the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
Preview 2009: Sometimes When You're On
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Part thirteen of the all-singing all-dancing season preview. Previously: The Story, 2009, quarterbacks, tailbacks, receivers, offensive line, secondary, linebackers, defensive line, special teams, offensive overview and predictions, defensive overview and predictions, and putting it on the record.
Note: Western preview upcoming with considerable assist from Tim. ETA about one hour, and then we're out.
This lives in glorious 720p if you've got the horsepower. Enjoy it in glorious 720p. Or enjoy it below. Paul did it.
[Update: Song is "A Better Son/Daughter" by Rilo Kiley. Album.]
A. Watch it. (If you watched it, go to D. Otherwise, go to B.)
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B. I told you to watch it. This is not optional. (If you watched it, go to D. Otherwise go to C.)
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C. I hate you so much. You don't win the World Series and are eaten by a dinosaur.
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D. It's pretty weird being a Michigan fan right now. Winningest program, relatively recent national title, six-of-seven losing streak against Blood Rival, 40 year bowl streak just broken, some guy who tells USA Today he "grew up in a holler," by which he means a dirt road, and "is the same guy [he's] always been" in charge of the whole broken enterprise. I don't think any of us expected to ever be here.
I told Paul I wanted a hype video along the lines that you saw above—unless of course you are currently inside the digestive track of a dinosaur, in which case what sort of wifi do you have?—and he was skeptical. "I've never put highlights to a waltz," he said. I told the girlfriend I told Paul I wanted a hype video along the lines above and she was incredulous. "But it's desperate and sad," she said. I was kind of like yeah… and? And then also I was kind of like "in desperation there's that shred of hope; people who are down and not desperate are resigned. I could be ignorant or desperate." Actually I didn't say that, I said something along the lines of "hi, I'm a Michigan fan, nice to meet you."
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E. By this point, I think Rich Rodriguez and the fan collective understand each other pretty good. Maybe we wanted people to conform to our idea of a "Michigan Man," but it turns out things just move towards an asymptote from opposite directions. Here we are on opposite sides of an unbridgeable gap, so close we can reach out our hands and touch.
I said earlier this week in The Story that last year was hard and apathetic. It's still hard, but goddammit I want Michigan to win.
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F. Football!
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G. I need a nap and a drink.
September 4th, 2009 at 3:46 PM | 
whoa
whoa
September 4th, 2009 at 3:47 PM |
rah rah
rah rah
go blue....yada yada yada
Time wounds all heels. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwGXMryTbwE
September 4th, 2009 at 3:49 PM |
That's a lot of work just to convince us
That's a lot of work just to convince us
you got a girlfriend, Brian.
September 4th, 2009 at 3:53 PM |
Goddamnit
Goddamnit
Thanks to my painfully slow internet connection, Brian hates me and I am slowly digesting in the stomach of a T-Rex.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:24 PM |
...Slowly digesting in the
...Slowly digesting in the
...Slowly digesting in the stomach of a T-Rex, and you don't have a World Series trophy. Don't forget that.
Sportscenter.com raves: Sgt. Wolverine, "Michigan's biggest fan"!
September 4th, 2009 at 3:55 PM |
Is there a way to download
Is there a way to download
Is there a way to download this? Would love to play it at our tailgate tomorrow in excessive amounts, but no way to get online.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:20 PM |
http://www-personal.umich.edu
http://www-personal.umich.edu
September 4th, 2009 at 3:56 PM |
OK OK I'm crying right now REALLY I AM!
OK OK I'm crying right now REALLY I AM!
I started to break down around the 4:00 mark I think. I heard the music but I was trying not to listen. That was one of the sadest and best videos I have ever watched. It was truly painful.
It's just like Barwis, or an alcoholic...you have to hit rock bottom, torn down to your very core, before you can be built back up and be the best you can be.
In 2008 we hit rock bottom. We have seen what we became and we shed the ugly, arrogant, 'we're better than everyone else" BS. Now through the shear pain of it all, and watching that video was painful, Michigan is building a new foundation and I believe if given the chance Rich Rodriguez is going to msake us very proud to be Michigan Wolverine fans.
What the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve and...Those Who Stay WILL Be Champions.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:03 PM |
Beautiful
Beautiful
That video is simply a thing of beauty. Thank you.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:04 PM |
Awesome
Awesome
September 4th, 2009 at 4:05 PM |
I'd pay
I'd pay
top dinero to hear Mike Barwis cover this tune karaoke style. the gravel in his voice and the spit in his eye up on stage? who else wouldn't pay for that...
"Play hard and with great effort"
September 4th, 2009 at 4:09 PM |
Wow.
Wow.
