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July 8th, 2011 at 3:36 PM
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What's Big Blue?

What's Big Blue?

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:37 PM
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Obviously he is talking about

Obviously he is talking about the New York Giants...

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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When one snarky comment isn't enough

When one snarky comment isn't enough.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:41 PM
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...add another?

...add another?

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:43 PM
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Apparently.

Apparently.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:13 PM
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Is that Bobby Hill in your

Is that Bobby Hill in your picture?

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:28 PM
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Well

Seeing that I'm 6'2, doubtful.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
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Of course

If you'd post your picture, we could finally see what happened to Chastity Bono.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:24 PM
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You'll have to forgive me

I find a grown man with an 11 year old Zack Morris in his picture to be disturbing. Although that may be the tip of the iceberg truth be told.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:30 PM
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Wait a minute, I thought you

Wait a minute, I thought you died?

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:34 PM
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No

I used the magic from "the Last Action hero" to step out of the movie. I don't think Arnold will be looking for me either, he seems a bit preoccupied.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:37 PM
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Oh, well that kind of ruins

Oh, well that kind of ruins the movie for me now. Knowing that you really survive is going to put a downer on the end.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:39 PM
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Wait....

Are you the guy that says "You the man now, Dawg" to the young african american actor in a movie I can't place? Imagine my luck!

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July 8th, 2011 at 10:02 PM
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Juice

You've got the juice now

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July 8th, 2011 at 9:55 PM
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anyone else find it

anyone else find it interesting that a dude with a children's-book-character avatar is giving crap to a dude with an avatar from a tv-show-aimed-at-middle-schoolers?

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July 8th, 2011 at 10:28 PM
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There's also

Fact: The BBC reported last week, that in a recent poll, adults read Harry Potter more often than children. The only female writer to become a billionaire from an idea for a book, is hardly solely a childrens book. Hell, even fake LordVoldemort on twitter has an incredible amount of followers. 11 year olds arent camping out for a midnight show, just saying. Time magazine also named Lord Voldemort one of the top 25 fictional characters ever written.

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July 8th, 2011 at 10:55 PM
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But

It's a bit odd to have a Lord Voldemort on Mgoblog. Usually i defend all things Potter, that I just can't.

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July 8th, 2011 at 10:55 PM
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But

It's a bit odd to have a Lord Voldemort on Mgoblog. Usually i defend all things Potter, that I just can't.

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July 9th, 2011 at 1:10 AM
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You think King of Hill is

You think King of Hill is aimed at middle schoolers?   Its humor is much more adult than that.

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July 9th, 2011 at 12:49 PM
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I was referencing Voldemort's

I was referencing Voldemort's comment about Zack Morris. I think Saved by the Bell was aimed at middle schoolers.

Also, calling what King of the Hill did "humor" is a bit generous, imo.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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IBM?

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:30 PM
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Your balls no doubt

just buckshot approaching really, until I hit something.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:37 PM
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Is Kentuky getting a big

Is Kentuky getting a big committment??

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:38 PM
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I'm glad

That you took time out of your day for that.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:57 PM
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And I'm glad you took the

And I'm glad you took the time out of your day to respond.  

 

The irony..... it burns!

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:04 PM
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Please

I'm sitting on pins and needles here waiting for him to reply "And I'm glad you took the time out of your day to respond to my response". 

That would be awesome. 

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:21 PM
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You shouldn't have mentioned

You shouldn't have mentioned it, he probably was about to type it and then you ruined everything.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:58 PM
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Are you really Sean Connery?

Are you really Sean Connery?

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:07 PM
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It's a well known fact

That Sean Connery is a life long Oklahoma Sooners fan. #Madeupfacts

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:20 PM
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Yes

Yes

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:23 PM
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I've seen you act in movies!

I've seen you act in movies!

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:22 PM
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July 8th, 2011 at 4:30 PM
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Well

That's just people helping people.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:27 PM
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Irony?

Have a lot of experience with things burning do you? You can tell me, I won't tell anyone, save the hundreds of people who will no doubt see it.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:37 PM
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Notice

Buckle Up!

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:37 PM
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It would make sense if you

It would make sense if you follow the "commits come in pairs" hypothesis.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:39 PM
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the big blue/kentucky schtick

is rather old.  We say go blue alot, and our stadium is called the Big House.  Is it really that much of a stretch?

