Jordan Barnes
December 14th, 2008 at 10:55 AM ^
yes yes we all know whateva whateva
December 14th, 2008 at 11:23 AM ^
4 billionth Jordan Barnes post.
December 14th, 2008 at 11:29 AM ^
WHO CARES!
December 14th, 2008 at 12:25 PM ^
Jordan Barnes is worthless anyway. Taylor Lewan is a huge boost over Jordan Barnes, who would have been just an average player as opposed to Lewan who might be a super star. (Yes different positions obviously, but a great trade off)
December 14th, 2008 at 12:43 PM ^
i'll take a 3* LB over no LB anyday. worthless is a huge exaggeration
December 14th, 2008 at 12:59 PM ^
Your logic makes no sense. It's not like we had to choose one OR the other. We got one instead of both. Their is no trade-off. Dipshit.
December 14th, 2008 at 3:36 PM ^
mmm cranky
December 14th, 2008 at 7:35 PM ^
getting one instead of both is both a tradeoff and a loss
December 14th, 2008 at 9:03 PM ^
No....not so much. A tradeoff by definition would indicate that two things were exchanged. Lewan and Barnes are totally unrelated.
December 14th, 2008 at 1:00 PM ^
Worthless? I think our coaches do a better job of evaluating talent than that.
Overrated...maybe
low ceiling...possibly
potential...you never know
but "worthless"....c'mon
December 14th, 2008 at 1:21 PM ^
you know what i mean you morons. Taylor Lewan > Jordan Barnes. quit arguing like little bitches.
December 14th, 2008 at 7:38 PM ^
of course you're right. It's not disappointing to all to lose a LB, we have so many qualified ones already. Look on the bright side. Get a clue
December 14th, 2008 at 1:42 PM ^
William Campbell > Taylor Lewan. Does that mean Taylor is worthless?
December 14th, 2008 at 1:48 PM ^
nope. just shining some light on the fact that we dont need jordan barnes. The fact that he doesnt want to play for michigan makes him worthless in my eyes. Clears up space for better kids who actually want to play for UM.
December 14th, 2008 at 1:59 PM ^
I understand disliking his decision to stay. It might even speak to his character. But (please do not take this personally) it sounded like something sparty would say whenever a recruit decided not to go to school at MSU. you know, the whole "He wasn't any good anyway. And we never wanted that bum in the first place"
December 14th, 2008 at 2:06 PM ^
I wouldnt say the same for Newsome, Fera, definitely not william campbell, or bryce mcneel. But i just was not psyched about giving Jordan Barnes a scholarship. We need high end recruits for linebackers, not some bum.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:15 PM ^
Calling an 18 year old kid a "bum." What a quality individual you are.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:17 PM ^
I agree we need to upgrade the LB position in a significant way. And yeah, there are alot of other recruits out there that I would like to get in front of Barnes. But a three star recruit has to have some measure of talent. I don't think we should dismiss him out of hand.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:19 PM ^
Hes almost as big of a bum as you are Jay. not to mention a pessimistic one at that. And i'm only 21, i think i have the right to call someone 3 years younger than me a bum
December 14th, 2008 at 2:36 PM ^
Keep posting.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:44 PM ^
I think you swapped the 2 and the 1 in your age there, kiddo. If Jordan Barnes, a kid with considerable athletic talent, is a bum, what then does it make you? You have no athletic talent of merit, you also lack any sort of reasoning or English skills, and you spend your free time on the internet calling kids you don't know bums. Pot. Kettle. Black.
December 14th, 2008 at 8:55 PM ^
"And i'm only 21, i think i have the right to call someone 3 years younger than me a bum"
Sweet! I'm 26. Does that give me the right to someone five years younger than me a complete douchenozzle? I think it does! You're a complete douchenozzle!
December 14th, 2008 at 2:31 PM ^
The dude IS a 3-star football recruit with offers from several Big Ten schools. Calling him a bum isn't against your rights. It is overly harsh, however. I don't know anything about you as an individual, but I'm guessing you (and I) would have been happy to be a 3-star recruit (a.k.a. "bum") coming out of high school.
Nobody's disagreeing with the gist of your thought process. I think most/all of us are more excited about Lewan than we were about Barnes. It's the way you present it that's befuddling people.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:39 PM ^
Yeah, because no 3 star players have ever amounted to anything at Michigan...
December 14th, 2008 at 2:41 PM ^
Mike Hart sucks!
December 14th, 2008 at 2:55 PM ^
Mike Hart was a bum 3 star recruit?? I coulda sworn that he had garnered, at the very least, 8 and a half stars? No???
December 14th, 2008 at 5:21 PM ^
a guy named sam bradford was a 3* once. he just won some trophy thing recently. now what is it called again...?
