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I'd appreciate it greatly. thanks!

I'm staying in midtown and I've been seeing Louisville fans arriving throughout the day. I was just down in the hotel lobby a few minutes ago (12:30 am-ish) and 4 or 5 more parties were just checking in. I have a feeling half the state of KY might be in GA right now...

Cbssports.com has replays available. Just click the "watch live" link in the second set of menus across the top.

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/445619

Not exactly scalping related... but the Alumni Tour now lists limited ticket availability with their package. *BUT* They don't say where the seats are. Anyone know?

Any season ticket holders not planning on trying for FF tix?

US did not deserve that point

I think this is overly critical.

I too was a student during their reign and attended both FF trips. To say the losses were disappointing is one thing. But to say they didn't live up to expectations is to my mind beyond harsh. We all knew they were going to be good - but the freshman year was far better than what the preseason expectations were. The soph year certainly had high expectations. And while they didn't bring home the championship, it's not as if they choked and bailed in the second round or anything. They were there at the very end and ended up perhaps one miscalled TO away from winning it.

Despite not actually winning the title, I consider those two years as some of the most successful in program history (putting aside the unrelated stuff that had nothing to do with what happened on the court).

ugh...

us 33% them 46%

I'm not suggesting you do it... as what you've already done is great and it will be interesting to follow as we go thru the season. BUT, I would love to see this same approach applied to say other team/conference specific trends. In other words could something like this show bias (whether deserved or not) for/against certain teams or conferences? Would be interesting to see....

If you have a uniqname (student, alum, employee, etc.) then the UM VPN + IPTV combo works great.

I think it's IU or Minny...

I'm starting to worry a bit that we haven't really been tested yet. So, it might be a little more open than it currently appears. I mean, not to be too negative - but who have we really beaten? NC State? Kstate? those are prolly the best wins on our record. Pitt is looking more and more like a middle of the rd team at best. None of the above are really marquee matchups to my mind.

Don't get me wrong, I love the way we're playing and Trey is on another planet. But ultimately I don't think we'll have a really good idea where we stand relative to the rest of the conf for at least another 2-3 weeks. Just so many good teams this year.

Lol true story - the Zingerman's crew painted our house when they were just starting out (that was their day job at the time). Then my dad used to bring them their bread every day from Farmington until the daily order got to be too much for him to stick in the back of the Taurus.

Actually you don't need to have a @umich.edu address to sign up and associate yourself with UM.

When you go thru the verification process they just ask you which school you're with if your email isn't recognized. (Though addresses from yahoo, me, etc. aren't allowed.)

Be sure to connect to the All Traffic profile NOT the Alumni/Retiree profile. You can download that one and install - It'll just create a new profile for the All Traffic.

I'm with you. Does this make everyone on the US team 'American' except for Wondolowski (half Native American)?

That aside... I have to go with the Germans. My German half demands it. The Chinese half says "huh? Portugal for sure."

Not sure if I should put this in a diff thread - But since all the nerds seem to have congregated here anyway...

I too am looking for a coder.

Ideal candidate would have a portfolio of mobile apps to show off (preferably iPhone but even better if you can do iOS and Android)

App dev would be mostly game/interactive content type stuff (think Morris Lessmore).

We're a smallish, entertainment focused company located in Burbank, CA.

Email skwasha@gmail.com if you or someone you know might fit the bill.

I bet the MySpace guys thought the same thing....

The important thing to note is that is the PRINT style guide.... So, while the Athletic Dept. is using those Pantones for print materials, it obviously is not necessarily using them for uniform colors.

For what it's worth, there is also a web style guide: http://www.logos.umich.edu/web.html

That indicates the proper hex colors to use as Blue #3A5E8C and Yellow #F6D565. Interesting that nobody posted those colors...

The conversions for PMS 282 and PMS 116 are respectively #002654 and #FCD116 (the ones submitted by Seth).

I'm not even a lions fan, but this is pretty ridiculous... Lions have been called for 4-5 penalties that were marginal at BEST, while NO got away with the same plays. Have the lions committed some stupid, ridiculous penalties? Yes. But that doesn't change the fact that the calls have been unbalanced. The tally is currently 11-3 when it should be more like 7-5(6). Take into account when those missing calls should have been (FG attempt, etc.) and it writes a diff story.

