Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] I was in the Maize Rage contigent and I have to say there wasn't anything too bad really. We had one guy yell at us "Do you want to die?", but he ended up getting kicked out. Similarly there was only one guy who tried to fight us. He tried to inefffectively hip check me and when I ignored him, he came around and sucker punched another Rager. Fortunately security got him too. Again, overall losing makes them way less likely to say crap so thanks to the team for shutting them up. [Title]

Output: I was in the Maize Rage


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] I mean it was at Breslin and Sparty expected to win so it was pretty sparse throughout the stadium. The majority were either the parents section or in the rows over by us, but there was not a lot of Maize in that stadium (didn't matter since we sent Sparty home feeling pretty blue). [Title]

Output: I mean it was at Breslin and


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Three years ago now actually. Darius Morris game: Get the f*ck of my court Sparty. [Title]

Output: Three years ago now actually.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] Yes the Maize Rage was there. We were so high up though and the kisses probably weren't towards us. [Title]

Output: Yes the Maize Rage was there.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Personally I think Stauskas is probably best served to leave after this year if he keeps up his level of play. His stock will be at its highest and his game won't get picked apart. Selfishly, I hope he comes back to make Michigan better next year. Either way I hope he has great success on the next level so I can marginally care about watching the NBA more (Fire Dumars) [Title]

Output: Personally I think Stauskas


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] No kidding. Man my last two years there (graduated in 08) we didn't even have a football team (I was gonna try out, but with only 19 of us they cancelled the team). Also I somehow forgot that there are a couple Knights that comitted to/playing for the baseball team here at UM. [Title]

Output: No kidding. Man my last two


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] From the Falcons side, I'm sorry you have to watch our sorry team play the sorry team that is the Lions. [Title]

Output: From the Falcons side, I'm


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] I will bet you $100 and 1,000,000 Mgopoints that Michigan gets in the tourney with an 11-7 conference record. The Big Ten champion squad was 24-9 and a #4 seed. An 11-7 squad even w/o a Big Ten tourney win would be at 19-11. Not a fantastic record, but we'd not only be in, we'd be fairly far from the bubble. [Title]

Output: I will bet you $100 and


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Happy to hear that Madison is doing well. Considering the list of Division 1 athletes from my high school (University Liggett) is basically her and....her sisters, it's fun to see. Hopefully engineering lightens up a tad so I can catch a game, but that is unlikely. [Title]

Output: Happy to hear that Madison is


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] I can certainly sympathize with that as it has certainly been a rough ride. I also acknowledge that I tend to be extraordinarily optimistic about our basketball team (exception being I didn't think Trey Burke would ever become...well Trey Burke). However, I really feel this team is going to finish somewhere in the 10-13 Big Ten win range depending on how well the defense comes around. While the Big Ten is deep this year, I don't think anyone in the conference is last year MIchigan or Indiana in terms of talent. If we develop even a little bit on defense, we'll probably end up at 11-7 in conference and a 5-6 seed come tourney time. I'm not sure how many other teams could lose a preseason All-American and match that mark in the Big Ten. [Title]

Output: I can certainly sympathize


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] http://mgoblog.com/content/maximizing-your-fumble-luck [Title]

Output: According to the mathlete you are correct about that


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] I feel as if people act like we can't beat good teams at home. We beat State and OSU each of the last two years at home, when they were nationally elite. We hung with Arizona until the buzzer. Maybe we don't sweep our conference home schedule, but considering we have 2 conference losses in the past 2 years at Crisler, I'll take my chances. [Title]

Output: I feel as if people act like


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] A group of us Maize Ragers (probably about 20 or so) are headed to the game. [Title]

Output: A group of us Maize Ragers


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] Aren't they moving to the ACC though? So isn't it more, needing to invest a crap ton to have a chance to compete with the FSU's and Clemson's (not even considering if Va Tech and/or Miami get off the mat) [Title]

Output: Aren't they moving to the ACC


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] I'm glad someone else had the same incredulous reaction to the idea of a QB "controversy" or even a "competition". It's backup QB syndrome to the max, but what's astounding is that we ACTUALLY SAW THE BACKUP QB and while he was better than expected, he was a clear step and a half below the starter. Also has any QB ever lost their starting job after their last game involved 451 yards and 5 TD, half of which was on a broken foot? I'd wager not. [Title]

Output: I'm glad someone else had the


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] To be fair to Gardner, I think he improved enormously in this respect as the season went on. While it was true after non-conference play, by the end of the year he was manipulating the pocket like you'd expect from a 4th year junior. [Title]

Output: To be fair to Gardner, I


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] I posted something similiar in the Nebraska game recap thread and someone very informatively responded with the stat that opponents shoot 73.2% at the line against us (318th in the country, average is 69.4%). I really wish I understood why that seems to happen too. My best guess would be that it's a little bad luck and the completely unsubstantiated guess that we tend to foul guards more often than big men. [Title]

Output: I posted something similiar


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] This seems an odd game to criticize Jordan Morgan after. [Title]

Output: This seems an odd game to


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] I fully acknowledge that this may be cogintive bias, but I feel as if teams shoot way better at the free throw line against us than their season averages. For example, I heard Arizona shoots 68% as a team, but couldn't freakin miss against us (until the last one which was on purpose). As far as the game, the team showed mental toughness and poise in continuting to run the offense and not get discouraged when they didn't make stops. Lots to improve on the defensive end, but you'd always rather see that after a win than a loss. [Title]

Output: I fully acknowledge that this


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to see Wisconsin as the most evil thing ever. (Note this was exacerbated by my engineering professor here at UM claiming one of his favorite memories as a Wisconsin fan was of Josh Gasser). [Title]

Output: I'm glad to see I'm not the


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I wondered on here if this team was going to be able to get over the hump after losing that crushihng game to Arizona. This was a game that there would have been plenty of excuses had they lost, but they buckled down and got it done. Extremely proud of the effort tonight. Only thing is that we need GRIII to be okay. [Title]

Output: Agreed


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Yeah the tourney run was the most fun I've ever had as a sports fan so I can't call this the worst year ever. I got to go to Turner Field (where they played the Victors every time Jeff Samardjzia batted which was awesome) and the Georgia Dome for the first time. 2009 was by far worst if you ask me. Basketball sucked, Football sucked, and IIRC hockey got off to a horrid start. [Title]

Output: Yeah the tourney run was the


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Main difference being (and I'm glad about this difference) that Lloyd left on 100% his own terms and wasn't forced out (regardless of what some dumb ESPN Big Ten blog post asserts) [Title]

Output: That's a great comparison


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Hadn't heard of him before. Hope he loses every football game for four years. [Title]

Output: Hadn't heard of him before.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] We seriously must be a football school if a Final Four run is somehow below beating an 8 win Notre Dame squad (and I was at both the FF and the ND game) [Title]

Output: We seriously must be a


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Well I figure it's never a bad thing when a UM adminstrator wins a positive award, so congrats to him. [Title]

Output: Well I figure it's never a


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Maybe it's because the last 3 months of 2013 have been such a drag on my sports psyche, maybe it's because I had work in 2 hours and 3 exams the following week, I don't know. But I left that game feeling if the team couldn't get over the hump in that atmosphere agaisnt a top team, I'm not seeing much more than 10 wins in Big Ten play and at that point I don't know if that's enough to make the NCAA Tournament. We crucially need this year/next year to continue the momentum of the Final Four run if we're going to continue to compete in the Big Ten and in recruiting. I guess all I can do is hope Beilein can get it straightened out. Good news is that considering his track record so far, that's probably not a vain hope. [Title]

Output: Maybe it's because the last 3


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Playing against the Falcons defense is the rough equivalent of playing on JV/Freshman mode in NCAA Football though. [Title]

Output: Playing against the Falcons


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Falcons fan here: THIS WAS NOT THE GAME I WOULD HAVE CHOSEN TO WIN BASED OFF A LAST MINUTE 2 PT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. [Title]

Output: Falcons fan here: THIS WAS


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Funchess/Gallon 127 rec 2011 yds 15 TDs Manningham/Aarington (jr year) 139 rec 2056 yds 20 TDs (so year) 78 rec 1373 yds 17 TDs It's very much a fair statement, especially when considering the quality of OL. People here don't appreciate Jeremy Gallon nearly enough. He ought to go down as an all-timer at WR. Desmond and AC were clearly better, but he's in the conversation IMO with everyone else. [Title]

Output: Funchess/Gallon 127 rec 2011


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] I'm a Falcons fan so that dictates my rooting behavior. I cheered on TJ Duckett and Michael Jenkins while they were here (though Jenkins was mediocre and I did call refer to him as "that stupid Bukeye" alot). For the most part though, it seems that there aren't a lot of UM/MSU/OSU guys involved in the Falcons games/rivalries so it's a non-issue. [Title]

Output: I'm a Falcons fan so that


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Body] Yeah I (like many here) think Dave Brandon has a big ego and can come off as smug and so I don't particularly like him. However, I do believe that most DB complaining is way over the top and that Brandon is honestly trying to do what he believes is best for Michigan athletics (however misguided some efforts may be). [Title]

Output: Yeah I (like many here) think


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Body] I wouldn't need validation. How much would you want for them? [Title]

Output: I wouldn't need validation.


