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Interesting watch but the…

Interesting watch but the first sequence of plays is odd because he uses defensive plays Michigan ran in the 2Q to show how Michigan adjusted to run plays OSU was using in the 4Q. 

Honestly man, there should…

Honestly man, there should be both a real and perceived difference in what amounts to "showing up" an umpire is. Your example of "drawing the line" is borderline absurd because 99.5% of a baseball viewership won't interpret that to be against the "unwritten rules" of showing up the umpire. You shouldn't have been tossed from that game and it's weird you think it was justified.

Was what this batter did "showing up the umpire?" Sure, yeah, it was, and it was honestly pretty egregious. But it doesn't excuse this sort of unprofessionalism from the umpire.

Mgrowold has a point here, which is that this old school baseball unwritten rules shit is going to result in roboumps, which would be a travesty for baseball at all levels. It's in the interest of those of us who think ourselves as on the baseball purism spectrum to call out the silliness in baseball where we can. 

Who wants to tell him?

Who wants to tell him?

He may not intend do impose…

He may not intend do impose it, but that doesn't mean he isn't doing so in practice. I'd ask all the Christians here if they would be comfortable playing on a team who are overwhelmingly Muslim, and having "optional" prayers in that faith. Or pick any other religion, for that matter, no matter how widely practiced or seemingly absurd (Scientology, Zoroastrianism, Pastafarianism, whatever else.)

For many of us non-religious folk, there isn't really a discernible difference between many religions. 

Agree with this 100p. As…

Agree with this 100p. As someone on the atheism-agnosticism spectrum and growing up in the bible belt, I did not enjoy team prayer. I did not feel like I had any choice but to go along with it and while it was not explicitly "forced," I didn't feel like I could just opt out without any sort of consequence, real or imagined. I doubt I was the only one who felt that way, too, but I'd never know because everyone just did what the coaches want. 

I don't profess to be the…

I don't profess to be the arbiter of such matters, but I think only the person to whom the response was given is allowed to say "touche." Otherwise you kind of seem like a dick.

An old timer like you only…

An old timer like you only has 108 points? That is impressive, almost monk-level celibacy.

It is amusing to me that…

It is amusing to me that there are folks out there who believe the University of Michigan should somehow compromise its standards to make the football program better. I assume most, if not all, of them aren't degree holders. Most of us care about the academic reputation of the school and the football program is secondary to that. If you want to compare us to SEC schools then my recommendation is to become a fan of one of those teams.

I hope you don't expect a…

I hope you don't expect a response because you're attacking the phrasing of an argument instead of its substance. And relying on straw man arguments is essentially conceding a debate. 

I'm obviously late to this…

I'm obviously late to this party, but wanted to celebrate with fellow long-time lurkers. 

I am not suggesting that he

I am not suggesting that he is a great coach, but this specific argument doesn't make any sense at all. What are the specific offensive square pegs you're talking about?  QB is the obvious one, and it isn't even that obvious considering he's coached effective passing spreads in the past.



But even if you go to a pro style offense to coddle your QB, you are doing that to the detriment of the other 10 positions on offense. Your OL, WRs, RBs, TEs are all being coached (less effectively) to do something that is not what they will be doing from the following year on out. 

 

To be clear, I am not defending RichRod. I am defending reason.

lolwut

Yeah man, losing by a field goal to a team that went 13-0 and beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl is terrible.

But that's not even the point. Rich Rodriguez inherited an offense with virtually zero experience. I think there was like 3 combined starts along the OL, and definitely a QB with no game experience. So what was he supposed to do, exactly? Install an offense that isn't his core competency, so he's training his young roster for a new offense that they won't even be running the next year? He was hired precisely to modernize a stale program. 

Beating a dead horse, yadda yadda, but for some reason this moronic argument still irks me.

Every year, the same group of

Every year, the same group of people lodge the same complaints, so thank you for pre-empting them in a well-reasoned defense of Draftageddon.

I personally love Draftageddon and appreciate that the mgostaff sees its continued utility regardless of the silly complaints it generates.

Equating Harbaugh and Pitino

Equating Harbaugh and Pitino is moronic. Yes, they both ride officials, but the comparison ends there. 

6/30/2008 was the launch date

6/30/2008 was the launch date of this version of the blog. Prior to that it was something about halo. 

You get my upvote for only

You get my upvote for only acquiring 200 points since the day this site launched. That takes patience.

You realize that he got his

You realize that he got his start doing sports analysis, right? And that his site is funded by ESPN? The OP is both relevant and interesting. I'll never understandw why people get offended by a data nerd whose site spends most of its time covering non-political topics when not in the middle of an election cycle.

This is true, but the food makes it worth it.

This is true, but the food makes it worth it.




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Georgia is actually a

Georgia is actually a delight. Much better than our Georgia IMO.

Locutus of Borg

If I'm reading this correctly, we need to hope that Harbaugh or Brown is formerly Locutus?

This argument is not well

This argument is not well crafted, sir.

EDIT: This was meant to be in response to Melanin.

Because we all share Earth

Because we all share Earth and sometimes the existence of other human beings can be inconvenient. 

FWIW, the other alternative is for you to slow down until there's no oncoming traffic. Maybe use the time to ponder whether we'll ever get that left guard spot figured out.

You're not wrong, Walter,

You're not wrong, Walter, you're just an asshole!

