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It takes a lot of courage to…

It takes a lot of courage to post this.  That being said, I’d like punch you in the face.

I didn’t know my friend…

I didn’t know my friend Jonny was a jinx but I should have.  The only games I watched with him were ‘00 UCLA, ‘01 and ‘02 OSU and ‘01 Washington (all losses).  And yet I invited him to attend ‘05 Minnesota with me.  We’d won 17 in a row against them (I think) and we lost.  My Jinx of a friend was buying a t-shirt when Manningham returned a kickoff for a TD which was basically the only highlight of the game for us.

We beat three undefeated OSU…

We beat three undefeated OSU teams in the 90’s, 93,95 and 96 and the ‘97 OSU team had one loss and was ranked at or near the top 5.  We didn’t lose a conference game in ‘91 or ‘92 and we won the national championship in ‘97.  Michigan football was pretty good in the 90’s and we beat some very good OSU teams.  You’re wrong to say otherwise.

By old counting stats…

By old counting stats Schilling is a marginal candidate.  By the new analytics Schilling should be an absolute lock, better than several first ballot HOFers.

If I recall, the PED users…

If I recall, the PED users tend to need 83-85%.  The gap for non-juicers is much smaller.  Walker should be golden at 84%.  Schilling, both because he's only at 80% and because he's a controversial figure is in much more limbo.

http://www.bbhoftracker.com/…

http://www.bbhoftracker.com/

Here is a link to the tracker if you want to look at it.

http://www.bbhoftracker.com/…

http://www.bbhoftracker.com/

Here is a link to the tracker if you want to look at it.

If you'll notice at the…

If you'll notice at the bottom of the ballot it says "The BBHOF Tracker Team".  Some voters submit their ballot to the tracker so that the public can see beforehand how each player is doing in terms of votes.  If I recall, about 60% of ballots get submitted to the trackers early.  At this point 33% of the ballots have been submitted and Jeter has 100%, Larry Walker has 84.6%, Schilling has 80.1%, Bonds has 75.7% and Clemens is just short with 74.3%.  The voters who submit their ballots to the tracker tend to be a little more generous with their votes and more open to voting for the drug cheaters.  So most guys' actual % tends to be about 3-10% less than their tracker %.  At this point I would say with 80% confidence that the class will be Jeter, Walker and Schilling.  It seems inevitable now that Bonds and Clemens will get in but it doesn't look like this is the year.

The Baseball Hall of Fame is…

The Baseball Hall of Fame is actually an obsession of mine.  I read books about it and I gobble up every article out there that makes a case for or against a guy.  If you want to argue that Eric Chavez deserves to get in I will hear you out.  I love that stuff.

Jeter, Helton, Kent, Rolen, Schilling and Walker would get my vote this year.

My case against the cheaters is this.  They've already reaped every possible award for cheating.  They've won awards, they've won championships, they've set records, they've been paid money.  There are actually clean players who won't get in the HOF because they didn't win those awards or championships and their legacy was damaged because they weren't as good as the cheaters.  Fred Mcgriff comes to mind.  At every turn Clemens and Bonds and their ilk got nothing but benefit from cheating at the expense of guys who didn't cheat.  Is it so unreasonable that there be one consequence for cheating?  

I know, I know.  It's not fair that some guilty guys will still get in and almost certainly already have.  Should we no longer punish people for speeding or for theft or for murder because some people will get away with it?

 

I wish some of our current…

I wish some of our current players would say "we're never losing to these motherfuckers again!" and actually do something about it.  Oh wait, Ohio State finishes 4-5 spots ahead of us in recruiting every year and their players take online classes so beating them is impossible.  

Try this one.  slowtrain215…

Try this one.  [email protected]

I will take them. …

I will take them.  [email protected]

You mean Alabama should have…

You mean Alabama should have never been allowed to play LSU again?  LSU beat Alabama the first time and won the SEC.  

Kind of like how Purdue had…

Kind of like how Purdue had the superior athletes?  Or Iowa last year?

Some of us go out everyday…

Some of us go out everyday and get our jobs done.  Our seven figure salary coaches on the other hand failed miserably.  Some of us pay our school loans while our TE who gets a scholarship can’t even catch a fucking pass.  We should get to tell the truth on a message board.

I assume you are talking to…

I assume you are talking to our OL and DL?

Northwestern is going to the…

Northwestern is going to the Big Ten title game.  We’ve not been to one.  Iowa has been there.  Nebraska has been there.  Michigan Staye has been three times.  We’re sooo entitled for expecting our team to be somewhat successful.  

I watched this OSU line get…

I watched this OSU line get dominated by Minnesota and a walk on DE from MSU.  Purdue beat them by 29.  Complaining about differential is completely misguided.  The problem is players and coaches coming up small in big moments.

I wish playing like shit in…

I wish playing like shit in the biggest game of the year got you banned from the team. So...

Please go pro Rashan.  Get…

Please go pro Rashan.  Get out of here.  100% hype, 0% performance.

I will never live to see…

I will never live to see Michigan beat Ohio  State again.  I’m not an old man.

I will never live to see…

I will never live to see Michigan beat Ohio  State again.  I’m not an old man.

