You don't stay with a shitty girlfriend just cuz you've been with her for 3 years

too. There's a certain Buddhist elegance to the way you put it that--I can only speak for myself--has opened my eyes in an almost miraculous way. 

In a lot of cases, you actually do. That's called inertia. See, if you spend three years with a bad partner, it's probable that you don't have better options. Otherwise, you would have broken up a long time ago to pursue one of those options. Weighed against the alternative (not having anyone), even a bad relationship becomes has long-term viability if it has already lasted three years.

This is a weird place to go for relationship advice, though. Maybe you should talk to a friend, or somebody else who actually cares.

generally don't date 22 muscular guys at one time, and spend three hours with (all of) them on saturdays.

See what I did there?

I really dont know where all this shit is coming from. We lost a game most people expected us to lose. Get over it. We have made progress in every year under RR and we will continue to do so. I hope that when RR wins 9-10 games next year I run across you in person so I can punch you right in the nose. 

Let's see how many other inept analogies we can think of.

I'll start: you don't keep sticking a fork in a light socket when it electrocutes you each time.

Rip him all you want for the analogy. But since it his thread, let's go with it.   

If your current girlfriend doesn't give you 100% confidence for the future, but you think it could work out if there is improvement and there is evidence of continuous improvement, you stick with her.  Say in this case, the decision maker(s) see Harbaugh as a step up and that he might be the big prize. Yet they also like Rich.

If you are not 100% comfortable about where this will land with your current girlfriend, you are a fool to not see if there is possibilty that the big prize is available. You do it quietly.  Ask someone who knows someone in passing or however it is done.

 You do this knowing that changing means starting over in some ways and you'll have to go through all the tedious dating and courtship conventions once again. You do it anyways if you know what a great fit it would be. You give up the current unknown thing for a shot at something better.

The question is whether the people in charge see Harbaugh as the big prize worth a very quiet inquiry. Probably not. But maybe they do.

Point of the original analogy that I have made even worse:

To say that the current girlfriend's status should depend somewhat on the possible availability of the next girl, is perfectly reasonable under the circumstances.  If anyone thinks that isn't reasonable, they aren't watching what Harbaugh has done at Stanford.

 If he would come to Michigan, you should look real serious at bringing him to Michigan and you live with whatever you lose by abandoning the current direction.  If not, you stick with the current direction.

I married that bitch.

1. Did the team look like they made progress today?
2. Has Michigan been competitve in their four losses?
3. When will Michigan be in position to compete for a Big Ten title?
4. Can Michigan's coaching staff land enough talented recruits on defense to make a difference in the near future?

The gf is knocked up now, and we'll be having a shotgun wedding. We will be together for a long, long time!  Something you will be very happy about in the future.  Your ugly Betty is going to look hot in  a few years. Hot enough to take to the BCS championship bowl!

Terrelle Pryor!

I'd like to preface this with an educated assumption: WTF would you know about having a girlfriend?

Anyhow, here's how I'll complete it:

My old girlfriend was great -- she really was. She was steady, always there for me, the sex was really good. Shit, one year with her was the best fucking year I've ever had in a relationship. We spent new year's day in SoCal that year, and it was magical (our subsequent trips to SoCal were often very shitty). All in all, I was very happy. But we were together for a long time, and towards the end it started to get stale. I was growing, and she wasn't growing with me. And the sex...it was so...predictable. We'd  be lying in bed, and she'd just kind of shift to the left, and then I knew exactly what was coming: handjob. So, after a very long and fruitful relationship, I decided that it was time to part ways (she liked to say that it was mutual).

It wasn't easy at first to find a new girlfriend. I was naturally attracted to girls that were like my ex, but for some reason I kept getting turned down. Then, I found her. Sure, she was a little blue-collar and rough around the edges -- but god damn, she was into some freaky, exciting shit. Her lady parts were magical, and her specialty was a move called "the spread" -- which is something I'd never ever experienced. Unfortunately, my family and friends weren't so quick to embrace my new girlfriend. They thought I should be with someone more my speed -- but I think they were just afraid of change. My ex girlfriend even stopped by to punch my new girlfriend right in the face. That left quite the bruise.

Well, almost immediately after becoming my girlfriend, she started to get really fat. I mean really grotesquely fat and disgusting -- and she still had that bruise on her face. I can't really blame it all on her though -- I think it was a combination of a lot of unfortunate things that were out of her control which led to this newfound obesity. Sure, in hindsight she could have done some things better to keep the pounds off -- but in these years, I actually discovered that she was a really good person, which made me more forgiving.

So, I stuck with her -- and the first 2 years were crappy. Really, really crappy. But this year she started going on a diet, and while she certainly still has some pounds to lose, I'm starting to see the girl I fell in love with again. At this pace, by next year, she's going to be one of the hottest girls in the neighborhood. And in 2 years -- maybe the hottest girl in the country. I'm fucking serious. And through it all, she'll always be into that freaky, nasty, exciting shit, if you know what i mean. ;)

Side note: There's this other pretty hot girl who most of my family loves, and might be into me -- but I think she wants to go to the NFL.

also, TL;DR.

You don't stay with a shitty Mgoposter . . .

just because he's been active on your site since June 30, 2008.

Man, I don't know how Brian does it. I'm just glad Michigan Football's future is in Dave Brandon's hands, and not yours.