Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] These aren't necessarily my opinions, but: [Body]

Output: Coach prestige: Brady Hoke hasn't proven he can do anything at Michigan with his own recruits and say he's just benefitting from RR's players. The same goes at SDSU. He was only there for 2 years and didn't prove he could build a program. He also hasn't done anything on a national scale or proven he can sustain success. Coaching longevity: Coach Mattison is 62 and will slow down soon. Location: self-explanitory


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Don't smear an 18 year old [Body]

Output: Don't smear an 18 year old kid in the name of rivalry


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] At first I was like but [Body]

Output: At first I was like but then I was like


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Congratulations. Enjoy every [Body]

Output: Congratulations. Enjoy every minute


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Who gives a shit? Do we have [Body]

Output: Who gives a shit? Do we have to comment on them every time they do something? "OMG, can you believe they did (something)? God they wish they were Michigan. They are such assholes! Lil bro, lil bro, lil bro, sparty, sparty, Dantonio, jackass"


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Is there a B1G arena that [Body]

Output: Is there a B1G arena that Michigan hasn't struggled in as of late?


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Larry King? [Body]

Output: Larry King?


Input: [Date] 3 years 28 weeks ago [Title] Eh, Gallon was open by a [Body]

Output: Eh, Gallon was open by a defender screwing up a pretty standard coverage (like how Ohio State scored their first TD against us) as opposed to RR's plays that would specifically exploit the defender's decision making.


Input: [Date] 3 years 28 weeks ago [Title] He committed to IU because [Body]

Output: He committed to IU because his family is close to there, but then realized what a shit show that program is. At least Minnesota seems like they could be heading in the right direction, IU has got to be the worst football program in the B1G


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Title] I think it's safe to call IU [Body]

Output: I think it's safe to call IU a lock for the tourney at this point barring any kind of big collapse. Beating two #1 teams in one season should be enough


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Title] i'll stir the pot [Body]

Output: Isn't it a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy that if player goes to X school and goes pro, that school attracts more high-level players, who in turn go pro, which attracts more high level players, etc. I don't think the school/conference itself matters much. Michigan has had many QBs play in the NFL, but most are not as good as Jay Cutler (jokes aside), who comes from Vanderbilt. Talent is everything. If you're good enough, you'll get your shot. Even a small program like CMU has sent its players to the NFL (Joe Staley, Antonio Brown). Much respect for taking the time to research, though


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Title] firstrowsports.tv [Body]

Output: firstrowsports.tv


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Title] Tim Jamison wasn't drafted by [Body]

Output: Tim Jamison wasn't drafted by Houston, but he's on the team. The first names that come to mind for Cinci are Leon Hall and Chris Perry


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Title] To go along with this thread, [Body]

Output: To go along with this thread, Edwin Baker is declaring for the draft http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-fbc-t25-michiganst-b,0,5...


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Title] You know there's a "reply" [Body]

Output: You know there's a "reply" function


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Title] Anybody? [Body]

Output: Anybody?


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Title] NSFMF [Body]

Output: UMass will be in the MAC starting next season


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Title] Can't be too mad at him for [Body]

Output: Can't be too mad at him for the situation on why he transferred. Best of luck to him except when he plays Michigan


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Title] Ohio fans can be ridiculous, [Body]

Output: Ohio fans can be ridiculous, but don't think this one crazy nutjob represents the whole fanbase


Input: [Date] 3 years 31 weeks ago [Title] very underrated. good pick. [Body]

Output: very underrated. good pick.


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] Definitely the Gallon wheel [Body]

Output: Definitely the Gallon wheel route at the ND game. Being at that game with 30 seconds left was a real kick in the pants, especially when we just drove down and scored on the rollout screen pass to take the lead. Then to give the lead up so suddenly was so deflating. Don't get me wrong, the Roundtree catch was awesome, but seeing Denard heave it up and saying "OH MY GOD HE'S OPEN" was unreal. Without that play, we lose the game. Best play of the year


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] or a few days later, when [Body]

Output: or a few days later, when yours truly was born. It does make me feel small in retrospect. He's a gazelle who captivates thousands and thousands of people every week. I play intramural basketball.


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] A miracle it only took me 30 [Body]

Output: A miracle it only took me 30 minutes to get out of the mall parking lot today


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] All I'll say is one guy tried [Body]

Output: All I'll say is one guy tried to start a good ol' "only idiots don't agree with..." argument about foreign relations. It was stopped before it got too ugly


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] meh, it's big news, albeit [Body]

Output: meh, it's big news, albeit not about Michigan


Input: [Date] 3 years 33 weeks ago [Title] one million [Body]

Output: one million mgopoints /1997'd


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] I saw that pic on the Kork [Body]

Output: I saw that pic on the Kork Coupons thread, which leads me to believe Shane reads MgoBlog. Hi Shane!


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] If Mathieu and Richardson [Body]

Output: If Mathieu and Richardson don't place in the last two spots, I will be very disappointed


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] What's the status of DG's [Body]

Output: What's the status of DG's redshirt? /s


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Once on youtube, look for [Body]

Output: Once on youtube, look for some puppy/baby videos. Limitless entertainment right there.


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Does anyone know the source [Body]

Output: Does anyone know the source of this quote? I've tried to find it but to no avail. I've seen people throw it around a lot


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] He misspoke [Body]

Output: he meant to say "no one's broke at OSU" ka-ching!


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] better quality than an nfl [Body]

Output: better quality than an nfl receiver? every year? Who was the last Michigan receiver to land in the NFL? I'll give you 5 seconds to guess... ...Adrian Arrington Frankly none of our receivers on the squad now would make it in the NFL as it stands right now. In addition, ever heard of Jeff Demps? Don't sell Urban so short.


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] QBs: Tim Tebow (1st round), [Body]

Output: QBs: Tim Tebow (1st round), Alex Smith (#1 Overall), RBs: Percy Harvin (1st round), WRs: Louis Murphy (4th round), Riley Cooper (5th round) TE: Aaron Hernandez (4th round), OL: The Pounceys (both first round), Sounds like Urban doesn't have any trouble finding NFL types


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Dude won at Bowling Green and [Body]

Output: Dude won at Bowling Green and at Utah. There's no denying he's a good coach. Trying to discredit him is a fool's errand. I like the direction our program is heading. If Hoke is as good as we think he is, then we'll win games against OSU (Meyer or not).


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Just watched all of it. What [Body]

Output: Just watched all of it. What a game and what an atmosphere. 2 absolutely crazy games in terms of home field advantage this year in Ann Arbor.


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] If it's on the internet, it [Body]

Output: If it's on the internet, it must be true


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Fellas, we won. We don't [Body]

Output: Fellas, we won. We don't need to complain about the officials any more than what was done during the game.


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Those are some large men [Body]

Output: Those are some large men


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Random guy in back [Body]

Output: Random guy in back


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] "If Braxton hit that receiver [Body]

Output: "If Braxton hit that receiver right after that play, we would be in a world of hurt right now, because of the refs." But we aren't! Go Blue! Enjoy yourself


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] It's brutal, but not [Body]

Output: It's brutal, but not unmanageable. Just giving it the eye-test, the game that stick out to me as exceptionally tough are Bama (duh), @Nebraska, and @OSU. The rest (@ND, MSU, Iowa) will be difficult, but definitely winnable/ Edit: Add the BTCG to that list as well ;)


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Just say you can't wait to do [Body]

Output: Just say you can't wait to do it again next year


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] I am very excited for the [Body]

Output: I am very excited for the offense next year. We had a hard time identifying who we were as an offense early in the year but the past few weeks+bowl prep+another offseason will do us a lot of good, though losing Koger, Molk and the rest of the seniors will hurt. Never know who is going to step up though! I also have to add that Fitz stepping up this year has been huge. I remember people complaining that we don't have a Slaton to Denard's Pat White, hoping that we could land a big recruit like D. Hart when it turns out we had our guy in our own back yard (though he had been a little banged up)


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Title] This quote by Eddie George [Body]

Output: This quote by Eddie George says about as much about the situation as anything: "I think it's a done deal," George said, after watching the Buckeyes lose to the No. 15 Wolverines 40-34 at the Big House. "I think the signs are there and it's definitely going to happen. I think he's the perfect fit. He's a coach that wants to be at Ohio State and has ties to Ohio State. He said Ohio State is his dream job." The only signs that are there are that he'd be a great fit. The rest is just conjecture. This just reeks of Harbaugh to Michigan for me


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Title] Amurica [Body]

Output: Amurica


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Title] There were some good shots of [Body]

Output: There were some good shots of facepalm guy on TV during the game too


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Title] I think my heart stopped when [Body]

Output: I think my heart stopped when Braxton overthrew Posey. What a year!


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Title] 574 [Body]

Output: 574


Input: [Date] 1 week 23 hours ago [Title] I've had a couple of classes [Body]

Output: I've had a couple of classes with the guy, and I can say he's 100% the kind of guy you want to root for. Really kind, polite, smart, and responsible. Makes an effort to introduce himself to everyone and contribute in class, and takes things more seriously than most non-athletes I've seen. And not in a "good by athlete standards" way either, he would have no problem being a top student without the scholarship. Anyway figured I would share since a lot of times what you see of these guys on TV isn't really how they act in person. Jehu's a great dude.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Double post [Body]

Output: Hasn't happened to me in years, I promise!


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Always thought he was [Body]

Output: Always thought he was immensely talented as a returner, even though our awful special teams never let him truly show it. He'll light it up in D2 and I wouldn't be surprised to still see him try out for an NFL team when he graduates. Best of luck to the guy


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I'm really into role playing [Body]

Output: I'm really into role playing games, and I spend a lot of time playing and prepping games, which includes a lot of creative writing. I was raised on D&D but recently have gotten really into Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. I'd be curious to know if there's anyone else into RPGs on this board, you would think not but you never know. Other than that I work out a lot, and alternate between being into different activities like running, boxing, etc. Those figures look great, by the way. That's another hobby I want to pick up, once I have the money.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] There's correcting poor [Body]

Output: There's correcting poor grammar, and then there's that....


