Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Body] Relax. Kansas State just loss to NDSU and Va Tech lost to James Madison a few years ago. I'm sick of all the Big Ten bashing. If you hate the conference so much go root for teams in others conferences. [Title]

Output: Relax. Kansas State just loss


Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Body] This [Title]

Output: This


Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Body] They are oars [Title]

Output: They are oars


Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Body] I totally agree with this. Probably because they are more like a Big Ten school than an SEC school. [Title]

Output: I totally agree with this.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Body] Great recap. I live in Chicago and am regretting the fact that I didn't go. [Title]

Output: Great recap. I live in


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Body] Also having this problem [Title]

Output: Also having this problem


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Exactly what I said...just unreal [Title]

Output: Exactly what I said...just


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Awesome comment. This is something I just realized myself. Lmao at the hawks and their wannabe franchise. I live in Chicago and their fans are by far the worst. Even more so than sparties and buckeyes. [Title]

Output: Awesome comment. This is


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Try NBC's website or app. Should have no problem streaming [Title]

Output: Try NBC's website or app.


Input: [Date] 2 years 11 weeks ago [Body] Thanks for this. Been meaning to get insider forever now. This is a great deal. [Title]

Output: Thanks for this. Been meaning


Input: [Date] 2 years 31 weeks ago [Body] Only needed 3.8 pts from Frank Gore Last night to secure my 3rd Championship this year and he got me a whopping 2.8 pts. On the bright side, I did secure a $1500 entry into the Fantasy Players World Championship to be drafted in Vegas! Road trip time! [Title]

Output: Only needed 3.8 pts from


Input: [Date] 2 years 31 weeks ago [Body] I think the worst gift Iever got was a slinky...............when I was 28! I went to my wifes family's house and apparently they felt the need to give me a gift and didn't ahave one there so they ran to the local drug store and picked up a slinky! The thought was sincere but it was just funny becasue how do you react to opening a slinky when you are 28 yrs old. And no, it wasn't a prank gift either! [Title]

Output: I think the worst gift Iever


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Body] I bleed blue here in Louisville KY, just not wildcat blue! [Title]

Output: I bleed blue here in


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] He still sees himself as committed but has he spoke with the coaches yet? [Title]

Output: He still sees himself as


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] You forgot the /s [Title]

Output: You forgot the /s


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Body] Hello ........Demar Dorsey? [Title]

Output: Hello ........Demar Dorsey?


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Body] And that opinion would beeeeeeeeee? [Title]

Output: And that opinion would


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Body] I'm sorry. I have read post after post of people saying he was a good man and this and that and it doesn't sit well with me at all . I hope he rests in peace and feel sorry for his family but he was a GOOD FOOTBALL COACH, PERIOD! You don't sit by and let what transpired happen and expect everyone to forget about it. [Title]

Output: I'm sorry. I have read post


Input: [Date] 3 years 27 weeks ago [Body] No, I expect my self to see the process through and make sure that there is something done about it. Not swept under the rug for 15 yrs. If you were in the same position and you did as he did would you be satisfied with the results? I think not. I feel bad for his family and for everyone that was close and lost him and I hope he rests in peace but to ignore the fact of what happened and his role in it is not fair to all the children involved and to anyone who had ever been monlested. [Title]

Output: No, I expect my self to see


Input: [Date] 3 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Suck it Izzo! [Title]

Output: Suck it Izzo!


Input: [Date] 3 years 28 weeks ago [Body] What you got on Dee-Boh's touchdown punk! [Title]

Output: What you got on Dee-Boh's


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Lewan was limping noticeably in that last warmup shot from the field. [Title]

Output: Lewan was limping noticeably


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Did any one else catch Gholston doing the eating motion Denard does when he made a tackle for loss early in the first qtr? [Title]

Output: Did any one else catch


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Just had to go and ruin all the fun didn't you? [Title]

Output: Just had to go and ruin all


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Done! Congrats on the dominating performance! Way to represent! GO BLUE!!! [Title]

Output: Done! Congrats on the


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Holy Santa Clause Shit! You sir , have just ruined every post that will follow this one from this day forward. I am awe-struck! [Title]

Output: Holy Santa Clause Shit! You


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Body] It's gonna go more like this. Hoke is gonna walk up to Fickle at the pre-game handshake and say.. "You know I'm gonna kick your ass today right? There is nothing you can do. I'm not gonna get flashy, tricky , or sneaky. I'm gonna run this damn ball right down your throat and sprinkle in a pass every now and then to mix it up and then my main man Mattison is gonna make Braxton and Herron wipe the snot bubbles of their noses every other play. The only reason it won't be every play is because we want you to come back out after halftime. Have a great day and tell Meyer to put on his big boy pants cause its gonna get ugly from here on out! Or something to that effect! [Title]

Output: It's gonna go more like


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] You all have it wrong. He announces that he doesn't know what the fuss is about because he already suspended him from practice yesterday. See, I told you he has zero tolerance and was fast to act on this. They don't stand for that stuff at State! [Title]

Output: You all have it wrong. He


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] No, he is a man of class and discipline. He will act fast ! He will definitely be suspended from all football activities tomorrow......their off day. [Title]

Output: No, he is a man of class and


Input: [Date] 3 years 42 weeks ago [Body] That cat is wearing fruit for a hat...........your argument is invalid! [Title]

Output: That cat is wearing fruit for


Input: [Date] 3 years 44 weeks ago [Body] No, I prefer Orange Roughy on the grill with some vegetables and a nice cold beer, but I guess a bass will do..........oh, wait.................. [Title]

Output: No, I prefer Orange Roughy on


Input: [Date] 3 years 44 weeks ago [Body] Well, If we are being honest then ummmmmmmm......YES. [Title]

Output: Well, If we are being honest


Input: [Date] 3 years 44 weeks ago [Body] I like it and think that it creates a crazy game time atmosphere but what it all boils down to is the players. They seem to react and get pumped during the important times that it is played and I think it is gonna be up to them and the coaches on when and how it's used. As long as it helps them in some way why should anyone else give a damn. [Title]

Output: I like it and think that it


Input: [Date] 3 years 47 weeks ago [Body] Damn, I saw the TomVH at the begining of the title and got so happy that I just rushed in here thinking for some odd reason he had come back to us! Unfortunately this was like opening a package at christmas only to find out you got socks. It is useful in an everyday sense but just lacked the suprise factor I was hoping for! Oh well. Good post anyway op. Thanks. [Title]

Output: Damn, I saw the TomVH at the


Input: [Date] 3 years 51 weeks ago [Body] Exactly. Sounds like he had to contact him to confirm, not the other way around. And normally if there is a press conference and it is good for us, the recruit.contacts Tom and he is the OP. [Title]

Output: Exactly. Sounds like he had


Input: [Date] 3 years 51 weeks ago [Body] Even though they can, I don't think anybody would want to have to rely on a true freshman @ receiver. Imo, there is no way they take less than 1 wr and probably end up with 2. [Title]

Output: Even though they can, I don't


Input: [Date] 3 years 51 weeks ago [Body] The only way I could positively put a spin on this for us would be that it has always sounded like he has really liked what Michigan had to offer but earlier in the process he wasn't ready to commit and they parted ways. Now, with a renewed interest, having seen the other two schools as well, the limited spots left, and the HUGE ND visit weekend, he doesn't want to miss out a second time so he is making a decision. I know that might sound crazy but if we didn't have a legitimate shot, why even announce we were back in contention to just decide the next week. I say 50/50 Michigan/PSU. Just got a feeling ND Oscar third wheel. [Title]

Output: The only way I could


Input: [Date] 3 years 51 weeks ago [Body] That's what she said! [Title]

Output: That's what she said!


Input: [Date] 4 years 1 week ago [Body] They saw how the NCAA reacted after OSU fired the vest so they figured "Hey, what the hell? We will give it a try and see if it works!" [Title]

Output: They saw how the NCAA reacted


Input: [Date] 4 years 1 week ago [Body] Seriously NCAA, rrreeeeaaaaalllyy? WHAT THE FUCK! [Title]

Output: Seriously NCAA,


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] I remember [Body]

Output: "I remember when I had my first beer"...


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I won [Body]

Output: I won $100 from a coworker. It started as $20, and escalated upwards with each NFL insider report. Was like taking candy from a baby.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] He updated [Body]

Output: the original post with who else was in the photo. Thanks for pointing out my amazing powers of observation though.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I thought [Body]

Output: it was Find The Weiner


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] 9-3 [Body]

Output: Hoping for better.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'd rather [Body]

Output: revisit the helmet stickers thread.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I am thinking [Body]

Output: that the dude in the blue jacket is the Colonel.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yes but [Body]

Output: Yes but Stafford has been horrible at times this year. Toss in a playoff road game and he's certain to shit the bed. Oh and stop with the sidearm throws.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I am ok [Body]

Output: I am OK with the stickers, but lets get rid of Addidas and stop messing with the jerseys. Nothing worse than a UTL type game with stupid jerseys.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I second that [Body]

Output: Can't wait to see the raw power run game.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] The only reason [Body]

Output: I like it is that it'll be Harbaugh's debut. Otherwise I only want to see noon kickoffs.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Nice work [Body]

Output: I'll be sure to set this up on my work background next Monday. Thank you very much.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] From the article [Body]

Output: it sounds like he no longer will be actively tweeting. That's a shame, some of those are great (if in fact they are real).


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Not [Body]

Output: Not at all :)


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] For the [Body]

Output: For the sake of my workplace sanity I pray the Ducks win.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] He'd [Body]

Output: He'd look better in Nike gear...


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Who is [Body]

Output: Who is ready for some Barwis Porn?


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Harbaugh [Body]

Output: throws harder than Peyton.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Or [Body]

Output: Or perhaps he doesn't want to play where his dad is coaching?


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Patience [Body]

Output: Yes, patience people...JH may contact him shortly.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] When do [Body]

Output: When do we see the official announcement? Tomorrow or Monday?


