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i refuse to even consider this a possibility
Preview 2015: Heuristics And Stupid Prediction
Previously: Podcast 7.0. The Story. Quarterback. Running Back. Wide Receiver. Tight End And Friends. Offensive Line. Defensive Tackle. Defensive End. Linebacker.Cornerback. Safety. Special Teams. 5Q5A: Offense.
Turnover Margin
The theory of turnover margin: it is pretty random. Teams that find themselves at one end or the other at the end of the year are likely to rebound towards the average. So teams towards the top will tend to be overrated and vice versa. Nonrandom factors to evaluate: quarterback experience, quarterback pressure applied and received, and odd running backs like Mike Hart who just don't fumble.
|Int +
|Fumb +
|Sacks +
|Int -
|Fumb -
|Sacks -
|0.15 (41st)
|2.17 (67th)
|-.83 (104th)
|1.83 (57th)
|-1.00 (115th)
|2.33 (83rd)
|+0.54 (25th)
|2.31 (29th)
|1.38 (33rd)
|-0.69 (99th)
|1.69 (69th)
|1.38 (28th)
|1.9 (64th)
|2.77 (109th)
|-1.33 (124th)
|2.4 (49th)
|2.2 (63rd)
I'd say there's nowhere to go but up here, but I said that during the Rodriguez era and it never happened. /kicks dirt
But… seriously, this should be a place Michigan gets a ton better. Not only are they replacing Devin Gardner with a guy who had an interception rate a quarter of Gardner's, they had a turnover acquisition rate anomalously low for anybody, let alone a good defense. With a fifth-year senior quarterback this should at least be even and if opponents don't have option of throwing at the wide open guy on most snaps, both sacks and bad idea throws should increase.
Or, you know, they might not. Turnovers are low-incident, high-impact events and sometimes the don't make any sense.
Position Switch Starters
Theory of position switches: if you are starting or considering starting a guy who was playing somewhere else a year ago, that position is in trouble. There are degrees of this. When Notre Dame moved Travis Thomas, a useful backup at tailback, to linebacker and then declared him a starter, there was no way that could end well. Wisconsin's flip of LB Travis Beckum to tight end was less ominous because Wisconsin had a solid linebacking corps and Beckum hadn't established himself on that side of the ball. Michigan flipping Prescott Burgess from SLB to WLB or PSU moving Dan Connor inside don't register here: we're talking major moves that indicate a serious lack somewhere.
The dossier:
Braden and Magnuson flip spots. A logical decision given Magnuson's left tackle frame and Braden's issues in pass protection. Braden is an awkward fit as a guard. Concern: moderate.
Poggi and Winovich move to TE. Poggi probably belonged there from the start. Winovich is odd. Speaks to concern about depth at TE. Concern: moderate.
Jeremy Clark moves to CB, Wayne Lyons to safety. Only possible interpretation is that Lyons is bad and they're scrambling a bit at the other corner. Concern: high.
Freddy Canteen moves to CB, sort of. Weird move, also speaks to concern at corner. Concern: high.
Willie Henry to SDE. The positions are similar, Wormley is a capable 3tech, seems to be looking for some extra pass rush. Concern: minimal.
Royce Jenkins-Stone to WDE. With Ojemudia and possibly/probably Lawrence Marshall in front RJS only plays if he's going to do okay. Concern: minimal.
An Embarrassing Prediction, No Doubt
Worst Case Barring Extreme Injury Scenarios
Michigan has a high-variance schedule this year with few outright tomato cans and few top 25 teams. The top 25 teams are both at home; Michigan has four road games (Utah, Maryland, Minnesota, and Penn State) against teams that project to be decent to good this year. Meanwhile they have a new coach. Many scenarios are plausible.
In the worst case, Michigan's second corner gets torched all year, they can't get to the QB, and the D tops out at the same good-but-not-great level they've been at for the last few years.
On offense, Rudock is a checkdown machine and Michigan is just Iowa instead of a Rich Man's Iowa. The Big Ten is weak and Michigan has a lot of experience and talent, so truly bad records are probably out of the question but it's not too hard to see them dropping two nonconference games and going 4-4 in conference to finish 6-6.
Best Case
On the other hand, there are only two games that particularly alarm. Both of those are at home. OSU is a unanimous number one and is probably intractable given anything short of a miracle, but Brady Hoke played them tight the last two years with teams that were miserable. MSU is good; they have a few leaks this year.
Even if they win one of those there's enough rickety in this boat to assume they drop another game, probably the opener or road games against Minnesota and Penn State. 10-2 could happen.
Final Verdict
I don't really know, man. I do expect a significant and immediate improvement in Michigan's play. They return almost the entire team. They plug Desmond Morgan, Jake Rudock, and Jabrill Peppers into three of the gaps—maybe up to five depending on if Peppers can hack 3-tech.
The only two guys who don't have immediate replacements or even upgrades are Frank Clark and Devin Funchess. Either would be great to have around; because of the way last season developed neither had as much impact on the field as their talent suggested they should.
Even if Brady Hoke was still around this would be a year in which the arrow should point the right way. Turnovers should head the right way. That swing should be large and could be huge. On a down to down basis Michigan was pretty good until their general derp kicked in.
Harbaugh's teams don't derp it much. That is worth a lot.
Residual chaos will still do Michigan in once or twice this year; the potential issue at kicker looms large for a team that figures to play a bunch of low-scoring slugfests. It'll look like football, though. That much we can promise.
|@ Utah
|Oregon State
|Lean to win
|Must win
|Lean to win
|@ Maryland
|Lean to win
|Must win
|Lean to loss
|@ Minnesota
|Lean to win
|@ Indiana
|Must win
|@ Penn State
|Ohio State
|Probable loss
Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, Iowa, Nebraska
It says 8-4 here.
Mailbag: Long Discussion Of Brandon Email Post, DANTONIOAD, Turnovers
[ED: Hey guys! Ace is looking for a few good questions for a basketball season preview mailbag. Hit him up at [email protected].]
Meta-response about yesterday's post.
[ED: I normally hack out praise from these emails in an effort to be as concise as possible but it was not possible to do so here without making bronx sound like a jerk.]
Hey Brian,
I've been trying to think of a better way to ask this, but I can't so I'll just come out with it:
What is/was your goal with reporting about the Brandon emails?
Man, yeah, that comes across as condescending. Let me try to explain.
I'm not saying they shouldn't be given their due. and I respect the hell out of you and Ace putting in the effort to figure out their veracity; count me in the camp of people who doubted WD's initial post due to the inconsistencies in his story. Following through on the story and backing it up with multiple sources is the type of reporting you don't expect to see from a "fan" site, and yet you guys did better work than I've seen in a long time from more established media members in the community. Heck, it's basically you guys and the Daily kicking ass in that department.
But once the dust settles, how do you see this information positively or negatively affecting the program going forward? I've made my feelings known about Brandon and how, frankly, this really shouldn't accelerate his removal (I mean, if his handling of Gibbons, Morris, ticket prices, attendance, stadium experience, alumni relations, coaching snafus, losing, etc. doesn't do him in but bitchy emails do I'll be a bit disappointed in the administration for needing something so trivial to move them to action), but I honestly want to know your take. Do you think the fan's role in the turmoil surrounding the program, now being given a wider public forum by your site than in the past, will ultimately hurt its recovery going forward?
For example, you mentioned in your podcast that fans' habits can be broken quickly and it can take a generation to get them back. You and Ace seem to think that Brandon and Hoke coming back would lead to an exodus, but are you worried that the level of vitriol displayed by the fans already shows the pivot point already happened, and that everything from this point on is just piling on and driving even more fans away? Personally, I'm less and less excited to follow this team even this year because it is just a clown show made worse by the negative tone so many fans seem to hold toward it. My Facebook feed is full of people linking to articles calling for Hoke an co. to be booted (many to mgoblog), and lots of them were moderately-sane fans before the last couple of years. I'm not saying you and the site are to blame for any of it; you are just reporting and commenting on the shit show being trotted out every week. But do you think we'll look back in a couple of years and wonder if too much gas was thrown on the fire?
And again, I'm conflicted even asking this, because you guys have a duty to ferret out these idiots and bring them to the public's eye, and you do a great job at capturing the Michigan zeitgeist effectively. But there's just such a toxic culture around the program, and I wonder even if they get some homerun hires (which I'm a bit dubious about), if some of this damage will linger.
Anyway, feel free to respond however you want; if part of this makes its way into a mailbag or something then by all means out me and respond how you wish. I'm fine with it. I honestly just want to know.
I made a decision to let the original Have A Happy Life email stand—in fact I made a decision to re-instate it after one of the mods pulled it 200 comments deep—and from there things proceeded inexorably to yesterday's post.
