Input: [Date] 6 hours 48 min ago [Title] Same Thought... [Body]

Output: I had the same thought watching that video - I miss those lines. They were a big part of the reason that Thomas could, for example, average about 144 net yards per game in 2000 by himself. There are a fair number of things about Michigan football that the last several years have taught me never to take for granted, but these videos bring beck fantastic memories indeed.


Input: [Date] 7 hours 22 min ago [Title] Even Further... [Body]

Output: Actually, with as much excitement and general hype as there has been with this particular hire, I would not be shocked if they broke it out into two lines, one extending south from the stadium into downtown Milan or thereabouts, the other going east, extending down Stadium to Washtenaw and through Ypsilanti, terminating somewhere in the Ecorse & Telegraph area in Taylor.


Input: [Date] 10 hours 1 min ago [Title] With Pictures... [Body]

Output: The embed codes that Twitter generates have a strange reaction to whatever Drupal module deals with embedded content on the board, particularly in the original posts - sometimes, if you wait a bit and leave the page open, the correct content should appear. Not sure if that's a version that needs updating or what, but it usually does work in the replies consistently. The slide show on the site is recommended for the historic images though.


Input: [Date] 13 hours 9 min ago [Title] I Like This... [Body]

Output: It was talked about roundly last year, but I really do want to see what Peppers can do on offense as well. If he is getting evaluated and getting time on both sides of the ball, to me that speaks to the sort of player that they think he can be, a difference-maker no matter where he is. As someone said, even if he is lined up as a WR and you don't throw to him, a DC will likely assume you're thinking about it and use someone on him.


Input: [Date] 13 hours 55 min ago [Title] The Meltdown Thing... [Body]

Output: I started getting tweets about this and came in here ready and loaded for MGoBear and found out I have to get on the app to see it. As I can't really mod the app (the functionality isn't built in for me to do it), you get to experience uninterrupted committable (as in, psychiatric) rage while those on PCs wonder what the hell everyone is talking about.


Input: [Date] 16 hours 36 min ago [Title] From The Article... [Body]

Output: Sometimes, it just goes faster, as late last month when Oklahoma President David Boren called the Big 12 “psychologically disadvantaged’’ for having the smallest number of members (10) among Power Five conferences. He said the league should “strive’’ to get back to 12. That's from the article that appeared in Omaha's paper. I found that use of "psychologically disadvantaged" rather interesting because it sounds like something that could be taken as a shot at the conference's long-term viability in the current absence of clear targets. Indeed, there are already some rumblings in the Big 12 media that the conference is by far the most unstable of the Power Five, which I could totally believe - more schools have compelling reasons to leave (if the opportunity presented itself) than to stay, it seems.


Input: [Date] 1 day 7 hours ago [Title] Yikes... [Body]

Output: Despite the amazingly professional demeanor, which I am not sure I would be able to keep, this reporter probably went from "Wow, you know? Do tell" to "Wow, I am sorry I spoke..." in just a few seconds on the inside. I wonder how that played out once he got back to the studio and realized that would probably run a couple times throughout the morning. Twenty years from now, I have this feeling he will still be haunted by memories of covering an arson fueled by revenge over a refusal to engage in an incestuous relationship.


Input: [Date] 1 day 16 hours ago [Title] One Other Date... [Body]

Output: Unless declared earlier by management, which has occurred in the past, the official close of OT Season should happen sometime within the week of the 24th of August as well (that weekend at the latest - traditionally, it ends about a week before the first game), so for those who are longing for that, your wait will not be terribly long. That's blog-related, of course, but I thought I would mention it in case anyone was wondering.


Input: [Date] 1 day 17 hours ago [Title] Then Again... [Body]

Output: The relative lack of people today, of course, means we can get that second, smaller smoker in there, so having the BBQ this weekend isn't all bad really. It's just that facilities (also, security) might go apeshit when there is smoke rising from the stadium on a day when there isn't supposed to be smoke rising from the stadium.


Input: [Date] 2 days 4 hours ago [Title] Summer Memories... [Body]

Output: I managed a nice memory just this last 4th of July actually - myself, the wife and the kids just sitting on a dock at a camp in Harrison, MI...watching the folks with cottages along Long Lake put on an absolutely fantastic fireworks display that lasted well past midnight. This was much to the dismay of the Clare County Sheriff, as you could hear them trying to quell celebrations on the far side of the lake from us. We were drinking too, just quietly.


Input: [Date] 2 days 7 hours ago [Title] Tigers Too... [Body]

Output: Grew up watching Larry Osterman and Jim Northrup cover games when WDIV was not covering the Tigers on a given night. Actually, I gained a fair amount of popularity on my street because we were the only family with PASS. Fred McLeod had the Pistons call for years, as I recall - those were some good times indeed.


Input: [Date] 2 days 10 hours ago [Title] Did Not Know This... [Body]

Output: Outreach comes in many forms, but the Jordan Morgan Foundation leverages the most valuable resource of all, time. Jordan uses his time off the court to demonstrate his passion for his mission. For example, at Michigan, Jordan often used his free time during lunch to serve as a mentor for at-risk youth at Mary D. Mitchell Elementary School in Ann Arbor. That's awesome - I didn't know he did this actually. Actually, the mission and outreach page explains it all rather well and it is a great cause indeed. Part of this is that you can win "A Day In The D" with Morgan too, so there's definitely that.


Input: [Date] 2 days 17 hours ago [Title] I Suppose... [Body]

Output: I suppose the next question is this - will Fox Sports still hire that particular horse after it killed itself on the air? It seems like the premise for a "Days Of Our Lives" episode that was written but never filmed because the producers quickly realized that someone would first actually want to have an affair with Colin Cowherd.


Input: [Date] 3 days 4 hours ago [Title] Drinking Indeed... [Body]

Output: I am drinking more to get over the long week tonight - in this particular instance, it's a bottle of Marques de Caceres. Well, maybe two bottles. It has been that sort of week. Worst job? Landscaping one summer while I was at Michigan. I don't mind the exercise and labor, but when it is a summer of long stretches at 90 degrees in the afternoon or better, digging holes so other people can have nice treed backyards sucks. Staying hydrated when a crew of 5-6 are sharing the same shitty Igloo water cooler presents interesting problems too.


Input: [Date] 3 days 7 hours ago [Title] Probably Not... [Body]

Output: Would I trade places with another team for the sake of just being able to win now or at least being in a better position to win quickly? No, I don't think so. I am kind of intrigued to see this develop from what it is now to what it could be, and if it means a few years of trying to "get there", if you will, I think that by now that would be part of most expectations in our fanbase. I am interested in this journey, and if it takes a bit of time, I am prepard for it. In the last several years, I think we've learned a few lessons related to this as a fanbase.


Input: [Date] 3 days 10 hours ago [Title] For The Adventurous... [Body]

Output: For the adventurous, there is always self-screenprinting. The advantage is a high-quality image but of course certain methods (actually, most of them, I think) use processes and equipment which might not be great for your skin...or indeed personal well-being. The important thing, of course, would be the quality of the resulting print, assuming your skin was sufficiently absorbent.


Input: [Date] 3 days 10 hours ago [Title] Received That As Well... [Body]

Output: I also got that notification, and as early August promises to be riddled with meetings, I will have something to do / read in those meetings during the times I am not supposed to be speaking now. In all seriousness, this sounded like an intriguing read and a great insight to me, so I am eager to start this book.


Input: [Date] 3 days 10 hours ago [Title] Very Nice... [Body]

Output: Very nice analysis here, and thanks for posting it. I think some of the cumulative stats speak for themselves with Rudock, which is another reason I really don't understand some of the uneasiness surrrounding him being the probable starter (I base this only on past performance, of course). In two years, he completed 60.3% of his passes and threw for over 2,300 yards both times and could be counted on for the occasional rushing TD (very occasional, usually goal line in a fashion only Iowa could manage). In terms of of QB rating overall, comparable to Gardner but Rudock is someone that seems to fight right into what Harbaugh would like to do, so that might help quite a bit (also, surrounding talent and coaching).


Input: [Date] 3 days 18 hours ago [Title] When Friday Comes... [Body]

Output: When Friday comes after what has been a lengthy, stressful week, all I can say is...


Input: [Date] 3 days 18 hours ago [Title] About Points And Gold... [Body]

Output: Just as an aside, the Central Bank Of MGoPoints has an interest calculation that is tied to the relative humidity at given points in the week in Bayonne, New Jersey, so I don't know about them being "better than gold". Also, they have a print-on-demand service which is convenient when you're short on beer money but probably does some unseen harm to the economy in the longer term.


Input: [Date] 3 days 18 hours ago [Title] When I Saw It... [Body]

Output: When I saw the Devo album cover, I somehow immediately thought "Kent State", which of course not only gave us Devo's founding members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, but also gave us Nick Saban and if I am not mistaken, Lou Holtz. Life is weird sometimes.


Input: [Date] 3 days 18 hours ago [Title] Good News Indeed... [Body]

Output: It is cool to see some of the more recent players on various Michigan teams start down the coaching road, if you will, and in the case of Roundtree, not only is age on his side for developing a potentially nice career but Pueblo is definitely not a bad place to start it if you're starting in the D-II ranks. Best of luck to him in this next phase.


Input: [Date] 4 days 4 hours ago [Title] Mark May... [Body]

Output: As long as they hire someone to raise their hand off-camera and ask variations of questions regarding his 1979 arrest for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, I could just watch for the comedic value, I suppose. Otherwise, I will simply avoid Mark May whenever possible. "Hey Mark, could you stand on a parked car and try to get the crowd riled up on GameDay, just for old time's sake? Yeah, I thought so..."


Input: [Date] 4 days 7 hours ago [Title] Top Five... [Body]

Output: If I had to choose a top five: 1) Michigan football 2) Michigan basketball 3) Detroit Tigers 4) Detroit Lions 5) Detroit Red Wings I would generally say "Michigan sports and Detroit sports", but if I broke it out, well, that's what it would look like at the top.


