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But he has swung before, at…

But he has swung before, at an opposing coach, no less. And I don't recall ever seeing another coach yelling expletives at his own players who were trying to restrain him (although it's quite possible I've just missed the comparable examples!).

Yes. Personally I think he…

Yes. Personally I think he deserved to be fired last year after the incident with Maryland. This is another example and it doesn't look like things are improving. It's embarrassing for the U and our kids deserve a better role model than this.

Good point the cable…

Good point the cable companies (which are horrible monopolies of course) also continue to feed us low-res TV. But there are sources for 4k games if the networks would make them available, YouTubeTV carries them for example. Honestly it feels like we need regulators to force telecoms to stop holding us back here.

This is pathetic. Football…

This is pathetic. Football in 4k is a revelation, and the Big Ten should have insisted on progress here in these contracts. Football used to be a selling point for TVs, but not anymore .. 4k has been around forever and it's still like this. Even the Super Bowl was not available in 4k.

If you haven't watched a football game in 4k, you don't know what you're missing, and they are counting on that. But you're missing a lot. Networks think they're saving money but it's very short-sighted. Everyone with a modern TV enjoys the 4k broadcasts more, and long-term that's good for business and growing the game.

Thanks for posting about it, networks deserve more criticism for this.

Edit: I actually thought though that Fox did have 4k broadcasts? The only 4k U-M games I've seen were on Fox last year, on YouTubeTV.

Yeah this is a bridge too…

Yeah this is a bridge too far I think, it has to be Curry. Last night Curry carried them for long stretches when Dallas was hot. And closing out the second round, Kerr went away from Poole. He only played 24 minutes in the closeout game 6, and wasn't on the floor at the end. But he's been a spark plug again now against Dallas.

What Moussa did underscores…

What Moussa did underscores why Juwan has to go. Completely unacceptable that our head coach would be the instigator of a violent situation his players were swept up in.

I think "perhaps use his…

I think "perhaps use his right a few times a night" hugely undersells the value to Hunter developing the ability to finish with his off-hand. He is much easier to guard, on every possession, when his finishing is so one-sided. Personally I'd love to see him prioritize this way ahead of 3-point shooting, and everything else on offense.

Tanking isn't worth much in…

Tanking isn't worth much in the NFL. You have a 53-man roster and will need to draft well across multiple rounds and multiple years. Stockpiling draft picks makes sense, but tanking in the NFL just screws your fans for little benefit. I guess it might help you get a great QB but there are also a lot of duds there and great QBs can come later too. Who is the last generational QB that went #1 overall, Peyton Manning?

To UCLA, the game happened…

To UCLA, the game happened at 7PM local time, a fully normal time to play, when they are always awake and aware. For U-M, the game happened at 10PM local time, when they never are playing or working out. 

I am not trying to make excuses but it's just plain stupid to decide UCLA had a bigger handicap because of the absolute value of the time difference. It's just a fact that the start time likely hurt U-M's performance more than UCLA's, and it could very well have been a deciding factor. I don't really give a crap about making excuses, we lost and that's the way it is, but there's no foul telling the truth about it.

There were complaints about…

There were complaints about this scheduling before the game, it's not just sour grapes, it's clearly an advantage to UCLA to play a game at a time when their bodies are used to being awake and playing. I know U-M was in Indy for a bit but it can take a week or two for clocks to adjust.

Given the way the game went, U-M played uncharacteristically poorly and lost by a very narrow margin. Perhaps more than any other game I can remember, it's likely this outcome was affected by the start time. I hope CBS is happy with the ratings they received last night, because now they are stuck with Gonzaga - UCLA next week.

I've had a Tesla M3P since…

I've had a Tesla M3P since last May, and it's great. I don't expect these Mustangs to compete well against them; the Tesla is faster, it has much more range, and it's comparable in price. I'm not sure why I'd choose one over a Tesla, or if I want cheaper, a Bolt that has more range.

