MGoGlossary
[Ed-M: Read the FAQ people!]
So I was at a football game last weekend and I was speaking to someone who happened to be a Michigan fan as well.
We quickly learned that we're both into every facet for Michigan Football, blah, blah, blah...he asked me which message board I liked most. I told him that I've done them all, but there is one that is head and shoulders above all of the rest. MGoBlog.com
He responds, "yea...I like there stuff, but I can't understand it half the time because of all the acronyms and slang terms...and WTF is taco pants?!"
I first explained taco pants because that was most important. And then I thought to myself, you know what I should start? An MGoBlog Glossary...an MGoGlossary.
So here it is, please add your MGoBlog acronyms for our newer folks, older folks, and people who've just let the orginal explanations fly over their heads like a pass to Jason Avant back in the day.
I'll start:
UFR = Upon Further Review
October 27th, 2011 at 8:43 AM ^
YMRMFSPA: you might remember me from such players as
October 27th, 2011 at 8:48 AM ^
TWIS= This Week In Schadenfreude
October 27th, 2011 at 8:48 AM ^
em0=Incoherent rambling followed by a depth chart. Repeat Ad Nauseum.
October 27th, 2011 at 8:49 AM ^
SIAP=Seen In Another Place?
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October 27th, 2011 at 8:50 AM ^
Sorry if already posted
October 27th, 2011 at 9:52 AM ^
Which is why it's a neggable offense. Use the search field before posting something. If you don't see any results within the first couple of pages, then you're probably good. If you do that, there's no need to cover yourself with the SIAP tag.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:58 AM ^
That's hilare. Most of the time that somebody is sorry if something's already been posted, I've seen it in another place.
Redundant negs for all!
October 27th, 2011 at 9:34 AM ^
The culmination of all things stupid
October 27th, 2011 at 8:51 AM ^
Go to About: FAQ. It is your friend.
October 27th, 2011 at 8:58 AM ^
So I'm relatively new as well and have been wondering for awhile what tacopants means. Please explain.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:12 AM ^
Taco Pants was who John Navarre was often throwing to when the ball was sailing over the head of Jason Avant. He is a mythical 11ft tall invisible reciever that was really the target of that errant throw.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:17 AM ^
Correction: It was Chad Henne. 2005.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:35 AM ^
Eh, it is more general than that. He has played for Michigan going all the way back to 2001 when Navarre made his first appearance as Michigan's starting QB. His breakout game was against OSU that year, and he was a favorite target for both Navarre and Henne, but has continued to stick around since then.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:24 AM ^
And he has infinite eligibility.
October 27th, 2011 at 10:02 AM ^
He also apparently has unlimited transferrability as well, making appearances for numerous different teams on the same day!
October 27th, 2011 at 11:59 AM ^
Got it. Now to make sure I understand I will use it in a sentence. "Because Tacopants is such a talented player, Joe Bauserman considers him the first, second, and third option on every passing play Ohio runs."
October 27th, 2011 at 2:25 PM ^
NCAA Free Shape Shifting Time Bending Invisible Agent
October 27th, 2011 at 9:03 AM ^
There is already a FAQ with a lot of terms in it, but some terms are missing.
RPS=rock paper scissors, a measure of quality of playcalling and scheme.
+EV=Plus expected value, a measure of coaches choosing to maximize the expected value of plays by making appropriate calls on 4th down (whether to punt, kick a field goal, or go for it).
Question: who is Profit? There's this one guy who keeps posting "Ask Profit" over and over again. Who is profit, and what should he/she be asked?
Dilithium=the magical element that makes Denard Robinson go, or sometimes simply a nickname for Denard Robinson.
GERG=Greg Robinson, former defensive coordinator for Michigan under whom the Michigan defense became a tire fire. Not to be confused with Greg Mattison or Denard Robinson (as someone's wife did during the 2010 season, leading to the hilarious quote "We need to fire Denard Robinson").
Baby Seal U-almost self-explanatory, a school that is not very good at football, such as Minnesota.
Sparty-Michigan State University. Also referred to sometimes as "Little Brother".
RCMB-Red Cedar Message Board, a forum for Michigan State fans who use terms like scUM and "little sister" to refer to the University of Michigan.
TSIO=That School in Ohio, the Ohio State University. Also sometimes referred to as "Akron State University" or "Ohio".
Somebody should also explain "I think Hoke has changed the tide of the rivalry".
October 27th, 2011 at 9:11 AM ^
Profit = ProfitGoBlue. Mod, lawyer, poster extraordinaire.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:59 AM ^
Seriously? Downvoted for answering someone's question?
