Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] When most of the games were [Body]

Output: When most of the games were at noon, and a few were still at 1? Hell no. I was a nice drunk like the rest of college students, but even I respected the "wait until you don't taste your toothpaste anymore before you have a beer" rule of morning drinking, and by the time the day was day enough to start imbibing you almost had time to finish two drinks before walking down to the stadium. The flasks (or in my case a bottle of coke that was 75% not coke) were the only way to get a buzz unless you were a truly committed drinker, and to be honest, we are all still University of Michigan students.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] It wasn't from 9/11. I think [Body]

Output: It wasn't from 9/11. I think 2004 they banned them. I remember a bunch of people sent in complaints (damn these people I thought at the time) after the 2003 Ohio State game. This one flag was pretty high up near the 35 yard line and was on a very long pole. I don't know why that game brought complaints--maybe the wind was up so the pole was being held lower than usual.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Toilet PaperGetting on TV [Body]

Output: Toilet Paper Getting on TV was still a relatively new experience, and affecting what so many people were watching was kind of a thrilling thing. You'd see the rolls of toilet paper flying down after the first touchdown of the game and think to your young self "wow it would be so cool to be the guy who threw the toilet paper roll." It really did look festive, like instant confetti or ticker tape. Anyway they stopped when I was 8 or 9 so I never got to throw a roll of TP. Marshmallows I was definitely around for this tradition. It was 99% college students being inebriated (sneaking alcohol or a joint into the stadium was pretty easy pre-9/11) and wanting to throw something harmless. A lot of the mallows went at other students--friends sitting a few rows down and a section over, or a group of girls you walked in with. But there was a mini-game of trying to disrupt the TV crews and the opposing band with them. You tried to aim it so your mallow would pass as close to in front of the camera as possible to screw up their shot, or once they started to bring clear plastic shields, you tried to thunk it off the shield or lob it over. Also by the late '90s the TV crews had these big sound-catching clear plastic radar/dome things, which were as tempting as an opponent's sousaphone. I don't recall there being any real point to the marshmallows. Just a bit of goofy gameday atmosphere.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] This is why Bo is so revered [Body]

Output: He knew the time to go, had a good succession plan in place that had qualified coaches and established a program identity / core values and never distracted from The Team. This is why I will always talk about Bo in only the most reverential terms, and most younger Michigan fans today will not understand why Bo was held this way "since he, you know, never won a national title".


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] But hey! [Body]

Output: That's when population control will oh so hip, and you'll have to get a license to have children, but then you'll also probably have to prove you're genetically worthy to have kids. SO don't worry, all the less qualified folks will just be bred out so that only the truly worthy people will be able to propagate. And then since there'll be less people, think of the less resources we'll use, so then we can arrest global warming, and we won't ever have to leave our house because the Googazonber.com corporation will bring me everything I need via robot drone and I won't have to deal with *people*, 'cause I mean who likes waiting in line with smelly people, or people that don't have the exact same opinion I do on everything from morality to dress to hair style to.... The dismissive attitude so many people have nowadays toward the erosion of personal freedom and individual responsibility is really scary, all under the name of progress/safety/ease of life. Life is hard, life has tragedy,but through all that there's great pride and personal fulfillment available by overcoming these things.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] You mean like Demolition Man? [Body]

Output: I'm growing more convinced I'm going to end up like Dennis Leary's character, eating rat cheeseburgers and purposefully maintaining a '79 El Camino in an underground cabal.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Everybody laughs at the line [Body]

Output: but Judge Smails had it right, "The world needs ditch diggers too" I know no politics, but I thought this was a point that Charles Krauthammer brought out on a Fox News show about 6-8 months that really stuck with me, basically a lot of our political elite talk about "new economies" and getting more "green jobs" like computer programmers at google and what not.. but not everybody is capable of the high tech jobs or working finance at Goldman Sachs. That's not denegrating their work or value- you can have respect and pride in a manual labor job. That's what made the auto industry great IMO, sure it was tough manual labor on the line and it didn't take a lot of "skill" to turn a wrench, but you were building something and took pride in the end product. Culturally, we have over time de-valued the worth and "pride of ownership" in labor intensive fields, but there's value and moral good-i-tude in keeping productive and working hard. That translates into a society that then can overcome the really big challenges like financial hardship and wars and such. Unfortunately, you build in a mentality that everything's hard and we need automation to do some aspect of everything in our life, and then what? How does the human respond? I'm not saying we need to go back to a 1940's level of industrial technology, but the constant drive to automate everything is I think robbing humanity of some key maturation and resiliency aspects,and almost creating a permanent underclass of drones. But of course, automated cars theoretically can save lives, so "won't someone think about the CHILDREN???"


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] I badgered the MGoBlog staff [Body]

Output: a couple years ago and managed to get a 'Space Bitches Space" in 24 month size. It is on kid #2 and will be saved for kid #3. We also sport the toddler sized Worst State Ever shirt and Cue the Muppets shirt. Works for both boys and girls.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Two items [Body]

Output: 1) M-den has onesies for boys that are light blue and have a silk screened maize n blue tie with a block M on it. Got it for my son and avoided having to dress him in crappy Baby Gap formal wear for months when we'd go to church or a party or something. 2) A kids M book. You're going to be reading to him at night for a long time, and while the writing style of Jim Brandstatter is good to put dad to sleep, not so much for baby moving into toddler. I always liked the "Michigan 101" board book at M-Den and other places on campus. It's got pages dedicated to different things abotu campus (including a page on the sports teams) and then the back two pages are the complete words (include preambles) to both The Victors and Maize and Blue. Great lullabys even if you suck at singing. And you'll sing, trust me.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Add'l aspect to Weather Channel's downturn [Body]

Output: When they got into their spat with Direct TV, DirecTV went out and put "Weather Nation" on their network instead. Very no-frills weather forecasting and conditions channel and no superfluous / politically themed programming like Weather Channel was venturing into. When Weather Channel finally made their peace with DirecTV, Weather Nation had gained enough market share that people simply didn't worry about watching Weather Channel anymore. I know in our house, our smartphones are source #1 for weather, but then after that is local Dayton digital broadcast weather HD station, then Weather Nation. Weather Channel doesn't even register for me anymore. The analogy for ESPN for me would be that if someone like FoxSports 1 focused on just presenting the sports (both live content of major leagues and news-based recap shows), they'd take away market share from the STEPHEN A. SMITH led ESPN. But FS1 has gone down the "we're going to be ENTERTAINING" road, and as such have already probably passed the point of no return.


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

Output: Dusty Rhodes. Miss you big guy.


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

Output: especially when she had the glasses at her desk thing going on.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Great situation for Nik [Body]

Output: He'll get plenty of minutes at the 2, there's a black hole of gravitational mass down low in Okafor/Noel/Embiid to suck down defenders and get space to shoot, 'Ish' is a servicable distributor, and Nik's defensive liabilities can be mitigated by the wealth of big men downlow to be rim protectors. Will he be an All-star? probably not, but if he's going to be a servicable pro, he'll be in the right situation to showcase it the next couple year. Plus have you seen the Atlantic division??? I'm not sold on Toronto as a world-destroying "new NBA" team, the Knicks and Nets are going to be waterboard-torture bad, and Boston still has minimal talent (but double + coaching). I could actually see Philly making a run at finishing 2nd in the division next year. Now with Stauskas and the big-men, I'd love to see the Sixers get a veteran penetrate-but-pass-first point guard like Professor Andre Miller or, gulp, the Sixers actually using some of those stockpiled assets to get Ty Lawson from Denver.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] No [Body]

Output: Troy Athens '96. Always a .500 team except for an occasional blip every 3 to 4 years where we'd win 7 and come within a game of winning the league, and then lose to Troy High. My senior year, we thought we had a chance with a strong senior class and a junior QB who was groomed to be a golden boy since he was in 7th grade, and we had a run, but didn't go very far (I think we lost in the 1st rd of the state playoffs by a lot). On the other hand we were a "futbol" powerhouse, and that was what most of us who didn't play football did, tailgate for soccer. (I was a varsity baseball only guy)


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] But but but [Body]

Output: Bill Nye, noted science expert, said there's "no way" that the footballs could deflate on their own without the Patriots cheating!


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Babcock hire best thing for Hyman [Body]

Output: Hyman's exactly the kind of player Babcock will love. Gritty forward with skill, can play wing or center.. I bet Hyman's getting Draper-like 3rd line minutes next year on the big club.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Battle or No Battle [Body]

Output: So our Bball roster for next year is (apologies for using 80's era position names): WITH BATTLE: PG- Walton, Albrecht SG- Battle, MAAR SF- Levert, Dawkins, Dun Robinson PF- Irvin, Chapman / Wilson / Wagner C- Doyle / Donnel / Wilson W/O BATTLE: PG- Walton, Albrecht SG- Levert, MAAR / incoming FR? SF- Irvin, Dawkins, Dun Robinson PF- Chapman / Wagner / Wilson C- Doyle / Donnel / Wilson Is this even remotely accurate?


