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Have they scored that many before?  This season or ever?  (Non-baseball historian here.)

But didn't know if "/t" would mean anything.

I live in NYC, and except for the Tigers didn't pay attention to pro sports when I was a kid in Michigan.  Just found myself reading both this thread and the hockey thread at the same time.

And had just read your post above when the boys had a big inning.

But I'm supposedly working on something and didn't want to admit it.  Assuming the regular posters were there in the stands.  Great crowd.  And it's a win.

You just can't keep a record these days. 

“It is the purpose that makes strong the vow"  (Troilus and Cressida act 5, sc. 3)

I'm glad he's switching to O-line.  The Jets play the Jags in preseason, and wouldn't want him to make his mark at the expense of one of his former teammates.  (And vice versa.)

in the same recruiting class, they're both gone. 

Klang, Klang, Klang goes the Bell.

Here's the Rackham Page.  They describe the Business color as "drab."  Gold is much more impressive (and, one would hope, appropriate).  White listed for Literature, so I'd guess LS&A for undergrads.  But where's Denard's tassel?  [Someone else can make the joke about a tassel being too much like a shoelace.]

On this board, 1% refers to Brock Mealer.

And there's a video interview on the Jags' site where he's smiling a lot more.  As was the interviewer.  (Is it Eisen? It's taken from somewhere else, perhaps the NFL.com coverage, but it's obviously somebody from Michigan.)  When guy-who-may-be Eisen ends the interview with "Go Blue," Denard answers "Go Blue" and then quickly adds "Go Jags!"  Guy-who-may-be-Eisen's off-screen sidekick says to his partner, "You Michigan guys are so quick!"

Feeling better about his happiness both from that and the GM's interview quoted above (he's obviously followed DR intently), and feeling better about my happiness because I see the Jags are coming to play the Jets in preseason and I now have a reason to scout E-bay for an affordable ticket.

They cut RVB before the season.  Kept hoping someone else would pick him up.  But best of luck to Roh.

It was absolutely deserving of the incredibly high score.  Left us breathless.  Spectacularly high-flying and, as far as I could tell, perfectly executed.  Syque Caesar came in second in parallel bars behind Mikulak and third in high bar, and he and Rohan Sebastian tied for fourth in floor. In parallel bars, Adrian de los Angeles added another All-American placement to his 2nd in yesterday's all-around (on a sprained ankle), and Dylan James got his first All-American placement, in pommel horse.  As for history: here's the summary from MGoBlue.com: 

 Junior Sam Mikulak (Corona del Mar, Calif./Corona del Mar) became the first University of Michigan men's gymnast to capture six All-America citations in one championship while sprinkling in a pair of NCAA championships on parallel bars and high bar at the NCAA Event Finals Sunday (April 21) at Penn State's Recreation Hall. As a team, U-M had 11 All-America certificate winners on the day and tied a program record for total championship citations with the 2010 team for the most in program history with 13.

Sam's a junior, but he'll definitely be back next year.  Today I sat with the group of maize T-shirts, correctly guessing they were family and friends of the team.  Turns out the lady I asked was Sam's mother, a former gymnast herself and a truly lovely lady, and the family invited us to sit with them.  Nice to be able to celebrate his highest ever high-bar score with his Mom.  You can't imagine how incredible it is to see this level of gymnastics live. 

For those of you who haven't, next year the tourney is in Ann Arbor.  Everybody should be back but Rohan Sebastian.  It's more than worth the [very reasonable] price of the ticket.  

Lawrence Kasdan wrote, directed and produced "The Big Chill" - about a reunion of college friends who in one memorable scene are watching a Michigan football game on TV.

on the audio.  I thought he was still injured.  Was he really out there?

Not to diminish the effect of our incredible fan base, but it's quite likely that the ratings spike was also influenced by the general fandom having now seen these guys play and realizing how much fun they are to watch. 

but in your title you might want to add the second "M" in "scrimmage."  The folks that read this blog like to see as many Ms as possible.

~compulsive proofreader

EDIT: And compulsive over-writer means my comment is now redundant.

