Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Age? 21 Occupation? Student at UM/softball announcer for WCBN Location? Living in Kerrytown, about a block from Zingerman's Alum? Maybe in a year or two Michigan thing? I work for WCBN (student radio) so I guess that's pretty Michigan. Also I played broomball goalie in the last IM season, so that's also pretty Michigan. [Title]

Output: Age? 21 Occupation? Student


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 3 days ago [Body] He was like a man possessed in the 4th quarter. Some ridiculous individual goals. He'll be fun to watch next year. [Title]

Output: He was like a man possessed


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I'm a bit surprised the Redskins haven't gotten more attention. Maybe not the worst on-field team of them all but when you combine their mediocre product with Dan Snyder's general awfulness and you get a really crappy org. [Title]

Output: I'm a bit surprised the


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I'm currently playing in the broomball playoffs rn so it's kinda at the forefront of my mind. [Title]

Output: I'm currently playing in the


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 53 min ago [Body] and I bet our IM broomball teams are some of the best in the country, so... broomball? [Title]

Output: Softball's an obvious #4


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 hours ago [Body] so wait, does that mean no Jaylen Brown? [Title]

Output: No 2015 bball scholarships


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I still see McGary as having the highest ceiling of the five rookies/sophs. With his motor, his passing skills, his talent, he'll be a starter one day for sure, barring injury. Especially if he develops a midrange game, which he began to do even at Michigan. Outside of him, it's hard to imagine anyone other than maybe Stauskas becoming a starting-caliber player, though I'm still optimistic Trey can become a steady 6th man-type player. GRIII won't last in the league barring a complete renaissance, for reasons we M fans already know. And Tim will have a role somewhere if he can rein in his gunner instinct and actually, you know, play defense. Stauskas/THJ/GRIII have probably developed some bad habits playing in crappy environments (especially Tim), but it'll be years before anyone ought to make definitive conclusions about any of these guys. They're all still so young. [Title]

Output: I still see McGary as having


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I shudder to think about what extending the amount of home games would to to the thriving IM broomball scene at Michigan. [Title]

Output: I shudder


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] This team just doesn't make the extra pass offensively like the 2012 and 2013 squad (yet). Taking too many OK looks and not turning them into good and great looks. [Title]

Output: Hot taek


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Ugh. Doyle is not McGary. He's not gonna initiate the offense from the high post. [Title]

Output: Ugh. Doyle is not McGary.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] CMON MAN I'D RATHER SEE BOTH OF YOU GO FOR IT THAN NEITHER OF YOU. [Title]

Output: CMON MAN I'D RATHER SEE BOTH


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] The thing is, Eastern is also terrible on offense. I don't give our defense any credit for this. [Title]

Output: The thing is, Eastern is also


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Body] FWIW, he walked by me on the diag today, with no apparent limp, no visible sign of injury. But whether he's injured or "injured" a redshirt seems like a good idea. [Title]

Output: FWIW, he walked by me on the


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Headin' on down. Felt like a better idea a few weeks ago when I arranged to go. [Title]

Output: Headin' on down. Felt like a


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 5 days ago [Body] itshappening.gif [Title]

Output: itshappening.gif


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 5 days ago [Body] We'll sweep RPI in hockey and crush Nicholls State at Crisler. [Title]

Output: We'll sweep RPI in hockey and


Input: [Date] 5 days 16 hours ago [Title] Considering how much of a [Body]

Output: Considering how much of a piece of shit Wells's report and conclusion was, Goodell's way out should've been let an independent arbitrator handle the appeal and most likely overturn the suspension. Since he has shown his complete ineptitude and lack of judgement numerous times before, he didn't do that and now he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Keep the suspension (or even reduce it) and Brady will sue, and he will most win. Overturn it and he'll lose whatever semblence of authority he still has


Input: [Date] 6 days 18 hours ago [Title] We hear talk all the time of [Body]

Output: We hear talk all the time of which 5th year seniors aren't getting their scholarships renewed, it is far from guaranteed. I see nothing wrong with this. He was provided a scholarship for four years and graduated with a degree from Michigan. Its not clear if he even wanted the opportunity to earn that fifth year or if he just decided to move on. It happens frequently but Hetizman just went out with some unfortunate quotes.


Input: [Date] 1 week 12 hours ago [Title] 173 posts and no one [Body]

Output: 173 posts and no one mentioned the Nissan Juke? Looks like a busted frog. I can't imagine who would find this car attractive. WTF are with the fog lights (or whatever they are) in the middle of the damn hood


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] There is also a baby book [Body]

Output: There is also a baby book titled Let's Go Blue from the Carr era that was still being sold on campus as of the first UTL (edit: link to book on Amazon below). All about two Michigan fans walking across campus to go watch the football game, watching the team run onto the field and the band performing at halftime. Ends with the kids giving Coach Carr a high five when Michigan wins. Was my son's favorite book. http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Go-Blue-Aimee-Aryal/dp/1932888195


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] A baby nurse is the greatest [Body]

Output: A baby nurse is the greatest use of a small fortune, especially for a first time parent.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Started with a few spicy [Body]

Output: Started with a few spicy margarita type concoctions made with mezcal, lime juice and jalapeños at dinner. Now that the kids are sleeping it's time for a two fingered pour of laphroaig quarter cask. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Step 4. ???? Step 5. Crazy [Body]

Output: Step 4. ???? Step 5. Crazy profit


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Am I missing something? It's [Body]

Output: Am I missing something? It's not that rare of an occurrence for NFL kickoffs to go through the uprights which is basically what this is, right? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Interesting move. I would've [Body]

Output: Interesting move. I would've started with banning them from punching women, but I guess thats why I'm not a head coach of FSU....


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Wow, never would have [Body]

Output: Wow, never would have realized that you need to clarify that a heavily redacted incident report was in fact heavily redacted


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Liter cola is French for gimme some fucking cola [Body]

Output: Liter cola is French for gimme some fucking cola Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I really hope that Harbaugh [Body]

Output: I really hope that Harbaugh was more or less telling him, we don't think you can play anymore, you most likley won't see the field much or at all, you won't be able to make the NFL, so instead of spending countless time and effort practicing when you won't play, focus on your studies. I just can't see why he would push out a soon to be senior when we aren't over the scholarship limit.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] You know my friend Bob [Body]

Output: You know my friend Bob Sacamano, his dad can get you great deal on a wallaby


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 8 hours ago [Title] This is aboot dignity. This [Body]

Output: This is aboot dignity. This is aboot respect.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] He could also know that [Body]

Output: He could also know that player X isn't playing tonight or someone else has the flu, etc. Its not hard to picture that scenario.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Tank 7 is amazing and I love [Body]

Output: Tank 7 is amazing and I love the balls the brewer has to face the wrath of the cultists that I'm sure he is on the receiving end of right now


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Its not like he bet on the [Body]

Output: Its not like he bet on the Reds to win every day. As such a prolific gambler, the mere act of him not betting on his team to win on a given day would be just as bad.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Joe Paterno beer - "Where we [Body]

Output: Joe Paterno beer - "Where we do the absolute minimum to legally be called a vienna-style lager"


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] Seriously? We had a shitty [Body]

Output: Seriously? We had a shitty coach the last four years that was gloriously ill prepared for the job. They are a walking inferiority complex, even after owning us for the better part of a decade.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] It's a major award. FRAGILE, [Body]

Output: It's a major award. FRAGILE, it must be Italian.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] This isn't someone hanging [Body]

Output: This isn't someone hanging out in the slums or with drug users/dealers. Hernandez is a sociopath that shot up people multiple times based on some perceived slight. Can't chalk that up to not being able To leave it behind.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Title] There are two types of [Body]

Output: There are two types of companies. Those that have been hacked; and those that have been hacked but don't know it yet


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 hours ago [Title] Refs really trying to steal [Body]

Output: Refs really trying to steal the game for the Warriors. Let them throw 3 illegal screens and now try to give the ball to GS


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 8 hours ago [Title] Clint, the name you are [Body]

Output: Clint, the name you are looking for was Clint. Creepiest looking dude in hollywoood


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] Give them a break on their [Body]

Output: Give them a break on their poor choice of word usage. At least they didn't spell it "lasy"


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Those were groundskeepers [Body]

Output: Those were groundskeepers raking the leaves. Lay off the 'shrooms dude.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The great majority doesn't [Body]

