January 11th, 2013 at 12:08 PM ^
To repeat what seems is the general consensus, Am happy for you, but sad for the rest of us. Good Luck and Fair Winds.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:22 AM ^
January 11th, 2013 at 11:44 AM ^
I still feel like 1 of our best recruits just got snake oiled away.... Bittersweet congrats.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:01 PM ^
Congratulations on the new job and good luck! I'll miss going to your site.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:10 PM ^
January 11th, 2013 at 12:17 PM ^
Damnnn.. This really makes me sad. I would go to the Tremendous website almost just as much as Mgoblog. It is always second on my history list with TTB third. Makes me feel like I just lost a good friend:(
January 11th, 2013 at 12:58 PM ^
January 11th, 2013 at 1:03 PM ^
This is obviously a bummer as Tremendoes/Aquaman/SteveLorenz was a great resource who I read often.
HOWEVA, where there is need there is opportunity. Tremendous took advantage of the lack of TomVH, and now someone will take advantage of the lack of Tremendous, especially now that there's a trend of being hired by a pay site. I bet by mid-summer there are a handful of new Michigan recruiting blogs, have of which are run by MGoBlog posters, one of which will be just as good as Tremendous was (not to take anything away from him, of course).
There is obviously a huge demand for free M recruiting blog, and that's probably a really fun job for someone if you're good at it. This is like if the guy selling hot dogs or t-shirts on the way to the stadium moved away. Someone else would start selling hot dogs or t-shirts promptly thereafter.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:21 PM ^
Lots of new blogs have popped up in the past few years, and most of them have folded or been absorbed by other sites. Varsity Blue was absorbed by MGoBlog, and then Tim moved on to The Wolverine. Then The Wolverine Blog popped up and was absorbed by MGoBlog. Now Tremendous has been absorbed by 247 Sports. I guess it's the natural evolution of capitalism.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:48 PM ^
For sure, but that's the motivation for new blogs to pop up. If you make a good one, you could get hired by a bigger site (MGoBlog) or hired by a pay site. To extend my analogy, it's like if the hot dog guy gets hired by Oscar Meyer full time or something like that. Some other young and excited hot dog seller will start his stand for a shot at the big time.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:20 PM ^
to comment over there. They liked all the Michigan-related commenting I did here and really felt I would be an asset to their board.
But seriously, Michigan fans are too good at being bloggers. People keep picking all the sweet free stuff off. I hope MGoBlog remains free forever
January 11th, 2013 at 2:45 PM ^
I've hit the o'l beveled guilt button before (not nearly enough I admit) & and you should too.
January 11th, 2013 at 4:31 PM ^
you just donate to the cause
January 11th, 2013 at 1:34 PM ^
At least in the immediate future, a lot of my football analysis I did for Tremendous will be coming back to this site (in the form of diaries probably). I know most people were interested in the recruiting aspects (which I understand), but I always hope that my content added something to the site. Hopefully what I put up over here is an appreciated small addition for the bigger loss that is a free Michigan focused recruiting site.
Congrats to Tremendous as well. I'll miss working on the site but think you made the correct decision.
January 11th, 2013 at 5:04 PM ^
January 11th, 2013 at 1:58 PM ^
I'm happy for Tremendous, and very glad to see that he can get paid professional-level money to do what he loves. Anytime someone gets a "promotion" based on performance, especially when he did all of the work himself from the ground up, it's great to hear.
January 12th, 2013 at 9:41 AM ^
So could someone please explain:
1. Who the bald zombie-looking pall bearer is? (I assume he brethes underwater or actually IS a zombie)
2. How does Hawk-Man breathe without a helmet like batman (bubbles?)
3. Is that Aquaman's squeeze being consoled by WW ?(also not wearing a helmet by the way)
I MUST learn these answers before I start drinking in 3 hours!
January 12th, 2013 at 7:06 PM ^
January 11th, 2013 at 2:08 PM ^
Great news for Tremendous. I wish him the best of success at 247. Maybe he can pop over to MGoBlog every now and then and submit his info for us? No one has to know.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:23 PM ^
Yet another joins the ranks of the scouting services that could not have played much of any of the sport he is to analyze recruits at.
signed
good explosiveness, plays high, great highlights, loose in the hips, and had a great visit, thinks the coaches are intense.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:59 PM ^
At least Barton Simmons at 247 has a football background, unlike some of the other sites.
January 11th, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
January 11th, 2013 at 2:28 PM ^
glad to see talented individuals earning greater opportunities!
January 11th, 2013 at 2:33 PM ^
January 11th, 2013 at 2:52 PM ^
That doesn't sound like a compliment.
January 11th, 2013 at 5:00 PM ^
January 11th, 2013 at 5:12 PM ^
Yeah, that analogy was tenuous at best.