Input: [Date] 39 weeks 5 days ago [Title] This is a great story, and [Body]

Output: This is a great story, and kudos to Hoke and Denard. But to your point, if the wins/losses trend (statistic) persists, the future BJ Youngs will be wearing green and white asking for Leveon Bell autographs.


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] This is false, my uniqname [Body]

Output: This is false, my uniqname was 8 characters during my time from 2005-2010. I vaguely remember a limit, but it was certainly more than 7 characters.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] May I also add, why do [Body]

Output: May I also add, why do non-revenue athletes deserve such lavish facilities and special treatment (on top of free tuition) that the other 98% of students at the University don't receive? Plenty of students participate in extra-curricular activities that don't produce revenue for the school.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] You do realize that [Body]

Output: You do realize that non-revenue athletes receive this level of support due to the price gouging tactics of Dave Brandon? When the future donors dry up due to his mismanagement of the customer relationship with students, alumni, and fans, watch the world class support of non-revenue sports dry up. They won't be able to afford it.


Input: [Date] 2 years 21 weeks ago [Title] You Are Insane [Body]

Output: I'm sorry, but you are either extremely naive or insane if you think you can find 5 tickets for less than $200 to the biggest game of the year. The issue with Crisler is that there is an extremely limited number of seats (around 13k) relative to the demand to attend this game. That means scalped tickets, whether StubHub or outside Crisler will stay inflated. Besides, the empty seats you saw during the UM v. Purdue game (the home one that took place several weeks ago) were likely in the student overflow sections. Meaning those tickets were sold and the ticket holders did not show up. It's not like there are blocks of unsold tickets out there, especially this year. If you really want to go, pony up the cash on StubHub. If you want to be cheap, no shame in staying home and watching on CBS. Besides, it probably wouldn't be wise to bring small children to a game that will have such a rowdy and intense atmosphere. Break them in with a Northwestern or non-conference game.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Weishar [Body]

Output: I have no insight on where Weishar is leaning, or if Michigan would need him in the 2014 class. However, I went to school with Weishar's cousin (a Michigan graduate). I know that he has been in this kid's ear for years about Michigan and they visited Ann Arbor together this past fall. Take that for what it's worth, but I wouldn't think that he is an ND lean as suggested above.


Input: [Date] 2 years 31 weeks ago [Title] Beyond Pathetic [Body]

Output: You know your social life is pathetic when you go on MGoBlog to brag about getting a girls number after seeing Les Mis (with your dad). Seriously, don't you have a friend you could call. You sound like a 15 year old going on his first ever date. (FYI, I don't have a problem with the thread. I just think your "Cool Stroy Bro" comments about meeting girls at the movie reflect poorly on you. Please make some real friends.)


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] Probably Not [Body]

Output: More likely comes from having an unreliable walk-on kicker who burned them early in the season.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] Also [Body]

Output: WMU had 4 wins on the season, not 3. Perhaps just the UMass - WMU result was wrong or maybe there are other games with the wrong result.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] Data Issue? [Body]

Output: Not sure where you're getting your data, but Western Michigan defeated UMass (in a blowout actually, 52-14). Might want to double check some of the results in your data set in order to get a more accurate metric.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] I understand the math [Body]

Output: Yes, Champions for Charity makes a very small profit. However, you do not have visibility as to what makes up the operating costs that take up at a minimum $25 of a $32-36 entry fee. Salaries for CFC employees are likely built into that cost considering their business model Perhaps our AD believes that he can use existing resources (people already on salary, stadium resources, etc.) so that the margin funneled to charities will be much larger.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Read Brandon's Comments [Body]

Output: It sounded like Brandon's decision to cancel the race had more to do with Champions for Charity's "for-profit" status than anything else. However, I would not be surprised if his comments today about hosting their own race were damage control due to backlash yesterday. I had read on a separate annarbor.com article that CFC takes approximately $25-30 of the $36 entry fee for costs and profits, while the remainder is funneled to the charities. I'm sure Brandon, as egotistical as he is, believe Michigan could manage the race and donate a higher percentage to charities. Anyways, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. For what it's worth, the CFC representative claimed that they offered to let the Michigan AD manage the race.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Associate athletic [Body]

Output: Associate athletic director Dave Ablauf, who handles media and communication for the department, said the run no longer fit into the department's charitable mission. "Really the decision in the end came down to our external focus," said Ablauf. The department announced last monththat it would begin partnering with the Special Olympics of Michigan for community service efforts. The first event of that partnership is the "Polar Plunge" at Michigan Stadium on February 23, 2013. That partnership, Ablauf said, has become the department's priority. Ablauf said the run had become "a very challenging event... to fit into our stadium." "We have our own private rental program, we're doing stuff with the special olympics and we have a lot of things we do now in the that stadium," Ablauf offered.


Input: [Date] 2 years 40 weeks ago [Title] ok coach [Body]

Output: The rest of us will discuss because it is interesting


Input: [Date] 2 years 40 weeks ago [Title] Wrong [Body]

Output: They're protecting Denard from being targeted in the future. Do you really want other defenses to know the exact injury Denard has?


Input: [Date] 2 years 41 weeks ago [Title] Cool Story Bro... [Body]

Output: Cool Story Bro...


Input: [Date] 2 years 42 weeks ago [Title] Don't understand your [Body]

Output: Don't understand your criticism of fans not sticking out these games. Weather was miserable and wet. It was tough even with rain gear and ponchos. I don't fault State or UM students for leaving early this week.


Input: [Date] 2 years 42 weeks ago [Title] You do realize that the NCAA [Body]

Output: You do realize that the NCAA has a rule that coaches can't talk about recruits that haven't signed a letter of intent, don't you?


Input: [Date] 2 years 42 weeks ago [Title] Relax [Body]

Output: 3 weeks ago half of you thought the Tigers would miss the playoffs. Just one Verlander start away from the ALCS. Just hope Valverde isn't called on in the 9th.


Input: [Date] 2 years 42 weeks ago [Title] Lloyd Brady Sighting [Body]

Output: Anyone else notice the one and only Lloyd Brady taking center stage in the photo included with the e-mail.


Input: [Date] 2 years 44 weeks ago [Title] no offense to Denard [Body]

Output: but Matt Scott would likely start over him at Arizona. Don't forget the limitations RR had in 2010 with Denard. The 2010 offense struggled to score in the last half of the year.


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Bad luck. You didn't deserve [Body]

Output: Bad luck. You didn't deserve that, but take it as a sign from above that grown men shouldn't be wearing jerseys, especially Adidas/ Dave Brandon fusion atrocities.


Input: [Date] 3 years 2 weeks ago [Title] Bloomington [Body]

Output: Not sure what time the game is this year. If there is time, I would suggest making the few hour drive to Bloomington that night. Much better nightlife/ town at IU in Bloomington than West Lafayette. Nick's bar in Bloomington is fantastic. The W Lafayette bars (only maybe 4 of them) are geared towards college kids.


Input: [Date] 3 years 14 weeks ago [Title] Really [Body]

Output: Were the Yahoo! comments a little out of line? Probably Are you being ridiculously oversensitive to a sarcastic piece of writing? Yes. I'm really sick of this politically correct crowd. If you don't like what someone writes, stop reading their work... and certainly don't link their work and give them more page views.


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Body]

Output: Does he really speak to them? From the sounds of it, he justs texts and tweets them. I agree, if he wants more credibility, he should reveal his identity.


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Aquaman, Chet [Body]

Output: Please no twitter/facebook/text stalking of any of these potential guys until after a committment is made. Don't want some creeper scaring them off last minute, badgering him for an interview.


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Confused [Body]

Output: Are recruits scared off by the guys we already have or is this just a matter of getting in too late? This one puzzles me because the kid is from Ohio, friends with Kalis, and would have a much friendlier depth chart at Mich. Also, the fact that he previously committed to BC means it likely isn't a weather thing. Oh well, on to the next one.


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Perhaps [Body]

Output: Perhaps you shouldn't bug these recruits every other day looking for a quote. As nice at is to have new content, it honestly doesn't clue us in on new information. Frankly, if this turns off Armani to Michigan...well, I think we have our scapegoat.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] I must admit, that i am quite impressed with the work. That had to take quite a bit of time to complete. But anyways, it is so great to see how this class is shaping up to be. Realistically, i think we have a great shot at landing SEVERAL more prospects on that list (Ty Isaac, Eddie Vanderdoes?, EJ Levenberry, Laquon Treadwell, Henry Poggi, Dorian O'Daniel, Devon Allen, Ben Gedeon, Donovan Munger) with a more outside shot with (S'ua Cravens, Kendall Fuller, and Joe Mathis). I would throw in some others (Ethan Pocic, Preist Willis, Cory Luke, and Darian Hicks) but at this time i would have to believe we are probably full at those positions. That was just a quick run through...anybody i miss? [Title]

Output: 2013 Class


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Body] At this point, i think Jake is definitely a must get. I feel like he could be close to committing, however i think he doesnt want to pull the trigger to fast incase OSU does come calling. Hopefully our early offer does mean alot to him like he says it does though. I believe this is one of the circumstances where the coaches need to push him to an early committment, becasue if not, his spot could be takin up pretty soon. What do you guys think? [Title]

Output: Butt


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] I find this absolutely hilarious that high school coaches are beginning to take notice of this. I doubt it, but i wonder if any athletes take Meyer's recruiting strategy offensive. [Title]

