http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2013/05/brady_hoke_notre_dame_chickeni.html#incart_river
Pretty straight forward really; Brady Hoke says Notre Dame is chickening out of the rivalry.
at least it's not just us?
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Brady Hoke Calls Notre Dame A Chicken
May 13th, 2013 at 1:47 PM
#1
Brady Hoke Calls Notre Dame A Chicken
May 13th, 2013 at 1:52 PM
#2
Still can't believe we'll
Still can't believe we'll loose that great rivalry ...
I mean, Purdue and Staee ? Really ?
Hoke is right on that one.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
#3
Yeah, I know. I was hoping
Yeah, I know. I was hoping we'd tighten it up.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:28 PM
#4
lol
I can't upvote you right now but I will say that was hilarious enough to make me laugh out loud...
jdon
May 13th, 2013 at 4:06 PM
#5
What did you do to own that house in Bolivia?
I don't think I ever saw a negative number that low.
May 13th, 2013 at 4:30 PM
#6
DaFrenchy
need to learn da English, yah? Oui, Oui!
May 13th, 2013 at 7:12 PM
#7
on vacation...
I'm just like travelling around the country man... I like to take peyote and channel the spirit of Simon Bolivar...
and apparently no politics is a real rule around here... even if you are immensely insightful (not inciteful like magnus)...
jdon
ps. the worst part about being sent to boliva is you have to type in a stupid code every time you post... the word verification has been more than enough punishment...
May 13th, 2013 at 7:20 PM
#8
You should have your own travel channel show
You could be the Anthony Bourdain of Bolivia.
May 13th, 2013 at 10:07 PM
#9
It was bad
Basically, he said the Newtown shootings were either faked or perpetrated by the government...because it was "too clean" of an event on the media timeline.
May 13th, 2013 at 10:42 PM
#10
Thanks for the info
Thanks for the info
May 14th, 2013 at 7:36 AM
#11
just to verify
I do not believe newtown or aurora were faked; people died and that shit is fucked up... I simply don't believe in the quick simple solutions provided by mainstream media and I question how convienent the events were to certain government agendas.
It may be a subtle difference but it is important to me because I still grieve for the innocent people murdered; just because I am a 9/11 truther doesn't mean that I don't feel bad for the victims...
love,
jdon
ps. lets hope this doesn't extend my ban... I just wanted to point out a significant difference in my perspective: I may be crazy, but it is my crazy...
May 14th, 2013 at 9:44 AM
#12
Opinion v. Expressing it
I hope it's not that you had the opinion (which I express no opinion about), but that you broke the 'no politics' rules on the board.
May 14th, 2013 at 9:48 AM
#13
Your not crazy, Jdon. I
Your not crazy, Jdon. I actually share the same beliefs as you, and I have had those beliefs long before 9/11. You should pm me sometime, I would love to chat with you on these things. But at least we can all agree on our love for this great institution, and the maize and blue comes before country for me anyway.lol. God, Family, Michigan, country, in that order.
May 14th, 2013 at 1:16 PM
#14
Yikes
No one has ever been exiled to the darkest caves of Bolivia's Cave District before. Hope you're a spelunking fan...
May 13th, 2013 at 2:33 PM
#15
"Lose"
"Loose" is a way to describe the change in your pocket
May 13th, 2013 at 4:42 PM
#16
Or the women you've been
Or the women you've been poking.
May 14th, 2013 at 12:01 AM
#17
But I always lose that change... So it could be
But I always lose that change... So it could be both
May 13th, 2013 at 4:11 PM
#18
Your statement flies in the
Your statement flies in the face of the facts. Obviously, a man who mocks Staee can indeed misspell "lose".
May 13th, 2013 at 1:51 PM
#19
The Notre Dame Response
May 13th, 2013 at 6:58 PM
#20
That episode was just on.
That episode was just on. Awesome
May 13th, 2013 at 1:54 PM
#21
What a great rivalry lost -
What a great rivalry lost - thanks to ND arrogance.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:55 PM
#22
ND Arrogance
And recent domination by the Maize and Blue.
May 13th, 2013 at 6:11 PM
#23
More accurately, recent
More accurately, recent mind-numbing series of loses by Notre Dame. Dominance isn't quite the right word given we were probably a total of 40 seconds from being 0 for our last 4 against them
May 13th, 2013 at 1:54 PM
#24
The Sparty Response
May 13th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
#25
And he is right. Even Notre
And he is right. Even Notre Dame fans acknowledge that.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
#26
So...
to follow your logic train, are you saying that the Domer's AD is making decisions and/or choices that the fan base is not supportive of?
