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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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I have been using the term Catholepistemiad to refer to UM for some time.

Catholepistemiad is the name that was given to the University when it was first established in 1817. It is an archaic and irrelevant reference.

I use it because I feel it is appropriate for a school that refers to itself as the winningest program in college football history. A reference based on archaic and irrelevant victories.

("University of Michigania" expresses the same sentiment for anyone who wants to join in but not struggle with the spelling of a term which was made up by the school's founder.)

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Judge Augustus Woodward - founder of the University of Michigania.
 
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jthorp24;1509349; said:
Again, the same will be said 60 years from now (or how many ever years you want to use).

I will use a rating system draw comparisons.

If the 1901 Michigan football team was a 70 and they played teams that were 60's and 70's. they played teams of equal and similar levels to themselves at the times.

If the 2008 Ohio State team was a 110 and they played teams that 100's and 110's they played teams of equal and similar levels to themselves.

Retrospectively the teams had less talent then, but keep in mind every team did!

Finally not to mention how far off topic you guys all got. I think we can all admit we are fans of superior programs (so don't talk about the competition being less). I was referring to our head to head series with OSU, not anything else. We lead the all time series, don't neglect our wins.
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You are somewhat on the dense side aren't you? Maybe after your ban is over with, you can reply to this.

Your rating system is idiotic since it implies relativity. I think the following may be more appropriate assuming that you are old enough to remember,as it tries to illustrate what other's have mentioned numerous times, in different ways...it is about relativity.

In 1992, thanks to a ruling change, the USA was able to assemble a basketball Dream Team for the Olympics that included professionals. No other country could put together a team like that and the USA easily won the gold medal. Relative to the USA, no other country could come close to competing.

USA also won the gold medal in the 1996 Olympics and the 2000 Olympics. But a funny thing was happening. Other countries were quickly closing the gap and the USA wasn't nearly as dominating. Then in the 2004 Olympics, the USA did not win the gold medal.

In a short span of 12 years, the international community had closed the Grand Canyonesque gulf that had existed between the USA and other country's national teams in terms of basketball.

So you see, in 1901 your leather helmet vulvarines weren't playing teams that were of the same rating (using your scale) just like in 1992 the USA basketball team wasn't playing teams on par with them. Now I am a little on the weird side, but the USA's gold medal in the most recent Olympics was to me (as a fan and an American) significantly more satisfying than the one in 1992. Assuming I am still around in 40 years and have grandchildren who give a damn about sports and will discuss sports with me, while I would still count the gold medal in 1992 I would also point out what I illustrated above. In short, I would discuss the situation pre-2004 Olympics and post-2004 Olympics.
 
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Oh8ch;1509992; said:
I have been using the term Catholepistemiad to refer to UM for some time.

Catholepistemiad is the name that was given to the University when it was first established in 1817. It is an archaic and irrelevant reference.

I use it because I feel it is appropriate for a school that refers to itself as the winningest program in college football history. A reference based on archaic and irrelevant victories.

("University of Michigania" expresses the same sentiment for anyone who wants to join in but not struggle with the spelling of a term which was made up by the school's founder.)

woodward.jpg


Judge Augustus Woodward - founder of the University of Michigania.
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An interesting bit of history there. I had wondered what you were referring to, and had vaguely assumed that it was some Greek mythological reference to hubris, or something along those lines.
 
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buckiprof;1511471; said:
You are somewhat on the dense side aren't you? Maybe after your ban is over with, you can reply to this.

Your rating system is idiotic since it implies relativity. I think the following may be more appropriate assuming that you are old enough to remember,as it tries to illustrate what other's have mentioned numerous times, in different ways...it is about relativity.

In 1992, thanks to a ruling change, the USA was able to assemble a basketball Dream Team for the Olympics that included professionals. No other country could put together a team like that and the USA easily won the gold medal. Relative to the USA, no other country could come close to competing.

USA also won the gold medal in the 1996 Olympics and the 2000 Olympics. But a funny thing was happening. Other countries were quickly closing the gap and the USA wasn't nearly as dominating. Then in the 2004 Olympics, the USA did not win the gold medal.

In a short span of 12 years, the international community had closed the Grand Canyonesque gulf that had existed between the USA and other country's national teams in terms of basketball.

So you see, in 1901 your leather helmet vulvarines weren't playing teams that were of the same rating (using your scale) just like in 1992 the USA basketball team wasn't playing teams on par with them. Now I am a little on the weird side, but the USA's gold medal in the most recent Olympics was to me (as a fan and an American) significantly more satisfying than the one in 1992. Assuming I am still around in 40 years and have grandchildren who give a damn about sports and will discuss sports with me, while I would still count the gold medal in 1992 I would also point out what I illustrated above. In short, I would discuss the situation pre-2004 Olympics and post-2004 Olympics.
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The post WWII decline is due to dumb luck, not to be confused with the pre war magic.
 
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DaddyBigBucks;1511830; said:
Just to be clear, did you point back to the above post as an example of what it means to be "on topic" in this thread? I hope so. Those posts by NFBuck are the most common posts in the thread.
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To be very clear, NFBuck's post nails the core issue of the thread.
 
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I'm starting to think Rich Rod gets a bad rep...his wife is a beatiful woman who resembles Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. His failed hair plug experiment shouldn't be exploited, and his use of 40 scholarships on the slot position is overblown.

He makes me nervous. Even though he sucked in the Big East until Miami, Va Tech, and BC left the conference, his style fits the Big 10 perfectly because we don't know how to defend the spread. I'm conceding to Michigan.....we're screwed......

THAT'S ALL.
 
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billmac91;1511903; said:
I'm starting to think Rich Rod gets a bad rep...his wife is a beatiful woman who resembles Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. His failed hair plug experiment shouldn't be exploited, and his use of 40 scholarships on the slot position is overblown.

He makes me nervous. Even though he sucked in the Big East until Miami, Va Tech, and BC left the conference, his style fits the Big 10 perfectly because we don't know how to defend the spread. I'm conceding to Michigan.....we're screwed......

THAT'S ALL.
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And some TSUN posters think their time here is unproductive.
 
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