HTTV Kickstarter coming soon?
Yes, no, maybe so.
I hear that Seth and Brian are still looking at the tape of the Spring Game.
How do I preorder the preorder?
It's massively delayed because we lost one of the main writers and one of the other main writers needs to get on the ball.
publicly calling out brian. i like it.
Seth, I'm pretty sure the blog's supporters would be happy to donate absent an issue this year.
Spare yourselves the stress and headaches. There will be enough of that during the season.
Yes, the KGB should fund the entire Kickstarter account in bitcoin.
Have you guys ever considered releasing some of the research/interviews done for HTTV as part of a premium subscription?
I have always wondered what else you guys have pulled together and I think there would be a market for some type of monetized tier (No ads, HTTV, and supporting material)
I initially skimmed thru this w/o my reading glasses and thought it said "one of the other main writers needs to get out on bail".
IMO they should pivot to basketball mag. Football's going the way of Bard College.
In Solitude? Dang, last time I was there they were thriving. I spent all that time finding Finn's Lute too.
I remember those days. I used to be an adventurer like you.
What made you stop?!
You wouldn't believe it. Sieging a castle just like every other day, getting ready to approach, figure we're far enough away from their archers and waiting for the volley to end, getting myself pumped up. Out of nowhere- arrow to the knee.
What happens first, Elder Scrolls 6 releases or we beat Ohio State?
They're going to shock the world this year.
Elder Scrolls 6 will be released early November 2021.
As much as I love what Coach Howard and what the BBall team is doing, this blog's biggest cash cow is always going to be football.
False.
College hockey and A2 City Council.
I'd jump to a higher Kickstarter tier for a A2 City Council mag. I've moved back to Ann Arbor, and phew, that council is a mess.
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I'd buy the hockey preview.
Didn't they write a supplemnet to HTTV one year that was a hoops&hockey preview?
Hockey preview also could have doubled up as a scouting guide for 12.5%+ of the entire first round of the NHL Entry Draft.
I'm going to laugh about this in front of my diary later tonight just like when Veronica Corningstone wanted to be an anchor.
Rivals version is taking ore-orders and ships in July.
https://michigan.rivals.com/news/preorder-the-2021-michigan-football-preview
OP give them a break. Only so many hours in the day and right now their #1 priority is to make sure the coveted Draftegeddon gets completed on time.
Seriously though - that thing is a major source of income for the blog. I'm pretty sure they want it out a LOT, LOT, LOT more than you do.
While I agree with a lot of what you say mGrowOld, when Seth makes the comment of, "and one of the other main writers needs to get on the ball" on a random users blog post, I don't know if they want it out a LOT LOT LOT more then the OP does.
Though I might not have argued with only two LOT's, the third seemed a bit excessive.
Seriously though - I think the football team has killed the passion of everyone, including Brian, and it is showing on the blog. The fact that we have commits that haven't even been recognized on the front page is the best example I can come up with. (it'll all be worth it though with Draftageddon!)
"Seriously though - I think the football team has killed the passion of everyone, including Brian, and it is showing on the blog."
You're not wrong IMO. And you know where else I think it's showing? Ticket sales. The fact that the University is sending out three game ticket packages where someone could by eight tickets together for either Washington or OSU tells me they've got a BIG problem right now they're trying to solve. Feels a lot of the 2014 season in that way.
I was very surprised that when I got one today I could still order 2 tickets to each of those 3 game deals. I could go to Ohio State, Western Michigan, and Indiana for less than $600 for two adults. That’s crazy. There have been a few years it would have been half that for just Indiana. I could not believe that I could still get tickets that easy. Not sure what the covid rules are going to be so I haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I imagine I’ll still be able to get OSU tickets for cheap even a month or so from now.
If you were spending $150 to see Michigan play Indiana somebody wasn't reading Ticket Watch. ;)
"....I think JIM HARBAUGH has killed the passion of everyone....", FIFY.
My passion for U of M football has survived worse periods unscathed. I cheered for them in the RR years and will continue until the day I die!
GO BLUE!!!!
At least RR gave us.....
Are you volunteering to take Ace's place for Draftageddon?
I hope Draftageddon died a COVID 19 death.
In fairness it’s going to be tough to write this year. Huge unknowns on the defense. An offense that remains inexplicably incoherent. No spring game to glean anything from. Inexperience at a few key positions. Coming off a weird 2-4 Covid year. Head coach on a weird buyout reduced contract extension. Might as well just be a picture of Brian and Seth shrugging. And some stuff about old things with Craig Ross
I’d buy that. Also make it a t-shirt and I’ll up my pledge.
Can't wait to spend $250 to tell Brian soccer sucks on the dedications page again.
Obligatory...
As I've gotten older, I've learned to appreciate soccer. 45+ minutes of sports uninterrupted by commercials is a good thing. That said, there are still some things that bug me.
- The flopping. But then I think, how would I feel if I was running full speed and some guy tripped me.
- In bounds plays. These are worse than Beilein's early Michigan teams. There'll be a guy wide open, the in-bounds guy completely ignores him, tries to chuck a ball to a guy who is completely covered, and they lose possession.
- Teams that don't value possession. It's like watching American football teams punt on first down.
- The rules, part I. I just saw a Swede kick the ball, a Ukrainer came in late, and I thought the Ukraine guy was going to get a penalty for a late tackle. NO. The Swede followed through his kick with his cleats up and drove his cleat through the Ukrainian's tibia. Apparently, that is a red card.
- The rules, part II. If a guy gets a penalty in the box, he gets a free shot at the goalie from 12 yards away. No matter that the penalty was just barely inside the box. The reward far outweighs the penalty. It's like if in baseball, you'd get a home run for being hit by a pitch, or in basketball, getting 7 free throws after being fouled on a jumper.
People are going to pay to see how bad this team looks on paper?
I would support an HTTV basketball edition. At this point doing one for football seems like a waste of time.
I think there was a hybrid basketball/hockey HTTV one year but they never did it again. I would love them to reconsider trying that again but its not my capital being put up for an idea that "failed" once already.
The 2013-14 season was the only basketball/hockey HTTV. IIRC Seth one time said he still has boxes of it. Mitch McGary on the front cover and Mac Bennett on the back cover.
If Seth would sign a copy, I'd buy it. Just for memories and grins.