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Champions, relegation, best signing, top four, flop, golden boot and first manager to be sacked are all topics for prophecy.
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Alex Rea – Tottenham
Two years running they've been the nearly men but this is the year it will come together. Mauricio Pochettino has built a fine squad which undoubtedly plays the best and most effective football in the league. Much depends on their ability to win at Wembley but they've not needed to buy because they are already built to win the league.
James Piercy – Chelsea
Along with Tottenham, Antonio Conte's side have a settled squad and first XI plus a defined playing style with the best defence in the country. Unless Alvaro Morata is a catastrophic flop and/or the Champions League campaign causes too many injuries, the Blues are a known quantity who remain the strongest in the land.
Brendon Netto – Manchester United
Given their last few league campaigns, it feels unnatural to tip United to be champions, especially on the back of a sixth place finish. Looking at it objectively though, they're the team with the least question marks and Mourinho tends to be spot on in his second seasons.
Chris Bailey – Manchester City
Chelsea surged to the title without having mid-week commitments in 2016/17, but last season's top six now all have Europe to plan for. No team is better equipped with both the quality and depth to fight on both fronts after a huge summer splurge – though central defence remains a concern.
Matt Monaghan – Manchester City
Their attack is utterly frightening, while Pep Guardiola's pedigree means he will get it right second time around. Watch Gabriel Jesus blossom and emerge as one of the Premier League's finest players.
Denzil Pinto – Manchester City
Pep Guardiola was given a reality check on how difficult the Premier League can be last season, and having addressed his defence by splashing the cash, while also having an array of match-winners, it's hard to look past Manchester City.
Alex Broun – Manchester United
Jose Mourinho has bought well and has a big tall brutal squad at his disposal, similar to his Chelsea squad of 2014/15 including Nemanja Matic. It won't be pretty, United will bludgeon teams into submission with a win at all costs mentality, but they will win – maybe by a little, maybe by a lot.
Matt Jones – Manchester City
It's hard to see Pep getting it as wrong as he did last season. This season will prove once and for all whether he's a great manager or whether he's just had great sides and inferior opponents.
Stuart Appleby – Manchester United
The time has come for the Red Devils to lift their first Premier League crown since 2013. After all, Jose Mourinho has never failed to win the domestic title in his second season at all of his previous clubs.
Alam Khan – Manchester City
After missing out on a major trophy last season, Pep Guardiola simply cannot afford failure. There can be no excuses and no near-misses. Having targeted specific players to strengthen his side and suit their playing style, City have all the attributes to be top dogs.
Alex Rea – Swansea, Burnley, Brighton
Swansea and Burnley were both lucky to survive last season and haven't done enough in the summer to suggest they will drastically improve. Chris Hughton has an outstanding record as a Championship manager but that's not translated into the Premier League and Brighton will suffer as a result.
James Piercy – Burnley, Brighton, Stoke
One promoted team will almost certainly go down – the odds and statistics are too far against them and whereas Huddersfield have been aggressive in the market and added quality, Brighton look low on goals. Stoke are in freefall, were poor last season, have lost some key players and made few improvements. Burnley will need to replicate their home form of last year without their best defender.
Brendon Netto – Brighton, Burnley, Huddersfield
Huddersfield finished fifth last season and were the only team in the top 11 to have a negative goal difference (-2). They made it through the playoffs and splashed the cash but the influx of new players may do more harm than good. Meanwhile, Tom Heaton will have to be even more impressive if Burnley are to survive this season and Brighton have a horrific run-in that could seal their fate.
Chris Bailey – Huddersfield, Swansea, Burnley
Huddersfield's rise is a wonderful story, and will prove tougher than expected, but this is a season too soon for David Wagner's project. Gylfi Sigurdsson's departure will likely relegate Swansea. Burnley have only signed scraps over the summer and they are unlikely to repeat last season's imperious home record.
Matt Monaghan – Brighton, Burnley, Southampton
Brighton have not added sufficient quality to their squad, something Huddersfield Town can't be accused of. Burnley have a horror start to the season which they may not recover from, while Southampton's weak attack has not been strengthened.
Denzil Pinto – Huddersfield, Brighton, Swansea
The two promoted sides have been busy in the transfer window but will find life tough in the top-flight. For Swansea, Paul Clement did a fantastic job of keeping the Swans up last term but with star Gilfi Sigurdsson expected to leave, wins will be hard to come by.
Alex Broun – Watford, Huddersfield Town, Burnley
Marco Silva and Watford are not a good match. He will try to introduce a more attractive playing style which the Hornets simply don't have the players to execute. Burnley are a boring team playing boring, safety first football. As nice a fairytale as Huddersfield Town is they don't have the squad, or the smarts, to make it in the big league.
Matt Jones – Watford, Brighton, West Brom
How the Hornets survived last season, I'll never know. Troy Deeney can't carry them forever. One of the the new boys will be gone and I think Brighton are the weakest. West Brom were in free-fall after February and Tony Pulis' pragmatism is wearing thin with the fans.
Stuart Appleby – Southampton, Newcastle, Huddersfield
This is a season of change one too many for the Saints as they haven't sufficiently strengthened, severely lack firepower and have the distraction of the Virgil van Dijk saga hanging over them. The Newcastle board may pay a heavy price for not backing boss Rafael Benitez in the window. David Wagner's Huddersfield will cover more ground than most in the top flight but it's a lost cause as they lack the quality needed at both ends of the pitch.
Alam Khan – Swansea, Brighton, Huddersfield Town
Swansea were fortunate to get out of trouble last time around and should be prepare for another desperate fight. The expected sale of Gylfi Sigurdsson, inspirational and instrumental to their great escape, will be a decisive blow. Would be a great fairytale if Town could survive, and while the Terriers may win hearts with their efforts, their lack of depth and experience could hurt them. The same goes for Brighton. Strong in the Championship, but could find the top-flight a level too far.
Alex Rea – Dominic Solanke (Liverpool)
Chelsea's loss is Liverpool's gain, the 19-year-old has been phenomenal in pre-season and is the type of mobile target man the Reds have been crying out for.
James Piercy – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Everything about the Egyptian implies he's perfect for Klopp's fast-paced counter-attacking approach and, as pre-season has shown, should dove-tail perfectly with Sadio Mane. Will probably finish as Liverpool's top scorer.
Brendon Netto – Jermain Defoe (Bournemouth)
Jermain Defoe scored 15 goals in a struggling Sunderland side last season. At Bournemouth, he's bound to get better service and I expect him to enjoy a similarly prolific campaign. Despite being 34 and costing a fortune in wages, he should be an absolute bargain on a free transfer.
Chris Bailey – Nemanja Matic (Manchester United)
It has hardly been a summer for bargain signings and Matic will not set jaws dropping at Old Trafford. However, it is about what he can do for the players around him. If Paul Pogba, and to a lesser extent Ander Herrera, can be set free by the Serb's anchoring presence in midfield, Chelsea will be forever ruing the day they let a key player go to a title rival.
Matt Monaghan – Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City)
He cost a princely, record-breaking sum, but Mendy significantly improves a problem area for City. His combined tally of eight assists in Ligue 1 and Champions League last term points to his quality.
