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Most Christians have heard of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformers. But there is good reason why you have probably never heard of their contemporaries, the Zwickau prophets. In the following two videos, R.C. Sproul and Steve Lawson explain who they were and why they left no lasting legacy.
The principle of Sola Scriptura—Scripture alone—lies at the heart of the Protestant Reformation. Rejecting the pope as God's voice on earth required that there be a true and superior authority on which Christians could depend. Replacing the pope with someone else who claimed direct revelation from God would have only served to perpetuate the original problem. The scope and extent of the Reformation legacy, still felt today, is primarily due to the Reformers' unshakable commitment to God's unchanging revelation found in the pages of your Bible.
A major objective of the Strange Fire conference is to reassert and reemphasize the sufficiency and supremacy of Scripture for all of Christian life, practice, and ministry. For more information about Strange Fire, please visit the conference website.
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Since the Bible leads us to salvation in Jesus Christ, is God-breathed, teaches us, reproves us, corrects us, and trains us in righteous living, to the point we are completely adequate for every good work, why would we ever look for any other source for infallible, inerrant teaching? 2 Timothy 3:15-17. Thank you for dealing with this very important topic.
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If we study the context of the Reformation (i.e. widespread, appalling abuse of power by the Roman Catholic Church) then it is understandable that the Reformers used the cry "Sola Scriptura" to counteract false teachings. However, a danger with 'Sola Scriptura' is that it can be used to negate the vitally important role of the Holy Spirit, about which there are many statements in Scripture.
For example, Jesus said that the Holy Spirit will teach disciples all things and help them to remember what he said (John 14:25-26). And Jesus said that the Holy Spirit will bear witness about him, as well as disciples bearing witness about him (John 15:26-27). Jesus also said that the Holy Spirit will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment (John 16:8-11). And the apostle Paul wrote that the Spirit helps us in our weakness, interceding for us with groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26).
These are essential tasks that the Holy Spirit carries out; so let's be careful not to underestimate his importance. Many of us believe that rather than use 'Sola Scriptura', or 'Word Alone', it is more faithful to Scripture to say 'Word and Spirit together'.
The sentiment of what you have written concerning "Word and Spirit together" may sound balanced but is actually deeply problematic. It can open the door for people to act upon their own feelings and impulses believing them to be the leading of the Holy Spirit. It is only when we submit our actions to the parameters of Scripture that we can certainly know the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is because it is the Holy Scriptures that have been authored by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:16).
The work of the Holy Spirit in human experience cannot be disconnected from Scripture. The Spirit does not speak to individuals in ways that are independent of Scripture. The test of truth is always defined and measured by the biblical text and not by spiritual experience. The Reformers got many things right, none more so than Sola Scriptura.
I am well aware of the verses you have quoted. You need to be especially mindful that John 14:25-26 is describing the instrumental work by the Spirit through the Apostles in writing the New Testament. This is why it says that He will "bring to [the Apostles] remembrance all that [Jesus had] said to [them]." John 15:26-27 describes the establishment on the New Testament church and the accompanying New Testament text. We are called to bear witness about Jesus and we can only do this by the power of the Holy Spirit in accordance with His Word. It is the Word that discerns who bears witness to the true Jesus and who bears witness of a false Jesus (like the non-Trinitarian Jesus of T.D. Jakes). The Holy Spirit's work in convicting people of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8-11) is done in their consciences verifying the truth of His Word (Romans 7:7). Romans 8:26 refers to communication within the Trinity and requires a far more lengthy discussion. But for the sake of brevity within this format we can certainly say that this does nothing to conflict or contrast with our utter dependance on God's Word to live and walk in the Spirit - the Word that Peter described as "more sure" than hearing God's audible voice (2 Peter 1:18-19). And Peter was more than qualified to speak on this subject.
#3 - Robin,
We, as Calvinist/Reformed cessationists, don't negate the work of the Holy Spirit. To say that it's to display that you don't understand what we believe the ministry of the Holy Spirit is.
Listen/read to this series (3 parts, search for the others):
And this is a good one as well, from the 2012 Shepherds' Conference:
MacArthur mentions, in the above, a series he was doing at GCC about the Holy Spirit. It would be worth your while to search for that one.
#4 - Cameron,
"The work of the Holy Spirit in human experience cannot be disconnected from Scripture. The Spirit does not speak to individuals in ways that are independent of Scripture. The test of truth is always defined and measured by the biblical text and not by spiritual experience. The Reformers got many things right, none more so than Sola Scriptura."
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Yes, I agree about the importance of submitting to Scripture. But rather than viewing 'Word and Spirit together' as 'deeply problematic', I would describe it as very challenging. Let's face it; the Scriptures are so extensive that even when someone who follows 'Sola Scriptura' wants to act upon their feelings, they can simply choose verses of Scripture that seem to support what they want to do.
I'm not suggesting that there should be a disconnection between experience and Scripture. Indeed, the biblical charismatic stance is simply that the spiritual gifts continue to be given to this day, in accordance with Scripture. Thus it agrees that Scripture should be used to test every experience.
Something that is problematic is your interpretation of 2 Peter 1:18-19. Surely Peter was not saying that the written word is 'more sure' than his own hearing of God's voice testifying about his Son. Rather, Peter was saying that what the apostles were proclaiming to people was the fulfilment of the Old Testament prophecies in the person of Jesus. They were 'more sure' than they could be from reading the written word because they had seen and interacted with Christ both before and after his resurrection. They had amazing experiences that CONFIRMED the written word, making them 'more sure' of what they were proclaiming to people. They were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
I did not interpret 2 Peter 1:18-19. I quoted from it. But since you raised the issue, there are rules of interpretation that can and should be applied to Scripture. In the case of the words "more sure" as found in 2 Peter 1:19 John MacArthur comments:
"This translation could indicate that the eyewitness account of Christ's majesty at the transfiguration confirmed the Scriptures. However, the Greek word order is crucial in that it does not say that. It says, 'And we have more sure the prophetic word.' That original arrangement of the sentence supports the interpretation that Peter is ranking Scripture over experience. The prophetic word (Scripture) is more complete, more permanent, and more authoritative than the experience of anyone. More specifically, the Word of God is a more reliable verification of the teachings about the person, atonement, and second coming of Christ than even the genuine first-hand experiences of the apostles themselves."