I let it stand because I thought it was true.
[After THE JUMP: a full run-down of the decision to run with this story and evaluation about whether this was in error.]
Preview 2013: Heuristics And Stupid Prediction
Previously: Podcast 5.0, The Story, Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End and Friends, Offensive Line, Defensive Tackle, Defensive End, Linebacker, Cornerback, Safety, Special Teams. Five Questions: Offense, Five Questions: Defense.
Turnover Margin
The theory of turnover margin: it is pretty random. Teams that find themselves at one end or the other at the end of the year are likely to rebound towards the average. So teams towards the top will tend to be overrated and vice versa. Nonrandom factors to evaluate: quarterback experience, quarterback pressure applied and received, and odd running backs like Mike Hart who just don't fumble.
|Int +
|Fumb +
|Sacks +
|Int -
|Fumb -
|Sacks -
|0.15 (41st)
|2.17 (67th)
|-.83 (104th)
|1.83 (57th)
|-1.00 (115th)
|2.33 (83rd)
|+0.54 (25th)
|2.31 (29th)
|1.38 (33rd)
|-0.69 (99th)
|1.69 (69th)
|1.38 (28th)
Michigan's one year bounce was followed by a ruthless reversion to Rodriguez-era norms as Michigan's fumble recovery rate dropped to human levels and Denard threw a bunch of interceptions. Actually, Russell Bellomy made quite a contribution himself with four interceptions on just 21 throws. Vincent Smith also tossed one on his only attempt. That's quite an interception haul from 22 attempts.
Gardner's INT rate (3.9%) was not great, but it was a significant improvement on Denard and especially the random throws. If he'd taken all of Michigan's 318 throws he would have thrown 13 interceptions (actually 12.6), and one of his picks was a third-and-long chuck that became a virtual punt. Even if Gardner doesn't improve that INT rate Michigan can expect to drop a lot of interceptions.
Fumbles lost should stay at low levels as Taylor Lewan protects Gardner from blindside hits and low-fumble Fitz Toussaint gets the bulk of the carries. Robinson was a consistent source of fumbles, too.
That should get Michigan to about even, and then you'd hope increased pressure on the quarterback and a defensive backfield more oriented towards MAKING PLAYS would increase Michigan's crappy takeaway rate.
I'd guess Michigan is in a range from turnover-neutral to +0.25, but as always with turnovers they can do wacky things.
Position Switch Starters
Theory of position switches: if you are starting or considering starting a guy who was playing somewhere else a year ago, that position is in trouble. There are degrees of this. When Notre Dame moved Travis Thomas, a useful backup at tailback, to linebacker and then declared him a starter, there was no way that could end well. Wisconsin's flip of LB Travis Beckum to tight end was less ominous because Wisconsin had a solid linebacking corps and Beckum hadn't established himself on that side of the ball. Michigan flipping Prescott Burgess from SLB to WLB or PSU moving Dan Connor inside don't register here: we're talking major moves that indicate a serious lack somewhere.
The dossier:
WDE Brennen Beyer moves to SAM to cover for the Ryan injury. Fret level: none. Minor move and Beyer is competing with Cam Gordon to start until Ryan gets back for the meat of the schedule.
WLB Desmond Morgan moves to MLB so Ross can start. Fret level: negative? Morgan's more natural at MLB and the differences are minimal.
LT Ben Braden moves to guard and back, which leaves Michigan in a bit of a spot on the interior. Fret level: moderate. Michigan could use another bullet or two on the interior and obviously wanted Braden to grab the job.
CB Courtney Avery moves to safety, apparently to start. Fret level: severe.
This is actually a low level of motion, which is good.
An Embarrassing Prediction, No Doubt
Worst Case If Devin Gardner Is Healthy
The offensive line remains in shambles, though Kalis does bring a nastiness Michigan did not have previously. Any gains in the run game are offset by the loss of Robinson. Clark is JAG again, Ryan does not come back as Jake Ryan, and the pass rush remains stagnant as the secondary gets leaky. Gardner pulls out a couple of tough games; Michigan loses their other four and ends up 8-4.
Worst Case If Devin Gardner Gets Injured
Best Case
Michigan isn't quite there. If Gardner is all that and if the offensive line is okay, they still don't get enough pass rush and safety play in one particular game that blows up a potentially undefeated season. 11-1.
Final Verdict
Gardner's the man, Toussaint recaptures his glory, the offensive line is middling in the middle and great on the edges, Gallon blows up.
On defense, the line is a sold B+, the linebackers are good to start and great at the end of the season once Ryan gets his feet back under him. The secondary is solid but prone to giving up big plays.
Special teams is a hidden asset as some of the blocking issues get resolved, Michigan flirts with spread punting, and Norfleet brings some pizzazz to the return jobs.
Brady Hoke wins a game by going for it.
|Must win
|Notre Dame
|Must win
|@ UConn
|Must win
|Must win
|@ Penn State
|Lean to win
|Must win
|@ Michigan State
|Lean to win
|@ Northwestern
|@ Iowa
|Must win
|Ohio State
Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue
Six games should be in the bag already, and road games against Penn State (freshman quarterback) and Michigan State (lost entire offense in the person of LeVeon Bell, four way QB duel) feature what should be immensely struggling offenses and solid defenses. Notre Dame, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Ohio State are where the season will be made or lost. Only one of those is on the road, that a quasi-road game against Northwestern in the Little Big House. It looks like 10-2. 9-3 is more likely than 11-1.
[Last year I predicted 9-3, which was a game off. I claim Nebraska as an unforeseeable event, though.]
Dear Diary: Ce Matin, Pas de Lapin
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Kids who were my age in France all grew up with this song Ce Matin, un Lapin… (this morning, a rabbit…) about a hare who turned the tables on a hunter and thus commenced the bunny revolution. The singer is a lady named Chantal Goya who spent years trying to carve out a niche in pop music by being ironically jejune, then found her calling by dropping the irony and singing kids songs on the French Disney Channel.
Kids my age who went to Michigan might remember a band called Tally Hall who have followed a similar career path. In 2005 I earned my Level 5 music cred badge by sharing a booth at a New York bar with the Atlantic Records people while Tally tried out for them. The music folk tossed around fancy adjectives like "jejune" to capture how fresh and cool it was to find a rock band that can occupy the antipode of metal the Beatles brushed with An Octopus's Garden. They signed them, but after one album the label forgot about them and that lapsed into that. Recently my best friend reported via Facebook that his three-year-old is a huge Tally Hall fan.
All this week Michigan fans shared a booth with all the really cool basketball people while they circle-talked themselves into the South Dakota State Jackrabbits as the hipster upset pick and Nate Wolters as the best point guard in the country (though you've probably never heard of him).
Nine minutes into the second half the rabbits were finally starting to lose pace with the Wolverines when Burke and LeVert* went up for a rebound and Wolters ran in to give Trey a 'Wisconsin Special' undercut hip check that sent Michigan's own pretty good guard crashing to the floor. As Burke clutched his head the panic claxons went off in yours. There was no foul (of course), the ball was awarded to the Jackrabbits (of course), and they of course went right down the court and scored.
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You could imagine the Disney ending from here, a Cinderella advance amidst the cheers of Spartans in brand new turquoise tees. All it would take was 11 minutes of indifferent D, refs that hate us, threes that clang, twos that shouldn't have been shot, and Spike Albrecht running around with the ball like a mad chicken, to end the career of Michigan's greatest player since _____(?) with the prostrate pose above.
Here's how it really went:
- Stauskas drove hard (NJAS!) to the basket and through hard contact to make a layup and collect a rare and-one, which he made. 52-43.
- Wolters forced to take a long two, missed, rebounded by Albrecht
- Albrecht does his running around thing, gets the ball to Hardaway, TIMMMAYY makes a jumpshot. 54-43.
- Wolters misses a three, Horford MANBALLS the rebound out of another contestant's hands.
- Trey Burke returns, drives inside collecting ALL THE DEFENSE, then kicks out to wide open Hardaway for three, buried. 57-43.
That was enough for the Wolverines to finish off the rascally rabbits, final score 71-56.
As it turns out the audience for simple cutesy catchy formulaic music is little kids, rabbits tend to lose to hunters, and Michigan is better at major sports than those guys you've probably never heard of. Who could have imagined? Also as it turns out this little game column was all a prelude to the Diary of the Week by saveferris, who looked at the performance of past 4 seeds and found, well, the higher seed you are the better your prospects for tourney success. File all of this under the kind of duh that takes occasional reminding.
* His surname is French for "The Green" but a "leveret" is a baby rabbit.
