?
Justin Boren walked on?
March 26th, 2013 at 7:05 PM
#305
I believe conference rules...
at the time said he couldn't get a scholarship after transferring from one Big Ten school to another, so I'm about 99% sure he/his father were paying his bills.
March 27th, 2013 at 12:47 AM
#306
my odds...
about 10% that he/his father were paying the bills and that is with the understanding that tOSU wasnt paying them. Someone was though...
March 27th, 2013 at 10:07 AM
#307
Correct. Intra-B1G transfers
Correct. Intra-B1G transfers are ineligible for athletic scholarships.
March 27th, 2013 at 10:12 AM
#308
They changed the rules...
to say that you can get a scholarship, but the year sitting out counts against playing eligibility. The change wouldn't have affected Boren, though, he was gone by the time it took effect.
March 26th, 2013 at 6:49 PM
#309
...and he probably won't play
...and he probably won't play there, either.
March 26th, 2013 at 6:52 PM
#310
Jesus Magnus
I edited you into the OP. You get one opinion, damnit, one!
March 26th, 2013 at 7:18 PM
#311
Well, thanks for editing me
Well, thanks for editing me into the original post! That was sweet of you.
March 26th, 2013 at 6:58 PM
#312
Maybe he knows he won't play
Maybe he knows he won't play much football and picked an in-state school for tuition reasons. And if you're not going to play pro football, walking on at OSU is better than playing some at Bowling Green or Arkansas State or something, in terms of your life after college. Plus it's close to home since he's from Columbus.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:26 PM
#313
Cincinnati?
It seems to me that most people who are going to make the commitment that is required of a walk-on would want to play on Saturday.
Oh well, it's his life.
Edit: Also, a full scholarship is better than in-state tuition.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:52 PM
#314
Lots of walk-ons make that
Lots of walk-ons make that commitment and don't play on Sundays. And OSU is a far better academic institution than Cincinnati (do we know he'd get a scholarship at UC anyway?). I could have run track at GVSU on scholarship, but I decided to pay in-state tuition at UM anyway. I know we joke about the academics thing with recruits, but for some kids it actually is important.
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the kids who transfer to MAC or FCS schools so they can keep playing, but I don't see why people think it's so wild when kids decide to pay their way for a better education. Once you've realized the NFL isn't in your future, it's not that crazy to start working for what is in your future, and play a little football along the way.
March 26th, 2013 at 6:51 PM
#315
Good luck getting any playing time
there either. There's a ton of talent ahead of him there as well.
March 26th, 2013 at 6:52 PM
#316
Liked him
in Madagascar... does a hell of a zebra
March 26th, 2013 at 7:02 PM
#317
No Sex in the Champagne Room
No Sex in the Champagne Room
March 26th, 2013 at 7:08 PM
#318
The Dude
don't abide...
March 26th, 2013 at 6:54 PM
#319
Well, he's a tenacious fellow,
I'll give him that. I think I would probably walk on at Eastern or Central (no offense to them). Well, more power to him. Good Luck to him.
March 26th, 2013 at 6:55 PM
#320
Hmmmmm...
Chris Rock > Urban Meyer
He did not have a commitable offer.
But he did manage to commit.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:05 PM
#321
I'm not certain I see the
I'm not certain I see the problem here. If he went back home tuition at Ohio has to be cheaper than at Michigan and if he wants to keep playing football or be a part of the team then he walks on.
I'm not going to say best of luck to him, but I doubt there's any screw you to UM going on here.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:06 PM
#322
Interesting
I honestly had forgotten about him so I doubt much will ever come of this. Certainly is interesting that he ended up at Ohio and not a MAC school or say Youngstown State where I figured he'd have a much better chance of playing
Honestly, if he could've crack the two-deep on our D-line, he probably isn't going to crack the four-deep at OSU. They have a lot of defensive line talent
March 26th, 2013 at 7:23 PM
#323
Who remembers his show?
March 26th, 2013 at 7:39 PM
#324
If you look closely, you can
If you look closely, you can tell its's photoshopped.
March 26th, 2013 at 8:44 PM
#325
Wow..
I thought he had something growing out the side of his neck!
March 26th, 2013 at 7:37 PM
#326
Just wait until they find out
Just wait until they find out it's not that Chris Rock! Dissapointments.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:39 PM
#327
This just proves Hoke can't
This just proves Hoke can't recruit.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:40 PM
#328
His choice to where he wants
His choice to where he wants to go, but if he couldn't crack the two-deep on the DL here, not sure what makes him think he's got any chance at OSU with all the talent Meyer is bringing in on the DL.
Good luck 364 days out of the year. Hope you get embarrassed on that one other day.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:49 PM
#329
This has to be one of the
This has to be one of the dumber players Michigan has ever had, gave up a free education at Michigan to pay to go to Ohio and ride the bench. Saved us a scholarship, which you can say freed one up for Northfleet, and that is a win.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:50 PM
#330
There was a guy named
There was a guy named Northfleet on the team? He must have transferred, too.
March 26th, 2013 at 8:07 PM
#331
His brother Southfleet wears
His brother Southfleet wears #62.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:54 PM
#332
In all fairness, he was
In all fairness, he was riding the bench here too.
Maybe he didn't like Michigan that much. Maybe he grew up an OSU fan, picked M because OSU didn't offer, and once he realized he was going to be riding pine either way, he decided OSU was where he wanted to be.
If a kid from Ann Arbor (or anywhere in Michigan for that matter) made the same choice the other way, we'd all be saying how he made the right move. I don't see this as being so dumb, especially if Chris and his family think it's his best choice.
