Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Not just comparable [Body]

Output: But worse, even. I'd say that Palat's hit on Glendening was worse than Kronwall's hit. Then you've got Zidlicky out with a concussion and no one seems to be bothering to look at Morrow's high hit (with an elbow) on him that wasn't even done to defend the play. Then there's Subban's two-hander. No suspension. Byfuglien's utter cheap shot on Corey Perry. No suspension. I'm not defending Kronwall's hit. At the time, I thought it was clean, but when I took a few more looks at it, I can see why he got suspended. Strangely, though, if Kronwall had done what the league says is a legal hit, the outcome might actually have been worse. And Kronwall's making a defensive play and not intending to injure. Again, not saying he's innocent here, but there's a consistency problem with supplementary discipline.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Maybe I don't get it [Body]

Output: I suppose having an ego that would make you resist being moved to the bullpen may be part of what makes a starting pitcher successful, but it seems to me that if the writing is on the wall and it's clear that you are not the pitcher you once were (at least as a starter), then it's not so bad to be changed to a relief pitcher. You still get to play the game you love (unless you're just burned out), get paid a pretty good sum to do it (and at that point, money is not likely to be much of a problem for you anyway), and still get to contribute to a team (even better if that team is a playoff contender). There are worse ways to finish a career.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] There are years left in the tank [Body]

Output: I don't know how awesome they'll be, but if he heals properly and is managed properly, he'll still be a good #2 or #3 starter for a few more seasons. Fans, though, will need to adjust their expectations - as others have commented, he will likely not return to Cy Young levels of performance. Fewer (if any) complete games and no more hitting 98-99 mph on the radar gun in the 8th inning. He's now on the wrong side of 30, has pitched a lot of innings, has had increasing problems with injuries, and so forth. But he could still get the Tigers around 15 wins a season, and that's not nothing.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 1 day ago [Title] This is exactly what I do [Body]

Output: Seriously, I've done it for years. I have many friends and acquaintances (not to mention my older brother) who are Sparty fans. Now me and my brother will get into it, because we know we're just talking shit and it's no big deal. But with everyone else, this is how I act. And sometimes, my Sparty interlocutor will not believe that that's how I feel and tries to press it further, but I don't fall for it. Then they just don't know what to do.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Because I'm cooking [Body]

Output: I'm making a Dijon mustard sauce for my pork chops tonight, and since the recipe calls for a dry white wine, I'll be having some sauvignon blanc.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] At the tone, leave your name and message [Body]

Output: He'll get back to you.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I prefer cities myself [Body]

Output: But that's me. Some suburbs are okay, too, depending on what you're looking for.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Close to Lake Huron, too [Body]

Output: Lake Michigan tends to get the love, but I like Huron just as much.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I do like it a great deal here [Body]

Output: It would be no surprise to me at all if I lived here in Seattle for many more years. At this point, that is probably the mostly likely outcome and that would be just fine. I'm just more open to moving back to Michigan if the opportunity was right than I was several years ago. That opportunity may never come along, and if so, I'll be happy here too.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Funny you should post on this [Body]

Output: I live in Seattle, Washington right now (and have for the past 14 years or so) and I've been contemplating a move back to Michigan myself. No concrete plans, and I may never actually do it, but I'm more open to doing so than I was 10 years ago. Seattle is a great place, and I know a lot of folks would say I'm crazy to even think about moving back to Michigan. If I did move back, though, Ann Arbor would be among my top choices. It's one of my favorite places ever.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Work day just ended, so [Body]

Output: A glass of Beringer Founders' Estate pinot noir.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] High school commencement [Body]

Output: My high school commencement exercises were held at the Silverdome.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I've attended the rivals of both teams in the NC [Body]

Output: Undergrad: U-M Grad school: Oregon State and University of Washington. So, um, yeah.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I was also thinking of Harbaugh vs. Dantonio [Body]

Output: They've both pretty intense fellows so this should be interesting to see play out, that is, if Dantonio doesn't complain next that it's "disrespectful" for Michigan State to have to go to Michigan to play games every other season.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yep. [Body]

Output: It's a preemption.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Pyramid Snow Cap [Body]

Output: A fine winter beer.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 2 days ago [Title] These Fox announcers [Body]

Output: ...are awful.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Get well soon, Ace [Body]

Output: Wishing you all the best for a full recovery.


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yes [Body]

Output: Nike supplies OSU's gear as well.


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I've always liked Devin [Body]

Output: Sure, I could be critical of his play (maybe a bit unfairly from time to time), but I've always been impressed by his character and his resilience. He could have left Michigan for another school - and who would have blamed him, in retrospect? - but stayed here and did everything that was asked of him. And just when you think you've seen enough, he does something like this. That's the Michigan Difference.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] It's not just today's youth [Body]

Output: I don't think the young people of today are any less empathetic than any generation that preceded them. The issues this article raises go back a very, very long time.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Re rape culture [Body]

Output: It's a charged term, to be sure, but I can't think of any story I've read in recent memory that illustrates how it works better than this article. It works on so many levels here: the "friends" who showed no empathy for Jackie and were more worried about their social lives, the guy who brought her there who acted afterward like nothing wrong had happened, and the institutional practices that served to conceal the extent of the problem, among other things.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] It's a horrible story [Body]

Output: But, if you can bring yourself to do so, you should read it. It's a very powerful story and something that more people should know about.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I don't get too upset about this kind of thing [Body]

Output: A player has to do what he feels is best for his future. If Weber thinks going somewhere other than Michigan is the best move, then I respect that. At the same time, if a player doesn't want to play for Michigan, fine. We'll find someone else to replace him.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 2 days ago [Title] He will, though. [Body]

Output: There's at least one more game we'll have to live through before he gets the firm handshake.


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 1 day ago [Title] What's funny [Body]

Output: The same opposing fans who laughed at Michigan for having Rodriguez as head coach are now laughing at Michigan for firing him, as if that was their position all along.


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Agreed [Body]

Output: No need for that shit.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 2 days ago [Title] A guy I once knew [Body]

Output: He said pretty much the same about Notre Dame: "Everyone I know who went to Notre Dame was a dickhead. In fact, I think they have a checkbox on their application that says, 'I am a dickhead' and if you don't check it, you don't get in."


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Glad you said something [Body]

Output: Stuff like, "the women would be worse" (how exactly?) is really not very mature. I hope he grows out of it.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Best of luck to Thomas! I hope to see him run wild [Body]

Output: Best of luck to Thomas! I hope to see him run wild in the MACtion.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] TomVH thinks he stays out west like someone [Body]

Output: TomVH thinks he stays out west like someone already said and he thinks he decommitted more because of Kiffin and not Nuss. Intriguing situation either way.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Nadal is just on a whole other level right now [Body]

Output: Nadal is just on a whole other level right now with his play. You can't really fault Federer. We're just witnessing amazing tennis by Nadal.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] I am. This tiebreak is very important for Fed [Body]

Output: I am. This tiebreak is very important for Fed right now.


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Title] Shucks. It looks like Ace [Body]

Output: Shucks. It looks like Ace will never have a 100% score on his 24/7 predictions. It's okay. As long as Peppers commits all will be forgiven.


Input: [Date] 2 years 12 weeks ago [Title] I know this doesn't really [Body]

Output: I know this doesn't really have anything to do with the topic, but who is the guy in between Thomas Gordon and DG?


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] It's not the fact that they [Body]

Output: It's not the fact that they play the 2-3 zone that makes them tricky, it's the length of the players in the 2-3 zone. You can simulate that zone all you want in practice, but what makes them so tough is their length affecting passing lanes and causing deflections. Brandon Triche will be the shortest guy on the court for them at 6'4 and their PG stands at 6'6 in Michael Carter Williams. If I could pick one person in the country playing the college game to give Stauskas a run at a 3 point contest it would be James Southerland. If he is on, look out. C.J. Fair is a crafty player who can find a number of ways to score the ball. Keita (6'10) and Christmas (6'9) are their big guys who, once again, affect shots with their length, but both are very raw with their offensive games. It's just gonna come down to what everyone has said as soon as it was known we were advancing to face Syracuse yesterday, we have to make shots and also keep them off the offensive boards so they can't get second chance opportunites. I live on the East Coast, so I have had many opportunites to watch Syracuse play throughout the season, so this is just my non-expert opinion.


Input: [Date] 2 years 21 weeks ago [Title] This officially made my [Body]

Output: This officially made my night.


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Whoops, typo. My english [Body]

Output: Whoops, typo. My english teacher would be irate right now. Thanks!


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Title] He is simply the most naive [Body]

Output: He is simply the most naive person I have and will ever encounter in my whole life.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] I thought I read when the [Body]

Output: I thought I read when the story first broke back in September when she supposedly died that they had been dating since they were in high school. But now it's being said they met online and never met in person. I'm confused.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Alex Kozan, is that you? [Body]

Output: Alex Kozan, is that you?


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Title] It may not seem like NIU can [Body]

Output: It may not seem like NIU can win this game right now, but the longer they hang around like this, the better their chances are of pulling off this upset. FSU is very good at this. May be best in the country.


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Title] I like Gruden. [Body]

Output: I like Gruden.


