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@BlueBarron: 

These are rules.  To call these things "core values" suggests that these are the things that represent what the organization is all about.  When they think of Louisville football, should the first few things that come to mind be, "no guns, no drugs, and treat women respectfully?"  That'd be like saying the first things that come to mind when you think of Wal-Mart should be "no stealing, no fighting with fellow employees, and no weapons."  

A couple of examples...

Whole Foods' core values are: 

• Selling the highest quality natural and organic products available
• Satisfying and delighting our customers
• Supporting team member excellence and happiness
• Creating wealth through profits and growth
• Caring about our communities and environment
• Creating ongoing win-win partnerships with our suppliers
• Promoting the health of our stakeholders through healthy eating education

Not "don't do drugs", "don't bring guns to work," and "don't steal from us."  

The Michigan basketball team's core values are more succinct:

• Unity
• Passion
• Appreciation
• Integrity
• Diligence

A core value is "Developing healthy minds, bodies, and spirits through discipline and hard work" and a rule supporting that might be "no alcohol, drugs, or smoking."  A core value is "Being respected members of the community" and supporting rules might be "no weapons" and "treat women with respect."  I think the "Integrity" core value covers everything on the Louisville and ohio state lists.  

Strong and Meyer are really missing the boat here.  

That's cool, I had no idea she was a UM alumna.  I've been a fan of hers since the beginning of the show.  She has a nerd-cool style which I think is really in right now, and her fantastic singing voice goes without saying.  I definitely think she's better than the brother duo.  It's the country girl she needs to worry about.  Cute, very strong voice, broad appeal.  

Clearly, if you consider the airspeed velocity of a laden vs. unladen blue jay, you will have the answer.

re: Alabama, the Sports Management graduate program is part of their Human Environmental Sciences department.  Although there is no sports mgmt undergrad major/concentration, it'd be easy enough based on what i'm seeing in the course catalog to design a custom curriculum with a sports/general management focus, and they do have a sports mgmt elective (although it's just a single course).  Could be what they're selling to Hand.

I was going to say charlie weis...

That's what she...  Oh wait, not the fast thing...

Its like michigan buys her drinks all night, the drummer in the band shows up, and Michigan is all like, "Hi, I'm Neil Peart. She's going home with me."

Or I've just taken this analogy too far...

Only
Happens
In
Ohio

I missed the game but saw a bit of a preview on my flight last night (directv on united).  Anyway, an analyst was naming her top 5 pitchers and hitters in the WCWS.  Michigan was represented by the freshman slugger (Sierra Romero?) as the #3 hitter.  She ranked Oklahoma players the top 2 pitchers AND hitters.  Basically, it seems this Oklahoma team is pretty damn loaded.  

Isn't East Lansing in Ingham County?  What's with the Sparty obsession????  Geez!!!!

Seriously though, stay safe out there.  After all the devastation in OK, I'm sure more than a few people are on edge.  I've been through tornado warnings before, spending time in the basement, and it is no fun at all.  

regardless of which Bain hired him, they are both very impressive and highly competitive firms.  

He looks sad.  You should reassure him he will never be replaced by a pig.  

The more i learn about this kid, the more I like him (and am jealous of the family!).  

Also, which Bain is "that" Bain?  Bain Capital (of Mitt Romney fame) or Bain & Company (one of the big 3 strategy consulting firms, with BCG and McKinsey)?

For the record, Bob and Brian Griese released a book in 2000.  It's almost like Brian didn't think his pro career would take off, so he struck while the iron was hot.  

/facetious

#5 center and #12 overall??  That's a lotta centers, mang...

Met Mike over lunch and determined that we are both dorks, but that he is a bigger geek, while I am a bigger nerd.  So there you go.  

Also, nice meeting you in person, Mike! 

Mike and I work at the same company and we're having lunch tomorrow.  We can report back on each others' levels of dorkiness...

