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Mitch McMuppets

By Brian — November 3rd, 2011 at 5:27 PM — 57 comments
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I was torn, but then people crashed the site. I think site crashed for something good == muppets. Especially when the good thing was a foregone conclusion. McMuppets ahoy!

And you can't have one without the other…

About ten months ago, Michigan was 1-6 in the Big Ten and people were emailing me nasty things about John Beilein's job prospects.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:28 PM | (Score:1)
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Yessss

~Sean

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:30 PM | THERE THEY ARE!!! GO (Score:1)
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THERE THEY ARE!!! GO BLUE!!

Mitch chose the right place.

Class of 2008 and 2009

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November 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 PM | Quick Trivia (Score:0)
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What do Mitch McGary, Michigan and Muppets have in common? Yes you are right, the wonderful letter M!!!

Plus, I gotta good feeling about the Football game on saturday too.

 

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November 3rd, 2011 at 9:51 PM | John Beilein!   (Score:2)
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#alttext#

"It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach."

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:32 PM | Awesome (Score:1)
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Someone should let him know the site crashed because of this.  Let him know how excited Michigan really is to have him.  His reception at his visit will be nothing compared to his first game.

Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.

     -Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:34 PM | Oh look, it's 5:33!  Let's (Score:2 Normal)
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Oh look, it's 5:33!  Let's all go to the bar.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:40 PM | Can't wait to hear the guy call in tomorrow Morning (Score:2)
Mi Sooner
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On wtka And continue to complain about beilien.

What a putz!!!

Born in Oklahoma
Raised in Ohio
Escaped to Meechigan

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November 4th, 2011 at 12:26 AM | You'e talking about Phil from Detroit (Score:2)
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He'll be backtracking and claiming he didn't badmouth Beilein.


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November 4th, 2011 at 11:53 AM | Amazingly (Score:1)
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(or maybe not so amazingly) he started getting into how all these Michigan highly rated guys didn't pan out, so this didn't mean anything, after all this time saying he wanted us to recruit highly rated guys.  At least till Ira cut him off.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:43 PM | The future is very bright. (Score:2)
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The future is very bright.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:45 PM | Justified (Score:2)
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I would have been disappointed with no muppets on this one.  Huge get for Michigan, and I can't wait for hoops to start (this year and next).  Too bad there is no TV for the exhibition tomorrow.

"There is no such thing as 'TMI'. The more I know, the better I can react to the situation around me." -me

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:46 PM | Football and basketball are (Score:2 Normal)
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Football and basketball are on the upswing.  The worm has turned

Whatcha gonna do, little brother?

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:52 PM | As has the tide on the (Score:3 Normal)
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As has the tide on the rivalry.

 

Got a quarter?

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November 4th, 2011 at 9:23 AM | I hear that they're selling (Score:1)
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I hear that they're selling jerseys in Ohio.

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November 4th, 2011 at 10:18 AM | That's a good start. (Score:3 Normal)
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That's a good start.

Got a quarter?

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:47 PM | Love the term Mitch (Score:1)
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Love the term Mitch McMuppets. Hope he brings us many more Muppets in the future

We do what we must because we can.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:49 PM | A (Score:2)
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A great day for the program

Already off the 2013 Tournament Bubble

 

Help My Friend Allison Fight ALS 

MSU/IU at the JCB

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:51 PM | Much needed, Brian, thanks. (Score:2)
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Much needed, Brian, thanks.

Avatar is a reference to this. Go Blue!

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November 3rd, 2011 at 5:53 PM | Please sign on the 9th (Score:1 Normal)
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Please sign on the 9th.

Please sign on the 9th.

Please sign on the 9th. 

There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:00 PM | Great news! (Score:1)
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Great news for an otherwise gray and dull day... It really feels like the Michigan programs are on a massive upswing. 

Good times and great news always go better with Muppets!

Third generation Michigan alum

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:02 PM | bingo (Score:1)
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"Michael, we're bigger than US Steel."

"Play hard and with great effort"

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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:00 PM | And I said to myself, this is the school I've chosen (Score:2)
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Avatar is a reference to this. Go Blue!

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:03 PM | (No subject) (Score:5 Normal)
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HOW U LIEK ME NOW

Got a quarter?

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:09 PM | Pardon my language (Score:3 Normal)
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but that is fucking awesome. +1,000,000 to you, sir.

Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.

     -Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)

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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:41 PM | Hahahaha that's fucking (Score:1)
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Hahahaha that's fucking brilliant!

Class of 2008 and 2009

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November 4th, 2011 at 1:08 PM | ive always liked you (Score:1)
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i think im pretty in love.

and if I appeared first as an elderly man and not as a young one

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:05 PM | (No subject) (Score:2 Funny)
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ATTN NBA Dads and Siblings: Have brothers / sons on the hoops come-up? 

Michigan = NBA Family U

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:08 PM | Mitch!!! (Score:0)
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GO BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Not everybody is a perfect person in this world. I mean, everyone does ... kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me."~Terrelle Pryor

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:08 PM | AWESOMEFIED! (Score:1)
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I'd like to see Izzo's face about right now!

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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:49 PM | He is probably wishing that he would have taken (Score:1)
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that Cleveland job.