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] NW 24 UM 14. I watch the remainder of the season out of loyalty to the team, but fully emotionally check out after the game and look forward to basketball. [Title]

Output: Predictions


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] I know it's a different sport, but before the basketball season, the Maize Rage got to go to a closed practice and some of the players came up to talk to us afterwards. Jon Horford remarked that they'd appreciate people supporting the team and not sarcastically cheering/booing. So keep that in mind during this debate. Note: I did boo once during 2008, but I deeply regret that now and if I could, would go back then to throw multiple water bottles at my 17 year old self. [Title]

Output: I know it's a different


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] Because this is not a meaningless game. It's a key road win that'll be key if we want to maximize seeding. Also Iowa State is not a pushover (in fact KenPom has them as a slight favorite) [Title]

Output: Because this is not a


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Body] Jason Whitlock cannot write a decent article because he is a hack. [Title]

Output: Jason Whitlock cannot write a


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] Yeah what the guys above said. If you want to sit in the bleachers, you have to get in line early and wait for GA. If you just want a ticket, are a student and don't care, wait until after the claiming period and buy tickets that way. [Title]

Output: Yeah what the guys above


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] Considering Nebraska seems about as good as Minnesota, we should be able to handle Nebraska at home. Beyond that I have no clue if we'll win the road games and it'll take a 1969ish upset for us to beat Ohio State at home. [Title]

Output: Considering Nebraska seems


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Body] This could not be more perfectly representative of the two fan bases. Simply incredible [Title]

Output: This could not be more


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] But the question is what gives you the best probability of not giving up a FG/TD. The free kick after the safety probably gains you 20 yards in field position at least vs. punting. You give up two first downs and you probably lose regardless with only 5:00 to go. Honestly if I had been Nebraska I would have gone for it, but I don't think the punt was that terrible a choice. I think all 3 choices are fairly close which is why it's an interesting game theory brain teaser. [Title]

Output: But the question is what


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] You do realize that working on an outside game is not mutually exclusive with working on a post game right? Also that there is a 0% chance that McGary decided to do that without the input of Beilien (for example he told Stauskas to work on quicker releases a la Ray Allen) And if McGary is going to play as the 4 in this offense, he needs to have some shooting range. I'm not saying he needs to take 3 threes a game, but he needs to be able to hit that 16 footer somewhat consistently to avoid bogging down the offense. [Title]

Output: You do realize that working


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] Maybe, but way too early to intelligently ask the question. Also this thread is bad and you should feel bad. [Title]

Output: Maybe, but way too early to


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] Look at my first post, I definitely agree with you. I just think this team's issues are going to limit how many games we win UNLESS we see ND/IU Devin the rest of the year. [Title]

Output: Look at my first post, I


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] While he didn't put it clearly, I think he was referring to the defenses only depth chart, not the whole team. [Title]

Output: While he didn't put it


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] Well I meant 8-4 as a ceiling as far as year in year out results. It is absolutely possible (and I dare say the most likely result) that this year ends with us at 8-4/ [Title]

Output: Well I meant 8-4 as a ceiling


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Body] I definitely don't think that our ceiling is at 8-4 especially in what appears to be a rather weak Big Ten going forward. We are recruiting so well on defense (a place where you often see stronger correlation between stars and success than offense) and we have a great defensive staff in place. I even think that Borges when given the right pieces is an above average OC. The problem is that it'll take a once in a generation stars lining up for us to win a National Title, but then again that's not any different from the Bo/Mo/Lloyd eras. We should consistently compete and hopefully win some Big Ten Titles. [Title]

Output: I definitely don't think that


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] I got to see an open practice the other day and I can't contain my excitement. Walton/Irvin look like legit Big 10 players already and that's adding to a great core in GRIII/McGary/Morgan. The coaches appear to be preaching defense hard and if we improve there, it will offset the probably loss in offensive efficiency without Burke (complaining about last year's offense in any way seems absurd but whatever) [Title]

Output: I got to see an open practice


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] Wasn't this the same group that had us going 5-7 before the season? Not saying their metrics are terrible, but maybe not the most useful in the context of the Big Ten. [Title]

Output: Wasn't this the same group


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] Fantastic post. I'm not sure Borges is the answer and I think some honest, frank questions can be asked about how effective his scheme/adjustments have been. That being said insulting his weight, insinuating that he doesn't care about his job/winning, or any of the such vitrol that has been spouted since Saturday is unnecessary. You'll almost never see me post in game threads or immediately after losses because I know I can't maintain perspective in the heat of the moment. I'd suggest many, many posters here do the same. [Title]

Output: Fantastic post. I'm not sure


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Body] I agree that hiring Cameron wouldn't solve anything, but your example is terrible because if I was absolutely forced to replace Mattison and could magically hire anyone, Chavis would probably be in the top 3 of my choices. [Title]

Output: I agree that hiring Cameron


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Body] I'm sure this thread will remain level headed as everyone can agree the Freep sucks. [Title]

Output: I'm sure this thread will


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Body] BASEBALL IS STUPID AS IS THE NFL. [Title]

Output: BASEBALL IS STUPID AS IS THE NFL.


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Body] One of the funniest sports moments IMO even though we lost was Glen Mason breathlessly telling the sideline reporter that he just "wanted to see what the damn Jug looked like" About sums up our "rivalry" in one sentence. [Title]

Output: One of the funniest sports


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Body] I'm sorry, but I can't take Gopher smack talk seriously. We beat them at their place with our worst team ever by multiple scores. We shut them out in 2011. We win this game by 20 points easy. Also could you imagine any UM players disrespecting the opposition like this, especially to the media? [Title]

Output: I'm sorry, but I can't take


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Body] God I miss negs right now. [Title]

Output: God I miss negs right now.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] This info is from UMHoops so make sure to support that great site. This puts us to the scholarship limit assuming that GRIII and McGary return. Since that seems extremely unlikely, we probably have room for two more. My guess would be that we take Grantham and either Blackmon or Booker if they want to come, but if we miss, we bank one for what looks like a great 2015 class. [Title]

Output: This info is from UMHoops so


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] Simply a huge win for Coach B and the basketball program. If we're gonna continue competing for Big Ten and National Titles, we're gonna have to start winning these types of recruiting battles with teams like Arizona. [Title]

Output: Simply a huge win for Coach B


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] I do think we have been watching different games. UConn is a completely different game if Devin is a little more accurate and doesn't throw that first pick or if we don't give up the fumble touchdown or if we don't screw up the punt return. If we exclude TOs, our offense has had 3 good games moving the ball and one bad one. I realize we haven't played the elite of college football, but the Big Ten sucks balls and outside of MSU, I don't think there's a defense capable of slowing down Devin if he's ND Devin. So really the number one issue facing the team is Devin getting back on track. Everything else will open up from there. [Title]

Output: I do think we have been


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] The juxtaposition of your post with your signature is fantastic. I think the plays we run are fine if (and it's a huge IF) we avoid turnovers. There isn't an offense under the sun that can consistently move the ball if they turn it over 4 times a game. [Title]

Output: The juxtaposition of your


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] Well based on my excellent understanding of statistics(so gonna nail this Stats HW I'm doing right now) I assume this means we should be out of the goalline every play as it has the highest average. [Title]

Output: Well based on my excellent


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] You should probably look again at #6. Unless you were talking about Mississippi St in which case I'd wonder at your vitrol towards them over the Gator Bowl. [Title]

Output: You should probably look


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] That would be my suspicion on what will happen. He will have to be counted against the cap for a year no matter what so we'll see if he's able to go (if not it doesn't matter and he better get one hell of an ovation from the arena when he makes an appearance). If not, then he'll be put on a medical to allow him to finish school and he wouldn't count against a future cap. [Title]

Output: That would be my suspicion on


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Body] It's still going to be a solid class overall, just not a nationally elite one like the last couple years so don't jump off a bridge. For basketball though, recruiting is so accelerated that I'd expect the national championship berth to be more beneficial to the 2015/2016 classes that are just starting to form big interests. [Title]

Output: Trying to talk you off the ledge


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Not trying to be snarky here, but I'm honestly curious why you are here. If you don't enjoy UFRs and anaylsis of players (and note: since we're not going to win every game 1000-0, there is going to be some critique of the players performance), I just feel like this would be a miserable place to be in general. If your larger point is that some criticism in the UFRs went too far (I think Obi Ezeh would be the main example of a player perhaps too harshly criticized for poor performance), that's possibly fair, but that's not what it seems you are insinuating. [Title]

Output: Not trying to be snarky here,


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Between this thread, RR battle 2.0, and the student basketball ticket debates, this has been quite a contentious few days here. The UFRs and hopefully some civil discussion can't get here soon enough. [Title]

