Gregg Henson: Why Michigan Pulled Matt Falcon’s Scholarship
"Sources close to the situation tell me that the Michigan coaching staff advised Falcon to forego his senior year of football and rehab his knee before enrolling at Michigan in January to continue his progress under the direction of the Michigan athletic training staff. When Falcon and his family decided to play his senior year, the Michigan staff was not thrilled, two knee injuries in one year was a deal breaker for Michigan."
October 20th, 2015 at 5:40 PM ^
Right now it seems like a very long shot that Falcon is going to be able to play football at the college level due to devastating knee injuries. Much less, college football at the highest level. I wish the kid all the luck in world, but Harbaugh and the staff had to make a tough decision that was in the best interest of moving the program forward. They are still offering to pay for his schooling! That is very generous and classy. I know it would be heartbreaking to have your dream school tell you that they no longer think you should play football for them, but this seems to be in the best interest of both parties.
October 20th, 2015 at 5:39 PM ^
October 20th, 2015 at 6:50 PM ^
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October 20th, 2015 at 5:41 PM ^
October 20th, 2015 at 5:51 PM ^
It's not a business.
It's like a business in some respects ($ is involved, there are "corporate" goals that sometimes take precedence over the interests of individuals).
But it's not a business unless you definition of business is so broad as to include any and all institutions (i.e., too broad to have any meaning).
October 20th, 2015 at 10:05 PM ^
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October 20th, 2015 at 6:04 PM ^
If true, it makes sense. If UM isn't going to let him play football due to injuries BUT will give him a college scholarship for academics AND gives him months to look elsewhere, that seems pretty fair. Obviously you wish it hadn't come to this, but I have a feeling that for all of the "oh man, what about the scholarship crunch" concerns, people who can be at UM will without too much unseemingliness.
October 20th, 2015 at 6:13 PM ^
October 20th, 2015 at 6:30 PM ^
The OP that is.
October 20th, 2015 at 6:40 PM ^
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October 20th, 2015 at 6:45 PM ^
Why does everyone have a problem with this but letting Austin Hatch go was fine.
October 20th, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
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October 21st, 2015 at 9:38 AM ^
He got his cup of coffee with the team and then took a medical scholarship. The only difference here is that Falcon doesn't get his "cup of coffee" with the team.
October 20th, 2015 at 8:28 PM ^
A) has a right to do this
B) has done it at one time or another in the past
non-story really.
October 20th, 2015 at 8:49 PM ^
October 20th, 2015 at 11:05 PM ^
you can already tell the staff is telling some commits to 'look around'. It happens, everywhere.
October 20th, 2015 at 9:02 PM ^
October 20th, 2015 at 10:25 PM ^
October 20th, 2015 at 10:52 PM ^
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October 20th, 2015 at 10:53 PM ^
I mean if you really wanted to make it an accurate analogy it would be like the girl of your dreams telling you she'd date you if you stopped sneaking around after having the crabs once and then being caught with the crabs again, and she tells you she just wants to be friends.
October 21st, 2015 at 10:25 AM ^
He had a history of injuries that scared away many colleges in general.
Michigan still offered and accepted his commitment knowing that.
They advised him to not play his senior year of high school and focus on rehab so he could be fully healthy when he got to Michigan.
Falcon and his family decided to play football anyway, and he got seriously injured yet again.
Michigan decides to still offer him a full 4-year scholarship but not an athletic one as he probably can't even physically play football at a high level anymore. Had he listened to Michigan's coaches in the first place he'd probably still be committed with athletic scholly and arriving to play in a few months.
October 20th, 2015 at 11:12 PM ^
As an MSU fan it is hard to relate to these issues. I guess OSU and UM can play these games and still get the next 4 star. MSU operates with more integrity and that seems to be paying dividends.
October 21st, 2015 at 1:11 AM ^
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October 21st, 2015 at 9:59 AM ^
released from jail. Reinstaing Glenn Winston right after he was released from a 180 day jail sentence for assault. Reinstating Delton Williams after he pointed a gun at someone.
This all just screams the integrity of the program.
The funny thing is, even after the last decade of MSU beating us, Ohio State still bothers me more. You're the only program who could have the run of success you've had and still nobody cares.
Bowl wins, Rose Bowl win, conference wins, and still the only thing that people are screaming for is for Michigan to be competing with Ohio State. With Harbaugh in the mix that's what it's going back to, but don't worry, 10 years from now I'm sure everyone will be talking about how good MSU used to be. I'm confident nobody will forget about MSUs little run of success like everyone always forgets about MSU.
October 21st, 2015 at 12:49 PM ^
because the notion that MSU operates with more integrity is the absurdist thing you could have said, and because you are a sparty troll.
October 21st, 2015 at 6:18 AM ^
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