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Saturday, December 16, 2006
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! Christ, it could be a fucking building!
SEC fans are also quite vocal about having the prettiest co-eds. And while we've always doubted the first assertion, we never disputed the second. We took their word for it.
Until now.
Because judging by the picture of the Gator "super" fan below, we are starting to question that claim. We mean, really, really, really question it. Like Iraq Study Group question it.
Uh...what the hell is that? Was this some super villain from Action Comics #34?
To find out, we've made this an MZone Caption Contest. Leave us your best in the comments section.
P.S. Looking at the picture again, you know what's scariest (besides the obvious)? The other people behind her aren't wearing costumes. Meaning this wasn't some Halloween party. No, this women just decided to show up like this for the Gator alumni association fall mixer at the Marriott. Sweet Jesus!
P.P.S. And no, we didn't Photoshop that. Benny is sworn to use his powers for good, not evil.
75 comments:
I'm pregnant with sextuplets. What's your excuse?
- December 15, 2006 1:38 AM
Is this Ace and Gary's archenemy Fatmungus?
- December 15, 2006 1:45 AM
I thought helipads used an X not an F.
- December 15, 2006 2:09 AM
I hear that's Tebow's girlfriend
- December 15, 2006 2:09 AM
- Zach Landres-Schnur said...
so that's what Urban Meyer meant by the spread option.
- December 15, 2006 3:15 AM
"It's burst into flames...get this, Charlie, get this, Charlie... Get out of the way, please, oh, my, this is terrible, oh, my, get out of the way, please! It is burning, burst into flames and is falling on the mooring mast and all the folks we...this is one of the worst catastrophes in the world!...Oh, it's four or five hundred feet into the sky, it's a terrific crash ladies and gentlemen...oh, the humanity and all the passengers!"
- December 15, 2006 6:00 AM
While waiting impatiently for the body paint artist to return from Sherwin-Williams with another gallon of orange, Silvia just hung out at the party and cheered on the Gators.
- December 15, 2006 6:17 AM
While waiting impatiently for the body-paint artist to return from Sherwin-Williams with another gallon of orange, Silvia just stood there at the party, cheering on the Gators.
- December 15, 2006 6:19 AM
Univeristy of Florida Gators:
Where we got the polls and the rolls!
- December 15, 2006 6:54 AM
Is this one of the left over pumpkins that they were dropping on the cars?
- December 15, 2006 7:21 AM
Hey, does this costume make me look fat?
- December 15, 2006 8:04 AM
Damn, I ran out of paint so I couldn't finish my F-uck Michigan outfit for the third place game in Pasadena.
- December 15, 2006 8:05 AM
Starting at defensive tackle for the Gators... Holly Mangold!
- December 15, 2006 8:29 AM
Oh, I'm sorry mam you can't park your van in the banquet hall. Oh wait, you're just a fat woman. Hey Terry, Bob, she's just a fat woman! Sorry fatty fat fat
- December 15, 2006 8:30 AM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
This is one reason I hate the inventor of SPANDEX!!!
YOST AND BENNY!!! Please give us a picture of why WE LOVE SPANDEX and continue the BCS Co-Ed showdown.
- December 15, 2006 8:39 AM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
we have a winner!!! Beast in Bama ... hands down!!
- December 15, 2006 8:40 AM
In a new program to inspire atheletes to remain acedemically eligible, grades are posted on new 'semi-mobile' stock which follow players around for the remainder of the semester.
The wildly unpopular method is reportedly very sucessful.
- December 15, 2006 8:46 AM
did we check to make sure this one isn't mildly retarded?
- December 15, 2006 8:54 AM
BCS poll official allie-gader makes herself available to the press in order to dispell rumors that she ate ballots ranking Michigan above Florida. She states, "Anyone who thinks I was biased in my vote counting can kiss my whole ass". Michigan doubters vomited as quietly as possible.
- December 15, 2006 9:04 AM
The F is not for Florida. It's stands for FUPA.
- December 15, 2006 9:15 AM
1. (looking at Troy Smith), "A baby! Get in my belly!"
2. "Look everyone, it's Captain Fugly!"
3. In a related story, Urban Meyer issued a statement saying the country didn't want to see the same poor quality fat Cbus girls at the BCS game that was at the Michigan-Ohio State game. He said it would be unfair to the Buckeyes to have to nail the same fat girls twice in the same season.
Furthermore, Meyer said he would not recognize the game if it was the samr fat Cbus girls at college football's title game saying fat girls from Gainesville deserves a shot because, as everybody knows, the best fat girls in the country is in Gainsville.
- December 15, 2006 9:32 AM
Charlie Weis and Roseanne Barr's love-child. Doctors are not sure who actually delivered the child.
- December 15, 2006 9:43 AM
She is the new Gators defensive tackle....since OSU ran thru the Michigan defense like the Mississippi River water thru New Orleans after Katrina, they figured they might need some help up front.
- December 15, 2006 10:05 AM
- IC said...
"November 30, 2011:
Gainesville, FL
...Athletic Director Jeremy Foley said former Kansas coach Mark Mangino's enthusiasm for Florida football distinguished him from the other candidates who sought to replace Urban Meyer as the new head coach of the Gators..."
- December 15, 2006 10:39 AM
"after Meyer decided to retire after winning 5 national titles. In a related note, Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr has decided to retire as well. Carr will be remembered for losing to Ohio State 8 years in a row beginning in 2004. He is quoted as saying, "We could never beat Ohio State, but we deserved the chance to get beat again by them in the 2007 title game. It was obvious to me and all Michigan fans that the 4th chance to beat Troy Smith and Ohio State was the charm."
- December 15, 2006 10:55 AM
gator 1377 --- GOOD comeback!!! You can't avoid the fact yo mama's photo got plastered on this post. LMFAO
Yeah, good luck in Glendale, you knob. (lol)
- December 15, 2006 11:20 AM
- Lichty said...
Urban Meyer is now cursing his deal with the devil.
- December 15, 2006 11:25 AM
Announcing this year's University of Florida Homecoming Queen and starting left tackle, ....
- December 15, 2006 11:28 AM
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 2: The March on Glendale
- December 15, 2006 11:43 AM
- rock_n_rye said...
Hey Kool-Aid...OH YEAH!!!!
- December 15, 2006 12:32 PM
- Chris of Dangerous Logic said...
Hell, I feel kind of sorry for her. Obviously, she has no self-awareness; however, it looks like she has no friends either, because you'd think at some point somebody would have said "Um, yeah. That outfit? No."
Of course, that's not going to stop me from trying to come up with a caption..
- December 15, 2006 12:42 PM
- Chris of Dangerous Logic said...
...aaaand here it is:
"Florida's new fullback has a body tailor-made for the fumblerooski. Tuck the ball into one of those folds and nobody will ever find it...
...and if they do, they won't want it back!"
- December 15, 2006 12:44 PM
She is a color-blind Michigan Booster.....the F stands for "failure" in beating Ohio State one time in 3 years.
- December 15, 2006 1:11 PM
- Yost said...
Gator1377, stop, my side hurts. Too...funny. Too...clever.
- December 15, 2006 1:12 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
What... no references to U of M cheerleaders and/or coeds?
