So, who all jumped right back into...
their Michigan gear today? Despite us having BB studs doing great things, I caught hell at work. Of course, I live in Ohio, so my plight was most likely worse than most. Just a feel good post to hopefully feed the unity or comfort the disdain of the community. Neg if you see fit. Happy Monday
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:27 PM ^
I live near Columbus and I couldn’t get myself to put on the Michigan sweatshirt I have. I just couldn’t hear it today. Maybe next week
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:43 PM ^
Time to move.
Toledo isn't terrible, as it's a mix of OSU and Michigan fans...and I like to remind the OSU fans that Toledo USED to be part of Michigan and that the two states once went to "War" over Toledo.
Since they are OSU fans, they don't know history and try to argue with me.
Dumbasses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War (it's Wikipedia so YMMV - but you get the idea).
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:35 PM ^
Have you explained to them that "Fuck Michigan" isn't an argument?
December 2nd, 2019 at 7:27 PM ^
I’d say geographically Toledo is pretty terrible. That said never lived there
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:32 PM ^
Downvoted for the poor title.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:37 PM ^
Wore a Michigan jacket today, and don't really care if I get crap for it. My identity as a person isn't determined by what 18-22 year old's do on any given Saturday, and I support them and their hard work no matter what.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:38 PM ^
I am not really all that down and it isn't apathy. For the first time in a long time I think the Michigan offense could be putting a monster together. Giles Jackson was the best freshman player in the B10- Mayfield was a stud at RT, Haskins/Zach looked great and Evans coming back is money, Bell and Mike S both balled out, Eric All jumped vets on the depth chart...If Cesar comes back I can name 4 guards that I think could have a great 2020... All comes down to Dylan or Joe running an offense they both have the skill set for and have been practicing since last spring.
The program is in good shape- the game vs OSU showed us how far we are from being in elite shape.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:46 PM ^
The defense also returns most players (including the entire DL) from a unit that was able to stifle most teams on our schedule. We need the young guys to grow up so we can stop the rest. Since MSU stinks and we have Wisco and PSU at home, I could absolutely see us being 11-0 heading into Columbus next season.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:56 PM ^
Mazi, Hilton, and Ojabo are mission critical for the depth on the Dline...The reason I was talking about the offense first was that I could see our offense putting up Oklahoma type stats in 2020.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:00 PM ^
Agree on that front. The offense looked outstanding by the end of the season, and that was year one of the install. Give Dylan another offseason to work and practice with our stud receivers, give Charbonnet some time to get his injury fixed, get Haskins in the weight room and I'm feeling pretty good.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:11 PM ^
Need to feed the boys the "Dantonio Diet", where players incredibly put on 30 pounds of pure muscle in the off season.
This is how Osborne finally closed the gap vs Oklahoma and MSU was competing with 3* players. Just don't get caught!
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:59 PM ^
Agreed! There isn't one player loss that gives me even a little bit of anxiety. This is finally a deep roster (except at DT). We HAVE guys to replace who we are losing. We thought they were great when we recruited them, now we get to see them play.
Like every year, I predict we will be playing for the Big 10 (east) title on the last Saturday in November.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:09 PM ^
I don't think we have another Nico at WR but I think Giles could be just as good in our system. Evans and Blake Corum could be lethal additions with their play style. Eubanks was an afterthought who could blow up in his 5th year on campus.
We got two QBs that can run the RPO system with more success in the QB run aspect IMO.
December 2nd, 2019 at 8:24 PM ^
Giles Jackson is not 6’4” and cannot play the Nico role. He’s a slot guy at best. We need to have Nico or DPJ to return to have a step forward in WR corp.
December 2nd, 2019 at 7:52 PM ^
I'm only really concerned about the OL gelling for week 1 against Washington and our early Wisconsin game. Those two teams will likely have stout defenses, so we'll need to be ready. I trust that the guys will be great by the end of the season with Warinner around.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:48 PM ^
That's the stuff I wanted to hear. There is positive light on this team. We have work to do of course. But we are far from being just trash. We need a lot of things to go better than well this offseason, and it can certainly happen.
December 2nd, 2019 at 6:15 PM ^
The program is in good shape...
So much this. Outside of the Bama/OSU/LSU/Clemson/UGA tier of DGAF football factories, I wouldn't take anyone's current situation over UM's.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:38 PM ^
Wore it all weekend. Got a few comments, mostly "tough game" from psu fans. there was the couple ohio state fans running their shit spreaders. I just replied, yeah, there probably a reason you were ranked #1 and we were #13.
December 2nd, 2019 at 8:01 PM ^
The NCAA?
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:39 PM ^
i truly thought this was just gonna say "...BPONE"
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:52 PM ^
Lmao! This literally made me laugh. It would've made perfect sense. All of the buttguys I work with have their mindsets and conversations poised on overtaking the rivalry soon. That's how little respect they have in regards that we'll ever amount to anything competitive.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:40 PM ^
I own maybe 5 or 6 shirts that aren't Michigan and zero non-M outerwear so............
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:02 PM ^
This is the least shocking thing I've read all day
December 3rd, 2019 at 8:51 AM ^
Dude, diversify.
December 3rd, 2019 at 9:09 AM ^
I have. There’s Maize, Blue, White and Silver. Even a pink shirt in there.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:41 PM ^
I wore my Michigan stuff to Meijer yesterday (or Meijer's for you Midwestern folks).
A guy and presumably his wife thought it would be "cool" to mess with me in front of their kids.
From my reaction, and probably my size (6'4" 270 lbs) as I stepped into his bubble with a big giant grin and asked him "what did you say?", he quickly retreated back into Mouthbreather status and went silent - subtly guiding his wife away.
