Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] Don Zimmer charged the mound [Body]

Output: Don Zimmer charged the mound in the 2003 ALCS at Fenway. I was actually at that game in a standing room only section and couldn't see anything when the crowd stood up. This kid next to me said Pedro just threw Don Zimmer to the ground and I of course didn't believe him until my phone started blowing up.


Input: [Date] 1 year 44 weeks ago [Title] My buddy and I are Red Sox [Body]

Output: My buddy and I are Red Sox fans and were walking back to our cars after seeing the Sox beat the Yankees in a regular season game in 2002 at Yankee Stadium. This one dude who was with a few of his friends was walking beside us and kept chanting "1918" over and over and over again. My friend eventually said something harmless like "scoreboard" but that was all this guy needed. He got inches away from my friend. He wanted a fight but when it was clear my friend wasn't going to swing at him he spit all over his face. We were in absolute shock. I've heard the new Yankee Stadium is a nice, family friendly place but it was a different atmosphere not too long ago. I'll never forget that moment under the Major Deegan Expressway. It was around then that I decided I didn't need to keep going to the South Bronx.


Input: [Date] 16 hours 19 min ago [Title] This [Body]

Output: Surprised nobody had mentioned it yet


Input: [Date] 16 hours 22 min ago [Title] Make sure [Body]

Output: You lay that bet down in downtown Vegas . You won't find that good of odds on the strip. . I was there a few weeks ago


Input: [Date] 2 days 14 hours ago [Title] Thanks for posting. I'm real excited [Body]

Output: For the mgovidoes of camp to come out daily once camp starts!


Input: [Date] 2 days 21 hours ago [Title] That was a really dumb first question [Body]

Output: Harbaugh gave him the classic "you really just asked that" look


Input: [Date] 3 days 9 hours ago [Title] Remember [Body]

Output: When the NFL stopped the ESPN show Playmakers from going past one season despite great ratings because it hurt their image . That kind of was lame.


Input: [Date] 3 days 11 hours ago [Title] Definitely not Feliz [Body]

Output: He sucks ass. I could see Brad going with Bruce as the closer in the foreseeable future at least


Input: [Date] 3 days 19 hours ago [Title] To be fair to sparty [Body]

Output: Every year we think they'll drop because of talent they lose and they're still very good . I am interested to see how no narduzzi affects them tho


Input: [Date] 4 days 20 hours ago [Title] It's been quite sad [Body]

Output: How long it's been since once could say that about a Michigan team. Probably 2006 would be it, but even before that, one would have to probably have to go back to the 90s


Input: [Date] 5 days 20 hours ago [Title] I am too [Body]

Output: But many people, such as myself, think the biggest question on this team is "playmakers" in the offensive side so I am very much for JP playing some offense.


Input: [Date] 5 days 23 hours ago [Title] I'd be a lot richer if that occured [Body]

Output: I was in Vegas a few weeks ago and found a downtown casino that had Michigan at 80-1 odds to win the NC. Put 10 bucks down to win 800.. They were 30-1 odds on the strip.


Input: [Date] 1 week 12 hours ago [Title] lol [Body]

Output: Sorry dude but that was pretty funny you thought he didn't get in. I bet he gets Close to 100% of the votes like Randy Johnson did.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] Yes [Body]

Output: He got into it with The Huge a few months back. Huge is kind of a tool but Moss started poking fun of Bill's kids which I thought was way out of line.


Input: [Date] 1 week 1 day ago [Title] Dining hall job [Body]

Output: Although part time , it was the worse and I only lasted like 7 weeks before I quit


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] update [Body]

Output: HERD gone for good http://scores.espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/13314040/colin-cowherd-no-long...


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Yeah [Body]

Output: Ludington is still pretty big. Love that it's on the beach and you can booze will watching games.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Fwiw [Body]

Output: Drake Harris was at the Ludington Macker a few weeks back. Talked to one of his friends and he said Drake is feeling 100% healthy.


Input: [Date] 1 week 2 days ago [Title] Haha [Body]

Output: He blocked me within seconds too last December. I've kind of grown to not dislike him though since despite coming across like a slime ball


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] (Insert mgoblogger hating Herd comment here) [Body]

Output: x200


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Mine [Body]

Output: 1. Michigan football 2. Detroit Tigers 3. Michigan Basketball 4. Detroit Pistons 5. Detroit Lions 6. Detroit Red Wings 7. Atlanta Braves 8. Calvin College basketball I root for the Lions, but just never will get invested into the Lions even if they were to start going deep into playoffs.


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Yeah [Body]

Output: It's just the city of Muskegon itself, not including the beaches, and when comparing to other beach towns is kind of "blah" so I also would agree with what your friends told you assuming they meant that .


Input: [Date] 1 week 3 days ago [Title] Muskegon has some nice beaches , though [Body]

Output: Hoffmaster State Park is family friendly and a solid beach. Nice dune to climb too. Wippie Dip is a nice stop for ice cream near by after a day at the beach.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Umm... [Body]

Output: You started the "name-calling" by calling me a baby. This arguement is stupid and you're just trolling. Get a life.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] Really? So you weren't bummed out? [Body]

Output: Of all the personal attacks on players on could have, saying someone was bummed on a 5-7 record set you have with some snarky response like that? You're a douche.


Input: [Date] 1 week 4 days ago [Title] You know what bummed me out? [Body]

Output: Going 5-7 last year and getting manhandled by all 3 rivals and also teams like Maryland and Minnesota.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] I am a big fan of Old Chicago in GR [Body]

Output: I've always experienced good food and good service so not sure what the problems some other Mgobloggers had there. Also a giant menu with a ton of options. Not quite Uccellos level but usually Less busy.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] I have [Body]

Output: It's definitely worth a read if you're a fan of JUB like I am. It also rips on Dave Brandon a ton which is great.


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Veep I think [Body]

Output: Is easily the best comedy on tv now


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Hahaha [Body]

Output: That was an enjoyable read for Some Reason.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] I am watching it [Body]

Output: And I thought last episode was great and it has still been a solid season so far. Getting pretty tired of people constantly trying to compare it to last season. Yeah I agree last season was better but so the fuck what ? I think people just like to bitch for the sake of bitching. There is plenty of good tv currently on besides GOT.


Input: [Date] 1 week 6 days ago [Title] Shit I thought of another low moment [Body]

Output: I remember I for some Reason thought it'd be Smart to go to the bars after the 2011 MSU UM game (live in Grand Rapids). I usually never fight but I remember getting thrown out of MoJos for getting into it with a few sparties. Punches were almost thrown outside the bar with us but luckily my Friends convinced me to just get in a can and call it a night. I was nearly blackout drunk so i was Probably acting like a fool


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Well, the original post says "principal," so go be that guy to the OP [Title]

Output: Well, the original post says


Input: [Date] 33 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I don't post much, but I'm reading these comments and I really want them to be true, but they just seem "off" There is the claim that this has been an agreement in principal for nearly a month. A month ago, Michigan had just beaten IU, had 3 games left, and a potential bowl game. Do we really believe that the decision to fire Brady Hoke was done before the Northwestern football game? How does that even line up with when Brandon was "resigned" and Hackett took over? If this were true, that the agreement was done in principal for nearly a month and that a week ago, it was a done deal, then the entire speech by Hackett about swim lanes and doing due diligence and all that was all just a bunch of bunk, because a deal was already done according to this. [Title]

Output: This doesn't pass the smell test


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] put a different QB in the game? I'm thinking what Hoke is meaning to say is that the ref told him that even if he did call a time-out, then DG would still have to sit a play...which is completely wrong, but there you go. Thing is, there are about 5 QB's on the roster. Any one of them could've run out there and did a hand-off or you could run a direct snap to the RB. I mean, if you're just wasting a play, then go ahead and waste it. Then once he found out that he could call a time-out, but Morris was already out there, then...call a time-out. There's some more dumn logic right there, "Well, the ref finally told me i could call a timeout and get DG back in the game, but I looked out there and saw Morris ready to go and said, screw it." Is that what an intelligent football coach sounds like these days? [Title]

Output: Why not


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Body] that he had died and then he came back. Makes you wonder... [Title]

Output: Right! There was a rumor


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Body] no way he is 6' 5" 275. I'm 6 4 and he was shorter than me. Nice to see the staff at WWE is in charge of these heights and weights Still, he did get an offer, so there must be something there. [Title]