- December 15, 2006 1:24 PM
- Can't spell Lloyd without 2 "L's" said...
The "F" stands for the flour you're going to need...
- December 15, 2006 1:32 PM
Gator1377 - You make diehard SEC fans like myself feel like we have to apologize for our fans behavior every time we leave an SEC board to have a look around. You're trying to poke fun of Michigan, when the blog is clearly about a Florida fan that is very worthy and deserving of the joke these guys here have made. Don't you have a recruit to bail out of "free gifts from boosters" land? Then again I see Urban crying foul that Spurrier has nabbed another top recruit out of Florida, so maybe he's not paying attention to his other committs right now.
- December 15, 2006 1:51 PM
Florida is going to extremes to keep that offensive line from letting tOSU get to Leak
- December 15, 2006 1:52 PM
- Haga said...
F=FOOD... alot of it, ALL THE DAMN TIME!!!
- December 15, 2006 2:14 PM
I'm going to forward this to ALL my gator friends (my honey is a UF Alum). Great stuff....
- December 15, 2006 2:53 PM
Thank God we do not have X-Ray vision like she does.
- December 15, 2006 3:01 PM
Wow - fantastic work everyone. I don't have anything on par with what you all have said. This is hilarious.
But I couldn't help wondering - let's say she was out jogging in southern Florda. I know, but bear with me. If she were nabbed by an actual alligator, how many alligators would it take to eat her? I'm guessing at least four. And probably two to drag her back to the water?
And why do I feel like I must be a horrible person if that just popped into my head...?
- December 15, 2006 3:24 PM
Urban Meyer's super secret poll lobbyist is revealed. In a related story, two pollsters have been missing since December 3rd.
Cannabalism In Gainesville....
- December 15, 2006 3:36 PM
The overweight female Florida fans thinks to herself:
"Hmmmm maybe I can do some cardio and work off this weight when I go to Glendale, Arizona to watch the Gators play in the National Championship. You know the game that Michigan isn't going to."
- December 15, 2006 3:49 PM
Its a little known fact that UF used to be Florida University Players Association or as this fan apparently remembers it: FUPA.
- December 15, 2006 4:08 PM
This is the real aftermath when Cinderella refused to exit the pumpkin carriage before the stroke of midnight.
- December 15, 2006 4:42 PM
- Chris of Dangerous Logic said...
gator, I know you're just posting here in order to not have to think about the impending beatdown Florida's going to absorb in the Glendale Bowl, but you have to admit that she's pretty damn funny.
Actually, you don't, but remember: if you can't laugh at yourself, you'll have to listen to the rest of us laughing at you...
- December 15, 2006 4:47 PM
South Carolina - and I'm pretty sure you're referring to the past when you said dominates. You know the past when you had our coach. We won in Columbia last year and you certainly didn't dominate us this year in the Swamp. Don't expect to dominate us next year in Columbia either when Tebow is expected to throw more than jump shots.
As a personal aside, kick OSU ass in AZ.
- December 15, 2006 5:04 PM
Do all you non pro-Michigan remarks get deleted from this blog? Mine seem to. I was be hitting a true nerve of someone.
- December 15, 2006 5:11 PM
- Jim said...
No, not that I remember. Of course I try not to be a dick when I post here either (well ok, except that 10 reasons why Bama is better than Michigan post under "Help Wanted Blog yesterday or day before. Sorry Bammers)
Try this link and post a complaint. It seems to be for people like you to leave comments,
I also linked it to my name for this post only.
---Threadjack over I hope----
- December 15, 2006 5:16 PM
We now know where Ron Zook is hiding.
- December 15, 2006 5:35 PM
Charlie Weiss, Halloween 2006.
- December 15, 2006 5:37 PM
well done, jim, well done.
- December 15, 2006 5:37 PM
Not a Florida F, their blue or their orange! Now, we all have our ugly ones, they need love too, but obviously, she is an imposter! She could be an old Cal. State Fulerton fan or Rickey Tidwell's Momma.
- December 15, 2006 6:02 PM
But College Bob, haven't you ever blown a balloon up near it's maximum point of elasticity and noticed the color gets pretty distorted?!? I tried blowing up the picture to see if I can read the sign, but I can't. Maybe Yost has a version with better resolution, although I throw up a little in my mouth thinking about her in Hi-Def.
- December 15, 2006 6:14 PM
- PeckHorn78 said...
"F" asks, "did you see Kaye?"
- December 15, 2006 7:02 PM
what, no camel toe?
- December 15, 2006 7:18 PM
Friends don't let friends eat friends.
- December 15, 2006 11:40 PM
- Trevor Pitt said...
I see you found Chris Leak's Polaroid collection. So I guess we're left to believe that Leak is into Chubby Chasing AND role playing? (or roll playing, choose whichever you'd like)
- December 16, 2006 12:10 AM
- Rich said...
If you've never been to Gainesville, this is one of the FOXIER coeds.
- December 16, 2006 12:24 AM
Do not give Yost any ideas!
- December 16, 2006 1:06 AM
Want to be an offensive genius?
Want to become a star linemen in just weeks?
Introducing the new Charlie Weiss diet
- December 16, 2006 4:12 PM
" Other Andrew said...
Wow - fantastic work everyone. I don't have anything on par with what you all have said. This is hilarious.
But I couldn't help wondering - let's say she was out jogging in southern Florda. I know, but bear with me. If she were nabbed by an actual alligator, how many alligators would it take to eat her? I'm guessing at least four. And probably two to drag her back to the water?
And why do I feel like I must be a horrible person if that just popped into my head...? "
HA!! If she were jogging, aligators would run for their lives as they would think it was an earthquake.
- December 16, 2006 4:44 PM
Wow. UM fans are really cruel. I hope you all have beautiful, perfect children. Because if not someone may make fun of them the way you are all making fun of her. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
- December 16, 2006 5:43 PM
- War Eagle In Fla said...
no wonder Orson Swindle's life is so pathetic......
- December 16, 2006 6:44 PM
damn it yost, post something new so i don't have to look at that picture again
- December 16, 2006 6:58 PM
- Deli Boy said...
AP: University of Florida Changes Mascot from Gators to Manatees
- December 17, 2006 5:02 AM
Urban Crier's wife on the Campaign trail for votes from SEC coaches!
- December 17, 2006 5:52 PM
Anon 2:52 - Obviously you haven't seen Urban's wife. Not smokin' hot, but not horrible either and even dressed the north Florida slut look to meet with the Florida Gatopr club once when Urban first took the job.... completely with cut-off jean mini-skirt.
Here is the link to Erik's DeepSouthSports blog
(click my name, this post only)
- December 17, 2006 7:49 PM
Or try this
(just cut/past each of the 3 lines into your addres bar above)
- December 17, 2006 7:50 PM
My God. Please post all kinds of meaningless information to push this hideous, massive abuse of human flesh off the page!!
- December 17, 2006 8:34 PM
- Yost said...
Anon 2:43,
She's wearing spandex, a cape and a mask! What did she expect people to say or do?!
If this was someone just sporting a Gator jersey, we wouldn't have put the picture up. But come on!
Seriously, you're like the guy who shaves a pink mohawk into his head then gets pissed when you stare and says, "What the fuck are you looking at?!"
