Bacon on Tom Brady
Nice piece in the Detroit News from John U. Bacon regarding Tom Brady's beginnings at Michigan. Some nice anecdotes baked into a story we know but don't mind rehearing.
A tidbit (but go read the whole thing):
He lived in an apartment building with a single washer and dryer in the basement. When another student had left a load of laundry in the dryer too long, and went down to get it, he expected to see his clothes in a pile. Instead, he saw Tom Brady standing at the dryer folding his T-shirts, and leaving them in a neat stack. An entitled jock, he was not.
[EDIT - Based on the initial comments, I'm SAF not going to change the title.]
February 10th, 2017 at 9:52 AM ^
That sounds delicious
February 10th, 2017 at 9:53 AM ^
Like a Hardee's commercial, but for a different demographic? Interesting!
February 10th, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^
February 10th, 2017 at 3:30 PM ^
Sort of a butt-chinned version of Valeria Golino in Hot Shots.
February 10th, 2017 at 9:53 AM ^
This title is misleading!! I am now hungry!
Just kidding. Thanks for posting.
February 10th, 2017 at 10:16 AM ^
Bacon is delicious, but that simply does not look appetizing.
February 10th, 2017 at 11:35 AM ^
February 10th, 2017 at 1:50 PM ^
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February 10th, 2017 at 9:56 AM ^
February 10th, 2017 at 10:21 AM ^
Cheddar jalapeño, my man. Cheddar jalapeño.
February 10th, 2017 at 11:13 AM ^
Let me ask you something: What is a grit?
February 10th, 2017 at 11:22 AM ^
February 10th, 2017 at 11:33 AM ^
I don't like it either. But it is a good vehicle for butter/salt - like a lot of food.
February 10th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
You're not doing it right. Ever had shrimp and grits? Cheddar cheese grits? Grits with butter, salt, pepper, and hot sauce? Bacon grits? Cajun style grits with shrimp, andoiulle, and crawdads? Grits are good stuff, man.
February 10th, 2017 at 12:45 PM ^
As a transplanted Yankee living in South Carolina I can certainly vouch for the shrimp and grits. One of the best food combinations ever created. I go to a local place here that does it even better with grits, shrimp, sausage gravy, cajun sausage and cheese. It's so good you'll slap your mama.
February 10th, 2017 at 3:04 PM ^
Haha, you remind me of Bubba.
If faced with grits again, I'll broaden my horizons. Thanks :)
February 10th, 2017 at 1:27 PM ^
February 10th, 2017 at 11:26 AM ^
Flo has them, and you kiss them. . .who doesn't know that?
s/
February 10th, 2017 at 3:26 PM ^
We were tremendous yoots.
February 10th, 2017 at 1:33 PM ^
It gives me a strange sense of pride that my daughters both order grits any time we eat at Waffle House.
February 10th, 2017 at 11:32 PM ^
Grits are okay, when mixed with enough butter and sugar. Sorta like cream of wheat...
February 11th, 2017 at 6:55 AM ^
takes on things he found out of the ordinary. I believe the year was 82-83 when, actually, all four brothers were working and living in OKC.
We were having breakfast at what I believe was called, The Cattle Trade, a popular eatery on the grounds of that city's largest cattle auction site. I glanded down at my menu and started chuckling when I saw and asked, "I wonder if the calf brains and eggs are any good.?" Without missing a beat, he said, "I'll stay with the proven. I'll just have horse cock and grits."
February 10th, 2017 at 9:57 AM ^
I expected this to be hot man-on-pig porn. Very sad...
February 10th, 2017 at 10:14 AM ^
Good news for you - it's definitely turning into that. I for one, am happy to see this one go off the rails!
February 10th, 2017 at 12:04 PM ^
That's GOAT bacon...
February 10th, 2017 at 10:07 AM ^
I believe the correct pronunciation is "Tawmy Fuckin' Brady!"
February 10th, 2017 at 10:13 AM ^
All my life I've wondered what would happen if Big Nut and the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz had a baby raised by Captain America and Wonder Woman, and now I know.
Thanks, Yossarians Tree. That's one thing off the bucket list!
February 10th, 2017 at 1:02 PM ^
Disappointed I am restricted to giving you only one upvote. That topic should be discussed in that crazy political thread.
February 10th, 2017 at 10:10 AM ^
Oh sure. When Tom folds someone else's laundry, he's a hero. When the cops find me at his house folding his laundry, I'm a trespassing pervert!
February 10th, 2017 at 10:12 AM ^
Mmmmm, he said bacon on Tom Brady.
February 10th, 2017 at 10:27 AM ^
I'm glad I didn't see this right before bedtime.
February 11th, 2017 at 3:47 AM ^
....
Uggg.
February 11th, 2017 at 6:38 AM ^
A non-UM fan, of "It's a bit overwhelmin standing on the field coachin ghe greatest qb in the game, migh have thought, now there's a coach who knows the position. Afterall, he did play it at NMU.
A bettor could view it as the greatest future pick ever made.
But only UM fans, or other who recall when he said it, still lock at it as "the most ironic statement to ever come of his mouth." Now if he would have actuall put a name after the statement, the fun would have been over years ago, even though everyone know he was referring to Henson. And his strange decision to keep naming him the starter definitely showed how good he thought he was. There aren't two many HCs at a UM level willing to pull a successful starter, while the future learns, even after pulling him for some very ungreat things like misreads, etc., only to have Tom come back in and salvage the contest. No doubt about Henson's greatness at that time or his seeming "can't miss at the next level," probably a fact where the odds would have been greater without the break. Hell, I'm not certain if Chad Henne wasn't the first 5* qb MI recruite, but it's a safe bet that honor would have went to Drew as well, along with, possibly, the No.1 ranked h.s. player of that season.
So one can understand Lloyd's eagerness to tell the world about this qb that would be among the best playing in just a year or two. But without Tom Brady standing alonsgsiide Drew, what is now one of the greatest sports quotes of all-time probably would not even be recalled, except by Brady, of course, who doesn't miss a thing on the football field. GREAT JJOB MR. bRADY. Loved you at UM, especially rolling the tide, but my respect for you has grown to the llevel that I'm now even with a bunch of other fans. GOAT. OUTSTANDING
February 10th, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^
On so many fucking levels.
February 10th, 2017 at 1:03 PM ^
Wow! His sow is one satisfied pig.
February 10th, 2017 at 1:38 PM ^
Good lord, that's terrifying.
February 10th, 2017 at 10:16 AM ^
I wonder why some people feel the need to be known by their first name, middle initial, and surname. It doesn't bother me, of course. I'm just curious.
February 10th, 2017 at 10:30 AM ^
February 10th, 2017 at 10:38 AM ^
ah, ok
February 10th, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
JUB JUB... wasn;t that the name of a lizard in the Simpsons years ago?
February 10th, 2017 at 11:38 AM ^
http://www.usatoday.com/staff/1754/john-bacon/
Unless there's a third one I don't know about. Either way John and John U has done a terrible job of not having a son named John Beef Bacon*.
*For our kosher brothers.
February 10th, 2017 at 3:35 PM ^
February 10th, 2017 at 10:36 AM ^
...differentiate you from the noted serial killer with the same first and last name.
February 10th, 2017 at 10:41 AM ^
If you name was Michael Bolton you might add a middle initial so you wouldn't be confused with that no-talent ass clown.