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2 days 8 hours ago And they were both losses

And they were both losses. The basic point is that you can get close to beating the top teams in CFB with lower tier recruits/players but if you want to actually beat them you’re going to need to pull some higher rated recruits. Because while there are plenty of 3* players that turn into stars, a higher percentage of 4* and 5* players turn into stars.

2 days 18 hours ago Yes, but then you’re relying

Yes, but then you’re relying on a typically old school journalist to be able to figure out how to attach a mic to their phone and have it work right.



And since at the end of the day quality really doesn’t matter page editors are fine with “just point your phone at him”



I mean, you have no idea how challenging it is to even get people to shoot video horizontally on their phone.

2 days 18 hours ago No

A coach isn’t going to let you put a lav on him in that situation. The way those situations work is that reporters stand around for 30min waiting for a coach to show up. He shows up, and everyone simultaneously crowds around him and starts shouting questions at him.



They are affectionately known as a gang bang interview.

3 days 12 hours ago You under estimate the budget

You under estimate the budget for newspapers/blogs, technical knowhow of reporters, and desire for reporters. I worked with this exact kind of thing for a long time. Yes it’s cheap’ish to fix but not as easy as it seems.

3 days 13 hours ago It’s because they are all

It’s because they are all recorded on an iPhone.

1 week 1 day ago Did you read them?

I wouldn't say calling your coach a fucking clown, threatening to call the morgue the next time someone comes over, and suggesting we don't want to have a murder on our hands is exactly just a young guy going off.

There's the doghouse, and there's wherever the hell EMB is getting sent to.  If he's even going to be part of the program anymore, which after reading those seems highly unlikely.

1 week 5 days ago See now that’s interesting.

See now that’s interesting. Gives the opposing team a chance to remove any sort of strategy from the other team when it comes to things like squibs forcing a return or a surprise onside kick. Would also reinforce the safety aspect behind the rule.



Could also easily make a rule that doesn’t allow that in the last 5 min of a game, or give the other team one overrule if they really need to do an onside kick with like 8min left of something.

1 week 5 days ago Teams aren’t going to return

Teams aren’t going to return it if it’s popped up inside the 10. If you’re guaranteed starting at the 25, it’s going to be the same old adage they use for punts: don’t try and return it if it’s inside the 10. Let it go and get the field position. Except it’ll be and even stronger argument because there’s a 0% chance of them pinning you deep like they can on a punt if you let it go.

1 week 5 days ago First off, great research.

First off, great research. But I have a question: what’s the average starting position for a power 5 team on a kickoff? You say teams are still going to try and return kicks, but I don’t think that’s true. If you’re guaranteed to start at the 25, why try and return it if you’re going to end up at the 20? Or 22? It’s going to be the same as punts: don’t try and return it if you’re inside the 10. Except that’ll be like the 10 or 15 yard line for kickoffs now.



And an increase in surprise kicks is exactly what I’m talking about. If the new norm is going to be lots of fair catches and bored and not fully locked in coverage units I think you’ll see more surprise kicks. Now those may not happen at the 60% rate they’ve done in the past, but even if they drop to around 40%, if there’s now a 40% chance I can get the ball my own 50 in exchange for a 60% chance of giving up just 25 yards? I’m taking that gamble. Maybe not every game, but I think it’s going to be something you see more and more of.

1 week 5 days ago Perhaps

Wonder where the average squib or line drive kick gets returned to. Feels like right around the 25 or 30. And since you’d be guaranteeing a return of some sort, you’d be exposing yourself to more lost field position.

1 week 5 days ago Feels like if every kickoff

Feels like if every kickoff is going to be a fair catch, teams will get lax with their focus which will result in more onside attempts to catch people sleeping. Plus, it’s now less of a gamble due to assured field position.

1 week 5 days ago Feel like the new kickoff

Feel like the new kickoff rule would change some of those analytics. Because some of those numbers would include times an opponent was pinned inside the 25. But if every possession after a scoring play starts at the 25? That would change things.

1 week 6 days ago UCLA is a great choice

He’ll get to play in the Rose Bowl, nice weather, and UCLA has an amazing campus too. Pretty solid choice to spend your final year.

1 week 6 days ago BTN2Go

All they really need to do is just convert to a streaming service and use their existing BTN2Go app, or partner up with Fox's app since they are half owned by Fox.  Offer fans a $50 football package, or a $30 basketball package, or a whole year package for $99 that gives access to all sports and content.  Give them access to all the games live and on demand, and then just drop all of your live studio programming since there's no need for it, and do on demand shows.  Like do a weekly Michigan football show for 30min or so.  Or make it daily if there's enough content and demand.

Basically do what ESPN+ is doing, except without any of the barriers ESPN has due to their existing TV contracts.

Losing Comcast is going to cost the conference millions and millions a year, but if they tried going the streaming and on demand route, I think they could get a decent amount of that back.  I'm pretty sure I'd at least pony up the $50 for the football season.

