Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I don't think we're going to [Body]

Output: I don't think we're going to beat either, contrary to what OP states, despite playing both at home, and Harbaugh, because both teams have great QBs and coaches, and are in waaaaay more stable situations. Plus, they're set up to manhandle us in the trenches. With that being said, I'd take an MSU win over an OSU win because I've interacted with both Spartans fans and OSU fans plenty over the last few years, and the OSU fans have been infinitely more respectful and respectable. OSU's still a bigger rival, but the need to cram Sparty's newfound arrogance right back into their faces trumps that this year.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Title] "Harbaugh practiced [Body]

Output: "Harbaugh practiced alongside- and nearly as often- with more than 100 athletes..." feels like a grammatical nightmare. Other than that, I thought the article was well done.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Title] You can watch on WatchESPN, [Body]

Output: You can watch on WatchESPN, or if you just want radio you can listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWEB9N4JNzU


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Warriors in 4 or 5 [Body]

Output: The Warriors are more equipped to guard Lebron than any other team save for maybe the Spurs, with Klay, Iguodala, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes all available to throw at him. Lebron's unstoppable when he's on; he and Kyrie will get theirs. But there's no one on CLE who can guard Steph Curry, and the disparity in depth between the two sides is laughable. I think we're looking at something like last year's finals, where it's basically just Lebron vs. a clearly superior side, and I think the results will be similar.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'd join the hell out of a [Body]

Output: I'd join the hell out of a varsity pinochle team.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I have many people in my [Body]

Output: I have many people in my family who went to Michigan, but no one really identified strongly as a Wolverine. So, having grown up in Michigan, it's kinda by chance that I adopted the maize and blue instead of green and white, as my mom and dad would've just as soon cheered for State. I guess I leaned Michigan from an early age, for whatever reason, but became more entrenched in my support as I met more Spartans fans... Guess I just had good taste as a kid. Then I got in to UM, which locked me in for life.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Little league baseball [Body]

Output: Won the league championship on a triple play. We were up 7-2 going into the inning, I was on the mound, nearly having a breakdown after the other team loaded the bases and scored once with 0 outs... then it ended on one pitch. Line drive to right, runners took off because our right fielder sucked, right fielder made a lucky catch, overthrew the first baseman, I backed it up, stepped on first, then threw out the runner who was finally tagging from 3rd at home plate. I was probably one of maybe two kids on the diamond who knew what had happened in the immediate aftermath. Probably the highlight of my athletic career. I was about 12 years old.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 3 days ago [Title] If you wanna listen to [Body]

Output: If you wanna listen to announcers who aren't full of BS you can always listen to WCBN's stream. The trade-off is that there's a delay, and we make too many puns.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I think it'd be interesting [Body]

Output: I think it'd be interesting to know just how much of the dearth of rebounding at the 5 last year was due to lack of rebounding ability, and how much was due to Beilein schematically adapting to the lack of ability. Regardless, with Walton and Levert back (Walton especially), the DRB% at the 5 won't be as big of a problem. I like that this piece adopted a more cautious tone about Ricky Doyle than the prevailing one among fans. It's still real difficult to project young guys like Donnal/Doyle, given the rapidly shifting team circumstances surrounding them this past year. Hopefully with health and stability they'll grow to be at least an average-level duo. Anything more is a bonus.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Age? 21 Occupation? Student [Body]

Output: Age? 21 Occupation? Student at UM/softball announcer for WCBN Location? Living in Kerrytown, about a block from Zingerman's Alum? Maybe in a year or two Michigan thing? I work for WCBN (student radio) so I guess that's pretty Michigan. Also I played broomball goalie in the last IM season, so that's also pretty Michigan.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 3 days ago [Title] He was like a man possessed [Body]

Output: He was like a man possessed in the 4th quarter. Some ridiculous individual goals. He'll be fun to watch next year.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'm a bit surprised the [Body]

Output: I'm a bit surprised the Redskins haven't gotten more attention. Maybe not the worst on-field team of them all but when you combine their mediocre product with Dan Snyder's general awfulness and you get a really crappy org.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I'm currently playing in the [Body]

Output: I'm currently playing in the broomball playoffs rn so it's kinda at the forefront of my mind.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 53 min ago [Title] Softball's an obvious #4 [Body]

Output: and I bet our IM broomball teams are some of the best in the country, so... broomball?


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 hours ago [Title] No 2015 bball scholarships [Body]

Output: so wait, does that mean no Jaylen Brown?


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I still see McGary as having [Body]

Output: I still see McGary as having the highest ceiling of the five rookies/sophs. With his motor, his passing skills, his talent, he'll be a starter one day for sure, barring injury. Especially if he develops a midrange game, which he began to do even at Michigan. Outside of him, it's hard to imagine anyone other than maybe Stauskas becoming a starting-caliber player, though I'm still optimistic Trey can become a steady 6th man-type player. GRIII won't last in the league barring a complete renaissance, for reasons we M fans already know. And Tim will have a role somewhere if he can rein in his gunner instinct and actually, you know, play defense. Stauskas/THJ/GRIII have probably developed some bad habits playing in crappy environments (especially Tim), but it'll be years before anyone ought to make definitive conclusions about any of these guys. They're all still so young.


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

Output: I shudder to think about what extending the amount of home games would to to the thriving IM broomball scene at Michigan.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] Hot taek [Body]

Output: This team just doesn't make the extra pass offensively like the 2012 and 2013 squad (yet). Taking too many OK looks and not turning them into good and great looks.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] Ugh. Doyle is not McGary. [Body]

Output: Ugh. Doyle is not McGary. He's not gonna initiate the offense from the high post.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] CMON MAN I'D RATHER SEE BOTH [Body]

Output: CMON MAN I'D RATHER SEE BOTH OF YOU GO FOR IT THAN NEITHER OF YOU.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] The thing is, Eastern is also [Body]

Output: The thing is, Eastern is also terrible on offense. I don't give our defense any credit for this.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Title] FWIW, he walked by me on the [Body]

Output: FWIW, he walked by me on the diag today, with no apparent limp, no visible sign of injury. But whether he's injured or "injured" a redshirt seems like a good idea.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Headin' on down. Felt like a [Body]

Output: Headin' on down. Felt like a better idea a few weeks ago when I arranged to go.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 5 days ago [Title] itshappening.gif [Body]

Output: itshappening.gif


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 5 days ago [Title] We'll sweep RPI in hockey and [Body]

Output: We'll sweep RPI in hockey and crush Nicholls State at Crisler.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] We are working on moving the blog to a new version of Drupal, and once that's done I'll get a performance expert in here. For now I think I fixed some of the issues. [Title]

Output: We are working on moving the


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 6 hours ago [Body] i've given up on subtly implying dave brandon is the devil and am now pretty much openly saying it [Title]

Output: i've given up on subtly


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] You should have an update in your inbox that explains. We'll be in touch directly. /shakes fist at software [Title]

Output: You should have an update in


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 hour ago [Body] who's got it better than banhammer [Title]

Output: who's got it better than


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 5 days ago [Body] shhhhh it's like rappists [Title]

Output: shhhhh it's like rappists


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 hours ago [Body] We're talking about a basketball/hockey book. That would be electronic only if it happens. [Title]

Output: We're talking about a


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I agree. I don't know if the people pulling the trigger on CB predictions know that, though. [Title]

Output: I agree. I don't know if the


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 5 days ago [Body] whoops, that's his high school. Fixed. [Title]

Output: whoops, that's his high


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 2 days ago [Body] AFC Ann Arbor until I die [Title]

Output: AFC Ann Arbor until I die


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Body] The drive is one drag amongst many. And the 90 minutes is 90 minutes during the first round of the tournament. [Title]

Output: The drive is one drag amongst


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Anything would be better than the current system. Anything. You could have 'em play outdoors in the middle of the Mongol Horde and it would still be like "dat time travel tho". [Title]

Output: Anything would be better than


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I was talking about a Spath bit in an ITF stating that a major obstacle to an internal hire was removed when they axed Brandon. That's a long way from asserting that Powers is the or even a favorite for the job, but it just seemed so nonsensical to even look at Powers since Mel took a risk and did brilliantly with it. No offense to Powers. [Title]

Output: I was talking about a Spath


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I file that under "evil." Brandon wasn't evil. Just the definition of shitty. [Title]

Output: I file that under "evil."