So we can discuss it like civilized folks. 

and insight into the guy with the perpetual smile (at least what we've always assumed from what we see on these pages), you've given us a greater understanding of an illness that is one of many that have been misunderstood, misrepresented or simply dismissed, attributed to stress or neurosis or simple malingering, before science caught up and recognized that the sufferers were really suffering.  Whether they have the cure [yet], that simple recognition can be medicinal in itself, knowing that you're not insane or lazy or a weakling or narcissist or whatever names are thrown out.  I've had a couple of those "weirdnesses" myself, not nearly as serious or debilitating, but just learning there was an actual cause was freeing, after years of keeping things to myself.  And in those cases, once I learned the cause, I could handle the symptoms. 

From what you're saying, science is catching up with yours-- a good sign that they've given it a real name that doesn't imply simple laziness.  I remember early on there was speculation that the illness formerly known as CFS may have been caused by the virus that causes mono (another illness I didn't respect until I had it).  Is that still being considered, or has that been eliminated as a possible cause? 

Thanks, Ace. 

EDIT:  Thanks to milkman for the science update.

The cities have to VIE for inclusion.  Truly intelligent cities wouldn't care.

The earlier heats just ended, with the only Michigan swimmer participating, freshman Anders Nielsen, coming in 5th out of 28 (and bettering his time).  Michigan has three swimmers in the final 8 tonight (those with highest qualifying times), so if the times hold, we should do pretty well.   A Georgia swimmer in Nielsen's heat swam much faster than his qualifying time, so even if he and one or two others have times good enough to move into the top 8, Nielsen's time would be good enough for the top 16 (getting points) and the Cal swimmer most likely wouldn't.

And Michigan is first seed. 

But doesn't skip discussion about karma.  A smile-inducing read:  LINK

From

All season long, the Wolverines were carried by the majesty of Burke and his merry band of talented freshmen while being marked with a scarlet D.

to

Overtime. Which made zero sense, but made perfect sense. If that makes sense.

to... Well, you  know the ending. 

was far superior to the ESPN3 coverage later.  ESPN didn't seem to be aware, or care, that some viewers might be interested in who finished third (or 4th-8th).  [I suspected Michigan came in third in at least one event, I think two, but didn't know for sure until they put them on the boxes for their awards.]  The streamed coverage is obviously meant for people who care about swimming, with graphics and audio so you know what's going on.  [The prelim stream was archived, so I could watch most of them before the finals.]

Alumni watch places for both basketball and hockey are near Union Square, but Brother Jimmy's BBQ is closer to the subway, which on the yellow line (R,N & Q) is only two stops from Time Square on the express (they change tracks on the weekend, so whichever is on the express track) and only 2 more stops on the local.  Take whichever train comes first.  Get out on the uptown end of the train to the 16th St. exit, quick walk through Union Square Park and it's only half a block further East on 16th St.  Prof. Thom's is nearby, but a longer walk if you're in a hurry.

2012/2013 U-M NYC OFFICIAL BASKETBALL & HOCKEY WATCH LOCATIONS
Brother Jimmy’s Union Square / 116 E.16th Street (btwn Irving & Park)
Professor Thom’s /219 2nd Avenue (btwn 13th and 14th st)

Otherwise, most bars near wherever you are will have tourney basketball and you can probably request a TV if the game isn't showing.  Hockey I'm not so sure.  Too many teams playing basketball.

EDIT:  Just noticed you gave your location.  From 49th & 6th, walk one block West to 49th St. & 7th Ave. and take the yellow trains downtown to Union Square.  (MTA Trip Planner estimates 16 mins. at that time.)  There's also another subway line w/ an entrance probably right below your building, but it requires a transfer which would add time: taking the orange trains (F, B or D) to 34th St. and a change to the yellow trains.

is a classic:

[EDIT: using more unnecessary words

to see if moving the picture down will

cancel the slimming effect.]

[Nope.  For full un-squished picture that does him justice, use the link in the OP.]

:

Love the shot with the policeman.