2 weeks 1 day ago Not an insult to women. If

Not an insult to women. If you'd prefer, maybe I should have said I've been in relationships before.  I'm a man (I'm ALMOST 40), and my relationship experience is with women.  The same obviously applies for both men and women.  Each has their side of shady liars.

I mean...JFC...people take offense to everything.  Learn some context.

2 weeks 2 days ago Billable hours: still

Billable hours: still undefeated

2 weeks 2 days ago Kinda like the last 20+ years

Kind of Michigan’s issues for the last several decades in a nutshell there. Went classy, didn’t quite do all they could, and underestimated the opponent.



Very on brand.

2 weeks 2 days ago No. But I’ve been around

No. But I’ve been around women before. Michigan on the other hand, acts like they’ve never been around shady ass people and are continually surprised by their actions.

2 weeks 2 days ago Sounds like they fucked up

It sounds like everyone was pretty confident Ole Miss would just be like "sure" when it came to their response and offer no resistance.

Which is just fucking stupid, but also sounds exactly like something Michigan would do.  When it comes to dealing with the shady side of CFB and athletics they seem to be naive and clueless as hell.

2 weeks 2 days ago How the hell did Michigan misjudge the response??

I missed that post the first time around.  How the hell did Michigan misjudge Ole Miss's response??  Ole Miss saying AW HELL NO with middle fingers raised was the biggest no brainer ever.

2 weeks 2 days ago Not a mistake

I'm pretty sure everyone involved knew Ole Miss was going to say no.  The whole thing is kind of like asking your petty lying cheat of an ex that even though you're not officially divorced yet, if she's cool with you fucking this new girl.  Like, what do you think the response is going to be other than scorched earth?

2 weeks 3 days ago Agreed

I've worked in TV for a long time, and have worked on documentary's and long form content before.  There are likely hundreds if not thousands of hours of footage to go through for this show.  Drevno only officially left the program in late Feb.  I highly doubt some sort of last minute edict came down from Michigan to cut scenes with Drevno and prop up Pep.  The amount of time it would take to pull those scenes out, replace them with new ones, and still keep the flow and feel of each episode in tact would take an awful lot of work.  Enough work that if I'm the production crew I liklely say no.

3 weeks 1 day ago They are embracing their

They are embracing their inner Harbaugh and preparing to screw over Michigan with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.  Everyone will be eligible to play immediately....except Patterson.

3 weeks 4 days ago After about the third or four

After about the third or four time I had to mute the TV because I wasn’t sure if it was the game or an annoying neighbor.



I wish it had been a neighbor.

4 weeks 6 days ago Also hold the edge and

Also hold the edge and contain Cook. The man has wheels.

4 weeks 6 days ago Seems like the Zags would’ve been better

Appear to be deep and on a roll. But so is Michigan and Michigan plays some stingy D. Gonzaga didn’t seem to play much of any.



So who knows. Path to the championship game couldn’t have shaped up much better, though. Just have to beat a 9 seed and a 9/11 seed.



Gonna be a tough road for the 15th out of 16 teams left in the tourney...

6 weeks 6 days ago I gave up on it

I stopped watching a few episodes ago.  Somewhere around halfway through the first half of this season.  Last thing I remember was Maggie had a bunch of people locked in a cage, Gabe and Negan were locked in a trailer, and Rick was also locked in a trailer.

I thought the whole war to start the season was unrealistic as hell (even for a zombie show) and drawn out, then I missed a few episodes, heard Carl died, realized I didn't care that he died, and then decided not to catch back up on the old episodes, and just let the show go.

Which is a shame.  It use to be appointment viewing for me.  HAD to watch it live, and would watch that over Sunday Night Football and anything else that was on Sunday night.

7 weeks 4 days ago I get that, but I'm just

I get that, but I'm just saying that how these rule changes typically work.  They put in a rule to try and stop one thing, and then coaches adapt to find an advantage.  Happened with the current kickoff rule that was made to try and force more touchbacks.  Coaches opted to kick it short to try and pin people. 

So if you're going to force their hand and automatically give the other team the ball at the 25 for a traditional kick, you'll probably see a rise in things like squib kicks and some creative onside kicks.  Especially if other teams are constantly expecting you to blast it deep for a fair catch.  I think it would ultimately wind up introducing a lot more strategy into kickoffs.

7 weeks 5 days ago Because then teams would

Because then teams would still do what they do now: figure out how to kick it so it lands around the 2 yard line.

Or do what they are going to do as a result of this proposal: go for onside kicks more often.  Because if this rule passes, and the opposing team is going to get it at the 25 yard line guaranteed, then why not take a gamble more often on the 25 yards of field position you'd lose on an on-side kick?

8 weeks 1 day ago It was concise and also had a

It was concise and also had a very on-brand grammar/typo takedown. 10/10 response. Would upvote again.

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