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When Roy was traded to the…

When Roy was traded to the Avalanche and afterwards was such an obstacle to the Wings' success, I almost regretted that it was the Red Wings' own fault, since it was they who bombed him out of Montreal by scoring 9 goals on him.

Almost.

here is the table with the…

here is the table with the entire conference - also from one of Ant's posts

i got a very old vinyl album…

i got a very old vinyl album of michigan marching band & friar's club songs from...an indeterminate amount of time ago. (no sleeve)

Put out by the Alumni Association, red colored, a 33 (but a little smaller than normal)

Just the thing for a collector, now i gotta research about the release. Maybe there's a number in the wax if i look careful at it.

Could see a scorigami in…

Could see a scorigami in this game. 29-4, 75-8... everything is on the table.

I am trying to be consistent…

I am trying to be consistent as a Michigan fan. 

I think it stunk that in 1973 UM didn't get to go to the Rose Bowl because a committee hypothesized about the future performance of a team without QB Dennis Franklin who was injured late in the season. 

So my internal consistency dictates my opinion that FSU mustn't get penalized by a committee hypothesizing about the future results and should be ranked by their season-long resume of actual proven results.

This one deserves a posting…

This one deserves a posting as well.

"Net Success Rates of Week 8 games"

JTT rotates in, I think. 

JTT rotates in, I think. 

Dealing with that wind on…

Dealing with that wind on all the kicks and punts could not have been easy, but it seemed like it.

Thaw: YOU CAUGHT THE BALL AND RAN FORWARD.

 

He was on the field warming…

He was on the field warming up before the game, FWIW. Hopefully just a boo-boo.

it looks a lot like Barry…

it looks a lot like Barry Sanders' new statue.

The transition between…

The transition between StubHub and SeatGeek has been a cluster for me, as it happened right between when I bought tickets for a booked weekend and am reselling them while buying for the open weekend. I don't want to use either site ever again, at this point.

UM had 155 yards on two (2)…

UM had 155 yards on two (2) plays.

Other than that we had 103 yards on 33 other rushes.

Knowles: "60% of the time, it works every time."

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Still getting the hang of…

Still getting the hang of previewing & fixing the formatting multiple times without hitting publish.

I'm mostly a lurker and don't publish such complex things very often.

Misfire!

 

MODS PLEASE…

Misfire!

 

MODS PLEASE DELETE THIS IN FAVOR OF THE OTHER THREAD

Is this maybe a Ben St…

Is this maybe a Ben St.-Juste kinda thing? Michigan wouldn't clear him medically, so he's trainer/doctor-shopping for a team that will?

If not, i apologize for speculating too much.

Hope it all works for him; thanks to him for his contributions for us.

My new suspicion is that the…

My new suspicion is that the more recruits in an area, the more  reporters live nearby, then those kids get seen more and the reporters have more links to the schools that produce them. A bit of a reinforcing cycle but understandable due to the populations.

Cheering for Elise Stuck,…

Cheering for Elise Stuck, the Lady Rayder, though I graduated twenty years before her. Happy to see her in Maize & Blue!

I was a Rogue, mostly…

I was a Rogue, mostly because I wasn't going to get into Dischord just for this.

This was much easier to do, so thanks. 3-star Rogue reporting

 

 

I am kinda sick of Juwan's $…

I am kinda sick of Juwan's $#!+.

Not sick of his good points, which there have been and still are many.

I thank him for rejoining the program during what could have been a bad coaching search.

But do I want to see more good and less cringe during the rest of this season? Yes.

 

https://www.actionnetwork…

https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/highest-paid-college-athletes-in-the-nil-era

Here is something I found about NIL for the current team members. 

The inbound buzzer-beater…

The inbound buzzer-beater play reminded me of Hill to Laettner, Duke over Kentucky.

 

 

I think it is weird that…

I think it is weird that only the first and the worst team in the top divisions get any kind of postseason.

You get fewer games/practices, exposure & revenue for finishing 2-7th than for finishing 8th and winning?

If the answer is in your article somewhere, i didn't see it because my eyes glazed over somewhere in the middle.

I concure, Cade is probably…

I concure, Cade is probably not at the top of his game.

 

 

One quibble: Henne was 0-4…

One quibble: Henne was 0-4 against OSU so he really should be in your second list

This was all basically the…

This was all basically the same thing as Juwan getting technical fouls on purpose. 

Riiiight....

When I did live within 50…

When I did live within 50 miles of Ann Arbor, it was because I was spending my money and non-studying time at the hockey games instead.

What this game looked like…

What this game looked like to me was: Dickinson = Garza, and MSU played like UM were Iowa.. Let HD get his, he alone can't score more than your five, especially if/when he goes to the bench.

