August 13th, 2018 at 8:19 PM ^
I’m sorry for being a negative asshole about this. Neg me properly please.
August 13th, 2018 at 8:35 PM ^
We’ll happily oblige.
August 13th, 2018 at 10:41 PM ^
i want to neg!!!
why won't they let me neg!!!
August 14th, 2018 at 6:45 AM ^
They stopped the negs when they shouldn't have, Jim!
August 13th, 2018 at 8:20 PM ^
That's GREAT news.
According to Angelique, he says that he will pick a starting QB "Sooner rather than later." That gives me a lot of confidence--Speight legit had to battle to get his spot both years. Rudock wasn't publicly anointed with the job until late, but he appeared to be the man early on over Shane Morris; this seems to be even more decisive.
I don't think Harbaugh says that if Shea isn't looking really good. EDIT: Nick does quote Harbaugh saying the QB race is "one of the most competitive" position battles on the roster. Sounds to me like there's a clear leader, but I know nothing.
August 13th, 2018 at 9:25 PM ^
Or he’s adapting his approach perhaps seeing everyone’s confiadence was weak last year. Perhaps he’s seeing that announcing a little earlier would bring some calmness to the position. Great coaches adapt to their players not the other way around.
August 13th, 2018 at 8:23 PM ^
Hallelujah!!
August 13th, 2018 at 10:16 PM ^
+1. Daniel is hilarious.
August 13th, 2018 at 8:29 PM ^
So let's assume for sake of discussion (although this seems likely from the scuttlebutt) that it was Mbem-Bosse who sold the shoes, after he had left the team in November. If the dude was no longer with the program at that point, and was basically selling leftover gear he hadn't returned when he left, is there any way it can blow back on the program? Obviously no individual players, but could the NCAA come after them for something done by a person they no longer had an association with? Seems like the athletic department/team would be in the clear, but with the capriciousness of the NCAA can never be certain.
August 13th, 2018 at 8:34 PM ^
No, it might affect him if he goes to another program, but other that potentially irritating Nike, it would have absolutely no affect on us
August 13th, 2018 at 9:18 PM ^
I heard we might have to vacate that Outback Bowl loss.
August 13th, 2018 at 9:26 PM ^
I mean, Michigan jumped on this to make sure they were doing the right thing.... and quickly found out it was not an NCAA violation. The NCAA isn't going to stretch to find a violation when it was university initiated, not even with Michigan.
August 13th, 2018 at 9:35 PM ^
Irony of using the word stretch when discussing NCAA and UM
August 13th, 2018 at 8:39 PM ^
I sure hope he's correct about this.
August 13th, 2018 at 8:39 PM ^
Hopefully this comment applies to fball and b-ball. Anyway, great to hear.
August 13th, 2018 at 8:42 PM ^
This is relieving news. Impressive speed on the investigation
August 13th, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^
Isn’t the only thing they had to do is confirm that currently eligible players have all the shoes they were given? I would hope that would not take that long.
August 13th, 2018 at 11:52 PM ^
It’s multiple pairs of shoes over multiple years. I wouldn’t expect players to have all pairs of 2016, 2017, and 2018 shoes easily available to bring to practice the next day.
August 13th, 2018 at 8:56 PM ^
Pretty easy to make guys produce the shoes. Something like this should only take a ten minute team meeting.
August 13th, 2018 at 8:59 PM ^
My kids can take anywhere between 2 and 467 minutes to find their shoes in the morning.
August 13th, 2018 at 9:41 PM ^
There is a lot of exaggeration on the internet. This is not.
August 13th, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^
Or never find it because it was left at Grandma's house and hopped in the car barefoot. Ask why and the answer is I Don't know. LoL.
August 13th, 2018 at 10:49 PM ^
Parental truth right there!
August 14th, 2018 at 12:20 AM ^
This. The worst part is that the length of time it takes them is inversely related to how far away their shoes actually are...
August 13th, 2018 at 9:27 PM ^
Or a group text to "Bring your shoes to practice" followed by an "okay line up and hold your shoes up".
August 13th, 2018 at 10:01 PM ^
1) Post the hyperlink
2) Stop with the “gate” shit
August 13th, 2018 at 11:01 PM ^
You need some serenity now brother.
August 14th, 2018 at 7:42 AM ^
I almost ran your ass over this morning, quit running on the road.
August 13th, 2018 at 11:42 PM ^
We must stop using the -gate suffix for scandals and controversies. Watergate was not a scandal about water.
August 14th, 2018 at 8:09 AM ^
The beginning of Suffixgate?
August 14th, 2018 at 8:49 AM ^
While it is important to audit possession of all the shoes in current player's possession, the sitation also begs the question, why haven't the sellers come forward?
If sales legit, why not? Why drag the story out? Do sellers want to drag UM through mud?
August 14th, 2018 at 1:34 PM ^
Lets think about this logically...
If the seller is a former player who transferred to new program: May incite more scrutiny at his new school/team and could potentially influence eligibility at their new school. This would not hurt UofM but could hurt the player/school now associated with the seller.
If the seller is a former coach: Nothing but a distraction during prep time for the coming season. Bringing your name into the conversation will not help UofM anymore than UofM investigating themselves with people on staff who are paid to look into these things.
All other possibilities: Newton's First Law, Bystander Effect, etc...
Basically, there are tons of reasons not to get yourself involved when the result will end up being the same even if it means more work on someone else.
August 14th, 2018 at 8:49 AM ^
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