That was hard to watch at first, but then it took a great turn. I must have got something in my eye while watching the video. Started tearing up a bit.
I wanna see Michigan be really fuckin' on tomorrow.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:10 PM |
Perfect!
Stevie Brown = The
Perfect!
Stevie Brown = The
Perfect!
Stevie Brown = The demon that possesses me, He will haunt me in my dreams tonight, that is if I can sleep.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:12 PM |
I've watched it like 6 times
I've watched it like 6 times
and I get choked up everytime.
My God, I hope we are on tomorrow. Really f'n on.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:26 PM |
Doh, I was hoping
Doh, I was hoping
someone would make a michigan hype video set to Bonecrusher's Neva Scared football remix. anyone, anyone?
http://ttifi.blogspot.com/ for interesting vids
http://ttifiblog.tumblr.com/ for interesting pics
September 4th, 2009 at 4:27 PM |
Good enough...
Good enough...
... to remind me that I haven't made a donation to this site in a while. Bravo.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:29 PM |
Brian and crew, you win
Brian and crew, you win
I for one am sorry about killing your servers for the past two weeks. Great job guys, keep up the good work.
If I see anything on ESPN et. al. mentioning Michigan, I will check here first for real, actual, informational news. And, if Brian declares that space monsters have eaten Angell Hall, I'll be on the first plane back with ray-gun in hand to fight off the attacking hordes.
Somebody get this to the team, preferably right before kickoff.
Go Blue!
"Why would you ask a dumb question like that?" -Lloyd Carr
September 4th, 2009 at 4:43 PM |
Pitch perfect
Pitch perfect
I love the choice of song, especially since any use of Explosions in the Sky would have meant watching nine minutes of last season over again and I am pretty sure that would have been mildly unhealthy, to say the least.
Besides, we can expect that if things go poorly tomorrow, the MGoCrew will logically follow this up with "Portions for Foxes" if only for the line:
"Cause you're just damage control for a walking corpse like me - like you."
Let's just hope it does not come to that. Seriously.
Go Blue!
Craig Barker || The Hoover Street Rag || Twitter
"The Michigan fanbase: a cynical, Eeyorish bunch even in the best of times."
September 4th, 2009 at 5:14 PM |
Portions for Foxes
Portions for Foxes
Love that song. Need to play it for a good reason.
M'Dog
September 4th, 2009 at 4:47 PM |
Amazing
Amazing
First the never-ending series of indepth previews and now this video? Awesome. (Hey, wasn't there something about a newspaper article? I can't seem to remember it anymore.)
Now, if you will excuse me, I have to get dressed for tomorrow's game and sit in my car waiting until it is time to leave. My gaze will be fixed straight ahead while this video plays in my mind. I will not blink. I will not sleep. I will just repeatedly look at the clock and count down the hours.
(Well, the clock part is pretty much true.)
GO BLUE!
"Nobody cares what you think!"
September 4th, 2009 at 4:50 PM |
Out-
Out-
f'in'-standing.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:51 PM |
Favorite part of the video
Favorite part of the video
besides everything, was #7 for Penn State
September 4th, 2009 at 5:00 PM |
Great Video
Great Video
Thanks Paul.
My prediction for tomorrow: Michigan leads narrowly at the half. Coach Rod scares the daylights out of them in the locker room, Michigan wakes up, ends up winning by 20.
UM 41
WMU 21
September 4th, 2009 at 5:01 PM |
Thank you, guys
Thank you, guys
Thanks.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:12 PM |
Outstanding work, guys.
Outstanding work, guys.
It brought tears to my eyes.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:23 PM |
"By this point, I think Rich
"By this point, I think Rich
"By this point, I think Rich Rodriguez and the fan collective understand each other pretty good."