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Monroe would be appealing [Body]

Output: for Phil Jackson as he seems to me to fit the Bill Cartwright mold of a center Phil likes. If SVG is sold on Jackson over Jennings, then get value for Jennings now.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Never forget [Body]


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] The worst part is [Body]

Output: we still might be the conference favorite at this point. Minnesota needs to find a replacement for Wilcox and the defense depth they lost, PSU is still building talent, MSU is a tire fire besides goalie, Wiscy's going to be extremely young with a new goalie, and Ohio St is Ohio St. Welcome to the CHA circa 1999!


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] We're going to be in the same boat as last year [Body]

Output: We'll have a winning record, both OOC and within B1G play, but with the lack of OOC strength and the B1G likely to be down again this year, the conference will be a 1 bid league with the tourney champ getting the bid. If we had a stronger OOC schedule with maybe 1-2 less wins, we might be in a better position for an at-large, but in reality without a stronger B1G, we're going to be 1-bid conference territory for a while.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yes but [Body]

Output: I think his swing changes the last 5 years were an *attempt* to protect his right knee without actually doing anything to protect it, and subsequently putting more stress on his back which is manifesting itself now. I think Foley was a huge mistake, and his current "coach" is more of a yes man than anything else. I really believe if he went back to Harmon honestly and not because he thought it was the right PR move, Harmon could help him get back to a natural motion that fits with his body-- that's always the least stressful swing is letting your body tell you what it can do instead of forcing your limbs to do something their not naturally inclined to do. Now what that may look like at the end of the day is a Tiger who will not be able to drive 300+ yds with ultra stiff shaft steel irons, and that may not fit the persona of what Tiger wants to be-- the ultimate golf alpha dog-- but as is pointed out below, the delta in swing yardage is so small nowadays relatively, it's more important to play target golf and be solid around the greens and putting. With Tiger's natural talent, I still think he could be today a Nick Faldo in his prime type of player, but I don't think his ego will allow it.


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

Output: It's similar to why McGwire took the PED's. It wasn't necessarily that he was intentionally bulking up, but with his original frame, the PED's helped him recover from injuries and build muscle mass to cover up for degredation in his tendons. I'm guessing that if its true that Tiger took PED's, it was as much to cover up for injuries as it was to build muscle mass. Although based on some of the stories I read as well, Ol' Eldrick had a mighty big chip on his shoulder that he wanted to be considered as much of an athlete as the team sports guys; "getting big" might have been the process his fulfilled that mental checkmark.


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

Output: This is why Butch Harmon is such a good golf coach. I've been reading a bunch of Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, etc the past 5 years and pretty much everybody is in agreement that Harmon's "methods" basically involve taking your natural swings and then tweaking it. Contrast that to Sean Foley and others who want to completely remake your swing in their mold of what a good golf swing should look like. I've read and listened to lots of interviews that what Butch did with Tiger was just to take his God given talent and refine it a little, take the hitches out, etc. It's when Tiger started getting too smart for his own good and started believing in every new technique / training regimine / psuedo-scientific advance that his and Harmon's relationship fell out. I personally think there's a huge hubris factor as well-- he never recovered from the divorce / scandal psychologically and his continued internal denial that he really didn't do anything wrong has rotted his karma to the core. He needs a full on Hollywood movie like bottoming out / reawakening of himself to really recapture his natural talent. He is the real life Roy Hobbs. I'm only disappointed that I think he's going to find that around age 50, and he'll put together one Nicklaus in '86 like tournament, but it'll be too late to really challenge Jack's record. For the amateur golfers out there, this relates to you in the best possible way. If you want to really improve your golf game, find a coach that doesn't say he has to remake your swing. Most times, golfers can get improvement to the point where they'e shooting below bogey golf (breaking 90, threatening 80 which means at that pointyou can play pretty much any course and have fun) just by tweaking your natural motion. A coach that's willing to work with you instead of remake you in his image is more invested in your improvement than building his own ego.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I can't believe I'm writing this but [Body]

Output: Dear God, why Penn St on the last weekend? WHY???? I can't take more heartbreak late in the season.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Correct [Body]

Output: We say in our place that an air gapped network is only as secure as the guy who thinks its no problem to plug his iPod into the USB port cause its easier than buying an extra charging block. There are lots of cyber attack vectors. This particular breach was one of the more nefarious ones.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] When I visited moscow [Body]

Output: On official us govt business a number of years ago, I used to leave the TV in my hotel room on the "free" porn preview channel when I left. (Yes there is such a thing in upsacle Russian hotels) I figured if the Soviets were going to surveil my room, I'd leave them with something interesting to watch.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You sir have nailed it [Body]

Output: Imagine in a classic LeCarre type novel if the bad guy spy had the financial records of every employee in targeted agencies, who worked in what weapons program office, budgetary office, etc. You now have increased your success percentage of recruiting assets by an innumerable amount because you as the recruiter now know who makes how much money, who's got significant debt, who's been divorced mulitple times, who had psychological evuations, what criminal history exists, etc. These are things that in a classical sense takes months to develop on a single individual. Now you have that type of data in a sortable format for every federal employee, available at however fast your database software runs.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Remember that whole [Body]

Output: "The intelligence community didn't connect the dots" line? Even the increased risk of being identified as a spy will reduce the desire to conduct collection opportunities in a nation with human sources and reduce the opportunities for overt collection opportunities through the delay / decline to issue visas, permits, etc. Less information means less data means less dots, to relate to my statement at the front of this post.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] This is probably the most serious data security breach [Body]

Output: From a national security perspective since Snowden. There are a lot of protected identities at risk now within federal service, and I'm telling my guys in my building to basically consider that they now exist in a database in potentially adversarial nation(s) with enough detail to be detained as a spy upon entry. And I work in an overt national security entity. I'm worried about guys who have kept their affiliation with national security as a contractor, researcher, academic, etc secret.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Engage Fred Jackson Hype Machine [Body]

Output: He's Antonio Gates with Jake Long's blocking ability! He's Tony Gonzalez with a mean streak! He's JJ Watt with Randy Moss's hands!


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] There's a lot of opporunities [Body]

Output: for debt forgiveness programs in Department of Defense civilian jobs, especially for engineers. It's a good career, you help your country, and after your repaymenrt service time (typically less than 10 total) you have an excellent resume to go get a higher paying contractor job. And these are civilian jobs not uniformed military. For one example that benefits folks going into the intelligence career field, see the Pat Robertson Intelligence Scholars Program.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Dusty was one of the modern day wrestling legends [Body]

Output: He was one of the big regional stars that was able to catapult to national level status when the territory model was basically killed by WWF and the consolidation of the NWA into the WCW. Dusty had legendary long standing feuds against Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen in the NWA / WCW era, and then even when purposefullly given a horrible gimmick by VInce McMahon during his late career WWF run became a fan favorite in that organization. In addition to using excessive Southern "common man" slang in his promos, dancing in the ring, extreme showmanship with all his moves, and being one of the first southern promoters to really push African American wrestlers, Dusty was most famous for popularizing the "Dusty Finish". This was when as the lead booker and wrestler in his NWA territory, if Dusty didn't have the title and was scheduled in the main event against a heel champ, the heel champ would win by disqualification, thereby extending the feud for another show, keeping Dusty believable as a babyface contender, and putting more heat on the heel. More recent fans to wrestling will know Dusty as father to Dustin Runnels (aka "Golddust") and Cody Rhodes (aka "Stardust"), but its important to know that Dusty was one of the giants in the 1970's / 80's wrestling scene and if you went into the South, was basically as popular as Hulk Hogan. Some wrestling historians have commented that The Rock's inital "People's Champion" shtick in the WWE was inspired by Dusty Rhodes's character in that The Rock was essentially the evil mirror universe version of Dusty.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Um, you don't know what [Body]

Output: OP, you don't know what you're talking about. Williams and Pomona are, by almost any standard, top-ten colleges. (US News ranks them both in the top five.) Academically, they're on par with the top Ivies, and their acceptance standards are among the highest in the world. The whole "declining enrollment" thing doesn't really apply to these schools. And, anyway, the broader decline in college enrollment isn't about quality. it's about cost. Private colleges are more expensive than public ones. In a recession, guess what happens? Also, your logic is bizarre. So these tiny little colleges, with their relatively small endowments, are buying off Forbes? But the huge top-flight universities, with their massive endowments, are helpless lambs?


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] People who do something this [Body]

Output: People who do something this stupid and ugly deserve to get trampled. And it's pure animal cruelty.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Wrong. This was well before [Body]

Output: Wrong. This was well before the Internet devastation. Look it up. He's loathed in those cities. Also, why do zillionaire a continually give money to those who need it least? How about giving money to parts of the school that need it more?