December 14th, 2008 at 3:19 PM ^
Mike Hart also had crazy yardage his senior year. Based on what i've seen from Jordan Barnes, he was nothing more than mediocre. And if you guys wanna keep being shitty/mediocre, then keep bitching about losing him.
December 14th, 2008 at 3:30 PM ^
I don't think anyone here is "bitching" about losing a recruit. Rather, I think we're just holding a dialogue on the fact you're a douche. Personally, I'd take a 3* linebacker over a 5* message board asshole.
That's about it.
December 14th, 2008 at 3:44 PM ^
The difference b/t mike hart and jordan barnes is, Mike Hart bled blue. Jordan Barnes was a girl and couldnt make up his mind. Ya he is just 18, but there are thousands of 18 year old recruits every year that don't act like a girl and change their minds. I dont understand why so many of you are so supportive of Jordan Barnes. He flaked on us. if he had not committed at all to michigan in the first place (and later decommitted), i wouldnt be calling him out. Praise the players that want to play for UM.
December 14th, 2008 at 4:03 PM ^
You're so smart. Everybody else is so dumb.
December 14th, 2008 at 3:54 PM ^
You're right. He flaked on us.
That does not make him a "bum" or a "girl."
You're right, though. Let's praise the players that want to play for UM...
...oh, wait a minute? You weren't praising those players? You were just whaling on a 17-year-old who changed his mind? Oh.
December 14th, 2008 at 3:59 PM ^
read up top. I was saying how much better Lewan is than barnes. :) Im glad you read the posts
December 14th, 2008 at 4:05 PM ^
How can you even compare an offensive lineman's skills to those of a linebacker? Star rankings? Please.
Zoltan is a terrible punter. He only had three stars. And Rivas was only a three star kicker.
December 14th, 2008 at 4:08 PM ^
You made no mention of Lewan being better than Barnes because he wants to play for Michigan. You just said he's a "huge boost" which can be interpreted in 1,000 different ways.
But I find it interesting that apparently every guy who doesn't want to play for Michigan is a "bum." I guess that makes Sam McGuffie a bum, too?
December 14th, 2008 at 4:09 PM ^
These annual soap operas are a big reason why I've stopped following recruiting. It's not worth it to live and die over every kid's decision. Just wait until February and then see who we've got.
December 14th, 2008 at 4:13 PM ^
As i mentioned earlier (again), i wouldnt say the bum comment to the other couple decommits we had, as they were skilled players... do you jackasses even read before you comment? And i even mentioned the 2 dont even play the same position yet one is more valuable is his position than the other. No Sam mcguffie is an entirely different situation. 3 concussions, depression etc. I feel for the guy.
December 14th, 2008 at 4:16 PM ^
Don't feed the trolls.
December 14th, 2008 at 4:18 PM ^
Heh. This is ridiculous. I'm done with this discussion.
December 14th, 2008 at 4:25 PM ^
Since there are only so many slots left open, you could look at it as a trade off. Barnes out, Lewan in, and the same number of scholarships available. Besides, why do so many feel it's their responsibility to defend some high school player? Kid calls him a bum for decommitting, Who cares? Jordan Barnes doesn't need anyone to defend him from fanatics on an internet site.
December 14th, 2008 at 4:35 PM ^
You make me embarrassed to have "Ace" in my name.
December 14th, 2008 at 5:26 PM ^
Except you actually mean "Ace". He's the type of intellect that thinks that pronouncing "ass" as "ace" is funny. In other words, a complete lack of intellect. There are some screen-names that the first time you read them, you know are going to provide nothing but utter non-sensical drivel - and "Shove3and9upyourACE" fits the bill.
December 14th, 2008 at 6:53 PM ^
Yeah, like someone read my name and was like "wow, I bet that guy's a total apostate, or just doesn't like beards."
On the other hand, when you meet a great knight called Luvs2spooj...
Moral of the story: don't call a player a bum unless he does something incredibly bum-like, like, I dunno, expose oneself on peoples' porches, or commit to Ohio State.
December 14th, 2008 at 5:49 PM ^
haha its not meant to be funny. Its meant to keep it clean for the kids. but your real funny too chitownblue.
December 14th, 2008 at 5:56 PM ^
You're right. Substituting "Ace" for "Ass" solves all of the potential offensive implications of "shove ____ up your ass". Brilliance in action, you are.
December 14th, 2008 at 6:43 PM ^
"quit arguing like little bitches."
"And if you guys wanna keep being shitty/mediocre, then keep bitching about losing him."
"do you jackasses even read before you comment?"
December 14th, 2008 at 7:11 PM ^
Kudos to you good sir.
December 14th, 2008 at 7:57 PM ^
hahaha, well obviously you fellas arent little children.
December 14th, 2008 at 7:57 PM ^
ACE, I nominate you for poster of the year. Although everyone thinks that you're immature and an idiot, I genuinely appreciate your comments. You are the type of narrow-minded michigan fan that I think is great, seriously.