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I clicked the link for the…

I clicked the link for the Autograph app, but it looks like it's Apple only right now. Any idea if there are plans for a version for people with good phones?

Not a bad idea to have a…

Not a bad idea to have a second, camel burgers are delicious. 

I hate that they're in the…

I hate that they're in the Big 10.

OSU, PSU, and Wisconsin are…

OSU, PSU, and Wisconsin are probably losses, Washington and Indiana are toss-ups, the rest are gimmees. Michigan splits the toss-ups and finishes 8-4. 

Son of a motherless goat

Son of a motherless goat

You say that as though 7-5…

You say that as though 7-5 isn't a bad season...

Shade he's throwing to…

Shade he's throwing to Wesley Snipes aside, that's a damn cool suit. 

If Michigan wins the…

If Michigan wins the national championship this season, I'd be down for keeping Harbaugh. Anything less is yet another failed season of which already he has many.

15 - 0, same as every year. 

15 - 0, same as every year. 

Are those both better than…

Are those both better than being "country boy strong"?

Got a cold beer in hand and…

Got a cold beer in hand and my double TV set up ready to go. LFG!!!

Holds help with the big,…

Holds help with the big, flashy offenses which are (at least according to the talking heads) what people want to see.  A lot harder for both teams to put up video game numbers if the defense is getting to the QB every 2 or 3 plays.

We should be top 10, but…

We should be top 10, but given the pollsters I'm guessing they're only going to jump UM to about 14 or 15

Caveat to that, if Michigan…

Caveat to that, if Michigan beats OSU this year then the season is 100%, no questions asked, legitimate. 

A snow storm for our season…

A snow storm for our season opener? Not the weirdest thing in 2020. 

If it's being sent to the…

If it's being sent to the printer later this week, does that mean we'll likely have the digital copy this week or next?

Ah yes, Forest Rambo. Not to…

Ah yes, Forest Rambo. Not to be confused with the much more common Urban Rambo. 

People who think that a…

People who think that a season better than the RichRod/Hoke/Amaker years is the same as a successful season. Quit trying to lower the bar. Did the team win a championship? If the answer is no, then it wasn't a successful season. 

Man, having MSU's new coach…

Man, having MSU's new coach have a 0-2 record against UM after only one season would be hilarious!

Agreed. Given Clemson's…

Agreed. Given Clemson's schedule, a 10-2 SEC or Big 10 team, maybe even one that went 9-3 depending on the exact schedule and results, would belong in the playoffs over them. I'd even give it to an 11-1 Big 12 or PAC 12 team over a 12-0 ACC team. 

There's always talk about making the playoffs more fair and who gets in vs who gets left out. We really just need to split to new divisions with the Big 10, SEC, Big 12, and PAC 12 in their own division and the ACC, AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt in their own division. Then you just have an easy four team playoff from the conference champions. 

I would be interested in…

I would be interested in buying a HTTV that's written with the assumption the season will happen. Normal previews, position battles, etc. If y'all publish one I'll buy it regardless, but business as close to usual as possible would be my preference. 

2007 football win over MSU…

2007 football win over MSU. I was at the game, in the MSU student section. The amount of shit talking beforehand and during the early game was epic, the silence afterwards even more so. 

Yeah, postponing seems…

Yeah, postponing seems pointless. The just lose a bit of the pomp and circumstances by not having as many people present,. Sure it stinks for some of the kids who would have been invited, but I'm sure when they start cashing those first round checks they'll get over it quickly enough. 

I'll be pulling for LSU…

I'll be pulling for LSU because I can't stand Clemson and their cakewalk schedule that all but guarantees them a playoff spot each year. 

 

I love that stuff. I'm glad…

I love that stuff. I'm glad it's finally available at retail locations in Michigan, first time I had it my wife had ordered it online from some place in California. 

 

 

I'm sticking with in state…

I'm sticking with in state booze for today. I picked up Rochester Mills' variety pack of Milkshake Stouts the other day. I'll have a few of those during the game, then celebrate Michigan's victory this evening with old fashioneds using New Holland's Beer Barrel Bourbon. 

I was way, way too excited…

I was way, way too excited about the Dinosaucers reference. It was my favorite show as a kid, but anytime I mention it no one else has even heard of it. Glad someone else is in the know!

Michigan 42 - MSU 10

MSU…

Michigan 42 - MSU 10

MSU will score on their opening drive with a scripted drive that they've been working on since the day after last year's game. Michigan will then proceed to dominate them down for ~50 minutes until MSU scores another 3 points on a sad field goal with just a few minutes to play. 

Minnesota plays a much…

Minnesota plays a much tougher schedule than Clemson.

