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Email confirming Tix came…

Email confirming Tix came through for me yesterday evening - got all three I requested/was allotted.

are you still looking for…

are you still looking for Minnesota tickets? I have them at face, so if you're interested, email me at goldsteinkrieg at Gmail.com

I have two tickets for next…

I have two tickets for next weekend's game at Minnesota in Section 206, Row 32 (Michigan ticket allocation). Just looking for face here for a fellow Michigan fan - email me at goldsteinkrieg at gmail.com if interested.

Hey - I have two in Section…

Hey - I have two in Section 206 Row 32 (Michigan ticket allocation) if you'd be interested in those. If so, shoot me an email at goldsteinkrieg at gmail.com.

I'd look at Vdara - its…

I'd look at Vdara - its closer to the arena than what you've suggested, its quiet (no casino in lobby, but can easily walk over to one). And its pretty central - right behind Cosmo and right next to Bellagio and Aria - you can also take the tram straight from Vdara to the Arena.

As for steak, it's a trek (at the Sahara), but I'm a big fan of Jose Andres Bazaar Meats - again a trek, but a really interesting steak experience, especially if you do the meat tasting menu. Jean Georges is also a great choice at Aria. Both are gonna hit you in the wallet.

Hard for me to help with music/concerts because its totally calendar dependent, but I'm sure someone at this point is playing at that time.

I'll try to weigh in here as…

I'll try to weigh in here as I'm out there enough, and I'll stay away from flight stuff as I don't know where OP is coming from, but a friendly reminder that there are many ways to vegas. So I'd ask OP - what kind of things do you think you'd be interested in? 

Hotel - what kind of vibe are you looking for? Luxurious or modern? Party vibe or quiet? What kind of budget are you looking at per night?

Restaurants - They have every kind of food you could think of - any particular things you'd want to have?

Shows - Not a huge show person when I go, but I'd ask OP - concert, comedy, Cirque du soleil/artistic? What do you think you're looking for?

They have that already and…

They have that already and have for years. It's a part of the school of kinesiology and many players have done it. 

This year and the first…

This year and the first whatever of next can't be over fast enough. 

Just want to add in that…

Just want to add in that they got the waiver for a very specific reason - their conference, the MIAC, sent them packing at the end of next year. Basically, all the other schools got tired of getting their asses handed to them in every sport, and voted to eject them (except for their main rivals, St. John’s).

My read on this - people long run will be more upset about losing Tommie-Johnnie as opposed To being in D1 (at least until they make the big dance), but they really didn’t have a choice in the matter.

 

This website is my number…

This website is my number one source of UM sports content, and HTTV is something I look forward to every year - I would love to see a focus on more of the historical stuff, and I like the idea of evaluating prior years with the current methods (UFR, neck sharpies, etc.).

In short, put out a magazine, and I will buy it, just like I have every year since you started publishing it.

If we beat OSU and they win…

If we beat OSU and they win the B1G, I think we're nearly a lock for the rose bowl - we haven't been there in over 10 years, and they know people will travel for it. We also will have the momentum of coming off the top win of the season nationally.

That said, what a disappointment a Gator bowl appearance would be against a very mediocre SEC team - I just can't see us falling that far.

Appreciate the help…

Appreciate the help...started with Blue Lep and Garage Bar and they didn't have anything so figured I would ask the board. 

I’ve been to the shoe three…

I’ve been to the shoe three times, including 1 vs. 2, and that is enough for a lifetime. In 2004 I watched fans throw full beer cans at a five year old in a michigan outfit from a balcony while state troopers stood by and did nothing. I’ve had items of all kinds thrown at me, drinks poured down my back, people screaming at me inches from my face, and threats of violence. And all of this while being accompanied by OSU friends that spent as much time being bouncers as watching football.

Its a fucking awful experience to go there and its no badge of honor to sit in the cold and be treated like such shit for 4 hours.

It usually is - you have to…

It usually is - you have to remember that most fan bases are made up of decent, hospitable people .

Ohio State just isn't one of them. Going there is a purely awful experience. 

The first weekend in…

The first weekend in November is the last week TV can just decide. For the last three weeks of the season the schools have to agree.

Fox/ESPN still have a 6 day…

Fox/ESPN still have a 6 day hold in their pocket. So either tomorrow around 11am or Next Sunday around 11am.

