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9 weeks 6 days ago	oops	this was supposed to be in reply to ISMELLSEXY's post
9 weeks 6 days ago	This makes my eyes water.	This makes my eyes water.
11 weeks 3 days ago	haha me too!	haha me too.  I found myself smiling and then being a bit embarassed when my fiance asked what i was smiling about.
15 weeks 1 day ago	he didn't recieve an offer from OSU but that wasn't really	he didn't recieve an offer from OSU but that wasn't really the point.  I am not condoning what he said or that it is the right thing to do.  I am not even saying that everyone from Michigan should like the kid or even not be upset by his comments.  My only problem has been the increasing trend for fans to publicly insult, berate, or otherwise make comments on twitter that aren't necessary or warrented.  I still care about michigan-manness (i like that term) but even if someone doesn't live up to my expectations, or hopes it is not my place to scold him.  He has coaches and parents and if something is severe enough even cops.
15 weeks 1 day ago	Great to hear and not just because of football	Great to hear that he is doing well and not just because of football.  Traumatic injuries and the resultant sugery like what he went though can have increadible impacts on a person's life.  Hope he recovers and gets back to 100% and never has any complications down the road.
15 weeks 1 day ago	Are you serious?	I honestly can't tell if you are serious or being sarcastic.  I hope you are being sarcastic a high school kid shouldn't have to defend an innocuous statement such as "I like Ohio" even once let alone twice.  Especially when that kid is already committed to Michigan.
15 weeks 1 day ago	Social Media has been getting way too carried away this year	Before this year i naively thought that our fanbase was above the juvenille responses that we mocked so vigerously when they were coming from ohio fans and were directed at Kalis.  Unfortunately I have been embarassed by some of the crazies in our fanbase and by sportsfans in general this year.  Between the backlash from this and even worse what was directed at Dawson after his decomitment I really have come to hate twitter. He should absolutely not have needed to respond or apologize for saying that he liked ohio.  Obviously even if he meant OSU he still likes Michigan better considering he committed here.  My god people need to get some perspective on life and stop this crazyness.
15 weeks 2 days ago	A lot of NFL teams use both	A lot of NFL teams use both man and zone blocking schemes.  In an ideal world you would utilize both concepts depending on situation, goal, defense, ect.  Unfortunately, in college it is difficult because you only have players for a limited time and OL is a very complex position to learn.
15 weeks 2 days ago	Didn't know that Borges used it before...	Didn't know Borges used the pistol at SDSU, but then again I don't really know much about any of what Borges used before here other than what I have heard second hand.  I know you don't need a running QB to utilize the pistol offense the benifit is really in the balance between the pass and the run.  The RB is able to start moving downhill a little before getting the ball in the power game and doesn't tip strength to one side.  At the same time the QB gains some of the benifits of the shotgun in that drops are less and they have improved vision of the feild compared to under center.  I think it's this combination that intrigues me, hopefully we can effectively use that balance to greatly improve our play action passing game.
15 weeks 2 days ago	last year Borges was still trying to learn	last year Borges was still trying to learn how to run a spread offense, and how to utilize Denard effectively.  It would be a bit much to incorporate even more new offensive strategies/formations/plays.  There is only so much that you can implement as a coordinator and teach to the players in a given time.  I imagine the focus of the offense will be shifting towards something Borges is more comfortable running and that allows him to add some different things to his playbook this year.  It would have been a lot to ask of him to learn two new systems in a year.  It is not going to be suddenly finding the light but I think Borges will gradually incorporate new things.
15 weeks 2 days ago	Always though the pistol offense was kinda cool	It would be interesting to see some pistol formations mixed into the offense.  I know how much Borges loves to mix up formations.  I am thinking some pistol double stacks.
15 weeks 3 days ago	signing day feels like christmas	if after you opened all of your presents you had to wait until spring to play with them.  I can't wait to see these kids develop and to watch them start playing some football, even if it is just springball.
16 weeks 6 days ago	Easy for me it's stonum	He was so promising early and we never really got to see what he could have been.
19 weeks 3 days ago	he also looks like an angry leprechaun	he also looks like an angry leprechaun
19 weeks 4 days ago	Early season losses cause bigger swings	Early season losses cause bigger swings in the rankings. We played them first game of the year so of course we fell farther. At the end of the day ND is still a one loss team.
