Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] Dave Brandon and the business of Michigan Athletics [Body]

Output: I am guessing this will get buried in the avalanche of comment on such a heated topic during such a difficult month for all UM fans. I'll start by saying I share many of the frustrations expressed by the fans here and across multiple media platforms. I think there are two main issues that, in my opinion, seem to be getting conflated. The first issue is the performance of the football team and the perception that the team is underperforming. I'm not going to touch on this since it's been discussed ad nauseum by every talking head and pundit there is. The second issue what I'll call the commercialization of Michigan athletics. This is the area where I struggle the most with public sentiment. I'm not sure what people expected when Dave Brandon was hired but I think a look into his background may have lead most people to conclude that we would end up exactly where we are today. I think the most misleading aspect of DB's background is the often cited reference to his position as CEO of Domino's Pizza. If you do a little more digging you will find that Dave Brandon has been responsible for taking several companies public, first Valassis Communications and then Domino’s Pizza. In both instances the companies where owned by holding companies or venture capital firms when DB was put into the CEO role. In the case of Dominoes the VC firm that purchased the company was Bain Capital who I'm sure many have heard of. In other words it's almost a near certainty that Dave Brandon was tasked with cutting costs, improving revenue, tightening up the balance sheet and generally improving the company’s bottom line in a fairly short time frame in preparation for IPO's. So while Dave Brandon may often be referred to as a CEO that's really a bit of a misnomer in the traditional sense. Which leads me to my point; DB is really a Venture Capitalist and is behaving like one. I've interacted a little with a handful of these VC guys in my business career and can share a couple observations about them. I don't know DB at all and will admit that I'm generalizing based on my own person experience. These guys are very good at what they do; you don't get to the position of being tasked with launching a company into or back into the public domain without the guys in charge being damn sure they can deliver. They are also type A+++ personalities, they don't doubt themselves, like to be surrounded by people they trust and don't worry about the human impact of their decisions if they think it’s outweighed by the long term add to the bottom line. So, back to today and in the context of Michigan as a business, I don't really think any what we've seen out of the DB athletic department, since he put his guys into decision making positions, is inconsistent with his past. Dave Brandon and his team are just doing what's in their nature; in this case he is the scorpion and the "everyman" fan base is the frog. I'm willing to bet that if you go back to each of his previous stops you'll find some largish subset of everyday employee's that rue the day he stepped into the CEO role and most of the Board of Directors and the VC firm would say he did a great job and made them a ton of money. I willing to bet you can draw a pretty close parallel to the UM "everyman" fan base and the major donors/university decision makers if you were able to get honest answers off the record. In my opinion DB and his peers involved in Michigan athletics see these issues as growing pains and the price of change. In short, I don't see much of what's bothering people about DB changing much if at all anytime in the near future and the reasons I gave above are why. A quick note about my motivation, this post wasn't intended to offer an opinion about what's right or wrong in this scenario. I only hoped to offer a little insight into what I'm guessing is behind much of the changes that have taken place in the last 3-4 years with the athletic department and the Michigan Brand. I'm also hoping that if there are responses to this post they don't turn into something political or attempt to infer more meaning than I actually intended.


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Title] This team can compete for the [Body]

Output: This team can compete for the big ten championship, this is the only goal for the year. We are building for the future and I'm encouraged that we can do so and stay in the B1G race while getting the future of the program invaluable experience.


Input: [Date] 3 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Great news, god bless him and [Body]

Output: Great news, god bless him and his family. Sad to say kidnapping for ransom has become big business in some parts of the world these days.


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Title] There is a pretty simple and [Body]

Output: There is a pretty simple and rational way to settle this, let the neutral party decide. If Gholston plays against Wisconsin then the nothing he did during the game was "dirty." If Lewan plays against Purdue then nothing he did during the game was "dirty." If neither play then obviously the big ten has an issue with their play in this game. At the end of the day this conversation is irrelevant, the games over and the better team won. Good game, move on or don't, up to you. I find it funny that you find it useful to occasionally confirm your beliefs that there is nothing special about UM fans. Your right of course, we are all flawed and human, but if you really do feel like you need it confirmed then you may want to do some soul searching because that need probably says more about you than about us.


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Title] "If the class fills up before [Body]

Output: "If the class fills up before the season starts though, they might be out of luck." I can't remember a recruiting year with as much momentum as this one. The fact that we may end up turning away some big time players is something that shocks me but potentially a good problem to have. I think we will need a good season on the field to keep the ball rolling but if we do we could have something similar to the UTexas recruiting model down the road. It seems like filling a large part of their class by february every year has worked out well for them.


Input: [Date] 4 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Says the white guy? [Body]

Output: Says the white guy?


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Title] A positive result should not [Body]

Output: A positive result should not excuse the poor planning and execution, his handling of this situation has been a debacle. This idea that he knows what he is doing solely because he was the CEO of two companies is silly. Sometimes in life skill sets do not translate between industries like we would hope and in this particular instance, I.e. the handling of a coaching change, there may not have been a scenario in his other career that prepared DB for this challenge.


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Title] Thats probably a matter of [Body]

Output: Thats probably a matter of perspective, I doubt a young student-athlete can differentiate between coach who recruited him and school he attends to that degree.


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Title] People will just have to get [Body]

Output: People will just have to get over their disappointment and ANGAR. How well did that work out the last three years? People may be able to get over it but the Michigan fanbase isn't people anymore it's this out of control mob full of histerics and overreaction. We have proven as a fanbase the we are so used to front running that we can't handle an iota of adversity. I think the notion of people getting over anything is wishful thinking at this point given how fractured the fanbase has become and how devisive the rhetoric has been. In my opinion this is a slipery slope at this point, whatever decision gets made had better be well thought out and planned because we are on the edge of becoming catching the Notre Dame coaching disease for the near future.


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Title] News flash, your fanaticism [Body]

Output: News flash, your fanaticism doesn't matter, but mine does.... just ask my parents, they tell me everything I do matters because I'm special.


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Title] This statement is just [Body]

Output: This statement is just nonsense, isn't that what happened three years ago? You don't take action, if you are Dave Brandon, without a very clear plan already in place. In simple terms the coach better damned well be in place because we don't need a repeat of the last search.


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Title] At this point I could care [Body]

Output: At this point I could care less what happens either way, but there are so many ways that this could go bad that I'm almost expecting the worst. The good news, imho, is that unlike this board I don't think Dave Brandon will make a reactionary or emotionally based decision. Hopefully that careful planning and execution will allow DB to guard against an even bigger mess going forward.


Input: [Date] 4 years 34 weeks ago [Title] I guess it's a good thing a [Body]

Output: I guess it's a good thing a rational fan base is not a criteria. Every time I long in these days I feel the same way I feel when my wife tunes into 90210 or another one of her shows. A sense of dread combined with incredulity but, kind of like when I drive by an accident, I can't help but be fascinated by the chaos. Maybe it’s contagious because now I’m mixing metaphors. I better not spend to much time here.


Input: [Date] 4 years 39 weeks ago [Title] Translation [Body]

Output: "If we put the quarterback who didn't practice all week in the game, MacFarve is stinking up the joint and we are probably down by a lot."


Input: [Date] 4 years 43 weeks ago [Title] Michigan -5.5 this morning. [Body]

Output: Michigan -5.5 this morning.


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

Output: In a word its a matter of agression. The players can either have it, through a combination of individual skill, confidence in themselves and the system or it can be generated by scheme. Our issue with the first is that generally that means taking players who are skilled individually and getting them to play fast and as a unit. It's been stated repeatedly that we lack enough of those types of players for the first to apply. The second option is to scheme aggression, a la Rex Ryan and the Jets, the problem with that is you need to have a back line guy or two that you can trust without fail to limit big plays. Cameron Gordon may be that guy at some point, but certainly not yet. See Jones and Rudolph TD's in the ND game. That leaves us with the reverse of the Jets situation, in our case, we try and limit the major mistakes on defense in order to keep the offense in the game. Even if GERG's scheme/players allowed for more aggression, the potential tradeoff, an extra sack or two vs. an extra TD or two allowed, isn't worth it. They are so far behind our offense at this point that we play to that strength and hope for the best.


Input: [Date] 4 years 47 weeks ago [Title] My Congrats [Body]

Output: I have to say this is one of the better ways to get rid of a ticket I can think of, great idea UIandUofM. The good Karma can only help!


Input: [Date] 4 years 50 weeks ago [Title] Let's all take a breath [Body]

Output: I'm guessing I'm going to take a lot of heat for this but here it goes... If this was going to happen it couldn't have happened at a better time. At least we are early in the summer practices and we have time to get the potential replacements some significant PT with the ones. We knew that in all likelihood we were going to need to outscore the better teams in the conference to win, that has not changed. Someone will step in and while they most likely can't replace Woolfolk by themselves the defense will find a way to do it collectively. What choice do the have? This team is not as bad as there record the last 2 years, if we can limit turnovers, avoid 3 and outs, and perform at a reasonable level in the red zone this team can win games. I'm starting to sound preachy so I'm going to STFU. Thanks... Bye...


