Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I'm not a scout so this is [Body]

Output: I'm not a scout so this is just my opinion, but if they were to get both Kalis and Diamond I think both could potentially play guard or tackle so they could let them duke it out and see who's better where.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Strobel told me earlier in [Body]

Output: Strobel told me earlier in the week he won't be there, but I guess that could change. He was just up last weekend so I doubt it.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] In my opinion he will have [Body]

Output: In my opinion he will have this wrapped up before summer is over.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I just spoke to Bri'onte's [Body]

Output: I just spoke to Bri'onte's father. He said Bri'onte is still committed to Ohio State for now and that he should be going up to their camp Thursday or Friday. They don't like to share a lot, so take that for what it's worth.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I added his comments on [Body]

Output: I added his comments on Dymonte to the end of the interview.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] The full story is here. [Body]

Output: The full story is here.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Not that it matters, but [Body]

Output: Not that it matters, but Alden will be reading this article too.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I can't say much about [Body]

Output: I can't say much about anything with him because I think it's sensitive. I will say that this is something to keep an eye on. Definite interest in Michigan.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Diamond was injured. [Body]

Output: Diamond was injured.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Just commenting for the Tom [Body]

Output: Just commenting for the Tom tab.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] A lot of sensitivity with [Body]

Output: A lot of sensitivity with this so I won't say much on the situation, just trust me that I know what's going on.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] For the record I'm not [Body]

Output: For the record I'm not implying anything in this post. I was genuinely saying it might be something to watch out for. We'll see if any of them decide to do anything.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Danny says that Tennessee is [Body]

Output: Danny says that Tennessee is no longer the number one school also. He said he'll have a top five soon.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] No, Isaac has ties to Oregon [Body]

Output: No, Isaac has ties to Oregon State I believe. They have said that they want to play together and Isaac told me he would be interested in Michigan. I don't think he'd commit right away but they would have a chance.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Still no offer, I think [Body]

Output: Still no offer, I think they're deciding if they want to pursue him or not. They have a pretty full plate right now.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I did an update on Aziz in [Body]

Output: I did an update on Aziz in last week's Weekly Update, which is here. "Cali DT Aziz Shittu was mentioned above in the defensive line recruiting, because I think Michigan has a legitimate shot with him. Shittu has a top eleven right now that includes Michigan, Cal, Notre Dame, Auburn, USC, UCLA, Stanford, Florida, Washington, Arizona, and Nebraska. "I might make it out [to Michigan] for the Notre Dame game, those jerseys were dope," Shittu told me. Dope is good. He will probably wait to see how teams perform during the season before making any decisions. Ondre Pipkins has wavered on when he will make his decision, so Ondre's decision could potentially alter where Shittu ends up if he were to pick Michigan."


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Education will be important [Body]

Output: Education will be important for them, but yeah Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan, and Michigan State are likely the schools that stick out the most so far. He's going to have a ton of offers though, so we'll just have to wait until the dust settles to see.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Yeah, I've been sitting on an [Body]

Output: Yeah, I've been sitting on an interview with his dad for a week. I was waiting for when the offer came through, I'll post it in the Weekly Update on Monday.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Yeah, just got a text from [Body]

Output: Yeah, just got a text from Elmer's dad saying the same.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] He sent me a text that said [Body]

Output: He sent me a text that said his decision will be in a few weeks.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Not visiting. As of now [Body]

Output: Not visiting. As of now Michigan is out of it for him.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Schutt is not visiting this [Body]

Output: Schutt is not visiting this weekend. Michigan's not in it for him.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] We'll see after the visit. I [Body]

Output: We'll see after the visit. I still think it will take a lot to get him to pick Michigan. Conventional wisdom says a west coast school or Nebraska. I don't think that there's zero chance, but I wouldn't be optimistic yet.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Yes. [Body]

Output: Yes.


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] That's an older picture. He's [Body]

Output: That's an older picture. He's bigger than that now.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Commenting for the Tom tab. [Body]

Output: Commenting for the Tom tab.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I didn't take it as there was [Body]

Output: I didn't take it as there was a different school at the top, just that he didn't want to openly say who was at the top right now. My impression right now, at least for Stanford, is that it would be a Michigan OSU battle.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I didn't necessarily take it [Body]

Output: I didn't necessarily take it that way. If he feels comfortable somewhere then I think he'd be fine with making his decision.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I confirmed with Adolphus [Body]

Output: I confirmed with Adolphus Washington that he will not be on this visit.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Someone emailed me asking if [Body]

Output: Someone emailed me asking if I'm sure that Jordan Diamond was on campus this morning…..110% sure. He was there, confirmed with Jordan and someone else.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Both Dunn and Shittu were in [Body]

Output: Both Dunn and Shittu were in the Weekly Update.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Signing an LOI locks them in [Body]

Output: Signing an LOI locks them in so they can't decommit or anything. If you give them that book before hand they still have the opportunity to decommit or sign elsewhere. They then have all your workouts and plans for them and they're not even going to your school. It would be a waste to do that, and giving it to them a few months ahead of that wouldn't be that big of an advantage.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I've had some scheduling [Body]

Output: I've had some scheduling issues trying to get some time with him to talk about it. He obviously didn't commit, I'll try to have more with him soon. Also with Olson, remember he still might visit Stanford but I'm not sure that he's made that decision yet. Yes, the coaches really like Olson. I've said this a couple times but he turned down some schools from even offering because they didn't meet his academic standards. His offer lit is what he wanted it to be based on academics and football.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Anyone that says that [Body]

Output: Anyone that says that Michigan wasn't in it for Dodson is wrong. The coaches really wanted him. I'm not sure how solid he is, but there's a long way until February.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Ohio State has an advantage [Body]

Output: Ohio State has an advantage with Ohio kids and the amount of prospects they can reel in from their home state. The comment about the class being the same as it would have if this never happened seems bold, but outside of some national kids I don't necessarily disagree. I say it's bold because there's nothing for the recruits to see with their own eyes as far as what's going to happen with Ohio State and the sanctions. It's easy to say they're still committed or still considering Ohio State because they don't know the sanctions. If Ohio State gets hammered with a multi year bowl ban, scholarship loss, etc. it could start to get messy. The kids in Ohio won't go very public with how they're really feeling until the right time comes for them to say it. If an Ohio State commit, like Kyle Kalis, says he's interested in Michigan and loves the Michigan coaches while he's committed to Ohio State he'll get chastised like crazy. (Case in point awhile back I had reported that Kalis was fond of the Michigan coaches and would potentially visit with his teammates. Bucknuts got a hold of that, got him on their radio show and he denied the whole thing.) With what they said about Dodson, the rumor is that he will be committing to Ohio State soon. That sounds about right, although I know the Michigan coaches are very interested in him. It's interesting that OSU offered because he just retook his ACT and that was the reason they hadn't offered in the first place. With regards to Washington and Stanford, time is on Ohio State's side. Had this mess not happened I'm willing to bet that Stanford would have told the coaches he would commit if they offered him, or something to that nature. His family are all Buckeyes. I think Michigan has a good shot at them, but they aren't going to announce until after their season. Ohio State could have a new coach lined up by then, and could be in a whole different scenario than now. Unless they decide soon I don't think anyone knows where they'll end up. There's reason for you to be excited with these two because they're showing genuine interest and it seems as though the coaches are pursuing hard, but they do really like Ohio State. Also, if they offered Dodson to get him to commit I don't see why they wouldn't try to do the same with Stanford. Odenigbo, I never thought he'd end up at Michigan. Stanford, Notre Dame, or Ohio State. Of course a visit could always change that, but for now I'd be really surprised. I mentioned Pittman in the weekly update. It's an interesting scenario, and I know for fact the coaches thought they were close with him but they slowed things down. So all in all I don't think it's that off base. I don't necessarily agree that their class would have been the same had this not happened, because Tom Strobel would have been a part of it. Kyle Kalis may not be a part of it depending on the sanctions, and Bri'onte Dunn is in the same boat. Those are some big time players.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Yes. [Body]

