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10 weeks 2 days ago	You Are Insane	I'm sorry, but you are either extremely naive or insane if you think you can find 5 tickets for less than $200 to the biggest game of the year. The issue with Crisler is that there is an extremely limited number of seats (around 13k) relative to the demand to attend this game.  That means scalped tickets, whether StubHub or outside Crisler will stay inflated. Besides, the empty seats you saw during the UM v. Purdue game (the home one that took place several weeks ago) were likely in the student overflow sections.  Meaning those tickets were sold and the ticket holders did not show up.  It's not like there are blocks of unsold tickets out there, especially this year. If you really want to go, pony up the cash on StubHub.  If you want to be cheap, no shame in staying home and watching on CBS.  Besides, it probably wouldn't be wise to bring small children to a game that will have such a rowdy and intense atmosphere.  Break them in with a Northwestern or non-conference game.
10 weeks 2 days ago	You Are Insane	I'm sorry, but you are either extremely naive or insane if you think you can find 5 tickets for less than $200 to the biggest game of the year. The issue with Crisler is that there is an extremely limited number of seats (around 13k) relative to the demand to attend this game.  That means scalped tickets, whether StubHub or outside Crisler will stay inflated. Besides, the empty seats you saw during the UM v. Purdue game (the home one that took place several weeks ago) were likely in the student overflow sections.  Meaning those tickets were sold and the ticket holders did not show up.  It's not like there are blocks of unsold tickets out there, especially this year. If you really want to go, pony up the cash on StubHub.  If you want to be cheap, no shame in staying home and watching on CBS.  Besides, it probably wouldn't be wise to bring small children to a game that will have such a rowdy and intense atmosphere.  Break them in with a Northwestern or non-conference game.
10 weeks 2 days ago	You Are Insane	I'm sorry, but you are either extremely naive or insane if you think you can find 5 tickets for less than $200 to the biggest game of the year. The issue with Crisler is that there is an extremely limited number of seats (around 13k) relative to the demand to attend this game.  That means scalped tickets, whether StubHub or outside Crisler will stay inflated. Besides, the empty seats you saw during the UM v. Purdue game (the home one that took place several weeks ago) were likely in the student overflow sections.  Meaning those tickets were sold and the ticket holders did not show up.  It's not like there are blocks of unsold tickets out there, especially this year. If you really want to go, pony up the cash on StubHub.  If you want to be cheap, no shame in staying home and watching on CBS.  Besides, it probably wouldn't be wise to bring small children to a game that will have such a rowdy and intense atmosphere.  Break them in with a Northwestern or non-conference game.
16 weeks 5 days ago	Weishar	I have no insight on where Weishar is leaning, or if Michigan would need him in the 2014 class.   However, I went to school with Weishar's cousin (a Michigan graduate).  I know that he has been in this kid's ear for years about Michigan and they visited Ann Arbor together this past fall.  Take that for what it's worth, but I wouldn't think that he is an ND lean as suggested above.
20 weeks 4 days ago	Beyond Pathetic	You know your social life is pathetic when you go on MGoBlog to brag about getting a girls number after seeing Les Mis (with your dad).  Seriously, don't you have a friend you could call.  You sound like a 15 year old going on his first ever date. (FYI, I don't have a problem with the thread.  I just think your "Cool Stroy Bro" comments about meeting girls at the movie reflect poorly on you.  Please make some real friends.)
22 weeks 6 days ago	Probably Not	More likely comes from having an unreliable walk-on kicker who burned them early in the season.
22 weeks 6 days ago	Also	WMU had 4 wins on the season, not 3.  Perhaps just the UMass - WMU result was wrong or maybe there are other games with the wrong result.
22 weeks 6 days ago	Data Issue?	Not sure where you're getting your data, but Western Michigan defeated UMass (in a blowout actually, 52-14). Might want to double check some of the results in your data set in order to get a more accurate metric.
23 weeks 4 days ago	I understand the math	Yes, Champions for Charity makes a very small profit.  However, you do not have visibility as to what makes up the operating costs that take up at a minimum $25 of a $32-36 entry fee.  Salaries for CFC employees are likely built into that cost considering their business model Perhaps our AD believes that he can use existing resources (people already on salary, stadium resources, etc.) so that the margin funneled to charities will be much larger.
23 weeks 4 days ago	Read Brandon's Comments	It sounded like Brandon's decision to cancel the race had more to do with Champions for Charity's "for-profit" status than anything else.  However, I would not be surprised if his comments today about hosting their own race were damage control due to backlash yesterday. I had read on a separate annarbor.com article that CFC takes approximately $25-30 of the $36 entry fee for costs and profits, while the remainder is funneled to the charities.  I'm sure Brandon, as egotistical as he is, believe Michigan could manage the race and donate a higher percentage to charities. Anyways, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.  For what it's worth, the CFC representative claimed that they offered to let the Michigan AD manage the race.
