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1 week 3 days ago	Too many crybabies	I am tryiing not to read to many of these kind of comments, but I couldn't resist this thread.  All being a crybaby accomplishes is to make great material for schadenfreude seekers.   There are rare occasions in which a coach walks into a team that is ready to win championships.  Michigan wasn't one of them.  As far down as Michigan had gone, nobody has any right to expect anything out of this team until year four, and peak performance won't begin until year five. Michigan is 24-7 under Harbaugh so far.  Harbaugh has overachieved and raised expectations much higher than they should have been.  They may take a step backwards this season due to all of the lossses.  Basically, they lost almost all of the really good players Hoke left to the NFL and most of the ones he recruited are too young to compete for championships quite yet. Be patient, enjoy whatever this team gives you and wait until the full Harbaugh magic can kick in.  He has already done much more than most coaches would have done with the personnel he had, considering how poorly they had been developed. Or, just whine and give opponents' fans something to laugh at.  Whatever....
4 weeks 2 days ago	Uh, right...	Scott Frost's comments reeked of someone who has no class.  He should be above that as a coach.  He sounded more like a 15 year-old HS player than a coach at a quasi-major college program. May his lack of class live in infamy...
5 weeks 2 days ago	It was perfect	It was a perfect scenario: insult them on the field and apologize later.  OSU didn't exhibit much class when they beat Oklahoma, so they deserved what they got.   Mayfield looks like a leader as a player and a coaching candidate when he can't play anymore.
5 weeks 3 days ago	Don't be a hypocrite	Brandstatter was part of the first Bo team that reinstituted Michigan as a force in college football.  So was Dierdorf.  I am glad to see two people who contributed so much on the field have an opportunity to work the radio booth now. It's called "tradition."  Don't be a hyoocrite.
7 weeks 2 days ago	OK	As someone who has been a fan since 1960, I have mixed emotions.  On one side, the unis are downright ugly. On the other side, recruits may like the unis.  However, I would be a lot more comfortable with these abominations if there was some evidence that recruits actually like the unis and that they will consequently be "good for the program." Luckily, it's only one game.  I'm glad nobody has to watch this game on a black and white TV.
7 weeks 4 days ago	Bahahaha!	I wonder what the idiots who have already burned their Thomas jerseys are going to do...
7 weeks 4 days ago	Keep drinking and go to the game	When a venue doesn't sell beer inside, people feel they have to drink an entire game's worth at the tailgate party.  Maybe if enough people stagger in, they will see the error of their ways.
9 weeks 5 days ago	Mixed emotions	On one hand, he was convicted of a felony and a misdemeanor.  On the other hand, the sexual component of the case was "he said, she said" and the statement at his sentencing sounded like it was written by an attorney with a civil suit in mind.  Also, there was no accusation of penetration, ala the Sparty players.  Furthermore, he has already been punished by the courts and by the school. I am just going to trust that Harbaugh and Manuel are smart enough to make the right decision.  In Harbaugh we trust and welcome back to Perry.
9 weeks 5 days ago	Definitely 100	100 is perfect.  I would be elated if I won, but I wouldn't be devastated if I lost.
10 weeks 23 hours ago	That TP	"Sales would be through the roof?"  They tried it and sales went down the shitter...
10 weeks 2 days ago	Sparty?	It's obvious to anyone who sees patterns that Izzo went to the "dark side" after his 20 point loss to Duke in the Final Four.  After that game, he made a cryptic comment about how he was going to "do what it takes to win in today's game."  Within a few months, he had two four stars and two five stars.   If Sparty basketball was a play, it would be called "The Bagman Cometh."
10 weeks 2 days ago	Hmmm	One thing we can say with certainty: Bama and Ohio State are the most prolific cheaters in football.
10 weeks 2 days ago	Ugh	Can OT Season please fucking end now? Yeah: nobody forced me to click, etc.
10 weeks 4 days ago	AF? Puh-leeze	Staring any QB against AF isn't "scary."  Their scheme and personnel on defense are nothing special.  It's the defense that has to be "scared."
10 weeks 4 days ago	Wheatley in the slot	Wheatley or any TE in the slot of what could be called a "pro style spread" formation.  Two TE's out of four receivers spread out would cause even more matchup problems.
