Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Finally, I contribute something of value [Body]

Output: I'm pretty sure that is a scene from the movie Dogma, and time is frozen around the main characters whilst some dilemna or plot point is laid out.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] They've won a single playoff game in 57 years [Body]

Output: It would, in fact, be surprising if the Lions made the super bowl.


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

Output: Dom lost to the youngest Rizgallah, 4-3. I hope Coon makes the Olympics, almost entirely because that means we would get to enjoy post olympic redshirt year wrestling, which is always awesome. That's how you end up with guys like Jake Herbert teching the #2 kid in the country


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] All you need to know about MSU wrestling [Body]

Output: Is that you could damn near walk from campus to St. Johns, and yet every single wrestler from there goes to Michigan. They were OK as a team when they had the Simmons and I think Boudro, they've had a few scattered AA and a champ since then, but that's almost entirely a result of being in a wrestling rich area. I would like to say that a big part of why that gap is starting to grow is Michigan's willingness to spend. McFarland was able to hire 2 huge name assistant coaches a few years ago from the olympic program, and Michigan has probably the nicest wrestling practice facility in college.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Fun fact [Body]

Output: My phone is trolling me with that feature, as I will now demonstrate by typing a name. Brady Hoke is a very innovative and visionary offensive mind.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 20 hours ago [Title] I was terrified this was Coach Schiano [Body]

Output: Sorry man, if you end up here, but the thought of Greg Schiano in a Michigan polo makes my skin crawl, and I puke a little in my mouth


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I thought Saban and Les were already making more [Body]

Output: At least IIRC there were a few guys in the 6 million a year range at that time


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Did you know [Body]

Output: That if you twist one of your e's into a u, and the other into an h, your name is an anagram of Harbaugh? .... Harbaugh?


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Nah [Body]

Output: Still more work in college. Acquiring players is just a much more time consuming task in CFB than it is in the NFL.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Sorry if this is out of line, but here's some wild ass speculati [Body]

Output: This feels like the kind of article that gets written when some big wig see's the "48 Million Dollar" report on TV and calls the office saying "I just saw an obscenely large number next to a dollar sign on Sportscenter, get the sports econ dude on this!" which then causes him to get on real quick and stretch 2 regurgitated talking points into an article because there isn't any real sports econ story here. Not that he's necessarily wrong, Harbaugh might stay in the NFL for those reasons, it just seems lazily written and out of this guys wheelhouse


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 4 days ago [Title] P.J. Fleck is the name you were looking for [Body]

Output: Row the dang boat


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] How much does he put into the dolphins? [Body]

Output: It's not like owning an NFL team is cheap


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Too smart for his own good? [Body]

Output: Christ you sound like Skip Bayless with that


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Don't diss Wet Herrera [Body]

Output: The greatest coach in the history of organized sports


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 1 day ago [Title] They are 20 million over the cap next year [Body]

Output: So they take this team, which is already relatively old and not that good, and dump 20 million in salary, plus either the money to pay their picks or the picks themselves in the draft. They are going to win maybe 7 games then have to flat out cut starters this off season. They are a tire fire


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I can see it now [Body]

Output: "Jim, before I take this job, there's one thing I absolutely have to do. I'm gonna need your plane, I'm going to need the entirety of my contract, in full, in non sequential peso's, 20 pounds of rotel and velveeta, and one of those bomb suits. Yeah, like from the hurt locker"


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] He's a GIANT improvement defensively [Body]

Output: going from the worst OF in the game to Cespedes is a huge upgrade, and he's at least as good offensively as Hunter


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] That might be bullshit [Body]

Output: He's not coming to Michigan, but New Orleans is going to be a trainwreck next year, and he's just watching it slowly crash. It wouldn't absolutely shock me if he took another NFL job because he doesnt' want to be stuck in rebuild mode


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yes [Body]

Output: It was 3. You can get Simon's production off the damn scrap heap, you don't need to be trading players for it.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] He's hot ass garbage [Body]

Output: He was incredibly lucky over the first half of last year, he's much more the guy who had a 4.5 era in the second half of the year. That is hot ass garbage in the NL.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Was Harbaugh at Stanford for 11 years? [Body]

Output: Or are you just gonna ignore that part of it?


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] You could make it about the product too [Body]

Output: They have been extra terrible lately. The fact that they even published the Dr. Football bullshit shows where they are


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Much like the 49'ers O-line [Body]

Output: I failed to properly execute, and have double posted.


Input: [Date] 2 days 3 hours ago [Title] Maybe not [Body]

Output: But he wouldn't have been fired after 3 years, that's for damn sure.


Input: [Date] 2 days 8 hours ago [Title] This thread [Body]

Output: Is the dark side of the Michigan fan base. To all the people saying RR should just get over it - look in the mirror, dude.


Input: [Date] 3 days 9 hours ago [Title] And let's also assume [Body]

Output: That scientists, who are trained to account for every possible source of error, somehow ignored the very basic fact that measurements from the 1800s are not as accurate as they are today. Not only that, but they totally just arbitrarily round up whenever they feel like it. Because science. Right, yup, that makes sense too.


Input: [Date] 3 days 9 hours ago [Title] Because that totes makes sense [Body]

Output: "Hey Brady, you've been totally wronged and cheated out of 4 games of salary, not to mention a permanently tarnished image, over something that you did absolutely nothing wrong whatsoever, and something you willingly cooperated in anyway only to have it come back and hit you in the face with the outrageouse claim that you didn't cooperate...but hey, just get over it, dude."


Input: [Date] 3 days 9 hours ago [Title] Yeah [Body]

Output: Literally everytime I hear a so-called "expert" speak about deflate gate, how it ruins the integrity of the game and blah blah blah, I just want to vomit. Even the one local radio guy who I generally think is unbiased tried to argue this, THIS does more to damage the integrity of the game than a domestic abuse case. His argument was tampering with footballs directly affects a game, whereas domestic abuse does not (apparently). I literally yelled in my car after that. What the fuck kind of reasoning is that? I mean, we are talking about a slightly under inflated ball, right? My mantra though this has been " I feel like I'm taking crazy pills". I'm not a Brady homer or a Pats homer. But damn, it really takes some sort of twisted logic to think THIS supposed cheating (which cannot be definitively proven anyway) is somehow worse for football than players who beat their wives or children. I mean, what in the actual fuck? I'm just so damn sick of the ridiculous bloviating.on the most inconsequential rule you could possibly break.


Input: [Date] 1 week 20 hours ago [Title] Yeah it's weird [Body]

Output: I kinda liked it too...brainless entertainment. So long as he didn't talk about Michigan in any way.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] It looks more like texas tech to me [Body]

Output: It looks more like texas tech to me


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] And I hate [Body]

Output: The fact that people think he's guilty because they hate him. There's FAR more Brady haters than there are lovers out there. In Oklahoma sports radio they've adopted the "he definitely cheated cuz Wells says so!!!!" mantra, and they talk loudly about it every time Brady is mentioned. It makes me ill.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Which again gets at [Body]

Output: The dichotomy between how careless they treated the measurement process and how paltry punishments (if any) were to similar previous offenses (so clearly it's at all important)...compared with the actual punishment given to Brady on this issue (so clearly it's the most important thing ever)


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Sweet Jeebus. [Body]

Output: A 250+ thread because a guy said he was "bummed"? My God, stop the presses! I must start tut-tutting and elevating my RAGE level! HOW DARE ANYONE BE BUMMED AT ANYTHING MICHIGAN-RELATED?!?!? ESPECIALLY HARBAUGH?!?!??!?!? GOOD RIDDANCE, I SAY!!!!! Harrrumph.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Maybe worked up isn't the right word. [Body]

Output: But some people in this thread are getting might judgy and uppity about it.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Oh Lord [Body]

Output: My idiocy when it comes to car discussions just shines through here. By "how fast a car can go in 60 seconds" I meant "how quickly a car can go 0-60 mph". Sweet Jeebus that was just painful to read. Sorry, everyone.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Hate is a strong word [Body]

Output: But I've never understood the desire to fawn over cars and their specs and whatnot. Always felt odd around guys who do, and I had to make an awkward attempt to act like I care how fast that car can go in 60 seconds. As for a car I hate? I guess my opinion goes the other way too,,,there's not any car I really hate either. Except maybe gas-guzzling Hummers. What a waste of space. Oh! And any truck with truck nuts on it, or absurdly large wheels. Just feels like they're trying to compensate for something.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Because it's the middle of summer [Body]

Output: There's literally nothing else to talk about right now in the world of sports. Well, unless you count baseball. Which I don't.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Everytime somebody misspells Lidstrom as Lindstrom... [Body]

Output: ...a puppy dies. STOP KILLING PUPPIES.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I don't know who those people are [Body]

Output: Or if you are even perceiving their workload fairly... But they are the exception. Not the rule.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Well, I agree that there are some really big issues [Body]

Output: I'm just vehemently against the idea that the instructors/professors are the problem with the ballooning costs, or anywhere near the primary concern on lists of problems.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Surely you can't be serious. [Body]

Output: This is a lump of steaming hot bullshit. I expect better from you, M-Dog. You aren't the one I would think would tear down an entire profession based on nothing but your own perception of it that is nowhere rooted in reality.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Cross that birdge when we get there [Body]