Output: saw Ben Bredeson at the spring practice


Input: [Date] 1 year 16 weeks ago [Body] We always go down and tailgate for the spring game. We get up early in the morning and it's a full day of drinking. Drink and tailgate before the practice, then head to AA and hit the breweries. Makes it kind of tough to get up the next morning and run 5k. Were there bands and stuff playing along the side of the course? In years past, there were several performances being done as you ran along. Thought that was kind of nice before. I have noticed that the bottleneck is always there with this race and it was hilly in the past. Did they run the same course as before? Most 5ks get sorted out by the first quarter mile. In the past, they even had signage out to try to seperate the faster and slower walkers/runners, but most ignore them. When I did run it, it took about the entire first mile to get sorted out. That's rough. I usually just treat this as a fun run and don't worry about my time. You can wait however long you want to start, though, as your time doesn't start until your feet cross the starting line. Considered waiting in the past, but haven't actually done it. I like a nice, flat course to try for PR's and such I ask, because a couple of us are considering running this in the future, but we'd really have to tone down our spring practice day festivities. DId they use the actual banner this year or was it a mock banner? In the past, they used a mock banner, because they wanted to reserve the actual banner for gamedays and such. I really wish they had this race another weekend. We have an hour drive and that makes it kind of rough to drive down and back for the spring practice and then come back to AA the next day. I don't want to get a hotel room just to run this race. [Title]

Output: ran it before, but skipped it this year


Input: [Date] 1 year 17 weeks ago [Body] football signed by Hoke? What? is he a legend or something? Don't get me wrong. I like Hoke and all, but I'm not dying to get a football signed by him. Is anyone else? [Title]

Output: People would really pay money for a


Input: [Date] 1 year 18 weeks ago [Body] 2pm time stinks liked the noon start wonder why the change? [Title]

Output: 2pm time stinks liked the


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Body] but I do love watching OSU lose [Title]

Output: i dislike both teams


Input: [Date] 1 year 27 weeks ago [Body] Go Blue!! [Title]

Output: Hi everyone


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] now, it's magically working. Odd [Title]

Output: nevermind


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] but nothing happens. [Title]

Output: I click the green arrow


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] and I can't I tried reading FAQ and emailing twice, no response... is there some secret to this? Thought I'd save this question for a thread like this. [Title]

Output: so i tried to posbang


Input: [Date] 1 year 29 weeks ago [Body] I wouldn't have checked later and it would have been too late. I forgot to watch the bball game thursday, because no helpful posters posted early game threads... [Title]

Output: thanks for posting early,


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] he can wear one of those M logo Carhartts [Title]

Output: If he wants to look tough,


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Body] as a guest to breakdown the Michigan O? Then Brady can come on and say "They're wrong!!" [Title]

Output: Are they going to have the 6 year old


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] They might run a fake field goal [Title]

Output: so what is his fake 40?


Input: [Date] 2 years 5 weeks ago [Body] They keep saying that Purdue used up all of their scholarships and that is the ONLY reason that GR3 chose to go to Michigan. Has he said that? Why would it be so hard to believe that Michigan could beat out Purdue? Yeah, I know Dad went there, but sons don't always go to the same school as their dad. Is anyone else sick of seeing this? [Title]

Output: so sick of seeing this


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] for a Verlander or a Cabrera to finally pull someone aside and say, "You've gotta get this guy out of here. I'm tired of wasting myself only to see this bum pitch like that." [Title]

Output: How long does it take


Input: [Date] 2 years 6 weeks ago [Body] anyone that loves Valverde. Of course, they want him to succeed, because if he fails, the Tigers lose. That doesn't mean that anyone loves him. [Title]

Output: I don't know


Input: [Date] 2 years 10 weeks ago [Body] that it's weed. THere could be anything in that cigarette. Come on. [Title]

Output: We don't KNOW


Input: [Date] 2 years 13 weeks ago [Body] a fat guy giving out "free" donuts. Remember, nothing is "free" when you're paying these prices for tickets. Just what the people of MI need is more donuts. They should be handing out carrots or something. [Title]

Output: Oh Boy!


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Body] but i really loved the dunk near the end, too. I understood what it meant! [Title]

Output: That block was awesome


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Body] I immediately set it as my background Thanks! [Title]

Output: awesome!


Input: [Date] 2 years 16 weeks ago [Body] but thank you for sharing and thanks to everyone else for sharing their insight into the problem. I found this post very educational and will be on the look out and I am not naive in any way whatsoever. I've almost got pulled into 2 scams, myself. Someone mails you a postcard talking about something to sell you and then they start asking for personal information and wanting you to pay with a credit card over the phone. I had already given a ton of information without even thinking and then as I started to read off my credit card #, I got this weird feeling in my gut. I then simply said, "On 2nd thought, I don't want your book. Never contact me again and delete my information from your server." The person on the other side didn't even try to talk me out of it. I got a simple, "OK" and then they hung up. They knew I had wised up at the last second. The thought that went through my head was, "Wait! I'm going to give my credit card # to this complete stranger that contacted me." Beware of deals where they contact you. If you go out and seek something, it's one thing, but if they contact you with a deal...watch out The 2nd one was when this company left an empty vial on my mailbox offerring a free water testing. I knew my water wasn't that great, so thought, "hey what a wonderful oppurtunity." I filled up the vial and put it back on the side of my mailbox just like the card said to do. A couple of days later, I got a call telling me how horrible my water was and that hey wanted to send a guy out. I said, "OK" and this guy comes out and tests my water again and wants to sell me this filtration system. As soon as he asked me for my credit card information, i started having this weird feeling. People need to trust this weird feeling. It is your brain telling you that something is wrong. I picked up his card and walked over to my desktop and typed his company into Google. The entire first page was filled with entries of scams related to this company. I calmly picked up my phone, took a pic of the guy, and told him to get out. When I took the pic of him, he had this look of horror on his face. Then he packed up his stuff and left. I never contacted the authorities about it The first one with the book, i put in google, too and it came back with scam entries. Thing about a lot of scams, they have already got some other people and they've talked about it on the internet and it will show up on google. Before making some purchase like that, it's good to google it. [Title]

Output: Sorry about your situation


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Body] I've been in it many times. When it happens to me, it's usually when I'm shooting a rifle. Everything falls away and you're just going through the motions and hitting everything. Nothing else matters right then and there. You just cannot miss. I don't think it has anything to do with luck or momentum. Many people have discussed having this feeling. When Trey took the shot, I didn't think it was going to go in. Even after the shot went in, I figured it was going to just be another gut shot to us Michigan fans and either Michigan would find a way to lose or Kansas would find a way to win, I didn't cheer until Kansas missed the final 3 pointer and the last seconds ticked off the clock. Then I jumped off my couch and started screaming. It was a strange feeling, from the opening tip until the very end, I thought Michigan would lose the game and was just surprised at the end. This happens to me sometimes. As Michigan inched closer, I just started to get more and more irritated that they would actually tease me into making it close instead of just comfortably losing by 10. [Title]

Output: "The Zone" does exist


Input: [Date] 2 years 17 weeks ago [Body] in Order of how rigged, I can list some 1) NBE (National Basketball Entertainment, not NBA) 2) Boxing 3) WWE wrestling 4) NFL football I can't believe this is still being questioned. The NBA has been rigged for years. Several people have come out and revealed this, but the NBA administration finds a way to discredit those individuals. I'm just surprised that they players act surprised anymore. They already know what's going on. They could even be implicit in the fix as far as I'm concerned. [Title]

Output: A lot of sports are rigged


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] I just don't see JB using those guys at the 4/5. There's no perimeter threat in those 4 players. I think he likes his 4 to be a perimeter threat. We might WANT him to play that line-up, but I don't think we'll see it that often. [Title]

Output: Who's Horton?


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] Eric Gordon I like that comparison even more. [Title]

Output: I've seen Irvin compared to


Input: [Date] 2 years 18 weeks ago [Body] I thought you wrote, "if there was more brain in our diet" HaHa [Title]

Output: doubletake


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Nain Rouge [Body]

Output: There might be one or two stories that pop up when the news gets slow in Detroit, but nain rouge definitely wins that comparison.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Well crap. I can't read [Body]

Output: Well crap. I can't read apparently.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I'm referring to the [Body]

Output: I'm referring to the misspelled version being included on the considered list and the correct spelling being put on the not considered list, but if the misspelled is included solely based on the reasoning provided then who cares.


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Then there's this [Body]

Output: "Abominable snowmen" is on the not considered list, but "abdominal snowmen" is on the considered list with the reasoning "because fuck it why not, it's basically the north pole there" Solid spellchecking, NoDak.


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Title] That Colgate game was my first ever at Yost [Body]

Output: If I remember correctly Michigan dominated the game and Colgate's goalie put on a clinic.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Explained in this article [Body]

Output: Explained in this article. Essentially, he wasn't doing well in class, wanted to play a higher level of football, and wanted to move back some place that was warmer/closer to home.


Input: [Date] 22 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It wasn't really an attempt [Body]

Output: It was more of a survey. The idea was pitched to the group by the Maize Rage and The Zone, if I remember correctly. The results ended up being 2-1 or 3-1 in favor of not going official (which is exactly how it should be). Even if they inexplicably had been in favor I doubt it would have happened.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Zingerman's is massively [Body]

Output: Zingerman's is overrated.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Because if I had a kid (and I [Body]

Output: Because if I had a kid (and I don't), I could teach him (or her) a lesson using parenting skills that I would never dream of doing to another kid (i.e. I can't ground someone else's kid for a month, take away priveleges, etc.).