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:47 PM
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I agree completely.

This whole "I'm a better fan than you b/c I call you out on a nickname" is really old.  "Big blue" is an acceptable name for Michigan in my opinion, and in many other people's opinions.  We say "go blue" all the time.  So we're not allowed to put "big" in front of  it?  Ufer called Michigan big blue all the time. What more do you need?  And the excuse of "other teams use the same nickname" is so dumb it reflects poorly on this blog.  Yeah, someone is going to post something on MGOBLOG referring to Kentucky as "big blue".

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:01 PM
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I'm neither for nor against, I'm just pointing out...

I'm neither for nor against, I'm just pointing out...

http://www.amazon.com/Go-Big-Blue-Michigan-Wolverines/dp/0886829798/ref=...

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July 8th, 2011 at 6:00 PM
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As someone mentioned, it's

As someone mentioned, it's not the confusion with Kentucky that makes "Big Blue" bad, it's the generic-ness of it.

Big Blue is dumb.  It's just not creative, not original, not unique.  Nobody on campus refers to the school, the football team or the athletic program as "Big Blue."  It's a media creation that is generic. 

The last thing we need is to be like everyone else.  If bitching about "Big Blue" will somehow prevent people from using "Wolverine-Nation" or "Seven Nation Army" being our next fight song, I will keep bitching.

My lawn.  Get off it.

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July 8th, 2011 at 10:20 PM
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Living in Connecticut I

Living in Connecticut I ocasionally hear UConn or UMass fans refer to Michigan as UMich. Makes my skin crawl but I do not correct them.

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July 8th, 2011 at 7:19 PM
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All of these things are not like the others

Other books by Neal Bernards

 

The Palestinian Conflict: Identifying Propaganda Techniques (Opposing Viewpoints Juniors)
 
Elections: Locating the Author's Main Idea 
 
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July 8th, 2011 at 8:59 PM
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Obviously a lightweight.

Obviously a lightweight.

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July 8th, 2011 at 11:34 PM
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wow, shotgun much? thats a

wow, shotgun much? thats a lot of different shit to research well enough to write about.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:25 PM
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IME, M being Big Blue detracts from us and from Kentucky

I don't think I'm a better fan, but I really feel that the nickname is lame when appropriated by other schools and I think there's a general consensus here that Michigan deserves better than it. There are a few teams for whom Big ___ has a tradition (Kentucky and Nebraska come to mind) and I both want it to remain unique for them and for Michigan not to steal what's becoming the most generic nickname possible. Ufer may have used it, but very few others have so it's no longer a Michigan tradition.

It's the same reason I hate fans of every team being referred to as "_____ Nation." It's clever for the first few teams, it's annoying for everyone else. If Northwestern started cheering "N Go Purple", Oregon "O Go Blinding Neon" or State "Moo Go Green", it would both detract from Michigan and from those schools, in my opinion.

As for the responses, yes, they are snarky, but what else should they be? I don't think they're intended to be rude or demeaning, it's just a lot better than a straight "many of us find that nickname lame, we ask that you not use it."

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:31 PM
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finally

The nickname dilution / ____nation example is the first time I have seen anyone with a decent reason for not using big blue.  I don't use it myself, but I also don't flip out when I see/hear someone use it.  But this is finally a decent reason for not wanting it.  The best reason I heard before was that people can get "mixed up" or "not know who you're talking about", which is hilarious to me that someone would think a post would refer to Kentucky or IBM as "big blue" on this blog.

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July 9th, 2011 at 12:21 AM
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In the matter of copying traditions

the wolverine claw almost exactly copying the FSU tomahawk chop is not my favorite.. I don't know when it started, but it seems to me in the last decade bc I don't remember it a while back. Think we could've left that one in Florida, but we have so much tradition I'm not complaining.
And the shtick about big blue is old, but not nearly as bad as saying big blue, so I like it.

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July 8th, 2011 at 8:02 PM
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hmm?

If you can embed one sound bight of Ufer calling Michigan "Big Blue" I'll eat my hat.

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July 8th, 2011 at 9:04 PM
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For a moment, I thought you

For a moment, I thought you were waggles.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:48 PM
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Nope.

