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Good news is.... Nobody…

Good news is.... Nobody Knows Anything.

I have both the 1969-1976…

I have both the 1969-1976 and 1977-1980 volumes on cassette and vinyl and have transferred the latter to digital. Haven't gotten around to the former yet.

Still like this edited production better than the raw feed on the CD releases like Maximum Meechigan, Five Decades of U of M Football, Ufer on Air, and The Ohio State years.

If they put one out, I'd buy…

If they put one out, I'd buy it... but I'd be doubtful about any sort of release given the varied rights holders for the game footage under the new TV contract. Trying to negotiate to get the video rights needed to put something together seems more difficult than the sales medium.

Physical media isn't dead - still over $1B/year in US sales. Plenty of geeks tweaking out about the releases - see https://www.blu-ray.com and https://thedigitalbits.com.

That said, I've got both a working VCR in my setup and the 1997 highlights and VCR recordings of game films from that era, as well as a bunch of DVD-R recordings... and 2,000+ CD's too.

NFG has the correct answer…

NFG has the correct answer. People can point to airlines status and a bunch of other things, but Spirit is a problematic trip waiting to happen whenever booked. Frontier can likely be put in a similar category.

You can review the Air Travel Consumer Report data from the US Transportation Department to confirm this - check out flight delays and cancellations and they're near the bottom each month. 

I logged in just to neg you,…

I logged in just to neg you, per your request.

Exhibit A

Exhibit A

C Loring Brace was quite the…

C Loring Brace was quite the legend himself. One of the most unique professors I took a class from.

#StalBombs!

#StalBombs!

More "weird" than "extreme"…

More "weird" than "extreme" but we added this fine shirtless picture of Coach Harry Kipke onto our shrine wall at the house before the game. Seemed to help bring additional superstitious powers since we now have a picture of every Michigan football coach going back to Yost.

Apologies for the bad quality reflections off the glass...

If you could combine Google…

If you could combine Google with "wife" AI, it would be a powerful tool.

I haven't seen anyone except…

I haven't seen anyone except Klatt talking about it. On both the B1G Network "The Final Drive" show and the ESPN Sports Center and College Football Final recaps, it wasn't even mentioned.

Crush our enemy
See them…
  1. Crush our enemy
  2. See them driven before Harbaugh
  3. Hear the lamentations of their women.
Thanks for that tip! I'm in…

Thanks for that tip! I'm in Lot 9B this year as the better lots were even more absurdly overpriced than usual and I noticed there was this note that said "Must enter via 193/Paint Branch Dr." and was trying to figure out what the deal was as I didn't recall that from all the previous years.

Email came out from the DC…

Email came out from the DC group earlier today saying no official tailgate this year:

We are not hosting an official UMDC tailgate this year, but there will definitely be lots of alumni tailgating in various parking lots leading to the stadium.

 

Having studied the game…

Having studied the game again watching for blood on Corum’s face, it does NOT appear to happen in the first half as suggested by Charles Woodson and others. The blood appears on the cheek after the second and goal play with 5:07 left in the third quarter, just before the field goal to make it 17-9.

When he gets up from that play with 4:55 to go, you see fresh blood on his cheek. On the play, there’s some Penn State dudes trying to rip the ball and I’d theorize they raked his face on that play.

I approve of this message!

I approve of this message!

Away in 87

Liquor bottle…

Away in 87

Liquor bottle hit my head

Cursed with one win since

Are you all out of love, sir?

Are you all out of love, sir?

I already got a text of:

I…

I already got a text of:

I am self imposing a 3 game suspension from golden tee for trackball violations during covid.

I laughed.

I approve of his message. 

I approve of his message. 

If you're in the know, you can't tell the world.

Yes

Yes

With a message title like…

With a message title like that, have to click on the thread. +1.

1986 was the last year you…

1986 was the last year you could bring small coolers and beer into the stadium.

Del Rio was so Ann Arbor!

Del Rio was so Ann Arbor!