Output: If that happens, then the debate becomes real interesting. But personally, I don't see it happening. LA hasn't been good enough to finish better than 5th in their conference since 2008, and one of thier cups was as an 8 seed (which, don't get me wrong, is quite a historic accomplishment...but in the discussion of "dynasty", it matters)...you'd think a dynasty-level team would have better regular season stats than that I doubt it suddenly changes in the next two years, especially when they couldn't even make the freaking playoffs this year.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Le sigh... [Body]

Output: I didn't want Chicago to win for exactly this reason...the talk of dynasty. But now that it's here... Chicago very well may be the closest thing the NHL ever gets to a "dynasty" in the post-lockout parity era. It's amazing the run of playoff luck they seem to have when it comes to playoff overtimes. But luck aside, they were clearly playing at a level above every single opponent that came their way, and that difference really showed in games 5-7 of each series they played (if it got there). I've always admired them as a team...they seemed to build themselves around the Red Wings puck possession model that got them a cup in 2008 and nearly another in 2009. Shoot, they did it BETTER than Detroit ever did. It's hard for me to really "hate" them, even though my Detroit fandom practially demands it. Mostly because it's a hell of a lot better than seeing the Bostons and Anaheims of the league winning the cup. Having said all that...fuck man, their fans don't deserve that shit. Like, at all.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Wut [Body]

Output: I had the exact opposite reaction. The first Hannibal episode was very underwhelming to me, and the GOT episode was excellent.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Exactly what I saw [Body]

Output: Way too many called strikes. Far too content to watch pitches early in the count. But even then, they had chances to get back in it. They just couldn't get the hits to bring the runners home...I recall at least 8 stranded runners. I think the umps weren't perfect, but they never are. Honestly, Michigan deserved the loss...they just did not look like themselves at all.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I was in a perfect position to see that [Body]

Output: At the game, in section 22 (left field) close to the foul line. It looked clearly foul from where I was sitting. Close, sure, but clearly foul.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Title] INteresting [Body]

Output: I was at the game, and sitting out in left field. I am nowhere near a softball expert, but even I could tell that it seemed like there were quite an odd number of Florida players getting hit...and that they didn't seem too concerned about getting out of the way. Definitely a couple times I was like "wait...she got hit?" because the batter wouldn't move but all of the sudden take a base. I could tell from 250 feet away. I don't know the rules but common sense would seem to me that you should make SOME attempt to get out of the way... but instead it almost looked like they were purposefully getting their elbows in the way of pitches.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Great summation [Body]

Output: You are a bit critical of 2008, but you didn't even mention one of the biggest parts of the cup run that was frustrating - game 5 of the SCF was an adventure that ended up in yet another one of those can't-close-it-out data points that became a pattern since then. Wings go down 2-0 in first period, so play from behind to close out the cup. But they battle back and score in the 2nd and twice in the third, steal ALL of the momentum, have ALL BUT WON the cup...and with 35 seconds left, Pittsburgh ties it up. Three overtimes later...3 OTs of being literally on the brink of winning everything with just one shot...but instead we're headed to game 6. Now, they DID close it out (thank god) in Pittsburgh after that crushing loss, but this is just another example of that annoying pattern that kept showing up on a yearly basis in the playoffs. That can't be all Babcock's fault of course, but maybe a new coach will bring a much needed breath of fresh air into what seemed like was a stale environment. Babcock was brilliant in the way he approached Tampa this year with an inferior roster...and yet, paradoxically, I wonder how much of the reason why Detroit collapsed in the series had to do with Babcock and this recurring pattern of "can't close out pivotal games at home"


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

Output: Flawless victory. I only hope Harbaugh can dominate as well on the field as he is apparently doing off the field.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I mean [Body]

Output: I can somewhat get why a coahc may not want their player to transfer in conference. "Oh yeah, sure kid! Transfer over to Ohio State! That sounds great!" But...this is not that situation. This is singling out exactly one school out of conference. It's totally out of spite. Way to take the high road, Gus... It's all about the student athletes. I'm sure.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Oh yes [Body]

Output: Please let that be true. He's just awful.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yup [Body]

Output: Which is why I visit mgoblog often. Now, that percentage isn't 0 here, but it's significantly lower than 65% that's for sure. Everytime I hear a local sports guy (I live in Oklahoma,) talk about deflategate and how "THEY CHEATED" and all this stuff about how they deserve it and blah blah blah...I just...can't. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. What is wrong with you people?!?


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Quite the conclusion to make [Body]

Output: Considering there is a hell of a lot of assumptions and faulty experimental procedures going on there. Just imagine the types of anonymous reviews an official peer-reviewed journal would give that "scientific experiment".


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Agreed. The douche level is getting too damned high on this board. I'm not sure if it's just because of the points system, though. It might be a direct result of its increased popularity and moving to the mainstream that dilutes out the quality posters. That doesn't stop me from visiting daily, though. [Title]

Output: Agreed. The douche level is


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] I know that this all in good fun, but who really does a consistently good job as a solo talk radio host? National guys like Jim Rome/SVP have a room full of people to keep churning out the topics, and are hardly in the same category. I really don't know of any, and stand by my Caputo reference. Even if you think he's an idiot, the man has been doing the job for a long time, knows his craft, and can fill a strange air time by himself with reasonable consistency. [Title]

Output: I know that this all in good


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] I can't believe all of the negative comments in this thread. I understand that a thread like this will bring out the vocal minority that for whatever reason dislike a radio show (see the many threads where other shows get blasted), but this seems over the top. I enjoy listening to Ira and wtka. I think the point that is lost in all the negativity are that it is a blessing and a curse to cover Michigan sports so in depth. We all tune in because we like hearing about michigan football, but the problem is there really isn't a whole lot of news to fill in multiple hours every single day. Sure, they do a good job during the football season, but how could you not ramble about a random michigan factoid or a game from 20 years ago when it's April and there hasn't been any real michigan football news in months? I'm also surprised that Ira is being criticized a little about rambling. It is an extremely difficult skill to fly solo in a talk radio show. It is literally just you meant to fill the air for x amount of hours, and be sure to fill that air, too because nothing is worse that pauses or dead air time. Rants and long winded conversations with yourself are absolutely inevitable, and actually necessary. Combine that with the fact that you have no social cues to know exactly when your audience is losing interest, it makes it extremely difficult. Sprinkle in the fact that the audience is so niche that callers don't exactly light up his boards all the time, and it's a lot of Ira talking without it being his fault at all. I think Ira does a great job. I don't listen to many national radio talk shows anymore, and the only local guy that can really fly solo on the radio pretty we'll is pat caputo besides Ira. Again, I'm sure there are people here that don't enjoy his show, but I think he does a great job of keeping a show entertaining even if he doesn't have a cohost to bounce conversations off of. Pat has been doing this for decades, has many more topics available for him to cover, and has a much larger Detroit sports fan base to "turn it to the people" when he hits a lull. Let's give Ira some credit. Keep up the good work Ira. I moved out of the area 2 years ago. I used to solely listen to sports talk radio, but when I made the move yours is the only talk radio I listen to anymore via the radio app. You do a great job and we appreciate it. [Title]

Output: I can't believe all of the


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] We're you a big fan during the horror? Nothing is worse than app state. Ranked #4. Coming off a season that many thought we should have played for the NC, senior star running back and quarterbacks that had been pegged to be national contenders for years, the future #1 overall pick. Bite your tongue, young man. Nothing is worse than the horror. [Title]

Output: We're you a big fan during


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] Crowd shot from MSU game... Eww. [Title]

Output: Crowd shot from MSU game...


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] I'm all for jumping all over the espn hype train,but I have to give them credit on the clowney case. They sure did hype him to insane levels, but he also got a whole hell of a lot of criticism after that first game. Between the first and second game there was some residual hype and discussion as to whether the first game was an outlier, but after two nondominating performances, I haven't heard that much hype on him. It only took two weeks to crush espn's golden boy, and that's not too bad. [Title]

Output: I'm all for jumping all over


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] Wow that was a ridiculous play. Even more ridiculous that TAMU caught it. [Title]

Output: Wow that was a ridiculous


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] Watching this pass rush makes me sad about our pass rush. [Title]

Output: Watching this pass rush makes


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] What's with manziel and weird sleeves? [Title]

Output: What's with manziel and weird


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] Don't be silly. Nobody wants bama to win today. [Title]

Output: Don't be silly. Nobody wants


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] Anyone else feel for Texas a little bit? I know they snubbed us with joining the big ten and I know Vince young torched us, but for some reason I don't take the pleasure in them sucking as much as I do USC. [Title]

Output: Anyone else feel for Texas a


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] We absolutely did not stuff them every time we got aggressive. I was surprised how well they seemed to pick up our blitzes and with our corners playing off so much it seemed like it was raining short slants for 8-9 yards a pop. [Title]

Output: We absolutely did not stuff


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] Manziel is looking sharp today. I hate to say it but I thought his hype train was out of control. Those deep balls to single coverage are on point. [Title]

Output: Manziel is looking sharp


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Body] That is what always happens on a standard play action pass. [Title]

Output: That is what always happens


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] There is no way that a rational person can believe that at this point in their respective football careers Devin Gardner gives us a better chance at winning a football game compared to Denard Robinson. That thought is silly, in my opinion, but so is us arguing about exactly how awesome DG is right now. We both are glad he's on the team, and we both are looking forward to seeing him kick some butt next year, everything else is arguing over minutia. It was a good game. Go Blue. [Title]

Output: There is no way that a


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] Come on. Based on a couple deep throws that could, no would have been picked off against better DBs? He has looked good today against a big ten bottom dweller, and I'm glad that the guy is having a breakout game, but all you need to do is rewatch the past few spring games to realize how silly you sound. Furthermore, throwing mechanics? Neither Denard nor Devin are picture perfect throwers. Both have great arm strength, but your kidding yourself if you don't see DG short arming his throws. [Title]

Output: Come on. Based on a couple


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] Everyone needs to temper their excitement for DG a little bit. No, he is not better than Denard. We are all excited to have a QB option that could be a threat next year, but this is Minn. [Title]

Output: Everyone needs to temper


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] We do know that Michigan used to run the triple option, right? [Title]

Output: We do know that Michigan used


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] That's not true at all. It completely depends on the injury. [Title]

Output: That's not true at all. It


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Boomslang! [Title]

Output: Boomslang!