Output: I find this absolutely


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] Going a little off question 1: Is NT the same term as a 5-tech? And if so, is Pipkens and Campbell both slated for that spot? Or if those two guys are the best players in the interior, is there a possibility for one to move to the 3-tech? And also, i feel like we have some pretty solid talent at LB for the next couple years. With all these guys, how do you think the depth chart will shape up, lets say, in two years? I feel like Beyer is very underated, and has some hidden talent, however it doesnt seem likely that he will overcome Ryan on the depthchart. Is it safe to say that the SAM is Ryan's for the next 3 years? At the MLB, you already mentioned that Morgan will most likely move in the middle. In 2013, who do you think challenges him for that spot. And last, the WILL. What do you feel the 2-deep will be in 2013? [Title]

Output: Going a little off question


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] I do have a few questions for you Magnus. 1. Is the DE rotation something like this? Clark at WDE, Black at SDE, and Roh being able to play either DE spot? 2. After next year, who do you see filling in for Kenny Demens at MLB spot? Is Morgan a WLB all the way? or do you see him slipping inside to the MLB, and therefore paving a way for either Bolden, Ross, etc at the WILL? 3. Who do you project to be the starting defensive backfield next year? I'd have to go with Countess, Floyd, Kovacs, Gordon, with Avery/Taylor fighting for Nickel and i also believe Jarrod Wilson has a good shot at seeing the field [Title]

Output: Magnus


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] Do you think he could be a potential sleeper? And are you willing to voice your opinion on Shallman? I really am curious what others think about his skillset. [Title]

Output: Aquaman


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] I am just curious of what others think about Dennis on the football field. Speaking for myself, I believe he is an absolute playmaker, and i am eager to see him suit up in the maize and blue. His highlight film, in my mind, is very impressive, he has blazing speed, and he is very well built. I believe as a junior he will see valuable playtime and be a solid contributor for us. We can only hope! [Title]

Output: Norfleet


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] I have a few questions i would like to ask the mgoblog community. First, Do people really believe Wyatt Shallman (if he commits obviously) will end up at RB? After watching his highlights, i feel like too often he tends to avoid contact instead of just using his size and just running people over. I feel like he dances to much in the backfield. I got the intensions that he would be used as a bull-rushing RB in short yardage situations, and in my opinion im not sure if thats him. Second, Do you guys think down the road that Desmond King will earn an offer? After watching his highlights, i must admit that i am pretty impressed with the kids toughness. He seems like a very solid RB, however despite his size, it seems like his future is at CB. His highlight film does not show too much defensive play though. [Title]

Output: Mgoblog Community


Input: [Date] 3 years 37 weeks ago [Body] 545 [Title]

Output: 545


Input: [Date] 3 years 39 weeks ago [Body] Honestly i agree i with most of the mgousers here...i dont believe Rugters will EVER join our conference...their simply not that prestiges [Title]

Output: Honestly i agree i with most


Input: [Date] 3 years 39 weeks ago [Body] I totally agree, however the only thing on their mind is probably engraving Keenum's name deeper into the record book [Title]

Output: Agreed


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Body] For those wondering about Maty's skill set and/or character, i have played against Maty (Actually intercepted him! although he was a freshman at the time lol) and have ran track against him where i have talked to him multiple times. First of all Maty's athleticism is greatly underated. And to be honest i didnt think he was all that athletic either until i played close attention this year during track. Dont feel like looking his times and jumps up and what not but im pretty sure he hit a high 22 this year in the 200m and i believe he jumped 23 ft. a couple times in the long jump..and on top of that he was the anchor of their 4x1 team that went to state and the 4x2 that shoulda went but they got disqualified in our regional meet. For his size and being a QB, he can move. And although one can argue that Kenton's receivers made Maty look good with all the bubbles and slip screens they run, he simple picked apart every defense he played against. Kid has good field awareness and one hell of an arm. Now i dont personally know know Maty so therefore i dont know a whole lot about his character but what from i do know is that Maty is like any other kid. And from talking to him at track meets, he doesnt really talk a whole lot, nor does he come off as an cocky ass like most probably think he does. And just throwing my opinion out there...ive scrimaged against tyler occoner and we did a 7on7 against LCC last year...I would definitely have to go with Maty Mauk over Ty Occonor [Title]

Output: Maty Mauk


Input: [Date] 4 years 24 weeks ago [Body] Yesss he does...everyone knew he was going to do that move, yet everytime he still got everyone with it. As for our league, it isnt to bad at all..full of future D2 players and addition to some D1 players. As much as i hate to say it....Kenton was just thatttt good this year..It was damn near impossible to stop their offense...and they made nearly everyone just look so stupid because you just didnt know what they were going to do next. [Title]

Output: Yesss he does...everyone knew


Input: [Date] 4 years 24 weeks ago [Body] Although i do agree with you, I think Michigan does have a very good chance of landing him. His Whole family are all Michigan fans, which definitely cant hurt any. Maty also runs track, so here in a month or so i am going to talk to him and see whats the latest with him. [Title]

Output: Although i do agree with you,


Input: [Date] 4 years 24 weeks ago [Body] I can forever say i picked Maty off in high school...now granted he was only a freshman and i was only a sophomore...but hey i'll take it! But this kid is the real deal. Let me tell you, this kid is damn near impossible to sack. and he is very elusive and has a very strong arm. This year (my senior year) they totally smashed us and I think most of it has to do with Maty. They run a 5-wide formation EVERY play, which litterally means every play is on Maty's shoulders. He is pretty athletic as well. He'd be a great addition and hopefully he hops on board so i can say in the future when hes on the field in the winged helmet that I intercepted him back in the day! [Title]

Output: I can forever say i picked


Input: [Date] 13 hours 28 min ago [Title] I predict 8-4, with a win [Body]

Output: I predict 8-4, with a win over MSU or OSU. @Utah, VS BYU, and @Minny will be the other losses. 9-3 and up will be MUCH more likely than 7-5 and below. The defense keeps us in every game, and the offense struggles a bit early, but puts together a solid final 4 game stretch. TO margin will be in the middle of the pack, rather than close to dead last. Make something akin to the Gator Bowl, and put on a solid beating of a half decent SEC squad to set up for an optimistic 2016


Input: [Date] 17 hours 37 min ago [Title] The fact that section 25 was [Body]

Output: The fact that a specific seat in section 25 was mentioned as the perfect seat (in the student section, at least it was when I was in school) makes me think that whoever wrote this was a former Michigan student, and that that was their seat.


Input: [Date] 21 hours 6 min ago [Title] Do your windows machines not [Body]

Output: Do your windows machines not last because of hardware problems, or does the software give you problems? Both of these issues are solved easily by a) researching before you buy and b) taking care of your machine.


Input: [Date] 21 hours 13 min ago [Title] I'm curious, what are your [Body]

Output: I'm curious, what are your problems with 8.1? I have it and rather like it. The only knock I have on it is that some of the features and commands were obviously designed for a touch screen, which I don't have.


Input: [Date] 21 hours 17 min ago [Title] I'm still confused as to why [Body]

Output: I'm still confused as to why private consumers prefer less functional, twice as expensive computers.


Input: [Date] 21 hours 29 min ago [Title] How in Sam Hell is Illinois [Body]

Output: How in Sam Hell is Illinois receiving votes???


Input: [Date] 1 day 16 hours ago [Title] I'm the same age, but I [Body]

Output: I'm the same age, but I answered "Yes." While I have no doubt that having kids alters your way of thinking, I don't think it's realistic or healthy to try and shield your kid from every possible source of risk. Without having seen detailed data, my assumption is that your child will much more likely die in a car accident than have permanent debilitating effects from high school level football. Does that mean you won't let them ride in a car? Of course not.


Input: [Date] 2 days 20 hours ago [Title] Ok, what am I missing here? [Body]

Output: Ok, what am I missing here?


Input: [Date] 3 days 17 hours ago [Title] It is very odd to me that [Body]

Output: It is very odd to me that very soon we will be/already are recruiting guys who were born after the 90s. BORN AFTER THE YEAR 1999! Anyway. I have no valuable insight, just thought I'd make myself feel old.


Input: [Date] 4 days 9 min ago [Title] You've just described 99% of [Body]

Output: You've just described 99% of ESPN/DetNews/Freep content relating to college football.


Input: [Date] 4 days 20 hours ago [Title] Re: not taking reps [Body]

Output: I wouldn't want my opponents to directly be able to evaluate a potential target if I could help it.


Input: [Date] 5 days 18 hours ago [Title] This is all well and good, but [Body]

Output: You still haven't given a reason that they shouldn't exist, other than you don't like them.


Input: [Date] 5 days 21 hours ago [Title] Right. I'm not talking about [Body]

Output: Right. I'm not talking about recruiting in particular. Every time there is a uniform reveal video, the players go nuts. I don't really think any level-headed recruit would base his decision off of alternate uniforms. However, that wasn't the point I was trying to get across. The players on the team seem to love them. The only argument I've seen against alternate unis is that crotchety old fans don't like them. That's not a strong argument, if you ask me.


Input: [Date] 5 days 23 hours ago [Title] I really doubt that this will [Body]

Output: I really doubt that this will happen for a few reasons: a) The NCAA doesn't care enough to do what you're proposing. b) Alternate jerseys are a huge promotion tool and money maker (as we've seen by the number of posts on this site). c) The players who actually, you know, play the game, seem to love them. So why not let them wear them? For the record, I'm not supporting the jerseyz trend, but I do think that a draconian approach to banning them is all around pointless and unnecessary.


Input: [Date] 1 week 11 hours ago [Title] Makes total sense. Having 2 [Body]

Output: Makes total sense. Having 2 of those QBs sit the bench would be a waste.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Title] The best shows I've been to [Body]

Output: The best shows I've been to were Tool in '06 and Muse in '12. I won't claim them to be the best in 30 years, but they were pretty damn good.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Title] The only thing that's [Body]

Output: The only thing that's contrived is the giant microscope the media has put on Harbaugh. Any other coach's daily tweets constantly in the headlines would look contrived, too.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] This poll is flawed because [Body]

Output: This poll is flawed because Wisconsin is not last. God, their uniforms are ugly.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] "long ass clap" [Body]

Output: "long ass clap"


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Ahh, a fellow sauce man. I [Body]

Output: Ahh, a fellow sauce man. I fear that we are a rare breed.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] Am I the only person who has [Body]

Output: Am I the only person who has no idea what is going on here?