Denzil Pinto – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
His potential is there to see having scored 15 Serie A goals and 11 assists with Roma last term. He arrives with a big price tag but will cause problems for the Premier League defenders with his pace and eye in front of goal.
Alex Broun – Javier Hernandez (West Ham)
Many are already deriding the signing of the former Man Utd and Real Madrid star, but at the age of 29 Chicharito still has a few good years left in him, and at the bargain basement price of £16million it's not a bad buy at all in this era of insanely over-inflated prices.
Matt Jones – Jermain Defoe (Bournemouth)
Bagged 33 goals in the last two seasons in an awful Sunderland side. Imagine what he could do in a half decent one. Great signing, especially on a free.
Stuart Appleby – Sandro Ramirez (Everton)
In what has been a summer full of overpriced talent, the Toffees' £7million capture of the ex-Barcelona man was a real steal. Still only 22, he has a point to prove and has pace to burn. His strong work-rate should make him a real handful.
Alam Khan – Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal)
Getting anyone for free these days is impressive, but a top-class defender even more. Versatile and valiant, the former Schalke star could be a coup.
Alex Rea – Tottenham, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool
James Piercy – Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool
Brendon Netto – Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal
Chris Bailey – Manchester City, Tottenham, Manchester United, Arsenal
Matt Monaghan – Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool
Denzil Pinto – Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham
Alex Broun – Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea
Matt Jones – Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool
Stuart Appleby – Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal
Alam Khan – Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham
Alex Rea – Harry Kane (Tottenham)
James Piercy – Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United)
Brendon Netto – Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United)
Chris Bailey – Harry Kane (Tottenham)
Matt Monaghan – Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United)
Denzil Pinto – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Alex Broun – Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)
Matt Jones – Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United)
Stuart Appleby – Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United)
Alam Khan – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Alex Rea – Alvaro Morata (Chelsea)
Chris Bailey – Javier Hernandez (West Ham)
James Piercy – Wayne Rooney (Everton)
Brendon Netto – Tiemoue Bakayoko (Chelsea)
Matt Monaghan – Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Denzil Pinto – Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Alex Broun – Liverpool
Matt Jones – Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Stuart Appleby – Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal)
Alam Khan – Marko Arnautovic (West Ham)
Alex Rea – Chris Hughton (Brighton)
Chris Bailey – Slaven Bilic (West Ham)
James Piercy – Mark Hughes (Stoke)
Brendon Netto – Chris Hughton (Brighton)
Matt Monaghan – Rafael Benitez (Newcastle)
Denzil Pinto – Paul Clement (Swansea)
Alex Broun – Paul Clement (Swansea)
Matt Jones – Rafa Benitez (Newcastle)
Stuart Appleby – Frank de Boer (Crystal Palace)
Alam Khan – Slaven Bilic (West Ham)


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Easy, last-minute ideas for an amazing Lights On Afterschool!
Lights On Afterschool is just seven days away! While many programs are wrapping up their plans, some will only start planning this week. Luckily, we've got something for everyone over at our Last-Minute Ideas page. Use these ideas as the foundation of your event, or add an extra dimension to your celebration with another fun activity.
Looking for a few more easy ways to celebrate? We've got you covered:
- Celebrate health and wellness by planning a make-your-own-pizza, -snack, or -taco night, with fresh and flavorful fixings that kids can mix and match to make their own meals. Polish it off by offering blank recipe cards so kids can write down their favorite combinations, decorate the cards, and take them home.
- Bring art to your event with easy crafts and activities: Pinterest is full of instructions for tealight holders, galaxy and tornado jars, yarn pumpkins, dreamcatchers, and more.
- Connect with your local library and ask if a librarian or staff member can come down to your event for a library card sign-up station. Then, host a read-aloud and encourage students to practice their peer-to-peer reading skills. Staple together some blank booklets so kids can write their own stories!
- Plan a sidewalk parade around the block, showcasing student art, signs, and representations of all the activities you do in afterschool. Take pictures and tweet @ your reps with a message about why they should keep the #LightsOnAfterschool!
- Take students on a nature walk or a field trip to explore the changing seasons. Encourage students to observe their surroundings and record their observations by taking notes and sketching points of interest. (Interested in more outdoor STEM fun? Check out the PLUM LANDING Explore Outdoors toolkit!)
- Host a fall-friendly line or square dance party to get kids and parents moving at your event.
We've also got an activity so you can celebrate afterschool anywhere, with anyone: the "My Light's On Afterschool" challenge! To join the challenge, just recreate our Lights On logo, snap a photo, and share it on social media with a message of support for #LightsOnAfterschool and a challenge to your friends and followers to participate. Head over to the Facebook event page for full details — and be sure to use our Facebook frame!
learn more about: Afterschool Voices Health and Wellness STEM Lights On Afterschool
Make the most of media at your Lights On Afterschool event
With Lights On Afterschool only two weeks away, many programs and coordinators are busy finalizing the creative and fun celebrations that will take place across the country. But while many afterschool providers are experts at planning engaging activities for large groups, all Lights On Afterschool events can stand to benefit from something that they might be less comfortable with: engaging the media. While the task of contacting media and news outlets sounds daunting, taking the time to publicize your Lights On event can be easy and contribute to an even more successful event.
Why should I reach out to my local media outlets?
One benefit of publicizing your Lights On event is obvious: more people will hear about it! Parents, educators, and relevant community figures that consume local media sources will be made aware of your event, which in turn will help drive buzz and boost attendance.
Furthermore, media coverage bolsters the reputation of your event; creating the precedent of a well-documented promotional push will help with event-planning in years to come as you try to attract more community partners and attention. Lights On Afterschool is a great time to build relationships with influential voices in the community; local media definitely count! The connections you make this season can be pivotal players in future initiatives down the line.
learn more about: Afterschool Voices In The News Lights On Afterschool Social Media
Celebrate afterschool STEM during Lights On
Whether it's cooking up polymer-based jiggly jelly, writing computer code, or exploring urban ecology, we know that science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning thrives in afterschool! Afterschool STEM learning presents an incredible opportunity to help students learn, expose them to new ideas and concepts, and involve them in fun experiments and activities. Moreover, afterschool offers a chance to engage students from populations underrepresented in the STEM fields with material they may not otherwise have opportunities to explore.
With so many opportunities for creativity and customization and so many benefits to offer, how could we not include afterschool STEM as one of this year's Lights On Afterschool themes?
Programs across the country are gearing up with great ideas for 2017! Here are a few of our favorites:
- Movie night: Show a science fiction or comedy movie and coordinate experiments related to the theme of the film. Science Matters of Fort Collins, Colo. plans to show Flubber at their local movie theater and host table experiments after the show.
- Fall field trip: Take your students to a local farm to learn about the effect of changing seasons. Cougar Club After School in Centerview, Mon. will be visiting a local farm to learn about the life cycle of pumpkins and press apples into cider.
- Museum visit: Visit your science center or science museum for a hands-on learning experience. Kids Commons in Columbus, Ind. will offer free admission to their children's museum for families with kids in pre-K through 6th grade, with STEAM activities throughout the museum.
- Math crafts: Have kids use model kits or cardstock to create and decorate geometrical solids and shapes. Students at the YMCA of Hobart, Ind. will make and decorate dodecahedrons, icosahedrons, and rhombicuboctahedrons with pictures depicting what they like about afterschool, followed by a family game night.