Input: [Date] 5 years 8 weeks ago [Title] Just a WAG but I'm wondering [Body]

Output: Just a WAG but I'm wondering if the PAC 10 does end up becoming the PAC 16, if they invite 6 from the Big 12, will this be the "monumental change" that forces ND into the Big 10. Thoughts?


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Title] I went to the game in '08 my [Body]

Output: I went to the game in '08 my experience was a very good one as I went with 2 PSU grads, but I will say this, there isn't much to do other than tailgate, drink and go to the game. In spite of that, or more likely because of it, the best game day experience I've ever had, the fans make more noise during tv timeouts at BS than we do for touchdowns at MS. I also dealt with a little harassment but it was just some friendly ribbing and then an offer to by me a beer. As long as you don't act like a jackass neither will they.


Input: [Date] 5 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Well said, very nice way of [Body]

Output: Well said, very nice way of telling people to chill the F out, my compliments.


Input: [Date] 5 years 23 weeks ago [Title] That sums it up, the focus [Body]

Output: That sums it up, the focus needs to be on the 2010 season and the team. At the end of the day the impact these penalties have on the product on the field will be minute. We will not have a good or bad season because the NCAA finds fault with our ability to follow these particular rules. I really think the frustration being expressed is a result of all the build-up to the findings, i.e. the negative slant to the media coverage, rather than the findings themselves. We are a community very used to success so this has been a very humbling time for us all, but ultimately we will be better for having gone through this adversity and if we aren't then that's on us and no one else.


Input: [Date] 5 years 24 weeks ago [Title] No Dice [Body]

Output: I was there yesterday, cash only, they got rid of the atm a while ago because it slowed things down.


Input: [Date] 5 years 25 weeks ago [Title] At 17-18 years old it's a [Body]

Output: At 17-18 years old it's a pretty fine line between confidence and cockiness isn't it? I think only time will tell which is more accurate. Besides, couldn't we use a little swagger on this team as long as he backs it up on the field?


Input: [Date] 5 years 25 weeks ago [Title] "Every fan wants to win, and [Body]

Output: "Every fan wants to win, and the most vocal ones demand to win. No problem. Just don't be a hypocrite and hope to reap the benefits without any risk." He hit the nail on the head. I don't know if Dorsey will work out or not but the whole "we are too pure to consider giving someone a second chance" mindset bothers me.


Input: [Date] 5 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Double post disregard [Body]

Output: Double post disregard


Input: [Date] 5 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Not much we can do about any [Body]

Output: Not much we can do about any of this other than offer support, direct or indirect, to the program, Dorsey the player and more importantly Dorsey the person. Sad for me to see these guys treated like chips to be played at the most opportune time. As cliche as the phrase is, football is really just a game and I think Sharp is just the latest guy to lose sight of that.


Input: [Date] 5 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Sheer speculation on my part [Body]

Output: Sheer speculation on my part but last time he did a presser during halftime of a BB game I believe RR mentioned 26 exactly. I wonder if the 26-28 range means he has a couple silent commits in his back pocket that we will find out about 2/3/10. One can only hope he closes with his usual wizard hat and snake oil style.


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Title] That will last about as long [Body]

Output: That will last about as long as it takes for them to realize that the blogosphere is better written and more thoughtful than the mopes they pay to write the columns.


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Title] No luck there but worth a [Body]

Output: No luck there but worth a shot, thanks.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] The author of this article [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] They offered Pallante a full [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] That makes more sense. From [Body]

Output: That makes more sense. From the OP I thought you were looking into buying gold as an "investment".


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] I don't know how you can [Body]

Output: I don't know how you can claim it stays pretty stable when it lost around 30 percent of its value in 2013.


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

Output: Why would you buy gold?


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Surely what you mean is that [Body]

Output: Surely what you mean is that you don't have any memories of buying a drink at Ricks until after you graduated?


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] I disagree with the "major [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] Which RB coaches would have [Body]

Output: 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.


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

Output: He must not be a big Under Armour fan.


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] It is also important to have [Body]

Output: 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)?


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Title] We didn't have relatively [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] The 2011 team ran the ball [Body]

Output: The 2011 team ran the ball pretty well. They also won a big road game against Virginia Tech.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] How is there a lack of demand [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] It's supposed to be amateur [Body]

Output: 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


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] He could still get a pay [Body]

Output: 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.


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

Output: Doesn't the BWW pick before the Gator this year?


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] What are you talking about? [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] Amazon's CyberMonday site is [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Title] Most of those guys appeared [Body]

Output: 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?


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

Output: Set for years? Isn't Guiton a senior and Braxton a sophomore?


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

Output: So we can lose the extra practices?


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] Yeah they don't usually lose [Body]

Output: Yeah they don't usually lose to less talented ND, Nebraska, Iowa, etc. teams almost every year. God bless you man, hmmmmmmmmm,


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] It is one thing if talented [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] Or we win out, they lose in [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] He had won an NC with LSU but [Body]

Output: He had won an NC with LSU but not many would have said he was the best coach in CFB in 2007.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] Did watch FSU in 2011 when [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] If your avatar pic is of [Body]

Output: 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.


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

Output: Yeah Michigan never performs well at home.


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

Output: They both had *a freshman starter.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] Young OL can contribute. [Body]

Output: 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.


Input: [Date] 2 years 20 weeks ago [Body] I'm fixin to drink me some sweet tea in my mug that my Mama sent me back when I was in Vietnam. You ever heard of 'Nam? [Title]

Output: HEY!


Input: [Date] 2 years 22 weeks ago [Body] tastes just like chicken. I know that may seem odd to some of y'all, but I'm like an owl...I don't give a hoot [Title]

Output: woodpecker


Input: [Date] 2 years 22 weeks ago [Body] I ain't got time for screwing around with no false identities... I am hungry though...In the Army I learned to be the McGyver of cooking. If you bring me a piece of bread, cabbage, coconut, mustard greens, pigs feet, pine cones and a woodpecker, I’ll make you a good chicken pot pie [Title]

Output: my only account


Input: [Date] 2 years 22 weeks ago [Body] I'm the master of distractions. A coupla hand gestures and I'll pull the underwear clean off your butt [Title]

Output: thank you


Input: [Date] 2 years 26 weeks ago [Body] whats the deal with these catfish? We got em all over down here in Low eeasy anna. We don't need none of them new fangled twitter baits to cacth 'em neither [Title]

Output: HEY!


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Dang technolgy. [Title]

Output: double post


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] This does not make me happy, happy, happy. [Title]

Output: HEY!


Input: [Date] 2 years 27 weeks ago [Body] I don't unnerstan' how you can say she's your girlfriend and you ain't even done any smoochin'. These kids today with all their cell phone, text messagin tech-techno-technocological gizmos...I don't even know how to program my VCR [Title]

Output: Hey!


Input: [Date] 4 days 3 hours ago [Title] but are you wearing khakis? [Body]

Output: but are you wearing khakis?


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Bruce Madej told my Sports [Body]

Output: Bruce Madej told my Sports Media class that Moeller would've been retained if Bo was in town to cut off the media firestorm, but alas Bo was on vacation.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Title] or that catch at the wall for [Body]

Output: or that catch at the wall for Buehrle's perfect game


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Well they do have a club [Body]

Output: Well they do have a club football team now (hey that can apply to both the NFL Raiders and the Golden Grizzlies!)


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Computer science At least I'd [Body]

Output: Computer science At least I'd be a coding slave with a decent job than a marketing/business major with a not so great job.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 hours ago [Title] People assume that time is a [Body]

Output: People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, It's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey...stuff.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Man that would be a slap in [Body]

Output: Man that would be a slap in the face if Rudock chose a Horizon League school to be QB of their club team over a D-1 blueblood like Michigan


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Title] What if the stickers are [Body]

Output: What if the stickers are solid blue so they blend into the helmet? :O


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I know the logistics would be [Body]

Output: I know the logistics would be hell on short-notice but I feel the B1G Regular Season Champ should then host the B1G Playoff. Make it an actual goal to win the reg. season, or at least host the following season's playoff.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Title] ...I'm gonna buckle up just [Body]

Output: ...I'm gonna buckle up just in case this leads to a commit watch somehow


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Title] If Red's gonna stay one more [Body]

Output: If Red's gonna stay one more year like Bando mentioned, then I kinda hope Larkin declares for the Griffins that way his growth won't be stunted and can help the Wings sooner.


