I'm not discounting the importance of the threat that an elite runner at QB presents. But to be successful in the modern big ten and the playoffs, you need to have a credible down field passing attack. The passing is obligatory, the running is a nice add on. Orji could be the guy to do both if he continues to improve his accuracy and defense reads, but Michigan isn't going to get to double digit wins this season if the starting QB can't back off safeties with a passing threat.
Wow. First NHL goal in game 1! Incredible. It'll still be a steep learning curve after making the jump. He's not going to be a first line fixture in year one. But that's a good way to build some momentum and confidence going into the off season.
Very much in the spirit of the 97-98 team. Michigan was expected to repeat as NCAA champs the previous season. They had a loaded class graduate and go onto the pros. The 97-98 team was a ragtag mix of seasoned veterans and untested youngsters. The whole team got hot at the end of the season and somehow won it all
Linesmen need to do a better job getting out of the way. They've blocked multiple zone clearing passes that would have relieved pressure Michigan. Couldn't get a defensive line change for minutes because of referee interference.
That commemorative coke bottle is insanely expensive. 8 dollars for an eight ounce bottle? Come on. Unless that's a 1905 recipe coke, with dilute cocaine included, there's no way I'm paying $1/oz for that stuff.
They also spent about 1000% more money per mission. Not to in any way discount the truly remarkable accomplishments of the Apollo program, but current expenditures on space exploration are a pittance by comparison. They are achieving admirable success on shoestring budgets.
You could easily say the same thing about the Apollo program. It was capsules and landers that were built by aerospace corporations flying atop rockets that were also built by corporations. NASA provided the specifications and slapped their logo on the finished product, but space travel and exploration has always been a public/private partnership.
Canada and Australia both have had longstanding traditions of gun ownership that were almost as deeply ingrained as the United States. Both have instituted gun control regulations that would not be allowed by our current supreme court. You can't snap your fingers and become Japan. But you can make things better if you are willing to try.
There are many semi automatic weapons that can be easily modified to be fully automatic. The fact that I can walk into a store today and walk out with a rifle that is modifiable to be able to shoot multiple rounds per second is a problem. And the fact that a competent and practiced marks person can already shoot many off the shelf semi automatic rifles at a rate of multiple rounds per second without any modifications is also a problem. It's also a problem that extended magazines can also be acquired easily.
Banning semi automatic weapons. Banning modification of weapons to make them semi automatic and/or automatic. Banning the sale of weapons that are designed to easily be modified to be turned into automatic or semi automatic weapons. Banning the sale of kits or parts that can be used to build or assemble semi automatic or automatic weapons...
And tragically, 40,000 Americans are killed by cars and trucks every year. Traffic related deaths are an even bigger plague in America than gun related deaths. America is a massive outlier among wealthy, developed countries in north our rates of gun violence and vehicle violence.
There are many reasons why shipping regulations and inspections should be tightened and enforced. Ghost guns is a big one. Tariff avoidance and international illicit drug drug trade are also big issues. The fact that I can get things shipped more cheaply from Hong Kong than from Kansas is highly problematic.
Ugh, this is the predictable script that plays out every time gun control measures get discussed: someone mentions the broad outlines of a rough common sense solution, and then a pro gun person immediately jumps in accusing them of ignorance on the basis of their use of terminology. Stop gatekeeping and talking down at people. As if the only people that are capable of thinking clearly about gun related issues are people with encyclopedic knowledge of gun components...
The stats say Michigan only has committed 9 turnovers. It feels like twice that. Also o-fer on four three point attempts. This team isn't beating anyone if they aren't getting points from behind the arc
Pretty hard being the second most popular university athletic program in a city that has multiple pro football, basketball, baseball, and hockey teams. UCLA enthusiasm has a low ceiling.
Yes, but she brought the attention on herself. She's currently in the midst of a blockbuster world tour that includes a major motion picture concert film and dozens of shows at massive stadiums, each in front of sold out audiences of tens of thousands of fans. If her goal was to live a quiet, retiring life out of the spotlight and away from public attention, she's going about it all wrong. She doesn't even have to go to the games. That's a choice.
Yes, failed fourth down conversions were the difference in the game. I guess those are also turnovers. But because several of them were in the red zone and would have been chip shot field goals, I put the blame more on the coach than on the team, as the margin of victory was only three points. In his post game press conference, Dan laning said he fucked up and took all the blame on himself. He said he regretted his decisions and would employ different strategies in the future. Maybe that's just what college coaches are supposed to say, but it seemed spot on in this case.
And yes, late games should be more heavily weighted than early games... But going into the PAC12 title game, Oregon looked to be playing better ball than Washington. Their last couple of games before that were much more convincing. Washington struggled a lot down the stretch, even if they won all their games, while Oregon looked dominant. Obviously they lost the final. Washington earned it. But I still would have put money on Oregon if I was betting, and I would do the same next year in a similar situation. At the very least, it's really hard to beat the same team twice.
