Input: [Date] 5 years 25 weeks ago [Title] Well [Body]

Output: I am a fan of the "geezer rock" genre, but not The Who in particular. That said, Ghost of Bo has it right. It might not be ideal to run some 60 year old guys out there, but if you look at the music made for the last 30 years, not much of it holds up and has mass appeal at the same time. Current pop artists have lost most males 30 and over because of the pure awfulness of it. I have zero desire to watch Jamie Fox sing "Blame it on the Alcohol" using Autotune to sound worth a crap. This autotune thing is the downfall of music. Now you just need the image and half-assed talent because if you arent a great singer, autotune can fix you. Look at the duet that Stevie Nicks did with Carrie Underwood at the Grammys. Stevie blew that little girl off the stage, because there wasn't any autotune around to make Underwood's so-so voice sound like it does on her studio recordings. Hey Super Bowl- Get Zeppelin to reunite next year for your halftime show, and you will actually have lots of people tuning into the game just for halftime.


Input: [Date] 5 years 25 weeks ago [Title] Don't you mean.... [Body]

Output: I once was the best at what I did, beating all of the competition at what I did. The second best guy at my company was younger than me. He was pretty capable, but not quite as successful as me. He was thinking about leaving for another company, so the suits at our company promised him my job in 5 years if he stuck around. I decided to be loyal to the company and take on a lesser role when those 5 years were up. So after five years rolls around, the company is surprised to find me still the best in the business. But there is a contract in place to give the other guy my job, so he gets it. The problem is, after half a year the company realizes that we are no longer as successful as we used to be under the old situation. The company decides that it will be best suited to cut the other guy loose and elevate me back to the top spot. Me, not being a total dummy decided that having the top spot again is fantastic for my career, so I accept the offer to take it again. Seriously, I think that Conan is funnier than Leno, and I enjoyed his show more. But people blaming Leno for "taking" Conan's show away is misinformed and silly.


Input: [Date] 5 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Really? [Body]

Output: Incredibly unoriginal. Incredibly narrow-minded. Seriously this is perhaps one of the very worst posts I have ever seen on this board.


Input: [Date] 5 years 28 weeks ago [Title] Dont forget [Body]

Output: Do not forget that NBC kind of put the screws to Leno as well, pushing him out while he was still #1 in the ratings, and not exactly asking to be bumped to the lesser-desired time slot. From my understanding, several years ago when Conan's contract was up with NBC and he was considering going to another network, part of the deal that NBC struck with him was that in 2009, he would be given the Tonight Show gig, otherwise he would be free to leave NBC and would also be owed either 40 or 50 million dollars in severance (I have heard both figures). It seems as if the NBC execs were betting that Leno would ready to hang it up by 2009, but that didn't happen. It should also be made clear that while Leno was gracious about giving up the Tonight Show spot, he was not necessarily happy about it. I would hate to see Leno (or Conan for that matter) bashed over this situation. To me, it was the execs at NBC bungling the situation that caused the trainwreck that is currently going on. In '05 they made a deal with Conan that painted them into a corner, and in '09 when that corner started getting tight, they got greedy and wanted to save the millions they would owe Conan if they didn't give him the Tonight Show, and they made what appears to be a mistake by taking Leno off the Tonight Show in the first place.


Input: [Date] 5 years 31 weeks ago [Title] And [Body]

Output: I have a hard time believing Joe Dumars' son is hurting for the scholarship money. If he is a 2 star, most likely he wont be in the NBA, so its probably all about the degree.


Input: [Date] 5 years 34 weeks ago [Title] Hypocrisy? [Body]

Output: I am no Dantonio hater. I respect him for being a solid guy, and probably a good coach. Kudos for him for suspending the players that made a poor decision. But..... "the rape of an innocent woman by a Michigan football player" is a quote from you Dr. Worm. Then in the same post, you call others ridiculous for casting judgment when they do not know the facts. So everyone, Dr. Worm is either: A. The innocent girl that got raped by a Michigan player, because she would certainly know the facts. B. The rapist Michigan player. C. Full of shit and hypocritical for spouting his "ridiculous" mouth off when he is not certain of the "facts". I think that before and after this thread, we pretty much all would bet the farm on C.


Input: [Date] 5 years 36 weeks ago [Title] thee1jersey [Body]

Output: An Mgopoint to your original post for it's true-ness, and an Mgopoint to your other post for Nightman. You are a master of karate, and friendship to everyone.


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Also [Body]

Output: I dont have the Mgopoints to start a thread asking, but can anyone that does start a thread asking for streams of the hoops game?


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] agreed [Body]

Output: Yeah, it sounds exactly like a Sparty. And it kills me, but the reality of it is.......Gimme some hoops!


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] The TV argument...... [Body]

Output: And this one should be nationally televised on ABC, right? No reason people shouldn't be able to see it somehow. I am in for the no-liveblog for OSU movement. Can't hurt anything.


Input: [Date] 5 years 37 weeks ago [Title] Sagarin [Body]

Output: I have to say that the Sagarins are a pretty crude indicator for individual games. That predictor does not take into account how two teams match up with each other, rather moreso how they match up against the rest of the nation.


Input: [Date] 5 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Totally agree [Body]

Output: I am not riding the RR bandwagon per se, but there are two ways that you can look at a poor record. #1 is to make excuses as to why you had the poor record. #2 is to say "we aren't good enough". I prefer option #2 and then taking steps to improve.


Input: [Date] 5 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Awful [Body]

Output: This is not second-guessing, because I complained about it before the ball was snapped on that pay. Poor decision by the coaches. These two years and the results are starting to wear a bit thin.


Input: [Date] 5 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Maker's Mark [Body]

Output: Maker's Mark


Input: [Date] 5 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Starters [Body]

Output: Morris Manny LLP Sims Novak


Input: [Date] 5 years 38 weeks ago [Title] Nope [Body]

Output: There is not a scoreboard or clock, but I could deal with that if not for the awful stream quality. With it jumping around like a mother, it makes a clock and scoreboard even more essential than normal because you don't know what happened in the 30 seconds you just missed.


Input: [Date] 5 years 38 weeks ago [Title] well [Body]

Output: All other applications were closed, and it was totally unwatchable for me. Like the other poster said, I was unable to get the feed for more than 5 seconds without it lagging to a stop. 360, netflix, etc run some high quality video just fine on this machine so I feel that it is not an issue on my end. I am trying to send an email to the btnnet.com support, but that doesnt seem to work worth a damn either.


Input: [Date] 5 years 41 weeks ago [Title] Mine [Body]

Output: Took about 2 weeks for me to get my invite. I just used a variant of my name. No one ever calls me through that number though, fun trick to have people dial it, but everyone uses my regular number.


Input: [Date] 5 years 41 weeks ago [Title] Current [Body]

Output: I think he is simply talking about current NFL players... I mean seriously, who could leave Mercury Hayes or Tyrone Butterfield out of the equation if it were all-time.


Input: [Date] 5 years 41 weeks ago [Title] Yeah [Body]

Output: My neg agrees with Turbo.


Input: [Date] 5 years 43 weeks ago [Title] Going for 2 [Body]

Output: The thought of trying for 2 flashed through my mind at the time, but I was fine with taking it to OT, and I am not going to go back and second-guess the coaches. That isn't fair. I was fine with it at the time, and "at the time" is all that the coaching staff got to make the decision.


Input: [Date] 5 years 43 weeks ago [Title] Zoltan? [Body]

Output: I don't think that you can pin it on Mesko. I am not a Rodriguez hater at all, but the call to even give Mesko the option to run goes through the head coach. If you give a player that option, you cannot fault the player for making a read one way or the other, especially when it is not within his normal role. I believe that backed up that far in your own territory, you either have to send your punter out strictly to punt the ball, or you send your offense out to run a play that has a better chance to succeed than the punter-keeper. Hell, put Tate out there with the same run-punt option and you are in much better shape.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Tacopants [Body]

Output: No way. Tacopants plays for the Lions now. He was out with an injury last week obviously.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] This is why [Body]

Output: I took henne in the last round of all 5 of my fantasy leagues.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Cool weather..... [Body]

Output: Maker's Mark.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] Captain Morgan [Body]

Output: Captain is fine, but save a couple bucks and buy Sailor Jerry instead. Costs less, tastes the same, and is higher proof by a good margin.


Input: [Date] 5 years 44 weeks ago [Title] My $.02 [Body]

Output: I didn't even read the football portion of the analogy, so I won't comment on the overall usefulness of the comparison. I will pose the argument that the player in scenario #1 should probably not call in all scenarios. In a scenario where he has more money on the table than the two guys that pushed in front of him, and depending on how much guys still to act behind him have in front of them, I think that most often he should be re-raising all-in for any remaining money he has with KK. Guys in position behind him might be getting a good enough price with 3 others all-in in front of them to take a shot with any pocket pair. With KK he may not be able to raise enough to price them out of the pot, but in a cash game you need to press this advantage and get as much money in the pot as you can when you have the most favorable odds to win it. Scenario #1, the play is not to call, it is to re-raise.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] I have a 360 [Body]

Output: That said....if anyone has a PS3 that they want to trade for my 360, let me know. The BluRay, free online, built in wireless, MLB The Show, and the fact that my brothers both have PS3's are the reasons that I want to switch.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] No way was it accidental [Body]

Output: He dove in on purpose. The arms in the air say it all. If his momentum had carried him in accidentally, then he would have been doing something with his arms instead of leaping up and swan-diving. My wife and I laughed our butts off at the moron and watched it several times on the DVR.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] wow [Body]

Output: F your life. That is an unacceptable situation that your are required to remedy before the next game. Seriously. I am not kidding. Overruled by the wife so your kid can watch a show about F'ing penguins? And the kid is old enough to read and write? Teach the kid a lesson in patience for 3 damn hours, and if your wife protests, you overrule her.


