U of M Football Team's GPA

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July 16th, 2009 at 10:58 AM
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U of M Football Team's GPA

Hey, something positive and new about the program!

per rivals
U-M has confirmed that last year's team grade-point average is the highest in the past 20 years. It's also one of the best ever by the men who pull on the winged helmets.

"I know that Rich's football team made really significant strides in their team GPA," noted U-M Athletic Director Bill Martin. "It either is, or is very close to, the highest GPA in the recorded history of the football team. I'm very proud of that."

I wonder what Rodriguez's critics who talk shit about him being a coach with low class who wants thugs on his team are going to say about this. The article states that the new staff are putting more emphasis on grades than the previous one.

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July 16th, 2009 at 11:02 AM | Barwis (Score:1)
hennedance
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I attribute this improvement to Barwis' strenuous mental workouts.

July 16th, 2009 at 11:14 AM | I have no doubt that this is (Score:1)
turbo cool
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I have no doubt that this is all Barwis.

i only respect other superfans

July 16th, 2009 at 11:20 AM | Last I heard... (Score:1)
FabFiver5
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Last I heard, erosion has revealed a stretch of Barwis Beach that reaches all the way to study hall.

"That's tremendous, Jim."
July 16th, 2009 at 11:27 AM | ...and the chocolate milk (Score:1)
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...and the chocolate milk

It ain't easy being cheesy

July 17th, 2009 at 5:34 PM | I attribute global warming to (Score:1)
Trimalico
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I attribute global warming to Barwis' strenuous mental workouts.

July 16th, 2009 at 11:07 AM | Space Emperor (Score:1)
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Zoltan's 34.0 helps.

MIIIIIIIIICH

July 17th, 2009 at 2:14 PM | +1 (Score:1)
allHAILthedeath...
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It is, however, almost completely nullified by Stevie Brown's -26.0

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July 16th, 2009 at 11:09 AM | WOTS is that Barwis is teaching the LBs to lift 100lbs (Score:1)
Don
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using only their cerebellums. The only downside is that Jon Falk is having to order new custom-designed helmets to accommodate the larger, more heavily-muscled brains the team is now sporting.


July 16th, 2009 at 11:46 AM | Yeah, but on the plus side, (Score:1)
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Yeah, but on the plus side, they've also gained some telekinetic abilities from it. QB's tripping over their own feet will be at an all time high.

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
July 16th, 2009 at 3:21 PM | ...they have learned how to (Score:1)
UMFootballCrazy
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...they have learned how to blow shit up with their minds...a al "Accepted"

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July 16th, 2009 at 11:13 AM | Anyone know what the number is? (Score:1)
littlebrownjug
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Just curious what the GPA is.

Oh how I hate Ohio State!

July 16th, 2009 at 1:11 PM | GPA (Score:1)
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The GPA is the Grade Point Average, which is a method for measuring your academic acheivement.

You're welcome.

July 16th, 2009 at 1:51 PM | I wanted to know the number. (Score:1)
littlebrownjug
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I would like to think that I would be smart enough to know what a GPA is given that I have a grad degree from Michigan! I saw that Northwestern posted their first-ever GPA north of 3,0 recently, so I would love to compare the two.

Oh how I hate Ohio State!

July 16th, 2009 at 2:43 PM | MADE OF WIN! (Score:1)
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MADE OF WIN!

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
July 16th, 2009 at 1:31 PM | I think he meant the number, (Score:1)
Sandler For 3
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I think he meant the number, not what GPA means. Should my sarcasm meter be going off?

July 16th, 2009 at 1:34 PM | Surely, (Score:1)
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Surely, you can't be serious.

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July 16th, 2009 at 2:01 PM | of course i'm serious (Score:1)
Michigan Arrogance
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and don't call me surely.

*swish*

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July 16th, 2009 at 2:12 PM | He forgot the "But that's not (Score:1)
Farnn
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He forgot the "But that's not important" part though.

July 16th, 2009 at 11:13 AM | I think RR also referenced this.... (Score:1)
Rush N Attack
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in one of his little "promo stop videos" that someone had posted on here.

July 16th, 2009 at 11:15 AM | BUT I THOUGHT LLOYD LEFT THE (Score:1)
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BUT I THOUGHT LLOYD LEFT THE MENTAL CUPBOARD BARE?!?!?!

Boom.

"That's tremendous, Jim."
July 16th, 2009 at 11:31 AM | In all fairness (Score:1)
Flood
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Justin Boren was really bringing down the average before last year.

Hail.

July 16th, 2009 at 11:47 AM | Meanwhile, his time sent (Score:1)
Blazefire
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Meanwhile, his time sent being a moron at Michigan actually makes him the smartest guy in school at OSU.

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
July 16th, 2009 at 11:34 AM | That is definitely great to (Score:1)
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That is definitely great to hear. It just makes me glad to see Rich Rod disprove all his detractors one after the other.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. - Plato

July 16th, 2009 at 11:36 AM | I was going to say the exact (Score:1)
MichiganStudent
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I was going to say the exact same thing. Its definitely a breath of fresh air from all of the RR critics.

July 16th, 2009 at 11:46 AM | Motivation (Score:1)
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Rich Rod has always said he wants MOTIVATED players.
It's not that much of a stretch to see classroom motivation mirror on-field motivation.

Love & Hate are horns on the same goat.