105/106

I bought tickets from the M ticket office and that’s where I was told they were.

The X is awesome.

Maybe I’m missing something,

Maybe I’m missing something, but isn’t limiting the playbook/routes typical when you have so much youth in the passing game?

I’m not saying that that excuses the anemic state of the offense, just that it maybe provides somewhat of an explanation?

I don’t know. Just searching for any sort of rationality in a world of frustration.

Fox has the world series that

Fox has the world series that night, so they can't take a night game. So they picked it as an afternoon game instead.

This hits the nail right on

This hits the nail right on the head. The number of drunk people for a state game isn't the issue to me : it's the post game logistical nightmare that does. Ann Arbor just isn't set up for Michigan Football in general, and the crush of everyone leaving at once is just too much for it to handle. While day games are no cupcake either, people are far more likely to linger in town when it's not already 1130pm, lessening the post game traffic jam.



That said, this is the inevitability of the future. We're only going to have more of these, not less. Considering our schedule balance, expect any major non conference game, state, and penn state to be annual night games.

Which is an extremely low

Which is an extremely low bar. These are awful.

When you donate non-cash

When you donate non-cash property to a charitable organization that has appreciated in value, you're entitled to a deduction at the property's fair market value. Basically the issue here is that Ross took a deduction of $30M on the donation the property, which ross acquired for $3M, and UM had appraised for $6M and sold for $2M. The extra $25M or so in value gave ross a $3M -$5M tax break, more than even what he paid for it per the tax court.

The entire tax planning industry is a game of finding open doors and putting as much stuff through them until Congress or treasury closes those doors. Then you find new doors. Stuff like this happens all the time in large organizations, including the penalty assessment.

GGG

GGG

Mayweather 120-108 (or less).

Mayweather 120-108 (or less). As the greatest defensive boxer of all time, he won't  knock McGregor out, but will simply outbox him, and maybe pick up a knockdown.

That said, what a terrible boring fight this is going to be. I advise everyone on this board to invest in Canelo-GGG instead, which will at least have some value. Buying this thing is the equivalent of pissing $100 down the drain.

And the fact that Michigan

And the fact that Michigan would have its own exclusive window vs sharing with any other game. I have no issue with this.




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Make that a good chance of

Make that a good chance of south beach. Remember: our tie in with the Orange Bowl means the highest ranked B1G team not in the rose bowl and CFP goes there unless outranked by an SEC team. That will be a B1G team considering how highly ranked they are this year.

I expect 3 B1G teams in NY6: Rose, Orange, and CFP




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What I'm saying is, the

What I'm saying is, the official policy is you may enter with any valid Buck ID...they aren't checking to make sure its yours.

From my memory (this may have

From my memory (this may have changed) at OSU you don't need to upgrade the ticket if you show a OSU student ID. And by that I mean ANYONE'S student ID. If you're taking your daughter's friends ticket, ask to borrow her student ID as well.

I've done it

I grew up in Cleveland, and sat in the student section with my OSU friends in my Michigan gear in 2006. Here's a list of things that happened to me during the game:

  1. Skittles/coins thrown at me all game long.
  2. Water bottle empied down the back of my shirt.
  3. A guy in the row behind me threatening to fight me, which my friends defused.

I also sat in the student section for the 2008 game, when none of these things happened.

Although I wore my Michigan gear during the game, I wore a black coat over all of my gear outside the stadium before the game. Where it can get really out of control is outside the stadium, where ushers (who in my several experiences down there, have always been friendly and gone out of their way to make sure I could come to them with any issues) are not present. 

Based on my experience, the inside experience should not be something you're worried about. Just be careful outside the stadium. And no, no one will ostrasize the ticket seller because you're a Michigan fan.

Agree with you 100%. The guy

Agree with you 100%. The guy took RUTGERS into the top 5. And to top it all off, he's only 50...he's got plenty of coaching years ahead of him. Schiano should be their option 1




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IBD

IBD

Sociable Road Rash. Delicious

Sociable Road Rash. Delicious




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For tonight, I like Tennessee

For tonight, I like Tennessee at -22.

"What number is that?"

"What number is that?"

Spreads like this are

Spreads like this are generally just so uncertain, since it depends so much on how fast Michigan would get out to a big lead. 

