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I agree with you. You don't have to be a big name QB when you have Martz. Martz turned Bulger, and Warner into house hold names in a matter of no time. The running game will be interesting. Still have questions about Bell. He seems like a solid RB, but you can't judge how he did in the past because he played for Denver. I think we all remember Olandis Gary. I think Duckett will do a solid job when called upon. Nothing amazing like what he used to do, but still above average. I just hope KJ can get healthy sometime. He looked so promising when he joined the league.

Have to agree with everything on the preview. U-M has to put their money where their mouth is on offense though. They will need to carry the team the first few weeks, while the defense finds some suprises, and gells together. After App State the schedule is very hard with Oregon, Notre Dame, and Penn State. Speaking of App State...that game will be closer then what all of us think. That team can flat out play. 5 WR's, and a running QB. They are the USC of I-AA. Bill Martin, and someone on ESPNews said they could beat half of the MAC conference. Side note: I suggest Rivals.com to everyone. I have a account, and is worth the money. Only problem: It will give you an addiction to high school recruiting, but hey it's better then far worse addictions (:

My buddies, and I have been playing this sports name game lately. I don't know if any of you play but when someone says a athletes name (ex. Chris Osgood) you have to name a new athlete that starts with the last name (ex-Omar Infante). I have been getting knocked out because of the letter "I". I can only name a few, and wondered if you had anymore. I got the following... Ivan Rodriguez Ike Hillard Ichiro Suzuki Illa Kovalchuck Igor Larionov Besides that I got nothing. By the way if any want to play in this thread we could I guess

Thanks for the help guys! I'll try to remember some of these. Still can't believe I forgot about Ian Gold!!

Tigers sign Porcello to a boat load of money. http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2007...llo_to_rec.html

Don't you mean "would you TWO, or 2 stop it?". Nice grammer buckeye

Thank you. I actually think ND will be much better then what people think. Corwin Brown (former Wolverine) sounds like he's doing wonders for the defense. Corso said they would barley make a bowl. I think thats ridiculous. I say 8-9 wins.

I did not know there was an ND fan in here.! Just thought it was a few U-M/MSU fans with one OSU fan, and a TCU fan. I won't rip on ND, unless you start "Jimmy Clasen" is God stuff . Go Pistons!

Haha! Yeah thats a joke. I'm glad no ND fans come in here...it would be kind of fun though. U-M, MSU, and OSU fans could all team up on the poor little domer.

Yes those 2 are stupid. I hope Savoy gets kicked off the team. He sucks anyway. I actually know Obi through a freind of mine. I haven't talked to him in over a year, but I was shocked to hear he did that. Every single team has a few bad apples. They can't learn all about them in a few short offical visits when they are being recruited.

Haha! You got that right. Parker is busch league too..... That is a good article...I agree with it.

Also I think it's funny Sharp has no quotes, interviews, or anything else in his story. It probably took less then an hour to type that garbage up. How does this guy get a job with such a big newspaper?

Division 2, Ferris State. Look right above. What school are you playing for, and is it ACHA D1, 2, or 3?

First article I've read from Sharp in over a year. This reminded me of why I stopped reading his busch league reports. Sharp is a U-M hater, and always will be.

I was at the game tonight...it was entertaining, but sucked at the same time. We should be fine when we score 10 runs for crying out loud. The pitching is horrible...how is Grilli even on our roster? I would cut him in a second!

I never said Favre was bad. Favre is one of the greatest to ever play the game. The guy makes me mad because I just wish he would say "this is my last season" so when he plays his final game in GB they could celebrate the right way for him (that would be awesome to see). Aaron Rogers also deserves a shot...he was a 1st round pick after all. I just hate it when athletes keep playing when they shouldn't be (MJ, Lemiuex, and now Reggie Miller). I think Favre is getting to that point. How many pics did the throw last season? I know he didn't have much help, but you can't blame that many INT's on your surronding players.

-Michigan does like to think of themselves as Harvard of the Midwest. I think thats fair to say, but I would never believe for a second that they think that about their sports, just like 95% of every other college. I'm not saying, or ever will say U-M has huge standards for kids who go their for sports. -It's funny...Harabaugh never brings up the reason why U-M, Bo, and his own father "steered" him out of History to Communications. Jim Harabaugh has dyslexia. There is no way a person with dyslexia can go major in History. There is way to much reading. He was setting himself up for failure. -General Studies Majors at U-M are not BS. I know this for fact because my brother has one. The GS program gives you pieces of everything. You can use it for many jobs, and be successful. It's alot of hard work just like any other major. Is it easier for athletes? I don't know. I'm sure it is, but I wouldn't call it a cake walk. Also not every U-M football player majors in GS, which some make it sound like. -If Harabaugh wants to hold his football team to high standards for academics I have no problem with that, but if he turns Stanford around and gets a big time coaching job with a BCS school I expect him to do the same, which I HIGHLY doubt he, nor anyone else would continue to do. It will also be interesting to see how he recruits at Stanford in the next few years. If he is a good recruiter will he take the blue chip QB with average grades, or the average QB that wants to be a scientist? I can't see him talking the smart one. -I'm sure every single MSU fan went to MSU....yeah right

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LOL! Care to share Greg Oden's classes from last year? U-M is third in the Big 10 for graduation rates, and Forde 'forgets' to leave out the most important fact: 53 Stanford players have undeclared majors.

I've played hockey most my life. I played Juinor B, and now club hockey in the ACHA.

Old Man River should retire, or at least say it's his last season. It's only fair for the GB fans, and Aaron Rogers.

Heres your answer from a U-M blog... In short: if you have ESPN and ESPN2, there is no such thing as a regional ABC game anymore. All Big Ten games on ABC will be shown in markets that aren't receiving the game on either ESPN or ESPN2. No more frantically hoping that the daft programming director avoids UConn-BC. Every game that Michigan plays is either on the Big Ten Network or nationally televised. As a result: Michigan fans should NOT get Gameplan unless they want it for ACC/SEC/Big 12/etc purposes." If you have Direct TV you should be all set because the Big Ten Channel will be on there.

Sorry if this has been posted, but I don't visit much in the summer. The NHL needs this whether you like ESPN or not. The NBA could be on the downfall with the possible point shaving scandel, and declining final ratings. With young stars like Crosby, and an american player in Kane I think this could be the perfect time for general sports fans to start loving hockey again! http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index...uestTimeout=900

I don't understand why Leyland keeps playing Grilli! I know we have injuries, but are you serious that there isn't a better player in the minors? Grilli would get shelled if he went and played for the Whitecaps! This streak sucks watching. I'm putting myself on the Tigers fan DL for a few days...maybe they will start winning again!!

Yeah you're right U-M fans would go crazy if he said that about OSU, but he didn't. He back stabbed his alma mater. Wouldn't you be mad if someone like Mateen Cleaves ripped on Tom Izzo, or MSU academics?? If I had it my way Jim Harabaugh, and Mike Hart would have kept both their mouths shut to start with.