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There is honestly NO ONE who…

There is honestly NO ONE who has zero adverse affects unless you are restricting adverse affects to “ran someone over.”  

It may be overenthusiastic…

It may be overenthusiastic of me, but I’d be ok with Muppets for this.

Geez buddy read the date

Geez buddy read the date

Geez buddy read the date

Geez buddy read the date

This seems so obvious even…

This seems so obvious even if you doubt Moore’s ability (why o lord why though): if he doesn't produce he loses the job.  So give him a chance.

Due diligence will wreck you

Due diligence will wreck you

There are other camps:  dont…

There are other camps:  dont want to mess w ncaa anymore, go out on top, succession planning, new challenges.  It doesnt have to be spite or administrative incompetence.

People neglect the fixed…

People neglect the fixed cost of a coaching change; there's a small chance an outside candidate improves things immediately, but that's more likely to happen when things have been BAD than when things have been good.  That's just regression to the mean.

More likely the coaching changes and recruiting burps and adjustments takes some time to bear fruit.  

(Ask yourself: how much fun is Saban's replacement going to have in the next couple of years?)

We LIKE the culture now, it fits us, we are happy.   We have a chance to build on what makes us special, or throw it away. If we need a new coach, Sherrone minimizes the fixed costs of the changes and improves the possibility of a smooth transition.  

Y'all looking to get into a bidding war for some fancy name.  Giving the man a shot is low risk compared to that.

 

 

You seem to be marking his…

You seem to be marking his predictions “wrong” when he FAILS to look stupid;  shouldnt it be the other way?

 

I’m okay with Muppets but I…

I’m okay with Muppets but I think they should be LIVE at a blog party.

love all y’all

I really really appreciate…

I really really appreciate the team that puts this blog together. God bless us, every one!!

I sense hallucinogens in the…

I sense hallucinogens in the making of this post

The “jj could still benefit”…

The “jj could still benefit” take is weirdly incomplete.  The chances that a Natty-level year is followed by an even BETTER one are slim, historically.  He could be a better player with worse results, with long-term negative consequences.  He could get injured.  
 

There may be some upside for JJ staying but his market value is likely not to improve.  He could get better next year in the NFL as well.  Internet dudes reported making this claim need to take a course in probabilities and decision trees

 

Okay for big family meal I…

Okay for big family all-hands-at-cousins meal I admit it was white people taco night.  But last night we went full Roast Poultry and it was GOOOD.  Dry-brined chickens on bread salad with drippings.  I am here for dry-brining advice for anyone who wants it

I’m so glad to hear this!  I…

I’m so glad to hear this!  I had been wondering about y’all.

This seems dicey to me; it…

This seems dicey to me; it will takes eons longer than you think to even get away from the stadium

Game Day parking is a mess…

Game Day parking is a mess and is generally purchased in advance I believe.  After one bad experience trying to park, we have learned to just take the Metro to College Park, they run free busses to the stadium.

What is this leaving the big…

What is this leaving the big 10 silliness?  You would really give up our rivalries?  You’d give up our opponents in ALL other sports?  Our academic connections with other schools?

Sure lets play Duke or something instead of Sparty and OSU that will be fun.  Out of spite over a suspension.

I’d love to hear you make this pitch directly to the Regents

First he burst into tears. …

First he burst into tears.  And then he spoke re Harbaugh

“I love the shit out of you man”

and then the team

”a big fucking win.”

Seth I have one if you need

Seth I have one if you need

Watch a little more

Watch a little more

Yes, noticeably better…

Yes, noticeably better verizon signal. Row 93!

I found the new scoreboards…

I found the new scoreboards maddening.  The blue lettering on bright yellow was hard to see.  The ingame stats were so large that basic info like…the SCORE…ahem… were hard to locate.  The time on the game clock was subdued and invisible relative to the time-of-possession, on the same font size, right next to them.

The other-game scores would have been an improvement but WHY waste real estate on games that havent started yet.

Couldn't hear a word from the officiants or the on-field djs all night

i did manage to get a text through. But the west side upper concourse concessions were…awful.

