Must Stop Reading Drew Sharp: Tate or Denard Will Likely Transfer
It is my fault for reading anything written by Drew Sharp, it isn't as if I don't know what I'm getting into but I have an unfortunate compulsion to read anything and everything written about Michigan. What bothers me most about his and many other columnists work is the blur between the presentation of opinion and fact. The following two passages are from his column today:
"Tate Forcier's comfort in precisely chronicling his difficulties last week didn't exactly calm the storm. When Forcier publically acknowledged that Denard Robinson took most of the practice reps with the first unit, he basically threw his fellow freshman under the bus when Robinson played little at Wisconsin.
How embarrassed do you think Robinson feels today, spending all that preparation time and then not playing much? How fast can you expedite the transfer paperwork?"
And later on:
"Forcier insists he's not going anywhere. But what happens the next time there's a snit because there supposedly was miscommunication about a skipped study hall? He's the better short-term answer at QB, but Robinson might be the long-term answer for Rodriguez's system, considering his size. One likely is gone after this season."
I understand but don't necessarily agree with his take on Tate throwing Denard under the bus, but hey that is his purposefully inflammatory opinion, but a one-off throwaway statement like "One is likely gone after the season" is unsupported by any facts. Given the rest of the piece this is probably his opinion but it is presented as if it is based on some inside knowledge, which is probably is not. I think Sharp should again be taken to task by mgoblog readers. Hey, if he has some inside info, I hope he shares it with us, if not he should clarify this as opinion.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:08 AM ^
stop reading drew sharp
November 17th, 2009 at 12:45 PM ^
Yes, a personal attack. Not only his articles, but he has the single worst radio talk show that I have ever listened to. Matt Shepherd is pretty good, and that show is still an absolute disaster due to Sharp's bullshit. How that person became credible to anybody is beyond me.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:09 AM ^
FREEP = yellow journalism
November 17th, 2009 at 10:11 AM ^
is pure, steaming, unadulterated, 100% horseshit pulled out of his own ass with his own poop-covered hands.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:19 AM ^
chuckled. (COL?)
November 17th, 2009 at 11:23 AM ^
I'm less interested in how the horseshit came out of his ass, and more interested in how the horseshit got in there in the first place.
Gross.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:13 AM ^
that Drew Sharp would write something this way. Normally he's sooooo top notch.
Columnists speculate. Wildy, at times. Laziness, and by that I mean the unwillingness to develop actual, you know, sources of information, leads to this.
See?:
I have it on good authority from multiple sources that Drew Sharp is leaving the Free Press for the Houghton Mining Gazette, where he will write a thrice-weekly column about his problems with snow and "northy" things.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:25 AM ^
The Daily Mining Gazette of which you are referring to would be a step up for this scumbag.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:07 AM ^
my subscription to the HMG, just in case. Thanks for the heads up.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:14 AM ^
Tate talks more than he should. I would prefer if he keeps his head down and not give anybody any material to twist out of context and give more headaches to RR. Dickheads like Sharp have enough help to create trouble from within the AD as it is.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:29 AM ^
Tate talking as much as he does is the reason why fans feel they can relate to him. He could be more careful with what he says, perhaps. But I'm Facebook friends with him and I haven't seen him post anything totally out of line. Even the "Terrible day" thing that got TOTALLY blown out of proportion. Geez, people! The kid's 18. He's allowed to have a bad day once in a while during his first semester in college.
He just recently posted this: " I got the boys from back home coming in this week on their official visits. RB- Brennan Clay Oklahoma commit WR-Kenny Stills RB/WR Dillon Baxter USC commit SS- Tony Jefferson- UCLA commit"
You can just feel the kid's excitement. And I think that's great for Michigan football.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:30 AM ^
When I was a freshman in college, every day was a bad day.
Not only wouldn't girls go out with me, but they'd laugh and run away when I opened up my trenchcoat.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:43 PM ^
Magnus = Larry???
November 17th, 2009 at 10:16 AM ^
Yeah I was talking with one of my friends back home last night and he was convinced that Denard would transfer after the season was finished. He said "it was all over 97.1" and that D-Rob wanted to be a starting qb not a gimmick qb.
Just curious is anyone that listens can corroborate this. Personally, I'm calling BS but I guess you can never know.
(I hate the fact that this is what's being discussed during Ohio State week too.)