Output: Between this thread, RR


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] Ahh nothing riles up the natives more than suggesting anything other than RR was an utter country bumpkin who didn't know anything about football. It doesn't seem that hard, RR had a good offense that would have been great had he had time for his players to mature (note: the fact that he didn't have that time was 100% his fault for hiring GERG). I think Borges will have a good offensse this year that can be great next year if we get OL and QB development. I really don't see what all the anger is about. [Title]

Output: Ahh nothing riles up the


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Body] I try to stay somewhat positive so I'll say this. I thought Borges adjusted to the reality of Devin's struggles and called a fine game. Question his QB development skills if you want (and that might be fair), but I honestly like him as a game caller for the most part. I feel as if we always have someone open on 3rd and medium if our QBs are accurate. [Title]

Output: I try to stay somewhat


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 6 days ago [Body] The problem is that even if one of these kids filed this lawsuit today, it wouldn't get resolved for at least 18 to 24 months and by that time the point would be moot for everyone involved in the case. I'm not too up on the NCAA rules or what potential consequences to another school might be, but one way to do it might be for one of the kids to find a school that is willing to take up the fight against this kind of thing, enroll in that school and have the school announce that he's going to play without sitting out a year - essentially announce that the school and the kid are deeming the LOI fraudulently induced and invalid. Then let the original school and the NCAA sue the school and the kid, such that the old school and the NCAA would have to prove that the LOI is valid and enforceable. Meanwhile maybe the kid plays or redshirts. Probably no school would want to fight the NCAA on that though(?). [Title]

Output: The problem is that even if


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] With a solid defense, improving O-line and a competent run game, Morris doesn't have to be "great" or even "good" to competently play the role we'll need him to play in this offense. Seems like a tough kid with all the physical ability you need, do people really think that Harbaugh can't turn this kid into just an average Big 10 QB pretty quickly? That's not the highest bar in the world. [Title]

Output: With a solid defense,


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Body] This is might the dumbest thing I've ever seen on these boards. [Title]

Output: Wow


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I need a smoke after that... [Title]

Output: dang you guys


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] ”I don’t take vacations. I don’t get sick. I don’t observe major holidays. I’m a jackhammer.” [Title]

Output: ”I don’t take vacations. I


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title]

Output: I'm a ...


Input: [Date] 1 week 9 hours ago [Title] I still think the biggest [Body]

Output: I still think the biggest problem early last season was Walton getting hurt in the Vilanova game. He had none of his explosiveness afterwards and couldn't help Caris share the load. IMHO the biggest thing the team needs to work on is Doyle improving his PnR chemistry with both Caris and Walton.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] I think the fact that the [Body]

Output: I think the fact that the reaction to this is that OKC made some mistake firing one of the worst coaches in the NBA shows that few people actually watch the NBA. If they get an actual coach, they should be co-favorites for the title.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] Haha was not expecting to see [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Title] If defensive effot is so [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 9 hours ago [Title] This comment is bad and you [Body]

Output: This comment is bad and you should feel bad.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Unfair to Caris [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Title] The way I read Brian's [Body]

Output: The way I read Brian's paragraph was that sentence means that there is universal agreement in the Michigan insider community that Les Miles would come to UM if actually offered the job


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Last time I checked Florida, [Body]

Output: Last time I checked Florida, ND, Texas, and Alabama are not in the Big Ten.


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I am more down on Mora than [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I'd bump your YPA average up [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] The complaint isn't that EMU [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 10 hours ago [Title] I'd argue that a one sentence [Body]

Output: I'd argue that a one sentence blurb is hardly annoying, especially with such a salient point. Playing EMU to prep for the Syaracuse zone is just common sense.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Title] No Posbang. We should be [Body]

Output: No Posbang. We should be happy in the potential for the future being better, but it's still sad that a good guy like Brady didn't work out.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I will...Pee on Everything. [Body]

Output: I will...Pee on Everything.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Oh how soon we forget. PSU - 36 Wis - 33 [Body]


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 9 hours ago [Title] If being "exposed" is beating [Body]

Output: If being "exposed" is beating a top 3 team on the road with a true freshmen QB, then yes Sumlin is "exposed" this year. If he wanted to come here, I'd break open the bank (note: I think there is a 0.0% chance he'd want to come here)


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Denard Robinson went 16-5 as [Body]

Output: Denard Robinson went 16-5 as the starting QB for Hoke and that's counting the game he didn't finish because he was hurt (thought that also counts the Illinois win he didn't finish). Denard Robinson deserves exactly 0.0% of the blame for Hoke failing and to say otherwise is infuriating.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Can we please stop adding [Body]

Output: Can we please stop adding gate to the end of every controversy? Watergate had nothing to do with water. I much prefer Brandghazi if we must have a cutesy name to refer to these issues.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Man I did Nazi that [Body]

Output: Man I did Nazi that misspelling of facets coming.


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 1 day ago [Title] wut [Body]

Output: wut


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 6 days ago [Title] According to last year's CSG [Body]

Output: According to last year's CSG President Proppe, a 12% response rate is double the normal response rate so I'd call that fantastic.


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I will have you know that [Body]

Output: I will have you know that this exact quote is going to him via facebook now.


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Fair enough I will do as you ask. [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 6 days ago [Title] i think the difference with [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 2 days ago [Title] That's not the way statistics [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I'm not the world's biggest [Body]

Output: I'm not the world's biggest Brandon fan, but I feel as if criticisms should be founded in facts. I believe Brandon actually donates more than his annual salary back to the University.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Appreciate some football focused analysis [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I don't think its atypical to [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Wow feels surreal to see this [Body]

Output: Wow feels surreal to see this growing so quickly after I helped my buddy proofread this at 9 pm tonight (so any grammatical errors are my fault). I already signed and i encourage others to as well.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I believe it is Lloyd Carr [Body]

Output: I believe it is Lloyd Carr actually.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Disagree [Body]

Output: I was there live and while most didn't see the hit live, we did see Morris almost fall over onto Braden on the big screen at which point everyone in my section starting screaming bloody murder to get him out of the game. I and most people in my section were furious live and nothing the coaching staff or AD has said since has abated the anger.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Title] You should probably check [Body]

Output: You should probably check your own math before you try to snark. 42 days is 6 weeks which is November 10.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Jesus [Body]

Output: We've officially become mid 2000s Michigan State now with countdowns to basketball season and a clown show of a football team. But nonetheless can't wait for basketball season myself.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Do you seriously think Shane [Body]

Output: Do you seriously think Shane Morris should have been the starter? The best argument for starting him (assuming Gardner was healthy) was "change for changes sake" which...is how you get people running 3-3-5s in the middle of the season.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Speechless [Body]

Output: I have never, never felt this level of rage about anything on the football field. Losing sucks, but I can handle it because it is a part of sports. But this, being sold that the Michgan way means something, integrity means something and then to have our athletic "leaders" act this way is simple infuriating.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Title] And if Hayes fumbles the ball [Body]

Output: And if Hayes fumbles the ball and Morris tries to dive for the ball and gets blown up again then what? You can't put a player on the field without the possibility of them getting hit. There is no defensible reason for Shane Morris to have been put back in that game.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It's always interesting to [Body]

Output: It's always interesting to see how the UFRs, mesh with my feeling during the game. I remember thinking that the offensive line was fine in pass protection, but Gardner screwed that up and that they were a major culprit in the run game. It seems that the RBs might have been more of a problem than I realized. The game as a whole was a needle mover for me and my faith in Hoke, but he has 10 games left in the season. If we get the ship turned around as I hope we do, then I'll be the first to admit I was wrong. If not, well I think the Michigan job is a bit more attractive than you give it credit for Brian.


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 2 days ago [Title] STOP BLAMING DENARD ROBINSON [Body]

Output: Excuse my all caps and rudeness, but blaming Denard Robinson for ANY of Michigan's problems is moronic. Let's play a compare/contrast game. RR w/o Denard starting : 8-16 .333 RR w/ Denard : 7-6 .538 Hoke w/ Denard 16-5 (counting the Nebraska loss) .762 Hoke w/o Denard 11-9 0.550 That is a 20% win increase for each of the two coaches at UM who had access to Denard's talents. Despite all he accomplished, Denard is somehow still criminally underappreciated by the UM fanbase for how much he papered over the incompetence that surrounded him.


Input: [Date] 46 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I like to think that the fact [Body]

Output: I like to think that the fact you referred to Maryland as Rutgers in the Maryland section was a thematic, intentional choice on the ridiculousness of adding them to the Big Ten and not an editing mistake.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Ok if Brian ends up being [Body]

Output: Ok if Brian ends up being right and this is a top 10 defense andwe have a top 10 passing offense and the running game goes back to mediocre....That's a 10-2/11-1 squad isn't it? Especially with the Big 10 being not great and ND being so hurt by the suspensions.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Actually I'd prefer lots of [Body]

Output: Actually I'd prefer lots of pressure.


Input: [Date] 48 weeks 2 days ago [Title] FWIW [Body]

Output: Buffy is on Netflix. Trying to find the show online was actually the impetus for me signing up.


