Input: [Date] 17 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Why dont the players get [Body]

Output: Why dont the players get honored and get a legends patch to wear for games, but keep their own number?


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 4 days ago [Title] It all depends on the [Body]

Output: It all depends on the contract, and I have no idea about MSU, but at michigan they do not have to pay for apparel.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Thats the visor. Still too [Body]

Output: Thats the visor. Still too big for the visor though.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I don't think anyone is just [Body]

Output: I don't think anyone is just "outta" compton either, I think you have to be straight outta compton.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] When I started reading it I [Body]

Output: When I started reading it I honestly thought she was trying too hard to make it satirical and was going over the top in the first paragraph. I continued to read on and slowly started to realize that she maybe wasn't writing a satire at all, but instead actually believed what she was writing.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 1 day ago [Title] The adsense warning was about [Body]

Output: The adsense warning was about nudity (well, semi-nudity), not language.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yeah the difference between [Body]

Output: Yeah the difference between chatman and Dawkins/MAAR is pretty ridiculous. If you had told me dawkins or MAAR was a top 30 recruit I really wouldn't have questioned you. If you had said the same for chatman I would have never believed you. With that said, I'm not writing chatman off yet like a lot of fans.I think he still can improve and be a damn good basketball player for us.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Your the first person ive [Body]

Output: Your the first person ive ever met to prefer sports games on the ps4.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 19 hours ago [Title] It's time to head back to the [Body]

Output: It's time to head back to the nursing home old man.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Some coaches truly care about [Body]

Output: Some coaches truly care about their players and want what is best for them. This coach is obviously not that way...


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Qb's galore. [Body]

Output: Qb's galore.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] These recruits seem a lot [Body]

Output: These recruits seem a lot more honest this year. I feel that in the past if one of these players weren't offered by MSU or Michigan they would give some bullshit reason about why they didn't like the school and that is the reason why they weren't going there, when in reality they never got offered and never were going to get offered.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I think beilein definitely [Body]

Output: I think beilein definitely wants donnal to be a 4. That his natural position and he really shouldnt be out there at the 5. He is outmatched by just about everyone he faces.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Does anyone know where to [Body]

Output: Does anyone know where to find the harbaugh video segment ?


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'm pretty sure Ty Sr. can [Body]

Output: I'm pretty sure Ty Sr. can give Ty Jr. pretty much anything even if he does go to Michigan due to a pre-existing relationship. The relationship can obviously not be disputed either given the circumstances.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Body] The author of this article completely screwed this up. If it was based on the rankings he would simply apply to more widely used national criteria to the regional schools. Even a "top" ranked regional school would struggle to make the top 75. Creighton accepts 80 percent of its students and as a 25 percentile ACT score of 24. It isn't some academic powerhouse. [Title]

Output: The author of this article


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] They offered Pallante a full scholarship and had Williams as a backup but he chose ND. Maybe there weren't any other sleeper DEs that they liked in the class. I doubt that they just didn't consider backup options. [Title]

Output: They offered Pallante a full


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] That makes more sense. From the OP I thought you were looking into buying gold as an "investment". [Title]

Output: That makes more sense. From


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] I don't know how you can claim it stays pretty stable when it lost around 30 percent of its value in 2013. [Title]

Output: I don't know how you can


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Why would you buy gold? [Title]

Output: Why would you buy gold?


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Surely what you mean is that you don't have any memories of buying a drink at Ricks until after you graduated? [Title]

Output: Surely what you mean is that


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] I disagree with the "major diversity" suggestion. I think it would only reward schools that offer a large group of academically questionable majors. Remember when Ohio State was making fun of Michigan for having so many kids concentrating on General Studies while they players majoring in "Family Resource Management" and "Sports and Leisure Studies". Furthermore, kids who didn't care would still be pushed into random majors. I think it is actually beneficial to put players who don't have a specific interest into concentrations like General Studies at Michigan, Business at Notre Dame, or Science, Technology, and Society at Stanford (info from old mgoblog article "Destroy Harbaugh"). It gives them a manageable selection of classes(considering their intense athletic schedules) and allows them to take classes with their peers while offering them exposure to college level courses and helping them build basic communication/analytical skills. If they fail to make it in football and desire a more specific education at a later time, schools should offer them a full-ride and admissions help to a grad program of their choosing. If anything, I think the NCAA should push to standardize education for atheletes across schools and ensure that athletes meet some core set of criteria in their coursework. Granting Terrell Pryor the status of Academic All-American is a greater mockery of college athletics than pushing kids towards a more managable course of action. [Title]

Output: I disagree with the "major


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] Which RB coaches would have made any of the RR-era backs into multiyear NFL players? Touissant's injury pretty much ended his NFL hopes. V Smith was never going to make in the NFL. STEVE SLATON IS NOT IN THE NFL. Does Rich Rod have any RBs currently in the NFL? Rawls was just a body in the 1 month 2011 class. Jackson hyped him up. Jackson hypes everyone up. Justice Hayes is still under 200 pounds. Hayes will still be a RS Jr. He looked pretty good in the bowl game, even if he is moving to slot. Drake Johnson, who was supposedly very raw coming out of HS, was competiting for the starting job. I thought Smith and Green improved a good amount over the course of the year. [Title]

Output: Which RB coaches would have


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] He must not be a big Under Armour fan. [Title]

Output: He must not be a big Under


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] It is also important to have 3 scholarship-worthy athletes at QB. So far, the 2011 QB class has been underwhelming. What QB would you have taken that you would feel comfortable starting as a RS Fr? Would it help the 2013 team to take another Bellomy-level talent over a guy like Willie Henry/Dennis Norfleet(last minute guys who are major contributors)? [Title]

Output: It is also important to have


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] We didn't have relatively few. Last year we had 4 all B1G and this year we have three. Considering there are 12 teams and only 26 spots, we had a good amount relatively. [Title]

Output: We didn't have relatively


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] The 2011 team ran the ball pretty well. They also won a big road game against Virginia Tech. [Title]

Output: The 2011 team ran the ball


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] How is there a lack of demand if the tickets are still over 100 dollars? There have been a few Michigan games were it was difficult to give student tickets away. [Title]

Output: How is there a lack of demand


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] It's supposed to be amateur athletics. Players who wish to be paid according to their free market value you can try to do so elsewhere or lobby the NFL to drop their ridiculous restrictions [Title]

Output: It's supposed to be amateur


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] He could still get a pay raise by leaving. If texas offers him 15 million a year, he turns them down, an they offer their second choice 7 million a year, Alabama would only have to pay him 7.1 million. [Title]

Output: He could still get a pay


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Body] Doesn't the BWW pick before the Gator this year? [Title]

Output: Doesn't the BWW pick before


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Body] What are you talking about? Pretty much every coach hired into the league is a former coordinator/assistant. UW and Colorado hired coaches from weaker conferences(though petersen is a much bigger name that any MAC coach). Arizona and WSU took chances on disgraced offensive gurus and ASU hired Graham. UCLA snagged a twice fired former NFL HC. [Title]

Output: What are you talking about?


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] Amazon's CyberMonday site is pretty sweet, especially for electronics. I pretty much just checkin on the deals on it all day. There are/were some really cheap TVs if someone is looking to pickup a second TV for their bedroom or something. [Title]

Output: Amazon's CyberMonday site is


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] Most of those guys appeared compotent and to not struggle starting next to other veteran players. Schofield looks terrible this year and many people are saying Lewan actually isn't that great. How many times in Michigan history have we had this many young guys playing side by side on the OL/TE/FB positions? [Title]

Output: Most of those guys appeared


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Body] Set for years? Isn't Guiton a senior and Braxton a sophomore? [Title]

Output: Set for years? Isn't Guiton a


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] So we can lose the extra practices? [Title]

Output: So we can lose the extra


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] Yeah they don't usually lose to less talented ND, Nebraska, Iowa, etc. teams almost every year. God bless you man, hmmmmmmmmm, [Title]

Output: Yeah they don't usually lose


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] It is one thing if talented underclassman beat out multiple more experienced players for a starting position. Michigan has three young guys right next to each other on the interior that are pretty much playing their by default. [Title]

Output: It is one thing if talented


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] Or we win out, they lose in the CCG, and we go to a BCS bowl while they go to the Outback bowl or something. [Title]

Output: Or we win out, they lose in


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] He had won an NC with LSU but not many would have said he was the best coach in CFB in 2007. [Title]

Output: He had won an NC with LSU but


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] Did watch FSU in 2011 when those "veterans" were playing for the first time? They went 8-4 with losses to Virginia and Wake Forest with a defense that was more talented than ours. [Title]

Output: Did watch FSU in 2011 when


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] If your avatar pic is of yourself you need to stop dressing like an ass. Drives me crazy. No headset. You look like an idiot. You look like a 3rd grader whose parents bought him clothing a size to big because they didn't care about how it looked and he would someday grow into them. Also, I don't know why you 'quoted' toughness and your puns are week.* *no. [Title]

Output: If your avatar pic is of


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] Yeah Michigan never performs well at home. [Title]

Output: Yeah Michigan never performs


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] They both had *a freshman starter. [Title]

Output: They both had *a freshman


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] Young OL can contribute. However, the odds that 3 young OL playing adjacent to each other against the best D in the country on the road are going not play terribly are pretty low. [Title]

Output: Young OL can contribute.


