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In.
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That went just the way I wanted it to: without suspense. I have delved deep into these things the past couple weeks and I can tell you Michigan is in. There will be a selection show worth watching on Sunday.
It's been a long time in the desert. I remember this Thursday a few years ago, when Michigan had to beat Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament to get in, probably, after blowing it in the regular season. Then the sort of person who can't watch 2:30 PM basketball game, I listened to it on the radio. Things were going okay until a seemingly infinite series of consecutive turnovers and the resultant fast-break buckets, and I remember sitting in my chair, disgusted, thinking that Michigan would never atone for Traylor and Taylor and Bullock and all those grim-faced mercenaries that worked their way through the program without loyalty or joy.
The day of atonement is at hand. I added a tag.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:04 PM | 
SWEET!
SWEET!
March 12th, 2009 at 5:01 PM |
?
?
We have a basketball program?
Just kidding, it is great to see us finally back.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:02 PM |
Fan-flipping-tastic
Fan-flipping-tastic
I'm putting us as national champs in every bracket I fill out, even the ones for big money.
Mortimer...we're back!
March 12th, 2009 at 5:04 PM |
jamiemac,
jamiemac,
Your recent posts are awesome.
They are also, thankfully, now irrelevant.
M'Dog
March 12th, 2009 at 6:02 PM |
Phew.....
Phew.....
.....i was getting worn bleeping out.
Must. Write. Shorter.
Help My Friend Allison Fight ALS
MSU/IU at the JCB
March 12th, 2009 at 5:07 PM |
Oooooooooooooh
Oooooooooooooh
The pictures have shadows.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:11 PM |
Phoenix
Phoenix
My first Michigan basketball game Johnny Orr was coach and Mike McGee was the star. It seem then and for most of my youth that Michigan would always be a great basketball school.
I think UM has paid it's debt to the sport 10 fold. We should all rejoice today for it truly is great to be a Michigan Wolverine! GO BLUE! Beat ILLNI!
March 12th, 2009 at 9:42 PM |
Seriously.
Seriously.
It played out over the last decade almost as if Michigan had gotten the Death Penalty.
We are a model program now. All debts are paid in full.
We're back, and we're staying.
M'Dog
March 12th, 2009 at 5:11 PM |
Muppets! Muppets! Muppets!
Muppets! Muppets! Muppets!
Seriously, could the combination of today's win plus the Gardner commit deserve anything less?
March 12th, 2009 at 5:12 PM |
That Minnesota game was hard
That Minnesota game was hard
That Minnesota game was hard to live down; this one was how it should have been. Of course, had UM won that game and gone to the tourney, Amaker would still be here, and the program would be muddling through another mediocre season with little direction. So while it hurt then, it may have worked out for the best.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:13 PM |
my dancing shoes were getting
my dancing shoes were getting
my dancing shoes were getting dusty.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:14 PM |
Where are the muppets?
Where are the muppets?
And thanks again for not live blogging! No, I don't think it made a difference, but hey, don't tempt fate!
And the difference between Amaker and Beilein is that coach B's teams win when they absolutely have to and improve from game to game. I guess we're in win or lose tomorrow. Just remember that these are young kids. Freshmen and sophomores. As well as they played today, they can play just as intense on the bad side. So please everyone, be proud of what they have accomplished this year whether we sweet 16 it or are one and done in the big dance.
It's good to be a Wolverine BB fan again!
March 12th, 2009 at 5:21 PM |
quemar los barcos
quemar los barcos
Deseo para nada más que decir simplemente que siento absolutamente contento con el resultado del juego de hoy. Quizás aventuraremos adelante derrotar un equipo tal como Syracuse o Clemson y encontrarse posteriormente en el segundo redondo del torneo descrito lo más comúnmente posible como "Marzo Madness."
