Good Preview of Michigan OL unit at mlive
I think this probably gets to the heart of the matter for Michigan's offense.
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore.
we're the only ones that got the Don Henley reference.
I got the "Heart of the Matter" line. The End of the Innocence album came out the year I graduated. It's right in my wheelhouse. I just love that meme of that drunk (looking) little boy.
I guess everyone's thoughts seemed to scatter.
I think it's about forgiveness.
if you are a fan of Six Points Brewery, you might think the same
Given his history and the talent on the team I'm actually cautiously optimistic about the OL this year. At a minimum, the days of QB's running for their lives and suffering from PTSD should be over.
In a couple of years we should have an OL that just destroys everyone in front of it.
I know. I need to exercise some patience. I get a little excited when I think about the O-lines Stanford was churning out a few years ago.
Those were maulers. Can't wait!
are what I'm basing most of my hopes on. I don't often watch non-Michigan games, but I did watch some Stanford over the past several years. Mainly because those teams looked a lot like what I want our team to look like.
To me Braden is the biggest mystery. Dude looks like an NFL tackle. He was Lewan size and athleticism but he can't put it to use so far. Is it just an inability to see the game and poor coaching? Hope Drevno can turn him around. He could still have a great Michigan career and get himself drafted.
i also hope braden makes a gaint leap and sees hard work pay off - but hes not even close to as athletic as lewan
that Braden needs some significant improvement. Watching some of these BTN summer re-runs of the Maryland and Rutgers "Classics" from playing UofM last year, their are copeous highlights of Braden getting beat badly in pass protection. Hopefully, he will blow up this year and put the size to good use under Drevno....
for MLive. For a Sparty, he's not terrible, and he's been known to provide some good content and interviews on occasion. A lot of fluff, but it's the off season and this is actual football content.
Although I also enjoy BR articles that suck up to Michigan fans, so maybe I'm not the best judge.
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Never noticed it either. I've always found him semi-snarky, but I thought that was just in general.
Wait until there's even the slightest hint of a scandal during Harbaugh's tenure and see how "objective" Nick seems to you then. These rogue journalists need to be stomped out before they do real damage. See, e.g. Rosenburg and stretch-gate.
Hoke LIED. If University policy barred him from discussing it, all he had to do was say "I can't comment on it - that's all." Instead he made up an injury for why he missed OSU and pulled that "family situation" BS for why he missed the bowl game. Was Brian Cook unfair when he said that tarnished the argument that Brady Hoke was at least a great guy?
It was at that moment it became quite clear that Hoke was just a puppet for David Brandon. He deserved serious criticism. And if Baumgardner was invested in, as you say, "the destruction of the UM program," he would have been kind to Hoke and hope he stayed here for a long time.
Lotta tough guys using their downvote buttons without actually being able to engage themselves in an argument over what I'm saying.
Me too
It isn't direct in your face bias that's easy to pick up on. You have to look at the whole picture of what articles he chooses to write, and critique from there. He definitely lets his Sparty show from time to time, but I don't think he's too blatant about it.
I read the article and thought his analysis was bang-on. Care to share which part of it you took issue with?
Look the message is painful but true. Our OL SUCKED two years ago and got a little better last year but still has a long way to go. And I dont care if the author of that statement is the corpse of Woody Hayes himself - it's sadly true.
I would read an article, or even a whole book, written by Woody Hayes' corpse.
the publishing business tell me that a book by Woody's corpse is in the works. Stay tuned.
Just how long do you stay "woody" after you die? I keed, I keed. I gained a lot of respect for Mr. Hayes after reading that "Bo" book years ago (Mitch Albom, I think).
I wasn't referring to this article. I'm traveling and haven't looked at it. I was referring to Sparty Baumgardner's track record as a Michigan journalist, particularly his unfair treatment of Hoke and the program during the Brendan Gibbons dismissal.
What was unfair about it?
See above.
He doesn't write an MSU beat.
No offense, but this is just fucking stupid. You shit on a reporter and his reporting without ever having read the article. You're the type of idiot fan boy that gives other sane fans a bad rap. I mean, Sparty Baumgardner?? What are you, 8 years old?
And on second thought, take all the offense with my comment that you want. Since you seem to be the type to get easily rattled by writers' collegial ties, I'm sure you will anyways.
No problem. It's important to spread the word. He actively tries to conceal the fact that he's an MSU grad. You won't find that info anywhere in his M Live author profile or his LinkedIn account. You can tell that he genuinely enjoys his job as it gets him access to all the big events in town (M Live is based in A2 as well), so he doesn't want M Live's readers to know he's in bed with the other side. But its readily apparent from his articles that he has an anti-Michigan bias.
It's hidden because of lunatics like you who will jump to conclusions and not give him a fair shake.
Daryl Dawkins, great dunker. Richard Dawkins, great thinker. Aubrey Dawkins, great shooter & dunker. Mgo Dawkins.... great.... er... at existing?
Why is that relevant information to you? Who cares where he went. The guy does a good job. And I'll take an MSU grad who provides an even-handed take on Michigan over a UM grads like Snyder, Rosenberg and Sharp who have done terrible things to the program (or an MSU grad like Doug Karsch playing the role of professional Michigan superfan).
That's not a real answer.
You seem to have a lot emotionally invested in this particular issue.
Any one that gets worked up about which school a reporter went to is also far more emotionally invested in something that they should be.
If someone is a good reporter -- which Nick is -- then it doesn't matter where they went to school. Brian went to Michigan, does it matter that his writting is "unfairly" pro-Michigan biased?
Okay, last post because this is just too ridiculous, and I can't help myself.
I don't have an opinion on Nick Baumgardner as a writer. I know his name, but couldn't say much more about him. I have a lot emotionally invested in the principle of rationale thought. My point is simply that it's an interesting and relevant fact that he is an MSU fan. As a consumer of media, you should make an effort to know as much about your souces as possible.
If you can't understand that, fine. God help 'Merica.
Pretty sure this supposed bias would have reared its head by now. Most agree that it hasn't. Perhaps Baumgardner is just a little more grown up than the poster "Dawkins" and the people upvoting him in this thread are.