Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Another great game was 2009 Notre Dame in row 4 of the student section with the players jumping up and helping hold one of them up. Watching my dvr I was helping hold up Denard. [Title]

Output: Also another best game


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Worst game 1994 Colorado game. I remember the crowd cheering the defense on to complete silence and being able to hear the Colorado players 49 rows up in section 5 the corner the catch was made. I have never heard 100,000 so silent before or after. Best game Wisconsin 2008 Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Worst game 1994 Colorado


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Brady Hoke will be welcomed back just as Bump Elliot was. He is in a elite fraternity of Former Michigan head coaches. Time will heal this just give it a year or 2. [Title]

Output: Brady Hoke


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Body] It could be because all 3 of those coaches were assistants when Harbaugh played at Michigan. Also Moeller was an assistant or head coach at Michigan from 69-77, 80-94. I respect the hell out of Brady Hoke but it is not required to knock Moeller down to build him up. It's a testament to Hoke he graduated 69/69 but how many players graduated in the 22 years Moeller was at Michigan. Hoke will be welcomed back the same way Bump Elliot was welcomed back. [Title]

Output: Maybe


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] If I can talk the GF into letting me drive from Grand Blanc after having carpal tunnel surgery today. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: If I can talk the GF into


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Body] If that happened I would have to assume I had passed and went to Harbaugh heaven since it would still be 2014 although once he signs we can have nice things again. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: If that happened I would have


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Happy Birthday Coach Harbaugh, hope to see you in Ann Arbor in a week where we can all have a belated party with the 100 pints a board member promised on a Tuesday. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Happy Birthday Coach


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 7 hours ago [Body] I kept having the same problem on the regular app. It became incredibly annoying with it happening every few seconds. But then I switched to MgoBlogHD and have not had it happen once in the last week. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I kept having the same


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Lately I'm of the position that the S&C change has made a huge difference. The 2011 Sugar Bowl teams main players had worked with Mike Barwis for 3 years and even after the change Martin and Molk trained with Barwis pre-draft. It appears imho that every year we are removed from Barwis the more we are pushed around. There has to be an issue when the Minnesota's knock you off the ball and impose their will. Each year with Wellman the problem appears more prominent imo. Please don't get me wrong Hoke needs to go for the failures on the field but Wellman was also Hoke's guy. Just a thought. [Title]

Output: Lately


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 1 day ago [Body] 1:14am posbang. Yippee now kill northwestern later. [Title]

Output: Yeah


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Well he was the head coach of the lions in 2000, even had a winning record and was an assistant LB coach with bears in 02-03 so far from 20 years. Back in the day Moeller was a good coach. Even the main players on the 97 team were Moeller's recruits. I believe he could if his heart was in it. [Title]

Output: Well


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Simply I will support the team. As much it pains me I thought Rich deserved 5 years. As much as I wouldn't mind Brady being shown the door, I feel he deserves 5 years. Bo once said you do not know what kind of coach you have till they have been given 5 years. Sorry if that's not word for word but I don't have time to search for the exact quote. [Title]

Output: Simply


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] Serenity now, serenity now, serenity now serenity now, Serenity now, Serenity now, Serenity now, Serenity now [Title]

Output: Serenity now


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] All this without graduating one player he recruited. He should have had 19 & 20 year olds competing with Wisconsin's 22 & 23 year olds. I would take a close win even a basketball on grass 67-65 win rather than be shutout for the first time in 30 years ending the longest streak. I'm sorry to have wasted this space. Nothing I could say could make you realize we made a mistake a Rich is a good coach. [Title]

Output: Yes


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Meant for pdgoblue25 [Title]

Output: Sorry


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Body] We will never know how he would have closed out the 2010 class. For all we know he could have brought in a few offensive lineman. As for your point above about Illinois we won that game and the same for the other close wins which sure look better than losing by 31, 16, 16 to ND, Utah and Minnesota. [Title]

Output: Also


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Body] In three and out it states we offered him a 3yr 275k deal and wouldn't match the 285k WVU offered. That's according to John U Bacon. [Title]

Output: In three and out


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Are you sure on the year? I'm pretty sure 2009 was the year Tate threw a touchdown pass to Greg Mathews with like 7 seconds left to beat ND by 4. We lost to them in 2008. [Title]

Output: Are you sure


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Would like to but I have banned myself from attending games vs Minnesota since the 2 times I have were 1986 and 2005 both losses. So no more games vs Minnesota for me ever. [Title]

Output: Would like to


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] Deep depression [Title]

Output: 4


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Needs more planes designed by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson besides the Electra for a very successful aero alum. Could use U-2, f-104 unfortunately their are no flying SR-71's, that would be cool. Get all those skunk works planes he helped develop for a flyby. Still that is a very impressive combination of planes hope the weather is permissible. [Title]

Output: Needs more


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Also the suspended game KC was down 2 to the Indians in the bottom of the 10th, down 4-2 so 3 outs away from another loss for KC. [Title]

Output: Also the suspended KC game


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I would take my dad who is suffering from malignant melanoma stage 3. With taking him to his interferon treatments and having all his right auxiliary lymph nodes removed I have been trying to find a way to spend one more Saturday at the big house with my dad. [Title]

Output: I would take my


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Loved him in Happy Gillmore just watched it last night. May he rest in peace and may his family find peace in celebrating the life he lived. [Title]

Output: Loved him in Happy Gillmore


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] IIRC [Body]

Output: GMAT only went to ND b/c his son wanted to go to ND and they offered to pay his tuition if his dad came with. Don't know that he would have left otherwise. I do remember him saying this would be his last gig and now the timing is right. Will probably retire within a week or so.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] Lets keep in mind what Hoke [Body]

Output: Lets keep in mind what Hoke did with the last of the class that Carr recruited. RR was the worst hire we could have made and in my opinion and we are still feeling the effects. RR had no idea how to recruit lineman. The o line play was horrible and has been for 2 years now.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] I still think that Dantonio [Body]

Output: I still think that Dantonio is riding the wave of recruiting success that RR caused. When Carr recruited Michigan it was for two reasons, one was because of a belief that local boys would play harder because they grew up watching, and rooting for the wolverines, but he also knew that if they were playing for Michigan they weren't playing for Sparty or the Bucks. RR never got that and so a lot of kids that are now juniors and seniors on that team are on that team because RR never offered them. Granted kids like Gholston and Cousins were never going to go to Michigan because they grew up hating us but I would venture to guess that a lot of these kids would have been blue had we hired Hoke 6 years ago instead of RR. I think in the next 2 years, MSU will be back to being a 7 win school every year. All of that being said, yes I do believe that MD is the best thing that has happened to MSU since Saban.


Input: [Date] 1 year 50 weeks ago [Title] "Our helmets have wings". [Body]

Output: Still the best recruiting pitch ever.


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I think DG is just what Dr. Borges ordered. [Body]

Output: There is no mistaking that Denard was exactly what we needed over the last few years to try to recover from the utter destruction of every record that our school held so dear. That being said, however, I have been so excited to see this offense be built around someone who was a quarterback who could run as opposed to a running back who could throw. I love DRob and sincerely thank him for all that he did on and off the field but lets face it, he was not much of a threat on passing downs unless there were angels in the field with him. Devin seems to be a really good next step for our program and i am very excited for the future.


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Title] did you forget about his luck against RR? [Body]

Output: RR owned the Big East until he left. That was when Kelley started rocking it at Cinncy. As bad as RR was here he never lost to Kelley. ND only got the better of us last year because of turnovers. We gave up 6 TOs and only lost by a TD. When we gave up that many to Weiss in 08 at least he was able to capitilize in it. Kelley can't even manage to keep his team together.


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Title] or at least, [Body]

Output: Year 4 anyway


Input: [Date] 2 years 8 weeks ago [Title] not to be a negative nelly, [Body]

Output: But I am far more interested in what they do on the field. I get what you are looking for but lets be honest, a 5* kid who does nothing on the field is far worse than a 3* who rocks it. Kelvin Grady is a perfect example.


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Title] Well I would definitely say [Body]

Output: Well I would definitely say that you scientifically proved that you are overly superstitious.


Input: [Date] 2 years 33 weeks ago [Title] Just keep in mind that Nick [Body]

Output: Just keep in mind that Nick Saban was quoted (IIRC) 3 times as stating that he had no desire to go back to the college level.


Input: [Date] 2 years 43 weeks ago [Title] I had a conversation with a [Body]

Output: I had a conversation with a razorback fan the other day, where I pointed out that he was missing the bright side of the whole JLS debacle. He inquired what the bright side could be, and I replied "Well at least at this rate you won't have to worry about getting ready for a bowl game, so it frees up a lot of time to look for a new coach." He did not see the humor in the statement.


Input: [Date] 2 years 43 weeks ago [Title] since I live in AR I can [Body]

Output: since I live in AR I can assure you that there is a long line of people waiting to help him with that.


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Title] If I were the HC they would [Body]

Output: If I were the HC they would run me out of town and the world's largest outcry would come to bring BH back. #1 or 2 no not this year. Helmet stickers yes. Helmet numbers no Alternate uniforms on the condition that they are used as either a recruiting tool or a method of surprise to throw off the other team. or both My coordinators........ duh.........no brainer........ the ones we got dude. As far as the whole what type of offense I would run I am smart enough to know that I know less than nothing about anything so I would defer all decisions to my oober smart staff and I would hide in my office, until the crowd outside, mutilated Dave Brandon for hiring me. Given my choice I'll keep running my machine at work and let the great men that are our beloved UM coaches, just do what they do.


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Title] I recently talked to a [Body]

Output: I recently talked to a die-hard UF fan who told me that we better get ready to hate Urban because he would "own us". I went ahead and told him that I already hate him and then reminded him that Urban is 0-1 against UM.


