A Call to Arms: Breslin Edition

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February 6th, 2013 at 1:18 PM
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ClearEyesFullHart
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A Call to Arms: Breslin Edition

         If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
    To do our fanbase loss; and if to live,
    The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
    God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
    By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
    Nor care I what loathsome spartan feed upon my  $65 stubhub tickets;
    It yearns me not if classless fools my garments tear;
    Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
    But if it be a sin to covet Victory for Michigan,
    I am the most offending soul alive.
    

     This day is call'd the Battle of Breslin.
    He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
    Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
    And rouse him at the name of Michigan.
    He that shall live this day, and see old age,
    Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
    And say 'To-morrow marks another spartan beat-down.'
    Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
    And say 'These wounds I had at Battle of Breslin.'
    Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
    But he'll remember, with advantages,
    What feats he did that day. Our names shall never be as     household words-
    Tim Hardaway, Burke and Darius Morris,
    Glenn Robinson and Daniel Horton, Manny and Deshawn  

 

        Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
    This story shall the good man teach his son;
    And Battle of Breslin shall ne'er go by,
    From this day to the ending of the world,
    We in it will never be remembered-

    Only but a few of us will ever get to take a charge,

    To bleed on the court for the Maize and Blue

    We can but drive into the lions den,

    And brave the classless and the ignorant,

    And let our Champions know that THEY ARE NOT ALONE
   

        We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
    For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
    Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
    This day shall gentle his condition;
    And gentlemen in Ann Arbor now-a-bed
    Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
    And hold their fanhoods cheap whiles any speaks
    That stood with me and sang the Victors

     As 15,000 crying spartans make their way to the exits...

     Tuesday February 12 in East Lansing Michigan...

http://www.stubhub.com/michigan-state-basketball-tickets/michigan-state-vs-michigan-2-12-2013-4139686/ 

Omnes i facere est vincere 
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February 6th, 2013 at 1:21 PM | Already have tickets, and (Score:5 Normal)
TorturedClassof11
Joined: 01/28/2011
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Already have tickets, and pretty good ones at that!

 

for today, goodbye; for tomorrow, good luck; and forever, GO BLUE!!

February 6th, 2013 at 1:41 PM | Is that bottom picture Izzo?  (Score:2 Normal)
marti221
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Is that bottom picture Izzo? 

February 6th, 2013 at 2:19 PM | yup (Score:2 Normal)
brose
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The Persians kill him in the end...spoiler alert

February 6th, 2013 at 2:28 PM | Only good part of 300 (Score:5 Normal)
ClearEyesFullHart
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Omnes i facere est vincere 
February 6th, 2013 at 1:23 PM | But we play @Wisconsin (Score:5 Normal)
SoFlaWolverine
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But we play @Wisconsin Saturday...

Denard is my homeboy.

University of Michigan Class of 2014

February 6th, 2013 at 1:24 PM | YES! 2nd to Pearl Harbor, (Score:5 Normal)
pessiMICHtic
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YES! 2nd to the government using Pearl Harbor as a recruiting tool, this has got to be the best call to arms!

3-3-5 til the day I die y'all

February 6th, 2013 at 1:32 PM | Go to the game... (Score:5 Normal)
Michigan Stadiu...
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I went as a student when Novak freaked out and we won a couple years ago and it was an amazing experience.  Yes, I sat on the roof basically, but they can hear you loud and clear.  

February 6th, 2013 at 1:43 PM | You should expand upon this (Score:5 Normal)
saveferris
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You should expand upon this in a diary after we play Wisconsin on Saturday.  I'd love to hear the details of what it was like to be there when their sense of invincibility was shattered.

 

"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"

"Fix the cigarette lighter."

February 6th, 2013 at 2:26 PM | It's been said before, but it (Score:5 Normal)
Lionsfan
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It's been said before, but it should be repeated as often as possible. Since that game we've gone 55-17

If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?

StraightDave owes me a steak dinner

February 7th, 2013 at 8:20 AM | Since that game we've gone (Score:2 Funny)
Gordon Berenson
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Since that game we've gone 55-17

February 6th, 2013 at 3:21 PM | Thanks for the suggestion. (Score:5 Normal)
Michigan Stadiu...
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I've never done a diary on here before, might be a good time to start.  It was a pretty wild time to be sure.