Hello Cameron,
Yes there are rules for the interpretation of Scripture, and they include the need to consider each verse within its context and, wherever possible, to take the plain meaning of the words. Thus, the statements you quote are surprising in light of the following:
(1) IMMEDIATE CONTEXT – In verses 18 and 19, Peter is part way through a defence of the apostles' teaching. He started with 'For we did not follow cleverly devised myths' (1:16) and is en-route to warning his readers that false teachers will come among them, bringing destructive heresies and 'even denying the Master who bought them' (2:1). Therefore, Peter's account of God the Father's spoken words is vitally important to his argument. The apostles taught that Jesus is God's Son. God the Father confirmed it directly. Peter witnessed that confirmation, it was very important to him – so important that it now forms part of Scripture.
(2) WIDER CONTEXT – Peter's objective was to keep reminding his readers of the truths about Christ so that they would remember them after Peter's death (1:12-15). Those truths include the vital message about righteousness through faith in Christ (1:1). That message seemed radically different from the old covenant, yet it is 'the prophetic word made more sure', the words of the prophets fulfilled. The promised Messiah had come. Peter and the apostles were called to be his witnesses (Acts 1:8) – they saw, heard, experienced his earthly ministry.
(3) PETER'S ACTIONS – Peter was extremely unlikely to write of Scripture versus experience in the way John claims, because he himself responded to prompts that came to him separate from Scripture, e.g. the vision and the command that led him to go to Cornelius's house. Peter also argued vigorously on the basis of what he saw and heard, "… who was I that I could stand in God's way?" (Acts 11:17).
(4) PAUL'S ACTIONS – Saul of Tarsus thought that he was obeying Scripture when he ravaged the early church. Many years after his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, he explained his subsequent actions saying, "… I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision …" (Acts 26:19). So Paul would also be extremely unlikely to write of Scripture versus experience in that way. Indeed, Paul received the gospel he preached directly from the Lord (Galatians 1:11-12).
When the two lead apostles took experiences as seriously as that, it is most surprising to conclude that 2 Peter 1:18-19 is a warning to be careful about experiences. The command to test everything comes elsewhere in Scripture (1 Thessalonians 5:16-22).
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In everything we do, we always want to be the best or be associated with the best. You never hear fans yelling, 'We're number 2, we're number 2′, while holding two fingers in the air. The same is true when selecting dividend stocks.
This is an article that I started to write several times, but would always stop after getting mired in the details. My natural tendency is make every question an analytical exercise and solve it by modeling and crunching numbers.
This time, I will show some restraint and take a little different approach by relying more on my subjective instincts. To that end, here are my selections for the 10 best U.S. dividend stocks:
10. Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP) – Analysis
ADP is one of the world's largest independent computing services companies, provides a broad range of data processing services. The last slot was the most difficult to fill, due to the number of worthy companies. I considered all the Honorable Mentioned companies listed below and it came down to ADP and GPC. ADP gt the nod due its historic low debt levels and dividend payout.
9. Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) – Analysis
WMT Inc. is the largest retailer in North America. Great management, business plan and execution. It would have ranked higher, but WMT's dividend yield tends to be lower end of my acceptable range.
8. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) – Analysis
KO is the world's largest soft drink company. The Coca-Cola name is the world's most recognizable trademark. For those who see no value in intangibles, try selling carbonated sugar water under another name.
7. McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) – Analysis
MCD is the largest fast-food restaurant company in the world. This company has grown its dividends at an incredible rate. Unfortunately, that is likely to slow, but MCD's international presence will benefit to its shareholders in the future.
6. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) – Analysis
Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a diversified line of healthcare products. Not the biggest or most well known drug company, but the one that arguably has one of the better track records.
5. Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) – Analysis
EMR primarily makes backup power equipment for telecom and Internet providers and users, climate control components, and electric motors. Industrials are not supposed to do well in recessions. Someone forgot to tell EMR. It has endured some bumps in the road, but has held up quite well.
4. SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) – Analysis
SYY through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of a range of food and related products primarily for foodservice industry in the United States and Canada. This is a company that continues to perform in the face of expert predictions that it won't.
3. 3M Co. (NYSE:MMM) – Analysis
MMM is a diversified technology company with a presence in various businesses. This is a company I really like. Problem is so do a lot of other people and institutions. It is a stock you have to watch for the right entry point. I bought in March when the stock was trading in the high 40's, it is now trading in the low 70's.
2. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) – Analysis
PG is focused on providing branded consumer goods products. The Company markets its products in more than 180 countries. Good management capable of adjusting when necessary. Currently working to adjust to new market dynamics of the economic downturn.
1. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) – Analysis
JNJ engages in the manufacture and sale of various products in the health care field worldwide. This was an easy selection for my top spot. Though not perfect the company has a history of making good decisions and executing on them.
The following companies earned an Honorable Mention:
- Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE:GPC) – Analysis
- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) – Analysis
- Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) – Analysis
- PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) – Analysis
That's my 10 best U.S. dividend stocks. These are based on what stocks I believe will perform well as income investments over-time. Most are not good buys today, but are ones that I am always watching. Obviously, there is a great deal of subjectivity in a list like this. I would love to see your 10 best dividend stocks (doesn't have to be U.S.)
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EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon head coach Jen Larsen-Beck has announced the signing of seven student athletes in the early signing period. The class consists of six midfielders and one goalie. Three hail from the state of Maryland, two from Colorado and one each from Oregon and California respectively.
