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Last year Smoke and Milk https://www.mgoblog.com/diaries/mgococktail-indiana-2021

2020; Hoosier Heritage  https://www.mgoblog.com/diaries/mgococktail-indiana

I’m not going to have much to add that Brian and Seth haven’t said already.  After I read Brian’s column and the Best and Worst, I had to start this over from scratch.  I’m sure it’s a product of being about the same age, being a fan since childhood, I’m pretty sure Brian Midwestern swore at me once in the Media Union.  We all have virtual rolodex of insane losses we can remember.

Even then yes, I thought the 21-20 loss was on the table and how horrible the offense “turtled” in the 2nd half.  After the McCarthy fumble and the subsequent drive, I wondered aloud if we should just 1950 Snow Bowl and punt on first down. 

I was watching “Welcome to Wrexham,” a Hulu show about Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney trying to get this Welch football team promoted from the 5th tier of the English Football system.

In one episode, they described the 4 types of Wrexham fans; The Happy Clappers, the Moaning Supporters, the Passionate Lads, and unfortunately the Hooligans. 

Happy Clappers are just happy to be there, something goes wrong they clap and think they just lucky to have a team.

Thankfully in the USA, we don’t have a portion of a fanbase that is willing to commit violence over a 5th tier minor league team.  I can’t even imagine an equivalent, scrapping over Single A Baseball team like the Modesto Nuts. 

MOANING SUPPORTERS….

One of the passionate lads describes the moaning supporters thusly;

“Even if the football is good and the sun is shining, they have to moan about something…. Know the times I’ve turned around and said shut your mouth, because I just can’t bear it.”

The problem is the moaning supporters like me take an outsized proportion of the Michigan internet bandwidth.  In this space, when Alex writes Michigan will score at will vs Maryland or shutout Iowa, it gives us moaning supporters ammo to take affront with every bad drive.

John U. Bacon loves to say “A Michigan fan is only happy when he’s unhappy” These teams are starting to disprove this adage.  Maybe us Moaning supporters can become more happy clappers.

Crimson Kiss

I miss #Chaos team or #9windiana.

Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern and now seemingly Illinois sliding back into 1990’s football, at least Indiana was a team that might explode in every direction.  Plus, not counting Covid year they haven’t beat us since 1987. 

Thought you had to do something good to be competent.

Ingredients

2 oz Pomegranate juice cocktail

1 oz vodka

1 oz amaretto

.25 oz lemon juice

3 drops bitters

Lemon twist to garnish maybe a real maraschino cherry

Put all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.  Fill with ice .  Give it 10-15 shakes.  Strain into a cocktail glass.  Easy.  Double the ingredients and make 2 for your significant other. 

Salut!