Output: Yes.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] In my first interview with [Body]

Output: In my first interview with Olson he said that he has told a number of programs that they shouldn't bother offering because he didn't think their academics qualified in his mind. The rankings and offer sheet he has isn't something you should judge him off of, because he's controlled who he wants to communicate with. As for your second question, that's hard to answer because it depends on overall numbers and where they're at with other positions. There's a lot that would factor into that. I think it would be hard to turn any of them down, and by the looks of what they want to do right now it would probably only be taking one more spot than they're trying to do. I don't think it's a huge stretch to think they would take them, that is in this scenario you came up with.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I've said before that I think [Body]

Output: I've said before that I think he'll stay out west. Some other names to consider that I guess should be up there as well are Zach Banner and Joshua Garnett. Both have said they want to visit. If the class fills up before the season starts though, they might be out of luck. That's why I have those prospects in the update first. A lot of what's going to happen with every spot is who commits first and when.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Based on what I was told, it [Body]

Output: Based on what I was told, it sounds like that's the case.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I don't know how you came to [Body]

Output: I don't know how you came to that conclusion from what I just said.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] It's nothing you probably [Body]

Output: It's nothing you probably haven't heard now, I'll see if I can post the Weekly today rather than tomorrow.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I've been sitting on some [Body]

Output: I've been sitting on some info for a few days, I'll have it in the Weekly Update.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] The decision timelines for [Body]

Output: The decision timelines for everyone probably make it so that it will just play itself out. There's a chance that there could be some overlap, but I think it should play out fine.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I mentioned this when he was [Body]

Output: I mentioned this when he was offered but his father is the late WWF star Eddie Fatu, and his cousin is The Rock.


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Title] I'm not really sure yet. With [Body]

Output: I'm not really sure yet. With these kind of kids (out west or far away) that say they're interested or want to visit I always say you'll know if there's true interest if the visit actually gets scheduled. He's never really been that far away from home before so it's up in the air. I think he saw his ranking and everyone that was recruiting him and wants to get out and see places he's never been. That might include Ann Arbor, I just don't know yet.


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Title] I was tipped off about Wilson [Body]

Output: I was tipped off about Wilson a little while ago, I'm trying to get a hold of Ricky Powers. One of Morgan's coaches mentioned the fact that Michigan was still recruiting DB's even after Wayne's silent commitment. Mentioned as in they weren't happy about it. I'm not sure why since we all knew they have told other DB's how many they would take.


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Title] Yes, and pretty much. [Body]

Output: Yes, and pretty much. Probably over with.


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Title] You guys are reading too much [Body]

Output: You guys are reading too much into the wording of announcement and decision. I was told today [not by Wayne] that there's a good chance he'll be taking all of his official visits now. He's going to take his time because this is the biggest decision of his life, and he has city championships, then states for track coming up. To me it sounds like he's wavering, otherwise there's no other reason to delay the announcement. Timing or scheduling issues would mean they have to hold off on an announcement, wanting to make sure this is the right decision means there's something else, typically. Like I have said before none of this is 100% yet. It's all up in the air right now, and I really don't think he knows what he wants yet.


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Title] He's been going back and [Body]

Output: He's been going back and forth on this, so I'm not even sure how definitive this is. We'll just have to wait to see what he does, and when he does it.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Wayne did tell me tonight [Body]

Output: Wayne did tell me tonight that nothing has changed with who he likes, and like I said he's meeting with his coach tonight. I'm not sure if they'll change anything or what's going to happen, so we'll just have to wait. Also, how did this thread go from me saying we'll wait and see what the meeting with his coaches tonight determines to everybody freaking out?


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] No, not at all. They love [Body]

Output: No, not at all. They love what Michigan has done and said with Wayne. They just want to make sure he's doing the right thing and making the right choice.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Extending an offer to someone [Body]

Output: Extending an offer to someone doesn't necessarily have anything to do with their chances with anyone else. It's really early in the process and anything can happen, so it's better to be safe than sorry. Offensive line is such a big need, so if they don't build relationships now and if something unforeseen were to happen in the future they would be screwed. The coaches can control the situation more than you think.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Allen Gant was supposed to be [Body]

Output: Allen Gant was supposed to be in June, so that's the start of it.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] I didn't include the [Body]

Output: I didn't include the interview Endi did with Wayne because it was pretty difficult to hear Wayne, but he says his announcement on June 2nd will be between Michigan and Rutgers.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] He confirmed this with me via [Body]

Output: He confirmed this with me via text. He's busy right now, but I'll be talking with him in about an hour.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] I will tell you this, I'm [Body]

Output: I will tell you this, I'm 100% positive they're wrong on what they're saying. They can laugh all they want, 100% positive I know what Magnuson is thinking.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] With someone like Magnuson [Body]

Output: With someone like Magnuson you have Coach Funk to thank. Funk has been recruiting him since he was a sophomore and they have an outstanding relationship. Part of their success is the relationships they've built previously with players and high school coaches. Add that in to the fact that they're at a big time school like Michigan and they now have a great shot at the top level talent at the schools they've previously recruited and the kids that they've been recruiting. It's tough to recruit top athletes to a place like San Diego State, but it doesn't mean you can't try and show what kind of person you are for the future. Mattison has been known as a great recruiter, and you combine that with his experience in the NFL and the fact that he has a National Championship ring with Florida, it's a pretty easy sell for him. I'm surprised more with how fast they're getting kids to commit, and how they've gotten kids to change their timelines to pull the trigger. They've had a little luck and some help with the midwest being loaded, but they haven't whiffed on anyone yet.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] If I hint at something it [Body]

Output: If I hint at something it usually means I know something. I'll tell you if I'm guessing or I'm not sure. Just for future use.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] I don't know if I'm not [Body]

Output: I don't know if I'm not hinting strong enough, or if you guys missed the Weekly Update.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] I normally don't like to, but [Body]

Output: I normally don't like to, but it will eventually be reported by others so I'll just put it out there now.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] I'll say this, since a lot of [Body]

Output: I'll say this, since a lot of this stuff is going to get out sooner or later anyway. There are three kids that I know of right now that have moved their decisions up. One is the recruit I mentioned above, and it will happen very very soon. One doesn't know when he'll decide, but is planning on moving it up, I'd imagine he'll figure that out shortly. The other has moved it up but isn't because of the Jim Tressel stuff. I'll let you know who they are when they happen. I'm not including the Wayne Morgan announcement in these three either.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] This is only one of the [Body]

Output: This is only one of the parts. A few more still.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] The kid's dad didn't want [Body]

Output: The kid's dad didn't want anything said about it yet. It's happening very very soon though, so you won't have to wait.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] I disagree. [Body]

Output: I disagree.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Joshua was well aware of who [Body]

Output: Joshua was well aware of who I am and where this article was being posted. He has the link to this article as well.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] No, I don't, since there is [Body]

Output: No, I don't, since there is no financial relationship. They all signed up on their own for free. I actually didn't even realize that Joshua was signed up with us until a few weeks ago. This was the first time I've spoken directly with Joshua, and anyone that signs up for free doesn't get direct help from us so there is no conflict.


