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1 year 35 weeks ago If you want to start to get

If you want to start to get up to speed on conventional sports wisdom vs. thinking in terms of expected value, take a look at Moneyball (the book, not the film).

1 year 44 weeks ago Can't believe that no one has

Can't believe that no one has mentioned airbnb.com -- plenty of a2 rooms, apartments and houses listed.

2 years 6 days ago It's not going to be clear to

It's not going to be clear to everyone that you're attempting to parody his comments on bin Laden.

2 years 4 weeks ago "Anyways" is an archaic form;

"Anyways" is an archaic form; as such, it's not common to the English lexicon. Colloquially, one would be correct in saying that it's not an English word.

Without resorting to pedantry, though, "proly" is most definitely not a word, so at the very least he was correct in spirit.

2 years 4 weeks ago If there's a group of people

If there's a group of people that, months later, still need to be complaining about how Brian covered Hoke's hiring, then at least they're doing it in the Fort where I won't see it.

Considering that the primary criticism of Brian was that he didn't get off the Rodriguez bandwagon fast enough, they seem to be pretty slow themselves to move on with their lives.

2 years 4 weeks ago Hang on a minute. I believe

Hang on a minute. I believe this is the post that you're referring to:

http://mgoblog.com/content/brady-hoke-and-nature-information

How is that post an unfair criticism of Hoke? It's not a personal attack; it's discussing his record and career. Sure, it is Brian's opinion, but it's not like he's attacking Hoke's character or personal life.

This is a classic example of the dichotomy in the Michigan fan base. Brian's supporters think that it's fair to make criticisms of Brandon's process and Hoke's record; others think that criticizing the career of Michigan's eventual coach is unfair.

2 years 4 weeks ago Re-read his comment. That is

Re-read his comment. That is not what he is saying.

2 years 4 weeks ago Michigan arrogance is the

Michigan arrogance is the best kind of arrogance.

2 years 5 weeks ago "Productive" during the

"Productive" during the off-season? Good luck.

2 years 5 weeks ago Whelp, on one hand the local

Whelp, on one hand the local media has long insinuated that Rodriguez made former players feel unwelcome.

On the other hand, Rodriguez publicly invited former players back, repeatedly. Former players worked out with Barwis. Former players came to practice, met with Rodriguez, and afterward gave quotes along the lines of "I didn't know what to expect but Rodriguez and his staff are good people and they really care about the players".

If you want to cast your lot with the Freep and the rest of the local media instead of LaMarr Woodley, that's your perogative.

2 years 5 weeks ago Be careful tossing around the

Be careful tossing around the word "fact," apparently it doesn't mean what you think it means.

2 years 5 weeks ago Van Bergen's quote at the end

Van Bergen's quote at the end is unsettling.

2 years 9 weeks ago Yes, that was one of the

Yes, that was one of the points that, I thought, they effectively made in the last 15 minutes of the documentary.

I assume that most of the people criticizing the Fab Five or the documentary didn't watch the documentary, or if they did, they weren't paying attention to the end as they were too upset because these kids were wearing black socks and baggy shorts and OMG LISTENING TO NWA.

2 years 9 weeks ago To effectively prove his

To effectively prove his point, Grant Hill would have to challenge Jalen Rose to a freestyle rap battle.

NYTimes op-ed. The irony is paralyzing.

2 years 10 weeks ago You don't seem like a very

You don't seem like a very happy person.

2 years 18 weeks ago Thank you for the EXPLICIT

Thank you for the EXPLICIT SECTION. Anything that helps people avoid making it brutally clear that they lack even primitive reading comprehension skills is very, very welcome.

2 years 18 weeks ago The irony of this post is

The irony of this post is suffocating.

2 years 23 weeks ago I didn't know it was a

I didn't know it was a surprise, but I thought that I read in an email from the athletic department that it was the director of the Big Chill film, Lawrence Kasdan.

2 years 23 weeks ago True story: when non-computer

True story: when non-computer people say "blogs," they almost always mean "message boards."

2 years 25 weeks ago Touché

Touché

2 years 25 weeks ago re: BONUS psychoanalysis note

There are times when engineers and non-engineers just shouldn't talk to each other, and those times are when emotions are high.

2 years 27 weeks ago One doesn't usually agree

One doesn't usually agree with sarcasm...

2 years 28 weeks ago There will always be

There will always be *multiple* torrents of any Michigan football game posted. If you can't find it on bigtentorrents or tenyardtracker, then it just hasn't been posted yet.

That being said, an SD torrent was already *linked to* in the second line of Brian's post today.

2 years 28 weeks ago There's 0% chance that anyone

There's 0% chance that anyone at BSD can comprehend what you wrote, Brian. You're going to have to use smaller words and short, declarative sentences if you want to communicate with them.

2 years 29 weeks ago twitter

You can get twitter updates via SMS. The only downside would be that not all of Brian's tweets are announcing new posts, so there'd be a bit of noise mixed in too.

2 years 31 weeks ago Rather than Brandon getting

Rather than Brandon getting involved, I'd much rather a unicorn intervene and kick Rodriguez into gear. It's obviously not that the kids on special teams are already a talent level below that of the defensive starters, it's just that they need a good talking to. 

2 years 31 weeks ago I think it started between

I think it started between 2003-2005 or something. Maybe later. You're not going crazy.

Well, maybe you are, but you shouldn't use this as a data point to draw that conclusion.

2 years 31 weeks ago In wikipedia land, that would

In wikipedia land, that would imply that MGoBlog is significant, but not necessarily imply anything regarding the significance of its proprietor.

2 years 32 weeks ago   Firin' talk moratorium

Firin' talk moratorium notification. This was inevitably going to happen after the first loss and it has happened so a note to emailers and whoever else: I'm not going to speculate on whether or not Rodriguez should or will be fired when there are six important data points coming up in the next month and a half.

Wow. That's a lot more diplomatic of a response than I would have expected.

2 years 32 weeks ago Glad that I'm not the only

Glad that I'm not the only one that caught that. Pretty sure that the TREMENDOUS guarantees that he'll be playing for Michigan.

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