- December 17, 2006 10:18 PM
seriously---new post!!!! i'm gonna stop coming to this site!!!! i can conceive of only one picture more hideous than that one, and it would be tressel and urban meyer locked in embrace.
- December 17, 2006 11:51 PM
- foster said...
Charlie Weiss Announced As New Florida Gator Head Coach.
- December 18, 2006 8:50 AM
The Auburn Tiger attempts to push its way out of Miss Florida Gator 2006.
-- MichiGing
- December 19, 2006 3:15 PM


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Here's our first suggestion:
OK, OK, use the keys. They're far more intimidating.
UPDATE: Benny, couldn't resist adding my own caption here...
When did Chris Kattan become a Michigan fan?
Rants, comments, thoughts and funny - mostly funny - on all things Michigan and college football.
If you have ideas, tips, links or pictures for the blog, e-mail us at: MichiganZone at gmail dot com.
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OK, OK, use the keys. They're far more intimidating.
UPDATE: Benny, couldn't resist adding my own caption here...
When did Chris Kattan become a Michigan fan?
THEEE University of Michigan: Even our Calculus Students are Football Fans
Good decision on changing the photo guys.
How about: Looking for a ride back to North Campus, the last Bursley Bus left 10 minutes ago...
Ah, the Maize Rage...
I don't know whether to laugh at these guys, or feel sorry for them. Especially the kid with the bucket on his head. These clowns take over entire sections of the bleachers and act like they're God's gift to basketball fandom. It's sad. No one else, apparently, is worthy of being as big of a Michigan fan as these guys.
My caption: "The 0.4% of Markley residents who aren't freshmen."
No, they're not fans. They're Tommy's latest recruits.
Budlight presents...real men of genius.
Some hardcore college football fans paint their faces, yell at the top of their lungs and give it their all every saturday. Not you Mr. Freshman key jiggler. You're a whitebread midwestern throwback from the mitten state. Every saturday after you finish your Physics Homework you bravely jangle your keys like a jello jiggler on speed in hopes of preventing another Lloyd Carr meltdown. Intimidation...you've got the keys to your dead grandma's Dodge Stratus. You're truly are a man of genius.
"A casting call for the lead role in 'The Last American Virgin II' attracted these very worthy auditioners yesterday in Ann Arbor."
"The six most prominent Michigan bloggers strike a pose."
"Straight outta Crisler, crazee mutha fucka named Eugene, from the gang called whiteys with the droop jeans...When we face strife, I got a pen knife, on my key chain that I shake at games fo' life..."
"During '06-'07, Amaker's recruiting focus shifted from Detroit to Bloomfield Hills"
"We Want You...To Never Get Laid Like Us."
Space bitches, space.
"No longer will our penises remain flacid and unused. We will fight for every man out there who should be getting laid but isn't. We will get LAID!"
"And Go Michigan!"
Why did the photo get changed? I breezed through here yesterday but didn't read the comments because I was busy refreshing about ten political blogs every thirty seconds or so from about 5pm to 4am. Props to you Michiganders on Granholm and Stabenow; not so much on Issue 2.
Anyway, let me guess: the guy in the picture is a homeless/mentally ill fixture in A2, and it was judged to be in poor taste to be apparently mocking him - did I get it right?
There's guys like that on every campus (or, perhaps more accurately, attached to every campus). Here in Columbus we've had the "Help is on the way" guy for years, who I still see around sometimes, and one dude who used to walk up and down High Street barking along at the top of his voice to the heavy metal playing on his Walkman - at least I hope there was music playing on that Walkman.
Oh, and here's my caption:
"Meeting at Crisler arena to take their parents' minivans to their game vs. Northwestern, the U of M World of Warcraft team stikes a fearful pose."
DAMN it..."strikes".
WE WANT YOU...for the Ann Arbor audio/video club...
"We want you for the U-M Chess club!! If you've always wanted to get to 3rd base with a girl, a real, live girl, then join the chess club! That's right, you can hold hands with a girl, and play chess!!!"
Oh, and boo to Granmole and the beast, Stabenow. Yay on 2. (and 5)
As the one who first suggested you change the photo, I feel I owe you at least a suggested caption on the new pic. So here it is. Sing it if you know the tune: "Backstreet's back, alright!"
Nice work starting to turn Ohio blue. We'll finish the job next weekend.
DEVO II wants you!
anon 1:05- very funny with the backstreet thing.
anon 1:34- you do know there really is a devo II... you can get their cd at the disney srore. I saw it when I was shopping there for the kids the other day. Scary stuff.
A wild guess that this was the only way the guy on the far right ever got "leied."
In the spirit of sportsmanship, and in hopes of maintaining our presence on the NCAA's good side, we here at the University of Michigan introduce the New Fab 5, err 6, guranteed not to raise any suspicions about paying players to get talent. (These fuckers are also more than likely smart enough to remember how many timeouts are left).
seriously--why did the photo get changed. coulier was great on full house.
YOU are Ohio State. And YOU will win on Nov.18
"We got spirit yes we do, we spirit, how 'bout YOU?!?
I can;t type...
"We got spirit, yes we do, we got spirit, how 'bout YOU?"
Someone's mommy didn't teach their kid to use Tide ColorStay detergent.
We are some wiiild and craaaazy guys!!!
You come in our 'hood, we're gonna give you an equation to solve.
We will give you 10 dollars to not have an alltel circle!
We're willing to go to $12.
The UM World of Warcraft Guild montly "get out of the basement" night at Crisler Arena...
"Introducing...the one, the only, 2006-2007 University of Michigan Halo Team!"
The reason why OSU fans hate michigan fans.
The Michigan chess team throws down the challenge to Leon Hall.
(In case you don't get it):
I am beginning to understand why tOSU fans pick on Michigan fans.
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Center: Brian "Screech" Simmons, Tim "Ti-May" Cunnigham, Cody "Boy Band" Thomas
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Dear Mom:
Have you ever read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein? It is my all-time favorite children's book. I'm going to mail you a copy because I want you to know that you are my giving tree and I love you. The story is about a little boy (yes, I'm a girl, but work with me here) who is loved by an apple tree. The tree will do anything for the child. "Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk ... and the tree was happy." When the child needs money the tree tells him to sell her apples and so the story goes... "When there's nothing left of her, the boy returns again as an old man, needing a quiet place to sit and rest. The stump offers up her services, and he sits on it. And the tree was happy."
I want you to know I appreciate all the things you have given me (and continue to give). I hope someday that I can give you a fraction of what you have offered me. I know I make you worry. I know I haven't always made the best decisions and choices; but you have always been there for me. As we both get older I miss you more and more. I wish you lived closer and could come over every morning for coffee like you used to do when I lived in New York. I miss those mornings. I wish my boys could spend more time with you and Poppy. They miss you too.
Anyway, I wanted to tell you just how much I love you and I wanted to share it with the world. It isn't Mother's Day. I don't need anything either, so don't worry that I am going to call and ask you for something. I am just thankful you are my mommy and I love you.
Although this was a post for you mom, I hope that others will go to http://www.forallthewaysyoucare.com/submit/ and recognize their caregivers as well.Giveaway:
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
Sunday Wrap Up
First, on the Michigan-Iowa game...
