Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Body] I don't think you really grasped what I was saying. "Trust them, they have more access than you" is not an availing argument when used to justify criticisms of the person with the most access to the program. Again, none of this is to say that Brian & Bacon's critiques are unfounded or incorrect. But their purported access to the program is probably the poorest measuring stick by which to evaluate their claims. [Title]

Output: I don't think you really


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Body] Without getting into the Brandon/Bacon/Brian ballyhoo, I have to say this is a pretty nonsensical and self-defeating line of argument. If we're going to say that Bacon & Brian's opinions carry some sort of enhanced credibility because of their amorphous "access" to the program, wouldn't the same logic then immunize Dave Brandon from criticism, since presumably he has significantly MORE access to the Michigan program than Bacon and Brian combined, and therefore can speak more authoritatively than a sports writer and a blogger, respectively? Why don't we just evaluate these criticisms on their own merits and against our own experiences as fans rather than appeal to baseless assertions of esoteric knowledge to buttress the arguments we happen to favor? [Title]

Output: Without getting into the


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Body] I'm in law school at Yale, and professional/graduate programs have, as a rule, LESS generous financial aid than their undergraduate counterparts. Still, with the amount of grant and scholarship aid I've gotten, I'm paying roughly the same amount it would cost me to go to UMich Law (as an in-state student, no less). Ivy financial aid is awesome for those of us in the 99%. [Title]

Output: This.


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Body] lol. I think if I were going to maintain two mgousernames, I'd be a little bit less outwardly sycophantic when posting on my own stuff (no offense to PW, glad you enjoyed the diary) [Title]

Output: lol. I think if I were going


Input: [Date] 3 days 5 hours ago [Body] Do you sense any of this has changed since Nadella took over? For example, I know their Phone & Devices (zune, surface, WP OS, etc) divisions, have been consoladated into a single division. Also their stack ranking benchmarks (google it) have supposively been eliminated, which should help improve their culture, though cultural changes can take awhile. I think Amazon still uses stack ranking, and hear even worse things about their corporate culture (everyone hates working there). [Title]

Output: Do sense any of this has


Input: [Date] 3 days 5 hours ago [Body] Supposedly, they plan on doing continual updates (ie, you won't have to wait for SP1 6 months from now), so hopefully any remaining major bugs gets quickly ironed out. [Title]

Output: Supposedly, they plan on


Input: [Date] 3 days 5 hours ago [Body] I've never owned a Mac, but I think a lot of Windows folks tend to focus on the specs and ignore that customer satisfaction is almost universally much higher among Macbook owners than even most modern PC ultrabooks (with, perhaps, a few exceptions). Performance is still very good on Macbooks, even relative to high-end ultrabooks. Obviously, they make you pay a premium to live in the Apple ecosystem, but most Apple customers seem to be very happy to live in that ecosystem. [Title]

Output: I've never owned a Mac, but I


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Body] It's interesting that Harbaugh gave all 5th year's the opportunity to audition in the spring, as opposed to telling some of them they would not be given a 5th year scholarship before NLI signing day. I suppose the result was more or less the same as dropping some guys individually. [Title]

Output: It's interesting that


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Yup, my bro had like a 3.99 and 35 ACT, and was either denied admission to UNC or put on their wait list (can't remember exactly). This was back in 1995ish. Pretty sure he was going UM regardless though. [Title]

Output: Yup, my bro had like a 3.99


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I'm pretty sure head-to-head was the 1st tiebreaker back then, but Wisconsin and OSU tied at Camp Randall that year (thanks to OSU blocking a last second FG attempt...shakes fist..was Wisconsin fan growing up). [Title]

Output: I'm pretty sure head-to-head


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] This is just part of what we get with Harbaugh. He's going to be an unreasonable dick sometimes, though I don't particularly care if he's only an ass to the Cowherd's of the world. [Title]

Output: This is just part of what we


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] ...and Tony was a 1-year holdover from his dad's staff. [Title]

Output: ...and Tony was a 1-year


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Body] According to the article, the doctors did advise him to quit. [Title]

Output: According to the article, the


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Body] It's mentioned in one of the ESPN articles that the UM docs diagnosed Pipkins with arthritis in his knee. That's kinda a key point that makes it much more difficult to paint Harbaugh in a bad light. [Title]

Output: It's mentioned in one of the


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Baker was much better than any running back Hoke or RR landed. Maybe Caper too. [Title]

Output: Baker was much better than


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I like Zingerman's Roadhouse, but they bury their brisket in sauce. It's more like braised brisket, instead of BBQ (though they do smoke it for hours). [Title]

Output: I like Zingerman's Roadhouse,


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Satchel's is decent, but their brisket is often dry. Blue Tractor is mediocre. There's a place in Saline that has great Yelp reviews, but I've never tried it (Saline Downtown Diner). Driving to Detroit for Slow's might be your best option if you want really good brisket. [Title]

Output: Satchel's is decent, but


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I did a cursory check before posting. If it was, it was buried under a different Hackett/Regent post, and this deserves a separate thread anyway. I was surprised it hadn't been posted already, so I'm not surprised if it's been discussed in a separate thread. [Title]

Output: I did a cursory check before


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I realize your post is probably sarcastic, but anyway, were they wrong in the past? [Title]

Output: I realize your post is


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I don't see where he said that Harbaugh setup the camp for the benefit of a single player, but he is trying WAY too hard. Few Michigan fans will deny that Harbaugh is primarily doing these camps to scout players and connect with recruits, but there is a teaching element to the camps that is beneficial to the players. And they're being pretty transparent about their motives when they brand the Ann Arbor camp as "Exposure U". But I guess since these camps benefit Michigan's recruiting, they're pure evil. That's some solid logic. [Title]

Output: I don't see where he said


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 5 days ago [Body] +1 for starting this thread and the epic rant. Well done! [Title]

Output: +1 for starting this thread


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] Jeremy Gallon, plus 2 or 3 inches, is a 1st team all big ten receiver. Heck, Gallon was a 2nd teamed himself. [Title]

Output: Jeremy Gallon, plus 2 or 3


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Body] In those videos, he looks a lot closer to 285 than 365. Did he gain 80 pounds in the last 6 months? [Title]

Output: In those videos, he looks a


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Like you said, I doubt they boycott 2018, though they have good reason to. They should start planning for the alternate 2022 cup immediately. I wrote earlier that I didn't think it would happen, but that was before I read that UEFA's head has already made this threat. I think it probably WILL happen. UEFA + the US boycotting Qatar = FIFAs dead, and why wouldn't they want to take this opportunity to kill FIFA and create a new organization that's much more favorable to their federations? [Title]

Output: Like you said, I doubt they


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] A scenario that should play out, but almost certainly will not, is the EPL and the other major European leagues saying they will not postpone their league for the 2022 WC. UEFA would then start organizing their own WC for the summer of 2022 (in either US or England). And due to the threat of the European leagues not paying athletes that play in Qatar, the big South American countries would be under serious pressure, and if they pulled out of Qatar, then FIFA is toast. Well, even if just UEFA pulls out they're toast, but it would be a slower death. Obviously, that's a dream scenario that will never happen. [Title]

Output: A scenario that should play


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] They would make a TON more money if the 2022 WC is hosted by the US or Austrailia. Qatar is going to be a disaster. Sponsers are going to bail, some top players may too, and attendance will suck. But a bunch of guys from places like Togo and T&T got PAID, so they get Qatar and the freaking embarrassment that those games will be. [Title]

Output: They would make a TON more


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] That is the trump card they need to start threatening to play if they do not want to be ruled by a bunch of cleptocrats from a zillion rinky dink nations. [Title]

Output: That is the trump card they


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 1 day ago [Body] You missed one. Stony Lake Brewing should open in Saline this summer: http://www.stonylakebrewing.com/ I know the owner of Stony Lake and one of the owners of Salt Springs. Good folks, and I suspect they'll both do quite well. Despite both being breweries, their businesses are going to be quite different, so they both should be able to survive in Saline. [Title]

Output: You missed one. Stony Lake


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Needs more colors. [Title]