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Title] He is. He missed a tackle on [Body]

Output: He is. He missed a tackle on Shaw on his long run.


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Eh, then they would have [Body]

Output: Eh, then they would have Lattimore. It would make for an interesting game.


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Title] We drove right down the field [Body]

Output: We drove right down the field on that defense...


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] That 3rd down play with Rawls [Body]

Output: That 3rd down play with Rawls was an awful play call.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] It will be absolutely [Body]

Output: It will be absolutely critical to get a score when we get the ball to start the 2nd half. A field goal would be okay. A touchdown would be spectacular.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Just stay down, Braxton. More [Body]

Output: Just stay down, Braxton. More hits like those are on the way.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Michigan 38 Ohio 34. [Body]

Output: Michigan 38 Ohio 34.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] This made my day. Thank you, [Body]

Output: This made my day. Thank you, Heiko.


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

Output: Yes.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Our 3rd down defense is just [Body]

Output: Our 3rd down defense is just awful.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Michigan 31 Northwestern 17 [Body]

Output: Michigan 31 Northwestern 17


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] He is missing this season due [Body]

Output: He is missing this season due to injury that happened during fall camp.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] You keep on bringing up [Body]

Output: You keep on bringing up Minnesota's 11th ranked pass D in the country. This is who they played: @UNLV, New Hampshire, Western Michigan, Syracuse, @ Iowa, Northwestern, @ Wisconsin, Purdue, and then us. The best passing offense out of all those is Syracuse. Only two teams out of nine on their schedule so far are in the top 68 in pass offense. Do you wanna know where Minnesota ranks nationally in rush defense? 81st. There's a reason why teams aren't passing on them, and that's because teams are running it on them.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] I knew as soon as DG started [Body]

Output: I knew as soon as DG started to perform well this past Saturday that people would start questioning Denard starting at quarterback ever again and it made me want to crawl in a hole. Devin playing well is spectacular. What that means however is that we now know we have a more than adequate backup behind Denard and then more than likely he will be the quarterback full time in 2013. Enjoy DG's performance, please. But don't question one of the all time greats of Michigan.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] He makes a harder kick when [Body]

Output: He makes a harder kick when he just missed the easier kick less than 10 minutes ago. Makes sense.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] I really hope that sparks [Body]

Output: I really hope that sparks Fitz for the rest of the season.


Input: [Date] 2 years 50 weeks ago [Body] How is Rhett Bomar of OU not in the QB slot?? That's stupid that a kid that never played a down of college ball is on this list [Title]

Output: Bomar


Input: [Date] 3 years 1 week ago [Body] You know, analysts have a lot to knock on his game despite his #1 ranking. They knock on his inconsistent and lack of confidence in his coverage skills and his utter lack of aggression for contact and poor tackling skills. Maybe it's because he's been looked at so extensively but I've never seen a top ten recruit with so much knocking on him. [Title]

Output: You know, analysts have a lot


Input: [Date] 3 years 3 weeks ago [Body] So far the American Samoa team has been playing very hard and fast and has kept it as competitive as possible. 20-6 at the half. They're fearless against the US. It's moreso technique where they're getting beat. They are smaller and are less athletically inclined but they're truly not playing like it. The U.S. took the first kick back for a TD, and it wasn't because they were outdone. It was blown assignments and a gaping hole in the middle. Penalties is another reason why theyre behind. Otherwise they've been playing just as hard and they pursue on defense. Their RB is a tough north-south runner thats putting the US defense on their butts every now and again. Having said that. LTT is playing very, very well. He's already had a few pancakes and is doing phenomenal on pass pro. I'd say he's been doing better than Pocic and Biven. He's consistently sealing off and the RB has got major yards behind him. I can see why he struggled in camp, he's purely a pads player. He doesn't use his hands as much as he uses his athleticism to get in to place and then just lays his entire frame on you until you cant move around him. He'll have to use his hands more on the next level, but he'll be ok with that. His potential is on full display here. [Title]

Output: Playin Hard


Input: [Date] 3 years 5 weeks ago [Body] Before you pass judgement look up his film. This kid is a rare talent and is physically ready. Only way to go is up for this kid. I for one am glad we got on him early. He's a lifelong Michigan fan who idolizes Mike hart. No reason to not try and land a probable future 5 star early on. [Title]

Output: Before you pass judgement


Input: [Date] 3 years 5 weeks ago [Body] I havent seen him play, but I can't imagine him being "not very good". The kid won state as a freshman, and everything I read made it seem as if the offense rested on his shoulders. RJS never seemed to put up big numbers on the ground so I can see the truth in that. If he can champion a state title team as a frosh then he's good enoug for me ( like that matters ). I'm just sayin, what a foundation to build upon with 3 more seasons to build upon. I hope will her keeps grooming this kid because he could be an top tier 5 star recruit by his sr year. An Alabama offer already? Home should offer just based on principle. Cass should get the title again easily. The team is more diverse talent/position wise this year. How crazy would it be if LTT had been able to transfer. [Title]

Output: I havent seen him play, but I


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Body] Ouch. The harsh truth. [Title]

Output: Ouch


Input: [Date] 3 years 7 weeks ago [Body] This is a good guess. I didn't even think of him. He did say he couldn't commit until hes a junior. Technically, schools over for the year and he completed the year so now he's considered a junior as far as the public school system is concerned. [Title]

Output: Good guess


Input: [Date] 3 years 7 weeks ago [Body] Why do people think he's just kidding whenever he says this? It's stupid. The last two times he said this people said the same thing and BOOM there were actual commits. He nor none of the other recruits have ever joked about there being a impending commitment. That's not even a funny joke, wheres the humor in that? Who's the joke upon? Recruits have been wrong but at least we've always known that they were based in reality. Of a commit has ever joked about this please prove me wrong. [Title]

Output: Are you kidding


Input: [Date] 3 years 7 weeks ago [Body] That seems a little unlikely. We haven't had many recruits just mess with the fan base, if at all. We've only see them think they have a commit and the pull a Garnett [Title]

Output: Unlikely


Input: [Date] 3 years 7 weeks ago [Body] It only makes sense that itd be Treadwell or Poggi. Anyone else would be kind of out of nowhere [Title]

Output: It only makes sense that


Input: [Date] 3 years 7 weeks ago [Body] It should be about the local jurisdiction and what the punishment is their. Pot is noo big deal. I'd rather have my players in their dorms smoking J's and eating brownies while playing madden and ordering pizza on a saturday night than out binge drinking. As we've seen (with Big Will etc.) alcohol and minors lead to bad things. I'm especially a personal advocate of mixing the two. It seems to keep one from going overboard on the drunkeness and keeps you from raging and getting in to trouble. [Title]

Output: They should


Input: [Date] 3 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Lets not get too cocky. It's a long way till signing day. He could easily get a case of the "too far from homes" before putting pen to paper and end up at OSU or Illinois. Hell, maybe if we miss out on some "best availables we might end up flipping him with a last second effort. Who knows? [Title]

Output: Let's not get too cocky yet


Input: [Date] 3 years 8 weeks ago [Body] This is absolutely horrid. Woman like this are the reason that sex crimes are so difficult to deal with. What type of person puts a man through 6 years of prison and ruins his life just to avoid dealing with a bad sexual experience. [Title]

Output: Truly Despicable


Input: [Date] 3 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Very true. I enjoyed the light-hearted yet spirited debate Magnus. Ur a classy guy. Some others on here should adopt your approach to disagreeing. [Title]

Output: Very True


Input: [Date] 3 years 10 weeks ago [Body] I can't speak to why his coach used him in a 4-3 vs a 3-4. I'll concede to you that it's puzzling and most coaches put their best 3 or 4 on the line at that level. If you look at his highlights I just don't see any glaring weaknesses, no more than any other WDE recruit. Basically from his film I can't see any reason they'd bench him. He looks good vs the run, and the pass of course. I guess that's for the coaches to know and us to find out. [Title]

Output: I can't speak to....


Input: [Date] 3 years 10 weeks ago [Body] I understand that point, however, the evidence points to him telling the truth of the matter. As I stated above, situational players/bench players don't amass 7 minutes of quality highlights in one season. If you can show me any other player who came off the bench and achieved that fete then I'll believe the rumors. [Title]

Output: I understand that


Input: [Date] 3 years 10 weeks ago [Body] I know if I were a recruit, I'd be pissed if people (including my own fanbase) kept perpetuating misinformation about me and my abilities to see the field in High School. [Title]

Output: Additionally


Input: [Date] 3 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Good point Mr. Magnus. However, it seems like you missed where i said that Taco himself and several other sources refute this point of him not being a "starter" [Title]

Output: Good point but....