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Stupid mouse [Body]

Output: Double post.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Your PS line makes no sense. [Body]

Output: Your PS line makes no sense. Of course you're not going to call the police if your kid destroyed your property. Except in this case it was someone else's property. Invalid argument.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Give it up [Body]

Output: The Pointes also banned Poles during that time as well. I'm well over half Polish and never had a problem while growing up. People know the history, and the vast majority put it behind them because it just doesn't matter as much anymore. It is nowhere near as prevalent as it used to be. Those days are dead. Is there still a sense of entitlement? Absolutely. Are you going to be run out of town for being Jewish/Black/etc.? No.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Grosse Pointe South is fine. [Body]

Output: Grosse Pointe South is fine. North has had its issues over the past few years and was never as good as South (note: I went to South so bias does play a bit of a role). It's slid backwards a bit since I left (late 2000s) but it's still a good district.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Uniquenames are hit and miss [Body]

Output: People who have worked at Michigan in the past (like Tolbert) but are no longer around still have uniquenames. For example, Hunter Lochmann still has a uniquename even though he is no longer working at Michigan. Ty Wheatley Sr. also has a uniquename, but he's listed as an alum. The interesting one is Fred Jackson, who, if this is accurate, is listed as a retiree. https://mcommunity.umich.edu/#profile:fredjack


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 1 day ago [Title] It wasn't [Body]

Output: This was the Blue Water to Port Huron.


Input: [Date] 34 weeks 2 days ago [Title] It's still said [Body]

Output: But almost no one remembers that particular gesture anymore.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Someone else can better explain this [Body]

Output: But it's my understanding that Dekers essentially got absorbed by the AD. It still exists, but as a shell of its former self.


Input: [Date] 36 weeks 5 days ago [Title] As someone who was a student pre and post renovations [Body]

Output: There was a noticeable difference going into the 2012-13 season from the previous year. The whole place just felt different, and not in a good way. And that was before the team tanked


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Title] It shouldn't matter, but it does [Body]

Output: I fully agree that, in the end, his intention shouldn't matter. Unfortuantely, he's driven a wedge so deep in between himself and students/alumni/fans that decisions like this are questioned almost instantly, even though they should be looked upon in a positive light. It's hard for people to overlook being misled/blown off at almost every turn and not question something like this, especially given the timing. Is it right? Not necessarily. Is it understandable? Absolutely.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 3 days ago [Title] I won't shit on him for lowering prices [Body]

Output: Good for him. It's about time. And credit to him for finally getting that part right, even if I don't entirely believe that he did this on his own. I will, however, shit on him for not pursuing this relationship with students in the first place. He never should have waited four years to do stuff like this. He never should have blown them off in the first place. It's too late to call this relationship "important" and not be laughed at. If it were actually important, he shouldn't have destroyed it in the first place.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 4 days ago [Title] 3:00 PM [Body]

Output: It's in Flint. Link.


Input: [Date] 41 weeks 6 days ago [Title] I'd add one other thing [Body]

Output: See if they'd be willing to scrap the validation fee required for the student section. That should eliminate a few (or a lot) of the no shows since students can sell their tickets, and those who buy won't have to worry about paying an extra $40 or $50 in addition to the ticket.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 3 days ago [Title] You want an actual rebuttal? [Body]

Output: Fine. Here. The Free Press report was full of holes, misconstrued quotes, and other irregularities (to put it nicely). The entire student body knew it and therefore didn't take it seriously. Perhaps you forgot that the old BOX house put up a sign that said "Rosenberg punches dolphins" in response to the story. Athletics never gave anyone a real reason to protest those games because everyone involved knew the article was crap. Contrast that with the attitude of the athletic department since Brandon has taken over. The students have been treated like crap. Donors feel alienated. The only ones who seem to be happy are the athletes themselves (I don't blame them for that) and those who have an obscene amount of money to donate.


Input: [Date] 42 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Except it's not [Body]

Output: I've wanted Brandon gone since 2012. And I know I'm not the only one.


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

Output: If your relationship with the students was actually "outstanding" then they wouldn't be protesting at the president's house calling for your resignation/firing.


Input: [Date] 43 weeks 5 days ago [Title] It's over 10,000 [Body]

Output: As of about five minutes ago.


Input: [Date] 44 weeks 6 days ago [Title] This remains one of the best things ever posted [Body]

Output: H/T 11 Warriors


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] Yes, but if the band alone is [Body]

Output: Yes, but if the band alone is responsible for getting a Weather Channel anchor to show up then I'll be shocked.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] Yes, because Michigan really [Body]

Output: Yes, because Michigan really needs someone from the Weather Channel to create a wow experience at halftime. That's definitely going to create a good memory for everyone and make them want to come back.


Input: [Date] 45 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] Possibly quite long? [Body]

Output: A large portion of the student body would line up for that, as would most recent alumni. Then add everyone else...


Input: [Date] 3 years 51 weeks ago [Title] Sweet [Body]

Output: Sweet


Input: [Date] 4 years 15 weeks ago [Title] Many photos [Body]

Output: I just looked at a dozen or so photos of her online. I saw a couple photos of her when she wasn't smiling and her resemblance to the woman in the photo is uncanny. I don't think it's her either but they're pretty close. They have the same body, hands, eyes, hair, eyebrows, ears, cheeks, and chin. It's the nose however that just doesn't seem to match with any of the photos I saw.


Input: [Date] 4 years 15 weeks ago [Title] Being banned [Body]

Output: I'm not sure that this qualifies as porn since the photo is inked out. But if it does qualify as porn I would gladly take the post down except for that's not an option on the iPhone yet @ the mods: I apologize in advance if this thread is deemed unsuitable for Mgoblog. I just read a article about it over at USA Today and thought it news worthy enough to post.


Input: [Date] 4 years 15 weeks ago [Title] Why? Are you stupid or something? [Body]

Output: -1


Input: [Date] 4 years 15 weeks ago [Title] What? Why? [Body]

Output: He puts his pants on the same way you do.


Input: [Date] 4 years 16 weeks ago [Title] Doom. We have no "D" [Body]

Output: UM vs UMD. They have a "D" at the end, we do not. Coincidence? No. Will we win? No, because we don't have a "D". No need to even bother watching the game...


Input: [Date] 4 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Actually I did [Body]

Output: Please see the very first comment and my response to it.


Input: [Date] 4 years 17 weeks ago [Title] April 1st [Body]

Output: It is April fools day huh?


Input: [Date] 4 years 17 weeks ago [Title] Good, bad, ugly [Body]

Output: I think it's good that their honoring the military. The helmet however, looks bad, and is ugly.


Input: [Date] 4 years 17 weeks ago [Title] I know, right? [Body]

Output: Believe it or not, my dog posted that.


Input: [Date] 4 years 17 weeks ago [Title] posted from iPhone [Body]

Output: May God bless you and protect you.


Input: [Date] 4 years 18 weeks ago [Title] Ding! [Body]

Output: Kansas lost. I just won my office pool because I'm in the lead and nobody has any teams left in the final four. Going to take my wife out for steak dinner courtesy of my coworkers.


Input: [Date] 4 years 18 weeks ago [Title] Not really [Body]

Output: I wouldn't want to go back to the old format at all. I would have given my left nut and both my wife's ovaries to see Michigan play Nebraska back in 1997.


Input: [Date] 4 years 18 weeks ago [Title] Spot on [Body]

Output: What you said just about sums it up. If he comes back to coach I don't think it'll be for at least 3 more years.


Input: [Date] 4 years 19 weeks ago [Title] Double digit dog? [Body]

Output: Huh. That seems like a bit much. Michigan played well and if it carries over to Sunday good things could happen. On the other hand, Duke is Duke. They're talented, athletic, and well coached. I'm picking Duke to win, but Michigan covers the spread. I hate Duke.


Input: [Date] 4 years 19 weeks ago [Title] 64.5% [Body]

Output: That really isn't that great of a success rate. Just picking the higher seeds in the first round should put it at 70%+. I think Michigan wins easily, just to lose by 8 to Duke.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Huh [Body]

Output: If I didn't already know that was the truth, I would have thought you were joking.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Slowly please [Body]

Output: The slower the better. I'm loving every minute of this. And when the hammer finally drops (and it will drop) the carnage will be spectacular.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Beating osu [Body]

Output: I don't think the charges are overblown and I will take a win over osu anyway I can get it.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] 10 [Body]

Output: How about 10 a year for 3 years. Has any school ever been hit that hard?


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Shame on me [Body]

Output: For not paying close enough attention.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Cha-Ching [Body]

Output: I believe osu is going to get dinged pretty hard.


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] emails [Body]

Output: I'm wondering why if those emails were supposedly so confidential how come they gave copies to all the reporters at the press conference? Or do I have that part wrong?


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Here's an idea [Body]

Output: How about you get a life and quit being a troll?