First female left tackle at UM.  She's already riding donkeys.

Then again, I don't really know how I'd feel if my little girl were 6'7" and 310 lbs...  Yikes!

Thanks for reminding me to back up all my family pics/vids on my external hard drive. 

The dingo ate my baby!!!

And I'll keep with the baby theme.  

My first when she was just a couple months old:

My second at about 1.5 years old (and you can't tell from this picture, but I'm actually wearing the same shirt as the picture above - 2 years later!):

http://www.futuro-usa.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Futuro/Global/Products/Product-Catalog/?N=5051191&rt=r3

I have a few pairs of these I wear when I'm on a plane (average 4-6 times a month) and they're pretty awesome.  

Inigo, not Indigo.  I have nothing else to add, as all this football stuff (weird that you'd talk so much football on a site dedicated to The Princess Bride and The Smiths) is out of my depth.  Did I mention that I'm just here for the submarine sandwiches?

Mark Dantonio with his primary rival.

Oh bummer.  It appears their "main rival" already has a date with osu...

What does "Lacks some functional strength" mean?  That he just needs to bulk up and get stronger, or something more specific?

It's pronounced Mizurruh.

Dream school - love it! 

Clearly, they are planning to announce their decisions at the Michigan Men's Glee Club spring tour concert at Alice Tully Hall in NYC on May 18th.

They will join the alumni on stage for the singing of Varsity and The Victors.

http://ummgc.org/events/tour

or maybe Oregon.  Utah and BYU also get their fair share of Polynesians. 

TL;DR version: I grew up in Atlanta and applied to MIT, Columbia, Cornell, Michigan and GT (in order of preference).  I was accepted to all except MIT.  Somehow, I ended up choosing Michigan over the more prestigious Ivies.  

Really long version:

I grew up in Atlanta, but knew I wanted to get out of state.  I fancied myself a reasonably smart guy and just assumed I'd be getting into good schools, so I only applied to 5 schools.  In order, from top to bottom choices - MIT, Columbia, Cornell, Michigan/Georgia Tech.  

I actually received a scholarship offer from GT if I applied to and was accepted into their Textile Engineering program.  Needless to say, I filled out the application one afternoon lying in front of the TV and was accepted within weeks.  Tuition paid for, but still on the hook for books, room and board.   Not that tuition was particularly expensive for in-staters at GT back in the mid-90s (it was once voted the top bang for the buck school or something).  So that was one in the bag.  If nothing else, I knew I was going to college SOMEWHERE.

My older sister ended up at Michigan in a journey not unlike mine, so that is where the motivation to apply there came from.  She recommended that I send in my application as soon as rolling admissions opened, so I did.  I believe I submitted the application in early September and found out I was accepted by mid-October.  I know this because I scheduled a trip to visit my sister in AA after my acceptance, and it was the week of the 1993 Purdue game.  Michigan was only 4-4 at that point, but pulled out the game in the 2nd half (first half was a bit of a snoozer, ending in a 10-10 tie, I believe).  Anyway, I had a good time, but still didn't seriously consider it  

My top choice was MIT.  I thought I wanted to be an engineer (I'm not now), because it was either that, or lawyer or doctor.  What else was an Asian kid to do, right?  Anyway, I applied early entry and heard back in December that my application had been deferred.  It was a long wait until April to hear I had finally been rejected. 

Columbia was my clear #2, mainly because it was an Ivy and I really wanted to live in NY.  I heard back in the spring that I had been accepted.  However, my mom really put the kibosh on it.  She was dead set against me moving to NYC, especially with all the outlandish horror stories she had heard about Harlem and crime and all that.  No amount of arguing could change her mind, so that fell off my list and Michigan moved up another notch.  