Etc. Every goal from hockey's WMU sweep plus a few bad puns of blue/blew from MGoBlueline. The basketball game is at noon on Saturday so you can watch that then still make it to the Joe. LSAClassof2000 looks at run vs. pass balance over recent Big Ten history, finding Wisconsin and Ohio State run a lot. Need to get the 4th quarters and blowouts out of there though if you want to find the meat. Blockhams was drawn before Ryan was hurt, isn't funny anymore.
[Jump, Best of the Boards]
Hokepoints on the Day of Atonement
Of the totally surreal and unnecessary things that could ever happen, Denard Robinson issuing an apology for his play against Notre Dame ranks right up there with Ryan Van Bergen claiming fault for the 2010 defense. Not so much that he took responsibility—I wrote in my HTTV article that personal culpability is one the hallmarks of this team—but that watching from above I felt like he wasn't entirely at fault.
Part of that was the drunk dude in my section yelling "awwww c'mon!" at Denard, to which I felt responsibility to point out things like "play-action out of the I-form" or "Schofield just got beat bad." Part of it to was my own culpability for last week's article being all "hey Denard can pass and Borges is doing an incredible job!" So in the mea culpa spirit of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur (pretty much our Christmas) which begins tonight, I admit I have sinned, and that I'm not quite sure who sinned on all of our six turnovers this week. Let's find out where responsibility lies in this six-play al chet, using a combination of Seth's pathetic attempts at UFR-ing, with a bonus chart of culpability.
1. For the sin we have committed against you by trying to get too cute with Vincent Smith, who is not Tom Brady
|O Form
|D Form
|Ace TE Trips
|4-4 under
|RB Pass
|Dileo and Roundtree lined up as H-backs on same side. Since it's a pass Dileo doesn't block Te'o, who shot into the gap the millisecond he read pitch and pressures Smith. Funchess blocked down an irrelevant crashing DE instead but that's the play. The CB bites hard so Dileo can leaks out into the end zone, where he has the safety beat to the corner, but Smith is 5'6 with the world's best college LB in his face. He jump-balls it way inside of his receiver, so when the safety looks back he is all "ooh, football--take." (INX, 0, Protection N/A, RPS –2)
When Michigan tried this against Minnesota it was from 30 yards out, and against Minnesota. It did get a guy open in the end zone, and was set up a little bit I believe by some pitch plays earlier. However leaving Te'o unblocked versus a tiny RB is a risk, but Smith has shown in games (and presumably many more times in practice) that he can throw the ball accurately enough.
What I really hated about this play call is there was no reason to get cute. This was meant to be a dagger play, just like the fake dive on 4th and 1 vs. Michigan State was meant to be the dagger in the trash storm game.
Borges likes his daggers. When Brian queried my UFR database on Michigan passing from Ace 3TE sets, I found the Funchess 30-yard (PA TE corner) and Gardner (Waggle) TDs, plus a PA dumpoff for good yards (until it was fumbled) against SD State last year. Daggers. Thing is about the grab-bag and dagger offense is that it doesn't adjust for things that are working, and until that point the offense was working. When Pompey backed out of Rome because he didn't have the troops to defend it, Caesar didn't say "oh waitaminute, this is a trap, I'm gonna go attack the Barbary Coast—ha ha they'll never suspect!" He walked into damn Rome.
Chart of culpability: Borges x2,
ND Te'o is that good, Smith isn't Joe Montana
Mitigating Mitzvah: Jake Ryan sticks a receiver after he gains just 1 yard on 3rd and 4 from the ND37 to force a punt. ND shanks the punt.
After the jump, five plays more depressing than using a day off of work to fast and contemplate what a terrible person you've been all year.
I Got Jingos
9/15/2012 – Michigan 63, UMass 13 – 2-1
Eric Upchurch
I don't have anything incisive to say about Saturday's events. Even if I did it would be equivalent to taking a scalpel to a pig you dropped out of a hot air balloon: the scene speaks for itself, and you're not going to come out of it with ham.
I'm with this guy:
I started poking around previous events like this to figure out what you're supposed to say when the predictable thing that doesn't mean anything happens, finding this after the 2010 Bowling Green game:
It's been a long time since this has happened, but in the aftermath of a 721-yard outburst against a I-A opponent there's no grand emotional narrative arc to relate. Last year there was a sense of relief after the Western game; the Eastern game was a reminder that sometimes Michigan plays teams obviously worse than they are and beats the pants off them and isn't that nice but sometimes the quarterback goes down and that's not nice at all. The Bowling Green game was that minus a loss to a 3-9 MAC team the year prior—i.e., a pleasant nothing in which crappy special teams play was just an opportunity to rack up more yards on offense.
A couple years further removed from actual losses to these sorts of teams, or even vaguely competitive games and you can't even offer that paragraph. That game… existed.
Things happened, but the only ones you can derive anything slightly meaningful from are scattered opponent-independent events and those in which the domination was not dominating enough for your sense of optimism. Like the defensive line. You know, the one I tweeted my despondency about in the midst of giving up six points. Denard, who made everyone a little leery when he missed on any pass. Yeah, Michigan won by 50 but the only things that meant anything were a tiny bit bad because they implied you might be unhappy at a future date.
This is what happens when you play a UMass and you're still jumpy from the bad old days. Let's always be bored and have little to say, forever and ever, amen.
The Observer/MGoBlog cooperative had not one but two(!) guys on the sideline on Saturday. Regular man Eric Upchurch:
And new guy Bryan Fuller:
A bonus NOTE for anyone out there blogging: the MGoBlog flickr page now has tags and everything, so if you're looking for a Creative-Commons-licensed photo of player X, that's the place to find it. Just hit us with a link if you use one.
This is all offense:
There's a shorter but more diverse MGoBlue version.
Bullets That Didn't Slip On Quite Enough Gore
Brady Hoke not-that-epic double point of the week. Well… nearly 400 yards of total offense and another dump truck of articles wondering if this is something that will hold up in the big bad(?) Big Ten means it's Denard again, doesn't it?
Honorable mention: Fitzgerald Toussaint, Will Hagerup, Frank Clark, probably some OL.
2: Denard Robinson (Air Force, UMass)
1: Jeremy Gallon (retroactively awarded for Alabama game)
Chasing Jim Mandich. Devin Funchess adds 34 yards and now needs 1355 to pass Jim Mandich. At his current pace he needs 29 games to do so.
The irrational worry that you all have too. Defensive tackles are killing us. Or will be killing us, at least. Possibly. QUALIFIERS. You get the idea.
Roh makes some plays here and there and will fill a hole, force a bounce, etc. Clark is making some plays, yes against not great competition, but that's something to hang a hat on maybe. The DTs? Yeesh.
It didn't help that Michigan ran a pass-defense crew out there with Roh and Black your two DTs with Clark/Ojemudia and SLB du jour at DE. That was their nickel setup and when Michigan ran it on standard downs the line let guys through. Usually for three or four or five yards, but we're talking about a team that has issues gaining one on most downs. Washington and Campbell weren't in much, were never in together, and Pipkins didn't make an appearance until garbage time. Ash was totally absent.
What do you make of that? Just practicing for what seems a very pass-reliant Notre Dame attack? Willfully giving up some rushing yardage just to get the linebackers reacting to QB draws and runs and whatnot? Or doom?
You can make a case for the former. Michigan started screwing around with their kickoffs to see if they could come up with anything better than Wile belting it eight yards into the endzone (verdict: no), and was probably just working on things they wanted to work on once the score got out of hand.
It gives me the willies, though. Especially Pipkins being exiled to the bench for so long. That implies he's further from the field than everyone wants him to be. Or that diabolical Hoke machinations are waiting for the ND game to spring the Great and Powerful Pipkins on unsuspecting Irish. That's the ticket.
Clark, at least. I know we've gotten just one and a half games from both Clark [@ right by Upchurch] and Beyer. Clark has had the full game versus UMass, Beyer the full game versus Alabama. This is not a strong basis for comparison.
Just eyeballing it, though, gives a clear edge to Clark. He is Making Plays™. Beyer didn't seem to be. Clark was by far the superior option against Air Force and was the most active DL on Saturday. He's making spectacular bat-downs of opponent passes something of a trademark. I like trademarks that aren't "I don't do anything much."
He and Ryan will have to get a ton of pass rush to keep heat off Michigan's secondary. Michigan really, really needs him to be a playmaker. He's the only guy who is consistently getting into the backfield even against the UMasses of the world.
FWIW, it looked like Ojemudia was doing a bunch of freshman things when he got in there. He'd overrun a play with a bad angle and let Cox cut back, giving up a big chunk, or he'd miss a tackle, etc. He's Clark last year.
