Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] It doesn't look like the leagues or the NCAA care what the voters decided. It's still banned. But this makes sense. There's no way the sports leagues would ever lead this charge. If the U.S. culture changes over time, they'll follow a long. But this is a long way from that. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/11/07/recreational-marijuana-sports-colorado-washington/1690651/ [Title]

Output: Leagues also drawing a hard line


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] People who want to use it already are using it. And judging by the vote totals, a lot of people are using it! [Title]

Output: Totally agree with this


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] This law will have no impact on professional athletes, who have agreed in their collective bargaining agreements that marijuana is a banned substance and they can be suspended for it if they test positive. They have a signed contract with their employers that specifically bans marijuana and the law won't change that. Same thing for college athletes, Olympic athletes, etc. -- the rules governing them prohibit the use of marijuana. It does not matter whether the athletes are on the job or not. They cannot use it. The DEA today said the law changes nothing in their view: It remains against federal law to possess, use or cultivate pot. What we can expect in Colorado and Washington in the short term is.... nothing, at least until more of this is sorted out. What is most likely to happen is those state governments will be talking to the feds about how the feds will react as the implementation of this law proceeds. One could imagine the governor of Colorado letting someone try to open up a retail marijuana outlet, even though he knows the feds will come right in and shut it down. Turning enforcement over to the feds protects him politically because the voters in his state have said they don't want the state to enforce it. So when he says he will honor the will of the voters, that really means nothing. The feds typically do not prosecute marijuana cases unless it is a distribution charge involving a large quantity -- they leave the minor cases to the states. But if a state is declaring it no longer will enforce it, most analysts expect the federal government to sue Colorado and Washington on the grounds that a state law cannot supercede federal law. This is very similar to the Arizona immigration law in some respects, though the marijuana case will law actually be more clearcut in favor of the feds. In the case of Arizona, the Supreme Court split because it was a case in which Arizona was seeking to enforce a state law on the grounds that, in the view of Jan Brewer anyway, the feds had failed to enforce the same law. This is a case of a state in direct conflict with a federal law. The feds' potential actions could take many forms, from pursuing busts and criminal cases themselves to simply challenging the law in court and preventing it from being enacted until a federal judge decides. But I would say there is no chance of the feds just letting this go or the NBA, NFL, NCAA, MLB, USOC or any other sport governing body allowing it for athletes in those two states. [Title]

Output: Law will not change sports leagues' policies


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] I'm a little tired of all these SEC teams flattering themselves by talking about how great Alabama is, as if that makes all the SEC teams great. Alabama is a great team, but in my view there is a large gap between Alabama and the rest of the SEC. What Bama did to Michigan, they did to virtually every SEC opponent last year. Indeed, as this poster points out, LSU did not get in the end zone against the Tide in EIGHT quarters of play. We got dominated, no doubt. But I have watched Bama for years. I'm from Alabama, graduated from Michigan. In several games last year, the Tide did the same -- to Arkansas, Florida, Auburn and LSU. LSU? Less than 100 yards of offense in a national title game? This is the other 'unbeatable' SEC team? Don't think so. Alabama is a cut above the rest of the league. The departed seniors on defense meant very little. The team had its QB back, veteran lines and returning LBs. The losses were easily plugged. Plus, Saban has handed out like 163 scholarships over the past six seasons. That's an average of 27 guys, every year, with some of those replacing players who were basically cut or run off. In fact, this Bama team might be better than last year's simply because McCarron is experienced now. Last year, he was trying to nail down the job. After Bama, I see a bunch of SEC teams that are distant seconds. Does anyone really think John L. Smith is going to lead Arkansas to victory over Bama this year? Not happening. And I think Bama will beat LSU if the game is played in Miles' backyard. It's a coaching mismatch and Saban has increased the talent gap between his team and the rest of the league. If we had faced any other SEC team on Saturday, it would have been a different game. Who knows if we would've won. But we definitely would've been better able to hang with the other teams in the league. We played the best team in the country. That does not make every other team in their league as good as them, as much as SEC fans want to portray it that way. Their allegedly superior SEC teams have been getting killed by Bama and it will happen again this season. [Title]

Output: Agree! Bama a cut above rest of SEC


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] In my opinion, we'd been in a better position to compete last night if RichRod had been fired a year sooner. And this is not a 'slam RR' post. I get all his offense excites people, but to me he was far from a complete head coach. His teams are flashy, but they are not tough. The kind of teams he builds get destroyed by the Alabamas of the world, and there is no doubt Alabama is the current standard of excellence. We got pushed around on both lines and line recruiting was a huge weakness under RR. Alabama has tough guys all over the roster. Hoke is building a tough team, but clearly not there yet. The team from Tuscaloosa was built like Bo used to build teams. The team from Ann Arbor was a tweener team, still part-Rodriguez and not yet Hoke. Saban devours spread teams. If you have no vertical passing game, you cannot beat them. Our QB play was awful and the only receiver to play well was Gallon. Gardner looked like he had no idea what we was doing. Soft cuts, wrong routes, turning the wrong way. We have no real passing attack and it showed. The goal for 2012 should be to see what kind of passing game Denard can handle and we should just run him more. He is no more accurate than he was last year, a lot of his passes still are just launches that he hopes our guys catch, and he's destined to be a Percy Harvin-type in the NFL, which I feel is a good thing for Denard's pro longevity. I love watching Denard run the ball, but his limitations get exposed by really good teams. We'll be putting in a true passing game starting in 2013. [Title]

Output: RR got too much time


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] ... I would not overreact to one game. Truth is, we had played Alabama three times previously and won twice. Saban is a great coach. Combine great coaching, great tradition and the ability to make a team incredibly deep through oversigning, and you have a program on a roll. But if -- and this is a big IF -- the NCAA really does crack down on roster manipulation (Stewart Mandel, for example, thinks the new rules will not stop oversigning), and as Hoke continues to recruit players head-to-head with Alabama (as in the Turly-Tillman and Dawson commits), we'll see things level out over the next few years. Someone should run the numbers on this, but I'll bet the edge Alabama holds in the number of scholarships given out over the past four years, not to mention that Saban has been recruiting players to fit his system, which is more like the days of Bo. I don't think we'll ever be Alabama in terms of how we go about things -- Michigan is a serious university, while Bama is your typical, average state school -- but I think we'll be able to compete with them in two years. There's nothing fancy about what they do. They get great recruits, they've been cutting recruits they missed on and replacing them with more recruits, and that just gives more talent to a great coach. They'll always get great recruits. If we can stop them from manipulating the rules to correct their misses, we can compete. Indeed, if we can get everyone playing by the same rules, we have the coaching staff and recruiting power to return to beating Alabama again. The competitive edge brought by oversigning is depth, and we saw it last night. It is the reason Alabama can 'reload, not rebuild.' They've been stockpiling as much as they can get away with. Remember, there were years before the SEC went on an oversigning rampage started by Saban at LSU (and then Alabama), along with Arkansas and South Carolina. And Michigan dominated the SEC in bowl games before the binge. And which SEC team was the first to ban oversigning? Florida, by the order of the school president. And looked what happened -- they started getting dominated in the SEC. The SEC teams you see on the field really are better and much deeper. It's how they got that way that doesn't get any discussion on television. [Title]

Output: I understand the sentiment, but...


Input: [Date] 2 years 51 weeks ago [Body] Thanks. I have done that myself. [Title]

Output: Ah


Input: [Date] 2 years 51 weeks ago [Body] What are you talking about? [Title]

Output: Excuse me?


Input: [Date] 2 years 51 weeks ago [Body] This is posturing and will go nowhere. Universities can appeal sanctions handed down by the NCAA, but that is not what happened here. There was no investigation, there was the Freeh Report, commissioned by Penn State. The sanctions were agreed to by both parties, not handed down, and signed by the NCAA president and the Penn State president, who cleared with university counsel that he had the authority. Had a consent decree not been signed, then the school would have been subjected to the standard enforcement process and could appeal that ruling if it found it unfair. But as the NCAA said last week when the Paterno family said it would appeal, the consent decree is not subject to an appeal. It is an agreement, a contract signed by both parties. The trustees are wasting their time. [Title]

Output: It's a consent decree, not an NCAA ruling


Input: [Date] 3 years 18 weeks ago [Body] Always amazed at how much money some people spend to buy a house that has no curb appeal, no character and is just plain ugly. Ugly brick and the design of those window frames is hideous. Smacks of 'new money' with no classic taste. [Title]

Output: That's an ugly house


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] How many SEC teams has he seen play? Go to an LSU game and you'll see plenty of jerseys. And plenty of really ugly purple shirts. [Title]

Output: SEC fans don't wear jerseys?