Input: [Date] 3 years 10 weeks ago [Body] I hate that people are still calling Taco "not a starter" last year. Its much more complicated than that to be honest. He himself on his own twitter refuted that claim a while ago. The whole Non-Starter thing is Ohio State BS that needs to stop over here. He complained about people saying that about him. Think about it. The kid is damn good. There's 4 guys on the D-Line. Pickerington is not exactly a powerhouse in Ohio and you really think there were 4 guys better than him? Hell no. If you don't believe me, go to the Ohio Recruiting site and check out his film. Its almost 7 mins long where he's defending against the run AND the pass. Do you really think a true non-starter could amass 7 minutes of highlights in one season of football?? He makes A LOT of plays throughout the film and isn't overly lacking in any part of his game, at least no more than any other recruit. The whole "non-starting" thing is a rumor gone amok, being perpetuated by Ohio. Pass it on [Title]

Output: Tired of the non-starter talk


Input: [Date] 3 years 12 weeks ago [Body] Ever since the Army AA game I've been trying off and on to find some highlight tapes that show the Pipkins pursuit and immediate wreckage of Diggs. This article is the first I've seen photos of it, but I want video. Pipkins has like 0 film anywhere to be seen! How am I going to wait all the way till august to see him with my own eyes? If you know where I can see some AA highlights of him, especially "The Diggs Collision", itd be greatly appreciated [Title]

Output: The Diggs Collision


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

Output: Awesome


Input: [Date] 3 years 18 weeks ago [Body] Senseless crime, electronic payment is so easy to trace [Title]

Output: Dang


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] And he achieved that while sharing carries with a fellow RB teammate who's headed to Northwestern [Title]

Output: Shared Carries


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] Based on Aquamans comment, I think I'd rather have Ty wait it out. If he commits now, I could totally see him re-opening his recruiting down the line. Not because i think anything negative of him, but I just know that if he commits the other programs will probably come at him even harder knowing he was just caught up in the rapture of commitapalooza. This is one guy that I'd rather have take his time and truly feel good that Michigan is for him [Title]

Output: Perspective


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] Can anyone simplify the twitter back-and-forth for me. I'm looking at this jumble of sh*t people call twitter and I cant understand how Farrell was put in his place and by whom. (I am 23 btw, is that sad?) [Title]

Output: Cant Understand Twitter


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] I think the majority of the credit should go to David Brandon. Hoke has always been Brady Hoke, that's what we love about him now. He came in just being himself. Brandon is the one who had the vision of what we could and should be, and he hired the people and put the pieces in place that have led to this resurgance. Don't get me wrong, Hoke is the man. He deserves all the credit he deserves. You just have to remember that without David Brandon, there is no Brady Hoke. Brandon knew that Hoke was "the one" when the general opinion was that he would be a downgrade. [Title]

Output: David Brandon


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] I'd Guess Either Isaac or Levenberry. Probably Isaac. From the tweet it seems like it's someone they're surprised is dropping right now. Gedeon and/or McCray were both to be expected. [Title]

Output: I'd Guess


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Best of luck to Thomas! I hope to see him run wild in the MACtion. [Title]

Output: Best of luck to Thomas! I hope to see him run wild


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] TomVH thinks he stays out west like someone already said and he thinks he decommitted more because of Kiffin and not Nuss. Intriguing situation either way. [Title]

Output: TomVH thinks he stays out west like someone


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Nadal is just on a whole other level right now with his play. You can't really fault Federer. We're just witnessing amazing tennis by Nadal. [Title]

Output: Nadal is just on a whole other level right now


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] I am. This tiebreak is very important for Fed right now. [Title]

Output: I am. This tiebreak is very important for Fed


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Shucks. It looks like Ace will never have a 100% score on his 24/7 predictions. It's okay. As long as Peppers commits all will be forgiven. [Title]

Output: Shucks. It looks like Ace


Input: [Date] 2 years 12 weeks ago [Body] I know this doesn't really have anything to do with the topic, but who is the guy in between Thomas Gordon and DG? [Title]

Output: I know this doesn't really


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Body] It's not the fact that they play the 2-3 zone that makes them tricky, it's the length of the players in the 2-3 zone. You can simulate that zone all you want in practice, but what makes them so tough is their length affecting passing lanes and causing deflections. Brandon Triche will be the shortest guy on the court for them at 6'4 and their PG stands at 6'6 in Michael Carter Williams. If I could pick one person in the country playing the college game to give Stauskas a run at a 3 point contest it would be James Southerland. If he is on, look out. C.J. Fair is a crafty player who can find a number of ways to score the ball. Keita (6'10) and Christmas (6'9) are their big guys who, once again, affect shots with their length, but both are very raw with their offensive games. It's just gonna come down to what everyone has said as soon as it was known we were advancing to face Syracuse yesterday, we have to make shots and also keep them off the offensive boards so they can't get second chance opportunites. I live on the East Coast, so I have had many opportunites to watch Syracuse play throughout the season, so this is just my non-expert opinion. [Title]

Output: It's not the fact that they


Input: [Date] 2 years 21 weeks ago [Body] This officially made my night. [Title]

Output: This officially made my


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] Whoops, typo. My english teacher would be irate right now. Thanks! [Title]

Output: Whoops, typo. My english


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] He is simply the most naive person I have and will ever encounter in my whole life. [Title]

Output: He is simply the most naive


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] I thought I read when the story first broke back in September when she supposedly died that they had been dating since they were in high school. But now it's being said they met online and never met in person. I'm confused. [Title]

Output: I thought I read when the


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Alex Kozan, is that you? [Title]

Output: Alex Kozan, is that you?


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] It may not seem like NIU can win this game right now, but the longer they hang around like this, the better their chances are of pulling off this upset. FSU is very good at this. May be best in the country. [Title]

Output: It may not seem like NIU can


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I like Gruden. [Title]

Output: I like Gruden.


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] He is. He missed a tackle on Shaw on his long run. [Title]

Output: He is. He missed a tackle on


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Eh, then they would have Lattimore. It would make for an interesting game. [Title]

Output: Eh, then they would have


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] We drove right down the field on that defense... [Title]

Output: We drove right down the field


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] That 3rd down play with Rawls was an awful play call. [Title]

Output: That 3rd down play with Rawls


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] It will be absolutely critical to get a score when we get the ball to start the 2nd half. A field goal would be okay. A touchdown would be spectacular. [Title]

Output: It will be absolutely


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Just stay down, Braxton. More hits like those are on the way. [Title]

Output: Just stay down, Braxton. More


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Michigan 38 Ohio 34. [Title]

Output: Michigan 38 Ohio 34.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] This made my day. Thank you, Heiko. [Title]

Output: This made my day. Thank you,


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

Output: Yes.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Body] Our 3rd down defense is just awful. [Title]

Output: Our 3rd down defense is just


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Body] Michigan 31 Northwestern 17 [Title]

Output: Michigan 31 Northwestern 17


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Body] He is missing this season due to injury that happened during fall camp. [Title]

Output: He is missing this season due


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Body] You keep on bringing up Minnesota's 11th ranked pass D in the country. This is who they played: @UNLV, New Hampshire, Western Michigan, Syracuse, @ Iowa, Northwestern, @ Wisconsin, Purdue, and then us. The best passing offense out of all those is Syracuse. Only two teams out of nine on their schedule so far are in the top 68 in pass offense. Do you wanna know where Minnesota ranks nationally in rush defense? 81st. There's a reason why teams aren't passing on them, and that's because teams are running it on them. [Title]

Output: You keep on bringing up


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Body] I knew as soon as DG started to perform well this past Saturday that people would start questioning Denard starting at quarterback ever again and it made me want to crawl in a hole. Devin playing well is spectacular. What that means however is that we now know we have a more than adequate backup behind Denard and then more than likely he will be the quarterback full time in 2013. Enjoy DG's performance, please. But don't question one of the all time greats of Michigan. [Title]

Output: I knew as soon as DG started


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] He makes a harder kick when he just missed the easier kick less than 10 minutes ago. Makes sense. [Title]

Output: He makes a harder kick when


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] I really hope that sparks Fitz for the rest of the season. [Title]

Output: I really hope that sparks


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Double post [Title]

Output: If anyone researched


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Body] If anyone researched Harbaugh's recruiting at Standford, you would see nothing has.really changed but school colors. The guy recruits above average athletes that can compete and multiple positions and sorts in out on the field. Having already done the research, I asked the guy I know within the AD, how Jim will react to the boobirds in the offseason if he continued on with that recruiting philosophy here considering 80 percent of the fanbase would rather with the signing day title than a National Title. He laughed, and said Jim likes who he likes, recruiting rankings be damned. You may as well get used to it. He marches to his own beat. [Title]

Output: If anyone researched


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Body] The King coaches are very pro MSU though. They are the leaders of the Harbaugh/Michigan doesn't care about Detroit battle cry currently going around the high school coaching circles. It won't take much for that staff to have their own interpretation of what happened with Dennis. [Title]

Output: The King coaches are very pro


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Sam said Jaylen would gradually cut the list down until he hot to two and then announce. He knows way too much about this recruitment for it not to go out way, right? Right?! [Title]

Output: Sam said Jaylen would


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 4 days ago [Body] You don't think his friend Tyrone Wheatley will ever share anything with him? Mattison gives him stuff too. [Title]

Output: You don't think his friend


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 6 days ago [Body] How was Webb able to do it? [Title]

Output: How was Webb able to do it?