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I noticed on this and other recipes, you're not big on the use of just a little amount of sugar. What's your thinking on that?
It's funny how some can get the desired baked crust coloring and others can't. I know you prefer a light colored crust (and your pizzas look absolutely beautiful), but I and some others like a little more browned crust and for those of us like that, a little bit of sugar (or whey or NFDM) might help in achieving that. I'm sure you'd agree and there's no need to go further on that comment.I am not big on "what was in the alleged original formula" as I am a Doubting Thomas on the creditability of most of those ingredient interpretations (I truly believe Malnati's uses "some" sugar except for the promotional photos because it looks "prettier") and am absolutely certain gov't requirements on ingredient requirements are total BS. It seemed Norma and even Peter had "reduced crust coloration" with this or similar formulation and wondered about the use of some sugar to help in the coloration for home oven use. But your unique technique (upside down deep dish pans) worked out well, and one cannot doubt that. But did you have to repeat that 3 times within a short period of time?Speaking of our youth, when I was a kid back in the golden age of America, I had the Lincoln Logs, Metal Erector Sets, and the Building Blocks (forerunners the modern day Lego's) instead. To me, they meant nothing about cornmeal or semolina . . . (lol and just joking). Just continue your great work on this website and ignore my poor attempt at sarcasism. --BTB
do you have any suggestions on how I can locate a good pizza cheese?
The dark, slightly burned (caramelized) edges is what makes this appear so appealing to me. Just like many pizzerias that I used to visit in the midwest. How to get that?And I'm not certain if that's a cutter pan or a "serving tray" that it is displayed on. V & N of course baked their pizzas on a metal surfaced deck oven, but for home oven purposes, use of a pan or good stone best gets close to the restaurant style bake.
You mentioned the King Arthur bread flour. Does King Arthur ship into Canada or do you have some other way of getting it?Peter
I had been using Loo's generic thin crust recipe, and while that was good, this V&N recipe blows it out of the water (no offense Loo, hahah!).


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A Totally Useless List Of People Michigan Might Hire But Will Not Hire, Probably
NOPE. / Please!
UPDATE: Kirk Herbstreit says it is a current college OC.
I'm going to try to keep this realistic, which means Oregon OC Scott Frost is out, RichRod OC Calvin Magee is out, and the two guys who have been in Manhattan, Kansas for 16 and 17 years as co-OCs are out. This puts me one step ahead of Coaching Scoop, which throws out Lane Kiffin as a name to watch.
The question is: how much control will Hoke cede and how married is he to manball? His coaching history suggests he's a "whatever works" guy, running a MAC-standard passing spread during his breakout year with Nate Davis and hiring Rocky Long to run the dreaded 3-3-5 at San Diego State. The fact that This Is Michigan seems to have given him the impression that he has to run Carr's mid-nineties offense. Has this season disabused him of that notion? Is he willing to hand the keys over to a proven offensive mind and say "go get it," even if it looks funky and does not abide by the Queensbury rules?
I don't know.
The problem with assuming that Hoke will look for a "pro style" coordinator is that they are increasingly hard to find. Looking at the top teams in yards per play this year is futile since they consist of guys Michigan cannot get to make a lateral move (OCs at Alabama, LSU, FSU, and Georgia aren't moving) or run offenses that would require a major philosophical shift(Oregon, Baylor, A&M, Auburn, Indiana) even if Michigan could hypothetically grab their OC. If we are sticking to manball, the field quickly narrows, leaving Michigan looking at candidates who are… uh… well, they're not slam dunks.
Current D-I coordinators who seem like they might fit are limited. Two that seem plausible:
Jim Chaney, OC, Arkansas. Chaney's been around the block, operating both Purdue's passing spread under Drew Brees and Tennessee's pro-style attack with Tyler "The" Bray. He just got hired at Arkansas by Bret Bielema and while Arkansas was in no way good, it is impressive that the Razorbacks had two 900 yard rushers and finished in the top 20 in YPC despite having a QB who completed fewer than half his passes for a Sheridan-like 6.0 YPC. Tennessee's offenses with Chaney were up and down; he did finish 2012 with the #19 YPP offense despite the turbulence at the end of the Dooley era.
Chaney's been around the block and has coordinated both spread and pro-style attacks; he knows the Big Ten from nine years as Purdue's OC.
Matt Canada, OC, NC State. Was Indiana's OC from 2007 to 2010, when Bill Lynch was swept out. Then started a Loeffler-like odyssey, visiting Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and NC State for one year stints. None of his stops have been that successful save the one year at Northern Illinois, but did blow up at Bielema prior to last year's Big Ten Championship game, a 70-31 explosion against Nebraska. Likes futzin' and hoodaddery, in a Fritz Crisler sort of way.
Neither of these guys do much for me, and often the smart answer is to dip down to lower levels and pick off the guys killing it down there. Oklahoma State keeps losing offensive coordinator after offensive coordinator to head coaching jobs, and the last time Mike Gundy had to pick a guy he went over to the NCAA's website and picked off the guy at the head of D-II stats. That worked out fairly well.
With the kind of money Michigan was throwing at Borges they might not have to look at lower-level OCs, they can take a shot at…
Rob Ambrose, HC, Towson. You may remember Towson as the team that had an easier time against UConn than Michigan did, or from that time their basketball team played Michigan and was just unbelievably bad. Towson ended up in the FCS national title game against North Dakota State, and that is an amazing accomplishment for a program that almost ended in 1990. Ambrose was Towson's OC for a while before moving into the head job; he is a former quarterback who coaches that position but has flexibility:
Combs said many former quarterbacks who become offensive coordinators or head coaches often stick with pass-heavy offenses regardless of personnel.
Not Ambrose, Combs said.
