Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Title] When did OSU and Utah [Body]

Output: When did OSU and Utah constitute top Pac12 competition? Middle of the pack at best. And I'm not blowing smoke, as I follow the Beavers as my 2nd team.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I was thinking more like this... [Body]

Output: Someone say recruits come in pairs?


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Redshirt [Body]

Output: Maybe this will allow either Malzone or Morris to redshirt like all QBs should.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Using your parents cable [Body]

Output: Using your parents cable account to use watch ESPN does not count as cutting the cable. Someone is still paying $100/mo for that.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 1 day ago [Title] My guess is he would see [Body]

Output: My guess is he would see little time on field this year as a LB. So why not get some help at TE. He can always go back to LB next year if we really lack for bodies there. I'm fine with it. In JH I trust.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Definitely a smart decision, [Body]

Output: Definitely a smart decision, yet as he said an emotional one. Gets his degree and the program-tied benefits that exist with that. Gets to play in another system, get some starting experience, and get a 2nd degree. If you read this Russell, thanks for all the hard work you put into the program. We thank you for it.


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] I'd like to thank Al Borges [Body]

Output: I'd like to thank Al Borges for his first year, when he took control of a team whose offensive scheme was radically different than anything he'd ever run before and yet the offense ended the year with higher red zone efficiency and other metrics than RR ever managed. I'd like to thank Al Borges for his second year, when despite all those designed QB runs finally catching up with Denard, defenses finally figuring out his arm was nothing to fear, and who knows what in terms of injuries (the pinched nerve, possible knee issue, etc) all leading to the sudden transition of Devin from WR to QB, we came close to beating a 10 win SEC outfit in a bowl game. I'd like to thank Al Borges for the fact that we're going to a bowl these year and as bad as the offense is, I've seen worse from other offensive transitions in recent memory. As bad as the line situation is this year, I've seen offensive geniuses shit the bed to much worse degrees than this year. No one we've lost to has more than two loses and they have 5 loses total. The moments of futility suck, but so did offensive line recruiting for awhile and one of our higher ranked gets is currently a nose tackle because defensive line recruiting also sucked.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] One of the things seems to be [Body]

Output: One of the things seems to be he doesn't keep any kind of momentum after he beats that first block. He crushes right through the line and then he's just kind of standing there, trying to find the ball, and once he figures out that the ball carrier is headed for the edge he has to get his body back up to speed. Better vision will let him come crashing through at full speed instead of needing to pause and figure out what is going on. Lots of wasted steps there, which in some instances comes close to letting the offensive linemen pick him back up.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] The offending thing is [Body]

Output: The offending thing is actually something I've been pondering for awhil and it does present a problem. Least we forget, Tuley-Tillman has very displeased when a blog called him raw and basically failed to declare him the next coming of Long and Lewan. This blog has always excelled because when recruits are covered, attempts are made to break down their game film and critique their play. Things are said like "Likely won't start until their junior at the earliest, very raw.", "Likely to be passed from behind unless he works his ass off", and other such things. If the content is going to target kids who are 15 and not used to hitting the camps and being critiqued in a such manner, we're going to tie our hands in the future in terms of analysis. Last year it was unhappiness over being called raw, this year it was being young looking, and perhaps next year someone will mad when Ace says he doesn't have the world's greatest hands and is prone to dropping balls. You're always going to have to recruits who don't like the grading they get, but at least the older ones should in theory have gotten used to it after hitting those camps and talking to coaches on their officials. We have an admittedly small sample size here, but so far the trend line has started out in an extremely poor direction to say the least. We're not the kind of blog prone to mindlessly hailing fluff pieces, because if we were we'd all be watching Sports Center rather than hanging out here.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] I went through Michigan with [Body]

Output: I went through Michigan with a full ride for academics and also worked 10 to 20 hours a week for General Motors. A fair number of folks in college get some or all of their college paid for with scholarships and cash a paycheck beyond that. A fair number of engineering grad students are in the same boat, tuition waiver and some kind of grant or hook up with a company that results in a stipend. I see no reason that a football player shouldn't be able to do the same. Just because a small percentage of them will go on to become wealthly in the pros is no reason to deny them money. By that logic we should go stick it harder to the Business School types since they might end up with Stephen J Ross kinds of money. In terms of wealth on hand, I had a significantly better deal in that I went to class and cashed a check for my work. A football player goes to class, has 20 hours of official practice with the coaching staff, more voluntary practice or film study with their teammates, which is supposed to average out to around 44.8 hours per week, and they don't even get a stipend for walking around money. Heck if they chose to stay in school rather than go pro early, their wallets take a hit because they have to buy injury insurance with their own money like Lewan did. There are a lot of services FBS programs could offer their students beside just handing them the cash (and half a million per head doesn't seem defensible) such as a living stipdent, program provided insurance for career ending injuries, a free grad degree as well as 4 years of undergrad, a trust fund of some sort, etc. Right now though players do get screwed considering the revenue stream they bring in.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] Ghost is still the king. [Body]

Output: Ghost is still the king.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] But I'd already bulk [Body]

Output: But I'd already bulk ordered the popcorn for when Saban ripped his former employer to shreds...


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] Next time DB is golfing with [Body]

Output: Next time DB is golfing with Hollis, he can slip him App State's business card.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] Great's its Noon out here and [Body]

Output: Great's its Noon out here and now thanks to you I have to go drink or find someone I can buy a roofie off to repress my memories of Jordan Diamond. He could be playing guard right now and then move out to tackle next year like Schofield did. Gah!


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] Dial 1-900-Maize-And-Blue and [Body]

Output: Dial 1-900-Maize-And-Blue and kick them nasty thoughts!


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] That's what I fear, every [Body]

Output: That's what I fear, every recruiting cycle it seems we have one guy in our backyard who every analyst says is a perfect fit for Michigan and vice versa, we're in the drivers seat, and yet it never happens. I don't want McDowell being this year's winner of the Laquon Treadwell Memorial Award.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] And if they could just get it [Body]

Output: And if they could just get it up to positive non story like a water skiing chipmunk or something, things would be even better. Seriously though what did they say about him? Just sophomoric ass jokes?


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] As I said, ask the kid to [Body]

Output: As I said, ask the kid to pass a request along to the parents in your first contact package. Alternatively if directly contacting the kids is seen as unacceptable, every school in America has a public phone number and someone who answers the phone during the school day. Leave the coach a voicemail and ask him to pass it on to the parents. In a lot of cases you don't even need to go that far, as a fair amount of the higher star ranked prospects have a Twitter or Youtube account dedicated to recruiting, which one assumes an adult is at least aware of, if not checking. Hit up that account, speak briefly with a parent, and move forward. Again the issue comes down to the fact that Brown's standard workflow does not included "Speak with a parent or gaurdian" as a step before interviewing a 16 year old. Which forms of social media are used and how you use them is something that is still up in the air, as some new social network comes out every six months it seems, but changes in the mechanics of contact doesn't at all influence the issue that sooner or later a parent is not going to be happy and the fact Brown doesn't attempt to speak to them as a matter of course only increases the odds of it happening sooner and more frequently.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] I'm gonna go register [Body]

Output: I'm gonna go register ChiTownMaize just to thwart him.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] I do actually. [Body]

Output: It's all right here. He clearly states he has not talked with a parent or coach for every interview, which in turn means that speaking with the parents is not part of the standard contact package. As for his contact method, @BBrown has a clear history of sending out Tweets in the form of "Hey X, follow back", which in turn is designed to allow for private direct messaging. No additional context is provided by Brown in the initial contact.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] One area that the board is [Body]

Output: One area that the board is clearly going to be divided on are the ethics of not talking to the parents in all this. I've made my view clear upthread, so clearly have a bias in favor of contacting the parents. That said, from a pragmatic viewpoint: Let's say I'm a high schooler and I'm interview. Now I live with my mother in Michigan and my father lives in Hawaii since they divorced. I do an interview, my mother doesn't really mind, but my dad finds out and absolutely flips his lid. Maybe he does it purely out of a cynical ploy for usage in a custody battle or some other reason, at the end of the day it will still be MGoBlog didn't ask and at least one parent is pissed off and no parent approved since no one was asked. Ethics of interviewing minors aside, there is a certain cover your ass aspect of at least attempting to get approval from one parent. Better to beg forgiveness than ask permission is not always true.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] This is really what it boils [Body]

Output: This is really what it boils down to. Print journalism ethics first begins with question why you must interview minors. Clearly in this case, because they are potential Michigan recruits. Secondly you determine if parental (or gaurdian) consent is needed. If you determine it is not, you should leave contact information with the minor so his parents can contact you if they later object to the interview being used. I'd say that is pretty standard. So in this day and age, personally I strongly disagree with Brown's method of going from contact to publication. There is no reason why the initial contact could not also include "Also, I want to clear it with your parents, my email is xxxxxx@mgoblog.com." Clearly of course the kid could set up a fake email and impersonate his parents, but at least there is more of an effort to be upfront and reach out to the parents there. Here of course we enter into a slippery slope in that how much due diligence Brown has to do. The core issue though is right now he is doing nothing. At the end of the day, tweeting kids "Hello X, follow me back" seemingly out of the blue* and dropping interviews on 16 year olds strikes me as extremely low professional standards and I'll post negative comments about it. One of the first things you normally learn in the professional world is just because you are on social media, doesn't meant professional standards are thrown out. Ultimately that is going to happen is Brown is going to run an article and some parent is going to be pissed the fuck off by it and when that happens, if Brian thought the AD was on his ass before, he's going to wake up and find the Athletic Department so far up his ass, Dominos is opening a branch in his colon. *There also does seem to be an element of hypocrisy here, what did Kyle Kalis and Tuley-Tillman teach us? Don't tweet recruits. Yet now a business function of the blog is doing it via a personal twitter account and lacking any sort of formal letterhead...no thank you.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] The new one is earmarked for [Body]