Input: [Date] 4 years 28 weeks ago [Title] Seemed like a "yeller" [Body]

Output: I know all football coaches are "yellers" but RR seemed over the top. We all remember him looking like he would explode at times. I also remember distinctly how his teams would come out after halftime completely deflated. We were benind but still "in the game" vs. Iowa this year. We came out after halftime instead of being enthused and pumped, the team was deflated and dejected. We got the second half kickoff and promptly went 3 and out in like 40 seconds and the ass-kicking was on. Seemed like he lacked the ability to get enthusiastic support from both fans and the team. Glad the experiment isover, but the next two years will be rough.


Input: [Date] 4 years 28 weeks ago [Title] Can't we use Denard as a recruiting asset? [Body]

Output: It seems any smart high school player should see what we see and want to play wiht Denard. I wish we could find a way to better publicize him nationally to get recruits. Who wouldn't want to play on the team of a future superstar / Heisman winner (I hope).


Input: [Date] 4 years 28 weeks ago [Title] Can't we enlist Alumni to help save this class? [Body]

Output: I think we all see the writing on the wall about the decommits and challenges Brady will have filling this class. It may be a stupid question, but can't we somehow enlist the support of our excellent NFL ambassadors and influential alumni to help? Go Brady, Go Blue


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Wow that is a big endorsement - Back to the Future [Body]

Output: I was hoping for more than the Michigan we are accustomed to. Remember Hart, Hennie, and Long as Seniors losing to Appalachian State. That is the MIchigan I hoped we left befind. Now it appears to be the road ahead.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] Hopeful Skeptic [Body]

Output: Brian, well said. RR was a disaster in so many ways, but he gave us hope that there could be a better day coming. the worse part of the Hoke hire is the capitulation to reach higher and instead settle to be what we used to be. For all the revisionist historians, do you remember that last misserable years of the Lloyd dynasty? Do you remember having a top 5 recruiting class as seniors there were pre-season top 5 and promptly lost to Appalachian state? Do you remember the predictable offense and bend but don't break defense that often broke. Remember the hopelessnes of knowing that it would never get better because of the guy leading the program. Don't get me wrong, I have always supported the program and will now. But I sense we "settled" for above average instead of striving for exceptional. Let's be honest, we hired an above average (on a good day) coach. We did not hire a great coach. Even his advocates use words like "he's solid". Wow, solid, that is exciting. Lloydball here we come. I will support Hoke, but he needs to win. It is nice that he is a"nice guy". It is helpful that he is a Michigan man. None of it matters if he only returns us to the mediocrity we had become. I wish we aspired for more. Hoke refused to even conceed after like 4 questions that he even aspired for a National Championship. So if we are really successful, we rework the program again, broom recruits and rebuild over only to achieve mediocrity in a few years. I for one, am hopeful, but not very excited about any of this. I feel we have given up on greater dreams and that is the real shame..


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Title] His Success is not an Accident [Body]

Output: Great info. Thanks forsharing it. Too many on this site are over-rotating on some questionable player handling. He is exactly what we need - a winner that understands what Michigan is all about, runs a hybrid offense (that Denard would excel in), a great recruiter and a man of character. Those looking for something more are delusional. Guaranteed, little bro and the bucknuts do not want us hiring Miles. That should tell you enough..


Input: [Date] 4 years 48 weeks ago [Title] Offense and attitude = 8 Wins [Body]

Output: I agree with 8-4. The offense is going to give teams absolute fits. We will be thrilled with and overachieving 8-4. Nothing like the Lloyd 8-4 underachievers.


Input: [Date] 4 years 48 weeks ago [Title] I agree 100% with you. Great [Body]

Output: I agree 100% with you. Great point. What is lost in all these predictions is the emotion of the team. We all know that this has a huge impact. This team has better leadership, worked harder in the off-season and is more together and determined than last year. I think that counts for a lot and will show as the season progresses. I like the fact that everyone is writing them off. They will suprise some people.


Input: [Date] 4 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Great Analysis, But Defense Should be Modestly Better [Body]

Output: Great analysis. I agree with most of your assessments and most are probably on target. The one area that I would suggest you may be a little conservative is in the Defense YPG. You stated that you are projecting 375-400 this year after an abysmal 393 last year. I get the loss of Warren, Graham, and Woolfolk but have several points to ponder: 1. It was relatively easy for teams to neutralize Graham and the rest of the defense was horrible. On offense, one incredible player can make and incredible play and change the game. On defense, 10 player can do their job and one screws up and it costs you a game. In other words, defenses are often only as good as their weakest link. A single incredible player i more easily neutralized on defense because the oppositiion double teams them or runs away from them. As a result, I believe the loss of Graham will not be as great. 2. If Warren was such a loss, why did he not get drafted and why was our turnover margin so poor. I contend that we thought Warren was awesome when compared to our Freshman and walk on alternatives. 3. The rest of the defense outside of Warren and Graham are better. At nearly every position we have an improvement over 2009. We have second year players instead of true freshman and walk ons. We have Senior linebackers playing instead of underperforming Juniors. We have another year in the system and another year of conditioning. If this makes sense, it would be interesting to know what happens to the overall probability of wins if you dial back the defensive underperformance to 365 YPG. If Michigan performs at this level, it is still the 8th best in the Big Ten (based on last year) and only 3 teams are worse. It might mean a 8 win year. How great would 8 wins feel after the last two years? All In.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Body] MSU favored by 2.5. Huge upset /s [Title]

Output: MSU favored by 2.5. Huge


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Happened on the last play. He limped up behind Coach B as he was being interviewed. Hoped it was just a twisted ankle. Get well soon!! [Title]

Output: Happened on the last play. He


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I don't get all the misgivings re: this hire. I work in medicine and the first doctor I trained under was in his late 60s and behind on some of the newer things. Does this mean I do everything like him now? No. I develop my own techniques and knowledge based on the multitude of others I have worked with and trained under. I'm sure Coach Tolbert did the same. I'd trust Coach Harbaugh to know what's best for the program. [Title]

Output: No problem


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 hour ago [Body] I worked several years with D-1 programs and the coaches who I saw get the most from their players were the ones who connected with them. You could see it at Friday nights dinners and pre game meals and meetings. Those kids just had a look in their eyes like they would run through a wall for that coach. [Title]

Output: My view


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Special teams screwed them. A kickoff return to the 5? A 10 yard punt? And what happened to the aggressive blitz schemes that had Romo on his before he could he even complete his drops? [Title]

Output: Lions just Lioned


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Read the main page. Read the post below this from mgrowold. And my goodness man....don't post four times! Send post card from Bolivia. [Title]

Output: Seriously


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Was worth clicking on the thread! [Title]

Output: This.....


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Body] To get up and walk away when up or not go in and say "I'm gonna win it all back". [Title]

Output: The other trick is...


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Body] YouTube "I'm a cow, hear me moo". My soon to be 3 year old nephew watches this. It's so dumb it's funny. [Title]

Output: YouTube


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 2 hours ago [Body] Early 3rd quarter. Still in the game at that point but Morris I think fumbled and then threw an INT. Thought he should have put Gardner back in if for nothing more than a spark. That ended it for me. [Title]

Output: Minny


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Don't stop rooting. They're kids for the most part trying their best. I root for to see their excitement when making a play. I root for how they rallied around Lloyd Carr's grandson and the kid espn did the special on earlier this year. [Title]

Output: Lots to root for


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 1 day ago [Body] When I see the OL from Wisonsin, Nebraska, etc I see men out there. Our OL still looks like a bunch of fat high school kids. Yes I have seen pictures of Green shirtless and such but great physique does not always equal football strength. I see our front seven getting pushed around and I think this comes from poor technique and lack of overall strength. It starts in the winter and summer programs and I hope one area that is changed is the weight room. [Title]

Output: Strength and Conditioning


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 3 days ago [Body] There is not one player on this team who deserves a legends jersey. No #1, no #2. I like Ryan but he is playing out of position. No one on that team is playing up to anything. Just a bad football team [Title]

Output: Not one player


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Please stop trying to piss in my wheaties this morning. [Title]

Output: We won


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 4 days ago [Body] If he had been president of the university for 5 years and this was his first time ever showing up, I would say it means something. He may make this a once per year thing for all we know. [Title]

Output: No big deal


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Body] The team is struggling and things have been rough. Former players want to come this weekend, a big weekend mind you, and show support and people somehow turn this into an orchestrated puppet show by Dave Brandon. No where does it mention him! Ever think the former players wanted to do this on their own? Let's Go Blue!! Beat Penn St!! [Title]

Output: I don't get it


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 6 days ago [Body] People are looking for any reason to bash the AD and the athletic department. Ever think the football players hear the boycott crap and get tired of it? That the team really does want fans there and those fans to be loud and get them hyped? Be positive, show up and cheer for a great game. Go blue! [Title]

Output: Agree


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 9 hours ago [Body] This is Michigan- the students, the team, and the alumni. Not supporting the team is the most anti-Michigan thing I can think of. Show up on time, help get the team excited and earn a victory over PSU! Go blue!! [Title]

Output: Dumb idea


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Only thing any fan said to me "it's a long drive back to Lansing!!". What can you say? They're new to the Big Ten [Title]

Output: Only thing any fan said to me


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I don't watch Dave Brandon. I don't watch Brady Hoke. I watch Michigan Football. I think recruit Grant Newsome said (paraphrasing) "I didn't commit to the University of Brady Hoke. I committed to the University of Michigan". This whole boycott Maryland was the most idiotic thing on this board this week, created by the creator of this board who now says he'll wait and see what happens. Show up, cheer and and be a supporter....not a whiney ass. Go Blue! [Title]

Output: Will always watch


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Body] You're assuming the student athletes are unhappy. Have you seen the facilities? The plans for renovations? Folks-we're not very good at football right now. I hope they turn it around and play well this weekend. Here's to great game Saturday and GO BLUE!! [Title]

Output: Huh?