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Commenting for the Tom tab. [Body]

Output: Commenting for the Tom tab.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 20 hours ago [Body] See my edit to the original post. I guess that rule doesn't actually apply in this situation. [Title]

Output: See my edit to the original


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 20 hours ago [Body] Thought I read something about North American Players not being allowed to play in AHL unless they were 20 years old. EDIT: Edited the original post to clarify the rule in question [Title]

Output: Thought I read something


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 20 hours ago [Body] I'm a huge Wings fan too. A much bigger Wings fan than UM Hockey fan, but I think Larkin should stay at least one more year. There's a microscopic chance that he makes the Wings team this fall. If he does leave UM I'll console myself with the fact that It would be cool to see him get some playing time with Mantha. [Title]

Output: I'm a huge Wings fan too. A


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Yes [Title]

Output: Yes


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Try downloading the MGoBlog "HD" app. It's much better than the "official" app. [Title]

Output: Try downloading the MGoBlog


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Anyone who knew the guy from his days in Canton will tell you that he's a major Dbag and not someone we want on the Wings. [Title]

Output: Anyone who knew the guy from


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Because they don't plan on making the playoffs and cole is a UFA this summer. They got a pick and two prospects for him [Title]

Output: Because they don't plan on


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Or "Baman & Piderman" [Title]

Output: Or "Baman & Piderman"


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Oregon is getting a great player in Adams. My friend's cousin is Eastern Washington's star WR (Cooper Kupp) and I went with him to a couple of games last year (we live in Montana... there's not a whole lot going on out here so FCS football is a good time). Anyway, Vernon Adams is a beast when he is healthy and he could thrive in that offense at QB or RB. /coolstorybro [Title]

Output: Oregon is getting a great


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I liked how Harbaugh said something like "that's almost all the gospels"... All of his names are Biblical, but only one (John) is a gospel (or even a book of the Bible). [Title]

Output: I liked how Harbaugh said


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Holy wall of text batman! [Title]

Output: Holy wall of text batman!


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Obscure pokemon reference? Magmar is original 150 man! There was also one that referenced Emboar which I wouldn't expect most people to recognize. [Title]

Output: Obscure pokemon reference?


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] That's not a gif [Title]

Output: That's not a gif


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Who cares? [Title]

Output: Who cares?


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 4 days ago [Body] This is amazing. [Title]

Output: This is amazing.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Body] This^ Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: This^


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Just an FYI for those of you not hip to the way that Soundcloud works... only the songs with his picture and labeled J-Reall are by him. The other songs are just one's that he has liked and shared on his page. [Title]

Output: Just an FYI for those of you


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] The mods/staff all get that treatment on the HD app. It's nice. [Title]

Output: The mods/staff all get that


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] Just logging in to show support for the OP. Some of these avatar pics are getting outrageous. [Title]

Output: Just logging in to show


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] 100% barring a last minute change of heart Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: 100% barring a last minute change of heart


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Body] He's not saying that. He posted his article. It's not very earth shattering http://detroitsportsrag.net/why-are-people-like-wojo-now-confident-about... [Title]

Output: He's not saying that. He


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Body] So his article has been up for a few minutes now, Brandstatter is the source. Doesn't seem like anything super solid. Bummer. Guess we all got worked up for nothing. http://detroitsportsrag.net/why-are-people-like-wojo-now-confident-about... [Title]

Output: So his article has been up


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Body] http://detroitsportsrag.com/ [Title]


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Brandstatter is the source [Title]

Output: Brandstatter is the source


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] 0% chance [Title]

Output: 0% chance


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Stop [Title]

Output: Stop


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Yeah, a guy said that DG would be moving back to WR with Shane taking over full time QB. Said his family was connected to the AD. [Title]

Output: Yeah, a guy said that DG


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Thank you!!! [Title]

Output: Thank you!!!


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Please, someone, anyone? Can we get someone doing play by play in the comments. I'm in Taipei with super crappy Internet. [Title]

Output: Please, someone, anyone? Can


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Just got into Taipei and my connection isn't good enough to stream. Could we get someone doing play by play? Would realllllly appreciate it!!! [Title]

Output: Just got into Taipei and my


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 11 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 17 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 22 weeks ago [Title] This officially made my [Body]

Output: This officially made my night.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Whoops, typo. My english [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 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 28 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 28 weeks ago [Title] Alex Kozan, is that you? [Body]

Output: Alex Kozan, is that you?


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 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 30 weeks ago [Title] I like Gruden. [Body]

Output: I like Gruden.


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 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 30 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 30 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 36 weeks ago [Title] Michigan 38 Ohio 34. [Body]

Output: Michigan 38 Ohio 34.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] This made my day. Thank you, [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 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 38 weeks ago [Title] Michigan 31 Northwestern 17 [Body]

Output: Michigan 31 Northwestern 17


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 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 38 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 38 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] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] This is why Bo is so revered [Body]

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Output: Dusty Rhodes. Miss you big guy.


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 10 hours ago [Body] Anthony Davis is trending towards becoming the most dominant big man in NBA history, and we will be blessed if 'Dre tops out as a Dwight Howard doppleganger. So we probably won't have to worry about Drummond making $30 million a year anytime soon, unless he makes some shrewd moves in the stock market. He's a smart kid - I wouldn't put that past him. [Title]

Output: Well


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 18 hours ago [Body] the decision to choose Weiss over Flip cost the Wings another Cup, you haven't been paying attention to the Red Wings the past couple of seasons. We have been squarely planted in the NHLs middle-class since our last Cup appearence. Players like Weiss or Flip do nothing to change that. Luckily for the Red Wings, we have seen our farm system emerge into one of the leagues elite and have managed to stay afloat despite some decisions that didn't work out. And it is that farm system that will give us another chance at the Cup, not re-signing a guy who refuses to shoot the puck. EDIT: No arguments about Hossa v. Franzen. I think the front office got caught up in their dates of birth and Franzen's magical Cup run and made a terrible mistake. [Title]

Output: If you think


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Outside of Babcock and a few other coaches, Blashill is as good a hire you can make for any team in any situation. He's a true coaching stud, and someone the Red Wings have been keen to lock up. If Babcock didnt move on, Blashill would be coaching another NHL team right now. He's had enormous success in Grand Rapids, and he has a very high level of familiarity with much of this team. Combine that with our Top 5 farm system, and I'm super excited about the future of the Wings. [Title]