Output: The new one is earmarked for Life Sciences according to the general plan, although that could change.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] The industry is undoubtably [Body]

Output: The industry is undoubtably grimey, but just because MGoBlog does partake in elements of the industry doesn't mean people can't express concerns about the level at which the blog partakes in this industry. Scout, Rivals, etc do a lot of things that MGoBlog choses not to do and I don't see the issue with people on the blog expressing concern about how deep into that industry the blog staff dives. After all, it was called the MGoCreeper Van because when TomVH started out, lots of people jokingly expressed concern about a dude driving around to various high school games for the express purpose of posting footage on the internet. Moving forward with hudl pages and all that the game has changed. That being said, it is still an ongoing discussion. Both posters and staff comment negatively on some of the offers made to 8 year olds by coaches, so it stands to reason different people would have different thresholds for where that age cut off is.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] I can confirm this is [Body]

Output: I can confirm this is correct, a large portion of the wing on the Dental School was marked as no access when I did my orientation for Marine ROTC. However the Marines showed that area and the massive cracks because "Marines aren't pussies like those squids." Also the University never really repaired it beyond taking it to a point it wasn't condemned. Circa 2007 or so the patchwork as still visible in a number of classrooms and a couple of new cracks were coming along quite nicely. It's ashame because the building has a lot of history, but its time has clearly come.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Yeah this is creepy, given we [Body]

Output: Yeah this is creepy, given we have lots of 2014 and 2015 people still out there. Well even if both those classes were full, it would be creepy given this is 2013, but a bit more understandable.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Ultimately at the start of [Body]

Output: Ultimately at the start of the season, most of the 'experts' were calling us an 8 or 9 win team this year due to our youth and right now the fanbase is being reminded of that. The play where Chesson failed to dominate the tiny little sub 6' corner covering him his a prime example of that youth. Senior Chesson will likely just reach over the guy, grab the ball and proceed to burn down the field for another 10 yards. Freshman Chesson doesn't jump properly and it results in an Int. That said that throw made my happy, Chesson mistake aside, because it was one of many times that Gardner did throw to someone not named Gallon. Gardner was out of sync with a lot of those people but that can be fixed. The second half went well and in the 4th we really did start to establish something. Fitz was running hard and the defense finally got pumped up thanks to the Morgan pick. Hopefully that will carry into the bye week and give the coaches a little something positive to work with before showing the 6 hour long clip of things that need to be corrected. I'm really hoping with 2 weeks off we can get the offensive line settled into at least mediocrity and Devin calmed down and out of the "I need to win it all by myself mode."


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] This issue the higher ups who [Body]

Output: This issue the higher ups who looked the other way on this did so in part to protect their cash cow of a football program from any taint of a scandal. PSU struggling to make ends meet is just in that is serves as a fair warning to every other administrator in the country (and the PSU community) that the coverup only makes it worse. The message needs to be sent that a better economic result will come from coming clean and taking the initial hit. True PSU never had some kind of secret meeting where the entire Board of Trustees said 'cover this shit up', but the culture was such that a group of school leaders thought they could do just that. Ultimately that is why they pay. Also you can't just blame sanctions. Donations to the athletic program are also down, likely because alumni are disgusted by the actions of the department, not just in the coverup but all its continued denial. Beside, they can always melt that statue down and sell the metal.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] One of my GSI's student [Body]

Output: One of my GSI's student released coursework and grads I had performed on public forums and via mass email because they had an issue with me. Disclosure of grades of course falls under FERPA. Lewis as Dean of Rackham was actually the ultimate say in punishing this grad student, but kept ducking meetings with me, I had four rescheduled and denying responsibility until a letter from an actual lawyer rolled in, coupled with an official compliant to the Department of Education. Suddenly Lewis had all the time in the world to meet with me after that and I no longer kept getting routed to other departments. For awhile they had this whole "Oh no, we don't handle that, someone else does." thing going on to ping pong me back and forth.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Whereas I personally feel [Body]

Output: Whereas I personally feel Lewis failed ot adequately discpline a grad student who committed a FERPA violation and I had to hire a lawyer to send a threatening letter so that Lewis would get off his ass and respond. So I'll vote a strong "Hell no" on Lewis.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] I would like to see our [Body]

Output: I would like to see our starting tackles pulled around halftime or so and the backups (next years starters) inserted to work with interior line. Get the backups some experience and also look to the future.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] Also for busy content days, [Body]

Output: Also for busy content days, the stock photos could be placed beneath the jump or shrunk.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] Honestly I think State's [Body]

Output: Honestly I think State's defense is slightly overrated. They needed to bring 5 or 6 just to get pressure against USF. The Bulls burned them a few times with draws. Against better teams Narduzzi may be made to pay for that aggression with those draws and screens. State's front 4 are not as disruptive as they were in past seasons.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] That stopping Denard defense [Body]

Output: That stopping Denard defense comment is the key I think. Notre Dame early in the game was playing they thought Denard was still there and no one on our team could pass to save his life. They reopened with a rehash of their 2012 formations and were promptly murdered via a passing attack. As the season goes on we'll see if coordinators we face make different choices, like not stacking 7 or 8 in the box and having the LBs play to stop the run on almost every down, and what kind of running game improvement we see at that point. So far Devin has not been a free turnover machine when pressured, so we'll see what happens next. If we seems playing to stop the pass more and we still struggle to run, my worries will increase at that point. Funchess blocking mistakes that definitely hurt the run game. That's worrisome, but it is only his second year in the program and blocking takes time to learn (think back to Seth's work on how long it takes to prep offensive linemen to learn the blocking schemes, Funchess faces the same task to a degree).


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] Well this should hopefully [Body]

Output: Well this should hopefully end the Sailboat Bill jokes (I have to admit, I've made a few myself). The oddly unified story I've heard is that Miles was exiled from AA by Bo for various sins beyond the whole screwing Mrs. Moeller thing, which might just be campfire gossip anyway. Which was why when coming into the 2006 season, when Carr wanted to retire and Bo was alive, no move was made to hire Miles. As the story goes, MSC felt that Bo was over reacting to some minor issues involving Miles, whereas Bo had full on excommunicated the guy. So long as Carr stayed on, MSC figured there was nothing to be gained by challenging Bo over this and let it ride coming into 2006 when Carr was making noises about retirement but people talked him into staying. What happened in 2008 supposedly was Carr and Martin were against Miles, but MSC ordered contact to be made and since she is the ultimate boss she had to be obeyed. Martin, a multimillionaire who has conducted many business deals on tight timetables, became suddenly incompentent (strategically so one might say) with his cellphone and Carr laid the groundwork for RR (since RR had the Nehlen link and Bo liked RR's read-option, although I assume Bo must have flipped channels during defensive series). Martin 'made a mistake' and 'lost the deal', then Carr presented RR as a viable Plan B. However Carr actually had buyer's remorse due to further interactions with RR and things went to hell as we all saw.


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] Seems fair. As long as we [Body]

Output: Seems fair. As long as we keep it together the next part of the schedule is nice. Plenty of time for the interior of the line to come together and Fitz to become less ginger. Also State is at #27, reaping of the benefit of people never watching them play and just seeing the final score on their news feed.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 hours ago [Body] Overcoming the odds and being one of the very few Rich Rodriguez recruits to play pro football. [Title]

Output: Congratulations to Craig


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Gets so excited about how Lebron is running the franchise in Cleveland and how they drafted Jones because he is like Napier who Lebron wanted last year and they trade him for 2 second round picks literally 10 seconds later. [Title]

Output: Jalen whoops


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I would expect to read on a gawker site, stick to the sports analysis and leave the self-righteous social commentary to those idiots. [Title]

Output: This article is something


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Easterners than the Middle East, which is why a lot of them come here. UM is under no obligation to show the movie but also nobody is similarily obligated to view it, trying to stop others from watching something you find objectionable is censorship. [Title]

Output: As it turns out the U.S. is a much safer place for Middle


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Body] for devaluing their diplomas [Title]

Output: The non athlete students in those classes should sue also


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Body] must be a slow news day [Title]

Output: So nobody was hurt and no criminal charges were filed


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] college kids like to party [Title]

Output: Breaking News


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I meant when he was at Michigan, but apparently they are still doing it. [Title]

Output: I should have clarified


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Body] to his teams always turtling against good opponents. [Title]

Output: Getting flashbacks


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 2 days ago [Body] special, wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a total fabrication ala Duke lacrosse. [Title]

Output: Story sounds like a bad script from an after school


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 5 days ago [Body] the boat will not be rocked. Money talks and bullshit walks. [Title]

Output: As long as the big money donors are appeased


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 5 days ago [Body] and its relationship with the student body. Sadly some of the reactions to these changes lead me to believe that some are more interested in a politically motivated witch hunt than seeing tangible benefits for the student population. [Title]

Output: Sounds like some real positive changes for the athletic dept


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 8 hours ago [Body] What an ego on this guy. [Title]

Output: How dare the athletic director promote the athletic department


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 2 days ago [Body] . [Title]

Output: Self-immolation


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Body] but I have never heard him connected in anyway with UM athletics, Ross has made significant contributions specifically to the athletic department, I would be surprised if Page was even aware/gave a shit about this "scandal". [Title]

