Transfers, Spring Practice Misc, Etc…
Speight Transfers To UCLA
To all the folks that thought
that Speight
wouldn’t get a shot with a big-time program:
Wilton Speight is off to be a
Bruin.
This fan ain’t surprised.
I know a lot of you were ready to throw
Speight out with the bath water last season mostly due to the fact that
Michigan’s O-Line couldn’t block a girl scout troop hauling cookies in their
wagons. But I still remember what
Speight was able to accomplish two seasons ago in 2015, before his injury at
Iowa.
Speight had one of THEEEEEE BEST HALFS of
Football of any Michigan QB against Penn State.
The
highest QB rating for a Michigan QB.
EVER.
So the fact that he’s got a pretty
good highlight reel (when someone is blocking for him) is evidence enough.
I would have preferred that
Speight stayed. Experience is hard to
replace. But good luck to him and who
knows? There’s a chance Michigan may
actually have to beat Speight at some point.
The “Idiots In Indy”
Taking Their Own Sweet Time…
I’m a little worried about how
long this Patterson decision from the Idiots In Indy is
taking. Everyone with half a brain
believes that Ole Miss was less than honest in their recruiting and
communication to the class of 2016 (Patterson’s) and that should be
enough to allow the immediate release of Patterson from Ole Miss and a waiver
of the “sit one year rule” when transferring of an undergrad.
I wrote earlier that I
thought it was a bout 50-50 as to which way the decision would go. The Idiots In Indy like to fall back on their
asses, er, “Rule Book” when it comes to crap like this. And the rule book does sort of in a way,
cover a school on athletic probation and/or firing of the head coach. I’m still feeling 50-50 as of right now…
Based on the fact it’s taking the
Idiots In Indy so long to make this decision doesn’t sit well with this
fan. There can’t be that much bureaucracy
in any organization that could drag this decision out any longer than
it’s already been dragged out.
Meaning: the Idiots In Indy are waiting for a Hot News
day or something to make their announcement to avoid the heat that will
undoubtedly result from a decision that forces Patterson to sit…Regardless
of what Attorney Mars is saying. I know
he’ll make a helluva’ noise if Patterson isn’t granted immediate eligibility,
but noise is just that:
Noise
Just sayin’…
The Spring Practice Report & Game That Wasn’t
Takes from Spring Practice:
QB Battle: It’s Patterson all the way. Patterson is the 2nd coming of
Tate Forcier and Chad Henne combined. A
Play Maker that can execute the necessary plays when needed but has
the ability to create when things go awry…So, there’s that.
The Offensive Line got some “Swag and
Attitude” and were tired of getting pushed around. To that I say, “good.” Instead of losing 9 out of every 10 to the 1st
string “D”, reports have it around 5 wins to 5 losses over 10 plays this
spring. So, that’s gotta’ be a good sign,
doesn’t it?
The Receivers are responding well
under McElwain’s direction, but they are lacking some of the “big league” break-away
techniques and abilities that they will work on over the summer.
Running backs look solid. That is all.
Defense – fughedaboutit. No worries, not a ONE on Defense. Michigan lost 2 starters and rumors are the
back-ups and the replacements are performing at the same or in some cases,
higher levels than the guys they’re replacing.
So, in a way, while it was sad
not to see the product on the field, it’ll be fun to see it for the first
time against the Domers (JEEZ I HATE THESE GUYS!!!) on September 1st.
Most Interesting Report: Harbaugh became more Human. Hugging it out with guys, having fun and most
of all, changing his approach to a less workman like and more family oriented
effort that we’re all in this together.
The Michigan Wolverines: All OR Nothing
I haven’t seen this in its
entirety yet and I feel like a bad fan for not downloading it and watching. However, some of you HAVE seen it and have
stated that I NEED TO WATCH THIS ASAP!
