Input: [Date] 23 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Please don't compare Funchess to LeVert. Levert was the second best player on a Big Ten championship squad and helped win a FF game as a freshmen. He played thru the end of last season on a hurt foot and produced. He was the only consistent piece this year until he gets hurt. By comparison, Funchess was the epitome of the Hoke era in underacheiving. [Title]

Output: Unfair to Caris


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 6 hours ago [Body] The way I read Brian's paragraph was that sentence means that there is universal agreement in the Michigan insider community that Les Miles would come to UM if actually offered the job [Title]

Output: The way I read Brian's


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] Last time I checked Florida, ND, Texas, and Alabama are not in the Big Ten. [Title]

Output: Last time I checked Florida,


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I am more down on Mora than others, but mainly that's because I still can remember being flustered with him as a Falcons fan. Seeing him take over my #1 football team would be...interesting. Still, he's got about the best resume of any realistic candidates that aren't Harbaugh and I'd be okay with him as the selection. [Title]

Output: I am more down on Mora than


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I'd bump your YPA average up a bit to maybe 7.5 YPA as 6 YPA would rank 111th in the NCAA this year. I agree with you about he ideal QB however. An accurate QB who has the ability to make the defense pay when they forget to pay attention to his legs is by far the hardest to defend for defenses. [Title]

Output: I'd bump your YPA average up


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 6 days ago [Body] The complaint isn't that EMU is a cupcake, it's that EMU's coach is a former Cuse assistant who runs the 2-3 just like Syracuse does. Playing them first allows you to try out your zone offense so it's not as much of a culture shock when you play Syracuse. Once we knew we were playing Syracuse we should have had EMU moved earlier to the schedule (instead of say Detroit). [Title]

Output: The complaint isn't that EMU


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I'd argue that a one sentence blurb is hardly annoying, especially with such a salient point. Playing EMU to prep for the Syaracuse zone is just common sense. [Title]

Output: I'd argue that a one sentence


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 2 hours ago [Body] No Posbang. We should be happy in the potential for the future being better, but it's still sad that a good guy like Brady didn't work out. [Title]

Output: No Posbang. We should be


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I will...Pee on Everything. [Title]

Output: I will...Pee on Everything.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 hours ago [Body] http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310700275 [Title]

Output: Oh how soon we forget. PSU - 36 Wis - 33


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 days ago [Body] If being "exposed" is beating a top 3 team on the road with a true freshmen QB, then yes Sumlin is "exposed" this year. If he wanted to come here, I'd break open the bank (note: I think there is a 0.0% chance he'd want to come here) [Title]

Output: If being "exposed" is beating


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 7 hours ago [Body] Denard Robinson went 16-5 as the starting QB for Hoke and that's counting the game he didn't finish because he was hurt (thought that also counts the Illinois win he didn't finish). Denard Robinson deserves exactly 0.0% of the blame for Hoke failing and to say otherwise is infuriating. [Title]

Output: Denard Robinson went 16-5 as


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Can we please stop adding gate to the end of every controversy? Watergate had nothing to do with water. I much prefer Brandghazi if we must have a cutesy name to refer to these issues. [Title]

Output: Can we please stop adding


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Man I did Nazi that misspelling of facets coming. [Title]

Output: Man I did Nazi that


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 3 hours ago [Body] wut [Title]

Output: wut


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Body] According to last year's CSG President Proppe, a 12% response rate is double the normal response rate so I'd call that fantastic. [Title]

Output: According to last year's CSG


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I will have you know that this exact quote is going to him via facebook now. [Title]

Output: I will have you know that


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I did each of their stats in losses as well as with their two best and worst games by QB rating excised out. Admittedly not a perfefct estimate of performance, but it seemed a fair way to do it. Henne in Losses in 06 (@OSU, USC (Rose Bowl): 47/76 (61.8%) 576 yds 4 TD/1Int 7.58 YPA Gardner in Losses in 13 (@PSU, @MSU, Neb, @Iowa, OSU) 92/155 (59.4%) 1195 yds 10 TD/3 Int 7.71 YPA Henne in "middle 9" (excludes Minn, IU for good, CMU, NW for bad) 164/265 (61.9%) 1836 yds 16 TD 7 INT (6.93 YPA) Gardner in "middle 8" (excludes Minn, IU for good, Uconn/Iowa for bad) 150/248 (60.5%) 2027 yds 16 TD 9 INT (8.17 YPA) The fact is Gardner's bad decisions are very memorable, but overall he was very good last year almost any way you slice it up. The coaching malpractice of this staff with respect to his development is criminal and a fireable offense in and of itself. And that's not considering Gardner's athletic ability advantage. Considering the difference in talent on offense (Generously WR = equal, but RB and OL for 06 >>>>>>> Rb and OL for 13), it's absolutely infuriating that Gardner got as much criticism for his play last year as he did. The only Michigan QB to get more unfair criticsm in my lifetime was John Navarre and after that's it's not even close [Title]

Output: Fair enough I will do as you ask.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Body] i think the difference with the AD search is that all those being floated with Michigan ties would be competent hires. It's also a reason why they might be interested in coming back as someone with no ties here may not want to step into the situation. It's not a bad thing to have ties to Michigan, it just shouldn't be the deciding factor. [Title]

Output: i think the difference with


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] That's not the way statistics work though. Say we're a 30% chance to win PSU, Maryland, Norhtwestern and Indiana and 1% chance to win OSU/MSU. Then if each event is indepndent, the probability of losing out = (0.7)^4*(0.99)^2 = 0.235 or 24% approximately. So there is a 76% chance under those assumptions that we'd win at least one game [Title]

Output: That's not the way statistics


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I'm not the world's biggest Brandon fan, but I feel as if criticisms should be founded in facts. I believe Brandon actually donates more than his annual salary back to the University. [Title]

Output: I'm not the world's biggest


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This isn't a criticism as the non-athletic issues very much have needed to be covered, but it's nice to focus on some football again. Even if we aren't very good, we only get 12 games of these a year so I'll always look forward watching the winged helmets take the field. Hopefully Gardner comes out inspired and helps negate the Rutgers DL enough for us to come out with a victory. [Title]

Output: Appreciate some football focused analysis


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] I don't think its atypical to not exhibit symptoms until a day later, but I think his point is that there is no conceivable reason that Hoke should not have been informed of his QBs injury status, especially when its a national news story. Just doesn't pass the smell test for me either. [Title]

Output: I don't think its atypical to


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Wow feels surreal to see this growing so quickly after I helped my buddy proofread this at 9 pm tonight (so any grammatical errors are my fault). I already signed and i encourage others to as well. [Title]

Output: Wow feels surreal to see this


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I believe it is Lloyd Carr actually. [Title]

Output: I believe it is Lloyd Carr


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I was there live and while most didn't see the hit live, we did see Morris almost fall over onto Braden on the big screen at which point everyone in my section starting screaming bloody murder to get him out of the game. I and most people in my section were furious live and nothing the coaching staff or AD has said since has abated the anger. [Title]

Output: Disagree


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] You should probably check your own math before you try to snark. 42 days is 6 weeks which is November 10. [Title]

Output: You should probably check


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] We've officially become mid 2000s Michigan State now with countdowns to basketball season and a clown show of a football team. But nonetheless can't wait for basketball season myself. [Title]

Output: Jesus


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Do you seriously think Shane Morris should have been the starter? The best argument for starting him (assuming Gardner was healthy) was "change for changes sake" which...is how you get people running 3-3-5s in the middle of the season. [Title]

Output: Do you seriously think Shane


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I have never, never felt this level of rage about anything on the football field. Losing sucks, but I can handle it because it is a part of sports. But this, being sold that the Michgan way means something, integrity means something and then to have our athletic "leaders" act this way is simple infuriating. [Title]

Output: Speechless


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] And if Hayes fumbles the ball and Morris tries to dive for the ball and gets blown up again then what? You can't put a player on the field without the possibility of them getting hit. There is no defensible reason for Shane Morris to have been put back in that game. [Title]

Output: And if Hayes fumbles the ball


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 5 days ago [Body] It's always interesting to see how the UFRs, mesh with my feeling during the game. I remember thinking that the offensive line was fine in pass protection, but Gardner screwed that up and that they were a major culprit in the run game. It seems that the RBs might have been more of a problem than I realized. The game as a whole was a needle mover for me and my faith in Hoke, but he has 10 games left in the season. If we get the ship turned around as I hope we do, then I'll be the first to admit I was wrong. If not, well I think the Michigan job is a bit more attractive than you give it credit for Brian. [Title]

Output: It's always interesting to


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Excuse my all caps and rudeness, but blaming Denard Robinson for ANY of Michigan's problems is moronic. Let's play a compare/contrast game. RR w/o Denard starting : 8-16 .333 RR w/ Denard : 7-6 .538 Hoke w/ Denard 16-5 (counting the Nebraska loss) .762 Hoke w/o Denard 11-9 0.550 That is a 20% win increase for each of the two coaches at UM who had access to Denard's talents. Despite all he accomplished, Denard is somehow still criminally underappreciated by the UM fanbase for how much he papered over the incompetence that surrounded him. [Title]

Output: STOP BLAMING DENARD ROBINSON


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I like to think that the fact you referred to Maryland as Rutgers in the Maryland section was a thematic, intentional choice on the ridiculousness of adding them to the Big Ten and not an editing mistake. [Title]