Input: [Date] 2 years 49 weeks ago [Title] I think that we will have to wait and see. [Body]

Output: At the end of the day, I think the only way to say if the punishment was adequate is to see if it happens again. If we are having this discussion again next year, we will know that it wasn't enough. On the other hand, I would hate to think that the team lost a winnable game over the defending national champs because of a mistake made by one person.


Input: [Date] 2 years 50 weeks ago [Title] I Have to say [Body]

Output: It took long enough. I was starting to think that this staff would never get anyone to commit for 2014. You really have to wonder if this staff knows what they're doing. Nearly half way through the 2013 class and they're just now now starting to focus in 2014. I mean REALLY.


Input: [Date] 2 years 51 weeks ago [Title] I typically want sparty alum [Body]

Output: I typically want sparty alum off my porch as quick as possible so i tip well enough to shut them up and get them on their way.


Input: [Date] 2 years 51 weeks ago [Title] may be interesting to see what happens [Body]

Output: It is very possible that we have some attrition this year once the season gets rolling. Please don't take this the wrong way, that is not what I am hoping for, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone buried on the depth chart opted to transfer for more play time.


Input: [Date] 2 years 51 weeks ago [Title] wish the kid nothing but the best. [Body]

Output: Kind of wierd though, how he wanted nothing to do with UM as a recruit and now he is going to go play for an alum that most UM fans want nothing to do with.


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Does that include the girl in [Body]

Output: Does that include the girl in the bottom pic that is being urinated upon. Kind of weird dude


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Title] So what are you implying? [Body]

Output: I get the feeling that you're trying to say something about their ability to pull in the best recruits in the nation.


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Typically I sing "The [Body]

Output: Typically I sing "The Victors" whenever I hear something cool like this, but in light of this news can I just say "What I got, you got to give it to your momma".


Input: [Date] 3 years 6 weeks ago [Title] We are currently at 21 [Body]

Output: We are currently at 21 commits with the addition of a long snapper. I believe what you are referring to is David Dawson (iirc) made a comment on twitter that there would be someone joining soon and the assumption by some was that it would be Poggi which came to pass.


Input: [Date] 3 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I live in Arkansas and I have [Body]

Output: I live in Arkansas and I have had about all I can take of the whole "SEC is the best" BS. I would love to beat the best the Shitty Education Confrence has had to offer over the last 7 years. That being said, until we are up by 4 touchdowns with less than 5 minutes left in the game I will be wearing a hole in the carpet during every game.


Input: [Date] 3 years 7 weeks ago [Title] I dont know that I'd say stole. [Body]

Output: I would go with earned, took, maybe ascended into, but not stole


Input: [Date] 3 years 8 weeks ago [Title] Out of principle I dont give [Body]

Output: Out of principle I dont give out my email but can I Just say "wow". That would be sweet. I have read other posts similar to this one and they all seem to say the same thing. That he is exactly the same on the field or in front if the camera as he is off the field. Congrats on the cool events. I just can't help but love this guy.


Input: [Date] 3 years 9 weeks ago [Title] Denard will wear #1 [Body]

Output: And play wr. Mealer has slimmed down so much that he is now moving into the qb spot and Gardner has put on enough weight that he is taking on Mealers spot on the line. It is the only logical explanation.


Input: [Date] 3 years 10 weeks ago [Title] In spite of the overall [Body]

Output: In spite of the overall unlikability of BR I do have to ask the question "How in the Hell does Northwestern keep getting these QBs?".


Input: [Date] 3 years 11 weeks ago [Title] My advice to you would be to [Body]

Output: My advice to you would be to wait until we beat them again this year and then tell him to piss off when he tells you he wants to come back to the Jedi.


Input: [Date] 5 days 23 hours ago [Body] I was at a party once, well into my cups, and saw Chuck Winters--the guy who didn't bat the ball down. I told my friend that I was going to ask him about that. She told me, if I did that he would kick the shit out of me and no one would help me. So, now we will never know. [Title]

Output: I was at a party once, well


Input: [Date] 6 days 21 hours ago [Body] With 5th years there is always the possibility of the firm handshake. We will always have this play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2kQBRDkY4c&t=0m7s [Title]

Output: With 5th years there is


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] This is a classic. The type of game that lead to the pining for RichRod. Michigan got up 2 scores in the first half and then played fiddle faddle missing FGs and running the clock. The defense throttled Utah until late in the 4th quarter when they finally broke through for the inevitable TD. So a game that Michigan seemed to dominate was suddenly very close. Then the offense couldn't finish the game and it was white knuckle time until the final INT. I especialy love this post game quote from Carr. "I'm very concerned,'' Carr said. "I don't know what else to do. We've been excellent in practice, but we have not been able to take that to the games.'' [Title]

Output: This is a classic. The type


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Every time I watch one of these Rudock videos I marvel that this guy has been criticized for checking down and dinking and dunking. Iowa fans needs to watch a Nussmeier offense if they think this is dink and dunk. I've seen more balls over the top from Rudock in the few videos I've watched than Michigan attempted all of last year. It is sad that any downfield passing amazes me now. [Title]

Output: Every time I watch one of


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Of course you are right that one season is too small of a sample size to judge from. But this is the internet where instant judgements are made. People were already complaining about Borges after his second game. Which Michigan won. I will say this. If either Hoke or Nuss thought that installing inside zone was going to revert the offense to near 2008 levels of incompetence--with all that experience--then hiring him or taking the job was a horrible decision. Both of them had to think it was going to work pretty well because otherwise everyone gets fired. I am sure if given enough time, Nuss could have developed an offense that could actually get into the redzone and not look completely ridiculous. But reading what Alabama fans were saying when he was there and after he left and observing him in 2014, I get the impression that if his base running plays don't get 4-5 yards routinely and the play action isn't working really well there is no Plan B. Without the awesome play action, he has no way to create explosive plays and is content to inch down the field hoping to get 10 yards every 3 plays. Which is exactly what we saw in 2014. Just look at the OSU game--inarguably Nuss' best game and a pretty good one. Michigan had 27 first downs but only 370 yards. That's 13.4 yards per first down. OSU and Michigan in 2013, for comparison, had 20 yards per first down. That comes out to 5.2 YPP, which oddly enough was also their season average and ranked them at 72. But anyway. Good talk. [Title]

Output: Of course you are right that


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Body] It was just an example but Denard's troubles with the zone read did not start with Borges. RichRod had 2 seasons to teach it to Denard (2010 was Denard's sophomore year) and for whatever reason it just never worked. As you noted, the 2010 offense moved away from the zone read to QB draws and off tackle and what not. At that point, mgo conventional wisdom was that Denard was not good at the zone read. It was all over the UFRs. It does not invalidate the dragonchild's original point, but I do not think you can blame Borges for Denard's issues with the zone read. [Title]

Output: It was just an example but


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Selfishly, I was hoping this would have a strong dose of Nussmeier hatin. Because, I am honestly over hating on RichRod for his time at Michigan. I have pretty much forgotten most of the crazy-making stuff he did but not quite enough to wish him back. My interest in Borges hate was exhausted long ago. What Mgoblog has really lacked was any real Nussmeier hate--possibly because everyone was so focused on hating Hoke and Brandon and why can't the running backs hit the proper holes. It seems to me that the really truly stupid offense arrived with Nussmeier. This is backed up by various stats both here and found elsewhere. At least Borges looked interested in scoring and even did so occassionally. Even the gains in the running game under Nuss were inflated by the decrease in lost yardage from sacks which was caused by avoiding spending any time in the pocket which meant no long passing. Which meant a lack of explosiveness and no scoring but OK stats. Whatever improvement there was in the running game never lead to an improved result. I guess I may have to follow some Florida blogs to get my fill of Nuss hatin. [Title]

Output: Selfishly, I was hoping this


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] While I am totally flabbergasted that Tennessee hired DeBord as their OC. I am LOVING it. Because. If I had to choose a disgraced, National Championship winning Michigan OC to watch again, I would take DeBord over Nussmeier every day of the week. AND NOW I CAN WATCH THEM FLAIL AWAY AT EACH OTHER SAFELY IN ANOTHER CONFERENCE THAT I DO NOT LIKE. The only way this could get better would be if one of those teams got paired with Arizona in a bowl. [Title]

Output: While I am totally


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 23 hours ago [Body] The first thing you have to do is learn styles and breweries. From scanning this thread, it sounds like you like IPAs and hoppier stuff rather than roasty or malty stuff. So, start with those. Church Key has a listing of "hoppy" to make it easy. Walking into a bottle shop or beer bar can be very confusing because there are so many options. Truthfully, a great many of those options aren't very good and you will be fooled by marketting. Gravitate towards certain breweries (suggestions below) and ignore ones you don't know. Or better yet, remember the name and look them up later. I use beer advocate to look up beers and breweries. I rarely buy anything w/o knowing about it first. My rule of thumb is if it is not close to a 90 (like 88 and up) on the 100 scale or a 4 on the 5 point scale then I will ignore it unless there is some other reason for buying it. Tons of breweries make beers that rate in the mid 3's or low 80s. Ignore those breweries until you know more. There is a ton of beer and breweries that you can and should just ignore. Price is not a reliable indicator of quality. Luckily for you, there are two local-ish breweries that do great things with hops. DC Brau is in the District and has four great beers with increasing taste--The Public, The Citizen, Corruption, and then the famous rain maker On the Wings of Armagedon (OTOWA is the shorthand). All of those but the OTOWA are readily available in cans around the District. Three Stars Brewing is also local and good but they don't do hops as well as DC Brau. They have a beer called Madness out right now that is awesome. But it is dark and silky and maybe not what you prefer. Right Proper Brewing is not far from DuPont and good. It is a destination place. I don't think they sell beer in stores yet. The other suggestion I have is Dogfish Head. It is easily available. Again in increasing flavor, 60 Minute, 75 Minute, 90 Minute, and then the weirdo 120 Minute. You can use those as a scale to see what you like. The Dogfish Head IPAs have more of a malty backbone than some others that increases with the number so you can use that to rate your interest in malts. If you got to Nats games, they have stands that sell beers from all the local breweries (DC Brau, 3 Stars, the Fox one--Sly or Mad?--Port City, etc.) Try those. Other breweries that are easily available and pretty reliable are Founders, Bells, Lagunitas, and Stone. That should get you started. [Title]