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Sam Zell absolutely decimated [Body]

Output: Sam Zell absolutely decimated two of the country's greatest newspapers: the Chicago Tribune and the LA Times. He's notorious. Just another rich asshole trying to buy a legacy.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Sorry but that kid is [Body]

Output: Sorry but that kid is obviously a major tool.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Yeah, but what's in this for [Body]

Output: Yeah, but what's in this for me?


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] God bless a man who got rich [Body]

Output: God bless a man who got rich by selling sub-primes.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] They have a good coach that's [Body]

Output: They have a good coach that's beaten m twice. And Harbaugh can only do so much in his first game.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] OP: So you're not even going [Body]

Output: OP: So you're not even going to mention the source of your information about Ole Miss? We're just supposed to believe you?


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I wouldn't pretend to know [Body]

Output: I wouldn't pretend to know how things will turn out for Shane. I'm cautiously optimistic. The one thing that did strike me, while watching his limited playing time, was that he seemed smaller and more slight than the average gun-slinging pocket-passer type. Is this perception accurate? Or no?


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] You need to go to Iowa and [Body]

Output: You need to go to Iowa and Indiana. They're both great. Indiana is so old-school, you can enter the stadium at any time, day or night. And Iowa has a great atmosphere. Both towns are great, too. One warning: at both schools, I've never seen so many falling-down drunk students on game day.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Chances harbaugh doesn't [Body]

Output: Chances harbaugh doesn't reveal the starter till opening night? For strategic reasons.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] No intelligent person [Body]

Output: No intelligent person suggested the interview would impact anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I love how people argue that [Body]

Output: I love how people argue that noon games let them do stuff around the house but later ones don't. The games are the same length at any time. You still have half a day either way. What a ridiculous and lazy argument.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Nobody plays big noon games. [Body]

Output: Nobody plays big noon games. Even in November. You do realize the NFL plays deep into the winter and nobody seems to mind? Noon games are relics. And very few people like them.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Noon sucks. Too sleepy and [Body]

Output: Noon sucks. Too sleepy and subdued.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] The screaming highlighter [Body]

Output: The screaming highlighter color could only be preferred by teenagers. The team has historically worn, maize (albeit in marginally different shades) because that happens to be the the intended color. Which also looks better.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Cavs will still find a way to [Body]

Output: Cavs will still find a way to lose.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] It may surprise you to learn [Body]

Output: It may surprise you to learn that the media doesn't publish stories based on whether they're convenient for the program.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] That's the rationalization [Body]

Output: That's the rationalization fans always use.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Seriousy, dude? Another [Body]

Output: Seriousy, dude? Another thread on this inane topic? Really?


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I see your point. But mostly, [Body]

Output: I see your point. But mostly, I think, when you determine to attract as much attention as harbaugh does, you're also going to invite more scrutiny. Every little negative thing will be noted. That's just the way it goes. And it's not unfair.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Nick's online chats are [Body]

Output: Nick's online chats are particularly bad. He offers no new information or insights and basically just says "only time will tell" to every question. He's lazy and not terribly insightful. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I don't think you understand [Body]

Output: I don't think you understand how journalism works. You think they should just sit on their hands and not report a player's allegations -- even after asking M for comment? If this were Bama, I bet you'd be the first guy accusing ESPN of a coverup.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yeah. Only a dumbass like you [Body]

Output: Yeah. Only a dumbass like you would make this a partisan political issue.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Agreed. This is a lousy [Body]

Output: Agreed. This is a lousy precedent. Great lesson for the players.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Yes. They fit the profile and [Body]

Output: Yes. They fit the profile and have a certain old-school glamour about them.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Gee, this isn't a stale old [Body]

Output: Gee, this isn't a stale old chestnut or anything. Let it go already. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 14 min ago [Title] No. The coaches already know [Body]

Output: No. The coaches already know we'll have a few medicals and a few fifth-years who won't be back. So they haven't over signed. They're under no obligation to inform us of the current roster numbers.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 20 min ago [Title] Correct. It's so early in the [Body]

Output: Correct. It's so early in the cycle, things haven't had a chance to shake out. Inevitably, at least a few of these kids will go elsewhere -- ones that get late offers from their local team, or ones worried they'll get buried on michigan's depth chart.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 25 min ago [Title] Oversigning isn't measured [Body]

Output: Oversigning isn't measured until the end of the recruiting year.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] There's literally zero chance [Body]

Output: There's literally zero chance that guys like Gary will be turned away.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] People have said the same [Body]

Output: People have said the same thing prior to each of the past several seasons. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I think you're generally [Body]

Output: I think you're generally right. But most of the 2-stars will become 3s. And a few 3s will become 4s. It's just the nature of the beast. Under the radar kids who make high-profile commits inevitably get more attention and benefit of the doubt.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Given the universe of random [Body]

Output: Given the universe of random OT posts -- where to dine in Paris, Game of Thrones blather -- this doesn't seem off-base. It involves a blue-chip player at a B10 football rival.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Which reliable people? I [Body]

Output: Which reliable people? I don't see anyone at the big sites saying this.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Well, he's evidently alone in [Body]

Output: Well, he's evidently alone in that opinion, since none of the other "experts" has Jackson to Michigan.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Perhaps you haven't been [Body]

Output: Perhaps you haven't been informed that we probably have roughly 10 more slots to fill. The class is likely to end up closer to 25 than 14, according to most "insiders." We could easily end up with 10-12 4-stars (and maybe one or two 5-stars). Also, most of our 2-stars will end up as 3-stars; some of the 3-stars will become 4s. We could very likely end up with a Top 10 class. Top 15, at worst.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Seriously, do you not realize [Body]

Output: Seriously, do you not realize we'd end up with 10-12 three-stars no matter what (assuming a class close to 25)? Nobody recruits 90 percent 4-5 stars. We still have about 20 spots saved for the tougher gets, who tend to hold out until later in the process. Better to fill out your roster now, then focus on the touch pulls. We'll get some, lose some. But the current pattern makes sense.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Morris has two left, I think. [Body]

Output: Morris has two left, I think.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Title] But they're not all taking [Body]

Output: But they're not all taking the place of 4 stars. We still have maybe a dozen more slots. No team except maybe the top few gets all 4-5 stars. In the end, we could still have two-thirds four stars. And that's excellent. So calm down.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I think you possibly [Body]

Output: I think you possibly overestimate the degree to which coaching at camps ultimately matters. You can only learn so much in such a very short time, especially when there's like 20 other qbs there. These camps are mostly about PR and ego.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I don't get why everyone [Body]

Output: I don't get why everyone keeps using the word retirement when what he actually said is that he's taking a year or so off from the NFL.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Every team on every board has [Body]

Output: Every team on every board has the complain. Except ND.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Title] They're playing rattled. Hit [Body]

Output: They're playing rattled. Hit batter. Bad decision on bunt. Bad fielding decision on hit.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Title] It's a little beyond me why [Body]

Output: It's a little beyond me why people post stuff like this on a Michigan sports blog.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 2 days ago [Title] In order to prove his point, [Body]

Output: In order to prove his point, perhaps it was be advisable for Jay to use correct spelling and grammar.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yeah. Because one guy didn't [Body]

Output: Yeah. Because one guy didn't work out a zillion years ago, let's avoid foreign players. It's a smaller world now with better scouting.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 2 days ago [Title] So actually you're saying [Body]

Output: So actually you're saying Schefter is a patently unethical journalist who whores for the NFL?


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Please. Game of Thrones is a [Body]

Output: Please. Game of Thrones is a cheesy fantasy show for adolescent boys.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Yeah. There's no reason to [Body]

Output: Yeah. There's no reason to believe he performs an invaluable service for the coach. He never has in the past. And barely spent time on this job. So chances are he's just a crony.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Why do so many posters here [Body]

Output: Why do so many posters here assume Winston will go to Michigan? The recruiting sites pretty much universally call him a heavy MSU lean. Am I missing something?


