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3 days 13 hours ago About 20 years ago when I was

About 20 years ago when I was living in West Quad they didn't serve dinners on Sunday evenings.

Me too. More like 30 actually.

I used to go to the McDonalds off Maynard near Skeeps (Dooley's at the time).  What happened to that place?  It's rare that they close a McDonalds.  It was always busy, so I don't think that was the reason.  Did they make them close it for political-correctness reasons?

As a quite-poor college student, it was correct enough for me.
 

 

5 days 1 hour ago Any improvement is good

Any improvement is good improvement.  There's no style points.

Save the swag for Jordan Poole.

 

5 days 6 hours ago He always seems befuddled.  

He always seems befuddled.

 

1 week 2 hours ago Believe it or not, John

Believe it or not, John Cooper could have said the same thing. 

He could have easily beaten us in '88, '90', '92, 96, and yes '97 if a few coinflip plays went the other way . . . Brown's pass was incomplete, OSU picked up the 4th down, we did not recover our own fumble, Springs does not slip, Jackson does not throw his stupid pick / Gresie does thtow his stupid near-pick.

Dude could have had a 7-6 winning record against us. 

But coulda, woulda, blah, blah. 

At some point, you are what your record says you are.

 

1 week 2 hours ago He's so perfect, it's

He's so perfect, it's boring.

Even when he loses a Super Bowl he has a historically great performance, and it takes a historically bad performance by his defense to offset it.

Honestly, his performance in that loss did as much to solidify his status as the GOAT as his wins.

 

1 week 2 hours ago Remember when we were so thin

Remember when we were so thin at DB?

We do have things to be grateful for.

 

1 week 2 hours ago And yet . . . 

And yet . . . 

1 week 2 hours ago UNACCEPTABLE!

UNACCEPTABLE!

1 week 2 hours ago Damn Comcast.

Damn Comcast.

1 week 2 hours ago Hey, just like our

Hey, just like our backup!

No, wait . . . .

1 week 2 hours ago Damn, I knew he'd leave

Damn, I knew he'd leave early.

 

1 week 2 hours ago Probably wasn't even the

Probably wasn't even the dumbest post of the week.

1 week 2 hours ago How would he know?  

How would he know?

 

1 week 3 hours ago My nose would get hit first,

My nose would get hit first, so I'm good.

 

1 week 3 hours ago Meyer has a better QB system

Meyer has a better QB system for college.  He just does.

He recruits talented gamers, gives them onre read-and-go, and lets them make plays.

There, I said it.

 

1 week 3 hours ago They all play for him, don't

They all play for him, don't you know.

 

1 week 9 hours ago Shhhhhhhhhh!  Don't give it

Shhhhhhhhhh!  Don't give it away.

 

1 week 9 hours ago All those years in the '80s

All those years in the '80s and '90s when we were beating Ohio State regularly, it was because we had superior play at the QB position.

While we were starting future NFL QBs like Harbaugh and Elvis and Brady, they were trotting out Herbstreit and Stanley Jackson and Bellisari.

Until we fix that, we are going to keep looking up at them.

 

1 week 9 hours ago They never do crap in the

They never do crap in the NFL.  But they play in a system that's great for college QBs.  

That's how it should be.

I personally only care about Michigan's NFL QB success in terms of how well it lets us recruit. 

So that we can win games.

Or . . . you could just have a system that already wins games in college. 

That works too. 

1 week 9 hours ago Isn't that kind of the point

Isn't that kind of the point with college-age kids?  Allow them to be successful at what they can realistically do.

 

 

1 week 9 hours ago It did work in the case of

It did work in the case of Tate though.  He was a revalation in the spring game, and it held up in the regular season until his head went south.

 

1 week 9 hours ago At least the NFL plays real

At least the NFL plays real games overseas.  When are some of these leagues like the Premire League, Serie A, La liga, etc. going tp play a real game over here?

Also: the name "Liverpool" makes me kind of queasy.  Just saying.

 

1 week 5 days ago I can't think of a single

I can't think of a single time in the fall, or even the summer, when I thought back to the spring game.

It's the biggest non-event ever.  It has a shelf-life of about one week.

What makes it even a thing at all is because of when it is held, when all the indoor sports are over and we are ready for spring.  

1 week 5 days ago "Prove to me that you're no

"Prove to me that you're no fool,

walk across my swimming pool."

 

2 weeks 5 hours ago Makes you wonder why the

Makes you wonder why the copyright owners don't put it out on the web themselves and let you watch it with the commercials, just like you would when it was broadcast.

