Mika'il McCall Suspended for Violation of Team Rule Prohibiting BHGP
by Patrick Vint on Nov 23, 2011 8:12 AM CST
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PrintAt yesterday's press conference, Kirk Ferentz announced that exquisitely-named backup halfback Mika'il McCall has violated team rules and will not be traveling to Lincoln for this week's game against Nebraska:
COACH FERENTZ: Mika'il McCall will not be making the trip either. He violated a team policy and will not be with the team this week. Those two players will not be with us....
Q. Can you elaborate on McCall?
COACH FERENTZ: He won't be with us. Violated team policy.
Q. Was it something after Purdue, after the game?COACH FERENTZ: I think the fact he's not going this week, it's probably safe to assume that, yeah, something I learned afterwards, so...
Q. Just a one-week deal with him?
COACH FERENTZ: Haven't made that decision yet. We'll just take it a week at a time right now. I'm just trying to get through Friday. That's where I'm at.
It was a bit of a stunner; after breaking his ankle in the opener against Tennessee Tech, McCall had been left for redshirt this season, only to return far ahead of schedule. He'd been active for more than two weeks before Ferentz put him on the field in the second quarter of last week's game at Purdue. He then almost immediately fumbled the ball over to the Boilermakers. Ferentz's language in the press conference -- "something I learned about" after Purdue, rather than something that happened after Purdue -- was also intriguing.
The assembled wannabe journalist media immediately went to work, scouring the internet for any evidence of what McCall did to deserve this suspension. Rumors swirled of a party at Hillcrest dormitory Sunday (certainly plausible given that Thanksgiving break started Friday), or that the suspension was actually for the Purdue fumble itself. Finally, late last night, we found the most likely culprit: A long-since deleted Facebook post by McCall immediately following the Michigan game:
That's Mika'il McCall "liking" a BHGP post from immediately before the Michigan game after Ferentz announced he was ready to play. He then hopped on Facebook Saturday night to voice his displeasure over not actually playing in the game. Some might say that this comment regarding Ferentz's decision to keep McCall on the bench ("strait bullshit" indeed, Mika'il) might be the violation of team rules.
We think it's something else.
You wanted to see me, Coach?
Yes, Mika'il. Come in. Shut the door, have a seat. What can I do for you, Coach Ferentz? You can explain this to me. /shows McCall printout of Facebook post Oh shit. Um...well, I... I can't believe you'd be this irresponsible, Mika'il. I...I don't know what to say. I was just frustrated, and... You got the copy of the team rulebook, right? Yes, Coach. And you've read it? Of course, Coach. It was longer than the playbook, but I read it anyway. And so you know this is a blatant violation of the rules, right? Yeah, Coach. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been critical of you on Facebo... I never would have thought you were a BHGP reader, Mika'il. ...wait, what? Maybe Hawkeye Nation or Hawkeye Insider. At least those guys have press passes. But BHGP? I'm sorry, Coach. You're mad about that being a BHGP link? Of course I am. They said I pooped out a fully functional headset last week. Completely untrue. You're not angry about me calling your decision bullshit? Not at all. It was bullshit. You should have played in that game. But rule 14.6 in the Iowa Hawkeye Rulebook specifically states that BHGP is prohibited, and I can't let you get away with just a warning for such a public violation of that rule. One game suspension, and Mik'ail? I won't say it again: NO BHGP. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to say something completely ridiculous -- like Ken O'Keefe shouldn't be recruiting -- and see if Pat Harty will print it.
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It's interesting...
If my boss knew half the shit I post to BHGP, he’d suspend me too. And I’m not even criticizing his fat ass.
Ma'am, you're dealing here with a fully qualified male strumpet. I service the entire Quad Cities area: Moline, Rock Island, Davenport and Bettendorf. Why don't you give it a whirl? What have you got to lose? - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute
Yeah, all kidding aside that's true.
If I posted something like that under a link to my employer I’d be looking at some serious consequences too. Yeah, KF isn’t his “employer,” but for purposes of the analogy he fits the role well.
You can’t publicly criticize the people who control your fate. That’s not ‘selling out,’ it’s basic adulthood. I’d question who was running the asylum if KF DIDN’T suspend / publicly punish the kid for the public criticism of the program.
Too bad that it hurts the team, though. I put that on the player’s lap rather than the coaches.
of course, we’re all assuming this has something to do with the suspension. I hope it’s this and not that the player’s got a bunch of centaur corpses under his floorboards.
It is legal to murder Centaurs
…so long as it is done humanely (i.e., shotgun to the temple behind a blue curtain). Now, if he’s murdering minotaurs, that fuckers got some ‘splainin’ to do. He’ll be the new Michael Vick.
Ma'am, you're dealing here with a fully qualified male strumpet. I service the entire Quad Cities area: Moline, Rock Island, Davenport and Bettendorf. Why don't you give it a whirl? What have you got to lose? - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute
Craig James
Allegedly killed 5 centaur hookers while at SMU.
He’s never denied it.
