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I don't even think there is…

I don't even think there is a meaningful comparison between Pete Rose and this emerging story with Ohtani, certainly not in potential scale, among other aspects. 

What are you rabbiting on about here?

Yeah, this is what I am…

Yeah, this is what I am seeing as well. Most everyone is saying it will be Kelsey barring some showstopper essentially, but he hasn't signed anything as of yet. 

Rod Moore with potential…

Rod Moore with potential serious injury

Get Well Soon Rod Moore, You are Still a National Champion!

For now, we will go with one Rod Moore thread.

The last time I saw "The…

The last time I saw "The Ozone" was several years ago, but it does still exist, I believe. I don't know if the forums even work anymore though. Even all those years ago, they were in a format that even 1997 might have found quaint. 

Can you actually come in…

Can you actually come in worse than second in a game between two teams? Asking for Utah State.

I walk back into the family…

I walk back into the family room after some dinner prep in the kitchen and I see that Utah State has abandoned the match, as it were....

Admittedly, I wasn't really…

Admittedly, I wasn't really even thinking about the coaching search until they just dropped this in a break in the action on CBS. 

Other than the Tournament, I have not watched Florida Atlantic play much, but he was one of the more in-demand names, so it seemed, and I am petty enough that cockblocking Louisville makes it funny to me. In any case, hopefully this works out. We need a roster first too, of course. 

Many years ago, we went to…

Many years ago, we went to Yorktown, and of course, as a descendant of those on the losing side of it, I looked at my quite English father and said, looking around the landscape, "This is where we lost all this, eh?"

FAU deserves every moment of…

FAU deserves every moment of this OT.

Northwestern might actually…

Northwestern might actually blow this and.....I am at peace with this possibility.

When FAU turns it over, it's…

When FAU turns it over, it's in this awful yet fascinating way...

I live in southern Wayne…

I live in southern Wayne County, where we have not seen more than a dusting of snow, but I know that roughly 20 miles both west and north of us, it is a totally different story. 

All the same, utterly depressing weather for the opening days of spring, but it wouldn't be the first time that has happened in the state of Michigan. 

This is actually.....a…

This is actually.....a terrible idea. Well done, OP. 

I think "Jalen Milroe's…

I think "Jalen Milroe's cadence" just needs to be the new standard blanket excuse for the inability to deliver on something.

"We regret to inform you that this order cannot be fulfilled in the time allotted due to Jalen Milroe's cadence."

"At this time, we cannot process your request due to Jalen Milroe's cadence."

I like it. I think we should utilize it. 

"It's all about what is best…

"It's all about what is best for the financial part of it, if I'm going to be very blunt, more than it is the players and teams," 

I sort of believe that the only reason Michigan State is in this year is to get SE Michigan eyeballs, so yes, if that is in any way the case, then it certainly is about the financial part. 

That said, that wouldn't undercut the idea that, in reality, making sure that worthy teams truly get their shot and that those teams don't necessarily need to be household names is what a tournament that wants to make money and have a really entertaining narrative would do, right? I can't imagine, for example, that millions are disgusted by the occasional Kentucky / Duke / NC / etc...early exit, or better still, non-presence in a truly bizarre year. To maybe see such things is why millions WATCH. 

"2 of us are Michigan fans,…

"2 of us are Michigan fans, ones a Buckeye 😒, and the other plays for both sides ( Michigan and Sparty). I haven’t concluded who’s worse. The cooler pooper or the guy who would most likely wear a hat with the letters “NBA” to an NBA game. "

No, this is easy. The person that does the "state of Michigan" bullshit, as some call it, where they cheer for Michigan or MSU situationally, is far worse and cannot be trusted. At least the OSU fan is likely to be all in on their team in that psychotic way that only Buckeye fans can achieve sometimes. 

It's covering up the sign…

It's covering up the sign that reads "SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE", you see....

ParkWhiz shows booking…

ParkWhiz shows booking availability at a few lots within about a 10-ish minute walk of the main venues for the Draft, but it looked like most of the closest parking is now more or less booked. There are public lots, and some of the larger businesses occasionally allow paid parking, but it is a limited number of spots. You MIGHT sneak into the casino garages, but they are all a bit of a walk regardless then. If you find a spot, walk through the casino first just in case the person watching the cameras is actually paying attention. 