Output: The first thing you have to


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Agreed. Mocking the student, calling him names, posting his picture, and name. Calling for him to be expelled, even in a joking manner. Not a good look. This will certainly result in an amplification of harrassment for this particular student that otherwise would not have occurred. Because he was participating in student government and had an idea about a song. [Title]

Output: Agreed. Mocking the student,


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Really? Either things have changed dramatically or we went to very different parties. I went to college and graduate school in the 90s. I went to a MAC school for undergrad and pretty much never saw drugs of any kind--which was probably a little odd because I saw a lot in HS. When I was a grad student at Michigan, I would see people even faculty smoking weed at parties but that was it. I'm sure the med students were doing other drugs but not out in the open. I am not some kind of monk but I have never been aware of anyone doing coke anywhere that I was. It is funny how divergent people's experiences at the same university can be. [Title]

Output: Really? Either things have


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I am really interested in what happened to Nuss this last year. I really wish mgoblog had done more analysis on this. Looking back at Nuss' career, I wonder where you are getting this idea that he develops guys specifcally in year 2. I do not see much improvement from Jake Locker from year 1 to year 2. Keith Price had very nice passing stats in year 3 but I assume some of that apparent improvement over Locker is not taking into account Locker's running success. I don't see much improvement in AJ McCarron during Nuss' time at Alabama either. The team certainly did not do any better either. I haven't looked it up but I doubt Mark Bulger improved much from year 1 to year 2 when Nuss was coaching him with the Rams because they all got fired. So, where are you getting this idea? Nuss did a great job in the running game but the passing game was histotically bad. They were also pretty historically bad at scoring. [Title]

Output: I am really interested in


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Body] As always, thanks for your input. It seems to me that Nuss was hired for his expertise in the running game where he acquited himself quite well. It is also becoming increasingly clear to me that he lost his job because of his passing game. I am sure it looks awesome on paper and works super well if the team is either extremely experienced and smart or can routinely out-athlete the opponent. To me, however, it seems way too complicated to be consistent in college and requires too many moving parts for not enough pay off. If tolmichfan is correct about the specific play that I referenced, and I assume he is, then the consequences of everyone not being on the same page are pretty dire. And yet, when everything finally does come together on any given play all you have is the prettiest 7 yard curl ever and not 7 points. I am also confused by Nuss' aversion to longer passes which he never waivered from all season. You suggest, and I am sure that you are right, that Nuss would have worked in longer stuff once all the shorter stuff was working. Which strikes me as quite a bit too late and pointlessly so. [Title]

Output: As always, thanks for your


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 15 hours ago [Body] I know that there is this idea of being prospective rather than retrospective but I am interested in learning about football regardless of who Michigans next coach might be. I would love to read some in depth stuff about what Nuss was trying to do because I just don't see the big picture with him. He seemed so risk averse, with regards to sacks and negative plays, that his only option was to try to inch down the field in these 15 play drives that required perfect execution in tight windows. And if that didn't work, his only recourse was to keep practicing until it did work. We have no idea if he would have loosened up if it did work because it literally never did. Even when the running game was working and the pass protection was decent, the offense was only marginally more efficient because nothing, especially in the passing game, was ever easy or ever had the chance to gain a lot of yards. Even on the rare occassion when Michigan would do something unexpected the defense never seemed to be fooled. Take for example, the second play of the OSU game--2nd and short a sure running down. They passed and the only person who looked confused was Gardner. On the second play of the game Gardner was confused. I understand the various pieces that Nuss was working with but don't see how they were supposed to fit into a functional offense because even when it worked it didn't work. [Title]

Output: I know that there is this


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This is certainly a very well written piece of persuasive writing. However, once I finished I asked myself what is the goal? What is the problem that is being solved and would this proposal solve it? If the goal is to increase graduation rates of football players this proposal would definintely solve it because it would give them credit for work they are already doing. But would it lead to better educated football players? I actually think it would do the opposite. If there were a football degree then as with the music degree football players would be accepted into the department granting that degree which would most certainly be the Athletic Department. I cannot imagine another department would be willing to grant a football degree. So, all football players would now get this football degree which would eliminate the possibility that the exceptional few take advantage of by getting a real degree from Michigan. I do not see what the value of the football degree would be. What job opportunities would it create that simply playing football doesn't already create? No greater educational value is gained from playing or learning about football by awarding class credits for doing so. If the goal is to end the hypocrisy then it would do that. But it would do it by finally severing the connection between the football players and the academic life of the university--reducing rather than increasing the options afforded the the football players. Granting a BA in Football might allow fans to feel better about college football by elminating the student athlete hypocrisy and increasing graduation rates. But it would do little to fix the injustice of football players that create huge value for their universities and often end up with little in return. [Title]

Output: This is certainly a very well


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 5 days ago [Body] 30 for 30 is a series on ESPN. ? [Title]

Output: 30 for 30 is a series on


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Lots of people wanted a Michigan Man -- well you got two of them now. Your words. Not mine. Maybe you would like to clarify your remarks to suggest that you are disdainful of Dave Brandon and Brady Hoke because you view them as incompetent not because they are Michigan Men. [Title]

Output: Lots of people wanted a


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 6 days ago [Body] There is no book called Third and Long about Michigan football. I am also a little confused why you seem to have so much animosity and disdain for anyone associated with Michigan. Can you explain that to me? [Title]

Output: There is no book called Third


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I don't recall any of the Starks being raped. Tortured... not worth the semantic argument. But not raped. Never raped. (This is with regards to the books. I haven't seen the latest season of the TV show.) [Title]

Output: I don't recall any of the


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Body] I see the word worst repeated over and over. But regardless, I still don't agree. In 1991, Michigan got their asses handed to them by Duke in the basketball championship and didn't win the Big Ten. FSU humiliated Michigan on national TV in Michigan Stadium. Steven Emtman ate Michigans OL in the Rose Bowl. And I'm sure the loss in the Frozen Four was terrible also. Personally, I thought it was a pretty good year but I'm not crying about this year either. So, in this weird view where doing well breeds heartbreak that one takes the cake because all the teams did really but lost. I'd go with 2007 more though. Because the football team started at #3 and then the whole season sucked except the bowl what with Hart and Henne being hurt and the back to back loses to Appy State and Oregon and then the worst OSU Mchigan game on record. The basketball team was 10-22 and unwatchable. And in hockey MSU won the national championship. 2007 is my real pick but I can't answer for anyone else because my perspective is not like most on here. It feels silly discussing an arbitrary system of quantitation made up by the party that I seem to disagreeing with but if this year's OSU game is worth 15 points then Appy State, Oregon and OSU along with Henne and Hart's injuries are certainly worth a lot of points. At least in my book. [Title]

Output: I see the word worst repeated


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Body] I think the very fact that anyone is even discussing the idea that this is the worst year ever in part because the basketball team lost the national championship game is a perfect example of the worship of negativity and self pity that has a grip on a segement of the fanbase. That basketball season was one of the best in my lifetime. If you can't see that then I feel bad for you because you will likely always be an unhappy fan and I will probably avoid discussing sports with you. But things are looking up, I'm sure 2014 and on will be much much worse. Having said that, I think it is clear that 2013 was just another year. There were some pretty terrific highs and some totally normal lows. Nothing terrible happened. [Title]

Output: I think the very fact that


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Body] Your first sentence is clearly false. If Gardner is at a substantially increased risk for a catastrophic injury (a possibility that we have no evidence to assume is true) then he probably shouldn't be playing regardless of the game circumstances. Otherwise, Gardner is the QB. If he can play and help the team he should play. This game matters as much as any other random game. You can't bubble wrap Gardner and only use him when it is "important." It doesn't work that way. There is plenty of time to heal in the off season. [Title]

Output: Your first sentence is


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Michigan, under Lloyd Carr, became one of the most successful programs in college football. When he retired, Mcihigan eventually hired Brady Hoke, who was the DL coach at Michigan before he left to be the head coach at Ball State, and then head coach at San Diego State. I'm sure Michigan is thrilled to have that option, b/c it is a link to their successful past, but Hoke also got good experience elsewhere. I am much more interested in Michigan winning today than worrying about who will or won't leave and come back 10 years from now. [Title]

Output: Michigan, under Lloyd Carr,


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] The original post says that Stanford "held Arizona to 14" in the Pac 12 Championship Game. Believe me, if Arizona had played in the Pac 12 CG, mgo would have burned down. [Title]

Output: The original post says that


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] In all sincerity, I think the thing that would be best for Mgoblog would be for Mr. Cook to ignore the comments and to instruct his employees, that are bothered by the comments, to do the same. Cook never really engages in the disc ussions and is very clearly bothered by them. This irritation then has a negative effect on his writing and analysis. Let the mods handle anything that is clearly beyond the pale and ignore everything else. [Title]

Output: In all sincerity, I think the


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] It was the same formation. You don't have any idea if it was the same play. [Title]

Output: It was the same


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] Jareth Glanda didn't have to catch a pass because the holder was a WR. He had to catch a pass because most of the unit didn't get the fake call. But maybe you're on to something. Why not always make a WR or TE the long snapper? Can't be that hard to learn. [Title]