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 3 days ago [Title] God it's tiresome when [Body]

Output: God it's tiresome when defensive posters whine about every little perceived slight by the Free Press or MSM. Calm down. It's nothing. Stop being so reactionary.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I'm all for standing. But [Body]

Output: I'm all for standing. But some posters here don't seem to appreciate that there's a substantial contingent of fans -- older ones -- who really can't comfortably stand for 3+ hours. Many of these fans are old loyalists who deserve more respect. And a lot of younger fans are inconsiderate.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] True. There are plenty of [Body]

Output: True. There are plenty of trades that don't require degrees. But there's wide consensus that college degrees are very important when it comes to finding quality white collar jobs. Without a degree, the odds of advancement are much slimmer. And many professions are totally off limits. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 5 days ago [Title] At what point did I become [Body]

Output: At what point did I become okay for adults to discuss cartoon characters created for children? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] Wisconsin, which has very [Body]

Output: Wisconsin, which has very rowdy fans, routinely hosts rivals at night. No problems.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Noon game are antiquated and [Body]

Output: Noon game are antiquated and suck. Noon crowds are always late, sleepy and quiet. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Neither does Angelique. But [Body]

Output: Neither does Angelique. But she has a lot of fans here, likely because she just parrots whatever she gets at pressers. Which is no better. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Title] What on earth makes you think [Body]

Output: What on earth makes you think he'll never coach again. Of course he will. He's not a convicted felon. And tv is NOT his strength. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Title] No one should be unapologetic. What a ridiculous statement. [Body]

Output: No one should always be unapologetic. That's caveman thinking. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 days ago [Title] It would be unethical for [Body]

Output: It would be unethical for Beilein to force a situational "medical" on a player, based on whether or not Beilein lands a certain recruit. Hatch is either a medical hardship case or he's not. Based on Beilein's track record, I'd guess he'll handle this situation the right way. Otherwise, he'd be no better than an SEC footballl coach. Plus, it's entirely possible another player on the roster will choose to leave.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 days ago [Title] This thread is obnoxious and [Body]

Output: This thread is obnoxious and insulting to a kid who already happens to play for the team.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You realIze there are options [Body]

Output: You realIze there are options other than "no punishment" and "kick him off the team"? He deserved something. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Seriously? It's sad to see [Body]

Output: Seriously? It's sad to see people lose jobs. But the superior paper? It's basically written in crayon. Skimpy articles. One paper has won many pulitzers. The News rarely wins anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] But it wasn't a white guy [Body]

Output: But it wasn't a white guy saying it. So it's completely different. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 6 days ago [Title] You're wrong. The Clash. REM. [Body]

Output: You're wrong. The Clash. REM. Elvis Costello. The birth of indie rock. All peaked in the 80s. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Most top flight quarterbacks [Body]

Output: Most top flight quarterbacks were winners in high school. Such a ridiculous argument. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 2 days ago [Title] You really needed to start a thread over this? That's sad. [Body]

Output: You really needed to start a thread over this? That's sad. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Only a matter of time before [Body]

Output: Only a matter of time before Bret Bielema returneth to the league. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Pulp Fiction is overrated, derivative, and often annoying. [Body]

Output: Pulp Fiction is overrated, derivative, and often annoying. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] Take a breath. That fans [Body]

Output: Take a breath. That fans choose to skip a glorified practice means nothing. It's a PR event. Nothing more. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 4 days ago [Title] It's unfair because he's a [Body]

Output: It's unfair because he's a freshmen, for crissake. Give the kid a little rope. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] That story makes zero sense. [Body]

Output: That story makes zero sense. Why would they offer then pull the offer almost immediately? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Maybe Bacon will again pad [Body]

Output: Maybe Bacon will again pad half the book with the probing insights of his barber. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Well, aside from the whole National Championship thing. [Body]

Output: Well, aside from the whole National Championship thing. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] But you could also reasonably [Body]

Output: But you could also reasonably assume that at least one QB will transfer once JH picks his starter. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] Not really an issue. There [Body]

Output: Not really an issue. There will almost certainly be more attrition by the time spring practice is done. It's inevitable. And the coaches may already know of players planning to leave. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] Hard to know from the [Body]

Output: Hard to know from the outside. Could be protecting against a potential transfer by one of the QBs who doesn't win the starting job. You never know. QBs transfer often.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I think if most of us are [Body]

Output: I think if most of us are honest, yesterday did not live up to expectations. Not quite anyway. M whiffed on the marquee targets. Not Harbaugh's fault. But still. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Does anyone really think [Body]

Output: Does anyone really think wheatley's holding out until NSD only to bail on his father's team at the most visible moment? He's going to Michigan. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Oh come on. 99 percent of the [Body]

Output: Oh come on. 99 percent of the guys who claim to be torn know exactly what they're doing, and have know for a while. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Suppose it's also possible [Body]

Output: Suppose it's also possible that KH is waiting on weber. He could be M's backup plan. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] If weber isn't gonna flip, [Body]

Output: If weber isn't gonna flip, why would he still be radio silent? There's no silly hat thing happening. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Maybe this one doesn't apply. [Body]

Output: Maybe this one doesn't apply. But a whole lot of guys are trying to draw attention by building fake suspense. Generally, its really juvenile. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Why would a starting senior [Body]

Output: Why would a starting senior in a top-tier defense, program, conference, and university decide to chuck it all for one season at a rebuilding program? Yeah, Harbaugh and all. But this transfer hardly seems likely -- unless the kid has somehow fallen out with his team. But I've seen no indication of same. EDIT: If his mother just got a job at UM, I guess that's motivation enough. But does anyone have any meaningful indication that her son is actually hoping to transfer? Or are people just assuming? If so, that's a big assumption.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Californians don't usually [Body]

Output: Californians don't usually say those either. Because they're also lame. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Yeah. I'm sure Brady is still [Body]

Output: Yeah. I'm sure Brady is still a very close friend of Falk's. I'm sure they talk all the time. Jeez.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Ha. The guy is Australian so [Body]

Output: Ha. The guy is Australian so you make a Down Under joke. That's so funny and original. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I stand corrected. Sorry. [Body]

Output: I stand corrected. Sorry.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Wheatley. Pickard. The CB [Body]

Output: Wheatley. Pickard. The CB from Rutgers. 1 of the visiting WRs. That's four. Plus, maybe two out of Clark, Weber, Smith, Marshall. Plus maybe 1 surprise.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Title] One of the OLs (Kugler) already transferred. [Body]

Output: One of the OLs (Kugler) already transferred. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 14 hours ago [Title] Let's be honest. It's weird [Body]

Output: Let's be honest. It's weird that kids hold programs hostage till the final day. He knows where he's going. He's just forcing everybody to dance. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] If he really is meeting with [Body]

Output: If he really is meeting with Harbaugh -- and this remains an if -- then it's actually a pretty strong sign that he's flipping. Doesn't Urban expressly forbid his verbal commits from talking to Michigan?


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] If that's how it happened, [Body]

Output: If that's how it happened, then that's a kid/family Michigan doesn't want. I'd imagine Mattison et al give more or less the same academics pitch to all recruits. But this seems to be the first one who found reason to take offense.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] He declared early but will go u drafted? Smart move. [Body]

Output: He declared early but will go u drafted? Smart move. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I don't normally assume guys [Body]

Output: I don't normally assume guys will flip just because they're locals. But am I the only one who just feels like this one is likely to happen? It would be easy for him to end this thing now. But he hasn't. And he clearly has some attachment to Michigan. Plus, Harbaugh and Wheatley. Plus, doesn't Urban normally forbid verbal commits from meeting with coaches from M and MSU? If Weber just met with Dantonio, and if he's scheduled to meet Harbaugh, wouldn't this suggest that he and OSU aren't very solid?


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Ass. [Body]

Output: Ass. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yeah. Too bad for him. He was [Body]

Output: Yeah. Too bad for him. He was probably 5th on the depth chart, assuming Drake recovers. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I always liked his attitude. [Body]

Output: I always liked his attitude. Good kid. Played hard. But I guess this opens the door for both him and the team. One more slot to fill. Good luck to him. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Oklahoma is one year removed [Body]

Output: Oklahoma is one year removed from an orange bowl victory over Bama. I'd say he's fine. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Barring absolute catastrophe [Body]

Output: Barring absolute catastrophe with Morris or Speight during the pre-season, we should assume the coaches intend to RS the two incoming freshmen. Which means we only have two QBs. Which means Bellomy probably sticks.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Thank you for saying this. [Body]

Output: Thank you for saying this. Sure, S&C coaches are important. But jeez. Rare is the S&C coach who's a game-changer, one way or the other. I'm sure Barwis is a perfectly good one. But mostly, it seemed, he just had a good branding thing going. When a team is no good, everyone always points to the S&C coach. Usually, though, it's more complicated than that.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Well, the same attributes [Body]

Output: Well, the same attributes applied to the past seven years, so let's not be too hard on the one guy. You could say the same thing about the "legendary" Barwis. Those teams always faded, too.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Although nobody wants to [Body]

Output: Although nobody wants to acknowledge this, it's actually a good book.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Carmelo is obviously far more [Body]

Output: Carmelo is obviously far more talented than Darko. But Carmelo is also a prima donna ball-hog whose overall contribution does not justify his huge salary. The real prize was Wade.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Josh Smith was by far the [Body]