Cornell was my clear #3, so I visited my friend's older brother there in the spring.  Of course, he was studying for MCATs and pretty much ignored me the entire time I was there.  Thanks.  Anyway, I was waitlisted in March or so, and I had to wait until last April - literally days before the deadline to confirm my enrollment somewhere - to hear that I was finally accepted.  Of course, by that time, I was a bit soured on the Cornell experience.  The campus was fine and school obviously great, but I had a horrible time there.  There was nothing to do or see.  It was also a GIANT pain getting there, as my PHL-ITH flight was cancelled and I had to fly into Elmyra and then get bussed to Ithica.  Based on those experiences, I dropped them from consideration.  

So now it was down to Michigan and GT.  

The complicating factor - my mother had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease the year before.  When it came down to it, I was having a crisis about whether to leave home for myself, or stay home for my mom.  I knew she'd be ok with me at Michigan b/c my sister was already there, but I also know she wanted me close by.  She did try to bribe me with a NEW CAR!  Ultimately, I felt I had to do what was best for me and selected Michigan.  There was a lot of angst, prayer, and discussion over the decision to Go Blue, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.  

maybe a little facetious, but it's also naive to assume recruiters don't use them as tools and additional data points.  This is also why I think you have some mismatches between the recruiting sites and offer sheets, where you'll see a middling 3 star with offers from all the heavy hitters, and a 4 star with fair-at-best offer sheets.  

It is of note that the Differential is based on Generated Revenue - Operating Expense.  It does not consider the subsidy.  Also note that this only includes public universities, as private universities (e.g., Northwestern, notre dame, Stanford, etc.) tend to not release this information.

When my daughter was 3 yo, her shoulder was barely above my knee and I could take her out no problem.  Jeremy Tacopants will be fine....  

If only EVERY game were an opener or after a bye week!

2003       W vs. Indiana State (FCS)

2004       L vs. BC

2005       L @ Iowa

2006       W vs. EMU

2007       L vs. Miami (OH)

2008       W vs. Northeastern (FCS)

2009       L @ UCLA

2010       W vs. Nicholls State (FCS)

2011       W vs. WMU

2012       L @ Alabama (Neutral)

Just taking into account Division 1A / FBS teams, Hoke went 2-5 in his openers.  Clearly, his teams were overmatched against power conference teams (BC, Iowa, UCLA) when he was at Ball State and SDSU.  

Doesn't sound like anybody said anything about goalposts!

That's what a sleeper is - someone who is not considered as good now, but could surprise (i.e., be better than we thought) down the road.  

And here I was thinking it was because somebody just misspelled oblivion.  Can you prove the voracity of the meme etymology?  (see what I did there?) 

Ok, I did click and read a link before realizing it was deadspin, but I could find all that Teo stuff elsewhere.  So I never went back purposely  ;)

I jumped off that deadspin ship at the start of the AJ Daulerio reign.  Haven't been back since, so don't know if it's good now or not.  

Not clicking link because Deadspin.  Also, I don't really care.  

There are similar articles everywhere, including espn. It's just an obvious story.

This is awesome.  In fact, I just commented yesterday that I wished it could be called the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl!

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/new-college-football-playoff-name-revealed-i...

Are these really real?  They can't possibly be, can they?  No, seriously.  Really???

None of them are great, but #2 is the least lame.

EDIT: Wow, compass star football thingy is WAY in the lead...

The Dolphins uniforms look pretty much the same as the old ones, with the exception of the more "modern" logo.  Not a clowniform.

The Jags black uniform with teal shoulders looks pretty nice, imo.  Shoulders look nice with the matching teal panel on the pants.  The reverse, OTOH, with teal body and black shoulders, looks a bit clownish.  The helmet, also, fading from black to gold, is kinda weird.  

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/football/ct-spt-0424-prep-foot-nic-weishar-notre-dame-20130423,0,1505347.story

"I saw that Ian [Bunting] gave Michigan his verbal," Weishar said. "It definitely made me think about moving up my decision a bit. I had Notre Dame, Michigan and Northwestern as my favorites, but again, the vibe at Notre Dame and the overall mix always had them in front for me.