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Did Davis come back later and say Ohio would beat us? When I was watching the show, he said that Temple would beat us in the round of 32, in what he termed a "mini-upset." I don't pay attention to it. When we drew Clemson, people said we'd lose. We won. Last year, all I heard was about all the great athletes Tennessee had. We crushed them. The analysts are just fans. They all say predictable things. That said, Temple is a quality, well-coached team. Fran Dunphy is an excellent coach. But I still like our chances of getting to the Sweet 16. [Title]

Output: I thought he said Temple would beat us


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Body] Hey troll, thanks for leaving top talent sitting there because of your coach's "system." What has you worried is you fear the talent evaluation skills of Hoke and Mattison. As well you should. Michigan has no fear of Meyer. Played him once, shredded his defense, handed Tebow his only bowl loss. Keep up the great work. Leave us the players whose best football is ahead of them, just like you left McCray and Trey Burke in basketball. Conley will end up being better than Burrows. Better athlete, bigger, more upside. When I read stupid comments like yours, I smell fear. With good reason. [Title]

Output: Thanks for stopping in troll


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Body] Important to note that Michigan's ranking was the highest ranking of any U.S. public university. The nine U.S. schools ranked ahead of us are all private institutions, and Michigan ranked ahead of the other two top public schools -- Cal-Berkeley and Virginia. Pretty impressive. Also, while everyone likes to make fun of a "General Studies" degree, it is basically just a liberal arts degree. The classmate of mine at Michigan who is the richest of everyone in our group of friends is a hugely successful corporate real estate developer. He majored in General Studies. Far from holding him back, it made a dramatic positive difference in his life. Why? Because he had a degree from Michigan and that in itself opens doors. My point is it's the quality of the school that matters most, and the competitiveness of the student body. At Ohio, you are going to school with a bunch of average students, some well below average. It is not hard to get accepted. Any degree from Michigan is worth more than the vast majority of degrees from Ohio because you have been to a place that is simply filled with smarter people and that better prepares you to compete. [Title]

Output: On those university rankings


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I agree with this. Stand all you want during key plays and touchdowns, but it can really ruin the experience for anyone who is not 6 ft tall or doesn't have the knees to stand and sit all the time. [Title]

Output: I agree with this. Stand all


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Body] Nik hits a 3 vs State this year at home and forces a timeout because Crisler is losing its mind. His mom (seen on TV) quips, "He's mad now" [Title]

Output: Nik hits a 3 vs State this


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] Should I be worried about this? Tickets for the semifinals session are ~$50 at this point on Stubhub. I can't imagine paying that much on the street just to get in [Title]

Output: Should I be worried about


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Body] There were quite a few instances at the game of me grabbing my knees and an "I cant do this" [Title]

Output: There were quite a few


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] If we lose to both of those teams, I'll be shocked. That would say more about us than a loss to state. I fully expect this team to regroup. The 2010 psu game was definitely the turning point, but that team had just come off of two losses that they didn't really have much of a shot in (save some late game throws by Forcier vs Iowa). I would say that these next 3 weeks are the proverbial Penn State 2010 for this team. They are expected to win and they should win against lesser opponents and failing to do so would certainly fuel the offseason chatter about the staff. [Title]

Output: If we lose to both of those


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] Well they're 7-1 with a great defense. I don't see how that doesn't make them good. When you're starting from the 50 most of the time like they did yesterday, you're going to score points. Comparing scores is irrelevant. We scored 59 on CMU and 28 on Akron but CMU is better than Akron. It's not so black and white [Title]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] MSU is a good team. I'll hold my judgment til the end of the season. We still have 3 very winnable games on the schedule leading to osu. 9-3 is not so unrealistic and I think everyone would have been good with that record coming into this year. [Title]

Output: MSU is a good team. I'll


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Body] Bill Murray used the term "Cinderella Story" in Caddyshack to refer to an underdog winning. So underdogs are Cinderella. Cinderella went to the ball also known as a dance. Hence, the big dance. [Title]

Output: Not sure if trolling


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Body] Provided Michigan beats Kansas and Gulf Coast beats Florida, on a scale of 1-10 how crushed would you be if they beat Michigan? Gotta admit it'd be fun to see this team in the final four, no matter how big the dong punch. [Title]

Output: Also:


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] You might want to rethink that last sentence [Title]

Output: You might want to rethink


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] I respect him for saying that. Last year was kind of a perfect storm for a tourney loss. Quality wins all year, a B1G share, being almost basket away from a sweet 16 the year before, and an overrated seed that we didn't deserve. I can't really blame them for taking a MAC team lightly. Tourney experience will help the team this year since Trey and Tim and co. will have the idea of how easy it is to go home fresh in their minds. [Title]

Output: I respect him for saying


Input: [Date] 2 years 19 weeks ago [Body] Can we get a travel call? Evans is dragging his pivot foot. Real bad on the three and the play after. [Title]

Output: Can we get a travel call?


Input: [Date] 2 years 19 weeks ago [Body] Another rule: Widen the hoop 3-4 inches in college basketball. Better rule: add trampolines to college basketball [Title]

Output: Another rule: Widen the hoop


Input: [Date] 2 years 21 weeks ago [Body] being a douche. he can't catch his own inbounds pass and just wanted an excuse to push an OSU player [Title]

Output: being a douche. he can't


Input: [Date] 2 years 22 weeks ago [Body] Minnesota's not great [Title]

Output: Minnesota's not great


Input: [Date] 2 years 23 weeks ago [Body] Not a specific sports-instance for one, but everything this symbolized and reflecting on it now is pretty cool. [Title]

Output: Honorable mention:


Input: [Date] 2 years 23 weeks ago [Body] I like to remember the Wisconsin game a few years back--the infamous "backboard game." The season seemed lost and everything hopeless, but everyone remembers that season for the tournament (The Eulogy of Bruce Pearl and KICK IT OUT TO STU, DARIUS!). The season's not over and there's still a lot of basketball to be played. Beilein has seen low points in a season and has seen his teams recover well. [Title]

Output: I like to remember the


Input: [Date] 2 years 25 weeks ago [Body] 86-81 iu [Title]

Output: 86-81 iu


Input: [Date] 2 years 25 weeks ago [Body] 1.) I think there are certain SEC programs that 'dirty' recruit players (e.g. "friendly" coeds and the like), but would guess that the number of SEC schools offering cash to players is pretty low and not much above average compared to the rest of the country. 2.)If there was more Ben Franklin handshakes, then I think more people would come forward than just the "he said, she said" stories that are usually passed down through the grapevine. Just one man's opinion [Title]

Output: 1.) I think there are


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Good teams just find a way to get dirty and outgrit their opponents on the road. Wait, they're playing Penn State? [Title]

Output: Good teams just find a way to


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

Output: BALLOON BOY


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] PGB locked the thread on it already. some explanation there [Title]

Output: PGB locked the thread on it


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] 82-76 [Title]

Output: 82-76


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Wonder how good his hands are. We'll miss you #16! [Title]

Output: Wonder how good his hands


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Smart 18-year-old. Tweets can get to a kid. Smotrycz handled it pretty well last year, too. It's a lot of pressure for a kid. [Title]

Output: Smart 18-year-old. Tweets


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] still better than les miles [Title]

Output: still better than les miles


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] The better news: There's still two (three? :D) months of basketball left [Title]

Output: The better news: There's


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Are there any good sites that use paypal? I'm not especially comfortable throwing my information everywhere [Title]

Output: Are there any good sites that


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Vote for Penn State [Title]

Output: Vote for Penn State


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] +100 [Title]

Output: +100


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] I have three kids under the [Body]

Output: I have three kids under the age of three. I take them to sporting events. However, I wouldn't go if I wasn't in a private suite. Then again my shoes probably cost more than your house.


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] That Urban Meyer is such a [Body]

Output: That Urban Meyer is such a cock block. I wouldn't be surprised if his recruiting of power backs that Michigan wants are part of his strategy. What the hell is he going to do with another power back ?


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] He's not a big loss at all. [Body]

Output: He's not a big loss at all. I wouldn't have offered him anyway. 25 catches for 356 yards isn't very good considering the level high school football played in MN. I didn't even play college football and had over 200 yards recieving in one game. I'm better than him. LOL!


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] What's women's basketball? [Body]

Output: What's women's basketball? I've never heard of it.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] I've been listening to people [Body]

Output: I've been listening to people discuss why Michigan is vulnerable to a upset. The consensus is that they are small and not very deep. When Michigan faces a good perimeter defense they struggle to score. I'm not sure about Ohio's depth, but they are small as well. I think Michigan wins against the Bobcats.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Can someone create a maize [Body]

Output: Can someone create a maize helmet with blue stripes, and a white face mask. That would be a bad ass Nike combat uniform helmet. I'd appreciate it if someone would utilize their skills and share.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] It's all over twitter that [Body]

Output: It's all over twitter that he's stated that he's committing to M today. EXCELLENT!!!


