Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Title] True. There are plenty of [Body]

Output: True. There are plenty of trades that don't require degrees. But there's wide consensus that college degrees are very important when it comes to finding quality white collar jobs. Without a degree, the odds of advancement are much slimmer. And many professions are totally off limits. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 1 day ago [Title] At what point did I become [Body]

Output: At what point did I become okay for adults to discuss cartoon characters created for children? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Wisconsin, which has very [Body]

Output: Wisconsin, which has very rowdy fans, routinely hosts rivals at night. No problems.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Noon game are antiquated and [Body]

Output: Noon game are antiquated and suck. Noon crowds are always late, sleepy and quiet. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Neither does Angelique. But [Body]

Output: Neither does Angelique. But she has a lot of fans here, likely because she just parrots whatever she gets at pressers. Which is no better. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Title] What on earth makes you think [Body]

Output: What on earth makes you think he'll never coach again. Of course he will. He's not a convicted felon. And tv is NOT his strength. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Title] No one should be unapologetic. What a ridiculous statement. [Body]

Output: No one should always be unapologetic. That's caveman thinking. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It would be unethical for [Body]

Output: It would be unethical for Beilein to force a situational "medical" on a player, based on whether or not Beilein lands a certain recruit. Hatch is either a medical hardship case or he's not. Based on Beilein's track record, I'd guess he'll handle this situation the right way. Otherwise, he'd be no better than an SEC footballl coach. Plus, it's entirely possible another player on the roster will choose to leave.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] This thread is obnoxious and [Body]

Output: This thread is obnoxious and insulting to a kid who already happens to play for the team.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] You realIze there are options [Body]

Output: You realIze there are options other than "no punishment" and "kick him off the team"? He deserved something. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Seriously? It's sad to see [Body]

Output: Seriously? It's sad to see people lose jobs. But the superior paper? It's basically written in crayon. Skimpy articles. One paper has won many pulitzers. The News rarely wins anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Title] But it wasn't a white guy [Body]

Output: But it wasn't a white guy saying it. So it's completely different. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Title] You're wrong. The Clash. REM. [Body]

Output: You're wrong. The Clash. REM. Elvis Costello. The birth of indie rock. All peaked in the 80s. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Most top flight quarterbacks [Body]

Output: Most top flight quarterbacks were winners in high school. Such a ridiculous argument. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] You really needed to start a thread over this? That's sad. [Body]

Output: You really needed to start a thread over this? That's sad. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Only a matter of time before [Body]

Output: Only a matter of time before Bret Bielema returneth to the league. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Pulp Fiction is overrated, derivative, and often annoying. [Body]

Output: Pulp Fiction is overrated, derivative, and often annoying. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Take a breath. That fans [Body]

Output: Take a breath. That fans choose to skip a glorified practice means nothing. It's a PR event. Nothing more. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] It's unfair because he's a [Body]

Output: It's unfair because he's a freshmen, for crissake. Give the kid a little rope. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] That story makes zero sense. [Body]

Output: That story makes zero sense. Why would they offer then pull the offer almost immediately? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Maybe Bacon will again pad [Body]

Output: Maybe Bacon will again pad half the book with the probing insights of his barber. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Well, aside from the whole National Championship thing. [Body]

Output: Well, aside from the whole National Championship thing. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] But you could also reasonably [Body]

Output: But you could also reasonably assume that at least one QB will transfer once JH picks his starter. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Not really an issue. There [Body]

Output: Not really an issue. There will almost certainly be more attrition by the time spring practice is done. It's inevitable. And the coaches may already know of players planning to leave. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Hard to know from the [Body]

Output: Hard to know from the outside. Could be protecting against a potential transfer by one of the QBs who doesn't win the starting job. You never know. QBs transfer often.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I think if most of us are [Body]

Output: I think if most of us are honest, yesterday did not live up to expectations. Not quite anyway. M whiffed on the marquee targets. Not Harbaugh's fault. But still. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Does anyone really think [Body]

Output: Does anyone really think wheatley's holding out until NSD only to bail on his father's team at the most visible moment? He's going to Michigan. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Oh come on. 99 percent of the [Body]

Output: Oh come on. 99 percent of the guys who claim to be torn know exactly what they're doing, and have know for a while. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Suppose it's also possible [Body]

Output: Suppose it's also possible that KH is waiting on weber. He could be M's backup plan. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] If weber isn't gonna flip, [Body]

Output: If weber isn't gonna flip, why would he still be radio silent? There's no silly hat thing happening. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Maybe this one doesn't apply. [Body]

Output: Maybe this one doesn't apply. But a whole lot of guys are trying to draw attention by building fake suspense. Generally, its really juvenile. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Why would a starting senior [Body]

Output: Why would a starting senior in a top-tier defense, program, conference, and university decide to chuck it all for one season at a rebuilding program? Yeah, Harbaugh and all. But this transfer hardly seems likely -- unless the kid has somehow fallen out with his team. But I've seen no indication of same. EDIT: If his mother just got a job at UM, I guess that's motivation enough. But does anyone have any meaningful indication that her son is actually hoping to transfer? Or are people just assuming? If so, that's a big assumption.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] Californians don't usually [Body]

Output: Californians don't usually say those either. Because they're also lame. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] Yeah. I'm sure Brady is still [Body]

Output: Yeah. I'm sure Brady is still a very close friend of Falk's. I'm sure they talk all the time. Jeez.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Ha. The guy is Australian so [Body]

Output: Ha. The guy is Australian so you make a Down Under joke. That's so funny and original. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I stand corrected. Sorry. [Body]

Output: I stand corrected. Sorry.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Wheatley. Pickard. The CB [Body]

Output: Wheatley. Pickard. The CB from Rutgers. 1 of the visiting WRs. That's four. Plus, maybe two out of Clark, Weber, Smith, Marshall. Plus maybe 1 surprise.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] One of the OLs (Kugler) already transferred. [Body]

Output: One of the OLs (Kugler) already transferred. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Let's be honest. It's weird [Body]

Output: Let's be honest. It's weird that kids hold programs hostage till the final day. He knows where he's going. He's just forcing everybody to dance. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] If he really is meeting with [Body]

Output: If he really is meeting with Harbaugh -- and this remains an if -- then it's actually a pretty strong sign that he's flipping. Doesn't Urban expressly forbid his verbal commits from talking to Michigan?


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] If that's how it happened, [Body]

Output: If that's how it happened, then that's a kid/family Michigan doesn't want. I'd imagine Mattison et al give more or less the same academics pitch to all recruits. But this seems to be the first one who found reason to take offense.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] He declared early but will go u drafted? Smart move. [Body]

Output: He declared early but will go u drafted? Smart move. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I don't normally assume guys [Body]

Output: I don't normally assume guys will flip just because they're locals. But am I the only one who just feels like this one is likely to happen? It would be easy for him to end this thing now. But he hasn't. And he clearly has some attachment to Michigan. Plus, Harbaugh and Wheatley. Plus, doesn't Urban normally forbid verbal commits from meeting with coaches from M and MSU? If Weber just met with Dantonio, and if he's scheduled to meet Harbaugh, wouldn't this suggest that he and OSU aren't very solid?


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Ass. [Body]

Output: Ass. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yeah. Too bad for him. He was [Body]

Output: Yeah. Too bad for him. He was probably 5th on the depth chart, assuming Drake recovers. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I always liked his attitude. [Body]

Output: I always liked his attitude. Good kid. Played hard. But I guess this opens the door for both him and the team. One more slot to fill. Good luck to him. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Oklahoma is one year removed [Body]

Output: Oklahoma is one year removed from an orange bowl victory over Bama. I'd say he's fine. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] Barring absolute catastrophe [Body]

Output: Barring absolute catastrophe with Morris or Speight during the pre-season, we should assume the coaches intend to RS the two incoming freshmen. Which means we only have two QBs. Which means Bellomy probably sticks.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] Thank you for saying this. [Body]

Output: Thank you for saying this. Sure, S&C coaches are important. But jeez. Rare is the S&C coach who's a game-changer, one way or the other. I'm sure Barwis is a perfectly good one. But mostly, it seemed, he just had a good branding thing going. When a team is no good, everyone always points to the S&C coach. Usually, though, it's more complicated than that.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] Well, the same attributes [Body]

Output: Well, the same attributes applied to the past seven years, so let's not be too hard on the one guy. You could say the same thing about the "legendary" Barwis. Those teams always faded, too.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Although nobody wants to [Body]

Output: Although nobody wants to acknowledge this, it's actually a good book.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Carmelo is obviously far more [Body]

Output: Carmelo is obviously far more talented than Darko. But Carmelo is also a prima donna ball-hog whose overall contribution does not justify his huge salary. The real prize was Wade.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Josh Smith was by far the [Body]