There are plenty of other games to take action on this weekend. I'd suggest you do that.

Ann Arbor MIP:Meaning on

Ann Arbor MIP:

Meaning on first offense, pay the fine, 6 months non-reporting probation, no testing, and then expungement from the record. (assuming first offense)

Fake ID is a separate charge.

But why, both in general and

But why, both in general and specifically in this case? What's the difference between student government president and football player on scholarship, or football player not on scholarship?

On what grounds? Are we

On what grounds? 

Are we really going to judge this person to a different standard than anyone else? We don't know the details of what happened on the sidewalk, but in regards to the fake ID, this seems to be a victimless crime and should be treated as such. 

 

The kid used a fake ID to get

The kid used a fake ID to get alcohol (pending charge) and was convicted of a civil infraction for blocking a sidewalk.

That's not dumb. That's normal for any 19 year old in Ann Arbor. 

Honestly, you don't even need a separate division for that

Instead of going to the New Mexico Bowl, get the group of 5 conferences to send their top 4 conference champs (with the exception of any qualifying for the full CFP) to a 4 team tournament to be played during the bowl season. its a way to give these teams something to play for against other high level talent within the group of 5.

I second this

It is a well known secret amongst many that the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program (at least it was around 10 years ago when I matriculated) was the backdoor to guaranteeing central campus. Two classes in the dorm (freshman comp in the fall, an arts/writing class in the spring) and your commitment is over. And at least in that program, the overwhelming number of participants were in it for the same reasons your son would likely be for it.

He should reconsider MLCs and their commitments. Not even necessarily from an academic perspective, but from a pure housing situation.

North Dakota is a D1

North Dakota is a D1 school...just in the Big Sky Conference. Not much different for our perspective, but they made the jump a few years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota_Fighting_Hawks

Yep. Close-ish games that

Yep. Close-ish games that were always somewhat out of our reach was the hallmark of the amaker era. This year has very much felt that way.




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I don't think they have

I don't think they have access to those channels outside of football season. Same reason that they don't show every home basketball game and push some to BTN+.

I'm a Ross MAcc grad, so I'll

I'm a Ross MAcc grad, so I'll chime in.

MAcc programs, like those at Michigan, are 100% geared towards careers in public accounting. That's not to say the jump to finance is impossible (I have friends from the program in both I-banking and trading), but they had very uphill battles to fight to get to where they are.

Since leaving Ross, I've worked my entire career within the big 4. Exit opportunities tend to flow into other accounting based opportunities, but that is not always the case. However, as a tax person (and not an auditor), I don't see as much variation in where people go vs the audit side.

With a 720 GMAT, you can take your pick of high-end accounting programs (Michigan being one of them). And at a school like Ross, where the Big 4 are literally drooling to pick up new hires, finding a job in accounting would be relatively easy.

Would be happy to go into more detail if you'd like. Drop your email below if interested.




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This is on point. He hasn't

This is on point. He hasn't recruited a single successful big man other than Mcgary since he's been here. An inside presence would create space for all of the shooting this offense is based around.

No tournament this year or next and it should be time to move on.




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No, but you've generalized an

No, but you've generalized an entire generation by stating that everyone with student debt isn't making an effort to pay. Considering I'm one of those people, I have a very difficult time believing that to be true.

Do you know anyone under the

Do you know anyone under the age of 30? And have you read the responses of people on this board? 

College is not the right

College is not the right place for everyone. But it is the right place for some people who don't have the means to pay for it. 

I also view my student loans as an investment. Without them, I wouldn't be where I am today and I'm thankful that that opportunity was available to me, but just as I view student loans as an investment in myself, society at large can view subsidized education as an investment in an educated population, which will reap benefits for the economy as a whole. People shouldn't believe that their loans should go away because they are entitled to it (with exceptions of course, such as fradulent recruiting tactics), but if the entire country is better off in the long run wiping the slate clean and moving forward, then its something to consider.

But federal student loan

But federal student loan rates aren't adjusted for the cost of borrowing: for grad school, they are 5.5% for stafford loans and 6.8% for plus loans. And those rates are set regardless of what interest rates are accross the board. And granted, those are lower than when I was in school 5 years ago, but not by a whole lot.