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] This fan base, specifically mgoblog, has lost its mind. You don't get the blood from the coach so you now turn your wrath to the athletic trainers and physicians? Its bad enough to read posts about boycotting games, wearing red and ripping tickets in half. What's next? Are you sure Shane's helmet was fit properly? Should we go after the equipment managers too? [Title]

Output: Pathetic


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] You have reached the Land of Stupid [Title]

Output: Goodbye mgoblog


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Going to a Michigan football game is something I cherish. The crowd, the helmets, the banner, the Victors. I won't miss one minute of Michigan football. I'll yell as loud as possible when the band comes out that tunnel and when the Victors is played. Michigan football is more than Brady Hoke. More than Dave Brandon. There are a 100+ young men who get one shot at this in their lives and I'll be backing them 100%. [Title]

Output: Count me out


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Body] This is the kind of talk that infuriates me. To call someone a piece of shit is ridiculous. By all accounts, people say he is a good, decent man. He supports the kids, the university and the philanthropic events they do. You may say you think he is an awful coach or should be fired. I think he should have taken Morris out even earlier. Lay off the piece of shit comments and find better ways to describe your viewpoint, [Title]

Output: Bogus


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I once worked college football and in our coach's 3rd year we had 50+ freshmen and RS freshmen on the roster. This was due to the previous staff's horrible recruiting and "win it now" attitude by signing a bunch of JUCOs. We went 2-9 that year. 3 later that same group won the IAA national championship. Young talent takes time to develop. We'll get there. [Title]

Output: Personal experience


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Started off with Bloody Mary at 10 am on the first tee and just finished dinner with a Star Hill IPA. Conversation at dinner devolved into who would win in the octagon: a chicken or a duck? Had some fictional sweet action going with most favoring the chicken. [Title]

Output: Golf day


Input: [Date] 1 year 1 day ago [Body] Cucumber infused gin with tonic. Refreshing after a hot day golfing. [Title]

Output: Cucumber infused gin with


Input: [Date] 1 year 1 week ago [Body] I have to check out #s 1-4! [Title]

Output: If that is #5....


Input: [Date] 1 year 6 weeks ago [Body] I too encourage people to register. I did so early last year when a friend's teenage daughter was diagnosed with a very aggressive leukemia. A selfless person became a match for her and she underwent a bone marrow transplant early last summer. At one point, she was hooked up to a device (ECMO) to keep her alive and given a less then 10% chance to survive. This past weekend, her family celebrated her high school graduation and she will on her way to college in the fall. Without the bone marrow transplant, it would have been a sadly different story. Its very easy to do. Just a cheek swab and mail it back in. Another website is bethematch.org. [Title]

Output: good cause


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 21 hours ago [Title] If Michigan lands Harbaugh [Body]

Output: If Michigan lands Harbaugh and we win a bunch of games, he can be the lamest, say-nothing sack of beans on the planet in press conferences and I don't care. If we lose a bunch of games, I will be frustrated if he refuses to address questions in an informative (or at least honest) manner. Such is the power of winning - it buys you a lot of good will.


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 3 days ago [Title] It'll be interesting to see [Body]

Output: It'll be interesting to see in the future how we look back and remember this period. I don't think anyone will "hate" Hoke - after all, he's our guy, he's leading our team, and he wants the same thing we all want. He cares, and he's giving it everything he's got. He's just ... not that good. I think people will view Hoke not as the source of our team's woes during this time, but as another symptom - the product of a poorly-conducted coaching search by Dave Brandon, who really didn't want the same thing as the rest of us. He is someone who also clearly loves our university and did his best for us, but his idea of success just wasn't the same as ours. That, and he seemed to not like us very much. He wasn't working for the community - he was working for the department and for the athletes, at the expense of the "customers". I think he will get the lion's share of our collective disdain years from now when we remember this low point, and Hoke will be only a footnote.


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I think that I will enjoy a [Body]

Output: I think that I will enjoy a long and prosperous career for Denard more than any Michigan player I've gotten to watch yet in the NFL. I know we have Tom Brady, but I guess I wasn't as invested in him by the time he graduated. The closest thing I have is Woodson, but it was never really a question whether or not he would excel in the pros. Something about seeing Denard Robinson succeed is just so satisfying. I'm sure it has a lot to do with his character, but also with the circumstances of his remarkable journey at Michigan and the adversity he faced in transitioning to professional football - hell, even in college. That famously unwavering positivity of his just makes him so darn endearing, and the success he's found is the icing on the cake. Long live Denard Robinson.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] From a purely logic point of [Body]

Output: From a purely logic point of view, Dr. Schlissel's quote only truly asserts that some student-athletes wouldn't be at Michigan if it weren't for their talents on the field. Regardless of his intent, he didn't actually stereotype or generalize anyone. I know we're not robots, so it's natural to read between the lines, but I think the reaction to this is based more on historical frustration than any present reality. I also think the student-athletes are leveraging this comment as an excuse to express their displeasure at not having a say in the fate of Dave Brandon.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Is this representative of [Body]

Output: Is this representative of Tosh.0 these days? He seems sharper than what I remember watching in the past.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 1 hour ago [Title] The overall tone of BBW's [Body]

Output: The overall tone of BBW's diary and subsequent comments was SUPER weird. He came across like an insecure android with a programming conflict - on the one hand he really really wanted us to know that he's an expert and he's smarter than Michigan's trainers, but on the other hand he needed to maintain a pretense of "inviting discussion" to keep his unsubstantiated claims from being challenged. They were naturally challenged anyway, because it's a diary and diaries are meant to be informative. This caused the android to malfunction and enter into a repeating loop of uttering meaningless buzz words like "integrative", "compensating modalities", "innovative", "advanced", and "kinetic chain."


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Innovative. Advanced. [Body]

Output: Innovative. Advanced. Integrative. Compensating modalities. Neuromuscular. Explosive. Kinetic chain. Qualified.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 3 days ago [Title] This is all true. This [Body]

Output: This is all true. This segment is being hailed critically for it's comedic value right now by a LOT of people, so I mean, to each his/her own. I think a lot of good art is not easily digestible or immediately satisfying (OMG 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY DRAGGED ON WAYYYY TOO LONG AND I DONT GET WHATS UP WITH THE BABY AND THE LIGHTS???). A lot of the times you don't appreciate something right away, but that doesn't mean it sucks. Or maybe it does suck, but that's still just your opinion. Except Ohio State sucks, and that's a fact.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 days ago [Title] You're the best. [Body]

Output: You're the best.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 days ago [Title] ☞( ﾟヮﾟ)☞ [Body]

Output: ☞( ﾟヮﾟ)☞


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 12 hours ago [Title] Ah yes, my bad, thanks. [Body]

Output: Ah yes, my bad, thanks. Sometimes I mix up Buckeyes and assume they all suck.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I realize that Division III [Body]

Output: I realize that Division III exists (after all, I too graduated from a Division III college), so perhaps it's a testament to the format that I wish it could be extended to all universities.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I would actually be ok with a [Body]

Output: I would actually be ok with a world where the NCAA football system as we know it is dissolved. Allow my imagination to run wild for a moment ... The distant future looks a lot like the distant past. When a talented high school football player graduates, he can go to college to get his degree, or he can join a football club and make money doing it. It's a job, he's an adult. If he wants to make it in the NFL, he could theoretically try out immediately. But more than likely, he'll need time to mature and gain experience in a lower league club team before getting the attention of NFL franchises. If he decided to go to college, there are absolutely no athletic scholarships. He goes to get his degree, and there is no financial incentive whatsoever to play football (or any other sport). These students are 100% students, and the school's athletic teams are truly, purely created from the men and women who choose to attend that school. To me, this sounds like the legendary days of football yore. The quality of football would never be as good as it is today, but the sense of identity to the men on the field would, in my opinion, be strengthened. Students would watch the games and cheer on their classmates; alumni would think "that could have been me out there battling for my school!" Now, if a guy chooses to enroll in college and later decides he wants to go pro, he has to quit the college team. He can join a paying club team, and he can even stay in school if he wants. What are the obstacles to making this world a reality? I wonder if/how the lower league of semi-pro clubs would be financially sustainable. Would it make money by itself? Would people watch it? Would it be supported by NFL franchises? Secondly, would a player ever go to college as a way to get attention for football? Would he maybe think "I could really demonstrate my skills in college in order to make a club team and eventually the NFL" Would college still just be a feeder system to the NFL through a 2-step, rather than direct, process? All right, that's all I had. I just think it would be cool to regain that vintage sense of "true" students representing the schools competing on the field. I know the guys we have now really are students, so I don't want to take anything away from them. But people like J.T. Barrett remind us that not all student-athletes are made of the same student-to-athlete ratio.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Happy birthday! Seems [Body]

Output: Happy birthday! Seems fitting that Coach was born in the heart of football season.


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 5 hours ago [Title] Well, look ... the board is [Body]

Output: Well, look ... the board is who has been hyping WD up so much - not WD himself. I mean, we created a thread inquiring as to whether or not he is alive or dead, banned or not banned. The board has definitely been the dramatic party here, so "I'm no hero" seems like an appropriately absurd response to the absurb behavior of all of us. My opinion.


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 6 hours ago [Title] The internet is weird, don't [Body]

Output: The internet is weird, don't worry about it too much. Enjoy the blog, WD.