I go at least one game a…

I go at least one game a year but haven't gone with my dad since I was a kid.  This would be a great chance.

Ottawa Hills isn't in Ottawa…

Ottawa Hills isn't in Ottawa County it's in Kent County.  In Harris' day there were 4 GR public High Schools OH, Union, Creston(Reuben Riley) and Central and they played in the City League along with GR Catholic Central(Obi Ezeh, Mark Huyge, Jalen Mayfield), West Catholic and G.R. Christian (Drake Harris).

Preaching

XM, you mention preaching. Does that mean you are a pastor? I've wondered if there were more pastors on this board besides myself.

umbig11 Identity

In 2015 umbig11 posted on this board that he had access to extra UM v MSU tickets from the university ticket office and that he was willing to serve as a conduit to help mgobloggers to purchase them.  Being one of the few people to respond in time to his offer I've been able to interact with Mgoblog's favorite insider both by e-mail and over the phone.  I'm not going to punish his good deed by revealing his identity but I can share a few things so that we know where his info comes from.  umbig11 is a major donor who sponsors the scholarship of a current player.  I don't know how long he has sponsored player scholarships but he also told me the player he sponsored previously.  So I know the player he sponsors now is at least his second one.  I have no idea if he actually interacts with the player whose scholarship he sponsors but I did see one time that he provided early information regarding a situation that affected the player he currently sponsors.  

I can tell you that umbig11 lives out of state but attends every game, home and away.  I would assume that a job writing for rivals wouldn't sustain a lifestyle that allows someone to give generously to the school and fly to and attend 12+ games a year.  So my assumption is that Rivals is offering him some perk in exchange for inside information but that Rivals won't be any kind of real job for him.

Sorry for the very general information but I want to give his identity a wide berth.  However, I also wanted to quelch the thought that he worked for the university in any capacity.

This

This

Seriously?

Almost no one has defended Goodell or the NFL on this.  Talk about echo chambers, just look at this thread.  Everyone here is on Brady's side on this one.  It takes a lot of gall to say what everyone else is saying and then act like you're hopelessly outnumbered.

Iowa

I got hit by a full beer can thrown at me and my girlfriend had a lit cigarette flicked in her face.  Other than a few jeers and taunts I was treated well in Columbus.  One guy bought me a beer for having the courage to come to Columbus by myself rocking Michigan gear.  You never know what kind of experience you're going to have in most of these places.  All you can do is go into it with a good nature and thick skin.  I would never bring children though.

OSU

The Game is always a no-brainer for me.  Plus my experience in Iowa City was far worse than my experience at the shoe.  Mostly classy is not a description I would use to describe the Iowa fans I interacted with.  Every fanbase has a few lunatics, you might run into them and you might not.  It's out of my control so I don't even factor in opposing fans when I consider making a trip.  I'll be in Columbus this year.

Here's one

You must not be trying very hard because a simple argument could be made from the performance of their two teams.  In the three years that Harbaugh has been in the league his teams have performed equal to Belichick's teams in terms of how far they have advanced in the playoffs.  Considering that Harbaugh did this with Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick and Belichick has Tom Brady I feel like a decent argument can be made there.  Also, Jim Harbaugh has a remarkable coaching tenure at Stanford to add to the resume hence the phrase "football coach" was used rather than NFL coach.  I'm not going to argue with anyone about Harbaugh/Belichick because I care less than zero about the NFL but I think there is an argument to be made.

If this helps

I have a close relative who works in the athletic department at VCU.  They're high up enough that they are part of the traveling contingent during the A-10 and NCAA tournaments and were on the team charter to and from San Diego last week.  They told me that there has been zero chatter about this prior to the news coming out and in the past they had heard about the Illinois and UCLA possibilities before they were reported publicly.  VCU is a much smaller athletic department than a school like Michigan and pretty tight knit with basketball at the core.  My relative said that it's definitely possible that Shaka could take another job without them knowing until it was announced but they would be surprised.

Doug Ditmar story

I went to HS with his kids.  One of his tons was totally obnoxious, so one night we TP'ed their house.  Mr. Ditmar went ape and called our school and made up a bunch of stuff about vandalism that wasn't true in an attempt to get the school involved.  So the school pulls some kids in to grill them and find out who did it but they never suspected us for a second and we laugh about it to this day. 

Good Decision

I absolutely love going to games at Ryan field.  I went in '03, '05 and '07 and will probably go again this year.  Every seat is good and tailgating is easy because their lots are free, it's awesome.  I would say definitely do not buy your tickets through either school.  Ebay, stubhub or scalping at the venue are all way better.  I sat in the front row for below face in '05.  In '07 I had friends get tickets for free from fans outside the stadium.  If you do it one of those three ways you won't pay more than $30.

Wow

+1 for mentioning Hayes Grooms.  Hurley and Hill had a lot of fun this week mentioning their record against Duke.  Let's hope Douglass and Novak (and the rest of the team for that matter0 can have some fun this coming week mentioning their record against Duke.  go Blue.

Remember T Woolf?

