"Though I received no official response to these sophisticated and elegant tweets to the Illini Athletic Department, I would like to think that Beckman spent the evening prank calling everyone in Illinois named George McLellan and then ordering an absurd amount of hats off an internet haberdashery to hoard in his home's hat annex."
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| 1 week 1 day ago | The Iowa game would be the |
The Iowa game would be the one to scout. Iowa is similar to Michigan but not quite as good at offense and significantly better at defense. |
| 1 week 1 day ago | i could explain why you're |
i could explain why you're completely misguided, but... this guy can do it a lot better: |
| 1 week 1 day ago | right, because there is a |
right, because there is a history of blacks dominating and literally owning whites in all aspects of society. for that reason, these things are 100% comparable. ...................... ...................... ...................... |
| 1 week 1 day ago | illiteracy is REALLY quite |
illiteracy is REALLY quite hilarious ............. ............. ............. |
| 1 week 3 days ago | there is a difference between |
there is a difference between a profanity and a slur against a disenfranchised group |
| 2 weeks 3 days ago | I suspect that if we do see |
I suspect that if we do see Kugler at center, we will also be seeing Glasgow at guard. I seem to remember that aside from 2-3 bad snaps over the course of last season, Glasgow held up pretty well in UFRs. |
| 2 weeks 4 days ago | no, your classism is an |
no, your classism is an embarassment. the fab five were and are awesome. |
| 2 weeks 4 days ago | Hark! The Sound of Tarheel |
Hark! The Sound of Tarheel Voices I can hear it from my apartment which is 0.9 mi from Franklin Street (the northern boundary of campus where the students are currently jumping over bonfires). |
| 7 weeks 10 hours ago | Blindness, Deafness, and |
Blindness, Deafness, and World Hunger? I don't know. But what about 27 for 27? |
| 7 weeks 10 hours ago | This is fantastic news. What |
This is fantastic news. What this means is that we are getting a young, family oriented (from his twitter), forward thinking, and tech savvy individual to serve as a 24/7 extra pair of strategic eyes for the staff, looking out for any possible advantage we could be missing out on. Also, he's a former walk on quarterback at a D1 school, not to mention his job as a GA under Coach Nuss at Bama... should be a knowledgeable fella well suited to doing the type of analytics necessary for peak competition in the modern era. Often, quality control coaches are heavily involved in scouting other teams' film weeks in advance, preparing the scout team, and also self scouting to reduce weakness and predictability. This is a great pickup! Welcome aboard John! Go Blue! |
| 7 weeks 3 days ago | dude. do you even know a |
dude. do you even know a damn thing about tyrone wheatley? let me fill you in a little bit on his resume: 1. basically raised his brothers and sisters himself, from a very young age. his remarkable talents on the field aside, tyrone wheatley is one of the most badass and remarkable men to ever graduate from the university of michigan. do you think it's easy having your dad murdered and your mom ruined by addiction? this man has overcome more than anybody to get where he is and he DEMANDS excellence and accountability. there is not a single candidate for that job that will be able to recruit better than Tyrone Wheatley. there is not a single running backs coach that has more NFL playing experience to draw on than Tyrone Wheatley. there is not a single parent that doesn't want their son to play for a man who singlehanded lifted his family out of the hood without any real support from his elders. and there is not a single candidate who has had to overcome more hurdles to reach his position of excellence than Tyrone Wheatley. NO ONE wants him just because he went to Michigan. EVERYONE wants him because he is the best candidate for the job. ANYONE who doesn't want him is flat out clueless. |
| 7 weeks 4 days ago | I agree. Plus the wings have |
I agree. Plus the wings have been really good at running the offense this year in the absense of Burke. I would love to see what a lineup of Horford/Morgan/GRIII/Stauskas/LeVert could do, even for just five minutes on the floor together. Obviously Spike and Walton need their minutes too, and you can't overuse Horford and Morgan without someone else capable of playing the 5, but I don't think it's ridiculous to ever play them together. I think that unit would be damn hard to attack on defense. If LeVert (2014 Tim Hardaway Jr. Memorial Streaky Shooter Award Nominee) can get a little more consistent with his shot (not an overnight thing, I know), they'd really have some firepower forcing the defense to play tight help defense on the bigs inside and punishing them with kickouts to open shooters when they do. Easy points in the paint and deadly 3 point shooters. Hell yes, that's |
| 7 weeks 5 days ago | a thought: the more fans that |
a thought: the more fans that follow a team, the more talent that comes to play there, the more banners you get |
| 7 weeks 6 days ago | >Crazies call for the |
>Crazies call for the back-up, freshman QB at nearly every program, regardless of race. Right on, that's a pretty good point. I tend to define racism as systemic inequality whereas most people define racism as blatant personal prejudice or hatred. I would love to try to expand the way people think about race, and I think that it is an issue in football that won't go away on its own, but I can see that trying to force that discussion on this board will probably not be very constructive. |
| 7 weeks 6 days ago | What exactly is it that could |