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 6 days ago [Body] it's easy to be nice to a kid with cancer. the way he treated his employees and his customers was awful. [Title]

Output: it's easy to be nice to a kid


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 6 days ago [Body] this has been happening for a while, FWIW. It reached a tipping point today when I had to nix five posts in one thread. [Title]

Output: this has been happening for a


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 6 days ago [Body] google is clearly finding sites that embed third party urls and not individually evaluating, so we can grandfather you in i think. [Title]

Output: google is clearly finding


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Body] No. Even if you want to be a journalist, the Daily pumps just as many guys into jobs as schools with an actual program. [Title]

Output: No. Even if you want to be a


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] has Jake Pickard not committed yet? ...well, when he commits [Title]

Output: has Jake Pickard not


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I didn't get any. Long story short, crazy helicopter dad. [Title]

Output: I didn't get any. Long story


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Student dumbasses who make the news and make the U look bad are fair game. Judge away, commentariat. [Title]

Output: Student dumbasses who make


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Ben is one of us, FWIW. Met him a few times in NYC. [Title]

Output: Ben is one of us, FWIW. Met


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Yeah, that's exactly the plan. [Title]

Output: Yeah, that's exactly the


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I've heard from a great source that Harbaugh has not talked to Jackson yet. I don't think he's going to stick, especially with Wheatley seemingly there for the taking. [Title]

Output: I've heard from a great


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I cropped the return address, which is a current NFL staff member sending from an NFL compound. [Title]

Output: I cropped the return address,


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Body] "Brandon's Lasting Lessons" [Title]

Output: "Brandon's Lasting Lessons"


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I have no doubt the kid is or was recently in HS. I still think he's had good info for whatever reason as a lot of what he says matches up with things I hear. He had the official offer to Harbaugh before the NFL guys started talking about it. He needs to learn how to communicate these things better, yeah. And stop tweeting recruits. But I think he's an interesting source. [Title]

Output: I have no doubt the kid is or


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Body] please don't. [Title]

Output: please don't.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Body] http://player.listenlive.co/22561 [Title]


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 hours ago [Body] I have heard a lot of different dates, so not really. I think we'll have to wait either way. [Title]

Output: I have heard a lot of


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 21 hours ago [Body] prioritizing politics over winning football. can they sink any lower [Title]

Output: prioritizing politics over


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Well, the original post says "principal," so go be that guy to the OP [Title]

Output: Well, the original post says


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I don't post much, but I'm reading these comments and I really want them to be true, but they just seem "off" There is the claim that this has been an agreement in principal for nearly a month. A month ago, Michigan had just beaten IU, had 3 games left, and a potential bowl game. Do we really believe that the decision to fire Brady Hoke was done before the Northwestern football game? How does that even line up with when Brandon was "resigned" and Hackett took over? If this were true, that the agreement was done in principal for nearly a month and that a week ago, it was a done deal, then the entire speech by Hackett about swim lanes and doing due diligence and all that was all just a bunch of bunk, because a deal was already done according to this. [Title]

Output: This doesn't pass the smell test


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 5 days ago [Body] put a different QB in the game? I'm thinking what Hoke is meaning to say is that the ref told him that even if he did call a time-out, then DG would still have to sit a play...which is completely wrong, but there you go. Thing is, there are about 5 QB's on the roster. Any one of them could've run out there and did a hand-off or you could run a direct snap to the RB. I mean, if you're just wasting a play, then go ahead and waste it. Then once he found out that he could call a time-out, but Morris was already out there, then...call a time-out. There's some more dumn logic right there, "Well, the ref finally told me i could call a timeout and get DG back in the game, but I looked out there and saw Morris ready to go and said, screw it." Is that what an intelligent football coach sounds like these days? [Title]

Output: Why not


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Body] that he had died and then he came back. Makes you wonder... [Title]

Output: Right! There was a rumor


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Body] no way he is 6' 5" 275. I'm 6 4 and he was shorter than me. Nice to see the staff at WWE is in charge of these heights and weights Still, he did get an offer, so there must be something there. [Title]

Output: saw Ben Bredeson at the spring practice


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Body] We always go down and tailgate for the spring game. We get up early in the morning and it's a full day of drinking. Drink and tailgate before the practice, then head to AA and hit the breweries. Makes it kind of tough to get up the next morning and run 5k. Were there bands and stuff playing along the side of the course? In years past, there were several performances being done as you ran along. Thought that was kind of nice before. I have noticed that the bottleneck is always there with this race and it was hilly in the past. Did they run the same course as before? Most 5ks get sorted out by the first quarter mile. In the past, they even had signage out to try to seperate the faster and slower walkers/runners, but most ignore them. When I did run it, it took about the entire first mile to get sorted out. That's rough. I usually just treat this as a fun run and don't worry about my time. You can wait however long you want to start, though, as your time doesn't start until your feet cross the starting line. Considered waiting in the past, but haven't actually done it. I like a nice, flat course to try for PR's and such I ask, because a couple of us are considering running this in the future, but we'd really have to tone down our spring practice day festivities. DId they use the actual banner this year or was it a mock banner? In the past, they used a mock banner, because they wanted to reserve the actual banner for gamedays and such. I really wish they had this race another weekend. We have an hour drive and that makes it kind of rough to drive down and back for the spring practice and then come back to AA the next day. I don't want to get a hotel room just to run this race. [Title]

Output: ran it before, but skipped it this year


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Body] football signed by Hoke? What? is he a legend or something? Don't get me wrong. I like Hoke and all, but I'm not dying to get a football signed by him. Is anyone else? [Title]

Output: People would really pay money for a


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Body] 2pm time stinks liked the noon start wonder why the change? [Title]

Output: 2pm time stinks liked the


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] but I do love watching OSU lose [Title]

Output: i dislike both teams


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Go Blue!! [Title]

Output: Hi everyone


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] now, it's magically working. Odd [Title]

Output: nevermind


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] but nothing happens. [Title]

Output: I click the green arrow


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] and I can't I tried reading FAQ and emailing twice, no response... is there some secret to this? Thought I'd save this question for a thread like this. [Title]

Output: so i tried to posbang


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I wouldn't have checked later and it would have been too late. I forgot to watch the bball game thursday, because no helpful posters posted early game threads... [Title]

Output: thanks for posting early,


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] he can wear one of those M logo Carhartts [Title]

Output: If he wants to look tough,


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] as a guest to breakdown the Michigan O? Then Brady can come on and say "They're wrong!!" [Title]

Output: Are they going to have the 6 year old


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Body] They might run a fake field goal [Title]

Output: so what is his fake 40?


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] They keep saying that Purdue used up all of their scholarships and that is the ONLY reason that GR3 chose to go to Michigan. Has he said that? Why would it be so hard to believe that Michigan could beat out Purdue? Yeah, I know Dad went there, but sons don't always go to the same school as their dad. Is anyone else sick of seeing this? [Title]

Output: so sick of seeing this


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] for a Verlander or a Cabrera to finally pull someone aside and say, "You've gotta get this guy out of here. I'm tired of wasting myself only to see this bum pitch like that." [Title]

Output: How long does it take


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] anyone that loves Valverde. Of course, they want him to succeed, because if he fails, the Tigers lose. That doesn't mean that anyone loves him. [Title]

Output: I don't know


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] that it's weed. THere could be anything in that cigarette. Come on. [Title]

Output: We don't KNOW


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Body] a fat guy giving out "free" donuts. Remember, nothing is "free" when you're paying these prices for tickets. Just what the people of MI need is more donuts. They should be handing out carrots or something. [Title]

Output: Oh Boy!


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Body] but i really loved the dunk near the end, too. I understood what it meant! [Title]

Output: That block was awesome


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Body] I immediately set it as my background Thanks! [Title]

Output: awesome!


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Body] but thank you for sharing and thanks to everyone else for sharing their insight into the problem. I found this post very educational and will be on the look out and I am not naive in any way whatsoever. I've almost got pulled into 2 scams, myself. Someone mails you a postcard talking about something to sell you and then they start asking for personal information and wanting you to pay with a credit card over the phone. I had already given a ton of information without even thinking and then as I started to read off my credit card #, I got this weird feeling in my gut. I then simply said, "On 2nd thought, I don't want your book. Never contact me again and delete my information from your server." The person on the other side didn't even try to talk me out of it. I got a simple, "OK" and then they hung up. They knew I had wised up at the last second. The thought that went through my head was, "Wait! I'm going to give my credit card # to this complete stranger that contacted me." Beware of deals where they contact you. If you go out and seek something, it's one thing, but if they contact you with a deal...watch out The 2nd one was when this company left an empty vial on my mailbox offerring a free water testing. I knew my water wasn't that great, so thought, "hey what a wonderful oppurtunity." I filled up the vial and put it back on the side of my mailbox just like the card said to do. A couple of days later, I got a call telling me how horrible my water was and that hey wanted to send a guy out. I said, "OK" and this guy comes out and tests my water again and wants to sell me this filtration system. As soon as he asked me for my credit card information, i started having this weird feeling. People need to trust this weird feeling. It is your brain telling you that something is wrong. I picked up his card and walked over to my desktop and typed his company into Google. The entire first page was filled with entries of scams related to this company. I calmly picked up my phone, took a pic of the guy, and told him to get out. When I took the pic of him, he had this look of horror on his face. Then he packed up his stuff and left. I never contacted the authorities about it The first one with the book, i put in google, too and it came back with scam entries. Thing about a lot of scams, they have already got some other people and they've talked about it on the internet and it will show up on google. Before making some purchase like that, it's good to google it. [Title]

Output: Sorry about your situation


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Body] I've been in it many times. When it happens to me, it's usually when I'm shooting a rifle. Everything falls away and you're just going through the motions and hitting everything. Nothing else matters right then and there. You just cannot miss. I don't think it has anything to do with luck or momentum. Many people have discussed having this feeling. When Trey took the shot, I didn't think it was going to go in. Even after the shot went in, I figured it was going to just be another gut shot to us Michigan fans and either Michigan would find a way to lose or Kansas would find a way to win, I didn't cheer until Kansas missed the final 3 pointer and the last seconds ticked off the clock. Then I jumped off my couch and started screaming. It was a strange feeling, from the opening tip until the very end, I thought Michigan would lose the game and was just surprised at the end. This happens to me sometimes. As Michigan inched closer, I just started to get more and more irritated that they would actually tease me into making it close instead of just comfortably losing by 10. [Title]

Output: "The Zone" does exist


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Body] in Order of how rigged, I can list some 1) NBE (National Basketball Entertainment, not NBA) 2) Boxing 3) WWE wrestling 4) NFL football I can't believe this is still being questioned. The NBA has been rigged for years. Several people have come out and revealed this, but the NBA administration finds a way to discredit those individuals. I'm just surprised that they players act surprised anymore. They already know what's going on. They could even be implicit in the fix as far as I'm concerned. [Title]

Output: A lot of sports are rigged


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] I just don't see JB using those guys at the 4/5. There's no perimeter threat in those 4 players. I think he likes his 4 to be a perimeter threat. We might WANT him to play that line-up, but I don't think we'll see it that often. [Title]

Output: Who's Horton?


