Sam Webb Interview Re: Partridge & Michigan's PSU Prep
Ahoy folks,
Been a brutal day, but I thought this brief video had some good tidbits to ease the blow. Two things of note for me:
- Partridge got axed for his communications with players regarding the investigation (around 2:28 mark). Been some speculation about deleting files or coordinating with Stalions, but Sam doesn't seem to think so.
- Michigan's staff fully expected a TRO and had not repped with Harbaugh's absence factored in (~7:00 mark). Maryland will be a great warm up for the staff's process to get worked out before The Game.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:10 PM ^
I don't believe anything anybody says at this point.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:15 PM ^
me too! also includes your post tho
November 17th, 2023 at 6:23 PM ^
I don’t believe you don’t believe. I’m so in a state of disbelief I don’t even believe that I don’t believe.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:27 PM ^
unbelievable.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:38 PM ^
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
November 17th, 2023 at 9:59 PM ^
Unpossible!
November 17th, 2023 at 7:04 PM ^
Michel de Montaigne, following the thought of the ancient Greek skeptic Pyrrho (as recorded by Sextus Empiricus), would suggest that we doubt all claims to knowledge, good or bad, suspending judgement in all cases in order to attain to a mental state of "ataraxia" or skeptical tranquility.
Happy Friday.
November 17th, 2023 at 9:25 PM ^
Ataraxia was my favorite Santana album.
November 17th, 2023 at 10:24 PM ^
The other name for peyote.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:06 PM ^
Damn it I read it wrong I thought I was trying to reach sarcastic tranquility.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:37 PM ^
To quote the great Victor Meldrew:
November 17th, 2023 at 9:23 PM ^
I don’t believe you either.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:20 PM ^
I believe my barber and my proctologist. Everyone else is full of shit
November 17th, 2023 at 6:22 PM ^
I'm glad your proctologist is exempt from that last statement.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:02 PM ^
His hands aren't exempt from it, though.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:52 PM ^
I hope your proctologist isn't an old O lineman from the 90's.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:09 PM ^
In some cultures that is a well wish, "May your proctologist be an asian female"
November 18th, 2023 at 12:08 AM ^
I bet you trust your proctologist because he is an “insider.”
November 17th, 2023 at 6:23 PM ^
I agree with this. Especially the binders full of OSU transgressions part. If that was true and we didnt do anything while Ohio State had ten years of Urban Meyer and Ryan Day cheating their asses off and they hired a PI firm to investigate us, we look pretty stupid.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:27 PM ^
Yeah. Not sure how much credence to give him at this point. He has not seemed particularly well informed lately.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:34 PM ^
To be fair, no Michigan insider including JUB has been incredibly accurate on this.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:46 PM ^
Boycott Hole
November 17th, 2023 at 7:21 PM ^
“Boycott Hole”
…..is a statement you will never hear from Faux Mo’s proctologist….
November 17th, 2023 at 9:29 PM ^
I said this but wife thought I was talking about her and got mad
November 17th, 2023 at 7:08 PM ^
This is actually why I don't think anyone at Michigan really knew what was going on, apart from Stalions.
The rest of the staff actually don't know what they're dealing with.
Webb's doing his best. And I believe him that the firing was primarily about interfering with players' testimony. That doesn't necessarily preclude the computer thing, but the computer thing is just as likely to be rumor as fact, whereas the tampering almost certainly seems to be what got him canned so quickly.
It sucks for him (and for us, and our recruiting, etc.) that Michigan is in a place where they have to overreact to anything that even smells like cover-up.
But if they don't do this, then that speaks to institutional control. Everything will be met with swift and complete (or over-complete) action in order to exercise the level of control and cooperation that Jim needs to have in order for this not to endanger his future here.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:55 PM ^
Nobody has whiffed more than Webb.
November 17th, 2023 at 9:30 PM ^
I can name many that whiffed more ! Balas and Hole to start
November 17th, 2023 at 6:37 PM ^
Most indubitably NOT!
November 17th, 2023 at 6:42 PM ^
Right there with you my man(or woman), Robbie 🤷🏻♂️
November 17th, 2023 at 6:47 PM ^
He/Him :)
November 17th, 2023 at 6:49 PM ^
I believe I need a drink.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:01 PM ^
Fucking bingo
November 17th, 2023 at 7:03 PM ^
Yeah, Sam is more connected than most but I don't believe any insider knows shit until proven otherwise.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:04 PM ^
I listen to Sam a lot (not a subscriber to TMI though), and it is almost like a learned skill to glean what is company speak and what is real. I also think people love to give him shit when he gives his opinion on where something stands in a situation where there is a lot of shit going on - sure, he ended up "wrong," but what he reported at the time is the information he had. In short, I don't believe that he sits around making shit up, and is never in a hurry to be "first."
He definitely has his soft spots where I'm not even sure he realizes how clear his bias comes across - good example is that he ALWAYS pumps up Detroit area HS players even if they go play for someone other than Michigan and will NEVER say anything bad about them - but once you know that, you can kind of roll your eyes and move on when you hear "One player in the mix at corner you shouldn't sleep on is Jaylen Kelly-Powell."
I get that everyone is pissed right now. I was before my first two cocktails of the evening. I wouldn't throw all "insiders" in the same light, and I would suggest you judge them on their intentions - trying to be right (not first) and reporting what they hear compared to throwing shit at the wall for clicks. That's the whole game - you're trying to get something from them that isn't being generally reported, and it's always going to be a bit of a mixed bag.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:52 PM ^
I personally love Sam. He is a great Michigan guy and is very fun to listen to.
He is simultaneously a fan, a hype man, an insider, a reporter, a radio guy, a recruiting expert, a trusted agent of the program. Most importantly I believe what he says and appreciate his opinion.
November 18th, 2023 at 12:18 AM ^
Hi Sam.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:26 PM ^
I don’t even believe myself
November 17th, 2023 at 8:26 PM ^
Agreed. I spent damn near $3 on insider info. The end result was a crock of shit with a side of coin flip! I even tried ignoring the commoner boards.
November 17th, 2023 at 9:28 PM ^
I, to this day, can't believe it's not butter.
November 17th, 2023 at 9:36 PM ^
The Earth is flat man!
/s
November 17th, 2023 at 6:11 PM ^
Thanks! This is insightful. Not worried about #2 - plenty of reps last Saturday.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:52 PM ^
My #2 is coming out just fine.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:36 PM ^
Too much fiber is just as bad as too little.
November 17th, 2023 at 7:35 PM ^
Are you FauxMo's proctologist?
November 17th, 2023 at 11:10 PM ^
No, he's his barber.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:11 PM ^
Harbaugh extension please. Nothing else.
November 17th, 2023 at 6:32 PM ^
IMO Harbaugh is gone after this season.