Output: Needs more colors.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Or maybe it was Harbaugh that was originally blocking Blake's transfer to Auburn? I don't have any inside scoop, but given the facts so far, either scenario is plausible. [Title]

Output: Or maybe it was Harbaugh that


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] $4M is about 3% of the AD's current revenue? 0% chance they pass on that kind of dough. OTOH, I'm highly skeptical of that number. $4M seems totally out of whack. [Title]

Output: $4M is about 3% of the AD's current revenue? 0%


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Those timeout changes are pretty significant. No more timeout->5 seconds of basketball->TV timeout. [Title]

Output: Those timeout changes are


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Since the CFB title game is now after the holiday season, weather and tourist attractions should not play a larger role than it does in the selection of Super Bowl locations. Most people will only fly in for the weekend, and there's now plenty of things for people to do in and around Detroit for 2 or 3 days. I would expect a midwest venue (Minny, Indy or Detroit) to get the game every 4 or 5 years, so I'd expect FF to host the title game in the next decade or so. [Title]

Output: Since the CFB title game is


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I've read Moz's autobiography. It is very entertaining and weird. Morrissey seemingly is intent on burning every last bridge that he has. He seems like a very nasty individual. [Title]

Output: I've read Moz's


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] This [Body]

Output: Our helmets are the most recognizable in college football but I doubt any recruits would say it is the coolest. When I see small colleges or high schools wearing it...I think they look dumb. Tradition is incredibly overrated, especially when during the ages that the new recruits actually started paying attention to football, we were a solid 50th best team in college football for about a decade.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] What's the average age of the posters in this thread? [Body]

Output: Because I'm youngish...and think these uniforms are pretty sweet and I'm pretty sure 95% of all high school recruits probably think the same.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Title] They can transfer wherever [Body]

Output: They can transfer wherever they want if they are a grad student. The school they are leaving doesnt have a say.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] I see [Body]

Output: a lot of Robbie Hummel similarities in his highlights...That wouldn't be too bad.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It's not "putrid." We have [Body]

Output: It's not "putrid." We have Alburquerque who doesn't get enough credit, Blaine Hardy was really good in situations last year, Joakim Soria is always pretty good, Ian Krol is still young and despite struggling, still had a decent year last year, we will get Rondon back, and Jose Valdez will be up sometime this year.


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 21 min ago [Title] I thought that he is [Body]

Output: I thought that he is announcing April 1. At the McDonald's All American Game.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I don't think [Body]

Output: this has anything to do with the new staff? who was our SC coach before we hired the new guy? this is more a product of kids turning into men with age. 8 weeks doesn't make a huge difference in body composition


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Kevin Koger [Body]

Output: Wasn't he a GA last year? What is he doing now?


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Thats not a good idea. [Body]

Output: You would want to spread out the QBs so you don't have so much of a log jam. At least two of our current quarterbacks will end up eventually transfer before their Michigan career is over or at least should because they will never play a meaningful snap here barring an absolute flurry of injuries. You don't want a Junior, RS freshman and two freshman this year because the year after you would have Senior, RS Sophmore, RS Sophmore, RS Freshman, RS Freshman (not including the QB recruit for that year as a true freshman., our QB depth would hurt our QB recruiting. It'd be much better to have a Junior, RS Freshman, Freshman this year and then Senior, RS Sophomore, RS Sophmore, Sophmore, RS Freshman next year.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 23 min ago [Title] that's a lie [Body]

Output: 5 stars have the best chance at turning into very good college players and NFL players. the statistics are pretty straightforward on this.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I think [Body]

Output: They have to just to sell jerseys. Too many FSU fans around there, they almost have to take the local kid although I believe Winston is going to flame out....If you think he rapes girls and steals crab legs in college, just wait till he gets millions of dollars and literally nobody babysitting him.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Let's add... [Body]

Output: Matt Barkely as a guy who should have left early. Would have been a top five pick.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Title] not disagreeing with you [Body]

Output: but what was cam chancellor rated out of high school? I'm just kind of wondering what his his film looked like


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Looks a lot like Shane's HS [Body]

Output: Looks a lot like Shane's HS highlights (minus the absolutely cannon).


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 min ago [Title] This [Body]

Output: Secondary will be even weaker next year after already being a weak point this year. Will have a new DC. I believe they lose Marcus Rush? who was a very good DE opposite him. He may very well have worse year and there really is not much differencein the second or third round. Teams will more than likely not cut you because you're still a high draft pick and still a roudn where they expect to get a starter.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Two things [Body]

Output: Is it just me but if Charles Omenihu is 6'5" 230, shouldn't he be looking like a man amongst boys? Man there are some big kids in Texas. Second, he looks really athletic for his size, but I've never seen a guy not know how to bring his feet when he tackles as much as him. He has literally no punch to his tackles. He would never stand anyone up in a goaline stance. I'm 5'8 and wouldn't be afraid to be tackled by him.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Actually, Purdue got even [Body]

Output: Actually, Purdue got even with us when we got Bellomy. Joke was on us when we got him...


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I use it when I reference [Body]

Output: I use it when I reference your mom a lot of times.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] a lot of Morris' development [Body]

Output: has to do with never getting any game experience. He should have gotten in over a complete game worth of playing time his freshman year before the bowl game, coming in at the start of second halfs, but we just never blew anyone out. Same with last year, he should have been getting a little bit of playing time early in the year but never did. Then you have to factor in the incompetent Al Borges and then another coordinator the next year. I have to wonder the coaching he has gotten.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Next Iowa Coach [Body]

Output: Will be Mark Stoops. It will be about the time that he should be ready to jump ship at UK and about time that Iowa would hopefully be fed up with Ferentz. Stoops played there in the 80s.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I would assume next year, [Body]

Output: I would assume next year, Taco is actually the ideal sized DE in a 3-4. Guy is athletic and big. He is 6-6 and played at 275 this year. Could damn near be 290 next year. I would also think that Ross would be kind of useless in a 3-4 as a linebacker.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] and most importantly [Body]

Output: best friend of Mike Weber


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] ummm [Body]

Output: NFL and NBA players seem to have pretty good conditioning...


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] Realistically [Body]

Output: I'd like to see us start with getting John Kelly on board, if not just for depth purposes.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] They should be happy.... [Body]

Output: A good Michigan is good for OSU and vice versa. Even MSU would rather MIchigan be good because with UM being terrible for awhile, it makes the B10 look bad.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Title] we should have won two years inna row and we were [Body]

Output: we should have won two years inna row and we were in it for awhile this year.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Title] gose [Body]

Output: is supposed to be superb defensively


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] I'd like to point out the [Body]

Output: I'd like to point out the very nice use of the correctly italicized see as a proper introductory signal supra. Excellent MGoBluebooking.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I assume you're similarly [Body]

Output: I assume you're similarly skeptical of any negative story about Notre Dame that doesn't offer Brian Kelly an opportunity to extensively rebut the charges...?


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I guess I was responding to [Body]

Output: I guess I was responding to the notion that a commitment is like a contract between equals. If you don't think it's important for either side to honor their commitments -- that each should merely maximize their leverage regardless of the promises they made before -- that's a perfectly valid and logically coherent viewpoint, but it kind of defeats the whole idea of "commitments" in the first place.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I'm not sure you're [Body]

Output: I'm not sure you're comfortable with the implications of your argument that schools and prospects bear equivalent responsibility in recruiting. If a prospect showed over and over again that he was unable or unwilling to keep his word when he committed, schools would very rationally back off from recruiting him; if a coach demonstrates the same pattern of unreliability or duplicity (not saying JH does, but assume arguendo), wouldn't it be rational to also separate him from the program? Either way, I think there are plenty of reasons to be more forgiving of high schoolers who decommit than of coaches who pull their offers. Among other things: massive information asymmetries between high school kids and collegiate coaching professionals; a significant likelihood that the prospect himself is not wholly in charge of his recruiting situation (parents, high school coaches, etc.) and thus shouldn't bear full blame for a change in circumstances; and a huge disparity in opportunity cost depending on when the commitment dissolution happens (i.e. if a Michigan cornerback prospect decommits a week before NSD, Michigan at worst signs a class with one fewer CB; if, on the other hand, Michigan unilterally pulls the same prospect's offer a week before NSD, there's a chance that the kid could wind up without a scholarship at all or getting locked into a minimum of a year at a school far from home / far below his potential).