Output: I like to think that the fact


Input: [Date] 48 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Ok if Brian ends up being right and this is a top 10 defense andwe have a top 10 passing offense and the running game goes back to mediocre....That's a 10-2/11-1 squad isn't it? Especially with the Big 10 being not great and ND being so hurt by the suspensions. [Title]

Output: Ok if Brian ends up being


Input: [Date] 48 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Actually I'd prefer lots of pressure. [Title]

Output: Actually I'd prefer lots of


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Buffy is on Netflix. Trying to find the show online was actually the impetus for me signing up. [Title]

Output: FWIW


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Bit of both. IIRC we were playing some higher level Belgium squads (maybe a bit better than the team we played today) whereas this Italian squad is the only actual team that we played on this trip. On the other hand, the talent gap between this year's squad and the 10-11 squad is enormous. [Title]

Output: Bit of both. IIRC we were


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I too like to complain about free content that helps pass the time until football season. [Title]

Output: I too like to complain about


Input: [Date] 51 weeks 6 hours ago [Body] I'm not a hockey season ticket holder either, but it's really not hard to see why ticket holders are upset that they're losing a home game against their biggest rivals for a neutral site game. If this was say against OSU or UW, then I think people might be slightly annoyed, but not nearly as upset. [Title]

Output: I don't know man


Input: [Date] 51 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I wish we just stuck with our original jerseys as we have the best uniform in sports, but as far as UNIFORMZ, those are the best ones yet. [Title]

Output: I wish we just stuck with our


Input: [Date] 1 year 6 days ago [Body] Tommy Amaker never accomplished anything close to Hoke's 11-2 season (Winning the NIT is roughly equivalent to that 8-5 2012 team). He also didn't recruit at nearly the level Hoke is AND he was still givien six years. So I don't really see any relevant comparison between the two. [Title]

Output: Tommy Amaker never


Input: [Date] 1 year 1 week ago [Body] Your username makes me think you have some personal experience with these matters. [Title]

Output: Your username makes me think


Input: [Date] 1 year 1 week ago [Body] I read DG as Devin Gardner at first and was fairly confused about what that had to do with anything. [Title]

Output: I read DG as Devin Gardner at


Input: [Date] 1 year 3 weeks ago [Body] I think Denard covered up a lot of the holes his senior year, but during his juinor year with Molk anchoring the line, it was very good and produced two 1000 yard rushers. I think finding competent center play will be the key factor to improvement on the line. [Title]

Output: I think Denard covered up a


Input: [Date] 1 year 6 weeks ago [Body] USA USA USA!!!!! [Title]

Output: USA USA USA!!!!!


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Body] Aren't you allowed to like both series? I didn't realize it was an either/or thing. I guess it really doesn't matter since Doctor Who is better than both anyway. [Title]

Output: Seems like a silly argument


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Body] I don't think Caris playing that 35 min a game is a stretch considering he played 34.0 min per game this year. [Title]

Output: I don't think Caris playing


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Body] This is football. Especially now that we're in the same division so there isn't even that consideration. The answer would be different if you asked who I'd rather beat in basketball. That being said if we want to ever stop being non-Catholic Notre Dame, we need to start beating both of them on somewhat of a consistent basis. [Title]

Output: OSU


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Body] Batting average actually doesn't mean that much, OBP is much more revealing stat on what you really need to measure (what is the percent chance that a guy gets on base/HR during any given at bat). RBIs also are more a funciton of opportunity than a particular measure of hitter skills. If you put Miggy on the Astros, he'd probably have less RBIs, even perfroming the same amount. I'm not arguing that hockey stat is valid because baseball is really the only mainly individual sport on offense, whereas hockey is very much a team game. However, you have to fairly represent your opponents arguments (Also Mike Trout is a better baseball player than Miguel Carbrera and if Cabrera played for the Twins or A's, everyone here would recognize that fact). [Title]

Output: Your baseball analogy is flawed.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Body] Also if there is one...Avatar...if you will that could cause it to rain like hell, yours would be the one. [Title]

Output: Also if there is


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Body] Or we can talk about how that silly, silly spin move became less and less of his repertoire as the year went on. We can talk about how his pocket manipulation improved leaps and bounds over the year (unfortunately was lost amid the constant pressure and sacks). We can talk about how he had only 3 INTs (every QB has "should have" been interceptions) in Big Ten play despite having absolutely no rushing support. Or maybe the fact that in the biggest game of our year, he gutted out an almost comeback on a broken foot. There is a nonzero chance that Morris passes Gardner before next fall. Absolutely nothing either player has shown indicates this particularly close to being likely. [Title]

Output: Or we can talk about how that


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Body] I chose not to buy tickets because I simply don't have $500 to spend on sporting tix (I did buy basketball tickets). Additionally, I wasn't enrolled last year so I didn't have season tickets this year and thus couldn't sit with my friends in the Superfan section. So I'll probably buy tickets to individual games, maybe even most of them, and I'll probably come out spending less than $295 for everything. [Title]

Output: Current Student Here


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Body] I think the best part about him as a poster was that he didn't overstay his welcome. He managed to know when the schtick was played out before it became painfully obvious. Simply top notch work. [Title]

Output: I think the best part about


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Body] Look if you lose as many guys as the Falcons did you're going to have trouble no matter how much "depth" you have. In addition, some of the good luck the Falcons had in close wins in previous years became bad luck in close losse. You can make an argument that keeping the picks and not drafting Julio would be the better move, but the opposite is not some inane opinion you can deride someone for having. [Title]

Output: Look if you lose as many guys


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Body] After staring back and forth between the picture and my own Braves hat sitting next to me, I believe it's a Braves A not the Alabama A. [Title]

Output: After staring back and forth


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Body] You're right I specifically avoid game threads because they are filled with reactions like that, but I'm more referring to the front page treatement from Brian. I mean even football players that Brian was particularly harsh in criticizing (take Obi Ezeh for example), he didn't skewer like this. [Title]

Output: You're right I specifically


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Body] I'm not a hockey guy, won't pretend to understand it as well as some others, but I find it interesting the general tone towards hockey players seem...harsh compared to other sports. I have a hard time seeing a front page post being as harsh to a football player leaving early, even on a team that underacheived. I'm not saying anyone here is even wrong with what they are saying, just noting it as interesting. [Title]

Output: I'm not a hockey guy, won't


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] I feel fully informed in saying Roddy White is a knuckelhead and whenever I see his name, it usually is followed by me wishing he would shut up. [Title]

Output: As a Falcosn fan


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] I mean they weren't wrong. Texas is extremely young and they should get better as their PG diversifies his offensive game outside of floaters. I thought they were fairly even on praise for both teams even if it seemed like they didn't know Michigan that well (calling the 1-3-1 a matchup, saying "I can see now how this team went 15-3 in its league") [Title]

Output: I mean they weren't wrong.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] I was in attedance along with half a row worth of Maize Ragers. Lotta fun when the ladies play this well. Crisp offense. I don't know the final stat line, but at one point we had 20 assists on 23 made baskets. I wish I could go to the Monday game, but alas senior year engineering does not let up. [Title]

Output: I was in attedance along with


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] I just hope we get the sloppy out of our system soon. We've just seemed a tad bit out of sorts even during the BTT, but I trust that'll be corrected. As far as the coaching matchup, remember that John Beilein took an 8 seed with one borderline NBA player (D-Mo) and nearly upset a 1-seed in Duke and won the Big Ten with a 6-4 PF. Rick Barnes had a team with Kevin Durant and DJ Augustin and lost by 19 in the second round (admittedly that was stolen from Mark Titus). So I feel fairly confident in the chess match on Saturday. [Title]

Output: I just hope we get the sloppy


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] To be fair, don't you pretty much downvote anything? Whether or not you'd downvote it probably isn't the best measure of if a thread is truly dumb. [Title]

Output: To be fair, don't you pretty


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] After previewing Louisville before the Syaracuse game last year, I no longer believe in jinxes that are not KenPom related. [Title]

Output: After previewing Louisville


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] And that wouldn't surprise me at all. I'm not saying I'm particularly confident in it. My general bracket stategy in a large group is to try to exploit the inefficiencies in any given bracket pool. In my case I know that my group really hates OSU, MSU, and have a general lack of respect for Witchita St so I pick those teams to go far. [Title]

Output: And that wouldn't surprise me


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] Hate on me all you want, but I'm in a bracket with all Michigan fans. So I have us losing earlier (to Duke) and MSU and OSU going farther. So if that happens, there's a good chance I'll win money and if not, then I get to laugh at MSU and OSU. Also in general I've been burned by Mtn West teams often enough to always pick them to lose early. [Title]

Output: Hate on me all you want, but


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] I think you should take a good look at the prediction threads in the preseason for football. With one notable exception of 2011 (and I definitely include myself in this as I had us at 9-3 this past year), people here are somewhere between 1-3 games too optimistic on our final record. [Title]

Output: I think you should take a


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Body] Man I don't know about Wisconsin remaining above us on the S-curve if we do better in the BTT. I think we're dead even right now (their Florida win is a tad inflated as Florida was without the SEC POY in Wilbekin) as their non-con was much more impressive, but our con was much more impressive. I think if it's a BTT final between us, they'll just flip whoever wins the game into the higher spot. [Title]

Output: Man I don't know about


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Body] Yeah he had our longest run of the season last year. /weeps /watches basketball highlights to feel better [Title]

Output: Yeah he had our longest run


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] I believe OSU last year accomplished it despite not winning the conference. [Title]

Output: I believe OSU last year


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Yeah but UNC had to play NCAA games in between those matchups (first two round games in 88 and 89) so it wasn't consecutive. Similarly Temply played 3 games in between 92 and 93 matchups. Kansas would have lost to us last year and then would play the "Wolverines" of Utah Valley immediately in the next game. It's a completely meaningless, arbitrary point, but I thought it was mildly interesting. [Title]

Output: Yeah but UNC had to play NCAA


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Well this list is wrong and has no value because we're #1. [Title]

Output: Well this list is wrong and


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] I'll say this about Florida. This year's Senior Class has been to 3 Elite 8's and 3 times has watched another team get to cut down the nets. I don't think you can understate how horrible that must feel and I wouldn't bet against them in a similiar situation. [Title]

Output: I'll say this about Florida.