Color me shocked.
May 13th, 2013 at 5:48 PM
#27
Hoke is right. The ONLY
Hoke is right. The ONLY reason for ND to stop that game is to cut down on their expected losses. Compared to teams like Purdue and MSU, we provide a more appealing game for their fans, better TV ratings, a better recruiting atmosphere, better strength if schedule, and on and on. The problem? They probably see us as a 50-50 win for the coming future, while they probably see MSU and Purdue as 80-20 or 75-25. They've apparently decided that those extra 5-6 losses over the next 20 years are too high of a cost to justify.
Lame.
May 13th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
#28
They are. Actually, more like
They are. Actually, more like chickenshit wimps.
Enjoy your new rivals in Duke and Wake Forest, losers.
Returning to glory since 1989.
p.s. Rudy was offsides
May 13th, 2013 at 2:26 PM
#29
Re: Returning to Glory since 1989
Can we still use that? I love the phrase but they did just play in the NC game (despite not really belonging there). I mean our MBB team played in the Finals and I took that as returning to our former glory despite not actually winning the title game. Perhaps football and basketball are just too different?
May 13th, 2013 at 2:33 PM
#30
But we haven't been claiming
But we haven't been claiming our return to the top ever since then, and Michigan basketball fans don't think
Michigan basketball is God's gift to American athletics like ND football fans feel.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:44 PM
#31
Exactly. You start out 2-0,
Exactly. You start out 2-0, the world could care less. But in the last 20 years, if you start out 2-0 and you're Notre Dame, you're not only back to glory but you're front runner for the national title. It doesn't help that the media buys into this too soon hype either.
May 13th, 2013 at 3:58 PM
#32
I think you're confusing the national championship
I think you're confusing the national championship with a scrimmage, the national championship this year was Alabama vs Georgia
May 14th, 2013 at 8:00 AM
#33
1) Our basketball team
1) Our basketball team actually belonged in the NC game. We had to win our way in, not be voted in by a compliant adoring media.
2) We have never said anything as stupid as "A strong Notre Dame is good for college football". College football does not have to have a strong Notre Dame (or Alabama or USC or Texas or Florida or Michigan). During the last 25 years, college football has reached unprecedented levels of popularity, and everyone of those progams was weak for some portion of it.
So the difference is A) our basketball team actually did return to glory, and B) when it happened we did not proclaim that the whole sport returned to glory just because we did.
May 13th, 2013 at 5:50 PM
#34
1) Notre Dame did play in the
1) Notre Dame did play in the BCS title game, but they looked like they didn't even belong on the same field as Alabama. I might concede the point if it was a close game, but it looked like boys against men out there. They still have yet to win a BCS bowl game, which puts them behind the likes of Boise State and Louisville (hell, they'd probably get spanked by Boise State and Louisville). So no glory yet.
2) Our basketball program is solid, but most reasonable Michigan fans would acknowledge that we're not in the same group as Duke, UNC, Kansas, Kentucky, et al. Delusional Notre Dame fans, on the other hand, are under the impression that their program should always be counted amongt the uber elite despite the fact that they've achieved little more than winning two bowl games since the advent of the Internet.
I will take pleasure in every loss, humiliation, and indignity to befall ND until their fanbase sheds its delusion that ND actually deserves some kind of special status among college football programs. They are a glorified mid-major, as acknowledged by one ND fan last season in a rare moment of candor. Until the rest of them agree, to hell with Notre Dame.
May 14th, 2013 at 12:20 AM
#35
Their inside track to the BCS
Their inside track to the BCS has been extremely annoying to watch. Yay ND went 10-2! They only lost to the 2 ranked teams they actually played in a season, thats Fiesta Bowl worthy! Hopefully the playoffs value quality wins and SOS more than just record and ND gets shut out over and over.
May 13th, 2013 at 1:56 PM
#36
Well it's kind of true. The
Well it's kind of true. The ACC is daunting enough as it is. Don't want to have to play UM as well.
May 13th, 2013 at 1:57 PM
#37
It's hard to argue otherwise
It's hard to argue otherwise when they're still playing two Big Ten teams per year. Playing Purdue and MSU but not Michigan is pretty lame.
May 13th, 2013 at 1:58 PM
#38
I love Brady Hoke.