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Y'know all this heartbreak [Body]

Output: Y'know all this heartbreak could be prevented if we could JUST FUCKING BEAT PENN FUCKING STATE EVER


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Had this been the first bad [Body]

Output: Had this been the first bad year of missing the tournament, I can side with the Red defenders but no, this is year 3 of mediocrity. Love the man and what he's done but it's time for Michigan Hockey to progress forward. Time to evolve.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Title] His heart does, his [Body]

Output: His heart does, his hands/fingers/wrists do not


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Social media gives a public [Body]

Output: Social media gives a public platform to people who should not have one nor deserve one in some cases. It's been around long enough though that recruits should know its the nature of the beast. If you don't want it, make your account private. If they rule out a school because of what moronic lunatic fringe part of that school's fanbase tweeted them, then they were looking for an excuse to exclude that school anways.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Title] SEC Buckeyes gonna Buck I'm [Body]

Output: SEC Buckeyes gonna Buck I'm sure our coaches will move forward at some point but I hope they have the class to sell recruits on the program/school, not sell themselves and make promises about staying.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Woooooo!! Open the [Body]

Output: Woooooo!! Open the committment floodgates! *dusts off gif*


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Very frustrating and very [Body]

Output: Very frustrating and very typical, can't say I'm surprised


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I have a bad feeling this [Body]

Output: I have a bad feeling this year's Wisky will be last year's PSU and we inexplicably lose to them despite their god awful record.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It'll become relevant again [Body]

Output: It'll become relevant again once The Game decides who is going to the B1G title game on a yearly basis


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Now if each box contained [Body]

Output: Now if each box contained $1,000 inside.....


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Think its only fair that [Body]

Output: Think its only fair that LeBron buys Beats for all the other 127 schools


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Bill Goldberg *Jackhammers [Body]

Output: Bill Goldberg *Jackhammers Urban Meyer and Spears Mark Dantonio*


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] screw PSU and screw us for [Body]

Output: screw PSU and screw us for losing to PSU that's my opinion of it so far


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] OSU is gonna get theirs and [Body]

Output: OSU is gonna get theirs and we're gonna get ours. Sure we might lose a couple H2H recruiting battles but both schools have scooped up big talent simulataneously in the past. It's MSU, PSU, Wisky, Neb who should be concerned.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Just think of it this way, [Body]

Output: Just think of it this way, OSU and MSU are doing the heavy lifting to rebuild the B1G's cred in the nick of time for us to exploit it to our full advantage when Harbaugh brings us back to relevance :D


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] read the comments to the main [Body]

Output: read the comments to the main tweet for a good laugh, provided by both Raiders and Buckeye fans (who are perfect for each other)


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Drew Sharp will probably [Body]

Output: Drew Sharp will probably write something like "yeah Harbaugh's here now, but every year he'll have the NFL knocking on his door, causing a major distraction for Michigan. Is the distraction really worth it? No." then I wipe my ass with it because it's Drew Sharp


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] 1st and Goal: The [Body]

Output: 1st and Goal: The Corporatization of Tradition and the Rebellion Against It


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Solid pick up. His name was mentioned (maybe not very seriously) as one of the possible candidates for the CMU head coaching job. [Title]

Output: Solid pick up. His name was mentioned (maybe not


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Seriously. Pretty much every response to a question about officiating has been “pssh, we sucked, what does it matter." well yeah, we weren't good, but that doesn't mean calls didn't make a difference. [Title]

Output: Seriously. Pretty much every response to a


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 4 days ago [Body] You know what's weird? I know that they're synonymous, but I've never thought about that phrase being redundant before. I'm going to stick to either exact or same from now on. [Title]

Output: You know what's weird? I know that they're


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 5 days ago [Body] How much of Oregon's current success is attributable to him, and how much is Helfrich? I'm a bit worried about hiring an OC that's under an offensive head coach, just as I'd be a little worried about a DC under a defensive head coach (Narduzzi). Not saying that these guys aren't the reason for the success of their units, but we better be sure that they are before making them a head coach. [Title]

Output: How much of Oregon's current success is


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I think you misunderstood me then, because I realize that it's not a real monopoly. My point is, people aren't going to switch from Michigan to another team. They have a monopoly on Michigan fans. Maybe it is a poor comparison, but I really believe that they feel they can do certain things because the fans can either deal with it, or not get Michigan football. [Title]

Output: I think you misunderstood me then, because I


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Same for me, actually. I'm not actively "boycotting" the program, but I also am choosing to not spend my money on it. I had a rare opportunity to come up for a game this year and I didn't. Mainly because I didn't have much desire to pay for what we have right now. [Title]

Output: Same for me, actually. I'm not actively


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 6 days ago [Body] UM football is basically a monopoly, and it's being run like one. Fans aren't going to go spend their money at MSU or Notre Dame, they only want Michigan. So why not raise prices and ruin the game day experience for some extra bucks...it's not like the fans can go anywhere else. Unless fans stop spending money and supporting the program, it will only continue. Yes, it's a bummer for players, but that seems to be the only way to get some type of message across. [Title]

Output: UM football is basically a monopoly, and it's


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I don't really see this as running a coach out. Rich Rod, yes, that was a struggle for him from day one. Hoke, for the most part has had a ton of support and probably would have been here next year if this season wasn't an absolute disaster. But that's on him. [Title]

Output: I don't really see this as running a coach out.


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 5 days ago [Body] That's kind of how I feel about Hoke. Just because someone works hard and is a good person doesn't mean that they're untouchable. I wish it would have worked out differently for Devin, but at some point you might need to try something else. [Title]

Output: That's kind of how I feel about Hoke. Just because


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] I suck at using mobile devices [Title]

Output: Replied to the wrong post.


Input: [Date] 49 weeks 22 hours ago [Body] How does it work when a player is hurt like this in HS? Does the school pay for, or help pay for the surgery/rehab? If not, that's a huge financial burden for these families to have to deal with. [Title]

Output: How does it work when a


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Body] I remember the depths of that coaching search when Jim Grobe was starting to look appealing. Those were some dark days. [Title]

Output: I remember the depths of that coaching search when


Input: [Date] 2 years 2 weeks ago [Body] 5 years and 2 weeks over here! I don't post much, but I'm on the site every single day and I don't know what I would do at work without it! [Title]

Output: 5 years and 2 weeks over


Input: [Date] 3 years 37 weeks ago [Body] It's about time! I remember thinking that it was a great idea. Turns out, I was right! [Title]

Output: It's about time! I remember


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] What happens if another coach had that put into his contract? Never ending dollar raises? [Title]

Output: What happens if another coach


Input: [Date] 4 years 38 weeks ago [Body] So am I right in assuming that most people want the tradition of the #1 jersey to die? Or are most of you just upset with the way it is being handled as of late? I personally love it, and it never seemed to be a problem as far as promoting one player over any other before. I remember when Manningham was blowing up and everybody was calling for him to get the jersey. Is the change in opinion based off of the new coaching staff and their perceived emphasis on team over player? People keep talking about Bo and the whole "team" approach, but didn't he start the helmet stickers that Carr thought were too individualistic? [Title]

Output: So am I right in assuming


Input: [Date] 5 years 6 weeks ago [Body] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cQjjvFAf6Q [Title]

Output: Nothing easy!


Input: [Date] 5 years 6 weeks ago [Body] Am I the only person that thinks that some variation of this should be the US Soccer logo? It would be ten times better than the lame shield we have now. [Title]

Output: Am I the only person that


Input: [Date] 5 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Great to end the game with a bang and put the other guys away. [Title]

Output: Great to end the game with a


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Body] Eric Bledsoe much he needed a transfusion? [Title]

Output: Eric Bledsoe much he


Input: [Date] 5 years 10 weeks ago [Body] As a yooper, when I'm calling something "up north", I'm usually referring to Houghton. [Title]

Output: As a yooper, when I'm calling


Input: [Date] 5 years 14 weeks ago [Body] I'm with you. I'd sneak up after that dude wanted to order with Denise and I would comfort Ms. Redhead. [Title]

Output: I'm with you. I'd sneak up


Input: [Date] 5 years 16 weeks ago [Body] Although I agree with your post, I kind of upvoted you for your signature. I say "Au revoir, Shoshanna!" way too often in daily activities. [Title]

Output: Although I agree with your


Input: [Date] 5 years 16 weeks ago [Body] I'm glad I'm not the only person that eats middle fingers. I get kind of sick from them too. [Title]

Output: I'm glad I'm not the only


Input: [Date] 5 years 17 weeks ago [Body] I honestly thought that they were being invited to the FIBA championships based on the title of the thread. I thought it sounded like a cool idea, but alas, it was not to be. [Title]

Output: I honestly thought that they


Input: [Date] 5 years 19 weeks ago [Body] The interception touchdown for me. The big house was so dead that day, and from that play forward it was crazy. [Title]

Output: The interception touchdown


Input: [Date] 5 years 19 weeks ago [Body] I agree. While it isn't very probable, Fitzgerald is the player that I am most excited to see this year. If his scenario comes true, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. [Title]

Output: I agree. While it isn't very


Input: [Date] 5 years 22 weeks ago [Body] I guess you could say they were HANDED the spot. [Title]

Output: I guess you could say they


Input: [Date] 5 years 22 weeks ago [Body] I was worried about this game before it started. Wow, they just scored as I was typing. This is crazy. [Title]

Output: I was worried about this game


Input: [Date] 5 years 22 weeks ago [Body] What is Kiprusoff doing out there? He's just flopping all over the place. Or was, I should say, before he took himself out. [Title]

Output: What is Kiprusoff doing out


Input: [Date] 2 days 9 hours ago [Body] Players say the same thing every year. They spout hopeful cliches about how things are different, everyone is more motivated, etc. I don't think they're being disingenuous. But they just say what they're supposed to say. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Players say the same thing


