Terrence Robinson and Angry Michigan Fast Players' Knees-Hating God
I don't mean to be a Negative Nancy or anything, but until all this hullabaloo and what-have-you with Threet, I'd been hearing rumblings about Terrence Robinson and his ability to return kicks, be a good slot guy, etc.
That said, my question is, how much do we know about his injury from last year? I know he redshirted and didn't play, and he had a knee injury to start the year. Did they just decide to keep him out because he wouldn't help that much, or because his knee injury was serious enough to keep him out for the whole year? And, if it's the second one, isn't that a bit worrisome, and won't it theoretically affect his ability to be a kick returner/electron?
February 15th, 2009 at 11:08 PM ^
RR mentioned that Had T-Rob not been injured he would have been in the mix at slot and returns.
February 15th, 2009 at 11:10 PM ^
Trob was completely healthy by the midpoint of last season, but by that point the season was already over and there was no reason to burn his redshirt.
February 15th, 2009 at 11:40 PM ^
I must admit that when I saw the title of this thread, I assumed that T-Rob had injured his knee again, a la Antonio Bass.
*breathes sigh of relief*
February 15th, 2009 at 11:42 PM ^
I thought the same thing...glad I was wrong.
February 15th, 2009 at 11:56 PM ^
understandable.... i am really excited to see this kid play. he should be pretty exciting...along with all of the other really fast shifty players we have God I Love The New Michigan Program!
February 16th, 2009 at 12:40 AM ^
I apologize thoroughly. I try to make an informative title, and this is what happens.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:10 AM ^
There definitely was an Angry Michigan Fast Players' Knees-Hating God last year, among other Michigan-Hating Gods.
Let's just hope that he (it?) does not show up again.
The title was more than adequately descriptive; after this year, I just have a tendency to assume the worst. I find it's much safer for my health, and then I can be pleasantly surprised more easily.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:32 AM ^
I inherently assume the worst from titles and am happy to read that it was just a question, and that he's supposed to be fine.
The worry starts when I read this blog on my blackberry, and the links don't load for some reason.
February 16th, 2009 at 12:15 AM ^
Considering how consistently good the team was before RR arrived, and considering how bad the team was last year, I am arguably more excited than ever to see what kind of progress and strides the team makes this year.
I really believe it will be fun watching the team improve from year to year (hopefully) until RR has a well-oiled machine in place. There will certainly be ups and downs, but it will certainly be interesting.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:06 PM ^
UM was, indeed, "consistently good" before RR arrived. We knew that they would be ranked somewhere around the preseason top ten, and somehow find a way to lose three or four games against a pretty easy schedule.
When they did have a great year, like 2006, they ruined it by losing to OSU and never being in the game against USC. Carr did bring one NC to UM, but he was never really close after that magic year.
The game passed Carr and Gittelson by. UM had turned into a typical bulky, slow, and predictable Big Ten team that usually won when they had more talent and usually lost when the talent level was equal.
Four things stood out as tied for "the last straw" to me:
1. USC players saying "we knew what they were gonna run before they ran it" after trouncing UM in the Rose Bowl.
2. Appy State.
3. The blowout loss to Oregon. I will always remember the defensive players looking over to the sidelines with body language that seemed to be begging for direction from the coaching staff, only to get something that resulted in yet another touchdown.
4. The sudden inability to beat OSU. The pendulum had swung too far toward OSU, and Carr showed no signs of being able to make it swing back toward UM again.
It was obvious that UM was in severe need of updating. "Consistently good" was getting worse every year. I would have preferred Urban Meyer, but RR was a great choice. The loss of Ryan Mallett and an incoming freshman stud recruit at QB, along with Jason Forcier's transfer, left UM without a true major college QB. With a new system and no QB, the "easy Big Ten schedule" suddenly became a minefield.
Could the transition have been smoother with that roster? I doubt it. Threet and Sheridan had plenty of open targets to hit and couldn't deliver the ball to them. This would have been a disaster no matter what offense they were using. If you can't hit open recievers, and you can't run, you are in trouble.
If anyone was satisfied with a "consistently good" 3.5 losses a season, more power to ya. But I would gladly suffer through last year's bullshit if it means we are closer to seeing UM actually beat USC in the Rose Bowl or win the National Championship game in a couple of years.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:11 AM ^
They are saying that Robinson has been running again in conditioning, but not full go as a precautionary measure until spring practice starts. He should be fine for spring.
At least that's what I gathered from the go blue wolverine "e-blog"
February 16th, 2009 at 6:49 AM ^
OMG--injuries in football!
February 16th, 2009 at 7:26 AM ^
I believe Brian mentioned that we were changing the name of that God to "Angry Michigan-Safeties-That-Can-Tackle Hating God".
Second, he practiced every week during the season. But like someone else said, by the time he was 100% we were out of it and there was no reason to burn his redshirt so he could watch bubble screens get thrown to his back shoulder.