October 27th, 2011 at 10:04 AM ^
The name "profitgoblue" is taboo, kind of like the name "Voldemort" became in HP book 7 (yes, I did just reveal further proof that I am a tool).
October 27th, 2011 at 11:25 AM ^
I would like an explanation of where "I think Hoke has changed the tide of the rivalry" started. I understand the meme now, but I missed the first time it got dropped.
October 27th, 2011 at 2:27 PM ^
I don't like when people capitalize ohio.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:09 AM ^
Slot Ninja: An undersized receiver who is as fast and nimble as an actual ninja. Slot Ninja's may or may not also block downfield like small billy goats.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:14 AM ^
JHSNCAH = Danny Hope, the Junior High School, No Class, Asshole
October 27th, 2011 at 9:25 AM ^
You Should Read The FAQ Before Posting A Thread Like This.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:29 AM ^
Not everything is in the FAQ...and not everyone can find the FAQ.
If you go to MGoBoard and then MGoBoard FAQ...it's a completely different page than what was posted in this thread.
Hope that smart ass comment made you feel better, sometimes that's what it takes to get the day started right.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:40 AM ^
You know, sometimes it's not about making yourself feel better... it's about making everyone else in the world feel worse.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:48 AM ^
Well said.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:41 AM ^
The FAQ he's referring to is in the About > FAQ tab.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:26 AM ^
How about a breakdown of all of the acronyms used in a UFR?
Here is a little help...
(when discussing the QB's passing)
DO - Dead On
CA - Catchable
MA - Marginal
IN - Inaccurate
BR - Bad Read
TA - Throwaway
BA - Batted
PR - Pressure
SCR - Scramble
DSR - Downfield Success Rate
(when discussing the WR's)
0 = uncatchable, 1 = very difficult, 2 = moderately difficult, 3 = routine
Oh and one more...FEI Rankings?
October 27th, 2011 at 9:31 AM ^
Fremeau Efficiency Index
October 27th, 2011 at 11:50 AM ^
Thank you for the UFR acronym breakdown I had given up reading the charts because I have no idea what they mean. Brian please add this list to FAQ or someone tell me where this info is posted.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:29 AM ^
RR = Rich Rodriguez
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<br>I'm glad I was able to clear this up for everyone.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:30 AM ^
Lloyd Brady: A higher truth, a platonic ideal. He is everywhere at all times. Rain, shine, blowout win or blowout loss, his loyalty to the maize and blue never wavers.
For peace in the middle-east, they should put up giant Mao-sized posters of Lloyd Brady's smile on every street corner.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:35 AM ^
October 27th, 2011 at 9:38 AM ^
Never seen the "ugly ass Michigan fan" video before.
Poorly played, Natural Selection. Poorly played indeed.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:36 AM ^
Magnus = JV football coach who may or may not know more about football than my grandmother.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:42 AM ^
Not sure if he is glossary-worthy, but you've also got Lloyd Brady's up and coming rival Facepalm Guy...
Edit: Derp... nice
October 27th, 2011 at 9:44 AM ^
When preceded by "Miami," NTM means "not that Miami" as in Miami, OH, YTM means "yes that Miami" referring to Miami, FL.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:55 AM ^
That pretty much goes for any school or name, though. If it's preceded by "NT" then it means it's not referring to the person or school you think it does. "YT" means it is referring to who you think it is.
October 27th, 2011 at 1:27 PM ^
Except when it applies to UofM. We are who we thought we were.
October 27th, 2011 at 2:22 PM ^
<slams fist down on podium>
October 27th, 2011 at 10:20 AM ^
Can't believe no one's mentioned Not Safe for Stephen R Kass, a play off Not Safe for Work. Someone can go find that thread if they feel especially bored on this Thursday.
October 27th, 2011 at 10:56 AM ^
It was the thread where - after giving his wife a foot massage for three hours - Stephen happened upon MGO and saw a post with bewbs in it and his wife immediately shamed him for seeing and even thinking about anybody elses bewbs. He then felt it best to make a post about it leading to months if not years of the MGO commentariat believing he is not only whipped, but in a lifelong struggle between his wifes requests that he not be a man and his inner man depserate to see a bewb or two.
October 27th, 2011 at 10:21 AM ^
Not so fast my friend a la Lee Corso
October 27th, 2011 at 10:52 AM ^
big will campbell
and for everyone directing the OP (original poster) to the FAQ, yes some of this is in there, but a lot of it isn't.