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B10 hockey interest > B10…

B10 hockey interest > B10 baseball interest

For me it's: B10 hockey interest > B10 baseball interest > B10 basketball interest...

...until UM sorts out the Howard sitch. 

I'll wait to celebrate until…

I'll wait to celebrate until I've heard a definitive confirmation from Brian Kelly's agent. 

Colin Cowherd was pretty sure Kelly was the answer for UM. 

I can't wait to tell my…

I can't wait to tell my great grandchildren where I was when I heard about this news!

The first four-decade UM coach?  It's possible! 

You can park at my house and…

You can park at my house and walk over.

Oh, wait...that's for the Rose Bowl! 

Yup.

Hope he doesn't mind…

Yup.

Hope he doesn't mind me doxxing him on a football message board!

Convalescent Aid Society. …

Convalescent Aid Society.  We loan out medical equipment (hospital beds, wheel chairs, etc.) for free to people in the area:

https://convalescentaidsociety.com/

As we all try to do math in our heads about peoples' ages, I'll note that CAS just celebrated it's 100th anniversary.  It's a good organization. 

I got clarification on this…

I got clarification on this.  Sadly, my contractor's mother was born later in 1914, but after Snow passed. Snow never met his daughter.

My contractor made sure to mention that his mother had him when she was "much older" so the timeline works.  I guess.

I should also mention that the contractor is the principal at a mid-size firm and isn't swinging a hammer. 

I canceled as well during…

I canceled as well during the deluge of crap from Mandel and Feldman.  

Not that I want that feature…

Not that I want that feature, but I assume it isn't a user-controlled option?

This should be the…

Fuck Michigan.

This should be the verification question/answer for all new MGOBLOG accounts. 

For clarification, Memorial…

For clarification, Memorial Station is a two mile walk to the Rose Bowl.  But, you can walk a few blocks from Memorial Station to Parsons and take the Rose Bowl shuttle.  From the Rose Bowl website:

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a light rail service to Pasadena via the Metro Blue Line. If you would like to take the Metro Blue Line to the game, exit the train at Memorial Park Station in Pasadena. Follow the signs for two blocks to the Rose Bowl Game shuttle pick-up location at Parsons. This shuttle will take you directly to the Rose Bowl Stadium. After the game, simply reverse your route.

Alternatively, you could pay $60 to park directly in the Parsons garage and use the shuttle.  

I live in the neighborhood. …

I live in the neighborhood. 

Google Rockwood Road and La Loma Road.  Park on Rockwood.  It'll be a two mile walk, but there aren't parking restrictions there for the Rose Bowl and it's about as close as you can get to the stadium without navigating the snarl. 

The walk is mostly-flat and there's a sidewalk on the east side of Arroyo Blvd for a good portion of the walk.  It meets your criterion for hassle-free.  Plan on getting there early, though. 

As you are mapping your approach, you'll want to come in from the west side.  Do NOT attempt to come in from the east and cross over the Arroyo via automobile.  It'll be a nightmare. 

Go Blue! 

PS: I'm not sure if this is totally current, but here is a list of streets with posted "NO PARKING" restrictions during the game: https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/city-tightens-rose-bowl-loop-arroyo-area-parking-restrictions

Remember when Aiden…

Agreed.

Remember when Aiden Hutchinson announced his signing bonus in front of the whole team in Hard Knocks?

$23 million. 

I looked up his contract - he has $35 million in guaranteed money. 

If Harrison stays at OSU for another year, that strikes me as a foolish move.

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And for pairing with…

And for pairing with caboodles. 

 

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Totally!  Glad to see it's…

Totally!  Glad to see it's the top story on ESPN right now.

Oh, wait...

Have the logo, but in green…

Have the logo, but in green to match the turf.

Have the logo but in 10 point font. 

Have the logo but write "sucks" underneath.

...just spitballing some ideas here. 

I mean...it's "good news",…

I mean...it's "good news", but I just can't. 

I used last week's unabated…

I used last week's unabated Michigan-bashing by Stewie Mandel and Nicole Auerbach as the final push to cancel my Athletic subscription.

Fuck 'em.  

Waiting for Pete Thamel to…

Waiting for Pete Thamel to weigh in before I make my own judgement. 

Upvoted for good news.

Will…

Upvoted for good news.

Will downvote any bad news.  Sorry/not sorry. 

Logged off to log back in to…

Logged off to log back in to upvote.

No Mullings today? Has Brian…

No Mullings today? Has Brian posted his tickets on StubHub yet? 

I'm on the same page as…

I'm on the same page as Prime.

"What to do with the kids" occupies about 75% of my parenting brain. 

