rumor - Threet to transfer
here is the link
http://www.collegefantasyfootballinsider.com/stats/player-news.aspx?new…
MOD'S NOTE
This rumor's genesis is a random post on MLive which their Mods have since deleted. It has been bounced around the internet message board vacuum chamber for 2 days. We make no claim as to it's "voracity", but we know that the absurdly negligent Mods of MLive felt it didn't deserve to see the light of day.
The post stands, as we tire of deleting them, and someone else will post it.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:45 PM ^
1) Someone starts a rumor on mlive
2) People furiously post about the rumor on other message boards
3) Rumor even makes it to some radio show this morning
4) Voila! Rumor is now "widely circulated"
Did anybody even read the original mlive rumor post? So shady.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:46 PM ^
Is http://www.collegefantasyfootballinsider.com/ a decent source?
February 13th, 2009 at 3:47 PM ^
People say few weeks ago Threet is looking forward to this yr bla bla. (so I hear). But, when are we going to learn? Beaver, ring a bell? Mcneal? "I can't wait for Michigan, etc".
It may be true.
February 13th, 2009 at 4:00 PM ^
Verbal commits != incumbent starters.
Just sayin'.
February 13th, 2009 at 5:19 PM ^
nothing you say ever makes sense
February 13th, 2009 at 5:24 PM ^
It's like he's trying to speak to me, I know it!
February 13th, 2009 at 8:45 PM ^
"For a clown fish, he's not that funny."
February 13th, 2009 at 9:45 PM ^
"Pity"
February 13th, 2009 at 7:48 PM ^
!= as in "is not equal to".
February 13th, 2009 at 5:25 PM ^
I've stopped taking anything you say seriously, because it's pretty clear you're either an idiot, or you're the Enlightened Spartan or his equivalent at another school.
In either case, good luck to you.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:47 PM ^
on a mlive post is not a source.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:49 PM ^
He's looking forward to spring practice where another tough test awaits - the beginning of a position battle against incoming freshman and highly touted recruit, Tate Forcier.
"I think most quarterbacks would see themselves that way," Threet said. "You want to go out and compete and do your best, and the coaches will pick who they think will most help the team to win.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090119/SPORTS17/901…
February 13th, 2009 at 3:50 PM ^
He'd be really stupid to. Ride some pine, get your degree on tax dollars, and have a future.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:55 PM ^
He will almost certainly get snaps this year, and he may very well win the starting job.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:55 PM ^
Tax dollars don't pay for Threet's (or any other player's) football scholarship. And Threet can "have a future" by getting a degree at other places. A decision like this, if he is actually thinking about it, is not a simple or easy one, though you can pretend it is.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:54 PM ^
So I'm supposed to believe that he is about to transfer for a second time and sit out another year... I doubt that.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:57 PM ^
He could go I-AA and not sit out at all (that seems to be all the rage these days).
February 13th, 2009 at 4:03 PM ^
My bad, I-AA didn't even cross my mind.
February 13th, 2009 at 5:17 PM ^
he can go be the next joe flacco
February 13th, 2009 at 5:26 PM ^
No, he's the next Matt Guiterrez.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:58 PM ^
I don't think he can transfer within D-1. He'd had have to go to FCS (1-AA) or D-2, he'd lose a year of eligibility but be able to play immediately.
but I read on another forum that his destination is allegedly North Dakota State, which doesn't make any sense from a long term academic standpoint.
so I don't believe it just yet.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:58 PM ^
Nice to see other people thinking logically
February 13th, 2009 at 3:54 PM ^
Threet is taking a psych class and doing an experiment about how rumors take off. So far, his experiment is working like a charm.
February 13th, 2009 at 6:04 PM ^
I think we know for certain based on recent history that some like to start rumors just to stir the pot and mess up media. Was it here that I read about the awesome soccer hoax - the story about the touted young talent from some obscure "istan" and then the story was picked up by major news sources.
February 13th, 2009 at 4:01 PM ^
And that remains a colossal "if," it would theoretically mean that Tate has been so impressive that Threet sees that he has no chance to play this year.
And I have a hard time believing that a true freshman QB can be good enough just weeks after arriving on campus to make anybody that certain that he will start in the fall. Even with the QB play we witnessed last year, that seems awfully far-fetched to me.