- Build and tinker: Illustrate a lesson with a makerspace event. Students at High Desert Leapin' Lizards in Ridgecrest, Calif. will spend the month of October learning about the laws of motion and building cars from recycled materials, with a special celebration at the end of the month so parents join the fun.
Are you celebrating STEM at your Lights On Afterschool event? Share your plan on Twitter using #LightsOnAfterschool!
You can find more ideas and inspiration from past years by searching for "STEM" in the Events Ideas & Activities database.
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America's #HealthiestSchools: 3 ways to team up for Lights On Afterschool
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The 2017 America's #HealthiestSchools campaign is grounded in the shared belief that every child deserves a healthy school. Afterschool leaders are essential partners for healthy schools.
America After 3 PM tells us that 73 percent of families report that their child's afterschool program is located in a public school building. That is some serious overlap! As afterschool programs across the country prepare to celebrate Lights On Afterschool, this is the perfect time for school and afterschool to collaborate.
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Library partnerships help keep the Lights On Afterschool
All across America, afterschool programs love their libraries! According to a 2017 study of more than 350 afterschool programs, nearly three-quarters reported that they were working with their local public library in diverse ways, from literacy initiatives to book lending programs and STEM activities. Those informal learning relationships deserve to be featured, and that's why one of the major themes of this year's Lights On Afterschool is library partnerships!
As you write your invitations, be sure to invite staff from your local library to participate in your Lights On Afterschool event. Here are a few possibilities for featuring the library in your celebration:
- Reach out and ask the library if you can host your celebration there; libraries often serve as valuable community meeting places
- Encourage librarians to promote and attend your event
- Invite library staff to read to your students or work at an in-event library card sign-up booth as part of your event
If you're not already in partnership with a library, it can be difficult to imagine the full spectrum of benefits that close collaboration can produce. But just as afterschool isn't exclusively limited to child care, libraries aren't just places for books and study! One of our Lights On Afterschool partners, STAR_Net, is working to connect science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning opportunities with local public libraries. The results are impressive!
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Sharing your story during Lights On Afterschool
Lights On Afterschool is one of the best and brightest moments in the afterschool year, which makes it the perfect time to share the amazing work you're doing in your program every day! As you plan your Lights On event, it's a good idea to plan how you're going to share the news of the event before, during, and after the celebration. Taking the time to figure out how you want to use your event to tell the story of afterschool involves finding your narrative and connecting to your audience — and we have some tips to help.
What does it mean to tell the story of afterschool? For the Afterschool Alliance, it means that we work every day to:
- share the message that "Afterschool programs keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and help working families," and
- expand those opportunities to more kids across the nation.
With that as our cornerstone, we can begin to develop stories, share images, and produce videos that prove the positive impact that afterschool programs have on our kids — and make the case for more investment in the programs and practitioners that provide these benefits.
Think about the story that you want to tell during this Lights On Afterschool. Pick something specific to your program that you can highlight in your messaging and find ways to showcase it in your event!
learn more about: Lights On Afterschool
Take a tour of our Lights On Afterschool resources
Lights On Afterschool is just seven weeks away, and everyone seems busy and bristling with questions! Are you looking for event ideas? Not sure how to invite your elected officials to your celebration? Need a few tips on what to do after October 26?
Well, we're here to help! Whether this is your first Lights On Afterschool or you've been coordinating celebrations since 2000, we've got resources to make this year's celebration your biggest and best yet.
Need to make the case for a Lights On Afterschool event?
Especially for new programs or programs that haven't participated in Lights On Afterschool before, it can be difficult to explain to parents, media, and community members just what Lights On Afterschool is. If you need top-level points about why Lights on Afterschool is important and the value that hosting an event brings to your community and program, head over to the "Event Planning" overview.
This year, Lights On Afterschool will be an important tool for afterschool advocates when fighting to maintain funding. To learn about the policy and funding challenge afterschool is facing this year and the crucial role your event will play, check out our webinar, "Fight Budget Cuts using Lights On Afterschool."
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How to bring advocacy to your Lights On Afterschool event
With many of the nation's students back in school and afterschool, it is time to start thinking about planning a Light On Afterschool event for the month of October. Lights On Afterschool is an excellent opportunity to show policymakers and elected officials, as well as parents and community members, what takes place in your program when the lights are on – and conversely what learning opportunities students miss out on in communities where the lights are off afterschool.
Here are a few ways to get the word out in support of afterschool programs at your Lights On Afterschool event:
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Hello. Here are some spring practice items. Please read responsibly: these are impressions from a couple of practices, not even a whole spring session. The latter is notoriously unreliable; the former is even more so. Even if everything in here is the gospel truth the rest of spring and fall camp will change the picture considerably.
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Not a lot of intrigue: Wilton Speight is an unchallenged #1. John O'Korn is still a nose ahead of Brandon Peters for second-team snaps. Peters is flashing talent but is still behind the veterans with his command of the offense. He will offer a little dual threat if and when he ascends to the starting job. Speight's been up and down early.
Running back
Similar situation here: Chris Evans is the guy. He's added a little muscle—up to 212 at the latest—and has full command of the offense. He knows why he's doing the things he's doing, and occasionally makes spooky jukes based on his anticipation of the situation. Breakout year is likely.
Because it's running back Michigan will rotate a bunch. Various reports note that Ty Isaac is looking good and Kareem Walker is coming on, which continues a theme from Michigan's bowl practices. Higdon has been limited with a minor injury.
Kingston Davis's decision to transfer was his alone—Michigan was already at 85 before his departure—and is likely because he was fifth on the depth chart with more guys arriving this fall and it was fullback or nothing for him. This should be a very deep and good platoon.
Wide receiver & tight end
One of the biggest questions entering spring: who is the #1 receiver? Early returns are very encouraging about Donovan Peoples-Jones. Top five receivers are immediate impact guys about 33% of the time, and Peoples-Jones looks to be in that group. It took him just a few practices to establish himself. He's also got a minor injury and hasn't been in pads for a few days but that hasn't stopped the rumbles.
Kekoa Crawford lacks DPJ's explosiveness—as do most humans—and looks about like he did when he got on the field this year: very good blocker, big target, good routes. Strong belief he can be a quality #2 receiver this year, and an okay #1 if necessary.
With Grant Perry still being held out, Eddie McDoom is getting a long look in the slot and "doing McDoom things," which I interpret to mean breaking tackles on end-arounds. A surprise name is Nate Schoenle, a redshirt freshman walk-on from Ann Arbor. Schoenle has good size—listed at 6'2" on the roster—for a slot and when he committed his coach thought he had a shot:
"Nate's a late bloomer but his upside is pretty steep, so they're getting a pretty good preferred walk-on candidate," said Gabriel Richard coach Mike Girskis. "He's got fantastic speed, decent size and he's working really hard in the weight room. His potential is exceptionally high from what I can see; I think he's going to start as a project and wind up a steal."
Girskis has called Schoenle the best receiver Gabriel Richard has had, citing his 40-yard dash time of below 4.5 as proof of his ability to excel at the college level. He also said his high academic scores are evidence of his capabilities as a quick learner.
