Shane Morris and his Redshirt
So we're through four games and Morris had a few snaps against Central. If he were not to play again this year, would he still be eligible to get a redshirt? If so, should consideration be given to not using him unless Gardner is hurt (for more than a play or two)? The last two games make it very likely that Gardner will be back next year so getting Morris ready for next year is less of an issue.
September 24th, 2013 at 1:35 PM ^
Every part of your post is wrong.
I have a posting history that goes beyond this discussion. It was only like 11 posts I think, but I'm almost certain that those had nothing to do with bitching about Michigan people.
Everyone who has read this thread knows what school I root for. The poster I was responding to decided to take more shots at Minnesota, as opposed to actually posting anything related to discussing the discription Akron and UConn as inferior relative to Michigan, so I responded. I suppose it is a tactic similar to what you are using in your response by pointing out that Minnesota hasn't done anything for 50 years. I freely acknowledged my irritation of seeing Minnesota regularly put down here, but I would say I have based 90% of my argument on things having nothing to do with Minnesota. The only time it comes is when people decide to use that as their counter to what I'm saying, as opposed to making their argument with numbers that a couple posters have said are out there to prove this superiority. And this has happened to me on campus too. I asked why students would rush the field after beating a bad Ohio State team, pointing out that they are Michigan, a team that wins national championships and should be in the top 10 every year. I was told in response, we beat you 55-0. It's aggravating to say the least.
I don't know how your paragraph concludes with you not believing I read this blog daily, though I get where you think I don't root for Michigan. I'm not sure how to prove otherwise, and I definitely shouldn't care enough. Unfortunately, I do care a bit. I can tell you that I started checking this site occasionally when TomVH was giving recruiting information. I was on this site a year and a half ago in February when there was a day full of commitments. It definitely made me jealous as a Gopher fan. I know that this site has crashed a few different times when a big time recruit is expected to commit. I saw Brian say he was done writing about the hockey team last year. I know that a lot of people on this board did not like Three and Out, and I think there was a recruting person named aquaman at some point, but that one might be completely made up. Not sure if that gives me the e-cred for you to believe I read this blog, but I do.
Michigan really is my second favorite team, but I do view things differently than posters on this board. I see the way Gopher fans talk about the Gophers and their opponents, and I see the way this board talks about Michigan and their opponents. There is a huge difference, and for the most part, Michigan has earned that. But sometimes, I just think reality becomes a little skewed, depending on which set of glasses you are looking through. As a Minnesota fan, I don't see Michigan as being a great team this year if Gardner keeps turning it over and if the run game can't be a little more productive. I saw two teams that are awful stay right with Michigan, and I chose to call into question posters who wanted to talk about Michigan's superiority over those teams. That's all, it really has nothing to do with whether I cheer for Michigan.
September 24th, 2013 at 3:48 PM ^
Akron and UConn are (in your words) "awful," "terrible," and "two of the worst teams in college football," but all Michigan fans are arrogant and condescending because a guy in this thread expressed his frustration that Michigan wasn't able to get its younger players on the field in two games against "inferior opponents" that Michigan won in close fashion.
Are we done now?
September 24th, 2013 at 4:51 PM ^
Eh, not sure if it's done. If you look at the history of my posts, I pretty much keep arguing as long as someone wants to argue.
I did use the words "awful," "terrible," and "two of the worst teams in college football" to describe those teams, though I certainly wasn't the first in this thread to describe them in such a manner. There are definitely differing levels of quality throughout college football, I never argued that there wasn't. My argument was solely about what I consider to be an overly inflated perspective about Michigan's superiority over UConn and Akron in the 2013 football season, at least at this particular moment in time.
And to be clear, Michigan fans aren't arrogant and condescending because someone expressed their frustration about not getting players on the field against inferior opponents, they are arrogant and condescending because they choose to describe these teams who almost beat them as inferior.
And to be clear, I don't actually think all, or even most, Michigan fans are that way, probably not even the poster I called out, but there are a healthy number of them who look down on other programs, even during seasons where it is not justified. As you may have gathered, I'm not a fan of that.
I would have to imagine that if at least some of the people I am arguing with went on a Texas message board, and heard them referring to other teams as inferior, some would find that laughable right now. I'm not saying Michigan is playing like Texas, but hopefully you get my comparison.
So to summarize my main point, I still don't think this team's current performance warrants viewing any team as inferior right now.
September 23rd, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
LOLOLOL
Young players are getting playing time and experience in those games. They just happen to be the starters as well.
September 23rd, 2013 at 2:47 PM ^
I was about to say the same thing. A large portion of our rotation are young/very young players.
September 23rd, 2013 at 2:50 PM ^
to see Dereck Green, D. Smith, the entire 2nd unit of the offensive line, Channing Stribling, R Jenkins-Stone, etc, etc etc getting quality playing time as well. Do you not see the future benefits of this down the road?
September 23rd, 2013 at 3:08 PM ^
No way Fitz should be playing EVERY snap. He went out with a minor boo-boo but was right back in the game. Derrick Green NEEDS some runs. This guy was our STAR recruit ... and he needs to see some game action.
Go Blue!
September 23rd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
He's seeing the future benefits of Glasgow, Miller, Kalis, Chesson, Funchess, Wormley, Ojemudia, Godin, Charlton, Pipkins, Hurst, Ross, Wilson, Taylor, and Countess playing. Because they're all young too, and those benefits might not be next year, but next month. Or at least in two months.
September 23rd, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
September 23rd, 2013 at 4:20 PM ^
I was thinkling Henry, not Hurst.
Didn't mean to get any redhshirt burning panic out there.
September 23rd, 2013 at 2:41 PM ^
defense is trotting out a ton of young guys especially on the dline. its just the offense that isnt playing a lot of dudes because that whole needing to come back to win the game thing