August 15th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
Families, America, God, Jim Harbaugh, the University of Michigan and puppies.
Obviously the godless, Michigan-hating commies who hate families are down voting my pro families, America, God, Jim Harbaugh and the University of Michigan post. Plus puppies. They must all hate puppies too.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:14 PM ^
1. I'm using the word Bucholz used.
2. Does it matter?
August 15th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
In regards to point #2, it might to an old guy.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:33 PM ^
Actually, I think it kind of does matter in this case. "Retires" usually implies one had a full, long career and has reached a point where they no longer want or need to work. It implies a pleasant ride into the sunset after many years.
This kid "quit football," and it sounds like he did so because the sport he loves has battered his body into submission at a young 21 years old. It uses the word "retire" as a way of diverting attention away from the fact that this was not a pleasant, normal, timely process, but one caused directly by the violence of football.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
This post-response editing feature is fun. I've never used it before.
Puppies.
August 15th, 2018 at 1:07 PM ^
The bigger question is why does it matter to you. Has anyone else ever noticed the first comment on every thread has nothing to do with the subject? 9/10 it's just a smart ass comment.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
If we want to be pedantic:
The definition posted above by mGrowOld says "typically upon reaching the normal age" . You wrote above implies. That means that it's not definitive and there are exceptions/other meanings. Considering the synonyms mGrowOld posted are "give up work, stop working, stop work", all of which apply here, retires fits the context.
And relatedly, considering my OP mentions that he's retiring because of injuries and Bucholz's tweet details it extensively, I think we can all use a little bit of context clues to realize this isn't a normally timed retirement and has to due with the violence caused by football.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
"Quit football" sounds to me like the kid couldn't hack it (tired of early mornings, tired of running, tired of discipline...) and decided to get out of the game. This kid isn't a "quitter".....he just decided to get out of them game.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:42 PM ^
Between now and August 31st I plan to do a lot of petty shit.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
Man, I can't wait for September 1 to get here, so people can stop all this petty shit. Quit, retire, find something else to do, whatever.
August 15th, 2018 at 2:24 PM ^
We can't retire! We are only 8 MGOBLOG years old.
August 15th, 2018 at 11:39 PM ^
You do know that “petty” and “pedantic” don’t mean the same thing, right?
August 15th, 2018 at 12:16 PM ^
To be fair, PSU football players get a really good pension, I hear.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:25 PM ^
OK, so when a tennis player is forced to not continue a match due to an injury, the official term is "retire" from the match. What do you have to say about that?
August 15th, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^
I appreciate that this story generated an "Is it time to retire?" ad on the sidebar.
August 15th, 2018 at 1:14 PM ^
re: the mgrowold edited list of stuff
you forgot to mention maple bacon and chocolate chip cookies, the home made kind for both. i think your list is finished now.
August 15th, 2018 at 1:22 PM ^
And beer.
I forgot to add bacon, cookies and beer.
August 15th, 2018 at 3:20 PM ^
and boobies.
August 15th, 2018 at 9:06 PM ^
....for the win!!!
August 15th, 2018 at 5:04 PM ^
FYI, Comrade, some Commies love Michigan.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:16 PM ^
That's a pretty big loss. Big, tough and good football player - he could also play DT as necessary.
Buchholz was injured in the OSU game last year and PSU definitely missed him in the 4th Quarter of that game.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:28 PM ^
Thanks for the heads up. Sorry about the loss but it seems like the right decision for him based on his tweet.
From what I've seen on reddit it looks like you guys have decent DE depth though right?
August 15th, 2018 at 12:35 PM ^
There's depth - but most of it is raw and young talent. Buchholz was more of a sure thing. Maybe the raw young talent emerges, maybe they don't. Every college football fan knows how that goes.
Definitely the right decision for Buchholz. On to the next stage of his life.
August 15th, 2018 at 1:49 PM ^
Yeah - even when you have depth you don't want to eat into it. Because now the guy who was the "really good back up" is the starter and the new back up is clearly not as good as the previous back up, at a position where back ups tend to see a lot of time. Like you said, those third back ups are usually less proven, and even if they play well will more prone to mistakes. Also, injuries happen throughout the season, which is part of the reason depth is so important, so when you're down a starter before that attrition even starts, that's not ideal.
This is far from a season derailer, but I don't blame PSU fans for being a little bummed about this and their opponents to be a little relieved.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
I'm always sad to see a player forced to end his dream early like this. Hope he goes on the great things in the next phase of his life.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
I dunno. You leave the service, you're a veteran. If you put in a career, you can retire which is a completely different type of separation.
I'll just say he's saying it wrong since he goes to psu.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:47 PM ^
Best wishes to him on a healthy life after football
August 15th, 2018 at 1:16 PM ^
August 15th, 2018 at 1:22 PM ^
Beat State! (Penn)
August 15th, 2018 at 4:45 PM ^
Too bad. Best of luck to him.
August 15th, 2018 at 7:45 PM ^
That is always a rough decision to make, but probably for the best.