Per Wolverines Wire: Black expected to see limited snaps/Gary did not make the trip
October 20th, 2018 at 10:00 AM ^
Et tu, UMBig11?
October 20th, 2018 at 10:04 AM ^
Had he just stuck with his first prediction he would have looked like an oracle. Instead, he hedged and ended up wrong.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
Or, you know, the condition of a nagging injury changed throughout the week.
October 20th, 2018 at 3:04 PM ^
And I will never be dropping updates here again because most can't handle fluid change.
October 20th, 2018 at 4:34 PM ^
As mostly a lurker I want to say: the vast majority of people around here really, really appreciate your insider perspective. Although it is of course your perogative to post what you wish when you wish, I also want to encourage you not to let the worst of the worst dictate your posts.
It's like twitter: 1% of the people (or less) make everyone look like crazy people. The problem being those people are most likely to comment.
No matter what happens, I for one feel lucky to have someone like you on the blog. Have always enjoyed your comments, both positive and negative. Also - everyone should get off twitter. Seriously.
October 20th, 2018 at 6:08 PM ^
I would like to second this. There is a very small percentage of (ignorant) fans who make a lot more noise than the ones you care to actually communicate and share news with. Thank you for sharing what inside info you have.
Can’t blame you for ditching out of here honestly, but hope you stick around for the loyal fans who don’t jump to conclusion or have negative reactions to every tidbit of news you share.
October 20th, 2018 at 6:23 PM ^
More like you hedged your bets in the midst of a meltdown.
October 20th, 2018 at 7:07 PM ^
You bring more to this site than most could dream of. Hope you don't go for good but I understand if you take a break. Some people just want to see the world burn unfortunately.
October 20th, 2018 at 9:11 PM ^
I have your page book marked to see if you posted but I understand people here can be fickle including me at times
October 20th, 2018 at 9:32 PM ^
Don't let a few turds ruin our proverbial punch bowl.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:17 AM ^
I appreciate you not posting insider updates here. It's cool that they are inconsistent to keep our opponents on their toes, but it is not helpful here or on 247. Let Harbaugh get out the info he wants to get out. Stop with your insider lies unless it helps the program and Harbaugh is in favor of you leaking all the false info that you post.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:34 AM ^
Go cry me a river.
What will we be missing? Half baked information, from a guy who evades and rationalizes it all away when it's pointed out he's been wrong.
October 21st, 2018 at 2:54 PM ^
If your reaction to person on internet has irrational take is to leave this site, you should maybe consider not internetting altogether.
Having said that, please don't stop.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^
Appreciate the posts and hope they continue. One of only reasons I even come to this site.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:01 AM ^
It also says Dwumfour is in a walking boot? I can't imagine he would have made the travel roster if he couldn't play. Must be precautionary?
October 20th, 2018 at 10:09 AM ^
If he made the trip I'm guessing he's playing.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:01 AM ^
We’re still far healthier than they are so it’s really not the biggest deal in the world.
October 20th, 2018 at 11:07 AM ^
They’re OLine and Scott are healthy now.
October 20th, 2018 at 11:10 AM ^
Far healthier? I can't wait for Sparties to grab onto this if they lose. The injuries are a wash for both teams right now. Michigan is playing without Rashan Gary (a likely 1st round pick) and two of our best DTs are either hurt or playing hurt (Dwumfour & Aubrey Solomon). Our best WR Tarik Black is injured. Our FB Ben Mason is hurt.
MSU has had CB Josiah Scott, WR Cody White, and some OL hurt. RB LJ Scott is probably playing today. Their punter is injured.
I am not sure how their situation is that far different from ours today.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:01 AM ^
Yeah Ace tweeted that out. Bittersweet news but honestly our d will hold up and Black could make a huge difference to the vertical game.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:02 AM ^
Apologies to the guy who swore up and down that he was a family friend and Gary wasn’t playing/didn’t make the trip.
I wonder what’s up with Gary. I really hope he didn’t take a bunch of first team reps and then decided not to play.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:07 AM ^
Yeah, that's what I was concerned about in the last thread. I'm completely fine with him putting his health first, but his 'handlers' can get bent if they think he can practice all week then decide for him afterwards that he should sit.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:10 AM ^
Gary seems like a good kid and teammate. I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt.
