As I type this, Denard is up by only 30 votes, but I'm sure that will change by the time I'm done typing this. Anyway, do some last minute voting if you haven't yet, and pass it around.
https://www.facebook.com/questions/10151454940472280/
So when all of the fake votes are counted, will Denard
I'd be shocked if EA actually
I'd be shocked if EA actually does anything about that. How can they sift through 500,000 votes effectively, and perhaps more importantly, why should they care? Everyone's getting worked up about it and talking about it. Exactly what they want us all to do.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
Wait, so this Facebook hosted
Wait, so this Facebook hosted fan poll to decide the cover of an upcoming video game is all some kind of promotional ploy? I feel so used. I need a shower...
I voted for Denard.
I voted for Denard.
Playing football on Wall Street
I voted for the Blue M&M.
I voted for the Blue M&M.
Photography Facebook Page. Lots of Michigan sports photos. And planes, lots of planes:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barron-Photography/13379
They could just look at the trending
If Denard was up by 14,000 and TAM votes were steady, they may take a look at the timing of the spike. From that point, continue the trend line to get the final TAM total.
"The guts and glue of the Maize and Blue" - Bob Ufer
How do we know they cheated.
They could of just asked each of there new football recruits to each cast a vote. That would probably make about a 14000 vote difference.
Yeah, but that's also
Yeah, but that's also probably some kind of recruiting violation. I can only assume.
How can they sift through
How can they sift through 500,000 votes effectively,
Give anyone with a working knowledge of just about any programming language an hour and they will be able to write a program that will fully catalog, categorize, and count those votes any way wanted in a matter of tenths of seconds.
Seeing as EA is kinda in the software business, I think they can pull it off.
CoE Class of 2007
EA is in the software business?
EA is in the software business? I thought they were in the buy other companies and ruin them business.
How can you kill that which has no life
to be fair, they're not
to be fair, they're not mutually exclusive
Yup, you're right. We
Yup, you're right. We haven't had enough of these threads in the past 24 hours.
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
Somewhere there's a...
Somewhere there's a dead horse needing some attention.
"It's not going in our yard Russ, it's going in our living room."
just wondering
Is today the end of the voting ?
"Underwear Wearing Basement Dweller"
yeah its over tonight at
yeah its over tonight at midnight
It's almost over...
...thank god!
Yes it ends at midnight.
Yes it ends at midnight.
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
Midnight Michigan time or
Midnight Michigan time or Texas A&M time?
(Although I suppose midnight Michigan time would actually be 12:10... zing!)
I haven't been this nervous, or seen a vote this close,...
...since the 2000 presidential election.
Wait?
How's he doing in the Red States?
Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal
Are they counting the...
...hanging chads?
HEY GODDAMNIT
NO POLITICS!
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
On the FB page it now says
On the FB page it now says 133k to 123k for Denard...did they fix the voting?
Life's a game of Inches
I assume you are talking
I assume you are talking about their cover photo. That was updated yesterday, before the bot/page creating began.
University of Dayton Class of '13 // The Twitterz
ya my bad...well now denard
ya my bad...well now denard is up about 750 votes.
Life's a game of Inches
I am the one largely
I am the one largely responsible for denard catching up. Will explain how when voting ends.
Don't cheat man. We can win
Don't cheat man. We can win without doing that.
You really think Michigan
You really think Michigan made up the difference today without cheating?
It's possible, we had a lot
It's possible, we had a lot of mentions on twitter from high profile celebrities.
Whatever your doing
Keep it up
Whatever you are doing
Whatever you are doing... DOUBLE IT!!
How can you kill that which has no life
Would you happen to know
Would you happen to know Michael Blasius of Northville?
Does it tickle? Only slightly, only slightly.
I upvote any post by BlockM. And Magnus.
Anybody see who's on the
Anybody see who's on the cover of Maxim.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
Boy Meets
Puberty.
I don't care about all of the
I don't care about all of the threads since voting ends tonight and the vote is up and down. Every hour the votes shift astronomically.
903 wins most in college football
EA has said that they hope to
EA has said that they hope to announce a winner Tuesday. The cynical people who say they are not going to take out the cheaters seem to think that would be difficult. It won't be that hard.
Ugh...
I love Denard but I can't wait for this contest to be over. I sure hope EA not only says that Denard wins but they announce how lame A&M is.
I hope EA says the results
I hope EA says the results are tainted so they extend it another week or 2. its only fair
I'm guessing
They will just have both of them on the cover so neither fan base gets upset.
"Maybe you can't count, but there's four of us and one of you."
"So get some more guys and it'll be a fair fight."
Like Denard's head on Swope's
Like Denard's head on Swope's body?
Or
Denards head on denards body.
Voting fraud
I feel like EA could say they'll only count legit votes and that they'll take the time to get the numbers right, but if they wanted to they could just put who they want on the cover and say that's who really won the real vote count. In either case, I think Denard wins.
Denard's lead has gone from
Denard's lead has gone from just under 1k to over 2k in the past 10 minutes. I think he's got it in the bag. Bad part is I'll probably have to buy it if he wins. Not for Denard, but rather a keepsake to commemorate the topic of 1,000 threads.
Options If This Voting Ends In A Tie
A few too many threads to get
A few too many threads to get on the cover is well worth it. This is Denard for god sakes. He carried our ass for the better part of 3 years.
this is getting out of hand
I know its come down to bots but just look at the stat comparison. Swope: rush, 59 yds 0 tds receiving, 3117 yds 24 tds. Denard: rush, 4495 yds 42 tds passing, 6250 yds, 49 tds oh yeah and 2 FBS records most rushing yards by a quarterback, and first player to have 1500 passing and 1500 yards rushing on one season. Denard picked up in one season the same yardage as swope's career. EA sports will make a huge mistake if they let the bots choose the cover in favor of an above average wide reciever. If that does happen I bet a shit load of people will think Johnny Manzell is actually the one on the cover, because no one who hasn't been following this vote knows who swope is. That is all
For those about to block! We recruit you!
With two hours to go, Denard
With two hours to go, Denard is now up by over 4,700.
| Time | 10:00 PM |
| DR | 193,592 |
| RS | 188,885 |
| Difference | 4,707 |
This vote has been all over the place the last couple of days. Yesterday around 11:00 AM, Denard was up by 9,900. This morning, he'll trailed, they went up by 2,800 around 1:00 PM, then was trailing by 2,000 a couple of hours ago.
Is this over at midnight?
Please advise.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
Yes.
Yes.
The great national nightmare
The great national nightmare shall soon pass!
be leading by 15K?
2013 Final Four; National Runners Up.