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Why do a lot of Michigan fans [Body]

Output: Why do a lot of Michigan fans staunchly support a noon kickoff, other than "tradition?" Who honestly cares if the game starts at noon or 3:30? All I care about is The Game itself.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Why wouldn't you? Pipkins' [Body]

Output: Why wouldn't you? Pipkins' scholarship does absolutely nothing for this team. It'd be different if Pipkins had more eligibility left, but there is no motive here for Harbaugh to push him off the team for any reason other than health.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Whatever happened to him? I [Body]

Output: Whatever happened to him? I always suspected he was a troll.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] And here is where we separate [Body]

Output: And here is where we separate who wants results and who wants to make everyone feel warm and fuzzy all the time.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I could be wrong, but I'm [Body]

Output: I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's a wallaby, not a kangaroo. Source: been to Australia twice.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] They have at least been [Body]

Output: They have at least been decent over the last ten years, which is more than we can say for all but 2, maybe 3 of those years. And it's not like we've done anything yet under Harbaugh


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I don't think anyone is [Body]

Output: I don't think anyone is saying that a less intelligent guy can't be better than a smart guy at QB. But your logic doesn't hold up when you pick Blaine Gabbert and use him as an example as why intelligence doesn't matter. I know a ton of very smart people that would make an absolutely terrible NFL QB. However, assuming all things equal except intelligence, you can't tell me you wouldn't pick the more intelligent QB every time. He is only saying that Harbaugh highly values intelligence in QB selection, which is probably a good strategy, in my opinion.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Gore is a running back, which [Body]

Output: Gore is a running back, which arguably doesn't require as much intelligence. I think the point he's making is valid, but he overstepped when inferring that it applied to all players, rather than just QBs.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Sure, if you measure success [Body]

Output: Sure, if you measure success by money made. Which was the whole problem with Brandon and his cronies. What a bunch of narcissistic assholes.


Input: [Date] 2 days 2 hours ago [Body] the content in this thread has nothing to do with UM being a sleeper pick this year. Possibly the best thread jack ever. [Title]

Output: Thread needs a new title


Input: [Date] 3 days 5 hours ago [Body] What do you mean by trading up? While Navy and Air Force have decent to pretty good teams, Army has been awful at football for a while now. [Title]

Output: Trading Up?


Input: [Date] 3 days 7 hours ago [Body] Everyone wants to utilize the best players as much as they can but they when someone gets hurt on special teams, it's 'why are they playing special teams'. [Title]

Output: It's the old catch-22


Input: [Date] 3 days 8 hours ago [Body] if you're implying that the man wearing #7 is Harbaugh, but that's more then likely Rick Leach. [Title]

Output: Not sure


Input: [Date] 4 days 7 hours ago [Body] That was lost before Nebraska went to the Big 10. When the Big 12 went to 2 divisions Nebraska and OU were in separate divisions and didn't play each other every year. They still played each other now and then but the annual rivalry had ended. [Title]

Output: Nebraska-OU


Input: [Date] 4 days 9 hours ago [Body] If Harbaugh brings UM back to what we all hope will be a consistent Top 10-15 program, it'll be interesting to see what happens with tickets. The last few years it's really been a no brainer to just go stub hub/secondary market for tickets. If we start seeing matchup's like #12 MSU vs #6 UM or #3 OSU vs #5 UM in the big house, secondary prices are going to be through the roof. Even the less marquee games will see their demand increase. [Title]

Output: It will be interesting


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 hours ago [Body] Used to see it every now and then back in the day but you never see it now. [Title]

Output: The Quick Kick


Input: [Date] 1 week 9 hours ago [Body] I think you make some valid points but Bo's health issues also played a role in him stepping down as Head Coach. [Title]

Output: True but


Input: [Date] 1 week 10 hours ago [Body] While true that he has more return yards than those people, he also has waaaaay many more returns than the people you mention. Number of kickoff returns: Norfleet - 94 Derrick Alexander - 27 Anthony Thomas - 31 Amani Toomer - less then 27 Martavious Odoms - 54 Ty Wheatley - 31 Todd Howard - less than 27 Stanley Edwards - less than 27 [Title]

Output: Return yards


Input: [Date] 1 week 10 hours ago [Body] in one of the book's on Bo (can't remember the title, I'd have to check when I get home) Bo told a story about Bear Bryant. It was late in Bryant's coaching career and Bryant told Bo he essentially didn't have the fire in him to coach. Bo asked him why he didn't just quit. Bryant's response was along the lines that there were a lot of people whose jobs at Alabama were because of Bryant. When he (Bryant) stepped down all his assistants would have to find new jobs and more then likely a new coach would replace most of, if not all of, the office personnel and a lot of the suppot staff. [Title]

Output: Bear Bryant


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Body] Gardner's 2013 season is one of the best passing season's a QB has ever had at UM. Gardner's 2013 passing stats are all over the single season records and most of them are near the top. Now, if you said Gardner was broken by the end of the 2014 season, I'd agree 100%. [Title]

Output: I don't know


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Body] the next head coaching job the other guys got wasn't at one of the premier football schools in the country. [Title]

Output: I'm guessing


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Body] What game did Brady not start in 1999? [Title]

Output: 1999


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Body] getting the UM job after Bo retired was his Mulligan because his head coaching stint at Illinois didn't exactly set the world on fire. [Title]

Output: One could say


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Body] on this blog about the play a year or two ago with interviews of Moeller and Holtz thrown in. If I remember correctly, there were 3 different options on the play and it was up to Grbac to decide which one to call when they got to the line. [Title]

Output: There was a fairly big write up


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] I think that's a fair question but at the same time recruiting highly ranked recruits is only half the battle. Developing them to be good college players and utilizing those players to maximize their strengths is the other half. I think most of us agree that Hoke and his staff weren't that great at the latter. [Title]

Output: Hoke's eye for talent


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] If you're eligible for a 5th year, your first 4 years are essentially a tryout to see if you'll be granted a 5th year. Harbaugh wasn't here for these guys first 4 years so all he had was film to see what they did in games and then in spring practice to see how hard they work, attitude, coachability, etc. [Title]

Output: Yeah


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] before you got to the early 80's when Clemson won the NC. [Title]

Output: You must have stopped checking


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] but the 1991 ND game (Grbac to Howard). I'd also throw in the 1978 OSU-UM in Columbus. Tied 0-0 at halftime and then UM comes out and dominates the second half to win 22-0. I'd also put the '84 Miami (FL) game on the list. Also, one of the most dominating performances I've seen between matchup of Top 5 teams - the 1997 PSU game. [Title]

Output: Maybe I missed these


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] was a recruit in the 2005 class and was getting plays called for him his freshmean year. While I doubt he would have supplanted Henne as QB, had Bass not gotten hurt I'm guessing he would have been getting a lot of reps at QB in 2007 when Henne went down. Should Carr maybe have tried for a more a high profile recruit in 2006, maybe but Carr was pulling him some pretty highly rated QB's everry couple of years. [Title]

Output: Antonio Bass


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 19 hours ago [Body] In 1968 I'm not sure how much their SOS played into it. By the middle of October the AP rankings went USC, OSU, PSU. The top 3 went undefeated the rest of the way so you had a #1 vs #2 matchup in the Rose Bowl. In 1969, PSU was #3 heading into late November and wikipedia says "November 29 #3 Penn State which won at North Carolina State 33-8, had been considered for the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Southwestern Conference champ (Texas or Arkansas) would go. Before Ohio State's loss, however, the players had voted to accept a bid to the Orange Bowl, because they preferred going to Miami instead of Dallas, even though the Nittany Lions went to the Orange Bowl the previous season and defeated Kansas 15-14.[3] Certain to move up to #2 regardless of how the Texas-Arkansas game came out, Penn State unexpectedly had passed up a chance to go up against the #1 team in the nation.[4] So in 1969, PSU had only themselves to blame for not playing Texas in the Cotton Bowl in a matchup of what would have been #1 vs #2. 1973, yeah their SOS probably didn't help them. [Title]

Output: PSU undefeated years


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] is supposed to be pretty strong winds all day. Part of the British Open has always been luck of the draw with regards to weather on Thurs and Fri. [Title]

Output: Saturday


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] the US Open at Pebble Beach where he was the 54 leader and then shot something like 80 on Sunday. McDowell ended up winning it that year. [Title]

Output: Don't forget


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Once Texas has the Mexico and China markets locked down, their deal is going to massive. [Title]

Output: Texas deal


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] That's interesting about the blurry vision cause looking at the replay's, Kolesar came real close to stepping out of bounds. [Title]

Output: Blurry vision


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I think it has more to do with Molk and the oline. Denard lined up next to Fitz in 2012 but Fitz didn't have anywhere near the same success as he did in 2011. [Title]

Output: Respectfully disagree


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Body] what you're saying but it's not Fred's fault he was the running back coach on some of UM's worst offenses. Fitz was a beast in the second half of 2011, and then the oline cratered in 2012 and 2013. I'm not saying Fred is without fault but there were a lot of other problems going on with the offense that were probably out of his control. [Title]

Output: I kind of understand


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Marting hired Beilein. [Title]