* Michigan's offense misses Manningham more than they care to admit. Whild Arrington has played well and Breaston is great for picking up first downs, U-M simply can't stretch the field like it does with him in the game. Period.
* I'm troubled by first and goal situations which result in just a FG. Without Manningham, we simply must be able to muscle the ball in the endzone from that close.
* While the defense came up huge after the turnover, I was surprised the D didn't get to Drew Tate more.
* On College Scoreboard Final, Lou Holtz just named Michigan as the most disappointing team of the day. Can't say I blame him (although Cal, ND, UT, Oregon and some others didn't exactly tear it up against lesser foes, either).
* I say it all the time but I can say without hesitation that Michigan's crowd totally SUCKED. They give no home field advantage to the team most of the game. Period.
I was sitting in section 4 and mostly it was a complete embarrassment. The only thing that pisses me off is that I forgot to bring my video camera so that I could have taped it and put it on YouTube for all to see. What a joke. More to come this week on this in its own post.
* On the flip side, the couple thousand Hawk fans lining the upper rows of the Big (Quiet) House, at times, seemed to be making more noise than the other 100,000 alleged Michigan fans at the game.
* Speaking of embarrassments, I have something to share with our readers about my MZone cohort Benny who was at the game with me that might leave many of you shaking your head.
* While a team can never look ahead in this day and age of college football, there is absolutely NO reason Michigan shouldn't be undefeated when it arrives in Columbus next month. The three teams they play before that...what's the word I'm looking for?...Oh, yeah - Blow.
Around the Nation...
* Do you think, when Sparty was down 38-3 in the third quarter, school officials were already typing up the press release announcing John L. Smith's firing today? But the bigger question is -- are Spartan fans happy about the win? I mean, if he runs the table and they keep Smith, are Spartan fans going to lament they were part of the greatest comeback in 1-A history?
* Is ND good because of yet another 4th quarter comeback or are they a charade masquerading as a BCS contender for needing another miracle against a mediocre team?
* Everybody is calling yesterday's Texas-Nebraska game a "preview" of the Big 12 Championship Game -- just another reason I think conference title games suck copious amounts of hairy ass. How much would it blow if Michigan-Ohio State was simply a "preview" of anything? A big game like that against a top rival should be a one time only deal for all the marbles. That's what makes college football great -- each game is for all the marbles. Rematches and crap like that is for the pros where every game doesn't matter.
* Ohio State looked damn good in their destruction of IU. So much for that Iowa win, Hoosier fans.
* After beating G-Tech, Clemson is really starting to impress. How many times do you think Tiger fans are saying, "Damn, if not for that missed extra point against BC. Aaarrrrghhhh!"
* How 'bout FSU -- going from a team that didn't lose a single ACC game for, like, the first 10 years in the conference, to being in LAST place in their division. Wow.
* Damn, was I pulling for Duke to complete their comeback against the 'Canes.
* I'll say it again -- Michigan's win against Wisco keeps looking better and better.
* Shame on you Oregon for losing to WSU. When are you going to play up to your potential on a regular basis under Bellotti?
* Finally, ENOUGH with all the talk about the Big East having three undefeated teams. This week, WVU played UConn, Louisville played Syracuse and Rutgers beat a Pitt team that got stoned at home by MSU. Gee, a real murder's row there, huh? Why are people so impressed that they're undefeated? Hell, folks should be surprised if they weren't. Give Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, Arkansas or INSERT RANDOM MID-LEVEL SEC TEAM HERE any of their schedules and they'd be undefeated, too.
Ok, must sleep. Leave us your thoughts if you dare.
62 comments:
- Sports on a Schtick said...
Michigan State lost to Notre Dame in a gut-wrenching fashion. Therefore Michigan State choked on applesauce.
Northwestern lost to Michigan State in a gut-wrenching fashion. Therefore Northwestern choked on Michigan State's regurgitated Mott's.
UCLA lost to Notre Dame in a gut-wrenching fashion. Therefore UCLA choked on applesauce.
How can a place with Charlie Weis have so much food to give away?
- October 22, 2006 2:16 AM
I gotta admit I like Michigan's style of play. Its got an old school feel to it. Dominant D, excellent running attack. Bo would be proud. I can't wait for Nov 18th!!! Go Bucks!
- October 22, 2006 2:40 AM
two thoughts...well if LOU HOLTZ thinks we were disappointing, well, that's all i need to hear. i heard that the guys in the alzheimer's ward at the rest home were disappointed, too, so we really must have struggled.
also - "didn't get to drew tate more?" come on - we had five sacks and several more knockdowns - i don't think he set his feet once all day...i thought the pressure was terrific.
- October 22, 2006 8:28 AM
To Sports on a Schtick,
Oh be quiet!!!
GO IRISH!!! A Win is a WIN!
- October 22, 2006 9:04 AM
- Lichty said...
Lou Holtz (after noticing that Quinn had no pressure on him all day) said that Brady Quinn is the greatest QB in college football with the possible exception of Troy Smith.
Yeah, no pressure. No coverage from slow DB's = great.
Oh, and then Lou turned to Mark Idiot May and said, I know Mark was thrilled with Brady Quinn's performance. May of course lapped it up like a true ESPN ND worshipper.
- October 22, 2006 9:20 AM
I can agree with your take on the Big East undefeated teams, but after seeing quite a bit of that Rutgers/Pitt game, I can honestly say that Rutgers team is pretty good. Do I think they can take down Auburn, Tennessee or one of the top SEC Teams? No, but they definitely have talent. Their running back Ray Rice is really good and their fullback Brian Leonard will be a high draft pick in the NFL after this season. I love underdog stories and I can remember only just a few years ago those Rutgers boys getting trampled every week like Temple. I would love nothing more than to see them ruin Louisville and West Virginia's season and turn everyone's preseason predictions for that conference upside-down.
As for Sparty, I hope they keep JLS. I kinda like that clown in East Lansing although I think it's more about my hatred for Michigan State and hoping they remain screwed up.
- October 22, 2006 10:03 AM
- TitleIX said...
Yost--I was at the OTHER end of the stadium in section 39 and I gotta tell you, it was LOUD over there. We stood for a good part of the game and I am without my voice this morning. (in the alum section) And I am happy to report only a few random keys. Also, in the 3rd quarter, the South End started the "let's play football" cheer which then began in our end. So...not loud??? I think that we were at different games.
w/r/t football comments:
I agree, our offense sucked-- the play calling was baffling and we have no deep threat without Manningham.
However, the D was fantastic considering the variety of looks that Iowa showed. Remember, that despite his ADD--Tate is a 5th year quarterback. And big Chandler's number was barely called all day. Iowa took every play that worked against us in the PSU game and ran those and our defense managed to adjust.
I too was disappointed by the team's performance today and if they show up like that again, we'll get smoked by tOSU.
Now we gotta hope for no more injuries before 11/18
- October 22, 2006 10:18 AM
- TitleIX said...
one more thought...in defense of our STUDENT athletes, and offered in hope of an explanation???
this week was midterms
- October 22, 2006 10:54 AM
I wish we were at the point where we could be dominant without MM or Hart but by the time we get to the shoe everyone will be firing on all 8.
