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Yes please

Yes please

Beautiful. Thank you for…

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your story.

I just gotta say a massive…

I just gotta say a massive THANK YOU to I Bleed Maize N Blue.

For years now, you have kept these hockey threads alive even when we are relegated to BTN+. When I'm stuck dealing with kids' bedtimes or other obligations, these threads are a life saver to figure out what actually happened / get some real time updates when I have a minute.

Another under-appreciated mgoblog difference maker.

Thank you and GO BLUE - let's light it up in the 2nd half of the season!

Just FYI I was looking to…

Just FYI I was looking to make sure I shopped the right place yesterday and the "$upport (lol)" link still just contains a StubHub affiliate link. May want to update to TicketIQ?

This homepage post is probably more relevant, but figured just in case I wasn't the only person searching for it on the Support page.

The more I look at it, the…

The more I look at it, the more it seems like it is almost on purpose.

 

Kyle McCord as …

 

Kyle McCord as "Shutterstock Pouting Man"

This is all I can see there…

This is all I can see there...

 

Is this some kind of MSU…

Is this some kind of MSU week troll job?

Howwwwww can posts STILL not…

How can posts still not be edited???? Come on... there's gotta be a fix and how is this not higher priority?

Maybe by wearing all black…

Maybe by wearing all black they are trying to disappear into the night?

Or they're being mimes for Halloween and trying out their costumes early?

I get it... night game = black uniforms, but it seems a bit obvious.

Houston just got absolutely…

Houston just got absolutely screwed on a fumble that would have been returned for a TD had the whistle not blown. Refs are in the bag for WV.

Sounds great!

Any chance of…

Sounds great!

Any chance of also posting the game preview earlier in the day on Friday? Maybe the same time or earlier? Same story and I'm sure a lot of folks like me out there looking to read it earlier who might get distracted / become unavailable to read it later in the day..

...and not in small part…

...and not in small part because their PAC-12 $ has been funding their non-rev sports. Honestly won't be sad to see what happens when that goes away. And another reason I don't care to see them join the B1G.

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You can definitely share…

You can definitely share with someone else locally in Portland if you are willing to make them a part of your google "family." I think as long as they are relatively geographically close there won't be much second-guessing and you can have something like 5 concurrent streams which shouldn't be a problem as long as you're only splitting with only one person/family.

And even better if they are fans of an out-of-town NFL team because then you can just split the cost of the ticket with them.

Based on the way your fandom sounds, once you spread across 17 games it might make sense to just get the ticket since it is a one-and-done expense (if you're not looking to go to a bar to watch every game - and considering the tab to do that 17x), plus if you can split with a friend, seems like a decent value.

I'm not generally a stan for the ticket but I also think they had an early purchase incentive... may have ended 7/1, but could be 8/1? 

Good luck!

Wild - right outside the…

Wild - right outside the stadium?!?

Let's go Redlegs!

Like the…

Let's go Redlegs!

Like the Tigers & other "old school" smaller market teams, they're fun to root for, especially with big market teams spending huge and failing spectacularly.

Hope they can keep it up. I was definitely a skeptic heading into the year, but they have proven me wrong and then some.

At least Gio is smiling on…

At least Gio is smiling on the sideline / in the celebrations... so hopefully not a big issue.

Less interesting than the…

Less interesting than the other night for a number of reasons for sure but a win is a win...

Also Paramount+ is dumb. I just watch with the spanish-language broadcast on Univision which is much more entertaining even if I only pick up 20%.

Getting ugly indeed

Getting ugly indeed

Wow what a start to the 2nd…

Wow what a start to the 2nd half. 2-0.

Perhaps this is something…

Perhaps this is something Brian/Seth would consider sponsoring / providing some compensation for? Feels like front page material.

Also... having been to several games in Columbus, I can refute all 3 potential reasons for their fans having a bad reputation. Either something dramatically changed after COVID or this was a total one-off example of things going fine for a Michigan fan there.

Everybody should take a…

Everybody should take a moment and read this profile. Pulling for the best for this kid (although the 4.3 40 time has to score 5 FAKES out of 5).

I mean it wasn't the right…

I mean it wasn't the right thing to do for the kid or for the sake of the game.... but it is also kinda hilarious, especially given the reaction to the previous call.

 

https://twitter.com/edsbs/status/1634925065790959619

 

Their team is 90% mercs, not…

Their team is 90% mercs, not people who started with Chaos as their primary team

No, and it shouldn't be…

No, and it shouldn't be treated as the record if he gets it.

Dude you're mad because you…

Dude you're mad because you resorted to random ad hominem attacks and got banned from the discord. Take a deep breath. It is a game.

I've personally seen no evidence people are going to stop playing because they're using a website for orders vs. a long list on discord. And at least this time there are options vs. just a single command in the past.

Some interesting progress…

Some interesting progress with the new strategy.

If anyone missed tonight's roll, orders are already ready for tomorrow's, so jump in!

My understanding is they…

My understanding is they claimed to have "vetted" OSU's gains, so they are saying that the dropoff was just general attrition, not evidence of bots so they don't have to admit they didn't really vet anything.

That one turn screwed the game up more than anything because it messed up strategy for yesterday, which combined with the aTm fiasco and some unfavorable rolls... did not go well. 