"'Contrariwise,' continued Tweedledee, 'If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." - Lewis Caroll, Alice Through the Looking Glass
by chitownhawkeye on Nov 23, 2011 10:11 AM CST up reply actions
I think the Supreme Court actually ruled otherwise, recently.
Some ambulance company in New England, IIRC. /not politics honest guys
I agree about the “basic adulthood” though.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Nov 29, 2011 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
Oh Patrick
you are so jealous that all the “real” sports journalists get to go home to their big fancy houses, while you still sit in your mom’s basement that you have to use hurtful words.
The assembled wannabe journalist media….
for shame young man, for shame.
/sarcasm font engaged
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Nov 23, 2011 8:49 AM CST reply actions
You forgot going home to his (big) wife.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
The bigger the cushion...
dum dum duh dum…
The softer the pushin’…
And that song should successfully pop up in your brain the rest of the day. One point to me.
Ma'am, you're dealing here with a fully qualified male strumpet. I service the entire Quad Cities area: Moline, Rock Island, Davenport and Bettendorf. Why don't you give it a whirl? What have you got to lose? - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute
it's not all that will pop up
ba dum chh
by sailorjerry on Nov 23, 2011 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
I wonder if he didn't complain after getting taken out at Purdue
and someone said “well it’s not the first time he’s said shit”
god I hope hope hope this is temporary and not a huge deal, but rather KF just letting a true frosh know that “hey, you’re just a freshman, and you should be happy to see the field at all.”
Aaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhh!
"Gophers are filthy digging rats"
-one of HFMR's many amazing tags
"It's Northwestern," he explained. "A smart school."
-TMart on jNW reading signals
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Nov 23, 2011 8:49 AM CST reply actions
Man, I hope you're right
But if you are, that means we could have a prima dona at backup running back. Which also bothers me.
You got no fear of the underdog; That's why you will not survive!
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Nov 23, 2011 9:00 AM CST up reply actions
He's an 18(19?) year old
I’m sure he’s used to being the high school star. It just takes a little growing up to realize you aren’t going to come right in and be that same star in college. I’m not overly concerned about that attitude at this point, he’ll mature.
by DJK's bongwater on Nov 23, 2011 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Thats just airbhg for you.
Even though he has many ways of taking out iowa running backs, his general formula is to seduce freshmen with wine and women. If a RB makes it through that temptation unscathed he just goes for the knees.
by The KF Karate Chop on Nov 23, 2011 3:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, James essentially lost a year because of his fuck ups
and he seems to be turning out okay.
"Gophers are filthy digging rats"
-one of HFMR's many amazing tags
"It's Northwestern," he explained. "A smart school."
-TMart on jNW reading signals
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Nov 23, 2011 7:56 PM CST up reply actions
When he sees the field, yes.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Nov 24, 2011 8:13 AM CST up reply actions
Me too, I really wanted to see what Mika'il could develop into.
He looked to have a lot of potential. Angry runner.
by HawkeyeRecon on Nov 23, 2011 9:47 AM CST up reply actions
With DJK gone
KF needs someone to absorb his ire. Hopefully we found our new permanent doghouse resident. If he can be half as productive as DJK from the doghouse, his career here will be pretty damn good.
Every word that ends in -oma is cancer. What does that tell you about Oklahoma?
by TEXaco on Nov 23, 2011 8:52 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
The more I watch college FB
The more I appreciate the challenges Ferentz must deal with. He’s in a state that has zero tolerance for showboating or anything less than Midwestern hard-work-and-humility ideals and manages to run a pretty clean program – despite the best efforts of the Fourth Reich Iowa City Police.
I would imagine that the occasional DJK-type (and I loves me some DJK) can do a lot to erode the focus and professionalism of a team. That said, it could be that he just needs a whipping post every season and he’s a total asshole. Who knows?
Ma'am, you're dealing here with a fully qualified male strumpet. I service the entire Quad Cities area: Moline, Rock Island, Davenport and Bettendorf. Why don't you give it a whirl? What have you got to lose? - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute
I don't buy the Midwestern-thing angle.
Most Hawk fans never disliked DJK for his free-wheeling attitude, and in fact many still loved it, and him, even when his drug stuff went down. I can’t stand on-field hot-doggers, but DJK really wasn’t in that category as much as he was an off-field hot-dogger. A lot of people—myself included—thought he was darned entertaining.
Nope, it’s just that KF’s philosophy is much more tight-leashed than many if not most college coaches. And I’m not against that myself, to a degree, but I’d say it’s more of a Traditionalist thing rather than a Regional thing.
I agree about the ICPD, though. They don’t give athletes a break at all, which isn’t the norm, I’m thinking, in many college towns.
by The Director on Nov 23, 2011 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
Even Garrison Keillor
would have liked DJK
the guys at the sidetrack tap would have raved
at the replays on the B&W tv
and the lutherans would have loved to have him for supper
Long Live the Pellican Whore - like FOREVER
Too soon.
