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I mean, most of my clothes…

I mean, most of my clothes growing up were purchased from K-Mart, so I'm pretty sure I wasn't from privilege. :)

Maybe I was just oblivious to it because I had a good group of friends where that stuff just didn't matter.  Plus I grew up about 30 minutes from Ann Arbor and spent a ton of my childhood there so I was basically on my home turf.

 

Has Michigan really changed…

Has Michigan really changed that much in 30 years?  When I went everyone I knew did their own laundry and I rarely ran into the types of people you talk about.  But I lived on North Campus with the engineers so maybe my experience was different.  

I grew up in a tiny farm community and I didn't feel out of place at Michigan at all, outside of just having to work a lot harder than I did in high school.

I don't recommend tech to…

I don't recommend tech to anyone who isn't passionate about it.  I don't believe for one second all the hype about AI making it "go away" but at the same time, the people who are generally successful in tech have been doing this stuff since they were kids just because they wanted to.  I'm not saying it can't be done, but going into it just for the $$$ is a good way to end up dissatisfied with your career.

I don't have a lot of great advice for him, other than to cast a wide net and try to find something that speaks to him.  He'll most likely do better in a career in something he either enjoys or is good at then trying to pick something strictly for the $$$.

I don't see anyone reporting…

I don't see anyone reporting anything like the headline here.

Thank you for actually…

Thank you for actually answering the question and not just being snarky.  I expect the snarkiness here so it doesn't bother me, but it's nice to know that someone else saw this same thing with the deal score.  

I'm dealing with it now by just listing my tickets too high initially and then waiting till the next day to go back and fine tune the prices.  I'm not in this to make some huge profit on my tickets.

My dad had season tickets…

My dad had season tickets for decades and transferred them to me when he retired out west.  Unfortunately I moved to keep the wife happy so I'm not in AA anymore. But we have 4 together (which you can't get easily anymore) so I don't want to give them up in case we ever move back.

I actually have sold tickets…

I actually have sold tickets to people on this site before.  However finding people that want to buy and that you can get 2-way trust going with is not always easy.  

I used to sell my whole season ticket package for face value but people kept screwing me over and canceling out right after the dual MSU-OSU year, which left me way in the hole trying to sell the off-year schedules.
 

Don't worry, I'll DM you…

Don't worry, I'll DM you with daily updates!

LOL, funny funny guys.
My …

LOL, funny funny guys.

My "Deal Score" just jumped up to 8.3.  I have no idea why it was 5.2 before--maybe my tickets weren't verified yet.  

 

LOL, yes wingspan is such a…

LOL, yes wingspan is such a critical kicker stat.  

Why do they even bother?

I use iDrive because it can…

I use iDrive because it can back up both our personal computers and our on-site backup NAS.

It's mostly good.  The local backups do seem to konk out from time to time and I have to reset some Windows services to get them going again, but for the most part it just does it's thing every night.  And it is inexpensive if you have several devices to deal with.

NFL and NBA have league…

NFL and NBA have league structure including contracts.  If you sign a contract with one team, you can't just jump to another team for more money.  You have to play out your contract first.  You can sit out trying to force a re-negotiation, but you can't just take another contract.

This "NIL" (open corruption) situation in college is just garbage.

Last year my season tickets…

Last year my season tickets were $3000, or $250 a month.  That's only slightly more than my phone bill.

Yes, they are expensive.  No they aren't so expensive that they are completely pricing out people.

Well he's 5' 11" so the NBA…

Well he's 5' 11" so the NBA probably won't want him.

But we can only start so many guys under 6' before we start having some issues.

Do you KNOW hockey players? …

Do you KNOW hockey players?  These guys are the most superstitious athletes on the planet.  No way we want anything to change until after the season.

Rooting for Dutcher at SDSU…

Rooting for Dutcher at SDSU.  He was probably in line to eventually become coach here before Fisher was kicked out.  

They all leave before they…

They all leave before they are experienced enough to be a huge difference maker.

I feel a bit bad for Bill…

I feel a bit bad for Bill Armstrong who was the first guy to do it.  He just never did it anywhere people were watching.  

The fact that Legg has the balls to bust that out in an NCAA tournament game is insane.  