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Still think we lose this one? [Title]

Output: Still think we lose this one?


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] I was wondering the same thing. My guess is to get more speed and aggressiveness on the field. [Title]

Output: I was wondering the same


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] I'm not as high on AF as you are, but I agree with you. [Title]

Output: I'm not as high on AF as you


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] No. We have to whine about Borges running Denard either too much or too little. [Title]

Output: No. We have to whine about


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Our offense is moving the ball at will, as it probably should be against this defense. Our defense is certainly not calming any concerns from last week, but it is a defense designed to line up against pro sets and zone read options. I am not sure how much struggling against this team tells us going forward. [Title]

Output: Our offense is moving the


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Seriously? Did you watch 2008? This is nothing like 2008. [Title]

Output: Seriously? Did you watch


Input: [Date] 2 years 46 weeks ago [Body] There is a whole lot of doom and gloom on this board today. [Title]

Output: There is a whole lot of doom


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] I agree, wolverine historian. MSU should pull this one out. The later it gets, the less of a threat Levon Bell will become, but I think Sparty will reach the end zone again before it's all said and done. I don't seeBoise getting another TD. Good game, though. [Title]

Output: I agree, wolverine historian.


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Body] I hope for the best, and the fact that he's moving all 4 extremities makes it less likely that there was cord involvement, but it doesn't rule it out. Not at all. That being said, there are tons of people who present after a neck injury who turn out to have musculoskeletal problems and their spine is fine. No one can honestly know what's going on through the internetz. [Title]

Output: I hope for the best, and the


Input: [Date] 2 years 50 weeks ago [Body] EhrMagerd dehrnerd [Title]

Output: EhrMagerd dehrnerd


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Body] The way I read the situation was we told him that in order to play again he'd have to sit for at least six months. As an uncommon senior that would likely be the death knell of his playing career. He's transferring to Texas tech where he has to sit for a year anyway. I'm not sure that the two schools doctors were actually in disagreement. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: The way I read the situation


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] Are you high? I'm not sure that I've ever seen a player carry a team as much as Denard did for three straight years. Without him the dumpster fire would have been a dumpster inferno. I thought you people would shut up after the disaster that our offense became as soon as Denard left. [Title]

Output: Are you high? I'm not sure


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] It's not. Harbaughs Twitter account has a check mark next to his name for being a verified account. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: It's not. Harbaughs Twitter


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I lived in the area for a time and I don't really find anything about this story surprising. That entire stretch of coast has some of the weirdest townies I've ever encountered. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I lived in the area for a


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Am I wrong or is Pip going into his senior year? We're fine on scholarships for the upcoming season as I remember, so what would be freeing up by forcing him out? I feel like I'm missing something. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Am I wrong or is Pip going


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 5 days ago [Body] "Take that." [Title]

Output: "Take that."


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Such a well earned nick name. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Such a well earned nick name.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 1 day ago [Body] lol, Cal. Cal. Who fucking knew. [Title]

Output: lol, Cal. Cal. Who fucking


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Nothings been announced yet. [Title]

Output: Nothings been announced yet.


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I know the tradition around here is to be cynical and pessimistic, but it's getting hard not to feel a little hopeful about all this. The events of this week taken independently wouldn't mean all that much, but taken together could present a narrative. Time will tell! Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I know the tradition around


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 1 day ago [Body] And shockingly, it came from a Buckeye. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: And shockingly, it came from a Buckeye.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I wonder how jersey sales in Ohio are doing. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I wonder how jersey sales in Ohio are doing.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Seriously, overreaction city here. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Seriously, overreaction city here.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Body] How do you figure that he almost definitely raped a girl? What evidence do you have that points to that? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: How do you figure that he


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I think my major issue with this is that people go to university to learn to become the person they are, they find their own views. If we start banning things because people are discomforted by them, it's a slippery slope to only having one accepted viewpoint. I haven't seen the movie, but I highly doubt it's "The Birth of a Nation: Part Two". I think if you don't like something, by all means speak out against it and say why you find it wrong. I draw the line when it comes to surpressing what you dislike. As far as the safety issue goes, I find it to be overblown. Racist assholes are going to be racist assholes, this movie is not going to change that for better or worse. Especially on a progressive campus like U of M. [Title]

Output: I think my major issue with


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I totally understand where you're coming from, and typically and ideally that's how I try to approach things as well. I just have seen people like her in action enough to know it's primarily about attention and I can't take the hypocrisy behind it seriously. I'm definitely a little biased from past experiences, but I don't think my preconcieved notions will end up being incorrect on this one. [Title]

Output: I totally understand where


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Body] It has nothing to do with American Sniper, but it does relate to the situation. If this girl is throwing pork at a fellow Muslims door, I think it calls her motivations and integrity into question. Considering that she is primarily behind this blowing up, I find it to be relevant. [Title]

Output: It has nothing to do with


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I think the point is that the girl concrned about anti-muslim sentiment caused by the film, also allegedly threw hot dogs and eggs at Mahmoods door. It takes away a bit of credibility. [Title]

Output: I think the point is that the


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Body] That would've been the way to do it, if the concern was actually about this film being showed. Unfortunately, as you pointed out, the entire point behind this is that it fits a political narrative. [Title]

Output: That would've been the way to


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 days ago [Body] The problem is the snowflake attitude has become prevelent at a faculty level at schools around the country. It's where a lot of the kids are getting it from. [Title]

Output: The problem is the snowflake


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Body] It's a shame too, because their app is the best one to keep track of scores I think. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: It's a shame too, because


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You mean like he has a meniscus tear? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You mean like he has a meniscus tear?


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12590682&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter It wasn't months ago. The video is a couple days old about a camp held not that long ago. [Title]


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Lundardi had us as a one seed this time last year. Take his predictions with a giant grain of salt. [Title]

Output: Lundardi had as as a one seed


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I'm not sure exaggerated it is. He said that he was definitely going to an Adidas school. Not much room for interpretation there, unless he was lying. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I'm not sure exaggerated it


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] You are so wrong it hurts. He was the only person making anything happen at the beginning of the year because his supporting cast hadn't developed yet. I really hope Caris sticks around next year so you get to see how wrong you are. Not that you'll acknowledge it. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You are so wrong it hurts. He


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] If he's medical'd, he is done playing basketball at Michigan. Not allowed to come back after that. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: If he's medical'd, he is done


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I'd prefer Caris too, but c'mon man. Putting players into the NBA most definitely is good for Michigan hoops. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I'd prefer Caris too, but


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Given the circumstances of the game, it being the National Championship and all, it most certainly was a once-in-a-season bad call. [Title]

Output: Given the circumstances of


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Yep, same old BS. Claiming that Morris was "Milking" the university for his scholarship. [Title]

Output: Yep, same old BS. Claiming


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Eastern michigan [Body]

Output: You sure that's not saying eastern Michigan is 4th worst? It's rither Idaho eastern or eastern Michigan. 9toad wins seems low for the last 20 years. Couple Carrs usual 9-3 and 8-4 years should have yielded some. Then you have the year we were undefeated headed into the pay game. That would have been about 5 road mins...etc


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Neg away but the lack of D means these two won't be the nba long [Body]

Output: Hardaway and Stauskas will need to get lethal behind the arc to make it. There are plenty of 3 and D players that shoot better than them. Homer shades aside I don't see anyone having either run a half court set through these guys so IMO they will have to fit that shooter niche. It's a young mans league and teams will take a flyer on the next set of wings soon. Hopefully, they can make it a season or two and get to that second contract when the cap goes way up.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] sounds about right. must get to 85 and it won't be pretty [Body]

Output: With every flyer recruit we've had over the last month you know there is only one way for this to end. Some are/will get squeezed out and I envison much less written on this site about shady recrutiing practices going forward...pot ->kettel ->black


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] More concerned that we are going to oversign big time [Body]

Output: I mean no way Harbaugh is going to say no to the 4 and 5 stars down the road still showing interest. Given that we are already oversigned how is this going to work? People say "normal attrition" but really? I admit to not knowing the roster well but part thinks there is going to be a little Saban/Urban tactics used to "make it work" come fall.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] im shocked at number of bad 3s [Body]

Output: I think the main reason my UM vs MSU comparison doesn't hold is bc UM moves the ball more on O and typically does rush or settle for has many bad 3s as GS is doing in this series. No drive in kick from GS. Just step back further and chuck... I do NOT want the cavs to win but GS has got to mix it up. They are putting in David Lee now...


