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Um, Dude, it's a game.

Um, Dude, it's a game.

I sincerely hope, for you,…

I, uh... Whew...

I sincerely hope, for you, that one day you reach a point where, if you were to look back on this post, you would appreciate how much you've grown.

And, by the way, the claims in your first paragraph are simply wrong, including your primary thesis, which is easily debunked by the fact that there ARE world-class athletes on vegan diets. From personal experience, I can tell you my diet hasn't kept my aging vegan ass off the podium at both half and full marathons. You should fact-check whoever is feeding you this nonsense.

Oh my.

First: "Without…

Oh my.

First: "Without eating meat Homo sapiens would have never evolved as they did and meat and diet was critical to our evolution," was not the claim I asked for a citation on. I don't doubt that eating meat heavily influenced the evolution of our species.

Second: Did you link the wrong article? It doesn't say what you think it says.

Third: Your claim was "vegan is about as unnatural as packaged processed foods."

Once you find me the article that explains how Cocoa Puffs are just as natural as fruits, veggies, and nuts, we can start having an honest conversation. Again, I think you're going to have a really hard time finding a source on this.

You certainly will find plenty of articles that detail how whole foods have also been part of our evolutionary development. You'll also probably have no trouble finding sources that tell you that the prevalence of processed and packaged foods is a major contributor to the overwhelmingly unhealthy and obese society we presently live in.

As I noted above, it's amazing how uneducated people are about diet.

I'm going to need a citation…

I'm going to need a citation for this claim, and I think you're going to have a really hard time finding one.

My body functions just fine…

My body functions just fine and supports my 80-mile/week running habit just fine. I also loved and miss meat in my diet, but I have made choices for ethical and environmental reasons that I am perfectly happy with.

To your hilarious footnote: No, no one designed me for any particular purpose. To quote Stephen Hawking, I am nothing more than "chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting around a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies."

I agree that the food I buy…

I agree that the food I buy can be purchased in these massive grocery stores. In fact, if those kinds of stores were available to me, my weekly grocery bill would probably only be about $20, which would be great. I just don't live in a place where I access places with parking lots, which is how I like it.

Haha I would love to hear…

Haha I would love to hear some wisdom on this. Please tell me what I'm missing in a whole-food vegan diet. Tell me what packaged, processed bullshit my body needs that I fail to provide.

Just stunning to me. People…

Just stunning to me. People need to eat actual food. It's amazing how uneducated people are about diet.

To answer your questions, yes I have spent substantial time over the last decade living in different countries. I also have lived exclusively in the centers of large cities during that same period. My shopping consists of walking into a local market and picking up the fruits, veggies, and nuts I need for the week. I thankfully do not spend any time in these massive American grocery stores.

I'm genuinely surprised to…

I'm genuinely surprised to hear that cereal is still a thing. When I was a kid growing up, Meijer had a whole aisle dedicated to this stuff, and people were feeding it to their kids to start the day.

I don't know if that's still a reality, but the fact that this is a new sponsor for a bowl game in 2019 isn't too reassuring.

Some people REALLY dig…

Some people REALLY dig bronze-age mythology.

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Might want to see a doctor…

Might want to see a doctor about whatever it is you have going on there.

I think that's right. Can't…

I think that's right. Can't verify right now because I left my almanac of made up shit by the door when I left this morning, but I'll check tonight.

Ha. Unclear if this was…

Ha. Unclear if this was intended to be funny, but I laughed.

And just like that…

And just like that... keeping it interesting.

Hey, Man, if you've got…

Hey, Man, if you've got enough extra scratch lying around to make regular donations to another man's paycheck, good for you. I'm off to set up my Patreon account. I'll hit you up once it's ready.

Many people have reported…

Many people have reported visiting less frequently since the launch of the new site. I can tell you that my visits are way down. I would be shocked if traffic didn't take a monster hit. Of course, if most of that pre-launch traffic was through the apps, the site admins wouldn't be able to measure it accurately anyway. But the quality of the posts and discussions could have been impacted--which impacts the value of the site. I'm sure we all have an opinion about that.

