Differing opinions on Michigan's future.

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November 8th, 2010 at 9:38 PM
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Differing opinions on Michigan's future.


This from Pat Caputo:

Rich Rodriguez's "Fun Ball" is not going to win championships. It's more the stuff for Conference USA and flea bag bowl games. Rodriguez probably secured his position for next season with that goofball victory Saturday. Does that make it good news for Wolverines fans?

The Wolverines should beat Purdue, which is devastated by injuries, this week. That makes the Wolverines at least 7-5 this season, heading into games vs. Wisconsin and Ohio State. I suppose the only wild card in this equation could be an utterly embarrassing loss at Ohio State. Wonder what Jim Tressel would do in that spot. Would he pour it on? Rub it in? Or would he pull back under the guise of sportsmanship, knowing he'd keep what looks like a good thing for Ohio State going in Ann Arbor?

http://patcaputo.blogspot.com/

Now this from Pete Fiutak of Collegefootballnews.com. He is the insider for ESPN's Allnight with Jason Smith.

"If I am a Michigan fan right now, this year really doesn't matter. I mean it's nice, Michigan is going to a bowl, yeah this is fun I am really fired up. They are putting in all these guys on offense, it doesn't matter who is at Quarterback. We are rolling through everybody. If we can do anything with our defense, we go from being an also ran in the B10, to special". He closed by saying... I think there is a lot of reason to be fired up if your a Michigan fan.

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?rd=1#/podcenter/?callsign=ESPNRADIO&autoplay=1&id=5779977

Being a Michigan fan who is hoping for the best, I lean towards Fiutak. I am going on the assumption, that the steps to fix the defense will be taken. The defense going forward will be experienced and deeper. The offense will be the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Dispatching foes with ruthless efficiency, and leaving nothing but destruction in their wake.

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November 8th, 2010 at 9:42 PM | Kewl. (Score:1)
WichitanWolverine
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Kewl.

November 8th, 2010 at 9:42 PM | Who the hell is Pat Caputo? (Score:1)
david from wyoming
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Who the hell is Pat Caputo? I'm not asking that because he doesn't like the long term picture of Michigan, I'm asking that because I've never heard of the guy.

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November 8th, 2010 at 10:10 PM | Sparty grad, 97.1 host, Oakland Press columnist (Score:1)
MaizeAndBlueManGroup
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This is Pat Caputo:

And no, I'm not joking that is really him.

Keep believing

November 8th, 2010 at 10:12 PM | Oh boy, that looks like the (Score:1)
david from wyoming
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Oh boy, that looks like the type of guy I'm going to base my opinion on.

Why do we care what he thinks again?

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November 8th, 2010 at 10:30 PM | I hate him because if you (Score:1)
dothepose
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I hate him because if you didn't go to Michigan you are not allowed to call his radio station and talk Michigan football.

You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.

November 8th, 2010 at 10:48 PM | Because he is "neutral" when (Score:1)
joeyb
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Because he is "neutral" when it comes to Michigan and MSU.

November 9th, 2010 at 9:18 AM | And what the hell is with all (Score:1)
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And what the hell is with all these "experts" "vlogging" from the spare bedroom in their basements?

That idiot Schlabach boldly predicted a UConn upset over Michigan from in front of a 4-poster bed.

"I don't see how having someone piss on my face is going to help me sell Lou Ferrigno's house."

November 9th, 2010 at 10:34 AM | Realize that I put "neutral" (Score:1)
joeyb
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Realize that I put "neutral" in quotes above.

November 8th, 2010 at 10:47 PM | Pete Caputo (Score:1)
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If he looks like an asshole and (presumbly) smells like an asshole then...

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November 8th, 2010 at 11:00 PM | Could he have, maybe, I don't (Score:1)
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Could he have, maybe, I don't know, taken a picture that didn't look like he just finished off a whole bottle of schnapps?

November 9th, 2010 at 12:30 AM | Schnapps? (Score:1)
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I'm going to say a wine cooler.

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November 8th, 2010 at 11:24 PM | I'm afraid to ask, but (Score:1)
M_Born M_Believer
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Where in the heck did you dig up that photo......

Certainly is not a professional mug shot and looks far to close to be some casual snapshot....

I hate to admit it, but Pat and I hail from the same city.....

Would love to run into him some day to tell him that his BS statment of "Ummmmm...The 'S' on my chest stands for straight down the middle....."

Yeah sure, whatever you say there Pat.....

Always remember...you play well and you play hard because you are Michigan....

