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23-17 Michigan

38-34…

23-17 Michigan

38-34 Washington

Link didn’t work for me, I…

Link didn’t work for me, I got

”404 Conference not found”

I did see this, and my take…

I did see this, and my take is this...  When he was doing what Urban told him to do against Michigan, it worked.  Then he quit doing that and it no longer worked.  He doesn't want to run the ball and it cost him dearly at the end of the year.

I think he had to do something to stay off the angry fans.  They could look very different next year for a number of reasons.

Merritocracy!

Harbaugh…

Merritocracy!

Harbaugh seems to be very consistent regarding "best players will play".  I don't think any of the transfers are assured a starting spot, or even playing time.  Everyone is offered an opportunity to improve and to compete.

The camera adds 10lbs...

The camera adds 10lbs...

The meatballs add the rest.

"I have a full scale model…

"I have a full scale model of the Universe...  I think you've seen it."

                                             - Steven Wright

Happy thought for the day…

Happy thought for the day…

Michigan no doubt prepared a passing game plan for Penn State as they were expected to be a tough opponent. We needed none of it as it turned out. 
MSU doesn’t have anything like they will see next week on film, and will spend a lot of time figuring out what to do with our run game. 
I think there will be some pretty diabolical pass game against Sparty!

Great points, and there is…

Great points, and there is also the fact that 1st/2nd team are more focused on executing as they know they will likely only get 1H play.  Rolling into a cupcake without this approach gets you those ugly walking games where nobody is focused.

Harbaugh and staff do a great job of getting the team focused on execution, and avoiding the old problem of playing down to competition.

No question JJ has earned…

No question JJ has earned the job, but something is really wrong with Cade right now.  He has not been his best in any of his drives, and appears to be really having some confidence issues right now.  I hope he settles in now that the spotlight of the competition is off.

Purely by play over two games, Cade has been 4th best QB, and he is clearly better than the other two guys.  Need him back to full Cade to really make a run - we will need two QB's to achieve all goals this year.

I hate my boss and am self…

I hate my boss and am self employed!

I need football, whether we are National Champs or shit the bed…

I need the distraction from this job and prick of a boss

I had the great fortune of…

I had the great fortune of taking my daughter on a 2 week “business” trip to India and Thailand. Can’t tell you how many kind and generous people we came across. Can’t recall a single ass hole on the entire trip. 

We will not punt very often…

We will not punt very often in 2022, and no way we settle for field goals.
 

We will only get one kick return per game

we will be awesome on a high volume of kickoff coverage opportunities, but I don’t think that is enough to be number one in special teams in 2022. 
 

We will win everything else though!

/s

Definitely a pattern here,…

Definitely a pattern here, going back to when he killed that kid on his bike in Breaking Bad…

Well done!  Thank you!

Well done!  Thank you!

We need Womens’ Hockey so we…

We need Womens’ Hockey so we can take National Championships from OSU!

WINTHEGAME!

LFG!!!!

WINTHEGAME!

LFG!!!!

I haven’t liked him since he…

I haven’t liked him since he killed the kid on the bike…

Sheesh, how the heck did…

Sheesh, how the heck did that guy get tenure....  moran!

Double tap the sparty…

Double tap the sparty monster!

What's the O/U?  31?

I can…

What's the O/U?  31?

I can't imagine us moving the ball...  or stopping the ball...  I honestly hope we don't see 70-80pts to not very many...

sad

I would love to see a…

I would love to see a consistent 3 yards...

It is strange, but I don't…

It is strange, but I don't want to give up on Gattis because I don't think he has been able to do any of what he came here to do.  I believe Minnesota was a glimpse of "his" offense, but JH is the only plausible explanation for the full abort of any spread concepts.

The Milton runs were so painful to watch, like super slow mo replays that the defense had already seen.  

Also, if you have turnover on the line, isn't the spread the perfect answer to neutralize the defense's advantage in the box?

So much potential, but no rudder.

I don’t know, once little…

I don’t know, once little brother is crying in the fetal position it takes the fun out of giving noogies and wedgies. 

"Today is going to be a…

"Today is going to be a great day. Today is the day I receive my miracle. And if I don't receive it today, then I'm one day closer to receiving it, than I was before."

   - Michael Scott

        - Brightside

Congratulations, and thank…

Congratulations, and thank you for sharing!

Too much of the news we get that helps to level set priorities is scary and bad.  This is a chance to be grateful and feel good, while also reflecting on what is truly important.

Completely agree that…

Completely agree that McCaffrey's long speed is what we want to exploit...  a fake end around that turns into a wheel route up the sidelines, or sends him up the seem...  could be glorious!

Not to be that guy, but the…

Not to be that guy, but the correct term is "Mind Bottling", I saw it in a movie, so...

 

 

 

/s just in case

Sorry for the delay, just…

Sorry for the delay, just got back home...

I bought it through Northern Brewer and it is basically a stone on the end of a wand that hooks to a small oxygen canister.  It releases tiny O2 bubbles throughout the wort - kind of looks like a rolling boil when you are doing it right.

