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@schadjoe: A few possible options for Michael Dyer: Marshall, UAB.

Damn. Beat me to it.

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UAB and Troy have been reported landing sports for former Auburn running back Michael Dyer.

So....who the hell knows?

He's a helluva a back, but he's also had trouble, and we're not exactly hurting for backs.

Yes please

http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...ird-chance

NO.....
too much baggage. I don't care if he runs a sub sonic 40 and benches 400 lbs. as much as folks on here talk about "xyz program picking up "thugs", we are doing the same thing.
If he comes I'm not gonna stop supporting my team, but hopefully he's in then out.

I'm all for it if McGee believes in him and he thinks he can help the team. We hired him to make these tough decisions, and I'll let him make them. I can see both sides of it, and I can live with it either way.

We have had players "with baggage" before. Some worked out, some didn't, but if Coach McGee believes Dyer can help UAB while UAB helps him, then go for it. Every school that signs a kid from less than a perfect environment is taking the same kind of risk that Dyer represents. There are probably a few on the team right now that are as risky as Dyer, and we just don't know about it.

I know I've done some dumb stuff and have gotten a second chance or 3 . If McGee gets him and can turn him around, it will be all the better for both parties IMHO.

Hilarious.

I have no clue who this guy is, how good he is or what he has done in the past, but the posts in this thread are funny. Had UAB not been mentioned, and Troy or someone else was picking up, the posts would have been trashing that program. Since UAB is mentioned, everyone is all about that is what the coach is paid to do, he should get a second chance. My favorite is the old "I've done stuff I’m Not proud of too".

On the other hand, you have people claiming they want only choir boys on the team and they "don't care if we lose every game" as long as we have fine upstanding men on the team. These are usually the ones complaint about losing every game.

It isn't just UAB fans, it's all fans that are as hypocritical as crap.

While he may be good but as Smaug says we're not hurting for rb so no real need plus he'd have to sit out I think (not sure w/ the way things went going into Ark St) He's a bit of a problem child & we don't have the people to help him or babysit him. How much time would he have left if he did? I think he's better off going 1AA somewhere

(07-02-2013 06:18 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  While he may be good but as Smaug says we're not hurting for rb so no real need plus he'd have to sit out I think (not sure w/ the way things went going into Ark St) He's a bit of a problem child & we don't have the people to help him or babysit him. How much time would he have left if he did? I think he's better off going 1AA somewhere

I think he's available this season sat out last year at the same college as incoming junior Jimmy Jean, Arkansas Baptist. This would really help future recruiting too imho.

I'll defer to the coaching staff for the morality of picking him up. It would not be an easy decision for them.

I will say that Dyer could have entered the NFL Draft this year, but chose not to. He has the talent to catch on as a late round draft pick or UDFA. His choosing to continue his education and hopefully getting a four-year degree may be a sign of maturity.

We haven't had great success with former top recruits. Just look at Dontavious Jackson, who was our #4 RB last year. Dyer is more proven, but still no sure thing.

If he were to come in and be successful, he would likely take Greg Franklin's role.

I would be much more interested in having him if he were a slot receiver or could play anywhere on defense. I don't know if any RB could be a game-changer on this team with all of its other places for improvement.

Bottom line, I would probably take a chance on him if I thought he had changed his lifestyle and was in playing shape. But I would let him know that he had a very short leash.

(07-02-2013 05:37 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Hilarious.

I have no clue who this guy is, how good he is or what he has done in the past, but the posts in this thread are funny. Had UAB not been mentioned, and Troy or someone else was picking up, the posts would have been trashing that program. Since UAB is mentioned, everyone is all about that is what the coach is paid to do, he should get a second chance. My favorite is the old "I've done stuff I’m Not proud of too".

On the other hand, you have people claiming they want only choir boys on the team and they "don't care if we lose every game" as long as we have fine upstanding men on the team. These are usually the ones complaint about losing every game.

It isn't just UAB fans, it's all fans that are as hypocritical as crap.

He'd be the best back in the conference the minute he stepped on the field.

He's also been thrown off two different college teams; one of them was a Gene Chizik team where the inmates were running the asylum.

I'd pass on the guy, for a couple of reasons:

1. We ain't hurting at running back, old alums of two of the UA campus' opinions notwithstanding.

2. He's been a headache everywhere else. What makes us think he won't be a headache here?

And a word the hypocrisy of fans, I remind you, good sir, that fan is short for fanatic.

Abetting a Class B* felony, even if you're not charged, is more than being a "problem child."

If McGee takes this guy, he has to offer up his job as surety. One Robert Davis in this program was enough.


*curiously, armed robbery is not a Class A felony in Alabama, though burglary is.

"I want to clear my name. I understand the reasons I am in this situation. I placed myself here. I take responsibility."

my first thought was HELL NO! talk is cheap but too many guys cant even bring themselves to admit they were wrong. after reading he above I still don't want him but I wont be disgusted if we take him. If we do he needs to go through some serious drug testing on a regular basis.

I hope some of you don't have kids. Those of you who have kids younger than 12, just wait. Those of you who have teenagers don't be fooled. Those of you who have grown kids, quit pretending they were perfect. It is easy to write people off and put them down, it takes a lot to lift them up. Where would CGM be without a second or third chance? How many people get a second chance and succeed? How many fail? We don't have any idea. The media promotes the failures because that's what the public consumes.

People are always trying to hold UAB to a higher standard, well, to me, the high road in situations like this would be to let a thorough evaluation dictate the outcome. We don't have access to all of the information, so deferring to the coaches and the administration would be wise.

Accepting every "troubled" kid isn't the best move but having a coach like CGM lends itself to helping some overcome their past. What good is it to overcome setbacks in life if you never get to share that with others and teach them how to overcome as well. If you have never overcome anything then you are living a pretty boring life with little to offer the rest of the world. If I were building a house I would seek advice from someone who has at least built one not from someone who hasn't.

(07-02-2013 08:29 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(07-02-2013 05:37 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Hilarious.

I have no clue who this guy is, how good he is or what he has done in the past, but the posts in this thread are funny. Had UAB not been mentioned, and Troy or someone else was picking up, the posts would have been trashing that program. Since UAB is mentioned, everyone is all about that is what the coach is paid to do, he should get a second chance. My favorite is the old "I've done stuff I’m Not proud of too".

On the other hand, you have people claiming they want only choir boys on the team and they "don't care if we lose every game" as long as we have fine upstanding men on the team. These are usually the ones complaint about losing every game.

It isn't just UAB fans, it's all fans that are as hypocritical as crap.

He'd be the best back in the conference the minute he stepped on the field.

He's also been thrown off two different college teams; one of them was a Gene Chizik team where the inmates were running the asylum.

I'd pass on the guy, for a couple of reasons:

1. We ain't hurting at running back, old alums of two of the UA campus' opinions notwithstanding.

2. He's been a headache everywhere else. What makes us think he won't be a headache here?

And a word the hypocrisy of fans, I remind you, good sir, that fan is short for fanatic.

Without a doubt. And surely that is the only reason McGee is considering him.

If he was a backup up TE at Idaho and committed a similar crime, nobody would ever touch him again.

And MB, I don't care what other schools do with players. I wouldn't rip another school for taking a chance on another player with a sketchy history, as I'm sure most schools do this, it just isn't as public as this case is.

What's really hilarious is how you have to go against the grain 9/10 just to try and put other people down for having stupid opinions.