With Ambrose as offensive coordinator in 1999, the Tigers thrived behind quarterback Joe Lee's school-record 4,168 passing yards. The following season, Towson built its offense around running back Noah Reed, who rushed for a Patriot League-record 1,422 yards.
After a rough start, Towson's gone 9-3, 7-4, and 13-3, and Ambrose has heard of Michigan:
For Towson, winning a national championship means making history, and that's something Rob Ambrose plays up when he talks to recruits.
"You can go to Michigan and be on Page 7,000 of their history book or you can come here and write it,'' he said.
The article describes battles won to get coaches' cell phones paid for by the school, so I don't think the demotion in rank is going to bother Ambrose, hypothetically.
Bob Stitt, HC, Colorado School Of Mines. Stitt got on everyone's radar after Dana Holgorsen shredded Clemson with a play Stitt gave him, and his work at CSM has been impressive over a long duration. Hoke would have to give him the keys entirely…
Stitt says he'd be willing to move up as an offensive coordinator, but only if the head coach would give him total offensive control. It's not difficult to see why he's so well-regarded in coaching circles, especially by those who run wide-open offenses. At 6-3, Stitt is closing in on his 11th winning season in 13 years. In all but a few of those years, the Orediggers, who play in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, have ranked among the top-10 in Div. II in passing offense.
…but this is a guy widely known for not wearing a headset for most of the game, so… yeah. That's implied. In terms of consistent, long-term resume and success at a school with zero recruiting advantages(Mines consists of 5200 engineers), Stitt is tough to beat.
Troy Rothenbuhler, OC, Findlay. Three year record as OC with D-II Oilers is impressive. First year featured a bounce up from under 250 yards a game to nearly 400; year two was 437 yards a game, and year three saw Findlay crack 500. They do run a spread, but their plays per game of 75 is not super fast. Rushed for almost 2900 yards this year at 5.5 a pop. Is an OSU grad, with whom Michigan has done well with in the past.
Phil Longo, OC, Slippery Rock. Yeah, seriously. The main issue here is that he's a no-huddle Air Raid guy, but hear me out: He's in his third year at Slippery Rock, finding plenty of success, and spent two years at SIU in which the Salukies went 20-5. One year he lost his QB midyear and went from passing-oriented to spread 'n' shred. Kind of looks like Brock Lesnar, too.
The other option is to look up at NFL types. When not mentioning Lane Kiffin, Football Scoop throws out three NFL position coaches that induce varying levels of depression in the author:
Mike Groh, WR, Chicago Bears. The Jay Paterno of Virginia football under Al Groh. Was OC for three years at end of Groh tenure. In 2008, Virginia was 102nd in YPP, in 2007 they were 105th. CFB Stats does not have 2006, but I think the point is made. Groh's resume is terrible. DEPRESSION LEVEL: immense.
John McNulty, QB, Arizona Cardinals. A grad assistant at Michigan in the early 90s and has one year as an OC to his name, that in 2008 at Rutgers. Rutgers was good that year (20th in YPP) and he is a QB coach in the NFL. Track record very thin. DEPRESSION LEVEL: moderate.
Randy Fitchner, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers. Another guy who started as a grad assistant at Michigan, Fitchner in the mid-80s. He was a college OC for a decade at Arkansas State and Memphis, where he ran spread offenses rather effectively. This was the DeAngelo Williams era at Memphis, not the incredibly depressing stuff since. DEPRESSION LEVEL: minimal.
…and now Sam Webb's hinting strongly($) that the announcement will come tomorrow and crosses off Kiffin, Mazzone, and a few other possibilities that no one thought were particularly serious, so we won't have to wait long. To me this means none of these guys are particularly likely unless Hoke's been doing groundwork completely out of the public eye since AFAIK none of them have Hoke ties. I figured Michigan would vet and interview candidates at the big AFCA coaching hoo-haw this week; apparently not.
Upon Further Review 2013: Offense vs Northwestern
FORMATION NOTES: Northwestern stuck to a 4-3 virtually the entire game, with pretty predictable rules as to how they would line up.
When Michigan aligned its strength to the short side of the field and had twins, NW would slide the LBs and play an even front. They would slide the LBs to the twins and shift their line to the strength of the formation when M aligned with their strength to the field.
When Michigan presented Ace, they would play a 4-3 under.
The primary exception to this was the redzone, where Northwestern played their safeties as extra LBs.
Five yards off the LOS and coming on the snap is why those two Derrick Green carries from around the ten ended up losing yards. The first one was actually blocked quite well.
Note that the way NW aligned consistently invited the bubble fake run game, as their corners played off and the slot LB had to respect the bubble. With a safety over the top those two guys removed three players from the box and left Michigan with seven on seven blocking opportunities without having to use the threat of Gardner's legs. It will still work if teams play Michigan like this; if they don't Michigan will have to find something else.
SUBSTITUTION NOTES: QB, WR, and the OL were all as you would expect. Dileo seemed to return full strength in this one and this meant Jackson was removed. Paskorz got some early PT but it was Williams most of the way as inline blocky guy. The line remained Lewan/Bosch/Glasgow/Magnuson/Schofield save for some goal line plays on which Kalis game in at RG and weird stuff happened otherwise, like wing TE Taylor Lewan.
Running back was of course an overhaul, with Derrick Green getting the bulk of the work, De'Veon Smith becoming a 30% second, and Justice Hayes acting as a third down back sometimes. Joe Kerridge also got a few snaps as a running back in the shotgun on passes.
[After THE JUMP: wherein we seem relatively happy with nine points in regulation.]
Upon Further Review 2013: Offense vs MSU
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- upon further review
ACCIDENTALLY APROPOS ERROR NOTES: Since the NCAA decided to replace their stat pages with much worse stat pages I've been using ESPN's items—still worse than the thing the NCAA just replaced but better. Their drive pages have been consistently erroneous all year, but my irritation just evaporated thanks to this magically accurate error in re: Michigan's drive immediately following Taylor's interception:
CORRECT, intern or robot or whoever. Correct. Except that drive started at the MSU 41, but we forgive all transgressions for spiritual correctness. The best kind of correctness.
