Is this how Brian started MGoBlog??
(Sorry, I can't figure out how to get the actual cartoons. If someone can, great.)
http://www.dilbert.com/2009-01-19/
http://www.dilbert.com/2009-01-21/
LONG OVERDUE
How Brian Started MGoBlog??
January 21st, 2009 at 9:34 PM
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How Brian Started MGoBlog??
January 21st, 2009 at 10:00 PM | 
That's right, Mr. Peabody!
That's right, Mr. Peabody!
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:17 AM |
Well, that was interesting,
Well, that was interesting,
Well, that was interesting, thanks for the link. I started reading in the summer of '06 so that was new to me.
One thing of note, Brian's early thoughts on The Space Emperor: Punter: BEST EVER.
No question, Jim.
January 21st, 2009 at 10:45 PM |
Recruiting...
Recruiting...
Just to show again how absurd it is to get so excited over high school kids who may or may not do anything in college - I was skimming Brian's old content and I came across this gem
(Talking about M's D-Line class):
"A+. Are you kidding me? Four top-100 recruits? This class is silly good, the strongest defensive-line class Michigan has ever had in the Lemming era of recruiting. No offense to the Bowmans, Stevens, and Heuers of the world, but these guys are on another level of potential."
And those 4 were: Germany, Slocum, McKinney, and Taylor. (1 for 4 - Yikes)
January 21st, 2009 at 10:49 PM |
All we can do is look at the stars
All we can do is look at the stars
since most of us never actually see the kids in person. However, that is where you need to be able to "coach them up". Something that I see with other schools and not always at M. I hope that changes a with the new regime where we get what is expected or better out of a recruit.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 AM |
Coached em Up??
Coached em Up??
Yeah we never get anything out of those 2 and 3 star guys Llloyd and his cronies should have spent less time reading poetry and coaching a little bit.
Sincerely,
Mike Hart
Braylon Edwards
Brian Griese
John Navarre
etc......
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:22 PM |
No offense but Navarre and
No offense but Navarre and
No offense but Navarre and Griese were average at best they just had a great defense and/or great weapons. They probably shouldn't have even been starters if UM had gotten better recruits. I'll but Hart and Edwards but those are exceptions, not the rule.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:22 PM |
Point
Point
They were not the greatest but they were respectively a walk on and a converted tight end who were never supposed to be Michigan starters but they exceeded expectations. That was the other posters argument. Which I think is 1 of the way overblown arguments of the Lloyd era.
It is similar to the Red Wings need to be tougher arguments.
Not sure which schools were coaching up all this talent over Michigan I thnk most schools were the same in this regard
January 24th, 2009 at 4:29 PM |
Actually, Navarre was always
Actually, Navarre was always
Actually, Navarre was always a QB. His homestate school (Wisconsin) wanted him to be a TE, but we never did. And Griese "walked-on" only because he committed after our last scholarship was taken for the '93 class. He was a regular recruited prospect, and Moeller promised him a scholarship as soon as one opened up. The legend of Griese as "walk-on who made good" is seriously exaggerated.
January 24th, 2009 at 4:36 PM |
Navarre was NOT a converted
Navarre was NOT a converted
Navarre was NOT a converted TE.
Anyone who told you that has no idea what they're talking about.
Navarre was actually considered a better QB prospect than OH native Andy Mignery, who was in the same class and later moved to TE and played a lot on special teams.
Chicago, IL
January 24th, 2009 at 4:37 PM |
Yeah, and it's especially
Yeah, and it's especially
Yeah, and it's especially ironic when you consider how much time we've spent discussing the lack of upperclass talent on the 2008 team. You really can't evaluate these classes until a few years later.
By the way, it's interesting to read that Taylor briefly had LSU as his leader. What is it about LSU and defensive linemen from the state of Michigan? Do they recruit any other positions here?
January 21st, 2009 at 10:52 PM |
epiphany
epiphany
I always assumed God came to Brian in a burning bush in the Diag and sent him forth to lead the Wolverine people out of the desert and into the Promised Land of MNCs and 5 star recruits.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:09 AM |
God asked him to kill
God asked him to kill
God asked him to kill MGoBlue.com. Instead, he killed a ram that happened to walk by. It's in the old testament.
Who has been putting out their Kools on my floor?!?!
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:44 AM |
when mgoblog really took off
when mgoblog really took off
i think it was when word of the blog spread throughout the central asian steppe. the value of such "hits" from that area to advertisers is just about impossible to describe.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:58 AM |
It started with a singularity
It started with a singularity
There was this loud BANG and this blog just sort of appeared.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:37 PM |
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
I subscribe to the Stephen Hawking theory that is was not a big bang but rather a slow whoosh.
Life should not be a journey to the grave to arrive safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What A Ride!" HST
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:40 PM |
and on the 6th day
and on the 6th day
Brian Cook said "let there be blog" and it was. and he was very pleased. On the 7th day, he rested, and watched football. (For you see, in football, Saturday is the 7th day, not Sunday.)
Follow me on Twitter @gfraley05
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:55 PM |
Amen
Amen
Amen!!!
Life should not be a journey to the grave to arrive safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What A Ride!" HST
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:19 PM |
"And it was good..."
"And it was good..."
"And it was good..."
Who has been putting out their Kools on my floor?!?!
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:28 PM |
Technically, if you're
Technically, if you're
Technically, if you're talking old testament references, Saturday is the 7th day for the Jews as well.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:28 PM |
That's why so many Jews are
That's why so many Jews are
That's why so many Jews are good at football.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:35 PM |
Hayden Epstein
Hayden Epstein
Concurs
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:19 PM |
Somehow referring to the
Somehow referring to the
Somehow referring to the Jewish community as "JEWS" seems offensive.
Proud To Be An American But Even Prouder To Be A Wolverine!
January 24th, 2009 at 4:07 PM |
I find it less pedantic than
I find it less pedantic than
I find it less pedantic than "Jewish People" and certainly more appropriate than "Hebrews" or the semi-derisive slang, "Heebs." Writing it in all-caps, though, would be a bit strange.
Who has been putting out their Kools on my floor?!?!
January 24th, 2009 at 4:38 PM |
"Jews"
"Jews"
per a Jewish friend is acceptable. "Jooos" is the bigot perfered anti semitic slur on the intertubes.
It's the Druish that I cant stand....
all the dude wanted was his rug back...
January 24th, 2009 at 4:42 PM |
Airplane
Airplane
"Would you like something to read?"
"Do you have anything light?"
"yes, how about this leaflet. famous Jewish sporting legends."
According to the Internet Wayback Machine, here is how Brian started MGoBlog:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050204090930/http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/
He's giddy about a couple of Juniors that Michigan was recruiting. Someone named Chris Wells (d'oh) and Brandon Graham (woo-hoo).