The other trick I started doing was when the fermentation first started to stall out I would gently swirl the yeast in the bottom to get more back into solution.  Then fermentation would pick back up for a few days.  I find the more sugar you can get out the better for both taste and ABV.  I love the clean finish I get with this process.

I've been brewing over the…

I've been brewing over the past 12 years, and switched to all-grain about 5 years ago.  Much better beer with all-grain, but it does take twice as long on brew day.  10 gallon coolers for mash and HLT, 15 gal brew kettle, two ball lock kegs (don't miss the bottles at all!)...

My favorite recipe currently is a SMaSH called "Hulk SMaSH" that I found online - Maris Otter and Cascade Hops...  an American IPA with a bit of a British flavor.

Biggest improvement aside from going all-grain was when I started oxygenating the wort before adding the yeast.  Fermentation goes pretty fast and is very efficient.  Result is a nice dry crisp flavor.

I am actually considering selling my equipment if anyone is looking to jump in or upgrade.

I was behind a girl in…

I was behind a girl in Cincinnati, probably in her 20's...  She was proud of her home state and had a plate on her Escort that read "KY Girl"...  I am confident that she had no idea why that was so funny to me...

Not much fight from me, but…

Not much fight from me, but she has no recruiting experience or track record, and I have no idea if that would be a good thing or a bad thing.  But I am afraid that would be a bad thing.

I know this would be a great political move, but I am not sure what impact it might have on recruiting so I would be escared...

Illinois looked WAAAAY…

Illinois looked WAAAAY better than Nebraska to me, so not sure I would concede that game.  Could be BC (NTBC) is their only real shot at a win...

Ah, Raj, reminds me of the…

Ah, Raj, reminds me of the Berlin concert we wandered into outside a mall in Ohio...  We heard the unmistakable hits from the '80s, then heard about Terri Nunn's fabric allergies and the unfortunate choice of underwear she had made for the show...  It was great fun, and wierd, and certainly not something I have forgotten

I expected to see a…

I expected to see a reference to his role as the "Psychotic Albino" in Breaking Bad...

We just moved here in…

We just moved here in October and are year around (not many here through the winter).  My job is a regional job, so being reasonably close to Chicago and GRR so I can fly were the only real requirements.

Depending on what you do I would think Holland and Grand Rapids would have reasonable options.  Traffic isn't really an issue around here if you have ever lived where there is actual traffic.

I have been homebrewing for…

I have been homebrewing for about 10 years now.  I had taken a break to get ready to move back to Michigan, and finally brewed on the 4th and again Thursday.  I have a Two Hearted kegged and cold, and a SMaSH called "Hulk SMaSH" that just started fermenting.

I would love to post full details on my setup with pics and everything, but don't have time right now.  Net is I moved from bottling to kegging and freed up a ton of space.  I switched from Extract to all grain about 3 years ago.  It takes longer, but I think I am making better beer in the end.  Process is more interesting as well.

Using a keg at a tailgate would work great, but you probably want to build or buy a jockey box (internet can help you)

I leveraged Adventures in Homebrewing early on, and now live close enough to Bells to get my ingredients there.  I'm in Saugatuck if anyone wants to trade beers or get together and brew...

Satellite?

Pack your dish

Wow, just

Wow

No fg in the last 5 min+

Not so clutch, need more 5 Stars I guess

M had the only Final Four win in 2013

... so CHAMPS!!! ???

All the dogs!

I’ll bet the house (mortgage) on the dogs. Most nervous about the actual dawgs though.

Why is Peters not getting ANY snaps?

If O'Korn gets dinged, we are really throwing BP into the fire, and I would think we would want to get some reps just to get some feel.

This seems to be a trend with Jim Harbaugh, leaving the starter in and not having them look over their shoulder.

At this point, I am surprised Jim isn't working Peters in just to make sure he has some confidence when he does need to go in for a play or two...

50% to 50% so NEED VOTES

Come on, let's get him through...

Give Peters some reps!

There is no way Peters is way behind Speight. I can't believe he hasn't gotten any snaps. We know what O'Korn is, and I cannot believe he is ahead of Peters

No Finebaum here, dammit!

I thought this was a finebaum free zone?

He's a Fudge Hammer man!

He's a Fudge Hammer man!

Well played...

Impressive you are

Play-In games for the "loser's bracket"

Have the top two from the bottom bracket play the bottom two (#7 & #8) from the top bracket as play-in games for the BTT...  Then both are fighting for something those last few weeks.

Looking at the quality of #7 - #10 this past year, those would be good games, and playing for a spot in the 8 team BTT...

He won't come back to play fullback...

He will be starting in the NFL after following the proven path:

1.  Burried in Michigan's depth chart

2.  Transfer to obscure school for playing time

3.  Get drafted in the mid to late rounds

4.  Dominate in the NFL

5.  Profit (?)

MAC has 12, ties big 12 conference

And arguable better overall players. MAC is on the rise (maybe?)