Output: Josh Smith was by far the worse of the two. Retrospect is easy. At the time, though, everybody wanted Darko. Drafting him was a reasonable bet, especially given how few draft picks are sure things. Smith, by contrast, was widely known to be selfish, overrated, and generally not a good egg. The team didn't revolt against Darko. And his contract wasn't nearly as crippling as Smith's. This isn't a close call.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Cass is very much a Michigan [Body]

Output: Cass is very much a Michigan pipeline. But not an especially good one. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] I understand why the coaches [Body]

Output: I understand why the coaches are saying this to recruits. It's the literal truth. But I'm sure the coaches know the transition will ultimately produce some attrition (and will therefore open additional spots). There will be guys who just don't fit the Harbaugh Way. Or don't want to fit. We'll likely see a few transfers by the time spring practice is done. Also, the whole "we only have a few spots left" is a helpful sales pitch.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Some are worse than others. [Body]

Output: Some are worse than others. But frats generally tend to be pretty stupid and sheepish. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] This great piece is mostly [Body]

Output: This great piece is mostly just boilerplate fluff of the sort AC normally serves up.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] If I were a coach, a silent [Body]

Output: If I were a coach, a silent commit would make me far more nervous than a kid who isn't yet committed. Silent implies significant degrees of uncertainty and deception, and I'd constantly be wondering if I'm being played. With silent commits, you're holding places for them. With players who haven't committed, at least you can keep recruiting other players at that position and not be left holding the bag on NSD. I do wonder re the percentage of silent commits who end up backing out. But I guess we'll never know.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yeah, although he's failed as [Body]

Output: Yeah, although he's failed as a HC, he seems to be a pretty talented OC. Bama fans loved him till the OSU loss. Then the fans naturally blamed him for everything -- even though it was Bama's defense that really fell flat. Such is the life of an OC.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] But there will almost [Body]

Output: But there will almost certainly be a bit more attrition. It's inevitable. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Um, not it doesn't. It still [Body]

Output: Um, no it doesn't. It still has him committed to OSU.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] If so, such punch-pulling [Body]

Output: If so, such punch-pulling would seriously undermine Bacon's credibility. But maybe it's just that Bacon didn't learn this info till later.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Good for DG. During his brief [Body]

Output: Good for DG. During his brief stint at WR, he definitely showed promise -- especially for a complete newbie. Sometimes his route-running was off. But of course it was. Also, he wasn't exactly blessed with a high-caliber passing attack. He's a really smart guy, and a remarkable athlete. He could make this transition. He may well be a better long-term investment than a certain other Michigan WR.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Most of LA proper definitely [Body]

Output: Most of LA proper definitely is not "ghetto as fuck." Most of it is middle class. And a lot of it is wealthy. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 1 day ago [Title] A sincere question: if you [Body]

Output: A sincere question: if you boast about being humble, can you really be humble? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Title] We definitely don't have a [Body]

Output: We definitely don't have a roster full of scrubs. We have a roster full of unrealized potential. Most teams in the league have lesser talent. Also we had the youngest team in the league this past season. You have to believe that better coaching, plus natural maturation, will improve the team. It's just a matter of how much. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Title] It's also good for M to be [Body]

Output: It's also good for M to be ranked with lower expectations. Less pressure. More motivation. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I feel like it's OSU, then [Body]

Output: I feel like it's OSU, then MSU, then it's wide open for multiple teams, with Wisky and M being the likeliest contenders. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Way to go, Mariota. Slide in the fourth quarter. [Body]

Output: Way to go, Mariota. Slide in the fourth quarter. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] No one is ever again gonna believe Oregon is for real. [Body]

Output: No one is ever again gonna believe Oregon is for real. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Oregon has once again proven to be soft. [Body]

Output: Oregon has once again proven to be soft. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yeah, the whole "LA is a bad [Body]

Output: The whole "LA is a bad sports town" is yet another one of those lame cliches about the city. Most of its teams -- Dodgers, Lakers, Kings, even the Galaxy -- draw very well. The Clips and Angels do respectably. So do USC and UCLA. Yes, attendance tends to flag when the teams struggle. But you could say that about most cities. Been to a Pistons game lately? Or a typical MSU football game? LA's NFL reputation had merit only to the extent that LA -- where there's plenty of alternatives, and where there's no real winter -- doesn't desperately need NFL football. But its "failure" to keep an NFL team stemmed mostly from bad, flighty ownership. Also, today's NFL is far more popular than it was when the Rams played in LA. And while it's true that LA fans tend to arrive late and leave early, that's generally a function of LA freeway traffic. If you're leaving work at 6 PM, or if you've got to get the kids in bed by 10, you're gonna miss part of the game.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Flatly incorrect. Most of [Body]

Output: Flatly incorrect. Most of their teams draw and do well, especially given that they have two teams in the nba and mlb. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Not really true that we [Body]

Output: Not really true that we dominated everybody. But nice thought anyway. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Gee, ya think maybe Jim was [Body]

Output: Gee, ya think maybe Jim was just being politic? There's no way he's actually rooting for OSU. But what else was he supposed to say?


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 2 days ago [Title] He wasn't forced. He was told [Body]

Output: He wasn't forced. He was told he had to agree to "stipulations." We don't know the specifics. Nor do we know the specifics re exactly why Bosch took his leave of absence. Maybe he had legit health/family/personal reasons. Maybe not. Absent the full story, nobody here is in a position to draw conclusions about either Bosch or Harbaugh.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I think maybe you're too [Body]

Output: I think maybe you're too close to this issue. 99.9 percent of fans and players don't care whether it's Nike or Adidas. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Please kill the uniform company thing. [Body]

Output: Please kill the uniform company thing. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] You're correct and kudos for [Body]

Output: You're correct and kudos for saying it. Those people who don't get it are people who don't get it. There's a reason there aren't more high profile black coaches. And it's not because white coaches are so much better. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Because MSU is a better and more high profile job than Pitt. [Body]

Output: Because MSU is a better and more high profile job than Pitt. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yes. Makes no sense. People [Body]

Output: Yes. Makes no sense. People see every rumor and jump to conclusions. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] He's had DC offers from big [Body]

Output: He's had DC offers from big programs. TAM. UNC. You don't turn those down to be a co-DC. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Nah. Would be a dumb career move. [Body]

Output: Nah. Would be a dumb career move. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Why would either Durkin or [Body]

Output: Why would either Durkin or Anderson come here to be a co-DC? They'd be essentially taking demotions. Unlikely. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] A lot of factors go into [Body]

Output: A lot of factors go into determining whether or not to recruit a given player, and the player himself might not know the whole story. Could be Hoke's team just didn't consider him right for Michigan, either athletically, personally, or academically. It's not as if Team Hoke wasn't recruiting top Southern players; it landed a few So I wouldn't read too much into Smith's case.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] Saban is toying with them. [Body]

Output: Saban is toying with them. Bama will steamroll through the second half. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] He may be. Or he may not. [Body]

Output: He may be. Or he may not. Just because a guy was a military officer does not necessarily mean he's the guy for this job. Murka! Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] You mean the Harris who flatly stated he has no interest? [Body]

Output: You mean the Harris who flatly stated he has no interest? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] It's ridiculous how swiftly [Body]

Output: It's ridiculous how swiftly and decisively the peanut-gallery has given up on Shane. No, he hasn't set the world on fire. But he's had very limited game experience, under pretty crappy circumstances. Most QBs ride the pine for 2 or 3 years. And most need substantial starting reps before they hit their strides. (Few people saw much potential in a young Tom Brady, either). Everybody points to the young QBs at FSU and OSU -- but those QBs are a) exceptional and b) surrounded by NFL-caliber lines and RBs. Give Shane a minute to prove himself before you summarily dismiss him.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] He did nothing wrong! He [Body]

Output: He did nothing wrong! He simply gave advice to players who solicited it! Ryan Mallett had no place in an RR office. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Great. Another thread saying [Body]

Output: Great. Another thread saying the exact same thing. Which isn't even accurate.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] A monkey can just record what [Body]

Output: A monkey can just record what M says at pressers. Talented reporters -- like the ones at this site, for instance -- break news and or challenge the party line. She just reports what the brass allows her to report. Nothing more. Never goes under the hood. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Angelique is a stenographer. [Body]

Output: Angelique is a stenographer. She virtually never breaks news or challenges authority. She just reports what she's spoon fed. Wojo is good, though. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I love how at every [Body]

Output: I love how at every opportunity he places Franklin's name alog with Harbaugh, Meyer, and Dantonis. As if anyone outside of State College ever puts Franklin on that level. Nobody does. And so far Franklin has shown nothing.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I'm guessing the first thing [Body]

Output: I'm guessing the first thing he'll want to jump on is M's shortage re the sort of big nasty OL's he likes.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] This blog would have a cc thread for any of our rivals. [Body]

Output: This blog would have a cc thread for any of our rivals. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yeah. It wouldn't be at all [Body]