Would I have bet on Texas over Alabama at the end of the season? Probably not after they beat Georgia. But the game before the SEC championship was Alabama vs an Auburn team that was .500 going into the game. Yes, that's a heated rivalry, but Alabama only won by scoring an improbable and likely unrepeatable last second hail Mary touchdown on fourth and thirty. If the Texas game had come right after the iron bowl, I for sure would have bet on Texas to win.
I don't disagree. You have to win the games to get to the playoff. Oregon had two losses, Washington was undefeated. Obviously Washington deserved to be there, earned it, and proved they were the better team. I think Michigan would have unquestionably beaten Oregon, and I'm not sure Oregon would have been as competitive against Texas as Washington was. Aside from FSU, the deserving teams were the ones that made the playoffs. I don't think there is any case to be made that Oregon should have been there. I'm just pointing out that Oregon played a hell of a game against Washington in October, and it's a fluke that they lost it, because the statistics show they should have won.
Did you watch the first Oregon/Washington game? I did. Oregon looked the better team.
They had 25% more all purpose yardage, had more passing and rushing yards, more first downs, more time of possession, fewer turnovers, better third down conversion rate... They were superior in every facet of the game.
They didn't look as good in the second matchup, but they were the better team statistically and by the eye test in the first game. That's why they were favored by almost everyone going into the PAC 12 title game - because anyone who watched the first matchup or paid attention to how the two teams performed down the stretch should have expected an Oregon victory.
The hockey team repeatedly got screwed by a similar scenario back in the nineties. There were at least two seasons where they had an early round NCAA tournament rematch with an opponent that they beat in the ccha tournament and won the regular season series against.
Oregon outplayed Washington in their first matchup. They would have won with some slightly less aggressive red zone play calling (or better red zone execution). If I remember correctly, they had three separate red zone trips that ended inside the ten yard line that resulted in no points.
Washington thoroughly outplayed them the second time, but not the first.
Mullings and Edwards will be a hell of a lightning and thunder combo. If they can plug some holes effectively in the offensive line and put together a credible passing attack, they could both put up 1,000 yard seasons.
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I'm not discounting the importance of the threat that an elite runner at QB presents. But to be successful in the modern big ten and the playoffs, you need to have a credible down field passing attack. The passing is obligatory, the running is a nice add on. Orji could be the guy to do both if he continues to improve his accuracy and defense reads, but Michigan isn't going to get to double digit wins this season if the starting QB can't back off safeties with a passing threat.
Or Cataan
Wow. First NHL goal in game 1! Incredible. It'll still be a steep learning curve after making the jump. He's not going to be a first line fixture in year one. But that's a good way to build some momentum and confidence going into the off season.
Better late than never. It's good to have a reason to muppet in March.
Good thing it wasn't a deciding factor. That was some cowardly reffing.
Hahaha
Very much in the spirit of the 97-98 team. Michigan was expected to repeat as NCAA champs the previous season. They had a loaded class graduate and go onto the pros. The 97-98 team was a ragtag mix of seasoned veterans and untested youngsters. The whole team got hot at the end of the season and somehow won it all
Now can I have some fucking muppets?
Linesmen need to do a better job getting out of the way. They've blocked multiple zone clearing passes that would have relieved pressure Michigan. Couldn't get a defensive line change for minutes because of referee interference.
For sure. Textbook high stick
It does count, unless the refs are full of shit
Yeah! Interferences and roughing. Take your damn pick. Inexplicable that's not a penalty
No hockey muppets?
That commemorative coke bottle is insanely expensive. 8 dollars for an eight ounce bottle? Come on. Unless that's a 1905 recipe coke, with dilute cocaine included, there's no way I'm paying $1/oz for that stuff.
They also spent about 1000% more money per mission. Not to in any way discount the truly remarkable accomplishments of the Apollo program, but current expenditures on space exploration are a pittance by comparison. They are achieving admirable success on shoestring budgets.
NASA bankrolled the whole thing and set the mission parameters. It's a distinction without a difference.
You could easily say the same thing about the Apollo program. It was capsules and landers that were built by aerospace corporations flying atop rockets that were also built by corporations. NASA provided the specifications and slapped their logo on the finished product, but space travel and exploration has always been a public/private partnership.
Champagne for my real friends. Real pain for my sham friends.
How did we go from the pinnacle to BPONE in four weeks?
That's funny, but terrible source. What kind of garbage website is that?
Canada and Australia both have had longstanding traditions of gun ownership that were almost as deeply ingrained as the United States. Both have instituted gun control regulations that would not be allowed by our current supreme court. You can't snap your fingers and become Japan. But you can make things better if you are willing to try.
There are many semi automatic weapons that can be easily modified to be fully automatic. The fact that I can walk into a store today and walk out with a rifle that is modifiable to be able to shoot multiple rounds per second is a problem. And the fact that a competent and practiced marks person can already shoot many off the shelf semi automatic rifles at a rate of multiple rounds per second without any modifications is also a problem. It's also a problem that extended magazines can also be acquired easily.
Banning semi automatic weapons. Banning modification of weapons to make them semi automatic and/or automatic. Banning the sale of weapons that are designed to easily be modified to be turned into automatic or semi automatic weapons. Banning the sale of kits or parts that can be used to build or assemble semi automatic or automatic weapons...