That said, I do think the Saints deserved the win more. I just feel like they were provided an easier path to it than they deserved.

Personally, I'm not a huge fan. But *shrug* if the players want em, so be it. I do wish they could at least make the shade of yellow match the wing/stripes though.

You could... Multiple NICs on the same subnet *can* work. But it's not the best solution and can cause weirdness.

It'd be much simpler to tell your computer what traffic you didn't want going to the VPN.

Normally (no VPN) your computer's routing table (a directory of where to send what traffic) has an entry that says send everything to the main gateway (usually the router in your home.) Then your home router figures out where to send the traffic. When you connect to the VPN a new entry gets added to the table that takes precedence over the existing entry and says instead, 'send all traffic to me.' So, everything gets sent via the VPN tunnel and the VPN server now figures out where it needs to go.

However, the way routing works if there is a more specific route it will be used. So, all you need to do is tell your computer which traffic should use the router as its path instead of the VPN.

On a Mac adding a route would look something like this (PC is very similar):

MyMac:~ me$ sudo route add <IP address I don't want on VPN>/32 <IP address of my home router>

Now traffic to that IP will bypass the VPN.

I realize this solution may not be ideal for less tech-savvy members...

But $20/mo for  VPN you'll use 6-10 hours a week seems ridiculous to me. So, I would instead propose using an Amazon EC2 micro instance in the Ireland availability zone and then just proxy (or VPN if necessary) through that. At $.025/hr + data transfer costs, you'd no doubt pay less than $20 for the entire season.

Also, I see no where in the terms that they require a non-US billing address. Am I missing it somewhere?

Edit: Even better... OpenVPN has an AMI available to make this even easier. See here. Since you get 2 client connections for free, you'd still only be paying for the EC2 instance and the data transfer.

Having grown up with M football in the Bo era, I for one am all for the stickers. I don't give a rat's a** what tsio does or not (esp. since Woody snaked the idea from Bo.). I thought they were cool then, I wouldn't mind them now.

That said, I think you leave it up to the team. Let them decide if they wanna use them or not. If they decide to leave them off the helmets, then fine. If they want them, also fine.

Why should we really care? Isn't it about what's gonna make the team better? Not whether some dufus in row 43 thinks the helmets look better with/without stickers?

I know many have posited that they will be without additional players... But given the NCAA's history in dealing with these things, there's every possibility no further sanctions would come down for the coming season.

I'm not saying they might not eventually get hit with (hopefully a lot) more. But the Aug 12 hearing is specifically related to Tressel breaking rule 10.1. The NCAA would either have to push back the hearing and broaden its investigation or start a new investigation into the new allegations. In either case nothing would likely come down in the way of sanctions for awhile.

Look at USC. That story first broke in 06 (with infractions going back to 04) and they are not going to start serving most of their penalties until next year. That's 6 years they've been dealing with the case.

I don't think this case will last that long. But realistically if the NCAA *is* going to dig deeper (as I'm sure we all hope they do), it's gonna take time.

Mine finally went thru. After several hours of frustration. :/

Unfortunately, they were already working with the NCAA on the investigation at the time the Yahoo! story came out. So, as far as the NCAA is concerned, it was self-reported. You and I and the rest of the world may not have known about it until the story broke - but the NCAA did.

I wish it weren't so, but it is.

Of course the *perception* of what went down may have some impact on what the NCAA ultimately does to them. Since I think they may be tiring of being the press' whipping boys. I think the NCAA prolly thought when they came down on SC that everyone would be happy and they could go back in their closet. Then Auburn happened, and Oregon, and OSU... Now they look like pansies again.

For a primer on eligibility, I actually found these PDFs from some Big 12 compliance seminars. They cover the whole issue of redshirt/hardship/etc. They're not too long and spell things out fairly clearly. I encourage everyone to take a look. They do not cover the practice of switching a counter to being a non-counter due to injury (Saban.)

Initial Counters

Medical Hardships

Extending the 5 yr clock

Please feel free to keep us up to date as the season progresses. I'm not say those of us that were interested throughout the read shouldn't keep up on their own, just that the rest of the board (read, those other lazy mofos ;) might enjoy an update from time to time. Would prolly help build general awareness, and ultimately some of that desired in-arena support.

