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Sunday, June 22, 2008
And so it ends...
The first post ever here on the MZone, way back in on October 5, 2005, was short, brief and (sadly) semi-naked co-ed free:
And so it begins...
What is this blog? Well, it's about Michigan football. Comments, critiques, compliments, criticisms and a little funny thrown in for good measure.
Three of my M alum friends and I have been emailing back and forth, everyday, during each football season for the last couple of years. Sometimes our emails number close to 30 after big wins or tough losses. And while we're all huge Michigan fans, that doesn't mean we don't disagree often (as you'll soon find out). So I figured, if we can procrastinate that much during the week, let's see if others want to join in. Hey, if we're not going to get any work done, why not drag some complete strangers down with us.
So, here it is. This is my first blog so pardon the rookie mistakes I'm bound to make as I get this up and running (hell, I don't even know how to add pictures yet).
Welcome and...
Go Blue!
Little did I know back then just how many "strangers" we'd get to procrastinate with us - almost 4 million as I write these words tonight; a "little funny" morphed into (hopefully) a lot of funny for you, the reader; and thankfully, I did learn to add a picture or two to the posts.
It has been a hell of a fun ride.
But even the best of college football seasons has a final play as all things must come to an end. And like a football coach knowing when it's time to walk away from the game, it is time for me, and thus the MZone, to exit the blogosphere.
By last fall, my team of fellow MZone bloggers has dwindled down to just yours truly, which is no great surprise as running a daily blog can be a grind at times. That's why I have such respect for the many fellow bloggers I've gotten to know during the course of running the MZone who do it and do it so well.
But for me, it's gotten to be too much to continue on my own. Besides, half the fun of it was doing it with friends. And as much as I enjoy and enjoyed blogging, it was never a goal for it to be anything more than a hobby. Except for a brief flirtation with Google AdSense, we turned down each and every advertising offer we received. Because it wasn't about the making money. Hopefully that came through as you read over the last (not quite) three years.
Thus, rather than ever get to a point where people say, "Man, the MZone used to be so good. But now it sucks giant, Michigan-owning Buckeye nuts," I'd rather end it here on a high note and the old vaudevillian credo of "Leave them wanting more...caption contests and Photoshopped gems." And while I won't say never in terms of the MZone returning somewhere down the line - or in some other incarnation - if the passion returns, right now it's time to simply say farewell.
So thanks to all the fellow bloggers out there who have become, dare I say, cyberfriends during our little run. While I won't be posting here, you can bet I'll be lurking around your sites which I've grown to really enjoy over the last (not quite) three years.
Thanks to all our regular contributors who, quite literally, made the site possible with their great ideas, tips and suggestions. Without you, this site would have gone dark long ago.
Finally, thanks to you, the MZone reader for making the last (not quite) three years so much damn fun and rewarding. Your emails and kind words are what kept me doing it. All those, "You start my day with a laugh each morning" put a smile on my face as much as you said the site did for you. That's by far the hardest part to leave behind.
Go Blue!
183 comments:
- Max said...
An excellent run.
- June 23, 2008 3:33 AM
- srudoff said...
well this sucks
you could just let me and whets take over ;)
good luck and hope the people here are able to talk you out of retiring
- June 23, 2008 4:01 AM
- phil said...
Good Night, God Bless, and Go Blue
- June 23, 2008 6:03 AM
- Buck said...
And so it would seem that the only 2 people in the world with a sense of humor and connection to a certain trade school have thrown in the towel. Pretty hard to stay motivated when Ole' Tress owns your ass and your team is approaching a 3 ring circus.... (be glad you're not the IU basketball program)!!!
Good luck gentlemen.... this Buckeye respectfully says thank you for some chuckles, most interesting web links, and a few minutes many days to not get work done.
Go Bucks!
- June 23, 2008 6:27 AM
- Jon said...
Buckeye fan checking in.
You did a great job on this blog. I frequented this blog so often that my friends call me a "dirty Michigan fan."
Anyway, I've been borderline thinking about buying the Red State vs Blue State shirt for about a year now. This made my decision. Order placed.
- June 23, 2008 7:21 AM
- paul said...
Yost, thanks for all the laughs. I stumbled upon this site by accident over a year ago, and I've been a daily visitor ever since.
Good luck in all your future endeavors!
- June 23, 2008 7:37 AM
- Jeff said...
As a Georgia Tech fan, this was the only Big Ten blog which never left my RSS reader. It's been fun, and thanks for the laughs.
- June 23, 2008 7:46 AM
- Super G said...
In the words of Farmer Hoggett:
"That'll do pig, that'll do."
- June 23, 2008 7:49 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
Where's all the love from the MI fans who frequent this blog? I can honestly say that this came as a blow to me. I stumbled upon this site near the end of football season last year and have loved it ever since and was looking forward to the upcoming season. Sure there are other MI bogs out there but they just don't carry what the Mzone has been able to carry since I found it. I thank you for the all consuming time you must have put into this and totally understand when you say you must let it go. Thanks for the laughs and memories.
- June 23, 2008 8:09 AM
- Crabapple Buck said...
While I've enjoyed more than a few laughs at my team's expense, I wish you well. I know that pulling for UM in these times is tough. You are like our Bucks under Cooper, without the great expectations of success. I'll miss your misguided views and those of the other commenters who, due to bad parenting, bleed maize and blue. I thought you would wait to retire the blog until after Cowherd got fired.
- June 23, 2008 8:12 AM
- David said...
I read this with tear in eye, as a daily ritual now comes to an end... Thanks, Yost, for many laughs and endless entertainment.
Best of luck in your future endeavors.
- June 23, 2008 8:29 AM
- TitleIX said...
why does this feel like a sucky break-up??
damnit Yost!!! ;_)
Thanks for all of the fun.
Will definitely miss this blog and the regulars.
Brian at mgoblog has banned TitleIX for reasons which are beyond me so not sure where I'll appear again.
You can bet though that if it's a football Saturday in Ann Arbor I will be at the REALLY Big House.
G-d Bless, Yost
- June 23, 2008 8:36 AM
- RD850 said...
Wow, sorry to see this go. I found this site almost 3 years ago and have greatly enjoyed it. I am a Univeristy of Georgia grad, but originally from Ohio. I often used this site as a reference tool when a good Ohio State insult was needed for my relatives still stuck up there.
I checked in daily, and had been anticipating the upcoming football season, which always brought out the best in this site.
Good luck with your real life, as you join the rest of us in searching the internet for sites like this to make the day a little more tolerable.
