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4 weeks 6 days ago Personnel

Modeling an offense off Oregon doesn't make them scary. Would you be intimidated if Indiana suddenly said they are going to emulate Oregon? If he instills the offense and then successfully recruits over the next four years to execute it like Oregon, it will be scary.
9 weeks 5 hours ago The state of NCAA basketball

The state of NCAA basketball is such that there is incentive to root against your best players. I, and I presume most UM fans, are quietly glad THJ had an off year so we can get him back again. And, we now all know that if Trey does return, he is as good as gone next year if he repeats his 2011-2012 performance. So, we need to either rely on JB bringing in classes every year like he has lined up for the next two, or we need more guys who don't project well to the NBA but are college stars. Seems like there may be something to the Coach K strategy after all. (NOTE: It pains me to give dook credit for anything)
15 weeks 1 day ago Definitely agree with the OP.

Definitely agree with the OP. 1997/1998 was my senior year, and I can tell you that the students were much more excited for the defense to take the field. And, we knew it at the time and used to talk about it. It was strange, but we just kind of waited for the offense to finish up so the fun could begin.
15 weeks 5 days ago Hmmm...this makes me think of

Hmmm...this makes me think of Jerel Worthy for some reason.
17 weeks 1 day ago It seems there needs to be

It seems there needs to be some way to normalize the data a bit. Minnesota and Indiana both sucked in 2011. In a 12 game season, one W is going to affect a teams winning percentage in a significant way. So, by sucking so bad, both of them are effectively boosting their opponents' winning percentage. Without giving it much thought, it seems that the games opponents play against the team you are measuring should be removed from the analysis. This may not be the best way, but by definition, I would expect all really bad teams to boost opponents' SOS by about 8% (1/12).
19 weeks 2 days ago You are not the only one. I

You are not the only one. I agree that it is a great way to get some national exposure a little closer to the tourney. Of course, many of our conference games are televised nationally, but no doubt the audience is more diverse by going out of conference.
21 weeks 3 days ago I got a mint condition 1961

I got a mint condition 1961 UM-Ohio game program. It is a very cool piece of memorabilia, but unfortunately the good guys lost 50-20 that day.
22 weeks 1 day ago There is no better rival than

There is no better rival than one who competes at a high level and is so clearly the bad guy. I look forward to many years of big Ws for the good guys.
22 weeks 6 days ago I don't remember who was

I don't remember who was calling that game, but as the team was going in for halftime, he said, "To call Michigan's offense inept would be an insult to inept offenses everywhere." Amazing we ended up pulling that one out.
23 weeks 2 days ago UM and UCLA grad's take

Having gone to both schools (and being born and raised in LA), I have always said that the biggest issue with UCLA is the fact that their stadium is 20 miles away from campus. This has a profound ripple effect in that it takes loads of effort for students to get to games and greatly diminishes the gameday experience compared to a school like UM. The result is an apathetic fan base and virtually zero buzz about the program among the students or otherwise. I have often wondered about recruits visiting and going to campus and then sitting in traffic for an hour plus just to see the stadium--that can't help to lure elite talent. On top of everything else, most of their games are on local Fox Sports channels, usually not even broadcast in HD. Football simply isn't a priority, and it should be. They missed their opportunity to strike while USC should have been down, but they let USC dominate, even with one hand tied behind their back. Very sad.
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