Nice, hopefully your use of "good" is a subtle West Virginia joke.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:32 PM |
Bring it on
Bring it on
Obviously Brian's video has been up for awhile now, and I was late to the party... in fact I was just able to check it out now from home. But after watching that clip, I must say, in bold, and in caps:
BRING ON THE WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS!! BRING ON ALL THE NAYSAYERS AND ALL THE ROSENBERGS AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WHO LISTENS TO THE LIES LONG AFTER THE LIAR HAS SHUT HIS MOUTH!! BRING ON ALL THE BIG TEN GROUCHES WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING FORTY YEARS TO GIVE ALL THE CRAP THEY'VE GIVEN US SINCE LAST SEASON! BRING ON DANTONIO! BRING ON THE QUITTERS AND WHINERS WHO DIDN'T WANT TO WORK OR MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR MIND, BODY AND SOUL FOR THE HONOR AND GLORY OF MICHIGAN! BRING ON THE BANDWAGON BUCKSTACHES WHO MAKE SNIDE REMARKS AT ME IN HOME DEPOT BECAUSE OF LAST YEAR!! BRING ON THE FRUSTRATION THAT I HAS LINGERED WITH ME SINCE LAST NOVEMBER!! BRING ON THE DOUBTERS OF A YOUNG MAN WEARING THE NUMBER FIVE WHO WILL HAVE MY SUPPORT REGARDLESS OF HIS FINAL STATS AT THE END OF THE GAME! BRING ON THE PREVIOUS TENDENCIES OF STEVIE BROWN! BRING ON THE QUESTIONABLE HEALTH OF BRANDON MINOR!! BRING ON THE DOUBTERS OF COACH ROD! BRING ON THE PUNK KIDS IN RHETT'S CLASS FOR TEASING HIM ABOUT ALL THE NONSENSE HIS DAD HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH! BRING ON THE SKEPTICISM OF DAVE RESVINE!! BRING ON ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE OUR ENEMIES THINK IT IS SAFE NOT TO FEAR US!! BRING ON THE ACCUSATIONS OF A WEAK SECONDARY!! BRING ON THE SUPERSTITIONS OF THE BLUE-HAIRS! BRING ON THE BASTARDS AROUND HERE WHO KEEP ASKING FOR A DAMN MAIZE JERSEY DURING A NIGHT GAME! BRING ON POGUES! BRING ON THE DETROIT FREE PRESS FOR SELLING RICH'S SOUL TO KEEP THEIR DIRTY RAG IN BUSINESS! BRING ON JIM TRESSEL, WELL, BECAUSE HE'S JIM TRESSEL! BRING ON THE ANGEL OF DEATH FOR DARING TO TAKE BO AWAY FROM US! BRING ON NOVEMBER 21, 2009! BRING ON ABC AND ESPN BECAUSE THEY'RE SURE TO GIVE US A SECOND-RATE ANNOUNCER TOMORROW! BRING ON THE WHALE AND HIS OVERHYPED TEAM FROM SOUTH BEND!! BRING ON THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE!! BRING IT ALL ON!! AND BRING ON THE WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS TOMORROW, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FIRST WHO DARE TO STAND IN OUR WAY!
AND WHEN IT ALL RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD BEFORE US, WE WILL STAND UP AND SUPPORT THIS TEAM!! WE WILL STAND TALL AND SURE WITH THE PRIDE OF OUR HISTORIC PAST AND THE HOPE OF A NEW YEAR!! GO BLUE!
(My Pre-game Excitement Level: 91% and rising...)
September 4th, 2009 at 5:33 PM |
Thanks Paul
Thanks Paul
As if I didn't spend all day today thinking about tomorrow's game and continued to get more pumped for it. Great video. Can't wait 'till tomorrow.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:41 PM |
Goosebumps.
Goosebumps.
Great, great video. Go Blue!
September 4th, 2009 at 6:00 PM |
brian and paul nice video, but...
brian and paul nice video, but...
anyone that is crying or getting choked up after that video has emotional problems. it is FOOTBALL, people. if you are crying over a highlight(/lowlight) video, you are pathetic.
i cried reading the vows to my wife on my wedding day. i cried when my father died. i will cry when my wife gives birth to our daughter in a few days.
i am REALLY excited about the upcoming football season. i am optimistic and anxious as hell.
do you think the players cry? hell no! they get fired up. you should too. suck it up. there is no crying in football!!!
September 4th, 2009 at 6:03 PM |
In fact,
In fact,
now that you mention it, I've NEVER seen any player or athlete of any kind cry. EVER. It doesn't happen.
Follow me on Twitter @gfraley05
September 4th, 2009 at 6:22 PM |
That was a nice post, but...
That was a nice post, but...
You're planning on ca-rying at the birth of your daughter in a few days? I was REALLY excited about my daughter being borned. I was optimistic and anxious as hell.
Do you think new fathers cry? Hell no! They get fired up. You should too. Suck it up. There is no crying in the delivery room!!!
/emotional tough guy
Recent recipient of the First Annual Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence
September 4th, 2009 at 7:43 PM |
Ten hour labor.
Ten hour labor.
My wife had a tough pregnancy. She had all day long sickness that lasted for 7 months. She lost 20 pounds and had to stop working and go on bedrest.
She soldiered on and then finally delivered after a 10 hour labor, the doctor handed me a beautiful baby girl. I must have had a funny look on my face because my wife looked at me and asked what was wrong.
I said "Not good enough. I wanted a boy."
September 4th, 2009 at 6:24 PM |
I don't know...
I don't know...
I simultaneously felt like crying and tackling the shit out of someone.