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Go Bears [Body]

Output: Baylor looks to be getting it done so far.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] So [Body]

Output: by that logic, is it a good idea to have him on the sidelines considering the fact that he was 0-4 vs OSU?


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Not missing [Body]

Output: Not missing anything. He hasn't proved he should see the field beyond Special Teams. Maybe he can get Harbaughed and show some significant production.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yes [Body]

Output: Yes, there will be tough times ahead. Everyone needs to remember this and stay unified.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Best part [Body]

Output: Best part was when he talked about building a house and living in it permanently. Confirmed the belief that he was here for the long haul.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yes, [Body]

Output: Yes, the guy was a complete dolt on twitter, but I found his articles to be decent. He obviously knows nothing about what Michigan is and was just going off of his observations of Harbaugh over the last four years in SF.


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] I am pleased with a combo of a senior version of Horford, and Ricky Doyle. You are leaving Max Bielfeldt out of the equation at the 4; He will be a 4th year junior at that point, and a player who I think will be an able contributor and a nice compliment to Donnal. I actually think 2014 shapes up nicely. Coach B will have a very experienced and talented group. I will approach this under the assumption that McGary and GRIII are gone and Irvin is still around 2014 Senior: Jon Horford Juniors: Max Bielfeldt Caris Levert Nik Stauskas Spike Albrecht Sophomores: Derrick Walton Zak Irvin Mark Donnal Freshman: Ricky Doyle and who knows who. [Title]

Output: I am pleased with a combo of


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] I thought for sure he would go to Arkansas but maybe he didn't want to play with his distant cousins. Anyway this is clearly a case of natural selection going awry. [Title]

Output: I thought for sure he would


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Seems like the kid just knows how to play football. Hopefully he's a bigger version of James Ross. Wouldn't that be special. [Title]

Output: Seems like the kid just knows


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Corey Sanders looks like he could play on one of the And1 teams with Spike Albrecht. Corey could be Skip to my Lou and of course Spike would be THE PROFESSOR! [Title]

Output: Corey Sanders looks like he


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Per his umhoops.com interview, Chatman has been compared to Jalen Rose. We can only hope. Chatman is a lefty, and reminds me a little of Caris LeVert; similar type of game, also got a little Calbert Cheaney game with those lefty pull up J's. Chatman would be an excellent addition to the M hoops squad. [Title]

Output: Per his umhoops.com


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Doyle is not a flyer at all. Nonsense. The kid is very good. Doyle has a nice shot and it is fundementally sound, he has a post game, and has a nice frame. Doyle is 6'9'' now and may not be done growing. His father is 6'11'', played for the Pistgns a minute, had a long pro career overseas, and his taught his son well on the intricacies of the basketballs. Doyle is probably a 4 year player and could conceivably be a 3 year starter. Great get by Beilein. [Title]

Output: Doyle is not a flyer at all.


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Better than the interview with Tim Hardaway on the ESPN podcast, was the interview with KU coach Bill Self. Self made a comment about feeling much better now than he did the last two minutes of the Michigan game, and later Self gave a scouting report of Trey Burke that was very complimentary. [Title]

Output: Better than the interview


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] How about no-hitter gate LOL [Title]

Output: How about no-hitter gate LOL


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Chad Henne. Jason Forcier. David Cone. Ryan Mallett. Justin Feagin. Tate Forcier. Denard Robinson. Devin Gardner. Russell Bellomy. Shane Morris. Michigan football, since the days of Chad Henne has been a little unstable, leading to the inability to redshirt quarterbacks on a consistent basis. Although we would all like Shane Morris to redshirt, the likelihood of the opportunity presenting itself is slight. Since the recruitment of David Cone, only Russell Bellomy was afforded the opportunity to redshirt his freshman season. With Bellomy's knee injury I don't think the opportunity will be presented to Shane Morris. [Title]

Output: Chad Henne. Jason


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] I would be surprised to see Shane Morris redshirt in 2013. Morris will be the second best healthy quarterback on the roster when he arrives in the summer, therefore I think the coaches will get him ready to play, and will play him early on in the season. As Brady Hoke likes to say, what's best for the team is usually best for the individual, and in this case what's best for the team will be Shane Morris on the field getting experience in the case of an unfortunate injury to Devin Gardner [Title]

Output: I would be surprised to see


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Peppers is probably the best offense of recruit, the best defensive recruit, and the best special-teams recruit, of this upcoming class of Wolverines. It is going to be hard to win the Heisman Trophy as a freshman if he doesn't play special teams and offense, as well as defense. [Title]

Output: Peppers is probably the best


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Sanchez fucked up, he should have walked Mauer [Title]

Output: Sanchez fucked up, he should


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Close but no cigar [Title]

Output: Close but no cigar


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Jeepers no-hitter through eight innings. Only three outs to go! [Title]

Output: Jeepers no-hitter through


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] While, a no-hitter through seven! [Title]

Output: While, a no-hitter through


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Are there any charts available of what Miguel Cabrera could do on steroids? [Title]

Output: Are there any charts


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Last time one of these was posted I went with Johnny Wangler. This time I think I'll go with Michael Taylor [Title]

Output: Last time one of these was


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] He doesn't seem much different than Mitch McGary as far as size and height. [Title]

Output: He doesn't seem much


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] It means Booker has a bubble butt and Michigan fans are going to feign outrage over Urban Meyer's appraisal [Title]

Output: It means Booker has a bubble


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Please excuse the formatting issues but I just wanted to chime in that Tripp Welborne is a great comparison for Dymonte Thomas 25 Dymonte Thomas DB 6-2 187 FR Alliance, Ohio (Marlington) [Title]

Output: I think Tripp Welborne is a


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Tripp Welborne is an apt comparison for Dymonte Thomas. No. Name Pos. Year Letter Class Hgt. Wgt. Hometown State High School 3 Welborne, Tripp WR 1987 v Fr. 6-1 185 Greensboro NC Page 3 Welborne, Tripp DB / WR 1988 v So. 6-1 193 Greensboro NC Page 3 Welborne, Tripp SS 1989 v Jr. 6-1 193 Greensboro NC Page 3 Welborne, Tripp SS 1990 v Sr. 6-1 201 Greensboro NC Page [Title]

Output: Tripp Welborne is an apt


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Good point. Definitely looks as though he could play small forward on a basketball team with his quick feet and agility. [Title]

Output: Good point. Definitely looks


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] So you postceived that he was deceived . [Title]

Output: So you postceived that he


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] I think he done got under your skin! [Title]

Output: I think he done got under


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] I hope this thread doesn't lead to any lame ass, Archie Bunker humor [Title]

Output: I hope this thread doesn't


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Never again will I bother Heiko with the conundrum, "why bad plays happen to good people" [Title]

Output: Never again will I bother


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Jim Smith was from Blue Island, Illinois, at least that's what Bob Ufer always told me. Jim Smith was a fantastic football player, but was somewhat obscured because he was followed by Anthony Carter. [Title]

Output: Jim Smith was from Blue


Input: [Date] 2 years 11 weeks ago [Body] We had sub 4.4's it was crazy [Title]

Output: We had sub 4.4's it was crazy


Input: [Date] 2 years 11 weeks ago [Body] I think Verlander either has a sore shoulder or his mechanics are screwed up. It looked to me as if Verlanders motion was different, like he was shot putting, or lunging, or doing something out of his ordinary delivery. [Title]

Output: I think Verlander either has


Input: [Date] 2 years 11 weeks ago [Body] David Brandon is behind this, he is trying to increase the Michigan brand and coerced Speight to go to these camps, wear Michigan gear, and help recruit future Wolverines [Title]

Output: David Brandon is behind this,


Input: [Date] 1 hour 20 min ago [Title] It Depends... [Body]

Output: She did not disclose which facility the bird was sent to, saying it didn't need the undue attention that was sure to come with having taken the bird. If it is one of those white collar facilities where you get cable, a butler and free tennis lessons, I might very well get into a turkey costume and start wandering around North Campus myself.


Input: [Date] 2 hours 22 min ago [Title] Happy Birthday, Tom... [Body]

Output: Well, if there is anyone that could stand a more cheerful day in football lately, it might just be Tom Brady. I don't know that a Brady-worthy gift is quite in the budget, but tweeting out birthday wishes will hopefully suffice. I keep forgetting that Brady is less than a year older than me - not sure why except perhaps it is simply a rare event for someone to have had the career that he has had for as long as Brady has.


Input: [Date] 2 hours 39 min ago [Title] Interesting Article... [Body]

Output: But the events of his first off-season—such as seeking out meetings at the supreme court and the justices agreeing to see him—aren’t part of some grand strategy to restore Michigan to glory. Harbaugh himself says he isn’t trying to be popular or build any more buzz around his team. One of the best things about the Harbaugh era to date is that he really is not putting on a show for anyone - he really is simply being Jim Harbaugh - and every week, I think you have to ask yourself, "What will this man do next?". It seems to be a wonderful bonus feature of the Harbaugh era to date.


Input: [Date] 6 hours 2 min ago [Title] General Rule Is... [Body]

Output: Like some others, unless I am in the party or close to the person who is getting married, I generally will go to the game or stay home and watch it if it is away and just go to the reception later as it seems like most of the time the reception is starting around the time the game is ending - if the times coordinate at all, of course. I did actually miss the 2004 San Diego State game for a close friend's wedding, as well as the 2006 Wisconsin game for a family wedding, although at least that time I was in a hotel reception room (ceremony was in the hotel) and there was a bar.


Input: [Date] 8 hours 30 min ago [Title] One Month... [Body]

Output: It seems like we've waited for to get to even this point forever, but in reality it hasn't been all that long. I actually like the idea of media access to the practices being limited - they really don't need that distraction right now. It will make the speculation that much more rampant, but personally I am hoping to be pleasantly surprised by who gets the most playing time and where in some instances. You can almost see football from here, folks. Not much longer now.