Input: [Date] 4 days 10 hours ago [Title] Yeah, The Socks... [Body]

Output: I got down to the socks and thought to myself, "Yeah, I often pair my offbeat tuxedo socks with cleats too. It gives me that air of Value Village but with all the vibrancy made possible by a large corporation." As for the rest of it, it's very un-Nebraska to me. Very little of the tradition and the simplicity remains into those alternates.


Input: [Date] 4 days 14 hours ago [Title] Decisions, Decisions... [Body]

Output: It's all theory, of course, but working within the bounds of the exercise, I wonder how we would do with: - Rick Leach ($4) - Tyrone Wheatley ($2) - Anthony Carter ($3) - Charles Woodson ($5) - Jim Harbaugh ($1)


Input: [Date] 4 days 16 hours ago [Title] Like Others... [Body]

Output: If proximity is a constrain, then like a few have mentioned, Indpendence Lake is a good bet and it has a small water park adjoining now if I am not mistaken, so there is that. If you want to go a bit farther up the road, there's Kensington Metropark - it has a pool near the beach if you're wanting to contain the kids a bit too. Not far from there is Camp Dearborn, which has a public-access beach despite being a privately-owned facility - it's $6 for non-resident parking though.


Input: [Date] 5 days 1 hour ago [Title] I Remember That... [Body]

Output: I was at that game as well - I don't think there was a dry eye in my section. Actually, I don't think there was a dry eye in my field of vision, come to think of it. That was an incredible sight and incredibly moving indeed.


Input: [Date] 5 days 6 hours ago [Title] Similar Thought... [Body]

Output: I've had similar thoughts - I mean, he was 44-13-3 at Michigan and it seemed to me like that trend probably would have continued, even improved, if he had not been fired. It's all speculation at this point, but with Moeller, it's an interesting exercise or at least I find to be so. Oh, the things we will never know.


Input: [2005] 73rd [2006] 50th [2007] 43rd [Year]

Output: Rushing


Input: [2005] 75th [2006] 26th [2007] 67th [Year]

Output: Passing


Input: [2005] 78th [2006] 21st [2007] 59th [Year]

Output: Pass Eff


Input: [2005] 73rd [2006] 30th [2007] 48th [Year]

Output: Total


Input: [2005] 33rd(!) [2006] 28th [2007] 41st [Year]

Output: Scoring


Input: [2005] 34th [2006] 81th [2007] 49th [Year]

Output: Sacks


Input: [Date] 8 min 3 sec ago [Body] What tickets go on sale? I thought it was already sold out Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: What tickets go on sale? I thought it was already sold out


Input: [Date] 1 day 15 hours ago [Body] I was just about to post the same thing. Who gives a shit? Let's do our talking on the field. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I was just about to post the


Input: [Date] 3 days 2 hours ago [Body] So so true. The D has been solid but far from elite. Elite defenses carry the team. Our defense was good enough to win but far from elite. I do however think it has the chance to take another step towards elite this season. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: So so true. The D has been


Input: [Date] 3 days 2 hours ago [Body] Seriously. I don't understand why people can't comprehend what the Tigers are doing. All the players are free agents at the end of the year and the Tigers can't compete. The only rational move was to trade them for something of value. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Seriously. I don't understand


Input: [Date] 3 days 18 hours ago [Body] with a toss up bowl game at the end. I'm obviously hoping for better but the offense could be brutal. [Title]

Output: 7-5


Input: [Date] 3 days 22 hours ago [Body] and apparently the staff wasn't either. To me he seems pretty redundant on the current roster. [Title]

Output: I was never that high on Towns


Input: [Date] 3 days 23 hours ago [Body] Cleveand Steamers [Title]

Output: Yea wou would think they would be more partial to


Input: [Date] 3 days 23 hours ago [Body] Francis [Title]

Output: Lighten up


Input: [Date] 4 days 14 hours ago [Body] Who is Tracy? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Who is Tracy?


Input: [Date] 5 days 19 hours ago [Body] which is obviuously not a bad thing. It is still pretty irksome, however, the way the Battle thing played out. I think we need more top end talent if we are ever going to reach another final four beyond this year. [Title]

Output: He definitely fits the mold of a Belien recruit


Input: [Date] 6 days 1 hour ago [Body] I think Watson is the guy to watch amongst the reserves. His press styles fits our scheme perfectly Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I think Watson is the guy to


Input: [Date] 6 days 14 hours ago [Body] Seriously? I don't think you understand how recruiting works. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Seriously? I don't think you understand how recruiting works.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 hour ago [Body] So we could have added Kansas A&M and/or Oklahoma, but Delaney chose fucking Rutgers? That's nice. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: So we could have added Kansas


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] Seriously? I love Jim and thank God he is our coach but Harbaugh has one major bowl win and no championships in any sport. Meyer and Saban have accomplished WAY more as college head coaches and they have their programs rolling. Hell, even Dantonio has accomplished way more as a college coach than Harbaugh. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Seriously? I love Jim and


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] we are now hyper analyzing film being run at super duper slow mo speeds like its the Zapruder film. What happened to common sense judgement of what a catch looks like. The Calvin Johnson and Dez Bryant TD were two of the worst examples. [Title]

Output: This is so true


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] Seems pretty obvious to me its a black dude with a ton of eye black on. What am I missing? [Title]

Output: I don't get the bit about the Nebraska players skin color


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Body] We really need a couple of the young guys to emerge big time. There is some talent there but it is almost totally unproven. [Title]

Output: This is the weakest WR corps I can recall in a long time


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Body] Yup. One of the most over hyped players in recent memory Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Yup. One of the most over hyped players in recent memory


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Body] despite having a more or less average OL. [Title]

Output: Its amazing how bad our offense was last year


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] There were lots of reasons for Mitch to go to Michigan not the least of which being 2 of his best friends were on the team. You are comparing apples to hand grenades. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: There were lots of reasons


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] Personally I am more optomistic about success on the basketball court, but I am more enthusiastic about seeing an improved football team under Harbaugh. Football has just been so depressing lately the breath of fresh air will be most welcome. In terms of success however, I am guessing that basketball finishes higher in the B1G standings and national polls than football. [Title]

Output: Good question


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] Mo Wagner needs to eat at Pizza House every day for a year. [Title]

Output: Great to see the gains by Wilson and Robinson


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] Good. It was clear at the start of July this team is going nowhere. Might as well get some pieces to start retooling. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Good. It was clear at the


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 hour ago [Body] Hard to say. They all have shown signs and they all have reasons to doubt that they will emerge as above average starters. At least we now have a staff that I trust can develop them and use them correctly. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Hard to say. They all have


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Yup. Will Campbell anyone? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Yup. Will Campbell anyone?


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] He probably needed to sit out a year anyway given his injuries so this really isn't a problem. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: He probably needed to sit out


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I guess I was just expecting more rational behavior from people who themselves are coaches and who should have at least some interest in having the kid go to class and succed academically. Partically when high school coaches themselves have had to deal with their own players not making it academically. You would think they would be more understanding then the typical parent. Then again, Ted Ginn, sr. seemed to have a similar reaction when Carr rightly disciplined one of his players so maybe I am just giving high school coaches too much credit. [Title]

Output: Yea I get that


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Body] between the King coaches and Michigan? If it is simply the Norfleet situation then I don't really understand how the King coaches could be upset with the Michigan staff disciplining a kid who was allegedly not going to class or missing tests. [Title]

Output: Does anyone know what caused the apparent rift


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Body] James Harrison mad at me. [Title]

Output: Wow. I would not want


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Body] so much nonsense being discussed in the media. I can't wait for actual football that we can discuss. [Title]

Output: Can we please just start the season


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Call me crazy, but I could see LSU looking for someone new. I dont think they'll be too tolerant of 41-7 blow outs and I've never understood the hype around Les. Thats a team with tons of talent that tends to under achieve most years. Watching the Wisconsin game earlier this year was exhibit A: a totally superior team talent wise that should have lost to one-dimensional Wisconsin team. My fear is that LSU will be ready for him to leave when we come calling and they thank us for the offer... [Title]

Output: Call me crazy, but I could


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Toenails and lemons dont even approach the pain of this UFR. I pitty Brian. Hopefully he has enough sense to not UFR this one. theres really no point. [Title]

Output: Toenails and lemons dont even


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I've never been sold that Les is that great of a coach either. He almost lost to Wisconsin who has no qb and the talent at lsu is ridiculuous [Title]

Output: I've never been sold that Les


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I admire your mental stability. [Title]

Output: I admire your mental


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 2 days ago [Body] oline was terrible and o didnt score....but I honestly think I'm most dissapointed in the D. I really thought they were greatly improved and they couldnt stop anyone tonight. One step late everywhere on the field. [Title]

Output: oline was terrible and o


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 2 days ago [Body] atleast Ohio lost too. Sooo... the big ten's failure is complete. [Title]

Output: atleast Ohio lost too.


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 2 days ago [Body] explosion too small [Title]

Output: explosion too small


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 2 days ago [Body] haha...beer doesnt help my spelling of harbaugh. Please neg me. [Title]

Output: haha...beer doesnt help my


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I'm an idiot. I thought the day was coming where we would return to glory 6 years ago. Its not coming. I officially just lost faith in the coaching staff as well. I havent seen it mentioned.....but this wont help recruiting. What are the chances hardbough comes home? [Title]

Output: I'm an idiot. I thought the


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Body] I'm liking the bald look. I wouldnt wish it upon denard though. [Title]

Output: I'm liking the bald look. I


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Body] I hope you're right. All of tosu fans here in Columbus think he's coming to tosu without a doubt. They cant get this season over fast enough so that he can take the reigns. There are rumors flying around everywhere here about him buying a house in Columbus. I dont believe that he'll come for the reasons you mentioned and I could see PSU as the logical destination if he truely desires coaching again. [Title]

Output: I hope you're right. All of


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Body] Great to see a glennie reference...I have a lot of family in the Glennie area. Pizza is pretty good at the tavern as well... [Title]

Output: Great to see a glennie


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Body] I'm living in Columbus now...it sucks. Anybody know of a UM friendly bar to catch the games at? The google map only shows Dave and Busters and I'm hoping that there is another venue to catch the games with some UM fans. [Title]

Output: Columbus area


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Body] I moved to Columbus with my fiance for work this winter....about the time that all the scandals came out. You brought luck to Alabama. So did I bring good luck to Ohio or did I bring bad luck...? I'm inclined to think that I brought good luck to UM...but I need to be sure or I wont be able to move back to Michigan! [Title]

Output: Confused about my situation...


