Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Michigan Tuesday: Brings Plenty of News

First a team matter if finally resolved, Csont’e York has been dismissed from the Michigan football program.  This was the only decision that could have been made.

Hoke:  “Csont’e York has been dismissed from the Michigan football program. Representing the University of Michigan is a privilege and, while second chances are certainly deserved, sometimes it’s better for everyone if that happens somewhere else. Overall, I have been proud of how responsible our team has been this offseason and how hard they’ve worked to prepare for the season.”

A stupid one second decision changed his life.  I hope he gets his stuff together and learns from this.  He was not expected to impact the WR position this year. 


The second thing to drop last night was Braxton's Miller re-injuring his shoulder.   Reports today from 11 Warriors is that he has dislocated his shoulder: Update:  Miller is out for the year, per ESPN.

In a stunning and gutting turn of events, Miller re-injured his throwing shoulder on a routine passing play during the team’s afternoon practice, sources told Eleven Warriors Monday night. He dislocated it (right elbow to left hip, like a pitcher on the mound) and collapsed onto the field for at least five minutes while trainers and medical staff rushed to his side.

Miller was carted off Ackerman Field – the team’s temporary, off-site campground – and back to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center where his members of his family later joined him there. He left the building in a sling. He’s set for an MRI Tuesday morning, though it remains unclear if or how much time he’ll miss.

You never want to see a player get hurt and I hope it's not too serious going forward.  This does make the Big Ten season a bit unclear.  Whether you consider MSU over rated or not, they are now the favorite to return to the Rose Bowl or even in the playoff.  BTW, there had been plenty of rumors out of OSU's camp this fall that maybe Braxton's shoulder had not been healing and he was not really testing it too much.   Redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett is expected to be named the starter if Miller is not able to go in two weeks.

  • Remember when George Campbell de-committed and many of us were disappointed that a 5 star player was looking elsewhere?  Well, he recently has dropped to #78 on Rival's top 100 due to concerns about his hands.   Michigan commit Brian Cole is now ranked #89.   Sometimes things just work out for the best!

  • If your not going to attend the App. State game - here is a worthy cause you can donate your tickets to:  "Muskegon Mona Shores HS, who qualified for the MHSAA Playoffs for the first time in school history last season and is a preseason Detroit News "Top 20" team, plays at Saline HS (another Detroit News preseason "Top 20" team) on Friday, August 29. As many a part of Shores football have never been to Ann Arbor (let alone a game in The Big House), the team plans to tour Schembechler Hall among other places on campus, stay overnight in town, and tailgate with parents before the App St game. Currently, the program has received enough game tickets to get roughly half of the program into the game. However, there is still a long way to go as there are 95 players in the upstart program (9th-12th grade) who are making the trip and competing against Saline the previous day.
     
    If there are App St v U-M ticket-holders who would like to give away their tickets as an "in-kind donation" to these youngsters and get a face-value tax write-off, please email Shores' Director of Athletics (portengr@monashores.net) to start the process. Furthermore, for anyone that does donate their tickets, Liberty Tax of Canton and Belleville (contact joechampagne@libertytax.com) will perform free personal tax returns!

2 comments:

Scott K said...

Reports are expecting braxton miller to miss the entire season, due to the shoulder injury suffered at practice. He does still have a red shirt season available.

Do they reduce his pay for the season, or will he qualify for workman's comp?

uncle ron said...

Now thats funny stuff right there Scotty K.