Output: Jareth Glanda didn't have to


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Body] I don't know which would concern me more; The idea that I viewed the discourse at my employer's site to be so bad that I preferred my rival's site. OR That I thought my arguments were better received by fans of my rivals than fans of my own team. Although, I am quite sure that the tenor of the discussion at 11W is greatly improved by the fact that they haven't lost in 2 years (and are on a pretty impressive streak against Michigan) and Michigan. Well has and isn't. If 11W had existed in the 90s, I'm sure it would have been a pit of negativity and despair as well. If you want to find some OSU fans that you don't want to talk about anything with, my Facebook feed is full of them. [Title]

Output: I don't know which would


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Body] I would pick D and E. Although, I would say pretty much everyone played their best offensive game so far. I did not notice a greater reliance on shotgun passing than other weeks. Or more bubble screens or fake bubbles. There was plenty of I form. Although, this gameplan was less run-heavy than some--but Borges has done that before. The biggest difference was a larger role for Jake Butt. Since he is a true freshman that may just represent natural progression rather than a scheme or philosophic change. Using multiple TEs, Butt and Funch, in the passing game has been a goal from day one. This was basically the same offense and production we saw agaisnt ND and Indiana. OSU's D probably didn't play very well but Michigan has been totally incompetent against plenty of really terrible defenses this year. The offensive production seems to be defense-independent. [Title]

Output: I would pick D and


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Body] When Funchess starts consistently playing like Megatron, teams will start treating him like Megatron. Putting aside the quibble about one particular route with regards to Funch, he has had his chances and sometimes he makes the most of them and other times he drops easy TDs and first downs. He is young and improving. His best days, and the potential he was recruited to fulfill, are ahead of him. [Title]

Output: When Funchess starts


Input: [Date] 4 days 19 hours ago [Title] Curious on the specifics of the injury [Body]

Output: I'd be curious to know what the actual injury was. I've only heard the generic "shoulder injury" statement. Did he tear one or more of the rotator cuff muscles, is he getting chronic dislocations, is the labrum damaged, was there a fracture, etc? Knowing that may have an impact on what he can do. He can for example effectively use the shoulder in limited ranges of motion, but may not the able to handle throwing at high velociteis or be able to stabalize in the lay back position. From the sounds of it the shoulder is healthy as he said he's been practicing at QB too, but I'd be curious.


Input: [Date] 4 days 19 hours ago [Title] Will be interesting to see [Body]

Output: I'll be curious to see how Miller pans out here. I've always thought he was a phenomenal athlete and very gifted runner (although not the best passer), so this is probably a good move. He is extremely difficult to square up and get a good hit on. I know Frank Clark blew him up once when he blind sided him in the pocket, but I don't think I've ever seen him take a big hit in the open field. He has amazing start/stop and change of direction ability for a guy his size. I haven't seen him catch the ball yet, so I'm not sure he can do that. And, it seems like you get a lot better perspective from a vision standpoint when you are the QB with the ball in your hands versus if someone hands or passes the ball to you, so it may not translate. But, having 3 potential guys like Barrett, Miller, and Elliot in one backfield is a little scary. I hope our LBs are ready.


Input: [Date] 4 days 20 hours ago [Title] No #1 [Body]

Output: We have a slew of quality complimentary WRs, but we have no #1 or big play guy. They all seem OK. I will say they do seem like great blockers, especially Chesson. Hopefully either Darboh, Chesson, or Canteen can take a big step forward or Ways, Harris, or Cole can make an immediate impact. I have my doubts on all of the above. I think our TEs may have to make up for our lack of playmaking at WR, which I think they may be capable of if Butt and Hill are healthy. Bunting could also create some mismatch problems, but I'm not sure what his role would be, TE or WR? I think the rest of the offense has an impact here too. I've been watching a lot of last years games and Gardner missed a ton of open recievers. They didn't need to make great plays, they just needed an accurately thrown ball to the open reciever instead of starring down his intended target and/or throwing into coverage. If the QB this year can correctly read coverage and throw accurately I'm not sure we need a big play WR, especially if the o-line can protect and get the running game going. But, then again the QB, RB, and OL positions are also question marks, so who knows. C'mon defense!


Input: [Date] 4 days 20 hours ago [Title] Recent history makes that unlikely [Body]

Output: I like your enthusiasm, but we haven't seen a true freshman WR make an impact since Manningham. I have no doubt he has the talent, but does he have the technique down to play WR in the B1G at that level? I have my doubts


Input: [Date] 4 days 22 hours ago [Title] Will miss his energy and enthusiasm [Body]

Output: I don't know if he was a great return man or not. I don't know if he ever would have been great in the slot or not. I don't know if he was fast or just quick. I don't know if he was too small to really be effective or not. What I do know is he had great energy and enthusiasm and that will be missed. Having a guy with great energy all the time and a positive attitude is a great asset in team sports. Good luck in your future young man.


Input: [Date] 5 days 15 hours ago [Title] Hoke deserves credit for playing OSU well in his tenure [Body]

Output: I will give credit to Hoke for playing OSU fairly tight, despite only one win in 4 tries and that one win coming against an interim head coach. But, the team was always up for that game and played well. If they played that hard and executed that well the whole year they'd probably be a 9 win team. But, they never did. I will also say that IMO a lot falls on Gardner. I have spent some time the past few days watching last years games and there were a heck of a lot of open WRs that Gardner just missed or threw INTs on. That's a lot of missed opportunities and turnovers that if went the other way may have had a big impact on the outcome of games. It's still hard to see beating ND, MSU, and OSU, but they probably could have beaten Utah, Rutgers, Maryland, and Minnesota. With all that said, we still don't have a proven QB, WR, or RB yet, so it's hard to say with much confidence those things won't happen again. If Ruddock starts I doubt we see as many turnovers, but we probably don't convert as many first downs that Gardner picked up using his legs either. IDK


Input: [Date] 5 days 15 hours ago [Title] OSU is just a thorn in our side that won't go away [Body]

Output: Yeah, that whole OSU thing remains a thorn in our side. When do they have to go through a dark period?...NEVER! They turn out 10-win seasons like it's nobody's business regardless of coach or circumstance. Their biggest problems were being undefeated and getting upsed by UM in the 90's, then going through tat-gate and Tress resigning and having one average year only to go undefeated and not be able to play in the post season the next. I think if the world removed the fact that our biggest rival has been heads and shoulders better than us for the the last 15 years it would be easier to stomach. But, they show no signs of slowing down.


Input: [Date] 5 days 15 hours ago [Title] Yeah, it's a tough thing to [Body]

Output: Yeah, it's a tough thing to figure out, right? It's probably a whole bunch of things and not a simple problem, which is partly why I don't think there's a huge change this year. I think and hope for some positive improvement, just not enough to take a 5-7 team and turn them into a 10-2 team. I think that attitude and perspective play a big part in team sports and that had a big impact on Hoke's first year success. There's a chance we can see some of that team chemistry type stuff pay off again this year if the guys buy into Harbaugh. And, the reality is there are really only two teams that look on paper to be significantly better on UMs schedule. But, I still have to believe we will see some of the same struggles when we play the better teams on the schedule. We may look awesome against Indiana and UNLV, I know Green look great against Miami and App St last year, but we'll see how they hold up against Utah, BYU, MSU, PSU, and OSU.


Input: [Date] 5 days 18 hours ago [Title] I think that's a bit [Body]

Output: I think that's a bit oversimplified. I wasn't really talking recruiting either, but I do think there is some truth there, but not a lot in special teams as most of our top recruits either seem like they don't play special teams or are freshman/soph types. But, OK lets look at that a little further. I'm assuming we're talking 2012-2014 recruiting to help define the problem. We have had some bright spots. Funchess, Butt, Lewis, and Cole have all played up to or above their recruiting profiles. Some of the LBs who were good recruits have been burried on the depth chart so far like Gedeon and McCray, so it's hard to blame them. I'm curious how the new staff will evaluate them and wonder if they'll steal time from some established guys like Morgan and Bolden. I'm a litlte disapointed we've had a few guys transfer that seemed like quality players like Ferns and Bosch, both of whom I was excited about. Hurst seems to have shown at least some signs that he may be better than his recruiting ranking. What little we've seen of Peppers is promising. Wilson and Mags seem like their trajectory was as expected. Drake Johnson has been better than his recruiting ranking, he just hasn't been able to stay healthy. Henry also has achieved above his recruiting profile IMO. Wormley was injured. Same with Harris, plus he's in his second year. Mone has shown potential and Marshall is getting buzz as a young guy. Charlton is a guy I've been waiting to see and this is his first year as a projected starter. I guess I'm a little disapointed he hasn't played more, but this year will tell us a lot more, no reason he couldn't turn into an all-conference type. So, there is more to the story than they are just dumb football players. And, I'm not sure how many 4-star recruits are play punt and kickoff return other than RJS and Thomas, both of who baffle me. Gedeon and McCray do, but we've already talked about them. Sometimes Bolden or Ross does. Chesson does and is a great special teamer IMO, but he was a 3-star. There are quite a high number of 4-star guys that just haven't panned out yet. Richardson, RJS, Pipkins, Kalis, Ojemudia, Green, Dawson, and Thomas were all guys expected to have done something by now. Richardson is tiny, but he was ranked highly as a recruit. I always though RJS, Pipkins, and Thomas were really talented. I guess injuries got to Pipkins and he's not really a guy that was applicable in this argument anways since he doesn't play special teams or o-line, but not sure why RJS and Thomas haven't figured it out. Dawson is sitll young for his position, but didn't far well against an even younger player (Hurst) in the spring game. He's supposed to be one of the top guards in the country for his class. I still don't know what Kalis' problem is. I guess I get the impression that Kalis and RJS may not be the best football minds, so maybe you're right with my argument there. Not sure what Ojemudia's deal is, maybe just out of position or haven't found the right role for him. Other guys like Hill, Clark, and Gant should be good special teamers, but seem to struggle. Braden at this point with his size, strength, age, and experience should be better off. So, I guess I'm really talking about a handful of guys here...Kalis, Braden, Dawson, RJS, Richardson, Thomas, Hill, Clark, and Gant. These seem like key guys on o-line and special teams that are struggling. Some were high recruits, others not. I'm not sure how much they will change in one year with new coaches. Big picture, I wasn't really talking specifically about recruiting. Overall with the recruiting there seems to be a lot of factors going into a good number guys that haven't panned out...transfers, injuries, depth chart, poor development, just not as good as we thought, poor football IQ, etc. But, it seems like a much higher than average miss-rate on recruiting stars.