November 8th, 2010 at 11:50 PM | http://images.google.com/imag (Score:1)
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http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1366&bih=705&q=pat+caputo&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

November 9th, 2010 at 9:21 AM | Yeah, no (Score:1)
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You lost me at Sparty grad.  That should pretty much negate any possible weight his opinion could ever hold.  If the rest of the world thought this way we would have never had to suffer through Michael Moore's body of work. 

November 9th, 2010 at 10:40 AM | All you need to know about Caputo... (Score:1)
saveferris
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...is that the Oakland Press is a small suburban newspaper servicing SE Michigan and that Pat Caputo has been writing for them for a LONG time.  That's right folks, the NY Times, Washington Post, or LA Times have never snatched this talent away as hard as that may be to believe.

 

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November 8th, 2010 at 9:42 PM | I know it sounds far fecthed (Score:1)
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I know it sounds far fecthed but If we get enough quality defensive recruits to sign over the next 2 classes we should be well on our way to winning a championship (not necessarily in two years mind you). An improving defense will help solidify RRod's job and once he's well entrenched at Michigan the championships will come...

November 8th, 2010 at 9:44 PM | Anything done by Pat Caputo (Score:1)
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Anything done by Pat Caputo should be given "Bleacher Report Treatment" on this board. Fiutak seems to have a good idea of the situation.

November 8th, 2010 at 9:49 PM | Not only do I like what you have to say (Score:1)
those.who.stay.
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but I'm forced to +1 you because I'm afraid of your picture. Kimbo Slice?

Hide ya kids, hide ya wife.

November 8th, 2010 at 9:50 PM | Braylon. (Score:1)
aaamichfan
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Braylon.

November 8th, 2010 at 10:08 PM | Shit. (Score:1)
those.who.stay.
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Shit.

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November 8th, 2010 at 10:13 PM | FWIW, I can't blame you that (Score:1)
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FWIW, I can't blame you that much...it was during Braylon's epic beard days.  But still, you have to recognize Michigan's last #1.

GO BLUE

November 8th, 2010 at 11:39 PM | Is it weird that the (Score:1)
bamill010
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Is it weird that the combination of the beard, hat, and cigar remind me of Fidel Castro? 

...Or is it supposed to look like that?

November 9th, 2010 at 1:00 AM | It's intentional (Score:1)
aaamichfan
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Here's the full pic.

November 9th, 2010 at 6:39 AM | Yeah, it seemed like it was a (Score:1)
bamill010
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Yeah, it seemed like it was a little much to just be coincidental.

November 9th, 2010 at 10:56 AM | Looks like he's saving a (Score:1)
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Looks like he's saving a crumb for later.

The Braylon beard is truly epic though.

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November 9th, 2010 at 9:30 AM | I thought ?uestlove. (Score:1)
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I thought ?uestlove.

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November 8th, 2010 at 10:55 PM | Fiutak is an antonym for good (Score:1)
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Fiutak is an antonym for good idea.

November 8th, 2010 at 9:45 PM | RR "fun ball" won't win (Score:1)
switch26
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RR "fun ball" won't win championships? lol who is this douche?  Someone should tell that to Oregon's "fun ball" offense..

November 8th, 2010 at 10:10 PM | "Flea bag" bow games (Score:1)
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like BCS bowl games. See: 2008 Fiesta Bowl.

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November 8th, 2010 at 10:33 PM | Yeah Oklahoma sure loved that (Score:1)
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Yeah Oklahoma sure loved that "Fun Ball" (uh, what?) offense in that "fleabag" bowl game, just as much as Georgia loved it in the '05 Sugar Bowl.

Maize n Brew

November 8th, 2010 at 10:42 PM | Re: Flea Bag Bowl Games... (Score:1)
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Was he meaning a certain Valero Alamo Bowl involving a certain green uniformed team losing to Texas Tech?

Pat Caputo is a jackass. The end.

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November 8th, 2010 at 10:40 PM | Or the 2011 BCS championship (Score:1)
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Or the 2011 BCS championship (Oregon v. Auburn or Boise St.)

Missing Ann Arbor

November 8th, 2010 at 9:45 PM | Pat Caputo coined the term (Score:1)
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Pat Caputo coined the term "Wallmart Wolverines" and is VERY anti-Michigan and anti-RichRod.  He writes for the fishwrap known as the Oakland Press.

His opinion of Rich's future means as much to me as Drew Sharp's does.  Absofuckinglutely nothing.

 

 

November 8th, 2010 at 9:51 PM | Isn't the Oakland Press found (Score:1)
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Isn't the Oakland Press found free in one of  those wire racks at the entry of Meijers and Farmer Jacks next to the auto traders?  Tucked behind the shopping carts I think.