John Beilein heading to the Cavs has to be one of the best things to happen to this site in a long time. If nothing else, this site provides a consistent community where you're sure to find a discussion about most things happening in Michigan athletics. Unsurprisingly, we've gotten more content out of Brian the past two weeks than we had over the preceding months. My visits are up as well. And now you've got someone wondering how to get notifications--something that apparently wasn't worth asking about until today.

In any case, the elimination of the apps was a misguided business decision. You don't take away a product or feature that your customers enjoy because it's not making you money; you keep delivering it and find a way to monetize it. When the problem was that too much traffic was coming through the apps and the apps weren't owned by the site or set up to monetize traffic, the solution should have been to take ownership of the apps and monetize the traffic. Instead, Brian chose to eliminate a valued feature thinking his customers would keep putting money in his pocket regardless.

The app wasn't registering…

The app wasn't registering your clicks for the purpose of monetizing traffic. It had to be eliminated to maximize revenue. Which is now even more important due to decreased traffic resulting from poor implementation of the new site.

Yes, whatever this working…

Yes, whatever this working group comes up with will be extremely underwhelming and sure to induce rolling of the eyes.

I have dealt with the NCAA in the legal world a handful of times, and it's kind of astonishing to talk to representatives and hear how out of touch they are. There is a remarkable amount of pride portrayed, for example, when talking about the opportunities they--again, these are NCAA reps--have bestowed upon young Black men from underprivileged communities. These nitwits approach everything as though they are providing a service for which we should all be grateful. Any criticism, in their eyes, is just an example of no good deed going unpunished.

Just logging in to make sure…

Just logging in to make sure there's no shortage of voices shitting on this terrible idea.

I think 9 p.m. on Saturday…

I think 9 p.m. on Saturday is, historically speaking, when the snake talks.

I'm the proud owner of zero…

I'm the proud owner of zero automobiles, and I have zero interest in owning one. Not getting into a car in the morning is one of the best parts of my daily commute. I do think the trend in sales toward these larger, less efficient vehicles is discouraging. 

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This story will get more…

This story will get more publicity because of Kraft, and I can understand the temptation to make light of it from that angle. But the actual story here is that a series of "spas" in two Florida counties were holding and exploiting women as sex slaves. 

Just to be clear, voluntary…

Just to be clear, voluntary sex work should be legal. That's not what this was.

And these extremes are…

And these extremes are becoming increasingly more frequent. That's the point.

Your argument is analogous…

Your argument is analogous to saying that seeing someone laugh is evidence that he or she doesn't have depression. Let's try to be rational here. No rational minds can debate the fact that the global climate is changing.

Fortunately, you are on the…

Fortunately, you have access to the internet, so no leaning necessary. Take some time to educate yourself.

There is absolutely nothing…

There is absolutely nothing political about acknowledging that the global climate is changing. In fact, it's extremely dangerous to categorize that issue as a political one.

21 people died last week due…

21 people died last week due to extreme weather in the Midwest. Records were shattered in numerous locations. Typical winter weather, right?

Man, you're the one claiming…

Man, you're the one claiming that these weather conditions are nothing new, while also strangely arguing that schools should stay open throughout extreme conditions because a certain percentage of parents have the means to navigate the conditions safely, as if that's somehow relevant to the offering of public education. 

I'm just letting you know the basic premise of your complaint is something you made up.

Hate to be the one to tell…

Hate to be the one to tell you this, but "crazy weather" is happening much more frequently now, and it will continue to happen more frequently going forward. I know many people like to pretend it's not a thing, but we actually have ways of measuring this stuff that are far more advanced than uninformed "opinions." Again, I hate to be the one to insert facts into the conversation. I know that is taboo these days.

Now that you mention it, you…

Now that you mention it, you do see it all the time. So much so that it's shocking to me that no one has ever given it a name.

My buddy Peter, who works in school administration, is a great example of this. He was a rising star but maybe not the best leader or manager. Well, sure enough, last year he was promoted to principal of a huge high school, and things immediately came unraveled. He didn't make it through the year.