Kind of like the Michigan football program.  If it wasn't the very first MFA in writing, it was one of the first.  Michigan's MFA program is relatively new, so if it's #2 to Iowa in such a short time, and even before this donation, that's pretty impressive. 

What a terrific young man.  (Yes, I join the smile-watching-the-video brigade.  My cheeks are still a-blush with smile.)

Your desire for privacy will be fully and responsibly respected, if you choose not to answer.  [See how mature we are here?]

Whatever they're named (and I do like Cooper and Lily), they will thank you for your transfer of focus.  Kids take a lot of attention, but they're a lot more fun than many of us, even when they're snarky or obnoxious. 

Kovacs CPA to the rescue.

Women's gymnastics.  In their building.  (But expected.)

Linked in a Sports Illustrated article about Brady's contract extension is a 34-picture slide show [LINK] of "rare photos" in honor of Tom's 35th birthday.  Some choice ones, including Tom on a Twosie, Tom with Donovan McNabb (and those mavens of Michigan fball history know when those two met before) talking with a third gentleman who was only a senator then, and Tom looking intellectual at the opening of the Uggs for Men store in NYC.  (Oh, yes.  There's at least one of him with his wife.)

Rohan started as an intern at the Times last summer.  The staff beat-writers figured a good assignment to pawn off on an intern was to cover a Mets game.  (The Mets didn't have a particularly exciting season.)  Game turns out to be the first no-hitter in Mets history, and Tim's by-lined article was the entire cover page of the next day's Sports Section [LINK] and earned him public kudos from quite a few well-known sports writers.  A Star is Born.

Tuned in a bit late to the audio stream and heard them laughing about Hoke acting like an extra assistant coach out there.  Thought they said he was constantly in Beilein's ear, but this completes the picture.

But yes, Ang Lee.  Incredible job. 

The Head Bloggers have a sense of humor (senses of humor, to be more precise, since they differ), to go along with their responsible journalism and M fanaticism. [I was actually sorry I couldn't upvote the Sing Along with Seth piece because he's a front-pager.  Thought it brought reasonableness and clarity after the several Montgomery-departure threads.] 

Tastes differ in humor as well as in all else, but that's another positive of this blog.  It's full of posters with different brains and tastes and views.  So some of the jokes fall flat, and some of the reasoning is weak, some of the grammar is... ungrammatical, and some of the taste is tasteless.  Vive la difference.  [And thanks for the mods for what really needs to go.]

was an interview with the author of "No Easy Day."  Seems the film was pretty accurate.

before it had to be asked. 

He did well by us while he was here, and while he was leaving.

[Picture looks better on NFL.com.  Great shot with correct proportions.]

Coverage of him getting into zone, lying down with his earphones on. 

The schedule just says "Mets."  But it is spring training, so maybe a mix?  (Any insiders know more?)  We obviously have a connection with Wilpon, and the new pitching coach (Sean Kenny) played in the Mets organization before he started coaching. 

EDIT: Beat me to it, Skip. 

2ND EDIT IN SHAME & HUMILIATION:  Meant to edit the OP to add "some of" (those Mets) and accidentally hit the upvote button!  I will crawl into my hole now.

A slight misreading of headline in MGoBlue.com.  Someone (not suggesting who) seems to have gotten it backwards.  NFL coaches coming here, not vice versa.

Article: "NFL Coaches to Join U-M Football Staff for 2013 Coaches Clinic"

But you are apparently right.  Just checked the local CBS listings here in NYC for March 3: 4:00 is indeed M-MSU.  So at least this part of the east coast is okay.  Unless I'm missing something in the OP and it's asking for help from us lucky east coasters to feed our broadcast to the other parts of the country that are deprived...

Only digits are 0, 1 and 2 for both of them.  Very suspicious.

Because today's men's gymnastics meet at OSU was the first men's meet televised (the women's gymn. team is at least streamed on line most meets, the men's not even streamed, though they're both in the top 3 nationally), I called a local bar and asked if they got BTN and could spare a TV.   I sat at the bar next to a few Columbia students, who said "You're the one who called about gymnastics!"  They were there to socialize, but they watched a bit.  And later I noticed a couple other guys standing in the middle of the room, just there to swig a beer or two, glued to the screen.  Watching really, really good gymnastics transfixed them.  And they didn't even ask why the hell the TV was showing gymnastics. 

