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Mailbag: Grayshirting, DTs, More Borges
Brian -
I was wondering if you could answer the question as to why Jeremy Clark and Michigan would pursue a grey shirt versus a preferred walk-on. In both cases the player has to pay their own way until a scholarship is available. But with a grey shirt you can't practice with the team at all. Is the thinking that they would then get a psuedo sixth year? I would think having the player on campus and practicing with the team as a walk-on that first year would be better than hoping he earns a scholarship by sitting around doing nothing for a year.
Also, I know we all share concerns about the size of this class and where the scholarships will come from - but I have a more specific question for you. How do you feel about only taking one at the DT spot? My thinking is that it is one of the hardest positions to project (cough-Will Campbell-cough), you need a healthy rotation of players, and you need size. I have no idea why the staff wouldn't want two true defensive tackles in this class given the lack of depth and talent at that position. I would even take one lower rated DT in this class if you get a star DT with another scholarship. I think that's far more important than just about every other position at this point.
Chicago, IL
On grayshirting: you do get a psuedo-sixth year since your eligibility clock does not start ticking until the subsequent year if you are a mid-year enrollee. Clark could enroll, redshirt, and have four years of eligibility starting in in 2014. Enrolling in the fall starts your clock, so the fall of 2012 would be Clark's redshirt year. Also, being a preferred walk-on costs money.
I'm not actually sure what path Clark will take since grayshirting is an overloaded term that refers to both enrolling without a scholarship and not enrolling until winter. It could be either depending on how quickly Michigan thinks they'd want to deploy Clark and if he wants to/can make the financial sacrifice to enroll without a scholarship.
On the defensive tackle spot: I don't think anyone gets Michigan's plan there. When the 2012 class hits campus the only potential nose tackles on the roster are Quinton Washington and Richard Ash; the only three-techs are Will Campbell and Terrance Talbott. Both Talbott and Ash have been dogged with rumors they have health issues and neither was exactly a slam-dunk recruit. No one has played; Michigan took no true DTs a year ago. Campbell will be a senior and Washington a junior.
Meanwhile, the defensive line sees more rotation than any other position in football—Michigan rotated four guys last year even when the options were walk-ons and journeymen like Adam Patterson.
So it seems nuts to me to turn down a consensus four star DT with the offers to match, as it seems they will if Pipkins and O'Brien both want to sign up. Even if they can move some combination of Godin/Wormley/Strobel/Rock/Wilkins inside, those guys are all tall dudes who probably can't deal with the nose.
That leaves essentially no one after Martin graduates. Hoke's made all the right moves so far but if he takes a scholarship fullback over a desperately-needed nose tackle people should question that.
Hi Brian,
First, the giant scoreboard at Yost: on the post today it indeed appears to be gigantic and I was wondering if you had a chance yet to see if this thing might interfere with sightlines across the ice or corner to corner? Don't know if anyone remembers/cares, but there was a giant block hangy-downy scoreboard there back at Yost in the early 80's and it hung down too far. If you were sitting really high up in the endzones or even in the top couple of rows on the sidelines, the scoreboard actually hung down far enough to block your view across the ice. It was worse than obstructed view at Tiger Stadium, though I guess that might be because Larry Herndon never ran very far. So, the end-zone scoreboards were actually an innovation kind of because there were then no seats obstructed by the scoreboard hanging down. Someone must have thought about that one before they hung this thing, right? I am suspicious of change, get off the lawn, I miss the Apple IIC, etc.
The board is currently closer to the ice than it will be when it is finally deployed, and while it's certainly larger than the current one I don't think it's significantly taller. And the top couple rows on the sidelines are now usually vacant because of overhangs.
Second, we've seen a lot of decision matrices about 4th down, go for it vs. field goal vs punt on different places on the field. Would it be possible for someone to do a historic survey?
For example, I bet that matrix looked a lot different for a 1972 Bo team than for a 1998 Lloyd team because of the efficiency - or not - of the passing game back then. Bo going for it on 4th and 7 with his option teams was a totally different animal than Carr going for it on 4th and 7 with Henne and Braylon. I guess what I'm asking is, can those 4th and charts be adjusted backwards for inflation? I bet they would explain a lot about the evolution of 4th-and theory and about Carr's reluctance to not punt from the opponent's 41.
A historic survey is outside the scope of a mailbag response but it's probably unnecessary anyway since the Mathlete tackled something similar in a past diary that got bumped to the front page. Two charts, one for high offensive expectation…
…and one for low offensive expectation…
…show the increasing viability of the punt as scoring decreases.
Game theory in the paleolithic era was probably better than it was over the past 20 years. It seems we've passed an inflection point where going for it is the choice, but teams are still being coached by guys who came up under old school coaches who had totally different probabilities in their head. It's like adding four cards to a deck and asking 1950s poker players to cope—eventually they'll make a mistake because the game has changed.
I think it is worth noting that the West Coast offense, which Borges favors, can be traced directly back to Sid Gillman, the same Sid Gillman whose offensive style was loathed by manball loving Woody Hayes when the two of them were rivals at Cincinnati and Miami of Ohio respectively. Also, the most famous west coast quarterback of all time is Joe Montana, and he was hardly an immobile pocket passer.
I am probably being overly optimistic, but do you think there is a possibility that Michigan's offense in 2011 will resemble Auburn's 2010 offense in that it will be a hybrid of spread elements and pro-style elements? Yes I realize that Denard's skill set is not identical to Cam Newton's, but based on some of the remarks Borges has made and Hoke's likely realization that Michigan fans aren't going to be patient for wins, I think this is the most likely direction for the offense.
I'm not sure I agree with the above emailer's police work there. Auburns' offense worked so well because they didn't even need any semblance of a pro-style attack because an inverted veer with Cam Newton was short-yardage gold. Newton was recruited to run the same offense he did run. When there was a mismatch between the offensive coordinator's vision, that of the head coach, and available personnel, both Tony Franklin and Tommy Tuberville got fired. Auburn is not a good analogue.
I'm not sure if there is in fact a good analogue for the transformation Denard is going to be asked to make. Usually when you have a talent like him at quarterback the head coach doesn't get fired because you win a bunch of games. I've searched my memory banks for an example of a successful returning spread quarterback dealing with a new, more pro-style system and can only recall the most ironic possible name: Pat White.
White, of course, was coming off of West Virginia's 48-28 demolition of Oklahoma; WVU was third nationally in rushing offense, 15th in yardage, and 9th in scoring. The next year Rodriguez was out and Bill Stewart brought in Jeff Mullen from Wake Forest; Mullen preached balance but seemed to respect the accomplishments of the previous regime:
"I don't want it to be too much different. You're talking about a group of men who left here who were very successful coaches, and they installed one of the best offenses in the country. I'm not going to come in here and turn it around," he said.
WVU still ran the spread but lost some of its maniacal dependence on the run (70% in RR's last year, 63% in Stewart's first) and large chunks of its derring-do. West Virginia lost almost a yard per carry in the transition despite running less and retaining White and Noel Devine. Total yardage dropped to 59th, scoring to 73rd. You will not be thrilled to hear that turnover margin remained as ludicrously good as it was for the bulk of Rodriguez's tenure.
