Jim Harbaugh vs. Urban Meyer isn’t another 10 Year War, sadly

Jim Harbaugh Urban Meyer

Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers parted ways last night, as expected; interestingly, he won exactly 49 games as their coach, including one NFC Championship. He’s now purportedly headed to Michigan, according to literally every report under the sun. He was… Continue Reading

CFB: The Wisconsin job is better than the Michigan job right now. Odd.

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When Gary Andersen left Wisconsin for Oregon State yesterday, one conventional narrative was that “Wisconsin had a coaching problem.” After all, Andersen had only been there two full years, and he was headed back to the more western part of our… Continue Reading

The key to the April Millsap case is her dog, Penny

Sad story: 14 year-old girl murdered about 45 minutes north of Detroit. A composite sketch has been released, though (of course, the sketch looks terrifying; you can view it on that link in the first sentence). Let’s start with the… Continue Reading

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Dakotah Quail-Dyer, Jessica Heeringa’s fiancee, seems to be cleared in her disappearance. But could it be a former boyfriend?

Jessica Heeringa disappeared a year ago Saturday from her job at an Exxon in Norton Shores, Michigan. This case has gotten a good share of national attention — and with it, a lot of different theories — but the basic… Continue Reading

Dave Trotter is a great American in many ways

One of the great things about America — maybe the greatest thing — is the flexibility, within some kind of reason, to do what you want with a career and a professional path. I’m always surprised when I shoot the shit with… Continue Reading

Is there a clear winner for best college marching band? And if so, is it Ohio State?

In college football this season, two teams that have been clustered near the top of the on-field rankings all year have also done some interesting things with their bands. Ohio State is the main one — they take a good deal… Continue Reading