Input: [Date] 48 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Bit of both. IIRC we were [Body]

Output: Bit of both. IIRC we were playing some higher level Belgium squads (maybe a bit better than the team we played today) whereas this Italian squad is the only actual team that we played on this trip. On the other hand, the talent gap between this year's squad and the 10-11 squad is enormous.


Input: [Date] 48 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I too like to complain about [Body]

Output: I too like to complain about free content that helps pass the time until football season.


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I don't know man [Body]

Output: I'm not a hockey season ticket holder either, but it's really not hard to see why ticket holders are upset that they're losing a home game against their biggest rivals for a neutral site game. If this was say against OSU or UW, then I think people might be slightly annoyed, but not nearly as upset.


Input: [Date] 50 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I wish we just stuck with our [Body]

Output: I wish we just stuck with our original jerseys as we have the best uniform in sports, but as far as UNIFORMZ, those are the best ones yet.


Input: [Date] 1 year 12 hours ago [Title] Tommy Amaker never [Body]

Output: Tommy Amaker never accomplished anything close to Hoke's 11-2 season (Winning the NIT is roughly equivalent to that 8-5 2012 team). He also didn't recruit at nearly the level Hoke is AND he was still givien six years. So I don't really see any relevant comparison between the two.


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 days ago [Title] Your username makes me think [Body]

Output: Your username makes me think you have some personal experience with these matters.


Input: [Date] 1 year 4 days ago [Title] I read DG as Devin Gardner at [Body]

Output: I read DG as Devin Gardner at first and was fairly confused about what that had to do with anything.


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] I think Denard covered up a [Body]

Output: I think Denard covered up a lot of the holes his senior year, but during his juinor year with Molk anchoring the line, it was very good and produced two 1000 yard rushers. I think finding competent center play will be the key factor to improvement on the line.


Input: [Date] 1 year 6 weeks ago [Title] USA USA USA!!!!! [Body]

Output: USA USA USA!!!!!


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] Seems like a silly argument [Body]

Output: Aren't you allowed to like both series? I didn't realize it was an either/or thing. I guess it really doesn't matter since Doctor Who is better than both anyway.


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] I don't think Caris playing [Body]

Output: I don't think Caris playing that 35 min a game is a stretch considering he played 34.0 min per game this year.


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] OSU [Body]

Output: This is football. Especially now that we're in the same division so there isn't even that consideration. The answer would be different if you asked who I'd rather beat in basketball. That being said if we want to ever stop being non-Catholic Notre Dame, we need to start beating both of them on somewhat of a consistent basis.


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] Your baseball analogy is flawed. [Body]

Output: Batting average actually doesn't mean that much, OBP is much more revealing stat on what you really need to measure (what is the percent chance that a guy gets on base/HR during any given at bat). RBIs also are more a funciton of opportunity than a particular measure of hitter skills. If you put Miggy on the Astros, he'd probably have less RBIs, even perfroming the same amount. I'm not arguing that hockey stat is valid because baseball is really the only mainly individual sport on offense, whereas hockey is very much a team game. However, you have to fairly represent your opponents arguments (Also Mike Trout is a better baseball player than Miguel Carbrera and if Cabrera played for the Twins or A's, everyone here would recognize that fact).


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Title] Also if there is [Body]

Output: Also if there is one...Avatar...if you will that could cause it to rain like hell, yours would be the one.


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Title] Or we can talk about how that [Body]

Output: Or we can talk about how that silly, silly spin move became less and less of his repertoire as the year went on. We can talk about how his pocket manipulation improved leaps and bounds over the year (unfortunately was lost amid the constant pressure and sacks). We can talk about how he had only 3 INTs (every QB has "should have" been interceptions) in Big Ten play despite having absolutely no rushing support. Or maybe the fact that in the biggest game of our year, he gutted out an almost comeback on a broken foot. There is a nonzero chance that Morris passes Gardner before next fall. Absolutely nothing either player has shown indicates this particularly close to being likely.


Input: [Date] 1 year 14 weeks ago [Title] Current Student Here [Body]

Output: I chose not to buy tickets because I simply don't have $500 to spend on sporting tix (I did buy basketball tickets). Additionally, I wasn't enrolled last year so I didn't have season tickets this year and thus couldn't sit with my friends in the Superfan section. So I'll probably buy tickets to individual games, maybe even most of them, and I'll probably come out spending less than $295 for everything.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] I think the best part about [Body]

Output: I think the best part about him as a poster was that he didn't overstay his welcome. He managed to know when the schtick was played out before it became painfully obvious. Simply top notch work.


Input: [Date] 1 year 15 weeks ago [Title] Look if you lose as many guys [Body]

Output: Look if you lose as many guys as the Falcons did you're going to have trouble no matter how much "depth" you have. In addition, some of the good luck the Falcons had in close wins in previous years became bad luck in close losse. You can make an argument that keeping the picks and not drafting Julio would be the better move, but the opposite is not some inane opinion you can deride someone for having.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] After staring back and forth [Body]

Output: After staring back and forth between the picture and my own Braves hat sitting next to me, I believe it's a Braves A not the Alabama A.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] You're right I specifically [Body]

Output: You're right I specifically avoid game threads because they are filled with reactions like that, but I'm more referring to the front page treatement from Brian. I mean even football players that Brian was particularly harsh in criticizing (take Obi Ezeh for example), he didn't skewer like this.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] I'm not a hockey guy, won't [Body]

Output: I'm not a hockey guy, won't pretend to understand it as well as some others, but I find it interesting the general tone towards hockey players seem...harsh compared to other sports. I have a hard time seeing a front page post being as harsh to a football player leaving early, even on a team that underacheived. I'm not saying anyone here is even wrong with what they are saying, just noting it as interesting.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] As a Falcosn fan [Body]

Output: I feel fully informed in saying Roddy White is a knuckelhead and whenever I see his name, it usually is followed by me wishing he would shut up.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] I mean they weren't wrong. [Body]

Output: I mean they weren't wrong. Texas is extremely young and they should get better as their PG diversifies his offensive game outside of floaters. I thought they were fairly even on praise for both teams even if it seemed like they didn't know Michigan that well (calling the 1-3-1 a matchup, saying "I can see now how this team went 15-3 in its league")


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] I was in attedance along with [Body]

Output: I was in attedance along with half a row worth of Maize Ragers. Lotta fun when the ladies play this well. Crisp offense. I don't know the final stat line, but at one point we had 20 assists on 23 made baskets. I wish I could go to the Monday game, but alas senior year engineering does not let up.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] I just hope we get the sloppy [Body]

Output: I just hope we get the sloppy out of our system soon. We've just seemed a tad bit out of sorts even during the BTT, but I trust that'll be corrected. As far as the coaching matchup, remember that John Beilein took an 8 seed with one borderline NBA player (D-Mo) and nearly upset a 1-seed in Duke and won the Big Ten with a 6-4 PF. Rick Barnes had a team with Kevin Durant and DJ Augustin and lost by 19 in the second round (admittedly that was stolen from Mark Titus). So I feel fairly confident in the chess match on Saturday.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] To be fair, don't you pretty [Body]

Output: To be fair, don't you pretty much downvote anything? Whether or not you'd downvote it probably isn't the best measure of if a thread is truly dumb.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] After previewing Louisville [Body]

Output: After previewing Louisville before the Syaracuse game last year, I no longer believe in jinxes that are not KenPom related.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] And that wouldn't surprise me [Body]

Output: And that wouldn't surprise me at all. I'm not saying I'm particularly confident in it. My general bracket stategy in a large group is to try to exploit the inefficiencies in any given bracket pool. In my case I know that my group really hates OSU, MSU, and have a general lack of respect for Witchita St so I pick those teams to go far.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] Hate on me all you want, but [Body]

Output: Hate on me all you want, but I'm in a bracket with all Michigan fans. So I have us losing earlier (to Duke) and MSU and OSU going farther. So if that happens, there's a good chance I'll win money and if not, then I get to laugh at MSU and OSU. Also in general I've been burned by Mtn West teams often enough to always pick them to lose early.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] I think you should take a [Body]

Output: I think you should take a good look at the prediction threads in the preseason for football. With one notable exception of 2011 (and I definitely include myself in this as I had us at 9-3 this past year), people here are somewhere between 1-3 games too optimistic on our final record.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Title] Man I don't know about [Body]

Output: Man I don't know about Wisconsin remaining above us on the S-curve if we do better in the BTT. I think we're dead even right now (their Florida win is a tad inflated as Florida was without the SEC POY in Wilbekin) as their non-con was much more impressive, but our con was much more impressive. I think if it's a BTT final between us, they'll just flip whoever wins the game into the higher spot.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Title] Yeah he had our longest run [Body]

Output: Yeah he had our longest run of the season last year. /weeps /watches basketball highlights to feel better


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] I believe OSU last year [Body]

Output: I believe OSU last year accomplished it despite not winning the conference.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Yeah but UNC had to play NCAA [Body]