Output: The great majority doesn't give a shit whose logo is on the shirt. Ugly is ugly and don't care if it has a swoosh or a few bars (or whatever the Adidas logo is) and both companies make just as many brutally hideous clothes as each other. To think there are thousands of fans just itching to buy clothes if we switch to Nike or would immediately replace their gear just for a damn swoosh is insane.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Wife and I both went to [Body]

Output: Wife and I both went to Michigan and were introduced as to the Victors playing as we walked in which the band then segued into our first dance song. Pick a good song and try to avoid the generic first song cliches. Other things that I considered non-negotiable: - I would not get married on a football weekends or any other significant weekends that I didn't want to go to a wedding on (NFL playoff weekends, NCAA tourney, holiday weekends). - Wedding has to have an open bar with a good choice of beer, liquor and mixers. Make sure to get it in the contract what they will serve and specify brands ifyou have any favorites. I picked the scotch, vodka, beer that would be served and also specified if I wanted a particular mixer. - Pigs n blankets were not negotiable at the cocktail hour. A wedding without pigs n blankets is not a wedding. - Have a do-not-play list for yoru band or DJ. We had most disco and generic wedding songs on there that people under the age of 50 can't dance to. We told our band that the primary thing we wanted was to have our friends dance and to pick appropriate songs for that. Another piece of advice, once your reception starts, it may be hard for you to actually sit down and eat. If you get married on site (rather than at a church), most places will have a room for the bride to get ready. Highly recommend that you ask them to stock it with the cocktail hour food so you can relax for 20 min after the ceremony and get a bit to eat before going to the reception. Once the party starts, you'll have a tough time eating so get it while you can.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Some terrible advice re: [Body]

Output: Some terrible advice re: band. Good wedding bands are better than a DJ playing his ipod. Good is the key word. Nothing can ruin a wedding more so than either a bad band or DJ. Do your diligence. If you've been to a good wedding in the area, figure out who played that one. Try to remember every wedding that you have been to had terrible music and remember those songs. Put them on a do not play list. Having a do not play list is much better than picking every song (but shouldn't stop you from having 1-2 must play songs)


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 day ago [Body] what he did as a player is among the all-time greats. If you want to hold him accountable for his actions as a manager and say he can never be associated with baseball again that's fine and I agree with it, but what he did as a player? There is no question. [Title]

Output: Neg away


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Every baseball commissioner who has kept the all-time hit king out of the hall of fame for something he did as a manager. Players who have cheated while playing the game are in and he is not, that is a travesty. [Title]

Output: Pete Rose


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 days ago [Body] having lived on the west coast for a total of four football seasons, I can say definitively that I would not make sure I was awake and in front of my television for a noon eastern kickoff unless Michigan was playing. if they were I was pregaming by seven and if not I might catch the second half of a game that looked interesting. [Title]

Output: lived on the west coast


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I had to log in to up vote because so many people didnt get that it was a pulp fiction quote and that is one of my favorite movies [Title]

Output: Pulp Fiction quote


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I still remember his long touchdown run in the Rose Bowl like it was yesterday [Title]

Output: My feelings exactly


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 days ago [Body] the way the weather forecast works as far as % chance of rain works is as follows: if there is any chance (in this case 80%) the percentage reflects the amount of the forecast area will receive rain therefore if it's 80% chance it means that there is a 100% chance of rain occurring but only 80% chance it will happen where you are...much like it's a 100% chance that Jim harbaugh will coach next year but currently will only coach 80% of Michigan's games [Title]

Output: how % chance of rain works


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 2 days ago [Body] everything that was said in the article was referenced either from witness statements from people that were of relation to the alleged victim or from a view of he is guilty. I am with the majority as it relates to his standing if he is guilty but before we go any further can we wait for some kind of evidence beyond a local newspaper report before we convict this young man. [Title]

Output: I am not trying to defend Frank Clark but...


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 3 days ago [Body] /S? [Title]

Output: sarcasm?


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Body] scotch and drambui and planning on getting even further away from football by doing laundry and watching the new episode of boardwalk empire [Title]

Output: rusty nail


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I really like the idea of this thread and was considering starting one myself but had the same worries as the OP. I grew up in Southwest Michigan on the Indiana border closer to South Bend than any school in Michigan. We had a lot of fans of ND which made the rivalry significant growing up along with the fact that Michigan was at its peak of success in my lifetime and ND wasn't that far removed from their own recent success in 1988. I grew up watching the great battles with Desmond and the Rocket providing great early season fireworks and the ND hype of will Ron Paulus (spelling) and will he be the first three time Hiesman winner. Now having been away from Michigan for what is essentially my entire adult life galvanizing my Michigan loyalty and fandom I think it really sucks that we are going to not have this game anymore. I am about to make the four hour drive from my house in Georgia to my childhood best friends house in South Carolina and we will see the last chapter in this rivalry and have these moments solidifying the fact that ND is the worst neighbor in the history of neighbors and know that our win will be a nice final twist of the knife in their jealousy of why we are better. [Title]

Output: The rivalry from SW Michigan


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I was 24 years old and had already spent multiple years of my life overseas in defense of our country and still managed to make mistakes that I would probably be burned at the stake for on this board if I played football for Michigan. If it weren't for people that saw potential in me I know I wouldn't be where I am today in life. While his next chance is not going to be at Michigan, I hope this young man the best and hope he learns from his mistakes and can use it for good, much like Billy Taylor was able to rebound. [Title]

Output: maturity sometimes comes with maturity


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Title]

Output: embed fail


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] having served over there I think it's still funny. [Title]

Output: personally


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] If Coach Jackson had his way he would recruit him with the speed of Tyrone Wheatley, the moves of Jamie Morris, and the power of Leroy Hoard...except faster, stronger and with better moves. [Title]

Output: Coach Jackson recruiting


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] he is probably just mad that they didn't hold out for what fisher can bring now that he has the clout of being a national champion head coach [Title]

Output: jimbo fisher


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] I feel the exact same way for the exact same reasons but you said it much better than I think I could have. [Title]

Output: +1 to you sir


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Body] crown royal maple and orange juice is my new favorite [Title]

Output: crown


Input: [Date] 1 year 52 weeks ago [Body] Devin Funchess. If I understand tight end numbering correctly they can wear numbers in the 90s and he is poised to be a breakout freak. [Title]

Output: my pick for #98


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] I have used with success Honey and worcestshire as stated above. To go along with brown sugar I have started adding a little saigon cinnamon. I also have incorporated seasoned salt balance some of the sweet from the honey and a friend of mine incorporates apple juice into his sauce (primarily for chicken). [Title]

Output: Some more ideas


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Body] You must be using it too [Title]

Output: Droid App


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Body] missed the /s [Title]

Output: on the droid app


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Body] If rankings mattered we wouldn't give scholorships to long snappers. Thinking that every highly ranked recruit will pan out is crazy and with what we have left on the board at OL it might end up at three star level. [Title]

Output: Who cares?


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Body] With how long it takes to develop offensive linemen I think it is imperative to pick up one more even if he is the three star type deapth player. You can more regularly find immediate impact players at skill positions but in the trenches development is almost always necessary. [Title]

Output: O-line recruiting


Input: [Date] 2 years 20 weeks ago [Title]

Output: (No subject)


Input: [Date] 2 years 24 weeks ago [Body] I was at the end of the transition when the Fab 5 made it popular but it hadnt yet made it mainstream and I agree. Aside from that from an athletic point of view the short shorts are much more functional and user friendly....plus the ladies like it [Title]

Output: Get off my lawn agrees


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] started with fuzzy navels this afternoon when i got up and have been following it with expired baileys irish cream. next on the list will be cleaning out some rum [Title]

Output: cleaning out the liquor cabinet


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] How about a North-South alignment with either Nebraska, Ohio, or Penn State going to the North for competitive balance. My choice would be Ohio but you could work with any of them and have decent geographic alignment while also keeping many traditional rivalries, The biggest down side I can see is both Michigan and Ohio not having regular games in the added markets. Also, for competitive balance you could move Northwestern or Iowa for one weaker schools in the south. North South Michigan Penn State Michigan State Nebraska Northwestern Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota Purdue Iowa Rutgers Ohio Maryland [Title]

Output: North-South


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] but I am drinking beer until live football is over for the night and then switching over to cognac to ring in the new year with the ghost of Dick Clark [Title]

Output: Not to be a post-Madonna


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

Output: (No subject)


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Body] I am not sure how silent it is due to consistent up votes to the 5 limit, but let me say that I applaud you for the way you have handled this situation to this point and believe you were completely justified and on the right track with how you chose to hanlde it. For the sake of people like me who primarily read and don't post thanks and keep up the good work. [Title]

