Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] Well, if anything if you look [Body]

Output: Well, if anything if you look at it, it should be a swipe at the ethics of Alabama since both guys were courted there. And from what I have read from Brian in months gone by, Bama seems to sort of make up the rules as they go on rosters and nubmers of slots open, etc. A wee bit shady there. BTW, both guys also come from the same county in WBGVa if you can believe that. RR has had his share of "bad eggs" but he has been known to give those kids another shot much like Tressel. Sometimes that rubs people wrong... special treatment for athletes, etc. Hopefully he won't have the kind of kids who get in trouble but they ARE kids. Kids = trouble. I've heard his side of the story enough to know that calling him unethical really depends on what state you live in. I think his original statement should suffice: It's America and he wanted to change jobs. The rest is just pissing matches.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] You're right about the [Body]

Output: You're right about the returns, but they hold a certain number of single-game tickets for fans like me who could never do the season ticket thing anyhow. They'll sell them no matter what. I'm doing everything I can to see if I can get there this time. Hope so!


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] Well, living here in WBGVa I [Body]

Output: Well, living here in WBGVa I have heard SO MUCH of this argument that it's amazing. There was quite a bit of head scratching though over Stewart even though his team just whupped OU. I think a lot of folks thought the Stewart hire was based on emotion. He certainly was cheaper. He fits the mold they want of a home town, home spun, aw shucks kinda guy - PLUS he didn't have a big time agent that would cost them a lot of money. He took quite a pay cut from what RR was making. He seems to be a really nice guy, but he will not have as much leeway in the losing department with fans. They will demand that another "big name" coach be hired because in their minds they have "arrived" with the Michigans, Ohio States and Oklahomas. We shall see. I think the scoring against OU gets credited to Calvin. Stewart was pretty much the cheerleader/motivator and there to manage the clock and decide on overall strategy, etc.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] You watch [Body]

Output: All of the Barwis buzz - talking about all of the NFL players or NFL players in waiting coming to work out with him... once the NCAA starts getting a whiff of that kind of P.R., they'll come up with some dumb rule to make that illegal. Schools could then use it as a "recruiting tool." You know, like they did with the rule about Media Guides. Yeah - kids are gonna come to your school because of your Media Guide. Whatever. But your S & C coach showing off his street cred... that may be too much for the party poopers at the NCAA. I hope not, but it seems they pretty much dump on everything else that could be considered ANY way to attract kids to a school. Don't believe me? Go to the M Athletic Dept and see if you can get a signed football or basketball to raffle for your favorite charity. It'll take weeks if not months and you have to sign an NCAA compliance form stating that nobody in middle or high school who is an athlete will receive the ball - because that could be a recruiting tool to make kids want to go to your school. So it's not a reach to think they'll look poorly on all of the hype about who's hanging around the weight room. But I hope not.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] Here's a shot of what that [Body]

Output: Here's a shot of what that would look like - only we'd have good looking helmets. Not a fan. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gotbob/1935964408/


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] We should have a system where [Body]

Output: We should have a system where huge posts get a helmet sticker. LOL!


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] I just watched that Fields of [Body]

Output: I just watched that Fields of Glory thing last night and Bo said that helmets were just stitched like that but Fritz painted it Maize so the QBs could see the receivers down the field. Only in those days I think the QB was called a HB.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] Now, now boys and girls - I [Body]

Output: Now, now boys and girls - I DO live here so let's not trash the entire place! It's not like I'm chained here. It's a nice place with plenty of great people. And while I'm certainly not high on the WVU fan list, the STATE and the UNIVERSITY are two different things.... I just need to convince my WVU friend of that. That aside, I never had a problem with the new M road unis. But your comment does give me a little ammo to plug back at him with. If the new road unis are so "bad" or "ugly" and you still have some that look like it, ummmmm, doesn't that mean that THOSE WVU unis are just as ugly? LOL! That's why it's fun to have friends who don't share similar opinions on everything. We argue like cats & dogs at times but still enjoy a brew and hanging out.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] Being "The Hybrid" (M Native, [Body]

Output: Being "The Hybrid" (M Native, WV Resident) I've seen both sides of this plate. When I lived in M I would order "2 on 1 without" - that meant 2 Coney dogs on one plate with no onions. In WV I order 2 Hot Dogs "with sauce." You would have to ask for the onions in WV.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] Well, here I was getting [Body]

Output: Well, here I was getting ready to get all offended because I live in W-BG-Va and then I opened it. And then I laughed. Because I've been guilty of visualizing the map that way - EXCEPT the part about Michigan. LOL! Whoever did that also is pretty plugged into the news with Oklahoma as well. A very good chuckle to start the day... and man, if you can't laugh at yourself a bit, then you need to lighten up. Thanks for posting!


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] Potty mouth.Berman is [Body]

Output: Potty mouth. (Edit - watch it - someone will say you sound like the "very bad things" that are said at football practice. LOL!!!) Berman is annoying and probably needs to focus on radio. Harsh but there's a time when guys move from on camera to off and he's there. I'm not watching. Despite her calling him "Boom" I give her a pass. Mainly because she's easy on the eyes. A sexist thing to say, but she draws a particular audience. It's what they want at ESPN.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] A2 Hatin' On M [Body]

Output: A lot of news organizations seem to set up this mentality of "gotcha" and that anyone who makes bank is somehow doing so on the take or against the rules. TRUST ME if we printed the home phone numbers of the Editors they would have a coniption. Their argument would be that they are not public figures in charge of the public trust. However, newspapers have pretty much enjoyed a monopoly in their hometowns with regulators looking the other way. It's always been a case of the "do-gooders" trying to uncover something untoward - even if nothing untoward is going on. It's how they operate. They also have a very anti-profit mentality, execpt where the newspaper is concerned. If the football team or athletic department makes money, it's a bad thing. If the paper makes money, it's expected. Funny though how the marketplace of information has caught up with the newspapers and places like MGoBlog have taken over the position of being THE place for information about something folks care about like M sports. I know Brian is a fan but he's no shill. If something WRONG was going down, I know he'd call it out. Otherwise he'd be labeled as a shill and readership of MGoBlog would spiral downward. The paper in it's effort to appear "independent" continues to cut off its nose to spite its face. You can't stomp on the very entity that makes people want to read you for info without losing contacts within that entity or readership or both. It's OK to investigate how things are run. It's another to make insinuations and print phone numbers of the people in charge to CREATE an atmosphere that something is wrong when apparently it isn't.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] On some of the older versions [Body]

Output: On some of the older versions you could mess with lineups on any team and save them. I don't know about the newer versions. I always made a 7" QB that had the body of a tank with like 99% passing, running, accuracy, stamina, speed., etc. Kind of looked like Jared Lorenzen only taller, and with talent. LOL! I never played the whole deal with recruiting, etc. I am not sure you can still do this on the new versions.


Input: [Date] 7 years 2 weeks ago [Title] I don't care what they wear [Body]

Output: I don't care what they wear really. I'm glad M will make bank on the new purchases of the licensed goods. I also do see that it will be tough on some folks to rake $150 out of the wallet in today's economy. That's just the facts of life. Can't criticize folks for that. Unlike some comments I've read, I DON'T think you're "more" of a fan if you have the authentic or the replica or a Steve & Barry's T. As long as it's Maize & Blue, says Mighican on it, and you're showing pride in the team, I'm cool with it! Trust me, I catch HELL for wearing Michigan stuff to the gym in the land of Ohio State AND WVU but I wear it just about EVERY day. Let' 'em hate!!! I DO smell a LARGE sale on the NIKE versions though coming up VERY very soon. Someone let me know if you see one! LOL!


Input: [Date] 7 years 3 weeks ago [Title] Not to be sarcastic about [Body]

Output: Not to be sarcastic about your question, but after watching OSU blitz and pressure M last November, I don't think things could be much worse. I see some missed assignments as the year goes on. Any new system is going to produce that result. Overall though, I feel pretty confident as a fan that this new system really is state of the art for college.


Input: [Date] 7 years 3 weeks ago [Title] Wait a minute... wait a [Body]

Output: Wait a minute... wait a minute... dude... how much you want for those seats? (To the games, not the weddings!) :)


Input: [Date] 7 years 3 weeks ago [Title] How Many Of You [Body]

Output: OK - I haven't played since the '07 version and very little at that because, well, I suck at video games. Be that as it may, I'm curious how many of you just f*ck with Ohio State's lineup and just make them a team you can crush again and again? How many "play them" straight up? I admit, I always create a QB that is just freakishly good for M and mess with the OSU lineup so I can see M win again and again... Watch, one day they're gonna make the game REAL and make that an NCAA violation so your next season sucks plus forfeits, etc.


Input: [Date] 7 years 3 weeks ago [Title] There was a series of like 3 [Body]

Output: There was a series of like 3 games in the late 80s - early 90s that Iowa and Michigan had decided on last second field goals or game ending plays. I was at the Iowa game in Ann Arbor where M kicked the 43 yard winner in the rain and wind to win as the clock hit :00. There is no question that was one of the loudest crowds because we did the Wave and Bo was fit to be tied. It was one of the first times the Wave was ever done at M Stadium and he wrangled up his head set into a knot, threw it on the ground and stomped on it because we - the fans - got a penalty for making TOO MUCH noise. That was before they changed that rule.


Input: [Date] 5 days 19 hours ago [Title] That's my section 34 row B [Body]

Output: Not generally unless we are crappy and fair weather fans unload them to our rivals...


Input: [Date] 6 days 14 hours ago [Title] The move was a TV market move for the B1G.. [Body]

Output: Getting those D.C. area viewers into the BTN was exactly why Maryland was brought into the Conference.