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] booooooo [Body]

Output: hissssss


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 14 hours ago [Title] Lol [Body]

Output: Can't even blame them, to be honest...


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Working on some Oberon right [Body]

Output: Working on some Oberon right now, also just got some Goose Island 312 and finally found a place that sold a München Helles import (Campus Corner, believe it or not...). Good stuff.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] Everybody saying he couldn't [Body]

Output: Everybody saying he couldn't have contributed on returns because of his poor stats in the past don't understand just how bad our blocking has been on returns the past few years. Kid was elusive as hell, and with better blocking (read: any blocking) I think his stats would be a whole lot different. That all seems to be a moot point if he was dismissed, though.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Good lord. Have the refs [Body]

Output: Good lord. Have the refs supply the game balls if it's that big of a fucking deal. Not that that will happen of course, because the NFL doesn't care about the actual rules as much as they do pandering to public opinion. Good grief...


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Went to California once, [Body]

Output: Went to California once, in-n-out was hyped more than anything else on that trip and quite frankly it was only "meh." Five Guys is the shit.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Something something hotcakes [Body]

Output: Something something hotcakes in Ohio...


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Cool dude. [Body]

Output: Congrats.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Title] My thoughts? [Body]

Output: Those maize and blue chairs in the third photo look quite uncomfortable.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Hmmm.... if only there was a [Body]

Output: Hmmm.... if only there was a way to express said agreement without going through the trouble of writing a comment... some sort of "upward tally" perhaps. No no, that could never work. (I kid, I kid)


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Title] One big difference to my [Body]

Output: One big difference to my understanding: In rugby, you can give up an extra yard or two without any major consequences. As such, players are much less likely to go for the head-first "big hit" that stops the ballcarrier in his tracks. In football, an extra yard or two can make all the difference, and players are taught to tackle as such. Not to mention that rugby has its own major concussion issue going on right now. I wouldn't exactly look to that sport to model after.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Good lord. I cannot for the [Body]

Output: Good lord. I cannot for the life of me understand why people are so emotionally invested in talking politics on a sports blog. I agree that that post shouldn't have been locked - it should have been deleted. Yeah Harbaugh was tangentially involved in the whole thing - that doesn't make it an appropriate subject for a sports blog. If Harbaugh told people to go out and vote, should we have some huge discussion on the relative merits of the presidential candidates? Hell, this is a UofM sports blog, and UofM is a public university (i.e. part of the state of Michigan), maybe we should have a "Thoughts on Governer Snyder" post stickied on the MGoBoard? The first post about his tweet was toeing the line as is. This past post pretty clearly past it in my opinion. The No Politics rule is a damn good one, as evidenced by what happens in every single goddamn political post on this blog. If you want to talk politics, you can very easily go elsewhere to do so.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] Did you... did you read the [Body]

Output: Did you... did you read the post?


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It's an amazing album. GKMC [Body]

Output: It's an amazing album. GKMC was, for me at least, one of the all-time greats, and I wouldn't quite say the same thing about Butterfly (yet anyway). But it's still amazing. "u" had me in tears. Hearing Pac on the outro made my jaw drop. I'm just gonna repost my reddit comment on the subject: It really is an immensely dense album. Unlike GKMC it doesn't really have one unifying theme, but many - black culture, self esteem, the "pimping" of rap artists and black culture generally by America.... If I had one bone to pick it would be that the meaning is so convoluted at times that it doesn't always land as well as I feel it should. There are some songs like u (Kendrick's best in my opinion) and Blacker the Berry that are just so raw and emotional, they're incredible. But there are others on the album that left me somewhat underwhelmed, if only because they were so difficult to decipher. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - having more to digest can be good too - but it does detract from the overall feel at times and for me it's the difference between a 9/10 and a 10/10.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Title] If that album made you feel [Body]

Output: If that album made you feel on top of the world you weren't listening very closely. No offense.... Outside of "i" the bulk of the album is depressing or at the very least darkly political.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I like to think I had a big [Body]

Output: I like to think I had a big role in that one :D


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Much as I really want to say [Body]

Output: Much as I really want to say "go for it, have fun"... if it were me, I would definitely feel out of place. The student section is full of rowdy 18-22 year olds, and as a student myself I can't say I see many adults there. If you can just own it and have fun in that sort of environment then absolutely go for it, but if you have hangups about standing all game and getting some weird looks from drunk students, those are probably legitimate hangups. Just my $.02


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Title] 3:05 was nice too. He looked [Body]

Output: 3:05 was nice too. He looked good in this video, it's nice to see that he still has that great arm he came in with, despite how bad he looked the past two years. I still think his biggest challenges are going to be decision making and consistency in his throws, which we obviously can't glean from a video like this. Still, he looked good.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Kicked off isn't the same as [Body]

Output: Kicked off isn't the same as having their charter pulled, which is done by their national fraternity and not UM. To answer your question though, they have not gotten back on campus yet (though they tried and failed this year).


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Sure, if Calvin Johnson was [Body]

Output: Sure, if Calvin Johnson was a great but not game-changing WR and Reggie Wayne was a 24 year old all star...


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] KG's reaction makes it [Body]

Output: KG's reaction makes it awesome, staged or no. Edit: Is there an echo in here?


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Fair enough and like I said I [Body]

Output: Fair enough and like I said I agree with all of you. Just figured I'd share since it's relevant.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I heard from a sorority [Body]

Output: I heard from a sorority member affected that they did basically the same amount of damage last year that they did this year but were never kicked out or reprimanded, and the going theory is that Treetops only invited them back so that they could kick them out and sue them later. I'm 100% of the belief that this was ridiculously immature behavior and those involved deserve whatever punishment they have coming... but I do believe at this point that Treetops (which is going through a bankruptcy) is just trying to make a buck off of them.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Nope, try [Body]

Output: Nope, try again. http://www.mgoblue.com/collegesportslive/?media=489841


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Name: Nunya [Body]

Output: Name: Nunya Business Affiliation with UM: Born and raised in Ann Arbor, current undergrad at UM. Dad, mom, and grandfather all went to Michigan. Dad and grandfather both taught at Michigan. Claim to Fame: Had the same middle school gym teacher as Jim Harbaugh (Mr Lily at Tappan!) Friend Who Needs To Stop Snooping On My Account: Eli


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I agree with this. Stand all you want during key plays and touchdowns, but it can really ruin the experience for anyone who is not 6 ft tall or doesn't have the knees to stand and sit all the time. [Title]

Output: I agree with this. Stand all


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Body] Nik hits a 3 vs State this year at home and forces a timeout because Crisler is losing its mind. His mom (seen on TV) quips, "He's mad now" [Title]

Output: Nik hits a 3 vs State this


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Body] Should I be worried about this? Tickets for the semifinals session are ~$50 at this point on Stubhub. I can't imagine paying that much on the street just to get in [Title]

Output: Should I be worried about


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] There were quite a few instances at the game of me grabbing my knees and an "I cant do this" [Title]

Output: There were quite a few


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] If we lose to both of those teams, I'll be shocked. That would say more about us than a loss to state. I fully expect this team to regroup. The 2010 psu game was definitely the turning point, but that team had just come off of two losses that they didn't really have much of a shot in (save some late game throws by Forcier vs Iowa). I would say that these next 3 weeks are the proverbial Penn State 2010 for this team. They are expected to win and they should win against lesser opponents and failing to do so would certainly fuel the offseason chatter about the staff. [Title]

Output: If we lose to both of those


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] Well they're 7-1 with a great defense. I don't see how that doesn't make them good. When you're starting from the 50 most of the time like they did yesterday, you're going to score points. Comparing scores is irrelevant. We scored 59 on CMU and 28 on Akron but CMU is better than Akron. It's not so black and white [Title]

Output: Well they're 7-1 with a great


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] MSU is a good team. I'll hold my judgment til the end of the season. We still have 3 very winnable games on the schedule leading to osu. 9-3 is not so unrealistic and I think everyone would have been good with that record coming into this year. [Title]

Output: MSU is a good team. I'll


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Body] Bill Murray used the term "Cinderella Story" in Caddyshack to refer to an underdog winning. So underdogs are Cinderella. Cinderella went to the ball also known as a dance. Hence, the big dance. [Title]

Output: Not sure if trolling


Input: [Date] 2 years 19 weeks ago [Body] Provided Michigan beats Kansas and Gulf Coast beats Florida, on a scale of 1-10 how crushed would you be if they beat Michigan? Gotta admit it'd be fun to see this team in the final four, no matter how big the dong punch. [Title]

Output: Also:


Input: [Date] 2 years 19 weeks ago [Body] You might want to rethink that last sentence [Title]

Output: You might want to rethink


Input: [Date] 2 years 19 weeks ago [Body] I respect him for saying that. Last year was kind of a perfect storm for a tourney loss. Quality wins all year, a B1G share, being almost basket away from a sweet 16 the year before, and an overrated seed that we didn't deserve. I can't really blame them for taking a MAC team lightly. Tourney experience will help the team this year since Trey and Tim and co. will have the idea of how easy it is to go home fresh in their minds. [Title]

Output: I respect him for saying


Input: [Date] 2 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Can we get a travel call? Evans is dragging his pivot foot. Real bad on the three and the play after. [Title]

Output: Can we get a travel call?


