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That would be an exceptional…

That would be an exceptional house in Birmingham.  On average they go for around $400 a square foot.  Really high for Michigan but way less than the California prices being stated.  

Overall though, even if Jim is "only" taking home $8 million a year after taxes, what does it really matter?  And thats on top of all the other money he made as a pro QB and then a high level coach at Stanford, SanFran and Michigan.  I would think money and taxes are the least of his worries.  

Me too!  2024 was less…

Me too!  2024 was less stressful.  M more or less in control the whole way and no poll voting drama. 

Chip Kelly at Notre Dame?  

Chip Kelly at Notre Dame?  

It would be nice if they…

It would be nice if they showed the stats during the many timeouts/other interruptions in play.  Instead they do other things like honoring teams/individuals, games like the punt catch, helmet guess, etc.  I find myself having to look away from the play to the end zones in between plays to see any stats.  It would also be nice if the "Greatest University in the World" could get adequate cell service/WiFi.   I have been to a lot of stadiums over the years, and this is only a problem at Michigan. 
 

But overall an improvement. Still might be better to just to throw some of the key stats on some boards in the blue spaces where the suites are.  Better sight lines to them and it's wasted space although aesthetically nice. 

I don't see how OSU gets…

I don't see how OSU gets voted ahead of M.  We beat them solidly on their home field and we had a better record.  I don't get it. 

I think it has to be the…

I think it has to be the 1969 game based upon all the historians.  Or maybe some Fritz Crisler or Fielding Yost game given they won multiple national titles.

However, since most of us on the site, including me, weren't around for any of those, maybe a different question is greatest game in more modern times.  If you just go back to the beginning of the Carr era I would say the following are the top games in order:

1997 M-OSU capping perfect regular season

1998 Rose Bowl capping undefeated season and AP National Champion

2021 M-OSU upset win ending 8 year losing streak and propelling M to B1G Championship and playoff berth. 

 

Hard to say if they will…

Hard to say if they will keep coming down or not.  I pulled the trigger yesterday on lower bowl end zone.  Keep in mind you pay quite a bit more than the listed price due to “convenience fees” and the like.  A pair at $833 each ended up being $2,118 total.  Crazy amount to spend.  But I remember spending $400ish to see the 1997 Rose Bowl which seemed crazy at the time but what a great memory.  Hoping M bowl game #2 for me is just as memorable. 

I think next to nobody in…

I think next to nobody in the state of Michigan believes that M and MSU are roughly equivalent in academics and I have lived in Michigan most of my life.  Maybe Valenti.

7-5 regular season. Per…

7-5 regular season. Per Vegas we are favored against all but Wisconsin, PSU and OSU.  But we are heavy underdogs in those 3 and we are only marginally favored in 6 of the games. We win the heavy favorites (WMU, NIU and Rutgers) and go 4-2 in the slight favorites. 

Thank you Brian.  Love…

Thank you Brian.  Love reading your material and appreciate this blog that you created.  Wishing you the best and looking forward to whatever you can contribute.  

Is WD the one that helped…

Is WD the one that helped get D Brandon ousted?   Is he is, how can anyone be tough on him?   That was a lifetime pass, a Master’s green jacket.  

It doesn't really matter…

It doesn't really matter what the Lions do.  Until they get new ownership, I don't see how they ever get over the losing culture that has lead to 62 seasons without a championship and even only 1 playoff win in all that time.  

I would prefer the Ford's either sell the team or move it to another city.  I would rather take my chances with an expansion team down the road.  

Cleveland won’t play 9…

Cleveland won’t play 9 months though as they miss the two months of playoffs. 

The Big Ten was super strong…

The Big Ten was super strong in 1999.  Going from memory, Big Ten champions Wisconsin beat Pac 10 champions in the Rose (Stanford?), Big Ten runner-up Michigan beat SEC champion Alabama in the Orange and I think 3rd place MSU beat SEC runner up Florida in the Citrus.  