Also: cannibalizing market share is not the same as cannibalizing buyers. It's possible Ford is taking market share from Tesla, without converting a single Tesla buyer into a Ford buyer, because they are expanding the overall size of the market for EVs. One reason for that would be the fact that Teslas are so hard to buy in Michigan.

Ford didn't enjoy the…

Ford didn't enjoy the benefits of chapter 11 reorganization that other automakers did. These numbers are indeed bad but compare with for example GM, that stock went to 0 and had to be completely reissued during this time frame, which indicates worse management. However they now benefit from some constraints being lifted, particularly when competing with Ford.

No idea what Kenpom does to…

No idea what Kenpom does to compensate for lack of early season data, but it seems to not work very well. This morning his ratings have Purdue ranked sixth!, five spots ahead of Michigan, despite three losses to Marquette, Florida St., and Texas, two of which were at home. Treating Kenpom ratings as meaningful at this stage (as the blog very much does!) is a dubious proposition. 

Are there any details on how he does his early season fudging?

Edit: I guess this could also just be an overreaction to their drubbing of Virginia, but that also seems like a weakness. It's silly to have two three-loss teams in the top six at this stage.

I guess if this game is so…

I guess if this game is so tired, this rivalry is so over, and it's not worth writing about, I wonder why the blog spends so much time covering it before it starts? This is a disappointing response. Next year, please just say all this before the game happens, so it will seem less like sour grapes. Your preview next year: "OSU is going to beat our ass." There ya go, done.

The last two Super Bowls say…

The last two Super Bowls say a lot about Pencil's ability as a defensive mastermind. I'm deeply unimpressed, this after we fired a coach the players loved, who somehow averaged nine wins with this trash franchise. And that pencil is so freaking stupid. He should try getting some exercise by throwing it away.

He probably did, actually…

On D-line he probably did, actually. Their nose tackle (https://247sports.com/Player/Connor-Wujciak-179/) at one point made an NFL roster, and is described as their best player in this article about the defense: https://www.footballstudyhall.com/2015/12/15/10115630/how-boston-college-eagles-built-a-top-5-defense

This is just because the…

This is just because the game was on Fox. They've done this to U-M games too -- I remember last year U-M vs MSU was on Fox and despite being a huge game of national importance ESPN barely noticed it was happening.

YouTube TV is great!

Plug here as a cord-cutter with YouTubeTV. They are by far the best streaming service, it's $35 a month and you get unlimited DVR. So if you tell it you like Michigan games it records them all automatically and you can watch them all forever, as far as I can tell. Maybe they expire after a year or something? 

I'm not sure but if you sign up for a 7-day trial now, you might be able to watch it again. :) 

Eh, I ditched horrible

Eh, I ditched horrible Comcast, which here in the bay area was delivering only SD BTN for extra money, for gigabit internet ($80 / mo) and YouTubeTV ($35 / mo, and includes BTN). We had Netfix and Hulu anyway, so this is less than I was paying for cable, and the internet is miles better. It's like I'm actually in the 21st century now. I'd happily pay more, because Comcast is so goddamn bad they can just go straigh to hell. But, I'm not.

We were not beating PSU in

We were not beating PSU in any case, so that loss can hardly be blamed on playing O'Korn. And against MSU, we lost the turnover battle 5-0, and lost a close game. That turnover situation can't be blamed solely on O'Korn, and there is no guarantee Peters wins it. Passing was extremely difficult for most of that game.

He's an incoherent, lying,

He's an incoherent, lying, petty, racist, half-senile lunatic, gleefully sticking his thumb in the eye of every ethical standard and behavioral norm that is used to be required to lead anything, much less the free world. Is there another job he could actually hold? WTF is wrong with you, Glen Masons Hot Wife?? 

We had the #1 scoring offense

We had the #1 scoring offense in the B1G last year. The fact that this is remembered as "meh" underscores how hard it is for U-M to meet these expectations. A lot of the talent on that offense from last year is in the NFL now.