Input: [Date] 6 days 14 hours ago [Title] You don't need Rutgers to get these kids... [Body]

Output: but it'll go a long way to locking other conferences out of Jersey., An added plus is it gives B1G teams an additional advantage by providing kids from Jersey a chance to play in front of their families every other year (if they go to a B1G East Division School).


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Hate to be a grammar nazi.. [Body]

Output: there should be their....


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Man... it was hot that day... [Body]

Output: people were passing out from the heat/dehydration that day. A scorcher for sure... I almost left early because of the heat. I was definitely glad that I stuck around the touchdown play happened right in front of me...


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yeah, President... [Body]

Output: Of the entire Universe!


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Once a wishbone/option team gets behind... [Body]

Output: it is very difficult to mount a comeback because they are not conducive to setting up quick scores, they are better at sustaining marches...


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Title] That is a very cool story Bro! [Body]

Output: nftxt


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Mine came today also [Body]

Output: Nice looking book, thanks to all for creating such a quality publication.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yup... [Body]

Output: and if it doesn't stop we will lose our best and brightest hope for the future of Michigan Football. Good reading here: http://hotair.com/archives/2015/05/05/the-left-eats-its-own-and-liberals-dont-like-it-much-at-all/ Remember Bo was as right wing as they get. Football and politics are mutually exclusive.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Title] What!?!?! [Body]

Output: What's all this brown stuff all over my Ivory tower /s...


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Lloyd did it too... [Body]

Output: nftxt.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Happy Friday Everyone... [Body]

Output: Last day of work till the 7th of July, My 28th Wedding anniversary is this Saturday as well as my Nephew's Graduation Party This fall he'll be attending the University of Michigan at Dearborn on a full ride scholarship. On Sunday, we'll be heading down to South Carolina to spend a couple of days with my sisters in Clemson and from there going out to Charleston. We're going to lay some flowers at the Emanuel Church, then head over to Patriot's Point and Fort Sumter. It should be an enlightening time for all. So Bang Me !!!!!


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Try this.... [Body]

Output: after which you will thank me.... http://cremocompany.com/ The best shave cream I have ever used hands down.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Stubbs is all natural now... [Body]

Output: I hope it stays that way....


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 5 days ago [Title] He did have a short list.... [Body]

Output: Les Miles, but there was no way Carr was going to let that happen...


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

Output: Especially the exit strategy part, but Sailboat Bill shares equally in this responsibility as Lloyd wanted to retire before 2007 but Martin talked him into staying.. Then the Horror happened and the writing was on the wall without a suitable replacement lined up... and the rest is history. Thank God we are on the right track now...


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Just upvoted everyone in this thread... [Body]

Output: Posbangs for everbody!


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] That is Epic on the scale of... [Body]

Output: LSUFreek! Just plain awesome!!!


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Quit being "That" Guy... [Body]

Output: Please...


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I LOL'ed... [Body]

Output: NFM.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Sorry Double Post. [Body]

Output: NFM


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Can't embed at work... [Body]

Output: But you know that Jim's gonna make sure he knows his name when all is said and done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v-akeLNyIo


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 8 hours ago [Title] Standing By... [Body]

Output: That is all...for now.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Henne's [Body]

Output: Shoulder injury eliminated the passing attack in that game... His arm was a wet noodle for that game.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Wrong thread, please delete. [Title]

Output: Wrong thread, please delete.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Ha, I lived in the room next door to that exact lounge, though there was no TV there in 2006. Just a piano that people would use to wake me up way too early on weekends. [Title]

Output: Ha, I lived in the room next


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 21 hours ago [Body] I'd like to think precedent mattered, but I'm not sure it does in the kangaroo courts the NFL seems to be running. [Title]

Output: I'd like to think precedent


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Yeah, this guy sounds like a terrible father. /s Happy Father's Day [Title]

Output: Yeah, this guy sounds like a


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Body] In London, I really enjoyed Great Queen St for dinner and Pimlico Fresh for breakfast. [Title]

Output: In London, I really enjoyed


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I personally just think their stuff looks better. I anecdotally think it's higher quality. It's nothing more than that, and I think many people on this site agree with that. [Title]

Output: I personally just think their


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Wait, I like these except I don't understand the last one. Why is a wink better than a nod? Seems less subtle, not more. Then again, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat, eh? [Title]

Output: Wait, I like these except I


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Hopefully at least 1 of them turns out to be great. Ann Arbor is still lacking a great microbrewery other than JP and they're a little niche, and even then I wouldn't put any of their beers in the Top ~3 I've had even in the styles they specialize in. [Title]

Output: Hopefully at least 1 of them


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Sure, but that's two bars, and they'll each have a single Kuhnhenn beer on tap, and even then only half the time. A2 is not exactly awash in Kuhnhenn. [Title]

Output: Sure, but that's two bars,


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Not like we see a ton of Kuhnhenn on tap around here though. [Title]

Output: Not like we see a ton of


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I think she is still technically Khaleesi, as she still has a "khalasar", albeit a small one. [Title]

Output: Khaleesi


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 4 days ago [Body] They Looked, but they did not have the wisdom to See. [Title]

Output: They Looked, but they did not


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You think Ansah was a wasted pick? Lions got him at #5, I believe in Grantland's 2013 "re-draft" a few months back they had him at #2. [Title]

Output: You think Ansah was a wasted


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Sounds like selection bias. For every year where a "new logo" team wins a title there are probably 20 where they don't. [Title]

Output: Sounds like selection bias.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Saugatuck and Arcadia on here, but not Kuhnhenn? Them's fighting words. Other than that I actually really like this list. I'd slot Kuhnhenn in at 3 and bump everyone else down. I'd probably bump someone out for Witch's Hat too. [Title]

Output: Saugatuck and Arcadia on


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Yeah, Four Peaks even sniffing the Finals is dumb. Beer rating sites are far from perfect, but they're very useful as a sort of smell test. Anyway, I just checked, and my smell test says Four Peaks is a solid but far from special brewery. Basically they're Arbor Brewing. And Arbor Brewing sure as shit doesn't deserve to be named "best brewery" of really anything outside of the city of Ypsilanti. [Title]

Output: Yeah, Four Peaks even


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Agreed. Even then, the attendees usually don't cause much trouble, other than maybe some unpleasant odors (and I don't mean the weed.) [Title]

Output: Agreed. Even then, the


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Very well said. [Title]

Output: Well said


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Body] True, though this screenshot is from Raw. [Title]

Output: True, though this screenshot


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Why do you get to decide what defines Bell's brand? And I'd hardly call this "bullying" by Bell's. Innovation are the ones who filed for the trademark, and objections like this are a standard part of that process, especially when dealing with a mark as generic as "Innovation Brewing". [Title]

Output: Why do you get to decide what


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Body] There is absolutely merit. This is just Bell's filing an objection to Innovation Brewing's trademark application, and yes, it is done in part to preempt the possibility of them being sued down the road. [Title]

Output: There is absolutely merit.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Body] How often are you able to find 120? It's a ghost around here (A2 area.) [Title]

Output: How often are you able to


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 6 days ago [Body] To be fair, I think Kentucky is a LOT closer than 'Bama, and I don't think Alabama would even come close in a single game. I could see Kentucky going 12-70 though. [Title]

Output: To be fair, I think Kentucky


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I think that logic only holds if it's a relatively large pool. If it's a small pool, you're better off taking the easy points, but in large pools you always have to go risky to win. [Title]

Output: I think that logic only holds


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Honestly, I'm not sure a lot of these articles receive anything more than a perfunctory look-over before they're posted, if that. And I'm not going to hold that redundancy against Baumgardner too much, we've all made mistakes like that when rushing to write reports, send emails, etc. [Title]

Output: Honestly, I'm not sure a lot


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I think that's just GM-speak. Didn't want to be seen as 1) not making an effort or 2) disrespecting one of their best players who, despite his controversies, was a major contributor to Detroit's recent (relative) success. That run D the last few years was nasty. [Title]

Output: I think that's just GM-speak.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Yeah, 3:30 is great for tailgating. A lot of fans must be early risers, cause I always found it annoying to make it to A2, set up, drink, and then have to leave for the game by 11:30. Requires me to either wake up way earlier than I want to on a Saturday or cram my tailgating into like 90 minutes. [Title]

Output: Yeah, 3:30 is great for


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Body] So this was obviously a foreign concept to me as a Midwesterner, but I absolutely loved the 9:30am kickoff for the Lions London game. You eat breakfast and brew up some coffee for the game, and then afterwards you still have your whole day ahead of you. [Title]

Output: So this was obviously a


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Body] You're absolutely right. It's weird, but something about those Sat afternoon high school games. They feel like a scrimmage, and the excitement is just gone - from the crowd and the players. [Title]

Output: You're absolutely right. It's


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I'm with you on Hunwick, but that team was the scrappy underdog who just couldn't quite pull it off, but put together an incredible run. Similar to the basketball team 2 years ago. No regrets, ya know? The 07-08 team seemed like the "Team of Destiny(TM)" They were so dominant all year. The loss to ND affected me more than any other Michigan sports loss, aside from maybe 1v2 the year before. Also, I was in college at the time, and wanted a Nat'l Championship in something while I was there. Wanted to celebrate in the streets and all that. The lack of one will probably go down as the biggest sports-related "regret" in my life, even if that sounds entitled or overly optimistic, cause undergrad only happens once, and I'll never be more invested in any sports teams than I was then. [Title]

Output: I'm with you on Hunwick, but


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Title] Tried it at a friends place [Body]