10 weeks 6 days ago	Harbaugh's Third Year	Harbaugh took over a 5-7 team that had no player development for four years.  He went 10-3 two years in a row.  That is way ahead of schedule.  Not counting the transition class, Harbaugh won't even have his own juniors until next year and his own seniors until 2019.   If Harbaugh can go 9-3 and win an "easy" bowl game for another 10-3 season, he will be doing great.  Brandon Peters, who probably won't start until next year, will be the first QB at Michigan who was recruited by Harbaugh.   He hasn't even started his own QB yet and people in the media are acting like this is a "put up or shut up" year. Fucking idiots...
11 weeks 14 hours ago	Fuck him	When Whitlock worked for the Ann Arbor news, I watched him eat what looked like a half of the menu in one sitting at CUBS AC.  He "held court" while shoving food into his face and came off as having one of the most inflated egos I have ever seen. I have never taken him seriously since.  He is a massive, arrogant, pompous glutton who will say anything to get attention.  I guess it has worked for him.  But I just think about his girth and his unjustified arrogance whenever I hear his name.
11 weeks 2 days ago	Strong up the middle	Sounds like Avila subscribes to the old adage that you need to be "strong up the middle" to win championships.  Years of "reloading" a team that couldn't quite get it done have taken their toll on the farm system.   Sadly, the Tigers are going to have to go through a year or two of being an "AAA team for contenders" for a year or two: maybe even three.  When they finally hire a new manager, he will hopefully be set up to succeed like Joe Maddon was in Tampa Bay before they pulled the plug on him. The next manager will also get something Maddon never had in Tampa Bay: a high payroll to attract free agents.
11 weeks 2 days ago	Oh, Yeah?	"Nobody is as good as Notre Dame when it comes to being ranked pre-season but actually being bad at football." Sparty's 3-9 beat out ND's 4-8 last year in the "bad football" category.  However, Sparty was ranked 12th in the preseason poll while ND was ranked 10th. I am still giving Sparty the edge here.
11 weeks 2 days ago	Money Wins	Michigan is always going to lose recruits to dirty programs.  As for them saying "nice things," what do you expect them to say?  "I love Michigan, but they don't pay and I got a cool $200K from Kentucky?"
11 weeks 4 days ago	I'm going the other way with this...	I wonder if their head coach did something to piss Beilein off?
11 weeks 4 days ago	Wow	I had no idea he was still in the league.  Something tells me he is about to lose his cushy Backup QB job.  Backup QB is the best job in the league.  They wear the red jersey in practice and seldom play.  They probably have less risk of CTE than anyone besides kickers. And they still get paid...
12 weeks 1 day ago	Silver Lining	He didn't say he thought the spot was correct.  He just said the calls with Harbaugh went OK.  I guess this is progress.
12 weeks 2 days ago	Great news	If any underdog earned a contract with his performance this summer, it was Walton.  I hope he has a long and prosperous NBA career before he comes back to coach.
12 weeks 3 days ago	Not a whiner	Spieth isn't a "whiner."  He's a pretty stable guy who has figured out a way to go "into the zone" whenever he gets pissed.  That is a great way to win tournaments.
12 weeks 4 days ago	4-8?	I'm a nice guy.  I'll give Sparty 5-7.
12 weeks 4 days ago	Dilemma	Freeze has a dilemma here.  Does he say he was calling the escort service for himself, piss off his wife, and give her a evidence for a large divorce settlement on a silver platter, or does he say he was arranging "hostess sandwiches" for recruits, as Ole Miss has been known to do in the past? I would throw Ole Miss under the bus if it were I who was in this situation.
13 weeks 1 day ago	To be fair	To  be fair about the "Grant Perry situation," Perry did miss a bowl game and a trip to Europe.  Callaway's road has been similar; he was found "not responsible" for an alleged sexual assault during a Title IX investigation. If it was just about smoking pot, I think a bunch of stadium steps and gassers would be appropriate.  I am going to trust their coach's judgment here. As far as the real reason a lot of people want to see him suspended, I don't think one WR is going to make a difference in this game.  At least not Antonio Callaway.  When the game is over, I think many of us are going to wonder what we were scared about going into this game.   I think Michigan's rebuilt OL and defense are going to neutralize everything Florida tries to do on both sides of the ball. Bring it on, Gators.  With or without Callaway.
13 weeks 2 days ago	Ethics	JB refuses to pay players and AAU handlers.  That is why he "can't recruit."  The only time Michigan ever got a lot of top ten and top twenty guys was when Ed Martin was paying them. The only real answer is to lobby for the removal of the rules against paying players.  Let the players get whatever they can for their services during what, for some of them, are their peak earning years.
13 weeks 5 days ago	Nice course	They have had four US Opens and a bunch of US Amateurs at The Country Club. It's not like they had to wait that long to get into Travis Pointe...

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