- June 23, 2008 8:44 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
thank god i don't have to read anything spewed from srudoff's mouth again.
- June 23, 2008 8:56 AM
- Out of Conference said...
Wow - I'm with T9 on the this feeling like a bad breakup thing. Friends you say... I hope so. You better be prepared to pay the $4MM due to the funny blog buyout clause. :)
It's been a helluva run. Be proud- when I first discovered this site not too long after you started, the order of sites I checked each morning before starting work was the local news, national news, Gamecock's rivals site, here, then Orson's. It took only a few months that your site moved to the top before even the Gamecocks sites and local news.
I hate to see it end, but to say the writing on the wall wasn't evident for a while wouldn't be true. Thanks for sticking out as long as you can. Your efforts here were very much appreciated.
I'm thinking of joining World of Warcraft just to find Benny playing from his mother's basement, kill off his character and call him a punk for leaving you alone here.
T9, Sru, Andy, Whets, SiC, C/Katie, Josh, Crabapple, Dezzi, BigAssHamm, Beast of Bama, all of you, and especially Yost, and many more I'm forgetting I'm sure - enjoyed the conversation with you all.
- June 23, 2008 9:03 AM
- I'm blue, da ba dee said...
While I'm going to miss this post and the "soap-operaesque" dialogue of its members, my boss is pretty psyched to have his employee back to work... thanks, Yost, for years of enjoyment- and smack Benny on the back of the head for letting you down!
- June 23, 2008 9:07 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
Surrounded as I am, this site has been a great outlet for me to converse w/ other Michigan fans. i'm going to miss that.
Thanks, Yost. it's been great to read your stuff and even better to get to know you a little bit. same goes for the other posters here. even tosu fans like whets.*
good luck and go blue.
*okay, maybe even srudoff, too.
- June 23, 2008 9:14 AM
- Rob said...
Despite being a Penn State alum, I enjoyed reading your blog daily via Bloglines. You definitely had one of the most reliably entertaining college football blogs out there and will be missed. Good luck.
- June 23, 2008 9:27 AM
- Doug said...
You'll definitely be missed. Hope to see you back in the blogosphere sooner or later, though. Thanks for both the links and the laughs you've given me over the past few years.
- June 23, 2008 9:27 AM
- 616goblue said...
say it aint so Yost!
found out about your blog during the Colin Cowherd scandal and have been a loyal reader ever since...and I was pumped when you posted a few pics and articles I sent you (the most infamous one was the scoreboard after the Appy State game--which started a trend for the rest of the season...)
here is hoping that you will have a "Michael Strahan like" resistance and come back in late August with a vengence!
going to miss your blog--BIG TIME!
- June 23, 2008 9:38 AM
- BSD said...
Best of luck, Yost. I can sympathize with the daily grind of running a blog. That you did it for three years and did it so well is commendable. The M Zone was the second website I checked every morning after BSD.
God's speed, young man.
- June 23, 2008 9:40 AM
- phillip said...
Its been a good run - a sad day for the Michigan blogosphere. You will certainly be missed; all the best!
- June 23, 2008 9:43 AM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
Well, this isn't a good start to the week! But I fully understand; thanks for the laughs. And, like others, I hope to see you get back into it sooner or later.
- June 23, 2008 9:48 AM
- Reed said...
They say all good things must come to an end. In this case, it certainly applies. Blogging's tough, and you guys had a fantastic run. Thanks for all the fun, and if the spirit ever moves you to post once again, you know we'll be here.
Thanks again.
- June 23, 2008 9:52 AM
- Feelin' Blue said...
Oh man, that's too bad. I say just call it off for the summer. You have a whole new era of Rich Rodriguez to cover and comment on. This got me into reading CFB blogs, and it was hilarious. All best to you, Yost, and everyone else with whom I enjoyed joking about and discussing Michigan--and yes, Ohio State--football.
- June 23, 2008 9:56 AM
- beast in 'bama said...
So, you're getting married? That's it, right? If so, congratulations. Don't say you were never warned.
Thank you for making me (and the other "outsiders" in this community) always feel welcome. We are truly of like minds, you and me. Be careful out there in the real world.
P.S.: And you can't actually say I ever warned you. I mean, my wife, her lawyers, her private investigators - none of them can prove that I was really ever here.
P.P.S.: And if you're not getting married, THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO US?!?!
- June 23, 2008 10:19 AM
- srudoff said...
Yost - would it be feasible for a few people like Sic, Catie and TitleIX took over (assuming any of them would want to)?
I guess dabraylon could too but honestly i've never seen a blog in crayon so not sure how that'd work.
- June 23, 2008 10:32 AM
- Michigan Girl said...
I am so bummed. Are you sure you don't want to take a sabbatical until football season?
- June 23, 2008 10:42 AM
- Shorty the Beachcomber said...
Your blog was as good as an ol' fashioned SEC beat down of OSU in a bowl game! (naturally those are good for obvious reasons regarding recent history... Lloyd oh how you tried me!) I'm gonna miss your hip and comical twist put on such a righteous and noble matter. You were truly the champion of your niche in the Michigan blogging world... and the rest for that matter. Hope to see you rise again at some point in the future, and once again... Thanks!
Oh and srudoff, it is possible to blog in crayon, Marines do it all the time!
Semper Fi
- June 23, 2008 11:07 AM
- Sean said...
Sorry to hear the run is over. Thanks for a great three years and Go Blue!
- June 23, 2008 11:18 AM
- Mikecarr21 said...
Yost, very sorry to see you go. Yours was the first Michigan/Sports blog I stumbled onto a couple years ago, and has been a daily stop ever since. You will be missed
- June 23, 2008 11:21 AM
- gh said...
At least have the god-d@mn courtesy to include some healing pics .....
Mzone was always the right balance of humor and football for me. I love Mgoblog, but most days its 'too long did not read' from Brian. And I'm afraid to say that 95+% of UM based blogs are either terrible or just aren't my cup of tea.
I'll miss 'know your foe' the most.
As it seems everything in the UM world these days.....
"Sunrise doesnt last all morning
A cloudburst doesnt last all day
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning
Its not always going to be this grey"
Best wishes for a happy blogger retirement. I suppose its better to be a 'seinfeld' and go out hot than to drag on like 'the simpsons'.
- June 23, 2008 11:24 AM
- Noah said...
sad to see this come to an end. I thoroughly enjoyed reading mzone's content daily. good luck to you Yost in whatever you do. In the words of Mary Sue Coleman, "Wherever you go, go blue!"
- June 23, 2008 11:25 AM
- Jim said...