Output: Josh Smith was by far the worse of the two. Retrospect is easy. At the time, though, everybody wanted Darko. Drafting him was a reasonable bet, especially given how few draft picks are sure things. Smith, by contrast, was widely known to be selfish, overrated, and generally not a good egg. The team didn't revolt against Darko. And his contract wasn't nearly as crippling as Smith's. This isn't a close call.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Cass is very much a Michigan [Body]

Output: Cass is very much a Michigan pipeline. But not an especially good one. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I understand why the coaches [Body]

Output: I understand why the coaches are saying this to recruits. It's the literal truth. But I'm sure the coaches know the transition will ultimately produce some attrition (and will therefore open additional spots). There will be guys who just don't fit the Harbaugh Way. Or don't want to fit. We'll likely see a few transfers by the time spring practice is done. Also, the whole "we only have a few spots left" is a helpful sales pitch.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Some are worse than others. [Body]

Output: Some are worse than others. But frats generally tend to be pretty stupid and sheepish. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] This great piece is mostly [Body]

Output: This great piece is mostly just boilerplate fluff of the sort AC normally serves up.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] If I were a coach, a silent [Body]

Output: If I were a coach, a silent commit would make me far more nervous than a kid who isn't yet committed. Silent implies significant degrees of uncertainty and deception, and I'd constantly be wondering if I'm being played. With silent commits, you're holding places for them. With players who haven't committed, at least you can keep recruiting other players at that position and not be left holding the bag on NSD. I do wonder re the percentage of silent commits who end up backing out. But I guess we'll never know.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] Yeah, although he's failed as [Body]

Output: Yeah, although he's failed as a HC, he seems to be a pretty talented OC. Bama fans loved him till the OSU loss. Then the fans naturally blamed him for everything -- even though it was Bama's defense that really fell flat. Such is the life of an OC.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] But there will almost [Body]

Output: But there will almost certainly be a bit more attrition. It's inevitable. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] Um, not it doesn't. It still [Body]

Output: Um, no it doesn't. It still has him committed to OSU.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 1 day ago [Title] If so, such punch-pulling [Body]

Output: If so, such punch-pulling would seriously undermine Bacon's credibility. But maybe it's just that Bacon didn't learn this info till later.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Good for DG. During his brief [Body]

Output: Good for DG. During his brief stint at WR, he definitely showed promise -- especially for a complete newbie. Sometimes his route-running was off. But of course it was. Also, he wasn't exactly blessed with a high-caliber passing attack. He's a really smart guy, and a remarkable athlete. He could make this transition. He may well be a better long-term investment than a certain other Michigan WR.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Most of LA proper definitely [Body]

Output: Most of LA proper definitely is not "ghetto as fuck." Most of it is middle class. And a lot of it is wealthy. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Title] A sincere question: if you [Body]

Output: A sincere question: if you boast about being humble, can you really be humble? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] We definitely don't have a [Body]

Output: We definitely don't have a roster full of scrubs. We have a roster full of unrealized potential. Most teams in the league have lesser talent. Also we had the youngest team in the league this past season. You have to believe that better coaching, plus natural maturation, will improve the team. It's just a matter of how much. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It's also good for M to be [Body]

Output: It's also good for M to be ranked with lower expectations. Less pressure. More motivation. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I feel like it's OSU, then [Body]

Output: I feel like it's OSU, then MSU, then it's wide open for multiple teams, with Wisky and M being the likeliest contenders. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Way to go, Mariota. Slide in the fourth quarter. [Body]

Output: Way to go, Mariota. Slide in the fourth quarter. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] No one is ever again gonna believe Oregon is for real. [Body]

Output: No one is ever again gonna believe Oregon is for real. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Oregon has once again proven to be soft. [Body]

Output: Oregon has once again proven to be soft. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yeah, the whole "LA is a bad [Body]

Output: The whole "LA is a bad sports town" is yet another one of those lame cliches about the city. Most of its teams -- Dodgers, Lakers, Kings, even the Galaxy -- draw very well. The Clips and Angels do respectably. So do USC and UCLA. Yes, attendance tends to flag when the teams struggle. But you could say that about most cities. Been to a Pistons game lately? Or a typical MSU football game? LA's NFL reputation had merit only to the extent that LA -- where there's plenty of alternatives, and where there's no real winter -- doesn't desperately need NFL football. But its "failure" to keep an NFL team stemmed mostly from bad, flighty ownership. Also, today's NFL is far more popular than it was when the Rams played in LA. And while it's true that LA fans tend to arrive late and leave early, that's generally a function of LA freeway traffic. If you're leaving work at 6 PM, or if you've got to get the kids in bed by 10, you're gonna miss part of the game.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Flatly incorrect. Most of [Body]

Output: Flatly incorrect. Most of their teams draw and do well, especially given that they have two teams in the nba and mlb. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Not really true that we [Body]

Output: Not really true that we dominated everybody. But nice thought anyway. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Gee, ya think maybe Jim was [Body]

Output: Gee, ya think maybe Jim was just being politic? There's no way he's actually rooting for OSU. But what else was he supposed to say?


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Title] He wasn't forced. He was told [Body]

Output: He wasn't forced. He was told he had to agree to "stipulations." We don't know the specifics. Nor do we know the specifics re exactly why Bosch took his leave of absence. Maybe he had legit health/family/personal reasons. Maybe not. Absent the full story, nobody here is in a position to draw conclusions about either Bosch or Harbaugh.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I think maybe you're too [Body]

Output: I think maybe you're too close to this issue. 99.9 percent of fans and players don't care whether it's Nike or Adidas. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Please kill the uniform company thing. [Body]

Output: Please kill the uniform company thing. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 hours ago [Title] You're correct and kudos for [Body]

Output: You're correct and kudos for saying it. Those people who don't get it are people who don't get it. There's a reason there aren't more high profile black coaches. And it's not because white coaches are so much better. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] Because MSU is a better and more high profile job than Pitt. [Body]

Output: Because MSU is a better and more high profile job than Pitt. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] Yes. Makes no sense. People [Body]

Output: Yes. Makes no sense. People see every rumor and jump to conclusions. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] He's had DC offers from big [Body]

Output: He's had DC offers from big programs. TAM. UNC. You don't turn those down to be a co-DC. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] Nah. Would be a dumb career move. [Body]

Output: Nah. Would be a dumb career move. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] Why would either Durkin or [Body]

Output: Why would either Durkin or Anderson come here to be a co-DC? They'd be essentially taking demotions. Unlikely. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 14 hours ago [Title] A lot of factors go into [Body]

Output: A lot of factors go into determining whether or not to recruit a given player, and the player himself might not know the whole story. Could be Hoke's team just didn't consider him right for Michigan, either athletically, personally, or academically. It's not as if Team Hoke wasn't recruiting top Southern players; it landed a few So I wouldn't read too much into Smith's case.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Saban is toying with them. [Body]

Output: Saban is toying with them. Bama will steamroll through the second half. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] He may be. Or he may not. [Body]

Output: He may be. Or he may not. Just because a guy was a military officer does not necessarily mean he's the guy for this job. Murka! Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You mean the Harris who flatly stated he has no interest? [Body]

Output: You mean the Harris who flatly stated he has no interest? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] It's ridiculous how swiftly [Body]

Output: It's ridiculous how swiftly and decisively the peanut-gallery has given up on Shane. No, he hasn't set the world on fire. But he's had very limited game experience, under pretty crappy circumstances. Most QBs ride the pine for 2 or 3 years. And most need substantial starting reps before they hit their strides. (Few people saw much potential in a young Tom Brady, either). Everybody points to the young QBs at FSU and OSU -- but those QBs are a) exceptional and b) surrounded by NFL-caliber lines and RBs. Give Shane a minute to prove himself before you summarily dismiss him.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] He did nothing wrong! He [Body]

Output: He did nothing wrong! He simply gave advice to players who solicited it! Ryan Mallett had no place in an RR office. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Great. Another thread saying [Body]

Output: Great. Another thread saying the exact same thing. Which isn't even accurate.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] A monkey can just record what [Body]

Output: A monkey can just record what M says at pressers. Talented reporters -- like the ones at this site, for instance -- break news and or challenge the party line. She just reports what the brass allows her to report. Nothing more. Never goes under the hood. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Angelique is a stenographer. [Body]

Output: Angelique is a stenographer. She virtually never breaks news or challenges authority. She just reports what she's spoon fed. Wojo is good, though. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I love how at every [Body]

Output: I love how at every opportunity he places Franklin's name alog with Harbaugh, Meyer, and Dantonis. As if anyone outside of State College ever puts Franklin on that level. Nobody does. And so far Franklin has shown nothing.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] I'm guessing the first thing [Body]