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] Eric Gordon I like that comparison even more. [Title]

Output: I've seen Irvin compared to


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] I thought you wrote, "if there was more brain in our diet" HaHa [Title]

Output: doubletake


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Swim lanes Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Swim lanes


Input: [Date] 2 years 44 weeks ago [Body] In what world do you live in where Denard "hurts" our program? I'm not sure there's a more likable player in all of major sports. I don't care how pissed/hurt/frustrated you are after this game; I feel worse for him than I could ever dream of being pissed about this game. Watching him play, for all his worts, has been the most fun I've ever had in my Michigan fan-hood. [Title]

Output: I'm sorry


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] This is a pretty standard practice in college football. [Title]

Output: If you pay attention


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] Can't be stopped I guess [Title]

Output: Alabama


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] You all have given up. I'm not naive, I know we probably won't win. However, I won't turn on these kids or this staff. Irrational homerdom be damned, they can make this respectable-give em a shot. [Title]

Output: Nothing is wrong with me


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] So you didn't see the punt or fumble recovery? Regardless, this thread is an embarrassment. [Title]


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] We are very capable of getting back in this game. Stop whining and freaking out. After a horrible start we have shown that we can stop them. It can't get any worse than that half, and it can get a whole hell of a lot better. They way most of you are acting is an embarrassment to these fine young men, this blog, and to yourselves. Get a hold of yourselves and act like Men(and women). [Title]

Output: Wtf is wrong with you people


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Body] We have to many ifs right now. 1) if our d-line can work (BWC) 2) if we can stay healthy on the o-line 3) hell, if we can stay healthy on either of our lines There are more, however these 3 are the ones that scare me. IF we can get these straight, then we should be a top ten team. There's just too much left to be seen right now. [Title]

Output: This is closer to reality


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Body] Also, you can really tell that Mattison thinks Jake Ryan is going to be something special. [Title]

Output: *8/14 whoops


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Body] Borges and Mattison press conferences from today are up on mgoblue. I would make new posts for each of them, but I don't know how to do anything other than copy the links to them. Borges: http://www.mgoblue.com/allaccess/?media=326551 Mattison: http://www.mgoblue.com/allaccess/?media=326528 [Title]

Output: It is a slow day BUT


Input: [Date] 2 years 50 weeks ago [Body] Nice to see Pipkins(56) get the better of Schofield (75). It was only one play, but at least it shows that there might be a little sliver of hope that Ondre might live up to the hype. This happens at 2:09. Also, Kalis passes the eye test. [Title]

Output: Pipkins


Input: [Date] 3 years 3 weeks ago [Body] Do you think there was something inherent within these people that made them act differently than everyone else would have? What are the odds that this group of enablers are so different than everyone else? [Title]

Output: So..


Input: [Date] 3 years 5 weeks ago [Body] Because a perfect game (as an event) is not more important than the person who pitched the perfect game [Title]

Output: Right


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Body] I'll leave that one alone, but you're right about "OT". I think Thailand is worse( or better?) in that regard. You can't unsee "the show". Also, they don't take kindly to sneaking in cameras. [Title]

Output: Club Romeo...


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Body] You're really talking about going to the "4 floors" right? [Title]

Output: Tigers eh?


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Body] This was not really a big deal. [Title]

Output: As it should be


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Body] This is not a big deal and feigning outrage over the punishment is a little ridiculous. [Title]

Output: Agreed.


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Body] You fin it funny that transgressions are handled differently between college students and "grown-ups"? [Title]


Input: [Date] 3 years 7 weeks ago [Body] Haven't you seen the movie? [Title]

Output: That's what they said about Secretariat


Input: [Date] 3 years 8 weeks ago [Body] But this kind of shit is ridiculous. I think a "hey idiots, knock it off" would have sufficed. I have a few police friends and we get in arguments all the time about the ticky tack stuff they arrest/give tickets for. [Title]

Output: I hate OSU as much as anyone


Input: [Date] 3 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Nailed it. I did decide to do it in my boxers, but I think the key was preparing. My advice to you is to research the company and have something thoughtful to ask( try to do this without sounding like you are an expert on the company- more like clarifying or directional). Also, be ready to answer STAR questions, and don't be afraid to give out instances where you failed and how you would have done differently. The phone interview is about figuring out if you match the company and getting a sense of how you think/who you are. Know your resume inside and out and speak clearly to your strengths and philosophy. I don't know if this applies to you, as this was an operations management position. Good luck. [Title]

Output: Just finished


Input: [Date] 3 years 8 weeks ago [Body] I could not do this without laughing. Fat women in their 40s should not publicly display pictures of themselves in a bikini. Seriously , shes an HR manager at a Fortune 500 company. Why would you have a publicly available FB page with that on there? Finding this has made it easier to relax. [Title]

Output: Judging by her picture on Facebook


Input: [Date] 3 years 8 weeks ago [Body] I guess I should take off my suit. Felt silly walking around my house in it anyway. [Title]

Output: Damn


Input: [Date] 3 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Any tips? [Title]

Output: Preparing for a phone interview


Input: [Date] 3 years 9 weeks ago [Body] It's the rope bridge not the slide for life. [Title]

Output: Whoops


Input: [Date] 3 years 9 weeks ago [Body] The "Arnold" types get weeded out pretty quickly, as do taller people in general. The "prototypical" or "Hollywood" interpretation of a SEAL is not even close to the reality, in most cases. Also, in the background of the picture is the "dirty name"(it definitely deserves its name) and the slide for life. I wonder if they actually did the o-course, and what their times were. [Title]

Output: Definitely


Input: [Date] 3 years 15 weeks ago [Body] Is full of win [Title]

Output: This title


Input: [Date] 3 years 17 weeks ago [Body] In my opinion, Indiana has the hottest women. I've lived in California, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, and Florida. It's not even close (per capita). [Title]

Output: With regard to the hottest women:


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Body] He was a linebacker. [Title]

Output: What?


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] After mostly lurking, I knew you would respond. Now, on to the purpose of your post: MSU/OSU Our school is easier We aren't going to punish you More recent success SEC All of the aforementioned Women Weather Better competition (real or not) [Title]

Output: You're very welcome good sir


Input: [Date] 5 days 16 hours ago [Body] Considering how much of a piece of shit Wells's report and conclusion was, Goodell's way out should've been let an independent arbitrator handle the appeal and most likely overturn the suspension. Since he has shown his complete ineptitude and lack of judgement numerous times before, he didn't do that and now he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Keep the suspension (or even reduce it) and Brady will sue, and he will most win. Overturn it and he'll lose whatever semblence of authority he still has [Title]

Output: Considering how much of a


Input: [Date] 6 days 18 hours ago [Body] We hear talk all the time of which 5th year seniors aren't getting their scholarships renewed, it is far from guaranteed. I see nothing wrong with this. He was provided a scholarship for four years and graduated with a degree from Michigan. Its not clear if he even wanted the opportunity to earn that fifth year or if he just decided to move on. It happens frequently but Hetizman just went out with some unfortunate quotes. [Title]

Output: We hear talk all the time of


Input: [Date] 1 week 12 hours ago [Body] 173 posts and no one mentioned the Nissan Juke? Looks like a busted frog. I can't imagine who would find this car attractive. WTF are with the fog lights (or whatever they are) in the middle of the damn hood [Title]

Output: 173 posts and no one


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Body] There is also a baby book titled Let's Go Blue from the Carr era that was still being sold on campus as of the first UTL (edit: link to book on Amazon below). All about two Michigan fans walking across campus to go watch the football game, watching the team run onto the field and the band performing at halftime. Ends with the kids giving Coach Carr a high five when Michigan wins. Was my son's favorite book. http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Go-Blue-Aimee-Aryal/dp/1932888195 [Title]

Output: There is also a baby book


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Body] A baby nurse is the greatest use of a small fortune, especially for a first time parent. [Title]

Output: A baby nurse is the greatest


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] Started with a few spicy margarita type concoctions made with mezcal, lime juice and jalapeños at dinner. Now that the kids are sleeping it's time for a two fingered pour of laphroaig quarter cask. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Started with a few spicy


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Body] Step 4. ???? Step 5. Crazy profit [Title]

Output: Step 4. ???? Step 5. Crazy


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Am I missing something? It's not that rare of an occurrence for NFL kickoffs to go through the uprights which is basically what this is, right? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Am I missing something? It's


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Interesting move. I would've started with banning them from punching women, but I guess thats why I'm not a head coach of FSU.... [Title]

Output: Interesting move. I would've


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Wow, never would have realized that you need to clarify that a heavily redacted incident report was in fact heavily redacted [Title]

Output: Wow, never would have


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Liter cola is French for gimme some fucking cola Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Liter cola is French for gimme some fucking cola


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title]

Output: Always leave on a high note


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I really hope that Harbaugh was more or less telling him, we don't think you can play anymore, you most likley won't see the field much or at all, you won't be able to make the NFL, so instead of spending countless time and effort practicing when you won't play, focus on your studies. I just can't see why he would push out a soon to be senior when we aren't over the scholarship limit. [Title]

Output: I really hope that Harbaugh


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] You know my friend Bob Sacamano, his dad can get you great deal on a wallaby [Title]

Output: You know my friend Bob


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 8 hours ago [Body] This is aboot dignity. This is aboot respect. [Title]