February 13th, 2009 at 4:04 PM ^
The weight room? The frat parties? Practice hasn't started yet.
February 13th, 2009 at 4:08 PM ^
I'm pretty sure they are well into "practice" at this point, especially 7 on 7 stuff. The practices are "optional" and are organized and run by players (except the conditioning sessions which can be run by coaches), but it would be naive to think that they don't have clear instructions about what to work on.
February 13th, 2009 at 4:14 PM ^
Remember, there was already the well-circulated story about Tate hitting a receiver in the head (helmet?) on a pattern where the receiver was not expecting the ball. Depending on who you ask, either Tate's timing was so good the receiver was not prepared, or Tate's timing was way off.
TomVH (I think) has also reported that Tate is always asking players to stay behind afterwards/get there early to work on patterns.
February 13th, 2009 at 4:18 PM ^
you are right, practices haven't started but 7-7's have. they just aren't working out with the coaches. Only the S&C staff and on their own.
February 13th, 2009 at 5:29 PM ^
Threet, who came here knowing he would be behind, at the very least, Mallett, is so scared by what is happening in 7 on 7s that he is looking to transfer, again.
I would think that if he was tough enough to play hurt through the Big Ten schedule, he'd be tough enough to ride that out.
I'm sorry, it just doesn't make sense.
February 13th, 2009 at 8:33 PM ^
If you re-read my first post, you'll see that I agree with you.
February 13th, 2009 at 10:47 PM ^
thank you. I wondered if any one would bring that up.
February 13th, 2009 at 5:33 PM ^
I know this board disapproves of "I know a guy who knows a guy who knows..." chains, but everybody can pretty much rest assured that Threet has no idea where these transfer rumors came from.
February 13th, 2009 at 6:07 PM ^
that rumors like this are started by people who don't have Michigan's interests at heart? Perhaps someone should start a thread - "Top Ten Rumors to Start About OSU." Seriously.
February 13th, 2009 at 6:18 PM ^
Well, you can't leave evidence.
February 13th, 2009 at 8:52 PM ^
I heard from a (probably not at all) well connected guy in C-bus that Pryor was so scared that Rob Schoenhoft was going to take his starting spot because of better passing ability that he demanded that Tressel compel him to transfer.
This is totally premium info, so I can't reveal my (non)source.
February 13th, 2009 at 6:26 PM ^
I heard The Tate cast Threet out of Ann Arbor, in his first act as the Messiah.
February 13th, 2009 at 6:30 PM ^
today some espn moron had the audacity to pronounce the great one's last name as 'Forceer'. Tate had him fired soon after
February 13th, 2009 at 6:59 PM ^
There is no chin under Tate's beard, only another fist.
February 13th, 2009 at 7:04 PM ^
Tate himself said that's how it's pronounced.
It's "For-seer", not "For-see-ay."
February 13th, 2009 at 7:08 PM ^
I was under the impression it's 4-C-Air. That's also the pronunciation for Jason from the Stanford website.
February 13th, 2009 at 7:16 PM ^
Not exactly. Tate said that both "For-seer" and "For-see-ay" are acceptable.
February 13th, 2009 at 11:39 PM ^
WHAT. tate is obviously not an engineer. engineers need there to be one answer and one answer only. it bothers me personally that either one goes
February 14th, 2009 at 12:57 AM ^
Actually, Magnus, Forcier said it was OK for people to pronounce it either way, but when asked how HE pronounced it, he said "for-see-ay."
February 14th, 2009 at 9:33 AM ^
"Yea I actually did, and it didn't settle anything. He said it's either For-see-ay, or For-see-er. He said either pronunciation is fine. I think he says For-see-er though, FWIW. That's how I've been pronouncing it when I read it to myself on here."
http://mgoblog.com/content/willie-haulstead-michigan-still-hunt
February 13th, 2009 at 7:44 PM ^
has been able to confirm or deny these rumors, which can only mean that nobody really knows.
Sam Webb made a good point this morning that there are three weeks until spring practices start and that we will be likely to know one way or another what is going to happen before then.
February 13th, 2009 at 8:19 PM ^
I'm sick of deleting these threads.
February 13th, 2009 at 10:00 PM ^
keep up the good fight.
February 13th, 2009 at 8:47 PM ^
according to scout this is close to done and he met with rr about it. this is critical. there's no reason to think this year's freshmen will be any better than last year's.