Output: Sure Larry Page is richer


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Only two current coaches (Beamer and the guy at Troy) have been at their schools for 20 years, it's not really realistic to expect that kind of longetivity these days and you eliminate a lot of good candidates by just looking at the 50 and under crowd. [Title]

Output: Not sure why Les Miles is eliminated due to age


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] more than just a statement that he does not have a concussion. [Title]

Output: I'm pretty sure the media is looking for something a little bit


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] so we don't know if Shane signed one or not. [Title]

Output: Those waivers are not mandatory


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] /medical evaluation and the beginning of the press conference? That's not exactly a ton of time to get this kind of legal paperwork done, not to mention the interceding day was a Sunday during which I assume most of the relevant parties were not working. [Title]

Output: You do realize it was less than 48 hours from the incident


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] before revealing confidential medical information, a HIPPA violation is the least thing the athletic department needs right now. [Title]

Output: Can't blame them for trying to get their ducks in a row


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] would be a real shame to see them waste time on that little war over in Syria. [Title]

Output: Glad to see ABC has its priorities in order


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] If Shane had a concussion and was medically cleared then there is a major problem with the UM medical staff that needs to be corrected ASAP before more student athletes are put at risk. If Shane had a concussion and was not medically cleared on the sidelines and there was an orchestrated attempt to say he was cleared after the fact then there needs to be an independent investigation done and multiple heads need to roll. If Shane was never concussed and was medically cleared to return then this is all a mountain out of a molehill and Brady Hoke Hate Week needs to end. If Shane was never concussed and never cleared but there was still a coverup to say he was cleared then the same investigation needs to be done but obviously the potential legal ramifications are not going to be as severe. So yeah it does kind of matter if he was concussed or not. [Title]

Output: Just because you say it doesn't matter doesn't make it so


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] so are you saying the medical staff's protocol is deficient and not thorough? This is not like the Rich Rod situation vs USC where his QB was barfing all over the field and left in to throw a pass and then pulled later and eventually benched due to not passing the concussion test. By clearing him the medical staff is saying he does not have a concussion. [Title]

Output: He was cleared by the medical staff before returning


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] will there be some kind of retraction or will this post just go down the memory hole? [Title]

Output: If it turns out Morris was never concussed


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Body] "It’s a brand," Howard said. "It’s like Coke. So, some people in the board room at Coke made some crazy decisions in the past to make Cherry Coke. But then the consumers didn’t like it too much. So, they had to go back and bring in some brilliant mind to get this thing back on track." Howard was probably referring to the failed New Coke, but his point was made. "That’s like Domino’s Pizza saying we’re going to put out pineapple pizza, and then they realize the consumer isn’t buying that," Howard continued. "So, what Michigan did is we brought in some brilliant mind, (athletic director) Dave Brandon, and he got this thing back on track." http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/ex-michigan-great-desmond-howard-compares-failed-rich-rodriguez-era-to-cherry-coke/ [Title]

Output: This is the same Desmond that called DB a "brilliant mind"


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] are in class right now. [Title]

Output: Hopefully the kids Michigan is recruiting


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 5 days ago [Body] falling off a roof back when he was at USC? Time to get some new material Hugh. [Title]

Output: Didn't Pete Carroll pull a similar prank with a dummy


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 5 days ago [Body] and keep all those assets, they had to trade for Love to get his Bird Rights which allows them to go over the cap to sign him. [Title]

Output: No they wouldn't have been able to sign Love


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Body] Lebron is not waiting on Bosh, Bosh is waiting on Lebron. [Title]

Output: You've got it confused


Input: [Date] 1 year 12 weeks ago [Body] But UCLA just went full retard The University of California, Los Angeles says it’s turning down $3 million pledged by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and will return the $425,000 installment he’s already made. UCLA says Sterling recently had pledged the $3 million to support basic kidney research by its Division of Nephrology. Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/29/ucla-rejects-3-million-donald-sterling-gift/#ixzz30KNNe9PI Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter [Title]

Output: Sterling is a shitbag


Input: [Date] 5 days 23 hours ago [Title] I was at a party once, well [Body]

Output: I was at a party once, well into my cups, and saw Chuck Winters--the guy who didn't bat the ball down. I told my friend that I was going to ask him about that. She told me, if I did that he would kick the shit out of me and no one would help me. So, now we will never know.


Input: [Date] 6 days 21 hours ago [Title] With 5th years there is [Body]

Output: With 5th years there is always the possibility of the firm handshake. We will always have this play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2kQBRDkY4c&t=0m7s


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] This is a classic. The type [Body]

Output: This is a classic. The type of game that lead to the pining for RichRod. Michigan got up 2 scores in the first half and then played fiddle faddle missing FGs and running the clock. The defense throttled Utah until late in the 4th quarter when they finally broke through for the inevitable TD. So a game that Michigan seemed to dominate was suddenly very close. Then the offense couldn't finish the game and it was white knuckle time until the final INT. I especialy love this post game quote from Carr. "I'm very concerned,'' Carr said. "I don't know what else to do. We've been excellent in practice, but we have not been able to take that to the games.''


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Every time I watch one of [Body]

Output: Every time I watch one of these Rudock videos I marvel that this guy has been criticized for checking down and dinking and dunking. Iowa fans needs to watch a Nussmeier offense if they think this is dink and dunk. I've seen more balls over the top from Rudock in the few videos I've watched than Michigan attempted all of last year. It is sad that any downfield passing amazes me now.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Of course you are right that [Body]

Output: Of course you are right that one season is too small of a sample size to judge from. But this is the internet where instant judgements are made. People were already complaining about Borges after his second game. Which Michigan won. I will say this. If either Hoke or Nuss thought that installing inside zone was going to revert the offense to near 2008 levels of incompetence--with all that experience--then hiring him or taking the job was a horrible decision. Both of them had to think it was going to work pretty well because otherwise everyone gets fired. I am sure if given enough time, Nuss could have developed an offense that could actually get into the redzone and not look completely ridiculous. But reading what Alabama fans were saying when he was there and after he left and observing him in 2014, I get the impression that if his base running plays don't get 4-5 yards routinely and the play action isn't working really well there is no Plan B. Without the awesome play action, he has no way to create explosive plays and is content to inch down the field hoping to get 10 yards every 3 plays. Which is exactly what we saw in 2014. Just look at the OSU game--inarguably Nuss' best game and a pretty good one. Michigan had 27 first downs but only 370 yards. That's 13.4 yards per first down. OSU and Michigan in 2013, for comparison, had 20 yards per first down. That comes out to 5.2 YPP, which oddly enough was also their season average and ranked them at 72. But anyway. Good talk.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It was just an example but [Body]

Output: It was just an example but Denard's troubles with the zone read did not start with Borges. RichRod had 2 seasons to teach it to Denard (2010 was Denard's sophomore year) and for whatever reason it just never worked. As you noted, the 2010 offense moved away from the zone read to QB draws and off tackle and what not. At that point, mgo conventional wisdom was that Denard was not good at the zone read. It was all over the UFRs. It does not invalidate the dragonchild's original point, but I do not think you can blame Borges for Denard's issues with the zone read.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Selfishly, I was hoping this [Body]

Output: Selfishly, I was hoping this would have a strong dose of Nussmeier hatin. Because, I am honestly over hating on RichRod for his time at Michigan. I have pretty much forgotten most of the crazy-making stuff he did but not quite enough to wish him back. My interest in Borges hate was exhausted long ago. What Mgoblog has really lacked was any real Nussmeier hate--possibly because everyone was so focused on hating Hoke and Brandon and why can't the running backs hit the proper holes. It seems to me that the really truly stupid offense arrived with Nussmeier. This is backed up by various stats both here and found elsewhere. At least Borges looked interested in scoring and even did so occassionally. Even the gains in the running game under Nuss were inflated by the decrease in lost yardage from sacks which was caused by avoiding spending any time in the pocket which meant no long passing. Which meant a lack of explosiveness and no scoring but OK stats. Whatever improvement there was in the running game never lead to an improved result. I guess I may have to follow some Florida blogs to get my fill of Nuss hatin.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Title] While I am totally [Body]

Output: While I am totally flabbergasted that Tennessee hired DeBord as their OC. I am LOVING it. Because. If I had to choose a disgraced, National Championship winning Michigan OC to watch again, I would take DeBord over Nussmeier every day of the week. AND NOW I CAN WATCH THEM FLAIL AWAY AT EACH OTHER SAFELY IN ANOTHER CONFERENCE THAT I DO NOT LIKE. The only way this could get better would be if one of those teams got paired with Arizona in a bowl.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] The first thing you have to [Body]

