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10-2 sorry guys 

I wish the…

10-2 sorry guys 

I wish the 12-team playoff started this year.

It will affect them.  And…

It will affect them.  And this will sound harsh, but so what?  I am not being antagonistic, but how fair is it to not pay the individuals who generate the revenue to support ALL the other sports. 

I love sports.  The quality of some of the nonrevenue sports might diminish.  An assistant athletic director or two might end up job hunting. There still will still be sports.  And we will still root for Michigan.   

Revenue sharing is the right…

Revenue sharing is the right thing.  Let's be the Leaders.  

Not exactly a chant.

 

I…

Not exactly a chant.

 

I tried, unsuccessfully to get our Band and UM stadium scoreboard to play Duke Ellington's Take the A-train when Anthony Thomas became our all-time rushing leader.  I tried for about a year and I had good connections, to no avail.

The reason given was some cockamamy excuse that UM does not glorify single-player achievements.   

Absurd,  but so pure reactionary Michigan.

This is for Anthony:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY

 

it seems to me that once JH…

it seems to me that once JH went to young dynamic guys in recruiting that M's recruiting took off like a rocket.  why go backwards?  

 

never sleeps

never sleeps

"The NCAA was trying to…

"The NCAA was trying to maintain something that benefited the fans (and, by the way, the non-revenue-producing sports), at the expense of the athletes in the revenue-producing sports. Maybe that wasn't fair, and maybe that wasn't, at the end of the day, the "just" thing to do. "

 

The NCAA was trying to maintain something that benefitted the NCAA and the schools.  The fans were a secondary consideration.  And you succinctly stated the unfairness of the system.  In my opinion, there is no maybe.

It's not dead for me.  

 

It's not dead for me.  

 

if anything, it is more alive than ever.  I can't wait to see what happens when FB & BB players get a % of the action.  

I primarily watch Sports. 

I primarily watch Sports. 

I'm old.  I don't want the hassle of leaving wifi cable (Comcast).  I know I will cut from cable one day.  

On regular cable, I get all Detroit teams, BTN (not BTN+); USA, TNT, ESPN2 (no ESPNU or ESPN3).

For sports, I supplement cable offerings with a firestick for ESPN+ & Paramount+ (mostly soccer) & Amazon Prime for a little football.

For non-Sports, we have Amazon Prime/Disney+/Netflix/MHZ.  Periodically we have HBO & Showtime when there are deals.

All in, I'm around $220 a month

I know I will cut the chord one day.  What platform do you recommend to serve as the streaming(?) backbone?  FireTV works for me, but my kids are not impressed......

If this sounds naive.....duh.....I have kids and grandkids to tell me that.....

 

Nice.  

Nice.  

Disagree.  

 

This year no…

Disagree.  

 

This year no CB is a top 6 pick.  

My guess is that TV will…

My guess is that TV will demand these permanent games

 

M will get OSU & USC + if M gets MSU as its 3rd then we will have the hardest regular schedule.  so bet on this one.

and 

OSU will get M & PSU + who knows?  (Illinois?)  ( rotating ucla-usc home/away on a 4 yr cycle would give osu a west coast game every year, I think)

and 

USC will get UCLA & M + who knows? (Nebraska?) (can psu home/away be synched with the ucla-usc synch for osu mentioned above?)

and 

PSU will get OSU & Maryland + maybe msu 

 

NOTES on main rivals:

There are 3 glamour teams that drive TV schedules: M, OSU, USC. PSU is glamorous to a slightly lesser degree.

it's likely M gets osu-usc because osu will likely get um, psu.  osu will not get usc, um & psu---although it is alright with me--so um gets usc by default.

as a result, M must avoid playing osu-usc-msu as fixed.   that is a very unfair schedule for M.

psu & osu will be scheduled to get to the west coast once a year.  can the home-away schedules of these 4 schools (osu/psu/usc/ucla) be synched to allow this?  and if it can, then it means that neither osu nor psu can have ucla or usc as fixed games---i think ( I don't want to do the permutations)

 

 

2022 - Sainristil knocking…

2022 - Sainristil knocking the ball out of Cade Stover's hands in the end zone.