FORMATION NOTES: So I just called MSU's stuff 4-3 over but I should point out that everyone is within ten yards of the LOS on damn near every snap. This is M's opener.
This was completely typical. For the most part, MSU did not try to match corners, they just ran their D. They would occasionally move guys down and whatnot, but mostly this was like watching magic. MSU has acquired a variety of guys big time programs didn't want and plays them more aggressively than the most athletic defense in the country, whoever that might be, and apparently no one can do anything about it. It is boggling.
MSU did on occasion flip to man press on the corners; this is designated with "press."
While it was the same personnel, when MSU shaded a guy outside the hash I called this a nickel. As always, with opponent formations I'm not trying to describe personnel.
SUBSTITUTION NOTES: Gardner until last three plays, Toussaint almost the whole way save one, maybe two snaps on which Derrick Green didn't seem any better at pass blocking.
Line was Lewan/Bosch/Glasgow/Magnuson/Schofield with some limited exceptions featuing Kalis entering as a sixth OL. Paskorz got some snaps at TE; Butt got most of the inline snaps. When Funchess was inline it is noted below; he was inline for every play on Michigan's final drive but mostly split out. No Dileo; WRs were Gallon, Chesson, and a little bit of Jackson.
[After THE JUMP: otters, so many otters]
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Dammit, dammit, dammit. You have probably heard that Amara Darboh has blown up something in his foot and is out for the year. This calls for the little panic guy.
Michigan is not going to replace Darboh's combination of size and blocking and receiver expectations should be downgraded a notch. Judging from scrimmage highlights and practice buzz, Jehu Chesson or Joe Reynolds is the next man in. Hopefully it's Chesson, who has excellent upside; realistically both guys are going to split Darboh snaps.
Michigan may also turn to more plays on which Devin Funchess splits out. While Funchess doesn't have the same speed Darboh does he can duplicate some of the leapy-catchy Hemingway business Michigan just lost.
At least Darboh gets a redshirt.
Elsewhere in PANIC. Bad sign:
Hoke says Jarrod Wilson has to have more production to become a starter at safety.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) August 20, 2013
"More production" in this case probably means "fewer blown tackles/coverages." That's bad. What's more, the seemingly odd move of Courtney Avery back there signals that Michigan is scrambling at that spot. If it was a safety coming through another safety, fine. A 175-pound corner whose health is constantly in question triggers my alarm bells.
That's a death knell for Josh Furman, for one. While it's less of a negative sign for Jeremy Clark since he's just a year into the program, it would have been nice if he was able to play once Wilson faltered.
Feel better? George
Campbell Whitfield, broom-wielding quarterback guru, on Devin Gardner:
"I was shocked," Whitfield said. "I had only seen him in a couple cameos at Michigan. I was shocked at all the talent, how strong he was, how athletic, how fast.
"We worked on a lot of footwork ... weight transition, the ability to drop, put your foot in the ground, stop and work back into a play. That's not always easy. ... We spent quite a bit of time on chaos training — what happens if two linemen got beat, halfway through drop, and I don't have to pull rip cord or I'm getting chased to left sideline, I'm a right-handed quarterback, how do I make this throw?"
Gardner's main issue is accuracy—too many times last year he missed on simple throws because of erratic mechanics. Hopefully an offseason of ownership sees him make serious progress there.
[after THE JUMP: pudding pops, Bartlestein on the shot, and advice for freshmen.]
Let's All Fix College Basketball
This season's proliferation of Bo Ryan bug basketball combined with the electric NCAA final and how that final was marred by the gibbering incompetents in stripes to create an environment where you can't throw a rock without hitting someone suggesting changes intended to make basketball more watchable. Most of these are at least indirectly aimed at Bo Ryan.
Here are some ideas which I do not necessarily endorse, except in the case of removing timeouts. I have watched basketball at least once and therefore am passionately in favor of this.
[UPDATE: Andy Glockner just posted on this, too.]
Shorten the shot clock
Eamonn Brennan caught the normally shy and reticent Tom Izzo making an appearance on the radio in which he said this:
"We have the slowest game in the world,'" Izzo said. "As you say, the international [game] is less [slow]. The pro is less. The women's is less. And here we are with 35 [seconds].
He went on to say that chopping the shot clock was discussed at the rules committee meetings in Atlanta. Brennan suggests a drop to 24 but if they did change this I'd guess they go with 30, an intermediate between the current clock and the same as the international game.
I'm not sure a drop does much to make basketball nicer to look at. If you go all the way to 24 you've got less good basketball players operating in an unrestricted zoning environment, which is a recipe for a lot of ugly no-look heaves at the basket with the buzzer going up. Is watching Wisconsin play in a 24-second shot clock world even grimmer? Maybe. I shudder to think about middling college teams trying to scrape together a shot in 14 seconds after barely busting a VCU or Louisville press. College players probing the Syracuse zone in 24 seconds… I mean. Yergh.
If it's 30 you have marginally increased the speed of the game and made it more difficult for bug people to squat on your enjoyment… at least when they're on offense. They'll squat all the fiercer on defense.
One positive development from a shorter shot clock is the increased attractiveness of running. It still seems like a minefield of unintended consequences.
Get rid of timeouts, the more the better
The only interesting thing that has ever happened during a timeout.
No one has specifically been suggesting this because they haven't been forced to watch a basketball game that's just gone under two minutes with both coaches in possession of four timeouts, but check twitter the next time this goes down. Basketball teams should get one time out, end story. If networks want to slightly bulge commercial breaks in compensation, fine. Anything is better than the end of a tight basketball game feeling like rush hour in Chicago.