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Body] cool...thanks for the info [Title]

Output: cool...thanks for the info


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Body] Recently relocated to Columbus....I know, it blows....but love is a bitch and this is where my fiance lives/works! We have boycotted cable/direct tv and bottom line is I dont want to buck up for it. I prefer watching games at UM bars will fellow fans anyways. Does anyone know of a UM bar in the Columbus area? Any help/info would be greatly appreciated! *Would have posted new thread about this, but I dont have enough points.* [Title]

Output: Related Question


Input: [Date] 3 years 50 weeks ago [Body] When I played 5th-8th grade football, our games were always on saturday afternoons. My mom and dad came to every game. I was a UM super fan at an early age so missing the UM games bothered me as much as it did my father (who has been a life long fan) and my mother (a UM grad). This gave my family a special bonding opportunity and a saturday ritual during those years.... We would record each game on the vcr and when we got home from my colt league games, we would sit down and watch the UM game as a family. We accomplished two things here: 1. My family attended all my games, something I'll never forget. 2. We built anticipation all day for the afternoon of watching UM games together as a family over a bowl of hot nachos, also something I will never forget. Cash in on this opportunity. Enjoy your sons soccer games and then bring him into the fold as a UM superfan and enjoy the football games together as well. [Title]

Output: When I played 5th-8th grade


Input: [Date] 4 years 1 week ago [Body] have a crew of grad-assistants that break down film like this already. After my playing days, myself and a few other GA's would be up all night sunday breaking down tendancies and packaging film for the coaches to use on Monday....and this was at the DII level. I'm sure they have a refined system at the DI level [Title]

Output: Opposing teams


Input: [Date] 4 years 3 weeks ago [Body] Looks like Nike is taking every advantage of profiting off of talented 16/17 year olds... [Title]

Output: Looks like Nike is taking


Input: [Date] 4 years 12 weeks ago [Body] not enough data to get any real trends....it would need to include position breakdowns. RR had to take a huge number of players at the skilled positions, more than the typical amount per class. My gut tells me that RR players will be slightly smaller, but not by the huge amount this data shows. [Title]

Output: not enough data to get any


Input: [Date] 4 years 14 weeks ago [Body] +1 this [Title]

Output: +1 this


Input: [Date] 4 years 14 weeks ago [Body] What happened at ND was a tragic accident and I cant imagine the pain that the family of that young man has gone through. We have no way of knowing that some deal has been cut behind closed doors to keep the family quiet. Could it simply be that the family is accepting the situation for what it is...a tragic accident that was preventable. How does destroying the lives of ND staff by firing everyone who could have been responsible make the situation any better? Does making accusations about shady closed door deals without a shred of evidence make the situation any better? The best course of action is to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again by educating everyone at ND (and nationwide for that matter) to the risks associated with the work and by putting safety procedures in place to prevent such occurances. That seems to be the course ND is following. [Title]

Output: rabble rabble rabble


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

Output: second that


Input: [Date] 4 years 16 weeks ago [Body] I like the way things are shaping up....denard and gardner ripping it up for a few years before making the transition back to elite pro-style qbs of the past. we'll be back to the brady/gerbac/henne/griese/hensen style nfl qb producing train [Title]

Output: I like the way things are


Input: [Date] 4 years 16 weeks ago [Body] As much as I hate them...you cant knock their out of conference scheduling...they consistantly have one great opponent [Title]

Output: As much as I hate them...you


Input: [Date] 4 years 16 weeks ago [Body] Love me some Odoms... [Title]

Output: Love me some Odoms...


Input: [Date] 4 years 16 weeks ago [Body] He looks raw in his film, but seems to have the frame to become a great big ten TE. His film is focused mainly as a reciever, I'd like to see what he can do as a run blocker...if he keeps his pads low etc... With some coaching, I'm sure he could be a great weapon. It seems as though our recruiting is gaining some momentum...lets keep our fingers crossed! [Title]

Output: He looks raw in his film, but


Input: [Date] 4 years 21 weeks ago [Body] good info...Hoke knows what he is doing...I like the similarities to Martin [Title]

Output: good info...Hoke knows what


Input: [Date] 4 years 21 weeks ago [Body] Albert Kahn's firm also designed the majority of the big three auto plants in MI and OH...these are not great photo opps, but an interesting fact none the less [Title]

Output: Albert Kahn's firm also


Input: [Date] 4 days 4 hours ago [Title] Everyone here banging on about how RR's defense was his downfall [Body]

Output: remember that when he was hired (and hired his second DC) Michigan was being incredibly stingy on assistant pay.Jeff Casteel would have followed RR except it would have meant taking a big pay cut. RR nonetheless did have a number of missteaps. He actually did have a decent DC (I think) in Schafer, but Schafer was a 4-3 guy and RR had a bizarre insistance on the 3-3-5 despite not knowing anything about coaching defenseive, probably due to his cronies on the defensive coaching staff. He could have also been a bit more tactful about certain aspects of being the coach at Michigan. But dear God please don't pretend that he wasn't undermined as badly as any new HC has ever been at a P5 job. Before he even coached one game he had most of the local media gunning for him due to BS like the WV document scandal and Boren transfering because RR shouted and swore (like 90% of college coaches). Lloyd and the alumni players did at best nothing to help him and at worst did crap like encouraging players to go to Sparty. The Freep created a massive controversy out of nothing with practicegate. Oh, and lets not forget the ossified husk of a roster that he was left by lloyd carr, which had a terrible back 7 on defense and something like 2 remaning starters and 6 olineman on offense. You hire Jeff Casteel at the beginning and RR is probably still coach here. Heck, you hire Jeff Casteel after 2010 and RR is still coach here, at least if you removed all the off the field submarining he took.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Love love love it [Body]

Output: Not the best pizza in the world, but it is pretty solid, and that amount for that price is amazing. So sad that there isn't one in Boston


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 25 min ago [Title] Marital rape probably isn't a "crime" in GOT [Body]

Output: but that's kinda irrelavent given that the GOT justice system is six degrees of f'd up by our standards (See eg: trial by combat) If you agree to have a crime perpetuated against you ONLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN COERCED INTO DOING SO, it is unquestionably 100% rape. And yall are dense as all get out if you think she agreed to either the marriage or the sex of her own accord.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 29 min ago [Title] No, its pretty clear she didn't willingly marry Ramsay [Body]

Output: Oh wow, she discussed it with Littlefinger. And what do you think would have happened had she said no to Littlefinger? Sansa is smart enough by now to know exactly what happens to people who cross Littlefinger. She was forced into marriage, and the sex was essentially coerced, since refusing to consumate the marriage would likely land her in a session of Ramsay's Super Happy Flaying Fun Time. Even within the context of a coerced sexual encounter, Ramsay violently and aggressively took her and used her in ways she was not prepared for, or okay with, because he knew that she couldn't say no. It was absolutely, 100% rape and the fact that you can't see that is profoundly disturbing.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It isn't the end of the world if you are from CA and want to [Body]

Output: live in CA, provided it is a full ride. But the job prospects are still pretty mediocre. Only about 50% of grads get full time, long term jobs that require a JD. Only 13% get the high paying, prestigious gigs popularly associated with lawyering. 20% of the class is straight up unemployed 9 months after graduating.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I am a young recent grad [Body]

Output: I would totally raise my future family in Ann Arbor. Assuming I could get a job there of course (grad school right now) My only concern is that my love for AA is more tied up in how great my undergrad experiences there were. Would I still love it the same amount living there as a post grad, or is my fondness more due to the friends I made there and the college experiences? I don't THINK so, but who knows...


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Double post [Body]


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Not to be a jerk, but [Body]

Output: provincial is a pejorative term for people outside the city, not those inside the city who look down on provincials, fyi.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] Charming ad hominems [Body]

Output: I did, in fact, happen to notice that the article portrays sexual assault as a phenomenon that exists independently of greek life. I also noticed this part: "Studies have shown that fraternity men are three times as likely to commit rape". So while it is obvious that sexual assault happens outside of the greek context (a point neither myself nor anyone else was disputing) , frat bros are far more likely the commit rape, because even ones that don't encourage gang rape as an initiation ritual have plenty of misogyny baked into the system. In any case, none of that was present in my comment, which was about how supposed oversight of frats is a joke (see: this article, where the system did nothing or next to nothing to numerous and systemic sexual assaults from the greek system, and in fact did plenty to protect them). I don't know why it would matter if I knew someone that went to one of those schools or not (although I do) or that you knowing a victim of sexual assault somehow invalidates my opinion if I did not (I know several, victimized in both greek and non-greek situations, and I find it incredibly offensive that you would try to wave their experiences in my face like a badge of authority). Please try to read this post more carefully than you did my last one.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 20 hours ago [Title] Yeah, no. [Body]

Output: Did you even read the article? The current oversight provided by universites over greek life is a joke. Sure, people might form secret organizations, but in order to grow to any degree they'd have to add more members....which would lead to discovery of the groups, and the prompt suspension/expulsion of the members. At that point, joining a secret male organization would become more trouble than it's worth, and they'd fade away.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I pry should have phrased it better [Body]

Output: I'm including everyone after Henson too.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Two points [Body]

Output: First, no, John Navarre didn't get as much crap as Gardner gets. He definitely got a lot (and it was definitely out of proportion given that he lead the team to back to back 10-3 seasons) but while people grumbled when he struggled it never approached anything serious except when Drew Henson was on the team. Second, while everyone loves Denard, many people who love him trip over themselves to qualify that love with "well he may not have been a good passer, but...", questioning his ability to actually be a QB. Here are Denard's passing stats from 2010, when he had a real QB coach. YPA: 8.8 Yards: 2,570 Completion Percentage: 62.5% TD/INT: 18/11 Also pretty comperable to Henne, except Denard also did this 1702 yards rushing, 6.6 yards per attempt, 14 TDS But Denard was the one who was/is criticized as a terrible passer, not Henne.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I think that only helps my point [Body]

Output: Gardner puts up equal/slightly better numbers despite the train wreck around him. Yet people wanted to replace him with Morris, despite there being nothing to demonstrate that Morris would be ready. Now why is that?