23 weeks 5 days ago	Associate athletic	Associate athletic director Dave Ablauf, who handles media and communication for the department, said the run no longer fit into the department's charitable mission. "Really the decision in the end came down to our external focus," said Ablauf. The department announced last monththat it would begin partnering with the Special Olympics of Michigan for community service efforts. The first event of that partnership is the "Polar Plunge" at Michigan Stadium on February 23, 2013. That partnership, Ablauf said, has become the department's priority. Ablauf said the run had become "a very challenging event... to fit into our stadium." "We have our own private rental program, we're doing stuff with the special olympics and we have a lot of things we do now in the that stadium," Ablauf offered.
29 weeks 23 hours ago	ok coach	The rest of us will discuss because it is interesting
29 weeks 1 day ago	Wrong	They're protecting Denard from being targeted in the future. Do you really want other defenses to know the exact injury Denard has?
30 weeks 5 days ago	Cool Story Bro...	Cool Story Bro...
31 weeks 16 hours ago	Don't understand your	Don't understand your criticism of fans not sticking out these games. Weather was miserable and wet. It was tough even with rain gear and ponchos. I don't fault State or UM students for leaving early this week.
31 weeks 16 hours ago	You do realize that the NCAA	You do realize that the NCAA has a rule that coaches can't talk about recruits that haven't signed a letter of intent, don't you?
31 weeks 4 days ago	Relax	3 weeks ago half of you thought the Tigers would miss the playoffs. Just one Verlander start away from the ALCS. Just hope Valverde isn't called on in the 9th.
31 weeks 6 days ago	Lloyd Brady Sighting	Anyone else notice the one and only Lloyd Brady taking center stage in the photo included with the e-mail.
33 weeks 6 days ago	no offense to Denard	but Matt Scott would likely start over him at Arizona. Don't forget the limitations RR had in 2010 with Denard. The 2010 offense struggled to score in the last half of the year.
35 weeks 1 day ago	Bad luck. You didn't deserve	Bad luck. You didn't deserve that, but take it as a sign from above that grown men shouldn't be wearing jerseys, especially Adidas/ Dave Brandon fusion atrocities.
43 weeks 5 days ago	Bloomington	Not sure what time the game is this year. If there is time, I would suggest making the few hour drive to Bloomington that night. Much better nightlife/ town at IU in Bloomington than West Lafayette. Nick's bar in Bloomington is fantastic. The W Lafayette bars (only maybe 4 of them) are geared towards college kids.
1 year 3 weeks ago	Really	Were the Yahoo! comments a little out of line? Probably   Are you being ridiculously oversensitive to a sarcastic piece of writing? Yes. I'm really sick of this politically correct crowd.  If you don't like what someone writes, stop reading their work... and certainly don't link their work and give them more page views.
1 year 15 weeks ago		Does he really speak to them? From the sounds of it, he justs texts and tweets them. I agree, if he wants more credibility, he should reveal his identity.
1 year 15 weeks ago	Aquaman, Chet	Please no twitter/facebook/text stalking of any of these potential guys until after a committment is made. Don't want some creeper scaring them off last minute, badgering him for an interview.
1 year 15 weeks ago	Confused	Are recruits scared off by the guys we already have or is this just a matter of getting in too late? This one puzzles me because the kid is from Ohio, friends with Kalis, and would have a much friendlier depth chart at Mich. Also, the fact that he previously committed to BC means it likely isn't a weather thing. Oh well, on to the next one.
1 year 16 weeks ago	Perhaps	Perhaps you shouldn't bug these recruits every other day looking for a quote. As nice at is to have new content, it honestly doesn't clue us in on new information. Frankly, if this turns off Armani to Michigan...well, I think we have our scapegoat.
1 year 16 weeks ago	TL DR
1 year 17 weeks ago	Hoke	This why you continue to recruit Diamond, Garnett, and Kozan even though we're "full" at the position. Things like this happen all the time. Love the way Hoke recruits. This staff is so impressive.
1 year 17 weeks ago	Front Page?	This is ok content, but do these really need to be frontpaged?  This bumps down the Stonum story, which is clearly a huge deal and impactful to the future of the team.  Just seems like this kind of thing should be a diary.
1 year 17 weeks ago	Great Stuff	Everyone has beat me to it, but I have to give a ton of credit to Tremendous for filling the void as a true "free" Michigan recruiting hub. These guys are doing what TomVH did in a very short time. Keep up the good work, you definitely have gained one loyal reader. I've found myself heading to Tremendous first over this place when I need my recruiting fix.

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