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Excellent point.

Excellent point.

Also Moore is O Line coach…

Also Moore is O Line coach. As HC, he doesn't have time to help the line with adjustments mid game. F OSU, F Day, and the B.S. sign stealing investigation. 

Maybe if he has a little…

Maybe if he has a little free time, he can help the baseball team out. Kid was rated as the #1 shortstop in the country a couple years ago and is also considered a high level pitching prospect and comes from a strong baseball family. Kid has a somewhat un-orthodox throwing motion but ultra quick release and very good arm strength. A lot of similarities to Pat Mahomes; including same height (6'3) and weight (180). Would also mention he's the first QB I can remember that has multiple impressive blocks in his highlight real (where he is blocking for their RB), which IMO demonstrates his mentality. Lastly, only had 2 picks this year. Everything about the kid screams he'll really fit and be successful at Michigan.

Looks as if these points…

Looks as if these points were put together by a law firm. UM getting their $$$ worth.

On 11/25, a beatdown like no…

On 11/25, a beatdown like no other is deserved.

Hopefully, "Toby" lol, gets…

Hopefully, "Toby" lol, gets nothing sort of a polite "F off" and has Harbaugh sign an extension before the end of the day.

What's his addy? I'll send…

What's his addy? I'll send him a clam sandwich with a side of rat 

Agree. We need more intel on…

Agree. We need more intel on this "investigative firm". The fact that we have a million leaks, the NCAA hasn't even met with UM until today and we now have this shady "investigative firm" in the mix, this has to be a coordinated plan to take down Michigan. Wouldn't be surprised if someone with a grudge at Michigan is teaming up with OSU/MSU. 

Going on a limb here.... but…

Going on a limb here.... but my guess is after the Matt Weiss stuff UM hired an outside firm to look into everything electronic he had going on. From there Matt may have had some messaging/emails from Stallions with whatever Stallions was doing. That got out to James Stapleton who is plugged into the Michigan law community (lawyers love to gossip) and now he's running with it given he is a horrible disgruntled human. The only other thing I can think of is Gattis is somehow a mole in this given he's got an axe to grind with the program.

Deion is definitely must…

Deion is definitely must watch. 

Expansion wish list - Notre…

Expansion wish list - Notre Dame, Florida State, Stanford and Cal (if you take one you have to take both), Boston College, and Virginia. I'm not too keen on FSU academics and culture but FSU is on par w/ Maryland/Rutgers academically so it works. Intrigued w/ Boston College b/c it gives the Big Ten access to the New England market.

Both of these guys seem…

Both of these guys seem highly underrated. Lowe played w/ Clinkscale's son in Kentucky and was clocked in the 4.4s last spring. FWIW, the local Kentucky folks are really high on him and UK offered him early in the cycle. Edmond seems underrated b/c he plays for a small HS in Indiana that has ~200 kids a class. Edmond was MVP of the National Combine in San Antonio earlier this year which had multiple higher rated recruits. Interestingly, he was MVP at the combine as a WR even though he was a stud at DB as well. Probably bodes well in terms of INT potential, especially since he's a plus athlete. Notre Dame was expected to offer soon and he recently picked up an offer from Ole Miss and Baylor after those two schools saw him in-person. While Ole Miss and Baylor don't scream DB U, I think the fact they were willing to offer a kid from Indiana from a tiny school after seeing him in-person probably speaks to Edmond's athletic ability at a minimum. 

Would never happen but in…

Would never happen but in this vein you could also add ND, North Carolina, BC, USC, UCLA, Purdue, Miami (FL)

I guess the NCAA has…

I guess the NCAA has completed their investigation into the 80+ $90K+ cars that have been outside of Bama's football facilities the past 15 years and we'll be hearing about conclusion/punishment for any improprieties in the near future.

underrated comment.

underrated comment.

Not sure if true, but some…

Not sure if true, but some article claims he's only been in general for a few weeks.

Avid reader but logged in…

Avid reader but logged in for the first time in maybe a decade or at least five years or so b/c of this post. 

OP - you seem to discredit athletics as if that should not be a criteria. At the end of the day all "elite" institutions care about their rankings from the media sources we all know (US News, Forbes, etc.). A large component of those rankings are predicated on post-grad opportunities for new grads. Particularly at Ivies and elite D3 institutions, admissions staffs work with their career offices to figure out what employers want and make sure they hit the baseline with admissions so every graduating class has at least a couple kids headed to a wide array of elite firms such as Goldman Sachs, KKR, Google, Apple, Blackstone, etc. At these firms, many of the top performers are former athletes because the attributes it takes to be a good athlete translates into success in the workforce. Thus, elite firms want athletes, and thus elite institutions want many athletes (i.e. Harvard so many sports, as with many other Ivies). As as Wharton grad, I review resumes from Penn and I specifically look for athletics on resumes b/c athletes tend to do very well for our team (assuming they also have strong academic creds). Lastly, I'd argue athletics are the best predicator for success of all the "entertainment" talents. I'm writing this on the toilet so apologies for the bad grammar and run-on nature of the post, 

Good points

We got beat by a better team but more intense defense does equal less effective shooting if a player's minutes stay constant. At least this was the case for me playing in high school. The cure is less minutes for starters if you have a bench that can keep up and Michigan just didn't have the horses last night. Re-inforcements are on the way with the incoming recruiting class which on paper is the second best John B has put together. I actually think it's the best when you consider fit of player to John B's preferred style of play. 