Input: [Date] 23 hours 35 min ago [Title] Oddly Enough... [Body]

Output: Oddly enough, my wife swears by Cracker Barrel's reuben and she is A) from Chicago, and B) a 25 minute drive from Zingerman's as well as other decent reubens in Ann Arbor and Detroit. I am not sure how this is possible as my go-to places for reubens are all delis, but apparently this is one of those scenarios where I have to shrug and mutter "to each their own".


Input: [Date] 1 day 2 hours ago [Title] Oregon's Colors... [Body]

Output: Oregon's colors are determined by this in the form of a dart board from week to week:


Input: [Date] 1 day 2 hours ago [Title] As A Plan B... [Body]

Output: As a Plan B, in the event Ann Arbor is more or less booked for that game (which probably isn't the case for UNLV but you never know), there is plenty of reasonable lodging near Detroit Metropolitan Airport and to a lesser extent in neighboring Belleville (most of the hotels in Belleville do have airport shuttles), which is only about 20-25 minutes east of Ann Arbor along I-94. Otherwise, as other have mentioned, look arounf I-94 and State or Victors Way by Briarwood - plenty of options.


Input: [Date] 1 day 5 hours ago [Title] Silverstein... [Body]

Output: Silverstein is always an excellent choice - for many months at a stretch, all my kids wanted to hear was stuff out of "Where The Sidewalk Ends", "Falling Up", "A Light In The Attic" and his other works. I had not even touched them in years, but those poems have not lost a beat in my mind and I found that, at nearly 40, I was still enjoying them and laughing at them.


Input: [Date] 1 day 11 hours ago [Title] Very Sad... [Body]

Output: There were quite a few articles out there in the spring about Johnson's mom - who played in the 1980s at Jackson State, as I recall - being essentially his coach and guide during his formative years in basketball, even going as far as to throw interview questions at him after practices in the hopes he would in fact live the dream he is about to live. Very sad news indeed.


Input: [Date] 1 day 11 hours ago [Title] It Won't Happen, But... [Body]

Output: Fortunately, these seems fake and unlikely to ever happen anywhere there is a football team with any remaining dignity, but I have to wonder how this works for USC - do you really want to run around with two prominent Trojans sticking out of your pants? Thanks, I will show myself out.


Input: [Date] 1 day 20 hours ago [Title] Long Day Indeed.... [Body]

Output: There was a party at the house today, followed by a trip to Willow Metropark for the second phase of the party and 2.5 hours of pool time, so after about seven hours of having to be social, rum and Cokes are the order of the day. I am not too worried as most of the booze should be absorbed by the Cracker Barrel breakfast that my visiting family wants to have tomorrow. As long as no one talks to me as I consume that breakfast, I should be fine.


Input: [Date] 1 day 22 hours ago [Title] Very Nice... [Body]

Output: That cat in the middle of the picture looks like he has completely spaced out, perhaps even entered some level of psychosis. That's typical in the closing weeks before the season actually starts and OT season ends as material does tend to get a bit thin around here some days. Actually, I had that look through most of the apparel threads, to be honest.


Input: [Date] 2 days 31 min ago [Title] You Know... [Body]

Output: You know, I am just going to start telling people that I have three great uncles and one grandparent that spent the better part of four years fighting the Ohio State Marching Band, even having one of those great uncles have to dodge tasteless parody to estalish a beachhead in northern France on a rather historic day.


Input: [Date] 2 days 45 min ago [Title] Throwing Them Out There... [Body]

Output: "No Artifical Preservatives And No Fillers (Except During OT Season) - Now With 100% More Harbaugh" OR "We Post On This Blog With An Ethusiasm Unknown To Mankind"


Input: [Date] 2 days 20 hours ago [Title] Great Episode... [Body]

Output: ...of "WKRP In Cincinnati". "And then Mr. Carlson had the helicopter land in middle of the parking lot. I guess he thought he could save the day by letting the rest of the turkeys loose. It gets pretty strange after that..."


Input: [Date] 2 days 20 hours ago [Title] Of Course... [Body]

Output: But the Big Ten’s new criteria is influenced most heavily by the impact of the College Football Playoff, and specifically in how the 13-member selection committee culls through relevant data and metrics to select its four participants. Of course this is the main driver, but I still like the switch, especially the part about having at least one Power Five opponent in the OOC.


Input: [Date] 2 days 21 hours ago [Title] Oh Wow... [Body]

Output: That's sad indeed, especially considering I finally met him at Motor City Comic Con this year - his was one of the longest lines, and so many people in that line like me had grown up watching Piper and everyone else in that era of wrestling. He seemed like a cool dude too, even based on a few minutes of interaction. RIP Hot Rod.


Input: [Date] 3 days 1 hour ago [Title] About Those Tweets... [Body]

Output: "Tweeting about academic performance. I've been watching the camps, how he's teaching the kids. He's a fantastic, inspirational guy. I see that all levels of the operation – he's a very inspiring guy on deeper missions about life, on self-improvement." The tweets about academics are one of the aspects of the transparency that I like about Harbaugh's style. You have to think that players see these, just like they will the charts of drill and practice performance, and set their goals accordingly. It sort of reminds me of Lear Corporation's old motto - "Advance Relentlessly" - which I always thought was a cool message.


Input: [Date] 3 days 2 hours ago [Title] As I Recall... [Body]

Output: As I recall, the initial ruling regarding this came out about a year ago, and yeah, it wasn't a week or so later before the NCAA appealed it. Of all the issues brought to the forefront in the last few years, this might be one of the more intriguing ones to watch. I wonder if this has been affirmed or simply allowed to slide if you would have seen one of the first graphic splits between the Power Five and the rest of Division I. Indeed, would there have been any unity even in the Power Five conferences?


Input: [Date] 3 days 2 hours ago [Title] About This... [Body]

Output: “We have an agreement that when it comes to baby clothes, whatever is clean will be worn,” Mike said. “But once they’re old enough, they will have the right to decide on their own to be Buckeyes.” I count myself lucky that I did not have this level of conflict when my wife and I had kids. Although she is a mild Northwestern fan, Michigan gear still dominated the kids' closets, mainly because her level of fanaticism doesn't even touch mine. I think this is why beginning next week she'll probably just roll her eyes whenever she sees MGoBlog up, which will be quite a bit.


Input: [Date] 3 days 4 hours ago [Title] The Weirdest Part... [Body]

Output: The weirdest part of that is that Waters has stated in a couple interviews that he, in fact, was the reformer or at least he was making some attempt to reform the culture of the band. Of course, we see how that turned out, but him saying that makes me think, "If he's the reformer, I'd hate to see what the band was like before he came along. Yikes."


Input: [Date] 3 days 7 hours ago [Title] Interesting Article... [Body]

Output: You know, the funny thing is that it is something that is becoming much more common because it really does seem to be about finding another source of merchandising income. I think that Kansas State has done this with Bill Snyder and Steve Sarkisian had a rather detailed agreement when he was at Washington, even down to the use of his voice - it would be interesting to see if USC does the same thing. Dabo Swinney - if you can believe this - even has some restrictions on the use of his name per a filing Clemson made. I am sure there plenty of other notable examples.


Input: [Date] 3 days 11 hours ago [Title] All I Can Say Is... [Body]

Output: All I can say is that the one linebacker that we appear to be fielding (is that you, Greg Robinson?) better get in there and attempt to knock that pass down as we're not playing tight on receivers at all on this play. Other than that, a unique take on the rivalry, to say the least. Definitely one I wouldn't think I would see.


Input: [Date] 3 days 11 hours ago [Title] The Day Shift... [Body]

Output: We're about 80 posts in now and the day shift is only now making its appearance in the posbang thread. With any luck, there is still some bang left in everyone as some have apparently been at it for 6 hours or so already. It's going to be a busy weekend with the kids' birthday party - which we hold jointly since their birthdays are a month apart (one in mid July, one in mid-August) - and having family in and out of the house as a result of that. We even sort of cleaned this time too.


Input: [Date] 3 days 23 hours ago [Title] It Will Be Interesting... [Body]

Output: The popular wisdom does not give Tim Tebow much of a shot at being there when the Eagles start the regular season, so this will be an interesting camp, to be sure. I guess the question I have is this - what would he do with the Eagles? I have to think that, if anything, it's a more specialized role, not necessarily a starter. Could be wrong.


Input: [Date] 3 days 23 hours ago [Title] Interesting Quote... [Body]

Output: "I'm excited to start training camp. That the time when the team's really forged, and we can be with our players and our staff and our coaches. All those feelings and emotions (are happening)." I am really excited about this myself, mainly because he's right and this is when the team is forged so it will be interesting to see what Harbaugh's first team as the head coach here will look like.


Input: [Date] 3 days 23 hours ago [Title] Based On Not Much... [Body]

Output: I am hesitant with preseason predictions in the first place, but really hesitant this year for some reason - it's a total style change for this team and we'll probably see some interesting switches and changes depending on how well some evaluate at certain positions. If I had to guess just based on general feeling - based on very little data - 8-4 seems pretty sensible. This might be the first time in a while where I kind of want to see the first quarter of the season before people quote me.


Input: [Date] 4 days 1 min ago [Title] 40 Years Ago... [Body]

Output: It was last year that Mental Floss - of all things - celebrated the 40th anniversary of Ten Cent Beer Night, which of course was the ultimately ill-conceived promotion ran by the Indians at the old Municipal Stadium, which resulted in damage to the field and nine arrests. Maybe such things help cement reputations, but the two times I was there in my life were both milder versions of Ten Cent Beer Night in the sections I was in.


Input: [Date] 4 days 7 min ago [Title] Very Nice... [Body]

Output: You know, the thing that really makes this for me is that it seems like the sort of thing that, if he had time, he might actually do if he thought about. Possibly not in quite this way, but it is that meticulous personality that we want to see from him in football that would lend itself well to the mammoth task of testing every single seat in the stadium.