Output: Got Beilein too


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Neither Auburn or Alabam were interested in Rackwon McMillan out of Georgia? According to Rivals the #1 inside LB recruit in the 2014 class? Neither Auburn or Alabama were interested in Vonn Bell? 5* DB out of Georgia in the 2013 class who Rivals ranked as the #4 safety in the country. Neither Auburn or Alabama wanted Joey Bosa? 4* defensive end from Florida who Rivals ranked as the #4 defensive end in the 2013 class. Neither Auburn or Alabama wanted Michael Hill? 4* defensive tackle who rivals rated as the #1 recruit in South Carolina and the 10th best defensive tackle in the country in the 2013 class. At least according to rivals all these guys show offers from Alabama and Auburn, and in Bell's case he visited Alabama, but all went to OSU. [Title]

Output: Really


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Either Gus hasn't been playing attention to OSU's recruiting or there's a good amount of 4 and 5 stars from the South that didn't interest Auburn and Alabama. [Title]

Output: Interesting


Input: [Date] 4 years 19 weeks ago [Body] you keep insisting that your interpretation of that quote is the only possible one, even though it relies on an illogical leap that makes no sense in light of the rest of the post. your entire self-righteous rant about how Brian shouldn't dare to write about the Fab5 because he's clearly (by his own admission) not the world's leading expert on them is based on your assumption that this quote : "I knew Chris Webber until I watched him play" means that Brian is saying Webber's playing = = Webber's character, which doesn't make any sense at all. all the quote says is that Webber's playing made him question what he knew about Chris Webber. he thought he knew this thing, until this other thing happened. then he didn't know the first thing any more. does that mean he made a new judgement about Webber? we don't know. all that quote says is that he retracted the first one. and what does the rest of the post tell us? does Brian claim that now he "knows" Webber? or make any new judgements about his character? or say, "he must be a great guy because boy can he throw a pass?" No. the title of the post, and the entire thrust of it, is that he doesn't know Webber's side of the story, he doesn't have enough information to judge, his initial judgements were wrong. So I think the more logical interpretation, in light of the title of the post, what precedes that quote, and what follows it, is that that means seeing Webber play made him question both his assumptions about Webber as an athlete and as a person. and holy cats, man. Brian was writing about HIS memories of the Fab5, which he introduced by saying were fuzzy and vague, HIS emotional response to the documentary about them, and HIS desire to hear Webber's side of the story. who's a better authority on those things than Brian himself? [Title]

Output: you keep insisting that your


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Body] This is basically what ThWard said below, but I'm going to try to make it clearer: Brian thought he knew what made Webber a good basketball player, but watching him play for the Pistons made him realize that he was wrong. The fact that he was wrong about Webber as a player made him question his assessment of Webber as a person. Brian isn't proposing some kind of necessary relationship between Webber's playing and his character. He's saying that there might be a relationship betweeen two judgements he made at 14: one turned out to be wrong, so he began to think the other one might be wrong, too. He doesn't say he was definitely wrong about his judgement about Webber's character. He says he's not sure if he was right. Because maybe his judgement was based on incomplete information, or an immature perspective, or who knows what else might have also influenced his assessment of Webber's playing. Thus his desire to hear Webber's story. Not to mention that you'd basically have to have never read the site before to think that Brian makes character judgements based on "athletic feats." This was a remarkably eloquent post. [Title]

Output: your logic is wrong


Input: [Date] 4 years 47 weeks ago [Body] I usually something somewhere between Keller's recipe and Marcella Hazan's "Chicken with Two Lemons" : http://soursaltybittersweet.com/content/simple-roast-chicken-or-more-adventures-amateur-meat-preparation And these grilled drumsticks are pretty darn close: http://soursaltybittersweet.com/content/labor-day-lemon-herb-chicken-drumsticks [Title]

Output: something like that


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Body] first, a caveat: I remain unconvinced that red meat qua red meat is bad for human health (see, for example, the recent Harvard review study that found no correlation between red meat consumption and heart disease or diabetes, but did find an association with processed/cured meats, which has likely driven the correlations in studies that don't differentiate because people who eat more red meat also eat more bacon). certainly the mechanisms most often proposed--that dietary saturated fat and/or dietary cholesterol cause atherosclerosis--don't appear to be valid (i've written more about this here and here) nonetheless, I support people making whatever changes they feel they need to in order to improve their health and well-being. i find most commercial veggie burgers to be pretty awful, and given that they're often soy-based, it's not clear that they're actually any better for human health. so both in terms of taste and health, you're probably better off making your own. the best ones I've had are homemade black bean and/or mushroom burgers. here are some recipes from other folks, none of which I've tried personally but which sound pretty okay. best of luck. also, to add to the earlier comment re: agave being no better, and actually probably worse than hfcs, cutting refined sugar and starches will probably do far more for your health than cutting red meat. but there is no "good" sugar. some may contain more vitamins and minerals, but hfcs is not significantly worse nutritionally than white sugar, honey, brown sugar, agave nectar, etc. glucose syrups like regular corn syrup and brown rice syrup might be your best bet and even those are probably best used in moderation. [Title]

Output: homemade bean/mushroom burgers


Input: [Date] 6 years 11 weeks ago [Body] exactly. and the brochure was basically claiming that it was better by virtue of coming from Indonesia. which is like advertising that your mustard made from 100% real mustard seeds, as if even the cheapest yellow stuff you can buy isn't. being from Indonesia is not a selling point for cinnamon. [Title]

Output: exactly. and the brochure was


Input: [Date] 6 years 19 weeks ago [Body] i know you were kidding, but in case anyone wants to re-create the baseketball cake (hey, it's a time for celebration, no?): Golden almond cake For one 9x13 layer (x2/3 for one 9" round pan, the above is a two-layer cake, so double the ingredients but mix batches separately) 3 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1.5 tsp. almond extract 3/8 tsp. vanilla extract 2.5 cups cake flour (8.625 oz) .5 cups ground almonds (1.875 oz) 1.5 cups sugar 3/4 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp. baking soda 3/4 tsp. salt 18 T. butter Preheat oven to 350. Grease pan, line bottom with parchment, grease again and flour. In medium bowl, combine eggs, 1/4 cup sour cream, and extracts. In mixing bowl, combine cake flour, almonds, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix 30 seconds to blend. Add the butter and 3/4 cup sour cream to the dry ingredients and mix on low until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase to medium speed and beat 1 1/2 minutes to aerate and develop structure. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add egg mixture in three batches, beating 20 seconds after each addition to incorporate. Scrape down sides. Spread evenly in prepared pan. Bake 35-45 min or until wire cake tester inserted in center comes out clean and cake springs back when pressed lightly. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 min, loosen sides gently with metal spatula and unmold onto greased rack (ha). Let cool 1 hr before frosting or wrapping airtight Sour cream ganache (to fill between layers) 8 oz. dark chocolate (60%+) 4 oz. milk chocolate 1 2/3 cups sour cream Melt chocolate in double broiler, remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Buttercream stabilized with egg yolks (for crumb coat and tinted decorations) 6 large egg yolks 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup corn syrup 2 cups softened butter 2-4 T. liqueur or eau de vie or 1-2 t. extract (I used amaretto, and almond and vanilla extracts) Grease a glass liquid measure. Beat yolks until light and lemon-colored. Combine sugar and corn syrup in small saucepan and bring to a rolling boil, immediately transfer to prepared measure. Pour in a steady stream into yolks, beating continuously. Don't let the syrup fall on the beater(s) or it will spin onto the sides and harden. Continue beating until completely cool. Gradually add butter, and then extracts. If made in advance, re-beat before using to restore texture. Yield: ~4 cups, enough to fill and frost one 2-layer 9" round cake. Buttercream stabilized with egg whites (for main covering) 5 large egg whites 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1/2 + 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar 2 cups butter, softened but cool (65F) up to 3 fl oz. liqueur and/or extract (amaretto again) Grease a glass liquid measure min. 1 cup. Beat butter until creamy. Combine 3/4 cup sugar and water in small saucepan and heat until sugar dissolves and bubbles appear; reduce heat to low (off if electric range). Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar, and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Return sugar syrup to medium heat and cook until 248-250F (firm ball stage). Pour in a steady stream into whites, beating continuously. Don't let the syrup fall on the beater(s) or it will spin onto the sides and harden. Continue beating until completely cool. Gradually add butter, and then extracts. It may look curdled, but then emulsify with the last of the butter. If the butter is too soft, it won't come together--try adding a few tablespoons of colder butter. If made in advance, re-beat before using to restore texture. If chilled, allow to come to room temperature before re-beating or it will curdle. Yield: ~4 cups, enough to fill and frost one 2-layer 9" round cake. Oh, and for the "baseketball," I basically made a flat cupcake in a 4 oz. custard cup. And gave it wonky ganache "stitches." All adapted from Rose Levy Beranbaum's Cake Bible (she's the Alton Brown of serious baking, really and for truly). [Title]

Output: recipe(s)


Input: [Date] 6 years 43 weeks ago [Body] winners of the popular vote got the books that were promised, and he did actually put up the winner of the popular vote until the guy whose photo was sampled threw a hissy fit, even though it wasn't his favorite one. so i don't know where you get off, exactly. as he noted, this happened last year too, and as others have noted, it's his site. he might ask for popular opinion, but he never promised to be governed by it. maybe that should be made explicit in future banner contests for the whiners in the crowd: the popular vote determines only that--what is popular, and maybe there's a reward for that, but brian puts up whatever he wants to put up. anyhow, it might more fun to see a rotating selection of the submissions throughout the year as relevant and/or funny. i wouldn't want to look at them all the time, but i bet there's humor to be mined from the paint banner and naked man. and fwiw, i think this banner rocks. it's the perfect visual representation of the expertise and precision that make this blog what it is, emphasizes the winged helmet that represents so much of what makes michigan football what it is, and it's beautifully designed. [Title]