Those academic scores were enough to get him pre-admitted to Ross. He's making the most of his opportunity. Slot is a place where 'Bama's running out Oregon State and BGSU transfers, so Schoenle's in the right spot to make an impact as a walk-on. There's one report that's not sure who #29 is; a dollar says it's Schoenle.
Folks who have been intermittently available include Drake Harris and Moe Ways. Tarik Black has also sat out some; when he's in he's a tough cover with his size and physicality. He's a contested-ball guy at worst with some long speed upside.
At tight end (or maybe wide receiver), Zach Gentry has been making a ton of catches early with the second unit. Nate Eubanks is getting a significant amount of run, some problem with drops. With Asiasi gone, TJ Wheatley is getting first team reps—Bunting's been held out some. Wheatley looks like a terrific receiver but his blocking remains a work in progress.
Offensive line
Ruiz is key
As always, difficult for sideline observers to discern much about the most complicated spot on the field but one thing seems clear: Mason Cole is going to move back outside. Michigan is running Patrick Kugler, Cesar Ruiz, and redshirt freshman walk-on Andrew Vastardis at center, and while Cole has probably taken some reps there all the reports I have talk about him on the outside with various mentions of the other three guys at center.
Kugler is leading right now but the Ruiz hype is real. Like Mike Onwenu he's shed a significant amount of weight and is still stunningly large for an underclassman: he's at 320, down from 340, and people expect him to push his way into the starting lineup sooner or later.
Onwenu, meanwhile looks the part, "bullying" various folks lined across from him. You can mark his name down in pencil as a starter.
Right tackle is currently Juwann Bushell-Beatty, with Bredeson sticking inside at guard. I assume they'll look at Bredeson on the outside if they think Ruiz and Kugler can play together; this is not based on any practice reports but rather your author's charting of last year's OL.
OL numbers are currently very low with a couple of guys not in pads, with a significant number of walk-ons on the second unit. Michigan of course tried to recruit a bazillion OL last year, and until the rest of the folks arrive in fall it's going to be patchwork.
First Look: 2017 Offense
[Bryan Fuller]
- TE Jake Butt. Mackey win might have been a career award but it was warranted in that context. Sure handed, huge catching radius threat. Blocking indifferent. Butt will be missed by more than last name aficionados. 69% catch rate is nuts. He's off to the second round of the draft unless people are spooked by a bowl-game ACL tear.
- WR Amara Darboh. Delivered on Jim Harbaugh's assertions that he was Michigan's best receiver with an All Big Ten year. Still left you wanting a bit more, though, as he had multiple opportunities to bail Wilton Speight out of iffy throws and took few of them during Michigan's unfortunate finish.
- RT Erik Magnuson. Quiet, steady performer at tackle. Was never a star and I'm a little dubious of people projecting him on day two in the draft, but if Michigan had five Erik Magnusons the year ends very differently. Alas.
- WR Jehu Chesson. Never recaptured his stellar late 2015 form as a senior. Still moderately productive, but only that. Speed did not translate into downfield production, or even many targets. Those went to Darboh, with iffy success.
- RB De'Veon Smith. Workhorse back had solid season. Detractors will point to middling YPC (4.7) relative to the rest of the platoon; this is unfair since Smith got all the short yardage work and was often making yards on his own just to get to that number. Pass protection dipped in senior year.
- LT Ben Braden. Pressed into service at left tackle after Grant Newsome's injury, where he was neither as bad as expected nor actually good. Reduced his tendency to lean on guys as his career went on but never fully excised that from his game. Draft chatter minimal, understandably.
- RG Kyle Kalis. Promising start to senior season submarined by a recurrence of mental errors and then just straight up getting crushed by top-level interior pass rushers. Extravagantly whipped by Jaleel Johnson, Nick Bosa, and DeMarcus Walker in Michigan's losses. I will never say "it can't get worse" in reference to a Michigan offensive line again, but Kalis seems eminently replaceable.
- RB/QB Jabrill Peppers. Offensive output was minimal after wildcat QB business was diagnosed. Effective decoy mostly.
- QB Shane Morris. Never found playing time and is taking a grad transfer.
- OL David Dawson. Announced a grad transfer even before spring practice, further emphasizing how thin Michigan was on the OL this year: either he or the coaches didn't think he had any shot at a job this fall.
- OL Mason Cole. Move to center went relatively well, though I was less into him than PFF was. Had difficulty moving large nose tackle types and didn't get to do much operating in space, oddly. Pass protection was very good once he was removed from edge types, and I might be expecting to much. He had an NFL decision to make at a spot that usually doesn't see a ton of guys go.
- QB Wilton Speight. Debut season was solid statistically: 7.7 YPA, 62% completions, 18-7 TD-INT, third in the Big Ten in passer rating, 29th passing O in S&P+. Michigan's sack rate allowed was pretty good (27th) largely because of Speight's excellent pocket presence. Late wobbles leave the door open a crack for Brandon Peters.
- The rest of the running back platoon. Chris Evans will headline after the bowl game touchdown; Ty Isaac and Karan Higdon also had their moments. Evans is a jittery speedster who promises to hit the home runs Smith could not. Higdon will probably pick up most of the mooseback work since he's a low-to-the-ground guy who runs behinds his pads, as they say. Isaac's never had it click, really, but played well in relatively limited opportunities last year.
- OL Ben Bredeson. Flat out bad most of the year, because he was a true freshman. Should get a lot better, whether it's at guard or tackle. Honestly we should just forget about this season entirely when it comes to projecting him down the road.
- FBs Henry Poggi and Khalid Hill. FB duo was quite a dichotomy. Hill led the team in touchdowns and paved various players on spectacular edge two-for-one blocks while catching 89% of the balls that came his way. Poggi was not the threat as a receiver or runner and was substantially below average as a blocker. Despite this the two FBs split time about down the middle.
- Kaiju. Devin Asiasi and Tyrone Wheatley Jr were mostly blockers. Both were up and down, as freshmen tend to be, flashing A+ power while occasionally falling off dudes. They were not targeted often but made the most of their opportunities. With Butt's absence Michigan will rely more heavily on both; the potential for a Leap from one or both entices.
- TE Ian Bunting. Looked like Butt 2.0 on a slick seam catch in the bowl game, and also looked like Butt 2.0 when he gave up a comically easy sack a few plays later. Previous bullet makes his role in the offense somewhat in question
- (Probably) WR Grant Perry. Legal troubles probably get pled down to misdemeanors and allow him to stay on the team. Slippery slot receiver will have a role if still around.
- RB Drake Johnson. Star-crossed running back lost last season to a forklift accident and will apply for a sixth year. Fast straight-line runner who will find a role.
- OL Juwann Bushell-Beatty. Temporarily the LT after Newsome left. Displaced after struggling mightily.
Bredeson is a returning starter, sort of[Fuller]
Basically the whole offensive line. For purposes of this bullet we're pretending freshman Ben Bredeson and not freshman Ben Bredeson are different people, because we need that to be the case. Michigan needs to replace three starters and get a transformation from the aforementioned; this is a lot of turnover. Mike Onwenu is penciled in at right guard and unlikely to be dislodged by anything short of a supernova; Bredeson will start somewhere. Cole exists. The other two spots are anyone's guess.
