liveblogs

We're up late in late December for a bowl game between two unranked teams. 2013 cannot be over soon enough.

The Sponsor:

Marawatch knows you like nice things. May 2014 be one of those.

Tips for successful live blogging: "I accept the liveblog chaos mitigation rules, I'm not sure whether they accept me."

--Bob Dylan

Let's talk about how cute my dog is. Look at those floppy ears. And how long that tail is for him! And that little button nose! Also Michigan is playing Ohio State today.

The Sponsor: Only 7-5. Only! Admit it: you expect a certain level of quality that is very difficult to achieve, and you are disappointed at less. Where did you get this sense of what constitutes excellence anyway?

Oh, right. That.

Puppy jokes aside, you're here because this still has meaning to you. Wear it on your sleeve, and just on the edge of it too.

The Chaos: Before you enter, please calibrate your expectations appropriately.

When your attempts at Chaos are repeatedly unsuccessful, try deploying some basic counters, which can be found in the Chaos Mitigation Playbook.

The Sponsor:

Once again Marawatch, maker of exquisite timepieces for Michigan fans, has stepped forward to sponsor this feature. Your one hand often gets the opportunity to ball itself into a fist and rise in salute of the victors. The other hand has a more subtle way to hail.

WSG: Brandon Williams, Michigan cornerback 1999-2002, co-founder of Go Blue Then and Now, and the last guy to make it four years in a #12 jersey. Think about it: Gardner, Roundtree, J.T. Floyd, Cone, Gutierrez. Weird, right? His organization brings together and provides support to the myriad philanthropic and charitable endeavors of former Michigan players and other alumni.

Chaos, the Mitigation of: Read this first before ye enter.

Liveblog Chaos Mitigation Post. Live by it.

The Sponsor:

Our continued gratitude to Shashi Mara of Marawatch, maker of exquisite timepieces for Michigan fans. There are some watches you own that you look at only when you need to know the time. And then there's the watch you occasionally look at to tell the time, and then look at to tell the time again, and then just in case you'd better check the time again... 

Shashi's watches are exceptional at telling time. That's why you're staring at yours so much. Really.

Chaos Avoidance: Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you alive. Except on a liveblog cause we're all mates here so read the Chaos Mitigation Post.

--Sid Vicious