Output: Tried it at a friends place on PS4 shortly after it came out and ended up buying it on PC. Fortunately, being tech savvy and having used it before, I reintalled the driver that makes my PS3 controller work on my PC, and even found an alternate to the tool used for it that has a much better UI and isn't made in China. Definitely hope they get a cross-platform party system in soon. A lot of my friends have it on PS4 since it was free for PS+ users this month and it sucks I can't intentionally play with them. (Hilariously, I did randomly end up in the same game against a few of them once)


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I can't believe people are [Body]

Output: I can't believe people are mad about this and think it is dirty for being "deceptive." Other common football things that are deceptive and designed to throw the defense off: Play action Pump fakes Hard counts Fake punts Fake field goals Pretty much any trick play They are all perfectly legal, and if the NFL thought they were too mean, they would eliminate them. New England did something unique that Baltimore wasn't ready for, and that is nobody's fault but Baltimore's. They could have called a timeout, or they could make sure the guys they pay millions to play defense every year can identify eligibility based on formation, especially when there is announcement that someone else is checking in as eligible, which immediately indicates somebody else must not be.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 5 days ago [Title] CS Major Here [Body]

Output: I have only taken the class once, and thus only have first-hand experience with the professor who taught the class, but the vibe I've gotten is that your experience will be greatly impacted by who's teaching it. (Same holds for EECS 281 if you decided to take it some day) I checked the class listing, and there appear to be 4 secions taught by either Ringenberg, Fu, and DeOrio. I have absolutely no idea who the second two are, but Ringenberg was my professor for ENGIN 101 and also taught other sections of 280 when I had it. (He may have even co-taught it; don't honestly remember) Ringenberg is a good professor who was generally very helpful when you needed it and also does a nice job with his lecture content, but his voice is a little monotone, so if you tend to get bored in lectures, beware of that. Other than that though, I would recommend him without any hesitation if you can swing scheduling his section. Projects, however, tend to be mostly the same except when they blow them up every one in a while, perhaps due to too much cheating. They are pretty managable though as long as you don't totally blow them off (especially the Sorry project, they give you enough time to not have to do it on Spring Break if you don't want to, but you better have done some of it before then if you want that to happen, as that is the most time consuming of the 5 or 6 there are, or at least where when I took it 4 years ago) Too bad for you Noble isn't teaching it next semester. Noble is one of the very best, and I am extremely happy I was able to take the class with him.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 3 days ago [Title] My $0.02 [Body]

Output: I was okay with the decision to go for it, but I was a,azed at the play call. The clock stops for a change of posession anyway, so if you're going to go for it, you really ought to do a pass play with the option to scramle for it because it offers you a better chance of getting the first down and also burns more time for the play itself in the vent you are not successful. Given that the call was a run right up the middle needing 4 yards in a system not really designed for conservative runs right up the middle, pretty much every other option that didn't involve going for it was better IMHO.


Input: [Date] 1 year 3 weeks ago [Title] Awesome [Body]

Output: I'll get on that as soon as I get home from work. Thanks again! EDIT: Torrent still appears not to be working. It is not finding any peers to connect to. =(


Input: [Date] 1 year 3 weeks ago [Title] 2013 ND Game [Body]

Output: I would send an e-mail, but my current e-mail account has for some reason gone totally foo bar, so I will try asking here. Any chance you could reseed the 2013 ND game? I caught onto these torrent threads late and after going back and finding that one it seems the pool has dried up. Appreciate your work!


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] Still doesn't change the [Body]

Output: Still doesn't change the enormous contributions he's made in every other part of his game, and if you've been watching any of him playing, you'd know too he could easily have a handful of goals by now with some of his chances. He's the kind of guy who's having trouble potting his first goal, but as soon as he gets it, it could give him the confidence edge to start putting a lot of them in.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] To Be Fair... [Body]

Output: I doubt Kentucky makes it against any of the other 1 seeds, and doubt Tennessee makes it past Duke if they don't get trolled by Mercer.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Title] Good News if We Make It [Body]

Output: Yale was the last team in last year and won the national championship. If we had beaten ND in the CCHA Final, last year's champion wouldn't have even meade the tournament. Losing to PSU definitely makes me not feel good about our chances, but then slamming Minnesota does again. We're wildely inconsistent this year, but the nice thing about the tournament is you don't need to be consistent, you just have to be on the upside at the right time. That's how we managed to win it all in 1996 and 1998 but NOT win in 1997.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Don't Worry About It [Body]

Output: I go down there and attend something at the convention center around mid to late January every year and I've never had a problem. Especially when you're there for an event at the convention center, most of the people around you aren't from around town anyway and probably aren't OSU crazies. Obviously there is always some risk, but I'd say its pretty low; no more likely to happen than if you drove around any other Big Ten town with Michigan stuff. I think most of the stories that go around come from football games. When I go down there for The Game, I am extra careful, because all the crazies ARE in town at that point and you are going right into the eye of the storm. For that you would want to take every necessary precaution and avoid any unnecessary risk, but for a convention, you'll be fine.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] Long track speedskating... [Body]

Output: Its kind of like if NASCAR races were actually just qualifying laps, minus the super fast car... He's from the Netherlands though, he's probably high.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] When I read the OP, I thought [Body]

Output: When I read the OP, I thought to myself "that isn't really thread-worthy for someone who may not care much about the NFL". Then I watched the video and saw that she got a map to go with it with a big dot over Green Bay. Wow.


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] 2008 Northwestern [Body]

Output: There was rain, sleet, snow, and hail at some point during the game, and all I had was a windbreaker because it was actually not too bad when I left. Spent halftime in the bathroow huddled around a heater with everyone who didn't leave. There were maybe 20,000 left by the end of the game, and I stayed because the game was close, but of course the team didn't come back, given it was 2008, nor did they have the decency to let Northwestern pull away and let me leave. Oh, and literally the first 4-5 buses at CC Little showed up out of service. There were literally about 100-150 people, maybe even more all desperately trying to huddle under the tiny shelter (this was before the fancy ones there are now) and the numbers kept going up because some idiot decided not to make sure all the buses heading to North Campus weren't taking a break at the same time. The truely awful thing is, I initially forgot my ticket and had to go back for it. My roommate hadn't left because he decided he didn't want to deal with it. Should have taken that as a sign, but hey, at least I can say I'm loyal. (But seriously, they should have given everybody their money back who stayed for the whole thing as a sign of gratitude)


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] Mel Wakabayashi [Body]

Output: He coached a Japanese team that he had also played for and the Japanese national team at the 1980 Olympics. EDIT: I guess that doesn't qualify as now, but I thought it was worth a mention anyway because Mel is awesome.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] Yost and Notre Dame [Body]

Output: It has generally been to my understanding that Yost wasn't as bad with religion as he was with race. The story I've heard is that he hated Notre Dame because their AD stuck his nose into some thing over rereunning a race at a track meet and he got so mad about it he swore to make sure they never got into the Big Ten when he was previously all for it and it was probably going to happen soon thereafter. Everything he said after that was pretty much gaming public opinion at the time to stick it to ND, but he was totally cool with Catholics or Jews on the team. He definitely wasn't a fan of African Americans though, and that has been well documented.


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Ohio Stadium [Body]

Output: And that's not being a homer. I've been there twice and both times was shocked at what a dump it is. I expected it to live up to its reputation in stadium rankings and what I got was a cynder block. The whole thing is solid concrete, and what few parts aren't concrete are painted grey to match the concrete. Even the routunda was riddled with cracks and off-color patches to the concrete all around it, while the upper bowl looks like it has gotten zero maintenence since it was first put in. Its cracked, chipping, and ugly. By far the worst stadium I've ever seen. This is out of Michigan Stadium, Spartan Stadium, Ross-Ade, Bryant-Denny (not for a game), and Bronco Stadium (also not for a game, loved the smurf turf though) for reference. Haven't been to enough other venues of different sports or the NFL to make a call on any of those, although I will say I liked the Superdome when I went for the Sugar Bowl, and I thought Progressive Field was pretty nice when I went to the Frozen Diamond against Ohio, in terms of non-Michigan, non-Detroit venues I've been to.


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Title] So if they joined for just [Body]

Output: So if they joined for just one sport, why are we so sure they're going to get into the CIC? I mean, it would be great if we DID allow them in, but what's stopping us from doing that anyway? The CIC still has Chicago in it, and whether JHU joins the conference for lacrosse or not, they certainly aren't affiliated with another major conference in any way, so they could just let them in anyway. While it is practically speaking all the B1G schools, its not like they couldn't make an exception if they wanted to. Also, if the conference is willing to take on an affiliate member for sports only a handful of schools are sponsoring... WHY THE HELL DID IT TAKE SO LONG TO GET A HOCKEY CONFERENCE!?


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Title] Wow, what a schedule. Think I [Body]

Output: Wow, what a schedule. Think I need to get season tickets this year instead of going individual. Just hope the team is up to playing it, unlike last year.


Input: [Date] 2 years 12 weeks ago [Title] I was pretty confident I'd [Body]

Output: I was pretty confident I'd get in, although I was a little insecure about my ACT score and decided to take it again just to be safe. I got accepted two days before my new score was released. Talk about a waste of $50 and a Saturday. Applied to MSU and MTU as backups but frankly never figured it'd be a problem anyway. I guess I thought of MSU as the backup, but in reality I likely would have gone to Tech in that case. Also, thanks to the internet, I knew before I got the letter I had gotten in. IIRC, they milked that pretty hard though. They just e-mailed me saying they had decided, then made you go to the website, go to a page, and then click on "View Decision" to find out... Also, totally jealous of your age. You were here at a rediculously good time on the athletics side of things. Hockey team coming off a national title coming in, and them and football getting one a piece while you were in school. HAVE PITY ON THE CLASS OF 2012, but have more on 2011 because that's actually probably worse (assuming 4 years)


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Title] That 64-bit integer... [Body]

Output: Is it signed, unsigned, or two's complement?


