Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Body] After last year i don't think we are in any posistion to apologize for any win, no matter how lucky it was. I will take a win in any way we can get it. [Title]

Output: No Apologies


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Body] We Won....end of story. [Title]

Output: We Won


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Body] I love drinking! [Title]

Output: Yummm


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Body] Didn't we just win to remain undefeated? I mean we were 3 and 9 last year. Let's get some perspective. [Title]

Output: Ummm


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Body] Screw Newbies!!!! Hey Wait! [Title]

Output: Yeah


Input: [Date] 17 hours 34 min ago [Title] It is very odd to me that [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 day 43 min ago [Title] You've just described 99% of [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 day 21 hours ago [Title] Re: not taking reps [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 days 19 hours ago [Title] This is all well and good, but [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 days 22 hours ago [Title] Right. I'm not talking about [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 3 days 5 min ago [Title] I really doubt that this will [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 4 days 11 hours ago [Title] Makes total sense. Having 2 [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] The best shows I've been to [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] The only thing that's [Body]

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


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

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


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

Output: "long ass clap"


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

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


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Am I the only person who has [Body]

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Why wouldn't you? Pipkins' [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Whatever happened to him? I [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] And here is where we separate [Body]

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Title] They have at least been [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 20 hours ago [Title] I don't think anyone is [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] Gore is a running back, which [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Sure, if you measure success [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Shit, I don't think I listen [Body]

Output: Shit, I don't think I listen to any artists younger than 30. Why do rappers fall off the map like that, and not other musicians?


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Remember when we lost to [Body]

Output: Remember when we lost to Rutgers? God, the last few years have sucked.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I mean, if we have to choose [Body]

Output: I mean, if we have to choose between football with funny looking helmets, and no football at all, I'm taking the funny looking helmets.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] Well the site would work fine [Body]

Output: Well the site would work fine if you weren't trying to access it, ever think of that?


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I used to be a "regular" in [Body]

Output: I used to be a "regular" in the comments section of the ESPN Big 10 blog - there was a whole group of people there who would be on pretty much every day just hanging out, rarely talking about football. Eventually a user shows up who by her username purports to be a female Michigan fan. She also became a regular. We would talk and kind of flirt in the comments, so we became a "thing," at least in the scope of the blog. Eventually, the Manti Teo thing happened, and people started making jokes about whether or not she was actually a girl. So jokingly, I asked her, "you're not catfishing me are you?" So she sent me a private message with her twitter handle as proof that she is indeed a female. I don't have twitter, so I responded by giving her my google+ info as collateral, since I now knew who she was, and it would be unfair for me to know that and her to not know who I was, since we interacted with a bunch of fairly insane people on the internet every day. Once that happened, we both showed up in each other's gchat lists (neither of us knew that would happen), and we started chatting on there. One thing led to another, and now we are engaged!


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Hey, I met my fiance on the [Body]

Output: Hey, I met my fiance on the ESPN comments section. No, I'm not joking.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] "Morals as a human race have sunk" [Body]

Output: To which time period are you referring, when human morals were better than they are now? Things are not worse than they've ever been, please don't be ignorant of our history as a species.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I feel like people tend to [Body]

Output: I feel like people tend to look down on others for getting into them, especially as you get older, fair or not. So this viewpoint is refreshing. May I ask, what types of games have you tried that you couldn't get into?


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Title] But PeeWee was told he could stay on scholarship [Body]

Output: though medicaled. He transferred because he wanted to play, despite the UofM staff telling him it wasn't advisable medically. As for believing it's "basically impossible to be to remain academically eligible and not get your degree in 4 years given that players also attend summer sessions." Isn't it true that lots of guys choose to spread out their classes and take less credits each year so they can do well academically despite all the athletic demands on their time? Of course that assumes they get that extra year to work for their degree.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Was thinking it was a rear-view Barbie Doll [Body]

Output: Very long-waisted torso with tiny waist and hips.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Are those guys not really All Big Ten [Body]

Output: Are those guys not really All Big Ten because the Big Ten really has.... Wait. How many teams are there now? Pedants obviously have no place in the New Big Ten-or-More.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Who else feels really old [Body]

Output: reading WD agonizing about feeling old?


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Wash-ing Keith-ton... [Body]

Output: Shifting syllables along with positions?


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] Yes. And possibly going back [Body]

Output: From great article about his background, current life and future plans (well worth reading) in MLive article linked below in mgo.licio.us (oh, okay-- here too): This month, Morgan will play for the Orlando Magic in the NBA Summer League in Orlando. He hopes to land in the Las Vegas Summer League, as well. He's a long shot to earn a regular-season roster spot in the NBA, but that dream isn't dead. If it doesn't happen, he's comfortable heading back to Italy for another year. Two engineering degrees and the great work of his foundation promise he'll be comfortable doing something useful wherever he goes.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Another couple dos: [Body]

Output: 1. Wear sunscreen. 2. Tell Harbaugh to wear sunscreen. Please.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Pharaohs are mere humans! [Body]

Output: These guys are both Egyptian Gods and Saints! /not religion


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

Output: (see: Elliot Mealer.) Good to know it applies even to athletic injuries.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Title] He'd already visited Ann Arbor with a classmate [Body]

Output: and he was told he should come to their Prattville camp so they could evaluate him further. Apparently they liked what they saw. And he liked what he'd seen of Michigan, so he pulled the trigger (with an enthusiasm unknown to... well, more known now).


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Title] And that's the kind of kid we can get excited about [Body]

Output: The diamond in the rough we watch proving all the doubters wrong. (See linked article above mentioning guys Saban thinks aren't big enough for linebacker.) And who wants to play school as well.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Title] This quote seems pretty relevant to this thread [Body]

Output: Secondly, Harbaugh looks like the rebel going against the big, bad SEC, and that's appealing to the kid Saban isn't recruiting because he's too short to play linebacker. Harbaugh won't get the player who grew up wanting to play for Alabama or Auburn, but he'll get the one who wants to try something different or prove he was worthy of an SEC scholarship. A good read.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Gosh. I feel so old and out of touch. [Body]

Output: In my day, the guys with big tattoos hung out with motorcycle gangs and didn't have actual parents (or at least wouldn't admit to it). The guys in the parents' basement wore dingy T-shirts and sneakers (not to be confused with athletic shoes or trainers, which were a bit too new-fangled to find their way down to the basement). Or so I'm told.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 2 days ago [Title] And no comment from the commentators [Body]

Output: Guess the networks can't use that protective mini-delay used for most live events due to the gambling?


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Grammar/Spelling Nazi is Torn [Body]

Output: Dealer Camel, you are unfortunately too educated and have spelled Pharaoh correctly. (Upvoted you accordingly.) However, the horse's name is American Pharoah as in the OP. It was accidentally misspelled when registered and now must remain as is. Will refrain from suggesting this contributes further to the dumbing down of America. Either way, sure is a damn fine beautiful horse!


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 2 days ago [Title] You're absolutely right [Body]

Output: Guess I was just thinking that if it wasn't as serious as headlines implied , and/or that the prognosis was good, the patient or family would be eager for the public to know and give the hospital permission.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Checked for updates on her condition this morning [Body]

Output: From the Boston Globe: The woman, who was not identified, was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said Boston police Officer Rachel McGuire, a department spokeswoman. There was no word on her condition late Friday night. At 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Beth Israel spokeswoman Jennifer Kritz said the hospital is not providing any information regarding the condition of the woman at this time. Don't want to speculate, but it seems if she was doing better they'd say so.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Gardner switched to WR because everybody said he should [Body]

Output: and he thought it would give him a better chance to play. He'd switched for the good of the team at Michigan (and yes, to get actual playing time), and then switched back to the position he'd trained for. He worked out as a WR, showed he was willing to switch and work at getting better, then P'burgh says, "Hey, let's see what you can do at QB." Apparently they think enough of him and what they've seen so far to give him a shot. And he's probably thrilled for the chance.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I had to wait for the error message to go away to upvote you! [Body]

Output: I couldn't take my eyes off that! Kept wondering why the paw didn't claw the hand...