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] A couple thoughts. 1) If that bracket was accurate (spoiler: it won't be), Kansas would probably become the first team to play the Wolverines in consecutive NCAA tourney games. 2)Being in Milwaukee with Wisconsin would suck as we would be playing against the crowd. 3)How does Lunardi determine his autobids? EMU is nowhere near the top seed remaining in the MAC. His system is screwy to say the least. [Title]

Output: A couple thoughts. 1) If


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] You can't really say Indiana is only a bad loss for us and not for them. I do think they are ahead of us as of right now, but it wouldn't be hard for me to see us jumping them should we beat them in the BTT. [Title]

Output: You can't really say Indiana


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Listen, I don't know you personally or your cheer record, but if you're like the guy I replied to who stood in line for bleacher seats and went to all the games, then no I don't think anyone would say we're "better" basketball fans than you. If your point is that we think we're better basketball fans than the people who only go to one or two games a year and refuse to stand up in the upper deck, then yeah that is "undeniable" that we think we're better fans I guess. If you want solutions, in addition to the recruitng that always occur, there have been cheer books added to each section to try to get the students on the same page. We've been trying to coordinate with the band about what songs to play and we've been trying to get "section leaders" placed into all the non-bleacher sections to encourage people to cheer and stand up. I won't say that all these ideas have worked, but to act like the core leadership is just trying to maintain a clique and not involve other students is "undeniably" false. [Title]

Output: Listen, I don't know you


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] I really don't understand what you're trying to say. [Title]

Output: I really don't understand


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] I've been trying to be really civil about all the potshots random people have been lobbing at the Maize Rage, but really you have no clue what you're talking about. If there has been one topic that has been discussed at our meetings to death, it's been how to get more people involved and on the same page. I didn't know being a dedicated fan made you a "groupie" and I still fail to understand how someone spending time on a sports blog has the audacity to attempt to mock someone else for being "too much" of a fan. [Title]

Output: I've been trying to be really


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Jordan Morgan. He Gets Stops. [Title]

Output: Fantastic Piece


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] I am fairly certian I can guess the #1 seed without using the generator. [Title]

Output: I am fairly certian I can


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Two things to explain the difference: 1) This data is conference only, while KenPom includes the entire season in its data set (which it should) 2) I'm fairly certain that KenPom weighs his number against strength of schedule, that is that 1.223 number is what UM would be expected to score against a hypothetical average team, not necessarily UM's season average. [Title]

Output: Two things to explain the


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Not sure I'd consider Creighton the dream matchup. They are literally the only team in the country that I think could beat us at "HORSE" as Brian puts our general strategy. [Title]

Output: Not sure I'd consider


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Can't really accurately judge one way or another personally, but judging by his gf...I wish I were much more "goofy looking" [Title]

Output: Can't really accurately judge


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] I don't put a large amount of stock in it. The only problem with not winning it is that we inevitably would have to lose to a team that is fairly beatable (Nebraska, Penn St, Minnesota, etc.) or a team I loathe greatly (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Wisconsin, IU, or for the sake of argument Wisconsin) which sucks. But I really just want to win one game and escape with no major injuries. [Title]

Output: 22 year old here


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] RR is the MIchigan version of Godwin's Law. As the number of comments in a thread increasing, the probability of mentioning RR approaches 1. Also if you are the one to bring him up, you automatically lose any argument you are involved in. [Title]

Output: RR is the MIchigan version of


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] I think the only issue with going to more conference games (from NCAA rules) is that the teams would have to agree to play that many less non-conference games. If the Big Ten wanted to, they could just award their autobid to the regualr season champion and eschew the conference tournament (like the Ivy League does). As far as the game itself, that was just an on night and Illinois has no chance. I feel as if the defense improvement is encouraging and add the Minnesota game as an additional example. We had our usual slow offensive start there, but unlike any of the other games, we didn't give up 3-4 three pointers to put us down double digits. I think playing solid defense in the beginning of games is going to be the key to how far we go in March. [Title]

Output: I think the only issue with


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Man you have had one helluva day. Congrats on that btw. [Title]

Output: Man you have had one helluva


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Well I can say that there has been no plan to rush the court this year regardless of who we beat (Arizona, MSU, etc.) [Title]

Output: Well I can say that there has


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] I'm guessing there's a caved troll here or something? Otherwise your comment seems a tad...off. [Title]

Output: I'm guessing there's a caved


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE ONE TIME BISB TRIED TO DIFFER FROM KENPOM?!? /ALL HAIL KENPOM [Title]

Output: SHHHH


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] The highlight of my athletic career was my freshmen year of high school on the JV baseball team. We were tied with Lutheran North and it was the bottom of the 7th bases loaded. I came to the plate, got in my batting stance, cocked the bat on my shoulder and...left it there as the pitcher walked me for a game winning, walk-off walk. Yeah it was all down there from there. [Title]

Output: COOL STORY BRO TIME


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] But is your Mod work technically employment? Will you be able to unionize? [Title]

Output: But is your Mod work


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] I upvoted you once and you went from 897 to 899 so it does appear that they are worth 2 points. [Title]

Output: I upvoted you once and you


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] What is the first rule about mgopoints again? [Title]

Output: Sigh


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Phillies suck. Tell me how 3rd place feels. [Title]

Output: Phillies suck. Tell me how


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Maybe they got most of their facts wrong because they wrote the letter in January? [Title]

Output: Maybe they got most of their


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] Full Disclosure: Goblue1817 is a really good buddy of mine. I can inform you that he did not actually attend the game, but, like me, is fairly close to the core members who run the Maize Rage so he's aware of what went down. Also this thread has been taking unnecessary potshots at several of our close friends and his snark is himventing his frustration at that I actually disagree with him about adequate communication occurring (which I'll bring up at the meeting tonight). The biggest problem is that the security guards left their post at 6:45 when they were supposed to remain there until 7 so people understood they were not to line up before then. Again I sympathize with those who got stuck in the front fo the first line (my roommates were among those) and I have no real dog in this fight as I had a non season ticket holder student seat up in sec 220. [Title]

Output: Full Disclosure: Goblue1817


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] Not sure you can say "Damn you Tim Miles" when Nebraska winning at Breslin is what's giving us a shot at an outright tittle. Plus I just find him a fairly likeable guy overall. [Title]

Output: Not sure you can say "Damn


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] Yeah. Georgia won the 2008 SEC tournament after going into the tournament at 13-16. if you want to know why these tournaments happen...well schmucks like me are willing to pay money to go watch these tournaments so the conference makes a ton of money. [Title]

Output: Yeah. Georgia won the 2008


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] There usually isn't a set time the line starts for weekday games as most kids have classes and the early time seems to set itself out. There used to be no real rule against camping out (OSU two years ago I participated in one and it was great). Then last year OSU, they kicked people out who tried to camp and I think it's been frowned upon since. For weekend games they usually set a time around 5 hours before game time to start the line up. For example, for Wisconsin the line-up was similarly allowed starting at 8 AM and being there before didn't gurantee anything Obviously less people were in the situation fo camping out for that so it didn't become the story this one did. Bottom line is that it sounds like the core leadership needs to do a better jobs not being kinda dickish at 7 in the morning and the AD needs to clarify the rules for everyone vs counting on the Maize Rage leaders to be the bad guys. [Title]

Output: There usually isn't a set


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] Since I've made myself an unofficial "core" representative, I won't stoop to name calling despite it being tempting in this case. All I can say is that someone who spends time on a sports blog to criticize parts of a student section for "circle jerking at student section meetings" rings extremely hollow. . [Title]

Output: Since I've made myself an


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] Alright that sounds about right from what I had heard about the situation. I will be bringing up tomorrow that for future marquee games if they want to do this, there need to be multiple emails more explicitly explaining the policy or they need to not do it and let people line up whenever the hell they want. [Title]

Output: Alright that sounds about


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] I'm involved pretty heavily in the Maize Rage though I don't have season tickets (so I didn't come until later and thus missed this situation). I'd encourage anyone who has constructive comments about this situations (i.e what could be done better) to either leave their comment here so I can review and relay that information or come to our weekly meeting tomorrow at 7 PM. From my understanding, the 7 AM time was put into place to avoid having kids camp out. It was supposed to be irrelevant what happened before then because that's when the official line would start, but then people bullrushed early (including my two roommates) and then were told they no longer had a spot. Was this information not sent out in email beforehand? Because if not that was the primary problem and should be rectificed. [Title]