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] I liked the picture... [Body]

Output: Until I realized they are playing my old high school in it. =/ Oh well, he'll be a good guy this time next year.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] I think you can make the case [Body]

Output: I think you can make the case either way, but what I felt ultimately made that a block was the guy make ZERO effort to twist to get to either side of Morgan even though he clearly should have known Morgan was likely going to beat him to that spot. If he shifted at all and hit Morgan more to the side, that's a block or a no-call I think, but the way he proceeded to knowngly crash right into the middle of his chest I think sealed his fate.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Thought it was pretty even, [Body]

Output: Thought it was pretty even, although they definitely let an awful lot go. I felt this game was pretty physical. Only truely horrible call was that foul on Burke.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Allegidly [Body]

Output: Gotta remember the second one.


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Title] This season was definitely a [Body]

Output: This season was definitely a failure for which the team deserves criticism for. True enough, the streak was never going to last forever, but we've had less talent than we did this year and won the conference; these guys just couldn't learn to play like a team until they dug themselves into a hole just a little too deep to get out of. Injuries didn't help, but they still should have been good enough to at least be more competitive than they were. BUT, there is a difference between being critical of the team and being a fairweather whiner. Completely ceasing all hockey coverage falls into the latter. That isn't legitimate criticism, it's completely turning your back on the team because they aren't living up to their collective draft statuses, and I think it is unbecoming of the largest Michigan sports blog, and particularly one that regularly covers hockey. The fact Brian came out and said he wasn't covering hockey because he was mad at how they were doing is even sadder. I can understand being less motivated to keep up given the cisrumstances, but just admitting you're rage quitting and mad you bought season tickets is pathetic.


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

Output: But there's getting a break or two to fall your way and then there's the crap ND and OSU have gotten away with this year. Ohio I don't know got an excessive about of luck; only the MSU fumble really stands out to me. ND, however, has gotten every break and every call. They barely beat a terrible Purdue team, they only beat us by a TD even though we gave them 6 turnovers, they needed two gifts from the officials to beat Stanford and Pitt, and they managed to get USC one week after their starting quarterback went down with a shoulder injury. That is more than luck, that is backing into a title game, but I guess that's okay because you need a lot more than luck to beat Alabama.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] That would be excellent. Do [Body]

Output: That would be excellent. Do you have any more specific instruction to that site though? I'm looking at a map right now and I'm not seeing anything on sattelite that looks like what you're talking about near there. Searching for the location only yields two results that are on the other side of town. EDIT: Think I found it. http://www.columbus.k12.oh.us/specialolympics/ Google Maps search gave me the state-wide HQ which is across town. A general search turned up that, which is right where you mentioned and a VERY good parking location for $10. Very much appreciate the advice. Given your word on the people running it and the fact it is off to the side enough to be out of the way of passer-bys on the way to the stadium, that looks to be perfect and I will definitely go there. Thanks!


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

Output: Should have taken the tickets. If going to the game means I have to wait until we win at the end to stand up and cheer, so be it, it is worth it to attend.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Because [Body]

Output: Notre Dame fans are unbareable enough when they aren't winning national championships and trash talk like they do. If they actually DO get another one then it is going to be that much worse and I don't want to deal with that. Also, this year in paticular, because I feel they are grossly overrated. Yes, I know, it is difficult to say that about a team that is undefeated, but they've had more than a championship team's worth of lucky breaks this year. It took a 2-minute drive to beat Purdue, a team we now know to be exceptionally bad. We dominated their offense and lost because Denard had the worst game of his career, and we frankly moved the ball at will when we weren't turning it over. They beat Stanford on an absolutely bogus goal line call. They beat Pitt because they were not flagged for having two guys with the same number on the field. They did, to their credit, beat Oklahoma. That game was not a fluke, they showed up ready to play and they beat them. That, however, is the only quality opponent they've beaten this year without help from the other team beating themselves or help from the officials. They are a good team, good enough for 9 or 10 wins, but they have gotten quite a few breaks to be able to call themselves undefeated and I doubt that is going to cut it if/when they play in the NCG. To be clear, too, there are a lot of title teams that survive a game on a lucky break. I'm not saying that should preclude you from being deserving of a title, merely that ND has had more than one, and a couple of them have been poor officiating (although not as bad as Colorodo's 5th down; that one deserves an asterisk next to their title).


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] It did? Please explain what point I missed. Brand recognition matters to an extent. Winning and player development matter more. The end. Harvard has great brand recognition. That data point means next to nothing without a competent football team to go along with it. But MSU is doing pretty well for themselves on the recruiting trail as of late even without a $100 million deal from Nike. [Title]

Output: It did? Please explain what


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] Or we could just win football games? That would probably be helpful. [Title]

Output: Or we could just win football


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Not the authentic Italian version with a suckling pig but I'll wrap a center cut pork loing in a huge piece of pork belly and roast on the smoker for 3 hours or so. I am a huge fan of the RecTec it allows me to not be attached to monitoring my fire for 6-12 hours when bbq'ing. [Title]

Output: Porchetta on the pellet smoker


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Oh, and run Bayshore in Traverse City in the spring if the oppurtunity comes up. That is a PR course and small scale marathon put on at a very high level., [Title]

Output: Oh, and run Bayshore in


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Body] We've only ever stayed at the RenCen, it is close and reasonable if you book through the detroit marathon link. The course is really nice, although most will tell you the back half is a little boring (it is) and sparsely populated by fans (true as well). Mostly flat course although the bridge will take its toll later in the race if you don't check your pace. You will have evil thoughts towards Belle isle forever - bridge incline mile 19 going on and 23 going off and will run into a head wind the entire time. I've run 5 differennt courses and Detroit on 4 occasions, I think it's a fairly hard course. Running my first Boston in 2 weeks so I'm interested to see how it stacks up in comparison. I was almost stopped heading into Canada by border police because my bib was concealed. I carry my enhanced ID for piece of mind by it probably isn't necessary although if you are stopped you are screwed. I've never seen anyone get stopped unless their bib is covered. Ambassodor bridge sunrise and coming out of the tunnel into America is unlike anything I've experienced in a race and for the cost I recommend. [Title]

Output: We've only ever stayed at the


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 3 days ago [Body] One of those future pros was Griese, he started around 100 games if memory serves me right. Not saying he was a pro bowler but still it takes a little talent to accomplish that. [Title]

Output: One of those future pros was


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I have no love for Izzo, but it sounds like he considers pre-college activity to be the source of the problem. I don't necessarily agree with his assessment but I don't think he is taking any sort of shot at Michigan. I'm also not sure how the question was asked but the part about Lavert probably get's the lead because he was a more significan player then Bess. He says identical things about both guys so he is either taking shots at himself and our coach or just commenting on the issue with no agenda what-so-ever. I'm not sure stress factures, tendonitis, or other over-use injuries are more common now but I think he has a point about taking time away to rest the body. Most of these injuries start as something the guys can play through so they do that and the cumulative effect sidelines them eventually. [Title]

Output: I have no love for Izzo, but


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Body] John Clayton already gave it to you. He couldn't get an offer out of another NFL team because they all recognize his terrible personality will tear apart any organization he touches. So going back to college was his only option, you see? He literally begged Michigan to hire him. [Title]

Output: John Clayton already gave it


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Body] They basically made a front page story out of Schefter's tweet. I really can't remember if there ever was any integrity or investigative skill at ESPN back in the day, but now it is nothing more then sensationalized re-hashing of sporting events and news. They have nothing to offer when it comes to actual news stories and their "reporters" are ill equipped and trained to handle breaking news - they just don't have any practice at it. Didn't basically the same thing happen with Mantei Teo? Didn't ESPN refuse to report and acknowledge sources outside of their own? I get needing to verify sources and not just recycling the reporting of others if you can't independently verify - but the bigger problem seems that they aren't getting any information of their own. Well except for Wiley and they seem to be ignoring him. [Title]

Output: They basically made a front


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I thought that too but "staffers" could be any of 100 employees. Could be the water boy or it could be their anonymous league source. Or it is made up bullshit - I could go either way. [Title]

Output: I thought that too but


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] It's been about a week that Brian has seemingly believed that there is a better then good chance that Harbaugh was coming to Michigan right? All of that has been based on what are probably reliable sources, but he's been saying for days that his email box is flooded with credible pieces of info that point to Harbaugh returning to Michigan. So why last night does he post a front page piece stating that he is 99% sure that it's a done deal? He has been saying all along it is happening unless Harbaugh has a last minute change of heart. Yesterday's post doesn't happen because he go a 1000 more pieces of circumstantial evidence - Harbaugh could still change his mind. That post only happens because Brian has very very very good reason to believe it is signed, sealed, and delivered in writing. [Title]

Output: It's been about a week that


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Only a handful of people would have been in that room, so his information is still second or third hand right? Credible, but there is still a margin of error in that it could be false. But my guess is he has credible information that there is a written agreement and all of the circumstantial evidence bolsters that piece of information. [Title]

Output: Only a handful of people


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] And to take it a step further I fully believe there is a signed contract at this point. Brian mentioned that he doesn't have a picture of a contract, but I don't think he says those words and puts himself out there with 99% certainty unless there is something in writing. Even the athletic department seems to be too leaky at this point for it not to be a done deal. I think the rumor mill in A2 is in full effect because slowly more and more people who need to prepare for next week are being fed details - Hackett doesn't allow this to happen unless it's a done deal already. [Title]

