Speculation on another transfer
Could be wrong....however using conventional wisdom here.
Markus Allen(who many here know as the decommit who left once Andrel Anthony committed) just tweeted that “he knows someone that is about to break the internet”.
Giles Jackson liked and retweeted it.
Might be looking into this too much(and neg away if you feel so inclined), but this could be on the horizon.
December 10th, 2020 at 10:57 PM ^
I don't think a transfer would break the internet.
December 10th, 2020 at 11:09 PM ^
Not unless their dad landed a spot on a comedy show.
December 11th, 2020 at 12:14 AM ^
I’m copying this from another thread where I posted this:
Michigan State currently has 5 in the portal and its reported a few more will join. Michigan currently has 3 in the portal. Zach Carpenter, Charles Thomas, and Osman Savage. Florida has 3. Georgia has 5 in the portal including Mathis, a highly rated QB. Auburn has 4, Florida State has 7. Including an extremely high rated wide receiver who is coming to IU. Clemson only has 1 this year so far, but had 4 last year. This is just the way college football is now.
December 11th, 2020 at 6:22 AM ^
Don't you understand man. Somehow Warde's action or inaction is causing all of this. If he had extended Harbaugh or fired him or something 2 weeks ago, no one would've gotten COVID and we would've beaten Ohio State and all of the top 20 players in the country would've committed to Michigan. Everything is Warde's fault
December 11th, 2020 at 7:34 AM ^
All of this could have happened regardless of Harbaugh's contract inaction. Let's not forget that this has been a common occurrence in prior years under Harbaugh. As I previously pontificated, whatever is not right within Schemy Hall has been a thorn in the side of the football program since the end of the Carr era and its not going away. The cold harsh reality is Michigan football will always be mediocre. We might see a blip of over achievement like we saw in 2011 and 2016 but there is not a culture of winning anymore and any coach that come in will be quickly neutered. Harbaugh is the latest example of that. It is now up to Juwan Howard to remake Michigan into a "basketball" school.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:08 AM ^
Juwan doesn't have to do anything but win, recruit (develop recruits), and keep the program clean, pretty good job so far. The next football coach after Harbaugh, doesn't have to do anything but win, recruit (develop recruits) and keep the program clean.
People want to complain about the fanbase and rightfully so, as a collective unit, we can be pretty awful. But to act like any college football fanbase isn't just as crazy is short-sighted. It is incumbent upon whoever is hired to make the culture their own and do whatever they can to turn this around. Now if you want to make the argument that our own people won't allow the culture to be changed, well, you might be right. The next guy really needs to let the AD (Warde or somebody else), the alums, and the fans, know that they are coming in with their own ideals and ideas.
Once everybody is on the same page, then and only then, will actual change occur. Stop believing that things can't change and that Michigan is destined for mediocrity forever. Also, leave Penelope Pitstop alone bro.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:23 AM ^
"IT" IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AT ANY BIG COLLEGE.
Maybe shouting will get through, though highly doubtful considering the myopia.
December 11th, 2020 at 2:31 PM ^
Average transfer rate 2018-19: 14.2%
Michigan transfer rate 2020: 14.1%
Michigan transfer rate 2019: 22.3%
December 11th, 2020 at 2:26 PM ^
Transfers from Michigan:
2020: 12
2019: 19
December 11th, 2020 at 12:18 AM ^
Oh shit!
My internet is broken.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:52 AM ^
I hear there is bad news coming at the WR position but nothing that would break the internet. (Rumors, not an inside source)
December 11th, 2020 at 11:01 AM ^
Dax Hill would cause some discomfort. Pick a position group. There are going to be more.
December 11th, 2020 at 11:11 AM ^
I’ve always had a bad feeling about Dax and Michigan. I don’t know why, just a bad vibe.
December 11th, 2020 at 2:37 PM ^
Maybe because he looks like there’s been no coaching for him
December 10th, 2020 at 10:58 PM ^
I think he is history.
December 10th, 2020 at 10:58 PM ^
Buckle up. The pandemic year and our turmoil will equal potential mass exodus.
December 10th, 2020 at 11:04 PM ^
Exodus, movement of Jah people.
December 11th, 2020 at 7:56 AM ^
It sounds like a promo for Wreck-It Ralph 3
December 10th, 2020 at 10:58 PM ^
What a post! Someone’s about to break the Internet=Michigan player in transfer portal
GO TO SLEEP!!!
December 10th, 2020 at 11:00 PM ^
Uh yea If it’s someone like Giles transferring, it most definitely is huge...
December 10th, 2020 at 11:05 PM ^
Giles going to Alabama with Xavier worthy!
December 11th, 2020 at 2:47 AM ^
Saban stopped kicking to him in the bowl game so you know he likes him.
December 11th, 2020 at 12:11 AM ^
i like giles jackson, but his transfer would not be huge.
December 10th, 2020 at 11:01 PM ^
Sounds like someone that doesn’t understand how tied into Twitter and Instagram EVERY recruit/player is.