I love Brady Hoke.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:50 PM
#39
Me 2
Me 2
May 13th, 2013 at 2:02 PM
#40
"Chicken",
"Chicken", "bitches"..."Po-Tay-To", "Po-Tah-To".
May 13th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
#41
To Hell with Notre Dame.
Once
To Hell with Notre Dame.
Once the series is over, will give two sh*ts about the place.
May 13th, 2013 at 3:05 PM
#42
Could not have said it better
Could not have said it better myself. After next season I will not give a shit about that whole program. I hope Duke puts a run on them.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
#43
Brady Hoke Fat Jokes are old news but...
Brady Hoke Calls Notre Dame A Chicken
...then proceeds to eat them
May 13th, 2013 at 2:04 PM
#44
State fans probably popped
State fans probably popped bottles when Swarbrick called it off.
They now are the #2 rival by default. Poop. If Minny kept Glen Mason, who knows? That series was pretty exciting from 2003-2006. They could've been #2 by now.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:05 PM
#45
Michigan and Notre Dame
...should be the very first college football game of EVERY college football season.
It should be tradition. You know CFB is here because Michigan and Notre Dame are playing.
I've said this for years...unfortunately we've gone the opposite direction.
But how cool would it be to start EVERY year with only Michigan and ND? Like the Hall of Fame preseason game in the NFL.
No one listens to me!
Next rant: Michigan vs. MSU should be the first week of the B1G season. ND - first game, MSU - first B1G game (for each team, not for the conference), Ohio - last B1G regular season game (for each team, not for the conference).
Dave Brandon...please make this happen.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:11 PM
#46
Michigan had ND as the first
Michigan had ND as the first game in 1985-1990, 1992 & 1998-1999.
3-5-1 record. Too much bad juju given the heartbreaking fashion some of those games were.
May 13th, 2013 at 2:37 PM
#47
If I recall correctly
When the series resumed in the 70s, the plan was for the Michigan v. ND game to be the first game of the season for both teams. However, ND started scheduling a game before the UM game to work out the first-game kinks. Michigan then started doing the same, so the game eventually became the second or third game for each team.
May 13th, 2013 at 3:01 PM
#48
Off the top of my head, 1989
Off the top of my head, 1989 when we were #2 and they were #1, they scheduled a kickoff classic game with Virginia before us while we opened against them.
In 1992, they scheduled Northwestern before us while we opened our season in South Bend. And in 1999, at the very last minute, they threw in a game against Kansas while we had to open against them.
That's when Lloyd finally spoke up and said WTF? The schools had a gentlemans agreement that we would open against each other and Notre Dame keeps ignoring that. Domer fans denied there was ever such an agreement but we never actually heard from their coaching staff or athletic director on the topic. And as we have learned over the last couple decades, Domer fans opinions don't mean crap.
It's this kind of crap that makes me glad we take a break in the series every now and then (1983-84, 1995-96, 2000-01). If Notre Dame wants to pound their chests over beating crappy ACC teams, while technically not being a full fledged member of that conference, go right ahead. Seriously, who else but Notre Dame would sort of/sort of not be a member of a conference?
May 13th, 2013 at 3:13 PM
#49
Bo used to talk about that being the reason to play it.
It gave him something to point to all off-season, and get the guys ready in camp. It got their attention. (For both teams). And if you won it, great, and if you lost it was the first game of the year it didn't hurt you in the Big Ten at all. Then they started trying to get all the first game kinks out before they played us, and it defeated the purpose. And thus "to hell with Notre Dame."
May 14th, 2013 at 8:41 AM
#50
BUT...
...was it the first game of the entire season?
That's my twist. Let us play on the Saturday before the rest of college football.
Or maybe even make it the Monday before everyone plays that following Saturday.
I don't know or care, I just want it to be the very first game of the entire college football year. I think it fits the rivalry, I think no matter how good (or bad) the teams are, people will watch, I think it would be accepted by most fans since they're the 2 winningest programs.
Almost like how Army/Navy always play that late game in what, December? It's after everyone else, or most everyone else at least. I believe it's when everyone is playing conference championship games.
Start every year with Michigan/ND, end the year with Army/Navy.
Again, DB, stop worrying about the uniforms and make it happen!
May 13th, 2013 at 2:14 PM
#51
That could happen...
...except for that whole "Notre Dame is too chicken to play us" thing, which is, like, the topic of this post.
