The Blue Board

Tigers win again. 10th straight at home. With the Sox losing, pulls the Tigers to a half game back from them.

Looking forward to hearing the practice review from MSU/UM this week.

I had thought somebody posted Toussaint was practicing again. Guess I misread or missed some sarcasm.

Rawls will probably be sufficient for what UM needs, as would Smith. They're both 3rd down types, right? IMO, with Denard being the homerun threat, a power back would be an ample compliment.

How are the TE's progressing?

Beating the Yankees is always a good thing. Tigers seem to be back on a good groove again.

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I see a lot of home less dudes and ghetto kids sporting the block M. Of the four you listed Michigan is definitely the most popular college team in the hood.

You live in the hood?

MSU wins the race to have the dirtiest players according to other B10 players.

It doesn't really matter, but the thing I take away is that MSU fan boys who claim "Gholston was provoked" are ignorant.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Hoke's comments about Michigan "getting punched in the face" in last year's game and "getting their butts kicked" was meant to be a literal description as opposed to "sports talk." He isn't complaining, just describing the type of play.

Regardless, whether you agree with dirty play or not, you have to be ready for it. I get the sense the second year UM coaches will be more ready for it this year and prepare the team accordingly. I would shocked to see Gholston get away with another punch or head twist without Michigan literally punching back after that.

I'm going to preface this by saying that I DO NOT believe that Gholston twisting Denard's facemask was directly provoked whatsoever, and that it was terrible. This is not about that.

Hard to say whether this shows Gholston was provoked, when UM players themselves were involved in the voting. Because it is possible that two UM players voted for Gholston, it's hard to say that this proves/disproves anything at all.

And many people would be shocked to see Gholston try another punch or head twist. He re-focused his entire approach to the game after the UM incident last year, and national articles have been written that speak to this.

Note also that Molk received a vote. It is, therefore, within the realm of possibility that Molk provoked the incident. While I don't believe this to be the case at all, it is a possibility.

Did you gloss over this part?

"The overall results are a little disappointing because nearly half the group didn't offer a specific answer. While some players were hesitant, despite the anonymity of the poll, some honestly couldn't name a player or players they found to be overtly dirty."

A poll like this would be laughed out of court.

I think we can all agree this seems to "INDICATE" that MSU's defense plays dirty (and Gholston). There is nothing inherently wrong with that and there is nothing definitive about the poll.

But, it is unlikely that "two UM offensive players" voted four times for MSU's defensive players. I know that a Michigan writer helped with the poll, but the other poll about least liked coach did not include Dantonio and the blogger said most people just picked a rival's head coach. Which brings me to my second point as to why the 2 UM player thing is laughable. Hoke has made Ohio a priority. The players speak about the Ohio rivalry in different terms than the UM one. The OSU game had a lot of chippiness last year (and every year). If it was two UM players and if those guys didn't want to just answer the anonymous question straight-up, they would likely have targeted an Ohio player.

This poll is not fact, but it is more likely a sblurry picture of reality than it is to being WAY OFF or anything.

Some MSU fans are probably proud to win that way. OSU won big under Tressel and his famously players did a lot of ankle twists in piles, etc. Dantonio may have picked it up there. It is a smart idea by Dantonio. That is one way you level the playingt field with a more talented player.

So much for Dantonio being one of the least likable coaches.. Not even mentioned

The poll screams "butthurt"

"Illinois offensive line"
"Iowa's Offensive line"
"Anyone on Purdue"

Why wouldn't you want to play for Dantonio?