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In my experience, cases do…

In my experience, cases do not always show up on Pacer immediately after they are filed. I have had some cases where the case does not show up for a couple of business days after filing a complaint. Think it can depend on the clerk.

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That Reschke line got me…

That Reschke line got me good. Great articles as always Raj and Bryan.

Dylan at UMHoops expects him…

Dylan at UMHoops expects him to play the 2 and 3, probably not at all at the 4. 

You cannot go under screens…

You cannot go under screens on Winston. I have watched many MSU games this season. Although Winston did not hit any 3s in our first matchup, if you give him a foot of space he will hit 3s and that is worse than a layup. All they need to do is have better rotations than they did in the previous game. Going under screens would definitely not be the answer.

FWIW, I was at the game…

FWIW, I was at the game sitting behind the bench and he warmed up at what seeemed like full go and was dressed. Hopefully more of a precautionary thing.

I don't have an answer to…

I don't have an answer to your question about why Beilein is so good at developing point guards, but I can try to answer about DeJulius after following basketball recruiting quite a bit.

DeJulius is not the same kind of player as Z. I would say he is closer to D Walt than Z. He is a guy that is very talented offensively and can shoot from anywhere. This is why many fans thought we might be seeing more of him with Z's lack of shooting prowess. I think DeJulius is very competitive like Z, but I think it is hard to find someone quite as fiery as Z. What Z lacks in offensive polish, he makes up for in speed and defense. DeJulius has that polish on offense.

All in all, I do not think the team will look the same when/if DeJulius takes the reins in the next few years. Will they revert back to a team with an amazing offense and a subpar defense, I doubt it. Z, Matthews and Yaklich seemed to have changed the identity of the program, but you will be hard pressed to replace the quality of defenders that they are. I imagine in the next few years the offense will get better with the insertion of a sharpshooting point guard back into the lineup and the defensive efficiency may drop down a little.

If you want to see the type of player that DeJulius can be, it is fun to watch his performance against Foster Loyer and Clarkston (widely regarded as the best team in the state last year). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBiVjhwxyJk

I definitely agree with your…

I definitely agree with your whole comment. Bama is definitely more like Real, but no college sports rivalry can match the meaning of the rivalry between Barcelona and Real. I tried to think of one that would fit, but it just doesn't fit.

And it's not just Barcelona and Real Madrid, but all of the clubs in Spain that are tied to independence movements in their respective regions. There just has not been anything nearly as significant in the US.

Interesting

Interesting

The punting was actually…

The punting was actually what impressed me the most. I was more upset than most last year about the crappy punting. Shanks, not doing well at directional punting and keeping it out of the end zone plagued the team last year. Or defense is good, but when they are having to start a drive in their own half it’s tough.

Last night, most of Hart’s punts were not deep in our own zone and he showed that he has the potential to kick it within the 10 yard line. In his one opportunity to punt it deep he boomed it, high and long. I think this ability will help a ton later in the season when the defense is more settled in and are to their usual ways of stopping offenses.

It didn’t really matter to…

It didn’t really matter to the outcome of the game I don’t think, but it was definitely expired. I was at the game and watched the play clock. The ball was not snapped until .5-1 second after the clock hit zero. Harbaugh complained to the refs after to no avail.

Just saw that this is…

Just saw that this is against the rules, ignore the previous comment.

Could I get some CFB upvotes…

Could I get some CFB upvotes? Almost a 2 star. Reddit username is u/rileytheprince

Based on his other tweets and retweets, he is committed. Based on his other tweets and retweets, he is committed.



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Oh I'm not sure. I read it as

Oh I'm not sure. I read it as he committed, but I could definitely be wrong. This post can be taken down if it was premature.

No, that's what a cursive n looks like. No, that's what a cursive n looks like.



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Refs are keeping Iowa in the game. Refs are keeping Iowa in the game.



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Charles Matthews

I could see Charles Matthews picking up some slack at the point guard position next year if neither Brooks nor Simpson appears set to take over the reigns next year. I went to the students only practice this year and I would say he is probably the most talented guard type we have on the team. I could see him playing a Manny Harris/Darius Morris type role where he takes over the offense as a taller point guard. Then again, Rahk can handle some point guard duties too if Beilein would rather have Matthews as a 2 and the younger point guards aren't playing well.

Exactly

There were 30 seconds left and the Lions were on the 5 yard line. They weren't going to run it at all and they had 3 time outs left. There was absolutely no need to call a timeout. Not too suprising from this announcer though. He can't keep the players from each team straight. Called Stafford Barkley about 3 times on the same drive.

Bigs

The Big Ten does have some pretty good offensive big men this year. Two that come off the top of my head are Thomas Bryant of Indiana and Ethan Happ of Wisconsin. I haven't followed the middling Big Ten teams as much, but I do think Moe is up there with those guys. They are both more proven, as they were both in the running for Big Ten Freshman of the Year last year, but Moe's outside shooting seems a lot nicer than the two of them. It will be very interesting to see where this season takes him. I think he has the potential to be an elite player if he could work out the mental mistakes.

