December 11th, 2017 at 10:50 PM ^
Headline for a paywall article said In-state visit. So....
December 11th, 2017 at 11:59 PM ^
note, Van Jefferson is visiting Louisville today. Saw it on the scout board...not happy about that but I hear he still wants Michigan but he is waiting on his transcript to clear or something.
December 12th, 2017 at 8:39 AM ^
We should be prepared to not get all three of the Ole Miss guys.
December 12th, 2017 at 9:25 AM ^
I don’t blame him. You need to give yourself options in case your first choice falls through.
Smart move in his part. You don’t want to transfer out of Ole Miss, find out Michigan is a no go, and then you’re left with nothing. Got to have something in your back pocket as a last resort.
December 11th, 2017 at 10:51 PM ^
I can already tell you this post will not be well received. No source. Speculative. No info whatsoever.
December 11th, 2017 at 10:54 PM ^
Guess I should have read the rules
December 11th, 2017 at 11:16 PM ^
Screw the rules, just blame Canada and then change the subject.
December 12th, 2017 at 9:00 AM ^
Your original post said "Didn't want to compete."
At least you edited it to get rid of that bullshit.
Can we not trash players without any knowledge of their situation?
December 11th, 2017 at 10:53 PM ^
This will be the third or fourth thread today that the mods will have had to remove. Please up the point threshold for starting a thread!!!
December 11th, 2017 at 11:01 PM ^
OP has been here since 2013. Not a newbie.
And personally, I have no issue with the OP. Other users will fill in the gap. He got the dialogue started.
December 11th, 2017 at 11:08 PM ^
I've read on here for years. Just now started posting. Just wanted discussion on this. Saw it on twitter. Shouldn't have speculated on why so I deleted that part
December 11th, 2017 at 11:26 PM ^
I negged you for comments you have since deleted. Good job cleaning up your post.
December 12th, 2017 at 9:02 AM ^
Apparently most people don't know what he posted the first time.
December 11th, 2017 at 11:43 PM ^
Yeah. You've now learned to not post anything. In fact, I was kinda enjoying not having the ability to even post.
December 12th, 2017 at 8:13 AM ^
Posting around here *can* be risky business. Any number of people ready, willing, and able to tell you to get off their lawn in 50 different languages for 500 different reasons. Woof.
December 12th, 2017 at 9:21 AM ^
Especially when you post a poorly-worded, emotional take.
December 12th, 2017 at 10:26 AM ^
Actually, glad you posted. It is a great topic, for the most part.
- The board is starved for real football content. This qualifies (FEED ME!)
- Anyone with a brain (a Brian?) knows there is going to be attrition.
- Specifically, there are eight freshmen on the OL (Hall, Ruiz, Stueber, Filiaga, Hudson, Spanellis, Vastardis, Honigford.) There are 2 OT commits (Mayfield, Hayes) and two more OT guys we are after (Petit-Frere, aka Little Brother, and Jarrett Patterson.) There are four upperclassmen at OT (Bushell-Beatty, Newsome, Ulizio, Runyan.) By my count, that looks like 12 guys competing for two spots, LT and RT. Even if you are up for the competition, the reality is that some of those guys are not going to see the field. For the sake of playing time, for the sake of the team (spots for newcomers,) and for other reasons, it makes perfect sense for someone to look elsewhere.
- On the OL, and a bit on the DL, you are more likely to see guys who are upperclassmen playing. Someone who is a freshman who transfers to another D-1 school can sit a year, practice with the new team, and still have three years to play ball.
- JH has talked about how honest dialogue is good. It is quite possible that for the good of Hall and the good of the team, if Hall asked their opinion, they could not be pushing him out, but supporting him in going elsewhere for PT.
- The only thing I would avoid is suggesting that someone is leaving because they're lazy or not up for competition or a bad apple, etc. Even if some of those things are true, you shouldn't go there. There's a TE at OSU, RS Freshman, iirc, who is transferring to Youngstown State. Anything I've read about him doesn't cast aspersions, but simply wishes him well. We should do the same.
- Lastly, this is the right time to make the decision. You can start classes elsewhere in January, get to know your new teammates, and take part in Spring Ball. Waiting until the end of the season (after Spring Ball) doesn't make sense, unless you think you might have a chance to start.
