Q & A with Shane Morris
The reporter is kind of a dick but Shane seems mature beyond his years in response to some hard questions for a high schooler.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2011/06/michigan_commit_shane_morris_c.html
That may be one of the worst interviewers ever! Asking questions like "how will you react to Michigan fans saying you suck" and "what if Michigan pulls your offer" to a 16 yr old kid is ridiculous.
This guy must be channeling his inner Drew Sharp.
he starting having a slump and Michigan pulling his offer.. This reporter was not hugged enough when he was little. Terrible interview. Thumbs up to Shane for handling the bad questions with class.
the kid's cool
That gif is perfect. Shane was much more mature than the moron who interviewed him.
I wasn't exactly expecting a high standard of journalism since it's MLive but...
There has to be a lot of pressure there if, heaven forbid, you get in a slump. Would you start worrying Michigan might pull your offer?
...what the hell kinda crap is that?
Let's face it, every fan base has its bad seeds and Michigan is no exception. You know it's coming though. You are going to have a bad game, throw more interceptions than touchdowns, and Michigan fans are going to post on message boards 'Shane sucks.' Are you ready to handle that level of criticism, fair or unfair?
Edward R. Murrow, you are not.
some posters need to recalibrate their douche-scale.
For a professional reporter to say to a 16-year-old, "you are going to have a bad game, throw more interceptions than touchdowns, and Michigan fans are going to post on message boards 'Shane sucks,'" doucheness is indicated.
not even close. bad interview technique, completely.
and lets face it, message boards can be and are ruthless at times.
But what's the difference between message boards and professional reporters if reporters are going to say to kids, "people will say you suck. Sup with that?"
chris farley
This really comes across like the interviewer is disappointed he chose Michigan. High school sophomores do not deserve to be peppered with loaded questions.
Shane Morris rocked.
Very excited for this kid.
great composure. very humble and down to earth. no sense of entitlement. should be an awesome field general.
Is this journalist mad at Shane for picking Michigan or something. Half the questions are geared toward Shane's "early" decision.
Which school is being the most persistent keeping in touch with you?
Sparty.
HALOL.
And you are correct.....that interviewer Kyle Warber is a turd. Reading his questions made my eyes bleed.
Settle down little bro -- Shane Morris is not going to change his commitment.
Bolivia Here I come...
Kyle Warber | MLive.com Contributor
Kyle Warber. Right now I am your Wolverines blogger, and love covering the maize and blue. On the weekend I like to kick-back with an ice cold Zima while listening to the soulful sounds of Steve Winwood. If you have any tips for me, send me an email
We may have a few tips Kyle....
According to Wikipedia, Zima hasn't been in production since 2008.
Also, what a confrontational interview. He may want to learn to better phrase his questions if he actually aspires to a career in journalism.
i don't know any man who drank that, let alone would post it on the net as his drink of choice.
Leave the guy alone. I mean, what guy on here doesn't like drinking a nice cold Smirnoff Ice while getting a pedicure and talking about their emotions? I mean really guys...
Sounds like someone has the case of the "Mondays"
total douche>>>douche
it's cool, i wasn't dogging you. i meant that "total douche" was too stern. still feel that way. his interview skills are unprofessional, then again i'm assuming he's small-time, so he was probably attempting to be original....like sippin' zimas.
This interview obviously came from the "Drew Sharpe Preparation 101" class in which Shane is currently enrolled. Looks like he aced the test.
Interviewer: I suck, and I am going to ask you a bunch of completely stupid, nonsensical questions that are aimed at getting bad answers.
SM: No problem. Ask away. I am going to respond to your stupid questions with perfectly mature answers that make me and Michigan look even better.
If in fact this Kyle Warber character, interviewer extraordinaire, can't find Zima at his local Hiller's, my guess is that he just settles for wine coolers. Good for Shane for not just calling Kyle a dick and hanging up the phone mid interview.
Is shane Morris actually 30 years old posing as a high schooler-what poise-seems like he has ice water in his veins.
THIS is a leader. Kthx.
Shane Morris: Sure, being flown out to a place like Hawaii or Stanford would have been cool, but that's just not the kind of person I want to be. I am not in it for the perks. Michigan is where I want to be, so there was no need wasting anybodies time.
Watch the video: Can we pick up a couple of his receivers?
I love Brady Hoke for going after this kid. RR went after pryor and look it what happen there.
While I'm glad that we didn't get Pryor in hindsight, I'm pretty sure Hoke would have gone after him as well. Hell, who knows if his career would be different if he had a coach who actually enforced rules.
Once again, my corollary applies.
Are we really going to start attacking former coaches for recruiting people who went on to be fuck-ups in someone ELSE'S program?
The horse is dead, man. Put the bat down.
I love Brady Hoke for going after this kid. RR went after pryor and look it what happen there.
/checks with judges
Yep, still just as dumb the second time.
just a test, normal programming will resume shortly.
will my posts now be flamebaited/hidden until deemed worthy????
who's feelings did i step on.
put yer zima's away, grab some bourbon, and man up.
i've been reading mgoblog since '09.
i give constructive opinion, and i troll?!?
go read how many useless posts/replies inundate the mgoboard. the revised point system def needs tweaking, and there should be a wunderlink test for the mods.
this should be a forum for intelligent debate. i haven't criticized anyone personally, nor their opinions. i have stated what i believe in contrast to their beliefs. that should be encouraged, not monitored.
shame on you.
I'm not the one marking you as trolling, but the more you complain about getting marked for trolling, the more it's going to happen. Especially since your comments of late have been more in the "wtf this sucks" vein, rather than observations regarding the topic currently under discussion.
Did David Mayo use Kyle Warber's name to publish that?
Maybe you missed this in the comment section. Not that I would blame anyone for skipping the comment section of mlive.
Sometimes it hard to capture the tone of a question. We spent most of the interview joking around and the only reason I asked him a few tough questions was out of respect for Shane ... probably one of he smartest most mature kids I have ever interviewed ... he could handle it and gave great answers.
Yeah, he really needs a disclaimer introduction to the interview. Even so, I don't necessarily think those are "tough" questions. They're hypothetical situations that are extremely unlikely to happen. Especially the one about Michigan pulling his scholarship. That would never happen. It just seemed like the tone of some of the questions was designed in an attempt to steer him away from UM (the fans are douchey, what if they pull your scholarship, etc), which is the part I really didn't like.
for providing some common sense to this topic instead of rockin the douchebag wagon.
glad there are some other michigan fans on here that value thougtfulness and maturity over team homerism.
Man, first time I've been on MLive in a while and decided to read the comments on some of the other articles. That place is completely filled with nothing but the lowest common denominator.
You have gazed into the very Heart of Derpness. And you survived.
Consider yourself lucky.
So...Reading Mlive is like watching the video in ring? If that's the case then I will stear clear of there. FWIW, I think that Morris does have a lot of poise under pressure and that is perhaps the best characteristic to have as a QB(See Brady, Tom/ Griese, Brian).
On one hand its nice to read that Shane has a level head on his shoulders but on the other it seemed like the questions were written by a high schooler.
if he chooses UM as well, was great to see and very telling about this kid. That he would still choose to come here even if another 5" QB above him is here as well, speaks volumes about his competitiveness and drive. Extremely impressed with Shane.
With all the cat themes pics on this site, which I can never get to work, can we find a MORRIS the cat picture and photoshop a UM jersey on him. Youngsters might not remember Morris the cat from cat food commercials back in the day. Morris was ONE COOL CAT!