But if he’s cleared to play and just wants to be done at Michigan, he needs to be done. No half measures.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:17 AM ^
Gary can do whatever he thinks is best when he thinks it. You, on the other hand, should be done.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:21 AM ^
Go sit in the corner.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:32 AM ^
I like this reply. It was a very simple, direct, benign instruction. You did not tell him to put anything in his anus, or to consume any amount of excrement. Just a minimalist, straightforward: Go sit in the corner. You are to be commended.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:49 AM ^
“Go sit down.
No.
Not in a chair.
Criss Cross Applesauce.”
October 20th, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
JPC is correct, if RG is shutting down for the season he needs to state as much. It’s called having character, to do otherwise is to be a character. Nick Bosa had the character to be up front with his team, I would hope Gary has the same quality trait.
October 20th, 2018 at 11:05 AM ^
What I don't understand is--why wouldn't he make the trip? It's one thing to not play, but why not make the trip and be on the sidelines?
October 20th, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
As others mentioned in the other thread, you can't bring everyone on the trip. Just the rules. So if he's 100 for sure not going to play then there's no reason to bring him even over the 4th walk-on WR.
October 20th, 2018 at 11:29 AM ^
Big Ten rules - only 74 players can travel.
October 20th, 2018 at 11:20 AM ^
Bosa had an injury and surgery that will leave him unable to do much of anything in the way of conditioning, let alone practice, until at least November.
By all reports, Gary has an AC sprain. The most logical scenario is that he is not close enough to 100% to go, and they want to give him 2 more weeks and hope he heals up, and can play the rest of the year.
His situation is nothing like Bosa's. No one expected Bosa to come back from his injury. If Gary doesn't come back, he has just as much risk with "durability and heart" questions as anything else. Speculation that he's now in combine mode is as unfounded as it is ridiculous.
October 20th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
Nope. Handlers are telling him to sit and take nfl cash.
Coaches are telling him to play and get stock up and man up.
Just make a decision and be a man.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:25 AM ^
Good way to put it. My Dad was in the navy and one of the lasting impressions I’ll have is if youre going to do something then you’re going to give it 100%.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
+1
....that reminds me
In the Navy, you can sail the seven seas and you can put your mind at ease.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:21 AM ^
Guys I said this the other day, if he plays again, it will be against OSU. I honestly think someone is messing with Umbig11. It might be awhile before he gets credible info, if ever again.
October 20th, 2018 at 12:22 PM ^
Yeah, guys handle includes "201"which is Jersey and he's mentioned in the past of being at UM games for 5 years now.
Telling.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:45 PM ^
Some of you in this fan base are questioning the character of this young man and those close to him w/o knowing a damn thing about anything. That's beyond fucked up. These guys go out, give their all, get banged up or worse truly injured and some lame ass sitting behind a keyboard decides he might have a hidden agenda or is doing something that might be detrimental to the team that HE is a member of and WE are just outside observers and extreme fanatics.
Sometimes you need to put the Ouiji board away and stop trying so hard.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:02 AM ^
Somebody said this in a thread yesterday and got blasted for it I’m pretty sure lol.
That’s definitely not good news for Gary. Luckily we have a bye next week but if he isn’t back by Penn St. I think we may have seen the last of him.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:06 AM ^
October 20th, 2018 at 10:22 AM ^
You only can take so many, and if he isn't an option to play, they wouldn't take him.
October 20th, 2018 at 11:05 AM ^
Couldn't he just drive himself?
October 20th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
LOL. Or Uber? Hitchhike?
October 20th, 2018 at 10:24 AM ^
Is there a limit on how many players can travel? And do players who don't dress count against that number? I'm not sure how it all works, but maybe that's a factor. Was Black traveling while he was injured?
October 20th, 2018 at 10:31 AM ^
Yes, all players count. Dressed or not.
October 20th, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^
Yes, you can only take something like 60 or 65 guys.
October 20th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
This (making the trip) can get tricky. If Gary is cleared to play but won’t or doesn’t want to risk it, things may not be peachy between him and Harbaugh. I’m not saying that is the case, or that I would blame either one of them, but it is possible that they don’t share the same perspective on whether Gary should play and that they are not each other’s favorite person right now.
October 20th, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^
There are times to keep horrible speculation to yourself.