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Hmmm [Body]

Output: I'll give you Minor, and Toussaint seemed like he could have been good with an oline that gave him space But that's what, two guys going back to 04 (given that Hart came in being what he was)? Pretty terrible track record.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 4 days ago [Title] It's pretty understandable if you think about it [Body]

Output: Devin Gardner 2013: YPA: 8.6 Yards: 2960 Completetion percentage: 60.3% TD/INT: 21-11 Chad Henne (best season, 06): YPA: 7.6 Yards: 2508 Completion percentage: 61.9% TD/INT: 22-8 So, almost identical (or better) numbers for Gardner, yet he was torn apart last year. Henne gets praised as probably the best UM qb since Henson. I wonder what noticeable characteristic would cause one of these two to get blasted and called incompetent while the other one recieves praise.....something about Gardner (and Denard) that hasn't generally been true of UM QB's in the last 40 years...


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Actually now he is! :D [Body]

Output: HIRE EM


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Title] If Rich Rod had brought Casteel with him [Body]

Output: there is a strong chance he is still coach. I say strong and not "certain" because the "Michigan Men" would have still despised him and undermined him at every turn, and because the team Lloyd left him was still going to be a rotten husk. Dave Brandon, Brady Hoke, and the rest of the football/athletics leadership are all incompetent hacks, but this is what our program inbreeding has done to us.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Did they? [Body]

Output: They have one NC in the last 30 years, and only three BCS appearances in the last 20 years. They were utterly blown out in each of those three appearances. Based on tonight, they are definitely ahead of us as a program tho.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Yeah, I was actually [Body]

Output: Student section shrank by a third. and general admission for hockey now means "get there 1.5 hours before hand or be prepared for the worst seats in the house". The scoreboard is nicer, but the end result was huge areas devoted to "disabled seating" that inevitably are never used by the disabled (only for recruits). Meanwhile, the areana feels half empty because of the huge space allotments to luxury upper deck seating that is never filled. Half of the hockey threads this past season were complaining about how the quality of Yost has nosedived in the past four years. Sure, but in actuality, the only ones that matter are football, basketball, and hockey. And he has had a direct role in making two of thsoe worse (and bball is only better because the coaches and upgrades were already in place before him. I shudder to think what will happen when/if there is a coaching change for bball).


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] So let's break this down [Body]

Output: 1. Has nothing to do with being an athletic director or managing Michigan sports in the 21st century (this is the disease I have been talking about; if you played for Bo people will worship you even tho it means diddly squat anymore) 2. Regent's don't do jack beyond making sure the Uni is profitable. Michigan has been profitable for almost it's entire existance. A for effort Brandon! 3. Former CEO: See, "rips off model of business competitors and why that doesn't work in college football" 4. Being AD in and of itself doesn't mean jack. I could be hired AD tomorrow, doesn't mean I'd suddenly be qualified to run the department. 5. "Father of four". Congrats, he can procreate. So can any drunk in a bar on a friday. 6. "led U of M out of stretchgate": "didn't f-up the conversion out of the non-controversy that was stretch gate (which only existed because MICHIGAN MEN working at the freep decided that Rich Rod didn't deserve to coach at U of M) 7. "unparalled financial success": The department was profitable before him. It'll be profitbale after him. The university literally has nothing to spend that extra profit on (besides administrator pay and worthless upgrades to the facilities of non-money sports)


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] You root for the team nonetheless [Body]

Output: It isn't their fault at the end of the day. They are mostly all top recruits who figured they'd be able to dominate their compeition. They didn't know what they were getting into.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] He attended UMich [Body]

Output: and even played football under Bo, thus making him a "Michigan Man" (TM) even if every action he takes indicates a soulless corporate sponge who only cares about short term profit and BRAND PROMOTION instead of what makes Michigan Michigan. I hate, hate, hate, hate HATE the concept of a "Michigan Man" and the sooner it dies in a fire the sooner we as a program can move on.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Hmmm [Body]

Output: 1. "renovation of Yost" slashed seat amounts (particularly in the student section" in favor of high end seats that are never filled (and these renovations were in the works before him anyway) 2. Renovation of Crisler: (also approved before he took over) 3. "countless other things for non revenues sports": Who gives a crap. No one other than the participants and familiy members of those participants cares about those sports. Obviously Dave Brandon isn't responsible for the Oline. But he IS responsible for so much else. And by the way, I actually didnt hate how the oline performed tonight.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] That's a joke, right? [Body]

Output: His claim to fame is turning Dominoes Pizza around, which he did buy copying the recipe of similar pizza chains. Customers came because Dominoes suddenly didn't taste awful. Unfortunately, Brandon has no idea how to apply his policy of "rip off the success of the market competitors" to college football. Michigan graduates 6,000 students per year. Let's stop pretending that one is a special snowflake and deserves deference just because one did so.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Defend your statements and offer a reubttal [Body]

Output: What good has Dave Brandon done other than increase "profit" margin (read, more pay for athletics administrators)?


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Cause being a man of Michigan [Body]

Output: has meant SOOOO much amirite?! Our program needs to get over this disease where being associated with the program suddenly makes you God's gift to man. Dave Brandon is a joke. Jury is still out on Brady Hoke, but in year four we are getting blown out by ND. Rich Rod was in all likelihood gonna fail cause of his inability to coach a defense, but at least that guy didn't get hired based on his tangential connection to a program that hasn't truly existed for a decade.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] All I can say is [Body]

Output: This better be the last I ever hear of the concept of "Michigan Man". ***k me with a stick. Our arrogance almost deserved to be punished with this. Dave Brandon can't be fired a moment too soon


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] Oh yes [Body]

Output: One factor you don't see discussed enough is that over the past decade U of M has slowly been admitting more and more rich east coasters and less and less in-state students. And the in-state students they do admit anymore come from rich suburbs like west bloomfield and rochester hils (in-state tuition has skyrocketed and Michigan is terrible at offering grant aid). The out of state kids havent grown up with Michigan football in their family most of the time, and even if they follow sports all their memories of Michigan football are of mediocre teams. Because of all this, plus the skyrocketing ticket prices, many U of M students from lower income levels can't afford t ickets when they are already borrowing money for education. This means that those same disconnected rich east-coasters make up a larger percentage of the students who buy tickets, and many of them would rather get wasted outside a frat than go to the games. The sunk cost of the tickets is nothing to them; they can afford to buy and not go. If they do go, they are disinterested and spend the time socializing instead of watching the game.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] The big question for potential applicants, then [Body]

Output: is, to what degree is Michigan Law's slightly worse placement due to less effective placement/reputation, or to self-selection into the less sexy PI jobs?


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Michigan does okay at federal clerkships [Body]

Output: (Fed Clerkships using 2012 data) Yale: 34.7% Stanford: 28.2% Harvard: 17.8% UChicago: 14.4% Virgina: 14.3% Duke: 12.9% Upenn: 10.3% Michigan: 8.5% Columbia: 7.9% UCberkeley: 6.7% Northwestern: 64.4% Cornell: 6.3% NYU: 5.6% Georgetown 3.7% (http://www.lstscorereports.com/) Between this data set and the big law data set, the biggest takeaway is lol Gerogetown


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Solid pick up. His name was mentioned (maybe not very seriously) as one of the possible candidates for the CMU head coaching job. [Title]

Output: Solid pick up. His name was mentioned (maybe not


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Seriously. Pretty much every response to a question about officiating has been “pssh, we sucked, what does it matter." well yeah, we weren't good, but that doesn't mean calls didn't make a difference. [Title]

Output: Seriously. Pretty much every response to a


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You know what's weird? I know that they're synonymous, but I've never thought about that phrase being redundant before. I'm going to stick to either exact or same from now on. [Title]

Output: You know what's weird? I know that they're


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Body] How much of Oregon's current success is attributable to him, and how much is Helfrich? I'm a bit worried about hiring an OC that's under an offensive head coach, just as I'd be a little worried about a DC under a defensive head coach (Narduzzi). Not saying that these guys aren't the reason for the success of their units, but we better be sure that they are before making them a head coach. [Title]

Output: How much of Oregon's current success is


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I think you misunderstood me then, because I realize that it's not a real monopoly. My point is, people aren't going to switch from Michigan to another team. They have a monopoly on Michigan fans. Maybe it is a poor comparison, but I really believe that they feel they can do certain things because the fans can either deal with it, or not get Michigan football. [Title]

Output: I think you misunderstood me then, because I


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Same for me, actually. I'm not actively "boycotting" the program, but I also am choosing to not spend my money on it. I had a rare opportunity to come up for a game this year and I didn't. Mainly because I didn't have much desire to pay for what we have right now. [Title]

Output: Same for me, actually. I'm not actively


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 5 days ago [Body] UM football is basically a monopoly, and it's being run like one. Fans aren't going to go spend their money at MSU or Notre Dame, they only want Michigan. So why not raise prices and ruin the game day experience for some extra bucks...it's not like the fans can go anywhere else. Unless fans stop spending money and supporting the program, it will only continue. Yes, it's a bummer for players, but that seems to be the only way to get some type of message across. [Title]

Output: UM football is basically a monopoly, and it's


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 2 hours ago [Body] I don't really see this as running a coach out. Rich Rod, yes, that was a struggle for him from day one. Hoke, for the most part has had a ton of support and probably would have been here next year if this season wasn't an absolute disaster. But that's on him. [Title]

Output: I don't really see this as running a coach out.