Output: I'm guessing the first thing he'll want to jump on is M's shortage re the sort of big nasty OL's he likes.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] This blog would have a cc thread for any of our rivals. [Body]

Output: This blog would have a cc thread for any of our rivals. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yeah. It wouldn't be at all [Body]

Output: Yeah. It wouldn't be at all insulting to hoke if he were asked to come sit for a photo with the guy who replaced him. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 2 days ago [Title] It's highly unlikely that M [Body]

Output: It's highly unlikely that M will have to pay SF anything. By most accounts, NFL contracts are restrictive only re the NFL. A coach can quit the NFL, and therefore his NFL contract, at any time, without penalty. It's unlikely Harbaugh's contract prohibits him from leaving for the college ranks. I'm not sure such a contract would even be legal.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Why would he hire Wheatley as [Body]

Output: Why would he hire Wheatley as OC when he's never been anything more than a RB coach? Just because he once played for Michigan does not make him qualified. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Thank you for saying this. [Body]

Output: Thank you for saying this. It's unbelievable that people care who makes the uniforms -- especially since it's the school that makes the ultimate call on what it will and won't wear. And at this point, post-Brandon, it seems unlikely the school will venture too far from the traditional looks. As long as the team improves, I'd be happy if Underoos makes the uniforms.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Dude, this was posted [Body]

Output: Dude, this was posted yesterday. Cumong.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Double post delete. Sorry. [Body]

Output: Double post delete. Sorry.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Dantonio, Narduzzi and the [Body]

Output: Dantonio, Narduzzi and the rest of MSU's defensive staff have been together for a long time. By now, presumably, they're all pretty much on the same page. I wouldn't expect a huge dropoff. But here's hoping I'm wrong.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Given Harbaugh's strong [Body]

Output: Given Harbaugh's strong emphasis on tight-ends, you'd think Clark would be thrilled.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I don't believe any coaches [Body]

Output: I don't believe any coaches strictly abide by this purported "honor code." It's totally fine to keep recruiting players who've given verbal commitments elsewhere. Commits are fair game until they sign or say "please stop recruiting me."


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Hard to say what our [Body]

Output: Hard to say what our decommits will do. Generally, though, Harbaugh's arrival would no doubt have a sensational impact on this recruiting class. He's one of the true coaching rock stars. He'll pull at least a few big recruits. Also, given his reputation with QBs, don't be surprised if he makes a serious run at one of the most coveted QB recruits -- to go along with Malzone, presumably. (Given that M has no established QBs, I could see Harbaugh taking two this year. Yes, it's a small class. But all coaching changes bring attrition, and this class could easily exceed 16). Four of the top QB prospects -- Rosen, Town, White, Browning -- are from California, where Harbaugh's reputation looms especially large. All four are committed elsewhere. But here's guessing at least one of them would return Harbaugh's calls.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Trade impacts chances in no [Body]

Output: Trade impacts chances in no way. Harbaugh can leave the nfl whenever he wants. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] They need to bite the bullet, [Body]

Output: They need to bite the bullet, do the right thing, and blow this team up for draft-picks. Maybe keep Drummond and build around him -- if he's willing to be the anchor of a total rebuild. Which he may not be. Beyond him, they really have a bunch of replaceable and poorly matched parts. Monroe is good but not great. And he doesn't want to be here anyway.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] By most accounts, neither of [Body]

Output: By most accounts, neither of those schools wanted him ahead of the guys they ended up hiring.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] Yup. And it's not as if [Body]

Output: Yup. And it's not as if Schlissel can control Harbaugh's thoughts and actions. Schlissel acted surely. He put a (hopefully, evidently) competent AD in place. And the AD has ample money to offer Harbaugh. The rest is out of Schlissel's hands. Also, if we're to glean anything from comments made by botth Schissel and Hackett, it's that M has limited its candidate-pool to coaches who haven't taken "short-cuts." That's a bold statement -- especially if they hold true to it. We'll see.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] His apology seemed [Body]

Output: His apology seemed unnecessary. M has allowed in athletes with substandard grades. Some of these students have no doubt struggled. The recent graduation rate is great. But M, like so many other schools, has frequently steered students down the ol' General Studies/Kinesiology path. Neither is necessarily bad. But they tend to be the paths of least resistence, academically speaking. I assume a brilliant educator like Schlissel, having reviewed everything, had reason to come to his initial conclusion. He simply thinks M could do better on this front. Which is true. His apology, I'd imagine, was mostly a diplomatic one.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] I think he's been terrific so [Body]

Output: I think he's been terrific so far. Speaks the truth. Isn't another drone. Has his priorities straight. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] If you're the sort of person [Body]

Output: If you're the sort of person who commands 6-7 million, then you're the sort of person who notices the difference. Nobody gets that salary by accident.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yeah. Wrong. All impartial [Body]

Output: Yeah. Wrong. All impartial media watchdog organizations deem Fox by far the most inaccurate and biased major news organization. It's not even close. And there are plenty of respectable organizations. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I believe Feldman. I can't [Body]

Output: I believe Feldman. I can't imagine Schlissel was okay with $48 million. And I wouldn't blame him. It's ridiculous. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Well, if we learn that he's [Body]

Output: Well, if we learn that he's strung along his alma mater simply in order to leverage a better NFL deal, there would be reason to feel at least some resentment toward him. Business is business. But, dude, it's your school, man.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yeah the OP's question [Body]

Output: Yeah the OP's question definitely necessitated its own thread. Because it's so different from all other salary threads. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I want Harbaugh as much as [Body]

Output: I want Harbaugh as much as anyone. But for M to pay that much would not reflect well on the school. It's unseemly. Let Alabama do that. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I do love when jocks hold [Body]

Output: I do love when jocks hold press conferences to say they're not going to do something. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 5 days ago [Title] In terms of overall college [Body]

Output: In terms of overall college experience and quality, I can't imagine going from Michigan to WVU. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] No, I think that's how [Body]

Output: No, I think that's how readers of this blog will feel. Most outsiders assume Harbaugh is a long-shot. There are plenty of high-caliber candidates out there. If Michigan lands a Miles, Stoops, or Mora, the hire will be generally praised.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Michigan doesn't need to [Body]

Output: Michigan doesn't need to "freeze" its few remaining recruits. Hackett said the coach will be hired by the beginning of the year. Recruits won't be doing much in the meantime. And there's no need to make a hasty hire just to satisfy the whims of a few recruits. That would be incredibly short-sighted. Make the best hire, not the fastest. Think long-term.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Stoops would definitely be a [Body]

Output: Stoops would definitely be a home-run hire. But I haven't seen any substantial evidence that he's available. A bunch of columnists have suggested that he should go to Michigan. But nobody has indicated that he's among the candidates.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Dantonio's actual yearly [Body]

Output: Dantonio's yearly salary isn't actually that high. He made a higher figure last year due to performance bonuses, etc.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 6 hours ago [Title] You're seriously an idiot. [Body]

Output: You're seriously an idiot. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I find the whole thing about [Body]

Output: I find the whole thing about Mormon coaches feeling uncomfortable outside of "Mormon" states to be a little presumptuous and false. Yes, I'm sure some Mormons prefer to stick close to "home." But Mormons live all over the place. In fact, doing so is encouraged by their church. So I think non-Mormons jump to conclusions about their desires and priorities. Consider also that Mormon schools/state schools are probably just more likely to hire Mormon coaches. Just saying.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Don't you think it would be [Body]

Output: Don't you think it would be odd if M didn't endeavor to cover all its bases and protect itself? It would be pretty reckless to just sit back and assume JH is coming. Relax, dude. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] It's really simple. Get an [Body]

Output: It's really simple. Get an exciting coach and exciting recruits follow. Happens every time. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] He had to call the cops to get his girlfriend to leave? [Body]

Output: He had to call the cops to get his girlfriend to leave? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Gil Brandt is such an ass. [Body]

Output: Gil Brandt is such an ass. He's the guy reporters call when they need somebody to say something quotable. He's been out of the game for a while. He's not a viable source. Go back and look at how many inaccurate statements he's made over the years. Just loves to seem relevant when he isn't. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Gil Brandt has long been one [Body]

Output: Gil Brandt has long been one of the biggest windbags in football. He talks to anyone who calls himself a reporter. And he hasn't been connected in years.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] This is no biggie. We've got [Body]

Output: This is no biggie. We've got a handful of promising and fast receivers on deck. I'm excited to see what Harris, Ways, and Canteen do next year.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 8 hours ago [Title] But what do his owner and GM [Body]

Output: But what do his owner and GM think?