Why hide it?

It can't make money for you / get eyeballs for your advertisers if nobody can see it.

 

2 weeks 1 day ago Yeah, that is a real

Yeah, that is a real thing. 

I grew up in a heavily Polish and Italian (and therefore Catholic) area.  The running joke is that two neighborhood Moms were gossiping at the fence.  The first Mom says: "My son just got into Harvard!"  The second Mom says: "What's wrong, he couldn't get into Notre Dame?" 

We're lucky they did not get MAAR (Allentown PA Central Catholic).

 

2 weeks 1 day ago Just how many Loyola's are

Just how many Loyola's are there anyway?

Why is "Loyola" a thing?

2 weeks 1 day ago I saw the UMBC women's

I saw the UMBC women's lacrosse team at a Panera Bread in Baltimore last week.  I recognized their "Retrievers" script and dog logo on their jackets.

I told them "Everybody knows who you are now!".  They laughed and said that 3 weeks ago nobody would even know if they were a high school team or a club team.

That's what makes March Madness the greatest sports (and cultural) event of the year.

 

 

2 weeks 1 day ago That footwork will come in

That footwork will come in handy squashing those purple grapes.

 

2 weeks 1 day ago You could say that about 20

You could say that about 20 programs.

So yeah, I got nothing.

 

2 weeks 1 day ago If that's what "academics"

If that's what "academics" really meant, then Kelly should have said that.  Or nothing.

He knows that saying a player left for "academics" will be understood as the player was failing classes or not going to classes.

That's how you call a kid out for grades.

Which may be what he actually wanted.

 

2 weeks 1 day ago in the aftermath of Larry

in the aftermath of Larry Nassar’s sentencing, leaders of the MSU basketball student section—The Izzone—spearheaded a fundraising campaign for the survivors. Using the power of fans’ common identity, they raised ... $7,000.

*Snort*

 

2 weeks 2 days ago (No subject)

2 weeks 2 days ago Let's not waste it again this

Let's not waste it again this year, OK?

Historically good defenses only come along once every . . . oops we've actually had one three years in a row, but that doesn't fit my story line.

Historically good defenses only come along once a generation!!

 

2 weeks 2 days ago Peters looked like The Answer

Peters looked like The Answer in the spring game.

Wasn't.

Looking back on all the spring games over the years, the only one that stands out as a revelation was the one with Tate.  He was a game-changer in the spring game, and was also a game-changer during the season, until his head went south.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago We've yet to actually have a

We've yet to actually have a game manager, so we don't even know.

2 weeks 2 days ago Eastern was looking tough.  

Eastern was looking tough.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago Jordan Poole chasing down

Jordan Poole chasing down Sister Jean after the game to tell her what a big fan he was of her.

 

 

2 weeks 2 days ago When it sunk in that we

When it sunk in that we finished ranked #2 in the entire country - when it looked in January like we wouldn't even be #2 in the state of Michigan - that was pretty special.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago I already posted this in

I already posted this in Seth's "One Shining Moment" thread, but it was so much fun I'm going to post it again:

For me, it's the confetti.  I've become all about the confetti.

My wife is a Dukie.  Last year we watched on TV as Duke won the ACC Tournament on Saturday night.  When they won, confetti came pouring down on them from the arena rafters and filled the sky. 

I thought to myself "Man, I really want that for Michigan  in the Big Ten Tournament tomorrow."

The next day on Sunday, I was in the stands in DC for the Big Ten Tournament final and got to take this picture:

Got it!

This year in NYC, we got to repeat that scene all over again.  (Duke didn't.)

Check out this amazing-angle confetti footage at 7:50:

"Let the confetti rain in New York!"

It did not stop there.  Another round of confetti awaited in the West Regional Final as Michigan hoisted a Final Four trophy and cut down the nets:

It's been a great run for confetti.

CHEERS!

M-Dog

 
2 weeks 2 days ago The dogs had more fun than

The dogs had more fun than the people.

2 weeks 2 days ago This may be the post of the

This may be the post of the year.

Especially since sexy bits have been banned.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago Michigan has borught in a

Michigan has brought in a "savior" at QB for the football team, and yet I'm more excited about the start of next year's basketball and hockey teams.

Strange times.

 

 

2 weeks 2 days ago I know lots of Duke folks. 

I know lots of Duke folks.  Coach K has specifically stated that he is going to back away from that model.  It has not worked out like they would have wanted.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago I just want a guy that can

I just want a guy that can shoot like Dante DiVinnysomethingorother.