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Have you tried turning it off [Body]

Output: Have you tried turning it off and on again?


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 5 days ago [Title] This thread needs Rotel with [Body]

Output: This thread needs Rotel with cheese.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] Those uniforms would be [Body]

Output: Those uniforms would be pretty nice except for the green striping on the sleeves ... adds a touch of "Christmas Elf" or something to the vibe.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'm not saying that our [Body]

Output: I'm not saying that our loyalty makes everything else excusable or tolerable - it doesn't, and I even suggested that our A.D. may (should) be ousted before long. The university, the fans, and the alumni create the opportunities the athletic department has to succeed, and if they squander them then they should be replaced. But our loyalty makes it possible to offer better than average facilities, resources, and hopefully even talent to the next leadership as well.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 1 day ago [Title] This is a good article, [Body]

Output: This is a good article, written by someone who is clearly used to hating us but by now is kind of standing back going "well, what do I do now?" It's certainly not pity, but curiosity. He makes some observations about college football at a major institution (it could very well be any struggling, historically excellent program) which suggest that the tradition behind the team simply has too much steam to be killed, no matter how grim the short term situation is. The fans are unhappy, but we are still here. Our current leadership may get vanquished, but the essence of what Michigan is will be intact. I think that the fans, more than anything else, are the continuous lifeblood of Michigan football. The players and coaches determine the success of the team at any given point in time, but I think the fans provide the base, generation in and generation out, upon which everything is built.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Caning [Body]

Output: I first read that as "caking" Brandon and I thought "Well, it's either that or death."


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Title] As Brian quoted Genuinely [Body]

Output: As Brian quoted Genuinely Sarcastic earlier today: "I understand how reprehensible that will sound to some. Many will say that it is still a fan's obligation to support these players. I implore you to reconsider. I beg of you to support these players by putting pressure on those who are destroying them. These players are having their careers derailed by people who are in painfully over their heads ..." I agree with this sentiment. I think the best thing we can do for the players is to demonstrate our disapproval of the program to which they are entrusting their careers. All of our guys appear to be stand-up gentlemen with talent and bright future prospects, and nobody faults them for their efforts. But as fans, we have only one avenue of communication with the program's administration: our money and our tickets. Witholding our attendance sends the message nonspecifically, to everyone - the players, the coaches, the athletic director. But Dave Brandon only speaks in dollars. If anyone can pick up on the distinction of the Michigan fan base between our disdain for the administration and our appreciation for the players, it's the players. They are not rich ex-CEOs hidden away in piles of money, they're young men living amongst their fellow students who know how to interpret social media, they are in tune with their communities in a way that the higher ups are not. We have to reach those in charge, even if it means not showing up to watch the kids we care about. It sucks, but I think it's probably for the best.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I like how the commentator [Body]

Output: I like how the commentator accused Morris of "acting" with a tone of utter disgust.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yep, not a lot to see here. [Body]

Output: Yep, not a lot to see here. Hopefully the men on the field and the coaches are able to learn and improve quickly this season.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] It's true - MSU is a fine [Body]

Output: It's true - MSU is a fine academic institution. Stratifying the top 200 can separate "super elite" from "still pretty great", but how meaningful is the difference? It's hard to say ... I think you'd have great career opportunities graduating from MSU, and great career opportunities graduating from UM. At that point, variance in success would most likely be explained in larger part by the individual than the institution. In any case, we shouldn't disparage MSU as being "not good" because that's patently false. If you want to disparage them for being "not as good as us", then that's fine I guess, but still pretty petty.


Input: [Date] 48 weeks 1 day ago [Title] And our tailbacks will be [Body]

Output: And our tailbacks will be cutting their teeth on a tough D every weekday, too. Win win?


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 9 hours ago [Title] If possible (on top of, oh, [Body]

Output: If possible (on top of, oh, everything else you guys already do), it might be neat to have some more crossover/perspective from other Big Ten blogs, a la the relationship we have with 11 warriors. I know mgoblog is a Michigan blog first & foremost, but I get a kick out of the conference comeraderie & the idea of mgoblog as a go-to source in broader sports media. I know, I know, I'm being Dave Branding - er, Dave Brandon. Really though, everything is great as-is.


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'm excited about having a [Body]

Output: I'm excited about having a defense that inspires confidence as a fan, and I'm excited about having dangerous WRs that could break games open with big plays.


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 1 day ago [Title] What he said! Also, I'm [Body]

Output: What he said! Also, I'm going to the game. I'd prefer to be happy afterwards if I have to endure South Bend either way.


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 2 days ago [Title] The classic "feign [Body]

Output: The classic "feign misunderstanding" ploy. Hoke, you wiley fox, we can never know how deep and vast is your mastery of human psychology.


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Those sprint cars don't turn [Body]

Output: Those sprint cars don't turn on dirt the same way your car turns on ashphalt - those drivers actually have to accelerate during turns to force their car inside due to the low friction environment. Braking causes wobble and a skid towards the outer edge of the track. It's extremely difficult to interpret the driver's intent based on the behavior of the vehicle. Perhaps Stewart only had a moment in time to actually spot Ward - what would he do? If he coolly stuck to his racing instincts, maybe he would gun the engine to turn left and avoid him. Maybe he panics and slams on his brakes, causing an outward skid. As a juror, your self-assuredness would be a detriment to a fair and accurate trial.


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It's so beautiful. [Body]

Output: It's so beautiful.


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Now I know who to ask for [Body]

Output: Now I know who to ask for XCOM advice. QUESTION - do you prioritize engineer rewards in the early game over anything?


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Someone who is very afraid of [Body]

Output: Someone who is very afraid of being ambushed alone ... the aliens are sneaky.


Input: [Date] 1 year 11 weeks ago [Title] Hey man, you gotta get ranked [Body]

Output: Hey man, you gotta get ranked low before you can get ranked high. I don't think anyone here is super amped about a #25 ranking as an endpoint, but probably more as a glimmer of hope for the possibility that exceeding expectations could put us in a nice spot.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] Hey, it's understandable - [Body]

Output: Hey, it's understandable - people are afraid of rare occurrences, like shark attacks and lightning strikes. Plus, regardless of frequency, fear can be very personalized and arbitrary. I was never afraid of tackling somebody, but I had a speedy ground ball take a weird jump off an infield pebble and hit me square in the face when I was certain it was going into my glove. The result? A lasting hesitancy to scoopi up hard grounders. I knew it was silly, but what are you gonna do? Hard to wrestle your own reptile brain into logical servitude sometimes.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] If we were to rank "best" [Body]

Output: If we were to rank "best" seasons by which fan base enjoyed it most, I would go with Michigan number 1, because our guys are so dang likeable and we never saw this coming with McGary down. And we got to enjoy B1G competitiveness and ultimately victory for a significant period of time. I'd put Wisconsin at number 2 because they were INSANELY happy to make the final four - sure, having a good regular season is par for the course when you're Wisconsin, but deep tournament runs are rare for them. They were definitely partying their hats off. MSU comes in last because they don't know how to be happy unless they're conference/national champs. Otherwise they're just pitching a fit, crying about this or that, and generally pointing their shaking little finger at Michigan. EDIT: Michigan was also the most fun to watch! Beautiful Belein basketball.


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] It's not a valid measure of [Body]

Output: It's not a valid measure of correlation because Google casts a very loose net - it's awesome for finding the most relevant things and putting them at the top of your search results, but the sheer number of results can be influenced by many, many factors. As someone already pointed out, there are more soccer games played around the world every year than there are football games. There are also a lot more soccer fans around the world. They generate content and post it on the internet, where it becomes searchable by Google. No matter what amount of actual diving happens in soccer games, the subsequent discussion vastly amplifies the coincidence of the terms. Additionally, a truckload of variance is introduced when you consider the diversity of search terms you could use for one topic - maybe instead of "diving", you chose "flopping" or "faking"? What if you searched "soccer" instead of "European football?" Answer: the numbers change. A lot. Plus, you're assuming that any coincidence of the terms is evidence of a positive association, which is erroneous. If someone typed the sentence "There was very little diving in last night's soccer match" onto a blog somewhere, then Google would see "DIVING" and "SOCCER", put that result into a giant pile with millions of others, and hand it to you, who says "SEE? LOOK. TOLD YOU SO." It's too opaque. While the number of search results is a clean, simple number, what actually goes into creating it is too ambiguous and complex to be reliably interpreted.


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] Actually, according to the [Body]

Output: Actually, according to the good people at Google, the number of hits returned is not a scientifically valid measure of correlation between two search terms. I know this because that's what they personally told me when I asked permission to use Google Scholar in exactly that way when I was writing a program to automatically perform thousands of searches simultaneously to generate sets of gene-disease associations for a bioinformatics project.


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] In direct contrast to [Body]

Output: In contrast to 'pretending' anything about magnitude, my use of gifs was to illustrate how poorly isolated moments are able to characterize a sport in any quantitative way. To keep things quantitative, however, my real claim is absolute, rather than relative. I think football is cooler and features less flopping (relative), but there is greater than zero to like about soccer (absolute). The existence of amazing soccer highlights proves that pure moments exist.


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] It was onside. [Body]

Output: It was onside.


