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7 weeks 5 days ago	Lady Wolverines	There is no such team as the "Lady Wolverines."  Unlike our Big Ten comrades at Penn State, Michigan does not assign different mascot names based on whether the teams are male or female.  All Michigan teams are equally the "Wolverines." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_sports_teams_in_the_United_...
46 weeks 6 days ago	Thanks for the awesome	Thanks for the awesome summary!  I'm glad I posted this thread if only because I got to read this summary and get caught up.  And request granted--I won't hold this against UVA anymore.  I hope they reinstate her.
51 weeks 10 hours ago	GO BLUE!	Bottom of the 7th.  Let's Go Blue!
51 weeks 5 days ago	MGoSoftball, for those of us far	MGoSoftball, for those of us far less in the know than you, can we get a mid-week report on what to expect against Alabama so we know what to pay attention to when we watch and so we know how to intelligently brag.  Sadly, my knowledge of this team comes up short after the names Chidester, Evans, and Lane.
1 year 7 weeks ago	Can someone explain why there	Can someone explain why there are so many empty seats at an NCAA tournament game (especially with UM playing)?  Is this normal?
1 year 13 weeks ago	I clearly jumped the gun with	I clearly jumped the gun with my "could we lose the Big Ten!?" post yesterday.  Here is my penance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
1 year 13 weeks ago	3-0 is awesome, MGoSoftball,	3-0 is awesome, MGoSoftball, but we have all gotten a little spoiled.  With the close wins, is it time to start getting concerned?  With Nebraska in the conference now are we even at risk of not winning the B1G this year?  I am hoping we dominate the conference again and can focus on trying to have a strong postseason, but I am getting a little nervous.
1 year 23 weeks ago	VT is 2-1	Virginia Tech won the 1995 Sugar Bowl against against Texas 28-10.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Sugar_Bowl_(December) They lost in 2000 to to FSU, 46-29.  They also lost to Auburn in 2005, 16-13. That makes their average margin of defeat less than 2 pts.  That should go up a lot when we play them though.
1 year 30 weeks ago	Superlatives	Superlatives always invite challenges, so let me try to find a coach who might be more unprofessional than Jim Harbaugh. This is tough . . .  How about Mark Dantonio, allowing his players to commit six personal fould, including some obviously egregious attacks.  Meanwhile, Dantonio argues the penalty calls and refuses to discipline his players. But you're right, a coach being excited about a win is the most outrageous thing I've ever seen.
1 year 31 weeks ago	You should tell your company	You should tell your company that quote is a verb, so you can only provide your "Favorite Quotation." But "The Team, The Team, The Team" is much better.  GTFOMC was awesome, but who wants a quotation about Little Brother?  Focus it on UM.
2 years 3 weeks ago	Superregionals	MGoSoftball, can you explain how teams get picked to host regionals/superregionals? I'm going to be in Ann Arbor during superregionals and was sort of assuming I'd get to see the softball team play. Is that probably not going to happen?
2 years 11 weeks ago	Thanks for the updates. Keep	Thanks for the updates. Keep em coming!
2 years 12 weeks ago	9-0	9-0 now with a 3-0 victory over UMass. Gametracker is messed up, but you can confirm the score on the UMass Athletics website.
2 years 12 weeks ago	"Mascot"	In other news, Michigan does not have a "mascot" but thanks.
2 years 18 weeks ago	Carr won a national	Carr won a national championship. I understand a lot of people on this board are frustrated with the state of recruiting when he left, but let's not make him out to be Satan's spawn, okay?
2 years 18 weeks ago	Chuck Heater	I haven't read anyone's thoughts here about Chuck Heater, though I have seen his name brought up elsewhere. I actually think he could be a really good option, given his defensive and recruiting background. He played at Michigan with DB and has a background as an assistant in the midwest (OSU, Wisconsin, and ND). Since he wasn't retained at Florida now that Meyer is gone, I think he could be a great snag.
2 years 19 weeks ago	Not at a place like Alabama,	Not at a place like Alabama, but at schools like HLS, YLS, Stanford, and Michigan you are still getting a very good job when you graduate.
2 years 19 weeks ago	To be fair, the OP was not	To be fair, the OP was not asking for people to list their coaching preferences, it is just what happened. I still want an answer to the OP.
2 years 20 weeks ago	Well, heck, call me old	Well, heck, call me old fashioned, but if UConn beats OU in a BCS game, I'd say that would count as a signature win. But to answer the OP, almost certainly not.
2 years 21 weeks ago	I'd love this plus the ND game	First of all, all this UGA instead of ND talk seems to be premised on the idea that we can't or shouldn't be playing more than one solid non-conference game a year. We've done it before and we'll do it again and I have no reason to see why this shouldn't be one of those times. The only important factor is that we schedule UGA at home a year when ND is away, so we have a stable number of home games. Second, I think some of the fans have been far too quick to knock the ND game. In my opinion, it is a wonderful tradition that grabs national attention (even in years such as the Toilet Bowl, ND-UM is a big deal). The history behind the rivalry means a lot to many fans and is even well-known to casual observers. I think we should do our best to keep ND on the schedule.
2 years 22 weeks ago	Northwestern?	I wouldn't just concede that Northwestern is "academically superior." Particularly when it is qualified as "world-class," it might be good to expand your research beyond the slop US News and World Report throws in front of you. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2010-2011/top-200.html #15 Michigan #25 Northwestern Go Blue!
2 years 23 weeks ago	You need to CC this, lest	You need to CC this, lest everyone lose control.
2 years 23 weeks ago	Cornell, really?	S.U.N.Y. Ithaca? Why?
2 years 24 weeks ago	Smotrycz	Smotrycz trails Clemson 16-15.
2 years 24 weeks ago	Five Years	Give your pillow AT LEAST one more year. The situation the pillow was put in was tough - no pillow could be comforting on the bad mattress it was brought into. Every pillow needs to be given an opportunity to get the mattress and sheets it needs to be successful.
2 years 24 weeks ago	You are so smart	I can't think of a single coach who stayed at the college level and at one program he cared about for a long time despite numerous NFL offers in this day and age...named Joe Paterno.
2 years 24 weeks ago	I'd tell your neighbor about	I'd tell your neighbor about the situation and keep your phone off.
2 years 25 weeks ago	Phase Five: Profit.	Phase Five: Profit.
2 years 26 weeks ago	I sure hope they don't put up	I sure hope they don't put up 83 on us. For those of you following along at home, Wisconsin is 1-0 this season when putting up 83 points or more.
2 years 26 weeks ago	Reasonable?	I don't know that I've met any OSU fans that I'd call "reasonable," but I will say that once I left Ann Arbor and landed in Boston, I have a real affinity for most fellow Big Ten fans, almost regardless of which school they support, since I think we share a similar experience, that people from a lot of other schools can't or don't understand. That said, MSU and OSU fans are stupid, etc. etc.

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