Back when I was in school,…

Back when I was in school, the first round of the NCAAs was a best of 3 series at a home site.  Our 1991 series with Cornell at Yost is the best college hockey experience I've ever witnessed and was actually the birthplace of some of the stuff that became staples of the Yost experience.  Cornell brought fans and they were LOUD.  I'm not ashamed to admit that Michigan learned stuff from them.

I know the NCAA wants to avoid home-ice advantage, but that was 3 games of sellout crowds and was just an awesome experience.  I can't imagine anyone preferring a single-game elimination at a mostly empty neutral site to that.  

 

You can reduce your 40-time,…

You can reduce your 40-time, especially with technique training for the dash.  But if this guy could really run a 4.3 Michigan would not be making him walk on.  

There is ZERO chance someone…

There is ZERO chance someone 6' 2" 220 who can run a sub 4.5 40 would have gone completely unrecruited by Div 1-A for SOMETHING.

I give that 4.3 at least 6 fakes out of 5.   

Will Anderson just ran a 4.6 at the combine. I'd be shocked if this kid can break 4.8 let alone 4.3.

If you want to be a software…

If you want to be a software engineer, the language you want to start with depends on what you want to do.

If you want to do web stuff, then JavaScript (along with HTMl/CSS) is really the only answer.  I personally hate JavaScript, but it rules the web. And there are a billion online resources for it.  

If you want to do games, then your best choices are C# or C++.  Most games now are developed in either Unity (C#) or Unreal (C++).   C# is IMO significantly easier to digest than C++ because it reigns in some of the ridiculous flexibility of C++.  That flexibility can be awesome if you are trying to squeeze performance out of your code, but when you are starting out it is just confusing as hell and usually results in you wanting to bash your head into the wall..

If you want to do mobile development, then you should choose Java (Android) or Swift (iOS).  Or just make your mobile apps in Unity and use C#, which allows you one codebase for both Android & iOS.



 

My personal opinion?
Kobe…

My personal opinion?

Kobe will find a spot.  He has a good combo of creating his own shots + ability to hit tough shots + defense, so someone in the NBA will be able to use him.

Jett--I dunno.  He has elite shooting potential, but his defense is terrible and his lack of effort, especially with his dad as the coach, is a real red flag to me.  Jace always came in and busted his butt even though he doesn't have nearly the talent of his younger brother.  

Generally the people who succeed in the NBA are the ones willing to work their butts off.  I haven't seen that yet from Jett.

All just depends on whether…

All just depends on whether people are voting on "this was an awesome gif" or "this was an important play".  

Jett and Stauskas are both…

Jett and Stauskas are both listed at 6' 6".  Stauskas is plenty tall.

As you said, the real problem is that for some reason he lost his shooting touch in the NBA.  Not that he's been terrible as he's a career 35.4% 3-point shooter.  But that was supposed to be his game. After shooting 44% in college you expected 40%+ from him in the NBA.

I have no idea why his shot left him.  Maybe he just didn't have the range to step back a few more feet and hit at the same rate.  

Boy I don't know.  Rodman…

Boy I don't know.  Rodman was a pogo stick.  His ability to re-jump instantly was elite.  

Reed is VERY athletic but Rodman was a unicorn.  Plus Reed's offensive game is already more polished than Rodman's when Rodman was in the NBA.  His first few seasons he never scored on anything but a putback or a fast-break dunk.  

How "yore" are you talking…

How "yore" are you talking here?  Because I can't remember anyone like him in a long long time.  

He's not Chris Webber because Webber may be the most dominant freshman in Michigan b-ball history. But Webber is probably the last time we had a 6-10 guy who was that active on the offensive boards and on defense.  

C'mon.  As an average-height…

C'mon.  As an average-height white dude, I have ZERO problem admitting (truthfully) that the majority of great dunkers have been black.  Hell there have been TINY black guys who can dunk (Spud) while there have been giant white guys who look like they are going to break something when they try to throw down.  

It IS notable when a white guy on the shorter side of the NBA can throw down like this.  I think trying to pretend it isn't is silly.  I'm not familiar with this kid and don't know his entire game, but obviously he can get up and finish.  

Would it be notable if a black hockey player set scoring records?  Yes, because it's rare.  We noted this year that it was the first Super Bowl with both teams starting black quarterbacks.  

Not being racist doesn't mean IGNORING race.  Pretending everyone is exactly the same is just as stupid as pre-judging someone just because of how they look.  

