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Second Hiroshima and…

Second Hiroshima and Miyajima Island.  Favorite place in Japan.  

Kyoto is beautiful as well, but Hiroshima is a great visit.

 

That would be a bad call,…

That would be a bad call, they already have Branch for the Nickel.

Belmont in Nashville is…

Belmont in Nashville is similar.

That's too bad.  His…

That's too bad.  His recruiting at UCLA was awful, was hoping he'd show that reverse Midas touch for OSU.

I hope this isn't true, but…

I hope this isn't true, but it probably is.  

Harbaugh is a weird dude and always had been, I think expecting any loyalty was always a pipe dream.  

Lets enjoy the national title and be happy that happened before he left.

Good, he needs to start his…

Good, he needs to start his own career,

He's 175 Varsity as a…

He's 175 Varsity as a sophomore and my guess is he'll settle in at 190 as a junior and senior.  Good to know the info about it almost being s necessity at higher weights.  I'll tell him that.  Very much appreciate the advice and perspective e.

Here's the thing though,…

Here's the thing though, maybe they DON'T care and if that's the case, then what's he supposed to do, just keeps aw shucksing it?

Feels kind of like a no win, but I'm also not part of the camp that says the players are never the problem.

There is absolutely nowhere…

There is absolutely nowhere to hide on that mat and I love it for that aspect alone.  It teaches resilience and problem solving all while forcing kids to accept that their actions and their actions alone are the difference between their winning and losing.  There's nothing I love more than seeing my son get better against guys who previously destroyed him and when he loses a match he should have won there's absolutely no "Buts" his coaches will accept. 

What I love even more is teaching them how to deal with disappointment.

In the aftermath of a match the emotions are raw but you have to deal with them and be a good sportsman both ways.  I also love how even though its a sport where the kids are literally fighting each other on the mat there are so many fewer shenanigans than there are with basketball in terms of both parental and athlete behavior.  

 

That's what I was most…

That's what I was most impressed by and agree a lot of guys just take the points and the win, he stayed aggressive and it paid off.  

I'm trying to talk my son…

I'm trying to talk my son into getting involved in a Freestyle club this summer.  Any talking points you can give me to try to get him over the fence.  His coaches are trying to talk him into it as well, but he's pretty stubborn and I don't want to burn him out, but its frustrating as he has potential if he'll just get more aggressive.

He's a good defensive wrestler, but needs more offense.  In the Spring he'll be running track and doesn't want to get overwhelmed, which is a good objection to have, but I've seen the difference between the kids who do freestyle in the offseason and those who don't.

WOW!!!

This kid is going to…

WOW!!!

This kid is going to do some awesome things.  Loved the defense and the reversal in the second period was ballsy, but well executed and totally turned the match on its head.

Then to keep up the aggression at the end of the match and come away with a major!  What a match!

Did anyone think they weren…

Did anyone think they weren't going to respond?  Going to be interesting to see what happens next year and going forward.

 

I'm as big of a Dodger fan…

I'm as big of a Dodger fan as you will find and as much as I hate the Astro's, the '17 series came down to Kenley blowing a save in Dodger Stadium in Game two and the Astros knowing how Yu Darvish tipped his pitches from being division rivals when Darvish was with the Rangers.

The Series that really came down to cheating was '18 against the Red Sox.  The two out hitting by the Sox that year was out of control and Cora came from Houston.  BUT Houston is not the hometown of 80% of sportswriters the way Boston is and therefore the Red Sox thing never got much attention.  If you want to find a team that fell off after the cheating...the Red Sox seem like a better candidate.

It became a dick measuring…

It became a dick measuring contest.  Once that happens there's no way to back down.  It's why letting the stupid escalate is always a bad idea.

WHY IN THE HELL IS THIS…

WHY IN THE HELL IS THIS BEING REPORTED?!?!?!??!?!?!?!!?

In What way is there any positive outcome from this being leaked?  It makes Harbaugh looks shady as hell and will make the AD look dumb if they sign him under these conditions.  

This has been an awesome year, but these self inflicted bits of dumbassery are getting irritating.

If anyone expected him to…

If anyone expected him to actually show up here...I don't know what to tell them.

 

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There was a reason this…

1. 

There was a reason this NFL drama played out every year and it wasn't Warde.

I think Ohio St. Learned…

I think Ohio St. Learned from the "One More Year" thing.

Not a surprise.  He's a…

Not a surprise.  He's a Louisiana kid and I am sure the transition to Michigan can be jarring especially if things on the field aren't quite going the way you want them to.  Homesickness can be rough, especially in the late teens/early twenties.

Looks like he did what was asked of him and got a national championship to boot.  If he wants to go somewhere closer to home where there's a more sure path to the field more power to him.

I just recently lost my…

I just recently lost my furry friend and the hardest day was when I took her on a walk I just knew was her last one.  Enjoy every moment with Zoe.

Damn!  We were going to need…

Damn!  We were going to need him next year.  Big Bummer!

DAMN!

 

End of an era!

DAMN!

 

End of an era!

The offense need to get…

The offense need to get their heads out of their asses.  Washington's Defense are playing with intensity.  They need to match it with execution.  Then points is a lead Penix giggles at.

Fun while it lasted.

Fun while it lasted.

Washington has the momentum and JJ looks like shit while Penix looks warmed up.  Going to be a long rest of the night.

Undergrad over Grad.  That's…

Undergrad over Grad.  That's the rule.

I am a USAFA undergrad and Michigan grad.  When USAFA has played Michigan(admittedly NOT in a championship game) I have been all Air Force Blue and Silver.