For a quick check on what happens when you don't have timeouts, let's go to the end of the Michigan-Indiana game. Michigan is down one with twelve seconds left and no timeouts:
While the outcome was displeasing to Michigan fans, hey guess what it's still basketball, and for neutrals it was much better than the same thing after yet another 30 second break.
Severely reducing available timeouts has the added benefit of making games more chaotic at the end. You can't save a possession by calling TO on the floor; you have to inbound even if that seems like a bad idea; you can't bail yourself out when trapped in a corner. All those near-turnovers that end in an anti-climatic timeout are suddenly 50/50 balls, which favors the trailing team.
Unfortunately, an unholy conspiracy of control freak coaches and revenue-craving TV execs means this will never, ever happen.
Call those foul things
At right: possibly a foul. Possibly not. But it definitely wasn't called one. Probably.
The referees weren't perfect, but for the most part, Beilein felt the officials allowed players freedom of movement -- which, in his opinion, is the way the game should always be played.
"I like the way the NBA is played," Beilein told WWLS 98.1-FM on Monday. "If you put your hand on a guy, it's a foul.
"We actually teach it, and it hurts us sometimes when we're not as physical as other teams."
The national title game was poorly officiated all around. One of the ways in which it was is symptomatic of a larger trend and not just an OOOAAAWWWWHHHH outrage with no redeeming qualities: all those phantom fouls on Louisville once they'd stolen the ball. UL would foul Michigan up and down the court; refs wouldn't call it until Michigan was in a terrible position because of it and turned it over. There's a tendency to look at foul, see if it affects the play, and then call it. You know and hate those whistles that occur after the shot.
A foul should be a foul. No more talk about Deciding The Game. The refs are deciding the game either way. "Letting the players play" is in fact letting nobody play because it's hard to play basketball when people are bumping and grinding you. Letting people play leads to ugly rugby-scrum games. All year Michigan opponents would hand-check Burke; all year everyone would shuffle their chest into the shooter without consequence; all year you could plow into a three-point shooter on a closeout without getting a whistle except in the most extreme circumstances.
At this point there has to be a terrible period where a foul is redefined as a consistent thing not dependent on the game situation, which will lead to scads of ugly games with lots of free throws. It'll be like that period in the NHL when the powers that be decided that all that stuff in the rulebook was there for a reason. That was a half-season of misery, but the game came out better for it.
Also, for pants sake can we get an advantage call? If a foul does nothing to prevent a one-on-zero fast break, fling your arms out dramatically and give the foul at the next opportunity*, which will almost invariably be after the fast-break bucket. When it's not just whistle it when the opposing team gets the ball back. They can't complain, they committed a foul.
You'll like this a lot, basketball referees. It's very dramatic. You can pretend you're a matador, or super into right angles, and you can do it for seconds at a time when the play is still going on.
*[no shots, just the personal and the team foul.]
The usual NBA business
The NCAA has no power to change the NBA's one-and-done rule. If they did, they would have already done it. That doesn't stop people from coming up with better systems than the current one—all of them. Beilein advocates for a baseball model where you either go straight out of high school or hang around for three years:
"(My preference would) probably be very much like baseball," Beilein said earlier this week. "I think that would be a great thing. If there's a Kobe (Bryant) or LeBron (James) out of high school, he can get that big contract and go.
"If not, go (to college) for three years and make an educated decision. Then guys can redshirt and do all these things. That's ideal in my mind."
The NBA is unlikely to go for that since one of the main goals of one-and-done was to put their future stars in a year-long free marketing internship, and to prevent a bunch of high schoolers with no business declaring from doing so.
Actually, there are some things the NCAA can do to help out here. For one, they can change their archaic rules. If you opt into a draft, you're done. If you just get drafted, you can maintain your eligibility. The "you just get drafted" rule is in place in hockey, and while it has its flaws the end result is a lot more sensible. A couple years ago I made an extremely useful and no doubt soon-to-be-accepted proposed change to the draft that boils down to these points:
- Everyone gets drafted out of high school; they retain their eligibility. The draft expands a round or two.
- An NBA team signing a draft pick has to provide a guaranteed contract that lasts until the player is five years out of high school. They cannot reclaim this roster spot even if the player is cut.
- Drafted, unsigned players can participate in summer league.
As a bonus the NCAA could allow drafted players to retain agents, get some money, and go to NBA team activities on the team's dime. The NBA could execute the bulleted sections all on their own now, though.
This would move the "should I leave school" decision to the player and the team instead of an advisory board that's guessing. NBA teams would have to think hard about guaranteeing a high school kid money and a roster spot for five years, less hard about guaranteeing a junior two. The NCAA would enjoy an influx of attention from fans of pro teams tracking their draftees and could use that as a useful jumping off point from their archaic notions of amateurism.
Fire anyone who turns the act of calling a charge into a play in one act
Also never happening but as long as I'm getting this out of my system I figure I should mention this. God bless the guy who called the Morgan/Triche charge like he was Marvin the Paranoid Android.
Never Be The First To Report Someone's Dead
[ED: Meta. I was just going to put a bullet in a UV about this but things got a little crazy and I ended up with a full post.]
Joe Paterno's death was a hugely misreported fiasco of the sort that is inevitable given the speed of information in the internet age. This post is an attempt to provide a framework for existing in a world of uncertain information.
This is what happened: Onward State, a blog/online newspaper run by PSU students, reported Paterno's death based on an email sent to Penn State players that turned out to be a hoax. This was good enough for a local radio station and StateCollege.com. It hit twitter and was then picked up without attribution by CBS Sports. It took off from there once the imprimatur of a major news agency was on it. Black Shoe Diaries has a detailed chronology of the mass screwup if you're interested in details. Shirtless Mark Twain isn't sure if he approves of this whole business or not, but would like you to know that rumors of his rippling pecs have been sorely undersold.