I tend to agree with the OP. Note they didn't say the responses needed to be stopped, merely tempered. To my mind this means lowering the level of some of the invective and general snarkiness about it. It's as if some people care more about ridiculing a poster for a redundant post than the actual content of the board. If someone has already replied with a simple "This was already posted/covered in <link to original post with title>, thanks." Then isn't that enough? Just move on and leave the topic alone.

Google is your friend

Eddie the Eagle

1) Currently freelance. But previously managed an engineering group responsible for design, installation and management of enterprise systems for a Fortune 100 healthcare company. (Think lots of computers and cables in big, cold, white rooms)

2) They expected help and mentoring as well as clear direction. Additionally, there's always the need for shielding them from unnecessary outside influences and obstructions so that they can effectively perform their duties. (i.e., "can you keep annoying person X off my back please?")

3) Most of the stress derives from either the unrealistic expectations of others or dealing with the bureaucracy of a huge company. That includes having to tolerate imbeciles.

4) See #3.

5) Seeing something you've worked on come to fruition. Satisfaction from seeing your charges grow and learn. Fat paychecks/bonuses never hurt.

6) Good managers can adapt. Your average to below avg. mgr. has a style and sticks with it. This works if all his subordinates are of the same type or if they are smart enough to adapt to the mgr. But a really good mgr. can adapt to the situation and people around her/him and coax the best results from all.

7) Experience. There is no substitute. I think it helps to have experienced many types of mgmt style as a subordinate yourself. It helps you to understand what will/won't work. Also, having the background to understand where your employees are coming from is helpful. You don't need to know everything about what a person does, but you can't be clueless either.

8) Biggest mistakes were bad hires. Sometimes what comes across in interviews just doesn't manifest on the job. Other than that, I would say not recognizing issues quickly enough to minimize their impact.

We make SO much $$$ from the Adidas contract (~$7.5M/yr, that's more than OR gets from Nike BTW) that Nike would have to ante up big time come renegotiation time for us to switch I think. Business is business.

You are correct. Actually, we have two dedicated, onsite account reps with Adidas. And it was expressly written into the contract that we would have input into the designs, something we did not actually have with Nike previously.

Here's an article from the Daily that talks a bit about the contract.

There are a couple others out there as well.

I don't think it's really all that surprising... College jobs, much like any others are often won by who you know more than what you know. Not that he wasn't a good fit there. Simply pointing out that networking and connections are often the determining factors.

Here here!

I also find it disheartening that the term, because it's been misused, has become less important or misunderstood.

When people say they want a Michigan Man at the helm, I agree wholeheartedly. The problem is that not everyone understands what that really means. I couldn't care less if you coached for tOSU (Bo did), if you are at Michigan and that's where you want to be, then you are a Michigan Man.

The irony of course being that Frieder is a UM alum while Fisher is not.

I agree that recruiting is extremely important. However, I think hiring a coach that will win and win as quickly as possible will sort of make the recruiting fall into place. Case in point, tOSU. Tressel came in, stabilized the class he had at the time and then started winning like a mofo. At the time he was hired he came from 1A ball. So, I don't think it's necessarily imperative that the hire be a "name." It certainly wouldn't hurt. I just don't think it's nearly as important as other factors.

It seems fairly clear that Fitzgerald and Pinkel were at least reached out to as well...

Didn't Tom post earlier that Chizik was gonna be calling Kris tomorrow to let him know one way or another? That article is 2 days old.

*Lowers head in shame*

I shall loft 100 MGoHailMarys in penance.

Seriously, absolutely no offense intended here - but if the wealthy ppl you know and are referring to are that humble, that's great. But my experience is that if private is available then that's the way to go. By a long shot.

How bout this guy?

This guy is friends with Bowden and Holtz. So, he must be good, right?

Apologies if you don't approve, but the fact is even Brian's posts have not been comprehensive WRT coaching choices. He admits as much in his last. I'm simply trying to consolidate all the discussion. Futile? Probably. Pointless? Likely. C'est la vie.