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] I hope he stays [Body]

Output: If this story turns out to be true then Ohio State will get hit as hard as it gets. And I'm not talking about vacating some wins or years of probation. I'm talking loss of scholarships, and lots of them. After that Ohio State should be pretty easy to beat. (I'll take wins over osu any way I can get them)


Input: [Date] 4 years 20 weeks ago [Title] Good question [Body]

Output: Was thinking that myself.


Input: [Date] 4 years 23 weeks ago [Title] Nice post [Body]

Output: 19 wins and we are in.


Input: [Date] 4 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Toasted Marshmallows [Body]

Output: Toasted Marshmallows anyone?


Input: [Date] 4 years 27 weeks ago [Title] Why not both? [Body]

Output: We deserve all the good things in life.


Input: [Date] 1 year 19 weeks ago [Title] The author of this article [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] They offered Pallante a full [Body]

Output: They offered Pallante a full scholarship and had Williams as a backup but he chose ND. Maybe there weren't any other sleeper DEs that they liked in the class. I doubt that they just didn't consider backup options.


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] That makes more sense. From [Body]

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 21 weeks ago [Title] I don't know how you can [Body]

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


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

Output: Why would you buy gold?


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Output: We didn't have relatively few. Last year we had 4 all B1G and this year we have three. Considering there are 12 teams and only 26 spots, we had a good amount relatively.


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

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


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

Output: How is there a lack of demand if the tickets are still over 100 dollars? There have been a few Michigan games were it was difficult to give student tickets away.


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

Output: It's supposed to be amateur athletics. Players who wish to be paid according to their free market value you can try to do so elsewhere or lobby the NFL to drop their ridiculous restrictions


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

Output: He could still get a pay raise by leaving. If texas offers him 15 million a year, he turns them down, an they offer their second choice 7 million a year, Alabama would only have to pay him 7.1 million.


Input: [Date] 1 year 33 weeks ago [Title] Doesn't the BWW pick before [Body]

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


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

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 34 weeks ago [Title] Amazon's CyberMonday site is [Body]

Output: Amazon's CyberMonday site is pretty sweet, especially for electronics. I pretty much just checkin on the deals on it all day. There are/were some really cheap TVs if someone is looking to pickup a second TV for their bedroom or something.


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

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


Input: [Date] 1 year 36 weeks ago [Title] Set for years? Isn't Guiton a [Body]

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


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

Output: So we can lose the extra practices?


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

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


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

Output: It is one thing if talented underclassman beat out multiple more experienced players for a starting position. Michigan has three young guys right next to each other on the interior that are pretty much playing their by default.


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

Output: Or we win out, they lose in the CCG, and we go to a BCS bowl while they go to the Outback bowl or something.


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

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


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

Output: Did watch FSU in 2011 when those "veterans" were playing for the first time? They went 8-4 with losses to Virginia and Wake Forest with a defense that was more talented than ours.


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

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


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

Output: Yeah Michigan never performs well at home.


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

Output: They both had *a freshman starter.


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

Output: Young OL can contribute. However, the odds that 3 young OL playing adjacent to each other against the best D in the country on the road are going not play terribly are pretty low.


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 6 days ago [Title] My point was [Body]

Output: that internationals don't explain the entire difference between Michigan and all other elite rowing programs. There are elite programs without internationals that are better than Michigan.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] I was using times as an [Body]

Output: I was using times as an illustration, not as a definitive measure. In any event, I doubt Michigan could get under 5:40. In good conditions, the best programs will all be below 5:40 consistently. And thanks for the info, but I did know Michigan was frequently ranked in the top 20 in some polls this year.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 11 hours ago [Title] It's not just the internationals [Body]

Output: I can't agree that internationals make all of the difference. Wisconsin doesn't have any internationals, and, even in a down year, their program overall is still significantly stronger than Michigan's.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 15 hours ago [Title] The Biggest Obstacle to Men's Varsity Rowing [Body]

Output: is geography. If Michigan wants to have a varsity program and join the IRA, it would have to move its men's rowing program to Ford Lake in Ypsi and build a boathouse there. Right now, the men's program has a "boathouse" on Argo Pond, and the facilities are essentially identical to what Ann Arbor Huron and Ann Arbor Pioneer use for their rowing programs. It's really just a big shed with space to keep boats. There are no real training facilities there. And the men's program just got kicked out of its former space in the IM building where they did offseason training. The biggest problem with Argo and the Huron River is that you can't lay out a 2000-meter sprint course on the river in Ann Arbor. I think the longest course that can be laid out at Argo is around 1300-1400 meters. Ford Lake would accomodate an appropriate sprint course and would be fine for training. I believe that's where the UM women's program trains. But if UM wants to have a first-rate men's varsity program, it will have to build a boathouse there. The building alone (not including the land) would cost well over $5 million. And having a boathouse that far from campus is a real problem. Ask Yale, whose boathouse is a half-hour away from campus. Yale struggled forever and only revived its program when it hired one of the greatest coaches in rowing history. Yale's remote boathouse is a real problem for recruiting. Even though the men's program deserves more, I think that recent AD decisions about facilities development across the department will preclude making the investment necessary to have a high-level men's rowing program.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] Most IRA Varsity Programs Don't Give Scholarships [Body]

Output: I think Washington might give a few scholarships, and maybe Cal too. But that's about it for IRA programs that award scholarships. The Ivies give generous financial aid and will get rowers admitted who would not otherwise get into the school, but the overwhelming majority of men in IRA programs don't get scholarships.


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] More Like Div. II National Champs [Body]

Output: Winning the ACRA national championship is a great achievement and the team should be congratulated, but it's not the highest level of collegiate rowing. The highest level of collegiate rowing is the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA), which has its national championship next week in New Jersey. That's where Washington, Cal, Yale, and the other top programs will be competing. In the ACRA grand final for the Mens Heavyweight 8, Michigan rowed a 2000 meter sprint in 5:45, defeating second-place Grand Valley State. Last week at the Eastern Sprints, Yale's #1 heavyweight 8 won the eastern champtionship by rowing 5:35 for 2000 meters. And Yale will not be the favorite at the IRAs next week. Michigan's time today is comparable to the time that won the freshman heavyweight 8 at Eastern Sprints last week. There are probably at least 15 heavyweight varsity 8s in the IRA that are faster than Michigan. Michigan has a fine program that deserves athletic department funding and could be reasonably competitive in the IRA. But ACRA Nationals are to the IRAs like the Div. II championship is to the Final Four in men's basketball.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 1 day ago [Title] Wait a minute [Body]

Output: We Knicks' fans are not quite the mostest with the leastest. The Cubs probably have the Knicks beaten by that standard. Not by much, mind you.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Beilein's not above dealing with shady AAU programs [Body]

Output: He took Carleton Brundage, who played for the Family in Detroit, which has some pretty shady connections, including Worldwide Wes. (Look up Wes' alleged role in helping Derrick Rose qualify at Memphis). To be fair, Brundage did not work out and Beilein lately seems to be focusing on Indiana kids from a few select AAU programs that seem less shady than run-of-the-mill AAU programs. I agree that Beilein is an ethical guy. But I don't think he would abstain from taking a kid associated with shady characters from AAU, if the kid was good enough and really wanted to come to Michigan. I don't think any college coach could afford to be quite that "holier than thou." It's also pretty ironic that you're touting the how Michigan won't "stoop to the level of other programs" while you have a picture of the Fab Five as your avatar.


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] That's why Hoke was fired [Body]

Output: Because he couldn't coach up the ACL


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 4 days ago [Title] Coaching since 1981? [Body]

Output: If Baxter's 52, then he began his coaching career about age 19. Either he's quite the prodigy or he started coaching sometime after 1981.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 3 days ago [Title] Consider the source [Body]

Output: Just because Dennis Fithian was dumb enough to take this "report" seriously doesn't mean anyone else should.


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Who is [Body]

Output: Evan Bacon? More importantly, what is his percentage on whether it's happening?


Input: [Date] 31 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Of course one could [Body]

Output: A contract does not necessarily go into effect when pen touches paper. It goes into effect when it says it does. Someone could sign a contract on, say, December 23 that would go into effect at any later date specified in the contract. Think about it. If you have a job and agree to take a new one, you can make a contract with your new employer that goes into effect on a future date, so you can give notice to your current employer. You don't even need a full-fledged contract to create an employment relationship. Harbaugh and UM could agree on the essential terms -- salary and period of years are the only absolutely essential ones -- in a letter agreement and execute an agreement specifiying all terms later on. This is why so many coaches don't actually "sign" their agreement until after they've started working for their new team.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 14 hours ago [Title] If the Niners fire him [Body]

Output: They only have to pay him for the last year of his contract if he isn't working at all or is being paid less than his Niners' salary. In other words, they have to guarantee he makes his promised salary. But it doesn't make much sense for them to fire Harbaugh. If they know he wants to go to UM and they don't fire him, Harbaugh probably has to buy out the last year of his deal (unless he has an unusual contract). If they don't know what Harbaugh wants to do, they shouldn't fire him because they could get compensation from an NFL team or from UM.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 16 hours ago [Title] I have to wonder [Body]

Output: How much Weiser would have given if he had been elected to the board of regents.