Great example for your kids, cooler poopers.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:57 PM ^
Was walking from a beach down south to my car in a parking lot with only a handful of other cars in it, wearing M stuff, when an OSU fan going the other way says "Michigan sucks, Go Bucks!" In return, I said, "I'm guessing your car is the unguarded one over there with the Ohio plates." He stopped and turned around and sat there and watched his car for the 10 or so minutes I was packing up. I had no intention of doing anything to his car, but he didn't know that.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:58 PM ^
I'm 6'5" and 230, so I don't hear too much either. Usually its something under their breath after I've passed. A few years ago, a guy sent his kid over to troll me. I told the kid, probably 11-12, go tell your dad he must have a real small dick to send his son over instead of him. The kid went back and I could see his dad's face turn beet red, excuse me, scarlet. I just waved my pinky at him.
Today, I was waiting in line for lunch and some dude and his wife saw my work badge has an M on it. He asked if I still liked Harbaugh. I nodded and turned away. He kept going though, "We love him in Ohio! He should coach forever!" He kept yukking it up with her, so I turned and said, "I do love Harbaugh. Probably as much as you love your ugly woman."
I stood there and gave him a look like, are you going to do something to defend her? She hissed, "Fuck You!" and drug him off.
Dude in front of me turned around and said, "I'm a Buckeye, but that was awesome."
Free speech is a bitch.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:26 PM ^
Today, I was waiting in line for lunch and some dude and his wife saw my work badge has an M on it. He asked if I still liked Harbaugh. I nodded and turned away. He kept going though, "We love him in Ohio! He should coach forever!" He kept yukking it up with her, so I turned and said, "I do love Harbaugh. Probably as much as you love your ugly woman."
I stood there and gave him a look like, are you going to do something to defend her? She hissed, "Fuck You!" and drug him off.
Good on you. I'm sure that dude's father will impress upon him the importance of sticking up for one's siblings.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:41 PM ^
Every God-damn day I wear a M on my Goodwill Columbus ID.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:42 PM ^
Don't wear any gear to work, but I wouldn't have issue doing so even after Saturday. I'm a glass half full kinda person and think we're not as far away from our goals as most would say here.
Basketball is in good shape, football is better than the previous regime, just need to get over the hurdle one or another.
If others want to live in the BPONE, fine, but I think big things are in our future as long the leaders on the team step up to the challenge
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:43 PM ^
WD has to or else he'd be nekkid.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:47 PM ^
IIRC, Lewis Grizzard explained the difference between 'nekked' and 'naked' in "Elvis Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself".
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:44 PM ^
There was zero pause in wearing Michigan gear. I will never not be insanely - even smugly - proud of my alma mater.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:45 PM ^
Same faded blue Michigan hat I always wear.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:45 PM ^
Of course. I'm disappointed in what happened but I'll forever be a fan of my University.
I'm also in Ohio. It is a little annoying when you try to talk to them about the game and what actually happened and they just seem to have no idea outside of "we killed you guys!" Smh
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:02 PM ^
That is the same mindless shit I get out of them as well. These guys dont just hate our athletics. They openly hate the state of Michigan, period. I jokingly told a guy I would arrange to have him buried on Michigan soil at his time of death, and he literally lost his mind. His replies were so energized with anger that he became incoherent.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:24 PM ^
That is the same mindless shit I get out of them as well. These guys dont just hate our athletics. They openly hate the state of Michigan, period. I jokingly told a guy I would arrange to have him buried on Michigan soil at his time of death, and he literally lost his mind. His replies were so energized with anger that he became incoherent.
Became?!?
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:51 PM ^
The presence of some mouth-breathers is not going to deter me from wearing any Michigan gear. My work teammate is a big Buckeye fan and rather than get upset I just said his paid players deserve a raise.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:55 PM ^
I live in Lansing and wear mine all the time. I don't get too much harassment these days but it used to be bad.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:02 PM ^
I live in dayton, and I was back in my michigan fleece saturday night. No comments from any cooler poopers, bUT another Michigan fan mentioned what a sad day it was for us michigan fans.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:11 PM ^
wear it with pride. today, of all days.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:15 PM ^
People don't talk trash to me much, as I never do in return. But on those occasions when someone has, I've gone with the Onion angle:
"Yeah, the sports team you cheer for beat the sports team I cheer for. Good job man!" And that's the end of it.
Sports fan trash talk is the height of absurdity. We beat our chests over something we had absolutely nothing to do with.
December 2nd, 2019 at 8:23 PM ^
To be fair, fans have a lot to do with the team success. Going to the games, watching ontv, buying the merchandise, talking about the games. It all builds the prestige and perception of the team.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:18 PM ^
I live in Columbus and have been in UM gear since the game. I couldn’t possibly give two shits and I encourage the confrontation (to be clear I’m not a jerk or loudmouth and NEVER start any trash talking).
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:33 PM ^
I know a Buckeye who wanted to bet on the game so I proposed him this:
If Michigan won, he had to shit in my toilet.
If OSU won, I had to shit in his cooler.
He really thought about it for like 3 minutes before concluding this was a bad deal.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:36 PM ^
I wore my Michigan jacket today with pride. Then again, I live in Durham, home of the Duke Blue Devils, so I got more congrats and high fives than anything else. Basketball is king here.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:55 PM ^
Yup, I was stationed at Bragg for almost a decade and it's all about hoops down that way.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:42 PM ^
I never jumped out of it. I threw my hat a few times during the game, but my hat has been thrown many times. Still rep Michigan all day every day in the heart of Husker country. These poor bastards got it bad!