Per Steven J Nesbitt via MGoBlog Twitter from Hoke's presser today.
"Devin Gardner redshirt status: "I would expect that would go through." Documentation is being sent to the Big Ten"
I don't think they changed Les at all actually
Hoke Expects Devin Gardner Redshirt
November 26th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
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Hoke Expects Devin Gardner Redshirt
November 26th, 2012 at 2:04 PM | 
This is tremendous news!
This is tremendous news!
November 26th, 2012 at 2:14 PM |
After seeing recent rulings
After seeing recent rulings
After seeing recent rulings by the bodies that govern these decisions I'll remain skeptical until it's confirmed. Logic doesn't always rule the day.
November 26th, 2012 at 7:01 PM |
I feel like, in a karmic sense,
I feel like, in a karmic sense,
the mistakes of Tate Forcier and bad judgement of Rich Rodriguez should not cost us a 5th year of Devin Gardner.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:04 PM |
That would be big news...
That would be big news...
...I'll take it today...anything to block out all the Domers and Buckeyes around me at work.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:15 PM |
just
just
close your office door and let them whoop it up in the bull pen.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:25 PM |
Just pay for your pizza, and
Just pay for your pizza, and
Just pay for your pizza, and they'll leave.
November 26th, 2012 at 3:09 PM |
Stop using the drivethru
Stop using the drivethru
and they'll stop & your cholesterol will improve.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
November 26th, 2012 at 3:42 PM |
WOAH WOAH. MSU has the second
WOAH WOAH. MSU has the second
WOAH WOAH. MSU has the second best hospitality management program in the country. Can we make the food service thing a joke over there?
November 26th, 2012 at 5:09 PM |
Don't worry
Don't worry
The OSU connection is just that sometimes a truck arrives with more frozen patties for the Spartans to flip.
RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:04 PM |
Great to hear.
Great to hear.
Any indication why the program has waited to apply to the Big Ten until now? At first I understood that you had to wait until the end of the fourth season to apply, but I think that idea (common around these parts for a while) has been debunked.
- "Of course I care about that stuff. To the point of irrationality. It will always be Michigan first, cancer second." Jim Mandich (RIP)
November 26th, 2012 at 2:07 PM |
Strangely enough, it seems
Strangely enough, it seems
Strangely enough, it seems like the Michigan coaching staff was under the same misapprehension and only recently realized they didn't have to wait.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:31 PM |
Even stranger still was the
Even stranger still was the
Even stranger still was the fact it was the last 2 coaching staffs that thought this.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:46 PM |
Often times it is submitted
Often times it is submitted
Often times it is submitted earlier, but not actually granted until there is no eligibility remaing.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:05 PM |
Cool. I hope this pans out.
Cool. I hope this pans out.
Cool. I hope this pans out. It will be nice to have that extra year, not just because he's a great player, but it gives us depth, something that was beginning to look like a problem going forward.
November 26th, 2012 at 3:05 PM |
*
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I was wondering how Cam Newton's college career progressed. Seems like he was a late bloomer who had that one amazing season when his opportunity arrived. I think Gardner could be nearly that good (if they can find a decent running game). And he's already a better passer than Vince Young ever was, although not as fast.
And just why the hell after that last game a 5-star RB would not want to come here is beyond me. Derrick Green could probably start Game 1 of his freshman year.
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
November 26th, 2012 at 3:36 PM |
I didn't realize
I didn't realize
Fred Jackson had a MGoBlog account
Gardner has had a few nice games against unprepared opponents with questionable defenses. Let's not shoot down the path of 'like Cam Newton but more accurate than Vince Young' just yet.
1901: UM outscored opponents 550-0. In the first ever Rose Bowl, UM was up 49-0 in 3Q when Stan forefited. Until 1918, Pasadena staged ostrich races instead of football because of the blowout.
November 26th, 2012 at 3:49 PM |
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Gardner is Mike Vick fast but with a bigger arm than Elway and smarter than Brady./
Just speculating on the Cam Newton comparison, more because Cam seemed to come on late and was suddenly winning the Heisman. NOBODY could have seen that before that season. So, it can happen. Big, strong, mobile, great intangibles. Gardner could be a major star, especially if he gets two more years.
As far as the Vince Young thing, no speculation: Gardner is already a better passer than Vince Young ever was. That being said, VY did destroy Michigan and Texas in consecutive Rose Bowls with his best play being basically the broken play/scramble. Two of the best games by a college player ever.
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
November 26th, 2012 at 4:28 PM |
UM and USC*
UM and USC*
UM and USC*
November 26th, 2012 at 6:17 PM |
Fred Jackson would use
Fred Jackson would use
Fred Jackson would use Michigan players for comparison, wouldn't he?
Something like: Devin Gardner is like Chad Henne except fast.
Michigan Resurgent? Michigan Resurgent!
The beatings will continue until the uniforms improve!
November 27th, 2012 at 1:12 AM |
No, like Tom Brady, but
No, like Tom Brady, but
No, like Tom Brady, but faster than Denard!
November 26th, 2012 at 6:43 PM |
EJ Manuel
EJ Manuel
I think he is a better comparison than VY or Cam. I don't think DG is quite as fast or elusive as those 2
November 26th, 2012 at 2:05 PM |
Do we know when the decision
Do we know when the decision
Do we know when the decision will come down?
November 26th, 2012 at 2:05 PM |
The end of a mystery wrapped
The end of a mystery wrapped
The end of a mystery wrapped in a riddle?? Let's hope so. Great news if true.
jbibiza
November 26th, 2012 at 2:07 PM |
POS BANG TIME!