While I echo all previously made comliments, what I'll really miss the only outlet I had for _reasonable_ discourse on Michigan football. MGoBlog is a good read, but the comment section is nuts.
Thanks, Yost.
- June 23, 2008 11:25 AM
- Hemlock Philosopher said...
I've tried to blog several times and each time I realized that there are folks out there that are better at it. You're definitely one of them.
FWIW, Know Your Foe was the best part of football Fridays. It was a must read.
Good luck!
- June 23, 2008 11:43 AM
- Da Vest said...
The last haven of sanity in the sports world is gone. I don't know what your day job is Yost, but you don't do it better than this. What more can I say, I'm a Buckeye and this is my favorite sport site. Now I'm adrift... adrift...
- June 23, 2008 11:57 AM
- MaizenBrew said...
Thanks buddy. Appreciated the laughs.
- June 23, 2008 12:29 PM
- Papa Steve said...
Thanks for the stuff, I have been a pretty regular reader for the last (not quite) 2 years and enjoyed it thoroughly.
Best of luck.
- June 23, 2008 12:34 PM
- jax said...
You will be missed. Your blog was by far my favorite UofM centered blog.
I hope in the fall you reconsider and we hear your them music hit and JR screams "Wait a minute, is that..Good god, Yost is back. Yost is back!!!".
- June 23, 2008 12:35 PM
- Catie said...
616goblue took the words out of my mouth:
Say it ain't so!
I had a feeling this was coming and T9 is also right, it feels like a horrible break up. :o(
There are not many places a "girl" can go and talk football.........and other sorted topics........*sigh*
Yost, you have a wonderful sense of humor and it was such a pleasure to be part of this community with all the regulars. I am truly going to miss you all! Thank you Yost for the time you gave us, it was fun!
Hugs all around! (even those pesky UOS fans!!)
I will continue reading over at Brian's site, comments will be limited, I don't get a warm and fuzzy over there like I did here!
- June 23, 2008 12:54 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
I don't feel so good.
Remember when you were a kid and your best friend moved? Okay, too melodramatic. Hmmmm. Not sure what to say. I love hanging out with people that aren't in lockstep. The friendships (yeah, I know it's cyber-space, give me some slack) won here mean more when you've battled with someone over passionately held beliefs or opinions. A good partisan smack-down concluded with grudging respect extended in both directions is its own reward. Multiply the joy when it occurs within the dragon's lair.
I appreciate everyone on this site for accepting those of us with THE scarlet letter. Not an easy task all things considered. Yes, even DuhBraylon and Lord Vada made me feel like part of the gang even when they were telling me how intensely they despised me and the horse I rode in on. Isn't love funny? (A blog in crayon. Aahahaha…Priceless.)
I will miss this great community with posters from all over the world. I learned a lot by coming here. To those who had my back early on—thanks. I know you risked your integrity with other Michigan fans. Can you use "integrity" and "Michigan fan" in the same sentence? SiC, how would you rule on that?
Yost and crew, thanks for all you have done. What a great site. You managed it with just the right amount of authority which made things intense, fun and civilized. Whoa! "Michigan" and "civilized" in the same thought. Another conundrum for me to grapple with. (Insert tOSU couch-burning comment here).
Man, this bites! I was looking forward to the start of the season, the daily vitriolic back and forth, "Know Your Foe," another *yawn* OSU victory over Michigan, OSU's first victory over an SEC team, an invitation to
T-9's Quinceañera party, an autographed avatar picture from Catie, strategy sessions with wing and srudoff regarding ambushes of selected posters,* dating SiC's wife. Gone, all gone.
Back to real people, I suppose. Sigh…
*Just kidding on the strategy sessions.
- June 23, 2008 12:59 PM
- Jim Harbaugh Scramble said...
This blog will be missed.
- June 23, 2008 1:00 PM
- Dave said...
+1 on sabbatical until football season. my first bookmark when i wake up, mid day, and before bed, i would like to keep it that way hahaha i can't help it i'm selfish, but like surrounded in columbus, we are screwed out here!
good luck in whatever it is that you do. If youd decide you miss us come football season, feel free to come back, we will be VERY pleased : )
- June 23, 2008 1:02 PM
- Joshua said...
Ah you magnificent bastard. Even though I've taken up residence elsewhere lately in my hourly time wasting you were still a daily stop. Without your content and the crazy bunch of yahoos here there's no way I would've made it through the stark greyness of my first Michigan winter in 12 years.
Whets- I still have a t-shirt coming for you man. Before the season starts, I SWEAR.
Catie- I'll be talking to you.
T9- WTF did you do to get banned from MGoBlog? That's virtually impossible.
SiC, Sarge, Sru, Jim (btw, did you ever get your Florida/ App state T-shirt?) B.A.H., I thank all of you for the conversation and you will be missed.
I'll be slinging drinks in the Royal Oak area come this fall as I attempt to become my own boss in my spare time- if any of you want to stop in drop a line over at MGoBlog and ask where I'll be- I post as Ninja Football over there. Oh, and the first beer is, of course, on me.
And Yost, I figure I owe you a few rounds at the very least as payment for all the laughs.
So....May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his Maize and Blue palms.
Go Blue.
- June 23, 2008 1:18 PM
- Catie said...
Wait.....oh damn......what am I going to do when the season starts? Oh my.....this is going to be so painful!
Whets dear, I will have to get with Joshua and see if I can't sneak a little something into your package that he is sending you!! :P
- June 23, 2008 1:27 PM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
You know, I have to echo the other commenters here: I really enjoy the comment threads here. I wish we could keep this little community going somehow.
- June 23, 2008 1:36 PM
- Breaston154LIFE said...
Yost, just like everyone else has said, your blog was a daily stop for me to read what funny things you had to say and some off the wall things such as the man who went insane in the office just a couple posts ago.
Come on back when the season starts. You know you want to.
- June 23, 2008 1:57 PM
- Cowbell Commander said...
Say it ain't so, Yost!
- June 23, 2008 2:03 PM
- WorstFan said...
While unquestionably the very thought of me arranging words in a logical fashion to wish you off properly is counter to every fiber of my being having attended the junior college with a professional (see: paid) football team composed entirely of ex-cons down in Columbus, I will attempt to rebuke nature and do just that. You've done your school, your conference, and most of all your medium proud and your contributions will be sorely missed. Best of luck in your personal life and any and all future vehicles for your creative talent.
- June 23, 2008 2:34 PM
- cmurr said...
From a diehard Spartan:
I found your site incredibly entertaining and
honest. It was funny, biting, thoughtful, insightful and not-to-be-missed. (And put every MSU
blogger to shame.)