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Main plus of Stoops over [Body]

Output: Main plus of Stoops over Harbaugh would be that each season wouldn't involve endless questions re whether he will jump the nfl. Stoops would be here to stay. That counts. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Title] He beat Bama in a bcs bowl last year. [Body]

Output: He beat Bama in a bcs bowl last year. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Wow. A guy on reddit said [Body]

Output: Wow. A guy on reddit said this? Really? You have to post every random comment on every random board? You're really that credulous? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 2 days ago [Title] If they land Harbaugh, [Body]

Output: If they land Harbaugh, blue-chip recruits will immediately come running. He'll be fending them off with a paddle. Totally worth it.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Nebraska is nowhere near as [Body]

Output: Nebraska is nowhere near as good a job as Michigan. Florida is. But they're about even. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You're so misguided, it's funny. [Body]

Output: You're so misguided, it's funny. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] It's a public school. USC is private. [Body]

Output: It's a public school. USC is private. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Dungy is an old bigot who got rich by branding his "integrity" [Body]

Output: Dungy is an old bigot who got rich by branding his "integrity" Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Pinkel is not a guy that the [Body]

Output: Pinkel is not a guy that the fan-base would consider a cool and exciting pick. He's okay. But nothing to celebrate. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Pretty much every published [Body]

Output: Pretty much every published list of potential candidates has included Mullen.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] If it's a top coach no one [Body]

Output: If it's a top coach no one has mentioned, my money's on Mora or Richt. Both run good, clean programs. Both have pro-style philosophies. UCLA can't match the money we'd provide. And GA has gotten stale for Richt.


Input: [Date] 16 hours 58 min ago [Body] Alice in Wonderland [Title]

Output: Alice in Wonderland


Input: [Date] 3 days 22 hours ago [Body] Some things will never die [Title]

Output: Some things will never die


Input: [Date] 4 days 12 hours ago [Body] Basically what he's saying is the only way he can get good players who have the ability to play immediately is if they're academically marginal. Quite a concession to be openly making. [Title]

Output: Basically what he's saying is


Input: [Date] 5 days 13 hours ago [Body] LOL...it definitely was tricky to follow. A little more effort would go a long ways [Title]

Output: LOL...it definitely was


Input: [Date] 5 days 16 hours ago [Body] It appears that all is in order...now please just give us some football [Title]

Output: It appears that all is in


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] Unfortunately this may be a reflection of how many times opposing teams have been scoring in recent years vs the past. [Title]

Output: Unfortunately this may be a


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] I suppose this bears repeating [Title]

Output: I suppose this bears


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] The bukeyes are going down this November...DejaVu all over again [Title]

Output: The bukeyes are going down


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] Did they arrest all four or just the OSU fans in the picture? Sounds like all four were swinging but they're only naming the buckeys. Hilarious. [Title]

Output: Did they arrest all four or


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 19 hours ago [Body] Was Jenn Sterger there? She loves seeing Brett whenerver she can. [Title]

Output: Was Jenn Sterger there? She


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Two excellent additions, particularly Carolyn Jones. In that vein you could also add Yvonne De Carlo (Lily Munster), an actress of some renown before we knew her as Lily Munster [Title]

Output: Two excellent additions,


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I agree UCSD is an excellent school, but #21 in the world? [Title]

Output: I agree UCSD is an excellent


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Seems fairly reasonable for the top 20. But UC San Diego at 21? What's Rockefeller U? (29) [Title]

Output: Seems fairly reasonable for


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] well done [Title]

Output: well done


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] oops too late :) [Title]

Output: oops too late :)


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I'm old. More than any other show "I Dream of Jeannie" still does something really amazing for me. Barbara Eden might still be TV's all time greatest goddess. [Title]

Output: I'm old. More than any other


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Happy Friday! Going to try and lounge out part of the morning with the British Open. Enjoy! [Title]

Output: Happy Friday! Going to try


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] What a change - place is going to be packed and electric. Now just win. [Title]

Output: What a change - place is


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] This is pretty stupid but also more than a little funny [Title]

Output: This is pretty stupid but


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Ridiculous but completely predictable. If Saban was doing this stuff you'd see 5 page loving articles on how he had evolved and loosened up. JH is being himself and has to be shot down. [Title]

Output: Ridiculous but completely


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I'm inclined to give Martin more of a pass. It had been 40 years since Michigan went outside to hire a football coach and I think they just didn't have the institutional experience to handle it. They got the guy everyone else wanted - RR - but weren't aggressive enough in putting everything else into place. Pretty much everyone in the process made mistakes. It was painful but it's all good from here on. The success about to come will only feel that much sweeter for the pain. [Title]

Output: I'm inclined to give Martin


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Wonder how long it took Urbz - or more likely someone else - to decipher what that chicken scratch actually said. Without the cheat notes I don't think I could have. [Title]

Output: Wonder how long it took Urbz


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Must be some really nice lawn chairs [Title]

Output: Must be some really nice lawn


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Does he have a video with a private jet? [Title]

Output: Does he have a video with a


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Wasn't this posted last week sometime? [Title]

Output: Wasn't this posted last week


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Forgot about that one. Jimmy may have set the standard for this kind of thing. [Title]

Output: Forgot about that one. Jimmy


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] You have to be really impressed with yourself to make something like this. He better be good or this ends being a long running embarassment [Title]

Output: You have to be really


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Nice post - bright spot on an otherwise typical Monday morning [Title]

Output: Nice post - bright spot on an


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 9 hours ago [Body] All you have to do is start looking at other schools' blogs to see how spoiled we are with this one. There's nothing else like it. Thanks! [Title]

Output: All you have to do is start


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] In fairness I'm assuming the BTN decides what to call a "classic", not Rutgers. Also, don't forget what state we're currently getting a few top recruits from. Publicity is good. Let them replay it if they want...in a few months it'll be a distant memory. [Title]

Output: In fairness I'm assuming the


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Seems like just about the right order all the way down. [Title]

Output: Seems like just about the


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] This is great stuff, thanks! Coming full circle with Harbaugh now [Title]

Output: This is great stuff, thanks!


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I keep a bunch of frozen DiGiornos on hand. It's quick and easy and better and more consistent then most of these places. But my family says I'm a bore. [Title]

Output: I keep a bunch of frozen


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Looked like maybe a little trip but still funny as hell [Title]

Output: Looked like maybe a little


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Body] They have one hell of a toxic environment going on in that place [Title]

Output: They have one hell of a toxic


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Hackett's really feeling it now...keep going man [Title]

Output: Hackett's really feeling it


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Guessing that finger was mostly gone and the amputation probably wasn't much of a decision. Trying to keep it from the Giants was likely more of a panic reaction than anything. [Title]

Output: Guessing that finger was


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] If what I just read in the NYT is right the Giants offer could have been rescinded regardless as soon as they found out he had a non-football related injury, so the employee's actions wouldn't have cost JPP anything. That doesn't it wasn't a stupid and/or illegal thing to do. [Title]

Output: If what I just read in the


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I always get here too late to see these - what was it? [Title]

Output: I always get here too late to


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I have 4 Samsungs - 60, 50, 42, 36. 1-5 years old (60 oldest), all have been flawless, knock on plastic. Marginal convenience having all the same manufacturer, menus etc. Last couple I got the smart feature because it amounted to maybe 10% of the cost, less with the more expensive ones. [Title]

Output: I have 4 Samsungs - 60, 50,


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] No one said he wasn't provoked and I'm certainly not giving her a pass. The point is he has to have the self control, given the obvious size and strength difference, to back off and walk away. That's all you have to do. He has a much more powerful weapon than her and he doesn't have the right to use it because she went first. It isn't fair but that's the way it is. That kind of attitude has gotten a lot of people in a lot of trouble. [Title]

Output: No one said he wasn't


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] What a change from the final days of DB. Feels like we're back in the 70s/80s in terms of national perception, and that's a good thing. [Title]

Output: What a change from the final


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] You're comparing what someone does in a physical sport to punching someone in a bar [Title]

Output: You're comparing what someone


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Too late to see what it was...darn [Title]

Output: Too late to see what it


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] He has to dodge every one she throws, which he obviously can. He on the other hand is way too quick and strong for her. That's the whole point. Try and get it if you can. [Title]

Output: He has to dodge every one she


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] NYT CNN if I want something super-hyped Yahoo sometimes for sports - the rest of it is sadly hilarious [Title]

Output: NYT CNN if I want something


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I had the exact same thought...and said it last night! LOL [Title]

Output: I had the exact same


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] LOL...wtf does that even mean? [Title]

Output: LOL...wtf does that even


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] That's admittedly excessive sarcasm on my part. It comes from being a Knicks fan and trying to grab onto any realistic hope that things could possibly get better. I really don't know what Jackson can do, but as much as I love THJ I don't think there's much downside in this trade. [Title]

Output: That's admittedly excessive


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] No surprise here. Hope he has some kind of tangible evidence. [Title]