Output: Yeah. It wouldn't be at all insulting to hoke if he were asked to come sit for a photo with the guy who replaced him. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It's highly unlikely that M [Body]

Output: It's highly unlikely that M will have to pay SF anything. By most accounts, NFL contracts are restrictive only re the NFL. A coach can quit the NFL, and therefore his NFL contract, at any time, without penalty. It's unlikely Harbaugh's contract prohibits him from leaving for the college ranks. I'm not sure such a contract would even be legal.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Why would he hire Wheatley as [Body]

Output: Why would he hire Wheatley as OC when he's never been anything more than a RB coach? Just because he once played for Michigan does not make him qualified. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Thank you for saying this. [Body]

Output: Thank you for saying this. It's unbelievable that people care who makes the uniforms -- especially since it's the school that makes the ultimate call on what it will and won't wear. And at this point, post-Brandon, it seems unlikely the school will venture too far from the traditional looks. As long as the team improves, I'd be happy if Underoos makes the uniforms.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Dude, this was posted [Body]

Output: Dude, this was posted yesterday. Cumong.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Double post delete. Sorry. [Body]

Output: Double post delete. Sorry.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Dantonio, Narduzzi and the [Body]

Output: Dantonio, Narduzzi and the rest of MSU's defensive staff have been together for a long time. By now, presumably, they're all pretty much on the same page. I wouldn't expect a huge dropoff. But here's hoping I'm wrong.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Given Harbaugh's strong [Body]

Output: Given Harbaugh's strong emphasis on tight-ends, you'd think Clark would be thrilled.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I don't believe any coaches [Body]

Output: I don't believe any coaches strictly abide by this purported "honor code." It's totally fine to keep recruiting players who've given verbal commitments elsewhere. Commits are fair game until they sign or say "please stop recruiting me."


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Hard to say what our [Body]

Output: Hard to say what our decommits will do. Generally, though, Harbaugh's arrival would no doubt have a sensational impact on this recruiting class. He's one of the true coaching rock stars. He'll pull at least a few big recruits. Also, given his reputation with QBs, don't be surprised if he makes a serious run at one of the most coveted QB recruits -- to go along with Malzone, presumably. (Given that M has no established QBs, I could see Harbaugh taking two this year. Yes, it's a small class. But all coaching changes bring attrition, and this class could easily exceed 16). Four of the top QB prospects -- Rosen, Town, White, Browning -- are from California, where Harbaugh's reputation looms especially large. All four are committed elsewhere. But here's guessing at least one of them would return Harbaugh's calls.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Trade impacts chances in no [Body]

Output: Trade impacts chances in no way. Harbaugh can leave the nfl whenever he wants. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Title] They need to bite the bullet, [Body]

Output: They need to bite the bullet, do the right thing, and blow this team up for draft-picks. Maybe keep Drummond and build around him -- if he's willing to be the anchor of a total rebuild. Which he may not be. Beyond him, they really have a bunch of replaceable and poorly matched parts. Monroe is good but not great. And he doesn't want to be here anyway.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Title] By most accounts, neither of [Body]

Output: By most accounts, neither of those schools wanted him ahead of the guys they ended up hiring.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yup. And it's not as if [Body]

Output: Yup. And it's not as if Schlissel can control Harbaugh's thoughts and actions. Schlissel acted surely. He put a (hopefully, evidently) competent AD in place. And the AD has ample money to offer Harbaugh. The rest is out of Schlissel's hands. Also, if we're to glean anything from comments made by botth Schissel and Hackett, it's that M has limited its candidate-pool to coaches who haven't taken "short-cuts." That's a bold statement -- especially if they hold true to it. We'll see.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] His apology seemed [Body]

Output: His apology seemed unnecessary. M has allowed in athletes with substandard grades. Some of these students have no doubt struggled. The recent graduation rate is great. But M, like so many other schools, has frequently steered students down the ol' General Studies/Kinesiology path. Neither is necessarily bad. But they tend to be the paths of least resistence, academically speaking. I assume a brilliant educator like Schlissel, having reviewed everything, had reason to come to his initial conclusion. He simply thinks M could do better on this front. Which is true. His apology, I'd imagine, was mostly a diplomatic one.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I think he's been terrific so [Body]

Output: I think he's been terrific so far. Speaks the truth. Isn't another drone. Has his priorities straight. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] If you're the sort of person [Body]

Output: If you're the sort of person who commands 6-7 million, then you're the sort of person who notices the difference. Nobody gets that salary by accident.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] Yeah. Wrong. All impartial [Body]

Output: Yeah. Wrong. All impartial media watchdog organizations deem Fox by far the most inaccurate and biased major news organization. It's not even close. And there are plenty of respectable organizations. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] I believe Feldman. I can't [Body]

Output: I believe Feldman. I can't imagine Schlissel was okay with $48 million. And I wouldn't blame him. It's ridiculous. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Well, if we learn that he's [Body]

Output: Well, if we learn that he's strung along his alma mater simply in order to leverage a better NFL deal, there would be reason to feel at least some resentment toward him. Business is business. But, dude, it's your school, man.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Yeah the OP's question [Body]

Output: Yeah the OP's question definitely necessitated its own thread. Because it's so different from all other salary threads. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I want Harbaugh as much as [Body]

Output: I want Harbaugh as much as anyone. But for M to pay that much would not reflect well on the school. It's unseemly. Let Alabama do that. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I do love when jocks hold [Body]

Output: I do love when jocks hold press conferences to say they're not going to do something. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] In terms of overall college [Body]

Output: In terms of overall college experience and quality, I can't imagine going from Michigan to WVU. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] No, I think that's how [Body]

Output: No, I think that's how readers of this blog will feel. Most outsiders assume Harbaugh is a long-shot. There are plenty of high-caliber candidates out there. If Michigan lands a Miles, Stoops, or Mora, the hire will be generally praised.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Michigan doesn't need to [Body]

Output: Michigan doesn't need to "freeze" its few remaining recruits. Hackett said the coach will be hired by the beginning of the year. Recruits won't be doing much in the meantime. And there's no need to make a hasty hire just to satisfy the whims of a few recruits. That would be incredibly short-sighted. Make the best hire, not the fastest. Think long-term.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Stoops would definitely be a [Body]

Output: Stoops would definitely be a home-run hire. But I haven't seen any substantial evidence that he's available. A bunch of columnists have suggested that he should go to Michigan. But nobody has indicated that he's among the candidates.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Dantonio's actual yearly [Body]

Output: Dantonio's yearly salary isn't actually that high. He made a higher figure last year due to performance bonuses, etc.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 4 days ago [Title] You're seriously an idiot. [Body]

Output: You're seriously an idiot. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I find the whole thing about [Body]

Output: I find the whole thing about Mormon coaches feeling uncomfortable outside of "Mormon" states to be a little presumptuous and false. Yes, I'm sure some Mormons prefer to stick close to "home." But Mormons live all over the place. In fact, doing so is encouraged by their church. So I think non-Mormons jump to conclusions about their desires and priorities. Consider also that Mormon schools/state schools are probably just more likely to hire Mormon coaches. Just saying.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Don't you think it would be [Body]

Output: Don't you think it would be odd if M didn't endeavor to cover all its bases and protect itself? It would be pretty reckless to just sit back and assume JH is coming. Relax, dude. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It's really simple. Get an [Body]

Output: It's really simple. Get an exciting coach and exciting recruits follow. Happens every time. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 1 day ago [Title] He had to call the cops to get his girlfriend to leave? [Body]

Output: He had to call the cops to get his girlfriend to leave? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Gil Brandt is such an ass. [Body]

Output: Gil Brandt is such an ass. He's the guy reporters call when they need somebody to say something quotable. He's been out of the game for a while. He's not a viable source. Go back and look at how many inaccurate statements he's made over the years. Just loves to seem relevant when he isn't. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Gil Brandt has long been one [Body]

Output: Gil Brandt has long been one of the biggest windbags in football. He talks to anyone who calls himself a reporter. And he hasn't been connected in years.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] This is no biggie. We've got [Body]

Output: This is no biggie. We've got a handful of promising and fast receivers on deck. I'm excited to see what Harris, Ways, and Canteen do next year.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] But what do his owner and GM [Body]

Output: But what do his owner and GM think?