Amen. B1G rules would prevent LM from realizing the oversigning shenanigans he has at LSU. But that's like saying "well now that we have child molester X in custody, he won't be a molester anymore." OK, yes - a bit of hyperbole. Nevertheless, the sentiment is the same. Character is character and it doesn't/shouldn't change with the circumstances.

Ummm hello??? Acoustic coupler - duh... sheesh get with the program. We're in the digital age now fercrissakes.

/s

Umm... K.C. Keeler? Not a suggestion he is "the one" (still plenty of viable big names out there)  but rather a suggestion he *could* be.

oops

You are correct. The excerpt you posted is also correct in stating that postings require a 7 calendar day minimum posting time. However, there is a waiver process that can be used when a job needs to be filled in a timely manner that the 7 days might impact. The entire policy is here: http://spg.umich.edu/pdf/201.22.pdf

Bottom line. If they wanna do something tomorrow (or for that matter yesterday), they can.

The best part of this post is that TLOTR is actually on *right now*!

Two specific cases are cited in the piece. One getting more time than the other. However, publicly available numbers regarding oversignings, etc. make it virtually impossible that they are the only two cases.

Watch the piece, do your own research, then make up your own mind. I fear too many here simply side one way or the other without any due diligence.

To your question of whether something might be legal/lawful without being moral... I would refer you to the many fine articles, books, etc. that have chronicled our latest economic 'situation.' You may (or may not) change your answer to that question.

I encourage you to go look up the numbers yourself then.

Relevant section from LM's contract:

C. . Unless notice has been given to COACH by the UNIVERSITY of

COACH's termination pursuant to Section 13 of this Contract, neither COACH nor his agent shall, under any circumstances, discuss or negotiate directly or indirectly his prospective employment with any other institution of higher education or professional athletic team without giving at least 24 hours prior written notice to the Athletics Director

If anyone is interested in reading through what a big-time coaching contract looks like, his is on file here: http://i.usatoday.net/sports/graphics/2009/coaches-contracts/pdf/miles_lsu.pdf

There's some interesting stuff in there... And if nothing else, it could give you a 15 minute reprieve from hitting F5.

You can look up data back to 2002 here: http://www.umsalary.info/

However, I don't believe it will show any bonuses earned. Additionally, any non-U compensation (e.g., sponsorships) wouldn't be there. 

As noted by a previous poster though, it's mostly useless data without data from other schools to compare with. I would also add that the crazy inflation in coaching salaries has really only been a fairly recent phenomena (~10 yrs or so.)

I too would like to see Keeler get a good look. He was one of our finalists last time around and the guy has been money at DE. For the record:

At the DIII he was even more dominant.

Only problem is DE is his alma mater and he might just be content there.

Since it seems to be an issue for some, he's 51.

Yes. As I said, as a pos. coach. But only HC xp was Youngstown.

Tressel's only HC experience prior to OSU was Youngstown State. Yes, he did have pos. coach exp. But still, just sayin...

Interesting quotes from K.C. Keeler in a recent profile/interview (right before RR was let go.)

"That whole Michigan thing was for real," Keeler said.

"If [current coach Rich] Rodriguez hadn't taken the job, I was one of three they were going to bring in for an interview. That was Michigan. That was pretty flattering."

Here's the whole piece: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110103/SPORTS07/101030328/Keeler-not-looking-to-leave-UD

FWIW it also paints him as pretty content where he's at, but doesn't rule out a move to somewhere else.

Actually, having read that DB had a penchant for sitting in on film sessions and such - might that not be a deterrent for JH (or for that matter, any other HC prospect)?

Stoops earning breakdown past yr and next 2 yrs. I included 2012 for completeness. Also note he gets an $800K bonus at the end of the '11 season. Basically, it would take mad cash to match what he's already getting:

2010: $3.875 million
$250,000 (base salary)
$2.925 million (unrestricted private funds)
$700,000 (stay bonus payable in July 2011)
2011: $4.875 million 
$250,000 (base salary)
$3.125 million (unrestricted private funds)
$700,000 (stay bonus payable in July 2012)
$800,000 (payable following the 2011 season)
2012: $4.275 million
$250,000 (base salary)
$3.325 million (unrestricted private funds)
$700,000 (stay bonus payable in July 2013)

Indications from sources (e.g., Schefter, Mortensen, etc.) are that SF is not willing to ante up to the $$$ JH is looking for. MIA (Ross) might be willing to. But even so, my personal feeling is that it'll have to be the right situation (control, etc.) for JH to make the jump. If he decides (in spite of the $$) that the sit isn't right, then he'll likely just stick with Stanford.

