Wermers Transfers to Ball State

by BSU_Alum07 on Jul 15, 2009 4:11 PM CDT

Bumped for obvious reasons - MnB Dave.

Kurt Wermers has announced that he will be leaving the Michigan program to transfer to my alma mater, Ball State University. Like Justin Boren, Wermers decided to bash Michigan football and Rich Rodriguez, saying that he committed to Michigan for the family atmosphere under Lloyd Carr and that Rodriguez was too businesslike. Wermers also said that he didn't get along with new recruits, because they're "not from his crowd."

What is is about our offensive linemen being such babies about why they're transferring? First Boren left and cried about how hard Mike Barwis was working him in the weight room, now Wermers, and I'm sure we can expect a cry-baby article from Dan O'Neill any day now on why he's fleeing from the big, mean Michigan coaches to Western Michigan. As a Cardinals fan, I'm happy that we have a talented player like Wermers coming to our team, but it's disappointing that Wermers couldn't admit the obvious: he was recruited for another style of offense, was buried on the depth chart, and likely to get passed up by the 2010 offensive line recruits.

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Cosign

Not everyone likes the system. But it’s still best to keep your mouth shut on the way out the door.

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by Maize n Brew Dave on Jul 15, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions

Huh? I seem to remember that

when Rodriguez announced Wermers was leaving back in May, the implication was that he hadn’t been doing what he needed to do. But I see now maybe Rich was talking about other players, and not Wermers. See The Ann Arbor News

At any rate, it’s a little strange to wax poetic about Carr when Wermers never actually worked with him. I mean, he was a red-shirt freshman last year, right? So I guess he was recruited by Carr and got a warm fuzzy feeling, but that’s all. He actually has no idea what kind of work Carr might have expected from him.

by Rasmus on Jul 15, 2009 5:50 PM CDT reply actions

Rasmus

I would guess that from Rodriguez’s comments that Wermers didn’t buy into the program and its goals and wasn’t doing what he needed to do in strength & conditioning.

by BSU_Alum07 on Jul 15, 2009 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions

“But if I’m not happy every day that I wake up, why keep doing it?”

Good luck finding any job in your future that fits this profile. How many people, even the happiest, richest people wake up every single morning very happy? Why still go to class with that logic, because after all, if making you happy, just bail. He comes off as quite immature to me.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me "sir" without adding, "you're making a scene.

by HireMattMillen on Jul 16, 2009 10:26 AM CDT reply actions

This guy just got what he deserves

ESPN just reported that the reason he is leaving Michigan is because he was ineligible. Here is the link. Maybe he should concentrate more on his grades than how he can make the program look bad.

Here is the link.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4341213

by qbdoyle1 on Jul 20, 2009 11:51 AM CDT reply actions