December 10th, 2020 at 10:59 PM ^
Someone explain this alleged transfer to me like I’m five.
December 10th, 2020 at 11:05 PM ^
So Giles likes a random tweet - means he’s gone? Seems to me Giles was one of the only ones fighting to the end, it would be a shock if he enters the portal.
December 11th, 2020 at 12:15 AM ^
Isn't Giles one of the biggest cheerleaders/recruiters on the team? I know things are bad, but I wouldn't peg him as someone who would transfer.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:33 AM ^
Perhaps this is why the internet will break?
December 11th, 2020 at 1:03 AM ^
All the threats of guys entering the transfer portal has to be worrisome to Transfer Portal.
December 11th, 2020 at 2:21 AM ^
There is only one rule of Transfer Portal
December 10th, 2020 at 11:06 PM ^
A good substitute this year, who would've absolutely started next year, decided to leave the program. Nobody knows why but most are speculating it has to do with Harbaugh.
December 10th, 2020 at 11:11 PM ^
GEEZ, wouldn't that be a first of its kind!!!!!!
/s
December 10th, 2020 at 11:16 PM ^
Sorry this is too soft. Zach was a multi-year starter with high ceiling potential to All-B1G. This is a huge loss for the program.
December 10th, 2020 at 11:55 PM ^
He didn't get along with Warinner and also has a GF he misses back home, per Rivals.
December 11th, 2020 at 1:09 AM ^
ZC? Apparently he wasn’t happy Vastardis started over him and he complained about it pretty openly the entire season.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:28 AM ^
If true then, good riddance? Kid was obviously talented and had a lot of potential. But that’s not exactly the attitude you want in the locker room.
Openly complaining about the playing time of other players and questioning the decisions of the coaching staff can create a pretty toxic environment in the locker room. That’s more of a closed door with Warriner conversation: “Hey coach, I really think I should be starting. What else do I need to do to get there.”
Show the coach that you want it and are willing to work for it. Don’t sit on the sidelines and complain about other players playing. Maybe he did what I said and got nowhere. But complaining openly is only going to create tension between the players themselves and tension between the staff and players. Guys like that can end up being a cancer to a team that gets magnified when the team is struggling.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:07 AM ^
Agreed on that one in principle (if it's true. No way to know with the rumor mill interwebs).
A kid like that could be the next coming of Barry Sanders but if he rips your locker room apart it's not worth it.
December 11th, 2020 at 11:13 AM ^
That's just it, what was said, in principal is right. Work your ass off and improve
HOWEVER, its pretty clear that Jim's Meritocracy is nothing more than complete and utter bullshit. He picks favorites and be damned if his favorite isn't the best. Milton over Cade and D-Mac is a perfect example.
So my point in the above is that Zack might very well already be the better player than Vastardis and perhaps he is leaving because he knows he is better, the team knows he is better, but Vastardis fits the "Jim Harbaugh" mold so he got the start.
Lets not crush the kid until we know all the facts (which we will probably never know). But I suspect that we will see others leave because this whole concept of Meritocracy that Jim preaches is a load of crap.
Nick Saban..now here is someone that really does live meritocracy. The guy benched Jalen Hurts in the biggest game of the year for a True Freshman because he wasn't getting it done. Yet here at Michigan, under Harbaugh, he just refuses to bench "his guys". Its one thing to stick with your guy and show support, when we he fails time and time again, you have to go in a different direction.
December 11th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
" Openly complaining about the playing time of other players and questioning the decisions of the coaching staff can create a pretty toxic environment in the locker room. "
So can the coach blatantly playing players who are worse because they are "try hards".
December 10th, 2020 at 11:02 PM ^
Giles also retweeted a transfer portal tweet from Tom Vanhaaren. Yea not good
December 10th, 2020 at 11:03 PM ^
And Giles is retweeting Tom VH about how many have already entered the transfer portal. Going to be a wild few months ??♂️
December 10th, 2020 at 11:05 PM ^
And add to that Giles is buddies with worthy. So I think we have a good idea of what’s goin on..
December 11th, 2020 at 1:30 AM ^
In fact Allen just tweeted
Hey @Xavierworthy2
Hi@gilesjackson__
Why do i get the feeling that Michigan players are going to; "Attack the portal with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind."
December 11th, 2020 at 8:44 AM ^
Yep feel like next fall we will be looking at a very different team. I believe that a lot will end up transferring out and a lot will transfer in with the 2020 rules in place.
December 11th, 2020 at 11:32 AM ^
Yep, Michigan former commit who got processed tweeting at a wavering commit and a current Michigan player definitely isn't good
December 11th, 2020 at 12:22 AM ^
To be clear, TomVH's post was about how many players across college football. Not only Michigan players.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:56 AM ^
There have been 146 FBS players that entered their name in the transfer portal just since the beginning of December. I don't know where the scholarships are going to come from for how many players are going in the portal.
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) December 11, 2020
Specifically, it's about how he isn't sure how all these guys that are transferring are gonna find new spots.
December 10th, 2020 at 11:09 PM ^
No man, Dave's not here