I think the point is that this is something more than a team playing some games for most of us. Not sure what exactly. It's not like your first-born or anything, but it's something.
c/o '02
September 4th, 2009 at 11:36 PM |
Are you serious?
Are you serious?
Are you serious?
Sportscenter.com raves: Sgt. Wolverine, "Michigan's biggest fan"!
September 5th, 2009 at 1:52 AM |
Get some priorities!
Get some priorities!
I cried the week before my first wedding (the Colorado game). The marriage ended in divorce. She left in October, 2007; I was at the Rose Bowl January 1. Priceless!
Lesson learned -- next wedding during the off-season. Still married.
I cried the day my first son was born -- National Signing day, 2003. Hello Woodley!
I cried the day I heard "Hail to the Victors" on the baby monitor. Why I had kids.
GO BLUE!!!!
September 5th, 2009 at 12:52 PM |
Disagree.
Disagree.
those crying don't have emotion problems, they're just emotional. But not as emotional as this clan: http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd59/Deebrown1983/crying_fans.jpg
September 5th, 2009 at 8:11 PM |
thanks!
thanks!
As of this post i have -27 points on this comment! totally sweet!
I like this site and respect Brian and his crew.
but yeah, I am serious. If you cry at that video you are a sobbing wet blanket.
I don't really care about the negative points.
I went to michigan and i have two degrees from the U.
I was on the field in 97 after the OSU victory
I was at the game when we lost to App St.
If people down vote me b/c I tell them they shouldn't cry watching a video that is fine.
I am friends with a few former football players from UM. They don't check this site, but I am pretty sure they wouldn't cry at that...lol.
So, yeah, down vote me, but check yourself. and if you are really crying, uhh...well... sorry for you?
And seriously, yeah my wife is two days overdue. My daughter will be born any day. Guess what, she won't cry during a football video!
Come on, really?
Go BLUE!!!!!!!!!!
September 4th, 2009 at 6:31 PM |
I thought I was psyched for
I thought I was psyched for
I thought I was psyched for the game but...
NOWIAMSOGODDMANEDFUCKINGREADYFORITKILLKILLKILLKILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are no corners in space.
September 4th, 2009 at 6:49 PM |
God damn, I love this game.
God damn, I love this game.
God damn, I love this game.
September 4th, 2009 at 7:19 PM |
Long Time Reader
Long Time Reader
First time poster. That was awesome.
September 4th, 2009 at 8:09 PM |
Amazing
Amazing
First post, but I've read this blog for a while now. This is the perfect video to sum up last season and get me ready for this. Go Blue!
September 5th, 2009 at 1:27 AM |
Rilo Kiley isn't the best
Rilo Kiley isn't the best
Rilo Kiley isn't the best band in the world, but this song is outstanding. And even if you hate the song, surely you can see exactly how appropriate it is given the lyrical content and its proximity to the way Michigan football fans have felt.
Honestly, taste or no taste, I have yet to find a hype video with better music, unless you are really into Soulja Boy. And if you are, it's possible there was a meat thermometer in your ear in the first place.
September 4th, 2009 at 10:15 PM |
That video was the greatest
That video was the greatest
That video was the greatest thing to happen to me in this entire week. Beautiful, emotional, melancholic, hopeful, exciting, there are not enough words to describe it.
"But the lows are so extreme
That the good seems fucking cheap
And it teases you for weeks in its absence
But you'll fight and you'll make it through!"
WOW. GO BLUE!
September 5th, 2009 at 1:33 AM |
Best. Preview. Video. Ever.
Best. Preview. Video. Ever.
Outstanding idea, Brian. Outstanding execution, Paul.
Hey, Six Zero, how about a t-shirt?
MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 2009
When you're on, you're fucking on.
September 5th, 2009 at 1:49 AM |
I just watched the video at
I just watched the video at
I just watched the video at 1:45am and there is no way I'm gonna get to sleep tonight I'm so juiced up. I haven't been this nervous about football season starting in....ever. GO BLUE!
September 5th, 2009 at 9:07 AM |
Awesome video and man i just
Awesome video and man i just
Awesome video and man i just love watching that run by Grady @ 2:05
GO BLUE!!!
September 6th, 2009 at 12:18 AM |
Minor!
Minor!
My favorite is Minor running over the Joe Pa disciple at 3:01.
September 5th, 2009 at 10:25 AM |
Game Day
Game Day
Brilliant video, just brilliant. I'm in the midst of preparing my annual maize and blue breakfast and then its out to Ann Arbor for the tailgates for a little something to rinse the 3-9 taste out of my mouth. Not a cloud in sight. Beautiful sky with a bright sun. Even God is wearing Maize and Blue today!!
That video just ended my work day in its tracks.
Under 24 hours now.