Ditto the receivers. Michigan got some good blocking, one bad drop, and one badass catch from Kekoa Crawford this year; Eddie McDoom took a bunch of jet sweeps and had one nice slant catch; Drake Harris was targeted deep several times, all of those incompletions except for one sweet catch invalidated by an unnecessary offensive pass interference call. That is the sum total of returning experience for the WR corps.
Tight ends in a post-Butt world. Ton of potential at the spot; probably fine; need to see that potential develop.
Probably Wilton Speight. Speight's 2016 did not have the clear takeoff narrative that Jake Rudock did. He was great for a couple games early, then bad, then indifferent, then awesome after the bye week until he turned into a pumpkin a third of the way through Iowa. He was terrific against Ohio State despite an injury that seemed to prevent him from throwing it downfield whatsoever... except for two turnovers 100% on him that lost the game. He gets an incomplete for the Orange Bowl since every time he dropped back he was beset by hounds instantly.
It would be much easier to draw an upward arrow if he'd packed the bad stuff in early and then got a lot better; unfortunately that is not the case. I'm still a Speight optimist for three reasons:
- Harbaugh. This should be self-explanatory but if you need a refresher here's the QB season preview.
- Speight seems to have the hardest thing down: pocket presence. His ability to turn garbage into first downs is exceptional for a guy his size.
- His good periods came after an opportunity to take a breather and focus on the things Harbaugh was coaching him to do. Speight was hot at the beginning of the season, after the bye, and after he missed the Indiana game. As we go along here he should be more that guy than the one who forgot and reverted to high school/Borges stuff when the heat got turned up.
Also, redshirt sophomores generally get better. It's not a big step from where he's currently at to an All Big Ten type season.
The three to five horsemen. I really like Chris Evans and Karan Higdon, and with Johnson, Isaac, Kareem Walker, and O'Maury Samuels also available this looks set to be a very deep and good running back crew. It may lack the out and out star that Najee Harris would have provided; I'm not stressing about the ballcarriers not getting what they should. All three returners graded significantly positively on PFF (relative to workload).
Blocky/catchy blocking. If one or both Kaiju takes a Williams-esque step forward and Hill gets most of the fullback work, Michigan's ability to generate yards off tackle will take a big step forward. Butt was an excellent player overall; he was average-at-best as a blocker.
Newsome's injury recover is critical [Bill Rapai]
Tackle. Hoke's OL recruiting was, in a word, disastrous. Michigan enters 2017 with exactly one Hoke-recruited OT: Bushell-Beatty. That means Michigan will have to do two of the following:
- Get Grant Newsome back from a terrifying injury that kept him in the hospital for over a month. (FWIW, there's been some chatter that Newsome's injury doesn't have an unusually lengthy prognosis despite the hospital stay.)
- Move Mason Cole back to the tackle spot he couldn't pass protect at.
- Move Ben Bredeson out to tackle, where he might have the same issues Cole does.
- Start Bushell-Beatty, who got beat up by Rutgers last year.
- Start Nolan Ulizio, a low-rated redshirt sophomore.
- Start a true freshman.
Two of those options might work out really well. But probably not.
[Patrick Barron]
The guys on the end of Speight passes. Young receivers are usually bad. Of late, however, you're seeing a couple guys a year break through as true freshmen. Michigan has a couple of candidates in the 2017 class. Both Tarik Black and Donovan Peoples-Jones enrolled early, and both seem like sharp guys who will pick up the offense quickly. Add those guys to the McDoom/Crawford/Johnson troika that the coaching staff is high on and Drake Harris and it's not too hard to see Michigan being at least as good as they were this year.
Or they could be first-and-second year guys and run into each other on the regular. Ask again later.
Meanwhile, Michigan has a solid candidate to do Butt stuff in Ian Bunting. Still a difficult ask for anyone to live up to Butt's ability to reel in anything in his area.
The interior OL. At guard, a dropoff is unlikely from a true freshman and a guy who ended up –12 on the season per PFF. Michigan needs to do much more than tread water, though. Mike Onwenu is a unique prospect at one spot, and Bredeson will either be a lot better... or playing tackle, and then the other guard spot is a series of question marks. Cole stabilizes; whether or not these guys are any good is still very much an open question.
The Pep effect. Is Pep Hamilton an upgrade on Jedd Fisch? Does it even matter when Harbaugh's running things?
Another mediocre season is in the offing unless Michigan gets a Christmas miracle an the offensive line that will probably feature one upperclassman and is 50/50 to sport another true freshman. That is a tough hill to climb for anyone. The skill positions should be good but are likely a year away from being able to offer win-games-on-our-own help—again Michigan is all but devoid of upperclassmen.
A projected Speight uptick is the main reason for optimism; it's asking a lot of him to be Andrew Luck in an environment where he's going to be running away an awful lot.
The good news is good news about 2018, when Michigan loses only a few projected contributors: Mason Cole, the fullbacks, Drake Johnson, and Ty Isaac. Whatever they find this year will enter 2018 just about unscathed.
Pre-Orange Bowl Player Availability 12-20-16
[Eric Upchurch]
Mason Cole
Obviously we saw a big leap in the running game last year against Florida. Is there something where having more time as an offensive line really helps you fix mistakes or figure out some stuff?
"Yeah, I think late in the season you forget those fundamentals you focus on so much in camp. You're focused more on gameplan and stuff, so this is a good time to get back to fundamentals, get back to working on double teams, working on pass protection. Just get back to fundamentals and really clean those up. I think that's what made last year go so well and hopefully this year, too."
For you going forward, do you want to stay at center or are you entertaining other moves?
"Yeah, I'd like to stay at center but whatever has to happen has to happen."
Have you guys not had those conversations yet?
"No, no, not yet. Just right now it's all Florida State stuff, so just focused on that."
Have you made any progress on your NFL decision? Talked to anyone or had any extra evaluation?
"No, not yet. Just trying to gather all the information out there. Just gather as much information to make a good decision with Coach Harbaugh and the coaching staff and everyone. Just the more information you have, the better."
If someone said a round attached to your name, where would you want to be to make the decision that you're going to go?
"I don't know if there is an exact round. Like I said, just talking with Coach Harbaugh and Coach Drevno and hearing their opinions and just trying to gather as much information as possible so I can make an informed decision."
Are you on pace to graduate this spring?
"No, no, no. I graduate next December."
[After THE JUMP: Kenny Allen, Mike McCray, and Matt Godin]
Pre-Orange Bowl Presser: Players, Part 1
[Bryan Fuller]
Jake Butt and Mason Cole
Jake, talk about how it's your last game coming up and what do you know about Florida State and that matchup?
"Yeah, first on Florida State, we've gotten the chance—they play a lot of night games down there in the south to stay out of the heat a little bit, so after some of our noon games I got watch them play Clemson and Ole Miss. Just kind of flipped it on, so, I mean, we haven't studied them yet. That'll happen here in the upcoming weeks. We do know they're a very good team and they're gonna be hungry for that win. With it being the last game, gotta lay it all out there."
Mason, what are your thoughts on playing the Seminoles? Being a Florida guy, you've been familiar with them a long time.
"Yeah, just really excited to play another Florida team. We beat Florida, we beat UCF, and hopefully we beat Florida State. Just exciting to go down to Florida and play a really good team. Excited to play in front of family and friends. It's gonna be two great programs going against each other."