Output: Yeah but UNC had to play NCAA games in between those matchups (first two round games in 88 and 89) so it wasn't consecutive. Similarly Temply played 3 games in between 92 and 93 matchups. Kansas would have lost to us last year and then would play the "Wolverines" of Utah Valley immediately in the next game. It's a completely meaningless, arbitrary point, but I thought it was mildly interesting.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Well this list is wrong and [Body]

Output: Well this list is wrong and has no value because we're #1.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] I'll say this about Florida. [Body]

Output: I'll say this about Florida. This year's Senior Class has been to 3 Elite 8's and 3 times has watched another team get to cut down the nets. I don't think you can understate how horrible that must feel and I wouldn't bet against them in a similiar situation.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] A couple thoughts. 1) If [Body]

Output: A couple thoughts. 1) If that bracket was accurate (spoiler: it won't be), Kansas would probably become the first team to play the Wolverines in consecutive NCAA tourney games. 2)Being in Milwaukee with Wisconsin would suck as we would be playing against the crowd. 3)How does Lunardi determine his autobids? EMU is nowhere near the top seed remaining in the MAC. His system is screwy to say the least.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] You can't really say Indiana [Body]

Output: You can't really say Indiana is only a bad loss for us and not for them. I do think they are ahead of us as of right now, but it wouldn't be hard for me to see us jumping them should we beat them in the BTT.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Listen, I don't know you [Body]

Output: Listen, I don't know you personally or your cheer record, but if you're like the guy I replied to who stood in line for bleacher seats and went to all the games, then no I don't think anyone would say we're "better" basketball fans than you. If your point is that we think we're better basketball fans than the people who only go to one or two games a year and refuse to stand up in the upper deck, then yeah that is "undeniable" that we think we're better fans I guess. If you want solutions, in addition to the recruitng that always occur, there have been cheer books added to each section to try to get the students on the same page. We've been trying to coordinate with the band about what songs to play and we've been trying to get "section leaders" placed into all the non-bleacher sections to encourage people to cheer and stand up. I won't say that all these ideas have worked, but to act like the core leadership is just trying to maintain a clique and not involve other students is "undeniably" false.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] I really don't understand [Body]

Output: I really don't understand what you're trying to say.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] I've been trying to be really [Body]

Output: I've been trying to be really civil about all the potshots random people have been lobbing at the Maize Rage, but really you have no clue what you're talking about. If there has been one topic that has been discussed at our meetings to death, it's been how to get more people involved and on the same page. I didn't know being a dedicated fan made you a "groupie" and I still fail to understand how someone spending time on a sports blog has the audacity to attempt to mock someone else for being "too much" of a fan.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Fantastic Piece [Body]

Output: Jordan Morgan. He Gets Stops.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] I am fairly certian I can [Body]

Output: I am fairly certian I can guess the #1 seed without using the generator.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Two things to explain the [Body]

Output: Two things to explain the difference: 1) This data is conference only, while KenPom includes the entire season in its data set (which it should) 2) I'm fairly certain that KenPom weighs his number against strength of schedule, that is that 1.223 number is what UM would be expected to score against a hypothetical average team, not necessarily UM's season average.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Not sure I'd consider [Body]

Output: Not sure I'd consider Creighton the dream matchup. They are literally the only team in the country that I think could beat us at "HORSE" as Brian puts our general strategy.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] Can't really accurately judge [Body]

Output: Can't really accurately judge one way or another personally, but judging by his gf...I wish I were much more "goofy looking"


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] 22 year old here [Body]

Output: I don't put a large amount of stock in it. The only problem with not winning it is that we inevitably would have to lose to a team that is fairly beatable (Nebraska, Penn St, Minnesota, etc.) or a team I loathe greatly (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Wisconsin, IU, or for the sake of argument Wisconsin) which sucks. But I really just want to win one game and escape with no major injuries.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] RR is the MIchigan version of [Body]

Output: RR is the MIchigan version of Godwin's Law. As the number of comments in a thread increasing, the probability of mentioning RR approaches 1. Also if you are the one to bring him up, you automatically lose any argument you are involved in.


Input: [Date] 1 year 20 weeks ago [Title] I think the only issue with [Body]

Output: I think the only issue with going to more conference games (from NCAA rules) is that the teams would have to agree to play that many less non-conference games. If the Big Ten wanted to, they could just award their autobid to the regualr season champion and eschew the conference tournament (like the Ivy League does). As far as the game itself, that was just an on night and Illinois has no chance. I feel as if the defense improvement is encouraging and add the Minnesota game as an additional example. We had our usual slow offensive start there, but unlike any of the other games, we didn't give up 3-4 three pointers to put us down double digits. I think playing solid defense in the beginning of games is going to be the key to how far we go in March.


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] Man you have had one helluva [Body]

Output: Man you have had one helluva day. Congrats on that btw.


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] Well I can say that there has [Body]

Output: Well I can say that there has been no plan to rush the court this year regardless of who we beat (Arizona, MSU, etc.)


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] I'm guessing there's a caved [Body]

Output: I'm guessing there's a caved troll here or something? Otherwise your comment seems a tad...off.


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

Output: DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE ONE TIME BISB TRIED TO DIFFER FROM KENPOM?!? /ALL HAIL KENPOM


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] COOL STORY BRO TIME [Body]

Output: The highlight of my athletic career was my freshmen year of high school on the JV baseball team. We were tied with Lutheran North and it was the bottom of the 7th bases loaded. I came to the plate, got in my batting stance, cocked the bat on my shoulder and...left it there as the pitcher walked me for a game winning, walk-off walk. Yeah it was all down there from there.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] But is your Mod work [Body]

Output: But is your Mod work technically employment? Will you be able to unionize?


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] I upvoted you once and you [Body]

Output: I upvoted you once and you went from 897 to 899 so it does appear that they are worth 2 points.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Sigh [Body]

Output: What is the first rule about mgopoints again?


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Phillies suck. Tell me how [Body]

Output: Phillies suck. Tell me how 3rd place feels.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Maybe they got most of their [Body]

Output: Maybe they got most of their facts wrong because they wrote the letter in January?


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Full Disclosure: Goblue1817 [Body]

Output: Full Disclosure: Goblue1817 is a really good buddy of mine. I can inform you that he did not actually attend the game, but, like me, is fairly close to the core members who run the Maize Rage so he's aware of what went down. Also this thread has been taking unnecessary potshots at several of our close friends and his snark is himventing his frustration at that I actually disagree with him about adequate communication occurring (which I'll bring up at the meeting tonight). The biggest problem is that the security guards left their post at 6:45 when they were supposed to remain there until 7 so people understood they were not to line up before then. Again I sympathize with those who got stuck in the front fo the first line (my roommates were among those) and I have no real dog in this fight as I had a non season ticket holder student seat up in sec 220.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Not sure you can say "Damn [Body]

Output: Not sure you can say "Damn you Tim Miles" when Nebraska winning at Breslin is what's giving us a shot at an outright tittle. Plus I just find him a fairly likeable guy overall.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Yeah. Georgia won the 2008 [Body]

Output: Yeah. Georgia won the 2008 SEC tournament after going into the tournament at 13-16. if you want to know why these tournaments happen...well schmucks like me are willing to pay money to go watch these tournaments so the conference makes a ton of money.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] There usually isn't a set [Body]

Output: There usually isn't a set time the line starts for weekday games as most kids have classes and the early time seems to set itself out. There used to be no real rule against camping out (OSU two years ago I participated in one and it was great). Then last year OSU, they kicked people out who tried to camp and I think it's been frowned upon since. For weekend games they usually set a time around 5 hours before game time to start the line up. For example, for Wisconsin the line-up was similarly allowed starting at 8 AM and being there before didn't gurantee anything Obviously less people were in the situation fo camping out for that so it didn't become the story this one did. Bottom line is that it sounds like the core leadership needs to do a better jobs not being kinda dickish at 7 in the morning and the AD needs to clarify the rules for everyone vs counting on the Maize Rage leaders to be the bad guys.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Since I've made myself an [Body]

Output: Since I've made myself an unofficial "core" representative, I won't stoop to name calling despite it being tempting in this case. All I can say is that someone who spends time on a sports blog to criticize parts of a student section for "circle jerking at student section meetings" rings extremely hollow. .