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] I don't want to burst [Body]

Output: I don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but Alabama has a lot more NFL talent than Michigan. I truly believe Hoke will have Michigan ready for a national title run in year four. I don't see Denard doing much against Bama. Say what you want about Sabans off the field tactics, but his teams play hard nosed, disciplined football on the field. I' m thinking Bama will handle Michigan similar to how they have handled PSU last year. I hope I'm wrong. Too many of you are being homers and not taking the emotion out of your predictions. Let's face it Bama has great coaching and great players. Michigan is getting there, but their not at that level yet.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] "Our athletes, on the other [Body]

Output: "Our athletes, on the other hand, work 40-50 hours a week for the school, and they don't get anything except what the other kids get and don't have to work for it". They get free tuition and all the perks of being a athlete. Academic help, trips, free meals before games, and I'm sure there's more. The NCAA needs to change some of their dumb rules and allow the colleges to provide more essentials for them. I don't think giving them cash would work. The star athletes would demand more and essentially college football would be the NFL.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Hoke and his staff had [Body]

Output: Hoke and his staff had nothing to do with it. Come on RR at least acknowledge them doing a good job.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] I was joking! Meyer has won [Body]

Output: I was joking! Meyer has won two national titles. One would think he's more professional than that.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] I think that McCray and Meyer [Body]

Output: I think that McCray and Meyer had a plan in place to embarrass Michigan. That's why Meyer never offered McCray. Why wouldn't you offer one of the best LB's in the country especially if their dad was former team captain? Look for McCray to get his offer from OSU and then decommit from M. The perception would be that Meyer always gets who he wants.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] I was at a conference at [Body]

Output: I was at a conference at State College, PA. While watching Michigan play at Purdue in the bar at the conference center/hotel there was a group of WVU fans in there drinking. They must have been there for some sort of conference as well. They were upset that the WVU game wasn't on TV and they were forced to watch the Michigan game. They were rooting for Purdue. Here in Pittsburgh there are alot of WVU alumni and they like Michigan as about as much as they like RR. That being said many of them do seem to take some pride that RR is from WV. They will criticize him, but they will kind of stick up for him if a Michigan fan criticizes him. One WVU fan I know told me that Hoke was winning with RR's players and he doesn't think Hoke is that good of a coach. I didn't want to argue with the guy because it's important that we are friends because of our work relationship. I wouldn't under estimate the WVU fanbase negative attitude towards Michigan. I've heard a couple of them complain about Beilein as well. They said that they hated how he didn't coach his players to offensive rebound instead had everyone get back on D. They said his teams didn't play physical and didn't crash the boards. They say it in a polite way and don't act like jerks, but I can tell inside they don't want to see Michigan do well.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] I was listening when Bill [Body]

Output: I was listening when Bill took that call too. I believe it was his wife’s grandmother, but that’s still kind of crazy. What do you call Buckeye fans that never attended OSU? Wolverine fans are referred to as Wal-Mart Wolverines. I have no problem being a Wal-Mart Wolverine because Kate Upton is one as well. Can someone come up with a good nickname for these types of Buckeye fans?


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Duuuuuuude! That would be [Body]

Output: Duuuuuuude! That would be sweet man!


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Who cares about Canada? [Body]

Output: Who cares about Canada? Besides Yzerman didn't go to Michigan and since you mentioned Canada it could be considered political. You do understand that Obama wants the USA to be like Canada right? A weak military and a civilian population that depends on government welfare. This thread should be deleted.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] The dude is rivals 44th best [Body]

Output: The dude is ranked 44th in rivals top 100. Besides Morris he would be the highest rated player in the class so far. Why are some of you acting like he's some 2 star recruit from the upper peninsula?


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Remember how some folks on [Body]

Output: Remember how some folks on here were saying that Hoke wasn't a strong finisher? Apparently, that critique didn't change his recruiting strategy. That really surprises me. I figured he would have waited about a week or two before NSD to offer any scholarships. That way he could be considered a strong finisher like Urban Meyer.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Texas recruits every position [Body]

Output: Texas recruits every position like this. They get mostly 4 star and always a few five stars. I would think that Texas has to be by far one of the most disireable coaching jobs in the country. The city of Austin is awesome. They have unlimited resources and it has to be the easiest job as far as recruiting goes. The food is great the women are hot. I think Texas needs a younger more energetic coach to take the program up a few notches. It will interesting to see who replaces Brown.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] PSU will be fine. They have [Body]

Output: PSU will be fine. They have the facilities, tradition, and a massive following. Having a younger and more energetic coach should give the program that shot in the arm that they needed. Once the Sandusky trial is over the negative press will go away. I hardly hear anything about it anymore.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Even more impressive if you [Body]

Output: Even more impressive if you consider strength of schedule. http://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/ranking/strength-of-schedule...


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] It's all about eating in [Body]

Output: It's all about eating in moderation. There are plenty of over weight vegetarians. You can drink three fortys of malt liquer, eat a large cheese pizza, a bag of doritos, and be a vegetarian. There's nothing wrong with eating fish, chicken, beef, turkey, pork, or any other kind of meat. Besides fruit and vegetables have pesticides and herbicides on them. I would suggest organic if your concerned about the chemicals and additives. I'm 6' and weigh about 190lbs. I do workout five times a week, but nothing extreme. I drink alcohol and eat what I want. I just do it in moderation. I'll have two pieces of pizza and a salad instead of six pieces like in high school. I'll have just one cheeseburger instead of three. I do make a effort to eat a apple everyday and at least one big garden salad with low fat dressing. 6 to 8 oz of meat and some veggies is a good, healthy meal.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] I would have been the next [Body]

Output: I would have been the next Barry Sanders, but when dad got sick someone had to milk the cows.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] So would your girl! [Body]

Output: So would your girl!


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] I might sound like a sore [Body]

Output: I might sound like a sore loser, but I'm not disappointed at all. I think our future at OL is bright. So bright I have to wear shades.


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] Yes, because you never know [Body]

Output: Yes, because you never know what's going to happen between now and signing day. I would think that after Hoke addresses depth that there would be a couple of scholarships left for best available talent.


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] Hoke rules! [Body]

Output: Hoke rules!


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] I can hear the Ohio fans down [Body]

Output: I can hear the Ohio fans down playing this by saying "we didn't want him, or he would have chosen us". I bet Hoke gets their attention when Michigan rolls them in the shoe.


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] It's about time we get some [Body]

Output: It's about time we get some good news on the recruiting front. This is getting ridicoulous!


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] The spread was part of the [Body]

Output: The spread was part of the problem, but as we all know there was more than one reason he failed. The offense actually was pretty mediocre against ranked teams. I believe the offense only averaged around 16 points a game against ranked teams in 2010. I think a spread offense like Meyers will be more suited for the Big10 style of play. The SEC is a power conference and his offense worked when he was at Florida. However, if you don't have a good defense I don't like your chances of winning either conference. I think RR is a good coach and good man, but can we please stop with the excuses. If Carr would have supported him, or if Bill Martin would have gave Jeff Casteel more money is getting old. You could make excuses for almost every coach that has been fired. If Illinois would have paid more money for assistants and built better facilities Ron Zook would have won more. We'll see how Casteel does at AZ. There’s a reason he has only worked at WVU as a DC. The Big East is horrible. The worst defense in the history of Michigan football shut down the Big-East champs in 2010 for crying out loud. RR failed at Michigan because it just wasn't a good fit. He wasn't willing to adapt to the players he inherited and Michigan isn't going to be patient when they have unlimited resources.


Input: [Date] 19 hours 36 min ago [Title] No tickets today :( [Body]

Output: No tickets today here in the Chicagoland suburbs! Hoping tomorrow will be the day! :(


Input: [Date] 1 day 1 hour ago [Title] Wow! Great News! [Body]

Output: I'm really hoping that mine have come in but I won't know until I get home in like 5 hours. I really can't wait to check.


Input: [Date] 4 days 17 hours ago [Title] Still waiting for my season tickets [Body]

Output: Still waiting for my season tickets. A year ago at this time I had them but it sounds more like beginning of August for this year. I'm hoping they'll be here soon.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] 120" projector screen [Body]

Output: I'm building a house at the moment and as part of that house I have a media room being put together. As a result I will be adding a 120" projector screen with an Epson 5030 projector as well as a 7.1.2 Atmos surround sound system. This room will be my Michigan/media room so I can't wait. Should make for watching games this fall quite awesome.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Yes fuck cancer... [Body]

Output: Lost my mom back in September 2014 at the age of 60. She battled for 6 years but it finally caught up to her. :-(


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Awesome!!!! [Body]

Output: Keep em coming!!!


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Both [Body]

Output: That's what picture-in-picture is for. I don't want to miss either game so I'll be watching both.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Breckinridge Ophelia [Body]

Output: Breckinridge Ophelia! Pretty solid beer!


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Section 8 Row 44 [Body]

Output: Last year was my first year as being a season ticket holder and I was placed in Section 8 Row 44 which was awesome. Was expecting to be quite high or even really low but really lucked out


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 2 days ago [Title] College football and NFL [Body]

Output: College football and NFL


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Title] So glad! [Body]

Output: I'm so glad that I was able to get season tickets last year. Appears like it happened at the right time with there being a wait list now. I can't wait for September 12th to come!