Output: No surprise here


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Wow, and all this time we thought the 49ers were successful under Harbaugh. Who knew it was really this bad? [Title]

Output: Wow, and all this time we


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I think he'll end up meeting the high side of expectations. O-Line should be good and he has an excellent QB coach. [Title]

Output: I think he'll end up meeting


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Great commit news to kick off the weekend...enjoy! [Title]

Output: Great commit news to kick off


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Okay great...excuse me while I freak out over this [Title]

Output: Okay great...excuse me while


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] "wedded to an archaic offensive strategy reliant on superstars" This whole post is questionable at best but this one especially made me smile. The notion that you win in the the NBA without superstars is about as archaic as it gets [Title]

Output: "wedded to an archaic


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I'm all in. Needed 3 days coming! [Title]

Output: I'm all in. Needed 3 days


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] He's said the fake personality will not be in the new late night CBS show. That will be straight up, like Letterman. [Title]

Output: He's said the fake


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I found it pretty hilarious. Total opposite of coach-speak. What happens is guys like CC are used to coaches who just want to go off at the slightest provocation so they show up with nothing really to say themselves. It was just a bunch of superficial, lame questions that got the answers they deserved. [Title]

Output: I found it pretty hilarious.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Not trying to be difficult but you have to call it what it is. The message really being sent here, and what a lot of kids will take away based on their own life experiences, is that if you have money and connections it won't necessarily destroy your future. Otherwise you could end up going to jail and lose your career/job. [Title]

Output: Not trying to be difficult


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] He got a second chance by not going to jail for illegal, irresponsible actions that endangered people's lives. I don't know why people always want to categorize these things as "making a mistake". He knew exactly what he was doing and has almost certainly done it many times. This guy was plastered. The real second chance he got was when he was lucky enough not to have hurt or killed someone. He should feel very fortunate for not having to live with that. [Title]

Output: He got a second chance by not


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Is this our last chance to discuss this before the Big Day? [Title]

Output: Is this our last chance to


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] if he is so what?...I'm on board [Title]

Output: if he is so what?...I'm on


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Wow, talk about rampant speculation [Title]

Output: Wow, talk about rampant


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] that will work [Title]

Output: that will work


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Getting 2-3 of the top players in NJ each year would make for a nice pipeline...This looks very good. [Title]

Output: Getting 2-3 out of NJ


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Body] It's a nice way of saying "we're not interested" [Title]

Output: It's a nice way of saying


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Body] If the first school he's been to and has no other LOI sure. Any student can show up and try out for a sport. [Title]

Output: If the first school he's been


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Yeah that's pretty lame...you would think someone in the process would have caught it [Title]

Output: Yeah that's pretty lame...you


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Seems like maybe this story doesn't have to be here [Title]

Output: Seems like maybe this story


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I wouldn't say I live there but I do spend quite a bit of time in my basement. Call me crazy. [Title]

Output: I wouldn't say I live there


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Body] FYI a lot of people have been prosecuted for it [Title]

Output: FYI a lot of people have been


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 1 day ago [Body] You're entitled to your opinion. However it's up to the artists, not you, to make the decision on whether to give away their property. [Title]

Output: You're entitled to your


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I never got the whole wishing him the best thing. Personally I couldn't care less how well he does somewhere else. This kind of screws Michigan so whatever. [Title]

Output: I never got the whole wishing


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] That inevitably leads to the conclusion that more than scholarships are being distributed, perhaps to families if not the players themselves. Beilein's had a disproportionate share of players getting NBA contracts so that can't be it. [Title]

Output: That inevitably leads to the


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Body] We'll know a lot more pretty early as the Utah game is obviously in the bubble category. Find a way to pull that out, and I think they can, and 8-9 starts to look very realistic, more with some breks. [Title]

Output: We'll know a lot more pretty


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Good post but two factors run counter to your argument. One, it's very early in the ranking/evaluation process for a lot of these players and, two, Michigan could still easily be taking 10 more players in this class. Time will tell and I'm optimistic. [Title]

Output: Good post but two factors run


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Kraft's acceptance I think is indicative of how close a lot of the owners are to Goodell. Why I have no idea but to a lot of them he's their guy. We'll see if that erodes after the most recent incidents, the Rice case still being the most egregious. [Title]

Output: Kraft's acceptance I think is


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] This is going to come back on them embarassingly hard [Title]

Output: This is going to come back on


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] No shame...and that's never going to change [Title]

Output: No shame...and that's never


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Body] You must not like points [Title]

Output: You must not like points


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Body] This seems to have gone well [Title]

Output: This seems to have gone well


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Football just got a lot closer [Title]

Output: Football just got a lot


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Optimism is a good thing...enjoy! [Title]

Output: Optimism is a good


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Yes the Friday is here...and it's good [Title]

Output: Yes the Friday is here...and


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Body] That would have been funny if the person hadn't died. [Title]

Output: That would have been funny if


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 18 hours ago [Body] It's actually pretty funny. If you had at least included the link you might see less vitriol. [Title]

Output: It's actually pretty funny.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Get them before they become famous. Harbaugh knows. [Title]

Output: Get them before they become


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I was wondering if someone was going to list The Americans. I think it's the best show on TV right now (and I'm both a book and TV GOT loyalist). Another is the BBC series MI-5 (called Spooks there). [Title]

Output: I was wondering if someone


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I'm sure Nike's sent them plenty of free stuff. Why not use it? [Title]

Output: I'm sure Nike's sent them


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Body] More softball please...anything but this [Title]

Output: More softball


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Great run - awesome summer sports bonus. They'll be even better next year. [Title]

Output: Great run - awesome summer


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Body] wants a placeholder [Title]

Output: wants a placeholder


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Softball - not even close [Title]

Output: Softball - not even close


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I'm sensing a good game from Michigan tomorrow night and a win. I think their bats look a little better than Florida's and they could really assert tomorrow. Won't be easy but now I like the odds. [Title]

Output: I'm sensing a good game from


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 9 hours ago [Body] That was a really fun game to watch. Hung tough when behind. This is a great team. [Title]

Output: That was a really fun game to


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] done deal! [Title]

Output: done deal!


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] 2 outs - almost there [Title]

Output: 2 outs - almost there


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] No one said it was going to easy...just get two more outs [Title]

Output: No one said it was going to


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Imagine if Ryan Leaf's parents had more of a sense of humor...would have added a nice touch of humor to his NFL "career" [Title]

Output: Imagine if Ryan Leaf's


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You email says that if they don't give you more money you're not taking the job. There's a bunch of words around it but that's the clear message. That probably didn't sit well. [Title]

Output: You email says that if they


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Have to agree with others below, if they immediately pulled the offer I don't see where you had any leverage. [Title]

Output: Have to agree with others


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You accepted the job, and then asked for more money? Maybe I'm just out of touch with how things are done these days. [Title]

Output: You accepted the job, and


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I'm not that sentimental when it comes to death, and these ash-scattering rituals always seemed a little self-important to me. Just recycle yourself back in. Having said that I always thought ancient sky burials were cool from a stylistic standpoint but I don't think there's too many places left you could do that these days. [Title]

Output: I'm not that sentimental when


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 19 hours ago [Body] Amazing what's going on in the world...thanks for tuning in! [Title]

Output: Amazing what's going on in


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 13 hours ago [Body] Bats are showing up early today [Title]

Output: Bats are showing up early


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 day ago [Body] standard fan nerves [Title]

Output: standard fan nerves


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I was actually concerned when Cal was up 1-0 [Title]

Output: I was actually concerned when


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 day ago [Body] This is very impressive to say the least. [Title]

Output: This is very impressive to


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Can we assume these are your personal rankings, or do you have some reference? [Title]

Output: Can we assume these are your


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Gil, use whatever you like and love it. Can you imagine someone selling you a fathead then a few years later telling you you're not supposed to use it? Keep it forever. [Title]

Output: Gil, use whatever you like


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Body] And a happy Monday it is...damn! [Title]

Output: And a happy Monday it


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 2 days ago [Body] One exception under Bo being Wangler. if not for a lingering knee injury I always thought he could have been an NFL quarterback. He was at least in a camp - I think with Dallas. But I completely agree with you - he was the exception. If he had that injury today he may have had a more better recovery and played on. [Title]

Output: One exception under Bo being


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 3 days ago [Body] The other take is that he got the absolute most possible out of Kaepernick and he just wasn't going to progress much further due to limitations on his ability. There's only so much a coach can do. You just can't assume these guys can progress indefinitely. [Title]

Output: The other take is that he got


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Another interpretation is that it's like looking at a work of art of questionable quality, and one person insists everyone else doesn't "get it" because they're not knowledgable enough about art. Someone can always make that case and you can't argue with them because it comes down to a matter of opinion. The reason they have to charge $90 is the pool of people willing to pay is shrinking to the point where they have to rely on the diehards who insist this really is great sport and only the true afficionados appreciate it. Maybe they're right However It could also be that it just isn't that good or interesting. [Title]

Output: Another interpretation is


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 1 day ago [Body] If I paid $90 for that I'd be really annoyed right now. This was like a Super Bowl from the 70s - basically no action - only a lot worse because let's be honest, there really wasn't even a winner. What a scam. [Title]

Output: If I paid $90 for that I'd be


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Don't look now but... [Title]

Output: Don't look now but...