2021 - Haskins run and hurdle.

you heard of George Santos? …

you heard of George Santos?  He ran the naked reverse.

"The NCAA still does a lot…

"The NCAA still does a lot of good organizing and legitimizing competition for all sports other than football. " 

WHAT?  there are recordings of Louisville (Pitino),  Arizona (Miller,  & LSU (Wade) offering cash for BASKETBALL recruits.  What enforcement was taken?  

https://andscape.com/features/hbos-the-scheme-feels-like-a-commercial-for-christian-dawkins-and-not-much-else/

The NCAA b-ball tournament sells itself.  It sure as heck doesn't need the NCAA to run it.  Add b-ball to football---the two that generate the dough-- and I might agree.

men's football & basketball…

men's football & basketball.  you know,  where the SSS comes from.

The NCAA in its current form is obsolete.  Reform it and set up a separate organization for CFB & CBB to share the revenue with players.

yes

yes

Big return.  

 

With the…

Big return.  

 

With the various fronts we play, Jenkins is really important.

 

NG/DT= jenkins, graham, grant, benny, goode, iwunna, pierce, bahr (maybe more or Mcgregor @ DT in passing downs)

DE/OLB/Edge=  moore, mcgregor, stewart, harrell, bennett, guy, pollard, enow

hope he does

hope he does

Warde is auditing Hamburger…

Warde is auditing Hamburger receipts

Amen.  

 

Amen.  

 

The BEST recruiter you can…

The BEST recruiter you can get, who is also a decent coach.  

but Dante isn't in.  

but Dante isn't in.  

we don't know, obviously,…

we don't know, obviously, but your take makes sense to me.  

let me add my voice to the…

let me add my voice to the large group who believe Michigan should untether from an every year game with MSU.  Once every other year under the 16 team schedule is more than enough.

 

He's Home with accompanying,…

He's Home with accompanying, "Fuck you, Sparty. Now and forever."

it won't happen, but i'd…

it won't happen, but i'd like it.

if my aunt had testicles,…

if my aunt had testicles, she'd be my......

Amateurism was initially a…

Amateurism was initially a scam to keep working class people from sullying wealthy people's leisure activities.

Love it.

 

PSU might…

Love it.

 

PSU might become my 2nd favorite B1G team.

I'll take:

Neb – 7.5 under

I'll take:

  • Neb – 7.5 under
  • Northwestern – 4 push
  • Illinois – 4.5 under
  • FSU – 6.5 under
  • ND – 8.5 over
  • Wisc – 8.5 over
  • Texas – 8 under
  • GA – 10.5 under
  • Clemson – 10.5 under
  • TAMU – 8.5 over
  • Bama – 10.5 over
  • OK – 9.5 under
  • OSU – 10.5 over
  • M – 9.5 under
  • PSU – 8.5 over
  • Purdue – 7.5 under
  • Minn – 7.5 under
  • MSU – 7.5 over
  • IU – 4 over
  • Rutgers – 4 over
  • MD – 6 push
  • IOWA – 7.5 over
  • FLA – 7 push
  • LSU – 7 over

 

 

 

Interesting.  Shows you what…

Interesting.  Shows you what marketing can do.

Not bad.  One minor change:…

Not bad.  One minor change: I'd flip Ill/NW.  NW is closer to the Indiana schools.  

 

Me too. 4 five team divisions. Division winners play in semifinal, winners in championship.

PAC - USC, UCLA, Stanford, Washington, Oregon 

West - Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois

Midwest - Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Ohio State

East - Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers.

Oregon doesn't have a large…

Oregon doesn't have a large fan base.  Stanford would be about academic standing.  

flip msu & purdue

 

flip msu & purdue

 

a few comments from another…

a few comments from another M blog on this subject (with slight amends)

 "Who in their right mind would take zero guaranteed over millions guaranteed, right now?"