Input: [Date] 2 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Another rule: Widen the hoop 3-4 inches in college basketball. Better rule: add trampolines to college basketball [Title]

Output: Another rule: Widen the hoop


Input: [Date] 2 years 23 weeks ago [Body] being a douche. he can't catch his own inbounds pass and just wanted an excuse to push an OSU player [Title]

Output: being a douche. he can't


Input: [Date] 2 years 24 weeks ago [Body] Minnesota's not great [Title]

Output: Minnesota's not great


Input: [Date] 2 years 24 weeks ago [Body] Not a specific sports-instance for one, but everything this symbolized and reflecting on it now is pretty cool. [Title]

Output: Honorable mention:


Input: [Date] 2 years 24 weeks ago [Body] I like to remember the Wisconsin game a few years back--the infamous "backboard game." The season seemed lost and everything hopeless, but everyone remembers that season for the tournament (The Eulogy of Bruce Pearl and KICK IT OUT TO STU, DARIUS!). The season's not over and there's still a lot of basketball to be played. Beilein has seen low points in a season and has seen his teams recover well. [Title]

Output: I like to remember the


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] 86-81 iu [Title]

Output: 86-81 iu


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] 1.) I think there are certain SEC programs that 'dirty' recruit players (e.g. "friendly" coeds and the like), but would guess that the number of SEC schools offering cash to players is pretty low and not much above average compared to the rest of the country. 2.)If there was more Ben Franklin handshakes, then I think more people would come forward than just the "he said, she said" stories that are usually passed down through the grapevine. Just one man's opinion [Title]

Output: 1.) I think there are


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Good teams just find a way to get dirty and outgrit their opponents on the road. Wait, they're playing Penn State? [Title]

Output: Good teams just find a way to


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] BALLOON BOY [Title]

Output: BALLOON BOY


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] PGB locked the thread on it already. some explanation there [Title]

Output: PGB locked the thread on it


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] 82-76 [Title]

Output: 82-76


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Wonder how good his hands are. We'll miss you #16! [Title]

Output: Wonder how good his hands


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Smart 18-year-old. Tweets can get to a kid. Smotrycz handled it pretty well last year, too. It's a lot of pressure for a kid. [Title]

Output: Smart 18-year-old. Tweets


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] still better than les miles [Title]

Output: still better than les miles


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] The better news: There's still two (three? :D) months of basketball left [Title]

Output: The better news: There's


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Are there any good sites that use paypal? I'm not especially comfortable throwing my information everywhere [Title]

Output: Are there any good sites that


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Vote for Penn State [Title]

Output: Vote for Penn State


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] +100 [Title]

Output: +100


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Apparently Dawson may have thrown a punch against Purdue. Hard to tell from the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-Xtlhhre0&feature=player_embedded Regardless, fun to read Sparty's justification of it. One guy said that (if it was a punch), it was deserved because of the way the Purdue player played dirty the moment before and Dawson was just doing what anyone would do. Deja Vu, eh? [Title]

Output: Apparently Dawson may have


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] If confirmed, it would make for a pretty pessimistic offseason for MSU. Please be true. [Title]

Output: If confirmed, it would make


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Criticizing the decision is fine (i.e. USC's situation, coach, what would appeal to him about playing there, etc.), but too often people on this site and elsewhere get so caught up in it that they resort to namecalling, putdowns, or wild speculations (e.g. "Michigan is a much better fit for him, School X must be paying him. School X is a bunch of cheaters). In the end, you may disagree with the presumed reasons that a recruit picked a school, but only the kid and his family know the real reasons and made the decision they felt was best for them. Even if you don't think it was the best for them, you have to respect the decision. [Title]

Output: Criticizing the decision is


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Good luck to him. Can't blow up at every missed recruit [Title]

Output: Good luck to him. Can't blow


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Not necessarily "rooting". There's no denying it's good for their program. As far as "learning from mistakes", I am hopeful that the precedent has been set for universities so that nothing like this will happen again in the manner that this took place. PSU didn't get a slap on the wrist (though if anyone was rooting for the death penalty, then anything would seem minor in comparison). Furthermore, I find the lawsuit to be disappointing, but the university has made it clear that it is not affiliated with it in any way, so I would say that it's fair to assume they university learned their lesson. [Title]

Output: Not necessarily "rooting".


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] He has been in the conversations for a lot of open NFL head coach spots. Per ESPN, he was on the Browns and Eagles short list and had some interest from San Diego and Arizona http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8811109/cleveland-browns-interviewed-p... [Title]

Output: He has been in the


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] NW Band coming out strong with Lady Gaga then Kesha in back to back time-outs [Title]

Output: NW Band coming out strong


Input: [Date] 2 years 32 weeks ago [Body] the score is a bit misleading. There's no doubt we dominated, but Eastern spent the last 8 minutes or so just chucking up shots with no semblance of offense. [Title]

Output: the score is a bit


Input: [Date] 2 years 32 weeks ago [Body] HAHAHAHA the ref in the pile. Can't wait to see that one again [Title]

Output: HAHAHAHA the ref in the pile.


Input: [Date] 2 years 32 weeks ago [Body] his arm was going forward [Title]

Output: i disagree


Input: [Date] 2 years 32 weeks ago [Body] FUCK RUTGERS I'VE BEEN WAITING 22 YEARS TO FINALLY PUT THIS DEBATE OF WHO'S THE BETTER TEAM TO REST. [Title]

Output: FUCK RUTGERS I'VE BEEN


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Can't wait to draft a WR who was "the best player available" because we have so much depth at other positions that we can just draft whoever we want [Title]

Output: Can't wait to draft a WR who


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] I felt this was Burke's coming out party to solidify himself as a high 1st rd pick next spring/summer. [Title]

Output: I felt this was Burke's


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Let's do this all the time [Title]

Output: Let's do this all the time


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Pretty cool to see Tom Creen pump up the crowd during the Butler inbound. It definitely worked. [Title]

Output: Pretty cool to see Tom Creen


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Drop watching this game. Butler leading Indiana with 4 minutes left on CBS [Title]

Output: Drop watching this game.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] So at this point in which I'm writing, Nevada has run 75 plays and had 32 first downs. They're getting a first down on 42% of their plays and scored on 4 of those plays. Wow [Title]

Output: So at this point in which I'm


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Refs missed a REALLY bad hold on the QB draw before. D-line got tackled from behind [Title]

Output: Refs missed a REALLY bad hold


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] "Hey guys, let's set up a bowl in the most glamorous tourist spot we can think of. Maybe a T-shirt company will sponsor." -New Mexico Bowl coordinators [Title]

Output: "Hey guys, let's set up a


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] sometimes i read things, then other times i read things carefully [Title]

Output: ignore me


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] 69-58 M [Title]

Output: 69-58 M


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] uh...uh...RICH ROD SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FOURTH YEAR /ENCORE [Title]

Output: uh...uh...RICH ROD SHOULD


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] RICHROD SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FOURTH YEAR /FLAMEBAIT /LOCKIT [Title]

Output: RICHROD SHOULD HAVE BEEN


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Having a good basketball team is fun [Title]

Output: Having a good basketball team


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Body] read the replies to your previous posts. you are either very young or very drunk. [Title]

Output: read the replies to your


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Body] i thought that too, but then realized they're not going to show him talk about gameplan which is where he reallly shines. [Title]

Output: i thought that too, but then


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] M wins 90-61 [Title]

Output: M wins 90-61


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Body] sounds like someone blew a whistle in the stands. caught at least one hawkeye looking over while the play was going [Title]

Output: sounds like someone blew a


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Body] "Nebraska may consider taking a safety here." LOLWUT What a ridiculous idea [Title]

Output: "Nebraska may consider taking


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Body] I get spacy during games and get bothered really easily (e.g. there was a college age girl who sat behind me at the Iowa game who wouldn't shut up the whole time.). It especially bothers me to be around people actively cheering for the other team. I'd rather watch from the comfort of my own living room and not worry about anything other than the game. [Title]

Output: I get spacy during games and


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Body] Wasn't there, but got pissed with 10 mins left in the Darius Morris Duke game. Tuned in to see the last play and missed all the build up. Did the same thing with 2009 MSU [Title]

Output: Wasn't there, but got pissed


Input: [Date] 2 years 39 weeks ago [Body] If only Denard had Gardner's scrambling instincts. DG does a good job of trying to run if the pass is not there instead of hanging in the pocket, but there are times where he's trying to do too much (re: yakety sax pt 2 to Dileo). Gotta think it's the result of DG running the spread at Inkster while Denard was in a pro style. [Title]

Output: If only Denard had Gardner's


Input: [Date] 2 years 39 weeks ago [Body] Don't mind the content, but the title could be better [Title]

Output: Don't mind the content, but


Input: [Date] 2 years 39 weeks ago [Body] How we won there in 2008 I will never know [Title]

Output: How we won there in 2008 I


Input: [Date] 2 years 39 weeks ago [Body] I negged you. Yes, I'm shooting the messenger. [Title]

Output: I negged you. Yes, I'm


Input: [Date] 2 years 42 weeks ago [Body] 41-6 [Title]

Output: 41-6


Input: [Date] 2 years 43 weeks ago [Body] http://mgoblog.com/comment/reply/72556/1742466 i humbly request for a banhammer [Title]


Input: [Date] 2 years 43 weeks ago [Body] Can we get out the banhammer for this? a 9/11 joke, really? [Title]

Output: Can we get out the banhammer


Input: [Date] 2 years 43 weeks ago [Body] 6-0 and that victory over PSU keeps looking better and better [Title]

Output: 6-0 and that victory over PSU


Input: [Date] 2 years 43 weeks ago [Body] what the fuck are you talking about? [Title]

Output: what the fuck are you talking


Input: [Date] 2 years 44 weeks ago [Body] A lot of people are saying that, but I'm not buying it. You get about two to three weeks worth of football in a year. Can you really step away? [Title]

Output: A lot of people are saying


Input: [Date] 2 years 44 weeks ago [Body] market bears [Title]