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] I too think football is way [Body]

Output: I too think football is way more fun to watch than soccer. However, it would be simplistic to paint soccer as merely a bunch of actors flopping around. Let's not forget that soccer does feature some incredible feats of athleticism and teamwork: And even our beloved football is not free from sin: Again, I think football is 1000x better than soccer. But soccer can still be pretty cool, too.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] Before the game against [Body]

Output: Before the game against Kentucky, I knew there were two scenarios in which I would feel really upset about a loss. (1) We blow a 20-point lead in the second half. (2) We get blown straight out of the building and it looks like we don't belong on the court with those guys. In scenario 1, I would have had a tough time not feeling like we were the better team but we collapsed. I would have felt like we stumbled. In scenario 2, I would have had doubts about the fundamental quality of the team, and maybe I would have felt bad because we weren't as good as I believed. The way we lost is the best way to lose - we did great, and we were overcome by a slightly superior combination of effort, planning, talent, and athleticism. We are as good as I hoped we were, I love the team, but we just got outplayed. Hard to stay mad like that. That's going out like a warrior, you know? And the optimism for the future certainly helps.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] What about me? I attended a [Body]

Output: What about me? I attended a small college in Michigan, but my career was launched in earnest when I became a lab technician at UM in the department of MCDB. That experience enabled me to enter a PhD program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In a few weeks, I am going to earn my doctorate and take a postdoctoral position, perhaps at another Big Ten university. What am I - a Wolverine, a Badger, or something yet to be determined? The line you've drawn doesn't hold as fast as you seem to think. There are complexities to sports allegiances and group memberships that you're neglecting. No matter what institution I am affiliated with at any given time, I certainly feel that I am a Wolverine when it comes to sports. I grew up that way, and UM will always be my first love. Perhaps that's where you need to set an endpoint to your exclusivity - sure, you're an academic Michigan Wolverine by definition, but athletic fandom is and should be open to the public.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] "If you take the revenue out [Body]

Output: "If you take the revenue out ..." That's the thing that will never happen. NCAA athletes are a very heterogenous population - some of them have to overcome greater competition than others to earn a spot on the team, some of them put in more practice hours per week than others, perhaps some of them get more academic support than others, they all face very different sets of challenges and responsibilities ... and yes, some of them are more directly involved with the financial success of your athletic department. The one thing that ties them all together is their status as NCAA athletes. How strong of a link is that? Is it strong enough to warrant equal pay despite all the other factors? I would suggest that maybe it's not. I do think you've made a lot of good points, just this one doesn't make that much sense to me.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] It seems that you've based [Body]

Output: It seems that you've based your equal pay idea on an anology in the business world (the Microsoft thing). Just because Microsoft does it one way doesn't mean that's the right way or the only way, does it? So they pay all their programmers the same. What about a different company? In many fields (including my own), your pay is based on your accomplishments and performance - not effort. Even employees who hold the same position can be paid differently based on how well they do and what they're worth to the company. Your adherence to an equal pay model as an example of how business works in the "real world" seems arbitrary.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] I mean, just the constant [Body]

Output: I mean, just the constant hating Ohio thing. I thought perhaps it was unconditional, but I guess it has its limits.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Today I realized I'm not a [Body]

Output: Today I realized I'm not a horrible person when I found myself saying out loud "please be ok, please be ok" as I clicked on this thread link. I'm happy to hear he's doing well.


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] Hard to top Levert's run-off [Body]

Output: Hard to top Levert's run-off against MSU!


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] Feels good, man. Feels good. [Body]

Output: Feels good, man. Feels good.


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] It's gotta be "AHHHHHHHH" for [Body]

Output: It's gotta be "AHHHHHHHH" for me (broadcast). I love that moment when the ball meets GRIII's hands at the apex of his jump and just comes to a total standstill ... just for a fraction of a moment, it hangs there like a priceless work of art on display for all to see. GRIII's not in a hurry to immediately stuff it through the hoop. He wants the Spartans to behold their downfall ... he wants them to watch. There's a perfect rhythm to it, almost like the eerie calm before a tornado lands. And then wrath.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Feeling so good and energized [Body]

Output: Feeling so good and energized from the win that I'm gonna go for a run. YES.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] "Maybe forever." Damnit [Body]

Output: "Maybe forever." Damnit Brian. That's not what I wanted to hear.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] What? Your words, they hurt [Body]

Output: What? Your words, they hurt me. I am not siding with anybody here. If anything, there is a trace of derision in my comment aimed at the university because I implied that they'd rather not take any punitive action against football players if they aren't compelled to. As far as 'sympathies' and 'small print', I choose not to ascribe such emotionally-laden connotations to a complicated matter which I aim to treat as logically as possible. Naturally, I sympathize with any innocent people who were harmed unjustly. I don't know who they are, but I am sorry for what happened.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] The author doesn't seem to [Body]

Output: The author doesn't seem to know whether the university actually reviewed the accusations the first time ... this could be their first actual effort at investigating it. With however the policies were previously, perhaps they didn't have to look into it. And if they don't have to, they probably rather wouldn't. So maybe that happened?


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] The article says that a [Body]

Output: The article says that a revision of sexual conduct policies after the incident may have necessitated that the university to re-review the events of 2009 years later, thus causing the delayed action.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Right on. [Body]

Output: Right on.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] I don't think "jacking" [Body]

Output: I don't think "jacking" someone in the face (it was really more of a slap-push anyway) is an appropriate response to smack talk. That 'Skins OL was the bigger child in that encounter.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] I shall celebrate on the [Body]

Output: I shall celebrate on the enemy's corpse tonight in Madison.


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] It's cool guys, this is why [Body]

Output: It's cool guys, this is why we recruited a bunch of talent. Some degree of attrition/chaos should be expected, and I think many of us factored that into our impression of these recent recruiting classes - that is, the classes are so robustly good that it provides some cushion and mitigates the effects of chaos a little bit. Obviously it's better to have George than not, but the class is still good.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] I think that's ok. The only [Body]

Output: I think that's ok. The only language Brandon and the athletic department speak is money. Refusal to spend your hard-earned money doesn't say "I don't love my football team" - it says "I'm not satisfied with my athletic department's ways". And if someone chastises you for being not a good enough fan because the team "isn't worth enough to you" to go to the games, that's bullshit because people don't have unlimited money. "Worth it" is not the same to a broke-ass PhD student as it is for a 45 year-old successful lawyer/plumber/what-have-you. You want Brandon to listen, but the only way to speak to him is by pulling your financial support - NOT your fandom.


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] Borges: "No ... No ... [Body]

Output: Borges: "No ... No ... NOOOO!!!" /calls run up the middle in denial


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] Offensive ... offensive what? [Body]

Output: Offensive ... offensive what? Line? I don't even ... what is that? I'm sure I've never even heard of such an idea. You can make a line of blockers on offense? Well I'll be.


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] jk jk you're a good primate [Body]

Output: jk jk you're a good primate bro.


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] Ok fine, take the upvote. I [Body]

Output: Ok fine, take the upvote. I don't even care anymore.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] The moderation system is like [Body]

Output: The moderation system is like mgoblog's prefrontal cortex - it allows us to surpress our base, animalistic motivations with logic and willpower to generate appropriate behavior in the pursuit of long-term goals. Without it, we lose our impulse control and our behavior is emotional, unfiltered, and short-sighted.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] I too think the site's staff [Body]

Output: I too think the site's staff has gotten even better at what they do. The front page rocks.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] I agree wholeheartedly. I [Body]

Output: I agree wholeheartedly. I know that the technical obstacles of getting the moderation system healthy again are undoubtedly more complex than I can imagine, but for me it's actually been a large enough detriment to my enjoyment of this community that I have allowed myself to become only tenuously attached to the discussions of the board. I know people sometimes criticize the groupthink that the blog demonstrates and decry our moderation of contrary opinions as an infringement on thought diversity, but I believe this period of non-moderation is compelling evidence that such diversity is not as valuable as we would have liked to believe - instead, it's generally non-constructive negativity. And it does indeed set a precedent where trolling becomes accepted, and trolls coalesce like wildfire on a parched California chaparral. I still eat up the front page content, but it's no longer worth the time and effort that it takes to sift through +200 comments for thoughtful dialogue. I'm not abandoning the blog, but I'm certainly distanced for the time being. I'll be back later.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] It's that stage of [Body]

Output: It's that stage of intoxication just above belligerence but just below shitting one's own pants.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] I don't quite agree with [Body]

Output: I don't quite agree with tipping the chart on its corner and equating up-ness to goodness. Firstly, notice that the intervals on the defensive F/+ axis are larger than those on the offensive F/+ axis - this effectively weights defense disproportionately, because distance along that axis contributes more to vertical distance when tilted. I would propose using a geometric mean of offensive and defensive F/+, which does a better job of average products - think of the position on the chart as a two dimensional product of offensive and defensive F/+. In order to do this, however, you'd have to convert the F/+ scales to be exclusively positive. You could do this by subtracting the minimum to normalize all values positively, but I'm not sure if this corrupts the original meaning of F/+ because I am dumb and don't know anything about it. Anyway, math.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] I'm not quite sure if you're [Body]

Output: I'm not quite sure if you're trying to be mean to the girl or not, but she sounds cool as hell from that interview.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] I'm gonna be out of town this [Body]

Output: I'm gonna be out of town this weekend and miss it, but my friends are having a belated Halloween party the next weekend. I'm kinda undecided about whether I really like freakfest or not ... I went once and had a pretty good time just seeing all the people dressed up in the streets, but it was so crowded that getting into most bars and grabbing a drink ended up being a tough mission. What do you think? Either way, I like that Madison has made Halloween its "thing." The atmosphere is cool.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] I spent six months in [Body]

Output: I spent six months in Australia, which was like 100x swearing - but almost all of it was casual. A stranger at the bus stop would remark on what a "bloody nice f***ing day" it was, you know? And the kind of neat side effect of it all was that people just don't get offended by swear words, even when they're used in anger. It sort of takes the edge off actual confrontations, because those words aren't to be taken personally. It was pretty different and interesting. Kind of like you day, it reminded me of the dialogue in movies set in Boston.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] I am also offended! Now [Body]

Output: I am also offended! Now what?