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 9 hours ago [Body] OP, you don't know what you're talking about. Williams and Pomona are, by almost any standard, top-ten colleges. (US News ranks them both in the top five.) Academically, they're on par with the top Ivies, and their acceptance standards are among the highest in the world. The whole "declining enrollment" thing doesn't really apply to these schools. And, anyway, the broader decline in college enrollment isn't about quality. it's about cost. Private colleges are more expensive than public ones. In a recession, guess what happens? Also, your logic is bizarre. So these tiny little colleges, with their relatively small endowments, are buying off Forbes? But the huge top-flight universities, with their massive endowments, are helpless lambs? [Title]

Output: Um, you don't know what


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Body] People who do something this stupid and ugly deserve to get trampled. And it's pure animal cruelty. [Title]

Output: People who do something this


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Wrong. This was well before the Internet devastation. Look it up. He's loathed in those cities. Also, why do zillionaire a continually give money to those who need it least? How about giving money to parts of the school that need it more? [Title]

Output: Wrong. This was well before


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Sam Zell absolutely decimated two of the country's greatest newspapers: the Chicago Tribune and the LA Times. He's notorious. Just another rich asshole trying to buy a legacy. [Title]

Output: Sam Zell absolutely decimated


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Sorry but that kid is obviously a major tool. [Title]

Output: Sorry but that kid is


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Yeah, but what's in this for me? [Title]

Output: Yeah, but what's in this for


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] God bless a man who got rich by selling sub-primes. [Title]

Output: God bless a man who got rich


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] They have a good coach that's beaten m twice. And Harbaugh can only do so much in his first game. [Title]

Output: They have a good coach that's


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] OP: So you're not even going to mention the source of your information about Ole Miss? We're just supposed to believe you? [Title]

Output: OP: So you're not even going


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I wouldn't pretend to know how things will turn out for Shane. I'm cautiously optimistic. The one thing that did strike me, while watching his limited playing time, was that he seemed smaller and more slight than the average gun-slinging pocket-passer type. Is this perception accurate? Or no? [Title]

Output: I wouldn't pretend to know


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You need to go to Iowa and Indiana. They're both great. Indiana is so old-school, you can enter the stadium at any time, day or night. And Iowa has a great atmosphere. Both towns are great, too. One warning: at both schools, I've never seen so many falling-down drunk students on game day. [Title]

Output: You need to go to Iowa and


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Chances harbaugh doesn't reveal the starter till opening night? For strategic reasons. [Title]

Output: Chances harbaugh doesn't


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] No intelligent person suggested the interview would impact anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: No intelligent person


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I love how people argue that noon games let them do stuff around the house but later ones don't. The games are the same length at any time. You still have half a day either way. What a ridiculous and lazy argument. [Title]

Output: I love how people argue that


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Nobody plays big noon games. Even in November. You do realize the NFL plays deep into the winter and nobody seems to mind? Noon games are relics. And very few people like them. [Title]

Output: Nobody plays big noon games.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Noon sucks. Too sleepy and subdued. [Title]

Output: Noon sucks. Too sleepy and


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Body] The screaming highlighter color could only be preferred by teenagers. The team has historically worn, maize (albeit in marginally different shades) because that happens to be the the intended color. Which also looks better. [Title]

Output: The screaming highlighter


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Cavs will still find a way to lose. [Title]

Output: Cavs will still find a way to


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] It may surprise you to learn that the media doesn't publish stories based on whether they're convenient for the program. [Title]

Output: It may surprise you to learn


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] That's the rationalization fans always use. [Title]

Output: That's the rationalization


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Seriousy, dude? Another thread on this inane topic? Really? [Title]

Output: Seriousy, dude? Another


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I see your point. But mostly, I think, when you determine to attract as much attention as harbaugh does, you're also going to invite more scrutiny. Every little negative thing will be noted. That's just the way it goes. And it's not unfair. [Title]

Output: I see your point. But mostly,


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Nick's online chats are particularly bad. He offers no new information or insights and basically just says "only time will tell" to every question. He's lazy and not terribly insightful. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Nick's online chats are


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I don't think you understand how journalism works. You think they should just sit on their hands and not report a player's allegations -- even after asking M for comment? If this were Bama, I bet you'd be the first guy accusing ESPN of a coverup. [Title]

Output: I don't think you understand


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Yeah. Only a dumbass like you would make this a partisan political issue. [Title]

Output: Yeah. Only a dumbass like you


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Agreed. This is a lousy precedent. Great lesson for the players. [Title]

Output: Agreed. This is a lousy


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Yes. They fit the profile and have a certain old-school glamour about them. [Title]

Output: Yes. They fit the profile and


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Gee, this isn't a stale old chestnut or anything. Let it go already. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Gee, this isn't a stale old


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] No. The coaches already know we'll have a few medicals and a few fifth-years who won't be back. So they haven't over signed. They're under no obligation to inform us of the current roster numbers. [Title]

Output: No. The coaches already know


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Body] Considering that most Florida fans are godless cretins, I'd agree with you. [Title]

Output: Considering that most Florida


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Body] Just looked out the window, and my house is the only one on the block with the lights still on. It will be a good day at work tomorrow. [Title]

Output: Just looked out the window,


Input: [Date] 2 years 39 weeks ago [Body] You had me at "your verticalness of what you can do and being able to run the football is a big part of it", Brady. Put that sentence on any thread in this forum and the poster is flamebait. YES I'M SUGGESTING WE SHOULD ALL BE THE HEAD COACH OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL. [Title]

Output: My verticalness.


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] ambled across the sofa and smashed his head into my eye socket during the game. My black eye disagrees with you, Brian. [Title]

Output: My toddler


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] 1.) My wife's boobs look great in her new, lowcut M-Den shirt. 2.) ? 3.) Boobs again. [Title]

Output: Positives from this week


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] How much beer? [Title]

Output: How much beer?


Input: [Date] 3 years 39 weeks ago [Body] Hoke is the college sports equivalent of Hemingway. [Title]

Output: Hoke is the college sports


Input: [Date] 3 years 48 weeks ago [Body] Why do you want to take it out of my sails? I'm only halfway through this Ufer CD. [Title]

Output: The wind.


Input: [Date] 3 years 49 weeks ago [Body] It beats that Popevil farce. [Title]

Output: It beats that Popevil farce.


Input: [Date] 4 years 14 weeks ago [Body] Southern Tier Choklat Stout, two Bell's Two-Hearted, Stone IPA, Southern Tier IPA, Sam Adam's Lattitude 48 IPA, and a Dundee IPA. [Title]

Output: Choklat Stout followed by IPA tasting.


Input: [Date] 4 years 15 weeks ago [Body] You're a weird guy, Ace. [Title]

Output: You're a weird guy, Ace.


Input: [Date] 4 years 26 weeks ago [Body] The /s It ooozeeees. [Title]

Output: The /s It


Input: [Date] 4 years 26 weeks ago [Body] Al Borges has been nothing but an offensive coordinator since the year I was born. I give Al Borges the benefit of the doubt concerning the depth of his playbook. [Title]

Output: Al Borges has been nothing


Input: [Date] 4 years 26 weeks ago [Body] is missing the red balloons. [Title]

Output: The Lucky Charm-o-Gram


Input: [Date] 4 years 27 weeks ago [Body] Inject eggs with strychnine. hard boil. feed OSU recruits. [Title]

Output: Inject eggs with strychnine.


Input: [Date] 4 years 27 weeks ago [Body] What's happening?! My comments look like Live Journals! [Title]

Output: What's happening?! My


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Capital One Bowl. [Title]

Output: Capital One Bowl.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Maybe if he were a few inches taller. Where's that picture of DRob and Forcier meekly posing along with Gardner? [Title]

Output: Maybe if he were a few inches


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] That's it for me this season. Bye, MGoBlog. See you when I have the energy again. Disappointment x1,000,000,000. I'd worked myself up to Gruden. Hail. [Title]

Output: That's it for me this


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Last night I dreamed we hired an evil European soccer coach as HC. Anyone know any evil European soccer coaches? Dream tracker? [Title]

Output: Last night I dreamed we hired


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] My fiance officially hates me. Please Les, save my future marriage by ending this tonight. [Title]

Output: My fiance officially hates


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Low blow on the man's age, buddy. Low blow. [Title]

Output: Paterno -- Dead


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I still have my Christmas tree up. Do you think Dave Brandon might talk to my Christmas tree? Maybe get it out of my living room? [Title]

Output: Umm,


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I told an overused joke. [Title]

Output: I told an overused joke.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] You obviously underestimate the clout of NCAA mascots. In fact, I heard from the Stanford Tree that the Nittany Lion had ties to the Philadelphia Experiment. Explain that away, Mr. Puffinstuff. [Title]

Output: You obviously underestimate


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Please change the text to say MGoBlog Army Romance for all our Dashboard fans. [Title]

Output: PLEASE


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Must be the crack. [Title]

Output: Must be the crack.


