the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
Annihilation Muppets
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I probably could have posted this with eight minutes left but I didn't want to tempt the jinx gods. That was awesome from the instant Michigan started going zone. Big ups to Matt Vogrich—the Vogrinch saved Christmas—CAM TATUM(!!!), Zack Novak, and… uh… everyone. Even Blake McLimans played well.
Muppets? Muppets.
And you can't have one without the other…
We just threw a team into a volcano in the NCAA tournament. A volcano is what Tennessee is in.
March 18th, 2011 at 2:52 PM | 
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 18th, 2011 at 2:53 PM |
Not One
Not One
Not one free throw by Michigan.
March 18th, 2011 at 2:57 PM |
Well...
Well...
not to be to nit picky but we did attempt one.
March 18th, 2011 at 6:29 PM |
Queme los free throws
Queme los free throws
Queme los free throws
"Play hard and with great effort"
March 18th, 2011 at 3:26 PM |
AHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHH
I love everything about this team. Their heart, their talent, their execution, their swagger.
GO BLUE!!!
Keep believing
March 18th, 2011 at 2:55 PM |
WOW
WOW
They destroyed TN in the 2nd half......GO BUE!
March 18th, 2011 at 2:55 PM |
The money quote
The money quote
"I probably could have posted this with eight minutes left..."
Was thinking the same thing. Go Blue!
Michigan's offensive style requires more players that have greater interactions with the Higgs field.
March 18th, 2011 at 5:42 PM |
agree totally
agree totally
I think with 8 minutes left Tennessee came out with a full court press, Michigan was up 12 or 14, and the announcers were saying, "there's still a lot of time left for a run, Michigan needs to deal with this fullcourt press.
5 minutes later, Michigan is nearly 30 points up, and then fast break with Morris dishing to Stu Douglas for the SLAM.
White men can jump!
How the hell was that considered an even match? Is it possible that statistics LIE?
I guess that's why they have to play the game.
Is it possible to review the KENPOM for the last half of the season where Michigan has been kicking ass and taking names?!?
who cares, I'm ready to watch them play Duke on Sunday, statistically the biggest hurdle in there way to the Final Four?!?
I'm going back to read the diary of Historical Performance of NCAA Seeds
Woooooo-Hoooo!!
"That's all there is...there isn't anymore"
March 18th, 2011 at 2:58 PM |
Yay
Yay
yay yay 1000 times yay
March 18th, 2011 at 2:58 PM |
Two random thoughts
Two random thoughts
Wait, first of all, much wooooh.
Thought one: These are not the Albert White, Robert Traylor Wolverines. I know this is not news to anyone, but what a phenomenal display of team basketball.
Thought two: What were Illini fans thinking during this one? They despise Pearl for getting them in trouble with the NCAA over the recruitment of Deon Thomas. Yet they believe Michigan is their top rival. I'm guessing they enjoyed the bloodbath, but had to think about it a bit.
March 18th, 2011 at 2:59 PM |
Outscored TENN 42-16 in the
Outscored TENN 42-16 in the
Outscored TENN 42-16 in the second half. That isn't even annihilation; that is insanity.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:15 PM |
I kinda wish
I kinda wish
...that Tennessee would have scored one more point so that the REVENGE FOR THE 92 CITRUS BOWL feeling would have had extra symmetry.
March 19th, 2011 at 12:51 AM |
I think you mean 2002.
I think you mean 2002.
I think you mean 2002.
March 18th, 2011 at 2:59 PM |
lol
lol
:D im on cloud nine
History is written by the victors-Winston Churchill
March 18th, 2011 at 3:02 PM |
Unbelievable
Unbelievable
Duplicate post, sorry.
Wolverine living amongst the enemy.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:01 PM |
Just What I Needed
Just What I Needed
That was simply all kinds of awesome. All we'll hear about is all about the Volunteer offcourt distractions but Michigan played their butts off and the halftime adjustments were excellent. "So you're telling me there's a chance...."GO BLUE!
March 18th, 2011 at 7:01 PM |
And I think that's perfect
And I think that's perfect
The team can be oozing with confidence and feel disrespected as they prepare for Duke.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:01 PM |
Unbelievable
Unbelievable
I was getting pretty nervous when we were down six in the first half, but our D took over and that turned out to be one of the most exciting second halves I've seen in a long time. Everyone came to play, although Smotrycz made a couple questionable plays. I'm pumped for Sunday now.