Output: This is aboot dignity. This


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] He could also know that player X isn't playing tonight or someone else has the flu, etc. Its not hard to picture that scenario. [Title]

Output: He could also know that


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Tank 7 is amazing and I love the balls the brewer has to face the wrath of the cultists that I'm sure he is on the receiving end of right now [Title]

Output: Tank 7 is amazing and I love


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Its not like he bet on the Reds to win every day. As such a prolific gambler, the mere act of him not betting on his team to win on a given day would be just as bad. [Title]

Output: Its not like he bet on the


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Joe Paterno beer - "Where we do the absolute minimum to legally be called a vienna-style lager" [Title]

Output: Joe Paterno beer - "Where we


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] Seriously? We had a shitty coach the last four years that was gloriously ill prepared for the job. They are a walking inferiority complex, even after owning us for the better part of a decade. [Title]

Output: Seriously? We had a shitty


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] It's a major award. FRAGILE, it must be Italian. [Title]

Output: It's a major award. FRAGILE,


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] This isn't someone hanging out in the slums or with drug users/dealers. Hernandez is a sociopath that shot up people multiple times based on some perceived slight. Can't chalk that up to not being able To leave it behind. [Title]

Output: This isn't someone hanging


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Body] There are two types of companies. Those that have been hacked; and those that have been hacked but don't know it yet [Title]

Output: There are two types of


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 hours ago [Body] Refs really trying to steal the game for the Warriors. Let them throw 3 illegal screens and now try to give the ball to GS [Title]

Output: Refs really trying to steal


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 8 hours ago [Body] Clint, the name you are looking for was Clint. Creepiest looking dude in hollywoood [Title]

Output: Clint, the name you are


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 13 hours ago [Body] Give them a break on their poor choice of word usage. At least they didn't spell it "lasy" [Title]

Output: Give them a break on their


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Those were groundskeepers raking the leaves. Lay off the 'shrooms dude. [Title]

Output: Those were groundskeepers


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 3 days ago [Body] The great majority doesn't give a shit whose logo is on the shirt. Ugly is ugly and don't care if it has a swoosh or a few bars (or whatever the Adidas logo is) and both companies make just as many brutally hideous clothes as each other. To think there are thousands of fans just itching to buy clothes if we switch to Nike or would immediately replace their gear just for a damn swoosh is insane. [Title]

Output: The great majority doesn't


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Wife and I both went to Michigan and were introduced as to the Victors playing as we walked in which the band then segued into our first dance song. Pick a good song and try to avoid the generic first song cliches. Other things that I considered non-negotiable: - I would not get married on a football weekends or any other significant weekends that I didn't want to go to a wedding on (NFL playoff weekends, NCAA tourney, holiday weekends). - Wedding has to have an open bar with a good choice of beer, liquor and mixers. Make sure to get it in the contract what they will serve and specify brands ifyou have any favorites. I picked the scotch, vodka, beer that would be served and also specified if I wanted a particular mixer. - Pigs n blankets were not negotiable at the cocktail hour. A wedding without pigs n blankets is not a wedding. - Have a do-not-play list for yoru band or DJ. We had most disco and generic wedding songs on there that people under the age of 50 can't dance to. We told our band that the primary thing we wanted was to have our friends dance and to pick appropriate songs for that. Another piece of advice, once your reception starts, it may be hard for you to actually sit down and eat. If you get married on site (rather than at a church), most places will have a room for the bride to get ready. Highly recommend that you ask them to stock it with the cocktail hour food so you can relax for 20 min after the ceremony and get a bit to eat before going to the reception. Once the party starts, you'll have a tough time eating so get it while you can. [Title]

Output: Wife and I both went to


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Some terrible advice re: band. Good wedding bands are better than a DJ playing his ipod. Good is the key word. Nothing can ruin a wedding more so than either a bad band or DJ. Do your diligence. If you've been to a good wedding in the area, figure out who played that one. Try to remember every wedding that you have been to had terrible music and remember those songs. Put them on a do not play list. Having a do not play list is much better than picking every song (but shouldn't stop you from having 1-2 must play songs) [Title]

Output: Some terrible advice re:


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] You shouldn't have any big problems [Body]

Output: I've been there many times for hockey and once for baseball and the worst thing that happens is some fans giving you grief for wearing maize and blue and the standard "Michigan sucks!" shouted at you. I've never been for softball, and never there this late in the season, but I don't think it will be too troublesome. There is a big parking area next to the main athletic campus, so your car should be safe. I'll be heading down, and hopefully there will be a fairly good size contingent of Michigan fans just as there was in Evanston last year. Plus, with OSU on the other side of the bracket (they are the 6th seed), Michigan may very well never even play them, so I don't expect many of their fans on hand when Michigan is playing (especially on Friday afternoon).


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Student sections at the other Big Ten schools [Body]

Output: I had student season tickets in the mid-90s when the student section was really getting going to become what it is was to make Yost such an intimidating place to play for opposing teams, and I always loved that we filled then entire sideline behind the team benches (not including the visiting team's families). After reading all the posts, it got me thinking, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think those days might truly be over. Even having any student sideline seats is a bonus, I think. Having been to more than half of the Big Ten schools for hockey, this is not the norm. The Ohio State and Wisconsin students all sit in the endzone where the opposing team defends in periods one and three. At MSU, they wrap around the corner, much like at Yost these days. I haven't been to Minnesota or Penn State, but when we were considering going to Penn State in year one of the Big Ten, I recall seeing a seating chart that showed the PSU student section in one of the endzones. So, unfortunately, it appears that Michigan's student section was unique for a long time, but may never be set up the same way again. I hope that I am proven wrong.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Michigan and Wisconsin scheduled [Body]

Output: Michigan and Wisconsin are scheduled to meet every year from 2016-2019. However, Michigan is only scheduled to face Nebraska once in that time span (2018). This is why a nine game schedule is necesssary in a 14 team conference, and even then you still don't face somes teams as much as would be liked by fans. The ACC and SEC need to get with it and move to a nine game conference schedule so schools like Wake Forest and UNC do not have to schedule this way.


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

Output: Hopefully it will be PSU's home hockey game because it appears that Michigan will be sacrificing a home basketball game. Assuming the one and two plays will remain the same in a two year period, Michigan would play the one plays on the road next season that they are playing in Crisler this year and vice versa with this year's road games. Since the the teams only play once this season in State College, I would assume next year's game was slated to be played in Ann Arbor. That being said, I believe that I will try to go to NYC next year for these games. Michigan sports and NYC; what could be wrong with that!


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Huge upsets do happen on the road in rivalry games [Body]

Output: Remember Pitt's win at #2 West Virginia in 2007? The Panthers finished 5-7 on the year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaTYNBVAzJU Does Michigan have a chance on Saturday? Not very likely, but that's why they play the games. I would like nothing more, especially to shut up these smug Sparties at work.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Just talked to two Sparties at work today... [Body]

Output: ...and I agree. In their minds it won't even be close. I just let them speak and politely nodded at times because at the moment I can't back up any thoughts or hopes I may have for a win in that game. One of them was fighting back a huge smile while they both agreed that State will "easily" score 50+ points on Michigan and will win by more than four touchdowns. We'll see. No matter, if Michigan wins, I will be the one fighting back the smile two weeks from today. No, forget that, if Michigan wins I will be smiling all week at my job, especially in front of the Sparties!


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It's not about the number [Body]

Output: It's about the history behind the name of the oldest major collegiate athletic conference in the country. The name wasn't even officially "Big Ten Conference" until 1987, after 70 years of being called the Big Ten by media and fans. (Its official name was "Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association" or Western Conference, but the popular "Big Ten" nickname began after Michigan rejoined in 1917 to bring the conference to ten members which, except for a few years following Chicago's withdrawal and MSU's acceptance into the conference, it held steady at ten members until Penn State joined in 1990) I'm okay with the number of members not matching the name; after all, the Big Ten is a destination for schools, not a place where you want to get out and join something better. I'm sure that Penn State, Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers could care about the semantics; they are all just happy to be there.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Thanks [Body]

Output: That was heIpful. I understand the concept behind it, but it still sounds a little pretentious to have a person's name before your job title.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] The "department" or Dave [Body]

Output: The "department" or Dave Brandon?


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Interesting... [Body]

Output: Those are all private schools that you named. Do you know of any public schools in a similar situation with naming rights of these positions?


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] That's what I was thinking [Body]

Output: Let's not put the cart before the horse. As much as I or any of the thousands of other Michigan fans want him replaced, he still is the AD at Michigan. This discussion is very premature; let's wait and hope that the powers that be make the right decision and show him the door!


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It's bad PR either way [Body]

Output: From what I understand from the article is that he lied to his team about actually seeing the video, but one of the accused claims he showed it to Franklin. Franklin denies this. So either he's lying about seeing it or lied to team about seeing it. Either way, it looks bad. If he did actually see it from one of the four accused players, then he lied in his testimony. Which is not good for him or PSU going forward. Or he lied to his team at the time, which I don't get. What is the point with lying about something like that when it involves rape. No matter what his intentions were at the time, it just doesn't look good later when it all becomes public, and things like accused rape by an FBS football player(s) always will be news.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Wow [Body]

Output: The drama nevers ends in State College.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Ditto [Body]

Output: Can't come soon enough.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The players, coaches and game crew are not counted... [Body]

Output: ...but yes, everyone else that walks through the gate is counted. This includes the event staff, vendors, media, marching bands, etc. It also includes tickets sold, whether they are scanned or not. I knew that we'd be okay when I learned that a couple hundred member choir and the Miami marching band would be in attendence, plus the invited military members that took part in the pre-game celebration. However, I figured there'd be at least 100,500, but also it would be under 101,000. I was a a little surprised that there were almost 103,000. Like others have stated, I also expect that this will the lowest attended game this season.