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 3 days ago [Title] And if you've played in the Big House [Body]

Output: You're equipped to deal with loud noises.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Title] One of my favorite players [Body]

Output: And now impetus for my favorite punsters. Turns out Tai's in on the joke (for the humorless one who negged Magnus-- unless he's just a regular Magnus nemesis): Streets, 38, has coached the freshman team at Thornton for the past several years. He doesn’t have any varsity coaching experience but founded and has coached one of the most successful club basketball programs in the country, Meanstreets.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Be sure to watch the video. Kleenex moment. [Body]

Output: “It was like my gameday,” Norton said, recalling Sunday’s graduation walk. “I was in the zone, focusing on what I needed to do and not worrying about anyone or anything else. If he can do it... Time to stop the inner debates and get down to work. Much, much easier work. Thanks for posting.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] My dad too in WWI, but in the Philippines [Body]

Output: He was a refugee from Nazi Germany, got out just in time right out of medical school, getting a Master's at Michigan-- which saved his life in more than one way (long story). When the U.S. entered the war, he and his older brother, an engineer, immediately volunteered to serve, Dad in the Philippines as a medical officer and his brother in Europe (in the OSS). They both survived, but we can only imagine what they saw and experienced along the way and how many of their fellows never returned. Our world today is dealing with the same kind of insanity that would not have ended without the men of WWII, and few of us today would have the courage and dedication to willingly put our lives on the line to fight this new version of global insanity. So, OP, thanks to you and for reminding us that it's a good day to remember.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Title] All this excellence is exhausting! [Body]

Output: From their Facebook page: "National Champs! ROW BLUE!"


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Title] So, so impressive. [Body]

Output: Straight wins, pulling it out in the 9th... Who needs double elimination?


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Is Gametracker right? [Body]

Output: Whew! EDIT: And several emphatic WOW!!!s. WIsh I could have seen it happen.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Softball is 7. [Body]

Output: Except with Michigan's team, which often gets off work early.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'm missing more than the cussing on Gametracker [Body]

Output: How did the inning end? Gametracker showed lead-off ground-rule double, then an out (pop-up or strike-out?), then someone out at first, but the graphic showed nobody on base. What happened to the guy on 2nd? Didn't say double play... Only reported two outs, but the inning was over. Something like that happened yesterday too, a couple times.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Thanks, guys. [Body]

Output: Both on the field and on the blog. Gametracker's pretty boring without some emotional input.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Don't understand the flat bill [Body]

Output: The curve keeps more sun out of the eyes from the sides. (And it's more flattering.)


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 3 days ago [Title] M Softball's Tweet Caption: [Body]

Output: EX-HAIL!


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yes about avoiding the Empire State Building [Body]

Output: Was posting that in an edit above while you were writing. Also, Sadeto's comments about downtown reminded me of the Tenement Museum in the Lower East Side, recreating the immigrant experience as the neighborhood itself is becoming gentrified. I've only been there for book events (since I got to NYC early enough to still buy pickles from barrels), but their tours are supposed to be terrific. They may be too pricey for all of you ($25/per) and should be booked in advance (only 12 on a tour), but here's their website if you want to explore.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Wow! How much time have you got? [Body]

Output: That's a pretty good sampling you've got planned already. Don't want to wear the kids out... A suggestion you don't need since you'll be taking a ferry to Ellis Island, but for those on a budget, the Staten Island Ferry is great for a harbor tour (and free!). You probably won't want to do more than one museum on a short trip, but the Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium are great for families. And if you want something to do in the evening, as long as you're going to take in Times Square, you can get discount tix for Broadway & Off-Bway at the TKTS booth. (Just avoid those costumed super-heroes imported from L.A.) But I think your plan is great. Some of the basics, and some off-the-beaten-path. (So far the weather looks good.) EDIT: Didn't ask the age of your kids, but if they're young, remember the children's zoo in Central Park. And skip the Empire State Building. Hours in line and in the elevator, and for an exhorbitant charge. Enough to appreciate just walking around and looking up instead of down.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I went back to Gametracker [Body]

Output: And since there were two outs for Georgia last time I looked and now it said Sierra Lawrence was next to bat, I figured it was over? In a positive kind of way?


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Audio available via Iowa [Body]

Output: There's a link to the Gametracker on MGoBlue's main page, and a link up at the top of the Gametracker to Iowa audio. If you pay the $9.95/month for the CBS-powered "premium" stuff (now called "College Sports Live") via Michigan, you can sign in with your Michigan membership info. I was going to drop it since there was less and less premium stuff available, with what was formerly premium seems to have moved to BTNPlus (also $9.95). I'll avoid my anti-corporate rant, because I can listen to the game.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Title] They used to. [Body]

Output: But the money took over. Now that we have BTN and ESPN, they're limited as to what they're allowed to broadcast.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Went to the show courtesy of the M Alumni Club [Body]

Output: just last year. Found the show folk called back on my answering machine when I was out of town, on the same day that the free hotel copy of USA-Today had the headline that he'd just announced his retirement the night before. (Some friends were hoping to go in the last few weeks, knowing he'd be gone, but said it was booked solid.) He does [did] a warm-up with the crowd (most shows have a stand-in comedian), in his shirtsleeves as you saw on the clip of a day-in-his-life, and having been there I now know why they have the close-up on someone in the audience after a sly comment in the monologue. It's a follow-up to the pre-show audience Q&A, so the writers get something out of it almost immediately to stick into the monologue. Once the show starts, the cameras tend to block him (there are monitors to watch when that happens), but one of the advantages of being live is you actually hear the band play during the commercials. My one disappointment was the guest that night-- one of the very few comedians I'm not fond of. Knowing he's popular with a lot of people, he'll remain nameless. He's the kind of over-the-top guy who's a distinct contrast with Letterman's sly, sardonic, and increasingly human thing I was getting so fond of. At least now I might get to bed on time.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I saw it live [Body]

Output: Or as live as it could be, considering they tape [make that "taped"] in late afternoon. I remember thinking Hoke was adorable. Felt so bad for Letterman when he abandoned Dave's alma mater for-- was it San Diego State then? And I too loved the directionals. Speaking of which, was the shot-in-the-foot reference to Plaxico Burress? Did Ball State play MSU and perhaps lose to them that year?


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I didn't [Body]

Output: I eventually figured out it had something to do with baseball, because I was pretty sure we didn't have an O-lineman named Victor Martinez. I just saw a headline referring to the Securities & Exchange commission and thought it was about ESPN's favorite conference. We need more letters in our alphabet.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Very happy for him [Body]

Output: Was nervous for him at the Pats when I saw he still hadn't been given a roster number as of Sunday. Had read a local column (possibly even on the Pats website) only a day or two before saying the Pats had enough WRs, knew he'd be a project, but couldn't count on bringing him back to the practice squad if they cut him. They were right. He was picked up immediately, by a team that isn't such a tease with Michigan players (see Gallon and Cam Gordon; three in two years).


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] They had Foote & Woodley at the same time... [Body]

Output: And speaking of Foote & Woodley, they're together again with the Cardinals. Was disappointed to see Foote was cut, until I discovered Foote's been hired as an ass't coach (linebackers). Still thinks he can play, and if he gets healthy and they need depth, he may try to get back on the roster. But can't do both per NFL rules, and so far he seems to be really enjoying the coaching thing. Maybe should be a separate post...


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Or to betray his insider sources [Body]

Output: Being loyal to the end. Or as much of an end as landing at the airport seems not to be.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I thought he finally got his defensive coordinator of choice [Body]

Output: who wouldn't follow him from WV to Mich.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Someone explained that in an earlier thread [Body]

Output: But I never remember things that make no sense to me.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] My computer crashes [Body]

Output: and it's suddenly 8-0. Time to upgrade.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Apparently don't need to now. [Body]

Output: Confirming down here so the frustrated can see it.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Interesting... [Body]

Output: They must have switched things up. When I tried earlier, it was looking for my cable provider (don't have one). Now it's streaming for us cable-less. Thanks!


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Not on my computer [Body]

Output: Unless you're just saying that ESPN3 is a streaming channel rather than TV... But they do have the replays available after a game is over. (Small comfort.)


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] If you take a nap and ignore the internet [Body]

Output: You can replay later on ESPN3. I'm thinking of watching yesterday's game there while following today's via MGoPosters. (Obviously I don't care about being surprised.)