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 4 days ago [Body] That's kind of how I feel about Hoke. Just because someone works hard and is a good person doesn't mean that they're untouchable. I wish it would have worked out differently for Devin, but at some point you might need to try something else. [Title]

Output: That's kind of how I feel about Hoke. Just because


Input: [Date] 48 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I suck at using mobile devices [Title]

Output: Replied to the wrong post.


Input: [Date] 48 weeks 6 days ago [Body] How does it work when a player is hurt like this in HS? Does the school pay for, or help pay for the surgery/rehab? If not, that's a huge financial burden for these families to have to deal with. [Title]

Output: How does it work when a


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Body] I remember the depths of that coaching search when Jim Grobe was starting to look appealing. Those were some dark days. [Title]

Output: I remember the depths of that coaching search when


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Body] 5 years and 2 weeks over here! I don't post much, but I'm on the site every single day and I don't know what I would do at work without it! [Title]

Output: 5 years and 2 weeks over


Input: [Date] 3 years 36 weeks ago [Body] It's about time! I remember thinking that it was a great idea. Turns out, I was right! [Title]

Output: It's about time! I remember


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] What happens if another coach had that put into his contract? Never ending dollar raises? [Title]

Output: What happens if another coach


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] So am I right in assuming that most people want the tradition of the #1 jersey to die? Or are most of you just upset with the way it is being handled as of late? I personally love it, and it never seemed to be a problem as far as promoting one player over any other before. I remember when Manningham was blowing up and everybody was calling for him to get the jersey. Is the change in opinion based off of the new coaching staff and their perceived emphasis on team over player? People keep talking about Bo and the whole "team" approach, but didn't he start the helmet stickers that Carr thought were too individualistic? [Title]

Output: So am I right in assuming


Input: [Date] 5 years 5 weeks ago [Body] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cQjjvFAf6Q [Title]

Output: Nothing easy!


Input: [Date] 5 years 5 weeks ago [Body] Am I the only person that thinks that some variation of this should be the US Soccer logo? It would be ten times better than the lame shield we have now. [Title]

Output: Am I the only person that


Input: [Date] 5 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Great to end the game with a bang and put the other guys away. [Title]

Output: Great to end the game with a


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Eric Bledsoe much he needed a transfusion? [Title]

Output: Eric Bledsoe much he


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Body] As a yooper, when I'm calling something "up north", I'm usually referring to Houghton. [Title]

Output: As a yooper, when I'm calling


Input: [Date] 5 years 14 weeks ago [Body] I'm with you. I'd sneak up after that dude wanted to order with Denise and I would comfort Ms. Redhead. [Title]

Output: I'm with you. I'd sneak up


Input: [Date] 5 years 16 weeks ago [Body] Although I agree with your post, I kind of upvoted you for your signature. I say "Au revoir, Shoshanna!" way too often in daily activities. [Title]

Output: Although I agree with your


Input: [Date] 5 years 16 weeks ago [Body] I'm glad I'm not the only person that eats middle fingers. I get kind of sick from them too. [Title]

Output: I'm glad I'm not the only


Input: [Date] 5 years 17 weeks ago [Body] I honestly thought that they were being invited to the FIBA championships based on the title of the thread. I thought it sounded like a cool idea, but alas, it was not to be. [Title]

Output: I honestly thought that they


Input: [Date] 5 years 19 weeks ago [Body] The interception touchdown for me. The big house was so dead that day, and from that play forward it was crazy. [Title]

Output: The interception touchdown


Input: [Date] 5 years 19 weeks ago [Body] I agree. While it isn't very probable, Fitzgerald is the player that I am most excited to see this year. If his scenario comes true, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. [Title]

Output: I agree. While it isn't very


Input: [Date] 5 years 22 weeks ago [Body] I guess you could say they were HANDED the spot. [Title]

Output: I guess you could say they


Input: [Date] 5 years 22 weeks ago [Body] I was worried about this game before it started. Wow, they just scored as I was typing. This is crazy. [Title]

Output: I was worried about this game


Input: [Date] 5 years 22 weeks ago [Body] What is Kiprusoff doing out there? He's just flopping all over the place. Or was, I should say, before he took himself out. [Title]

Output: What is Kiprusoff doing out


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Title] We ought to have a Mgomotorhead meet [Body]

Output: We ought to have a Mgomotorhead meet. Friday evening before a home game in September, when it still stays light into the evenings and the weather's not (usually) too bad (or we could find a parking garage to hide in). Sounds like Bo had a fine-tuned classic, Mo tweeked it but didn't change it fundamentally, Lloyd did the best he could. Rich tried to take it a different direction and slowly worked it back to being successful, then Brady tried to take it back to stock, ignoring a lot of the helpful mods that had been made over the year. Removing the coil-overs and fancy modern stuff in favor of the classic way. Jim's gonna make 'er into a Pro Stock Resto-Mod. No bulky, heavy, outdated big blocks here. We're gonna take an all-aluminum LS. Yes, it's fuel injected, but it's still a classic fire-breathing V8, replacing that old finicky charborated big block Brady put in 'er after pulling out the turbo Toyota 2JZ Rich left in there, even though it did win a lot of races those first couple seasons. :p


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] Actually [Body]

Output: Very yes. Brady does a brilliant job of working underneith to find open recievers with optimal timings when they should be open in the zones... I think Gallon could really thrive in that culture. Of course, I wish him well wherever he goes. (^__^)


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] Jaw, I'm very happy to [Body]

Output: Jaw, I'm very happy to introduce you to Floor. I expect that you two will get to know eachother quite well in the coming seasons.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] Lies [Body]

Output: Rear-wheel drive vehicles are the MOST fun in this weather. That doesn't mean they're the easiest or safest (far from it), but fun rarely (if ever) coorlates with safety or ease. Basically it comes down to three things: 1 - Attitude - is it exciting or is it scary? 2 - Tires - Rear wheel drive cars/trucks pretty much require snow/ice tires in the winter. 3 - Limit Handling of the vehicle - assuming you can get moving and brake (which relies on the tires) effectively, the reduced traction in these conditions reduces the speeds and inputs (to throttle and/or brakes) at which you encounter your vehicles limit handling characteristics. This is where there's potential for loads of fun depending on your car's behavior. As someone who's driven RWD pickup trucks in the winter before, it can be no fun at all. But as someone who currently drives a BMW 3-Series on Blizzaks (snow tires), it can be a total joy.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] The worst I attended was 2008 Northwestern [Body]

Output: Cold, rainy, nasty and a sloppy football game on both sides to boot. Gah.


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] I can get behind the [Body]

Output: I can get behind the psychologist idea. If anything I'd rather see the program put money there rather than giving the coaching staff any raises for a dismal season. If anything I'd like to see them pick up a small group of psycologists who would interact with both the players and coaching staff and be available at most hours of the day or night (in some capacity). Student-Athletes are incredibly busy, so having psycological staff available with bankers hours would (probably) not have the desired effect.


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] Meh [Body]

Output: After a season such as this it's temping to gather everyone and encouraging them to bring their pitchforks and torches so we can burn the whole mess down and start anew. I'm not in denial, nor delusional about this team. This season was agonizing in much the same way that 7-6 in 2010 was agonizing. The main differences are that we're now trending "the wrong way" (11-2, 8-5, 7- 6) as the costs of transition and attrition hit us from the coaching change, and that we lost 4 of those 6 games in close, defensive, painful, fashion. The ranks of the upperclassman have been heavily depleted. Someone posted a diary showing that inner OL experience correlates directly with success running the ball. Guess where we've got RS Freshman.... It's one season, and there weren't really other options. The class of 2010 yielded a couple key contributors in Devin Gardner and Jake Ryan, and a few other solid players (Dileo, Avery), but was something like a 75% bust including only ONE OL. The only thing that's been a constant irritation in Hoke's three years is offensive inconsistancy which has been generally attributed to Borges. Everything else has seemed solid until this year and there's a TON of things factoring into it. A million papercuts. I agree that Hoke looks clueless in losing, but there aren't many coaches who look even remotely graceful in that situation until they redeem themselves with wins later. I do think there's a certain amount of truth behind the idea that Hoke isn't a hard-edged diciplinarian or cold, calculating master-mind of a coach. But if the players get behind him he's already proven that he can and will win football games. If nothing else we, as a program, probably need to let Hoke run out his contract (unless he ties his fate to that of Borges) and carefully set up the next coaching hire to work as a progression rather than a succession from the players abilities. And if you want to Hoke to get the ax so badly, who would you propose as a replacement, and who would you like/expect to see as their assistants?