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The bet [Body]

Output: The bet was by a guy who had said back in October that he'll tattoo Jim Harbaugh's face from his guest appearance on Saved by the Bell if he coaches Michigan since he didn't think that would happen. He even set up a GoFundMe page to cover the costs.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Duke over Kansas [Body]

Output: Duke over Kansas I believe


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Last year [Body]

Output: Last year a friend of mine who was a season ticket holder was offered additional season tickets from the university in the endzone for $455 per seat with a $75 PSD per seat. He offered those to me so now they're unofficially my season tickets. Going forward though I have one of three options. I can continue to have them in his name and just keep paying him each season, I can pay $500 per seat to the university and get them in my name or I can possibly have him drop them and then attempt on my own to do what the OP is doing and gain season tickets that way by paying $150. The only thing with the third option is that we got placed in a pretty decent section/row so I would rather not lose that location. I was very happy with the placement. Decisions decisions......


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Very nice! [Body]

Output: Great start to the day!


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Haven't seen these elsewhere but.... [Body]

Output: Haven't seen these elsewhere but through Adidas you can customize your own shoes, add the Michigan logo and even add stiched writing. I put together a nice maize and blue pair with the logo and added GO BLUE! on them. Turned out nicely.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Ian Bunting [Body]

Output: Does anyone know if Ian Bunting has followed Marrow on Twitter yet?


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Wow! [Body]

Output: Me too! What a coincidence!


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 day ago [Title] No way! [Body]

Output: Who knew?


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Merry New Year! [Body]

Output: Here's to a great 2015 ahead of us!


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I am [Body]

Output: but I always was going to renew my tickets. As I told some friends who had asked me about my tickets, I'm in for the long haul. I always felt a turnaround would happen or a major change would occur but also because I support and love the University of Michigan. I waited for quite some time to get season tickets and hopefully now they'll be in my family to stay.


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

Output: and true. They're insane to let him go but their loss is our gain. I'm glad they were so stupid with this because really if not I don't know that we would ever have Harbaugh as our coach. Have to say that's a pretty funny article.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] We know...we know! [Body]

Output: We know...we know!


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] No just no.... [Body]

Output: No just no! I would much rather win this game. Losing doesn't make sense


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Defense!!! [Body]

Output: Nice hold on defense. Great stop on 4th down.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Go Lions!!!! [Body]

Output: Beat the Packers!!!!


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] In before delete? [Body]

Output: You make no sense man


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Orange pop, sunkist [Body]

Output: I dont drink often, im super lame....


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] loved rodman [Body]

Output: dont know if he deserves his # retired but he was a great piston...


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Cool site [Body]

Output: The day thingy was kinda cheesy but I like the website... Hopefully we can keep this little win streak going... would be nice to have a team in the big dance again


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Top 3, lets get denarded [Body]

Output: I have to start off by saying denard is gonna be the QB next year rushing yards will be down but his passing numbers are going to be crazy... Just my opinion 1) Hopkins- looks like the only pro style RB we got other then Fitz but he cant stay healthy 2) Avery- looked good last year at times.. I agree, he should grow into a solid cover guy 3) Campbell- is gonna be a monster on the Dline.. Hoke is gonna work some magic(i hope)


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] BOO BOO [Body]

Output: Now that is funny... Richardson looks really good, wish those cass tech boys were a little bigger though!!!


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Can you say ANDREW LUCK [Body]

Output: This guy looks sick... If he came here I would say he is gonna have to sit for a few years... I dont see Denard going anywhere anytime soon and to be honest Gardner looks like he could be a stud too... We will see but did you see that guy block... CRAZY


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] We need more size [Body]

Output: hopefully he keeps growing!! Would be nice to get someone over 6'8 who can actually play


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Pipe dream [Body]

Output: Would have been nice to get him... I would be more inclined to say that these storys are mostly made up>>> These guys need something to write about... Just my opinion!!!


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Before you accuse someone of [Body]

Output: Before you accuse someone of racism you might want to read what he wrote. I believe he is saying that Willingham failed because he lacked support because he is black.


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Craps is also easy to learn [Body]

Output: Craps is also easy to learn if you initially concentrate on the pass line bet with odds. After you master that you can move on to other bets. It can be a little intimidating when you first play so try to stand next to a dealer. Normally they are more than willing to help you out.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] I had to laugh when they [Body]

Output: I had to laugh when they seemed surprised that Michigan went no huddle.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Ricky? :) [Body]

Output: Ricky? :)


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] I thought the same thing, I [Body]

Output: I thought the same thing, I would hate to see what happens when Michigan loses.


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] #82: decided schematic [Body]

Output: #82: decided schematic advantage


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] rlew thanks for the reminder. [Body]

Output: rlew thanks for the reminder. Brian and crew thanks for the content.


Input: [Date] 6 years 25 weeks ago [Title] Don't forget... [Body]

Output: MGOBLOG would not exist if it wasn't for Al Gore because he invented the internet!


Input: [Date] 6 years 43 weeks ago [Title] FYI, Shooting coffee out [Body]

Output: FYI, Shooting coffee out of your nose hurts.


Input: [Date] 6 years 44 weeks ago [Title] I heard that he was at a [Body]

Output: I heard that he was at a highschool waterpolo match last year and looked soft. Damn you WLA look what you have done to me.


Input: [Date] 6 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Thanks for the laugh. Are [Body]

Output: Thanks for the laugh. Are your other hobbies stealing candy from babies and shooting fish in barrels?


Input: [Date] 6 years 45 weeks ago [Title] I thought this was about the [Body]

Output: I thought this was about the Wolverines vs. the Badgers.


Input: [Date] 6 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Michigan - N. Carolina [Body]

Output: Crisler was opened up for the Michigan/North Carolina National Championship game. Chris Webber nooooo.......... Up until then it was a lot of fun.


Input: [Date] 6 years 47 weeks ago [Title] "This game was something i [Body]

Output: "This game was something i thought would never happen at michigan." Didn't something way worse happen in the first game last year?


Input: [Date] 6 years 47 weeks ago [Title] That confirms the BTN 1st [Body]

Output: That confirms the BTN 1st game curse.


Input: [Date] 6 years 47 weeks ago [Title] I was referring to the 8x10's [Body]

Output: I was referring to the 8x10's but that salad tossing + punch sounds like a good deal.


Input: [Date] 6 years 47 weeks ago [Title] Yep, wearing out the buttons [Body]

Output: Yep, wearing out the buttons on my remote as well.


Input: [Date] 6 years 47 weeks ago [Title] I don't know about online but [Body]

Output: I don't know about online but it will be on the BTN tomorrow at noon.


Input: [Date] 6 years 47 weeks ago [Title] Any chance of a bulk [Body]

Output: Any chance of a bulk discount?


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Same here. [Body]

Output: Same here.


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Hard to say. [Body]

Output: Hard to say.


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Yes. It looks like he was a [Body]

Output: Yes. It looks like he was a freshman (had to look it up), I forgot about him.


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Two words - Ricky Foggie. [Body]

Output: Two words - Ricky Foggie. One of many mobile quarterbacks that have crushed Michigan's dreams.


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] I remember [Body]

Output: I remember this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdzS9ZfejSg and my drunk friend dancing to "Ring My Bell" on the Burger King ads that they kept playing over and over during the game.


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Is that true or is this when [Body]

Output: Is that true or is this when we start making stuff up so that we sound more credible.


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] I have got to admit you are [Body]

Output: I have got to admit you are right. In fact I think anybody who hasn't played sports should not be allowed to comment because it is obvious they don't get it. Do you think we should draw the line at high school, middle school or neighborhood pickup games?


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Yes it is. I am a little [Body]

Output: Yes it is. I am a little disappointed at the lack of ass slapping this year though.


Input: [Date] 6 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Thanks for clearing that up. [Body]

Output: Thanks for clearing that up. You are very helpful to all the people who haven't played sports!


Input: [Date] 6 years 50 weeks ago [Title] So are saying that [Body]

Output: So are saying that everything we read good or bad should be taken with a grain of salt? Does that change if we have played sports before?


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Commence Flame War [Body]

Output: But as a by-and-large traditionalist, I have to admit I really, really did like the solid blues against Penn State. I thought futzing with the helmet to any degree (matte finish, chrome finish (?), schizophrenic decisions on what color yellow we're using) and whatever we're barfing onto the white jerseys is shameless overkill, but I do think there's something to be said about going monochrome during a night game. Related: I'm also an Eagles fan who would love to see them bring back the kelly greens, and I thought the solid black look against the Giants this past Sunday night was terrific. I think there's something to be gained from the monochrome look if we do it once a year for UTL. The striped numbers were hideous, I'll just put that out there.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Occam's Razor [Body]

Output: Both Hoke and Mattison are at their core DL guys. They know the position inside and out. They don't have that level of nuance and insight for LB / DB position groups. I'm not going to pretend I know the intricacies of the 4-3 over or 4-3 under but on a generally-applicable high level, familiarity can only do so much for a player when and if there are fundamental flaws in what he's doing that aren't being corrected by the coaches. No, I don't have a particular player in mind, and no, I don't know if people are making the same mistake repeatedly on defense. This is just a commentary on Management 101. If Hoke and Mattison don't have the level of insight for the rest of the defense that they do for the D-line, then we're in some sense doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. That we shuffled all of the defensive position coaches in the offseason probably doesn't add much to continuity either.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 4 days ago [Title] solid fit for both [Body]

Output: Considering the Eagles' secondary woes, I think Kovacs could end up contributing somewhat. Anyone who can anchor the two best defenses that Michigan has had in recent memory, I'm certain brings something valuable to the table. Anyone would be better than Cary Williams at this point, good lord.