Output: I'm involved pretty heavily


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] I'd think we'd probably be seeded fairly similarly to how we were in 2012 after winning the Big Ten at 13-5 at a 4. We were 24-9 before the tourney that year, this year a 13-5 finish(with say an exit in the BTT semis) would put us at 22-10, but we'd have a much better road performance track record. [Title]

Output: I'd think we'd probably be


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] Can't wait for baseball season. To the Tigers fans, I wish you a pennant victory and a hard fought loss to the Braves in the World Series. [Title]

Output: Can't wait for baseball


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] Funny I remember the MSU game as Stauskas going off for 19 pts on 7/12 shooting w/ 4 AST to 1 TO with an NBA lottery pick guarding him. If you wanted to argue your point here, that there is a stigma against white North American players, then that would be plausible. Instead you just said he's not really athletic. You could also argue the stigma is more against 4 year guys than white players since regardless of race, those types are generally frowned upon. Bottom line is guys with way more connections seem to think he's a first round pick even after this "slump" which really includes one bad game. [Title]

Output: Funny I remember the MSU game


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] Lol Stauskas's race has literally nothing to do with how good his game is. He's athletic enough to constantly get the "not just a shooter" reference and he's #12 on Goodman's Big Board right now. And if that's where he's projected, he absolutely should go. [Title]

Output: Lol Stauskas's race has


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] Credit where credit is due I do believe we'd be one over the limit if everyone came back. http://www.umhoops.com/recruiting/scholarship-breakdown/ [Title]

Output: Credit where credit is due I


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] Maybe it'll be good enough to not have people post about it in the middle of a Big Ten run? Seriously, the day after the season ends I'd be all up to discuss this at length, but I think this team is in the middle of such a great run, they deserve to have the focus be completely on them. [Title]

Output: Maybe it'll be good enough to


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] While we were by any metric the weakest of those 3 teams, H2H had nothing to do with it. We split with both OSU and MSU who also split with each other. We also were the #2 seed in the Big Ten Tourney tiebreaker. [Title]

Output: While we were by any metric


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] That is not the way that I have understood it. At UMHoops scholarship by class, he's on the list. Beilein said they'd honor his scholarship, not that they'd give him a spot with the team. I beleieve that he'll have a scholarship for one year and in the most likely scenario where he can't compete at high level basketball anymore, will be given a medical hardship waiver and thus keep his scholarship, but not count against our numbers after that. However, in order to do that he has to count against our scholarship numbers for one year meaning we would be over next year if everyone comes back. [Title]

Output: That is not the way that I


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] Is it our jerseys or is it the fact that we're just not that good at defense? This feels like confirmation bias. [Title]

Output: Is it our jerseys or is it


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Body] +1 for referencing Hammerin Hank. And it's his 80th birthday today. [Title]

Output: +1 for referencing Hammerin


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Body] Using the term "begging the question" even in it's correct logial fashion seems dangerous after the thread about it. [Title]

Output: Using the term "begging the


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Not inviting the Daily immeidately after they wrote a piece that appears negative about the University seems if not petty and ill-intentioned, then merely unwise. You have to figure that someone in PR knows how that's going to look to outsiders. As far as the process, if the biggest problem is that the Athletic Department is not going to know that their players are under investigation by OSCR, then I'm not sure that's a bad thing. I'd much rather that than the AD acutally know about it in advance. Even if they wouldn't try to infringe on the process, the possibility is one that should be avoided at all costs. [Title]

Output: Not inviting the Daily


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but if you're implying that Stauskas was bad at the pick and roll last year, you're quite mistaken. http://www.umhoops.com/2013/06/26/trey-burke-michigan-and-pick-and-roll-... He actually led the team in pick and roll efficiency last year (well if we exclude McGary's 3 possesions) [Title]

Output: Maybe I'm misunderstanding,


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Somehow responded to the wrong person so I'll just say Go blue [Title]

Output: EDIT


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Yeah I suspect that college football as a major money franchise will go away before Title IX does. [Title]

Output: I think you have it backwards


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Not a proud day for Michigan, either the football program or the University. How the hell did this take so long to process? I read that this was brought up maybe 2-3 years ago. There needs to be some hard introspection and answers for everyone involved from the AD to head of the University. [Title]

Output: Not a proud day for Michigan,


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] joke your head [Title]

Output: joke your head


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Haha fair enough. I was just comparing it to the atmosphere two years ago (fortunately I wasn't there last year, but I've heard it was way worse from other Ragers) where we lost count of the number of middle fingers we got thrown up at us including people with their small children. Diffrence was mainly it was only a couple idiots this time versus basically every person we passed by. Another thing that helped was that our bus back to Ann Arbor was just outside the door this year so we just ran there (though we did catch a few snowballs while boarding). A couple years ago it got lost somehow during the game and we were just kinda stranded waiting outside in East Lansing for half an hour which was...not fun. [Title]

Output: Haha fair enough. I was just


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] I was in the Maize Rage contigent and I have to say there wasn't anything too bad really. We had one guy yell at us "Do you want to die?", but he ended up getting kicked out. Similarly there was only one guy who tried to fight us. He tried to inefffectively hip check me and when I ignored him, he came around and sucker punched another Rager. Fortunately security got him too. Again, overall losing makes them way less likely to say crap so thanks to the team for shutting them up. [Title]

Output: I was in the Maize Rage


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] I mean it was at Breslin and Sparty expected to win so it was pretty sparse throughout the stadium. The majority were either the parents section or in the rows over by us, but there was not a lot of Maize in that stadium (didn't matter since we sent Sparty home feeling pretty blue). [Title]

Output: I mean it was at Breslin and


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Three years ago now actually. Darius Morris game: Get the f*ck of my court Sparty. [Title]

Output: Three years ago now actually.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Yes the Maize Rage was there. We were so high up though and the kisses probably weren't towards us. [Title]

Output: Yes the Maize Rage was there.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Personally I think Stauskas is probably best served to leave after this year if he keeps up his level of play. His stock will be at its highest and his game won't get picked apart. Selfishly, I hope he comes back to make Michigan better next year. Either way I hope he has great success on the next level so I can marginally care about watching the NBA more (Fire Dumars) [Title]

Output: Personally I think Stauskas


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] No kidding. Man my last two years there (graduated in 08) we didn't even have a football team (I was gonna try out, but with only 19 of us they cancelled the team). Also I somehow forgot that there are a couple Knights that comitted to/playing for the baseball team here at UM. [Title]

Output: No kidding. Man my last two


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] From the Falcons side, I'm sorry you have to watch our sorry team play the sorry team that is the Lions. [Title]

Output: From the Falcons side, I'm


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] I will bet you $100 and 1,000,000 Mgopoints that Michigan gets in the tourney with an 11-7 conference record. The Big Ten champion squad was 24-9 and a #4 seed. An 11-7 squad even w/o a Big Ten tourney win would be at 19-11. Not a fantastic record, but we'd not only be in, we'd be fairly far from the bubble. [Title]

Output: I will bet you $100 and


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] Happy to hear that Madison is doing well. Considering the list of Division 1 athletes from my high school (University Liggett) is basically her and....her sisters, it's fun to see. Hopefully engineering lightens up a tad so I can catch a game, but that is unlikely. [Title]

Output: Happy to hear that Madison is


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] I can certainly sympathize with that as it has certainly been a rough ride. I also acknowledge that I tend to be extraordinarily optimistic about our basketball team (exception being I didn't think Trey Burke would ever become...well Trey Burke). However, I really feel this team is going to finish somewhere in the 10-13 Big Ten win range depending on how well the defense comes around. While the Big Ten is deep this year, I don't think anyone in the conference is last year MIchigan or Indiana in terms of talent. If we develop even a little bit on defense, we'll probably end up at 11-7 in conference and a 5-6 seed come tourney time. I'm not sure how many other teams could lose a preseason All-American and match that mark in the Big Ten. [Title]

Output: I can certainly sympathize


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] http://mgoblog.com/content/maximizing-your-fumble-luck [Title]

Output: According to the mathlete you are correct about that


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] I feel as if people act like we can't beat good teams at home. We beat State and OSU each of the last two years at home, when they were nationally elite. We hung with Arizona until the buzzer. Maybe we don't sweep our conference home schedule, but considering we have 2 conference losses in the past 2 years at Crisler, I'll take my chances. [Title]

Output: I feel as if people act like


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] A group of us Maize Ragers (probably about 20 or so) are headed to the game. [Title]

Output: A group of us Maize Ragers


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] Aren't they moving to the ACC though? So isn't it more, needing to invest a crap ton to have a chance to compete with the FSU's and Clemson's (not even considering if Va Tech and/or Miami get off the mat) [Title]

Output: Aren't they moving to the ACC


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I'm glad someone else had the same incredulous reaction to the idea of a QB "controversy" or even a "competition". It's backup QB syndrome to the max, but what's astounding is that we ACTUALLY SAW THE BACKUP QB and while he was better than expected, he was a clear step and a half below the starter. Also has any QB ever lost their starting job after their last game involved 451 yards and 5 TD, half of which was on a broken foot? I'd wager not. [Title]

Output: I'm glad someone else had the


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] To be fair to Gardner, I think he improved enormously in this respect as the season went on. While it was true after non-conference play, by the end of the year he was manipulating the pocket like you'd expect from a 4th year junior. [Title]