Here's hoping you'll find more outlets for your uniquely twisted talents in the future. Well done.
- June 23, 2008 2:40 PM
- Christine said...
This is my first and only post. I have enjoyed this site immensely. Sorry to see it go. Great job, Yost.
Best wishes to you. Go Blue and Hook 'Em!
- June 23, 2008 2:52 PM
- Jeremy said...
damn you! now my work productivity is going to shoot through the roof.
thanks for all the laughs, and go blue!
- June 23, 2008 2:52 PM
- Corey said...
Damn IT YOST!
It is way to early or late (depends on how you look at it) for April Fools.
Has your family values erroded and you are quitting to startup the buckeyezone.blogspot.com?
As have many others stated this was almost always my first link of the day, even if it the material wasn't safe for work. Thanks for the great laughs the last 2+ years, the healing pictures, the unfinished CO-ED Showdown, and mostly the great community you fostered and brought together (even if it did include $uckeyes fans).
Best of luck in your real life!
- June 23, 2008 3:04 PM
- Merrick 561 said...
To echo 616goblue & Catie:
Say it ain't so!!!
Thanks for the good run, and best of luck in all that you choose to do (which hopefully includes a triumphant return here :) )
- June 23, 2008 3:08 PM
- Brian said...
"Don't be sad that it's over. Be happy that it happened."
Godspeed, MZone.
- June 23, 2008 3:21 PM
- Joshua said...
...May God hold you in the palm of his Maize and Blue palms.
Maize and Blue HANDS. Jesus. Anyone know a good exorcist- I'm becoming more and more convinced I've been possessed by a dyslexic crack whore from Duluth.
You know if you guys just want a romper-room style forum where anyone can post a topic and then you could chat amongst yourselves that can be easily arranged. I might even be persuaded to donate the domain name.
- June 23, 2008 3:24 PM
- Crock said...
thanks for the great blog.
you will be missed - watching every game this past season - I kept thinking "wonder what MZone will have to say about this" --
you've done an amazing job with the blog.
thanks again.
- June 23, 2008 3:38 PM
- Bigasshammm said...
So I've been thinking all day wtf am I going to do without all you wonderful people to talk to and share cute pictures of my daughter in her MI gear. Yes we could post on Mgoblog but as others have stated the comments section is a nightmare. Trying to follow a conversation on there is ludicrous with the 100 or so 1 word posts. This blog at least let you feel like you were all at a table discussing something and were laughing or crying together.
I would love to stay in touch with the regulars I've come to know on here. Although I am "Stuck In Ohio" (saw this as a bumper sticker on a car today and laughed) I try to come out to MI for at least 1 football game a year and usually try to attend the fan day. Now with the baby I will probably find less and less time to make the 3 hour drive which saddens me.
Any and all who would like to stay in touch can email me at my blogger name @neo.rr.com or my blogger name is also my AIM name but I'm rarely on there unless there's someone I want to talk to.
I also had a thought and am putting this out there for all to discuss that we could start a yahoo group or google or so forth. I could even set it all up if need be. Aside from this summer where I will be driving the big brown truck all day I'm still a couple years off from being full time full time (if that makes sense) and when I work part time I am home all day till about 5pm. We could keep topics going like know your foe where someone new took the reigns of gathering the information for each weeks games and could just also post local news or things we've seen/done that we want to discuss. I know at least for yahoo groups you can post pictures also so anyone with funny pics or just pics of things you've done can share them.
It's just a thought cause seriously I don't know what I'm going to do with my time now. I enjoy reading the Mgoblog articles for their newsworthiness and such but posting a comment on there is a waste of my time to be honest.
Hope to hear from someone.
- June 23, 2008 3:42 PM
- Matty Boy said...
hey, i wasn't always your biggest fan (subscribed and unsubscribed several times over the years, for various reasons)...but you have my admiration for doing it as long as you did AND for going out in an honest way.
congrats on a great run, and good luck in the future.
- June 23, 2008 3:47 PM
- The Big XII WarBlog said...
I started reading your blog back in 2005 when Nebraska finally had the chance to play Michigan, and I've been hooked ever since. Your unique brand of comedy and delivery will be missed in the blogosphere. Best of luck in your future endeavors!
- June 23, 2008 3:50 PM
- Zen Wizard said...
That sucks, dude!
Have you thought this through?
You get a lot of hits.
I would think that if you aggressively tried to sell advertising, at least some monetary motivation would be there.
But I guess if your heart's not in it...
- June 23, 2008 3:50 PM
- TitleIX said...
while I am great at spouting off, I mean commenting, on line I truly lack the techincal accumen required to keep this blog running. Anyone have any ideas where we can keep our little chat room going???
- June 23, 2008 4:26 PM
- Cory said...
Gonna miss you all the way from California and as a USC Trojan fan, best of luck in your future endeavers.
- June 23, 2008 4:31 PM
- TitleIX said...
I like your Yahoo/Google idea
I'll e-mail you.
- June 23, 2008 4:32 PM
- Joshua said...
T9 and B.A.H.:
I already have a domain name going that may be used to, um, "share" game broadcasts with those less fortunate individuals who cannot get the games any other way.
It could also be used for a forum of sorts, let me do a little research and I'll let you know, though if we used my "beatosu.com" address we might lose a few Buckeye fans, lol.
- June 23, 2008 4:49 PM
- Dan said...
A sad day. This Buckeye enjoyed the entertaining reading. Good luck to all!
Go Bucks!
- June 23, 2008 6:03 PM
- Eric said...
First Carr and now The M Zone. Thank you for the great material and good luck.
- June 23, 2008 6:04 PM
- Brandon said...
I discovered your blog about a year ago & got hooked instantly. Good luck and let's hope you recover your passion quickly. Go Blue!
- June 23, 2008 6:16 PM
- Johnny said...
Sad day indeed! You made my life working with tOSU fans at least bearable. It's never too late to start blogging again.
PS. Bonus material for Michigan fans at the end of this post.
- June 23, 2008 6:50 PM
- patrick said...
this was my first blog that i started reading on a consistent basis. god damn it was a good ride and i had cant count the times i found my self cracking up. GO BLUE!
- June 23, 2008 7:15 PM
- Jim said...
If some sort of bastard stepchild comes from this site. I'd be willing to contribute periodically. I'd love to see the community live on.
P.S. Joshua: never got the shirt. I'sd still love one though. It'd get a lot of mileage down here in FLA. You can hit me at jcwharton at yahoo dot com.
- June 23, 2008 7:28 PM
- JRTBoht said...