 "If M were true "Leaders", they would call out the hypocrisy of guidelines that will not be enforced and fellow conference members clearly will not follow. This might be a public relations win for M with athlete-students.

M should call out the hypocrisy through action.  Force the issue.  Instead, we read Wangler disparage inducements to recruits-see: "massive amounts paid to athletes who have not played a down". That would not make me want to attend M if I were an athlete-student.  What do you think most recruits think when the transformational pitch is made?  I think most think this,  If it's ok to sponsor me when I get there, why isn't it ok to sponsor me now? " 

This leads to deciding "if coming to UM would eventually be worth more than the other place - except then the rational thing to do is go to Other Place and possibly transfer to UM a year or two later with a proven track record. Oh, yeah, except we don't take those kinds of transfers."


 

oh well,  at least we have…

oh well,  at least we have our aggressive undergrad transfer policies to shore up recruiting

some people just refuse to…

some people just refuse to be transformed

"I care more about the games…

"I care more about the games than recruiting and we’re the defending Big Ten Champions. "

Because there is no connection between recruiting and Big Ten Championships.

Outstanding Homie J.  Your…

Outstanding Homie J.  Your post is so good that I can only add applause.

PAY. THE. PLAYERS.

They…

PAY. THE. PLAYERS.

They deserve it.

What arrogance.  "Michigan…

What arrogance.  "Michigan is the only school that has 2 true rivals."

OSU might consider M & PSU

Minnesota might consider Wiscy & Iowa

Wiscy might consider Minn & Iowa

PSU might consider OSU & Mary

Glory

Glory

Is the money cannon a tongue…

Is the money cannon a tongue-in-cheek term?  

 

 

pay the players

pay the players

 games attended

5.  1981 ND…

 games attended

5.  1981 ND (only M game attended with my dad who hated ND!)

4.  1991 ND

3.  1971 OSU

1b   2021 OSU 

1a  1997 OSU

games watched not attended

5. 2004 MSU (wedding groomsman)

4.  1978 ND

3.  1997 PSU

2.   1998 Rose Bowl

1.   1969 OSU

 

The top game is a tie between 1969 ,1997, & 2021 OSU

NIL is simply a beard to pay…

NIL is simply a beard to pay players.  Any rules for NIL are a sham used to justify the notion that the players are not being paid directly.

M will, of course, follow the meaningless NCAA rules scrupulously.  Some schools will use NIL to pay players and circumvent the sham NCAA rules. 

I fall emphatically on the side of paying the players out in the open.

 

and that is b.s. too

and that is b.s. too

well said.

it's sadly…

well said.

it's sadly humorous to watch the contortions of so-called traditionalists discuss how many angels can dance on the head of the NIL pin.  The fact is, the NCAA is a front to run sanctioned unfair labor practices for the business owners....err I mean universities.  End the hypocrisy, openly pay the players.

My 13 scholarships

 

Trey/…

My 13 scholarships

 

Trey/ Rickey Green

Gary the general Grant/ Cazzie/ Jalen

Glenn MVP Rice/ Campy/ Mike McGee

Rudy T/ Phil Hubbard/ Juwan

Webber/ Tarpley 

 

Notes: 

Grant, Jalen, Glenn,  Campy & McGee have multiple position flexibility

It's hard to leave Jamal Crawford,  Mitch McGary, and Mo Wagner off this team.  Jamal based on his NBA career & Mitch & Mo based on their final four runs.  and what about Terry Mills or Bill Buntin?  Jordan Poole might end up as one of the top handful of pros among M grads,,,,,,,  

 

Final analysis: For sure Cazzie, Trey,  Glenn & Chris are in based on their Final Four runs  AND Rudy T, Glenn, Cazzie & Webber are in based on their Pro careers.  Particularly Chris.

On a personal note, my favorite UM players listed here are Hubbard & Jalen.  I have many other non UM greatest team players. including one that I played with in my youth, Wayman Britt---that is to say, I was on the court with him in pick-up games.  I just tried to stay out of his way......