Output: To be fair to Gardner, I


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I posted something similiar in the Nebraska game recap thread and someone very informatively responded with the stat that opponents shoot 73.2% at the line against us (318th in the country, average is 69.4%). I really wish I understood why that seems to happen too. My best guess would be that it's a little bad luck and the completely unsubstantiated guess that we tend to foul guards more often than big men. [Title]

Output: I posted something similiar


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] This seems an odd game to criticize Jordan Morgan after. [Title]

Output: This seems an odd game to


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I fully acknowledge that this may be cogintive bias, but I feel as if teams shoot way better at the free throw line against us than their season averages. For example, I heard Arizona shoots 68% as a team, but couldn't freakin miss against us (until the last one which was on purpose). As far as the game, the team showed mental toughness and poise in continuting to run the offense and not get discouraged when they didn't make stops. Lots to improve on the defensive end, but you'd always rather see that after a win than a loss. [Title]

Output: I fully acknowledge that this


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to see Wisconsin as the most evil thing ever. (Note this was exacerbated by my engineering professor here at UM claiming one of his favorite memories as a Wisconsin fan was of Josh Gasser). [Title]

Output: I'm glad to see I'm not the


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Body] I wondered on here if this team was going to be able to get over the hump after losing that crushihng game to Arizona. This was a game that there would have been plenty of excuses had they lost, but they buckled down and got it done. Extremely proud of the effort tonight. Only thing is that we need GRIII to be okay. [Title]

Output: Agreed


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Yeah the tourney run was the most fun I've ever had as a sports fan so I can't call this the worst year ever. I got to go to Turner Field (where they played the Victors every time Jeff Samardjzia batted which was awesome) and the Georgia Dome for the first time. 2009 was by far worst if you ask me. Basketball sucked, Football sucked, and IIRC hockey got off to a horrid start. [Title]

Output: Yeah the tourney run was the


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Main difference being (and I'm glad about this difference) that Lloyd left on 100% his own terms and wasn't forced out (regardless of what some dumb ESPN Big Ten blog post asserts) [Title]

Output: That's a great comparison


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Hadn't heard of him before. Hope he loses every football game for four years. [Title]

Output: Hadn't heard of him before.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] We seriously must be a football school if a Final Four run is somehow below beating an 8 win Notre Dame squad (and I was at both the FF and the ND game) [Title]

Output: We seriously must be a


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Well I figure it's never a bad thing when a UM adminstrator wins a positive award, so congrats to him. [Title]

Output: Well I figure it's never a


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Maybe it's because the last 3 months of 2013 have been such a drag on my sports psyche, maybe it's because I had work in 2 hours and 3 exams the following week, I don't know. But I left that game feeling if the team couldn't get over the hump in that atmosphere agaisnt a top team, I'm not seeing much more than 10 wins in Big Ten play and at that point I don't know if that's enough to make the NCAA Tournament. We crucially need this year/next year to continue the momentum of the Final Four run if we're going to continue to compete in the Big Ten and in recruiting. I guess all I can do is hope Beilein can get it straightened out. Good news is that considering his track record so far, that's probably not a vain hope. [Title]

Output: Maybe it's because the last 3


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Playing against the Falcons defense is the rough equivalent of playing on JV/Freshman mode in NCAA Football though. [Title]

Output: Playing against the Falcons


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Falcons fan here: THIS WAS NOT THE GAME I WOULD HAVE CHOSEN TO WIN BASED OFF A LAST MINUTE 2 PT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. [Title]

Output: Falcons fan here: THIS WAS


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Funchess/Gallon 127 rec 2011 yds 15 TDs Manningham/Aarington (jr year) 139 rec 2056 yds 20 TDs (so year) 78 rec 1373 yds 17 TDs It's very much a fair statement, especially when considering the quality of OL. People here don't appreciate Jeremy Gallon nearly enough. He ought to go down as an all-timer at WR. Desmond and AC were clearly better, but he's in the conversation IMO with everyone else. [Title]

Output: Funchess/Gallon 127 rec 2011


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] I'm a Falcons fan so that dictates my rooting behavior. I cheered on TJ Duckett and Michael Jenkins while they were here (though Jenkins was mediocre and I did call refer to him as "that stupid Bukeye" alot). For the most part though, it seems that there aren't a lot of UM/MSU/OSU guys involved in the Falcons games/rivalries so it's a non-issue. [Title]

Output: I'm a Falcons fan so that


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Yeah I (like many here) think Dave Brandon has a big ego and can come off as smug and so I don't particularly like him. However, I do believe that most DB complaining is way over the top and that Brandon is honestly trying to do what he believes is best for Michigan athletics (however misguided some efforts may be). [Title]

Output: Yeah I (like many here) think


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] I wouldn't need validation. How much would you want for them? [Title]

Output: I wouldn't need validation.


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Body] NW 24 UM 14. I watch the remainder of the season out of loyalty to the team, but fully emotionally check out after the game and look forward to basketball. [Title]

Output: Predictions


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Body] I know it's a different sport, but before the basketball season, the Maize Rage got to go to a closed practice and some of the players came up to talk to us afterwards. Jon Horford remarked that they'd appreciate people supporting the team and not sarcastically cheering/booing. So keep that in mind during this debate. Note: I did boo once during 2008, but I deeply regret that now and if I could, would go back then to throw multiple water bottles at my 17 year old self. [Title]

Output: I know it's a different


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Body] Because this is not a meaningless game. It's a key road win that'll be key if we want to maximize seeding. Also Iowa State is not a pushover (in fact KenPom has them as a slight favorite) [Title]

Output: Because this is not a


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] Jason Whitlock cannot write a decent article because he is a hack. [Title]

Output: Jason Whitlock cannot write a


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] Yeah what the guys above said. If you want to sit in the bleachers, you have to get in line early and wait for GA. If you just want a ticket, are a student and don't care, wait until after the claiming period and buy tickets that way. [Title]

Output: Yeah what the guys above


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] Considering Nebraska seems about as good as Minnesota, we should be able to handle Nebraska at home. Beyond that I have no clue if we'll win the road games and it'll take a 1969ish upset for us to beat Ohio State at home. [Title]

Output: Considering Nebraska seems


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] This could not be more perfectly representative of the two fan bases. Simply incredible [Title]

Output: This could not be more


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] But the question is what gives you the best probability of not giving up a FG/TD. The free kick after the safety probably gains you 20 yards in field position at least vs. punting. You give up two first downs and you probably lose regardless with only 5:00 to go. Honestly if I had been Nebraska I would have gone for it, but I don't think the punt was that terrible a choice. I think all 3 choices are fairly close which is why it's an interesting game theory brain teaser. [Title]

Output: But the question is what


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] You do realize that working on an outside game is not mutually exclusive with working on a post game right? Also that there is a 0% chance that McGary decided to do that without the input of Beilien (for example he told Stauskas to work on quicker releases a la Ray Allen) And if McGary is going to play as the 4 in this offense, he needs to have some shooting range. I'm not saying he needs to take 3 threes a game, but he needs to be able to hit that 16 footer somewhat consistently to avoid bogging down the offense. [Title]

Output: You do realize that working


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] Maybe, but way too early to intelligently ask the question. Also this thread is bad and you should feel bad. [Title]

Output: Maybe, but way too early to


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] Look at my first post, I definitely agree with you. I just think this team's issues are going to limit how many games we win UNLESS we see ND/IU Devin the rest of the year. [Title]

Output: Look at my first post, I


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] While he didn't put it clearly, I think he was referring to the defenses only depth chart, not the whole team. [Title]

Output: While he didn't put it


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] Well I meant 8-4 as a ceiling as far as year in year out results. It is absolutely possible (and I dare say the most likely result) that this year ends with us at 8-4/ [Title]

Output: Well I meant 8-4 as a ceiling


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] I definitely don't think that our ceiling is at 8-4 especially in what appears to be a rather weak Big Ten going forward. We are recruiting so well on defense (a place where you often see stronger correlation between stars and success than offense) and we have a great defensive staff in place. I even think that Borges when given the right pieces is an above average OC. The problem is that it'll take a once in a generation stars lining up for us to win a National Title, but then again that's not any different from the Bo/Mo/Lloyd eras. We should consistently compete and hopefully win some Big Ten Titles. [Title]

Output: I definitely don't think that


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] I got to see an open practice the other day and I can't contain my excitement. Walton/Irvin look like legit Big 10 players already and that's adding to a great core in GRIII/McGary/Morgan. The coaches appear to be preaching defense hard and if we improve there, it will offset the probably loss in offensive efficiency without Burke (complaining about last year's offense in any way seems absurd but whatever) [Title]

Output: I got to see an open practice


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] Wasn't this the same group that had us going 5-7 before the season? Not saying their metrics are terrible, but maybe not the most useful in the context of the Big Ten. [Title]

Output: Wasn't this the same group


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Body] Fantastic post. I'm not sure Borges is the answer and I think some honest, frank questions can be asked about how effective his scheme/adjustments have been. That being said insulting his weight, insinuating that he doesn't care about his job/winning, or any of the such vitrol that has been spouted since Saturday is unnecessary. You'll almost never see me post in game threads or immediately after losses because I know I can't maintain perspective in the heat of the moment. I'd suggest many, many posters here do the same. [Title]

Output: Fantastic post. I'm not sure


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Body] I agree that hiring Cameron wouldn't solve anything, but your example is terrible because if I was absolutely forced to replace Mattison and could magically hire anyone, Chavis would probably be in the top 3 of my choices. [Title]