I think something like that dropoff may be in the cards for Michigan. Mullen was no slouch. He was able to staple together decent outfits at Wake Forest despite having a massive injury plague strike his already-depleted roster. But his expertise did not align with the skills of his offense and as a result a bunch of returning starters got a lot less explosive.
I do think Al Borges is going to put together something that tries to take advantage of the parts he has. If I had to guess I'd say Brady Hoke's public statements about manball are just statements—at San Diego State Borges had full sway to do what he wanted, and what he wanted was a lot of different things including quite a bit of zone running. But you can't expect Borges to be Rich Rodriguez when he's spent much of his career fiddling with passing routes instead of the slight adjustments Rodriguez used to keep Robinson ahead of the pack.
The falloff from the transition probably won't be as bad* but if Borges can just maintain Michigan's YPC I'll be thrilled.
*[Reasons: The offense wasn't as good as that WVU unit and shouldn't be exposed to such a withering regression to the mean, Denard is lower on his learning curve than White, there's no equivalent to losing Slaton, general coaching ept-ness will probably go up, field goals.]
TVH Weekly: Joshua Garnett, Aziz Shittu, Jordan Payton, and More
Michigan technically now has 18 commitments for the 2012 class, if you include S Jeremy Clark who accepted a greyshirt role. Outside of the commitments the coaching staff also secured Illinois WR Bo Dever (6'2", 195 lbs) as a preferred walk on. You know you're doing well on the recruiting trail when you have kids accepting greyshirts and walk on roles and you're not even half way through summer.
That's just how things are going, and it looks like things could wrap up sooner than later for the coaching staff. Here's a look at recent happenings and what could be in the future. As always you can follow me on Twitter @TomVH, or email me with any tips or questions at [email protected].
Joshua Garnett
6'5", 290 lbs.
Offensive Lineman
Puyallup, Washington
Garnett has been expressing strong interest in Michigan for some time now. He has stated that he would like to take an official visit, and recently included Michigan in his top list.
I cut my list to eleven. They're Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, Oregon, Washington, UCLA, Auburn, Nebraska, Stanford, Oklahoma, and Cal. I thought it would be easier just to focus on a top eleven rather than all the schools involved.
As for summer visits, it doesn't look like any more unofficials will be in the cards for Garnett.
I don't know if I'm going to take any visits to any other schools. I know I'll take official visits. I've already seen Oregon, USC, UCLA, Washington, Cal, and Stanford. I feel good about Michigan, taking an official out there and seeing the Big House.
Ganett is one of the 150 elite athletes that will be attending "The Opening" in Oregon this week. The event will be televised on ESPNU and will include a good number of Michigan recruits and commitments.
There's going to be a lot of skilled players there. A lot of the guys I've made friendships with are going to be there. I talk to Erik Magnuson and we've talked about schools, where we see each other fitting. It definitely helps to get together with those guys and see who else is being recruiting and who else will be on their team. It makes you feel more comfortable with potential teammates.
Garnett has been very impressed with what Michigan brings to the table and is excited to learn more.
It's just the atmosphere around Michigan, the legacy, the fan support, and the great academics. It's a top notch academic program, and all the games are packed. You don't get that feel on the west coast or anywhere in the nation. Michigan is rolling out NFL linemen and they all have great NFL careers. I think I get a bad stigma being from Washington. You don't think nasty guys come from Washington, but I'm 6-foot-5, and 290-pounds right now. I'm very athletic and I know that's the kind of guys Michigan likes.
It will be interesting to see how offensive line recruiting plays out. Depending on what happens in the near future with other prospects Michigan could be out of spots depending on when Garnett would like to visit.
Aziz Shittu
6'3", 275 lbs.
Defensive Tackle
Atwater, California
The five star defensive tackle has been making noise ever since he decommitted from Stanford. Rivals ranks him as the number three best defensive tackle overall in the country, and he told me he has list down to ten.
I don't think I'll be taking any other summer visits. I'm focused on my team more than recruiting right now. I have it narrowed to ten schools though with Arizona, Stanford, Auburn, Cal, Washington, USC, Michigan, UCLA, Florida, and Nebraska.
Shittu is another prospect that has maintained he would like to take an official visit to Michigan. He too will be at The Opening this weekend, and as mentioned will be with Michigan recruits and commitments.
I haven't figured out a specific date yet, but it could possibly be for the Notre Dame night game. I'll be at The Opening this week and I talk recruiting everywhere I go, but I'm mostly going there to have a good time. It's cool to hang out with the committed players to see if your personalities match up.
Defensive tackle is another position that will likely start to fill up soon. The coaching staff have told recruits that they will likely take one interior linemen, but I have to imagine that they will take two at the end of the day. Either way, Shittu says that doesn't bother him.
It's 50% that I'll sign on signing day and 50% that I'll do it at the Army game. Nothing sooner, and if their class fills up then it fills up. I'm making my decision on one of those dates.
The scenario could get interesting with Ondre Pipkins' visit coming up, and instate DT Danny O'Brien saying that he would like to take official visits. If Pipkins decides to make an early decision and the coaches decide to take two defensive tackles it looks like it could be down to Shittu and O'Brien for the last spot. A lot of ifs, but they're in a good place.
Jordan Payton
6'2", 199 lbs.
Wide Receiver
Westlake Village, California
I recently reported that Payton had decommitted from USC this past week. He had been feeling uncomfortable with his commitment for awhile, so this wasn't anything that was surprising. He has a lot of interest in Michigan and plans on taking an official visit if things go as planned.
My coach wants me to make a decision relatively soon, but no matter what I want to take an official out to Michigan. We can take official visits during our season as long as we don't miss any Oaks time, miss any class or anything with our teams.
There was recently a CBS Sports article published that quoted Payton as saying, "I'm going to tell you this, it's going to be interesting the next couple of weeks in recruiting…You're going to see a lot of changes. Just think Fab Five." Naturally people began to tie that to Michigan. He clarified what he meant there.
When I said that the reporter, he was just like oh so you're going to Michigan? I told him that I just meant I've been talking to some other recruits and trying to get a fab five group to go to the same school, not necessarily Michigan.
Interesting comments to say the least. The article did clarify what he meant as well, I just thought I'd get him in his own words. If you look at what he said though it sounds like his decision could come soon. We'll see.
Ohio S Jarrod Wilson is announcing his decision on Friday July 8th at 2:30pm EST. He's kept everything close to the vest, but it seems like it will be worthwhile to monitor the announcement.
DT Ondre Pipkins named his top six of Michigan, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Florida. He will be visiting Michigan at the end of July or beginning of August. That visit will be big for Michigan to get him on campus.
Offensive line recruiting is starting to get tight, as I mentioned above. I've said this before, but I don't expect Ohio OL Kyle Kalis to take too much longer with his decision. I have been in contact with him this entire time. His decision could likely have an effect on what other prospects decide to do and when they do it. We'll see what happens.
Ohio DE Chris Wormley will be making his decision relatively soon, sometime before the end of the summer.
The Michigan recruits and commitments to watch in The Opening this week are OL Adam Bisnowaty (who Michigan really likes), RB Bri'onte Dunn, OL Erik Magnuson, DT Danny O'Brien, DB Terry Richardson, LB James Ross, DT Aziz Shittu, DB Anthony Standifer, WR Dwayne Stanford, TE Ron Thompson, DE Adolphus Washington, OL Zach Banner, DE Mario Ojemudia, and OL Joshua Garnett. You can watch it on ESPNU on July 7th, 8th, and 9th, at 9pm EST.
