NJ Newspaper Posbangs Jabrill For Staying at Michigan
Jabrill was the feature of a positive article from the leading newspaper in northern NJ (which has a fair amount of elite HS talent, including from powerhouses Paramus Catholic and Don Bosco Prep). The gist of the article is that Jabrill remained loyal to Michigan and now he is reaping the rewards of being coached by Coach Harbaugh.
From what I’ve heard, Peppers never considered transferring from Michigan, and now he looks like a genius because former San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh took over the vacant position and immediately made Michigan the talk of the college football world.
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We all knew Peppers could handle the spotlight of winning; he’s got four football state championships, four Tournament of Champions track titles and a storage room full of awards to prove it.
What we didn’t know was how Peppers would handle adversity. Would he run from it? Or would he stand firm and accept the challenge?
He chose the latter, never wavered in that belief, and now he can reap the rewards while all the bandwagon jumpers scramble to get back on the ride.
In addition, there is some general advice to prospective D-I athletes:
Choose the school, not the coach.
It seems like an obvious and straightforward piece of advice, one virtually every athlete and sports fan has heard at some point in their life.
Coaches come and go. The school is forever.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:49 PM ^
And this is Michigan....fergodsakes.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:50 PM ^
I can't wait to watch this kid healthy. I hope the staff finds a way to get the ball in his hands. Does anyone think if he stays healthy maybe the staff tries to put him at RB w/ all of the issues we had with RB's finding holes last year? I mean cumong man!
January 9th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
I downvoted because the "video" is cut short and we don't see him cross the goal line.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^
I down voted because you down voted.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:03 PM ^
because I'm a nice guy
January 9th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
And I upvoted you because I appreciate that sort of thing.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:31 PM ^
but im not cool enough to upvote yet
January 9th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
because that sounds like a bad case of...Blue Baughs.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:38 PM ^
Haha
January 9th, 2015 at 4:20 PM ^
+1 informative
January 9th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
You're the first person to comment on my avatar. I probably know every single word of that movie.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^
I upvoted because it seems you have a plethora of Amigos lines in your head.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:59 PM ^
McSomething...what is a plethora?
January 9th, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^
Well, you just told me that I had a plethora, and I would just like to know if you know what it means to have a plethora. I would not like to think that someone would tell someone else he has a plethora, and then find out that that person has no idea what it means to have a plethora.
January 9th, 2015 at 4:23 PM ^
lips would be fine
January 9th, 2015 at 4:40 PM ^
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January 9th, 2015 at 4:46 PM ^
Michigasling, I know that I, BlueKoj, do not have your superior intellect and education, but could it be that once again, you are angry at something else, and are looking to take it out on me?
January 10th, 2015 at 9:23 PM ^
Though I now recognize the big font sounds like typing in caps. Unintentional plethora of pixels due to direct copy/theft from on-line dictionary.
January 9th, 2015 at 7:59 PM ^
of origin, please?
January 9th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
only applies if you are talking about piñatas.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
How does one upvote?
January 9th, 2015 at 3:45 PM ^
you need at least 100 MGoPoints. Then, it's easy.
January 9th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
Up vote because Seinfeld.
January 9th, 2015 at 5:18 PM ^
You are now.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:54 PM ^
Nonsense. No one could be that appreciative.
January 9th, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^
Has anyone noticed how the media are constantly "upvoting" the University of Michigan football program now? The entire narrative has changed. I am glad; I was getting really tired of reading about the "beleagured Michigan Wolverines."
If "flipping" the media is any indication, Harbaugh will flip a lot of recruits by NSD.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:20 PM ^
January 9th, 2015 at 3:30 PM ^
I see your downvote and at the time of my reply the board has raised you 7 downvotes.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
Speed. vision, toughness, ball skills. At the very least give him a wildcat package.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:23 PM ^
I just want to see him on the field...anywhere...for longer than 2 quarters.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:24 PM ^
But they shouldn't put him in at RB. We have more than enough talent there. Fix the OL and we'll be fine. Howeva, I WOULD love to see him either returning kicks or punts. Bless Dennis Norfleet, but I just don't think he has the power and breakaway speed we need to return kicks for TD's.
January 9th, 2015 at 8:03 PM ^
that might just happen.
January 11th, 2015 at 12:33 AM ^
Fear the abs
January 9th, 2015 at 2:49 PM ^
Right on the money. Jabrill's loyalty is going to pay big dividends in his football career.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:50 PM ^
thanks for posting it. We are very excited to see Peppers play and lay wood to the opposition.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
Josh agrees....
January 9th, 2015 at 2:52 PM ^
I'm glad he made the decision he did. Hopefully he's fully recovered and ready to be a force on the field come September.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:53 PM ^
What is most amazing about this article to me is not that Jabrill gets praised for doing the right thing (which obviously he did) but that these articles are being written about Michigan since we got Harbaugh and how quickly we are being talked about so positively in the media.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:54 PM ^
The school is forever.
Preach, brother! Preach!
January 9th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
There is a huge Michigan fanbase in the NYC metro area and they have been electrified by Coach Harbaugh's hiring. Everyone is eager to see Michigan get back on top; where it belongs!
January 9th, 2015 at 5:29 PM ^
The Big should expand there.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
"powerhouses Paramus Catholic and Don Bosco Prep" *cough* St. Peter's Prep #1 in the state and way more successfull than PC *cough*. Glad Jabrill never wavered, seems like a really good guy.
January 9th, 2015 at 3:16 PM ^
A.M.D.G.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
Positive Michigan Football related news is circulating now and days, im loving it
January 9th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
Let's hope his selling skills are honed for his visit.
we'll be the cradle of cornerbacks. . .
January 9th, 2015 at 4:05 PM ^
I think Peppers and Lewis will make the best CB duo in the Big Ten next year. I'm also betting Baxter can't wait to run special teams with Jabril. His loyalty will be rewarded.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
I live in Bergen County, and the Bergen Record is a fantastic paper.
Proud of the football players that come from this region.