Most Trustworthy Users
When reading threads about various rumors or inner workings of the school, there are certain users that claim to "know people" or have some sort of inside knowledge. I'm just curious, besides the mods, are there any users on this site that have been "vetted" and we can confirm as being "in the know?" Essentially, I want to know who you listen to and who you ignore.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
Anyone who plays counter-strike
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February 17th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
My son told me that he was playing Minecraft with a user named "MGoBlue". I'll pass along any recruiting hot takes from this source.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
Me while I have zero inside info. I do trust myself. A lot.
I also trust Brian and Ace their street creed is legit.
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February 17th, 2016 at 1:01 PM ^
I don't know about that Ace guy. After all he was in a ska band.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:52 AM ^
Listen to it all but trust none of it
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February 17th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
You can always trust me Yo. I have never lied or exaggerated anything. Never!
February 17th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
You're OK, but I vote for three as most trustworthy: WolverineDevotee, Benn, and DiscussMan.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
where have i heard that before?
February 17th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
are fomo and Yo_Blue the same person? Let's look at the facts, you both joined in summer 2010, you both have italicized signatures, you both have an O as the second letter in your username, and you both have ~ 20K MGoPoints. Certainly seems suspicious to me.
February 17th, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^
We have become one user...Yofo
February 17th, 2016 at 3:44 PM ^
Only 2 of the 3 personas have negged you.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
THE_KNOWLEDGE
trust no one else.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^
or nothing else.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
Definitely not me.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:54 AM ^
Magnus. He runs TouchTheBanner and he isn't on Sam Webb's level, but he provides good information when he gets it.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:57 AM ^
Just don't visit that Peyton Manning thread...
February 17th, 2016 at 11:09 AM ^
Good point.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:46 AM ^
He jumped me for misspelling Budweiser albeit 3xs in a row but I did want to ask him if all was well with him and his family......on a positive note I learned how to spell Budweiser correctly.. Go Blue as always....and go easy on Mags he's still a trusted source.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:46 AM ^
He jumped me for misspelling Budweiser albeit 3xs in a row but I did want to ask him if all was well with him and his family......on a positive note I learned how to spell Budweiser correctly.. Go Blue as always....and go easy on Mags he's still a trusted source.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
I have been taking his scouting reports with a grain of salt ever since he claimed Melvin Gordon was not a D1 RB prospect and that Michigan would only take him as a defensive back.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:25 AM ^
I won't claim to be perfect at evaluating players, but I don't think I ever said that Melvin Gordon wasn't a D1 running back prospect.
EDIT: LOL. This is like the game of telephone. Because I was confused about your post, I went back and looked at my comments on Gordon. In a post in June of 2010 before Gordon's senior year, I said "Could also play safety" in regard to Gordon. Six years later, somehow that has turned into "You said he wasn't a D1 running back and Michigan would only take him as a safety." I didn't say he wasn't a D1 running back, and I also didn't say that Michigan would only take him as a safety. So basically the whole premise of your post is false. Again, I'm not perfect when it comes to evaluations, but you're severely misrepresenting what I said.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
http://mgoblog.com/content/thursday-recruitin-sorts-out-visits
Still looking for the other one, hold on.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:33 AM ^
Did we just become best friends?
February 17th, 2016 at 11:43 AM ^
But that doesn't claim anything about Magnus's thoughts on Gordon as a RB, especially not as a D-I RB. It simply says that he doesn't think Michigan would take Gordon as a RB, which, IIRC, wasn't a completely atypical stance for him as a recruit.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:51 AM ^
to be fair I think that's more of a UM thing than prognostication. I just think it's easy to say "I'd take X over Y but Z over both of them" and pepper in some obvious scouting notes. I do appreciate the visit scheduling info! Well, I appreciate all of it on a basic level but I look at and didn't already know the visit info so that's solid.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:44 AM ^
Wow, that recruiting update from 2010 contains an update about Erik Swenson...
February 17th, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^
So . . . . how did that work out?
February 17th, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^
you weren't kidding
February 18th, 2016 at 12:13 AM ^
...young?
February 17th, 2016 at 11:52 AM ^
Wait a minute...so your evidence so far is me saying that "at this point I don't think Michigan would take him" (he chose Wisconsin, and Michigan wasn't contacting him at that point) and "the only way he comes to Michigan might be as a safety, which is a longlonglongshot" (he chose Wisconsin, where he didn't play safety)? That's a roundabout way of coming to a conclusion.
February 17th, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^
I distinctly remember you commenting that Melvin was too small to play RB in the Big Ten and that he would be better off as a defensive back. This was in 2010 when he originally committed to Iowa, the site isn't making it easy to find, and the fact that you have a billion comments isn't helping me find it either, especially since I'm on mobile and at work.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:05 PM ^
That still doesn't coincide with your initial criticism, which was when I allegedly said "He's not a D1 running back." Now you're amending it to saying he's too small to play RB in the Big Ten, which I don't remember saying, either. It's possible since this all happened six years ago, but speaking of trustworthiness, I have yet to see much evidence that YOUR comments about me are very trustworthy. Your entire first comment in this section is essentially a lie about me.
Take my evaluations with a grain of salt. I don't care. I take evaluations from lots of analysts with a grain of salt. But don't lie about me.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^
Horseshit Magnus! You made one comment on one running back 6 years ago and that is enough for that poster to be skeptical of the validity of all your posts. Never mind any of the other player evaluations since then, it's that one comment that taints anything you say. Shame on you Magnus
February 17th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
Anyone else notice the write up of one young OT named Eric Swenson in that roundup?
February 17th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^
I get your point but scouting and having the integrety to not make up sources, make proclaimations based off gut feelings, use cryptic, broad statements for clickbait, or releasing information before the time is right aren't really the same thing.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:32 AM ^
Magnus is trash. Everyone else is amazing.
Including Your Mom.
He/She may be the best.
February 17th, 2016 at 11:45 AM ^
I fully agree.
My Mom taught me how to play basketball. Unfortunately, it turned out that it wasn't easily translatable to league basketball because she taught me to be WAY too aggressive. We were CONSTANTLY fouling each other.
My Mom is a tiny woman. She's awesome.
February 17th, 2016 at 12:00 PM ^
Mine too.... but everyone laughed at me when I'd shoot free throws from between my legs. :P
February 17th, 2016 at 11:43 AM ^
but I see nothing else special about him or his scouting ability. It's usually pretty obvious stuff to anyone that watches football. I mean zero negative in this conment, btw. I just never understood the cry for his opinion on a game or recruiting. To be fair, I think that mostly comes from those that truly don't know much. So....? Listen to all all and know most is BS. Bluevod knows all until he doesn't and the knowledge IS Dr Manhattan.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:10 PM ^
I don't know, I think he often tends to point out flaws in certain prospects that other people are over exuberant about, and these often prove to be correct. The flip side also tends to be true for some under the radar prospects. Overall, I think he provides a nice reality check to opinions expressed in this site. I also just personally like his writing style.
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February 17th, 2016 at 4:12 PM ^
Well in that case may I offer a few other recommendations you might enjoy:
Clifford Takes a Trip
Clifford at the Circus
The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree
February 17th, 2016 at 6:42 PM ^
Don't change. Your passionate stalking of Magnus makes me like him even more.
February 17th, 2016 at 12:50 PM ^
Just have to get past that he's a certified jackass but his info is pretty good.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:55 AM ^
Who was that guy who said Hank Aaron and Michael Jordan were going to be at SotS? Because that guy, for sure.
February 17th, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^
Hank Aaron was actually scheduled to be there. He sent out a video message instead.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^
This guy:
He doesn't speak unless he has something to say.