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] I'll add another theory that [Body]

Output: I'll add another theory that is not mutually exclusive to the societal class origin concept - we have lots of words that mean the same thing, right? I think, for a given set of meaningfully redundant words, they vary in numerous attributes - some are more casual or more formal ("hey" vs. "salutations"), more dramatic or more subtle ("smashed" vs. "hit"), more esoteric or more mainstream ("brachiating" vs. "swinging with one's arms"). We need them to have different connotations because when we communicate, we're not just transmitting information; we're also imbuing the information with how we feel about it. In the same way, I would propose that we need words commonly agreed to be harsh and severe so that we can use them to show that we are extremely angry and intending to offend. Consequently, I'd argue that swear words are offensive because that's what they were made to do - offend. We have strayed from this original function by overusing swear words when we're really not mad, when we're just calmly talking about regular things. I'm not saying this is a bad thing - I enjoy casual swearing, and I am somewhat proud of the combos I've strung together in my time. But I don't think it's totally nonsensical for one word to be offensive while another word that means the same thing isn't. And that's why. TL;DR - Totally unscientific conjecturing that swear words for literally invented with the purpose of being offensive.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] That was definitely the [Body]

Output: That was definitely the point. This guy's reaction in the original gif is pretty spectacular, but he's kinda in the background, overshadowed by the nonplussed girl in the foreground. This gif was made to give him his own deserved spotlight. But don't worry - I'm sure the original isn't going anywhere for a while. You'll be seeing her again.


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] Hey LSAClassOf2000 - it looks [Body]

Output: Hey LSAClassOf2000 - it looks like you normalized by standard deviations. Would you consider an additional normalization to account for the different sizes of each game thread? I don't know if our game threads pick up steam as the season progresses, but if that's the case, we could have had a larger sheer volume of comments in the PSU thread (compared to say, Notre Dame), which could inflate the counts of shits and fucks a little bit. Maybe a proportional measure that tells us what percent of the thread's comments were sucks and asses might give a truer reflection of "mood?" I don't know why I'm thinking about this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] Screw you Wisconsin. [Body]

Output: Screw you Wisconsin


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] I liked the article. I feel [Body]

Output: I liked the article. I feel like it essentially summarizes the sentiment and analytics forged in the pressurized chaos of mgoblog (and other places) in an organized, concise way that is easily palatable for the "outside" world. It takes a step back to put things in a bit of historical context, shows why we love our coach so much, then explains the present frustrations. I don't think it's meant to be original analysis by any means, but I do think it captures the current state of affairs nicely. Also, it has pictures!


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Title] Well, look - you might think [Body]

Output: Well, look - you might think calling it a "road win" is appropriate because Michigan won "on the road." However, Virginia Tech was also on the road (New Orleans isn't particularly close to either school). Therefore, this neutral site game didn't offer a home field advantage to either team , which is what I would consider the paramount challenge of playing on the road. So it's entirely an issue of semantics, but in my mind there's no question that beating the Hokies in this neutral site game was a different animal than beating someone on their own turf.


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Title] Spotted Michigan gear in [Body]

Output: Spotted Michigan gear in Australia on a couple separate occasions. Boy do they enjoy sports down there.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] What on earth is happening [Body]

Output: What on earth is happening here?


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] D: 3.857x10153 Source: [Body]

Output: D: 3.857x10153 Source: SR57 Star Sapphire [Transmission Begin] H-hello? Is anybody out there? I'm injured, and I need help! Is anyone there? Can anyone hear this? ... If you can hear this, please respond! It's getting ever so hot in here. Why is it getting so hot? Where am I? Can someone help me? My sensors aren't working, I think. They don't detect anything. Someone has to hear this! If you can hear this, please respond in the ULF band! ... Why is it so hot? If you can hear me, keep signalling! I need to go check some systems. ... Where is everything? Where are the stars? Are they- Is it- Am I- Oh. Oh no, oh no. No! No no no n- [Transmission End]


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] Football road trip here - [Body]

Output: Football road trip here - I'll be taking in my first ever game day experience in Notre Dame Stadium. It's nice being able to sit back and relax, knowing that we already flushed those turds this season.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] This is amazing. [Body]

Output: This is amazing.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] That's what I had to do [Body]

Output: That's what I had to do yesterday in the original thread - I thought about commenting, I really did. I typed some stuff in the box, then I thought to myself "no, just don't even throw your hat in the ring. This fire needs no more fuel." Sometimes, for me, the smartest thing I can do is to say nothing.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Not a meme. Unless "anomaly" [Body]

Output: Not a meme. Unless "anomaly" becomes a catchphrase 'round these part a la "THE HORROR," "Tacopants," or "Jeremy Gallon's cloaking device/jet boots." I know, I've contributed nothing to the ticket discussion. But a meme is an actual concept now, with an origin in evolutionary biology, of all things. It does mean something.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] I don't know what's been [Body]

Output: I don't know what's been going on with me lately, but it seems like if I have 2 or more micros during the day, I'm just tired for the rest of the day. If I'm out at night having fun, then I can drink and stay energized, but for some reason it just saps my strength if I'm sitting around. Maybe I'm just getting old. Anyway, point is I totally understand a 3 beer haze.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Dantonio & Kelly currently [Body]

Output: Dantonio & Kelly currently facing off in an intense competition of who can grimace the hardest and look the most disgusted with their team. I can't tell who has the edge.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Michigan 31, Huskies 17 [Body]

Output: Michigan 31, Huskies 17


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Im pretty sure blood in stool [Body]

Output: Im pretty sure blood in stool is symptomatic of some serious medical issues though ...


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Badgers never forget. [Body]

Output: Badgers never forget.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] ND for me. Due to my [Body]

Output: ND for me. Due to my association with certain Irish fans, and having already defeated them on the field of battle, I can now 'cheer' for them to appease my associates while still feeling superior. But really, screw Notre Dame. And screw the Spartans. But screw the Spartans slightly more.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] I wouldn't mourn too much for [Body]

Output: I wouldn't mourn too much for the ignorant responses being shared around the Internet in the wake of this miss America competition - I suspect it would be pretty easy to compile a highlight reel of stupid twitter posts or YouTube comments about any conceivable topic, if you scrape your filter along the very bottom of the humanity barrel. I would wager that this is highly unrepresentative of Americans as a whole, and was written up for the press for (surprise!) sensationalism and page views. ... and go blue!


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] This is my strategy. Clearly [Body]

Output: This is my strategy. Clearly you're just not checking the site often enough.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Title] "He knew right away. I mean, [Body]

Output: "He knew right away. I mean, I could yell at him -- I wasn't very happy, but he knew right away. He didn't need to be told what he did wrong. He's been coached on that." There's the difference between our coaching staff and Brian Kelly.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] I'm gonna go ahead and take [Body]

Output: I'm gonna go ahead and take it as a positive sign that we are able to focus on these small-ish "details" as the negatives, rather than "getting 20 points scored on us" or "surviving by 3 points".


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] Same for me, I think. Well, [Body]

Output: Same for me, I think. Well, I've become more of a fan of college football in general probably thanks to mgoblog and the analytic way of thinking about football that it introduced me to. I can say that my love of Michigan football has also never been higher, but at the same time I think my emotional reactivity to football has been tempered over the years. Maybe the Rich Rodriguez experiment brought me back down to Earth, and living out of state with friends and colleagues from all over the country has helped me learn to be diplomatic and get along with other fans a little more. So, my enjoyment of Michigan football is at an all-time high this very moment, as well as my understanding of it. However, I generally won't punch holes in walls when things don't break our way.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] This game is like pinball on [Body]

Output: This game is like pinball on grass. WHO EVEN KNOWS WHERE THAT STUPID THING IS GONNA BOUNCE?


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] Only 71,214. [Body]

Output: Only 71,214.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] MSU's offense runs one [Body]

Output: MSU's offense runs one passing play - drawing PI. Which isn't working out too well.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] They could also improve a la [Body]

Output: They could also improve a la Wisconsin last year - they damn near rose from the dead, especially at o-line. Went from looking SUPER terrible to dismantling Nebraska like Lenny accidentally destroying tiny defenseless bunnies that he really only loved too much.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] Strong point. Strong. [Body]

Output: Strong point. Strong. Point.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] I can't watch the game at the [Body]

Output: I can't watch the game at the moment, but all this chatter about State's offensive struggles pleases me.


Input: [Date] 1 year 47 weeks ago [Title] I, too, am curious. I would [Body]

Output: I, too, am curious. I would gladly donate and make an appearance ... although I'm going to be with (cringe) a Notre Dame fan and a Nebraska fan. I apologize to everybody, this is what happens when you leave the Wolverine State for grad school. I can leave them at a nearby family member's tailgate while I moonlight at the true party spot.


Input: [Date] 1 year 48 weeks ago [Title] I doubt that this is a good [Body]

Output: I doubt that this is a good place for rumors, particularly such dark ones. It would be better to wait until anything is substantiated before making us worry. My opinion anyway, I guess you can do what you want. I just think it sucks.


