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2 weeks 6 hours ago	duplicate	duplicate
2 weeks 6 hours ago	Love the sentiment...	But come on dude... you remember beating Luke Fickell's Suckeyes?  Tell me that's just as satisfying later this year when we beat Meyer and he's throwing tantrums and pouting on the sideline.  Not all OSU teams are created equal.  I definitely enjoy beating the supposedly better ones more.  something about it is simply sweeter to know we destroyed their season ala '95.
2 weeks 6 hours ago	Spot on take	Love it man.  He defnitely *knew* he made a sweet audible after seeing coverage and *knew* he had a touchdown...just got giddy and airmailed that shit.
3 weeks 9 hours ago	Fellow Houston Wolverines	"281" in my handle is actually a nod to my area code.  Rode out Harvey in W. Houston.  HEB got bread today as well.  Glad y'all are safe.  Now, I finally have some time to get excited for football!!  What a relief that is :)   I'd go to the game with tickets the way they are...but too much to do here yet.  Still, watching us kick some Gator ass on tv will be a welcome respite from this disaster!
7 weeks 6 days ago	LOL	Discriminate in favor of minorities?  LOL.  That's rich.  Coming from an old white guy--even better.  This is why this board must stay on sports related topics.  I sleep better NOT knowing the views of my fellow Michigan fans.
9 weeks 1 day ago	Except he rarely is...	Lol, Maizen and Brian's reaction to our non-con schedule is absurd and most certainly not "right."   Particularly with more weight being given to road games, this is much ado about nothing. We win two Top 25 roadies and our RPI is literally bulletproof all season  (man, how I'd love to steal that one in Chapel Hill).  Even this past year, we probably jump Minny with a win over them on the road.  Some just like to complain.    Like when we lose a recruit, or schedule a powder puff basketball game.  I don't understand their ilk, but alas, we ostensibly root for the same team, so I tolerate it.
9 weeks 3 days ago	Apologists?	Because Morris, Hardaway, Stauskas, McGary, Robinson, DJ Wilson were all Plan B targets?  wtf are you smoking?   Not to mention, JB doesn't offer until a visit is had--so your metric for determing our top tier targets is asinine. I believe MattD states it well up this thread...Simi Shittu is certainly a top target, but doesn't have an offer.   It's almost impossible to speculate who is on the top of our "board," since any kid holding an offer or being targeted is surely fitting into some kind of plan by the coaching staff.   It's the irrational criticism that sullies this board.  Your takes have no actual evidence.
9 weeks 3 days ago	I'm just here for Maizen's predictably spot on analysis.	I'm so tired of Beilein missing on recruits.  I know, so problematic over the years. (only if you're a slave to recruiting rankings).    Darius Morris 2011 2nd Rd Tim Hardaway Jr. 2013 1st Rd Trey Burke 2013 1st Rd Glenn Robinson 2014 2nd Rd Mitch McGary 2014 1st Rd Nik Stauskas 2014 1st Rd Caris Levert 2016 1st Rd DJ Wilson 2017 1st Rd Mo Wagner 2018? 2019?   2 Rd? Jordan Morgan/Derek Walton  undrafted/overseas types.  I'll take their college production.
9 weeks 4 days ago	These are the guys you want...	If the scout team can't push the rotation guys, then the season tends to end poorly. This guy can play the 5 on scout team and really push our bigs in practice from a rebounding stand point if he's scrappy.  Seems like a solid PWO.
10 weeks 2 days ago	Better defense!?	No, it just epitomizes why he didn't play (and he got hurt and was sidelined most of the year).  So, your "2 years" claim already out the window there.  As for Soph year, there's no way he was a defensive upgrade.  Revisionist history.  Every game he had over ten minutes he had foul trouble.  Couldn't play 15-20 consistently even had JB given him the run.  But sure.
10 weeks 2 days ago	Dude, he was better than many playing? bold
11 weeks 3 days ago	Anticipated attrition	Will open up another scholarship for next year, so as the article states, I expect us to sign two more.
11 weeks 4 days ago	Agreed...	But they may know something we don't (i.e. Mo was really close to being taken in round 1, and all but a slam dunk to go next year...Charles Matthews has been Godly in practice and reports have NOT been overexaggerated/the normal redshirt bluster.  Ibi or player x is thinking of transferring if he continues to not crack the rotation).  They may be anticipating another scholly opening up for  Weems/ or Watts if we lose a PG to transfer.
11 weeks 4 days ago	Correction	Jb only discriminates against Black *centers*
11 weeks 4 days ago	Interesting developments...	Adding Hunter and* Tyson would make for an epic 2018 class (including Currie tho he's a project).   I'd take Iggy over Tyson probably by a hair, but think Tyson has more upside. *Question becomes whether we oversign or call it quits after Hunter.  I'm not as convinced we're done with one more commit.
11 weeks 6 days ago	Maizen colored glasses	Dude, not only is it unnecessarily/problematically racial to say such stupidity, but it's also just wrong.  Sure, the guy we've signed at the Center position as tended to be white since the De'shawn Sims/Jordan Morgan/ Jon Horford days.  But to suggest we haven't recruited athletic Black centers is, like most of your takes, stupid and not supported by fact.  I can think of Mike Edwards, Levi Cook, Swanigan come to mind (though I know he's more of a 4).  I know we didn't initiate the Mo Bamba sweepstakes, but we jumped in there too.  Mostly, we've gotten early commits from our 5's the past few years, but to suggest that athletic (and more offensively), black 5's aren't recruited by Johnny B is priceless drivel.
11 weeks 6 days ago	Definitely not unfair man.	Definitely not unfair man.  Been here all of two weeks, it took me less than a day to understand Maizen's rep.
11 weeks 6 days ago	LOl doesn't recruit "black	LOl doesn't recruit "black centers with that much athleticism."  Priceless drivel.
12 weeks 1 day ago	Same position	In JB's system the 3 and 4 are basically identical positions offensively.  Only difference is our "4" is typically a little bigger to guard opposing bigs at that spot.   I would assume defense will determine what spot the formally play, but it really doesn't matter.
13 weeks 6 days ago	JB haters still hating	Forgot to mention 10 early entries in NBA draft, most in Big Ten by a lot.  *But I forgot he only recruits talentless wonders and we underachieve every year* so these facts mean nothing.
14 weeks 13 hours ago	scheduling	*duplicate*
14 weeks 13 hours ago	scheduling	New to posting, so unsure where the personal stuff is coming from.  But I have to disagree with Brian and Maizen.  Our SOS has always been competitive, and  Minnesota's RPI boost was largely due to luck (3 weak opponents making jumps of 100+ in RPI).  The truth is, we only schedule 2-3 of these games every year...and frankly, most blue bloods do too.   When has our out of conference scheduling really screwed us?  It doesn't add up.  We play tough teams on the road and at home, participate in competitive non con tourneys and play tons of home games for the fans.  I feel that some in the fan base just can't wait to attack Johnny B.  Since we're not playing anymore, scheduling it is.  When we start filling the 2018 class, we'll hear more hate.    Just don't think the facts support this thread or Maizen's.  Plus, RPI is being devalued this year. \
14 weeks 1 day ago	RPI impact	Really don't think this will impact us too much.  If we beat Minnesota, then that would have solved our seed line issues :)  This post is melodramatic.  Our schedule is loaded this year.  @UT and UNC.  UCLA.  Maui Invitational.   At most this game costs us 1 seed line.  So many other games do too.  Please.  Moving on. **Edit:  AND, if I recall correctly, next year the committee will begin taking other metrics into account and NOT valuing RPI as much.  This post is absurd.