Output: Silent majority


Input: [Date] 14 hours 48 min ago [Title] Heres the other thing [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 18 hours 45 min ago [Title] I grew up on an Apple Farm [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 6 days 13 hours ago [Title] Did Blake leave on his own? [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 6 days 19 hours ago [Title] right on [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 6 days 20 hours ago [Title] NO CHAT SPORTS [Body]

Output: eom


Input: [Date] 6 days 20 hours ago [Title] I weep for America [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 week 20 hours ago [Title] I remember that color well [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] the blue dog [Body]

Output: plays the fluglehorn at midnight


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] my assumption [Body]

Output: would be that you'd have to go back to Bo


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] Gerald White [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] ok here is the math [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] The Hummer video [Body]

Output: where he crushed the PT Crusier was hilarious


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] totally weird when I bough my car [Body]

Output: 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)


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] when i come up North [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] also, check out [Body]

Output: Jalopnik.com big car community there, lots of advice and articles


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] cool story time [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Title] next time Jack [Body]

Output: write a memo


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I agree [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I love those threads [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I have [Body]

Output: 18 of his rookie cards. Yes please retire his number. maybe they'll be worth $4 each then


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I can still hear [Body]

Output: that goddamn clown laughing at me


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] Born there [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Being that I live in Ohio [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Not stadium mustard [Body]

Output: Bertman's Ballpark mustard. Only found in Cleveland, I believe. Stadium mustard is garbage


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Irregardless [Body]

Output: for all intensive purposes we know what he was trying to say


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Title] you know [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Im thinking [Body]

Output: Staple his nutsack to the floor, using one of those industrial T-50 staplers


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Title] all i have to ask [Body]

Output: is Dafuq is wrong with people? Some days I really feel guilty for bringing a child into this steaming pile of "humanity"


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] when I was little [Body]

Output: 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


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

Output: 5 fakes out of 5


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 4 days ago [Title] wow where did you find that gif [Body]

Output: I remember that cartoon...something about a youth gymastics team that traveled around and got into hijinx. Mr T. was their bodyguard/ van driver and their chaperone was Mrs. Tisby. For the life of me I cant remember the name of the cartoon though


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 4 days ago [Title] unless Jerry Van Dyke [Body]

Output: is coming back, I'm afraid it wont be close to what it was. I loved that show, but it was mor about the cast of characters than Hayden Fox himself. Im cautiously optimistic.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Title] just curious [Body]

Output: what is the general state of the Lions fanbase these days? Is the torch and pitchfork crew out to get Mayhew? Is Caldwell still too fresh to be under scrutiny? Is there truth to the rumors that some of the guys in the locker room don't think Stafford works hard enough/ he is coddled by the front office? Im a Browns fan, and Lord knows we have plenty of our own issues, so I am by no means trying to point fingers and laugh. I am honestly curious. Since half of my family lives in Michigan, I guess you could say the Lions are my 1b NFL team. The Browns certainly dont have my attention right now, what with their ongoing impression of a hibernating bear, so what say Ye, Lions fans?


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Title] but wait [Body]

Output: what about your maserati that goes 185? Oh thats right, you lost your license, now you dont drive, hence the limo. Pardon me


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Title] My answers to your survey [Body]

Output: 1- Network Administration/ IT support 2- 13 year old F-150. Its paid for, and dependable 3- None at all. And if there was "pressure" from my peers, Id stop talking to them


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Al Gore [Body]

Output: now Im not a denier and I definitely think that corporations are tearing this planet out from underneath all of us in the name of the almighty dollar, but there is no denying Al Gore has a stake in a number of "green" companies and stands to make a metric fuckton of money out of this. Just like no one gave a shit about drinking and driving until there was enough money behind MADD to make politicians nervous, so it will be here. The golden rule is whoever has the money (or stands to make the most) makes the rules, or is at least keenly interested in how they're worded when they are made. The system is bought and paid for, and we're all screwed.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] other than the fact [Body]

Output: that they made way too big of a deal about this (they should've just done the updated logo the same day they rolled out the new uniforms), this doesn't really move the needle all that much. Whoop-dee-doo. Maybe they might try, you know, winning more often than they lose one season.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Title] if I had [Body]

Output: any musical ability other than being able to blow like the wind into a kazoo, I would start a band and name it "Banhammers". Then I'd act all indignant and insulted when someone called us "The Banhammers".


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] in a perfect world, sure [Body]

Output: unfortunately, in the real world, there often come times where even though there is a method of operations in place, and "service level agreements" that we all must adhere to, management will tell you to ignore those agreements in an effort to improve their bottom line. My example came from my time in the mortgage industry where I was a loan processor. Generally we had to have certain items for a file to be submitted to underwriting (paystubs, W-2's, signed disclosures), but at the end of the month, when the sales managers were pushing to try and make their numbers as shiny as possible, the rules were tossed out the window, and exceptions would be made in the name of expedience. Then when you take a sick day and they want to let you go, they forget all of the things they told you, and say things like "you're performance has really fallen off lately, you've been submitting incomplete files to underwriting..." and they know that you cant really afford to hire a lawyer and fight it. Best part of that was they tried to block my unemployment and the State hammered them. In the decision handed down they were told that "generalizations without any specific evidence" were not "acceotable forms of proof" and also that "it seemed" to the Deptartment of Job and Family Services "that the employer was attempting to compile documentation post ipso facto to support a decision which was pre-determined". So, that was awesome. Also, with my last physical paycheck, somehow only the stub got mailed to me, so I had to go to the office and pick up my last check (and of course, I had to wait until the next week, which caused some heartburn with the bills I had set up on auto pay). The HR person I spoke to (smaller company, less than 100 employees) told me that she saw the Sales manager who didnt like me (he was the kind of guy who thought going to church on Sunday meant he could be the douchiest of douch bros the other 6 days of the week) fiddling with the checks the week before, but she didnt think anything of it. Essentially, he pulled my check off of the stub just to screw with me and make things more difficult. Again, not worth hiring a lawyer. So, if you've never had a bad job like this, just be grateful


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] sure, sounds great [Body]

Output: if you have a good job with a good company and a boss who isn't a dick. Some of us don't have that luxury (I do now, but Ive been at jobs where you feel like any absence at all could lead to your ouster. I've seen it happen. Hell, it happened to me, and they laid me off the day after I took my 3rd sick day in 4 years, knowing that I was saving for a wedding 5 months in the future) So yeah, yeah, we're looking for a gold star. Maybe you just need to be thankful you haven't had the pleasure of having to work in such an environment.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I rarely got sick [Body]

Output: until I had a kid who got to be old enough to go to pre-school. Now at least once a month or so, someone has something. I swear it might be a better idea to let the kid grow up eating boogers


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Title] what does [Body]

Output: Danny DeVito have to do with this? (I know....you meant Alex Reiger)


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Title] they never [Body]

Output: got out of the maize. They're still bouncing around the room somewhere under a divided sky with Esther, Fee and his Golgi apparatus


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 3 days ago [Title] supposably [Body]

Output: all of the sudden Weber found out that for all intensive purposes Urban was being rebellion


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 4 hours ago [Title] first rule of MGoPoints [Body]

Output: is that you never talk about MGoPoints


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 4 days ago [Title] needs MOAR [Body]

Output: grip it and rip it. He's become waaaaay too technical over the years, thinking he should be able to control the golf ball the way we can when we have controllers in our hands. It's just not possible. He's thinking too much, trying to be too perfect. He just needs to go out there and "Nuke LaLoosh" it. One of the best things my golf coach ever told me was that I needed to stop "paralysis by analysis" trust my game and "see ball, hit ball". ESPECIALLY with the short game. The short game is more of a feel than anything else. If you're specnding too much time in between your own ears, you'll be spending a lot of time swearing after chunked shots. He should ease up and try and have some fun. Quit worrying about the major record. He has enough money to last 100 lifetimes. He should go out there and play with "house money" because at least then if he shoots an 82, he can have a sense of humor about it.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] that play [Body]

Output: NEVER missed...probably because there were 3 distinct levels to the routes, and it was impossible to cover them all


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I remember that day [Body]

Output: like it was yesterday. Was a great day for me for a number of reasons, and the game was a big part of it. If only the refs in the Nabraska-Mizzou game had the stones to call that kicked pass in the end zone, it may have been the best (non birth of child) day ever


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] /pours self glass of Ensure [Body]

Output: well sonny, let me tell ya a story about Chris Floyd, all everything fullback and destroyer of worlds. Loved him because I was a blocking (slow,fat) TE when I played and I always gravitated toward guys who gave themselves up for the betterment of the team, the team, the team. Chris Floyd was one helluva fullback and watching him blow dudes up was always a good time.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] actually [Body]

