Mailbag question: Wermer’s comments?
What do you guys think of Wermer’s comments? Is he right? I am sure Michigan fans will "belly ache" about it, but is it a good thing or not?
Also I have already read people complaining about him only being a MAC player and would never see the field, but is that a good enough reason to hate on the guy as he leaves since he bleed, sweat, and I am sure with last years problems some tears as well.
Thanks guys -- Fred B.
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Thanks for the question.
It is rarely a good thing to go after a player for transferring out of a program. For decades it was an unstated understanding that neither “side” would comment publicly. Those days are gone. In the end, every player must consider what is best for himself and his family. If transferring closer to home is best for Wermer no one should think less of him. We have been made aware of how difficult the Michigan program is on players. Major college football is now an all-year sport commitment, with very little downtime. This is not a Michigan only phenomena, As for Wermer’s comments, he is correct in at least one of his assertions, Michigan is NOT the same program it was under Coach Carr.
One difficulty Michigan experienced under Coach Carr was the off-season workouts, which frankly were nothing like what is going on under Coach Rod and Coach Barwis. The NCAA mandated that off-season conditioning is voluntary. Philosophically, Coach Carr agreed with the above, leading to less than ideal performance. Whereas, Coach Barwis and Coach Rod believe breathing and playing time is voluntary as well. This is the approach all major programs undertake.
Coach Carr, believed the athletes needed to be student-athletes and needed time away from football to be "normal college kids". The problem is players took advantage of this philosophy and decided not to go to the voluntary work-outs. Or if they did, the players did not put maximum work in. Do not get us wrong, some did put the time and effort in, and it showed. Case in point, Jake Long was a guy that pushed not only himself, but others as well.
Michigan is, in our opinion, recruiting a different type of player, athletes who are “edgier” and play with more of a chip on their shoulder.
This spring there was more of swagger/cockiness in this team than in recent years. If you do not like that type of team, or player, then you are not going to be happy with this 2009 Michigan team.
If as a fan, or casual observer, you believe this program needed an attitude adjustment, and a good dose of toughness, you are probably going to be very happy with the current Michigan.
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3 comments:
I agree with your explanation. One can only dream of what the Michigan teams under Carr would have been like, had the players been pushed in the same way as Barwis and Rich Rod.
Anonymous: Agree, if Coach Barwis was around back then ... wow ... that is the difference between "voluntary work-outs" that Carr believed the kids needed time away while in today's football it is 12 months a year deal with only getting a few breaks throughout the year to be just a student-athlete.
In today's football you have to do it because everybody else is doing it and you will just fall behind.
I can't wait until the Big Ten knocks their swagger and cockiness right out of their mouths. It's going to be a beautiful think watching all the rationalization going on as the Wolverines limp home to another disappointing season. Leaders and Best!!!!
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