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14 weeks 13 hours ago	I looked here	Maybe I'm wrong.. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology 2s play in Dayton, Philly, Lexington, KC? edit:  Nevermind, I see the seeds aren't locked into cities
14 weeks 13 hours ago	Agreed with the 2 or 3 seed..	Not much difference.  Almost would rather see them be a 3 seed, so they play in Auburn Hills?  Well, a 50% chance of that, if a 3 seed. And teams like UCLA and VCU as 6 seeds do not worry me, as I've seen UCLA play numerous times and think they are thrash.  VCU, a team I believe you mentioned as someone dependent on turnovers.
17 weeks 1 day ago	No, it doesn't	What it means is MIchigan needs to spend tomorrow and wednesday fixing the pick and roll defense.  They have today off.  I like the hedging, but the book is out with how to attack.  Thank god they have this 'mini-camp' to address the rotations. With the 1-3-1, Penn St found those 2 wide open corner 3s that kept the game from going into 10+ territory.  Sure, Vogrich had an error.  But to run 1-3-1 half the game is not a long term solution.
18 weeks 15 hours ago	You don't see it?	It says 'swag'
19 weeks 4 days ago	Ugh..	I agree with that second half of Illinois and Michigan St.  How many 2nd half fouls did (or did they?) Illinois commit?  I really don't remember many Mich St possesions where a foul wasn't committed. A little worrisome after watching last weeks Illinois second half vs Michigan.  The refs were calling a lot of the hard hedges on McGary and Horford (some legit).  Bielfeldt's (if needed ) foot speed vs Zeller is an obvious concern.
21 weeks 4 days ago	Hardaway	The one area Hardaway Jr still needs improvement is the handle.  I don't know if it is an easy fix, but there seems to be a common attack on the ball when he starts to dribble.  Either he is showing the ball to the defender too much or is just not a very good handler or his awareness of defenders around him are below average?
25 weeks 5 days ago	Most and Least Variable	You mention: "You can't guarantee success with folks as variable as OL" What has the most variability and least on offense?  Curious, because I don't know.
34 weeks 4 days ago	The kid likes talking about himself..	Lots of starting the sentence off with 'I'.  Actually, every sentence starts with 'I'.  Sounds like a great kid.  May need to work on his writing skills, though.
1 year 16 weeks ago	Nothing on campus	There's nothing on campus to see.  Brathaus is the local bar I used to go quite often.  Really a dive bar.
1 year 16 weeks ago	Trotters	Lived in BG for the first 23 years.  If you have't been to Trotters, you're really missing out.  5-10 min drive from the Ice Arena. All you need to get there is the Brown Jug.  Steak.  It's located downtown on the west side of Main St., just north of Wooster.  Tiny place, been there for as long as I remember (born in 73).  If you go to places like Jed's or SamBs, you're doing it wrong.  Also, avoid the places you will see after you exit I-75. If you do want pizza, Myles or Pollyeyes are the places to go.
1 year 18 weeks ago	Cespedes	Cespedes wasn't going to leadoff anyway.  Though you are correct that Jackson in the #1 hole is scary.  He's a bottom 3rd of the lineup hitter until he cuts down on the Ks and increases his on-base skills.
1 year 18 weeks ago	Doesn't make sense	That doesn't really make sense.  Kosuke is a totally different player.  Doesn't have the power Cespedes has.  Fukudome is a contact, on-base player.  Cepedes is a big swing, big power, big strikeouts type of hitter.
1 year 18 weeks ago	Actually	The word is that he wanted to be a free agent in 4 years and the Marlins wanted him to sign to a 6 year deal.  The money amount was the same (36 million).
1 year 20 weeks ago	Mystery Guy	Is the #mysteryguy the same as #mysteryteam?  Because we all know the mystery team wins (Pujols, Fielder).  Very Jon Heyman of you, Brian.