So weird to consider that…

So weird to consider that credits from a fellow B1G/BTAA/CIC school would not transfer to Michigan.

Fine, admissions people saying JUCO credits aren't equivalent, but seriously, Penn State's aren't either?

Imagine being a sophomore in…

Imagine being a sophomore in that locker room.

 

I already miss Haskins…

I already miss Haskins hurdling fools. Or moving the pile forward. We went away from that, probably correctly, but all we got instead was Corum fumbling again. *Shrug* WELP.

The false starts on the OL were a ominous sign throughout. Majority of pass plays felt like check-downs, also a bad sign. 

Because the Raiders of the lost ark plane scene & truck scene were on my ad break alternate channel at that point, I missed the Anthony play. It was garbage time, I guess. 

 

 

What lingers/still stands…

What lingers/still stands out:

GA went away from Hutch on basically all of their plays.

GA picked on Gray & Colson, I had flashbacks of OSU vs. Brandon Watson.

Their 1st down 8-yard pile-moving runs  were well timed calls. I would notice 1 or 0 LBs behind the DT at the snap and sure enough the mass of bodies would plunge through to 2nd level.

Would rather hear "I'll stop…

Would rather hear "I'll stop fumbling"

Follow up piece: no NFL…

Follow up piece: no NFL owner is even curious about Kirby Smart, even after his one-loss season. 

Nearly impossible for an…

Nearly impossible for an offensive staff to scheme around not having anyone who can throw on the roster, as UM learned sadly in games led by O'Korn, Milton, etc.

Radio broadcast cuts off the…

Radio broadcast cuts off the 4th quarter so local station can bring me Saturday afternoon coverage of Petoskey hosting Traverse City West homecoming game... Garbage time indeed

Wolf cannae handle the…

Wolf cannae handle the pressure, Cap'n. Ojabo causes him to fumble

Harbaugh, pregame: "OK…

Harbaugh, pregame: "OK wideouts, here's the deal: 1 successful block = 1 target."

WR, among themselves: "Pfft, he's bluffing, let's call him on it, Coach wouldn't go a whole game without passing."

FAAFO

This is like the basketball…

This is like the basketball approach when late in the shot clock... "We've tried everything...Save us Charles Matthews."

This is a weird box score…

This is a weird box score for how lopsided of a game this was.

I think Moore played…

I think Moore played partially to show recruit targets in attendance that this team will give true freshman CBs an opportunity to earn jobs. 

Starters shouldn't be in the whole time in a three score game anyway.

It is weird getting used to…

It is weird getting used to watching this post-Brown defense learn to do what Macdonald wants. I feel like the DTs are again a non factor, but they're not supposed to be now, right? It feels weird, but they did what they were supposed to (occupy blockers), and that let Hutch, Ross, Ojabo, etc. do what they're supposed to (be terrors). 

Maybe the interior DL won't ever have counting stats, and it just isn't a MAKE PLAYS position where they're supposed to get +10 in UFR anymore. 

Good work Coach Moore on…

Good work Coach Moore on putting together a line that works together and opens holes.

Good work Mike Hart.

On play calling, all I'll say is that after last week's post game interviews where it was mentioned how taking the top of the defense with a long pass or two made the running easier, I expected one or two of those tonight.

If the early possession 1st& Goal had been punched in, it would have been a mercy rule game. A pity...

Re: Dickinson - NIL money he…

Re: Dickinson - NIL money he gets is supposed to be based on HIS name, image & likeness. He is due the VORP value he is bringing to the University by being good and having such a good nickname, etc.

He seems to think he is also due the value that the University's branding can also bring to him, when their branding & cultural capital is actually theirs. 

The two of them need to make a deal for the Big D1ck/UM stuff and then split the profits, since he is worth extra by being a UM athlete, and UM is worth more when HD represents it than not.

Ordered mine.

Thanks Seth!! 

Ordered mine.

Thanks Seth!! 

Just going to assume going…

Just going to assume going forward that each freshman RB will get carries in 4 early games, then the seniors will get the remainder after that.

There are concerns other than marginal improvements in productivity. Obviously if we had had a Barry Sanders he would have burned his redshirt and played all year, but...

Can't wait until this…

Can't wait until this defensive lineman transfers because we spelled his name wrong... once again.

/facepalm

Everyone who always comments…

Everyone who always comments in other threads "Recruits read this board, why say such things?" needs to keep that in mind when responding in this one.

Just as off-putting here as in a Hello: post.

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"Whatever makes Ohio State…

"Whatever makes Ohio State the champion.

Because F--- Michigan, that's why."

--B1G league office