December 11th, 2017 at 10:56 PM ^
Lake Superior State.
December 11th, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^
Siena Heights I think
December 11th, 2017 at 11:53 PM ^
Lawrence Tech
December 12th, 2017 at 7:38 AM ^
Macomb Community College
December 11th, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^
Went to his twitter page, and it looks like he’s following Central coaches. It could be them.
December 12th, 2017 at 12:39 AM ^
Central isn't a bad place to be an OLinemen. They've pumped out some picks
December 12th, 2017 at 9:24 AM ^
Last Call at the Blackstone and a favorable female:male student ratio. At least, that was the mantra back in the early '90's.
December 12th, 2017 at 1:18 PM ^
Want your clothes to be drenched in smoke? Walk into the Stone for 15 seconds in the ‘90s.
December 12th, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^
Great mix of townies and students. Bird had the same vibration.
December 12th, 2017 at 8:14 AM ^
However, does make a ton of sense. One of coach Harbaugh's GA's from his first 2 years in AA left to take a much larger role at CMU. Albert Karschnia is the director of player personal and a huge part of their recruiting efforts. He had a lot to do with Shane transfer, and also had a large role in the original recruitment of JHall to Michigan. It was time for Albert to grow and get some more experience under his belt, but my guess is he ends up back in AA in a few years where his heart is. I speculated a few weeks ago that some of the grad transfers may end up in Mount Plesant and this is the biggest reason why. Albert is also an OLSM grad and played a big role in many of the kids we recruited successfully out of metro Detroit in 2015-2017. Albert is a real behind the scenes kind of guy that has been very difficult to replace. His realtionship with recruits and knowledge of the trail will open many doors for him over the next decade.
http://www.cmuchippewas.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/albert_karschnia_105252…;
December 12th, 2017 at 9:56 AM ^
Great post sir
December 11th, 2017 at 10:58 PM ^
It's a good thing we're still pursuing all a bunch of tackles. We'll clearly need them.
December 12th, 2017 at 7:51 AM ^
Committments are like spouses. Some people stick with them, some change them from time to time.
December 11th, 2017 at 11:22 PM ^
Iris...
Buzz...
Do the Right Thing actress?
What the hell does this mean!?!?
December 11th, 2017 at 11:38 PM ^
(Edited three times to clarify before realizing I should just delete)
December 12th, 2017 at 2:18 AM ^
The "D" is the incomparable Ruby Dee.
Eye Bee Dee = IBD
December 12th, 2017 at 3:27 AM ^
I would have recognized her from The Stand
December 12th, 2017 at 6:03 AM ^
Nice - although if he'd wanted to increase the obscurity level, he could have replaced the bee with a picture of Francis Bavier from the old "Andy Griffith Show" - Aunt Bea.
December 12th, 2017 at 10:46 AM ^
... the first time. ;-)
December 12th, 2017 at 12:00 AM ^
Try this.
December 12th, 2017 at 2:20 AM ^
Too literal. Where's the fun in solving it? Plus, I feel like I accomplished the same message with one less image.
December 12th, 2017 at 4:11 AM ^
Except I thought you were telling us "I be danged."
December 12th, 2017 at 8:50 AM ^
Not everyone here did, so I just wanted to "Do The Right Thing" and make it simple for those who might've missed your message.
December 11th, 2017 at 11:00 PM ^
Why in the world would he want to transfer at this point in his career? Odd.
December 11th, 2017 at 11:03 PM ^
It could be something personal that has nothing to do with competition. It could be that UofM is not the right fit for him. Or maybe he wants the chance to prove himself somewhere else because there are a lot of bodies at his position and those people could be much farther along than him. I think from his profile he's supposed to be a guard/tackle tweener.
December 11th, 2017 at 11:20 PM ^
It sounds like a playing time issue that he doesn't think can be solved with a lateral move, but earlier reports had him looking at Iowa St and Arizona.
December 12th, 2017 at 12:28 AM ^
Or it could be an issue where he wants to be closer to family and not put the burden on his folks to pay for frequent plane trips to Arizona to watch him play.
December 12th, 2017 at 12:18 AM ^
Maybe he realizes he isn't going to be a starter here. Better to transfer now than wait 4 years.