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"Those who stay... are…

"Those who stay... are already champions but maybe let's make the guy who hired his brother to investigate Michigan football lose his job by beating him for the fourth time in a row."

Has a nice ring to it.

Reverse Ono

Reverse Ono

“Had access” and “actually…

“Had access” and “actually accessed” are two very different things. So, when you realize that WaPost got this from the OSU PI firm, you may understand why that wording is important. 
 

i “have access” to tons of drives at work but only ever use the one pertinent to my job. Just totally disingenuous and clickbaity reporting

Juwan's roster building…

Juwan's roster building choices have been nonsensical with frightening frequency of late.

This is literally the only…

This is literally the only blog I read anymore.

Which is why I said last…

Which is why I said last decade. Two years does not a program make. A 1st round loss last year and a Sweet 16 loss this year isn’t exactly setting the world on fire either.

Looking at last decade, it’s…

Looking at last decade, it’s obviously a step down, not even a lateral move. Says something about the state of the program that Saddi would prefer to leave.

What an obnoxious time to be…

What an obnoxious time to be a college bball coach.

Recruit a McD AA? You’re screwed cause he’ll leave after a mediocre year. Develop guys at the high major level? You’re screwed cause they’ll leave after a decent year. Develop guys at the mid major level? You’re screwed cause they’ll up-transfer. Identify a diamond in the rough guy at a lower end high major without resources? Same. They’ll up-transfer to a school with NIL money.

No wonder Beilein left. 

Yeah, there appears to be a…

Yeah, there appears to be a huge talent gap of high performers with 10-15 of post-grad work experience showing promotions and increased responsibility. The assumption I'm operating under right now is that if you were able to graduate and find good work at the bottom of the Great Recession you are going to be a hot commodity as older workers retire and there is a dearth of experienced talent at your age level. Hold out for the right job(s) and be picky.

Reclassing as a guard …

Reclassing as a guard (particularly one that already needs more time to grow like Anderson) is a quick way to ruin a career.

Hard to name one for whom it went well, whereas that road is paved with targets for whom it went poorly like Lander, Carter Whitt, Emoni Bates, and Derryck Thornton.

This is the correct take…

This is the correct take. College officiating is nowhere near as good as the pros. I'd rather have 15 yards.

Ace, is that you? Would love…

Ace, is that you? Would love to hear your thoughts on whether landlords should be able to charge rent.

Snark aside, people have been able to borrow money at <4% for the past decade plus. That's a great deal. "Amortized interest payments" are robbery doesn't really make sense. Yeah, maybe at 20% but def not at 3.5%.

 

Honestly, I think his dad…

Honestly, I think his dad built a decent family business but then Matt came in and catapulted it. It'd be interested to compare revenues from where his dad got it to where Matt took it. No easy feat.

Was going to write the exact…

Was going to write the exact same thing. Totally agree.

Eh, a certain brand of…

Eh, a certain brand of mocking secularism and open hostility to religion is embraced by many of the academic staff at the University (at least that was my experience in the 5+ years I spent at UofM). I'm fine with someone like Harbaugh evening things out a bit.

Kids like that listen more…

Kids like that listen more to their handlers than the coach. That's the problem. A kid like Corum just looks at what work needs to be done and goes about his business. Some of these high ranked kids, though, listen to family/friends/"advisors" who nothing about football rather than to proven NFL/CFB coaches. The moment things get tough they will revert to that same group of people rather than an all-time great coach. They won't double down on buying in and winning for the team. They will look out for their own.

Hard Pass.

Moore seems sawwwft with the…

Moore seems sawwwft with the way he's looking for money over winning. Rather go the Beilein route and take someone who wants to be here.

Roster composition is a big…

Roster composition is a big problem for Juwan right now. Almost no shooters, not very athletic, dearth of guards. Not sure who is pulling the strings on the recruiting front, but I think Juwan needs to make some changes in philosophy or personnel.

Game looks wayyyy too fast…

Game looks wayyyy too fast for him right now. Looks more like meaningful contributions in year 3.

I'm headed downtown. Was…

I'm headed downtown. Was surprised that there were so few good tickets left.  I thought I'd have a much easier time getting good seats.

I don't go in person very often unless I'm offered tickets. Pretty crazy how expensive it is to go to a game these days.

With power starting to swing…

With power starting to swing back toward companies and away from employees, I think you’re going to see remote opportunities on the decline or curtailed.

Great leaders make a point…

Great leaders make a point of giving credit to others. I think that's what he's doing.

Some families just really…

Some families just really get the sh*t end of the short stick in life, huh. Good looking, elite athletically, lots of money, fame. Must be hard.

Found it on FanDuel. I've…

Found it on FanDuel. I've bet on games one time in Vegas and once during the NCAA tourney and that's it.