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] I remember standing fifteen feet away from Shawn Crable during his post-game interview. "This one was for Kirk HERBstreit talkin' bout 'we ain't got any speed!'" One of the best moments of my life. [Title]

Output: I remember standing fifteen


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Hoke is squeaky, so I assume they want Hoke. [Title]

Output: Hoke is squeaky, so I assume


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Fucking best typo ever. [Title]

Output: COMAPRISON


Input: [Date] 5 days 13 hours ago [Body] I still think the biggest problem early last season was Walton getting hurt in the Vilanova game. He had none of his explosiveness afterwards and couldn't help Caris share the load. IMHO the biggest thing the team needs to work on is Doyle improving his PnR chemistry with both Caris and Walton. [Title]

Output: I still think the biggest


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I think the fact that the reaction to this is that OKC made some mistake firing one of the worst coaches in the NBA shows that few people actually watch the NBA. If they get an actual coach, they should be co-favorites for the title. [Title]

Output: I think the fact that the


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Haha was not expecting to see this name on here. She went to my high school (though I graduated the year before she got there so I follow her career at UM. Especially cool as my high school doesn't produce a ton of D-1 atheletes (though an increasing number since they starting *recruiting*) [Title]

Output: Haha was not expecting to see


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 3 days ago [Body] If defensive effot is so lacking in the NBA, why do so many college stars all of a sudden see their efficiency drop when they get to the league? The NBA has better shooters, athletes, and game action. If given the choice between a UM game and the NBA, I'd watch UM 100% because I love UM. But if given the choice between a random non-NCAA tourney college game and a random NBA game? I'd always pick the NBA. [Title]

Output: If defensive effot is so


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This comment is bad and you should feel bad. [Title]

Output: This comment is bad and you


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Please don't compare Funchess to LeVert. Levert was the second best player on a Big Ten championship squad and helped win a FF game as a freshmen. He played thru the end of last season on a hurt foot and produced. He was the only consistent piece this year until he gets hurt. By comparison, Funchess was the epitome of the Hoke era in underacheiving. [Title]

Output: Unfair to Caris


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Body] The way I read Brian's paragraph was that sentence means that there is universal agreement in the Michigan insider community that Les Miles would come to UM if actually offered the job [Title]

Output: The way I read Brian's


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 7 hours ago [Body] Last time I checked Florida, ND, Texas, and Alabama are not in the Big Ten. [Title]

Output: Last time I checked Florida,


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] I am more down on Mora than others, but mainly that's because I still can remember being flustered with him as a Falcons fan. Seeing him take over my #1 football team would be...interesting. Still, he's got about the best resume of any realistic candidates that aren't Harbaugh and I'd be okay with him as the selection. [Title]

Output: I am more down on Mora than


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I'd bump your YPA average up a bit to maybe 7.5 YPA as 6 YPA would rank 111th in the NCAA this year. I agree with you about he ideal QB however. An accurate QB who has the ability to make the defense pay when they forget to pay attention to his legs is by far the hardest to defend for defenses. [Title]

Output: I'd bump your YPA average up


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Body] The complaint isn't that EMU is a cupcake, it's that EMU's coach is a former Cuse assistant who runs the 2-3 just like Syracuse does. Playing them first allows you to try out your zone offense so it's not as much of a culture shock when you play Syracuse. Once we knew we were playing Syracuse we should have had EMU moved earlier to the schedule (instead of say Detroit). [Title]

Output: The complaint isn't that EMU


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I'd argue that a one sentence blurb is hardly annoying, especially with such a salient point. Playing EMU to prep for the Syaracuse zone is just common sense. [Title]

Output: I'd argue that a one sentence


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 6 days ago [Body] No Posbang. We should be happy in the potential for the future being better, but it's still sad that a good guy like Brady didn't work out. [Title]

Output: No Posbang. We should be


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] I will...Pee on Everything. [Title]

Output: I will...Pee on Everything.


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 6 days ago [Body] http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310700275 [Title]

Output: Oh how soon we forget. PSU - 36 Wis - 33


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 5 days ago [Body] If being "exposed" is beating a top 3 team on the road with a true freshmen QB, then yes Sumlin is "exposed" this year. If he wanted to come here, I'd break open the bank (note: I think there is a 0.0% chance he'd want to come here) [Title]

Output: If being "exposed" is beating


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Denard Robinson went 16-5 as the starting QB for Hoke and that's counting the game he didn't finish because he was hurt (thought that also counts the Illinois win he didn't finish). Denard Robinson deserves exactly 0.0% of the blame for Hoke failing and to say otherwise is infuriating. [Title]

Output: Denard Robinson went 16-5 as


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Can we please stop adding gate to the end of every controversy? Watergate had nothing to do with water. I much prefer Brandghazi if we must have a cutesy name to refer to these issues. [Title]

Output: Can we please stop adding


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Man I did Nazi that misspelling of facets coming. [Title]

Output: Man I did Nazi that


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 6 days ago [Body] wut [Title]

Output: wut


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 4 days ago [Body] According to last year's CSG President Proppe, a 12% response rate is double the normal response rate so I'd call that fantastic. [Title]

Output: According to last year's CSG


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I will have you know that this exact quote is going to him via facebook now. [Title]

Output: I will have you know that


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I did each of their stats in losses as well as with their two best and worst games by QB rating excised out. Admittedly not a perfefct estimate of performance, but it seemed a fair way to do it. Henne in Losses in 06 (@OSU, USC (Rose Bowl): 47/76 (61.8%) 576 yds 4 TD/1Int 7.58 YPA Gardner in Losses in 13 (@PSU, @MSU, Neb, @Iowa, OSU) 92/155 (59.4%) 1195 yds 10 TD/3 Int 7.71 YPA Henne in "middle 9" (excludes Minn, IU for good, CMU, NW for bad) 164/265 (61.9%) 1836 yds 16 TD 7 INT (6.93 YPA) Gardner in "middle 8" (excludes Minn, IU for good, Uconn/Iowa for bad) 150/248 (60.5%) 2027 yds 16 TD 9 INT (8.17 YPA) The fact is Gardner's bad decisions are very memorable, but overall he was very good last year almost any way you slice it up. The coaching malpractice of this staff with respect to his development is criminal and a fireable offense in and of itself. And that's not considering Gardner's athletic ability advantage. Considering the difference in talent on offense (Generously WR = equal, but RB and OL for 06 >>>>>>> Rb and OL for 13), it's absolutely infuriating that Gardner got as much criticism for his play last year as he did. The only Michigan QB to get more unfair criticsm in my lifetime was John Navarre and after that's it's not even close [Title]

Output: Fair enough I will do as you ask.


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 4 days ago [Body] i think the difference with the AD search is that all those being floated with Michigan ties would be competent hires. It's also a reason why they might be interested in coming back as someone with no ties here may not want to step into the situation. It's not a bad thing to have ties to Michigan, it just shouldn't be the deciding factor. [Title]

Output: i think the difference with


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 19 hours ago [Body] That's not the way statistics work though. Say we're a 30% chance to win PSU, Maryland, Norhtwestern and Indiana and 1% chance to win OSU/MSU. Then if each event is indepndent, the probability of losing out = (0.7)^4*(0.99)^2 = 0.235 or 24% approximately. So there is a 76% chance under those assumptions that we'd win at least one game [Title]

Output: That's not the way statistics


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I'm not the world's biggest Brandon fan, but I feel as if criticisms should be founded in facts. I believe Brandon actually donates more than his annual salary back to the University. [Title]

Output: I'm not the world's biggest


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 4 days ago [Body] This isn't a criticism as the non-athletic issues very much have needed to be covered, but it's nice to focus on some football again. Even if we aren't very good, we only get 12 games of these a year so I'll always look forward watching the winged helmets take the field. Hopefully Gardner comes out inspired and helps negate the Rutgers DL enough for us to come out with a victory. [Title]

Output: Appreciate some football focused analysis


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 hours ago [Body] I don't think its atypical to not exhibit symptoms until a day later, but I think his point is that there is no conceivable reason that Hoke should not have been informed of his QBs injury status, especially when its a national news story. Just doesn't pass the smell test for me either. [Title]

Output: I don't think its atypical to


Input: [Date] 1 day 9 hours ago [Body] ...if you know what you're looking for. [Title]

Output: It's a beautiful campus year round...


Input: [Date] 1 day 10 hours ago [Body] I have to spend the next eight days in SEC country, and not Florida or Tennessee. I'll be in the heart of it, Baton Rouge and Birmingham among other deathbeds hotbeds. These 17 second clips will probably be the best 17 seconds of my day. [Title]

Output: I'll take it


Input: [Date] 2 days 1 hour ago [Body] I think only PSU has more living alumni than us. Plus people know what Harbaugh has done in previous stops. If we win the B1G this year that means wins over likely top 10 teams, maybe top 5 teams in OSU and MSU. It's not crazy if we have good QB play. [Title]

Output: Combo effect


Input: [Date] 2 days 14 hours ago [Body] He was on Twitter talking about how much RichRod sucked and their losing in the Fiesta Bowl was proof that he was the wrong coach for us. Considering how many eggs we have laid in bowl games over the years, he should've known better than to use a bowl game in the new CFP-system for proof that RR sucked. Bad fit for us? Maybe. But man, it's time to stop analyzing the coaches. Maybe he's better analyzing players. [Title]

Output: He was trolling folks during the Fiesta Bowl also


Input: [Date] 4 days 2 hours ago [Body] Michigan man...gone Ohio...back in Athens, OH. But hopefully Harbaugh is able to grow more Walmart Wolverines in Pasadena, Miami, Dallas and any other places the CFP will be held. [Title]

Output: Great, another childish meme is over.