Output: market bears


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Body] okay [Title]

Output: okay


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Body] He's only little older than me. Puts things in perspective. [Title]

Output: He's only little older than


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Body] Maybe it's time to give the guy a break. Some of his antics are pretty funny, but being a lame duck coach and having something like this go on cannot be a very high point in his life. [Title]

Output: Maybe it's time to give the


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Body] lol wut [Title]

Output: lol wut


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Body] Ehh, that was the first time they'd ever run the play in a game and the D didn't know what to expect. Correct me if I'm wrong, but every time Denard's pitched it (which is only a head-scratchingly few times), it hasn't gone for more than a few yards. [Title]

Output: Ehh, that was the first time


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Body] even if it's in the student section? the reason i ask is because stubhub doesn't have any tix listed there (just in case i need to sell it) [Title]

Output: even if it's in the student


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Body] I have an opportunity to buy a student ticket for $200 to the msu game I want it but there's a possibility I may not be able to go. Is it going to be a problem to resell it? (i'm not a student) [Title]

Output: I have an opportunity to buy


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Can anybody think of an instance where a crowd has cost a team a game like this? (Assuming BYU came back? and won?) [Title]

Output: Can anybody think of an


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Don't look now, but MSU's marquee win vs BSU is looking a little less appealing right now. Only up 15-9 on Miami (NTM) at the half at home. [Title]

Output: Don't look now, but MSU's


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Can anyone talk a little about the stadium walk with the band? I'm going later in November to Iowa with my mom and I'd love to get the whole experience. How long before kickoff does it start? [Title]

Output: Can anyone talk a little


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Wasn't able to watch the game live, so this is great. Seems like everyone is down on Smith for the INT, but Denard has the D-Line sealed and a lane up field. Scramble! [Title]

Output: Wasn't able to watch the game


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] anybody know about section 9? am going later this year for Iowa [Title]

Output: anybody know about section 9?


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] I would guess hazing related [Title]

Output: I would guess hazing related


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] It's hard not to phrase this where I sound cynical, but all I see are a bunch of returns to the 25 (minus one or two). He had a few nice ones, but he also had one where he got crushed because he stopped moving his feet. Again, not trying to be cynical, just wondering what people see in him (in terms of vision, speed, etc.) to make us think he's our guy. [Title]

Output: It's hard not to phrase this


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Title]

Output: this


Input: [Date] 2 years 48 weeks ago [Body] He sounds hoarse [Title]

Output: He sounds hoarse


Input: [Date] 2 years 48 weeks ago [Body] *cowers at banhammer* [Title]

Output: *cowers at banhammer*


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Body] mine too, i was in Grand Rapids [Title]

Output: mine too, i was in Grand


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Body] never mind [Title]

Output: never mind


Input: [Date] 3 years 13 weeks ago [Title]

Output: (No subject)


Input: [Date] 3 years 13 weeks ago [Body] memes are funny [Title]

Output: memes are funny


Input: [Date] 3 years 14 weeks ago [Body] Do you mean to tell me that an online petition has no credibility or pull whatsoever? Color me shocked [Title]

Output: Do you mean to tell me that


Input: [Date] 3 years 15 weeks ago [Body] Even so, I'm sure his release has stipulations about not transferring in-conference [Title]

Output: Even so, I'm sure his release


Input: [Date] 3 years 16 weeks ago [Body] What is going on with the voice-over in the stadium? It sounds like live commentary [Title]

Output: What is going on with the


Input: [Date] 3 years 16 weeks ago [Body] I didn't like it, either, but it could have just been Bielema talking out of his ass. What the Saints did was organized and over a long period of time. Bielema isn't the first coach to do something like this *coughDantoniocough* and he won't be the last. [Title]

Output: I didn't like it, either, but


Input: [Date] 3 years 16 weeks ago [Title]

Output: (No subject)


Input: [Date] 3 years 16 weeks ago [Body] Ehh borderline RCMB [Title]

Output: Ehh borderline RCMB


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] The principle was the same, though. Hoke saw his opportunity and took it, knowing that it's not a sure thing he'd get the offer again. Like i said, how do we know Trey doesn't have a THjr-like season next yr with a different offensive focus and have his stock plummet? [Title]

Output: The principle was the same,


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] So where were the torches and pitchforks when Manningham and Arrington left? As far as I'm concerned, those guys are still "Michigan Men." You can be mad about the situation, but don't be mad at the guy. The game is a business. How does Trey know that he won't have a THjr-type season next year that will set him back in terms of draft stock? "When you make a decision that promotes your own interests over the interests of your teammates and the University, however reasonable that decision may be, the community has every right to be angry with you and act accordingly. Those who stay will be champions, not only on the field/court but also in the hearts and minds of their fans." We laughed at SDSU fans who called Brady Hoke a traitor for leaving for his dream job. How is this any different? [Title]

Output: So where were the torches and


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] You really don't owe him anything? He lead this team to a co-B1G title. You at least owe him a thank you. If now is when he wants to take his shot at the league, so be it. It's his decision. It might have been Morris last year who was so disgusted at the Michigan fanbase for the way they turned on him when he announced. [Title]

Output: Your last two isentences contradict each other.


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] Holy shit, people. "Our program can't catch any breaks." "Good luck in the D league." "Young...Immature...Bad decision...blah blah blah." How about taking the time to appreciate the kid and what he's done. He's made a big decision about something he's dreamed about since he was young. If you don't like the decision, at least respect it. Don't rag on the kid just because you won't be able to talk a little extra shit to your coworkers this offseason. This kid owes you nothing and to some of the responses here, that's what you deserve. [Title]

Output: Holy shit, people. "Our


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] To be fair, the Wonderlich is an aptitude test. Aptitude is not quite the same as intelligence, though they are related. The bigger question is why the NFL continues to give this test. People who score low can do well in the NFL while people who score highly can flame out. [Title]

Output: To be fair, the Wonderlich is


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] This video is the first bit of info EA has released about this game. They are scheduling gradual reveals of what this game will have every few weeks. [Title]

Output: This video is the first bit


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] Easier said than done. Where else can I play an NCAA football game? For as bad as the gameplay can be, EA does a good job introducing new features in the game each year (Coaching Carousel, Contracts) [Title]

Output: Easier said than done. Where


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] I was in season 17 of an 8 user OD when the file decided to stop working. After contacting customer support, the only thing they could tell us was to start over. The only reason I'll buy '13 is because I don't want to lose the dynasty I'm in when they all advance to next year's game [Title]

Output: I was in season 17 of an 8


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] Michigan is pretty good in '12, though it's almost guaranteed that Denard gets hurt at some point in the game. [Title]

Output: Michigan is pretty good in


Input: [Date] 3 years 18 weeks ago [Title]

Output: why so serious, bruce?


Input: [Date] 3 years 18 weeks ago [Body] Awkward celebration jump into nobody by the guy in the hoodie at 2:15 [Title]

Output: Awkward celebration jump into


Input: [Date] 3 years 18 weeks ago [Body] I think he is holding out (if he ever plans on moving) for a destination job like Duke, UK, UNC, etc. Illinois is a middle-of-the-pack B1G team. Even if he returns the program to 2005-like levels, it's still Illinois and the big schools will still be calling. The way I see it, a job like Illinois can do more harm than good for Smart. If he does well, it'll be no surprise, but if he does poorly, then his name won't mean so much once the big schools start calling. [Title]

Output: I think he is holding out (if


Input: [Date] 3 years 18 weeks ago [Body] From what I've read, Martin has a good relationship with a lot of south Florida high school coaches. Not sure if he'd go to Illinois, but hey, he did go to an SEC bottom feeder. [Title]

Output: From what I've read, Martin


Input: [Date] 3 years 18 weeks ago [Body] If this were an option for him, I would think he would have waited to see what Burke does before leaving [Title]

Output: If this were an option for


Input: [Date] 3 years 18 weeks ago [Body] Sexual assault can happen in many ways, not just man on woman. Anyway, I feel this thread can only go downhill. I hope the mods have the good sense to delete it [Title]

Output: Sexual assault can happen in


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] I think an intern would be a great idea (pending Brian's approval, of course). How would their job differ from Ace or Heiko's, though? [Title]

Output: I think an intern would be a


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] What was that kid trying to do at 2:54? A alley oop to himself or just a bad shot? [Title]

Output: What was that kid trying to


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] An alternative thread title could be: "Everyone calm the fuck down" [Title]

Output: An alternative thread title


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] Please stop trying to thinly analogize what I said with implications of sexual assault. [Title]

Output: I ask you and others


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] I forgot about the Cincy player. Interesting viewpoint. [Title]

Output: I forgot about the Cincy


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] That's not what I said at all. The player deserves everything he gets. I am just wondering why the band was still there when the players were running onto the field as that is not something that should happen. [Title]

Output: That's not what I said at


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] Is it a malicious act? Absolutely. A bigger question is what the hell was the band still doing on the field at that point? Terrible communication by the stadium crew. The whole event could have been avoided. Even if he doesn't hit the kid, someone still could have been hurt. [Title]

Output: Is it a malicious act?