Exact same thing happened to

Exact same thing happened to me.

It was first done in 1977 and It was first done in 1977 and Children of Yost tweeted for Markley to recreate it. Don't know how to post the tweet or picture from 1977 from mobile.



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Yeah, not sure how we can be Yeah, not sure how we can be considered short this year. If DJ Wilson takes the starting role at the 4 we will have plenty of height in the lineup.



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You can't advance an onside kick. You can't advance an onside kick.



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We aren't that dumb. We aren't that dumb.



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I was going to argue with I was going to argue with you, but it seems like you might not be there totally in the head. If you are able to, do some research on Germany after World War II. Germany apologized, agreed to prosecute the leaders of the holocaust, took sanctions, etc. That is why we have forgiven Germany. They don't try to uphold the Nazi legacy.



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You already forgot about the catch? You already forgot about the catch?



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Definitely impressive. But I

Definitely impressive. But I would also be very impressed if a sprinter could be the top in the world at the 200m sprint and 400m sprint as well as 200m hurdles and 400m hurdles. That's obviously not a 1 to 1 comparison with the various swimming strokes, but you get the point.

Interesting. I am definitely

Interesting. I am definitely no swimming expert, so I figured being really good in the various strokes would be more difficult than swimming different distances just because of the technical differences you have to master. Knowing that I was in fact wrong, I definitely give Ledecky more props.

Interesting. I am definitely

Interesting. I am definitely no swimming expert, so I figured being really good in the various strokes would be more difficult than swimming different distances just because of the technical differences you have to master. Knowing that I was in fact wrong, I definitely give Ledecky more props.

In fact, I'm not even sure I

In fact, I'm not even sure I would call Ledecky the best female swimmer at these olympics. Katinka Hosszu will end these olympics with most likely one more gold than Ledecky and she got gold in the 200 IM and 400 IM which show that she's not just great at one stroke.

I think Ledecky is awesome, I think Ledecky is awesome, but I don't think we can give her the title of GOAT yet. One thing that pushes her down the totem pole for me is that she only is competing in one stroke. I think part of the greatness of Phelps is that he's so diversified and the greatness of Biles is that she's better than everyone else at just about every aspect of gymnastics. Right now Ledecky is the best freestyle swimmer at the olympics, but she has more to prove if she wants to be the GOAT.



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Agree about MSU, but Iowa

Agree about MSU, but Iowa still might be top 15 when we play them just because of their schedule. Only difficult games before they play us are home against Wisconsin and at Penn State.

For students, you can see For students, you can see what seats you got by going to your order history. I'm Section 28, row 9.



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Southampton's coach left for Southampton's coach left for Everton. That's why they're looking for a replacement.



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Guzan better not be the Guzan better not be the starting keeper by that time. And I know Bradley will most likely still be the starter there, but I hope he isn't. He isn't skilled enough or fast enough to stick with teams like Argentina. He can only make good passes when he has a ton of space and no pressure



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Exactly. The poor coaching Exactly. The poor coaching decisions started even before the first game though. There's no reason Wondolowski should be on an international team, especially when you have the option of Jordan Morris. There was 0 chance of any offense the whole game. Ridiculous.



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I don't really think almost I don't really think almost beating MSU last year is something to really hang your hat on. In my opinion, MSU was the third best team in the East last year and were aided by a miracle at Michigan and crappy weather and a bad game plan at OSU. Getting stomped by Alabama kind of brought light to the fact that they got a lot of breaks during the regular season.



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How was that girl on 1 How was that girl on 1 doubles with that serve? Didn't go in once and even if it had she had zero power behind it.



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Some context

http://deadspin.com/this-tight-new-dance-is-taking-college-basketball-b…

Basically, some Maryland basketball players started this dance video trend and college teams all over have started making videos similar to it.

Big difference here is that Big difference here is that Ivy League schools don't allow grad students to play on the sports teams, so if he wants to continue playing college basketball, he is forced to transfer.



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Indiana-Chattanooga

Indiana-Chattanooga is actually a 5 vs. 12 game

I agree that MAAR is a good I agree that MAAR is a good defender, but I don't think he has been better than Derrick this year. He was last year in his limited time, but his feet aren't as quick as Derrick's so he has trouble guarding quick guards like Trimble and Ferrel.



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I'm a big Comedy Bang Bang

I'm a big Comedy Bang Bang fan too. I think it takes a little while to really get into as well just because there are so many inside jokes and recurring characters. I look forward to listening to it every week and am going to the show at the Royal Oak Music Theater in May.

A lot of midterms this week

A lot of midterms this week as well, so the student numbers will probably be down quite a bit as well.

Donnal is guarded by slow Donnal is guarded by slow centers and Robinson is guarded by quicker 3s



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I voted for Judge Shapero I voted for Judge Shapero



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I understand trying new

I understand trying new things, but don't try them out in a rivalry game in February. That was a big game for a lot of us watching and it just totally ruined the viewing experience.

There was no one else even There was no one else even close to touching the ball when they called that jump ball.



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