Illini student manager now on roster
Injuries have been a running problem in the NCAA and B1G this season, not just at UM. Apparently the Illini have decided to take a drastic step though. Their roster was down to only 7 players versus Purdue this week, so effective with Saturday's game against Minnesota, they are adding a player to their roster. The team's former student manager, Ryan Schmidt, has been promoted to walk-on status and will now be suiting up for the Illini. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I just hope it doesn't ever come to this for us.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
Say you're down to 7 players and 3 foul out...
Do you forfeit or play 4v5?
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:15 PM ^
"My team is on the floor"
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January 23rd, 2015 at 2:49 PM ^
Neither. If you are down to fewer than 5 eligible players, a player who has fouled out may stay in the game but they are assessed a Technical Foul for any subsequent fouls.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:52 PM ^
trombone player from the band.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^
We did this during the Amaker era for the last couple games of a season. The two guys ended up getting some garbage time minutes, at which point it came out that the equipment staff didn't even bother putting their names on their jerseys.
WBB had a similar problem during the same era, and Cheryl Burnett just ended up yanking a couple players from the volleyball team.
January 23rd, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
Don't forget when we drafted Freddie Hunter literally out of intramurals and ended up starting him several games the year before the Fab Five arrived.
January 23rd, 2015 at 6:58 PM ^
In a related note, Mike Hart was one of the best IM basketball players I ever saw. One winter, my (awful) service fraternity team had our games in the time slot after his, and it was always a trip getting to the IM Building early and watching him slice up the competition.
January 23rd, 2015 at 7:32 PM ^
Can't forget Freddie Hunter TWO. Never heard his name said in a sentence without the phrase "walk on".
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January 23rd, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^
Sounds awfully Waterboy-ish.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
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January 23rd, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^
He's dead. Jerk.
January 23rd, 2015 at 3:01 PM ^
It would be this Pete Burak. (He went to Franciscan U. in Steubenville, but he transfered after 2 years at UM)
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^
When I read the headline I seriously thought we were so down in numbers we had somehow found a way to get Illinois student manager to suit up for us.
#Beileined
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:28 PM ^
Sweet relief. Or whistling past the graveyard.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:16 PM ^
Waterboy!
Gatorade!
H20!
Water sucks, it really really sucks
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:16 PM ^
This could end badly.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:26 PM ^
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
I think they are just stunned and trying to figure out just what the heck he's doing too. Once it sinks in the guy out by the 3 point line comes running in.
January 23rd, 2015 at 9:34 PM ^
in which case sitting dumbfounded would be your best move. Nothing out of the ordinary here, #12, keep shooting.
January 23rd, 2015 at 6:39 PM ^
two guys on the bench on the right move when the ref gets in the way and the 4th guy from the right moves his right arm.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^
Great. Now the Illini are down a student manager.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^
if its too late to extend him an offer...
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
out a year if Harbaugh convinces him to come to Michigan to student manage something at the Big House?
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^
No one is getting hydrated! NO ONE!
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^
He's a good kid, comes from a great family and his dream of becoming a D1 basketball player is coming true. I'm happy for him.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^
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January 23rd, 2015 at 2:23 PM ^
Maybe we should withhold jokes until the season is over.
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:30 PM ^
Does Lloyd Brady have any eligibility left?
January 23rd, 2015 at 6:50 PM ^
Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes!
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January 23rd, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
can he ball?
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January 23rd, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^
Of course I was bottom of the barrel D1, our managers weren't former high school studs
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January 23rd, 2015 at 6:27 PM ^
January 23rd, 2015 at 5:13 PM ^
nevermind
January 23rd, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^
we're next!