They never should have re-rolled it - should have just been a fresh roll Monday with the captcha and figure out either an extra roll later or end the game one turn shorter than planned.

"removed" ... aka removed…

"removed" ... aka removed from every team but OSU because their bots were "verified"

Agree there definitely must…

Agree there definitely must be a mole or moles.

XM - I nominate you to infiltrate enemy defenses and report back what you learn to leadership regularly. (And also to track down the moles.)

If you want to do that,…

If you want to do that, maybe just defend Dallas or Sinaloa to prevent them from getting region bonuses in Texas or Mexico? If there aren't many others attacking down there, might be a wasted turn otherwise...

The folks creating the…

The folks creating the strategy are saying discord if you're on there.

I think someone on Discord…

I think someone on Discord said there were ~200 people who used the whataremyorders website, about 90% followed through, and they know who the 10% were who did something else. That's a pretty good # in addition to the discord folks...  hopefully that option helps things pick up steam.

Think it would be helpful if there were more transparency on the discord with a breakdown of the website orders vs. the discord ones just in case there are lurkers/rogues / people who think they "know better" since more info could help inform better strategy for them, assuming they aren't going to take orders either place.

Risk 1.0 Bot

Risk 1.0 Bot

I think the first few days…

I think the first few days let a team build its base and if you defend you get some kind of points / credit for when you do attack

Wasn't it through a discord?…

Wasn't it through a discord? If all those people are gone it will be pretty difficult to recreate the strategy (not to mention whatever tool it was they used so you could get your assignment).

Edit: There's a discord thread for M people, but I haven't seen anything about vetting like they used to do.

https://discord.gg/sW4BJsdwKa

An absolute CLASSIC.

I…

An absolute CLASSIC.

I believe a friend was able to get someone in dining services to share the recipe with him many years ago, but the fact that it is now fully public is amazing. Said friend may have even concocted an ode to the Bake.

Definitely on the menu this winter. All hail Chicken Broccoli Bake.

I think both Ferentz's are…

I think both Ferentz's are quite familiar with an offense that goes for 3's only.

kyle.aaronson writes the…

kyle.aaronson writes the weekly betting diaries. He has been having trouble getting them to post, so this week he posted a link to a PDF of his post in the diary.

To get it to post as a diary, he had to get to 200 words so he typed some random other info about what he ate for Thanksgiving.

OP here was probably confused that the extra words weren't needed for a board post. I agree your suggested post makes more sense, but also no need to ridicule.

Did anyone read the post at…

Did anyone read the post at the link? If not... take a look and enjoy it. And stop downvoting what is clearly an insanely legit fan, probably more than most of us.

I'm gonna bite... how to…

I'm gonna bite... how do people know when points are on/off? You're looking at your post then checking if your total went up? Or looking at up/downvotes to track? I just don't think I would typically know either way.

Either way... good for points since I do look at posters'/commenters' point totals to determine how much I care about their content and think they are generally a helpful barometer aside from the odd shitposter out there - in which case join dates are probably more helpful.

Something similar to this…

Something similar to this happens to me all the time as well, especially on UFR's recently. The entire site will just freeze - can't scroll down & browser will ask if I want to kill the page, so I have to refresh (which doesn't always work) or re-open mgoblog in a new tab and try again, often only to encounter the same issue at a different point in the post.

I'm on a newer Macbook Pro, have experienced on both Chrome and Firefox.

I mean there is Chinese…

I mean there is Chinese proverb about a farmer's son breaking his leg which allows him to avoid getting drafted into the military, so it is indeed possible for an injury to be a blessing in disguise, but I agree this is not one of those situations.

Then... you do it?

Then... you do it?

I am not familiar with…

I am not familiar with FatPour's policy on marsupials, but perhaps they would make an exception for you.

This just happened again,…

This just happened again, but on the home page. Right around the start of the 2nd article on the main page, just froze and couldn't scroll up or down until refreshed.

Maybe had something to do with the ad between diaries and the board? Didn't see anything else that seemed to be disrupting...

On desktop, Chrome, Mac,…

On desktop, Chrome, Mac, scrolling threads and often when a gif is posted in the thread, just can't scroll further. Click around, switch tabs, etc, but can't scroll past (or back up - totally frozen) and have to reload the tab and try to quickly scroll past the gif. Never seen anything like it before... but it has been happening for at least a week or so? Maybe longer, and seems random.

Yvgeni!

Looks like he's…

Yvgeni!

Looks like he's still around to some extent. His website was http://nothingisilluminated.com/ but it seems to be gone.

This one didn't age particularly well, unfortunately... https://mgoblog.com/diaries/out-retirement-harbaughbo-wallpaper-mobile-version-added

But these ones still work, and I'm sure the others could be tracked down with a more thorough search of his handle: https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/nike-wallpaper-what-comes-around-goes-around

When I was a student,…

When I was a student, somebody in South Quad had a poster that was Ty Wheatley from behind as he crosses the goal line against MSU.

I've never seen the photo / been able to find it anywhere else. Wish I could find it somewhere - I think it is likely from the play at 4:00 in this video. (Thank you WH!)

Some possibility it was the one at 6:55 with the MSU player diving at him while he still has the ball in his hand.

Then again... was it at 10:10 with him high-stepping into the endzone with 4 Spartans in his dust?

What a player / what a game looking back on it. I gotta find that picture.