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] parallels to UM vs MSU [Body]

Output: GS vs Cavs UM vs MSU One team relies on the 3, cannot rebound, plays small. Other can't shoot well, crashes the boards, can play D well, focuses on slowing the game down. If you look at Lebron stats he has not shot well the entire playoffs or this series. Cavs are winning on D, crashing boards, timely big buckets. Similar to MSU. Will be interesting if GS can win this series. I am rooting for GS. They shoot too many bad 3s for my liking though.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 6 days ago [Title] i will say I consider B10 D's better than avg [Body]

Output: I think B10 Ds are better than avg as they usualy tackle well and are not afraid to play physical. For that I never expect B10 O's to put B12 or some Pac12 type offensive statistics. But I think the B10 as a whole can make that next step to challenge the SEC only if they get better QB play and as a result aerial attack to balane out historically strong OL and RB play. You can't be 1 dimensional first stacked SEC teams. OSU won the title bc they had a GREAT running game AND their QBs could make teams pay for cheating against the Run. Most B10 bowl teams (let along the whole conf) couldn't do that very well as of late. B10 currently has some solid QBs and as a result had a good bowl season. Hopefully this is the beginning of a new trend. With so many teams going spread nationally hopefully the B10 can get better pro QB prospects since their is less competition out there. I don't see the B10 going full on spread anytime soon. At least not outside of OSU and IU.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 6 days ago [Title] This has been true for the last 7-8 years [Body]

Output: anyone other than the biggest B10 homer can admit that. Look at the draft performance of offensive players for the conference. Lack of elite QB play (no first round picks since how long??) has stunted the offenses. As a result WR play has been medicore as well. OL is never a problem for B1G or RBs. But in modern CFB you can't be one dimensional or you get shut down (unless you run the option which I would argue is NOT one dimensional given the multiude of options per play). Too many B10 O's are one dimensional with no real aerial threat. As a result, Big 10 offenses have been very very bad as a whole for awhile. Basically all but 1-2 teams per year (one being OSU and the other rotating) are very medicore on O. To think this doesn't inflate traditional defensive stats is crazy. So agree with the OP that D stats for the cond are misleading. UM D' s have feasted on crap schedules since the late 90s. UM has held a bowl opponent to 21 points or less once since he NC season (Hokes Sugar bowl vs a bad VT team). UM wins bowl games when it can put up big offensive numbers bc come bowl games vs good non-B10 schools the D comes back to earth (statistically).


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 2 days ago [Title] ESPN reporting something slightly different... [Body]

Output: ESPN saying SEC will drop camps in 2016 IF an outright ban nationally is not approved by NCAA before then. They will still try and ban camps for now so Harbaugh is not out of the woods yet. I think by admitting this it hurts there chances on getting a national rule banning the practice in place though. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12964883/sec-allow-satellite-camps-other-conferences-continue-to


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'll believe dJ at the 4 when I see it [Body]

Output: I know coach B said that but he has never played a 4 that can't shoot and stretch the court. I see DJ playing it out as j mo part 2 with more length. Just imo, which yea...everyone has one. I also know we just recruited two bigs but I think one replaces Doyle and the other prob transfers bc of lack of PT. Trust me I would love some size and rebounding out of the 4 spot. Just don't think Belein will do it. I mean we are rolling with Irvin/Dawkins at the 4 likely this year. Irvin...


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Debbie downer here but he needs to be 250+ [Body]

Output: J mo was 6'8'' and had to max out in terms of footwork and positioning to make it work as a 5 man by his sr and redshirt sr year. I think dJ is the same height perhaps longer and is still 12lbs lighter. I just hope Doyle stays out of foul trouble.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Title] exactly this shows that Coach B is NOT elite...not yet [Body]

Output: Elite would be the double digit club up at top. We still have a ways to go. Its tough to compare bc the coaches on there didn't all start at their power 5 programs at the same time. I'd imagine Cal has done most of his damage since arriving at UK while Coach K has been a duke the entire period.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Nobody is asking that we all stand all game [Body]

Output: Very few even the diehard do that outside the student section. Those of us who stand up for big plays to cheer shouldn't be harassed by the "older generation" either. Yes just bc you are older doesnt mean you are allowed to harass people. That is not respect. If you or your family members can't stand for big plays they should stop going to games. Seriously. That is part of the experience and if they don't like it maybe it isn't for them anymore.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] If you are the type to sit and make noise [Body]

Output: Then you are probably the type to stand up in a big 3rd down play too. That's all most of us are asking for. Cheer the team and get up and make some noise on big plays. How do some of all these people "not able to stand up even occasionally" even make it into the stadium. I would think the stairs are too much.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Keep it up. We need to change the culture at Michigan stadium [Body]

Output: One person at a time if we have to. Hopefully the next generation of Michigan fans won't treat a game like a movie. Btw I'm 34 and would be standing right next to you. So no it's not like only recent grads who feel this way. Plan on feeing the same why as long as I am physically able. When I'm not I will stay at home and watch it on tv.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Agree 100% [Body]

Output: You shouldn't have to apologize for not being s complete homer. And no you weren't talking trash. 6'8'' and 207 is skinny as hell and in no way should sniff the 4 spot let alone the 5. It's like we forget that defense and rebounds are part of the game. All 5 positions for an NiT team maybe... Some ppl are saying decker is a comparable? Jesus. Dekker is a great athlete. Would be behind only perhaps Dawkins on our current team - yes including levert and Irvin. Everyone needs to chill on the d3 hype train. if we are lucky we get frosh year Stauskas or Irvin from this kid next year. If we are lucky.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Title] exactly...the 4 is THE position [Body]

Output: When we get a 4 that goes onto the NBA as a legit SF then we will win it all. OF late all of our4's have SG bodies. I;m not saying UM needs an NBA 4 we just need someone who can get D Rebs and hit the 3. We need someone 6/9-6/10 and 240+. Thats basically Donnal size but we are trying to play him at the 5.... which is terrible...IMO he is too soft to play the 4 let alone the 5.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 1 day ago [Title] haha my bad [Body]

Output: not NPOY but players as good as Burke (NPOY is a vote so anything can happen). 1st RD NBA PG's. I think we can expect that more than most teams based on Coach B and Co's track record. Thats not enough though bc the NCAA Elite do that too...plus have NBA bigs.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 1 day ago [Title] yeah but [Body]

Output: Bulls also had a guy named MJ...the GOAT and some defensive stopper named Pippen. Unless you see those two rolling through the door I'm not sure that is the best approach. To win in the tournament you need great guard play - check, will always be check with Coach B. Bigs that can rebound for you, limit the other teams possessions (defense doesn't stop until you actually get the D Reb). If we can actually get D Reb's we can then let our guard play (see above) win the game. - not check I mean with Trey Burke and Co we had the best offense in the country and a very solid college Big in Morgan and NBA talent at the 5 in McGary. We literally cannot do better than #1 O efficiency. It's not possible. So why not look at the other side of the ball where we are medicore. Why as the #1 O in the country to do more??? I mean Oregon football has never won a title for all of their numbers on O.... BTW, IMO you can't completely make up for getting killed on the glass with a low TO. It helps, heck it's required when we get dominated so much on the boards but it doesn't cancel out the fact that we give the other teams more possessions...we will continue to lose to the ELITE when we do so. Remember our Kentucky game??? They had 17 O Rebs to our 10 D Rebs (out rebounded by 11 total ). They won the game by 3. You telling me the rebounding wasn't the difference. We won TO battle by +4. We were fortunate to get by Tennessee that year (another huge team) as well. We barely beat UT despite shooting 55/55 from FG/3pt....UM puts too much pressure on the O. Remember Louisvile? Louisville had 15 O Rebs (UM had 7) - outrebounded UM by 5 otal. They are great at D so actually won the TO battle by 3+. That right there is 8 extra possessions and won by 6 points... Sure when we are clicking on all cylinders UM can beat anyone in one game. But to beat 2-3 Elite teams in a row that will have NBA size at least the 4 spot and/or the 5 PLUS their own great guard play (ACC-elite guard play is as good as ours and they have NBA 4's on their team) its a tall order. I'm not saying UM needs to scrap its philiopshy and turn into MSU or UL. I just think that if our 4 could defend better (really just get D rebs) and still be able to shoot well enough for spacing on O UM would make it to the top of the mountain.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 1 day ago [Title] bc we play SGs at the 4 spot [Body]

Output: Need size at the 4. Size and can shoot is hard to recruit though.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Need a 4 that can actually guard 4's [Body]

Output: Coach B won't ever get stud 5's and thats ok bc you can coach up solid players into good college 5's. IMO, its the 4 spot that we are missing from becoming elite vs very good. Unless of course they can catch lightening in a bottle again with the National Player of the Year at PG combined it with an NBA "4" playing at our 5 spot...which I don't see happening but once every 7-8yrs if we are lucky. We are just going to get killed on the boards again. We will be extremely fun to watch on offense (be top 5 in offense nationally probably) but in the tourney we will run into a bigger team and likely lose in sweet 16 or elite 8 (depending on draw).