Did you guys get together and watch the selection show today? What was the general [feeling]? Were you disappointed? Were you excited? Can you take us through the emotions from this afternoon?
JB: "This was our first weekend off in a while, so I know most guys were home. We didn't have a watch party or anything. I'd say it's mixed emotions because you set out goals at the beginning of the year and obviously one of those was to be in the playoff, but we weren't and really we can't blame it on anyone but ourselves. We left our fate in the hands of other teams and we understand that. That being said, we're excited about this game. It's a big game, great opportunity for us to compete against a really good team. We're really excited to play in this game."
MC: "Yeah, same thing. We had an opportunity at the end of the year to be in that playoff, but they put us in a great bowl with a great opportunity to go play a really good team. We're just excited for that now."
[After THE JUMP: how Butt will look back on this year a decade from now and which way Cole's leaning re: turning pro]
Unverified Voracity Actually Isn't A Bloodbath
really should have used this for the bowl game post
That is a large spread. Michigan is favored by 6.5 against FSU. S&P+ has Michigan by 11.8 and with a 75% shot at victory. Other lines that are already up: Wisconsin –7.5 against WMU and PSU +7 against USC.
S&P+ lines for other Big Ten games:
- OSU-Clemson: OSU by 4.9.
- Wisconsin-WMU: Wisconsin by 8.
- Iowa-Florida: Iowa(!) by 4.6.
- USC-PSU: USC by 3.4.
- Nebraska-Tennessee: Nebraska by 1.1.
- Utah-Indiana: Utah by 1.9.
- Pitt-NW: Pitt by 5.1
- Washington State-Minnesota: WSU by 0.5.
- Maryland-BC: Maryland by 0.1.
- Michigan State-Dignity: Dignity by 35.
I thought a sure consequence of four Big Ten teams getting pulled up into NY6 bowls would be the rest of the conference getting set on fire, but S&P+—which was 56% against the spread this year—thinks almost everything is a tossup at worst. I did not know that the Big Ten would lose the Citrus (which is LSU-Louisville, yes please) if they got the Orange, but they rather sensibly do.
Good to see that the bowl revamp has added flexibility and created a bunch of good matchups.
Cole also plans to return. As of yesterday:
Center Mason Cole, speaking to reporters Sunday evening, suggested that he will return, though the junior was hesitant to commit to anything.
"Not right now," Cole said of thinking about the NFL. "I'm focused on this next game and getting the win. I'll take a look at everything, but as it stands now, I'm definitely leaning towards coming back."
Chris Wormley volunteered a return for Maurice Hurst as well. Both guys will be critical starters on next year's team should they follow through on those statements. (Hurst had previously said he'd be back.)
So we've got that going for us, part zillion. Per PFF Michigan is the best team left out of the playoff and one of the top four overall:
All four of the teams that will be in this year's playoff rank in the top five of PFF's cumulative grades for 2016. Alabama ranks first, Washington second, Ohio State fourth and Clemson fifth.
The No. 3 team in the country? The Michigan Wolverines. ...
In particular, when looking at a team that could match up best with top-seeded Alabama, the Wolverines appear to be one of the best candidates. They rank third in PFF's run-defense grades, second in pass-rush and 12th in coverage – giving them a defense that could go toe-to-toe with Alabama's and perhaps put enough pressure on Crimson Tide's freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts (more on him in a bit) to spark an upset.
They seem to think that Clemson should be favored over OSU, with two bullets talking up Deshaun Watson and talking down OSU's pass protection. We've got that going for us, too.
Peppers stock. Also in PFF things, Jabrill Peppers took a tumble in their latest mock draft:
When targeted in coverage this season, he has yielded receptions on 20 of 26 targets and does not have a single pass defended when he is the primary defender (his lone interception against Ohio State was a case of him being in the right place at the right time off a pass tipped in front). He also lacks the size to consistently take on and shed blocks going forward, as the majority of his impact plays this year have come when he has been unblocked.
PFF has always had him in the 10-15 range right next to Lewis and not a top 5 pick, so this isn't a huge tumble. I'm still confused by those pass completion numbers. Namely where any of them came from. I'm sure Peppers has been targeted more than the two times I remember, but 26? I don't know where that comes from.
On the postseason. I've been saying this for ten years and will say it until they destroy the dream by going to 8 teams: a 6-team playoff is the best one available most of the time. Six teams emphasizes the regular season since there are home games and byes up for grabs; it keeps the field sufficiently constricted so that make-weights are extremely unlikely.
This year, I assume that the committee made some changes to the rankings to give the appearance of deliberative thought when there was none. That makes the six-team playoff deeply weird:
1. Alabama vs 4. Washington / 5. Penn State
2. Clemson vs 3. OSU / 6. Michigan
Clemson jumped OSU, and that did not matter. PSU jumped Michigan, and that did not matter. The former was a meaningless admonishment to win your conference; the latter was a meaningless admonishment to win your conference. If Clemson or Washington did not win their title games I wonder if they would have had the cojones to put PSU in over a team with the same record who beat it 49-10.
Anyway, in a six-team world I bet a dollar the committee finagles it such that there is not an immediate rematch of M/OSU—or leaves a third Big Ten team out entirely.
This is bunk. There is an enormous Bloomberg article on officiating out there that I keep seeing, because it purports to show that there is a class of "protected blue bloods" that get favorable calls. Oddly, it leads with Florida State getting hosed against Clemson—which one is the blue blood?—and then hits their thesis statement:
"This is an incestuous situation," says Rhett Brymer, a business management professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He spent more than a year parsing almost 39,000 fouls called in games involving NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the 2012-2015 seasons. His research finds "ample evidence of biases among conference officials," including "conference officials showing partiality towards teams with the highest potential to generate revenue for their conference."
Refs are partial towards teams "with the highest potential to generate revenue." In other words, good teams. They throw fractionally fewer flags on those teams:
Brymer's data suggest something more insidious. Across the 3,000-odd regular-season and bowl games he studied, a bit less than half of the fouls called were what he terms "discretionary"—holding, pass interference, unsportsmanlike conduct, and personal fouls like roughing the passer. Refs were on average 10 percent less likely to throw discretionary flags on teams that enjoy both strong playoff prospects and winning traditions. Brymer calls these teams "protected flagships."
There is a less than insidious explanation: avoiding penalties is a skill. Flagship teams are more likely to have firebreathing truckzillas; Purdue is more likely to have a peasant wielding a pitchfork. In such situations the penalty scales are naturally out of balance; news that Purdue gets 14% fewer "discretionary" calls than OSU fails to move hte needle. That seems about right. This is immediately proposed by the NCAA's national coordinator for officiating and then largely ignored.
About 3/4ths of the way through the thing we get the big reveal:
While earning his Ph.D. at Texas A&M, he came to sympathize with Aggie fans who believed that all close calls favored the University of Texas. "I reached a breaking point," Brymer says. Weary of fans whining about refs without empirical evidence, he decided to see if he could find any. "At least I'm bringing myself peace," he says.
Yes, but think of all the bloggers you're forcing to write skeptical items in their link roundup pieces.