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 2 days ago [Body] 247 is awful [Title]

Output: 247 is awful


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Poor Sam. He is the best Michigan insider by far, he says that UM has a legit shot at Brown. They may even be in a top 2 situation and Ace refuses to believe there is a chance. [Title]

Output: Poor Sam. He is the best


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It is pretty funny to read through this thread and realize that 70 percent of the Michigan fan base is dumb about basketball. [Title]

Output: It is pretty funny to read


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Mario's injury is serious. [Title]

Output: Mario's injury is serious.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 6 days ago [Body] How many different boards do you offer this ignorant hot take about Chatman on? [Title]

Output: How many different boards do


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Yeah, that was real funny. [Title]

Output: Yeah, that was real funny.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Sure it does. Any college athlete that is giving serious consideration to Harvard places some sort of premium on academics. The longer a diehard fan of any school goes without pledging the better. Look at how many "diehard" Michigan fans are playing football for someone else. [Title]

Output: Sure it does. Any college


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Body] This has been in the works for awhile. I was told his mom landed a job at the University. She at least has been applying. [Title]

Output: This has been in the works


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Yet Brian subscribes to them? [Title]

Output: Yet Brian subscribes to them?


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Scout is having a flash sale for 30ish markets. I am not sure why the Michigan site would need such a thing as they have the 2nd most subscriptions on their network. North Carolina has the most shockingly enough. Perhaps Fox/Scout are offering that deal to their most popular sites hoping to catch more of the fringe fans after the sale is done. [Title]

Output: Scout is having a flash sale


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] They have been vetting some grad transfer options on the holes they have on D since they have gotten in the full swing of things. They have 1 strong possibility, perhaps 2. [Title]

Output: They have been vetting some


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Have YOU seen him play? I have. I actually played D1 basketball so I do have an eye for what it takes to play at that level. He is not out of place at all. He is an elite spot up shooter. Shoots well off 2 or 2 dribbles. Pretty good passer. He is skilled. [Title]

Output: Have YOU seen him play? I


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Body] The doubters on Duncan will be creating the same threads now that they are about MAAR and Dawkins when 90% of this board was like wtf Beilein when he took them. I watched him play an open gym a few times with the guys. He is one of the better players on the roster offensively speaking. He is a terrible defender quite frankly, but the kid is dang near automatic when you give him a clean look. Deibler is the perfect comp. Weak defender, iffy handle, EXCELLENT spot up shooter, and pretty dang good pulling up off 1 or 2 dribbles. Bilas and Shulman were raving about the kid when they were in town. [Title]

Output: The doubters on Duncan will


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Yes he is [Title]

Output: Yes he is


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] You are out of your mind. You are not a wet blanket, you are drunk or not that bright. [Title]

Output: You are out of your mind. You


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I am looking for the Maize and Blue shoes that Beilein had on during Gameday. I have been looking for them in a size 12 since I saw them on Wheatley in a photo at Cass Tech. [Title]

Output: I am looking for the Maize


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It is so dumb and shortsighted to think that just because he played LB that is all that he will ever be able to competently coach. I could list dozens of former players that coach a different position than they played. Hell, Roy was a successful RB coach before Michigan hired him on. [Title]

Output: It is so dumb and


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Who knows with a new AD? He may have a different take on the no MSU night game stuff. [Title]

Output: Who knows with a new AD? He


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Sam posted on GBW that he was in town the same day he posted that Durkin and Drevno showed up. When was that? Like Saturday night? Safe bet he is on staff. [Title]

Output: Sam posted on GBW that he was


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Sam posted on GBW a couple of days ago that this guy was in town. [Title]

Output: Sam posted on GBW a couple of


Input: [Date] 4 years 42 weeks ago [Title] Dee Hart hints strongly to Bama [Body]

Output: "Decision still coming Friday after the game," Hart said via text Thursday about 12:30. "Real high on Alabama. Roll Tide." Let's just hope is messing with our minds. http://southflorida.sun-sentinel.com/sports/os-recruiting-dee-hart-commi...


Input: [Date] 4 years 43 weeks ago [Title] OK, you caught me. [Body]

Output: It has been more than twenty years since my four years of Latin....so I'm sure that I've forgotten more than I remember. Salve Victores might be even better.


Input: [Date] 4 years 43 weeks ago [Title] Tough/Brave [Body]

Output: Says it's risky for a QB to basically act like a RB, e.g. heading to the sideline and cutting back in, rather than acting like a QB and just stepping out or sliding. Says Denard is "tough" and "brave." I'm not sure how to take that. Respect.....or that he is going to get blasted by a corner, a safety, and two LBs in this game (AKA, veiled threat). BTW, coach...that is if you can catch him. I'm hoping for the latter.


Input: [Date] 4 years 43 weeks ago [Title] I knew this would hurt [Body]

Output: I knew this would hurt to read this week, but a kidney stone would have felt better. Obi continues to get caught in the wash of the lines as he reads. His pass drops are often opposite the eyes of the QB making the slant or post an easier throw than it needs to be in a cover 2. And I'm not sure that Moundros would actually be worse.


Input: [Date] 4 years 43 weeks ago [Title] Additional Info [Body]

Output: Rivals rated his coverage awareness, hands, and instincts highly, but he needed to improve his closing speed. He runs a 4.5 40 according to Yahoo! Sports. Makes me wonder where he is on both these after a year at USC and now a JUCO year. FWIW, he was originally a UCLA commit that changed his mind. I'm mildly enthused by his interest at this point.


Input: [Date] 4 years 43 weeks ago [Title] Lewan Penalty [Body]

Output: Taylor Lewan penalty: "From what I see... his left foot got tangled up as he was stepping over a pile... I didn't see it on film, maybe they saw something I didn't see." The scrum afterward was no big deal, the officials broke it up. You could see Lewan losing his cool several plays earlier than the play he got flagged. He seemed to be jawing all the way back to the huddle with a defender. This seemed to be an inevidable happening, and I hope he learns self-control before costing the offense a drive.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 1 day ago [Title] This, exactly.. [Body]

Output: I posted below, but your post more succinctly and accurately summarizes what my thoughts are. If we stick with DG for the balance of the year, I also think we'll need a shift like you suggested: ""screw it Brady....we need to just go back to the full spread like I did at U of W".


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 1 day ago [Title] A thought on DG's regression... [Body]

Output: I don't know if the sands of time have caused my memory to cloud or not, but... when I think back to 2013 - or even 2012 - DG, I remember a fast athlete. Maybe not Denard fast, but fast enough that you knew he could run well. Fast enough to be viable to run a spread style offense. This year, I feel like he not only looks slower on footspeed, but almost all aspects of his game seem slower... or maybe indecisive is a better word. I can't help but wonder if this is at least partly the result of the staff trying to turn him into a classic drop back QB, which has left him no longer just reacting... but now always thinking about what he should be doing. Afraid to make a mistake, which then becomes exactly what happens. The extreme analogy is that we're trying to turn him into a John Navarre style QB. I think it makes sense that when you take a good athlete and make him think all the time instead of react, it will slow them down. There are times when I see him drop back, look around and I think "Just run!", but he doesn't - then the pocket collapses and he gets sacked. It's hard for me to fathom that this is the same athletic QB we all saw at the '13 ND game, or the '13 OSU game for that matter. He doesn't even look like the same guy... and I wonder if all the talk about his propensity to make bad decisions has become a self fulfilling prophecy. I also wonder whether or not that there could be any issues after the broken foot injury from last year - whether it healed at 100%, because his footspeed doesn't seem what it used to be. I think he would struggle to be a true spread / option QB right now. Just curious if anyone else has had similar thoughts.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Lack of choices? [Body]

Output: I understand your point- I really do... I recall telling fellow UM friends and alums "I'd rather have a proven coach who knows nothing of UM than a guy who loves UM but 'had that one year where he almost won the MAC' coaching". But - really - who else were our choices? If you're remembering that we had a full array of other proven, elite coaches that would have come to UM with the right amount of bankroll, I suggest that your memory may be experiencing a bit of revisionist history. The only other choice that I recall having a chance with was Miles... and I recall this because I was excited about the possibility, but remember vividly being in the minority because the prevailing sentiment at the time (at least on this mgoblog site) seemed to be, "Well, yeah Miles... but we don't want that guy... he's a potential trainwreck". Maybe I'm the one with the failing memory, but I followed the whole coaching search thing pretty closely too - and I can't think of one proven commodity that we had a real chance at landing outside of Miles. If anything, I think I've learned that any coaching change - outside of a proven commodity - is a 50-50 crap shoot. And the number of "proven commodity" coaches is a small, finite group (like - 6 or less). The Buckeyes lucked out because they landed one of that small group. But heck, even Brian Kelly was a crap shoot... and it wasn't that long ago that my fellow ND alums were wondering aloud whether the job was too big for him. I wished for better, to be sure. But unless we have a proven commodity that we know would come here - any coaching change is just going to be another 50-50 crap shoot.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] actual LOL... [Body]

Output: Thank you for the morning chuckle and little bit of levity mgoblue98... I needed that this morning!


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Title] Nice to see the guys haven't stopped bustin' their butts... [Body]

Output: ... happy for the win. Looking at the gif though - were we set? I'm looking specifically at the top of the screen at the right most player who is on the line of scrimmage. Hard to tell from a gif, but I think we may have gotten away with one there. Nevertheless, it was an amazing effort and execution just to get M in the position to have the chance. Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Title] Thank you for the actual LOL! [Body]

Output: I really needed that today - well done!