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 1 day ago [Body] When it comes to not giving money to Floyd Mayweather my conscience is absolutely clean. [Title]

Output: When it comes to not giving


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Watched the Penn Relays today and had forgotten what a great sport to watch Track and Field can be [Title]

Output: Track and Field


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 2 days ago [Body] That was nice...was watching live...took a while to think about checking in here...great goal [Title]

Output: That was nice...was watching


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 2 days ago [Body] lol...first thing I thought of [Title]

Output: lol...first thing I thought


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 4 days ago [Body] My daughter started in 2008 and stayed for a Masters. I keep telling her you're a bigger fan after you leave. She's still disillusioned but that should change soon. [Title]

Output: My daughter started in 2008


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 4 days ago [Body] so what [Title]

Output: so what


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This should be the most exciting football/basketball combination year in a long time. There have been better teams in either sport but not this kind of overall optimism. IMHO of course [Title]

Output: This should be the most


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Being dumb is known to make people crazy...it confuses them [Title]

Output: Being dumb is known to make


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Sounds like you've had some bad experiences with water [Title]

Output: Sounds like you've had some


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 hours ago [Body] He was entertaining but the ridiculous partisanship did get in the way of otherwise enjoying him. [Title]

Output: He was entertaining but the


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 18 hours ago [Body] I caught that too and thought it was wrong - wish he had just included him [Title]

Output: I caught that too and thought


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 days ago [Body] It shouldn't be considered weird that someone would pick a school like VCU over NC, especially witha coach like Smart there at the time. The whole recruiting ranking obsession assumes every kid is going to naturally prefer the "top" program offered. That just isn't always the case. How shocking would it be if he just wants to go somewhere he can eventually start, and go to school somewhere he likes? [Title]

Output: It shouldn't be considered


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Completely disagree. There may be more "good" players now but Nicklaus had far better and consistent competition throughout his run. For Tiger there never was a Palmer, Player, Trevino, Watson that could consistently challenge him. He also had 19 2nd place major finishes which Tiger doesn't come close to. There's no doubt he's the best of his generation but unless you're a TV network trying to pump up Tiger for your broadcast you have to be honest and concede Nicklaus' record is more impressive in pretty much every way [Title]

Output: Completely disagree


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] You knew this was coming - they're now full-on SEC and it's not going to change as long as Meyer's there. [Title]

Output: You knew this was coming -


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] totally excellent [Title]

Output: totally excellent


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I suppose if it's moot he should also be mute [Title]

Output: I suppose if it's moot he


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I get the click thing but can't this guy find something other other than this to do? If nothing else projecting Michigan as an 11 is just lazy ignorance. At least try. [Title]

Output: I get the click thing but


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Not a Bo Ryan fan but have to sympathize with what he's saying. The refs weren't going to just let this game keep going on its natural progression. The equalizer calls started early in the second half. The sequence with the block called on Wisconsin followed almost immediately with the Kaminsky charge was all you needed to see. Those plays were almost identical. [Title]

Output: Not a Bo Ryan fan but have to


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Damn I wish I was in AA today [Title]

Output: Damn I wish I was in AA today


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Body] F*** all this. I just want to win games. Bring it on Harbaugh. [Title]

Output: F*** all this. I just want


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Spring Football? [Title]

Output: Spring Football?


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 13 hours ago [Body] looks like him...not sure why this rated a thread [Title]

Output: looks like him...not sure why


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 16 hours ago [Body] No, in fact they would probably have been blown out in every game they played. [Title]

Output: No, in fact they would


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Actually I didn't say anything of the kind, just clarifying what you were saying. You seem upset. [Title]

Output: Actually I didn't say


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Body] So what you're saying is, they should just plead guilty and pay up because you don't want to hear any more about it? [Title]

Output: So what you're saying is,


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I actually like Dakich. Gottlieb is really annoying. [Title]

Output: I actually like Dakich.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Has there ever been a team more people wanted to lose a game than UK this year? [Title]

Output: Has there ever been a team


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Might want to quit there - it was pretty funny [Title]

Output: Might want to quit there - it


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Body] LOL...nice [Title]

Output: LOL...nice


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Body] He might for these next couple of weeks. [Title]

Output: He might for these next


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I'll say this about that bus. At least two people (one was the young woman seen with her phone in the first video released - she was clearly recording one of the two leaders) saw fit to go public with it and I admire that. It took guts given the potential ramifications. I'll take at least that positive from it. [Title]

Output: I'll say this about that bus.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Yeah I hear ya...booze does not bring out the best in someone like we just heard [Title]

Output: Yeah I hear ya...booze does


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I had very little interest in watching the game but couldn't get enough of him tonight. Man he was beyond good. No idea what it was but something set him off tonight. [Title]

Output: I had very little interest in


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Whoa...glad I caught the end of that...that should help Michigan [Title]

Output: Whoa...glad I caught the end


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 6 days ago [Body] It's all market driven. You'll know soon enough when they hit StubHub and/or eBay. Then you just have to decide if you want to wait until you get to AA nd try to pay less on game day. [Title]

Output: It's all market driven.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Body] There would be some but it would become apparent pretty fast that most were making a mistake and it would pull back. I hate the one-and-dones so am all for this rule. Eother go or commit to three years. This has nothing to do with not "caring for the kids". Make a decision and live with it. [Title]

Output: There would be some but it


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Body] "Most"? No way that would ever happen. Players like Harris, Morris, Burke, THJ, Stauskus, GRIII would never have tried going NBA out of HS. The only one you might make a case for was McGary. I actually think it would be a pretty good rule. [Title]

Output: "Most"? No way that would


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Marginal players stand to gain maturity, physical and personal, without the pressure of trying to make it in the NBA. That's one big reason why they have a better chance to improve in college and may stall or regress after getting drafted. [Title]

Output: Marginal players stand to


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 13 hours ago [Body] They rendered at least part of the place unusable. Why would they not be calculating lost business? [Title]

Output: They rendered at least part


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 15 hours ago [Body] This is definitely part of it. There's a rule that if you foul twice in the first half you sit, and I think it's a good rule. I also however think it's a good strategy and don't under stand the negative fixation on it. If you have to play Dakich and Lonergan at some point I'd rather it be in the first half, as long as the game is within reach. [Title]

Output: Agreed


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Body] No one wants to hear it but the fact that they were within 3 in the seond half completely vindicates the strategy. They were undermanned and on the road. Keep it close as long as you can and try to pull it out. [Title]

Output: No one wants to hear it but


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 2 days ago [Body] you can say that again :) he was actually 83 [Title]

Output: you can say that again :) he


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I watched Star Trek from the first time it aired and this really feels like a crushing loss. One thing that's always surprised me is how little attention he gets for his role as Paris on Mission Impossible. I was also a huge fan of that show and it was great to see LM there after Star Trek was cancelled. [Title]

Output: I watched Star Trek from the


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Or it could just be free enterprise. You're making some major assumptions about potential victimes etc. If it's what it's rumored to be it's really bad and I agree someone should come forth but so far we don't know. The guy who's supposedly going to be breaking the story hasn't even seen it. [Title]

Output: Or it could just be free


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Sure hope not. And if there's any kind of licking involved I'll pass. [Title]

Output: Sure hope not. And if


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] Chatman showed some nice flashes. He should get better as his confidence grows and today will help a lot. [Title]

Output: Chatman showed some nice


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Body] When you factor in his dubious blocking and pass catching skills he could end up way down. He maybe could have done himself some good with a year of Harbaugh. Doesn't matter now. [Title]

Output: When you factor in his


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I wish this had ended before the last three paragraphs. It's a great summary and retrospective but that pushed it over a line. You don't want to risk becoming that which you're finding fault with. Other than that I enjoyed it immensely - excellent read [Title]

Output: I wish this had ended before


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I noted the same things and had the same reaction. It was exceptionally well crafted. [Title]

Output: I noted the same things and


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I don't know how fascinating he is but definitely weird. By now I assume he's stopped blaming all his problems on Jeff Meyer. Agreed he's a highly overrated coach. If something real good doesn't happen soon there it may get fun to watch. [Title]