Funchess. The touchdown was just Funchess being wide open and could have been scored by anyone on the roster, including guys out for the year with injuries. That third-down conversion was maybe something to hold on to despite it being Funchess's first catch of under 21 yards. [@ right by Fuller]
On that play Denard moved around a bit and fired a hard, low ball at the sticks. That was either a crappy throw or a great pass to keep it away from defenders; either way it was a tough, tough ball to dig out, especially when you're 6'5". Funchess had no problem. Give him hands to go with that frame and he doesn't have to add much weight—if any—to be a crippling matchup. If you've got a two-TE set out there the defense is either going nickel and giving Funchess someone he won't have much issue blocking or conceding the LB matchup that is never going to go well.
The wide receiver corps in general: hurray? Other than some of the guys being little buggers who are easy to overthrow, I think Denard's targets are way less of a concern than we thought they'd be at the beginning of the season. Funchess is a big part of that. Also coming through: Devin Gardner, who is looking downright comfortable three weeks in, and Drew Dileo, who may not be much to look at—he gets called the "white receiver" by his teammates, except he doesn't—but will snag that bullet you put too far in front of or behind him no problem.
Dileo's big reception was reminiscent of the key late crossing route he snagged against Ohio State, and twice this year he's kept his feet after tough catches for big hunks of YAC. He's a nice option to have.
Strength of competition disclaimers apply, but would you swap Michigan's WR/TEs for Notre Dame's? Maybe, but it's debatable. The Irish are running out versions of Jeremy Jackson (John Goodman) and Drew Dileo (the Toma kid), and Michigan's running out a guy who hopes to be Tyler Eifert (but fast!). How about Michigan State's receivers? No way. Ohio State's? Ask again later. I'll take that for a group that was supposed to be a weak point of the team.
One downer event here was Jerald Robinson not catching a 40-some yard TD pass that was in his hands. Before that he complicated matters by doing a 360 with the ball in the air—never good. If he'd just located the thing properly he could have used his body to separate from the DB and possibly have prevented the rake-out that occurred.
Oh, wait, right, the other thing.
Also a downer. The pick-six. Here's an endzone view:
That's a bad throw to a guy who was kind of open, but Jeremy Jackson being slow contributed a lot, too. He makes that post cut threat. The safety hardly reacts, then he jumps the out when Jackson rounds it off to the outside. That INT reminded me of Countess jumping a Jackson route in the spring game. Without any fear of being beat deep, that was easy pickings. Here you've got a UMass corner in straight man to man against a guy who threatens to go up the middle of the field by himself and still no separation.
I noticed something similar in the Air Force game when a heavily-pressured Denard fired one out to Jackson on third and long. Jackson had a shot to make the catch and could not, but wouldn't have gotten the first down anyway. Dileo was running the same route on the opposite side of the screen and had enough separation for some nice YAC. The smaller guys are harder to hit but they get away from opponents a lot more easily.
(Yeah, Denard has a couple other guys open here. He's also got an unblocked guy in his face and a player in man to man who should be able to get separation. It's not the decision but a combination of the throw and the route that are problems. I'm guessing Denard is repeating what Borges says here:
"It was a good read, just a bad throw," Robinson said.
The bu—LAZER screen. Michigan threw a couple of them. They gained nice yardage, because they always do. Borges has renamed it the LAZER(!) screen—the Z, I feel, is implied—and will hopefully swallow his pride long enough to test it out against Notre Dame. The Irish got smoked on all manner of WR screens against Purdue and it was only Zeke Motta making a great play that held down MSU's attempt.
MSU does not have a Gallon, and with Slaughter out Motta is either going to be in center field or Notre Dame will be rolling with a redshirt freshman who played WR last year as the last line of defense. Here's hoping the new nomenclature allows Borges to go after ND's inexperienced CBs and their tackling early and often.
TURNOVERS! Ain't got none. Problem? Eh. Most of Michigan's first two games were spent defending all of the runs, and the third did not feature many defensive plays at all. Opponents have fumbled seven times, but Michigan's only recovered two. One was Hagerup beaning the returner in the head, the other the meaningless one at the end of the half. Michigan has recovered two of seven fumbles on D and both of their offensive fumbles. So, like … about half.
Oh, that's too small of a sample size, you say? I hate you so much.
The real turnover concern. If Michigan can't get pressure on the QB, they will suffer a decline in fumbles and ill-advised passes generated, and without Mike Martin and RVB that seems a virtual certainty unless Clark busts out enormously. Save us, Mattison zone blitz machine.
Cooper Barton. …probably shouldn't have gotten a bigger cheer than Ron Kramer. Priorities, people. Now we're just waiting for him to release a song on Youtube ("Michigannnn, Michigannnnn, gotta get down on Michigannnnnnnn") they'll play every game.
But he is cute!
Seriously. That is a cute five year old. Someone cast him as a gnome in something. Preferably something in which gnomes make no sense, like the next Fast and the Furious movie.
But at least there's a hole. Second straight week we were mercifully without "In The Big House." I'd crumble to my knees in thankfulness if there wasn't a small child in front of me who would kick me in the face as a result.
Heiko? This is not professional. BUT IT IS AWESOME
(This is not actually Heiko. Obviously.)
Kramer jersey. Giving it to Moore [@ right by Fuller] clears up a lot of things: they're just going to hand them out to people, they're not going to make sure they're stars, and anyone can get them. I'm not even sure they'll make sure they're around every year now, but I'd guess once the jersey is vacated someone will hop on it. I'd bet Butt or Hill is wearing #87 next year.
I do wish those patches were a little less busy. Last name, years present, those things better, no border. /boom runway'd.
There are other players. Michigan's still struggling to make their video boards not useless hunks of metal that annoy you with any advertisements they think they can get away with. To date this has been a struggle, but they took a big step forward last week by telling the goof running the replays to zoom out so you could see more than the texture of the ball. I have no idea when they made this change because I didn't even bother to look at the replay board until the second half, so well have they trained me to believe that there is nothing of use on it.
Speaking of…
There is no middle ground between nothing and everything. Spartan Stadium put their meat on the table with scoreboards BIGGER and MORE POWERFUL than Michigan Stadium's. Reviews:
You Know What Would Look Really Sweet On The Scoreboards??
Some f---ing statistics. 5,412 square feet of scoreboard and you can't put any kind of statistics up at any point??? I literally never saw any stats at all the entire night. Hell, with our anemic offense, you only would have needed about 10 square feet for our stats. I'm glad to see that Huntington, Pepsi, GMC, Fly Lansing, and every other f---ing company in this damn state is sponsoring us, but I feel like it wouldn't be too much to ask to set aside some room on the ribbon to put stats up. There were points that the sponsor area on the scoreboard just had the MSU logo or some little design. I don't know why you can't put some stats up at that point. …
That just really annoyed me and I'm just in a bad mood. Might already be a thread on this. Didn't look. Don't care.
The only thing preventing Dave Brandon from doing this is the threat of outright revolt in the fanbase. That's something he's directly stated multiple times in the pass. He's already fitting advertising in anywhere he can. The poles outside the sections went from vaguely-plausible-here-is-our-Stubhub-partnership ads to flat-out Consumer's Power, Whichever Bank is the Sponsor Now things.
It's a slippery slope and any relaxation in the posture will result in the kind of stuff described in the blockquoute above. Remain strong, my people.
Hype videos. They're missing something this year. I really liked the last couple years with the people saying the things; now there are no people saying the things. Probably too late this year, but for 2013 how about something based around the famous Yost quote the HSR deploys on its sidebar?
"But do let me reiterate the spirit of Michigan. It is based upon a deathless loyalty to Michigan and all her ways; an enthusiasm that makes it second nature for Michigan men to spread the gospel of their university to the world's distant outposts; a conviction that nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours."
--Fielding H. Yost upon his retirement as Michigan's athletic director in 1942.
Maybe you need to tighten it up a little, sure.
Throw that in the mix with last year's "Team, Championships, Heismans" thing and Bo's The Team The Team The Team speech and you've got a nice rotation.
Inside the Boxscore resolves a mystery anyone watching at home experienced:
During one random play in the game, two M defenders ended up hitting the UMass ballcarrier at the same time, from opposite sides. The B1G Network announcer called this a "Malachi Crunch." There's nothing like B1G announcers breaking out a 36 year old reference to describe a play. For those still in college reading this diary, the "Malachi Crunch" refers to a demolition derby move employed by the Malachi brothers against Pinky Tuscadero, as shown in a three-part 1976 episode of Happy Days. Fonzi risked his life to rescue Pinky. Then, he baited the Malachi Brothers into trying the move on him. He moved his car at the last moment, causing the Brothers to Crunch themselves. I think providing you with this bit of worthless trivia is entirely consistent with my avatar.
Hawthorne(!) was our leading tackler.
Will Hagerup - This guy is back and better than ever. I must have re-watched the 70-yard-in-the-air blast off the facemask of befuddled UMass return man 7 times minimum. Punts like that could be game-changers going forward.