Wolverine living amongst the enemy.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:04 PM |
Dear Michigan hockey
Dear Michigan hockey
Dear Michigan hockey team,
Do you see the gauntlet that your maize and blue brethren have thrown down, not in anger, but in the spirit of the friendly rivalries that exist between brothers in arms, pick it up and show them that anything they can do, you can do better.
Go Blue!
Craig Barker || The Hoover Street Rag || Twitter
"The Michigan fanbase: a cynical, Eeyorish bunch even in the best of times."
March 18th, 2011 at 3:04 PM |
More muppets
More muppets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNj656BKdV8
Inspire our songs of loyalty, and may thy blessings be
On Michigan, dear Michigan, our university.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:04 PM |
That's the worst half of
That's the worst half of
That's the worst half of basketball I've seen in the NCAA tournament. I don't know what Bruce Pearl did to those kids at halftime but it didn't inspire them to play good basketball.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:05 PM |
And sometimes when you're on...
And sometimes when you're on...
you're really fucking on...
March 18th, 2011 at 7:27 PM |
^^^
^^^
This
M'Dog
March 18th, 2011 at 8:02 PM |
Normally wouldn't posbang a
Normally wouldn't posbang a
Normally wouldn't posbang a "this ^^^" comment, but this ^^^ is right on.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:05 PM |
By Thirty.
By Thirty.
30!!
Shock The World.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:06 PM |
From someone who works out of Tennessee
From someone who works out of Tennessee
I would like to thank all involved in this absolute obliteration. I haven't seen a team mail it in like that in a while. Everyone played a terrific game. We actually got our charges as well, amazing what happens when you leave the big 10 officials at home. Tournamuppets!
It's Great to be a Michigan Wolverine
March 18th, 2011 at 3:06 PM |
Beautiful
Beautiful
That's their best game of the year. Now they gotta better that in the next round!
March 18th, 2011 at 3:10 PM |
My favorite sequence was when
My favorite sequence was when
My favorite sequence was when we were up by 25, and Stu Douglass hits an NBA range 3, then, on the next possession, Morris picks off a pass, runs down the court, passes it behind his back to Douglass, who dunks it in a way I didn't think he was capable. It made the lead 30, and it was awesome.
"The trouble with quotes on the internet, is that it is often difficult to discern whether or not they are genuine" --Abraham Lincoln
March 18th, 2011 at 3:15 PM |
don't think
don't think
I've ever seen Stu dunk before - and to see him with the 2 hander was incredible!
Biz hundert azoi ve tsvantsik
March 18th, 2011 at 3:15 PM |
i think
i think
when he threw that down my liver exploded. i'm going to die tonight and resurrect sunday.
and if I appeared first as an elderly man and not as a young one
March 18th, 2011 at 3:20 PM |
This
This
Before Morris even passed the ball to Stu I was yelling "SEND IT IN!" Perfect exclamation of a brilliant performance.
March 18th, 2011 at 5:45 PM |
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
"That's all there is...there isn't anymore"
March 19th, 2011 at 4:10 PM |
stu
stu
i've been one of his biggest critics, but the last 10 min of this game justifies my criticism. he played a great final 10 min. tough rebound, long-range 3, driving layup and a 2-handed dunk. are you kidding me!?!
he seems to sleepwalk out there a lot. hopefully, this game will light a fire under him and give him the confidence to be aggressive going forward. i hope so. it would be great to have another consistent scoring option out there; especially from 3-pt land.
i honestly thought he would be the team's leading scorer before the season started. i know his "game" is in there somewhere.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:14 PM |
Great team win. Everybody
Great team win. Everybody
Great team win. Everybody contributed at some point during this game and we will enjoy the benefits of this for many years to come.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:14 PM |
What really shocked me was
What really shocked me was
What really shocked me was all the offensive rebounds we got in the first half. We never get offensive rebounds. And the 3 point shooting...what was it, 2 of 13? Taking the lead with Morgan and Hardaway on the bench was pretty sweet.
I missed the first minute of the second half and we had already scored 7 points! That must have really energized the team.
Go Blue! Always!