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] For Borges [Body]

Output: I would just love to ask Borges: "Al, I don't know how familiar you are with math, but wondered if you knew that 9 > both 6 and 7??"


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] Agree with you to a large degree [Body]

Output: I've told the Buckeye folks around me that it's different in Michigan - it's different in Ann Arbor. They bristle at the idea of it, and then share some 3rd time removed horror story about how someones car got keyed back in the day. Without having seen the other side, they can't imagine that we really *don't* take the hate thing to the same level. Again - painting with a broad brush and agree with your comment on the fact that doing so cannot be 100% accurate. I have though gotten to know some 'good Buckeyes' and having lived down here in the snakepit for over 10 years, realize that we do have threads of commonality between us - and that's something that I didn't believe before I lived here. To be honest - it was a bit more enjoyable when I was younger and could color every OSU fan as a belt buckle wearing, skoal chewing, funyun eating hillbilly who loved to drape themselves in scarlet and talk of pushing out-of-gas-cars across state lines and trying to go for 3 in late November. I mean - that first trip to Columbus... they had *BILLBOARDS* out with "Screw the Blue" and an alternate version of "The Victors". Hell, I don't think anyone of my friends even *knew* their song, much less created a different version of it! And I was born & raised in Ohio. Columbus was truly was like an inverse image of Ann Arbor. Very much a negative. Again - I know I can't speak for all people or all viewpoints.. only what my experience has been, how I've seen them change or how my own perceptions have changed. Maybe it's just a maturation thing on my part. I do believe the current wining streak has taken some of the nastiness out of them. But I do agree that hating Michigan is still a thing that they pride themselves on. As is often the case, the loudest ones usually set the biggest impression.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] Ha! No it wasn't - good [Body]

Output: Ha! No it wasn't - good catch!


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] The atmosphere at Ohio Stadium has changed over recent yrs.. [Body]

Output: I'm now working on a streak where I've been to 24 straight UM-OSU tilts (this November will be #25... God, I'm getting old). Painting with a broad brush, OSU still has an inordinate number of ogre-like fans, but my opinion is also that the atmosphere *has* shifted over the past 5-10 years. Full disclosure - I do live in Columbus now, so maybe my judgement is clouded. I'd like to think that having lived in both AA and Cbus, that I have a very balanced viewpoint. When I went to my first game in C-bus in 1990 - it was literally a "What planet am I on?" moment.. the whole thing with people getting up in your face, screaming, threatening death - basically treated like a sub-human piece of garbage. After the '96 upset, I saw a UM fan walking back to the car get attacked (=tackled, kicked and beaten) before his co-hort ogre fans pulled him off and said, "It's over, just forget it". The arrival of Tre$$el, and the subsequent winning, was probably the salve that healed the wound for OSU fans. There was still strong dislike in '02-'04, but it was different. The long period of waiting for the shoe to be on the other foot was at hand (if I recall correctly, from 1980-2000, OSU only won 5 times). By the time the '06 #1-#2 game happened, it was like they'd finally made the transformation - UM was the yin to their yang in "The Game", and by this point, Lloyd was an admirable but totally benign foe. We won't even get into the RichRod years - as many might guess, their smug attitudes shifted into ones of almost more pity. Which, of course, just made everything worse as a UM alum and fan. Last year, I had multiple fans after the game stop, wish us well, and ask if we'd been treated well during the visit. OSU has put forth a large effort in the whole "Best Fans in the Land" thing - I think some of that was the negative press they received with the Texas and USC games. From my perspective, they've made strides - but again, winning cures alot of ails. They've got the one of the best coaches in the country, they're poised to have the upper hand in the rivalry for probably at least another 3-4 years, and I do not sense that any OSU fans really believe that Hoke has the goods. Life is good for OSU fans right now, as much as it pains me to say that. On the flip side of the coin, I've also seen a shift at *our* home games. Starting to see hints of things in Ann Arbor that I used to only see at OSU. But that's another post entirely. Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Title] one data point.. [Body]

Output: Back in the 90's, when times were much better for us in "the rivalry", I know that my lifelong best friend and I - both raised in Ohio, but long time M supporters and alums - used to tweak our friends / families / alums who were OSU fans or alums by saying this. That is, back when M was routinely winning, we used to *LOVE* to say, "You guys aren't even our biggest rival! It's (insert ND or MSU)!".... Not that either of us really believed that, or thought that. But when we'd say it, it would invariably drive said OSU fan into a blind rage, about which we would cackle in delight. I'm sure we weren't the only M people doing this to OSU folks. So, maybe it was a little of that too. Plus the Moeller thing in '94. Go Blue - beat the Ogre Tech Buckeyes!


Input: [Date] 3 years 39 weeks ago [Title] Thanks misopogon - a question [Body]

Output: Appreciated your reviews and thoughts... They've definitely made me want to get the book to read the details and help crystalize my own thoughts about the RR era. I went to pick up the book from Barnes & Noble but it's currently back ordered. I've got an almost tangential question from your posting - Do you really believe that the OSU game this year is at least a 50-50 proposition? For me, I believe that it's the first time in a long time that it will be non-zero, but 50%? Just curious why you think our chances are that high? Like I said - tangent to the main thrust of your post. Thanks for all the review work and sumary on the book.


Input: [Date] 4 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Thks for the memories [Body]

Output: Thanks to Brian for recognizing and WH for the video... memories of Vada, the '89 team and my frosh year at UM. For a minute, I was back in the Taylor House lounge watching that UCLA game on TV. What great memories of a great chapter of life and a great era for UM. RIP Vada - may God's blessings be on your surviving family.


Input: [Date] 4 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Was thinking the collision [Body]

Output: Was thinking the collision was with Todd Plate after Plate had intercepted OSU?!? Or am I misremembering? I recall that the Plate collision was on a pick (he had 2 that day), and that we waited around forever for the player to move.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] the truth [Body]

Output: Mgrowold speaks the truth... heck, I didn't even know about Herbstreit selling his house until my fellow UM alum who lives in Austin TX called me and told me. Why? Because it's not been on *any* of the news media here in Cowtown that I've seen. Around here, you're either 100% zealot Buckeye or you're an enemy. Very little in-between.


Input: [Date] 6 years 6 days ago [Title] OSU disparity.. [Body]

Output: ...Brian - not sure where you get that the Cowshoe is "considerably smaller than Michigan Stadium"... they're not that far apart. Also - in addition to OSU tickets costing more, the "PSL's", if you will, at OSU are WAY more than what we pay. Friends of mine with season OSU tickets have to join the Presidents Club... they pay a HEFTY fee each year just for the priviledge. UM is coming up to speed with our "Seat Donation", but the dollar figures are still WAY behind the Jones'. I sit in the end zone and I don't pay $0.01 for my season. People between the 30's at UM pay - what, $500/year? The President's Club is like 4x that, IIRC. And all of this is not even to speak of the whole luxury boxes / suites. That's just additional gravy on the biscuit. OSU is ahead of us in cash because the OSU fanbase pays more to have the priviledge of having tickets. Simple as that. Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 6 years 7 weeks ago [Title] OL and DL guys... [Body]

Output: I see no way that Kruse, Hankins or Easterly get an offer. Afterall, I have a hard time seeing them being able to play the slot. I never thought I'd be so sick of hearing about UM's recruiting for a position as I am the slot receiver. How many slot receivers does one team need? It *feels* like we're shooting for around 35... Go blue!


Input: [Date] 6 years 22 weeks ago [Title] My $0.02.. [Body]

Output: Here are my $0.02... you can take them for what they're worth. To calibrate you, I've been to every UM vs. OSU game since '89. This past year was my 20th (what a forgettable milestone). My advice is to wait. I only ever pay ridiculous prices in Columbus. Games in Ann Arbor are rarely ever a hot commodity (from my perspective). To give you some real examples of what I paid: Columbus: 2002 (OSU's NC year): $250 each 2004: $225 each 2006: $650 each (obvious outlier with the #1/#2 hype) 2008: $225 each Those prices were all so I could have tickets in hand before the game. With the exception of '02 and '06, there are always a good supply of tickets on game day. Ann Arbor: I will caveat and say that I have season tickets, but every year we load up the van and bring people with us who don't have tickets. This is what creates my impression that "the Game" in Ann Arbor is a different animal than it is in Columbus. All prices below were what guys in my group paid looking at scalpers around the stadium. 1997: bought tickets on gameday from scalper $20 over face! 1999: $75 each 2001: bought for face! 2003: $125 each 2005: $120 each 2007: $100 each I think in general tickets are more pricey in good years vs. bad, although the data doesn't totally suggest that ('97?). I've also seen ticket prices in Ann Arbor shift over the past 10 years. Not Columbus price crazy, but different than what they were in early 90's when I'd sometimes have 20 tickets for all my OSU friends and never pay more than face. I can't imagine paying those ridiculous Stubhub prices - especially for a game in Ann Arbor. My opinion is that I'd AT LEAST wait until the season starts. See how UM is doing. I can't see how we'll be much better than 6-5 heading into that game. The ONLY way you pay crazy prices is for the '06 "once in a lifetime" experience. That's not happening this year. If I were you, I'd wait and get tickets at the game. They will be there and you won't pay a fortune. If you absolutely MUST have tickets in hand before the game, then you're probably stuck. I'd check other avenues as well (e.g. craigslist, etc.). I think stubhub prices are worse, but that's painting with a broad brush. BTW - if I read your post correctly, I think we share the same birthday! What a birthday present that was last year, huh? Not much for me to cheer about in that one. Good luck and Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 6 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Carrot Top is awful!? [Body]