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] Some people have pointed to the Lions drafting a certain position this April, but do you think they will do the "best player available" strategy again and go against the people's wishes for as long as I've been paying attention to the Lions (MOAR CBs and OL)? I wonder if being higher up in the draft will mean that the Lions hone in on need instead of adding additional talent to a position group. [Title]

Output: Some people have pointed to


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] This guy's rich if you didn't pick up on it. As in, he has money. Did you read the part about the private suite? I liked the part about how much money he has. [Title]

Output: This guy's rich if you didn't


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Girl just bid 5 dollars under somebody. This is after she thought she'd won the previous round, but didn't realize the guy next do her did. She's not having a great day [Title]

Output: Girl just bid 5 dollars under


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Lady totally got the easiest last spin. only needed to beat .35! Drew Carey is also slowly morphing into Bob Barker [Title]

Output: Lady totally got the easiest


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] The morning before March Madness begins and ESPN is talking about Dwight Howard. Get off my lawn, ESPN [Title]

Output: The morning before March


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Went to Dayton for the 1st/2nd Round in 2009. Watching Siena beat Ohio State with a crazy 3 to force OT and another to win the game was insane. Lots of OSU fans at the game, so it was extra sweet. [Title]

Output: Went to Dayton for the


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] You're reaching with the Hardaway stuff. The kid has been riding his high school hype for 2 years now. He shoots about 50% from the FT line and plays lazy D. Don't want him [Title]

Output: You're reaching with the


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Kid doesn't play a lot of D, has tunnel vision, has an almost 1:1 turnover/assist ratio, shoots less than 50% from the free throw line, and has had discipline problems. You can blame tunnel vision on trying to do too much because of who's around him, but how many guards can you name that shoot 46% from the field and only 49% from the line. That speaks volumes about his work ethic. [Title]

Output: Kid doesn't play a lot of D,


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] We don't want him. I've seen him play quite a few times this year. Kid isn't what he was hyped to be a few years ago. [Title]

Output: We don't want him. I've seen


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Why not use the $2000 to fly to nashville and watch UM play? [Title]

Output: Why not use the $2000 to fly


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] This is a bit more boring than I thought it'd be. 25 minutes in and they are just starting to talk about the announcement [Title]

Output: This is a bit more boring


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Body] Played middle-school basketball. Everything I learned about football (both scheme and roster-wise), I learned from video games. Anybody remember Keith Jackson commentating on Gamebreaker 99 for playstation? Regardless, I know quite a bit about football, though I've never formally played. [Title]

Output: Played middle-school


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Body] 214 [Title]

Output: 214


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Body] Though I don't necesarrily gravitate toward women's basketball, I appreciate the stress they put on fundamentals and playmaking. Not that men's bball doesn't focus on these things, but they are usually more easily recognized in women's games. [Title]

Output: Though I don't necesarrily


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Body] I love his confidence and mentality, but wonder if GM's might worry about his personality in the locker room, especially if he's not seeing the field. [Title]

Output: I love his confidence and


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Body] Based on this article alone, I wouldn't say he has deep personality issues. It's more along the lines that he has the intelligence of a coach, but not the personality of one. [Title]

Output: Based on this article alone,


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Body] This puts a damper on things. [Title]

Output: This puts a damper on


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Body] WVU's student section looking like they wanna fight Marquette's coach in the postgame interview! Security got there in a hurry haha [Title]

Output: WVU's student section looking


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Body] huzzah! [Title]

Output: huzzah!


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] I don't see how you can be disappointed in his resistance to night games when he was responsible for scheduling one up in the first place. He just wants the night games to be special. Brandon is not the only AD in the country, either, who schedules neutral site games (LSU-Oregon last year). [Title]

Output: I don't see how you can be


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] The game itself against State under the lights would be great. But whatever the outcome, there seems to be more bad blood between Sparty and UM fans which, given a whole day to drink, puts a lot of pressure on the police force and the city itself to maintain peace between both fanbases. I am not saying ND fans aren't passionate, but it's a different kind of passion when it comes to MSU-UM. [Title]

Output: The game itself against State


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] DB essentially said a night game would never happen vs MSU because of crowd control and public safety. That said, I wouldn't mind seeing Wisconsin, Nebraska, or Iowa over the next few years [Title]

Output: DB essentially said a night


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] It was the 2007 coaching search and I was reading something by Rittenburg on ESPN. I looked in the corner of the page and Mgoblog was listed as a relevant team blog. Still remember the "Profiles in Cronyism" post about Hoke coming to Michigan after Lloyd left. [Title]

Output: It was the 2007 coaching


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] That's Braylon with a cigar in his mouth [Title]

Output: That's Braylon with a cigar


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] I didn't say they were a bad team, but they don't strike me as a 1 seed. I don't know if I'm reading it right but they're ranked 76 in Kenpom's SOS and from an eye test only have a handful of good wins [Title]

Output: I didn't say they were a bad


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] Mizzou as a 1 seed? I don't buy it [Title]

Output: Mizzou as a 1 seed? I don't


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Body] Coach prestige: Brady Hoke hasn't proven he can do anything at Michigan with his own recruits and say he's just benefitting from RR's players. The same goes at SDSU. He was only there for 2 years and didn't prove he could build a program. He also hasn't done anything on a national scale or proven he can sustain success. Coaching longevity: Coach Mattison is 62 and will slow down soon. Location: self-explanitory [Title]

Output: These aren't necessarily my opinions, but:


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Body] Don't smear an 18 year old kid in the name of rivalry [Title]

Output: Don't smear an 18 year old


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Body] At first I was like but then I was like [Title]

Output: At first I was like but


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Body] Congratulations. Enjoy every minute [Title]

Output: Congratulations. Enjoy every


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Who gives a shit? Do we have to comment on them every time they do something? "OMG, can you believe they did (something)? God they wish they were Michigan. They are such assholes! Lil bro, lil bro, lil bro, sparty, sparty, Dantonio, jackass" [Title]

Output: Who gives a shit? Do we have


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Is there a B1G arena that Michigan hasn't struggled in as of late? [Title]

Output: Is there a B1G arena that


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Larry King? [Title]

Output: Larry King?


Input: [Date] 3 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Eh, Gallon was open by a defender screwing up a pretty standard coverage (like how Ohio State scored their first TD against us) as opposed to RR's plays that would specifically exploit the defender's decision making. [Title]

Output: Eh, Gallon was open by a


Input: [Date] 3 years 28 weeks ago [Body] He committed to IU because his family is close to there, but then realized what a shit show that program is. At least Minnesota seems like they could be heading in the right direction, IU has got to be the worst football program in the B1G [Title]

Output: He committed to IU because


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I think it's safe to call IU a lock for the tourney at this point barring any kind of big collapse. Beating two #1 teams in one season should be enough [Title]

Output: I think it's safe to call IU


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Isn't it a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy that if player goes to X school and goes pro, that school attracts more high-level players, who in turn go pro, which attracts more high level players, etc. I don't think the school/conference itself matters much. Michigan has had many QBs play in the NFL, but most are not as good as Jay Cutler (jokes aside), who comes from Vanderbilt. Talent is everything. If you're good enough, you'll get your shot. Even a small program like CMU has sent its players to the NFL (Joe Staley, Antonio Brown). Much respect for taking the time to research, though [Title]

Output: i'll stir the pot


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] firstrowsports.tv [Title]

Output: firstrowsports.tv


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Tim Jamison wasn't drafted by Houston, but he's on the team. The first names that come to mind for Cinci are Leon Hall and Chris Perry [Title]

Output: Tim Jamison wasn't drafted by


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] To go along with this thread, Edwin Baker is declaring for the draft http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-fbc-t25-michiganst-b,0,5... [Title]

Output: To go along with this thread,


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] You know there's a "reply" function [Title]

Output: You know there's a "reply"


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Anybody? [Title]

Output: Anybody?


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] UMass will be in the MAC starting next season [Title]

Output: NSFMF


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Can't be too mad at him for the situation on why he transferred. Best of luck to him except when he plays Michigan [Title]

Output: Can't be too mad at him for


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Ohio fans can be ridiculous, but don't think this one crazy nutjob represents the whole fanbase [Title]

Output: Ohio fans can be ridiculous,


Input: [Date] 3 years 31 weeks ago [Body] very underrated. good pick. [Title]

Output: very underrated. good pick.


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Body] Definitely the Gallon wheel route at the ND game. Being at that game with 30 seconds left was a real kick in the pants, especially when we just drove down and scored on the rollout screen pass to take the lead. Then to give the lead up so suddenly was so deflating. Don't get me wrong, the Roundtree catch was awesome, but seeing Denard heave it up and saying "OH MY GOD HE'S OPEN" was unreal. Without that play, we lose the game. Best play of the year [Title]

Output: Definitely the Gallon wheel


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Body] or a few days later, when yours truly was born. It does make me feel small in retrospect. He's a gazelle who captivates thousands and thousands of people every week. I play intramural basketball. [Title]

Output: or a few days later, when


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Body] A miracle it only took me 30 minutes to get out of the mall parking lot today [Title]

Output: A miracle it only took me 30


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Body] All I'll say is one guy tried to start a good ol' "only idiots don't agree with..." argument about foreign relations. It was stopped before it got too ugly [Title]

Output: All I'll say is one guy tried


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Body] meh, it's big news, albeit not about Michigan [Title]

Output: meh, it's big news, albeit


Input: [Date] 3 years 33 weeks ago [Body] one million mgopoints /1997'd [Title]

Output: one million


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] I saw that pic on the Kork Coupons thread, which leads me to believe Shane reads MgoBlog. Hi Shane! [Title]

Output: I saw that pic on the Kork


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] If Mathieu and Richardson don't place in the last two spots, I will be very disappointed [Title]

Output: If Mathieu and Richardson


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title]

Output: (No subject)


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] What's the status of DG's redshirt? /s [Title]

Output: What's the status of DG's


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] Once on youtube, look for some puppy/baby videos. Limitless entertainment right there. [Title]

Output: Once on youtube, look for


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] Does anyone know the source of this quote? I've tried to find it but to no avail. I've seen people throw it around a lot [Title]

Output: Does anyone know the source


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] he meant to say "no one's broke at OSU" ka-ching! [Title]

Output: He misspoke


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] better quality than an nfl receiver? every year? Who was the last Michigan receiver to land in the NFL? I'll give you 5 seconds to guess... ...Adrian Arrington Frankly none of our receivers on the squad now would make it in the NFL as it stands right now. In addition, ever heard of Jeff Demps? Don't sell Urban so short. [Title]

