Michigan will be without "key defensive player" in Outback Bowl [Locked]
Heard from several that as of now, U-M will be down a key defensive player for the Outback Bowl. Will wait for the program to announce who.
Maybe this is why Norfleet is suddenly playing CB?
Mod edit: The threshold for saying a player is kicked off the team for potentially illegal behavior is higher than unsubstantiated rumors. Speculation that names particular players and/or suggests those players have legal or other serious problems should be kept off the board unless a credible source comes forward to report. If you think you are a credible source, I encourage you to email Brian at the address at the top of the page. JGB.December 16th, 2012 at 12:26 AM ^
Two CB's? am I missing something? Floyd, Hawthorne, Hagerup = 1 CB, 1 LB, and 1 Punter.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:06 AM ^
His post is assuming that Norfleet was moved to CB b/c a (different) CB was kicked off the team, which isn't necessarily true at all and is a totally baseless jumping to a conclusion.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:13 AM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 12:37 AM ^
If that's the case, then it's taken a really really long time for the story to break, considering we've known about the Norfleet to secondary thing for a few days now.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:46 AM ^
what exactly is supposed to have transpired over the past few days? If it was something bad enough to get them dismissed from the team wouldn't they have been dismissed immediately and we would have heard about it at Hoke's press conference?
December 16th, 2012 at 12:23 AM ^
I dislike this thread.....
December 16th, 2012 at 12:25 AM ^
Well a fairly quiet night just got WAY more interesting.....and for some reason I believe Flood and Hornets on this one.
Unfortunately.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:25 AM ^
I NEED ANSWERS!!!
December 16th, 2012 at 12:26 AM ^
If true, what a horrible way for Floyd to end his career at Michigan.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:31 AM ^
ugh....what a shitty end to a decent career if true. explains the shift of Norfleet to CB I guess.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:37 AM ^
If this was pretty much a done deal then, how did it not leak until now? On top of that, Floyd has not gotten in trouble (that I know of?) over any of the past five years that he's been here. And now he's done something so horrendous, so absolutely unforgivable, that he's being dismissed from the team?
December 16th, 2012 at 1:59 AM ^
First of all, it is probably not for something that happened Friday night. If there was some "event" in question, the likely scenario is that the staff would be aware of it, and while going through the fact-finding and decision-making processes, they preemptively move Norfleet since they know how it will end. At the end of the week, the final ruling is decided. Nothing odd here at all.
We have no idea what happened. It could be something that would get anyone kicked off of any team. But if its a senior like Floyd, it could also be something that necessitates a one-game suspension... And that's all he has left. There's a wide range of causes here, we should probably wait to hear the real story.
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December 16th, 2012 at 12:44 AM ^
If you're trying to throw the "omg race" card, LOLwut?
I think he was simply wondering what kind of situation could have transpired.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:48 AM ^
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December 16th, 2012 at 12:43 AM ^
I say where there's smoke, there's fire. Unfortunate if true. What the heck could a 5th year senior to do get kicked off before the bowl game? Crazy. On another note, it *seems* like Hagerup has a knack for doing bone-headed stuff to get himself in trouble.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:40 AM ^
Coner.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:41 AM ^
It is Floyd, but there really is no reason to speculate because it will be known soon enough anyway.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:43 AM ^
instead of beating around the bush like the others?
December 16th, 2012 at 12:46 AM ^
I could write an article and post it on bleacher report or something.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:49 AM ^
This is pure speculation on my part but if I had to guess, this is sourced from premium message board chatter.
So far 3 people have all posted in this thread, with cryptic posts and lack of detail, as is usually the tone of stuff that originates from the premium boards.
Either that or we're being trolled hardcore.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:49 AM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 12:50 AM ^
The individuals coming forward with the information have said they are students. I'm sure the word is getting around campus.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:53 AM ^
Hornet said he's a student, I didn't see the other 2 say that.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:56 AM ^
I'd be an old ass student, but I have a nephew with ties to the team. From everything he's heard the Floyd, Hawthorne, and Hagerup rumors are true.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:57 AM ^
Webb has been saying for a few days that there is a reason for all the the new found room to the recruiting class, but he would let the staff report why. Certainly Hawthorne or Floyd wouldn't impact the scholarship count next year, but J-Rob and Hagerup obviously would have.
I hope the attrition stops soon enough though. How long has the team been fighting depth issues now?
December 16th, 2012 at 12:44 AM ^
How does the kid get kicked off the team 3 weeks before his last game as a Wolverine?
December 16th, 2012 at 12:46 AM ^
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December 16th, 2012 at 12:44 AM ^
If we can't speculate on who it is and why should we go back to fulminating over the possible new jersey's then?
December 16th, 2012 at 12:44 AM ^
But Hagerup has deleted his social media, that's usually a tell......
December 16th, 2012 at 1:14 AM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 12:58 AM ^
Le'ts say, for arguement's sake, that hypothetically three players from a football team were caught doing something bad. Something against team rules......like say smoking pot for example....something like that.
Well if those three hypothetical players were caught but the coach had to investigate it further to ensure the story was accurate well then it might stay quiet for a day or two. And if the coach did validate the story his decision on what to do with those three hypothetical players he would probably kick them off the team.
Allegedily.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:02 AM ^
I'm guessing you're on to something here. Hypothetically, of course, given the abrupt nature of said dismissals.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:01 AM ^
you seemed to know nothing earlier on in this thread. did you find said hypothetical allegations somewhere?
December 16th, 2012 at 1:03 AM ^
Nope. I have zero inside information whatsoever. I'm simply posing my baseless speculation on what could've transpired to get them kicked off the team. And one of the players rumored on this thread did have an issue with that substance not too long ago.
Allegedly.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:04 AM ^
Allegedly one of those alleged players then must need a serious reality check after being allegedly caught doing the same alleged hypothetical thing two times before (three? can't remember). It's just not worth it, hypothetically.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:09 AM ^
would be worth it?
I am wary of mGrowOld's post - there is no mention of his wife's website. I suspect he was hacked by aliens.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:11 AM ^
I'm just saying that by smoking pot, one would be risking their future career in the NFL and any other job, for that matter... it's not worth the hour or so that you're high to throw away your future in an instant.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:14 AM ^
Inshapemom.com
December 16th, 2012 at 1:07 AM ^
I just went back thorugh Hoke's presser to look for clues. Sure enough he seems to be avoiding a lot of issues, which means... absolutely nothing. Damnit. It's difficult to study for finals with all of this drama happening.
December 16th, 2012 at 1:15 AM ^
How about the fact that this probably won't get confirmed by UM until Monday? Does that help with anything?
December 16th, 2012 at 1:10 AM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 1:14 AM ^
That joke was already made about 95 posts ago.
Now, about those 5 hookers....
December 16th, 2012 at 1:18 AM ^
This thread sucks. Time for some postive stuff