Output: ...Wow, I guess I'm definitely in the minority here. I usually go see comedians in concert. I've seen quite a few. I laughed harder at Carrot Top than the vast majority of the others I went to... maybe I was just in the mood to laugh that night, who knows. I'm not saying he's in the Chris Rock echelon, but I don't think he's *that* far out of that top tier. Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 6 years 25 weeks ago [Title] Dissenter.. [Body]

Output: ... I'm clearly in the minority here, but I'm in general not in favor of D State. Doesn't matter what I think anyways, it's done. I just see games vs. FCS teams as non-win situation. We've already hashed what happens when you lose ala App. State. But even when you win, it's not like those wins count for anything. I'll give tater and aggie credit on their points about confidence.... but nobody else is going to give us "credit" for a win. Maybe I'm thinking too narrowly about it, but I don't see how a win over D State is going to help us get into a bowl game. They don't even count towards the win total for bowl game eligibility, do they?


Input: [Date] 6 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Sorry Gremlin... [Body]

Output: ... but I wasn't bluffing and I'm not trying to be sarcastic. I am being honest and realistic. To say that I'm not a true Michigan man couldn't be further from the truth. Graduated in '93. Season ticket holder since '95. Lead engineering campus recruiter at UM for my company and still go back onto campus several times a year to try and recruit. If you've been on net for a while, I used to write a weekly column for the old Victors Valiant website back about 10 years ago. I'm true blue through and through. Not sure where your "hate" angle is coming from. I don't hate any programs, and don't mind when other programs hate UM. I don't like to be a laughingstock. I was simply sharing my perspective that most OSU fans that I know (and I know a bunch) were laughing from the moment that we hired Rich Rod. Like I said before - maybe in time the joke will be on them. But to think that OSU fans are quivering in their boots at the thought of Michigan running rampant on their defense just seems far fetched to me. But that's my perspective. Go Blue.


Input: [Date] 6 years 29 weeks ago [Title] A little bit of reality.. [Body]

Output: ... I think that only time will tell whether RichRod was the right hire. There is probably a bevy of arguments that can be made for or against RichRod, but I think it's too early to say he was the right hire. Prior success is not a guarantee of future success - and as we all know, sometimes these things just don't work out. I think the multitude of examples have already been discussed on here, so I won't rehash. Also, your comment, "...staying awake at night with visions of nightmarish 52 yard QB scrambles through, over, and around their defenses like OSU is doing right now? Because this hire instills no fear in them." is a bit far fetched. I've now lived in Columbus for 10 years and I know ZERO people from OSU who are the least bit worried about the scenario you describe above. Most of the OSU people I know were ready to give Rodriguez a 10 year extension early in the season... well before Toledo. Most OSU people I know are laughing at us because they're dumbfounded that we think this whole thing is going to work out well. They're not one bit worried about our spread offense, our offensive "genius", or our much ballyhooed (overhyped?) S&C coach. And can you blame them for anything they might think about our defense when they've got Pryor for at least 2 more seasons? Like I said above, maybe in due time the joke will be on OSU fans. But to say that OSU is being kept awake by what UM will do in the future, or that the RichRod hire has installed one iota of fear is crazy. Fear must be earned, and we've not earned anything of the sort. For now, we're still laughingstock. Hopefully with time, we won't be anymore. Go Blue.


Input: [Date] 6 years 36 weeks ago [Title] Shazor memories.. [Body]

Output: Let's not forget the one thing that I always remember Ernest Shazor for... "Attention everyone - meet Anthony Gonzalez" I still have OSU alums/fans who tell me that even THEY didn't know who Gonzalez was until Shazor let him get behind him on that pass play. Ugh.


Input: [Date] 6 years 44 weeks ago [Title] speakin' of apathy... [Body]

Output: You might not want to throw too many stones with your 'empty seats' comment. I cannot make the game this weekend because of another commitment. I've been trying to unload my Wisconsin tickets for less than face for over a week. I can't give these things away. craigslist is saturated. this isn't a hot ticket. and I'd say it's the second best ticket on our whole season package, behind moo u! So, you might want to hold off on the empty seats comment until you see how much red is in our house on saturday.


Input: [Date] 6 years 44 weeks ago [Title] McGuffie... [Body]

Output: I'm hopeful and optimistic, but will reserve judgement until after he's faced a good defense. ND's does not qualify. Now granted, I watched the game at a ND household, but I kept thinking to myself when Sam was making some of those runs that he'd have been stopped much sooner by a better tackling team. My opinion may have been skewed by my surroundings, but I don't think so. Will be fun and interesting to see how he performs vs. the typically physical Wisconsin D.


Input: [Date] 6 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Noise [Body]

Output: Bummed to hear that Camp Randall wasn't all that loud (in your experience). That's one of the top stadiums on my "to experience" list. I am of the opinion that the noise thing vis a vis Michigan being quiet is NOT overblown though. I've been to the Cow-shoe for every UM vs. OSU game since 1990 and I can say unequivocally that it is louder. Some years moreso than others. Before the game in 1994 it was so loud that I literally almost lost my balance. Like my vision screwed up for a second or two. '98 was also very loud. '02 - not so much. I think the Bucknut fans were too "clenched & puckered" to make much noise until it was finally over. My experience in Happy Valley was also that Penn State was a louder place than UM stadium. RE: fans bitching about RR and the offense... I think Brian's tale from Auburn has me convinced that there will be bitching no matter where you are and who the coach is. About the only place where I can imagine "no bitching" is USC, and I bet that's not even right. As for pondering whether or not we'd be this bad if Miles was still here - it's a valid thing to ponder. I don't think Mallet or Boren leaves if it's Miles and not RR. Mallet, for all of the faults that have been pointed out on this and other forums, still has more ability than what we have today. So, it's not unreasonable to think that had the spread not come to A2, we'd be in much better shape offensively than we are. It's probably not real useful to ponder how much better we'd be, but it's not totally out in left field to wonder.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] I think the nfl should follow its own rules. That means a 25,000 dollar fine for the team. If they can remake the rule book whenever they want why have a rulebook? [Title]

Output: I think the nfl should follow


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] So you think a player that transfers from Florida never has anything bad to say about Florida? I find it likely that they talk just as much you just don't care to ready everything a former Florida player has to say about that program when they leave.. [Title]

Output: So you think a player that


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Body] The difference is one was in a game with pitchers trying to be around the plate and missing hitting batters instead. This is a coach trying to intentionaly hurt a player for saying things they didn't like. Their is a difference. [Title]

Output: The difference is one was in


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This. I was wondering if he had been accepted to grad school here yet? [Title]

Output: This. I was wondering if he


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I root for my bracket until it is shot which doesn't usually take long. Then it is all about the chaos. [Title]

Output: I root for my bracket until


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 4 days ago [Body] This is kind of painfull rooting for ND to save my bracket when I would rather see them lose. [Title]

Output: This is kind of painfull


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 4 days ago [Body] So did I. Hopefully they pull away soon..... [Title]

Output: So did I. Hopefully they pull


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I need Iowa State to pick it up a bit. My bracket is shot if they go down today. [Title]

Output: I need Iowa State to pick it


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Much better d in the paint last few trips. [Title]

Output: Much better d in the paint


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Air Aubrey !! [Title]

Output: Air Aubrey !!


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Way to go Doyle fuck Frank! [Title]

Output: Way to go Doyle fuck Frank!


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Then turn your t.v off and stop posting. [Title]

Output: Then turn your t.v off and


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Big two minutes hear. Need to hang tough. [Title]

Output: Big two minutes hear. Need to


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Wow the refs can whistle wisky [Title]

Output: Wow the refs can whistle


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] How the hell is that now a foul [Title]

Output: How the hell is that now a


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Zack feeling it!!!! [Title]

Output: Zack feeling it!!!!


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Doyle not looking good so far. [Title]

Output: Doyle not looking good so


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] He is doing ok so far. [Title]

Output: He is doing ok so far.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Its game time time. We need Max to step up big. I think he has it in him for a big game. [Title]

Output: Its game time time. We need


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] In eight seasons you have seen one play out of a timeout succeed? I am not a basketbal geniuse but I think Beilein does a pretty good job calling set plays out of timeouts. I could be wrong I haven't looked up the stats on it or anything but as a novice watching the games he seems to do pretty well. [Title]

Output: In eight seasons you have


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] If Walton is healthy enough to play you bring him off the bench to spell Spike and Maar. It could be a big help just getting those two a couple of extra minutes of rest. Wisconsin is also vulnerable to dribble penatration and Walton brings more of that to the game than Spike. But I don't think it is realistic to expect Walton to play more than 10-12 minutes off the bench in this game. [Title]

Output: If Walton is healthy enough


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Gotta love that . [Title]

Output: Gotta love that .