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] subdued panic [Body]

Output: I can't be the only person sitting at my desk quietly FREAKING OUT about the fact that we keep missing on 2015 commits right? Considering how much turnover we're going to have after this year we need all the help we can get. If I'm completely off base, I would love for someone to slap me and tell me to get my sht together.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] please [Body]

Output: He took an experienced group of players, implemented a fairly new/different scheme, and there wasn't a considerable drop-off in production from RR 2010. Coupled with Mattison's improvements to the D, we won a Sugar Bowl. We've been getting younger each and every year and maybe his stubbornness was his undoing but we actually won a BCS game thanks in no small part to Borges being able to adapt to Denard. We have exactly two BCS wins. Here's to hoping for the future.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] minor details [Body]

Output: Just out of curiosity, no one sees the problem in hiring someone who has never been a coordinator or called plays (e.g., assistants from other "pro-style" schools), when our own head coach doesn't call plays or even wear a headset? No one sees this as problematic?


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] dammit [Body]

Output: i'm at work and now i need to go home and change pants. but well done. this should probably win troll of the week.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] don't forget [Body]

Output: "Stephen M. Ross Michigan Stadium Presented by Kraft Foods, in Association with Buffalo Wild Wings, Domino's, and the Good Folks who Provide the Bernstein Advantage."


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] oh my goodness [Body]

Output: the nightmare scenario would be gawdawful. and to think I was half considering going to South America next year hahaha


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] bball [Body]

Output: if you pick ruining Ohio's season (maybe extrapolating it to their overall winning streak) over Michigan winning a national title of its own, it doesn't change the fact that you are picking spiting someone else over your own alma mater's triumph, a triumph we have accomplished exactly one time in history. So congratulations, if you'd rather #BEATOHIO than win a national title, you're a Spartan in Wolverine clothing. Go burn a couch.


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Title] maybe [Body]

Output: maybe, just maybe, Hoke is actually not a "good" football coach, and maybe he knows nothing about offensive playcalling... so he washes his hands of it every week. he was a defensive lineman in college and that's been his calling ever since. motivation and keeping The Team The Team The Team together is one thing, but knowing how to win games by scoring points is quite another. i'm not saying, i'm just saying.


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] yeah but [Body]

Output: Does Ole MIss's "Best Practices" not address screaming obscenities during fellow classmates' performances?


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] obligatory [Body]

Output: I know he was just given #21, and rightfully so, but can we have a serious discussion as to whether he should or should not be in consideration for the #1 jersey? and why? i don't see what more a guy has to do to be considered for it, in two games, one of which against a very respectable defense, he has put up startling numbers and looks like something out of a video game. unless they're effectively retiring it until they trot it out for george campbell in two years, i think it's become a grail quest at this point.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] cautious optimism... [Body]

Output: I have to believe that we're still "one year away"; the football program is already rolling, and really it got off to an incredible start with the Sugar Bowl win, but with the cupboard mostly empty post-RR and the amount of incredibly talented (albeit young) depth, I think the real dividends will start to be paid next year. Of course, I've been wrong before. I'm predicting 9 or 10 wins, just because of the sheer amount of questions on defense. But here's to unmitigated hope and irrational confidence!!!! Hail


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

Output: i'd be willing to bet that half the people lamenting how these young'ns aren't going to games anymore would be guilty of much of the same were they on campus now. It's a different era (full disclosure, I graduated in 2011). We play the defending national champion in Dallas (read: NOWHERE NEAR CAMPUS), serve [poop] on a plate with games against middling MAC and/or FCS schools, and students are supposed to be happy with the fact that they get to pay $25 a pop for that (and that's before the $4 water bottles and other exorbitant concessions)? How many of you would shell out $200+ for season tickets when the home slate consists of App State, Miami (NTM), Utah, Minnesota, Penn State, Indiana and Maryland? How many of you paid $200 total for FOUR seasons of football?


Input: [Date] 1 year 52 weeks ago [Title] you know... [Body]

Output: i mean, it is still a "kneeling pad". Keep a few near the bathroom at Rick's, I'm sure people will come up with a decent use for them.


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 days ago [Title] so... [Body]

Output: are we betting it's on or off? The Googles isn't helping me clarify whatsoever


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Party last night [Body]

Output: So after the draft, Trey's marketing team and my friend's dad's company put on a private event in NYC for Trey's family and friends, and I and a bunch of friends got invites also. Bleacher Report showed up to make a video of Trey walking in and celebrating, the whole thing was really well put together, and it was an amazing time. He seemed pretty overwhelmed and exhausted by the time he showed up (about 1:30 am eastern time) but he was smiling and laughing the entire time. Can't say enough about him and what he's done for our program, and I can only wish him the best of luck going forward. Considering Utah was an above-.500 team last year and just missed the playoffs, mostly because they were lacking a solid option at PG, I think it's a great situation for him. And, naturally, being a Knicks fan, I was bouncing off the walls when we drafted THJ. Forever Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] solid [Body]

Output: can't think of a better description for him... and i'm probably gonna have to buy his jersey now.


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] terrific! [Body]

Output: as an Eagles fan this is amazing. Somewhat surprising he's never been to a Michigan game before, but I'm betting his dad was feeding him the Kool-Aid from birth


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] Summer vacation? You [Body]

Output: Summer vacation? You youngsters and your colloquialisms. Haven't heard that phrase since Rich Rodriguez was strolling the sidelines and weird stuffed animals were rubbing their junk on our linebackers! The best I get is a weekend here or there to leave NYC and get out to the Hamptons. That's about it.


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] such a shame [Body]

Output: he played the hell out of Tony Soprano... arguably the best, and certainly most recognizable, tv character of his generation. i don't know too many people who didn't watch the show. he was great in just about everything he took on. taken way, way too young.


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Title] I dunno [Body]

Output: I don't see us landing an RB this class, and I think if we manage to pull Hand and McDowell (or God willing both) and Westphal that might round out the class. It's a relatively weak year for running backs and we have a ton of depth, even after Fitz graduates, and the 2015 RB class is looking much stronger. We might be able to land Winovich too, which would certainly be welcome, but considering the numbers crunch for this class I think once we get to 14 or 15 they might pump the brakes a bit.


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Props to Keyshawn [Body]

Output: Apparently his daughter was in the car with him, so he drove her home and then went Casa Bieber to chew him out. Full story from Yahoo here, this is now the third time I've read it and it gets better with each read. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/keyshawn-johnson-chased-justin-bieber-down-scold-him-155114083.html


Input: [Date] 2 years 11 weeks ago [Title] but his rap career... [Body]

Output: This would be a great time to still have Jack Kennedy on campus.


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Title] nice [Body]

Output: MO RECEIVERS MO WAYS (to score) had to.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] statistics, people [Body]

Output: You can't draw any conclusions about "bandwagoners" or how "many" fans each remaining school has... look at the metrics. It's merely how many Facebook Likes a given school has in a particular county. If one 10th grader in the middle of East Nowheresville, Montana, is the only person in a county of 2,000 people who happened to Like (capitalized) Michigan, and no one in that county Likes Syracuse, Wichita State, or Louvull, then by Facebook's metrics that county is rooting for Michigan . When you put it in context, it's not that surprising, considering that Michigan is easily the most famous school (on a national level) of the remaining four. You can extrapolate that idea across the rest of the nation, particularly in states where Michigan has sizable alumni communities (like California, NYC, and Philadelphia); also, considering the scope and breadth of the NCAA tournament, you have to figure that on a regional level, most of the counties that are technically "rooting" for Michigan were probably pulling for a more local team that has since been eliminated... which would explain California, since UCLA and Cal are both out; Florida, because of Miami and UF (the three people rooting for FGCU before they beat Georgetown are PROBABLY insignificant); Arizona; and so on. Still, it's comforting to know that people Like us?


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] also my first Final Four! [Body]

Output: FWIW, I wouldn't risk scalping in Atlanta/around the stadium. My current roommate and long-time friend is an Emory grad and said that throughout college, he and several of his friends would try to scalp tickets to any number of events (concerts, SEC Championships, Falcons games, Hawks games, etc.) and he ballparked it around 75% of the time the tickets were photocopied or just outright fake, and most people ended up getting swindled. That being said, the ball's been rolling for us, so maybe let it ride? I got my tickets on Razor Gator, pretty high up but about market price all things considered. And we're road tripping from NYC.


