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On the same night the…

On the same night the Blackhawks hung the jersey of a former Red Wing.  Go figure.

link is paywalled.  WTF is…

link is paywalled.  WTF is GoR?

Depends if you live in the…

Depends if you live in the northern or southern hemisphere. 

I’m in the waiting room of…

I’m in the waiting room of an outpatient surgery center.  My sweetheart is having a colonoscopy. After we’re going to Five Guys. Top that for romance, mgobloggers!

Makes me wonder about that…

Makes me wonder about that elbow problem he had.  If he could fire the ball like that, whatever the nerve problem was must have resolved after all these years.  What a damn shame that injury was in the prime of his career.

If you remove the goal posts…

If you remove the goal posts, you're also taking away extra points.  That would be fine, but how about adding the option of a three-point conversion after TD try, just from further back than the 2 pointer... maybe the 10 or 15.

My fix to this would be the…

My fix to this would be the offense loses the down -- like a grounding penalty -- gets to keep possession, but the ball is placed on the 10.

 

 

My sister lives on 15 acres…

My sister lives on 15 acres in Lapeer county.  She has, no joke, over 100 laying hens. I drove up her driveway and parked my car to discover one of my tires had clipped and killed one. Within seconds others were there to start pecking at its eyeballs. Just gross and obnoxious animals.  And I don’t like the taste of eggs, even “good” ones. I bet Jim is secretly happy to leave them behind. 
 

anyone remember the Seinfeld bit where Costanza runs over a bird or a squirrel and says he didn’t feel bad because “we had a deal… I’m driving here and you’re supposed to get out of the way.”

 

I don't know of another…

I don't know of another Michigan football coach other than Jim that resigned to take another coaching job.  RR, Hoke and Moeller went on to coach elsewhere, but they were fired by Michigan.  Crisler retired to take on AD duties.  This singular fact about Harbaugh is what sticks out for me... in a good way.

I'm a chargers fan now.

Wait, you’re talking facts…

Wait, you’re talking facts and evidence now. Can’t we just stick with the paranoia that there are “questions about security”?

I kind of have to get out of…

I kind of have to get out of my chair to loosen up my old hips and back.  I like to step outside every 15 minutes or so to look for illegal signage and/or "watchers" who's real intent is to intimidate voters in a precinct with a heavy lean.  Other than that, I'm basically just watching the steady progress and reporting a rough idea of turnout back to the mothership.

In 2020 I worked in a absentee vote counting room.  Me and 6 middle-aged ladies opening, unfolding and feeding about 3,500 ballots and most importantly, counting them, sometimes multiple times.  I say "me and" but a challenger is not actually allowed to touch the ballots.  But I got an exemption a couple times when the counter jammed and I, with enough just office technology under my belt, was able to reach in and pull out the jam.  If I hadn't done that we'd have been there all night.

I can't even imagine what Wayne County must have been like.

I put more credence in this…

I put more credence in this than anything else in this thread.  I grew up a Lions fan in the 60s and 70s and gave up on them in the early 80s. (Also, moved to Chicago and became a Bears fan.) WCF was an utter turd who's last great hire was the cherry on the turd: Matt Millen.  I can disappointedly say that the Halas/McCaskey family have taken the baton from WCF and run the Bears into mediocrity... in their good years.

I don't know anything about Shiela, which is why I was keen on reading this thread.  She's clearly a breath of fresh air after her dad and brother.

Reminds me of a great song with one repeated verse: "Women of the world, take over, cause if you don't the world's gonna come to an end and it won't take long". - Jim O'Rourke

 

I’ve worked as a poll…

I’ve worked as a poll challenger the past two elections. A challenger represents their party and observes what’s going on at a particular precinct, basically making sure the other side doesn’t try to obstruct legitimate voting. 99% of us are bored all day long and have nothing to report to the party at the end of the day. Challengers are volunteers and partisan and we’re the only such people allowed inside the polling place. We are issued credentials by our respective parties that we present to the clerk in charge upon arrival. 
 

I would recommend it.  You learn a lot about how elections work. 

Where is The_Knowledge…

Where is The_Knowledge regardless of topic?  One would think he would have at least come on to proclaim that he totally predicted 2023.

And that's worse than…

And that's worse than Alabama how?

I live in what’s called…

I live in what’s called Harbor Country, basically the Lake Michigan shore from Indiana up through Holland.  Specifically, I live at the southernmost point in New Buffalo Township. I could reach Indiana with a six-iron. 

My wife and I are empty nesters that met and lived in the Chicago area since the 80s. We bought our house in 2011 as a weekend retreat, downsized to a city condo in 2014 and moved here full time when the Covid lockdown began. sold the condo when we knew we had no reason to keep it. 

