Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Fucking hilarious. +1! [Title]

Output: Fucking hilarious. +1!


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Flying in from SFO (San Fran), absolutely stoked! [Title]

Output: Flying in from SFO (San


Input: [Date] 4 years 34 weeks ago [Body] +1 Does it support GameCenter? [Title]

Output: +1 Does it support


Input: [Date] 4 years 34 weeks ago [Body] I still don't understand why people like that show so much. It's not even really a debate show. They usually agree with each other, but just try to yell and talk over each other. Though I have to admit, there's nothing better on TV at that time so when I'm faking a sick day, I watch it too. [Title]

Output: I still don't understand why


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Conference record. Signature wins. Stanford's admission standards for athletes. Yeah, you get the point. [Title]

Output: Conference record. Signature


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] I would be interested to get a comparison of how many possessions we got for these games. I would imagine they are higher than against the bad teams since the OSU/Wisconsin/Iowas scored on us more. That and what everyone else said... points. [Title]

Output: I would be interested to get


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] people on here seem to think RR is just dumb to not be able to beat teams who are having their best seasons in decades. No, we (known on MGoBlog as traitors?) think RR is a bad fit as a head football coach because he can't even field a team, in year 3, to COMPETE with the good Big 10 teams (minus Penn State at the moment). Wisconsin and Iowa would have been good a lot more often if Lloyd Carr's teams would have stunk as much as our current team does. I will admit that I expected a upper-middle of the pack Michigan team this year, but I also expected to put up a fight against the better teams. As Dave Brandon said, it's more than just about the wins and losses. [Title]

Output: people on here seem to think


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Oh come on.. that was actually funny. If more people vented like that, this would be a much better place. [Title]

Output: Oh come on.. that was


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] He did not have a Michigan offer, ever, as far as I know and I challenge you to show that he did. Didn't mean to imply in my reply that he had an offer. I thought that he was going to get an offer but never did once the Boren family turned on RR. FWIW Rivals also doesn't list a Michigan offer for Zach Boren. Also, that looks like a link to his profile on Scout. I couldn't find the article that claims that Justin Boren left Michigan because Zach Boren didn't get an offer. [Title]

Output: He did not have a Michigan


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Do you have any concrete sources for stating that Boren left because Zach Boren didn't get an offer? I was under the impression that he was going to get offered soon before the whole Boren fiasco. [Title]

Output: Do you have any concrete


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] Also, he interviewed for the J-E-T-S before they hired Rex Ryan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Harbaugh [Title]

Output: Also, he interviewed for the


Input: [Date] 4 years 35 weeks ago [Body] The type of offense doesn't determine how good a team is going to be or whether or not they have a "puncher's chance" to win. A pro style offense can score just as many points as a spread offense and can get athletes in space just as much, if needed. At the end of the day, as even RR has said many times, it's all about the players on the field and not necessarily about the scheme (and of course about the other 2 phases). Harbaugh is doing a great job at Stanford. But a spread team beat him, and is the best team in the conference. If the unthinkable happens, I will support whoever is the head coach, but I would really prefer a spread offense. That's a silly thing to say to try and strengthen your case. Stanford's talent level isn't even comparable to Oregon's. With the exception of Andrew Luck, I would take Oregon's 3rd stringers at almost every position over Stanford's first stringers. And if you want proof of the opposite, USC was able to dominate Oregon with a pro-style offense for many years. Pitt beat WVU in 2006 running a pro-style set. But that doesn't mean that either style is better or doesn't work. [Title]

Output: The type of offense doesn't


Input: [Date] 4 years 36 weeks ago [Body] Have you been to a Stanford game at Palo Alto? Even in rivalry games, it's barely half full. I'm ALWAYS able to buy tickets when I get there and pick up almost any seats I want. That's why he would leave... nobody at Stanford truly cares about football. Also, if he resurrected Michigan football, he would almost become the next Bo and his massive ego has to love that. *Disclaimer - I'm a big Jim Harbaugh fan and actually even agreed with his anti-M comments when he made them (and yes I've read Brian's response to that). [Title]

Output: Have you been to a Stanford


Input: [Date] 4 years 36 weeks ago [Body] Agree on all counts. Stonum was carrying the team on his back for a lot of the second half with his returns as well as his catches. Overall, I was really happy to see the team fight back in the 2nd half. One more positive, RR decided to onside kick early in the 3rd quarter. Though we didn't get possession and looked totally uncoordinated, I liked the call. [Title]

Output: Agree on all counts. Stonum


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] Without a doubt.. Dick (David) Chesney. The guy had the worst inferiority complex on campus, possibly because he went to State. He constantly felt the need to try and show people that he had a phd. He was also a total asshole. In EECS 281 in our semester, he took down lecture slides that were already online because some smart guy brought a camera to class and was taking pictures of his lectures (right in front of him, might I add). And he constantly threatened to fail seniors at 496 which was a total dick move IMO. Overall the worst and biggest douche of a professor I've had. I think I knew more than him back when I was in school. [Title]

Output: Without a doubt.. Dick


Input: [Date] 4 years 43 weeks ago [Body] If only Tony Fadell had not retired! [Title]

Output: If only Tony Fadell had not


Input: [Date] 4 years 44 weeks ago [Body] Can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but don't right-footed kickers prefer to kick it from the right hash, like Garrett Hartley's game winning kick on MNF yesterday. [Title]

Output: Can't tell if you're being


Input: [Date] 4 years 45 weeks ago [Title]

Output: Child Please


Input: [Date] 4 years 45 weeks ago [Body] I wanted to know this as well and couldn't find a good answer. Unfortunately, I don't have Big Ten Alternate, only the main one so it sounds like I'll have to catch the UMass game somewhere else... Ugh it's times like these that I wish I didn't have Comcast! Also, where are people seeing that ESPN has picked up the Bowling Green game? I checked the schedule on ESPN and it still does not have any updates about which channel the game will be broadcasted on. [Title]

Output: I wanted to know this as well


Input: [Date] 4 years 46 weeks ago [Body] It's a little bit of a stretch to conclude that ND would have WON the game if Crist was in for all of the first half. You're assuming that the UM defense wouldn't have gotten a bit more familiar with Crist and that the UM offensive play-calling would have been the exact same regardless of the score. Though to be fair, if I was on your end, I would definitely tell myself the same thing. [Title]

Output: It's a little bit of a


Input: [Date] 4 years 46 weeks ago [Body] Actually, I saw him complaining on that one (in the 2nd half on a sweep to their left if I'm not mistaken) and I really didn't think he was held. I did catch Roh and Martin getting held on a couple of occasions, but I also saw our offensive linemen get away with a couple of holds so I thought it just evened out. [Title]

Output: Actually, I saw him


Input: [Date] 4 years 48 weeks ago [Body] Use the 'Find my Droid' feature. [Title]

Output: Use the 'Find my Droid'


Input: [Date] 4 years 48 weeks ago [Body] #14 college bar?!? I can probably think of 14 college bars in the midwest alone that are better than Good Time Charley's. I mean I'm feeling the love, but that's asking for the site's credibility to be questioned. I guess I'll add that to my list of Michigan things to brag about. [Title]

Output: #14 college bar?!? I can


Input: [Date] 4 years 49 weeks ago [Body] Is it normal for me to feel like crying? [Title]

Output: Is it normal for me to feel


Input: [Date] 4 years 51 weeks ago [Body] Get out of here Irish with that logic nonsense... Michigan didn't get him because we didn't want him or because of negative recruiting. Not because of Iowa being a decent place for a kid to go to school or because of the possible risk of RR getting fired in the middle of a recruit's college career. Nope.. it's definitely negative recruiting. [Title]

Output: Logic Schlogic


Input: [Date] 3 years 40 weeks ago [Body] Tony Dungy did not retire until after the 2008 season so he would have been in the middle of a 13-3 season during the clown show. Doesn't really affect the overall picture of Martin during the fiasco, but he wasn't a broadcaster and I doubt he was answering Martin's call at the time. [Title]

Output: Nitpick re: Martin


Input: [Date] 4 years 2 weeks ago [Body] I love that there is now a tag for 'the ugly organ'. Also, 1000 cocktails to you, sir, for that photoshop. Well earned. [Title]

Output: tags


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] Thanks for reminding me why I stopped reading this board. [Title]

Output: Thanks for reminding me why I


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] But momentum of bowl wins is overrated, and I am just questioning if additional time under a lame duck defensive staff is more productive than that time under the new defensive regime. [Title]

Output: I am not suggesting scrap them all


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] But if you are giving a DC full control, which they should, don't you think we could get someone better than GERG? [Title]

Output: He isn't the only problem


Input: [Date] 4 years 44 weeks ago [Body] Can we start calling Denard the Football Bork? [Title]

Output: If Hagelin == hockey Denard


Input: [Date] 5 years 1 day ago [Body] at least hasn't lost his starting job at MSU... [Title]

Output: Sad, but


Input: [Date] 5 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Why would LeBron want to stay in Cleveland and put career in the hands of a college coach? This just doesn't make any sense. And it will be extremely annoying when Izzo stays and the Sparty faithful play the "he turned down $30M/LeBron to stay at MSU" card. Also, Forde can eat a bag of dicks. [Title]

Output: LeBron a moron?


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Body] You certainly earned them. [Title]

Output: 100 cocktails to you, sir


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Body] This was the 1st game I was able to catch out here on the West Coast - do they typically take so many called 3rd strikes? It looked like they were getting squeezed a bit, especially the called 3rd Biondi took in the 8th w/ runners on 2nd and 3rd. That pitch looked no better than the ball 4 that walked in the tying run in the bottom of the 8th. That said, when you leave 14 guys on you had plenty of chances to get more than 3. [Title]

Output: squeezed?


