The Wings basically need one more point than both WSH and PIT to get in. The easiest path is to beat MTL again and then PHL needs to beat the Caps either in regulation or OT. The Wings do not own the first tiebreaker against any of the other contending teams (regulation wins) so they have to get more points.
The Coyotes ownership pretty much screwed this up. Sports Ownership 101 usually goes something like this:
Sports team has a bad stadium situation. Either stadium is really outdated, in a bad location or something else.
Sports owner comes up with plan to renovate existing stadium or build new stadium.
Local politicians initially complain that new / renovated stadium is too expensive.
Sports owner immediately finds a different city that has or is willing to build a beautiful new stadium and publicizes this significantly.
Sports owner threatens local politicians that if they do not approve stadium project in existing city, the team will move to new city with new stadium.
Sports fans who have emotional connection to the team pressure politicians to passing stadium project.
Sports owner keeps everyone in suspense for several months before making dramatic announcement that the team is staying in the current city and sports owner gets a tax-payer funded new stadium.
The Coyotes ownership never got past step 3 and kept doing 2 and 3 over and over again. So the NHL had to step in and fix this messy situation.
I didn't realize that Tiger and Nike parted ways. What's the back story on that? I just read his new apparel line is Sun Day Red. TaylorMade helped him develop it - looks pretty sharp.
Sportsclubstats says if the Wings get to 90 points, they will actually have a 81-86% chance of getting in the playoffs. So 4-2 may not be a bad scenario since many of those wins would be against direct competitors.
You forgot Copp as well. Even though he scored last night, he’s been terrible. Every team has bad contracts. The Wings only have one buyout available to them right now. They need to start clearing out some of these old players for the younger talent in their system.
It seems like Goodwill is putting more and more of their "good stuff" on their auction web site. Makes it harder to find treasures in their thrift stores.
If you are in Kyoto, you have to go to Fire Ramen Kyoto - Menbaka. I went there with my family last summer and we loved it. You may have to wait a while to get in depending on when you go but it's worth it. Very good food and the fire show is great and a lot of fun. One of the highlights of our trip there. If you have the time, I also highly recommend taking the train to Nara and going to see the tame deer at Nara Park.
Maybe Chris Illitch is getting what he deserves for selling out and defacing the beautiful Red Wings sweater with that hideous trash patch.
Red Wings have been god awful. They look slow. Can't win a puck battle. Can't possess the puck. When they do get the puck, they immediately turn it over. It looks like they have been playing on a non-stop penalty kill the last 6 games. I hope Larkin comes back ASAP so they can right this sinking ship.
I work next to the University of Dayton Marriott and with the exception of a bunch of buses that transport the teams around for a couple of days, it doesn't really seem like they get that much more business as a result of the "first four". Does anyone actually watch those games?
No doubt. This was also the second game of a back-to-back on the road no less against a team fired up to win following a jersey retirement ceremony. Last year's Wings lose this game 4-1.
Wings were lucky to get into OT tonight with Debrincat banking a shot off of Mrazak’s leg from behind the goal line to tie it late in the 3rd. They sure took advantage though. That entire break away play was a thing of beauty. Kane is a wizard. All the smart Blackhawks players eventually come to Detroit. Congrats to Cheli. Wings now at 93.8% probability to make the playoffs.
I like the hire. Especially considering both Harbaughs and Macdonald are trying to build defensive staffs right now. In two years if Wink decides to go back to the NFL, Michigan will have his understudies plus up and coming coaches/analysts from three NFL teams that know the Ravens system to recruit from. I think this could be really good in the mid to long term.
I think most of them are covered. The only ones I see missing are the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals and 1996 Western Conference Finals. In 2009, the Wings were up 2 games to 0 then 3 games to 2 before losing games six and seven both by 2-1 scores. 1996 was just a total let down and made most Wings believe that they would never get over the hump which they eventually did.
This is one of my biggest concerns with Harbaugh leaving. The administration isn’t really interested in doing what is needed to win WRT NIL, transfers, etc. Jim had the clout and skill to force the AD and university to deal with these issues at least partially. I’m not sure they won’t go back to their old ways with Sherrone at the helm now.
Yes, I think it's fair to say the U-M administration is at best a significant headwind to a winning football program. I think the biggest factor with Jim leaving is the leverage he could exert on the university to provide what is needed to win. He may be the only person on the planet that can do this and that's probably my biggest concern with Sherrone taking over.
I couldn't care less about the Chargers. I wish Jim the best but the fact they took Harbaugh makes me dislike them actually. I doubt they win a Super Bowl. I agree that Jim made a mistake. He was on the precipice of building a juggernaut at Michigan but he walked away and Michigan let him walk. Yes I'm being petty but we spent two decades wandering through the wilderness and if we aren't careful could end up right back there again.