The Big House BBQ is July 31st, I will confirm names for that as it gets closer. It looks like it was by invitation.
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Off today for the Fourth. See you tomorrow. Until then, Amurrica.
Dear Diary Predicts the Past III: Linebacker
Previously: The Offense, The Defensive Backs
Dear Diary,
In 2006, David Harris never came off the field for a single defensive play. Then he (and Prescott Burgess) graduated, and the Ezeh/Mouton era was born.
The cheapest thrill in MGoBlogging from '07 to '10 was making an Obi Ezeh joke. Here was a guy with limited ability who was subject to terrible coaching and forced into the center of Michigan's defense – wearing David Harris's number no less – for four terrible years because until Kenny Demens there was no alternative. Since linebacker mistakes are harder to spot than, say, free safety mistakes, you could get a lot of internet cred by intelligently pointing out the flaws in Ezeh's game.
If you hang around enough program insiders, you already know that in all of the important things in life, Obi Ezeh is a spectacular success. On the overwhelming majority of the plays he was involved in, Obi did something other than fail spectacularly. And then there were those times on the field when he failed, spectacularly.
That it took until midway through his senior year to displace Ezeh says a lot about the depth of Michigan's linebacker recruiting, and probably more about the coaching. Four years ago, was this the future we expected?
Depth Chart:
|Chris Graham
|Johnny Thompson
|Shawn Crable
|Jonas Mouton
|Obi Ezeh
|Marrell Evans
|Brandon Logan
|Austin Panter
|Brandon Herron
Incoming: (Marcus Wither-)SPOON!
Expected: AUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
But that AUGGGHHHH was a long time coming. M had a string of bad linebacker recruiting years that ended up giving playing time to a Sarantos and the vastly overrated McClintock a few years earlier before the enterprise was saved by Burgess moving in from safety and a Grand Rapids 2-star running back emerging as all-world MLB David Harris. By 2007 those guys were gone and it was the undersized seniors Graham and Crable, then hope.
The story of 2007 recruiting, other than "PLZ moar DBs!" was "PLZ moar LBs!" Then the LB haul turned out to be a JUCO junior and two fliers, and two of the freshmen transferred, and crippling fear set in. Little bits of happy flakes like "maybe Chris Graham will have a Bennie Joppru renaissance" and "Obi Ezeh practice hype!" and "Jonas Mouton's recruiting pedigree as a safety" were used to provide the necessary optimism to balance the previews that start with a tiny linebacker with Tyrannosaurus arms, yappy trash-talking spear, and blitz-only knife, and end with one guy down the depth chart with any hope of being good.
Tyranno-arms was Chris Graham, who was terrible as a sophomore, didn't play behind Burgess, and came into his senior year expected to raise even more internet ire. The expectation here was for Mouton's loads of talent to push Graham out of the way.
At MLB, Thompson and Ezeh were in a battle. What little had been seen of Thompson led Brian to conclude he was a guy born a generation too late, the best case scenario a Sam Sword who needs to come off the field on passing downs. Ezeh was our knight in Harris-ian armor:
Nobody's seen redshirt freshman Ezeh in the flesh yet, but the indicators on him are good. For one, he is David Harris: a nothing running back recruit out of Grand Rapids who Michigan unearthed and brought in as a linebacker. He even took the newly hallowed #45 once Harris graduated. In the fall he was moved to middle linebacker to compete with Thompson and Panter so he wouldn't spend his year idling behind Crable. Whenever people try to get you on the field, that's a good sign.
We now know that whenever people try to get you on the field, that could be a good sign for you, or a bad sign for the entire unit.
Crable? Ah, Crable. Expert attacker, not made for regular linebacking duties. The SAM position that kind of became Spur and is now again SAM was exactly what Crable was good at. He essentially made Michigan's defense a 5-2, with Crable serving as a sharp knife to terrify bludgeoning offensive linemen and wreak backfield havoc. When he's not doing this, Michigan would go to the nickel, with Brandon Harrison in for Crable. Brian in the preview:
As a 6'6" linebacker with chicken legs and a high center of gravity, he's not the sort to defeat a block and close out a hole. He doesn't make tackles three yards downfield. It's either in the backfield or after long pursuit.
As for depth and future: negligible or less after Mouton and Ezeh. The team was sucking up the departure of Mixon and Patilla, and Brandon Graham's move to DE, leaving just 9 scholarship players, of whom Mouton was the only consensus 4-star or higher. Logan was already a clear Anton Campbell Memorial Special Teamer. Pessimistic practice reports ruled out any immediate usefulness from Panter. Evans was a 2-star reportedly offered on advice that he had a better work ethic than Brandon Minor, according to Brandon Minor. Herron was an athletic project recruit who looked like a receiver. On July 31, 2007, until help arrived from the 2008 class, the future was Ezeh, Mouton, and bleakness:
Mixon transferred, Patilla is likely gone, and Graham is a defensive end. Mouton (who moved down from safety) and Ezeh are both drawing very positive reviews and are odds-on favorites to start next year, but past that we have only the two freshmen, one of whom was a two-star and the other a three-star regarded as a combine freak who needs a lot of work. Depth is also going to be an issue at linebacker going forward; we need at least three in this class.
As for those 2008 recruits, SPOON! was Rival's 160th overall at the time, and the board was full of linebacker prospects. Taylor Hill, a 3.5-star-ish guy was apparently off to Florida (the RR hire turned him back), but M was in good position for 4-star J.B. Fitzgerald, and Christian Wilson was close to coming in, but as an H-back. Because the offer list was so rich and large and positive feeling-y, in-state Kenny Demens didn't have an offer from Michigan, and insiders expected him to end up at that school people go to when they want to go to Michigan but don't have a letter of acceptance from Michigan.
All told, expectations were for a dark period that hopefully saw Mouton emerge as a killer to cover up deficiencies in the Ezeh/Thompson platoon, while the coaches schemed around the 3rd LB spot with two-LB sets (nickel/5-2) or sets that basically act like two-LB (3-3-5, 4-3 under) until the fruits of the 2008 haul ripened. The 2008 preview gave a kind 2 out of 5 rating because if Ezeh got better (rather than worse) each year, he'd be Schilling minus the recruiting hype. At that point Mouton was beaten for the starting gig by the workmanlike (pre-transfer) Marrell Evans, and Panter was your 2008 starting SLB. By Penn State '08 it was Thompson at SAM, Mouton terrible in coverage but awesome at blitzing, and Ezeh a convenient focal point for power running teams, which the Big Ten has those, and we talking about how we totally called it.
Ultimately this meant 'eh' to mediocre linebacker play for 2007-09, and then something approximating good in 2010 when Mouton and Ezeh are 5th year seniors with loads of experience, and the 2008 guys were upperclassmen.
How Did that Turn Out?
This is a picture taken from Brian's picture pages of Mouton losing contain again. RB#32 will now cut behind LT#77 and probably have enough time to cue a celebratory animation as he waltzes toward the end-zone as you throw your controller and curse the EAsshole who programmed suction blocking.
Then you realize this is real life and you go looking for a coach to throttle.
The depth chart at the beginning of 2007 fall practice tells a story, but the rest of the tale of linebacker in the 2007-10 is the clearest case in M history since DeBordian offensive playcalling in which the coaches failed their players.