Output: it already happened, its just that our cosciousnesses have not yet caught up with that moment in time


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] lower than Id have guessed [Body]

Output: I just saw something on a Cleveland sports focused website where one of the staff writers' friends put $20 down on OSU to win the title after they lost to Virginia Tech. Odds? 75-1


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] my Mom [Body]

Output: lives in Grand Blanc, which is really a nice little town. Just have to be sure we dont go too far North on Dort Hwy. Funny story: when my Mom first moved up to that area, she was confused my all the ladies she would see hanging out at the Big John on Dort Highway, right inside the FLint city limits. We had to explain to her that those ladies were in their "office"


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Bill Walsh College Football '95 [Body]

Output: Tyrone was the studliest stud of all the studs in that game. Triple Option Right until he got "tired" then call a TO and start over again.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] it may just be the [Body]

Output: "STAY OFF MY LAWN" in me, but even though the food is fairly above average there, I despise eating there because of those stupid baskets. Give me a plate, so I can put my sandwich down on a flat surface and it doesnt fall apart. This isn't the county fair, or a knock off Dairy Queen. GIVE ME A PLATE (and if you ask for a plate, they bring you an app plate because thats all they have...so annoying And since that's the worst thing I have to complain about today, I'm gonna go ahead and shut up and be thankful for what I have


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 8 hours ago [Title] duh [Body]

Output: clapping, pointing AND butt slapping


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] that movie [Body]

Output: never happened, okay? Everyone got it? IT. NEVER. HAPPENED.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] fear not, Eagle fan [Body]

Output: your salvation already lies upon your coaching staff. Let the Pat Shurmur era begin!


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] exactly [Body]

Output: even a broken clock is right twice a day. I have more respect for folks who sit on something until they have unassailable proof than I do for the ones who blurt out a hunch as fact in an effort to garner adulation for being "first". So, he guessed right. Whoop-dee-doo. Good job, good effort. That and a dollar will get him a cup of coffee. I don't like or dislike Gregg Henson. I don't know the man, and I am vaguely familiar with his work. But he certainly does not deserve to be lauded because his "guess" came to pass.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] in these trying times [Body]

Output: I look to Tom Petty. He proclaims that the waiting is the hardest part


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] talk about thin skin [Body]

Output: people said mean things to him on a platform where people saying mean things is either the #1 or #2 favorite past time? What a sap. I've seen Pansies take more abuse being transplanted from a cold frame to a garden.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] my apologies [Body]

Output: that bad weather expected late Wednesday is my fault. I'll be driving up 23 from Columbus to Grand Blanc, so bad weather HAS to present itself. It's one of those rules of nature.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] is it just me [Body]

Output: or is that stuffing ball recipe remarkable similar to Pete Schweddy's recipe?


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Title] wow [Body]

Output: you're bring back memories of arguments I used to have with people who were in love with Drew Henson. I still don't understand those people.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Title] why does he [Body]

Output: have to watch roosters?


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] good one [Body]

Output: in the same vein as "very unique" I just thought of another one that bugs me--"my personal opinion" of course it's personal. I can see that there are other types of opinions- a group opinion, a professional opinion, etc, but if you say "my" then "personal" becomes pedantic. Just makes the speaker sound like a high school kid trying to eek out the 500th word on an essay


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I agree [Body]

Output: also, I have a labrador who at one point was nicknamed the "counter shark" because he would eat pretty much anything we left on the counter (whole loaves of bread, including the bag, frozen chicken/ground beef left out to thaw/ phone chargers/ anything not nailed down) and whenever he would get something (like a chicken-sicle) I would text my wife and say "duuuh-duut" to imitate the Jaws sound. but, thats just like, my opinon, man


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] well, theres a few choices [Body]

Output: all of the sudden mute point (and I swear to God I had someone once tell me it was a "moo" point) for all intensive purposes should of/ would of/ could of mortified (many people seem to think that indicates a level of fright or disgust because they use it as a synonym for horrified or terrified) I know there's more, I just cant think of them right now


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Title] have you been watching old episodes of [Body]

Output: Zooboomafoo? Thats my son's favorite show, and we have seen the Capybara episode probably somewhere between 45 and 450,000 times


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] what is [Body]

Output: a brussel sprout? All of the sudden, I realize you may be referring to the small, cabbage like vegetable known as the Brussels sprout. For all intensive purposes, its a mute point, I guess.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Title] we should all [Body]

Output: take a moment to be thankful for what we do have, and realize how luckymany of us are that a coaching search is the largest source of stressed have these days. Ace, I hope you have a full and speedy recovery. Its nice to hear you have such a wonderful support system. All the best wishes in the world unto you


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Ive seen that as well [Body]

Output: I prefer the first version because the "all of our fish have AIDS" line rubs me the wrong way. Not sure why. I grew up in Cleveland and normally have a good sense of humor about my hometown (self-depricating humor is ALWAYS funny, to me) but that just made me mad for some reason. Totally irrational, I am


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I hope I can make the event [Body]

Output: on the 12th. That Winking Lizard is right in the middle of my old stomping grounds. There's a Crazy Horse a couple doors down as well, if anyone is interested. For now, please enjoy this hastily made Cleveland tourism video:


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Browns fan here [Body]

Output: can I get a hit of what you're smoking? I wouldn't let Pat Shurmur make me a cup of coffee. His offenses with the Rams were below average, his tenure with the Browns was an abomination (horrible playcalling, couldn't handle game management situations, tons of formation/procedural penalties, countless timeouts burned because it took too long for him to call a play, etc. etc) AND he only got the job because his Uncle Fritz was Mike Holmgren's DC in the past (cronyism is bad everywhere). Somehow he managed to get hired by Chip Kelly as an OC, but that's just a title, we all know who runs the offense for the Eagles.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 hours ago [Title] hell, I was born [Body]

Output: in the 70s and I'm STILL not an adult


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] duh [Body]

Output: having it at 430 gives them time for a couple bong rips and some oreos first


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] if only [Body]

Output: Sonny had EZ pass the whole war could have been avoided


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] what if [Body]

Output: they're doing a story on Dennis Martinez?


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] winner winner [Body]

Output: chicken dinner


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 2 days ago [Title] and what I forgot to mention [Body]

Output: the brother in law didn't want to press charges but the police said because it classifies as "domestic violence" they didn't have a choice. Had they not been related to each other, the BIL could have said not to press charges and that would have been the end of it.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 2 days ago [Title] yes [Body]

Output: simple assault is a class 5 (minor) misdemeanor, which doesn't require disclosure on applications while and domestic violence is a class two and does require disclosure in many instances, and as another poster said, those words paired together often make a hiring managers mind up for them before they bother vetting the details if the incident


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 2 days ago [Title] well [Body]

Output: the brother in law had been living in their basement rent free for over a year and had too much to drink and was saying some awful things to his sister(my neighbors wife) and my neighbor gave him a few chances to pipe down, but he wouldn't shut up...so a wrestling match ensued and the brother in laws gf called 911 immediately. So, while not ideal, I think my neighbors actions were quite defensible


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 2 days ago [Title] yes very true [Body]

Output: I had a neighbor get in a scuffle with his brother in law on Thanksgiving once, he got charged with domestic violence because they were related. Had they not been related it would have been a simple assault charge. It still follows him around today. Ive seen firsthand his it has made switching jobs very very difficult for him for that exact reason .


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 4 days ago [Title] its the nfl [Body]

Output: other than rooting for ex-Wolverines to do well I root for the Browns. So even though Hoyer is a Spartan and Mallet was in Ann Arbor for a while, I'm rooting like hell for Hoyer on Sunday


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 3 days ago [Title] did he win [Body]

Output: any playoff games after Elway retired?


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 4 days ago [Title] maybe Gene Smith [Body]

Output: needs an assistant?


