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Partial Rosters

Does anyone have a roster file available in the EA Locker for XBOX 360... I realize the full ones are not done, but I thought somebody on this board might have at least updated the Michigan roster.

 

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Vegas Line... Yup

http://www.wagerweb.com/sports-betting/ncaa-hockey.php
Gambling Line? Yep.

http://www.wagerweb.com/sports-betting/ncaa-hockey.php

 

Michigan is -120 on the moneyline. Slight favorite.
Worst Website I noticed that the Free Press headline today talks about Michigan State recruiting Lawrence Taylor... LT!... oh wait... it says Lawrence Thomas in the article. I think we can make an exception to the non-Freep interest to watch them fail. http://freep.com/article/20100310/HSS/100310091/1055/sports07/Early-com…
Freep Headlines = Fail I can't figure how to start a post... but I noticed that the Free Press headline talks about Michigan State recruiting Lawrence Taylor... LT!... oh wait... it says Lawrence Thomas in the article. I think we can make an exception to the non-Freep interest to watch them fail. http://freep.com/article/20100310/HSS/100310091/1055/sports07/Early-com…
Jim Harbaugh Everything he said was true. I have no problem with him, but I'm still behind RR.
Worst Team in the Big Ten? I agree with the idea that ~6-6 was a reasonable expectation for this year. Why does the potential of 5-7 feel so bad? Because of the schedule (three wins from directional schools and I-AA) combined with the ugly Illinois loss, we now have to consider the possibility that we could be the WORST team in the conference this year. We have been outscored by 11 ppg in conference play (11th in the BT) and are currently in last place - with three games left to play against teams much better than Illinois. Last year, we had two conference wins without playing Indiana, who finished in last place. It is hard to consider a 1-7 in conference as significant progress. I'm not bringing out pitchforks. RR needs time, and I think he will get at least four years to return to the 9-win norm of the past. However, this most recent loss brings to life a scenario that most of us did not think was possible - WORST IN THE BIG TEN?
Expectation Even if the expectation is a loss... you can still stay competitive or get blown out by 30 - and that is a big difference in meeting expectations.
C-Level Alumni Another direction would be a Bill-Martin-like hire from the business world. Martin was pushing 60 when he took the job as a quasi-retired businessman. Here are some C-Level folks from Michigan that are around retirement age with major companies. Steve Sanger, Retired CEO General Mills. Hendrik Meijer, CEO Meijer. David Brandon, CEO Domino's. Tom Wilson, CEO AllState John Faraci, CEO International Paper. I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones I recall.