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Body] FYI - the 2009 #s in the table above only represent the totals thru the Illinois game. Including the last 3 games they are: Offense - 47 - 195 - 59% Defense - 44 - 210 - 68% The defense only "held" Pur/Wisc/OSU to 1 fg in 10 trips the last 3 games (9 TDs) to bring the efficiency down considerably. The offense struggled as well. [Title]

Output: 2009 updated


Input: [Date] 5 years 10 weeks ago [Body] Hat Guy will always get a pass from me simply based on the amount of enjoyment he has provided via FJM. I miss those guys. [Title]

Output: Hat Guy


Input: [Date] 5 years 10 weeks ago [Body] He is an MSU alum, and has covered MSU sports for a couple decades. My guess is that as an alum, he has just fallen for MD's reputation as no-nonsense, strict coach, as most everyone has. Somehow MD has gotten as much attention for punishing a player for not wearing a tie as he has for his role in these brawls. [Title]

Output: I doubt he is ignorant


Input: [Date] 5 years 10 weeks ago [Body] One of my all-time favorite memories from the interwebs. http://bluegraysky.blogspot.com/2007/08/fire-up-crystal-ball.html [Title]

Output: BGS


Input: [Date] 5 years 10 weeks ago [Body] RCMB does a good job of coming up w/ info. They were the ones that outed the new logo and got it shelved. You have sift thru a ton bs (emotocons, scUM, Meatchicken, general idiocy, etc) to get to it. It just isn't worth it. Maybe I am just getting older, but even their epic meltdowns don't seem as much fun anymore. If you want solid analysis, KJ does a great job at The Only Colors. Check out his post after the Butler game of possibly the only rational Spartan fan that didn't lose his sh*t after the non-call at the end of the game. http://www.theonlycolors.com/2010/4/7/1410257/on-officiating [Title]

Output: What are you looking for?


Input: [Date] 5 years 21 weeks ago [Body] This is an inconsistent team that has lost its confidence. How is playing in the CBI going to help? Do you really think that they will stay consistent enough to win it? Remember, this is a team that lost to Indiana, Penn State, twice to NW, needed OT to win at Iowa, ect. This team needs time away from games to build confidence back, not losing in the 2nd round to S. Florida. [Title]

Output: Lost confidence


Input: [Date] 5 years 24 weeks ago [Body] Small school indeed. I knew quite a few kids from All Saints, including my roommate at UM. I went to BC Central '98. We were a football powerhouse in the 50s-70s. Not so much anymore, unless you consider Alex Mitchell a powerhouse. [Title]

Output: You ain't lying


Input: [Date] 5 years 27 weeks ago [Body] My initials are TB. A roommate that I lived w/ on Dewey thought my last name was Bliggins. Which, other than starting w/ 'B', isn't even close to my last name. So that stuck as a nickname. [Title]

Output: From an old college roommate


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Body] The new logo looks like a comic book rendition. I think if they told no one of the change very few people would have even noticed. Some MSU fans I know are losing their minds about this, though. [Title]

Output: The new logo looks like a


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Body] by the end of Infinite Jest I was pining for another 500 pages. Just an incredible book. [Title]

Output: Long, but...


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Body] Cosign. Very well put. [Title]

Output: Cosign. Very well put.


Input: [Date] 5 years 29 weeks ago [Body] What the hell are any of you doing reading Drew Sharp? [Title]

Output: What the hell are any of you


Input: [Date] 5 years 29 weeks ago [Body] The biggest risk involved w/ bringing Kiffin in is that they will have some sanctions of indeterminable strength, which will probably include some sort of probation. And the guy you hire racked up numerous secondary violations in just over 1 year at Tennessee? He should have excellent coordinators around him while he is there to not mess up the product on the field, it is getting into more trouble off the field that has a better chance of derailing this train. [Title]

Output: The biggest risk involved w/


Input: [Date] 5 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Richard never played baseball until he left the football team. He saw the writing on the wall that he would never pass Henne on the depth chart and went to the baseball team. [Title]

Output: Richard never played baseball


Input: [Date] 5 years 34 weeks ago [Body] The best news of the year is that Small Brown Bike is recording again. http://www.smallbrownbike.com/ [Title]

Output: SBB


Input: [Date] 5 years 34 weeks ago [Body] Regardless of the coaching situation, this was not surprising as Jimmah was an extremely old Jr. [Title]

Output: Regardless of the coaching


Input: [Date] 5 years 34 weeks ago [Body] The B12 was down this year. Cincy's best 2 wins were at Pitt and at Or State. That is better than Texas' best 2 wins (at Ok State and vs Okla). The rest is a wash, imo. [Title]

Output: The B12 was down this year.


Input: [Date] 5 years 34 weeks ago [Body] Who shed more tears in the 4Q: Tebow or Danielson? [Title]

Output: Who shed more tears in the


Input: [Date] 5 years 34 weeks ago [Body] I wanted that last second off the clock so badly just to see the meltdown Texas fans would have had. That would have been epic. [Title]

Output: I wanted that off the clock


Input: [Date] 5 years 34 weeks ago [Body] They should have rolled that last second on general principle. [Title]

Output: They should have rolled that


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Not trolling, just stating facts [Body]

Output: So it is indeed classy to call other people obscene names? I think not. If you have a problem with my statements, have at it. But you attacking me personally is classless. Additionally, I'm not trolling Christianity - I'm merely stating facts. Tebow interwined his religion with football, which is why both subjects are relevant here. If you like Tebow, fine. I personally think he was a great college player and an awful NFL qb. But acting as though his consistent invocation of his faith and football are mutually exlcusive (or irrelevant to this discussion) is disingenous.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 days ago [Title] "His Christian fan base" [Body]

Output: I said "his Christian fan base," not the entire Christian fan base. I think you're kidding yourself if you don't think Tebow's outspoken faith didn't play a pivotal role in the support he received as an NFL qb.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Classy [Body]

Output: Class act you are. I'm merely pointing out the folly of commenting on someone's character when you don't know them. Relax.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Do you know him personally? [Body]

Output: Do you know him personally? How can you say he's a "good person" without actually knowing him? I think a lot of the vitriol towards Tebow stems from the irrational support he received as an NFL qb from his Christian fan base in spite of his horrible play.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Really? [Body]

Output: 6 games, really? Care to make a wager on that? With our talent and JH in the fold 8 wins should be the floor. As noted in a recent diary, our talent far exceeds all of our opponents (minus OSU).


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] 'Bama [Body]

Output: This image always comes to mind when I think of Alabama and recruiting.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yes, yes we would [Body]

Output: Yes, yes we would.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] 4 star [Body]

Output: Composite: 4 star, No. 80 overall, No. 2 TE


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Title] Real name [Body]

Output: No gimmicks


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] State by state [Body]

Output: In short, the public sector version of this will vary state by state. This may make it easier for some public school players to unionize than others depending on their location.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] Private Sector vs. Public Sector [Body]

Output: It's important to note that because the University of Michigan is a public school, it is subject to the public sector labor laws of the state. These laws can be very different from those of the NLRA in the private sector. A state employment board (MERC in Michigan) would have to decide that athletes are employees based on the state laws (the PERA in Michigan). In Michigan, all the recent political animus towards public sector unions leads me to believe this would be a pretty tough sell.


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

Output: Yes, only after the red and blue did it get stupid...


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] Thanks, Ollie. [Body]

Output: Thanks, Ollie.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] Awful [Body]

Output: Those look awful.


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

Output: Not sure if this was meant to be sarcastic, but it made me laugh.


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

Output: That's a fair point.


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

Output: He's also a very slow man. Garrett has been destroying him.


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

Output: Melvin Kein? (Sp)


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] Didn't look like it [Body]

Output: Didn't look like it. The corner over there got sucked out of his zone, looked too skinny to be Peppers


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

Output: That would explain why he isn't in the group pic, thanks.


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

Output: This please.


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

Output: Does anyone know Harris's number?


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] Lol [Body]

Output: Lololololol. Goooooood luck with that Texas…


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] Choice [Body]

Output: Gardner chose to honor Tom Harmon by wearing his #, he was not forced to. If Gardner wanted, he could have finished his career donning #12. As long as players can choose, I see nothing wrong with our teams honoring legends of the past. It's really the best of both worlds.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] In a word, [Body]

Output: No.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] Cyborg [Body]

Output: He's not a cyborg, he's a baby. He just overreacts to any sort of injury, making people think it's more serious than it actually is.


Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Title] Come on [Body]

Output: Oh come on, give the guy a "break."


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] LeVert [Body]

Output: LeVert is razor thin. Homeboy needs a sandwich.


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Boom [Body]

Output: Goes the dynamite!


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Spelling [Body]

Output: Attendance*.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 1 day ago [Body] what he did as a player is among the all-time greats. If you want to hold him accountable for his actions as a manager and say he can never be associated with baseball again that's fine and I agree with it, but what he did as a player? There is no question. [Title]

Output: Neg away


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Every baseball commissioner who has kept the all-time hit king out of the hall of fame for something he did as a manager. Players who have cheated while playing the game are in and he is not, that is a travesty. [Title]

Output: Pete Rose


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 5 days ago [Body] having lived on the west coast for a total of four football seasons, I can say definitively that I would not make sure I was awake and in front of my television for a noon eastern kickoff unless Michigan was playing. if they were I was pregaming by seven and if not I might catch the second half of a game that looked interesting. [Title]

Output: lived on the west coast


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I had to log in to up vote because so many people didnt get that it was a pulp fiction quote and that is one of my favorite movies [Title]

Output: Pulp Fiction quote


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 16 hours ago [Body] I still remember his long touchdown run in the Rose Bowl like it was yesterday [Title]

Output: My feelings exactly


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Body] the way the weather forecast works as far as % chance of rain works is as follows: if there is any chance (in this case 80%) the percentage reflects the amount of the forecast area will receive rain therefore if it's 80% chance it means that there is a 100% chance of rain occurring but only 80% chance it will happen where you are...much like it's a 100% chance that Jim harbaugh will coach next year but currently will only coach 80% of Michigan's games [Title]

Output: how % chance of rain works


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 2 days ago [Body] everything that was said in the article was referenced either from witness statements from people that were of relation to the alleged victim or from a view of he is guilty. I am with the majority as it relates to his standing if he is guilty but before we go any further can we wait for some kind of evidence beyond a local newspaper report before we convict this young man. [Title]

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


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Body] /S? [Title]

Output: sarcasm?