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I know OSU oversigns. Anyone else in B1G?? [Body]

Output: Trying to think if any coaches in league would be against it.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Friday night will have games on Unimas (part of Univision) [Body]

Output: Friday nights will have a game on Unimas (part of univision) as agreed in the most recent TV deal. Time Warner Cable carries its. I think some tiers of Direct TV have it. Unfortuantely, most in middle america probably won't have it unless they have something beyond basic cable. I have it here in NYC on TWC. I imagine people in Cali do as well. Sundays will be the days that have games on ESPN 1/2, Foxsports1/2...etc


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 1 day ago [Title] As a 49er fan - problem was lack of big and and red zone [Body]

Output: Harbaugh really needs some god WRs if we are going with this passing attack. YAC is great but you need game breakers out there that can make BIG plays out of them. 49ers didn't have WRs that could get a lot of separation (like UM right now) and that lead to very few big plays for the O. Very few plays that stretched the field vertically. Vernon Davis who is a Funchess type mismatch made zero plays all year... Getting TEs, RBs, FBs involved is great but we need down field threats too. Too hard to execute 10 play drives to score consistently. In CFB now you need to be able to score 40 on anyone in order to be playoff caliber. Esp if we plan on beating Meyer. Running game will be great under Harbaugh but I do worry about the passing....imo


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 5 days ago [Title] 49ers have one of worst offenses in the league [Body]

Output: The 49ers have one of the worst offenses in the league. Why do we want Harbaugh so bad? They showed a stat during the game and since week 7 the 49ers are dead last in every major category. Does this not concern anyone? Kapernick literally looks like Devin Gardner out there and this was Harbaughs hand picked guy. Watching UM on saturdays this year and 49ers on sunday was like watching the same team. I suppose, Harbaugh could recruit at sugh a high level that he could win playing man-ball but with the way CFB is going now I'm not sure that will be a winning formula.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Shane missed his whole HS Sr year right? [Body]

Output: I think this really set him back. He looks like a kid that had a cannon prob since he was in 7th grade so shot up recruiting boards. Missing a chunk of HS hurt his development. With younger players every season is huge for development. Unfortunately with UM's current staff we need as close as a finished product as we can get out of a recruit bc they have shown that they cannot coach up a QB. The most damning aspect of the Hoke staff is the LACK of progress during the year. With the constant excuse of a "young team" we should actually be seeing more signs of player development not less. Player ability from the first game to last should be a noticable improvement. We are not seeing this. Look at our D; everyone is back from last year but still seeing the same misakes from the DL and CBs as the OSU and KSU game. We have seen this some some progress with the 2 headed running attack. Some glimmers in the runn blocking (kalis had some nice plays last night) but at the QB and I say WR position we have not seen it. Darboh's routes are terrible. Chesson and Norfleet have not shown the ability to be downfield threats.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Fire Brandon Tifo in the student section [Body]

Output: Fire Brandon chants don't work. I was at the Minny game in seciton 19 and I didn't hear anything....I suppose if we ensure they are heard on the TV broadcast that is great but a picture tells a 1,000 words. Let's get a Fire Brandon tifo going in the student section. If that is too hard to smuggle in than just get 10-12 kids to bring in a rolled up sheet of paper and spell out: F-I-R-E B-R-A-N-D-O-N This is guaranteed to be on sportscenter and you are also guaranteed at least 5-7 zoom-ins with screen time on ABC. Doing this for the PSU UTL III would be perfect. Why should we limit this to kids. If some here on the Mgoblog-osphere tailgate and go to games why not have some of you with another F-I-R-E B-R-A-N-D-O-N somewhere outside the student section as well.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] average? wish we were average right now [Body]

Output: we will be under .500 this season zero playmakers on the entire team. Funchess can;t throw to himself. Jake Ryan is stuff playing MLB where he can't make plays. No one else on the roster even has the physical tools to be a playmaker.Do not say Clark. He is just a guy. Looks like tarzan plays like jane.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] DB on Funchess for that INT is a ft shorter [Body]

Output: If that throw is anywhere outside the hashmark its a catch....they have a midget on Funchess 1on1. Also,how is Darboh a starting WR. Slow and runs TERRIBLE routes. He has single handily caused 2 INTs this season. Should have been a off pass int.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Taking the wife to her first Michigan game for Minny [Body]

Output: I'm taking the wife to her first Michigan game for Minny. Also going with another couple (husband/ my friend is from Iowa). This will be my first "grown up experience" for a game though. All prior trips have involved going with old college buddies: getting hammered the night before, crashing at a crappy hotel, popping some advil the next morning and going to the game. I actually have to figure out a proper breakfast/dinners and a tour of the campus for the non UM people.... a lot more work. Glad its 330 so we have more time.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Your breakdown is too [Body]

Output: Your breakdown is too simplistic. You're essentially commenting on his success based on his titles and positions held rather than things he's actually DONE in those positions. Bad leaders are hired at places all the time. Sure, maybe he's made the program more profitable now, but he's alienated and pissed off so many fans in the process, what's the point? Marginally better profits now for no long term profit potential because he's driving everyone out of the stadium? Just because you get hired into a top position doesn't mean you're good at your job.


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] Tell him to man up (as much [Body]

Output: Tell him to man up (as much as an 8 year old can) and be a real fan. It's easy for anyone to follow the crowd, be fairweather, and go with the team that's winning. True fans stick with their teams through the good and the bad.


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] After losing Burke, how could [Body]

Output: After losing Burke, how could you not expect a step back when you've got a freshman taking point? The losses this year are tough, but I don't see them as terrible at this point because every setback early on is an opportunity for these guys to develop. If we're losing games like this in Feb-Mar, then be concerned.


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] Did you really just compare [Body]

Output: Did you really just compare Michigan to MSU?


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] Since the PSU game? I've [Body]

Output: Since the PSU game? I've been saying that since the Akron game.


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] Edit: disregard, put this in [Body]

Output: Edit: disregard, put this in the wrong thread


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] Mani pizza is largely [Body]

Output: Mani pizza is largely overrated. Even for higher end gourmet pizza, I've had much better. If you're looking for a great traditional mom and pop pizza place in A2, check out City's Pizza on Packard, just off of Platt.


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Title] What koolaid have you been [Body]

Output: What koolaid have you been drinking?


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] Our football team is [Body]

Output: Our football team is succeeding in fulfilling all my wildest nightmares


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] You really think Gardner is [Body]

Output: You really think Gardner is "decent"? What games have you been watching? He's incredibly inconsistent, throws inaccurate balls most of the time, and now he looks scared to even throw anything after 11 picks. He had one really good game against ND. Minnesota and Indiana were defensive jokes. I never got the hype around Gardner. His high school film never looked good to me, and while he finished last season pretty well, he hasn't improved much since he got here, and I doubt he'll be much better next year. He is simply terrible.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] Aside from the two picks he [Body]

Output: Aside from the two picks he threw, one of which was pretty much a fluke, Rees had a good game and kept ND in this one. We were just better.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] "It's always disappointing [Body]

Output: "It's always disappointing when your team comes up just short, not because you're disappointed in them, but for them" Admittedly, most of the time we lose, anger comes with disappointment because I think of what could've been. What if we made this shot, completed that one pass, stopped that one play. The feeling after this game was different - just pure disappointment for the team. After the incredible run this team made in the tourney, I wanted so badly for them to come out on top because they deserved it.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] If there were 13 other games [Body]

Output: If there were 13 other games with a lower probability by Kenpom's standards, then maybe there's something wrong with the calculations. I don't believe the chances of comebacks like that are that low.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] That was my freshman year and [Body]

Output: That was my freshman year and I sold my ticket because I wasn't a huge football fan yet. I was in my dorm with a couple other friends watching the game, and a couple doors down there was a guy with three of his MSU friends. The entire time, they were cheering obnoxiously and came over regularly to rub it in our faces whenever Sparty scored. After we pulled off that win, going over to that room and letting them have it was one of the most satisfying feelings ever.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] We left the Wisconsin game at [Body]

Output: We left the Wisconsin game at halftime in Rich Rod's first year, down 20-0. I vowed after that game to never leave early if there's even a remote chance. One of my friends left after NW converted that 4th down, while the rest of us decided to stay since we figured there'd be 20-30 seconds for us to do something. I think some people just need that one experience to make them realize that a game can almost always be within reach.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Yes, I know there's a [Body]

Output: Yes, I know there's a waitlist because I'm on it. Doesn't mean I have problems finding tickets to every game the last four years since I've been out of school - I've been to every one. If people want tickets to the games, they'll find them. I was able to get my tickets for face value every year; it really isn't that hard.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] If there were enough die-hard [Body]

Output: If there were enough die-hard fans to fill the seats every game, then there wouldn't be any of these casual fans at the games that you seem to hate so much. It's part of what comes with an elite football program - get used to it. There will be die-hards, and there will be people getting tickets for the sake of it because it's Michigan.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Well you should understand [Body]

Output: Well you should understand that not every student is a die-hard Michigan fan the moment they buy tickets. Before I went to Michigan, I couldn't have cared less about football in general, but my brother convinced me to get season tickets because it's such a big part of the UM culture. I was guilty of showing up late to games for the first couple years, but as I became a bigger fan, I understood what it meant to get to the games on time. Just glad I had my brother to steer me in the right direction because now I am a die-hard fan. Give the students a break - they'll appreciate it more eventually, and those are the ones who do show up on time.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Sorry, but that's a really [Body]

Output: Sorry, but that's a really bad analogy. Kids go to class because they have to most of the time. Going to a football game is completely different, especially when a big part of the student culture is tailgating/partying. There are no consequences for showing up to a football game on time or 30 minutes late, so they don't care, and you can't really change that.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Not really true - I'm in row [Body]

Output: Not really true - I'm in row 2 and there were empty seats around us until the second quarter. People definitely didn't show up on time today.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Glad I paid for the BTN [Body]

Output: Glad I paid for the BTN subscription to watch the wrong broadcasts


Input: [Date] 2 years 44 weeks ago [Title] I can't wait to play ND [Body]

Output: I can't wait to play ND


Input: [Date] 3 years 31 weeks ago [Title] Best: Le Creuset dutch oven [Body]

Output: Best: Le Creuset dutch oven (best thing EVER) Worst: in general, going to the in-laws for Christmas day


Input: [Date] 3 years 31 weeks ago [Title] ditto [Body]

Output: ditto


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Yeah, but I think it's [Body]

Output: Yeah, but I think it's pointless for Dantonio to complain about a flop when he probably coaches his own punter to do the same in the same situation. I'd think any good punter in the country would've done the same thing - heads up play to sell it to the refs.