My first thought was PSU, but they've been down lately.  Then I thought Wisco, but they're not a "traditional" power or recruiting heavyweight.  So probably Nebraska. 

oh yeah, i remember those days so long ago, like a distant faded memory...

It goes: All your title are belong to us.

I work out in the mornings at the gym.  It's usually weights followed by some cardio.  When I swim, i jump in the hot tub for a few minutes, then go directly into the unheated pool.  It's super refreshing and will put a jolt into you. 

You old people are funny.  UM '98

To be fair, he said cold bath, not cold shower.  I assumed by "setting up exercises," he meant a variety of warmup exercises (situps, squats, pushups, running in place, etc.), but perhaps that was the vernacular at the time for sit ups. 

Also, many athletes do ice baths or cold baths after workouts.  They say it helps with injury prevention and recovery.  According to wikipedia, it's controversial, but this stuff has been going on for a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_bath

but good news is obviously good news

I have no problem with the held ball rule.  What I have a problem with is the unbelievably quick whistles when calling held balls.  At the end of  Wichita St - Louisville, the Shockers had the ball and a Louisville guy got a hand on it.  I swear it wasn't even a second before the whistle blew and a held ball was called.  Possession went to Louisville, effectively killing WSU's chances at a comeback. 

Officials are WAY too quick to call held balls.  Make a rule that opposing players need to have their hands on the ball for at least 1-2 seconds before blowing the whistle.  They've been notoriously inconsistent calling this. 

relative slap on the wrist.  They talk about major violations, but no institutional lack of control or unethical actions.  They'll get probation and scholarship cuts, at most.  No bowl or TV bans, or forfeiture of games. 

It sounds like a failed attempt at being clever by referring to the training the football seniors (?) endured last summer.

upvote this

Already have my TiVo set to record it!

So he's a Shocker fan?

So I guess they're not doing the Crisler thing, huh?  Too bad.

Assuming we win Saturday, I'll be looking for a bar in Manhattan to watch the game.  I'm staying downtown, but looks like Union Square is the place to be.  Any comment on which bar is better - Brother Jimmy's or Professor Thom's?  Foodwise, I think I'd go Brother Jimmy's.

Outline of Trey Burke in basketball uni skying to make an interception a la Woodson vs. msu.  Caption: Fffwow. 

No. Loved Tree growing up as a Hawks fan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Wooden_Award

then you've got Stanford much better in the spring sports, with men's volleyball, m-w golf, w water polo, baseball.  We have shots in rowing and softball.  There's a reason stanford wins this thing every year.

Wooden Award tomorrow April 5 at 11:15am ET

http://www.woodenaward.com/

Naismith Award (by the Atlanta Tipoff Club jus' sayin') on Sunday April 7

Finalists are Burke, McDermott, Otto Porter, and Oladipo. 

http://www.naismithawards.com/Home.aspx

some things never change...

You mean like that one you started about...  Um...  ok, so you've never started a thread, "worthy" or otherwise.  Never mind.

i would actually expound upon that last statement.  When you're generally unhappy in a place, it's tough to stay focused and performing your best.  This is why unhappy employees are less productive.  Getting himself into an environment where he can thrive was probably the best thing for him.

And judging by the article, it wasn't necessarily a basketball thing with him, but more of a general mental/emotional thing with being either in Michigan or farther away from home or whatever.  

what you do in that situation is edit the original response to something on topic before someone replies to it, thereby locking it forever.  Of course, by replying to your own comment, you locked it yourself. 

although it was a while ago.  My sister was a student from 92-96, so she got to see the Fab Five in action live her freshman year, and they actually showed the '93 Final Four and Championship games at Crisler.  She was there for the final and related to me how crushed everyone was. 

That said, if I were a student, that would be a pretty cool experience and I would totally go.

the coach's 9 year old got a hold of the recruiting materials again...

what if the wolverine is toying with the orange, squeezes too hard, and gets an eyeful of OJ??  Beware the pulp!