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Main plus of Stoops over [Body]

Output: Main plus of Stoops over Harbaugh would be that each season wouldn't involve endless questions re whether he will jump the nfl. Stoops would be here to stay. That counts. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] He beat Bama in a bcs bowl last year. [Body]

Output: He beat Bama in a bcs bowl last year. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Wow. A guy on reddit said [Body]

Output: Wow. A guy on reddit said this? Really? You have to post every random comment on every random board? You're really that credulous? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 6 days ago [Title] If they land Harbaugh, [Body]

Output: If they land Harbaugh, blue-chip recruits will immediately come running. He'll be fending them off with a paddle. Totally worth it.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] Nebraska is nowhere near as [Body]

Output: Nebraska is nowhere near as good a job as Michigan. Florida is. But they're about even. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] You're so misguided, it's funny. [Body]

Output: You're so misguided, it's funny. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] It's a public school. USC is private. [Body]

Output: It's a public school. USC is private. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] Dungy is an old bigot who got rich by branding his "integrity" [Body]

Output: Dungy is an old bigot who got rich by branding his "integrity" Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] Pinkel is not a guy that the [Body]

Output: Pinkel is not a guy that the fan-base would consider a cool and exciting pick. He's okay. But nothing to celebrate. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Pretty much every published [Body]

Output: Pretty much every published list of potential candidates has included Mullen.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] If it's a top coach no one [Body]

Output: If it's a top coach no one has mentioned, my money's on Mora or Richt. Both run good, clean programs. Both have pro-style philosophies. UCLA can't match the money we'd provide. And GA has gotten stale for Richt.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Agreed. He doesn't need [Body]

Output: Agreed. He doesn't need Michigan when he'd have a handful of nfl teams offering top dollar. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] OP, you don't know what you're talking about. Williams and Pomona are, by almost any standard, top-ten colleges. (US News ranks them both in the top five.) Academically, they're on par with the top Ivies, and their acceptance standards are among the highest in the world. The whole "declining enrollment" thing doesn't really apply to these schools. And, anyway, the broader decline in college enrollment isn't about quality. it's about cost. Private colleges are more expensive than public ones. In a recession, guess what happens? Also, your logic is bizarre. So these tiny little colleges, with their relatively small endowments, are buying off Forbes? But the huge top-flight universities, with their massive endowments, are helpless lambs? [Title]

Output: Um, you don't know what


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Body] People who do something this stupid and ugly deserve to get trampled. And it's pure animal cruelty. [Title]

Output: People who do something this


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Wrong. This was well before the Internet devastation. Look it up. He's loathed in those cities. Also, why do zillionaire a continually give money to those who need it least? How about giving money to parts of the school that need it more? [Title]

Output: Wrong. This was well before


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Sam Zell absolutely decimated two of the country's greatest newspapers: the Chicago Tribune and the LA Times. He's notorious. Just another rich asshole trying to buy a legacy. [Title]

Output: Sam Zell absolutely decimated


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Sorry but that kid is obviously a major tool. [Title]

Output: Sorry but that kid is


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Yeah, but what's in this for me? [Title]

Output: Yeah, but what's in this for


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] God bless a man who got rich by selling sub-primes. [Title]

Output: God bless a man who got rich


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] They have a good coach that's beaten m twice. And Harbaugh can only do so much in his first game. [Title]

Output: They have a good coach that's


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] OP: So you're not even going to mention the source of your information about Ole Miss? We're just supposed to believe you? [Title]

Output: OP: So you're not even going


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I wouldn't pretend to know how things will turn out for Shane. I'm cautiously optimistic. The one thing that did strike me, while watching his limited playing time, was that he seemed smaller and more slight than the average gun-slinging pocket-passer type. Is this perception accurate? Or no? [Title]

Output: I wouldn't pretend to know


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] You need to go to Iowa and Indiana. They're both great. Indiana is so old-school, you can enter the stadium at any time, day or night. And Iowa has a great atmosphere. Both towns are great, too. One warning: at both schools, I've never seen so many falling-down drunk students on game day. [Title]

Output: You need to go to Iowa and


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Chances harbaugh doesn't reveal the starter till opening night? For strategic reasons. [Title]

Output: Chances harbaugh doesn't


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] No intelligent person suggested the interview would impact anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: No intelligent person


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I love how people argue that noon games let them do stuff around the house but later ones don't. The games are the same length at any time. You still have half a day either way. What a ridiculous and lazy argument. [Title]

Output: I love how people argue that


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Nobody plays big noon games. Even in November. You do realize the NFL plays deep into the winter and nobody seems to mind? Noon games are relics. And very few people like them. [Title]

Output: Nobody plays big noon games.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Noon sucks. Too sleepy and subdued. [Title]

Output: Noon sucks. Too sleepy and


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 18 hours ago [Body] The screaming highlighter color could only be preferred by teenagers. The team has historically worn, maize (albeit in marginally different shades) because that happens to be the the intended color. Which also looks better. [Title]

Output: The screaming highlighter


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Cavs will still find a way to lose. [Title]

Output: Cavs will still find a way to


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] It may surprise you to learn that the media doesn't publish stories based on whether they're convenient for the program. [Title]

Output: It may surprise you to learn


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] That's the rationalization fans always use. [Title]

Output: That's the rationalization


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Seriousy, dude? Another thread on this inane topic? Really? [Title]

Output: Seriousy, dude? Another


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I see your point. But mostly, I think, when you determine to attract as much attention as harbaugh does, you're also going to invite more scrutiny. Every little negative thing will be noted. That's just the way it goes. And it's not unfair. [Title]

Output: I see your point. But mostly,


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Nick's online chats are particularly bad. He offers no new information or insights and basically just says "only time will tell" to every question. He's lazy and not terribly insightful. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Nick's online chats are


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I don't think you understand how journalism works. You think they should just sit on their hands and not report a player's allegations -- even after asking M for comment? If this were Bama, I bet you'd be the first guy accusing ESPN of a coverup. [Title]

Output: I don't think you understand


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Yeah. Only a dumbass like you would make this a partisan political issue. [Title]

Output: Yeah. Only a dumbass like you


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Agreed. This is a lousy precedent. Great lesson for the players. [Title]

Output: Agreed. This is a lousy


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Yes. They fit the profile and have a certain old-school glamour about them. [Title]

Output: Yes. They fit the profile and


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Gee, this isn't a stale old chestnut or anything. Let it go already. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Gee, this isn't a stale old


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 14 min ago [Body] No. The coaches already know we'll have a few medicals and a few fifth-years who won't be back. So they haven't over signed. They're under no obligation to inform us of the current roster numbers. [Title]

Output: No. The coaches already know


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 20 min ago [Body] Correct. It's so early in the cycle, things haven't had a chance to shake out. Inevitably, at least a few of these kids will go elsewhere -- ones that get late offers from their local team, or ones worried they'll get buried on michigan's depth chart. [Title]

Output: Correct. It's so early in the


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 25 min ago [Body] Oversigning isn't measured until the end of the recruiting year. [Title]

Output: Oversigning isn't measured


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] There's literally zero chance that guys like Gary will be turned away. [Title]

Output: There's literally zero chance


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Body] People have said the same thing prior to each of the past several seasons. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: People have said the same


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I think you're generally right. But most of the 2-stars will become 3s. And a few 3s will become 4s. It's just the nature of the beast. Under the radar kids who make high-profile commits inevitably get more attention and benefit of the doubt. [Title]

Output: I think you're generally


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Given the universe of random OT posts -- where to dine in Paris, Game of Thrones blather -- this doesn't seem off-base. It involves a blue-chip player at a B10 football rival. [Title]

Output: Given the universe of random


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Which reliable people? I don't see anyone at the big sites saying this. [Title]

Output: Which reliable people? I


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Well, he's evidently alone in that opinion, since none of the other "experts" has Jackson to Michigan. [Title]

Output: Well, he's evidently alone in


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Perhaps you haven't been informed that we probably have roughly 10 more slots to fill. The class is likely to end up closer to 25 than 14, according to most "insiders." We could easily end up with 10-12 4-stars (and maybe one or two 5-stars). Also, most of our 2-stars will end up as 3-stars; some of the 3-stars will become 4s. We could very likely end up with a Top 10 class. Top 15, at worst. [Title]

Output: Perhaps you haven't been


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Seriously, do you not realize we'd end up with 10-12 three-stars no matter what (assuming a class close to 25)? Nobody recruits 90 percent 4-5 stars. We still have about 20 spots saved for the tougher gets, who tend to hold out until later in the process. Better to fill out your roster now, then focus on the touch pulls. We'll get some, lose some. But the current pattern makes sense. [Title]

Output: Seriously, do you not realize


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Morris has two left, I think. [Title]

Output: Morris has two left, I think.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] But they're not all taking the place of 4 stars. We still have maybe a dozen more slots. No team except maybe the top few gets all 4-5 stars. In the end, we could still have two-thirds four stars. And that's excellent. So calm down. [Title]

Output: But they're not all taking


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I think you possibly overestimate the degree to which coaching at camps ultimately matters. You can only learn so much in such a very short time, especially when there's like 20 other qbs there. These camps are mostly about PR and ego. [Title]

Output: I think you possibly


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I don't get why everyone keeps using the word retirement when what he actually said is that he's taking a year or so off from the NFL. [Title]