Assuming you are keeping this domain, when football season rolls around you should post a simple "Open Thread" each week to let the regulars converse among themselves. My wife (never much of a football fan) has spent the last few weeks reading this blog FROM THE BEGINNING and she was so disappointed today she didn't even visit the site. She likes the posts but she likes reading the comments just as much and offering up an open thread would keep the regulars coming and commenting without taking up your time. It's just a thought. Thanks for the insight and the laughs when we needed them most. Godspeed
- June 23, 2008 7:44 PM
- Justin said...
Yost I wish I would have found this site earlier. I have had only the past year to enjoy your writing and wit. Thanks for the hours of entertainment and laughs. I can understand where you are coming from. It would be hard to maintain a blog everyday...or at the very least once or twice a week. Good luck on anything you do in the future. If I see you in a bar anytime drinks are on me.(I say that knowing I will never probably meet you in a bar.....it's the thought that counts though)
- June 23, 2008 7:49 PM
- Kraut said...
- June 23, 2008 9:27 PM
- Chris in NC said...
I was only here for a while but this blog was one of the best UM blogs and the folks on this site are some of the nicest people I've "chatted" with, including the Sparties and Bucks.
God Speed Yost, and all the rest of you! Take Care!
- June 23, 2008 10:32 PM
- Andy said...
Thanks for the laughs.
I am going to miss this place.
Go Blue !!!
- June 24, 2008 12:20 AM
- Thick & Chunky said...
I haven't even been able to enjoy this blog for a full year yet.
I am all for the summer sabbatical. Take the time off then come back for football season.
Well, May the force be with you. Godspeed my friend.
- June 24, 2008 12:50 AM
- Eisner said...
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- June 24, 2008 7:17 AM
- Pat said...
Thanks for all of the laughs and good luck in the future.
You ran a top notch blog in every sense of the word. Hopefully you'll be able to return someday.
- June 24, 2008 9:11 AM
- David said...
GO Blue!
of all the blogs I read none have made me laugh to tears as often as yours!
good luck and God Bless
- June 24, 2008 9:20 AM
- Out of Conference said...
Yost, et. al - If something gets started elsewhere, or if Yost comes out of retirement, hit me at kirlinj of the bellsouth net variety.
Funny stuff here that's been part of my routine for too long to write off just yet.
- June 24, 2008 9:25 AM
- Catie said...
I am in for keeping this community together, so anything that I can do, let me know!
- June 24, 2008 9:45 AM
- lovinum said...
Awww, man...
I'm really going to miss coming to this site for a daily dose of Michigan football insight and humor, and dare I say it, some very decent Tuos contributors as well.
Congratulations on a job well done, Yost.
And I'll really miss hearing from the regulars too, who deserve just as much credit for making this such a great site.
- June 24, 2008 9:46 AM
- Devil said...
Yost --
That Cowherd still draws a check (or breath for that matter) while you need to move on to other things just proves life is unfair.
Consistently combining a fan's passion and a cynic's sense of humor about the fundamental absurdities of sports fandom is one of the toughest tightrope acts in blogging, and you've done it well.
Take care,
- June 24, 2008 10:02 AM
- Joshua said...
I'll shoot you an email when I get off work and let you know where you can get one.
Everybody else-
Seems there's a demand for it, i'll look at putting something up by this weekend where everyone can hang out, and if Yost comes back I'll shut it down. Any ideas for domain names?
- June 24, 2008 10:09 AM
- Ron said...
if you guys get another community going, please post it here. definitely going to miss the commentary here. We could just start another blog as well. We a few of the regulars posting rights, and when nothing is posted, just put a argue amongst yourselves thread up.
Yost you are the man, you'll be missed.
- June 24, 2008 10:23 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
"Any ideas for domain names?"
How 'bout "THE Buckeye Boutique?"
No, no, wait...
"The Columbus Clubhouse."
- June 24, 2008 10:28 AM
- Joshua said...
Hey Whets,
Aren't those right next to "The Blue Oyster" from police academy?
- June 24, 2008 11:10 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
That, I can't tell you. I find foreign films produced by elitist Birkenstock snobs insufferable.
Isn't The Blue Oyster a cult?
- June 24, 2008 11:17 AM
- Haines said...
I echo all of the sentiments already mentioned here and I thank you again for the great ride.
- June 24, 2008 11:47 AM
- Joshua said...
Blue Oyster Cult?
Never cared for them much, I always thought they needed more cowbell.
- June 24, 2008 11:54 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
"And so it continues..."
- June 24, 2008 12:02 PM
- Jim said...
How about "Son of Mzone"
- June 24, 2008 12:20 PM
- Rudolph said...
Promise me you'll come out of retirement when Cheaty McSweatervest finally gets caught molesting kittens and/or grows a buckstache.
- June 24, 2008 12:27 PM
- Dave said...
i'd like to be informed also if you guys decide to keep it going with a new community. I'd prefer if we stayed at this one *hint hint* but at least we can all still chat otherwise..... Someone post the link in here if we decide on a son of type deal.... i agree, if Yost comes back, the new site gets fired! hahaha
- June 24, 2008 12:46 PM
- jcloverboi said...
I am saddened to see this news. As a UGA with no connection to Big Ten football save for my dad who is a Penn St. alum, I was always interested to see what was going on outside my hallowed SEC halls. That this blog was so witty and insightful only brightened the experience. "Know Your Foe" was the cream of the maize and blue crop--had our respective teams had the good fortune of squaring off, I would've happily contributed. Take care Yost and everyone else, it's been emotional.
(with apologies to Robert Frost)
"Nothing gold (maize?) can stay."
- June 24, 2008 1:19 PM
- Mike said...
West Coast tears; great blog, thanks for all the laughs. Good luck in the future, hope to see you blogging again one day.
- June 24, 2008 2:33 PM
- Hobnail_Boot said...
Helluva run, thanks for the laughs.
- June 24, 2008 2:40 PM
- 616goblue said...
I like some of the comments/suggestions to keep the Mzone on life support...especially a weekly "open thread" which would not be a "time suck" on your real life...I know you may need some time to recharge, and to quote Bob Ufer "God Bless your cotton pickin' Maize and Blue heart!"
- June 24, 2008 2:42 PM
- Reece said...
From a University of Houston Cougar fan and Big Ten hater (it's envy, really) -- you will be missed. This literally leaves a hole in my internet browser. Good luck to you.
- June 24, 2008 3:20 PM
- Vadatripp said...
Thanks to Yost and all the U-M fans that made this blog a fun place to visit (football season or no). Good luck in your future endeavors and hope you return someday.
