Redshirt Junior LB has left the program.
Little prospects of playing time, but no reason for leaving were given. Might be trying to transfer somewhere, done with football or something else.
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/michigan/post?id=3280
This isn't really surprising.
Wish him the best. Hope it
Wish him the best. Hope it was left well on both sides.
Whatcha gonna do, little brother?
Sad to see him go. Must have
Sad to see him go. Must have seen the writing on the wall with the stacked LB class.
He's a redshirt junior. I
He's a redshirt junior. I doubt the incoming recruiting class, or the '13 class for that matter, really affected his decision. Especially since he's never played with or seen any of them in practice.
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This is sad.
I was hoping to see Taco and Bell playing together.
Choked on my water because of that.
I laugh at the dumbest things.
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It was actually too much Taco
It was actually too much Taco Bell that was the problem
Coffee through the nose
Well played sir.....well played! Now I'm Mike Jonesin' for some TB....
Jon Runyan plugged my toilet.
I never like to see a kid leave...
but given the limited # of schollies left for 2013 and our strength at LB, I can't say this stings. good luck to him.
Wish him the best
Glad he stuck it out this long.
GMAT score =800 = Defensive POTY
Well it always sucks when you
Well it always sucks when you lose players, but hopefully this all work out perfectly for him and there's no bad intentions
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
Didn't he switch between
Didn't he switch between runningback, safety and linebacker under RR?
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
Yea he did make a couple
Yea he did make a couple position switches witch as you can assume affected his development
Good luck to you Bell!
Good luck to you Bell!
2011 11-2 Sugar Bowl Champs
2012 8-5
There was some speculation
There was some speculation he was off the team last year. If your heart is no longer in it, I think the honorable thing to do is to give someone else the oppurtunity. Good luck to him in the future.
Sorry to see anyone leave
but if we continue to recruit well, we will have some good players that do not get the chance to play. All the best Isaiah.
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
Guess that means three
Guess that means three linebackers in 2013.
I just destroyed that toilet with a huge Rosenberg.
as Brian pointed out on front page
this is a non-factor numbers wise.
Total numbers yes. Position
Total numbers yes. Position numbers it is a factor.
I just destroyed that toilet with a huge Rosenberg.
Best of luck to him going
Best of luck to him going forward. If his MGoBlue profile is right, I feel bad for him that he never had the chance to play a down here.
Best of luck to him
And feels a bit wrong to move on so quickly but does this bump us to 23 spots available or is this counted as part of the normal attrition?
WHY CAN NOBODY READ?!?
Read the damn front page, already!
While his departure does technically open up another scholarship for Brady Hoke's monster 2013 class, he was one of the guys I was assuming would not return for a fifth year. It was already built into 20 that is the no-attrition baseline.
To be fair he posted only two
To be fair he posted only two minutes after Brian, probably didn't read it yet.
RS Junior?!?
As this thread isn't locked yet, I'm (double) posting this comment here, as well as in the comments for Brian's post:
How does one assume that a RS Junior will be left off the roster? Bell is currently listed as a RS Soph. Unless I'm missing something (certainly posible at 5am), next year would have been his 4th year, not his 5th.
I know it's a moot point now, but if he hadn't quit, I don't see how the coaches were going to kick him off the team.
Answered
Answered in the comments to Brian's post: He was not going to be staying around after this season thus already considered gone from the standpoint of 2013 recruiting.
Everyone is secretly happy
Everyone is secretly happy that this opens up another scholarship, lol. I honestly didn't know we had Isiah Bell. Best of luck to him though.
Completely Disagree
I am not secretly happy to see him go. I think it's unfortunate that he decided to come here to play football and get a degree and he leaves without accomplishing one of those goals. It may have been on his own terms, but that still doesn't mean he's 100% content with the outcome. As for the comment that you didn't know he was on the roster, that is a completely unneccassary comment and makes you sound like an ass, lol.
Best of luck to him.
He's a redshirt junior, is he
He's a redshirt junior, is he not finishing up the year to get his degree?
"There will be blood on the field and it won't be mine." -KK
He would have been a redshirt
He would have been a redshirt junior this year. He came in the 2009 class with Denard
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
Maybe you should read Brian's
Maybe you should read Brian's post about how he was left out of fall camp and was basically already chalked up as being gone. Perhaps that is why I didn't know he was on the roster ... because he basically wasn't. I guess the coaches looked like "asses" as well because they left him off the camp roster. I'm all for a kid that wants to get a degree and play football, but if that kid stops wanting to play, then his scholarship should go elsewhere ... such as another 2013 stud recruit, which will make me happy. If his scholarship goes to someone like Ty Isaac, I doubt you will still be preaching about Bell staying at UM.
I think everyone realizes the
I think everyone realizes the situation. Still, you don't have to be a dick about it.
If coach would of put him in
If coach would of put him in the 4th quarter he could of took state.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
Your use of "of" is just
Your use of "of" is just wrong. And your post is non-sensical.
I'm sorry, everyone. I just couldn't let that one stand.
That's a Napolean Dynamite
That's a Napolean Dynamite reference. I don't know if the improper grammar was intended, but that's probably how Uncle Rico would "of" wrote it.
Darn, the one time I choose
Darn, the one time I choose to step up on behalf on grammar nerds everywhere, and pop culture fails me. Or I failed pop culture. Either way, I suck.
Huge Failure
My self-esteem just took a major hit, just like in '82.
He'll leave with a Michigan degree
He can now take time to focus on his thesis or whatever graduation projects he has going.
Is he Denards year? Which
Is he Denards year? Which may mean that he is leaving without a degree. I hope he enrolls somewhere. Good luck to him and I heard he may have financial issues at home. No idea if it is true, but really sad. The kid seemed to love Michigan and never said a bad word.
Redshirt junior it said so he
Redshirt junior it said so he should be a year above denard and have his degree. Hopefully he gets some playing time wherever he lands up
"This is Michigan, fergodsakes"
He came in with Denard, so he
He came in with Denard, so he would have been entering his redshirt junior year. I just checked.
I think he just finished his
I think he just finished his third year, so I don't think he has his degree.
It's sad, but it happens at
It's sad, but it happens at every elite program. Virtually all of these guys come in as big-time stars in high school. Even 3-star recruits these days are giving press conferences about where they will attend college.
It must be very difficult for a young athlete when all of the attention and glory dies down and you realize that it's not ever coming back. It's a cold reality.
We wish him well in his "regular" life.
M'Dog
Best of luck
Best of luck to him in whatever he decides to do
Hope things work out for the
Hope things work out for the best for him.
NOMNOMNOMNOM
Hope he has his degree or at
Hope he has his degree or at least good progress and enjoyed his time in Ann Arbor. If he transfers to a smaller school, I hope he gets to finish his career as a starter.
I also wish the best for
I also wish the best for Bell. He came in and leaves a Michigan Man, in my mind. He seemed to have done all the right things, trying to help his coaches and teammates by agreeing to switch positions, despite whatever negatives it might have meant for his personal goals as a football player. For whatever reasons he has, it apparently was time for him to move on, and I respect him for making what had to be a tough decision.
Whatever the future holds for him with football, I also hope he was on track with his studies and finishes his degree, if he hasn't done so already.
best of luck, bell. hope you
best of luck, bell. hope you get to contribute elsewhere.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
Best wishes, sir
Best wishes, sir
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
Sail On
Life doesn't always turn out the way we hoped, Mr. Bell. May new opportunities open up for you that better fit your path in life.
"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi
hopefully
this doesn't affect Fitz too much. they both came from liberty in youngstown and were pretty close...
This isn't really surprising. Good luck to him wherever he ends up.