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August 21st, 2011 at 9:10 PM
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Meta: Tim and TomVH transition

I know Brian is currently looking for replacements, but when are Tim and TomVH officially done with this site?  As we have not heard anything concrete, is there going to be a gap in Wednesday Recruiting, Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings, Sunday Updates, etc.  Yes this is a free site, but at the same time, loyal users should be informed as many of us check this site 50+ times a day.  I would like to know if I will be reading a TomVH post tonight, or going to bed without this information from here on out.

Also, I for one would still like to follow their content and would like to know about their new positions.  The type of work they will be doing is consumer based, so I don't feel asking this is out of line. 

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August 21st, 2011 at 9:13 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:5 Normal)
Philbert
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I was thinking the same thing. Glad somebody asked. I'm anxious to see an answer. For what it's worth I'm pretty sure Tom is on vacation via what i read on his twitter.

 

Touchdown Manningham!  MICHIGAN WINS! 

August 21st, 2011 at 11:14 PM | Wait a minute... (Score:3 Normal)
Maize_and_Drew
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TomVH is on vacation??

Who in the Hell does Tom think he is anyway?   Taking a vacation knowing that I've been sitting at my computer ALL DAY waiting for my recruiting update.

I can't stand people nowadays... always thinking about themselves.

Flush twice - it's a long way to Columbus.

August 21st, 2011 at 9:15 PM | Maybe you should email Brian (Score:2 Normal)
MGoJoe
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Maybe you should email Brian and ask him.

August 21st, 2011 at 9:17 PM | I was thinking about doing (Score:5 Normal)
NYC Fan
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I was thinking about doing that, but I figured I am not the only one who has these questions.  I know it has been a topic amongst my friends that follow the site.

August 21st, 2011 at 9:18 PM | Get a new hobby (Score:5 Normal)
MAIZEandBLUE2002
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I love mgoblog, and I would call myself a loyal and avid reader, but 50x a day?

THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS

August 21st, 2011 at 9:21 PM | I know, right... (Score:5 Normal)
Wolvercane
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50 times is nothing. More like 50,000.

The Michigan Difference. Oh yea, it is real. 

August 21st, 2011 at 9:22 PM | It's not that I'm crazy. It's (Score:5 Normal)
Zone Left
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It's not that I'm crazy. It's that you DON'T CARE ENOUGH!

You're probably the kind of guy that doesn't cut himself each time Michigan lets up a first down, aren't you? You can probably watch the game without "making a scene" too.

It's all John Navarre's fault.

 

August 21st, 2011 at 9:28 PM | This... (Score:1)
coldnjl
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...makes me happy!

August 21st, 2011 at 9:42 PM | And my wife thinks I need a shrink on gamedays! (Score:1)
BlueUPer
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HAAA  I am normal!  I check this site easily 20X per day! 

August 22nd, 2011 at 3:35 PM | Cutting every time we gave up a 1st down was tough last year (Score:1)
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August 21st, 2011 at 9:27 PM | yah, at that rate, we should (Score:5 Normal)
Wenham Wolverine
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yah, at that rate, we should probably abbreviate "loyal users" as "lo-sers", amirite?

August 21st, 2011 at 9:34 PM | (Score:2)
donk_destroyer
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wenham wolverine...im officially calling out your fanhood. im also putting a floor on 50 as the MINIMUM amount of times a day to refresh this site or u are a loser

They do the talkin...I do the walkin.

-Charles Woodson

August 21st, 2011 at 9:36 PM | (Score:3 Funny)
donk_destroyer
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and u too denarded. now if u will both excuse me..."MOM!!! WHERES MY MEATLOAF?????!!!!"

They do the talkin...I do the walkin.

-Charles Woodson

August 21st, 2011 at 9:38 PM | you must be new. (Score:2)
Wenham Wolverine
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you must be new.

August 21st, 2011 at 9:42 PM | (Score:2)
donk_destroyer
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yeah...pretty new. and very addicted. i have a rivals account tht i pay for but come here for all the latest info. love it

They do the talkin...I do the walkin.

-Charles Woodson

August 21st, 2011 at 11:25 PM | Wait I'm confused... (Score:1)
kevin holt
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I thought the lo-sers were the ones with more than 50 visits per day? Now they're the ones with fewer?

Mike Martin told me he loves me. My life is quite possibly complete.

