Ojemudia suspended for first half of playoff game
It says he is suspended because he wore shoulder pads in a photo during the dead period. This seems kind of stupid.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:11 PM ^
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:11 PM ^
I'm beginning to think we're recruiting bad apples...
/s <------ note, please...
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:19 PM ^
and will proceed to get angry and argue with you. Minus the arguing, I just don't feel like arguing right now.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:23 PM ^
You should know your joke is not funny when you have to include
/s <-------please note...
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:45 PM ^
if you're going to go for it, just go for it. nothing is worse than qualifying a joke.
go fuck
/yourself
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:11 PM ^
better to learn that breaking them bares consequences now then in the next four years...
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:12 PM ^
The NCAA looks upon your rules and says, "damn, that's arbitrary, man..."
November 3rd, 2011 at 4:36 PM ^
an even better MHSAA rule? In wrestling, we can't let our kids go to senior nationals because if they do, they are disqualified from doing a spring sport.
November 3rd, 2011 at 4:45 PM ^
Seeing that rule and the football all-star game rule, why aren't there parents up in arms about that stuff? Wouldn't that be the last chance for your child to get scouted for a potential scholarship? I'd be severely pissed off if I had a kid good enough for a scholarship and they didn't have every opportunity to showcase their talent.
November 3rd, 2011 at 7:28 PM ^
I went to the CAP class this summer and the people running it were pretty adamant times about how those rules came from the Michigan coaches, and were only in place because of the majority of the Michigan coaches supporting them.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:13 PM ^
I do know that me and the rest of the coaches on the staff I'm on are actively opposed to that rule
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:57 PM ^
A similar rule kills high school hockey in the state. A kid can't play juniors and on his high school team. The MHSAA is kind of a mini-NCAA
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:14 PM ^
Can he get the suspension lifted by staring into the souls of the compliance team?
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:48 PM ^
There's a Farmington Hills Harrison compliance team?
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:15 PM ^
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:16 PM ^
He did a bunch of awesome jump kicks in said shoulder pads.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:24 PM ^
I am glad it's lame I don't want his scholarship to be taken away lol
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:30 PM ^
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:26 PM ^
He proved to me his badassery simply by virtue of being named Mario Ojemudia. I hope it will be a name that strikes fear into opposing QBs for years to come.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:32 PM ^
In fairness to his game, he has reaffirmed that badassery each week.
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But come on, against Brother Rice? Couldn't do it against Seaholm? Brother Rice is one of only two challenging teams Harrison can run into on their way to a repeat trophy. This is just sad.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:35 PM ^
Ha its against Brother Rice, wow that sucks. That couldn't be more full of horseshit than I have ever seen. Knowing Rice, I wonder if there were other interests involved here.
November 3rd, 2011 at 6:21 PM ^
But go Rice in this one. We (Lowell) have a much better chance of beating Rice. Harrison is gooooood.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:16 PM ^
One would think Nike elite camp would be aware of the rule.
Kinda strange for penalty to occur during Harrison's second playoff game, for rule violation occurring in July
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^
It's a Michigan rule, so I'm not surprised Nike didn't do any due diligence.
But I doubt it's a coincidence that someone e-mailed the picture to MHSAA Compliance this week.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:29 PM ^
I wouldn't want to be the Brother Rice OL called on to block Mario in the 2nd half, because he is none too pleased about this.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:33 PM ^
Hands down best profile pic ever. I am surprized noone has this as an avitar yet. ROCKIT!
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:17 PM ^
Someone from Brother Rice has to have some influence with the MHSAA considering everyone else involved already served their suspension in August.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:30 PM ^
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:35 PM ^
That's not surprising. Al Fracassa is sick of getting stuck by the pride of the public schools HHS year in and year out.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^
IF true, I wonder if BR was expecting Mario to get suspended an entire game. I can see MHSAA seeing it for what it is, knowing they have to do something since it was brought to their attention, and kind of sticking it to BR by suspending him for just a half. (There, we punished him. Happy?)
Now Herrington gets to use this as a motivational tactic for his entire team (I doubt he'll pass on the opportunity, whether BR was behind this or not) and Mario gets unleashed on some poor sap in the 2nd half.
If that scenario is true, not well played by BR, in my opinion. Pure speculation, I know. But the timing does lend itself to such thoughts.
My view of Brother Rice sportsdom is quite low anyway, as their fans were complete jackasses at the state hockey championship game earlier this year, where *ahem* my alma mater beat them to take the state title.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:21 PM ^
Our recruits get suspended for wearing shoulder pads, other recruits get suspended for lacking self-control.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:25 PM ^
No white after Labor Day and no shoulder pads after Memorial Day. Particularly with those jackets where you pull the sleeves up on your forearms. Way too Breakfast Club.
Glad the adults have such important things to do.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:25 PM ^
Was he the only kid that did it or are there other suspensions as well?
November 3rd, 2011 at 7:53 PM ^
Apparently trhe MHSAA received pictures of a couple of other kids doing the same thing at the start of the season and they were suspended for preseason scrimmages, etc, but the MHSAA didn't receive word of Mario doing this until just this week
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:26 PM ^
This is BUSH LEAGUE!!!
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:26 PM ^
Haha wow not gonna lie, this is a pretty stupid reason to suspend someone. Why is that even a rule?
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:34 PM ^
The interesting thing will be to see if Rosenberg can explain his way out of this one
November 4th, 2011 at 11:33 AM ^
I was about to start stretching and now I feel like it would get me in trouble.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:37 PM ^
Something shady is going on. Brother Rice trying to get an edge?
"Herrington questioned the timing of the suspension. He said an anonymous source informed MHSAA administrators of the violation by sending them a photo.
Herrington said MHSAA assistant director Nate Hampton told him that the MHSAA received photos, in August, of other players who violated this rule. Those suspensions were assessed then, and those players were prevented from participating in preseason scrimmages, Herrington said."
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20111103/SPORTS05/111030462/Harrison-star-Mario-Ojemudia-suspended-for-one-half-of-playoff-game#ixzz1cfm219EC
November 4th, 2011 at 12:34 AM ^
Not to play devil's advocate since it's a shitty rule, but maybe FHH should have self-reported in the preseason and gotten it over with. Pretty bush league move by BR.
November 3rd, 2011 at 3:55 PM ^
Than the NCAA bagel rules
November 3rd, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
absolute garbage suspension. BR definitely behind it. i live about a mile away from harrison have been going to all home games for years and i'll be at this weeks game as well. it hurts to lose mario for a half but harrison is gonna roll BR anyway. second straight undefeated season and state championship for these kids. also on a side note john herrington is an absolute class act of a coach and runs a great program there.
November 3rd, 2011 at 7:20 PM ^
This has BR written all over it. This is no doubt retaliation to the controversial fumble that was called at the end of the game in last year's playoffs. Always thought BR was a classy program.
November 3rd, 2011 at 7:42 PM ^
Hoke obviously has no family values.
November 4th, 2011 at 12:32 PM ^
Harrison is a steamroller.
Losing Mario for two quarters will only delay the steam-rolling.