Nick -- great, great start on defense and I think they will focus on a QB for sure next year and look to bring in a couple of DTs as well as a couple of OL and WRs. I think Michigan fans are going to get some really good news very soon and it could be a big weekend.
I guess I'm confused, aren't most of the Michigan coaches on vacation this week?
What's Big Blue?
Obviously he is talking about
Obviously he is talking about the New York Giants...
"Ohhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it, Trebek!"
When one snarky comment isn't enough
When one snarky comment isn't enough.
...add another?
...add another?
"Ohhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it, Trebek!"
Apparently.
Apparently.
Is that Bobby Hill in your
Is that Bobby Hill in your picture?
Well
Seeing that I'm 6'2, doubtful.
Of course
If you'd post your picture, we could finally see what happened to Chastity Bono.
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.
Wait a minute, I thought you
Wait a minute, I thought you died?
"Ohhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it, Trebek!"
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.
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.
"Ohhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it, Trebek!"
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!
Juice
You've got the juice now
Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through
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?
some are scared of being misfits; I'm afraid of fitting in
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.
But
It's a bit odd to have a Lord Voldemort on Mgoblog. Usually i defend all things Potter, that I just can't.
But
It's a bit odd to have a Lord Voldemort on Mgoblog. Usually i defend all things Potter, that I just can't.
You think King of Hill is
You think King of Hill is aimed at middle schoolers? Its humor is much more adult than that.
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.
some are scared of being misfits; I'm afraid of fitting in
IBM?
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
Your balls no doubt
just buckshot approaching really, until I hit something.
Is Kentuky getting a big
Is Kentuky getting a big committment??
I'm glad
That you took time out of your day for that.
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!
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.
"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"
You shouldn't have mentioned
You shouldn't have mentioned it, he probably was about to type it and then you ruined everything.
"Ohhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it, Trebek!"
Are you really Sean Connery?
Are you really Sean Connery?
It's a well known fact
That Sean Connery is a life long Oklahoma Sooners fan. #Madeupfacts
Yes
Yes
"Ohhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it, Trebek!"
I've seen you act in movies!
I've seen you act in movies!
(No subject)
Well
That's just people helping people.
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.
Notice
Buckle Up!
OHiO = O How iHate Ohio State
It would make sense if you
It would make sense if you follow the "commits come in pairs" hypothesis.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
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?
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".
"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"
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=...
New Oldsmobiles are in early this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIdGxR-aU6o
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.
CoE Class of 2007
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.
"No man is more important than The Team. No coach is more important than The Team. The Team, The Team, The Team" - Bo
All of these things are not like the others
Other books by Neal Bernards
Obviously a lightweight.
Obviously a lightweight.
wow, shotgun much? thats a
wow, shotgun much? thats a lot of different shit to research well enough to write about.
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."
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.
"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"
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.
A Journey of Father and Son
http://mysonsfirstbible.blogspot.com/2013/05/15-things-you-may-have-miss...
hmm?
If you can embed one sound bight of Ufer calling Michigan "Big Blue" I'll eat my hat.
For a moment, I thought you
For a moment, I thought you were waggles.
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.
"Everyone gets dumped Gabe. Let me give you some advice: a little coverup on your Adams Apple will make it appear smaller. Which will make you appear less like a transvestite."
What's Big Blue?