To me, it seems like Saban was the one that took college football to the next level.  He seemed to invent (or quickly copy) grey shirting, medical redshirts, football analysts, etc.  Instead of pretending to be about the student athlete, he was pretty ruthless that this was about football.  Other SEC teams copied that and Meyer brought it to OSU.

Cool post.  A small edit I…

Cool post.  A small edit I noticed, you have RR’s record incorrect.  2008 was 3-9.   

Great start to what a lot of…

Great to knot the lifetime series up against NC as well.  4-4.  

Great start to what a lot of…

Great start to what a lot of us thought would just be a transition year.  Maybe Juwan will shock the world!

They will care if they lose…

They will care if they lose even if they go on to win the playoff.  Day will be 0-1 against the TUN.  All their clocks running from the last time they beat M reset.  There will be doubt going forward.

Beat Ohio!

Beat Ohio!

Once we lost to PSU and our…

Once we lost to PSU and our B1G title hopes essentially gone, beating the 3 rivals became the goal.  2 down, the hard 1 to go.  I just hope we can get it done.  MSU has beaten M when M was more talented, hopefully we can do the same to OSU. 

Go Blue!

I did too!

I did too!

I am more worried about…

I am more worried about winning than running up the score.  Just because State is doing terrible doesn't mean they won't be up for this.  They have overachieved against us for decades.  I was a student when unranked MSU beat us when we were ranked #1 in 1990.  We were big favorites two years ago as well.  

I hope we are in a position to win big.  Go Blue!

You can also get Cuban rum…

You can also get Cuban rum in Canada.  I like all 3 of the Havana Clubs but also Pilar and Sailor Jerry. 

You can also get Cuban rum…

You can also get Cuban rum in Canada.  I like all 3 of the Havana Clubs but also Pilar and Sailor Jerry. 

While true historically,…

While true historically, they have won the last 2 in AA in which both games M outplayed them yet somehow they escaped with wins.  Dantonio is 4-1 in Big House.  Wins in 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017.  Only Hoke's team beat them on the last second Dileo catch and then subsequent FG in 2012.  

My worry level is high even if State stinks.  

Yeah.  The B1G has been a…

Yeah.  The B1G has been a disaster in the playoff era other than the first year when OSU won.  2015 was MSU getting shut 38-0 to Alabama and then OSU shut out by Clemson 31-0. Last 2 years no B1G team got in.  It has sort of been masked since Clemson and Bama win every year.  

I think it was.  It was…

I think it was.  It was Harbaugh's first win at M as an underdog, it ties the highest ranked team his teams have beaten (Wisconsin 2016 was also #8) and it was a giant blow out.  

PSU 2016, Wisconsin and PSU 2018 also big wins.  

One of the best games Harbaugh's M teams has played actually was the loss in the Shoe in 2016.  That OSU team was ranked #2 and M had them toe to toe, inches from a win in 2OT.  I get that it was a loss but still, the team played really well.  I don't think this years ND team is as good as OSU was in 2016 and it was on the road.  

 

Screw the 25 age limit.  My…

Screw the 25 age limit.  My intramural team in the late 80s was pretty good.  Just got to try and find an old picture.  I am hoping for some quick cash! 

 

I was in the stadium until…

I was in the stadium until about 8 minutes to go in the 4th.  The were some swirling wind gusts for sure.  But I had my hood off for quite a bit of the second half unlike the first half when I had my hood so closed just my eyes showed......

I agree. They took it in…

I agree. They took it in stride and moved on.  This team looks completely different from the team that lost to Wisconsin. 
 

Can you imagine if ND had come back?  We would have been pissed about the bad call for 14+ years!

Yeah.  With that great…

Yeah.  With that great effort it just makes you wish we had somehow got it a tad earlier and pulled out the PSU game.  We would be in the playoff discussion.  Still if we could find a way to win out and finally beat OSU, this would be a pretty satisfying season.   Last time we beat all 3 rivals in a season was 2003!