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] I agree with the original poster... [Body]

Output: Fuck this year in Michigan sports. I'm sick of watching our teams performing just well enough that I'm emotionally attached to every. last. fucking. loss. I mentally understand that these close losses are better than getting blown out because they mean that the program is still within an arms-reach of the top. But emotionally speaking this is turning into pure agony. I think I'm done watching Michigan sports till the bowl game... the wins just feel hollow and empty and that losses keep demolishing my emotional well-being. (not that I expect the bowl game to be any different)


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] It's almost like they made that rule change just to screw Morgan [Body]

Output: Seriously... It feels like they watched the Syracuse game last year in the tourney and decided that "stand in a place and get run into" should be penalized with free throws. >__<


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] WTF is with the refs. [Body]

Output: Two terrible calls in a row. Total garbage. Even the taling heads are saying that they didn't see how those were called... Zonkeys man... Gifting the Eagles 8 points. SMH


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] OL is the key [Body]

Output: Ultimately the key to Michigan's offensive woes the last two seasons have centered almost exclusively around the offensive line. In 2011 we had the good fortune of our center being a Rimmington award worthy guy who was also a real leader and disciplinarian to the rest of the OL. This opened up holes for two 1000+ yard rushers and established the run game to allow for play-action passing and held up the pocket for enough time for deep routes to develop. While I wouldn't come close to claiming that I approve of how the offense is running, there've been plenty of times that "execution" has been the problem. Gallon and Funchess had some drops on reasonably thrown balls that would've been conversions... And that's about the only thing our porous OL allows for. Which leaves us without a run game or the option to let deeper passing plays develop. The only thing we can really try to do is take the short routes, which teams are starting to tee-off on looking for a pick-six. The only way an offense could be successful with Michigan's current level of execution would require a whole-sale dedication to a system that negates those weaknesses - which would be a whole different offense. Our problem is that we keeping trying to go wholesale MANBAWL, finding it doesn't work, and half-heartedly installing other elements. I also hate our emotional resistance to using tempo to our advantage. I understand huddling and burning clock some of the time, but I think we'd have a lot more success running the ball on 1st down if (following a conversion) we rushed to the line and pounded Green right up the middle. Do that a few times and you'd even be able to pull out the dreaded waggle for a shot at the enzone when you're around mid-field (again, no huddle, after a 1st down conversion. Don't give the defense time to think). Given our snail-like pace the rest of the time, just going no-huddle for a down here and there would be incredibly effective. I'm not sure exactly where the blame lies for any of this. I still think Hoke is our guy and I'm a huge supporter of our defensive staff. Though I have a few reservations about their subsitution policies I think they're doing an excellent job developing young players into stars, and it will start paying big as soon/long as the offense is functional. Hopefully you'll see something new on Saturday... I'm not sure that I can even bring myself to watch.


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] meh [Body]

Output: The defense continues to perform at a solid-B level. Given all the turnovers and Frank Clark's penetration today I'd go so far as to give it a B+ even. The defensive touchdown at the beginning of the game more or less offsets Iowa's long scoring drive to start the 2nd half in my book. They were a little softer than I'd like on a YPP basis, but they made up for it by being very opportunistic with turnovers. They put the offense in a position to win the game repeatedly and even put points on the board. The only way to really criticize the defense is saying that they could've been truly elite and shut down Iowa on a few key plays late. If you have Michigan State's defense that's a much stronger arguement... this defense is still pretty young and inherently soft in places by no fault of the coordinators. Youth, occasional miscommunication, and some RPS losses at key moments continue to hold them back. But with a little help from the offense in the second half I have little doubt that they could've held Iowa to 21 points MAXIMUM. They just never got any help.


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] What Ceiling? [Body]

Output: While I might agree that this year's edition of the Michigan Wolverines has a ceiling, I think I would vehemently disgree that it resembles Brady Hoke's ceiling... The upper classes are relatively depleted, especially in the trenches but the young recruiting classes have been monsters. If Borges stops fighting his personel and is willing to roll with Gardner in the passing game, for better or worse, we've got plenty of wins left in us. I think this is an 9 to 11 win team (including bowl / B1G championship). 2012 was a scheduling anomaly in a rebulding year. We lost to the top three teams in the nation (on paper), a road game without our senior QB, and a bowl game against a top-10 team that could've gone either way. I think 8-5 teams are this staff's (Hoke and Mattison) floor at Michigan. I'm not sure we'll really feel the loaded classes until 2015, but we should be totally ready to ran with the best at that point. These things take time. This year still feels similar to how it did at the beginning... There's not a single game on the schedule we can't win (I might feel differently if ohio was on the road, but home games ftw), and we're out of any we can't lose (except, we almost did). I also expect that we'll only know two things about this team (better) after East Lansing: 1- Can our defense hold firm against moose-running? 2- How much our offense can open things up on an elite defense... IF we don't get wrecked in the gameplan.


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Title] What makes you think it will be? [Body]

Output: I think I agree with you wholeheartedly that the tackle over package probably isn't going to work on the better defenses in this conference. It should be reasonably effective against the bad ones left on the schedule (Indiana, Nebraska, MAYBE Iowa) and the one with an undersized line (Northwestern)... I could see it not working AT ALL against State or Ohio, and to a lesser degree, Penn State. The good news is that we haven't run much for counter-plays out of it yet (really) and it's relatively ripe for those as long as everyone else can hold their own (and teams have to sell out to stop it). Additionally, based on the ND gameplan, Borges is perfectly willing to go after weaknesses in a teams secondary if that's where the weakness lie. If anything I think we're in a better position to go pass-happy now with Funchess roaming around at WR. I think we can run legit 3-reciever sets all day with either Gallon / Funchess / Chesson or Gallon / Funchess / Dileo. Though this was a rough game for Chesson I still think he's trending upward... though I'd also like to see The Threat deployed more too.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Simply the playbook and pass to set up the run. [Body]

Output: We need to wittle down the running-game playbook some so that we have 2-3 "base" running plays that we can install counters to. Right now it feels like a grab-bag. Given the potential our passing game has flahsed I think RB draws would be wise coupled with more "easy" passes on 1st down. If we're going pistol I'm not sure why we can't get Kerridge some out routes in the flat, or Gallon some hitches. It doesn't even have to get to the sticks, just put us in 2nd and 5 sometimes. Then we can start playing the run game off the pass game. Or PA it downfield. Other stuff: Borges is a pass-guru type, yeah? He should find ways to get Funchess and Butt matched up with DBs as much as possible. Especially in the pass game, but certainly in blocking as well. Though that may make Funchess's blocking selection problem even worse... But inside they just need to narrow it down. Get the line narrowed down to as few different designed blocking assignments as possible on a few plays, then throw differenet defensive allignments and stunts at them and teach the right adjustments for those few plays. I'd rather see a DeBordian run game that can grind out 3 yards against any defensive front that isn't cheating to kill it than this grab-bag that goes -2, -2, -1, 4, -2, -3, +23... If it has to be set up by the pass, then so be it. We should be able to manage that (in theory).


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Yes and No [Body]

Output: It seems like Al has real trouble scheming around poor offensive line play. He seems to be able to coach skill players up and adjust his offense to them reasonably well, but if the battle is being lost in the trenches history shows he has trouble adjusting. Which cooreponds rather well with what we've seen in his two years here. Since Michigan has been recruiting among the best offensive line classes in the country for a the last few years, and will probably continue to in terms of quality (if not the quantity we've seen) there's not soo much to worry about. Every system works better with talent; that's pretty much a given. At the D1 power-conference level every system other than spread-option (read-based) offenses require traditionally-talented (aka big, strong) football players. The spread replaces some of the size and strength in favor of speed and agility and replaces some blocking with reads. It's clever in that it opens up the playing field to smaller, faster players who traditionally had only niche rolls (if you were an OL prospect that would top out at 270ish, but could run a solid 40 and had good agility drills where the hell did you end up in a 'traditional' system - probably a move to defense?). And it's not like the spread-option doesn't work better with better players; see Oregon, 2010 Auburn, or Northwestern's year-on-year improvement as they bring in 4-stars lately... Spread-option (read option) based offesnses just shift the definition of what is optimal for players. I suppose you could make the arguement that some coordinators / coaching staggs do a better job of developing players: see Boise State for quite a run there... But I would argue that's a complete coaching staff thing, rather than just the OC. If Borges hasn't had much consistancy in his assistance coaching staffs, that probably explains some of the location-to-location, or even year-to-year variance as well. But I don't think this diary was meant to summarize Al Borges's career as a success or failure or even to examine his strengths and weaknesses. So far as I can tell it was about looking at his playcalling and personal adjustments with various teams in various states of "build" to get a sense of what we might be seeing going forward. With Michigan's recruiting classes, the ceiling looks like a balanced offense that is effecient converting 3rd downs and is among the best in-conference, and perhaps nationally, in scoring. I'm not complaining.


Input: [Date] 2 years 12 weeks ago [Title] Is this what depth feels like? [Body]

Output: I'm really enjoying Michigan's 2013 (and beyond) recruiting because it's starting to feel like the staff is addressing possibiliities rather than need. At worst Dawson gets burried on the depth chart and transfers; at best he becomes an incredibly athletic 6' 2" 190+ pound corner who can shut down even the largest of the "big body" recievers and come up strong in run coverage. The likely path is somewhere in between but his physical tools seem poised to get him on the field in one way or another. If he can clean up his pursuit angles a bit I could see him getting on the field for special teams after his redshirt year; while competing for starting role on the defense. Assuming some of these "make or break" guys stick around when they don't jump into the starting role we should be able to have enough players to fill most of the special team roles without risking injury to starters.


Input: [Date] 2 years 12 weeks ago [Title] We're so lucky [Body]

Output: As Michigan fans we've been so lucky and blessed to cheer for guys like Kovacs and Robinson the last four years. And it looks like they're both going to make their small mark on the NFL. I agree that Kovacs can really help a team even without seeing field. His postivity and work ethic seem infectous and his football IQ is impossibly high. Even as a practice squad guy he'd be teaching your starters on both sides of the ball a thing or three. He put on a tackling clinic for four years here; seemingly always picking the right approach for the situation. I'm glad to hear about him though. Kovacs has been my favorite Wolverine since '09 when he first stepped up (well, then it was Brandon Graham, but Kovacs was seriously on my radar before Denard, who looked like a situational change-up guy behind Tate Forcier at the time). But watching him in 2010 sealed the deal. Denard was the offense, but Kovacs very nearly was the defense. Hopefully he'll never be tossed into that tough of a job again. His 2011 and 2012 seasons really showcased how well he can work within a defense and while his coverage wasn't always the best, his run support and blitzing was grade-A. We're gonna miss him; I hope he gets his chance at Miami.