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Agreed [Body]

Output: This is very disturbing. I'm rooting for Rutgers Saturday and every one of their opponents this year (even OSU & MSU) hoping that they lose seven of their last ten so they can't go to a bowl game anyway. Let's win these for the kids.


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Of course they will... [Body]

Output: The shrine to the old man where his statue once stood outside the stadium is proof of that. The majority of PSU fans are in such denial; they don't want to accept that the head coach and administrators were as much responsible as Sandusky since they enabled him to keep doing what he was doing. When I went to our game there last year and saw that shrine it made me sick; I could only think about what those poor kids had to endure and then thought of how it could have been my one of my nephews. You'd think if more people would consider that if could have been their sons and/or nephews, then they might pull their heads out of the sand!


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 1 day ago [Title] This is sad [Body]

Output: I feel so strongly about this, especially when I think about my nephews. The football program was put above all else, no matter what anyone says. I understand that Penn State fans want to see the team have a chance to compete like every other school, and I also understand that the players and current staff had nothing to do with it, but I always felt that the death penalty was deserved for them allowing these horrific acts on innocent children to takes place for YEARS. The culture in place by the former coach was that football ruled and exposure by the scandal that would evolve if the 'secret' was revealed would ruin everything that had been built in State College by the football program. After all, people's livelihoods would be greatly affected by it. The raping of innocent children and the trauma it created was not as important as the ecomonic impact on the community. It also explains why he would not retire, even though there were rumors of him falling asleep during games in the press box. I feel like the coach (I can't even bring myself to say his name; it sickens me) was one of the biggest players in this drama. Taking action against Sandusky would ruin everything that he and his family had built in State College (they are treated like royalty, after all). The NCAA should have sent a stronger message in that putting a sports team above atrocities like this will not be tolerated, even if there is collateral damage. PSU and the State College community got off easy when a season (or two) was not canceled and now it feels like what these poor kids had to endure does not even matter.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] I agree 100% [Body]

Output: I've been saying the same thing for months. Michigan Stadium records should only be broken at a Michigan event; it's Michigan venue & it's not like we don't continuously set new records. I lost count over the years at how many games I've been part of a new stadium record! Especially since I will not be attending the Winter Classic, please don't break the record. ;)


Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Title] 1999 Illinois [Body]

Output: Only home game that I have missed in 22 years of attending Michigan football games. Would have an incredibly long attendance streak if not for missing that game, however I take solace in knowing that the weather sucked and Michigan lost the game. Gotta love weddings during football season... ;)


Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Title] Forgot 2008 Notre Dame [Body]

Output: I did attend that one. I'd make it 2a. Downpours from the remnants of a hurricane. Too many turnovers by Michigan that gave Notre Dame easy points. Only loss to ND from 2006-2011.


Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Title] Mine in order: 1. 1995 [Body]

Output: Mine in order: 1. 1995 Purdue: Day started warm with heavy rain, changed to sleet with the incoming cold front and then to snow. Field conditions were abyssmal. 2. 2008 Northwestern: Very cold stready rain. Gloves were needed, but then became soaked and were rendered useless. Only time I left a game early at Michigan Stadium when it was my choice. 3. 1995 at Indiana: Windchills in the mid-teens to early 20s for mid-October in Southern Indiana. 4. 1996 BC: Pouring rain for extended period of time that caused streams to flow down the cement steps at Michigan Stadium. 5. 1992 Illinois: Very cold. Poor field conditions. Possible snow (can't remember for sure). Too many fumbles by Michigan which resulted in a tie to an average Illini team ending Michigan's 19-game Big Ten Conference winning streak. Bonus: 2007 EMU: Only makes my list because it was very hot and humid for the first Saturday in October.


Input: [Date] 1 year 50 weeks ago [Title] Away tickets... [Body]

Output: ...are mailed closer to game date (within a month usually). The UM Ticket Office will mail those tickets once they receive them from the rival school.


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Title] Pay toilets and blanket [Body]

Output: Pay toilets and blanket rentals soon to follow!


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Title] Somebody told me about the student guide... [Body]

Output: but I checked the website yesterday and under Gameday Prohibited Items it is listed as ALL Seat Cushions and Seatbacks and the top of the page says it is updated for the 2013 season. I would be more inclined to go with the website, since the guides were printed who knows how long ago. I'm guessing that this will not be announced until after today when the price for the permanent seat cushions goes from $35 to $42 a seat. I also agree with the fact that what do non-season ticket holders do for a seat cushion. Doesn't seem fair.


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Title] I agree with M-Go-Away [Body]

Output: I too am 40 and attend all home games and several road games each season. I love to have the seat cushion not only because it fills my given bench space, but it also aids in comfort when we do hit the sitting stages of the games. I already shell out enough for tickets and the right to buy tickets (aka "donation"); why should I be expected to pay $70 each season for seat cushions when I can pay $34 plus tax and uses them for many seasons to come? That money adds up after a decade. It just seems like easy way for Brandon to make additional money. How harmful is a non-zippered seat cushion coming into the stadium from the outside? You can do more with an electronic device like a cell phone or radio if you desire to cause harm to a great number of people, yet they are still allowed. Beside, I hate those seat cushions anyway; thay are too thick and make climbing up the benches harder when the aisles are crowded at the conclusion of a close game.


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

Output: I would venture to guess that Brandon only agreed to the MSU/OSU home and away in the same seasons if the east division was guaranteed five home conference games in even years to offset the loss of both traditional rivals coming to Michigan Stadium.


Input: [Date] 2 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Michigan to head to Kalamazoo for Quarters [Body]

Output: State holds on to win game three 4-3 despite Alaska scoring twice in the final minutes. With reseeding, Michigan now heads to Lawson Arena to battle #3 seed WMU with a 24th consecutive trip to the Joe in the CCHA playoffs on the line. It looks like tickets are still available. Friday's game is 6:30 with Saturday and Sunday (if necessary) at 7:05. Let's get as many Michigan fans there to try to counter the Lawson Lunatics. Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] I left early only twice; [Body]

Output: I left early only twice; back as as student in '93 at the Illinois game because the friend that was with me had to get back to CMU for work that night and the '08 Northwestern game because the cold rain was very unbearable and since I was leaving in a few days to go visit family for Thanksgiving, I didn't want to be sick for trip. I left the Illinois game with about five minutes left and the NU game at halftime; needless to ay Michigan was winning when I left both times, and wound up losing each game. Moral of the story: if I leave early and Michigan is winning, they will not be ahead when the clock says 0:00!


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This is the perfect comparison. Like Crisler was, Munn is badly in need of a facelift/updating. It's my understading that this is in the works and will be completed in a couple years. While it has been a down year for the B1G Ten, I'm hoping that with the BTN, that hockey is on the upswing. Would be great if we could add a couple more programs. [Title]

Output: Correct Sir


Input: [Date] 1 year 11 weeks ago [Body] I'm not saying we will win the B1G Ten or even finish 2nd or 3rd, but you name your price about us going to NIT. That will be the easiest money I've made in years. [Title]

Output: Wanna Bet?


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Body] I'm not posting to comment on the jabs at MSU (I actually like our recruiting class a bunch), but I really LOVE the old Tyson highlights. If you watch the second slow motion replay, it's amazing that the guy's head is still connected to his body. Tyson gets his entire body into that punch. He was such an electric fighter to watch before he went to prison. The ultimate intimidator. [Title]

Output: Wow


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Yes, I am just hearing these Narduzzi things. Hope he stays obviously. Hope we pay him. As for Hicks, he will be in the mix for the vacant FS job, but I think he is behind the other two guys. It will one of the few defensive jobs up for competition in the spring [Title]

Output: TexAM and Hicks


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I don't think he leaves. Are there any HC openings besides Penn State (which he is not a candidate)? He was under consideration for some head coaching jobs, but didn't get them. I don't think he would leave to be a coordinator somewhere else. [Title]

Output: Narduzzi


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Body] There is no question that the largest question marks heading into 2012 will be replacing Cousins and our WRs. ANDREW MAXWELL - Barring an injury or something shocking, Maxwell will be our starting QB. He was a highly regarded recruit (Elite 11 QB finalist) and will be a redshirt junior with 4 years in the system come fall. With change, comes uncertainty. However, many believe Maxwell is more talented than Cousins and like any fanbase, there was a small percentage of whackos that were clammoring for Maxwell to start over Cousins this year. No matter how talented and "practiced up" you cannot replace game experience. Therfore, I expect there to be a learning curve with Maxwell and he will make bonehead mistakes that you expect from a first time starting QB. With that said, we aren't trotting out some true freshman and he doesn't have to carry the team, just play smart football and ease into the position. At WR's, we lose everyone. No way to sugarcoat it. We need 3 players to step up. Likely candidates are Arnett (assuming he recieves NCAA waiver), Burbridge (true freshman stud recruit), Bennie Fowler (had promising RS Frosh year in 2010 but was plagued by foot injury in 2011) and Tony Lippett. There are others, but these are the most likely. I personally feel that WRs and RBs are the easiest postions to replace. It's still hard, but I think young WRs and RBs can make an impact easier than say a young OLineman. The Oline was a huge concern in 2011. They were awful in the non-conference, but turned into a competent Oline by the end of the year. We return 4 0f 5 starters and expect them to move from competent to good next year. We return all of our RBs. Offense is a question mark, but I don't think it is crazy to think we can still be in the top half of B1G Ten offenses next year. [Title]