February 6th, 2013 at 2:26 PM | I've never seen Stu hit such (Score:5 Normal)
DrunkOnHiggins
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I've never seen Stu hit such a sweet sweet jumper.

"And if that doesn't wet your appetite, you're watching the wrong channel."

You can usually find me bumping some Reggae, hammered on Higgins Lake with the goon squad. #HALOL

Go Blue!

February 6th, 2013 at 1:39 PM | A more poetic... (Score:5 Normal)
1989 UM GRAD
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StubHub listing there has never been.

February 6th, 2013 at 1:40 PM | We have like a 50% chance of beating Wisconsin (Score:-1 Overrated)
February 6th, 2013 at 1:57 PM | Yeah (Score:5 Normal)
ClearEyesFullHart
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Because it is reasonable that everyone is going to load up in the car and drive to Madison...

Omnes i facere est vincere 
February 6th, 2013 at 1:58 PM | Why wait? Whether we beat (Score:5 Normal)
Eve_of_TheRivalry
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Why wait? Whether we beat Wiscy or not there is still a game in East Lansing which should be infiltrated with maize and blue...Timing seems irrelevant to me.

To Hell with Notre Dame

February 6th, 2013 at 1:59 PM | BEAT WISCONSIN...THEN BEAT (Score:5 Normal)
Eve_of_TheRivalry
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BEAT WISCONSIN...THEN BEAT LITTLE BROTHER

To Hell with Notre Dame

February 6th, 2013 at 2:13 PM | wisconsin is gonna be tough. (Score:1 Normal)
Wolverine Devotee
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wisconsin is gonna be tough. Why are we overlooking them?

When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....

February 6th, 2013 at 2:25 PM | Nobody is overlooking Wisconsin (Score:5 Normal)
ClearEyesFullHart
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They way they defend and take the air out of the ball, they can "variance" you to death.  Every possession is going to be Uber-valuable, and I think McGary's motor is going to be KEY in that game. 

I only highlighted the state game at this time because acquiring tickets(as well as making travel plans) can be a time-sensitive and price fluctuating enterprise, and I felt that as the next "home-like" game on the schedule, a lot more people would be willing/able to attend the state game(I am sure there is readership in Wisconsin, but I'm guessing that average proximity to Lansing is going to be higher).

On top of that...F sparty.

Omnes i facere est vincere 
February 6th, 2013 at 2:42 PM | You're aware that we're (Score:3 Normal)
lbpeley
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just fans, right? "We" can look ahead to the Final Four if we want.

February 7th, 2013 at 10:14 AM | Quite simply because fans (Score:2 Normal)
Soulfire21
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Quite simply because fans "overlooking" a game will have zero impact on whether Michigan wins or loses.

HAIL.

February 6th, 2013 at 4:11 PM | Only on a Michigan blog do we (Score:2)
Sambojangles
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Only on a Michigan blog do we get Shakespeare's Henry V re-purposed into a call for fans to attend a basketball game. Very nicely done.

However, and I know I'm reinforcing the stereotype here, but I was a little bothered that it didn't always fit into the iambic pentameter. But well-done nonetheless.

"The trouble with quotes on the internet, is that it is often difficult to discern whether or not they are genuine" --Abraham Lincoln

@Sambojangles

February 6th, 2013 at 4:26 PM | Bo Ryan is immortal. He has (Score:1)
allintime23
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Bo Ryan is immortal. He has roamed the earth for 100's of years sucking his victims blood until they fade into the darkness. I'm worrying about him first.

All in for some manball.

February 6th, 2013 at 4:49 PM | So just to be clear.... (Score:3 Normal)
saveferris
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He's this kind of immortal.

 

Not, this kind of immortal

'Cause I have to say, if he's the latter, that is actually kind of cool.

 

"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"

"Fix the cigarette lighter."

February 6th, 2013 at 5:40 PM | Just picked up my stubhub $64 (Score:3 Underrated)
btownblue
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Just picked up my stubhub $64 special. Sitting in section 224 and have never been to any sporting event in East Lansing. Not really sure what to expect but it can't be worse then sitting in the IU student section last weekend.

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