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] I'm shocked that MSU fans are [Body]

Output: I'm shocked that MSU fans are crying about the penalty, claiming that it was a bad call or that the MSU player was blocked into the kicker. 1. Don't call a punt block with the kind of field position you can get with plenty of time on the clock and an offense that had been moving the ball really well. It was almost guaranteed to at least go into OT. 2. The blocker barely touched the guy rushing and certainly didn't block him into the kicker. The angle was overly aggressive and he put himself in a bad position. 3. Flop or not (and it was a bit of a flop) - that penalty will get called 99% of the time in at any point of any game. I've seen the penalty called on much less contact than that before, so even if he "grazed a hamsting" he still ran into the kicker. And punters/kickers are coached to go down like that if there's contact - any smart player on any team would've done the exact same thing. The penalty wasn't even remotely close to "borderline" as some Sparties are saying. Quit making excuses and own up to your team's mistakes.


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] The punter was legitimately [Body]

Output: The punter was legitimately hit, and that will get called all the time.


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Disagree. What happened in [Body]

Output: Disagree. What happened in this game will get called 100% of the time, and a Sparty fan I was watching it with agreed. Bad way to end the game for them, but schadenfreude for us!


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Iowa State has some talent, [Body]

Output: Iowa State has some talent, but I don't think it matches Michigan. The score is showing that now, but you could tell even earlier in the game - we just needed our shots to drop.


Input: [Date] 6 days 10 hours ago [Body] finally someone understands that winning a coach of the year award means you are a good coach! signed, The winner of 2011 B1G coach of the year and Maxwell national coach of the year Brady Hoke. [Title]

Output: THANK YOU!


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] Did you seriously just ask Chunkums how he has 10k points? I'll tell you how, he is an OG and has been the creator of some of the best things I have ever seen on this site..gtfo my lawn and all that [Title]

Output: Bahahaha


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

Output: I like this goal


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] that it started in 2007, but it was still ok to be an arrogant Michigan fan that year. It wasn't until 2008 that we really had to eat our first humble pie. Really we haven't been good since I found Mgoblog, every year I accept that a bit more. I hope it's finaly over and I can enjoy some good times in the future with this group of Michigan fans/nutjobs. [Title]

Output: I agree


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Body] when people say Harbaugh still wanted him badly. DeWeaver decommitted like a few hours after Harbaugh left his house. Obviously he wasn't happy with the way the visit went. [Title]

Output: That's why I laugh


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Body] judge of talent, but I like this kids tape better than any recent qb recruit weve gotten. He's big,strong, good arm with accuracy, and a fearlss runner. On top of that he looks like he plays with confidence and swagger. I miss watching a qb who has that look. [Title]

Output: I am no great


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 10 hours ago [Body] I am the watcher on the couch....and now my wait begins. [Title]

Output: I am


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Brian Greise, and John Navarre had about as many reps in Arizona. Denard is getting more reps than Cousins is, they are at RB but they are still NFL reps which you seem to value so much. Also when did reps become the measure of a quality palyer? What ever point you are trying to make, it's just stupid and wrong. [Title]

Output: You forgot


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Body] 100 bucks more than the 980 and it's like 2% less powerfull than the titan x for 350 bucks less. It's not in stock anywhere yet though, cant wait to get it, I want to see Witcher 3 on my 65" in 4k [Title]

Output: the TI is 650$


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Body] All Day I Dream About SwitchingbacktoNIKE [Title]

Output: Adidas


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Body] cut it out man, his arguement is valid it's just that you are being stubborn. Paractice and training for football are not some for of currency. their education is better than free. The players are in a sort of apprenticeship during which they are compensated with housing, food. and some spending money. And after the school invests in them for a few years these kids are taking what they have learned and giving it to opponents. I think in most cases this stinks, and I agree with wolvinla [Title]

Output: cut it out


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] Martin Mayhew 2 weeks before Suh signed with Miami. [Title]

Output: Sounds lust like


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 5 days ago [Body] he says..really? Try telling that to me [Title]

Output: he's not the savior


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] I'm still mad about ned stark [Title]

Output: I'm still mad


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 2 days ago [Body] maybe you should just sit this one out champ. [Title]

Output: Eh


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Body] completely idiotic. Why don't they throw oversigning or SEC bagmen on that stupid list? I hope Delaney tells them to eat a bag of peters. Michigan and Penn State should hold enough weight to put up a fight. [Title]

Output: It really is


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Body] haven't heard anything about the NCAA rescinding that 60 million dollar fine. If PSU could really prove there was no cover up you know damn well they would have sued to get that money back. Don't let me stop you from defending the honor of an institution that protected a child molester tho..smh [Title]

Output: I


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 4 days ago [Body] correctly, he decommitted right after Harbaugh visited him...like the same day. I don't know what was said but he obviously didn't like it. Best of luck to him except when he plays football. [Title]

Output: If i remember


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I guess it's how you define elite. I feel like elite means you're still chasing a natty in october, and I don't believe MSU has ever really been a contender like that. MSU top 5 finishes consist of sliding into the position after elite teams in the top 5 lose in their bowl games against other elite teams. [Title]

Output: I guess it's how you


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] 1, Dylon 2. Dylon 3. Dylon 4. Dylon 5. Dylon 6. Dylon 7. Dylon 8. Dylon 9. Dylon 10. Dylon [Title]

Output: Obviously


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 1 day ago [Body] would take the backup center with the 1st pick? [Title]

Output: you


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I dont know how fair it is to take shots at Hoke for this stuff. The guy was a great recruiter. [Title]

Output: But


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 18 hours ago [Body] Thats why the pats cut wilfork and the ravens are going to cut haloti ngata [Title]

Output: right


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 13 hours ago [Body] I always thought the law was with you on this. I could be wrong though, but I thought after you legally puchase something like that, you can do whatever you want with it. [Title]

Output: Acutally


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 13 hours ago [Body] funny if Harbaugh didnt even want the kid but offered just to force Urban to offer. [Title]

Output: Would be


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Body] excited, but then I read the part about the defense taking it to the offense. I am not saying its the same old bs, but it could be. [Title]

Output: I started to get


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Where can I get a porterhouse in 3 minutes..because if that place exists I'm in [Title]

Output: Okay genius


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Avoid juvenile posting on the internet you say. Good luck with that! [Title]

Output: Avoid


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] It happens all the time in the nfl and college..This is not some crazy thing that never happens. Yes he got the job because he is a Harbaugh, but you are making it sound like his dad took him from buying tables at denny's to make him a position coach and it's bullshit [Title]

Output: bullshit


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Body] We are about t get a foot of snow here, perfect timing for this important recruiting weekend. [Title]

Output: lol


Input: [Date] 1 day 12 hours ago [Body] Spent all day at Mid-Ohio watching car porn and drinking all manner of beer. Was a good day Tater. [Title]

Output: Spent all day at Mid-Ohio


Input: [Date] 3 days 16 hours ago [Body] Long shut down Italian restaurant had the best chicken parm I've ever had. Plus you got a cup of pasta fagioli and a salad before the meal. Homemade bread and a massive piece of chicken that was cooked to perfection. Never found anything like it since unfortunately. [Title]

Output: Long shut down Italian


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Body] Was clocked at 137mph by a sheriff. Didn't end well. Slowest car was the summer I spent driving full time at ups. The school bus sized truck I had to use for my route wouldn't go over 55mph and my area was 20minutes away from the bldg so I had to take the freeway. I would literally stand on the accelerator and if you miss timed a shift it would bog the engine down something fierce. I think they've retired that one finally. [Title]

Output: Was clocked at 137mph by a


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Body] Having a son currently in the army in Korea we will be at this game. Hopefully he'll be out by then though. [Title]

Output: Having a son currently in the


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Body] I didn't like it because it took the ability to make one's own number great out of the players hands. Would we forever remember Denard as #16 if he had been wearing 98 the last two seasons? I'd prefer they left them alone or just left them as normal numbered jerseys. I don't see a reason why we can't have 98 as a lineman. We know the history we don't need a reminder. [Title]

Output: I didn't like it because it


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] The actual beach there if you stay at their Breakers hotel is amazing. [Title]

Output: The actual beach there if you


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] Anything newer than 69 I can't stand. They don't look very good and their owners are usually douches. I will say though that the Ford V8 does sound a lot better than chevy's. [Title]

Output: Anything newer than 69 I


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] Uverse 200 has FS1. It's like channel 1651 or something in Ohio. [Title]

Output: Uverse 200 has FS1. It's like


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] I would really find it difficult to find an American car I would actually enjoy. Obviously the new corvettes are nice but unrealistic. Anything in the sedan range is garbage though. Only American sedan I've liked in the last 10 or more years would be maybe a Chevy Cruze. I think cars across the board are at a really low spot for styling and drivability. Designs and functions of these new cars don't interest me in the least. [Title]

