. ..... In addition to our horrible history of typos, when i'm posting, I now am doing it.Talk to text. This has led to many misunderstandings from auto.Correct on this d*** phone.

I am currently a one arm bandit.... Due to an unfortunate accident where I am now immobilized my right arm

for another minute. We should start email bombing the conference executive office with a litany of new Conference name suggestions that they won’t have to change when they expand again in 2 years for an even 20 schools. Then it would be an obvious choice to name a now 20 school conference “The Big XX”. 18 poses a dilemma.

I say the new name should ditch “Big” altogether, and push forward that the conference spans the country from the Atlantic ocean, throughout the Midwest, all the way to the Pacific coast. That’s why I love the using the word “Transcontinental” in the new name.

How about The APTC? The Atlantic Pacific Transcontinental Conference. It’s not sexy, but most critically, it’s not stupid.

Think you can do better? Post your own new conference name and let’s compare. Seriously can’t ignore how stupid NOT changing the conference name to reflect and promote the enormity of being the 1st conference that spans nationwide, from NYC to LA, would be. It would be on-brand for the executive Chicago offices to blow all the free hype and a week of free primo slot advertising on ESPN morning shows for a week. Greasy Tony doesn’t strike me as a strategic deep thinker, and this looks like his lone opportunity to leave his mark on the conference, as I don’t see him holding on to his job for long.

Serious about them adding 2 more schools within a couple years…watch.

So..B1G 18? My APTC 18 idea? Come on, we need some serious suggestions to send to Greasy Tony on a daily basis. We can’t let Chicago eff this up.

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• Boosters — or any third-party entity or business, for that matter — are expressly prohibited from striking NIL deals with athletes unless they can prove the agreements are genuine with rates that align with “similarly situated individuals with comparable NIL value” who are not players at that school, the settlement reads.
• All third-party NIL deals of a $600 value or more must be approved by a newly created clearinghouse that is expected to vet the agreements for authenticity by using fair market value standards. For those deals not approved, the NCAA, conferences and/or a new third-party enforcement entity has authority to deem athletes ineligible and/or to fine schools for violations, as they do now.
• However, unlike now, those punishments can be appealed to an agreed-upon neutral arbitrator. The arbitration process, according to the settlement, is designed to be a more accelerated and neutral procedure than the NCAA’s current infractions situation, where committees of school representatives determine matters. The arbitrator must rule within 45 days of the beginning of the arbitration process, but an extension is possible. The arbitrator’s ruling is “final and binding,” according to the settlement.
• During arbitration, enforcement penalties — for instance, a player ruled ineligible — will be stayed until a ruling. Arbitrators have the power to request the production of documents and witness testimony. It’s unclear if that entails subpoena power.

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Looks sharp, talks sharp and acts sharp

Representing very well

what brand of beers are being served in the Big House?

The real opportunity for the NCAA, B1G and OSU to get rid of Jim Harbaugh from the college game and especially from Michigan. If a true investigation was actually performed, there were a small number of those at Michigan who wanted Jim gone as well. You can take that to the bank.

This is my response to the OSU letter which is a flupping joke. Any neanderthal can see through that crap.

A drone eh? Getting fancy with it!

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Saturday in Ann Arbor:
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Sunday in Ann Arbor:
88 degrees/☀️

Great Barbeque and verbal commitment weather! 😎

M&BR has a running list of expected visitors for the BBQ at the Big House recruiting event.

Made a few tweaks based on some intel comments from Sherrone Moore.
A lot "OR" currently, but we'll learn a lot once fall camp begins and obviously as the practices go on.
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"He's going to have a great year. Watch him last year, every time he came in he had an explosive play, a big play, runs over somebody, makes somebody miss."

With Donovan Edwards coming into the season as the lead back in the post Blake Corum era, the Wolverines will need players behind him to step up and make plays as well.

Head coach Sherrone Moore is confident Kalel Mullings can be that guy and is excited about the depth of the position group as a whole.

STORY:

Former Wolverine Jerry Diorio reacts to the info that came out of the Big Ten media days regarding Michigan. Position battles and freshman contributers are discussed.
Breakdown
Open 00:00-2:00
Did UM invent culture 2:01-15:27
QB battle 15:28-25:00
O-line battles 25:01-31:07
Freshman 31:08-36:38
NIL & Olympics 36:39-45:03
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I thought he was honest about all the aspects that made UM his choice...

And I could run through a wall. Football season has started. Let the Koolaid flow!

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The OVE podcast has been busy the last two days saying there is a letter written by Big Ten commish TP claiming detailed evidence of the SS Scandal and that several coaches knew about it as well. Does anyone know about this or heard anything?

@RossDellenger on X

The NCAA will permit 60+ more athletic scholarships … football (+20), men's basketball (+2), baseball (+22.3), volleyball (+6), softball (+13) + other sports.

Well, here’s another $3 mil that has to be added to athletic department budgets (60 new scholarships at $50k). Then how much for all the support expenses (recruiting, coaching, training table, travel, uniforms and equipment, locker room facilities and space) — at least double that $50k for each athlete. How about Title IX?

60+ new scholarships plus all the associated expenses will add at least $6-7 million to athletic department budgets. In Michigan’s case that’s a quick 2-1/2 to 3% increase in the athletic department budget!

That’s the ‘uses’. What will the ‘sources’ be?

Our guy @Seth Berry is in Indy with all the live reaction coverage of Michigan's appearance at Big Ten Media Days.

The rest of us will be here providing coverage throughout the day as well.
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During Big Ten Media Days, Michigan Football HC Sherrone Moore named multiple freshmen who have impressed early.
Which players stood out, and who could see the field early in 2024?
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