Because of the Midwest…

Because of the Midwest Regional for the NCAA Tournament and the NFL Draft next month, groups of any size might be a bit tricky depending on the weekend you'll be here, but you might give it a go at least and see what's available if it won't be around those two weekends.

If you get an AirBnB or Vrbo and don't want to be in the city, then suburbs with superb freeway access are probably going to be your best area of focus. Dearborn is near I-94 and M-39 and has a pretty cool restaurant / entertainment scene all to its own if you want to grab a meal closer to your accommodations. Livonia might be a good bet if you want something fairly close along the I-96 corridor, and if you want to be north or south of downtown along I-75, then Royal Oak (probably the northern end of it, which is typically a bit nicer), or going south, anything in the Woodhaven / Brownstown area, which is safe but kind of far from the city (30 minutes in good traffic). 

Well done with the qualifier…

Well done with the qualifier there, incidentally.

Theoretically, the portal would also allow a new coach to build something - operative word - that we could at least wheel out there next season, but still....

Well, I would not have…

Well, I would not have expected anything less from him. 

I am still sad that this did not unfold as anyone had hoped, even if this really was what had to be in the end. 

Some of us are not blessed…

Some of us are not blessed with any Irish genes, so I, for one, can only appreciate it from afar.

All the same, Happy St. Patrick's Day. 

CC: Fred Hoiberg
There is…

CC: Fred Hoiberg

There is already an exception to the titular rule on the board.

I've always wanted to say that.

No, I haven't really. 

I would imagine that, like…

I would imagine that, like many corporations, the University would take an exceedingly dim view of someone using the departmental accounts for personal expenses though. The accounting nightmare alone of trying to reconcile and approve / disapprove charges of that nature would send finance, HR and other departments screaming into the night. My employer will let you buy drinks provided it is a justifiable business thing, such as part of a sanctioned event, and transportation provided it is company-related business. I have to think Michigan has similar policies. 

I thought I might leave the…

I thought I might leave the only one that made at least a modicum of an effort. A modicum. 

"As much as I love seeing…

"As much as I love seeing new threads about the first thing that pops into OP's head every five seconds,"

You too? I thought I was the only one.

CC: NY
CC: Murderwolf
CC:…

CC: NY

CC: Murderwolf

CC: Becky Hammon

CC: Josh Schertz

CC: Jay Wright

Well, that didn't take long. 

I honestly don't blame…

I honestly don't blame Frieder for disliking Schembechler. His dismissal always seemed like the culmination of building tension, and Frieder has even said that if he had known Bo was going to leave, as he did months later for a job with the Tigers, he would have stayed. Of course, I don't think they win it all with Frieder there, so yeah....

For those of us who do not…

For those of us who do not have a subscription, would it be too much to ask for some select quotes or a decent summary at a minimum? A series of terse, somewhat dismissive phrases does not count is not a responsible way to frame the discussion. 

Admittedly, when you delete…

Admittedly, when you delete certain comments, entire threads go away, and a few might have been collateral damage in my initial attempt at this. The tools given to us don't exactly allow for surgical strikes in threads, so if that was taken out in error, apologies. As everyone will note, I sort of gave up after a bit and locked it. 

In any case, it's locked now.

We have Peacock for some…

We have Peacock for some other shows, but I did actually have the game on in the background while I did some other things last night. 

The portions where I was watching.....like nearly every game that I watched (in whole or in part) this season, I just rolled my eyes at another horrific turnover or another technically sloppy sequence. 

They are taking it better…

They are taking it better than usual, quite honestly, if that's all they are wishing upon him. 

If you were Scott Drew,…

If you were Scott Drew, would you willingly leave Baylor?

Likewise, if you were Nate Oats, would you really want to come back to the state of Michigan (he coached HS basketball here at one point) to clean up the mess of another?

We're on the outside looking in, but I think that, given the supposed posture of the AD on this right now, the more compelling question would be this - what, other than perhaps personal sentiment or loyalty, keeps Howard here at this point? What are the metrics being used here?

You can tour the cranes and…

You can tour the cranes and skips up and down South University and a few other campus-adjacent areas, at least if you want the truly modern Ann Arbor experience.