Fuck the Chargers. Your franchise has zero fans so I'd say just about everybody has it better than you. I really don't know what Jim is thinking going to a team that plays 17 road games a year.
Yeah, not gonna lie I’m pretty fucking disappointed. The NCAA and B1G wanted to take down Harbaugh and they succeeded. College football is a complete mess right now and they just lost their two best and highest profile coaches this off season. Congrats to you Warde. You are now a worse AD than Brandon. Nice try with that face saving leak this afternoon with that improved offer.
If you would have told me in 2014 that Jim would coach at Michigan for nine years, win a national championship and then go back to the NFL, I would have taken it happily then but I’m disappointed with him now. He had a chance to cement his legacy as the greatest coach in Michigan history and build an enduring juggernaut but instead chooses to go to the…..Chargers? Honestly I don’t really care if he succeeds there or not. I don’t think many other people will care either.
I’ll give Sherrone all my support. The players will love him. He may end up a better recruiter? That would be nice. Hope he can pull in high quality assistants like Jim could and hope he can put together a game plan like Jim as well. I hope he has as much pull with the U-M administration to do what is needed to win in an NIL world but not that optimistic.
I mean 17 road games. A franchise with zero fan base. Living in a city whose only advantage is warmer weather. Is he that desperate to get away from the NCAA and perhaps the U-M administration?
The article says LAC has offered more than the $12.5M U-M has offered but less than the $18M Sean Payton is making in Denver. All this according to “NFL Sources”.
Imagine being a football coach who claims to care about ‘feeling the love’ and getting emotional ‘bear hugs’ only to leave the one place that offers that to go to the one team people couldn’t care less about.
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Dude makes $15M per year and drives a Hyundai Sante Fe. Classic. I miss him.
The Wings basically need one more point than both WSH and PIT to get in. The easiest path is to beat MTL again and then PHL needs to beat the Caps either in regulation or OT. The Wings do not own the first tiebreaker against any of the other contending teams (regulation wins) so they have to get more points.
The Coyotes ownership pretty much screwed this up. Sports Ownership 101 usually goes something like this:
The Coyotes ownership never got past step 3 and kept doing 2 and 3 over and over again. So the NHL had to step in and fix this messy situation.
I didn't realize that Tiger and Nike parted ways. What's the back story on that? I just read his new apparel line is Sun Day Red. TaylorMade helped him develop it - looks pretty sharp.
Sportsclubstats says if the Wings get to 90 points, they will actually have a 81-86% chance of getting in the playoffs. So 4-2 may not be a bad scenario since many of those wins would be against direct competitors.
Only six games left now. If they go 4-2 that only gets them to 90 points. That may not be enough. The tie breakers are not in the Wings favor.
You forgot Copp as well. Even though he scored last night, he’s been terrible. Every team has bad contracts. The Wings only have one buyout available to them right now. They need to start clearing out some of these old players for the younger talent in their system.
Pete Rose wishes he had thought of having a translator.
It seems like Goodwill is putting more and more of their "good stuff" on their auction web site. Makes it harder to find treasures in their thrift stores.
Or is Sarah selling off Jim's vinyl without Jim knowing?
Here is the photo from the sale.
Same here. 7-11s are great in Japan. Good sandwiches too.
If you are in Kyoto, you have to go to Fire Ramen Kyoto - Menbaka. I went there with my family last summer and we loved it. You may have to wait a while to get in depending on when you go but it's worth it. Very good food and the fire show is great and a lot of fun. One of the highlights of our trip there. If you have the time, I also highly recommend taking the train to Nara and going to see the tame deer at Nara Park.
I had no idea Lionel Richie played the saxaphone.
Maybe Chris Illitch is getting what he deserves for selling out and defacing the beautiful Red Wings sweater with that hideous trash patch.
Red Wings have been god awful. They look slow. Can't win a puck battle. Can't possess the puck. When they do get the puck, they immediately turn it over. It looks like they have been playing on a non-stop penalty kill the last 6 games. I hope Larkin comes back ASAP so they can right this sinking ship.
What's the saying? Money doesn't change who you are it just makes you a lot more of what you already were.
I work next to the University of Dayton Marriott and with the exception of a bunch of buses that transport the teams around for a couple of days, it doesn't really seem like they get that much more business as a result of the "first four". Does anyone actually watch those games?
No doubt. This was also the second game of a back-to-back on the road no less against a team fired up to win following a jersey retirement ceremony. Last year's Wings lose this game 4-1.