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Browns fan [Body]

Output: Nice guy, knows some offensive football, knows how to utilize the talent on hand (except, oddly, Cam Newton when he was in Carolina...another reason for pause). Not really sure how he'd fare as a HC, his time was too short in Cleveland. On the plus side, he was humble enough to hire strong and experienced coordinators, and didnt hire underlings who would easily bow to his authority, which means he is not afraid to be challeneged if it is in the best interests of the team. On the minus suide, his best years as OC came with Norv Turner at his side (either as the HC or the OC). Not sure if thats causation or correlation One point of order- 2007 was about the best season the Browns have had since they've come back. Went 10-6. 5 Pro-Bowlers (DA, Braylon, Kellen, JT and Cribbs. And the Phil Savage mucked it all up in the offseason


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 1 day ago [Title] not so fast my friend [Body]

Output: I heard on a number of ESPN radio shows last week discussions abut whether a two loss SEC team would be more desrving in that scenario than a one loss team from another league. The table is already being set, in case that happens. Obviously, I dont agree, Im just reporting the news


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I didn't want [Body]

Output: half of these guys when they rumored to be in the running for the Browns job, and I only "like" the Browns. I "like like" Michigan so, no please God no. I think we need to stop hoping for some magical savior or latching on to a guy because of a hot season. Then again, I've got no better ideas so yeah...this sucks all the way around.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] hate to tell you this [Body]

Output: but if the Browns win the Super Bowl the world will immediately come to an end and we will all die.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 1 day ago [Title] right [Body]

Output: in theory ego shouldn't come into play, but it does. In a situation like this it's going to come down to the owner choosing one or the other, or paying both enough that they don't care anymore


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 1 day ago [Title] agreed on Niners dysfunction [Body]

Output: During Harbaughs first season (and beyond) everyone talked about the miraculous turnaround and Harbaugh got most of the credit. Problem was, most of the roster had been compiled before Harbaugh arrived and Baalke resented the fact that there was no mention of this in any story praising the quick turnaround of the franchise. I think Baalke's ego was damaged by this and I can also imagine JH acting as if he were the reason for it all, which likely rankled Baalke as well. Now I think Baaalke wants to prove that the Niners can sustain success without Harbaugh so he can garner some of the credit.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 3 days ago [Title] the correct choice [Body]

Output: is Vernors


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] in the interest of fairness [Body]

Output: do you honestly believe Lloyd, who was Modellers DC, didn't have a hand in recruiting? Every recruit was Moellers? Aw hell why do I bother...no one is interested in objectivity on the internet. I forgot the rules...pick a side and spew HAWT TAEKZ


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] well [Body]

Output: in 1994 the record was 8-4, we lost to OSU, our previous coach was relieved of his duties because of a DUI and he had to deal with the "interim" tag for an entire season. Just sayin it wasnt exactly sunshine and roses then either


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Title] thread title reminds me of [Body]

Output: "Argo f**k yourself". Too bad Alan Arkin isn't here making me laugh my posterior off


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Title] if you need help [Body]

Output: perhaps I can offer some assistance. My Family has been on the Throne in Nigeria for the past twenty years. Now we are facing some difficulties as a result of recent events in the world climate. I have a large sum of funds in American banks, but the strict international banking laws prhibit me from accessign them. I can offer you the princely sum of 1ne million US dollars if you would be willing to accept and facilitate a funds tranfer for me. Al I need is your full name, address, date of birth and secured social number. We can be symbiotic do not delay. The coupe is iminent


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 4 days ago [Title] now THAT [Body]

Output: is some phenomenal knowledge. Thanks for sharing. I dunno, I'm certainly no Rockefeller, but I see it another way. Brandon was also at the helm while the product devolved to the point that it was rated so poorly. Credit him for realizing the need for a change I guess, but giving him credit for starting the comeback from the doldrums that he helped lead the company into seems like my Parents giving me ice cream for putting out the fire on the living room carpet that I started in the first place. But the fact that I dont know when the downturn started, nor do I know the specific dates of Brandon's tenure tells me that I should listen to those who know more than I do about the situation, since they would have already made this same point if there were anything to it. tldr; I stand corrected


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 4 days ago [Title] regarding the Bacon quote [Body]

Output: about fans who ponied up for season tickets being upset about others being able to get in for a Coke...this is something that has plagued the Cleveland Browns for a number of years now. The Browns ask for season ticket deposits in the spring, before the draft. (and maybe even free agency). The loyalists who pony up the bread have often lamented the fact that the extreme cost covers 2 preseason "games", and then by the third or fourth home game they are surrounded in the stands by folks who have taken advantage of Stub Hub to get tickets at a significant discount. I think this is the most damning thing about Brandon...he's supposed to be this business wizard and yet he can't even learn from the blueprint NFL fans have demonstrated time and again. You can't abuse your foundation in the pursuit of every last dime. Brandon has done enough to turn gameday into NFL-lite, I would have hoped he could have at least learned some lessons from NFL teams. Oh, and wasn't Dominos in a death spiral before Brandon left and only began a resurgence once he was replaced? How did that fact get lost on so many people (full disclosure: including me. I knew Dominos was in a race to the bottom in the pizza wars with Brandon at the helm but I kept squashing that thought in my head because I was happy to have someone in charge who "got it". In one way or another we are all partially to blame. oh well, nothing left to do but root like hell and hope for the best (tm- every Browns fan ever)


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 2 days ago [Title] this thread reminds me of [Body]

Output: the times when you go camping with your buddies and its the next morning and you're sitting around the smoldering heap of ashpile that was the 10 foot bonfire the night before, not quite able to think coherently because of a combination of "no one brought any damn coffee?" and "am i still drunk?", while you find remnants of half burnt beer cans and donut boxes, trying to piece together the last few hours of what exactly happened the night before, and where the invisible donkey is that keep kicking you in the back of the head.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 1 day ago [Title] yeah [Body]

Output: if Mrs. Cook sees this, the very next thought in her mind will be "current?!? you mean there's going to be another one at some point in the future?!?1 Are you planning on leaving me?!?! WHY DONT YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE?!?!" bad things man


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 3 days ago [Title] well [Body]

Output: its about 2 hours to Toledo, another 45 or so to get to As and then another 45 to get to exit 82. I plan my drive time so that I avoid rush hours and the hell that is getting stuck in the herd of people going up north for the weekend on Fridays


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I probably shouldnt [Body]

Output: admit this but I get from Columbus to Grand Blanc in 3.5 hours


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 5 days ago [Title] game 7 1997 [Body]

Output: was the worst day of my professional sports fandom. Thanks so much for bringing that up again. Want to kick my dog while you're at it? I hate you, Jose Mesa. And I still cant forgive Hargrove for bringing on Charlie Nagy in relief. he was the king of letting up runs early in his starts before he settled into a groove. The choice to put him in as a reliever is still inexplicable.


Input: [Date] 51 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] don't forget [Body]

Output: you cant spell "Citrus" without "UT"


Input: [Date] 51 weeks 5 days ago [Title] yeah, that offense [Body]

Output: really fired on all cylinders during the meat of the Big Ten schedule and in all the Bowl game we played in Can we just let it go? Please? Everyone? On both sides?


Input: [Date] 51 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Sporting News is still a thing? [Body]

Output: Their NHL power rankings in the early 90's were awesome but I havent heard of them since then. Am I the only one who thought this article was going to start off with "John Elway walks into a bar...?"


Input: [Date] 1 year 6 days ago [Title] been in the same league for 12 years [Body]

Output: and the Commish asks the lowest returning member from the previous season to pick a number between 1-12. The commish takes whatever number selected, and runs the random draft order generator that many times, and broadcasts the results of each drawing to each of us via email. Whatever the order is on whatever the prescribed number was (4th drawing, 7th drawing, whatever) is the order we end up with. It actually works pretty well, insofar as this league is pretty competitive, and over the years loopholes have been exploited and repaired, and people eventually will find fault with every thing under the sun, but no one has any qualms with this system.


Input: [Date] 1 year 1 week ago [Title] no votes for [Body]

Output: Wayne Fontes? /ducks


Input: [Date] 1 year 1 week ago [Title] auto upvote [Body]

Output: for Hunt for Red October reference


Input: [Date] 1 year 1 week ago [Title] Took a 3 year old to the zoo today [Body]

Output: drinks are definitely in order...not so much because of the rugrat but because if the other adults at the zoo...I could not believe how many grown ass adults trued to push their way past kids for a better view of the animals. Then again, it was the Columbus zoo, so I guess I should be impressed that they were able to convert oxygen to carbon dioxide. Columbus jokes aside, its a great zoo as far as zoos go...my Grandma lived at Ten Mile and Coolidge for years so we were regulars at the Detroit Zoo, and its pretty good but Jack Hanna and company have done good work here as well.


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] for the most part [Body]

Output: there would have been no reaction. Most of the people understood that Lebron had done nothing to string us along this time, and we were all in it at our own risk. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me sort of thing. now of course, there are always a few knuckleheads, but the majority of fans fell into the hysteria with their eyes wide open. The backlash would have bee no where near 2010.


