Ricky Barnum deals with graduation, fatherhood (Warning: Freep Content)
Holiday article on Ricky Barnum's trails freeing up, his family, playing time challenges, schooling, and making a better life for his daughter. It's in the Free Press so don't click if you don't want, it's fair, but this was one of those cases where my love for the players overrides my disdain for all things Snyder and Freep.
December 23rd, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
Come on folks, this site would be much more enjoyable if we did away with the childish anti-Freep requirement (I'm speaking about the local culture, not the OP, whom I respect). It takes attention away from a good topic and often quality content and makes the reader have to think about and wrestle the unpleasant memories of a past regime, the hardened days of yore, often bringing them to the fore, and thus keeping issues on life support that just want to die already.
December 23rd, 2012 at 12:48 PM ^
If my personal boycott in any way hastens their death, I'll consider it worthwhile.
December 23rd, 2012 at 12:50 PM ^
Death to the Freep. Always.
December 23rd, 2012 at 12:58 PM ^
So they should get away with their hatchet job without any major costs? Detroit doesn't need 2 papers, especially in this age of journalism so if I can help kill off the paper with a sports section full of hacks I'm more than happy to try.
December 23rd, 2012 at 7:13 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:00 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:01 PM ^
Don't worry, I added an extra visit for you today.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:00 PM ^
Nice try, Rosenberg
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:11 PM ^
Would get those who want to avoid Freep content to avoid it.
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:28 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 5:42 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:43 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 5:09 PM ^
and die some more.
December 23rd, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^
"... childish anti-Freep requirement ..."
Sorry -- trying to frame the discussion that way pretty much cancels out any good points in your post.
December 23rd, 2012 at 10:39 PM ^
Screw the Freep and anyone who thinks otherwise
December 24th, 2012 at 2:20 AM ^
Yes, master blueblueblue: I will bow at the altar of your opinion and embrace it as my own. Thank you so much for the enlightenment. I really needed to be told how to think.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:09 PM ^
for some reason cutting and pasting it over didn't add the automatic hyperlink. Had to actually link it.
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:48 PM ^
You can definitely delete it now that yours is working. It is just cluttering the board now.
December 23rd, 2012 at 5:46 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 8:53 PM ^
For some reason I thought you were a mod now. My bad.
December 23rd, 2012 at 12:56 PM ^
I click on the Freep just to irritate Section One
December 23rd, 2012 at 12:57 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 12:59 PM ^
I click on every Freep link between 30 and the same number of times that people mention that they refuse to click on said link, whichever is greater.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:16 PM ^
Do the same thing on a bigger scale and voila, DDoS attack!
/donttrythisathome
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:30 PM ^
Every time someone clicks a Freep link, a puppy dies. You, sir, are a monster of a human for killing that many puppies.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:05 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 3:54 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:31 PM ^
I'm not passing on an article about a player because of it, though.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:47 PM ^
How many players have kids? Seems like they all need a lesson in contraception.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:51 PM ^
Maybe the children were planned?
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:14 PM ^
Maybe. Still probably not a great choice.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:50 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 3:51 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 3:56 PM ^
Well, I think the Freep is full of a bunch if dummy head poo poo faces.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:51 PM ^
First of all, congratulations to Ricky on completing his degrees (including the MSW in May, if I read that correctly) from Michigan - a great achievement and one to be very, very proud of. He gave up much to make this possible in the way of time with his family (including large portions of his daughter's early years), and I would say that it takes great drive and strength and a great support system of family and friends to manage that for as long as he has. I wish him nothing but success.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:51 PM ^
The Free Press thing is so tedious and childish. As is use of of the word "Freep." Grow up.
December 23rd, 2012 at 1:57 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:08 PM ^
with your rational thoughts? You are getting just as bad as that other guy!
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:09 PM ^
Sure, but that doesn't mean we should use it. If there's one thing I've learned from Ohio fans, it's that using a self-branded nickname is childish unless you actually belong to the organization. So I believe the correct terminology would be "The Detroit Free Press" for the rest of us bums.
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:18 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 11:01 PM ^
One would think those belonging to the Free Press are bums.
December 23rd, 2012 at 3:57 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 3:02 PM ^
Did you eat paint chips as a kid?
December 23rd, 2012 at 3:14 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:29 PM ^
I will never forgive the freep. EVER
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:55 PM ^
December 23rd, 2012 at 3:51 PM ^
Also, I don't understand the freep hate. Yes they published what put UM under sanctions but its a bit immature to say you hate the freep but not mention how we did in fact evade the rules. Nor is there ever a mention of that Draper character. Just a bunch of rabble rabble I hate newspapers ect. Thanks for the article OP, good read.
December 23rd, 2012 at 4:15 PM ^
It's not that people are pissed at the Freep for uncovering NCAA violations. It's that the freep did a hack job on Michigan, alleging things that weren't true, and in fact ridiculous. If you got pulled over for speeding, and then a friend spread the false rumor that you had been driving drunk at the time, don't you think that you would be a little displeased with him, even though you were still in the wrong for speeding?
December 23rd, 2012 at 4:44 PM ^