August 22nd, 2011 at 3:51 PM ^
August 22nd, 2011 at 7:56 PM ^
Mgouser vbnautilus at the end of the thread with the link http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/spokesman-true-freshman-offensive-lineman-tony-posada-has-left-the-michigan-football-program/?cmpid=RSS_link_um_football
and huntrt1
"#Michigan Freshman OL Tony Posada has left the team (via @mikerothstein)"
August 22nd, 2011 at 3:51 PM ^
Your attempt at being vague was almost a success right up until the very end. This won't end well.
August 22nd, 2011 at 3:52 PM ^
please stop. Until anything is official, this is the only sign pointing to Tampa on this board.
August 22nd, 2011 at 3:56 PM ^
I remember seeing that sign in 99 on my way to spring break for my senior yr in HS...it was a nice sign to see coming from michigan in april.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:04 PM ^
If you label it a "rumor" no one will believe it. You have to say "according to sources." Then you can say whatever shit you want.
Sincerely,
ESPN.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:07 PM ^
i want to play.
sources: rumors shouldn't be believed
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:11 PM ^
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:14 PM ^
incorrect: your rumor, not my sources
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:16 PM ^
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:21 PM ^
Sources: Turd Ferguson defeats Gobluegr
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:39 PM ^
Rumor: Gobluegr has demanded a rematch.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:44 PM ^
Section 1 currently vomiting in rage at all these unsourced claims.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:50 PM ^
from Ace Williams sources that Section 1 is indeed currently vomitting.
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:07 PM ^
Does he write for MGoBlog now?
/s
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:35 AM ^
I'm glad you I gave you guys a comment to have some fun with, but I thought we weren't supposed to speculate on current players transferring, being ineligible, having legal issues, etc. I wasn't commenting on the validity of the source.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:13 PM ^
Making us-23 look like I-96.
August 22nd, 2011 at 3:53 PM ^
He came in way out of shape and based on the recruiting rankings he knows he's not likely to see the field if this class holds up. Still a position we don't have much depth at, again IF this rumor is true.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:22 PM ^
I hope this is not true, as I had high hopes for Tony. I hope that he finds success elsewhere.
To look on the brightside of this, I suppose this opens up one more scholarship to help get to the 26-28 recruits for the 2012 class.
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^
but possibly the only freshman thats leaving.
August 22nd, 2011 at 3:54 PM ^
Nope, never happened.
August 22nd, 2011 at 3:57 PM ^
He transferred $200 from savings to checking.
Wait... what were you guys talking about?
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:41 PM ^
Oh, how I wish this thread would turn into another Lloyd Brady photoshop competition . . .
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:23 PM ^
General Board Question.....
Is it not permissable to post rumors about our own players but it is ok to post stuff about other team's players? It seems like when an unsubstantiated rumor about somebody else's roster is posted it's generally considered ok and discussed but when something goes up on a Michigan kid we're not allowed to talk about it.
To me this is where the old point system was so valuable. If the OP is right...shower him with mega points for breaking the story first. But if he's wrong - then it's a one way ticket to Bolivia instead. High risk vs high reward.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:31 PM ^
People are so concerned about rising above "lol internets blog" status they seem to forget that this is indeed a message board. Leave the journalistic standards to Brian and his minions. If rumors are labeled as such and can be somehow connected to a legitimate source . . . I say go right ahead. If people go too far or are repeat offenders its nothing a little banhammer can't fix.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:48 PM ^
we're a select group that understands what terms like 'derp' mean and know to take things with a grain of salt. allowing free posting allows casual observers to take these things as truth. further, 'mature' posters know to wait and see and, at worst, then say why they did or did not like said player. trolls/idiots will see 'insert name' left and call him a "(insert adjective) (noun) who never would have played. god i (profanity ending in 'ing usually possessing the f word in some form) hate that kid. those who stay."
and then the kid stays and/or reads it.
it's just unneccessary bullshit lending to the notion the internet has led to a sense of entitlement - that we need to know NOW, whether true or not, what someone thinks about someone. shit gets broken quite often by better sources than 'i hear on another site rumblings that...'
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:02 PM ^
I agree with some of that, and it takes us back to the OP longing for the old pos/neg-bang system. A lot of trolling can be eliminated with a good moderation system.
I'm not sure I agree with self-censoring just because a casual observer might "take these things as truth." A casual observer might look at the front page and think MGoCommunity friggin loves Freekbass.
I think it's a fine line and we just disagree on it's precise location in the proverbial sand.
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:26 PM ^
You can take Geaux_Blue out of the moderating but you can never take the moderator out of Geaux_Blue.