Input: [Date] 5 years 45 weeks ago [Title] Yup [Body]

Output: I couldn't agree more.


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Not even close [Body]

Output: 2009 was way better. In '06, I was at the game, tailgated my ass off, and had a great time watching our guys dismantle ND's hopes and dreams. The ND fan buddy that went to the game with me leaving to go back to the tailgate at halftime was awesome too. But this one means so much more. Not only did we beat an ND team that had lofty goals, we did so in a spot where we really needed to come up with a signature win, and it eased my mind to see our Freshman QB shine under pressure. Not only that, I HATE Jimmah. I have met both Jimmah and Quinn in person, and Quinn was not a complete A-hole, unlike Jimmah, who is a typical hardass wannabe punk.


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Dan LeFevour of CMU [Body]

Output: Tate is probably a bit more advanced than LeFevour was as a true Freshman. But the comparison is pretty close I think.


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Yeah [Body]

Output: Looked to me like it was tipped.


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Refs [Body]

Output: My ND alum sister in law left something on my facebook praising Tate and bitching about the refs. Seriously, what calls did the refs blow in our favor? The thing that Millen was bitching about on the final kickoff and time coming off? Was pretty obvious to me that the KR touched the ball. Other than that, I see nothing that they can really complain about.


Input: [Date] 5 years 46 weeks ago [Title] Well [Body]

Output: Depends on the time of day. If it is a noon kickoff, I do Jager Mary's. Bloody Mary with Jager instead of the vodka. Sounds nasty, is very tasty. After noon or so, I stick mostly with beer.


Input: [Date] 5 years 48 weeks ago [Title] signed papers [Body]

Output: The signed papers from each athlete seem pretty slam-dunk to me.


Input: [Date] 5 years 48 weeks ago [Title] it will be [Body]

Output: Odoms on a 72 yard punt return.


Input: [Date] 5 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Your welcome [Body]

Output: I am a bit biased, as I am a liquor salesman and one of the brands I represent is Jager. But I still stand by it as my morning drink of choice. I was introduced to it last year at the Purdue/Notre Dame game (I unfortunately live in South Bend) where Jagermeister co-hosted a giant tailgate with my company. I recommend Zing Zang bloody mix. I don't sell it, but that is the best I have had. Red Eye makes some uber-hot bloody mixes if you can handle it (I cant).


Input: [Date] 5 years 49 weeks ago [Title] Jager [Body]

Output: Mary's. Bloody Mary, but substitute Jager for the vodka. Sounds awful, but trust me, it is daaaaamn tasty. On the food end, I like brats (single stripe of mustard represent) and burgers. Donut burgers are ideal for early morning festivities. Hamburger patty with a couple donuts as a bun.


Input: [Date] 6 years 3 weeks ago [Title] If it helps..... [Body]

Output: The ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks is the same as the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns.


Input: [Date] 6 years 3 weeks ago [Title] bad replies [Body]

Output: replied to the wrong post


Input: [Date] 6 years 5 weeks ago [Title] Mine` [Body]

Output: My Tiger Allstar predictions are: Cabrera Granderson Verlander Jackson Cabrera is my third first baseman behind Teixeira and Morneau, but Cabrera gets in because he is one of the top dozen hitters in the AL this year. This selection is sketchy though, as Kevin Youkilis might get in as the starter through fan voting, and there will not be 4 1B AL allstars. So Tiger fans, vote TEIXEIRA!!! Granderson is clearly not having the year that Torii Hunter is having as an AL CF, but I give him the slight nod over Baltimore's Adam Jones as the CF backup. Verlander is in easily, as is Jackson. Porcello misses as a SP because there are several other guys (Grienke, Halladay, King Felix, Verlander, Weaver, Beckett, Sabathia, Millwood, Jackson, Beuhrle, Saunders, and several others) that probably have better numbers. Rodney misses because even though he has not blown a save, ERA is going to figure in more prominently than blown saves I think. Normally 4-5 relievers go, and I see 8 guys that have a solid case to be chosen over Rodney. Inge is the guy that I am torn on. Probably my favorite player, but I think that Evan Longoria's numbers pretty much put him in as a lock. Inge and Chone Figgins are the next two guys to consider. Offensively, Figgins has the speed and batting average, Inge has the pop. Inge wins defensively, but both are solid. I would take Inge, but I have a suspicion that he gets overlooked here. Yaaay, another Mgopoint.


Input: [Date] 6 years 6 weeks ago [Title] my turn [Body]

Output: 1. Brown 2. Shaw (HEISMAN!!!11) 3. Stonum 1. Smith 2. Ezeh 3. Mouton


Input: [Date] 6 years 6 weeks ago [Title] Uh oh [Body]

Output: My IP originates from South Bend. I am surely no Domer, but I guess I am screwed.


Input: [Date] 6 years 6 weeks ago [Title] I guess [Body]

Output: I guess that I just want to express my general dislike for the points system. I have been a member of the board for quite a while now, I participate in the liveblogs for almost every football game, and try to make all of my contributions relevant and non-idiotic. The issue here is that I do not tend to feel the need to inject my worthless 2 cents on every thread in existence on the board. If others say what I feel like I need to say, then I let it be and do not clutter the thread with a veiled "+1" post. However, now if I do feel that I have information or an opinion worth sharing, even though I have probably filtered myself more than most posters from posting a crap thread, I am unable to share the information or opinion that I finally feel is worth sharing. The trouble with this system is that it encourages n00bs to "grind posts" so that they can fully use the board. I know that there is not an easy solution, but I believe that this new system is a regression from the old one. Magnus, I really like your line of thinking generally, and I hate to not have a better solution to the issue than my "new system stinks, bring back the old one" idea. However, that is where I am at. Maybe once I get enough points from spewing posts out with a little less restraint, I will feel differently.


Input: [Pos] QB [Player] Shane Morris [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Necessary [Comments]

Output: Given that he played only one useless series against MSU and a single play when Gardner lost his helmet after the WMU game, it is tempting to say he should have redshirted. Unfortunately, the Bellamy injury made it necessary to develop him and he probably should have seen the field more to give Gardner a rest – we just couldn’t open up the lead enough. Tough call – he probably had to play.


Input: [Pos] RB [Player] Derrick Green [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: He got a fair number of carries and considering the struggles of the running game he probably should have gotten more.


Input: [Pos] RB [Player] DeVeon Smith [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: Given the promise he showed in limited carries and the struggles of the offense you can’t argue burning his redshirt, but you can argue they should have used him more. Prior to the Northwestern game I was advocating for him to have a mysterious back injury like Devin Gardner to reclaim his redshirt since he went weeks without seeing a carry. But in hindsight, he should have been given more carries, not a redshirt.


Input: [Pos] FB [Player] Wyatt Shallman [Redshirt?] Yes [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: Given the depth at the position and his previous injuries, it was the right decision.


Input: [Pos] TE [Player] Jake Butt [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: Excellent decision as he was the only useful TE on the roster this year and should be a major contributor next season.


Input: [Pos] TE [Player] Khalid Hill [Redshirt?] Yes [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: Considering how poorly the TE’s played for much of the season, it is tempting to have thrown him out there and see what you have. But remember that blocking was their issue and undersized freshmen are not going to be good at blocking…unless they come from Pahokee, FL.


Input: [Pos] WR [Player] Da'Mario Jones [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Poor [Comments]

Output: When your only notable play from the season is accidentally touching a muffed punt, a redshirt was probably warranted. If the coaches weren’t going to play him on offense but like his future, why not redshirt him?


Input: [Pos] WR [Player] Jaron Dukes [Redshirt?] Yes [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: Hardly any young WR got significant snaps, wise to redshirt.


Input: [Pos] WR [Player] Csont'e York [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Questionable [Comments]

Output: Given that on paper neither Dukes or York project to be significant contributors with more heralded recruits at their position on the way, why not put one of them on special teams instead of Jones?


Input: [Pos] OL [Player] Kyle Bosch [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Questionable [Comments]

Output: When a guy starts multiple games you figure it was the correct decision to burn his redshirt. On top of that, this OL class had a full six members to it so splitting up their eligibility isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But given Bosch’s struggles and the fact that he ended up losing his job, you have to wonder if someone else (Kalis, Bryant, Miller, Braden, Bars) could have performed just as well.


Input: [Pos] OL [Player] David Dawson Chris Fox Patrick Kugler Dan Samuelson Logan Tuley-Tillman [Redshirt?] Yes [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: Had Kugler been healthy you have to wonder if he would have been the next man up in the revolving door that was the OL this season, but it was the right decision to keep all of these redshirts and hope for the best next season.


Input: [Pos] DL [Player] Taco Charlton [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: He made little impact, but he did end up a part of the rotation late in the season so it is hard to fault his playing time. Next season he should compete at WDE and SDE so the experience should help.


Input: [Pos] DL [Player] Maurice Hurst Henry Poggi [Redshirt?] Yes [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: Interior defensive linemen rarely contribute as freshman and you should try to keep their redshirts if at all possible (*cough* Will Campbell *cough*). Both could be in the rotation at positions of need next season and emulate the emergence of Willie Henry.


Input: [Pos] LB [Player] Ben Gedeon [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: When you have three viable LB in the rotation along with another playing significant snaps on special teams you would hope to redshirt a guy like Gedeon. But he was forced to play due to injury and actually did reasonably well.