Input: [Date] 4 days 3 hours ago [Title] Ah, Bill Lee... [Body]

Output: Yeah, Norris seems a slightly different brand of eccentric than Bill Lee, but there are elements of Lee-type behavior in there. After all, Lee was the same person who wanted the Red Sox to give him 337 as a number so when people asked who he was all he had to do was stand on his head (I don't know that this would be Norris' style, but then I could be wrong). He also threw some great quotes in mix in his career too, and I can see Norris doing that as well actually. I mean, he did in this article.


Input: [Date] 4 days 3 hours ago [Title] Almost There Anyway... [Body]

Output: With as many bowl games as there are now, the base elements are already there - now we just need to find a way to get the committee to choose that many teams and then prioritize the bowls accordingly. For example, the winner of the AutoNation Cure Bowl can play the winner of the Gildan New Mexico Bowl and thereby create a situation where a C-USA team is playing a Sun Belt team to advance to.....wait no, this is an awful example.


Input: [Date] 4 days 4 hours ago [Title] Quick Question... [Body]

Output: Is that top photo from the early 2000s perchance? I ask because I was talking with someone the other day about running backs that also saw quite a few receptions through the years at Michigan and B.J. Askew came up almost immediately. I seem to recall that over his career at Michigan, he averaged close to 10 yards per reception.


Input: [Date] 4 days 4 hours ago [Title] Just Wow... [Body]

Output: “I knew a lot of people in the band were gay and they knew I wasn’t being serious,” Cominski said. “If I were writing to a broader audience or anyone other than a few close friends I would be horrified by those words.” - in reference to the homophobic stylings of their Nebraska parody See, there's little reason to believe this contrition is genuine. You should be horrified by these words regardless really, and yet that quote is from the person who wrote the song. You have to wonder if indeed he ever really asked them if they were offended. If he had and they said "yes", would it have altered his thinking as to the wisdom of publishing this "song"? I somehow find it difficult to believe that it would. The whole article....wow....just wow. There aren't words to sufficiently describe that level of utter depravity.


Input: [Date] 4 days 5 hours ago [Title] Windows 10... [Body]

Output: I actually found out - minutes before I was about to download it - that if I wanted to do anything work-related on my machine, Windows 10 support currently exists nowhere in our corporate IT structure. That is to say, it wouldn't even let me login remotely if I downloaded it. I did manage to update the laptop that is exclusively non-work at least - it hosed a few drivers though, so I'll have to work on that this weekend maybe, but otherwise not too bad. Hell, this one machine I am on now is running 8.1 and SAP seems to HATE Windows 8.1...we're a couple systems behind here.


Input: [Date] 4 days 5 hours ago [Title] Sounds Official Now... [Body]

Output: David Price has been traded to Blue Jays pending medicals and approvals LHP Daniel Norris is the headliner going other way @JonHeymanCBS 1st — Jim Bowden (@JimBowden_ESPN) July 30, 2015


Input: [Date] 4 days 5 hours ago [Title] They Still Likely Win... [Body]

Output: I would imagine that they still could beat Virginia Tech even with one hand sort of restrained but perhaps not completely tied behind their back. It does not help Virginia Tech's cause that Beamerball has now become so advanced in its evolution that it has transcended the need to actually score points, at least in regulation. Sadly for them, conventional wisdom regarding football demands that winning point totals should normally be expressed in whole positive integers.


Input: [Date] 4 days 6 hours ago [Title] Just Did That... [Body]

Output: I just gave about half a bag of old Michigan tees - some of them years old - to Easter Seals in the latest of the Purges Of Crap (as my wife calls them) happening around my house, the main focus being to not have 2500 sq. ft. of stuff in a 1500 sq. ft. home. No qualms about donating those as most of them no longer fit but there's always someone out there that can wear them and hopefully will do so. The more Michigan shirts out there, the better.


Input: [Date] 4 days 6 hours ago [Title] About That... [Body]

Output: I thought it was a pretty neat little survey, but I thought about this vry thing last night. It would be fun - if there was a way to feasibly do this - to get the same survey on the fan blogs of, say, 25-30 different Division I schools scattered across conferences and the country and compare it. I would think there could be some fascinating differences.


Input: [Date] 4 days 10 hours ago [Title] To Be Fair... [Body]

Output: To be fair, it is petty fascinating to see the array of services you can actually get through Twitter and usually faster than using, say, 800 numbers. We've used it at work to get IT help with some of our systems and we have had people report outages and other trouble to the corporate account and get help faster than through traditional channels. It's a pretty cool way to get spot assistance if you need it and most corporate accounts are manned during all the but the small hours (save for critical stuff, where you can get 24/7 help in some cases).


Input: [Date] 4 days 19 hours ago [Title] Very Nice... [Body]

Output: Always glad to see Wolverines getting a shot at the next level. I know he was at Houston's camp in May, but hopefully this evolves into something good for Taylor. Good luck and congratulations to him.


Input: [Date] 4 days 23 hours ago [Title] Near Grand Rapids... [Body]

Output: I had a pretty good experience and some great beer at White Flame in Hudsonville - that's actually not terribly far from Grand Rapids either, if you're concerned about an extensive amount of travel in the state and want to stay relatively local. Their oatmeal stout - Ugly Stick - was rather good, I thought.


Input: [Date] 4 days 23 hours ago [Title] Right Call... [Body]

Output: Like others, I was kind of beginning to worry that they would go out and try something brash like buy or worse, stand with what they had - that would have been the worst thing they could have done, in my opinion. Selling is definitely the right thing to do, although now they have to try to cobble something together in the next day and a half or so, most likely involving Price, I would think. Stranger things have happened in baseball, of course.


Input: [Date] 5 days 41 min ago [Title] In The Coming Weeks... [Body]

Output: In the coming weeks, I think we might need to have some sort of open forum for other marsupials on the board - bandicoots, wallabies, possums, wombats....and so on - so we can talk about a formal policy for the treatment of this particular infraclass of mammals to prevent any tension. Let the mods know if there is interest - we can set that up.


Input: [Date] 5 days 3 hours ago [Title] As I Recall... [Body]

Output: As I recall, David Bennett is now a high school athletic director. With any luck, he hasn't had an occasion to break out that story yet because as hilarious as that press conference became, I can only imagine some parent asking the superintendent, "Ummm....is he alright? Does he really need a new screen door and this is just a poetic way of saying it?"


Input: [Date] 5 days 3 hours ago [Title] This Right Here... [Body]

Output: The single biggest disadvantage to ESPN3 might just be this. Although by contract in most cases ABC / ESPN gets the first cut, that seems like it is strictly for the main network, with the conference networks picking second. It probably falls off quickly from there in terms of game watchability most weeks, but of course this depends much on your own fandom. I've had the ESPN3 feed up during games - they do sometimes air the out-of-region stuff from the main telecast depending on your location.


Input: [Date] 5 days 5 hours ago [Title] Questions Answered... [Body]

Output: I've got two kids - 9 (daughter) and 8 (son) years old. My son has shown a lot more interest in baseball than anything else, so while I am guessing my might be relieved of really having to make that call about football at all if that trend continues, if he asked to try it out, I personally wouldn't object but I would want him to go into it understanding the risks inasmcuh as possible. Would I actively encourage it and nudge him in that direction? No - my father was a defensive end and his knees and back are chronic problems for him, so I don't need to go very far as to show him why I wouldn't actively encourage it.


Input: [Date] 5 days 7 hours ago [Title] Kraft's Statement.... [Body]

Output: NBCSports has Robert Kraft's statement here - LINK I have come to the conclusion that this was never about doing what was fair and just. Back in May, I had to make a difficult decision that I now regret. I tried to do what I thought was right. I chose not to take legal action. I wanted to return the focus to football. Nice little dig in the opener of this quote, I thought. This is in a portion of the statement where he explains that the reason he did not take action then was in the hope that the appeal would illustrate the silliness of all this. I wouldn't expect Kraft to take another position than this, of course, but there are other shots within it that don't quite conceal genuine anger from how it reads. I heard that stealing Mentos from the party store is a lifetime ban in Goodell's world too.


Input: [Date] 5 days 10 hours ago [Title] From Here... [Body]

Output: I want to say that Hackett has already done the single most important thing, and that is helping to lay down the foundation for what should hopefully be some great times ahead, and not just for football necessarily. More broadly than football (though the Harbaugh hire should not and will never be overlooked in terms of its importance), he has helped to reform the culture of the athletic department, giving it a considered and logical direction. Most anything Hackett does from here seems like it would be a bonus.


Input: [Date] 5 days 22 hours ago [Title] Not Really A Caption... [Body]

Output: It's not really a cpation per se, but looking at the photo, this doesn't really work unless Urban Meyer starts belting out "88 Lines About 44 Women" in the background. If he did this, I want to see the Vine at the very least....also, the Vine of reactions to him doing it.


Input: [Date] 6 days 23 min ago [Title] Just Unfathomable... [Body]

Output: I like that the NFL has priorities - backwards, nonsensical ones, but priorities all the same. Clearly, mischief with the game balls is as serious...actually moreso than assaulting other human beings in the mind of Roger Goodell and how dare Tom Brady do something so dastardly to undermine the character and integrity of the game and those who play it. Actually, I hope "....and by the way, fuck Goodell" is now an appropriate way to close meetings, parties and other sorts of gatherings.


Input: [Date] 6 days 35 min ago [Title] Bucket List Item... [Body]

Output: At the very least, it's another item to scratch off the football bucket list for me potentially - Army is the only service academy that I have not seen play in person actually, so there's that. I actually had not seen Air Force play in person until we played them, come to think of it. Like others have said, barring massive improvement on their part, this one is probably a cupcake, but I would take this over MAC or FCS opponents in the OOC schedule.