Output: Outside of Babcock


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Interesting that you'd rank Athanasiou over Mantha. I'd like to think it's more of a compliment to AA's progress and less a slight to Mantha. Mantha is still a tremendous prospect - but our farm system is just that good right now. A potential line of Helm-Larkin-Athansiou makes me feel weird in my pants. [Title]

Output: Interesting.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 3 days ago [Body] who have the audacity to denounce the post-Signing Day actions of these kids: Shame on you. Seriously, shame on you. I'd like to believe that perhaps you're just bitter that these kids did not commit to Michigan, but it's also entirely possible you are sociopaths who really enjoy insulting 17 year old children. Do you remember yourself at 17? Do you remember how impressionable you were? Did you ever admire or look up to a teacher or other adult figure at that age? How would you feel if that person got up and left the next day? It's an incredibly difficult episode for any kid to deal with. Roquan's coach is absolutely right. There's little that separates Michigan, Alabama and their ilk in terms of facilities, prestige, etc. Relationships matter very, very much. If you're too thick headed to understand that, then stop posting here. There's a lot of recruits that visit these sorts of web sites, and I'd rather they not see you as a representation of the University of Michigan fanbase. Grow up. [Title]

Output: Those of you


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] of really, really good football players? [Title]

Output: You're not a fan


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] of how good this signing is for Detroit. I know it's our immediate inclination to poop on anything the Lions do, but signing Golden Tate was an excellent move - and could prove to be a huge steal for just 31 million. -As someone above mentioned, his drop rate is the best amongst WRs since 2011. -In 2013, he led all qualified receivers in Yards After Catch per reception -In 2013, he also led all WRs in Missed Tackles forced. He avoided 21. Calvin, by comparison, avoided 13. This is an excellent signing no matter how you slice it. Him and Calvin is a scary, scary duo. Of course, this will all be moot when Jim Caldwell farts all over him. [Title]

Output: Not enough is being made


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Body] I'll pass it along to him, bro. [Title]

Output: Strong take


Input: [Date] 1 year 50 weeks ago [Body] after going through 2.1 innings against the Tigs: :( [Title]

Output: Zach McAllister's sentiments


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] are really creepy. [Title]

Output: You


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] The player renderings in the game look exactly the same as previous iterations. The ratings are dumbfounding as usual. And the lemmings will continue to dish out $60 for this rubbish. Good job; Good effort, guys. Go play a real EA game like FIFA instead. This franchise checked out a long, long time ago. (PS: I too am a huge fan of the 06 NCAA soundtrack. Good call.) [Title]

Output: Let's see


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Body] And really, if we haven't been so logjammed with second-tier wingers, he would have been up by now. Hell, he might have been up 2 years ago on some of the crappier teams in the NHL. He's a damn good prospect. [Title]

Output: You are correct, sir


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Body] Nyquist and Anderson were both eligible. And it was indeed a ridiculous talent boost. They were losing that series before they got there. [Title]

Output: Yes


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Body] Nyquist and Anderson are shoo-in full timers in Detroit next year. Tatar should be as well. Guys like Sheahan and Ferraro (boy has he turned it around) have outside shots. Calle Jarnkrok, who had a 9 game stint with the Griffins not too long ago, has been hailed as the best Swede import since Zetterberg - and indeed he has broken a lot of his SEL rookie records. He could make the big club straight out of camp next year, though he'll most likely stick with the Griffins. And I believe Martin Frk will join the Griffins next year as well. The Vowel-less Wonder just finished up a Memorial Cup run averaging 2 PPG(!!!) in which his team basically raped and pillaged the entire junior hockey world. I think they went 77-8-5 or something crazy like that. [Title]

Output: Yep


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Body] Detroit's prospect pool has become pretty deep the past few years, and a lot of these guys in GR may very well be in Red Wings uniforms next year. Take notice of the job our scouting has done, guys. With no early picks, we've managed to put together a farm system that's ranked near the top of the league. Seriously. Here's a juicy tidbit for ya: 4 different defenseman prospects in the Wings system won their leagues respect Defenseman of the Year trophys - and one of them, Ryan Sproul, was the OHL Defenseman of the Year. Take a look at the past winners of that trophy. That is a definitively Big Deal. So for all of us who are clamoring for more help - be patient. The future is looking very, very bright for Detroit. This so-called rebuilding phase is about to be usurped by another era of outstanding homegrown talent. [Title]

Output: People should pay attention to the Grifs


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] Eden Hazard is a tremendous little bitch, and has been for years now. He fits right in at Chelsea. [Title]

Output: My take:


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] 300+ teams 1 champion Shit happens. [Title]

Output: Why B1G hasn't won a title in over a decade:


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Ah, nothing like the sweet smell of seeping douche in the afternoon. Went this far? You're a disgruntled fan complaining about playcalling after a loss on an internet message board. Taking a step outside right now without a t-shirt is more courageous. Bravo. [Title]

Output: "Yes I went this far.."


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Body] upset you, is just so damn disappointing. And embarrassing, quite frankly. Step away from the computer, breathe the fresh air outside, and let the 18-22 year olds celebrate however the fuck they want. [Title]

Output: The fact that you let stuff like this


Input: [Date] 3 years 5 days ago [Body] You took the minor point I made and drove it off a cliff, but alright? [Title]

Output: Er


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 days ago [Body] You don't say! A little brevity is important here. profootballfocus, which examines and grades players on a per-play basis, had Berry ranked as one of the few CBs in the league with a positive coverage rating. Regardless of what you may think, the evidence shows he is - at the very least - NOT a bad cornerback. The Lions are in desperate need of guys in the secondary who don't suck. As it stands, they've got two average guys(Houston, Delmas) and a whole lot of To Be Determined's. [Title]

Output: Wasn't so hot against Rodgers and Brees?


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 days ago [Body] Personal conduct aside, this a huge hit for the Lions' secondary. Berry was far better than most will give him credit for here - he was Detroit's best CB on a per-play basis, and looked to possess some Pro Bowl potential with a full season of starting under his belt. One of those mid-round picks really needs to pan out. And soon. [Title]

Output: Big blow for the Lions


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 days ago [Body] This dude has it: I'm done. THROUGH with Penn State. Our leaders have failed us. The Freeh report was all conjecture, and there is damn near nothing to tie Joe Paterno or the athletic department in with this entire mess. Yet, our leaders accepted it without even bothering to READ it first. And they’re going to blindly accept these NCAA sanctions. And they continue to let Joe Paterno be the main scapegoat here. What is going on? Its one thing for the media to rush to judgement, but our own leaders? This DOES smell like a cover-up, but not one by Paterno. No, this is a TRUE cover-up by the Board of Trustees. They are more than willing to make this a “football scandal” so nobody digs deeper into the REAL scandal. This is not a failure of a football culture, this is a POLITICAL scandal. Where is the investigation into the relationship between the Board of Trustees, Harrisburg and The Second Mile? MILLIONS in campaign donations and state grants were exchanged between the Second Mile, politicians and key Board members – THAT is the scandal and THAT is what the Board doesn’t want to come out. And THAT is why they allow the football team to be the scapegoat. The Board of Trustees has something to hide. And I will NOT be a part of my alma mater again until they are all removed from those positions. [Title]

Output: Delusion.