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Title] silver linings? [Body]

Output: all things considered, I think it says a lot that the rest of the team stepped up when Trey was shooting worse than awful from the floor. The entire first half, McGary looked like he was born to play in the tournament, and Tim shot the lights out


Input: [Date] 2 years 22 weeks ago [Title] scotch [Body]

Output: Johnnie Walker with a single ice cube. It's not helping


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I'd feel worse for him [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Yeah, I dunno, I'd probably [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] The occurance of disasters is [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 4 days ago [Title] This point tends to get [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 4 days ago [Title] So in otherwords: you like [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Head injury vs. joint injury [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 4 days ago [Title] It's interesting to see this [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Honest, straight-faced answer: I would give zero [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Me directly answering your question does not [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] With respect go the question of whether anyone [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] The 'certain definition of value' I referenced is [Body]

Output: The 'certain definition of value' I referenced is the one that you presuppose: the one that centers entirely on the guy running the site. A piece of recruiting info also carries value for (at least some) of the people who absorb it, whether or not they pay. It also carries some (possibly negative) value for the players/coaches/families from which it was extracted.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Under a certain definition of 'value', yes.Also, [Body]

Output: Under a certain definition of 'value', yes. Also, I'm not entirely convinced by my own argument, but I'm much less convinced by your fact/opinion distinction, either with respect to its logical structure or its application to statements about what recruits will do.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I dunno, man. I have a really hard time swallowing [Body]

Output: I dunno, man. I have a really hard time swallowing the notion of statements of fact about the world as property. Whatever the legal framework, items of prose seem to me to be qualitatively different from kernels of knowledge, and it seems to me that the latter can't properly 'belong' to anybody. Granted, there's a collective action problem here; if everybody gets info for free, then nobody gets paid to collect it, and everybody gets less recruiting bits. But I feel confident in saying that the socially optimal level of recruit pestering is way lower than what goes on now.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I could be mistaken, but my [Body]

Output: I could be mistaken, but my impression of the twitterverse is that you could find a cure for cancer, and you'd still get a dozen people telling you that you're a vagina that rhymes with "punt". Which is not to say that York hasn't earned some vitriol.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Whatever. Facebook is rightly [Body]

Output: Whatever. Facebook is rightly horrified at Swift's suggestion: http://literallyunbelievable.org/


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Before or after the game? [Body]

Output: Before or after the game?


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] The success of autodidacts [Body]

Output: The success of autodidacts doesn't mean that schools are useless. And I think we may have to agree to disagree on the interpretation of my experience; in my view, there is vanishingly little danger here, and the use of (very modest) university resources to encourage students to be less shitty than I was at times in undergrad seems reasonable.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] So if I'm Roma, and I'm kind [Body]

Output: So if I'm Roma, and I'm kind of bummed out that my ethnic identity is used as a shorthand for fucking people over (an association that has been used as a pretext for my ancestors' systematic extermination at various points in history), I should realize that I'm part of the problem. Got it.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] The thing with a simple "be [Body]

Output: The thing with a simple "be considerate" message is that many people (and I would place my 20-year-old self firmly in this camp) have no idea that some of the things they're saying actually are deeply incosiderate. I would regularly call things retarded, and I would regularly admonish my friends to not be such fags when they wouldn't want to go out in the cold and such. I don't do this anymore, not because I'm such a better person now, but because I realize now that I was being demeaning and shitty.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Self-control vs. understanding of context [Body]

Output: In requesting that people not say certain things because other people find them hurtful and demeaning, the university isn't providing a nudge to exercise self-control so much as it's letting people know that some of those things actually are hurtful and demeaning to others. I used to say a lot of things in friendly conversation that I now consider socially unacceptable and, with the exception of the occcasional slip up, rarely use. It's not because I'm so much more in possession of myself, but because I now realize in ways that I didn't before that I was kind of being an asshole.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] Free thought [Body]

Output: There is an enormous gap between 1) censoring ideas, and 2) requesting that people be civil to each other. The notion that my ability to formulate and openly argue for ideas is somehow compromised because Big Brother has asked that I not call anyone a fag is...not particularly compelling.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] An onerous task: don't be an asshole [Body]

Output: Belle Waring: "98% of what people angrily claim is “Political Correctness” is just manners. Politeness. If something I were saying at a dinner party offended another guest and my host explained why, I would stop saying that thing, in all likelihood. I myself used to call things “retarded” all the time when I was a kid, and I carried it into adulthood, and then people on the internet made it clear that they found this hurtful and demeaning, so I stopped. I explained to my children, I have a left-over bad habit in that I will occasionally call something retarded and it’s not an appropriate thing to say; will you please correct me when I do it? Thinking about what I wanted my children to say helped me here. Likewise, although I don’t know that I said anything particularly unpleasant about it ever, I was comparatively ignorant about issues facing trans people until some years back. Does this make me angry because the word “cisgender” exists now? No, because I’m not an asshole."


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I'd actually disagree about [Body]

Output: I'd actually disagree about Westwood village being awesome. It's kind of like a scaled-up South U, except with more douchebags in Maseratis and 50-year-olds with plastic faces. Other things of note: CTools is a lot better than UCLA's course computing website, and people get ticketed for jaywalking on campus all the time, which totally sucks. Let the negative recruiting commence!


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Another thing to not click on [Body]

Output: Burt and Ernie did MOP's Ante Up:


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] As a current UCLA grad [Body]

Output: As a current UCLA grad student, that is absolutely true. I went to the Oregon game this year, and most of the stadium seemed to not completely realize that a football game was happening. The campus in general seems pretty detached from football. That said, the university is not without amenities...


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Statistics [Body]

Output: Article is paywalled, but you can get the gist from the abstract: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pam.20287/abstract Auto insurance 'redlining' is an empirically verifiable thing. To your initial point: this isn't to say that insurance companies are extracting excess profits from people in affected neighborhoods. But it does demonstrate that a lot of (potential) drivers take a huge hit on premiums through no fault of their own.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] This raises an interesting [Body]

Output: This raises an interesting point over what counts as "political". I'm assuming that you're objecting to the comments on race and racism because they cross the no-politics line. But I'd argue that discussing the stability of Grosse Pointe's elite status without acknowledging that the form of segregation from which it draws its status represents one of the biggest moral failings of 20th Century America is, at the very least, a tad political.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Let's not drag Harbaugh into [Body]

Output: Let's not drag Harbaugh into this.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] The point is that "grown men", as used in the [Body]

Output: The point is that "grown men", as used in the initial comment, refers to the stage of life development at which dudes are likely to be not so into being led around on a string. Yes, 22yos are often asked to bear tremendous military burdens, and we should all solemnly introduce this point in as many threads as possible. But the relevant sense of "grown men" has a lot more to do with not getting care packages from mom, making solo trips to Bed, Bath and Beyond, etc.


Input: [Date] 1 week 13 hours ago [Body] I've had a couple of classes with the guy, and I can say he's 100% the kind of guy you want to root for. Really kind, polite, smart, and responsible. Makes an effort to introduce himself to everyone and contribute in class, and takes things more seriously than most non-athletes I've seen. And not in a "good by athlete standards" way either, he would have no problem being a top student without the scholarship. Anyway figured I would share since a lot of times what you see of these guys on TV isn't really how they act in person. Jehu's a great dude. [Title]

Output: I've had a couple of classes


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] Hasn't happened to me in years, I promise! [Title]

Output: Double post


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] Always thought he was immensely talented as a returner, even though our awful special teams never let him truly show it. He'll light it up in D2 and I wouldn't be surprised to still see him try out for an NFL team when he graduates. Best of luck to the guy [Title]

Output: Always thought he was


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I'm really into role playing games, and I spend a lot of time playing and prepping games, which includes a lot of creative writing. I was raised on D&D but recently have gotten really into Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. I'd be curious to know if there's anyone else into RPGs on this board, you would think not but you never know. Other than that I work out a lot, and alternate between being into different activities like running, boxing, etc. Those figures look great, by the way. That's another hobby I want to pick up, once I have the money. [Title]

Output: I'm really into role playing


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 6 days ago [Body] There's correcting poor grammar, and then there's that.... [Title]

Output: There's correcting poor


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 6 days ago [Body] hissssss [Title]

Output: booooooo


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 hours ago [Body] Can't even blame them, to be honest... [Title]

Output: Lol


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Working on some Oberon right now, also just got some Goose Island 312 and finally found a place that sold a München Helles import (Campus Corner, believe it or not...). Good stuff. [Title]

Output: Working on some Oberon right


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 51 min ago [Body] Everybody saying he couldn't have contributed on returns because of his poor stats in the past don't understand just how bad our blocking has been on returns the past few years. Kid was elusive as hell, and with better blocking (read: any blocking) I think his stats would be a whole lot different. That all seems to be a moot point if he was dismissed, though. [Title]

Output: Everybody saying he couldn't


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Good lord. Have the refs supply the game balls if it's that big of a fucking deal. Not that that will happen of course, because the NFL doesn't care about the actual rules as much as they do pandering to public opinion. Good grief... [Title]

Output: Good lord. Have the refs


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Went to California once, in-n-out was hyped more than anything else on that trip and quite frankly it was only "meh." Five Guys is the shit. [Title]

Output: Went to California once,


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

Output: Something something hotcakes


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Congrats. [Title]

Output: Cool dude.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Those maize and blue chairs in the third photo look quite uncomfortable. [Title]

Output: My thoughts?


