Eleven Warriors

So we discuss all things here good and bad, friend or foe, and if this was an OSU thing it WOULD get discussed here, MGoBlog has absolutely nothing about it. I find it incredibly mind numbing to see that they only discuss positive news for UM and negative for others, especially us, exaggerate it to the max, and pound their chest about their fat coach. You can also bet the scUM fans that visit here would be sure to be dropping in their two cents if it was our misgivings. Just a thought and insight into the constant arrogance that is scUM.

Fortmeyer

This was posted at mgoblog yesterday, as well as the michigan board at 247 sports

What roundtree did isn't a violation bc they had a prior relationship. What I haven't seen on 11w is this (repost reference chatsports.com article)

Current Ohio State cornerback Travis Howard did the same exact thing as Roundtree with current OSU commits Cameron Burrows and Eli Woodard (as pointed out in the comments of the article). However, Howard is from Miami, FL and didn't have a prior relationship with either recruit.

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Either way, any school, this is such a dumb rule.

Fortmeyer, thats a completely false characterization of mgoblog and frankly UM boards in general.  This news was mentioned on mgoblog, and rightfully dismissed as irrelevant, but more to the point, negative news about UM is typically discussed ad nauseum on the UM boards.

The point was if you look there it is such a pro-scUM banter, being able to get actual facts become difficult. Yes they post the "news" and discuss it but in such an overblown manner at what point is it useless? I mean every recruit is the best there is, (J. Butt headline that someone compared him to Kyle Rudolph and then goes on to say if he improves basically in every way....duh and McCray noted as "the best playmaking defender they've seen in some time") come on? Really?

I do agree with fort somewhat though, I've peaked over at MGoBlog a few times and have noticed they aren't big on allowing negativity.  In fact the one day, granted Michigan was really bad, Brian was booting anyone who hand anything negative to say at all.  I found that to be a joke.

The last year with the Buckeyes has been hard, I would argue worse than Michigan's bad really bad season with RichRod.  With the violations, and all the suspensions , crappy play on the field, uncertainty of the coaching and everything else, t his was a nice place to come vent.  Sure, people got tired of negativity, lord knows people said I was negative through it all, but at least it was discussed here.

I've never understood all the hoopla over MGoBlog.  I guess maybe people smarter than me can try to explain it, but it just doesn't make sense to me.  I've been around 11 W for a long time and quite honestly what they've grown into, in my opinion blows every other college sports blog out of the water.

I wouldn't say I'm loyal to MGOblog by any means (probably because I can't get on it at work).  I think it's popularity is mainly because they cover such a wide array of everything Michigan (and then some).  I enjoy 247sports Michigan site just as much, although their information isn't always as credible as MGOblog. 

I do enjoy this site a lot (surprising since it's a Buckeye site).  My only complaint is it seems like there are a lot of dead periods with no new threads or comments.  Of course, it's probably better that non-news isn't posted constantly...maybe I should just work harder?

But just take into account how passionate you all are about your Buckeyes and how you are ready to defend them at any time/cost.  That's all us Wolverines are doing.

I made my pledge to "Respect the Basement" and I recommend that everybody kick in.

11W has been nothing but fair and welcoming to me and I appreciate it.  The content writing is great, and the commenters are mostly very good.

MoGoBlog is a lot bigger blog/board, and as a result a is lot more uneven.  The MGoModerators are not always consistent in their treatment and to be sure some of their biggest problems are not policing rival trolls, but refereeing the intramural tribal battles over the Rodriguez era.

I'll say; I think (I'd like to think) that those of you who wish to post at MGoBlog with Scarlet and Gray on your sleeves can do so without fear of the banhammer, if you are not trolling.

Here are my personal rules for posting at 11W, which I usually try to follow:

1. This is not my home; I am a guest and ought to act like a guest.
2. This is no place to fight, or to root for my side.  (Of course, we are rivals; I don't post just to score points in Columbus, and I am not above some friendly pushback to defend my beloved University.)
3. Post content that this audience might actually find useful.  A different point of view can be very welcome.  Know that the audience is going to question your position most of the time.  Make it accurate.
4. Humor is your friend.  Nothing breaks down hostility, like humor.
5. Respect is also your friend.  Respect for your rival actually honors the rivalry.  It makes everything better.  Respect is free; it doesn't cost you anything, and the payback can be huge.

Those are my rules.  I'm tempted to say that if you follow those rules at MGoBlog you'll be good to go, but it is not my site and they don't consult me.