November 29th, 2014 at 4:48 PM ^
Devin is far more of a "Michigan Man" than those that have been trying to tear him down around here, and elsewhere the last few years.
November 29th, 2014 at 4:49 PM ^
Back-to-back guys who are true Michigan men, and embody what it means to be a student-athlete on and off the field.
It certainly didn't end up like DG or any of us hoped, but I cherish being able to root for one of the good guys when many other programs are constantly engulfed in scandal.
Hats off to DG. Go Blue.
November 29th, 2014 at 4:55 PM ^
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November 29th, 2014 at 11:20 PM ^
there's more to life than football.
November 30th, 2014 at 8:41 AM ^
I'd hate to be your son.
November 29th, 2014 at 4:58 PM ^
I really hope he gets drafted. I know he's devolved quite a bit as a qb but I do think he is a great athlete and extremely flexible... like denard.
Devin deserves it, and I think he's shown it: He will stick in when the going gets rough and always maintains a positive spirit.
November 29th, 2014 at 5:04 PM ^
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November 29th, 2014 at 5:11 PM ^
He is a Michigan Man.
November 29th, 2014 at 5:13 PM ^
November 29th, 2014 at 5:15 PM ^
He was our best option to win most of the season. And no this isn't a football thread it is a Michigan Blog talking about a players sportsmanship.
November 29th, 2014 at 5:59 PM ^
We can't change the W/L record, but we can admire class and competitiveness.
It would have been far worse without Devin Gardner.
Count me as a member of the Devin Gardner fan club. Always have been, always will be.
November 29th, 2014 at 5:18 PM ^
You must an absolute joy to be around, princess.
Last year, when Gardner stopped turning the ball over, we stopped winning. Also, you clearly haven't been paying attention to our other QBs. Or you have and just don't care because you're an asshole.
November 30th, 2014 at 12:43 AM ^
November 29th, 2014 at 5:16 PM ^
I think it's sad that he didn't have a chance to become a legendary Michigan quarterback, but I'm sure there's a lot more to his life than football. How many people become legendary sports stars? I think he had mismanaged talent, but I hardly think his circumstances are tragic.
November 29th, 2014 at 6:20 PM ^
He "didn't have a chance"? Seriously ? How many years and how many games has he played in and he wasn't given a chance?
Even Shane was given a chance. Even Bellomy was given a chance. I bet there are a lot of guys that suit up that would love to get into the game for their chance.
November 29th, 2014 at 6:33 PM ^
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November 29th, 2014 at 6:06 PM ^
for player development and motivation.
Whoever starts at QB next year will be playing under a new system.
It might be Morris (under a new coordinator), but it might be Speight or even Malzone.
November 29th, 2014 at 5:30 PM ^
Denard in 2011/12 I guess?
November 29th, 2014 at 5:34 PM ^
He's whispering to Barrett "Goodnight, sweet prince"
November 29th, 2014 at 5:40 PM ^
November 29th, 2014 at 5:45 PM ^
Devin may never have achieved all we would have hoped for on the field but no one can question his class.
November 29th, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
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November 29th, 2014 at 6:02 PM ^
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November 29th, 2014 at 6:05 PM ^
Not a good QB but a good kid.
November 29th, 2014 at 6:30 PM ^
A lot like Denard, Devin had one of those genuine smiles. He was/is a positive, fun loving character. The only sad asterisk on his career is the offensive changes (the regime change, the OC change, the move to WR and back to QB).. He truly gave everything to this team - he did everything they ever asked of him. I dare say anyone put though that many changes would not have performed any better.
The kid is a class act - he's not just a Michigan Man - he's a good human being.
November 29th, 2014 at 6:42 PM ^
November 29th, 2014 at 7:21 PM ^
no moment better captured his leadership, his attitude, and his character than this moment. I'm proud to be a Michigan Wolverine.
Thank you Devin.
November 29th, 2014 at 7:35 PM ^
November 29th, 2014 at 7:44 PM ^
Sure, I could be critical of his play (maybe a bit unfairly from time to time), but I've always been impressed by his character and his resilience. He could have left Michigan for another school - and who would have blamed him, in retrospect? - but stayed here and did everything that was asked of him.
And just when you think you've seen enough, he does something like this. That's the Michigan Difference.
November 29th, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
Too soon?
November 29th, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
That photo is a testament to the man Gardner is. Everything I have seen of him shows a sincerity and maturity. I wish him success in life on and off the field.
November 29th, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
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November 29th, 2014 at 8:42 PM ^
I think he might hang around a few years if not do very well.
November 29th, 2014 at 10:59 PM ^
November 29th, 2014 at 9:13 PM ^
Gardner comes out of his experience with M with an education, and bumps bruises and scars. Meanwhile, the coaching staff has been pulling down major squeeze for 4 years. And that is where the accountability ultimately lies.
I truly thought that Garnder had the ability to be better than Denard, not quite as shifty, but seriously fast and a better passer. And, I still say he would have been if he had not been cursed with this coaching staff. I think he could have been good on the order of Marcus Mariota if he had been deployed within the context of the O he was actually recruited for.
And, the one thing that has shown through, irrespective of the cloud of shitty coaching that followed him around, was his guts and his class. Did he end up as a great michigan QB, sadly not. But he did have his great moments, and one does not need a shitload of imagination to see him as being great, if he had not been associated with this idiotic coaching regime.
DG deserved better, I hope he gets it in the future. And, I hope who ever is left after the decommitting rampage is done, gets to see better coaching as well. God speed.
November 29th, 2014 at 9:43 PM ^
Michigan player Devin Gardner consoles OSU quarterback JT Barrett after the kid is out with a broken foot.
OSU player Reid Fragel tweets "Karma at its finest" after Michigan LB Jake Ryan suffers an ACL tear during spring training
(I can't find that tweet right now, but look at this tweet and see who 'favorited' it)
November 30th, 2014 at 8:27 AM ^
The Michigan difference is thinking that displaying a gesture of sportsmanship is born of being a Michigan player. The truth is that players across the country display this sort of sportsmanship all the time. And other players across the country do not - including players here at Michigan. Gardner made a very nice gesture. But let's not fool ourselves into thinking that its some inherent trait of being a Michigan man. That self-deception is the only Michigan difference I see in this context. Michigan players do nice things, and, as we've seen in the past few years, they also do some pretty bad things. The Michigan difference so far has been using the nice things to define who we are, and ignoring the bad things.
November 30th, 2014 at 8:56 AM ^
November 30th, 2014 at 10:41 AM ^
I agree. HIs act made a difference. But to say that its an example of the "Michigan difference" is an example of the folly of the "Michigan Man."
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