I've made the snarky comment before myself, but now I agree with you. There is actually nothing wrong with the comment at all. It doesn't replace or in any way conflict with our heritage, tradition, or our key phrases. It's fine.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:49 PM
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Yes it is

As a wolverine living in Kentucky there is a very big difference. Both sides get upset when mistaken for the other. Go Blue!

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:52 PM
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I completely follow your logic

"Big Blue" annoys me just the same.  It just isn't a Michigan nickname.  It's kind of like using the name Tim for someone named Tom.  There's nothing offensive about the name Tim, but it's just not the guy's name. 

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:06 PM
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I don't have a problem with "Big Blue"

FWIW, the nickname "The Big House" wasn't a "Michigan nickname" either.  It was a Keith Jackson creation.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:15 PM
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It doesn't really matter

It doesn't really matter much, but "Big House" is now the unanimous nickname for the stadium.

There seems to be a distinction between "on actual AD products" (Chill tickets at least), "available in MDen" and "used by a few people on TV".

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:22 PM
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Agree on both counts

A. A distinction can be made; and

B. It doesn't matter very much. 

 

I don't think the use of "Big Blue" is a terrible thing.  I just think it's a minor annoyance.  It reminds me of Nebraka's "Big Red."  Having lived in Kansas for eight years, I hate Nebraska.  I'm willing to bet my lunch money that most other Michigan fans will hate them in the near future too...Okay, tangential thought over. 

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:28 PM
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I like tangential thoughts...

While we're on a tangent anyway, why is every state school (except Texas) between the Mississippi and the Rockies intent on reversing the U and the letter of their state? Nebraska should be UN, Colorado should be UC, Oklahoma UO, what gives?

Truth be told, I would rather wear a Big Blue t-shirt around than hear about "OU" and "NU" for the next fifty years.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:05 PM
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That's a good question

I went to the Unversity of Kansas for undergrad.  Despite that being the correct way to say the school's name, it's also known (of course) as KU.  I always guessed that it was that way to distinguish KU from the Univ. of Kentucky but I really have no idea. 

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:12 PM
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Hmm...we need ChicagoRed or

Hmm...we need ChicagoRed or an Oklahoma fan to enlighten us. On the ESPN blog last year Rittenberg had a write in between Northwestern fans and Nebraska fans over who should be called NU and he explained that "Nebraska U" is a line from their fight song. I wonder where OU and KU and the rest came from.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:16 PM
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I don't know if you've seen

I don't know if you've seen the film My Life In Ruins (it's a chick flick), but in it, the main character Georgia (Nia Vardalos), gets offered a professorship at "Michigan University". 

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:22 PM
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I have not, but for some

I have not, but for some reason it bugs me. It'd be like saying University of Indiana or University of Northwestern.

Edit: or University of Purdue, which I only added because it sounds almost as stupid as a reversed Northwestern name.

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July 8th, 2011 at 6:45 PM
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Or, University of Ohio State.

Or, University of Ohio State.

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July 8th, 2011 at 8:11 PM
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Yeah, but what kind of an

Yeah, but what kind of an idiot could make that mistake?

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July 8th, 2011 at 8:41 PM
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A guy who would later go on

A guy who would later go on to be an academic All-American at Osu.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:01 PM
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I already hate them

1997 and 2005

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July 9th, 2011 at 11:10 AM
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amen brother

GIVE BREASTON THA DAMN BALL!
Remember the Alamo bowl.

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July 9th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
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Eric Crouch for Heisman?
ARE YOU FUCKIN KIDDING ME
I hate ALL red. I don't have time to break it into shades.
exception: REDWINGS red. I think they put the blood of Penguins & Eskimos in it.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:58 PM
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Which is my point exactly

There was a time when "Big House" was not the unanimous nickname for the stadium.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:03 PM
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But mine was that, in thirty

But mine was that, in thirty years, if Big Blue is on tickets to events and t-shirts at MDen people won't oppose it either if it's the name we refer to Michigan by. People dislike it because it isn't the status quo and it isn't what they recognize.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:05 PM
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I think we're basically

I think we're basically making the same point.

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July 8th, 2011 at 6:10 PM
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You are correct,

and before "Big House" was a synonym for "Michigan Stadium", "Big House" was a synonym for penitentiary, as in "But Mickey, if we get pinched, we'll be sent back to the Big House."

