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Oh no he didn't!

How are you'll watching the game. I've not used espn 3 before. How do you use that. I'm in an airport on an iPad 3.

Excellent news!

we had enough offense to win the game regulation 3-2....oh wait, referees......&%#$!

Terrible terrible refs tonight.  First a home game for the NC...AND the refs in your back pocket???  Come on...

This is off topic, but I found it inspirational and worth sharing.  Anthony Robles, a wrestler from ASU who was born without one of his legs just won the NCAA championship for his weight division.  Just goes to show that anything is possible if you really put your mind to it.  

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704433904576212721437205698.html?KEYWORDS=wrestling

Great accomplishment going into halftime with the lead.  No Hardaway, no Morgan, and we still have the lead!?!?!  Wow.  

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JUST WIN.

That is somewhat surprising.

Thank you for all of this great information, as usual! 

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I saw the article this morning.  It is an interesting read.  The article made me want to visit these other rinks to see what they are all about.  Yost will always be #1 for me.   

This morning Sam Webb said he was getting a gut feeling on this one....

I have frequent contact with a recent graduated Michigan RB, one who has worked out with Cox (and Barwis).  At the start of this past season I asked him who the most talented RB was, and he immediately responded Mike Cox.  Howeva.......  he did say that Cox had some issues when it came to learning the playbook.... I really hope he gets more chances to prove his ability this season.  I like what I have seen from him thus far.

Thank you, kind sir.

I'm in ann arbor, what comcast channel is that?

Even my non-hockey family/friends were into this game.  Also an important win for the pairwise.  With some big weekends coming up,hopefully we can keep up the momentum.  

Don't forget, men's soccer!

Can someone compile a list of the "official" current chants?  That way, if we can all print off copies, those around us will have a clue.  Heck, I'd be willing to print off a ton at work, carry them into the stadium, and tell people to take one and pass it on.  

GO BLUE!

" MSU sent tickets back because they didn't sell them, it should be 90-95% Michigan fans."

Wow, that is pathetic.  They couldn't sell tickets to this?  I have 40 people in my group, and I can't wait for Saturday!  GO BLUE!

This offense is good, and it isn't going to get worse anytime soon.  Think if DG makes the type of leap DR made from year 1 to year 2.... Think if DR continues to improve this off season.  There is no way this offense gets worse in the next few years, especially with the talent we have coming in for this recruiting class.  This offense could go from scary to, I dunno, extremely super duper scary for opposing teams.  I will continue to support The Team The Team The Team..... and the head coach, Rich Rodriguez, is a part of The Team.  I have hope the D will improve as they age.  I'm with Brian... I'm getting really sick of arguing against the nay-sayers.   Sure, I want things to be better.  At this point in time, keeping RR seems like the thing to do.  I don't want to have to watch another system switch and another two more years of transition.  For now, I retain my hope and high expectations for the future.  Ok, back to work, I've said my piece.  

Howeva, given some of the lucky goals we have scored lately, a lucky goal against us doesn't bother me when we still have a 4-2 lead.   (For those not watching, the puck had a freaky deflection/bounce off the boards straight to a LSSU player in the slot)

Michigan beat msu is soccer 3-2 in OT

Michigan hockey also beat Ferris 3-2..... so yay?

Was just punched by a stewardess on my flight who, once she saw my UofM shirt, asked who we were playing, not knowing it was UofM vs Iowa week... Eek electronics off! Hope my flight goes quickly so I can make it back in time for part of the game! Go Blue!

Those comments sound pretty bleak. Hopefully some of the new guys break out and surprise us.

Out of the country and only have access to my Blackberry. Also, any score on the mens soccer game tonight? Mgoblue isn't showing anything to me. Thanks, Go Blue!

Saw a lot of good things today... but the real test now begins.  I'm trying not to get too ahead of myself,especially seeing how the quality of the teams we have beaten thus far is less stellar now than it was at the beginning of the year.  Both ND and BG are now 1-3, and UConn is 2-2, so I hope the team will continue to step up.  The most important game of the year is always the next game, less go beat those Hoosiers.  GO BLUE! 

"Not that this matters. Apparently it's done."   Wow, that could have gone better.  Not a fan of this move at all. 

Any posibility RR could recruit some track team sprinters to try football?

All sound positive towards our QBs.  Interesting to see the wingless helmets.  Sounds like Tate has responded well and is working hard. 

Just wow.  Should be an epic game. 

I was looking a few weeks ago on the UofM job site and noticed a "Director of football operations" position that was open.  Amongst a plethora of other job duties was something along the lines of "track high school recruits GPA and SAT scores."  So this is clearly something that we are now placing some emphasis on.  Just thought I would pass on that info.  