(I agree with you Geaux, for whatever its worth.)
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
Shouldn't you change your signature line? Granted you freed FuMan Blue back in the day but under our new points system it seems like the Bolivian threat is completely gone. As is the possibility of another pos-bang party like the one that freed our "criminal" friend FuMan for that matter.
August 22nd, 2011 at 7:32 PM ^
Probably so but I'm like an old man stuck in the good 'ole days. I can't let go.
August 22nd, 2011 at 7:35 PM ^
The front page post by Brian himself is a summary of rumors regarding the scrimage. There have been numerous rumors/ second or third hand accounts of how player X or Y is doing.
If we only wait for something official, we should just all read ESPN.
As long as a rumor is clearly indicated as such and the "source" is posted, it should be fair game. That's the whole point of having user generated content. If the source is just some dude, then as a mod, you should put in big bold letters that the rumor is most likely junk.
August 22nd, 2011 at 7:41 PM ^
I agree with this, especially when it comes to rumors that are easily proven true or false, like someone transferring. If someone starts a rumor that Tony Posada has transferred and we see him on the sideline in uniform Sept 3, then no harm, no foul. If someone starts a rumor that Troy Woolfolk blew out his ankle but someone sees him running around at practice the next day, again no harm, no foul.
The problems are when someone says "I saw player X at a party the other night and a girl I know says he raped her friend he's such an asshole." Those are things that won't be proven one way or another and could kill someone's reputation. If there is a police report to back it up and he gets kicked off the team, then it can be reported.
In other words, some topics are rumor-friendly, others not so much.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:35 PM ^
I completely agree. Also if you are going to start a rumor thread don't tip toe about it, lay it on me with every last detail you can summon up from your other message boards. It falls under the SIAP category for me. If you post it you should own it.
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:18 PM ^
SIAP is so worthless... it does not alleviate your obligation to check if it's already been posted, nor does is ward off the ensuing neg bomb if it has already been posted.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:36 PM ^
this board does not post 'i know a guy who said' crap about players on other teams - it is always based upon a published report, etc. the only stuff worth pos-bangs, as you postulate as a reward, are those things that have very significant effects on the team, are conclusively true and prove at the time of posting AND can be pushed as an exclusive. this would be recruits, injuries and CONFIRMED departures. it is not 'hey i saw this on another board, any truth to it?' - it's stuff tied to direct, credible sources.
this thread sums up my feelings (my comments, not the OP)
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mgoblogcommunity-we-learned-week-we-do-not-practice-what-we-preach
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:29 PM ^
It's not Chris Bryant and it's an OL who's transferring. It's not that the guy who is transferring is done with Michigan Football, it's that he's done with football altogether. As Tony Posada and Jack Miller are the only other OL recruits from last year, and Jack Miller's younger brother has been mentioned as inetersted in Michigan very recently, it looks like it is Tony Posada who is leaving. Nothing confirmed obviously, but that's what it looks like.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:36 PM ^
There is an ESPN Insider post that says "Michigan backup QB could see some playing time."
Does anyone know what they are talking about? Remember, information is not copyrightable, just the format that it comes in.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:40 PM ^
Basically it says Gardener will play some to start the year even though Denard will be healthy. Borges thinks it's is good for the team and will keep Denard fresh. It is a quote from a Freep article.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:41 PM ^
All it says is that Gardner is having a great camp and Hoke wants to get him some playing time early because it's good for him.
Very standard, nothing new nothing significant.
Goes on to say that Denard is having a great camp as well and is clearly the starter..
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:45 PM ^
*Puts on rosy optimism glasses*
Yep, Gardner will see some playing time early when we blast a couple of our first few opponents into Bolivian and can give Denard a lot of rest and Gardner some experience with our four touchdown lead in the fourth or late third quarter.
(Please let that be the case).
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:37 PM ^
If it is Posada, that's a tough loss but you wish the kid well. As for whether or not this rumor should be mentioned yet, I'm on the side of publishing it provided you have a legitimate source. Sounds like initially it was vague, but now confirmed.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:49 PM ^
the OP tried to indicate who it was using directionals and funny language. it's still unsubstantiated
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:58 PM ^
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:13 PM ^
Not so. There have been many posts with over 30 replies suggesting OSU played football last year, when in fact they did not.
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:19 PM ^
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:11 PM ^
I like where your head is, but the truth of the matter is OSU did play Wisconsin. You can look it up. It's in the record books and everything. The ones that count real games.
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:38 PM ^
Now it's double true.
August 22nd, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
What if the OP is actually the source?