Whereas the defensive backfield suffered from a lack of guys, the linebacker corps had a some guys with wildly varying abilities The truth of that statement can be found in the era's picture pages that weren't about bad DB play, bad backup DL play, or some bit of insight into the Offensive Genius of Mr. Rodriguez, from lining up Demens incorrectly to the consistent fundamental mistakes made by experienced 5th year seniors. It can be confirmed by the incredibly short careers of various linebacker coaches in this time:
2007: Steve Szabo – Former LB's coach for Jacksonville Jaguars ('94-'02) and DC for B.C. and Colorado State before that. Michigan's LB coach from 2006-'07, was let go with rest of Carr's staff when RR took over, and joined the Carr's-Michigan-in-Exile project of Ron English down the road in Ypsilanti.
2008-'09: Jay Hopson – A favorite MGoWhipping Boy, this Mississippi import couldn't a.) coach linebackers, or b.) recruit Mississippi. He was the fall-guy for the 2009 defense. Brian on Hopson postmortem:
Now that he's actually gone, it's no sugarcoat time: Hopson failed at all aspects of his job at Michigan. At least Tony Gibson can point to the walk-ons and whatnot when attempting to explain what went wrong with his section of the defense; Hopson had two redshirt juniors with three years of starting experience between them. They went backwards, and the big-time recruit backing them up also proved unready.
Meanwhile, a—possibly the—primary reason Michigan lacks depth on the defensive line and might have to turn down a couple of recruits who want to come was Hopson getting "commitments" from two defensive tackles who eventually went to Arkansas and Texas Tech on signing day.
This makes Rodriguez 0/2 on his new hires since coming to Michigan, with Greg Robinson currently sporting an incomplete. If Rodriguez doesn't make it at Michigan the guys he picked to run his defense will be a primary factor.
If the link to that Christmastime '09 post is purple on your browser, it's because I've linked it several times before thanks to this famous bit of prophesy fulfilled: 2010: GERG – You see a man with fantastically groomed white locks who takes the opportunity afforded by his first linebacker ward performing a linebacker play correctly to rub said linebacker's face with a beaver beanie baby. Throttle this man? Y/N
That's not to say they were working with a roster full of Ray Lewis and Jarret Johnsons (like some people). The transfer bug continued, as Evans and three of the '08 commits (Hill, SPOON!, and former safety Brandon Smith) followed Mixon and Patilla out the door. The recruiting story under Carr was, if you can believe it, even more desperate than the defensive backs, evidence: Panter. But where you can't get away from playing 4 DBs on most downs, you can get away with 2 every-down linebacker-y linebackers if you scheme for it, and that's what Michigan essentially did.
The result: zero depth behind the two summon creatures played above. At various points along the way, tiny walk-on Kevin Leach became a nominal starter, and not because of injuries to guys ahead of him. Suboptimal options J.B. Fitzgerald, Craig Roh, Brandon Herron, Mark Moundros and Brandon Smith were all forced into the lineup in hopes of plugging some of those holes between Adam Patterson and wherever Adam Patterson's shoes were landing. If the Opong-Owusu family had produced any more sons, they probably would have played as well.
The real story of 2007 to 2010 though was Mouton and Ezeh. Mouton came to be known in my (fantasy nerdy) head as the Goblin Sapper, equally liable to cause massive to enemies and his own party. Since the NFL apparently thinks they can make a linebacker out of him, and he was actually getting really good coverage drops whenever he knew to do so, I tend to blame the coaches more than Mouton for his 'define erratic' play. We can only wonder if he would have been our best WLB prospect since Dhani. Ezeh? At this point let's just and wish him luck in everything he does.
That's 2/3 of the tale. The third LB position, strongside, turned out fine. Crable was Crablicious in limited duty for English's nickel-happy '07, and in '08 John Thompson got to do his neaderthalish thing when the occasion called for it (which was basically just Wisconsin and MSU). In 2009 the SAM spot became Spur, a straightforward hybrid position that basically combines Brandon Harrison and Shawn Crable into a player who stays on the field for every down. In '09 it turned out to be Stevie Brown's lifetime calling. In 2010 it was the home of a rotating cast of freshmen: two redshirted Gordons and Carvin Johnson, who were not at all disappointing.
5 Point Scale of Expectation vs. Outcome: 3. We knew things were gonna be Mouton, Ezeh and pray for rain, and only hoped that experience, recruiting, plus a breakout or two from among the 2- and 3-stars, would be able to fix that. Ezeh got a little bit worse every year. Mouton had a major regression as a junior from a promising but mistake-y sophomore year, before getting a bit better as a senior. The recruits came but didn't develop. What really nailed this unit was the coaching, both the effects of changing schemes every year, and the overall poor quality of the Hopson/GERG coaching experience. Heading into 2011, the outlook isn't all that different, depending on your excitement level over Kenny Demens in a sensical defense (Brian: high, Misopogon: medium) and trust that one of the WLB guys will be serviceable (Brian: low, Misopogon: medium). For the future, the "I coached Ray Lewis" pitch seems to be working like free ice cream as Mattison has grabbed first dibs on a loaded regional LB class, and Mark Smith, who has followed Hoke around since '03, would really have to work to match the record incompetence of his last two predecessors.
Next week is the d-line and I promise it won't be this depressing again. Look: Biakabutuka going for 313.
Diaries after the jump.
Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 7-3-11
With more new Michigan commits, we're hitting the front page after a hiatus of a couple weeks. Action since last rankings:
6-24-11 Minnesota gains commitment from Eric Murray.
6-26-11 Notre Dame gains commitment from John Turner. Michigan State gains commitment from Nick Tompkins. Michigan gains commitment from Blake Bars.
6-27-11 Purdue gains commitment from Ryan Morris.
6-28-11 Indiana gains commitment from Adam Kranda.
6-29-11 Penn State gains commitment from Joey O'Connor. Purdue gains commitment from Austin Appleby. Minnesota gains commitment from Mitch Leidner.
7-1-11 Indiana gains commitment from Jacob Bailey. Purdue gains commitment from Steffon Martin.
|Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
|# Commits
|Rivals Avg
|Scout Avg
|ESPN Avg
|24/7 Avg
|Notre Dame
|Penn State
|Ohio State
|Michigan State
*ESPN doesn't rate JUCOs, so Isaac Fruechte is not included in Minnesota's average.
Shotgun Yesterday, Shotgun Today, Shotgun Tomorrow, Shotgun Forever
via flickr user larrysphatpage
Almost nothing drives me more insane than someone who proclaims certain numbers to be bad because these other numbers are better without suggesting a mechanism that would make this true. Via Slate, Murray Chass provides the canonical example:
The stats freaks who never saw a decimal point they didn't worship were ecstatic last year when Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young award while winning only 16 games. Felix Hernandez, who won 19 and whose 2.49 earned run average was second to Greinke's 2.16, would have been my choice, but the stats guys "proved" that Greinke was the correct choice because of his statistical standing in formulaic concoctions in which we mere mortals do not imbibe.
—Murray Chass, murraychass.com, May 9, 2010.