Output: better quality than an nfl


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] QBs: Tim Tebow (1st round), Alex Smith (#1 Overall), RBs: Percy Harvin (1st round), WRs: Louis Murphy (4th round), Riley Cooper (5th round) TE: Aaron Hernandez (4th round), OL: The Pounceys (both first round), Sounds like Urban doesn't have any trouble finding NFL types [Title]

Output: QBs: Tim Tebow (1st round),


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Dude won at Bowling Green and at Utah. There's no denying he's a good coach. Trying to discredit him is a fool's errand. I like the direction our program is heading. If Hoke is as good as we think he is, then we'll win games against OSU (Meyer or not). [Title]

Output: Dude won at Bowling Green and


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Just watched all of it. What a game and what an atmosphere. 2 absolutely crazy games in terms of home field advantage this year in Ann Arbor. [Title]

Output: Just watched all of it. What


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] If it's on the internet, it must be true [Title]

Output: If it's on the internet, it


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Fellas, we won. We don't need to complain about the officials any more than what was done during the game. [Title]

Output: Fellas, we won. We don't


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Those are some large men [Title]

Output: Those are some large men


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Random guy in back [Title]

Output: Random guy in back


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] "If Braxton hit that receiver right after that play, we would be in a world of hurt right now, because of the refs." But we aren't! Go Blue! Enjoy yourself [Title]

Output: "If Braxton hit that receiver


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] It's brutal, but not unmanageable. Just giving it the eye-test, the game that stick out to me as exceptionally tough are Bama (duh), @Nebraska, and @OSU. The rest (@ND, MSU, Iowa) will be difficult, but definitely winnable/ Edit: Add the BTCG to that list as well ;) [Title]

Output: It's brutal, but not


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Just say you can't wait to do it again next year [Title]

Output: Just say you can't wait to do


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] I am very excited for the offense next year. We had a hard time identifying who we were as an offense early in the year but the past few weeks+bowl prep+another offseason will do us a lot of good, though losing Koger, Molk and the rest of the seniors will hurt. Never know who is going to step up though! I also have to add that Fitz stepping up this year has been huge. I remember people complaining that we don't have a Slaton to Denard's Pat White, hoping that we could land a big recruit like D. Hart when it turns out we had our guy in our own back yard (though he had been a little banged up) [Title]

Output: I am very excited for the


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Body] This quote by Eddie George says about as much about the situation as anything: "I think it's a done deal," George said, after watching the Buckeyes lose to the No. 15 Wolverines 40-34 at the Big House. "I think the signs are there and it's definitely going to happen. I think he's the perfect fit. He's a coach that wants to be at Ohio State and has ties to Ohio State. He said Ohio State is his dream job." The only signs that are there are that he'd be a great fit. The rest is just conjecture. This just reeks of Harbaugh to Michigan for me [Title]

Output: This quote by Eddie George


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Title]

Output: reminds me of charlie brown


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Body] Amurica [Title]

Output: Amurica


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Body] There were some good shots of facepalm guy on TV during the game too [Title]

Output: There were some good shots of


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Body] I think my heart stopped when Braxton overthrew Posey. What a year! [Title]

Output: I think my heart stopped when


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Body] 574 [Title]

Output: 574


Input: [Date] 4 days 13 hours ago [Title] Question? [Body]

Output: What was the question? ...I can't watch from work.


Input: [Date] 5 days 1 hour ago [Title] You can get it in the airport [Body]

Output: You can get it in the airport now too... Just had some last week!


Input: [Date] 5 days 8 hours ago [Title] RE: Hill [Body]

Output: Am I correct in understanding that once a prospect has committed, no more Crystal Balls may be placed for that school? ...So for Hill, people can only pick a school other than PSU (such as Michigan.) No one can jump on the PSU bandwagon, but throwing a UofM pick in there might earn them a few points, if he flips, right? Not that this means the M picks are meaningless, but I think the trend might hold more weight with the uncommitted prospects rather than the committed ones. Do I have the proper understanding here?


Input: [Date] 6 days 4 hours ago [Title] Feed the troll. [Body]

Output: Sorry. I forgot. Why play the games when you can just average the recruiting rankings of the players and get your answer ahead of time? I'd hate to think we have a staff that could identify and develop talent. Who was it who said "Jim Harbaugh: College Football's biggest winner"?


Input: [Date] 6 days 4 hours ago [Title] Plan A [Body]

Output: How about Plan A options... as in Already committed: Sean McKeon


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] His choice, or the coaching [Body]

Output: His choice, or the coaching staff's?


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] B1G? [Body]

Output: I'll hazard a guess: We're not in football season, so room for more wide-ranging posts. A potential starter for an in-division competitor has left the team. I can't say I'll revisit the thread again, but did find it interesting. It's at least more relevant to Michigan football than Clint Dempsey tearing up a pad of paper.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Davis effect? [Body]

Output: I wonder how much of a factor, if any, Kingston Davis might have been in this offer. I am in no way suggesting that Joshnson is not worthy of an offer on his own merits, but having both teammates committed (along with Washington already on campus) will only help our attempts to keep Davis in the fold as he fields more serious interest from many of the top SEC programs. Clearly the coaches would not have offered Johnson if they did not feel he was qualified, but maybe the teammate factor weighed in a bit?


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Agreed [Body]

Output: Depth is much greater on the D-line, which is also accustomed to platooning. O-line lacks the depth, and guys were not playing with the folks they usually would. To me the spring game only confirmed that we have much more depth in run defense than o-line, but not much more.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 8 hours ago [Title] You missed it... [Body]

Output: ...His uniform changed.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Depth Chart Spacing [Body]

Output: Not redshirting Malzone would also provide a bit of space on the depth chart between Malzone and Gentry, though who knows if Gentry would stay around if there is a player just one year ahead of him who is at/near the top of the depth chart.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Or [Body]

Output: ...Or Rudock makes a leap with improved coaching and improves from servicable to very good. Either Rucock or any other QB functioning as a better QB this year than Rudock was over the last two is fine by me!


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 6 days ago [Title] 1 year [Body]

Output: Malzone, Gentry, Speight, and Morris will all have 1 year in the system. At this point it, unfortunately, seems unclear if Speight and Morris' previos time in the previous system was helpful. I expect a transfer before the 2016 season, but it could just as easily be O'Korn if he arrives this year and then realizes that any number of QBs already on the roster are in front of him going into the 2016 campaign.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Transfers [Body]

Output: I agree with the depth thought as well... Assuming no one transfers out before the season starts.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Turned stones. [Body]

Output: Has anything been published to indicate that he has any interst in Michigan, or vice versa?


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I believe so [Body]

Output: IIRC, Harbaugh did not contact DeWeaver at all, and Drevno let him know they would be recruiting other QBs in the class.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 1 day ago [Title] . [Body]

Output: Buckle Up


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] A few thoughts... [Body]

Output: I'd go with ZIngerman's Deli over the Roadhouse, but that's just my preference. May add Pizza House to the list, depending on what you're looking for. Angelo's or the Broken Egg for breakfast.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Atomic Bunting [Body]

Output: If we're up big in the 4th at home, Bunting will be put in for punt returns so that he can do his own special dance to Atomic Dog.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Floor too [Body]

Output: Not that I am not excited for the real upside, but I'm happy to think how much higher the floor is as well!


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Not true? [Body]

Output: I believe that I just read somewhere that there is no "conditional" release from an LOI. It's either in force, or it is not.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Seriously? [Body]

Output: I have a crazy idea... How about having the coaching staff spend more than one month getting to know the recruits before they have to commit?


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 9 hours ago [Title] Yes [Body]

Output: Unless we start changing coaches every year, this will likely help notably more than it hurts. To answer your question, yes, I still want it... particularly as we have our (hopefully long-term) coach already on board.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Certainly if Harbaugh [Body]

Output: Certainly if Harbaugh continues to bring in two QBs per year, we'll be seeing many moving out over time.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Trying to make up for the [Body]

Output: Trying to make up for the derth of good NM high school football coverage.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Positive spin? [Body]

Output: I am going to tell myself that this is because the coaches feel good about Weber and started slow-playing Booker, even if it is just because this makes me feel happier going into the weekend.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Good strategy. [Body]

Output: Good strategy.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Rick [Body]

Output: Roll. Not appreciated.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Agreed. [Body]

Output: I wasn't adding that ingo to refute what you said, just adding a bit of info that the previous post might have been referencing. Without an offer, I'd call it evaluating more than recruiting as well.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] No offer, I believe, but [Body]

Output: Markel Bush visited January 23rd. My quick googling showed no ratings on the major services, but I could have missed one.


Input: [Date] 24 min 30 sec ago [Title] I look forward to ND being back on the schedule [Body]

Output: I blame Brandon for mishandling ND, and iirc, Bacon has something to say about that. I loved the home and away with ND, and would like to see that happen again. If the schedule regularly has ND, a MAC snack or the like, and an OOC game rotating between the other major conferences, I'd be thrilled.


Input: [Date] 5 hours 13 min ago [Title] Applaud you for your honesty [Body]

Output: I applaud and plus one you for your honesty. Interestingly, my son plays football and my daughter is an ACNT in the Navy. It is nice that your circumstances and the attendant prospects allow your children to avoid both.


Input: [Date] 5 hours 59 min ago [Title] Why do I care? [Body]

Output: I care because I love football, and love Michigan football in particular. I care because I want to see football continue. I care because I think the hypocrisy will damage football. Frankly, as I've said clearly, everyone needs to make an informed decision on the well-being of their kids. But yeah, if the number of those who choose against participation in football continues to grow, that could be the end of football. And yeah, I care, because I wouldn't be happy about that.