 

 

 

 

I agree.  In the second half…

I agree.  In the second half the rain pretty much stopped for a lot of it.  Still wet for sure but passing conditions weren’t terrible.  First half on the other hand was pretty tough.  

Wow.  I knew Tom Osborne…

Wow.  I knew Tom Osborne started slow but crazy that he only beat his only rival 1x out of the first 9 meetings.  Hoping Harbaugh does better than that.

 

I agree with your post but…

I agree with your post but did want to point out that while Cooper struggled mightily, Earl Bruce went 5-4 against Michigan.  

Goretex. Hat, coat, pants,…

Goretex. Hat, coat, pants, insulated shoes or boots.  
 

It’s actually fairly warm.  Just stay dry. 

Washington begins next year…

Washington begins next year.  Probably late to change.  I actually hope they keep Texas and OU.  Those would be historic games.

It would be better if they changed the playoff system to not penalize tough games.  While they claim they look at strength of schedule, it is really just a tie-breaker between 1 loss teams.

I am going with whoever wins…

I am going with whoever wins the turnover battle. 

Do turnovers revert to the mean so ND has lots and we have none or does the trend continue and we have lots and they have few?

I was going to ask the same…

I was going to ask the same question.

Did we beat Illinois by that…

Did we beat Illinois by that score once?

Game times have been moved…

Game times have been moved to avoid hurricanes at some of the southern schools but I dont know of one moved for rain.  So maybe there is a chance, but I think it is lower than in Dumb and Dumber.

 

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Go Blue!

Go Blue!

Well our last two coaches…

Well our last two coaches couldn't.

And I think it is a testament to Harbaugh that we have only been underdogs 8x in 4.5 seasons.  

We have won 1 national title in 70 years, lets not pretend like its been the Yost/
Crisler days prior to Harbaugh.  Harbaugh's record is only slightly worse than Moeller/Carr's.  And Bo's record in the 1980's.  

You just got to ignore…

You just got to ignore people like him and Valenti.  They say outrageous things because it draws attention.  It is probably easier to do that than real reporting.  

 

Satisfied, yes.  But mainly…

Satisfied, yes.  But mainly because it would end the OSU drought and end the ND series on a positive.  10-2 is also good.  It would be nice to get to Indy at some point though.  

 

The series was even with Bo…

The series was even with Bo prior to Cooper.  Bo was 9-9-1 against Woody (5-4-1) and Earl Bruce (4-5).  The 2 decades before Bo and the 2 decades since Cooper it has been all OSU.

 

I agree.  I would also…

I agree.  I would also rather watch M play Washington, Texas and Oklahoma than MTSU, Army, etc.  

But I understand the other side.  Our chances of getting into the CFP are higher with an easier non-conference schedule since we are already getting tough games with OSU, PSU and other B1G opponents.

Ideally they would change the CFP format to better reward tougher schedules.  Personally, I think it would be great if teams had to play other Power 5 conference teams in all or maybe all but 1 game a year.  

Why did Harbaugh's slower…

Why did Harbaugh's slower offense work so well at Stanford and SanFran?  Better QB play?

I got my 1986 GT used in…

I got my 1986 GT used in Fall 1989 when I was at Michigan.  My roommate and I drove around for an hour amazed at how fast it was.  It had 200 hp which is probably less than the average crossover these days...…..

I have had 5 too.  Love…

I have had 5 too.  Love Mustangs!

1979 Turbo Hatchback

1986 GT

1990 LX 5.0 Hatchback

1995 GT Convertible

2013 Shelby GT500

I am 6' 3" and fit fine in a…

I am 6' 3" and fit fine in a 2005 Corvette.  I had it 7 years, at which point I got a 2013 Shelby GT500 as 662 hp seemed crazy to me.  So I guess I would say Mustang for me although I love the Hellcat Challenger.  If I didn't own the Shelby, I might go for the Hellcat.