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By Brian — August 11th, 2009 at 3:06 PM — 70 comments
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Note: MGoBlog did not manage to get on the right lists in time to be notified what was going down with the first practice and presser and whatnot and thus missed it. We should be set now and better able to act as a primary source on these things. For now we round up what other people saw.

I can haz secondary? Three items of personnel interest:

  • Jason Forcier has a locker but didn't practice. Michigan kind of thinks he might be eligible, then. He's not on the roster, though.
  • Marell Evans did practice. There were rumors he was briefly off the roster and may be flirting with a departure
  • Justin Turner and Adrian Witty did not practice, but remain on the roster and have lockers. Rodriguez thinks both will get cleared:
  • Still, Rodriguez remains hopeful both will be cleared to practice soon. He kept spots open for both on Michigan’s 105-man reporting roster, and both have stalls waiting in Michigan’s new locker room.

    “I’m pretty optimistic and hopefully (Turner’s) will be quicker,” Rodriguez said. “But wait and see.”

Speaking of said lockers, the Daily has a photoset from the day featuring Michigan's swanky new digs. But, uh, what doesn't belong in this picture?

University of Michigan's new practice facility was unveiled on August, 10th 2009. Among the new facilities was a new field and locker room August, 10th 2009. (SAM WOLSON/Daily)

Flat screen TV… beautiful wood paneling… futuristic labels… chairs you wouldn't seat your grandmother on even if you didn't like her, you cad. Someone get some Aeron in there.

Throwin'. AnnArbor.com got some footage of the QBs throwing, though it was apparently taken by Michael J Fox:

Forcier's throws, unsurprisingly, look the sharpest. Despite that, uh, this was written by the Daily's Ryan Kartje:

-Nick Sheridan probably looked the most comfortable and well-refined on the field, compared to Denard and Tate. But no one is matching Tate's enthusiasm which had him jumping up and down for a good portion of the drills.

Dude, man, even if that's true I want you to lie to me. This is what I want to hear:

I won’t make any bold predictions one practice into fall camp, but after watching Michigan work out for about an hour Monday without pads, I’d give Tate Forcier the easy edge in the battle to become the Wolverines starting quarterback.

The media was allowed to watch five periods of individual work Monday, and Forcier was much crisper in passing drills than fellow freshman Denard Robinson.

Kartje also reports that Robinson is fast but rusty and tends to throw screens way too high; Birkett says the quarterbacks are small, which uh yeah they are.

Eeeeeeee. Will Campbell at the Army game…

will-campbell-army 

…Will Campbell in spring…

Will_Campbell_and_Tate_Forcier

…and Will Campbell minus an average-sized fifth grader at practice:

will-campbell-skinny

Campbell has taken step one away from Gabe Watson-style disappointment*.

*(Not that Watson was exactly a disappointment: two-time All Conference and a solid NFL player. But he could have been All-American.)

Er? Is there a name in the wrong spot on this list?

The rough Day 1 depth chart at receiver: Greg Matthews went ahead of Junior Hemmingway in drills at one outside spot, and LaTerryal Savoy drilled ahead of James Rogers and Darryl Stonum at the other. At the slot, Martavious Odoms was first up in drills followed by Roy Roundtree and Terrence Robinson.

"Laterryal Savoy drilled ahead of Darryl Stonum" is only explicable if they did the order by numbers of Rs, Ys, and Ls in your first name. Other reports had Stonum dropping a lot of balls, which is not good if Michigan is going to have a deep threat this year.

They're going down in a blaze of glory. Michael Rothstein's come over to AnnArbor.com from his beat covering Notre Dame football at the Fort Wayne Gazette, so his viewpoint of the two programs will be an interesting one. Like for instance here:

At Notre Dame, the only music I ever remember hearing was on Thursdays, and that was a Charlie Weis-inspired playlist of Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen with a little bit of Crank Me Up worked in last year. At Michigan, music was going throughout a bunch of the practice that the media observed, everything from Soulja Boy to some old school rock. Definitely a variety for both the players and coaches.

No wonder ND can't run the ball.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:11 PM | I've heard that custom (Score:1)
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I've heard that custom block-M chairs are on order and supposed to be in before the season, fwiw.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:16 PM | Good. The chairs they've got (Score:1)
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Good. The chairs they've got now is like putting an 8 track in a Bentley.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:11 PM | Stonum dropping balls is not (Score:1)
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Stonum dropping balls is not a good thing. Get him some sticky gloves, or 5 hour energy.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:16 PM | Maybe he just needs to (Score:1)
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Maybe he just needs to visualize the football as toilet paper rolls like the Little Giants WR... someone get Rodriguez on the phone.

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August 11th, 2009 at 11:25 PM | No (Score:1)
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Braylon Edwards FTL!

Those who stay will still be here.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:15 PM | Stop sucking Stonum. (Score:1)
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Stop sucking Stonum.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:17 PM | One improvement: Tate's arm(s). (Score:1)
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I noticed in the AA article Brian linked, Tate was handing off to Minor and there was an actual hint of a biceps and triceps present. Barwis.