Output: The first thing you have to do is learn styles and breweries. From scanning this thread, it sounds like you like IPAs and hoppier stuff rather than roasty or malty stuff. So, start with those. Church Key has a listing of "hoppy" to make it easy. Walking into a bottle shop or beer bar can be very confusing because there are so many options. Truthfully, a great many of those options aren't very good and you will be fooled by marketting. Gravitate towards certain breweries (suggestions below) and ignore ones you don't know. Or better yet, remember the name and look them up later. I use beer advocate to look up beers and breweries. I rarely buy anything w/o knowing about it first. My rule of thumb is if it is not close to a 90 (like 88 and up) on the 100 scale or a 4 on the 5 point scale then I will ignore it unless there is some other reason for buying it. Tons of breweries make beers that rate in the mid 3's or low 80s. Ignore those breweries until you know more. There is a ton of beer and breweries that you can and should just ignore. Price is not a reliable indicator of quality. Luckily for you, there are two local-ish breweries that do great things with hops. DC Brau is in the District and has four great beers with increasing taste--The Public, The Citizen, Corruption, and then the famous rain maker On the Wings of Armagedon (OTOWA is the shorthand). All of those but the OTOWA are readily available in cans around the District. Three Stars Brewing is also local and good but they don't do hops as well as DC Brau. They have a beer called Madness out right now that is awesome. But it is dark and silky and maybe not what you prefer. Right Proper Brewing is not far from DuPont and good. It is a destination place. I don't think they sell beer in stores yet. The other suggestion I have is Dogfish Head. It is easily available. Again in increasing flavor, 60 Minute, 75 Minute, 90 Minute, and then the weirdo 120 Minute. You can use those as a scale to see what you like. The Dogfish Head IPAs have more of a malty backbone than some others that increases with the number so you can use that to rate your interest in malts. If you got to Nats games, they have stands that sell beers from all the local breweries (DC Brau, 3 Stars, the Fox one--Sly or Mad?--Port City, etc.) Try those. Other breweries that are easily available and pretty reliable are Founders, Bells, Lagunitas, and Stone. That should get you started.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Agreed. Mocking the student, [Body]

Output: Agreed. Mocking the student, calling him names, posting his picture, and name. Calling for him to be expelled, even in a joking manner. Not a good look. This will certainly result in an amplification of harrassment for this particular student that otherwise would not have occurred. Because he was participating in student government and had an idea about a song.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Really? Either things have [Body]

Output: Really? Either things have changed dramatically or we went to very different parties. I went to college and graduate school in the 90s. I went to a MAC school for undergrad and pretty much never saw drugs of any kind--which was probably a little odd because I saw a lot in HS. When I was a grad student at Michigan, I would see people even faculty smoking weed at parties but that was it. I'm sure the med students were doing other drugs but not out in the open. I am not some kind of monk but I have never been aware of anyone doing coke anywhere that I was. It is funny how divergent people's experiences at the same university can be.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I am really interested in [Body]

Output: I am really interested in what happened to Nuss this last year. I really wish mgoblog had done more analysis on this. Looking back at Nuss' career, I wonder where you are getting this idea that he develops guys specifcally in year 2. I do not see much improvement from Jake Locker from year 1 to year 2. Keith Price had very nice passing stats in year 3 but I assume some of that apparent improvement over Locker is not taking into account Locker's running success. I don't see much improvement in AJ McCarron during Nuss' time at Alabama either. The team certainly did not do any better either. I haven't looked it up but I doubt Mark Bulger improved much from year 1 to year 2 when Nuss was coaching him with the Rams because they all got fired. So, where are you getting this idea? Nuss did a great job in the running game but the passing game was histotically bad. They were also pretty historically bad at scoring.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] As always, thanks for your [Body]

Output: As always, thanks for your input. It seems to me that Nuss was hired for his expertise in the running game where he acquited himself quite well. It is also becoming increasingly clear to me that he lost his job because of his passing game. I am sure it looks awesome on paper and works super well if the team is either extremely experienced and smart or can routinely out-athlete the opponent. To me, however, it seems way too complicated to be consistent in college and requires too many moving parts for not enough pay off. If tolmichfan is correct about the specific play that I referenced, and I assume he is, then the consequences of everyone not being on the same page are pretty dire. And yet, when everything finally does come together on any given play all you have is the prettiest 7 yard curl ever and not 7 points. I am also confused by Nuss' aversion to longer passes which he never waivered from all season. You suggest, and I am sure that you are right, that Nuss would have worked in longer stuff once all the shorter stuff was working. Which strikes me as quite a bit too late and pointlessly so.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] I know that there is this [Body]

Output: I know that there is this idea of being prospective rather than retrospective but I am interested in learning about football regardless of who Michigans next coach might be. I would love to read some in depth stuff about what Nuss was trying to do because I just don't see the big picture with him. He seemed so risk averse, with regards to sacks and negative plays, that his only option was to try to inch down the field in these 15 play drives that required perfect execution in tight windows. And if that didn't work, his only recourse was to keep practicing until it did work. We have no idea if he would have loosened up if it did work because it literally never did. Even when the running game was working and the pass protection was decent, the offense was only marginally more efficient because nothing, especially in the passing game, was ever easy or ever had the chance to gain a lot of yards. Even on the rare occassion when Michigan would do something unexpected the defense never seemed to be fooled. Take for example, the second play of the OSU game--2nd and short a sure running down. They passed and the only person who looked confused was Gardner. On the second play of the game Gardner was confused. I understand the various pieces that Nuss was working with but don't see how they were supposed to fit into a functional offense because even when it worked it didn't work.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 5 days ago [Title] This is certainly a very well [Body]

Output: This is certainly a very well written piece of persuasive writing. However, once I finished I asked myself what is the goal? What is the problem that is being solved and would this proposal solve it? If the goal is to increase graduation rates of football players this proposal would definintely solve it because it would give them credit for work they are already doing. But would it lead to better educated football players? I actually think it would do the opposite. If there were a football degree then as with the music degree football players would be accepted into the department granting that degree which would most certainly be the Athletic Department. I cannot imagine another department would be willing to grant a football degree. So, all football players would now get this football degree which would eliminate the possibility that the exceptional few take advantage of by getting a real degree from Michigan. I do not see what the value of the football degree would be. What job opportunities would it create that simply playing football doesn't already create? No greater educational value is gained from playing or learning about football by awarding class credits for doing so. If the goal is to end the hypocrisy then it would do that. But it would do it by finally severing the connection between the football players and the academic life of the university--reducing rather than increasing the options afforded the the football players. Granting a BA in Football might allow fans to feel better about college football by elminating the student athlete hypocrisy and increasing graduation rates. But it would do little to fix the injustice of football players that create huge value for their universities and often end up with little in return.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 5 days ago [Title] 30 for 30 is a series on [Body]

Output: 30 for 30 is a series on ESPN. ?


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Lots of people wanted a [Body]

Output: Lots of people wanted a Michigan Man -- well you got two of them now. Your words. Not mine. Maybe you would like to clarify your remarks to suggest that you are disdainful of Dave Brandon and Brady Hoke because you view them as incompetent not because they are Michigan Men.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 6 days ago [Title] There is no book called Third [Body]

Output: There is no book called Third and Long about Michigan football. I am also a little confused why you seem to have so much animosity and disdain for anyone associated with Michigan. Can you explain that to me?


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] I don't recall any of the [Body]

Output: I don't recall any of the Starks being raped. Tortured... not worth the semantic argument. But not raped. Never raped. (This is with regards to the books. I haven't seen the latest season of the TV show.)


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] I see the word worst repeated [Body]

Output: I see the word worst repeated over and over. But regardless, I still don't agree. In 1991, Michigan got their asses handed to them by Duke in the basketball championship and didn't win the Big Ten. FSU humiliated Michigan on national TV in Michigan Stadium. Steven Emtman ate Michigans OL in the Rose Bowl. And I'm sure the loss in the Frozen Four was terrible also. Personally, I thought it was a pretty good year but I'm not crying about this year either. So, in this weird view where doing well breeds heartbreak that one takes the cake because all the teams did really but lost. I'd go with 2007 more though. Because the football team started at #3 and then the whole season sucked except the bowl what with Hart and Henne being hurt and the back to back loses to Appy State and Oregon and then the worst OSU Mchigan game on record. The basketball team was 10-22 and unwatchable. And in hockey MSU won the national championship. 2007 is my real pick but I can't answer for anyone else because my perspective is not like most on here. It feels silly discussing an arbitrary system of quantitation made up by the party that I seem to disagreeing with but if this year's OSU game is worth 15 points then Appy State, Oregon and OSU along with Henne and Hart's injuries are certainly worth a lot of points. At least in my book.


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] I think the very fact that [Body]

Output: I think the very fact that anyone is even discussing the idea that this is the worst year ever in part because the basketball team lost the national championship game is a perfect example of the worship of negativity and self pity that has a grip on a segement of the fanbase. That basketball season was one of the best in my lifetime. If you can't see that then I feel bad for you because you will likely always be an unhappy fan and I will probably avoid discussing sports with you. But things are looking up, I'm sure 2014 and on will be much much worse. Having said that, I think it is clear that 2013 was just another year. There were some pretty terrific highs and some totally normal lows. Nothing terrible happened.


