Doctor Sardonicus

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43 weeks 5 days ago Very favorable schedule for ND

I don't think MSU will beat them in South Bend.  And while there are games after MSU that they "could" lose, the toughest two are USC at home and Stanford on the road.  So it may be up to Michigan to save the world from an October full of ND hype.
43 weeks 5 days ago I'd guess slight underdogs

Both teams return a lot of talent, the game is at home.  The last two games could have gone either way.  The only real difference is familiarity with a system (1st vs 2nd year), which leads to the "slight underdog" comment, but I think that's sometimes overblown.  I was in South Bend 25 years ago for Holtz's debut and his new system looked pretty good (no punts), in part because his offense wasn't what one would have expected based on his Arkansas/Minnesota game films.  Michigan will be able to do something similar in prepping for this one.
43 weeks 6 days ago MHSAA information is wrong

HSSports.net has Rockford on the road for Lowell (week 1), Muskegon (week 5), Grandville (week 7), and Jenison (week 9).
43 weeks 6 days ago Allen Jefferson

He was part of a great one-two punch in the mid-80's (think the other guy went to Wisconsin).
1 year 5 weeks ago Basically

Because the belief is that a coach deserves both public and private, behind the scenes support, especially from those with ties to the program.  Failing getting private support, at least people shouldn't be creating problems. 

Edwards' comments, while public, symbolize the fact that Rodriguez didn't have private support.  His behavior with the JT Floyd/#1 jersey issue, which could easily have been handled privately, is further evidence of this lack of support.  He went public, created a PR problem, instead of dealing with it privately -- and fully resolving the issue that way.

Your Obi Ezeh example is disingenuous.  Edwards' job isn't evaluating coaches/players in public.  Brian's is.  I wasn't happy when U-M hired Brian Ellerbe and was glad when he was fired, but if you told me, circa 2000, that Glen Rice was running around privately bad-mouthing U-M I wouldn't be pleased.  If Rice came out in public ripping on the guy, while he was there, or after he was fired, I think people would wonder why he wasn't being supportive or at least staying quiet rather than allowing his comments to be used to undermine the program.
1 year 5 weeks ago Braylon's statement

Braylon said that he was okay with Hoke giving #1 jersey to whoever he wanted to give it to.  So Hoke should give it to JT Floyd.
1 year 18 weeks ago I'd like to see it on Sunday too

But Brandy has some major logistical issues with flying to Lions games anyway, squeezing in a Saturday night taping as well wasn't his cup of tea.  Though listening to him groggy reacting to another Lions turnover was entertaining.
1 year 23 weeks ago Agree

I think the way to read any Brandon interviews (at least the football parts) is to read it three times:  Read it under the assumption that he's decided to jettison Rodriguez, read it under the assumption that he's decided to keep him, then read it under the assumption that he's not sure.  I think, if anything, that his statements about "selling Michigan" to recruits, not coaches, don't bode well for Rich (for the record, I'm more pro-Rodriguez than anti).
1 year 26 weeks ago Points per possession also has a major weakness

It doesn't take into account initial field position--and doesn't also account for lousy FG kicking, which is not the offense's fault.  That's why the advanced metrics, which take into account likelihood of scoring given starting position, are even more relevant. 

For baseball geeks, we've gone from RBIs to Bill James' runs created to PECOTA and other complex metrics.  The main reason for choosing the least favorable, less sophisticated metric is to advance a position not supported by more developed metrics.  I understand why Brian finds that less than useful.
1 year 26 weeks ago Bowl game

Michigan has a lot of banged up players, in particular Denard.  I suspect the bowl game will feature the offense's best performance of the season.  Now maybe that won't be enough to outscore the opposition, but I'm actually looking forward to the bowl game.

BTW, without Andrew Luck where would Jim Harbaugh be likely to coach next year?
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