11/15/2008 a?" Michigan 14, Northwestern 21 a?" 3-7, 2-6 Big Ten



At halftime I momentarily thought I had found a forgotten pair of hand warmers in the recesses of my jacket, only to pull out an empty packet of trail mix and other assorted detritus. This was worse than having no hope of hand ...

I am attempting to discern what.

UPDATE: I done did unbroke it!

Brian:

What do you think about, in the wake of over half the student section not showing up for Northwestern), having a "first come-first served" system, to encourage students to show up early for games? Having half the student section, so-called the most "passionate" fans, not show up on senior day, even despite the conditions (they're 18!--if my dad can show up at 51, so can they), that was just embarrassing.

Rank

Team

Delta

1

Texas Tech

--

2

Alabama

--

3

Florida

1

4

Texas

1

5

Southern Cal

1

6

Penn State

1

7

Oklahoma

2

8

Missouri

1

9

Georgia

3

10

Ohio State

--

11

Utah

--

12

Oklahoma State

4

13

Michigan State

2

14

Boise State

2

15

Maryland

11

16

Oregon

1

17

Cincinnati

7

18

Virginia Tech

1

19

Oregon State

1

20

... ...

A thousand apologies: I accidentally published this as the Minnesota preview, so no one saw this.

The Essentials

WHAT

Michigan vs. Northwestern

WHERE

Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

WHEN

12:00 EST, November 15th, 2008

THE LINE

Michigan by 3.5

TELEVISION

ESPN

WEATHER

Mid 40s, windy, 100% chance of ...

I participated the past couple weeks but I'll be enduring the weather this time around and will be mostly unavailable. CIL has added The ability to publish Twitter feeds, though, so I might send a text or two. As always, check the Live Blog Chaos Mitigation Post if you're new.

A thousand apologies: I accidentally published this as the Minnesota preview, so no one saw this.

The Essentials

WHAT

Michigan vs. Northwestern

WHERE

Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

WHEN

12:00 EST, November 15th, 2008

THE LINE

Minnesota by 7.5

TELEVISION

ESPN

WEATHER

Mid 40s, windy, 100% chance of ...

The bubble screen is a staple of the spread 'n' shred. It's tough to defend without committing a player that would otherwise be in the box to the slot receiver, and if you've got the right zippy dwarf running it it can break big.

Theoretically, it should be an easy throw, but it requires precise ...

Basketballin'

One: Michigan is holding an open scrimmage after the Northwestern game, which might be appealing to those of weak constitution facing down what looks like some legendarily awful weather:

Admission to the "Garden Party" will be free of charge and fans can begin entering Crisler Arena ...

Reviving a tradition I did not execute last year: haikus for the graduating scholarship seniors, and other notables. Those with remaining eligibility are omitted.

Mike Massey

You'll probably be
a fancy suit stock broker
so it's not all bad

Will Johnson

Centers never knew
they could be so ...

A note on the defensive formations below: I'm just trying to generally describe what kind of front Minnesota is in. I don't have any idea who is who on Minnesota's team and on TV they never tell you about substitutions, so I have little idea if Minnesota actually had, say, four linebackers on ...

Rivals is reporting that Michigan has picked up a commitment from this guy:



Who is that? Let's check the filename:

BRENDANGIBBONS5JD08100.JPG

Sleuthing complete. Michigan has replaced decommit Anthony Fera with FL K Brendan Gibbons. Informative update coming, but only slightly informative since ...

Brian,

 

While the season has not been a "success", so to speak, I guess I'm a bit surprised at the pessimism about our future seasons.  The bowl streak is over and the 2005 season sounds like a dream at this point, however, I think that there may be some hope for the future.

 

Rank

Team

Delta

1

Texas Tech

2

2

Alabama

1

3

Texas

1

4

Florida

1

5

Oklahoma

3

6

Southern Cal

--

7

Penn State

5

8

Oklahoma State

1

9

Missouri

1

10

Ohio State

2

11

Utah

2

12

Georgia

2

13

North Carolina

2

14

Pittsburgh

2

15

Michigan State

2

16

Boise State

1

17

Oregon

1

18

Oregon State

6

19

Virginia Tech

7

Your top ten:

Rank

Team

PPB

StdDev

Delta

1

Texas Tech (52)

24.7

0.5

1

2

Alabama (20)

24.1

0.7

1

3

Texas

22.4

0.9

2

4

Florida (1)

22.3

1.1

--

5

Oklahoma

21.2

0.8

1

6

Southern Cal

20.2

0.9

1

7

Penn State

18.0

1.3

4

8

Utah

17.8

2.6

1

9

Boise State

16.1

2.9

1

10

Oklahoma State

15.3

2.2

2




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