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2 years 3 weeks ago shocking...you have us losing to msu

i trust your prediction for anything UM related as much as i'd trust an msu student to do my chemistry homework.
2 years 4 weeks ago roh and it isn't even close

with the number of nfl teams running a 3-4 defense he's the prototypical OLB they'll all want. he'll rack up 8-10 sacks this year setting up his coming out party in 2011.
2 years 6 weeks ago hmm

I've heard questioning of skill players from a spread translating to the pro's but you don't hear about o-linemen very often. I'm sure Jason Smith from last year's draft might argue with this rationale. Was he so difficult to evaluate that we went #2 overall.

It's interesting how misinformed supposed knowledgeable people can be.
2 years 6 weeks ago this kid is a complete stud

he's got above average speed, great body control and even better hands. i understand the knock on him being skinny but it's mostly his upper body and not his lower (no homo). get him in a college weight training program and he's got the frame to put on 10-15 pounds in no time.
2 years 8 weeks ago prob 10-12 years total, then he retires

he's got a proven track record, but doesn't have the necessary talent to consistently win in the big ten. however, the way he's recruiting he'll get there. next year will likely be very rough, but two years from now going forward he'll have an entire roster of players fitting his system.

remember, next year we'll have zero seniors and only three juniors. the future is still bright.
2 years 8 weeks ago your facts and assumptions are both wrong

the population of Allegheny County peaked in 1960 at 1.6M. It is now at 1.2M. Metro Detroit (tri-county area including wayne, oakland and macomb) peaked in 1970 at 4.5M and is now sitting at about 4.4M. the source is wikipedia fwiw. this is somewhat comparing apples to oranges as i'm sure other counties surrounding pitts maybe have seen an increase. besides, now that pittsburgh has cindy crosby that will surely drive people away that can't tolerate his incessant whining.

enough arguing. go blue.
2 years 8 weeks ago well, not to get in to semantics

but the scenario you explain is exactly what happened in metro detroit over the last 50 years. oakland county, just north of the D, was one of the wealthiest counties in the country up until about 2004.

i realize pittsburgh is much smaller and in much better shape than detroit hence the mention of the sheer emptiness of detroit. however, both of their populations are half what they were in the 1950's.
2 years 8 weeks ago very well said

the population loss has occurred in several rust belt cities (pittsburg, cleveland, st. louis to name a few). however, the sheer size and emptiness of detroit is far beyond anything you'll find anywhere else. it's needed a strong mayor, new leader of education and a weeding out of the corrupt political culture. these three things appear to have happened. now let's see if some changes occur over the next five to ten years.
2 years 8 weeks ago yes it is

however, there are pockets in the immediate downtown and midtown area that are pretty decent. political leaders have bled the city dry and most have moved to the suburbs. honestly though, with some recent and future planned development, and bing taking over as mayor, it seems it might, a very small might, have a chance to improve. if you want a microcosm of what has ruined detroit, check out this article:

http://detnews.com/article/20100304/OPINION03/3040437/Does-DPS-leader-s-...
2 years 11 weeks ago likely below .500

assuming manny is gone we lose over 60% of our scoring from this year. and we enter next season without a single big man that has played a minute of ball at the college level. i'll root as hard as any other fan, but i'm also a realist. the fact that beilein hasn't more aggressively pursued another big man in this recruiting class is completely baffling. most of the big ten ate us alive up front this year, and i don't see a reason for it being different next season.
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