Input: [Date] 1 year 49 weeks ago [Title] Some games require skill or [Body]

Output: Some games require skill or ability, rather than sheer strength or speed (what we typically think of as "athleticism"). For instance, archery requires an intense amount of coordination, control, and carefully practiced skill. But you may not think of an archer as an "athlete." So, I think what we're looking at is a division between physical games that are primarily games of skill, and physical games that are primarily competitions of power. Driving racecars is clearly a physical activity, but the strength component is pretty minimal. I'd have to categorize it similarly to archery or bowling, but with an added dimension of engineering fused to it.


Input: [Date] 1 year 49 weeks ago [Title] Korbel brandy because [Body]

Output: Korbel brandy because Wisconsin. I was actually at the Korbel champagne cellars in CA recently, taking the free tour, and the guide asks "do any of you happen to be from Wisconsin?" My girlfriend and I slowly raised our hands, and he looks surprised. "Really? Cool! Over 75% of the brandy we make is consumed by the state of Wisconsin." We high five. http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/6063/3117065-4596677878-T...


Input: [Date] 1 year 49 weeks ago [Title] :( :( :( [Body]


Input: [Date] 1 year 50 weeks ago [Title] Im still not convinced that [Body]

Output: Im still not convinced that Bielema wasn't simply driving the car that Alvarez built (and continued to maintain behind the scenes).


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Title] Nginx struck my iPhone OS [Body]

Output: Nginx struck my iPhone OS too. No idea what's going on with that.


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Title] The thing about ranking teams [Body]

Output: The thing about ranking teams week to week, the way we do, is that we rely on a set of believed probabilities that we've built from prior evidence. This is a Bayesian approach to statistics, in which evidential probabilities are continuously updated with new data. It's very good for lots of applications, but the one thing that really impacts the long-term functioning of such a process is the initial set of probabilities we feed into the system. Therefore, it's important that these initial probabilities - built from evidence - come close to capturing the true probabilities of reality. I think a fair few people would argue that, in college football, the evidence we have in the preseason with wich to form a quality set of expectations is too scarce and too poor to accomplish such a feat. It's fine to form opinions, but remember that these opinions become reality, statistically, when our Bayesian machine is set in motion and grabs onto them. An alternative to the current system would be to suspend the generation of expected probabilities for use in meaningful rankings until more data has been collected. Perhaps you postpone the release of rankings until three games have been played - then you have a greater volume of more applicable evidence with which to rank teams. If Notre Dame shits the bed in two of their first three because they actually suck, the teams that beat them early on don't get rocketed to the top of the BCS undeservedly. Similarly, if lower-tier SEC teams don't fare so well in their non-conference games, LSU and Georgia won't be given platinum medals for curb stomping them just because they're SEC teams. As you pointed out, it would be impossible to prohibit conjecturing in the early weeks. But it would be nice if there was a designated point in the season when we take a retrospective look at some real data, get some context, and smooth out the noise to form a more perfect basis for mid and late-season rankings. Otherwise, it is as they say: "garbage in, garbage out."


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Title] I was trying to get some [Body]

Output: I was trying to get some seats together for ND, but due to the single seat limitation and crazy price, there's just no way. I am saddened.


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Title] That Manning vine cracks me [Body]

Output: That Manning vine cracks me up every time. Also, thanks for pointing out the SpartanSavageSquad - I can't believe that's a thing. They're laying a strong foundation of "we have no idea what we're doing" pretty early.


Input: [Date] 1 year 51 weeks ago [Title] I do not envy the media [Body]

Output: I do not envy the media duties that Brady has undertaken. What a long day!


Input: [Date] 1 year 52 weeks ago [Title] I too want to know this, as [Body]

Output: I too want to know this, as my friends and I are aiming to make a road trip from Madison for the game that weekend. Also, there are 6 of us, but only 4 tickets can be bought at once ... how would a group of 6 go about getting seats next to each other?


Input: [Date] 2 years 3 days ago [Title] Go watch Bill Murray's cinema [Body]

Output: Go watch Bill Murray's cinema classic, Groundhog Day, then have a light snack around 9 pm, then go to sleep. In the morning, there might be new info. Maybe.


Input: [Date] 2 years 3 days ago [Title] I've flown from Michigan to [Body]

Output: I've flown from Michigan to Australia and back - twice - and there are still plenty of opportunities to get back on that internet and fix your damn rumor posts when new info surfaces. Wifi at the LAX layover, or at the very least you can use your smart phone's network. Let's say you're on that trans-Pacific flight ... you can still pay for internet, and if there's anything worth using expensive 32000 foot internet for, it's the fellow Michigan faithful you've screwed over with your irresponsible initial post AM I RIGHT??? Lo siento. Emocional.


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 days ago [Title] He's a 6'1" (?) point guard [Body]

Output: He's a 6'1" (?) point guard competing in an athleticism drill ... I still think Trey's got team skills, real point guard skills, but he's going to look bad in a competition of who can run through / jump over everybody, right? It's like a free for all in summer league. I mean, I could be wrong, but that's why I'm happy to wait and see.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] Keep it up dude. I gave up [Body]

Output: Keep it up dude. I gave up the longer distances for the rest of the summer after developing some kind of muscle strain/tear, so I'm sticking with 5-10k routes now. As long as I get outside for a bit, I'm happy. Your 10k should seem short next to an 11 mile training.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] Yeah I can't complain about [Body]

Output: Yeah I can't complain about the microbrew situation over here, although I do miss all the Bell's/Founders/Shorts from home. Fat Squirrel was also one of my faves - I really like to get the New Glarus 12 pack samplers (4 different beers) for my family whenever I come home.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] New Glarus Spotted Cow - a [Body]

Output: New Glarus Spotted Cow - a classic 'round these parts. Had a big week of surgery in the lab, weather couldn't be better. If you can, make sure you sit outside for a bit & enjoy the sunshine.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] My money's on the mantis. I [Body]

Output: My money's on the mantis. I know, I know, the hornet has venom, but I don't care. Mantis just look sweet. Plz update me on the winner.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] Congrats man - guess you're [Body]

Output: Congrats man - guess you're gonna have to change your username huh? jk jk


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] Has New Holland been making [Body]

Output: Has New Holland been making some good stuff lately? I used to drink their beers all the time when I went to college in Holland, but it's been a while and I haven't kept up with them. It's pretty impressive to hear them being compared to Bell's and Founder's now.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] Ah, sorry prof - would love [Body]

Output: Ah, sorry prof - would love to go run with you but I can't make it out there. I did the Madison to Chicago Ragnar Relay in June, and I think I'm still recovering from the devestation I did on my legs! My team was down a man, so my buddy & I ended up covering his miles in addition to our own, coming in just north of 30 miles apiece. I had never run farther than 10 miles in my life, so ... it was an adventure! But I managed. Good luck out there, have fun.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] No drinking yet, just working [Body]

Output: No drinking yet, just working in the office. Maybe later!


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] I'd agree with that 100%. [Body]

Output: I'd agree with that 100%. It's pretty silly for him to even be chirping up. In the words of the Dude (directed towards Mark May), "You're not wrong, you're just an asshole!" ... except Mark May might also be wrong.


Input: [Date] 2 years 1 week ago [Title] To be fair to Mark May, [Body]

Output: To be fair to Mark May, discrediting his opinion based on his failure to previously behave in accordance with his own stated position is a logical fallacy towards hypocracy. Just because he was formerly a terrorist doesn't mean his views on Johnny Football are immediately dismissable. Instead, we should dismiss Mark May on account of his views being stupid in and of themselves, which they totally are.


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Title] I need to do this before I [Body]

Output: I need to do this before I come all the way home from Americas Dairyland for the UM/ND game.


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Title] I am so proud of drawing that [Body]

Output: I am so proud of drawing that Brady Hoke Epic Double Point. May it be used for eternity. I must have a HTTV.


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Title] She looks like the reanimated [Body]

Output: She looks like the reanimated corpse of a stripper.


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Title] As an exploration of thought, [Body]

Output: As an exploration of thought, what consitutes a "good" or "bad" fan? What makes one fan "better" than another? Is someone who is "more" of a fan a "better" fan? I think a good fan is simply one who is loyal to their team and shares in the emotions of victory and defeat. You could say that someone else is "more of a fan" if they delve into the depth charts, recruiting, coaching strategy, etc. But I don't think that really makes them "better" in any actual sense - they're not digging into the excesses of sports nerddom for anybody's benefit but their own, right? They are just one person in the stands on game day, and they can't cheer any louder than the next person. Sure, they can discuss the intricacies of two tight end formations on an internet message board, but again ... once it's football saturday, who cares? Now you know I wouldn't argue that there is no value in being a sports nerd, or a super fan or whatever (I mean ... here I am), but one part of enjoying being a fan is sharing the experience with others. You aren't going to be a good fan by being elitist and dividing yourself from others, you'll only be missing out. TL;DR - don't be a turd.


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Title] It doesn't look like there is [Body]

Output: It doesn't look like there is a really good yes/no predictor yet. There are genetic tests that can be done, but they still can't diagnose ALS confidently, let alone predict the development of its symptoms. It looks like, at best, you could discover that you have an allele that's associated with higher risk for ALS. http://www.alsa.org/about-als/genetic-testing-for-als.html Im not a medical doctor.


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] A toast to your party being a [Body]

Output: A toast to your party being a smashing success! Evan Williams on my side ... straight ... I'm poor.


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] All right Coach Belein. [Body]

Output: All right Coach Belein.


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Just keep your eye on [Body]

Output: Just keep your eye on sportscenter ... he'll pop up, eventually.