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Alright that sounds about [Body]

Output: Alright that sounds about right from what I had heard about the situation. I will be bringing up tomorrow that for future marquee games if they want to do this, there need to be multiple emails more explicitly explaining the policy or they need to not do it and let people line up whenever the hell they want.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] I'm involved pretty heavily [Body]

Output: I'm involved pretty heavily in the Maize Rage though I don't have season tickets (so I didn't come until later and thus missed this situation). I'd encourage anyone who has constructive comments about this situations (i.e what could be done better) to either leave their comment here so I can review and relay that information or come to our weekly meeting tomorrow at 7 PM. From my understanding, the 7 AM time was put into place to avoid having kids camp out. It was supposed to be irrelevant what happened before then because that's when the official line would start, but then people bullrushed early (including my two roommates) and then were told they no longer had a spot. Was this information not sent out in email beforehand? Because if not that was the primary problem and should be rectificed.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] I'd think we'd probably be [Body]

Output: I'd think we'd probably be seeded fairly similarly to how we were in 2012 after winning the Big Ten at 13-5 at a 4. We were 24-9 before the tourney that year, this year a 13-5 finish(with say an exit in the BTT semis) would put us at 22-10, but we'd have a much better road performance track record.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] Can't wait for baseball [Body]

Output: Can't wait for baseball season. To the Tigers fans, I wish you a pennant victory and a hard fought loss to the Braves in the World Series.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] Funny I remember the MSU game [Body]

Output: Funny I remember the MSU game as Stauskas going off for 19 pts on 7/12 shooting w/ 4 AST to 1 TO with an NBA lottery pick guarding him. If you wanted to argue your point here, that there is a stigma against white North American players, then that would be plausible. Instead you just said he's not really athletic. You could also argue the stigma is more against 4 year guys than white players since regardless of race, those types are generally frowned upon. Bottom line is guys with way more connections seem to think he's a first round pick even after this "slump" which really includes one bad game.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] Lol Stauskas's race has [Body]

Output: Lol Stauskas's race has literally nothing to do with how good his game is. He's athletic enough to constantly get the "not just a shooter" reference and he's #12 on Goodman's Big Board right now. And if that's where he's projected, he absolutely should go.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] Credit where credit is due I [Body]

Output: Credit where credit is due I do believe we'd be one over the limit if everyone came back. http://www.umhoops.com/recruiting/scholarship-breakdown/


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] Maybe it'll be good enough to [Body]

Output: Maybe it'll be good enough to not have people post about it in the middle of a Big Ten run? Seriously, the day after the season ends I'd be all up to discuss this at length, but I think this team is in the middle of such a great run, they deserve to have the focus be completely on them.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] While we were by any metric [Body]

Output: While we were by any metric the weakest of those 3 teams, H2H had nothing to do with it. We split with both OSU and MSU who also split with each other. We also were the #2 seed in the Big Ten Tourney tiebreaker.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Title] That is not the way that I [Body]

Output: That is not the way that I have understood it. At UMHoops scholarship by class, he's on the list. Beilein said they'd honor his scholarship, not that they'd give him a spot with the team. I beleieve that he'll have a scholarship for one year and in the most likely scenario where he can't compete at high level basketball anymore, will be given a medical hardship waiver and thus keep his scholarship, but not count against our numbers after that. However, in order to do that he has to count against our scholarship numbers for one year meaning we would be over next year if everyone comes back.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] Is it our jerseys or is it [Body]

Output: Is it our jerseys or is it the fact that we're just not that good at defense? This feels like confirmation bias.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] +1 for referencing Hammerin [Body]

Output: +1 for referencing Hammerin Hank. And it's his 80th birthday today.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] Using the term "begging the [Body]

Output: Using the term "begging the question" even in it's correct logial fashion seems dangerous after the thread about it.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] Not inviting the Daily [Body]

Output: Not inviting the Daily immeidately after they wrote a piece that appears negative about the University seems if not petty and ill-intentioned, then merely unwise. You have to figure that someone in PR knows how that's going to look to outsiders. As far as the process, if the biggest problem is that the Athletic Department is not going to know that their players are under investigation by OSCR, then I'm not sure that's a bad thing. I'd much rather that than the AD acutally know about it in advance. Even if they wouldn't try to infringe on the process, the possibility is one that should be avoided at all costs.


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] Maybe I'm misunderstanding, [Body]

Output: Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but if you're implying that Stauskas was bad at the pick and roll last year, you're quite mistaken. http://www.umhoops.com/2013/06/26/trey-burke-michigan-and-pick-and-roll-... He actually led the team in pick and roll efficiency last year (well if we exclude McGary's 3 possesions)


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

Output: Somehow responded to the wrong person so I'll just say Go blue


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Title] I think you have it backwards [Body]

Output: Yeah I suspect that college football as a major money franchise will go away before Title IX does.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Not a proud day for Michigan, [Body]

Output: Not a proud day for Michigan, either the football program or the University. How the hell did this take so long to process? I read that this was brought up maybe 2-3 years ago. There needs to be some hard introspection and answers for everyone involved from the AD to head of the University.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] joke your head [Body]

Output: joke your head


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Haha fair enough. I was just [Body]

Output: Haha fair enough. I was just comparing it to the atmosphere two years ago (fortunately I wasn't there last year, but I've heard it was way worse from other Ragers) where we lost count of the number of middle fingers we got thrown up at us including people with their small children. Diffrence was mainly it was only a couple idiots this time versus basically every person we passed by. Another thing that helped was that our bus back to Ann Arbor was just outside the door this year so we just ran there (though we did catch a few snowballs while boarding). A couple years ago it got lost somehow during the game and we were just kinda stranded waiting outside in East Lansing for half an hour which was...not fun.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] I was in the Maize Rage [Body]

Output: I was in the Maize Rage contigent and I have to say there wasn't anything too bad really. We had one guy yell at us "Do you want to die?", but he ended up getting kicked out. Similarly there was only one guy who tried to fight us. He tried to inefffectively hip check me and when I ignored him, he came around and sucker punched another Rager. Fortunately security got him too. Again, overall losing makes them way less likely to say crap so thanks to the team for shutting them up.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] I mean it was at Breslin and [Body]

Output: I mean it was at Breslin and Sparty expected to win so it was pretty sparse throughout the stadium. The majority were either the parents section or in the rows over by us, but there was not a lot of Maize in that stadium (didn't matter since we sent Sparty home feeling pretty blue).


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Three years ago now actually. [Body]

Output: Three years ago now actually. Darius Morris game: Get the f*ck of my court Sparty.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Yes the Maize Rage was there. [Body]

Output: Yes the Maize Rage was there. We were so high up though and the kisses probably weren't towards us.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] Personally I think Stauskas [Body]

Output: Personally I think Stauskas is probably best served to leave after this year if he keeps up his level of play. His stock will be at its highest and his game won't get picked apart. Selfishly, I hope he comes back to make Michigan better next year. Either way I hope he has great success on the next level so I can marginally care about watching the NBA more (Fire Dumars)


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] No kidding. Man my last two [Body]

Output: No kidding. Man my last two years there (graduated in 08) we didn't even have a football team (I was gonna try out, but with only 19 of us they cancelled the team). Also I somehow forgot that there are a couple Knights that comitted to/playing for the baseball team here at UM.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] From the Falcons side, I'm [Body]

Output: From the Falcons side, I'm sorry you have to watch our sorry team play the sorry team that is the Lions.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] I will bet you $100 and [Body]

Output: I will bet you $100 and 1,000,000 Mgopoints that Michigan gets in the tourney with an 11-7 conference record. The Big Ten champion squad was 24-9 and a #4 seed. An 11-7 squad even w/o a Big Ten tourney win would be at 19-11. Not a fantastic record, but we'd not only be in, we'd be fairly far from the bubble.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] Happy to hear that Madison is [Body]

Output: Happy to hear that Madison is doing well. Considering the list of Division 1 athletes from my high school (University Liggett) is basically her and....her sisters, it's fun to see. Hopefully engineering lightens up a tad so I can catch a game, but that is unlikely.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] I can certainly sympathize [Body]

Output: I can certainly sympathize with that as it has certainly been a rough ride. I also acknowledge that I tend to be extraordinarily optimistic about our basketball team (exception being I didn't think Trey Burke would ever become...well Trey Burke). However, I really feel this team is going to finish somewhere in the 10-13 Big Ten win range depending on how well the defense comes around. While the Big Ten is deep this year, I don't think anyone in the conference is last year MIchigan or Indiana in terms of talent. If we develop even a little bit on defense, we'll probably end up at 11-7 in conference and a 5-6 seed come tourney time. I'm not sure how many other teams could lose a preseason All-American and match that mark in the Big Ten.


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] According to the mathlete you are correct about that [Body]


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Title] I feel as if people act like [Body]

Output: I feel as if people act like we can't beat good teams at home. We beat State and OSU each of the last two years at home, when they were nationally elite. We hung with Arizona until the buzzer. Maybe we don't sweep our conference home schedule, but considering we have 2 conference losses in the past 2 years at Crisler, I'll take my chances.


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] A group of us Maize Ragers [Body]

Output: A group of us Maize Ragers (probably about 20 or so) are headed to the game.


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] Aren't they moving to the ACC [Body]

Output: Aren't they moving to the ACC though? So isn't it more, needing to invest a crap ton to have a chance to compete with the FSU's and Clemson's (not even considering if Va Tech and/or Miami get off the mat)


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] I'm glad someone else had the [Body]

Output: I'm glad someone else had the same incredulous reaction to the idea of a QB "controversy" or even a "competition". It's backup QB syndrome to the max, but what's astounding is that we ACTUALLY SAW THE BACKUP QB and while he was better than expected, he was a clear step and a half below the starter. Also has any QB ever lost their starting job after their last game involved 451 yards and 5 TD, half of which was on a broken foot? I'd wager not.