I give you that background so you know what we gave up to live here. I go to the city office once a week, a 63 mile commute that takes about 75 minutes. 

the good things we miss: variety of restaurants, Whole Foods’ produce and protien quality, more time with our family. 

the bad things we don’t miss: traffic, noise, adrenaline.

The good things we enjoy here: lower property taxes, quiet, greenery, nature walks, easier access to golf, Ann Arbor is an hour closer!

The bad things we don’t enjoy here: MAGA, which is probably true for any rural county.  We’re referred to by the locals as Fips, for Fucking Illinois People.  

Harbor Country is unique in its proximity to a major metropolis while still being rural and pleasant. We’ve both kept Cook County doctors, hairdressers etc, but we’ve also found replacements locally. We still fly out of ORD and MDW, just can’t do those early bird flights.
 

This morning I went to an urgent care and saw a nurse and a doctor within 10 minutes of arrival. I’m not going to sell it as “best of both worlds” but it’s mostly all good.  
 

hope that helps.

 

 

 


 

 

They might also be savvy…

They might also be savvy enough to know that Texas and Florida have no state income tax. (The kids, I mean.)

This is gross unbeveled…

This is gross unbeveled pursuit of bling.

This old man here is yelling at superficial, materialistic American youth, sorry. Neg away.

If I wanted to drive an exotic, Lamborghini would come in sixth on my list of brands I would consider.  Emphasis there is on DRIVING not on being seen. 

That said, it’s blind.

 

That said, it’s blind.

 

and a drug. 

Under their own label, on…

Under their own label, on their website, they’re selling in the mid $20s. Their sourcing information checks out, but is a tad vague. Pinot Noir comes from Willamette, Tuscan from Tuscany, red blend from “premiere wine making regions of California”.  But that’s too vague for anyone who considers themselves an Oenophile.  Bottom line, they would probably be priced in the $8-15 range at your local retailer. 
 

Woodson’s labels are all $20 and give me a bit more to work with in terms of sourcing and style.  Still, they too, if bottled by a mainstream vintner would probably retail at about that same level. 
 

just to satisfy my curiosity, I just bought a bottle from Woodson. I’ll be interested to see if I actually get it. Problem is, here in Michigan shipping of wine is verboten, for the most part. OTOH, maybe this gets classified as a “novelty” and it ships. 
 

I bought the Pinot Noir and I’m going to be interested to see what that 15% ABV tastes like.  Pinots  are typically lighter than that. 

Switch to DuckDuckGo and set…

Switch to DuckDuckGo and set up a monthly donation to the site to more than compensate for the page view revenue.  Solves problems for us and Brian/Seth/Alex etc.

 

If I'm not mistaken, these…

If I'm not mistaken, these clips all come from one highlight reel and the back and forward arrow on your keyboard are your friends. (Sorry, I don't know what the mobile device gestures are the equivalents of these keystrokes.) 

 

Somewhat off-topic here, but…

Somewhat off-topic here, but this is related to “Michigan gear”. 
 

I bought a “team” golf bag from MDen a few years ago. It was the worst golf bag I’ve ever owned. I won’t go into why; there’s a lot going on in a golf bag. Suffice to say, I can’t believe the teams carry them.

So, like in football, it seems there’s merch for the elites and of course the teams, but the rest of us don’t get to have it, which I find annoying. 
 

Related to this, I’m also annoyed by the fact that the U is hyper protective of any use of the block M.  It’s certainly their prerogative to be that way, and yet they let the Championship committee bastardize it with a cheesy marbled, off white version in their graphics. Did anybody else notice that?

The opp. TD to Int ratio is…

The opp. TD to Int ratio is kind of amazing.  I'd love to know what was opposing QBR was against M but I'm too lazy to try to figure that out.

 

I’m more than happy to take…

I’m more than happy to take credit for possibly the worst prediction, other than the few who picked Udub to win.

42-34.

I picked such a high output for UM because I really thought they could mount a relentless series of TD drives against that middling defense. 

I picked a higher output for Udub because I felt like they were on a stratum well above OSU and Bama. 

I would add something about…

I would add something about the dynamic of two brothers, Jim and John. I can imagine John suggesting that to contain OSU’s pro-style offense, Michigan needed a pro-style defense, and specifically the one the Ravens run. That shift from Don Brown’s cover zero/man to the amoeba was huge. And, oh, take Mike MacDonald for a year and see how you like it. 

Everything I've done this…

Everything I've done this season has worked.  I got us to 14-0 and I'll get us to 15--0 tonight.

 

Feel free to write one up. I…

Feel free to write one up. I hear it’s easy. 

Agreed here.  Sorry OP,  I…

Agreed here.  Sorry OP,  I love me some schadenfreud, so I was disappointed to see that this ain’t it. This is just crap. 

Woodson in the Rose Bowl end…

Woodson in the Rose Bowl end zone.