Input: [Date] 32 weeks 2 days ago [Title] Keep Hope Alive [Body]

Output: My son got a deferal email last December. He was admitted in late January. One difference. We live in Michigan.


Input: [Date] 39 weeks 5 days ago [Title] Two legal points [Body]

Output: I have not made my way through the 472 comments that precede mine at the time I'm writing this. So forgive me if I repeat something that someone else has posted. First, at the end of the post, Brian asserts that "[t]he University of Michigan is the one subject to the penalty, but the employee is the one who committed the violation." In a legal sense, that's not correct. The University is in charge of the computer system that Brandon uses. If it facilitates Brandon's preference to delete his emails after a month, then it is committing the violation by manipulating its email system to conform with Brandon's illegal preference. If Brandon or his subordinates delete the emails on their own accord after a month, then the University is responsible for maintaining a computer system that allows inidividual employees to evade public records law and destroy public records without authority. Either way, the University is responsible. (As an aside, I'd be surprised if even the deleted emails aren't preserved somewhere. Most sophisticated computer networks image the contents of the system on a regular basis probably daily, maybe more often than than, and certainly more often than monthly, and the images are stored somewhere. Those are public records, too.) Second, the damages could be more substantial than Brian suggests. There's $500 in punitive damages for each and every violation. A violation is not having the records available when someone asks for them. If enough people ask, you're starting to talk about real money . . .


Input: [Date] 40 weeks 6 days ago [Title] Not exactly [Body]

Output: Michigan men's rowing is a club program and does not compete with the elite collegiate rowing programs, like Harvard, Washington, Cal, Brown, etc. Michigan is a member of the American Collegiate Rowing Assocition, with schools like Grand Valley State, and it competed in the Collegiate Eights. The elite programs are part of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association, and its members race in the Championship Eights. Winning the Championship Eights at HOCR is like beating OSU. Winning the Collegiate Eights is a significant but nevertheless lesser accomplishment, like winning a big 1-AA football game. Or maybe like beating Grand Valley State, which finished third in the Collegiate Eights.


Input: [Date] 1 year 38 weeks ago [Title] And who . . . [Body]

Output: is responsible for putting that team together?


Input: [Date] 2 years 45 weeks ago [Title] That Werther's has a power arm . . . [Body]

Output: And late movement. That's the art of hard candy, yessiree.


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] Well Said [Body]

Output: I couldn't agree more with your posts about Smotrycz. I only disagree with one thing: he can't play the 3, not even at a low mid major because he can't stay in front of anybody. Maybe . . . maybe he could play the 3 in someplace like the Ivy League. But he's a real defensive liability at any position, especially the 3; and I think that's true at any level. At the 3, he has to move his feet and he just can't seem to do that. As you said, he's got to realize who he is as a player, not who he wants to be. He's going to struggle anywhere until he does that.


Input: [Date] 3 years 19 weeks ago [Title] I know what "Life Evaluation" is [Body]

Output: It's what newly-minted humanities Ph.Ds from Michigan call the period that they are living in Ann Arbor after graduation, applying to non-tenure track jobs that have 500 other applicants and wondering why they went to grad school in the first place. (I say that as someone with a humanities Ph.D from Michigan.)


Input: [Date] 3 years 26 weeks ago [Title] Not just a "strong Christian" [Body]

Output: He's a "damn strong Christian"


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] Burke will be better . . . soon [Body]

Output: I agree with just about all of your assessment of both Burke and Morris, although I'm not sure that the Trey Burke of December 2011 is better than the Darius Morris of December 2011, if Morris had stayed. Burke still has some growing to do, but hecould be better by the end of this year. As much as he contributed to Michigan last year, Morris had some significant weaknesses, especially the ones you mentioned. I also think he's not a good finisher at the rim. He's tentative about going through defenders to finish right at the rim; he will pull up short and shoot a finger roll or a half-hook when he should go strong. Or even worse, he stops in the lane and pivots until he finds a passing lane. If he tries that in the NBA, he'll be sitting on the bench right quick. From what I saw last night, Morris will not be a regular contributor at the beginning of the season. He will get some run, but I think his defense and decision-making are going to keep him on the bench most of the time. And given how compressed the season is, and given the possibility that the Lakers will struggle, he might not get much of a chance to develop as the season goes on. In the long run, he will be fine, probably something like a poor-man's Andre Miller.


Input: [Date] 3 years 32 weeks ago [Title] You should hear those cranky meatheads do h.s. basketball [Body]

Output: It's far worse than their studio show, if you can believe it. In terms of production values, as well as the quality of the play-by-play and commentary, a high school station would be immeasurably better. I was listening last Friday because my son plays JV for an Ann Arbor-area high school and I had to leave after his game, but I wanted to find out how the varsity was doing. Those two clowns were unbelievable. They talked over each other constantly, they interrupted their guests during the pre-game interviews, and they could barely describe what was happening on the court. At one point, they said that the ball went out of bounds off a player who (a) is not on the varsity roster; and (b) is out for the year with a knee injury. I have no idea what they think they saw. It's like sitting next to two drunks in a bar who are discussing the game on TV and are mistaken about which teams are playing. And the sound quality of the broadcast is just as bad, if not worse. The amazing thing is that McDonald's apparently pays for this production to be called the "McDonald's High School Game of the Week." If I were with McDonald's, I'd sue.


Input: [Date] 3 years 33 weeks ago [Title] "Homies . . . wearing Red Wing jerseys" [Body]

Output: Wow. I don't think anything more needs to be said.


Input: [Date] 3 years 33 weeks ago [Title] I know who made the arrangements [Body]

Output: The guys at the tattoo parlor.


Input: [Date] 3 years 34 weeks ago [Title] I'm worried [Body]

Output: about Carrie Fisher. I hope she doesn't get RichRod with that RPG.


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] I pray for your health [Body]

Output: If you eat cheese popcorn every time someone posts something inane here. Like this post, for example.


Input: [Date] 3 years 35 weeks ago [Title] By the same token [Body]

Output: How many different ways can Sam find to describe the seats in his Cadillac, its traction control (winter's coming! in case you didn't know), or his how much his mother loves Suburban Cadillac. I know that it's an ad and that same has to be enthusiastic, but, boy, does he beat that sh*t to death.


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Do you actually live in Ibiza? I spent 48 hours there partying and felt like death. Could never live there. [Title]

Output: Do you actually live in


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] My sister has Dish Network and that allows me to use the BTN2GO app and the Dish Anywhere app by logging in with her account. Dish has a slingbox built into the receiver. For games I don't watch live, I can set it to record from here. Works great. I used to use the common streaming sites, but they were hit and miss on quality. ESPN has an international app that allows you to purchase a subscription, but if you have Dish, it doesn't make sense to spend money on it. I have been overseas for 10+ years and have always found a way to watch games live. Timing of night games isn't the best, but that just means your Sunday is a sleep in day, which mine normally are. [Title]

Output: My sister has Dish Network


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Meat/Liquor is one of my favorites in London... though it is more of a burger place which isn't very British. Don't know places in Paris as I have only been there once for a conference and we just drank at bars. [Title]

Output: Meat/Liquor is one of my


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 2 days ago [Body] This is good! 6PM start for me means I can still head out after. 3:30 starts only give me an hour or so at the bar after. [Title]

Output: This is good! 6PM start for


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Living in Europe,I tend to prefer the noon starts. That way, win or lose, I can enjoy either drowning my sorrows after a loss or celebrating a win! 3:30pm games tend to end around 1am which only gives me an hour, which isn't enough. I hope to be celebrating more victories now. [Title]

Output: Living in Europe,I tend to


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Age? 38 Occupation? Tax Manager (U.S. tax specialist) Location? Geneva, Switzerland Alum? Yep, Class of '99 The most Michigan thing? Was at my family's place in Ohio over Christmas and was offered tickets to the Michigan v. Texas Rose Bowl if I could "find my own transportation"... after checking changes to my flight, the cost was too great to change, so I flew back from Detroit to Switzerland on the 28th of December, arrived the morning of the 29th, and then took a morning flight on the 30th to fly from Geneva to Los Angeles... great seats... disappointing outcome! [Title]

Output: I will play...