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Title] Neither of these stadiums would come cheap [Body]

Output: Due to the sheer scale of the retractable roof on the "normal" contcept I think it might not be any cheaper/easier to build. And Frankly, I think it might be a "better" stadium once the science fiction novelty of the other wore off in some way... But I still adore that rotating roof design. It looks like something straight out of a movie or video game cinimatic... and that 360 big screen.... *drool*


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Title] Gotta love his tenacity! [Body]

Output: I agree that the blog was clearly a move to gather more attention for his music career by leveraging his position as one of the nations top football recruits. As a musician with nothing to leverage for publicity, I can't blame him. Particularly since isn't seem to be doing music to stay in the public eye after his athletic relevancy; the vast majority of both his music and athletic careers are ahead of him. I also like the tune. It doesn't sound like self-paraody or patronizing to his fans; he sounds like a young rapper fighting for his slice of the pie. That's cool. That's genuine. And I hope it works out for him if football isn't all he dreamed it could be. Two risky career choices; to be sure, but he seems reasonably well equipted to roll with either. I think he likes the media atttention, and that sorta thing, but that he's getting sick of talking to coaches and schools that he knows he won't fit in at. He wants world-class academics; particularly in the music program, and world-class football. It's pretty easy to see why his decision will probably come down to Michigan vs Stanford. For any kid making that decision I have the deepest respect; you really can't do better either way.


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Title] I suspect [Body]

Output: I suspect that since Michigan's recruiting class is going to be smaller this year (out of necessity) that it might slip in the national and conference rankings if we fail to pull in both Da'Shawn Hand and Jabrill Peppers. Now if everything goes right with those guys we could still be looking at a top 5 class even with only 15-16 members. It is interesting to see how well Michigan is recruiting across such a wide area while Ohio has been focusing at home. I'm not sure that it really speaks to the school's recruiting strategies as much as it speaks to the level of talent Michigan high school football produces on a year-by-year basis when compared with Ohio. Michigan has the additional thorn of another Big Ten school only a few dozen miles up I-96... Not that State has managed to pull in very many contested recruits, but I wouldn't discount them as a reason for Michigan's national focus. As for the recruiting class itself, I really like how there's definite pursuit of potential rather than "sure things". Ian Bunting and Juwann Bushell-Beatty are those kinds of developmental risks that have all the tools to be All-Americans, but need time and coaching to really shine. I love that Michigan is finally deep enough at some positions (like TE and OL) to grab some of these guys. The payoff down the road could be huge.


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Title] I tried to be one of the "good half" [Body]

Output: I got season tickets in 2008, always arrived before the team ran out, and never left until after the games were over. Yes, even Northwestern. That experience kinda broke me... I still show up early for games and stay late to games I'm excited about / think will be competitive... I showed up within minutes of the gates opening for UTLs, and nearly an hour early for Ohio and Nebraska in '11. I was early for Air Force, Michigan St. and Northwestern this year... But after 2008 it's difficult to rustle up the enthusiasm to wake up super early, walk a couple miles to the stadium, and watch us level a floundering Illinios team or another MACrifice. But I'm also graduating, so I suppose I can't be part of the problem anymore.


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Title] Gotta go with a senior... [Body]

Output: Even though Funchess #2 is my favorite of these, and maybe my favorite picture from the 2012 season, this team is always about the senior leadership. So I'm forced to narrow it down to the Lewan, Gallon, and Toussiant... I'm going for Gallon for now! Lewan was pointing and Chrome and the last thing I need is more encouragement to use the interwebz. :p


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] It's about as save as an event of any scale can reasonably be [Body]

Output: There's lots of securety, both visible and tucked away. If someone was diabolical enough they could find a way to make it into an ugly scene, but that's true anywhere that isn't a layered military fortress. While you could turn Michigan Standium into one of those (probably) it would be ugly and it would take all of Friday to get the fans in there and all of Sunday to get them out. Ultimately I must just default to Benjamin Franklin who once said "those who sacrific liberty for security deserve neither". While that's a bit severe, I think the moral of the story is to seize the day. If fear can drag you away from what you love, you've already lost it.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] 0.0 [Body]

Output: The storage vessels would've served as pressure vessels, the ammonia (from the fertilizer) as an oxidizer, then all you need is a fuel... Usually when people make a bomb the fuel is gasoline, here it was anything that was kicked up by the initiall fire. Once the oxidizers and fuel were exposed you get rapid chemical combustion; an explosion. This tragedy almost certainly falls 100% into the catigory of an industrial accident. Though safety of these facilities (in western countries anyway) has been impoved immensely the hazardous / flamable / combustable nature of the products still entails great risk. My heart goes out to the families of those injured or worse.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] 2013 Wins/Loses [Body]

Output: Only a few months ago I would've said that it was probably going to be a 8.5 win season (lets call it 9), and as long as those are the right nine that we'll be getting tickets to Indy... Now a lot of the puzzle pieces are coming together to bridge the gap between "if we get lucky, this could be great" and "controlling ALL THE CONTROLLABLES". Our D-line is coming together and looks to have the ability to disrupt and rush the passer more than last year and it looks like everything else will be approximately as good (though we'll probably miss Kovacs a couples times). This defense could very well be the complete package, with the linebackers and rush end taking on starring roles Mattison intended. The offense was of greater concern to me... Devin and Gallon are obviously proven commotities but the rest of the recieves, the RBs and the line seemed shaken up. Now, with what we've seen in the spring game, the recievers (along with the tight ends) should be fine to excellent. Maybe we don't have a proper deep threat yet (Chesson will get there) but we should be able to consistantly move the chains through the air. The O-line was (and still is, to a much lesser extent) scaring me. With Taylor Lewan coming back I'm mostly passified in that department. And finally we have Derrick Green and De'veon Smith coming in, Toussaint returning from injury, and Norfleet looking like someone who'll juke you out of your shoes... The run blocking still needs some work, but I still see us cruising against the majority of our schedule even in the run game. In some of the bigger games they might be able to force us into the air, but I can only see that going well given Devin's performance thus far and his scambling ability... The schedule looks pretty soft too... I'm thinking 10-2 with the coin flips @Northwestern, @Iowa (I don't know why, please got proove me wrong... I don't want to punch another hole in the drywall like I did in '11), and against Ohio. Everyone else just doesn't shake me....


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] At first I was like... [Body]

Output: "uh... no, this guy's vibrato is intolerable" and then the crowd took over... 'merica!


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] Get your degree man... [Body]

Output: Stronger draft class next year (theoretically, any of those guys could have a rough season) aside everything else pretty much demands that THJ comes back. He had great regular season, and an okay tournament, but nothing that screams NBA starter; and he's already a third-year starter. He'd probably be best to come back, give this young team leadership, show that he's still improving, and get his degree. That way, when he goes to the NBA next year he can transition into something else around the sport (coaching, management, journalism) OR make the journey to Europe and keep playing. One year that opens up a lot of options... But it's his choice either way. And I think it's 60/40 a good decision to return, if even that much... Burke didn't really have a choice to make. His stock is at an all-time high and even if he could repeat it all next year the media wouldn't the blown away enough to heap the awards on him again... As great as another year of Trey Burke would've been for Michigan Basketball, I'm afraid it would've been really bad for him. He made the right choice. GRIII and McGary need at least another year each. GRIII has the potential and all the right physical tools, but his mind and attitude hasn't caught up yet. Throwing him in with a bunch of NBA guys is just as likely to shake him up as it is to improve him at this stage. McGary just needs to show what he can do without Burke over more than a 5 game run. He had a phenomenal tournament; but a lot of analysts are crediting a sizable amount of that to Burke's management of the plays. If McGary can impove on defense and show that he can be a leader/creater on offense he'll be ready to go; but that's at least (probably exactly) a year away.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] hmmm... [Body]

Output: I like the current font and the boarders top and bottom... So I'll pull for those being maintained. Until fall camp, I think it's only fair that it be a basketball-only banner since we had Denard up there for the basketball season. Maybe something based one of the photos of this, or the shot that set it up (photo credit to New York Daily News):


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] It gets pretty loud... [Body]

Output: Ever since the boxes have gone in and the winning ways have returned it's been getting pretty loud in Michigan Stadium. The 2012 season wasn't as noisy as 2011 what with UTL Notre Dame (loudest game I've experienced) and Ohio State... It got pretty loud and people got on their feed when we really needed them to. And we're perfect at home the last two seasons: 8-0 in 2011, 6-0 in 2012. I'm not sure if 14 ranks as the longest home win streak or not? I know Wisconsin and LSU were both doing better than that before the 2012 season, but both took home losses this year and Ohio State took several home losses in 2011. Obviously Alabama has their loss to A&M blemishing their home schedule... Oregon lost to Stanford at home...Standfor lost to Oregon at home in 2011... etc etc.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] Sense of Community / Family [Body]

Output: As the two highest profile sports in college today the football and basketball programs can either feed off of eachothers success or fight with one-another under the same roof. Fortunately it seems that Michigan has a big enough fanbase, budget, and heart to support both on the national stage without compromising eachother. The support that the football players and staff have showed basketball this year helps both programs immensely and helps to build a sense of community. I can only guess that the basketball staff and players similarly support football, but given the massive scale of that crowd, were lost in the grandeur. Hopefully we'll see some acknowledgement of Beilein or McGary or something at one (or many) of the football games. The sense of community in Michigan athletics is slowly growing into a sense of family; visible to the entire college sports nation. That has to be exciting and encouraging as a high school player when you're thinking about your college choices... And that's without factoring in the traditions and academic excellent that Michigan offers. Maybe Hoke is right when he says that Michigan "sells itself" to recruits. ^_^


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] I agree [Body]

