Aubrey Solomon Transferring
December 17th, 2018 at 4:51 PM ^
We win that game butterfinger.
December 17th, 2018 at 3:29 PM ^
Maybe this will encourage them to make the switch to the 'try to score points offense' rather than the 'try to control the clock offense'.
December 17th, 2018 at 3:38 PM ^
The "try to control the clock offense" was also the "try not to get 3 QBs murdered in the same season again because we still don't have any tackles offense". I know you wanted to put Andrew Steuber on an island against Chase Young. I've jotted that down. I'm just suggesting it might not have been a good idea.
December 17th, 2018 at 3:44 PM ^
Ah so the old its the offensive line's fault for the 15th year in a row. There are these things called quick passes, watch other teams it will be a revelation.
December 17th, 2018 at 3:37 PM ^
Does any of this really matter anymore? I used to be a hawk when it came to recruiting. I've seen 5*'s commit, then de-commit. I've seen Michigan pick up a 5* at the 11th hour and this forum going crazy. Same goes for players announcing they will be leaving the program.
Who fucking cares anymore.
Until we find a way to beat Ohio State, maybe more than ONCE EVERY TWENTY YEARS OR SO, I could care less who stays and goes.
Give me a team of preferred walk-ons for all I care. Just practice every day like you are practing to beat Ohio State.
I'll say it. The game is no longer a ''rivalry".
December 17th, 2018 at 4:10 PM ^
You've really said your piece. Bet that felt as good as a day-after-Thanksgiving dump.
December 17th, 2018 at 7:31 PM ^
Yes...yes.....yes.....yes....yes.....yes
December 17th, 2018 at 3:41 PM ^
What.... the fuck
December 17th, 2018 at 3:43 PM ^
We'll be fine without him. Seriously.
December 17th, 2018 at 4:52 PM ^
Exactly, can't upvote +1
December 17th, 2018 at 3:44 PM ^
Solomon liked this tweet from James Hudson this morning.
James Hudson III ™ @__BallisLife2
FollowFollow @__BallisLife2
What happen in the dark is gone come to the light
8:54 AM - 17 Dec 2018 from Cincinnati, OH
December 17th, 2018 at 4:11 PM ^
Bla bla bla....two dudes chiming in on something who couldnt get or stay on the field. Sounds more like sour grapes to me. If you cant/wont practice as hard as the next guy... you wont play
I respect everyone who straps on the maze and blue, but when this shit happens and the background chirping takes place...keep kicking those rocks down the street to your next destination.
December 17th, 2018 at 5:28 PM ^
So based on the grammar that means neither was going to be academically eligible?
December 17th, 2018 at 3:44 PM ^
paging umbig11, paging umbig11, we need your assistance in the ER
December 17th, 2018 at 3:57 PM ^
I will keep it short. You need to be available to play to help your team win. He’s missed a lot of games. Last year can be misleading too. He was credited for playing in 3 different games, but only played 7 or 8 snaps. No doubt it will hurt the depth chart. There will be more attrition.
December 17th, 2018 at 4:07 PM ^
How black, I mean bleak, is the outlook on transfers?
December 17th, 2018 at 4:10 PM ^
There will be more attrition.
Okay that sucks. This team needed some good news. Feeling like 2017 redux coming up and this also doesn't bode well for future recruiting classes. I would assume kids see all the transferring and get the low down from the players themselves. I would also assume current and future recruiting classes are going to suffer because what the real issue is here.
Can you shed any light on what is really going down? James Hudson just tweeted "what happens in the dark comes to the light" implying something pretty bad is going to come out.
December 17th, 2018 at 4:17 PM ^
do you think this attrition will be another impact player or 2?
December 17th, 2018 at 4:18 PM ^
Sounds like he didn’t want to play if I’m reading this correctly, hopefully there isn’t any attrition from defense because they are thiiiiiiin. Next year especially dline and defensive back all new starters and many spots up in the air on 2 deep. Got to hope Shea is staying so the offense can carry. Is Khaleke sitting out the Bowl game, hope he’s not thinking of entering the draft early
December 17th, 2018 at 5:30 PM ^
Not available to play sounds more like can't play not doesn't want to play.
December 17th, 2018 at 7:37 PM ^
Thanks for the info UMbig11....even with no reason to return due to the punks on the board!
December 18th, 2018 at 9:54 AM ^
This hurts more on the depth chart than it does on the field. Yes, would love to have seen him been more productive, but it does not work like that. I completely understand the grind of it all becoming overbearing, but for the ones that crave that, they really succeed under Harbaugh. Look at some of our standouts form this past year. When I see the tweets that come from transfers, that's just them trying to justify themselves in some way. Who cares what they have to say. Some of them cant/wont move on. When we have people on here talking about it in a negative manner, they are doing the same thing. Lets move on.
Its true, not every situation is the same and I am sure that some of our "attrition" is legitimate. But considering I am justafan, I just plan on being as supportive as I can be to the guys we put on the field.
December 17th, 2018 at 3:50 PM ^
WTF IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW
I NEED JOHN BEILEIN TO TELL ME EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY
December 17th, 2018 at 3:54 PM ^
I have said this on here before, Harbaugh worked these guys REALLY hard this year. Way different than the last couple years. We can all sit back and think that’s what any player should want and it will make them better, but if you don’t enjoy that then it becomes unbearable. If you get stuck in a constant state of feeling like crap all the time you could understand why some kids don’t want to be around anymore.