Edit: I *will* read the entire thread before posting.  I *will* read the entire thread before posting.   I *will* read the entire thread before posting.... x50

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:32 PM
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But it was always Michigan Stadium

But "The Big House" has always referred to Michigan Stadium. It's not that the university itself created "M Go Blue" that makes it special and meaningful, it's that it has always been uniquely Michigan's.

"Big Blue" is the exact opposite, it is neither meaningful nor special, and use (in recent years at least) has most often come from sportscasters at ESPN who have run out of snyonyms for U of M and want to sound like they're cool.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:07 PM
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Actually

"Big House" has always referred to as prison, which is why a lot of U-M fans didn't like it when announcers first started using it in reference to Michigan Stadium.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:49 PM
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My grandmother was one of those people.

She went to Michigan in the late '30s early '40s. Until she died in 2005, every time she heard "Big House" on TV she got really fired up! I can still hear her, "Michigan Stadium is NOT A PRISON! Sing Sing is the big house!"

FWIW... She and my grandfather, who played at UM in the same time period, both used "Big Blue" regularly.

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July 8th, 2011 at 6:15 PM
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Is that your grandfather in

Is that your grandfather in your avatar?  If so, very cool.  Also interesting to hear that they called U-M "Big Blue" and despised "Big House".

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July 8th, 2011 at 6:37 PM
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That's him, Fred Olds

He played guard for Crisler and blocked for Tom Harmon. His uncle, Fred Conklin, played for Yost, and was captain of the 1911 team.  If you have the Maple Street Press, he's mentioned prominently and pictured on page 108.

So although I'm not crazy about "Big Blue", I grew up in a very Blue home, and it wasn't uncommon.  Maybe it's a generaltional thing, but I haven't looked for other old references.

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July 8th, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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Thank you for sharing that

That's such a cool legacy to have, awesome picture!

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July 8th, 2011 at 8:41 PM
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Any relation to Ransom E.?

Any relation to Ransom E.?

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July 8th, 2011 at 11:44 PM
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Not close enough for any money, unfortunately...

There is a newpaper headline out there from when my grandfather started playing that reads "Olds replaces Ford", since he followed the future president, and the author couldn't pass up the play on words.

If you read about the 1911 team in the MSP Wolverine Kickoff and had any interest in the captain, I wrote this up on the "family claim to fame" thread a few weeks back. http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-your-family-claim-fame#comment-1123149. Fred Conklin was an inovator in biomedical engineering. He invented a number of surgical instruments, ran Navy hospitals and retired an admiral, in addition to the brush with JFK.

Fred Olds went on to be a nuclear engineer and the editor of Power Engineering magazine. He spoke all over the world (including communist China and East Germany in the 80s) on nuclear power.

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July 9th, 2011 at 1:20 AM
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FWIW, the nickname "The Big

FWIW, the nickname "The Big House" wasn't a "Michigan nickname" either. It was a Keith Jackson creation.

Which is much better than if we'd invented it ourselves.  Keith Jackson is a legend.  Receiving a nickname from him is like being bestowed a royal title.  It's akin to Grantland Rice calling Red Grange "the Galloping Ghost."  You don't turn down a Keith Jackson nickname.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:19 PM
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Wait..

I'm confused is this a thread about whether Michigan should be called "Big Blue", or about a big recruiting weekend for Michigan?

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:25 PM
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What is this thread about?

Everything. 

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July 8th, 2011 at 10:53 PM
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I'm with you...

Going through looking for info on Kalis but instead its 120+ posts about the use of "Big Blue"

This group cracks me up

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:52 PM
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I don't mind others calling

I don't mind others calling Michigan Big Blue, I just like messing around with people. I guess you could call me a minor-league troll.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:05 PM
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So naturally the comment gets

So naturally the comment gets moderated as trolling, I just don't see the problem with making a joke and others reactions to that joke.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:16 PM
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Ever been here before?

This is a place where people won't even accept a posts content if there is poor grammar in it and try to belittle you because of it. Get with the times man.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:15 PM
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Downvoted for omission of an

Downvoted for omission of an apostrophe.  Post's, not posts, in this case.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:19 PM
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That's Right, Man

... it's "post's," not "posts" - get with the possessive.

