Jourdan Lewis tweets about his mother possibly exploiting him?
Jourdan Lewis tweeted about his mother trying to take advantage of his status as an athlete for personal gain. Hopefully he can separate himself from this before she does something that could effect his eligibility. The fan base has your back Jourdan, Go Blue! https://twitter.com/jourdanjd/status/678389937742454784
[Ed-Ace: Locked. There's far too much in here to address individually, but I'd hope the primary concern here would be Jourdan—after he was forced to deal with a family issue he clearly wanted to keep private—and his well-being above anything else.]
December 19th, 2015 at 9:26 PM ^
this makes me very nervous....
December 19th, 2015 at 9:28 PM ^
Jourdan ought to go to Harbaugh/Hackett ASAP and get them to intervene.
December 19th, 2015 at 10:21 PM ^
Agreed. This is the kind of thing that can not only get him in trouble, but the program and school as well. He might need to get a restraining order against her, and the university might have to do the same. Not good...
December 19th, 2015 at 11:08 PM ^
The school might have some issues though, if they gave her special privileges for being his mom. not sure what kind of privileges athletes parents get as it is, especially in regards to tickets to games. Singing at the bball game was a dumb act on her part, but probably a non-issue to the NCAA since I doubt she got paid for it. Don't know about getting her into games though. if she wasn't going to get a ticket but weaseled her way into getting one from the AD or something then that might pose a problem. Then again the NCAA seems to be fine with exploiting student athletes themselves, so maybe they'd turn a blind eye if something fishy really was happening.
December 19th, 2015 at 11:38 PM ^
Im not sure that I have met a mother that would do something like that or something similar to that. On another note, I definately wouldn't want to tweet about my mom... Bad news for that family and hopefully it doesnt interfere with the program too much.
The capabilities of this staff to recruit, I hope if something came to light it wouldnt affect the scholarships the school is able to give out. That would be a major buzzkill (obviously it wouldnt affect this class, but future classes).
December 20th, 2015 at 8:58 AM ^
How about a serious level of concern for the young man? Apparently the woman is trying to get her hands on the small amount of cash that athletes recieve under the new rules (unless I'm interpreting what he said incorrectly). I don't see how this could have wider implications... That said, I hope that he can get some legal assistance to get through a very tough problem, and unfortunately it does not seem like an isolated incident.
December 20th, 2015 at 9:48 AM ^
I think there is concern for Jourdan. Just because someone asks legitimate questions about how this obviously horrible situation might have wider implications doesn't mean they don't support Jourdan. In fact I think acknowledging that it might have wider implications shows that people know that it's a bad situation all around.
December 20th, 2015 at 11:05 AM ^
I was referring to the folks who made the massive leap from a woman exploiting her son's name and (relative) fame to worrying about UM possibly providing impermissable benefits. Key words there, "massive leap." Student athletes at some schools are now provided a small stipend ($2,000 to $5,000) under the new rules in place this year. It seems as though the young Mr. Lewis is referring to that money. The focus should be on Jourdan Lewis working his way through a difficult situation rather than formulating some theory about possible "wider implications."
December 19th, 2015 at 9:52 PM ^
What can she possibly exploit him FOR? I do not like to hear about priveleges to any athletes or their family, and for him to take an unprecedented step of tweeting this out makes me think certain safeguards have been comprimised and he is trying to get infront of the story before something broke.
December 19th, 2015 at 10:11 PM ^
claiming name for UM stuff (free tix, etc) and a parent can claim to be the main force in decisions while taking loans from agents, etc. They can cause a lot of damage just in that area. In "basic life" consider that your parents have ALL your personal information. You realize what you can get with just a SS# and name?
December 20th, 2015 at 12:38 AM ^
I'll be generous and assume that you're making this comment out of complete ignorance. Most parents, while not perfect, love and care for their children and, even if a headache, are pretty balanced.
Some are not. Take Patrick O'Sullivan's Dad or the parents of these celebrities or, closer to home, the parents of former Michigan star Jack Johnson. It's unpleasant but it is real.
And I say this as someone who strongly believes in the parent-child relationship, and that efforts should be made to repair them. But there are real situations where parents can harm their adult children, and Lewis believes he is dealing with this.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:26 PM ^
This is very sad, but not all that uncommon...
December 19th, 2015 at 9:26 PM ^
What happened?