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] Your first sentence is [Body]

Output: Your first sentence is clearly false. If Gardner is at a substantially increased risk for a catastrophic injury (a possibility that we have no evidence to assume is true) then he probably shouldn't be playing regardless of the game circumstances. Otherwise, Gardner is the QB. If he can play and help the team he should play. This game matters as much as any other random game. You can't bubble wrap Gardner and only use him when it is "important." It doesn't work that way. There is plenty of time to heal in the off season.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Michigan, under Lloyd Carr, [Body]

Output: Michigan, under Lloyd Carr, became one of the most successful programs in college football. When he retired, Mcihigan eventually hired Brady Hoke, who was the DL coach at Michigan before he left to be the head coach at Ball State, and then head coach at San Diego State. I'm sure Michigan is thrilled to have that option, b/c it is a link to their successful past, but Hoke also got good experience elsewhere. I am much more interested in Michigan winning today than worrying about who will or won't leave and come back 10 years from now.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] The original post says that [Body]

Output: The original post says that Stanford "held Arizona to 14" in the Pac 12 Championship Game. Believe me, if Arizona had played in the Pac 12 CG, mgo would have burned down.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] In all sincerity, I think the [Body]

Output: In all sincerity, I think the thing that would be best for Mgoblog would be for Mr. Cook to ignore the comments and to instruct his employees, that are bothered by the comments, to do the same. Cook never really engages in the disc ussions and is very clearly bothered by them. This irritation then has a negative effect on his writing and analysis. Let the mods handle anything that is clearly beyond the pale and ignore everything else.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] It was the same [Body]

Output: It was the same formation. You don't have any idea if it was the same play.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] Jareth Glanda didn't have to [Body]

Output: Jareth Glanda didn't have to catch a pass because the holder was a WR. He had to catch a pass because most of the unit didn't get the fake call. But maybe you're on to something. Why not always make a WR or TE the long snapper? Can't be that hard to learn.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] I don't know which would [Body]

Output: I don't know which would concern me more; The idea that I viewed the discourse at my employer's site to be so bad that I preferred my rival's site. OR That I thought my arguments were better received by fans of my rivals than fans of my own team. Although, I am quite sure that the tenor of the discussion at 11W is greatly improved by the fact that they haven't lost in 2 years (and are on a pretty impressive streak against Michigan) and Michigan. Well has and isn't. If 11W had existed in the 90s, I'm sure it would have been a pit of negativity and despair as well. If you want to find some OSU fans that you don't want to talk about anything with, my Facebook feed is full of them.


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] I would pick D and [Body]

Output: I would pick D and E. Although, I would say pretty much everyone played their best offensive game so far. I did not notice a greater reliance on shotgun passing than other weeks. Or more bubble screens or fake bubbles. There was plenty of I form. Although, this gameplan was less run-heavy than some--but Borges has done that before. The biggest difference was a larger role for Jake Butt. Since he is a true freshman that may just represent natural progression rather than a scheme or philosophic change. Using multiple TEs, Butt and Funch, in the passing game has been a goal from day one. This was basically the same offense and production we saw agaisnt ND and Indiana. OSU's D probably didn't play very well but Michigan has been totally incompetent against plenty of really terrible defenses this year. The offensive production seems to be defense-independent.


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] When Funchess starts [Body]

Output: When Funchess starts consistently playing like Megatron, teams will start treating him like Megatron. Putting aside the quibble about one particular route with regards to Funch, he has had his chances and sometimes he makes the most of them and other times he drops easy TDs and first downs. He is young and improving. His best days, and the potential he was recruited to fulfill, are ahead of him.


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 days ago [Body] Awesome post as usual. I need to make it to one of the Cincy area games. I forgot we had that many from Cincinnati. [Title]

Output: Thanks Tim


Input: [Date] 4 years 5 days ago [Body] He's doing great so far and I hope it translates into on field performance. I find it funny that he likes the media about as much as he does ohio. [Title]

Output: Love This Guy


Input: [Date] 4 years 4 weeks ago [Body] I laughed out loud a couple of times. Illinois and Minnesota were my favorites. [Title]

Output: Great Post


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Body] I don't like the uniform much but I like the idea behind it. One nice byproduct is that it garners attention (the good kind) and more people will talk Michigan football in June. Maybe catching the eye of a couple of talented defensive linemen that have yet to commit wouldn't hurt. [Title]

Output: I don't like the uniform much


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Body] I thought this would happen due to Tom's updates. This is great news along with Strobel. Guys that are on the fence better reserve a spot or they'll have to go elsewhere. [Title]

Output: Awesome


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Body] Can giant douchebags cross the border? [Title]

Output: Could be something else


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Body] Best thread title ever [Title]

Output: Best thread title ever


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Body] That would be cool but I think they tried that a couple of years ago with probation/eligibility and it wasn't executed well. I used Michigan and had a couple of incidents over 4-5 years but a friend of mine playing with a SEC school (imagine that) complained about it being a huge pain in the ass. He lost several players for random amounts of games due to academics and off field issues. Maybe they'll try again in the future. I'm not sure why but EA loves to drop features and bring them back years later claiming they are "new". I'm still waiting for the play editor to return. Having Denard with full dreads and 99 speed/acceleration will ease the pain slightly. [Title]

Output: That would be cool but I


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Body] I don't really care for it but they will still have the best helmets in the country to balance it out. [Title]

Output: I don't really care for it


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Body] This is insane. I can't wait to see what happens next. Anybody see a signed TP pimp cup on Ebay yet? [Title]

Output: This is insane. I can't wait


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Seems like a good choice versus playing outside. Lets hope Michigan can turn the house that Peyton built into the Big House south. [Title]

Output: Seems like a good choice


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Body] That's nice. Maybe it should also have a line about being a colossal douche but I guess you would have to be to even consider coaching there. [Title]

Output: That's nice. Maybe it should


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Just go away Jimmy. Have fun coaching at Backwater U. God I hope ESPN doesn't sign that smarmy bastard. [Title]

Output: Just go away Jimmy. Have fun


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Body] I watched it earlier today and it was just as painful as the first time. Maybe they'll show this game to the players as an example of how not to play defense. [Title]

Output: I watched it earlier today


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Nice. Maybe ESPN could print out a couple more issues for the rest of his small, evil body so we could have a life sized dart board for our walls. [Title]

Output: Nice. Maybe ESPN could print


Input: [Date] 4 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Great video. Even dogs are smarter than tsio fans. [Title]

Output: Great video. Even dogs are


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Body] This just keeps getting better [Title]

Output: This just keeps getting


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Body] I really hope a tv ban is not in the punishment. I'd hate to miss a second of the upcoming beat downs. [Title]

Output: I really hope a tv ban is not


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Body] I didn't think today would get any better. I'm glad I was wrong [Title]

Output: I didn't think today would


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Body] I really forgot how good they were at every spot. Did the first d lineman in the backfield get to eat first? [Title]

Output: Great Video


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Body] I can't believe the bastard resigned but I'm enjoying it [Title]

Output: Love This


Input: [Date] 4 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Love the last pic with Bennie. [Title]

Output: Nice


Input: [Date] 4 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Check out www.operationsports.com. They have 2011 and 2012 rosters for 360. [Title]

Output: 360


Input: [Date] 4 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Taking one of the coordinator jobs sounds interesting. Looks like they've made improvements to tackling and defensive player movement this year as well. No more warping defenders to slap down passes....hopefully. [Title]

Output: Sounds Cool


Input: [Date] 4 years 11 weeks ago [Body] I agree that ND is a bitter rival but I guess some fans don't agree. All the close games over the years have made it even better. [Title]

Output: ND


Input: [Date] 4 years 11 weeks ago [Body] Nice to hear what an uninvolved coach thinks about the Michigan coaching change. I don't know if I've heard anything bad about Mattison from his colleagues. I live in KY and the UK football team is the neglected child of the university. The basketball team is constantly getting media attention even during football season. It's kinda sad. The coaches are polar opposites. Joker is down to earth and a real person and then you have Calipari the pinnacle of douchebaggery. Well maybe a close second to Tressel. [Title]

Output: Joker


Input: [Date] 4 years 11 weeks ago [Body] I don't think Sparty will even come close to their record from last year let alone a NC. [Title]

Output: Ridiculous


Input: [Date] 4 years 11 weeks ago [Body] I have fond memories of the man child pushing people around the low post. He looked 34 when he was a freshman. [Title]

Output: Shocking


Input: [Date] 4 years 12 weeks ago [Body] If he works as hard as he plays he'll be a star. [Title]

Output: Nice


Input: [Date] 4 years 12 weeks ago [Body] We need both of them and they have the approval of a Wolverine. I really like what Ricky said about Hoke also. [Title]

Output: Package Deal Please


Input: [Date] 1 year 10 weeks ago [Body] We are 2-11 vs Ohio State in the past 13 years and 1-5 vs MSU the past 6 and expected to lose to both again this year. I think it's already started. [Title]

Output: Start hammering us?


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Body] from a smart head coach. Beilein didn't originally anticipate this staff would start churning kids out to the league after 2 years. He doesn't want to get caught with a bare roster again. And as much as we all get caught up in the recruiting hype because we see the instant impact it has in bball, it is unrealistic to think that we are going to real in a 5 man class full of studs. Most of the elite kids aren't recruitable because one way or another they are getting something we won't offer. There will still be plenty of scholarships available but not we also have a good base of kids who should be here to fill out the roster, like spike, and possibly overlooked kids who can really blossom under this staff, like Caris. Who by the way was a May committ. [Title]

Output: Not desperation just smart roster building


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Body] I know in response I'll just get called a clost sparty because that's how the world of tough internet guys works but the idea that the only reason they are a force on defense is because they cheat is beyond ridiculous. Coaches areamongst the most competitive people in the world. If MSU's schemes and defenders weren't elite and it was just clutching and grabbing every other school would be doing this. It's like the people that try to say Beilein and company aren't elite and we just jack 3s, Give credit to coaches who are elite at what they do. It's embarrassing to try to make excuses instead of tipping your hat. [Title]

Output: I love the in denial Michigan fan


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Body] like the seniors on the d-line did in 2011 and I'll believe [Title]

Output: Show me the seniors on the o-line that can play


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Body] they hadn't weakened the starting rotation while also not upgrading the bullpen. Good news is the division is embarrassingly awful and the tigers have elite talent so they will easily win it and from there the playoffs are a crapshoot and they have verlander and scherzer to potentially ride to a ring. But they need to add some bullpen pieces and sign stephen drew after the summer draft or find a ss elsehwere for the whole defense/baserunning upgrade to really show from last season in my opinion. [Title]

Output: I would agree if


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Body] but it becomes tricky because if players can take money from boosters then recruiting becomes even messier than it already is. Sign here and we guarantee a booster will buy your autographed picture fo x dollars [Title]

Output: I think players should be able to benefit


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Body] Hope it's not us [Title]

Output: One unlucky 1 seed is going to get OK State on their 8/9 line


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] I've been stocking that for good memories a lot recently. Watched sweet 16 Kansas game last night. I appreciate it man. [Title]

Output: It's my fault


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Is 100% healthy every season except Izzo's? [Title]

Output: I thought it was common knowledge every team in the country


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoXFMCio-pc&list=PLX1ZyQ98pEQCLLMT3leZTG... [Title]

Output: 2012 Buckeye game


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] If this is how you honestly feel about the best basketball season the program has had in 20 years I feel extremely sorry for you [Title]

Output: I didn't realize they hang banners for "getting nothing"


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Body] in football when the other team has the ball at midfield with time for one play left because it isn't how you would normally defend a play. Interesting idea but I don't agree. [Title]

Output: That's the equivalent of saying you can't play prevent defense


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] I mean we gave one up to them last year in the 4th quarter when that was pretty much the only way they could come back and score [Title]

Output: No fake punt fear in the special teams section?