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Is it possible that we’re [Body]

Output: Is it possible that we’re having a collective knee-jerk reaction against this because of all of the (admittedly excessive and ill-advised) tinkering that Dave Brandon did with THE BRAND? I’m just kind of concerned that we may move too far in the other direction, where we're just retrenching in this stodgy "This is MICHIGAN and we've been doing the same thing since 1817 and by god we're not going to change one iota of it until 3817.” I mean people griped when the band started doing pop routines at halftime because older alums just wanted them to keep doing homages to the polka. There are good innovations and bad innovations, and to a certain degree you can't figure out which are going to work out until you actually do them. Legends jerseys could've been a train wreck, but most people (myself included) think they've actually been a good innovation. On the flip side, general-admission seating in the student section was a really great idea in theory and just executed horribly and abandoned. There was a point when every venerable tradition was something novel, and I don’t see the utility in preemptively stifling this on principle. If it’s popular, it’ll become a cherished part of our Michigan tradition. If it flops (as is likely), then it’ll go by the wayside.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The "last two messiahs that [Body]

Output: The "last two messiahs that we hired"? This seems like historical revisionism in the extreme. RichRod, while a hot coaching commodity at the time, was emphatically not the consensus first choice in 2007 -- that was clearly Les Miles. And virtually nobody wanted Hoke to be hired, crowned him as a messiah when he was announced, or even thought (on the basis of his career losing record) that he was a "very good football coach." I agree with the general sentiment that even a head coach is limited in the velocity with which he can effect change in a program. But pointing to two arguably botched coaching searches during which we whiffed on our top choices does not add any evidentiary support to that argument.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] "Homosexuality" is not [Body]

Output: "Homosexuality" is not equivalent to gay males initiating sexual contact with straight males. And subjective discomfort alone, without objective evidentiary validity, has never been sufficient to justify discriminatory behavior. There were a lot of white players who were "uncomfortable" playing alongside African-Americans when pro sports were first integrated; that was baseless, we recognized it as such, and equality of treatment prevailed. A female's discomfort at sexual objectification by straight males is grounded in a history and pattern of gendered sexual aggression. Since there is no equivalent history or pattern of sexual aggression by gay men toward straight men, any distinction on the basis of sexual orientation is similarly baseless, and equality of treatment should prevail.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] Um... I wasn't discussing [Body]

Output: Um... I wasn't discussing sexual assault at all, and I'm certainly not denying that male rape happens (or diminishing it in any way). This is about what types of sexual pursuit are socially encouraged and what types are not.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] No, I'm not saying that at [Body]

Output: No, I'm not saying that at all. And when I say "sexual aggression," I'm not talking exclusively about sexual assault or rape. I'm talking about the fact that, taking a broad view of society, straight men are expected to be and usually are the initiators and pursuers of sexual relations with women. As a matter of purely descriptive social anthropology, I don't think that's a terribly controversial point. Meanwhile, there is no similar social expectation or pattern with regard to gay men sexually pursuing straight men. Of course male-on-male sexual assault happens; I can't imagine a plausible reading of my comment that denies that. That wasn't the point.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] There is a demonstrated [Body]

Output: There is a demonstrated history and socially encouraged pattern of straight men acting as sexual aggressors toward women. There is no similar history or pattern of gay men acting as sexual aggressors toward straight men. This is a false equivalency.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] Come on. [Body]

Output: This is one of those false equivalence arguments that crop up in gender contexts all the time. Being a gay male surrounded by straight males cannot be neatly analogized to being a straight male surrounded by straight women. For one thing, gay males live their entire lives in situations in which (1) they are surrounded by straight men, and (2) they know that any sexual advances toward those men would be not only unwelcome but potentially safety-endangering. The same thing cannot be said of straight men interacting with straight women, in which context society tells us that sexual objectification is not only natural but expected. If anything, it would be the gay male who feels most uncomfortable in the presence of naked straight men because he's socially conditioned to suppress any and all sexual feelings toward his straight male friends and peers. I cannot emphasize enough how glaringly different this is than the conjectural "straight dude in a room of naked ladies" comparator.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] Just wanted to commend you on [Body]

Output: Just wanted to commend you on sharing your insight into this, CBB. Exceedingly happy for you, both for being open about who you are and for having such supportive parents. This comment alone outweighs all the ignorant homophobic remarks I've seen on sports blogs and social media since the Michael Sam story broke.


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

Output: Hey guys, First of all, wanted to say that I think you do tremendously well with what I can only imagine is a harrowing task of keeping the MGoBoard and comments in check. Kudos. Just wanted to raise an issue that's been bothering me for a couple days. The Michael Sam post on the board lasted about ten minutes before being locked as "political," which is a judgment that I can understand (if not wholly agree with). But 11W (with a similar fatwa against politics and religion) and tRCMB (of all places) were able to entertain lengthy, mature, and collegial discussions about what was, at least for a few days, the biggest story in sports. It's really disappointing to me that MGoBlog posters aren't capable of the same niveau of adult conversation as our lesser rivals (or, at the very least, that our moderators don't think we are). I suspect that the primary purpose of locking the thread was to avoid the incidence of a few isolated homophobic comments that have made their way into previous threads (thinking specifically about the Jason Collins discussion). While that kind of solicitude for our LGBT readers is admirable, I think there's another implicit message being sent by locking down the thread: basically, telling LGBT people that their very existence is "political" and thus inappropriate for normal conversation. I don't want to speak for the whole community, but I'd have to believe that, given a choice between dealing with a few stray homophobic comments and having any issue involving a gay person declared verboten on the blog, most LGBT readers would eagerly choose the former. Again, I hope none of this comes across as an attack. I don't mean to second-guess you guys, and I think you do a very very good job under difficult circumstances. But I hope that, going forward, we can at least allow a discussion like the Michael Sam one to percolate a little bit before imposing a gag order. Thanks for reading and for your work on the blog.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Yes, my apologies for not [Body]

Output: Yes, my apologies for not making that clear in the initial post. The rules on "standing" to file a complaint are a little sketchy when it comes to *institutional* complainants (i.e. there were many occasions when Housing or DPS would file a complaint that perhaps *could* have been filed by a wronged individual but was *also* a transgression against general Housing/University policies). But in a case like this, the complainant would almost certainly be the sexual assault survivor herself. No need to worry about some random student/professor/staff member reading these allegations on MGoBlog and taking it on himself to file and pursue the complaint with OSCR. Sorry again for the lack of clarity on that topic in the initial post, was trying to fit a lot of information in and missed that fairly major point.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Erik, I wrote the description [Body]

Output: Erik, I wrote the description of the OSCR process that Brian quoted above, and just wanted to emphasize that the formal arbitration process has been the same since well before 2009. The reduced standard of proof for sexual assault allegations, however, seems to be a new thing since I left. When the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities was undergoing its scheduled revision in 2010, there was a suggestion that the standard of proof for sexual assault allegations be reduced to "preponderance of the evidence" (50.1%, although I hate that quantification) rather than "clear and convincing" (the more demanding standard required for all other violations). I was under the impression that that amendment did not pass the CSG, but apparently another amendment was made in the interim. TL;DR - the process was the same going back to 2009 (and before), but the standard of proof for sexual assault allegations is lower now.