Media things and things. Things and stuff from Baumgardner. Meinke notes that Michigan should have Morgan, Beyer and Hopkins back for ND. Meinke on Robinson's assault on the Michigan record book:
Robinson threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns Saturday during No. 17 Michigan's 63-10 win over Massachusetts, passing both Brady and Harbaugh on the school's all-time list to move into fifth place overall.
In addition, he's now just 91 total yards shy of passing Henne and becoming Michigan's all-time leader in career total offense.
"To be honest with you," Robinson said after the game. "The only thing I think about is winning, and coming out and being accountable for my team.
Robinson has now thrown for 5,630 yards in his four-year career, and is 208 shy of Todd Collins for fourth all-time. He's also racked up 9,210 total yards with both his feet and his arm, just 91 shy of Henne's all-time mark.
The Daily on Cooper's day out. Vincent Goodwill at the news has a novel take on things: Denard is too important. Meinke is like "how does Michigan use Denard less" and I'm like "isn't it clear that's never happening by now?"
The Daily on the band.
Blog stuff and stuff. Hinton finds an excellent picture of a terrified umpire:
I have no idea where this comes from
Hinton's survey of the CFB landscape is heavy on the Big Ten. We're not good!
Outside of Northwestern's 3-0 run in the Smartypants Series, Big Ten teams are 1-8 against their peer group, before accounting for other marks of shame like Minnesota's overtime escape from UNLV, Wisconsin's ongoing struggles with the likes of Northern Iowa and Utah State (see below) and Penn State's loss to Ohio U. of Ohio. Even the apparent bellwether, Ohio State – setting aside the fact that the apparent bellwether is coming off a 6-7 record in 2011 and is ineligible for the conference championship under a first-year coach –legitimately struggled Saturday to put away Cal at home. That still stands along with Michigan State's win over Boise State as the most valuable non-conference skins on Jim Delany's wall, and unless Michigan delivers another dagger to Notre Dame's fragile psyche next week in South Bend, it will have to hold up until the bowl season. Who's looking forward to that?
The prize for winning the conference now appears to be an execution at the hands of Oregon, USC, or Stanford in Pasadena.
MVictors is calling Brandon "#1000SSS" for some reason:
Old 98?: Speaking of Legends and #1000SSS…while Tom Harmon is listed on the game tickets to be honored October 20th before the Michigan State game there has been no announcement of any formal plan to honor the 1940 Heisman Trophy winner. My understanding is that it's not dead yet and U-M is still trying to talk to the family. Stay tuned.
My ask: if we don't honor Harmon, how about honoring Willis Ward on that day, the 78th anniversary of the fateful Georgia Tech game?
(P.S. do you remember the last time Harmon was featured on a Michigan football ticket? Avert your eyes!).
Oh by the way, f*** you guys. UMass running back Michael Cox, who played for Michigan from 2008-2011, had a pretty solid game for the Minutemen. He ended with 18 carries for 76 yards (4.2 yards per carry) behind a bad offensive line with not much of an aerial attack. There were a couple plays where he ran east-and-west when there was no hole, losing a chunk of yards. But he had some impressive runs against a Michigan defense that should have been able to clamp down on the running game. I never really thought Cox was a superstar, but I did think that he deserved a shot to play when the aforementioned Smith was being used as a feature back. The knocks on him were always fumbling (he never fumbled at Michigan, though there was a botched exchange in this game), learning the playbook (I didn't see any missed assignments in this game), and running east-west too much (perhaps a fair criticism).
Everyone knew that was coming. I don't necessarily disagree, but the guy just reverses field all the time, and this has to drive coaches nuts.
Photos from Maize and Blue Nation. Here's Cox saying hi postgame:
UMGoBlue also has a gallery.
Ordinary is underrated. Seriously. Christianity calls any of its non holiday seasons "Ordinary Time" after all. But, if we have learned nothing else from our social media revolution, it's that there is a certain beauty and joy in the every day, in the expected, in the run of the mill. That is, as Ann Howard Creel put it, the Magic of Ordinary Days.
Other recaps from Maize and Go Blue and Holding the Rope, plus M&GB taking a quick look at ND.


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Pew Survey Shows How E-Books Are Changing the Equation for Publishers, Readers
So, whether it was Socrates complaining about books or the great comic book scares of the 1950s when four-color printing came about, every time there is a new technology that allows more and different culture to be created, the guardians of the status quo announce that civilization is over. – Eoin Nash of Soft Skull, Cursor, Red Lemonade, Small Demons
Amazon Low Prices Disguise a High Cost
Amazon has used its market power to bully and dictate. It leaned on the Independent Publishers Group in recent months for better terms and when those negotiations didn't work out, Amazon simply removed the company's almost 5,000 e-books from its virtual shelves.
A cartoonist paints a wiggly line, with help from friends
It's rare to see a new strip targeted for newspapers, as opposed to a pure webcomics offering, as the precipitous decline of newspapers' revenue and profits have led them to shed comics like ballast.

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In all color of the rainbow!
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In all color of the rainbow!
I am always amazed on how many different varieties of licorice that exist out there. Living in the United States, you really don't see that many, as it's not a popular candy here, for reasons I don't quite understand. Walk into any store that imports candy from Europe and you start to get an idea of how extremely popular and diverse a candy it really is. These Tappsy licorice candies are not only different from other varieties I've had before, they're also more creative. I've seen licorice in animal shapes before, fish and cats come right to mind. But panda faces? Really? This is certainly new territory.
So what are these Panda faces made of? Well, aside from the accents of black licorice to define the features, the white part is a soft, gummi "foam". It's chewy, yet not very dense. It reminds me of the "cream" part in many gummies you find here in the USA, like the white part of those blue gummi sharks you see everywhere.
The flavor is really nice, and not as delicate as I imagined. Depending on the piece you got, as there were pieces that had the base of black licorice accented with the white foam, and others visa versa. The white foam is lightly sweet and is a little marshmallow-y in flavor, a light vanilla flavor accented by a starchiness. The licorice is lovely with delicate herbal notes and a wonderful rich molasses base to it. They two parts blend beautifully and I found myself very tempted to keep eating these one after another.
I definitely recommend these if you love black licorice and you are looking for something new. I was wonderfully surprised with these! Yay, pandas are yummy!
Rating: Will Eat Again
Links Katjes Website
Along with the Chelsea Praline Scotch from last week, these two Kajuy Gummies were bought at that Asian Market in New York City. I am a sucker for Japanese gummies, as I've never tasted more flavorful and wonderfully chewy gummies in all my life. I saw these and decided to try the new flavors. The decisions to buy them was an easy one!
Gummies in Japan in the past few years have sort of experienced a popularity explosion. Collagen, that grouping of proteins, has been touted as a "health item" that gives you better skin. And candy companies have been putting this stuff in gummies which has led to better sales (which is just my guess as I'm seeing more and more gummies all the time, so I figure they're trying to keep up with the demand). These gummies here boast a whole 2700mg of collagen in each package. Impressive!
Pear: The pieces are pear shaped and have a nice golden yellow color to them. they smell strongly of apples and that floral note of pear. the flavor strongly mimics the aroma, and tastes beautifully of a juicy pear, with flavors of apples, grapes and that nice floral taste. It's lovely and very authentic.
Orange: Has a nice rich color and a shape like little orange segments, and they even have some texture to show the pulp ripples. The flavor is extremely juicy, with nice sweet/sour notes of the orange. It's extremely delicious. Yum.
Once again I am pleased with how extremely tasty Japanese gummies are. These were wonderful and authentic, and it makes me wish I had these as a child instead of gummi bears. I probably would have liked gummies if that was the case, but, better late than never, right?
Rating: Will Eat Again
Links Meiji Website
I know I've stated here on the blog that I wasn't much of a Skittles fan. Goodness though, these Skittles were AWESOME. I stockpiled some but quickly ran out. I wish they're bring them back!
The newest limited edition flavor from See's Candies has just been released in stores this past Friday, the 16th! I would have gotten this post out sooner if I had been home to receive my free samples of the new flavor: Coffee Walnut Caramel. I had gone out of town for a long weekend and thankfully the chocolates were waiting for me upon my return! These are not available by phone or online ordering, so if you have a See's Candy Store nearby, you're in luck!
These chocolate sound like a tasty mouthful, don't they?. Coffee, walnuts and caramel? That's a lot of stuff right there! I opened up my sample box and was greeted by rows of lovely, square, chocolates with beautiful rippled tops from the milk chocolate enrobing. Picking one up, it's much heavier than I expected, and much taller too. Usually these sort of chocolates are about 1/2 inch tall of so, these are more like 3/4 of an inch. Impressive to say the least. The smell is sweet, creamy and very inviting.