Accordingly, I propose calling this phenomenon the Principal Peter. 

Hoke-to-Michigan never…

Hoke-to-Michigan never looked like a viable hire. Many, many people on this website alone--myself included--were pretty outspoken about the fact that, even if Hoke managed to stumble into success (which I certainly hoped for), it would have been, at best, a lucky hire. Still bad, but lucky. More likely, it was just going to end up being a bad hire. That turned out to be true. 

That's not what a link is. 

That's not what a link is. 

Kind of peculiar from a…

Kind of peculiar from a sports-fan perspective. Two years in a row, the die-hards in the fan base basically insisted on parting ways with a particular coach. In both instances, it ended up not being an easy thing for Harbaugh to do, but he made both happen regardless. It's kind of the opposite of what has been happening in East Lansing. 

You never root for a loss,…

You never root for a loss, but you know it's almost certainly an inevitability. So it isn't devastating when it happens, and you can say, "We'll be better for it." But no, I don't want the team to lose. I would love to see them undefeated come mid-April. 

Doesn't even look like the…

Doesn't even look like the same sport.

Don't want to hear about…

Don't want to hear about your loose shit. 

Yeah, as I said, my…

Yeah, as I said, my frustrations do not primarily come directly from the teams representing the university. If I'm being really honest with myself, though, it's a much more complicated situation than just pointing at the fan base and saying, "We aren't realistic."

If you want to tell me that, in three out of the last four years, we have finished with at least 10 wins (could be more this season) and a ranking in the top 12, I can nod in agreement and say we should be very happy considering where we were prior to Harbaugh's arrival. I have no problem with that. We are way better off than we were, and we should be grateful for that.

At the same time, what the fuck happened in Columbus? Like really, what the fuck? And why are promising players in positions of need with clear paths to the field transferring out?

So yeah, I can agree that the fans aren't realistic, and that makes places like MGoBlog tough, especially when things aren't going perfectly, as many expect, fair or not. At the same time, I can't plug my ears, repeat "10 wins" (three times), and completely ignore the sky-is-falling crowd--as much as I might prefer to do that--because I'm not sitting here without questions of my own. 

I'm trying to figure out if…

I'm trying to figure out if I've changed or if this fan base has totally lost it. It's not easy being a Michigan fan right now, and that's only tangentially related to the teams representing Michigan.

It's like when you enter…

It's like when you enter your PIN number into the ATM machine.

Forever unclean!

Forever unclean!

I too have not commented on…

I too have not commented on Urban Meyer retiring. Feeling pretty ice cold!

Unfortunately, you can't dig…

Unfortunately, you can't dig deep into this issue without the tip of your shovel striking racial undertones. It is very much a racial issue at its core. 

How would you feel if your…

How would you feel if your employer, rather than paying you money, gave you something you may or may not want with a sticker price that might even exceed what you currently make in spendable money? "More than adequately compensated," right?

I think it's more that it's…

I think it's more that it's hard to accept as genuine anyone who broadcasts his or her "religion" as a cheap and often transparent marketing ploy. The person pretending to be unique in how righteous he or she may be gets a well deserved eye roll from anyone capable of thinking critically. And it doesn't tell us anything about that person's commitment to playing by the rules.

There aren't a whole lot of…

There aren't a whole lot of home-run options out there this year. As much as I like the idea of a Franklin-saddled PSU going forward, I think a dose of instability in Happy Valley is probably even better, especially in terms of disrupting their recruiting momentum. 

Also, this would ensure that USC continues to be a head-shaking shit show, which is also nice.

You might say it's a "now or…

You might say it's a "now or next year" situation.

Is it wrong though?

Whether…

Is it wrong though?

Whether or not you think they'll turn things around, Florida State is a tire fire right now. At the moment, the ACC really is just Clemson. I don't think there's any doubt it's a cake walk today.

If your argument is that program with a history of sustained success will rebound, I think the point is even more correct. There are at least four programs in the Big Ten that have more historical clout than the best in the ACC.