Obviously, if you've been away for that long, the South Main area might be worth a walk if you want a mix of old shopping / dining faves plus several new experiences. The museums on campus have been updated over the years as well, and those are a whole day of wandering right there. 

Post-game gatherings? Jolly Pumpkin, Wolverine State....you're not short on breweries, if that's your thing. 

OT: 20 Days in Mariupol …

OT: 20 Days in Mariupol (free, no ads, legal... so the world can see for itself)

First and foremost, crg is correct - while this is a difficult watch, it is a must-see documentary. 

That said, the pro-Putin people are already trolling the thread, so to head off further descent, I am removing it.

All THAT said, if you care at all about the inhumanity of the situation, watch this documentary. 

"I don't know why or how so…

"I don't know why or how so many random, unaffiliated people get info before the usual insiders do (especially OSU people what the hell is that about, it's like they've got every admin building wiretapped), but there are rumblings of a lot of egg on the face that will come out."

OK, "info" is doing far more work than it should if you're going to implicitly lend any manner of unchecked credence to "random, unaffiliated people". 

I mean, I am not a physician, but if you want to hand me a glove and allow me to do the hernia exam, that's on you. 

The answer is this - yes, if…

The answer is this - yes, if someone had tried to knit together a paragraph through the lens of Hindu, Buddhism, Shinto, Baha'i, and so on, it would still be removed. Please do not pull the "woe is me" card for a faith shared by just short of one-third of the world's population (last estimate, I believe). That's simply unbecoming. 

The long and the short of it…

The long and the short of it is this - while it's cool that you have such strong convictions, nobody is coming here for them and not everyone wants to see things interpreted in religious or ecclesiastical terms, especially on a sports blog where there is no reason for you to do that. 

Perhaps you had benign intent, but random, needless proselytizing is difficult to interpret as entirely benign and indeed it can be - and was, in this case - rather divisive. Most everyone here is more or less united in their affection for Michigan athletics and sports in general, certainly not in their worldview, as we're seen numerous times.

That's easy enough to do…

That's easy enough to do when Denver is footing nearly the entire bill for a while. The $85 million hit against the cap should work out well for the Broncos, I am sure. 

Well, I think WE care…

Well, I think WE care.....

The people who could make decisions to improve whatever this is, on the other hand....well, I am sure they would say they do, but it doesn't feel like it when you're outside looking in.

Whatever is going on, first…

Whatever is going on, first and foremost, I certainly hope Mike Hart is doing OK. That's far more important. 

I would also like to thank him for all that he has done in Ann Arbor, both as a player and a coach. The door is always open too, I am sure. 

Working on "Children Of Ash…

Working on "Children Of Ash And Elm" by Neil Price, which is an academic work about the Vikings. The next one up is "Heart Of Europe", which is Peter Wilson's tome about the Holy Roman Empire. 

Before that, I finished "On The Brink", which is essentially a summary / transcript of interviews from workers at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Scary shit there honestly. Thought of the people I know who work at nuclear facilities as I read it. 

FREEZE FRAME!

FREEZE FRAME!

Even if he wanted to do…

Even if he wanted to do something like this (I would imagine he does not at 71 years old, especially when it basically means starting over at Michigan in some ways), he made it rather apparent that one of the reasons he got out in the first place was that he was disillusioned by the current configuration of the sport, and I don't see where that configuration has changed. If anything, some of the things he would occasionally lament have become more pronounced in the years since his departure. 

Braylon Edwards Stops Guy…

Braylon Edwards Stops Guy From Assaulting 80-Year-Old Man

When the same man is saving the same person from the same assault three times in the space of a week, it can only mean one thing: 

(No subject)

*looks at current Division I…

*looks at current Division I teams in major conferences with multiple tournament bids*

Can you acquire entire teams in the portal? Serious question. 

What you did there.....I see…

What you did there.....I see it.....

Josh Gattis also fails to…

Josh Gattis also fails to take the approach that I wish people who have had similar adventures would take. How hard is it to simply say, "Did it. Twice. Once in a Yugo" or something? 

Then again, the NCAA saying…

Then again, the NCAA saying they will look into anything is basically like someone crawling into an active baler to see if he can get one specific thing out. You just end up destroyed on the other end, also smaller in appearance....but if you found what you were looking for, it must have been worth it.