This makes me clench and unclench my fists helplessly. It seems impossible that you could be this venerated New York Times baseball writer without picking up on the fact that AL pitchers have no control over how many runs their team scores. The fists clench and unclench because attempting to model an argument with Murray Chass about this quickly leads into a cul-de-sac where Chass says something condescending about something he doesn't understand and repeats it ad nauseum as if he believes "no blood for oil" or "drill, baby, drill" is a coherent, self-contained, impregnable point of view.
Presenting Jonah Lehrer, who actually manages to write for Wired despite being able to compose the following:
Consider the case of J.J. Barea. During the regular season, the backup point guard had perfectly ordinary statistics, averaging 9.5 ppg and shooting 44 percent from the field. His plus/minus rating was slightly negative. There was no reason to expect big things from such a little player in the playoffs.
And yet, by Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Barea was in the starting lineup. (This promotion came despite the fact that he began the Finals with a 5-for-23 shooting slump and a minus-14 rating.) What Dallas coach Rick Carlisle wisely realized is that Barea possessed something that couldn't be captured in a scorecard, that his speed and energy were virtues even when he missed his layups (and he missed a lot of layups), and that when he made those driving floaters their value exceeded the point score. Because nothing messes with your head like seeing a guy that short score in the lane. Although Barea's statistics still look pretty ordinary — his scoring average fell in the Finals despite the fact that he started — the Mavs have declared that re-signing him is a priority. Because it doesn't matter what the numbers say. Barea won games.
A man who writes for Wired ascribes JJ Barea's value to "nothing messes with your head like seeing a guy that short score in the lane." Fists clenching and unclenching due to impossibility of refuting argument that stupid. Plenty of other people have tried to do so. Some guy at Deadspin who pointed out that the Mavs are amongst the most stat-obsessed teams in the league. A Baseball Prospectus guy tore apart Lehrer's introductory car analogy, in which car buyers who focus on a couple of barely relevant but easily understandable numbers instead of the important, hard-to-quantity data are Bill James, not Joe Morgan.
It doesn't matter, though. These articles always have a tautologically number-negating logic. The argument goes:
- I don't understand statistics*.
- People who understand statistics don't understand intangibles.
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- Therefore my understanding is superior.
Now let's talk about Denard Robinson and last year's offense.
*[This lack of understanding can be many things but is always at least this: statistics are a suggestive tool, not math gospel. To be fair, some people use statistics like they are a golden hammer. These people are very annoying and should be yelled at. Just don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. ]
This came up a lot in the aftermath of the Spring Game, when the quarterbacks strove to make themselves indistinguishable from walk-ons and quite a lot of people put finger under collar and went "uggggghhh." This was met with a round of backlash largely consisting of people pointing at select—sometimes hilariously select—statistics from last year's team in an effort to prove the offense wasn't really that good.
The favorite was a focus on the first halves against good opponents, when Michigan did not score points. This did not escape notice even around here:
The Ohio State game has the power to make whatever happens in it seem like Michigan's season in microcosm, and so the overriding theme of the 2010 season is looking up at the scoreboard at halftime to see Michigan on pace for about 500 yards and about twenty points. Michigan had 238 yards and seven points this time around and instead of a competitive game we got the usual.
Michigan was frustratingly spectacular at getting to the half with almost 300 yards and something like ten points on the board. But using points to evaluate the output of an offense is like using wins to evaluate a pitcher. Events outside the entity you are trying to evaluate have so much impact on that number, it is only a fuzzy explanation of the story.
I have engaged in message board fights and observed many more about whether the Wisconsin game was a failure on the offense's part. At the half the score was 28-0 Wisconsin and the game was as good as over, whereupon Michigan came out of the locker room and scored three straight touchdowns against the UW defense. This would have made the game interesting if Michigan could have forced the Badgers to pass, ever.
My fists do the clenching bit whenever anyone tries to claim the Wisconsin game was evidence Michigan should move away from the spread. The Michigan offense's entire first half:
Michigan drives from their own one yard line to
the Wisconsintheir 35 before punting.
- Michigan drives from their 28 to the Wisconsin 13; Seth Broekhuizen misses a 30-yard field goal.
- Three and out from the 36.
- Three and out from the 40.
(There was also a meaningless two play drive at the end of the half.) That's not a great four drives. It is a great seven drives if you consider the next three. Meanwhile, the final touchdown against UW is often dismissed as "garbage time" but Badger tacklers on that drive include JJ Watt, Patrick Butrym, and Aaron Henry—all starters—and Michigan hit Roundtree three times for more than 20 yards on a three-minute march. That was not Wisconsin's goal. Even if you still dismiss Michigan's last couple drives as garbage you have to acknowledge that the defense's inability to make them meaningful robbed the offense of opportunities to impress for real.
But you're sitting there and your fists are clenching and unclenching and everything is black and doom and blacky black doom, so maybe it's hard to tell.
Transistors don't give a damn
This is the disconnect. While what seems like a fairly large subset of the fanbase saw wholesale collapse in the Wisconsin game, computers saw two units failing immensely and an offense that put up 442 yards on a defense that gave up 321 on average, scored 31-ish points (computers will credit the offense with acquiring the field position for the field goal and deduct the miss from the special teams; if they deduct from the garbage TD they will use a lower denominator when trying to figure out expected points) on a defense that gave up 21. Statistically, Michigan's offense was at least a standard deviation above the mean against the Badgers.
While the Wisconsin game is the biggest outlier between the offense's actual and perceived performance, it's instructive. It is often lumped in with the crap from last year along with Iowa (tenuous case indeed there), MSU, OSU, and the bowl game. There is no reasonable case it should be. This is why statistics are useful, because meat-emotions often overwhelm our capacity for reason.
These are the questions I think we should be asking in our most robotic voices:
What aspects of last year's performance project most strongly to next year's?
There are three reasons for the gap between points and yards: field position, field goal kicking, and turnovers. The latter two combined to see Michigan's redzone scoring rate rank 109th nationally. The first two are almost entirely out of the offense's control. The latter was a huge problem all three years under Rodriguez. However, turnovers notoriously do not correlate year to year, are heavily dependent on quarterback, experience and saw Rich Rodriguez consistently in the black at West Virginia.
Michigan's turnover issues aren't fate, should improve naturally, and are not related to the spread. Most of Michigan's other issues at turning yards into points are not really the offense's.
That leaves an inherent flaw in the spread offense as a potential culprit that has the potential to repeat next year. Point in favor: Michigan was even worse in the redzone in 2009, finishing with just 49% of available points. Point against: Auburn and Oregon finished in the top ten last year. Further point against from a Football Outsiders study of the NFL:
We took … 20 overachievers and measured their performances the season after said overachievement; while their DVOA [ed: something value over average, a fancy stat they have designed to smooth out noise.] in the red zone that initial season exceeded their total offensive DVOA by an average of 33.3 percent, in the following season, their DVOA in the red zone exceeded their total DVOA by an average of 1.3 percent. In other words, the teams' performances in the red zone mirrored how they did outside it, implying the overachieving was a fluke.
We also can measure this by using correlation coefficients, a way of measuring the relationship between two variables that results in a number ranging from minus-1 (at which the two variables have an exact inverse relationship) to plus-1 (at which the variables have a perfectly positive relationship). The correlation between a team's performance in the red zone and its overall offensive performance, year to year, is 0.08 -- essentially nil. Teams simply do not exceed their performance in the first 80 yards once they get to the final 20 on a regular basis.