Input: [Date] 7 hours 2 min ago [Title] My two cents [Body]

Output: I've enjoyed reading all the different responses, from different perspectives. I posed the question, now I'll share a few of my own thoughts. These are my own personal thoughts, which I well realize might not be particularly relevant to you. Still, here are my two cents. First, I completely agree with those who say to let your kids tell you what they're interested in. Our son has played soccer, baseball, football, ran track, been on the park district swim team, and wrestled. He would have played hockey, but that wasn't in our budget . . . it costs way too much for me. He definitely wanted to let go of swimming. Of the rest, he gravitated especially to baseball and football. I never pushed him to be in any sport . . . except after he registered and joined the team. Once you're on a team, I think you owe it to the team and to yourself to finish what you started. One thing I really disagree with is the whole "my kid is too skinny/small/uncoordinated," etc., etc. I feel pretty strongly that the number of kids who make it to High School teams, and to Div. 1 College teams, and to NFL teams, is irrelevant. Just because you're kid isn't going to be playing for Michigan doesn't mean he shouldn't play. The other thing I keep on hearing about is having the "right body type." And just what is the right body type? Obviously, not many have the right body to play OL. And not many have the right speed and hands to play WR. But that's ok! Let your kid play for the fun of the game, not because he will make a career of it. Oh, and IIRC, Tom Brady didn't have the right body type. And we know how that turned out. It happens that our son is a natural left hander, with a strong arm. As such, his potential really is in baseball, and he knows it. But he will keep on playing football as long as he loves and enjoys it, and as long as he makes the team. I have seen firsthand the huge benefit of football as a team sport. it is something where the entire team has to work well together. Play the game because you enjoy it, not because it will be a career. I really regret never having the opportunity to play a team sport as a kid. It is a valuable experience. I strongly agree with Jim Harbaugh on this, and am surprised that more of you don't agree with our coach and support him, at least indirectly, by allowing your sons to play. As regards football this Fall, we made clear that as kids are getting bigger and stronger and faster, there definitely is the risk of injury. I guess even with the risk of concussions and leg injuries, and CTE, the benefits outweigh the costs. I have nephews who played and starred in HS football in Ohio, one at St. Ignatius outside of Cleveland, winning a state championship and scoring touchdowns. They both eventually quit the game because of injuries, which makes sense. But neither regrets their experience: one is a lawyer, the other a coach. My last comment. Everyone needs to make their own decision, and do what is right for themselves, and for their family. We've done what works for our family. You do what works for yours. But yeah, it does make me shake my head to see fans here on the blog want a "mean streak" on the OL and DL, and want Michigan to ring OSU's bell, but be completely closed minded to their own son playing ball.


Input: [Date] 7 hours 6 min ago [Title] Your post is very realistic [Body]

Output: Your post is very realistic. Some dads (and moms, and coaches,) need to get a grip. Play hard, play right, play for fun, but you're not out to injure someone. Insightful comment on NFL, and your experience on injuries is mine too: in five years of youth football, I think I saw a single serious injury. Not common.


Input: [Date] 7 hours 12 min ago [Title] Couldn't agree more [Body]

Output: I couldn't agree more. Well put. Tackle has been a wonderful experience for our son. His last team was terrible, for reasons out of his control, and they didn't win a game. But you know, the experience of sticking with it even when the team was losing was also very valuable.


Input: [Date] 7 hours 14 min ago [Title] Youth football classed by weight [Body]

Output: FYI, they do not allow a huge weight disparity in youth football. This is why many large linemen don't begin playing til they're in the highest weight class. From 3rd up through 7th grade, you had to be in a pretty narrow weight band. If you were light, you played down a class. If you were heavy, you played up a class (or two, or three.) It wasn't until 8th grade that you started to see more variation in the weight of players, and even that pales compared to HS (which pales compared to college and pro football.)


Input: [Date] 4 days 11 hours ago [Title] IB4D [Body]

Output: Why can't people scroll down the posts at least for a day back? Get off my lawn.


Input: [Date] 5 days 6 hours ago [Title] Think it depends on personal connection [Body]

Output: I think it depends on personal connection. Sometimes, it is fine to contact a kid if you have a reason to, and a personal relationship. (friends of your own kids, or on a team you coach, or kids of your own friends, etc.) But even when you know someone, you need to be careful. When my kids were in middle school I learned that the teachers had pretty strict internal guidelines about how an in what forum they communicated with kids. IIRC, it was considered inappropriate to use social media (FB, etc.) for a teacher to contact ANY of their students, sometimes especially those with home they had a good relationship.


Input: [Date] 5 days 6 hours ago [Title] 70's domes [Body]

Output: I never liked the 70's style domes. Have been in Tropicana, Silverdome, Superdome, Astrodome, and Georgia Dome, none of which I liked. But I think the worst was going to an Expos game in the Olympic Stadium in Montreal in 78. For a different experience, I have avoided Wrigley Field like the plague. However, with recent renovations, might consider going for the first time in my life.


Input: [Date] 5 days 6 hours ago [Title] 9 - 3 [Body]

Output: Obv. I'd like better, but really, 9 - 3 is a reach which would be a huge improvement. I think we are too far behind MSU and OSU right now, and there are several other games we could easily lose. If I had to predict, I'd say we lose one non-conference game, lose to OSU, and lose one other Big 10 game. Again, from my perspective, that's a huge success. EDIT: And FTR, I'd gladly take 8 - 4 if we won against MSU & OSU. That raises a sub-question: which game is it more important to win this year: MSU or OSU? I'm really torn on that one, but I'd have to say OSU. Long term, I believe we'll dominate MSU again. But we have to stop the bleeding against OSU.


Input: [Date] 5 days 14 hours ago [Title] To dragonchild: agreed [Body]

Output: Dragonchild, I mostly agree with you. That's why I had the qualifier "prior personal connection" in the OP. It happens that beyond relatives, I have a reason to relate to quite a few teenagers and college students. Some are friends of my kids, some are kids of my friends, some I teach, some attend my church, some I see in yet another context. The point is, they're not strangers on the Internet. There are good reasons for me to be in contact, so it is reasonable to be in connection with them via social media, texting, in person, etc. My issue is contacting someone out of the blue for recruiting purposes. That's where I have a problem.


Input: [Date] 5 days 18 hours ago [Title] Not sure what you mean [Body]

Output: I'm not quite sure what you mean, Monkey House. I thought you had to have a twitter account to "follow" someone on twitter. The extent of my seeing any tweet is to read a link that is posted on mgoblog (or in this case, 11W.) Reading information that is publicly posted I guess I can live with. But contacting anyone via twitter, especially recruits, or contacting anyone via twitter, for that matter, isn't something I have any interest in doing. Let alone joining twitter, so I can follow someone.


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Title] Agree completely [Body]

Output: I couldn't agree more. But Ramzy says it best: tweeting at strangers and telling them what you would like them to do with their lives is creepy. Always. There are no exceptions to this rule, and those who break it are categorically assholes.


Input: [Date] 6 days 4 hours ago [Title] Great idea [Body]

Output: Alas, I'll be in Chicago. And I look nothing like my avatar. Speaking of Chicago, I'm disappointed there aren't any events here in the area, whether with Brian or the coaches. Not sure if I missed them, or if they didn't happen this year.


Input: [Date] 6 days 10 hours ago [Title] I'm waiting to hear something definitive on Norfleet [Body]

Output: I'm waiting to hear something definitive on the curious case of Dennis Norfleet. The mgoblog depth chart has him removed as of 5/13/15. The mgoblue roster still has him listed as of today. It has been reported that he has been released to speak with Muskegee. But Harbaugh has been quoted as saying it is possible for him to continue. The other thing which is not clear to me is injuries. It is possible for someone to remain on the roster, but to have a medical redshirt for 2015. To date, I am not aware of any continuing injuries on the team.


Input: [Date] 6 days 11 hours ago [Title] Don't know answer [Body]

Output: I don't know the answer, but I am sure of this. Both AC & Woodson are better remembered with their former jersey numbers in circulation than if they were "retired." Brian said it well on the front page: the Legends idea was not bad, but the execution was poor. There are only so many numbers to give out, and taking numbers out of circulation makes it difficult to give everyone on the team a number. The jerseys were just too busy with the patch and all. My personal preference would be to treat all retired numbers like 1 & 2: they can be used at the discretion of the coaches, when they feel a young player (freshman, sophomore at most) wants the number change, has earned it, and has the potential to be a star. I would guess that in most cases, the coaches know after a year or two whether someone is going to really shine and stand out or not.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Quite the cake [Body]

Output: That's quite the cake. A Scotus special, and very beautiful.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Denard [Body]

Output: Yeah, I know that Michigan won the title. I watched the game, loved the team. But why Rumeal? I'd put Rice higher than Robinson. And, if you surrounded Denard with the same kind of talent that Rumeal was surrounded by . . . we would have seen a lot more from Denard. But beyond that, even prior to the shameless exploitation of his mother that put Rumeal into jail, I don't remember him ever being an ambassador for Michigan Basketball. I, for one, don't judge success just by championships.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Want to see "Love and Mercy" [Body]

Output: I want to take my wife to see "Love and Mercy" before it leaves the theaters. Looking for a good audiobook to listen to while driving to the UP from Chicago in a week.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Monday - DuPage County [Body]

Output: Came Monday to Carol Stream, DuPage County, out of Chicago. Now just need the time to read it!