Output: winners of the popular vote


Input: [Date] 6 years 45 weeks ago [Body] the essay on Lynch in A Supposedly Fun Thing explains it--a lot of it his own awkwardness. i don't think the lack of interview prevents him from getting into lynch's mind. [Title]

Output: the essay on Lynch in A


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Body] I stand corrected about volleyball. I'm also suddenly confused why it's not a revenue-generating sport. As for credit hours, I assume they have to be enrolled as full-time students, which means 12 credits min. I wouldn't be against the NCAA relaxing that requirement, but I doubt that's going to happen. Students first, etc. Slocum wouldn't be helped by the extension in any case. Again, lots of people who aren't working a full-time job and are likely to be better prepared to deal with college classes, blow-off or otherwise, take longer than 4 years to finish with or without summer classes. And the blow-off classes aren't always easy for athletes. I was a GSI for the History of Popular Music, which is basically the quintessential blow-off class, and the football players in my sections worked really hard for pretty unimpressive grades. I've also been a GSI for the writing requirement, which no one gets out of and that class is hard. The student-athlete I had in that class was on the verge of deconstructing the entire semester, and the poor kid wasn't even on full scholarship. For the most part, their talents lie elsewhere. I feel bad for them that anyone cares if they can get Cs in the History of Popular Music. Really, what's the point? But I think if they're going to get paid in degrees (the wisdom of which I'm pretty skeptical about), programs should give them as good of a shot at getting those degrees as possible. [Title]

Output: I stand corrected about


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Body] MRG covered the issues with your analogy. I have a problem with your base assumption that it would be undesirable for athletes to concentrate less on their classes. I know the official line is that they're students first and athletes second, but I don't think that squares with reality. Few, if any, of them would be at Michigan if they weren't football players. As Brian has posted elsewhere, football alone takes up more time than a full-time job. And at schools like Michigan those hours of work are generating serious revenue, a lot of which supports other athletic programs and stratospheric coach's salaries. The scholarships are their compensation, and for the majority who won't go on to the NFL, the degree and education it supposedly represents is another form of compensation. I think the programs owe it to the players to give them a chance to finish the degree when they aren't working 40+ hrs/week and, as Brian suggests, after they've been disabused of the notion that they're going to make a living as an athlete. I do think it's too much to ask of some of them to "keep their grades up" and finish a degree in four years. Lots of people who aren't working 40+ hrs/wk and have substantially greater academic skills take longer. I don't know what non-revenue-generating programs should do, but I think making sure players graduate is a better use of money than college volleyball. [Title]

Output: MRG covered the issues with


Input: [Date] 7 years 4 weeks ago [Body] pip pip cheerio! [Title]

Output: hallo


Input: [Date] 7 years 4 weeks ago [Body] wiggle wiggle [Title]

Output: wiggle


Input: [Date] 7 years 4 weeks ago [Body] threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading threading [Title]

Output: threading


Input: [Date] 7 years 4 weeks ago [Body] wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle toast [Title]

Output: wiggle


Input: [Date] 2 years 43 weeks ago [Title] (No subject) [Body]

Output: Well I got a couple shooter bucks down here in Livingston Co on my grandpa's 140 acre farm. Been practicing QDM for about 5 years now and man it has paid off! On my last youth hunt last year, I harvested a beautiful 12 pt I had been watching for a couple years. I wouldn't have got him though if I hadn't passed up about 30 small bucks the previous years. This year I have a 130 class 9 pt. on the trail cam and will be ready come October 1st! Good luck to all this year!


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] awesome! [Body]

Output: I've been waiting for a defensive montage video to come out and this was better than i could've ever asked for!! Great work Pahokee and yes..please share the songs you used!


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Cam Gordon [Body]

Output: i don't know if this has been touched on recently, but where has Cam Gordon been? I saw him make an impressive tackle on special teams yesterday, but almost never see him on the field as a linebacker? Does anyone know why? Does anyone know if he'll project to start next season? Go Blue and thanks!


Input: [Date] 3 years 46 weeks ago [Title] i try not to be a homer, but [Body]

Output: i try not to be a homer, but i really cannot see Michigan losing this game! First night game, a crazy crowd, the adrenaline's gonna be pumpin' in our guys! I feel like our defensive line will look much better early in the game and be more consistent, and the cooler weather will allow less substitution along the line. (ie: Brennan Beyer) The key to the game is rattling Rees/Crist early and often, which will hinder Floyd from taking over the game. It's close though, Denard feeds off the crowd in the fourth quarter, and leads a game-winning drive. Michigan 27, Notre Dame 24.


Input: [Date] 3 years 46 weeks ago [Title] i missed it! is there a link [Body]

Output: i missed it! is there a link where i can watch the replay?


Input: [Date] 3 years 47 weeks ago [Title] Unfortunately, in the 2 plays [Body]

Output: Unfortunately, in the 2 plays i saw, he looked like he got manhandled, but to his credit he was being double teamed.


Input: [Date] 3 years 47 weeks ago [Title] Hopefully he can keep up this [Body]

Output: Hopefully he can keep up this type of performance for the rest of the season! Maybe Herron is our x-factor this year..


Input: [Date] 3 years 52 weeks ago [Title] tremendous news Tom, [Body]

Output: tremendous news Tom, tremendous!


Input: [Date] 3 years 52 weeks ago [Title] i dont see Mich. St.? :) [Body]

Output: i dont see Mich. St.? :)


Input: [Date] 4 years 3 days ago [Title] Just because your username is [Body]

Output: Just because your username is Webber's Pimp, gives you no right to call Ondre Pipkins, Ondre "Pimpkins"


Input: [Date] 4 years 3 weeks ago [Title] State of Ohio Rankings [Body]

Output: http://ohiostate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1238849 Found the newly updated state rankings for Ohio on the Ohio State Rivals page. KK at #1!


Input: [Date] 4 years 3 weeks ago [Title] When is the BBQ at the Big [Body]

Output: When is the BBQ at the Big House?


Input: [Date] 4 years 3 weeks ago [Title] welcome Jarrod, welcome. [Body]

Output: welcome Jarrod, welcome.


Input: [Date] 4 years 3 weeks ago [Title] some guy did say that OSU was [Body]

Output: some guy did say that OSU was #1 and UM was #2 in recruiting FWIW. He must have his facts mixed up, given that OSU's current class isn't looking that good..


Input: [Date] 4 years 3 weeks ago [Title] i think its at 2:45 ET [Body]

Output: i think its at 2:45 ET


Input: [Date] 4 years 3 weeks ago [Title] MM at number 1 is no [Body]

Output: MM at number 1 is no surprise, but after looking through that list and watching the video of Trent Richardson, i think he should be number 2. Pound for pound, probably the strongest in the nation, and he runs a 4.4, the guys a freak of nature.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] because he's choosing from 11 [Body]

Output: because he's choosing from 11 schools.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] His recruitment has been [Body]

Output: His recruitment has been really strange. He has obviously been a strong Michigan lean for a long time. I wonder what's holding back his decision? Possibly publicity for his teammates, similar to what Jordan Diamond is doing?


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] I think you mean Illinois, [Body]

Output: I think you mean Illinois, not Iowa?


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] i wouldn't be surprised if [Body]

Output: i wouldn't be surprised if they kept Fickell around for a while. And to answer the question, no i don't think that Zook will ever coach at OSU.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] hasn't this been known for a [Body]

Output: hasn't this been known for a while? i think everyone was assuming he was going to commit by the end of summer.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] I love that were building our [Body]

Output: I love that were building our football team in the trenches. This is going to be a tough team and from what i read in the interview, this kid seems like a gritty, tough kid that will fit perfectly into Hoke's coaching philosophy.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Question: it says "Woods was [Body]

Output: Question: it says "Woods was a high profile guy early." Did you mean Poole? Or were you referring to his high school?


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Wow! I was honestly [Body]

Output: Wow! I was honestly dissappointed when we missed out on him on Signing Day, but man now i am glad that we didn't get him. Just goes to show how he doesn't have any respect for his program.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] we deserve #1! our class as [Body]

Output: we deserve #1! our class as whole is much better than Alabama's. The SEC gets way too much love on the recruiting sites.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Tomas Jurco looks like a guy [Body]

Output: Tomas Jurco looks like a guy that could really contribute down the road. The Red Wings have a great system in place to develop talent like his.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Title] great letter by JB, still [Body]

Output: great letter by JB, still feel really sorry for Austin, it sucks to lose loved ones.


Input: [Date] 4 years 5 weeks ago [Title] ooooh, if we get this guy, I [Body]

Output: ooooh, if we get this guy, I think we're right behind Green Bay in the NFC North and a front runner for a wild card spot.


Input: [Date] 4 years 5 weeks ago [Title] I'd be ecstatic if Wormley [Body]

Output: I'd be ecstatic if Wormley committed. Not only will we get a great prospect, but another guy in Kalis's ear.


Input: [Date] 1 day 2 hours ago [Title] Long shut down Italian [Body]

Output: Long shut down Italian restaurant had the best chicken parm I've ever had. Plus you got a cup of pasta fagioli and a salad before the meal. Homemade bread and a massive piece of chicken that was cooked to perfection. Never found anything like it since unfortunately.


Input: [Date] 3 days 6 hours ago [Title] Was clocked at 137mph by a [Body]

Output: Was clocked at 137mph by a sheriff. Didn't end well. Slowest car was the summer I spent driving full time at ups. The school bus sized truck I had to use for my route wouldn't go over 55mph and my area was 20minutes away from the bldg so I had to take the freeway. I would literally stand on the accelerator and if you miss timed a shift it would bog the engine down something fierce. I think they've retired that one finally.


Input: [Date] 3 days 6 hours ago [Title] Having a son currently in the [Body]

Output: Having a son currently in the army in Korea we will be at this game. Hopefully he'll be out by then though.


