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Adam Rittenberg

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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will travel with the team to Maryland, a team spokesman confirmed. Harbaugh addressed the team and participated in all the pre-game prep last week at Penn State, and will do the same this week, before serving the second game of his suspension.

I should know this, but who…

I should know this, but who is the holder for FGs and PATs?

Edit: Just checked the highlights and it looks like Robbins is the holder, so there you go.

 

 

Good advice.  I should know…

Good advice.  I should know better, but I'm usually more of a lurker here than regular poster, and mostly it's just front page stuff. Thanks.

Haha, nope.  I'll try to…

Haha, nope.  I'll try to remember not to post paywalled stuff in the future.  My bad.  I got in a while back for $1/mo and try to find some value from it.  If anybody wants a PDF of the article, happy to email it to you.

LOL, sorry.  Fair point. …

LOL, sorry.  Fair point.  Here are a few worthwhile blurbs.  

Before joining Jim Harbaugh’s staff last year, Weiss developed a reputation in Baltimore as something of a savant with numbers, tendencies and patterns. Originally an assistant to Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, Weiss was the person to call if anyone on staff had questions about data or analytics, Pagano said.

...

As Harbaugh described it before the season, innovation is part of Weiss’ job description. Harbaugh said he has never met a play he didn’t like, and he has a history of surrounding himself with offensive coaches who bring fresh ideas. Weiss’ creativity and attention to detail make him the ideal sounding board.

“We make the perfect blend, really, between Matt and myself,” Harbaugh said.

...

“With coach Weiss coming from the Ravens and being with Lamar, he has so much wisdom and knowledge about the quarterback run game,” McCarthy said. “I do feel like that adds a different dimension to our run game. It allows more space for blocks and allows the second-level defenders to worry about me running the ball.”

I'll be there.  Go Blue!

I'll be there.  Go Blue!

I believe they're trying to…

I believe they're trying to force ND to fully join the ACC.  A 12-team playoff makes it much easier for an at-large ND to make the field, whereas it's difficult for them to make it now, or even with eight (fewer at-large than a field 12).  

https://mgoblue.com/sports…

https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/chuck-filiaga/21977

I always assumed it was for the same reason that Tagovailoa is pronounced TON-go-vai-lo-a.

Feldman reports Clemson OC…

Feldman reports Clemson OC Tony Elliott is set to become the next head coach at Virginia.  Good news.

https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/1469387359489708033

Yeah I don't like O'Neill…

Yeah I don't like O'Neill but not because I am worried about bias.  I just want a consistent and cleanly called game.

We're the visiting team on…

We're the visiting team on Saturday.

Well put!

Well put!

Yep.  

(Would not have said…

Yep.  

(Would not have said this five years ago, FWIW)

Wow, reaching way back for…

Wow, reaching way back for the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time reference.  Nice.

Good luck and best wishes. …

Good luck and best wishes.  Hang in there.

Great stuff.  Thanks Seth.

Great stuff.  Thanks Seth.

Ha, very cool.  I actually…

Ha, very cool.  I actually have one of these as well.  Living in Chicagoland and being a soccer coach for my daughter on the weekends means I don't make it to very many games anymore.  If you ever want to buy another one, I could probably be convinced to part with mine.  

Go Blue.

 

Thanks for posting.  I…

Thanks for posting.  I usually listen to PAPN (even post-Bill C.) but avoided that interview with Fickell because I just didn't want to listen to him.  Appreciate this bit of info.

Agree.  Happy for him and…

Agree.  Happy for him and looking forward to what's to come.

My two favorites are Buddy's…

My two favorites are Buddy's and Lou Malnati's.  

For frozen, for some reason I really like Home Run Inn.

Agree w/ Bando above on…

Agree w/ Bando above on Alamo from an unexpected great experience.  

Your "half dozen bowls" question got me thinking.  Michigan bowls games I've been to:

Rose Bowl x3

Orange Bowl

Citrus Bowl

Alamo Bowl

Bowl games I've been to in which Michigan wasn't playing:

Holiday Bowl in San Diego

Couple of Motor City Bowls

Agree.  As far as "lesser"…

Agree.  As far as "lesser" bowl games go, that was a really fun trip.  Couldn't agree more on the river walk experience with fans from both sides partying there.  

