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I love it.

Go Blue.

I love it.

Go Blue.

As a fellow haloscan poster …

As a fellow haloscan poster (infrequent as it was) who found this site around the same time, I have to ask... how/why do you have a screenshot of your first post!? Honestly I'm jealous, I wish I could go back and read what I posted back then. Makes me wonder if I read your post way back in Dec 2007.

It was the Carr era. Back…

It was the Carr era. Back when the "message board" was just a running Haloscan thread, complete with username jacking for maximum fun.

A buddy of mine told me "there's a blog that analyzes every play of every game" and I've been a lurker ever since - It had to have been sometime during the 2005 season.

Off topic but not worthy of…

Off topic but not worthy of a new thread... I was looking at Week 7 SP+ rankings and noticed the Big Ten has 6 of the top 9 defenses, with 3 of them still on the schedule:

  1. Iowa
  2. Alabama
  3. Georgia
  4. Illinois
  5. Minnesota
  6. Penn St
  7. Texas A&M
  8. Ohio St
  9. Michigan

Another fun fact, only two teams are top 10 in offense, defense and special teams: Georgia (who is top 5 in all three) and Michigan.

December 4th, 2004 to be…

December 4th, 2004 to be precise:

https://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2004/12/bloginit.html

To'o Fast, To'o Furious

To'o Fast, To'o Furious

I've bunted in a grand slam…

I've bunted in a grand slam on RBI Baseball for NES.

Hard to say... here's a…

Hard to say... here's a capture of the rankings from yesterday before the game.

Rank | Prev | School

4 | 4 | Illinois

5 | 6 | Michigan

31 | 43 | Minnesota

https://web.archive.org/web/20210106060610/https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

Any chance some of these…

Any chance some of these guys that are weighing a senior year return are also considering the possibility that the 2020-2021 season could be compromised (shortened, or outright cancelled) due to COVID-19, thus (a) hampering their ability to showcase an improvement and (b) creating an even more uncertain 2021 NBA Draft?

Malik should have consulted…

Malik should have consulted Joel Zumaya.

Michigan is ranked ahead of

Michigan is ranked ahead of South Carolina, who has a better record and beat Michigan head-to-head? OK.

To hell with EECS 280 and

To hell with EECS 280 and especially the autograder.

Unfortunately "This is

Unfortunately "This is Michigan" has recently (last 10 years) been closer to what we saw tonight than what we intend it to mean.

Maybe you're an easier grader

Maybe you're an easier grader than me. Hoke left plenty of talent, although most of it on the defensive side of the ball. But again this is year 3. I expect an elite coach to get more out of his guys, regardless of who recruited them.

Listen I'm not calling for Harbaugh's job. I'm just saying I'm starting to recalibrate my expectations for this season and beyond. I realize this was always a "rebuilding year" and 2018 is supposed to the "the year".

Next year the defense will probably be really good/great again. But I can't help but think the offense is going to the a boat anchor yet again.

I get it, but MSU was 3-9

I get it, but MSU was 3-9 last year. Home game. Night game. Defense is still lights out.

Gotta win this game. No excuses.

Nothing was working. Michigan

Nothing was working. Michigan needed to move the ball a LONG ways with the starting field position they were getting. They weren't going to get it just running the ball, when MSU is loading up agains the run. They were forced to pass to some extent.

However, the playcalling left MUCH to be desired. No question.

I mean, remove the "Harbaugh"

I mean, remove the "Harbaugh" name and look at the resume. 1-2 against MSU. 0-2 against OSU. 1-1 in bowl games. Hasn't finished better than 3rd in B1G East. No B1G Championship Game appearances.

Not a steaming pile of shit, but certainly doesn't look like an elite coach.

Meyer won a title in year 2 at Florida and year 3 at OSU. Saban won in year 3 at Alabama.

I'm not saying a national championship is a requirement in year 3, but this team doesn't even look close.

 

I'm sure some people do have

I'm sure some people do have some unjustified sense of superiority. Some people just like saving $30. You threw them into one pot and called them "stupid".

Reread it, he said

Reread it, he said "PS3/PS4".

I'll listen to an argument on the PS4, although my going-in opinion is the difference vs other platforms is marginal to the point of negligible - but I'd be open to hearing the argument.

Re: PS3 - go to the Vue subreddit and read what people say... laggy, poor framerate, difficult to watch sports... Best results?

I threw in my other comments on Vue in my prior comment. Not all applied to OP. Sorry if that was confusing.

I love it when strangers on

I love it when strangers on the internet criticize other strangers on the internet how to spend their money.

Listen, I don't particularly care for these "cord cutting" threads every other week. If you want to cancel Comcast for Sling TV or whatever - go online, do your research, make a decision. I don't make a post every time I buy a Michigan t-shirt.

However, if someone wants to save $600/yr on their TV bill, I'm not going to make fun of them about it.

I've heard the term "cord

I've heard the term "cord shavers" used to describe it, but I don't think it has really caught on.

It's just a name/label - doesn't really mean anything and certainly nothing to get offended over (not saying you are, but some people REALLY like to bang the drum of " it's NOT cutting the cord!! *faints* ")

A simple "it's not for me"

A simple "it's not for me" would have been sufficient, but instead you decided to generalize people you don't know, then criticize their decisions.

It's not for me.

I see your point and don't

I see your point and don't completely disagree, I just think the definition of "cutting the cord" has changed a bit - such that it includes the streaming services.