Input: [Date] 6 days 39 min ago [Title] For Me Anyway... [Body]

Output: The road trip game for me this year (I haven't been able to do this for a few years because life and associated things) is going to be Indiana, primarily because that's he only Big Ten venue I've never been to, oddly enough (other than Rutgers - I saw a Maryland game when they were still in the ACC years ago, so I count it...sort of). I missed a chance due to a family emergency several years ago and just never got back to it.


Input: [Date] 6 days 44 min ago [Title] If I Could... [Body]

Output: If I could, I would make it blog policy that any child whose first word is verified to be "Harbaugh" should probably be given automatic trusted user status as soon as they are able to have an MGoBlog account (whenever their parents decide that is, of course).


Input: [Date] 6 days 54 min ago [Title] Fastest Car... [Body]

Output: The fastest car I have ever owned was the one I sadly I had to give up about 10 months ago because I didn't want to do the necessary engine rebuild - the police interceptor version of the Impala. It had that V8 they had to shoehorn in there, but it was pretty fast and turned flat and beautiful. The fastest one I've ever driven is my dad's 1968 Firebird, which I keep telling him I plan to sticker at the estate sale as "give to me".


Input: [Date] 6 days 10 hours ago [Title] After All... [Body]

Output: I would like to think so - after all, as I like to explain to people, the Jug is a Michigan resident and probably resents this attempt by Minnesota to hold it hostage and it is likely quite worried about the stack of unanswered mail now waiting at the foot of its apartment in Ann Arbor. Also, so many summer plans ruined by Gophers - the jug is quite upset.


Input: [Date] 6 days 20 hours ago [Title] Very Cool... [Body]

Output: Very nice spot. I wonder if they'll do a few more, as it is another way to get the team itself involved in building some further hype for the season. I really enjoyed the "Who's got it better than us?" at the end as well.


Input: [Date] 6 days 23 hours ago [Title] Same Thought... [Body]

Output: I had the same thought watching that video - I miss those lines. They were a big part of the reason that Thomas could, for example, average about 144 net yards per game in 2000 by himself. There are a fair number of things about Michigan football that the last several years have taught me never to take for granted, but these videos bring beck fantastic memories indeed.


Input: [Date] 1 week 11 min ago [Title] Even Further... [Body]

Output: Actually, with as much excitement and general hype as there has been with this particular hire, I would not be shocked if they broke it out into two lines, one extending south from the stadium into downtown Milan or thereabouts, the other going east, extending down Stadium to Washtenaw and through Ypsilanti, terminating somewhere in the Ecorse & Telegraph area in Taylor.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 hours ago [Title] With Pictures... [Body]

Output: The embed codes that Twitter generates have a strange reaction to whatever Drupal module deals with embedded content on the board, particularly in the original posts - sometimes, if you wait a bit and leave the page open, the correct content should appear. Not sure if that's a version that needs updating or what, but it usually does work in the replies consistently. The slide show on the site is recommended for the historic images though.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 hours ago [Title] I Like This... [Body]

Output: It was talked about roundly last year, but I really do want to see what Peppers can do on offense as well. If he is getting evaluated and getting time on both sides of the ball, to me that speaks to the sort of player that they think he can be, a difference-maker no matter where he is. As someone said, even if he is lined up as a WR and you don't throw to him, a DC will likely assume you're thinking about it and use someone on him.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 hours ago [Title] The Meltdown Thing... [Body]

Output: I started getting tweets about this and came in here ready and loaded for MGoBear and found out I have to get on the app to see it. As I can't really mod the app (the functionality isn't built in for me to do it), you get to experience uninterrupted committable (as in, psychiatric) rage while those on PCs wonder what the hell everyone is talking about.


Input: [Date] 1 week 9 hours ago [Title] From The Article... [Body]

Output: Sometimes, it just goes faster, as late last month when Oklahoma President David Boren called the Big 12 “psychologically disadvantaged’’ for having the smallest number of members (10) among Power Five conferences. He said the league should “strive’’ to get back to 12. That's from the article that appeared in Omaha's paper. I found that use of "psychologically disadvantaged" rather interesting because it sounds like something that could be taken as a shot at the conference's long-term viability in the current absence of clear targets. Indeed, there are already some rumblings in the Big 12 media that the conference is by far the most unstable of the Power Five, which I could totally believe - more schools have compelling reasons to leave (if the opportunity presented itself) than to stay, it seems.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] Yikes... [Body]

Output: Despite the amazingly professional demeanor, which I am not sure I would be able to keep, this reporter probably went from "Wow, you know? Do tell" to "Wow, I am sorry I spoke..." in just a few seconds on the inside. I wonder how that played out once he got back to the studio and realized that would probably run a couple times throughout the morning. Twenty years from now, I have this feeling he will still be haunted by memories of covering an arson fueled by revenge over a refusal to engage in an incestuous relationship.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] One Other Date... [Body]

Output: Unless declared earlier by management, which has occurred in the past, the official close of OT Season should happen sometime within the week of the 24th of August as well (that weekend at the latest - traditionally, it ends about a week before the first game), so for those who are longing for that, your wait will not be terribly long. That's blog-related, of course, but I thought I would mention it in case anyone was wondering.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] Then Again... [Body]

Output: The relative lack of people today, of course, means we can get that second, smaller smoker in there, so having the BBQ this weekend isn't all bad really. It's just that facilities (also, security) might go apeshit when there is smoke rising from the stadium on a day when there isn't supposed to be smoke rising from the stadium.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] Summer Memories... [Body]

Output: I managed a nice memory just this last 4th of July actually - myself, the wife and the kids just sitting on a dock at a camp in Harrison, MI...watching the folks with cottages along Long Lake put on an absolutely fantastic fireworks display that lasted well past midnight. This was much to the dismay of the Clare County Sheriff, as you could hear them trying to quell celebrations on the far side of the lake from us. We were drinking too, just quietly.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] Tigers Too... [Body]

Output: Grew up watching Larry Osterman and Jim Northrup cover games when WDIV was not covering the Tigers on a given night. Actually, I gained a fair amount of popularity on my street because we were the only family with PASS. Fred McLeod had the Pistons call for years, as I recall - those were some good times indeed.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Did Not Know This... [Body]

Output: Outreach comes in many forms, but the Jordan Morgan Foundation leverages the most valuable resource of all, time. Jordan uses his time off the court to demonstrate his passion for his mission. For example, at Michigan, Jordan often used his free time during lunch to serve as a mentor for at-risk youth at Mary D. Mitchell Elementary School in Ann Arbor. That's awesome - I didn't know he did this actually. Actually, the mission and outreach page explains it all rather well and it is a great cause indeed. Part of this is that you can win "A Day In The D" with Morgan too, so there's definitely that.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] I Suppose... [Body]

Output: I suppose the next question is this - will Fox Sports still hire that particular horse after it killed itself on the air? It seems like the premise for a "Days Of Our Lives" episode that was written but never filmed because the producers quickly realized that someone would first actually want to have an affair with Colin Cowherd.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Drinking Indeed... [Body]

Output: I am drinking more to get over the long week tonight - in this particular instance, it's a bottle of Marques de Caceres. Well, maybe two bottles. It has been that sort of week. Worst job? Landscaping one summer while I was at Michigan. I don't mind the exercise and labor, but when it is a summer of long stretches at 90 degrees in the afternoon or better, digging holes so other people can have nice treed backyards sucks. Staying hydrated when a crew of 5-6 are sharing the same shitty Igloo water cooler presents interesting problems too.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Probably Not... [Body]

Output: Would I trade places with another team for the sake of just being able to win now or at least being in a better position to win quickly? No, I don't think so. I am kind of intrigued to see this develop from what it is now to what it could be, and if it means a few years of trying to "get there", if you will, I think that by now that would be part of most expectations in our fanbase. I am interested in this journey, and if it takes a bit of time, I am prepard for it. In the last several years, I think we've learned a few lessons related to this as a fanbase.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] For The Adventurous... [Body]

Output: For the adventurous, there is always self-screenprinting. The advantage is a high-quality image but of course certain methods (actually, most of them, I think) use processes and equipment which might not be great for your skin...or indeed personal well-being. The important thing, of course, would be the quality of the resulting print, assuming your skin was sufficiently absorbent.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Received That As Well... [Body]

Output: I also got that notification, and as early August promises to be riddled with meetings, I will have something to do / read in those meetings during the times I am not supposed to be speaking now. In all seriousness, this sounded like an intriguing read and a great insight to me, so I am eager to start this book.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Very Nice... [Body]

Output: Very nice analysis here, and thanks for posting it. I think some of the cumulative stats speak for themselves with Rudock, which is another reason I really don't understand some of the uneasiness surrrounding him being the probable starter (I base this only on past performance, of course). In two years, he completed 60.3% of his passes and threw for over 2,300 yards both times and could be counted on for the occasional rushing TD (very occasional, usually goal line in a fashion only Iowa could manage). In terms of of QB rating overall, comparable to Gardner but Rudock is someone that seems to fight right into what Harbaugh would like to do, so that might help quite a bit (also, surrounding talent and coaching).


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] When Friday Comes... [Body]

Output: When Friday comes after what has been a lengthy, stressful week, all I can say is...


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] About Points And Gold... [Body]

Output: Just as an aside, the Central Bank Of MGoPoints has an interest calculation that is tied to the relative humidity at given points in the week in Bayonne, New Jersey, so I don't know about them being "better than gold". Also, they have a print-on-demand service which is convenient when you're short on beer money but probably does some unseen harm to the economy in the longer term.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] When I Saw It... [Body]

Output: When I saw the Devo album cover, I somehow immediately thought "Kent State", which of course not only gave us Devo's founding members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, but also gave us Nick Saban and if I am not mistaken, Lou Holtz. Life is weird sometimes.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Good News Indeed... [Body]

Output: It is cool to see some of the more recent players on various Michigan teams start down the coaching road, if you will, and in the case of Roundtree, not only is age on his side for developing a potentially nice career but Pueblo is definitely not a bad place to start it if you're starting in the D-II ranks. Best of luck to him in this next phase.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Mark May... [Body]

Output: As long as they hire someone to raise their hand off-camera and ask variations of questions regarding his 1979 arrest for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, I could just watch for the comedic value, I suppose. Otherwise, I will simply avoid Mark May whenever possible. "Hey Mark, could you stand on a parked car and try to get the crowd riled up on GameDay, just for old time's sake? Yeah, I thought so..."


