McKoy Leaves Team

[Flipper]

Jumpin Jesus on a pogo stick...Samuel and Clawson agree on what happened...they both agree that the parting of the ways was amicable and all sides hope for the best. But because a few skeptics who weren't privy to any of the conversations that took place amongst the parties involved want to navel gaze we continue to hear about this NON ISSUE....

[Falconfreak90]

Sucks McKoy left the team...he is a talented player but if he feels its best to go elsewhere where he'll get pt, hard to blame him. Best of luck to Devon...

[BGSU33]

Just read today that starting CB Darrell Hunter has a wrist injury that DC said they are concerned about. How is that for timing. Hopefully he's okay and it's not broken.

[jpfalcon09]

If McKoy was on the third team I'm not too worried about someone being able to step in if Hunter misses any time. But you raise a good point about injuries and depth and that's why its never good to lose a player.

[mscarn]

Sorry, but the MAC Freshmen of the Year RB leaving and how it went down seems like a valid issue to be fleshed out. Clawson has done a million things right and has proven to be an outstanding coach who has transformed the trajectory of the program. We're lucky to have him and he's turned this into as much of a non-issue as possible by recruiting his ass off and landing some big-time replacements. That doesn't mean he should be immune from the most mild of questioning regarding the handling of Samuel and whether or not we'd still have his services had things been handled differently.

We're on the cusp of contending for a MAC title and have to be met with regular headlines about key players leaving. When the reason is clear, like McKoy, it's frustrating but somewhat understandable. When the reasons are not given (like Cooper) or incomplete and inconsistent (Samuel & having enough scholarships) there's a legitimate tendency to want answers and the complete story. Maybe we'll never know and we shoudn't know. That doesn't mean that, as fans, we're just not going to care. We want this program to succeed.

The great thing is that despite all this, the backfield is still supremely talented. It's like if you're a billionaire and lose $250 million. You're still rich but you'd sort of like to know what happened to that 250.

[jpfalcon09]

Sorry, but the MAC Freshmen of the Year RB leaving and how it went down seems like a valid issue to be fleshed out. Clawson has done a million things right and has proven to be an outstanding coach who has transformed the trajectory of the program. We're lucky to have him and he's turned this into as much of a non-issue as possible by recruiting his ass off and landing some big-time replacements. That doesn't mean he should be immune from the most mild of questioning regarding the handling of Samuel and whether or not we'd still have his services had things been handled differently.

We're on the cusp of contending for a MAC title and have to be met with regular headlines about key players leaving. When the reason is clear, like McKoy, it's frustrating but somewhat understandable. When the reasons are not given (like Cooper) or incomplete and inconsistent (Samuel & having enough scholarships) there's a legitimate tendency to want answers and the complete story. Maybe we'll never know and we shoudn't know. That doesn't mean that, as fans, we're just not going to care. We want this program to succeed.

The great thing is that despite all this, the backfield is still supremely talented. It's like if you're a billionaire and lose $250 million. You're still rich but you'd sort of like to know what happened to that 250.

Cooper left because his family asked for him to come home. Samuel left for nearly the exact same reason. I don't know what else there is to say about this situation. People make decisions that impact their lives. Anthon left the program knowing full well what it might mean to his future in BG, he accepted that and left. I don't understand the criticism being sent to Clawson over this. He has to move forward with the assumption that he's not going to be returning, hence the reason he recruited 4 running backs this year. Players leave programs all the time, most of it just goes unreported because they aren't players who were making an impact.

[MarkL]

[orangeandbrown]

BTW, McKoy is now in camp at Youngstown State.

[transfer2BGSU]

Jumpin Jesus on a pogo stick...Samuel and Clawson agree on what happened...they both agree that the parting of the ways was amicable and all sides hope for the best. But because a few skeptics who weren't privy to any of the conversations that took place amongst the parties involved want to navel gaze we continue to hear about this NON ISSUE....

Cooper left because his family asked for him to come home. Samuel left for nearly the exact same reason. I don't know what else there is to say about this situation. People make decisions that impact their lives. Anthon left the program knowing full well what it might mean to his future in BG, he accepted that and left. I don't understand the criticism being sent to Clawson over this. He has to move forward with the assumption that he's not going to be returning, hence the reason he recruited 4 running backs this year. Players leave programs all the time, most of it just goes unreported because they aren't players who were making an impact.

It's obvious that you Flipper and jpfalcon09 have not read any of the items that Mr. Snowden leaked to Wikileaks. There are multiple phone intercepts by the NSA that indicate that Anthon Samuel wanted to return to BGSU and was willing to pay his own way, until he had a change of heart and decided that in order to support his family that it might be better off for him to be on an athletic grant instead. After the recruiting process for the upcoming year was finished, and Samuel and Clawson were finally able to speak to one another on "burn" phones, Clawson had to tell Samuel the news that he no longer had any athletic grants available and would not be able to put him on a grant for a period of time. Of course, unknown to Coach Clawson and the Athletic Department staff yet known to die-hard Internet gurus, there would be a rash of players leaving the team because they were being outplayed by underclassmen and were losing their starting spots or their positions on the two-deep rosters. Curses to Greg Christopher for not hiring one of those Internet gurus who could see the future (if they would only tell me the winning numbers for the next $500 million SuperLotto).

[mscarn]

It's obvious that you Flipper and jpfalcon09 have not read any of the items that Mr. Snowden leaked to Wikileaks. There are multiple phone intercepts by the NSA that indicate that Anthon Samuel wanted to return to BGSU and was willing to pay his own way, until he had a change of heart and decided that in order to support his family that it might be better off for him to be on an athletic grant instead. After the recruiting process for the upcoming year was finished, and Samuel and Clawson were finally able to speak to one another on "burn" phones, Clawson had to tell Samuel the news that he no longer had any athletic grants available and would not be able to put him on a grant for a period of time. Of course, unknown to Coach Clawson and the Athletic Department staff yet known to die-hard Internet gurus, there would be a rash of players leaving the team because they were being outplayed by underclassmen and were losing their starting spots or their positions on the two-deep rosters. Curses to Greg Christopher for not hiring one of those Internet gurus who could see the future (if they would only tell me the winning numbers for the next $500 million SuperLotto).

Wow! Methinks thou dost protest too much. People offering their opinions on the internet are unhinged, reactionary lunatics...so says a person offering their opinion on the internet.

Asking questions isn't conspiratorial. Expecting coaches and department staff members to think proactively and plan for contingencies isn't conspiratorial. Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura isn't conspiratorial (ok, maybe that one is).