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What is insane is:The NCAA…

What is insane is:

The NCAA demanded years of Harbaugh’s personal texts and Mars rightly told them that was outrageous under any law. That’s not Harbaugh leveling up. That’s an NCAA continuing to act as though it has the unilateral power of Joffrey Baratheon. 

Mars says he filed a long brief with the NCAA on behalf of Harbaugh and has been ghosted ever since. The NCAA can’t come up with any reasonable justification for their behavior in response so they just move forward with their Kangaroo Court.

The NCAA threatened Mars and Michigan because they didn’t like him publicly pointing out their ridiculous behavior. 

Conner was clearly at Central and clearly freelancing (the dude was hard up for money and constantly trying to find ways to make more by repairing vacuum cleaners and buying prairie land in Colorado) at Central yet people want still suggest otherwise. 

And finally the #1 insane thing, Nittany Fan suggesting the letter mentioned by Mars was a fabrication. 

Mars said he filled a long…

Mars said he filled a long brief with the NCAA on behalf of Harbaugh and they NEVER responded.  

Mars also said one of the NCAAs demands was for years of Harbaugh’s personal texts.  Mars rightly advised his client he didn’t need to respond. Mars had compared the demand to what a DA office or law enforcement can do under the law and called the NCAA’s demand outrageous.  

Mars’ statement about hearing the bus tires go thud thud thud (or something like that) was him saying that Warde basically backed the bus up and drove it over Harbaugh in order to settle with the NCAA.  

In other words, Burgergate is over for Mars and Harbaugh.  The COI, and it’s leader who works for USC and who has publicly stated he’s still upset at what the NCAA did to USC, can make whatever threats and public announcements they want but Harbaugh doesn’t and shouldn’t care.  

So Caps have to lose and we…

So Caps have to lose and we have to win?

What is the tiebreaker?

It’s a good thing we, and…

It’s a good thing we, and the campus, dodged a bullet. 

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Can no longer insert images.  They upload in the file manager but they don’t insert anymore. The file name doesn’t show up in the source code after inserting 

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Too bad they can’t be the…

Too bad they can’t be the Wiley Coyotes

He said everyone should…

He said everyone should share the revenue with the players because that’s who people come to see. 

It’s an interesting…

It’s an interesting comparison.

Pro sports teams and broadcasters make millions.  The same for college. 

Pro athletes get paid for endorsements.  The same for college. 

Pro fans pay for tickets and buy branded material to support their team.  Same for college. 

Pro athletes negotiate salaries and share in the millions of profits. None for college 

Pro athletes can have a union and pensions. None for college  

Pro teams have salary caps and drafts for fairness.  None for college  

College fans get pressured for donations so their team can compete because there are no parity or fairness rules currently enforced. None  for pro.  

College fans and athletes are still being screwed. 

Edit: I almost forgot.  Pro teams are run by machiavellian narcissistic owners. Same for college conference commissioners. 

He pretty clearly implies…

He pretty clearly implies they should be paid out of all the revenues generated by the networks, conferences, and schools.  

Also, NIL was litigated to allow athletes to get paid for endorsements.  That alone made sense.  Denard should get paid for being on the cover of EA Sports.  

What NIL has become [creating collectives that get around the intended rules and pressure fans to make donations that can be used to retain current players (ok) and as recruitment pay for play (which was against the rules but is done by a fast growing number of schools)] has all kinds of problems.  

Is that you Jim on a burner…

Is that you Jim on a burner account?

Is Drevno Jim’s Angel Martin…

Is Drevno Jim’s Angel Martin?

https://youtu.be/lDY2gtLesLo?feature=shared

According to Greg Roman the…

According to Greg Roman the decision to take the Chargers job was after they realized they could live in a RV by the beach. 
 

“Here’s the story,” Roman said. “Jim and I started talking, and I said, ‘You take that Chargers job, man, and I found this RV place right on the beach.’ He goes, ‘Really? Jim Rockford. You’re Jim Rockford. I want to be Jim Rockford. We’re doing this thing.’”

