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18 hours 18 min ago	Anyone else using TwinSpires?	Anyone else using TwinSpires?  My first day on the site and I'm liking it.
1 week 1 day ago	Freestyle walking!	Freestyle walking!
1 week 1 day ago	That was a funny comment. It	That was a funny comment. It made me laugh, I admit. In part because it was a funny comment.
1 week 1 day ago	I was most likely to succeed	I was most likely to succeed in my high school class (albeit a class of 62), and had really solid test scores.  My grades, for the most part, were underwhelming.   I applied early to Holy Cross.  Growing up in Central Mass I'd always had a great deal of respect for that school.  I also applied to Villanova, BC, Lehigh, and Fairfield.  I was deferred to regular admission at Holy Cross and ultimately rejected.  Villanova and Lehigh placed me on waitlists that I never got off.  BC flat out rejected me.  The last school that I heard from was the school I wanted to attend the least, Fairfield University.  Thankfully they accepted me.  I always think that if my late father wasn't an alum I might not have been headed to any college in the Fall of 2001.   I'd like to say I learned my lesson and got really good grades at Fairfield but I basically mirrored my high school career of underperformance.  I'm ok with that, I guess.  Some people just aren't good at being students and I was one of them.  Either that or I was lazy.  I started out as a math major because calulus came easily to me.  Eventually I realized that the more abstract courses were going over my often hungover head.  I switched to Econ because it left more room for bullshit.   Things went pretty well for me in Southwestern CT.  I'm glad that I got to share a common experience with my father.  We had a lot of fun rooting for Fairfield hoops together and Fairfield football before they cut the program when I was a sophomore.  When I started following Michigan Football religiously I had a moment of regret for not applying to UM.  Then, I did some research and realized I likely wouldn't have been admitted there either.   I wish 18 year old MAgoBLUE could have read this post and seen that things worked out ok.  Despite my lack of preparation the college search was important to me and I took myself pretty serious back then.
2 weeks 2 days ago	I never had anyone to	I never had anyone to indoctrinate me into MGoCulture.  I learned everything I know from the internet - mostly MGoBlog.  In a way, all of you are my Lou and I thank you!
5 weeks 3 days ago	Ohh ok I didn't notice that	Ohh ok I didn't notice that until now.  That is pretty funny.
5 weeks 3 days ago	Ace made a GIF after the	Ace made a GIF after the Florida game of the Gator mascot looking up toward the rafters in disappointment.  I thought it was a funny moment and not in poor taste to tweak the Florida fans a little bit. However, after the Syracuse game he made a GIF of the Brandon Triche charge that he called, "RIP Otto the Orange".  That was obviously a huge play and it's nice to have it in GIF form but it was just a 50/50 call that went our way and didn't have anything to do with Otto.  I just thought the title was unnecessary and a little inflammatory.
5 weeks 3 days ago	It took me a while to	It took me a while to understand the brilliance of his twitter. I even unfollowed him before. Now I'm all in.
5 weeks 3 days ago	I followed everyone who	I followed everyone who mentioned their handle. I'm @Tim_de_la_Page. My account is on lockdown mode so send me a follow request. I need more followers. Feels like I'm tweeting to myself on there most of the time.
6 weeks 1 day ago	Right now a Nantucket Nectars	Right now a Nantucket Nectars half and half.  Later beer.  I'm inspired by the woman I saw outside of Mobil on the Run drinking a Corona and hanging out with her pit bull.  Although I must say I will choose a better beer.
6 weeks 4 days ago	I made a bet about a month	I made a bet about a month ago on DG for Heisman.  $2.50 to win $100.
7 weeks 2 days ago	Went to bed thinking Iginla	Went to bed thinking Iginla was on a plane for Boston.  Woke up and found out he's in Pittsburgh.  Not cool.
7 weeks 4 days ago	Obligatory tailgating advice	Obligatory tailgating advice from our hosts in Connecticut goes here:   http://westport.patch.com/blog_posts/the-backyard-family-tailgater-throw...
7 weeks 4 days ago	You're going to be frequently	You're going to be frequently disappointed if you use Texas as your expectation for national football fandom.  Especially in comparison to Connecticut.  Now women's basketball on the other hand. . .
7 weeks 5 days ago	The kids call this "tweet	The kids call this "tweet beef".
9 weeks 1 day ago	I'm not ready to say he'd be	I'm not ready to say he'd be the best player in our secondary.  McCourty has shown some things at safety and Talib is a very solid corner on the field if not off the field.  But yeah, Kovacs could certainly make the team.
9 weeks 1 day ago	"Positive and non-hostile	"Positive and non-hostile crowd".  The Fairfield Difference.
9 weeks 1 day ago	Fairfield grad here.  Lax is	Fairfield grad here.  Lax is by far our best sport and the team is pretty good this year.  For Michigan to compete like that on the road against us is a good sign for the young program.  With the resources and reputation of Michigan and the growing popularity of lax around the country it's only a matter of time before you pass us by either in the ECAC or eventually in a B1G Lax conference.  (Sigh. . .)
9 weeks 2 days ago	Great move by the Pats to at	Great move by the Pats to at least kick the tires on Kovacs.  He's earned the consideration.
10 weeks 1 day ago	I like your user name.	I like your user name.
10 weeks 1 day ago	The year was 2008 and I	The year was 2008 and I googled "Michigan Football Blogs".  The rest is history.
10 weeks 3 days ago	I like to think that it has	I like to think that it has been someone's full time job at the NCAA for the last 2.5 years to review Gardner's application for a redshirt.
11 weeks 4 days ago	About a week ago when I was	About a week ago when I was drunk at 2 in the morning I bet $2.50 on Gardner for the Heisman at 40/1.  So that is now my expectation.  Anything less is unacceptable.
13 weeks 1 day ago	I am completely freaked out	I am completely freaked out by this.
15 weeks 5 days ago	The Providence radio guys	The Providence radio guys accused the bat of homerism.
19 weeks 3 days ago	This.	This.
20 weeks 4 days ago	Merry Christmas and Go Blue	Merry Christmas and Go Blue from Terling, Essex, UK. I'm rocking the M gear and teaching the locals that Ohio is the worst state ever.
24 weeks 1 day ago	I saw this yesterday and was	I saw this yesterday and was deeply disturbed.  Damn you, Vrabro.
25 weeks 5 days ago	I am not happy!!!!	I am not happy!!!!
25 weeks 5 days ago	I just proved their point by	I just proved their point by buying the $5 60 Minutes app on my iPad that I won't ever use again.

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