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August 21st, 2011 at 9:22 PM | I totally agree.  I'm glad (Score:5 Normal)
KMV Blue
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I totally agree.  I'm glad someone finally posted what we were all thinking.

August 21st, 2011 at 9:26 PM | We're on a need to know basis (Score:4 Normal)
Bryan
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And we don't need to know yet

I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge

August 21st, 2011 at 9:33 PM | You'll have a Tom recruiting (Score:5 Normal)
Seth
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You'll have a Tom recruiting post on Wednesday. The timetable's set but I'll leave it to Brian to elaborate.

When the changes happen, you won't be disappointed.

(Blogger alias: "Misopogon") This team is under construction. We thank you for your patience.

August 21st, 2011 at 9:58 PM | Ooh, Cryptic Misopogon. (Score:5 Normal)
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Ooh, Cryptic Misopogon. Perhaps being groomed to take over for Cryptic TomVH?

"There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion."

August 21st, 2011 at 10:19 PM | I endorse Misopogon (Score:5 Normal)
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for he knows what the roasted shankbone and bitter herbs are for

ALWAYS remember the golden rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules

 

August 21st, 2011 at 10:29 PM | me like (Score:1)
FreeTheFabFivePlz
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So hot.  Milk was a bad choice.

August 22nd, 2011 at 11:02 AM | Me? No. I said you won't be (Score:3 Normal)
Seth
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Me? No. I said you won't be disappointed.

(Blogger alias: "Misopogon") This team is under construction. We thank you for your patience.

August 21st, 2011 at 10:08 PM | Cryptic Misopogon (Score:1)
WingedHelment
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Cryptic Misopogon -- I like it.

August 22nd, 2011 at 6:31 AM | should we buckle up (Score:1)
jelster
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one last time?

August 21st, 2011 at 9:35 PM | As per Tom's Twitter... He's (Score:2)
NeilGoBlue
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As per Tom's Twitter... He's on Vacation now...

Team 106

August 21st, 2011 at 9:36 PM | MGo-Millennial NYC Fan (Score:3 Normal)
VAWolverine
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Brian will let us know when there is something to tell us. Until then, we will all get nothing and like it.

50X a day? Seriously? Do/ did you work for Borders?

August 21st, 2011 at 9:41 PM | Between the I Phone app and (Score:1)
NYC Fan
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Between the iPhone app and having a desk job, I definitely pull the site up and refresh when I have a minute.  

I think the people saying they check a few times a day are in denial.

August 21st, 2011 at 9:55 PM | I'm with you brother...! (Score:1)
pkatz
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Refresh at the desk whenever I have a spare moment (and even when I don't)... and check-in via iPhone/iPad app when I'm in mtgs, bathroom, lunch, etc...!



First step in overcoming an addiction is owning up to it... oh, screw that

August 21st, 2011 at 10:12 PM | Bathroom time... (Score:4 Normal)
Naked Bootlegger
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...is definitely MGoBlog time.   It's my fortress of solitude.   Will Brian scream "eeewwwww" when he envisions his legions of followers dropping a deuce while frantically searching for MGoBlog updates?   I don't think so.   We're all human....well, except for "THE_KNOWLEDGE".   His $hit don't stink.

August 21st, 2011 at 10:21 PM | THE_KNOWLEDGE (Score:5 Funny)
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He would never engage in something as common as shitting. 

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Follow the random tweets of a Michigan alum - http://twitter.com/#!/LorneEC3

August 22nd, 2011 at 1:38 AM | Correct (Score:1)
jmblue
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He has developed a space-age vacuuming device.

August 21st, 2011 at 9:41 PM | This Site... (Score:1)
LSAClassOf2000
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.....is almost always an active tab in Google Chrome when I am home. Yes, F5 and I have an intimate relationship too. 

"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."

Follow the random tweets of a Michigan alum - http://twitter.com/#!/LorneEC3

August 21st, 2011 at 9:47 PM | The general reaction of the (Score:5 Normal)
mGrowOld
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The reaction of some of the board to the news of Tim's and Tom's upcoming departure reminds me of an old story about a guy who gave a homeless guy $5.00 every day when he saw him on the street but one day he forgot his wallet so he had none to give.  When the begger found out he wasn't getting his usual $5.00 he complained to his friends that he had been "cheated" by his usual benefactor.