There was one play in… https://youtu.be/FmAicgPycMg?t=424

There was one play in-between, but this sequence was pretty good:
 

We don't even have to…

We don't even have to abolish it.  We just need to view it as written and not as interpreted by conservative gun-humpers.

No one is part of a "regulated militia" anymore.

If you could wager on it, I…

If you could wager on it, I would put down a hefty sum on "Harbor not coming to Michigan"

The only thing "crazy" about…

The only thing "crazy" about the play was that the defender allowed him to get open.

The need for every video/post on social media to be overhyped is really annoying.

I mean, of course he is…

I mean, of course he is tampering.  But no one is going to enforce it.

Imagine burning down your…

Imagine burning down your entire career to try and get a coach in trouble over buying some recruits a god damn hamburger.

I get it if he caught Harbaugh doing something terrible and thought he had to report him.  But a HAMBURGER?  

F*** off.

Simple.  If we're 12-0. then…

Simple.  If we're 12-0. then a 12-team playoff makes things a bit harder.
If we're 10-2, a 12-team playoff makes things MUCH, MUCH easier.

We've gone 12-0 TWICE in the last 50 years.  

LOL.  Delusional.

LOL.  Delusional.

I guarantee you TCU is not…

I guarantee you TCU is not faster than Ohio State.  

With the portal and NIL, I…

With the portal and NIL, I think we have to stop thinking about "recruiting over" as being a thing.

Every year, the coaching staff is going to put together the best roster they can.  The kids they are bringing in have been starting at Power 5 programs.  They have tons of tape on them.  They can evaluate them pretty well.  If they think they are getting the best guys, then they should go get them.

Yes, is there a potential that it could drive away high school talent if they are worried that there will always be great players portalling in to fight for playing time?  Sure.  But as long as there continue to be great players portalling in, does it matter?  The kids transferring in are older, more experienced, and more ready to play immediately.  

This is probably what…

This is probably what Edwards had:

https://www.orthovirginia.com/ulnar-collateral-ligament-repair-surgery/

I would be really surprised if he wasn't still in a splint for the playoffs.  But hopefully it will be more accomodating than his cast.  

250 points.  Got 2 tickets…

250 points.  Got 2 tickets in the $575 range, which is 400 level endzone or 500 level sideline.

Pretty much nosebleed, but happy to be on the list.

Huh?  They were 7th in the…

Huh?  They were 7th in the B1G in PPG and 3rd in shooting percentage last year.   Yeah, they struggled with 3s and their A/TO ratio was not great.  But they were far from "ugly".  

It's pretty simple. …

It's pretty simple.  Dickinson is going to get his 20 every game.  So, does the rest of the team shoot well from 3 or not? 

If the team shoots 3's well, Michigan will win.  If they don't Michigan will struggle.

Seems like we have a…

Seems like we have a reasonably simple game-plan to victory here.

We assume their offense is going to "get theirs" and focus on red-zone stops to force FGs.  We HAVE to stop big-play TDs.  I suspect we will play a lot of zone with a QB spy.  They will move the ball a lot, and then we will try to lock down the red-zone.

Their defense is a weak spot, so our offense has to convert.

If our offense plays average to above average, I see up winning.  If our offense sputters, it will be a tough game.

The Heisman isn't really…

The Heisman isn't really best player.  It's most media-hyped player on a good team, generally with tons of counting stats.  

Corum was screwed the minute…

Corum was screwed the minute DE broke those huge runs against Ohio State.  It made it look like Michigan's running game was the product of the offensive line.  Which--it is, but I think BC and DE are both amazing backs.

If you can shoot 36% from 3,…

If you can shoot 36% from 3, then keep shooting.  

But that is how Deion has…

But that is how Deion has ALWAYS been.  He's a relentless self-promoter and has been his entire life.  

I personally can't stand people like that, but they tend to get the attention they want.

I’ve heard 444-452 but that…

I’ve heard 444-452 but that isn’t official.

It’s 15 hours from almost… It’s 15 hours from almost anywhere in Texas to anywhere outside of Texas. 😀
A bell-cow back might get…

A bell-cow back might get 300 carries in a season.  3% of 300 carries is 9.  

That's almost one big run a game.  That is DEFINITELY noticeable.