Input: [Date] 5 days 19 hours ago [Title] My 2 cents [Body]

Output: Drake is by far the best runner we have. Although he's not big, he's also not undersized. He's explosive, he has good vision, he doesn't go down easy, and he has a good burst to get through the hole. I'd love it if he was healthy and was our feature back. However, I did a post on why I don't think he'll be/remain healthy for an extended amount of time, so I cross him off the list of expected guys. With the Green, Smith, Isaac conversation, I get the impression that we'd be better off having one of them transfer. I was really excited about Isaac transferring to UM because of his recruitment, but the reality is the backfield is too crowded. One of them likely leaves after this year IMO. This seems like a good problem to have, but I think it also makes it difficult for any of them to gain confidence. It seems like RB is a position where you don't want to think. You're better off just seeing the field and reacting, and if you never stay in long enough to get in that groove it can be hard. Personally I'd prefer we have 2 strong candidates that are 1-2 years apart and the rest of the guys are either clearly backups or 3-4 years younger. I don't think it's good to have 4 guys all expecting to play, someone's not gonna be happy and sharing the carries in both practice and games may take away from all of their development and gelling with the o-line and vice versa.


Input: [Date] 5 days 19 hours ago [Title] Yeah, agree about the [Body]

Output: Yeah, agree about the opponents, but I also think that's as much about the o-line as it is about the back, and maybe even about the QB. We didn't have too many games against conference opponents where the QB had strong games to help open up the running game, minus maybe Indiana and he actually did pretty good against OSU, but the rest was a little ugly.


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Title] Thank you! The saying [Body]

Output: Thank you! The saying ignorance is bliss is really true. Before there was internet recruiting sites and all I knew about recruiting was what they told me during the in-game broadcast of games, life was a lot more simple. You didn't know who the incoming freshman were and it didn't matter. Michigan just beat everybody except west coast road games, Notre Dame sometimes, and then OSU was always a battle, but you could count on 9 wins. Now that I know I continue to ask...well, they are highly rated recruits, when will they be good? Now I'm just sick of asking questions and wondering. Can I have my medication now?


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Title] I agree, but remain skeptical much changes in '15 [Body]

Output: You may be right, but it just seems like with both o-line play and special teams play, particularly punt coverage, kick-off coverage, and blitz pick-ups, that players just do dumb things. I have to believe they were coached and instructed not to do those things and are just not that good at it. We hear it all the time that the light may go on, but that sounds a lot like wishful thinking and I'm a little more practical. I hope I am wrong, but I am cautious about how much better we get in one year. I have faith in the coaches and think they can get this thing cranking in 3-4 years, but next year I remain sceptical that we can turn our weaknesses into anything more that slightly less of a weakness.


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Title] So sick of asking when wil.....finally be good again [Body]

Output: It just baffles me how UM ran out RB after RB year after year that was fantastic, same with WR, QB, and o-line through the 90s and 00s. Things made sense. I never worried about who graduated or went to the NFL because I knew there was another good guy behind them. Now, nothing makes sense. I continually find myself analyzing when will (name any position) finally be good again. We sign one of the top backs in the country and he hasn't lived up to his billing (Green). We sign one of the top pocket passers (Morris) and he hasn't either. We sign 7 premier o-lineman in '12 & '13 and none of them have yet to prove much. I give the 2013 guys a free pass because they are still young, but still. We keep wondering when we will finally get this thing figured out, but at this point I have no idea. The line improved last year, but it was still bad. Will it improve enough to actually be good, because it's not like we have a great RB that can break plays and overcome poor line play, or a QB/WR that can make things happen despite this weakness? I just don't know anymore. How can you expect a player to play in a way he's never played? I hear people say offense line play is about age, experience, time working together, etc. So, having a year under their belt all of these guys having played together before should help in addition to 4 of the 5 projected lineman being in their 4th or 5th year. That gives you hope, but that's all it is at this point. It's still hard to all of a sudden assume Kalis can do something he hasn't shown he could do before. Same with Braden. Maybe coaching was the problem and Drevno can get them sorted out, but I have my doubts.


Input: [Date] 6 days 14 hours ago [Title] Makes sense [Body]

Output: I don't have any problem with that. Let them know up front, don't hide anything, and let them chose their destiny. It makes Countess' decision a little more understandable, although I'd still like him back. Good luck to any of the guys that decide to try their hand elsewhere.


Input: [Date] 1 week 13 hours ago [Title] While I hear what you're [Body]

Output: While I hear what you're saying, but how else do you judge talent? If it's not recruiting rankings, what is it? Recruiting rankings are basically based off things like size and speed...potential. So, if the coaching and player development sucks, but guys are 4-star recruits, how do you judge their talent? I know I'm so sick of waiting for guys like Thomas, Pipkins, Morris, Green, RJS to produce and people saying they're talented because they had a good recruiting ranking. But, lately with all the coaching changes, changes in scheme/style, MSU beating us on the field while we beat them in recruiting rankings, etc. its hard to know what's what any more.


Input: [Date] 1 week 13 hours ago [Title] I don't see the offensive playmakers [Body]

Output: My concern is our offensive skill players just don't seem to have panned out. Morris already seems like a big question mark. Our other big recruiting gets at the skill positions are Green, Harris, and Cole. Green also seems like a big question mark, Harris has not shown he can get healthy, and Cole is a true freshman. I like Butt, but he's not enough. The rest of the offensive skill players are not really 4 and 5-star guys, but are more role players. I'm concerned there are no real playmakers on offense.


Input: [Date] 1 week 14 hours ago [Title] O-line [Body]

Output: On paper our o-line is just as good as OSUs and with more experience, but offensive production is another story. That makes me believe either coaching has a lot to do with it and/or our offensive problems are more complex than the o-line. We have inexperience/unproven players at QB, RB, and WR as well. While OSU had questions on o-line, they had talent everywhere else. If we had Barrett, Elliot, Thomas, and Smith and ran OSU's offense would our o-line look just as bad?


Input: [Date] 1 week 15 hours ago [Title] Yeah [Body]

Output: Looking back at some games last year, he really handled some pretty good DEs, including Bosa. He's just as good as Decker IMO.


Input: [Date] 1 week 15 hours ago [Title] They have been for a long time [Body]

Output: Not to dump gas on the fire, but OSU has been the better team on paper for a long time, assuming being the better team on paper means having more talent and/or recruiting stars and being ranked higher in the polls. There have been a number of years where UM's recruiting classes were very similarly ranked to OSU's (although still typically a few spots behind). But, I don't recall a time when UM's classes were consistently ranked higher than OSU's. Maybe they were before the dawn of internet recruiting ranking sites and I just don't know it. I'm 35 years old, which means I've been old enough to know what's going on since roughly the mid-90's. But, even then when UM was beating OSU consistently in the 90's, OSU was always the favorite on paper, higher ranked team in teh polls, and believed to be the more talented team. I really just don't remember UM ever being the favorite on paper with any consistency over the last 30 years, sorry :( It's a depressing reality.


Input: [Date] 1 week 19 hours ago [Title] Talent at UM vs MSU/OSU [Body]

Output: Sometimes it depresses me how many quality players are on UMs rivals, and how many of them they were ranked similar or lower as recruits than some of the players on UMs roster. Derrick Green was a highly ranked recruit at RB, yet Elliot has been much more successful. Shane Morris was a highly ranked recruit, but Barrett and Cook have been more successful. Bosa was ranked pretty high, but Charlton was no slouch and definetly higher than Calhoun, but both of them have been more successful. Maybe I'm being short-sighted and have sour grapes, but It makes me wonder if the rankings were justified. Maybe our guys were not evaluated very well, but many of them were offered by our rivals. Maybe they just haven't been developed well or maybe the offensive/defensive schemes of our rivals fits them better. Maybe I'm just beaten down by too many losses to the rivals. Well, here's to hoping the new coaching staff can get this talent to produce and being thankful we still have Peppers :)


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Smith and co. [Body]

Output: Yeah, I'm with you. If Drake his healthy I think he's our best back, but he's not that far removed from his ACL and I have have doubts about his ability to remain healthy. I'm not sure on Isaac yet. He seems to have a good combination of skills, but we just don't know what to expect of him yet and I've heard Magnus hint at the idea that the coaches don't like his mentality, and you know Harbaugh...that won't fly. Smith is a tough, reliable runner and my hunch is he's our #1 guy if healthy. If the o-line can create holes and the QB can complete passes without turning the ball over Smith should be good. He won't break a lot of long runs, but I think he's good at getting first downs. Green seemed to be the default guy under Hoke's staff even though I personally never thought his play warranted it. Maybe he played much better during practice, IDK. He obviously was a high level recruit, so maybe that played a part in Hoke's committment to him. I haven't seen anything that makes me believe Shallman is a B1G RB. It's hard to say much about Higdon until we see him play. So, I think it will be Smith as the #1 with everyone else fighting for the #2 spot. Heck, throw Peppers back there on occasion. I'm sure he could break some big plays.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] No worries, it's all a part [Body]