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

Output: Having worked at the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (the "disciplinary" office that administered the expulsion proceedings against Gibbons) for two years in undergrad, I thought maybe I could offer some insight / clear up some confusion about the OSCR process in this thread. OSCR is not, in any appreciable sense, an investigatory body. It is a passive office that acts only after receiving a complaint from some member of the University community. While any individual student, faculty, or staff member can file a complaint, the most common OSCR complainants by far are Residence Education (Housing) and DPS. In order to pursue a complaint with OSCR, the Complainant has to provide all the necessary evidentiary backing; again, OSCR does not investigate events on its own. The process for initiating and pursuing a complaint with OSCR goes as follows: An OSCR staff member conducts an intake meeting with the Complainant to discuss the nature of his/her/its complaint and inform the Complainant of the various resolution pathways available (in addition to formal arbitration, OSCR offers a number of alternative dispute resolution pathways that do not result in disciplinary action). An OSCR staff member will then conduct an intake meeting with the Respondent to notify him of the complaint and inform him of his rights/options in the process. At that point, the Respondent can either accept responsibility for the complaint or indicate that he's willing to proceed to a formal arbitration. Assuming that the Complainant is also interested in pursuing a formal arbitration, OSCR will either appoint a trained member of the University staff to serve as the formal arbiter, or it will select a panel of student arbiters. After hearing from both the Complainant and the Respondent, the arbiter or the student panel will reach a finding of "responsible" or "not responsible," and will then proceed to make a sanction recommendation. Any recommendations for expulsion have to be approved by a member of the University administration. When I was there, I believe this was the responsibility of the VP for Student Affairs, E. Royster Harper. As you can see, this is a multi-step process that requires several meetings and often many different witnesses, advisors, and arbiters. With that said, it is emphatically NOT a three- or four-year process. Given that all of the investigatory work is already completed before a complaint is filed, the formal arbitration process does not take very long at all. In my time at OSCR, I can't remember a single arbitration - including those involving sexual assault allegations - lasting more than a single semester, from initial complaint to final sanction. Hope this helps. Happy to take questions.


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] Good. Tressel will finally [Body]

Output: Good. Tressel will finally start losing in the state of Michigan.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] I don't know that, when a [Body]

Output: I don't know that, when a superior official in an organization gives a directive to his inferior, I would necessarily characterize that as a "personality" issue. That's just the fundamental nature of employer/employee relations and corporate hierarchical structure playing out as it's designed to.


Input: [Date] 1 year 46 weeks ago [Title] Idk, 133 + 72 = 205, divided [Body]

Output: Idk, 133 + 72 = 205, divided by ~115,000 people in the stadium = less than two-tenths of one percentage point of those in attendance. I have to think that more than 0.18% of the South Quad population is hospitalized, treated, arrested, or cited on a normal Saturday night.


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] And yet somehow the laws of [Body]

Output: And yet somehow the laws of supply and demand don't bend to your fiat.


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] Yes, because every individual [Body]

Output: Yes, because every individual college football team exists in a vacuum, and the level and depth of talent at our chief rival and perennial conference competitor has zero bearing on the outlook for our program...


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Where do you think Professor [Body]

Output: Where do you think Professor Needs A Raise is going to get his raise from?


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Thoughts on the Common App? [Body]

Output: First of all, awesome post, maizeonblueaction. I love pieces on here that focus on the academic/institutional side of the university in the off-season. Second, a question - do you have any sense (intuitive or empirical) of how Michigan's belated accession to the Common Application has affected raw application numbers, acceptance rate, and yield rate? The 40% yield seems somewhat lower than it was when I started, and I'm wondering how much of that can be attributed to the ease of just checking one more box on the Common App when you're applying to schools, as opposed to the selection bias introduced when people have to proactively search out and separately apply for admission to Michigan. Of course, none of that is to say that financial aid wouldn't meaningfully affect our yield of admitted students. But it might make the low yield a little bit "stickier" just because you're engaging with a pool of applicants who are applying to UMich out of convenience but may not have applied without Common App accessibility.


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Probably both, but one of [Body]

Output: Probably both, but one of those (financial aid) is almost entirely endogenous to UMich, while the other (the nationwide higher education bubble) is exogenous and thus much more difficult to tackle from a single institution's perspective.


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Is "oomph" here used in the [Body]

Output: Is "oomph" here used in the Michael Bay sense (i.e. forgoing character development, compelling dialogue, and a coherent narrative in favor of just indiscriminately blowing stuff up)? Because if so, you probably could've saved $20 by just staying home and microwaving a ball of tin foil.


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I don't think you really [Body]

Output: I don't think you really grasped what I was saying. "Trust them, they have more access than you" is not an availing argument when used to justify criticisms of the person with the most access to the program. Again, none of this is to say that Brian & Bacon's critiques are unfounded or incorrect. But their purported access to the program is probably the poorest measuring stick by which to evaluate their claims.


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Title] Without getting into the [Body]

Output: Without getting into the Brandon/Bacon/Brian ballyhoo, I have to say this is a pretty nonsensical and self-defeating line of argument. If we're going to say that Bacon & Brian's opinions carry some sort of enhanced credibility because of their amorphous "access" to the program, wouldn't the same logic then immunize Dave Brandon from criticism, since presumably he has significantly MORE access to the Michigan program than Bacon and Brian combined, and therefore can speak more authoritatively than a sports writer and a blogger, respectively? Why don't we just evaluate these criticisms on their own merits and against our own experiences as fans rather than appeal to baseless assertions of esoteric knowledge to buttress the arguments we happen to favor?


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Title] This. [Body]

Output: I'm in law school at Yale, and professional/graduate programs have, as a rule, LESS generous financial aid than their undergraduate counterparts. Still, with the amount of grant and scholarship aid I've gotten, I'm paying roughly the same amount it would cost me to go to UMich Law (as an in-state student, no less). Ivy financial aid is awesome for those of us in the 99%.


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Title] lol. I think if I were going [Body]

Output: lol. I think if I were going to maintain two mgousernames, I'd be a little bit less outwardly sycophantic when posting on my own stuff (no offense to PW, glad you enjoyed the diary)


Input: [Date] 1 hour 21 min ago [Title] Not s straw man at all. [Body]

Output: Not s straw man at all. Obviously you've never been here when: 1: We get a 2 star commit 2: OSU gets a 5 star


Input: [Date] 10 hours 11 min ago [Title] Not surprising. Peppers is [Body]

Output: Not surprising. Peppers is clearly the best athlete on the team and also, not coincidently, the highest rated player on the team coming out of HS. For all the people on the board who say star ratings really don't matter and that Harbaugh can coach up a 2 star player to be just as good as the 5 star players Meyer is dragging in I think this would be a pretty good case that ratings DO matter a little. The best chef in the world still needs good ingredients to make a fantastic meal.


Input: [Date] 3 days 3 hours ago [Title] What's your most average day [Body]

Output: What's your most average day ever? The day in which everything more or less happened pretty much as you expected it would with no surprises?


Input: [Date] 3 days 3 hours ago [Title] The old Cleveland Muni [Body]

Output: The old Cleveland Muni stadium and it's not even close. Old, smelly, shitty sight-lines and everybody in the place seemed to be drunk and want to fight. On second thought I think I just described myself.


Input: [Date] 3 days 3 hours ago [Title] Look who's here! [Body]

Output: Taking time off to mingle with the great unwashed I see... /s


Input: [Date] 3 days 5 hours ago [Title] Maybe..... [Body]

Output: The thing is with Mke Leach talking this could very well be a goof and not seriously what he thinks. He does tend to have a pretty good sense of humor.


Input: [Date] 3 days 7 hours ago [Title] Yeah you sure dont want to [Body]

Output: Yeah you sure dont want to lose to Virginia Tech that's for sure. Losing to them, even early in the season, will probably end any hope they'd have of making the playoffs. Oh wait. Nevermind.


Input: [Date] 3 days 7 hours ago [Title] Same reason we prefer shitty [Body]

Output: Same reason we prefer shitty beer & hamburgers my friend. Marketing.


Input: [Date] 3 days 8 hours ago [Title] WTF? [Body]

Output: This is disgusting and shameful even for OSU. "The Holocaust song, called “Goodbye Kramer,” whose lyrics haven't been previously disclosed, includes lines about Nazi soldiers “searching for people livin’ in their neighbor’s attic,” and a “small town Jew…who took the cattle train to you know where.” It was written to be sung to the tune of the 1981 Journey hit “Don’t Stop Believin’.


Input: [Date] 4 days 2 hours ago [Title] That's fantastic WolvinLA. [Body]

Output: That's fantastic WolvinLA. Nice house, pretty wife and good looking grill. Good job!


Input: [Date] 4 days 4 hours ago [Title] I'm only asking this WD [Body]

Output: I'm only asking this WD because I know you'll know via the well-known Superbooks. Have we ever had a LB wear #3?


