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8 weeks 2 days ago	TC	Travis Conlon stood out as a massive jerk (had a buddy who shared a house with him). Also as someone who couldn’t break a press to save his life
8 weeks 2 days ago	Oh man	I was in the same section of accounting as Ward, but I can’t remember of it was the first semester or the second. My recollection was that he had some absences, but was there about 65% of the time. Mostly I was shocked that he would be enrolled in such a class. The other eight “stars” spent their evenings “studying” in a room at the UGLi goofing around the whole time, but I never saw him there with them. So I always had this image of him as the rare top recruit who wanted to get the most out of his uniceraity education. You’ve now shattered that image for me, which is a bummer, but surely accurate. Sigh. FWIW he seems to be doing all right as a motivational speaker these days. Also, if it was the same course, I canno recall who you are or what you looked like (sorry), but I do recall enjoying the class a lot. (And thanks for the A.)
9 weeks 6 days ago	Generally, no, but versus Texas, yes	They do play USC and TCU next year, but few competent defenses aside from those. Auburn's another story of course. But they do seem to be running in 3rd place at the moment.   And furthermore, the idea of practicing against Michigan's D-line (Winovich and Gary, plus all the blitzing), should be part of the sales pitch for sure.
9 weeks 6 days ago	Agree, but	It did work out last time they did that, despite the error.
10 weeks 2 days ago	Incredible	That may have been the most memorable moments in the whole series, which is saying something. In fact, I think he robbed Isiah Whitlock of the catch phrase. I also had no idea he went to Michigan. Now doubly bummed.
10 weeks 4 days ago	NY Post - obligatory	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9FauQOXN90
11 weeks 4 days ago	Scorched-earth?	Provocative, to be sure, but....
11 weeks 5 days ago	Me too, but	I think Calvin Anderson is now the most important. Will directly affect the 2018 season in a huge way, and that season will be tremendously important for the trajectory of the program. But hey, hopefully we get both!
12 weeks 10 hours ago	Won the championship in 50% of their seasons	That's not bad.
12 weeks 3 days ago	European time zone, but...	...was working late while drinking. So is that a half-point?
12 weeks 3 days ago	Living in Europe	...I've done this a few times. But having two small kiddos makes it harder. Because obviously you need to watch as soon as you wake up or you may somehow hear the score. And small kiddos (1.5 and 4yo) are not interested in watching football when they wake up at 6am on a Sunday. They want to be fed and entertained. And the way the night games have gone of late meant I wasn't up for the battle to watch this season. I hated not watching MSU and PSU this season, but also knew I was probably better off. A B1G in-season basketball game shouldn't be that hard especially just a few hours later. The PROBLEM is actually that when you are watching, you know you are not watching live. So the emotions are slightly dulled. The feeling of "when I stood up off the couch we got a first down, so now I have to stand the rest of the game" does not exist. And you also know if, say the game ended on a last-second shot, all of your friends would call each other right away. You will be late for any such moment. But still better than simply checking the score.
12 weeks 3 days ago	Eh	I imagine it's pretty typicall for in-demand coaches. I've been drinking, though.
12 weeks 5 days ago	Sorry	I gave the info I thought I could ethically without stealing from a for-pay website. (Tried my best to follow Brian's approach in UVs for paywalled links.) They may have a free trial if you're curious to see more about Anderson.
13 weeks 6 days ago	$$$$$	How much are they making in college? "I believe Rashan Gary was offered incentives during his recruitment," Jim Hackett
14 weeks 7 hours ago	Question	Why did you retire from air guitar?
14 weeks 3 days ago	Obligatory
14 weeks 6 days ago	Yes, it was overblown	I had always heard it was Fulmer, and didn't realize he denied it, not that he's the most honest man in football of course. But yes, even if the coach who voted M 4th had voted them 2nd, the end result would not have changed. It was just unbelivable and infuriating that someone would do that.
