Michael Ferns is a class act

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October 10th, 2012 at 1:01 PM
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Michael Ferns is a class act

Last week in the St. Clairsville HS football game, No. 10 Michael Ferns took off on a 52 yard run and intentionally ran out of bounds at the 1 yard line. He did this so another player on his team could score the touchdown.

Logan Thompson just lost his father during the week. So he was brought on to take the one yard plunge through a huge hole to the end zone to score in his father's memory.

This has to be one of the most unselfish acts I can ever recall in high school sports.

Kudos to Ferns for being a good teammate. Kudos to Hoke and company for recruiting true future Michigan Men.

Born in Ohio to a Catholic family, but I went Blue

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October 10th, 2012 at 1:03 PM | Saw that.  He's a perfect fit (Score:3 Normal)
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Saw that.  He's a perfect fit for Michigan.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. 

October 10th, 2012 at 1:04 PM | Nice gesture... (Score:5 Normal)
ShoelaceToJunior46
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feel like Hoke recruits good kids.  Not that we didn't before, but just that some of these kids Hoke is bringing in are really feel good stories. 

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October 10th, 2012 at 6:59 PM | I feel like most teams (Score:2)
bluewave720
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in college football has a healthy amount of good kids on their squad.  I have felt for years and years, however, that Michigan truly does have an inordinate amount associated with their program.  This is yet another great example.

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October 10th, 2012 at 1:05 PM | Wow (Score:5 Normal)
Marley Nowell
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To have the presence of mind to run out of bounds and unselfish team first attitude is something special.

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October 10th, 2012 at 1:10 PM | what a great kid. (Score:5 Normal)
pasadenablue
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what a great kid.

This is home...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgijdypJUEQ

October 10th, 2012 at 1:14 PM | That's a great act, both by (Score:4 Normal)
bronxblue
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That's a great act, both by him and the rest of his team. Any news on if the opposition also knew of this? If so, then kudos to them as well.

October 10th, 2012 at 1:15 PM | *sniff* (Score:4 Normal)
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IT'S VERY DUSTY IN HERE

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October 10th, 2012 at 1:26 PM | Here as well... (Score:2 Normal)
pkatz
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or maybe it's the pollen - I don't know, but something HAS TO be causing this tearing up.

October 10th, 2012 at 1:45 PM | Yeah (Score:4 Normal)
HartAttack20
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I live in an onion factory, so I'm pretty sure I never cry about stuff like this. No... I'm certain it's always the onions.

I can only continue to reference the fact that I live in an onion factory.

October 10th, 2012 at 2:10 PM | Here's more onions (Score:1)
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http://thechive.com/2012/10/10/young-boy-loses-prosthetic-limb-during-tr...

So hot.  Milk was a bad choice.

October 10th, 2012 at 1:20 PM | Sounds like he'll fit right (Score:3 Normal)
Lutha
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Sounds like he'll fit right in

October 10th, 2012 at 1:25 PM | As long as (Score:5 Normal)
da3mite
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As long as he doesn't always run out of bounds at the 1.

October 10th, 2012 at 1:31 PM | the 1 (Score:3 Normal)
michgoblue
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Well, if the run starts from anywhere outside of the 10 yard line, I am ok with him only getting to the 1 . . .

October 10th, 2012 at 2:10 PM | Not if it's against (Score:3 Normal)
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U of IL in 2009.  shudder.  I was at that game and died inside that day.

 

Kudos to Ferns though, that was a classy move.  Even more kudos to his HS coach if that was something he told him to do before the game if he had the opportunity.  And kudos to Hoke for recruiting Ferns.  Kudos all around!

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October 10th, 2012 at 1:39 PM | lol.... (Score:1 Normal)
donk_destroyer
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yeah. hopefully this was a one-time event.

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-Charles Woodson

October 10th, 2012 at 1:47 PM | Unless (Score:5 Normal)
HartAttack20
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Unless Hoke recruits his teamate to always come in the next play and score. Sounds like Ferns could also be quite the wingman.

I can only continue to reference the fact that I live in an onion factory.

October 10th, 2012 at 1:31 PM | Very cool move on his part. (Score:1 Overrated)
Volverine
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Very cool move on his part. Also good that they still scored. It would have sucked if they had to settle for a FG after that! 

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October 10th, 2012 at 1:57 PM | It's the good ones from Ohio (Score:5 Normal)
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It's the good ones from Ohio that are looking to get out.

October 10th, 2012 at 1:58 PM | Man that is really (Score:5 Normal)
evenyoubrutus
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Man that is really moving.

And I'm sure Rivals will downgrade him for it.

Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.

October 10th, 2012 at 2:28 PM | I'm a sap. (Score:2 Normal)
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Instant tears...

That is classy. Thanks for sharing.

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October 10th, 2012 at 2:48 PM | Is it just me or is there (Score:1)
DrunkOnHiggins
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Is it just me or is there just a handful of good people in the state of Ohio? I think all of them come and play for Michigan...