Geppetto's Pizza was…

Geppetto's Pizza was definitely the best pizza in Ann Arbor during my years of the late 80's!

Greasiest pizza I've ever…

Greasiest pizza I've ever seen was a Bell's double bacon pizza a friend of ours ordered at 3:30 AM for delivery. That box was literally dripping when the delivery dude handed it over. 

+1 for the "salmon of…

+1 for the "salmon of Capistrano" reference I had to google!

Very MGoBlog indeed.

I approve of this message…

I approve of this message... even though it will never happen.

Certainly OT but fun to…

Certainly OT but fun to think about those old computing days. Less productive but a whole lot weirder.

The actual IBM PC using the Intel didn't come out for a couple years, sometime in 1981. Working on MS-DOS was painful... worse than CP/M (which was IBM's original choice), the TRS-80, and definitely worse than the Apple II+, which didn't even support lower-case text. 

I didn't start heavily using IBM until a few years later on DOS 3.1, and it still sucked as did the first few versions of Windows. 

That said - nothing is worse than Microsoft Bob!

Glen Rice does have a ring…

Glen Rice does have a ring... but point taken.

I believe Clippy came from…

I believe Clippy came from Microsoft Bob, which may be the stupidest thing Microsoft ever released.

Looks like I might miss my…

Looks like I might miss my first Michigan game on TV in many years. I'm doubtful to sign up for yet another streaming service for this.

Instead of "game changing"…

Instead of "game changing" schemes, we need "game winning" ones.

As Bob Ufer once said in the…

As Bob Ufer once said in the "Ufer Soliloquy On Collegiate Football" from the Maximum Meechigan album:

"There are 5 seasons across this country every year: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Football."

Unfortunately, football season is over and we must wait the long months until it returns. 

I am approximately 0.028%…

I am approximately 0.028% responsible for the contents of this posting.

How is (or isn't) NIL…

How is (or isn't) NIL affecting the world of non-revenue sports? 

I’m in.

I’m in.

We'll need a blacklight and…

We'll need a blacklight and some party supplies for that tapestry.

I'm 50+ and still have VCR…

I'm 50+ and still have VCR tapes (and a VCR to play them on) and old DVD-Rs of 1990's and early 2000's Michigan games so I understand. I agree even the average production value now vastly exceeds the older era... but a 4K HDR signal still shows a "pop" that noticeable over the standard 1080p production.

Then again, i still buy physical media because the higher bit-rate outshines the streaming equivalent.

If you have a higher-end TV,…

If you have a higher-end TV, it makes a world of difference.

FIOS cable usually carries…

FIOS cable usually carries the FOX 4K feed but as of right now, the guide isn't showing it available. Looks like it may have been bumped by World Cup too.

Some people on this board…

Some people on this board seem to have the Moody Blues!

To me, that's the kind of game that happens on the way to a Championship. Thanks for the win, Jake.

I've got DIAG on one of mine.

I've got DIAG on one of mine.

Thanks Amazonblu!

I've…

Thanks Amazonblu!

I've already planned plenty of warm clothing. I remember the Ann Arbor fall and winter weather and cold November football games... that's why I moved down here as soon as I graduated back in 1990!

I believe the entirety of my post-graduation plan was "I need to move somewhere further south, but not too far south". Haven't regretted it.

GO BLUE!

Thanks matty blue... I had…

Thanks matty blue... I had to stare at the map harder to realize how much space there is. We'll get there at noon and should be fine. 

Go Blue! 

Greatly appreciated…

Greatly appreciated kjaskolski! We should be able to easily get there by noon and do some minor tailgating and catch the marching band.

GO BLUE!

But they have a horn!

But they have a horn!

Though neither of them fit,…

Though neither of them fit, I still have both a 1987 Rose Bowl t-shirt and a 1990 Rose Bowl sweatshirt... yet I don't have the 1989 gear.

JOHN-A-THAN! JOHN-A-THAN!…

JOHN-A-THAN! JOHN-A-THAN! JOHN-A-THAN!  JOHN-A-THAN!