Let's remove Ginn & Gonzo from the buck O and see how'd they fare. They have been blessed in regards to lack of injuries.
- October 22, 2006 10:54 AM
I had to laugh when watching UM-Iowa. They showed the crowd at acrucial spot in the 4th quarter and damn if they weren't all holding their car keys. Never have 110,000 done so little to help so so many. Also... if I hear one more word about Brady Quinn an Heisman in the same sentance I am going to puke. Overhyped and mediocre come more to mind.
- October 22, 2006 11:37 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
this team is never going to post huge o stats against decent competition/defenses. first, we're committed to running and w/ this d keeping us in games/throttling other offenses, we're going to stay w/the run. Hart had 30 yds in the first half, 100 in the second.
second, the D is going to give up passing yds over the course of 60 minutes. teams are going to give up trying to run and throw the ball- a lot. the key is to prevent scoring and punish the qb. we sacked Tate 5 times and "hit" him almost twice that. we held them to two fg's.
like it or not that's the game plan. it's not perfect. it's certainly not comforting, but @ 8-0, even i have a hard time questioning it.
on another note- WTF is up w/ the sod @ tosu? they replaced it after the BG game so it would have 2 weeks to settle, but it was horrible yesterday. you could see sand kick off players shoes w/ every step. at each time out, a divot crew came out to pick up the clumps and stomp down the turf.
if you look at the game on tv, you can see a huge, albeit faint "O" in the grass to the left/north of the painted block o. it's the footprints left by the band from performing script "ohio"!!
the ironic thing is that tosu suffered from it far more than IU. in the first quarter, there were several incompletes on O and some missed tackles on D that make it look the players miscued.
when you were there live, you could see the real problem was the sod giving way under the players which screwed up the timing of cuts on pass routes and D players ability to adjust to IU's cuts. it somewhat negated tosu's huge speed advantage in the first quarter.
you could see players taking softer cuts/changes in direction as the game progressed. and by the end of the game, the sod looked like the tee of a driving range in september. seeing how they just resodded the field, it will be very interesting to see what the grounds crew does between now & the end of the season.
- October 22, 2006 11:58 AM
- theMUHMEshow said...
I am SO SICK and TIRED of people saying that the crowd doesnt give a home field advantage.
I was DOWN ON THE FIELD for the fourth quarter and it was AS LOUD as any venue that I have ever been at. Including as loud as any Piston game I have ever attended (including two NBA Finals)
The crowd was loud yesterday bro...
- October 22, 2006 12:02 PM
- Yost said...
Really? 110,000 were as loud as 20,000 plus at the Palace, huh? Gee, pardon me for not kneeling in praise.
I'm not being a jerk but am being honest in saying go to OSU next month, or Iowa some time and tell me if Michigan is half as loud as these places.
Our fans SUCKED yesterday. To give a home field advantage, you don't simply cheer full throttle during a couple third downs.
To TitleIX, I could see across the field from my section and saw the students standing all game. And from that vantage point, they seemed loud (although folks who saw it on TV noted all the keys out there).
However, on the other side, it blew Muhme. Just sucked. And if that was the loudest game you've ever been to, I'd venture to guess you've never been on the road to watch Michigan play a top team.
And comparing 110,000 to 20,000 is not a compliment.
- October 22, 2006 12:19 PM
- Yost said...
PS Do you think that EVERY Michigan game on TV the announcers mention that the crowd isn't as loud as you'd think for having 110,000 fans or opposing QBs say it's not that intimidating just because? Are they ALL liars? Seriously.
- October 22, 2006 12:25 PM
"How much would it blow if Michigan-Ohio State was simply a "preview" of anything? A big game like that against a top rival should be a one time only deal for all the marbles."
What if it were a "preview" of the game in Glendale in January? Who's to say at this point that Michigan and Ohio State aren't the two best teams in the country? If it's a close game on Nov. 18, why not have rematch in Glendale? As a neutral fan whose favorite team doesn't deserve to be there (Texas), I want to see the two best teams battle for the MNC! I am not going to let this go, by the way.
As for the Big East, let's leave poor Rutgers alone. They deserve every bit of success that they're having this year, and you don't hear a word from them about rankings or BCS or anything of that nature. They're living the dream this year and having fun doing it. I say God bless 'em and hope that they earn a trip to a BCS game (except Glendale) as the Big East champion.
- October 22, 2006 12:46 PM
The students are usually not that great when it comes to noise, but yesterday they were pretty good. They were yelling on top of their lungs. It's just that UofM whores away its best seats to the alumni, and students are cramped into a corner where we barely have any effect on the overall sound level of the game. The key shit has to stop, and students could be louder, but I think much of the blame lies with the non-student fans at the game.
About yesterday...so it was one game. It sucks, but MM will hopefully get better soon and the coaching staff will give the team hell to get its act together. But this is also the same team that beat Penn State in College Station, and that did involve somewhat deep plays.
They'll work on it. They better.
- October 22, 2006 12:49 PM
Oh, and Lou Holtz is an ND-loving biased ESPN asshole. Big surprise he doesn't like Michigan!
- October 22, 2006 12:49 PM
- Aram said...
I really don't know which game you people are going to when you complain about the crowd noise. Really. It was loud yesterday. It's been loud for every Big 10 game this season. What do you expect to be different?
- October 22, 2006 1:07 PM
If we lose to tOSU again i really think Lloyd should get the boot. Tressel has no trouble beating us at our place, and this year when the two teams are seemingly equal in talent/experience defensively and offensively, there will be no excuse for losing.. except Lloyd.
- October 22, 2006 1:09 PM
Jesus, Yost. If you keep up with the negativity, I'm gonna start a petition to have you banned to the Schembechler Hall blog. Is it that all Michigan fans have to have something to complain about? We're the #2 team in the country, freaking try to enjoy it every now and again.
And for the record, I was at the Penn State game. The crowd was loud. Not as loud as people make it out to be, but it was loud. Why was it loud? Because they fucking blare their PA system right up until the time Chad Henne put his hands under center. Seriously. If that's the price of having an "indimidating" home field advantage, count me out. I'll take the band and the fans every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
- October 22, 2006 1:09 PM
I have to disagree with muhme and the other students who stood up for the student section and fans in general.
Before the game they were PATHETIC, walking to the game there was no intensity, it was like the game was fucking ball state.
Then once I got into the stadium, it didn't get loud until that turnover in our end when they were in field goal range. After that YES it was pretty loud, but before that it was fucking pathetic.
The students sucked yesterday, plain and simple.
BTW Yost, I still use my keys and will continue using them, but I open my mouth too.
- October 22, 2006 1:27 PM
If you want to talk about loud, Clemson fans managed 117 Db on an open field during the Gameday taping. Although that is well short of the 126 db recorded in Death Valley during last years Miami game.
- October 22, 2006 1:36 PM
195 straight crowds of 100,000+ crowds and you're treating it like it's a new and frustrating development that we're not as loud as we "could" be. In other news, isn't it frustrating that stuff falls DOWN when you drop it instead of UP?
The students are loud, there's no denying that. Complaining about everything else does no good.