March 12th, 2009 at 6:26 PM |
not quite
not quite
I'm of Croatian descent, and I've been there, but I'm not actually from Croatia. I'm just proud of my heritage. I'm afraid I couldn't tell you much about anything besides Pula in Istria County. I'm not full-blooded Croat, either. Italian-Greek-Croatian-Irish.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:53 PM |
orale
orale
simon
"Pen cannot be put to paper and adequately describe what it means to be a Michigan Wolverine." - Desmond Howard
March 12th, 2009 at 5:22 PM |
We're playing with house
We're playing with house
We're playing with house money the rest of this season. Hopefully a year from now the only uncertainty will be how high Michigan is seeded.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:22 PM |
Finally, a selection show
Finally, a selection show
Finally, a selection show worth viewing. Now I can watch college basketball again without bitterness and quiet anger.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:26 PM |
dancing baby!
dancing baby!
I hope we run far in the B10 tourney and build more confidence right before the big dance
Go Blue!
March 12th, 2009 at 5:28 PM |
I like to move it move it
I
I like to move it move it
I
I like to move it move it
I like to move it move it
I like to
MOVE IT
'Murica & Footbaw: That's what Michigan Does
March 12th, 2009 at 5:31 PM |
muppets?
muppets?
I miss them
March 12th, 2009 at 5:32 PM |
Second
Second
Second second. Muppets please.
"So I come out of Ohio Stadium after we beat the Buckeyes, and right there on the hood of my friend's car, some one took a dump, in the shape of an 'O'. no shit. Oh, sorry, bad pun."
March 12th, 2009 at 5:35 PM |
EESH
EESH
It's not that difficult to put up here:
Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la
Ehu hene la a pili koo lua la
Pututui lu a ite toe la
Hanu lipo ita paalai
Au we ta huala
Au we ta huala
March 12th, 2009 at 7:24 PM |
Thanks for the fix
Thanks for the fix
Now I can go on with my life.
(not really)
"Tweek or Be Tweeked"
-M Cubed
March 12th, 2009 at 5:32 PM |
YES!
YES!
My love affair with the Wolverines started with basketball. It's nice to have the passion back!!
GO BLUE!!
productivesweatpants.com
@prodsweats
March 12th, 2009 at 5:58 PM |
seeding - better to lose to Illinois?
seeding - better to lose to Illinois?
How to avoid the 8-9 seed?
Getting to Big 10 finals would get us up to 7 or higher I am guessing.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:17 PM |
who the hell cares. I want to
who the hell cares. I want to
who the hell cares. I want to be as high as possible. It's not like avoiding the 8/9 game is going to give us a better shot at the F4. No 10 seed has ever made the final four while one 9 seed and four 8 seeds have. Besides knocking off a #1 seed far outweighs knocking off a 2.
March 13th, 2009 at 12:00 AM |
Not sure if you meant that no
Not sure if you meant that no
Not sure if you meant that no 10 seed or below has ever made the final 4, but George Mason made is as an 11 in 2004.
March 13th, 2009 at 1:53 AM |
i meant no 10 seed. There
i meant no 10 seed. There
i meant no 10 seed. There have been two 11 seeds that have made the final four.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:59 PM |
Any ideas anyone on how to
Any ideas anyone on how to
Any ideas anyone on how to get tickets?
Is the alumni association an option?
March 12th, 2009 at 6:00 PM |
How about....
How about....
.....a Selection Show CIL?!?!?
Help My Friend Allison Fight ALS
MSU/IU at the JCB
March 12th, 2009 at 6:14 PM |
NOOOOO!!!!!!!
If that
NOOOOO!!!!!!!
If that
NOOOOO!!!!!!!
If that happens, Arizona, St. Mary's, and Northwestern will get in over us!
"I think you are my favorite poster. The polar bear avatar definitely helps." - ShockFX
March 12th, 2009 at 6:17 PM |
Either that or the team bus
Either that or the team bus
Either that or the team bus could be attacked, Sri Lankan style...
March 12th, 2009 at 6:16 PM |
NO.
NO.
What part of curse don't you understand?