Input: [Date] 4 days 5 hours ago [Body] You don't win a playoff series with that type of performance. I agree about the Cespedes/Porcello trade, but it only works out if either Cespedes comes back or those guys we got from the Mets pan out. Porcello didn't forget how to pitch suddenly, so I expect him to bounce back next year. Oh, and Dombrowski never could make that Fister trade good. If he would've held onto Robbie Ray, it would be a good deal. But he flipped that into Shane Greene. I still think that was his only series of bad trades here. [Title]

Output: That bullpen is a disaster


Input: [Date] 4 days 5 hours ago [Body] His contract stipulated he be a FA five days after the season. And this team was going nowhere with that bullpen (Did you watch last night's game?). It's better to get something for him now and convince him in the offseason to play in 2016 and beyond in Detroit. And your shitty GM built a team that four straight division winners and two AL pennants. If Verlander, VMart and Cabrera were healthy all season, this team is likely at least five games better in the standings. [Title]

Output: He would've been a FA anyway


Input: [Date] 4 days 5 hours ago [Body] That's the really important question. [Title]

Output: Does this mean no NCAA '17?


Input: [Date] 4 days 5 hours ago [Body] It's the "Detroit/Auburn Hills" tax that the Tigers, Lions and Pistons have to pay. [Title]

Output: He's not coming back unless we overpay


Input: [Date] 4 days 8 hours ago [Body] ...Paging Mr. Lewan. [Title]

Output: Paging Mr. Lewan...


Input: [Date] 4 days 8 hours ago [Body] I would love the opportunity to strike the pose in an OSU endzone. [Title]

Output: On the flip side


Input: [Date] 4 days 9 hours ago [Body] And how is this not OT? [Title]

Output: What does UMHS have to do with a marching band?


Input: [Date] 5 days 4 hours ago [Body] I wish there was a thread about the best double threads ever. [Title]

Output: Maybe best double thread ever


Input: [Date] 5 days 4 hours ago [Body] Your title says something, but the message says nothing. I can't find anything yet on the Detroit papers or ESPN. I want to see what "major league ready" prospects we get. [Title]

Output: Source?


Input: [Date] 5 days 5 hours ago [Body] My wife cares. [Title]

Output: I'm married


Input: [Date] 5 days 5 hours ago [Body] She could run a smoker with the best of them. Fall off the bone ribs and a sticky, sweet bbq sauce that has a little kick. [Title]

Output: My grandma's bbq ribs


Input: [Date] 5 days 5 hours ago [Body] Don't be so wordy next time. [Title]

Output: Well, that was specific


Input: [Date] 5 days 6 hours ago [Body] ...30 minutes before a commitment is announced. Other than that, it's all for watercooler talk. [Title]

Output: Crystal balls are only useful...


Input: [Date] 5 days 6 hours ago [Body] I'd never know where my piss is landing. [Title]

Output: Can't have a toilet same color as my pee


Input: [Date] 5 days 7 hours ago [Body] That should've made sitting on them uncomfortable [Title]

Output: That should've made sitting on them uncomfortable


Input: [Date] 5 days 8 hours ago [Body] My wife had two tix for us through her Allstate internship to see the Cubs at Wrigley in 1999. She got ready late, put us on the wrong trains in Chicago and missed our chance to pick the tix up at Will Call. Oh, and Sammy Sosa hit two homers that day. How she went from girlfriend that day to wife four years later is still a mystery to me. [Title]

Output: Worst sports day


Input: [Date] 5 days 9 hours ago [Body] My 16th birthday. We beat OSU 28-0. My grandmother surprised me by flying a case of he awesome ribs up to Michigan. Finally, the girl I had the biggest I had the biggest crush on called me to wish me happy birthday. Was the first time she ever called me. And we stayed on the phone for hours. [Title]

Output: Outside of obvious days (births, wedding day)


Input: [Date] 5 days 10 hours ago [Body] Where is Lee Corso's rental car when you need him? [Title]

Output: Lightning + VaTech season opener


Input: [Date] 5 days 10 hours ago [Body] Congrats on your threescore and ten [Title]

Output: Congrats on your threescore and ten


Input: [Date] 5 days 10 hours ago [Body] Though I am getting less optimistic about any non-committed players out of NJ. The season can't start soon enough so these guys can see an on-field product worth buying into. [Title]

Output: I'll take both


Input: [Date] 5 days 12 hours ago [Body] They make me feel better about my life. [Title]

Output: Creepy Twitter strangers serve a purpose


Input: [Date] 5 days 12 hours ago [Body] Everyone is getting bent out of shape about what happens in the lives of millionaires that don't impact the current team. Even if RichRod would've said "no comment" there would be 200 posts about Carr, his defenses, slot ninjas. Even Flaccid-ball-gate posts are getting ridiculous. People getting bent out of shape about Brady and that dude is having his way with Giselle in their mansion. Both RichRod and TB are in great situations and thanks to Harbaugh/Hackett, so are we. [Title]

Output: RichRod and posts about flaccid footballs should be banned


Input: [Date] 6 days 3 hours ago [Body] It took me longer than everyone else to notice the play on words. [Title]

Output: Thanks to other people's poor grammar


Input: [Date] 6 days 3 hours ago [Body] I doubt there is anything dirty going on here, but this feels like a huge coincidence. [Title]

Output: Since the whole crew is staying home


Input: [Date] 6 days 7 hours ago [Body] In both the FSU game and UW game, we did not have a competent WR opposite Desmond. So teams could focus on him because our other threats were too slow. I'm not saying we win either game. But I am saying that we probably stick the ball in the end zone or hold onto the ball longer with another All-American out there on the field. [Title]

Output: Without DA, Yale Van Dyne was our #2 WR


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] Someone posted on Dallas Crawfords Facebook status when he said that he is still solid, they said "Now go get sammy". And Dallas said "Go get sammy for what? He happy with Clemson, my homeboy is not goin nowhere but Clemson". [Title]

Output: Someone posted on Dallas


Input: [Date] 4 years 29 weeks ago [Body] We should have just tried to hire Mullen, the guy knows how to coach with the best of them [Title]

Output: We should have just tried to


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] Alright i will set it up for Heisman difficulty [Title]

Output: Alright i will set it up for


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] You can be any team except Alabama (they are just to good on there), difficulty level is All American/ Varsity, im not sure yet. [Title]

Output: You can be any team except


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] Yeah my grades got wayyyy better, i just got my xbox live taken away in November because i spent hours playing that and never did hw.....i learned my lesson. [Title]

Output: Yeah my grades got wayyyy


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] Alright sounds good, i get my xbox live back on thursday (parents took it away bc of grades) [Title]

Output: Alright sounds good, i get my


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] I wouldnt really consider the 85% chance to be good news based on how solid Clinton-Dix seems to be with Bama [Title]

Output: I wouldnt really consider the


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] Dang we need Watkins. Not often a top 3 WR is the teammate of one of your commits....snake oil would be very useful here [Title]

Output: Dang we need Watkins. Not


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] Yes thats the one. We could really use someone like Ed Reed, IMO thats the best team of all time and he was the complete leader. [Title]

Output: Yes thats the one. We could


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] I love the video of that speech, can anyone post it? Thanks [Title]

Output: I love the video of that


Input: [Date] 4 years 31 weeks ago [Body] Yeahh Sean Taylor was really good but I would probably take his former teammate at "the U" Ed Reed over him. [Title]

Output: Yeahh Sean Taylor was really


Input: [Date] 4 years 32 weeks ago [Body] It would be great to get Avery, he was born in Columbus and grew up rooting for the Bucks......at least he was cheering for Michigan when we played against them.. [Title]

Output: It would be great to get


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] But at the same time it could be bad for Michigan. Many believe Florida leads for Curtis Grant, the #2 school is.....Ohio State. I would really not like to see OSU get Grant. [Title]

Output: But at the same time it could


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] I think there is a 70% chance Mullen is hired. The guy can flat out coach and he already has MSU headed in the right direction. I believe that if he wouldnt have left Florida to become Head Coach at MSU that Florida would be the two time defending champs, just look at the drop off on offense when he left [Title]

Output: I think there is a 70% chance


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Thats true, just ask Elin Woods [Title]

Output: Thats true, just ask Elin


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Nebraska is 10-3, but your right this one wont be good [Title]

Output: Nebraska is 10-3, but your


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Willis Mcgahee, Clinton Portis, Frank Gore, Ed Reed, Andre Johnson, Jeremy Shockey, Sean Taylor, John Vilma, Kellen Winslow....idk if they were all from South Fla but they were stacked. [Title]

Output: Willis Mcgahee, Clinton


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] I wouldnt consider Larry Coker to be one of the best Miami coaches and i wouldnt consider many of the guys on his 2001 team to be under-recruited players. That team was chalk full of South Florida guys, They had 17 players on that team selected in the first round of the NFL draft [Title]