Output: No worries, it's all a part of the discussion, which hopefully sheds light on the subject, may help multiple minds re-think things, or at the very least is an interesting relevant intellectual discussion. Thanks for adding in some literature and I will take a look and let you know what I think. Regarding credentials, yes we are often proud of ours. I have a graduate degree in exercise science with a concentration in performance enhancement and injury prevention and am quite used to supporting my stance with peer reviewed literature. While a certain degree can let others know of pre-requesite knoweledge, it doesn't prevent those without it from having relevant information, so I try not to push it unless questioned. Plus, there are lots of well educated folks on this board that you may never realize until they told you. And, I have had many good discussions with people with very little formal education. As long as you have an intellectual curiosity, are willing to provide evidence to support your view, and don't mind others asking questions, then it's all good.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Risk factors vs mechanisms of injury and the research [Body]

Output: There are many risk factors, not the least of which is previous injury. It’s worth noting there is a difference between a risk factor and a mechanism of injury. Many of these risk factors, with the exception of neuromuscular control, have the same outcome on osteokinematics…an internally rotated knee (valgus) and landing with a low knee flexion angle (too straight). At first sight I focused on the former, but I think both are probably happening here. There was a good review of literature in 2012 in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research on mechanisms of non-contact ACL injury. There is a body of research on kinematics using video analysis combined with retrospective surveys that suggest low knee flexion angles, knee joint rotation, and valgus collapse as a culprit in ACL injury. There are also several studies that adopted a descriptive epidemiological video analysis method that had similar outcomes including one with minimal knee rotation. There are also a number of cadaveric studies that show ACL strain or anterior tibial translation increased with low flexion angles combined with valgus stress. And, there's an MRI study I’m familiar with that revealed impingement of the ACL against the lateral wall of the intercondylar notch can occur with external rotation which combined with valgus movement, elongates the ligament putting it at greater risk of rupture. In addition, research suggests that anterior tibial translation is greater when the knee joint is moved through the kinematic and kinetic extremes believed to stress the ACL, highlighting the importance of knee joint stability for dynamic tasks for preventing noncontact ACL injury. One problem with some of the studies on knee joint stability as a mechanism of injury is they typically only measure stability in a passive state. I’m not aware of any research that has actually shown that passive stability correlates with dynamic stability. Also, it assumes passive knee joint stability is a sufficient measure of dynamic knee joint stability. The research fails to find cause and affect relationships, rather it simply notes a higher incidence in experimental cohorts. Now that doesn’t mean it’s not happening, but it leaves room to question and suggests more research is needed, which is the beauty of science why I have provided merely a theory of why I think Drake is at increased risk. BTW I’d be happy to provide any of the citations if you’re interested.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Linear vs lateral [Body]

Output: His problem likely won't show up in linear running (straight ahead) unless it involves a fast stop and re-start. It is much more likely to rear its ugly head in change of direction or landing.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] They certainly do, but that [Body]

Output: They certainly do, but that is what coaches do, correct technical flaws. Now, it's a bit of a gray area, who would cover this particular area. If you want to go waay back, PE teachers in grade school instruct fundamental movement skills, but let's be honest, how many really correct them when they are faulty or have a good understanding of them? An offensive line coach would instruct a lineman to get his pad level or hips down if he's too upright and a RB coach would do the same. A good strength coach should be able to spot these things, but lets say they do, is there really time in their day to address every individual athlete in this manner and create a program of interventions to fix the issue?...in my experience as a strength coach, no. Is it the medical staff's job? S&C workouts certainly perform drills on footwork, deceleration/acceleration mechanics, change of direction mechanics, landing mechanics, etc. Also, his rehab would include this from the previous injury. But, some research suggests while it's pretty easy to correct passive movement flaws in isolation, it's much more difficult to do so in competition or under stress and/or high speeds. It's very difficult to change old motor habits. So, while every athlete may run differently, they should be aware of how that style impacts their risk of injury, especially one that has already gone through an injury and rehab IMO.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] I hear ya [Body]

Output: I was watching last year's games and it just occurred to me and I guess I didn't consider that some may take it negatively. Although my hunch is the topic becomes a little less interesting once the ahtlete graduates if I were to wait. I guess I could have brought up other athletes from years past, but that wasn't really the point of what I saw. I do understand and appreciate the work that goes into rehad and the lingering affects it can cause. I am a former college baseball player and I have also had a number of injuries during my playing days including a bimalleolar transverse fracture, which basically means I shattered both bones in my ankle. I had 3 surgeries and was no weight bearing for 4 months and I still do regular soft tissue work and mobility drills to try and maintain normal function in the ankle and I'm 36 years old. I have no doubt I will be dealing with the lingering affects of this injury the rest of my life. I guess my point is that analyzing why an injury occured IMO doesn't take away or from the work required to rehab it nor the discomfort you have to endure with it. The two are mutually exclusive IMO. It's more matter of fact and is just an interesting analysis IMO. I do believe in today's information age that conversations like these may make these injuries occur less often through awareness and education. Not that I think my little post will do that, but that it may contribute in some small way that makes this information more accessible to those wihtout the background knowledge in the subject.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 hours ago [Title] A few pionts. One, Drake's [Body]

Output: A few pionts. One, Drake's first tear was against Central Michigan in 2013. I don't recall that one. His second one however was last year against OSU and although there was contact it didn't appear to impact the injury. The injury appeared to occur due to the motor pattern described above. Every circumstance is different and there could certainly be other factors involved. However, this faulty motor program is without a doubt part of the problem IMO. FWIW it's very common for middle aged men to tear their achilles playing pick up basketball for instance. This is probably because we don't realize what our body is doing while we're doing it and lack the motor control and/or awareness to prevent it. I'm sorry if you took offense to the topic. This was merely an exercise in biomechanics about a relevant football player that I tought folks might be interested in. It's not intended to be negative towards him. Analyzing human movment is simply what I do and is my educational background so take it for what it's worth.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] That doesn't surprise me, but [Body]

Output: That doesn't surprise me, but my hunch is that although 2D may not be valid on a single picture, I'd bet that changes when you take the same person and look at say 10 pictures. I noticed it watching a video and then just grabbed a few pictures to illustrate the point to the reader. But, it wasn't hard to find them and it was harder to find images of him not doing this. Also, knowing Drake's history of being a track guy, this doesn't surprise me. He probably wouldn't be forced to deal with a faulty motor pattern during track where there's no contact, no change of direction, and to quick starting/stopping.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 7 hours ago [Title] Thanks...gotta credit Kelly Starrett [Body]

Output: Thanks, that is a great example that I use frequently to help people understand the knee and torque. I stole it from Kelly Starrett.


Input: [Date] 5 days 10 hours ago [Body] I've had a couple of classes with the guy, and I can say he's 100% the kind of guy you want to root for. Really kind, polite, smart, and responsible. Makes an effort to introduce himself to everyone and contribute in class, and takes things more seriously than most non-athletes I've seen. And not in a "good by athlete standards" way either, he would have no problem being a top student without the scholarship. Anyway figured I would share since a lot of times what you see of these guys on TV isn't really how they act in person. Jehu's a great dude. [Title]

Output: I've had a couple of classes


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] Hasn't happened to me in years, I promise! [Title]

Output: Double post


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Body] Always thought he was immensely talented as a returner, even though our awful special teams never let him truly show it. He'll light it up in D2 and I wouldn't be surprised to still see him try out for an NFL team when he graduates. Best of luck to the guy [Title]

Output: Always thought he was


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I'm really into role playing games, and I spend a lot of time playing and prepping games, which includes a lot of creative writing. I was raised on D&D but recently have gotten really into Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. I'd be curious to know if there's anyone else into RPGs on this board, you would think not but you never know. Other than that I work out a lot, and alternate between being into different activities like running, boxing, etc. Those figures look great, by the way. That's another hobby I want to pick up, once I have the money. [Title]

Output: I'm really into role playing


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Body] There's correcting poor grammar, and then there's that.... [Title]

Output: There's correcting poor


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Body] hissssss [Title]

Output: booooooo


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Can't even blame them, to be honest... [Title]

Output: Lol


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 12 hours ago [Body] Working on some Oberon right now, also just got some Goose Island 312 and finally found a place that sold a München Helles import (Campus Corner, believe it or not...). Good stuff. [Title]

Output: Working on some Oberon right


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Everybody saying he couldn't have contributed on returns because of his poor stats in the past don't understand just how bad our blocking has been on returns the past few years. Kid was elusive as hell, and with better blocking (read: any blocking) I think his stats would be a whole lot different. That all seems to be a moot point if he was dismissed, though. [Title]

Output: Everybody saying he couldn't


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Good lord. Have the refs supply the game balls if it's that big of a fucking deal. Not that that will happen of course, because the NFL doesn't care about the actual rules as much as they do pandering to public opinion. Good grief... [Title]

Output: Good lord. Have the refs


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Went to California once, in-n-out was hyped more than anything else on that trip and quite frankly it was only "meh." Five Guys is the shit. [Title]

Output: Went to California once,


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Something something hotcakes in Ohio... [Title]

Output: Something something hotcakes


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Congrats. [Title]

Output: Cool dude.


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Those maize and blue chairs in the third photo look quite uncomfortable. [Title]

Output: My thoughts?