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] posted that they told campbell they were full at wr after not knowing who he was which amused him and the only interest they had in scott is at db [Title]

Output: Mods on rivals


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] Still seems weird you wouldn't know about a recruit that talented but it's not like they suddenly forgot why they were there. They wanted to see if Cole was solid or if there was still a chance. [Title]

Output: They weren't there for Campbell


Input: [Date] 4 years 10 weeks ago [Body] For the MSU game. But that can't be right either because there can't be 39 days in between the opener and MSU. It has to be a multiple of 7 [Title]

Output: It says 141


Input: [Date] 4 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Good early win over ND 26-22, tough win on the road over Wisconsin, terrific comeback down 10 at Penn St in the 4th, Brady to Quise with about 5 minutes left to beat OSU, OT win over Bama for our only BCS win, not bad... [Title]

Output: 1999


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] anyone is on the hokey pokey bandwagon here except in a "screw you we aren't going to sink to the level of the freep and other quasi michigan fans who actively tried to get RR fired" sort of way we all want michigan to win big, this seems like a win medium move but whatever we'll see how it goes [Title]

Output: I don't think


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] I made the same mistake because i didn't trust rodgers staying in if he got hit again. Even better i ALSO had freeman on my bench as an option and went kitna. [Title]

Output: Ha


Input: [Date] 4 years 34 weeks ago [Body] Harbaugh [Title]

Output: Don't Forget


Input: [Date] 4 years 34 weeks ago [Body] Going to be back. Not my personal feelings it just makes no sense for DB not to announce he is coming back while all the speculation builds and recruits jump ship. And if DB is too dumb to realize that then we have a whole new set of problems. [Title]

Output: He's Not


Input: [Date] 4 years 34 weeks ago [Body] Rooting one way or another since at this point i am confused and can rattle off a lot off good reasons to keep RR and a lot of good reasons to bring in Harbaugh. But isn't it pretty obvious that DB wants Harbaugh? It doesn't make any sense not to say RR is staying if he wants him to stay. Either he wants Harbaugh but doesn't know if he can get him or he knows Harbaugh is coming but they didn't want to blow things up before Stanford's first big bowl in over a decade. [Title]

Output: I'm Not


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Can we please stop using national titles as the criteria by which to determine whether you are rooting for a change or want RR to stay. We won a title in 97. That was our first in 50 years. We are not a powerhouse program that rolls of national titles left and right and we never have been. We need a coach who can consistently compete for big ten titles Whoever that is is who we need whether you think that is RR or Harbaugh but to say you don't want Harbaugh because that will condemn us to going 9-3 and 10-2 all the time but never 12-0 is just stupid. I don't know if you have been under a rock the last 3 years but i would kill for 9-3 right about now. [Title]

Output: National Championships


Input: [Date] 4 years 36 weeks ago [Body] RR doesn't emphasize the game or understand its importance. I just think he is fully aware of how outmatched we are and that it would have a negative impact on the kids and the program to go into these games shouting off about hating OSU and having to win this game and then get blasted. [Title]

Output: I don't think


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] Is a moron. Everything he has said in the past 5-10 years I remember ever accidentally hearing him speak is stupid. I am amazed he can monkey a keyboard well enough to cobble together columns that would be embarrassing for an 8th grader to turn in. I don't think Tressell is concerned about coaching a specific way to beat us and make sure RR doesn't get fired. It's not like he was struggling before RR took over. Things like that really make me scared to live in a world where people like that are allowed to do anything that would possibly influence people. I don't think I am overstating that. [Title]

Output: Caputo


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] It's based off current standings and MSU hasn't had its off week yet so they have a half game on OSU and Wisc and Iowa at 5-1 compared to the 4-1 conference records of the other 3 [Title]

Output: It's based off current


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] beats Iowa then Wisc and OSU will go to the BCS and sparty can enjoy their one breakthrough year landing them in the capital one bowl [Title]

Output: If OSU


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] The week of THE GAME also features Oregon-Zona and Auburn-Bama [Title]

Output: Not That Many Choices This Week


Input: [Date] 4 years 39 weeks ago [Body] It would be embarrassing to give an extension to a guy who is 13-19 in 2+ seasons at a school used to competing for conference championships. If you are saying it still leaves the out to fire him after the season then what is the point? A lot of recruits will decommit if he is fired even if the quasi 2 year extension made them feel better right now. And if you believe he can turn it around with help from a whole new d coaching staff then the move is simply to not fire him. [Title]

Output: Wow


Input: [Date] 4 years 39 weeks ago [Body] The defense is terrible and RR seems like he may have been a step behind in realizing that and addressing it in recruiting as he focuses on the offense. If Brandon doesn't think RR can turn the defense around he should fire him. If he does then he should keep him. But please don't waste time trying to make the argument that RR should have tried to run an offense he is not familiar with, with 2 bad QBS, a terrible O-Line, no WRS and no healthy RBs. That 2008 offense was going to be terrible regardless, and in case you hadn't noticed, Michigan is averaging 35 points a game and 30 in Big Ten Play. Offense is not the problem. [Title]

Output: Seriously?


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Best of luck to Thomas! I hope to see him run wild [Body]

Output: Best of luck to Thomas! I hope to see him run wild in the MACtion.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] TomVH thinks he stays out west like someone [Body]

Output: TomVH thinks he stays out west like someone already said and he thinks he decommitted more because of Kiffin and not Nuss. Intriguing situation either way.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] Nadal is just on a whole other level right now [Body]

Output: Nadal is just on a whole other level right now with his play. You can't really fault Federer. We're just witnessing amazing tennis by Nadal.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] I am. This tiebreak is very important for Fed [Body]

Output: I am. This tiebreak is very important for Fed right now.


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Title] Shucks. It looks like Ace [Body]

Output: Shucks. It looks like Ace will never have a 100% score on his 24/7 predictions. It's okay. As long as Peppers commits all will be forgiven.


Input: [Date] 2 years 12 weeks ago [Title] I know this doesn't really [Body]

Output: I know this doesn't really have anything to do with the topic, but who is the guy in between Thomas Gordon and DG?


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] It's not the fact that they [Body]

Output: It's not the fact that they play the 2-3 zone that makes them tricky, it's the length of the players in the 2-3 zone. You can simulate that zone all you want in practice, but what makes them so tough is their length affecting passing lanes and causing deflections. Brandon Triche will be the shortest guy on the court for them at 6'4 and their PG stands at 6'6 in Michael Carter Williams. If I could pick one person in the country playing the college game to give Stauskas a run at a 3 point contest it would be James Southerland. If he is on, look out. C.J. Fair is a crafty player who can find a number of ways to score the ball. Keita (6'10) and Christmas (6'9) are their big guys who, once again, affect shots with their length, but both are very raw with their offensive games. It's just gonna come down to what everyone has said as soon as it was known we were advancing to face Syracuse yesterday, we have to make shots and also keep them off the offensive boards so they can't get second chance opportunites. I live on the East Coast, so I have had many opportunites to watch Syracuse play throughout the season, so this is just my non-expert opinion.


Input: [Date] 2 years 22 weeks ago [Title] This officially made my [Body]

Output: This officially made my night.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Whoops, typo. My english [Body]

Output: Whoops, typo. My english teacher would be irate right now. Thanks!


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] He is simply the most naive [Body]

Output: He is simply the most naive person I have and will ever encounter in my whole life.


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Title] I thought I read when the [Body]

Output: I thought I read when the story first broke back in September when she supposedly died that they had been dating since they were in high school. But now it's being said they met online and never met in person. I'm confused.


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Title] Alex Kozan, is that you? [Body]

Output: Alex Kozan, is that you?


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Title] It may not seem like NIU can [Body]

Output: It may not seem like NIU can win this game right now, but the longer they hang around like this, the better their chances are of pulling off this upset. FSU is very good at this. May be best in the country.


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Title] I like Gruden. [Body]

Output: I like Gruden.


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Title] He is. He missed a tackle on [Body]

Output: He is. He missed a tackle on Shaw on his long run.


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Title] Eh, then they would have [Body]

Output: Eh, then they would have Lattimore. It would make for an interesting game.


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Title] We drove right down the field [Body]

Output: We drove right down the field on that defense...