I’m sure Klatt wishes he…

I’m sure Klatt wishes he could use Rose Bowl footage or SP+ metrics, but he can’t because the archrival owns them. 
 

 

total yardage is a bad metric that he has to fall back on. 

Funny how he describes to a…

Funny how he describes to a tee two concepts that this boards editors have explained repeatedly: the Hammer and Anvil action of the DL and the coverage scheme designed to beat Ohio.

Did anybody else besides me…

Did anybody else besides me watch that game at the bar that is now Scorekeepers?  I want to say it was Doolies but I also know that was the name of a bar in East Lansing around the same time.  
 

Also, I believe the same bar where a few years later, Griese did some bad things to the property and lost some playing time because of it. All of which is to say I’m old. 
 

Anyway, Butch was my hero at the time.and Wangler-to-Carter was the signature of the team. Also a phenomenal Defense.  

Another St Frances kid, same…

Another St Frances kid, same school as Barham and a long line of other players and Biff Poggi.

As Bo schemheckler points…

As Bo schemheckler points out, they are #44 in SP+. According to Fremeau, they are #27. 
Total Defense at NCAA stats is a crude measure. 

I tried the Michigan radio…

I tried the Michigan radio feed for a few minutes until their time lag became noticable and annoying; it was at least two seconds and was probably going to get longer over time.  What's the point of listening to a PBP in parallel to watching it when it's not synced up?

SPOILER ALERT for those who…

SPOILER ALERT for those who play:

Merriam-Webster has a Wordle knockoff called quordle. You get nine tries to solve four words. This morning, Rose Bowl Day, one of those words is at the bottom of this post.  Makes me think one of the game’s editors is a Wolverine!

 

MAIZE

You’re thought is good but I…

You’re thought is good but I just tried and it’s swamped; cant get in. 

This just in: Ramzy is on…

This just in: Ramzy is on fire on Twitter right now. 
 

 

ESPN put up a screen a few…

ESPN put up a screen a few minutes ago showing their CFP “Megacast” which includes “Streaming live” “Michigan Hometown Radio”. Anybody know what/who they’re feeding for that and will that be a paywalled stream?

What I really mean to ask is how do I listen to Michigan Radio from Oak Park, IL?

You make a good point, DH. …

You make a good point, DH.  However, assassinating the most outspoken dissenter doesn't kill his movement. If the moneymen pursue a vendetta, they're being short-sighted. They risk making a martyr of JH, and his supporters will just dissent even louder.

 

If he had an NDA in his…

If he had an NDA in his contract it would have been nullified by his firing. OTOH, he could have signed an NDA as part of his severance package, but if that were true, he couldn’t take the Bama job unless the terms specified only that he not take a job with a particular set of opponents, like say the Big Ten. 

Uh, no, I don’t think so.

Uh, no, I don’t think so.

Staff has full 22. Staff does this and only this for a living. Staff includes seasoned, highly pedigreed football minds from across the CFB landscape.
 

I love what UFR has done for my football understanding. But UFR is definitely not a data point for the football coaching staff under Harbaugh. 

Regarding OL holding calls,…

Regarding OL holding calls, I mentally observed in watching Georgia-Bama (I think it was that game, could have been another) holding calls being made that would never be called in the B1G.  I think B1G officials also call more DPI than others. Those two tendencies put together could be a mitigating factor in explaining why B1G offenses are ass and defenses are probably overrated. 

Fun fact: Jabrill Peppers…

Fun fact: Jabrill Peppers never played in a bowl game.

When we were on campus Bo…

When we were on campus Bo built the indoor practice facility. (Are there two now?  I've lost track.) I remember we were calling it the Win A Bowl Dome. Theory was Bo needed it to be able to practice on turf, in weather conditions more like southern bowl venues.

I saw it differently.  Not…

I saw it differently.  Not that Edwards pulled up gimpy, but that either the Umpire or CJ (or both) charged into his space and he flinched.

I've never spent much time watching the officials movements, but that one, on that particular play seems not ideal and is taking up space that Edwards and CJ intend to be occupying.

Connelley sold out to ESPN a…

Connelley sold out to ESPN a few years ago and, yes, they paywall SP+.  I’m very sore about it, as I am about 538 and Nate Silver. Can’t blame them for building valuable brands and audiences and cashing in. But it pisses me off nonetheless. 

Thank-you.  When will the…

Thank-you.  When will the man get around to taking this away too?

I remember two years ago in…

I remember two years ago in the fourth quarter of the BTCG Harbaugh saying into his headset “we’ve got a chance to be a number one seed”. It’s the only time I can think of that Harbaugh was actively motivated to run up a score. Question is: does Ferentz deserve to be humiliated, having put such a shitty offense on the field, or, does Harbaugh let him lose his last conference game with a shred of dignity?