November 17th, 2009 at 10:27 AM ^
Denard isn't a gimmick QB. He's a running QB who's an incompetent passer at this point in his career. The coaches have given him chances to pass; he has responded with a flurry of incompletions and interceptions.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:35 AM ^
DRob isn't going to transfer. UM was the only school to offer him the opportunity to be a QB at a BCS school. All others wanted him in a percy harvin role. At least for the next year he will continue to develop in the QB role. If he gets beat out by Devin Gardner in 2011 then he will have to make the decision to switch positions or transfer to an FCS school. DRob is smart enough to realize that if he can develop as a QB, then great, but if he cannot then he has a great shot at being a multi-millionaire in a percy harvin role. All of the above is just my opinion.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:14 PM ^
Not because of Sharp, but: 1- because I am hearing black helicopters everywhere I go right about now--yesterday's news and the latest loss put me in paranoid mode, and 2- it wasn't a great sign that Denard refused to talk after the game-not saying that's anything, but still not a great sign given #1 above, for me anyway
November 17th, 2009 at 10:33 AM ^
that when your friend said 97.1 he was refering to valenti and foster. now i didn't listen to the show yesterday, but mike has been saying since after the ND game that one of the QB's would leave because of gardner coming in or gardner would go else where because of tate.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:19 AM ^
this friggin jabroni has no idea what its like to be part of a team. he had heart surgery as a child and has never been able to play teeball let alone d1 anything.i truelly believe this has made him bitter and hatefull. he gets paid to generate opinions and thats what he does. hes very aware of what hes doing when he writes thes columns ."one is likely gone after the season" made me lol .can you imagine if every kid that was a back up transfered? he acts like its some surprise that we have two qb's, and denard has some how been blindsided by all of this. this guy should really be taken to task SOON
November 17th, 2009 at 10:31 AM ^
I expect an article from Sharp today detailing MSU's QB situation. I mean, both Nichol and Maxwell should transfer since they won't supplant Cousins as the starter. I can't wait to read that story.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:09 PM ^
jabroni
November 17th, 2009 at 10:22 AM ^
tate could keep to himself more
November 17th, 2009 at 9:19 PM ^
TF is a self-interested punk. Then you have Shoelace, the fastest player in all of division 1, yet he is a quiet, well-mannered kid. They'd be out of their minds to play Forcier against OSU...
November 17th, 2009 at 10:23 AM ^
Michigan, to my knowledge, was the only top-level school recruiting him to play QB. Florida said that they'd have a "package" for him. He was listed as a CB on Rivals or Scout or both (I can't remember)...Anyway, I envy sports columnists. It would be great to have a job that can be done competently while smoking opium on a regular basis.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:24 AM ^
More like Drew DULL.
Amiright?
November 17th, 2009 at 10:27 AM ^
denards facebook page say???
November 17th, 2009 at 11:22 AM ^
Bet you can't catch me.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:28 AM ^
Why is Robinson more likely to be the long-term solution due to his size? Both Robinson and Forcier are small-ish. That statement is ridiculous.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:35 AM ^
Robinson's size makes him perfect b/c a guy who used to play for Rodriguez told Michael Wilbon that he'd wager all the money in his wallet that Rodriguez will be fired.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:50 AM ^
Thought the exact same thing
November 17th, 2009 at 9:25 PM ^
Forcier can never possibly get any faster, while Robinson could and most likely will develop into a great passer. Oh yeah, and Robinson is the fastest player in college football.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:29 AM ^
Think of it this way. Reading Drew Sharp is just like poking yourself in the eyes with a "sharp" knife. Poking yourself in the eyes adds as much clarity to your knowledge of the world as reading Drew and provides about as much pain. Just let it go.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:30 AM ^
drew sharpton talked with both qb's and they both said "yup, i dont start next year and im fuckin outta here". also i heard feagin hates coke and only sold it to get kicked off the team
November 17th, 2009 at 10:31 AM ^
Just don't do it! Don't read his articles anymore. I stopped over a month ago, and already I'm sleeping better.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:08 AM ^
hit 'em in their purses. Just say no to any and all things freep, and they will eventually go away.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:47 AM ^
On these sorts of predictions/speculations. Unfortunately that would mean reading through a bunch of Sharp's columns, and frankly the guy irritates the hell out of me even on those rare occasions when I agree with him.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:24 AM ^
Drew Sharp bases his columns on info from "inside sources".
Of course, what he doesn't tell you is that it means it's sourced from inside his rectum.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:27 AM ^
I don't know if that's true or not, but I bet Michael Rosenberg could find out.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:28 AM ^
I could get paid making up rumors.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:44 AM ^
It's his point to stir the point and bring up subjective opinions. He isn't a reporter, this is what columnists do for a living. They are paid to write an opinion hoping to generate interest/arguments in the paper so people continue to buy the paper to see what the columnist is going to say next.
Look at how many posts have been applied to this topic. I would say he has done his job pretty well since some of us are so mad we are picking on his heart condition as a child. Everyone knows he is going to blast UM at every opportunity, it has been his MO for years, just ignore it.
I personally don't care for his work, but what is the big deal about this.
November 20th, 2009 at 5:18 AM ^
When people make arguments like Drew Sharp makes arguments people stop reading him. When people make arguments like Brian makes arguments people tell their friends. Anyone can come up with a crazy column. Nobody would pay attention to Sharp if he didn't have the platform he does.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:39 PM ^
http://mgoblog.com/diaries/crystal-ball-drew-sharp-2012
Asshat.
(drew, not any o' youz guyz)
November 17th, 2009 at 12:48 PM ^
Did you know that Rich Rod is going to get the axe at the end of the year? Some MSU fan thought that he would. That qualifies as a "reliable" source, amirite?