Output: Agreed


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 4 days ago [Body] C'mon grow up and get some perspective, or get sober. Whichever helps more. HS football players sign with teams to get an education and play football at a high level. There are a lot of schools in this country which can give you an education on par with the University of Michigan, and I'm sure plenty of those have football programs that don't regress in developing their players. We are a shit-show right now whether you like it or not. Would you take a job with a company that was falling apart at the seams just because you have a sentimental attachement to it? Kids have to what is best for them. I hope we pull out of this someday soon but the recent history of this storied football program doesn't instill a lot of confidence or hope. [Title]

Output: C'mon grow up and get some


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 5 days ago [Body] So when people you don't know continuously call your ugly-ass mom ugly you have no desire to rise to her defense? It's called civic pride. The fact that you call it a pretty crappy city means you probably grew up in Livonia or Farmington Hills and spent almost no appreciable time in Detroit. And having a measure of civic pride doesn't mean that you fail to recognize the many, many shortcomings that exist in the city. Thin skinned enough for you? [Title]

Output: So when people you don't know


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 4 days ago [Body] The last six years might have done their best to slowly beat the youthful exuberance I once had for Michigan Football out of me. But today thanks to you CSree I am pushing all in. Beat State. [Title]

Output: The last six years might have


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Against my better judgment and good reason, I am upvoting this thread. Bravo CSree, bravo. [Title]

Output: Against my better judgment


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I don't know how to embed but here is his youtube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLl_ggzEHZg [Title]

Output: I don't know how to embed but


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I don't see where he even hinted at cutting a kid's scholarship. But maybe prepare (through recruiting) so that he never has to see the field again until the last snap of the last game of his senior year? [Title]

Output: I don't see where he even


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 6 days ago [Body] The second option would be to sear, then rest for 10 minutes to allow heat to dissipate, then place on indirect heat until reaching desired temp, then rest again. [Title]

Output: The second option would be to


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 6 days ago [Body] The rationale for searing right before the meat has hit ideal internal temp is that a good sear happens at 500+ degrees. Which means there is a lot of intense heat raising the interal temperature very quickly but not evenly. If I start my steak at 500 and move to 300 there is going to be more risidual heat on the outer portion of the steak but that heat won't necessarily have moved inside. So you won't get even distribution and if you aren't very careful the outer half of your steak will be well done while the interior is medium rare. If you do the sear at the end of the cook you can pull the meat off the heat which allows you to halt (well at least slow down relatively quickly) the cooking process. [Title]

Output: The rationale for searing


Input: [Date] 1 year 7 weeks ago [Body] I don't think most people here are going to begrudge anyone for getting theirs. It's just that in no other sport does a head coach make approximately 30X as much as the most highly compensated player (legitimately compensated). So the head shaking doesn't have as much to do with him making that much but rather making that much in a system where those in charge claim the players are more then adequately "paid" for their 60 hour work week then turn around and dump wheel barrels full of cash in front of AD's, Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Recruiters, Trainers, you get the point right? It's not like the conferences are getting the shaft on TV revenue either, they own the damn networks. So this is just another example of how flush with cash athletic departments are and how they have to find excuses to piss away the revenue while they cry about amateurism and how fearful they are that they will corrupt the innocent kids. [Title]

Output: I don't think most people


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Body] But why would you think he would have a substance abuse problem because he tested positive for pot? I don't smoke the stuff and comments like this make me shake my head. This is 2014 right? If he got caught drinking a beer you wouldn't automatically worry that he was an alcoholic would you? [Title]

Output: But why would you think he


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Body] Because I'm sure everything you did when you were 20 years old was grounded in logic and reason. . . [Title]

Output: Because I'm sure everything


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Body] Opening day 97 we sat in the center field bleachers. Grffey flipped us off everytime he took the field, hit a bomb right at us in the middle innings and continued to talk mad shit the rest of the game. [Title]

Output: Opening day 97 we sat in the


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Body] Bizarre sounds about right to me. I don't get it at all, you hear nothing out of the kid but his parents seem to be plastering their differences all over the recruiting sites. It's to the point where I'd rather he go to state if that's what he really wants then have his parents force him to choose Michigan. [Title]

Output: Bizarre sounds about right to


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I'm with you 100% on this one but I'm afraid we are in the minority. I've always argued these same points to people who think a playoff is necessary for college football. The last two teams out are always going to have a beef, look at the NCAA bball tourney. And if we aren't going to have super-conferences, byes, and home field advantage is it really that good of a system for determining a champion? College football is great because of the rivalries and Michigan wouldn't have any sort of postseason history if it weren't for the contrived bowl system - there are too many teams for rivalries to develop organically in a playoff system. [Title]

Output: I'm with you 100% on this one


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Body] Shane was warming up after the fumble by Gardner was upheld. I re watched this the other day and it seemed like Gardner was O.K. Because he had his headset on. [Title]

Output: Shane was warming up after


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] The fans here are becoming accustomed to winning. They are more tolerant because they don't see a threat either, and with good reason. The little brother meme died on its own last Saturday. Mike Harts reality and this current one aren't the same unfortunately. [Title]

Output: The fans here are becoming


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] And just like a high school sometimes the readers of this blog feel they are untitled to voice their opinions as loudly as they can with no repercussions. There really is this belief that an open forum provides some free speech right, no matter how harmful that speech might be to the overall product. I think this blog would be better served sometimes with just a comment section after the front page content instead of a dedicated forum which grants every dickhead with an opinion a platform to rabble rabble rabble. [Title]

Output: And just like a high school


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Bowl Bound! [Body]

Output: I still have Bowl Bound on my laptop which I dust off once in a while. It fills the recruiting void since I gave my brother back his xbox 360 years ago. I love the rectuiting aspect even though it seems a little clunky compared to NCAA on the consoles. I picked the worst school (Idaho) and built up a decent program and won the conference title a few times. Then I got invited to join the Big Ten. I don't win many games now but haven't simmed enough seasons to tell if I can compete with the big names. Still a long way to go. A few questions: How hard would it be to create a college football text simulator like Bowl Bound? Creating something like that has always intrigued me but I lack the time and skills to even get started. If there is any kind of Kickstarter with this idea, somebody let me know. How is there not a college football game already for iOS and Android? I know you wouldn't be able to use the college names and/or mascots. Maybe you couldn't even call it "college" football. But I think a dynasty type game where you get to build a program and recruit players would be awesome.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] I'm just north of Goshen. [Body]

Output: I'm just north of Goshen. It's actually a relief for ND to lose. I was worried they would somehow sneak into the playoff and I would have to become a hermit or move to a different state...


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] Interesting... [Body]

Output: I guess I can see where he's coming from... But does that mean if the Dutch quit wasting talent in speed skating they would have a better basketball team? Maybe we should get a chart to compare the salaries and fame of football players and speed skaters. Then he could see why a lot of young men "waste their talent" with such violent activities. I would probably watch more speed skating if Denard was on the ice though.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] well... [Body]

Output: at least you didn't loose your mind!


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] There's a rest of the season?!?!? [Body]

Output: Aw crap...


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] A lot of good ideas so far [Body]

Output: If you want my ideal mgoblog, I would like a magazine/feedly style layout mentioned above. Maybe something like digg only with a column or a few boxes dedicated to the content that is currently in the sidebars. But I would also make it responsive. Something like Mashable which changes the layout for different screen sizes. I haven't used the apps much but there seem to be some limitations so I'd prefer a well designed responsive site. Maybe we should have a contest for the best Mgoblog layout design since the last banner contest never crossed the finish line. (But I'm sure Brian has or knows people that are way better at this kind of stuff than the average mgblogger.)


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 days ago [Title] speaking of stale and lame... [Body]

Output: When are these kids going to get with the times? US Dollars?! Show us your bitcoin balances!


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Sounds like a great project [Body]

Output: Has anyone ever done a comparison of Denard and other Michigan quarterbacks? It would be pretty cool to see where he ranks in things like BCS/Rose Bowl wins, rivalry wins, stats in big games, game winning drives, and some of the other more common QB stats. It seems like I've seen something similar before but can't find it. I caught a few minutes of the win vs. OSU on BTN replay a couple days ago and at one point Denard was something like 13 of 16. I feel like I've heard so often that Denard was such a terrible quarterback that I forgot that he had some really good/respectable games.


Input: [Date] 2 years 11 weeks ago [Title] Question: [Body]

Output: Are you telling me that if ND takes the place of an ACC school in one of the ACC bowl tie-ins they don't have to share the payout with the rest of the ACC conference?


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Thanks guys [Body]

Output: Thanks for the feedback guys! I'm happy I could finally contribute something worthwhile to MGoBlog. Final Four! I'm still not sure I believe it!


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] thank you sir! [Body]

Output: justingoblue, You can go ahead and do it if you like. I was just going to make the text size smaller so the words didn't wrap down to the next line. But I'm not even sure how to do that! Your posting skills are probably far superior to mine. Maybe it's easy enough to read as it is? I'll look into the new options but I'm going to eat with my wife first. Thanks again!