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 days ago [Title]

Output: Satellite view of State College


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 days ago [Body] But I do see us near the top of that list and I will overreact accordingly. [Title]

Output: It may not be in no particular order


Input: [Date] 3 years 1 week ago [Body] I'll focus on EAs much better FIFA and NHL franchises yet again, I suppose. I've been dying to get back into football for years, but EA continues to shit out absolute dogshit with their NCAA and Madden lineups. [Title]

Output: So the game still sucks, basically


Input: [Date] 3 years 1 week ago [Body] Let's give this man his due, he is the only reason IU has been relevant in football in years. [Title]

Output: Randle-el


Input: [Date] 3 years 2 weeks ago [Body] ...You are, quite literally, a terrible human being. [Title]

Output: If you didn't like BASEketball


Input: [Date] 3 years 3 weeks ago [Body] I sure hope they're not after Dempsey, and it appears they're not - thankfully. He's a great player, sure, but Arsenal needs to have bigger aspirations and signing a 29 year old forward/mid tweener without great pace isn't a need. He doesn't really fit in their 4-3-3. I do hope Deuce plays CL football somewhere, though. [Title]

Output: As a Gunners fan


Input: [Date] 3 years 3 weeks ago [Body] and regardless of whatever else happens, the offseason is an A+. It'd be nice to land Parise, but that's not happening, and I don't like the price tag for a guy like Nash (huge contract hit, loss of really good young prospects, locked up until 2018). If a guy like Bobby Ryan is available, he might be worth the gamble - but I'm content with staying put up front and letting our farm system grow. And if we can flip Franzen for someone, that'd be fine by me too. [Title]

Output: Land Suter


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Title] THIS. [Body]

Output: Exactly this. Pains me to see a DC kid make such an awful choice.


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Title] It's a part of a culture that [Body]

Output: It's a part of a culture that the kids are a part of... if that makes sense. Where a lot of them come from getting your license suspended is no big deal and even normal so it continues. Post Down-Vote Edit: And I feel I can say that because I'm from the culture that a lot of these kids are from. I can't speak to why those in other cultures drive on suspended license but as for young black athletes it is just a part of the culture to "ride dirty" not considered a big deal. You feel the police are after you for DWB either way.


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Title] What about [Body]

Output: What about online dynasties simply failling to advance. That was a major problem. Made the mode unplayable really And when the hell will we get an NCAA basketball game again? I'm still stuck on NCAA 10.


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] It looks like an apartment [Body]

Output: It looks like an apartment complex


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] agreed. [Body]

Output: agreed.


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] Well [Body]

Output: I lost all of my points for using the word "raped." That speaks for itself...


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Don't make me dislike our [Body]

Output: Don't make me dislike our softball team...


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] I made this thread earlier [Body]

Output: I made this thread earlier but my choice of words to describe the situation was I guess not approved of thus stripping me of all mgopoints... (Insert Dick Vitale ARE YOU SERIOUS?!) I guess I should have said "Shafted" or "Hosed" instead of what I wrote down... On topic though... This is a really bad deal for both teams since they essentially broke no written rules. It is especially bad for the Redskins who were counting on Free Agency to re-build. (Not with old guys this time.) They may not have made the RGIII deal if they knew this was coming down the pike, although some sources say they knew per WJFK in DC.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] wow [Body]

Output: That's crazy


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Hope things work out for the [Body]

Output: Hope things work out for the best for him.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] A very "little brother" move [Body]

Output: A very "little brother" move


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Underrated IMHO... We do have [Body]

Output: Underrated IMHO... We do have to get tougher in the paint and should with the upcoming classes.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Let's go MF Blue!! [Body]

Output: Let's go MF Blue!!


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Oh noooooes the bar here [Body]

Output: Oh noooooes the bar here doesn't get regional cbs! The spoon can't see the game¡


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Yea... I'm a little bit [Body]

Output: Yea... I'm a little bit surprised by the reaction here... moving up to 2 to select RGIII has pretty much been the Redskins top scenario since the BCS. But then again I probably listen to way more DC sports talk than most. I am shocked by the # of Roll Damn Tide type responses "typical Snyder" and whatnot. Going after young talent to rebuild around is basically the antithesis of signing aging neon deion and bruce smith. Also the kid might be Akili Smith but he's far from Ryan Leaf. Anyone who's heard even one interview knows his character is outstanding. Pretty much a lot of wrong wrong wrong here.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Rip [Body]

Output: Rip


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] It essentially is two #1's... [Body]

Output: It essentially is two #1's... they are just swapping picks this year and then give up two #1's.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] As a lifelong redskins fan... [Body]

Output: As a lifelong redskins fan... laugh it up. I'm happy about the deal and most in Washington were hoping this happened. We haven't had a franchise QB since Sonny or Slingin Sammy Baugh. I'm looking forward to RGIII giving a speech just like Peyton just did in 2027. Then maybe the Lions can sign him.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] LMAO!! [Body]

Output: LMAO!!


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] I'm at Buffalo Wild Wings for [Body]

Output: I'm at Buffalo Wild Wings for the evening.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Lmao plus1 to you sir [Body]

Output: Lmao plus1 to you sir


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] You guys write some long ass [Body]

Output: You guys write some long ass posts /attentionspanofachild


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] welcome to mgoboard where [Body]

Output: welcome to mgoboard where guys with nothing better to do take the internets that serious... As for the tourney I like our chances.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] I think there is one easy [Body]

Output: I think there is one easy explanation and he has a fantastic head of hair.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Sorry but if a woman jumps in [Body]

Output: Sorry but if a woman jumps in a fight and tries to strike me, she will be struck. Not justifying what the players did in this case at all. But if you swing like a man you will be swung on like a man.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] THIS [Body]

Output: It's a dumb rule. Players should be allowed to act in the interest of their team during the recruiting process. The kids get to hang out with them on visits so why are tweets out of bounds?


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Yikes... an ugly event for [Body]

Output: Yikes... an ugly event for sure. I hope this doesn't slow Rich Rod down in his efforts. I don't know the caliber of the players involved.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] LMAO! Very observant that's [Body]

Output: LMAO! Very observant that's hilarious


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] It's his brother. Pretty [Body]

Output: It's his brother. Pretty understandable imho.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] FWIW Long hair don't care has [Body]

Output: FWIW Long hair don't care has been a saying in the community for a long time which is where Wayne and others got it from Also that Urban Dictionary entry is wrong... long hair don't care refers to the person WITH the hair, and their lack of inhibition or regard. Lil Wayne is on record as liking women with long hair. "I like a long-haired thick red bone Open up her lips and filet mignon... that p*ssy"


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] If U of Texas hired Saban, possibly. [Title]

Output: If U of Texas hired Saban,


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] Dont forget about Taco [Title]

Output: Dont forget about Taco


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Body] Here is the article: http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/fly-rods/fly-rod-makers-tom... Very touching and a nice read actually. [Title]

Output: Yea its about fly fishing.


