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45 weeks 6 days ago not worth its own thread, but. . .

BTN airing 1981 OSU- Stanford right now. Big tackle was just made by . . . Chris Cicero. I'll bet that kid turns out to be a bang-up lawyer and proud Bucks supporter when his playing days are done.

52 weeks 14 hours ago Other ADs

Then there's Weidenbach Hall, and the Schembechler Building . . . and the Goss Halo (currently gathering dust in storage).
1 year 19 weeks ago Miles rumors

At a holiday party in 2007, a gorup of 4 guys were discussing Miles.  Each claimed to have an "inside source" that had revealed what it was Miles did to piss everyone off.  Each of these guys is a Michigan alum living in AA with means to have access to/run in the same circles as UM higher-ups and/or AD personnel.  Each had a completely different story as to what Miles did.  The above-referenced rumor was one of them, but the others were completely unrelated.  That particular rumor has certainly bounced around more than others over the years, but IMHO that is as attributable to that rumor's salaciousness as to its potential truthfulness.

I accepted at that point I would never know the real story.  If Martin didn't reach out to Miles, there is a very limited group of people (Martin himself, perhaps Carr or MSC) who really know why.  Unless you hear it direct from them, I wouldn't put any stock in it.  Even if Brian or Bacon wrote a book about it, I'd take the info with a grain of salt unless it was backed with quotes from one or more of that small group, and the source(s) later stood by the quotes.  And that ain't gonna happen.
1 year 22 weeks ago Meram

Rumor has it his scalding finish to the season has him focused entirely on prepping for the MLS draft.  Don't expect any further appearances in the winged helmet.  Obviously, good for him, but a downer for those hoping he might be the answer to our kicking woes on Jan. 1 or beyond.
1 year 25 weeks ago Thanks for this thread

I agree wholeheartedly.  And it did have a significant impact on the game.  First, the TD KO return was caused in large part by a low, short kick -- not sure if Hagerup would have done better, but he's been handling KOs the last few weeks for a reason.  As soon as he caught the ball on the 15 without a coverage guy in sight, you knew it was trouble.  The shanked punt had a big impact as well.  All in all, it provided a nice teaching moment for my son (who I had "suspended" during our backyard football game yesterday for, let's just say, unsportsmanlike conduct).

One of the reasons I love Michigan (in addition to being a brainwashed lifelong fan and alum) is that we do things the right way.  And it gives me confidence that our AD will make what I believe to be the right decision in retaining RR.  In many places (cough, East Lansing, cough), a coach might have felt the need to bow to the UNACCEPTABLE crowd in order to keep his job, or at the very least felt that his AD wouldn't care about the shoddy discipline so long as the product on the field was good.  At Michigan, it's the opposite -- I believe the coach knows that letting a player play despite the rules violation would be a bigger black mark in the AD's book than the blowout loss.
1 year 26 weeks ago Live sighting

Actually saw young Lloyd in person at the soccer game yesterday.  If was after the game, and he had that blissful smile on his face that I remember from earlier in the season.  It was good to see it again.
1 year 29 weeks ago Dorrestein

Watching this for the umpteenth time, I noticed something about Dorrestein that I didn't in any of the umpteen times I looked at the original picture pages or the non-captioned video.  Dorrestein does not get "caught up in the wash" -- he affirmatively releases from the DE and turns toward the playside guys that are being pushed toward him (about 2:05).  Almost like he was coached to do it.  This struck me as odd, given that we've seen Omameh and Lewan repeatedly hopping on such donkeys and whipping them senseless.  I never knew nothin' about OL play, but isn't the fix for this to simply continue pushing the guy in the general direction he wants to go, i.e., angled downfield?  If Dorrestein had done so, the guy wouldn't have gotten to the play side either (a) as quickly or (b) only 7 yards downfield or (c) possibly not at all if Dorrestein had enough push and knocked him off his feet.  Denard would've been well to the outside and presumably beyond his reach by that point.
1 year 34 weeks ago No

The Black Knight had plenty of moxie, but he (quite literally) got gashed.  I think we've got too many guys like that starting on D already.

BTW, I hate to be a spelling nazi, but it's Knight with a K.  And as all French soldiers know, it's pronounced "ka-nig-it."
1 year 34 weeks ago The LB at the end

Check how the LB at the end of the play shoots Lewan a glance as if to say, "Where the hell did that come from?"
1 year 35 weeks ago No, I don't know how to internet

But I do know you can get jerseys at umsoccer.com
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