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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. 

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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.

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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: 

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*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.

Removed the "D". The third …

Removed the "D". The third "Q" is silent (very silent, in fact), so I left that.

Helmet communication takes…

Helmet communication takes some of the Cold War intrigue out of stealing signs. Now, we will just need to have someone stand on the sideline trouserless, occasionally making a bizarre hand gesture, and see if the other team becomes interested in what that person is trying to communicate. 

I honestly haven't…

I honestly haven't considered a Leap Day celebration before. 

I do know someone whose birthday is actually today, but for the other three years in each "cycle", it's a flex holiday, being either February 28th or March 1st depending on the availability of time and celebrants (if celebrating). It's all perfectly messy, quite frankly. 

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As much as I enjoy March…

As much as I enjoy March Madness (I even take time off for opening weekend just so I can sit and watch basketball), I don't know that I want so many teams that I begin to experience fatigue by the time the Final Four is reached in mid-July. 

"Bottom line.  This was a…

"Bottom line.  This was a mediocre article about an overhauled national championship winning staff that could have provided much more substance."

I very nearly read it. Thank you for the warning. 

"Ann Arbor is also…

"Ann Arbor is also considered part of the Greater Detroit area at just under an hour’s drive away."

Here's another debate that goes around town from time to time. It is considered part of the Detroit Census Statistical Area, but the theories on the boundaries of "Metro Detroit" vary wildly in Ann Arbor, sometimes from person (who may exclude Ann Arbor) to person (who is mildly uncomfortable including Ann Arbor, but sees how you might) to person (who doesn't honestly care). 

You can, in fact, go home…

You can, in fact, go home again, it seems....

For at least the next 9-10…

For at least the next 9-10 months, come what may, it will come back to this somehow, yes.

I can live with that knowledge, I think. 

That's about as Western as a…

That's about as Western as a band from London gets. It's was a catchy song though.

Regarding the investment in…

Regarding the investment in legacy media, it does not escape notice that they are doing this on AM 1270, which is the sister station of 97.1 FM, which Audacy also owns. They also have their studios and personnel in the same building (and there are a few crossovers, I think), so the monetary and physical investment is probably quite minimal aside from the new on-air talent. 

An incredible amount of work…

An incredible amount of work goes into just the yearly HTTV magazine preview, so I imagine this is well beyond the scope of that. It doesn't matter to me honestly - I will buy it when it is available, but if it takes most of this year, then whatever. I watched my alma mater win a National Championship (well, I was there for the 1997 season too as a student), so I am fine. 

I actually heard about this…

I actually heard about this while switching through radio stations after a meeting today. It sounds like a fairly comprehensive haul too, anything from what I assume are "around the house" type items to mementos to even trousers. A bit troubling indeed honestly. 

Someone has been reading…

Someone has been reading this blog far too long....

*looks again*

Oh, you mean THAT kind of DB....

Surely we are allowed to…

Surely we are allowed to have the museum version of Major Major, no? A museum that's there but that no one can actually see (possibly until it has left)?

Ah, Tom Goss.....we remember…

Ah, Tom Goss.....we remember him well. 

"Running a Division I athletic department is a bit different than hawking fucking Faygo (his position just prior to AD), eh Tom?" - a thought I once had every day

I volunteered to take Bry…

I volunteered to take Bry Mac's place when he stopped actively moderating. In retrospect, it was a grave mistake, but one I live with each day, and one whose consequences I don't mind all that much apparently since I am still here. 

I actually did not know this…

I actually did not know this position was being instituted and I like the idea quite a bit. Well done, Coach Moore and company. 

Someone suggested Joe…

Someone suggested Joe Paterno Day too, and if we want to be honest, it would be an informal holiday where no one says a damn thing.