Output: I don't know how fascinating


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 6 days ago [Body] please stop taking up valuable space [Title]

Output: please stop


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] One part of your post is sort of true - this reminder is not needed. [Title]

Output: One part of your post is sort


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Body] we'll take your word for it [Title]

Output: we'll take your word for it


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] You would think they could at least use something approximating correct grammar, but then again consider the likely source. It took me a minute to figure out what "a Stanford Wayne Lyons mom" was. The rumored 4* 2016 son is also amusing considering how easy it is to identify in about 30 seconds any high school player with the slightest chance of being recruited. We say ye should go play outside. [Title]

Output: You would think they could at


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] couldn't have picked a better example [Title]

Output: couldn't have picked a better


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] So is stealing your co-worker's lunch...so what are you gonna do? [Title]

Output: So is stealing your


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I see you're paying attention...good. The real point is to not worry about who didn't come. [Title]

Output: I see you're paying


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] You could really kill yourself dwelling on players that didn't come to Michigan. Also, for every one that didn't come there could be a really popular player who came in their place. Best approach is to recruit as best you can then roll with the players you have. [Title]

Output: You could really kill


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] How much is he really being screwed by a position coach leaving? Time to move on with the players we have, some of whom may end up being better than Weber. Way too much stock is being placed in this kid. [Title]

Output: How much is he really being


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I'm not a conspiracy theorist but this clearly looks like a situation where they were doing whatever they could to keep him away from Michigan. It smacks of total sleaze. [Title]

Output: I'm not a conspiracy theorist


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You think the interview and hire all happened today? Seriously? [Title]

Output: You think the interview and


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I didn't sense the panic you're referring to but admittedly was not on here that much. It was always going to be a small class and the big names were always a longshot to flip. JH and crew did well. [Title]

Output: I didn't sense the panic


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] not particularly [Title]

Output: not particularly


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I get what you're saying but think it's a stretch here. Maybe he just feels the guy who won the game for them deserves something really, really awesome. All this does is call more attention to the truck and make it more memorable. [Title]

Output: I get what you're saying but


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I believe certain media requirements are in the contract, so yeah they actually did. [Title]

Output: I believe certain media


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Nothing, but if you have a very high paying job with certain behavioral expectations you should expect that job to be at risk. He's free to do what he wants and accept the consequences. [Title]

Output: Nothing, but if you have a


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Body] true believer - to each their own [Title]

Output: true believer - to each their


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Whatever you think of her music the whole thing was delightfully entertaining, which is all it's supposed to be. No one's there for high art or musical sophistication. The fireworks part was pretty awesome. [Title]

Output: Whatever you think of her


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Why do you feel so compelled to judge how deep someone's bond is relative to someone else's based on your personal criteria? I went to graduate school at Michigan with people from Notre Dame who despite their degree developed little or no bond with Michigan. How does that compare with someone who grew up a diehard fan but for one reasonor another didn't go to Michigan? That's just one example, there are many others. [Title]

Output: Why do you feel so compelled


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I'm from NY and went to Michigan for graduate school but I know a lot of people around here who consider themselves Michigan fans without any of the hangups you seem to have experienced. They just like Michigan. Big time college football doesn't have a major presence here and plently of sports fans root for different teams. In most cases they never thought about going to Michigan out of HS (I didn't) so not being able to get in isn't a factor. There are many reasons people don't go to certain schools other than not having the grades, especially if they're out of state. Attitudes like yours alienate people who want to get behind Michigan regardless of where they went to college, or if they did go to college. I don't see the point other than feeding your own arrogance. [Title]

Output: Don't get this


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] New Jersey's deeper than you probably think, but this "loss" doesn't bother me. I'd be curious as to how the 27th rated player in Michigan compared - honestly I have no idea. [Title]

Output: New Jersey's deeper than you


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Correct me if I'm wrong but this seems kind of inconsequential [Title]

Output: Correct me if I'm wrong but


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I guess this is clever to someone [Title]

Output: I guess this is clever to


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I see it for UM and JH as being in a one-time scramble situation because he's coming in late with so few recruits committed. He has to look everywhere. I expect starting in 2016 he'll be emphasizing the core region (OH, MI) first. [Title]

Output: I see it for UM and JH as


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I actually had the same question...assumed I was missing something [Title]

Output: I actually had the same


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 hours ago [Body] I'm in Southern CT and we had 38" in the storm 2 years ago. These costal storms are where we really get socked. This looks like the real deal. [Title]

Output: I'm in Southern CT and we had


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 hours ago [Body] Glad it worked out and all are well. It's pretty serious business. All movement will pretty much stop by tomorrow night - I hope to be home early afternoon. Good luck. [Title]

Output: Glad it worked out and all


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 8 hours ago [Body] Connecticut here. Just brought home a new 28" 2-stage blower and ready for action. This is going to be intense. 50 MPH winds to go with the 20-30 inches. [Title]

Output: Connecticut here. Just


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Body] "...chatman would be by far the worst. Every time he's in the game he's making a mistake. Kid needs to grow up fast" This isn't Kentucky. He's a true freshman...everyone adjusts at a different pace. I just hope he doesn't see comments like this. Especially strange after a game where he looked sharper than he has. [Title]

Output: This isn't Kentucky


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Body] What? [Title]

Output: What?


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Body] With or without LeVert this team is going to get really good over the next two years. They all looked better in this one, against the best team they've faced in a while. [Title]

Output: With or without LeVert this


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It doesn't help that you have two Duke guys on there who are going to do everything they can to not talk about the success of Michigan basketball. [Title]

Output: It doesn't help that you have


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Rutgers beat them. We have a chance. [Title]

Output: Rutgers beat them. We have a


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Body] More amused than outraged [Title]

Output: More amused than outraged


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Gloating about publicly humiliating MIchigan undergrads? Threatening MIchigan undergrads who have different ideas than you with sabotaging their career opportunities? This is not only abusive, it's a classic display of hubris. [Title]

Output: Gloating about publicly


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Ven Bergen called for self-evaluation from everybody who supports the program, including fans and, I presume bloggers. I hope that was noticed. [Title]

Output: The Self-Evaluation Is For Everyone


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Body] The result was a good one - an extra hit on the QB (and perhaps some added momentum for the defense, which pretty much owned the second half). I thought it was a bad idea, but it is interesting that with the actual result having been positive, and the chances of a 60+yard touchdown hail mary quite low, there's still so much anger. (Also, a problem with calling the TO earlier is that PSU could still go for it on 4th and 1 and have more downs. And even if you get the ball on your own 30 or lower with 15 seconds left, it's no great thing. It seemed to me an attempt to get a punt block/return, thinking that PSU would see the probability of getting their own score pretty low and would rather punt it away, even out of bounds, to avoid a pick or a Hackenburg sack. Like I said, I didn't love it, probably not the right move, but it's the same aggression that was once lauded around these parts and, to me, the whole episode is more revealing of the anger and lack of composure around here than on the sidelines.) [Title]

Output: The result was a good one -


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I like the way this site portrarys its businesses of advertising and sportsgambling and merchandise marketing as innocent fun while maintaining such strict moral judgment for everyone else. Well done! [Title]

Output: I like the way this site


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 6 days ago [Body] It was also an excuse -- if only everyone would've supported the coach, supported the troops, etc., then... [Title]

Output: When Rich-Rod Was Here, Support the Troops Was An Argument


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

Output: Missing the Obvious Answer


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

Output: whoops


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Beilein is considered a master of late-game/out-of-time plays. ESPN's Fraschilla tweeted last night about JB being a maestro after the play for GRIII. Dakich has praised this about JB too. And the stats suggest that JB and Michigan have been the best in the B1G the past couple of years in out-of-timeout situations. http://www.umhoops.com/2014/02/10/big-ten-power-rankings-february-10th-2014/ http://www.umhoops.com/2013/03/08/behind-the-numbers-blobs-slobs-and-time-outs/ [Title]

Output: The stats and experts disagree


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] A way to beat that type of defense is with big passing plays. These plays were there for the taking. That first pass on the first drive should have been a touchdown. On the third drive we get this: DG "can't find Funchess wide, wide open on a circle route for the first down and instead takes off." On the fourth drive we get this: "Funchess runs a great route that gets separation; Michigan protects it; Gardner chucks it wide." I'm not blaming DG and excusing the coaches. It's the coaches job to get the QB ready to execute the gameplan. And to have linemen and RBs who can pass protect. But the "scheme" actually had pretty wide open TDs or close to it on a whole bunch of drives, including the first few. That's not a bad scheme. Richrod had 28 yards total rushing his second year @MSU, but people go crazy for his scheme. [Title]

Output: It was execution, but that doesn't excuse the coaches


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] ...without sufficient data. As Sherlock Holmes will you tell you old chap, "it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theores, instead of theories to suit facts." [Title]

Output: The problem isn't timing, it's jumping to conclusions...