- June 24, 2008 3:27 PM
- TitleIX said...
New name suggestion:
Spawn of MZone: gender neutral with a double entendre
how much ya wanna bet that Yost has gone cold-turkey on us? not even reading all these posts...
still reading
Does Yost have a bunny rabbit??
I'm gonna cook that sumabitch bunny
- June 24, 2008 4:37 PM
- Smitty said...
Damn. I hate to see it go. Now I have no real interest in the Big 10
- June 24, 2008 4:42 PM
- Will Collier said...
Sorry to see you go, Yost. MZONE is so damn entertaining, you even got me to care about boring-ass Big Televen football.
You'll be welcomed back when the bug bites you again--and it will.
- June 24, 2008 5:12 PM
- san francisco values said...
What happens when "essential reading" becomes unavailable? We're about to find out. Thanks for the laughs.
- June 24, 2008 5:57 PM
- Merrick 561 said...
I must echo the sentiments to keep the community going whether it be via a new domain (i.e. Spawn of MZone or the others suggested) or just a open thread (benefits of no time sucking form real life/work life/ etc.).
Another possible suggestion would be for one or a group of regular contributors to take over control (assuming Yost is ok with the suggesion). While this could never compare to the initial blog, it would keep the community intact at the same location. I unfortunately didn't have the time to be a regular contributor (but was a regular reader),but I think there could be a way to make it work. Just my 2 cents worth.
Long live the MZone in eternal glory, and Godspeed Yost and all the community.
And now for a hasty tribute/idea stolen from the movie cool runnings.
Our MZone which art in Ann Arbor, Football be thy name. Thy kingdom come, national titles won on earth as it is in Pasadena. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our buckstache hatred. And forgive us our hatred, as we forgive our haters. And lead us not into TOSU, but deliver us from TOSU: For Michigan is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- June 24, 2008 9:13 PM
- Ufer4Ever said...
You know you did a great job when sooo many different people with sooo many different options come to a Michigan Blog for no other reason then it makes them think and more importantly makes them laugh. I leave you these words
"I have never anything like this in my 40 years of covering football"."We" all are looking up at Fielding H Yost in football's Valhalla... saying thank you Fielding Yost...thank you Fielding Yost for that one!!!"
You deserve 4 blows from the Bo "George Patton" Schembechler
Scoring Horn!!
- June 24, 2008 10:27 PM
- Reed said...
Irony of ironies, you hang it up one day before this story breaks. I mean, the guy's wearing a red shirt and has his buckstache on his chin. His phone. Where the sun don't shine. Come on, M-zone. One last posting. For old time's sake! Don't make me start posting stuff like this on my blog...
- June 24, 2008 11:01 PM
- Shawn Aric said...
Wow. I just started reading you last season. THIS SUCKS! Seriously though, good luck to you and thanks for the good read.
An Alabama Fan
- June 24, 2008 11:16 PM
- Woody said...
I'm a buckeye, but will miss your blog. I know you mentioned you started this to have fun with your friends & that it's getting to be to much. Maybe you should take advertising money, maybe you should set it up to do full time. Maybe what you do for a living was to pass the time until you found the thing that you were meant to do. What if John Grisham never wrote a book because it took away from practicing law, or Gerald Ford stopped watching Michigan football because it took away from his time being the president :) Maybe this was what you were meant to do. Take the ball and run. Expand on it with a newsletter and mail to "your subscibers" with an extra charge for the newsletter... Just a thought! I just wish I was this good & had such a good product to sell... This comming from a buckeye :)
- June 24, 2008 11:28 PM
- TrojanJim2007 said...
Four years ago I laughed at women who were distraught over the end of Sex and the City.
Now I find out karmic payback's a bitch
Good luck and God bless, and beat OSU!!!
- June 25, 2008 4:02 AM
- WillinSacto said...
Thank you Yost for all that you have done for this site. Even linked on my blog as blogs I visit.
Im sure we will since your postings again and as always....
M Go Blue!
- June 25, 2008 1:59 PM
- Mike From THE state of Ohio said...
What a job well done Yost, and I can only hope it returns some day soon.
- June 25, 2008 3:47 PM
- MHS said...
As a Michigan alum married to a buckeye fan and living in columbus...this site made it possible to live in Columbus. Please please reconsider doing some commentary during football season. The buckstache got me through last football season and I need some new material for the upcoming season.
Just know that you will be missed!
- June 25, 2008 8:39 PM
- Edward Vielmetti said...
ann arbor is overrated gives it up, and now you.
- June 26, 2008 12:33 AM
- hmbfossil said...
To Yost and the MZone Community:
You are "the Leaders and Best."**
Thank you, from an Iowa Alum.
**Sru and Whets included!
- June 26, 2008 1:27 AM
- Dezzi said...
Dammit! I leave for the weekend to Italy, and 3 days to Barcelona and I come back to THIS!!
I understand man, you've had one hell of a run on here... the people that come here to comment regularly have made my days as un-productive as they can get!
Your place is one of my lifelines to Michigan Football... it will never be forgotten.
Here's hoping our paths cross soon (not sure when, but I'll be back to visit when The King decides on a date)...
To everyone else,
Thanks for the fun... if there is a place that I can comment (Joshua?) let me know... this is one of the few places I can keep my American roots while being overseas.
Go Blue to all... and to all a good night!
- June 26, 2008 7:08 AM
- Blake said...
Being a Buckeye fan, I must say this is a sad day. I check this blog regularly because this is a blog that included it all: humor, good information, entertainment, etc. So, as a friendly rival, thanks for the good times and congratulations for creating such an awesome blog and good luck. Cheers.
- June 26, 2008 9:05 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
I knew you would be pissed when you returned. Isn't this just the pits?
That was right neighborly of you. Thanks.
- June 26, 2008 9:19 AM
- Corey said...
I keep coming back everyday in hopes that Yost has changed his mind.
- June 26, 2008 9:37 AM
- john said...
Damn, I'm going to miss this blog.
And I'm a Texas fan!
- June 26, 2008 9:40 AM
- Dezzi said...
Yeah, it's like coming back to work, something is always wrong when I come back from vacation!
Here I was... drinking sangria and having a lovely time... then bam! I'm left with nothing to read during the day!
Tis a sad day indeed! I just wish Yost the best of luck.
- June 26, 2008 11:54 AM
- Catie said...
I agree with Corey
- June 26, 2008 12:15 PM
- phil said...
OK, so I go to another sports website, ya know, trying to fill the void and this is the commentary!!!???
