Voices include Rev. Charles Williams II, Mitch Albom, Wojo, Jim Schaefer, a Fox Sports Detroit staffer and an Ypsilanti blogger.

"’Violating team rules’ is so weak as an explanation for discipline. Don't fans of sports that generate millions deserve details?"
-- Jim Schaefer, Freep reporter, in Facebook post on Max Bullough suspension

"One person doesn’t make a team or a program, but this . . .  is a crushing disappointment for everyone involved with MSU."
-- Joe Rexrode, Freep columnist on linebacker missing Rose Bowl

"Proud to be a Spartan and even prouder to come from a school that has moral values."
-- Jonathan Hunt of Detroit, commenting at freep.com

"This [hockey] arena will be built, and Ilitch will be making money long before all the streetlights in the city get turned back on.”
-- John Smith, in letter to Free Press

"Wayne County is racing toward a fiscal disaster.”
-- Detroit News editorial

"The older generations and media stigmatize Detroit to such an extreme point that it discourages people from going out."
-- Brad Burczl, local DJ, quoted at our site

"What train station? It isn’t one anymore and represents what was and will never be again, just as the downtown Hudson’s and thousands of other buildings were that were swept away. Set the explosives."
-- Paul A. Heller, Free Press reader in letter today

"Five losses in six games is not a bad break, it’s an identity."
-- Mitch Albom, Free Press columnist, referring to Lions

“Now it’s time for [Jim Schwartz] to be held accountable.
-- Bob Wojnowski, Detroit News columnist

"Dear Detroit Lions: Please return the $200 I sent you a couple of weeks ago for my mythical playoff tickets. There's not a chance in hell I'll be using it as a deposit for 2014 season tickets."
-- Michael Happy, Fox Sports Detroit digital content manager, in Facebook post

“Is there still a scenario in which the Lions could go into the post-season, like if the planes carrying the Bears and Packers crashed in midair?”
-- Mark Maynard, Ypsilanti blogger, on Facebook

Graphic by Lauren Ann Davies