Output: I would really find it


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] They're still made of pop can aluminum though. One good hail storm and it looks like you cheated on your significant other. [Title]

Output: They're still made of pop can


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] Mustangs. Ricers. Anything made by Kia or Hyundai. [Title]

Output: Mustangs. Ricers. Anything


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] Took a flight on a B-17 at an airshow around here years ago. Drained my bank account at the time but was totally worth it. I disappeared from my family for a while and came back and told them to hold my stuff I'd be back in 45 minutes. I think it was the Yankee Lady also! I was maybe 19 at the time. [Title]

Output: Took a flight on a B-17 at an


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I build model kits. Mostly race cars and some aircraft. Currently building two Formula 1 kits now. Coincidentally the IPMS national convention is next week in Columbus. I'll probably head down for a day or two. Loathed that town though. That's a sweet figure what'd it look like before customization? [Title]

Output: I build model kits. Mostly


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 13 hours ago [Body] To each their own but I couldn't even watch it. I wanted to turn it off halfway through. I thought the story and dialogue was utter shit. Clark Kent was an Everyman quiet nerdy guy. Not some hulk of a human being. [Title]

Output: To each their own but I


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 15 hours ago [Body] Deadpool probably won't do well in theaters because of it's edginess but I expect it will be a huge cult classic. Not a fan of SS at all or of this BvS disaster. I grew up loving Superman and that last movie left me disgusted. Not interested at all in anything further. But the Deadpool movie has me giddy. [Title]

Output: Deadpool probably won't do


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Water is wet... [Title]

Output: Water is wet...


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Why no smart tv? With the way everything is being streamed on the internet now that's the only way I'll go with our next tv. I absolutely loathe trying to watch something on a laptop or my phone. [Title]

Output: Why no smart tv? With the way


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Souvenirs mug recovered! Harbaugh [Title]

Output: Souvenirs mug


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Teddy bear that dances and plays The Victors. Stupid stupid thing. Naturally it's next to my bed. I am a grown man. [Title]

Output: Teddy bear that dances and


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Received today. On a day when I left my 2013 souvenir game mug at work. Guaranteed lost/stolen/destroyed. [Title]

Output: Received today. On a day when


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Got my HTTV today!!! [Title]

Output: Got my HTTV today!!!


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Yea I was thinking possibly a Mazda 3 or 6. Not really as sporty though unless you get the hatchbacks and I can't stand hbs. [Title]

Output: Yea I was thinking possibly a


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Been itching to buy another car. Driving a Trailblazer everyday is killing my wallet. Want something manual and sporty but has to accommodate 2 children also. Would love to get an EVO but I can't find one that's not beaten to piss or wants new car price. I'll probably get a WRX. Used not new. [Title]

Output: Been itching to buy another


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Upper 70s several times. Think closes to par I ever was was 3 over. I play normal league rules here. Fluff ball within 6 inches. Gimmes are from other people. No mulligans though typically. This year has been very bad for me and golf I've only gotten out 3 times. Past 6-7 years I've golfed 2-3 times a week so my game is hurting. I do rock the full Michigan bag on all the northeast Ohio courses here though. [Title]

Output: Upper 70s several times.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Body] PSUs stadium is in the middle of nowhere though isn't it? Michigan's is a quarter mile in all directions of a lot of neighborhoods. That's the biggest problem with having a MSU night game is what happens outside of the stadium. [Title]

Output: PSUs stadium is in the middle


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] PBR [Title]

Output: PBR


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Students don't go to the on campus game either. And it's free. [Title]

Output: Students don't go to the on


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I grew up going to Akron U games and loved it. Saw some good football and had a good time. I was looking forward to taking my kids when I had them. Then they go and build this stupid stadium near the campus where there is absolutely no parking. Ticket prices went from 6$ and a Giant Eagle card to at the minimum 15$ +10$-20$ for parking. I can see it now in the board room when they dreamt up this stadium idea they thought that since they have the stadium of a big time college they can start charging ticket prices similar. My mother works for them and for the last few years they've spent over 2000$ a year on season tickets. They literally sit on the 50 yard line in the club level. When it started there was a buffet and you got two free drinks. As the years ticked by they started taking more and more perks away and they finally got fed up with it and told them to stick it this coming year. It's a terribly run facility and athletic department. The only thing they've ever had is the soccer team and basketball has been semi decent. Its a shame that the minor league baseball team less than 3 minutes away can sell out a 10,000 seat baseball field and they can't ever get more than 5,000 at a football game. [Title]

Output: I grew up going to Akron U


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Smoking some wings for the first time today. Have to work tomorrow then parents for a cookout. Cookout and swimming at a coworkers on the 4th. Union golf outing all day Sunday. There will be so much beer. [Title]

Output: Smoking some wings for the


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Body] So if he transfers, because they won't let him play at Michigan most likely due to some medical input from team drs, what does that say about a team that's going to accept him and let him play? How does he expect to transfer if medical personnel are telling him to pack it up? Are there any repercussions if he were to get injured on another team when they knew he had issues coming in? Seems strange. If a school like Michigan is telling a kid he should stop playing I'd have a hard time accepting him on my team with a clear conscience. [Title]

Output: So if he transfers, because


Input: [Date] 5 days 40 min ago [Title] Amid the NFL's trial by media soundbytes, Brady asks to be heard [Body]

Output: • neither he or his coworkers did anything of which they have been accused. • the cell phone revelation is an intentional attempt by the NFL to distract from their lack of real evidence of any wrongdoing. • In fact, he destroyed the cell phone only after his lawyers told the NFL they had no right to it under ANY circumstances—that Brady would not set an NFL precedent for further invasions of other players’ constitutional rights to privacy. • he never wrote, emailed, or texted to anyone anything about football air pressure before the issue was raised • he had already turned over to Wells all the information he requested; and the NFL knows they already have all the texts in question. Had Brady been allowed to speak or communicate on his appeal instead of being subjected to a gag order, he could have addressed the replaced phone before the NFL got to frame it as it did. https://www.facebook.com/TomBrady


Input: [Date] 5 days 12 hours ago [Title] Interview with a prominent sports law expert [Body]

Output: Michael McCann, a law professor at the University of New Hampshire who writes for Sports Illustrated and SI dot com, is interviewed on WEEI radio: Q: (How significant is the cell phone?) A: Focusing on the destruction of the cell phone (is not) that persuasive..it is no clear requirement (nor is it) meaningful. ..Brady (didn’t have to) turn over the phone or text messages…this story was about deflated footballs not destruction of your personal (information). Q: The National Football League took a very unusual and rare step this afternoon by taking their own decision to a Manhattan court--almost like a preemptive strike to perhaps keep this case away from the Minnesota court. Have you ever seen a league take its own decision to court before the alleged guilty party does? A: it's very rare … The NFL now is (trying to control) the suspension by controlling the message and then filing suit in Manhattan…(but) that could change tomorrow (if the players' association files) a petition in Minnesota.. (On the other hand), it slows things down and time is not on Brady’s side. Q: Just based on your experience, what do you think is gonna happen in terms of court?. A: I think I think Brady has a pretty good chance of winning (since Goodell) has a conflict of interest--the fact he supervises referees. There are questions (also of) delegation of authority. (Also, there’s an issue of fairness in that Brett Favre only paid a fine for not turning over evidence) and Tom Brady get four game suspension. I would caution that it's not a slam dunk…the players’ association ceded tremendous discretion to Roger Goodell to make these types of decisions Q:. Is an injunction a possible remedy for Brady to.push (the suspension) back into next year? A: Yeah I think an injunction could potentially push it to next year. But there's a risk that it could push into the later in the season or even potentially the playoffs. And I think that's the risk ….(But brining the case to a) federal appeals court.would likely take months to play out as we're seeing right now with Peterson. Q: An NFL source told Stephen A Smith earlier today that the National Football League was totally confident that Tom Brady's four game suspension was going to be upheld in court of law. Is that whistling past the graveyard? A: I think there's an argument that they are leaking to put pressure on Brady not go to court. I would agree in this sense I think Brady's argument. In terms of the law is weaker in the end Adrian Peterson case …he was punished under a new policy for old conduct. Brady’s case is sort of a more nebulous argument about fairness. Not quite as clear cut. But the NFL lost in the Peterson and Ray Rice cases. Final Q: Do you think Tom Brady has a case for a defamation lawsuit? A: What the NFL is saying about Tom Brady is clearly damaging to his character. And maybe they're saying it with some knowledge that they know they're wrong…(which would be pertinent to a) defamation lawsuit).. But that is not gonna help get Brady back on the field (It would only lead to) monetary damages.. I don't know that's really great motivation… it would also take months or not even years to play out. Summary: This is not a slam dunk case but McCann thinks Tom Brady has fairly significant case and that the cell phones are not a big deal….they're not required.


