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10 weeks 2 days ago Geographical consideration in

Geographical consideration in the pods doesn't extend beyond the 4 seeds
18 weeks 2 days ago Kissing the S goes back at

Kissing the S goes back to at least Respert.  If you're gonna be an ass on a rival's board, then you should at least have your facts straight.
2 years 19 weeks ago That bylaw seems fairly vague

That bylaw seems fairly vague to me. It states that the committee must award

at least 50 percent of the championship field to conferences that meet automatic-qualification criteria and provide a play-in criteria. The remaining 50 percent of the championship field shall be reserved for at-large teams.

I don't think that the bolded sections quite mesh. Are they aiming for a true 50/50 split, or are automatic qualifiers more important?
On top of that there is already an exception for football, and the phrase "sufficient number of applications" probably has some wiggle room.

I took that from 31.3.4.7.1 Team Sports Other Than Men’s Basketball

I don't think the bylaws are a hindrance to this playoff proposal, but hopefully somebody that has a better grasp of them can explain it to me.
2 years 24 weeks ago Eh, you're just pissed that

Eh, you're just pissed that you were so wrong about Izzo.
2 years 24 weeks ago I came on too strong in my

I came on too strong in my original post, but Brian's take on the first Winston assault has been grating on me for a year.

He's wrong in treating the first Winston fight like everything is cut and dry, when it’s really a jumbled mess. Claiming that Sturges was innocent is an example of that. Despite what the “witnesses” (fellow hockey players and their friends) have to say, he was involved to some extent. Another thing is the belief that Winston beat on Sturges so badly that he had to be hospitalized (though not mentioned in this post, Brian has mentioned it before, and it does appear to be the prevailing view on this site). Based on Sturges own words, it’s more likely that his severe injuries came from falling to the ground after he was hit. Same legal outcome, but two drastically different events.

Michigan State has had 20% of its entire team involved in unprovoked violence against other students for two consecutive years.

The 20% number isn’t true for last year’s fight and I think it’s an overestimation for the recent assault as well. And last year’s incident was not an unprovoked act.

it seems reasonable to think that light punishment from Dantonio and the school for the first one may well have emboldened the players to do it again the second time

Brian also said that the current incident was caused by last year’s incident. I think that’s quite a stretch. If they felt the punishment was light, then why the ski masks? The “light punishment” (multi-game suspension, jail time) didn’t cause the second attack; it just changed where it happened.

I’m not saying any of this to justify the actions of Dantonio or anybody on the football team. Winston should have been kicked off the team last year, as should any goons involved in this year’s assault. There should also be jail time. I just think it’s funny that Brian’s attitude on this story seems so similar to the msm attitude that he regularly rails on.

And why are people so surprised and pissed that Rosenberg is acting like this? Writers have to get in their licks when they have the chance because winning makes everything else irrelevant. Right now MSU is winning (yeah, 6-6 is winning for that program) and Michigan isn't. It's that simple. Win and it all goes away.
2 years 24 weeks ago Rosenberg dislikes Rodriguez

Rosenberg dislikes Rodriguez and that has been obvious for quite a while. But apparently that bias draws readers, so the Freep isn't going to do anything about it.

It's also clear that Brian has no fucking clue what he's talking about in regards to the incidents at State, yet he continues to talk out his ass about them.

It's funny to see so much bias in a post about bias. Understandable, but still funny.
2 years 28 weeks ago Your numbers are still very

Your numbers are still very wrong. I'm going to ignore the work you did for 4 year averages, because in this case, you mucked it up badly. Here are the actual average wins per season for the last 4 msu coaches:

Saban 7
Williams 5.34
Smith 5.5
Dantonio 7 (assuming a 5-7 record this year)

The part that confuses me the most is that you think Dantonio started with a 4 win season. He went 7-6 his first year in East Lansing.
2 years 28 weeks ago At 10-2, it seems like Notre

At 10-2, it seems like Notre Dame would be pretty close to snagging an auto bid to one of those games.
2 years 28 weeks ago If Dantonio loses out this

If Dantonio loses out this year, and goes winless next year, he'll still be averaging 5 wins a year for his time at MSU. What exactly are your numbers supposed to show, because it definitely isn't reality.
2 years 28 weeks ago The only real solution to the

The only real solution to the replay mess is to scrap the system. Then they can (they won't) fix the clock rules and give us back the football that's been stolen from the fans.
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