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| 4 days 9 hours ago | active vs. passive |
Poor Section 1 ... he has NEG-ON-SIGHT status to how many MGoBlog readers? Many, surely ... Anyway, the answer is no for me, too. It could certainly be argued that some of Leach's actions have tarnished the Michigan Man name (whatever TF it may be). Here's an important difference IMO: With one exception (his unfriendly remarks about Lloyd after the '08 Iowa game and during the rest of the year), Leach hasn't made himself bigger than the program. I personally interpreted his RichRod enthusiasm as an expression of support. (I may be in the minority there.) Braylon, OTOH, has routinely made himself bigger than the program. #1 jersey (x many), publicly whining about RichRod (said jersey) *and* Hoke (little brother Berkley ... fergodsake), etc. He's high maintenance, full stop. His scholarship is a wonderful gesture but it does not offset his repeated jacka$$ery. Only someone lousy in ethical mathematics would make that argument. BTW, Bando, would you give Braylon an overall pass? Just curious ... |
| 2 weeks 1 day ago | 1997 |
I actually posted on this last year: |
| 4 weeks 3 days ago | yes |
My thoughts exactly ... Anyone else hear the idiotic fans in the background? |
| 4 weeks 3 days ago | market |
Interesting ... thanks. Congratulations on the degree (the one you'll be getting soon) and best wishes with the challenging decision. +1 for the GoBlue kids in the picture (yours, presumably). |
| 4 weeks 3 days ago | anectdote from Chicago |
PhD land ... what a @#$%ing mess. Anyway, this seems like a good place to put my two bits. Every couple months or so I have dinner with a group composed mostly of lawyers who are in document-review hell. (Aside, you can read about it here and probably hundreds of other sites: http://www.temporaryattorney.blogspot.com/). All but one (including two from UMich) went to what I believe are top-tier schools. Details of their career paths vary, but a common tale involves getting jettisoned by a large firm (in Chicago) when things went south a few years ago. Salary drops from $###,### to $##,### actually happen. OP: How is the CNC machinist market? I keep reading articles about how companies are looking for skilled workers *just like you*, but for all I know they could be corporate codswallop and part of the never-ending quest to get temporary overseas workers here. |
| 5 weeks 7 hours ago | weed vs. booze |
Have a reference for that? |
| 5 weeks 2 days ago | non sequitur |
"The RR years were long." Um, WTF? Terrell's last season at UMich was 2000. (He left early.) That leaves how many seasons between then and now? '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, and '11. I count eleven, which break down like this: * Carr: 7 * RichRod: 3 * Hoke: 1 Did you just want to take an extra shot at Rodriguez? If so, I guess I'd understand. He hurt a lot of feelings around here and screwed up the defense. (The offense, too, depending on whom you ask ...) Look at the bright side, though: We wound up with Hoke, who appears to have unlimited upside. We could be stuck with a flunkie like DeBord. (Seriously -- that parallel universe is interesting.)
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| 5 weeks 4 days ago | better than you think |
A dry spell (QB) was mentioned above, but many people overlook the O-line dry spell of the last several years. Basically, you have Baas and Long. (Waiting to see on Molk, obviously ...) Compare that to the years around the turn of the century. Oddly, two of RichRod's recruits (Lewan, maybe Schofield) could herald an upturn. Details (yes, just draft positions, first three rounds), courtesy of CBS Sportsline: 2011: none tl;dr version: Just two high NFL picks from that area since 2001, compared to nine in the prior ten-year period. Michigan's O-line reputation is based more on history than recent production. |
| 7 weeks 2 days ago | Ann Arbor, at least |
Based on a few seconds, yes, Ann Arbor and UMich look good in the movie, so we'll get some good PR, but that trailer was pretty awful. |
| 11 weeks 1 day ago | harm |
I agree with pretty much everything you said, but on point #3, let's not forget the epic whining he did about the NUMBER ONE JERSEY. Quite similar, in that he could have accomplished his purpose through direct (and quiet) contact with the head coach. Really, in a twisted way I'm glad to see that he doesn't restrict his whining to those "outside Lloyd Carr's Michigan." Aside: I wonder if the Freep will blow this up? They would have a few years ago. |