I'm quite responsible with money generally, so have no plans on being a degenerate. I contribute a healthy amount to retirement and 529s every month. Low-cost index funds are my drug of choice.

Honestly kinda shocked by…

Honestly kinda shocked by all the “No” votes so far. Thought it’d be much more split.

The lack of organic pass…

The lack of organic pass rush pressure from our DEs is going to be the main thing preventing an undefeated regular season barring someone like Okie having a midseason breakthrough. Secondary looks really good. DEs are at or below average in pass rush.

They just updated the news…

They just updated the news articles and unfortunately they both passed away

Sadly, it appears both have…

Sadly, it appears both have died. The young man was apparently from Novi.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/van-buren-county/pd-water-rescue-underway-in-south-haven/
 

Yeah they were taken there…

Yeah they were taken there but I’m not sure they were alive when taken. I hope so. It was weird cause it seemed like they took the boy before the girl even though the girl got pulled out a few minutes before the boy. 

Chiropractors are not…

Pet peeve of mine - chiropractors are not doctors. I don't care if they put a "Dr" in front of their name or if the State of Michigan gives them the title either. They're not doctors.

Izzo is overrated as a…

Izzo is overrated as a talent developer but that doesn't mean he's bad at it. Just not as good as people make him out to be. One more I'd add in addition to others mentioned is Matt McQuaid. Was a very solid B1G player by the end of his career. Steadily improved every year at MSU.

Honestly, MSU seems like a…

Honestly, MSU seems like a great landing spot for Booker. High effort culture and Izzo won't stand for him dogging it. He'll either become a lot better on the effort front or will quit/transfer.

That Stokes kid reminds me…

That Stokes kid reminds me of Grant Hill with that effortless-looking athleticism. You know he's a great athlete but he almost looks slow because it's done easily.

Looking forward to announcer…

Looking forward to announcer getting reprimanded for saying "he has stones" after a long, game-winning FG.

Honestly, MSU may legit be…

Honestly, MSU may legit be the best landing spot for Booker. Izzo would absolutely immolate him for that effort. He'd whip him into shape.

who is that #22 on Colliers…

who is that #22 on Colliers team? looks like a player

Humans are incredibly…

Humans are incredibly complex. No need to limit ourselves to platitudes with people just cause they die. He may have contributed to rape, and he also made a big difference in the life of a child suffering from cancer. People are capable of great evil and great good and some people do both in one lifetime. That's what makes life horrible and wonderful and confusing and amazing.

If your goal is the NBA and…

If your goal is the NBA and you think you can make it to the League and you get scared off by an Ivy League player...that seems to be next level cognitive dissonance.

Good luck finding a lawyer…

Good luck finding a lawyer at Kirkland and Ellis that went to Cooley (I'm sure there's a medical equivalent to this hypo). Like it or not, there are still many prestige whore professions.

As long as we have a…

As long as we have a restraining order in place against his whole “camp”, I’m game. Kid is probably a hard worker and my bet is that much of what’s gone on has come from a bunch of negative adult influences. Maybe let him grind on his own and do some growing up.

Sure seems like most…

Sure seems like most commenters are hating on his dad and not on the kid himself.

We have like 330 million…

We have like 330 million people here. How is a country like Croatia able to field a team better than us? What's the deal with that?

we may have a spot open up…

we may have a spot open up if Martelli leaves...

Might want to tone it down a…

Might want to tone it down a bit. Dude has had some dirty plays, but human garbage is a tad excessive, no?

I'm sure Kentucky will find…

I'm sure Kentucky will find a way to process a McDs All American who underperformed as a freshman to make room for him.

Saddi makes like $330k/yr. I…

Saddi makes like $330k/yr. I think the WMU coach was making less than $400k. Why would he leave Michigan for a job where he's likely to get fired in a few years? One bid leagues are a hard road.

Random note, but sounds like…

Random note, but sounds like Saddi may be leaving to take the WMU job per one of the insider posters at 247. Bummer but great for him. I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that Saddi made more as an assistant at UM than the WMU head coach made.

Brian, we walked past each…

Brian, we walked past each other at the Silver Lake recreation area on an off-football Saturday last year. In that 3 seconds, I could tell that you knew that I knew who you were and that you knew I was a random local blog reader. We did not speak, merely exchanged a knowing glance.

Should our paths cross again (literally or figuratively), there's nothing more that I would like than to hear an Eli Brooks soliloquy amongst the trees of SE Michigan.

We don't beat OSU without T…

We don't beat OSU without T-Will. We don't win win this game either.

I'd stay around family…

I'd stay around family unless it was clear that I'd be unable to have a career. Regrets at the end of life generally center around relationships and family. Structuring your life first around your job and second (if that) around relationships/family is an incorrect ordering of life imo.

Society has a loneliness epidemic despite us being more connected than ever, and people still don't see that deep and meaningful real life relationships are the best way to fix that.