I'm so glad they don't have…

I'm so glad they don't have Clemson in the top 4. I realize this is preliminary and at least two of the teams ahead of them will lose before the end of the season, but I'm glad the committee is paying at least a little attention and not just giving them a playoff spot right away based on being defending champs. 

 

Illinois yes, Army no. 

Illinois yes, Army no. 

Maryland, MSU, and Indiana…

Maryland, MSU, and Indiana are all firmly in the gimme category. I think we can pull off one of the remaining 3, mostly likely ND at home, to finish 9-3. 

Interesting read, only…

Interesting read, only quibble is claiming there was a split championship in 2017. The last split championship was in 1997. Since then there has been a system in place, agreed upon before the season, to crown a national champion. It hasn't always been a good system and there have certainly been years where the national champion wasn't the best team (2007 for example when Michigan would have curbstomped Florida), but whatever team won the national championship game was that year's one and only national champion. 

 

And for the "What about USC in 2004?" crowd, LSU was the only national champion that year. If you're going to try to say there were two national champions that year, you need to be consistent and say there were two every year in the BCS era. So Tressel won two at OSU, Florida won four under Urban Meyer, Alabam won six over a four year span, etc.

 

Thank you for the advice…

Thank you for the advice everyone. Im really looking forward to the trip. Go Blue!

Same as they were at the…

Same as they were at the beginning of the season. Same as every season for every Michigan sport. They're going to win it all. 

This post almost made me…

This post almost made me spit out my orange juice and makes me wish there was still a thumbs-upping feature on this site. Enjoy a symbolic thumbs-up sir!

It isn't a joke. Not even a…

It isn't a joke. Not even a little bit. They should never have been added and they (along with Maryland) should be kicked out a soon as possible. 

Wait, you're trying to say

Wait, you're trying to say LeBron is the GOAT? He's in the running for most overrated player ever. Hands down GOAT is still Jordan, LeBron isn't even top 10. He's gotten more help from the refs than any player I've ever seen. If his game was called even, he'd have probably made a few all star teams but never won an MVP or a ring. 

My wife had already gone to

My wife had already gone to bed, the dog helped me celebrate. He didn't know why I was jumping around the living room pumping my fists but he joined in and jumped around too!

New Holland's Beer Barrel

New Holland's Beer Barrel Bourbon. They use the same barrels they use for their Dragon's Milk Stout, swapping back and forth every cycle. It's only about $30 but I prefer it to any of the more expensive bourbons I've had. 

Comparisons don't work

Comparisons don't work because different programs have different standards for success. For MSU it's beating Michigan. For EMU it's getting to a bowl game. At Michigan the standard is winning the national championship. 

Yes. We need to ackowledge

Yes. We need to ackowledge the others for what they were, failed seasons.

These threads keep popping up

These threads keep popping up and people are trying to way overcomplicate matters. Success isn't a sliding scale or a multi-factor issue. It comes down to one simple question. Did Michigan win the national championship? If the answer is yes, the season was successful. If the answer is no, the season was a failure. That's it. Nothing more to it. I realize it's been two decades now since Michigan's last successful season and people are getting anstsy, wanting to come up with a different standard to make themselves feel better, but don't try to lower the bar. We're not Rutgers or MSU. This is freaking Michigan. Excellence is the standard. It may hurt but ackowledge anything less than excellence as what it is, failure.

Agreed

I'm tired of people trying to lower the bar and say a season is successful because it is better than the past ~decade. It's really binary. Did Michigan win a championship? Then it's a successful season. Did they not? Then the season was a failure. Mediocrity is not excellence. Only excellence is. 

You are factually incorrect.

You are factually incorrect.

Clemson needs to be left out

Clemson needs to be left out even if they win the ACC. Their schedule is an absolute joke.

So in this game, with fair

So in this game, with fair officiating, UM beats OSU by a minimum of 3 points. Why shouldn't that be enough? Should UM have to plan on being 10 points better than every team they play to ensure they don't get robbed? 14 points? 21?



As long as UM plays at least 1 point better, they should end up with the win. To say we need to play way better to account for garbage officiating is ridiculous.

I've stopped watching the NBA

I've stopped watching the NBA altogether because of this. During the tail end of Lebron's first sting in Cleveland, it became obvious that the NBA wanted him to succeed no matter what. It got to the point where a Piston player could barely even think about defending him without drawing a foul.

Heck, that's been Izzo's

Heck, that's been Izzo's formula for years. "Look guys, we played 6 top 25 team!" "Yeah Tom, but you went 1-5 agains them." "But look how tough our schedule was!"

Hey, if you want to set the

Hey, if you want to set the bar low, that's on you. I'm not going to say mediocrity equates to excellence to make myself feel better. You keep on striving for average!