Input: [Date] 3 days 6 hours ago [Title] I didn't like it because it [Body]

Output: I didn't like it because it took the ability to make one's own number great out of the players hands. Would we forever remember Denard as #16 if he had been wearing 98 the last two seasons? I'd prefer they left them alone or just left them as normal numbered jerseys. I don't see a reason why we can't have 98 as a lineman. We know the history we don't need a reminder.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] The actual beach there if you [Body]

Output: The actual beach there if you stay at their Breakers hotel is amazing.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Anything newer than 69 I [Body]

Output: Anything newer than 69 I can't stand. They don't look very good and their owners are usually douches. I will say though that the Ford V8 does sound a lot better than chevy's.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Uverse 200 has FS1. It's like [Body]

Output: Uverse 200 has FS1. It's like channel 1651 or something in Ohio.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] I would really find it [Body]

Output: I would really find it difficult to find an American car I would actually enjoy. Obviously the new corvettes are nice but unrealistic. Anything in the sedan range is garbage though. Only American sedan I've liked in the last 10 or more years would be maybe a Chevy Cruze. I think cars across the board are at a really low spot for styling and drivability. Designs and functions of these new cars don't interest me in the least.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] They're still made of pop can [Body]

Output: They're still made of pop can aluminum though. One good hail storm and it looks like you cheated on your significant other.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Mustangs. Ricers. Anything [Body]

Output: Mustangs. Ricers. Anything made by Kia or Hyundai.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Took a flight on a B-17 at an [Body]

Output: Took a flight on a B-17 at an airshow around here years ago. Drained my bank account at the time but was totally worth it. I disappeared from my family for a while and came back and told them to hold my stuff I'd be back in 45 minutes. I think it was the Yankee Lady also! I was maybe 19 at the time.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I build model kits. Mostly [Body]

Output: I build model kits. Mostly race cars and some aircraft. Currently building two Formula 1 kits now. Coincidentally the IPMS national convention is next week in Columbus. I'll probably head down for a day or two. Loathed that town though. That's a sweet figure what'd it look like before customization?


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] To each their own but I [Body]

Output: To each their own but I couldn't even watch it. I wanted to turn it off halfway through. I thought the story and dialogue was utter shit. Clark Kent was an Everyman quiet nerdy guy. Not some hulk of a human being.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Deadpool probably won't do [Body]

Output: Deadpool probably won't do well in theaters because of it's edginess but I expect it will be a huge cult classic. Not a fan of SS at all or of this BvS disaster. I grew up loving Superman and that last movie left me disgusted. Not interested at all in anything further. But the Deadpool movie has me giddy.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Water is wet... [Body]

Output: Water is wet...


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Why no smart tv? With the way [Body]

Output: Why no smart tv? With the way everything is being streamed on the internet now that's the only way I'll go with our next tv. I absolutely loathe trying to watch something on a laptop or my phone.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Souvenirs mug [Body]

Output: Souvenirs mug recovered! Harbaugh


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Teddy bear that dances and [Body]

Output: Teddy bear that dances and plays The Victors. Stupid stupid thing. Naturally it's next to my bed. I am a grown man.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Received today. On a day when [Body]

Output: Received today. On a day when I left my 2013 souvenir game mug at work. Guaranteed lost/stolen/destroyed.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Got my HTTV today!!! [Body]

Output: Got my HTTV today!!!


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yea I was thinking possibly a [Body]

Output: Yea I was thinking possibly a Mazda 3 or 6. Not really as sporty though unless you get the hatchbacks and I can't stand hbs.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Been itching to buy another [Body]

Output: Been itching to buy another car. Driving a Trailblazer everyday is killing my wallet. Want something manual and sporty but has to accommodate 2 children also. Would love to get an EVO but I can't find one that's not beaten to piss or wants new car price. I'll probably get a WRX. Used not new.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Upper 70s several times. [Body]

Output: Upper 70s several times. Think closes to par I ever was was 3 over. I play normal league rules here. Fluff ball within 6 inches. Gimmes are from other people. No mulligans though typically. This year has been very bad for me and golf I've only gotten out 3 times. Past 6-7 years I've golfed 2-3 times a week so my game is hurting. I do rock the full Michigan bag on all the northeast Ohio courses here though.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] PSUs stadium is in the middle [Body]

Output: PSUs stadium is in the middle of nowhere though isn't it? Michigan's is a quarter mile in all directions of a lot of neighborhoods. That's the biggest problem with having a MSU night game is what happens outside of the stadium.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] PBR [Body]

Output: PBR


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Students don't go to the on [Body]

Output: Students don't go to the on campus game either. And it's free.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I grew up going to Akron U [Body]

Output: I grew up going to Akron U games and loved it. Saw some good football and had a good time. I was looking forward to taking my kids when I had them. Then they go and build this stupid stadium near the campus where there is absolutely no parking. Ticket prices went from 6$ and a Giant Eagle card to at the minimum 15$ +10$-20$ for parking. I can see it now in the board room when they dreamt up this stadium idea they thought that since they have the stadium of a big time college they can start charging ticket prices similar. My mother works for them and for the last few years they've spent over 2000$ a year on season tickets. They literally sit on the 50 yard line in the club level. When it started there was a buffet and you got two free drinks. As the years ticked by they started taking more and more perks away and they finally got fed up with it and told them to stick it this coming year. It's a terribly run facility and athletic department. The only thing they've ever had is the soccer team and basketball has been semi decent. Its a shame that the minor league baseball team less than 3 minutes away can sell out a 10,000 seat baseball field and they can't ever get more than 5,000 at a football game.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Smoking some wings for the [Body]

Output: Smoking some wings for the first time today. Have to work tomorrow then parents for a cookout. Cookout and swimming at a coworkers on the 4th. Union golf outing all day Sunday. There will be so much beer.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Title] So if he transfers, because [Body]

Output: So if he transfers, because they won't let him play at Michigan most likely due to some medical input from team drs, what does that say about a team that's going to accept him and let him play? How does he expect to transfer if medical personnel are telling him to pack it up? Are there any repercussions if he were to get injured on another team when they knew he had issues coming in? Seems strange. If a school like Michigan is telling a kid he should stop playing I'd have a hard time accepting him on my team with a clear conscience.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Forget what movie it was but [Body]

Output: Forget what movie it was but there was a guy and girl sitting a few rows in front of us and the guy had a back scratcher with him. He sat through the entire movie scratching his back, his arms, his legs, everywhere. I was beyond disgusted by the end of the movie and told the manager they may want to burn the chair he was sitting in. Throughout the movie I couldn't stop staring at him. Still gives me the creeps. Also one time we went to see one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and it was subtitled. Didn't know beforehand and we were already there. Basically I missed the whole movie because my brain made me read every word on the screen.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] No surprise here. Figured he [Body]

Output: No surprise here. Figured he resigned to avoid the inevitable awkward conversation of his firing with his younger boy. USC had some real schematic flaws, i'll be curious to see what this move does for them. We all know what a difference the right D coordinator can make.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] why not? [Body]

Output: i'm all for bringing in a few bodies and seeing what sticks. the WR spot will be critical in the coming years.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] soon= i'm bored and would [Body]

Output: soon= i'm bored and would like some attention. doing instead of tweeting= actually worth something


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] interesting [Body]

Output: that is one big run away from being very interesting... regardless of opponent.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] I was just preaching [Body]

Output: I was just preaching something very similar. On paper, things look bright.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Slow down. It is never just [Body]

Output: Slow down. It is never just one guy.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Borges put together one of [Body]

Output: Borges put together one of the most creative gameplans i've ever seen. It was beautiful for a game and a half. Not sure what transpired here at the end. that said though... no great team should be incapable of running for one yard the way we were today. Thats not coaching. It is never one person.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] less than an hour to go... i [Body]

Output: less than an hour to go... i can't take it anymore.... game time!!!!!!!


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] to quote Omar.... "indeed." [Body]

Output: to quote Omar.... "indeed."


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Crazier things have happened. [Body]

Output: Crazier things have happened. Nebraska is due for a good choking.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] compromise [Body]

Output: seems like a good compromise. Ohio kept the integrity and structure of the uni's, and nike got to exhibit and sell some of their latest bells and whistles. I expect this to be a standard of sorts for teams going forward. can't wait to see us wreck em.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] well that's settled. He shall [Body]

Output: well that's settled. He shall just go for 208 in Columbus. Done.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] If only there was a way to [Body]

Output: If only there was a way to Sell some of those seats at half price to families that otherwise couldn't afford it..... anything other than empty seats. I agree, what a waste... it hurt to see.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] word. [Body]

Output: This was one of the most impressive game plans i've seen. Borges is experienced, creative, and gifted.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] I thought he was starting to [Body]

Output: I thought he was starting to find his rhythm and run with some real authority this year. Too bad... terrible news. Holding my breath for you fitz.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] once in a lifetime. [Body]

Output: regardless of quarterback or not... we haven't had a weapon like Denard, period. He is that once in a lifetime, game-breaker. We've had speed before ( Fargas, and Baraka come to mind).... but it has never shown out or given us what we were lucky to witness with Denard. Hell, not many schools ever get someone like him. I'm not sure we will ever see it (that speed, that ability) at Michigan again.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] I more worry this might be a [Body]

Output: I more worry this might be a telling sign that Denard isn't ready to go. I hope we see him again... period. Not just a snap... but Denard being Denard.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] not surprised. [Body]

Output: We figured this was coming right? And shall I assume there will be specially designed socks and sleeves as well?


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] how about Denard vs ohio? [Body]

Output: how about Denard vs ohio? fitting conclusion to his career?


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] When it comes to someone so [Body]

Output: When it comes to someone so gifted is it ever time to start accepting the loss and focusing on the next guy? Worth the fight?