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] thanks russale2012! Sorry [Body]

Output: thanks russale2012! Sorry about the hard to read formatting. I pasted from notepad and it wrapped each line in div tags. I was going to try to clean it up and make the text size smaller but I don't know a simple way to do that. Maybe I'll try to repost it in a little while.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Adding to the Lore [Body]

Output: Inspired by Brian's post "Exponent Time" and the surreal events of last night I started typing out a poem along the lines of Casey at the Bat. I needed something to do after the game because sleep was unlikely. It's been done before, I'm an amateur when it comes to poetry/writing and this version needs some more work. But I present you with the MGoBlog version of Screw Mudville The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Michigan squad that day: A contest in the JerryDome which last was a poor display. And the Jayhawks with their giants and all their fans that came, Thought for sure, without a doubt, that they would win the game. "The michigan shooters won't make their shots in such an open space, And the lack of height and quality depth brings a smile to Withey's face." "For Michigan to win this game, they'll need a Big House full of luck." "And the Big Ten is over rated," said our favorite analyst, Chuck. And as the game began, McGary's dong received a punch, The worst imaginable omen now for the souls of the Mgo- bunch. As the game progressed it seemed quite clear that nothing could be done, At the half Hardaway had only 5, while usual-hero Burke had none. Down only 6 at the break some said "We haven't played our best, If we get our stuff together we may yet win this contest." But as the 2nd half continued every bounce went KU's way, The Jayhawks pushed the lead to 14 with under 7 left to play. "The Liveblog is no use this time, our boys have given up, GR111 is gassed, Stauskas is off, McGary is still a pup." The free throws clanged off iron, the triples did the same, It looked as if there was no hero to help Michigan win this game. Finally Robinson tipped a pass and raced ahead to slam it through, And Burke clamped down before half court to get the ball back from KU. The next play he drove the lane and dished to an open McGary, With dong of steel and balls of brass, "This Withey kid ain't that scary." And at the other end Mitch spied Releford driving through the lane, So he stopped him cold but was called for a foul, the ref is clearly insane. "Kill him, kill the ref!" shouted all the maize and blue so loud, The commentators agreed, "All ball," they mumbled with the crowd. After two free points for Kansas, Burke dribbled around the arc, Withey stepped out, Trey stepped back, his triple hit the mark. As the clock dipped under a minute, the Jayhawk hands began to pound, But Morgan cut off McLemore and pulled down a defensive rebound. At the other end Hardaway misfired, but Morgan dove along the floor, Robinson snagged the loose ball and dipped under Withey for the score. The lead was trimmed to three but less than 30 seconds remained, All around the arena and beyond Jayhawk faces became quite pained. After trading points, the lead still three, Johnson drew a foul, "He shouldn't even be on the floor!" Michigan fans began to howl. Just a point would surely mean that the Wolverine season is all but done, But Johnson commits a basketball sin, missing the first of a one and one. Timmy pulls down the rebound and quickly hands to Burke, No timeouts, down by three, with 12 seconds with which to work. So many options for this team, full of shooters one and all, But there's no doubt who will have it last, it's time for Hero Ball. Burke dribbled to his left around the space where McGary fell, Back 30 feet or 30 miles it was really hard to tell, Practically from the stat table, no defender could reach him there, He picked up his dribble and raised his arms clutching that leather covered air. And now Burke lightly holds the ball and now he lets it fly, This shot could be the deciding point of how we view this guy. March Madness holds it's collective breath as the arc tears through the dome, And a wave of maize explodes forth as the ball finally rattles home. With only a few seconds left and the comeback now complete, The Wolverines have pulled off an unbelievable tourney feat. Onward, Michigan made their shots in an intense extra frame, Kansas though they tried so hard, couldn't quite do the same. Kansas fans felt the final dong punch in a karmic twist of fate, Mitch, Tim, Trey and the boys are all headed to the Elite Eight! Great or Greatest? will be the choices as we look back and debate, But now there seems to be no doubt, Burke is no longer "merely great." And somewhere couches are burning, and somewhere subs are had, And somewhere Wisconsin mutters that the backboards must have gone bad. And the liveblog lives forever, and muppets can be seen, And no matter where or when, it's great to be a Michigan Wolverine! I was going to do one of those cool picture posts but I have a sick kid and I don't have the time. If someone else wants to do it, feel free.


Input: [Date] 2 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Thanks, and good point [Body]

Output: Thanks for the article guys. Always good to read about Denard. I love that he wants to graduate on time and accomplish his goal. It's interesting to see how many prospects drop out when they must be so close to getting a degree. I'd like to know what percent finish their degree on time, finish early and just completely drop out. To the Googles! MGoCombs, I suppose you're probably right. It just seems like I hear about so many different events that would pull them away from their school work. And I guess I envision these things as a larger time commitment than they actually are.


Input: [Date] 2 years 20 weeks ago [Title] seniors and NFL? [Body]

Output: I know a lot of NFL prospects are college seniors. Are they still finishing their education? How do all these workouts and pro days and the combine affect their senior year academics? Not meant to thread-jack. Just something I've always wondered and this seems like a good spot.


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Title] thanks for this thread [Body]

Output: Seriously, thanks for starting this thread. I've got a little experience writing blogs but I'm always looking for advice too. I can't really add much to what's already been said. Narrow your focus, do something to stand out, use the social media... it all sounds good to me. I started reading the post you linked but got bored and skimmed through the rest, probably missing your main point. If I were writing the article I might have started with "the top 10 reasons a committee wouldn't have chosen ND to play in the championship game" (maybe a little humor?) or made up a nice graphic with the matchups for your proposed system. Something short but attention grabbing. One of the blogs that I write has become a sort of service. I sort through a couple hundred (small niche) blogs and pick out the top posts of the month for this small niche and just link to them. Sort of like a human edited news feed. I just recently posted a list ranking the top 10 blogs of this niche for the past year which gave me a sizable spike in traffic. I've also got ideas for infographics and research projects and hopefully a few other posts that will make me stand out in this niche. I don't know if you could apply any of these ideas to your blog... Does anyone else have interesting ideas for creating content?


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] M-23 O-15 [Body]

Output: M-23 O-15


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Interesting [Body]

Output: Do you guys think there has been a mindset/culture change over the past few years? When I helped coach a middle school cross country team that was really dominant the head coach made sure to let all the coaches and runners know that when we heard the team results we would clap a little and cheer mildly but not jump around like idiots because we expected to win. With a few rough years recently do you think the guys on the team don't expect to win like Michigan teams in the past? Maybe this is part of the reason they get so excited after winning a close game and forget? to shake hands. For the record, I like to see the guys shake hands with the other team before heading over to celebrate. Act like you've been there before. Act like you expect to win.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Great game [Body]

Output: I'm glad I DVR'd it. This is one I can go back and watch again. Maybe tonight if there aren't any other good games on. Of course I'll have to explain to my wife why there is another game on there when I still have the ND and OSU games from last year...


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

Output: Can we just have Verlander throw left handed? I think I'd take that over our bullpen. I say the Tigers just get their bats going and build up a double digit lead by the 9th inning.


Input: [Date] 3 years 2 weeks ago [Title] I'm with you [Body]

Output: I bought Bowl Bound College Football by Greydog Software years ago. It is more like what you're talking about I think. I loved that it had more depth than the console games but there were a few things that seemed a bit off. I loved the recruiting, and hiring coaches and some of the other coaching duties. Even the graphics were decent for a text sim. But after going through a few seasons it seemed to get a little old. And it was hard to take the bottom feeders and turn them into conference champions, which is usually what I like to do with football games. I've always thought that with all the talented people on this site, if we could get organized, we could make an incredible simulation for college football.


Input: [Date] 3 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Thanks [Body]

Output: Thanks for the reply. I'll see what I can find out with the tattoo search.


Input: [Date] 3 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Looking for a little guidance... [Body]

Output: Hey guys (and gals?), I'm looking for a little help regarding logos and trademarks and what can/can't be used. In my free time I make wheelthrown pottery. Recently, I've been working on putting logos on mugs. My brother said I should make some Michigan mugs. What are the rules? I suppose I could make one for my brother with a big block M or any way he wanted but what if I want to sell them at some point? I've been to this page: http://www.logos.umich.edu/usemarks.html What does "Trademark" mean exactly? Do I really need permission to write the word "wolverines" on a mug or is that only if I'm selling it as a Michigan mug? Is it hard to get permission to use certain phrases or images? Could I offer a block M mug and let the customer pick the colors so it wouldn't explicitly be a Michigan mug? Maybe someone would like a Missouri mug? I just remember the logo contest on this blog and some shirts were pulled because of some legal issues. I see products like this: http://www.etsy.com/listing/90584558/michigan-wolverines-ready-to-hang and I wonder if I could add similar things to my pottery without getting in trouble down the road. Does it matter if I sell them as individually unique pieces? Just to be safe I've started to come up with phrases or words that are "Michigan" but aren't on the trademark page above. A few ideas: The Team, Beat Ohio, Michigan Man, certain jersey numbers (with no names!), This is Michigan Fergodsakes, Hail, Touch the Banner... Any other ideas? Also, if there is a good resource concerning these issues that isn't too hard to understand let me know. I think some of this has been discussed but I couldn't find the relevant thread. I suppose I suppose I could do some internet research but I trust the users here more than other sites.


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] What is an angry bird?! [Body]

Output: "What is an angry bird?! I'm tired of pretending I know." This was my mother in law's question to my wife yesterday. I bet all the kids that ask these funny questions could have told her.


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] question: [Body]

Output: Considering all the fantastic bowl sponsorships that we have now... when will we have a conference sponsorship? For example, the Big East could become the United Airlines Conference or the Big East Conference Transported by Delta to save on travel expenses. Serious question: will all of this realignment eventually slow down or will this be a continuous thing from now on? That could get old fast.