Prepare to be asked whether you went to Michigan. The Ringer's Kaite Baker got into Michigan football this year, which was fun until it wasn't.
Harbaugh isn't for everyone, but to me, he's like a combustible acquaintance: As long as you never get tooclose, you can sit back and just let the theatrics endlessly entertain you.
But it's possible I'm getting too close. The past few weeks have been a rougher ride, a mere glimpse into the tumultuousness of a typical college football season. Winning the national championship seems like an impossibility: Just getting the chance to try requires a constantly evolving team of near-children remaining close to perfect over the course of a 12- or 13-game season. (NFL teams, meanwhile, can barely squeak past .500 and still win Super Bowls.) Even in a post-BCS world, the scope and sprawl of FBS football means that it will forever be hostage to subjective decisions by conflicted parties.
Having been kicked in all available places, Baker is probably hooked. Welcome! Here is your pillow to scream into.
Maybe he is Mark Ingram except fast. Thomas Rawls blew up:
He carried 15 times for 106 yards (7.1 yards per carry) and two touchdowns as the offense exploded, scoring on eight of 11 possessions. In the first quarter, Rawls found a cutback lane and hurdled into the end zone for an 8-yard score. In the second, he showed his big-play ability by outrunning defenders for a 45-yard touchdown.
On the one hand, Fred Jackson recruited the guy. On the other, he got three carries as a junior and transferred. Mike Cox getting drafted and having a cup of coffee was one thing; Rawls turning into Marshawn Lynch 2.0 is quite another. He's the most successful Michigan NFL running back since at least Tim Biakabutuka and he'll pass the effective but constantly injured Biakabutuka in a year or two if he remains hale.
Etc.: Purdue has apparently hired WKU coach Jeff Brohm, which isn't the worst idea. Here's this Pat Forde article on how Jim Harbaugh fits right in there I forgot to link two weeks ago. ND Nation never stops winning even if the team does. Punt John Punt on the Wilson firing.
Upon Further Review 2016: Offense vs Indiana
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FORMATION NOTES: Ace trips tight bunch was the most relevant formation of the day.
Michigan invariably used two tight ends in the bunch.
Indiana's response to this was to have only six guys in the box with and OLB flared way out to the field. This is one of Michigan's favorite crack sweep formations; Michigan ran one crack sweep that got buried for a loss of five yards and repeatedly gashed IU up the middle.
Michigan also went with a lot of big formations; Indiana usually lined up with an even front, a SAM linebacker, and increasingly aggressive safeties. By the third quarter it was MSU out there:
This run performance was against a statistically good outfit in difficult conditions.
SUBSTITUTION NOTES: OL per usual. O'Korn the QB save one Pepcat snap; Peppers got two other plays on offense. Butt (57 snaps) and Darboh(54) got the most run amongst the skill position players, with Chesson (43) running third.
RB snaps were about half Smith, with Evans in second place; Higdon and Isaac got slightly less than ten each. Wheatley(30 snaps) was suddenly preferred over Asiasi(8) as the second TE. Bunting(11) actually came in third. Poggi got 28 FB snaps to Hill's 18; Hill did have another very bad pass pickup that might explain that.
Crawford, Perry, McDoom, Bushell-Beatty, and Harris all got a few snaps.
[After THE JUMP: De'Veon Smith and a buncha nothin'.]


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Check here every Friday for a new feature. Along with the help of the ESPN Research staff and my own noodling, we'll come up with five trends or statistics that will make you take notice.
Here's our first installment for Saturday's games:
During his time at Oklahoma, Bob Stoops has lost back-to-back games only three times.
The Sooners lost to Notre Dame and Texas in consecutive games in Stoops' first year in 1999. Oklahoma lost to Kansas State in the 2003 Big 12 championship game and to Louisiana State in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship. And the Sooners dropped the 2005 Orange Bowl for the national championship game against USC and their 2005 season opener against TCU.
With Oklahoma's loss to Florida in last season's BCS title game, Stoops will face a chance for consecutive losses again.
Coming off a loss, Stoops' teams are 20-3 (.870 winning percentage), including 11 straight wins. Stoops has never lost three-straight games in his 133-game coaching career with the Sooners.
The numbers seem to favor Texas winning its season opener Saturday night in Austin against Louisiana-Monroe
The Longhorns have won nine straight openers, dating back to a 1999 loss to North Carolina State. And Louisiana-Monroe has lost eight of its last nine openers. The War Hawks' only win in those openers was a 2006 triumph over Alcorn State.
Don't expect Georgia to be intimidated by the fans at Boone Pickens Stadium after the Bulldogs' previous road success.
Georgia is 30-4 in true road games under Mark Richt, including a 10-2 mark against ranked opponents.
Most impressively, the Bulldogs are 3-1 in true road games against teams ranked in the top 10 by the Associated Press.
Courtesy of the Oklahoman, Saturday will be only the sixth time in history when both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are ranked and both will be playing top 20 opponents. And in none of the five previous occasions did both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State both win on the same day.
The others times included:
Oct. 11, 2008: No. 5 Texas 45, No. 1 Oklahoma 35; No. 17 Oklahoma State 28, No. 3 Missouri 23
Nov. 6, 2004: No. 2 Oklahoma 42, No. 22 Texas A&M 35; No. 6 Texas 56, No. 19 Oklahoma State 35
Oct. 12, 1985: No. 2 Oklahoma 14, No. 17 Texas 7; No. 9 Nebraska 34, No. 5 Oklahoma State 24
Oct. 30, 1976: No. 19 Colorado 42, No. 13 Oklahoma 31; No. 16 Oklahoma State 20, No. 10 Missouri 19
Oct. 11, 1975: No. 2 Oklahoma 24, No. 5 Texas 17; No. 12 Missouri 41, No. 14 Oklahoma State 14
Northern Colorado will be battling some long historical odds when the Bears meet Kansas Saturday night.
Northern Colorado has not beaten a current FBS member since defeating Boise State in 1969. And Boise State was not a Division I program at that time.


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Heinz Linge worked with Adolf Hitler for a 10 year period from 1935 until the Fuhrer's death in the Berlin bunker in May 1945. He was one of the last to leave the bunker and was responsible for guarding the door while Hitler killed himself. During his years of service, Linge was responsible for all aspects of Hitler's household and was constantly by his side. He claims that only Eva Braun stood closer to Hitler over these years. Through a host of anecdotes and observations, Linge recounts the daily routine in Hitler's household; his eating habits, his foibles, his preferences, his sense of humour, and his private life with Eva Braun. In fact, Linge believed Hitler's closest companion was his dog, Blondi. After the war Linge said in an interview, "it was easier for him to sign a death warrant for an officer on the front than to swallow bad news about the health of his dog"
Linge also charts the changes in Hitler's character during the period of his service, and the latter's fading health from around 1942. During his last days, Hitler's right eye began to hurt intensely and Linge was responsible for administering cocaine drops to kill the pain. In a number of instances - such as with the Stauffenberg bomb plot of July 1944 - Linge gives an excellent eyewitness account of events. He also gives thumbnail profiles of the prominent members of Hitler's "court": Hess, Speer, Bormann, and Ribbentrop amongst them. Though Linge held an SS rank, he claims not to have been a Nazi Party member. His profile of Hitler is not blindly uncritical, but it is nonetheless affectionate. The Hitler that emerges is a multifaceted individual: unpredictable and demanding, but not of an otherwise unpleasant nature.