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Then turn your t.v/radio that will save you the trouble of watching the rest of the season. [Title]

Output: Then turn your t.v/radio that


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 9 hours ago [Body] I know I am not a world famous athlete so it is apples to oranges but I am not sure I would want my son to be famous for anything at the age of ten. I would prefer he just play ball and develop without the pressure of being compared to me already. [Title]

Output: I know I am not a world famous athlete so it is


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I agree. Remember Brian has stated he is running for Regent in the next election. Is this the way someone who wants to help run the University should behave in relation to its students? Calling out a horrible idea totally fair game. "Jokeing" about ruining anyone who agrees with a idea you don't like not so much. [Title]

Output: I agree. Remember Brian has


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Would you write a sermon about one of your church members like this blog post if they had put forth a bad idea in a church board meeting? Then go on twitter and tweet out their twitter handle with the hash tag excominicate Bob Joe parishoner? When you hold young adults accountable do you do it by holding therm up for ridicule and a mob to help ridicule after your done? Their is a difference between calling someone out for a bad idea wich is fair game justr like Ace did and being a jerk Brian is being a jerk in this. Brian of bringing down Dave Brandon fame is "joking " about ruining peoples careers if they support a idea he doesn't like. This is the behavior of someone who has announced their intention to run for regent of the univeristy. Do you really think this blog post is how someone who wants to help run the university should respond to its students? [Title]

Output: Would you write a sermon


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This so much this!!! [Title]

Output: This so much this!!!


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I find it funny that you choose to join the site today on signing day of all days then tell us all 9 times (congrats on that by the way) to evaluate our lifes because we follow recruiting closely. [Title]

Output: I find it funny that you


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Ira saying on the radio Weber is their but he is weighing his options while waiting for his parents.... [Title]

Output: Ira saying on the radio Weber


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Sam just said on the radio that he is hearing that Weber is just getting to the signing ceremony. So people claiming his loi is in to ohio probably jumping the gun. [Title]

Output: Sam just said on the radio


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] We are working on moving the [Body]

Output: We are working on moving the blog to a new version of Drupal, and once that's done I'll get a performance expert in here. For now I think I fixed some of the issues.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Title] i've given up on subtly [Body]

Output: i've given up on subtly implying dave brandon is the devil and am now pretty much openly saying it


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] You should have an update in [Body]

Output: You should have an update in your inbox that explains. We'll be in touch directly. /shakes fist at software


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 5 days ago [Title] who's got it better than [Body]

Output: who's got it better than banhammer


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 3 days ago [Title] shhhhh it's like rappists [Body]

Output: shhhhh it's like rappists


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 days ago [Title] We're talking about a [Body]

Output: We're talking about a basketball/hockey book. That would be electronic only if it happens.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] I agree. I don't know if the [Body]

Output: I agree. I don't know if the people pulling the trigger on CB predictions know that, though.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Title] whoops, that's his high [Body]

Output: whoops, that's his high school. Fixed.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] AFC Ann Arbor until I die [Body]

Output: AFC Ann Arbor until I die


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The drive is one drag amongst [Body]

Output: The drive is one drag amongst many. And the 90 minutes is 90 minutes during the first round of the tournament.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Anything would be better than [Body]

Output: Anything would be better than the current system. Anything. You could have 'em play outdoors in the middle of the Mongol Horde and it would still be like "dat time travel tho".


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I was talking about a Spath [Body]

Output: I was talking about a Spath bit in an ITF stating that a major obstacle to an internal hire was removed when they axed Brandon. That's a long way from asserting that Powers is the or even a favorite for the job, but it just seemed so nonsensical to even look at Powers since Mel took a risk and did brilliantly with it. No offense to Powers.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I file that under "evil." [Body]

Output: I file that under "evil." Brandon wasn't evil. Just the definition of shitty.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] it's easy to be nice to a kid [Body]

Output: it's easy to be nice to a kid with cancer. the way he treated his employees and his customers was awful.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] this has been happening for a [Body]

Output: this has been happening for a while, FWIW. It reached a tipping point today when I had to nix five posts in one thread.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] google is clearly finding [Body]

Output: google is clearly finding sites that embed third party urls and not individually evaluating, so we can grandfather you in i think.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] No. Even if you want to be a [Body]

Output: No. Even if you want to be a journalist, the Daily pumps just as many guys into jobs as schools with an actual program.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] has Jake Pickard not [Body]

Output: has Jake Pickard not committed yet? ...well, when he commits


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I didn't get any. Long story [Body]

Output: I didn't get any. Long story short, crazy helicopter dad.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Student dumbasses who make [Body]

Output: Student dumbasses who make the news and make the U look bad are fair game. Judge away, commentariat.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Ben is one of us, FWIW. Met [Body]

Output: Ben is one of us, FWIW. Met him a few times in NYC.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] Yeah, that's exactly the [Body]

Output: Yeah, that's exactly the plan.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I've heard from a great [Body]

Output: I've heard from a great source that Harbaugh has not talked to Jackson yet. I don't think he's going to stick, especially with Wheatley seemingly there for the taking.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I cropped the return address, [Body]

Output: I cropped the return address, which is a current NFL staff member sending from an NFL compound.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 30 min ago [Title] "Brandon's Lasting Lessons" [Body]

Output: "Brandon's Lasting Lessons"


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] I have no doubt the kid is or [Body]

Output: I have no doubt the kid is or was recently in HS. I still think he's had good info for whatever reason as a lot of what he says matches up with things I hear. He had the official offer to Harbaugh before the NFL guys started talking about it. He needs to learn how to communicate these things better, yeah. And stop tweeting recruits. But I think he's an interesting source.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] please don't. [Body]

Output: please don't.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 4 days ago [Title] http://player.listenlive.co/2 [Body]


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I have heard a lot of [Body]

Output: I have heard a lot of different dates, so not really. I think we'll have to wait either way.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] prioritizing politics over [Body]

Output: prioritizing politics over winning football. can they sink any lower


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I think that, policy aside, [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Because of the attention paid to football vs. hockey [Body]

Output: Think about the fan and media response to football recruiting vs. hockey recruiting. The scrutiny and pressure is much more intense.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Bummed about Clark [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Job Satisfaction > Money [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Title] No joke [Body]

Output: Swap it with a slightly smaller / sleepier kitten and that would be the best mascot ever.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yea! I'm sick of him turning [Body]

Output: Yea! I'm sick of him turning the ball over.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] I've never understood the Walmart Wolverine thing [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] I'm looking at the registration rules online... [Body]

Output: ... 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] It provided a little insight [Body]

Output: It provided a little insight into a Michigan recruiting battle. That was the point.


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] Heeeeere he is [Body]

Output: The biggest douche in the uuuuuuuniverse. In all the gaaaaalaxy, there's no bigger douche than heeeeee.


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] I'm mostly a lurker... [Body]

Output: 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.


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

Output: This looks like a still from a movie


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Don't be so sure... [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Title] I guess everything needs a /s [Body]

Output: "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.


Input: [Date] 2 years 22 weeks ago [Title] I would like to see moar references you don't understand [Body]

Output: "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.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] The hexagrams pointed to one thing... [Body]

Output: ARKANSAS!


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

Output: hahahahahahahahahahhahahaha


Input: [Date] 2 years 42 weeks ago [Title] Might want to soften your tone a bit [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Title] 25% better [Body]

Output: If my math is right, he will throw ten thousand touchdowns.


Input: [Date] 3 years 12 weeks ago [Title] Thank you kind sir [Body]

Output: I can finally let go of these feelings :D


Input: [Date] 3 years 12 weeks ago [Title] I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF SAID SALUTE [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 3 years 16 weeks ago [Title] more please [Body]

Output: Nothing gets me more excited for Michigan football than digital engagement cycles.


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

Output: Totally forgot. My brain is at ease.


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

Output: Does that mean he doesn't like our chances with Diamond?


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

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Out of respect for the kid [Body]

Output: Shouldn't we withhold the 'hello' post for now?


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Where is Kozan anyway? [Body]

Output: His dinner's getting all cold and eaten...


Input: [Date] 3 years 45 weeks ago [Title] I don't have any direct [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 3 years 45 weeks ago [Title] EU2 <3 [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 3 years 48 weeks ago [Title] One more thing to add is that [Body]

Output: One more thing to add is that Catholic Central (and Godin) blew up Dearborn For(d)son. Typically being Dearborn's best team, it either means CC is that good or Dearborn football is not so good. Probably a lot of both.


Input: [Date] 3 years 48 weeks ago [Title] Unexpected yet excellent [Body]

Output: Unexpected yet excellent news. It has to mean something (if only a little something).


Input: [Date] 3 years 49 weeks ago [Title] You're right; it was 2008! [Body]

Output: You're right; it was 2008! And if the space was so private, they would have just kicked me out. You can't honestly say that as an undergrad high off our only decent win of the year, hanging out on the field with a chance to check out the locker room, that you wouldn't do it. You'd stop and say, "NOPE! THAT'S PRIVATE!" and walk away.