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Your avatar reminds me [Body]

Output: of a book I thoroughly enjoyed, and considering I'm not even qualified to participate in the what-are-you-drinking threads but have noticed how many there are... Tom Standage, technology editor of the Economist, putting together the discovery/invention/popularity of 6 different beverages with major shifts in human civilization.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Title] There are several on Youtube [Body]

Output: May as well start with Physics 01: Photons, Corpuscles of Light. Recorded in 1979 in Australia. (w/1979 recording quality)


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Making the most of his practice time [Body]

Output: working on two skills at once. Outside shooting and dunking. Unfortunately, he made the shot, so he couldn't practice legal rebound dunking. But you do what you can.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Destiny [Body]

Output: When I google-imaged Jake Ryan (even without using "Jake Ryan Hair"), the third photo that showed up was of Clay Matthews. Turned out to be from an MLive article way back in 2012: His blonde locks flowing at Michigan football media day, Jake Ryan didn't mind any physical comparisons to Clay Matthews. Now the Wolverines outside linebacker just hopes his on-field performances have some similarities, too. I was searching for a post-draft article about Jake already having mastered the Lambeau Leap.... Can't find the article, but I'm pretty sure this is the photo. Lots of comments from his new fans looking forward to his also mastering the Lambeau Linebacker Look. Better fire his barber asap so he's not accused of false advertising.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Absolutely agree [Body]

Output: I usually have a problem with competitions in the arts (apples & oranges thing), but I convince myself that shows like this allow off-the-beaten-path performers to get broader exposure and the chance to find their audience. EDIT: Did you add that 2nd paragraph? If so, I'm glad I took so long to post my reply so you'd have a chance to do so.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Are you his wife's brother or is he your wife's brother? [Body]

Output: Either way, congrats to him. A friend, who's a Michigan alum, but we didn't meet until here in NYC, is a rabid fan of the show, got me to watch, and I was pleasantly surprised to find how the singers on this show are allowed to be unique and not all bred and groomed to become Generic Big Pop. He has a wonderful quality, a folky kind of approach, acoustic guitar and all, and we're both big fans. [For those of you who don't watch the show, they've had terrific contestants this year, so making it to the top 6-- as different as they are from one another-- is magnificent.]


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] "Counselors who worked with the couple" [Body]

Output: In the small print: Schneider admitted that no one from the Seahawks talked to the alleged victim, Clark’s girlfriend, only speaking to counselors who had worked with the couple. If that's true, wouldn't that have required permission from both Clark and his girlfriend? Wouldn't what the counselors told them have required an agreement of confidentiality? Or would the level of non-disclosure have been part of the agreement to allow the team to speak with the counselors?


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Indeed he did! [Body]

Output: Thanks. #16 on the current roster.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Gallon was injured in camp [Body]

Output: and really didn't get a chance to play. Was finally put in at the end of preseason, and didn't show enough in his few minutes of the very last preseason game for them to keep him. Wondered if he was looking to sign elsewhere this year, if he ever got healthy.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 5 days ago [Title] He played really well for the Giants [Body]

Output: He was the main reason I was still watching them. Mike Cox was injured last season and cut a few days ago... Interestingly, the only Michigan player left with the Giants is Thomas Gordon, who was signed as an undrafted free agent last year, injured in preseason but kept on IR, and signed to a futures contract. So they must have seen something in him in camp before he got injured. A new reason to watch.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 5 days ago [Title] So it's not just Google trying to kidnap us. [Body]

Output: Couldn't close the page without signing up. And here I was thinking of switching to Chrome. Thinking this was a thug approach, I changed my mind.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] That makes sense, from what we know of both of them [Body]

Output: Beilein would have found it hard to crush Austin's dreams, but Austin's dreams have no doubt changed. He recovered beyond anyone's expectations and found his moments on the court, but what he's gone through has taught him that there's more to life than basketball. He'll retain the bonds with his coaches and teammates, and the love of his fans, and now he can turn to using the hard-won rest of his life to do even more.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 19 hours ago [Title] I think he's already said he's changed his focus from medicine [Body]

Output: I think he's already said he's changed his focus from medicine and that he wants to use what he's learned from his experiences to help in other ways, I believe including public speaking (no doubt on the inspirational path). The mere fact that he's speaking again at all, and so well, after months and months of therapy, makes this another version of a Hollywood ending.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It's well remembered, but I [Body]

Output: It's well remembered, but I don't think it started here. Wasn't the "family values" thing one of the excuses of certain players (or player) who left for the wholesome atmosphere across the border? And perhaps from parents, and players who complained to parents, and perhaps certain writers for certain papers who were observing practice and were shocked, yes shocked, at the lack of wholesomeness? On the other hand, It's not necessarily great PR to have coaches speak like that in public, but back in Bo's day speaking like that to players wasn't made public and no one was cell-ing and tweeting and broadcasting from every corner.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Hope he treasures his last year here as we do [Body]

Output: Finally got a chance to shine and fill the leadership vacuum when we really needed him. All the best to him in his next stop. Time for him to be a star.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 19 hours ago [Title] Life has so few certainties. [Body]

Output: A welcome addition to death and taxes.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Not surprising that he would focus on the kids [Body]

Output: He remembers his own childhood, and the child in him is still there in his smile. (When it comes to Denard, we can allow ourselves to get a little schmaltzy.)


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Wow. I'm sorry I didn't read this until after the late sports [Body]

Output: on one of the local NYC stations. Would have loved to see how they covered it.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Concur. Besides being 3-time NCAA champion [Body]

Output: and national champion and Olympian, he's stayed at Michigan to be a volutneer assistant coach while he continues training for the Olympics and finishing his degree. And even the other members of the national team have told interviewers of what a great teammate Sam is, and commentators always taking about his positivity and good nature. I went to the NCAA championships a couple years ago when they were at Penn State, which was then ranked #1 before Michigan upset the home team. I read a girl's T-shirt which made it clear she knew one of Penn State's top gymnasts. Asked if she was related, she said she was his girlfriend. When I mentioned Sam Mikulak, she told me her boyfriend thought he was just the nicest guy. And Sam had already beaten her boyfriend for All-Around champion. So even his rivals like him. As for the current gymnasts, Stacey Ervin has become a big favorite.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Utah isn't more likely to have an off-day than UCLA [Body]

Output: Michigan already lost to them in what was then M's highest score of the season: Utah's almost perfect 198.250 to Michigan's incredible 197.675, which they topped only at the Big Ten Championships. But off-days happen in Gymnastics, so the game is on!


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

Output: Michigan was a #1 seed, so got to go close to home. UCLA was a #2 seed, but they were ranked only one spot below Michigan nationally, and from what I could see last night, they're really, really good. They must have just missed a #1 seed. (The two teams haven't competed head to head until last night.) The live streams were by event, which is nice because you can switch to your own team and see everything, but you don't see the competition to be able to compare and understand the scoring. I watched UCLA during Michigan's two byes, and besides having very interesting, difficult routines, they were sticking their landings, so the half-point difference at the end could have just meant a little bobble here, an extra step on a landing for Michigan. In women's gymnastics (unlike the men in the latter part of the season), 6 gymnasts go up on each event, but only 5 scores are counted. So you can have a big glitch and get away with it, as long as the other 5 hit. In Michigan's case, a couple of our top girls had slightly lower-than-usual scores (but on separate events), so perhaps their expected very high score instead of someone else's nicely high score could also have closed the gap. And congrats to our neighbors! Central Michigan's team (ranked #21 nationally) lept above #18 Arizona to grab 3rd place.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Mo's a standard nickname for Maurice [Body]

Output: Especially on this side of the water, and I'd figure especially on the field in tough-man sports. (From a family that has some Maurices in their ancestry, as well as those named after them but hiding the tradition as middle names; even a newborn named to honor a late one from the other side of his family who's already getting Mo-ed.)