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] it's like [Body]

Output: Jabba the Hut had sex with an Ewok and this is what resulted


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] Due to children [Body]

Output: I'm drinking my standard $15 for 5 liters box wine. Keep hitting refresh on Twitter like a cocaine addled lab monkey because I grew up in Cleveland and I got sucked into this LeBron thing, as much as I tried to resist it. I hate myself


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] Words cannot express [Body]

Output: how sorry I am to hear this. My Father died in 1999, 2 weeks shy of his 53rd birthday in much the same fashion. I was at work one day and I got a call and it was already over. Still hurts. My heart goes out to you and your family. Remember the good times, and pass his lessons on to your children.


Input: [Date] 1 year 3 weeks ago [Title] no matter what it is [Body]

Output: Adidas is hot garbage. My wife just bought me a pairf of climalite mesh shorts, and they have holes in them after getting washed one time. last adidas shirt I bought started coming apart at the seams after only a couple of rounds of golf. Its just awful quality, and not because Im a "we were better when we wore Nike" guy


Input: [Date] 1 year 3 weeks ago [Title] link, for the linkless [Body]

Output: or not becauise somepone posted one while I was typing mine. neg away


Input: [Date] 1 year 4 weeks ago [Title] one thing Ive learned about women [Body]

Output: no matter how good they look, somewhere someone is tired of their crap


Input: [Date] 1 year 4 weeks ago [Title] the last boat [Body]

Output: my Dad had before he died he named "Blew Hawaii", since he used the Hawaiian vacation fund to finance said purchase. That boat has since been sold and re-named, so its free for your use if you like.


Input: [Date] 1 year 4 weeks ago [Title] if the SEC teams [Body]

Output: were NFL teams, the sheep on ESPN would never shut up about how "until they can prove that they can win a game in cold weather..." just like they did last season with the Saints. But, since it's the SEC, the fact that they never play a game below 40 degrees isn't even a footnote.


Input: [Date] 1 year 5 weeks ago [Title] is this [Body]

Output: Adam Jacobi under a pseudonym?


Input: [Date] 1 year 5 weeks ago [Title] I remember thinking [Body]

Output: that James Whitley was going to be the next Mr. Charles Woodson. I know I'm being foolish but I dont like 5. And I'm 37 years old, yet I believe in superstition. And this may not even be a susperstition, just me being an idiot. Sue me. Wait, is this not the Friday night drinking thread? My bad


Input: [Date] 1 year 5 weeks ago [Title] whoops [Body]

Output: guess I should go apologize to all of them


Input: [Date] 1 year 5 weeks ago [Title] I saw this [Body]

Output: yesterday (dont recall where) while I was looking for Browns news (born in Ferndale, raised in Cleveland) and most of the OSU fans I saw talking about it seemed to think this kid was in for a visit and showed up in OSU garb. Their response was predictable, and they weren't happy when I informed them the kid was in AA for SMSB and not a campus visit. Of course, it took a while for me to explain it to them, but still...


Input: [Date] 1 year 6 weeks ago [Title] not sure [Body]

Output: but WE LANDED ON THE MOON


Input: [Date] 1 year 7 weeks ago [Title] was too lazy [Body]

Output: to read ahead and see someone had already posted what I was going to say. Minus one for me


Input: [Date] 1 year 8 weeks ago [Title] I live in a C-Bus suburb [Body]

Output: and every time I drive in rush hour traffic and see some jackass doing 85 in the far right lane, then almost cause an accident by cutting off a semi, I think about it. Luckily, I know if I do that with my son in the car, the police will haul me away and turn him over to child services, so I calm down pretty quickly. People just drive like morons around here.


Input: [Date] 1 year 9 weeks ago [Title] the early 90's [Body]

Output: was a great time to be a Wolverine fan going to high school in Ohio, I can tell you that much. And my vote is for Henson, because that team in 2001 was stacked. Just needed more than a realtively inexperienced Navarre could give.


Input: [Date] 1 year 10 weeks ago [Title] that's at least [Body]

Output: 6.9 YPC more than Al Borges would have gotten from him


Input: [Date] 1 year 10 weeks ago [Title] what about [Body]

Output: Wolverine in a Bag? I'd be interested in his thoughts


Input: [Date] 1 year 10 weeks ago [Title] I worked in mortgages [Body]

Output: for years...it was a window into the depths of human stupidity...one guy whose file I worked on lived with burglar bars on his doors and windows, but had a 1378 monthly payment on an escalade. He said he chose to spend nearly double on his car than his house because nobody "could see him driving around in his house" to each their own I guess


Input: [Date] 1 year 12 weeks ago [Title] in a perfect world [Body]

Output: where fans at the game matter less and less to the financial well being of a team due to insane levels of television money, you would hope some team might eventually realize that they dont NEED to maximize ticket revenues anymore. Back in the day where maybe 2 games a year were on national TV and the large portion of a team's budget was made up by gameday receipts, finding the sweet spot in the ol' supply and demand curve was a good idea. Now, teams get so much from TV that the difference between $60 seats with no PSL fees and $85 seats with PSL's isn't worth it to be pricing your most dedicated fans out. And the decision makers should also keep the players point of view in mind as well. What I mean is, what do they think makes more of a difference to a player on game day: Having 115,000 screaming fans helping a defense make a stand by making it impossible for an opposing offense to call a play, feeding off the fans' energy and using that to help spur them on to victory? Or, the knowledge that even though the stadium might be 25 percent empty, each person must be a "real" fan because they paid a hefty price of admission? Perhaps it'll be quiet enough in the near future someone might be able to ask during a timeout?


Input: [Date] 1 year 12 weeks ago [Title] spitballing [Body]

Output: nerds got no game? I kid, I kid


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] logged in [Body]

Output: to upvote you as well. Recently I have been wondering if maybe this signals the beginning of the dystpoian futures we have all read about over the years. Perhaps it's not the computers becoming self aware, or actually taking over, but since we can now quantify millions of data points, see everything on a spreadsheet and sqeeze every last nickel out of everything from football fans to employees, we are basically being "optimized" for someone else's benefit. Or, I may just have too much free time.


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] dude handled it perfectly [Body]

Output: he picked it up and ate it. Much classier than the violent rampage into the stands I probably would have gone with, were I ever to encounter such ignorance. A better man than I.


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] Contra tournament on the big screen? [Body]

Output: I am soooo in


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] probably [Body]

Output: more difficult than being some holier than thou message board poster People make bad decisions man. That's life. The key is learning from them. Luckily, no one was hurt.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] totally unrelated [Body]

Output: but probably not thread worthy on its own...if you have a minute, go to Twitter and search for US Airways (warning, this all started with something extremely NSFW so, tread lightly)


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] Because ESPN [Body]

Output: is the TMZ of sports media


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] it occurred to me [Body]

Output: that we are relying on someone from Ohio State to have the ability to count to 61,000, which AHAHAHA no. I see though that they failed to mention that it was big news in Columbus last week that Urban made the AD cut prices to the game from $20 to $5 because Urban wanted to create more of an "SEC feel" at the game


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] Sidd Finch [Body]

Output: was the greatest pitching prospect ever


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] Barry Sanders: [Body]

Output: my 2nd all-time favorite NFL player (Charles Woodson) and a true class act. Wish more athletes were like him.