July 16th, 2009 at 11:48 AM | If the average isn't (Score:1)
jg2112
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4.0, I'm sure Martavious Odoms dropped a couple of classes, and Stevie Brown let a few assignments go past him that were easy to tackle.

July 16th, 2009 at 11:58 AM | Well done. (Score:1)
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Well done.

July 16th, 2009 at 12:09 PM | I logged in so I could +1 (Score:1)
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I logged in so I could +1 you. Nice work.

July 16th, 2009 at 1:02 PM | Hey Waggle, that's what the (Score:1)
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Hey Waggle, that's what the new point system is for. Next time just hit up and leave it at that.

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July 16th, 2009 at 1:14 PM | Not necessarily. It doesn't (Score:1)
TomW09
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Not necessarily. It doesn't hurt to publicly say you agree with something.

It's Great to Be A Michigan Wolverine

July 17th, 2009 at 11:07 AM | jg just wrapped up the (Score:1)
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jg just wrapped up the MGoHeisman with this comment.

No question, Jim.

July 16th, 2009 at 12:02 PM | Every time someone says something (Score:1)
MichFan1997
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negative about RR, it seems to me like evidence comes out saying..not so fast my friend.

Paper Shreding: WVU fans and others call him Shredriguez. Turns out, he shreded his own papers when more were supposed to be on file elsewhere.

Buyout: Sounds in the end like Michigan itself was the one that was fighting that, not RR.

Family Values: Numerous players have spoken favorably about the family atmosphere.

Thug players: The team sports a very good GPA now.

In-state recruiting: RR has landed plenty of top in-state kids (not to mention great out-of-state ones)

Anything else?

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July 16th, 2009 at 12:06 PM | Yeah. He said the F word (Score:1)
Blazefire
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Yeah. He said the F word once.

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
July 16th, 2009 at 12:18 PM | No joke (Score:1)
MichFan1997
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I once saw him eat a golden retriever puppy in front of a crying little girl.

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July 16th, 2009 at 12:29 PM | +1 (Score:1)
Blazefire
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+1

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
July 16th, 2009 at 2:10 PM | If you're talking about (Score:1)
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If you're talking about Barwis I believe you.

Galileo was also chastised.

July 16th, 2009 at 5:07 PM | Actually, I didn't want to mention it (Score:1)
MichFan1997
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but Barwis actually swiped in after and attached one of those squat machines to the crying girl. She needed to "man up" apparently, and stop crying. When she couldn't do it, he ate her.

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July 16th, 2009 at 12:27 PM | Brother-in-law (Score:1)
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My brother-in-law (you know, he coaches football) said that he went to a thing this one time and RR swore. Not just once either, but a couple times. Yeah, I love my brother-in-law and will always believe anything he says...always. He's awesome. If he wasn't busy banging my sister all the time, I'd try and get in on that.

July 16th, 2009 at 1:41 PM | How awful. He should spend (Score:1)
Tha Stunna
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How awful. He should spend his time doing better things, like getting into fights or getting DUIs.

July 16th, 2009 at 3:19 PM | He knows how to say "fuck" (Score:1)
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He knows how to say "fuck" ... and his mother should wash his mouth out with soap.

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July 16th, 2009 at 12:05 PM | Makes no sense for this story to be behind a paywall (Score:1)
Don
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It should be front and center at MGoBlue. There's already an article there today about B10 academic awards for UM athletes in general, and this should be a companion piece. I would think that Bill Martin would want this news to be shouted from the rooftops immediately, and restricting it to paid subscribers at Rivals doesn't get the job done at all. PR job FAIL.


July 16th, 2009 at 12:19 PM | hooray for smartness (Score:1)
Big Boutros
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hooray for smartness

July 16th, 2009 at 12:29 PM | Is it (Score:1)
emmekel
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a coincidence that the worst team in 40 years is the smartest team in the last 20 years.

July 16th, 2009 at 12:38 PM | Yes. (Score:1)
Colt McBaby Jesus
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Yes.

July 16th, 2009 at 7:00 PM | If this rule applies to guys (Score:1)
WolvinLA
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If this rule applies to guys like it does to girls, this is probably the ugliest team in history as well.

July 16th, 2009 at 2:10 PM | yeah, what a bunch of nerds. (Score:1)
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yeah, what a bunch of nerds.

"Real n*gg*z do real things." -Braylon Edwards

July 16th, 2009 at 12:36 PM | I agree 100% (Score:1)
Blue in Yarmouth
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RR has been getting far too much flack from people for claims that have never been substantiated, so it is great news to hear. Also, the Vlad piece on family values refutes those clowns as well.

July 16th, 2009 at 1:38 PM | Does it actually list what (Score:1)
Irish
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Does it actually list what the GPA is or is it only described as the highest ever? I would love to compare it to ND's :)

Current Smug rating: "lethal"

July 16th, 2009 at 2:34 PM | Why don't you tell us ND's (Score:1)
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Why don't you tell us ND's team GPA and we'll tell you whether ours is better?

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July 16th, 2009 at 7:06 PM | No offense Irish, but it's (Score:1)
WolvinLA
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No offense Irish, but it's kind of apples to oranges. Comparing GPA's across schools isn't always very accurate. Some schools have far stricter grading scales than others. The best way to compare would be to look at the average GPA at each school, and see how the football team compares to the average student.

For example, if the UM average is 3.10 (about what it was when I was there) and the football team's is also 3.1, and the ND average is 3.4 and the football team is 3.2, which team is actually doing better academically?

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