And tragically, 40,000 Americans are killed by cars and trucks every year. Traffic related deaths are an even bigger plague in America than gun related deaths. America is a massive outlier among wealthy, developed countries in north our rates of gun violence and vehicle violence.
There are many reasons why shipping regulations and inspections should be tightened and enforced. Ghost guns is a big one. Tariff avoidance and international illicit drug drug trade are also big issues. The fact that I can get things shipped more cheaply from Hong Kong than from Kansas is highly problematic.
So you're saying it happened one time? How does that prove your point?
Ugh, this is the predictable script that plays out every time gun control measures get discussed: someone mentions the broad outlines of a rough common sense solution, and then a pro gun person immediately jumps in accusing them of ignorance on the basis of their use of terminology. Stop gatekeeping and talking down at people. As if the only people that are capable of thinking clearly about gun related issues are people with encyclopedic knowledge of gun components...
Goaltending again? LoL
The stats say Michigan only has committed 9 turnovers. It feels like twice that. Also o-fer on four three point attempts. This team isn't beating anyone if they aren't getting points from behind the arc
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Pretty hard being the second most popular university athletic program in a city that has multiple pro football, basketball, baseball, and hockey teams. UCLA enthusiasm has a low ceiling.
Yes, he was very effective in the NBA when healthy. But he never had a season in which he remained healthy.
Step #3: profit
I think the charitable interpretation is that people of all races are frequently quite stupid.
Whoa, Nellie
Red wings are playing better hockey than they have in the last decade. They are on the playoff bubble.
*BPONE has entered the chat...
Yes, but she brought the attention on herself. She's currently in the midst of a blockbuster world tour that includes a major motion picture concert film and dozens of shows at massive stadiums, each in front of sold out audiences of tens of thousands of fans. If her goal was to live a quiet, retiring life out of the spotlight and away from public attention, she's going about it all wrong. She doesn't even have to go to the games. That's a choice.
So your entire argument is based on revenue figures?
The team looked just as listless and rudderless under martelli.
Michigan also won't have Iowa's punter...
Yes, failed fourth down conversions were the difference in the game. I guess those are also turnovers. But because several of them were in the red zone and would have been chip shot field goals, I put the blame more on the coach than on the team, as the margin of victory was only three points. In his post game press conference, Dan laning said he fucked up and took all the blame on himself. He said he regretted his decisions and would employ different strategies in the future. Maybe that's just what college coaches are supposed to say, but it seemed spot on in this case.
And yes, late games should be more heavily weighted than early games... But going into the PAC12 title game, Oregon looked to be playing better ball than Washington. Their last couple of games before that were much more convincing. Washington struggled a lot down the stretch, even if they won all their games, while Oregon looked dominant. Obviously they lost the final. Washington earned it. But I still would have put money on Oregon if I was betting, and I would do the same next year in a similar situation. At the very least, it's really hard to beat the same team twice.
Would I have bet on Texas over Alabama at the end of the season? Probably not after they beat Georgia. But the game before the SEC championship was Alabama vs an Auburn team that was .500 going into the game. Yes, that's a heated rivalry, but Alabama only won by scoring an improbable and likely unrepeatable last second hail Mary touchdown on fourth and thirty. If the Texas game had come right after the iron bowl, I for sure would have bet on Texas to win.
I don't disagree. You have to win the games to get to the playoff. Oregon had two losses, Washington was undefeated. Obviously Washington deserved to be there, earned it, and proved they were the better team. I think Michigan would have unquestionably beaten Oregon, and I'm not sure Oregon would have been as competitive against Texas as Washington was. Aside from FSU, the deserving teams were the ones that made the playoffs. I don't think there is any case to be made that Oregon should have been there. I'm just pointing out that Oregon played a hell of a game against Washington in October, and it's a fluke that they lost it, because the statistics show they should have won.
Did you watch the first Oregon/Washington game? I did. Oregon looked the better team.
They had 25% more all purpose yardage, had more passing and rushing yards, more first downs, more time of possession, fewer turnovers, better third down conversion rate... They were superior in every facet of the game.
They didn't look as good in the second matchup, but they were the better team statistically and by the eye test in the first game. That's why they were favored by almost everyone going into the PAC 12 title game - because anyone who watched the first matchup or paid attention to how the two teams performed down the stretch should have expected an Oregon victory.
The hockey team repeatedly got screwed by a similar scenario back in the nineties. There were at least two seasons where they had an early round NCAA tournament rematch with an opponent that they beat in the ccha tournament and won the regular season series against.
Oregon outplayed Washington in their first matchup. They would have won with some slightly less aggressive red zone play calling (or better red zone execution). If I remember correctly, they had three separate red zone trips that ended inside the ten yard line that resulted in no points.
Washington thoroughly outplayed them the second time, but not the first.
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I also take offense. Sharks are for loving, not jumping.
Mullings and Edwards will be a hell of a lightning and thunder combo. If they can plug some holes effectively in the offensive line and put together a credible passing attack, they could both put up 1,000 yard seasons.
And Aidan Hutchinson