The evidence suggests Michigan's red zone struggles should revert to the mean; the things that made the offense less than the sum of its yards last year are all small sample size outliers.
What's left that does correlate, or at least correlates better? Everything else. On a play by play basis Michigan's offense does well in standard and advanced metrics, and returns ten starters. If they should be better but weren't (because of things that should revert) and can expect similar performance next year (because of all the returning starters), then what should happen is that the expected and actual meet somewhere south of #2 nationally but well within the schwing range.
Is it better to play to Al Borges's strengths or the offense's strengths?
In 2008 this was easy since the offense had no strengths. In 2011 it's a difficult question. Michigan's transition demands that Borges or Denard (and, importantly, the OL) leaves his comfort zone. This is necessarily going to be suboptimal for someone.
The spring game suggests it will be vastly suboptimal for Denard if Borges gets his way, and it seems a lot easier to change playcalls than turn Denard into Jon Navarre. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. The last few years I've documented the ever-evolving Michigan run offense. Rich Rodriguez kept ahead of the curve by constantly adding new wrinkles to the ground game. He was able to do this because of his vast experience with the spread 'n' shred. Al Borges is a smart guy with a lot of experience but his history suggests his inventiveness may be more oriented towards the passing game. If a good chunk of offensive effectiveness is staying ahead of the game, Borges might be able to do that better from a pro-style offense.
But the following is true even in the NFL:
Shotgun formations are generally more efficient than formations with the quarterback under center.
Over the past three seasons, offenses have averaged 5.9 yards per play from Shotgun, but just 5.1 yards per play with the quarterback under center. This wide split exists even if you analyze the data to try to weed out biases like teams using Shotgun more often on third-and-long, or against prevent defenses in the fourth quarter. Shotgun offense is more efficient if you only look at the first half, on every down, and even if you only look at running back carries rather than passes and scrambles.
With an offense outright designed for the shotgun featuring a quarterback whose main asset is his legs, the cutting-edge effect would have to be absurdly important to make the offense more effective from under center.
Does I-form pro-style help you win in ways undefined by conventional statistics?
This is Brady Hoke's theory when he denigrates the zone-heavy spread offense as an impediment to having a good defense. A quick glance at the top defenses in both conventional and fancy measures suggests this is unlikely. TCU, Boise State, and West Virginia were the top three teams in yardage defense. WVU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Auburn, Oregon, and Mississippi State are all in the top ten in defensive FEI. There appears to be little if any problem with having a top defense opposite your spread 'n' shred offense as long as you account for the increased pace of the spread.
Is it worth sacrificing effectiveness down the road for immediate results?
Unknowable, but there's no better way to quickly put the question marks on Brady Hoke's resume to rest than by having a breakout first season.
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I've found similar mental states can be achieved in surfing and martial arts, apparently I'm not the only one. I think they can both transcend the level of 'sport' and become a 'way'...idk man, if you really want to be on it, especially on the east coast, you have to go beyond the 'sport' thing, watching the weather and waiting for waves as we know can be all consuming. And unless you're right there doing it, nobody else gets it.
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Oct 8, 2013, 01:09 PM #22
Sorry, one last post about the sport thing. Here's the definition of "sport".
"an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment."
This means that any individual activity done for recreational purposes is not a sport. Skiing, surfing, climbing, etc. when done for fun are not sports. That said, they turn into sports when done competitively. Cool.
Regarding the original post, I think it's more of an issue of motivation. I'd argue that most people are more motivated to improve when they're doing something individually. Any improvement in skill when you're part of a team is diluted by the performance of the whole team. For example, in baseball I could raise my batting average by 200pts and my team could end up losing more games. To me this reduces the drive & motivation to improve. In individual activities (not sports, of course) people are motivated by our natural drive to master that activity. Winning is not the motivation, it's mastery. The same is true about musicians. They master an instrument, which in just about every case requires hand-eye coordination, but they might totally suck at sports. To conclude, the difference between team sports and surfing is motivation to improve. End of sermon.
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Surfing is a way of life or lifestyle. Actually I could care less how its classified. I don't play football, basketball, baseball, etc.... I and surely don't watch it on tv! Since I was little kid I have always found it strange that people find it entertaining watching other people "play"! Its like being grounded or disabled in that you love the sport but just can't physically do it. So all you can do is watch your friends have fun playing.
Have you ever noticed that of all the sports, hobbies, leisure activities etc... surfing is one of the only ones that encompasses all ages. I can paddle out on any given day and sit in the line-up with surfers ranging from 6 years old to 80! If you are a surfer you are literally a supreme human being. Not only are you in very good shape and have very high stamina but you also have way above average coordination.
Oct 8, 2013, 04:11 PM #24
I skateboarded from about age 8-18, both street and vert, was much better at street. I played organized football from age 10-18, was starting QB most of the time and when I blew out my shoulder I just gave it up. I was the only kid who brought my skateboard to football practice, I was just a different dude.
I picked up surfing around age 15, by 18 I was tired of all the injuries from skating and other sports that surfing became the only thing I cared about. What started out as a sport for me turned into a lifestyle, but it took years for me to get to that point. Now it's a part of my everyday life, even being inland, surfing is a focus of mine and I manage to surf very often despite my circumstances (i.e. geographical location). I really don't have an answer for you, but that's my story.
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Dude's it's a DISEASE!!!
I played D-1 college hoops and I get a bigger rush surfing good waves than I ever got in crowded stadiums. I'll take a barrel over a dunk anytime.
I love that there's no score in surfing, it's just a matter if how dedicated you want to be. I'm more fit as a surfer than I ever was as a ball player. All in all sport or not it's the best endeavor I have ever embarked upon.
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I'm new on here and not trying to offend anyone, but this "what is a sport" argument is so tired and cliche. They have a dictionary for this type of thing and the same word in English often has multiple meanings. Webster has 3 definitions under noun for sport and recreational surfing would certainly qualify as a sport under the third definition:
2) sport noun
: a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other
: sports in general
: a physical activity (such as hunting, fishing, running, swimming, etc.) that is done for enjoyment
As for this idea that there is some connection between being good at surfing, and being bad at more traditional team sports, it is just not the case. Two examples off the top of my head... Rabbit Bartholomew got his name for being a very good and incredibly quick soccer player, and Junior Seau was supposedly a pretty good surfer. I would argue that being talented at one requires many of the same skills and abilities as being talented at the other (an awareness of what is happening around you, an ability to have an exacting control over what your body is doing in a dynamic situation, the ability to quickly read things on the field or in the water, etc.)
Although I suppose there is such a thing as a surfing savant.
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first time on a cable
I am going with some friends to ride a cable in a week and am looking for some advice or pointers? we are older group. (all 30+) and we only get out about once a month during the summer behind one of the groups wakesetter. my hope is that with smooth water we can work on better edging and board control. and goofy foot to better our ridding. are there any other things we need to be mindful of thats different than ridding behind a boat. is there anything else to work on besides edging and ollies?any suggestions would be great. also what happens when you fall? do you swim back?
What cable park?
If you fall you just swim to shore and carry your board back to the starting dock.
many of the cable parks now have their own separate two tower system 2.0, which will allow you to be pulled at your own individual skill level, then when your are ready you can go to the main cable. Hydrous in allen (dallas) tx has three of these set ups which means more riding time for you and your buds.