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 2 days ago [Body] scotch and drambui and planning on getting even further away from football by doing laundry and watching the new episode of boardwalk empire [Title]

Output: rusty nail


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I really like the idea of this thread and was considering starting one myself but had the same worries as the OP. I grew up in Southwest Michigan on the Indiana border closer to South Bend than any school in Michigan. We had a lot of fans of ND which made the rivalry significant growing up along with the fact that Michigan was at its peak of success in my lifetime and ND wasn't that far removed from their own recent success in 1988. I grew up watching the great battles with Desmond and the Rocket providing great early season fireworks and the ND hype of will Ron Paulus (spelling) and will he be the first three time Hiesman winner. Now having been away from Michigan for what is essentially my entire adult life galvanizing my Michigan loyalty and fandom I think it really sucks that we are going to not have this game anymore. I am about to make the four hour drive from my house in Georgia to my childhood best friends house in South Carolina and we will see the last chapter in this rivalry and have these moments solidifying the fact that ND is the worst neighbor in the history of neighbors and know that our win will be a nice final twist of the knife in their jealousy of why we are better. [Title]

Output: The rivalry from SW Michigan


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I was 24 years old and had already spent multiple years of my life overseas in defense of our country and still managed to make mistakes that I would probably be burned at the stake for on this board if I played football for Michigan. If it weren't for people that saw potential in me I know I wouldn't be where I am today in life. While his next chance is not going to be at Michigan, I hope this young man the best and hope he learns from his mistakes and can use it for good, much like Billy Taylor was able to rebound. [Title]

Output: maturity sometimes comes with maturity


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title]

Output: embed fail


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Body] having served over there I think it's still funny. [Title]

Output: personally


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] If Coach Jackson had his way he would recruit him with the speed of Tyrone Wheatley, the moves of Jamie Morris, and the power of Leroy Hoard...except faster, stronger and with better moves. [Title]

Output: Coach Jackson recruiting


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

Output: jimbo fisher


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] I feel the exact same way for the exact same reasons but you said it much better than I think I could have. [Title]

Output: +1 to you sir


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 days ago [Body] crown royal maple and orange juice is my new favorite [Title]

Output: crown


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 days ago [Body] Devin Funchess. If I understand tight end numbering correctly they can wear numbers in the 90s and he is poised to be a breakout freak. [Title]

Output: my pick for #98


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] I have used with success Honey and worcestshire as stated above. To go along with brown sugar I have started adding a little saigon cinnamon. I also have incorporated seasoned salt balance some of the sweet from the honey and a friend of mine incorporates apple juice into his sauce (primarily for chicken). [Title]

Output: Some more ideas


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] You must be using it too [Title]

Output: Droid App


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] missed the /s [Title]

Output: on the droid app


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] If rankings mattered we wouldn't give scholorships to long snappers. Thinking that every highly ranked recruit will pan out is crazy and with what we have left on the board at OL it might end up at three star level. [Title]

Output: Who cares?


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Body] With how long it takes to develop offensive linemen I think it is imperative to pick up one more even if he is the three star type deapth player. You can more regularly find immediate impact players at skill positions but in the trenches development is almost always necessary. [Title]

Output: O-line recruiting


Input: [Date] 2 years 21 weeks ago [Title]

Output: (No subject)


Input: [Date] 2 years 25 weeks ago [Body] I was at the end of the transition when the Fab 5 made it popular but it hadnt yet made it mainstream and I agree. Aside from that from an athletic point of view the short shorts are much more functional and user friendly....plus the ladies like it [Title]

Output: Get off my lawn agrees


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] started with fuzzy navels this afternoon when i got up and have been following it with expired baileys irish cream. next on the list will be cleaning out some rum [Title]

Output: cleaning out the liquor cabinet


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] How about a North-South alignment with either Nebraska, Ohio, or Penn State going to the North for competitive balance. My choice would be Ohio but you could work with any of them and have decent geographic alignment while also keeping many traditional rivalries, The biggest down side I can see is both Michigan and Ohio not having regular games in the added markets. Also, for competitive balance you could move Northwestern or Iowa for one weaker schools in the south. North South Michigan Penn State Michigan State Nebraska Northwestern Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota Purdue Iowa Rutgers Ohio Maryland [Title]

Output: North-South


Input: [Date] 2 years 30 weeks ago [Body] but I am drinking beer until live football is over for the night and then switching over to cognac to ring in the new year with the ghost of Dick Clark [Title]

Output: Not to be a post-Madonna


Input: [Date] 2 years 38 weeks ago [Title]

Output: (No subject)


Input: [Date] 2 years 39 weeks ago [Body] I am not sure how silent it is due to consistent up votes to the 5 limit, but let me say that I applaud you for the way you have handled this situation to this point and believe you were completely justified and on the right track with how you chose to hanlde it. For the sake of people like me who primarily read and don't post thanks and keep up the good work. [Title]

Output: Silent majority


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Title] Not saying we should get [Body]

Output: Not saying we should get Loeffler, but their situation depth-wise is as bad as it is here at some key positions on offense. They've had a lot of injuries at RB, graduated some WR's and Logan Thomas has regressed this year, making a lot of careless mistakes, worse than what Gardner's been doing. I do think there are better candidates than him. I think he'd be like a DeBord or a more innovative version of Borges, with better QB coaching, too. And that may be just fine for many people.


Input: [Date] 2 years 25 weeks ago [Title] I think middle-schoolers [Body]

Output: I think middle-schoolers doing organized conditioning and the pressure coaches face may be a bit more uncommon outside of the South, but year-round conditioning certainly is not. I think in parts of the South, you do see smaller programs emulate larger-schools more often, but something like year-round conditioning, formal and informal, has been around for a while pretty much everywhere.


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Look at CRex's post below. [Body]

Output: Look at CRex's post below. It's not so simple as looking at height and weight. Denard has strong legs, but he has relatively long legs and a high waist compared to a lot of RB's. That's part of the reason he runs high and it also makes you susceptible to lower body injuries as time goes on. It's not just height and weight, it's his build/proportions and his running style. He also doesn't have a particularly large neck or trap muscles like some of these other runningbacks, either. Denard is a little smaller than Michael Vick, and even though he plays QB, you can see that he's not a big guy and he's going up against linemen and LB'ers on a normal basis and it's taken its toll.


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Title] I agree about his pad level [Body]

Output: I agree about his pad level and upright running style. Even when he's between the tackles, he runs high, partly due to where his center of gravity being relatively high.


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Title] I agree. You can point to [Body]

Output: I agree. You can point to guys like Chris Johnson all you want, but the fact is that he's not the norm. If you run a 4.2 and has had sick numbers at RB through high school and college, than yes, his size is not as much of a factor. But, most RB's don't have Chris Johnson's build, who is pretty thickly built himself if you see him in person. I remember thinking Clinton Portis was on the small side, and while that may have been true, he had more of a RB build.


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Title] The reason he's projected to [Body]

Output: The reason he's projected to be a WR is partly due to what other QB's have done, Denard's build, injury history, and his upside. I understand Denard was successful running the ball between the tackles, but I don't know why people are so quick to judge Denard at WR when he hasn't been playing the position very long. Whether he goes to RB or WR, he will have to learn a lot of new skills. Let the guy continue to learn and develop. Teams will probably give him some handoffs, but if he wants to grow and "own" a position, it's probably going to be as a slot WR. Kinda OT, but Denard is a guy who I could see blowing up in some capacity in the CFL, just sayin'.


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Title] I think DC would be a better [Body]

Output: I think DC would be a better neutral site.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] A lot of people acknowledge [Body]

Output: A lot of people acknowledge that he can be a good runningback for all the reasons you mention, but a lot of people are thinking from a longevity perspective as well. I think a lot of people look at his build and at what other QB's have done and say that WR is the best spot, but we've seen that he has great running skills besides being fast that would make him a potential weapon in the running game. But, there should be caution for him at RB as well, not just for durability issue, but because runningback is simply a different position, even from the running perspective. If we're going to be nit-picky, Denard does have a tendency to dance at times. His skills at RB were best observed, IMO, in the inside running game, but I do question whether he'd be an effective off-tackle runner. I think he could be effective as a zone runner, but who knows.Either way, I think he has runningback skills, but people are concerned about his longevity.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] A lot of that can be [Body]

Output: A lot of that can be alleviated with better route running skills. Part of it is muscle memory as well. He still looks to be relatively upright with his weight a bit far back away from his feet but I think as he learns how to run these routes, he will fix this. Maybe after the catch when he's reacting more, as he did as a QB, he regresses and stumbles, but I expect him to run much cleaner routes at least.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] I don't think he gets to that [Body]

Output: I don't think he gets to that level, either. Harvin was such a dynamic athlete in high school, especially at wide receiver, it wasn't surprising to see him pick up full-time WR so quickly. I was actually more impressed with the way he was used at Florida. But, I agree that there are certain things that Harvin has been used to at least practicing for going on 10 years now that Denard will have to pick up some of before he's anything like the natural WR that Harvin is.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] I think Harvin is a best-case [Body]

Output: I think Harvin is a best-case scenario. Denard is similar in that he will probably get some snaps in some sort of wild-cat/option scenario or in a jet sweep or just something out of the backfield. But, Harvin's been a receiver for a while and he just has those instincts that may be difficult for Denard to pick up. I just hope that he can get as healthy as he can as soon as possible. He's a guy who could be very effective in the right situation, but he could just as easily be wasted, IMO.