Output: Let's talk about the offense


Input: [Date] 3 years 33 weeks ago [Body] And I mean that as a HUGE compliment. Not a perfect comparison, but Pickelman like RVB is often lost in the shadow of Jerel Worthy (Mike Martin). Both had humble beginings (Pick's were very humble (a MAC TE)) and have developed into extremely valuable cogs in the middle of their respective defenses. Hard work and minimal pub. The definition of football players. [Title]

Output: RVB is our Kevin Pickleman


Input: [Date] 3 years 33 weeks ago [Body] I'm asking these questions as a college football fan. I'm not upset about BCS. We had our crack at the Rose and lost. At least we had our shot. I also understand fully that the BCS "non championship games" are not based on finding the best two teams, but rather on $$$. [Title]

Output: Not Complaining


Input: [Date] 3 years 33 weeks ago [Body] I agree with this 100%. As an aside, last night was crushing, but it was not a SpartyNo. Our kids played a great game and had a great season. No reason to hang their heads at all. As the poster above said, I would not trade UM's season for ours. Congrats on the Sugar (sincerely), but MSU will not be mourning. I honestly don't really have any desire to play K-State in the Sugar Bowl. Being that close to the Rose Bowl, everything else feels like a let down. Also, I will be pulling for the B1G Ten in bowl games. We need to represent..... [Title]

Output: Thank You


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Body] I think MSU will have a good showing. It is not uncommon (even in the SEC) for tickets to go for below face value in championship games. Here is a link. http://www.indystar.com/article/20111130/SPORTS/111300368/Big-Ten-football-championship-game-Game-lacks-buzz-sellers?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|s [Title]

Output: MSU sold its allottment (see link)


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Small correction though. We will have a first year starting QB, but he will be a redshirt junior. We expect big things from Andrew Maxwell. Hope both teams are undefeated when they meet. [Title]

Output: Should be great game


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Figured the board would be in good spirits tonight......guess not. At the conclusion of a long regular season, I think both state schools should be proud. Nothing wrong with that IMO. [Title]

Output: Thanks Sheep


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Body] I think most pundits had you guys anywhere from 6 on the low end and 9 on the high end with most in the 8-4 range right? Great year. Great job by Hoke and his staff. [Title]

Output: 8?


Input: [Date] 3 years 37 weeks ago [Body] Wiscy is famous for bombing out bad teams. Minny has improved on offense with Gray, but Wiscy OLine will wear out Minny and put up A TON of points. Bielema loves tacking on too. I could see a 50-17 type score. [Title]

Output: Wiscy is expert and blowouts


Input: [Date] 3 years 38 weeks ago [Body] We have a petition going on the MSU board I particpate on. I figure the more Big Ten fans that can get to Delaney the better. [Title]

Output: More Schools/fans the better


Input: [Date] 3 years 38 weeks ago [Body] Then put the Cap One game at 8:30. I'd still watch. Or stagger the start time so there is some overlap, but having all three kickoff at 1:00pm is just awful IMO. [Title]

Output: That's fine


Input: [Date] 3 years 38 weeks ago [Body] I would hope that most businesses close for Jan. 2nd. With New Years Eve and Day falling on the weekend, but yeah, that sucks. [Title]

Output: I would hope that most


Input: [Date] 3 years 38 weeks ago [Body] No clue what to expect out of the good guys (that's MSU) this year. We will probably get bombed by Duke and UNC in the non-conference, as always, and then rally for the big 10 season. HOWEVER, the Big Ten is going to be TOUGH top to bottom. Personally, I am just very happy to never have to watch Durrell Summers moap around anymore. I "like" the guys personalities on our team which makes it more fun to follow. I still can't get too fired up for basketball, while football is on though. [Title]

Output: Join the Club


Input: [Date] 3 years 38 weeks ago [Body] I can only speak for myself. I really place a high value on treating visitors with respect. Despite the running joke on this board, I think the majority of MSU fans especially alumni feel the same way. I'm not saying we are Nebraska (we're not), but I would guess that visitors from other Big Ten schools get treated better at MSU than Michigan fans do due to the rivalry. I wish we could have a respectable rivalry, but we don't. I've been to UM for the MSU game and don't think that UM fans don't taunt MSU folks. It goes both ways. Just look at how I get trashed on this board by "some" posters. It's very easy to use a wide paint brush. Not sure if I answered the question, but "yes", I would be embarassed if I saw an MSU alumni acted inappropriately. I don't think there is anything wrong with some good natured ribbing/trashtalk, but there is a line that everyone should know. [Title]

Output: I can only speak for myself.


Input: [Date] 3 years 40 weeks ago [Body] I was not trying to be an A-Hole. I have read this board for over a year now and really enjoy discussing MSU football with UM fans to get a different perspective and also try to give my input on UM football to try to give a "rationale" MSU perspective. I didn't dream of coming on here on Saturday, Sunday or Monday and rubbing salt in the wounds. I just figured by Wednesday we could chat a little MSU/Wiscy and UM/MSU going forward in the Legends division. [Title]

Output: Not trying to be Jerk


Input: [Date] 3 years 40 weeks ago [Body] The title of my post was to grab attention. Probably a poor choice. In any event, I've been a reader here for a bit now and I like discussing football occasionally with non MSU folks. You get a different perspective. I didn't dream come on here Saturday or Sunday or Monday to brag. I wanted to breakdown the game. Maybe talk a little MSU/Wiscy and give my thoughts on UM the rest of the way, but each day I would come back and see the board was littered with other junk (IMO). Guess I will come back later. My apologies....not trying to upset anyone. [Title]

Output: Not intending to flame


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] Kirk Cousins is a bad kid. No parent would want their son to turn out like Kirk Cousins. Can you imagine if your child were quoted for 4 years as often as Kirk has been? Overall, I think he does a pretty good job. Plus, I know from personal experience that the kid does more for other children than 99% of us. But you don't like his rivalry quote. [Title]

Output: You Nailed It


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] He looks like Gargamel (spelling?) from the smurfs!! [Title]

Output: Haha


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] Something all Wolverines and Spartans can agree on. [Title]

Output: Ahh Charissa


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] 9:00am at the latest. [Title]

Output: 8:00am


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] 17? I think your defense is greatly improved, but your offense hasn't scored more points than last year. This also goes along with my prediction of MSU winning the game. If UM wins, they will score more. Also, I think it is the style of play. I think both coaches will be conservative in the 1st half and I see a low scoring game. We'll see......It's just a prediction, not the gospel. [Title]

Output: What did you score last year?


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] 1. I said good "compared to the tackles". Flat out our OLIne has not been good as a unit. No sugarcoating it. I don't think we will have a man ball OLine all year. I think best case scenario is to be average running the ball and throw it more. 2. It is maddening, but I think it comes back to the inability to run the ball and some bad decisions/play calls. 3. Roushar has earned a "C". A lot of people feel we miss Treadwell. The jury is still out. Not sure if it is the arrows or the indian. Treadwell being OC would not improve our OLine. With that said, Roushar got an "F" in the NDame. He really tried to be too smart. We ran the unbalanced formation and trick plays and never settled into our normal offense. [Title]

Output: 1. I said good "compared to


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] But you need to drop the MMartin chop block thing. If you recall, Molk was called for a chop block in that game as well. It is regrettable, but MSU DOES NOT have a history or reputation for chop blocking. Watch the tape of all the MSU/UM games under Dantonio and you will not find a pattern. Again, it is regrettable, but it is not a normal tactic. [Title]

Output: Never Want to See Anyone Hurt


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] But in an attempt to provide you some info, just avoid the "tennis courts" tailgating area. That is where its the craziest party atmosphere. Anywhere in the old part of campus is a more relaxed family friendly/alumni area. I work park by the MSU Auditorium area. Get there early to secure a spot. [Title]

Output: I will ignore the jabs


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] I think Detroit Catholic [Body]

Output: I think Detroit Catholic Central could be considered a pipeline or a developing one at that. Wyatt Shallman, Matt Godin, walk on QB Garret Moores, and of course Mike Martin are from CC


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Title] As a Catholic, I think it is [Body]

Output: As a Catholic, I think it is completely inappropriate to take this kind of a cheap shot at anyone's religion. I don't think he would like if someone said "You can't trust the Mormons because they have multiple wives." Stereotyping people based on their religion isn't cool. And I dislike Notre Dame strongly but this is too far


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] Forgive me if this is already [Body]

Output: Forgive me if this is already posted somewhere, but who is the "home" team in our game?


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Michigan is going to have a [Body]

Output: Michigan is going to have a pretty tough opponent in SC. Hopefully we can pull it together


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] Going to Catholic Central, I [Body]

Output: Going to Catholic Central, I can say that this is not a representation of Catholic Schools and I don't know how this happened but it is very unfortunate.


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] Our game against BGSU is not [Body]

Output: Our game against BGSU is not a series right it is one and done right?


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] Holy crap. We deff. should [Body]

Output: Holy crap. We deff. should not take BGSU lightly. The semis are not a series right they are 1 and done right?


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] I have a final four of [Body]

Output: I have a final four of Kentucky, FSU, North Carolina, and Michigan State. And for the finals I have kentucky vs. UNC with UNC upsetting Kentucky for the championship. I know I know 3 #1 seeds is not daring but what the hell


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Turned 16 yesterday and quite [Body]

Output: Turned 16 yesterday and quite frankly wishing I turned 19 so I could drive up to Canada and get some. This loss today is still hurting and while you all have alcohol I am still punching holes in the wall. Here is to hoping we do better in the NCAA tournament


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] 214 [Body]

Output: 214


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Detroit Catholic Central won [Body]

Output: Detroit Catholic Central won the team wrestling state championship!