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Hmmm.... if only there was a way to express said agreement without going through the trouble of writing a comment... some sort of "upward tally" perhaps. No no, that could never work. (I kid, I kid) [Title]

Output: Hmmm.... if only there was a


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] One big difference to my understanding: In rugby, you can give up an extra yard or two without any major consequences. As such, players are much less likely to go for the head-first "big hit" that stops the ballcarrier in his tracks. In football, an extra yard or two can make all the difference, and players are taught to tackle as such. Not to mention that rugby has its own major concussion issue going on right now. I wouldn't exactly look to that sport to model after. [Title]

Output: One big difference to my


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Good lord. I cannot for the life of me understand why people are so emotionally invested in talking politics on a sports blog. I agree that that post shouldn't have been locked - it should have been deleted. Yeah Harbaugh was tangentially involved in the whole thing - that doesn't make it an appropriate subject for a sports blog. If Harbaugh told people to go out and vote, should we have some huge discussion on the relative merits of the presidential candidates? Hell, this is a UofM sports blog, and UofM is a public university (i.e. part of the state of Michigan), maybe we should have a "Thoughts on Governer Snyder" post stickied on the MGoBoard? The first post about his tweet was toeing the line as is. This past post pretty clearly past it in my opinion. The No Politics rule is a damn good one, as evidenced by what happens in every single goddamn political post on this blog. If you want to talk politics, you can very easily go elsewhere to do so. [Title]

Output: Good lord. I cannot for the


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 hours ago [Body] Did you... did you read the post? [Title]

Output: Did you... did you read the


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Body] It's an amazing album. GKMC was, for me at least, one of the all-time greats, and I wouldn't quite say the same thing about Butterfly (yet anyway). But it's still amazing. "u" had me in tears. Hearing Pac on the outro made my jaw drop. I'm just gonna repost my reddit comment on the subject: It really is an immensely dense album. Unlike GKMC it doesn't really have one unifying theme, but many - black culture, self esteem, the "pimping" of rap artists and black culture generally by America.... If I had one bone to pick it would be that the meaning is so convoluted at times that it doesn't always land as well as I feel it should. There are some songs like u (Kendrick's best in my opinion) and Blacker the Berry that are just so raw and emotional, they're incredible. But there are others on the album that left me somewhat underwhelmed, if only because they were so difficult to decipher. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - having more to digest can be good too - but it does detract from the overall feel at times and for me it's the difference between a 9/10 and a 10/10. [Title]

Output: It's an amazing album. GKMC


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Body] If that album made you feel on top of the world you weren't listening very closely. No offense.... Outside of "i" the bulk of the album is depressing or at the very least darkly political. [Title]

Output: If that album made you feel


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] I like to think I had a big role in that one :D [Title]

Output: I like to think I had a big


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Much as I really want to say "go for it, have fun"... if it were me, I would definitely feel out of place. The student section is full of rowdy 18-22 year olds, and as a student myself I can't say I see many adults there. If you can just own it and have fun in that sort of environment then absolutely go for it, but if you have hangups about standing all game and getting some weird looks from drunk students, those are probably legitimate hangups. Just my $.02 [Title]

Output: Much as I really want to say


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Body] 3:05 was nice too. He looked good in this video, it's nice to see that he still has that great arm he came in with, despite how bad he looked the past two years. I still think his biggest challenges are going to be decision making and consistency in his throws, which we obviously can't glean from a video like this. Still, he looked good. [Title]

Output: 3:05 was nice too. He looked


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 16 hours ago [Body] Kicked off isn't the same as having their charter pulled, which is done by their national fraternity and not UM. To answer your question though, they have not gotten back on campus yet (though they tried and failed this year). [Title]

Output: Kicked off isn't the same as


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Sure, if Calvin Johnson was a great but not game-changing WR and Reggie Wayne was a 24 year old all star... [Title]

Output: Sure, if Calvin Johnson was


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Body] KG's reaction makes it awesome, staged or no. Edit: Is there an echo in here? [Title]

Output: KG's reaction makes it


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Fair enough and like I said I agree with all of you. Just figured I'd share since it's relevant. [Title]

Output: Fair enough and like I said I


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I heard from a sorority member affected that they did basically the same amount of damage last year that they did this year but were never kicked out or reprimanded, and the going theory is that Treetops only invited them back so that they could kick them out and sue them later. I'm 100% of the belief that this was ridiculously immature behavior and those involved deserve whatever punishment they have coming... but I do believe at this point that Treetops (which is going through a bankruptcy) is just trying to make a buck off of them. [Title]

Output: I heard from a sorority


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Nope, try again. http://www.mgoblue.com/collegesportslive/?media=489841 [Title]

Output: Nope, try


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Name: Nunya Business Affiliation with UM: Born and raised in Ann Arbor, current undergrad at UM. Dad, mom, and grandfather all went to Michigan. Dad and grandfather both taught at Michigan. Claim to Fame: Had the same middle school gym teacher as Jim Harbaugh (Mr Lily at Tappan!) Friend Who Needs To Stop Snooping On My Account: Eli [Title]

Output: Name: Nunya


Input: [Date] 2 hours 34 min ago [Title] I am too [Body]

Output: But many people, such as myself, think the biggest question on this team is "playmakers" in the offensive side so I am very much for JP playing some offense.


Input: [Date] 5 hours 50 min ago [Title] I'd be a lot richer if that occured [Body]

Output: I was in Vegas a few weeks ago and found a downtown casino that had Michigan at 80-1 odds to win the NC. Put 10 bucks down to win 800.. They were 30-1 odds on the strip.


Input: [Date] 1 day 18 hours ago [Title] lol [Body]

Output: Sorry dude but that was pretty funny you thought he didn't get in. I bet he gets Close to 100% of the votes like Randy Johnson did.


Input: [Date] 2 days 16 hours ago [Title] Yes [Body]

Output: He got into it with The Huge a few months back. Huge is kind of a tool but Moss started poking fun of Bill's kids which I thought was way out of line.


Input: [Date] 2 days 22 hours ago [Title] Dining hall job [Body]

Output: Although part time , it was the worse and I only lasted like 7 weeks before I quit


Input: [Date] 3 days 20 hours ago [Title] update [Body]

Output: HERD gone for good http://scores.espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/13314040/colin-cowherd-no-long...


Input: [Date] 3 days 23 hours ago [Title] Yeah [Body]

Output: Ludington is still pretty big. Love that it's on the beach and you can booze will watching games.


Input: [Date] 4 days 3 hours ago [Title] Fwiw [Body]

Output: Drake Harris was at the Ludington Macker a few weeks back. Talked to one of his friends and he said Drake is feeling 100% healthy.


Input: [Date] 4 days 3 hours ago [Title] Haha [Body]

Output: He blocked me within seconds too last December. I've kind of grown to not dislike him though since despite coming across like a slime ball


Input: [Date] 4 days 15 hours ago [Title] (Insert mgoblogger hating Herd comment here) [Body]

Output: x200


Input: [Date] 4 days 20 hours ago [Title] Mine [Body]

Output: 1. Michigan football 2. Detroit Tigers 3. Michigan Basketball 4. Detroit Pistons 5. Detroit Lions 6. Detroit Red Wings 7. Atlanta Braves 8. Calvin College basketball I root for the Lions, but just never will get invested into the Lions even if they were to start going deep into playoffs.


Input: [Date] 5 days 1 hour ago [Title] Yeah [Body]

Output: It's just the city of Muskegon itself, not including the beaches, and when comparing to other beach towns is kind of "blah" so I also would agree with what your friends told you assuming they meant that .


Input: [Date] 5 days 5 hours ago [Title] Muskegon has some nice beaches , though [Body]

Output: Hoffmaster State Park is family friendly and a solid beach. Nice dune to climb too. Wippie Dip is a nice stop for ice cream near by after a day at the beach.


Input: [Date] 6 days 32 min ago [Title] Umm... [Body]

Output: You started the "name-calling" by calling me a baby. This arguement is stupid and you're just trolling. Get a life.


Input: [Date] 6 days 57 min ago [Title] Really? So you weren't bummed out? [Body]

Output: Of all the personal attacks on players on could have, saying someone was bummed on a 5-7 record set you have with some snarky response like that? You're a douche.


Input: [Date] 6 days 1 hour ago [Title] You know what bummed me out? [Body]

Output: Going 5-7 last year and getting manhandled by all 3 rivals and also teams like Maryland and Minnesota.