- October 22, 2006 1:43 PM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
Agree completely about the offense missing Mario Manningham. Although I said Michigan could still beat Penn State and Iowa without him, I think his presence would add at least one and possibly two touchdowns turning these games into the decisive wins they should have been. He'll be needed against Ohio State.
Call me anachronistically old school, but I think a 1st and goal from the 4 yard line calls for four straight rushing plays until there's a touchdown. Period.
Again, the defense was excellent. Opposing teams are going to occasionally gain some big yards passing the ball but I think the risk is acceptable considering how much more frequently the defense simply stops them cold. After all, Iowa only scored six points. I also thought Drew Tate did an excellent job avoiding the pass rush and he still got sacked five times—and hit pretty hard plenty of other times—and made inaccurate throws. Against this defense, I think the best a good quarterback can hope for is avoiding a fetal-position-thumb-sucking-sobbing-for-his-
blue-blankee meltdown a la Brady Quinn.
I'm still not so sure Clemson is all that good or if it's simply the combination of Chan Gailey and Reggie Ball negating the abilities of Calvin Johnson.
And, yeah, I saw the end of the Duke-Miami and thought a Duke victory would have been a fitting end to Miami's week.
I thought Wisconsin looked pretty good even in their loss to Michigan. I thought that was the rare case of an unranked team losing a game that then justified them being ranked.
Oh, and Bob Griese mentioned that Michigan Stadium is not that loud on the field—and he has some experience with it—and said—forgive me Yost—it's because of the shape of the stadium.
- October 22, 2006 1:53 PM
- Yost said...
To the moron that said Lloyd should be fired if they lose to OSU next month,
Please have your doctor adjust your medication levels as your insanity is starting to show.
That is the excuse -- the shape of the stadium. But trust me when I say I saw it with my own eyes (and Benny can back me up) that our section completely sucked. In fact, I heard the guy behind me (who I didn't know) bitching about it. If 110,000 people all screamed on a flat, grassy field it would be loud. But the percentage of our fans who make noise is much lower than other stadiums I've been to.
- October 22, 2006 2:12 PM
I'm pretty sure visitors to this website actually screamed at the top of their lungs during the game. Bitching about it here probably won't make any difference.
Go Blue!
- October 22, 2006 3:04 PM
Get a decibel meter and start doing comparisons. Look at average point differential between home and road for supposedly loud and quiet teams. Etc. Whiny bitching without useful evidence makes you sound like a tard.
- October 22, 2006 4:23 PM
- srudoff said...
man looks like perhaps arrington might be in some trouble. good thing the "facts" won't get out until after the iowa game huh? we've seen this with marlin jackson in the past "player x assured me there was nothing so i'm going with that".
also nice to see the well spoken manningham comment on his injury status "I don't know nothing". got that right.
- October 22, 2006 5:09 PM
I was in Section 31 with the rest of the students for the Iowa game. I was out on Row 4 so not only was it fucking loud, I could feel it. It was fucking loud down here, and I definitely feel that if the student section was on say, the east side of the stadium in front of the press box or something like that, we could really affect the game. I'm not an acoustics engineer but it might have more to do with the layout in addition to people not giving everything their voice box can handle.
Beaver Stadium is loud, much because the stadium stands are built in a very vertical manner. Same for Ohio Stadium. I mean, from an engineering standpoint, part of the problem is the structure of the stadium itself. Certainly people can yell louder, and I know the students are doing their part. I did see some students just shake their keys and not making much noise at all. But for the most part people were yelling while doing so. Personally we need modified acoustics in here and less old people sitting down at the game, maybe a toked up PA system with Wolverine roars and shit, but that's just how Michigan is - its simply traditional. And that's what Michigan football is about, like it or not that's the kind of culture Bo built here.
- October 22, 2006 5:21 PM
Sparty won't win out. They'll probably lose to Minnesota or some equally terrible team and that'll be that.
Besides, any team that can give up 38 points to Northwestern's pitiful offense, there aren't many teams that they're going to beat.
- October 22, 2006 5:23 PM
Part of the reason for the lack of noise is the poor acoustics of the Big House. Most stadiums have an upper deck to keep noise in, the Big House doesn't.
But yeah. I was hoping for some better noise. But at least our Defense played really well again (remember OSU allowed a TD against them and we didn't).
And yeah, their comments about Brady Quinn are bogus. He's the most overrated QB. He plays crap teams, and when ND plays good teams like Michigan Brady Quinn gets stuffed. (The game should actually have been 47-14, as one of ND's TDs came off an ND receiver (McKnight) hugging and pushing a Michigan DB away, I haven't seen more blatant offensive pass interference in my life).
- October 22, 2006 6:13 PM
completely disagree witht he conference championship game comment, their a great thing to weed out teams, if every conference had one we might no have so many undefeated teams or one loss teams at the end of the year
PS painful to be in Tallahassee this fall
- October 22, 2006 6:42 PM
- Chris of Dangerous Logic said...
I've got the highlight reels up on YouTube.
Link through my blog.
- October 22, 2006 6:51 PM
Listen I love the blog and everything that you write but you gotta stop bitchin so much about the crowd noise. It's just the way Michigan fans are, for many reasons and factors the crowd just isn't loud. It's been that way for many years and is not going to change by complaints and requests to put away keys. And honestly, we're 8-0 and not going to blow it at home if we do at all so GO BLUE!
- October 22, 2006 7:09 PM
- CrimeNotes said...
1.) On Manningham: I'm sort of impressed that we played both Penn State and Iowa relatively well without him. The sky didn't fall. The irrational optimist in me hopes that it'll actually allow for the offense to rework itself come out with some surprises in Columbus the way that it did in South Bend. Now that we're past Penn State and Iowa, maybe there's an argument the offense will end better for having gone through this -- assuming that Manningham is back and solid by OSU.
2.) We looked better against Iowa yesterday than we did against Iowa in 1997.
3.) I heard Corso (though not Holtz) say that Michigan had the most disappointing performance on Saturday. It's not that inflammatory because Michigan was, in fact, not at peak form.
But I do think it's a little absurd to see ESPN constantly venerate the comebacks that Sparty and Northwestern had against two moribund teams. I don't know how BCS contender Notre Dame wasn't more disappointing, inasmuch as it needed last-minute heroics to squeak ahead of a team like UCLA. A comeback is a comeback and a win is a win, and a game like that may be more entertaining to watch than Michigan's steady low-fi play against Iowa.
But I think needing a comeback against piss-poor UCLA is more disappointing than another pounding from our car-crushing defense.
For instance, if we need a late-game comeback against Northwestern, that's when I'll be disappointed.
For perspective: Michigan's defense didn't allow a single touchdown and had five (!) sacks; Hart averaged 4+ yards per carry; Henne threw 200+ yards without Manningham. I can live with that kind of disappointment even when it makes Lou Holtz cry.
- October 22, 2006 7:28 PM
For all of Lou Holtz's bonehead comments, I did like what he said in regards to Mike Hart's almost-fumble to the effect of "You shouldn't even have to review that play. If Mike Hart lets the ball come out, it's not a fumble." Not his exact words, but that was the general tone.
- October 22, 2006 7:52 PM
- Andy said...