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Ouch man the ratings must be [Body]

Output: Ouch man the ratings must be extremely low


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] I'm worried we won't win a [Body]

Output: I'm worried we won't win a single game this season


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] thank you sir a half hour [Body]

Output: thank you sir a half hour drive would be good to get my mind of this crap


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] What if we aren't old enough [Body]

Output: What if we aren't old enough to drink? I going to resort to saying Fuck over and over again and banging my head against a wall


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] This team is going to get [Body]

Output: This team is going to get eliminated in the first round playing like that. Unbelievalble


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] Game over. FUCK THIS SHIT [Body]

Output: Game over. FUCK THIS SHIT


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] That's better [Body]

Output: That's better


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] Should be marked as "OT" [Body]

Output: Should be marked as "OT"


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] Game over [Body]

Output: Game over


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] SHOOT BETTER SHOTS DAMN IT [Body]

Output: SHOOT BETTER SHOTS DAMN IT


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] Dylan Roney get offered yet? [Body]

Output: Dylan Roney get offered yet?


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] I Love Everyone!!!! [Body]

Output: I Love Everyone!!!!


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] I think LTT visited Wisconsin [Body]

Output: I think LTT visited Wisconsin this weekend if that affects anything.


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Title] OH MY GOD.... TOO MUCH [Body]

Output: OH MY GOD.... TOO MUCH HAPPINESS


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] If we beat OSU I will start [Body]

Output: If we beat OSU I will start to get excitied. Go Blue


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Who did we play in this game? [Body]

Output: Who did we play in this game?


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] On a related note: How is [Body]

Output: On a related note: How is Alabama doing selling their share of tickets? Does anyone know?


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] If I hear one more word about [Body]

Output: If I hear one more word about Stefon Diggs I might puke. But anyways, hopefully he does not pick Ohio. Other than that, good luck to the kid


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Title] No way that happens [Body]

Output: No way that happens


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] no, I'm not impressed [Body]

Output: We'd need to be in a position to win or be competitive for me to be impressed. I'm not going to parse plays and try to find positives like "Lewan has nice footwork" or "Demens made a play". I watch a team and this team isn't competitive with quality teams. D'Antonio has been at MSU for one more year than RR has been at UM and we were throttled in that game. Unless you want to argue that he inherited a roster that was many times better than what RR inherited, you can only conclude that RR has not done as good of a coaching job as D'Antonio.


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] Looking for positives from this game... [Body]

Output: ...is like dating a 400 lb woman and bragging about the size of her breasts. C'mon, we got killed two weeks in a row by significantly better teams. Don't let the scores or yardage comparisons fool you. The games weren't that close.


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] a NC run? [Body]

Output: Are you high? This team isn't close to a NC run any time soon. It's one thing to be fan...it's another thing to be delusional.


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] Agreed [Body]

Output: If we didn't have any turnovers and scored more than our opponents, I'm pretty sure we could beat just about anyone too.


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] midfield [Body]

Output: We outgained them because they played on a 50 yard field all day and we played on an 80-90 yard field. That's not a big picture positive.


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] It's not variance [Body]

Output: Flipping a coin 10 times and getting heads 7 times is variance. What we saw today was the difference between a well-coached team and no-so-well-coached team. Good teams take advantage of major mistakes. Bad teams make major mistakes. The trend we're witnessing this B10 season is not variance.


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] "If we don't turn the ball over 4 times..." [Body]

Output: That's the beginning and the end of the analysis. There's no silver lining there. Our last 3 years are severely testing the "TOs are random" theory.


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] tipped balls are random [Body]

Output: INTs where the safety could call for a fair catch or INTs where there are zero UM players in the frame with multiple defenders are not random.


Input: [Date] 4 years 40 weeks ago [Title] yep [Body]

Output: This team is hard to watch sometimes. Generally I understand the "they're a young team" comments but this is getting ridiculous. Multiple facemask penalties, illegal formation penalties, multiple kickoffs going out of bounds, not covering the blocked field goal. I'm a fan and I wear my maize and blue with pride but right now it's mostly educational pride.


Input: [Date] 5 years 6 weeks ago [Title] School rankings [Body]

Output: Just out of curiosity, what metrics are you using to say Nebraska is a good research institution? I did use USNWR which 1) I used to rip my Pac10 friends on how bad 1/2 their conference is and 2) gave me a heart attack to realize I would be forced to pay out-of-state tuition for my kids if I wanted them to get a decent university education. I knew Oregon schools were bad but USNWR makes them look atrocious. UGH.


Input: [Date] 5 years 6 weeks ago [Title] So the hesitation with [Body]

Output: So the hesitation with lesser academic schools joining the B10 is that they potentially wouldn't contribute appropriate research opportunities for B10 faculty? And without those added research collaboration opportunities, getting a bigger slice of the world's research financial pie wouldn't happen?


Input: [Date] 5 years 13 weeks ago [Title] LOL [Body]

Output: Well played...that was a perfect retort.


Input: [Date] 5 years 14 weeks ago [Title] $0.99 [Body]

Output: Okay, you just got my $0.99 (or whatever portion of it Apple doesn't keep). Quick suggestions: 1) Add the DetNews to the News section 2) Can you make re-orient to landscape if I turn my phone on its side? It re-orients for the actual articles but the listing of all articles doesn't. 3) Any chance we can see comments in response to the main page entries? Maybe this suffers from the same limitation as the MGoBoard though... Hopefully Brian has an MGoMobile in the pipe with access to everything but this is a helpful addition for now.


Input: [Date] 5 years 24 weeks ago [Title] anything in psych [Body]

Output: First discussion section, the TA says that 30% of our grade would be based on participation...but that she realized some of us were shy so she wouldn't penalize us if we didn't say anything. This was a 300 level class too...


Input: [Date] 5 years 24 weeks ago [Title] no way [Body]

Output: I took Fluid Mechanics (in the ME dept, I think it was 370) after some brutal 400-level physics classes and thought it was cake in comparison. There was a girl sitting in the front row who stopped lecture one time to ask about the "giant S". The prof couldn't figure out what she was talking about so she walked up to the board and pointed to a integral sign. The professor, incredulous, said it was an integral. She replied, "And we're just supposed to know that?" I knew then I'd be getting an A.


Input: [Date] 5 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Amen [Body]

Output: Just saw yours after I added mine. I had Aronson as a prof. One of my classmates went to her office hours for help and she said that providing help to him wouldn't be fair to the other students. He started to break down and begged for help. She told him "That which doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." He dropped the class.


Input: [Date] 5 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Physics 401 [Body]

Output: This list starts and ends with Physics 401. It was the weeder class. Seems like every other major was trying to attract students and the physics dept was trying to get rid of as many as possible. Problem sets took a group of 6-8 students 2 days to do and we had means on the exams in the teens. Just brutal.


Input: [Date] 5 years 24 weeks ago [Title] same deal [Body]

Output: I can't remember her name but I had a prof in the Nuclear Engineering dept pull the same crap. I was meeting with her to figure out what I wanted to do after undergrad. She told me to my face that my grades weren't good enough for grad school...especially at a place like Michigan. 5 years later when I was finishing my Ph.D. in EE - at Michigan - I almost had an extra copy of my dissertation printed to throw on her desk.


Input: [Date] 5 years 26 weeks ago [Title] I don't get it... [Body]

Output: This is really two points: 1) I read this and just looked very briefly through Rivals. tUoOS only has one OL commit, USC only has one OL commit, UF only has one OL commit and Alabama only has two. Seems like a lot of schools are below average in OL recruiting so far. 2) Penn State has 5 but they aren't from the midwest. Where did everyone end up if this was such a bumper crop? I didn't see your earlier post on the OL quality. Was it on your genuinelysarcastic blog?


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Yeah, I'm with you. The D is [Body]

Output: Yeah, I'm with you. The D is my big concern unless they increase their scoring average by another 12 pts again next year. RR will be successful at UM or if we fire him prematurely, he'll be successful at his next gig while we're breaking in the next guy.


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Wolverine Nation needs a [Body]

Output: Wolverine Nation needs a wakeup call. The "because we're Michigan" mentality has to stop. I never realized this until I moved away but we sound so stupid everytime someone says it.


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Never. Food sucks. Service [Body]

Output: Never. Food sucks. Service sucks.


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] LOL [Body]

Output: LOL


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Just compare the job offers... [Body]

Output: "And, really, I think had we hired a different good coach who didn't need to blow everything up to fit his system, we wouldn't have had losing records last year and this year." This is exactly my point. Schiano, Ferentz and Miles all turned us down last time. You think the job looks more attractive now? What other different good coach are you getting? You're an executive with two job offers... 1) A smaller company that hasn't had a lot of success but wants to get better. Exists in a small-ish media market and kinda flies below the radar. Pay is $300k/yr. If you make the company bigger and better, you're a legend in the business world. 2) A larger company that has had a long history of success but has been losing market share for 10 years. Exists near a Top10 media market that compares all teams and coaches to a ghost that existed almost 30 years ago in a different business climate. Pay is $300k/yr. If you make the company bigger and better again, the best you can expect is a marginally favorable but never equal comparison to said ghost. Seriously, which one would you choose? Job1 is a lot of other schools. Job2 is UM. No matter how egocentric you are, Job2 doesn't look so hot.