Output: I don't get why everyone


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Every team on every board has the complain. Except ND. [Title]

Output: Every team on every board has


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Body] They're playing rattled. Hit batter. Bad decision on bunt. Bad fielding decision on hit. [Title]

Output: They're playing rattled. Hit


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It's a little beyond me why people post stuff like this on a Michigan sports blog. [Title]

Output: It's a little beyond me why


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 2 days ago [Body] In order to prove his point, perhaps it was be advisable for Jay to use correct spelling and grammar. [Title]

Output: In order to prove his point,


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Yeah. Because one guy didn't work out a zillion years ago, let's avoid foreign players. It's a smaller world now with better scouting. [Title]

Output: Yeah. Because one guy didn't


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 2 days ago [Body] So actually you're saying Schefter is a patently unethical journalist who whores for the NFL? [Title]

Output: So actually you're saying


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Please. Game of Thrones is a cheesy fantasy show for adolescent boys. [Title]

Output: Please. Game of Thrones is a


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Yeah. There's no reason to believe he performs an invaluable service for the coach. He never has in the past. And barely spent time on this job. So chances are he's just a crony. [Title]

Output: Yeah. There's no reason to


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Why do so many posters here assume Winston will go to Michigan? The recruiting sites pretty much universally call him a heavy MSU lean. Am I missing something? [Title]

Output: Why do so many posters here


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 3 days ago [Body] God it's tiresome when defensive posters whine about every little perceived slight by the Free Press or MSM. Calm down. It's nothing. Stop being so reactionary. [Title]

Output: God it's tiresome when


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I'm all for standing. But some posters here don't seem to appreciate that there's a substantial contingent of fans -- older ones -- who really can't comfortably stand for 3+ hours. Many of these fans are old loyalists who deserve more respect. And a lot of younger fans are inconsiderate. [Title]

Output: I'm all for standing. But


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] True. There are plenty of trades that don't require degrees. But there's wide consensus that college degrees are very important when it comes to finding quality white collar jobs. Without a degree, the odds of advancement are much slimmer. And many professions are totally off limits. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: True. There are plenty of


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 5 days ago [Body] At what point did I become okay for adults to discuss cartoon characters created for children? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: At what point did I become


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 21 hours ago [Body] Wisconsin, which has very rowdy fans, routinely hosts rivals at night. No problems. [Title]

Output: Wisconsin, which has very


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Noon game are antiquated and suck. Noon crowds are always late, sleepy and quiet. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Noon game are antiquated and


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Neither does Angelique. But she has a lot of fans here, likely because she just parrots whatever she gets at pressers. Which is no better. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Neither does Angelique. But


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Body] What on earth makes you think he'll never coach again. Of course he will. He's not a convicted felon. And tv is NOT his strength. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: What on earth makes you think


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Body] No one should always be unapologetic. That's caveman thinking. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: No one should be unapologetic. What a ridiculous statement.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 days ago [Body] It would be unethical for Beilein to force a situational "medical" on a player, based on whether or not Beilein lands a certain recruit. Hatch is either a medical hardship case or he's not. Based on Beilein's track record, I'd guess he'll handle this situation the right way. Otherwise, he'd be no better than an SEC footballl coach. Plus, it's entirely possible another player on the roster will choose to leave. [Title]

Output: It would be unethical for


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 days ago [Body] This thread is obnoxious and insulting to a kid who already happens to play for the team. [Title]

Output: This thread is obnoxious and


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You realIze there are options other than "no punishment" and "kick him off the team"? He deserved something. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You realIze there are options


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Seriously? It's sad to see people lose jobs. But the superior paper? It's basically written in crayon. Skimpy articles. One paper has won many pulitzers. The News rarely wins anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Seriously? It's sad to see


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Body] But it wasn't a white guy saying it. So it's completely different. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: But it wasn't a white guy


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 6 days ago [Body] You're wrong. The Clash. REM. Elvis Costello. The birth of indie rock. All peaked in the 80s. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You're wrong. The Clash. REM.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Most top flight quarterbacks were winners in high school. Such a ridiculous argument. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Most top flight quarterbacks


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 2 days ago [Body] You really needed to start a thread over this? That's sad. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You really needed to start a thread over this? That's sad.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Only a matter of time before Bret Bielema returneth to the league. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Only a matter of time before


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Pulp Fiction is overrated, derivative, and often annoying. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Pulp Fiction is overrated, derivative, and often annoying.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 18 hours ago [Body] Take a breath. That fans choose to skip a glorified practice means nothing. It's a PR event. Nothing more. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Take a breath. That fans


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 4 days ago [Body] It's unfair because he's a freshmen, for crissake. Give the kid a little rope. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: It's unfair because he's a


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 15 hours ago [Body] That story makes zero sense. Why would they offer then pull the offer almost immediately? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: That story makes zero sense.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] Maybe Bacon will again pad half the book with the probing insights of his barber. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Maybe Bacon will again pad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] Well, aside from the whole National Championship thing. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Well, aside from the whole National Championship thing.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] But you could also reasonably assume that at least one QB will transfer once JH picks his starter. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: But you could also reasonably


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] Not really an issue. There will almost certainly be more attrition by the time spring practice is done. It's inevitable. And the coaches may already know of players planning to leave. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Not really an issue. There


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] Hard to know from the outside. Could be protecting against a potential transfer by one of the QBs who doesn't win the starting job. You never know. QBs transfer often. [Title]

Output: Hard to know from the


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I think if most of us are honest, yesterday did not live up to expectations. Not quite anyway. M whiffed on the marquee targets. Not Harbaugh's fault. But still. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I think if most of us are


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Does anyone really think wheatley's holding out until NSD only to bail on his father's team at the most visible moment? He's going to Michigan. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Does anyone really think


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Oh come on. 99 percent of the guys who claim to be torn know exactly what they're doing, and have know for a while. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Oh come on. 99 percent of the


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Suppose it's also possible that KH is waiting on weber. He could be M's backup plan. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Suppose it's also possible


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] If weber isn't gonna flip, why would he still be radio silent? There's no silly hat thing happening. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: If weber isn't gonna flip,


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Maybe this one doesn't apply. But a whole lot of guys are trying to draw attention by building fake suspense. Generally, its really juvenile. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Maybe this one doesn't apply.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Why would a starting senior in a top-tier defense, program, conference, and university decide to chuck it all for one season at a rebuilding program? Yeah, Harbaugh and all. But this transfer hardly seems likely -- unless the kid has somehow fallen out with his team. But I've seen no indication of same. EDIT: If his mother just got a job at UM, I guess that's motivation enough. But does anyone have any meaningful indication that her son is actually hoping to transfer? Or are people just assuming? If so, that's a big assumption. [Title]

Output: Why would a starting senior


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Californians don't usually say those either. Because they're also lame. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Californians don't usually


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Yeah. I'm sure Brady is still a very close friend of Falk's. I'm sure they talk all the time. Jeez. [Title]

Output: Yeah. I'm sure Brady is still


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Ha. The guy is Australian so you make a Down Under joke. That's so funny and original. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Ha. The guy is Australian so


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I stand corrected. Sorry. [Title]

Output: I stand corrected. Sorry.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Wheatley. Pickard. The CB from Rutgers. 1 of the visiting WRs. That's four. Plus, maybe two out of Clark, Weber, Smith, Marshall. Plus maybe 1 surprise. [Title]

Output: Wheatley. Pickard. The CB


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Body] One of the OLs (Kugler) already transferred. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: One of the OLs (Kugler) already transferred.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] Let's be honest. It's weird that kids hold programs hostage till the final day. He knows where he's going. He's just forcing everybody to dance. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Let's be honest. It's weird


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Body] If he really is meeting with Harbaugh -- and this remains an if -- then it's actually a pretty strong sign that he's flipping. Doesn't Urban expressly forbid his verbal commits from talking to Michigan? [Title]

Output: If he really is meeting with


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] If that's how it happened, then that's a kid/family Michigan doesn't want. I'd imagine Mattison et al give more or less the same academics pitch to all recruits. But this seems to be the first one who found reason to take offense. [Title]

Output: If that's how it happened,


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Body] He declared early but will go u drafted? Smart move. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: He declared early but will go u drafted? Smart move.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I don't normally assume guys will flip just because they're locals. But am I the only one who just feels like this one is likely to happen? It would be easy for him to end this thing now. But he hasn't. And he clearly has some attachment to Michigan. Plus, Harbaugh and Wheatley. Plus, doesn't Urban normally forbid verbal commits from meeting with coaches from M and MSU? If Weber just met with Dantonio, and if he's scheduled to meet Harbaugh, wouldn't this suggest that he and OSU aren't very solid? [Title]

Output: I don't normally assume guys


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Ass. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Ass.