Input: [Date] 6 days 18 hours ago [Title] I am a big fan of Old Chicago in GR [Body]

Output: I've always experienced good food and good service so not sure what the problems some other Mgobloggers had there. Also a giant menu with a ton of options. Not quite Uccellos level but usually Less busy.


Input: [Date] 6 days 18 hours ago [Title] I have [Body]

Output: It's definitely worth a read if you're a fan of JUB like I am. It also rips on Dave Brandon a ton which is great.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 hours ago [Title] Veep I think [Body]

Output: Is easily the best comedy on tv now


Input: [Date] 1 week 14 hours ago [Title] Hahaha [Body]

Output: That was an enjoyable read for Some Reason.


Input: [Date] 1 week 14 hours ago [Title] I am watching it [Body]

Output: And I thought last episode was great and it has still been a solid season so far. Getting pretty tired of people constantly trying to compare it to last season. Yeah I agree last season was better but so the fuck what ? I think people just like to bitch for the sake of bitching. There is plenty of good tv currently on besides GOT.


Input: [Date] 1 week 15 hours ago [Title] Shit I thought of another low moment [Body]

Output: I remember I for some Reason thought it'd be Smart to go to the bars after the 2011 MSU UM game (live in Grand Rapids). I usually never fight but I remember getting thrown out of MoJos for getting into it with a few sparties. Punches were almost thrown outside the bar with us but luckily my Friends convinced me to just get in a can and call it a night. I was nearly blackout drunk so i was Probably acting like a fool


Input: [Date] 1 week 16 hours ago [Title] One more real low moment [Body]

Output: I remember I was so pissed about choking the 2005 OSU game that I went on the Ohio St ESPN board and auto spammed it for 24 straight hours (I knew a glitch to do this and not have to be by my keyboard) from my college dorm room. I remember I got my whole college campus IP banned from the ESPN boards for a couple years because of that.


Input: [Date] 1 week 16 hours ago [Title] 2013 OSU game [Body]

Output: When we missed the 2 point conservation , I yelled a loud F Bomb in front of my Grandpa who is a pastor


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] I would add 1996 OSU to that game [Body]

Output: Not the Most exciting but one of the biggest upsets we've had on the road in decades . I would also add 2005 MSU into the mix . The one on Spartan Stadium where Stanton was suppose to crush a struggling Michigan team and we pulled it out in OT


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] This is unfortunately true [Body]

Output: We can't say anything until we actually start beating them for a change


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] Barry Sanders [Body]

Output: I have heard story after story was a friendly and kind guy Barry Sanders is in real life and it saddens me when people say "fuck em"


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] Ahh my bad, you're right [Body]

Output: I usually remember things like that well, but I must have just had a shitty day as a whole then even though the Tigers won.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Fuck that night [Body]

Output: Same night Tigers lost to the Red Sox as well in the ALCS. Awful night.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] No actually [Body]

Output: That was 1974. This was the 10 to 10 tie game of 73


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] OK, my count was off. I will admit I didn't know what to do with the 3 ties no loss season. But Michigan stil has half as many 2 or fewer loss seasons than Ohio State. In fact, OSU has 8 one or fewer loss seasons (or 7 if you take out Tressle's vacated season) while Michigan has 2. My point was simply that OSU found a way to win a couple of more games pretty consistently over this period. Is it some definitive statistic? No. But significantly more 1 or no loss seasons means more great seasons and it feels like Michigan just hasn't been able to consistently accomplish that. [Title]

Output: point still stands


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] (if it ever does- yes, that is depressing). Mchigan has a history at this point of losing three games or more. Since 1990 Michigan has had seasons with two or fewer loses four times. Ohio State has done it 13 times! With three or four undefeated regular seasons and a national title game. Michigan has one undefeated season and a shared title. Michigan State has won 11 games three out of four years. This is what worries me about Michigan football. We need to get out of that rut (3-5 losses) before worrying about being a national contender. But as Brian notes above, competing for Big Ten titles more than likely means a national contender in the East. [Title]

Output: I wonder when the leap occurs


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Thanks for the lunchtime entertainment. I have to laugh about college football or I might remember what happened this season and start crying. [Title]

Output: I chuckled outl oud more than once


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] means a long road to be able to post. Man, can't believe I have been reading this blog for over five years and can't manage more than 17 points ... [Title]

Output: Long time lurker without much commenting


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Ever thought about breaking this up into segments and posting one a day? Easier to listen to and more pageviews for the advertisers ... [Title]

Output: Just a thought


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] I am totally with Brian on the emotions of this game. If we beat Penn State, Iowa and maybe Nebraska this game feels different. A great game after that season is both inexplicable and maddening. Winning was the only way that game felt good, IMO. But the even bigger picture is what really makes me depressed and even angry. Michigan has not won a truly big game or pulled the massive upset outside of Notre Dame in a decade or more. How many close games has Ohio State won? How many times have they upset us or pulled the big road win? The 11w writer was right about this game: stealing wins on the road is huge and we just don't manage to pull it off while OSU has. Living in Columbus makes this a nightmare for me as I have to have it thrown in my face practically every single day. But the record speaks for itself. In that context this was an opportunity of a lifetime and we blew it. Was it exciting and incredible while it lasted? Yes, but at the end of the day it is just another loss in a long series of losses. Two wins in thirteen tries! On top of that, since 1990 Michigan has had seasons with two or fewer loses four times. Ohio State has done it 13 times! With three or four undefeated regular seasons and a national title game. Michigan has one undefeated season and a shared title. John Cooper couldn't beat Michigan but he beat everyone else with some regularity. Tressel and Meyer had added beating Michigan to that recipe. If this does not depress you I don't know what to say. Does that mean I have no hope for the future? No, I think the young talent on this team has a great deal of potential but you have to be naive to believe that Michigan is going to be an elite team without some consistent proof on the field. They have been a 3-5 loss team with the occasional two loss team thrown in since the early 90s. [Title]

Output: The past has a huge impact on my reaction


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Body] I don't agree with the call to go for it. At home I say you play for OT when anything can happen instead of risking everything on one play. But I understand why Hoke did it and wished we would have pulled off the upset of the ages. To come so close and lose is a bitter pill. What is so frustrating is that it seems for the last ten years, Ohio State finds ways to win games like this and we find ways to lose. They win ugly, When was the last time Michigan actually pulled off the big upset? Feels like forever. [Title]

Output: Great game, still sucks


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] I get the anger I really do. It has been maddening to watch this offense implode and become a laughing stock incapable of winning a game that is practically handed to them (Iowa, Penn State) or get manhanled and not respond (MSU, Nebraska). The defense has played their hearts out even as they eventually give up the game late. But this nuke the coaches from orbit and start over mindset is more madness. Continuity in coaching and players is critical in football. An offense has to become second nature, players have to gel, repition breeds success, etc. i am not syaing Borges is the answer on offense or I would be upset if we brought in someone new but we can't clean house. Just a few plays and a few games can change a seson very easily. Especially when you are talking sophmores in college. This year we just haven't found a way to make those plays. Missed field goals against Penn State ruined a nice second half. Today a number of dropped passes killed drives and momentum (Funchess in particular). Things just are not clicking. Everybody is talking about how Michigan State is in better shape than we are but have you forgotten last year? They lost a bunch of close games. Andin 2009 they lost 7 games. They have built a tought defense and found their offense. They used to have a reputation of not being able to win close games but this year they have been solid. Yes, the offense looks lost but an inability to block, a lack of identity and critical dropped passes will do that to you. There is no silver bullet that will magically make this team a contender. It will take time and development. Firing Hoke and starting over would be a disaster. We need to make some changes but wholesale change because the season went south is not the answer. [Title]

Output: I get the anger but


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] Um, yeah, bit of an understatement, no? Given past performance, etc. Perhaps it is ridiculous optimism but it has felt like Michigan is often just a few plays short of getting on track but just can't seem to make those plays. A dropped pass, a bad read of inaccurate pass, a missed assignment, not holding a block for half a minute longer, all these things keep the team from getting first downs or splash plays and destroys an rhythm. I wonder if the win last week and the success in OT could carry over and we could see some actually real live offense. Another ugly performance heading into The Game would be so depressing. [Title]

Output: "you'll all likely be angry at several points on Saturday"


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] I was looking for something along these lines. Less Argh, Borges an idiot and more here is something we could do that is not a huge change but would work marginally better and that could add up to an offense that moves the ball more consistently. I agree that this spread them out more as a way to back off the pressure could work. I remember when on one of the Steelers Super Bowl runs they couldn't run the ball until they had success with passing early on. Against both the Colts and Broncos they came out passing more agressively against stacked fronts and then were able to go to more ball control offense with a lead and the defense backed off. The Steelers have never had a great offensive line but try to find ways to make it work and hope the line can gel at some point. Obviously, Gardner isn't neccesarily Ben Roethlisberger but since I am a fan of both teams the similarities struck me. [Title]

Output: Thanks, useful


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] That's a clown question, bro ... [but I will admit it has crossed my mind a time or two ...] [Title]

Output: "why are you the dumbest dumbass in the history of dumbasses?"