Thx.

 

 

2 weeks 2 days ago Lots of snark on here, but I think it will help this time around

Lots of snark on here, but I think it will help this time around.

Mostly for two reasons:

1) The external environment has changed some, and it's not quite the shady free for all it was at the Kentucky's and Lousiville's of the world.  Michigan will not be the extreme outlyer it was in the past.  Nothing is pure, but I would bet that Villanova recruiting is closer to Michigan recruiting than Kentucky one-and-done recruiting.

2) JB has shown that you will not be locked into just one style of play as a recruit.  Unlike the perception around 2013, JB has shown that he has a well rounded scheme that lets players slash to the rim, post up, play defense, etc.  It's not a rigid "Princeton" system that was still the narrative among media types even as late as 2013. 

People may have questioned a guy like Charles Matthews coming here in the past, but nobody would question it now. 

The next time around, a 4/5-star guy like that may come here directly in the first place instead of transferring here.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago You may want to edit it

You may want to edit it though.  Because it really looks like that is the point you are trying to make.  It just does.

I'm sure GT has pissed us off about something football related in the past.  You should dig that up and use that.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago That's rude.

That's rude.

But being rude is not the same thing as being racist.

AFAIK, Paul Johnson has never shown any signs of any kind of racist behavior.

I get the point you are trying to make, but the context of the post is not right.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago The house did get money back,

The house did get money back, but we were smart enough to put a bunch of it aside to buy two spiffy new Final/Frozen Four Banners.

We are not leaving this joint empty handed.

 

 

2 weeks 2 days ago When I looked at your avatar

When I looked at your avatar really fast, I thought it was a shark symbol.

Checks out.

2 weeks 2 days ago Meh. It didn't even go in.  

Meh.

It didn't even go in.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago Yep.

Yep.

2 weeks 2 days ago Yeah, I get that.  But it was

Yeah, I get that.  But it was $1.8M vs. $1.4M "better".  Not Mother Theresa saving a family from poverty better.

I'm not big on telling other people how they should spend their money.  $400K is $400K.  He found a well-off family that he liked that has non-financial challenges, and he decided to help them out.  Good on him.  It's his money.

But he didn't "save" that family or anything.  The article is maybe a little too over the top in the tone it takes.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago Yeah the tone was a little

Yeah the tone was a little odd.  They kind of just slid it past you that they were still buying a $1.4M "bargain" house, and this somehow changed their lives. 

If $1.4M was all they could "scrape up", they would have still gotten a palace in Gainesville, FL with or without McElwain's help.

  

 

2 weeks 2 days ago I'll like him even more when

I'll like him even more when he calls a game winning TD in the face of a third and long blitz.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago So . . . that family still

So . . . that family still bought a $1.4 million house.  That's not quite the spin the article puts on it, where if not for McElwain's generosity the family would be sleeping on the streets.  They would have just bought a lesser mansion.

2 weeks 2 days ago That's the beauty of it. 

That's the beauty of it.  You're never really sure it's not him . . . 

2 weeks 2 days ago Can't do it all with one

Can't do it all with one line.

Almost did, actually.

2 weeks 2 days ago Aw, man.  Do we have to stop

Aw, man.  Do we have to stop making fun of him now?  'Cause we were kind of on a roll.

What's Charlie Weis doing these days?

If he ever comes here, I am not giving up the Weis jokes.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago Watching NCAA tournaments in

Watching NCAA tournaments in April with your team in it is fun.  It puts an edge on everything else that you do during that time.  It's all you think about.

We all know the risk of falling of that steep a cliff, but we'll be lining up next year to do it again.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago You guys are boring.

You guys are boring.

Too happy.

Back to the venting thread.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago The team looked tired, trying

The team looked tired, trying to do it all with pretty much one line.  And it bit them in the end.

But at no time did they look like they were not well-organized and well-coached.

Add some depth and broader talent, and this program will be a machine.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago Melrose is the Dickie V. of

Melrose is the Dickie V. of hockey.  He has four or five pre-determined things he wants to say, and you are going to get them no matter what is actually happening on the ice.

If I hear "greasy goal" one more time . . .  

2 weeks 2 days ago Oh well.

Oh well.

We would have just lost even more painfully in the National Championship game.

2 weeks 2 days ago Where I'm from, that's called

Where I'm from, that's called breakfast.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago The story of Michigan

The story of Michigan basketball and hockey this year is this: 

We found money. 