When Harbaugh pulled up stakes and headed for his new house, he gave Roman a stack of Rockford DVDs for film study.

 

I guess that’s ok since the…

I guess that’s ok since the price of a cup of coffee has gone up by the same percentage. 
 

/s

My apologies to NJ people…

My apologies to NJ people but I won’t be conceding this point. 

There are a lot of unhappy people in NJ who want to spread their unhappiness to others when out in public. 

When I moved to NJ from out West, it seemed absolutely no one had heard of a zipper merge in NJ.  Where I came from it was the norm.  

There are also the 200 year old jug handles required to make a left.   Just about anyone is angry when getting off a jug handle.

I was only in NJ for a few years but when I moved to my next city one state over, a taxi driver stopped in the middle of traffic congestion and waved me over in front of him when I was stuck behind a delivery truck.  I felt like I moved to heaven.  Since you can eliminate NY, it should be easy to guess where that was  

 

And $9 bottles of water at…

And $9 bottles of water at the movie theater 

When there were 4 channels…

When there were 4 channels and someone else had control over the clicker 

It’s amazingly surprising…

It’s amazingly surprising and unfortunate how often this happens. 

Your daughter is awesome!

Your daughter is awesome!

Sounds like NJ drivers. 

Oh…

Sounds like NJ drivers. 

Oh yah, NJ drivers

Nothing worse than shitty…

Nothing worse than shitty drivers. Anyone who gets in a car and feels like they are in a hurry is the equivalent of a terrorist with an assault rifle. 

I am so sorry.  I just…

I am so sorry.  I just returned someone else's cart that they left hidden in Bolivia. 

Idiot drivers.  More…

Idiot drivers.  More specifically:

Drivers who don’t realize they have a 3000 lb car and then one brush with a bicyclist on their little bike often means death or serious injury.  

Drivers who don’t know the laws and that bicyclists are not only required to be on the road but they get a full lane when you pass them just as if they are a car. (In states I’ve lived in) For their safety  

Drivers who try to illegally pass a biker on a two lane road with a double yellow.  

Drivers who illegally try to pass a bicyclist when they can’t see the opposite traffic and risk the bicyclist’s life to save a few seconds or minutes.  (And in that split second decision there is no way you’re going head-on into a car when you can just kill the cyclist).

Drivers who always feel like they are in a hurry and are mad that everything seems to be in their way, including bicyclists, cars going the speed limit in the right hand lane, and pedestrians, when they drive but only end up gaining 30 seconds before they have to wait for all the other cars to catch up at the next stop or light.  

The driver who decided he needed to pass a bicyclist on a windy, neighborhood, two lane road with blind turns, only to park around the next turn, thus risking the bikers’s life to save two seconds.

The large truck that came out of a construction site and ran me off a straight two lane road, with no traffic in either direction, with no paved shoulder and just a drop off the edge of the payment, with a stop light a quarter mile (2 min) ahead, and who could have passed me by switching lanes, but who instead conceded no space between his truck and the edge of payment.  (I almost caught that fucker before the light changed and was ready to drag his ass out of the cab.)

Drivers who illegally roll through a stop sign when pedestrians are still in the crosswalk. 

Seriously, I know a lot of bicyclists critically injured by idiot drivers in a hurry or who don’t follow the law. 

Drivers who drive in a hurry but save zero time.  Never drive in a hurry.

Now do I sound like my Guff is Chocked!?

I do agree the Mulkey is…

I do agree that Mulkey is insufferable 

Why can’t we celebrate the…

Why can’t we celebrate the accomplishments of Caitlin Clark and all she has done for women’s basketball without bringing hate of another coach into it or without turning it into a fab five Michigan thing.

And he would have a huge…

And he would have a huge chip on his shoulder.  This would be great if it was at all realistic. 

What specifically is…

What specifically is political about the article?  They identify a number of positions with regard to whether or not free speech is ok at all venues, report those positions from different sources, that Ono may have put out a plan too hastily, and that he is reconsidering the policy.  It seems you just don’t like the reporting of some information that you disagree with.  

These are great points.  