Final Four Wallpaper?  Where you be at? 

You can't be serious?

We Have Subs! Let's get CRAZY!

Michigan lost to a 13 seed last year in the opening game. What's your point?

There's even a link and everything

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/911486...

What do you have against adverbs???

Wes Welker.  Wait, what?

Just one thing - can Adidas get this team some replacement jerseys please???

it's not looking good for the 'cats at the moment, as LaSalle is up 15 at the start of the 2nd half.

every 12 seed won except akron.  and i picked exactly 1 of them in my bracket (Cal over UNLV).  Too bad VCU wasn't among them.

How does VCU's press compare to Arkansas' press?  I am not well-versed and have not a photographic memory for all things sports-related (particularly for games I was unable to watch).

the only one of the bunch you mentioned I'm really worried about is LeVert.  Spike has pretty decent handles, although he needs to be careful he doesn't get too aggressive and stuck or out of control.  THJ's handles are much improved from last year.  LeVert seems to think his ball handling is better than it is, and I was pretty disappointed in his performance last night.  He is just a freshman and maybe he was over-excited about being in his first tourney game, so perhaps he'll calm down tomorrow. 

i can totally see CU pulling the "upset" over Illinois.  They're pretty underrated and actually would have beat Arizona were it not for horrible officiating at the end of the game.

We don't need to know about your private activities with men... Let's just celebrate the win.

I don't think you know how "respectively" works...

"And then Kentucky and Tennessee went on to lose in the first round of the NIT, to Mercer and Robert Morris respectively.  That's a true power conference right there."

you've posted NINE times in this thread that his obsessing over what msu fans do is annoying.  NINE TIMES.  Get over it and move on...

Every women's championship was won by a 1, 2, or 3 seed (since it started in 1982), and only once has a team seeded lower than 4 even made the final four.  The men, on the other hand, have seen the 11 seed make the final four 3 times and an 8 seed make the championship game three times (8 seed 'Nova won it all in 1985).  And if you recall 2011, 8 seed Butler took on 11 seed VCU in the final four. 

SUbscriber feature. Used to be free, paid as of last year.

I was out of town on business for 3 days this week, got home late last night.  One of the first things my wife told me was that she bought me a 6 pack of Guinness.  She knows nothing about beer (hates it, in fact), but got this one oh-so-right.  Good omen.  Michigan wins this one comfortably, 68-59.

Nah, that never would have worked with Pelini as the head coach.  Ranier seems about right.  I could see Purdue as Flanders - really nice, surprisingly buff, but always the butt of jokes. 

I'm still lamenting the pending loss of iGoogle, which was announced last year with a death date of Nov 1 2013. 

The OP needs a poll.  Tom Crean looks most like:

• Dwight Shrute
• Tom Arnold
• Old Balls from Grown Ups
• Bob Glauber
• Professor Frink
• Scooter from the Muppets
• Indiana Jones Nazi villain Arnold Ernst Toht
• Other

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V37R29W

EDIT: Ok, I suck.  Apparently, I can't share the results of this poll with a free surveymonkey account.  =P  Sorry...

avocados

How do you think he'd feel if someone photoshopped a picture of him crushing Clowney? 

On topic, this is pretty cool.  I'm sure folks who are around the area are glad to hear about this.  I've only ever gotten autographs once, and that was completely by chance.  I was visiting AA last spring with my family and we visited M Den.  Koger, Molk, and Mike Martin just happened to be having a signing event there.  Bought a white $10 hat and got the bill signed by all three. 

You're saying that Dunn is better at finding/hitting halves?

at least he didn't put "Chrysler"... 

I second backroom pizza. Also agree that mud bowl is a Greek thing, and since I wasn't in a frat, well, yeah.

Anyone else go to nectos? Thursday night was gaysian night. Good times.