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] To be fair to Gardner, I [Body]

Output: To be fair to Gardner, I think he improved enormously in this respect as the season went on. While it was true after non-conference play, by the end of the year he was manipulating the pocket like you'd expect from a 4th year junior.


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] I posted something similiar [Body]

Output: I posted something similiar in the Nebraska game recap thread and someone very informatively responded with the stat that opponents shoot 73.2% at the line against us (318th in the country, average is 69.4%). I really wish I understood why that seems to happen too. My best guess would be that it's a little bad luck and the completely unsubstantiated guess that we tend to foul guards more often than big men.


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] This seems an odd game to [Body]

Output: This seems an odd game to criticize Jordan Morgan after.


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] I fully acknowledge that this [Body]

Output: I fully acknowledge that this may be cogintive bias, but I feel as if teams shoot way better at the free throw line against us than their season averages. For example, I heard Arizona shoots 68% as a team, but couldn't freakin miss against us (until the last one which was on purpose). As far as the game, the team showed mental toughness and poise in continuting to run the offense and not get discouraged when they didn't make stops. Lots to improve on the defensive end, but you'd always rather see that after a win than a loss.


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Title] I'm glad to see I'm not the [Body]

Output: I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to see Wisconsin as the most evil thing ever. (Note this was exacerbated by my engineering professor here at UM claiming one of his favorite memories as a Wisconsin fan was of Josh Gasser).


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Title] Agreed [Body]

Output: I wondered on here if this team was going to be able to get over the hump after losing that crushihng game to Arizona. This was a game that there would have been plenty of excuses had they lost, but they buckled down and got it done. Extremely proud of the effort tonight. Only thing is that we need GRIII to be okay.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Yeah the tourney run was the [Body]

Output: Yeah the tourney run was the most fun I've ever had as a sports fan so I can't call this the worst year ever. I got to go to Turner Field (where they played the Victors every time Jeff Samardjzia batted which was awesome) and the Georgia Dome for the first time. 2009 was by far worst if you ask me. Basketball sucked, Football sucked, and IIRC hockey got off to a horrid start.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] That's a great comparison [Body]

Output: Main difference being (and I'm glad about this difference) that Lloyd left on 100% his own terms and wasn't forced out (regardless of what some dumb ESPN Big Ten blog post asserts)


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Hadn't heard of him before. [Body]

Output: Hadn't heard of him before. Hope he loses every football game for four years.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] We seriously must be a [Body]

Output: We seriously must be a football school if a Final Four run is somehow below beating an 8 win Notre Dame squad (and I was at both the FF and the ND game)


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Well I figure it's never a [Body]

Output: Well I figure it's never a bad thing when a UM adminstrator wins a positive award, so congrats to him.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Maybe it's because the last 3 [Body]

Output: Maybe it's because the last 3 months of 2013 have been such a drag on my sports psyche, maybe it's because I had work in 2 hours and 3 exams the following week, I don't know. But I left that game feeling if the team couldn't get over the hump in that atmosphere agaisnt a top team, I'm not seeing much more than 10 wins in Big Ten play and at that point I don't know if that's enough to make the NCAA Tournament. We crucially need this year/next year to continue the momentum of the Final Four run if we're going to continue to compete in the Big Ten and in recruiting. I guess all I can do is hope Beilein can get it straightened out. Good news is that considering his track record so far, that's probably not a vain hope.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Playing against the Falcons [Body]

Output: Playing against the Falcons defense is the rough equivalent of playing on JV/Freshman mode in NCAA Football though.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Falcons fan here: THIS WAS [Body]

Output: Falcons fan here: THIS WAS NOT THE GAME I WOULD HAVE CHOSEN TO WIN BASED OFF A LAST MINUTE 2 PT CONVERSION ATTEMPT.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Funchess/Gallon 127 rec 2011 [Body]

Output: Funchess/Gallon 127 rec 2011 yds 15 TDs Manningham/Aarington (jr year) 139 rec 2056 yds 20 TDs (so year) 78 rec 1373 yds 17 TDs It's very much a fair statement, especially when considering the quality of OL. People here don't appreciate Jeremy Gallon nearly enough. He ought to go down as an all-timer at WR. Desmond and AC were clearly better, but he's in the conversation IMO with everyone else.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] I'm a Falcons fan so that [Body]

Output: I'm a Falcons fan so that dictates my rooting behavior. I cheered on TJ Duckett and Michael Jenkins while they were here (though Jenkins was mediocre and I did call refer to him as "that stupid Bukeye" alot). For the most part though, it seems that there aren't a lot of UM/MSU/OSU guys involved in the Falcons games/rivalries so it's a non-issue.


Input: [Date] 1 year 32 weeks ago [Title] Yeah I (like many here) think [Body]

Output: Yeah I (like many here) think Dave Brandon has a big ego and can come off as smug and so I don't particularly like him. However, I do believe that most DB complaining is way over the top and that Brandon is honestly trying to do what he believes is best for Michigan athletics (however misguided some efforts may be).


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] I wouldn't need validation. [Body]

Output: I wouldn't need validation. How much would you want for them?


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] Predictions [Body]

Output: NW 24 UM 14. I watch the remainder of the season out of loyalty to the team, but fully emotionally check out after the game and look forward to basketball.


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] I know it's a different [Body]

Output: I know it's a different sport, but before the basketball season, the Maize Rage got to go to a closed practice and some of the players came up to talk to us afterwards. Jon Horford remarked that they'd appreciate people supporting the team and not sarcastically cheering/booing. So keep that in mind during this debate. Note: I did boo once during 2008, but I deeply regret that now and if I could, would go back then to throw multiple water bottles at my 17 year old self.


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] Because this is not a [Body]

Output: Because this is not a meaningless game. It's a key road win that'll be key if we want to maximize seeding. Also Iowa State is not a pushover (in fact KenPom has them as a slight favorite)


Input: [Date] 1 year 37 weeks ago [Title] Jason Whitlock cannot write a [Body]

Output: Jason Whitlock cannot write a decent article because he is a hack.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] Yeah what the guys above [Body]

Output: Yeah what the guys above said. If you want to sit in the bleachers, you have to get in line early and wait for GA. If you just want a ticket, are a student and don't care, wait until after the claiming period and buy tickets that way.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] Considering Nebraska seems [Body]

Output: Considering Nebraska seems about as good as Minnesota, we should be able to handle Nebraska at home. Beyond that I have no clue if we'll win the road games and it'll take a 1969ish upset for us to beat Ohio State at home.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] This could not be more [Body]

Output: This could not be more perfectly representative of the two fan bases. Simply incredible


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] But the question is what [Body]

Output: But the question is what gives you the best probability of not giving up a FG/TD. The free kick after the safety probably gains you 20 yards in field position at least vs. punting. You give up two first downs and you probably lose regardless with only 5:00 to go. Honestly if I had been Nebraska I would have gone for it, but I don't think the punt was that terrible a choice. I think all 3 choices are fairly close which is why it's an interesting game theory brain teaser.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] You do realize that working [Body]

Output: You do realize that working on an outside game is not mutually exclusive with working on a post game right? Also that there is a 0% chance that McGary decided to do that without the input of Beilien (for example he told Stauskas to work on quicker releases a la Ray Allen) And if McGary is going to play as the 4 in this offense, he needs to have some shooting range. I'm not saying he needs to take 3 threes a game, but he needs to be able to hit that 16 footer somewhat consistently to avoid bogging down the offense.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] Maybe, but way too early to [Body]

Output: Maybe, but way too early to intelligently ask the question. Also this thread is bad and you should feel bad.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] Look at my first post, I [Body]

Output: Look at my first post, I definitely agree with you. I just think this team's issues are going to limit how many games we win UNLESS we see ND/IU Devin the rest of the year.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] While he didn't put it [Body]

Output: While he didn't put it clearly, I think he was referring to the defenses only depth chart, not the whole team.


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] Well I meant 8-4 as a ceiling [Body]

Output: Well I meant 8-4 as a ceiling as far as year in year out results. It is absolutely possible (and I dare say the most likely result) that this year ends with us at 8-4/


Input: [Date] 1 year 39 weeks ago [Title] I definitely don't think that [Body]

Output: I definitely don't think that our ceiling is at 8-4 especially in what appears to be a rather weak Big Ten going forward. We are recruiting so well on defense (a place where you often see stronger correlation between stars and success than offense) and we have a great defensive staff in place. I even think that Borges when given the right pieces is an above average OC. The problem is that it'll take a once in a generation stars lining up for us to win a National Title, but then again that's not any different from the Bo/Mo/Lloyd eras. We should consistently compete and hopefully win some Big Ten Titles.


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] I got to see an open practice [Body]

Output: I got to see an open practice the other day and I can't contain my excitement. Walton/Irvin look like legit Big 10 players already and that's adding to a great core in GRIII/McGary/Morgan. The coaches appear to be preaching defense hard and if we improve there, it will offset the probably loss in offensive efficiency without Burke (complaining about last year's offense in any way seems absurd but whatever)


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] Wasn't this the same group [Body]

Output: Wasn't this the same group that had us going 5-7 before the season? Not saying their metrics are terrible, but maybe not the most useful in the context of the Big Ten.