PS:  I listened to the women's bball audio stream at home first, and I must say the audio was plenty exciting. 

PPS: Both men's and women's gymnastics teams won today too.

write all those personal letters?  How's he supposed to hold a pen when he's always pointing?

EDIT: Sorry for overlapping ideas, Dutch.  Hadn't read that far.

I figured even if there were a couple people here who were interested, it'd be more than in my "real" life.  (Of course if I talk about national signing day to my "real" friends, their eyes glaze over.) 

I wonder if there are any of the NYC sports bars that will let me hang around and watch this week's meet Sunday against OSU after the basketball game.  It's the first meet being televised (or even streamed).

cute picture open thread! 

So what else is new?  Guess their techies don't get up this early.

is that he's wearing matching overalls.

EDIT: Response to Ace.  But in response to question directly above, judging from the apparent masculinity of the arm behind Tree I'd suspect that that's Overalls Guy rather than Overalls Gal. 

in NYC, at least, they're repeating the new episode at 10:00 pm as well.  Or in case your VCR isn't working and you want to study the plays in more detail.

so I didn't even know I should be impatient.  I was already getting pleasure imagining the little kid wearing it.  Best of luck with the next steps, Tay.  We know you'll get there.

Love you, Denard. 

but the wedding was actually last December.  So Elliot gets a pass. 

of you and your skating roomies with all the M decor to defend your macho cred.  Big fan of the whole Michigan skating crew, and was actually watching the tape of yesterday when I saw the post title.  (Yes, it gave the results away, but I wasn't surprised.)  [Pause to watch your short program.]

Former dancer here who wouldn't possibly have the courage to make the impossible look so easy on the ice, and with those sabers on your soles.   I confess to be one whose fascination/obsession with Michigan football often requires defense of my femme cred.  Yes, it's possible to be a fan of both (but certainly not required or even expected).  Having a home team to root for has much to do with the depth of the fandom. 

So thanks to you and Meryl and your M-related practice-mates for prompting me to learn how far ice-dancing has gone since I watched as a child, and making American ice-dancing not only a part of the international discussion but  bringing it to the pinnacle.  You're a joy to watch.

I agree with much of what you said, including that Harbaugh can be a jerk.  But I take exception with your equating his jerk-ness with Hoke's interaction with Drew Sharp.  Sharp was being the jerk, and Hoke handled him with patience and class, as well as with strength and certainty.  Sharp kept trying to put words in his mouth, and Hoke, with that little smile in his eyes that we've gotten used to, but was new to us at the time, simply repeated his own words.  Strongly and clearly.  (Repeat interaction, 2 or 3 times more.)  I clearly remember that moment, because it was when I woke up to this surprising (to most of us) choice of a coach.  I saw that look in his eyes and said, "Yes!"  This was a guy I could root for. 

I used to root for Harbaugh as a player, and he's apparently a very good coach.  But I know when the final teams for the Super Bowl were announced I found myself not really caring who won.  Ray Lewis is a good player too.  Not equating his misdeeds with Harbaugh's, but I'm not really excited about rooting for either of them.  And even though Mario could get a ring, I can't watch him play and celebrate.  (Yes, I rooted for Jonathan Goodwin even back in his Jets days.  But rooting for a center to make good snaps and avoid penalties is simply not enough.  And he too already has a ring.)

But now that I think about it, maybe I'll root for John Harbaugh.

By the way, two of the Ravens' assistant coaches have Michigan roots: Andy Moeller is the Assistant Offensive Line and Teryl Austin, the DB coach, used to be an assistant coach at Michigan.

EDIT:  Apparently MGoBlue.com is out of date.  According to the Ravens website, Moeller is no longer an assistant but the real-deal Offensive Line coach. 