Perhaps endangering the

Perhaps endangering the well-being of another human being should carry more weight than, say, a speeding ticket to these guys. 

Spot on

While there will be plenty of parents who will disallow their kids' participation in football, so long as it's a sport that generates a lot of income for those who make it professionally, it can sustain itself as is. A major reason why is that it's a "way out" for kids in underserved communities.



Mr. Yost is also correct that there's no reason why more can't be done about this, especially at the professional level. 

College Football

College Football at its core is a tribal endeavor. The more excuses to hate your opponent you can find, the better. I don't feel disrespected by Scott Frost, but I do hope we beat his team so badly that he decides to quit football.

Clemson

Surprised to see how there isn't more Internet outrage about Clemson being so high on the admirability axis. See: the recruitment of Rashan Gary. 

Fun fact: the USS Michigan is

Fun fact: the USS Michigan is an OHIO class ship. /ducks

It's PHOTON torpedoes.

It's PHOTON torpedoes.




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Hipsters

Hating on Draftageddon is the "cool" thing to do on mgoblog. I really like the feature and it clearly serves as a great mechanism for the mgostaff to do their homework on the conference.

Also hating on FREE CONTENT is for morons. And hipsters.

Strongest could be a

EDIT: Double post. Go blue.

Strongest could be a

Strongest could be a reference to talent and not physical strength. 

It seems like the starter

It seems like the starter would be named no later than Sunday, right? 

Weird, Urban Meyer has had no

Weird, Urban Meyer has had no trouble demolishing us with "running backs" playing QB.

This is an interesting post

This is an interesting post and I'm not sure there's a satisfying answer. I'm not sure something like what you're asking for exists, nor do I think there's much of a demand from non-casual baseball fans. I'll do some research.



 

WTF Mark Snyder

Why is Mark Snyder's Twitter account linked on mgoblog? Does this happen regularly now, and I've failed to notice? 

Baseball haters

I grew up playing baseball and love watching the game, even when my team is rebuilding. When people say there isn't any "action" in baseball, I assume they're talking about scoring. Low scoring games are usually the result of great pitching, which is an absolute treat to watch. We are in an era with a ton of great pitching (rotation and relief) and that's the biggest reason why there are fewer runs being scored. Perhaps appreciating great pitching requires more than a casual understanding of the game, which may be baseball's biggest issue; it requires nuance and an attention span that many other sports do not. That and it's largely free of the soap opera stuff that ESPN loves to talk about. (OMG JOHNNY FOOTBALL)

The sport is also a lot more athletic than is used to be, which I believe has resulted in much better defense (though I have no numbers to back this up) across the board. Young, athletic teams with great pitching like the Marlins are really fun to watch.

Unfortunately baseball is becoming more like soccer, where families need to spend a lot of money to ensure their kids are able to play in summer leagues, travel squads, etc., so a lot of would-be excellent baseball players end up playing other sports. Fortunately Latin America and Japan exist. 

Chunkums' Brian Kelly/Lloyd

Chunkums' Brian Kelly/Lloyd Brady gif is the most all time of the all timers IMO. It's in the Lloyd Brady thread linked above.

You're being negged because

You're being negged because you're an asshole, not because books exist.

Got mine today too.

Got mine today too. Washington DC. 

This so much. I'm IAD-LAX-SYD

This so much. I'm IAD-LAX-SYD tomorrow and I suck at sleeping on planes. I suspect this will be a new experience for some of the staff. Either way I have no doubt they will crush it.

This so much. I'm IAD-LAX-SYD

This so much. I'm IAD-LAX-SYD tomorrow and I suck at sleeping on planes. I suspect this will be a new experience for some of the staff. Either way I have no doubt they will crush it.

Yep, this is about right for

Yep, this is about right for me too. Haloscan was the mad note.

If Guerrero were at all

If Guerrero were at all competent, he'd realize that this vote would be given an up or down vote at the April 28 meeting and that an on-record vote by a power five conference would be a strong statement in that forum. 

So, yes, you are right that you can form a coherent train of thought behind his vote. He is still a moron. 

IB and Extracurriculars

I graduated HS with an IB diploma in 2004, but I believe the requirements are still mostly the same. IB mandates "Creativity, Activty, Service" or CAS, which are basically mandated extracurricular activities, community service, etc. I personally found the things I did for my CAS requirements to be interesting and educational, and which I probably wouldn't have done otherwise. 

I did HS debate and played varsity baseball as an IB student, both huge time commitments, and I still had plenty of time to goof off with my friends. 

Marcus Hall?

This is so not true. I loved it when Marcus Hall gave the Big House the double bird on his way to the locker room, as do most around here I believe. 

Star Talk Radio. I was a

Star Talk Radio. I was a listener before it went mainstream.

I was sitting at a stoplight

I was sitting at a stoplight in my 68 Cougar (I was probably 23 years old at the time) and these teenage girls behind me started throwing firecrackers under my car. I was NOT PLEASED.

Don't worry, people. DC is

Don't worry, people. DC is crowdsourcing a better name as we speak. Also panicking. 

That 13.8% though

Interesting. I have no idea how 86.2 % feels compared to the historic average, but this will always come down to a difference in what people prefer, which has been expressed by people throughout this thread. 

Even so, you're talking about 86.2% of two ABs each game.