This is great news and quite the accomplishment.  I hope he fares well at the major tournaments and the upcoming year.  With a new practice facility on the way, things are looking up for the golf programs. 

They do really good work there.  The ring would be more unique rather than purchasing it from a huge chain.  Congrats!

One of the people whose car has his decal lives in my neighborhood... if I see them I will try to ask them where they got it and will post. 

I think that statement is pretty darn reasonable. 

Note to self: Please be wrong.

"I still think Hayes will only end up in Michigan's class if FL RB Demetrius Hart opts to go elsewhere." 

I'm probably reading into this too much... but is this some type of sign that Demetrius is going blue?  The last update I remember was that he was stressed out by the recruiting process and was torn between schools.  Any info would be much appreciated. 

I think Andre Johnson could learn something from Onyewu...  

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5195587

Via cnnmoney.com front page this morning:

http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/06/news/economy/summer_jobs/index.htm

Manny Harris: Hometown: Detroit, MI
High School: Redford

DeShawn Sims: Hometown: Detroit, MI
High School: Pershing

I think Detroit is still pretty important.

Sad to see it go. I purchased all of my Michigan gear from Moes.

I drove by the place last night around 10. They had all of the TV's turned on (looked like there were many). Nice to see another place to watch all the games. Great location.

9, someone was taking the photo...

Giving up all alcohol, its going to be a long and hard 40 days.

(that's what she said)

Comparing UofM to msu is not comparing apples to apples. MSU now has a history of players with assault and other charges, UofM does not (yes we had Grady and Cissoko, but nothing that is putting people into hospitals). I think that in itself would warrant a different response. This bias from the freep is sickening. Time will tell how this story ends up, hopefully with the No Fly Zone proving people wrong. I'm excited for the talent Dorsey brings, and hope he can influence others from his area to come to UofM in the future.

I'm waiting for RR's version of Steve Job's, "but there's more..." today. Hoping we get a few nice surprises today.

What a travesty of an ending. To call off the game tying goal like that is game breaker. I understand the need to blow the whistle when the puck is covered up, but in this case, the puck was in constant motion and the keeper never has possession. We got robbed.

No matter how 'cool' the new tablet is, I don't think I will be able to find a reason to shell out the rumored $600-$1,000 for this type of device. Unless it does something dramatically better than the other gadgets out there, I see no need to buy it. We shall see soon though.

I agree. With comments like this, "I was a fan of Ohio State growing up as a kid, but I can’t look at my recruitment as a fan." you know he is carefully looking at his recruitment process from all angles. I also like the fact that he seems keen on schools with top notch academics.

Slow's is great.

I wasn't able to attend the game, but I hear there was also some type of inflatable object thrown onto the ice that made for a funny moment... is this true?

Always great to see the Michigan faithful supporting a good cause!

Are you sure it isn't the other way around? I would think he would have a clause in his contract that would prevent him from going to Michigan without penalty...

I'm surprised he didn't break his hand when he had that one-handed dunk that got the crowd back into it. I mean, wow, that was a nice drive and finish. We need someone to step up and help Manny. I've been disappointed with LLP's play as of late. Heading into the year, I thought he would try to drive the ball more and be more aggressive. It was sad in the final 2 minutes of the game, when Manny had the ball the other players would stop what they were doing and just stand still, waiting for Manny to do something. I noticed this a lot during the game. We had players standing around at times, not setting screens, etc. I think we will improve, though. I'm glad to see espn made it a point to show the statistic of 8 freshman, 4 sophomores, 2 juniors, and 2 seniors on the team. We are young, simple as that. Sure we may be a little disappointing early on, but we are young, and the freshman should get better, especially Morris... with those juggling skills!

You have to consider how much more difficult it will be for these players to stay eligible once enrolled in these institutions (ND, UofM, Stanford). Just because you pass NCAA standards does not mean you have 4 easy years ahead of you. I remember talking to my academic counselor as a freshman at UofM. He made it a point to tell me that at UofM, expectations are much higher. If you were a 4.0 student at another school, history has shown that you would get anywhere from a 3.4 - 3.5 at UofM. Now think of this in terms of someone squeaking in with a 3.0 - 3.1. They could expect to achieve a 2.5 - 2.6 GPA. Of course this is not applicable to every case. There are exceptions. However, this is something to think about. I have no doubt that a 3.5 GPA student at UofM, ND, and Stanford is very different than a 3.5 GPA student at EMU, Oregon, Oklahoma, etc. Just my thoughts.

I think the weather today will be one of the most important factors in this game. The outlook is promising, I'm hoping for the best. GO BLUE!

I'm going to start working on my resume... haha, I WISH.