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I saw OT in the title and assumed Michigan wasn't his top pick [Body]

Output: Too many acronyms, too little space in the brain.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 2 days ago [Title] The men are right now tuning up for the B1G tourney [Body]

Output: in an event against Illinois-Chicago in Keene. The team is currently back to #3 nationally, the highest in the Big Ten, with the B1G tourney next weekend at Penn State. The live results page lists Stacey Ervin in the all-around, which would make this his first attempt this season, after tearing his biceps last year. I actually don't think he's ever done the all-around, but with Sam Mikulak gone and former all-around runner-up to Sam (both in Big Tens and NCAA) Adrian de los Angeles still coming back from injuries, I guess they figured they should try to have someone compete in the AA and assume Stacey's biceps is strong enough to try rings. Great start so far for Stacey in his feature event, floor: 15.850.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Thanks. CBS Gametracker still said top of the 1st 0-0 [Body]

Output: Was watching the video stream on and off before the hockey game, but the Gametracker kept saying it was top of the 1st, and I couldn't figure out why all those 1st inning runs I saw didn't count.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Best of luck to all of you waiting to hear [Body]

Output: Have gone through this day with family members. Nerve-wracking, but all turned out well. Can this be an open thread to let us know where you all are heading? /living vicariously


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Title] PIpkins is not practicing [Body]

Output: Has been Injured. Thinks the coaches won't take any chances with him and not put him on the field this spring.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Then how did all those guys get so many words in [Body]

Output: their transcripts of his segments? And different words, too. I felt compelled to listen to each of the segments, because Marcus was saying so much of what we've been wanting to hear, and so detailed in his analysis. So what are you waiting for, BTN? Give this guy the go-ahead! PS: He also said that Pipkins has been out injured, and he doesn't think they're going to take any chances playing him this spring. PPS: When he mentioned a bubble screen, he actually defined it (in very few words).


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Heck, he is just now building relationships [Body]

Output: with the kids on his own team! Fortunately, that seems to be going quite well.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Title] What was interesting about this meet [Body]

Output: was how many seniors there were competing today. Guys that have been on the team but rarely competing because they were behind now-graduated Sam Mikulak and Syque Caesar, and current senior stars Adrian de los Angeles and Stacey Ervin who have been out or battling injuries since last year; now have had a chance to step up, gain experience and confidence, and they're doing very nicely. Sophomore Tristian Perez-Rivera also didn't compete today, apparently an injury in training, but is thought to be returning for the Big Tens. One of the two former National Jr. champ freshmen (Marty Strech) hasn't competed in a couple weeks (with actual commentators today, they said he'd been "out", but no word whether he's out for the season), and the other, Dmitri Belanovski, had been the only member of the team doing the all-around this season. Now Dmitri's only competing in a couple events, so it's possible that he was training as an all-arounder because he can, but his difficulty levels aren't yet high enough to pay off in the 5-up-5-down scoring the men use at the end of the season. So now some of the senior "specialists" who are capable of scoring higher on their individual events are taking those spots. Unrelated to the age of our team, Illinois was definitely off its game today. Their senior star, CJ Maestas, was competing with recent injuries, and several of their top guys (including him) had major glitches and falls. So I doubt the the big difference in total score tonight is predictive of tourney results. But Michigan's "understudies" are getting better, and some of the injured guys getting stronger, so that's a good sign for the future.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Also set a record for largest crowd in NCAA history [Body]

Output: for a regular season gymnastics meet. Saw the broadcast. The place was packed. Utah is very big on gymnastics, their team was favored and they were very, very good. But Michigan showed that they belong in that company. Hmm. Just went to their website to check the facts about the attendance record (whether or not it was for regular season or including tourneys). Discovered that the Utes lost to Georgia today, a ranked team Michigan beat earlier in the season. Interesting. Maybe we can set a record for attendance for the B1G tourney in Crisler next weekend.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 2 days ago [Title] The video's been privatized [Body]

Output: They used to post the videos of the press conferences on MGoBlue.com. Guess they don't want them seen anymore. Maybe afraid of that Harbaugh stare. (Happens with the linked one below as well.)


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 2 days ago [Title] The embed also now says "This is private." [Body]

Output: Sigh.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Still very much involved: New Duties as of last May [Body]

Output: Doug Karsch and former U-M captain and NFL veteran Jon Jansen will co-host the Michigan IMG Radio Network's pre-game "Tailgate Show" this fall. Karsch will continue his duties as the sideline announcer on football broadcasts and Jansen will provide halftime and postgame radio commentary in addition to their pre-game show duties. More info in 2014 press release. Plus he still has other regular gigs, mostly radio I believe. (Wikipedia says he "was said to be" one of the finalists for the play-by-play spot that went to Dierdorff. But who knows who said it.)


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] Given the bad cards he was dealt... [Body]

Output: And kept working and smiling. C'Mon, Magnus! Where are you? Prove our point with your avatar!


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Title] For a brief moment they seemed to have won an extra 3 [Body]

Output: The headline on MGoBlue.com tonight said that Men's Lacrosse had beaten Penn State, Temple and the Puerto Rican National Team. It was actually Men's Gymnastics that won the Puerto Rican invitational tourney. Fortunately softball's victory moved that story out of the top spot so that somebody noticed and corrected it. Highlights of the actual gymnastics competition included Michigan beating #2 Penn State, which had beaten Michigan in an earlier meet, and Michigan's own Puerto Rican gymnast, Tristian Perez-Rivera, competing in his first all-around in front of his home crowd, and impressing the coach of their national team to solidify his chance to compete for his country.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Harris was the solid under-the-radar guy [Body]

Output: here in NY. Terrific player, always showed up but never sought the limelight or drew attention to himself. Sometimes wondered if the non-Michigan fans even noticed. Nice to know that those in charge are still noticing. On another front, since you mention Foote, he was cut by the Cardinals a week or so ago. Maybe he did such a good job of mentoring Kenny Demens in the same position that they figured they could stick with the youngster. (Also the Raiders cut LaMarr Woodley.)


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 6 days ago [Title] One dose of Amoxi was more than enough for me. [Body]

Output: Went to bed after that first (and only) dose, knew I was in trouble when I starting feeling warm. Ended up looking like I'd fallen asleep in a tanning machine. A beautiful even pink color over my entire body, but add the swollen legs and the feeling that I was on fire... Needed a course of corticosteroids to get rid of it. (The dermatologist said Amoxicillin is "famous" for its rashes.) But, hey, I'm not allergic to peanuts. So there's that...


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] The T-shirt with this on it [Body]

Output: Suitable for wearing around friends who can't believe I like football. I explain that Woodson was recruited by the City Ballet, but he opted for an education and went with Michigan.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 14 hours ago [Title] and his brother Honus [Body]

Output: [Made more sense when I thought you were talking about that other BBall.]


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] No. [Body]

Output: The new coaching regime has opted for something called physicality. Different strokes for different folks.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Yeah, that's the problem with attracting the best in the world [Body]

Output: Five of M's six individual championships are courtesy of Dylan Bosch, who swims for South Africa, and Bruno Ortiz, who swims for Japan. But the sixth, Paul Powers, is from Georgia and has already competed for the U.S. in junior international competition. And he's only a freshman. It's fun to root for them all internationally, even if we're the only ones who know they're sort of Americans. PS: We should still have former M swimmers on the next Olympic team, some of whom have already won medals.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 2 days ago [Title] This was originally posted by the father of a recruit [Body]

Output: which is why there was the controversy above. Besides the basic question of privacy and offending coaches of other schools, it makes sense that having his name (and his son's) in this public forum might have resulted in coaches being less willing to allow him into practice in the future.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Interview with Bolden on MGoBlue.com [Body]

Output: should answer your question. LINK Also posted here earlier: See "Bolden speaks of Harbaughing..." Says he loves Hoke, so trying not to make value judgments, talking specifically (and enthusiastically) about the differences in practice.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 2 days ago [Title] And the Durkining and the Peppering... [Body]

Output: Great fun. [The authorized version from the Mothership!]


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 2 days ago [Title] And much prettier than your avatar [Body]

Output: And much prettier than your avatar


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Congrats. [Body]

Output: As I read this, you have amassed 126 points. You now have your upvoting license.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Never heard of Randy Moss until he played for the NFL [Body]

Output: Tyrone Wheatley, on the other hand... Yes, it was with TJ Jr. that I felt I'd crossed the border.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I think his point was that he DOES know the difference. [Body]

Output: and was listing how different days can have the feeling of "a new year" and thus "a new beginning," New Year's Day being the obvious, and that to many (and he was very careful with his wording here to avoid the no religion/no politics issue), Xmas is that new year/new beginning, and that to us here, the first day of practice is that new year/new beginning. (Which in football, he says, you get to have twice a year, so that's a bonus doubling the chances of starting out fresh.)


