An MGoJob Is Available

TomVH, your contributions will be missed.  You did/do a great job and this place has been better since you started providing your information.  Good luck in your future endeavors!

Is there a COI involved if Tim still provides Lax-related content?  Tim, will you be keeping your Great Lax State Blog?

Any wird on when tim/tom are leaving and when new post will be filled?

Any wird on when tim/tom are leaving and when new post will be filled?

has been great following each of you, and I'll continue to find your content. 

Candidates: dgdestroys, JC3, speedkills, wlubd, pick a reasonable mod off the Scout free board

Ace WIlliams?  The search doesn't begin unless you know wether or not he would take the position.

know who is going to get this gig:  THE_KNOWLEDGE

We will know the entire 2013 class in his first post.

We had CC...

We had CS...

We have MRNC...

We will have MRNS...

...flighttracker?

I'm assuming Tom will have a "no compete" clause in his ESPN contract?  If not, any reason he can't keep being paid to post Michigan specific info on the site?  It's not like he's changing professions.

All the plants will die!

Brian, I would be interested if this was 2009.

I'd like to throw my hat into the ring.

1. I have no idea who Ben Gedeon is, what Tha Ringer is, or why the recruits' rankings drop.

2. I have no writing portfolio.

3. Clean copy?  This I can do!  My grammatical and spelling abilities are above average.

4. I have no online presence- no blog, no Twitter account.  I even have under 200 Facebook friends.

5. I've never worked with video in any manner.

6. I've never done any journalism-related work, nor do the attributes you listed sounds anything at all like me.  Frankly, my personality traits are pretty much the opposite of what you'd want from someone in this position.

7. I want Michigan to win football games!  That's two!

8. I can't do odd hours- I already have a career.  In fact, I can do barely any hours at all, regardless of the time of day or day of the week.

In summary- I bring a lot to the table.  I have a hot guy for my avatar, I know the difference between "your" and "you're", and I've been watching Michigan football since I was like eight.  Sure, I can't commit many, or even any, hours towards this job, nor do I have any journalistic qualifications whatsoever, but those seem like minor hurdles.  I could totally crank out two, maybe three, hundred words a week for you.

So, Brian, when do I start?

Tim and Tom

Congratuations and thank you to you both for the excellent content you have provided for our reading and viewing pleasure.

I think Mary Sue Colemen said it best:

For today, goodbye.

For tomorrow, good luck.

And forever, Go Blue!

Congrats Tim and Tom!  

Thank you both for all that you have done!  We'll miss you guys.  Hope you guys come back for visits,    

I hear Coach Hoke is willing to give you guys the number 1 and 2 jerseys if you stay!!

We will miss you dearly, and thanks for all of your hard work.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU Angry Michigan Recruiting Analyst Hating god.

until I saw how many good candidates there already are. That, and the fact that I can't do many things without them thinking I'm weird.

and can't even blame my Thunderbolt.

How many scholarships does this open up?

I kin haz dis job?

GIVE THE JOB TO CHET ALREADY

has my vote, always posts quality stuff and knows how to scout players.

That the mathlete's last post was noted as being officially affiliated with mgoblog? So I guess mathlete is on staff now and another beat reporter and recruiting ninja are coming. Hooray expansion!

going to be fun to watch.  Certainly there is no shortage of options for the fan or reader and they seem to be growing all the time.  I, for one, have very little interest in the pay sites--I'm just not THAT into it and enjoy browsing on the various free sites.

On more than one occasion I considered writing to Tom or posting somewhere something akin to does his work help or hurt recruiting?  I mean, couldn't it hurt that he contacts recruits and could rub someone the wrong way?  But, the truth is, he seems incredibly polite and cognizant of that.  He really does do a good job.  But, I didn't know he was paid a real, full-time salary.  It strikes me as a little odd, in some of his posts, that he is an employee of the site yet doesn't always treat users/customers with information, propmptness, or courtesy that I think might be expected.  I think he will do well anywhere and in a bigger, more read or challenging environment.  Oh, and I commend Tom and Brian for ORIGINAL content.

I've had some communications with Brian at times and one of the things I question about this site is the publishing of others', proprietary, copywrited information on a for-profit stie.  It occurs to me that Tim may have some problems.  His "Hello" posts are often mostly cut and pastes from elsewhere; I cannot see Rivals/Yahoo allowing that.  And I would definitely question his--anyone's--ability to sum up or project a recruits entire college career in a few sentences, especially based who-knows-what web information.

Magnus' knowledge and input has, in my opinion, improved over the years.  It is great to see him learn more about what he does and enjoys.  Still, I think he can be too critical and judgemental toward young, sometimes 16 or 17 year-old kids.  I think it is shame to squash potential when it seems awfully difficult to really tell.  Give them, not to mention the coaches, the benefit of the doubt.  But I think Magnus has definitely done good things with his blog.  What is great is that he is actively involved in the discussions.

DG Destroys seems to have found a home elsewhere.

So does this make us the Miami University of the blog world?

For some reason missed this earlier, but I wish Tim and Tom the best.  Two of the best in the business.