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Title] I think it has peaked as [Body]

Output: I think it has peaked as well. I think the novelty of the BCS has kind of worn off and although the playoff will breath new life into the sport, I think it'll be short-lived. I think a lot of the interest has also aligned with the increased interest in all levels of football, recruiting, and gambling. It seems like we may have peaked in a number of these areas, and if it hasn't peaked, than perhaps the rate of growth of interest has peaked and we may be plateauing soon. I think a new technological/media product will have to emerge if things are to continue on the path we've seen in the past decade and a half or so.


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Title] I think Turgeon is a very [Body]

Output: I think Turgeon is a very good coach and they're on a positive trajectory. As for why we can't pack a basketball stadium, you can ask Maryland about their abysmal football attendance. Basketball is just a bigger deal there and really the main major sport that they've had any consistent success at recently. If they recruit the area better, they will be a very dangerous team in the Big Ten and at minimum, they'll be in the top half of the Big Ten for a while.


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Title] I think Robinson needs to [Body]

Output: I think Robinson needs to stay another year and be a centerpiece of the offense.


Input: [Date] 2 years 28 weeks ago [Title] This is a great fit for [Body]

Output: This is a great fit for Loeffler and VT. I think this should breath new life into them offensively.


Input: [Date] 2 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Maryland is below the [Body]

Output: Maryland is also below the Mason-Dixon line. And since we obsess about media markets when talking about conference expansion, Woodbridge, VA is in the DC market just like the homes of people like Countess, Furman, and countless others who've either been on the team or who've we've recruited. The only reason why this nuance is brought up is because people see "VA" next to his name and all of a sudden he's a longshot Southern recruit when the reality is that he's a Mid-Atlantic recruit in the same market that we, OSU, PSU and others have had success recruiting.


Input: [Date] 2 years 31 weeks ago [Title] I'm doubtful about Denard's [Body]

Output: I'm doubtful about Denard's prospects at the next level, but I actually think playing nickel or something might not be a bad idea. We don't know how well he can catch, although perhaps playing slot and catching some drags and outs would be feasible. But, Denard is strong and tough and doesn't shy away from contact. I think returning kicks will be his most likely landing spot, I could see the attraction to the idea of him playing corner, in addition to wide receiver. He could probably take snaps as a wild cat or at runningback, but he'd probably transition to WR over time for a number of reasons, health being an important one.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] I went to Michigan and UVA [Body]

Output: I went to Michigan and UVA and I'm not saying that UVA would be a perfect fit, especially not culturally. I think a lot of flagship universities with high-level academics/research and good/decent sports in very nice college towns could fit in the Big Ten. And the fact that UVA has a lot of East Coasters, like a few Big Ten schools and is located in the Mid-Atlantic helps given the recent expansions. I do disagree with a number of the characterizations you made about UVA and its environs, but if you do make those characterizations about UVA, you could also make them about Penn St., Maryland, and Rutgers to a similar extent. The southern gentleman mentality you mention is probably the most significant differentiating quality between UVA and Big Ten schools. I went to high school in Fairfax County, Virginia and it was funny how when I went to UM, I was seen as a southerner, in the pejorative sense, more than anything else and my buddy who's from Montgomery County, MD was seen as a cool East Coaster, so ignorance and geographical stereotypes are alive and well in Big Ten country as well.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] Stevie Brown looked like a [Body]

Output: Stevie Brown looked like a beast when he first came to Michigan. He had a solid senior season, but he made a number of great plays on special teams early on during his Michigan career. He also seems like an overall good guy. I'm glad to see him putting together this kind of season.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] I agree with you, but the [Body]

Output: I agree with you, but the year Stevie has had so far has been pretty good so far. It would have been nice to have had some Thorpe winners, though.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] What you say is true, but the [Body]

Output: What you say is true, but the political boundary between the states actually is significant. Northern Virginia was basically a backwater while Suburban Maryland was the premier suburb of Washington DC decades ago. Now, Northern Virginia has come into its own and has become more significant than Suburban Maryland economically an and is just as livable for the most part, which pisses off longtime residents and economic development officials/politicians in Maryland. And even though Maryland had slaves, being a part of the Union and being less politically and culturally conservative has always been something that Maryland has boasted about. Even if NoVa is different, it's still tied to Richmond. I agree about Charlottesville and UVA. I don't think it's more cosmopolitan than Ann Arbor, but I think it'd fit in to the Big Ten pretty easily.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] He may be underappreciated [Body]

Output: He may be underappreciated from the standpoint that a lot of people made Burke seem worse than he was when he was debating going pro after last season. It was good that he came back, but he was great towards the stretch last season and he only helped himself in camps during the offseason, which is what I think he would have done had he declared after last season. His size isn't ideal, but people seemed to underrate how skilled he was. Even some analysts didn't see it. So, I'm glad he came back but it was clear after last season that some people underappreciated him. Not now, though.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] I suspected something like [Body]

Output: I suspected something like this. Either he was coasting somehow or he knew that Wiscy would have some difficulties ahead.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Sounds like my experience in [Body]

Output: Sounds like my experience in Morgantown. Morgantown is crazy, especially for rivalry games.


Input: [Date] 2 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Please stop repeating this [Body]

Output: Please stop repeating this myth. UVA and VT have been together for less than ten years. As long has VT doesn't remain in a dumpster-fire of a conference, than the legislature is not going to obstruct things. There are certain circumstances present in the instance where the legislature got involved.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Is it common for the ACL to [Body]

Output: Is it common for the ACL to be injured along with the patella? I ruptured my patella tendon and am rehabbing it, but there's an issue of buckling and lack of stability that I fear may be ACL-related. Along with the contact involved with the injury, chronic patellar tendonitis was a big contributing factor for me. I know it's different from a dislocation, but it's somewhat related still. Thanks for this post, though.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] nm double post [Body]

Output: nm double post


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] Utah is a flagship school, [Body]

Output: Utah is a flagship school, not bad academically, has decent sports, is located in a fast growing and economically well-off state, and fits the geography. I don't think it's correct to say that no one say Utah going to the Pac-12.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] I dunno how it affects it, [Body]

Output: I dunno how it affects it, but Michigan lacrosse is on the upward trajectory either way. Michigan is a well-known brand in lacrosse-rich areas and the sport has become more popular in the midwest. I think having matchups with Maryland and having games available on the BTN will definitely help.


Input: [Date] 2 years 35 weeks ago [Title] I agree. It is a smart choice [Body]

Output: I agree. It is a smart choice from an athletics perspective. And, for the basketball-oriented programs in the conference, I'm sure they were less reluctant about this. When we talked Big Ten expansion, I'd always thought that while Louisville wouldn't be a target for us, it would be a good get for another BCS conference, whether it's the Big 12, SEC, or ACC, which I thought was the least likely, although that was before Pitt and 'Cuse joined.


Input: [Date] 3 years 20 weeks ago [Title] 2013 Class [Body]

Output: I must admit, that i am quite impressed with the work. That had to take quite a bit of time to complete. But anyways, it is so great to see how this class is shaping up to be. Realistically, i think we have a great shot at landing SEVERAL more prospects on that list (Ty Isaac, Eddie Vanderdoes?, EJ Levenberry, Laquon Treadwell, Henry Poggi, Dorian O'Daniel, Devon Allen, Ben Gedeon, Donovan Munger) with a more outside shot with (S'ua Cravens, Kendall Fuller, and Joe Mathis). I would throw in some others (Ethan Pocic, Preist Willis, Cory Luke, and Darian Hicks) but at this time i would have to believe we are probably full at those positions. That was just a quick run through...anybody i miss?


Input: [Date] 3 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Butt [Body]

Output: At this point, i think Jake is definitely a must get. I feel like he could be close to committing, however i think he doesnt want to pull the trigger to fast incase OSU does come calling. Hopefully our early offer does mean alot to him like he says it does though. I believe this is one of the circumstances where the coaches need to push him to an early committment, becasue if not, his spot could be takin up pretty soon. What do you guys think?


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] I find this absolutely [Body]

Output: I find this absolutely hilarious that high school coaches are beginning to take notice of this. I doubt it, but i wonder if any athletes take Meyer's recruiting strategy offensive.


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Going a little off question [Body]

Output: Going a little off question 1: Is NT the same term as a 5-tech? And if so, is Pipkens and Campbell both slated for that spot? Or if those two guys are the best players in the interior, is there a possibility for one to move to the 3-tech? And also, i feel like we have some pretty solid talent at LB for the next couple years. With all these guys, how do you think the depth chart will shape up, lets say, in two years? I feel like Beyer is very underated, and has some hidden talent, however it doesnt seem likely that he will overcome Ryan on the depthchart. Is it safe to say that the SAM is Ryan's for the next 3 years? At the MLB, you already mentioned that Morgan will most likely move in the middle. In 2013, who do you think challenges him for that spot. And last, the WILL. What do you feel the 2-deep will be in 2013?


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Magnus [Body]

Output: I do have a few questions for you Magnus. 1. Is the DE rotation something like this? Clark at WDE, Black at SDE, and Roh being able to play either DE spot? 2. After next year, who do you see filling in for Kenny Demens at MLB spot? Is Morgan a WLB all the way? or do you see him slipping inside to the MLB, and therefore paving a way for either Bolden, Ross, etc at the WILL? 3. Who do you project to be the starting defensive backfield next year? I'd have to go with Countess, Floyd, Kovacs, Gordon, with Avery/Taylor fighting for Nickel and i also believe Jarrod Wilson has a good shot at seeing the field


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Aquaman [Body]

Output: Do you think he could be a potential sleeper? And are you willing to voice your opinion on Shallman? I really am curious what others think about his skillset.


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Norfleet [Body]

Output: I am just curious of what others think about Dennis on the football field. Speaking for myself, I believe he is an absolute playmaker, and i am eager to see him suit up in the maize and blue. His highlight film, in my mind, is very impressive, he has blazing speed, and he is very well built. I believe as a junior he will see valuable playtime and be a solid contributor for us. We can only hope!