Lots of money.  And we kept finding it over and over.

Then we used some of it to buy two $10 Million Powerball lottery tickets.

It sucks that those lottery tickets did not win.

But guys, we still found a lot of money.

 

2 weeks 2 days ago The truth is that we way

The truth is that we way overachieved in both hockey and basketball.

It was never going to end painlessly.

2 weeks 2 days ago I was one of those guys. 

I was one of those guys.  Thank God I got to see all of that stuff first.  It makes this stuff now easier to take.

I don't know how you guys do it.  I give you all the credit in the world for sticking with it when it keeps pulling the rug out from under you.  I don't know if I could do it.

 

2 weeks 3 days ago FML.

FML.

2 weeks 3 days ago Was there any plan there at

Was there any plan there at all?

That may have been it for this game.

 

2 weeks 3 days ago Sniper.

Sniper.

2 weeks 3 days ago There's a line. . . 

There's a line. . . 

2 weeks 3 days ago As you get older, this is a

As you get older, this is a real thing.  You're good to go even for a game that goes into midnight, but then the commercials come on for 10 minutes at a time and you start to drift. 

My biggest fear is that one day I am going to sleep through a Michigan National Championship by accident.

It already happened to me during the Boise State - Oklahoma flea-flicker / statue of liberty bowl game.  I'm still pissed about that.

 

2 weeks 3 days ago At least all the maize

At least all the maize matches.  That's huge progress.

They had gotten me flummoxed to the point where I thought it was technically impossible to match yellow on different surfaces and I should stop expecting it.
 

 

2 weeks 3 days ago Let's face it, we found money

Let's face it, we found money this year.  And then we kept finding it.

No matter what happens, we already have a lot more than we expected to have.

 

2 weeks 3 days ago Our unis look good.

Our unis look good.

2 weeks 3 days ago Do they even want anyone to

Do they even want anyone to watch?

 

2 weeks 3 days ago Why are we losing 4-star

Why are we losing 4-star non-OL's to Stanford?

2 weeks 3 days ago Stanford rules all of the

Stanford rules all of the Country Club sports.  There are a lot of those, and some of them do not have very many schools playing them, or just playing them as club sports.

 

2 weeks 3 days ago Yes, that was the point where

Yes, that was the point where Villanova got separation and kept it.  Poole was completely out of control.

Had he made that and avoided the 5 point swing, it could have been interesting perhaps.  Perhaps.

They were missing some shots around then and we were making some.  The swings in confidence for us and them could have been a reset.

And if all that had happened . . . I still think they would have won.

*sigh*

Is what it is.

We'll just have to lick our wounds and console ourselves with a final #2 national ranking and occupying a third of "One Shining Moment".

Rich People Problems.

 

2 weeks 3 days ago I'm sure the worst of all the

I'm sure the worst of all the FBI and NCAA investigations are behind you.

And about to bite you in the ass.

 

2 weeks 4 days ago It ends in pain for all but

It ends in pain for all but one team.

We got a giant-ass Final Four banner asprin for our trouble.

 

2 weeks 4 days ago They do.  There are better

They do.  There are better pictures than this one.

If there was a Final Four of cheerleaders, they'd be in it with USC and Oregon and a play-in of FSU / Texas / Clemson / Auburn . . .

2 weeks 4 days ago  For me, it's the confetti. 

For me, it's the confetti.  I've become all about the confetti.

My wife is a Dookie.  Last year we watched on TV as Duke won the ACC Tournament on Saturday night.  When they won, confetti came pouring down on them from the arena rafters and filled the sky. 

I thought to myself "Man, I really want that for Michigan  in the Big Ten Tournament tomorrow."

The next day on Sunday, I was in the stands in DC for the Big Ten Tournament final and got to take this picture:

Got it!

This year in NYC, we got to repeat that scene all over again.  (Duke didn't.)

Check out this amazing-angle confetti footage at 7:50:

"Let the confetti rain in New York!"

It did not stop there.  Another round of confetti awaited in the West Regional Final as Michigan hoisted a Final Four trophy and cut down the nets:

It's been a great run for confetti.

CHEERS!

2 weeks 4 days ago The football will just be a

The football will just be a background in this series.  It won't be about football.

If you don't follow Michigan football, you probably won't be able to tell much about what kind of season we had one way or the other.

 

 

2 weeks 4 days ago Me too.

Me too.

Only in my case it's a misdemeanor, because it never worked.

 

2 weeks 4 days ago Tell her how much time you

Tell her how much time you spend on MGoBlog.