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Body] This could be true, but these are the kinds of rumors I don't put much stock in. First, it's a rumor of what other players say Booker said. That's a game of telephone, that is. And players often have no idea what exactly is going on -- that one kid was sure that Grantham was following him to Cincinnati and then the Bearcats were out of the picture a couple days later. Meanwhile, even Ulis publicly said that Booker hasn't told him anything although they've talked about playing together, and Booker seems to have been careful not to say anything publcly in advance of his Missouri trip. All that said, I'd certainly rather have the rumor be that he's telling people he's going to UM, and thanks for the info. [Title]

Output: This could be true, but these


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] Not counting him because he was an early commit makes no sense. Hatch was originally a 2013 guy so we can exclude him in discussing 2014. Here's another way to think about it: Early offers/high interest: Doyle - commit Chatman - commit Looney - miss Diop - miss Tate - miss Bluiett - miss Booker - ? Edwards - partiall miss? Late interest: Blackmon - ? Wilson - ? Devin Robinson? - miss Grantham - miss By my count, we're 2 out of 6 so far on early offers/high interest. That strikes me as very good considering how high these guys were rated and that none of them were from Michigan. Remember, Doyle reportedly had OSU, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Miami offers. You can't get every high-rated guy you go after, and it's very hard to come in late on high-rated guys who've had people recruiting them for ages. The final grade will depend on getting one of Booker/Blackmon (or I guess Bluiett or Bolden maybe), but so far they've done very well after two pretty exceptional years. I'd say they have a good recruiting strategy. [Title]

Output: You have to count Doyle


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] Maybe Jalen Brunson? Although that's based on zilch other than no 2014 guys seems to fit and good-but-no-insider vibes on his recruitment. After all, his dad was an NBA player -- those guys tend to mesh with our staff. Plus, Illinois got a top 2014 PG and they were thought to be our major competition. Just to add total internet speculation to unverified speculation, though I hope it's all true. [Title]

Output: If true, my guess would be a 2015 guy


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] Blackmon and Booker both have Kentucky offers. If Kentucky was really the first choice for both, one would jump on it. There may be some interplay between Blackmon, Booker, and Oubre, but my guess is it's much less simple than how Brian depicts it. After McGary, Irvin, Chatman, etc., the evidence shows that UM has a good shot at the prospects they're in on seriously no matter who else is there too. [Title]

Output: I don't see it that way for Booker/Blackmon


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] ...there's also been some revisionist history the other way. In his first game, Trey went 1-7 against Ferris State with 0 assists. He had 7 assists and 6 TOs in his first 3 games. Over the course of the year, his asst/TO ratio was 1.66 and he shot just under 35% from 3. He was bad against Ohio St. in the B1G tourney and pretty poor against Ohio in the NCAA tourney. If he'd left after 1 year, he might not have been drafted at all (and was certainly unlikely to be a 1st rounder). Don't get me wrong, he was great for a freshman his 1st year and well-above his ranking. But he improved greatly from how he came in, a testament to his hard work, the coaching staff, and his teammates. Walton might or might not be better at the same stage, but it's not a crazy statement. [Title]

Output: I get your point, but...


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] He's been pretty bullish overall and he is usually in the know. Until he goes negative, I'll continue to think we have a good shot. McGary's recruitment was a lot like Booker's. Some go your way, some don't. Booker's had a process in place for a long time and I wouldn't take too much from the fact he hasn't committed yet. [Title]

Output: Has Sam Webb said anything about Booker lately?


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] OSU won the B1G tourney this year. For the 2nd time in those 3 years (the other was a finals loss to MSU). Win total is affected by the B1G tourney too, for better and for worse. Overall, success is (perhaps unfairly) measured in large part by NCAA tourney success, so it might be underweighted by looking at win total (vs, say, the nonconference schedule). But the point is taken that overall wins is only one measurement. [Title]

Output: OSU won the B1G tourney this


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] True, although IU's been doing pretty well on the recruiting trail and has a higher profile than PU. If IU keeps pulling in recruits like Zeller, Ferrell, and Vonleh they'll win a lot of games. [Title]

Output: True, although IU's been


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Quick quiz: who leads the B1G in overall hoops wins the past three years: Answer: OSU, by a country mile, with 94 (including a final four run, an elite 8 run, and a tip to the sweet sixteen). In second place we have our own UM with 76 (and a run to the finals). MSU is just behind us in 3rd with 75 (topping out with 2 Sweet 16 appearances), with Wiscy next at 74. Obviously strength of nonconference schedule has something to do with all of this, but OSU's case over the last 3 years is head and shoulders above anyone else's. OSU has also been doing pretty will on the recruiting trail - Rivals has them with 5 4-stars and 2 5-stars coming in in the 2013-15 classes. I understand why MSU gets props from the national media, but OSU has been the best B1G program over the last little while. Obviously UM has been doing pretty well the last little bit too and is trending upward. With IU on the rise, Illinois probably improving, MD coming in, MSU and Wiscy hard to discount, the B1G is really going to be tough the next few years. [Title]

Output: OSU has the best case for success over the next 3 years


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Body] Larry Brown was the most successful college to pro guy. [Title]

Output: Larry Brown was the most


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Body] ...who was down to Purdue and Michigan. Bluiett supposedly is considering a whole bunch of teams, though Butler was believed to be the leader with Michigan 2nd. [Title]

Output: No, that was Vince Edwards...


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] It is not true that Michigan "never, ever posts guys up" -- the coaches tried it with Horford and McGary at times. And they will certainly do it more this year. Look for Mitch in particular to get more opportunities with the ball in the high post and the low block. How large a part of the offense it becomes and whether it could emerge as a late-game go-to set are the questions. [Title]

Output: It is not true that Michigan


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Body] Former walk-on Sai Tummala just committed to Arizona State as a scholarship player. Other guys like Eso and Josh turned down mid-majors or playing time at Ivy schools. It might not be quite as flashy as the improved top-end recruiting, but getting these guys is another example of JB and crew doing the work from top to bottom, of working on the top five recruit starter to the practice squad behind the scenes leader. [Title]

Output: Beilein's track record with preferred walk-ons is impressive


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Body] According to Tillman's AAU coach, Tillman has interest but no offer yet from UM. This is from a @UMHoops RT of a tweet from the coach @MichaelAllie [Title]

Output: According to Tillman's AAU


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Body] The effort to downplay Nik's year is peculiar to me. In B1G play, Nik had the 12th best 3pt% in the entire conference, and was 3rd for freshmen (behind Harris and Dekker), not bad when "don't let Stauskas shoot a 3" was the 1st or second emphasis (don't let Burke into the lane being the other) of every defense. He currently stands 3rd in career 3pt% in Michigan history (behind Rice and Higgins) and his season was the 9th single best season in 3pt% in Michigan history (all the others occurred wh the line was shorter, by the way). He shot "just" 38% from 3 for the tournament. That seems pretty good. Trey shot 31% for comparison. It's also easy to play the "if you take" game. If you take out Nik's worst game of the tournament, he shot 45% from the field in the tourney. If you take Nik's two worst B1G games out, he shot 41% from 3. So, I guess it's true that Nik doesn't shoot as well as a freshman in B1G play when some of the best defenses in the country are keyed on stopping him from shooting the 3 as he does in the video, but he still shoots awfully well. And he does so in large part because of all the time practicing shooting, just like the video demonstrates. Some people appear to have been blinded by Nik's almost inhuman start to the year to the excellent year Nik had. [Title]

Output: The effort to downplay Nik's


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Body] I agree completely that students who show up late -- especially after the game starts -- shouldn't automatically get better seats than students who were there early. But this "slap in the face" thing, I mean, for some students Michigan football is a fun part of going to the school but they don't live and breathe it. I don't remember for sure, but I don't think students can even buy single game student section tickets. Some students want to go sometimes but not others, or for a half but not the whole game. It's frustrating for others that they have such good tickets and don't make use of them like devoted fans, but being jealous doesn't make anger a sensible or productive response. Part of being a student at UM is getting perks re: UM athletic games. The fact that worst seats in the student section are not always full is not intended as an insult to alumni (and others) who wish they could have those seats, it's just college kids making decisions. A few empty rows in one corner of the endzone isn't a crazy price to pay for being a college team. [Title]

Output: I agree completely that


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Body] ...and the fact that they bring in two of the biggest media markets does turn out to help the B1G financially, are we going to get one of those one sentence apologies and then be expected to pretend like all the rage and wrongness never happened -- you know, like the whole we should keep RR for a fourth year instead of hiring Hoke thing? Just want to be prepared. [Title]

Output: If Rutgers and MD do turn out to be good for business...