If I could give RDT one piece of unsolicited advice it would be to ignore all unsolicited advice.  I'd also mess up the subject verb agreement, and inadvertantly commit a minor NCAA infraction while doing it.

Did I miss something?

Forget them. Do you son.

What kind of person shares their thoughts on a team other than Michigan on this board?

Oh wait.  Shit.

RDT,

This is an internet message board.  Scout, 247, Rivals...they're wrong all the time.  Everyone reports on rumors and "what they hear from friends."  That's what this business is all about.  If people read this board expecting everything to be fact, they are: 1) Idiots 2) Disappointed

I appreciate every bit of information you've shared and I am begging you to post more.  Not just because I am Michigan Football addict, but because I appreciate getting the southern point of view.

Basically, if you stop posting, the terrorists win.

Dang it I just read this on Rivals so I came here for confirmation. Nice picture, btw...

Hi RDT,

It's truly amazing how much you are now quoted.  That's actually kind of cool.  

I was the first to complain about your posts getting picked up by the AP newswire...but it was only because you spread an incorrect rumor that reflected badly on our coaching staff and you also suggested we were full at DT which made absolutely no sense.

Nonetheless, this is a blog, you can say whatever you want, and I don't believe in censorship.  Ok, so Brian is the only censor.

I too like your posts and your sharing the rumors you collect from your Bama high school buddies (your stated source I believe).

If you make a couple changes to how you post you won't have to worry about being mis- or over-quoted.  So here are the top four recommendations for under-stating your posts and predictions.

Option 1)  State your sources or how bad they are.  If they are good then understate them.  These are all just one rumor told to another guy and told to another guy from what I can tell.   For example:  "Just a bunch of bull from my Bama buddies!"

Option 2)  Pretend your a credentialed reporter and verify your posts first.  For example your "we're are not recruiting anymore DT" conflicted with all the pay sites and cw.  Ty Isaac potentially committing over the next few weeks actually has a reasonable chance of happening (until he doesn't).  

Option 3)  Attach probabilities (really low ones) to your predictions.  Folks always believe predictions more when they have numbers next to them ... even when the numbers are BS.  For example: "Ty Isaac is committing this weekend with a 8.32% probability"   (Note: really accurate numbers are even more believable)

Option 4)  Start your posts with "Hi I'm RDT and I don't know s%#t!  No one will pick that up.  :-)

Of course we will all read past the understatements and still take them as gospel!

But I don't want to look like I'm happy you aren't posting anymore.  This is like some kind of infinite loop.

I wish you would reconsider posting your recruiting updates, both the ones that are about Michigan and the ones that aren't.  I thought they were interesting.  As long as you weren't just blindly making things up (which it by no means sounds like you were), then I think it's fine as long as people take it with a little grain of salt.  It's the people that blindly throw crap at a wall and see what sticks that are the problem.

So hopefully you will see fit with all the outpouring of support to continue.  If not, it's understandable though.

I will trade you some of my good ol' "up north, thick skin" for some of "y'alls down south recruitin news."  DEAL??????? 

I enjoy your updates. Please reconsider posting something even once a month.

APRIL FOOLS!  You're quite the trickster, RDT.

*three days off, but here's to hoping you just woke up from a drunken coma completely unaware of what day it is*

Your updates are good and me like too.

I've personally lost faith in humanity a long time ago, but some people believe since we are die hard fans to the same team that we all will like each other. The reality is that I hate a good portion of people I meet, so that being said it correlates that I hate a good portion of people that root for the same team as I do. The point I'm trying to make is to individual such as rolldamntide and ace who do a hell of job of getting information to the rest of us, do your best to not let some of the assholes who are on this board get to you. Your work is appreciated by the vast majority of us. Rolldamntide I hope posting recruiting updates becomes fun to you again soon and I look forward them in the future.

Just open another account and call yourself RoarDamnTiger and post whatever the hell you want.

I also enjoyed reading the updates. Who cares if you are wrong once in a while. The 4-letter network became famous by throwing out as many rumors as possible because chances are one would be right...I vote that you keep going!

And yes, I realize that there isn't really a vote happening :)

105 votes - Keep it rolling!

4 votes - Sorry to see you go

Too many stuck-up wanna-be witty dudes that bitch about everything is posted here. 

RDT, I hope that you'll reconsider.   I really enjoy your updates.  

As far as recruiting, no one is right all of the time and my measuring stick is:   (a) whether their information is more that I could pick up myself with just a little effort on the internet; and (b) whether that information is right more often than they're wrong.  Your updates fit those criteria.

Don't let the trolls get you down

Why and what r u apologizing for? Quit being such a polite southerner, your contributions to this board are great.



My advice to you:



Follow YOUR heart and mind

I can see how you wouldn't want to negatively influence any recruits, either. Tremendous has hinted at the fact that he has to be a lot more careful with what he says now that he's more internet-famous.

Since you're ostensibly an Alabama fan first and foremost, it's completely understandable that you would prefer for your mgoblog rep (and even your internet rep overall) to be based on insightful commentary and general gentlemanliness, rather than your inside info.

It'll be sad to see your updates go, as I've read every one of them with childlike anticipation; but I get it.

dude . . . dude .... no way dude

This is why we can't have nice things on the internet.  Keep posting RDT.

That sucks bro.  I enjoyed your updates.  Hope you change your mind.

We should set up a super secret page where people can post recruiting updates that only we can see.  Sounds like a great plan to me.

No need to apologize to this board, RDT. The updates were great and I am very sad to hear that we will be treated to them no more - the sort of information you were  relaying bolstered this board's reputation as one of the best collegiate  sports blog sites. 

I sincerely hope you hang around and keep in touch with the MGoCommunity. 

Need to apologize or stop RDT. If people are taking your notes, and running with it as gospel... then they are foolish. As you can see by the overwhelming response, people want you to continue. You have built a good reputation here. 

This board is smart enough to sift through the mud, and filter out the likes of "Ace Williams". You and your sources, have proven to be more right then wrong. Don't let a few people, discourage you from continuing to provide insight... the majority here have your back. Besides RDT, you can't let these few, ruin a good thing for the rest us.

An Alabama guy fascinated by our recruiting.  Man life is good.