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4 days 13 hours ago	that class never beat Ohio because:	injuries, at least for the game before the Florida win.   I don' t think Hart and Henne were healthy at the same time before that.
2 weeks 1 day ago	Kelly cancer	ESPN story here just a great guy, got to go hunting with him in the Upper Peninsula at a friend's cabin a couple years ago.
3 weeks 1 day ago	ESPN story	is good.  I love watching them, very exciting last weekend.  If Nebrask beat 'em, we can. story here
3 weeks 4 days ago	Leach the best	When he played baseball on the road, Big Ten opponent crowds would chant "Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl" alternating with the same cadence an "Orange Bowl" chant. No Michigan man in my lifetime took more abuse. He beat Woody 3 years in a row, after nearly winning as a freshman.   He finished a spring football game, went to Ray L., changed uniforms, and knocked in the winning run against Minnesota. The baseball team used to stay in the SAE house after the school year ended, as baseball season continued another 2 to 4 weeks.  I was an SAE at the time, and never found him to be a tool. Everyone has bad moments.  He is the best UM athlete I have seen.
5 weeks 3 days ago	baseball dropped to save money	per NY times  I recall them losing a football commit at the time, who also wanted to play baseball
5 weeks 4 days ago	thnx	you made my day :) multi parter coming in trip to Atlanta for the final
5 weeks 4 days ago	Seth - Diarist of the Week??	Did I miss who won it?  I read through twice.  I don't meant to beg, but, well, actually, that is exactly what I mean to do. If I ever win one, I can die a happy man. I (heart) MGoBlog
5 weeks 5 days ago	penn state sewing call	I stand corrected.  Dyslexic memory.
5 weeks 5 days ago	penn state sewing call	I stand corrected.  Dyslexic memory.
5 weeks 6 days ago	penn state sewing call	We lost the first 3 to Penn state, which had a bye week before their game with us, for the first four years of the series. We won the 1,000th game in Penn state history, at Happy Valley.  Highlight was stopping them 4 straight on first and goal. Somewhere in there, he said: This is Michigan, and you'd better tend to your knitting."
6 weeks 1 day ago	Not indoctrination	It is not indoctrination to tell them the truth. :)
7 weeks 10 hours ago	POSBANG	cannot figure this out, even after googling??
8 weeks 1 day ago	early arrival v drinking	I have sat near the top of the stadium for years and like that view. If arriving earlier for the game is a problem for you because it cuts into your drinking time, your issue is not  your view of the game.
8 weeks 5 days ago	I am fully programmed by MGoBlog	My first thought on hearing the news:  we should have Muppets :)
9 weeks 1 day ago	1979 not Leach	not sure where to find it all time YPA, but Leach last year 1978, Carter's first 1979
9 weeks 2 days ago	Crowd	There are more people on this thread than at the game
9 weeks 2 days ago	shoes	We need a shot of the shoes so we can see if the ring does, indeed, match.
9 weeks 3 days ago	Fire would have melted some of the snow	Yes, my first live action, after the football today.  We did have two runners picked off, and left lots on base, but a win is a win.
9 weeks 3 days ago	Derrick Green	Sam Webb said on radio pre-game that he has been here at lease once a month working on the playbook, but, NOT an early enrollee.  Still in HS.
9 weeks 5 days ago	interesting discussion	All college degrees are not created equal, especially for athletes across DI hoop programs. Is that underwater basket weaving degree worth, how many NBA years?  Not sure how you can account for the actual value of the different degrees as a variable. There was a recent post on all the UM grads playing in Europe.  Young, traveling, making good money.  And with a degree. Agents have little to lose by pushing players to declare.  There are only the 60 guys who get drafted, the agent get better odds of having a client drafted if he gets 20 to jump than 10, and ten is better than five. But if 120 declare, or 60, only 60 are getting drafted, so the risk is on the players' side, and the advice comes from the guy with no financial risk. It is very difficult not to believe someone telling you how good you are, at something you have worked all your life to be good at.