 

2 weeks 4 days ago Shhhhhhh!  Don't tell him.  

Shhhhhhh!  Don't tell him.

 

2 weeks 4 days ago Where are the checks and balances?

Where are the checks and balances?

So damn many people in charge - in government, in business, in religion, in sports, in medicine, in media - get to use the institutions    that people rely on and cherish as their personal    play things.

It happens over and over and over.

 

2 weeks 4 days ago “I told some guys if you

“I told some guys if you continue to stay hurt, continue to stay in the training room, you have no tape. I can’t grade you if you’re not on tape. I can’t grade you in the training room. And all of a sudden some guys got well."

Hello: Lawsuit.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago For all the people who say

For all the people who say Michigan did not deserve to be in the National Championship game, who would you put in there instead?

All of Villanova's opponents lost to them by double digits, so none of them.

Duke . . . who lost to Kansas?

UVA, UNC . . . who could not even make it out of the early rounds?

Certainly none of the teams that Michigan beat head to head.

Who would you put in instead?

Michigan was in there because they earned their way in there.  

We are clearly not #1, but we have a solid case for #2.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago Michigan has had the
Michigan has had the "misfortune" of playing some historically great teams in the National Championship:  UCLA in full Wooden mode, Knight's undefeated Indiana team, Duke's back to back team, Villanova beating everybody by double digits.
 
Finishing 2nd those years is worth being #1 most other years.
2 weeks 5 days ago It was possible. 

It was possible. 

We lost by 17.  Had we hit 9/23 on threes (39%) instead of 3/23 (13%) that could have done it.  That's basically 6 shots.

We did have a lot of open uncontested looks (at least 6 of them), but we were not hitting them.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago At least we beat our 11 seed.

At least we beat our 11 seed.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago As a D-III transfer, he's had

As a D-III transfer, he's had more than enough glory at Michigan to fall back on.

I think I'll miss the Dunc and Dak podcasts the most.

 

 

2 weeks 5 days ago Well we did see a perfect

Well we did see a perfect game and an off game.  Just not by the right teams.

 

 

2 weeks 5 days ago Remember the "What would be

Remember the "What would be considered success this season?" thread?

The consensus was a Sweet Sixteen.  

I'd say cutting down Final Four nets and a National Championship game checks that box.

 

 

2 weeks 5 days ago That's a lesson for us. 

That's a lesson for us.  That's how you win a National Championship.

Somebody has to step up and play out of their minds with an all-time performance.

That's what it takes . . . your best performance ever as a team, not one of your worst like 3/23 on threes.

Spike had it for a while in 2013, but it was not sustained.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago Does anybody else have a CBB

Does anybody else have a CBB hangover?

I mean a real, physical hangover with all the symptoms.

I know I do.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago He was asking who Sister Jean

He was asking who Sister Jean is.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago Michigan has had the

Michigan has had the "misfortune" of playing some historically great teams in the National Championship:  UCLA in full Wooden mode, Knight's undefeated Indiana team, Duke's back to back team, Villanova beating everybody by double digits.

Finishing 2nd those years is worth being #1 most other years.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago OK, now do Sparty's lineup.  

OK, now do Sparty's lineup.

 

2 weeks 5 days ago What I really wanted was John

What I really wanted was John Beilein to make the Final Four so that he could get credit for replacing all the banners that were taken down.

He did that this season and threw in a National Championship game appearence and a BTT banner as well.

Color me happy.

 

 

2 weeks 5 days ago This entire March was like

This entire March was like finding money.

In every single pocket . . . behind the couch . . .  in tbe car . . .

 

2 weeks 5 days ago Even Ace went cold

Even Ace went cold tonight.

Happens to the best of them.

2 weeks 5 days ago We had the #1 one-seed and

We had the #1 one-seed and last year's National Champion on our side of the bracket.

And they got crushed.

We have to play who they put in front of us.  We can't customize our tournament opponents to our liking.

Otherwise we would just play Sparty 6 times.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Michigan with more talent is

Michigan with more talent is that team.

The talent is coming.

2 weeks 6 days ago Playing defense the way they

Playing defense the way they do has an impact on their shooting.  It does take a lot out of them.  They've stated this previously.

This is new.  It's something they have to get acclimated to.

2 weeks 6 days ago Dayenu.

Dayenu.

2 weeks 6 days ago He's not coming back.  But

He's not coming back.  But man, Moe, you gotta be able to put two good shooting nights in a row together in the NBA.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago What a run, Y'all.We played

What a run, Y'all.