There are short-term metrics,

There are short-term metrics, and there are long-term metrics. It's easy to see that, short-term, the metric doesn't move because of their decision to offer me only SD -- I'm still here. But long-term, well, I made this post. I will continue to hate them and talk about it. They are one of the least popular companies in all of America. I find this self-defeating obsession on short-term metrics humorous.

Flatly, you're wrong. It would take them like four hours of an engineer's time to fix this problem. I've cost them more money than that with this thread.

Why should they care? Where I

Why should they care? Where I sit, they have a monopoly, if I want to watch every U-M game live. If they decided they didn't have the bandwidth, they'd only have one copy of the channel. (besides, all of us with a brain and a rudimentary knowledge of the internet in 2017 know this is false) This reeks of a post-hoc justification for a mistake some engineer made they don't even care to fix. They are the worst. Maybe Equifax is the worst, but I'm don't think so, because actually Comcast is the worst.

Go AWS!

If Amazon were starting today, they'd probably just roll their site on AWS and save the trouble of worrying about infra. It's cheap and user-friendly and ultra-reliable and scalable and all that good stuff.

Glacier seems fine?

You can put 5 TB in Glacier for ~$20 / month, which is a few hundred a year and seems reasonable. Remember then you don't have to deal with any of the infrastructure and they will guarantee all the 9's of reliability for you. You are also protected against weird stuff like your house burning down. I'd just do this and forget about it, you could keep some more recent stuff in s3 too (more expensiver of course) if you want and get that data quickly, wherever.

Running with your dog ?

Please be careful taking your dog with you on runs. Dogs, having fur and lacking the ability to sweat, are not as able to cool themselves when exercising in the heat. Humans are much better distance runners than dogs (or basically all other animals!) for this reason. Please be mindful and aware when your dog is struggling in the heat -- many dogs die in this way, as their owners are not aware!

Everything's unreliable to

Everything's unreliable to some extent; this is another signal and I think it makes sense to include it. Ensemble methods are really good. 

It is also worth noting that whenever U-M snags a low-ranked prospect, that player will look better under this metric, on average, just by virtue of having a Michigan offer. Treacherous.

1) Who cares what most

1) Who cares what most Americans think? Pissing off 40% of Americans (even if that's what it is) isn't a good strategy for a football coach, and this is why politics should be avoided in this case.

 

2) What about the underprivileged black Americans that are good at football? You know, the majority of our roster this year and in upcoming years? How many of them agree, do you think? I guess they'll keep going to OSU.

When our HC says something at

When our HC says something at a meaningless press conference that earns him headline after headline of bad publicity nation-wide, a smidge of concern seems warranted.

We can plug our ears and hum "harrrrrbaugghhhh" if we want but this was not a smart thing to say.

We have more alumni than

We have more alumni than anybody, thus we are always targeted by these clickbait lists. I wish they'd stop appearing here. You are merely advertising for "WalletHub", whatever the hell that is..

You'll find the opposite of

You'll find the opposite of what you're looking for. High school kids have less developed musculature (around the neck, importantly), and worse equipment. Their brains are still developing. There is evidence that it's even worse for them. I encourage you to research this yourself, with an open mind.

It's not OK. As someone with

It's not OK. As someone with a PhD in Neuroscience (who freely admits that isn't worth much in this discussion), I'd never let my kids play tackle football.

But can the Thunder decline the suspension?

In 32 minutes last night, our pal Draymond was 1 for 9, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 turnovers, posting a fairly amazing +/- of -43.

It's a vice we were all

It's a vice we were all brought up with. What can you do, none of us are always rational. But I'd support a law that made organized tackle football illegal for kids under 18, absolutely.

This is just one casino I've

This is just one casino I've never heard of. It's marketing, and obviously it worked at that level, but it's also a risk for the house. I don't know how many of these future lines they set, all by themselves, but that's a tough job and they probably made some mistakes. But they can avoid significant risk by limiting the amount of action they'll actually take on these lines, which they probably would do if you tried to exploit them.