Picking up a piece in my had, the chocolates are well formed. I take a bite and find that the texture is dense, like a thick and chewy fresh fudge. The caramel isn't watery or flowing but more solid, again, like fresh fudge.
The caramel is wonderful thick and chewy, and not the least bit sticky. it has nice toasted sugar notes with a well rounded buttery taste. the coffee flavor is seamlessly blended in, and you get a good roasted, nutty, coffee taste mixing in with the buttery sweetness.
The walnuts are large chunks sprinkled in the caramel. they are extremely fresh with a nice, meaty chewy to them. They have that buttery, nutty, slightly tannic flavor and it's awesome. The milk chocolate coating proves a flavor that binds all the elements while adding a nice sweetness to it.
A really awesome and flavorful chocolate bonbon here. These are going to be really popular when I share them with friends.
CONTEST: Ok, I have a gift certificate from See's to give away! It's for one pound of these chocolate, and can be used in their stores or by phone at (800-895-7337). So how do you enter? Please comment on this post by Friday at noon, EST and share your favorite See's flavor if you have one. I'll choose a winner randomly from those who enter. Best of luck!
Rating: Will Buy Again
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The Outdoor Foundation hosted the Outsiders Ball event to support projects and ideas to get young people in the outdoors and active.
This event kicked off a $5 million campaign to engage young people in the outdoors by raising $335,000 with support from 900 guests. Although it was a charity event, it was more about raising awareness than raising funds.
Interactive areas were set-up around the Gallivan Center. Each of these stations engaged the audience by teaching ways to rediscover a connection with nature or by asking for input on certain topics. Large chalkboards were also positioned throughout the event with questions, encouraging guests to write down their thoughts. This sparked conversation about different issues dealing with the outdoors.
Gregg Bagni, who spoke at the Ideation station, said "This is the most abnormal fundraiser you've ever been to." The idea behind the station was to brainstorm ways to share, mentor, relate, appreciate, create, inspire and amaze others on the outdoors.
Les Stroud welcoming the crows to the event
Les Stroud, the host and creator of the TV series Survivorman, welcomed guests to the event. Stroud has a love for connecting people with nature. He says our natural connection to nature is a scientific need and as we lose this connection, our IQs begin to suffer. "If we're plugging in, we should be plugging in to nature," Stroud says. "For God's sake, let your kids get back out there and get their hands dirty . . . It doesn't have to be in the jungle; it could be at the corner park."
Vice President of Marketing at The North Face Aaron Carpenter; Photographer for National Geographic Jimmy Chin; professional rock climber Conrad Anker
A live auction allowed guests to bid on adventures with outdoor enthusiasts and art pieces from outdoor photographers and artists. Skip Yowell was featured as the Outsider of the Year for his 50 years of dedication to the cause of getting more young people outside.
To show even more support for the cause, an after party featured Les Stroud playing with his band The Campfire Kings.


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women's clothes are much easier to fold than men's
What on earth are you talking about? Women's clothes are all asymmetrical, frilly, lacy, and laced with spaghetti straps, ruffles and all sorts of frivolous shirt that hearkens not to my folding fingers.
Give me t-shirts and pants to fold over that nonsense any day.
Just do it.
Since when were you TG, Kirbx?
was this always in the spam forum
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
Then welcome to the club *hugs Kirbx*
You get more variety in girls' clothes, I feel. And more colour.
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Играть можно онлайн.
i think ronaldgabs is showing you a pic of his male clothes he has to fold
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holy shit its been a year since kirby was a girl? time flies
Being a girl is pretty awesome =]
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House Speaker Davy Carter said Tuesday he's thinking about running for governor next year, but the Republican lawmaker said he needs some time before deciding whether to seek the state's top office.
Wrapping up this year's legislative session, Carter said he's had discussions about running for governor but said he's not ready to make a decision about the race.
"I'd be disingenuous if I told you I hadn't had the thought, but I've still got a long ways to go home and get my head clear," Carter, R-Cabot, told reporters after lawmakers recessed this year's session. "I need get home and get out of the marble walls here and get back to reality and go from there."
Carter later declined to say with whom he's discussed a potential run, and said he doesn't have a timeline for making a decision.
Carter was elected speaker of the House last year after Republicans won control of the House and Senate in the November election.
Former U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson and Little Rock businessman Curtis Coleman are seeking the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross are seeking the Democratic nomination.
Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe is term-limited and can't run for re-election.
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Aug. 20, 2012
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Hawkeye Express - the engine and club cars that move fans of the Hawkeyes from nearby Coralville to just 100 or so yards from historic Kinnick Stadium and back again - is back for its eighth season of game-day use by University of Iowa football fans.
"The Hawkeye Express is an important part of our game-day atmosphere," explained Mark Jennings, associate director of athletics for donor and patron services.
"The train is a unique way for Hawkeye football fans, and fans of our opponents, to get to and from Kinnick Stadium while avoiding traffic and parking hassles. It's a one of a kind train and the Hawkeyes have it!"
The Hawkeye Express: The Nuts and Bolts
Where to Board
Before Game: Coralville Boarding Stop along Highway Six
After Game: Kinnick Stadium Boarding Stop below Melrose Avenue
When to Board
Before Games that start at 11:00 a.m.: Trips start three hours before kickoff
Before Games that start at 2:30 p.m. or later: Trips start four hours before kickoff
After Game: Trips begin at the start of the fourth quarter and go for 90 minutes after the game
Where to Park
Free parking is located in lots near the Comfort Suites and Coral Ridge Mall
Round trip tickets are $12 each for adults. Children ages 12 and under ride free. Fans that present a game-day reserved parking pass will receive two free train tickets. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the University of Iowa Athletics Ticket Office in Carver-Hawkeye Arena or on game-day at the Hawkeye Express depot. Cash only sales on game-day at the Hawkeye Express depot.
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A couple new tracks from the beloved Frank Ocean. The radio ready "Girlfriend's Best Friend" features a more straightforward R&B vocal style sure to inspire a mass reach. Take a listen to the stream below and act like you don't wanna gyrate just a little bit.
"4 Tears" was leaked on sir Ocean's Tumblr and sounds more like a working snippet, yet with a lot of potential. Also more in the mainstream vain, this tune is a smooth, easy listen. Check it out on Tumblr.


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Robert R. "Robby" Pizarro, 27, of Clayton, DE passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2012.
He was born on August 6, 1985, son of Angel and Lisa Pizarro.
Robby had been working for Savage in Delaware City. Prior to entering the workforce, Robby attended Middletown High School, before transferring to Smyrna High School and graduating as a member of the Class of 2004.
His interests were varied and ever growing. He excelled in baseball for both Middletown and Smyrna High, a talent he first developed while playing in the Smyrna-Clayton Little League. Robby had an affinity for cars and motorcycles, a love he shared with his father. Robby was hard working and would take on anything he set his mind to do. He would spend hours along side his father working on cars, either as a service to others, or as a personal hobby. Along with his father, Robby spent the majority of his time with his loving fiancé, Rachel and his loyal pal, Drake. Together, they enjoyed movies, dinners, seeing friends and family, and spending time together in their home. Robby had many friends and family with whom he enjoyed fishing, playing video games, going for rides, talking, laughing, and cracking jokes, which accompanied his one of a kind grin. He was a devoted son, brother, fiancé, and friend who will be loved and missed by all those who were fortunate enough to know him.
Robby was preceded in death by his mother, Lisa Pizarro and his maternal grandmother, Joan Frazier.
He is survived by his father, Angel Pizarro; brother, Justin Pizarro; fiancé, Rachel Hudson; his dog, Drake; three beautiful nieces, Braylin, Jadyn, and Jordan Pizarro; paternal grandparents, Rafael and Anastasia Pizarro; maternal grandfather, Jim Frazier; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A memorial service celebrating Robby's life will be held Friday, Jan. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 12 noon for two hours prior to the funeral services at Smyrna Wesleyan Church, 433 W. Commerce Street in Smyrna.
Arrangements by Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home LLC, Middletown, DE
On-line condolences may be sent to www.daniels-hutchison.com.
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Purple TV exclusively presents winners of the ASVOFF 2013 competition. Our first film is winner of the ASVOFF 6 Gran Prix, Best Sound, and Best Emerging Talent awards, the stunning Holi Holy - A Manish Arora Film by Bharat Sikka starring musician and contemporary artist Bishi. The film celebrates widows from Varanasi, the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, who broke centuries of tradition and played Holi Holy for the first time in 2013, all captured on film, covered in Holi color and Manish Arora's vivid clothes.
Bharat Sikka grew up in India and worked there as a photographer before studying at the Parsons School of Design, NYC, where he earned a BFA in Photography. Establishing a fine art approach to the field of photography, Bharat documents contemporary visions of India.