Output: I wouldnt consider Larry


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Okay so basically 30 years ago...? Did you never notice how many guys from South Florida go on to play D1 football? [Title]

Output: Okay so basically 30 years


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] When was it a secret that South Florida has great athletes? [Title]

Output: When was it a secret that


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Dan Mullen vs Rich Rodriguez.... this will be interesting [Title]

Output: Dan Mullen vs Rich


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] "They do all the talkin, I do all the walkin" Well said Mr. Heisman [Title]

Output: "They do all the talkin, I do


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] But nebraska fans still think hes so great, its kinda funny though how in the Independent they said hes not very close with anyone on the team. [Title]

Output: But nebraska fans still think


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Besides him, i wasnt around when he was coaching [Title]

Output: Besides him, i wasnt around


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Only 6 points away from 100...can you guys help me out? Thanks [Title]

Output: Only 6 points away from


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] I never cheer for a team that has a former buckeye as their head coach [Title]

Output: I never cheer for a team that


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] I remember a couple years ago he kicked a 57 yarder to win against Colorado, it was sooooo loud there.....for a 86,000 seat stadium [Title]

Output: I remember a couple years ago


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] And they still actually think they would have beat us in '97 [Title]

Output: And they still actually think


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Cant say i feel the same. I live in Nebraska and everything about them just aggravates me. [Title]

Output: Cant say i feel the same. I


Input: [Date] 4 years 33 weeks ago [Body] Falling down for a 6 yard gain?? Darn if only we would have kept Mallett he could fall down for a 7 yard gain [Title]

Output: Falling down for a 30 yard


Input: [Date] 2 days 9 hours ago [Title] Players say the same thing [Body]

Output: Players say the same thing every year. They spout hopeful cliches about how things are different, everyone is more motivated, etc. I don't think they're being disingenuous. But they just say what they're supposed to say. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 9 hours ago [Title] Um, you don't know what [Body]

Output: OP, you don't know what you're talking about. Williams and Pomona are, by almost any standard, top-ten colleges. (US News ranks them both in the top five.) Academically, they're on par with the top Ivies, and their acceptance standards are among the highest in the world. The whole "declining enrollment" thing doesn't really apply to these schools. And, anyway, the broader decline in college enrollment isn't about quality. it's about cost. Private colleges are more expensive than public ones. In a recession, guess what happens? Also, your logic is bizarre. So these tiny little colleges, with their relatively small endowments, are buying off Forbes? But the huge top-flight universities, with their massive endowments, are helpless lambs?


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] People who do something this [Body]

Output: People who do something this stupid and ugly deserve to get trampled. And it's pure animal cruelty.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Wrong. This was well before [Body]

Output: Wrong. This was well before the Internet devastation. Look it up. He's loathed in those cities. Also, why do zillionaire a continually give money to those who need it least? How about giving money to parts of the school that need it more?


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Sam Zell absolutely decimated [Body]

Output: Sam Zell absolutely decimated two of the country's greatest newspapers: the Chicago Tribune and the LA Times. He's notorious. Just another rich asshole trying to buy a legacy.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Sorry but that kid is [Body]

Output: Sorry but that kid is obviously a major tool.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yeah, but what's in this for [Body]

Output: Yeah, but what's in this for me?


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] God bless a man who got rich [Body]

Output: God bless a man who got rich by selling sub-primes.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Title] They have a good coach that's [Body]

Output: They have a good coach that's beaten m twice. And Harbaugh can only do so much in his first game.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] OP: So you're not even going [Body]

Output: OP: So you're not even going to mention the source of your information about Ole Miss? We're just supposed to believe you?


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I wouldn't pretend to know [Body]

Output: I wouldn't pretend to know how things will turn out for Shane. I'm cautiously optimistic. The one thing that did strike me, while watching his limited playing time, was that he seemed smaller and more slight than the average gun-slinging pocket-passer type. Is this perception accurate? Or no?


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You need to go to Iowa and [Body]

Output: You need to go to Iowa and Indiana. They're both great. Indiana is so old-school, you can enter the stadium at any time, day or night. And Iowa has a great atmosphere. Both towns are great, too. One warning: at both schools, I've never seen so many falling-down drunk students on game day.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Chances harbaugh doesn't [Body]

Output: Chances harbaugh doesn't reveal the starter till opening night? For strategic reasons.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] No intelligent person [Body]

Output: No intelligent person suggested the interview would impact anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I love how people argue that [Body]

Output: I love how people argue that noon games let them do stuff around the house but later ones don't. The games are the same length at any time. You still have half a day either way. What a ridiculous and lazy argument.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Nobody plays big noon games. [Body]

Output: Nobody plays big noon games. Even in November. You do realize the NFL plays deep into the winter and nobody seems to mind? Noon games are relics. And very few people like them.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Noon sucks. Too sleepy and [Body]

Output: Noon sucks. Too sleepy and subdued.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 5 days ago [Title] The screaming highlighter [Body]

Output: The screaming highlighter color could only be preferred by teenagers. The team has historically worn, maize (albeit in marginally different shades) because that happens to be the the intended color. Which also looks better.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Cavs will still find a way to [Body]

Output: Cavs will still find a way to lose.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] It may surprise you to learn [Body]

Output: It may surprise you to learn that the media doesn't publish stories based on whether they're convenient for the program.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Title] That's the rationalization [Body]

Output: That's the rationalization fans always use.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Seriousy, dude? Another [Body]

Output: Seriousy, dude? Another thread on this inane topic? Really?


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I see your point. But mostly, [Body]

Output: I see your point. But mostly, I think, when you determine to attract as much attention as harbaugh does, you're also going to invite more scrutiny. Every little negative thing will be noted. That's just the way it goes. And it's not unfair.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Nick's online chats are [Body]

Output: Nick's online chats are particularly bad. He offers no new information or insights and basically just says "only time will tell" to every question. He's lazy and not terribly insightful. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I don't think you understand [Body]

Output: I don't think you understand how journalism works. You think they should just sit on their hands and not report a player's allegations -- even after asking M for comment? If this were Bama, I bet you'd be the first guy accusing ESPN of a coverup.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yeah. Only a dumbass like you [Body]

Output: Yeah. Only a dumbass like you would make this a partisan political issue.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Agreed. This is a lousy [Body]

Output: Agreed. This is a lousy precedent. Great lesson for the players.


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Yes. They fit the profile and [Body]

Output: Yes. They fit the profile and have a certain old-school glamour about them.


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Gee, this isn't a stale old [Body]

Output: Gee, this isn't a stale old chestnut or anything. Let it go already. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Title] No. The coaches already know [Body]

Output: No. The coaches already know we'll have a few medicals and a few fifth-years who won't be back. So they haven't over signed. They're under no obligation to inform us of the current roster numbers.


Input: [Date] 5 years 27 weeks ago [Body] happy to see him in the Rose Bowl next year against Michigan. [Title]

Output: I will be more than


Input: [Date] 5 years 27 weeks ago [Body] we started obedience training for the dog and the the teacher asked me to stay home because the dog would not listen to my wife while I was there. She did not want to go in the first place and now she has to go by herself, awesome. [Title]

Output: Even better


Input: [Date] 5 years 27 weeks ago [Body] favorite toy: wife's leather shoes Best part is that she listens to me but will just stare at my wife with a dumb grin. Love that dog [Title]

Output: 8 month old Aussie shepard


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Body] After his midnight drinking he was not helping the team and probably help cause the team from missing the playoffs. He was a major reason for them being in that position but in the end he sure did not help them that last week of the season. [Title]

Output: But he sucked at the end of the season


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Body] No matter where you move you're still going to follow your team. [Title]

Output: Nail meet Head


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Title]

Output: This is Sparta


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Body] I read about it last year and my wife really wanted to go. Have you gone? Did you like it? [Title]