Quarterback JJ McCarthy is…

Quarterback JJ McCarthy is one of the reasons for the effectiveness of the running game. His ability to keep the ball on reads is going to continue to pay off — at least until he gets hurt. 

Is he trying to speak this into existence?  

 

I'm from the future. 

It's…

I'm from the future. 

It's 2023, he's a Sophomore, and will probably be an All American this year. 

Red River Rivalry - This is…

Red River Rivalry - This is the best first 6 minutes of a football game ever. 

Wait until he hears what Lou…

Wait until he hears what Lou Holtz said about him. 

Fucking Lou Holtz. It's his…

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Fucking Lou Holtz. It's his…

Fucking Lou Holtz. It's his fault. 

How'd you get that to work? …

How'd you get that to work?  My media embed just does the spinning wheel of death using Chrome. 

So jelly...

I don't know if it's an echo…

I don't know if it's an echo-chamber situation, but this guy has the same info.  He's been right on a bunch of realignment things in the past:

https://x.com/Genetics56/status/1707072005835477420?s=20

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Yup...never getting the…

Yup...never getting the commemorative tote bag with that point total. 

I read the article.

Sure,…

I read the article.

Sure, there aren't more commercials than before the rule-change...but there's less football. 

We have the same amount of commercial time and fewer actual football plays.  The ratio is worse.  They've shortened the game while keeping the same number of commercials.

This is bad. 

Per the article - average game time has been reduced by six minutes from 3:22 to 3:16.  Frankly, if I'm investing three-plus hours to watch a game, give me those damn six minutes back in the form of actual football. 

I'm going to help out the …

I'm going to help out the "State of our Threads" analysis.

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So Mel will have his hearing…

So Mel will have his hearing, the outcome of which is not in doubt because one of the two people involved is smart and the other is bald.

Us bald people catching strays here for no reason. 

From the article:


Tucker's…

From the article:

Tucker's contract says the school can fire him with cause "if the coach engaged in any conduct which constitutes moral turpitude or, which in the university's reasonable judgment, would tend to bring public disrespect, contempt or ridicule."

Thank you. 

Thank you. 

Are these official injury…

Are these official injury reports a new thing?

 

I think it's only fair that…

I think it's only fair that coaches and administrators also be limited to changing jobs once every four years.

The one nice thing about…

The one nice thing about Saturday's Peacock experience was that the stream went live a few minutes early and showed the band doing it's thing.  That was awesome...and something that I think the streaming services/apps should lean into.

Give me some dedicated content.

Maybe (meek voice, shoulders shrugging) a streaming service could shave off a commercial or two every break to broadcast live from the stadium??  Show me the student section singing Mr. Brightside instead of the trailer for the AI movie for the 34th time and I'll take my medicine more willingly going forward.  

I wanted the email hyperlink…

I so badly wanted the email hyperlink to work.

Instead, it worked so badly.  

Not a great showing by the…

Not a great showing by the conference.  I did think that PSU looked pretty good, though.  Of all the opponents faced in Week 1 by B10 teams, WVU is probably the strongest and the game wasn't all that competitive.

Hearing Brian and the guys talk about Drew Allar, I was expecting him to fall on his face.  He looked pretty good.

https://twitter.com…

Here's the tracker:

https://twitter.com/SickosCommittee/status/1698148954997772329?s=20

It is even better with the sound up. 

According to Sickos Committee, Brian's contract states that the whole team needs to get to 325 points for the season, so Ferentz can use defensive and special teams points to reach his target.  Props to his agent for getting that into the fine print. 

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In Chrome, this combination of extensions is the magic bullet for killing ads, auto-playing videos and pop-ups:

AdBlock, AutoplayStopper and Disable HTML5 Autoplay. Bingo. 

The last channel issue with…

I just moved to YTTV for Sunday Ticket after 15 years with DirecTV.  The last channel issue with YTTV is annoying to me as well.

However, you can re-arrange (and delete) channels in the guide which is low-key a huge upgrade for me coming from DirecTV.  So, for football season, you can stack all of the channels with games at the top of your guide. 

I'm down to about 25 channels in my guide these days instead of 300+ channels of crap on DirecTV.  Pretty great. 

It's a small thing, but I…

It's a small thing, but I hate when MGOBLOG doesn't post the Roundtable on its podcast feed. 

Having to listen via the Ticket podcast sucks. They drop in ads randomly and those ads are always way louder than the segment. It's jarring.

Again...small thing in light of everything.

I can't wait to see 74 ESPN…

I can't wait to see 74 ESPN Bet commercials every weekend this fall. 

Was just thinking about you…

Was just thinking about you and your family as I hopped in my car out here in Pasadena this morning. Thank you for posting an update. 

Thankful to know that there's a path to recovery.  Shit like this puts football (and everything else we spend time arguing about) in perspective.