Just MHO.

Do you really consider Palm Springs a suburb of LA? I mean, it's 100+ miles east fercrissakes.

You're probably right. I wasn't trying to suggest he'd stay college anyway - just pointing to past statements. At this point there looks to be too much NFL smoke (i.e., $$$$) for there not to be a change. Though, I do think if for some reason none of the NFL jobs feel 'right' for him, he'll prolly end up back at Stanford.

Just in from Mortensen:

mortreport Chris Mortensen 

 

 

Filed to ESPN: Dolphins owner Steve Ross has traveled west to make an urgent pitch to Jim Harbaugh to become their next coach

Diaz just split... Off to Texas.

JH has said so himself. From an interview he did a yr and a half ago:

Another interesting response came when Harbaugh was asked about his potential future as an NFL head coach. While one would expect Harbaugh to say he will stay at Stanford forever, I was surprised by the way he denied his ability to coach in the NFL. “I consider myself a collegiate coach.” He followed that up later with “I think I am a college guy.”

Not to mention it took him 6 yrs to get there. Everyone keeps talking about how he's turned around BS and SDSU. I don't see it myself. I'm not saying the guy is bad. But I just don't see any evidence he's all that either.

One is a horse, the other's an ass.

At least in the second one he actually used Harbaugh quotes instead of unnamed sources...

John H said in and interview he "wouldn't be surprised" if Jim stayed at Stanford:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/early-lead/2011/01/john_harbaugh_thinks_theres_go.html

Note he qualifies that he doesn't know anything for sure. But still...

The quote that gets all the attention is "a Michigan man will coach Michigan, not an Arizona State man." Bo said it after Frieder announced he was leaving for ASU right before the tourney was starting.

But, guess what? Frieder was the one that went to UM, not Fisher. So, obviously alumni status has nothing to do with being a 'Michigan Man.' It has everything to do with (by Bo's standards) dedication and loyalty to Michigan. Period.

In all the talk re: Tate's academics I noticed everyone is focused on just the quote where he says it's easy here. Also, there's been lots of speculating about why he took 16 credits, where are the counselors, etc. I would encourage anyone who's only seen some of the quotes to actually go and read the entire piece.

Here's one quote in particular I felt maybe some here hadn't made it to (italics for emphasis mine):

This academic semester: “I have 16 credits. So it was tough. I’m declared a junior next month so for me to be eligible, I have to have the credits a junior would have. All I needed was 14, but they gave me 16, just in case I didn’t do well in another class. Which is smart. I feel like I did well in all my classes. I feel like I was good enough in all of the, to get a C or higher. So that’s a good thing. I’m doing well in school. I’m starting to realize how important school is. I used to never take it that seriously and as long as I got by I was fine. But now it’s like, especially now that I don’t play, I have to realize football will only be there so long. Sooner or later, you’re going to have to get a job and nobody’s going to hire you if you don’t have degree and if you have a degree from here, you’ll have a hell of a job.”

I think that statement makes it pretty clear that the academic counselors were the ones advising the 16 credits. Which also implies they had a pretty good read on where he stood at the beginning of the term. Of course, the rest of the quote, where he talks about how he thinks he was good enough unfortunately turned out to be wrong. Nevertheless, I think a lot of comments here could have been avoided if people had just read the entire interview.

I live in the h'wood hills and have made the friday trek up to the SB area many times. I wouldn't sweat the traffic too much this time of year.

That said, you might consider forgoing the 101 or the 5 and just stick with streets (6th, beverly, sunset, etc.) and hop on the 101 around the cahuenga pass area, mebbe just over the hill. Unfortunately, the stretch from the 134/170 junction to the 405 is pretty much always a hassle. So, your idea of taking the 170/5 to the 118 might actually not be so bad.

Still debating whether to make the trip or not. Maybe make a wine tasting weekend out of it ;)