Tom, on McGuffie (a clarification, and I'm not being mean)

No need to apologize, I don't get mad very easily, and don't hold grudges. I completely understand what you're saying about the issues he had to deal with. As an 18 year old I would've collapsed. If anything it says something about his mental health in a good way. The kid is on a losing team, had a death in the family, he's a freshman, has had to deal with criticism, all while trying to get an education. I think we should all look at what anyone has said about him in a bad way, and think twice. I just hope you, and everyone, realizes that Brian nor I are here to enhance rumors for people to speculate and create conversation. Don't forget that we too are fans, people hoping for Michigan's success. Brian and I talked on many occasions about whether or not it was appropriate to post this, for this exact reason. I have to say, I was pushing harder to post the news, because I thought people would take it as it was. This was a post saying, with all the rumors out there, Sam McGuffie did tell Fred Jackson he wanted to leave. I even know what Fred said back to him, but it's not important. Instead, and maybe the title was misleading, people took this as either a definite transfer, or a bash on a kid that was dealing with a lot. I was merely doing my job of reporting what I heard. I have an obligation to you all to make sure that what I report is true and is not rumor based. I did that here, with this information. In no way was this information relayed quickly. I knew about this well before it was posted. We did our due diligence, and confirmed what had happened. We then posted it, and one thing lead to another. How people responded to this is their own prerogative, and unfortunately people don't always read everything and react in different ways. However, it is our responsibility to display the information that rumors can't come of it. So for that I apologize. I am sorry if anyone took this the wrong way, or if anyone thinks that this information shouldn't have been talked about. I thought that as fans, we would all like to know the truth, rather than sit in wonder if he indeed planned on transferring. Now, fortunately for Michigan, but maybe unfortunately for your feelings towards myself, Sam has decided to stay. His decision to stay has now fueled further rumors, that the other rumors weren't true, the facts were rumors, and the he said she said. (if that makes sense) Sam, for now, has decided to stay. As I posted on every spot that I could, originally, I stated that he very well could change his mind, and now he has. I promise you that I am not the type of person that would fuel rumors, or try to better myself through inside information that has a chance to be false. I know you all don't know me very well, but had I known then what I know now, I would still have told you all the same information. I will defend the fact that I know the conversation took place. If I could change anything, I would have made myself more clear in the details. So for that I apologize.