Having Woolfolk back will be huge for us.  Molk is huge fore the offense.  Obviously we have to retain one of our three capable QB's.  It's difficult to speculate on offense because we won't know what our offensive philosophy will be.  Basically our whole defense is (besides Martin) is a lot more potential than results so it's hard to say but my guess is Demens, Roh and Avery.  The talk is that Josh Furman and Richard Ash are really improving and Courtney Avery is improving every day so we'll see. 

I now must disagree with you

I also think that Jack Morris is the most deserving.  He had the most wins of any pitcher in the 80's and he was "truly dominant" in the Playoffs.  Morris is under appreciated because his ERA is relatively high but Morris did what it took to win.  If the team scored 8 runs then he'd relax and allow 5 if they scored 2 runs then he'd bear down and allow 1.  I hope Larkin gets in but I don't think I'd call it a no-brainer.  I didn't follow his career closely but it never occured to me that he'd get into the hall when he was playing.  Best of luck to all three though, seeing any of those three get in would make me very happy.

Reminds me of someone

This guy rivals Pearlie Graves for most terrifying recruiting profile photo.  Based solely on this photo I'm predicting that he'll be an All'American.

Who cares?

It would be interesting if a day went by that the FreeP didn't bash RR.  Since when is people not liking RR news, very creative and nuanced journalism by the DFP.

I hope not

Conelius did a favor and not qualifying so we could avaoid wasting the scholarship that we had promised him.

Thanks

I'm glad you're so worried about these poor college football players who are mistreated so badly.  After all can you imagine the atrocity of having to go to college to be considered qualified for a lucrative job?  It gets worse though, they get full scholarships, elite coaching and tons of national exposure.  They might as well be migrant workers.  I know the kids in my schools chapter of the Social Justice League were working tirelessly to free college football players.

So many holes in the argument

A.  The players are paid in the form of room and board

B.  Players can refuse to go to college if they would like

C.  Players aren't ready for the NFL so they aren't ready to get paid, just like I wasn't ready for my job until I had my college education.

D.  The people you are talking about are the exception (There are a less Mike Martins and Denard Robinsons than there are Greg Banks and Rhocko Khourys out there)  You're proposing that we pay all players because a couple dozen kids each year have to wait one extra year to get paid.

E.  Where do you draw the line on who gets paid and can you draw a line?

F.  People who compare college th the minor leagues or the D-league have a seriously flawed comparison.  95% of these players will never set foot in a NFL training camp.  It's not the minor leagues, it's college just like college baseball, basketball and every other sport.

G.  If you want to make a minor leagues comparison, here's one.  The value of an athletic scholarshipis equal or more valuable than a minor leaguers salary and when a minor leaguers career fizzles out they are left without an education.  Athletic scholarships set up athletes better for the rest of their life can the minor leagues do.

H.  Just because people don't take advantage of their compensation doesn't mean they aren't fairly compensated.  People propose paying players because of the large number of players who don't take advantage of their educational opportunity.  If I blow my paycheck at the casino it doesn't mean my boss didn't pay me enough it means I was foolish.  And don't tell me that football players can't get good educations because they're too busy or whatever because I can give you a long list of football players that were good scholars.

I.  These examples of home foreclosures and 5* WR's who might be 5th round picks (the NFL would never take a kid who hasn't demonstrated his talents at least one year in college) are the 1 in 10,000 scenarios.  Why further corrupt a system for two kids in the whole country.

He really is II

His dad (Wonderful Terrific Monds Sr.)  played minor league baseball.  As soon as I heard the name I knew it was familiar so I looked it up.  His dad played 7 years of minor league ball('93-99), mostly in the Braves farm system.  I saw this guy at a minor league game about 15 years back and the name stuck in my head.

Rad!!!

I thought me and my friends were the only people who have seen Rad.  What a comically terrible movie starring a very hot Lori Loughlin aka Aunt Becky from Full House.  Breaking Away is a sweet movie, you need to watch it.

More like 90%

Tate may not be able to start at 80% of the schools right now but Locker won't be at Washington next year and Pryor and Mallett won't be at their schools in two years.  Tate could start almost anywhere eventually.  Penn State might be somepace that he couldn't because Bolden is a freshman but then again he might be able to beat out Bolden.

Spring game

I was at the spring game and I'm surprised at how well Robinson is playing.  Our defense is horrible and he went against the second team most of the time.  Last year Tate Forcier looked like Payton Manning in the spring game.  I'll take Denard's early production though.

LSU

I guess I have no reason to argue that they should be higher.  They probably should have beat UNC by more.  However, I think they wil be a top 10 team by the end of the year.

wait a second

So are you saying you'd rather pin your hopes to a high school junior than Cox, Touissant and Hopkins? 

Who cares!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who cares what the rule says.  We all saw it.  It was a catch by any definition.  If it doesn't piss you off that the nfl can find a way to call a perfectly good catch, not a catch then you need to grow a pair.

Cink?!?

When was the last time he contended? the Brittish Open last year is the last time he played well.  Brandt Snedeker has had top 5's the last 3 weeks and he's #1 on tour in putting which is huge in Match play.  I probably would have picked 10 guys before I picked Cink.