Input: [Date] 3 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Mgoblog Community [Body]

Output: I have a few questions i would like to ask the mgoblog community. First, Do people really believe Wyatt Shallman (if he commits obviously) will end up at RB? After watching his highlights, i feel like too often he tends to avoid contact instead of just using his size and just running people over. I feel like he dances to much in the backfield. I got the intensions that he would be used as a bull-rushing RB in short yardage situations, and in my opinion im not sure if thats him. Second, Do you guys think down the road that Desmond King will earn an offer? After watching his highlights, i must admit that i am pretty impressed with the kids toughness. He seems like a very solid RB, however despite his size, it seems like his future is at CB. His highlight film does not show too much defensive play though.


Input: [Date] 3 years 37 weeks ago [Title] 545 [Body]

Output: 545


Input: [Date] 3 years 39 weeks ago [Title] Honestly i agree i with most [Body]

Output: Honestly i agree i with most of the mgousers here...i dont believe Rugters will EVER join our conference...their simply not that prestiges


Input: [Date] 3 years 39 weeks ago [Title] Agreed [Body]

Output: I totally agree, however the only thing on their mind is probably engraving Keenum's name deeper into the record book


Input: [Date] 4 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Maty Mauk [Body]

Output: For those wondering about Maty's skill set and/or character, i have played against Maty (Actually intercepted him! although he was a freshman at the time lol) and have ran track against him where i have talked to him multiple times. First of all Maty's athleticism is greatly underated. And to be honest i didnt think he was all that athletic either until i played close attention this year during track. Dont feel like looking his times and jumps up and what not but im pretty sure he hit a high 22 this year in the 200m and i believe he jumped 23 ft. a couple times in the long jump..and on top of that he was the anchor of their 4x1 team that went to state and the 4x2 that shoulda went but they got disqualified in our regional meet. For his size and being a QB, he can move. And although one can argue that Kenton's receivers made Maty look good with all the bubbles and slip screens they run, he simple picked apart every defense he played against. Kid has good field awareness and one hell of an arm. Now i dont personally know know Maty so therefore i dont know a whole lot about his character but what from i do know is that Maty is like any other kid. And from talking to him at track meets, he doesnt really talk a whole lot, nor does he come off as an cocky ass like most probably think he does. And just throwing my opinion out there...ive scrimaged against tyler occoner and we did a 7on7 against LCC last year...I would definitely have to go with Maty Mauk over Ty Occonor


Input: [Date] 4 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Yesss he does...everyone knew [Body]

Output: Yesss he does...everyone knew he was going to do that move, yet everytime he still got everyone with it. As for our league, it isnt to bad at all..full of future D2 players and addition to some D1 players. As much as i hate to say it....Kenton was just thatttt good this year..It was damn near impossible to stop their offense...and they made nearly everyone just look so stupid because you just didnt know what they were going to do next.


Input: [Date] 4 years 24 weeks ago [Title] Although i do agree with you, [Body]

Output: Although i do agree with you, I think Michigan does have a very good chance of landing him. His Whole family are all Michigan fans, which definitely cant hurt any. Maty also runs track, so here in a month or so i am going to talk to him and see whats the latest with him.


Input: [Date] 4 years 24 weeks ago [Title] I can forever say i picked [Body]

Output: I can forever say i picked Maty off in high school...now granted he was only a freshman and i was only a sophomore...but hey i'll take it! But this kid is the real deal. Let me tell you, this kid is damn near impossible to sack. and he is very elusive and has a very strong arm. This year (my senior year) they totally smashed us and I think most of it has to do with Maty. They run a 5-wide formation EVERY play, which litterally means every play is on Maty's shoulders. He is pretty athletic as well. He'd be a great addition and hopefully he hops on board so i can say in the future when hes on the field in the winged helmet that I intercepted him back in the day!


Input: [Date] 1 day 3 hours ago [Title] Question? [Body]

Output: What was the question? ...I can't watch from work.


Input: [Date] 1 day 16 hours ago [Title] You can get it in the airport [Body]

Output: You can get it in the airport now too... Just had some last week!


Input: [Date] 1 day 22 hours ago [Title] RE: Hill [Body]

Output: Am I correct in understanding that once a prospect has committed, no more Crystal Balls may be placed for that school? ...So for Hill, people can only pick a school other than PSU (such as Michigan.) No one can jump on the PSU bandwagon, but throwing a UofM pick in there might earn them a few points, if he flips, right? Not that this means the M picks are meaningless, but I think the trend might hold more weight with the uncommitted prospects rather than the committed ones. Do I have the proper understanding here?


Input: [Date] 2 days 19 hours ago [Title] Feed the troll. [Body]

Output: Sorry. I forgot. Why play the games when you can just average the recruiting rankings of the players and get your answer ahead of time? I'd hate to think we have a staff that could identify and develop talent. Who was it who said "Jim Harbaugh: College Football's biggest winner"?


Input: [Date] 2 days 19 hours ago [Title] Plan A [Body]

Output: How about Plan A options... as in Already committed: Sean McKeon


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 hour ago [Title] His choice, or the coaching [Body]

Output: His choice, or the coaching staff's?


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] B1G? [Body]

Output: I'll hazard a guess: We're not in football season, so room for more wide-ranging posts. A potential starter for an in-division competitor has left the team. I can't say I'll revisit the thread again, but did find it interesting. It's at least more relevant to Michigan football than Clint Dempsey tearing up a pad of paper.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Davis effect? [Body]

Output: I wonder how much of a factor, if any, Kingston Davis might have been in this offer. I am in no way suggesting that Joshnson is not worthy of an offer on his own merits, but having both teammates committed (along with Washington already on campus) will only help our attempts to keep Davis in the fold as he fields more serious interest from many of the top SEC programs. Clearly the coaches would not have offered Johnson if they did not feel he was qualified, but maybe the teammate factor weighed in a bit?


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Agreed [Body]

Output: Depth is much greater on the D-line, which is also accustomed to platooning. O-line lacks the depth, and guys were not playing with the folks they usually would. To me the spring game only confirmed that we have much more depth in run defense than o-line, but not much more.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You missed it... [Body]

Output: ...His uniform changed.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Depth Chart Spacing [Body]

Output: Not redshirting Malzone would also provide a bit of space on the depth chart between Malzone and Gentry, though who knows if Gentry would stay around if there is a player just one year ahead of him who is at/near the top of the depth chart.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Or [Body]

Output: ...Or Rudock makes a leap with improved coaching and improves from servicable to very good. Either Rucock or any other QB functioning as a better QB this year than Rudock was over the last two is fine by me!


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Title] 1 year [Body]

Output: Malzone, Gentry, Speight, and Morris will all have 1 year in the system. At this point it, unfortunately, seems unclear if Speight and Morris' previos time in the previous system was helpful. I expect a transfer before the 2016 season, but it could just as easily be O'Korn if he arrives this year and then realizes that any number of QBs already on the roster are in front of him going into the 2016 campaign.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Transfers [Body]

Output: I agree with the depth thought as well... Assuming no one transfers out before the season starts.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Turned stones. [Body]

Output: Has anything been published to indicate that he has any interst in Michigan, or vice versa?


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I believe so [Body]

Output: IIRC, Harbaugh did not contact DeWeaver at all, and Drevno let him know they would be recruiting other QBs in the class.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 4 days ago [Title] . [Body]

Output: Buckle Up


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 4 days ago [Title] A few thoughts... [Body]

Output: I'd go with ZIngerman's Deli over the Roadhouse, but that's just my preference. May add Pizza House to the list, depending on what you're looking for. Angelo's or the Broken Egg for breakfast.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Atomic Bunting [Body]

Output: If we're up big in the 4th at home, Bunting will be put in for punt returns so that he can do his own special dance to Atomic Dog.


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Floor too [Body]

Output: Not that I am not excited for the real upside, but I'm happy to think how much higher the floor is as well!


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] Not true? [Body]

Output: I believe that I just read somewhere that there is no "conditional" release from an LOI. It's either in force, or it is not.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Seriously? [Body]

Output: I have a crazy idea... How about having the coaching staff spend more than one month getting to know the recruits before they have to commit?


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yes [Body]

Output: Unless we start changing coaches every year, this will likely help notably more than it hurts. To answer your question, yes, I still want it... particularly as we have our (hopefully long-term) coach already on board.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] Certainly if Harbaugh [Body]

Output: Certainly if Harbaugh continues to bring in two QBs per year, we'll be seeing many moving out over time.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Trying to make up for the [Body]

Output: Trying to make up for the derth of good NM high school football coverage.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Positive spin? [Body]

Output: I am going to tell myself that this is because the coaches feel good about Weber and started slow-playing Booker, even if it is just because this makes me feel happier going into the weekend.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Good strategy. [Body]

Output: Good strategy.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Rick [Body]

Output: Roll. Not appreciated.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Agreed. [Body]

Output: I wasn't adding that ingo to refute what you said, just adding a bit of info that the previous post might have been referencing. Without an offer, I'd call it evaluating more than recruiting as well.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Title] No offer, I believe, but [Body]

Output: Markel Bush visited January 23rd. My quick googling showed no ratings on the major services, but I could have missed one.


Input: [Date] 51 weeks 5 days ago [Title] By the way, love the Antione [Body]

Output: By the way, love the Antione "the Judge" Joubert nom de plume. Joubert and Gary "the General" Grant were my all time favorite Michigan guard combo until Tim and Trey came along a few years back.


Input: [Date] 51 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Pretty sure the water just [Body]

Output: Pretty sure the water just parts when he comes near.


Input: [Date] 52 weeks 23 hours ago [Title] Plus he looks just like [Body]

Output: Plus he looks just like Jabrill Peppers which can't hurt.