It's a story about the internet screwing up in very understandable ways. Onward State had what seemed like reliable information, and it passed their threshold for reporting. It is not a good threshold, but not everyone has one these days. CBS's Adam Jacobi did something unwise and sloppy. Pagewhoring Huffington Post saw an opportunity for views and cares about nothing else.
We've seen this happen before when a newspaper intern replicates an internet rumor on one of the dingy blogs shuffled off into the corner of large metro papers: as soon as a rumor gets paired with header graphics associated with a real newspaper, everyone else is confirming it via "sources." In this instance, CBS's screwup was compounded because they didn't even provide a link to the primary source; Huffington Post did the same thing, but that's just their MO. Jacobi is a BHGP founder and should have known better.
I've screwed these things up myself. Earlier this year I erroneously reported that Kaleb Ringer had been booted from his high school team based on information that seemed solid but obvious was not. By contrast, a couple years ago I had the sense not to run anything about the serious car accident that Jon Bills and Mark Moundros were in despite having a ton of solid sources telling me about it. That seemed like a place to let journalists be journalists.
As I go along here that realm has steadily expanded. I probably won't report something like the Ringer thing again for a lot of reasons. Michigan playing Alabama is one thing to be wrong about; a high school kid's problems or lack thereof is another. This leaves windows open for crass opportunists like Ace Williams, but it's the internet. There's always going to be a bottom of the barrel.
Anyway, these things evolve naturally. As this site expands it has more at risk and becomes more cautious. People just starting out have little to lose and have not experienced the backlash from being wrong—or the frightening period between your post and official confirmation of it. Also some of them are total idiots.
From the user's perspective, the thing to do is maintain a Bayesian approach. Phil Birnbaum explains what that is:
Generally, Bayesian is a process by which you refine your probability estimate. You start out with whatever evidence you have which leads you to a "prior" estimate for how things are. Then, you get more evidence. You add that to the pile, and refine your estimate by combining the evidence. That gives you a new, "posterior" estimate for how things are.
You're a juror at a trial. At the beginning of the trial, you have no idea whether the guy is guilty or not. You might think it's 50/50 -- not necessarily explicitly, but just intuitively. Then, a witness comes up that says he saw the crime happen, and he's "pretty sure" this is the guy. Combining that with the 50/50, you might now think it's 80/20.
Then, the defense calls the guy's boss, who said he was at work when the crime happened. Hmmm, you say, that sounds like he couldn't have done it. But there's still the eyewitness. Maybe, then, it's now 40/60.
And so on, as the other evidence unfolds.
That's how Bayesian works. You start out with your "prior" estimate, based on all the evidence to date: 50/50. Then, you see some new evidence: there's an eyewitness, but the boss provides an alibi. You combine that new evidence with the prior, and you adjust your estimate accordingly. So your new best estimate, your "posterior," is now 40/60.
So if some guy with 50 followers claims Armani Reeves is headed to Michigan because Urban was late for his in-home visit, you might increment your 50% to 51%. If Mike Farrell says its 52-48 you might bump it to 52%, but if Farrell said he thought Reeves was definitely headed to Michigan you could push it up further. You base your confidence in the opinion on previous accuracy, with a list like this…
- TomVH/Sam Webb
- Established message board posters
- National analysts
- Random message board posters
- Raving lunatics
- People who don't know what football is
- Fictional races from another galaxy
- Hyperintelligent tacos
- Regular tacos
- Tacos that aren't too bright even for tacos
- Ace Williams
…and change your baseline confidence based on the information and your confidence level in it. This is something people do naturally, but too often the weight they put on the information is either 0 or 1 when it should be somewhere in between.
For purveyors of information, it's time to put an explicit confidence level on what you're relaying. My mistake with the Ringer thing, other than mentioning it at all, was saying something was the case when I should have said something less certain. When I got tips about the Michigan-Alabama game I erred by saying with certainty a contract would be signed on a certain date when the people involved with the thing probably didn't know that.
I try to follow a policy of revealing as much as I can about the nature any information I pass along without exposing a source, and that added transparency is necessary in an age when information—valid information—can come from anywhere or anyone. I still make mistakes. That's inevitable. I'm trying, though.
However, not even linking to the original report is a mortal sin. If you are going to run something based on someone else's reporting it is vital that you explicitly tell readers that. Otherwise one report from a little-known online news source turns into multiple reports, some of them from organizations with people paid to do reporting, and the echo chamber starts going exponential. If you do not link, you are telling people that you are reporting it, and when it turns out to be wrong you can't point the finger at anyone but yourself.


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To get everyone into the holiday spirit, Alix and I have created a special "Foxy Holiday" page on Spread Firefox.
We wanted to tell people about a few Firefox Add-ons, including holiday themes and helpful shopping extensions, and give them a chance to try out our Fashion Your Firefox collections! There are also some nice "Tips for Online Shopping" that will help people shop safely and securely on the Web.
And since this is the season for giving, we wanted to tell folks about the amazing t-shirt designs at the Mozilla Community Store and other gift ideas for family and friends. Every year there are also community members that create some great artwork for the holidays, so we wanted to showcase some of that creativity as well.
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'The Legend of Korra' Recap: 'Beginnings Part 1 and 2′
This episode of "The Legend of Korra" begins where we left off. On a quest to seek help from the Fire Nation, the Avatar has washed up on a remote island after being attacked by a spirit creature. She has no memory of who she is. She is heard whispering to herself a name: "Raava. Raava."
She is taken to a fire healer who uses water–surprisingly– to try to cleanse her spirit. In the waters Korra sees images of former Avatars. They tell her she has to regain her connection with past Avatars–and to do that she has to go back to the start.
Fantasy sagas often have origin myths, formative tales from ancient days gone by that explain the foundations of the legendary world in question. Richard Adams's "Watership Down" had the stories of El-ahrairah; C.S. Lewis detailed the birth of Narnia in "The Magician's Nephew." This two-part, one-hour episode in some ways is like the Avatar world's version of the "Ainulindalë" section from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Silmarillion."