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Title] The team, the team, the team! [Body]

Output: All make their contributions for the good of all.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yeah, but what do you do with those changing borders? [Body]

Output: What about those towns that were in Poland one minute, then in Austro-Hungary, and then you try to track an ancestral one down and find out it's now in [the] Ukraine?


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 9 hours ago [Title] Surprised about the #81list [Body]

Output: Until I realized that the two Michigan receivers I associated with #81 wore it in the NFL: Amani Toomer for the Giants, and Jason Avant managed to get the #81 in all three of his NFL teams: the Eagles, then the Panthers and now the Chiefs. (Avant wore #8 at Michigan and Toomer #18.)


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 20 hours ago [Title] Very impressive interview. [Body]

Output: How he used his redshirt year, balancing student teaching with football this year, and more. Looking forward to seeing him back on the field.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 20 hours ago [Title] I have a serious traditionalist fan friend [Body]

Output: who has the same problem with The Big House. "It's called Michigan Stadium!!! The Big House is Southern Michigan Prison!" [We're from Jackson.] Must say I haven't heard the complaint lately... Maybe the realization has sunk in that Michigan staff and announcers and players (and recruits) also use the term.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] Best of luck to him. [Body]

Output: Hope he can carry some good memories of his time here, along with his degree. It would be great to see him get a fresh start on the field and a chance to enjoy the game again.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I was prepared not to like it because it was a gimmick [Body]

Output: But I was surprised at how engrossing it was. , and the kid they found as the boy was incredible (too many incredibles, sorry, it's late), gradually his hair would grow, gradually his voice would deepen, and all the way through he was believable and very, very good. Other than that, I saw all the nominated films but American Sniper, and they were all good. The apples & oranges thing. So I watched Downton Abbey and watched the end of the other thing. Agreed with all the acting awards. [Wait? Who was supporting actress? I was watching Downton then. And that was the only one I wasn't sure about. Good performances, but.... ] Thought JK Simmons in Whiplash was a shoo-in as soon as I saw the first few minutes of the movie. Some people I told not to see it, because it would strike too close to home. That teacher/professor/coach who "teaches" via humiliation, plus a few extra doses of psychopathology. And realizing later he's the same guy who plays the nebbishy professor of that insurance company's mythical college... [People who've watched Oz were less surprised. I've only seen him play nice guys.] Hoped Julianne Moore would win, and she did. All the lead actors were terrific in terrific roles, but Eddie Redmayne had the good fortune to be given the role of a lifetime and the challenge of playing someone who's still alive, and believably showing the gradual changes as his disease takes over (not a spoiler) without it becoming grotesque or a joke. I really thought I was looking at Stephen Hawking. And now when I see Stephen Hawking I think he's an imposter.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] And for us it's a title of honor [Body]

Output: and affection. We love our weird guys.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Women chasing all the Big Boys (so to speak) [Body]

Output: In the midst of the Big Ten Tourney, the women swimmers are setting records. Currently #2 going into the finals. #15 Women's tennis upset #6 Baylor 4-1, and Emina Bektas tied a Michigan record with most singles wins. And #6 Women's gymnastics was 8-0 going into last night's meet with #1 Oklahoma (defending national champs) and almost upset them, closing the score to lose by less than 2/10 of a point (197.375-197.250). They've already beaten several ranked teams, and lead the B1G in 3 out 4 events. The 4th is vault (where they're only 2nd in the B1G), and if they'd only stuck a couple more landings on their spectacular vaults, they could have had the upset. Now they know they belong in the NCAA picture as well as being the favorites for the Big Ten. Sophomore Nicole Artz (whose picture below seems to say it all), got a 10 from one judge in beam, winning the event with a career high 9.950. In contrast to the description of the SEC commentators for softball, the analyst for this meet was Olympic champ Shawn Johnson. Giving Oklahoma its due respect, she became very impressed with Michigan and wasn't shy about saying the other judge should have given Nicole the 10. Considering Shawn won the Olympic gold in beam, she should know. Below she's on floor, with almost as almost-perfect a score: 9.925. EDIT: The picture is much better un-thinified.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Wait a second! [Body]

Output: I've stared at that PeeWee Denard picture over and over again, and it was only now that I noticed the connection! Denard and Jordan were destined to be together in our hearts!


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Ah, don't listen to Carlos. [Body]

Output: Although I wouldn't go so far as to get married to see an away game, I am a female and there are times I can't admit that I'm turning down comp tix for something because I have to sneak away and watch a Michigan sports event. And that sentence he obviously missed? Good sign for the marriage.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I have the same problem. [Body]

Output: So here it is again. Works for me every time.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Currently #44 on the active roster [Body]

Output: Whether he's still there after the draft and camps and preseason cuts is another question. But he wasn't one of the cuts after this season, isn't one of the 10 guys signed to their "futures/reserve" group, has been back and forth from their practice squad a couple of times, and I think this last time he was taken from Philadelphia's P.Sq. to move back on to their active squad. Sounds like they like him, so here's hoping.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] They're both from hot-climate schools [Body]

Output: where you work up a sweat just getting up in the morning. So maybe they're imagining what the AC would be like for summer work-outs.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] The MMB actually has an arrangement of "Monster Mash" [Body]

Output: Part of a monster-themed half-time show back in the early-to-mid-70s. (Just checked with the arranger to confirm.) [It's possible you knew that, but just in case.]


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

Output: Griese was son of an NFL player who had a little success in his time and probably had no problem with his son's tuition, and Sheridan's dad had coached at Michigan and around the NFL, now back home as Lions linebackers coach. Not the standard walk-on profiles. Update: Nick is now (or at least starting in 2014) an offensive graduate ass't at Tennessee.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] And didn't he just have an intense [Body]

Output: And didn't he just have an intense pre-draft ethics coaching session with Harbaugh?


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Thank you so much. [Body]

Output: Carry on, gentlemen.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] So who's the guy with him? [Body]

Output: I assume he's a recruit, and he's smiling. All the way down the board and no one's identified him or even asked. Guess our obsessions are getting diverted.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] I remember getting grades then... [Body]

Output: But penmanship and citizenship* brought my GPA down. *not political. I think it had something to do with giggling.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 19 hours ago [Title] The top three are tied at 15% [Body]

Output: with Beilein close enough at 10%... For those of us who need reminders, can we ask the OP to remind us every day?


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Thought so too [Body]

Output: Even though I first saw it on the official M team twitter (shocking!). Fortunately the warm-up photo tempted me to look further. Here's the LBSU website with the official history, plus quotes from team alumni-- including a couple MLB pitchers you may have heard of-- giving it their personal spin. [As posted below, it's the baseball nickname only. Their other teams are called the 49'ers.]


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] It's tricky [warning: broadcasting/corporate greed rant] [Body]

Output: I subscribed to the CBS sports thing on the monthly plan, primarily to see gymnastics (both M & W, though the men were rarely covered), and when I signed up this year it turns out that with the burgeoning conference networks the CBS thing is almost useless. I've been able to watch a couple with BTNPlus (including the recent men's home meet upsetting #2 Stanford, with the bonus of Syque Caesar & Sam Mikulak commentating), but the women's recent meet at Georgia required belonging to the SEC network (via ESPN). And though I was able to see the men's meet at Penn State, it turned out to be a dual meet, with the Penn State women (against Maryland I think) competing as well as the men, so there was almost NO coverage of the Michigan men's routines. Yes, it's their home meet. But the Stanford men were given full attention and commentary at the Michigan home meet. Very frustrating. They might introduce a Michigan gymnast waiting for the cue to begin, and then move the cameras to Penn Staters competing, whether women or men. They even seemed to feature more of the Maryland women, probably because they're, you know, women. (So am I, in case that seems prejudicial.) I especially wanted to see the men's meet this weekend at #1 Oklahoma, and I was thrilled to see a ""video" link show up on the MGoBlue listing only a day or two before the meet, but the link took you to Oklahoma's Fox-based pay network. Yes, Michigan lost, even with their highest score this season despite a couple falls, but Oklahoma, with its 7 returning seniors, set an NCAA scoring record, and it would have been nice to actually see what gave them such incredible scores. Rant of Outrage: If some corporation is making money for showing our amateur athletes, whether or not at the home of the other team, shouldn't we be able to see them without paying fees to join every one of these competing networks? You'd think the conference networks would at least collaborate with each other to offer complimentary access to the fans of another conference's visiting team. If you're reading this far, the women's M-MSU meet was not televised, but their Oklahoma meet will be available on BTNPlus. Good luck!