"Everyone gets dumped Gabe. Let me give you some advice: a little coverup on your Adams Apple will make it appear smaller. Which will make you appear less like a transvestite." 

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:18 PM | I can't watch the Youtubes at work... (Score:1)
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...but the J. Fox line made me spit my coffee out anyway. Maybe it was even better that way as it's my sole description of the thing.

Road Games is another blog

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:19 PM | IIRC, another receiver recently needed correction lenses as they (Score:1)
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were having difficulty actually seeing the ball to their hands... was it Breaston/Braylon ???? It has been in the last 5 years.

Remember: Everyone rises to their own level of mediocrity.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:46 PM | Mathews (Score:1)
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I believe it was Mathews, although I'm not positive.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:00 PM | It was Roy Roundtree (Score:1)
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It was Roy Roundtree

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:26 PM | Holy schmokes Campbell. The (Score:1)
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Holy schmokes Campbell. The boy's been doing some work. Impressive.

"We've beaten Michigan the last four years.  So where's the threat?"

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:41 PM | Hmmm (Score:1)
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I'm not seeing the same thing. Besides some improved muscle tone in the arms perhaps, its hard to tell much of a difference considering the "after" shot is taken without pads and from the side (whereas the other two shots pretty much maximize the body width appearance).

But whatever, I'd imagine his endurance and explodabilityness are being improved. Mass probably isn't so important for a DT. Other than as a general sign of fitness, I wouldn't care too much if he lost size.

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August 11th, 2009 at 6:59 PM | The gut (Score:1)
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he's sportin in the first 2 pics is almost gone in the third pic.

He's a lot slimmer in the mid section, a very impressive change in 4 months. (The spring game was in April, I think) Especially considering that usually when you're slimming down, the last thing you lose is the gut, that means he's dropped *a lot* of body fat. That's gonna make a big difference for him on the field.

 

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August 11th, 2009 at 7:41 PM | Perhaps... (Score:1)
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you're right. I can't really tell in the 2nd picture but in the 1st he does look somewhat flabby.

In this photo he does not:

http://www.tigerrag.com/wp-content/uploads/campbell_william1.jpg

I'm not totally convinced, but he certainly does appear bigger in this one (again with pads and from the front)

http://photos.mlive.com/photos/ann-arbor-news/196a85cd0e12ef93295e76611a...

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August 11th, 2009 at 7:45 PM | That first picture (Score:1)
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(which is awesome) was taken during the summer in between his junior and senior year. I think there was some concern that he ballooned up during his senior year.

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August 11th, 2009 at 7:00 PM | I think you have it (Score:1)
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I think you have it backwards. I'd expect to see a potbelly much better if the picture is from the side instead of the front. The giant lolling gut is painfully obvious in the Army game picture even though it's not from the side. There is no gut now. The "fifth-grader" comment is obviously an exaggeration, but Campbell looks like he's lost 20 pounds of fat, easy.

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August 11th, 2009 at 11:00 PM | Mass improves power. you (Score:1)
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Mass improves power. you wouldn't want a DT to be svelte. look at any super heavy weight in olympic weightlifting. they all have some bulk on them (i.e. guts) because it's needed to get the power to lift heavy weight. same can be applied to DT. i am sure big Will is extremely explosive and that's what matters.

So I got that going for me, which is nice.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:26 PM | OK, two other things (Score:1)
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Sure, vertical stripes are slimming, but eeeEEEEE(!) Barwis. Wow.

Bon Jovi? I have even less respect for Charlie Weis than I did this morning. What the hell is wrong with that guy?

Road Games is another blog

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:26 PM | Who else has the ability to be a deep threat (Score:1)
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besides Stonum? Is Stokes a deep ball type guy? How about Roundtree? Damn, Ricardo Miller and his 5 man WR class can't get here soon enough!

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:32 PM | If Stonum is having problems, (Score:1)
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If Stonum is having problems, we aren't going to be stretching the field with our slot receivers and Greg Mathews, who I like alot but the guy is one of the slowest split ends I've ever seen.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:34 PM | guys... (Score:1)
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It was one part of one practice. Let's not say that Stonum is having problems unil they actually develop.

"Shiny. Let's be bad guys."

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:56 PM | One part of one practice (Score:1)
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And also an entire year and a half.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:11 PM | Yeah, except (Score:1)
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I'm pretty sure he had this problem before today. Also, this is a hypothetical wondering what would happen to attempt the stretch the field if Stonum can't do it.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:32 PM | Hemingway (Score:1)
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I don't see why Hemingway can't be a deep threat.

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August 11th, 2009 at 11:24 PM | Hmm (Score:1)
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Prob too slow to get downfield fast enough. Especially if you consider an offensive line + freshman quarterback will rarely get the set up right to complete such a play.

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August 11th, 2009 at 11:23 PM | Ye (Score:1)
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Stokes is exactly the deep ball threat we need. And he has burners on him for after the catch.