(Sent you a note but)

could…

(Sent you a note but)

could you use a mealtrain

Cool but link is unclear…

Cool but link is unclear about when… any insights?

 

Resigns: I read this as he…

Resigns: I read this as he quit!

About once a year, I run…

About once a year, I run into Seth and some part of his progeny walking to the Big House and it always makes me happy.

Keep up the good work, dude.   I still owe you a pie.  Or two.

This is bot what you asked…

This is bot what you asked for, but we are happy dink midtown residents in a condo building with a view of the whole skyline.  We used Austin Black at City Living Detroit.

Because if no one at…

Because if no one at Michigan had given them the inside dope they never woulda thought to ratchet up their intensity for the NCG

?????

You people need to stay out…

You people need to stay out of airports and museums when I need to use them.

2 at the same level 290…

2 at the same level 290 points

Dont be a dope or killjoy

Dont be a dope or killjoy

We gotm!  Now just need a…

We gotm!  Now just need a tcu win and some plane tickets and traveling weather

I would certainly like to…

I would certainly like to see OsU go jump itself

Hbs is a grad only program…

Hbs is a grad only program and requires several years work experience; no transfers are possible.

I dont mean to be a skeptic,…

I dont mean to be a skeptic, but folks its November (semester started probably late September), so “wish me luck this semester” might possibly be a funny of some kind.  Any outside confirmation?

If he wanted a b-school, it would not be the first place I would recommend to him; it’s kind of a bellhole

“Everybody does their job =…

“Everybody does their job = 0” is like scoring diving or skating or gymnastics without a degree of difficulty adjustment

The monster theory of tunnels

The monster theory of tunnels

The monster theory of tunnels

The monster theory of tunnels

Oh dear;  i guess if they…

Oh dear;  i guess if they were winning you’d think it was ok then?

I think Caveau Montpensier…

I think Caveau Montpensier is the regular alum club hangout and owned by an alum; watched the Iowa game there.  Reasonably confident they will stick with it even with World Cup.  They have 3 rooms I think they will let UM have at least one of them

Au cave Montpensier; watched…


 

The sticky is indeed out of…

The sticky is indeed out of date but I was able to connect to the paris alumni group via Facebook, and thus located a viable bar for the Iowa game.  For a night game however, this would be tricky.  
 

i was able to get the audio of the Maryland game while in Italy, but VPN was unsuccessful.

Wait 3-6 is not 33%

Wait 3-6 is not 33%

Isnt the claim “the only…

Isnt the claim “the only elite team on our schedule” not “the only elite team?”  If you think OSU is not gonna be a tough game i dont know what to tell you

Ockham’s Razor, dude:  the…

Ockham’s Razor, dude:  the simpler explanation is the most likely.

The thing is: we play Ohio (last) EVERY YEAR.  If playing rock were a grand scheme to gotcha Ohio, we would never play anything else ever in any year.  We’ve all seen better play calling than the IU game, so…no.

It’s Bloomington (my…

It’s Bloomington (my hometown); it’s not as though there is a lot else going on on a fall Saturday.  

Bloomington native here. The…

Bloomington native here. The stadium seems to sit in about a square mile of parking lots but getting out of them may be time consuming.  If you are rugged and the weather is good, I have had good luck parking downtown near bars etc and walking maybe a half hour.  I favor the Uptown or the Irish Lion although naturally they will be busy.

Pretty friendly crowd and the last game I attended there was BEER.

Its the part where the last…

Its the part where the last play (and only the last play) determines the next play

Close makes it MORE…

Close makes it MORE difficult to see a lot of parts of the field.

We are in Section 18 row 93 (3 from the top) and it has a lot to recommend as a location.

1) you can see every play without exception (and everything the band does at half time)

2) it is easy in easy out you just head up the stairs and there are no scary crowds (when you are short this is a big deal).

3) the bathrooms and concessions are vastly less time consuming.  On multiple occasions I got a 3 year old girl in and out of the ladies room during a timeout without missing a single play