We played to the very last game.  We never went home.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Clock has struck midnight.  

Clock has struck midnight.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago He has not been overlooked. 

He has not been overlooked.  The dude can play and we can't stop him, "white" or not. 

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Where's our guy that steps up

Where's our guy that steps up like that?

 

2 weeks 6 days ago How could refs not give a guy

How could refs not give a guy like Beilein the benefit of the doubt, versus working so hard against him?

Does not even make sense.

2 weeks 6 days ago If we can't even get Robinson

If we can't even get Robinson to hit a three on an open look, it's over.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago 28 points in the half is not

28 points in the half is not the stuff of Champions.

We're gonna need one of those 47-point second half's like we had on Saturday.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Nova no longer worried about

Nova no longer worried about our outside shooting.  Open looks are there every time.  Got to hit them.

 

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Open looks are there.  Not

Open looks are there.  Not hitting them.  Not gonna cut it in this game.

Who's going to step up for us and be our Hancock?  

Somebody's got to do it.

 

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Z's gonna get a clean block

Z's gonna get a clean block that will be called a foul.

You know that is coming.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Tough game.

Tough game.

2 weeks 6 days ago Teske gets mugged.

Teske gets mugged.

2 weeks 6 days ago No fear here.  

No fear here.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago We're playing like we mean

We're playing like we mean it.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago We win.  

We win.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago This is it.  The end of the

This is it.  The end of the road.

This is the last game of the season.

No survive and advance.  No worrying about going home early.

There is only one game left, and we are in it.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago LET'S DO THIS!!

LET'S DO THIS!!

National Championships don't exactly grow on trees.

Might as well win one now while the team is already in town.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago The game does not start until

The game does not start until 9:20 PM EST, there will be a ton of commercials during it, and I'll be back on here after the game no matter what.

I'm definitely taking a nap.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago That song will be stuck in my

That song will be stuck in my head all day now.

We better win.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Welcome.

Welcome.

I just doubled your point total!

2 weeks 6 days ago Great writing, Seth.

Great writing, Seth.

I don't know which is more amazing . . . that Beilein could be on the doorstep of a National Championship by playing defense, or that you could write a Passover Seder-themed piece about a college basketball team and it come off spectacularly.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Jordan Poole is such a nice

Jordan Poole is such a nice boy.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago That's practically a

That's practically a Villanova coronation.

In sports, I don't do coronations.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Or Michigan - Texas A&M.  

Or Michigan - Texas A&M.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Does it LOOK like I'm getting

Does it LOOK like I'm getting any work done?

 

2 weeks 6 days ago If its an unsightly blowout

If its an unsightly blowout tonight, I'll gladly switch that on.

What kind of drive-by fan are you?

At least stick around to watch us cut down the nets.

 

2 weeks 6 days ago It's the National Championship.

It's the National Championship.  In basketball.  

You should have to hit shots to win it.  You don't deserve it if you can't.

If we don't hit basketball shots in the National Championship and they beat us because of it, then as they say in soccer: "Fair result."

 

2 weeks 6 days ago Hey Guys!  I just had a dream

Hey Guys!  I just had a dream where I was on MGoBlog and everybody was talking about how Michigan was going to win the National Championship in basketball based on defense.

I know, right?

 

2 weeks 6 days ago (No subject)

2 weeks 6 days ago We'll get to see how good our

We'll get to see how good our defense really is. 

If it does cause them problems, they'll have a huge "Uh oh" moment where the pressure of the moment will start to impact them.

We've seen this ourselves in basketball and hockey, rhythm offenses do not like defensive pressure that takes them out of rhythm.  

To have that happen to you with 20,000 Wolverine fans screaming in your ear is not a recipe to get back on track easily.

  

2 weeks 6 days ago I'm at peace.

I'm at peace.

We will have to play our best game of the season, probably our best game of the last 5 seasons, on defense and offense to win.

We will have to do a 1985-Villanova on 2018-Villanova.

That's as it should be. 

It's the National Freaking Championship.  You should have to play out of your mind to win it. 

Every player on our team is capable of having the kind of game needed to win.  We've seen them all do it.  Now they have to do it when it counts.

Doing it when it counts is what separates being champion from merely being talented.

 

3 weeks 10 hours ago The Bill Self difference.  

The Bill Self difference.

 

3 weeks 10 hours ago Nova is Nova, but we'll get

Nova is Nova, but we'll get to see how well they can shoot those 3's when they don't have all that luxurious space and time to shoot them.  it might be a different story.

