Transfers
Just curious, has anybody heard anything about possible transfers after this season? Sam Webb said a couple of guys didn't travel with the team to Minnesota, and that that could be a possible indication they plan to transfer. Does anyone have any inside info (or care to speculate)?
November 13th, 2008 at 4:42 PM ^
Speculation: A running back. We have a couple on the roster that we haven't heard from, and likely never will (Cox and Horn). I wouldn't be surprised to see one of them take off. Carlos Brown is another possibility. We have so much depth at RB and those guys are a diff style than RR wants.
November 13th, 2008 at 4:43 PM ^
Butler?
November 13th, 2008 at 4:46 PM ^
Butler is actually getting decent PT at DE despite just switching to the position a few weeks ago; the running back position is what is overloaded with people, so that would be the first place I'd expect any transfers. Always want these kids to stay at Michigan, contribute, and get a good education, but if they choose to leave, best of luck to them.
November 13th, 2008 at 5:22 PM ^
Butler would have to transfer to a lower level, since he's finishing up his fourth year of college this year.
November 13th, 2008 at 5:16 PM ^
I have not heard of anyone else.
November 13th, 2008 at 5:44 PM ^
Butler, obviously, did.
November 13th, 2008 at 7:21 PM ^
as a general rule, find players who aren't true freshmen at positions that rotate a lot of bodies in but find themselves behind players that are younger than them.
QBs: The Coner(!)
RBs: Horn, Brown (injury related maybe), Grady (probably not).
TEs: Watson
DL: Patterson, Kates
LB: Herron
That is all mondo speculation.
November 13th, 2008 at 8:01 PM ^
Coner's got a cushy job, and a free top-notch education to boot. I've grown fond of him as our scholarship hand-gesturer. The red wristbands this year make him seem like those ground crews with the red flashlights on tarmacs directing planes. Fitting since Dual Threet's agility is somewhere in the general vicinity of a grounded 747.
Coner's from out of state right? Something like Georgia? Tuition for us out-of-state UM fans is pretty hefty. I was seriously considering going to UM until they gave me something like $250 total in financial aid.
As long as RR doesn't yank his scholarship, I see Cone's impeccable hand gesturing leading the team out of the tunnel for years to come.
November 13th, 2008 at 8:22 PM ^
My personal favorite Coner moments this year are as follows:
Giving the 'Smoking a Doobie' signal
Giving the 'Cracking a Brewski' signal
and finnaly my personal favorite
Giving the 'Stop Hitting Yourself' aka 'Punching myself in the Face' signal
November 14th, 2008 at 2:56 AM ^
glad someone else noticed the "smoking the doobie" besides me. I hit rewind to show my girlfriend. Mad I missed the other ones or maybe I was too busy being frusterrated and yelling at the tv
November 14th, 2008 at 8:58 AM ^
Does Cone have actual responsibilities when he is gesturing? or is he always the dummy signal? Not that I know Michigan's signals or anything, but his gestures always look made up.
November 14th, 2008 at 10:07 AM ^
I think, and I could be wrong here, that he tries to imitate the shape of the clouds during the game. This way, Sherithreagin will know what weather is coming. Brewski means it's gonna rain, doobie indicates a bit cloudy, and punches signal thunderstorms.
November 14th, 2008 at 10:27 AM ^
Well done.
November 14th, 2008 at 1:11 PM ^
minor and brown to sherithreagin, as they have taken snaps at QB as well
November 14th, 2008 at 1:37 PM ^
How's that? Sounds like a Ren Faire name.
The original, of course, is still great.
November 14th, 2008 at 12:10 PM ^
Yes. Overall good post. It's still early, but I vote this one post of the day. Plus, I have a good friend whose initials are CG, so, that's cool.
November 14th, 2008 at 12:27 PM ^
I spent a week in LA/Vegas this summer, as part of my post-graduation pre-work month of bliss. Definitely wouldn't mind trading NYC's nasty ass hot and humid summers for SoCal's hot but dry climate, but family/girlfriend/job are all northeast US.
I must say though, Cali never disappoints. Only thing better than running in the annual UCLA Undie Run (with a sprinkling of sorority girls going "undies only") was the 4x4 at In-N-Out after.
Dare I say, I will lay down the gauntlet. If you are ever on the east coast, I will make you a burger that is comparable, if not better than, In-N-Out.
November 14th, 2008 at 12:58 PM ^
I have to say, a 4x4 is pretty ambitious. It's a good think In-n-out doesn't deliver or I would weigh 300 lbs, no offense, Mr. Weis.
November 14th, 2008 at 1:14 PM ^
There are pictures on the internet of the 100x100. If someone could photoshop Charlie in there, I think it would be a fantastic contribution to society.
And, I can print out a life-sized version and tape it to the giant 8' 40-Year Old Virgin cardboard promo sitting in my friend's apartment. He loves ND as much as I love fuck-lions.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:09 PM ^
Does he live in Brighton, MA and face that promo out his window?
November 14th, 2008 at 2:14 PM ^
I want to put a Charlie Weis Fathead on my wall.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:56 PM ^
Step 2: tape photo to wall.
Voila - you have a Weis fathead.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:43 PM ^
I want a big one. Maybe even almost life size. Not real life size, because my living room isn't that big. Big like, almost maybe.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:08 PM ^
Hahahaha, I remember the "punching myself in the face" one.
November 14th, 2008 at 12:13 PM ^
What does it mean when we play in a dome then?
November 14th, 2008 at 12:35 PM ^
Well played, sir.
November 15th, 2008 at 1:22 AM ^
Does Cone have actual responsibilities when he is gesturing? or is he always the dummy signal? Not that I know Michigan's signals or anything, but his gestures always look made up.
It's mean, but I have to laugh at the notion that he can't even be trusted to be the real signal-signing guy.
November 17th, 2008 at 10:55 PM ^
Chambers? I had heard UCF rumors?