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] Thats just so disrespectful and tasteless in so many ways. Whoever designed (well, more like copying) that shirt should really go take a hike. [Title]

Output: Thats just so disrespectful


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Body] there have been so many i lost track of how many RB's they have lost. someone please remind me. always hate to see a young man go down. [Title]

Output: there have been so many i


Input: [Date] 3 years 9 weeks ago [Body] delaware helmet..? [Title]

Output: delaware helmet..?


Input: [Date] 3 years 11 weeks ago [Body] as much as i love LTT, he really needs to work on his technique and hit the weight room. im sure he can get it done in couple of years once he hits the campus. his attitude and work ethic are incredible i hear. [Title]

Output: as much as i love LTT, he


Input: [Date] 3 years 12 weeks ago [Body] honestly, i dont understand. yes, good for greg. signing his formal college football player. but sign him to do what..? if he signs him, doesnt he have to release him too eventually? why didnt he just "hire" him then? look by no means, im not trying to sound like skip bayless here. LeGrand has been quite an inspirational figure, but NFL team signing him just so that he can be on the team and help the team out mentally? i dont think it was neccesary. Schiano could've done something better. [Title]

Output: honestly, i dont


Input: [Date] 3 years 13 weeks ago [Body] that looks so much better than a knockout ugly M they had [Title]

Output: that looks so much better


Input: [Date] 3 years 14 weeks ago [Body] ND running backs look fast and solid. but other than that ehh. Ohio looks like when meyer was in florida for the last year. and their defense looks awful. [Title]

Output: ND running backs look fast


Input: [Date] 3 years 15 weeks ago [Body] at least they dont have julio jones or any receiver remotely close to him. But the scary part is their defense. Their defense right now (spring game) is pretty darn solid. Whats even scarier is that their incoming freshman class has some beasts like landon collins and other defensive players that may easily shut down our passing offense.. But you never know..i believe in denard show. [Title]

Output: at least they dont have julio


Input: [Date] 3 years 15 weeks ago [Body] i tried them all. they are all fake [Title]

Output: i tried them all. they are


Input: [Date] 3 years 16 weeks ago [Body] i love the maturity and the mindset of this team so much. always the team first mentality. this was missing during RR era i think. Go blue. [Title]

Output: i love the maturity and the


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] we are still accepting isaac if he commits correct? [Title]

Output: we are still accepting isaac


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] when i was in korea over the winter break, i happend to watch him couple of times on tv. as much as i love him, he did not fit in very well. i think the style of play in the Korean league was too different than what he used to see here in the states. hope the best for him [Title]

Output: when i was in korea over the


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] just tried it. it works! thnks. [Title]

Output: just tried it. it works!


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Body] But since they have known each other even before roundtree became a wolverine,m isnt it ok? [Title]

Output: But since they have known


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Body] We have 4 OL's now two projected to b tackles. Does this mean we should say bye to pocic? [Title]

Output: We have 4 OL's now two


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Body] i really thought butt and taco were committing today. then who can it be?? [Title]

Output: i really thought butt and


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Body] for a second, i thought the title was "Hello: Bolivia" tried to figure out who the f*ck Bolivia was... fail.. [Title]

Output: for a second, i thought the


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Body] so..does this mean hes still coming to Ann Arbor? [Title]

Output: so..does this mean hes still


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] my question is this. Lets say a team which was ranked high enough to be in the BCS game loses to a team not in the BCS game. And then this team somehow wins the championship. Who gets to go to the rose bowl? im sure they go to the rose bowl, but what about the higher ranked team? VT lost the title game but still managed to get into the sugar bowl. but i think 4 team playoff could get a lil trickier. [Title]

Output: my question is this. Lets


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Body] When mallet hit the campus there wasnt a legitamate proven and experienced backup. And thnks to henne's injury, mallet saw a quite amount of playing time. But i think since we have devin whos got experience both on the field and during practice and a fairly underated backup russell, sugar shane should be redshirted and become a great one like andrew luck and sam bradford. [Title]

Output: When mallet hit the campus


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] good for him to realize how south bend is the best destination to waste talent. [Title]

Output: good for him to realize how


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] i thought Ohio had only 23 scholarships to give out this year. It will be interesting to see how urban manages to cut 5 scholarships. [Title]

Output: i thought Ohio had only 23


Input: [Date] 3 years 30 weeks ago [Body] compared to the big chil, i dont think a basketball court is big enough to be constructed in the middle of the field and then viewed from the regular sitting. but a nice idea i think. [Title]

Output: compared to the big chil, i


Input: [Date] 3 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Greg Robinson as well?? [Title]

Output: Gregg


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] What makes u think rees would ever transfer though..? If crist is gone he will be starting next yr possibly teo. And wow. I really respect madision as a great football program but if they keep doing this "we welcome grad students. We are a great one yr nfl showcase place to be" Sounds more like SEC with their high juco transfer rate. [Title]

Output: What makes u think rees would


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] It says it cant be loaded. That is really strange...i guess i have to watch it later on my computer. Thanks alot thou [Title]

Output: It says it cant be loaded.


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] I meant to the defensive highlight video not the pregame one... [Title]

Output: I meant to the defensive


Input: [Date] 5 years 42 weeks ago [Title] The negativity is understandable... [Body]

Output: ...after a close game in which we had a good chance at the end. But Brian's reaction is a little surprising to me, given that his own prediction in the game preview was for a 3-point Iowa win. He underestimated the point totals, but just about nailed the outcome. So why all the angst? Hey, we're 4-2 right now with a legitimate shot at going 3-3 or better the rest of the way. Sounds to me like we're on track for hitting the center of the realistic expectations for this turnaround season.


Input: [Date] 5 years 42 weeks ago [Title] Tate's game [Body]

Output: The strong impression I got while watching the game is that Tate was fighting an internal battle between what he's been told to do by the coaches and what he's most apt to do on his own. I don't say that to fault either Tate or the coaches. He just looked to me like a guy who has been taking golf lessons, and during his swing, he's now suddenly conscious of his hips, his knees, his elbows, and his grip all at the same time. And of course, playing QB in the Big 10, and especially in this offense, is a bit more complicated than a golf swing. I'm sure the coaches have told Tate a hundred times that they want him carrying the ball fewer times per game, dancing around less in the pocket, etc, etc, which is to say nothing of making the right reads, checking down to the right receiver, and everything else. It's understandable that this could lead to a young man's "thinking too much." Midway through the season now, I would guess the coaches are taking a harder line with Tate, whereas in the first few games he was given more latitude to just be himself and follow instinct. Brian talked about "the leap" having been made in offensive production, in an article a few weeks ago. I think this is the second leap that we can look for -- that Tate and also Denard develop the maturity and consistency that is needed at this level. Pure speed and escapability can make some plays and even win some games, but this second leap will be needed to compete for championships.


Input: [Date] 5 years 42 weeks ago [Title] Thanks gs [Body]

Output: You've got your priorities straight.