Wings were lucky to get into OT tonight with Debrincat banking a shot off of Mrazak’s leg from behind the goal line to tie it late in the 3rd. They sure took advantage though. That entire break away play was a thing of beauty. Kane is a wizard. All the smart Blackhawks players eventually come to Detroit. Congrats to Cheli. Wings now at 93.8% probability to make the playoffs.
I'm sure he can buy all that stuff back on eBay in a week or so if he really wants it.
What high school gym does U of D play in these days?
Edit - still in Calihan Hall. Camera angle made it look like a small gym.
He did his job by chasing Harbaugh off to the NFL. Of course all is well now in his eyes.
I could be wrong, but I believe that most treadmills only go up to a speed of 12.0. (Not that I would know)
How much info can he actually provide considering Michigan is bringing in an entirely new defensive staff?
Maybe he can only afford in state tuition as a walk on??
Moving from LA to Columbus is a huge pay raise in itself.
I like the hire. Especially considering both Harbaughs and Macdonald are trying to build defensive staffs right now. In two years if Wink decides to go back to the NFL, Michigan will have his understudies plus up and coming coaches/analysts from three NFL teams that know the Ravens system to recruit from. I think this could be really good in the mid to long term.
My impression is Michigan won the National Championship in spite of Manuel. Not because of him.
The NCAA can't die fast enough.
I think most of them are covered. The only ones I see missing are the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals and 1996 Western Conference Finals. In 2009, the Wings were up 2 games to 0 then 3 games to 2 before losing games six and seven both by 2-1 scores. 1996 was just a total let down and made most Wings believe that they would never get over the hump which they eventually did.
And give Harbaugh a three year show cause for good measure.
Maybe he can come work for us.
Can hear the Jared Goff cheers. That's awesome. They were doing it at the Red Wings game last night too.
#19 flopped. What is this EPL?
This is one of my biggest concerns with Harbaugh leaving. The administration isn’t really interested in doing what is needed to win WRT NIL, transfers, etc. Jim had the clout and skill to force the AD and university to deal with these issues at least partially. I’m not sure they won’t go back to their old ways with Sherrone at the helm now.
Didn’t Michigan and Pistons pull off the NCAA / NBA double in 1989?
Yes, I think it's fair to say the U-M administration is at best a significant headwind to a winning football program. I think the biggest factor with Jim leaving is the leverage he could exert on the university to provide what is needed to win. He may be the only person on the planet that can do this and that's probably my biggest concern with Sherrone taking over.
I couldn't care less about the Chargers. I wish Jim the best but the fact they took Harbaugh makes me dislike them actually. I doubt they win a Super Bowl. I agree that Jim made a mistake. He was on the precipice of building a juggernaut at Michigan but he walked away and Michigan let him walk. Yes I'm being petty but we spent two decades wandering through the wilderness and if we aren't careful could end up right back there again.
Fuck the Chargers. Your franchise has zero fans so I'd say just about everybody has it better than you. I really don't know what Jim is thinking going to a team that plays 17 road games a year.
I wonder if Partridge joins Jim in SD.
Yeah, not gonna lie I’m pretty fucking disappointed. The NCAA and B1G wanted to take down Harbaugh and they succeeded. College football is a complete mess right now and they just lost their two best and highest profile coaches this off season. Congrats to you Warde. You are now a worse AD than Brandon. Nice try with that face saving leak this afternoon with that improved offer.
If you would have told me in 2014 that Jim would coach at Michigan for nine years, win a national championship and then go back to the NFL, I would have taken it happily then but I’m disappointed with him now. He had a chance to cement his legacy as the greatest coach in Michigan history and build an enduring juggernaut but instead chooses to go to the…..Chargers? Honestly I don’t really care if he succeeds there or not. I don’t think many other people will care either.
I’ll give Sherrone all my support. The players will love him. He may end up a better recruiter? That would be nice. Hope he can pull in high quality assistants like Jim could and hope he can put together a game plan like Jim as well. I hope he has as much pull with the U-M administration to do what is needed to win in an NIL world but not that optimistic.
Kind of sucks to see this era coke to an end.
Does ChatGPT think they are skiing national champions?
I mean 17 road games. A franchise with zero fan base. Living in a city whose only advantage is warmer weather. Is he that desperate to get away from the NCAA and perhaps the U-M administration?
The article says LAC has offered more than the $12.5M U-M has offered but less than the $18M Sean Payton is making in Denver. All this according to “NFL Sources”.
We can have nice things now but only for about one week.
Imagine being a football coach who claims to care about ‘feeling the love’ and getting emotional ‘bear hugs’ only to leave the one place that offers that to go to the one team people couldn’t care less about.
Mel Farr Superstar.....for a Farr better deal!!