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November 8th, 2010 at 10:54 PM | fishwrap question -- (Score:1)
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Honest question - how many days does the Oakland Press print actual newspapers?

Curious - I know that the Ann Arbor News prints zero, Annarbor.com assembles a collection of previously posted online articles and drops them on certain driveways twice  a week, I think the Detroit News and the paper that will not be named here print 2 or 3 days a week....but what about the Oakland Press?

I can't imagine they run a well trafficked website.  I've never actually seen a hard copy of the paper.  I've heard it referenced a number of times...but really...what is it?

 

(Yes, I could google it and find out easily.  I choose to pose the question here so that Caputo's worth and impact can be put in context).

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November 8th, 2010 at 9:46 PM | LOL nm, i didn't know who (Score:1)
switch26
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LOL nm, i didn't know who Caputo was either, then i clicked on that link and took one look at his constipated picture and LOLed...

November 8th, 2010 at 9:47 PM | You're right, Pat. A real (Score:1)
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You're right, Pat. A real Michigan team would've won 2-0. There's no room for "Fun Ball" in Ann Arbor.

Also, in the middle of the Lloyd Carr era: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQUbuUYvNY

November 8th, 2010 at 9:47 PM | Fun ball puts up 67 in a (Score:1)
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Fun ball puts up 67 in a game. I think points win games. Ask if illinois D was having fun on saturday.

November 8th, 2010 at 9:51 PM | I asked: (Score:1)
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They said no.

 

Does it tickle? Only slightly, only slightly.

I upvote any post by BlockM. And Magnus.

November 8th, 2010 at 9:50 PM | Never been one of my favorites (Score:1)
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Caputo always reminds me of that large guy in college who holds the tap to the keg.  You have to listen to him blather on about something that makes no sense so that you can get a beer.

November 8th, 2010 at 11:00 PM | Who do you party with? (Score:1)
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Who do you party with?

"And they'll never catch him!"

November 9th, 2010 at 9:33 AM | My guess: (Score:1)
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Overweight barbers.

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November 8th, 2010 at 9:56 PM | Fun ball ... ? (Score:1)
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Is this guy an ex-kindergarten teacher ?  Whoa ... what a witty vocabulary !! 

There is no doubt the defense needs to improve, but when you have an offense that NO defense can stop that puts incredible pressure on the other team's offense to score.  If we can regularly get up 2 scores early in a game - that may change the opponent's offensive strategy.  And if you can change their strategy ... you then have the advantage !!!  Get teams down 3 & 4 scores and they will give up ....

Go Blue !

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November 8th, 2010 at 9:59 PM | Separated at birth? (Score:1)
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Caputo & Jabba the Hutt?

November 9th, 2010 at 9:32 AM | By Jabba, you mean (Score:1)
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By Jabba, you mean Charlie Weis (miss you big guy, xoxo), right?

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November 8th, 2010 at 10:00 PM | My tagline is my friend's (Score:1)
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My tagline is my friend's response when I told him that Pat Caputo said we had an offense that "got a lot of yards and points, but wasn't that good"

" I want to win Big 10 titles. Multiply. Consecutively. I just made that word up (multiply). I'm like that. I'm good at Scrabble."

November 8th, 2010 at 10:03 PM | stop here (Score:1)
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"This from Pat Caputo ..."  Next!

I think Caputo has eaten too many 16-ounce rolls of Jimmy Dean sausage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RNb3tt0LM).  He needs some http://www.colonblow.com/

"..."

November 8th, 2010 at 10:05 PM | Caputo (Score:1)
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Is a moron. Everything he has said in the past 5-10 years I remember ever accidentally hearing him speak is stupid. I am amazed he can monkey a keyboard well enough to cobble together columns that would be embarrassing for an 8th grader to turn in. I don't think Tressell is concerned about coaching a specific way to beat us and make sure RR doesn't get fired. It's not like he was struggling before RR took over. Things like that really make me scared to live in a world where people like that are allowed to do anything that would possibly influence people. I don't think I am overstating that.

November 8th, 2010 at 10:19 PM | Um... (Score:1)
HW_Blue
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shouldn't we be careful about the tying shoes references?  Although the difference is that Caputo doesn't know how and Denard chooses not to.

Caputo is the worst charicature of a sports radio host who makes controversial remards just to get a reaction (i.e. listeners).

November 8th, 2010 at 11:38 PM | 97.1 has alot of Sparty grads (Score:1)
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97.1 has alot of Sparty grads on the air. Valenti, Caputo, Karsh, Scott Anderson, and Bill McAllister. They all (except Karsh) have shown a Sparty bias from time to time. Alot of times it is subtle, but Caputo really shows his dislike for the Wolverines. It's comical sometimes.

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