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Top Five... [Body]

Output: If I had to choose a top five: 1) Michigan football 2) Michigan basketball 3) Detroit Tigers 4) Detroit Lions 5) Detroit Red Wings I would generally say "Michigan sports and Detroit sports", but if I broke it out, well, that's what it would look like at the top.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Yeah, The Socks... [Body]

Output: I got down to the socks and thought to myself, "Yeah, I often pair my offbeat tuxedo socks with cleats too. It gives me that air of Value Village but with all the vibrancy made possible by a large corporation." As for the rest of it, it's very un-Nebraska to me. Very little of the tradition and the simplicity remains into those alternates.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Decisions, Decisions... [Body]

Output: It's all theory, of course, but working within the bounds of the exercise, I wonder how we would do with: - Rick Leach ($4) - Tyrone Wheatley ($2) - Anthony Carter ($3) - Charles Woodson ($5) - Jim Harbaugh ($1)


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Like Others... [Body]

Output: If proximity is a constrain, then like a few have mentioned, Indpendence Lake is a good bet and it has a small water park adjoining now if I am not mistaken, so there is that. If you want to go a bit farther up the road, there's Kensington Metropark - it has a pool near the beach if you're wanting to contain the kids a bit too. Not far from there is Camp Dearborn, which has a public-access beach despite being a privately-owned facility - it's $6 for non-resident parking though.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] I Remember That... [Body]

Output: I was at that game as well - I don't think there was a dry eye in my section. Actually, I don't think there was a dry eye in my field of vision, come to think of it. That was an incredible sight and incredibly moving indeed.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Similar Thought... [Body]

Output: I've had similar thoughts - I mean, he was 44-13-3 at Michigan and it seemed to me like that trend probably would have continued, even improved, if he had not been fired. It's all speculation at this point, but with Moeller, it's an interesting exercise or at least I find to be so. Oh, the things we will never know.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Initial Guess... [Body]

Output: 6 - A Utah (Sept 3) 11 - H Oregon State (Sept 12) 12 - H UNLV (Sept 19) 3 - H BYU (Sept 26) 4 - A Maryland (Oct 3) 10 - H Northwestern (Oct 10) 2 - H Michigan State (Oct 17) 7 - A Minnesota (Oct 31) 8 - H Rutgers (Nov 7) 9 - A Indiana (Nov 14) 5 - Penn State (Nov 21) 1 - H Ohio State (Nov 28)


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Not An Issue... [Body]

Output: "Obviously, (Jim) Harbaugh coming in was going to change things at Michigan — do things his way," Heitzman told the Dispatch. "But I didn't know if I wanted to try out. That definitely took me off-guard. I was bummed out." While it is unfortunate that Heitzman had misgivings about the process, I don't see where this is a problem and I think it could have been anticipated with the arrival of Harbaugh and wanting as clean a break from the previous several years as possible, up to and including doing his own evaluations of the available talent. Harbaugh is trying to put players in positions where they can succeed and develop and this would have been simply one part of that.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Chatsports... [Body]

Output: As a reminder, anything with Ace Williams in the byline is an insta-ban, no appeal and you may not pass go. As someone mentioned, however, the site is essentially an aggregator and if it is linking to a legitimate source (it links this blog on occasion actually), there probably isn't too much harm in it. As a rule, however, do go to the actual source article in these situation if at all possible.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Interesting Article... [Body]

Output: The CFL has become the United Nations. Flags are flying everywhere. Games are averaging 28.5 penalties per outing compared to 21.6 in 2014, an increase of 32 per cent. It’s concerning to TSN executives from an entertainment point of view. And it’s concerning to Lions head coach Jeff Tedford, because a lack of discipline can be reflected on the scoreboard. So that's where Jeff Tedford went, eh? I had wondered actually after 10 seasons at California and that brief stop as the OC at Tampa (was it Tampa?). In all seriousness though, nice to see Roh getting a shot somewhere and continuing to play football. Interesting statements on the protection of the quarterback in the CFL too actually - really hadn't thought about it before, but given the style of play that is prevalent, I get it.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Where I Live... [Body]

Output: The districts where I attended school (Northville and then Saline) have seen their fair share of changes, but the one where I currently live and where my kids go (Romulus) has seen a lot of tough choices made too. In the eleven years we've lived here, three elementary schools - including the one that would have been the neighborhood school for us - have shut down and the only real infusion it has had in terms of student population / funding is when they took on a portion of the now-defunct Inkster School District. Couple that with the fact that a lot of my neighbors are older families and empty nesters now and it's hard to see this turning around soon.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] This Right Here... [Body]

Output: At least for opening different pages of the forum, this is the most effective workaround. As far as I know, and I could be wrong, the fact that it only occasionally works in the same tab is a site caching issue (it does work if you catch it at a good moment - try it at 1 AM or something *grumble grumble I know*). The search engine is a relatively recent development that was mentioned via Twitter so we shall see - I mean, googling "MGoBlog" and then whatever topic works fine too, but it would be nice to have that function back.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Fox Sports 1 [Body]

Output: Channel 33 on Comcast here in southern Wayne County, so I am all set. Worst case scenario, I do have seating for 7-8 in the family room if there are people desperate for a TV and Michigan football too. I am sure my wife wouldn't mind so long as I gave her at least a week's notice that we could violate noise restrictions on the street.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Rick Mahorn Days... [Body]

Output: I will say that Rick Mahorn days were some good days, for he was as George Blaha liked to say "The Baddest Bad Boy Of Them All". Those were some great teams indeed. Now I'll have to watch the appropriate 30 For 30 again sometimes this week.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] As For The Title... [Body]

Output: As for the title, I sort of took "Return" in the sense of lessons that were learned and how we've begun the process of hopefully regaining our footings as a football program, not so much the conventional use perhaps. That having been said, I did preorder this and I am intrigued to read it actually, partially because I am curious as to the portion or two which relates directly to this blog, so I hear.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Interesting Stuff... [Body]

Output: The movie received two Academy Award™ nominations, including Dennis Hopper for Best Supporting Actor, and is widely regarded as one of the best sports movies of all time. It's actually a really cool idea, I think, and I do like the movie-inspired look here, but to complete the look, someone really needs to be on the bench doing their best "Shooter" Flatch.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] That Car... [Body]

Output: I would tend to agree with this one - the Aztek was an awful car. I had one briefly about 15 years ago and couldn't stand it. Not much for looks, handled not too well and basically was best described by my sister as "the product of a weird marriage between a Hamilton Beach toaster and an SUV". My father started his career at General Motors working with the group that worked on the Firebird and never, ever forgave the company for what he called "the slow bastardization of the performance brand". The Aztek was but one example.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] I Will Say This... [Body]

Output: I will say that, of all the shows that got the axe recently, this was the one that I was most pissed about actually. I was really into it and Ihope someone else picks it up as well - I really think "Hannibal" had a lot of potential and I don't understand the reasoning behind dropping it.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Some "Highlights".... [Body]

Output: Someone already mentioned it, but one of them would be the 2010 Michigan-Illinois game as well. I can still remember being embarrassed, even agitated after that game. My wife was with me at the game and was trying to comfort me with, "But you won!" and all I could do was say with a slightly raised voice, "Win? What did we win? Holy shit...." and I got up and began to walk back to the car, saying very little. For sheer shock, depression, bewilderment which found expression in drinking, The Horror would be the winner hands down. We parked in town. I finally got back to my car by way of The Brown Jug. My wife drove fortunately. I did not even know what to feel after that game expect that vague uneasiness that nothing would be quite the same again.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 hours ago [Title] Free To Attempt Again... [Body]

Output: MSU Cotton Bowl Ring for sale The OP is free to attempt this again, despite the late revision to it - just try not to be too reactionary if people aren't too thrilled about it. At this point, it would be difficult to salvage it because of how it was initially framed and because of the stance the OP took when criticized, which seems even stranger with the edits now.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] For Now... [Body]

Output: For now, it is only certain offices, I believe. In Wayne County, I am pretty sure the only ones currently using this are the SuperCenters in Livonia and Detroit as well as the Plus center on Ecrose in Taylor. That was my understanding from what I read when I finally belatedly decided to renew my plate a couple weeks ago (slacker, I know). Fortunately, the one in Taylor is about 15 minutes from my office and 10 from my house.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] It's Coming... [Body]

Output: It is hard to believe that we're already on the back end of July and heading quickly into August, but of course that means football is approaching and soon the board will be alive with all the rampant speculation that camp brings, most of which will revolve around the slow but sure formation of the depth chart, which may or may not be the depth chart per se. I guess I better work on the "End Of OT Season" diary, which traditionally goes up on the weekend before the first game, so there are roughly 5 weeks of OT season left.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] About This... [Body]

Output: Like someone said, I am happy whenever someone wants to contribute to the economy of my home state, even Ohio State fans. Indeed, there was a group of them at an adjacent campsite when I was up in Harrison, MI for the 4th of July and we got along well enough despite the fact that when they pulled up I was decked out in maize and blue. They glared at me for a moment, then I turned around, "I know, a Michigan fan in the state of Michigan! It's weird, right?" and somehow that broke the tension.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] Regarding SyFy... [Body]