Director: Bharat Sikka
Concept: Manish Arora
Country of Origin: India
Duration: 5'00"
Designer: Manish Arora
Music: Vinayak Manohar
Cast: Bishi Bhattacharya
Director of Photography: Tassaduq Hussain
Artistic Director: Manish Arora and Bharat Sikka
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Turquoise is a powerful ritual material in Himalayan cultures, representing the clear blue of the sky. It is sometimes used as a gift to one's betrothed, and the color is said to stay true as long as the lover's affection does. This modern interpretation of a classic design features vibrant turquoise inlaid in sterling silver in both the earrings and necklace. Handmade in Nepal by members of the Shakya clan, descendants of an ancient culture that was traditionally known for its metalwork and whose capital was in present-day Nepal.
Handcrafted in Nepal.Necklace: 18"L sterling silver chain with spring-ring clasp; 2"L pendant.Earrings: 1"L.
Believed to bestow the wearer with courage, luck, health, and protection, turquoise has been used in jewelry making for millennia by cultures as diverse as the Navajo, ancient Egyptians, and Tibetans. Turquoise can range in color from light yellow-green to dark blue, and usually contains turquoise matrix, the dark veins of other minerals with which it developed. It figures in the creation myth of the Anasazi Indians, who tell that the tribe first entered the world through the mouth of a New Mexico cave that is now a turquoise mine. In Tibet, the sky is called "the turquoise of heaven," and both men and women value jewelry featuring the gem in sky blue hues. Turquoise is sometimes given as a love token to one's betrothed, because its color is said to remain pure as long as the affection lasts.


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Hi all,
my new NXTMMX arrived today so I downloaded the NXTMMX.java and NXTMMXMotor.java to play around with it, but there seems to be some errors.
(1)public class NXTMMX extends I2CSensor{ ....class NXTMMX is public, should be declared in a file named NXTMMX.java
(2)super(port, address, I2CPort.LEGO_MODE, TYPE_LOWSPEED);......cannot find symbol
symbol: constructor I2CSensor(lejos.nxt.SensorPort,int,int,int)
location: class lejos.nxt.I2CSensor
(3) if I comment out: super(port, address, I2CPort.LEGO_MODE, TYPE_LOWSPEED); ...... I get the error: cannot find symbol
symbol: constructor I2CSensor()
location: class lejos.nxt.I2CSensor
Unused Parameter
Before I start changing stuff - is this compatible with .85? My firmware is .85.
Any ideas what the problem is (other than me possibly being a moron.)?


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Gary Moore, president of Modaliti Product Design, was instantly attracted to Rockwood's location. "It's right here in the center of things, in terms of restaurants and shops," says Moore, who makes products ranging from dog toys to ski pole grips. "But we also needed a little seclusion to focus on our work."
Connie Borup has exhibited professionally for almost 30 years and attributes the consistency of her output to her longevity at Rockwood. "The exchange is terrific," says the painter, whose collections are exhibited across the state, including at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art. "You know the people you're going to see every day, and we have shared interests. It's a great atmosphere."
Dave Hall began painting after a 20-year teaching career at Rowland Hall. Now represented by Tierney Fine Art in Bozeman, Mont., he credits Rockwood with affording him the opportunity to make painting a serious career. "There's a great social aspect," he says, "but we're there to work, so distractions are pretty minimal."
John Newell and Kenton Peters of Peters + Newell, P.C. Architects chose Sugar House which they felt offered greater vitality than their previous downtown location, for their architectural firm. "There's so much going on here in terms of restaurants, cafés and retail," Peter says. "It offers more of a 'downtown' feel." Notes Newell, "We also have a street presence and can exhibit projects in our window, which is good for business."


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A new Justice EP is on its way for January 8! Called Helix, the EP expands on the original "Helix" track from the band's most recent album, Audio, Video, Disco, and also introduces a couple remixes, one of which we've got for you today! The remix above is by Domenico Torti and the other remix is by Gesaffelstein. The EP also comes with two fresh cuts, "Presence" and "Ohio."
Now get to dancing your brains out, already!
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Walker's Pace: Women No. 16 in Final Poll
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Advancing to the NCAA Championships for the fifth year in a row, the Women of Oregon checked in at No. 16 in the final regular season USTFCCCA poll.
Led by Jordan Hasay's individual win at the NCAA West Regional, the Ducks finished fourth as a team to secure their bid the NCAA Championships next Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.
The Pac-12 was well represented in the poll with Washington third, Colorado sixth, Arizona eighth, Stanford at No. 13 and Cal at No. 23, along with Oregon.
Florida State was No. 1, with defending NCAA champ Villanova second.
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Part of my Summer Vacation- a Working Vacation series, this book shows beautiful photos taken on Seattle's Space Needle on a gorgeous sunny day! I was chosen to attend a prestigious Choreographic Conference held near Seattle, WA and I first attended as a Student Choreographer/Dancer. I was honored to be chosen as a Guest Choreographer the following year!
You can see some of the choreographic work I did there:
Professional ballerina Kira Seamon enjoys photography when she isn't dancing! She is inspired by sights found in her backyard and beyond! She has been perfecting her photographic skills for 10 years, and these books are the result. Her choreography has been seen across the US. She enjoys dance competitions and has won an over-all title and trophy in both Regional Competition and at the World Finals! She has won multiple platinum awards and Special Awards from judges, recognizing her strong music background and beautiful balletic turns. She frequently accompanies her cast on the piano during her concerts. She was awarded a Grant from the Cultural Council for her unique, 1-Woman concert which featured her performing ballet and playing the piano. Her concerts have been fortunate to have collaborators from New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, MIT, Boston College, Wellesley College and numerous other artistic institutions. Don't forget to check out her Youtube Channel!
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ZF-5391: Flash Media Server 3 - Zend Amf
Asked Wade and he asked me to shoot it as a bug.
I've been trying to use serverside remoting in FMS3 with ZendAMF but no luck. I get "onStatus>info.code: Client.Header.BadVersion" in FMSLiveLog
But when i try to use the samegateway with Flex there is np and eveything works smooth.
Thought it might be smthing related to amf version but FMS3 should also use AMF3?
I think this issue is indeed FMS3 related. when I checked the $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA ( php://input ) and FMS3 reports its objectEncoding version as 0x01 not 0x00 or 0x03. It could be a bug or part of the FMS failsave for connecting to AMF0 encoded servers I don't know.
Anyways, added a check at class Zend_Amf_Request at function readMessage solved it for me.
* Takes the raw AMF input stream and converts it into valid PHP objects
* @param Zend_Amf_Parse_InputStream
* @return Zend_Amf_Request
public function readMessage(Zend_Amf_Parse_InputStream $stream)
$clientVersion = $stream->readUnsignedShort();
if (($clientVersion != Zend_Amf_Constants::AMF0_OBJECT_ENCODING)
// Added Check for 0x01 for FMS. Could be defined a const as well.
&& ($clientVersion != 0x01)
&& ($clientVersion != Zend_Amf_Constants::AMF3_OBJECT_ENCODING)
) {
require_once 'Zend/Amf/Exception.php';
throw new Zend_Amf_Exception('Unknown Player Version ' . $clientVersion);
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Thanks for the code sample. Will be added to the next mini release.


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While Americans were immersed in Inauguration weekend, in London Gilles Peterson and some musical fam were grooving the eff out at his annual Worldwide Awards. The above recap video gives a look into the night's performances and festivities and offers some words from Gilles himself.
Those featured include Marcos Valle, Neneh Cherry with RocketNumberNine, The Invisible, Nick Mulvey, Natalie Duncan, The Greg Foat Group, Hello Skinny, Nai Palm of Hiatus Kaiyote, Mala in Cuba, Stubborn Heart, Andrew Ashong, Romare, Mr Raoul K, LeFtO, Alex Patchwork and Owiny Sigoma Band.
The year's breakout artist was Hiatus Kaiyote, whom we also love quite dearly. Catch Nai Palm getting down at the awards show below.


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John Lewis "JC" Caldwell of Dover passed away Sunday December 30, 2012 at Kent General Hospital. He was 66.
Mr. Caldwell was born October 9, 1946 in Dover, Delaware to the late Victor Caldwell and Elizabeth Hunter Caldwell.
He worked in construction for Tilcon for 18 years then Teal for 12 years. Mr. Caldwell was a member of the Sons of American Legion Walter L. Fox Post # 2 in Dover. He enjoyed country music, country dancing, going to Dover Downs but most he loved spending time with his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brother, Tommy Caldwell and sister Betty Milton.
