Adam Schnepp

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1 week 4 days ago	That's a great idea. If you	That's a great idea. If you have any contact info and could pass it alomg I'd appreciate it: adam [at] mgoblog [dot] com
1 week 4 days ago	Fixing the place up was	Fixing the place up was really important to Red. He spoke at length about that when I talked to him; what you guys did moved the environment of the rink in the direction Red wanted. Really cool to read the comments and see how many people here were involved in creating Yost's atmosphere in and around the era I'm focusing on.
1 week 4 days ago	It's surprsingly difficult to	It's surprsingly difficult to find a good shot of the student section from the '90s. Went with this one because of the clarity of the photo, plus I felt like it embodied what was discussed in the post. (Also, I'm saving one of the good interior shots of Yost that I found from that decade for Part 3.)
8 weeks 44 min ago	He's from Georgia and is	He's from Georgia and is transferring to IMG this year, so he hasn't played with Anthony and Moses.
9 weeks 4 days ago	First of all, welcome to the	First of all, welcome to the sport. I think you'll love it. Always cool to see others get interested in college hockey thanks to Michigan. As for point 5, I've found this sheet to be helpful. You can get basic stats on a player by clicking on their name, and if you're really interested I'd say google a guy's name from the list and see if you can find scouting reports.  http://collegehockeyinc.com/commitments.php
15 weeks 2 days ago	Feinstein's A Season on the	Feinstein's A Season on the Brink is an interesting profile of Bobby Knight, so if you're into character studies I'd check it out. Been on a bit of a Michael Jordan kick recently and I'd recommend both Roland Lazenby's Michael Jordan: The Life and David Halberstam's Playing for Keeps. (That being said, the best thing ever written about Jordan is probably Wright Thompson's "Michael Jordan Has Not Left the Building.") I've also heard that Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game is excellent. AJ Liebling's The Sweet Science is another one I've heard great things about that is on my wish list.
16 weeks 2 days ago	Your question is one that I	Your question is one that I was asking myself earlier this week. I don't know his systems well enough to speak on them with any expertise, so I figured I'd dig in and do the research and that'll either be a set of offseason posts or the bulk of the season preview. One way or another, a systems analysis is going to happen.
16 weeks 2 days ago	I'm leaning toward the	I'm leaning toward the system. You're certainly right about breaking out of their own zone. That had been a problem for at least the last three seasons and never got better despite personnel changes, which is why I think it was an inherent flaw in what they ran. Also, completely agree that the Tech uniforms are great.
16 weeks 2 days ago	Meant purely in terms of	Meant purely in terms of posession numbers against good opponents, but you make a good point with regard to score effects. Maybe in the future I'll see if Corsi Close data is available and how that changes things.
18 weeks 4 days ago	I could use your help with a	I could use your help with a project I'm about to start working on. Could you email me? adam [at] mgoblog [dot] com.
18 weeks 4 days ago	I think Michigan has a	I think Michigan has a monetary advantage over almost everyone, but you're right about schools that you'd normally think of as small being able to throw $250-500k at a good coach and compete at the highest level. With that, of course, comes the ability to retain coaches you'd normally think would jump at the chance to move on.  As for whether it makes sense to move to Michigan, that depends on the situation. Coming to Michigan could come with a pay bump. I'm not sure whose facilites are great and whose are not. There's also the question of whether a coach in a great conference wants to coach in the middling Big Ten, as well as whether they're comfortable recruiting and deploying young skaters (as some coaches at good programs are winning with a bunch of 23-year-old dudes).
19 weeks 3 days ago	No problem. If it was from	No problem. If it was from the official site then it was a different thing altogether. The coaches and players go to another part of the building and do an on-camera interview for the ath. dept. after they talk to us. If it wasn't that, must have just been clips put together or something.
19 weeks 3 days ago	I don't change the order. I	I don't change the order. I just turn on my recorder, play everything back, and transcribe. Out of curiosity, what makes you think I did?
20 weeks 2 days ago	First of all, congrats. My	First of all, congrats. My wife was also induced at Genesys. In fact, I did the interview for this job from the lobby. Small world. The rest of the dads here handled all the advice-y advice. I'd say bring enough stuff to cover the two of you in case you're there for a few days. Stock up on snacks (protein bars and peanuts, etc.), bring clothes, and get ready for the rigidity of day and night to turn into something more fluid. The first couple weeks will all sort of feel like one continuous day what with the lack of sleep and all; when you feel like you're about to lose it, know that you'll look back on it with fondness. That will sound insane when you're in the moment. The piece of advice I'll leave you with is the one Seth gave me: take anything in the room that's not bolted down. You will need it.