Yeah, exactly.  We just…

Yeah, exactly.  We just haven't chosen to be obnoxious about it.  If I said, "I went to the University of Michigan," that sounds normal.  Instead of, "I went to THE University of Michigan."  For whatever reason, they think emphasizing that THE makes it sound impressive.  I don't really get it and I never have.

Here's the official U of M seal, FWIW:

 

I enjoy both of these, and…

I enjoy both of these, and PAPN is probably my favorite too (though Steven Godfrey and MGoBrian don't exactly love each other).  

I also listen to the Solid Verbal (been around a long time, getting a little tired) and The Audible (Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman).

Nice!  Thanks, been…

Nice!  Thanks, been wondering when/where these were going to be.  

Wow, that's great.

Thanks!

I remember haloscan

I didn't participate in comment threads much back then, but I do remember.  Good times.

Great post

Really enjoyed this analysis - thanks much for posting!

55-12 Michigan

55-12 Michigan

Thanks much

Appreciate it.  Apologies to all for the repeat topic.

Bow Hunting in the Woods

I used to collect golf balls in the woods behind Radrick.  I grew up on Dixboro so those woods were off the back of our property as well.  Glad we never ran into each other while you were bow hunting!  :-)

Thanks man

Keep fighting the good fight.

I'm guessing this was

I'm guessing this was accidentally posted while it was still being worked on.  It's not on the front page yet, either.

I'll be at Tommy Nevin's in Naperville for the basketball game

I'll be at Tommy Nevin's in Naperville for the basketball game on Tuesday. It's not a Michigan bar but owned and managed by a Rivals/Fort regular. I'll have a group there Tuesday if you want to join us.

Also, I work in Oak Brook so would join any Michigan fans in that area for weekday games too.

Gotta be JV

The only confidence I have in a win tonight would be with JV.  The bats are cold right now and the pen is frightening to say the least.  

#1000SSS

Regarding #1000SSS, it looks like the address of the Athletic Department (and/or ticket office) is 1000 South State Street.

My last name is Rash. I joked

My last name is Rash. I joked about naming my daughter Fannie and if we have a son, Richard.

679

679

Well said.

I've been thinking about this for a while.  I understand that on an individual basis, whether or not the ball bounces to me and I recover it is extremely random.  But if a given team is constantly flowing to the ball, gang-tackling, what-have-you on defense, then it would seem that that team would be more likely to capitalize on fumble recover opportunities.  Granted, 14 of 16 still seems really high, but I don't think it's unreasonable to say that a team's play has *some* ability to affect its fumble recovery success rate.  

If team A is coached to have its defensive linemen chase the ball on every play and team B is lackadaisical or lazy about such plays, I would absolutely expect team A to recover more opportunities.

kayfabe

In case anyone else is wondering, like I was:

In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced /ˈkeɪfeɪb/) is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature. Referring to events or interviews as being a "chore" means that the event/interview has been "kayfabed" or staged, or is part of a wrestling angle while being passed off as legitimate. Kayfabe has also evolved to become a code word of sorts for maintaining this "reality" within the realm of the general public. Kayfabe is often seen as the suspension of disbelief that is used to create the non-wrestling aspects of promotions, such as feuds, angles, and gimmicks, in a similar manner with other forms of entertainment such as soap opera or film. In relative terms, a wrestler breaking kayfabe during a show would be likened to an actor breaking character on camera. Also, since wrestling is performed in front of a live audience, whose interaction with the show is crucial to the show's success (see pop), one might compare kayfabe to the fourth wall, since there is hardly any conventional fourth wall to begin with.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe#Breaking_kayfabe

Thanks

I was unaware of the source feed so I'll switch to that.

Agreed

I enjoyed hearing about why the Sox shouldn't have covered both bases on the hard shot past Morel. Interesting stuff, makes perfect sense, and probably not something that I would have thought of otherwise.

612

612

Well...

If you're going to count road revenue from the opponent, then you'd have to include revenue given them for their trip here, which he does not.  I don't know how a home-and-home money-sharing deal is usually arranged, but maybe we're assuming a "you keep yours and I'll keep mine" type of deal.

He really crushed that ball.

He really crushed that ball.

Wow

The Mariners and Tribe played a day-night doubleheader yesterday and followed it up with a day game today?  That's a lot of baseball.

Also...

Also, the stadium is in a terrible location and not very convenient to get to.

Avila

Great work from Avila after going down 0-2.

Agreed

I will take this from Penny any day. Seems to have settled down after a shaky start.

Yep

That was big.  Gotta figure out how to get some runs now.