Stay between the buoys for the smoothest ride. If you go to the inside of the cable around the corners you'll get slack in the rope. Once the carrier gets fare enough away, the slack will be taken out very quickly which is usually hard enough to pop the handle out of a new riders hand. The exact opposite happens if you go too far to the outside of the cable during a turn. It'll whip you around fairly suddenly which is usually enough to make a new rider bail. LR3's correct. When you fall, pop out of your bindings, push/swim to the shore, and take the sidewalk back to the dock.
If you've never hit a slider before, pick out the most mellow box on your heel side (or toe side if you're comfortable enough) and always remember to suck your knees up into your chest. What I mean by that is when you're on the up-slope of the box, let your board/legs rise up into your chest. Your head shouldn't move much when you're getting onto the slider. if you hit a box with stiff legs you'll get thrown off balance and bail.
It can be intimidating the first time but it's a lot of fun at any skill level.
Wait unti there is some tension on the line before jumping off the dock or start seated so you don't look too rookie. Start on the small ramps heelside to get the feel for them. Then look for the wide, low to the surface slider and hit that thing all day. You can start sliding straight up it like a ramp, you don't want to try to hit it already turned unless you ollie onto it that way. I kept trying to hit my first ones with the board perpendicular to the slider and nearly killed myself. Watched a few of the kids and figured it out.
Just my two cents from another 30 something who just started on the cable over the winter.
On the corners if you are on the inside of the buoy when the rope makes the turn begin your edge the same direction. Also for sliders and kickers just remember they are going to have less friction than water therefore you will be going faster. You compensate by a little forward shift of your weight. When you go to hit a kicker don't stay on edge. Flatten the board or it will slide out from under you. Enjoy.
As a 30+ mainly (poor) boat rider here's my tips:
(A tip given to me by a cable operator in London) For standing starts, watch the carrier, when it picks up you're line it will send a wave like an S down the line, wait until the S is half way down to the handle then jump. Up not forward, hold the handle tight to your hip.
Don't try to edge on an obstacle, sounds really obvious but I found myself trying to edge on obstacles with out thinking and it never ends up well. If you get pulled off a rail just go with it.
The guys have already spoke about corners but just to add (this may be bad technique, but it worked for me) as I approach the corner, I let the handle away from me (about a foot), as the carrier takes the corner the line will loose tension, at this stage I pull the handle in tight to keep tension as much as possible. Then when the tension catches you can let is out again to prevent the handle from getting yanked from your hands.
Sitting by the lake looking at kickers and rail you get delusions of grandeur, "yeah, that looks pretty small I'll own that", approaching them at 20+mph on a plank they look very different :)
Cable is a great opportunity to ride switch and get a lot of time on the water riding switch.
Have fun!
Hey, I'm thinking of hitting up a cable park for the first time too. In winter I jib rails, boxes and the sort on my snowboard. What differences am I going to feel riding cable on a wakeboard? I've never hit a slider or anything like one.
I hit the cable for the first time yesterday. It was the most fun I've had on a wakeboarding in a long time. I would say I'm a better snowboarder than wakeboarder but thats not saying much. I can do basic rail on a snowboard with front side and backside board slides. At the cable park the rails where diffrent but not really harder just diffrent. It is so much better falling into water and not hard North Carolina ICE that I'm used to.
P.S. another 30 year old
31 year old here who had his first go on cable at the weekend. I've only been riding for just over 1 year so it's all pretty new to me. I loved cable. It felt different from riding behind a boat but I really enjoyed it. Can't wait to get back for another shot
Cable is fun but diffeRent than boat. Whenever I rode cable back in nfm, i was always itching to hit a mastercraft sized wake instead of a kicker... But I can't do kickers well so, personal preference
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Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In has ratcheted up the conversation on female leadership, likeability, and the perceived penalty women pay for daring to be as ambitious as men.
In the decades I've been researching, speaking and writing about Relationship Economics, I've seen my share of unpleasantness around gender and leadership styles. I've heard the grumbling in the halls after a tough meeting—"man-eater, bitch, watch your step around her." But I've also heard "she's astute, focused, bright—real intellectual horsepower." I've worked with enough competent, effective, personable women to know women have the potential to be every bit as good as men in top leadership posts. Angela Brav, CEO-Europe Inter-Continental Hotels is one example. Carol Potts, Vice President, US Global Accounts, Hewlett Packard is another. These women are very good at holding themselves and others accountable. If these women are the face of the new "executive feminist" movement, bring it on.
So what's the issue here? Women are aiming squarely at the highest level of corporate leadership. The C-Suite is the new frontier, and women are ready to civilize it. Are the men who now occupy the corner offices ready to be civilized? Change of this scope and scale won't come without conflict.
Sandberg's Lean In has generated buzz—and backlash. One line of attack is to criticize Sandberg for her privilege; what does she know about average women's struggles? Another is to argue with her focus on women's behavior as the problem. Why is gender equity in corporations a women's issue? Men stand to benefit from greater equality as well.
In my strategic relationship consulting work with global organizations, I have spent thousands of hours with high performers in a broad array of industries. I am absolutely convinced that individuals' ability to engage and influence others is the utmost sustainable differentiator. In my books Relationship Economics (2011, Wiley) and Return on Impact (2012, ASAE) I explored how nurturing key relationships delivers return on energy invested. I've seen just how good women can be at relationship building—something men often struggle to master.
Each gender identity brings a portfolio of strengths and weaknesses with it, created by who knows what mix of nature and nurture. Some of us fall close to the stereotypes and some of us are significant outliers. The specific blend required to correct weaknesses and leverage strengths will be a different recipe for each. If it's possible to generalize about "what women need" to succeed at the top leadership levels they are reaching for, I submit that women need the right relationships: mentors and peers who will, with candor, help them develop styles of communication, confrontation, and conflict resolution that work for all involved.
How often are rising women offered formal or informal mentorship? As women transition from front-line producers to managers to senior leaders, where do they learn the appropriate behavior? Each level brings increasing visibility, authority and responsibility. Are these women receiving candid peer-level support? Is someone there to pull a woman aside and tell her, "You could have handled that differently"?
Sandberg's Lean In cites a body of research that indicates, "Success and likability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women." In the weeks since her book's debut, the blogosphere has been resonating with parries and ripostes. Two examples from Harvard Business Reviews' blogs: "New Research Shows Success Doesn't Make Women Less Likable" by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman appeared April 4, concluding, " Likability and success actually go together remarkably well for women." Decades of social science research has repeatedly found that women face distinct social penalties for doing the very things that lead to success," Marianne Cooper shot back in "For Women Leaders, Likability and Success Hardly Go Hand-in-Hand" three weeks later.
It's clear that research won't settle this question anytime soon. So as the "Relationship Economics guru," let me suggest—we're trying to solve the wrong problem. Stop thinking about gender and likeability—let's focus on leadership skills, period.
A woman leader recently said to me with a worried sigh, "Since my promotion, I don't worry about my to-do list any more. I worry about others' to do lists." The real key to leadership—for women or men–is learning to hold others accountable for their outcomes, without confrontation or conflict.