This is a big game for the team. I wish they could have scheduled it for a later start in order to draw a larger audience, but oh well. Hopefully the guys will come out and play hard to pull off the W.

Authenticity is crucial. Also, I know that it means more to me, personally, when I get the autograph in person. Wearing my respective player's jersey # for four years and having them autograph it means more to me than buying one from an auction site. That way the jersey has a personal story behind it and means more to me.

Also, fyi, I think mgoblue.com also is planning on opening an auction site soon. I think this is a popular trend among a lot of schools out there.

That was a hard game to watch. ND had no business winning that game, IMO.

City of Ann Arbor is very opposed to having a night game. Reason being that it is already very difficult to manage traffic after games as it is. Add in an entire days worth of drinking and people driving in the dark, and the end result is probably not going to be positive. As willywill stated previously, you want a night game atmosphere, look at the 3:30 games in late October. In the game willywill is referring to against PSU, it was dark by mid 3rd quarter. The lights we had rolled in for the game, IMO, were not adequate. We also had another 'night' game when Braylon went off against sparty and we ended up winning in OT.

I feel like this topic has been beaten to death, however, I don't think the issue is as much with tradition as it is with the city's ability to handle 100,000+ fans exiting the big house in unison at 11pm. I agree a night game would be a blast, as the psu and msu games were insane, I just don't see them happening anytime in the near future without UofM giving the city of Ann Arbor some type of incentive (read bribe) to beef up the on duty police force to handle the crowds.

Assuming our current QB's can stay healthy and we can afford to give DG a red shirt, based on what you've witnessed, what do you think DG's potential could be with college-level coaching? From what I've heard, he worked over the summer on his own to improve. Once he starts practicing 80 hours per week with UofM's experienced coaches, potentially what type of monster could we have donning the maize and blue?

We should definitely be considered one of the favorites to win the CCHA this year. We have great depth at defense, and a solid goalie. If some of the new guys step up and provide some goals, we should be set to make a run in the tourney, which will be in DETROIT (!) this year.

Does anyone know if the regents gave the final nod of approval today? Also, for the new stadium, is it only going to run down one side of the field, or both? Thanks in advance.

Would love to have a Blackberry app.

I don't know what to expect, but I would rejoice with a win all night long.

Game Time. GO BLUE!

Love coming into work and being able to read new content. Nice to see we are getting the ball rolling this early for future Wolverines.

This would have NEVER happened under Lloyd...

Is he a stud? A work-in-progress? Will he be a 3*, 4*, 5*? I'm asking bc I've not heard much about the guy. Thanks.

Gandy Dancer is a good option for a nice romantic dinner for you and your friend. They also have outdoor seating. I went about a month ago, and their bar is closed for renovations.

The Earl Uptown is also a nice quiet restaurant worth checking out. More on the pricey side.

I have not been to the Melting Pot on Main St. yet, although from ads on a local radio station they claim to have some type of roof-top deck? I don't know if that is necessarily true.

I would def co-sign Red Hawk, the place has great food for relatively cheap and usually has some nice rotating taps. I also enjoy the decor.

PRACTICE?,we talkin'about PRACTICE?

Not a game, not a game, not a game, PRACTICE?

for addressing the ads on the page. I thought I was the only one who was noticing the huge uptick in the Evony ads. Stinks you can't control more of what is advertised.

HOME OF: THE MORAL DOUCHE

FAVORITE PICKUP LINE: "You know, I thought about the seminary, but then decided it wasn't for me. If you know what I mean."

DOUCHEY ALUMNI: Condoleezza Rice, James Baker, Regis Philbin, Steve Bartman

PROFILES IN STUDENTIA: Gerry McDougal, *Chicago. "I was looking for a place that would challenge me academically, but I also wanted to feel bad about masturbating. At Notre Dame, I got both."

*There is no Gerry McDougal.

Not quite as funny as the osu write-up, but I thought you would be interested nonetheless.

Hopefully they can get the 09/10 sporting season off to a good start with a W.

My favorite is still the Maize silk hockey jersey circa 1998 National Champions.

The whole situation up at state is absurd. I keep waiting to hear that none of it really happened because I am in such disbelief that Winston is allowed on that campus. Disgusting.

This kid's comments are rubbing me the wrong way. Doesn't sounds like the type of kid I want wearing maize and blue. " know I can go to Michigan anytime I want." He seems kind of full of himself and not very humble. What are your thoughts? I know he's a teenager and all...

So you're telling me there's a chance... *YEAH!*

These challenges can be organized in different ways. I have mainly seen them organized by most miles by school, so those schools with the most runners have a huge advantage. However, I have also seem challenges where the organizer can limit the number of participants per school, which thus levels the playing field.