Input: [Date] 4 days 7 hours ago [Title] FWIW I personally dislike the [Body]

Output: FWIW I personally dislike the concept of retiring jerseys. While I think the entire Legends Jersey conept was screwed up in implementaion, it was nice seeing #21 back on the field again. And I look forward to seeing #1 on a stud WR just like I'd like to see #2 on a great DB. I'm reminded of the great players of the past whenever I see somebody wearing a particular number (sorry all #7's are compared to Ricky Leach in my brain) and I don't see why we'd want that to end. I don't want us to go all New York Yankees so incoming players have to wear numbers like 61.5 or something cause everything else is now considered "sacred." Put a wall of honor or something up on the luxury boxes if we want to honor somebody (like Charles) further. But leave their numbers available for subsequent generations.


Input: [Date] 4 days 8 hours ago [Title] I would strongly encourage [Body]

Output: I would strongly encourage anybody in the DC area to attend if you are able. These "roadshows" are a great opportunity to hear Brian speak (he tends to be a bit more candid when it's not in writing) and you'll meet a lot of your fellow MGoBloggers in person too.


Input: [Date] 4 days 9 hours ago [Title] Why doenst anyone ask Roger [Body]

Output: Why doenst anyone ask Roger why HE refused to turn over his own cell phone during the Ray Rice "discipline" investigation? Why were the rules and presumed guilt different for the commish than for Brady? Look this witch hunt is fueled largely by jelousy from other teams over the Pats success and their desire to knock them down a peg or two. The two owners pushing the hardest for this to be upheld are Irsay (drug addict) and Bisciotti (who lobbied HARD for the Rice hand slap). What's even more galling are the various "NFL Insiders" who are pushing the party line that Brady MUST have done it, why else would he destroy his cell phone, who are nothing more than paid shills for the shield. Journalistic integrity and those pesky facts be dammed. Good for Tom to come out swinging and swing hard.


Input: [Date] 4 days 11 hours ago [Title] I think Witz57 is bang on. I [Body]

Output: I think Witz57 is bang on. I coached youth football for over 10 years with my two older boys but knowing now what I know about the cumulative effect of concussions I am NOT letting my 10 year old play until he's in 7th grade. That's five years, more or less, of reduced exposure to hits but also reduced exposure to learning so my guess is it's doubtful he'll want to play when he gets there and that's ok with me. The rest of your points: coaches, crazy parents, etc are also right on the money as well. Great post.


Input: [Date] 5 days 3 hours ago [Title] It's up [Body]

Output: Take it from somebody who knows. Changing of avatars is not an easy process around here. Unless your WD. And in that case you simply get your graphic design team to do it for you.


Input: [Date] 5 days 6 hours ago [Title] The uniforms I like (all [Body]

Output: The uniforms I like (all white) were worn in 73-75. Those teams went 28-3-3 and outscored their opponents 978 - 273. Can we change back to that? Is that solid enough for you?


Input: [Date] 5 days 7 hours ago [Title] Let's see...... Starting [Body]

Output: Let's see...... Starting going to games in the early 70's when my brother was in dental school. Went to all games between 78-81 when in school and then again from 1987 to 2013 when I had season tickets so I guess the exact number would be a shit-ton. Or maybe a fuckload. Not sure exactly because I have to substract some bowl games we lost that I went to.


Input: [Date] 5 days 8 hours ago [Title] From your mouth to Bo's ears [Body]

Output: I'll turn into WD for a day if they actually do bring these back. I've been wanting to see them again for a long, long time.


Input: [Date] 5 days 8 hours ago [Title] Fastest Car 1/4 mile: 1965 [Body]

Output: Fastest Car 1/4 mile: 1965 GTO That car had a 389, tri-power, 4 speed and a 4:11 rear end. I had to shift out of first at 28 MPH and the top end was only about 100 or so but man oh man did we get there in a hurry. My 4 year old daughter at the time didnt like to ride in it because when I shifted "her neck got hurt" from the car sitting down and then exploding forward. And if you've never hear the sound of full throat Poncho tri-power you havent really lived. Fastest Car Top End: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Offically listed at 580 HP but rumors said GM purposively under rated the HP as dino tests showed it well over 600 which is legitimately insane for a sedan. The car was supercharged (no spooling lag when you stomped it) and the power band was in the 50-130MPH range. I loved when dudes driving their hemi Challengers rolled up and wanted a go. All they saw was the tail lense of that Caddy as you literally had to hold on to something as it accelerated past 100. I think Car & Driver claimed the car could bump 200 MPH but my balls werent big enough to see that number. Fastest I got the car up to was 150 and my toes still curl thinking about that ride. Slowest Car: My wife's 2012 Mazda CX5 No power whatsover at any speed and in any circumstance. And the whine of the 4 banger when you floor it can only be described as annoying. To make matters worse she has personal tags "JillJoy" (her name) and a big "Inshapemom.com" sticker across the back window. I can tell you that when I have to drive it the looks I get from dudes passing me are priceless. You can see the dissapointment (and subsequent laughter) when they realize it's a guy driving the car and not a chick.


Input: [Date] 5 days 9 hours ago [Title] Stockholm Snydrome [Body]

Output: Stockholm Snydrome


Input: [Date] 6 days 15 min ago [Title] I noticed Michigan was [Body]

Output: I noticed Michigan was playing a team wearing red and white called "Wisc" that was a big W on their helmets. Who the hell is that?


Input: [Date] 6 days 21 min ago [Title] Boy truer words have never [Body]

Output: Boy truer words have never been spoken. Or have they? Chocolate. But then the color orange and my Chevy truck were not all that they seemed to be now are they? And for that I thank her.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 hours ago [Title] Common....who among us can [Body]

Output: Common....who among us can honestly say they haven't set fire to a family members garage because they wouldn't have sex with us? I know I'm sure not throwing the first rock in that particular glass house.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Wow [Body]

Output: York comparing Tomsula (who just might be the dumbest person I have ever had the pleasure of watching being interviewed) to Steve Kerr (who might be one of the brighest minds in the NBA) is nothing short of hilarious.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Dennis was our version of this [Body]

Output: Lots of hype - lots of flash but sadly, not much in the way of production. Seemed like a good dude, I join others in wishing him well


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Cause I grew up in Pontiac. [Body]

Output: Cause I grew up in Pontiac. Actually I forgot the Lions-they would be ahead off the Wings on my list and right behind the Browns. Lived here in Ohio since 87 but I'm I Michigander at heart.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] 1. Michigan football2. [Body]

Output: 1. Michigan football 2. Michigan basketball 3. Cleveland Cavs basketball 4. Cleveland Browns football 5. Detroit Red Wing hockey 6. Detroit Tigers baseball 7. Michigan woman's softball 8. Michigan hockey 9. Jeff Gordon NASCAR


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Adidas not cool you say? [Body]

Output: Well MY generation loves, loves, LOVES us some Adidas.


Input: [Date] 3 days 21 hours ago [Title] If that happened, it was [Body]

Output: If that happened, it was within the last week and a half...


Input: [Date] 4 days 4 hours ago [Title] That wasn't our AD; that was [Body]

Output: That wasn't our AD; that was the NCAA.


Input: [Date] 4 days 23 hours ago [Title] I'm fine if you want to [Body]

Output: I'm fine if you want to invite everyone else, but leave the koalas out of it. They are just plain mean.


Input: [Date] 4 days 23 hours ago [Title] With all of those medical [Body]

Output: With all of those medical hardships in the SEC, those freshmen and being thrust into playing time. It truly is a burden.


Input: [Date] 5 days 1 hour ago [Title] C'mon man... You're giving a [Body]

Output: C'mon man... You're giving a bad name to marsupials.


Input: [Date] 5 days 3 hours ago [Title] The school schedule is in the [Body]

Output: The school schedule is in the spring, but there are leagues and tournaments that go year-round. For example, the younger kids will play beginning of April through mid-june, but there were 4 tournaments that I can think of in June and 3 this last month. I don't know of any in August and September, but October has a couple. November starts up the winter leagues at Detroit Country Day and Ultimate Soccer in Pontiac, which lasts through March. That doesn't include showcases for high school kids and these are only the ones that I personally know about.