Loyola only had like one three all night long against Michigan after lighting them up all tournament against everybody else.

 

 

3 weeks 11 hours ago I definitely had my issues

I definitely had my issues with Beilein's recruiting / system approach.  I own that.

Here's a typical comment:

You can recruit well enough at Michigan that you don't need to run a rigid system that is based on trying to overcome inferior talent.
 
Those systems plateau at a much lower level than what Michigan has been able to historically achieve with typical recruiting and a flexible scheme.
 
I started watching Michigan basketball in the '80s.  My frame of reference was seeing us play for 3 National Championships in the span of 5 years by recruiting superior talent from our talent-rich area and then letting them run.
 
I knew that Beilein was brought in to clean things up, but it seemed like he was going too far overboard. 
 
I could not for the life of me understand why he was recruiting so many lower talent kids out of places like Indiana and Europe but falling flat in the Detroit / southeast Michigan area when plenty of other "non-dirty" teams were recruiting quite well there.
 
It was like an SEC football team recruiting RBs and WRs out of Iowa and Wisconsin.  Why in the world would they do that? 

But I was wrong in not seeing how well (and quickly) that John Beilein could develop that talent, and then ultimately put it into a syatem that became more and more multi-dimensional - defense, post play, driving to the rim - as the talent caught up.

His ability to adapt well into his 60's like an aggressive young coach caught me completely by surprise.  I still can't quite wrap my head around it.

Whatever complaints I had at the time are certainly not relevant now.

 

3 weeks 11 hours ago But you didn't do it a month

But you didn't do it a month earlier . . . 

3 weeks 11 hours ago It's universal. Even Alabama

It's universal.

Even Alabama ande Ohio State people get on Saban's and Meyer's cases after a loss.

3 weeks 11 hours ago I know that I had my issues

I know that I had my issues with Beilein's approach:

It's a high variability system (Beilein's system).  You can get hot and go on a nice tournament run, but it's just as likely that you have a cold game and you are done.  When those 3's are not falling, there is nothing to fall back on.

Then, damn if he didn't go and address those issues head on.  

We're in the National Championship game and the 3's      have not been falling.  Even worse than I ever could have imagined.  And we're missing free throws to go along with it.

On paper, the underpinnings of Beilein's system have completely failed this tournament.

Yet here we are playing in April.

He does have something to fall back on.  The team is getting it done on defense and in the post and slashing to the rim.  All the areas that have been significant Beilein team weaknesses.

I would have never thought that could happen.  I give all the credit in the world to Beilein for being able to re-invent himself and his teams when he needed to.  I never saw that coming.

He's not Coach of the Year for nothing.

 

3 weeks 12 hours ago As long as it's ours, I'm OK

As long as it's ours, I'm OK with it. 

John Beilein is a benevolent dictator.

3 weeks 12 hours ago Don't make me not hate

Don't make me not hate you.

That's not fair.

There are rules.

3 weeks 12 hours ago We should have to play great

We should have to play great to win a National Championship.  That's how it's supposed to work.

If we can beat Nova without even playing great, we should go down in history as a team to be analyzed forever.

 

3 weeks 12 hours ago At some point, if you want to

At some point, if you want to win a National Freaking Championship you have to play non-atrocious offense.  It's kind of fair, you know?

 

3 weeks 12 hours ago Because Bill Self is not a

Because Bill Self is not a smart coach.

Thanks Bill, for showing us what not to do against Villinova.

You were like one of those "It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others" posters.

3 weeks 14 hours ago Where's all the green?

Where's all the green?

3 weeks 14 hours ago A timeless tradition!

A timeless tradition!

 

I'm willing to help fund it this time around.

 

3 weeks 14 hours ago Avatar checks out.

Avatar checks out.

3 weeks 14 hours ago We need to start out making

We need to start out making some easy shots.  If we do, we'll calm down and hit them throughout the game.

Beilein needs to give each player an early "five yard pass to the flat" easy shot to let them see the ball go in and get them in the zone.

 

3 weeks 14 hours ago They were tested in their

They were tested in their conference tournamnet by Providence.  They had to pull out a shot at the end to win it.

 

 

3 weeks 14 hours ago Nova was much more calm than

Nova was much more calm than us.  They were shooting their three's slower, more square, and they got under the ball more.  We were a lot more frantic on our releases.

We have nothing to lose and we've seen the court now.  We calm down and we'll hit some shots.