Ma'am, you're dealing here with a fully qualified male strumpet. I service the entire Quad Cities area: Moline, Rock Island, Davenport and Bettendorf. Why don't you give it a whirl? What have you got to lose? - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute
An oldie but a goodie
A Texas fan, a Nebraska fan, and an Iowa fan were out riding horses one day. At one point, the Texas fan pulled out a bottle of expensive bourbon, took a long swig, threw the bottle to the ground, pulled out a pistol and shot it. “What are you doing?” asked the Nebraska fan. “That was perfectly good whiskey.” “In Texas, we have more whiskey than we need,” said the Longhorn fan, “And bottles are cheap.” They rode along for a while, and the Nebraska fan pulled out a bottle of champagne, opened it, took a swig, threw down the bottle, pulled out his pistol and shot the bottle. “What are you doing?” asked the Iowa fan. “That was perfectly good champagne.” “In Nebraska,” said the Husker fan, “We have more champagne than we need, and the bottles are cheap.” They rode along for awhile, and then the Hawkeye fan pulled out a bottle of beer, drank the whole thing, put the bottle back in his saddlebag, pulled out his pistol and shot the Nebraska fan. “What are you doing?” asked the Texas fan. "In Iowa, " replied the Hawkeye fan, “we have more Husker fans than we need, but bottles are worth a nickel a piece.”
It's so sad how a family can be torn apart by something as simple as a pack of wild dogs.
by FiveSecondRuleChef on Nov 23, 2011 9:37 AM CST reply actions 15 recs
OMG WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT THE KOK THING
KIRK FERENTZ, WHOSE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR IS LITERALLY PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF GOING OUT TO RECRUIT, SAID THAT HE’D PREFER IT IF HIS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR ALSO STOPPED RECRUITING.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
Strait bullshit!
Given KF’s less than stellar recruiting, he ought to have every assistant, booster, secretary, student, dog, hippie in Iowa City… EVERYBODY OUT THERE RECRUITING.
Not so shocking.
It’s a good form of management. If you have an employee that is deficient in a particular area, you divert them from that task and onto others where they add value.
However – I would think prospects would want to be comfortable with their Asst Coach and, at a minimum, he should be brought along to increase kids’ comfort levels with the program.
Ma'am, you're dealing here with a fully qualified male strumpet. I service the entire Quad Cities area: Moline, Rock Island, Davenport and Bettendorf. Why don't you give it a whirl? What have you got to lose? - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute
by tigerhawk00 on Nov 23, 2011 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
I'd think that when you've got a real blue chipper...
…..you might reserve your DC or OC to specifically go after them, if needed, and that’s where we may be deficient sometimes when it comes to Norm and, possibly, KOK. Another problem is that if you’ve got a terrible asst who is a big recruiter, you might be reluctant to can them, because you don’t have any flexibility in who can cover their territory for a time.
Recruiting is a huge part of the job. Everyone should be able to contribute there.
by The Director on Nov 23, 2011 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
that was the biggest thing I took from this
that, and that Mcall reads bhgp. unreal, i wonder how Harty followed that up, how long he actually pushed Kirk on the is….haha sorry can’t finish that sentence
by sailorjerry on Nov 23, 2011 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
Is anyone committing to Iowa because KOK recruited them?
And, if so, are they fucking insane?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
really? i'm not sure who KOK actually can take a lot of credit for
but it’s not like he doesn’t have a decent resume to go on the road with, plus he’s got, you know, ten toes and can walk unassisted, fly on a regular airplane seat and drive his own rented car.
why wouldn’t you want him out there talking about bowl wins against other big programs, stats on all our guys in the NFL and talking about Mcnutt, DJK, Greene, Clark, etc?
by sailorjerry on Nov 23, 2011 12:15 PM CST up reply actions
MFR
And here I thought McCall is going to be the next Jermelle Lewis.
Well, he's within one basically season-ending injury of Jermelle already.
And within one career-ending incident of Jewel Hampton. At least we can give McCall points for being ahead of the curve.
All kidding aside, my gut tells me we never see him on the field again, but I’m hoping he will prove me wrong.
by The Director on Nov 23, 2011 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
I read this
thinking there was going to be some quasi-serious conspiracy theory after the break…
And now I can’t stop laughing. A wonderful rec.
This is the part that worries me
KF said, in response to whether it was a one-week deal
Haven’t made that decision yet. We’ll just take it a week at a time right now.
That sounds a lot more serious than simply teaching the kid a lesson.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
And the fact that McCall
is “not with the program right now”
OMG, not with the program?!?!?!?!?!? HE’S THE NEW DJK! HIS CAREER IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
meh
as a recruit, i would be so fucking pissed off if my coach burned my redshirt for one play. maybe enough to want to transfer. especially when your coach used you in the worst possible way when he finally let you in the game.
man, ferentz is pissing me off this year. like, like, big lick measures of pissed off
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by justsomehawkeyefan on Nov 28, 2011 4:27 PM CST reply actions
How was it the worst possible situation?
KF put him in the game when Iowa was inside the 10 yard line. We were going to score. All he had to do was hold on to the ball.
If I was the said player, I would be pissed at myself for fumbling a perfect handoff and not scoring my first TD in my college career.
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I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Nov 29, 2011 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
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