OT Friday Fun. Gone but not forgotten.
Alright. Thought we could have a little Friday fun. Who is a poster that is no longer around that you remember despite their absence?
Mine is Pony Conquerer.
I could never tell how old that dude was or if he was sane, but he holds a special place.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:17 PM ^
Purple Stuff. Dude was very good IMO and I always liked his insights.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:17 PM ^
What, are you trying to cause a fight?
I miss the old XM. This new one has an edge.
December 8th, 2023 at 6:00 PM ^
I’m all about forgiveness.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:18 PM ^
I'm not sure how Michigan is still selling clothing without wolverine devotee not around.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:27 PM ^
He’s still quite active on twixer.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:19 PM ^
I have lurked on this site since the RR days but didn't make an account until recently. Used to see turd ferguson posting all the time.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
What is the name of the poster who wrote about his Korean wife and in-laws? Great contributor during the days when we were a basketball school.
[Edit: I think his avatar was "C-Rex"]
December 8th, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
I think he is still around and posts on occasion, but I miss seeing Big Boutros profile pic. Always made me laugh.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:24 PM ^
Agree. More Boutros please!
December 8th, 2023 at 2:41 PM ^
reflexive response to every post was ah, boutros boutros-ghali. i was thinking he/she ran the UN at the time.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:27 PM ^
Brown Bear
December 8th, 2023 at 1:29 PM ^
I remember a poster by a name of ectyping or something similar. He would do diaries that broke down the likelihood of each team winning the division for both the East and West. 2016 was a lot of fun until the Iowa game…
December 8th, 2023 at 2:21 PM ^
ecky pting is still around
December 9th, 2023 at 6:10 PM ^
And has the best screen name here since Laser Wolf. We are no longer the Knights Who Say “Ni!”….
December 8th, 2023 at 1:29 PM ^
There was another guy with Magnus in his name, and it really pissed me off. But now I miss him.
December 8th, 2023 at 3:03 PM ^
Dr Magnus Toboggan???
I too miss the good doctor
Edit: I guess is was Dr Mantis Toboggan???
December 8th, 2023 at 1:30 PM ^
Pony Conquerer is good.
I tell you, there are a bunch who come to mind.
An off the wall one is Karen-FAXCOM Services.
Looks like our join dates are close together...I promise we're not related.
December 8th, 2023 at 3:45 PM ^
she was the prototype AI. she has evolved. soon, the world...
December 8th, 2023 at 9:31 PM ^
I don’t know how I missed this one but wow! Thanks for pointing that out.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
Can we include Heiko? I really need Alex and Sherrone to develop that exact relationship he had with Borges
December 8th, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
The Knowledge
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yes
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December 8th, 2023 at 1:40 PM ^
Came here for this
December 8th, 2023 at 2:15 PM ^
Yeah it’s been about 5 years, hasn’t it?
December 8th, 2023 at 3:24 PM ^
The rumor was that THE_KNOWLEDGE was Brian himself posting undercover. Not sure if substantiated.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
MGoShoe was a great poster.
December 8th, 2023 at 3:01 PM ^
Logged in to upvote because of your profile pic. Many hours spent exercising my thumbs on that device!
December 8th, 2023 at 4:38 PM ^
Thank you - Great guy too. I believe he served in the military and was older. Hope he is alive.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:35 PM ^
This may get me Colson levels of up/down vote combos, but here goes:
I'm sad Ace went off the deep end, I really enjoyed his game columns and GIFs.
December 8th, 2023 at 2:33 PM ^
Agree, his commentary and writing were great. It's a shame he went the way he did.
December 8th, 2023 at 7:52 PM ^
Ace's game columns were great and he knew his basketball. But he and Brian always seemed to gang up on Seth during football podcasts, and Ace was shit at knowing the footballs. I didn't like that.
And he got a bit proud of himself at the end...
December 8th, 2023 at 9:33 PM ^
The podcast is so SO much better without the snickering and snark and inside jokes. That all seemed to leave with Ace.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:37 PM ^
I think Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
I miss RollDamnTide just because of the bowl game. His exit from the site was quite classic.
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/tom-kowalski-wins-pro-football-writers-award-my-tribute-killer
I'd also love to know what happened to Raback Omaba.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:43 PM ^
I miss WIAB - his other self - too.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:43 PM ^
Raback it!
December 8th, 2023 at 1:56 PM ^
I'm Spartacus!
December 8th, 2023 at 1:42 PM ^
Mineral King aka Shea Patterson…though I believe the account posted recently after being dormant for quite some time
December 8th, 2023 at 1:45 PM ^
Mineral King is quite active lately.
December 8th, 2023 at 2:03 PM ^
Hard pass on that one. He made his entrance with a tedious 50/50 scam on Patterson's eligibility and made a bunch more of what I'd say were substance-free posts.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:45 PM ^
i always kinda liked the knowledge thing.
side note, everyone seems to know the story about wolverine devotee but i guess i missed that whole episode, i have no idea who they are or why they don't post here anymore or what happened. seems like a decent chance to ask if anyone cares to ELI5
December 8th, 2023 at 1:46 PM ^
He got Dave Brandon fired. Like Cade McNamara, that will always count for something in my book.
Also, you know The Knowledge but not WD? Did you go on a long vacation at some point?
December 8th, 2023 at 4:32 PM ^
I can't explain it, I know OF WD but not about what happened.
Why would getting Brandon fired get him removed from this site? I would think that would get him Partner status
December 8th, 2023 at 4:38 PM ^
He got excommunicated for LeBronSexuals
December 8th, 2023 at 2:41 PM ^
Yeah, then he started acting all uppitty and shit, which was his demise.
December 8th, 2023 at 1:45 PM ^
what ever happened to umbig11
December 8th, 2023 at 1:48 PM ^
You could tell me that was actually Al Borges and I'd believe it at this point.
December 8th, 2023 at 2:33 PM ^
I felt strongly it was Chris Balas - no one has yet convinced me otherwise, but I am ready to have my mind changed….
December 8th, 2023 at 3:29 PM ^
IIRC, he was accused of posting information from a private Facebook group without their permission, or something along those lines, and ended up being banned from either there or here, or both.