Trey Burke complains of leaving Michigan poorly fed and poorly prepared for pro life

The whole thing seems bizarre. You attend one of the greatest public universities in the world, have remarkable success, win countless awards and accolades and your only lingering memory is that the food was lousy?

he should have stayed another year...and won a natty.

Poorly prepared for anti-abortion? After college??...lol wut?

Whatever. I miss the food at Bursley.

I'm not sure how 2 years can prepare anyone for all the complexities of life after college.  Most students are prepared after 4...or 5...or 6+.  But to blame somewhere you spent 2 years for not preparing you for the next 50 is absurd.  Maybe they only teach advanced life skills only to Jr/Sr athletes?

I would say that some of the life choices he has made after spending 2 years on campus are not the best choices.  But, it's his life to lead.  Maybe that Michigan degree would have made a difference if he was finishing in the NBA offseason?  I'm sure he's still further along than the UNC graduates of the fake degree program.

Harbaugh criticised Michigan from his golden crapper at Stanford and is still loved.  This too will blow over.

My computer has the Mondays

Lol. What a spoiled brat.

Not Beilein's fault that you're having a shitty NBA career.

It's his job to make you the best collegiate player you can be. And I'd say given the countless accolades you received under his tutelage, he did a pretty damn good job of that.

Trey's full of shit....

turd. boohoo Trey. Get a life young man and take a swing, it only gets harder.

Go home and make ramen noodle then

The critique on the food drives me a bit crazy as I think an awful lot of college students lived through cafeteria food and came out just fine.

The critique about not being better prepared for life I think makes more sense and is probably something Michigan can pay some attention to.

That said I think Trey's keeping the program at arms length ever since he left just got explained.

I thought dorm food was great and I'm now 6 years out of college and still don't feel prepared for the real world

Well, yeah. Not graduating college will leave you poorly prepared for life. Maybe should have gotten that degree.

I am disappointed in Trey. College is what you make out of it whether you are an athlete or not. For that matter, you have to learn every step you take in life. Many students are successful in life because they took the extra time to learn how to be successful in business world. Real life experience is greater than what any university can teach you. Some students don't succeed in life and it is not always universities fault. As far as food is concerned, I don't think it is a big deal. College is not run by mothers. Nobody is going to tell you when and how to eat. I an tired of people not taking responsibility for anything and blame others. Especially eating. Come on Trey. Be bigger than this.

When I attended Michigan! And of course you're gonna be fed better as a millionaire!!
I agree with other posts, you leave early you're less likely to be prepared.

I just want to add some things. I graduated from High School in 1967. Ran away from home in the 10th grade before that and lived on the streets of Flint, Michigan for 2 months before living with friends. I earned a full ride to Eastern Michigan to run track for the 1968 school year. Got in a serious motorcycle accident in May of 1968. Lost the scholarship. Healed up and joined the Army in November 1968. Left the Army in 1971 and joined the Michigan State Police in 1972. I was 22 years old and lived a life many could never believe. I never complained about a meal or a place to lay my head.

Trey Burke has been been coddled way too much. He always had a bed to sleep in, a meal to eat, and probably never carried a bag around his whole life. Now he has 7.6 million dollars and is complaining about his college life.

Trey Burke and I live in two different worlds and I wouldn't change mine for his EVER. I'm blessed and retired. I want for nothing and complain very little. Maybe Trey will change his tune if and when the glory days are over and he realizes the opportunities he had were the best of his life. He should be grateful instead of spiteful.

Athletes are fed very well in college. I don't believe this for a second and how you prepare for pro life is all up to you. It's not the university's fault he wasn't prepared to be successful in the NBA after 2 years in college. I hope he does have success still but sometimes you're just not good enough. I always thought he would struggle in the NBA and that he was perfect for the college game. I think he should stop complaining and realize how blessed he is to be in the position that he's in.

Here's a thought: stay in college until you graduate. You'll be prepared for life!

He is now persona non grata.

Go fuck yourself, Trey. Ungrateful motherfucker.

Don't even know where to start, what a disappointed.

This is really too bad. I won't rehash the many good points made by others from their own life experiences. 

1. I actually feel some pity for him. He was on this panel to do some good for NCAA student athletes and couldn't help but make it about his own self-centeredness. It was only one piece so I hope that this is not his whole point of view of the world. 

2. At some point in nearly everyone's life one has to be take responsibility for one's actions and consequences.

[aside] Many years ago, there was an episode of the TV Show E.R. One of the lead characters Doug Ross (played by George Clooney) was estranged from his abusive father who had abandoned Ross and his mom years ago. Now late in life they reconnected. Ross lays into the dad (played by James Farentino) about how so much of what was screwed in his life was all due to his messed up childhood caused by his dad. His dad took the tirade and admitted that all of that was true but then made a good point. As a grown up person what happens henceforth is up to him and he can't forever blame all of his faults on that. He is in a position to do something about many of this shortcomings.

I was an undergraduate 34 years ago and there were a lot of things I wish were better: better dorm food, more buses running late at night, warmer dorm rooms, etc. but despite all of that it was a great time - I was young, eager to learn, independent and around other young and smart people; never trade that time.

The NBA is partnered with Personal Capital, an online financial advisory firm, providing 110 advisors who build finanical plans based on athletes goals They also track spending and NBA provided benefits, as well as monitor investments and fees being paid. 

Training table for athletes is phenomenal - it's like eating at a very good restaurant once a day.  Lunch and breakfast for athletes is in the dorm system, and dorm food is so much better than jail food that he loses all credibility with his comments.

Classic millennial attitude - if I don't know how to manage my money, it's my university's fault. Since when was ANY college student, athlete or not, expected to have someone at the University teach them how to manage money and stay out of trouble?  It's called growing up, Trey. Perhaps you should have done more of it during your Junior and Senior year at the greatest University on earth instead of leaving early to have a mediocre NBA career.

What really pisses me off is that these are all shots at Beilein, who took a chance on a mid-level PG from Ohio and facilitated his development into a Wooden award winner and 1st round draft pick. If he actually gave a crap about his mentor he would come back, meet with him, and explain to him what they could do better for future athletes, not go to the media with this garbage.

I am waiting to hear more about how poorly our athletes are prepared from guys like Juwan Howard, Chad Henne, Denard Robinson, or even GRIII and Stauskas. Thank you, Trey, for the time and effort you gave on the court during your 2 years at Michigan. Now just go away.

I loved getting stoned and chowing down at the dining halls when I was a student...

athlete complaining about stupid stuff. Guess what you were in college and eat what college students eat, but actually better as athletes get training table meals all the time. He is also given a stipen to purchase more food if he wishes.

Michigan is also an academic institution and not there solely to help kids prepare for the NBA. Maybe take it upon yourself to take some financial classes....

If I saw Burke now I would give him a quarter and tell him to call someone who cares.

with hockey puck Quaddie Burgers and Cheez Whiz sauce, I could almost feel bad for him. My mom and dad paid a lot of money for me to eat that and limp grilled cheese and tomato soup for a year. In my own apartment, I managed to afford Deluxe Kraft Mac n Cheese and fish cakes.

I don't feel sorry for the limitations of his training table or the lack of training in how to become an NBA pro. It may feel like a farm team, but it's a university and the obligation of the coach should be to drive a team to victory, give you an opportunity to improve athletically, and see that you get an education.  This is not Merrill Lynch or Ruth's Chris.