OT: Zeke Pike ejected at 7 on 7 tourney

Honestly, if he just tossed the ball at him out of frustration I don't think it's a big deal. If he wound up a rocket and blasted the ref in the face then I could see it being an issue.

Was it a tight spiral? If so, I still want him in this class.

Yeah, this is almost certainly a huge character flaw and probably represents an immense underlying psychological issue. /s

Obviously throwing a ball at a ref is a bad idea, but let's not blow this out of proportion.

is hardly a big deal without any other facts. A good reason to not have these 7on7 games.

Was the guy a hockey ref as well?  If so, I understand.

maybe he just didn't want to be there anymore and decided that was his best way out

7 on 7 rules are probably just strict. It would be an unsportsmanslike conduct penalty in most situations.

Hopefully he just watched Varsity Blues and was confused

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If the story is true, ejections, especially for actions that threaten referees, are serious.

I'm surprised that so many folks immediately seem to excuse the player's behavior.

I'd like to wait to see exactly what happened before commenting further.

But let's not be so blinded by wanting talented recruits that we are willing to accept players with bad attitudes -- if that's what this episode suggests.

I wouldn't be too concerned if he came to Michigan because honestly, do you think coaches, fans, higher-ups, etc would allow behavior like that at Michigan? If anyone has to mature their personality, I think UoM is the place to do it.

Temper, Temper, Temper.  I want him on MY TEAM !

If this was an Ohio State commit, we'd be calling it the second coming of TP.  I agree we shouldn't jump to conclusions, but throwing the ball at an official is ALWAYS a bad sign.  It may be relatively minor, but is still worse than if he had never done it.

This is mind blowing news. I have no idea how to handle it. Thank god for the advent of Twitter, because it allows people to hype information of this magnitude.

Now Zeke can be compared to the likes of Demar Dorsey and other recruits with major character flaws. How can Hoke recruit this kid. OMG.

s/

How was he doing before he was ejected...?

Kid has a mean streak, he also bowls over two defenders for his runningback in the second play of his highlite film that was put up here. Get him on campus. 

Who hasn't wanted to chuck a ball at a ref in their lives? Better to get it out of the way at 18 so as to have the "young and dumb" excuse. It's out of his system now, now come to Michigan and win.