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] These games are the best when [Body]

Output: These games are the best when YOU win. Not so much when it goes the other way in the end.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] abuse? [Body]

Output: I read Leach's book, and i think the dude is brilliant. He certainly pushes his players, and there are certainly ones that don't like or want the push. He is building a culture of toughness. That requires discipline and work. That is never pleasant at the time, but pays off down the line. My guess is that things got a little too hot for Wilson. Abuse though? Thats offensive to those that had suffered or experienced real abuse.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] what 32 means. [Body]

Output: Not sure many current players of even future players can grasp the importance or meaningfulness of number 11. 32 on the other hand has come to represent the fight, the focus, and the clawing out of tough times for Michigan. That is Kovacs, and that is what he stands for. I can't say i wasn't a bit surprised and maybe even dissapointed to see 11 on him.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] That look was almost the look [Body]

Output: That look was almost the look on my face when it appeared Alabama might find a way to pull off that game. But the football gods were on our side this weekend.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Winners. [Body]

Output: There is something to be said about recruiting and bringing in winners. There are some truly special kids on the way.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] good ol' NCAA [Body]

Output: Not surprised by the ineligibility as High School basketball is a very broken system. I'm more surprised at the NCAA acting BEFORE the player makes an impact.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] USC is feeling good about [Body]

Output: USC is feeling good about Goodman, but are hoping to get McQuay, or perhaps even Preist Willis more in play. It is by no means a lock that McQuay is off to Cali. Once Redfield decommitted, that makes it unlikely he re-pledges to USC, but thats still on the table as well.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] This success and this post [Body]

Output: This success and this post game feeling Devin has will go a long way. Potential is one thing, but to go out and rip it.... this was huge for our future.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Indeed. If only they covered [Body]

Output: Indeed. If only they covered all our games.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] I had erased that former [Body]

Output: I had erased that former trauma from my memory.


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Title] I'd like to thank Al Borges [Body]

Output: I'd like to thank Al Borges for his first year, when he took control of a team whose offensive scheme was radically different than anything he'd ever run before and yet the offense ended the year with higher red zone efficiency and other metrics than RR ever managed. I'd like to thank Al Borges for his second year, when despite all those designed QB runs finally catching up with Denard, defenses finally figuring out his arm was nothing to fear, and who knows what in terms of injuries (the pinched nerve, possible knee issue, etc) all leading to the sudden transition of Devin from WR to QB, we came close to beating a 10 win SEC outfit in a bowl game. I'd like to thank Al Borges for the fact that we're going to a bowl these year and as bad as the offense is, I've seen worse from other offensive transitions in recent memory. As bad as the line situation is this year, I've seen offensive geniuses shit the bed to much worse degrees than this year. No one we've lost to has more than two loses and they have 5 loses total. The moments of futility suck, but so did offensive line recruiting for awhile and one of our higher ranked gets is currently a nose tackle because defensive line recruiting also sucked.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] One of the things seems to be [Body]

Output: One of the things seems to be he doesn't keep any kind of momentum after he beats that first block. He crushes right through the line and then he's just kind of standing there, trying to find the ball, and once he figures out that the ball carrier is headed for the edge he has to get his body back up to speed. Better vision will let him come crashing through at full speed instead of needing to pause and figure out what is going on. Lots of wasted steps there, which in some instances comes close to letting the offensive linemen pick him back up.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] The offending thing is [Body]

Output: The offending thing is actually something I've been pondering for awhil and it does present a problem. Least we forget, Tuley-Tillman has very displeased when a blog called him raw and basically failed to declare him the next coming of Long and Lewan. This blog has always excelled because when recruits are covered, attempts are made to break down their game film and critique their play. Things are said like "Likely won't start until their junior at the earliest, very raw.", "Likely to be passed from behind unless he works his ass off", and other such things. If the content is going to target kids who are 15 and not used to hitting the camps and being critiqued in a such manner, we're going to tie our hands in the future in terms of analysis. Last year it was unhappiness over being called raw, this year it was being young looking, and perhaps next year someone will mad when Ace says he doesn't have the world's greatest hands and is prone to dropping balls. You're always going to have to recruits who don't like the grading they get, but at least the older ones should in theory have gotten used to it after hitting those camps and talking to coaches on their officials. We have an admittedly small sample size here, but so far the trend line has started out in an extremely poor direction to say the least. We're not the kind of blog prone to mindlessly hailing fluff pieces, because if we were we'd all be watching Sports Center rather than hanging out here.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] I went through Michigan with [Body]

Output: I went through Michigan with a full ride for academics and also worked 10 to 20 hours a week for General Motors. A fair number of folks in college get some or all of their college paid for with scholarships and cash a paycheck beyond that. A fair number of engineering grad students are in the same boat, tuition waiver and some kind of grant or hook up with a company that results in a stipend. I see no reason that a football player shouldn't be able to do the same. Just because a small percentage of them will go on to become wealthly in the pros is no reason to deny them money. By that logic we should go stick it harder to the Business School types since they might end up with Stephen J Ross kinds of money. In terms of wealth on hand, I had a significantly better deal in that I went to class and cashed a check for my work. A football player goes to class, has 20 hours of official practice with the coaching staff, more voluntary practice or film study with their teammates, which is supposed to average out to around 44.8 hours per week, and they don't even get a stipend for walking around money. Heck if they chose to stay in school rather than go pro early, their wallets take a hit because they have to buy injury insurance with their own money like Lewan did. There are a lot of services FBS programs could offer their students beside just handing them the cash (and half a million per head doesn't seem defensible) such as a living stipdent, program provided insurance for career ending injuries, a free grad degree as well as 4 years of undergrad, a trust fund of some sort, etc. Right now though players do get screwed considering the revenue stream they bring in.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Ghost is still the king. [Body]

Output: Ghost is still the king.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] But I'd already bulk [Body]

Output: But I'd already bulk ordered the popcorn for when Saban ripped his former employer to shreds...


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Next time DB is golfing with [Body]

Output: Next time DB is golfing with Hollis, he can slip him App State's business card.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Great's its Noon out here and [Body]

Output: Great's its Noon out here and now thanks to you I have to go drink or find someone I can buy a roofie off to repress my memories of Jordan Diamond. He could be playing guard right now and then move out to tackle next year like Schofield did. Gah!


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Dial 1-900-Maize-And-Blue and [Body]

Output: Dial 1-900-Maize-And-Blue and kick them nasty thoughts!


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] That's what I fear, every [Body]

Output: That's what I fear, every recruiting cycle it seems we have one guy in our backyard who every analyst says is a perfect fit for Michigan and vice versa, we're in the drivers seat, and yet it never happens. I don't want McDowell being this year's winner of the Laquon Treadwell Memorial Award.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] And if they could just get it [Body]

Output: And if they could just get it up to positive non story like a water skiing chipmunk or something, things would be even better. Seriously though what did they say about him? Just sophomoric ass jokes?


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] As I said, ask the kid to [Body]

Output: As I said, ask the kid to pass a request along to the parents in your first contact package. Alternatively if directly contacting the kids is seen as unacceptable, every school in America has a public phone number and someone who answers the phone during the school day. Leave the coach a voicemail and ask him to pass it on to the parents. In a lot of cases you don't even need to go that far, as a fair amount of the higher star ranked prospects have a Twitter or Youtube account dedicated to recruiting, which one assumes an adult is at least aware of, if not checking. Hit up that account, speak briefly with a parent, and move forward. Again the issue comes down to the fact that Brown's standard workflow does not included "Speak with a parent or gaurdian" as a step before interviewing a 16 year old. Which forms of social media are used and how you use them is something that is still up in the air, as some new social network comes out every six months it seems, but changes in the mechanics of contact doesn't at all influence the issue that sooner or later a parent is not going to be happy and the fact Brown doesn't attempt to speak to them as a matter of course only increases the odds of it happening sooner and more frequently.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] I'm gonna go register [Body]

Output: I'm gonna go register ChiTownMaize just to thwart him.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] I do actually. [Body]

Output: It's all right here. He clearly states he has not talked with a parent or coach for every interview, which in turn means that speaking with the parents is not part of the standard contact package. As for his contact method, @BBrown has a clear history of sending out Tweets in the form of "Hey X, follow back", which in turn is designed to allow for private direct messaging. No additional context is provided by Brown in the initial contact.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] One area that the board is [Body]

Output: One area that the board is clearly going to be divided on are the ethics of not talking to the parents in all this. I've made my view clear upthread, so clearly have a bias in favor of contacting the parents. That said, from a pragmatic viewpoint: Let's say I'm a high schooler and I'm interview. Now I live with my mother in Michigan and my father lives in Hawaii since they divorced. I do an interview, my mother doesn't really mind, but my dad finds out and absolutely flips his lid. Maybe he does it purely out of a cynical ploy for usage in a custody battle or some other reason, at the end of the day it will still be MGoBlog didn't ask and at least one parent is pissed off and no parent approved since no one was asked. Ethics of interviewing minors aside, there is a certain cover your ass aspect of at least attempting to get approval from one parent. Better to beg forgiveness than ask permission is not always true.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] This is really what it boils [Body]

