Brady Hoke stopped by our tailgate this week!
This year our tailgate got moved from our location of the past 15 years in front of Crisler to the hill behind the north end zone due to construction. Like any change this one offers some good things (Canadian tailgating neighbors who play uptempo music loudly and have an open mike) and some bad things (no more clean, heated, inside bathrooms in the mobile home).
Anyways about 90 minutes after the game Saturday, when the last beers and brats had been consumed and we were just starting to pack up, Hoke stopped by to say hello and ask us what we thought of the game. He hit all the tailgates left around on his way out and made a point of taking pictures with anyone who wanted one (my nephew is pictured) and generally being just as good of a guy in person to the average fan as he seems in press conferences.
I think I like our new spot a lot!
Edit: On my computer a picture of Hoke with my nephew appears but for reasons my limited technical ability cannot fathom it doesnt appear on anyone elses so I changed the original content of the post.
Edt to Edit: Thanks to Electric Boogaloo my pic now actually appears on computer screens other than my own.
September 10th, 2012 at 6:51 PM ^
Mgrowold
September 10th, 2012 at 6:53 PM ^
is it Waldo?
September 10th, 2012 at 6:54 PM ^
That's wierd. There's a picture up in mine.
It's Hoke.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:11 PM ^
You may be putting in a link that's referencing your own computer files or something that is pw protected. If we could see your computer or other personal files, you'd have much bigger issues than a picture not showing up...
September 10th, 2012 at 7:14 PM ^
Use imgur.com, it takes a second to upload a picture, and you don't need an account or anything.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:23 PM ^
I am forever in your debt. Thanks for the help....pic is up now.
September 10th, 2012 at 8:31 PM ^
Just doing my civic duty. Glad I could help.
September 10th, 2012 at 6:54 PM ^
I'm kind of impressed that your wife managed to host her site on Angelfire.com, I thought that no longer existed.
September 10th, 2012 at 6:55 PM ^
Picture's not working in either of your posts for me.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:02 PM ^
Damn Riddler
September 10th, 2012 at 7:03 PM ^
bro,
the picture url links to an attachment in your email account. you gotta upload that thing to a hosting website.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:05 PM ^
Here are the n00dz of mgrowold's wife.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:15 PM ^
They don't compare to Thorin's nude pictures though!
September 10th, 2012 at 7:17 PM ^
Those are some really hardcore pics, guys. Like, the kind of pics people get fired for looking at.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:21 PM ^
Good thing their work filters are just going to show broken links, maybe their home computers will show the actual images.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:29 PM ^
Me after the Gator Bowl.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:25 PM ^
He hit all the tailgates left around on his way out and made a point of taking pictures with anyone who wanted one (my nephew is pictured) and generally being just as good of a guy in person to the average fan as he seems in press conferences.
Oh you tease . . . you mention the word "point" without telling us if he pointed at anyone! Was anyone the proud recipient of a Hokepoint?
September 10th, 2012 at 7:07 PM ^
No photograph then it did not happen.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:07 PM ^
MGRO, you're an old timer around here so no reason for trying too hard.
In other words, pictures or a real live link, or it didn't happen.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:09 PM ^
Trust me I'm trying....lol.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:11 PM ^
I clicked on the link to your wife's website. Don't you think you and your wife are a little braggy about...your wife?
September 10th, 2012 at 7:51 PM ^
there's a reason they married each other.
September 10th, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
Also - the curves in those pictures do not strike me as . . . I don't know. The paradox of contemporary woman is that, despite what bullshit ads/media/etc. tell them, it's in fact fat deposits (among other things) that make them attractive and distinguish them from us [though I'll say I have dynamite upper/inner thighs] - of course, proportionate and shapely fat deposits with gentle/subtle curves (IMHE). Take all the fat deposits away and I'm looking at a slightly different version of my much younger self, or in this case . . . something altogether different. Absent the wonderful manly inner thigh, which really is our best part as men.
Indeed, to each his own comrades. I'm a subtlety dude. To the non-subtlety dudes - knock yourselves out.
September 10th, 2012 at 8:57 PM ^
Was that just a really long way of saying you don't like fake tits?
September 10th, 2012 at 9:02 PM ^
dammit - I wanted to give it a bit more gravitas. Now it's nothing more than a fake tit snowflake.
September 10th, 2012 at 9:03 PM ^
It was certainly the most diplomatic way I've ever heard it.
Either that or he's a chubby-chaser. Take your pick.
And most importantly.....I Iove my wife very much.
September 10th, 2012 at 9:08 PM ^
I definitely spent about 15 min writing, revising, reading again, changing words. That was about the best I could do for you and yours; who I'm sure are a lovely and charismatic couple. Now quit being so fucking braggy, and leave me to my Rosie O'Donnell pursuit .
September 10th, 2012 at 11:12 PM ^
mgrowold, FTR - I was never upset/obsessed with your old avatar. In fact, iirc, I liked it better than your current one. I wonder if we're the only posters with our wives in our avatars?
I'm glad your wife takes good care of herself, and gladder yet that you both love each other. May it continue through thick and thin.