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Hmmm.... if only there was a way to express said agreement without going through the trouble of writing a comment... some sort of "upward tally" perhaps. No no, that could never work. (I kid, I kid) [Title]

Output: Hmmm.... if only there was a


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Body] One big difference to my understanding: In rugby, you can give up an extra yard or two without any major consequences. As such, players are much less likely to go for the head-first "big hit" that stops the ballcarrier in his tracks. In football, an extra yard or two can make all the difference, and players are taught to tackle as such. Not to mention that rugby has its own major concussion issue going on right now. I wouldn't exactly look to that sport to model after. [Title]

Output: One big difference to my


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Good lord. I cannot for the life of me understand why people are so emotionally invested in talking politics on a sports blog. I agree that that post shouldn't have been locked - it should have been deleted. Yeah Harbaugh was tangentially involved in the whole thing - that doesn't make it an appropriate subject for a sports blog. If Harbaugh told people to go out and vote, should we have some huge discussion on the relative merits of the presidential candidates? Hell, this is a UofM sports blog, and UofM is a public university (i.e. part of the state of Michigan), maybe we should have a "Thoughts on Governer Snyder" post stickied on the MGoBoard? The first post about his tweet was toeing the line as is. This past post pretty clearly past it in my opinion. The No Politics rule is a damn good one, as evidenced by what happens in every single goddamn political post on this blog. If you want to talk politics, you can very easily go elsewhere to do so. [Title]

Output: Good lord. I cannot for the


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Did you... did you read the post? [Title]

Output: Did you... did you read the


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Body] It's an amazing album. GKMC was, for me at least, one of the all-time greats, and I wouldn't quite say the same thing about Butterfly (yet anyway). But it's still amazing. "u" had me in tears. Hearing Pac on the outro made my jaw drop. I'm just gonna repost my reddit comment on the subject: It really is an immensely dense album. Unlike GKMC it doesn't really have one unifying theme, but many - black culture, self esteem, the "pimping" of rap artists and black culture generally by America.... If I had one bone to pick it would be that the meaning is so convoluted at times that it doesn't always land as well as I feel it should. There are some songs like u (Kendrick's best in my opinion) and Blacker the Berry that are just so raw and emotional, they're incredible. But there are others on the album that left me somewhat underwhelmed, if only because they were so difficult to decipher. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - having more to digest can be good too - but it does detract from the overall feel at times and for me it's the difference between a 9/10 and a 10/10. [Title]

Output: It's an amazing album. GKMC


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 3 days ago [Body] If that album made you feel on top of the world you weren't listening very closely. No offense.... Outside of "i" the bulk of the album is depressing or at the very least darkly political. [Title]

Output: If that album made you feel


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I like to think I had a big role in that one :D [Title]

Output: I like to think I had a big


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Much as I really want to say "go for it, have fun"... if it were me, I would definitely feel out of place. The student section is full of rowdy 18-22 year olds, and as a student myself I can't say I see many adults there. If you can just own it and have fun in that sort of environment then absolutely go for it, but if you have hangups about standing all game and getting some weird looks from drunk students, those are probably legitimate hangups. Just my $.02 [Title]

Output: Much as I really want to say


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 2 days ago [Body] 3:05 was nice too. He looked good in this video, it's nice to see that he still has that great arm he came in with, despite how bad he looked the past two years. I still think his biggest challenges are going to be decision making and consistency in his throws, which we obviously can't glean from a video like this. Still, he looked good. [Title]

Output: 3:05 was nice too. He looked


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Kicked off isn't the same as having their charter pulled, which is done by their national fraternity and not UM. To answer your question though, they have not gotten back on campus yet (though they tried and failed this year). [Title]

Output: Kicked off isn't the same as


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Sure, if Calvin Johnson was a great but not game-changing WR and Reggie Wayne was a 24 year old all star... [Title]

Output: Sure, if Calvin Johnson was


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 5 days ago [Body] KG's reaction makes it awesome, staged or no. Edit: Is there an echo in here? [Title]

Output: KG's reaction makes it


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Fair enough and like I said I agree with all of you. Just figured I'd share since it's relevant. [Title]

Output: Fair enough and like I said I


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I heard from a sorority member affected that they did basically the same amount of damage last year that they did this year but were never kicked out or reprimanded, and the going theory is that Treetops only invited them back so that they could kick them out and sue them later. I'm 100% of the belief that this was ridiculously immature behavior and those involved deserve whatever punishment they have coming... but I do believe at this point that Treetops (which is going through a bankruptcy) is just trying to make a buck off of them. [Title]

Output: I heard from a sorority


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Nope, try again. http://www.mgoblue.com/collegesportslive/?media=489841 [Title]

Output: Nope, try


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Name: Nunya Business Affiliation with UM: Born and raised in Ann Arbor, current undergrad at UM. Dad, mom, and grandfather all went to Michigan. Dad and grandfather both taught at Michigan. Claim to Fame: Had the same middle school gym teacher as Jim Harbaugh (Mr Lily at Tappan!) Friend Who Needs To Stop Snooping On My Account: Eli [Title]

Output: Name: Nunya


Input: [Date] 5 days 12 hours ago [Body] That says a lot seeing as espn typically ranks the class when their 12 and never re-evaluates them before they graduate. [Title]

Output: That says a lot seeing as


Input: [Date] 5 days 17 hours ago [Body] People need to stop worrying about the stickers and more about the play on the field. The coaches in the 90s felt the egos were getting out of control on the team so they ended the stickers, and shortly after we won the national championship. If Harbaugh now thinks the players need some stickers to motivate them to make plays then I'm all for them, because we have had a serious lack of playmakers for the past few years. It's all about psychology. Harbaugh played on teams with stickers, so if he thinks they make the slightest bit of difference, I want them. [Title]

Output: People need to stop worrying


Input: [Date] 5 days 17 hours ago [Body] Then have you seen enough of every other player? Because no one on offense was any good last year. No one was set up to succeed with the coaching/playcalling we've had. [Title]

Output: Then have you seen enough of


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 15 hours ago [Body] We just need to look like a D1 football program again. Crush the bad teams, beat the good teams and beat or lose close to the very good teams and we'll get him. We already have a very good shot before Harbaugh's first game. He's CB'd ti OSU because he's in the Midwest and they just won the NC and picked up a couple Cass guys. Nothing more. [Title]

Output: We just need to look like a


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's only according to ESPN, which is... yeah. Basically meaningless. [Title]

Output: Correct me if I'm wrong, but


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I don't know that Hoke had anything to do with any of that. He was very traditional. [Title]

Output: I don't know that Hoke had


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I think most people on this blog would write the same response if they didn't even look at the renderings. It's much better than any alternate we've had in my opinion. The only crazy thing is the undershirt. The uniform itself is actually pretty simple. I think it's pretty cool. You have to keep in mind that Louisville doesn't have half the history of UM. [Title]

Output: I think most people on this


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Second this. Been going there my whole life. That and Old Mission Peninsula in TC are my top two. Conveniently, they're only 45 minutes apart. [Title]

Output: Second this. Been going


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 5 days ago [Body] After what we've seen since Carr, his ugly looks like Rosie Huntington-Wheatley (Watched transformers 3 on tv last night. Damn). [Title]

Output: After what we've seen since


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 6 days ago [Body] How long do good periods of viewing last typically? Like only a night or longer? I've never seen them and I'm headed to Copper Harbor on Friday. Would be awesome to see. [Title]

Output: How long do good periods of


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Why the hell would he change his mind 1 month after committing? I will never understand what goes through the minds of these kids and families... [Title]

Output: Why the hell would he change


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] If the camps were illegal Harbaugh wouldn't be allowed to have them Gary... [Title]

Output: If the camps were illegal


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Body] All Hoke's guys were highly rated as well. They just had shitty coaching. They're all starting with Harbaugh from day one and will receive the same amount of coaching from him, so there's no reason Morris won't thrive. He has a lot of raw talent, and per scouting reports was more polished than Gentry coming out of hs. All I'm saying is don't count anyone out yet. [Title]

Output: All Hoke's guys were highly


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I think you can tell from the initial returns you may have made a mistake coming here lol. I will say though, talking about it is pretty much always better than sweeping it under the rug. That's parenting. [Title]

Output: I think you can tell from the


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Where do you hear these rumors? I want to hear them too. [Title]

Output: Where do you hear these


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 6 days ago [Body] He better hurry up and make it official with the coaches or we're gonna fill our 8 linebacker spots... [Title]

Output: He better hurry up and make


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] Do you recall Michigan ever seeing this many guys in person? These camps provide a unique level of exposure. [Title]

Output: Do you recall Michigan ever


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 18 hours ago [Body] Personally coach? Or just be in the general vicinity of while playing football. There's no way to have that personal of a touch with that many guys. I'd think it would be a little bittersweet for some of those kids since I'm sure they all want to be coached by Harbaugh. [Title]

Output: Personally coach? Or just be


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Was really hoping you were annoying and asked him about Urbz or where DPJ is headed. You made the right call in taking the anti fanboy approach though. [Title]

Output: Was really hoping you were


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Also Erik Magnuson and Keith Washington. Still a rarity though. [Title]

Output: Also Erik Magnuson and Keith


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Body] When did he say that? I only listen occasionally but last I heard about Harbaugh was that he loved all the camp moves because he was standing up to the sec and not backing down. [Title]

Output: When did he say that? I only


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Think about all the players who would become available to the other power conferences if 5 recruits per SEC team were still available every year. [Title]

Output: Think about all the players


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Wasnt Davonte Neal a very highly regarded WR recruit? Surprised he was flipped to the other side. [Title]

Output: Wasnt Davonte Neal a very


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Eh.. Usually this is a sour grapes type of statement but in this case we truly could have had him if we wanted him. I don't think any recruits outside the state of Michigan will turn their head for this pickup by Sparty. [Title]

Output: Eh.. Usually this is a sour


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Dang I totally missed Heitzman transferring I think. Countess is the toughest to see go for sure. Have to think it means they were being outplayed though, which is a good thing. [Title]