Input: [Date] 13 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Lurking from Geneva, Switzerland for the last 10 years.... originally from Ohio [Title]

Output: Lurking from Geneva,


Input: [Date] 2 years 36 weeks ago [Body] I would invite you to my place here in Geneva, Switzerland... but my organized party fell through... [Title]

Output: I would invite you to my


Input: [Date] 17 hours 45 min ago [Body] Players say the same thing every year. They spout hopeful cliches about how things are different, everyone is more motivated, etc. I don't think they're being disingenuous. But they just say what they're supposed to say. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Players say the same thing


Input: [Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Body] OP, you don't know what you're talking about. Williams and Pomona are, by almost any standard, top-ten colleges. (US News ranks them both in the top five.) Academically, they're on par with the top Ivies, and their acceptance standards are among the highest in the world. The whole "declining enrollment" thing doesn't really apply to these schools. And, anyway, the broader decline in college enrollment isn't about quality. it's about cost. Private colleges are more expensive than public ones. In a recession, guess what happens? Also, your logic is bizarre. So these tiny little colleges, with their relatively small endowments, are buying off Forbes? But the huge top-flight universities, with their massive endowments, are helpless lambs? [Title]

Output: Um, you don't know what


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

Output: People who do something this


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Wrong. This was well before the Internet devastation. Look it up. He's loathed in those cities. Also, why do zillionaire a continually give money to those who need it least? How about giving money to parts of the school that need it more? [Title]

Output: Wrong. This was well before


Input: [Date] 2 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Sam Zell absolutely decimated two of the country's greatest newspapers: the Chicago Tribune and the LA Times. He's notorious. Just another rich asshole trying to buy a legacy. [Title]

Output: Sam Zell absolutely decimated


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Sorry but that kid is obviously a major tool. [Title]

Output: Sorry but that kid is


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Yeah, but what's in this for me? [Title]

Output: Yeah, but what's in this for


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] God bless a man who got rich by selling sub-primes. [Title]

Output: God bless a man who got rich


Input: [Date] 3 weeks 6 days ago [Body] They have a good coach that's beaten m twice. And Harbaugh can only do so much in his first game. [Title]

Output: They have a good coach that's


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] OP: So you're not even going to mention the source of your information about Ole Miss? We're just supposed to believe you? [Title]

Output: OP: So you're not even going


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I wouldn't pretend to know how things will turn out for Shane. I'm cautiously optimistic. The one thing that did strike me, while watching his limited playing time, was that he seemed smaller and more slight than the average gun-slinging pocket-passer type. Is this perception accurate? Or no? [Title]

Output: I wouldn't pretend to know


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] You need to go to Iowa and Indiana. They're both great. Indiana is so old-school, you can enter the stadium at any time, day or night. And Iowa has a great atmosphere. Both towns are great, too. One warning: at both schools, I've never seen so many falling-down drunk students on game day. [Title]

Output: You need to go to Iowa and


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Chances harbaugh doesn't reveal the starter till opening night? For strategic reasons. [Title]

Output: Chances harbaugh doesn't


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Body] No intelligent person suggested the interview would impact anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: No intelligent person


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I love how people argue that noon games let them do stuff around the house but later ones don't. The games are the same length at any time. You still have half a day either way. What a ridiculous and lazy argument. [Title]

Output: I love how people argue that


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Nobody plays big noon games. Even in November. You do realize the NFL plays deep into the winter and nobody seems to mind? Noon games are relics. And very few people like them. [Title]

Output: Nobody plays big noon games.


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Noon sucks. Too sleepy and subdued. [Title]

Output: Noon sucks. Too sleepy and


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 3 days ago [Body] The screaming highlighter color could only be preferred by teenagers. The team has historically worn, maize (albeit in marginally different shades) because that happens to be the the intended color. Which also looks better. [Title]

Output: The screaming highlighter


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

Output: Cavs will still find a way to


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] It may surprise you to learn that the media doesn't publish stories based on whether they're convenient for the program. [Title]

Output: It may surprise you to learn


Input: [Date] 4 weeks 6 days ago [Body] That's the rationalization fans always use. [Title]

Output: That's the rationalization


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 8 hours ago [Body] Seriousy, dude? Another thread on this inane topic? Really? [Title]

Output: Seriousy, dude? Another


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] I see your point. But mostly, I think, when you determine to attract as much attention as harbaugh does, you're also going to invite more scrutiny. Every little negative thing will be noted. That's just the way it goes. And it's not unfair. [Title]

Output: I see your point. But mostly,


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Nick's online chats are particularly bad. He offers no new information or insights and basically just says "only time will tell" to every question. He's lazy and not terribly insightful. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Nick's online chats are


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I don't think you understand how journalism works. You think they should just sit on their hands and not report a player's allegations -- even after asking M for comment? If this were Bama, I bet you'd be the first guy accusing ESPN of a coverup. [Title]

Output: I don't think you understand


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Yeah. Only a dumbass like you would make this a partisan political issue. [Title]

Output: Yeah. Only a dumbass like you


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Agreed. This is a lousy precedent. Great lesson for the players. [Title]

Output: Agreed. This is a lousy


Input: [Date] 5 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Yes. They fit the profile and have a certain old-school glamour about them. [Title]

Output: Yes. They fit the profile and


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 20 hours ago [Body] Gee, this isn't a stale old chestnut or anything. Let it go already. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Gee, this isn't a stale old


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] No. The coaches already know we'll have a few medicals and a few fifth-years who won't be back. So they haven't over signed. They're under no obligation to inform us of the current roster numbers. [Title]

Output: No. The coaches already know


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Correct. It's so early in the cycle, things haven't had a chance to shake out. Inevitably, at least a few of these kids will go elsewhere -- ones that get late offers from their local team, or ones worried they'll get buried on michigan's depth chart. [Title]

Output: Correct. It's so early in the


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Oversigning isn't measured until the end of the recruiting year. [Title]

Output: Oversigning isn't measured


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 3 days ago [Body] There's literally zero chance that guys like Gary will be turned away. [Title]

Output: There's literally zero chance


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] People have said the same thing prior to each of the past several seasons. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: People have said the same


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I think you're generally right. But most of the 2-stars will become 3s. And a few 3s will become 4s. It's just the nature of the beast. Under the radar kids who make high-profile commits inevitably get more attention and benefit of the doubt. [Title]

Output: I think you're generally


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Given the universe of random OT posts -- where to dine in Paris, Game of Thrones blather -- this doesn't seem off-base. It involves a blue-chip player at a B10 football rival. [Title]

Output: Given the universe of random


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Which reliable people? I don't see anyone at the big sites saying this. [Title]

Output: Which reliable people? I


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Well, he's evidently alone in that opinion, since none of the other "experts" has Jackson to Michigan. [Title]

Output: Well, he's evidently alone in


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Perhaps you haven't been informed that we probably have roughly 10 more slots to fill. The class is likely to end up closer to 25 than 14, according to most "insiders." We could easily end up with 10-12 4-stars (and maybe one or two 5-stars). Also, most of our 2-stars will end up as 3-stars; some of the 3-stars will become 4s. We could very likely end up with a Top 10 class. Top 15, at worst. [Title]

Output: Perhaps you haven't been


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Seriously, do you not realize we'd end up with 10-12 three-stars no matter what (assuming a class close to 25)? Nobody recruits 90 percent 4-5 stars. We still have about 20 spots saved for the tougher gets, who tend to hold out until later in the process. Better to fill out your roster now, then focus on the touch pulls. We'll get some, lose some. But the current pattern makes sense. [Title]

Output: Seriously, do you not realize


Input: [Date] 6 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Morris has two left, I think. [Title]

Output: Morris has two left, I think.


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 8 hours ago [Body] But they're not all taking the place of 4 stars. We still have maybe a dozen more slots. No team except maybe the top few gets all 4-5 stars. In the end, we could still have two-thirds four stars. And that's excellent. So calm down. [Title]

Output: But they're not all taking


Input: [Date] 7 weeks 4 days ago [Body] I think you possibly overestimate the degree to which coaching at camps ultimately matters. You can only learn so much in such a very short time, especially when there's like 20 other qbs there. These camps are mostly about PR and ego. [Title]

Output: I think you possibly


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I don't get why everyone keeps using the word retirement when what he actually said is that he's taking a year or so off from the NFL. [Title]

Output: I don't get why everyone


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Every team on every board has the complain. Except ND. [Title]

Output: Every team on every board has


Input: [Date] 8 weeks 4 days ago [Body] They're playing rattled. Hit batter. Bad decision on bunt. Bad fielding decision on hit. [Title]

Output: They're playing rattled. Hit


Input: [Date] 9 weeks 4 days ago [Body] It's a little beyond me why people post stuff like this on a Michigan sports blog. [Title]

Output: It's a little beyond me why


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 4 days ago [Body] In order to prove his point, perhaps it was be advisable for Jay to use correct spelling and grammar. [Title]

Output: In order to prove his point,


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Yeah. Because one guy didn't work out a zillion years ago, let's avoid foreign players. It's a smaller world now with better scouting. [Title]

Output: Yeah. Because one guy didn't


Input: [Date] 10 weeks 5 days ago [Body] So actually you're saying Schefter is a patently unethical journalist who whores for the NFL? [Title]

Output: So actually you're saying


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 12 hours ago [Body] Please. Game of Thrones is a cheesy fantasy show for adolescent boys. [Title]