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:27 PM ^
I'm glad he handled it so well, and I sincerely hope he has a good network of people to help him through this.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:28 PM ^
Can anyone elaborate? What basketball game is he talking about?
December 19th, 2015 at 9:29 PM ^
His mom apparently sung the national anthem at the basketball game tonight
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:31 PM ^
And?
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
His mom sung the national anthem at the Michigan game tonight and apparently he didn't know about it until people told him on Twitter, and then he sent the tweet linked in the OP. No idea what it means, just hope it turns out ok for Jourdan.
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:39 PM ^
Maybe his mom is that bad of a singer.
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:40 PM ^
Roseanne Barr, bad?
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:42 PM ^
Let's not get carried away here.
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:36 PM ^
Was it bad?
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^
I thought it was bad. I'm sure some might disagree with me, though.
December 19th, 2015 at 10:32 PM ^
No...It was pretty bad
December 19th, 2015 at 10:59 PM ^
I was there - she was very good. Maybe not "professional singer" good, but very good for anyone who is singing the national anthem at a Michigan - Youngstown St game. The issue here is not how good she is, because I was actually really impressed.
December 19th, 2015 at 10:06 PM ^
That is so weird. Why would they have a football mom sing the national anthem at a basketball game?
December 19th, 2015 at 9:32 PM ^
The game tonight. It was brought to his attention when she was photographed and it was tweeted to him.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:33 PM ^
Im really hurt it had to come to this I tried many times to mend the relationship. But I need to stand up for myself pic.twitter.com/8JqhxpP8HS
— Jourdan Lewis (@JourdanJD) December 20, 2015
December 19th, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
"I haven't spoken to her in over a year." That's painful to read.
December 20th, 2015 at 12:16 AM ^
Much respect and support for Lewis as he goes through this difficult situation
December 19th, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
I'm so confused.
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:37 PM ^
brother's wedding. Some people will use any gathering to try to promote themselves even if it means exploiting their own family members.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:53 PM ^
sorry, couldn't resist
December 19th, 2015 at 10:05 PM ^
That wasn't her worst moment as a mother.
December 20th, 2015 at 12:27 AM ^
Sorry, man. I can't imagine the pain that must cause. It's hearing things like this that motivate me to be as good of a dad as I can as long as I can.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:38 PM ^
That is terrible. Shows how lucky most of us are
December 19th, 2015 at 9:43 PM ^
not really something I feel comfortable reading about. I feel bad for the kid, but I do wish I could give him some advice. There will probably come a time in his life that he would love to do anything like this for his mother. When I was his age I hated my parents, now I would do anything for more time with my mom.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:48 PM ^
who are awful parents. My mother was such a person. I don't Lewis' story, but based off what he has written it appears his mother is not much of a parent either.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:52 PM ^
His use of "mother" seems to confirm that.
December 19th, 2015 at 11:55 PM ^
but I don't have enough information to make that judgement of her.
December 20th, 2015 at 12:05 AM ^
But you apparently have enough info to judge Jourdan?
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December 20th, 2015 at 1:13 AM ^
I have listened to him speak and every time he does I am proud he plays for Michigan. He seems like a strong willed confident kid who knows what he wants and what to stay away from. He gets it.
December 19th, 2015 at 11:22 PM ^
This doesn't sound like a rebellious teenager whose parents just want the best for him.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:44 PM ^
From what I gather, Jourdan is estranged from his mother and upset that she is using her status as his mom to associate with the Athletic Department.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^
I would hardly call singing the national anthem at a game is hardly exploitation. Me thinks this is a personal issue and the family should keep it off Twitter.
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December 19th, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^
Damn my grammar was awful there. Sorry, I struggle on the app.
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December 19th, 2015 at 10:38 PM ^
I would guess the reason he's putting it on Twitter is because she's clearly lying to many people about their relationship and he wants it to be clear to the public what is really going on. I don't see what's wrong with this.
December 20th, 2015 at 1:02 AM ^
Still doesn't make things better when the whole world knows your business. Stuff like this should be handled in private.
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December 20th, 2015 at 1:23 AM ^
Many he has tried privately to handle his business and it hasn't worked. This is the first I've heard about anything so he's done pretty well at privacy in my book. Perhaps your stuff should be handled in private and leave it at that.