Michigan players high during Appalachian St game
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This would make sense for how we looked and played that game.
http://www.chatsports.com/michigan-wolverines/a/Former-Michigan-player-Nearly-half-the-team-was-stoned-during-Appalachian-State-loss-10-2-3043
In an exclusive interview with a former Michigan player, who came to Michigan as a freshman in 2005, for a story coming later this fall on the transition from Lloyd Carr to Rich Rodriguez, I was told some very disturbing information regarding the 2007 Michigan football team.
In a shocking revelation, this former player told me that over half of Michigan’s defensive starters and several key offensive starters partied deep into the night the night before the 2007 Michigan vs. Appalachian State game, then smoked marijuana hours before kickoff in an effort to “see how bad we can beat ‘em up if we are stoned.” The player said that the Michigan secondary and linebackers were the main participants of this group, but the ring leader was an explosive offensive playmaker, who would later be suspended during his Michigan career for failing a drug test.
According to this source, the 2007 spring and summer was one big party for the Michigan football team, with very little participation in voluntary off-season workouts, a big change from the prior season when nearly the entire team worked out together and stayed away from the summer party scene. “There was a perception that we were going to be so good in ’07 that everyone kind of thought the entire season was going to be a breeze, we would go undefeated for sure” said the former player. “There were two different teams that off-season it seems. A lot of the Ohio (high school) guys and guys from west coast stuck together, and were really into the party scene, the Michigan (high school) players and seniors were the other group. The really odd thing is that I don’t think Chad (Henne) saw any of the receivers from the time spring ball ended until the first day of fall camp. We were just a bunch of guys with our own agendas and no sense of team. Once (LaMarr) Woodley and (David) Harris left after ’06, all leadership was gone on the team.
“Mike Hart tried to be a leader, but a lot of guys disliked him and resented him behind his back. Chad (Henne) or Jake (Long) really should have stepped up when they saw what was going on, but never did. Its funny that those guys all came back for their senior seasons to win a National Title, but no one ever did anything to make sure that would happen. It all came crashing down on Sept. 1, App State day.”
The entire week leading up to the Appalachian State game was a party, it seems: “Everyone went out Thursday night prior to the game. Like, everyone. I remember some girl asking a few of the players if they were worried about the game Saturday and maybe they shouldn’t be getting so messed up, all the players around her just started laughing hysterically. It was like all my teammates thought we were playing a junior high school team on Saturday.
“The night before the game, everyone was smoking ? and having fun at the team hotel, no coaches were bothering us. The next day, (game day), one offensive player in particular was the ring leader and was messing around trying to convince all the other guys that we could beat these guys stoned and how crazy it would be to be all messed up and still ‘drop 50 on these fools’. For some reason, there was a ton of people who joined in. From what I saw and was told afterwards, 6 defensive starters and 3 offensive starters smoked up that morning. One guy in particular who I know did is the one who made the biggest error of the game and cost us a chance to win. I wonder why”
When facing Appalachian State, Michigan players nor coaches took them too seriously. “The coaches barely even game planned for App State regardless. We didn’t prepare any differently nor see any tape of their offense during game week. We were working on normal prep and facing our offense. Armani Edwards was having a field day on us because we didn’t even know he was a fast dual-threat guy. The whole week is an embarrassment. Starting that day, I never enjoyed playing football at Michigan again. That was the day that Michigan football died. Hopefully Hoke fully revives it. I know he is almost there, and that is awesome to see.”
The week following Appalachian State, Michigan was destroyed by Oregon 39-7, giving up 32 straight point after briefly leading 7-3.
It pains me to write this article. The source of the story will be revealed in a November piece called “The Transition: Carr to Rich”. For the record, the player refused to name individual players.
http://www.chatsports.com/michigan-wolverines/a/Former-Michigan-player-Nearly-half-the-team-was-stoned-during-Appalachian-State-loss-10-2-3043
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that explosive offensive playmaker is mario manningham
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Worst excuse ever. Excuse.
Like when Craig asked Smokey why he didn't help him step to Deebo.
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5 years later doe? michigan just now recovering from that loss btw ha good season last year, high expectations this year.. after being big 10 trash
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i'm calling ducktales
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Lol bet that high starting wearing off once they noticed they were getting their ass whooped.
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If this is true then that the karma coming back to Carr throwing RRod under the bus before he even coach his first game...Carr was also alledgely the "leak" to the Free Press about Practicegate even though the reporters mislead three freshmen players and twist their word to make the story worst than appeared.
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greenwood1921 wrote: »Worst excuse ever. Excuse.
Like when Craig asked Smokey why he didn't help him step to Deebo.
"Man, I'm high, I don't..."
I cant only cosign it I have to quote this for emphasis. -
One guy in particular who I know did is the one who made the biggest error of the game and cost us a chance to win. I wonder why
lol. he probably just sucks and wasn't high but if you do watch the guy on the left side of the line, he clearly ? up. actually there is no way he could be high. this would have happened probably 5 or 6 hours after they got to the stadium.http://youtu.be/nLE_bT_Zn7U
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Michigan keeps the drama and rumors going. from les miles ? moellers wife, to carr sabotaging rich rod and messing things up with harbaugh and miles during the new coach search.
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aint no weed out there that potent... i blow my high if i drive too fast with the windows down and too much air blow in my face.
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This is 5 years old now. It happened whatever. Michigan football is back now under Brady Hoke
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Nah ya'll ? got ya'll ass whoop , im not trying to hear this ?
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And it's Armanti not Armani. Either way he wasn't worth a 2nd round draft pick. Smh
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I'm a Michigan fan and this ? makes 0 sense. B/c they got embarrassed by Oregon then Utah the following weeks. The problem was the defense was slow as ? and stuck in the mud. Only baller on that defense was a young Brandon Graham. Everybody else was boo boo. Running qb's totally exposed them.
They shouldn't even have put this story out. One of the lamest things i've ever seen reported.
side note the defense is still some boo boo -
Inglewood_B wrote: »aint no weed out there that potent... i blow my high if i drive too fast with the windows down and too much air blow in my face.
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I guess they gonna blame ? for the L after Bama beats the ? outta them in 2 weeks lol
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If weed made teams play garbage, the SEC would be on MEAC or NAIA status.
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? ......back in them days..... the michigan defense was gettin blazed by EVERY mobile qb
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i know who was stoned and ?
the kids at app. state when they tore down the goal post at the stadium, carried it through the campus and walked it to the front door of the school chancellor and he didn't give a ?http://youtu.be/26WNUJ4-fCI
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This must have been taken around when their high was supposedly wearing off
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this game is what made the Bucs draft Dexter Jackson
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And now for some "Tough Break, ? " poses...
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Michigan stand up
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Just take the L gracefully Michigan *No pun intended