Mich 87

Purd 76

also recommend patience in save button effect.  Failing to do so = double post.

just a reminder that both gymnastics head coaches predate him:  Kurt Golder is in his 19th year as men's coach (and was himself a member of Michigan's 1975 Big Ten Championship team), and women's coach Bev Plocki is in her 24th season. 

Great tradition in both, and this year promises to be a special one.  Injuries are always an issue, but it's nice to know that the women are healthier and the men just won their first competition, The Windy City Invitational, beating teams that were all in the pre-season top 15 (No. 1 Illinois, No. 7 Minnesota, No. 8 Ohio State, No. 10 Iowa, No. 15 UIC), without their Olympic veteran Sam Mikulak.  As we football fans know, depth is good.

but now I feel I have to.  Thanks to all for the capsulizing tidbits. 

If he goes to the Jets, I'll be able to see him.  I suspect the preseason seats will be going for a song on Ebay.  

I know a casting director who could get him some work.

You can't fault a kid for wanting to go to a school where he might be able to pass.

And then when Jackson retires it may not seem like a horizontal move going West on I-94.

My embedding makes them look like they haven't been working out.

You only need one needle.

And next to Lewan she looks so petite. 

fell asleep at the start button again.  Anybody have the score?

EDIT: 13-12.  The radio guys caught us up after commercial.

and Orr's been out of the league for quite a while.

And coming down South.

If he has to stop play immediately when his helmet comes off, It seems logical that the fumble wouldn't count because Vince-- being a responsible and experienced senior-- dutifully stopped play, i.e, holding on to the ball. 

Robinson and Lindsay both said they have not spoken with Roh since that day because they worried about it being awkward, but want to reconnect after his college career ends following the Outback Bowl, which will be Roh's 51st consecutive start at Michigan. Roh, too, wants to hear from them.

Considering the situation with the coaching change and the attitudes of many [most?] about Gerg's legacy, it's not surprising they felt communication would be awkward.  It may have been partly out of respect for Roh-- not putting him in the position of seeming disloyal to his new coaches.  All parties say they want to reconnect now that Roh's Michigan football career is over. 

Does anyone remember ever hearing anything about Robinson's daughter's situation when it was happening?   I certainly don't.  Odd that it took this long. 

that I missed the important part: None of them wearing casts, braces, or even bandaids!

It gives us hope for the future.

I could have sworn I'd heard them say ten.  In the meantime I checked to see if it had been career interceptions, but it turns out he's not listed for any interceptions in his previous NFL stops. 

But he still has time...

I can't believe this isn't a pretty rare situation in the NBA.  The coach's creativity in designing a new role for Darius, a young unfinished player who's still willing to learn, the star players encouraging him and enjoying his progress.  It's really a great story.

45-20 over Niagara.  62.1% shooting, 62.5% from 3-point range.

but the only big snow games I remembered were when Tom was a pro.

in the NFL.  Jake Long, David Molk and Steve Hutchinson all joining Tim Jamison on IR.  And this one really hurts.

Horford:  The way he was slamming his fist on the floor made it seem that it was a re-injury, the kind of combination of pain and frustration of knowing exactly what happened, because it had happened before.  So guess it looked that way because that's what it was.

Band:  The pep band came to MSG back in the Amaker post-season NIT games.  Unfortunatley this year's MSG games (both bball games and the hockey game) were OSU game week, so I wasn' t surprised the band couldn't be there.  I was disappointed the band wasn't there tonight, but isn't it the middle of finals?  They've got to schedule these games when it's good for the school and not when it's good for the venue.  (Yeah, I know.  Good luck with that..)

any hug has got to be a pretty big one to be successful.

This is one of those stories that brings out the maternal in me.  No matter his size or stars, I'm so happy for him.  Glad he's found his home.  And had time to make sure it's the home he wanted.

Most of you probably know this, but for those who've never been to one of these one-ticket-for-multigames deals, be aware that once the ticket is scanned you can't exit and re-enter. 

