META - Brian for OSU UFR
Fearless leader, I beseech you. Please claim your rightful spot atop the throne of MGoBlog and bless us with the UFR for which we have been denied so many times before! You have earned it! Fuck Lucy and her football! I still can’t believe it finally happened! GO BLUE!!!!!
November 27th, 2021 at 8:22 PM ^
Seth's doing a great job, too. But it would be great to have Brian's voice back in UFR.
November 28th, 2021 at 7:14 AM ^
I agree - Brian should make a cameo appearance this time... been waiting a long time to do it (as we all have waited). Seth's been doing just fine (only knock I would suggest is that he bleeds his personal politics into his articles here too much - but the technical content is superior quality).
Maybe give Seth a crack at the game column if Brian does UFR?
November 28th, 2021 at 3:16 PM ^
UFR aside, its not a game column if Brian didn’t write it.
November 27th, 2021 at 8:24 PM ^
Gonna disagree here. There is a degree of subjectivity in UFR. There will be pretty notable differences in scoring between two people and I think even Seth commented on it once or twice. For comparisons sake and uniformity it should be done by Seth since he's done them all this year. Brian can still give his special type of prose and 1,000 foot view on Monday.
November 27th, 2021 at 8:41 PM ^
I call for Brian to be the bolded alter ego!
November 27th, 2021 at 8:25 PM ^
I was going to post this too, but honestly, Brian didn’t love Michigan at its worst against OSU (never did the UFRs), so he doesn’t deserve them at their best.
Don’t ruin the run Seth is on!
GO BLUE!
November 27th, 2021 at 8:41 PM ^
Don’t question Brian’s love for UM. Sometimes you just can’t stand watching the one you love get hurt…
November 27th, 2021 at 9:13 PM ^
I wish I had more negs to give you. Brian is a fucking human being and I respect his honesty in stepping back. I'd love to see them tag team it and Brian is the alter ego.
November 27th, 2021 at 10:14 PM ^
On a great day, let us all play nice with each other. Can we? Brian loves UM. In fact, what holds him back is his fandom. He is an excellent writer and loves all UM. Look at him go crazy when he talks about UM Hockey. Bad take.
November 27th, 2021 at 10:14 PM ^
Everyone approaches sports in their own way. Brian built this whole thing and I can't wait for the UFR whether it's him or Seth, but I absolutely cannot wait for Brian's game column. GTFO with the "doesn't deserve them" shit.
November 27th, 2021 at 10:48 PM ^
This might have been an attempt at humor and, if I missed it, I apologize. But I don’t think Brian “didn’t love Michigan at its worst.” Have you been reading this blog? He loves it so much it broke him. Just like it broke a lot of other people on this message board. Hell, I’ve been a worse human sometimes because I take these sports too seriously. Which reflects poorly on me but I’m willing to bet a lot of people here could stand to look in the mirror a bit too.
Have you seen how people treat each other here? And we’re supposedly a group of people with a common interest. This place is downright vicious and brutal at times. When we’re allegedly on (or on board with) the same team.
So no, this has nothing to do with Brian not loving Michigan at its worst. Whether he takes on the UFR or not, he has decided to keep this space alive for all of us and allowed us all to watch him go through the wood chipper for our entertainment. Celebrate the win or don’t. Be mad that they didn’t win in 2019 or don’t. Be miserable that they might not win again next year or don’t. The choice is yours. But be a better human. Spare us how Brian failed you while you’re typing that on the platform he provides you.
November 27th, 2021 at 8:25 PM ^
I'd rather Seth did the ratings this week, to make them comparable to the ratings from the other games this season.
November 27th, 2021 at 8:25 PM ^
If ever there was a game for both fellows to UFR (to calibrate Seth’s scoring) this is it.
GO BLUE!
November 28th, 2021 at 12:16 AM ^
Agree on the dueling UFRs.
Seth for consistency, Brian for catharsis.
November 27th, 2021 at 8:26 PM ^
If ever there was a game for both fellows to UFR (to calibrate Seth’s scoring) this is it.
GO BLUE!
November 27th, 2021 at 8:28 PM ^
But how would Seth be able to bring up he does ufr in every comment he makes on the pod and round table?
November 27th, 2021 at 8:34 PM ^
Personally I love what Seth has been doing this past 1/2 year. He's really been carrying a lot of weight and has done so remarkably well. On the site, on every podcast. He's really blossomed this year.
The only reason I want Bryan to do the UFR is for his own sake. Let him get some healing and UFR this.
November 27th, 2021 at 8:36 PM ^
OSU UFR? What’s that?!
November 27th, 2021 at 8:37 PM ^
It’s enough that Brian has kept the blog going while sorting out a lot of personal issues, but now you want to tell him how to handle personnel assessments? I am just grateful the entire staff for giving us this community for more love of UM sports than money. Seth’s done a great job, he deserves the excuse to rewatch the game in excruciating detail.
November 27th, 2021 at 9:16 PM ^
No way in hell! Seth had committed to UFR earlier in the week when the general consensus was likely loss. And he’s been phenomenal this year for everything with Brian stepping back. I know the UFRs are lots of work but it’s a bit insulting to say anyone but Seth should do this (leaving aside the potential differences in scoring styles). This one will be enjoyable or much more than usual obv. Seth deserves that. I think Brian would feel the same
November 27th, 2021 at 9:46 PM ^
Seth busted his ass all year on the UFRs, he deserves the OSU victory lap.
November 27th, 2021 at 9:52 PM ^
Seth and Brian both do a UFR for the game. Please.
November 27th, 2021 at 10:04 PM ^
I was gonna say, why not both? It's formally Seth's job right now, but Brian owns the place; he can do one too if he wants.
Frankly, it'd be interesting to see how they differ, though I doubt they'd do them double-blind.
November 27th, 2021 at 10:05 PM ^
This. Let Seth do the bolded alter ego but charting/hennechart/individual grading from both. Brian may have a bunch on his plate outside of work now but as a fan of the site I would love to see him get to UFR a Michigan victory in the game for the second time.
November 27th, 2021 at 10:08 PM ^
DUDE! LET BRIAN GO! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL THE MAN?!?!?!
November 27th, 2021 at 11:44 PM ^
Uh... Seth is kicking ass... why diss him like this?