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3 days 2 hours ago	Slide rules	I can't remember who spoke. He was an old engineer and spent half an hour discussing the size of a man's slide rule. It was quite phallic. Needless to say, it was not the best commencement speech.
3 weeks 6 days ago	bump to diary	Can a mod bump this up to a diary? Seems like the kind of info we'd like to keep around.
6 weeks 4 days ago	Who was guarding Smith?	He averaged 25 points per tourney game coming into this game. He was 3 for 16 and we lost the game. Ugh.
6 weeks 4 days ago	Both ways?!?	I can think of only two plays that Louisville could complain about. One, the no-call on the McGary kick, but they still retained possession. BFD. On another, Hancock came from behind and made a steal, but they called him for a foul. Hancock and Pitino threw hissy fits. Pitino should have been T'd up for that. When they showed the replay, it was obvious that Hancock came through our player's shoulder to make the steal. That was a good call. What else was there for Louisville to be upset about?
7 weeks 4 days ago	"home-grown" engineers	It's pretty common knowledge that a large percentage of engineering students are foreign-born. When I was in grad school, I was the only American-born GSRA in an office of 11. One of the good things about UofM is that it attracts the best and brightest from around the world. However, our immigration policies make it difficult for those students to stay in the US after graduation and contribute to our economy. Another problem is the job situation in Michigan. I was born and raised in Michigan, and would have loved to take a job in the state after graduation, but my opportunities were in California, Texas, and the East Coast.
7 weeks 5 days ago	Dire Wolverines	I named my fantasy baseball team, "Dire Wolverines." They're like regular wolverines, only larger and more ferocious, like our basketball team.
7 weeks 5 days ago	Yeah, but	how did two Kansas fans get tickets behind the Michigan bench? What's up with that?
7 weeks 6 days ago	Diary material	I think MGrowOld has earned the right to post whatever he wants to in a diary, and I'm not just saying that because of his nice comments about Boeing.
8 weeks 4 days ago	Barkley	I think Barkley's commentary on Mitch McCrary [SIC] was spot-on.
10 weeks 2 days ago	Lions	The glass is always somewhere between half empty and completely empty. They have a winning record about once a decade.
10 weeks 5 days ago	The jump ball	I'd keep it exactly the way it is. My pet peeve is Dick Vitale complaining about how unfair the jump ball rule is. Well, if a short guy ties up a tall guy, and they jump it up, the tall guy will win the tap. That's unfair to the short guy. Why should he be penalized for being short? The way the rule works now, if you tie a guy up, your team gets the ball half the time. That makes sense because you didn't gain possession, you only shared the possession.
11 weeks 11 hours ago	"Big Ten Referees"	There is no such thing. Someone called me out on that and they were right. Don't believe me? Check here: http://statsheet.com/mcb/referees/ted-valentine/conferences   Conference Games Fouls FPG Big Ten 162 5315 32 SEC 149 4899 32 SoCon 140 4732 33 Big East 134 4894 36 ACC 130 4755 36 MAC 30 1088 36 Conference USA 26 931 35 SWAC 9 300 33 Sun Belt 9 272 30 Big South 9 263 29 A-10 6 170 28 Big 12 5 182 36 CAA 4 144 36 Mid-Continent 2 91 45 WAC 1 33 33 MEAC 1 40 40
11 weeks 11 hours ago	"Big Ten Referees"	There is no such thing. Someone called me out on that and they were right. Don't believe me? Check here: http://statsheet.com/mcb/referees/ted-valentine/conferences   Conference Games Fouls FPG Big Ten 162 5315 32 SEC 149 4899 32 SoCon 140 4732 33 Big East 134 4894 36 ACC 130 4755 36 MAC 30 1088 36 Conference USA 26 931 35 SWAC 9 300 33 Sun Belt 9 272 30 Big South 9 263 29 A-10 6 170 28 Big 12 5 182 36 CAA 4 144 36 Mid-Continent 2 91 45 WAC 1 33 33 MEAC 1 40 40
11 weeks 2 days ago	Defence	Stauskas needs to play better defence. The rest of them need to play better defense.
11 weeks 4 days ago	Mike McGee	Where does Mike McGee belong on your list? He's our second leading scorer all-time without the benefit of the 3 point line. I vaguely remember Hubbard. McGee was the first UofM basketball star that I followed, so I'm a little biased.
12 weeks 1 day ago	Are you talking about...	MGoBlog's Cat?
12 weeks 5 days ago	Whither Heiko?	Heiko has also been missing from the front page lately. He posts more of the straightforward reporting stuff, but we're in the off-season so that's to be expected.