Input: [Date] 6 days 7 hours ago [Title] He was a 4* to all of the [Body]

Output: He was a 4* to all of the services except ESPN


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Calling it now. Cristoph [Body]

Output: Calling it now. Cristoph Waltz will be the best Bond villain of all time.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] If they don't install [Body]

Output: If they don't install viruses, why would I need anti-virus? "The ONLY way for a virus to get on your computer is for you to give it permission." I wish you knew how wrong you are. Flash and Java are being blocked in browsers now because of their constant battle with security exploits that allow viruses to be installed on your machine. Unless you are explicitly giving permission to run those programs using extensions like flashblock or the built in functionality, you are inherently giving permission to those applications to be executed on your machine. Anti-virus definitions are reactionary. They can only define viruses when they know what they are looking for. So, while your anti-virus may catch a majority of the malware that comes your direction, there's always the chance that something makes its way onto your computer that the AV hasn't seen before, not affording you the opportunity to approve or deny the application from running.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] And they also install [Body]

Output: And they also install viruses.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] What I think is cool is that [Body]

Output: What I think is cool is that if you click on the first link to another article (e.g. not the disambiguation links and not the language of origin links) in the description of any wikipedia page and then continue doing so, you will always end up at philosophy eventually.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 3 days ago [Title] After head injuries, there is [Body]

Output: After head injuries, there is a substance that is produced that kills brain cells in a matter of hours. They have something to counteract the effects.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] To be fair, they said that [Body]

Output: To be fair, they said that there would be more deals than Black Friday, not necessarily better.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It's an 11-year contract with [Body]

Output: It's an 11-year contract with a 4-year optional extension. the $169 million is only if the contract is extended.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Title] A lot schools allow former [Body]

Output: A lot schools allow former athletes to finish their degrees for free now. I think he's already made enough money that he could afford to pay for school out of pocket if need be. You act like he's going to be homeless as soon as he's out of the NBA.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 hours ago [Title] Reddit: Lots of [Body]

Output: Reddit: Lots of programming-language-specific subreddits /r/programmerhumor /r/asoiaf /r/awardtravel /r/churning /r/personalfinance /r/financialindependence /r/frugal /r/investing /r/economics /r/ynab /r/beer /r/michiganbeer /r/dogtraining /r/bodyweightfitness /r/nutrition /r/running /r/bicycling /r/DIY /r/homeimprovement /r/fixit /r/lawncare /r/etymology /r/fantasyfootball /r/genealogy /r/IAmA /r/listentothis /r/news /r/worldnews /r/science /r/tech /r/technology /r/todayilearned /r/boardgames Mr. Money Moustache Mad Fientist JL Collins NH Nerd Fitness Lifehacker Two Cents (Lifehacker sub) Digg Usually, I develop a unique interest for several months and I do a lot of reading on that topic until I lose interest, then I move on. Sites that pertain to some of those topics come and go all the time.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 hours ago [Title] madfientist.com - Doesn't [Body]

Output: madfientist.com - Doesn't update too often, but his past articles are very good. jlcollinsnh.com - Same as above. gocurrycracker.com - I have started reading regularly yet, but he has some good posts from the past. rootofgood.com - Same as above. bogleheads.com - I use the forum and wiki as a reference rather than daily reading, but it's one of the best resources out there.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I think that's a bullshit [Body]

Output: I think that's a bullshit argument. If the kids are expected to commit to the school regardless of coach, the school should be committed to the kids regardless of coach. The coach, being the representative for the school, needs to uphold that.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Your retain all of the [Body]

Output: Your retain all of the academic benefits; you just can't play for the team anymore.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] That's pretty close to what I [Body]

Output: That's pretty close to what I do. Recently, though, I've just been using my clippers on my neck to keep it short. If I'm going to some sort of event, I'll actually shave it with the cheap off-brand razors.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 hours ago [Title] I agree for the most part, [Body]

Output: I agree for the most part, but I could also make the case that betting on your team to win by 3 runs could alter your tactics if you're only winning by 2.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I didn't click until you said [Body]

Output: I didn't click until you said there were bikini shots of her...


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 3 days ago [Title] That doesn't make it not [Body]

Output: That doesn't make it not gossip.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] GRRM was the one who [Body]

Output: GRRM was the one who suggested it to them.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Non-lawyer: They have no [Body]

Output: Non-lawyer: They have no case. Lawyer: Actually, they do. Non-lawyer: *ad hominem attack* I'm really hoping that the Lawyer comes back with "I am rubber, you are glue. Bounces off me and sticks to you."


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Anytime that Emilia Clarke [Body]

Output: Anytime that Emilia Clarke gets "angry" is a time that you can see how bad of an actress she is. It's like she's trying to make an angry face and snarl while talking.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] No Bran this season. They got [Body]

Output: No Bran this season. They got way to far ahead with his story.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Silo Ridge? [Body]

Output: Silo Ridge?


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Our helmets are the most recognizable in college football but I doubt any recruits would say it is the coolest. When I see small colleges or high schools wearing it...I think they look dumb. Tradition is incredibly overrated, especially when during the ages that the new recruits actually started paying attention to football, we were a solid 50th best team in college football for about a decade. [Title]

Output: This


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Because I'm youngish...and think these uniforms are pretty sweet and I'm pretty sure 95% of all high school recruits probably think the same. [Title]

Output: What's the average age of the posters in this thread?


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Body] They can transfer wherever they want if they are a grad student. The school they are leaving doesnt have a say. [Title]

Output: They can transfer wherever


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 7 hours ago [Body] a lot of Robbie Hummel similarities in his highlights...That wouldn't be too bad. [Title]

Output: I see


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] It's not "putrid." We have Alburquerque who doesn't get enough credit, Blaine Hardy was really good in situations last year, Joakim Soria is always pretty good, Ian Krol is still young and despite struggling, still had a decent year last year, we will get Rondon back, and Jose Valdez will be up sometime this year. [Title]

Output: It's not "putrid." We have


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 21 min ago [Body] I thought that he is announcing April 1. At the McDonald's All American Game. [Title]

Output: I thought that he is


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Body] this has anything to do with the new staff? who was our SC coach before we hired the new guy? this is more a product of kids turning into men with age. 8 weeks doesn't make a huge difference in body composition [Title]

Output: I don't think


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Wasn't he a GA last year? What is he doing now? [Title]

Output: Kevin Koger


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Body] You would want to spread out the QBs so you don't have so much of a log jam. At least two of our current quarterbacks will end up eventually transfer before their Michigan career is over or at least should because they will never play a meaningful snap here barring an absolute flurry of injuries. You don't want a Junior, RS freshman and two freshman this year because the year after you would have Senior, RS Sophmore, RS Sophmore, RS Freshman, RS Freshman (not including the QB recruit for that year as a true freshman., our QB depth would hurt our QB recruiting. It'd be much better to have a Junior, RS Freshman, Freshman this year and then Senior, RS Sophomore, RS Sophmore, Sophmore, RS Freshman next year. [Title]

Output: Thats not a good idea.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 23 min ago [Body] 5 stars have the best chance at turning into very good college players and NFL players. the statistics are pretty straightforward on this. [Title]

Output: that's a lie


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Body] They have to just to sell jerseys. Too many FSU fans around there, they almost have to take the local kid although I believe Winston is going to flame out....If you think he rapes girls and steals crab legs in college, just wait till he gets millions of dollars and literally nobody babysitting him. [Title]

Output: I think


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Matt Barkely as a guy who should have left early. Would have been a top five pick. [Title]

Output: Let's add...