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] I read it too [Body]

Output: and while Sherman has a point for those people who actually believe the media when they imply that this gang nonsense had anything to do with getting cut, that isn't the reason he was cut. It makes a nice story for the media and gives them something to flap their gums about, but the reality is whe the Eagles signed DJax to his new contract, it was widely known the Eagles would be looking to restructure the contract well before it expired. This year, the Eagles wanted to re-structure, and DJax was apparently looking for a raise. The last time DJax wanted a raise, he dogged it so badly for so long that many of his teammates were unhappy with him. I'm sure this played into the Eagles thinking more than anything else. And for Sherman to compare this to Riley Cooper only proves that Sherman is as much of a sheep here as anyone. Riley Cooper is an idiot. Full stop. However, the reality is that DJax's social circle had almost nothing to do with him getting cut. For Sherman to say it's not fair for DJax to be cut because of "gang ties" while Cooper isn't cut for the indefensible things he said perpetuates this lazy media story. So, to me, Sherman is the guy trying to prove to us all how dumb we are and how smart he is, which is ironic because he was dumb enough to be a willing sheep for the media. For the record, I was of the opinion that the media blew Shermans post game comments after the NFC Champ. game WAAAAAY out of proportion. Again it was the lazy media looking for an easy story to fill column inches and airtime between the championship games and the Super Bowl. I never had a problem with Richard Sherman, but right now, I'm tired of hearing from him.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] shhhhhhh... [Body]

Output: or hire someone like KenPom to work for them don't give them any ideas. I like KenPom right where he is, TYVM


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] wow, thats impressive [Body]

Output: I mean even Skip Bayless gets some predictions right when he flings poo out of his cage at a dartboard


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] as someone [Body]

Output: whose best friend has had back surgery (stenosis and herniated discs) and a wife who has had one (sciatica, degenrative disc disorder) surgery and is about to have to undergo another (they said its goting to be ever 10 yrs +/-) I second this notion. No sense causing problems for the rest of his life. I don't even begin to imagine I know what they've gone through, but it's horrible to witness, let alone live through.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] a fun bit of trivia- [Body]

Output: when the league owners voted on whether or not to allow Modell to move to Baltimore after the 1995 season, Wilson was one of 2 owners who voted "No" (the other was Dan Rooney). Thank you Mr. Wilson. Rest in peace.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] if you ever have [Body]

Output: a kidney stone, you might want a priest instead of a doctor. Owww


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] this reminds me [Body]

Output: of the time when I was 10 and got in a fight with my (5 years) older sister, who happened to have just gotten home from field hockey practice and still had her cleats on...didn't get up off the porch for about an hour.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] indeed [Body]

Output: I thought it was the measles and the mumps...a gash, a rash and purple bumps. Little Peggy Ann McKay will not go to school today.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] I didnt like [Body]

Output: the 4 Non-Blondes version of anything, even their own songs


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] just so long as [Body]

Output: no one brings up that gawd awful Led Zeppelin tribute album from the 90's. I worked very hard to block the existence of that..."thing" from my memory


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] only once [Body]

Output: but we had to make fake diaries as if we were that stupid boat as a sentient being, and then we had to make our own versions. to float down the little creek on campus.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] flashbacks [Body]

Output: I remember having to watch that movie in school EVERY year from kindergarten to third grade.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Danger Zone! [Body]

Output: Danger Zone!


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] well [Body]

Output: We're talking about Texas. Somebody somewhere wants enough cocaine to forget they live there


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] something to keep in mind [Body]

Output: Harbaugh's personal assistant is Mick Lombardi, son of Mike Lombardi, who worked with LaCanfora at NFL Network. The whole time Lombardi was the "GM" of the Browns, LaCanfora ran articl after article puffing up his boy, and then tried a takedown of the Browns as soon as Lombardi was canned (when, not even a week before he was supportive of the Browns moves, a total flip-flop). I'm sure Harbaugh wants more money. He was never coming to the Browns. It may have been a plan cooked up by Lombardi and Harbaugh to make Lombardi seem heroic to Jimmy Haslam (word is that toward the end, Lombardi and banner were trying to cut each other's throats to save themselves) and save his job with the Browns, while Harbaugh uses the levarage for a raise, while Jason LaCanfora gets the scoop. In my opinion anything coming from laCanfora that is even slightly related to Mike Lombardi is pure hogwash.


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

Output: 9 am in the morning much better than 9am in the evening.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] they didn't [Body]

Output: come to play school


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

Output: Goldhammer is the worst. I can handle Rizz being a Buckeye honk. It's unsurprising and makes sense. I would always turn it off if it was a Buckeye segment. But, AG is the wort thing to ever happen to sports radio in Cleveland since I started listening in the late 80's. I stopped listening to Rizzo because of Goldhammer. I have also crossed paths with him in the past in Lakewood bars, and he's just as obnoxious in person. My Buddy was working the door one night and wouldn't let him in, saying is ID was fake. Goldhammer was apopleptic and it was hysterical.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] we have hope [Body]

Output: we don't have faith


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

Output: Dad from Ferndale, Mom from Collinwood. Born in Royal Oak and moved to the East Side of Cleveland when I was about a year old. At least I was saved from the Lions by my Dad, whoi disavowed them after they ruined Billy Sims. Too bad my maternal Grandfather had Browns season tix from 1948-1983.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] not cursed [Body]

Output: Modell'd seriously, Modell became majority owner in 1961. He fired Paul Brown in 1963. The Browns won the 64 NFL title with a team (led by Jim Brown) built largely by Paul Brown. Then he "fired" Jim freaking Brown. The next 30 years, zip. zilch. Nada. The, he took the team to Baltimore. Then the NFL granted the new Browns to Al Lerner, the guy who was unsuccessful in obtaining an NFL franchise for Baltimore when the league expanded with CAR/JAX, who also intorduced Modell to his Baltimore partners to work out a stadium deal on Lerners plane. Seriously, you can tie everything bad that has ever happened to the Browns back to Art Modell. Burn in hell, Art Modell


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] this is not [Body]

Output: a knee jerk job by Haslam. It has been in the works for a little while. Pettine is Haslam's choice, and Farmer was consulted via telephone (he was in Mobile). While Farmer hadn't been told he was in line for a promotion (allegedly), Haslam had already been discussing Banner's exit from the team with Banner a couple of weeks ago (again, rumor). The rumors of Lombardi being forced out have persited on Twitter for a couple of weeks at least. Apparently, he all but promised he could deliver McDaniels before Chud was let go, and, well, that didn't happen. Once that blew up in Lombardi's face, Haslam strted to get the idea that no one around the league has much respect for Lombardi, and that set things in motion.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] This is good news [Body]

Output: no snark intended. Today is a good day for Cleveland Browns fans. Lombardi and Banner could have been replaced with a bent 7 iron and a two-legged tripod and the Browns still would have performed addition by subtraction. Replacing them with actual, honest to God, know what they're doing in their roles people who have the respect of others around the league? Yahtzee! Scheiner and Farmer are both rising stars with a bullet, and I'm glad Haslam didn't futz around and risk losing them because he was worried that the mainstream media would make fun of him. Rumor is Haslam never wanted Banner to begin with, but Banner was forced on him by the NFL. Ehh whatever, it's all revisionist history now, but at the end of the day, the Browns are better today than they were yesterday. The only "negativity" you will see/hear about this will come from national media types who are "friends" with Lombardi. Of course they're going to have to take up for their boy. And not for nothing, but they all just lost a good source as well. So, there will be sreeches heard from the national level, plus everyone loves to swing at low hanging fruit. Good luck Lombardi, maybe your pal Bill Belichik will give you a job in New England like he did after Al Davis fired you. Oh wait, not even Belichik would hire you, BECAUSE YOU SUCK


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] If you're into gambling [Body]

Output: a good choice for a small MVP bet might be Tukka Rask. Last I saw he was 18-1, and it always seems like in the Olympics, one goalie or another gets hot and puts his team on his back for a while (R. Miller, D Hasek, even Ray LeBlanc in '92). So, pretty good odds on a guy we've all seen go on an unbelieveable hot streak before. Otherwise, Go USA and Go Sweden (the ancestral home of the Paternal side of my family)


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] this song has been in my head [Body]

Output: all morning, ever since I saw the tweet from Spencer Hall


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

Output: find out who these people are bugging Damien and blow up their timelines for a while (figuratively speaking, of course)


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] ixnay [Body]

Output: ixnay on the inxjay


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

Output: seconded! Also:@EastUGoBlue- that wasn't a dumb question. The only dumb questions are the ones people always seem to ask when they are ahead of me in line and my kid is about to have a meltdown because I forgot to bring Woww Woww Wubbzy into the friggin store with us.


