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Old Wed May 01, 2013, 03:28pm
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My wife is pushing me to move to Michigan (Grand Rapids area). I don't know much about Michigan other than they get a pretty good amount of snow and they just had horrific flooding recently.

As far as basketball goes, I imagine it is a better area than Colorado, as far as junior college, division 2 and division 1. I know the Big Ten for major college conference, but what kind of mid major conferences hire from this area? or other major conferences?

Also anyone from this area that can just give an overall assessment of the area in terms of high school ball? Is it predominately 3 person or 2 person?

Thanks in advance,
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Old Wed May 01, 2013, 05:44pm
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As far as basketball goes, I imagine it is a better area than Colorado, as far as junior college, division 2 and division 1. I know the Big Ten for major college conference, but what kind of mid major conferences hire from this area? or other major conferences?
The directional Michigans are all in the MAC.
Michigan has several D2 schools in the GLIAC. There may be other D2 schools.
I think all the D3 schools in Michigan are in the MIAA (the oldest conference in the US).

Grand Rapids is also fairly close to South Bend and Chicago...keep that in mind.
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Old Wed May 01, 2013, 05:47pm
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Forgot about Oakland University. That's the Summit League (D1).
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Old Wed May 01, 2013, 05:55pm
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Old Wed May 01, 2013, 06:31pm
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My wife is pushing me to move to Michigan.
Consider the Upper Peninsula. Better to be a yooper than a troll.
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Old Wed May 01, 2013, 07:52pm
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My wife is pushing me to move to Michigan (Grand Rapids area). I don't know much about Michigan other than they get a pretty good amount of snow and they just had horrific flooding recently.

As far as basketball goes, I imagine it is a better area than Colorado, as far as junior college, division 2 and division 1. I know the Big Ten for major college conference, but what kind of mid major conferences hire from this area? or other major conferences?

Also anyone from this area that can just give an overall assessment of the area in terms of high school ball? Is it predominately 3 person or 2 person?

Thanks in advance,

Why, pray tell does your wife want to move to Michigan when she can move to Ohio and root for team that consistently defeats the University of Michigan in football? GO BUCKEYES!!

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Old Wed May 01, 2013, 10:00pm
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Toren,

PM me and I will give you names and contact info of people in the GR area for HS and college assignors for Michigan.
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Old Thu May 02, 2013, 10:36am
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Why, pray tell does your wife want to move to Michigan when she can move to Ohio and root for team that consistently defeats the University of Michigan in football? GO BUCKEYES!!

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She has all her family there. I suppose that's valid

She's a Spartan Fan.
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Old Thu May 02, 2013, 10:38am
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She has all her family there. I suppose that's valid

She's a Spartan Fan.
Well not every wife is perfect.

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Old Thu May 02, 2013, 10:42pm
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She has all her family there. I suppose that's valid

She's a Spartan Fan.

I feel your pain. I am a native of Youngstown, Ohio (NE Ohio) but have lived the last 28 years years in Toledo, Ohio (NW Ohio), which is my wife's home town. We moved there from Los Angeles (actually Glendale) for family health reasons not to mention the obscenely high cost of housing in California.

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Old Thu May 02, 2013, 10:44pm
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Well not every wife is perfect.

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Jeff:

I root for two teams: Ohio State and whoever is playing Michigan.

I hope you are having a good baseball season. MTD, Jr., and I have managed to get about half of our April assignments in the book.

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NE Ohio ... NW Ohio.
Also known, to the locals, as Youngstownland, and Toledoland.
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