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Last night was a replay of the 1975 premiere [Body]

Output: Just posted about it above. (Out of the loop myself, but I noticed it in the TV listings. Don't usually watch it these days, so would have missed it.)


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Last night's regular SNL slot was a reply of the premiere [Body]

Output: episode with George Carlin a shost and Janis Ian and Billy Preston as musical guests. She was a revelation, singing "Seventeen." Beautiful. Billy Preston was with his band, and wearing a disco-sequined wide-lapel black suit. Nice contrast to Ian's simple folk look. What a great combination. I assumed they always had only one musical guest, but there was no studio band for this episode, so maybe this wasn't so unusual in the early days?


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Being the "odd man out" [Body]

Output: is the classic training ground of the comedian. Nice to have proof of her cred.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Sunday Update - They win again [Body]

Output: Run-rule 10-2 over Georgia Tech. Driesenga gets the W.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Since I'm late to the party [Body]

Output: May I request your now-gone-but-well-reviewed title?


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Men's Update - #1 Oklahoma next for them too [edit - TODAY] [Body]

Output: Thought of writing an update last week after they upset #2 Stanford, but may as well give it in a preview to their upcoming meet in Norman, which should be a another good one. Oklahoma, long a powerhouse in gymnastics, is currently #1 for both men & women. Their men's team is undefeated so far this year, with 7 returning seniors and only one freshman. The Michigan men, like the women, are currently #5, but they're not undefeated, having a rebuilding year after the graduation of our Olympians. With talented youngsters and a few upperclassmen coming back from injury, they're gradually working in more competitive routines, debuting some riskier moves to upset #2 Stanford last week here at home. (The two teams they've lost to, Penn State & Illinois, are currently #3 and #4. With Oklahoma, Michigan will have already competed against all the teams in last year's NCAA finals.) Their only current all-arounder is a true freshman, Dmitri Belanovski, who capped the Stanford meet with a stuck landing in his new high bar routine, clinching the victory for the home team. Stacey Ervin, with three events scoring above 15.000, was named co-B1G gymnast of the week. As for those graduated Olympians, 3-time NCAA Champ Sam Mikulak and Syque Caesar, one of the highlights of the Stanford meet was that they were the commentators on BTNPlus. They've stayed at Michigan as graduate assistants while they continue training, and now they may have an alternate career. They were terrific (in my completely unbiased opinion). Besides being incredibly knowledgeable and knowing most of the top men on the other teams, they were obviously enjoying themselves, helping us neophytes understand what makes one routine higher scoring and which positions on rings are inhumanly painful even when done correctly. Hope they get another chance.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Thanks [Body]

Output: Have a couple non-Mich friends who were interested in seeing it. (And are willing to invite me over.)


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] "Are there any details on why now?" [Body]

Output: He was fired for telling too much truth. EDIT: I was hoping I'd get away with a "/not politics, really" disclaimer. It was mean to be a joke (re: Brian Williams). But my failure only emphasizes why so many of us signed on to this thread: "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard." We salute those who do it so well.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] CBS Morning Program [Body]

Output: Also appreciate its courageously breaking away from the "Entertainment This Morning" model and eliminating the screaming crowds and manic hosts. I'm one of those who'd rather not wake up to high-decible, high-pitched noises other than my alarm clock.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Link! Please! [Body]

Output: Appreciate it. Thanks.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Actually saw it written somewhere [Body]

Output: That he and Brian Williams should just change jobs.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Confirming something I was thinking [Body]

Output: That beyond the 5th year being good for him, his worth as a mentor for the younger kids would be a bonus for the team as well.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] A guy who actually coached in the NFL [Body]

Output: wouldn't need to be a graduate assistant. Makes sense that a player who's experienced the NFL (in whatever capacity), who's smart enough to have graduated from Northwestern and one could guess smart enough to decide to turn to coaching, starts out as a graduate assistant under some very experienced and successful coaches while getting an advanced degree at another high-quality university. Anyway, nice to have a smart former lineman help out on the line, and get on that coaching tree.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Isn't that the shorter version? [Body]

Output: Which I understand was on College Gameday when they were in A2? Isn't the ESPNU one a full half hour?


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 19 hours ago [Title] Speaking of the Jewett thread [Body]

Output: Someone posted there that he had no idea Michigan had black athletes before 1960. He was negged a bit, but I think it's great that he made the admission. The thread obviously opened his eyes, and if nothing else that's a reason to post things like this periodically for those youngsters who aren't aware of this history.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Sounds like a bit of both [Body]

Output: Kids who choose Stanford or Michigan are usually smart kids who want a good education. Stanford AND Michigan is a very good reason to follow Mom and get his Master's in a slightly different Architecture concentration than his Stanford Bachelor's. Seems a good investment in his future as an architect. Not exactly taking potholder-weaving 101 to get into the NFL. (Nothing against potholder-weaving of course.)


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 3 days ago [Title] He's on vacation [Body]

Output: Catching up on some WTKA podcasts today, and Sam wasn't on the show, taking a delayed vacation day. So Ira was the one weighing in on this latest Weber info.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Perhaps you're more against what the phrase became [Body]

Output: which isn't applicable here. Here it's used to mean someone we're proud of, someone who represents what's good about the University. That other use of the phrase, over-used in a period we'd like to forget in a way we'd like to forget, meant prejudicial exclusivity. George Jewett's story is a reminder that prejudicial exclusivity is not a part of Michigan's tradition.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] As long as they get the lyrics right [Body]

Output: to show they know what the song's about, they should have some freedom (get it?) to make it personal.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Both Schilling & Gordon are on IR [Body]

Output: But they still count in our hearts.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] As someone who prefers the sun through my northern window [Body]

Output: I can't agree with you more. One of my best friends lives on a boat in Hawaii and desperately misses Michigan winters, always going home to spend Xmas with her Michigan family. A few years ago she sent me a holiday card bragging about the new winter gear she got for her trip, so I joked that she should take a little detour to try it out, offering my extra ticket to the end-of-December Pats-Giants night game that ended up becoming historic. Have parka, will profit. [Of course, as I write this I see the headline that Burnett tweets he hasn't committed. Not that it has anything to do with a little snow.]


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] "Not as cold as I thought it would be..." [Body]

Output: So what did it come down to? “Education and my future as a person,” he said.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Sounds more like [Body]

Output: Californian's dream is of a gorgeous winter day.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Did you read the full link? [Body]

Output: There was more to Bellomy's instagram: To those of you that know me well, I always try my hardest never to get emotional; however, I write this with a heavy heart. My heart is packed full of experiences, acquaintances and irreplaceable memories that I will reminisce on for the rest of my life. I love each and every one of my teammates, both former and present, and I hope y'all know that every day I busted my butt for you and the benefit of UM. and ...this was not an easy process. I am forever grateful to have attended and played for UM and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] But I do that too! [Body]

Output: Okay, I'm hopeless.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Depends on where you are [Body]

Output: Manhattan yesterday was pretty clear after a few inches Monday night, but the Eastern part of Long Island got substantial snow-dump. Fortunately the city being closed down meant that streets could be plowed in the areas where the snow stopped early. It's clear for the second day here, so I assume at least LGA's open for business. Can't speak for CT.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] James Earl Jones must have been lampooned [Body]

Output: or at least that character with the long cape. And Derek Jeter has been on (and was quite good), and has probably been lampooned in skits. (He didn't graduate, but he considers himself a Wolverine.) And UofM grad Andy Kurtzman was another UofM SNL writer (from the semi-old days). [And I have to stop starting sentences with "and" (and using so many parenthetical phrases).]