 

3 weeks 14 hours ago And then hit your own three's

And then hit your own three's so you're trading three's for two's.

 

3 weeks 15 hours ago Moe's mom is there!

Moe's mom is there! 

We're undefeated in the BTT and NCAAs when Moe's mom is there.

Um, actually we're undefeated when she's not there too.

But work with me here.

Moe's mom is there!

 

3 weeks 15 hours ago Wise, wise man.

Wise, wise man.

3 weeks 15 hours ago But offense prevents heart

But offense prevents heart attacks.

3 weeks 23 hours ago Or at least in NYC, LA, San

Or at least in NYC, LA, San Antonio . . .

3 weeks 1 day ago This is awesome. Oh, to be

This is awesome.

Oh, to be young again.

For some reason, we didin't do this during our magic 1984 NIT run.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Where's the guy hanging off

Where's the guy hanging off the stoplight?

 

3 weeks 1 day ago I switched to it in the

I switched to it in the second half.  I'm glad I did.  Like a breath of fresh air.

  

3 weeks 1 day ago Oops, got the digits

Oops, got the digits transposed.

3 weeks 1 day ago Well . . . at least people

Well . . . at least people won't keep saying that Villanova - Kansas was the de-facto National Championship game.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Um, can we get that 3 game?

Um, can we get that 3 game?

3 weeks 1 day ago Or some defense.  

Or some defense.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago We scored like 135 and still

We scored like 135 and still lost by 15.  Nothing will ever touch that in the NCAAs.

But the rain of Vill. 3's gives at least a little taste of it.

 

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Maybe they are good?

Maybe they are good?

3 weeks 1 day ago *gulp*  

*gulp*

 

3 weeks 1 day ago For all you young 'uns . . .

For all you young 'uns . . . this is kind of what that 1990 Loyola Marymount - Michigan game that you've heard so much about looked like.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Um, Loyola, can we borrow

Um, Loyola, can we borrow Sister Jean for Monday night?

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Still waiting . . . 

Still waiting . . . 

3 weeks 1 day ago We will now . . . 

We will now . . . 

3 weeks 1 day ago As it should be.  Nobody

As it should be.  Nobody should be able to back their way into a National Championship.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Nova gonna score a hundred on

Nova gonna score a hundred on Kansas.

 

 

3 weeks 1 day ago It's the National Fucking

It's the National Fucking Championship.  We should have to play our best game of the season to win.

3 weeks 1 day ago I need it to sleep.  

I need it to sleep.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Wow.  Villanova is us with

Wow.  Villanova is us with really good shooting.

So, not really us.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Zone is causing Villanova

Zone is causing Villanova problems.

Wow, Bill Self actually did something noteworthy as Kansas head coach without his Bagman in the room.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago I want Villanova to win this

I want Villanova to win this game by 50.  Get them complacent and over-confident.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago We're playing with house

We're playing with house money now.

It's a good thing, because all that's open now is the $10,000 table.

 

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Yes.  And our "maize" is

Yes.  And our "maize" is darker now, so it seems like we could do it.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Yikes.  Villanova is

Yikes.  Villanova is death.

They ain't misiing threes.

3 weeks 1 day ago That's the best part.  The

That's the best part.  The Michigan fans did not just rely on numbers, they relied on passion.  It showed.

3 weeks 1 day ago Yes.  Yes you should.  

Yes.  Yes you should.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago That's cool.  They didin't

That's cool.  They didin't just forget us when we left town.

If they can't have Rutgers, they'll just adopt us.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago You always want a

You always want a chance.

Strange things can happen, and you want to be there when they do.

  

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Yay!

Yay!

3 weeks 1 day ago Caltech?  You need to get out

Caltech?  You need to get out of the server room and learn how to interact with humans.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago FEELIN' IT!! Carve 'em up

FEELIN' IT!!

Carve 'em up inside.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago So many open looks not going

So many open looks not going in.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Outnumbered, but the Michigan

Outnumbered, but the Michigan fans are doing their part.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Refs doing their thing. We

Refs doing their thing.

We can't play just good enough to win.  We have to play better than good enough.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago it might be time. Nothing

it might be time. Nothing else is working.

 

3 weeks 1 day ago The team is very tight and

The team is very tight and rushed.

They each need to take a nice long toke on a joint and just relax and chill.

 

 

3 weeks 1 day ago Not hitting shots.  Not

Not hitting shots.  Not hitting threes.  Not hitting free throws.

You're not going to win at this level like that, nor should you.

 

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