Former UM players Mathews and Crable set to Graduate this Spring
JuniorCooper posted this link in another thread and I thought it was realy good and hadn't known about it before. I didn't want it to get lost at the bottom of that thread, as I think it's good for others to know too.
http://www.mgoblue.com/genrel/042513aaa.html
Apparently there is a "Back-to-school fund" that helps former student-athletes finish up their degrees that left before they finished. This year, Greg Mathews, Shawn Crable, and former UM Women's Basketball player LaTara Jones are all earning their degrees as well. Good article and great support from former alumni. I love how James Hall is an instrumental part of this and understands how great it is for these former players to earn their degrees and complete goals that they maybe didn't realize were so vital to their future (and their kids' futures) at the time.
Thanks Juniorcooper for posting. And congrats to these former athletes as well.
I couldve sworn Crable already graduated, I remember reading a article that the Pats coach (Bellichick) called him during the ceremonies...
This was the graduation on the Diag. I remember Crable walking by me about halfway thru the ceremony so he could monitor the draft.
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have a pair of testicles for a nose?
I enjoy your user name, keeping the legend alive. When I was a student at Commie High, Jake would often know where us underage kids would go to smoke, he likely bummed 200 cigerettes from me.
A women's bball player left early? What is the max anyone makes in the WNBA? I assumed it was like a normal starting salary.
It explains that she left after she lost her scholarship due to an injury.
That seems unfair.
Mathews will always have that play, and a degree of course.
And Crable. What a beast he was during his senior year in 2007! 90 tackles with 28.5 TFL. He was everywhere that year. In my opinion, he was involved in a couple of images from the great 2006 season that will forever be burned into my brain.
Image #1
What a glorious day that was. When Quinn finally did get up, he probably couldn't see. And that was partially due to a giant pelt of sod rammed into to his facemask.
The other image (I will not provide picture because of the never-healing wound) is him being called for one of the worst late-hit calls in history on Troy "Duffel Bag O' Cash" Smith in The Game of the century.
Congrats to both on graduating. HAIL!
Wasnt that Morgan Trent?
Yes, that was Morgan Trent.
I'm not sure how you get those two mixed up...
Do you guys remember that one time when Donovan Warren busted through the line against MSU and absolutely crushed Glenn Winston? Man, that was awesome.
David Terrell threw for over 300 yards that day. oh wait...
Enough. Come to acceptance with that loss. OSU put up 42 points on 500 yards. Plenty of fingers to point for blame in that game.
It's a shame because Mike Hart was on fire that night.
you should probably have the cat guide in your avatar help you find a sense of humor, douchebag. I would really want a university to deny re-enrollment to a former player based off of one play gone bad? Really? Get a grip dude.
of some kind with my best friend last fall. Apparently he's doing well and was as nice/humble as can be, despite that friend being a big OSU fan.
Apparently there is a "Back-to-school fund" that helps former student-athletes finish up their degrees that left before they finished.Now this really is the Michigan Difference. Very good to hear.
Serious question: Doesn't something like this kind go to show you that athletes are not as taken advantage of as some would lead you to believe?
Okay, that's a great sentiment...
...so what about all the other Michigan students who "make mistakes" and then want to return? Should they get scholarships just because they got their girlfriend pregnant and had to go get a full-time job? Or because they hit a rough patch in their personal life and decided they needed a year or two off to get things straightened out?
You just need to know where to find them.
You're assuming that money would go to those students who never got a chance? If I'm not mistaken this seems to be the athletic department's doing. IDK it kinda sucks ya as a normal student but I didn't bring as much comraderie to the student body or recognition as some of these guys had.
Graham also had a pretty decent season last year, with 5.5 sacks a year after he tore his ACL. Not that it really matters who it is, but guys like Donovan Warren and Ernest Shazor come to mind as players who left early and never latched on in the NFL. I have heard that Warren is back in Ann Arbor to work on finishing up school.
Good for these two Michigan Men!
We will always remember Matthews touchdown grab to beat Notre Shame.
And Crable was a beast! That play against little brother where he missed the initial tackle, and came all the way back to make the play was one of the greatest single efforts on a play I've ever seen.