Korra is on a kind of dream quest to find out more about the mysterious Raava. Instead she sees a seemingly playful lad named Wan–who informs her that he will tell her the story of how he became the first Avatar.
And so we go back. The animation in this flashback sequence beautifully evokes ancient Asian art from China, Japan and Korea.
Wan, it turns out, is a good-hearted scoundrel who steals to support his friends and animal companions.
He volunteers to join a hunt that heads out into the wilderness to confront the spirits. First stop is the Lion Turtle, who grants him the power of fire. Wan pretends he's afraid and heads back. But instead of giving his fire power back to the Lion Turtle, he brings it back home so he and his companions can have a better life.
This elemental story is beginning to remind me a bit of the tale of the Deathly Hallows in Harry Potter, with a bit of the legend of Prometheus thrown in. But in a good way. The Avatar folks draw on so many influences, in the end what they've created is all their own.
Wan takes his power and, wearing a mask, goes to confront members of the greedy clan that rules the area. He blasts his way in and tells his friends to grab food.
In the scuffle, Wan's mask is taken off. He pauses and shows mercy rather than finishing off his attackers and is captured. He is banished, but the Lion Turtle allows him to keep the power of the element of fire.
Wan heads off into the spirit forest with only fire to protect him.
After being attacked by various spirits, he comes to an Oasis, but he can't fight his way past the guardian. He sees a progression of spirits go in–shades of Miyazaki's "Spirited Away"–and he tries to disguise himself to pass in with them. But he is found out.
The spirits tell him that there are other cities and other Lion Turtles. He goes off in search of them.
Wan comes across a trapped animal and saves the creature from the humans who want to eat it. The hunters then trap Wan–but the guardian of the Oasis, touched by his willingness to help others, rescues him and brings him back. They agree to let Wan stay with them.
Wan begins to learn the ways of the spirits and practices his bending. A dragon teaches Wan how to use his fire power.
Other humans, inspired by his ability to live in the wild, leave the oppressive city.
Eventually, Wan decides to leave the Oasis and find the other Lion Turtle cities.
On his journey, he sees two "all-powerful spirits" battling. He tells them to stop fighting so the valley isn't destroyed. One of the spirits says he's been imprisoned by the other for 10,000 years. Wan, always looking to help those in need, uses his power to help the imprisoned spirit escape.
Turns out the spirit who escaped was Vaatu, the spirit of darkness and chaos, and the other was Raava, the spirit of light and peace. Raava tells them they have battled since the beginning of time, and she had him under control for 10,000 years, keeping the world in balance. Now Wan has let chaos into the world.
"Raava–I've found you," Korra says in her unconscious state.
Wan travels to a land of air benders–and comes across a flying Lion Turtle City (shades of Miyazaki's classic "Castle in the Sky").
He sees Vaatu, who terrorizes the air benders. Raava comes and drives Vaatu away.
Raava tells him that Vaatu is turning other spirits dark.
Wan asks the Lion Turtle for the power of air so he can help set things right. The Lion Turtle says he must give the power to Raava until Wan has mastered it.
Wan says if Raava helps, he will help restore balance to the world.
Raava tells Wan about "harmonic convergence." That is when Raava and Vaatu must battle for the fate of the world–and it's only a year away. "Then we'd better start training." Wan says.
Raava passes through Wan's body to give him the power of air.
Raava tells Wan that if Vaatu wins, he will destroy the world as Wan knows it and darkness will cover the earth for 10,000 years.
Wan decides that he'd better visit more Lion Turtles.
From another Lion Turtle, he gets the power of water, and from another earth.
Makes you wonder what other Lion Turtles were out there that he didn't get a chance to visit.
Along the way, Raava tells him that spirits come from portals at the North and South pole.
Wan runs into a group of humans from his original city. They tell them that they attack any spirit, light or dark; they're also burning down the forest.
Wan tries to make peace between the spirits and the humans. Vaatu uses the anger of the spirits to turn them to his side.
Wan and Raava combine their energies but he can't hold the state long.
He collapses, and the humans are wiped out by the spirits and Raava is diminished. She is now small enough to fit in a tea kettle. (Shades of Calcifer in Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle.)
"See you at the end of the world," Vaatu gloats.
They travel to one of the spirit portals. It's time for the harmonic convergence.
Vaatu has grown great. He says no human can defeat him.
"I'm not a regular human anymore," Wan says.
Wan does battle with him, but is beaten back.
He tells Raava that they must combine their powers.
Their battle with Vaatu evokes Aang's flying, fiery showdown with the Fire Lord in the first series.
The harmonic convergence starts–we see planets lining up.
Wan seems to draw energy from the spirit portal–and goes into what appears to be the first Avatar state.
"We are bonded forever," Raava says.
Using all the elements and all his skills, Wan imprisons Vaatu and blocks the portal so no human can go into the spirit world.
"I will be the bridge between our two worlds," Wan says. He says he will use Raava's power to bring peace.
The Lion Turtles say that their time is over.
We flash forward–Wan is dying, perhaps after a battle. There are arrows all around. He tells Raava that he's sorry–there wasn't enough time. She says that they will be together for all of his lifetimes and they will never give up.
Wan exhales his spirit–and we hear a baby cry. Death and rebirth.
Korra wakes up.
"My name is Korra–I'm the Avatar," she says.
The healer shows that they've been raising a herd of Air Bison. She tells Korra that there's no telling how long she's been out. She says that there's not much time–the harmonic convergence is only weeks away.
"I have to close the spirit portal before that happens," Korra says.
She rides away from the island on an Air Bison.
What did you think of this episode? Leave your thoughts in the comments.


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Most of my current work is high fired (2300 degrees) in an atmospheric soda kiln. I specifically enjoy making teapots, yunomi, and chawan.
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