Output: I will say that my wife and I are getting into "Killjoy" and "Dark Matter", both of which I like at least thus far so the quality of series seems to be on the uptick on that channel. I realize that it is subjective, but at least on Friday night's lineup (where those two shows sit), I've been having decent luck lately.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I Don't Miss It... [Body]

Output: I will be honest and say that I don't miss the days where if we were going to attend an event on, say, Saturday, we had to start staging things sometime on Thursday afternoon just so we could leave when we thought we should leave on Saturday. The first time we took the kids to Chicago to see my wife's extended family, I think we started packing about 10 days in advance. Now that they are 9 and 8, it is somewhat simpler although "No, you cannot bring all the toys - you have to pack some clothes at least" can still be heard sometimes.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Here's One... [Body]

Output: There are a few that I've been to over the years that I would put on a list - Candlestick Park was a souless concrete nightmare, for example - but one that stands out when I think about this is Exhibition Stadium (actually saw a couple games here growing up), where the Blue Jays played for the first 12-13 years of their existence. Great for the Argonauts, shitty for baseball. In the summer, the searing turf and the constant threat of strafing runs from Lake Ontario's seagulls made it unbearable. The "center field seats" were, at their most distant some 800 feet from home plate and aside from watching a home run roll all the way to the north end zone sometimes, it had nothing going for it.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Title] This Right Here... [Body]

Output: You know, I found myself saying the same thing when I saw these, but then looking through the Michigan goggles, I could never fathom something like this being done by any apparel manufacturer really. If I at least try to look at this from a Miami standpoint, a uniform like this seems like it might be fairly easy to get behind because Miami, but I could be off there. Point taken, however.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Yeesh... [Body]

Output: The average attendance for home games during the 2014 season (104,909 fans) was close to 7,000 fans per game less than 2013's average attendance (111,592 fans). Yeesh, that's nearly an 8% drop year to year. I know what we suspected throughout last season, but that is a pretty significant drop indeed.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I Always Wondered... [Body]

Output: I always wondered if perhaps Warren was a little uneasy about some of the instability in the coaching staff on the defensive side of the ball and perhaps that drove the decision to depart early, at least in some small part. I could be wrong there, but it seemed a shame to see such a great college player have to deal with three defensive coordinators from 2007-09, but then I believe the Draft Advisory Board supposedly told him he would go inside the first three rounds, but then of course that ankle injury (and he played dinged up a fair bit at Michigan too) caused him to struggle in position drills hence the "meh" combine numbers. You wonder what could have been with Warren sometimes, or at least I do.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Title] It Is Interesting... [Body]

Output: Although one of his previous stops is in the top five on this list - Stanford - it is pretty interesting that now two of the schools in the top twenty have in fact been graced with Harbaugh. Even though our era of Harbaugh is yet to begin from a season standpoint, it is pretty cool that in a way he factors into the list like this.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Fortunately... [Body]

Output: Fortunately, the work I have to do on the house today is inside, although the hotter it gets, the less the air conditioning seems to do so it will suck all the same. Jogging might turn into a brisk walk, which I should probably begin, oh, now before it is too late. It's been a while since we've had a heat advisory, but they still are decidedly inconvenient.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Oh, The Memories... [Body]

Output: I loved that show growing up. One of my favorite episodes:


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Title] ELO... [Body]

Output: Been on an ELO kick lately thanks to a earworm planted by someone playingtheir radio at the desk in my aisle a few days ago. It happened to be one of my favorite ELO songs too...


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Too Many To List... [Body]

Output: "Windy" by The Association. Actually, a lot of things by The Association are great. "Everyday People" by Sly And The Family Stone is anothe classic, in my opinion. "White Room" by Cream, "My Generation" by the Who or anything by either of these groups from that period really. Really, the mid to late 1960s were on a bit of a collective role when it came to rock. As others have mention, gotta have some Motown in the mix too - I own both The Four Tops and The Temptations on vinyl actually. Well, those records were handed down with the stipulation that they be enjoyed, and they are.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] "We're in your country, [Body]

Output: "We're in your country, racing your bicyclists on foot..." It does have a nice ring to it actually, although I have to wonder how long that guy actually kept up. If it was Harbaugh and this has been craftily photoshopped, he might very well have been the time leader for that stage though.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] What Gets Me... [Body]

Output: What sort of gets me even now - and as someone said, it seemed like a time where even wins were harbingers of doom - is that if the second attempt at the conversion by Wisconsin doesn't die with a bad throw (the first being successful but reversed on a penalty, I believe), that game goes to OT and who knows after that. Even what turned out to be a win was a bit of climb in 2008.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Oh, The Memories... [Body]

Output: You'll absolutely need the sweetness of fresh picked berries to counterbalance the fact that Michigan starts eight drives from its own 40 yard line or better and winds up with a grand total of seven points to show for them. Not wanting to be left out, the Wildcats start with the ball in Michigan territory three times in the second half. Those drives yield zero points and negative 11 yards. I certainly cannot be the only one for whom booze made this game that much more hilarious in a sad, a very sad way, but the point made by Nanni is well-taken - it would be a great help to erase this game from our consciousness.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Starting Early... [Body]

Output: Leaving a few hours early today to get a head start on a much-needed weekend - doubling for someone for two weeks reached a tipping point this morning with a few more calls wanting answers regarding things about which I know nothing, so at 1 PM, off I go and my phone can take a flying leap at itself. Pizza and beer and Tigers baseball-ish later on and then throughout what apparently will be a rather hot weekend in SE Michigan.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Not A Wiki Page... [Body]

Output: ....but some of the most hilarious fake reviews for a book can be found on Amazon - LINK Although I get the sense that "How To Avoid Huge Ships" was written by a ship's captain who was "meh" about his choice of career ultimately, his book inspired comedic gold, in my opinion anyway. Example: Read this book before going on vacation and I couldn't find my cruise liner in the port. Vacation ruined. And one that is in iffy taste, but I laughed... There is one major oversight in this generally well-written book, and that is that it addresses animate readers exclusively. As a large rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Giglio Island, I have recently been confronted with instances in which avoiding huge ships was of fundamental interest to my personal well-being. However, the methods presented in Capt. Trimmer's book were none too useful in my efforts to avoid huge ships, as I was recently struck by a very large ship indeed, a cruise vessel called the 'Costa Concordia'.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Very Nice... [Body]

Output: "Really? No power blocking from your fullback? I just don't see where you're headed with this." The guy in the background is pretty compelling though - "It's not unsual to be in a photo with anyone....it's not unusual to be high with anyone....but when I see that the anyone is Harbaugh...."


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Interesting Stuff... [Body]

Output: At Michigan, when the student government asked undergraduates why they go to football games, what they found clashed with conventional wisdom: Michigan’s students simply didn’t care that much about mobile connectivity. In-game Wi-Fi wasn’t as essential as lower ticket prices or better seat locations. Among the seven possible improvements to the game-day experience, in fact, students ranked cell reception last. If accurate, then it is kind of refreshing to see that the concerns are common to those of us who are older than the students (especially those of us who were students when there was not much need to worry about wirelss connectivity because what was that anyway). I do agree with others though, the solution seems to be in making the experience more palatable from start to finish, inside and outside the stadium, more than making sure people can livetweet the game necessarily.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Another Quasi-Tradition... [Body]

Output: My mom, who was a student in the 1960s, still remembers friends who would bring as much Boone's Farm as they could carry, but of course that was the pre-Bo days (and the Boone's Farm was pretty much the most entertaining aspect of the game sometimes in that period in her opinion) so the tradition of general mischief in the south end zone had a different tone to it back then.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Good To Know... [Body]

Output: This is actually good to know because we had 2-3 designs for serving this building when they originally sent us the preliminary plans. Of course, all of them involve boring under W. Stadium from somewhere in the OSEH parking lot, so yeah.....not easy. It does look cool, and this was much needed, I think.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] As For This... [Body]

Output: The first question asked of Saban on Wednesday was about Harbaugh and the camps, and his response was sufficiently defensive: "I don't agree with it. … If other people are going to be allowed to do things, then I think it's important that we all have a level playing field." I really don't care what Saban thinks about this, but I just still laugh when the first question at SEC Media Days turned out to be about Jim Harbaugh and satellite camps. As for everything else, I would just love to see Michigan officially begin to transform into somethng more familiar, if you will.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Interesting Article... [Body]

Output: A recurring theme has been an emphasis on money over anything else, from increases in ticket prices, changes in faculty tickets and a focus on international branding. The concern, sources say, is less the message than Patterson’s approach, sources said. Most of the goodwill surrounding his hire has pretty much been exhausted. - from the Dallas Morning News If the approach really is "Eff the students and faculty, but be damned if I can't have my game against Presbyterian in Lagos in 2021", then yeah, I get the constant meetings with the university president to make sure we're still in the neighborhood of human (from the sound of some Texas fans, we've let the human ship sail already).


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] If only the Magnus effect [Body]

Output: If only the Magnus effect would stay away from my golf game, I would be much, much happier...