Argument fallacy ad hominem: Attacking a characteristic of the source rather than addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:22 PM |
Updated statistics
Updated statistics
-2008-09 Michigan basketball record when Brian hosts a liveblog: 2-6 (.250)
-Record when Brian doesn't host one: 18-6 (.750)
-Sri Lankan cricket team attacked by gunmen when Brian doesn't host a Sri Lankan-themed liveblog: never (.000)
-Sri Lankan cricket team attacked by gunmen when Brian hosts a liveblog in their honor: every time (1.000)
March 12th, 2009 at 6:31 PM |
Phenomena that have changed
Phenomena that have changed
Phenomena that have changed the world since the last time Michigan unofficially made the tournament: Google, the iPod, cell phones, blogging, 9/11, the War on Terror, hybrid vehicles, social networking, DVDs...
Phenomena that have changed the world since the last time Michigan officially made the tournament: The Internet, fax machines, email, two wars in Iraq, the European Union, the fall of the Soviet Union, Microsoft Windows...
Feel free to add to this list.
GO BLUE
March 12th, 2009 at 6:37 PM |
FWIW, I think at least one
FWIW, I think at least one
FWIW, I think at least one tournament appearance in the mid-90's wasn't vacated, so you may need to take a few things off that second list.
I think. I could be wrong.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:47 PM |
Correct. We did not vacate
Correct. We did not vacate
Correct. We did not vacate 1993-94 (when we went to the regional final) or 1994-95 (first round).
March 12th, 2009 at 7:06 PM |
The shape of things
The shape of things
to come look so,so bright. But for now...can you say,*Michigan goin to the dance baby!*
Lucky enough to have my own JT wristband!!
March 12th, 2009 at 8:33 PM |
Timeout
Timeout
From someone who was at the Timeout game (yes,
that Timeout game), it has been a long time.
Wooo!
I am not really Coach Schiano. -Coach Schiano on Mgoblog
March 13th, 2009 at 2:31 AM |
I have no recollection of
I have no recollection of
I have no recollection of this timeout game you speak of (nor do I have any recollection of sitting on the couch staring at the TV in disbelief for an hour after its conclusion), nor can I seem to locate any official record of the University of Michigan having participated in such a game in New Orleans or any other city. Please do not speak of events that clearly never occurred.
GO BLUE
March 12th, 2009 at 9:36 PM |
Muppets?
Muppets?
It's damn near PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!
March 12th, 2009 at 9:47 PM |
I'm sure you felt a lot like this guy...
I'm sure you felt a lot like this guy...
March 12th, 2009 at 10:45 PM |
MICH!
MICH!
Awesome game today. Listened on the radio at work, then watched the DVR after. Sims dominated, Manny played great all over, Erin Andrews was hot as always and Mushmouth still kept bringing up his secret love affair with OSU. All things were in line. Glad we can watch tomorrow. Hoping for a BIG WIN!!! YOU KNOW IT!!!
No question, Jim.
-CHIPS
March 12th, 2009 at 10:48 PM |
Inexplicably I just happened
Inexplicably I just happened
Inexplicably I just happened to be flying during that Minnesota loss a few years ago. I was on my second leg of my trip from LA to DC. I planned my trip perfectly selecting Frontier airlines so I was actually able to watch that game on the plane. I was so pissed during that second half that I'm lucky an air marshall didn't escort me off the plane when we landed.
The only consolation on that trip was that I got to nail Miss Florida all weekend so things only got better after that loss.
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” - Benjamin Franklin
March 13th, 2009 at 3:31 AM |
Shocker that when Sims has a
Shocker that when Sims has a
Shocker that when Sims has a big game in the paint that Michigan wins. All tourney success will hinge on him. Can they effectively feed him in the post? Let's hope so.
March 13th, 2009 at 11:49 AM |
Congrats
Congrats
Coming from this Spartan fan, I gotta say - it's good to have you guys back where you belong. I just hope both UM basketball and MSU football can maintain this relevance.
Congrats.
Good to be dancing again. Its nice to watch a tournament with special significance.
I think Michigan can go to the Big 10 championship as all the teams that handled them are in the top of the bracket. These next few days will be interesting.