1 year 32 weeks ago	Add on to the Groping	Brian, curious to see your UFR opinion on the Denard INT in Koger's direction.  If you want to put some blame on the INT, Koger needs to be credited for at least half.  He ran the route beyond the first down line (which is fine).  But as Denard released the ball, you will see him basically continuing his route towards the direction of the end zone.  The goal of that play was to move the sticks, not see if he can break it for long yardage.  Obviously, that would be fine too.  But what he should have done is use his body to box out the trailing LB.  Or at least come back to the ball.  -.5 to Koger, in my opinion.
1 year 34 weeks ago	Don't forget	I believe Russell Shaw went the JC route before Michigan
1 year 34 weeks ago	Garrard not an option	He is having back surgery to repair disc issue
1 year 35 weeks ago	This:	"They played zero coverage on Roy Roundtree and he went for whatever that was for a touchdown on a slant. If we run a couple more slant routes maybe more pure or better, and we may have had another one.”  Brian touched on it earlier today, but some of the plays/routes where the WRs were 20-30 yards from line of scrimmage didn't make sense, especially with the weather conditions.  Needed to have more hot routes to exploit the CB and LB blitzes.  “No. I liked the play. If we execute the play, Koger’s in the endzone. We don’t make a block that we need to make, and that’s part of it." That one was on Brandon Moore.
1 year 35 weeks ago	Craig Roh	With an edge rush strip of the ball deep in Spartan territory.  Whether that sets up the winning score or prevents MSU from driving down the field late in the game.
1 year 35 weeks ago	Some of these questions...	Jeez.  "You’re playing them a little later in the year than you have in the past. Does that extra couple weeks of cushion make a difference in preparation?" If that person asking the question would do some research, this year's games are about in the middle of when they usually play. Is it better to play rivals at the beginning of the year or the end of the year? Huh?  A strange question.
1 year 36 weeks ago	Honest question	Very minor issue/question here.  Does Denard play it safe and wait for Hopkins to turn his head to the LOS before throwing it or should he throw it sooner?  Hopkins turns his head at around the 27 yard mark, the ball isn't released until he reaches the 31.  Just thinking the sooner it gets to Stephen, the more he can possibly gain with YAC.
1 year 38 weeks ago	Is Brian getting grey hair?	Or is it the pixels?  And is it gray or grey?  And why do I care if Brian has gray or grey or hair?
1 year 39 weeks ago	Well, that's silly	That's a silly statement by whomever that person is.  Obviously, it would be nice to NOT see Denard get hurt, forcing him to leave the game for a period of time, but this is the backup QB.  For 2011 the coaching staff HAS to be happy to have Devin as the backup.  The guy can speculate all he wants, but he loses creditibilty from me.
1 year 39 weeks ago	Nobody cares about how good or..	Just FYI, nobody really cares about the good or bad luck of your fantasy football team.  Just sayin.  It's similar to the people who complain about the bad beat in poker.
1 year 39 weeks ago	Will continue until	Unfortunately, unless Roh and Black can find a way to pressure the QB, the blitz seems to be the only way to pressure the QB into hurried throws/mistakes.
2 years 18 weeks ago	3, 4, 5, does it really matter?	I really wish this whole star system goes away at some point.  Obviously, it doesn't really matter what the kid gets.  Seems like the kid has decent straight line speed.
2 years 21 weeks ago	The best	Thanks for that.  Been on a SRV kick lately.
2 years 49 weeks ago	I don't think that is correct	That info seems to be spreading quickly.  Sure wasn't shown in Back to the Future I: http://vimeo.com/13099195
3 years 16 weeks ago	Thank you	"or his highlight tape might not be sped up like many are" Thank you. It seems so obvious to me that so many highlight tapes have been sped up. Maybe there needs to be a 'Fake Video speed' out of 5 on commit videos.
3 years 18 weeks ago	I agree	I agree with what you are saying. What I think what occurred is that these were the ratings before the 09 season. I may be wrong and that rating was low to begin with, if true. I just think they don't have a good system set up to update the player ratings until after the season, bowl games, etc..

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