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] That 3rd down play with Rawls [Body]

Output: That 3rd down play with Rawls was an awful play call.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] It will be absolutely [Body]

Output: It will be absolutely critical to get a score when we get the ball to start the 2nd half. A field goal would be okay. A touchdown would be spectacular.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Just stay down, Braxton. More [Body]

Output: Just stay down, Braxton. More hits like those are on the way.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] Michigan 38 Ohio 34. [Body]

Output: Michigan 38 Ohio 34.


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Title] This made my day. Thank you, [Body]

Output: This made my day. Thank you, Heiko.


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

Output: Yes.


Input: [Date] 2 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Our 3rd down defense is just [Body]

Output: Our 3rd down defense is just awful.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Michigan 31 Northwestern 17 [Body]

Output: Michigan 31 Northwestern 17


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] He is missing this season due [Body]

Output: He is missing this season due to injury that happened during fall camp.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] You keep on bringing up [Body]

Output: You keep on bringing up Minnesota's 11th ranked pass D in the country. This is who they played: @UNLV, New Hampshire, Western Michigan, Syracuse, @ Iowa, Northwestern, @ Wisconsin, Purdue, and then us. The best passing offense out of all those is Syracuse. Only two teams out of nine on their schedule so far are in the top 68 in pass offense. Do you wanna know where Minnesota ranks nationally in rush defense? 81st. There's a reason why teams aren't passing on them, and that's because teams are running it on them.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] I knew as soon as DG started [Body]

Output: I knew as soon as DG started to perform well this past Saturday that people would start questioning Denard starting at quarterback ever again and it made me want to crawl in a hole. Devin playing well is spectacular. What that means however is that we now know we have a more than adequate backup behind Denard and then more than likely he will be the quarterback full time in 2013. Enjoy DG's performance, please. But don't question one of the all time greats of Michigan.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] He makes a harder kick when [Body]

Output: He makes a harder kick when he just missed the easier kick less than 10 minutes ago. Makes sense.


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title] I really hope that sparks [Body]

Output: I really hope that sparks Fitz for the rest of the season.


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 days ago [Title] Given the circumstances [Body]

Output: Given the circumstances surrounding Penn State and considering some of the other issues that have popped up as of late throughout the NCAA, does anyone else get the feeling we may be hearing of other violations/cover-ups over the next year or two?


Input: [Date] 3 years 1 week ago [Title] Not really sure we need to [Body]

Output: Not really sure we need to concern ourselves with signing another DB. All I'm really concerned with at this point is Treadwell. It'd be nice to get Green as well but we can always pick up an elite back in next years class.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Being a Kent State grad, I'm [Body]

Output: Being a Kent State grad, I'm pretty familiar with Ohio (not that Ohio). They are streaky behind the arc, very quick, and athletic. They rank near the top of NCAA in steals. When their shots are dropping they can be a load. At the same time, they dont' really have a lot of height under the rim and rely almost exclusively on their guards to make plays. I'm still trying to decide whether I like this matchup. Additional Note: Walter Offutt, a transfer from Ohio (yes that Ohio), plays for Bobcats. He has had a very good year and was a regular contributor for Buckeyes as a freshman.


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] I was just talking with a [Body]

Output: I was just talking with a friend of mine and we mutually agreed that Ty Isaac would need to have his head examined if he doesn't choose Michigan.


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] The recruits keep on coming! [Body]

Output: The recruits keep on coming! It's almost noon in Ohio and my Miller Lite is well stocked in my refrigerator.....anyone care to celebrate?


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] Well he didn't have a "non [Body]

Output: Well he didn't have a "non committable" offer from Ohio, must not be very good! I'm hoping you detect the sarcasm


Input: [Date] 3 years 22 weeks ago [Title] I spoke with an Ohio fan who [Body]

Output: I spoke with an Ohio fan who explained (a) Michigan's O-Line haul in 2012 and thus far in 2013 is irrelevant because Ohio garnered the top D-Line class in 2012. And (b) the commits with offers from both schools chose MIchigan because they didn't have "Commitable" offers from Ohio State. He can't seem to accept that Hoke and the UM staff have beat Meyer to the punch on several recruits (getting in early). Discussing football and recruiting with Ohio fans sometimes reminds of of talking to my 9 year old nephew.


Input: [Date] 3 years 25 weeks ago [Title] Either he's a closet Michigan [Body]

Output: Either he's a closet Michigan fan or is simply being affable.


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Title] This is good news! We'll [Body]

Output: This is good news! We'll have an opportunity to see BWC and QWash tonight, albeit against a weak offensive front. Pipkins will need to step it up EARLY next year as we will need him in a relief role at the very least, possibly as a starter.


Input: [Date] 3 years 29 weeks ago [Title] I like them. Looking back I [Body]

Output: I like them. Looking back I recall the stripes on the sleeves of the away jerseys. Aside from some of the finer details such as the numbers they do look much better on the players. I can only hope that the white pants are NEVER EVER worn again however. I have spoken with a few friends this week and, according to principle, I understand the reticence to accept this alternative jersey thing. In many ways I completely agree. Yet, it appears to be a vogue marketing and recruiting tool and hey, at least the three different looks we've sported haven't made us look like complete clowns (uh MSU, MD, OR)


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] I just spoke to a friend of [Body]

Output: I just spoke to a friend of mine who grew up in Pittsburgh. His words were "Pitt needs to fire their AD immediately." First, the moron hired Haywood without conducting a background check and thus was unaware that he had been arrested on domestic assault charges. Next, he chooses Graham over Bradley.


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] Not to worry about Dymonte, [Body]

Output: Not to worry about Dymonte, love it! Maybe Urban will use his premonitions of death and dreams of players in Ohio uniforms while he fulfills his new "Dream Job" as recruiting tactics.


Input: [Date] 4 days 2 hours ago [Body] If Im married to Giselle and there are things on that phone that could be embarrassing or damaging to her, there's no way on Gods green Earth I'd give that phone up to ANYBODY, consequences be damned. I know that in theory all they care about is the NFL stuff, and the rest of it is protected or whatever, but thats only in a court of law. If something gets leaked illegally into the court of public opinion, it doesnt make a damned bit of difference how it ended up in public. What a shitshow [Title]

Output: Heres the other thing


Input: [Date] 4 days 6 hours ago [Body] one of the "farm trucks" was an '82 Chevy LUV truck. Starting when I hit 14 or so, my Dad used to bring it to our back door every night and ask me to go park it up in the barn for him. I'd usually be gone for about a half hour, since there were 600 acres available for joyriding. It had a 5 speed and a 1.8 liter Isuzu diesel engine. Went from 0-60...eventually. And I hope to buy another some day. Literally, one day it got out run by a Deere. It was THAT slow [Title]

Output: I grew up on an Apple Farm


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Body] Or, was he told he wouldn't be given a 5th year? I thought he chose to leave because of PT issues, basically because he knew he wasn't going to start. If my recollection is murky please correct me. [Title]

Output: Did Blake leave on his own?


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Body] my rant wa not directly related to the situation at FHH and I interjected it where it may not necessarily belong because as I was reading through the comments about charter schools and politicians etc etc my blood proessure started rising, and this has been something on my mind for some time, so I figured I'd let it fly. But, you are correct. [Title]

Output: right on


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

Output: NO CHAT SPORTS


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Body] people my age and older like to bitch about how stupid kids are these days. How selfish Milennials are etc etc, and yet those same people dont support schools while in city after city there is at least one shiny (relatively) new sports arena built on the backs of taxpayers at the request of billionaires. Of course they're stupid, you closed their schools and took their (likely outdated) books! (just kidding kiddos, dont get upset, im working towards a greater good here) Seriously, people have to wonder about this kind of crap? How is this possible? Why do we let our politicians be bought and sold by corporations like chattel? Everyone says the system is broken, yet no one seems to ever be able to do anything about it. If anyones got any ideas, Im all ears. We cant just let this country get run into the ground. [Title]

Output: I weep for America


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] because I had a '92 Cavalier in the very same color. Bought it used, and they had the typical GM rotting floorboard allows water to seep in issue, so when I got that car (It had been parked for about a year) there was moss growing on the INSIDE of the windows because with the moisture and the heat of the summer the car had basoically truned into a terrarium. Oh yeah, it also had an aluminum head. The problem with the aluminum heads was that if they'd get too hot, they'd warp, and not even replacing the head gasket would help. I remember being stuck in traffic in that POS, watching the temperature gauge climb towards the ionosphere, and turning the heat on even though it was 95 degrees outside to try and keep it running long enough to escape whatever traffic jam I was in and put more coolant in. When I took it to the junkyard, I asked if I could push the crusher button on it, but insurance and safety and blah blah blah [Title]

Output: I remember that color well


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] plays the fluglehorn at midnight [Title]

Output: the blue dog


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] would be that you'd have to go back to Bo [Title]

Output: my assumption


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] was my first favorite Wolverine. My best friend in Elementary school (in Ohio) was also a U of M fan, and he had one of the old Champion M jerseys that had "MICHIGAN" emblazoned across the front, but otherwise looked just like game day jerseys (survivors of the 80's you may remember these). He had #23 because he loved Jamie Morris (didnt' everyone?) I wanted one of those jerseys so, so badly. Living in Ohio made them pretty tough to come by. At Christmas that year, my Aunt and Uncle tried to get one for me, but they weren't willing to drive to AA from Sterling Heights to get one, so I got my very first piece of licensed M gear, a sweatshirt with the seal. Finally, the next summer, we spent a week up at Sleeping Bear, Mackinac, Charlevoix, Torch Lake etc, and on the way back to Grandma's in Royal Oak we stopped in AA at Moe's. I ended up with Gerald White's #22, which was fine by me, because back then I played fullback in Pop Warner. Cool story bro [Title]

