Observation and a question about Gary regarding Crystal Balls
Was thinking about Rashan Gary this morning, and thought this was a decent thing to create my first ever thread about.
Kind of an observation and a question.
Since August 2014, there have been 38 Crystal Ball predictions for Gary.
37 have been for Michigan, and 1 was for Auburn on 07/11/15. The 4 before August 2014 were for Alabama. So that means 0 have come in for Clemson, also means every pick since July has been for UM.
Has there ever been a player who has chosen a school that had 0 crystal balls before? Seems insane to me. I mean I am sure there has been some lower ranked guy who only had like 3 CBs total who picked a different school. But I wonder if any top 200ish guy who had a good amount of predictions has ever choosen someone out of leftfield.
That helped me feel more calm about him, 37 of the last 38, including the last 25 have all been for UM. Go Blue.
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^
I wonder how many more of these we will get today.
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
up until he announces at 5.5.
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:05 PM ^
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February 2nd, 2016 at 1:23 PM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:32 PM ^
Gary Indiana obviously
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:17 PM ^
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February 2nd, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^
All of this talk of balls - crystal or otherwise - makes me uncomfortable. I NEED AN ADULT!!!
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:02 PM ^
ballZ.
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:02 PM ^
We are going to overanalyze every single thing we can, whether or not these snowflake posts are posted. I guess I'm not as offended as most about the fact that there will be 6 Gary threads. I'd rather have six 100 post threads than one 600 post thread. Once a thread hits 3 pages, it is pretty hard to generate conversation towards the back end of it anyway.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:29 PM ^
info on replies specific to something we commented on.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:21 PM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:10 PM ^
Appreciate all the love on my first ever created thread. /s
Remind me to never create one again.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:15 PM ^
keep posting. They settle down. Everybody who has ever made a "first post" takes a lot of shit for it. Someday you will get drunk and create a ridiculous thread you only vaguely remember creating the next morning, that is when the real fun begins.
Advice, just cut to the chase, don't need to preface with "first ever post" or "I was thinking", etc.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:21 PM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:00 PM ^
My claim to fame is a thread I titled "Eduardo Clements commits to U of M." People were not too happy when they clicked on the link to see that it YTM and not Michigan.
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:13 PM ^
The funniest thing is those kinds of threads are always the best. Its definitely trial by fire for noob posters but it helps to develop a thicker skin and hone Internetz posting skills. That said, I sure wish I could get a few of my old threads back...
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:26 PM ^
Did you think that stating it was your first ever post would give you a pass for starting a bad post?
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:26 PM ^
MGoBlog ain't for the faint of heart. Up until NSD it's a pack of wild dogs just itching to tear itself apart at the slightest provocation. It's a pile of scorpions stinging each other for no reason at all. It's a murderous motorcycle gang breaking the skulls of somebody trying to muscle in on their meth business. It's a vicious drug cartel sawing its competitors in half while they're still alive.
Then after the dust settles and Gary, Onwenu, and Hill are wearing Michigan hats it's hugs and kisses all around.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:30 PM ^
is a brutal casino henchman putting somebody's head in a vice until his eye pop out.
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:10 PM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:13 PM ^
Well, if we don't land Gary and Onwenu, that will be an entirely accurate description of MGoBlog.
February 2nd, 2016 at 2:57 PM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:28 PM ^
Keep that chin up bones. And it's important to remember to never post a thread about politics, you wouldn't wanna learn that the hard way
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:38 PM ^
1) come out with confidence. Avoid the use of "sorry" "this is my first post" "don't neg me" "mods feel free to delete" etc. you're asking for trouble.
2). Members want new info. Don't regurgitate what everyone already knows. Avoid " I was thinking". Go back and watch the movie "Wall Street" and listen to Michael Douglas if you don't know what new info is.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:07 PM ^
Devin Asiasi's Crystal Ball just got interesting. Michigan is now the favorite with some heavy hitters coming in for us now:
http://247sports.com/PlayerInstitution/Devin-Asiasi-at-De-La-Salle-76177/CurrentExpertPredictions
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:11 PM ^
wiltfong seems to always nail it.... am waiting to see what he puts for Tagaloa, if at all.
Note, he did put Murphy to USC...oof.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:43 PM ^
nobodies holding a gun to your head forcing you to read....
February 2nd, 2016 at 2:59 PM ^
Someone needs to start a thread to discuss how many Rashan Gary threads there will be...
You know, like how the media takes a story and then does a story on how big the story is..
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^
Never in the long history of the universe.
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
This is proof that the ESPN articles yesterday were just clickbait. None of the writers were willing to put in a CB
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:22 PM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 3:02 PM ^
what made you think Carolina would roll Denver?
February 2nd, 2016 at 2:12 PM ^
In any case, nobody from the other three main recruiting services have CBs on 247.
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^
Crystal Balls are stupid. They should all be destroyed.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^
I agree Mabel. Cbs from people with zero inside info are worthless and just muck up the picture.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:48 PM ^
I guess the trouble I have with it all is that predicting the a decision of this magnitude with regards to anyone, especially a teenager, is a contrivance to get traffic / circulation / etc...and it forgets to treat the person making the decision like a person sometimes. So, yeah, I could stand to see them go, but rumor is you have to get past this dude:
February 3rd, 2016 at 1:48 AM ^
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:11 PM ^
Saruman would agree with you.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:12 PM ^
Most valuable giffer ever.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:29 PM ^
Don't lie, Shrute. You have a gif SuperGuide, right?
Keep 'em coming. Your presence was missed around these parts for awhile.
February 2nd, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^
There have been several players who picked teams with zero Crystal Ball choices. However, they're not usually ones who are so high-profile and have so many Crystal Ball choices in. More often, it's a player who commits early and has 2 Crystal Ball picks total. Or a low-profile player that nobody cares enough about to pick a school for.
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:04 PM ^
feel confident about Gary?
February 2nd, 2016 at 1:06 PM ^
I don't feel confident about anything when it comes to 17- and 18-year-olds making decisions. However, I do have my fake "Crystal Ball" on Michigan.