Output: I agree that hiring Cameron


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Body] I'm sure this thread will remain level headed as everyone can agree the Freep sucks. [Title]

Output: I'm sure this thread will


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Body] BASEBALL IS STUPID AS IS THE NFL. [Title]

Output: BASEBALL IS STUPID AS IS THE NFL.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] One of the funniest sports moments IMO even though we lost was Glen Mason breathlessly telling the sideline reporter that he just "wanted to see what the damn Jug looked like" About sums up our "rivalry" in one sentence. [Title]

Output: One of the funniest sports


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] I'm sorry, but I can't take Gopher smack talk seriously. We beat them at their place with our worst team ever by multiple scores. We shut them out in 2011. We win this game by 20 points easy. Also could you imagine any UM players disrespecting the opposition like this, especially to the media? [Title]

Output: I'm sorry, but I can't take


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] God I miss negs right now. [Title]

Output: God I miss negs right now.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] This info is from UMHoops so make sure to support that great site. This puts us to the scholarship limit assuming that GRIII and McGary return. Since that seems extremely unlikely, we probably have room for two more. My guess would be that we take Grantham and either Blackmon or Booker if they want to come, but if we miss, we bank one for what looks like a great 2015 class. [Title]

Output: This info is from UMHoops so


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] Simply a huge win for Coach B and the basketball program. If we're gonna continue competing for Big Ten and National Titles, we're gonna have to start winning these types of recruiting battles with teams like Arizona. [Title]

Output: Simply a huge win for Coach B


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] I do think we have been watching different games. UConn is a completely different game if Devin is a little more accurate and doesn't throw that first pick or if we don't give up the fumble touchdown or if we don't screw up the punt return. If we exclude TOs, our offense has had 3 good games moving the ball and one bad one. I realize we haven't played the elite of college football, but the Big Ten sucks balls and outside of MSU, I don't think there's a defense capable of slowing down Devin if he's ND Devin. So really the number one issue facing the team is Devin getting back on track. Everything else will open up from there. [Title]

Output: I do think we have been


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] The juxtaposition of your post with your signature is fantastic. I think the plays we run are fine if (and it's a huge IF) we avoid turnovers. There isn't an offense under the sun that can consistently move the ball if they turn it over 4 times a game. [Title]

Output: The juxtaposition of your


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Well based on my excellent understanding of statistics(so gonna nail this Stats HW I'm doing right now) I assume this means we should be out of the goalline every play as it has the highest average. [Title]

Output: Well based on my excellent


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] You should probably look again at #6. Unless you were talking about Mississippi St in which case I'd wonder at your vitrol towards them over the Gator Bowl. [Title]

Output: You should probably look


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] That would be my suspicion on what will happen. He will have to be counted against the cap for a year no matter what so we'll see if he's able to go (if not it doesn't matter and he better get one hell of an ovation from the arena when he makes an appearance). If not, then he'll be put on a medical to allow him to finish school and he wouldn't count against a future cap. [Title]

Output: That would be my suspicion on


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] It's still going to be a solid class overall, just not a nationally elite one like the last couple years so don't jump off a bridge. For basketball though, recruiting is so accelerated that I'd expect the national championship berth to be more beneficial to the 2015/2016 classes that are just starting to form big interests. [Title]

Output: Trying to talk you off the ledge


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Not trying to be snarky here, but I'm honestly curious why you are here. If you don't enjoy UFRs and anaylsis of players (and note: since we're not going to win every game 1000-0, there is going to be some critique of the players performance), I just feel like this would be a miserable place to be in general. If your larger point is that some criticism in the UFRs went too far (I think Obi Ezeh would be the main example of a player perhaps too harshly criticized for poor performance), that's possibly fair, but that's not what it seems you are insinuating. [Title]

Output: Not trying to be snarky here,


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Between this thread, RR battle 2.0, and the student basketball ticket debates, this has been quite a contentious few days here. The UFRs and hopefully some civil discussion can't get here soon enough. [Title]

Output: Between this thread, RR


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Ahh nothing riles up the natives more than suggesting anything other than RR was an utter country bumpkin who didn't know anything about football. It doesn't seem that hard, RR had a good offense that would have been great had he had time for his players to mature (note: the fact that he didn't have that time was 100% his fault for hiring GERG). I think Borges will have a good offensse this year that can be great next year if we get OL and QB development. I really don't see what all the anger is about. [Title]

Output: Ahh nothing riles up the


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] Stranded - streaming? [Body]

Output: Stuck in a hotel room in Springfield, MO with no FS1. Streaming suggestions?


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Ranking based on offers [Body]

Output: Chaning ranking based on offers makes the MOST sense to me. That is a recruiting service of non-professionals recognizing that the professionals want the recruit.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Tork or torque [Body]

Output: Serious question


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Amazing [Body]

Output: Post and comments. Just wanted to say this is why I love this blog. Smart funny people making enjoyable things to read with virtually no societal value.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] Eloquently stated [Body]

Output: Brian, you have a knack for saying things in a very moving way. I find myself gravitating toward the human stories as often as the statistics. For some reason, this one really gets to me.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Why I support Hoke [Body]

Output: Did anyone see the ND game - what happens when a QB makes poor decisions repeatedly in a game against good opposition? ND has developed players, gone to an NC, whipped up on us, etc. I love DG as the teammate, the competitor, the human being. But I think his decision-making has repeatedly crippled the offense. What would UM's record be if our offense mirrored our defense? 9-1? And it all starts with having a solid leader at the most important offensive position - the position that decides when and where to put the ball. The leader. I support Hoke because I bet UM will be considerably better next year with a different QB running the offense, a couple of solid running backs, a better O-line, and an offense that mirrors the defense - all of which is not only probable but likely IMHO. And in two years, if a good QB becomes a very good one (and we have every reason to believe that Nuss can make that happen), then an experienced Michigan team will contend for a championship. Hoke is not the problem - he relied on Borges and now relies on Nuss. Nuss is not the problem. He had little choice but to stick with DG and he simply could not get it done this year. Some writer recently wrote that the failure to develop a quarterback may doom Hoke. It may, but I'm not at all convinced that any other coach gets DG to make consistently good decisions.


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Liked the sentiment [Body]

Output: Not a DB hater, but I like the sentiment about Hoke. He seems to be a great human being - to his players, the fans, the community, etc. He has assembled a very good team - all of whom seem to be very loyal to him. He and his team have recruited top tier atheletes at an astounding rate. We have every reason to get behind him.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] Silly [Body]

Output: Women constitute half the population - or more, actually. We have separate locker rooms due to that fact. If the female population were equivalent to the gay population, I bet there would be many more co-ed locker rooms, and who cares? I have three daughters and would have no problem whatsoever were that to be the case. The reality is that there are only single locker rooms for professional sports teams and given that reality any notions of "discomfort" should be completely irrelevant to anything.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] Yes! [Body]

Output: Completely agree and upvoted.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] "Discomfort" is irrelevant to anything [Body]

Output: Westward, you and others apparently think that some amorphous notion of "discomfort" is relevant to anything having to do with Sam's hiring and employment. My god, the same amorphous arguments were made about women in the workplace and blacks, other minorities, etc., etc. A person's subjective discomfort has no place in a discussion about whether someone should be hired. Many are uncomfortable with straight men "looking at their junk" and it would be no different with gay men. Women in the military have no privacy in the field and in many places (e.g., Israel) there is no problem. Discomfort, whatever that means, does not equate to sexual harassment - which is prohibited by policy and law.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] Great comparison [Body]

Output: Comparing OJ and Gibbons. Interesting. Comparing the amount of evidence we actually know about from a months long televised trial and a confidential internal proceeding. Hmm. I think I fee more comfortable expressing "beliefs" about the former rather than the latter. By all means, express your beliefs. The earth is flat, for instance. That was a solid belief for what a millennium? The point is we know next to nothing about the Gibbons case. That is what makes it so dangerous to attach labels.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] Difference [Body]

Output: I would think there is a big difference between being expelled from a University and incarceration for many years. Please. Using the appropriate terminology actually matters. A lot.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Children's schools [Body]

Output: UNC - Chapel Hill is amazing and it is a great University. The BBall fanbase is second to none, too. Loyola Marymount - spectacular views and Hank Gathers!!!! Great film program, too.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Not the entire board [Body]

Output: Just OSU haters who do not understand anything about internal investigations, FERPA, etc. Why are some around here making the same mistake with regard to Hoke whom we have good reason to believe is an otherwise honorable guy. I don't get it.


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

Output: Your comment about expulsion "for rape" is irresponsible and revealing. He was expelled for violating a University policy that prohibits sexual harassment, sexual misconduct and retaliation. We don't know what part of the policy was implicated. And because you are convinced that Gibbons is a "rapist" (without any legal finding that that is the case) you apparently believe that all those with knowledge of his expulsion obviously have knowledge he is a "rapist" and should have publicly stated such. Which, of course, would have been per se defamatory unless demonstrably true. But knowledge of an accusation, an internal finding of a policy violation, an expulsion, and the nature of the policy violation are all different things that do not necessarily overlap. Hoke's choice of vague wording is not only defensible but required under the circumstances. I'm quite certain you would not be any happier had Hoke said "for personal reasons" or any other vague and perfectly defensible words.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Meyer raising alleged impropriety of the Michigan staff? [Body]

Output: It is certainly possible. But I am trying to envision how the conversation goes - and would be received. It is not as if OSU has squeeky clean record. And it is well documented that negative recruiting can boomerang. Hoke seems to be universally loved by players and recruits. I don't think you are giving enough credit to the McDowell family.