Output: This is really what it boils down to. Print journalism ethics first begins with question why you must interview minors. Clearly in this case, because they are potential Michigan recruits. Secondly you determine if parental (or gaurdian) consent is needed. If you determine it is not, you should leave contact information with the minor so his parents can contact you if they later object to the interview being used. I'd say that is pretty standard. So in this day and age, personally I strongly disagree with Brown's method of going from contact to publication. There is no reason why the initial contact could not also include "Also, I want to clear it with your parents, my email is xxxxxx@mgoblog.com." Clearly of course the kid could set up a fake email and impersonate his parents, but at least there is more of an effort to be upfront and reach out to the parents there. Here of course we enter into a slippery slope in that how much due diligence Brown has to do. The core issue though is right now he is doing nothing. At the end of the day, tweeting kids "Hello X, follow me back" seemingly out of the blue* and dropping interviews on 16 year olds strikes me as extremely low professional standards and I'll post negative comments about it. One of the first things you normally learn in the professional world is just because you are on social media, doesn't meant professional standards are thrown out. Ultimately that is going to happen is Brown is going to run an article and some parent is going to be pissed the fuck off by it and when that happens, if Brian thought the AD was on his ass before, he's going to wake up and find the Athletic Department so far up his ass, Dominos is opening a branch in his colon. *There also does seem to be an element of hypocrisy here, what did Kyle Kalis and Tuley-Tillman teach us? Don't tweet recruits. Yet now a business function of the blog is doing it via a personal twitter account and lacking any sort of formal letterhead...no thank you.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] The new one is earmarked for [Body]

Output: The new one is earmarked for Life Sciences according to the general plan, although that could change.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] The industry is undoubtably [Body]

Output: The industry is undoubtably grimey, but just because MGoBlog does partake in elements of the industry doesn't mean people can't express concerns about the level at which the blog partakes in this industry. Scout, Rivals, etc do a lot of things that MGoBlog choses not to do and I don't see the issue with people on the blog expressing concern about how deep into that industry the blog staff dives. After all, it was called the MGoCreeper Van because when TomVH started out, lots of people jokingly expressed concern about a dude driving around to various high school games for the express purpose of posting footage on the internet. Moving forward with hudl pages and all that the game has changed. That being said, it is still an ongoing discussion. Both posters and staff comment negatively on some of the offers made to 8 year olds by coaches, so it stands to reason different people would have different thresholds for where that age cut off is.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] I can confirm this is [Body]

Output: I can confirm this is correct, a large portion of the wing on the Dental School was marked as no access when I did my orientation for Marine ROTC. However the Marines showed that area and the massive cracks because "Marines aren't pussies like those squids." Also the University never really repaired it beyond taking it to a point it wasn't condemned. Circa 2007 or so the patchwork as still visible in a number of classrooms and a couple of new cracks were coming along quite nicely. It's ashame because the building has a lot of history, but its time has clearly come.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Yeah this is creepy, given we [Body]

Output: Yeah this is creepy, given we have lots of 2014 and 2015 people still out there. Well even if both those classes were full, it would be creepy given this is 2013, but a bit more understandable.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Ultimately at the start of [Body]

Output: Ultimately at the start of the season, most of the 'experts' were calling us an 8 or 9 win team this year due to our youth and right now the fanbase is being reminded of that. The play where Chesson failed to dominate the tiny little sub 6' corner covering him his a prime example of that youth. Senior Chesson will likely just reach over the guy, grab the ball and proceed to burn down the field for another 10 yards. Freshman Chesson doesn't jump properly and it results in an Int. That said that throw made my happy, Chesson mistake aside, because it was one of many times that Gardner did throw to someone not named Gallon. Gardner was out of sync with a lot of those people but that can be fixed. The second half went well and in the 4th we really did start to establish something. Fitz was running hard and the defense finally got pumped up thanks to the Morgan pick. Hopefully that will carry into the bye week and give the coaches a little something positive to work with before showing the 6 hour long clip of things that need to be corrected. I'm really hoping with 2 weeks off we can get the offensive line settled into at least mediocrity and Devin calmed down and out of the "I need to win it all by myself mode."


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] This issue the higher ups who [Body]

Output: This issue the higher ups who looked the other way on this did so in part to protect their cash cow of a football program from any taint of a scandal. PSU struggling to make ends meet is just in that is serves as a fair warning to every other administrator in the country (and the PSU community) that the coverup only makes it worse. The message needs to be sent that a better economic result will come from coming clean and taking the initial hit. True PSU never had some kind of secret meeting where the entire Board of Trustees said 'cover this shit up', but the culture was such that a group of school leaders thought they could do just that. Ultimately that is why they pay. Also you can't just blame sanctions. Donations to the athletic program are also down, likely because alumni are disgusted by the actions of the department, not just in the coverup but all its continued denial. Beside, they can always melt that statue down and sell the metal.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] One of my GSI's student [Body]

Output: One of my GSI's student released coursework and grads I had performed on public forums and via mass email because they had an issue with me. Disclosure of grades of course falls under FERPA. Lewis as Dean of Rackham was actually the ultimate say in punishing this grad student, but kept ducking meetings with me, I had four rescheduled and denying responsibility until a letter from an actual lawyer rolled in, coupled with an official compliant to the Department of Education. Suddenly Lewis had all the time in the world to meet with me after that and I no longer kept getting routed to other departments. For awhile they had this whole "Oh no, we don't handle that, someone else does." thing going on to ping pong me back and forth.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] Whereas I personally feel [Body]

Output: Whereas I personally feel Lewis failed ot adequately discpline a grad student who committed a FERPA violation and I had to hire a lawyer to send a threatening letter so that Lewis would get off his ass and respond. So I'll vote a strong "Hell no" on Lewis.


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] I would like to see our [Body]

Output: I would like to see our starting tackles pulled around halftime or so and the backups (next years starters) inserted to work with interior line. Get the backups some experience and also look to the future.


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] Also for busy content days, [Body]

Output: Also for busy content days, the stock photos could be placed beneath the jump or shrunk.


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] Honestly I think State's [Body]

Output: Honestly I think State's defense is slightly overrated. They needed to bring 5 or 6 just to get pressure against USF. The Bulls burned them a few times with draws. Against better teams Narduzzi may be made to pay for that aggression with those draws and screens. State's front 4 are not as disruptive as they were in past seasons.


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] That stopping Denard defense [Body]

Output: That stopping Denard defense comment is the key I think. Notre Dame early in the game was playing they thought Denard was still there and no one on our team could pass to save his life. They reopened with a rehash of their 2012 formations and were promptly murdered via a passing attack. As the season goes on we'll see if coordinators we face make different choices, like not stacking 7 or 8 in the box and having the LBs play to stop the run on almost every down, and what kind of running game improvement we see at that point. So far Devin has not been a free turnover machine when pressured, so we'll see what happens next. If we seems playing to stop the pass more and we still struggle to run, my worries will increase at that point. Funchess blocking mistakes that definitely hurt the run game. That's worrisome, but it is only his second year in the program and blocking takes time to learn (think back to Seth's work on how long it takes to prep offensive linemen to learn the blocking schemes, Funchess faces the same task to a degree).


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] Well this should hopefully [Body]

Output: Well this should hopefully end the Sailboat Bill jokes (I have to admit, I've made a few myself). The oddly unified story I've heard is that Miles was exiled from AA by Bo for various sins beyond the whole screwing Mrs. Moeller thing, which might just be campfire gossip anyway. Which was why when coming into the 2006 season, when Carr wanted to retire and Bo was alive, no move was made to hire Miles. As the story goes, MSC felt that Bo was over reacting to some minor issues involving Miles, whereas Bo had full on excommunicated the guy. So long as Carr stayed on, MSC figured there was nothing to be gained by challenging Bo over this and let it ride coming into 2006 when Carr was making noises about retirement but people talked him into staying. What happened in 2008 supposedly was Carr and Martin were against Miles, but MSC ordered contact to be made and since she is the ultimate boss she had to be obeyed. Martin, a multimillionaire who has conducted many business deals on tight timetables, became suddenly incompentent (strategically so one might say) with his cellphone and Carr laid the groundwork for RR (since RR had the Nehlen link and Bo liked RR's read-option, although I assume Bo must have flipped channels during defensive series). Martin 'made a mistake' and 'lost the deal', then Carr presented RR as a viable Plan B. However Carr actually had buyer's remorse due to further interactions with RR and things went to hell as we all saw.


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] Seems fair. As long as we [Body]

Output: Seems fair. As long as we keep it together the next part of the schedule is nice. Plenty of time for the interior of the line to come together and Fitz to become less ginger. Also State is at #27, reaping of the benefit of people never watching them play and just seeing the final score on their news feed.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Gloating about publicly [Body]

Output: Gloating about publicly humiliating MIchigan undergrads? Threatening MIchigan undergrads who have different ideas than you with sabotaging their career opportunities? This is not only abusive, it's a classic display of hubris.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] The Self-Evaluation Is For Everyone [Body]

Output: Ven Bergen called for self-evaluation from everybody who supports the program, including fans and, I presume bloggers. I hope that was noticed.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 hours ago [Title] The result was a good one - [Body]

Output: The result was a good one - an extra hit on the QB (and perhaps some added momentum for the defense, which pretty much owned the second half). I thought it was a bad idea, but it is interesting that with the actual result having been positive, and the chances of a 60+yard touchdown hail mary quite low, there's still so much anger. (Also, a problem with calling the TO earlier is that PSU could still go for it on 4th and 1 and have more downs. And even if you get the ball on your own 30 or lower with 15 seconds left, it's no great thing. It seemed to me an attempt to get a punt block/return, thinking that PSU would see the probability of getting their own score pretty low and would rather punt it away, even out of bounds, to avoid a pick or a Hackenburg sack. Like I said, I didn't love it, probably not the right move, but it's the same aggression that was once lauded around these parts and, to me, the whole episode is more revealing of the anger and lack of composure around here than on the sidelines.)


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I like the way this site [Body]

Output: I like the way this site portrarys its businesses of advertising and sportsgambling and merchandise marketing as innocent fun while maintaining such strict moral judgment for everyone else. Well done!


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 1 day ago [Title] When Rich-Rod Was Here, Support the Troops Was An Argument [Body]

Output: It was also an excuse -- if only everyone would've supported the coach, supported the troops, etc., then...