Regardless of what you want to call it, I like the concept of the streaming TV services for a few reasons:

  • No contracts. If I want to cancel, I go online and cancel. 2 minutes and done.
  • No equipment to rent and return. I use my own streaming box that I own. No rental fees, nothing to return when I cancel/switch providers...
  • ...I can easily switch from Sling to Vue to DirecTV Now to Hulu.
  • It CAN be less costly. When I had Comcast/DirecTV in the past, it wasn't the "base cost" that was expensive. It was all the HD fees, broadcast fees, equipment rental (4 TVs in my house), DVR surcharge, etc. Once those fees are considered, it was less costly for me to go with streaming. It is definitely NOT for everyone, but options are good.
need a PS3/PS4 to get the most out of Vue
  • Vue works with Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV, and Roku. You do not need a Playstation of any kind to subscribe to Vue. (I've heard the Roku app sucks, mainly due to lack of Guide feature, but have never used it)
  • In fact, from everything I have read, the PS3 is a WORSE platform than Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV. Sluggish, etc.
  • I have Vue with Apple TV. I do not own a Playstation 3 or 4.
  • In fairness I've read that Vue works really well with PS4, and might even get some features ahead of time. But I would never say you need a PS4 to get the most from Vue.
  • Vue for Apple TV works well. I think it's the closest streaming option to regular cable.
  • It's not perfect. Sometimes buffers, etc.
  • I have lots of other thoughts on cutting the cord and the various services (I've tried them all, except YouTube TV because they don't offer any TV apps yet - I don't want to cast from my phone) - but I've already typed too much.
AIDS!

AIDS!

I currently have Vue Elite

I currently have Vue Elite ($45/mo.) and Hulu No Commercials ($12/mo.) = $57/mo. total

Hulu No Commercials Live TV w-Enhanced DVR (because a DVR that can't FF past commercials is dumb) = $59/mo.

There are some channel trade-offs.

1) Hulu Plus doesn't appear to have NBC WDIV, Vue does. Your locals will vary.

2) Hulu Plus doesn't have NFL Network, MLB Network, NBA TV

3) Vue in general has more channels, especially the Elite package that I'm referencing. Which channels you value is obviously personal. But for me I don't see many channels that I would miss.

4) Hulu Plus has Lifetime for those with spouses that care about such things. (Vue doesn't)

Haha! How did the writer

Haha! How did the writer screw that up!?

It's fine

Those numbers will look just fine flying around Michigan Stadium.

Oh god EECS 280. Got 90%+ on

Oh god EECS 280. Got 90%+ on both midterm and final exam. Yet still managed a C in the course. Those projects were such a time suck. And obviously I didn't do well with them.

Noel Perkins. Good dude.

Noel Perkins. Good dude.

I don't care which fan base

I don't care which fan base you belong to, if you can't laugh at that Urban/Harbaugh side-by-side pic then there's something wrong.

We Hate Movies (comedy, makes

We Hate Movies (comedy, makes fun of bad movies)

How Did This Get Made (comedy, makes fun of bad movies)

Serial (true crime, duh)

Solid Verbal (cfb)

Cashing In with TJ Miller (comedy)

Doug Loves Movies (comedy, movies and movie trivia)

Sklarbro Country (sports and comedy, hosted by Michigan alums)

OT

Just wanted to say I always get a kick out of seeing you show up in AV Club comments.

That is all.

Greasemonkey script?

A semi-quick solution would be if someone developed a Greasemonkey script to change the appearance of the page (remove the banner, blue background, etc).

Actually a quick search shows that maybe someone already did something similar... Haven't tested it out though:

http://userscripts-mirror.org/scripts/review/137085

Or... use the Stylebot extension for Chrome...

Woody will never live that

Woody will never live that down apparently

This and the fact that

This and the fact that Battle's commitment being soft was a poorly kept secret at best.

If a nobody on the internet like me knows that he's still playing the field despite his commitment then surely Beilein and crew know that too.

And this isn't hindsight being 20/20 - the day Battle commited there was chatter about it not being very firm.

Yes, he is supposed to be.

Yes, he is supposed to be. Perhaps OP didn't take the pic today?

Licensing issue of some sort

Licensing issue of some sort

Refs give NW a gift with that

Refs give NW a gift with that ball off the leg that should have been M's ball.

Spike misses a key FT.

Stupid turnover on an inbounds.

NW can't miss any 3-pt attempt.

Well - let's see what happens in 2OT.

You're welcome, kind sir.

You're welcome, kind sir.

Brady named MVP per ESPN

Brady named MVP per ESPN

Irvin is being asked to

Irvin is being asked to create his own offense with Walton and Levert out. That's not his strength. Hence the errors, blocks, etc. Yes he needs to improve that part of his game, but don't act surprised when you see the results of today.

Ouch. Can we please score in

Ouch. Can we please score in OT? Please?

Warm body

Warm body

It looked like a clear 3 on

It looked like a clear 3 on replay

OT - love it. Enjoying this

OT - love it. Enjoying this game too much for it to be over.

Not disagreeing with your

Not disagreeing with your points but we laughed at MSU last year because of injury excuses. No need for it here either. It is what it is.

Agreed. Berea is less than 1

Agreed. Berea is less than 1 hour from Lexington.

Haloscan-we here. I've been

Haloscan-we here. I've been here since 2004, maybe 2005 who can remember anymore.

Mostly lurked then, mostly lurk now.

"Mattison reportedly cleared

"Mattison reportedly cleared out his office with authority when Hoke was axed."

With authority is right, if the rumors are to be believed. It's hard to imagine GM sticking around after that (again - if the rumor is true - which it's probably not)