What exactly is it that could possibly make people think Shane is a better option than Gardner next year? Don't get me wrong I love Shane and am looking forward to seeing what he can do behind the elite line we will build, but no way am I looking forward to the departure of DG. Is this an unconscious race thing or something? Residual attitudes about slave labor lead to noxious ideas like black players are better suited for workhorse roles like RB and you need a white guy to make the right reads at QB? And then the realities of socioeconomic disparities combined with these attitudes mean you do in fact still see white players over represented at QB (it takes a lot of $$ to get all that extra coaching) and black players over represented at RB. Is this why people are calling for Shane? Please tell me Michigan fans are smarter than that. |
| 8 weeks 13 hours ago | Let me know if you still feel |
sorry for the double post. |
| 8 weeks 13 hours ago | Let me know if you still feel |
Let me know if you still feel like making that joke after you or someone you love has survived sexual assault =/ |
| 8 weeks 1 day ago | Those gameplans worked so |
Those gameplans worked so well because the offense took risks that payed off when the players were able to execute. I don't think you can have the record breaking games without having some stinkers as well, unless your players are truly that talented and experienced (we have one out of two). So yeah, Borges looks like a genius one week and an idiot the next, is his game planning that drastically different? Is that the best explanation we can come up with? Don't get me wrong, I am glad Borges was let go and I am beyond thrilled about what Nuss said about being downhill, physical, and controlling the pace of the game to maximize their advantage. But the amount of emotion-driven Borges hate on this board can be pretty frustrating. Dude did some things that worked and some things that didn't. His tenure is over now. Let's move forward. |
| 8 weeks 1 day ago | I wasn't aware that Al |
I wasn't aware that Al recorded any rushing statistics last year |
| 8 weeks 2 days ago | I'd give you some points, had |
I'd give you some points, had I the power. |
| 8 weeks 2 days ago | Fred Jackson is not leaving |
Fred Jackson is not leaving Michigan until Fred Jackson decides to leave Michigan. And I don't think he intends to leave without one more Rose Bowl. |
| 8 weeks 4 days ago | who would have thought |
who would have thought michigan could win a basketball game that came down to a defensive possession!! gotta say, GRIII was a complete player tonight. his defense is always spectacular but he scored in just about every way tonight including hitting shots all over the floor, a thunderous alley oop, and a dunk on the break off his own steal which covered for a stauskas turnover at the clock was getting low. stauskas looked great shooting and especially passing, jordan morgan was brilliant, lavert had a few signature circus layups, and walton showed some flashes. the crucial turnover when it was tied near the end was awful but he made up for it (sort of) by driving into contact and willing his way to a tough basket and a shot at the line, which of course he missed. given his phenomenal half court halftime buzzer beater, i can forgive the missed free throw. i liked also that beilein was far less conservative than usual with his timeouts, calling several to prevent the game from getting out of hand, and always showing good adjustments on the return to play. |
| 9 weeks 4 days ago | what is 'proper' english? |
what is 'proper' english? what exactly makes the english you speak more 'proper' than the english someone else speaks? this is to my knowledge the most geographically, ethnically, and culturally diverse country in the world. we have dialects for days in this country. the dialect(s) you use are determined mostly by geography, socioeconomic status, and yes, context. the dialect a person uses does not indicate their intelligence, it does not indicate their character, it just indicates where they grew up. |
| 9 weeks 6 days ago | In my opinion, he more or |
In my opinion, he more or less is. I just can't see myself disagreeing with anything Lloyd might have to say about how fans should conduct themselves. |
| 10 weeks 2 days ago | okay good idea let's make the |
okay good idea let's make the entire offense relearn their position routes assignments etc for one game with a new qb |
| 12 weeks 2 days ago | I really think their best |
I really think their best possible lineup is LaVert/Stauskas/GRIII/McGary/Horford I think they would be fantastic on defense. LaVert and Stauskas tend to be liabilities on defense sometimes but they are almost always tasked with guarding bigger players. I think in this lineup we would be great defensively, great on the boards, and still have enough ballhandling and passing at 1-4 positions to have an efficient offense. Albrecht is the perfect 6th man also. He thrives in big moments, brings great energy off the bench, and he can manage a lead, manage the shot clock, etc. |
| 12 weeks 2 days ago | Spike should be getting the |
Spike should be getting the majority of the minutes at PG. That 3 he hit at the end was beautiful. This team will come around in March. We're not going to have a great seed but we're going to be hard to stop. |
| 12 weeks 2 days ago | Spike should be getting the |
Spike should be getting the majority of the minutes at PG. That 3 he hit at the end was beautiful. This team will come around in March. We're not going to have a great seed but we're going to be hard to stop. |
| 12 weeks 2 days ago | that call on mcgary was |
that call on mcgary was absolute bullshit :| |
| 12 weeks 2 days ago | LaVert/Stauskas/GRIII/McGary/ |
LaVert/Stauskas/GRIII/McGary/Horford I think GRIII and McGary are good enough as secondary ballhandlers that Beilein should still be able to do Beilein things with this lineup. Maybe Stauskas isn't quick enough to guard the 2, or LaVert doesn't bring the full package they need at the point.... |