A trailer:
Apparently, it’ll make you feel
better about the Wolverines…
Wagner To Enter NBA Draft
I’m going to miss this guy…
I believe that Moe must have
talked to SOMEONE that stated they might take a shot at him in the 1st
round if someone else was already gone or not available. I know the mock drafts have Wagner mid 2nd
round, but usually, they don’t know much. And there’s a LOT of Beilein talent in the
NBA right now getting it done, making the project of getting someone like Mo
Buckets ready to play at the next level a little bit less of a project.
Still, makes you wonder. I hope he drafts high enough to get above the
league min or else it won’t have been worth it.
The Pilot From The Crash BROKE ALL THE RULES!
I messaged you some of this link
and everyone should read the story.
The Pilot broke all the rules, but probably
saved 116 lives in the process of breaking those rules. The FAA and NTSB or going to pull their hair
out with this one. Aborting a take-off
after reaching the point of no return speed is the biggest no-no of all. The pilot made a judgment call and stated
that the plane felt “nose heavy” and aborted take-off, stating that there
wouldn’t be a take-off. In addition, the
plane was trying to take off in high winds where it had been sitting in cross
winds that reached up to 70 mph that day.
And there was a check list requirement that if the plane was sitting in
a high cross wind:
The MD-83 is a passenger
adaptation of the DC-9, put in use from 1985-99. The manufacturer, McDonnell
Douglas, merged with Boeing in 1997, so it was Boeing that issued a maintenance
caution in 2015.
Cited in the report, it said that if there’s any possibility the plane
has been subjected to winds of more than 75 mph, and the aircraft has not been
parked facing the wind, all flight controls should be checked visually and also
moved by hand.
But it wasn’t done as no one knew
who that responsibility fell on.
Ultimately, it’s the Captain.
In the end, the planes rear
elevator was malfunctioning, due to what is believed to be the cross
winds.
The apparent cause of
what the NTSB refers to as a “rejected takeoff” was known within days.
A plane’s two elevators, left and right, straddle the tail and are the
primary means of controlling pitch. The one on the right was stuck in a
trailing-edge-down position, preventing a viable takeoff.
“You can’t see them,” Powell says; the elevators are nearly 150 feet
behind the cockpit and 30 feet off the ground. The controls operated properly
during pre-flight check, according to statements by one pilot, and “as long as
you have freedom of movement, that’s what everybody has traditionally used.”
Screw-ups and more
screw-ups.
We’re lucky to still be talking about
this team and what they accomplished last season and this season vs. still
mourning what would have been an national tragedy.
Sheesh...
Why I Hate This Time of Year…
All the Collegiate Sports Radio discussions are on football and
who will
beat Bama’. That’s it. It gets REALLY, REALLLY, REALLLLLY, old if
you like listening to college sports talk.
Larry Nassar University Update
There’s something in the news
from LNU just about every day.
I’m actually pretty shocked that the rank and file LNU alumni and fans haven’t
stepped up and rallied and told LNU how to resolve this issue.
Why John Engler is still at the helm of LNU is a bit of a mystery as
well. I didn’t think it could
POSSIBLY GET ANY WORSE under Engler after what Simon had done, but this has been a very real, “Hold my Beer!” couple
of months for Former Gov Engler…
Engler reportedly asked one of
the victim’s for her “number” and reportedly offered her $250K in order for her
to go away and drop her civil suit.
The Penn State cases averaged in the $3M range, and that all came out of
the University’s endowment. Engler
stating that tuition and taxpayers are going to have to “bear the burden” of
the ensuing settlements is not only wrong, but the State of Michigan needs to
being proceedings that will more or less force LNU to do the same as
Penn State and dip into the Endowment coffers to settle these lawsuits. There’s no
WAY Michigan taxpayers or future students should have to share in the costs of
LNU’s negligence.
Again – Where in the F@$%@ck is the Alumni Outrage over this? Or is the whole LNU world simply blind to
what’s going on?
I dunno’.
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