--"What happened is just a fairly rational response to the incentive structure of the game. I'm having a hard time understanding some of the comments, especially the 3rd grade argument and the "two wrongs don't make a right" one. Both are off. And many wrongs do make a right. The clichee has nothing going for it except the associated knee jerk reaction. Laws breakdown when the incentives to disregard them outweigh the incentives to abide by them. And what is legal and not is no absolute good but a product of the times. I hope the system will be changed to reflect reality and not this outdated student-athlete archetype that no longer exists. In the end, prospective NBA talents major in basketball and those good enough are one and done. The solution is to repeal Stern's 1-yr college requirement, case closed."--
(I'm just saying, that's what is out there on other sites.......so now that the supreme court once again legalized guns, can someone just shoot me??)
- June 26, 2008 12:24 PM
- Joshua said...
Hey all-
(And Dezz)
Your esteemed Genius of Frivolity has gone and torn his ACL (in all probability- I'm still waiting on a real live medical opinion) so I've been dealing with that for two days and not looking up forum info.The good news is I won't be upwardly mobile this weekend and can work on it then.
Oh, and if you know any intelligent beautiful women who have a thing for guys who limp and have severely different sized legs, please send them my way. Preferrably ones who'd like to hand feed me grapes. Grapes are terrific for the healing process you know.
- June 26, 2008 1:21 PM
- World of Isaac said...
even though I'm a spartan, you ran a terrific blog man
hope you come back sometime
- June 26, 2008 1:34 PM
- Joshua said...
Buckstache strikes again:
Woman robbed of her marijuana money
Canton woman tells police a man stole the cash she had to buy pot.
By Ken Robinson, Newsradio WTAM 1100
Thursday, June 26, 2008
(Akron) - A Canton woman has been robbed of her pot money.
The woman told police that she drove to Akron to buy marijuana, only to be robbed before she was able to make the purchase.
Akron Police Lt. Rick Edwards says the 33-year-old woman told them she parked her car "somewhere" on Copley Road shortly after 9:00 PM Tuesday.
The woman said she had $465 on her lap, the money she brought to buy pot, when a man approached her car.
According to victim, the man saw the cash, pulled out a handgun, pointed it at her head and demanded the money.
The suspect is described as a black male, 27 to 30 years old, about 6 feet 2.
He weighs between 180 and 200 pounds, has a mustache and gold capped teeth. He was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans.
- June 26, 2008 2:02 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
You left out the best parts of the article you Michigan-leaning spinmeister.
Yeah, she's from Ohio, but her drop was in Ann Arbor. Something about chocolate milk, weight-training and a doobie equating to SEC speed. I wasn't sure what that meant. Anyway, after the following description...
"The suspect is described as a black male, 27 to 30 years old, about 6 feet 2.
He weighs between 180 and 200 pounds, has a mustache and gold capped teeth. He was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans."
...I would check to see where the UM secondary was on the night of the robbery.
Also, have them come up with a better disguise: a buckstache for goodness sake!
- June 26, 2008 2:14 PM
- CaliGirl said...
Thanks for the laughs...best of luck!
- June 26, 2008 3:05 PM
- TitleIX said...
rudimentary stream spawning over at attached avatar
enemies beware of Fdragon
- June 26, 2008 3:21 PM
- Joshua said...
For those of you who don't speak "T9-ese", she has given birth to "Spawn of Mzone".
Find it here:
....or click through to T9's profile and artificially inflate her profile views. ;)
- June 26, 2008 4:40 PM
- TitleIX said...
you silly goose.....
I was trying to be on the DL to keep the riff raff away....
thanks joshua
now you are going to have to help me with this spawnation.
- June 26, 2008 5:33 PM
- Mikoyan said...
aaio called it quits too...sort of.
I liked reading her blog.
Ah well.
- June 26, 2008 9:41 PM
- maize3561 said...
To steal a line or two from a great 80's song....PLEASE DONT GO DONT GOOOO Please dont go...
Hate to see you leave this was the FIRST Michigan blog I ever went to and was looking so forward to this season with all the changes to see your coverage..THANK YOU for all the great pics especially the Texas A&M girl....Like two perfect loaves of bread those cheeks were. GOOD LUCK in all you do and please rethink the end....GO BLUE!
- June 27, 2008 12:06 AM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
Hey ... if there are any intelligent beautiful women who have a thing for guys who limp, send them my way first -- my limp is permanent!
- June 27, 2008 12:13 AM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
Oh, and aaio only gave up Ann Arbor-specific blogging, so it's not a total loss to the world. Just to Ann Arbor.
- June 27, 2008 12:20 AM
- Woody said...
A parting link on my way out the door.
Chad Henne's A Joke!
Yost for President!
Go Bucks!
- June 27, 2008 1:38 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
You would have a hard time selling that idea to Florida.
- June 27, 2008 8:16 AM
- ohio_guy said...
lol at the fact that Michigan never beat Ohio State during this site's run
- June 27, 2008 9:53 AM
- Catie said...
Ok, now you little peon UOS fans (not whets and Sru) there is NO need to come here and post SHIT about Michigan on the last post of this blog. That is disrespectful and VERY annoying! I am certain that you have better things to do, like trimming your mustache.
- June 27, 2008 10:10 AM
- Corey said...
- June 29, 2008 1:57 PM
- Reed said...
@joshua - Sorry to hear about the injury. I have no other way of contacting you, but I tore my ACL in August and had reconstructive surgery in January. if you want any advice or anything lemme know (you can get to my e-mail via the blogger profile).
- June 29, 2008 11:31 PM
- Adam said...
I know I've been slow to start my blog, but I put up a post yesterday. I'll try to continue Benny's "Know your foe" tradition for Michigan and the other schools I cover. I don't know about the coeds, though, they just remind me how miserable my life is. :) (Also, my computer's kinda broken and I have no idea what to watch when there are no college sports on. I hate pro sports! All of them!)
- June 30, 2008 11:12 PM
- TrojanKnight said...
What am I going to do at work on Friday without the Beer Bong Friday clips?
- July 02, 2008 3:45 AM
- A2saint said...
I blame Benny. I say a couple of us go over to his house, shove him around a little until he falls down and starts to cry. Then I say we steal his bike and chuck it up in old man Johnson's oak tree. Of course we'll have to do it before 4 o'clock when his mom gets home from her job at the library...
Yost- you've created quite a community here. You should be proud of this. My grandest moment was when I actually wrote something funny enough to warrant a response by you, never happened again...
Good luck with the rest of your days altho you'll never realize the glory, the fame or get as many girls as you did right here.