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Interesting question [Body]

Output: You know, I almost don't have any lamentable stuff. No RR, No Hoke, No Brandon. No bumblebee jersey, no jerseys, no nutsacks. (I can't comprehend the last. SMH in horror.) My tastes run toward classic, timeless stuff, and so that's all I ever buy. I personally love my neon Michigan Adidas t-shirts (and before that, ancient Nike maize t-shirts,) my old Champion reverse weave sweatshirts, my block Michigan hats. They all still look good years later. Realistically, the oddest or tackiest or strangest stuff didn't start until several years ago when MGoBlog starting throwing in a Tee with a $50 HTTV order. I wear the yellow photobomb Tee of Brian when I'm mowing the lawn or cleaning the gutters, etc. That shirt may be the ugliest shirt I own at all, let alone of Michigan stuff.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Take with a grain of salt [Body]

Output: I'm betting that if you had this reporter one on one over a beer, he'd much rather have Jim Harbaugh over Jed York. He's paid to write, and there will always be sour grapes when a winning coach leaves. Always. Regarding clock management, I'll be watching that. We see all the gifs of JH going wild on the sidelines. Could this affect clock? We'll see. Regarding offensive play calling, and whether JH is too conservative, I dunno. I think his conservatism did just fine. And I don't fault the calls. Regarding JH cliches, I find that to probably be true, and to be amusing. One overall comment on the board and how they respond to this thread. Ya know, there have been people here who loved RR. And people here who believed Hoke pooped gold. You know who you are. I myself stayed in Hoke's corner too long. Mea Culpa. Here's the thing. I'm delighted JH is Michigan's coach. But the adulation and deification has me SMH and rolling my eyes. Right now, Harbaugh can do no wrong. Soon enough, after a tough or bone-headed loss, the fickle crowd will turn. I guess that's the nature of fandom. Nonetheless, I for one think it is better to keep an even keel rather than getting too high or too low. JH isn't perfect. Neither was Bo. Nor Urban, or Saban, or Miles. But he is a good coach, and I'm looking forward to a long run, warts and all.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Liked it! [Body]

Output: I loved that interview with BR. He was honest, and I liked his answers to boot. I guess I'm old enough that I also didn't have an opinion on several he didn't have an opinion on. And his answer regarding MJ Lebron and Kobe was awesome. They're all great.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yes [Body]

Output: Well, two out of three. Lane Tech in Chicago was good in football, as is Glenbard North where my kids go. My HS in the Detroit Metro area wasn't very good, and the high school has since been closed.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Touche [Body]

Output: Great post. State of MI. That's good. Getting back to my OP, I have been concerned about the OL for some time. I still blame the terrible line recruiting under RR for setting us back a long time. The line makes QB's and RB's look good (or conversely, very bad.) The running game may have improved a bit from 2013 to 2014, but not hugely. And I get the feeling that Gardner was running scared much of the year. I really haven't heard much of anything on Samuelson or Bars. But, to tell you the truth, I also haven't heard much about Fox, Tuley-Tillman, Dawson, or Kugler. (Let alone the redshirt freshmen.) I'd love to see several really take a big stride forward, and push the starters. As mentioned by others, it really helps to have competition, and there hasn't been much.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] You're adorable [Body]

Output: and I added to your upvotes.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Stanford campus is gorgeous [Body]

Output: My dad remembers going to a football game at Stanford during WWII and how beautiful it was. He was stationed on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay while in the Navy. I always wanted to see what he was talking about. As a result, about 10 years ago, while on a work related trip to Redwood, I drove to Treasure Island while on the way in. My flight out was a redeye, leaving me 12 hours to bum around. I ended up spending time at the tide pools, eating fish on the coast, and also spent a few hours walking around the Stanford campus. It was gorgeous, and very different from Ann Arbor, to my way of thinking. It reminded me just a bit of the ND campus in South Bend, except much prettier setting, and nicer buildings. I love Ann Arbor, but Stanford seems much more clear of a defined campus than UofM, with such a gorgeous physical setting. Can't blame anyone who goes there, especially on a scholarship.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Omameh [Body]

Output: I was intrigued by your statement, in how it reflected Patrick Omameh, "who all started quite a few games on some really good Michigan teams." So I did a bit of checking myself. If I calculated right, he was in the last group recruited by Carr, and was here for 3 years of RR & 2 years of Hoke. I think Omameh outshined his 2 star rating, but I would be hard-pressed to call any of those teams "good." I guess you could call Hoke's first year good. Omameh doesn't surprise me in being an outlier, being that he didn't play football until 9th grade, and came from Nigeria. It will be interesting to see if he sticks with the Bucs, and how long he lasts. Being that he started 16 games for them last year, the prospects are pretty good. Regarding your chart, it is a great start. In the final analysis, you can often do a little digging, and see some who really are overrated and some who are underrated. This is where we'll see Harbaugh and his staff's coaching and talent evaluation ability (or lack thereof.) Personally, seeing guys in person, at camps, around the country, seems a brilliant way to identify talent and uncover those missed by other scouts. It will be fascinating to see how Dytarious Johnson, Sean McKeon, Josh Metellus, Antwaine Richardson, and Rashad Weaver do in their senior year of High School as well as at Michigan. If four of them bump up in ratings (one already has,) and two of them shine at Michigan, it will prove the value of summer swarm.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Pairs? Triplets? Quads? [Body]

Output: My head is spinning. First Bredeson, now Metellus, possibly two more from Flanagan? WOW! Is that a set of triple commits from Flanagan? Or triplet commits? Or, if we count Bredeson, quads? I don't care what is called, it is all good, and Ace is putting in OT.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I'd feel worse for him [Body]

Output: I'd feel worse for him staying on the Kings. Both franchises have been awful on the court, but the Sixers have a (very tenuous) path forward, which Nik could potentially be a part of. I don't see any evidence at all of such a path with Sacramento.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Yeah, I dunno, I'd probably [Body]

Output: Yeah, I dunno, I'd probably decide on "better franchise" based on something along the lines of their respective chances of being late-round playoff teams in the next five or so years. By that metric, I'd go with the Sixers. Who could be all means continue being terrible. But given their assets -- lottery 5s and otherwise -- I think they def have a better chance of breaking through than do the Kings.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] The occurance of disasters is [Body]

Output: The occurance of disasters is an excellent prompt to donate, and I also encourage everyone who can to do so. I'd also encourage everyone to do some research about where their money is going and how it's likely to be used. Specifically, I'd strongly encourage givers to resist the urge in give in such a way that their money is earmarked for Nepalese disaster relief. The bottleneck in providing immediate disaster relief is generally not money (as we saw in post-earthquake Haiti, post-Sandy NY, post-tsunami Japan, etc.), and making generalized donations now can help improve the responses available for future disasters. Along these lines, Felix Salmon, in the aftermath of Sandy, made what I thought was a strong case for giving to MSF rather than the Red Cross: "Which isn’t to say that donating money is a bad idea, when disasters hit. But it is to say that donating money to the Red Cross might not be the best use of your dollars. My advice is to give instead to MSF, or an organization like it, which is dealing with disasters every day of the year. That gave them the experience ability to respond quickly when disaster struck in the USA — and it also means that if your money would be put to more urgent use somewhere else, like Zimbabwe or Honduras or Chad, then that’s where it will go. We should spend as much money as is needed here — but don’t force the matter and earmark $117 million for Sandy relief, when no one knows whether even the Red Cross thinks it can sensibly spend that much. The Red Cross didn’t need to promise to spend all that money on Sandy and Sandy alone, but it made that promise anyway."


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 4 days ago [Title] This point tends to get [Body]

Output: This point tends to get carried too far. No reasonable idea of usefulness would reduce to immediate and specific vocational preparation. Case in point: the training that a good student receives in a good philosophy department (cultivating, namely, the ability to think precisely and to manage complex ideas) can be of enormous value, both in a variety of employment contexts and in the general practice of citizenship.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 4 days ago [Title] So in otherwords: you like [Body]

Output: So in otherwords: you like the aspect of the uniform that looks very much like a million other uniforms Michigan basketball has worn, but you're not a huge fan of the glaring dick-cumberbun that's been vomited onto the shorts? To me, that would mean that I don't like the uniform.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Head injury vs. joint injury [Body]

Output: I never played past high school, but I did manage to accumulate a fair amount of joint injury: a torn ACL/meniscus and four subsequent knee surgeries and continued wear left me unable to do anything ballistic with my legs at a young age, and I already have a fair amount of arthritis in that knee and same-side hip, both of which I assume will have to get replaced at some point going forward. I know that this pails in comparison to the joint injury/pain that a lot of guys go through, but I say it to establish the fact that I can appreciate the costs of joint damage. That said, I'm grateful that, aside from getting my bell rung a few times, I never accumulated much head trauma. I just see a qualitative difference between brain injury and bodily injury; bodily injury can alter your life, making it inconvenient and painful (in ways that I acknowledge can be pretty awful), but brain injury can fundamentally change who you are. And this is what I, and I assume others, find so frightening about the risk from concussions. I could see myself with full information trading a few years of playing a sport that I love for a future of moderate physical disability. I could never see myself making that trade for a future of middle-aged advanced dementia.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 4 days ago [Title] It's interesting to see this [Body]

Output: It's interesting to see this outcome after reading a really fascinating Grantland piece recently on advanced defensive metrics: http://grantland.com/features/department-of-defense/. Among other things, the article makes the case for Chris Paul as the best perimeter defender in the association.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Honest, straight-faced answer: I would give zero [Body]

Output: Honest, straight-faced answer: I would give zero fucks if I was largely clueless about where guys would end up before they committed somewhere. I would care more about losing scouting content, but that content doesn't seem to me to be dependent on the element of the business model in question.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Me directly answering your question does not [Body]

Output: Me directly answering your question does not qualify as going off on a wild tangent.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] With respect go the question of whether anyone [Body]

Output: With respect go the question of whether anyone would pay him a cent: possibly, though at the margin, certainly fewer. my broader, more tangential point: the world would not be a poorer place if some of these hypothetical guys were to empty their contact lists of 16-year-olds and go back to selling insurance or whatever.