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.

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.

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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.

But it was a Hockey East ref, so odds are it was a bullshit call.

Either way, let's definitely jump to conclusions on this.  Why wait for the facts?

 But the ref probably deserved it.

Maybe Zeke got the safety on a pump fake, and the Umpire was open?

Give our history of WTF reffing calls, we need this kid.

The 1st team defense looked impressive yesterday during the scrimmage.  The 2nd team needs a lot of work.  Over the course of the coaches clinic the last three days, I thought the defense was in a little trouble, but they did not let the 1st offense score.  Martin looked great and Carvin Johnson was extremely impressive.

"@SamLeeJoseph Badger sports/NLA at Pittsburgh. Should have just been 15 yards, ejection was over the top."

they can be REALLY full of themselves (coughJimJoycecough), so this may be nothing. It may be that Pike tossed the ball to the ref after a good or bad play, and it had a dash of pepper on it, and the ref decided he wanted to feel important.

Pike's Arkansas trip.

probably because he's a pissed off 17 yr old under a lot of pressure at a camp. whether he goes to michigan or not, he'll probably grow up and stop doing that.

or he'll be spending a lot of time on the bench somewhere

RR's fault.

I saw on his facebook and he said.. it was completely blown out of proportion. Thats just how media is today and we let our minds wander.. This kid is a hell of a quarterback and I cant wait to get him on campus and wearing that winged helmet.. Go Blue.

As someone who has been ejected from a HS sporting event everyone should cool it until more information comes out. We shouldn't condem or excuse this act until more info comes out. We've all been pissed at a ref before and we can sympathise with the feeling but that doesn't mean the rumor is true. Also, as someone who likes athletes with fire and passion I don't know if I'd like this story to be true or to not be.

BTW, my ejection was total shit. I was in a water polo match and had just been substituted since I'd played 80% of that game (roation just like basketball) and I needed a breather before the final 4 minutes. I played basically the equivalent of a basketball center on defense and a PG on offense (like soccer in that the whole team shuffles up and down without shifting spots). I told my sub to watch for a specific move the opponent makes and sure enough the first time down he makes the moves and scored. I yelled something like "Bull Shit, Come on Matt" and jumped off the bench. I was the only one on the back bench, for some reason all the players who don't play sit on the first bench making the starters and rotation guys climb to the back, and when I jumped the bench flipped. The official on the far side of the pool automatically assumed I kicked the heavy wooden bench which would destroy my foot even though she saw nothing because she was giving the scorer's numbers to the scoring table where both my parents were working (and were looking at her as the bench flipped). I got tossed and we lost the game by 1 goal (and my substiute was burned time and time again thoughout the final 4 minutes). At first my coach thought I did it (I have a competitive temper) but fortunantly for me one of the players that I hated on my team actually turned around after the goal and saw I didn't touch the bench and my coach believed him.

The worst part was after the game the official wouldn't let me get a single word in and told me I was going to be banned for 3 more games. When my coach tried to talk to her she banned him for the next 3 games as well even though he is an incredibly nice guy who has never raised his voice or sworn at anyone ever. However, later we turned in a tape from the game recorded from the stands and it's clear I didn't touch the bench. The official was suspended for the rest of the year (becuase she turned in a 3 match ban for me and my coach instead of just hearing us out) but we still lost the match which cost us the final state playoff spot. Still not over it 5 years later. Damn officials!