March 26th, 2013 at 10:19 PM
#333
Disagree.
If you are not going pro as an athlete, then you should get the best degree possible (within the limits of also enjoying your school). OSU is terrible in academics, so walking on, going to practice and class while paying for that degree is kind of dumb.
He could have gotten s free M education, but decided to pay for an OUS one. That's dumb.
Also, Columbus is a few hour drive. If you get homesick, it's not that far to see family
March 26th, 2013 at 10:26 PM
#334
There's a lot more that goes
There's a lot more that goes into it than that. I went to Michigan even though it wasn't the absolute best academic school I could have gone to. Maybe he wants to be near his friends. Maybe OSU has a very good program that he wants to study. Or maybe he just didn't like Michigan, and once he decided AA wasn't for him, OSU was the best academic school he could get into.
I find it crazy how quickly some people (like you) can call a kid's decisions dumb without knowing a damn thing about it.
March 26th, 2013 at 11:11 PM
#335
you really don't think
it was a dumb decision to walk away from a full scholarship at Michgan..so he could walk on at OSU? I dont care if he is a huge OSU fan its dumb. How many here would have gone to OSU if it was on an athletic sholarship instead of paying for UofM? I love UofM but I would have still gone with the free ride.
March 26th, 2013 at 11:34 PM
#336
So just because you wouldn't
So just because you wouldn't do it, it's a dumb decision?
OSU in-state is probably 15k or so a year, which he (or more than likely his parents) will have to pay for 2 or 3 years. That's somewhere in the 30-45k range, which for college is not exactly big money.
I had two good friends from college who got into Michigan and chose to go to K College instead. They (again, their parents) paid in the neighborhood of 200k for them to go to Kalamazoo College when they could have gone to Michigan for 60k(ish). That's a $140k swing! You must think they are double dumb! I had another friend pass on Michigan to go to WIsconsin - similar situation, dollars-wise.
Here's the thing - not everyone bases their college on money. And not everyone chooses the best possible school. Just like not every football recruit picks the most prestigious program, but rather where they feel most comfortable or have the best fit. We've had recruits pass on us and pick schools like Iowa or MSU or Arkansas. And that doesn't make it a dumb decision, it just makes it their decision.
So maybe Chris feels more comfortbale at Ohio State. By all accounts he handled his exit with class, so good for him.
March 26th, 2013 at 10:49 PM
#337
I hate Ohio State as much as
I hate Ohio State as much as the next guy on this board, but it does not have terrible academics by any stretch. It's not Michigan, but its not Florida State, either.
That's about the extent to which I will ever defend Ohio State.
March 27th, 2013 at 11:10 AM
#338
never doubt how much a former
never doubt how much a former HS star and D-1 college football player overestimates his ability.
he probably thinks he has a chance to play there.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:55 PM
#339
I don't think you can call
I don't think you can call him dumb knowing nothing about the specifics of the situation. He'll never see the field unless AODLHG is awoken.
March 26th, 2013 at 8:05 PM
#340
...
Oh....you meant ANGRY OHIO DEFENSIVE LINEMEN HATING GOD there, didn't you? Touché
March 26th, 2013 at 8:07 PM
#341
I harbor no ill will - wish
I harbor no ill will - wish him luck. I kind of doubt he'll see the field, but it didn't work out here and, unless I missed something, he left without throwing people under the bus or otherwise being a jerk.
March 26th, 2013 at 8:08 PM
#342
I'm fine with this unless he
I'm fine with this unless he starts running his mouth like boren
March 26th, 2013 at 8:09 PM
#343
WTF is he gonna run his mouth
WTF is he gonna run his mouth about? holding the LOS on a trap up the middle on scout team?
March 27th, 2013 at 11:18 AM
#344
Well
if you see him around Halloween time, saying "well" and "fergodsakes" while wearing a Michigan polo, I think we have our not-so-subtle Mr. Plow #2.
March 26th, 2013 at 8:22 PM
#345
Clearly he will be All-Big
Clearly he will be All-Big Ten in two years. Book it!
March 26th, 2013 at 8:41 PM
#346
He's from Columbus...
...and wasn't playing and left in "good standing," so I don't necessarily compare it to Boren. But he's still a traitor and I wish him no success on the playing field for him or his team.
March 26th, 2013 at 8:59 PM
#347
he's going for the tatoos
he's going for the tatoos
March 26th, 2013 at 9:18 PM
#348
But he's staying for the
But he's staying for the cars.
March 26th, 2013 at 9:28 PM
#349
What al-queda wasn't accepting applications?
Sorry, but I puke in my mouth hearing about such scenarios. Going from the UM football team and the academic standards up here to the world of football jihad and questionable academics shocks the senses. Sorry, but maybe he needs an exorcism.
March 26th, 2013 at 9:35 PM
#350
And he's paying money for all
And he's paying money for all that
March 27th, 2013 at 1:02 AM
#351
Thats
Pretty overreactive.
March 27th, 2013 at 5:17 AM
#352
Kid is from Columbus. Makes
Kid is from Columbus. Makes some sense.
March 26th, 2013 at 10:47 PM
#353
Most likely Henry since he
Most likely Henry since he was the last one to join. At worst, that will end up a wash.
March 26th, 2013 at 11:08 PM
#354
I thought he was killed in
I thought he was killed in The Longest Yard?
March 27th, 2013 at 11:02 AM
#355
Meh
good luck to him. I would go to a smaller school and get some PT, only get to go to college once.