Output: Gerald White


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] price- 1600 tax (8%) - 128 dealer "documentation" fee- $175 (they showed it to me the previous day) title/plates - $42.50 Total- $1945.50 So when I offered $1800 "out the door" I was not offering more than the advertised price. Also, keep in mind this was a car I determined the day before was worth $2k to me, so I wasn't trying to negotiate for every last dime. At the time it seemed about the best I'd be able to do for the money I wanted to spend and actually get to keep some of my planned budget in the bank long enough to pay other bills with, so I was ok with that [Title]

Output: ok here is the math


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] where he crushed the PT Crusier was hilarious [Title]

Output: The Hummer video


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] the first day I went to look the sticker said $2500, and their first offer was 3k including title and fees and tax and whatnot. After checking the carfax and talking to the mechanic who filed 32 service records, I told them I could go to 2k total. They came back at $2500 and we parted ways for the day. Next day, I was still thinking about the car and went back on their website. i was considering calling the dealer back and upping my offer to $2200. On the website, I noticed that the price had dropped overnight from $2500 to $1600. I called the dealer and verified it was the same car. And he says "now we can do the 2k you offered, out the door. do you want it now?" I said sure, but Ill only pay $1800, I had to spend some money last night on Thomas the Tank Engine playsets. Dude paused for a minute, probably annoyed that I was still chipping away at him, but I got it (also, it WAS month end, definitely helped. Im no wizard, nor do I claim to be) [Title]

Output: totally weird when I bough my car


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] to visit relatives for holidays and such, i generally know more about the goings on with Ford GM and Chrysler than they do because of "The Morning Shift". One of my Cousins works for GM and he asked me once if I study up before coming to visit so I have stuff to talk to people about, lol. [Title]

Output: when i come up North


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Jalopnik.com big car community there, lots of advice and articles [Title]

Output: also, check out


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] For most of my life Ive driven "beaters" (for lack of a better term). What I mean is a car I buy outright that might need a wrench turned here or an alternator swapped there, keep them for a couple years and repeat. Recently, I sold the only vehicle I ever had a payment on, a 2003 F-150, that had been paid off for close to 5 yrs (bought it used. Never buy new!) Anyhow, Im scanning Craigslist and Auto trader and the local fishwrap classifieds and here is a piece of advice you may or may not want to incorporate into your own search. I found I had more luck dealing with a dealer than a private seller. On the face this seems odd, as dealers would upsell their mothers if they're given the chance, but let me explain my reasoning. I had 2 main reasons for this (and if things hadnt worked, I wouldve tried another dealer, or gone back to the drawing board). This isnt meant to be gosepl set in stone, more "suggestive". First thing- most dealers just turn and sell the vehicles they take in on trade (especially if theyre over 100k on the odometer) to a wholesaler or auction and make a couple hundred a unit and dont deal with whatever problems they might have. However, there are some dealers out there (you can find them) that will keep a select few of their traded in vehicles and sell them off of their lot. Generally these are the "better" trades that either have a higher resale, or are in pretty good shape. For the most part, if a dealer thinks the car might be a lemon that could end up in negative press they'll jettison it, but if they think its decent enough (from a low price high mileage car perspective), they will keep it and try to see if they can make a grand or so. Lots of times you'll get a free carfax too. The second reason you may want to see what a dealer has on the wholesale lot is because instead of having to bum a ride of a friend or realtive to go look at a car 20 minutes away only to find out the reason there was no picture of the right rear quarter panel in the ad was because there was no right rear quarter panel, and having wasted all that time, you can go to one place and see 5-10 cars all at once and increase your odds of finding something decent before youre friends start ducking your calls. Now, the dealer is going to try and make a few hundy off you, and they may say they cant deal with you too much because their margins are already slim, but you can still make an offer. I find the "Ill give you xxx, out the door, including tax title and plates" the best angle. It helps make their silly dealer fees vanish in a hurry. 3 weeks ago, I did exactly this after selling my truck, and I ended up with a 2003 Taurus with 117k on the clock. The car is as loaded as Taurus' got in 2003, and I paid $1800 for it, from a dealer, who had the price listed as $2500. So, do with this info whatever you like. Merely relaying whats worked for me in the past [Title]

Output: cool story time


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] write a memo [Title]

Output: next time Jack


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 hour ago [Body] lots of people out there like to think of themselves as the ultimate fan. I know I did before I found MGoBlog. WD raises the bar for all of us. Also I'm willing to bet lots of the people who give him shit are jealous that they don't have that kind of free time. In the 80s I uses to add stats up with a USA Today and a calculator. Now I have a job and a family and a mortgage and "free time" means I got to poop without someone knocking on the bathroom door. [Title]

Output: I agree


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Body] when I wake up in the middle of the night to pee and can't shut my mind back off to get back to sleep those threads are better than Xanax [Title]

Output: I love those threads


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Body] 18 of his rookie cards. Yes please retire his number. maybe they'll be worth $4 each then [Title]

Output: I have


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Body] that goddamn clown laughing at me [Title]

Output: I can still hear


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Havent been back since. Well, when i was 12 my cousin and I used to ride bikes over there from his house in Berkley and oogle the cars in the Doctors parking lot. There was a Testarossa that gave me a funny feeling in my shorts [Title]

Output: Born there


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I had the chance to see LeBron's SVSM team when he was a senior in high school. LeBron and his teammates grew up together and basically considered each other brothers. Those guys LOVED playing with each other and they were essentially indomitable. [Title]

Output: Being that I live in Ohio


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Bertman's Ballpark mustard. Only found in Cleveland, I believe. Stadium mustard is garbage [Title]

Output: Not stadium mustard


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Body] for all intensive purposes we know what he was trying to say [Title]

Output: Irregardless


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I was feeling all full of myself because we have 3 rescues in my house, but EYB and his Wife (who sounds like a fantastic person) probably have a barn full. The world needs more good people like that. My hat's off to them [Title]

Output: you know


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Staple his nutsack to the floor, using one of those industrial T-50 staplers [Title]

Output: Im thinking


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 1 day ago [Body] is Dafuq is wrong with people? Some days I really feel guilty for bringing a child into this steaming pile of "humanity" [Title]

Output: all i have to ask


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I thought his name was Roscoe Picotrane. Also, a little later in life my Parents bought a Bassett Hound puppy and I campaigned for his name to be Flash (my sister won, and he was named Crawford) That is all I have to share. RIP Mr. Best [Title]

Output: when I was little


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 3 days ago [Body] 5 fakes out of 5 [Title]

Output: rated


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Best of luck to Thomas! I hope to see him run wild in the MACtion. [Title]

Output: Best of luck to Thomas! I hope to see him run wild


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] TomVH thinks he stays out west like someone already said and he thinks he decommitted more because of Kiffin and not Nuss. Intriguing situation either way. [Title]

Output: TomVH thinks he stays out west like someone


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Nadal is just on a whole other level right now with his play. You can't really fault Federer. We're just witnessing amazing tennis by Nadal. [Title]

Output: Nadal is just on a whole other level right now


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] I am. This tiebreak is very important for Fed right now. [Title]

Output: I am. This tiebreak is very important for Fed


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Shucks. It looks like Ace will never have a 100% score on his 24/7 predictions. It's okay. As long as Peppers commits all will be forgiven. [Title]

Output: Shucks. It looks like Ace


Input: [Date] 2 years 12 weeks ago [Body] I know this doesn't really have anything to do with the topic, but who is the guy in between Thomas Gordon and DG? [Title]

Output: I know this doesn't really


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Body] It's not the fact that they play the 2-3 zone that makes them tricky, it's the length of the players in the 2-3 zone. You can simulate that zone all you want in practice, but what makes them so tough is their length affecting passing lanes and causing deflections. Brandon Triche will be the shortest guy on the court for them at 6'4 and their PG stands at 6'6 in Michael Carter Williams. If I could pick one person in the country playing the college game to give Stauskas a run at a 3 point contest it would be James Southerland. If he is on, look out. C.J. Fair is a crafty player who can find a number of ways to score the ball. Keita (6'10) and Christmas (6'9) are their big guys who, once again, affect shots with their length, but both are very raw with their offensive games. It's just gonna come down to what everyone has said as soon as it was known we were advancing to face Syracuse yesterday, we have to make shots and also keep them off the offensive boards so they can't get second chance opportunites. I live on the East Coast, so I have had many opportunites to watch Syracuse play throughout the season, so this is just my non-expert opinion. [Title]

Output: It's not the fact that they


Input: [Date] 2 years 21 weeks ago [Body] This officially made my night. [Title]

Output: This officially made my


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] Whoops, typo. My english teacher would be irate right now. Thanks! [Title]

Output: Whoops, typo. My english


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] He is simply the most naive person I have and will ever encounter in my whole life. [Title]

Output: He is simply the most naive


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] I thought I read when the story first broke back in September when she supposedly died that they had been dating since they were in high school. But now it's being said they met online and never met in person. I'm confused. [Title]

Output: I thought I read when the


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Alex Kozan, is that you? [Title]

Output: Alex Kozan, is that you?


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] It may not seem like NIU can win this game right now, but the longer they hang around like this, the better their chances are of pulling off this upset. FSU is very good at this. May be best in the country. [Title]

Output: It may not seem like NIU can


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I like Gruden. [Title]

Output: I like Gruden.