I myself am the chubby one. 52 yrs, 6'3", was 316 pounds. Have been losing a pound or so a week, with a goal of getting down to 200, but have a long way to go. One day, one week, one pound at a time. Thankfully, I'm healthy as a horse, love veggies, and mostly have just had to cut most of the bread and pasta carbs and cheese out of my diet. It also helps that I've been exercising a lot more. My better half is border line underweight, and has been the same size for many, many years, but is not fit. Hope your own health and weight and exercise is going well.
Go blue, and maybe I'll see you at a tailgate sometime. Are you going to ND? That's probably my only game this year, unless I end up going to Ohio. My job doesn't allow me to go to hardly any Michigan games this year. Well, I could go to the Michigan State game, but don't have tickets and can't pay market rate for them.
Regardless, your post is awesome . . . what a great way to end the game! You should have taken a picture with Hoke, and you could have added it to your wife's site!
September 10th, 2012 at 8:55 PM ^
Hate to say it, but...
This.
September 11th, 2012 at 9:49 AM ^
I would cut them some slack; she expresses legimitate medical reasons to be so dedicated to fitness & health.
Whether or not that were the case, it really skeeves me out to have MGoBloggers openly criticizing another poster's family members appearance, not to mention discussing the desirability/attractiveness of a family member's tits. I think we're above that and have forgotten ourselves momentarily.
September 11th, 2012 at 11:14 AM ^
Thanks for the kind words and support. Yes, we do have legitimate reasons for being dedicated to health and fitness. I'm 53 and was diagnosed with Carcinoid Cancer four years ago. While in my Lymph Nodes it is currently in remission and everything I've read said your diet and health are a major factor in controlling my desease.
My wife, while being insanely fit, is actually legally blind in one eye and has to be tested for potential sight loss in the other every three months. She had her retina's detach during child birth and the bleeding and scarring left her a big blank spot in the middle of her field of vision.
And she has her site cause she wanted to somehow help people lose weight and get in shape because, unlike me, she has a genuine concern for complete strangers. She'll read a story about a random person on the internet who got hurt or killed and will start crying for them.
Anyways enough personal stuff. I just wanted you to know I appreciate what you said.
September 11th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
But if the attention is troubling maybe one should put pics of family members in avatars and link to websites where said family members are scantily clad. If you're running a website where ONE of the reasons is to show off your body in a state of minimal dress, you're bragging about it and opening yourself up to comments, both positive and negative, about it.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:13 PM ^
He doesn't eat before games, so he was obviously walking around trying to find a brat or two.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:14 PM ^
It's her sight dude. I have zero to do with the content or anything else.
And it's me versus the picture of Hoke and my nephew right now and I'm losing badly so I'm kinda busy.......
September 10th, 2012 at 7:16 PM ^
Well, you do link it in your signature at a blog about Michigan football. Which is mostly dudes reading it. And her blog is about being a healthy wife or something. I don't know, the layout burned my eyes.
September 10th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^
September 10th, 2012 at 7:28 PM ^
Awesome pic...and congrats on getting the internets to work!
September 10th, 2012 at 7:29 PM ^
September 10th, 2012 at 8:57 PM ^
1) Go to imgur.com
2) Upload the picture from your PC to imgur.com
3) Then right-click the picture that is hosted on imgur.com and paste it here (or just link the URL, but then we all have to click on the link in order to see your picture).
September 10th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
you can just upload it from your PC. Otherwise, bdsisme has it exact.
If you want to try something a bit different (I think it's easier), it's also possible to just drag the picture into a post from Facebook or another image hosting site. I do it all the time with Google Images and have confirmed it works with Facebook.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:29 PM ^
Hoke seems like a guy I would like to eat brats and drink beer with.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:30 PM ^
That is the coolest thing ever, can anyone tailgate there or is this where you need a season pass and a certain amount of points?
September 10th, 2012 at 7:40 PM ^
I believe one needs to donate major dollars to the University for the spot. They guy who hosts ours is a Michigan dental school grad has about 10 season tickets on the 40. I have been fortunate enough to be included in the party for many years but can claim no ownership to the spot itself.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:32 PM ^
This is 110% pure awesomeness. Must have been a memorable experience to have him just show up unannounced like that.
The one minor annoyance I had with Hoke was that I got the impression he didn't really care too much about the fans (return of 'The Fort' and all). This post has obliterated that notion.
Again, kudos.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^
How could you think that? Fans and Media are two different things. I've heard of a lot of people meeting Hoke and saying how nice he is.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:55 PM ^
Yeah, I guess I was confusing openness to the media with openness to fans. I also met Hoke at an alumni event once and he is indeed a really nice guy; when I said that I thought he "didn't care" about fans, what I meant was that I didn't think he would go out of his way to be welcoming to fans. But this post has totally disavailed me of that notion.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:33 PM ^
Whoever negged this post is an ass.
September 10th, 2012 at 7:46 PM ^
Thanks but it's ok. I almost downvoted myself when I couldnt get the pic to show up.
And the guy with the Latin screen name doesnt like me and would downvote my post if I put up the cure for cancer.
September 10th, 2012 at 11:50 PM ^
Top that other sports blogs!