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] am I the only one that thought this was Re: Sam Webb? [Body]

Output: No. But then I went to the RC, and any other use of SAM would have been Greek to me. On the other hand, I thought it was Sam Webb discussing deflate-gate. Guess I'm behind on my scandals.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It's a major story [Body]

Output: Tom Brady was actually allowed to comment on something other than deflation.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] Detroit up to 50% [Body]

Output: As is the snow on my NYC window ledge... But gotta support the blooming of Motown.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] Very true, but makes life fun in the city [Body]

Output: I made a new friend last year while waiting for the bus when the light dusting began for a predicted blizzard and all the offices shut down early. An Australian, she was new to NYC, but she too thought the escape panic was a bit silly. Turns out she'd lived in Chicago for 20 years, and I being from Michigan... Wonder if my physical therapist will show up for my appt. this morning? I need it so my ankles hold up for the skis/snowshoes I'll need to get home...


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Hi, TJ! [Body]

Output: Was hoping you'd drop by.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] And you can't blame the S&C dept. [Body]

Output: for players looking confused on the field, looking slow because they're not sure what they're supposed to do or where they're supposed to go.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] The BTN guys (yes, Wisconsin fans) said [Body]

Output: that none of the kids playing in that game tonight was alive the last time Michigan swept Wisconsin. Can that be true?


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] "i don't want to come off as being a jerk" [Body]

Output: Well, we don't always get what we want.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] And home visits with mothers who have [Body]

Output: And home visits with mothers who have fed and raised D1 O-linemen.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Tearing up the ice [Body]

Output: Or at least thinking about it...


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] And to think it took him 2-3 years [Body]

Output: to re-learn how to talk like that, and months to re-learn how to talk at all.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Dakich was supposed to redshirt [Body]

Output: But they burned it tonight.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] I like the idea he looks so comfortable in it. [Body]

Output: Wearing it indoors, knowing he can't look so swag in one of those hot-weather T-shirt-round-the-year schools.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Financial Engineering? [Body]

Output: Is that like stock manipulation? /humanities major


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] Hmm... Could make it easier to grip. [Body]

Output: Anybody measured Blount's hands?


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] How do we know this is a reliable source? [Body]

Output: But just in case, congrats. (Unfortunately, I think my avatar's out of stock.)


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Who's that hiding under the OSU helmet [Body]

Output: and behind the poster?


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] They're maize khakis [Body]

Output: Special edition. EDIT: Oh, you meant Harbaugh's.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Spike was out with a respiratory infection [Body]

Output: and they let him sit with the team on the bench, putting him in a nice suit without a mask? Then to hear Doyle was taken out because of a respiratory infection, and now someone else? Doesn't the training staff have an infectious disease specialist? Ah, well. Maybe they all got it at the same time. Get better, guys.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] They just hired a new DC [Body]

Output: who's also coaching the secondary. See post and link above.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Silent commit: [Body]

Output: Harbaugh. Eventually the truth comes out.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Manning's new DC is a former DB coach [Body]

Output: Washington State just hired a new defensive coordinator, Alex Grinch, who will also be coaching the secondary. He's been coaching DBs at Missouri, Wyoming and elsewhere, apparently with success. If Manning's going to learn more about other positions while coaching his own, this seems like a terrific opportunity.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'm pretty sure the coaches gave him great recommendations [Body]

Output: Or at least I assume so. Didn't have to wait long for a job.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Jerry Montgomery [Body]

Output: Wasn't Jerry Montgomery a lineman himself in his playing days? It seems it would always be easier to coach the position you played. (Or for a DB to coach WRs, or WRs or QBs to coach DBs, because they have to learn while playing how to beat and confuse their opposites.) Manning was a linebacker. I always got the feeling that Manning was being groomed for being a head coach, perhaps even on the high school level to start, by given opportunities to learn different positions on the job. But wasn't Mallory the DB coach? Were we that successful the year before with DB development? Perhaps Mallory wasn't the best mentor for a young coach to learn and teach that position. As much as I'd love to see him develop here, I agree with you. This move is great for Manning. More experience teaching his own position and learning from others.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Where the smile went [Body]

Output: Must be the headset.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Is Madden visiting? [Body]

Output: Considering his preference changed so suddenly....


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] In case anyone's confused... [Body]

Output: This was their third game (and victory), but the first was an exhibition at EMU. Georgia was ranked #7 nationally when Michigan beat them last week in their official opening. They're always one of the top-ranked women's teams, but the Big Ten is huge in gymnastics, both for women and men.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] For those of you who thought the tweet was about seeing the [Body]

Output: current QBs on the roster work out and didn't click the link... This is what went with it.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Does the NCAA allow sending a pro-team video to recruits? [Body]

Output: Besides showing what a great guy he is, this pretty much outlines what you need to succeed.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I honestly thought it was something from Saturday Night Live [Body]

Output: Loaded the page, went to do something, and heard the sound go on. Wondered what kind of ad popped up. EDIT: Read further down and see I wasn't alone.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Semi-OT for this thread, but OT re: O-line coaching [Body]

Output: The article linked in the OP also has some interesting words about O-line coaching not preparing O-linemen for the NFL due to the proliferation of spread offenses and the focus on zone defenses. (Details from a former NFL O-line coach in the article.) The upshot: Current NFL offensive line coaches are left to teach refined techniques that linemen used to know.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The Pats did [Body]

Output: but if I remember correctly he was injured most of camp and they threw him in the end of the last preseason game. Wasn't able to show his stuff in that limited try-out. Or maybe he photobombed Belichek.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] But Alaskans think Michigan is the tropics [Body]

Output: Texans think Michigan is Alaska.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] My nephew teaches at CC! [Body]

Output: Does that mean we're related? (If he reads MGoBlog, I've outed myself.)


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Come on-- there's no pass rush! [Body]

Output: I can just picture him saying that. Turning on the charm and humor. Glad he's getting looked at for the NFL, but if he doesn't get looked at for a post-NFL media career, I'll eat a lemon. (Okay, I like lemons. Nevertheless...) And then he'll use his social work skills in his spare time.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Came to look for a place to post this article [Body]

Output: About Jay H. turning down his Dad's first job offer. Interesting read about his apprenticeship trajectory, wanting to work with his Dad eventually but wanting to forge his own path first. (Like working for his uncle.) (Sorry, couldn't resist.) From a couple years ago, but the newspaper says it's the third most e-mailed article today.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] And what about Mallory? [Body]

Output: I got the feeling Manning was being groomed for the future by being given jobs in a variety of positions. Wasn't Mallory, a former DB and coach of the position, coaching the DBs by himself the year before? Was he successful doing it by himself? Seems dividing up his role was a bit of a demotion for him, and if Manning was in a way his apprentice to learn from a more experienced DB coach, the lack of success with the DB development shouldn't be completely put on Manning's shoulders. I'm not a coach or an insider, so I really don't know the answers. I just feel bad for Manning. A very impressive young man. Trust he'll get good recommendations and we'll be hearing more from him as a coach.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Vote for ironic [Body]

Output: I think the last time "Surely not" has been heard without a touch of the facetious was in the drawing room of a pre-1930s British country estate.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Not judging an attitude by its cover [Body]

Output: If 247 has this picture in its stash: "A Michigan education? Wow. I'd be so fortunate to become a part of this class, look forward to meeting my teammates and coaches, and am so grateful for this opportunity to learn and improve." Why does it put this one on the top of his page? "What? I have to go to class too?"


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] "Getting your rings soon." [Body]

Output: But even before that, you get your lockers, your jerseys, and that damn fine one-of-a-kind helmet. So it's a win-win situation. (Feel free to add as many wins as your hard work and dedication will allow.)


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] Data is plural [but...] [Body]

Output: You don't say "twelve data don't" because nobody says "twelve data." Maybe they'd say "twelve collections of data." [That doesn''t mean it's singular.] But these days of non-Latin use you can connect it with a singular or plural verb depending on whether it's a "count" or "non-count" noun. LINK for explanation. /grammar nazi's distant cousin


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I will cherish your comment... [Body]

Output: Until this thread disappears into oblivion. And perhaps beyond.


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] This is a great story, and [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 2 days ago [Title] This is false, my uniqname [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 1 day ago [Title] May I also add, why do [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 1 day ago [Title] You do realize that [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 20 weeks ago [Title] You Are Insane [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Weishar [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Title] Beyond Pathetic [Body]

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] I understand the math [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] Read Brandon's Comments [Body]

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 39 weeks ago [Title] ok coach [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 39 weeks ago [Title] Wrong [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 40 weeks ago [Title] Cool Story Bro... [Body]

Output: Cool Story Bro...