 

 

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July 8th, 2011 at 6:48 PM
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.....get the stick outta your

.....get the stick outta your ass

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July 8th, 2011 at 7:11 PM
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Needz moar punctuation at end

Needz moar punctuation at end of sentence.

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July 8th, 2011 at 10:22 PM
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Read posts on the thread.........

Not one is relevant.  NOT FUCKING ONE.  So you click on it, and into the second page all you get is snarky comment after snarky comment, and a bunch of bitches bitching at bitches.  It's a complete waste of time, and it would be fun if any of it was clever, but none of this is.  That's why you get a down vote.  Not pissing at you directly, just trying to let you know why this type of thread gets hammered.  This board used to be fun.  Now it is just full of ......well......you see.

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July 8th, 2011 at 10:45 PM
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Derp derp derp

Good comment bro

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:50 PM
#693
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....

... Our class is filling up, and the big time prospects we are recruiting are moving up their timelines. We could be close to having a full class before the season starts. Ill be sure to rub it in to all the spartan and buckeye fans who laughed at us when hoke handed out 100+ offers in a week.

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:52 PM
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Come on down, Ohio 3! Kalis,

Come on down, Ohio 3! All we need is Kalis, Washington, and Stanford to sew up the rest of Ohio's kids Hoke!

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:04 PM
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Don't forget Wormley

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July 8th, 2011 at 3:57 PM
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(No subject)

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:05 PM
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The word is that

Kalis is in town with his parents this weekend.  Ace Williams reported yesterday that he and Wormley are committing this weekend and that they've been silent commits for awhile now.

 

I know it's Ace Williams, but I'm seeing these assertions more and more as today goes on...

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:10 PM
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Ace Williams

That name is too much.  Sounds like it should be the name of a cub reporter at The Daily Planet.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:12 PM
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Now to Ace with recruiting

"THEY GONE COMMIT". Thanks Ace back to you

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:15 PM
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posted from iPhone

Ace Williams has been reporting they will commit this weekend every weekend for about a month

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:18 PM
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Ace Williams makes all kinds

Ace Williams makes all kinds of random predictions in the hopes that one or two will come true.

He doesn't have any more inside info than k06em01.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:49 PM
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Psh, k06em01 knows plenty of

Psh, k06em01 knows plenty of things, he just decides to go the attention starved teenager route with said information...

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/if-i-hear-crazy-rumorthat-seems-have-some-legswho-do-i-report-it

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:39 PM
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Now that I read that

Now that i read that, I must know!! What was the rumor?! Haha

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July 8th, 2011 at 6:09 PM
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That thread

Had em0 and king of belch in it, two of the greatest flameouts in mgohistory. Not in this thread though.

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July 8th, 2011 at 11:06 PM
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Who is Ace Williams?

I've read his blog and I keep thinking his site is a parody of a real recruiting blog.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:12 PM
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Kalis

Ummm....I have also heard that Kalis is not in town. If Tom ain't saying nothing about it, most likely not true. But maybe some FB stalkers could chime in. 

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:15 PM
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Keep in mind that Tom

Keep in mind that Tom confirmed like two days ago that Kalis was trying to visit with his entire family, but wanted it really quiet, but some people on Rivals caught wind of it and reported it.  Tom thusly deleted that thread (or someone else did).  So Tom may not say anything about it if Kalis doesn't want him to because he has, you know, actual journalistic integrity.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:24 PM
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this

Just because Tom doesn't report it, doesn't mean he doesn't know it. Kalis has repeatedly said he wants some of this stuff on the DL, so that could be why we haven't heard from Tom.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:55 PM
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Please do not use DL

And kalis in the same sentence. Full season of Ohio high school football coming up for the guy...

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:21 PM
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Ace Williams eats paste.