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] Love that clip. Everitt [Body]

Output: Love that clip. Everitt really wanted to hit him but probably held back because he didn't want to give that little jock-sniffer the free publicity.


Input: [Date] 1 year 3 weeks ago [Title] Won't be able to call it a [Body]

Output: Won't be able to call it a fluke when Caris Levert goes in the top 10 next year.


Input: [Date] 1 year 4 weeks ago [Title] I think we are going to have [Body]

Output: I think we are going to have a really good defense this year. Especially the back seven. Not sure if Jabrill will win the Heisman, but maybe in another year or two.


Input: [Date] 1 year 5 weeks ago [Title] Can't comment on Justified [Body]

Output: Can't comment on Justified but I loved Timothy Oliphant in Deadwood.


Input: [Date] 1 year 5 weeks ago [Title] Yeah, no GoT really sucks. [Body]

Output: Yeah, no GoT really sucks. But a couple of new shows I've been watching and am now really into are Penny Dreadful (Sunday nights) and Salem (Thursday nights). And I too am looking forward to The Leftovers and Strain based on the trailers I've seen.


Input: [Date] 1 year 6 weeks ago [Title] Hmmmn, interesting news but [Body]

Output: Hmmmn, interesting news but seems to contradict other recruiting.... It sounded like we were recruiting Hjalte Froholdt (who is an interior lineman) pretty hard up until he committed to Arkansas. I wonder what changed?


Input: [Date] 1 year 11 weeks ago [Title] Wow, so much negativity. I [Body]

Output: Wow, so much negativity. I bet at least one of these guys turns into a great receiver eventually. And I bet at least one of them sees significant playing time this year, not just on special teams. I know not every recruit is going to be a stud, but I would be very surprised if all three of them turned out to be busts. As bluekoj said, there is almost nothing to go on at this point. Lets give them a chance before we just write off the entire 2013 receiver class.


Input: [Date] 1 year 11 weeks ago [Title] Rorschach Test [Body]

Output: After reading the above comments, I'm now convinced the NFL draft is the perfect Rorschach test for Michigan fans. The optimists see the silver lining and the haters see confirmation that the coaches suck.


Input: [Date] 1 year 12 weeks ago [Title] I'd be really pissed if I [Body]

Output: I'd be really pissed if I were the security guard. He suffered a vicious attack for simply doing his job. If it were me, I'd want Jayru Campbell to receive the full wrath of the law (as a minor, not the bs where they often find some loophole to charge kids as adults), not some slap on the wrist. Counciling and anger management classes.....what a joke.


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] I have no problem holding the [Body]

Output: I have no problem holding the coaching staff accountable. But I absolutely insist that we give them a few years to rebuild first, then fire 'em if they aren't getting the job done. I'm not sure RR was the best for Michigan but I definitely don't want his replacement to be run out of town before he even has a chance to field a decent team. And I don't want to be in a 20 year cycle of rebuilding like Notre Dame.


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] Seems like stability to the [Body]

Output: Seems like stability to the program arrived with Hoke. I hope we actually follow through and give him a chance to rebuild the program. Otherwise we will be rebuilding for another 3-4 years if we get rid of him after this year.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] Yep GoT and Walking Dead are [Body]

Output: Yep GoT and Walking Dead are great. I also am absolutely loving the first two episodes of Turn on AMC so far. Another good one that I just watched is the first season of Black Sails (on Starz). And Vikings (History Channel) is pretty awesome too if you haven't seen that yet. I've heard some people say that The Black List is good. I liked the first few episodes but it got silly when every week they catch a new super-criminal/terrorist. I don't really like one hour self contained shows anymore. Instead I prefer the series format. And yeah, Project Free TV is the best.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] Not so fast. We're still in [Body]

Output: Not so fast. We're still in it. Found this on twitter: Ryan Bartow @RyanBartow 4-star Chris Clark informing ppl he's de-committed from #NorthCarolina. Plans to visit #OhioState & #Michigan next.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] I'm surprised no programs [Body]

Output: I'm surprised no programs have offered to let star recruits design the team uniforms as an incentive to come to their school. Or maybe we just haven't heard about it?


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] I don't have any inside info [Body]

Output: I don't have any inside info or anything, but from what I've read it sounds like Sterling Jenkins is leaning towards Penn State.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] I only drink at work. My [Body]

Output: I only drink at work. My problem is that I am a workaholic.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Title] It says the University of [Body]

Output: It says the University of Michigan is 2.67 times more influential than Ohio State University, 3.43 times more influential than Michigan State University and is 2.94 times more influential than the Univerisity of Notre Dame. Clearly this must be true.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Unfortunately Stidham just [Body]

Output: Unfortunately Stidham just committed to Texas Tech. Hopefully this is just a "place-holder" commitment and he will still look around.


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

Output: Apparently someone familiar was just a year ahead of you guys... Andrew Dakich @daycheck3 · 50m We haven't won an outright Big Ten championship since 1986. I think @JustJMo was a junior in high school back then.


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] Unfortunately, I saw a [Body]

Output: Unfortunately, I saw a disheartening tweet from Steve Lorenz today saying he is changing his "crystal ball" pick to Penn State for Sterling Jenkins.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] From what I heard, Nicholson [Body]

Output: From what I heard, Nicholson was a good athlete and had nice size for a safety, but didn't like contact. I believe Penn State passed on him for the same reason.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] What About Gibbons' Civil Rights? [Body]

Output: Perhaps you guys know more about this than I do. I live many states away and have only read a little about this but from my understanding, there were never any charges filed against Gibbons because the alleged victim did not want to pursue the matter. Then many years after the alleged rape that never warranted any charges, Gibbons is suddenly expelled because of a change in University policy. So Gibbons gets thrown under the bus by the university and now his reputation is forever destroyed.....and he may not have even done anything wrong? If anyone's civil rights were violated, it was Gibbons. Or am I missing some important legal details?


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] I don't know about that. The [Body]

Output: I don't know about that. The fans demand wins or the coaches head. Are we willing to trade our higher academic and character standards for wins on the field? LF is saying yes, loosen the standards. I'm not saying he's right, but he does sound like much of our fan base.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] Shhhhh...... [Body]

Output: Don't heap too much praise on him. Everytime we get a good recruiting guy (Steve, Tom) someone comes along and snatches them up. Just kidding. Nice job BB.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] I had the opposite reaction. [Body]

Output: I had the opposite reaction. He completely embarrassed himself and will probably regret these comments when he grows up a bit. Now, instead of everyone talking about what a great corner he is, we're all talking about what a jackass he is instead.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] My father's words [Body]

Output: When I emailed my dad about this last night, his reply was classic... "Can we hire some of their players too"?


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

Output: What a big effing baby. If you're so unhappy then don't go. Whaaaa I'm locked in, whaaaa! Its my career, whaaa! The ticket prices, whaaa! Jesus dude, be happy you don't have a shit job like some of us.


Input: [Date] 8 hours 58 min ago [Title] Kiss my ass [Body]


Input: [Date] 12 hours 31 min ago [Title] Feel the chi........ [Body]

Output: Repulse the monkey


Input: [Date] 13 hours 40 min ago [Title] I believe yes but [Body]

Output: Not quite as frequently as last year. Can someone please verify this ?


Input: [Date] 13 hours 44 min ago [Title] skip [Body]

Output: Random question but has anyone ever read Skips book on the early 90s Cowboys. I heard it's a decent read and it doesn't feel like the TV persona of skip writing it. This is just what I've been told by a few people though


Input: [Date] 14 hours 39 min ago [Title] Hope parties suck [Body]

Output: Even most Hopers agree that Calvin parties are 10 times better


Input: [Date] 17 hours 6 min ago [Title] Yep Selected history I know [Body]

Output: But aren't we doing the same thing in a way?


Input: [Date] 19 hours 9 min ago [Title] I know this comment may take some heat [Body]

Output: But we also just have 1 outright conference title since 1998


Input: [Date] 1 day 16 hours ago [Title] I'm sorry but [Body]

Output: I feel like half of the people in this thread don't understand how betting works


Input: [Date] 1 day 18 hours ago [Title] Odds [Body]

Output: I was in Vegas a few weeks ago and Michigan was 30 to 1 odds on the strip but 80 to 1 odds at the Golden Nugget downtown. This 100 to 1 odds must just be on an offshore betting account ?


Input: [Date] 2 days 12 hours ago [Title] This [Body]

Output: Surprised nobody had mentioned it yet


Input: [Date] 2 days 12 hours ago [Title] Make sure [Body]

Output: You lay that bet down in downtown Vegas . You won't find that good of odds on the strip. . I was there a few weeks ago


Input: [Date] 4 days 10 hours ago [Title] Thanks for posting. I'm real excited [Body]

Output: For the mgovidoes of camp to come out daily once camp starts!


Input: [Date] 4 days 17 hours ago [Title] That was a really dumb first question [Body]

Output: Harbaugh gave him the classic "you really just asked that" look


Input: [Date] 5 days 5 hours ago [Title] Remember [Body]

Output: When the NFL stopped the ESPN show Playmakers from going past one season despite great ratings because it hurt their image . That kind of was lame.


Input: [Date] 5 days 7 hours ago [Title] Definitely not Feliz [Body]

Output: He sucks ass. I could see Brad going with Bruce as the closer in the foreseeable future at least


Input: [Date] 5 days 14 hours ago [Title] To be fair to sparty [Body]

Output: Every year we think they'll drop because of talent they lose and they're still very good . I am interested to see how no narduzzi affects them tho


Input: [Date] 6 days 16 hours ago [Title] It's been quite sad [Body]

Output: How long it's been since once could say that about a Michigan team. Probably 2006 would be it, but even before that, one would have to probably have to go back to the 90s


Input: [Date] 1 week 16 hours ago [Title] I am too [Body]

Output: But many people, such as myself, think the biggest question on this team is "playmakers" in the offensive side so I am very much for JP playing some offense.