This is stupid. "Vegas"

This is stupid. "Vegas" doesn't release lines this early. This comes from some random no-name casino that is basically trolling for free advertising. Effective.

Agreed he's not really the

Agreed he's not really the problem -- they're just not that good. Still have bullpen issues and the starters have taken a serious step back vs. a few years ago. But I am also convinced by now (not based on this season) that Mr. Ausmus is not a very good manager. I suppose he'll be gone by the time the team is good again.

Maybe I'm being too pessimistic. Just saw that Freep (sorry, I know) article about the Wings' contract situations. Need another drink.

They're poorly managed, and

They're poorly managed, and not very good. Oh well.

 

Started with a Rogue chocolate stout and now moving on to Jack and Coke. Cheers.

Also not a lawyer but as I

Also not a lawyer but as I understand it, the more compelling legal issue with this decision is the way it limits the ability of coaches to earn money at these camps.

I think they may expect that this won't stand up in court. But by enacting it out of the blue with no discussion, and immediate force, they at least disrupt the ongoing stuff, which some coaches were obviously not prepared for.

I'd prefer some sort of nuclear option, by which the NCAA is vaporized, but I'm not sure how to acheive that.

It's an ad-hoc solution to a

It's an ad-hoc solution to a problem they created themselves -- there were other ways to stop cheeky deals like the Kovalchuk one. It's obviously very stupid.

The same issue exists in every other major team sport but somehow they've all managed to avoid this absurdity.

But they aren't failures

That bothers me. To call dinosaurs "failures" is to misunderstand biology. They existed for tens of millions of years (much longer than us!), and in fact they are still sort of everywhere (birds!). The class can do what it wants but it shouldn't have such a stupid name.

My race and ethnicity

My race and ethnicity requirement, which was literally called "Race and Ethnicity", if I remember correctly. Soc 300 something? First year teacher, graded on a very generous curve. We had a multiple choice exam, 25 questions, 10 of which were true-false, where 7/25 (below chance!) was good enough for a B.

It's a scholarship for one

It's a scholarship for one year, occupying a spot that is currently open, and for which there will likely be no compelling fit -- especially on a team bringing back everybody that just went to the tournament.

It basically costs the program nothing to take Spike back for another year and see what happens. The goodwill is worth something, too. This is more of a freeroll than a bet where we have something to lose. I'm boggled as to why it would be out of the question.

Great game, but I hated the

Great game, but I hated the officiating. It was called way too close both ways, there were so many whistles that blew for no discernable reason. So that factors in somewhere for me.

This is just as dumb as Max.

This is just as dumb as Max. Obviously, we could have used him. Apparently it's more important to have a roster with 15 mediocre players.

I think Beilein is great, but this is definitely a failure. We don't have room for fifth-year guys who could obviously contribute. And it ain't cuz we're Kentucky. We've got a bunch of middling dudes, but so, so many of them only half of them will even play.

I've got four years left.

Rather have me?

Hard to conclude anything

Hard to conclude anything since they still AFAIK haven't given us a single clue as to what is actually wrong. The unnecessary radio silence from Beilein about this all year was the most annoying thing to me.

Of course the most important thing is health for Caris and his future. But it would be nice now to have a bit more info so we can evaluate how this was handled.

Fine, but if this is the

Fine, but if this is the calculus you have to do it right, and admit that it isn't unfavorable for Michigan. Yes, "ranking" is one way to do it, but the fact is Michigan's offense wasn't just number 1, it was number 1 by a huge margin. Statistically, our offense is way, way better than North Dakota's, and that isn't well represented by ordinal rank.

This math doesn't add up.
You

This math doesn't add up.

You can split it into GF and GA all you want, but what matters (as Kenpom would say) is the differential. Let's look:

North Dakota avg. goal differential : +1.76

Michigan avg. goal differential : +1.87

This doesn't feel like cold water to me.