12 weeks 5 days ago	What is Seth?	First Seth was Misopogon, then he was Seth, now he's the editor. Seth has occassionally edited my contributions, but I don't think Brian and Ace have to pass everything by him before they post front page stuff, and if Seth is the editor, no one else is editing his stuff. I tend to get Brian's perspective and writing style more than Seth's, but I always figured that's because Brian and I are engineers, whereas Seth reads books and knows about history and stuff like that.
12 weeks 5 days ago	Blogs	The distinguishing characteristic of a blog is that there is no editor to filter the writer, so I think Seth's response is reasonable. If you want a safe site where everything is sanitized and anything edgy is deleted, don't read a blog.
12 weeks 5 days ago	Something lacking...	Hockey coverage! But Brian's not to blame for that, or maybe he is. When I started reading, he wrote mostly about football, and then when the football season was over he wrote about hockey. For some reason, he has decided not to write about the hockey team this year. I get it that they are not winning, but it is a passion for him, I would guess moreso than basketball. As such, some of the basketball coverage seems forced. The basketball fan gif they tried to make into a meme also seemed force. Memes are organic. If it works, it will happen. We cannot manufacture Lloyd Bradys or golden poops.
13 weeks 6 hours ago	douchebag buckeye	isn't that redundant?
13 weeks 5 days ago	Fab 5	The Fab 5 were 11-7 in the Big Ten their freshmen year, and finished tied for third. We're 9-4 this year and in third. The Big Ten is probably a tougher conference this year, but it's hard to compare eras. I think there was a fair amount of struggling with the Fab 5. The advantage that this year's squad has over the Fab 5 is PG play. Our recent struggles make me appreciate last year's team even more.
14 weeks 12 hours ago	Agreed	First, I didn't notice the first touch after multiple viewings, until it was pointed out in this thread. To me it looks like he's trying to tap her on the shoulder, but his fingers get a little too far. I don't see any grabbing going on, except for the mysterious hand that grabs her waist at the end. I think the old idiom "discretion is the better part of valor" applies here and the post should just be deleted.
16 weeks 7 hours ago	in Canada,	eh?
16 weeks 4 days ago	My 2 cents	I played tackle football in 7th and 8th grade, 30 years ago. Back then, hitting with your helmet was called "spearing" and resulted in a 15 yard penalty. I'm amazed that people complain about penalties being called for "helmet-to-helmet" hits, because when I played, that was a penalty, regardless if the player was defenseless or not. When I played, we had knee pads, thigh pads, hip pads, and tailbone pads. Players today, particularly in the NFL, don't wear any pads below the waist, so naturally, they are much faster and their hits are that much harder. So two changes I would make would actually be to make the game more like it was - vigorously enforce the no spearing rule, and make players wear pads. I got hit once in practice by our middle linebacker, he was a grade above me, and about 30-40 pounds heavier. My whole left arm went numb, I fumbled the ball because I had no feeling in my arm, and I got cussed out by a coach for fumbling. I realized then that football was a tough game. I kept playing because I enjoyed the game, but that was an eye-opener. I have an 8 year old son. So far, he hasn't shown an interest in playing football. I would have to think long and hard about letting him play. Does that make me a hypocrite? Maybe, but my son and his health comes first. If someone else's kid wants to risk their health, that is their business, as long as the information is out there. Somebody mentioned soccer. The youth leagues around here don't let players use their heads for fear of concussions or head trauma. I wonder about the adult soccer players who take kicks from goalies 2/3 of the way down the field off their heads. I can't imagine that's much different than boxers getting hit in the head repeatedly, leading to the punch-drunk phenomenon. Every sport has risks involved - my wife tore her calf muscle playing badminton, and I lost two teeth playing that game. You've got to live your life though.
17 weeks 1 day ago	He is serious,	and don't call him Shirley. It brings back bad memories for him. He allegedly killed Shirley.
18 weeks 8 hours ago	Pad level	High in Transit? Sounds like Brady is complaining about pad level again.
18 weeks 2 days ago	Te'oStrong	I'm betting Lance Armstrong put Te'o up to this to distract from the media sh!t storm he's going through this week.
18 weeks 3 days ago	One caveat	It seems like that rule generally holds true, except the #1 team in the country is usually protected by the refs. I wonder what would have happened if we played ohio after the new rankings came out, reflecting Duke's loss. Maybe we get another call or two? I think other conferences take care of their #1 teams moreso than the B1G does. But that's just my opinion.
18 weeks 5 days ago	Welcome to the board Oprah!	Can you give us any hints on what Lance Armstrong is going to say on your show tomorrow?

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