Input: [Date] 1 week 19 hours ago [Title] I'd be a lot richer if that occured [Body]

Output: I was in Vegas a few weeks ago and found a downtown casino that had Michigan at 80-1 odds to win the NC. Put 10 bucks down to win 800.. They were 30-1 odds on the strip.


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

Output: Sorry dude but that was pretty funny you thought he didn't get in. I bet he gets Close to 100% of the votes like Randy Johnson did.


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

Output: He got into it with The Huge a few months back. Huge is kind of a tool but Moss started poking fun of Bill's kids which I thought was way out of line.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Dining hall job [Body]

Output: Although part time , it was the worse and I only lasted like 7 weeks before I quit


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

Output: HERD gone for good http://scores.espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/13314040/colin-cowherd-no-long...


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

Output: Ludington is still pretty big. Love that it's on the beach and you can booze will watching games.


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

Output: Drake Harris was at the Ludington Macker a few weeks back. Talked to one of his friends and he said Drake is feeling 100% healthy.


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

Output: He blocked me within seconds too last December. I've kind of grown to not dislike him though since despite coming across like a slime ball


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] (Insert mgoblogger hating Herd comment here) [Body]

Output: x200


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

Output: 1. Michigan football 2. Detroit Tigers 3. Michigan Basketball 4. Detroit Pistons 5. Detroit Lions 6. Detroit Red Wings 7. Atlanta Braves 8. Calvin College basketball I root for the Lions, but just never will get invested into the Lions even if they were to start going deep into playoffs.


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

Output: It's just the city of Muskegon itself, not including the beaches, and when comparing to other beach towns is kind of "blah" so I also would agree with what your friends told you assuming they meant that .


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Muskegon has some nice beaches , though [Body]

Output: Hoffmaster State Park is family friendly and a solid beach. Nice dune to climb too. Wippie Dip is a nice stop for ice cream near by after a day at the beach.


Input: [Date] 1 day 3 hours ago [Body] You're saying the NFL was offered a spreadsheet conveniently put together by Brady's agents, on which they'd have to take the agents' word it was complete and accurate, and in order to find out what was on Brady's cell phone, they could instead track down multiple other cell phones and check off items on the spreadsheet? And that's a perfectly reasonable alternative to just spending 10 minutes scrolling through Brady's phone? Sorry, defending that approach is a stretch beyond stretches. All this fuck-Goodell outrage pretty much ignores the fact that Brady basically just broke into the Watergate hotel. [Title]

Output: You're saying the NFL was


Input: [Date] 1 day 18 hours ago [Body] I hate your idea of suing because I don't want to sit here for three years watching some godawful lawsuit wend its way through the courts while ESPN breathlessly reports on every stupid motion and argument and filing in existence. I just upvoted for the Few Good Men reference. [Title]

Output: I hate your idea of suing


Input: [Date] 1 day 18 hours ago [Body] Yes, they can, but from the phone company, which would probably never give them up short of anything but a legal subpoena. To the NFL, they're as unrecoverable as if I called up AT&T and said, hey, give me so-and-so's stored-up text messages. [Title]

Output: Yes, they can, but from the


Input: [Date] 1 day 22 hours ago [Body] Today in Awkwardly Worded Headlines: it's good to know Tuskegee has finally gotten out from the oppressive shadow that is Dennis Norfleet. [Title]

Output: Today in Awkwardly Worded


Input: [Date] 2 days 21 hours ago [Body] Nay to Vanderbilt. Doesn't pass the saltwater test. Close but no cigar, they're closer to Mobile Bay than to Lake Michigan. If you're closer to salt water than to a Great Lake, no Big Ten for you. That rule if actually enacted would've saved the Big Ten a lot of trouble. [Title]

Output: Nay to Vanderbilt. Doesn't


Input: [Date] 3 days 10 hours ago [Body] Where have you been the last 60 or 70 years? [Title]

Output: Where have you been the last


Input: [Date] 5 days 19 hours ago [Body] How did we get this far into the discussion and not mention the impact of Dave Brandon Junior on this whole thing? Sounds to me like Saban to Texas could've been done quite easily until Patterson pissed off his agent. [Title]

Output: How did we get this far into


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] My all-time favorite band, playing one of their very best songs: [Title]

Output: My all-time favorite band,


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] And in most cases that's a good thing. Here, maybe not, I just really like the very chill vibe of the studio version, but Billy Preston is killing it anyway and the whole band is as '70s as '70s can be, so hey. [Title]

Output: And in most cases that's a


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] TMNT while it was on, then Animaniacs. Definitely some Animaniacs. [Title]

Output: TMNT while it was on, then


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] I like the non-live version of this song better than live, it's a bit more laid-back, but the OP said live, so I'll be obliging. [Title]

Output: I like the non-live version


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] I like this game. It's a great deal more memorable than pretty much any other game that year. Hell of a lot more interesting than your basic run of the mill 24-10 win. [Title]

Output: I like this game. It's a


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] There's an xkcd for that: http://www.xkcd.com/1235/ [Title]

Output: There's an xkcd for


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Body] If you like the Garcia page, also read up on Operation Mincemeat. In general the whole story of intelligence during WWII is fascinating. The Brits absolutely ran circles around the Germans throughout the whole war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat [Title]

Output: If you like the Garcia page,


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Body] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions Read and learn, everyone. [Title]


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Body] Fking grammar Nazis. [Title]

Output: Fking grammar Nazis.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Body] Amazon's a retail company like any other retail company. Which means they hype up sales to try and generate, you know, sales. Probably 100 years ago Sears or Montgomery Ward or Hudson's would have these big posters up advertising a sale and people would walk out going, "I say, old bean, that was a dilly of a letdown." Why anyone expects Amazon to be magically different because it's an Internet company and start selling $50 TVs is beyond me. [Title]

Output: Amazon's a retail company


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 20 hours ago [Body] The change from calling it Big Jim's is a really recent development, so I don't know all that much about it. [Title]

Output: The change from calling it


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 20 hours ago [Body] Nobody from UVA ever said UVA had the "largest mall in the country." Just the only one that's a World Heritage Site. [Title]

Output: Nobody from UVA ever said UVA


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 21 hours ago [Body] The interesting thing to me about the Craig Ross blurb is this: Ross said he wished Franklin and Leach threw the ball more (and better) - which is basically RR's offense. Thus the highly ironic and idiotic nature of whatever boogeymen were out there during the RR era, pining for the good old days. Ever since Bo left, the offense we've run that bears the absolute least resemblance to Bo's offense..... is Lloyd Carr's! Lloyd's model was to find a bazooka statue and have him either give to the RB or shoot off rockets. I figure this is partly because Harbaugh showed what could be done with a QB with passing skills, and that combined with that being the direction the world was moving anyway, convinced Bo's successors to go find strong-armed QBs. Thus, Grbac, Navarre, Henne, etc. Bo's offense would've had little use for John Navarre; RR would never have recruited him. [Title]

Output: The interesting thing to me


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] I gotta admit....Pluto is a cool-looking ball of rock. I did kinda think maybe it could be re-planetized. But putting Pluto back in the planet category is kind of like adding Rutgers to the Big Ten. Sure, Scarlet Knights is a cool nickname, and Rutgers was great back in the day....way back in the day. But they don't bring anything and they mess up the symmetry and if you think Rutgers is worthy of being in the Big Ten then why not dozens of other programs? Besides, neat as Pluto looks, there are some moons in this solar system that look way cooler. If that's the only criterion I propose Callisto as a planet. It hasn't managed to get rid of Jupiter from its orbit around the sun, but I don't know how you could turn down a giant floating disco ball. [Title]

Output: I gotta admit....Pluto is a


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] Grounds grounds grounds grounds grounds. It's not a campus. Or, it's a campus that's called grounds. [Title]

Output: Grounds grounds grounds


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] May I humbly suggest you take an hour or two and walk around the UVA grounds. It really is worth the experience. I don't think they'd be doing tours in the summer, but you never know. Also, Monticello isn't the only presidential mansion in the area; someone mentioned Montpelier which is maybe 30 minutes away, and Ash Lawn-Highland is the house of James Monroe and right next door to Monticello. Actually there are two former houses belonging to Monroe in the area; one is smack in the middle of the UVA grounds. [Title]

Output: May I humbly suggest you take


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I'm not letting Brandon off the hook for hiring a coach that required an expensive firing. He made the choice and he signed the contracts. [Title]

Output: I'm not letting Brandon off


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] And yet Dave Brandon left behind a deficit. [Title]

Output: And yet Dave Brandon left


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Yep....Martin is actually one of the hardy souls racing the Supermac, a once-a-decade-or-so race from Chicago to Port Huron (or vice versa, depending.) Over 500 miles, and then Stripes will turn around and do the regular Port Huron race. [Title]

Output: Yep....Martin is actually one


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] If everything comes to fruition - never a safe assumption but things do seem to be rolling - the whole thing will work out brilliantly, I think. That's a huge empty space separating Midtown and downtown. The project as designed would be a huge, huge link, not to mention bringing very badly needed residential development to an area absolutely screaming for it. I don't know about the JLA site development, it sounded like a lot of wishful thinking, but it'd be great if they actually did build a 30-story skyscraper there, especially if that too was part residential. [Title]

Output: If everything comes to


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Let's be clear: The new Wings arena isn't being financed with public money in the same sense these other stadiums generally are. I outlined this in another thread, but the "public portion" of the Wings arena is Downtown Development Authority money. DDA money is required by state law to be spent on economic development downtown. The DDA is financed by property taxes - but only that portion of property tax above the property's assessment prior to inclusion in the DDA. In other words, a parcel's taxable value before inclusion was X, when it was included it became X+Y, and Y is taken by the DDA to support downtown economic development - which again, by state law, is the only allowable purpose. X continues to go to the city for police and streetlights and whatever. This is why the DDA is called quasi-public. It's basically a homeowner's association for downtown businesses. And the DDA, by the way, will own the arena. This is a far cry different from the usual public funding mechanisms. The DDA exists precisely to fund things like this. And Oliver is not being honest by not noting the difference. [Title]