Srudoff: Give me a break. A police report with no charges filed ?
That would get him a couple of extra buckeye stickers in columbus. If there are charges filed, rest assured, it will be dealt with.
Maybe if Arrington sucker punched someone in a game and then collected some extra cash from a booster after his performance against Penn State he could win the heisman next year...
Also -- If I were you, I would not get into the habit of comparing police blotter or the academic performance of the top 2 football teams in the Big 10. You will look like a bigger fool than you already are.
Michigan = 71% grad rate (at a much tougher school) vs. Ohio State = 55% grad rate
- October 22, 2006 9:15 PM
- The King said...
You people who think if we play like that we're getting smoked by OSU are balls out insane. No, we wouldn't score enough to win, but no team in the country with the possible exception of West Virginia has the offense to "smoke" our defense.
Give the D some damn credit before you call our team's performance a "letdown." It was a landmine game against a dangerously angry Hawkeye team, and one half of our team not only showed up as expected but EXCEEDED expectations...for the 8th week in a row.
- October 22, 2006 9:17 PM
Notre Dame is barely a top 20 caliber team right now. Even with the hype, they should not be ranked in the top 15. They could easily have four losses against their schedule, which is average at best.
That being said, was anybody else "CERTAIN" that ND would score in that final minute after UCLA's 3 and out. I even turned the channel after the punt b/c I didnt want to puke when it happened.
Luck of the Irish is bound to wear off one day. Too bad UCLA didnt go for the juggular when they had the chance...maybe people will soon realize that Charlie Weis is an average coach (although a good recruiter) who hasnt proved anything to this point. Doubtful, but who knows...
- October 22, 2006 9:56 PM
To the students credit:
The freshmen section tried to start the wave during the mid-3rd quarter. The upper-classmen promptly nixed it, much to the freshmen's dismay. I was happy to see that they still have sense enough to squash an innappropriate wave.
- October 22, 2006 9:56 PM
it was Lee Corso, not Lou Holtz
- October 22, 2006 10:34 PM
Stupid freshman and their stupid wave... man I miss being a stupid freshman and just being able to do any damn dumb thing that comes to mind.
- October 22, 2006 11:22 PM
Heyt "King"...
WVU the team that could smoke the Michigan defense? Seriously. They run, run, run. And then run some more.
It would be running into a brick wall against Michigan.
No, no, no. A team that could spread the field; use their line and an elusive QB to avoid sacks; hit quick passes at a high-precentage rate to 4 or 5 different receivers; use either the edge or the power run to keep Michigan off balance; and have senior leadership at QB, that my friends is a team that could "smoke" the Michigan defense.
That team has a name: The Ohio State Buckeyes.
- October 23, 2006 2:00 AM
- Ali Haji-Sheikh said...
Maybe this explains the differing perspective on the noise levels at the game. I was in section 39 (corner of endzone opposite students) for the first half the game and section 1 (midfield) for the other half. The crowd noise appeared noticeably louder in the first half than in the second half, despite the fact that I'm sure the stadium as a whole was louder in the more critical stages of the game in the second half. It is clear that most of the noise during the game came from the student section who (once they showed up) made alot of noise throughout the game. However, the further you sit in the stadium from the students the less noisy the stadium seems to you. There is no doubt that a large part of the stadium (most of the East side) was totally lame on Saturday, so much so that during the M-I-C-H-I-G-A-N cheer that wraps around the stadium you could barely hear the I and C (the letters for the Eastern sideline seats). I noticed alot of tickets available for the game, saw alot of empty seats and heard that many "die hard Michigan fans" chose to go the Tigers' World Series game instead, or to leave early (you know who you are!). Maybe that was part of the reason for the lamer than you would expect non-student fan base.
- October 23, 2006 2:07 AM
- srudoff said...
read it and weep, ass
- October 23, 2006 2:21 AM
What was going on with the kid getting kicked out for throwing hotdogs at halftime in the student section?
- October 23, 2006 2:54 AM
- TitleIX said...
you are living up to your plate, buddy.
when tOSU's President says--"This is an extraordinary leap for us, especially when one considers that the university only fully implemented competitive admission standards on the Columbus campus in 2003. Just five years ago, the graduation rate stood at 56 percent,"
You know that Andy's post was spot-on.
or were you exhibiting that ascerbic wit and sarcasm that we have come to appreciate only from you????
- October 23, 2006 4:31 AM
The turf at OSU has been pretty bad all year. At first, they said it hadn't been replaced since the renovation, and that new turf would fix it. Thus far, it hasn't.
My theory is fairly complicated. This summer, a large construction project began on several buildings near the field, and some of the dirt and maybe some fungus or something got into the stadium and is messing with the turf. Add to that the fact that the turf is now below the level of the Olentangy, and tack on the extraordinary amount of rain that central Ohio has seen this fall, and you have a recipe for a sloppy field.
I hope they fix it soon, because people have been talking about going to FieldTurf, but I really like the 'Shoe having a natural grass field.
I'd also like to ditto brickeye's comments in that I like the way you guys play the game.
Finally, I don't think that WVU would have a chance against your defense- they haven't proven they can throw the ball well at all, and you guys do very well at stopping the run. The guy who said Troy Smith and Co. present the most dangerous threat to your D was accurate, IMO, because the weak link in your very good defense is your secondary.
- October 23, 2006 6:14 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
interesting theory on the turf. i took my tosu fan son to saturday's game and couldn't believe the condition- especially since it seemed to slow tosu down a lot more than iu.
i have to say the field turf at M has the same aesthetics as grass. seeing how both schools played on old style rugs for decades, i don't it's too much of a break from tradition.
- October 23, 2006 8:57 AM
"M"oron blogger-
Did you comment on MM's use of the english language? Did ANYONE see gameday's interview with Teddy Ginn? That guy sounds RETARDED! He talks like Bobby Brown... with the moving jaw, too big of tongue. Face it, these guys are not brain surgeons. Football is what they do and that is it. Let's quit comparing players IQ's. It goes back to that pissing contest/ whose dad is stronger. Stick to football. And, I am not a buckeye hater. I am a UM grad & one of my best friends is a buckeye, but honestly. That guy (Ginn) sounds just as stupid as MM does. Admit it.
PS- The cheerleaders looked a HECK of a lot better saturday.
- October 23, 2006 9:46 AM
- srudoff said...
so what you're basically saying is, UM has been pushing academics for a 100 years and it took ohio state 5 years of trying hard to match your results?
: )
surrounded - you have a tosu fan for a son? there MAY be hope for your family yet! he obviously got his brains from his mom ;)
- October 23, 2006 10:37 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
and his looks.
- October 23, 2006 10:41 AM
Did you even go to OSU?
- October 23, 2006 11:01 AM
- Andy said...
read it and weep, ass
Perhaps you should read the article before you cover yourself with buckeye stickers.
The 6 year graduation rate for all students has risen 15%? Wow. One would think that the overall graduation rate would remain constant for all students.
I was pointing to the football team, which still lingers near the bottom of the Big 10 (and the nation) with a whopping 55%.
But what the heck, you do put a lot of kids in the NFL...