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October 10th, 2012 at 2:48 PM | That is what I call a student athlete. (Score:1)
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Class act and an all around good kid it sounds like. Sad to hear that his teammate lost his dad. I'm dreading the day when it happens to me. Knowing my grandpa is gone and my mother no longer has her father makes me think how hard it is to lose a parent. I can't wait to see him on the field in college. He's one of the few good humans in this world.

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October 10th, 2012 at 3:05 PM | The "737 days and counting" (Score:3 Normal)
Butterfield
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The "737 days and counting" in your sig threw me for a loop after your post about dealing with the eventual death of your father.  What does that number refer to anyways?

The swag is back. 

October 10th, 2012 at 3:19 PM | Guessing it's the last time (Score:2)
evenyoubrutus
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Guessing it's the last time OSU beat Michigan.

Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.

October 10th, 2012 at 3:28 PM | That doesn't seem right, (Score:2 Normal)
Butterfield
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That doesn't seem right, since two years from the day of Michigan's loss in the 2010 edition of The Game would be somewhere around 730 days (365 x 2), and we're still a couple months from it even being that long.

The swag is back. 

October 10th, 2012 at 4:11 PM | Well they didn't beat us in (Score:2)
evenyoubrutus
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Well they didn't beat us in 2010... Maybe the sig was made after the game in 2011 and never updated.

Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.

October 10th, 2012 at 4:47 PM | Since we actually beat Ohio (Score:3 Normal)
Butterfield
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Since we actually beat Ohio last year, it may be time to stop using the vacated OSU win to extend what is a pretty troll-tastic stat in the first place.  We didn't like it when MSU harped on the 1,800 day (or whatever it was) streak in basketball (still remember Brian's post after we took them down in 2011 with the contingent of MSU painted numbers on bare chest douchebags crying).  We didn't like it when the Columbus Dispatch displayed an 8 year counter on a prominent corner of its webpage.   

But to the main point, I saw OSU curb stomp Michigan in 2010, and it is still a loss in Michigan's record book.  It's really quite sad to use that in any effort to promote Michigan's successes.   

 

The swag is back. 

October 10th, 2012 at 5:29 PM | Yeah, we can talk about (Score:1)
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Yeah, we can talk about vacated wins all we want....but nothing is gonna make me forget my first away Michigan game. I wish I could, but that type of ass-kicking is something that lingers

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October 10th, 2012 at 8:38 PM | Couldn't agree with you more (Score:2)
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Couldn't agree with you more

 

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October 10th, 2012 at 4:50 PM | Thats what it is. (Score:0 Trolling)
October 10th, 2012 at 3:13 PM | Isn' t that kind of what Roy (Score:-1 Flamebait)
October 10th, 2012 at 3:13 PM | Dont you mean Ferns ferns (Score:2)
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Dont you mean Ferns ferns ferns ferns ferns ferns ferns ferns ferns

October 10th, 2012 at 3:16 PM | very impressive act in a self (Score:-1 Flamebait)
October 10th, 2012 at 3:22 PM | TMQ? (Score:4 Normal)
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October 10th, 2012 at 3:28 PM | Ive heard similar stories (Score:1)
BlueReign
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Ive heard similar stories over the years. I can remember 3 in the past 5 years. Same scenario. Regardless, good to hear, well done son.

October 10th, 2012 at 4:10 PM | That's a fantasy owner's (Score:2 Normal)
oc michigan fan
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That's a fantasy owner's nightmare. Kidding.

 

Awesome act of class and sportsmanship. It can't ever be a good time to say goodbye to your dad, but it's gotta be very tough dealing with that while in high school. Sorry to hear that.

October 10th, 2012 at 4:18 PM | Sound like what a.... (Score:1)
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Michigan Man to me. Good get Hoke!!!

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October 10th, 2012 at 4:49 PM | Allergies Acting Up Here... (Score:2)
LSAClassOf2000
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That is truly an act of great compassion and class by Ferns. You are a true team player, sir, and I imagine, to Logan Thompson, a great  friend, it seems. 

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October 10th, 2012 at 5:16 PM | Wow (Score:1)
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Wow, great story.

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October 10th, 2012 at 6:08 PM | Great story. I'm thinking (Score:1)
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Great story. I'm thinking this staff has not only an eye for talent but character as well

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October 10th, 2012 at 7:18 PM | I think that is what is most (Score:2)
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I think that is what is most striking about the recruiting of this coaching staff.  Not only are we bringing in high caliber football players, they are also high caliber human beings.

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October 10th, 2012 at 7:24 PM | Wow, this guy will be a great (Score:1 Trolling)
UM2018
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Wow, this guy will be a great addition to Michigan football. Would have been kind of awkard if the guy didnt score on the next play or two, though. 

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October 10th, 2012 at 7:53 PM | Thats it! (Score:1)
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When you find it hard to use other words beyond tradition, history, passion etc about why we love this team so much, examples like these are perfect. This is the stuff that makes me root for a guy like kovacs more then BWC. Love big will but damn work ethic thats been there from day one with jordan is what Umich football means to me.

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October 12th, 2012 at 7:02 PM | One word: Awesome-ness (Score:1)
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One word: Awesome-ness

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