24 weeks 1 day ago	My mistake	My mistake don't know what I was thinking. None the less it is a very rare and impressive feat
24 weeks 1 day ago	Number 1 overall in the draft	It is tough to compare to Jake Long as he still stands as the only offensive lineman in history to go number 1 overall in the draft.  I am not sure that Lewan can live up to that, but then again who can?  I will say that Lewan is one of the best offensive lineman we have ever had and that is a very presitgious group of people coming from Michigan.  He is now the second person in a row to wear 77 and earn first team all American honors.
25 weeks 1 day ago	I hope not	I wish less people would change their jersey numbers
25 weeks 1 day ago	i could watch this all day	I could watch this all day
25 weeks 1 day ago	You may be gettin a bit ahead of yourself	I think you may be getting a little bit ahead of yourself.  I agree the potential for the future looks especially bright, but I don't know that recruiting rankings are enough for us to go calling for a national champion contender.
25 weeks 4 days ago	Pursuing might be a bit strong	From what I saw there is that the Michigan coaches are in cotact with him and the only way we even know that is because the kids inserted Michigan in a list of schools that he is talking to off of the top of his head.  To me this is similar to freaking out with speculations based off of tweets from high school recruits.
25 weeks 4 days ago	Beating Northwestern that way is the natural way of things	For some reason comback wins against northwestern are just feel like they are supposed to happen.
25 weeks 4 days ago	He didnt seem worried last year	When Alabama didn't win their division and still was able to go to the BCS National Championship
25 weeks 5 days ago	Extremely touching writing	I really appreciate you posting this diary.  I think it is important to realize there is more to life than sports and to keep in mind that all of our actions, even those that seem trivial at the time can have profound impacts.
25 weeks 5 days ago	That is terrifying	That is terrifying.  Texas A&M is not a team I would want to see us play right about now.  I am not sure our "number 1 pass defense" would hold up.
25 weeks 5 days ago	Agreed	The biggest difference from last year is definitely Molk.  However, I really think that it is not his blocking that we are missing most but rather his recognition and communication skills.  Communication and intelligence are two of the most important aspects of OL play.  With Molk gone there really isn't anyone on the interior who provides that kind of leadership.
25 weeks 5 days ago	True there was concers	but on the other hand we also have several returning starters including an estimated first round draft pick in Lewan at LT.  In addition to that we have a 4 year veteran in Omameh, Scholfield who preformed at a fairly high level at LG last year and looks the part of a tackle and Barnum who was started several games throughout his time here at Michigan despite constant nagging injuries.  Our Lack of experience concerned me at the begining of the year but honestly I was more worried about our depth and not the ability of our starters.  I was only really worried about center and the absense of Molk initially.  Question marks asside many people projected our OL to be one of our strengths before the beginning of the season, including a great many people on this blog.  Although I was not quite so optomistic the point I was trying to make is that the potential was there.  I am of the opinion that the potential seen at the beginning of the season never really went away but rather this unit has continiously had trouble with the mental aspect of OL play.
25 weeks 6 days ago	I am not sure this is completely correct	I agree that people may be over reacting about O-Line coaching, but OL was supposed to be one of our strengths this year.  I think our line does have talent besides Lewan, what has been missing is not the ability to block people once engaged.  While OSU's DL is very good and probably the best we have seen all year blocking has been a consistant problem.  I think that the key problem facing this unit is lack of leadership and experience.  Molk was an invaluable part of our offense in his role at center.  Not only was he an exceptional blocker but more importantly he was extremely intellegent and was good at recognizing pressure and communicating blocking assignments.  This year the problem has been the OL knowing who to block.  The most common problems have been strait up misses by the OL.  Center is one of the most difficult positions to replace because if its demands regarding communication and blocking calls.  We will see how our line comes together in the next few years, much of how that turns out will be on coach Funk.
25 weeks 6 days ago	you keep using that word...
25 weeks 6 days ago	For sure, I want a gif of it	For sure, I want a gif of that hit and if it is possible I want to put that gif as my desktop wallpaper so that I can watch it 100x a day.

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