However you play it is however you play it, but that's my rule.  

Enjoy the game!  

Recruiting is a numbers game…

Recruiting is a numbers game, better players typically mean better teams, Georgia 2021 still happened...etc., etc., etc.  

You still need talent to win and recruiting rankings, flawed though they are, are good indicators of the amount of talent on the team.

I vaguely remember him.from…

I vaguely remember him.from.when he was a recruit.  Glad to get some competition at the guard spots.

 

Milton is not accurate…

Milton is not accurate enough for the NFL, him sitting out is Karan Higdon level decision making.

Not really.

After your…

Not really.

After your Sophomore year you have to pay a pretty stiff penalty to leave so you have to prove yourself a D1 level player in the first two years.  When you consider Air Force is a developmental program you’re not looking at a ton of the top players leaving.

Even before the portal there was no redshirting so if a guy was good he could leave before Junior year with no real penalty.  There was a linebacker who went to Ohio St. back in the 2000’s, but it’s not a common occurrence.  The kids going to Air Force aren’t the guys who are going to get NIL anyway, so there will probably be a lot of stability at Air Force which in the portal era will likely be a point of strength I would think.  

Also anyone going to the Academy has to do the full four year program and much like Michigan they don't really take transfer credits, so you'll probably never see that happen.

Under-rated

Underrated comment.

1.  Terrible workers who won…

1.  Terrible workers who won’t learn and have remained useless for four years but I can’t do anything about it because they have a guardian angel who knew them from the before time in the long long ago.

2.  Being told that this is FINALLY the year that we’ll be reasonable about Christmas for the kids only for my wife to panic at the last minute that there won’t be enough and I have to talk her down from going on a last minute shopping trip when we just spent $500 on skiing this week.

3.  Listening to my Mother in Law worry about how to include my Brother in Laws ex-wife in Christmas to make sure it’s “nice for everyone”.  How about you ask the people getting the divorce what they are or are not comfortable with and then leave it the fuck alone, life’s not a Hallmark card.  This kind of “Let’s make sure everything looks like it should in a catalog because it’s Christmas.” Is the exact reason we need Festivus.  What is so wrong with just having a nice relaxing day together without the fucking expectations?

4. Sparty and Buckeye fans who keep bringing up Signgate to random Michigan fans they meet.  Newsflash me wearing a Michigan hat at a gathering of mutual friends is an invitation to crack a joke or two.  It’s not a fucking invitation to spend five minutes ranting about it to me and sharing all the cute little memes you have saved on your phone.  Get a fucking life you little twats.

5.  Alabama fans sending me Michigan cheating memes WHEN THEY JUST HIRED A FORMER ASSISTANT COACH AT MICHIGAN RIGHT BEFORE THE FUCKING BOWL GAME.  BLOW ME you sister fucking meatheads!

6.  My son is a wrestler so if I fought him for Festivus I would lose and that makes me question all of my life choices.

There I feel better now.

 

I mean I get it, when you…

I mean I get it, when you have someone constantly generating drama, at a certain point all you want is to quiet the noise.  It’s unbelievably short-sighted but I think it’s human to wonder…is it worth it?

Would like a stronger…

Would like a stronger presence at WR and at DB, but this feels like a class Michigan can keep winning with and that’s good enough for me.

And the Lakers beat the…

And the Lakers beat the SuperSonics

That would require Kelly to…

That would require Kelly to put forth effort in recruiting.  I'll believe THAT when I see it.

Isn't that what Fee Fi Foe…

Isn't that what Fee Fi Foe Film is for?

He was the FACE of the anti…

He was the FACE of the anti-FSU argument.  Of course he caught heat.

It's time, he's at the end…

It's time, he's at the end of the road.

Shame but not a surprise. …

Shame but not a surprise.  With Kalel Mullings onboard and Benjamin Hall seemingly up for a bigger role the room was getting pretty crowded.

Here's hoping he has the same level of success at a new school that Charbonnet did.

Statue’s been down for years.

Statue’s been down for years.

Admittedly WAY too late and the damn thing was ugly as sin, but it was on land owned by his descendants and there wasn’t much anyone could do about it.  It’s not like it was some sort of bit of civic pride, just a horribly embarrassing and ugly statue that has, thankfully, been taken down.

Never been to the Station…

Never been to the Station Inn I take it.  There’s more to Nashville than music row…

Agree, his commentary and…

Agree, his commentary and writing were great.  It's a shame he went the way he did.

Probably because everyone…

Probably because everyone knows Day is the OC and Hartline is mostly a really good recruiter.  

He'll land somewhere eventually, but I imagine only a P5 job can pull him from Columbus.

He'll be in Boulder, winters…

He'll be in Boulder, winters on the Front Range tend to be kind of...erratic and you get a LOT of sunshine in Colorado.

Seriously what goes on at…

Seriously what goes on at the other B1G schools we don't really give a fuck about?

All these writers from Wisconsin and Northwestern with these giant hate hard-ons for Michigan is just plain weird.

Yep, this is my concern as…

Yep, this is my concern as well.  I am not sure what the deal is with Bowl Games with this team, but the bowl record speaks for itself.  They SUCK in the post-season and until they don't I won't have any faith that they do.

Now maybe the worm turns this year, just like it did three years ago in the other game I lost all faith in, but until I see it I am not going to believe it.

I think I’d rather forget it…

I think I’d rather forget it ever happened, putrid and embarrassing offense all around.

That game would be amazing…

That game would be amazing…

Not happening 

Not happening