Output: Let's be clear: The new Wings


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Frankly, in the case of this project, people who hate public funding of stadiums should be cheering the new Wings arena up and down the block. The bonds issued to pay for this thing are being paid back by the Ilitches and the DDA - NOT "Detroit taxpayers" which seems to be what fronts all the headlines. The Downtown Development Authority is more akin to a homeowners' association than anything, except its members are downtown businesses, and it's them who will pick up half the tab. It is most emphatically not being paid for by city residents. The DDA is funded by property taxes paid by downtown businesses, but only that portion of property tax above and beyond the value that the property would be assessed at if it wasn't in the DDA. And since state law requires that money go to economic development in the area, the arena is a more than logical use of the funds. Oh, and the DDA will own the arena, not the Ilitches. [Title]

Output: Frankly, in the case of this


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Old proverb-like substance says you can have a product three ways: good, fast, or cheap, but you can only get two of the three. Little Caesar's is the only pizza place where you can get fast and cheap. I don't care if it's not gourmet. It's still a hell of a deal. [Title]

Output: Old proverb-like substance


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] "The 2015 gloves are out" - pretty sure this is exactly the point where uniform obsession jumps all of the sharks. [Title]

Output: "The 2015 gloves are out" -


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] 1) they'll do no such thing because they don't want to spend all the money duplicating the process of setting up all the various infrastructures, rules, championships, and so on. And because breaking from the NCAA would cost a ton of money as it would essentially destroy the basketball tournament. The value of March Madness is 1+1=2 where one part is the power 5 and the other part is everyone else. The value of two separate tournaments would be 1+1=1.5. That supposedly more lucrative football setup will be canceled out by all those other costs, and in case you haven't noticed, college presidents and ADs are fairly risk-averse. 2) those college presidents and ADs don't even give one tenth of a shit if the system organizes into cute little patterns. Zero fucks are given. All they care about is what's best for their institution. Even if the NCAA falls apart and something new is formed, all the motivations and decisions processes will be precisely the same as before. And they're not going to force a total rearrangement of all their relationships and institutions to satisfy some pretty little organized system that somebody wants. [Title]

Output: 1) they'll do no such thing


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Buried somewhere in my stuff is a logo-ed bottle opener that plays the fight song when you open a bottle that my cousin gave to me. That'd actually be a very cool knick-knack if my cousin weren't an Ohio State fan. [Title]

Output: Buried somewhere in my stuff


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] No it won't. It's just another completely meaningless masturbatory exercise in a very long list of adorable little ideas that will never happen because they require order and harmony to result from an inherently chaotic system. [Title]

Output: No it won't. It's just


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] All that for just $70,000 - or six figures if you go all out. Also, the cheaper Model S's only have about 200 miles range, and electric car range is always given as a maximum. All kinds of factors can lower it; you might be looking at more like 150 miles. Even if you could charge it in five minutes like filling a gas tank, that would be an aggravatingly short distance on a road trip. You have to really shell out if you want something closer to 300 miles. And Tesla has yet to turn a profit that isn't propped up by carbon credits, so really, those are some moderately subsidized prices. Also - and I'm not an engineer, so this might be totally off the reservation - but it seems to me the instant torque would be rotten for towing heavy things. For the same reason you'll squeal your tires if you slam on the gas pedal at a stoplight: too much torque all at once moving against something too heavy. Instant torque trying to haul something heavier than maybe a light rental trailer - that would probably squeal the tires too, until they finally grip and the whole mass lurches forward. Teslas are a good start on the way, but they're not there yet. Actually, if there's one thing I hate about them it's the huge touchscreen. Cars shouldn't have them. Personally I dislike voice commands for several reasons, and with regular buttons you can get familiar with them and find them by feel. With a touchscreen no matter how long you've had the car you have to take your eyes off the road to operate it. [Title]

Output: All that for just $70,000 -


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It's really amazing what happens when a highly competent journalist interviews a highly competent subject. [Title]

Output: It's really amazing what


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I'm not going electric until they have all the capabilities of a gas car. That means they need to have similar range and be able to restore that range in the same amount of time it takes to fill up. They also need to cost about the same and perform about as well in the snow. The Volt and similar plug-in hybrids are the only ones I see that meet these demands, except for the price and the general lack of cargo space. Electric evangelists like to talk about the average commute and so on but they usually live in California without any seasons. The average commute is a hell of a lot different from summer to winter. And they forget that people (smartly) buy cars for their maximum needs rather than their average needs. If you need to tow a boat twice a year, say, a car that fits your average need is a waste of time. P.S. the alphabet soup of vehicles in your post is probably the single worst trend of the past 20 or so years. BMW and Mercedes and the like have been doing that for decades, but it's really Lexus that made people think it's not luxury if it's not alphanumeric mumbo-jumbo. Therefore screw Lexus. Lincoln ditching MKS for a return to the Continental is one of my favorite new things ever. Give me a Continental or an Eldorado over MKS or CT6 any day. [Title]

Output: I'm not going electric until


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] The M's on the undershirts had lightning bolts on them, because while people with eyes might find this tremendously tacky, the players whose scholarships can be pulled if they speak out against the administration universally agreed that they came to Michigan for the chance to play with lightning M's on their sleeves. I wish this part were more universally acknowledged. "The players like them" is one of the most overused arguments in history. Players liking uniformzz is not proof that players unanimously like uniformzz, it's proof of a monumental sampling bias. [Title]

Output: The M's on the undershirts


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Maryland 60% OSU 45% MSU 45% VT 45% SEC 3% FSU 2% It adds up to 200%, as it should. It's also based on "who would I rather see lose in games between them?" If it were more like "who would I want my teams to beat the most" I'd have to reshuffle. [Title]

Output: Maryland 60% OSU 45% MSU


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It's not about trying to stop. It's about if one or more wheels hit a slippery patch, which they will. The more wheels you have delivering power to a grippy part of the road, the better you'll do. If your front wheels hit the ice, you still have the rear wheels moving the car - and not coincidentally, off the ice. With traction control the car can then take all the power off the front wheels, and then off the rear wheels when they cross the icy patch. In a front-wheel drive car you have nothing. In the kind of road you get during a heavy snow - not yet plowed, but with ruts where the traffic has been - the road has slippery patches and good patches, and AWD with traction control is going to keep the car way, way straighter and safer than 2WD. [Title]

Output: It's not about trying to


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I got 0% financing when I bought my Escape, so I'm slightly above-water on the Blue Book value for a trade in and quite a bit above-water for a private sale. I've been thinking of continuing to pay it down and keeping my eye out for another 0% financing deal if I can find one, and using the difference on a down payment to upgrade to an MKC. Problem is that the Escape is the top trim-level and the bells and whistles that I like (the kick-tailgate is absolute genius) don't come on the lower trim levels on the Lincoln. And we wonder why we can't sell any. I'd have to jack it all the way up to at least $45,000 if I want a Lincoln with the kick-tailgate. Which I do because it's handy as hell. [Title]

Output: I got 0% financing when I


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It's at Breslin, so, he's probably only like the 330th ugliest thing in the photo. Including the building. [Title]

Output: It's at Breslin, so, he's


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Body] If the possibility exists that somebody might call a particular uniform "sickkkkkk" then I don't want to see it, ever. [Title]

Output: If the possibility exists


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] - Best round of golf is about a 112 on what must be the easiest course in the whole Midwest. - I play like shit. Oh, rules. I don't do gimmes or mulligans. I'd only be kidding myself. [Title]

Output: - Best round of golf is about


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I always felt the best way to handle 16 would've been to keep it out of circulation until his last teammate retired. Other than that I'm not sure there's a not-awkward way to put it back in circulation, and permanent retirement doesn't seem quite right either. [Title]

Output: I always felt the best way to


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I believe that would look like someone jerked off into a pile of elephant shit. [Title]

Output: I believe that would look


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Body] True. I actually Google Earthed that a bit ago and they're closer to Baltimore harbor than to Lake Erie by about twelve or fifteen miles. I'm willing to give them a waiver basically for being on the western side of the mountains. But, I also wouldn't bat an eye if we traded them to the ACC for someone more midwestern. Maybe Pitt. Then everyone who gives a shit about markets can still have their markets. [Title]

Output: True. I actually Google


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Yes, which makes Maryland now and forever not a real Big Ten school. Rutgers too. [Title]

Output: Yes, which makes Maryland now


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Still don't want Oklahoma and Texas. This is not a game of collect 'em all. You don't win for having the coolest schools in your conference. Texas acts like hegemonic assholes. I don't know why any conference would want to invite the school that destroyed the Big 12 as well as the Pac-16 before it even left the ground. They'll come in acting like their shit don't stink and nobody will want to live with them. Nothing against Oklahoma per se, I suppose, but you're not a Big Ten school if you're closer to saltwater than to a Great Lake. I agree with the first one-third of your post. The rest, no. [Title]

Output: Still don't want Oklahoma and


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Because Buzz City is a fake nickname that nobody has ever used and Motor City predates the Pistons. [Title]

Output: Because Buzz City is a fake


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 38 min ago [Body] Offseason schmoffseason. First off it only started about 11:30 last night as far as I'm concerned. Second....it's summer in Michigan. Time to go out and enjoy a life that doesn't revolve around football. I feel sorry for anyone who calls these the doldrums. [Title]

Output: Offseason schmoffseason.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It's not mutually exclusive to acknowledge that Lloyd was both a highly successful coach that won a national championship, and a bit of a dinosaur who left the program in sore need of an overhaul. It is, however, massively dickish to define him by the latter at the expense of the former. [Title]

Output: It's not mutually exclusive