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

Output: I was listening to the radio after the game. It seemed to be some station/program out of Cleveland. They said that Fickle was a great recruiter, one of the top recruiters in the nation. Does anyone have any insight into this? I've never heard this before... but I haven't listened to any Ohio radio stations either. They also said that he might take the Akron? job. Really, it seemed that they know about as much as the maple tree outside my door.


Input: [Date] 3 years 40 weeks ago [Title] Thanks for the info [Body]

Output: I was just going to ask about this. I know it has been discussed before but I couldn't remember how the scholarships were counted. Could he accept a track scholarship and work out with the football team for a year or two but not play in games? Like a practice squad player? Then perhaps they would offer him a football scholarship if one became available. Not that he'd want to take a chance like that but have similar things ever happened?


Input: [Date] 3 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Late to the party as usual... [Body]

Output: Maybe this can be done with a browser add on or something. And maybe it's just my crappy laptop screen but I have a hard time finding links in comments or original posts. Especially when people just use one word as the link. Is it possible to change the forum-post-content or comment-content links to underlined text or a lighter shade of blue somehow? I would love it if the links caught my eye more. Does anyone else have the same problem or have a solution? And awesome update! Embedded objects spilling over onto the right sidebar was my biggest pet peeve of this site. Keep up the good work!


Input: [Date] 3 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Congrats! [Body]

Output: My wife and I just had our first kid (girl) a month ago. As we discussed names weeks and months before I was trying to come up with Michigan related names just to get a reaction out of her. One of us came up with Maizey Blue. My wife actually thought it was cute. But unfortunately Maizey wasn't on her top 3 list but we did keep Blue as the middle name! At first I thought the OP's bet was going to be about naming the baby Denard. That would be awesome... But good luck with the mobile. Maybe you can post a picture of the finished product?


Input: [Date] 3 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Touchdown Calvin [Body]

Output: Lions up 13-10. I'm using this stream: http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/5976/1/nfl:-detroit-lions-vs-tampa-bay-bucs.html


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Wrong thread, please delete. [Body]

Output: Wrong thread, please delete.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Ha, I lived in the room next [Body]

Output: Ha, I lived in the room next door to that exact lounge, though there was no TV there in 2006. Just a piano that people would use to wake me up way too early on weekends.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] I'd like to think precedent [Body]

Output: I'd like to think precedent mattered, but I'm not sure it does in the kangaroo courts the NFL seems to be running.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yeah, this guy sounds like a [Body]

Output: Yeah, this guy sounds like a terrible father. /s Happy Father's Day


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] In London, I really enjoyed [Body]

Output: In London, I really enjoyed Great Queen St for dinner and Pimlico Fresh for breakfast.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I personally just think their [Body]

Output: I personally just think their stuff looks better. I anecdotally think it's higher quality. It's nothing more than that, and I think many people on this site agree with that.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Wait, I like these except I [Body]

Output: Wait, I like these except I don't understand the last one. Why is a wink better than a nod? Seems less subtle, not more. Then again, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat, eh?


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Hopefully at least 1 of them [Body]

Output: Hopefully at least 1 of them turns out to be great. Ann Arbor is still lacking a great microbrewery other than JP and they're a little niche, and even then I wouldn't put any of their beers in the Top ~3 I've had even in the styles they specialize in.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Sure, but that's two bars, [Body]

Output: Sure, but that's two bars, and they'll each have a single Kuhnhenn beer on tap, and even then only half the time. A2 is not exactly awash in Kuhnhenn.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Not like we see a ton of [Body]

Output: Not like we see a ton of Kuhnhenn on tap around here though.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Khaleesi [Body]

Output: I think she is still technically Khaleesi, as she still has a "khalasar", albeit a small one.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 4 days ago [Title] They Looked, but they did not [Body]

Output: They Looked, but they did not have the wisdom to See.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You think Ansah was a wasted [Body]

Output: You think Ansah was a wasted pick? Lions got him at #5, I believe in Grantland's 2013 "re-draft" a few months back they had him at #2.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Sounds like selection bias. [Body]

Output: Sounds like selection bias. For every year where a "new logo" team wins a title there are probably 20 where they don't.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Saugatuck and Arcadia on [Body]

Output: Saugatuck and Arcadia on here, but not Kuhnhenn? Them's fighting words. Other than that I actually really like this list. I'd slot Kuhnhenn in at 3 and bump everyone else down. I'd probably bump someone out for Witch's Hat too.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Yeah, Four Peaks even [Body]

Output: Yeah, Four Peaks even sniffing the Finals is dumb. Beer rating sites are far from perfect, but they're very useful as a sort of smell test. Anyway, I just checked, and my smell test says Four Peaks is a solid but far from special brewery. Basically they're Arbor Brewing. And Arbor Brewing sure as shit doesn't deserve to be named "best brewery" of really anything outside of the city of Ypsilanti.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Agreed. Even then, the [Body]

Output: Agreed. Even then, the attendees usually don't cause much trouble, other than maybe some unpleasant odors (and I don't mean the weed.)


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Well said [Body]

Output: Very well said.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Title] True, though this screenshot [Body]

Output: True, though this screenshot is from Raw.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Why do you get to decide what [Body]

Output: Why do you get to decide what defines Bell's brand? And I'd hardly call this "bullying" by Bell's. Innovation are the ones who filed for the trademark, and objections like this are a standard part of that process, especially when dealing with a mark as generic as "Innovation Brewing".


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Title] There is absolutely merit. [Body]

Output: There is absolutely merit. This is just Bell's filing an objection to Innovation Brewing's trademark application, and yes, it is done in part to preempt the possibility of them being sued down the road.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Title] How often are you able to [Body]

Output: How often are you able to find 120? It's a ghost around here (A2 area.)


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 6 days ago [Title] To be fair, I think Kentucky [Body]

Output: To be fair, I think Kentucky is a LOT closer than 'Bama, and I don't think Alabama would even come close in a single game. I could see Kentucky going 12-70 though.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I think that logic only holds [Body]

Output: I think that logic only holds if it's a relatively large pool. If it's a small pool, you're better off taking the easy points, but in large pools you always have to go risky to win.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Honestly, I'm not sure a lot [Body]

Output: Honestly, I'm not sure a lot of these articles receive anything more than a perfunctory look-over before they're posted, if that. And I'm not going to hold that redundancy against Baumgardner too much, we've all made mistakes like that when rushing to write reports, send emails, etc.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I think that's just GM-speak. [Body]

Output: I think that's just GM-speak. Didn't want to be seen as 1) not making an effort or 2) disrespecting one of their best players who, despite his controversies, was a major contributor to Detroit's recent (relative) success. That run D the last few years was nasty.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Yeah, 3:30 is great for [Body]

Output: Yeah, 3:30 is great for tailgating. A lot of fans must be early risers, cause I always found it annoying to make it to A2, set up, drink, and then have to leave for the game by 11:30. Requires me to either wake up way earlier than I want to on a Saturday or cram my tailgating into like 90 minutes.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Title] So this was obviously a [Body]

Output: So this was obviously a foreign concept to me as a Midwesterner, but I absolutely loved the 9:30am kickoff for the Lions London game. You eat breakfast and brew up some coffee for the game, and then afterwards you still have your whole day ahead of you.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Title] You're absolutely right. It's [Body]

Output: You're absolutely right. It's weird, but something about those Sat afternoon high school games. They feel like a scrimmage, and the excitement is just gone - from the crowd and the players.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I'm with you on Hunwick, but [Body]

Output: I'm with you on Hunwick, but that team was the scrappy underdog who just couldn't quite pull it off, but put together an incredible run. Similar to the basketball team 2 years ago. No regrets, ya know? The 07-08 team seemed like the "Team of Destiny(TM)" They were so dominant all year. The loss to ND affected me more than any other Michigan sports loss, aside from maybe 1v2 the year before. Also, I was in college at the time, and wanted a Nat'l Championship in something while I was there. Wanted to celebrate in the streets and all that. The lack of one will probably go down as the biggest sports-related "regret" in my life, even if that sounds entitled or overly optimistic, cause undergrad only happens once, and I'll never be more invested in any sports teams than I was then.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Gloating about publicly [Body]

Output: Gloating about publicly humiliating MIchigan undergrads? Threatening MIchigan undergrads who have different ideas than you with sabotaging their career opportunities? This is not only abusive, it's a classic display of hubris.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The Self-Evaluation Is For Everyone [Body]

Output: Ven Bergen called for self-evaluation from everybody who supports the program, including fans and, I presume bloggers. I hope that was noticed.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] The result was a good one - [Body]

Output: The result was a good one - an extra hit on the QB (and perhaps some added momentum for the defense, which pretty much owned the second half). I thought it was a bad idea, but it is interesting that with the actual result having been positive, and the chances of a 60+yard touchdown hail mary quite low, there's still so much anger. (Also, a problem with calling the TO earlier is that PSU could still go for it on 4th and 1 and have more downs. And even if you get the ball on your own 30 or lower with 15 seconds left, it's no great thing. It seemed to me an attempt to get a punt block/return, thinking that PSU would see the probability of getting their own score pretty low and would rather punt it away, even out of bounds, to avoid a pick or a Hackenburg sack. Like I said, I didn't love it, probably not the right move, but it's the same aggression that was once lauded around these parts and, to me, the whole episode is more revealing of the anger and lack of composure around here than on the sidelines.)


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I like the way this site [Body]

Output: I like the way this site portrarys its businesses of advertising and sportsgambling and merchandise marketing as innocent fun while maintaining such strict moral judgment for everyone else. Well done!


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 6 days ago [Title] When Rich-Rod Was Here, Support the Troops Was An Argument [Body]

Output: It was also an excuse -- if only everyone would've supported the coach, supported the troops, etc., then...