So caveat emptor:  In my stupid[er] days, I went last minute to see Michigan at the postseason NIT (Amaker team) at MSG and bought a ticket outside.  The scanning authority wouldn't let me in, looking at me with a knowing smirk but only saying "You can't reenter after exit."  (The seller was probably picking them up on the street as fans tossed them out.)  It was embarrassing, but I went back outside, found the guy in the crowd (he was still there trying to sell to someone else), whispered in his ear that the ticket didn't work, and rather than make a scene and/or get arrested, he gave me my money back.  Went to the box office and bought a real ticket for about the same price ($21 or so), for what turned out to be pretty good seats. 

Weren't there some recruits interested in engineering?  They should see this to know it's a field taken seriously.  With extra points for athletic ability, at least in the promo.

practice press conference as one of the freshmen who impressed him?  Can't find a transcript...

He seemed to come from nowhere because he was in the doghouse for so long.  Now they trust him again, and rightly so.  Since I was stretching to make his mention relevant to ths blog, I should instead have mentioned that there was a nice shot of David Baas patting his head when he came back to the huddle.

Gametracker for volleyball is completely useless, other than seeing the score.  Cartoon court with none of those little school-color golf-tee people to give you an idea of who's playing when or where, or who's responsible for the comic strip SPLAT at the end of the play. 

And the 50 friends and family members who bought tickets send their thanks to his ankle for postponing its [temporary] disability.

that he waited for the draft to see if the future was going to be any better for the team and reason for him to regain that competitive spirit and return?  I can more easily buy that than accept the front office's spin on the story, that Sanders would say screw them on the way out the door rather than the other way around.

But now to find someone with NFL channel so I can barge in and watch the Cato story.

Because I had to ask the same question, trying to figure out what two-sport recruit with the initials WJR was wavering in his commitment to MSU.  WJR was our favorite Detroit station when I was a kid, fergodsakes.  Didn't it play classical music as well as Ernie Harwell?  And now it's Clear Channel?  How the classy have fallen.

Then we can leave Illinois where it is and forget about further expansion.

The edit of my post above is due to you prompting me to check again.  Thanks, JB.

Well, I didn't check Alaska & Hawaii.

So far all the UM games have been blacked out for most, if not all, of the country.  Of course they've generously offered it in the archives, to watch on ESPN3 after the game is over. 

Dawson has mended bridges with the M coaches, but he also has other official visits scheduled, including Alabama and MSU in January. 

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121130/OPINION03/211300435/Where-Michigan-stands-four-top-offensive-line-recruits?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports

And can't bear to watch his future teammates suffer, especially when he can't be on the field to help.

Guess that clinches it.

He's up to 2nd place now with 31%. 

"Video quality can fluctuate based on available bandwidth and computer resources" (as this site always warns).  Since the first game isn't blacked out here in NYC, I suppose you should get the M game.  Kansas State over Delaware  25-23 a few minutes ago.   

On my way out the door to watch the other game live.  And maybe catch the end of this one.  Too late to ask for rooting suggestions.

In Rothstein's defense, this article http://espn.go.com/colleges/michigan/football/story/_/id/8644437/michigan-wolverines-denard-robinson-passes-torch-devin-gardner-symbolic-senior-day

(including a video of Chantel & Rothstein reporting) seems very fair and accurate about the history behind Denard "passing the torch" -- the hope of the coaches that they could put in the two-QB system they'd tried previously without much success, now forced by Denard's injury and the desire to get him on the field, and aided by Devin's improved passing [and confidence/experience].  Rothstein didn't ignore the injury: 

The new package, once Robinson was cleared six days ago, allowed for him to play even though he still missed some velocity on his throws, evidenced in warmups when he tried to complete longer passes with little success.

By then, though, Michigan knew what it was going to do, knew Robinson was going to play and surprise most of the 113,000-plus in attendance. Robinson had no problem with it. After the past two weeks, all he wanted to do was play again.

And when he did, he showed that even though he couldn't throw as well as he wanted to, he could still run the way he always had.

It was, after all the last home game for the seniors, so passing the torch is certainly the right choice of phrase.  Seems to be confirmed by their choice of photo to end the article: