U of M thread (in the Lions Forum) :)

[SeattleLionsFan]

At this point I'm pretty much expecting rich rod will be fired at the end of the year. :(

[Mainevent]

You should have ended that sentence with a happy face.

[gjdodger]

Go here and see how many 3 star recruits teams like Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan State have. You'll be surprised. Oh, and don't forget to look at how Penn State is doing.

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...commit&sid=880

Your signature is probably inaccurate. From the archives at Monticello:

http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Government_big_enough_to_supply_you...%28Quotation%29

The intent is basically the same, though. As for Michigan's recruits, my comment was facetious and possibly incorrect. My argument is with Rodriguez' methods and deployment. On offense, I think he does stuff that worked in the Big East because Big East defenses are slower and dumber. You can't juggle the ball for a half-second in the Big Ten and not expect to get creamed by a linebacker who does a 4.7 40.

[Rocky Bleier]

The more I read about Jefferson, the more I realize how far away we are from what he espoused. The federal government has become a huge and unwieldly leviathan.

[gjdodger]

Of course! He was a Democrat!

[Rocky Bleier]

Democrats are for limited federal government? Democrats love big government! Jefferson was closer to a modern day Libertarian - states rights, small and weak federal government, individual freedom.

[Cody_Russell]

Fire Rich Rod, hire Harbaugh! ... It makes so much sense!
Rich Rod sucks.
Harbaugh is a michigan guy.
Would play traditional offense.
Had a top 5 recruiting class with Stanford.

[Rocky Bleier]

Had a top 5 recruiting class with Stanford.

Could you provide proof of that? I don't recall Stanford close to the top 5.

[SeattleLionsFan]

The bikini-model chick (Melanie Collins) at BTN posted a Twitter about Tate leaving. She said it was unverified, but posted it anyway. Not true. The Austin White rumor died a quick death. Both had solid blue helmets when BTN did their preview, so someone must have figured it would be fun to start some rumors.

I don't know that I would consider Austin White thier best rb since as far as I know he's not threatening the top four or five rbs this year.

And unfortunately rumors, which appear to be accurate, indicate Tate didn't do much during the offseason and he has been passed by Denard Robinson, at least, on the depth chart.

In any event both players are still on the team and Tate and his dad both vehemently deny transfer rumors.

NSFMF!

Austin White has left the team. It may not have been his decision, although all parties have been mum to this point.

[Rocky Bleier]

I've heard he got into some trouble - thus the wingless helmet - and didn't turn it around. Coaching staff decision. Even if true it seems a little harsh for a freshman.

[froot loops]

Does this mean Tate Forcier is going to have to wait a year to win his first Heisman?

[Rocky Bleier]

Of course! He was a Democrat!

He was a member of the Democratic-Republican party.

[froot loops]

People like to cherry pick quotes from Jefferson, but Hamilton's arguments won the day.

[Rocky Bleier]

That is unfortunately true, unless one prefers the bloated imperialist system of Hamilton's design.

[froot loops]

That's where one has to cherry pick Jefferson quotes. He talked a good game, but when it came right down to it his Lousiana Purchase was a much bigger imperialist stroke than anything Hamilton did. At least Hamilton would put his words and designs in print. Jefferson would write things, not print them, then 100 years later people would think he was some sage preaching limited government. The guy was mainly a sideline sitter piling up debt at Monticello.