POS BANG TIME!
POS BANG TIME!
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:11 PM |
YES PLZ
YES PLZ
i'm due for a pick-me-up!
You're HIV-Aladeen.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:08 PM |
Wow, something even more
Wow, something even more
Wow, something even more positive. This would be great .
ty
November 26th, 2012 at 2:09 PM |
Please yes.
Please yes.
Please yes.
Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU: 68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC: 20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<
November 26th, 2012 at 2:09 PM |
I moderate Hoke's comment as
I moderate Hoke's comment as
I moderate Hoke's comment as "Interesting."
Special Teams means special times!
November 27th, 2012 at 1:15 AM |
Hours later, I moterate your
Hours later, I moterate your
Hours later, I moderate your post as "Informative!"
November 26th, 2012 at 2:10 PM |
Well this is greaat NEWS!
Well this is greaat NEWS!
Well this is greaat NEWS! 2014 is looking very bright
Shoelaces flapping in the wind!
November 26th, 2012 at 2:12 PM |
I can't wait for this
I can't wait for this
I can't wait for this question to be answered once and for all...how many Discussion topics were directed towards this?
Still....Tight!
November 26th, 2012 at 2:13 PM |
Good. I want an extra year of
Good. I want an extra year of
Good. I want an extra year of Devin making defenses look ridiculous.
"I'm Harmon Tedesco, best goddamn placekicker in the whole continental world."
November 26th, 2012 at 2:16 PM |
Red Shirts
Red Shirts
On a related note, does anyone know how the word 'redshirt' came about? I know that quarterbacks usually wear a red colored jersey to indicate their 'don't hit status', but I wonder if incoming freshmen used to wear them as well back in the day to indicate their status.
Go Blue!
November 26th, 2012 at 2:29 PM |
You answered your own
You answered your own
You answered your own question. I believe redshirts were used by coaches during practice as an easy way to indicate which players would not be eligible for competition.
November 26th, 2012 at 3:25 PM |
Warren Aflson from Nebraska
Warren Aflson from Nebraska
Warren Aflson from Nebraska was the first player to use it in 1937. Nebraska used White jerseys for the first team (starters/regulars) and Reds for the second team (scrimmage players).
November 26th, 2012 at 2:17 PM |
Just imagine Devin playing in
Just imagine Devin playing in
Just imagine Devin playing in 2014 as a RS Sr with a Rs So Morris backing him up.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:21 PM |
shane will only be a redshirt
shane will only be a redshirt
shane will only be a redshirt freshman in 2014
November 26th, 2012 at 3:47 PM |
Maybe it's just me...
Maybe it's just me...
but I can't see Morris being a redshirt anything. We now know how having only two QB's prepared for games works after the Nebraska loss, I don't see this staff playing that game again. I think Morris is the number two QB on the depth chart next season.
November 26th, 2012 at 4:00 PM |
You can still prepare a guy
You can still prepare a guy
You can still prepare a guy to play but keep him on the sideline. You always need two quarterbacks to play, because no quarterback takes every snap - whether it's because of injury, blowout wins, blowout losses, etc. But sometimes the third guy to play in a blowout can be a walk-on, like Jack Kennedy or Alex Swieca.
If Gardner gets his redshirt, there's really no reason to play Morris as a true freshman. You just make him the #3 QB and if a dire situation arises, you burn his redshirt.
November 26th, 2012 at 4:04 PM |
this
this
Give Morris some practice reps so he can come in if needed, but don't burn his redshirt just to play him in garbage time.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:23 PM |
Morris
Morris
Redshirt Freshman in 2014
Formerly 'mgoblaniel.'
November 26th, 2012 at 2:37 PM |
WWOOOOO
WWOOOOO
November 26th, 2012 at 2:40 PM |
Sure wish we would've seen
Sure wish we would've seen
Sure wish we would've seen that on 4th and short (and 3rd and short) on Saturday. Maybe it worked too well every time we ran it previously.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:20 PM |
let's hope
let's hope
he's the best weapon we have, and in 2014, in his last regular season game, he doesn't end up watching from the bench because the coaches can't figure out how to get him onto the field.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:21 PM |
Wrong thread, guy. This is a
Wrong thread, guy. This is a
Wrong thread, guy. This is a happy place.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:25 PM |
i know, i realize that.
i'm
i know, i realize that.
i'm
i know, i realize that.
i'm just never going to be able to forgive the coaches for sending denard like that.
this thread, that thread, doesn't matter. the kid that took us out of the dark ages, both with his athletic talent and his attitude, sat and watched the 4th quarter of the biggest game of the year from the bench.
/hijack
November 26th, 2012 at 2:46 PM |
Woohooo Gardner Redshirt!
Woohooo Gardner Redshirt!
What do you you know? The "/hijack" worked. Back to the celebration!
Formerly 'mgoblaniel.'
November 27th, 2012 at 1:20 AM |
HUZZAH!!!
HUZZAH!!!
HUZZAH!!!
November 26th, 2012 at 2:20 PM |
The only possible comment to
The only possible comment to
The only possible comment to this would be a picture of Devin Gardner doing his Mr. Burns celebration with the meme caption "eeeeexcellent."
...But I'm too lazy for that kind of thing.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:21 PM |
I swear to Tiny Jesus
I swear to Tiny Jesus
If he's trolling me...
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
This is tremendous news!
"...when the ole' season is over, you and I know, it's going to be Michigan again; Michigan!"