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8 hours 16 min ago	You really missed several	You really missed several opportunities to say, "Look at this photograph" to explain the position... Still, a great and informative post. Thanks!
1 day 8 hours ago	Since we're doing memes...
1 day 10 hours ago	I'm here for the "I had no	I'm here for the "I had no idea who this guy was" party. I haven't heard any of his music, so I won't sit here and rant about how it sucks, but I was sincerely confused last night when I kept reading about this Miguel on Twitter, especially considering Detroit's Miggy went yard three times. I thought there was some meme or joke I wasn't getting. I also had no idea that the Billboard Music Awards was a thing, so there's that too.
4 days 3 hours ago	Me me me! mpcombs @ gmail dot	Me me me! mpcombs @ gmail dot com Or I can provide a Yahoo one if needed.
4 days 3 hours ago	Snobbiness not intended, as	Snobbiness not intended, as I've drank plenty of Busch Light in my day, but you're drinking Busch Light on vacation? It's vacation! Live a little!
4 days 5 hours ago	I will be enjoying several	I will be enjoying several Southern California beers at Petco Park while enjoying the Padres vs. Nationals. Then, who knows...
5 days 9 hours ago	I have a book on my coffee	I have a book on my coffee table about the Michigan-Notre Dame football rivalry (my girlfriend/co-inhabitant is an ND grad). Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't know of any books written about the Purdue or Michigan State rivalries. Not saying that's a checkmate (there's a book about the Miami-ND rivalry), but the point being there's a history beyond who played who X number of times.
5 days 9 hours ago	Good thing Fred Jackson	Good thing Fred Jackson wasn't recruiting him. "He's got Jay-Z flow with a Tupac delivery, but better."
6 days 8 hours ago	The good news is that this	The good news is that this won't be dragged out until we are nauseous. If (for some crazy reason) Peppers goes elsewhere, it's early enough to eye other top targets and evaluate accordingly. Worst case scenario would have been hanging on until the end of the recruiting cycle to find out he is going somewhere else. Nonetheless, I don't think we have to worry about this whole going elsewhere business.
1 week 4 days ago	Verde is good, but if you	Verde is good, but if you want to go top shelf, I suggest some Del Scorcho sauce from Del Taco. It pairs nicely with El Toro tequila, if you are on a budget.
1 week 4 days ago	Just getting started on the	Just getting started on the Friday morning here on the West Coast. The Wings play right at 5, which makes for a perfect marriage of Friday happy hour and playoff hockey. Pretty pumped.
1 week 6 days ago	The irony of Alfred Taubman	The irony of Alfred Taubman as the namesake for the Architecture and Urban Planning program is rich. The man is known best for his criminal acts, but just as well as a generic mall developer. It just seems so antithetical to the lessons learned in the program. Not to mention that building on North Campus is one of the most atrocious and uninspiring on campus.
2 weeks 1 day ago	Jeez, what did Slippery Rock	Jeez, what did Slippery Rock ever do to you?
2 weeks 4 days ago	Nothing wrong with Florida,	Nothing wrong with Florida, but a little variety would be nice. I don't think Florida should be removed from the equation, but putting all of your eggs in the proverbial Floridian basket is a recipe for disinterested fans. Going to the same general place several times a decade isn't for everyone.
2 weeks 6 days ago	I see a difference between	I see a difference between discussing politcs on this blog (i.e. Thanks O-BUM-A or this is because of the RepubliCAN'Ts) and discussing public policies as they relate to sports. For instance, we talk about Title IX, a lot actually. I think of no politics as regarding left/right, democrat/republican issues. This discussion doesn't have that partisan tilt and it's directly related to sports. I'm open to being wrong though.
2 weeks 6 days ago	Woo Urban Planning grads!	Woo Urban Planning grads! That's about all I have to contribute.
3 weeks 4 hours ago	Wasn't Dave Holmes the	Wasn't Dave Holmes the runner-up (If anyone still knows of or remembers Dave Holmes)? I feel like I still see him on TV now from time-to-time, more so than any of those other guys not named Carson Daly.
3 weeks 9 hours ago	So they mentioned Robinson,	So they mentioned Robinson, just not honorably?
3 weeks 1 day ago	Or yes here he comes.	Or yes here he comes.
3 weeks 6 days ago	Even without the NFL, the	Even without the NFL, the future is bright for Kovacs. What a great position he is in. He likely has a chance to compete for a spot on an NFL roster, and worse case scenario, he has a degree from a great university with a proven leadership track record.
4 weeks 2 days ago	What about Hoke? I could see	What about Hoke? I could see a mechanic or like the owner of a small town dive bar or diner.
4 weeks 4 days ago	I think the confusion came	I think the confusion came from people reporting them as "middle eastern" because of their "non-white," by American standards, skin tone and features, but technically they are Caucasian if they are Chechen. So, media outlets were accurately reporting two Caucasian males, but the public who saw photos and videos were identifying them as middle eastern. Then again, I could be way off so take that as a crappy answer.
4 weeks 4 days ago	In what regard? Unless you	In what regard? Unless you meant something else... I know we have had multiple major domestic and international terrorist attacks, manhunts, etc. in the past several decades, but doesn't this seem particularly unique? The fact that I tried watching cable news, and instead found myself ignoring it as background fodder while I followed the event in much more vivid detail via Twitter alone makes this event unique. One of the largest cities in the US is on lockdown during a business day. A suspected international terrorist is riddling a city with bombs as police chase after him, with possibly more suspects involved. I am a young-ish man, but has anything this bizarre happened since even the inception of MGoBlog? I don't mean as horrific, tragic, bloody or some other measure, but in terms of the oddity and unconventionality of this event. Maybe my young mind is just too ignorant and this is some common event, but I tend to think this is something people will remember for a long time.
4 weeks 4 days ago	I sympathize with your point,	I sympathize with your point, but I feel like this is a once in a decade/generation event that is unfolding. Just in terms of how the media covers such events, I feel like we are witnessing a paradigm shift unfold live. While I would tend to agree with you if this were nearly any other topic, this is something we will likely not see happen in this kind of fashion for a long time. I agree with jdon that this is something I want to discuss with intelligent people in an intelligent forum. Nonetheless, if this thing goes off the rails into a discussion about the President, race/ethnicity, religious affiliation, etc., then we may have to pull the plug and I will humbly admit that I apparently think too highly of this group.
4 weeks 5 days ago	ONLY $110 Million?	ONLY $110 Million? Cheapskate.
4 weeks 5 days ago	(No subject)
4 weeks 5 days ago	I agree with the rest, but I	I agree with the rest, but I will still argue that Billups for Iverson was a great trade and a ballsy one, and Billups is one of my favorite Pistons ever (and I loathe Iverson). The problem wasn't that trade, but what Joe did with the cap space it created. It was a genius move followed by a series of terrible decisions that wasted all of the positives of that trade.
4 weeks 5 days ago	(No subject)
4 weeks 5 days ago	Your BS/This is a Joke Meter	Your BS/This is a Joke Meter should immediately go off when seeing something this ridiculous. However, uniforms/courts/apparel have become so ridiculous that I understand why people actually had to stop and think for a second. I read BHGP and I know their series for these things, but for those who don't, I don't blame them for not immediately getting the joke. Regardless, it shouldn't have taken more than a click or a moment of thought to think, "this must be fake."
4 weeks 5 days ago	For a second... I thought it	For a second... I thought it was Friday, and my heart dropped a little with excitement. Now, I want to bury myself under my desk and pout until tomorrow, when it will actually be Friday. Nonetheless, thanks for awesome and free information.

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