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] Fantastic post. I'm not sure [Body]

Output: Fantastic post. I'm not sure Borges is the answer and I think some honest, frank questions can be asked about how effective his scheme/adjustments have been. That being said insulting his weight, insinuating that he doesn't care about his job/winning, or any of the such vitrol that has been spouted since Saturday is unnecessary. You'll almost never see me post in game threads or immediately after losses because I know I can't maintain perspective in the heat of the moment. I'd suggest many, many posters here do the same.


Input: [Date] 1 year 40 weeks ago [Title] I agree that hiring Cameron [Body]

Output: I agree that hiring Cameron wouldn't solve anything, but your example is terrible because if I was absolutely forced to replace Mattison and could magically hire anyone, Chavis would probably be in the top 3 of my choices.


Input: [Date] 1 year 41 weeks ago [Title] I'm sure this thread will [Body]

Output: I'm sure this thread will remain level headed as everyone can agree the Freep sucks.


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Title] BASEBALL IS STUPID AS IS THE NFL. [Body]

Output: BASEBALL IS STUPID AS IS THE NFL.


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Title] One of the funniest sports [Body]

Output: One of the funniest sports moments IMO even though we lost was Glen Mason breathlessly telling the sideline reporter that he just "wanted to see what the damn Jug looked like" About sums up our "rivalry" in one sentence.


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Title] I'm sorry, but I can't take [Body]

Output: I'm sorry, but I can't take Gopher smack talk seriously. We beat them at their place with our worst team ever by multiple scores. We shut them out in 2011. We win this game by 20 points easy. Also could you imagine any UM players disrespecting the opposition like this, especially to the media?


Input: [Date] 1 year 42 weeks ago [Title] God I miss negs right now. [Body]

Output: God I miss negs right now.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] This info is from UMHoops so [Body]

Output: This info is from UMHoops so make sure to support that great site. This puts us to the scholarship limit assuming that GRIII and McGary return. Since that seems extremely unlikely, we probably have room for two more. My guess would be that we take Grantham and either Blackmon or Booker if they want to come, but if we miss, we bank one for what looks like a great 2015 class.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] Simply a huge win for Coach B [Body]

Output: Simply a huge win for Coach B and the basketball program. If we're gonna continue competing for Big Ten and National Titles, we're gonna have to start winning these types of recruiting battles with teams like Arizona.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] I do think we have been [Body]

Output: I do think we have been watching different games. UConn is a completely different game if Devin is a little more accurate and doesn't throw that first pick or if we don't give up the fumble touchdown or if we don't screw up the punt return. If we exclude TOs, our offense has had 3 good games moving the ball and one bad one. I realize we haven't played the elite of college football, but the Big Ten sucks balls and outside of MSU, I don't think there's a defense capable of slowing down Devin if he's ND Devin. So really the number one issue facing the team is Devin getting back on track. Everything else will open up from there.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] The juxtaposition of your [Body]

Output: The juxtaposition of your post with your signature is fantastic. I think the plays we run are fine if (and it's a huge IF) we avoid turnovers. There isn't an offense under the sun that can consistently move the ball if they turn it over 4 times a game.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] Well based on my excellent [Body]

Output: Well based on my excellent understanding of statistics(so gonna nail this Stats HW I'm doing right now) I assume this means we should be out of the goalline every play as it has the highest average.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] You should probably look [Body]

Output: You should probably look again at #6. Unless you were talking about Mississippi St in which case I'd wonder at your vitrol towards them over the Gator Bowl.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] That would be my suspicion on [Body]

Output: That would be my suspicion on what will happen. He will have to be counted against the cap for a year no matter what so we'll see if he's able to go (if not it doesn't matter and he better get one hell of an ovation from the arena when he makes an appearance). If not, then he'll be put on a medical to allow him to finish school and he wouldn't count against a future cap.


Input: [Date] 1 year 43 weeks ago [Title] Trying to talk you off the ledge [Body]

Output: It's still going to be a solid class overall, just not a nationally elite one like the last couple years so don't jump off a bridge. For basketball though, recruiting is so accelerated that I'd expect the national championship berth to be more beneficial to the 2015/2016 classes that are just starting to form big interests.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Not trying to be snarky here, [Body]

Output: Not trying to be snarky here, but I'm honestly curious why you are here. If you don't enjoy UFRs and anaylsis of players (and note: since we're not going to win every game 1000-0, there is going to be some critique of the players performance), I just feel like this would be a miserable place to be in general. If your larger point is that some criticism in the UFRs went too far (I think Obi Ezeh would be the main example of a player perhaps too harshly criticized for poor performance), that's possibly fair, but that's not what it seems you are insinuating.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Between this thread, RR [Body]

Output: Between this thread, RR battle 2.0, and the student basketball ticket debates, this has been quite a contentious few days here. The UFRs and hopefully some civil discussion can't get here soon enough.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Ahh nothing riles up the [Body]

Output: Ahh nothing riles up the natives more than suggesting anything other than RR was an utter country bumpkin who didn't know anything about football. It doesn't seem that hard, RR had a good offense that would have been great had he had time for his players to mature (note: the fact that he didn't have that time was 100% his fault for hiring GERG). I think Borges will have a good offensse this year that can be great next year if we get OL and QB development. I really don't see what all the anger is about.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] I try to stay somewhat [Body]

Output: I try to stay somewhat positive so I'll say this. I thought Borges adjusted to the reality of Devin's struggles and called a fine game. Question his QB development skills if you want (and that might be fair), but I honestly like him as a game caller for the most part. I feel as if we always have someone open on 3rd and medium if our QBs are accurate.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] The author of this article completely screwed this up. If it was based on the rankings he would simply apply to more widely used national criteria to the regional schools. Even a "top" ranked regional school would struggle to make the top 75. Creighton accepts 80 percent of its students and as a 25 percentile ACT score of 24. It isn't some academic powerhouse. [Title]

Output: The author of this article


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] They offered Pallante a full scholarship and had Williams as a backup but he chose ND. Maybe there weren't any other sleeper DEs that they liked in the class. I doubt that they just didn't consider backup options. [Title]

Output: They offered Pallante a full


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] That makes more sense. From the OP I thought you were looking into buying gold as an "investment". [Title]

Output: That makes more sense. From


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] I don't know how you can claim it stays pretty stable when it lost around 30 percent of its value in 2013. [Title]

Output: I don't know how you can


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] Why would you buy gold? [Title]

Output: Why would you buy gold?


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

Output: Surely what you mean is that


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] I disagree with the "major diversity" suggestion. I think it would only reward schools that offer a large group of academically questionable majors. Remember when Ohio State was making fun of Michigan for having so many kids concentrating on General Studies while they players majoring in "Family Resource Management" and "Sports and Leisure Studies". Furthermore, kids who didn't care would still be pushed into random majors. I think it is actually beneficial to put players who don't have a specific interest into concentrations like General Studies at Michigan, Business at Notre Dame, or Science, Technology, and Society at Stanford (info from old mgoblog article "Destroy Harbaugh"). It gives them a manageable selection of classes(considering their intense athletic schedules) and allows them to take classes with their peers while offering them exposure to college level courses and helping them build basic communication/analytical skills. If they fail to make it in football and desire a more specific education at a later time, schools should offer them a full-ride and admissions help to a grad program of their choosing. If anything, I think the NCAA should push to standardize education for atheletes across schools and ensure that athletes meet some core set of criteria in their coursework. Granting Terrell Pryor the status of Academic All-American is a greater mockery of college athletics than pushing kids towards a more managable course of action. [Title]

Output: I disagree with the "major


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] Which RB coaches would have made any of the RR-era backs into multiyear NFL players? Touissant's injury pretty much ended his NFL hopes. V Smith was never going to make in the NFL. STEVE SLATON IS NOT IN THE NFL. Does Rich Rod have any RBs currently in the NFL? Rawls was just a body in the 1 month 2011 class. Jackson hyped him up. Jackson hypes everyone up. Justice Hayes is still under 200 pounds. Hayes will still be a RS Jr. He looked pretty good in the bowl game, even if he is moving to slot. Drake Johnson, who was supposedly very raw coming out of HS, was competiting for the starting job. I thought Smith and Green improved a good amount over the course of the year. [Title]

Output: Which RB coaches would have


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] He must not be a big Under Armour fan. [Title]

Output: He must not be a big Under


Input: [Date] 1 year 31 weeks ago [Body] It is also important to have 3 scholarship-worthy athletes at QB. So far, the 2011 QB class has been underwhelming. What QB would you have taken that you would feel comfortable starting as a RS Fr? Would it help the 2013 team to take another Bellomy-level talent over a guy like Willie Henry/Dennis Norfleet(last minute guys who are major contributors)? [Title]

Output: It is also important to have