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Looking At Box Score... [Body]

Output: Clarence was not kidding about France's defense - we gained 454 yards on 57 plays, or 7.96 yards per play. Due to the -26 yards rushing, France garnered all of 75 yards of total positive yards on 50 plays for 1.5 yards per play. In there is -1.1 yards per rushing attempt. France only managed 7 first downs to our 24 as well.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Exactly... [Body]

Output: If you calculate R^2 for our own average turnover margin compared to win totals over the last ten seasons or so (I went back to 2004 anyway), it comes out to 0.7898, which is not bad at all considering the confounding things that happen in football games and therefore get mixed into such comparisons in the first place. It's a pretty similar figure throughout the Big Ten from what I recall anyway, although in different confierences it might vary more.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Although... [Body]

Output: If not for the still ridiculous buyout which Iowa seems to be patiently allowing to dissipate to a fiscally manageable level, it seems like an increasing number of Iowa fans think that giving Kirk Ferentz his walking papers - his gold inlay walking papers - IS doing it the right way.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] The Solution... [Body]

Output: “In the next 5-10 years, I don’t even think they’ll have radios in cars. I think podcast and digital and Sirius is the future. I think terrestrial — AM especially — is done in five years.” - Colin Cowherd Then it is simple. Colin Cowherd must be put on any available AM property that Fox still happend to own as soon as he arrives.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] That's The Thing... [Body]

Output: I could never see either of them saying something like this, and that's what makes Harbaugh being here all the more entertaining is that he is such a contrast from their styles. In any case, Saban is far too busy being distracted by that "next level" opportunity a few threads down, I believe, to even be bothered by the existence of such a restaurant.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Regarding That... [Body]

Output: Burress told Saban of college players who look ahead to the NFL, “the kids are just chasing a dream that you were.” Burress is right about that. This is from the NBC story, but it is basically all Burress had to say to point out - and rightly so - the hypocritical nature of Saban's statements. As they chase a goal of getting to the next level, so did Saban, as LSU was definitely a "next level" position compared to a then-languishing MSU. For Saban to complain about anyone being distracted by the want of something seen as greater was rather intriguing, to say the least.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I Might Be Wrong... [Body]

Output: I might be wrong, but I think there is a contingent of that fanbase that probably does sit there all day, looking something like... If only the thoughts were interesting.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] To Be Fair... [Body]

Output: To be fair, of course, a good long swim up and down the Cass River probably wouldn't be all that bad....well, OK, the ducks and geese and the general related items, but a challenge all the same, I am sure. The good news is that if you can manage to work your way westward from the lake, you'll eventually end up in Frankenmuth.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Trolling Tide Fans... [Body]

Output: I would think that if you really wanted to do something that would troll Alabama fans, you would do something like dress as Mike Shula and bring a box of free textbooks to pass out to the crowd or hold I sign that reads, "Who Here Misses Mike DuBose?" To each their own form of trolling, I suppose.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Wow Indeed... [Body]

Output: Very nice. I think that means that not only did Hackett win the Showcase Showdown but both showcases at the end of the game as well with this particular contract. I have to think that even structurally between cash and apparel and other portions of the total value, this is about an order of magnitude more lucrative than, say, Florida State's deal, though I could be wrong.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Yes Indeed... [Body]

Output: My father drove standard shift cars almost exclusively for a long time, so I got a handle on the basics growing up and then learned in earnest with my first car, which was a 1991 Lumina Z34 V6 (the 3.4 liter), which had the 5-speed manual and I think it might have been the only Lumina to have such a thing available. Now, I drive a 2015 Jeep Cherokee which has an automatic in it.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] No Extra Effort... [Body]

Output: Posing at McDonald's in Paris? Not so much. It felt more like a holiday card engineered by the Michigan marketing arm. We've discussed it before, but Jim Harbaugh - simply by being Jim Harbaugh - markets Michigan and there is no extra effort required. Tweeting out a photo of himself reading a Parisian McDonald's menu rather sounds like the sort of thing Harbaugh would do anyway.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Also This.... [Body]

Output: Here's NASA"s writeup about the size debate too - LINK Mission scientists have found Pluto to be 1,473 miles (2,370 kilometers) in diameter, somewhat larger than many prior estimates. Images acquired with the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were used to make this determination. This result confirms what was already suspected: Pluto is larger than all other known solar system objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. They also mention that Pluto's density is lower than previously thought, but the amount of ice in its interior is higher than once believed as well.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] As Well As... [Body]

Output: ...and to boot, the methods and techniques would probably be far more advanced than the totems and shamans currently being employed to keep AIRBHG at bay in Iowa City. Of course, the totems merely depict the injury history of various players in an effort to let AIRBHG know that they are humbled and mindful of his power, and the "shamans" merely lather spectators in Icy Hot to blunt the pain caused by AIRBHG's capricious smiting. A trainer or strength coach seems a lot simpler, come to think of it.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] What If... [Body]

Output: What if Joe Buck palyed the Joe Buck Drinking Game? "Take over for me....I'm the bag *head on table*" "Uh....fly ball.....caught." It would probably play out exactly as in "Major League".


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] There Are Several... [Body]

Output: ...but one performance - if I can frame it like this rather than a song per se - that always stood out to me is the tribute to Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland that was part of halftime for the Michigan-ND game in 1991. Of course, more people may remember that one for Desmond's catch - it was a muscially and aesthetically pleasant game overall.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] The Signature Room... [Body]

Output: It's not too formal for dinner either really - I think the site states "business casual" as a guideline, which is not terribly hard to achieve. Either way, not a bad place to eat when you're in Chicago at all, although we always make a homage to either Giordano's or the first Pizzeria Uno almost every time we (well, my wife) visits family.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I Wonder... [Body]

Output: I wonder if the introduction of the Wave to Tiger Stadium was a huge step in making the wave a widely known thing because it was 1984, the Tigers were getting national attention and everyone following sports got a chance to see it. Of course, the next year, the so-called Bleacher Creatures did their own rendition of the "Tastes Great, Less Filling" campaign with much more salty chants, so never let it be said that we're not willing to innovate in SE Michigan.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] You Know... [Body]

Output: During the football and basketball seasons, I have to think that Brian feels this way inside sometimes, especially last fall. I could see it. When I saw that a rather obvious mistake had been made, I thought about deleting this thread, but no....the parade of Brian Cooks has been fascinating somehow.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Harbaugh.... [Body]

Output: You get an intensity from Harbaugh's face that just isn't there when you look at Lil Wayne - you just think, "Oh, it's Lil Wayne". When you look at Harbaugh, you kind of get the sense that he's trying to read you from go and is going to do whatever it is he is about to do whether you like it or not.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] As I Recall... [Body]

Output: As I recall, it was two generations worth of of the 2.5L engine from about 1996 to some time in the 2000s and one of the primary issues was the factory coating on the gaskets themselves would basically degrade and fail spot on around 120,000 miles. I thought that coolant conditioner bought some people more time, but eventually they were staring at the same problem. A lot of dealerships - so I heard - installed the same gaskets for the repair too, which blows if you own a Subaru in this range and didn't go to an independent shop.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Well, I Guess.... [Body]

Output: I guess if you're going to buy Gravelly Shoal and maintain it, the bitch is also buying a suitable barge to ferry maintenance equipment and other supplies.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] That Game... [Body]

Output: ...still has a few great images available. Tyrone Butterfield, for example:


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I Miss It... [Body]

Output: I miss this show, I admit it. What makes me feel a bit old is that Jim Brandstatter was my age at this point in the show and yet I still remember these episodes in this era being appointment viewing in my house. We would gather around the family room TV (remember when a 28" Zenith from Highland was the shit or close to it?) and eat breakfast with Michigan Replay.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Congratulations! [Body]

Output: Congratulations on your new job, first and foremost. My mother spent 37 years in Romulus Schools here in Michigan (part of it as an assistant principal and director of technology, but mostly as a teacher) and although you could see the frustrations sometimes, she loved what she did and I don't think she'd ever trade those times for anything. I never knew how she did it and I don't know that I would have the patience, but many, many kudos to those in the profession.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 hour ago [Title] While In Paris... [Body]

Output: Le Big Mac and Royal with Cheese please. pic.twitter.com/BKLGQgbSwS — Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) July 13, 2015


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 hour ago [Title] Oh, Gus... [Body]

Output: The upshot of it seems to be that Gus - like his SEC colleagues - wants as many "alternatives" as possible. That's OK, of course, for I am sure that there was no one at the Prattville camp that Malzahn typically would seek out....pretty sure....I mean, no one saw Malzahn hiding out in the shrubs, or at least no one reported seeing him. I wasn't there, so I don't know if anyone swept the surrounding woods or searched any multi-story buildings which would provide him with a view.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 hours ago [Title] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution... [Body]

Output: The AJC's article on the subject can be found here - LINK Naturally, as is normal in these situations, the explanation is crystal clear: “I don’t know what all went on there behind the scenes there. It just kind of was what it was. I don’t know. I wasn’t admitted to Ohio State. That’s all I know" They did work in a jab for their former SEC foe Urban Meyer, questioning whether it was academics or if Meyer simply ran out of available scholarships.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 hours ago [Title] Same Issue... [Body]

Output: I actually have the same problem - I think of Syracuse and this game very quickly comes to mind and then memories of "Will someone PLEASE tackle that McNabb dude?". Combine that with the sting that this was coming off that 36-20 loss to Notre Dame the previous week (never mind coming off that magical year previous) so the sting was more pronounced, and it is hard to like them much after that.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 hours ago [Title] Off The Wall Suggestion... [Body]

Output: You know, I've always thought that Michigan Stadium was just big enough that we could have scaled re-enactments of famous naval battles. Perhaps something where they start with, say, Salamis and move through Actium, do one or two from the Middle Ages, the defeat of the Armada in 1588 and so on through the centuries up to modern-day carrier based action or something like that.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 hours ago [Title] If It Is Possible... [Body]

Output: If it is indeed the case that this kid - or someone else out there - can do it in game condition, I believe that by tradition someone is obligated to let Iowa know where such people can be found so that they can simply achieve the ultimate goal of going for 3 without even having to worry about mounting a drive of any length. Greg Davis would be very relieved, I am sure.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] Realistically... [Body]

Output: Realistically, all of Phil Knight's money will not prevent a thread on the first Michigan'related Nike product from this upcoming contract that someone does not like so much (we actually would breach a quasi-MGoTradition if no such thread were to come about), although I do like where your head is at here purely for selfish reasons.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 9 hours ago [Title] Kicked It Off Right... [Body]

Output: I just presented one of my employees with a service award (it feels strange giving a length of service award to someone who has been with the company for nearly your entire life) and it turned into an unexpectedly large event, so that was a great way to get Monday - and the week - going for everyone around here really. It gives a very un-Monday vibe to Monday, which is nice - the cake helps take the edge off as well.