Ace Williams eats paste.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
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What is this? Magic 8 balls

What is this? Magic 8 balls aren't accurate? Cause mine said that I would be president one day.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:28 PM
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Ace Williams also has posted

Ace Williams also has posted that Ondre Pipkins will commit to Michigan this months too.  Hmmm.  We'll see if he really knows anything over the next month with the possibilities of Kalis, Wormley, and maybe now Pipkins making a decision.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:46 PM
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None of these are really

None of these are really major predictions.  I mean if you read the board its pretty easy to predict Kalis, Wormley and Pipkins will commit.  And when the visit and don't commit you simply say "Oh well I was right they are just silent commits right now"

Now if he said Shittu or Peat or someone less obvious would commit and that happened, then I would be impressed

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:32 PM
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For clarification

I've rarely called Michigan "Big Blue" not certain why I just did. I don't have a problem with it, but I can see where some would. When I was a kid, my Grandfather would always say Big Blue, so maybe it's in my psyche. He was also a big Ufer fan, so maybe that has something to do with it.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:36 PM
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And for clarification, I

And for clarification, I don't mind what you call them I just felt like making a joke.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
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MGoCooper
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Yeah

I shouldn't have got upset, rough day at work.Since I'm not teaching, I do loan applications in the summer for a local Ford Dealer. I've had several ass hats in today, really puts things in perspective for you.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:05 PM
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You should work for a car dealer in Columbus

then you don't have to worry about the loans and everyone is happy

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
(Reply to #49) #718
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I saw something on Facebook a

I saw something on Facebook a little while ago where users were proudly posting pictures and or discussing their Michigan tattoos. One girl said she had GO BIG BLUE on her arm. I instantly thought what the hell does GO BIG BLUE mean?

It's GO BLUE. It just is, no need to mess with it.

I definitely support snarkicism in response to BIG BLUE. BIG BLUE sucks and needs to go away. No hard feelings. Just need to squash it before people start thinking it's okay to say it.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:32 PM
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Every weekend is a B1G

Every weekend is a B1G weekend for Michigan.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
(Reply to #50) #720
justingoblue
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Joined: 11/16/2010
MGoPoints: 29685
Not when...

we play ND.

/thankfully

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:45 PM
#721
IncognitoWolverino
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Joined: 07/08/2011
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I'll wait for cryptic updates

I'll wait for cryptic updates in TomVH's weekly update before I get too excited about imminent commitments.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:47 PM
#722
MGoCooper
Joined: 04/21/2011
MGoPoints: 1025
There's also this

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=rivals-1227496 

 

Tom Dienhart refers to Michigan as "Big Blue".

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:52 PM
(Reply to #57) #723
thisiscmd
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If I knew him I would tell

If I knew him I would tell him to stop.

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July 8th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
(Reply to #60) #724
MGoCooper
Joined: 04/21/2011
MGoPoints: 1025
Fair enough

I just don't like being jumped for something that is common. I think someone even insulted my profile picture, in a "is that Bobby Hill in your profile picture?" fashion. Don't really think that was something that needed to be said.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:19 PM
(Reply to #61) #725
coldnjl
Joined: 12/31/2009
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It isn't cool, especially

It isn't cool, especially from someone hiding behind someone elses moniker

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:31 PM
(Reply to #61) #726
thisiscmd
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Common? I hope not. Could be

Common? I hope not. Could be a regional thing. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but I'm not a fan.

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July 8th, 2011 at 5:34 PM
(Reply to #61) #727
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FWIW

I like the new profile picture.

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July 8th, 2011 at 9:56 PM
(Reply to #57) #728
gobluegier
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Joined: 06/29/2011
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Isnt big blue

the big vein in ur wein? Just sayin. I live in good ol alabam and all these hillbillies say big blue. Nuff said. Wont say it. Ever.

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July 8th, 2011 at 11:12 PM
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Joined: 01/22/2011
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These threads get old. Let me

These threads get old. Let me know when Tom says something of relevance I can quote myself saying "I think I'm going to have a great weekend in Ann Arbor this time"

I'd rather hear about Tom's Twitter or just call a few people than read this.

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July 8th, 2011 at 11:26 PM
#730
BlueHills
Joined: 10/31/2010
MGoPoints: 4145
Well, here's something

Well, here's something interesting: the University of Michigan Chemical Engineering Car Team named their car Big Blue:

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/chemecar/big_blue

And there was this Big Blue motorcycle at the 2007 MSU-OSU game:

http://www.american-chopper.org/board/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=3887

Whether or not someone refers to UM as Big Blue or Blue, I kind of get it. I'm not fond of Big Blue, as opposed to Blue, but heck, it's a big school in the big ten, and the term, "big" denotes a certain respect.

So if they wanna say it, I'm good with it.

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