Output: Please. Game of Thrones is a


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Yeah. There's no reason to believe he performs an invaluable service for the coach. He never has in the past. And barely spent time on this job. So chances are he's just a crony. [Title]

Output: Yeah. There's no reason to


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Why do so many posters here assume Winston will go to Michigan? The recruiting sites pretty much universally call him a heavy MSU lean. Am I missing something? [Title]

Output: Why do so many posters here


Input: [Date] 11 weeks 6 days ago [Body] God it's tiresome when defensive posters whine about every little perceived slight by the Free Press or MSM. Calm down. It's nothing. Stop being so reactionary. [Title]

Output: God it's tiresome when


Input: [Date] 12 weeks 16 hours ago [Body] I'm all for standing. But some posters here don't seem to appreciate that there's a substantial contingent of fans -- older ones -- who really can't comfortably stand for 3+ hours. Many of these fans are old loyalists who deserve more respect. And a lot of younger fans are inconsiderate. [Title]

Output: I'm all for standing. But


Input: [Date] 14 weeks 3 days ago [Body] True. There are plenty of trades that don't require degrees. But there's wide consensus that college degrees are very important when it comes to finding quality white collar jobs. Without a degree, the odds of advancement are much slimmer. And many professions are totally off limits. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: True. There are plenty of


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 1 day ago [Body] At what point did I become okay for adults to discuss cartoon characters created for children? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: At what point did I become


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Wisconsin, which has very rowdy fans, routinely hosts rivals at night. No problems. [Title]

Output: Wisconsin, which has very


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Noon game are antiquated and suck. Noon crowds are always late, sleepy and quiet. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Noon game are antiquated and


Input: [Date] 15 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Neither does Angelique. But she has a lot of fans here, likely because she just parrots whatever she gets at pressers. Which is no better. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Neither does Angelique. But


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 3 days ago [Body] What on earth makes you think he'll never coach again. Of course he will. He's not a convicted felon. And tv is NOT his strength. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: What on earth makes you think


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 4 days ago [Body] No one should always be unapologetic. That's caveman thinking. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: No one should be unapologetic. What a ridiculous statement.


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Body] It would be unethical for Beilein to force a situational "medical" on a player, based on whether or not Beilein lands a certain recruit. Hatch is either a medical hardship case or he's not. Based on Beilein's track record, I'd guess he'll handle this situation the right way. Otherwise, he'd be no better than an SEC footballl coach. Plus, it's entirely possible another player on the roster will choose to leave. [Title]

Output: It would be unethical for


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This thread is obnoxious and insulting to a kid who already happens to play for the team. [Title]

Output: This thread is obnoxious and


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Body] You realIze there are options other than "no punishment" and "kick him off the team"? He deserved something. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You realIze there are options


Input: [Date] 16 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Seriously? It's sad to see people lose jobs. But the superior paper? It's basically written in crayon. Skimpy articles. One paper has won many pulitzers. The News rarely wins anything. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Seriously? It's sad to see


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 1 day ago [Body] But it wasn't a white guy saying it. So it's completely different. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: But it wasn't a white guy


Input: [Date] 17 weeks 2 days ago [Body] You're wrong. The Clash. REM. Elvis Costello. The birth of indie rock. All peaked in the 80s. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You're wrong. The Clash. REM.


Input: [Date] 19 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Most top flight quarterbacks were winners in high school. Such a ridiculous argument. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Most top flight quarterbacks


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Body] You really needed to start a thread over this? That's sad. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You really needed to start a thread over this? That's sad.


Input: [Date] 23 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Only a matter of time before Bret Bielema returneth to the league. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Only a matter of time before


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Pulp Fiction is overrated, derivative, and often annoying. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Pulp Fiction is overrated, derivative, and often annoying.


Input: [Date] 24 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Take a breath. That fans choose to skip a glorified practice means nothing. It's a PR event. Nothing more. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Take a breath. That fans


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 12 hours ago [Body] It's unfair because he's a freshmen, for crissake. Give the kid a little rope. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: It's unfair because he's a


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] That story makes zero sense. Why would they offer then pull the offer almost immediately? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: That story makes zero sense.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Maybe Bacon will again pad half the book with the probing insights of his barber. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Maybe Bacon will again pad


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Well, aside from the whole National Championship thing. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Well, aside from the whole National Championship thing.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] But you could also reasonably assume that at least one QB will transfer once JH picks his starter. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: But you could also reasonably


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Not really an issue. There will almost certainly be more attrition by the time spring practice is done. It's inevitable. And the coaches may already know of players planning to leave. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Not really an issue. There


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Hard to know from the outside. Could be protecting against a potential transfer by one of the QBs who doesn't win the starting job. You never know. QBs transfer often. [Title]

Output: Hard to know from the


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I think if most of us are honest, yesterday did not live up to expectations. Not quite anyway. M whiffed on the marquee targets. Not Harbaugh's fault. But still. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I think if most of us are


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Does anyone really think wheatley's holding out until NSD only to bail on his father's team at the most visible moment? He's going to Michigan. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Does anyone really think


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Oh come on. 99 percent of the guys who claim to be torn know exactly what they're doing, and have know for a while. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Oh come on. 99 percent of the


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Suppose it's also possible that KH is waiting on weber. He could be M's backup plan. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Suppose it's also possible


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] If weber isn't gonna flip, why would he still be radio silent? There's no silly hat thing happening. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: If weber isn't gonna flip,


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Maybe this one doesn't apply. But a whole lot of guys are trying to draw attention by building fake suspense. Generally, its really juvenile. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Maybe this one doesn't apply.


Input: [Date] 25 weeks 5 days ago [Body] Why would a starting senior in a top-tier defense, program, conference, and university decide to chuck it all for one season at a rebuilding program? Yeah, Harbaugh and all. But this transfer hardly seems likely -- unless the kid has somehow fallen out with his team. But I've seen no indication of same. EDIT: If his mother just got a job at UM, I guess that's motivation enough. But does anyone have any meaningful indication that her son is actually hoping to transfer? Or are people just assuming? If so, that's a big assumption. [Title]

Output: Why would a starting senior


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 14 hours ago [Body] Californians don't usually say those either. Because they're also lame. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Californians don't usually


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 19 hours ago [Body] Yeah. I'm sure Brady is still a very close friend of Falk's. I'm sure they talk all the time. Jeez. [Title]

Output: Yeah. I'm sure Brady is still


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 1 day ago [Body] Ha. The guy is Australian so you make a Down Under joke. That's so funny and original. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Ha. The guy is Australian so


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] I stand corrected. Sorry. [Title]

Output: I stand corrected. Sorry.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Wheatley. Pickard. The CB from Rutgers. 1 of the visiting WRs. That's four. Plus, maybe two out of Clark, Weber, Smith, Marshall. Plus maybe 1 surprise. [Title]

Output: Wheatley. Pickard. The CB


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 2 days ago [Body] One of the OLs (Kugler) already transferred. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: One of the OLs (Kugler) already transferred.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Let's be honest. It's weird that kids hold programs hostage till the final day. He knows where he's going. He's just forcing everybody to dance. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Let's be honest. It's weird


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 4 days ago [Body] If he really is meeting with Harbaugh -- and this remains an if -- then it's actually a pretty strong sign that he's flipping. Doesn't Urban expressly forbid his verbal commits from talking to Michigan? [Title]

Output: If he really is meeting with


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Body] If that's how it happened, then that's a kid/family Michigan doesn't want. I'd imagine Mattison et al give more or less the same academics pitch to all recruits. But this seems to be the first one who found reason to take offense. [Title]

Output: If that's how it happened,


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 5 days ago [Body] He declared early but will go u drafted? Smart move. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: He declared early but will go u drafted? Smart move.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I don't normally assume guys will flip just because they're locals. But am I the only one who just feels like this one is likely to happen? It would be easy for him to end this thing now. But he hasn't. And he clearly has some attachment to Michigan. Plus, Harbaugh and Wheatley. Plus, doesn't Urban normally forbid verbal commits from meeting with coaches from M and MSU? If Weber just met with Dantonio, and if he's scheduled to meet Harbaugh, wouldn't this suggest that he and OSU aren't very solid? [Title]

Output: I don't normally assume guys


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Ass. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Ass.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Yeah. Too bad for him. He was probably 5th on the depth chart, assuming Drake recovers. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Yeah. Too bad for him. He was


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I always liked his attitude. Good kid. Played hard. But I guess this opens the door for both him and the team. One more slot to fill. Good luck to him. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I always liked his attitude.