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] Missing the Obvious Answer [Body]

Output: This is likely not about getting cheap home games, but a clear scheduling preference by Beilien and co. You have a young team, you want some opportunities to build confidence, try different things in game settings, etc. While the overall RPI might take a small hit, playing teams in the 190s vs the 290s doesn't affect how many top 50 or top 100 RPI wins you have. And with the B1G being so good, the end of year RPI is always high if you do well. The marginal difference in overall RPI might not make the increased chance of losing one of those games worth it if you're trying to game it out. But it seems to me it's just a clear choice by the coaching staff: in the nonconf they want (1) big-time games and (2) games the team is going to win by 20 pts, and that's about it.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] whoops [Body]

Output: nevermind


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] The stats and experts disagree [Body]

Output: Beilein is considered a master of late-game/out-of-time plays. ESPN's Fraschilla tweeted last night about JB being a maestro after the play for GRIII. Dakich has praised this about JB too. And the stats suggest that JB and Michigan have been the best in the B1G the past couple of years in out-of-timeout situations. http://www.umhoops.com/2014/02/10/big-ten-power-rankings-february-10th-2014/ http://www.umhoops.com/2013/03/08/behind-the-numbers-blobs-slobs-and-time-outs/


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] It was execution, but that doesn't excuse the coaches [Body]

Output: A way to beat that type of defense is with big passing plays. These plays were there for the taking. That first pass on the first drive should have been a touchdown. On the third drive we get this: DG "can't find Funchess wide, wide open on a circle route for the first down and instead takes off." On the fourth drive we get this: "Funchess runs a great route that gets separation; Michigan protects it; Gardner chucks it wide." I'm not blaming DG and excusing the coaches. It's the coaches job to get the QB ready to execute the gameplan. And to have linemen and RBs who can pass protect. But the "scheme" actually had pretty wide open TDs or close to it on a whole bunch of drives, including the first few. That's not a bad scheme. Richrod had 28 yards total rushing his second year @MSU, but people go crazy for his scheme.


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] The problem isn't timing, it's jumping to conclusions... [Body]

Output: ...without sufficient data. As Sherlock Holmes will you tell you old chap, "it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theores, instead of theories to suit facts."


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Title] This could be true, but these [Body]

Output: This could be true, but these are the kinds of rumors I don't put much stock in. First, it's a rumor of what other players say Booker said. That's a game of telephone, that is. And players often have no idea what exactly is going on -- that one kid was sure that Grantham was following him to Cincinnati and then the Bearcats were out of the picture a couple days later. Meanwhile, even Ulis publicly said that Booker hasn't told him anything although they've talked about playing together, and Booker seems to have been careful not to say anything publcly in advance of his Missouri trip. All that said, I'd certainly rather have the rumor be that he's telling people he's going to UM, and thanks for the info.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] You have to count Doyle [Body]

Output: Not counting him because he was an early commit makes no sense. Hatch was originally a 2013 guy so we can exclude him in discussing 2014. Here's another way to think about it: Early offers/high interest: Doyle - commit Chatman - commit Looney - miss Diop - miss Tate - miss Bluiett - miss Booker - ? Edwards - partiall miss? Late interest: Blackmon - ? Wilson - ? Devin Robinson? - miss Grantham - miss By my count, we're 2 out of 6 so far on early offers/high interest. That strikes me as very good considering how high these guys were rated and that none of them were from Michigan. Remember, Doyle reportedly had OSU, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Miami offers. You can't get every high-rated guy you go after, and it's very hard to come in late on high-rated guys who've had people recruiting them for ages. The final grade will depend on getting one of Booker/Blackmon (or I guess Bluiett or Bolden maybe), but so far they've done very well after two pretty exceptional years. I'd say they have a good recruiting strategy.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] If true, my guess would be a 2015 guy [Body]

Output: Maybe Jalen Brunson? Although that's based on zilch other than no 2014 guys seems to fit and good-but-no-insider vibes on his recruitment. After all, his dad was an NBA player -- those guys tend to mesh with our staff. Plus, Illinois got a top 2014 PG and they were thought to be our major competition. Just to add total internet speculation to unverified speculation, though I hope it's all true.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] I don't see it that way for Booker/Blackmon [Body]

Output: Blackmon and Booker both have Kentucky offers. If Kentucky was really the first choice for both, one would jump on it. There may be some interplay between Blackmon, Booker, and Oubre, but my guess is it's much less simple than how Brian depicts it. After McGary, Irvin, Chatman, etc., the evidence shows that UM has a good shot at the prospects they're in on seriously no matter who else is there too.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] I get your point, but... [Body]

Output: ...there's also been some revisionist history the other way. In his first game, Trey went 1-7 against Ferris State with 0 assists. He had 7 assists and 6 TOs in his first 3 games. Over the course of the year, his asst/TO ratio was 1.66 and he shot just under 35% from 3. He was bad against Ohio St. in the B1G tourney and pretty poor against Ohio in the NCAA tourney. If he'd left after 1 year, he might not have been drafted at all (and was certainly unlikely to be a 1st rounder). Don't get me wrong, he was great for a freshman his 1st year and well-above his ranking. But he improved greatly from how he came in, a testament to his hard work, the coaching staff, and his teammates. Walton might or might not be better at the same stage, but it's not a crazy statement.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Has Sam Webb said anything about Booker lately? [Body]

Output: He's been pretty bullish overall and he is usually in the know. Until he goes negative, I'll continue to think we have a good shot. McGary's recruitment was a lot like Booker's. Some go your way, some don't. Booker's had a process in place for a long time and I wouldn't take too much from the fact he hasn't committed yet.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] OSU won the B1G tourney this [Body]

Output: OSU won the B1G tourney this year. For the 2nd time in those 3 years (the other was a finals loss to MSU). Win total is affected by the B1G tourney too, for better and for worse. Overall, success is (perhaps unfairly) measured in large part by NCAA tourney success, so it might be underweighted by looking at win total (vs, say, the nonconference schedule). But the point is taken that overall wins is only one measurement.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] True, although IU's been [Body]

Output: True, although IU's been doing pretty well on the recruiting trail and has a higher profile than PU. If IU keeps pulling in recruits like Zeller, Ferrell, and Vonleh they'll win a lot of games.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] OSU has the best case for success over the next 3 years [Body]

Output: Quick quiz: who leads the B1G in overall hoops wins the past three years: Answer: OSU, by a country mile, with 94 (including a final four run, an elite 8 run, and a tip to the sweet sixteen). In second place we have our own UM with 76 (and a run to the finals). MSU is just behind us in 3rd with 75 (topping out with 2 Sweet 16 appearances), with Wiscy next at 74. Obviously strength of nonconference schedule has something to do with all of this, but OSU's case over the last 3 years is head and shoulders above anyone else's. OSU has also been doing pretty will on the recruiting trail - Rivals has them with 5 4-stars and 2 5-stars coming in in the 2013-15 classes. I understand why MSU gets props from the national media, but OSU has been the best B1G program over the last little while. Obviously UM has been doing pretty well the last little bit too and is trending upward. With IU on the rise, Illinois probably improving, MD coming in, MSU and Wiscy hard to discount, the B1G is really going to be tough the next few years.


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Larry Brown was the most [Body]

Output: Larry Brown was the most successful college to pro guy.


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] No, that was Vince Edwards... [Body]

Output: ...who was down to Purdue and Michigan. Bluiett supposedly is considering a whole bunch of teams, though Butler was believed to be the leader with Michigan 2nd.


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] It is not true that Michigan [Body]

Output: It is not true that Michigan "never, ever posts guys up" -- the coaches tried it with Horford and McGary at times. And they will certainly do it more this year. Look for Mitch in particular to get more opportunities with the ball in the high post and the low block. How large a part of the offense it becomes and whether it could emerge as a late-game go-to set are the questions.


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Title] Beilein's track record with preferred walk-ons is impressive [Body]

Output: Former walk-on Sai Tummala just committed to Arizona State as a scholarship player. Other guys like Eso and Josh turned down mid-majors or playing time at Ivy schools. It might not be quite as flashy as the improved top-end recruiting, but getting these guys is another example of JB and crew doing the work from top to bottom, of working on the top five recruit starter to the practice squad behind the scenes leader.


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Title] According to Tillman's AAU [Body]

Output: According to Tillman's AAU coach, Tillman has interest but no offer yet from UM. This is from a @UMHoops RT of a tweet from the coach @MichaelAllie


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Title] The effort to downplay Nik's [Body]

Output: The effort to downplay Nik's year is peculiar to me. In B1G play, Nik had the 12th best 3pt% in the entire conference, and was 3rd for freshmen (behind Harris and Dekker), not bad when "don't let Stauskas shoot a 3" was the 1st or second emphasis (don't let Burke into the lane being the other) of every defense. He currently stands 3rd in career 3pt% in Michigan history (behind Rice and Higgins) and his season was the 9th single best season in 3pt% in Michigan history (all the others occurred wh the line was shorter, by the way). He shot "just" 38% from 3 for the tournament. That seems pretty good. Trey shot 31% for comparison. It's also easy to play the "if you take" game. If you take out Nik's worst game of the tournament, he shot 45% from the field in the tourney. If you take Nik's two worst B1G games out, he shot 41% from 3. So, I guess it's true that Nik doesn't shoot as well as a freshman in B1G play when some of the best defenses in the country are keyed on stopping him from shooting the 3 as he does in the video, but he still shoots awfully well. And he does so in large part because of all the time practicing shooting, just like the video demonstrates. Some people appear to have been blinded by Nik's almost inhuman start to the year to the excellent year Nik had.