Those who stay will still be here.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:28 PM | Aerons in the lockerroom? (Score:1)
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Aerons in the lockerroom? Dumb idea. Worst chair ever.

(I may or may not be working for a furniture company other than Herman Miller right now.)

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:32 PM | Steelcase? Humanscale? (Score:1)
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Lots of people like the look of Aerons...then they sit in them. You with Steelcase or Humanscale?

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August 11th, 2009 at 9:34 PM | And what chair would you (Score:1)
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And what chair would you suggest?

It ain't easy being cheesy

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:29 PM | i heard those chairs will (Score:1)
ronmexico
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i heard those chairs will most likely be used for the next potluck.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:29 PM | Those chairs do look awful. (Score:1)
gremlin
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Those chairs do look awful. Fortunately they're installing new stools soon.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:09 PM | Stools? (Score:1)
Bleedin9Blue
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Are you sure that it's going to be stools, I know that if I just played a half of football I'd want something to rest against (like the back of a chair) rather than having to keep myself up. But maybe it's just Barwis continuing to work on strengthening the player's cores even when they're not working out.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:53 PM | I get your point. (Score:1)
OSUckSteverMSUcks
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But I'm pretty sure this isn't the gameday locker room anyways.

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August 11th, 2009 at 5:48 PM | Yeah (Score:1)
Bleedin9Blue
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Excellent point, I forgot about that. Still, after a long day of practice I think I'd still prefer a chair with a back over a stool.

But that's just me.

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August 12th, 2009 at 6:01 AM | That's The Problem (Score:1)
The King of Belch
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This is Barwis World and comfy chairs are the toys of the coddled cream puffs of Oregon.

Plus, the stools are probably in place so the players don't relax too much and head right off to study hall!

That being said, it is what it is.

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August 11th, 2009 at 7:52 PM | Those chairs (Score:1)
hathachips
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look to be like the ones you get from a rental company for your high school graduation party. I'm guessing they will bring in something nicer considering the Flat Screen TV and all that rich mahogany.

I'm thinking Lazy Boys or a full size bed.

No question, Jim.

-CHIPS

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August 11th, 2009 at 10:22 PM | The locker room manager (Score:1)
MGoAndy
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The locker room manager definitely said stools.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:21 PM | Back to School (Score:1)
Feaster18
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Apparently, the AD is just waiting for the big back-to-school sale at Target before he buys 105 chairs.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:37 PM | Holy Cow that is a lot of (Score:1)
gordie bell
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Holy Cow that is a lot of good info!

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:39 PM | Is MGoBlog having (Score:1)
The Barwis Effect
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Is MGoBlog having clearinghouse problems too?

"[T]here were a lot of people predicting glorious heights for Rich; mostly the same people who are predicting doom and gloom [for Hoke]. Excuse me if I doubt their prognostication skills." -- M-Wolverine

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:45 PM | My inside source told me... (Score:1)
Rush N Attack
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that they got those chairs really cheap.

They were leftovers from a Texas Death Match between dex and CoachBT.

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August 11th, 2009 at 3:51 PM | Striped Jerseys (Score:1)
travelingblue
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It's a great to see the team back on the field, but those adidas striped home unis just aren't doing it for me.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:07 PM | Practice (Score:1)
Bleedin9Blue
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Those aren't new home jerseys, they're just the practice jerseys. So we don't have to get too up in arms about how they're an abomination onto Michigan football.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:09 PM | That's the point: (Score:1)
WildcatBlue
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Wear Ugly until game day then change into Motherfucking Classic. It's a subtle psychological boost, akin to swimmers shaving before a big meet. Or Tressel wearing a freshly pressed vest.

PS Tressel also shaves his bits. Pryor told me and he has to spot for him.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:15 PM | Please tell me the striped (Score:1)
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Please tell me the striped jerseys are for practice only.

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:27 PM | The striped jerseys are for (Score:1)
Brian
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The striped jerseys are for practice only.

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August 11th, 2009 at 10:13 PM | Can something new happen at Michigan sometimes? (Score:1)
wiscwood
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We need a new way some times. The only way that happens if you try something new. Michigan Fans are never satisfied. The "practice jerseys" are fine. People didn't care as much about jersey when Michigan when its jerseys were supplied by Champion. I remember those day and thought nothing of it.

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" --Alfred Lord Tennyson/ John Sheridan B5

 

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August 11th, 2009 at 4:16 PM | Question: Is that a Michigan (Score:1)
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Question:

Is that a Michigan playbook on that chair, and if so, shouldn't it be locked up when people you don't know with cameras and recording equipment are walking through the locker room?

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
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August 11th, 2009 at 10:30 PM | No worries! (Score:1)
wiscwood
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I bet that locker room is The Sanctum Sanctorum. You might be able to enter as a media person, but don't think you are not being watched.

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" --Alfred Lord Tennyson/ John Sheridan B5

 

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