Input: [Date] 26 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Oklahoma is one year removed from an orange bowl victory over Bama. I'd say he's fine. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Oklahoma is one year removed


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Barring absolute catastrophe with Morris or Speight during the pre-season, we should assume the coaches intend to RS the two incoming freshmen. Which means we only have two QBs. Which means Bellomy probably sticks. [Title]

Output: Barring absolute catastrophe


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Thank you for saying this. Sure, S&C coaches are important. But jeez. Rare is the S&C coach who's a game-changer, one way or the other. I'm sure Barwis is a perfectly good one. But mostly, it seemed, he just had a good branding thing going. When a team is no good, everyone always points to the S&C coach. Usually, though, it's more complicated than that. [Title]

Output: Thank you for saying this.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 18 hours ago [Body] Well, the same attributes applied to the past seven years, so let's not be too hard on the one guy. You could say the same thing about the "legendary" Barwis. Those teams always faded, too. [Title]

Output: Well, the same attributes


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Although nobody wants to acknowledge this, it's actually a good book. [Title]

Output: Although nobody wants to


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Carmelo is obviously far more talented than Darko. But Carmelo is also a prima donna ball-hog whose overall contribution does not justify his huge salary. The real prize was Wade. [Title]

Output: Carmelo is obviously far more


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Josh Smith was by far the worse of the two. Retrospect is easy. At the time, though, everybody wanted Darko. Drafting him was a reasonable bet, especially given how few draft picks are sure things. Smith, by contrast, was widely known to be selfish, overrated, and generally not a good egg. The team didn't revolt against Darko. And his contract wasn't nearly as crippling as Smith's. This isn't a close call. [Title]

Output: Josh Smith was by far the


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Cass is very much a Michigan pipeline. But not an especially good one. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Cass is very much a Michigan


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 3 days ago [Body] I understand why the coaches are saying this to recruits. It's the literal truth. But I'm sure the coaches know the transition will ultimately produce some attrition (and will therefore open additional spots). There will be guys who just don't fit the Harbaugh Way. Or don't want to fit. We'll likely see a few transfers by the time spring practice is done. Also, the whole "we only have a few spots left" is a helpful sales pitch. [Title]

Output: I understand why the coaches


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Some are worse than others. But frats generally tend to be pretty stupid and sheepish. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Some are worse than others.


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 5 days ago [Body] This great piece is mostly just boilerplate fluff of the sort AC normally serves up. [Title]

Output: This great piece is mostly


Input: [Date] 27 weeks 6 days ago [Body] If I were a coach, a silent commit would make me far more nervous than a kid who isn't yet committed. Silent implies significant degrees of uncertainty and deception, and I'd constantly be wondering if I'm being played. With silent commits, you're holding places for them. With players who haven't committed, at least you can keep recruiting other players at that position and not be left holding the bag on NSD. I do wonder re the percentage of silent commits who end up backing out. But I guess we'll never know. [Title]

Output: If I were a coach, a silent


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 15 hours ago [Body] Yeah, although he's failed as a HC, he seems to be a pretty talented OC. Bama fans loved him till the OSU loss. Then the fans naturally blamed him for everything -- even though it was Bama's defense that really fell flat. Such is the life of an OC. [Title]

Output: Yeah, although he's failed as


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] But there will almost certainly be a bit more attrition. It's inevitable. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: But there will almost


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 17 hours ago [Body] Um, no it doesn't. It still has him committed to OSU. [Title]

Output: Um, not it doesn't. It still


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 1 day ago [Body] If so, such punch-pulling would seriously undermine Bacon's credibility. But maybe it's just that Bacon didn't learn this info till later. [Title]

Output: If so, such punch-pulling


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Good for DG. During his brief stint at WR, he definitely showed promise -- especially for a complete newbie. Sometimes his route-running was off. But of course it was. Also, he wasn't exactly blessed with a high-caliber passing attack. He's a really smart guy, and a remarkable athlete. He could make this transition. He may well be a better long-term investment than a certain other Michigan WR. [Title]

Output: Good for DG. During his brief


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Body] Most of LA proper definitely is not "ghetto as fuck." Most of it is middle class. And a lot of it is wealthy. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Most of LA proper definitely


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 4 days ago [Body] A sincere question: if you boast about being humble, can you really be humble? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: A sincere question: if you


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Body] We definitely don't have a roster full of scrubs. We have a roster full of unrealized potential. Most teams in the league have lesser talent. Also we had the youngest team in the league this past season. You have to believe that better coaching, plus natural maturation, will improve the team. It's just a matter of how much. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: We definitely don't have a


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Body] It's also good for M to be ranked with lower expectations. Less pressure. More motivation. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: It's also good for M to be


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 5 days ago [Body] I feel like it's OSU, then MSU, then it's wide open for multiple teams, with Wisky and M being the likeliest contenders. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I feel like it's OSU, then


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Way to go, Mariota. Slide in the fourth quarter. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Way to go, Mariota. Slide in the fourth quarter.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Body] No one is ever again gonna believe Oregon is for real. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: No one is ever again gonna believe Oregon is for real.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Oregon has once again proven to be soft. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Oregon has once again proven to be soft.


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Body] The whole "LA is a bad sports town" is yet another one of those lame cliches about the city. Most of its teams -- Dodgers, Lakers, Kings, even the Galaxy -- draw very well. The Clips and Angels do respectably. So do USC and UCLA. Yes, attendance tends to flag when the teams struggle. But you could say that about most cities. Been to a Pistons game lately? Or a typical MSU football game? LA's NFL reputation had merit only to the extent that LA -- where there's plenty of alternatives, and where there's no real winter -- doesn't desperately need NFL football. But its "failure" to keep an NFL team stemmed mostly from bad, flighty ownership. Also, today's NFL is far more popular than it was when the Rams played in LA. And while it's true that LA fans tend to arrive late and leave early, that's generally a function of LA freeway traffic. If you're leaving work at 6 PM, or if you've got to get the kids in bed by 10, you're gonna miss part of the game. [Title]

Output: Yeah, the whole "LA is a bad


Input: [Date] 28 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Flatly incorrect. Most of their teams draw and do well, especially given that they have two teams in the nba and mlb. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Flatly incorrect. Most of


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 2 days ago [Body] Not really true that we dominated everybody. But nice thought anyway. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Not really true that we


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Gee, ya think maybe Jim was just being politic? There's no way he's actually rooting for OSU. But what else was he supposed to say? [Title]

Output: Gee, ya think maybe Jim was


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 5 days ago [Body] He wasn't forced. He was told he had to agree to "stipulations." We don't know the specifics. Nor do we know the specifics re exactly why Bosch took his leave of absence. Maybe he had legit health/family/personal reasons. Maybe not. Absent the full story, nobody here is in a position to draw conclusions about either Bosch or Harbaugh. [Title]

Output: He wasn't forced. He was told


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Body] I think maybe you're too close to this issue. 99.9 percent of fans and players don't care whether it's Nike or Adidas. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: I think maybe you're too


Input: [Date] 29 weeks 6 days ago [Body] Please kill the uniform company thing. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Please kill the uniform company thing.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 5 hours ago [Body] You're correct and kudos for saying it. Those people who don't get it are people who don't get it. There's a reason there aren't more high profile black coaches. And it's not because white coaches are so much better. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You're correct and kudos for


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] Because MSU is a better and more high profile job than Pitt. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Because MSU is a better and more high profile job than Pitt.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] Yes. Makes no sense. People see every rumor and jump to conclusions. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Yes. Makes no sense. People


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 11 hours ago [Body] He's had DC offers from big programs. TAM. UNC. You don't turn those down to be a co-DC. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: He's had DC offers from big


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 12 hours ago [Body] Nah. Would be a dumb career move. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Nah. Would be a dumb career move.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 12 hours ago [Body] Why would either Durkin or Anderson come here to be a co-DC? They'd be essentially taking demotions. Unlikely. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Why would either Durkin or


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 16 hours ago [Body] A lot of factors go into determining whether or not to recruit a given player, and the player himself might not know the whole story. Could be Hoke's team just didn't consider him right for Michigan, either athletically, personally, or academically. It's not as if Team Hoke wasn't recruiting top Southern players; it landed a few So I wouldn't read too much into Smith's case. [Title]

Output: A lot of factors go into


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Body] Saban is toying with them. Bama will steamroll through the second half. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: Saban is toying with them.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Body] He may be. Or he may not. Just because a guy was a military officer does not necessarily mean he's the guy for this job. Murka! Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: He may be. Or he may not.


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 3 days ago [Body] You mean the Harris who flatly stated he has no interest? Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: You mean the Harris who flatly stated he has no interest?


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] It's ridiculous how swiftly and decisively the peanut-gallery has given up on Shane. No, he hasn't set the world on fire. But he's had very limited game experience, under pretty crappy circumstances. Most QBs ride the pine for 2 or 3 years. And most need substantial starting reps before they hit their strides. (Few people saw much potential in a young Tom Brady, either). Everybody points to the young QBs at FSU and OSU -- but those QBs are a) exceptional and b) surrounded by NFL-caliber lines and RBs. Give Shane a minute to prove himself before you summarily dismiss him. [Title]

Output: It's ridiculous how swiftly


Input: [Date] 30 weeks 4 days ago [Body] He did nothing wrong! He simply gave advice to players who solicited it! Ryan Mallett had no place in an RR office. Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad [Title]

Output: He did nothing wrong! He