Input: [Date] 3 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Rushin the field is good times [Body]

Output: My favorite U of M football moment came at our darkest hour. After our improbable comback against Wisconsin in 2007, chants of "rush the field!" were being shouted all over the student section. Me and a buddy of mine got the front right as the final seconds ticked off, and when the game was sealed, people started hoping over the rail. The guy in front of me wouldn't go, and after some proding on my part, he finally jumped. And was immediately nabbed by a security guard. With the guard occupied, I jumped myself. "HEY YOU!" he shouted, and pointed at me. I ran towards the tunnel and hung out there for a second. After it was clear he lost track of me, I went to the corner of the field, where the team was celebrating near the student section. It was surreal. When they were done, I followed them into the tunnel. But instead of leaving, I followed them into the locker room. I had a student shirt on and clearly looked like I didn't belong, but nobody questioned me. I watched RichRod talk to the team after the game. Michael Phelps showed up briefly, said "hi" to a few players, and was about to leave the locker when I shoved my hand towards him and said "Michael Phelps!". He robotically shook my hand. My favorite part was when everybody got down on one knee for a prayer, something that was obviously routine to everyone in the room. Slowly and awkwardly, I got on one knee myself. I just looked so out of place, but nobody cared. Once RichRod was done talking, I conspiciously walked around with my flip phone out taking video of the locker room, took a gatorade out of the fridge, and hung for a bit. Then I left. And that's my story.


Input: [Date] 3 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Indirect is the way to know! [Body]

Output: I know Brady Hoke because I am a U of M alumni, which allows me to go to Camp Michigania every year, where this year David Brandon gave a talk during the faculty forum about Michigan athletics, a talk which I saw and participated in, and this being the SAME David Brandon that hired Brady Hoke, through indirect and highly suspect means, I know Brady Hoke. He said everything is going to be ok.


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Title] I was so very, very confident [Body]

Output: I was so very, very confident this was an onion article. So very confident.


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Title] they're* [Body]

Output: they're*


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Title] really? [Body]

Output: Are we really going to insult the intelligence/preferences of a recruits mother? Recruits read these boards, remember? We have no idea what the Diamond family's decision process is or how mama Diamond's preferences will play into it. And if he does go blue, this kind of conversation sure is welcoming.


Input: [Date] 3 years 51 weeks ago [Title] I haven't gotten them either [Body]

Output: I haven't gotten them either


Input: [Date] 3 years 51 weeks ago [Title] Jesus [Body]

Output: Way to beat a dead horse people. Is anyone going to answer the question?


Input: [Date] 3 years 52 weeks ago [Title] partyin partyin yea [Body]

Output: you gotta get down on friday


Input: [Date] 4 years 1 week ago [Title] Get your snacks [Body]

Output: Get your snacks


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] No way man that sig is fun [Body]

Output: No way man that sig is fun fun fun fun


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] With all the recruiting hype [Body]

Output: I've tended to think about our team of the future instead of the team we have now and DENARD DEANRD DEANRD! I lack focus. Or more accurately, we U of M fans have been spoiled with good news lately.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] huh? [Body]

Output: I don't get why he's a sailor


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

Output: Could outrun cheetahs out of high school. I don't think Thompson has that size/speed combo.


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Title] Sad face [Body]

Output: Still out at s. state...


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Title] Clarett = Bush? [Body]

Output: Are Clarett's escapades enough to be declared inelligble for 2002 (or did that already happen)? Along with any other potentially inelligble players could this mean a 2002 title strip? My brain likes to jump on any and all USC/OSU comparisons of this nature. I would appreaciate anybody with real information/understanding of the similarities to let me know.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Yes hello? [Body]

Output: It's T Pizzle. I'd like some money please.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] 5. ? 6. Profit [Body]

Output: 5. ? 6. Profit


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

Output: Don't blame pizza and booze for David being a s***-head. He learned that at ohio college.


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

Output: He may be a bit crazy but you can't say he isn't entertaining.


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] I love lineman [Body]

Output: But Diggs and Wright look amazing on film. Either of them could make an impact next year in my opinion. Although our most important recruit for next year could be Stonum keeping himself out of trouble.


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

Output: This one was an obvious call. I feel like the Watson hit was a good call, I can't be a total homer. Denard was 2 yards into the end zone with no one around him when Watson went for the crack-back. Also I thought Gallon may have got away with a hold on Denard's 41 yard touchdown run. Not saying Michigan didn't get screwed on some calls (especially by the replay official,) but a couple bad calls may have helped Michigan out too.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I wouldn't say usually [Body]

Output: Depends on scheme and playcall. But having 2 cover corners gives you the freedom to call plays you would hesitate calling with one cover corner.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] cover corners [Body]

Output: You can never have enough cover corners. I can appreciate a good safety but I'll take cover corners over boundary corners any day.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] not stolen [Body]

Output: Possibly just borrowed.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Whiskey and vernors [Body]

Output: My brother and sister opened a bar and have Jameson and vernors as a special. It's affectionately (or just jokingly) called a Vern Ehlers.


Input: [Date] 4 years 12 weeks ago [Title] really [Body]

Output: I hope you are trying to make a point and don't really see those two things as the same. Anyone who has had more than 1 beer and driven on multiple occasions has more than likely driven above the legal limit at one time. They just were lucky enough not to get caught. I'm not saying drinking and driving is OK. I just think people who haven't taken a breathelizer don't realize how little .08 is.


Input: [Date] 4 years 12 weeks ago [Title] agreed [Body]

Output: This is why I want Dunn so bad. It helps us AND hurts that other school.


Input: [Date] 4 years 13 weeks ago [Title] I lost my mind [Body]

Output: When Shazor made that hit. Purdue driving then, game over.


Input: [Date] 4 years 14 weeks ago [Title] surprised [Body]

Output: I'm surprised so many people believe we'll sign Richardson. I still think he'll head out of state.


Input: [Date] 4 years 14 weeks ago [Title] good point [Body]

Output: Red wine and PBR are neck and neck for worst hangover in my book.


Input: [Date] 4 years 14 weeks ago [Title] way too old [Body]

Output: Out of the loop and missed that show. Would have loved to see them.


Input: [Date] 4 years 14 weeks ago [Title] throw in some PBR [Body]

Output: This may lead to the worst hangover in history.


Input: [Date] 4 years 14 weeks ago [Title] I laughed [Body]

Output: Most of his stuff is excellent.


Input: [Date] 4 years 15 weeks ago [Title] 15 practices [Body]

Output: The offense has had 15 practices. I'm pretty sure they will get better with more practice. I know that's obvious but it seems some people are just overlooking this fact.


Input: [Date] 4 years 15 weeks ago [Title] It's a spring game [Body]

Output: I only watch it because it's football. I don't try to take much from it.


Input: [Date] 4 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Graham [Body]

Output: I can never see enough Brandon Graham pictures.


Input: [Date] 4 years 18 weeks ago [Title] They Live [Body]

Output: Second best They Live reference I've seen behind South Park's cripple fight. And that is high praise.


Input: [Date] 4 years 18 weeks ago [Title] ?? [Body]

Output: He's pissed a player took 2 long threes at the end of the game and is venting. That's what I got from the post. Apparently you interpreted it much differently.


Input: [Date] 4 years 19 weeks ago [Title] agree [Body]

Output: Godin is my guess.


Input: [Date] 4 years 19 weeks ago [Title] 2010: most terrifying? [Body]

Output: How could this year be more terrifying than 2008? Changing RR's offense for SDSU's offense is far easier than changing a pro style to a read option attack.


Input: [Date] 4 years 19 weeks ago [Title] Battle [Body]

Output: His game looked a lot like his cousin's when I watched his film. Goes to the basket hard so he'll help our ft attempts per game.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] details [Body]

Output: The North Carolina- timeout game was in the final four. NC went on to beat Kansas in the National Championship game.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Calvin Christian [Body]

Output: I had no idea there were so many Squires on this site. I was very young when James played at CCHS but remember him better from his Michigan days. Just a side note but didn't James finish second in the Mr. Basketball voting his senior year to South Christian's Matt Steiginga? Who went on to play for State.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Webber [Body]

Output: It was probably a pay cut to come to Michigan from Country Day. :)


Input: [Date] 4 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Thank you yahoo sports [Body]

Output: Uncovering what the NCAA ignores for around ten years now.


Input: [Date] 4 years 21 weeks ago [Title] new to me [Body]

Output: That was one of the first ones I hadn't seen before and I feel a better man for having seen it.


Input: [Date] 4 years 21 weeks ago [Title] #2 [Body]

Output: Right behind OSU on my hate list. And Brian Kelly is a douche-bag.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Body] A common question among book nerds is, can a Valyrian Steel sword kill a walker...at least in the show we have our answer. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: A common question among book


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Body] This is why I love the blog so much! My wife and I have a meeting with a Financial Advisor today to discuss this very thing. I was going to be clueless going into said meeting but after reading just a few comments I feel a lot more knowledgeable and comfortable. [Title]

Output: This is why I love the blog


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Looks like he's taking a Quality Control job with the Packers. [Title]

Output: Looks like he's taking a


Input: [Date] 1 year 6 weeks ago [Body] One of my best friends since 3rd grade and a groomsmen at my wedding is named Luke Hancock... [Title]

Output: One of my best friends since