He is survived by his wife of 22 years Gertrude Jackson Caldwell of Dover, step son, John Pearson and his wife Cindy of Camden; step daughters, Dawn Powell and her husband Fred of Camden, Brenda Piccolo and her partner Dave Mosley of Milford, Debera Smith of Dover; brothers, Vickie Caldwell of Dover, Freddie Caldwell of Camden and Jimmie Caldwell of Florida; sister, Sandy Caldwell of Florida; niece, Marie Caldwell of Dover; 3 step grandsons and 4 step granddaughters, and one step great grandchild.
Funeral services will be held 1PM Friday, January 4, 2013 at Torbert Funeral Chapel South, 1145 E. Lebanon Road (Rt.10), Dover. Friends may call two hours prior.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions to the funeral home to help defray expenses.
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Our Mission: To drive up employment for people with disabilities, including Veterans.
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The Sierra Group, Inc. is a national consultancy with a mission of reversing the high unemployment rate for people with disabilities in America. The Sierra Group offers an array of recruiting, consultation and training services designed to assist corporations in their: "bring to work, stay at work and return to work" efforts. Focusing on diverse hiring, retention and accommodation practices, Sierra Group has three divisions: Candidate Sourcing, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Workforce Strategy, thereby serving needs of businesses, job seekers and their service providers across the nation.
Our immersion in the field of disability and accommodation, allows us to strive to generate deep insight into what drives value creation and competitive advantage in our clients' businesses and the economy as a whole. Once these insights are uncovered, we work closely with clients to convert them into strategies, whose implementation will have a substantial positive and measurable impact on performance. Delivering impact earns the trust that is the foundation of lasting relationships. These relationships then serve as the forum for still deeper insights and more significant impact.
By thinking "integrated performance" we reduce discomfort, improve accessibility and help to create systems for optimal employee interactions. The Sierra Group, an award winning, certified women's business enterprise has been serving individuals, governmental organizations, agencies and corporations since 1991.
Our diverse team operates in three distinct divisions. They are our:
Candidate Sourcing Division: As a national sourcing agent, Sierra Group will locate and submit candidates with disabilities and veterans with disabilities in response to our customer's directive. The Internet will never replace personal contact, therefore, as we work to bring people with disabilities to the hiring process, personal contact is our business. Our staff understands the laws and practical accommodation side of this field of customized recruiting. Cost effective protocols have led to our award-winning model.
Vocational Rehabilitation Division: Sierra's certified rehabilitation counselors round out our team of experts in the areas of rehabilitation engineering and business to deliver vocational services for people of all ages and all disabilities. Sierra consultants and CRCs work closely with state and Federal programs as well as by private disability insurance carriers.
Workforce Strategy Consulting & Training Division: Using the principles of appreciative inquiry, The Sierra Group's workforce strategy division offers an array of training and consulting products that will analyze and prepare your company to expand your existing diversity plans. Our consultants use everything from ergonomics to compliance to metrics that measure and benchmark: bring to work, stay at work and return to work initiatives. Sierra Group's Workforce Strategy consultants serve companies through an array of consultation, training and planning services. Workforce Strategy Services are available as part of a Candidate Sourcing package, or a la carte. Please note that customization is our standard.
To effectively deliver these services, our subject matter expertise resides in the following areas:
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First Annual ONE MORE WAY Award
Janet Fiore, Chairman of the Board, The Sierra Group Foundation to present First Annual ONE MORE WAY award in Washington, DC on Thursday February 23rd!
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Access Achievement Award
On October 21st, The Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on People with Disabilities recognized Janet Fiore, CEO of The Sierra Group, with an Access Achievement Award for her work and dedication to people with disabilities.
Video of Janet Fiore's acceptance speech at the Philadelphia Mayor's Commission Access Achievement Award on October 21, 2011.
U.S. Census Bureau released a new report entitled "Americans With Disabilities: 2010"
The U.S. Census Bureau released a new report entitled "Americans With Disabilities: 2010," which states that 56.7 million Americans or 1 in 5, has a disability, with more than half of these individuals reporting the disability as significant.
Included in the findings was that between 2005 and 2010, the number of individuals with disabilities increased at the same rate as the general population.
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New reports and estimates on DisabilityStatistics.org
- 2009 Disability Status Reports for the US, all 50 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico (pdf & accessible HTML versions).
- Spanish language versions of all 53 Disability Status Reports for 2008 and 2009.
- Enhanced interactive disability statistics search tool now includes both 2008 and 2009 ACS estimates as well as 2010 CPS work limitation disability estimates.
EEOC Publishes ADAAA Final Regulations - Effective May 24, 2011
"The EEOC's final regulations implementing the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) were published in the March 25, 2011 Federal Register. They become effective May 24, 2011. The major focus of the regulations is the definition of a disability."
"The Act and the new regulations will make it easier for individuals to claim protection under the law, as the definition of a disability is broadened and easier to meet. This will result in the need for employers to provide more accommodations, and will require employers to shift their focus from whether an individual has a disability to whether discrimination occurred." EHS & Safety News America
Read the full article from EHS & Safety News America,EEOC Publishes ADAAA Final Regulations Effective May 24, 2011.
ADA Amendments Act - What you NEED to know!
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The July 2009 edition of Counterpoint, The Official Publication of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute features an article written by subject matter experts Janet Fiore, The Sierra Group, and Jill Fisher, Esquire, Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer, Toddy, P.C. Pennsylvania Defense Institute Counterpoint July 2009
This published article is a quick reference for any hiring manager, human resource or rehabilitation professional who needs a clear, factual update on the changes to this important piece of civil rights legislation. Fiore and Fisher consult and speak on this topic locally, regionally and nationally. Contact us for more information on a presentation or consultation.
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National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo Offers Networking and Federal Contracting Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will host the National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo, August 15-18th, 2011, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The largest nationwide conference of its kind, the National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo provides Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs and SDVOSBs) with an opportunity to learn, network and market their businesses. The conference will offer a variety of sessions on navigating the Federal acquisition process including finance, compliance, business development, marketing, strategy, contract management, human resources, technology, and program management. A VA Open House has been added to the event to give Veterans from both the conference and local region the opportunity to experience the wide range of resources available to the Veteran community. The National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo is open to both government and non-government personnel. For more information and to register for the conference, go to www.nationalveteransconference.com.
Revised ADA Regulations Implementing Title II and Title III take effect March 15, 2011
Revised regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) take effect on March 15, 2011. The regulations apply to the activities of more than 80,000 units of state and local government and more than seven million places of public accommodation, including stores, restaurants, museums, sporting arenas, movie theaters, doctors' and dentists' offices, hotels, jails and prisons, polling places and emergency preparedness shelters.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations ADA Amendments Act
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) final regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) have been released. Like the law they implement, the regulations simplify the determination of who has a "disability" and will make it easier for people to establish that they are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). EEOC has several fact sheets that explain the ADAAA, including Questions and Answers on the Final Rule Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and Questions and Answers for Small Businesses: The Final Rule Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.
Excerpt from blog of Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President:
The ADAAA sent the message to the American people that individuals with disabilities must be full and equal members of our society. With the release of the EEOC's regulations, employers across the country will have a clear set of guidelines and rules of the road to ensure equality for Americans with disabilities. This will help ensure civil rights protection for people with "invisible disabilities." Moreover, the EEOC's regulations restore the original intent of Congress to cover many disabilities that had been excluded by the courts such as multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, epilepsy, diabetes and many others, meaning that more people will be able to reach for the American dream.
Approximately 1 out of every 6 Americans lives with a disability. And millions more have a family member or friend who lives with a disability. Thanks to a bipartisan spirit, with these EEOC regulations, millions of people will be able to successfully put their American work ethic to use helping our businesses, our governments and our schools out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the global competition to win the future.
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Publications
The USBLN® is pleased to announce that Robert "Bobby" Silverstein, a principal with the Washington, D.C. law firm Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, is available to provide consultations on the employment provisions of the final regulation implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. In addition to his law practice, he also serves as director of the Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy. Prior to joining the law firm, Mr. Silverstein spent over ten years on Capitol Hill where he was staff director and chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy where he was the behind-the-scenes architect of 20 bills enacted into law including the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Mr. Silverstein prepared the attached three documents for the USBLN® members. These highly informative publications include an "Overview of the EEOC Final Regulation Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008," a detailed "Description and Analysis of EEOC's Final Regulation Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008," and "Resource Materials for the ADA Amendments Act of 2008" that includes several important links.
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We have fought for every crease and wrinkle, and we won. And when we lost what was no longer important, we won again.
We are unbent and unbroken. We stand firm in our flexibility, still reinventing who we are as we always have, and now, as we never have before. We're more. Our imagination creates paths to new worlds. Our courage takes the first step.
The struggles that made us strong and the tears that softened our edges have made us unique and precious jewels.
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