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] West Hills [Body]

Output: West Hills


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] It's true [Body]

Output: Michigan people are a lot like GM people. They ignore the slow erosion of market share (GM) or the program (last 5 years of UM football under LC) and just keep on believing they're better than everyone just because they are GM or UM football. Move away from SE Michigan and you realize GM/UM football are basically jokes around the rest of the country. GM/UM football need to be torn down before they can be rebuilt into a more viable long-term organization. Wait - we won the Capital One bowl!!! And GM turned a profit at about the same time...


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Humor me [Body]

Output: Anyone who wants to fire RR now or after the next two games or even after next year, please humor me and at least put forward a credible strategy to move forward. I work in a corporate environment that encourages constructive criticism. However, it places responsibility on the person raising the issue to prepare a credible solution to the issue. I'd love to see that ethic here before there are any more "FIRE RR!!" posts. Use some of the critical thinking you learned (and paid $$) for at UM. "Fire RR" is not a solution "Fire RR and hire Pete Carroll" is not a credible solution And before you propose some other big name coach who of course wants to come here "because we're Michigan", consider that 1) they'll have seen us can a successful BCS coach after only two years and 2) Michigan fans are the only ones who have been buying into the Michigan brand the last few years. It's not as plum of a job as we would like to think.


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Being Michigan... [Body]

Output: "Being Michigan, we should be able to reel in the big-fish recruits." Occasionally yes but as a rule no. I grew up in Michigan in awe of UM and then got three degrees from there and totally drank the Kool-Aid. It was a reality check when I moved away and realized the rest of the country isn't quite as in awe of UM as we think they are. If you think we're recruiting on the same level as Florida, USC, LSU, Alabama and even tOSU, you're kidding yourself. We've been a second tier school for a while. And Jim Harbaugh might be showing promise but he didn't get Stanford to a bowl in his first two years. UM nation is in meltdown mode because we might not get to a bowl again. If we brought in Harbaugh would we fire him after two years if we weren't in a bowl?


Input: [Date] 1 year 1 week ago [Title] Agreed. Also, towns and ski [Body]

Output: Agreed. Also, towns and ski resorts bid millions of dollars to host the start and end of each stage. This affects the route more than any factor aside from clockwise/counterclockwise in alternate years and a few historical considerations. Yes, they need summit finishes because they increase tv ratings, but the summits bid dollars for the privilege.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Sagan never said that. [Body]

Output: Sagan never said that. Everyone remembers him saying it, and he said beeeeyons often, but never conjoined.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] It's true that no-one is [Body]

Output: It's true that no-one is forcing them, but an employer has the responsibility to identify risks, enact prevention and mitigation measures, communicate them and ensure they are fully understood. They also have the responsibility of conducting an incident investigation, identifying both root causes and causal factors and then communicating them across the organization and sometimes the industry. Only degrees of this may apply to football depending on the type of injury, but the NFL has obfuscated, denied, and colluded to misrepresent the risk of brain injurires. College and earlier levels of football even further externalize all the risk onto the player. Accountabiliy for risk is shared by the organization. It's not enough to acknowledge "there are risks" and make it entirely the player's responsibility. If people (and parents) knew all of the risks it would change things, be it decreased participation or coaches sitting more players out of caution. Smoking: aside from marketing, manufacturers colluded to suppress and manipulate science. Maybe "everyone knew it could be bad for you" but they certainly did not know how bad (this is not dissimilar to the NFL's manipulation of brain injury studies the past two decades though they did not go nearly as far). I'm not discussing the political solutions and lawsuits but those companies lied about their product so they share some of the risk with smokers irrespective of how they were held accountable. It's simply not true the organizations are not responsible for the end use of their processes, product or brand.


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Title] You'd only have a real time [Body]

Output: You'd only have a real time accuracy of at best 3 yards. You could do better, but the ball would have to rest at is forward location for 15 minutes and you'd have to repeat it 6 hours later with different satellite constellations. Video is the only option but then you'd have to review nearly every spot so the only realistic option is goal lines or by coaches challenge.


Input: [Date] 3 years 3 weeks ago [Title] But when you watch football, [Body]

Output: But when you watch football, half the time you are watching men lay on top of or underneath other men. So either football players are gross and nasty, or your comments regarding cyclists are totally fourth grade gay.


Input: [Date] 3 years 3 weeks ago [Title] So are you grossed out by all [Body]

Output: So are you grossed out by all camera shots of men's asses in footpall pants? Cyclists essentially wear the same outfits as football players minus shoulder pads, though there is one notable difference: football pants are the Capri version of bicycle shorts.


Input: [Date] 3 years 3 weeks ago [Title] Voeckler has spoken out on [Body]

Output: Voeckler has spoken out on this issue previously. I think he has a point, but if I remember correctly he is a bit of a retrogrouch and doesn't train with a cadence and power monitor. He doesn't like technology, which is part of his panache. It definitely could contribute to risk taking as well as distract a rider when infinitesimal reactions are required. They are banned from all races but the world tours, so it would be interesting to see them banned and the impact that has on strategy. Teams would have to rely more on their captain, rogue breakaways may be more likely to succeed, and there may be more individual attacks. But you can make an argument they improve general well being and safety with greater communication for medical and mechanical needs.


Input: [Date] 3 years 10 weeks ago [Title] Corporations/industries often [Body]

Output: Corporations/industries often fail to disclose risks, attempt to prevent or mitigate risks, train their employees, or provide the necessary personal protective equipment. Coal mining is an excellent example. The Massey explosion in 2010 could have been prevented, but Massey deliberately falsified safety reports. Best industry practice following a high potential hurt near miss in one mine would be to have an immediate safety stand down in all mines, to communicate what happened and the root cause determined by the incident investigation. Dozens of people died because the company deliberately failed to disclose. It is true that you assume some risk in taking those jobs, but the employer must disclose and if a risk increases, take steps to prevent or mitigate it or they are negligent. In football, there is an assumed risk that you can be injured, under the assumption that the opponent's intent (on defense) is to stop the advancement of the football. If the opponent's intent changes to deliberately injure you, the risk has increased. However, that increased risk was not disclosed. If the NFL knew the risk had increased, they would have the responsibility to implement preventative and mitigative measures to decrease the risk (either the probability, consequence, or both) to the previous level. There is a name for this in HSE: management of change. As employees of the NFL, each member of the Saints had the obligation to report that the working conditions had changed and that there was an increased risk of injury. If that is not part of labor union policy or NFL policy, then they have a shitty safety management system and have a gaping hole leaving them liable in lawsuits. In any other industry, if you or your coworkers deliberately engaged in actions that increased the risk to others, you wouldn't be suspended but terminated. Moreover, if you observed a change in condition that increased risk but did not speak up, you could be terminated if that increased risk had high potential. Most large corporations have this encoded in their HSE policies. NFL players are professionals. There is no reason we should not hold them to the same professional standards that you are I are held to.


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] Stone is in Escondido, [Body]

Output: Stone is in Escondido, California.


Input: [Date] 3 years 21 weeks ago [Title] Yes, you need 12 credits to [Body]

Output: Yes, you need 12 credits to be classified as a full time student and to maintain your scholarship/eligibility. This was the basis of the Ann Arbor news "academic" scandal that preceded practice-gate. Football players who took 14 credits and had to drop a class midsemester were funneled into late-add independent studies with the same professor, so they could maintain 12 credits. Having that flexibiilty is a good thing, but how it was done and their workload for 1-2 extra credits was dubious. The exception is if you need fewer credits than 12 to graduate, you do not have to take 12.


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] He's not playing the same [Body]

Output: He's not playing the same position as last year, moving from mostly the slot to the outside. Plus, the change in scheme did way with those sick Denard steps toward the line sucking the linebackers and safety in but designed throw to Roundtree plays.


Input: [Date] 4 years 12 weeks ago [Title] Roads -- even toll roads -- [Body]

Output: Roads -- even toll roads -- are in need of constant subsidies too. They are colossal money losers, and would be even moreso if you added in the externalized costs (a 10 ppb decrease in ozone, for example, increases productivity up to 4%.)


Input: [Date] 4 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Note that Ryan Mundy [Body]

Output: Note that Ryan Mundy essentially set that up with the block in the back. Angry Michigan Safety Hating God!


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Sure, we've recruited talent [Body]

Output: Sure, we've recruited talent on par with those schools, but we've also lost that talent: attrition and injury. The talent on our roster is less than those schools in my opinion, not just more youthful. It would be different if we could have kept those bodies committed, accepted, enrolled, and intact.


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Almost every college has its [Body]

Output: Almost every college has its own police force, even private ones much smaller than Notre Dame. They likely don't have to comply with newspaper requests due to exceptions to open records laws for student privacy. For example, an 18 year old drinking is a civil infraction, and publicly drunk requires a night in jail, but almost all university police departments handle those issues discretely, and aren't required to file formal reports that create legal records. Regarding this case: the sample size of one article is too small to make anything of it.


Input: [Date] 4 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Nadal or Djokovic will get [Body]

Output: Nadal or Djokovic will get the cover (unless it goes to print Saturday night/sunday morning.)


Input: [Date] 4 years 50 weeks ago [Title] The only thing dumb about the [Body]

Output: The only thing dumb about the shirt is that an East Lansing woman is not negotiable in price. Seriously, have you ever hooked up with a Spartan? You always pay $5 for a beer cup at the door, and then you pretty much get to choose whatever woman you want. That fee is more flat than Claire Danes was in "My So Called Breasts."


Input: [Date] 5 years 5 weeks ago [Title] Philip Banks experiences [Body]

Output: Philip Banks experiences rejecting, not rejection.


Input: [Date] 5 years 6 weeks ago [Title] If Bradley can hug it out [Body]

Output: If Bradley can hug it out with a Slovenian, so can you two.