Semi OT: Blake Countess was at today's game
per this Instagram post by Gardner, who was also in town for Homecoming.
I mean, Countess is an alum. Kind of strange, though since he's still a college athlete at another school.
https://instagram.com/p/8qkrn1zVGfnFWXRBp2hQdgeS96WtUQf2xK7jA0/
October 10th, 2015 at 10:24 PM ^
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that he just chose to leave. It's hard to say he made the wrong choice. Unless he suddenly transformed his ability to play press coverage, he wasn't going to play much.
October 10th, 2015 at 10:28 PM ^
weird
October 10th, 2015 at 10:28 PM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 7:58 AM ^
position? I do and I think he's proven it. Let's give a little credit to the staff here. People were convinced that Lyons was going to start, too. He was even considered the favorite here to play across from Lewis. That's because people didn't know how good the competition was. At this point that should be evident. Our secondary has exceeded even unreasonable expectations and Lyons can't even see the field in dime packages. I have to wonder whose playing time Countess would be taking.
October 10th, 2015 at 10:30 PM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 12:16 AM ^
to be fair to him, this defense showed no sign of ever being this good. it's amazing what coaching and attitude can do.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:52 AM ^
Countess seemed to actually be regressing year-to-year and seeing how this D is playing, you gotta wonder if he actually starts
October 10th, 2015 at 10:32 PM ^
Channing Stribling didn't even play today and we still shut out a top-15 team.
That is all.
October 10th, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^
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October 10th, 2015 at 11:24 PM ^
He didn't travel to Maryland
October 10th, 2015 at 11:44 PM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 8:48 AM ^
nor did Mario...deep defense
October 10th, 2015 at 10:35 PM ^
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But not that big of a deal...
If I was an Auburn fan, I'd still prefer he wore a blank navy shirt if he wanted to support Michigan since that's Auburn's color as well.
October 10th, 2015 at 10:37 PM ^
They wanted to move him to safety and move Stribling into the starting lineup who is bigger and more physical...but that's the rumor.
October 10th, 2015 at 10:42 PM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 3:21 AM ^
He wouldn't be.
October 10th, 2015 at 10:46 PM ^
nobody will know all the details except Michigan and Countess. Hope foir the best for both Michigan and Countess but looking at the defense I think it's much better suited to the corners on defese as compared to a zone coverage sehcme. like hes seemed to be skiilled at/
October 10th, 2015 at 10:48 PM ^
October 10th, 2015 at 11:01 PM ^
Blake played in some incredible games during his time at Michigan....but you have to think that standing there on the sidelines today, he knows he's missing out on something special.
October 10th, 2015 at 10:52 PM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 1:53 AM ^
thanks for your contribution
October 11th, 2015 at 8:50 AM ^
he is an alum...and a Michigan man. No one should blame him for getting a free year in a different part of the country, ala John Horford. He should be welcomed back whenever he wants IMO
October 10th, 2015 at 11:00 PM ^
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October 10th, 2015 at 11:18 PM ^
Those who say will be verbose.
October 11th, 2015 at 7:22 AM ^
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October 10th, 2015 at 11:23 PM ^
Ryan Mallett was at Dance Marathon with a bunch of his old Michigan teammates weeks after he transferred in 2008, looking like he was enjoying being there and being in Ann Arbor. These guys are friends with their teammates, whether or not they're still teammates...
October 10th, 2015 at 11:42 PM ^
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He has trained with many of the people on this team and likely has a lot of friends.
October 11th, 2015 at 12:47 AM ^
his transfer had nothing to do with football or even michigan (he loves it here)
October 11th, 2015 at 12:57 AM ^
I'm just glad that "Those Who Stay..." isn't an empty promise any longer.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:22 AM ^
No bad vibes from Blake from what i can see. Writing must have been on the wall
October 11th, 2015 at 3:05 AM ^
Loved for his contributions to the program and the university.
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October 11th, 2015 at 6:11 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 4:03 AM ^
During spring practice and through the year, he must of felt himself slipping behind others and left to get more playing time. I think he loves Michigan but knew he would be a 2nd or 3rd stringer. It seem to all work out well for him.
October 11th, 2015 at 8:43 AM ^
The new defense wasn't going to be a good fit for him. He had to play to his strengths and give himself a chance to audition for the next level.
He left on good terms and will always be welcome back to me.