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Agreed, but (was thinking [Body]

Output: Agreed, but (was thinking about this while watching Burke crack THE NEXT LEVEL today) the Kansas and Syracuse games may go down as even more legendary to me. VCU did have a lot of hype as a dark horse, but those other opponents were giants. I like me some giant slaying.


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Sweet audio lollies, that's [Body]

Output: Sweet audio lollies, that's not bad. A toast to you, newcomer. /bourbon


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Just remember that Runyan [Body]

Output: Just remember that Runyan rhymes with Paul Bunyan. Convince yourself he's a giant with a big blue ox and you will never forgot. RUNYAN THE GIANT.


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Title] Haha the random middle finger [Body]

Output: Haha the random middle finger ... hey, local celebrity is better than nothing, right? ... right?


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] At an event with open bar - [Body]

Output: At an event with open bar - brandy old fashioneds all night!


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] No order: - Mila Kunis - my [Body]

Output: No order: - Mila Kunis - my girlfriend


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Title] This guy is good. [Body]

Output: This guy is good.


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Man I'm 28 and I can actually [Body]

Output: Man I'm 28 and I can actually FEEL myself falling behind modern gaming as it changes. Like ... I COULD keep up if I really wanted, but now it takes brainpower that I know I should be allocating to like ... work or something. And don't even get me started on twitter lol.


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I went to Hope over Michigan [Body]

Output: I went to Hope over Michigan as well. I was motivated partly by academics, and partly by personal preference. Academically, Hope is a super successful launching point for pre-med students. Many of my classmates went on to Michigan medical/dental school, and I thought maybe I wanted to do the same. As for personal preference, I just really liked the small class sizes, the personal atmosphere, and the direct contact I had with my professors. The small-scale thing is not for everybody, but I really made us of their wisdom and learned a lot about being an independent scientist. Oh, as it turns out, Hope is really big into undergraduate research. And I don't mean like you work in a big lab full of grads and post docs doing menial tasks for them - the entire system is designed to make sure you have your own project, you're the one calling the shots, coming up with ideas, etc. You're actually the most important person they have. So I fell in love with the lab, and now I'm closing in on a PhD in neuroscience. I still keep in touch with my professors at Hope via email, they want to know how I'm doing. I may even go back to Holland and give a seminar talk on my work in the near future. Basically, it worked out really well for me.


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

Output: DESHAWNA


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I actually made two versions [Body]

Output: I actually made two versions of Hoke pointing in this style ... firstly, there's the Epic Double Point: ... and then a full body point: ... which I combined with my favorite football players to use as my desktop background (click to embiggen?)


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I can't help feeling like [Body]

Output: I can't help feeling like decorating this place with basketball stuff would make it feel too much like some ACC blog. I know we love our bball here, but football is our evolutionary history - it's tied more closely to how we got here, not just who we are now. Ugh, I'm having a hard time even agreeing with what I just wrote, because Michigan basketball has had a pretty great history too. Ok fine maybe I don't have any good logic, the basketball banner just seems odd to me somehow.


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I thought this photo looked [Body]

Output: I thought this photo looked familiar - I used it to make some iPhone wallpapers/t-shirts a while back.


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Title] That article seems to have [Body]

Output: That article seems to have had quite the impact. OSU has had TONS of success as of late, which means that at least half of any criticism directed at them can be dismissed as mere jealousy. However, there has been SO much STRONG evidence laid against them lately indicating that their sporting culture is offensively obsessive and detrimental that I do believe it has merit. My null hypothesis is that Ohioans are really no different than us - they are so similar, right? - but I am willing to be swayed, and I do feel swayed. I truly think they're being douches.


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I've always thought that way [Body]

Output: I've always thought that way too. To strengthen the argument, you can also point out that "baking soda" is clearly the correct noun form of soda. If baking soda = soda, then soda pop = pop.


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Title] I don't understand ... so [Body]

Output: I don't understand ... so strange ... and sad.


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Title] While I agree with you - and [Body]

Output: While I agree with you - and actually think it's a really interesting psychological phenomenon that we have this obsession with guessing the future - I've had to accept that predictions are like 75% of what sports media does when their sport isn't presently happening. I know, I know ... "What good is predicting things anyway? All that matters is the true outcome." Yeah, but ... you try and stop them. It's like telling someone to stop blinking. If you think about your sport at all, it's natural to build hypothetical scenarios. Next you're weighing the relative likelihoods of them actually happening. And that finally leads to predictions. I think that NOT doing so takes a measured degree of conscious restraint.


Input: [Date] 2 years 9 weeks ago [Title] His rap is bad. It's funny. [Body]

Output: His rap is bad. It's funny. And he ditched MSU to do it, which is also funny. I know people round these parts stress that we should ignore MSU and pretend they don't exist to prove we don't care about them, but lets be honest - that's hard to do when this sort of gold keeps digging itself up. And anyway, they have been pretty good at football lately, so I don't really feel like pretending that hasn't bothered me. I want to laugh at their misfortune a little, my sparty malice meter is higher these last few years than it's historically been, and they earned it. When they are well and truly relegated to nobody status, I'll stop caring. For now, I kind of hate them.


Input: [Date] 2 years 11 weeks ago [Title] I love that the Charity Bowl [Body]

Output: I love that the Charity Bowl features 'Make Spencer Eat Cheese University' (MSECU) - if you look at the comments section, they even have a mascot & a fight song: Meats leave you bloated Grains give you turds Veggies are disgusting Go! Fight! Curds! Also of note - the fictional Miskatonic University from the writings of H.P. Lovecraft made the list of donators.


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Title] congratulations! that's [Body]

Output: congratulations! that's quite the accomplishment. make sure you have a celebratory beer or cocktail this weekend to celebrate how far you've come. *high five*


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Title] That's what I was worried [Body]

Output: That's what I was worried about! I didn't do this ... right?


Input: [Date] 2 years 14 weeks ago [Title] I had whipped this up a while [Body]

Output: I had whipped this up a while back ... but now one of these guys has left for geener pastures, & the other one is injured :/ I suck at embedding - here's a link for embiggening the banner: http://i.imgur.com/kaw0nK0.png


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] I hope our tiny eaglet grows [Body]

Output: I hope our tiny eaglet grows into a fierce raptor. The bird kind, not the Toronto kind. They are bad.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] Exactly right. Wear your [Body]

Output: Exactly right. Wear your colors, sure, he will notice that. But the best thing you can do for your colors is to back them up with class, grace, and respect. We can rag on Ohio all we want, because screw those guys, but when it comes to actually interacting with them, you simply have to be the best person you can be. It's just the right thing to do.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] Nope. Relishing the tears of [Body]

Output: Nope. Relishing the tears of the vanquished is just part of sports. It's no big deal, it's not like you're celebrating a person losing their job or falling ill. It's just sports. This is what we do - everyone wins & loses. You feel good, you feel bad. You get to dole out some pride in victory, you gotta take your medicine in defeat. You can't be too sensitive about everybody's feelings, because it's honestly not that important. It's just sports. It's better to not be a bunch of assholes, but it doesn't mean you have to carefully navigate the minefield of human emotion to avoid offending the enemy.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] Watching this tournament has [Body]

Output: Watching this tournament has made me want to go shoot a basketball, just to see the arching trajectory again and hear the sounds of the ball rattling home, swishing through the net, and (more often than not) clanking off the irons uselessly. This team has helped me regain a huge appreciation for the aesthetic of the sport.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] I need to change my avatar, I [Body]

Output: I need to change my avatar, I hate wisconsin now.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] I'M STILL WEARING THE SHIRT [Body]

Output: I'M STILL WEARING THE SHIRT TO BE SAFE


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] I would say nothing & try to [Body]

Output: I would say nothing & try to ninja away unseen. I'm afraid I would be more of a distraction than an inspiration.


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] I, too, am utilizing wardrobe [Body]

Output: I, too, am utilizing wardrobe continuity to give us the maximum probability of victory. I've worn the same shirt for each of our NCAA tournament games so far. I accidentally washed it with a bunch of other laundry before the Syracuse game & I was terrified that I screwed us, but everything turned out ok. In fact, I have watched the games in at least 4 different locations, with various other factors in constant flux - beers drank or not drank, solo or with friends, etc. I'm starting to think maybe our team is winning because they're talented and well-coached or something ...


Input: [Date] 2 years 15 weeks ago [Title] it's ok, you won't be able to [Body]

Output: it's ok, you won't be able to miss his future highlights on sportscenter


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] I can relate, my Patronus is [Body]

Output: I can relate, my Patronus is a koala.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] I like that clip in which he [Body]

Output: I like that clip in which he sets 3 screens in like a 7-second span. he's just digging space out of the defense. almost like a giant puppy.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] It's from those AT&T [Body]

Output: It's from those AT&T commercials, which I admittedly enjoy.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] scientist here. his work [Body]

Output: scientist here. his work checks out. carry on.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] speaking of wizards, I feel [Body]

Output: speaking of wizards, I feel like this craptastic photoshop of Burke & Stauskas enchanting the rock I whipped up on Saturday was eerily prescient. CHEAP SELF RE-POST.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] I think it's for facebook, [Body]

Output: I think it's for facebook, no? I could be wrong.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Not only is this poem clever [Body]

Output: Not only is this poem clever & entertaining, but it's also a very complete summary of the key events in the game! Except not only did it include the things that happened, but how we all felt about it at the time. I will be able to read this years from now & remember how it felt to watch this game.


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Title] wizards at work [Body]

Output: wizards at work