Input: [Date] 5 years 43 weeks ago [Title] I just take it as... [Body]

Output: evidence of how much yardage our D was giving up on 1st and 2nd down, on several of their scoring drives. More than 5 yards per play, consistently. I am also glad Bill Lynch didn't get more aggressive on the handful of opportunities where he had 4th-and-5 (or less) in the red zone during that first half. He went for the field goal each time. Hard to say whether Indiana would have ended up with more points or fewer overall with that approach, but I'm guessing they could have gotten one more TD in place of a FG. Lynch's risk profile in this game was interesting. Lots of trick plays and formations and wildcat stuff, which were by-and-large successful against us, but they really tended to play it safe on 4th down in the red zone.


Input: [Date] 5 years 43 weeks ago [Title] Stevie Brown [Body]

Output: Stevie Brown should always have been a linebacker. But I for one am glad to see him still contributing on special teams too, where he has consistently excelled since his earliest games at UM. He made a difference in that area against IU. I think it has been advanced before, but who's for "Special Teams UFR?" As Brian has already explained elsewhere, STs were a big part of the story on Saturday, for field position and hidden yardage.


Input: [Date] 5 years 43 weeks ago [Title] First Half [Body]

Output: 23 points allowed on ZERO successful third down conversions in the first half. (OK, so IU converted a fourth and short.) That is a bit... unsettling. Maybe the source of a new "getting gashed" metric?!


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] D = Casey at the Bat [Body]

Output: It seems to be either a TFL or a 7+ yard gain -- home run or strikeout, and not much in between. Way too many strikeouts on Saturday. Indiana put up 23 first-half points without converting a single third-down opportunity.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] This sounds right [Body]

Output: On that play, notice our front four shifting before the snap with B-Graham changing sides. Indiana appeared to counter by moving their H-back to the short side and running that way.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] A win is a win is a win [Body]

Output: But yeah, lots of echoes of 2008 in this one. Negative turnover margin, yakkety sax snaps, two quarters of ineffective offense, and a mostly porous defense. I think UFR or Steve Sharik will show that the 85-yd touchdown run was again due to a bad angle by our walk-on safety. Last year it would have been a loss. But many good things happened as well. Tate obviously played with enormous heart and courage, putting mistakes behind him and directing the winning drive with a shoulder stinger or partial sep or whatever it ends up being. Among guys who don't get much press, Van Bergen and Kevin Grady had moments where they stepped up with fire and determination. This game was like the old cliche about a good movie: it put you through every emotion from pure rage to pure joy, and in the end you were glad for the experience. The team will continue to gel through stuff like this.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Haven't seen the x-rays, but... [Body]

Output: Molk's injury sounds exactly like the one I suffered playing basketball as an 8th grader (close to 30 yrs ago). It was a stress fracture of the bone along the outside edge of the foot, about midway between the little toe and the heel. For me it happened as I was playing defense, shuffling to my right, and the offensive player started to drive in that same direction. He stepped on my foot/ankle just as I planted, causing my foot to roll under with his weight and mine on it. I was able to finish practice just as Molk was able to finish the game, but it was hurting pretty bad within a couple hours, and definitely affected weight-bearing ability and lateral movement. I was out 4-6 weeks and missed most of the season. There was a well-known college hoops player in the Grand Rapids area who had the same injury and was seeing the same podiatrist I was at the time. FWIW. Not saying this is Molk's exact problem, but I can identify.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Don't forget Iowa 2005 [Body]

Output: My memory of the OT victory over Iowa in 2005 is that John Thompson and Jerome Jackson basically won the game for us, although it wasn't a single spectacular play for either of them.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Pardon me [Body]

Output: Brian, your superstitions are showing. :-) Brandon Graham never sacks anyone again. Didn't we try this approach once before with liveblogging?


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Enjoyed this... [Body]

Output: ...especially since I remember all those other guys from years ago. Having Tate available and at his best makes it a lot easier to bear with D-Rob's more freshman-like flubs, but we have to also keep in mind Tate's 6-8 months of additional time in the program due to early enrollment. Both will keep getting better, and I'm with the others around here who look forward to more offensive sets that put both of them on the field together. You half-expect a big play every time #16 trots out there. Relative to 2008, the improved QB play is obviously a huge factor in this year's success. The other two key problems on offense last year were turnovers and tempo (i.e. failure to achieve it), and those have been measurably better as well.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Home and away [Body]

Output: How many of our 4-0 starts had all four games at home, as we do this year? Losing the first road game of the season is hardly unfamiliar territory.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] About the LB/DE playing time [Body]

Output: I'm wondering how much of the PT decision is made by RR himself, and how much by GERG or the position coaches. RR has the well-publicized soft spot for walk-ons; have the other coaches (voluntarily or otherwise) also bought into that? Are the scholarship guys just not earning it during the week?


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Roh's pick: definite lol moment [Body]

Output: I was wondering which game they were both watching on the booth monitors at that point, because it wasn't the one in Ann Arbor!


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Couldn't tell... [Body]

Output: ...whether the EMU defender got his shoelaces or it was just a turf monster. Not that it matters for anything, but did anyone else think CB's TD that got reviewed/confirmed wasn't really a TD? I was looking at it with single-frame step on my DVR, and thought the ball was about 6 inches short of the goal line when his entire leg was already on the ground. I found myself disagreeing with the review official 2 or 3 times during this game, and of course also with the PI call on Booboo.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Hail, Kevin Leach [Body]

Output: Leach ended up leading the team in tackles against EMU.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] I tend to agree [Body]

Output: I wish the foul had been flagged during the game. I wish RR would have done "something" by way of a statement, refering to stairs, Barwis-torture, or "internal discipline" appropriate to the offense. And after neither of those things happened, I wish the B10 would have responded with private arm-twisting rather than public conviction. This is, in my opinion, just grandstanding and opportunism by the conference office. And it sets a bad precedent.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] It's not moral equivalence [Body]

Output: Rather, it's evidence of the First Axiom of Self-Preservation, observed by nearly all bureaucrats at nearly every level: Whatever else you may do, first and foremost try to make yourself look relevant and good.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] I want... [Body]

Output: - More passing attempts than rushing attempts for D-Rob - Sightings of Sheridan, the Coner, and Conover on the field - No touchdowns allowed - FIFTY points scored by us


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] It would only be fair... [Body]

Output: ...for Zoltan to take up as Vice Weapon Of Choice, since Tate has already made an appearance as Vice Space Emperor.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] w00t for... [Body]

Output: ...non-whiffed TE blocking.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Remaining steps [Body]

Output: Ah yes, with 11 of 13 steps to go (or 10 of 12, if you prefer), as one of our "mathletes" was quoted as saying this week, "there's more than 90% of the season left to play." He undoubtedly studied at the feet of Yogi Berra. :-) Putting on my Capt. Obvious hat... Defense wins championships. An explosive offense means you'll be competitive in most games, and will win some. The sense of foreboding I had after two games last year is not present this year. Barring injury in our key positions, I don't really dread the thought of watching any of the remaining games in '09. But I'm not looking for a B10 championship either.