This is a free website guys that is supported by ads and the contributions of people who feel guilty at the enormous amount of fantastic free content we get on Michigan sports.  The fact that it's spawned real career opportunities for two of its most notable contributors is nothing short of fantastic for Tim & Tom and speaks loudly to the quality of their work.  And, as a business owner myself I can also say it speaks loudly to the overall quality of MGoblog and the people Brian has surrounded himself with.

The upcoming departure of Tim & Tom should be a siren call to all aspiring writers who wish to make covering Michigan sports an actual career as Brian and now T & T have.  Great job Brian - you should be very proud.

 

 

August 21st, 2011 at 9:52 PM | I don't often do this, but... (Score:2)
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...co-signed.

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August 21st, 2011 at 10:12 PM | We are so fortunate (Score:2 Normal)
StephenRKass
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We are so fortunate that Brian put mgoblog together, and for the contributions made by Tom, Tim, and many others. I hope many of those coming to this tremendous site appreciate what a privilege we have, and find tangible ways to express this. Between Brian's marvelous commentary, unverified voracity, upon further review, the analysis and tracking of recruits, the explanation of schemes and plays, and the interviews conducted by Tom, we have available more information about Michigan than is available for any other school in the country.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

August 21st, 2011 at 10:22 PM | Maybe I missed it, but I (Score:3 Normal)
MGrad
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Maybe I missed it, but I think you are really reading a little too much between the lines with that poor attempt at analogy with that dumb bum story (no offense, homeless peeps).  Maybe people just enjoy reading Tim and Tom's contributions to mgoblog, and maybe they just found good opportunities? Did Brian say they were feeling jilted?

August 21st, 2011 at 10:32 PM | I don't think you understand (Score:1 Normal)
ILwolverine
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I don't think you understand the analogy.  Or I don't understand your comment.

This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan

August 21st, 2011 at 10:33 PM | There were posters who seemed "jilted." (Score:5 Normal)
OMG Shirtless
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There were multiple people in the original posts on the topic who felt like they deserved more from Tim and Tom, Brian should have paid them more to stay, or they should have stayed out of loyalty.

I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.

August 21st, 2011 at 10:39 PM | No matter if you liked my (Score:2 Normal)
mGrowOld
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No matter if you liked my analogy or not the fact remains that a significant portion of the board is worrying about the upcoming quality of the Michigan recruiting information being provided to them free of charge.  And the point I was trying to make was:

A. It's a free site - we have zero room to bitch about who is or is not contributing

B. When you run a successful business good people sometimes leave.  But other good people generally rise up to replace them when they see that opportunity exists as it does here on MGoblog.

No, to the best of my knowledge Brian has not posted anything even remotely negative about the upcoming departures of his two of his best contributors.  But many people here on the site sure have.

 

 

August 22nd, 2011 at 10:19 AM | Your analogy... (Score:1)
Blue in Yarmouth
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Your analogy wasn't lost on me. Your whole post was well presented and spot on if you ask me. Well said!

August 22nd, 2011 at 11:16 AM | Out of curiosity, what kind of business (Score:1)
wolverine1987
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do you own Mgroworld?

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August 22nd, 2011 at 12:45 PM | My company sells medical (Score:2)
mGrowOld
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My company sells medical replacement parts for hospital equipment.  We are based in Northern Ohio.

 

 

August 21st, 2011 at 9:47 PM | Not sure about Tom (Score:2)
Rashman
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Tim is taking over for Josh Helmholdt at Rivals.

"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." -Fielding Yost
August 21st, 2011 at 9:55 PM | Whoops... (Score:2)
Rashman
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I guess you probably knew this already - I didn't realize that Brian had mentioned this in his "MGoJob Available" post.

"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." -Fielding Yost
August 21st, 2011 at 9:58 PM | Rumor has it that TomVH is (Score:5 Normal)
Magnus
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Rumor has it that TomVH is taking Oprah's slot in the afternoons.

Twitter - Recruiting Update: June 17

August 21st, 2011 at 10:05 PM | aaaaaannnnnnddddd...... (Score:5 Funny)
Bryan
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You get a 5* recruit! and you get a 5* recruit!

I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge

August 21st, 2011 at 10:53 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:1)
willywill9
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Pointing only to Michigan recruiters, though. Right?

Touchdown Michigan!

August 21st, 2011 at 11:28 PM | Is there any other way? (Score:1)
Bryan
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Nope

I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge

August 21st, 2011 at 11:08 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:1)
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