Three and Out: WE WERE RIGHT.

We didn't listen!

You're seeing a whole team of mental health professionals, aren't you?

I will say this: Section 1 is right. To me, the lead antagonist in the book (so far, and I can't imagine it gets any better) is actually the Free Press. And we were right; what the Free Press did was ridiculous. I realize that a lot of people here hate on Section 1 because he has continued to fight this fight against the Free Press and done so much longer than many on this blog have cared for, but seriously, it's frankly an injustice what the Free Press did. I, for one, don't get why people would want Section 1 (or anyone, really) to "drop it." It was such utter bullshit, what they did, and I'll (personally) never let it go, to some extent.  Michael Rosenberg and Mark Snyder put themselves above journalistic ethics, put themselves above what they were reporting on, and essentially engineered a one-sided series of hit pieces, supported by the dominant newspaper in a major part of the country. A paper that continually doubled down in its support of its writers, compounding its own mistakes. So keep fighting the good fight, Section 1. Keep reminding people.

Here's a serious question: Why is Section 1 considered a "lunatic?" I hope you don't mean in the sense that he continues to (rightly) point out what the Freep did. I assume you mean in some other way(?). I guess I have never equated "taking a strong stand, on principle, and not backing down in the face of insults from other commenters, when the subject of said stance is blatant injustice" with "lunacy."

Beyond all the kool kids hating on him, what was done to this program, and more importantly to me, to the athletes, was almost criminal. Forget or forgive, my ass.

RR's stint as head coach then I would agree that all should "just drop it."   BUT, since the fabrications, lies, exagerations, and utter distortions of partial truths added up to damage the reputation of an otherwise good and successful coach and more importantly, permanently damage the otherwise spotless repuation of one this country's greatest universities'  football programs, Section 1 and others should not let this die or put it down.

Rosenberg and Snyder should be firede and drummed out of any journalistic endeavor as they have proven to be low class scum who have no integrity whatsoever.

Dead horse or not, it is still an issue for many and therefore can be duscussed if they want to.

One thing I haven't seen very frequently is links to buy the book. I pre-ordered a few copies from Amazon. It's only $16 for hardcover right now. Deal and a half. It's already the #2 book about football on Amazon (behind Walter Payton's biography, ahead of the biography of "such an outstanding young man" -- note, the "reading level" on Tebow's book says, "Ages 99 and up." Lol.).

Does anyone know if Bacon makes less money off the book if we buy it from Amazon? Are there any other places (perhaps Ann Arbor-based) where the book can be pre-ordered online?

Yes, at some point it becomes pathetic to continue to obsess over something like this. But I read just about every post on the board and I don't think Section 1 is as bad about this as many of you seem to think. If you think it's too much, that's certainly your right. But to complain about this one is just crazy to me. We have major new information about the Jihad from a source pretty much universally considered as solid as it gets. Writing about it and commenting  now strikes me as perfectly appropriate. Now, if no new info comes out and years from now Section 1 is still obsessing over it, I'd then think maybe the "I hope you're seeking professional help' comments would be justified.

I do think this attitude is largely linked to the common stance of many people today of disaffected irony, a belief that caring that strongly about something is just too uncool (this is discussed a bit above). I can't write about it at length right now. Why do you all care? Don't click the link if you don't want to read it--it tells you right there who wrote it. But you do click it. You click it to come in and tell someone he needs mental help because he actually cares about an injustice enough to want to share his feelings when there is new info, new stuff to talk about. Why? Why do you click it? You purposefully read his diary just to give him shit about it. If there's something on the board indicative of maybe a need to seek "mental help," it's that.

I'm with Section 1. First, because what the Freep did was just wrong. I am angry with Rosenberg & Snyder, and angry that they weren't held accountable.

There is a related yet different aspect to this. I read all the threads above, and there is one thing I didn't read:  what about the rats and backstabbers in the Michigan Athletic Department who aided and abetted Rosenberg? I don't get why they are allowed to continue. It bugs me that some of the compliance people (Judy, maybe?) had their reputation besmirched, and others who threw RR & his staff under the bus are STILL EMPLOYEES and have NEVER been held accountable for their actions. Some heads still need to roll.

There is one other thing, however, that many Section 1 haterz need to understand clearly. I fully believe that Hoke, Borges, and Mattison are doing a splendid job, much better than RR, and I support the change. Believing that they are good for Michigan football, I still believe that RR got a raw, raw, deal, and never was given the support he needed.

What I'm trying to say is that you can both believe that Hoke & crew are the right ones for Michigan, and still believe that RR never had a chance, unfairly. Supporting Section 1 and hating the Freep does not imply that I wish RR was still here. While I was always a RR supporter, he made enough mistakes on his own . . . unfortunately, his mistakes were compounded by the lack of support in the AD.

Maybe the one I am most conflicted about is Carr. I always liked Carr. Now, much less so.