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Body] but what was cam chancellor rated out of high school? I'm just kind of wondering what his his film looked like [Title]

Output: not disagreeing with you


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Looks a lot like Shane's HS highlights (minus the absolutely cannon). [Title]

Output: Looks a lot like Shane's HS


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 min ago [Body] Secondary will be even weaker next year after already being a weak point this year. Will have a new DC. I believe they lose Marcus Rush? who was a very good DE opposite him. He may very well have worse year and there really is not much differencein the second or third round. Teams will more than likely not cut you because you're still a high draft pick and still a roudn where they expect to get a starter. [Title]

Output: This


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Is it just me but if Charles Omenihu is 6'5" 230, shouldn't he be looking like a man amongst boys? Man there are some big kids in Texas. Second, he looks really athletic for his size, but I've never seen a guy not know how to bring his feet when he tackles as much as him. He has literally no punch to his tackles. He would never stand anyone up in a goaline stance. I'm 5'8 and wouldn't be afraid to be tackled by him. [Title]

Output: Two things


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Actually, Purdue got even with us when we got Bellomy. Joke was on us when we got him... [Title]

Output: Actually, Purdue got even


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I use it when I reference your mom a lot of times. [Title]

Output: I use it when I reference


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] has to do with never getting any game experience. He should have gotten in over a complete game worth of playing time his freshman year before the bowl game, coming in at the start of second halfs, but we just never blew anyone out. Same with last year, he should have been getting a little bit of playing time early in the year but never did. Then you have to factor in the incompetent Al Borges and then another coordinator the next year. I have to wonder the coaching he has gotten. [Title]

Output: a lot of Morris' development


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Will be Mark Stoops. It will be about the time that he should be ready to jump ship at UK and about time that Iowa would hopefully be fed up with Ferentz. Stoops played there in the 80s. [Title]

Output: Next Iowa Coach


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I would assume next year, Taco is actually the ideal sized DE in a 3-4. Guy is athletic and big. He is 6-6 and played at 275 this year. Could damn near be 290 next year. I would also think that Ross would be kind of useless in a 3-4 as a linebacker. [Title]

Output: I would assume next year,


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Body] best friend of Mike Weber [Title]

Output: and most importantly


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Body] NFL and NBA players seem to have pretty good conditioning... [Title]

Output: ummm


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 12 hours ago [Body] I'd like to see us start with getting John Kelly on board, if not just for depth purposes. [Title]

Output: Realistically


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 12 hours ago [Body] A good Michigan is good for OSU and vice versa. Even MSU would rather MIchigan be good because with UM being terrible for awhile, it makes the B10 look bad. [Title]

Output: They should be happy....


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Body] we should have won two years inna row and we were in it for awhile this year. [Title]

Output: we should have won two years inna row and we were


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Body] is supposed to be superb defensively [Title]

Output: gose


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Man, that stuff is prime. [Body]

Output: Man, that stuff is prime. How the hell did we fall into that kind of fortune? Best cheese dip I've ever had.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] I'm not necessarily [Body]

Output: I'm not necessarily disagreeing with that assertion, but if you actually read the case you cited, you can see that the employee was a fuckup. That's why she was fired. Her Facebook post may have been the final straw, but no court would have given her damages or found a wrongful termination in that situation.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] Eating Crow? [Body]

Output: All right. Who actually finished the article? Because Kawakami is still making lame excuses: "Second reaction: This is everything… EVERYTHING… the 49ers could’ve wanted from this situation, and it does surprise me that Harbaugh would hand it over to them just like that. Jed York and Trent Baalke wanted no part of Harbaugh after Sunday, and undercut him all season, but now, because he’s leaving on his own to go to college… instead of firing him the 49ers… Don’t have to pay Harbaugh the $5M he has left on his contract or even worry about trying to trade him; Won’t see him in the NFL–and especially the Raiders–for at least a few years; Can even spin it that they wanted to keep him but he left them for a monster deal from his alma mater." Yeah, who wouldn't believe that?


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Stop giving Owosso folk a bad [Body]

Output: Stop giving Owosso folk a bad name


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Right now it depends on who's [Body]

Output: Right now it depends on whose source you listen to.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yes it is. [Body]

Output: Yes it is.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Must be, I don't get it [Body]

Output: Must be, I don't get it either.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I think its a play on [Body]

Output: I think its a play on mixtape. I guess the knicks are doing a similar thing with knickstape.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 1 day ago [Title] The dragonmead brews are [Body]

Output: The dragonmead brews are actually beers and not meads. I believe the Final Absolution is a Belgian Trippel, around 8-9% ABV.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Man, I think you guys should [Body]

Output: Man, I think you guys should google Todd Graham. He sounds like a flake and a bit of a scumbag.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Why not? It would help the [Body]

Output: Why not? It would help the team's "toughness"


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] He coaches good pass [Body]

Output: He coaches good pass protection, I'll give him that.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] It's like neither team wants to [Body]

Output: It's like neither team wants to win.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 1 day ago [Title] On the bright side, Ryan is [Body]

Output: On the bright side, Ryan is killing it today.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I for one think it's neat Dr. [Body]

Output: I for one think it's neat Dr. Seuss has turned his talents to designing football uniforms.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Will's a good man. Gave me [Body]

Output: Will's a good man. Gave me the biggest tip I've ever gotten about a year ago at the bar.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Sensitive or not, name [Body]

Output: Sensitive or not, name calling is for children.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Chesson is a special teams [Body]

Output: Chesson is a special teams stud.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Upvote for the rarely [Body]

Output: Upvote for the rarely utilized sex with animals argument


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Of course it did. 162 [Body]

Output: Of course it did. 162 baseball games vs. 16 football games will do that. It doesn't mean baseball's the more popular sport.


Input: [Date] 51 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] 3 and out on his first [Body]

Output: 3 and out on his first possession, and he found out he's not going to be able to run away from NFL guys.


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] Good point. After all, Hoke [Body]

Output: Good point. After all, Hoke and company have really been awful at the whole recruiting thing ever since they got here . . .


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] Hoke coaching Woodson at 8:41 [Body]

Output: Hoke coaching Woodson at 8:41 in the video.


Input: [Date] 1 year 7 weeks ago [Title] I don't believe thats how it [Body]

Output: I don't believe thats how it works. If the kid gets a scholarship, it'll have to count against the football team. This rule prevents teams from giving a bunch of guys "track" scholarships to free up more football scholarships. If the kid wants to play football at Michigan, Les will be paying his way.


Input: [Date] 1 year 7 weeks ago [Title] Upon deep investigation [Body]

Output: Upon deep investigation, I have concluded Bill McCartney's dead wife Lyndi McCartney and Lloyd Carr's current wife Laurie McCartney are not the same person. Guess we still don't know the whole story.


Input: [Date] 1 year 12 weeks ago [Title] Don't listen to them. I [Body]

Output: Don't listen to them. I didn't go to any proms, and I've never regretted it once. I had plenty of friends who went and plenty who didn't, and to be honest, the ones that did really don't think too much of it now (5 years later). I think it may be that proms are just not as big of a deal as they were for the older generations. On the other hand, if you think you can get laid then go for it!


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] Remember kids: If you can't [Body]

Output: Remember kids: If you can't afford tickets or don't have rich parents you're not a real fan.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] Sam Dekker was a 5 star, [Body]

Output: Sam Dekker was a 5 star, ranked by rivals as the 13th player in the nation. His offers are because he committed so early. http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-...


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] The record for made 3 [Body]

Output: The record for made 3 pointers in a game for a Michigan player is 9 by Garde Thompson vs. Navy in 1987. Glenn Rice is number 2 with 8.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] Miami is the biggest surprise. I'm also surprised that North Dakota isn't better. [Title]

Output: Miami is the biggest surprise. I'm also surprised


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] How is the NCHC so weak? Start of the year I thought they were just stacked. I thought they would get at least 4 teams in, and now the could get as few as 2. [Title]

Output: How is the NCHC so weak? Start of the year I


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Saw a game earlier and he fouled out with something like 10 minutes to go in the second half. Somehow the opponent (think it was cuse) had only shot 2 freethrows. [Title]

Output: Saw a game earlier and he fouled out with


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] I'm not over looking them. I just think it's better than anyone else in the conference. [Title]

Output: I'm not over looking them. I just think it's


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Theres a ton of athletes from a variety of sports in my (senior) mechanical engineering classes. [Title]

Output: Theres a ton of athletes from


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Body] And there's three scholarship QBs and two walk ons. It has only mattered for the copper bowl where one of the priorities is getting younger guys more practice and game time. Should he have recruited extra kickers/punters because Gibbons can't go and Hagerup is suspended? A bigger priority at the time was trying to build depth at OL and LB where players rotate and get injured much more often. [Title]