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

Output: I think you are missing the fundamental point relating to jurisdiction of various committees on campus and the confidentiality that goes with those bodies. Again, as a Higher Ed lawyer, I can state with certainty that internal investigatory bodies have strict rules regarding confidentiality that very often require those bodies not to inform others of the fact or status of pending investigations. Would such a committee notify faculty members who are teaching students of a pending investigation relating to such an investigation? Of course not. The same likely holds true of investigations relating to atheletes. Among other things, the reason why others are not advised of investigations is to prevent retaliation. The accused is also protected by rules against disseminating information. You would be amazed by how confidential these kinds of investigations can be. Once a decision is made, the decision is communicated to persons on a need to know basis. To assume Hoke or any of his staff knew anything material about the internal investigation prior to the decision is speculation.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] My beef with Brian's post [Body]

Output: My beef with Brian's post has nothing to do with his not saying that rape is reprehensible. The moral depravity of rape was not his subject. My beef with the post, or the title, is that untruths abound. Do we really know that? Sure, this is a blog, a forum for opinions. But as the creator of this blog, I think Brian should be particularly circumspect before reaching conclusions about something as significant as being untruthful about a student athelete's status vis-a-vis an internal investigation of violations of the University's sexual misconduct policy.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] I am a Higher Ed lawyer [Body]

Output: and I offer this thought. What WE know is actually very little. As I understand it, Gibbons was found by an internal University investigative body to have violated a University policy. That policy presumably prohibits both assault and retaliation. No one seems to be talking about the latter. Is it possible that there was inconclusive evidence of assault, but sufficient evidence of retaliation? Retaliatory action would presumably carry just as heavy a potential penalty. Is it possible that some retaliatory action happened long after the sexual interaction? Sexual assault is by definition criminal; retaliation is not necessarily criminal but it would most assuredly violate University policies. I know as much and as little as everyone else. My questions are speculative - just like the vast majority of comments. We may never know the facts, the reasons for the delay, the reasons Hoke said what he did because of a variety of confidentiality requirements. But to brand Gibbons or Hoke as criminal seems to me to be irresponsible. The same can be said about Hoke's conduct. We really know next to nothing about what he knew, when, and how. Branding him as a liar (someone who said something he knew to be untrue at the time he said it) also seems irresponsible given what I understand the facts to be. It is clear, however, that there is an epidemic on university campuses of binge drinking and misconduct related to or arising from impairment. That is the larger issue. How do we protect students when students - male and female - continually make poor choices that change their lives forever? How do we, or can we, change culture, attitudes, and behaviors in a meaningful way?


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

Output: Watching the '89 team last night made me think of this team's similarities. Very tough conference, other teams favored, but a Michigan team with great passion and leadership. GRIII seems to be the key. Ever since Mitch went down he seems to be on an absolute mission. Probably an unfair comparison but he reminds me of Rice - someone who can dominate any game when he puts his mind to it. I would not be at all surprised if they had a tough go in conference and then went on another run in the tourney.


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

Output: I rarely post (obviously) but was very moved by your post. It sure puts things in perspective. I'm confident the entire MGo community is behind you and your wife. Games are games. Life is not. Best wishes times a thousand.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] Really dumb, conspiratorial question [Body]

Output: There is still talk in St. Lou of Belichick stealing signs, cheating, etc. against the Rams. Poor excuse, I know. Is there any possibility that opposing teams, especially in their stadiums, get our offensive plays at the same time our offense does? OK, pathetic question. Sorry.


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

Output: It seems like Mattison is most concerned by our secondary. MSU had some big, fast, athletic wideouts - or so it seemed. How does our secondary matchup against the Nebraska receiving corps?


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Dee is terrific, but [Body]

Output: I'd love to have Dee but he has seemed so conflicted for so long. I long for crazed, committed, passionate players who love Michigan. I know, Dee's just a kid, etc. But I really think kids who are single minded are better for programs. No questioning themselves or what needs to be done when doing the hard work, practicing long hours, or in the huddle. No proof, of course, just a hunch.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Great news - and thanks Justice! [Body]

Output: This is very good for the program. Kids love Coach Jackson and he is a genuinely good guy. He will help stabilize recruiting. I also appreciate Justice's frequent support for the team and his steadfast committment. Looking forward to seeing him compete for UM.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] What do you mean, we should jump off? [Body]

Output: I don't understand. We should not "jump on the bandwagon" because of Hoke's record at . . .SDSU, that traditional football powerhouse? Come on, please. He has done really well at really bad places. How do you think UM would have done this year against TCU and Mizzou with our defensive situation. And as Coach said, "this is Michigan for God's sake."


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Feel much the same [Body]

Output: Wrote a few days about the same feeling. Read alot and don't post alot. But the negativity can be really bad around here. My wife actually noticed and commented on it. Life is short. I'm amazed at how many people are so purely negative and willing to trash. I think Brian must be simply exhausted at this point. But he needs to get alot more positive about this stuff. I mean, this is college sports, not life and death. Let's have some fun, right? Brian, please lead us to a happier place with inspiring, supportive stuff, not the nearly constant downer stuff.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Have to love to inspire [Body]

Output: Disagree totally with this. Don't think Bo loved Michigan. You can't inspire unless you are passionate.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Totally agree [Body]

Output: It is easy to say "he's our coach so let's support him." But I genuinely thought Coach Hoke was terrific during the press conference. You can see passion, sincerity and love for all things Michigan. He killed it. I don't think it is fair to bash Brandon by contrast. Brandon is sleep deprived and justifiably sick of the media nonesense. I think Brandon was fired up by Coach and thought this is the time to send the message that this is Michigan. We run things, not the Detroit press.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Miles is the next coach and let´s support him [Body]

Output: Don, it became clear to me as all of this was playing out that we should have seen this coming sooner. I think Miles has been the guy from day one. Probably planned since December or earlier. The way DB has done his ¨succession planning¨ it really makes sense to me that this has been lined up for a long time. The fact that DB and LM know each other really, really well tells me that DB did not just happen to call LM this week. This has been packaged for a long time. The rest has been a play out required to save face of good folks like RR, JH, BH, Fitz, etc. Higher ed and corporate types often conduct ¨searches¨when the winning candidate was selected in a board room or clubhouse months before. I am not being conspiratorial, and I´m not being critical of DB. I just think this is the way things are done. I simply refuse to believe that a corporate warrior like DB would let the single most important job of his tenure get started on January 1, 2011. This was ready to go, with a timeline planned out, weeks if not months before. Now the press would never approve of that, and various consituencies (like the pro RR faction) would never abide this kind of thing. So that is why a ¨search¨has been conducted.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 1 day ago [Title] everyone loves 100 degrees and 95% humidity in june too.. [Body]

Output: Seriously Name one person that vacations in Georgia? Savannah is it, and the reality is it's the only thing in Georgia to stop and see... Athens, yes, because everyone wants to live in the middle of the deep south 4hrs from a beach, 105 degrees, 95% Humidity and then at night it's still 85 degress and now 99% humidity. Oh and it gets better, when you walk outside, your instantly covered in sweat, not the good kind because it's so humid it forms a layer of slime on you. Georgia, cause everyone loves having to stay inside all day in the summer cause it's a 1000 degrees and you can't cool down cause your pool is 95 degrees..........Yeah, been there and as I said one place to visit and that's it.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Not surprising [Body]

Output: Nussmeier is the new OC at Florida, for a new staff and most recruits are quite familiar with the Alabama run game's dominance under Nussmeier as OC so there is no doubt that was sold to him. Add to that, our staff already has 3 rb commits even if two of them end up at fb ..... that's crowded for one class alone without adding a 4th rb.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 14 hours ago [Title] Remove Helmets [Body]

Output: Remove Helmets and start taking money out of players pockets for leading with their heads. By removing money I mean, suspension for intentional helmet hits, offensive players too for droping their heads for hits. And not the same as the drug policy but after so many personal fouls for helmet to helmet up the suspension to 2 games no pay. Then force players to sit for caused concussions resulting from an intentional helmet to helmet hit, ie a caused concussion equals 2 games for the offending player. Also, get even more strict on the launch hits. I still see a number that aren't called. It's the only way to fix the issue. The other thing, any failed ped tests should limit liability for this. I still say believe players are juiced and it's a major cause for the severity of injuries, namely head injuries in football. Players want the nfl to pay for head injuries then they should subject themselves to even more ped testing.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Title] kentucky...vs the field, take kentucky [Body]

Output: Imho officiating would have a lot to do with Kentucky losing. Meaning this team just bullies opponents inside. So, unless we get a crew that is calling a tight game against a solid shooting opponent like Duke, Virginia, Wisconsin, Arizona and maybe a couple others, Kentucky is going to roll this tournament. Kansas, being the next best team in that bracket is weak. They don't play consistent ball at all and do not have a player capable of taking over a game against Kentucky. If they make it at all. ND doesn't have the size to stay with kentucky so they get rolled if they make it. By bracket, Kentucky is automatically in the final 4, so imho it's a 2 game tournament for Kentucky.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] If Swarbrick were really genius [Body]

Output: He would sell the field to a donor who believes the grass is Tradition... Well, in that case he should have sold the hs level scoreboard too!