Thanks! A2saint (thats "eh two"- not eh squared the way the kids say it now)
- July 02, 2008 7:45 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
For those who don't know have started a Yahoo Group in honor of this blog and to keep some of the community alive. So far we are up to 3 members but hopefully will grow over time. Will always be free and a safe fun place to interact. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themzone/
also see the Spawn of M-zone blog for your blogging needs.
- July 03, 2008 9:56 AM
- OSURulz said...
WHAT?!?!?! Leaving? Pressures of blogging? WHAT?!?!?!
Suck it up man, you've got a family (of bloggers) to feed! Where will we be without your whitty insights?
I would say your going to be missed and yada yada yada but me thinks you're like Brett Favre and will somehow find "the itch" once football season rolls around. So enjoy your time off, get some rest, and be ready for Buckeye fans to be back here with a verbal beat-down this Fall. Let's keep this thing going!
Go Bucks!!!
- July 03, 2008 9:26 PM
- Corey said...
still checking every day ... still waiting!
Yost just because your mom kicked you out of the basement finally, doesn't mean you can't go to a public library (oh wait you don't have buckstache now do you?) ...
- July 07, 2008 9:41 AM
- Granny's 30 said...
I can't blame you and know exactly what you're going through...good luck and know you've left a pretty darn big legacy for some other UM site to follow.
- July 07, 2008 10:26 PM
- Adam said...
Speaking of Buckstaches, in case you're curious, another Buckstache incident just popped up. I posted about it on my blog.
- July 08, 2008 11:26 PM
- Catie said...
Who else comes here everyday, in hopes that Yost changed his mind? :o)
- July 09, 2008 10:50 AM
- Dennis Wilson said...
I'd bet big money Yost won't be able to let Rodriguez's first game as head coach go uncommented-on.
He'll be back.
- July 09, 2008 8:14 PM
- Adam said...
I do. Reading TNIAAM is fun, but not as much fun as this come football season.
- July 09, 2008 10:56 PM
- Andy said...
I check every day.
Yost: If you are reading, come on over and visit us at SPAWN of MZONE
No work required.
- July 10, 2008 6:10 PM
- Adam said...
Also, you guys should check out http://eastcoastbias15.blogspot.com/ which is my blog. I've been posting more frequently over the past few days. I have a few posts up that you might want to see (nothing directly related to Michigan yet, but there will be soon, and there's a tUOS post and a Penn State post).
- July 10, 2008 7:36 PM
- Michael said...
Oh this does suck. There is not a better place to come read up on Michigan win or loose. Damn, I'm so depressed. Dude, don't do it!!!
- July 13, 2008 11:57 AM
- Gregory said...
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- July 13, 2008 9:23 PM
- Gregory said...
Have you gotten the Favre"itch"? (maybe its a rash) with the new season slowly approaching is there a possibility to dust off those photoshopping skills? or at least an occasional "know your foe?" Either way, I enjoyed reading your blog, thank you!
- July 13, 2008 9:24 PM
- Corey said...
Can fast acting Tanactin take care of Favre Itch?
- July 16, 2008 1:33 PM
- jeff hardy said...
You run like a rocket. When I read this blog, I cannot control our tears. You will be definite missed. Hope to see you back in the photosphere, Thank you for both the link and the laughs you have given me over the past few years.
Addiction Recovery Michigan
- July 17, 2008 2:25 AM
- Corey said...
How long does a blog site stay active or is up to the user to delete said blog?
- July 24, 2008 12:33 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Damn...He's not kidding
- July 24, 2008 7:11 PM
- Catie said...
- July 24, 2008 7:32 PM
- TitleIX said...
we just gotta wait him out....
and post crappy shit over at spawnofmzone so he'll get frustrated and take back the reins from these rookies!!! ;-)
- July 25, 2008 7:25 AM
- Dave said...
*still checks back daily in hopes of an update*
if you do too, please
maybe we can change his mind in 34 days : )
- July 27, 2008 12:14 PM
- Corey said...
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- July 27, 2008 3:16 PM
- Corey said...
HELL NO ... We won't GO!
Never gonna give, give you up
- July 27, 2008 3:20 PM
- asdsad said...
C'mon now...it is August...even Brett Favre wants to come back...
- August 01, 2008 10:02 PM
- Corey said...
Still checking ...
- August 11, 2008 10:49 PM
- I'm blue, da ba dee said...
Seriously, Yost... nothing?!? All these QB and RB battles, DUI's, countdown vidoes... and nothing?!? C'mon, brother... you know you want to :-)
- August 12, 2008 12:51 PM
- miklak said...
PLEASE come back. It's just not the same without you.
- August 16, 2008 7:29 PM
- bryaninbugaha said...
Thanks for being a badass and for being True Blue-people appreciate other die hard fans who are open to everything.. I have pissed myself quite a few times reading your posts. You're a great sport. Best wishes.
Nebraska 2008
- August 18, 2008 4:48 PM
- shawnharrell said...
Way to represent the Big Blue. You may want to check out
vote4yourcoach.com to represent your team there. The site just went up and so far Michigan has no votes. The really cool part is that the site also raises money for your school.
- August 19, 2008 2:04 PM
- Dave said...
still checking back daily...
- August 23, 2008 6:15 PM
- chazz said...
Come back! Bring pictures.
- August 24, 2008 11:40 PM
- Adam said...
Know your foe is coming probably tonight if I have time.
- August 25, 2008 6:24 PM
- Adam said...
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- August 27, 2008 6:22 PM
- Adam said...
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- August 27, 2008 6:23 PM
- ohio_guy said...
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- August 30, 2008 11:39 PM
- nathanp2112 said...
OK boys, I'm looking for my Sunday hangover analysis, and nothing. Where the hell are you??
Are we going to have to hunt you down and chain you to a computer with the Big Ten channel on TV 24 hrs a day?? At least post during the season!! Hellooooo????
- August 31, 2008 1:01 PM
- ChicagoWolverine said...
i'm scared. yost / bennie, you need to console us with hot co-ed's during this "transition"
- September 02, 2008 2:54 PM
- Gary said...
Well, if this ain't a frosty Friday! Let me say, losing you guys sucks really big donkey dongs. This has been my absolute most favorite blog, the one I always checked first. Now that football season is here, and you are not, you have left a big hole to be filled. You will be missed. I always appreciated your take on Michigan sports, you gave some perspective to my world seen thru Orange & Blue glasses. Excellent run!
- September 03, 2008 12:12 PM
- Jay Smith said...
Very thoughtful, had a great time reading your post
- September 08, 2008 4:33 PM