20 weeks 5 days ago	Yes, but also see above re:	Yes, but also see above re: unicorn taming/riding skills.
21 weeks 3 days ago	I think a national search is	I think a national search is best. If it ends up being Pearson, that's great; Tech's Corsi numbers have been outstanding the last three seasons. At the least, though, M should look at everyone and see whether a guy like Leaman, Bazin, Montgomery, or Pearson is interested. And yes, my assumption is that Michigan can conduct a national search because of the athletic department's resources (read: money) and the program's status as one of the elite programs in college hockey, which is buoyed by that first point. Maybe a guy like Montgomery is happy in Denver. He's got a lengthy contract that's purportedly rich enough to scare away suitors (though I haven't found terms of the deal anywhere; it's a private school so they don't have to disclose that). It's worth Manuel making calls, finding out firsthand, and assuming nothing.
22 weeks 4 days ago	They did review it and	They did review it and, uh, yeahhhh. I'm with you. Difference between the actual game clock and what was on the broadcast, I guess. The refs actually added a little bit of time back on the clock and made the teams come back out for a faceoff.
22 weeks 4 days ago	UPDATE: Our own David	UPDATE: Our own David Nasternak just let me know that Warren's third-period goal Friday was indeed an attempted pass; it was redirected by the PSU defenseman's stick instead of rolling off Warren's stick and in. They showed a reverse-angle replay at Yost that wasn't on the broadcast.
23 weeks 3 days ago	I lived a couple blocks away	I lived a couple blocks away in undergrad and am pretty upset that I never thought of that. I loved Welcome Wednesdays. Pretty sure I dragged myself out of bed to a couple of them when I deemed myself otherwise too sick to go to class.  .... And yes, "pretty sure" is me hedging. I know exactly how much sway free bagels and coffee had/have over me. I have no regrets.
24 weeks 4 days ago	They posted it on their	They posted it on their official site. Here's the link: http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/collegesportslive/?media=543716
28 weeks 1 day ago	I'm almost certain we do have	I'm almost certain we have that tracked. I'll ask David; he's been doing a phenomenal job tracking all of this throughout the season.
28 weeks 2 days ago	So this is purely my	So this is purely my interpretation, but I think he's referring to the way discharges from the NICU (or discharges in general, really) work. Once the doctors decide the baby's healthy enough to go home, you're out of there.
30 weeks 3 days ago	Missing photos	Hm. If I go in and fix the last two broken photos then all the GIF links break. Instead here are the two photos I was going to use in sequential order, because everyone should see more of Barron's awesome work.
31 weeks 4 days ago	To be clear, I'm not	To be clear, I'm not advocating they move Cole. I'm just looking at the perilously thin depth chart at tackle and wondering what things might look like if that move allows them to put the best five on the field. Thought I'd take a look at Ruiz since he factors into that heavily.
33 weeks 1 day ago	Thanks, much appreciated!	Thanks, much appreciated! Looking forward to working on more of these in the future. Here's a link to the Jourdan Lewis profile: http://mgoblog.com/content/notes-native-son
33 weeks 2 days ago	Thanks! Definitely planning	Thanks! Definitely planning to do more of these.
35 weeks 3 days ago	Yeah, and I didn't even	Yeah, and I didn't even mention in the Lockwood section that the hit he took was a clear penalty that wasn't called. Refereeing was inconsistent this weekend.
39 weeks 1 day ago	We did, and they apologized	We did, and they apologized profusely. Someone there just made an honest mistake.
39 weeks 1 day ago	Hmm. Now that I think of it,	Hmm. Now that I think of it, this is even more embarassing than I initially thought.
39 weeks 2 days ago	Lockwood and Slaker have both	Lockwood and Slaker have both exceeded my expectations offensively and defensively. I've been really impressed with everything they've done so far. They probably aren't going to deke a guy out of his jock, but they pressure along the boards, create turnovers, and get into good position to take a pass and score. Slaker's also been good on faceoffs.

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