Input: [Pos] LB [Player] Mike McCray [Redshirt?] Yes [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: As a “tweener” linebacker with a lot of depth in front of him it was good to keep his redshirt.


Input: [Pos] DB [Player] Jourdan Lewis Channing Stribling [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: They had their struggles at times and you have to wonder if Hollowell could have emulated their performance, but you didn’t need to redshirt all of the freshmen. Their snaps were actually pretty high and they shared the “first DB off the bench” title this season. The two of them will compete for the nickel, safety, and dime positions next season.


Input: [Pos] DB [Player] Reon Dawson Ross Douglas [Redshirt?] Yes [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: We had a glut of unheralded corners on the team this year so it was good to redshirt at least a couple of them.


Input: [Pos] DB [Player] Dymonte Thomas [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: He represents the biggest difference between expectation and performance of anyone in the class. That probably isn’t fair to him since our expectations were likely inflated, but it is a reality. The five star recruit was expected to be a major part of the rotation and instead barely played. He had an amazing blocked punt to start the season and then vanished until late when he struggled in a cameo at nickel back. His development next season will be very interesting as we desperately need help at safety, yet two of his classmates have passed him at nickel back and Peppers joins the squad in a similar capacity. Having his athleticism patrolling at free safety sounds intriguing, but he has a long way to go and lots of other DBs ahead of him on the depth chart.


Input: [Pos] DB [Player] Delano Hill [Redshirt?] No [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: He was a constant presence on special teams and looks more like a linebacker than a safety out there…impressive for a freshman. Considering we need to find a starting safety for next season, getting game experience for a physically mature freshman isn’t a bad thing.


Input: [Pos] LS [Player] Scott Sypniewski [Redshirt?] Yes [Decision?] Good [Comments]

Output: He’s a long snapper….


Input: [Date] 16 hours 25 min ago [Title] That Onion Article [Body]

Output: I'm still laughing.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Rubber Bowl in Akron [Body]

Output: Basically poured concrete into a hillside. No real accessible concessions, no game day atmosphere. Terrible football.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] If I weren't from Minneapolis [Body]

Output: This would be my answer. However, it was my first sporting event I can remember attending watching a Twins game there with my Dad (he took me out of Kindergarten to go to a weekend day game). The sentimental value alone takes it off this list for me.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Not to be that guy [Body]

Output: But the Tigers won that game. It was Game 1 when Sanchez and the bullpen nearly threw a no hitter. It was the next night, game 2, that most want to forget.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Title] This is mesmerizing [Body]

Output: Well done.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Possibly Both [Body]

Output: Cobb is a senior. Williams is a RS Soph reportedly on the fence.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Feeling Pumped Up [Body]

Output: Hyperbole, or best day in UM athletics since beating Syracuse in the FF 20 months ago?


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I think it's a reference to a re-tweet [Body]

Output: The fact that UM football has been tweeting out birthday messages to former players ever since the Harbaugh tweet. I imagine Brian is opining that an intern is being tasked with those messages...


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Minnesota v Mizzou in Citrus [Body]

Output: Not confirmed, but trending. First NYD Bowl for the Gophers since 1962. That's a big deal for them.


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Minnesota [Body]

Output: Next week may be the biggest football game for the Gophers in nearly 50 years. Hopefully they can beat Wisconsin because their fanbase has sure earned it.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 days ago [Title] B1G! [Body]

Output: Gophers have it 4th and 1 going into the wind with 10 seconds left in the first quarter on the Iowa 45...and they punt. No wonder they lost to Illinois.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 6 days ago [Title] It was sunny and 80 degrees at the MN game [Body]

Output: Try again.


Input: [Date] 1 year 3 days ago [Title] Not on Hot Seat [Body]

Output: This may have been covered in past threads, but I can't help but think as long as Brandon is AD, Hoke will get at least 5 years. The main differences between this coaching staff and the last coaching staff is that Brandon inherited RR, while he personally interviewed and made the decision to hire Hoke. That goes a long way. To fire Hoke before the traditional 5 years expires amounts to an implied admission of making a wrong decision - something I am not so sure Brandon is willing to make yet. In my opinion, the only way Hoke does not get a fifth year is if Schlissel ousts Brandon, which likely won't happen. All this talk about a win threshold this year for Hoke seems to miss that point.


Input: [Date] 1 year 10 weeks ago [Title] Is this future compensation for Cleveland? [Body]

Output: Isn't their number 1 pick point guard projected to leave their team next year?


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Title] Not to Nitpick [Body]

Output: But isn't this the third game between Beilein and Boeheim with Beilein at Michigan? I seem to remember a preseason tournament game in Atlantic City a few years ago.


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Title] I have flashbacks [Body]

Output: You have to be kidding me.


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Title] You can't spell Minnesota without N-I-T [Body]

Output: The Gophers are my second favorite school (my Dad is an alum), but even I am underwhelmed by their constant string of mediocrity.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Title] Hmmmmm [Body]

Output: What were the 4 out of 6 Michigan wins before this year?


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

Output: Debate over


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] Dookies would throw a fit [Body]

Output: They'd argue that they should be seeded higher than us due to the head to head. I'd counter that game was in Cameron, and non-con wins are weighted too much (Michigan and Duke are different teams now - hard to figure if result would be same).


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

Output: One of the more enjoyable regular season games I can remember - everything worked in perfect rhythm. Maybe, just maybe, this will quiet the "yeah, but" crowd concerning Beilein. For far too long they have cited the maxim that Michigan gets lucky because they rely on the three pointer - which allegedly makes them too vulnerable. They refuse to acknowledge that Beilein recruits solid shooters, and finds ways to get them open to the point where there is no luck involved. In fact, I would argue that when Michigan has an offnight shooting, it's luck for the other team. Go Blue! Big Ten Champs!


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] I'll take it [Body]

Output: Because it's the only game the world remembers on a consistent basis.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] No kidding [Body]

Output: Watch him score 5 in his first game back - on penalty shots.


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

Output: How is it he can find ways to continue to annoy me, even when I am rooting for his team?


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] That's the thing [Body]

Output: I don't think there was any skill reason why Canada won today. The US had a horrible game plan that played right into Canada's quasi-neutral zone trap plan (like the mid-90s New Jersey teams that made the NHL unwatchable). The US should have pressed the forecheck in the second half of the game - even if it meant giving up 2 on 1 or 3 on 2 opportunities. At least they would have lost swinging.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] It was clear that was not working [Body]

Output: After a certain amount of time, the benefit of taking chances carrying the puck in with the skilled forwards a few times outweighed the costs of a 2-1 break the other way.


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Title] Dump and Chase in the Worst [Body]

Output: I was hoping that with the bigger ice that the dump and chase game was over - it essentially makes the game Wisconsin basketball on ice. Unfortunately, it seemed to be all the US did, and Canada was more than happy to let it happen.


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Title] Should be 2-0 [Body]

Output: Refs missed the offside on the Slovakian goal. Still, it's nice to see the answer so quickly after a bad goal given up.


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Title] Page Clicks Still Require Advertisements [Body]

Output: I agree that the page click concept for newspapers triggers a lot of these trolling columns, but the pages still have ads on them. If donors pull their advertisements, there would be no ads on the pages that generate clicks, which makes the pages non-existent.


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Title] That felt anything but merciful. [Body]

Output: Oh well. On to 2014. Go Blue!


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] It doesn't sound like he's [Body]

Output: It doesn't sound like he's missing the point. His pictures directly refute your repeated certainty that this is a new development.


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I'm mostly just still [Body]

Output: I'm mostly just still confused why anyone thinks that any brightening was an Adidas development. I'm currently looking at a late era Nike t-shirt that is basically the same color as a current Adidas one, and no it's not faded, I never wear it. People were already complaining about this 10 years ago.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Title] It's not really true that [Body]

Output: It's not really true that there's never a good reason. If someone is being drastically underpaid compared to their results, an early extension can be a good idea. Like with Trout.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I genuinely don't understand [Body]

Output: I genuinely don't understand why people are still going with the slow decline thing when more than half the lineup is younger than 26. They might not be good, but turning into the Phillies didn't happen.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Pretty much every national [Body]

Output: Pretty much every national baseball-focused outlet has criticized the Cabrera deal. Not that they really ended up being correct given salary inflation and the fact that he's still performing. Maybe he would have been a tiny bit cheaper and gotten one less year if they waited, but that's about it.


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 1 day ago [Title] They did offer an 160 million [Body]

Output: They did offer an 160 million extension to Scherzer, that doesn't really scream unable as much as they ultimately decided not to. In a world in which an unremarkable and average pitcher like Rick Porcello gets an 80 million dollar deal, the Tigers contract situation isn't that bad.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Wow, Deep take millennial Tom [Body]

Output: Wow, Deep take millennial Tom Friedman, you're so wise. It's so amazing how nobody has ever noticed before that young people like buying prestige products and that they believe they can see through marketing. Nobody in the history of retail has ever taken advantage of that.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 6 days ago [Title] A total collapse of cable [Body]

Output: A total collapse of cable just means that content producers that have ad friendly products like sports will hold out for more network money. They won't just keep doing what they're doing now and making the product available everywhere. Ultimately the only thing that will be hurt is consumer choice, which is hilarious.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Title] You're right. they also do [Body]

Output: You're right. they also do one of two clap cadence cheers.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Yes, shout "you suck" and [Body]

Output: Yes, shout "you suck" and jiggle your keys like a true American.


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I'd much rather people in the [Body]

Output: I'd much rather people in the US adopt those things for other sports because they're good and fun.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Why do you even watch sports [Body]

Output: Why do you even watch sports when you so clearly have no idea what you're even looking at?


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 3 days ago [Title] The only reason anyone likes [Body]

Output: The only reason anyone likes the 1989 uniforms is because they're the 1989 uniforms. Using a logo in the spelling of a name is amateurish and terrible to begin with, but also using different fonts and offset sizes looks especially sloppy. And white block M's, really? Nobody would call that 'uniformz' if a modern design did it so prominently?


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] This blog already has its [Body]

Output: This blog already has its blow up where the proprietors banned anyone from making critical comments about them. Have we forgotten that already?


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I don't understand why [Body]

Output: I don't understand why everyone is taking one sentence from the daily comparing it to The Victors as gospel truth. It sounds more like something to play when the lights go down for basketball intros or pregame football while the band is walking back around the field. They use modern music in these spots anyway, what would be so terrible about having something unique? Even if this way of going about it seems self serving.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Yeah, just keep playing Seven [Body]

Output: Yeah, just keep playing Seven Nation Army on repeat instead. Seems like the daily missed the point of what this song would be for. I mean, I get the whole "no piped in music anywhere at all ever" thing, but if it's going to happen, having something that isn't jock jams and isn't In the Big House isn't the worst idea ever.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] (deleted double post) [Body]

Output: (deleted double post)


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] Except you're the only one [Body]

Output: Except you're the only one engaging in class warfare by describing college students and the mostly young population downtown as 'rich.' The fact that there are actually people like you out there who think it's a mistake to invest in the only area of Detroit that's actually adding population in 40 years is such a huge problem. Cities need tax revenue to be functional. For that they need taxpayers. I'm sorry that you hate that. There's absolutely an argument to be made that the suburbs should contribute more to regional transit, but that's not remotely what you're saying.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Your furry avatar is stupid, [Body]

Output: Your furry avatar is stupid, and "off sides" isn't a thing.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Title] They don't care, they sold [Body]

Output: They don't care, they sold out their name and website for page-clicks and advertorials a while ago. Forbes "contributors" are little more than unpaid bloggers fishing for traffic.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 4 days ago [Title] The problem isn't trading [Body]

Output: The problem isn't trading prospects, it's trading prospects for garbage. They just lost two of their only decent trading chips for a pitcher whose middling production they could get from basically anywhere else.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 5 days ago [Title] The idea that 'NFL Executive' [Body]

Output: The idea that 'NFL Executive' is a position that requires moral respect is utterly hilarious.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I don't know why you're so [Body]

Output: I don't know why you're so passive aggressive about this not being allowed. There's plenty of evidence that your attitude being totally insufferable isn't delete-worthy.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Do you have any thoughts that [Body]

Output: Do you have any thoughts that aren't milquetoast both-sides-do-it catchphrases? Just curious if there's ever a chance of you saying anything actually interesting.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 days ago [Title] What are you rambling about. [Body]

Output: What are you rambling about. It's only politics if some sort of conspiracy theory payoff is involved? They're kindered spirits. It's not that complicated.


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] Actually, it's more like [Body]

Output: Actually, it's more like people deploy 'zero' or 'nothing' depending on the situation. Which is frankly pretty stupid. Yes, we don't use it, but nil is objectively a better term.


Input: [Date] 1 year 2 weeks ago [Title] Way to lift your premise from [Body]

Output: Way to lift your premise from an ignorant and moronic Keith Olbermann rant.


Input: [Date] 1 year 12 weeks ago [Title] Yes, because Ann Arbor [Body]

Output: Yes, because Ann Arbor and the area of Michigan where a large percentage of the student body hails from is located nowhere near franchises for all the major professional sports.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] Really? Especially ours? [Body]

Output: Come off it man.


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Title] Get off my lawn. [Body]

Output: EDSBS has one of their "Michigan Man" posts joking about this subject, but judging by most of the comments here it's actually an entirely accurate analysis.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Neat but not unheard of. I [Body]

Output: Neat but not unheard of. I believe Apple and Google do the same thing out west


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Everyone gets their own box [Body]

Output: Everyone gets their own box


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Part of that clause includes [Body]

Output: Part of that clause includes Sling having more than 2M subscribers, which apparently is a long way out.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 2 days ago [Title] They won't be able to do [Body]

Output: They won't be able to do that. There are clauses in their telecom contracts that say if ESPN begins offering a standalone service, the telecoms reserve the right to split off ESPN from their cable channel packages and begin offering them a la carte. That's a death sentence that Disney would never allow.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 3 days ago [Title] 2-10 would be bad no matter [Body]

Output: 2-10 would be bad no matter who those two wins are against. Hypothetical, would you take 2-10 with those two wins, or 10-2 with those two losses?


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Title] hello, fellow Tribesman [Body]

Output: hello, fellow Tribesman


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I'd take Umbro 100 times out [Body]

Output: I'd take Umbro 100 times out of 100. That goes for Russell, FILA, and Starter too


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Title] easier to ask for forgiveness [Body]

Output: easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Safety razor is life [Body]

Output: Safety razor is life


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I hope he gets a really bad [Body]

Output: I hope he gets a really bad hangnail on his pinky toe


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 3 days ago [Title] you forgot "best of luck to [Body]

Output: you forgot "best of luck to the young man"


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 5 days ago [Title] +1 Informative [Body]

Output: +1 Informative


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Title] A great day in Blog [Body]

Output: A great day in Blog history http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/night-jerseys-selling-hotcakes-ohio


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I wish we had a ring [Body]

Output: I wish we had a ring


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Title] neat [Body]

Output: neat


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 6 days ago [Title] 502 Bad Gateway Error 503 [Body]

Output: 502 Bad Gateway Error 503 Backend fetch failed Someone should make a bingo card with all the different errors the blog throws


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 4 days ago [Title] you changed it to single [Body]

Output: you changed it to single blockquote? you're going the wrong way


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 4 days ago [Title] you should triple blockquote [Body]

Output: you should triple blockquote that quote. twice ain't enough


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Title] "As bad as those tweets were, [Body]

Output: "As bad as those tweets were, Jones was at least smart to say he was hacked." Really, Larry Brown? We're rewarding this lame ass excuse now?


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Any out of stater is easy [Body]

Output: Any out of stater is easy pickings because they are much less likely to have the time to contest the ticket


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Michigan Alumi-nati [Body]

Output: Michigan Alumi-nati


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Title] You should probably start a [Body]

Output: You should probably start a thread asking what you should start a thread about


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Title] If WD says Nike, I say Nike. [Body]

Output: If WD says Nike, I say Nike.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I don't think NSFW applies to [Body]

Output: I don't think NSFW applies to text-only


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I would love for it to be [Body]

Output: I would love for it to be reinvested but I don't expect anything of the sort. no idea how they can allow the blog to go down at 2pm on a Tuesday.


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Is that you, Dave? [Body]

Output: Is that you, Dave?


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 2 days ago [Title] >>not to start a popularity [Body]

Output: >>not to start a popularity campaign well that's good because you're not doing so hot


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 4 days ago [Title] good call, jumped the gun on [Body]

Output: good call, jumped the gun on that


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Because he has the [Body]

Output: Because he has the constitutional right not to turn it over? Seems pretty simple to me.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Yeah but Brady wouldn't turn [Body]

Output: Yeah but Brady wouldn't turn his phone over to Tom Wells so therefore he must be guilty. So ridiculous. Wouldn't be surprised if Wells asked him for his Facebook password and his ATM pin too. If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear, right??? Get outta here, Wells.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Great video [Body]

Output: Great video


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 1 day ago [Title] LOL [Body]

Output: LOL


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 2 days ago [Title] *WD bat signal* [Body]

Output: *WD bat signal*


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 3 days ago [Title] just going to casually hijack [Body]

Output: just going to casually hijack here to say that someone should make a wordcloud from this thread. also, Pittsburgh


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Interference and holding have [Body]

Output: Interference and holding have been systematically not called in the playoffs. Hardly called in the regular season and especially not now. Art Ross winner had 87 points this year. Ignoring the lockout year, it's been 10 years since the winner was sub-100 and it was still like 95 pts.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I wish we got to go to the [Body]

Output: I wish we got to go to the White House


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

Output: Sheeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttt


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Title] that's just a loan until you [Body]

Output: that's just a loan until you need to put them in a retirement home... they opened up their checkbook so you'd send them to Millionaire Estates instead of freaking Countryside Acres


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 6 days ago [Title] that poor shirt collar [Body]

Output: that poor shirt collar


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Everything I expected and [Body]

Output: Everything I expected and more


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Here's the tweet, all but [Body]

Output: Here's the tweet, all but confirming the return of the helmet stickers S/O to Billy Butler...Today's A's Jungle Lion. 3 Run Shot in the 5th!! Will send 3 Stickers 4 the Helmet pic.twitter.com/YjgvYFF9qr — Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) April 14, 2015


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 2 days ago [Title] From the article: "The [Body]

Output: From the article: "The lawsuit alleges LaBelle suffered numerous physical problems after the shooting, as well as fear, wage loss and medical expenses. The lawsuit seeks relief in excess of $25,000, the minimum required for a lawsuit to be heard in circuit court." Very well could be that he needs the money to put toward medical expenses. If that's the case, then I think this actually is the best way to do it. But IANAL.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It's not misleading at all. [Body]

Output: It's not misleading at all. It's actually really straightforward. You're talking missed calls which is a hell of a lot murkier than called (read: committed) fouls.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 6 days ago [Title] twitter no play nice [Body]

Output: twitter no play nice https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/585138541983768578


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Title] more! [Body]

Output: more!


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

Output: Participation Award


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 20 hours ago [Title] (function(d, s, id) { var [Body]

Output: Facebook doesn't like embedded vid I guess


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 4 days ago [Title] obligatory [Body]

Output: obligatory


Input: [Date] 18 weeks 5 days ago [Title] let's make it 2050 so [Body]

Output: let's make it 2050 so DrueDown can't start threads!


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 1 day ago [Title] My fear is that these [Body]

Output: My fear is that these little assholes, being little assholes, are going to lawyer the hell up (probably getting repped by their own fathers in many cases) and drag this crap out, with the university and its reputation along for the long ride. This is a ridiculous assumption. Is having a lawyer father a prerequisite to being in a fraternity? Given the large possibility that their fathers are not lawyers, are you blaming them for hiring one? I don't understand.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Live blog needs to be [Body]

Output: Live blog needs to be priority three of the Blog this offseason. Right behind moar redundant servers and a drupal/comment section overhaul to bring it into the 21st century.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Title] RIP live blog. Gone but not [Body]

Output: RIP live blog. Gone but not forgotten.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I think Hoke has changed the [Body]

Output: I think Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start. For the uninitiated: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/night-jerseys-selling-hotcakes-ohio


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Title] that's just dumb. pick a real [Body]

Output: that's just dumb. pick a real password


Input: [Date] 20 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Correct. Pageviews is good [Body]

Output: Correct. Pageviews is good for advertising. Uniques is useful for growth. MGoBlog uses Quantcast for analytics, check out the profile here: https://www.quantcast.com/mgoblog.com?qcLocale=en_US


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'm thinking about bringing a [Body]

Output: I'm thinking about bringing a baby bottle full of whiskey. Do I need a baby too or do you think they'll let it slide?


Input: [Date] 21 weeks 5 days ago [Title] better not use it as your [Body]

Output: better not use it as your avatar...


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Coach just slinging balls at [Body]

Output: Coach just slinging balls at the end of the video


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I'm shocked you have the self [Body]

Output: I'm shocked you have the self control to sit on information about equipment changes. Impressive stuff, WD


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Title] “When we were in the [Body]

Output: “When we were in the room,” he said, “the person involved let something get out of hand and took something further than what it was planned.” “I’m not saying I’m a womanizer or anything of that nature,” he protested. “I’m just saying it was a confrontation … and the woman involved took it to another level that it shouldn’t have been taken to.” yup, still a piece of shit


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Title] what say you, WD? [Body]

Output: what say you, WD?


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] he's going to be so good [Body]

Output: he's going to be so good


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 6 days ago [Title] MAX [Body]

Output: MAX


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] slightly odd, no? [Body]

Output: slightly odd, no?


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] you're welcome [Body]

Output: you're welcome


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Title] riveting embedded [Body]

Output: riveting embedded


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Title] LONG LIVE ~HERM [Body]

Output: LONG LIVE ~HERM


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Peaked in 1999, hasn't made [Body]

Output: Peaked in 1999, hasn't made good music since 2002. His new music is basically the old music with more yelling, less novelty, worse production, and an unfortunate amount of auto-tune. Definitely peaked in 1999. Right before he spent the next decade becoming the top-selling artist.. Literally sold more albums than anyone else. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-12-08-musicdecade08_...


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I'm very much against [Body]

Output: I'm very much against the Michigan Man mantra, that's all


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] lighten up man [Body]

Output: lighten up man


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I chuckled. Poor [Body]

Output: I chuckled. Poor guy http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/semi-ot-deposit-your-non-used-weberclark-cel...


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Toad is by far the worst [Body]

Output: Toad is by far the worst character in Mario Kart


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Title] it is, by definition, ironic [Body]

Output: it is, by definition, ironic


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Dude, live a little [Body]

Output: Dude, live a little


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] Shout out to all the pear [Body]

Output: Shout out to all the pear


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Yeah but how many mack trucks [Body]

Output: Yeah but how many mack trucks of force would it take to deflate a football?


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You mean jagoff, ya jagoff. [Body]

Output: You mean jagoff, ya jagoff.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Title] This all just seems so dumb [Body]

Output: This all just seems so dumb to me


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Title] But Izziot is super witty [Body]

Output: But Izziot is super witty unlike all those other ones!


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] How else are we gonna [Body]

Output: How else are we gonna convince him to commit??


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Coach has a huge chaw in. [Body]

Output: Coach has a huge chaw in. Love it


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Goodnight, sweet prince. [Body]

Output: Goodnight, sweet prince.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Majority, yes. But certainly [Body]

Output: Majority, yes. But certainly not all. Every fan base has their loonies. Penn State just seems to have a lot more. They're also much more vocal than the minority.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] ahh, I stand corrected [Body]

Output: ahh, I stand corrected


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] no he's a Pioneer alum [Body]

Output: no he's a Pioneer alum


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] it's no Red Robin [Body]

Output: it's no Red Robin


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Loved him in Rush Hour 2! [Body]

Output: Loved him in Rush Hour 2!


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Warm winters would certainly [Body]

Output: Warm winters would certainly help, too.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Title] What in the world? [Body]

Output: What in the world? Besides moar Harbaugh, why is this a good thing?


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Be in denial all you want, [Body]

Output: Be in denial all you want, OSU is somehow going to pull off this miracle of a season


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] he is the embodiment of rural [Body]

Output: he is the embodiment of rural West Virginia


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Ruptured testicles are [Body]

Output: Ruptured testicles are hilarious. Awesome prank.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 2 days ago [Title] donate it to the blog and we [Body]

Output: donate it to the blog and we might finally get a redundant server!


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] greatest gif on the web [Body]

Output: greatest gif on the web


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Yeah but did you see Luck? [Body]

Output: Yeah but did you see Luck? That's a quartback, booah!


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Title] You can't just put yourself [Body]

Output: You can't just put yourself in his league. That's like saying "LeBron James is as good at basketball as I am."


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Title] ~Herm RIP [Body]

Output: ~Herm RIP


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Title] hellos lost their credibility [Body]

Output: hellos lost their credibility


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I assume Hackett's is "Jim" [Body]

Output: I assume Hackett's is "Jim" and Harbaugh's is "Jim4" ?


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I feel cheated. You can't [Body]

Output: I feel cheated. You can't just undo a hello post


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Just got another [Body]

Output: Just got another notification. Coach will be on TUESDAY at 9am.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I got a notification about [Body]

Output: I got a notification about it. Still hasn't been on and haven't heard any mention of him. Wondering if this wasn't just a ploy to get all of us insane Michigan fans to listen to Mike & Mike this morning....


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Once or twice? No way. There [Body]

Output: Once or twice? No way. There have been days when I would get server errors multiple times.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] This is the internet, surely [Body]

Output: This is the internet, surely our best detectives will get to the bottom of this.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 19 hours ago [Title] WD will let you know as soon [Body]

Output: WD will let you know as soon as he sees this thread


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] i'm not good at sports [Body]

Output: i'm not good at sports gambling so i'll sit this one out


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] don't be salty because a team [Body]

Output: don't be salty because a team tries to run up the score. this isn't peewee football. if you don't like it, play better defense


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] no apology necessary [Body]

Output: no apology necessary


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] My dick can't get any harder [Body]

Output: My dick can't get any harder


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Genuinely curious, what's the [Body]

Output: Genuinely curious, what's the point of these "in before delete" posts? Is there some level of satisfaction you get from it? Are you making some mini wager with yourself? I just don't understand it


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Be thankful that they don't [Body]

Output: Be thankful that they don't purposefully block content because you're blocking their revenue stream. AdBlockPro is the only way to surf the net these days but you should whitelist the Blog and other "small" sites you appreciate.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Harbaugh does not currently [Body]

Output: Harbaugh does not currently have a twitter


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] you get it yet or what, WD? [Body]

Output: you get it yet or what, WD?


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] as someone stated [Body]

Output: as someone stated elsewhere, Jed York was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] "Crawled through a river of [Body]

Output: "Crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side." I think that sums it up perfectly


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Who’s got it better than [Body]

Output: Who’s got it better than us? “Nooooobody!”


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 days ago [Title] does Ashley's ship to [Body]

Output: does Ashley's ship to Pittsburgh?


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] freep with the hot take [Body]

Output: freep with the hot take


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Let's all say a prayer for [Body]

Output: Let's all say a prayer for the single server that is working overtime right now


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 20 hours ago [Title] Herm's in a better place now [Body]

Output: Herm's in a better place now


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] The team, the team, the team [Body]

Output: The team, the team, the team


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 22 hours ago [Title] I've watched this a couple [Body]

Output: I've watched this a couple times in the past month. It gets better every time.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I am 85% confident [Body]

Output: I am 85% confident


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 1 day ago [Title] People saying "sir" on the [Body]

Output: People saying "sir" on the internet rustles my jimmies something fierce.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 2 days ago [Title] pay the man chis mahhhney [Body]

Output: pay the man chis mahhhney


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 2 days ago [Title] quite peculiar [Body]

Output: quite peculiar


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] double post [Body]

Output: double post


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] that Occam guy was full of [Body]

Output: that Occam guy was full of shit, man!


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] that's what I'm gonna choose [Body]

Output: that's what I'm gonna choose to make of it


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] thoughts? discuss. [Body]

Output: thoughts? discuss.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 4 days ago [Title] too many newly 100-pt club [Body]

Output: too many newly 100-pt club users starting subpar threads hot take


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Title] this is what you wasted your [Body]

Output: this is what you wasted your first post on?


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 1 day ago [Title] that's the worst reasoning [Body]

Output: that's the worst reasoning ever


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Maybe it's JH himself? Anyone [Body]

Output: Maybe it's JH himself? Anyone ever think about that????


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] if we're watching our figure, [Body]

Output: if we're watching our figure, coke zero > diet coke


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Was there big news at [Body]

Output: Was there big news at Stanford around that time?


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] jinx, owe me half a ticket to [Body]

Output: jinx, owe me half a ticket to a football game


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] that tweet is from September [Body]

Output: that tweet is from September


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] and Saban in Austin [Body]

Output: and Saban in Austin


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] sorry this just screams [Body]

Output: sorry this just screams bullshit


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 3 days ago [Title] 49ers lectern has been [Body]

Output: 49ers lectern has been replaced by table and chairs. Looks as if 1230 presser will be more involved… http://t.co/sGxfuadOpB — Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) December 17, 2014


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 5 days ago [Title] your schtick is played out [Body]

Output: your schtick is played out


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Are you the real Larry David? [Body]

Output: Are you the real Larry David?


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] BREAKING #OhioState OC Tom [Body]

Output: BREAKING #OhioState OC Tom Herman is expected to become the new head coach at #Houston, source told @FoxSports. — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 15, 2014


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 6 days ago [Title] sun, moon, and stars are [Body]

Output: sun, moon, and stars are aligning


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Neil Young forever! [Body]

Output: Neil Young forever!


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 3 days ago [Title] beer pour for lloyd brady. [Body]

Output: beer pour for lloyd brady. wonder what he's up to these days


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] That's what she told us, [Body]

Output: That's what she told us, sure. But how hard is it to duck out of Lenscrafters for a quick 30 minute romp to Leakin Park?


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 4 days ago [Title] no doubt it was Don from [Body]

Output: no doubt it was Don from Lenscrafters


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Title] that's it? no crazy story or [Body]

Output: that's it? no crazy story or detailed analysis? no extra pics? I thought this was your bread and butter


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 6 days ago [Title] >>there is no way the Niners [Body]

Output: >>there is no way the Niners would fire him unless he really did something bad between now and the end of the season. Like lose to the Raiders?


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Title] look at Richie Rich over here [Body]

Output: look at Richie Rich over here


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 2 days ago [Title] I didn't even know this was a [Body]

Output: I didn't even know this was a thing but it surprises me none that you knew about it and actively use it. You're something special, WD


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 2 days ago [Title] i'm partial to harbaugh drums [Body]

Output: i'm partial to harbaugh drums


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] love me some great pyr [Body]

Output: love me some great pyr puppies


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 3 days ago [Title] spelling not [Body]

Output: spelling not


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I think you're making too [Body]

Output: I think you're making too much about the extreme focus on character and the media's insistence on digging it up. As you said, those things aren't a secret. But ESPN isn't going to run a story about how Hackett said he wanted a high-character coach and then went with Les Miles.. oh no!!!!


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 5 days ago [Title] what exactly have we heard so [Body]

Output: what exactly have we heard so far? sure, this is speculation but so has everything else up to this point


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 2 hours ago [Title] have you seen our team? [Body]

Output: have you seen our team?


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 2 days ago [Title] love that site [Body]

Output: love that site


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 5 days ago [Title] and the commenting system. [Body]

Output: and the commenting system. maybe this is the off season we'll see an upgrade....


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 13 hours ago [Title] we can put spelling on the [Body]

Output: we can put spelling on the Fuck list as well


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 18 hours ago [Title] undefeated practice champs, [Body]

Output: undefeated practice champs, 11-0


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 1 day ago [Title] I'm ok with it [Body]

Output: I'm ok with it


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Michigan might make a lot of [Body]

Output: Michigan might make a lot of sense for Todd Graham but Todd Graham makes no sense for Michigan.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I have no remorse for any [Body]

Output: I have no remorse for any piece of shit who would do what he's being accused of. A+++ effort on the field or not.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 2 days ago [Title] 88-55 Michigan [Body]

Output: 88-55 Michigan


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 3 days ago [Title] No wayyyyyy [Body]

Output: No wayyyyyy


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 4 days ago [Title] even Coach was not just a [Body]

Output: even Coach was not just a shooter


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I don't disagree with you but [Body]

Output: I don't disagree with you but he probably knows as much as the guys coming out saying the exact opposite. No one knows anything at this point.


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 days ago [Title] AdBlockPlus is your friend [Body]

Output: AdBlockPlus is your friend


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 3 days ago [Title] >Is that because he left [Body]

Output: >Is that because he left Pitt? Yes. He texted the team to tell them he was resigning from Pitt and taking the HC job at ASU. Texted them. On his way to Tempe. I don't care how good or bad of a coach he is these days, that's not a guy I want in charge of Michigan football. more here if you're interested: LINK


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 3 days ago [Title] No, but I'm biased. [Body]

Output: No, but I'm biased. He sucks.


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 3 days ago [Title] ADC: Kurt Angle? [Body]

Output: ADC: Kurt Angle?


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 4 days ago [Title] pot shot [Body]

Output: pot shot


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 4 days ago [Title] why? [Body]

Output: why?


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Rick Renteria I think [Body]

Output: Rick Renteria I think


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Is that a choice due to cost [Body]

Output: Is that a choice due to cost of saving/maintaining all that data? It'd be real juicy if it was so they didn't have to fulfill any FOIA requests


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 2 days ago [Title] "I'm no lawyer" Always [Body]

Output: "I'm no lawyer" Always IANAL when you have a chance to IANAL


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Title] hell no [Body]

Output: hell no


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 4 days ago [Title] I'm gonna need a character [Body]

Output: I'm gonna need a character map and flow chart please


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 5 days ago [Title] I knew I liked you, Bear. [Body]

Output: I knew I liked you, Bear.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Very much agree. I hate [Body]

Output: Very much agree. I hate feeling like I care more about the team than our own coach. Name for me one successful coach who doesn't get worked up on the sidelines.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I got to 130 [Body]

Output: I got to 130


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 2 hours ago [Title] Two men enter, one man [Body]

Output: Two men enter, one man leaves!


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 3 days ago [Title] like this? [Body]

Output: like this?


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 4 days ago [Title] $3 million is Hoke's buyout. [Body]

Output: $3 million is Hoke's buyout. Michigan would be on the hook for all of DB's contract


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 6 days ago [Title] "It is possible that the [Body]

Output: "It is possible that the delay in firing Hoke is simply Brandon spending a few days lining up what he perceives to be the right person to take over on an interim basis." Worked so well a couple years ago, why not let him do it again?


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Apparently [Body]

Output: Apparently Hoke http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/09/brady_hoke_releases_st...


Input: [Date] 3 days 13 hours ago [Body] I'd like to point out the very nice use of the correctly italicized see as a proper introductory signal supra. Excellent MGoBluebooking. [Title]

Output: I'd like to point out the


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I assume you're similarly skeptical of any negative story about Notre Dame that doesn't offer Brian Kelly an opportunity to extensively rebut the charges...? [Title]

Output: I assume you're similarly


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I guess I was responding to the notion that a commitment is like a contract between equals. If you don't think it's important for either side to honor their commitments -- that each should merely maximize their leverage regardless of the promises they made before -- that's a perfectly valid and logically coherent viewpoint, but it kind of defeats the whole idea of "commitments" in the first place. [Title]

Output: I guess I was responding to


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I'm not sure you're comfortable with the implications of your argument that schools and prospects bear equivalent responsibility in recruiting. If a prospect showed over and over again that he was unable or unwilling to keep his word when he committed, schools would very rationally back off from recruiting him; if a coach demonstrates the same pattern of unreliability or duplicity (not saying JH does, but assume arguendo), wouldn't it be rational to also separate him from the program? Either way, I think there are plenty of reasons to be more forgiving of high schoolers who decommit than of coaches who pull their offers. Among other things: massive information asymmetries between high school kids and collegiate coaching professionals; a significant likelihood that the prospect himself is not wholly in charge of his recruiting situation (parents, high school coaches, etc.) and thus shouldn't bear full blame for a change in circumstances; and a huge disparity in opportunity cost depending on when the commitment dissolution happens (i.e. if a Michigan cornerback prospect decommits a week before NSD, Michigan at worst signs a class with one fewer CB; if, on the other hand, Michigan unilterally pulls the same prospect's offer a week before NSD, there's a chance that the kid could wind up without a scholarship at all or getting locked into a minimum of a year at a school far from home / far below his potential). [Title]

Output: I'm not sure you're


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Is it possible that we’re having a collective knee-jerk reaction against this because of all of the (admittedly excessive and ill-advised) tinkering that Dave Brandon did with THE BRAND? I’m just kind of concerned that we may move too far in the other direction, where we're just retrenching in this stodgy "This is MICHIGAN and we've been doing the same thing since 1817 and by god we're not going to change one iota of it until 3817.” I mean people griped when the band started doing pop routines at halftime because older alums just wanted them to keep doing homages to the polka. There are good innovations and bad innovations, and to a certain degree you can't figure out which are going to work out until you actually do them. Legends jerseys could've been a train wreck, but most people (myself included) think they've actually been a good innovation. On the flip side, general-admission seating in the student section was a really great idea in theory and just executed horribly and abandoned. There was a point when every venerable tradition was something novel, and I don’t see the utility in preemptively stifling this on principle. If it’s popular, it’ll become a cherished part of our Michigan tradition. If it flops (as is likely), then it’ll go by the wayside. [Title]

Output: Is it possible that we’re


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Body] The "last two messiahs that we hired"? This seems like historical revisionism in the extreme. RichRod, while a hot coaching commodity at the time, was emphatically not the consensus first choice in 2007 -- that was clearly Les Miles. And virtually nobody wanted Hoke to be hired, crowned him as a messiah when he was announced, or even thought (on the basis of his career losing record) that he was a "very good football coach." I agree with the general sentiment that even a head coach is limited in the velocity with which he can effect change in a program. But pointing to two arguably botched coaching searches during which we whiffed on our top choices does not add any evidentiary support to that argument. [Title]

Output: The "last two messiahs that


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] "Homosexuality" is not equivalent to gay males initiating sexual contact with straight males. And subjective discomfort alone, without objective evidentiary validity, has never been sufficient to justify discriminatory behavior. There were a lot of white players who were "uncomfortable" playing alongside African-Americans when pro sports were first integrated; that was baseless, we recognized it as such, and equality of treatment prevailed. A female's discomfort at sexual objectification by straight males is grounded in a history and pattern of gendered sexual aggression. Since there is no equivalent history or pattern of sexual aggression by gay men toward straight men, any distinction on the basis of sexual orientation is similarly baseless, and equality of treatment should prevail. [Title]

Output: "Homosexuality" is not


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] Um... I wasn't discussing sexual assault at all, and I'm certainly not denying that male rape happens (or diminishing it in any way). This is about what types of sexual pursuit are socially encouraged and what types are not. [Title]

Output: Um... I wasn't discussing


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] No, I'm not saying that at all. And when I say "sexual aggression," I'm not talking exclusively about sexual assault or rape. I'm talking about the fact that, taking a broad view of society, straight men are expected to be and usually are the initiators and pursuers of sexual relations with women. As a matter of purely descriptive social anthropology, I don't think that's a terribly controversial point. Meanwhile, there is no similar social expectation or pattern with regard to gay men sexually pursuing straight men. Of course male-on-male sexual assault happens; I can't imagine a plausible reading of my comment that denies that. That wasn't the point. [Title]

Output: No, I'm not saying that at


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] There is a demonstrated history and socially encouraged pattern of straight men acting as sexual aggressors toward women. There is no similar history or pattern of gay men acting as sexual aggressors toward straight men. This is a false equivalency. [Title]

Output: There is a demonstrated


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] This is one of those false equivalence arguments that crop up in gender contexts all the time. Being a gay male surrounded by straight males cannot be neatly analogized to being a straight male surrounded by straight women. For one thing, gay males live their entire lives in situations in which (1) they are surrounded by straight men, and (2) they know that any sexual advances toward those men would be not only unwelcome but potentially safety-endangering. The same thing cannot be said of straight men interacting with straight women, in which context society tells us that sexual objectification is not only natural but expected. If anything, it would be the gay male who feels most uncomfortable in the presence of naked straight men because he's socially conditioned to suppress any and all sexual feelings toward his straight male friends and peers. I cannot emphasize enough how glaringly different this is than the conjectural "straight dude in a room of naked ladies" comparator. [Title]

Output: Come on.


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] Just wanted to commend you on sharing your insight into this, CBB. Exceedingly happy for you, both for being open about who you are and for having such supportive parents. This comment alone outweighs all the ignorant homophobic remarks I've seen on sports blogs and social media since the Michael Sam story broke. [Title]

Output: Just wanted to commend you on


Input: [Date] 1 year 23 weeks ago [Body] Hey guys, First of all, wanted to say that I think you do tremendously well with what I can only imagine is a harrowing task of keeping the MGoBoard and comments in check. Kudos. Just wanted to raise an issue that's been bothering me for a couple days. The Michael Sam post on the board lasted about ten minutes before being locked as "political," which is a judgment that I can understand (if not wholly agree with). But 11W (with a similar fatwa against politics and religion) and tRCMB (of all places) were able to entertain lengthy, mature, and collegial discussions about what was, at least for a few days, the biggest story in sports. It's really disappointing to me that MGoBlog posters aren't capable of the same niveau of adult conversation as our lesser rivals (or, at the very least, that our moderators don't think we are). I suspect that the primary purpose of locking the thread was to avoid the incidence of a few isolated homophobic comments that have made their way into previous threads (thinking specifically about the Jason Collins discussion). While that kind of solicitude for our LGBT readers is admirable, I think there's another implicit message being sent by locking down the thread: basically, telling LGBT people that their very existence is "political" and thus inappropriate for normal conversation. I don't want to speak for the whole community, but I'd have to believe that, given a choice between dealing with a few stray homophobic comments and having any issue involving a gay person declared verboten on the blog, most LGBT readers would eagerly choose the former. Again, I hope none of this comes across as an attack. I don't mean to second-guess you guys, and I think you do a very very good job under difficult circumstances. But I hope that, going forward, we can at least allow a discussion like the Michael Sam one to percolate a little bit before imposing a gag order. Thanks for reading and for your work on the blog. [Title]

Output: Global comment


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Body] Yes, my apologies for not making that clear in the initial post. The rules on "standing" to file a complaint are a little sketchy when it comes to *institutional* complainants (i.e. there were many occasions when Housing or DPS would file a complaint that perhaps *could* have been filed by a wronged individual but was *also* a transgression against general Housing/University policies). But in a case like this, the complainant would almost certainly be the sexual assault survivor herself. No need to worry about some random student/professor/staff member reading these allegations on MGoBlog and taking it on himself to file and pursue the complaint with OSCR. Sorry again for the lack of clarity on that topic in the initial post, was trying to fit a lot of information in and missed that fairly major point. [Title]

Output: Yes, my apologies for not


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Body] Erik, I wrote the description of the OSCR process that Brian quoted above, and just wanted to emphasize that the formal arbitration process has been the same since well before 2009. The reduced standard of proof for sexual assault allegations, however, seems to be a new thing since I left. When the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities was undergoing its scheduled revision in 2010, there was a suggestion that the standard of proof for sexual assault allegations be reduced to "preponderance of the evidence" (50.1%, although I hate that quantification) rather than "clear and convincing" (the more demanding standard required for all other violations). I was under the impression that that amendment did not pass the CSG, but apparently another amendment was made in the interim. TL;DR - the process was the same going back to 2009 (and before), but the standard of proof for sexual assault allegations is lower now. [Title]

Output: Erik, I wrote the description


Input: [Date] 1 year 25 weeks ago [Body] Having worked at the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (the "disciplinary" office that administered the expulsion proceedings against Gibbons) for two years in undergrad, I thought maybe I could offer some insight / clear up some confusion about the OSCR process in this thread. OSCR is not, in any appreciable sense, an investigatory body. It is a passive office that acts only after receiving a complaint from some member of the University community. While any individual student, faculty, or staff member can file a complaint, the most common OSCR complainants by far are Residence Education (Housing) and DPS. In order to pursue a complaint with OSCR, the Complainant has to provide all the necessary evidentiary backing; again, OSCR does not investigate events on its own. The process for initiating and pursuing a complaint with OSCR goes as follows: An OSCR staff member conducts an intake meeting with the Complainant to discuss the nature of his/her/its complaint and inform the Complainant of the various resolution pathways available (in addition to formal arbitration, OSCR offers a number of alternative dispute resolution pathways that do not result in disciplinary action). An OSCR staff member will then conduct an intake meeting with the Respondent to notify him of the complaint and inform him of his rights/options in the process. At that point, the Respondent can either accept responsibility for the complaint or indicate that he's willing to proceed to a formal arbitration. Assuming that the Complainant is also interested in pursuing a formal arbitration, OSCR will either appoint a trained member of the University staff to serve as the formal arbiter, or it will select a panel of student arbiters. After hearing from both the Complainant and the Respondent, the arbiter or the student panel will reach a finding of "responsible" or "not responsible," and will then proceed to make a sanction recommendation. Any recommendations for expulsion have to be approved by a member of the University administration. When I was there, I believe this was the responsibility of the VP for Student Affairs, E. Royster Harper. As you can see, this is a multi-step process that requires several meetings and often many different witnesses, advisors, and arbiters. With that said, it is emphatically NOT a three- or four-year process. Given that all of the investigatory work is already completed before a complaint is filed, the formal arbitration process does not take very long at all. In my time at OSCR, I can't remember a single arbitration - including those involving sexual assault allegations - lasting more than a single semester, from initial complaint to final sanction. Hope this helps. Happy to take questions. [Title]

Output: OSCR


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Good. Tressel will finally start losing in the state of Michigan. [Title]

Output: Good. Tressel will finally


Input: [Date] 1 year 28 weeks ago [Body] I don't know that, when a superior official in an organization gives a directive to his inferior, I would necessarily characterize that as a "personality" issue. That's just the fundamental nature of employer/employee relations and corporate hierarchical structure playing out as it's designed to. [Title]

Output: I don't know that, when a


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

Output: Our long national nightmare is over.


Input: [Date] 1 year 45 weeks ago [Body] Idk, 133 + 72 = 205, divided by ~115,000 people in the stadium = less than two-tenths of one percentage point of those in attendance. I have to think that more than 0.18% of the South Quad population is hospitalized, treated, arrested, or cited on a normal Saturday night. [Title]

Output: Idk, 133 + 72 = 205, divided


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Body] And yet somehow the laws of supply and demand don't bend to your fiat. [Title]

Output: And yet somehow the laws of


Input: [Date] 2 years 4 weeks ago [Body] Yes, because every individual college football team exists in a vacuum, and the level and depth of talent at our chief rival and perennial conference competitor has zero bearing on the outlook for our program... [Title]

Output: Yes, because every individual


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] Where do you think Professor Needs A Raise is going to get his raise from? [Title]

Output: Where do you think Professor


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] First of all, awesome post, maizeonblueaction. I love pieces on here that focus on the academic/institutional side of the university in the off-season. Second, a question - do you have any sense (intuitive or empirical) of how Michigan's belated accession to the Common Application has affected raw application numbers, acceptance rate, and yield rate? The 40% yield seems somewhat lower than it was when I started, and I'm wondering how much of that can be attributed to the ease of just checking one more box on the Common App when you're applying to schools, as opposed to the selection bias introduced when people have to proactively search out and separately apply for admission to Michigan. Of course, none of that is to say that financial aid wouldn't meaningfully affect our yield of admitted students. But it might make the low yield a little bit "stickier" just because you're engaging with a pool of applicants who are applying to UMich out of convenience but may not have applied without Common App accessibility. [Title]

Output: Thoughts on the Common App?


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] Probably both, but one of those (financial aid) is almost entirely endogenous to UMich, while the other (the nationwide higher education bubble) is exogenous and thus much more difficult to tackle from a single institution's perspective. [Title]

Output: Probably both, but one of


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] Is "oomph" here used in the Michael Bay sense (i.e. forgoing character development, compelling dialogue, and a coherent narrative in favor of just indiscriminately blowing stuff up)? Because if so, you probably could've saved $20 by just staying home and microwaving a ball of tin foil. [Title]

Output: Is "oomph" here used in the


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] I don't think you really grasped what I was saying. "Trust them, they have more access than you" is not an availing argument when used to justify criticisms of the person with the most access to the program. Again, none of this is to say that Brian & Bacon's critiques are unfounded or incorrect. But their purported access to the program is probably the poorest measuring stick by which to evaluate their claims. [Title]

Output: I don't think you really


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] Without getting into the Brandon/Bacon/Brian ballyhoo, I have to say this is a pretty nonsensical and self-defeating line of argument. If we're going to say that Bacon & Brian's opinions carry some sort of enhanced credibility because of their amorphous "access" to the program, wouldn't the same logic then immunize Dave Brandon from criticism, since presumably he has significantly MORE access to the Michigan program than Bacon and Brian combined, and therefore can speak more authoritatively than a sports writer and a blogger, respectively? Why don't we just evaluate these criticisms on their own merits and against our own experiences as fans rather than appeal to baseless assertions of esoteric knowledge to buttress the arguments we happen to favor? [Title]

Output: Without getting into the


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] I'm in law school at Yale, and professional/graduate programs have, as a rule, LESS generous financial aid than their undergraduate counterparts. Still, with the amount of grant and scholarship aid I've gotten, I'm paying roughly the same amount it would cost me to go to UMich Law (as an in-state student, no less). Ivy financial aid is awesome for those of us in the 99%. [Title]

Output: This.


Input: [Date] 2 years 7 weeks ago [Body] lol. I think if I were going to maintain two mgousernames, I'd be a little bit less outwardly sycophantic when posting on my own stuff (no offense to PW, glad you enjoyed the diary) [Title]

Output: lol. I think if I were going


Input: [Date] 16 hours 25 min ago [Body] I'm still laughing. [Title]

Output: That Onion Article


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] Basically poured concrete into a hillside. No real accessible concessions, no game day atmosphere. Terrible football. [Title]

Output: Rubber Bowl in Akron


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] This would be my answer. However, it was my first sporting event I can remember attending watching a Twins game there with my Dad (he took me out of Kindergarten to go to a weekend day game). The sentimental value alone takes it off this list for me. [Title]

Output: If I weren't from Minneapolis


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] But the Tigers won that game. It was Game 1 when Sanchez and the bullpen nearly threw a no hitter. It was the next night, game 2, that most want to forget. [Title]

Output: Not to be that guy


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Well done. [Title]

Output: This is mesmerizing


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Cobb is a senior. Williams is a RS Soph reportedly on the fence. [Title]

Output: Possibly Both


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Hyperbole, or best day in UM athletics since beating Syracuse in the FF 20 months ago? [Title]

Output: Feeling Pumped Up


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 6 days ago [Body] The fact that UM football has been tweeting out birthday messages to former players ever since the Harbaugh tweet. I imagine Brian is opining that an intern is being tasked with those messages... [Title]

Output: I think it's a reference to a re-tweet


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Not confirmed, but trending. First NYD Bowl for the Gophers since 1962. That's a big deal for them. [Title]

Output: Minnesota v Mizzou in Citrus


Input: [Date] 35 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Next week may be the biggest football game for the Gophers in nearly 50 years. Hopefully they can beat Wisconsin because their fanbase has sure earned it. [Title]

Output: Minnesota


Input: [Date] 37 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Gophers have it 4th and 1 going into the wind with 10 seconds left in the first quarter on the Iowa 45...and they punt. No wonder they lost to Illinois. [Title]

Output: B1G!


Input: [Date] 38 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Try again. [Title]

Output: It was sunny and 80 degrees at the MN game


Input: [Date] 1 year 3 days ago [Body] This may have been covered in past threads, but I can't help but think as long as Brandon is AD, Hoke will get at least 5 years. The main differences between this coaching staff and the last coaching staff is that Brandon inherited RR, while he personally interviewed and made the decision to hire Hoke. That goes a long way. To fire Hoke before the traditional 5 years expires amounts to an implied admission of making a wrong decision - something I am not so sure Brandon is willing to make yet. In my opinion, the only way Hoke does not get a fifth year is if Schlissel ousts Brandon, which likely won't happen. All this talk about a win threshold this year for Hoke seems to miss that point. [Title]

Output: Not on Hot Seat


Input: [Date] 1 year 10 weeks ago [Body] Isn't their number 1 pick point guard projected to leave their team next year? [Title]

Output: Is this future compensation for Cleveland?


Input: [Date] 1 year 13 weeks ago [Body] But isn't this the third game between Beilein and Boeheim with Beilein at Michigan? I seem to remember a preseason tournament game in Atlantic City a few years ago. [Title]

Output: Not to Nitpick


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Body] You have to be kidding me. [Title]

Output: I have flashbacks


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Body] The Gophers are my second favorite school (my Dad is an alum), but even I am underwhelmed by their constant string of mediocrity. [Title]

Output: You can't spell Minnesota without N-I-T


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Body] What were the 4 out of 6 Michigan wins before this year? [Title]

Output: Hmmmmm


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

Output: Josh Asselin


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] They'd argue that they should be seeded higher than us due to the head to head. I'd counter that game was in Cameron, and non-con wins are weighted too much (Michigan and Duke are different teams now - hard to figure if result would be same). [Title]

Output: Dookies would throw a fit


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] One of the more enjoyable regular season games I can remember - everything worked in perfect rhythm. Maybe, just maybe, this will quiet the "yeah, but" crowd concerning Beilein. For far too long they have cited the maxim that Michigan gets lucky because they rely on the three pointer - which allegedly makes them too vulnerable. They refuse to acknowledge that Beilein recruits solid shooters, and finds ways to get them open to the point where there is no luck involved. In fact, I would argue that when Michigan has an offnight shooting, it's luck for the other team. Go Blue! Big Ten Champs! [Title]

Output: Spectacular Effort


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Because it's the only game the world remembers on a consistent basis. [Title]

Output: I'll take it


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] Watch him score 5 in his first game back - on penalty shots. [Title]

Output: No kidding


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] How is it he can find ways to continue to annoy me, even when I am rooting for his team? [Title]

Output: Patrick Kane


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] I don't think there was any skill reason why Canada won today. The US had a horrible game plan that played right into Canada's quasi-neutral zone trap plan (like the mid-90s New Jersey teams that made the NHL unwatchable). The US should have pressed the forecheck in the second half of the game - even if it meant giving up 2 on 1 or 3 on 2 opportunities. At least they would have lost swinging. [Title]

Output: That's the thing


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] After a certain amount of time, the benefit of taking chances carrying the puck in with the skilled forwards a few times outweighed the costs of a 2-1 break the other way. [Title]

Output: It was clear that was not working


Input: [Date] 1 year 22 weeks ago [Body] I was hoping that with the bigger ice that the dump and chase game was over - it essentially makes the game Wisconsin basketball on ice. Unfortunately, it seemed to be all the US did, and Canada was more than happy to let it happen. [Title]

Output: Dump and Chase in the Worst


Input: [Date] 1 year 24 weeks ago [Body] Refs missed the offside on the Slovakian goal. Still, it's nice to see the answer so quickly after a bad goal given up. [Title]

Output: Should be 2-0


Input: [Date] 1 year 26 weeks ago [Body] I agree that the page click concept for newspapers triggers a lot of these trolling columns, but the pages still have ads on them. If donors pull their advertisements, there would be no ads on the pages that generate clicks, which makes the pages non-existent. [Title]

Output: Page Clicks Still Require Advertisements


Input: [Date] 1 year 30 weeks ago [Body] Oh well. On to 2014. Go Blue! [Title]

Output: That felt anything but merciful.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 5 days ago [Title] The students [Body]

Output: Expect the students to get there late.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Agreed [Body]

Output: Dead on. Friends on the sideline during the game also told me that Cole ignored a punt call by his coach leading to his suspension. Also, Cole's jawing with the refs lead to his personal fouls, not sure if that was already established in this thread.


Input: [Date] 47 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Steve Elmer [Body]

Output: Most of us remember being a little disappointed that Elmer picked nd instead of the good guys. I have family connection to the Elmer family and got the scoop. During a recruiting visit to a uofm home game, Steve was so turned off by what he perceived to be way too much student drunkeness. After that, Michigan was no longer a serious option for him. Add that to his family's religious values, it was an easy nd pick for him.


Input: [Date] 52 weeks 17 hours ago [Title] Kenny [Body]

Output: A lot people are going to tell you to not to use drugs. However, when you have really good drugs, or lots of drugs, you don't need those people. Pack the bowl good tonite, we don't have to worry about bball practice tomorrow.


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

Output: Get the fuck off my court