December 17th, 2018 at 4:07 PM ^
Was Solomon participating in the bowl game practices? I haven't heard much about them (who's there participating and who isn't). Just curious with the timing.
December 17th, 2018 at 4:14 PM ^
How much drama was there with Solomon's original decision?
On talent alone, this is a huge loss. And I won't go anywhere near saying addition by subtraction, because DL is a place where depth is always a plus and he's probably going to find a way to play on Sundays.
But I don't consider this a reflection on the program. Just a young man trying to find himself, making mistakes along the way, like we all do.
Here we are just weeks from one of the more devastating days in Michigan football history. Every piece of bad news feels harsher right now.
We'll be fine.
December 17th, 2018 at 4:14 PM ^
Age old debate who helps you win more a 5 star with “questionable” drive or a high 3 who puts in the work and runs through a wall? I think the coaches posted a depth chart in the facilities this year and I remember reading there was some surprises on there. To Me I think this motivational tactic is backfiring I think it lead directly to Walker and Singletons transferring and while the program has won a number of games the team on the field isn’t any closer to a big 10 title. I guess I’ll throw this out here too that I think Solomon was a player in the Otis Reese flip I still have the pic of them together on Reese’s official visit where Solomon looked like captain of the mean-mugging team etched in my memory. I think JH is the best coach for this job but his persona is not for everyone as we are seeing.
December 17th, 2018 at 5:50 PM ^
Really interesting tidbit there I had no idea about, thanks for sharing that.
I completely agree with everything you said. I think a lot of Jim's motivational tactics/Belichik-like ruthlessness and stubborness is wearing on guys. Alex Boone alluded to it when Jim was fired from the 49ers--he basically said guys stopped listening to him because he's so insistent on his ways of doing things and rides them so hard.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:18 PM ^
It can work just need the right guys
December 17th, 2018 at 4:42 PM ^
OSU seems like they only recruit DE and rotate them through the DL. Wondering if we are switching strategy going forward
December 17th, 2018 at 4:48 PM ^
Shitola. Aubrey is so talented, plays a position of need, and he seemed like a very solid guy from a tight family. Hurts to lose good players & people.
Best of luck to him wherever and whatever he does.
December 17th, 2018 at 6:20 PM ^
solid guy who publicly says "fuck Michigan"...ok
December 17th, 2018 at 5:22 PM ^
What is going on inside this program. Never seen so many kids transferring out. Will we have enough players for the bowl game? I see another beat down coming. The offense is going to have to score a lot to pull this game out. Also it makes no sense that Higdon is sitting out. I don’t see him getting drafted until at least the 5th round.
December 17th, 2018 at 5:30 PM ^
I think it also is worth considering whether players actually enjoy playing for Harbaugh...I seem to remember a Baumgardner article at the beginning of this season (or maybe last) about how Harbaugh was trying to change his approach with the players...becoming more accessible...everything I've heard is that the players LOVE Don Brown but I haven't heard that type of enthusiasm for Harbaugh...but then again, maybe I just haven't looked for it. Regardless, the right question is this: why would a starting-when-healthy DT leave a top 10 team? We can't know for sure, but my sense is culture, given everything else for Michigan is pointing up (yes, up).
December 17th, 2018 at 5:31 PM ^
Like off-season weight gain/loss, all transfers are good transfers.
December 17th, 2018 at 5:51 PM ^
Dude was heading to Georgia before the season even started... no surprise at all.
December 17th, 2018 at 5:56 PM ^
Audrey Soloman was never meant to be here from the get go.
December 17th, 2018 at 6:32 PM ^
Holy F!! They even have a running tally of what players have left our program!!
December 17th, 2018 at 7:07 PM ^
Best wishes to Aubrey. Sorry Michigan didn't work out for him.
Now there is room for another recruit. Hopefully Michigan will have a lasting positive impression on him.
December 17th, 2018 at 7:28 PM ^
Yes. Room for another preferred walk on.....
December 17th, 2018 at 7:27 PM ^
Say what you will, Harbaugh is loosing top talent at an alarming rate. If it continues, we show his Khakis the door and pull Urban out of retirement. Problem solved.
December 17th, 2018 at 7:51 PM ^
He’s also losing some.
December 17th, 2018 at 7:35 PM ^
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the program. He seemed to be unsure about his commitment from the beginning and he probably wants to be closer to home. It’s not uncommon. The bright side is we know Harbaugh must be a helluva recruiter. He managed to get a highly sought after 5 Star recruit to commit to a school that he didn’t want to play for...that’s a good thing, right?
December 17th, 2018 at 8:01 PM ^
We can’t even have the biggest transfer announcement of the day....
December 17th, 2018 at 8:50 PM ^
Right? That’s just like UGA to steal our thunder by having the composite #2 overall recruit of 2018 announce his transfer on the same day.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:55 PM ^
I know Henson is a jerk, but he does have some credibility. Maybe this gives some insight. Delete this if it isn't allowed, I'm new. http://gregghenson.com/aubrey-solomon-whats-going-on-at-michigan/
December 18th, 2018 at 5:40 AM ^
Actually is a good perspective. Thanks for posting.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:06 AM ^
I absolutely hate the cold weather excuse. So your telling me if Green Bay or Buffalo gave him an nfl contract he wouldn't take it?
December 18th, 2018 at 8:03 AM ^
Will he have to sit out one year before he plays again, maybe I missed this ,if I did , sorry , but can someone enlighten me