March 18th, 2011 at 3:15 PM |
Mortimer: Randolph!
Mortimer: Randolph!
Mortimer: Randolph! Randolph!
Randolph: I'm still not talking to you!
Mortimer: Look!
Randolph: Mortimer. We're back !
March 18th, 2011 at 5:09 PM |
I like your style
I like your style
Don't you pull that falling down the stairs shit on me!
Why must the youth fight against itself?
March 18th, 2011 at 3:15 PM |
Manna from heaven.
Bring on
Manna from heaven.
Bring on
Manna from heaven.
Bring on the White Devils.
"Play hard and with great effort"
March 18th, 2011 at 3:17 PM |
Firing on all cylinders!
Firing on all cylinders!
Man, this team is hitting its stride at the exact right moment. What a thing of beauty. And I love love love how we're a second half team.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:18 PM |
no jinx. Even the announcer
no jinx. Even the announcer
no jinx. Even the announcer was calling it with 3+ minutes left in the game. A few other random notes:
Tennessee scored 45 in the game. Michigan scored 42 in the second half.
Tennessee scored 16 in the 2nd half. Ugly. But multiply that by 4 and you pretty much have the PSU-Wisconsin game in the BTT. Ouch.
Tennessee had 10 assists total. Darius Morris had 10 assists by himself (the team had 20)
Michigan had 5 players score double digits. Tennessee had 1 player do so, and it was all in the 1st half (Tobias Harris had a goose egg on 0-5 shooting in the 2nd, but 19 pts in the first, shooting 6-6 FG and 7-7 FT).
Michigan's 3-pt shooting percentage (34.6%) was pretty much the same as UT's overall FG % (34.9%). Of course, Michigan also went 51.6% overall.
Michigan attempted 1 FT (Morgan missed it). Tennessee was 12-16 on FTs.
But yeah, 75-45.
For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
March 18th, 2011 at 3:19 PM |
Real conversation that took
Real conversation that took
Real conversation that took place after the game:
Me: Holy crap, that was a pretty impressive win.
My Dad: Yeah, I'll say. I didn't see too much of it, though. I slept through most of the 2nd half.
Me: What a coincidence - so did Tennessee.
My Dad: Ba-Zing!
March 18th, 2011 at 3:20 PM |
Volcano's???
Volcano's???
C'mon Brian, you missed the Vols coach -- Miss Piggy mash-up headline:
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
March 19th, 2011 at 12:35 AM |
Probably not the best headline
Probably not the best headline
for a coach who has coached in the Maccabiah games. Just sayin'
I have imagined great victories, and I have imagined great races. The races are better.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:21 PM |
New nickname for Stu
New nickname for Stu
Stu Pendous!
Kellogg called the team performance stupendous ... but it totally fits Stu's short-white-guy-monster-slam too.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:36 PM |
Stuuuuuuuuuuu
Stuuuuuuuuuuu
"Stu's short-white-guy-monster-slam"
Might be my favorite dunk of all time!!!!!!!!!
March 18th, 2011 at 3:45 PM |
The dunk was gravy, but what
The dunk was gravy, but what
The dunk was gravy, but what really impressed me was when Stu created off the dribble by driving to the lane and hitting the contested layup. When Stu is hitting those shots, you know the team is having a good day.,
For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
March 18th, 2011 at 3:51 PM |
Not gonna lie
Not gonna lie
Stood up in my office and cheered at the poSturization. Co-worker walked by to see if I was alright, to which I replied, "Bro just got dunked on hard by Stu Douglass."
And John Navarre is going shopping... - Keith Jackson
All in favor of washing Fitzgerald's jersey in olive oil...
July 31st, 2012 at 3:39 PM |
Double Post
Double Post
Disregard
And John Navarre is going shopping... - Keith Jackson
All in favor of washing Fitzgerald's jersey in olive oil...
March 18th, 2011 at 3:22 PM |
Sorry, gotta say it
Sorry, gotta say it
Eat your heart out, Spartans.
March 18th, 2011 at 3:27 PM |
And
And
Novak really stepped up big for this game. So did Stu. Novak walked out with a double-double. They were playing some of the least selfish basketball I've seen them do all season. This team is incredible when they're hitting their shots.
Great job getting charges called too. Smart play.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!