Let's say that woman—call her Maria—is responsible for John, and he isn't carrying his weight. Everybody on the team knows it; his weakness is affecting their work. Maria's stewing about it, but doesn't want to confront John, for fear of damaging their relationship. John's peers on the team want the problem addressed, but feel "it's not my place." They are spending a lot of time justifying what they're NOT doing to address John's problem, and it is wasting cycles and effort for the whole team.
If Maria were male, she might feel more comfortable pulling John aside and just talking about it, buddy to buddy. "What's going on? You're impacting the team. What do you need to get on track?" But for whatever reason, Maria is wasting everyone's energy worrying about it, instead of just grabbing a few minutes with John to work on the problem. If Maria were receiving the mentorship and peer-level support developing leaders need, this situation would be quickly resolved.
We all have a great deal invested in our reputations at work. Women want to be liked and respected—and so do men. It's a huge motivation for the entire human race. When does that desire to be liked cloud our perception of what's really going on? When does it keep us from taking necessary action?
Again, it's a vast generalization to say "what women need" to succeed in leadership is better skill at dealing with confrontation. Instead, let's say we ALL need constructive confrontation skills. Here are a few tactical recommendations:
- Speak your truth, but hold the emotional baggage. Say, "When you don't meet your deadlines, I worry about our team's ability to deliver," not, "You're screwing it up for all of us!"
- Develop a bias for results. Don't worry about gender—worry about outcomes. Give everyone on your team a common goal.
- Realize and act like you are part of something bigger than yourself. When a team understands and believes in the mission, they will collaborate and work through conflicts.
No one, male or female, gains popularity from behaviors that is arrogant, insecure, or inauthentic. So minimize those behaviors. Be more participative than authoritarian as a leader, and likeability will follow.
Nour Takeaways:
- Welcome the rise of executive feminism. Diversity at the top is good for all.
- Pay attention to how your organization develops its leaders. Make sure women as well as men receive mentorship and peer-level support.
- Ignore the research and focus on what matters: accountability for outcomes, in a corporate culture that fosters and rewards excellent communication skills.
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The UK appears to be experiencing a bumper harvest of the native summer or Burgundy truffle at a time when other crops in the south have been wilting through a heatwave and drought.
"We seem to have an apparent abundance," said Nigel Hadden-Paton, a truffle expert who had a sensationally successful day last week searching for culinary gold in a wood at a secret location in Wiltshire. He suggests that there are rich pickings to be had on soils scattered between Dorset and Darlington.
"It's extraordinary," he said. "It may be something to do with global warming but I just don't know. It may be a flush lasting two or three weeks and that will be it."
Mr Hadden-Paton runs Truffle UK, a company which cultivates truffles and imports them from France, Italy and Croatia. "The percentage of the population of Britain that eats truffles is minuscule and I'm trying to reverse that trend because truffles are here under our feet in our copses and woods."
British fungi sell for £130 a kilo, compared with last season's cost of an Italian tuber magnatum (£2,000 a kilo) or Perigord tuber melanosporum (up to £1,000 a kilo).
"Because it is less favoured, the price of the truffle found in Britain is lower," added Mr Hadden-Paton. "If you were to put the three truffles side by side and had risottos made, they would all taste different.
"The summer truffle found in Britain is a much more subtle and delicate flavour but I would not say it is better or worse. We need to educate people's palates and get them used to our indigenous truffle."
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Gill Butterfill, the British Mycological Society's representative at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, said conditions were perfect for truffle-hunting.
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Paul Thomas, a truffle entrepreneur who plans to introduce commercial cultivation of both British and Perigord varieties on British plantations this year, said he wanted to work with a network of farmers to set up a cooperative selling the produce. "We have this grand vision of re-establishing the once-thriving UK truffle industry, which died out about 150 years ago. We hope to let people see that it is a natural UK crop," he said.
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On this Christmas Eve, I'd like to take a moment to thank all of my readers and friends for your wonderful gifts of friendship, support and joy. I will be taking a break through the holidays to give my family and friends some much deserved time and attention. Every moment and every single thing we have shared throughout the year has been amazing. If I could put a pretty bow on each of you, I would!
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I've been with 5Dimes for over three years and have only been using Western Union option for deposits and payouts. I've probably used this option 30-40 times over this timeframe. About a month and a half ago I tried to send $2000 and the transaction was flagged by western union (probably as a gaming institution tranasction). I called WU and they had me answer some questions which I obviously made up a story on but they still wouldn't let it go through. I lowered the amount, got a new name and the transaction went through the next time I tried.
Monday I called 5Dimes to request a payout for $1900. I went to my WU to pick it up and the rep told me it was under review. I then went to another WU (5dimes suggested I do this) and they told me there was no record of that transaction at all. I then called WU and the rep told me the same story about not having anyhtnig on record regarding the transaction. I called WU later in the day and asked them to speak to a manager. This time the manager told me the tranasction was cancelled and wouldn't disclose any other info. He said the sender(5Dimes) had to call him if there were any other questions.
I called 5Dimes today and they said my money would be refunded to me today or tomorrow and that I can no longer use the WU option because my account has been flagged.
Just a heads up that this CAN happen. It sucks that I can't use this option anymore, I will have to do checks or the debit card route from here on out. Very frustrating situation especially having to wait this long to get my money refunded. By no means am I knocking 5Dimes, but just a heads up about Western Union. Take care fellas.
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I had that same problem with some books. also some times i had to fax over my drivers license and credit card i used for deposits. one time i got asked for my social security number. that's when i decided to go through a local instead. less stress and bs
You can try using a sister book to 5Dimes depositing with WU and do a book to book transfer back to 5Dimes.
The debit card...called Visa Processor is simple and what I have been using
Can you tell me about the debit card payout option...how do you actually collect your money?
You can choose any option they have available. you dont have to use the option you deposited with. I have always used the visa processor to deposit and got the check sent to me in the mail since I do one free payout a month. The debit card option is just filling out your info on your debit card and it is in your account within seconds. Comes out on your debit statements as some random words like stkprocesser
Oh nevermind they have an option where they can send the money to your debit card...i thought you were talking about that.
If anyone has used the payout option where they send the money to your debit card please let me know what your experiences have been. I'd like to avoid checks because I have to send them all the photos of credit card/drivers license etc etc
If there is a need to fund your account quickly or withdraw quickly using western union, always keep it under $500.00. It's a cat and mouse game. Debit cards and prepaid cards are the way to go. Not sure what 5Dimes offers. I remember NetSpend was used by a lot until they messed up. There will always be methods...
Totally agree with sharp. I don't even think book's do a cash transfer payout for 4 figures, do they?
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Totally agree with sharp. I don't even think book's do a cash transfer payout for 4 figures, do they?
Totally agree with sharp. I don't even think book's do a cash transfer payout for 4 figures, do they?
SB says $2500 max. I'll check into 5D.
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5dXXXXXX: For US customer's do you offer a prepaid card or debit card payout?
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Hannsel: Transfer can be made to a Visa card
Hannsel: ?Minimum is $100 max is $2500
5dXXXXXX: what type of info do you need? drivers license, copy of debit card, etc..?
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5dXXXXXX: ok thank you I appreciate your help.
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Hannsel: also let me share with you the fee chart for this
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Hannsel: $15 for $100 up to $500
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5dXXXXXXX: Is the one free withdrawal per month also an option for a debit card?
Hannsel: that is correct
Hannsel: to process free payouts on Mondays from 9:00am to 1:00pm ET ONLY
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