Input: [Date] 2 years 41 weeks ago [Title] Don't understand your [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 41 weeks ago [Title] You do realize that the NCAA [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 41 weeks ago [Title] Relax [Body]

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


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

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Bad luck. You didn't deserve [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 3 years 1 week ago [Title] Bloomington [Body]

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Title] Aquaman, Chet [Body]

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


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

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I think that, policy aside, if you're going to take visits after commiting to a school, it sends a pretty clear message that you're not 100% committed. [Title]

Output: I think that, policy aside,


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Think about the fan and media response to football recruiting vs. hockey recruiting. The scrutiny and pressure is much more intense. [Title]

Output: Because of the attention paid to football vs. hockey


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Chris Clark is one of those guys where if he was coming to Michigan, he probably woudn't have waited till signing day to announce. We've seen this "strong interest early - not commited (or decommited) but still interested - doesn't commit" situation with other top recruits in the past. Hope I'm wrong on this one. [Title]

Output: Bummed about Clark


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 6 days ago [Body] There comes a point where money isn't really a deciding factor... when you're already a millionaire, taking a job you don't want to go from rich to slightly more rich isn't appealing. If he wants to coach in the NFL, he's not going to consider coaching in college regardless of how much money we throw at him. [Title]

Output: Job Satisfaction > Money


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Swap it with a slightly smaller / sleepier kitten and that would be the best mascot ever. [Title]

Output: No joke


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Yea! I'm sick of him turning the ball over. [Title]

Output: Yea! I'm sick of him turning


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Body] 1. As a U of M Alum, I hate the term itself. It implies that U of M fans who didn't go to Michigan are poor rednecks who couldn't possibly become anything like they're U of M attending bretheren. I know plenty of U of M grads who flamed out, and plenty of people from smaller schools that are rocking their lives so hard. 2. WHY I WOULD DESPISE YOU FOR LOVING THIS THING THAT I LOVE. It's easy to love U of M if you went there, but if something draws you to U of M fandom without attending U of M, your fandom actually impresses me a little more. [Title]

Output: I've never understood the Walmart Wolverine thing


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] ... and I'm not seeing this. Do you have a source for the rule change? EDIT: I see it. Man, that is confusingly written. So an alumni can sign up a bunch of non-alums, but for those non-alums to actually be able to attend they need to buy memberships? Yikes. [Title]

Output: I'm looking at the registration rules online...


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Body] It provided a little insight into a Michigan recruiting battle. That was the point. [Title]

Output: It provided a little insight


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] The biggest douche in the uuuuuuuniverse. In all the gaaaaalaxy, there's no bigger douche than heeeeee. [Title]

Output: Heeeeere he is


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Body] But I really want to get in on this thread. I love all the writing and insight from Brian and everyone else on this blog. Ignore all the haters and trolls. [Title]

Output: I'm mostly a lurker...


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Body] This looks like a still from a movie [Title]

Output: Surreal


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] I'm not sure what people's' perception of a film program are, but the SAC major at U of M was pretty demanding if you wanted to do well academically. You had to learn a huge scope of film history, internatioinal cinemas, techniques, theory, etc., and use a ton of critical thinking skill. We also had to write a ton of three page papers... Papers where you've written 5-6 pages, and it seems impossible to make your argument more succinct. I also did screenwriting, which double my workload. Anyway, not saying it's tough like engineering or something (cause it definitelty is not), but I could see it being tougher at times than the B school coursework (judging from my B school friends and working there as an undergrad). I imagine that at USC, which has a very respected film program, the requirements can be pretty tough. EDIT: Man, totally forgot about the screenings. Those killed your week. I had upwards of 9 hours of screenings a week at times. [Title]

Output: Don't be so sure...


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] "It's an illogical argument that tries to equate correlation with causation." The fact that you preceived the Cass connection as an attempt at serious evidence. lololol. I'm sorry, but I don't think you're ready for this blog. [Title]

Output: I guess everything needs a /s


Input: [Date] 2 years 21 weeks ago [Body] "my perception is that the front page content has become increasingly more difficult to read with numerous bizarre allusions." ... I'm 25 and have been reading this blog since the beginning of undergrad. My perception is that little is stylistically different. Brian is still busting out constant, hilarious content. Citing one headline you don't understand as evidence of "numerous bizarre illusions" makes me want to punch you in the face is not evidence. If you want all your content delivered as flavorless mush because you lost your tastebuds years ago then go somewhere else. If you're so intellectually lazy and devoid of humor that jokes and illusions prohibit you from understanding the article then go somewhere else. The style of this blog is EVERYTHING and you are not allowed to groundlessly attack it. Your decreased consumption is a good thing. [Title]

Output: I would like to see moar references you don't understand


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

Output: The hexagrams pointed to one thing...


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

Output: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa


Input: [Date] 2 years 41 weeks ago [Body] Everybody has addictions. Just because yours aren't as noticeable or detrimental as drugs and alcohol doesn't mean they're not there. To say you have "no sympathy" for millions of people suffering with addiction and that they're all stupid is unbelievably insensitive, judgmental, and does nobody any good. [Title]

Output: Might want to soften your tone a bit


Input: [Date] 2 years 48 weeks ago [Body] If my math is right, he will throw ten thousand touchdowns. [Title]

Output: 25% better


Input: [Date] 3 years 11 weeks ago [Body] I can finally let go of these feelings :D [Title]

Output: Thank you kind sir


Input: [Date] 3 years 11 weeks ago [Body] I think anybody that likes this song is taking crazy pills. Yes, Zoolander crazy pills. I can't think of a song that has a more cheesy, nonsensical chorus in all of music. DISCLAIMER: I know none of the other words to this song. Maybe those other words explain the following questions. It breaks down like this: "For those about to rock" - nonsensical Poignant questions: What are people doing before they're about to rock? Are they doing something salute worthy? Is the act of about-to-rock more salute-worthy than the act of rock that is going to follow? Summary: WHY ARE WE SALUTING PEOPLE WHO ARE ABOUT TO ROCK BUT HAVEN'T ACTUALLY DONE ANYTHING YET? "We salute you" - cheesy (also nonsensical) Poignant questions: Why are we "saluting" those about to rock? When you honor a rock musician, do you salute them? Is this rock musician your WWII Veteran grandfather? Summary: Expressing honor for rock musicians by saluting them doesn't make any sense. That'd be like honoring Mother Theresa by punching her in the face. I WANT ANSWERS BRAAAAAAAA [Title]

Output: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF SAID SALUTE


Input: [Date] 3 years 15 weeks ago [Body] Nothing gets me more excited for Michigan football than digital engagement cycles. [Title]

Output: more please


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] Totally forgot. My brain is at ease. [Title]

Output: Yes!


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] Does that mean he doesn't like our chances with Diamond? [Title]

Output: Wait...


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] More towards Ace. Either way, I can't believe so many people jumped on my use of "we". It was more calling out the perception that it's ok to declare his commitment when he directly said he has not commited. [Title]

Output: ^ Yes


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] Shouldn't we withhold the 'hello' post for now? [Title]

Output: Out of respect for the kid


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] His dinner's getting all cold and eaten... [Title]

Output: Where is Kozan anyway?


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

Output: O_O


Input: [Date] 3 years 44 weeks ago [Body] I don't have any direct experience playing civ, but EU is really really in depth. If you like like civ i'd deifnitely check it out. Also, Hearts of Iron is a title from the same company that's a WWII strategy game. It's a lot of fun; it's actually what I played first. [Title]

Output: I don't have any direct


Input: [Date] 3 years 44 weeks ago [Body] Yes; this is the only sports blog to ever mention Europa Universalis. It's also the first mass-audience anything to mention Europa Universalis. But dear god is that one of the best games ever created... if you're in to 2d graphics and running the government of a country over many centuries. I know that's not everybodies thing. [Title]

Output: EU2 <3


Input: [Date] 3 years 49 weeks ago [Body] True grit (pic of kovacs) or MANBALL!!!! [Title]

Output: True grit (pic of kovacs)


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 hours ago [Body] This guy is a fucking fool. I stopped reading the article after that sentence. [Title]

Output: Fool