Output: Thanks for the link


Input: [Date] 1 year 35 weeks ago [Body] I am guessing this will get buried in the avalanche of comment on such a heated topic during such a difficult month for all UM fans. I'll start by saying I share many of the frustrations expressed by the fans here and across multiple media platforms. I think there are two main issues that, in my opinion, seem to be getting conflated. The first issue is the performance of the football team and the perception that the team is underperforming. I'm not going to touch on this since it's been discussed ad nauseum by every talking head and pundit there is. The second issue what I'll call the commercialization of Michigan athletics. This is the area where I struggle the most with public sentiment. I'm not sure what people expected when Dave Brandon was hired but I think a look into his background may have lead most people to conclude that we would end up exactly where we are today. I think the most misleading aspect of DB's background is the often cited reference to his position as CEO of Domino's Pizza. If you do a little more digging you will find that Dave Brandon has been responsible for taking several companies public, first Valassis Communications and then Domino’s Pizza. In both instances the companies where owned by holding companies or venture capital firms when DB was put into the CEO role. In the case of Dominoes the VC firm that purchased the company was Bain Capital who I'm sure many have heard of. In other words it's almost a near certainty that Dave Brandon was tasked with cutting costs, improving revenue, tightening up the balance sheet and generally improving the company’s bottom line in a fairly short time frame in preparation for IPO's. So while Dave Brandon may often be referred to as a CEO that's really a bit of a misnomer in the traditional sense. Which leads me to my point; DB is really a Venture Capitalist and is behaving like one. I've interacted a little with a handful of these VC guys in my business career and can share a couple observations about them. I don't know DB at all and will admit that I'm generalizing based on my own person experience. These guys are very good at what they do; you don't get to the position of being tasked with launching a company into or back into the public domain without the guys in charge being damn sure they can deliver. They are also type A+++ personalities, they don't doubt themselves, like to be surrounded by people they trust and don't worry about the human impact of their decisions if they think it’s outweighed by the long term add to the bottom line. So, back to today and in the context of Michigan as a business, I don't really think any what we've seen out of the DB athletic department, since he put his guys into decision making positions, is inconsistent with his past. Dave Brandon and his team are just doing what's in their nature; in this case he is the scorpion and the "everyman" fan base is the frog. I'm willing to bet that if you go back to each of his previous stops you'll find some largish subset of everyday employee's that rue the day he stepped into the CEO role and most of the Board of Directors and the VC firm would say he did a great job and made them a ton of money. I willing to bet you can draw a pretty close parallel to the UM "everyman" fan base and the major donors/university decision makers if you were able to get honest answers off the record. In my opinion DB and his peers involved in Michigan athletics see these issues as growing pains and the price of change. In short, I don't see much of what's bothering people about DB changing much if at all anytime in the near future and the reasons I gave above are why. A quick note about my motivation, this post wasn't intended to offer an opinion about what's right or wrong in this scenario. I only hoped to offer a little insight into what I'm guessing is behind much of the changes that have taken place in the last 3-4 years with the athletic department and the Michigan Brand. I'm also hoping that if there are responses to this post they don't turn into something political or attempt to infer more meaning than I actually intended. [Title]

Output: Dave Brandon and the business of Michigan Athletics


Input: [Date] 2 years 47 weeks ago [Body] This team can compete for the big ten championship, this is the only goal for the year. We are building for the future and I'm encouraged that we can do so and stay in the B1G race while getting the future of the program invaluable experience. [Title]

Output: This team can compete for the


Input: [Date] 3 years 38 weeks ago [Body] Great news, god bless him and his family. Sad to say kidnapping for ransom has become big business in some parts of the world these days. [Title]

Output: Great news, god bless him and


Input: [Date] 3 years 41 weeks ago [Body] There is a pretty simple and rational way to settle this, let the neutral party decide. If Gholston plays against Wisconsin then the nothing he did during the game was "dirty." If Lewan plays against Purdue then nothing he did during the game was "dirty." If neither play then obviously the big ten has an issue with their play in this game. At the end of the day this conversation is irrelevant, the games over and the better team won. Good game, move on or don't, up to you. I find it funny that you find it useful to occasionally confirm your beliefs that there is nothing special about UM fans. Your right of course, we are all flawed and human, but if you really do feel like you need it confirmed then you may want to do some soul searching because that need probably says more about you than about us. [Title]

Output: There is a pretty simple and


Input: [Date] 4 years 7 weeks ago [Body] "If the class fills up before the season starts though, they might be out of luck." I can't remember a recruiting year with as much momentum as this one. The fact that we may end up turning away some big time players is something that shocks me but potentially a good problem to have. I think we will need a good season on the field to keep the ball rolling but if we do we could have something similar to the UTexas recruiting model down the road. It seems like filling a large part of their class by february every year has worked out well for them. [Title]

Output: "If the class fills up before


Input: [Date] 4 years 26 weeks ago [Body] Says the white guy? [Title]

Output: Says the white guy?


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Body] A positive result should not excuse the poor planning and execution, his handling of this situation has been a debacle. This idea that he knows what he is doing solely because he was the CEO of two companies is silly. Sometimes in life skill sets do not translate between industries like we would hope and in this particular instance, I.e. the handling of a coaching change, there may not have been a scenario in his other career that prepared DB for this challenge. [Title]

Output: A positive result should not


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Body] Thats probably a matter of perspective, I doubt a young student-athlete can differentiate between coach who recruited him and school he attends to that degree. [Title]

Output: Thats probably a matter of


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Body] People will just have to get over their disappointment and ANGAR. How well did that work out the last three years? People may be able to get over it but the Michigan fanbase isn't people anymore it's this out of control mob full of histerics and overreaction. We have proven as a fanbase the we are so used to front running that we can't handle an iota of adversity. I think the notion of people getting over anything is wishful thinking at this point given how fractured the fanbase has become and how devisive the rhetoric has been. In my opinion this is a slipery slope at this point, whatever decision gets made had better be well thought out and planned because we are on the edge of becoming catching the Notre Dame coaching disease for the near future. [Title]

Output: People will just have to get


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Body] News flash, your fanaticism doesn't matter, but mine does.... just ask my parents, they tell me everything I do matters because I'm special. [Title]

Output: News flash, your fanaticism


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Body] This statement is just nonsense, isn't that what happened three years ago? You don't take action, if you are Dave Brandon, without a very clear plan already in place. In simple terms the coach better damned well be in place because we don't need a repeat of the last search. [Title]

Output: This statement is just


Input: [Date] 4 years 30 weeks ago [Body] At this point I could care less what happens either way, but there are so many ways that this could go bad that I'm almost expecting the worst. The good news, imho, is that unlike this board I don't think Dave Brandon will make a reactionary or emotionally based decision. Hopefully that careful planning and execution will allow DB to guard against an even bigger mess going forward. [Title]

Output: At this point I could care


Input: [Date] 4 years 34 weeks ago [Body] I guess it's a good thing a rational fan base is not a criteria. Every time I long in these days I feel the same way I feel when my wife tunes into 90210 or another one of her shows. A sense of dread combined with incredulity but, kind of like when I drive by an accident, I can't help but be fascinated by the chaos. Maybe it’s contagious because now I’m mixing metaphors. I better not spend to much time here. [Title]

Output: I guess it's a good thing a


Input: [Date] 4 years 39 weeks ago [Body] "If we put the quarterback who didn't practice all week in the game, MacFarve is stinking up the joint and we are probably down by a lot." [Title]

Output: Translation


Input: [Date] 4 years 43 weeks ago [Body] Michigan -5.5 this morning. [Title]

Output: Michigan -5.5 this morning.


Input: [Date] 4 years 45 weeks ago [Body] In a word its a matter of agression. The players can either have it, through a combination of individual skill, confidence in themselves and the system or it can be generated by scheme. Our issue with the first is that generally that means taking players who are skilled individually and getting them to play fast and as a unit. It's been stated repeatedly that we lack enough of those types of players for the first to apply. The second option is to scheme aggression, a la Rex Ryan and the Jets, the problem with that is you need to have a back line guy or two that you can trust without fail to limit big plays. Cameron Gordon may be that guy at some point, but certainly not yet. See Jones and Rudolph TD's in the ND game. That leaves us with the reverse of the Jets situation, in our case, we try and limit the major mistakes on defense in order to keep the offense in the game. Even if GERG's scheme/players allowed for more aggression, the potential tradeoff, an extra sack or two vs. an extra TD or two allowed, isn't worth it. They are so far behind our offense at this point that we play to that strength and hope for the best. [Title]

Output: Agression


Input: [Date] 4 years 47 weeks ago [Body] I have to say this is one of the better ways to get rid of a ticket I can think of, great idea UIandUofM. The good Karma can only help! [Title]

Output: My Congrats


Input: [Date] 4 years 50 weeks ago [Body] I'm guessing I'm going to take a lot of heat for this but here it goes... If this was going to happen it couldn't have happened at a better time. At least we are early in the summer practices and we have time to get the potential replacements some significant PT with the ones. We knew that in all likelihood we were going to need to outscore the better teams in the conference to win, that has not changed. Someone will step in and while they most likely can't replace Woolfolk by themselves the defense will find a way to do it collectively. What choice do the have? This team is not as bad as there record the last 2 years, if we can limit turnovers, avoid 3 and outs, and perform at a reasonable level in the red zone this team can win games. I'm starting to sound preachy so I'm going to STFU. Thanks... Bye... [Title]

Output: Let's all take a breath


Input: [Date] 5 years 8 weeks ago [Body] Just a WAG but I'm wondering if the PAC 10 does end up becoming the PAC 16, if they invite 6 from the Big 12, will this be the "monumental change" that forces ND into the Big 10. Thoughts? [Title]

Output: Just a WAG but I'm wondering


Input: [Date] 5 years 9 weeks ago [Body] I went to the game in '08 my experience was a very good one as I went with 2 PSU grads, but I will say this, there isn't much to do other than tailgate, drink and go to the game. In spite of that, or more likely because of it, the best game day experience I've ever had, the fans make more noise during tv timeouts at BS than we do for touchdowns at MS. I also dealt with a little harassment but it was just some friendly ribbing and then an offer to by me a beer. As long as you don't act like a jackass neither will they. [Title]

Output: I went to the game in '08 my


Input: [Date] 5 years 23 weeks ago [Body] Well said, very nice way of telling people to chill the F out, my compliments. [Title]

Output: Well said, very nice way of