"I hate losing more than I like winning." - Zack

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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:51 PM | Doh! (Score:3 Normal)
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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:14 PM | And we dance (Score:4 Normal)
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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:15 PM | Petition for Muppets (Score:3 Normal)
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How about a petition for Muppets to be played after big victories at the Big House and Crisler?

Imagine 85 foot wide Muppets booming over that new sound system.

Thorium reactors. Goddamnit humans.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:16 PM | Here's (Score:1)
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To the first of many "Mitch McMuppets!!!"

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:21 PM |     I can't wait to see (Score:1)
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  I can't wait to see Trey and Mitch getting their Shaq/Penny on, with Carlton and especially GRIII doing work on the wings, definite contender for Big Ten champion/NCAA contender and IF Hardway stays for another year, I'm so excited right now 

"Slappin' the Bass" - Matt Vogrich (maybe)

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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:03 PM | And what was Penny's last name? (Score:1)
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That's right.  HARDAWAY

USC sucks, but man I love SoCal!

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:28 PM | Brian (Score:-1 Flamebait)
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"About ten months ago, Michigan was 1-6 in the Big Ten and people were emailing me nasty things about John Beilein's job prospects."

And you were writing nasty things about John Beilein's job prospects.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:34 PM | Best 5:00 ever. (Score:1)
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All day I was like "dang this day" but at 5:00 I was all "the heoes they be conquerin'"

"Is there enough magic out there in the moonlight to make this dream come true?" 

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:41 PM | CAN MITCH PLAY OL (Score:1)
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CAN MITCH PLAY OL TOO!?!

Where all the Beilein Haters at? Well - look, from his past, I understand you thought he couldn't get the big names but...yeah.. This solidifies to me that this is his last stop. He's getting the big names, turning a sleeping giant around and will be an Ann Arbor legend.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 6:50 PM | Buzz Kill (Score:1 Normal)
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Obviously this is mega awesome but I'll wait for him to prove to me he's better tha a Junior THJ.

Hey why does Beilien hate big guys?  We So Small.

C Morgan 6' 10"

F Mcgary 6' 11"

F Smotryz 6' 9"

G THJ 6'5"

G Burke 6' 1"

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November 3rd, 2011 at 7:36 PM | Ummm (Score:2 Normal)
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Morgan isn't 6'10"

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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:15 PM | Counter-point (Score:1)
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While the above line-up would work, there are a few alternatives/corrections:

1.) Morgan is 6'8, so he's a 5 (no doubt) but he's actually smaller than Smot.  Check pics if you don't believe me.

2.) We might see Morgan as a back-up, with variable options.  This of course depends on what the players do in practice, and who we're playing.  Nevertheless, I could see us running different line-ups.
   a.) 5 - MM, 4 - Smot, 3 - Robinson, 2 - THJ, 1 - CB.  You'd have 3 slashing wings with 2 outside-in forwards.  Obviously you could sub Burke, Vogrich, and Stauskas in there, but this is a potent line-up.  Big thing that would make this go is whether Robinson can rebound/shoot outside.
   b.) 5 - MM, 4 - Smot, 3 - Vog/Stauskas, 2 - THJ, 1 - TB.  Again, you could sub Brundidge in here for TB if Carlton is doing better.  Here you'd have a shooter heavy line-up which would open the lane for MM, Smot, and TB/CB to drive (or THJ).

Either way, I think MM is gonna be the 5 in some situations.  Morgan/Horford are good inside men, but with the options that MM brings to the table, I can't see us using them over him.  The real opportunity cost of using Morgan/Horford is another shooter at the 3, as they slide MM and THJ down to the 4 and 3, respectively.  In that case, you'd lose a slasher/shooter.  Coach B's offense is predicated on outside-in offensive motion, with lots of cuts, etc. Morgan's presence in the post would hinder that, while the presence of another slasher would help that.  Does this make sense?

USC sucks, but man I love SoCal!

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November 3rd, 2011 at 7:28 PM | I'll be at the games (Score:5 Normal)
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this year too don't worry.

yeah it's actually me. Go Blue.
 

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November 3rd, 2011 at 7:59 PM | I must say, I love your (Score:2)
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I must say, I love your work.

 

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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:36 PM | You're an imposter! (Score:1)
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You're an imposter!

Class of 2008 and 2009

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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:05 PM | Brian, To be fair didn't you (Score:5 Normal)
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Brian,
To be fair didn't you also predict a mediocre outcome with coach B at the helm? I remember you being less than excited and treating him more as a stepping stone to a better coach. I think when Brian is not excited about a coach, it is time to get horny.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 9:08 PM | Link? (Score:1)
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Link?

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November 3rd, 2011 at 9:39 PM | huh? (Score:2)
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huh?

I am not really Coach Schiano. -Coach Schiano on Mgoblog

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November 3rd, 2011 at 10:30 PM | IIRC, Brian thought Beilein (Score:4 Normal)
jmblue
Joined: 11/07/2008
MGoPoints: 29060

IIRC, Brian thought Beilein was a good hire for a school that hadn't been to the tournament in a decade, but he also felt Beilein had a "low ceiling" because of an alleged weakness as a recruiter.

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November 3rd, 2011 at 9:16 PM | I am lovin' it! (Score:0)
InDee
Joined: 05/25/2011
MGoPoints: 163

I am lovin' it!

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