Cissoko Dismissed from Team (per HS Coach)
I apologize for the source, but it is what it is . . .
http://freep.com/article/20091027/SPORTS06/91027077/1054/CB-Boubacar-Ci…
October 27th, 2009 at 6:44 PM ^
Come on down Cullen Christian, Rashad Knight, Tony Grimes, and any other CB/DB we can get in our program!!
The road to playing time just became even less bumpy.
I agree that if he was screwing around and his heart wasnt in it he should have left, but damn does this news hurt. I escape from the shitty real world into the serenity that is Michigan football.
I hope he gets his act together and makes something of his life. He is still just a 20 year old kid lets remember that and try not to be too critical of him based on this lapse in judgment.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:45 PM ^
I know it is doubtful but this could affect Turner's redshirt.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:59 PM ^
1) Probably not.
2) Now I am robbed of the next two years from saying, "Boobie making plays!"
3) Goddamn it.
4) How hard is it to go to class and put some effort in?
October 27th, 2009 at 6:44 PM ^
Strange that the kid does enough to get back in the coaches' good graces enough to play on Saturday then is dismissed the following Tuesday.
I wonder if the coaches were waiting for some evaluations from Profs or TAs that hadn't yet come in.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:48 PM ^
Maybe. I think it's just as likely, given what his coach said, that he missed another class or meeting or workout between the game and today. And, I'd guess that he was on a pretty short, zero-tolerance-type leash.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:50 PM ^
Why work so hard to get back into the lineup then throw it away two days later? I guess it is too much to expect a rational explanation for throwing it away.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:45 PM ^
that Cissoko might run his mouth to the NCAA investigators? I'm just worried he might throw us under the bus..
October 27th, 2009 at 6:48 PM ^
What dirt could the kid possibly have? The problem was he DIDN'T go to practice/work-outs (or class for that matter).
October 27th, 2009 at 8:03 PM ^
If he signed the paper saying he only worked mandatory for 20 hours a week or whatever the limit is in season then he can run his mouth all the wants. The proof is on the paper.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:46 PM ^
I wish this would all just go away. I just want to press fast forward til we're relevant again and not stubbing ourselves in the foot at every turn.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:49 PM ^
Cissoko was stubbing with a "blunt" object. OOH that's stupid!
October 27th, 2009 at 6:52 PM ^
Wow, so we now have 4 scholarship corners on the roster. Warren, Woolfolk(a converted S), Floyd, and Jones(converted RB, never played CB until this year). How are teams not lining up with 5 wide every down against us?
October 27th, 2009 at 6:57 PM ^
Well we also have Turner FWIW
October 27th, 2009 at 7:01 PM ^
True, I forgot about him. But since he's most likely redshirting, it's still basically only 4 guys.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:01 PM ^
I believe Turner is on scholarship.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:04 PM ^
Ah cali you beat me to it.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:13 PM ^
James Rogers has recently switched to corner as well.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:29 PM ^
Woolfolk was a CB previous to this year. They moved him to S because of the poor depth there. So, he really is a CB and not a converted S.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:52 PM ^
I only read about guys playing for us.
For good or ill, the dude is going to go from getting arrested at boblo to working at boblo.....
October 27th, 2009 at 7:02 PM ^
Boblo? Do you mean Belle Isle?
October 27th, 2009 at 7:02 PM ^
Uh Moe, it was Belle Isle not Boblo you ninny. Boblo has not been open since about when you were still alive.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:54 PM ^
given such a great opportunity doesn't understand how lucky he is and what a unique position he was in.
A chance to play for the Maize and Blue is a priviledge not a right and a "free" road to earn a degree from Michigan is priceless. It can be so hard to get that across to some of the kids today.
Good luck to him.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:59 PM ^
im not going to believe it till i see it. i dont know his coach very well, and i assume he has no reason to lie, but until something official comes out (lets be honest, freep isnt exactly known for its groundbreaking journalism) im going to take it with a grain of salt.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:01 PM ^
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez released this statement: "Boubacar Cissoko has been dismissed for a violation of team rules."
October 27th, 2009 at 7:03 PM ^
Damn. If Warren goes pro, either Floyd or Turner will start. And that is probably not a good thing. We need Donovan to stay more than any other player we've had in the last few years.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:03 PM ^
Here's the News article:
http://www.detnews.com/article/20091027/SPORTS0201/910270439/1004/SPORT…
October 27th, 2009 at 7:04 PM ^
And, Brian has a post on the main page...
October 27th, 2009 at 7:10 PM ^
Boubacar Cissoko: Big idiot, or biggest idiot?
October 27th, 2009 at 7:44 PM ^
MGoAndy: big jerk that judges people or biggest jerk that judges people?
October 27th, 2009 at 7:58 PM ^
david from wyoming: big jerk who judges big jerks who judge people or biggest jerk who judges biggest jerks who judge people?
Not sure how my comment is inappropriate, though. Guy was/is immensely talented, going to school for free, and wearing the winged helmet and threw it away by not going to class and skipping workouts. Balas posted over at Rivals that he seriously screwed up.
To be clear, I wish Boubacar all the best. I had very high hopes for him, and hope he succeeds wherever he ends up.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:02 PM ^
Wouldn't you feel like an ass if it ever came out that Boubacar was missing class because of a personal issue (ie, death in the family)? Calling someone an idiot when you don't know the full story is judging someone. Remember how people got pissed that McGuffie wanted to leave the program and the line 'he isn't a true MICHIGAN MAN' was tossed around a lot. Yup, turns out he had good reasons for going home.
And I'm a huge jerk, but not for the reason you think.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:24 PM ^
I'm 97.8% sure that Rodriguez wouldn't kick a kid off the team for missing class due to a death in the family.
We can be cautious in our assumptions, but let's not be ridiculously so.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:15 PM ^
Wow.
So assuming Warren goes pro, our starting corners next year are Floyd and Woolfolk? (Or Floyd and Turner if Woolfolk moves back to safety?)
That means pretty much any incoming freshman CB is guranteed a spot on the 2 deep. Hopefully we load up.
Unfortunate this happened.... Cissoko was one of the people I was most excited about in his recruiting class, unfortunate that he had the world at his fingertips and squandered the opportunity.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:42 PM ^
I think the starters next year will be Warren and Woolfolk. I bet Turner, Floyd and two Freshman will see alot of time. I wouldn't be surprised to see Vlad and Kovaks start at safety with Williams and a Freshman (true or redshirt) getting time also.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:05 PM ^
That is assuming that Warren doesn't go pro. But, if he does then our depth is looking scary.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:53 PM ^
..edit..
October 27th, 2009 at 7:48 PM ^
I wonder if Magnus would get negged for saying He liked kittens? It's an opinion people!
As for Boo Boo.... Dude you wasted what I could never have. It saddens me.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:51 PM ^
Sometimes it's not what you say but how you say it. I think my dad told me that once, or forty times.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:07 PM ^
All things being equal, I will miss his name.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:12 PM ^
Aw now what the hell did I do?
Missed class because of a death in the family? You gotta have something better then that!
October 27th, 2009 at 8:51 PM ^
I'll bet any money that he goes to Michigan State
October 27th, 2009 at 9:04 PM ^
Can't say I ever expected to see those names bandied about together.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:25 PM ^
That's what I'm here for.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:07 PM ^
I hope that he gets his act together and gets a second chance. The general notion of the guy who went to school in Detroit and gets accepted into the best school in Michigan on scholarship to play football is appealing to me, and I'd hate to see it end this way. I couldn't care less about media coverage and all that other crap; I just want to see him graduate with a Michigan degree, assuming that he improves himself and deserves it.