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] The spring game/practice [Body]

Output: The spring game which is realy a glorified practice is not the place to determine anything about the 2014 team. Talk to anyone that has attended an actual practice to tell you the story rather than reading something from someone who never attended any of the practices. Don't take too much out of spring because after spring summer workouts and fall camp you will then find out who has put the time in all off season. Spring you get some info on what is going on. Best news out of spring is the dline looks far better as a group right now and the players fitting the responsibilities of the 4-3 over better has payed off for them. So, we will wait till the first game of the season and see how that matches up. O Line has been hit/miss but will wait and see again.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] Heck is a great coach [Body]

Output: Funny and intense. Very good technically and demands those guys block. Should see blocking video they had of gallon, he embarrassed a lot of corners and safeties thinking they would take him. Finally happy about where the wr corp is skill wise compared to the lats 6yrs...


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] Win respect [Body]

Output: In sports you earn/win your respect. Florida is getting respect due to how they are playing and the fact their coach has to titles. They have done it. Ky is getting respect because the program is tops in bball, and they just won a title 2yrs ago and have top talent now, just very young and you see them growing up infront of us this tournament and the sec tournament. Michigan, hasn't seen a ton of respect this tournament namely becuase the 3 stars from last yr's run are either in the nba, or injured now, mcgary! So looking at our games agianst msu and wisconsin it's obvious our team can be pushed inside. Hence, tennessee being the popular pick due to their length at the perimeter and strength of their inside game. Msu, getting a ton of respect now getting their top inside players back and msu looking like an izzo team again. Like ky, they are playing very well and the team has taken big steps the last few weeks. Hence they became the hot pick to win it all. Wisconsin, has beaten 2 teams nobody thought they actually would given the matchups. Big10 just earned a ton of respect all 3 beating teams that were considered tough matchups for each team. All 3 into the elite 8! They won the nations respect as a conference. I'll say this, it doesn't matter who wins the national title as far as conference strength is concerned. I never got that arguement... alabama wins in football to me has no bearing. Fsu won it in football this yr and doesn't remotely convince me that the acc was the best. This yr sec 0-2 in bcs games and acc is 2-0 with the national title...who here thinks the acc is a better football conference? Same in basketball... Florida could win the tournament or kentucky, wouldn't remotely convince me the sec is a better bball conference than big10, big12, acc or pac12!


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Tried centennial, like two hearted much better [Body]

Output: Never heard of CJ's, right now way to many craft brews out to try them all. Being from Cincy I am trying to get through all the local breweries that have popped up as well as some of the top national craft brews. Bells, Centennial, 3 Floyds, Michigan is well represented nationally..., I have heard there are a few more to try that arent national. Cincinnati has, Madtree, 50 west, Rivertown, Rinegheist, Mt. Carmel and a few others that are just excellent breweries! Still, I always find my way back to Sam Adams Boston Lager and Guiness.......


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Me, nobody, maize man, not sure, [Body]

Output: All I can tell you is I have been to spring practice with maizeman, know him and he does work for the athletic department which is how he is in. He expresses his views from what he see's. Coachbt, he is a hs coach from the toledo area that attends every coaches clinic and also gets to attend a couple practices as a result. Eroc, knows maizeman and has gone to many practices via maizman. They all have developed relationships within the athletic department. I have met many other posters that attend the coaches clinic, that have ties to the athletic department via friendships of ad employees, former players, coaches and boosters. Know a couple that are big boosters. Am I an insider, not remotely. But as I stated last yr I did go to a couple practices with maizeman and know very well he has access to the staff, players and practices as it isn't a claim it is a fact. The guys that want to insult my writing, wgaf what you think, I shared something I have actually seen, know and witnessed. You, you bitch and complain about others who shared and wasn't trying to charge anyone money for doing so. So, wtf ever


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] You don't know what I thought! [Body]

Output: I stated an undefeated osu should have been in over a 1 loss sec team. That I stated, that I believe of any bcs team. If you are going to post my thoughts at least know them. I stated the sec is over rated in that 1 loss sec teams deserve to be in the title game over undefeated teams. Get your head out of your tail about my thoughts.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] and you guys insult their writing….. [Body]

Output: And you guys insult their writing and analysis. Kind if does... reeealllyl.... I went to spring practice last yr with maizeman. He does have access. The two practices I saw last yr, Ross was playing awesome and was the best defensive player on the field. I got to see Countess doing drills and knew last yr was going to be rough as a man corner for him. Offense, Darboh and Chesson looked better than Funchess....and you didn't see Gallon do anything. Jake Ryan was on crutches and he was everywhere encouraging the defense and lbers.... So, while you all accuse them of knowing nothing I can vouch for them not that it means anything as I don't personally know any of you all. But, everything i saw fit to what happened last season. Run game sucked, interior oline just wasn't what I thought it would be and the dt's were a work in progress. Honestly last season I was fooled by the nd game though. I thought they would lose that game and end up with 10 wins losing to either Osu or Nw as the other loss opposite nd. I thought nd was better than what they showed in that game. Ross was not close to the player he showed in spring, Darboh's injury really hurt, oline burzynski's injury really hurt. Bosch was the best technically of all the tr fr and rs fr oline, however Braden was physiclaly awesome and starting at LG all spring. That was last yr... So, reports on spring practices remember, they are practicing against their own team and get used to the calls of the other side of the ball and the player infront of them. So, you have to take it with a grain of salt and realize the reports are just that. Mixed opinions of what they see. I was at practice and had some disagreement maizeman's analysis. But that is also why I try to put what coach bt says along with maizeman and come up with what's in the middle. Both attend practices, both know the coaching staff far more than you guys would like to admit. So sit back, enjoy your beer threads, btw, bells two harted, madtree gnarly brown and guiness are still the best beers on the planet!


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] Have known a few d1 players that used. [Body]

Output: All of them said the same things. Coaches push them to get better, if you only were bigger, if you were just a bit stronger if you were quicker, faster.... Always pushed them and compared to best players on the team. Natural right... the message would be clear, get better or go elsewhere... it's up to you... They would make sure they knew well in advance of testing. Don't fail the tests, we don't want any athlete failing tests... this is when the test is... don't fail the tests.. continually repeated over and over adnauseum. They would also say, you could tell who was and who wasn't. Abnormal weight gain is not going from hs s&c to college elite s&c. Normal weight gain is about 15lbs of muscle over 1yr period of time. 20 can happen but he had to work out a whole heck of a lot more than just the last 4 months from january through spring ball!!! Guys putting on weight is normal, 25+ lbs of ripped shredded weight and he is juiced! But there are a lot more ped's than just testosterone. Hgh, blood doping for endurance, beta blockers for focus that many qb's will use, students will use... which I have no problem with.. but they all use them.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] What desmond said is right.. [Body]

Output: All that said, it doesn't matter urban was never going to suspend any other player further! Either the big ten was going to, uhmm nope, or it wasn't happening so we all knew it wasn't happening.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] ad ... [Body]

Output: Is the increase for more support staff needed? I wouldn't think everyone just received a 62% pay increase though some may have been given a pay increase to match the going rate of their position. In that case it is needed... for any and all. For me the questions are.. Is the ad financially living within the budgets set? Are they making more money than they are spending? Are building for the success of the athletic programs now and in the future? And last, with the expansion of the athletic campus and all the related projects have they been able to meet the financial burden of those projects and continue to sustain for the future. The obvious to that is yes. It has to continue as well. I am sure that Brandon and company see what concerns the donors/alumni/ticket holders have. I would bet they will be quick to back off it they reach the tipping point. Something was posted on another board via an alumni function last spring where Dave Brandon spoke. At length he spoke about the goals of winning the bigten, bcs and national title in football as the best ways to increase revenue and the last one by far has the biggest impact. He cited the effect it had on other universities that have won football national championships and how much it increased cash flow into the athletic department of those schools. So, that is the goal.....


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] Consider, Michigan hosted them [Body]

Output: Our school hosted them, allowed them field passes for the game which is impossible to get and got face time with Hoke on the day of the game. The family, osu fans/grads yeah they could have taken the osu hats off but who cares about that to be honest. imho it showed michigan is above all that!


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] Remember that game... [Body]

Output: Such a huge win and those players all came up big! Rewatching that game I forgot how beat up the team was. LT Backus didn't play, adami was playing injured and quite immobile. Howard was out, streets was battling a hammy. Forgot all about that........ Reminds me of how good they were to keep overcoming everything. On offense, overcame some bad turnovers and field position the 2nd half. Got enough points with limited offense and still won. Defense just took over that game!


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] steveinpa [Body]

Output: Far too many athletic depts have done this and pro teams as well...... A friend of mine a 20yr season ticket holder for the bengals of all teams had good seats and paid the psl when they built pbs in cincy. He paid that psl and then got moved to lesser seats only to find the corperate buyers were buying blocks of good seats and he got moved as a result...add to that, they didn't refund the difference in the psl they charged to the rate for the seats he was given. I haven't heard michigan do this to season ticket holders yet so long as they paid the donation...however it has been done I am sure. Really sucks.....


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] you are talking about fans [Body]

Output: who are illogical anyway.............................that would have been the response of many fanbases around the country no matter the university. Heck, athletes get accused of rape and I see message board posters saying the girl deserved it, led him on, what ever else.........you get alot of fair responses...........my response always is, lets wait to find out what actually happened, if he did it, by all means put him in prison and let the legal system handle it.....if he didn't do it, lets not assassinate his character, but lets not do that till we find out.