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

Output: a pipe burst in my rental house this morning and I was all, "Don't care. We got Alabama's OC". In my memory, that burst pipe will have happened in 2013. Enduring an entire offseason of trying to convince myself that things could be better/changed/invigorated on offense even though there were mountains of evidence pointing to the cretacian midset of Borges never changing a thing and being content with banging our collective heads into the same spot on the same wall, week after week was already starting to wear me down. So, that's not a thing anymore, and I am so happy I forgot to put on pants.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] sad thing is [Body]

Output: there are people out there who have not seen Blazing Saddles and thus didn't understand why I thought it was so funny. I feel sorry for those people.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] I get it [Body]

Output: He is going from Louisville, KY (louie-ville) to Louisville, OH (lewis-ville). I don't know why he'd go there. The locals play banjos and talk about people's purty mouths.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] let me fix that for you [Body]

Output: For instance, take that Bama girl, add about 80,000 500,000 more of them and you have Ohio Stadium Columbus.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] want to hear something sad? [Body]

Output: My Father grew up in Ferndale in the 40's, 50's and 60's. Shortly after we moved from Ferndale to Cleveland, my Father's disdain for the "cheap ass" Ford family that "knew they were going to make money every year no matter how shitty the team was" reached its peak. I remember he and my Uncle talking about how they ruined Billy Sims' career, and my Father vowed to not let me become a fan of the Lions' perpetual misery. At the same time, my maternal Grandfather lived near us in Cleveland, and he had been a season ticket holder since the Browns AAFC days in the late 40's. So, I ended up becoming a Browns fan. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of humor.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] they are already selling t-shirts [Body]

Output: I put my order in yesterday. Don't worry MGrowOld, the media will return to their regular roles as a glorified PR department for the team shortly. I was encouraged that there was at least an attempt to hold their feet to the fire yesterday, but I doubt it will last.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] the Kansas game [Body]

Output: was definitely the high water mark of the year for me. Although, as a Browns fan, I must say when they hired Rob Chudzinski in January, that was a good moment as well. He is obviously building something for the Browns and will surely lead this team to a sustained run of successful football. Sure the first year was bumpy, but with the way the Front office traded away picks and players to stockpile assets for 2014, that was to be expected, especially when having to play QB roulette most weeks. Some people have said he might be"on the hot seat" but only an complete and total moron would fire a guy less than a year after hiring him.


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] you're right about that [Body]

Output: they could be the Browns. Yikes


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

Output: let's root for him to suck so you can be right. Does it matter that people wanted him to sub in for Gardner? Only thing that matters now is hoping he does well enough to give us a chance in this game while gaining experiece that will be useful for his continued development next season, when he is Devin's backup.


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] also MWP related [Body]

Output: the gif where Tyler Hanborough is about to go "Psycho T" on someone, turns around, realizes it's the artist formerly known as Ron Artest, and you can immediately see the fear in Hansborough's face as he says "oh, my bad".


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] I don't [Body]

Output: wear red, ever. Not a joke, I am completely serious. I bought a new driver this summer (Callaway X-Hot) and the only color it comes in is grey with red accents. I had the head re-sprayed so that I would not have that color combination anywhere near my golf bag. And I havent put even 1% as much into Michigan football as Taylor Lewan, so it does seem rather unlikely. However, just because they may have wanted to ameliorate their story by adding these "details" it may not change the fact that there could be some substance to this.


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] actually, yes [Body]

Output: I can make it from Columbus to Grand Blanc in about 3:45, and thats 50 miles north of AA. 3 hours from AA to CBus, tops.


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] I'm drinking [Body]

Output: box wine and watching Mount Union lose to Whitewater. I was rooting from Mount Union because I've had a number of friends attend class (*note:not graduate from, lol) there, and I always had a good time when I went to visit Alliance. Why anyone stays in Alliance permanently, though, is beyond me.


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] Im still laughing [Body]

Output: and extra points for the inclusion of Cake


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] anyone know [Body]

Output: if there's any construction on 23 between the MI/OH border and Grand Blanc? I checked the MDOT website but am not seeing any updates. I dont want to take the long way around through the D, but I'd rather drive 260 miles in 4 hours than 215 in 5 because of delays. Happy Holidays everyone!


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] 5 percent [Body]

Output: you got an investment advisor? I need an investment advisor...or will once this next degree comes through and I start my new career


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] but you need to remember [Body]

Output: that at least 3 if not 4 of the top five picks are going to be QBs. Especially now with the rookie contract slotting, QB needy teams are more willing than ever to jump up for their guy, and with the rule changes the past 10 years or so, QB is more important than ever in the NFL. Last year was a bit of an anomaly, and this year the media has been pushing QB depth for so long that they're going to build up 4 guys whether they deserve it or not. Their narrative has already changed quite a bit since mariota dropped out, and Murray and Mettenberger cot hurt. Now Blake Bortles is a top 5 guy? I'm skeptical


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] Congratulations [Body]

Output: and bravo to you for all your hard work in getting this worthwhile project up and running. I grew up on a farm and I learned a lot about life through all of the work I had to put in to help my Dad out. Don't sell yourself short, it is most definitely not "just a garden". You are teaching those kids about patience & the benefits of hard work while at the same time helping bridge the generation gap. This is no small undertaking. You should be extremely proud of your effort and achievement. People like you make it easy to be proud to say I am a Michigan Wolverine fan.


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] you forgot [Body]

Output: Pat Shurmur...he really got that Eagles offense humming this year /s


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Ask me [Body]

Output: Ask me if I'm a tree. Are you a tree? No


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] /sees Freep joke [Body]

Output: //remembers Freep is not "major" paper ///posts review of Rosenberg book on Amazon ////sleeps well at night


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] as I know you are [Body]

Output: a Browns fan like me, I wasn't sure if you saw Jackson's takedown of Eric Mangini from a few months back in Scene Magazine? Click for link Interesting story, albeit a bit one sided. Basically blames all the ills of those Browns teams on Mangini being a control freak. Still, some interesting nuggests on how things work in the NFL.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] oh yeah? [Body]

Output: your Mother was a hamster, and your Father smelled of Elderberries. Now leave or I will be forced to taunt you a second time.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] The knock on shallman is that he's huge but refused to run over people. Nothing in the spring game made me think that changed much. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: The knock on shallman is that


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] How long till someone screenshots JH wink and turns it into a meme. I'll give it till 2:30. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: How long till someone


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Class of 17 and he's arguably top 1 or 2 receivers in the nation. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Class of 17 and he's arguably


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Lots of smoke around hill via the pay sites fyi Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Lots of smoke around hill via the pay sites fyi


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I'll take the over. Corley is trending up, onwenu is a lean, Jordan is a lean,Kareem is trending, lots of talk on hill flipping sooner then later, I think Fitzpatrick might be the next to drop, and we already have Reese and falcon If I had a guess I think we get 8 and wouldn't be surprised if Hayes has a come to Jesus moment near NSD. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I'll take the over. Corley is


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 1 day ago [Body] So this is what it feels like to be a 21st century football program.. I like it. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: So this is what it feels like


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Body] We could have some fasinating conversation here. I think you should leave it up if your into mass carnage. [Title]

Output: We could have some fasinating


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Is this a trick question? Black and blue.. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Is this a trick question? Black and blue..


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 3 days ago [Body] These happen all the time. Mgobloggers like to play with other mgobloggers. I don't see a problem with that. Hell ace wrote a couple thousand word front page review on ncaa 14 a couple years ago. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: These happen all the time.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 5 hours ago [Body] Not enough "Pop evil" for the ghost of Dave Brandon Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Not enough "Pop evil" for the ghost of Dave Brandon


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 5 hours ago [Body] Did Dave Brandon plot this?? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Did Dave Brandon plot this??


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Dear sec defenses, Be prepared for zone left on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and occasionally 4th down. Just when you think he will try a different play.. Zone left. Your welcome. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Dear sec defenses,Be prepared


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Body] And then we learned he wasn't a source. Brian believed the dog and pony show then stopped using him as a source right after it was pretty evident he wasn't. Guy has never had a scoop. He steals insider info in which people pay for. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: And then we learned he wasn't


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] As in I pay money for insider stuff (247). I'm 24. That guy got ran off Twitter when he was posing as an insider during the Harbuagh search claiming he was close to the agent. Now he came back with a different name is trying to act like he has the in on recruiting. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: As in I pay money for insider


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Obviously he's going to be right here but he is as much of an insider as I am. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Obviously he's going to be


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Please stop quoting this guy Teddy blanks= thosewhostay7 He's a 15 year old kid with a scout membership that makes obvious picks when Sam hints at something. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Please stop quoting this


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Teddy blanks=thosewhostay7 during the coaching search. He got ran off Twitter because he was acting like an insider. Turned out he was a 15 year old kid that was spewing crap. He needs to be banned from board conversation. I'm a member at 2 sites and both there guys are Saying no such thing is set up. Guy is full of it. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Teddy blanks=thosewhostay7


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 51 min ago [Body] I hear were in on this denard Robinson guy. Do you guys think he will be qb or hb? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I hear were in on this denard


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Bkfinest.. Ahh the memories of sending him Bolivia over zettel. Seems just like yesterday and yet it was 2 coaching searches ago. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Bkfinest.. Ahh the memories


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 2 days ago [Body] What did maisel say? I just looked at his Twitter and didn't see anything and I'm not seeing it reported else where. Not calling you out, just curious on what was said? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: What did maisel say? I just


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I know everyone is all happy by this but doesn't this allow all the other NFL teams a chance to get into the Harbaugh bidding war sooner? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I know everyone is all happy