Sam Webb on Swenson Decommitment
I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet. Sam said this morning that Swenson was told during the season that he needed to pick up his play. While Sam thinks (and I agree) that the timing could have been better, this wasn't a blindside type of decision. I wonder how much of this timing issue had to do with Partridge coaching linebackers and bowl prep/dead period stuff. I think Swenson will land on his feet somewhere in the B1G West. Whether or not he is successful, only time will tell.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:13 PM ^
I think it's not on the board because we don't need yet another Swenson post.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
This is new information. Board-worthy.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^
I think mezman needs a new avatar....
January 21st, 2016 at 12:29 PM ^
All of this was already posted in here http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/swenson-decommit-more-info?page=1 as reported by 247 and others.
So it's board worthy but it certainly didn't need it's own post. But whateves, I think my avatar is fine thanks.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:40 PM ^
Can you blame people for not wanting to wade through another 400 comments of Swenson-related mudslinging to possibly find a nugget of truth? This is new information related to the other side of the story, and certainly deserving of its own thread.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:44 PM ^
Guess it doesn't matter the pitchfork and torch crowd have already made their feelings known on the issue.
January 21st, 2016 at 2:48 PM ^
The one thing youve said I agree with.
The narratives out there now. Swensons a victim. That snake Harbaugh and his $EC recruiting tactics are the cause. And anybody who would rather see all the facts before condemning Harbaugh and staff are hypocrits because we all jumped on Urban Meyer and Nick Saban for committing acts that were completely unrelated and dissimilar from this one.
January 21st, 2016 at 2:54 PM ^
I haven't expressed an opinion on the Swenson situation either way... so that's not what I was referring to in my pitchfork and torch quip. So you haven't agreed with me at all (lucky you from the looks of things).
January 21st, 2016 at 3:45 PM ^
on a couple of posts. A couple of ups and a number of downs (nowhere near 100!). What I wrote was in line with Sam, but your always going to get people to disagree with you. That's what makes this board entertaining.
PS: I called "bull shit" on the Freep story and stand by it. Sams account is more believable as to what happened.
January 21st, 2016 at 4:00 PM ^
Yeah, I don't really care I'm just bemused that THIS is what got everyone upset. I'm pretty noncontroversial on the board (I hardly post at all in fact) so I'm just enjoying my moment in the spotlight.
January 21st, 2016 at 4:21 PM ^
is good publicity.
Cheers!
January 21st, 2016 at 6:12 PM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 3:31 PM ^
The last Swenson post was last night, at 8:30 p.m.
Sam was on...this morning?
So yeah, new information.
Don't want to read? Don't click. PROFIT.
January 21st, 2016 at 6:19 PM ^
day in the sun. I agree with the majority here who feel it unfair Harbs didn't have a platform of his own to opine from do to NCAA rules. No I am going to take exception to Kermit saying he doesn't want to blame people for not wanting to wade through 400 comments on Swenson mudslinging to get to the truth.....Nobody reads past the first couple of jumps to get the story that would be as redundant as Sam and Brian had to be on the round table this morning on TKA radio. No offense fellas (on the roundtable) I found it funny too.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:44 PM ^
There's nothing at the top of that thread you link that even talks about Sam's comments. That's a key piece of imformation. Not something that the majority of us should have to go dig for in another thread.
It establishes a trend of concerned communication about his development on the field. As opposed to some unethical behavior out of left field two weeks before a deadline.
I for one intend to give Harbaugh the benefit of the doubt until I'm shown clear cut evidence to the contrary.
January 21st, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 7:08 PM ^
But "you" in the case of this board isn't a 17-year-old kid. I don't know what was actually communicated, and whose fault the miscommunication was, but clearly there was a miscommunication.
When high school kids don't understand what adults are saying, i don't assume the high school kid is to blame. And I teach high school and have experienced miscommunication. It was always my fault, as far as I can tell.
January 21st, 2016 at 1:08 PM ^
Down voted and condemned to eternal suffering and damnation for using "whateves. Good gravy, man. Get a hold of yourself.
January 21st, 2016 at 1:10 PM ^
That was indeed neg-worthy. I apologize for that.
January 21st, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
Apology accepted. Welcome back, we were worried about you.
January 21st, 2016 at 1:32 PM ^
for the use of "good gravy"
January 21st, 2016 at 1:10 PM ^
Just because an ostrich sticks his head in the ground, doesn't mean it's not looking.
January 21st, 2016 at 1:28 PM ^
Ostriches have Ass Eyes???
January 21st, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
So that explains my vision problems...
January 21st, 2016 at 1:49 PM ^
Your vision problems relate to your eyes being closed when you are screaming.
January 21st, 2016 at 3:13 PM ^
it's a Bob Saget joke.
January 21st, 2016 at 2:32 PM ^
Holy posbang, Lana.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:45 PM ^
about as much as we need another comment bitching about a Swenson thread.
January 21st, 2016 at 1:25 PM ^
There might not be a better use of a fan blog than to let the team know that this behaviour is confusing and makes some of us uncomfortable so they should try to eliminate these scenarios in the future.
kthxbye
January 21st, 2016 at 1:39 PM ^
That they can't, by rule, say anything whatsoever about a recruit until after signing day? That's simply a function of the process. My advice to you, and many many others, is to not be so quick to draw conclusions from, at best, half of the information.
January 21st, 2016 at 2:22 PM ^
admiring that the commit stayed thru the dark days, looking forward to seeing him in a Winged helmet, only to have that burgeoning fandom ripped out, still beating, from your chest.
January 21st, 2016 at 2:18 PM ^
he was asked to camp but wouldnt
January 21st, 2016 at 2:31 PM ^
Holy downvotes, Gatekeeper.
January 21st, 2016 at 2:41 PM ^
I think that's what I'm most impressed/proud of about the whole thing. How a relatively innocuous comment can elicit this... one of my favorite MGoBlog accomplishments.
January 21st, 2016 at 5:56 PM ^
Besides the comment itself, it's the very first and it's in a thread with hundreds of comments. Nearly everyone on the blog saw your comment :)
Also, I for one don't follow recruiting that much and I don't wade through pages of recruiting posts. I'm glad someone posted this. If you're going to complain about useful information that most people don't know about but are interested in knowing about, you're sure to get negged.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
New shit has come to light!
January 21st, 2016 at 12:23 PM ^
that had not occurred to us, dude
January 21st, 2016 at 12:34 PM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 1:15 PM ^
Only the Dude abides...
January 21st, 2016 at 12:49 PM ^
He's got to feed the Monkey!
January 21st, 2016 at 12:44 PM ^
Were you listening to the dude's story? You have no frame of reference here.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:54 PM ^
You're out of your element, Donny.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:30 PM ^
Did the china-man pee on his offer?
January 21st, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
The chinaman is not the issue here.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:47 PM ^
Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.
January 21st, 2016 at 1:11 PM ^
How Long is a Chinaman.