Hitler's psyche is a source of morbid fascination for many, and With Hitler to the End: The Memoirs of Hitler's Valet takes listeners right into the Nazi Fuhrer's household. Based on the recollections of Heinz Linge, Hitler's long-term valet, and narrated by talented voice performer Jim Frangione, this audiobook sheds light on aspects of the fascist dictator's lifestyle that could only be observed by an insider, from his eating habits to his sense of humor. Though Linge passed away in 1980, his memoir was only translated into English in 2009, finally giving English-speaking listeners a unique insight into the daily life of a monster.
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Insight into One of Hitler's Unrepentant Dullards
The story of your typical unrepentant Nazi...one who is a racist, babbling on about things he knows nothing about and holding himself up as a more important figure that he was. This guy was Hitler's valet, not a soldier, not a general and not a politician. He should just stick to telling his experience as a valet.
Performance was good, nothing to complain about.
This guy was in charge of making sure Hitler's underwear was folded correctly and that he had enough socks...I don't care to hear his rantings on how the War was managed by the Generals and Hitler and what he would have done better. I don't need to hear his racism. I don't need to or want to hear his Nazi propaganda. What's interesting to hear (and what I wish there was more of in this book) is his experience being intimately close to and the day to day interactions with Hitler from 1935 till the end in 1945.
The book does well about 2/3 of the time, when Linge is sticking to what he knows (service as a valet). The book is awful when Linge tries to lecture on things he knows nothing about - being a soldier, military tactics, military operations, when he tries to describe "coward" generals, when he praises the genius of and his thoughts on the infallibility of Hitler.
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Re: Citizenship swag 'like a lottery, ' MP says, April 30
Citizenship swag 'like a lottery, ' MP says, April 30
My MP, Adam Vaughan, and the No Fun Police have nailed it. Citizenship ceremonies certainly should be much more solemn, possibly even funeral-like given that participants are unable to show their culture, as he claims.
The last thing this country needs are new citizens excitedly participating in Canadian culture, especially since maple syrup is so scarce and Argos games so full.
The worst part is these giveaways aren't funded by the taxpayer or selected by parliamentary committee; they are corporate gifts upon which the recipient surely isn't taxed.
Mr. Vaughan's befuddling and blatantly partisan stance on this non-issue is so completely un-Canadian I ponder if he is of any relation to the Grinch who stole the holiday season.
I will happily buy a beer for any newly minted Canadian I run into at any Argos, Leafs or Raptors game in festive celebration.
Mark Dodd, Toronto
Possibly the swag is compensation for the fact that the Harperites now confer only second-class citizenship on immigrants under the oxymoronically named "Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act." Any one of these new citizens could be deported at the whim of the minister if found guilty of a crime anywhere in the world, even a trumped-up charge in some kangaroo court.
Citizenship in this once-wonderful country used to be privilege enough, and all Canadians were proud to possess it. Apparently even the government realizes that they've devalued it to such an extent that they must hand out trinkets to increase its cachet.
Patricia Wilmot, Toronto
I became a Canadian citizen in 1978. I received a citizenship certificate, New Testament and a handshake. Do we really need anything else? What happened to it being just a ceremony?
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They knocked on the door with a search warrant that Aldo's mother could barely see. They went directly to the room to take the computer where the lyrics of those songs that circulate throughout the country are stored. There was no way to make the police see that this man with long hair and tattoos all over his body is not a delinquent. Those in uniforms do not like hip hop and a hairy painted man is what, to them, most resembles a criminal. They didn't take into account that this one had been evoked by Juanes just a week ago in the Plaza of the Revolution when he mentioned the group Los Aldeanos. The news of the detention spread until the singer Silvio Rodriguez himself interceded for them to return the computer and to let him go home.
Aldo and Bian already have been isolated from almost everything, save this gift for music that the censorship has not managed to take from them. Some friends distributed printed sheets to denounce the exclusion of the popular duo and proposed that "these men be accepted as vital organs of the nation, it's a question of honor." But ours is a society admitted into intensive care with transplanted parts and a dialysis machine connected to the area where citizenship should be working. We live on an Island where they excise and amputate because a few diagnose that a member has gangrene when in reality it is, simply, different.
On having taken the musician and his computer -- which lacks ownership papers as the vast majority do in Cuba -- perhaps they were administering an injection of dread, the medication known to increase fear. But already it doesn't work like before. Now, the apprehension is transformed in songs, in blogs, on discs that circulate hand to hand, while the confiscations and arrests only make it go further.
Yoani's blog, Generation Y, can be read here in English translation.


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Baiocchi's Troutfitters Fly Fishing Guide Services
Jon Baiocchi leads private fly fishing trips, and group outings with Reno Fly Fishing Outfitters and Lance Gray & Company for all types of fly anglers, including kids on the spectacular waters of Northern California. Lake Davis, Frenchman's Reservoir, the Middle Fork Feather River, the Lower Yuba River, the Truckee area, the North Fork Yuba River, as well as their smaller tributaries are the main venues offered.
Our Location
Baiocchi's Troutfitter's seasonal home is conveniently located about 60 miles northwest of the Lake Tahoe/Reno area in the beautiful Northern Sierra Nevada at 5,000 feet elevation, near the quaint mountain town of Graeagle. You'll not only find excellent fly fishing in the area, but also numerous options for golfing, hiking, biking, wildlife viewing, and camping.
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Services & Rates – 2017
Baiocchi's Troutfitters will provide complete fly fishing instruction, all terminal tackle (flies, leaders, tippets, etc.) and boats when applicable. Knowledge of waters, hatches, flies to be fished, techniques and tactics included. Jon's philosophy is that it's his guest's day, and will fulfill their desires no matter what it may be.
Full day trips will entail eight hours of guided fly fishing by boat, personal watercraft, or walk/wade. We will meet onsite at a predetermined location and time. Half day trips will entail four hours of guided fly fishing by boat, personal watercraft, or walk/wade for the morning, mid-day or the evening rise. No matter what type of trip you book, if the fishings hot, we keep fishing! Catch and release angling and barbless hooks are strongly encouraged.
-All trips are limited to two anglers. Larger groups will require another guide that can be provided through Jon's extensive networking.
-Lunch, snacks, and drinks provided on full days. Snacks, and drinks provided on half days.
-Complete rods and reels are available for use if you do not have one.
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-Custom trips can be booked in advance for specific fly fishing techniques or areas of interest.
-Full day, 1 or 2 anglers, $400
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Reservations require a $150 deposit. Balance due upon completion of guide date. Upon receipt of deposit, you will receive a written or emailed confirmation. If notice of cancellation is received within 31 days prior to booking, 50% of deposit will be refunded. Subject to availability, the full deposit will be applied to a future date in the same calendar year. Cancellation within 30 days will result in forfeit of deposit. If I must cancel, a full refund will be given.
Planning Your Trip – Stuff to Bring
-California fishing license. A Steelhead Card is required for the Lower Yuba River. Purchase one online here.
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-Complete rod and reel, 5-7 weight for most waters, 2-3 weight rods for the North Fork Yuba, and creeks.
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