Output: Dang I totally missed


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 4 days ago [Body] "I'm wishing him a speedy recovery." It's an appendectomy. He's already recovered. [Title]

Output: "I'm wishing him a speedy


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I am shocked that ESPN predicted history to repeat itself. They always predict the same thing that happened he previous year. [Title]

Output: I am shocked that ESPN


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I guess if you're gonna make a bullshit list you might as well go all out and make it as bullshitty as possible. [Title]

Output: I guess if you're gonna make


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I don't think there's any problem with flipping recruits.. I read that as "flipping" with quotes indicating sarcasm as in, "flipping" aka buying recruits. [Title]

Output: I don't think there's any


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Gary. We need elite line play badly. It's been way too long. And I'm pretty stoked about our backcourt for next year already. IF YOURE READING JAYLEN WE ARE SO THIN IN THE BACKCOURT! [Title]

Output: Gary. We need elite line play


Input: [Date] 4 days 19 hours ago [Body] I'd be curious to know what the actual injury was. I've only heard the generic "shoulder injury" statement. Did he tear one or more of the rotator cuff muscles, is he getting chronic dislocations, is the labrum damaged, was there a fracture, etc? Knowing that may have an impact on what he can do. He can for example effectively use the shoulder in limited ranges of motion, but may not the able to handle throwing at high velociteis or be able to stabalize in the lay back position. From the sounds of it the shoulder is healthy as he said he's been practicing at QB too, but I'd be curious. [Title]

Output: Curious on the specifics of the injury


Input: [Date] 4 days 19 hours ago [Body] I'll be curious to see how Miller pans out here. I've always thought he was a phenomenal athlete and very gifted runner (although not the best passer), so this is probably a good move. He is extremely difficult to square up and get a good hit on. I know Frank Clark blew him up once when he blind sided him in the pocket, but I don't think I've ever seen him take a big hit in the open field. He has amazing start/stop and change of direction ability for a guy his size. I haven't seen him catch the ball yet, so I'm not sure he can do that. And, it seems like you get a lot better perspective from a vision standpoint when you are the QB with the ball in your hands versus if someone hands or passes the ball to you, so it may not translate. But, having 3 potential guys like Barrett, Miller, and Elliot in one backfield is a little scary. I hope our LBs are ready. [Title]

Output: Will be interesting to see


Input: [Date] 4 days 20 hours ago [Body] We have a slew of quality complimentary WRs, but we have no #1 or big play guy. They all seem OK. I will say they do seem like great blockers, especially Chesson. Hopefully either Darboh, Chesson, or Canteen can take a big step forward or Ways, Harris, or Cole can make an immediate impact. I have my doubts on all of the above. I think our TEs may have to make up for our lack of playmaking at WR, which I think they may be capable of if Butt and Hill are healthy. Bunting could also create some mismatch problems, but I'm not sure what his role would be, TE or WR? I think the rest of the offense has an impact here too. I've been watching a lot of last years games and Gardner missed a ton of open recievers. They didn't need to make great plays, they just needed an accurately thrown ball to the open reciever instead of starring down his intended target and/or throwing into coverage. If the QB this year can correctly read coverage and throw accurately I'm not sure we need a big play WR, especially if the o-line can protect and get the running game going. But, then again the QB, RB, and OL positions are also question marks, so who knows. C'mon defense! [Title]

Output: No #1


Input: [Date] 4 days 20 hours ago [Body] I like your enthusiasm, but we haven't seen a true freshman WR make an impact since Manningham. I have no doubt he has the talent, but does he have the technique down to play WR in the B1G at that level? I have my doubts [Title]

Output: Recent history makes that unlikely


Input: [Date] 4 days 22 hours ago [Body] I don't know if he was a great return man or not. I don't know if he ever would have been great in the slot or not. I don't know if he was fast or just quick. I don't know if he was too small to really be effective or not. What I do know is he had great energy and enthusiasm and that will be missed. Having a guy with great energy all the time and a positive attitude is a great asset in team sports. Good luck in your future young man. [Title]

Output: Will miss his energy and enthusiasm


Input: [Date] 5 days 15 hours ago [Body] I will give credit to Hoke for playing OSU fairly tight, despite only one win in 4 tries and that one win coming against an interim head coach. But, the team was always up for that game and played well. If they played that hard and executed that well the whole year they'd probably be a 9 win team. But, they never did. I will also say that IMO a lot falls on Gardner. I have spent some time the past few days watching last years games and there were a heck of a lot of open WRs that Gardner just missed or threw INTs on. That's a lot of missed opportunities and turnovers that if went the other way may have had a big impact on the outcome of games. It's still hard to see beating ND, MSU, and OSU, but they probably could have beaten Utah, Rutgers, Maryland, and Minnesota. With all that said, we still don't have a proven QB, WR, or RB yet, so it's hard to say with much confidence those things won't happen again. If Ruddock starts I doubt we see as many turnovers, but we probably don't convert as many first downs that Gardner picked up using his legs either. IDK [Title]

Output: Hoke deserves credit for playing OSU well in his tenure


Input: [Date] 5 days 15 hours ago [Body] Yeah, that whole OSU thing remains a thorn in our side. When do they have to go through a dark period?...NEVER! They turn out 10-win seasons like it's nobody's business regardless of coach or circumstance. Their biggest problems were being undefeated and getting upsed by UM in the 90's, then going through tat-gate and Tress resigning and having one average year only to go undefeated and not be able to play in the post season the next. I think if the world removed the fact that our biggest rival has been heads and shoulders better than us for the the last 15 years it would be easier to stomach. But, they show no signs of slowing down. [Title]

Output: OSU is just a thorn in our side that won't go away


Input: [Date] 5 days 15 hours ago [Body] Yeah, it's a tough thing to figure out, right? It's probably a whole bunch of things and not a simple problem, which is partly why I don't think there's a huge change this year. I think and hope for some positive improvement, just not enough to take a 5-7 team and turn them into a 10-2 team. I think that attitude and perspective play a big part in team sports and that had a big impact on Hoke's first year success. There's a chance we can see some of that team chemistry type stuff pay off again this year if the guys buy into Harbaugh. And, the reality is there are really only two teams that look on paper to be significantly better on UMs schedule. But, I still have to believe we will see some of the same struggles when we play the better teams on the schedule. We may look awesome against Indiana and UNLV, I know Green look great against Miami and App St last year, but we'll see how they hold up against Utah, BYU, MSU, PSU, and OSU. [Title]

Output: Yeah, it's a tough thing to


Input: [Date] 5 days 18 hours ago [Body] I think that's a bit oversimplified. I wasn't really talking recruiting either, but I do think there is some truth there, but not a lot in special teams as most of our top recruits either seem like they don't play special teams or are freshman/soph types. But, OK lets look at that a little further. I'm assuming we're talking 2012-2014 recruiting to help define the problem. We have had some bright spots. Funchess, Butt, Lewis, and Cole have all played up to or above their recruiting profiles. Some of the LBs who were good recruits have been burried on the depth chart so far like Gedeon and McCray, so it's hard to blame them. I'm curious how the new staff will evaluate them and wonder if they'll steal time from some established guys like Morgan and Bolden. I'm a litlte disapointed we've had a few guys transfer that seemed like quality players like Ferns and Bosch, both of whom I was excited about. Hurst seems to have shown at least some signs that he may be better than his recruiting ranking. What little we've seen of Peppers is promising. Wilson and Mags seem like their trajectory was as expected. Drake Johnson has been better than his recruiting ranking, he just hasn't been able to stay healthy. Henry also has achieved above his recruiting profile IMO. Wormley was injured. Same with Harris, plus he's in his second year. Mone has shown potential and Marshall is getting buzz as a young guy. Charlton is a guy I've been waiting to see and this is his first year as a projected starter. I guess I'm a little disapointed he hasn't played more, but this year will tell us a lot more, no reason he couldn't turn into an all-conference type. So, there is more to the story than they are just dumb football players. And, I'm not sure how many 4-star recruits are play punt and kickoff return other than RJS and Thomas, both of who baffle me. Gedeon and McCray do, but we've already talked about them. Sometimes Bolden or Ross does. Chesson does and is a great special teamer IMO, but he was a 3-star. There are quite a high number of 4-star guys that just haven't panned out yet. Richardson, RJS, Pipkins, Kalis, Ojemudia, Green, Dawson, and Thomas were all guys expected to have done something by now. Richardson is tiny, but he was ranked highly as a recruit. I always though RJS, Pipkins, and Thomas were really talented. I guess injuries got to Pipkins and he's not really a guy that was applicable in this argument anways since he doesn't play special teams or o-line, but not sure why RJS and Thomas haven't figured it out. Dawson is sitll young for his position, but didn't far well against an even younger player (Hurst) in the spring game. He's supposed to be one of the top guards in the country for his class. I still don't know what Kalis' problem is. I guess I get the impression that Kalis and RJS may not be the best football minds, so maybe you're right with my argument there. Not sure what Ojemudia's deal is, maybe just out of position or haven't found the right role for him. Other guys like Hill, Clark, and Gant should be good special teamers, but seem to struggle. Braden at this point with his size, strength, age, and experience should be better off. So, I guess I'm really talking about a handful of guys here...Kalis, Braden, Dawson, RJS, Richardson, Thomas, Hill, Clark, and Gant. These seem like key guys on o-line and special teams that are struggling. Some were high recruits, others not. I'm not sure how much they will change in one year with new coaches. Big picture, I wasn't really talking specifically about recruiting. Overall with the recruiting there seems to be a lot of factors going into a good number guys that haven't panned out...transfers, injuries, depth chart, poor development, just not as good as we thought, poor football IQ, etc. But, it seems like a much higher than average miss-rate on recruiting stars. [Title]

Output: I think that's a bit