Mailbag Question: What do you guys think of Minor comments?

Hey guys,

I read Brandon Minor comments and was wondering what you guys thought about them?

G-Man

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Thanks for the question for the people that did not see it here is the link http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081122/OPINION03/811220433/1131/SPORTS0201 from the Detroit News.

"As far as next season, it's going to be totally different, I promise you that, tailback Brandon Minor said. "I can't really blame Rich Rod because everybody on the team didn't buy in like they're supposed to. But we'll correct that. It's not gonna happen on my watch as a senior next year."

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Our take on it we see this as a good thing and a bad thing. Good is it sets Minor up as leader for next year. Michigan desperately needs some leadership. However, calling out teammates can also cause some hard feelings and always felt that those types of comments should be left in the locker room and it almost shifts the blame away from him and other players. In addition, if you call out, you hade better deliver.

Where was Minor at this spring, summer, and fall?

Why wasn't he getting into those players faces? He was supposed to be one of the offensive leaders on this year’s team. He was a guy that played last year and should have been a leader in the off-season and during the season knowing he was going to have to be "the man" for this team to succeed.

Minor was one of the best players that we saw in the springtime so what did he do just sit back and wait for the seniors to do something. To us that is not a leader.

Do we like his emotion and what to look for next year ... sure. Do not get us wrong we love what Minor did the last half of the season when he got his chance, but we do not like the mentality of throwing other players under the bus. That type of attitude will only make this problem worst or could.

This is not pro sports where you are dealing with grown man being paid to play. This is as much about being a team as anything. Those types of statements can really split team in half if not careful.

written by CoachBt and ErocWolverine