We've officially entered Off-Season Blogging Mode here at the MZone. Oh, we'll still be putting stuff up, just probably not every day (unless of course if Ohio implodes again like they did last off-season). So check below this post for new nuggets of MZone goodness.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
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I'm probably the last person in the 48 who doesn't "tweet" so I will check in here now and again.
Have a great off season.
RIP Jo Pa, feel bad for him that his life had to end with the knowledge he had, and for all the young kids that were violated.
I don't feel bad for jopa at all. Sure he was a great coach but no human being should ever turn their back on what he turned his back on.
I couldn't care less about his coaching ability or legacy. It's about... the pain he must have felt in his final days, knowing what he turned his back on, and knowingly dying with that knowledge. What kind of pain is that? What can be helped now?
Ramona... I also do not tweet so we probably miss out on some good stuff from Yost but that is just the way it is.
Yost goes on hiatus and Tat-gate explodes. Yost goes on hiatus and JoePa dies. Yost goes on extended hiatus and RichRod happens.
24/7, buddy. Otherwise bad stuff happens.
As for JoePa, I'm not sure what to think. McQuery's evolving testimony makes me wonder what he told the old man. I need to wait for the trial to come to conclusion before I am sure. I will say it sure doesn't look good. I think his arrogance cost him his job, his statement on stepping down was an attempt at damage control, but the wording just reinforced the idea that he lived by his own set of rules.
The one story about JoePa I love is when the University representatives came to his house in 2005 to fire him and they got tossed out on his lawn. That's just too damn funny and shows the fricking power he had. Alas, it was that very power that finally consumed and destroyed his legacy.
Man, Phil Knight really wants Penn State in Pro Combat Uniforms.
Yost goes on hiatus we got a child porn case threatening to bring the school down. Forget about JoePa we've got our own pervert at UM to coverup. Talk about imploding, let's get this Jenson guy out of town as fast as we can or will be sunk like PENN STATE.
Don't want this child abuse making national headlines or it will smoke recruiting and destroy our image.
http://www.annarbor.com/news/crime/university-of-michigan-officials-didnt-report-child-porn-to-police-for-six-months/
I read through the story, and many of the reader comments, some of which were crazyass. There is no comparison here with what happened at PSU. SO different facts, you can stay awake all night differentiating the two. Please.
Thanks Ramona, that helps maybe your right, over reacting to this "crazyass" stuff, it's just depressing. Maybe also the past week is finally taking it's toll, the growing realization of what Meyer has pulled off at that school down south in the few short weeks he's been there, unprecedented.
I read it as well and mostly agree with Ramona. While there are some similarities, the athletic department isn't involved so it will never get the kind of pub it would if athletics are involved.
I'm wondering if they found something else, because without the pictures or logs of the pictures, I wonder how they got enough evidence for a warrant.
I love this part. He (University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald) said he didn't have specifics on why hospital security officials finally came forward six months later and reported the incident to police, but believes they were revisiting the case.
Case was reported in May. Six Months later was Novemeber. Was there some story in the news that might have given someone the thought that passing the info on might be a good idea? I wonder what that story could have been.
As for Urban Meyer, two things.
One, we were helped in recruiting by PSU imploding. You still get Kalis. I think that is a case of OSU fans burning bridges. I don't know if he would have flipped if we didn't have folks wishing ill on him online and on the radio. I wish the young man well, except when he plays us. Yes Urban got some great players, but a lot of that was PSU and some of it is just the cache of the name.
Which leads me to thought two. He needs to prove it on the field. A lot of folks say next year is a freebie since we can't play for a bowl or a B1G championship. There will be some slack for him since it is a transition year, but we have a lot of kids coming back it seems and I think fewer than 9 wins would be troubling. Urban also needs to recruit well next year and he set a pretty high bar after this year.
We have the shiny new toy. You guys had that to some extent last year, especially with Mattison. And you won games last year and locked up a lot of your class early. Let's see where we are at this time next year and probably even more importantly in two years when either the shine may have worn off or Urban's sytem is starting to run smoothly.
What I meant to say about Kalis was, I don't know that he would have flipped back from Michigan to OSU if OSU fans had been civil when he flipped over to you guys.
Rereading my post, it didn't look clear.
I can't blame the kid one bit for changing when he did since he had no idea how bad we might get hit, where we were going with coaching, etc. And once Urban was in place, I wouldn't have a problem with him switching back. However, if I was him and had taken the crap he got, I wouldn't switch back even if they managed to create some kind of OSU super coach cobbled together from the DNA of Woody, Bo, Bear Bryant, Pop Warner, Amos Stagg and the ever elusive Sun Tzu. Sorry, watched too much G.I. Joe as a kid.
You know in the several years I've been on here I've never not liked someone. All the Ohio posters were civil or obnoxiously funny. Thread, you're just a douche. And I don't care if this gets deleted. You bring nothing of any significance to the conversation. Clearly shows your fanbase's maturity. You're giving Dennis a bad name.
Bigasshammm-Regarding jopa, I felt bad for him and yet your right, how do you turn your back, how do you not remember and worry about not protecting others.
Regarding the next few years it will be a daunting for sure but I'll stick with Dennis' "wait and see."
Ohio State University trustees have approved the creation of a new office responsible for monitoring compliance with rules and regulations in the wake of its football program's NCAA infractions scandal. In other words, they created an office that will watch the original office that monitors compliance. Knowing Ohio State as well as I do, they need to create an office to watch the office that watches the office that monitors compliance.
wv: philati - a special coffee for phil
LOL, that's great, Phil.
Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said he had heard about the Ohio State schedule referencing Michigan as "that team up north".
"Frankly, I don't care a whole lot to how they refer to us," Brandon said with a smirk Thursday after a news conference to announce the NHL's Winter Classic coming to Michigan Stadium in 2013. "I think it's really unfortunate the slam that they're taking at Michigan State, because Michigan State really is the team that's the furthest north. I don't know how to read all that. I don't know if they thought that through completely."
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Oh, Davey..
I like to think of it as a job creation program. If you take it to its logical conclusion we could have zero unemployement. Heck maybe we could even hire some Michigan folks. ;)
Personal request. I will be in Ann Arbor on St. Patrick's Day weekend. Looking for a good place to eat, with perhaps some local flavor, that would accomodate 20 or so people 8 or so that would be 7-10 year old boys. We'll probably have dinner together as a team. The Pizza place you guys recommended last year was good (because of scheduling it wasn't a team meal) and might work, but we are trying to culture them up a bit. We hit Tony Packo's in Toledo yesterday, for example.
Comment was lost in moderation limbo.. for Dennis, will post something as a substitute, tomorrow
OK. For Dennis.. 2 places come to mind. Both off campus and both can accommodate large groups and kids. Both on Washtenaw off the 23 exit. First, Paesano's, directly off the exit at Arborland. Italian, a little pricey,nice ambience and very popular for gatherings. Not certain they have a kids' menu but it would definitely fulfull the culture requirement.
A little less cultured, a little more casual but more relaxing atmosphere... same side of Washtenaw, cross 23 but further east, my personal fave: Smokehouse Blues. Outstanding BBQ and I, the avoider of all pork products, LOVE their pulled pork sandwich. Or try the chicken. Fried okra is my favorite appetizer. Everything is good! There will be an assortment of house BBQ sauce at the table - Hot, Sweet and Mild. Try mixing the Hot and the Sweet. Oh, and kids' menu with all the usual offerings. You will not be disappointed!
Thank you Ramona. I will pass on the info to the other parents and see what we come up with.
Every Michigan fan needs to see this!~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2cMYef46S0
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