14 weeks 6 days ago	An unmissable event	(B, I still vivdly remember you pointing out the ref with the OPI flag in his hand later that day. I couldn't believe it.) When friends told me I had to go, I was easily convinced. Six months after graduation meant student-tickets were not feasible, and I tried every available avenue to get them to no avail. I made the trip anyway. Long story short, I unkowingly ended up a with an (after a brief examination obviously) fake ticket and hardly any remaining money. But I was able to use it to enter the stadium, duck security, and bounce from open seat to open seat until I finally found one where the person did not return. So it was a triumphant day all around. Great write-up, Sap. This season hasn't worked out so well, but it's a good excuse to remember the best one we've had. Thanks so much for this series.
14 weeks 6 days ago	Title	You may need to update the title again. It now reads like she was found and safe, but was then abducted again. Then again, avi checks out.
14 weeks 6 days ago	Lloyd later changed his opinion	In the wake of the 2006 season he felt that the championship should be “decided on the field” and changed his mind about playoffs as he felt it was unfair to leave it to merely polls.
15 weeks 6 days ago	Worst ESPN	Thanks as always, Bronx. Still so impressed that you can get these out given your family situation is similar to mine... Worst: ESPN coverage. (Not the announcers who were pretty good.) They probably spent half of their footage time on crowd reactions, player close-ups, or coaches calling in plays. They missed countless snaps and never showed the formations. There was zero view downfield (in part because of the low camera angle which may be a stadium issue?), so we have no idea how bad the receivers were at getting open. And there was generally a dearth of replays except for Nanni in the onion costume. Don’t get me wrong, I’m angrier about the play than this, but it did make the experience all the more frustrating.
16 weeks 6 days ago	Yep, had the same thought and...	The fact that Delaware ends it means it started and ended with the best helmet in football.
18 weeks 6 hours ago	Ha!	I like that you called it ths sporps section. Is that also a typo or irony?
18 weeks 12 hours ago	To be fair	In the video the ball has already been snapped a split-second before that clip starts. O'Korn is catching it at the moment the clip begins. So we would need to see from about one second earlier to know whether this was a a delay of game or not.
18 weeks 23 hours ago	#20	Love that it’s Mike Hart’s jersey!
18 weeks 6 days ago	My man!	Great report my old friend! You’re a man after my own heart. I’d love to compare notes sometime. it’s now been 10 years since I finished my football trip. Unfortunately I have the wife and kids thing so it’ll be a while before the next one.
19 weeks 5 days ago	Interesting reaction	The South contingent claim "we all know Peyton was better." And "it's all the media's fault." This has been a common narrative ever since - that ABC wanted Woodson to win to better promote their football product. There's certainly a cultural aspect to this, and it continues with the "ESS EEE SEE"-ing of their region. FWIW, Brian addressed this debate rather definitively in 2009: http://mgoblog.com/content/unverified-voracity-goes-back-well-0 Also, the piece incorrectly says that Woodson caught  TD pass against OSU. They were perhaps thinking of Penn State, or should have written "set up their only offensive TD." Also also, man, Florida was really good to us that year. Opened the Heisman door against Manning and then later upset FSU on the day of The Game.
20 weeks 2 days ago	It's not like they were just randomly left out	This isn't Italy's situation where they were in a one-team-qualifies group with Spain and then lost the play-in matches on a 1-0 aggregate. Yes teams 3-6 were only two points apart in the South American standings, and they ended up #6. Tie or win one more match and they would have qualified. But they went 1-3 in their last three matches, including losses to Bolivia(!) and Paraguay. If your point is that more South American teams deserve to qualify, then I get what you're saying. Seems imbalanced based on their current level of play and performance in the last World Cup.   Also, I root for Argentina, and after losing on penatlies to them in the last two finals, screw those guys! ...
20 weeks 3 days ago	This one has him seventh	https://247sports.com/nfl/new-york-giants/Gallery/CBS-Sports-updates-201... But the second DT after Christian WIlkins at #5.
20 weeks 4 days ago	Jimbo vs Bo	Bo told TAMU they'll have to look elsewhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaZQYHQR9l0 We'll how loyal Jimbo is...

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