Maryland commuter program helps businesses save money by easing employee travel

Maryland commuters spend an average of 30 minutes sitting in traffic traveling to work – resulting in diminished productivity, extreme frustration, and lost time. To mitigate traffic congestion and support both the mobility, health, and wealth of its community, environment, and business partners, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched Commuter Choice Maryland. 

from https://open.maryland.gov/blog/maryland-commuter-program-helps-businesses-save-money-easing-employee-travel/

Wolverine Wednesday: Michigan Beats Ohio State

That headline is refreshing, isn't it?   Michigan Basketball had a dominating win in the second half over the Buckeyes 65-49.   For those of us not in attendance we had to watch the beginning of the game on the ESPN App as the prior game went into OT.  The ESPN streaming feed was in Spanish.
As you know by now, the game was highlighted by Zavier Simpson who was the 6th player in Michigan history to record a triple double.

The game in the first half and early into the second was a pretty ugly affair.   Both teams had terrible offense and Michigan was struggling with OSU's Zone.   The Wolverines clearly ran away in the second half with better outside shooting and good defense.   To top off Simpson's night, his triple double came with zero turnovers.    Poole went for 15 and Iggy had 14 in a win on a cold night in Ann Arbor.  

• Coach B tied Johnny Orr in Big Ten wins at Michigan (120) last night. 

Interesting and Funny Tweets:

just learned that sky hook in spanish is “sky hook”

— Ace Anbender, fan of basketball, the only sport (@AceAnbender) January 30, 2019

Tom Brady’s been playing for so long, he already has his own coaching tree. Former Patriots’ backup QB Kliff Kingsbury is now the Cardinals’ head coach and former Patriots’ QB Kevin O’Connell is now the new Washington OC.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 29, 2019

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2019/01/wolverine-wednesday-michigan-beats-ohio.html

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission celebrates 100 years of clean drinking water

Serving 1.8 million residents throughout the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan region, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is known as the eighth largest water utility service in the country with a perfect track record of meeting and exceeding federal standards. We recently sat down with chief information officer Vennard Wright to learn more about WSSC’s efforts in Maryland.
 

from https://open.maryland.gov/blog/washington-suburban-sanitary-commission-celebrates-100-years-clean-drinking-water/

Michigan Tuesday: Defense Gets Help and Loses A DL/LB

There were two reports last night that might effect the future of Michigan Football on the defensive side of the ball.  A new analyst/staff member and a defensive lineman looking for a new home.

The defensive lineman that has put his name in the portal is Reuben Jones.   Reuben has been in the program for 3 years as LB/DE, he did redshirt which should leave him 2 years of eligibility at his new school.   If he is able to graduate this spring, he would be eligible to play right away.

Reuben played in 11 games at Michigan and had one tackle per Mgoblue.   He is from Florida and I wouldn't be surprised to hear he ended up at UCF or USF.    Good Luck Mr. Jones!

Reports are that Jimmy has added a new analyst to his staff, former Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Nate Woody.  Nate was rumored to be taking the Army DC job and also a role at Georgia State, but the latest reports from 24/7 and Footballscoop.com is that he is heading to Ann Arbor.  Prior to GT, Woody spent 4 years as App. State's DC.

Your probably wondering what is the upside of this hire?   There is two areas that Jimmy is expecting Nate to contribute to the team.

 #1 Michigan has Army on the schedule next year which is a very difficult team to prepare for.  Also expect Army in the top 25 to start next season.  Coming from GT, Nate should have plenty of background on how to stop the triple option.

#2 Nate has run a 3-4 defense and is a specialist in zone coverages.  That's right folks,  I said zone coverages.  If Don Brown opens his mind a bit, this could be a very nice partnership.

• Michigan Basketball takes on Ohio State tonight at 9:00 on ESPN.  OSU is 3-5 in the Big Ten.  Stay Warm if your headed to the game or even if your not! 

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2019/01/michigan-tuesday-defense-gets-help-and.html

Michigan Monday: A Good Week For Walk-On's

The final signing day for the 2019 class is 10 days away and it seems Jimmy and staff could care less.  They took a shot at some DT's late in the early signing period but didn't get them and there was some rumors about flipping an Alabama commit at RB, which doesn't look to be happening either.

Michigan has been hosting a ton of players but all of them are in the 2020 class.  So a week from Wednesday will be about 2 players:  Safety Quinton Johnson (who many have said signed in the early period but asked the coaches to keep it quiet so he could sign with his teammates on NSD) and Slot WR Amauri Pesek-Hickson, the latest sleeper find out of St. Louis.   I usually ask you to take work off to have fun as the commits come flowing in.  Not this year, go to work and read the BHB at your regular time.  😃

In somewhat of a surprise move, Jimmy gave 3 scholarships last week to walk-on's.  Which seems the final sign to set sail on the 2019 class and any potential graduate transfers.

Congratulations to the following:

-Senior WR Brendan White
-Senior DB Louis Grodman
-Sophomore DB Hunter Reynolds 

• Michigan Basketball had an impressive win in Assembly Hall on Friday night.  The Wolverines started to game on fire and where able to blow out the lifeless Hoosiers.    Michigan plays twice in the next 5 days, a late 9:00 tip at Crisler against Ohio State on Tuesday and 6:30 at Iowa on Friday. 

• ND seems to be moving forward with Stanford's RB coach, which means Mike Hart is probably staying at IU. 

• Higdon ran 5 times for 18 yards in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.  Winovich sat out with a foot injury. 
• OL Nolan Ulizio is doing his grad transfer year at Pitt. 

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2019/01/michigan-monday-good-week-for-walk-ons.html

Michigan Friday: Breaking News 2020 4 Star LB Commits

Just a few minutes ago, 4 star 2020 LB Osman Savage committed to Michigan.

Osman is 6'2 and 225 pound OLB from Baltimore.  He is ranked a 4 star from 24/7 Composite, and the 15th OLB.  His national rank is 250.

Savage (which will look great on the back of a Blue jersey) has offers from Georgia Tech, Maryland, UMass, MSU, Pitt, Syracuse, and WVU.

From 24/7: Osman Savage, who is the No. 15 outside linebacker in the 247Sports Composite class of 2020, is a high-energy player who runs well, is physical and has a very good change of direction. He is a high-caliber athlete and he plays hard, which is why so many school are on him already. He is visiting West Virginia for its game against Oklahoma in late November, and Michigan, Michigan State, Virginia Tech and Maryland are recruiting him hard. His ability to play against the run and also cover in the passing game makes him a coveted player.

Fun Facts:  Osman's HS head coach is Biff Poggi and Jimmy first saw Savage as an 8th grader in one of his summer satellite camps. 

Welcome Savage!  

• Michigan Basketball hits the road again tonight against Indiana.  IU will be without Green and Davis who are regular contributors.  It's an early 6:30 tip on FS1.  I hope Michigan plays better then they have during the last two games. 

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2019/01/michigan-friday-breaking-news-2020-4.html

Floor & Decor distribution center coming to Tradepoint Atlantic

Floor & Decor, a leading specialty retailer of hard surface flooring, is planning to open a 1.5 million square-foot distribution center at Tradepoint Atlantic in eastern Baltimore County. The project is expected to create 150 full-time jobs by the end of 2023. 

from https://open.maryland.gov/blog/floor-decor-distribution-center-coming-tradepoint-atlantic/