- October 23, 2006 11:49 AM
- srudoff said...
your last comment is a good point. players that go to the nfl do NOT currently count towards graduation rates (same in hoops for nba entries). i don't know how it affects the numbers but i'm pretty sure OSU has a much higher rate of players leaving early for the nfl than most big ten schools.
also, i didn't know you were stating player rates and my bad for calling you an ass.
- October 23, 2006 12:08 PM
The Big House was loud from Section 38, but only on third downs. By the way, I went to Game 2 on Sunday, and CoPa was *much louder*. But filled with a bunch of drunken vulgarians. (Guess you can't have it both ways.) Mathews had two very tough catches. And Henne was sharp on the drive after the interception.
- October 23, 2006 2:21 PM
In response to surrounded's post about script Ohio.....
This happens everywhere we go, even on field turf. When you have a couple hundred kids, some of which are well over 200 lbs, walking in the exact same spot, that mark is gonna happen. You could even see it at the Fiesta bowl last year when the band split to do 2 scripts
- October 23, 2006 5:24 PM
- Andy said...
No harm -- I thought you were signing your post rather than calling me a name...
- October 23, 2006 7:13 PM
- srudoff said...
now THAT was funny!
- October 23, 2006 7:18 PM
Can't say I blame him (although Cal, ND, UT, Oregon and some others didn't exactly tear it up against lesser foes, either).
Uh, at least Texas was playing a ranked opponent, the only team higher than #12 to do so.
Carry on.
- October 24, 2006 2:01 PM
Here we go. The 10 Holy Commandments of Being a Michigan Football Fan:
1. Thou shalt stand and remain standing at all times.
2. Thou shalt be twice as loud in thy Big House than thou wouldst at other stadiums. Shaking thy keys is no excuse for not being loud.
3. Thou shalt form a "Z" with thy hand when Zoltan Mesko is punting, and only when he is punting.
4. When thy Wolverines are winning, thou shalt stay until the end. When thy Wolveriens are losing, thou shalt stay until the end.
5. Thou shalt NOT say "Remember Drew Henson."
6. Thou shalt not do any wave of any kind when Michigan is on offense, defense, in the red zone, or on any critical play.
7. It is a sin to throw someone up in the air after a score when there is a lack of men to catch them when they fall.
8. It is not a sin if thou dost not know the name of the third string tackle. However, it IS a sin to not know the name of Sir Mario Manningham.
9. Thou shalt not get tired of hearing "Hail to the Victors," and thou shalt clap after every rendition, even if it is played twenty-two times.
10. Thou shalt not sell thy tickets to fans of opposing teams
- October 25, 2006 1:03 AM
I was in section 37 and the crowd was loud. Maybe the other side of the stadium is filled with old people.
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When Alana Robinson sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" each morning at Clear Creek Elementary School, it reminds her of the sacrifices many Americans made for their country.
But there was a time when the morning ritual represented something more personal to the fifth-grader: Each day she sang in honor of her mother, Chasedy, who was serving in Iraq with the Army National Guard.
"When my mom was away, whenever I sang the national anthem, I knew that my mom was fighting strong and never giving up," Alana wrote in an essay that placed first among fifth- and sixth-grade entrants in a local Elks Club contest.
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"That's pretty amazing for this little town, huh?" said Michele Cassone, exalted ruler of Elks Lodge 1616, who presented certificates to each winner at a 3 p.m. ceremony.
For Nathan "Quinn" Kelsch, an eighthgrader at Immaculata Catholic School, the song penned by Francis Scott Key after witnessing British ships bombard Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 reminds him "of our country's fight for our beginning and our enduring ideals."
"Our national anthem is special to me because it speaks to how strong and hopeful our country has always been," wrote Quinn, who won first place among seventh- and eighth-graders. His poetic descriptions of the Battle of Fort McHenry struck a chord with Elks judges.
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COLUMBIA — In its first year, a special South Carolina law enforcement unit that investigates criminal cases against illegal immigrants has been successful, according to its commander.
The statewide team — the only one of its kind, according to its commander, Lt. Eddie Johnson — still faces challenges when it comes to ensuring the public understands exactly what it is and what it does.
"This is a learning process for all of us," Johnson, an officer with the state's Department of Public Safety, recently told The Associated Press. "There's no lack of work that needs to be done out there, so the officers stay busy."
Johnson, a veteran Highway Patrol trooper and former Sumter policeman, is commander of the Immigration Enforcement Unit, which was created as a result South Carolina's tough new immigration law.
Signed into law in 2011 and modeled after a similar measure in Arizona, the law requires businesses to check the legal status of new employees through a federal system and allows officers to check someone's immigration status if they're pulled over for another reason.
Johnson said his six-member team fields tips from the public and is called in to investigate when someone thought to be in the U.S. illegally is accused of breaking state law in South Carolina — not just people whose sole alleged crime is being in U.S. illegally.
"If you are not involved in any criminal activity here in South Carolina, then you have no fear of the Immigration Enforcement Unit, because we're never going to meet," Johnson said.
It took time to train up the special unit's officers, who work directly with federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and, when necessary, refer cases directly to them for deportation.
Other cases are referred to local solicitors for prosecution.
Any civil, workplace issues related to immigration are handled by state labor officials.
Since July, the team has opened 43 cases, 17 of which have resulted in arrests.
A handful of others were dismissed — and sent to ICE for deportation. A few have been cleared entirely.
Johnson was hired to start assembling his team in December 2011, as a lawsuit over the new measure wound its way through federal courts.
Earlier that year, the federal government and the American Civil Liberties Union sued to challenge the new law, arguing that it was unconstitutional.
After the U.S. Supreme Court last year ruled on Arizona's immigration law, tossing out provisions like making it a state crime not to carry immigration papers but keeping in place officers' ability to check people's status, a federal judge in South Carolina ruled that state's paper check could go into effect.
South Carolina is currently challenging an injunction that still blocks other parts from going into effect.
To Johnson, his officers do much more than probe crimes potentially related to illegal immigration.
His team, he said, is out to help people, not just put them in jail.
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The Era of Convenient Gifting
Everyone has experienced one of those situations where you forget your grandmother's birthday. Or you dad's or the long lost flat mate you had back in college. Remember that friend you had in high school? He's getting married next week and you can't make it to his wedding which in another city. But what you can do is send you love, thoughts and gifts through Planeteves. Order any one of our combos and gift sets and get delivered directly to the address you want. With Planeteves you don't always have to be physically present to make your presence felt. Send gifts to your loved ones with just a few clicks and stay with them in their timeless moments.
Blogs that keep you in Vogue
What's a fashion website that doesn't keep you updated with the latest fads? Fashion is a dynamic industry and fads come and go in the blink of an eye. Keep yourself posted with the most contemporary styles and looks with our blogs and articles so you never miss a chance of looking like a diva.
Vehement passion of Women Liberation
Planeteves is an initiative to celebrate women. All kinds of women – working, housewives, dark and fair, young and old, tall and short. We believe in embracing these divine creatures of god. This Endeavour will be carried out by Saamag Foundation that will be working on the education, health and well-being of women. This foundation will be working for women from every strata, creed and cast. Women are beautiful beings, identities in themselves. A woman isn't someone's daughter or sister or wife. First, she is just herself. Complete on her own and we honor that.


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