Now, granted, I'm not a very smart man.  I'm an easy going redneck-type.  I use duct tape a lot for things like fixin' my radiator, reparing a a crack in my windshield and hanging Christmas decorations.  So take this with a grain of salt.

I use to be a Rivals member; three weeks or so if my memory serves me correctly.  I didn't like the forums too much as they talked a lot about things that just weren't pertinent to Michigan football.  Maybe is was just me, but I just couldn't justify  50% of my monthly pay check to talk about the Detoit Lions.

So I moved on to GBW, or as some like to call it, Go Blue Wolverine.  It seemed to me to be a pretty good community.  A lot of good, hard working, blue collar folk like me.  So, I stuck with it for a while but began to see that it was a little too cult-like for me.

Seems to me there were only a few posters who would throw random posts together and were worthy of POD (post of the day for the novice) nomination.  At first I guess it didn't bother me so much, but as time went on I started to question the worthiness of the POD nominations.

I think at this point in my diary it might be helpful to give an example.

coachBT: in order to beat msu here are the 3 things that have to happen...
1) we have to contain their running game.
2) we must have more rsuhing yards than msu.
3) I can't stress this enough, we must score more points than msu.  If you look at past games with the spartans, 99% of the time the team that scored more points won the game!  Coincidence?  I don't think so.

random poster: GREAT POST!!!!!!!!!  POD!!!!!!!  Thanks coach!

random poster: This is the reason I pay my 9.95 a month.  Thanks coach.

ripnice:  I make a lot of money.  

random poster: Thanks coachbt!  You are the man.

erocwolverine:  if i was msu and there was a lot of time to prepare for michigan and it was there and a lot of people was going to pass if it was there was too.  visit me on my michigan blog cause it was a lot of fun.

random poster:  couldn't have said it better myself coach!  Damn good post.

willisdick; anyone disagree with your post coach you just let me know cause i'm one tough m'fucker. oh, and i clean carpets.

ripnice:  good post willis.  did you get my message? ;)  Did i ever tell you i make a lot of money?

random poster:  coachbt is the best.  I was going to post the same thing coach but I could never get my message across like you do.  POD!

bdabney: Oh boy!  Gonna be a board meltdown of epic proportions.  Maybe we should just let this thread slide on down the board.

SKWDCOP: Dick Dickameyer says he'll take a mich visit, www.dickdickameyervisitsmichiganandotherteams.com

bdabney: maybe i should start a poll on who agrees with you coachbt.  Better not, could be a major board meltdown.

jls:  still don't understand why RR didn't recruit Tavon Austin.  No excuse for that.

Suame:  my crystal balls says good post coach.  I'm a sparty grad but I hate sparty football; all though I do like Dantonio and the sparty program and everything about sparty football.  But I digress, can't stand the fuckers.

coachBT:  tomorrow I will post about why it's important to tackle the oposing team.

random poster: can't wait coach!!!!!!!!!

random poster:  I can see it now, another POD coach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ripnice:  i make a lot of money.

Anyway, you get the picture.  Now I'm not saying there's anything wrong with rivals or gbw.  Just not my cup of tea.

Thanks for listening.