9 weeks 5 days ago	interesting discussion	All college degrees are not created equal, especially for athletes across DI hoop programs. Is that underwater basket weaving degree worth, how many NBA years?  Not sure how you can account for the actual value of the different degrees as a variable. There was a recent post on all the UM grads playing in Europe.  Young, traveling, making good money.  And with a degree. Agents have little to lose by pushing players to declare.  There are only the 60 guys who get drafted, the agent get better odds of having a client drafted if he gets 20 to jump than 10, and ten is better than five. But if 120 declare, or 60, only 60 are getting drafted, so the risk is on the players' side, and the advice comes from the guy with no financial risk. It is very difficult not to believe someone telling you how good you are, at something you have worked all your life to be good at.
10 weeks 14 hours ago	I will bore you -	with diary on this topic later. For now, both my daughters started watching games in utero.  #1 has three degrees from UM and works on fixing Detroit.   #2 loves horses, so degree in equine science from U. Kentucky.  Lloyd Carr was the third most influential adult in their lives, after Mom and Dad.  Not just watching the games but attending the football busts and hearing the seniors describe their experience.   Brady continues the tradition, and John Beilen is a great coach and a better man. We are blessed with great leaders who run programs that can inspire our children.
10 weeks 14 hours ago	depends how you count Championships	as on older, uh, more mature, poster, the losses hurt me LESS.   I was sitting in the ND stands when Oliver kicked that FG at my face.  I just got back from driving to Atlanta yesterday for the game. That was the best played college basketball game I have seen in person. It just wasn't meant to be. I count Red's 2 hockey championships, and, if you want heartbreak, go back through the OT and triple OT and disallowed goal playoff losses. I sat with a Kansas fan last nite, still recovering.  Indiana AND Wisconsin beat us twice. But go back to Kansas guy's post a month or so ago about having great teams lose, almost annually. We left it all on the court,  the team and coaching staff represented the U extremely well. What more can you ask?
10 weeks 2 days ago	meaning of the spread	Vegas spreads are NOT based on what they think the margin will be, but where the money will go.  They don't want the money 50/50 on each side.  Spread moves when money comes in heavy on one side. So, the money, and most of the media, continue to underestimate us. Cool.
10 weeks 3 days ago	driving down Monday	I assume there will be plenty of Wich State/Syracuse seats available.   Lots of empties on screen at our game.
10 weeks 4 days ago	awesome review	Thanks for the effort.  Yes, programs are built, and, win or lose this  year, this season may not be the pinnacle of the Beilein era.
10 weeks 4 days ago	Webber	the 4 other players being Taylor, Bullock, and the other post Fab Five? Webber took bad legal advice.  One of the first things I was told about criminal defense,  if your client is  subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury, tell him/her to take the 5th amendment unless offered immunity. There is nothing criminal about accepting gifts from people.  NCAA rules are not criminal laws.  Webber's criminal issue was lying to the grand jury. What is the definition of "booster?" Martin's gifts were not conditional on attending U of M.  He gave money to kids who went to Misourri, among other places. Someone told me - hearsay - that the US Attorney on the Ed Martin case was a Notre Dame alum who dragged it out to hurt UM. Anyway, let's revel in the accomplishments of the current team.
10 weeks 4 days ago	Trey Burke	Is there anything he can't do?
10 weeks 4 days ago	NCAA	should dissolve
10 weeks 4 days ago	challenges	Most of us don't like conditions that, if others knew, would make them pity us, or, consider us stupid. I am ADHD, which I was the last to know.  Everyone around me figured it out first.  Sort of.  It is NOT a disability, or, to me, a disorder, I use the initials so people know what I am talking about. Being, for unknown reasons, othewise considered a smart person, it puzzles people when I leave the water running for hours, or lock the keys in the car with the engine running.  How could I be so stupid? Well, it is what it is.  Which is, not much, considering the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. As the comments reflect, it is the human condition to have challenges.  It is our calling to help each other with them.  There is always a risk in sharing our vulnerability, but that is frequently when others can find out how they can help us. What a great family you must have! In posting this, you have given us readers a chance to show that we stand with you, we will keep you in our prayers, yet, we will not lower our expectations for your performance. Go Blue!

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