November 8th, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^
Cool story, bro
November 8th, 2014 at 3:00 PM ^
Let me guess.. He decommitted
November 8th, 2014 at 10:31 AM ^
No Fleetwood?
November 8th, 2014 at 10:31 AM ^
What him do?
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November 8th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
Hoke probably decided his dancing was calling attention to himself and looking like he was having fun. Which is not allowed.
November 8th, 2014 at 12:10 PM ^
Never mind that Norfleet played the next two games after the dancing.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:34 AM ^
He was banged up last week
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November 8th, 2014 at 10:32 AM ^
The lack of Norfleet means that this offense is somehow even LESS explosive. I didn't know it was possible.
November 8th, 2014 at 12:21 PM ^
It's not like they utilize him anyway.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
Does that mean we see more Canteen?
November 8th, 2014 at 10:36 AM ^
also more Bo Dever.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:36 AM ^
Do you mean no sleet or snow for today, but we will see Hail?
November 8th, 2014 at 10:36 AM ^
thats what looked like he dinged a week ago. possibly knee.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:38 AM ^
Birthday Man, De'Veon Smith. . . . Happy 20th Birthday to the man from Warren, Ohio; number 4; De'Veon Smith!
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November 8th, 2014 at 10:38 AM ^
It was on his Instagram...but maybe he's joking, until something's official I would calm down until further
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November 8th, 2014 at 10:55 AM ^
Everyone seems pretty calm to me.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^
Only seems that way because until now, I've been too busy running around and panicing to post.
Oh no, what are we going to do. We're doomed! Oh no, what are we going to do. We're doomed! Oh no, what are we going to do. We're doomed! Oh no, what are we going to do. We're doomed! Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!
November 8th, 2014 at 10:38 AM ^
I dont think i have ever seen a michigan team with soo many injuries to their key players during one season
November 8th, 2014 at 10:47 AM ^
The area that will hurt Michigan the most without Fleet is the punt coverage unit. It's already bad, but Fleet is the only one that consistently gets down there and causes havoc at times. He hasnt been much of an impact on KO return or at WR, but not having him out there covering punts worries me.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:20 AM ^
I disagree that he causes havoc. He has great moves and burst so he can get around guys. Good. But he's slow, so said guys catch up as he runs downfield. Bad. He's also small, so when he breaks down and gets there, he's easily blocked by the guys who caught up. I dislike having him on punt coverage. And I hate our old manballs punt scheme like everybody else. But I think Norfleet being one of two gunners makes it worse. Poor coaching.
November 8th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
Havoc was probably the wrong word to use there.
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November 8th, 2014 at 3:11 PM ^
And let slip the dogs . . . .
(Seems apropos)
November 8th, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
Doesn't matter. Dinosaur punt gives us a decided schematic advantage.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:41 AM ^
Now who am I going to learn some ill dance moves from?
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November 8th, 2014 at 10:43 AM ^
They know better.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:44 AM ^
I'm almost positive it's a shoulder. He took a whopping hit on a kickoff return and they showed him on the sidelines favoring it. A couple of plays later he went in and caught I believe a WR screen, where he danced around and then got crushed. They showed him on the bench looking like he was done. But he came back in as a gunner on a punt and at the end you could see him get knocked down onto that shoulder. I was pissed at the time because I didn't think he should've been in for the punt. After that he went to the locker room. I love that guy. I hope he's back for Maryland after the bye.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:46 AM ^
Damn. He's seriously one of the only fun parts about watching this team.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:47 AM ^
Talk about injuries
November 8th, 2014 at 10:48 AM ^
There is not a chance in hell that all of these injuries are a coincidence.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:04 AM ^
The universe is indifferent. You and me hate Brady Hoke enough to blame him for random chance, but that doesn't mean there is anything to it.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
Isn't it possible that it's more than random chance though? We've seen how Hoke has developed a culture where if you're injured you get your ass back in there. Our SC coach blows. We have had way more injuries than under any other coaching staff. Does not compute?
November 8th, 2014 at 11:35 AM ^
And isn't "just Hoke's" teams.
For example, I heard on sports radio that tony romo is expected to play this Sunday despite 2 injured vertebrae
There are plenty of other examples in college & the pros
But I guess your anti-hoke bias clouds that out
November 8th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
So your counter argument to the fact that a large portion of our team has been injured over the past four years is that the QB of the Dallas Cowboys currently has a broken vertebrae.
OK then.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:53 AM ^
Let me preface my comments by saying I do like Dennis Norfleet and find him both entertaining and and great guy to have on the team.
But I got to say that in my 55 years I have seldom seen a player whose expectations for performance has so totally overwhelmed their actual production. So far this year he's contributed the following:
Rushing yards: 54 - No TDs
Passing yards: 102 - No TDs
Punt return yards: 21 - No TDs (that's it - 21 yards for the season)
Kickoff return yards: 285 yards - No TDs (23.8 avg)
Can somebody explain to me what everybody else sees in Norfleet that I am apparently missing?
November 8th, 2014 at 10:54 AM ^
But... he dances!
November 8th, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
Damn Right! Has the sickest moves since the Gong Show's very own Gene Gene the Dancing Machine!!!
November 8th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
To be fair, I could be down with games including segments such as this -
November 8th, 2014 at 1:21 PM ^
It sucks that I'm old enough to remember that
November 8th, 2014 at 1:19 PM ^
slow down now. norfleet is a lot of things, but he's no gene gene the dancing machine*.
*yet...
November 8th, 2014 at 10:58 AM ^
He likes people's post on Instagram and follows them back... He does funny dances.... nothing else
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November 8th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
Well apparently he fires up the team.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
I would like to see what those numbers look like as average touches. Those are pretty low yardage stats, but I feel like he also doesn't get that many touches. The fact that he has no TDs (for his career) is kind of crazy.
Generally, I agree with you, though. I think the site's views on him are a little disproportionate to his actual performance. Still think he's a helluva lot of fun and is still a functional part of the offense/ST that will be missed.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
Because he's always kinda close to almost breaking one for a TD?
November 8th, 2014 at 11:13 AM ^
He's the hype man.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^
Fun. It leaves you around 40
November 8th, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
I think it is because he is one of the few guys on the team that even give the appearance that he could be a playmaker with the ball in his hands.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:56 AM ^
It's very difficult to return punts for TDs when you only have 10 men on the field. Plus the hype about Norfleet is more about the fact that he's one of the few players on the team who is fun to watch with the ball in is hands. And, he's probably the best gunner on the punt coverage team too.