Input: [Date] 5 days 13 hours ago [Title] A statement from Brady's representative (also my thoughts) [Body]

Output: "The Commissioner’s decision is deeply disappointing, but not surprising because the appeal process was thoroughly lacking in procedural fairness. "Most importantly, neither Tom nor the Patriots did anything wrong. And the NFL has no evidence that anything inappropriate occurred." (Indeed, it is odd to accuse someone of deflating balls when the balls were not abnormally deflated in the first place--as shown in an independent AEI report) "The appeal process was a sham, resulting in the Commissioner rubber-stamping his own decision. For example, the Wells investigative team was given over 100 days to conduct its investigation. Just days prior to the appeal hearing, we were notified that we would only have four hours to present a defense; therefore, we didn’t have enough time to examine important witnesses. Likewise, it was represented to the public that the Wells team was ‘independent’; however, when we requested documents from Wells, our request was rejected on the basis of privilege. We therefore had no idea as to what Wells found from other witnesses, nor did we know what those other witnesses said. "These are just two examples of how the Commissioner failed to ensure a fair process. "Additionally, the science in the Wells Report was junk. It has been thoroughly discredited by independent third parties. "Finally, as to the issue of cooperation, we presented the Commissioner with an unprecedented amount of electronic data, all of which is incontrovertible. I do not think that any private citizen would have agreed to provide anyone with the amount of information that Tom was willing to reveal to the Commissioner. Tom was completely transparent. All of the electronic information was ignored; we don’t know why. The extent to which Tom opened up his private life to the Commissioner will become clear in the coming days." (Indeed, would any sane person with political aspirations go beyond that with an organization that had proven itself so untrustworthy? The NFL had already leaked countless false and misleading reports of ball pressures to the press, then failed to correct them or even nform the accused parties of the true pressure readings). "The Commissioner’s decision and discipline has no precedent in all of NFL history. His decision alters the competitive balance of the upcoming season. The decision is wrong and has no basis, and it diminishes the integrity of the game.” http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/bradys-agent-appeals-process-w...


Input: [Date] 5 days 14 hours ago [Title] NFLPA: This outrageous decision is a new low for the NFL [Body]

Output: "The Commissioner’s ruling today did nothing to address the legal deficiencies of due process. The NFL remains stuck with the following facts: • The NFL had no policy that applied to players; The NFL provided no notice of any such policy or potential discipline to players; The NFL resorted to a nebulous standard of “general awareness” to predicate a legally unjustified punishment; The NFL had no procedures in place until two days ago to test air pressure in footballs; and The NFL violated the plain meaning of the collective bargaining agreement. The fact that the NFL would resort to basing a suspension on a smoke screen of irrelevant text messages instead of admitting that they have all of the phone records they asked for is a new low, even for them, but it does nothing to correct their errors." (So, the NFLPA is taking the NFL to court. It will be interesting to see what they find when Goodell is finally forced to do what he refused to do ie to testify under oath, as Brady did already)." http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2015/07...


Input: [Date] 5 days 14 hours ago [Title] Patriots find Goodell decision incomprehensible [Body]

Output: “We are extremely disappointed in today’s ruling by Commissioner Goodell. We cannot comprehend the league’s position in this matter. Most would agree that the penalties levied originally were excessive and unprecedented, especially in light of the fact that the league has no hard evidence of wrongdoing. We continue to unequivocally believe in and support Tom Brady. We also believe that the laws of science continue to underscore the folly of this entire ordeal. Given all of this, it is incomprehensible as to why the league is attempting to destroy the reputation of one of its greatest players and representatives.” http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/the_blitz/2015/07/patrio...


Input: [Date] 5 days 16 hours ago [Title] Brady is now suing the NFL [Body]

Output: It's official. http://nesn.com/2015/07/report-tom-brady-authorizes-nflpa-to-appeal-susp...


Input: [Date] 1 week 9 min ago [Title] For anyone who worries too much about expansion, [Body]

Output: remember the movie Annie Hall. Woody Allen’s younger self is depressed. He won't even do his homework. So his Mom takes him to see a doctor in Brooklyn. The doctor asks him why he's so depressed that he won't even do his homework. The young Woody explains: Well, the universe is expanding. Someday it will break apart. That will be the end of everything! So, what’s the point? His Mom then raises her hands in exasperation and says: What’s the universe got to do with it? You’re here in Brooklyn! Brooklyn is not expanding!


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] If he already had two concussions, a third might be serious [Body]

Output: Three concussions carry with them a higher risk of long term brain damage. Without knowing Pipkins' history, it isn't possible to say whether that alone warrants quitting football. He would have more risk from playing if the symptoms lasted longer or if he had progressively worse impairments of thinking or mood with his 2nd concussion this spring. In that case, it could take less impact to cause a third one. To understand why Harbaugh handled Pipkins as he did, recall the furor over Hoke's handling of Morris' concussion. That was potentially a far riskier situation---leaving Morris in the game and risking a second concussion in close proximity. But it is easy to see why a coach would want to err on the side of caution in recommending that a player hang up his cleats. And that's just based on Pipkins' concussion risk--not to mention the traumatic arthritis and ACL. As Brian suggests, Harbaugh's recommendation to Pipkins may have less to do with scholarships than safety.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Science News also clobbers the Wells report this week [Body]

Output: “data on the supposedly offending footballs was "collected so haphazardly that they wouldn’t be allowed in a high school science fair” https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/culture-beaker/deflategate-favored-foul... PS A fourth grader actually did disprove the Wells report findings in his science fair


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Sports Illustrated's irresponsible lack of reporting [Body]

Output: Where is SI author Mike Rosenberg when a real scandal breaks---like the NFL commissioning a possibly fabrcated report? Does the NFL have some kind of hold on SI? This entire week, SI has said nothing I could find about the AEI critique of the Wells Report. All I could find is this tweet by the reporter covering deflategate (greg bedard), who has consistently sided with the NFL. In fact, he characterizes the public release of the AEI report as a “news leak.” Greg A. Bedard @GregABedard @bruin_9 yeah right. They're totally above board with press leaks and releases. Would have more weight if they shut up and gave it to NFLPA One blogger responded to this tweet: "Did he recently suffer a blow to the head that affected his memory? He has a problem with AEI "leaking" information to the press? I don't know how he can get snippy about that topic with this particular story when the NFL was running to the media right after the AFCCG and then leaking false information 2 days later. But, yeah, those AEI guys, how dare they..." I do not know the financial relationship between SI and the NFL, but Bedard this week admitted the NFL wants this whole thing to go away. In any case, it’s disturbing that they seem to want to help the NFL make it go away--by criticizing the release of major news and themselves suppressing news that has appeared in most major newspapers and sports media, including but not limited to the: NY Times Washington Post New Orleans Sun Times San Diego Union Tribune Las Vegas Review-Journal Boston Globe CBS News NBC News The Sporting News ESPN (although their coverage too has been underwhelming—I’ve seen no headlines on it) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/opinion/deflating-deflategate.html?_r=0 http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/page/reissmailbagweek0616/new-england-pat... http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/13/american-enterprise-inst... http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/06/15/aeis-analysis-of-wells-report-shou... http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2015-06-12/deflategate-patriots-ne... http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/as-brady-appeal-nears-roge... http://neworleans.suntimes.com/nola-news/7/126/196124/think-tank-calls-w... http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sideline/wells-report-called-deeply-... http://espn.go.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4782194/deflating... https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/06/13/pats/NAM52G6ozkTwv9DG50X4c... http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/threads/deflat... http://media.weei.com/theme/7568/a/106590722/deflategate-tide-may-be-tur...


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I wonder if his visit will overlap with tne ND transfer [Body]

Output: He might explain the reasons why not to go to Kelly's ND program.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] AEI interview explaining their critique of the Wells report [Body]

Output: The speaker adds: “If there is no deflation to begin with, there is no need to consider” other investigative findings (eg based on text messages, etc) http://nesn.com/2015/06/deflategate-aeis-steve-veuger-debunks-science-us...


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Certainly, he has a lot of evidence [Body]

Output: I've read that the problem in such cases is that you need to prove an intent to harm. That is often not easy to do. I don't think that the court would accept an NFL-type criterion ie that Goodel "more probably than not" intended to harm Brady's reputation--or that he was "generally aware" of a scheme to do so.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The LA Times questions the integrity of the NFL's analysts [Body]

Output: The firm, Exponent Inc has handled a lot of corporate cases. When asked what ones they did that did not favor the client, they could not come up with an example. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/18/business/la-fi-toyota-exponent18...


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Summary of appeal letter from Brady and the NFLPA [Body]

Output: (detailed above as an addendum at the very end of the OP with a lot of details added) 1. Brady is not guilty 2. His punishment is unfair and inconsistent 3. Goodel and Vincent cannot judge this case due to bias as well as league rules. 4. If Goodel does not substitute an independent arbitrator, the NFLPA will sue the NFL.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I don't understand Kraft either [Body]

Output: Granted, an NFL owner is not given the right to appeal the commissioner's decision. His only recourse is the courts. And by suing the NFL he would be suing the owners--including himself--who made the rules and chose Goodel. At the same time, with the strength of his current case and the outrageousness of the NFL's behavior, I do not see why he would not do this. One possibility is that he has a deal with Goodel to elminate or lessen the draft pick penalties in the light of the AEI study. I am not sure if those results were available, however, when he spoke to Goodel and made the announcement. Another possiblity is that Kraft knows that some NFL heads will fall over this--combined with the litany of other past failures by them. nesn.com or csnne.com suggested that there is a lot more to come in the next week about the keystone cop approach they've been taking. Certainly, Kraft could make a good case for investigating the NFL--to trace their malicious news leaks and evidence of their agenda. But all that would probably take a long time--unless there is already a smoking gun. And given the NFL charter, I'm not sure how that would lead to a reduction in the Pats' penalties, short of seeking that end in court. EDIT: I thought of one more possibility. Maybe Kraft was sandbagging Goodel. Now, after the unexpected AEI bombshell, Goodel is really in a pickle. And he has less than a week before meeting with Brady and his lawyers.