Output: The fact that Hancock wracked up more than the margin of victory after he fouled out is reason enough to believe that the refs threw this game; even without the two illegitimate Burke fouls (the three pointer that should've been a no-call, though may've technically been, and the sparkling clean dunk block)... I'm not saying there was any intentional bias, just that those were terrible calls and that they should be calling into question the methods with which college basketball is officiated.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] CLEAN [Body]

Output: It's sickening that the cleanest college dunk block I've ever witnessed gets a foul while half the game looked like hockey on hardwood. The call on Burke on the 3 point attempt was also a can of shit. Regardless of whether it was negligent, incompitent, or bias, the officiating in this game is BY FAR the least consistant, if not the outright worst, I've ever witnessed in college basketball.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] Thank You Sir! [Body]

Output: I needed something like this to help me laugh at my own frustration.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] The growth [Body]

Output: The growth and development of this team thoughout the year and particularly in the big dance proves to me that we're just getting into the exciting years. In typical fashion with teams near the top, we might struggle to actually close the deal but I suspect it drops sooner ot later. This was a magical run but we could easily have another in a year or two as Albrecht, Stauskas, GRIII, LeVert, and McGary continue to develop. We're going to lose some guys to the NBA along the way, but we'll keep restocking. It's the problem you want to have. Beilein has now truly proved himself to be the kind of coach who can recruit and develop the kids with the talent, character, and academics to proudly represent the University of Michigan on the national stage. No reason to believe that's going to stop now. Michigan Basketball is not "back". There is no back until more banners are earned and even then it only lasts for a moment. You always have to keep climbing just to stay in place. But I don't think we could have a much better coach, or man, leading the way. Thanks Robinson, Albrecht, Burke, McGary, Akunne, Hardaway, Stauskas, Vogrich, Horford, Bartelstein, McLimans, LeVert, Person, Bielfeldt, and Morgan for an incredible season! Happy Trails and best wishes to all who move on! As for the rest of you, Those Who Stay Will Be Champions. Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] No Commuter on weekends [Body]

Output: There's no commuter on weekends. However, all of the parking lots down near the stadium should be fair game.


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Title] Just the best! [Body]

Output: I was at the Blue Tractor for it. The whole place went absolutley nuts. This game was the best since ND in 2011... brillant recovery to get it to overtime and a brilliant win there. It's incredible to see our guys come though in the clutch like that. Goddamn.


Input: [Date] 2 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Why 280? [Body]

Output: I agree that he's going to have to lose some weight to gain some speed/directional change against D-1 players, but I'm not sure why 280 is the number and I don't think he could get down to that anytime soon in a healthy, strength-gaining manner. I suspect they'll try to widdle him down a bit but I'd be shocked if he ever drops under 300 unless he isn't hitting the weight room enough to pack on good weight. I know (if his academics are in order) that I'd be interested as a college coach because his potential at several positions (OG, FB, DT, DE) depending on his weight and hands. He'll probably see limited use as a short yardage RB and spend the rest of his time somewhere else. Hopefully he's open to that idea and no to sucked into a "no, I play RB" mind-set.


Input: [Date] 2 years 25 weeks ago [Title] As someone else who grew up in west Michigan [Body]

Output: As someone else who grew up in west Michigan... I felt the same way for a long time. Until after the 2010 Michigan / Michigan State football game. The behavior of Sparty in Ann Arbor; our city was absolutely dispicable. I've never witnessed a group of antagonists so incredibly outnumbered trying so hard to goad the general population around them into a fight. If there weren't Wolverines to defend the couches, they would've been burning in the streets. Ever since I've regarded Spartan Fans as chronically afflicted with an inferiority complex that defies all reason, logic, or decency. Since I haven't gone to the horseshoe or the barn down in Columbus, I've yet to experience a more obnoxious fanbase firsthand. The only Michigan-Ohio State game I attended was 2011, and it was beautiful. SIDE NOTE: I had student season tickets in 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012. I attended several games in 2009 since my roommate had tickets and didn't care enough to go to several of the games, but I decided against season tickets after the frusteration of the 2008 season...


Input: [Date] 2 years 25 weeks ago [Title] ^_^ [Body]

Output: I suspect Devin Gardner will continue to run about as much as he has or mildly more. We'll definitely continue to see him on the run/pass option roll-outs because he's been scoring touchdowns with those left and right. He's had a couple great QB sneaks as well. We also want him to keep up his scrambling instincts. He's been exceellent at escaping pressure and keeping drives alive. I could see us sprinkling more of a standard read-option, or a "belly" play where DG can keep the ball (keeping the defense honest), but it's designed to go with Green (or Smith, or Toussaint) most of the time. I also agree with those who've pointed out that Gardner has NFL potential at QB. If he gets his medical redshirt then I see him almost certainly developing into an early-round NFL QB prospect. If not I still think he'll make his case this year but he might be more of a mid-round sleeper or late-round steal rather than a top-ranked prospect on most draft boards. The main area of concern (as I see it) is probably on the blocking schemes. The interior offensive line is going to be a very young, but very talanted group, so you don't want to throw too many new (this year) schemes at them at once. Against most of the D-lines we'll encounter this year we'd be better off relying on the line's talent rather than doing anything that could result in missed assignments.


Input: [Date] 2 years 25 weeks ago [Title] I think #2 [Body]

Output: I think your second option is closer to reality. I think they want a guy who really wants to be at Michigan so he'll be content taking a redshirt year and not seeing "quality" playing time (barring injuries) until 2017 or 2018 (depending on Morris's redshirt). By then any issues that he needs worked out should be pretty much a nullified by strength and conditioning, coaching, practice time and "garbage-time" play. Most elite players care more about seeing field now than they care about what field that is (as long as it's an AQ D-1 school, obvs). Mr. Speight has "play for Michigan" at the top of his priority list, and though flawed he's an elite prospect. There's no reason he shouldn't be our man. I do agree that we should go after a mobile QB / Athlete as a "project"/"change of pace" guy. If he's more of the big-body power-runner we might be able to install a goal-line / short yardage package similar to what Oklahoma ran with Blake Bell the last couple of years. If he's more of a speedster we might be able to use them as a RB or WR and occasionally shift into a Wildcat with a few pass plays for when guys are laughably wide-open.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Attitude [Body]

Output: I know if I was an NFL scout another thing I'd be looking at is the attitude and "coachability" of the players on my draft board. Denard is an exceptional athlete, and even in the NFL his combination of speed, acceleration, and ability to read blocks will be above average. If he can add solid catching, route running, and blocking to that while getting coached up on the details of the rest he's going to be an offensive coordinator's dream. But that isn't what makes him unusual.; it's his attitude and his obvious willingness to learn. He's not the kind of guy that will take this opportunity for granted and he'll be a great player and teammate regardless of his position. Maybe the risks will hold him out of the 2nd round but I can't see him going any later than mid-third with his personality and talents. Denard Robinson was a great Wolverine, is a great Michigan man, and do everything in his power to be a great [incert draft team here].


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Title] We're going to miss Mr. Robinson. [Body]

Output: I'm extremely excited to see Devin take over the starting QB job 100% next year and what that will mean for this offense and its chemistry with Borges's philosphies and techniques, but I'll still miss Denard. If for nothing else than that first play against Western in 2009, the Notre Dame games in 2010 and '11 and breaking the loss streaks to Ohio State 2011 and Michigan State in 2012. As a student at the University of Michigan I've been lucky/privilaged enough to cross paths with him a couple times and he was ab incredibly understated, kind, and humble individual who (seemingly) hasn't taken a single breath of his time in Ann Arbor (and perhapse life in general) for granted. I hope his expressions of grim seriousness at the end of the 2012 college football season turns out to be but momentary, and we'll see him find all the joy he's given us over the last four years in the NFL, or anywhere else he chooses to seek it. Thanks for being (and continuingto be) a Michigan man Denard Robinson. Thanks for going blue.


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Title] The other side of the heartbreaker [Body]

Output: I must say I'm not used to Michigan losing heartbreakers... it seems like the Wolverine's lot in life to inflict these kinds of loses on others (mostly recently Michigan State and Northwestern). I honestly can't think of game in my time watching Michgan football that I was quite as emotionally conflicted about... So pleasantly surprised by the gameplan and poise in a loss... Despite digging a hole early our boys played like their hair was on fire and dug themselves back out, only to stumble. They never gave up and even though the 'cocks clearly had some major talent advantages they largely played like a group of very talented individuals. Michigan played together. Michigan supported eachother. Sadly the team, the team, the team wasn't quite.. I feel much better about Borges after this game. Like woah. Devin had an on-again off-again game through the air but his legs impressed; keeping key drives alive. Denard was utilized about a dozen different ways and even when some of them fell flat I still appreciated the thought and the design that went into it. Getting Denard and Devin on the field together on many snaps was a "best case scenario" I almost expected Al to avoid without reason. It's a shame we got burned on punt coverage... especially with all the talk about it here. It's equally frustrating that we couldn't stop them on that last drive... inches... 10th of a second... Living by the blitz, dying by the blitz. It felt awful. Every almost stop. Every ankle tackle that wasn't quite... GAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!! If I wasn't excited about the direction of the entire program, I would be in agony. The heartbreaking nature of the lead with 11 seconds remaining has tainted the fact that my expectations for the season were largely met (loss streak to Michigan State and Iowa broken, home-win streak extended to 14).


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Defense > Expectations > Offense... [Body]

Output: Ultimately the 2012 Michigan football season was frustrating and disheartening, but an impressive effort that yielded average results. I'd give it B- since that's what Michigan usually gives it's students for an "average" result; regardless of effort. With ohio being the only exception, the losses were explainable, and probably not reversable without huge changes in "luck". Last year, if anything, I though a couple of the wins were less explainable than the loss at Iowa. The 2012 Wolverines fought hard for every second of every game (after surrendering to Alabama anyway), and fell short a few times. I'm encouraged by the effort and belief of this team; regardless of the numbers. Lets cheer them to 9-4 in Jan!