John B

Just said Poole has an overdose of swag!!!

 

 

Hell of an Accomplishment

Back-to-Back Championships

Love The Team, The Team, The Team reference by John B

 

So awesome!!

Bang Me!!!

So impressive

The defensive turnaround the past 2 years. Huge Kuddos to John B for bringing in coaches to fix this and turn this into... dare I say it... a strength??

TVs

Are huge reason in my opinion. The improvement of the camera angles and definition has taken off in the past 10 years. I would much rather watch a game in person than standard definition but now with my 1080 or whatever HD TV I own I have a much better idea of what's going on watching at home than going to it. You throw in the parking hassle, ticket prices, etc. and now going to games outside of every once and awhile is just not worth it to me. 

But

If the issue is ticket prices that wouldn't affect the Giants since San Francisco has the highest salaries in the country with most people in the city pulling in $125,000+ and most folks going to baseball games probably making much more than that. Having lived in San Fran for a couple years a few years back, I can attest to how awesome all the bars around the stadium are but if salaries weren't what they are that place would have significantly lower attendance. Also, AT&T Park is unique in that it is one of the few sports venues that's walking distance to a very wealthy residential area.

If....

someone abusing over 100 underage girls who not only is employed by your university and has all of his degrees from your university isn't a big deal, I can only imagine where recruiting violations and misconduct from players who participate in revenue generating sports fall on the spectrum. 

IMO, speaks volumes of the values of the university. 

Bang me!!

That would've been a brutal loss.

Can we please not have X Zimpson out there late in games when the other team is looking to foul?

Bang Me!!

Huge win. All Hail Wagner and the improved defense!

A couple things:

I'm very plugged into this search.

 

1) He has been offered.... The AD and Ken's agent are working out the details

2) The Zona fan base is imploding about hiring this guy over keeping Rich Rod

Bang me

Please!!!

 

Huge win. 

Ummmm

He's already taken Arizona to a Pac-12 Title game.

But

John Beilein can't recruit. I read that in the comments section here many times so it must be true.

I don't understand

How some posters can take joy in Rich Rodriguez not succeeding. It didn't work for him here for a host of reasons and the Michigan program moved on. Even though it didn't work for him here, I'll never forget what he and his staff did for the Brock Mealer family. Wins and losses aside, it's actions off the field that define you as a person. I'd take the years of Rich Rod and Brady Hoke over any success Bama had during that time if we had a coach like Nick Saban. Thankfully, we have a coach now in Harbaugh who is a great person and can get us lots of wins. While he wasn't right for the Michigan job, I think Rich Rod is good person and a good leader of men. Didn't work out for him at Michigan but no reason for us not to root for him to succeed somewhere else.

Awful Awful Job by the OP

This blog is run by a huge Arizona State fan who basically writes negative stuff about Rich Rod and all University of Arizona sports teamd all the time. 

The team had a ton of injuries last year and should be pretty good going forward.

Well this went downhill in a hurry

In before locked.

Poole is definitely playing

Next year. I think it was mentioned in another thread that he went to a prep school w/ a ton of talent just to be sure he was ready to come in and play right away. Watson wasn't redshirted because of depth issues. JB wasn't sure who was going to help more - Watson or Xavier Simpson. 

Played like sh**

And we paid the price

Offensive foul!!!

Geeze

Need another stop

Now... no easy buckets!!

Just need to clap down on defense

Everything this half has been easy for them.

Dude

You say that every game.

When we run the offense properly..........

Shots fall!!!!

Sign of good team

We play our worst game in over a month and only down 3. Jesus get it together guys!! Need Walton to step up now

F***

Irvin

Plus athleticism

And shoots 45% from 3.  I think he'll fit right in when he gets to campus.

Not only is there

1 team left. But their teams are getting blasted... Miami (FL) by 20+ to a 9 seed, Florida State 25+ to a 11 seed and Virginia by 25+ to a 4 seed.

I have multiple friends....

that are UCLA donors with two of them basketball season ticket holders and they all hate Alford and think his recruiting is super dirty. They are worried at some point the program is going to get the hammer by the NCAA for recruiting violations. 

Please Bang Me!!!!!!!!!!!

So pumped so so so pumped!!!!!!!!!!!

Great job DJ

That was so clutch

God damnit Irvin

Could have ended there... instead free 2 points. 

I like the pump

Fake... Two times Wagner was bloacked was going straight. Dude just has 7-7