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] I like it [Body]

Output: Moosebeasts, half-velcro guys, dwarves, and baling wire. Oh, and space punters. My kind of contraption!


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Why not Tay... [Body]

Output: Tay Odoms was unexpectedly quiet last week, after being the leading offensive producer in 2008. I was surprised that Grady-19 was doing most of the slot/electron stuff against WMU.


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] The Koger TD [Body]

Output: One other little detail maybe worth noting on the waggle TD pass to Koger: they ran it to the left, resulting in a tougher throw for Tate as a right-hander. Really nicely done, and all the more impressive given that little difficulty factor. IIRC the old Griese-to-Tuman version usually had the QB rolling right.


Input: [Date] 6 years 27 weeks ago [Title] You're most likely right [Body]

Output: Prob'ly true, but every once in a while, money and prestige take a back seat to geography, family happiness, or whatever other "personal issues" may be in play for these high-profile guys. GR himself went from the pros back to the college game.


Input: [Date] 6 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Missed out on Trgovac [Body]

Output: ESPN is reporting today that Mike Trgovac is leaving as D-coordinator of the Carolina Panthers. Guess we missed out on a chance at bringing him back to Ann Arbor by a couple days.


Input: [Date] 6 years 33 weeks ago [Title] Thanks [Body]

Output: Glad you enjoyed it!


Input: [Date] 3 days 22 hours ago [Title] I'm gonna vote for a threeway with olivia wilde [Body]

Output: I'm gonna vote for a threeway with olivia wilde and kate upton for me, too. thats as likely to happen


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Got free tickets to see BC @ USC two years ago [Body]

Output: I was shocked that a high profile program like USC played at a complete shithole. I'm sure the player and team facilities are nice but the fan experience is garbage and the stadium looks and feels like its a crumbling mess. The campus was pretty nice, (with the exception of the surrounding area of the stadium which fels like Stabbsville) the coeds were spectacular but the stadium, woof.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 59 min ago [Title] take away from Craig Ross blurb: [Body]

Output: RR was lambasted by pretty much everyone for trying to spread and shred from day 1 without any pieces (for any offense) and was said to have cost us games. However, by the end of year 2 and fully into year 3 we saw that offense start to show signs of life. He got the axe, Hoke came in and tried to slowly turn that platypus into a unicorn and other than year 1 (where he was blessed with Denard) the offense looked like it had no idea what it was trying to do. Not that I worry about this with HARBAUGH but I think the lesson here is to have an identity and run as much of it as possible in year one, then make the transition as quickly as possible after that. People will argue "adjust the system to the players" and while I understand the calls for that I think knowing who you are and executing on that is the better play. You may have more growing pains at the start of running what you know, but you have a higher ceiling and likely a shorter learning curve for all involved. If you're adjusting the system to the players you'll probably have an easier time at first, but your curve will be long and you're already at least calling into question the ceiling because you have no idea what the end result even looks like.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I didn't bring saad into the convo. Also not sure [Body]

Output: I didn't bring saad into the convo. Also not sure what you're getting at. ROR is worth 3m/y more because he's got 15lbs and an inch on Gus?


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] he's priced about right. [Body]

Output: I know people see that as a lot...but in today's NHL...its just not. Ryan O'Reilly has had almost identical PPG stats as Gus in Gus' two NHL years and he makes 7mm a year. TJ Oshie is another who's about the exact same player statswise and he makes right about what Gus is going to. This is a fair deal that will be a steal if Gus goes to the next level somewhere during the course of it.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Mission Uber Alles [Body]

Output: who the fuck eats Azteca? Meijer brand is better than Azteca.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 hour ago [Title] take a look at the goalies [Body]

Output: take a look at the goalies with 300 wins (there's 31 of them. Now see how many have won 2 cups as a starter) (hint, there aren't many and they're all in the HHOF.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] yes, they should [Body]

Output: then we can work on Osgood's HOF campaign.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] (the Red Wings modern era [Body]

Output: (the Red Wings modern era championships are 97, 98, 02, 08) please try again.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] IIRC Filppula was wanting a [Body]

Output: IIRC Filppula was wanting a 5+ MM deal, the Wings weren't paying that and weren't waiting, they signed Weiss for the deal on the table for Fil and moved on. Fil signed later for what he could have gotten to stay here. Was an error on his agents part. (same with Damien Brunner who wanted an absurd deal that the wings walked away from). Franzen over Hossa looks bad now, but at the time Franzen looked every bit the player of Hossa and younger (plus a bit cheaper) I won't kill Holland for that.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Title] golf balls, is that like [Body]

Output: golf balls, is that like tennis elbow?


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Harry's razors harrys.com. [Body]

Output: Harry's razors harrys.com. Cheap, great blades, they last a long time, and I find they give me a better shave than gilette's stuff.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 15 min ago [Title] except for the fact that for [Body]

Output: except for the fact that for athletics (at least the big three) Michigan only goes by the NCAA Clearinghouse level and not normal admissions


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 18 min ago [Title] comcast is the expensive, evil, horrible company [Body]

Output: with customer service reps who care more about the gum on the bottom of their shoe than you, and uverse is the shittier, cheaper, marginally (at best) better customer service expensive, evil, horrible company. just like the cell phone industry. There's practically zero competition and the consumer suffers. I live in a city with its own cable system (which sucks, and is expensive.) My options are literally 1) crappy municipal cable and internet which are very expensive and not even close to speed/quality of comcast/uverse 2) uverse which has substandard equipment and speeds. I agree with whoever said it upthread, we're the richest nation in the world and we have extremely middling home use technology and a high price tag. WTF, mate?


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

Output: they are not considering that. If Dylan Larkin is a red wing at any point next year then the organization has drastically changed their philosophy on development


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] this is interesting [Body]

Output: he talked before many times about how hard it is to recruit with their high academic and admissions standards now he's saying they don't have to meet those standards to get in?


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I'm assuming he's pissed [Body]

Output: I'm assuming he's pissed because Holland can't sign top end talent despite the fact that he's offered equal or better contracts to every single player we've missed out on. Or maybe it's reloading this team to be elite in the cap era without having to deal Dats, Z or Kronner. No other franchise has the combination of continued success and level of prospects we have in the system. Ignore him he's another clueless 'hockey' fan who expects the same success after the adoption of the cap as we did when we could just outbid for every superstar out there. Almost every franchise who has had success is lacking for prospects; we have a stocked system that we're going to have to find places for. People in this town don't know shit about hockey and just love to bitch. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I would have taken the [Body]

Output: "be a millionaire" major.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Title] dude no [Body]

Output: its the Los Angeles Army Black Knights of West Point of Anaheim America Western Hemisphere of Earth or LAABKWPAAWHE


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I've seen/read/heard An [Body]

Output: I've seen/read/heard An alarming number of mouth breathers saying it would be okay if he moved on.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Title] LOL [Body]

Output: they were the grand rapids red wings for most of the year due to injury and still made the playoffs last year. took what looks like the best eastern conference team to the mat this year with 0 bonafide scorers. but yeah underachieving all the way. this spoiled fucking fanbase doesn't deserve babcock. spoiled entitled idiots.