Output: And there's three scholarship


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Body] Our backup at the time was supposed to be (a serviceable) Bellomy. I doubt him tearing his ACL was planned on. [Title]

Output: Our backup at the time was supposed to be (a


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] They offer a lot more summer courses now than they used to. Most of the core classes can be taken during the summer or spring semesters. [Title]

Output: In mecheng


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Body] In a TMD article on the connection between St. Michael's pipeline to Michigan Hockey, it was said that Red offered 66 to Lindros when he was recruiting him. Got him to commit but he went pro instead. [Title]

Output: In a TMD article on the connection between St.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] Person and J Bart were there. They came over to where I was sitting in the student section and showed us their rings. EDIT: Those guys all graduated if you were refrencing playing time [Title]

Output: Person and J Bart were there.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] I agree, in all OOC play I have been cheering for B1G schools (including MSU and OSU) especially as a new conference, every win against teams like BC, BU, UML, ND etc is big come tournament time. [Title]

Output: I agree, in all OOC play I


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] If I was the wings, I would rather take a risk on Blashill than go with McLellan (proven loser) and MacLean (Certified Walrus) [Title]

Output: If I was the wings, I would


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] Can Michigan just roll 5 d all season? Serville is a train wreck [Title]

Output: Can Michigan just roll 5 d all season? Serville is


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] it's not like Racine did anything to lose it so my guess is they'd split time until post GLI and then make a decision [Title]

Output: it's not like Racine did anything to lose it so my


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Body] Ch 722 (Fox College Sports Atlantic) on Comcast for Ann Arbor [Title]

Output: Ch 722 (Fox College Sports Atlantic) on Comcast


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Body] From being at the game these numbers definitely match up with how possession/momentum went. 1st: even with BC edge 2nd: Michigan gaining momentum but still mostly even 3rd: Michigan basically dominates possession Top two lines seemed like they were pretty much dominant possession wise. Even more impressive when you consider how BC play, highly skilled and like to possess the puck. [Title]

Output: From being at the game these numbers definitely


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Body] it's definitely a cool kids club in section 17. My roommate and I won't sit there. I thought Thursday was the best the student section had been since my freshman year with Carl Hagelin and Co. [Title]

Output: As someone in the student section


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Body] At Minnesota will probably be the hardest environment all year, no disrespect to RIT but they're not Minnesota. [Title]

Output: At Minnesota will probably be the hardest


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Body] Much better puck movement in the offensive end than what I expected. Thought it was going to be a lot of grinding goals, but so far a lot of nice passing. especially shows on the much improved pp [Title]

Output: Much better puck movement in the offensive end


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Body] Total team corsi is good for previewing a matchup, especially in B1G pay when we'll see each team four times. But as a post game recap I find it less useful, it simply says who carried pay which is more or less obvious by watching the game. Player/line corsi is more useful at breaking down who played well or poorly in a particular game, but is obviously more time intensive. GbG stuff is a lot more informative on the technical side. [Title]

Output: Total team corsi is good for previewing a matchup,


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Body] Doesn't seem like he cares about being signed right now, probably wants to see how the draft shakes out first. [Title]

Output: Doesn't seem like he cares


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] I wouldn't forget the Ducks in the West, have been playing very well this year and could easily give Chicago a run for their money over 7 games. There's also Montreal and Boston out east who still have stronger goaltending than the Pens, which is the great equalizer in the playoffs. [Title]

Output: I wouldn't forget the Ducks


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] I went to bed at one and Iggy was Boston-bound, I wake up at 9 and he's going to Pittsburgh. I can only assume the Pens pulled the same witchcraft from when they got Crosby, Malkin, and Fleury all at once. [Title]

Output: I went to bed at one and Iggy was Boston-bound, I


Input: [Date] 2 years 19 weeks ago [Body] The series at Yost was probably just before the really crappy part. Going into that series Michigan hadn't scored less than 4 goals in a game and went another weekend before scoring less than 3. After that the real crap began and they had a 6 game stretch where they scored 6 goals total and averaged 4.5 goals against, a trend which continued until basically Febuary. That said I really like our chances, we seem to be playing out of our minds (or maybe just to our talent level). And Miami lost last weekend to FYS, which in the games I've seen them play is deservedly the worst team in the conference. Not to mention we have been lighting up some of the top goalies in the country in Slubowski and Hjelle and will need more of the same against Ryan McKay who is pretty much hands down the best goalie in hockey [Title]

Output: The series at Yost was


Input: [Date] 2 years 21 weeks ago [Body] He was not on the bench for the second half [Title]

Output: He was not on the bench for


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I agree with all that you said. This team just doesn't do "the little things" like they should. The refusal to dump and chase, poor board play (better tonight), losing almost all the puck battles, unable to keep the puck in the zone (often leading to odd man rushes). These are the little things that less talented teams like Bowling Green are beating us at. There are some players doing these consistently - Copp, Sinelli, Treais, Nieves, Kevin and Travis Lunch come to mind. But as a whole they're not done enough. [Title]

Output: Good Assessment


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] More energy overall, the problem is when we're down there's only a few guys who keep the energy up (playing physical, getting to loose pucks, holding the Blue line etc.) [Title]

Output: More energy overall, the


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] So 7 goals total on 30 shots, that's videogame type stuff [Title]

Output: So 7 goals total on 30 shots,


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I wish there was time on ice for college hockey. Every time I look Merrill or Trouba is on the ice sometimes at the same time. Incredible [Title]

Output: I wish there was time on ice


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 days ago [Title] everyone loves 100 degrees and 95% humidity in june too.. [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Not surprising [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Remove Helmets [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Title] kentucky...vs the field, take kentucky [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] If Swarbrick were really genius [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] The spring game/practice [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] Heck is a great coach [Body]

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] Tried centennial, like two hearted much better [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] Me, nobody, maize man, not sure, [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] You don't know what I thought! [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] and you guys insult their writing….. [Body]

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] What desmond said is right.. [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] ad ... [Body]

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] Remember that game... [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] steveinpa [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] you are talking about fans [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] I somewhat agree here but.... [Body]

Output: You used ohio st... so lets review... Ncaa investigates and there is clear evidence that the Head coach lied, covered up student athletes actions to keep them eligible to win more football games to make a bcs bowl or bcs championship game. Ncaa, did they follow their own by laws to punish ohio st? No, they let ohio st walk with minimal penalty as the head coach clearly broke the rules. What did ohio st do, they fired the head coach and said this is all on him. Ncaa what did they do, they gave minimal punishment and didn't at all charge ohio st with the crime of lack of institutional control as defined by a coach knowing about extra benefits and hiding them. No, they got minor charges a few scholarships and a 1 year bowl ban. So, now let me add, North Carolina with proven academic fraud, Auburn had a players family take nearly $200,000 that we know and the ncaa dismissed the investigation, Oregon paying people to send recruits to their school, Miami fl and that fiasco and several more I am forgetting to mention............................... The ncaa cannot even keep it's own house clean and yet you and everyone else thinks it's okay for them to punish pennst for something that didn't involve a single student athlete, or coach at the university. Now, before you rip me, Sandusky was not a football coach when the known incident happened. Now, the ncaa jumping in on this is like the department of education going and grabbing a drug dealer and stealing, ie fining him every dime he has because he sold drugs on school grounds before the fbi could arrest him.............it isn't their jurisdiction no matter the crime commited. Even worse it was obvious what the ncaa's motive was, and it sure as heck wasn't to do the right thing. The right thing Pennst, should have settled immediately with all victims and offered every victim full tuition education or pay off all student loans for those who already had grown and gone to college. Pennst should have offered to pay for or repay all expenses for therapy incurred to the victims. IE, pennst needs to make it right for the victims completely, that is the right thing to do. Ncaa, had no business in this, they had no intention of doing any thing right for the victims and their fighting with the state of pa over the 60million proves I am right. They thought they had a money grab and I am glad the state of pa shoved that right up the ncaa's arse and said no, that money will stay in state and go to childrens charities. Pennst the unveristy should pay a price, but rather it's football or not idk, I first and foremost believe the punishment should have come from the dept of education and dept of justice to put away those responsible and then put down further punishment on the university as they saw fit.