I…

These are great points.  

I will add that there is a difference between a legitimate news organization with an independent editorial board and independent (public, trust, or similar) ownership like the Guradian vs other media which may look like a news organization but isn’t.  So I would add that simply finding another article isn’t enough.  
 

This particular Guardian article at first seemed a little biased, but after looking through it again, there is no opinion added, they do present the University’s side as well, and they point out the University is rethinking the policy after getting more input.  

The board rules which have…

The board rules which have been in place since 2009 have said anything related to UofM is on topic. It seems that policy has worked fine for a long time.  LSA killed a thread but kept the post where users crossed the line.  Also, as LSA said, many topics can be and have been politicized which were never before political. LSA killed it simply without a lot of effort.  Why do you feel it necessary to keep arguing your points that change is needed and create more work for LSA to keep responding.  And now you want an owners and management meeting. 

Yes! Rooting for the B10…

Yes! Rooting for the B10 over UConn or Alabama

It seems Wolf could start…

It seems Wolf could start and May is still looking for a PG

Sounds like “Golf” is more…

Sounds like “Golf” is more likely a 4.5

It seems we are losing the …

It seems we are losing the #22 player/G in the portal and possibly gaining the #1.  

An enthusiasm well-known to…

An enthusiasm well-known to MGoBlog

I thought this was obvious…

I thought this was obvious. Why is it even a news story 

Here to root for Minny and…

Here to root for Minny and the upset

oh no, not another Friday …

oh no, not another Friday “over-analysis” post. 

Next year is pass/fail.  And the grade has already been submitted. 

He’s just a shooter

He’s just a shooter

Kobe examples were different…

Kobe examples were different.  He was an asshole that brought others on his team down.  And don’t forget he’s also a rapist no matter how much he had to pay to claim otherwise. 

True, but its relative. …

True, but its relative.  German cars are expensive to maintain. Still like the Audi for AWD.  

Sure Porsche, Subaru, and…

Sure Porsche, is first and Lamborghini was the first supercar and GM made the first EV.  Your Porsche is a huge money pit and Subaru, a great car, has unfortunately gone the way of the fiat in the 80s/90s.  Not sure you want either in the UP.  

So glad I avoided the Cayenne.  Super fun to drive but what a waste of money (upfront, gas, and maintenance).  

 

I noticed you’re all in on…

I noticed you’re all in on diesel, so you’ll probably stick with it.  There are good reasons to switch though. 

I would recommend you consider a Q series instead of the A. Stepping down from a truck to a car is a big jump down in room.  Consider one of the crossovers instead. 

I have an audi.  They have…

I have an audi.  They have been perfecting AWD longer than everyone else.  They handle beautifully.  

Get a quattro. Skip the…

Get a quattro. Skip the diesel. 

He is not going to act…

He is not going to act impulsively, unlike some of the fans, and shoot first, ask questions later. He will act rationally.  That’s the only reason he was able to keep Harbaugh around the last three years. 

Read the Sam Webb article,…

Read the Sam Webb article, Rufus. it sounds like Warde did a fantastic job on the hire

He told a reporter he nearly…

He told a reporter he nearly panicked when he got a good look at what he got himself into and wanted to renege on his contract. Fortunately, his wife calmed him down 
 

Wow that’s a great story victor2000.  Hadn’t heard that.  Where did you find that?

Edit: found it from last year’s final four.  It’s a great story.  https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/dusty-may-wanted-to-quit-hours-after-signing-fau-contract-now-hes-coached-owls-to-improbable-final-four-run/

Perfect answer to my…

Perfect answer to my original question.  Thanks Bronxblue. And thanks for actually reading my question.  You deserve multiple upvotes. 

I am not criticizing him. It…

I am not criticizing him. It’s a question.  Coaches can win at small programs by only getting some better players to switch.  Especially now with the portal.  

Beilein was known as a master tactician. Basketball people on here might have watched Dusty’s games and could see how much might be coaching.  Some of the other coaches were known for their offensive or defensive tactics and philosophies.  I didn’t find anything on May.  Just asking.