There is a song TI 'raps' in called "ASAP", I believe. In the background is band music which sounds great. I'm not sure how it would sounds in the Big House and without lyrics, but it would be worth a shot. I think the beat of that song would pump people up.

This post got me thinking about why we are even discussing a possible championship game in the first place. I agree with most of the comments above on the pro's and con's. It seems a big issue most people have with the Big 10 scheduling is that we are done playing football (out of sight, out of mind) much earlier than a lot of other conferences due to the lack of a Big 10 title game.
So that brings me to the reason I am writing. Why not arrange some type of game a week or two after the season is over with one of the other conferences that also lack a championship game? The Pac 10 jumps out to me initially. Heck, it could even be organized along the lines of the "Big 10/ACC challenge" in basketball. This way, the Big 10 (or just the participating teams) would gain more exposure and potentially boost their bowl resumes. Plus, I would love to see a home-and-home series against USC or UCLA in December weather. I know it would most likely be next to impossible to get teams to sign on to this, but I was wondering what your thoughts were regarding Big 10 teams playing non-conference games in December in an effort to stay relevant (and given the fact that a Big 10 championship game seems unlikely).

Yea, obviously I missed that. Hard to catch everything when you're at work. Just came across the article, thought my fellow mgoblogger's would find it interesting, and posted it. Not sure my an earnest effort at sharing UofM info merits the 2 point ding?

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/LeBron-gets...

Lebron getting dunked on.

First the beautiful HD vid this morning, and now more good recruiting news... so excited for the season to start.

USA 2 - 0 Spain right now in the 75th minute. Great game.

"why invite someone who might beat us?"

If that's your attitude, why not schedule AA Pioneer... jeez.

US soccer is on the rise!

In the short term, hiring Miles would have made the transition much smoother. I don't think we would have contended for a NC by any means, but we would not have had the attrition we experienced. Probably an average season would have resulted. I do believe that we would have had an immediate uptick in recruiting and the level of excitement would have been pretty high. The negativity we are currently experiencing would have been much lower under a Miles regime.
However, we hired RR. He is our man and I support him. Jump on the bandwagon and enjoy the ride.

So this is the first video of Gardner that I have viewed. 3 thoughts:
1) He does not carry the football very close to his body which concerns me, especially considering our propensity to fumble.
2) I was expecting a little more top-end speed, since I've recently been hearing what a stud he is at WR.
3) Needs more cowbell, er... lightning bolts.

Overall, I see the raw talent Gardner possesses. However, it is just that, raw talent. He will definitely need a red shirt in order to hone his skills further. Nevertheless, I like what I see for our future.

*Sigh*....

There are a couple tix floating around the office that I'm still trying to get a hold of. I would love to be able to attend. So in that regard, I'm not blowing anything off really, except perhaps a little work so I can get home before the game starts.

Per usual, nice recap Brian. Looking year-over-year, I am slightly concerned about the diminishing returns of RR's recruiting efforts. While I understand the whole Pat White side of the argument, the lack of 4* and 5* recruits is concerning. I understand that 3-9 isn't necessarily a huge turn on for recruits, but shouldn't the fact that we are the University of Michigan carry some weight? I mean, ND has been terrible lately, yet they still bring in top classes with some pretty highly rated 5* guys. What gives?

Not sure I understand the, um, ..joke? Can someone explain?

Anyone know if there is a place to watch the game online (at work)?

Well that's never a good thing. I never really read the weekday papers, but the weekend editions, yes. At least I will still have my Sunday paper...

I like the momentum this team has entering the tournaments. In addition, I really like our current goaltender situation. unlike Sauer, Hogan is able to shake off a bad goal and not let it affect him. He has also proven himself as not being prone to the occasional weak goal. Sure, we don't have any 'all-stars' on this team, but the depth at D is something we have not had in quite some time. I don't expect I will see anything remotely similar to the collapse we had in the first period against ND last year in Denver with this team. As long as we can score a couple goals each night, we can beat anyone in the nation. We won't be giving up too many goals with our current squad.
Is anyone planning on going to any of the NCAA tourney this year? I must admit, I was a little disappointed with the UofM representation in Denver last year, and am hoping the distance had something to do with it. All in all, I like our chances, as we are peaking at the right time of the year. GO BLUE.

Why has Grady been riding the pine the past few games? I have not heard anything and would love to know. Thanks.

I like the scheduling of this opponent. However, over the next few years it would be nice to see a this 12th game gradually improve in terms of the opponent. Having a solid win over a non-conference top 25 vs. a FCS team team may be the difference from being left out of a potential NC game. Ahhh, all in due time.