Saturday, February 2 from 11am-2pm at The M-Den on Campus (303 S. State St.) as we welcome Team 133 captain Denard Robinson for an autograph signing!
*Free Event! Only 1 autograph per person. Due to the expected high demand please arrive early! M-Den reserves the right to cut autograph line at any point due to time constraints.
All Hail Denard
For those of you who are
For those of you who are alumni, how do you feel about getting autographs of student-athletes? Do you feel a little weird asking someone younger than you to give an autograph? Just curious.
Most of us will spend most of
Most of us will spend most of our lives being older than most active professional athletes. If you feel weird about that, then any adult seeking any autograph should seem weird to you.
FWIW, I don't ask people for
FWIW, I don't ask people for autographs. I actually think asking someone to write their name down is kind of weird in the first place. I was into it when I was a kid, though. Just curious how people view it as adults, especially when the signers are college students.
Autograph?
It would feel a little weird, but i would let Denard sleep with my wife!
Hate to say it but...
"Once you go black, you never go back."
Wow...
That's pretty random.
I'm a student. He's older
I'm a student. He's older than me. Still weird. Asking anyone for their autograph is weird no matter who you/they are.
If having Shawn Hunwick's
If having Shawn Hunwick's game-used and signed goalie stick hanging up in my apartment is wrong, I don't want to be right.
The world looks better through maize mirror tint.
I view it in close concert
I view it in close concert with the acceptability of wearing a sports jersey outside of a sporting event. If you're older than 12, 15 at the absolute most, there is a higher-than-average likelihood you're doing it wrong.
Good thing nobody considers
Good thing nobody considers you a credible expert in fasion or acceptable fan behavior.
I am heart broken I won't have your approval.
Not if I can sell it and make
Not if I can sell it and make bank later.
Not if I can sell it and make
Not if I can sell it and make bank later.
Even as a kid I thought
Even as a kid I thought getting someone's autograph was weird. I don't think memories require a signature but that is just me.
"I knew Bo Schembechler and you sir, are no Bo Schembechler!"
Heck, even stood in line
for autograph of an osu Bears quarterback who is younger than me. But it makes it easier to bring along little kids and say you're doing it for them... Much more worth it to get autograph of Sweetness, though.
EHRMAGERD!!!
Well
This line will be miles long and although it would be nice to add to my Wolverine collection, I'd bet I would be cut off after waiting 3 hours...are they allowing pictures? If so, that slows things down immensely.
Denard Robinson......They're not going to catch him!
Has anyone been to something
Has anyone been to something like this? Wondering if I should make the trip to AA to get an autograph. Assuming the line will have to be outside in the snow, will there be hundreds of people there?
Could be a dumb question since we are talking about DENARD, but what do you guys think?
Shoelaces flapping in the wind!
I'm 18 and about on the brink
I'm 18 and about on the brink of creepy/not creepy, so I'd better get one before it's too creepy.
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
meh, I am 29 and I have no
meh, I am 29 and I have no shame getting Denard's autograph.
bah i was hoping denard would
bah i was hoping denard would finally start getting paid
This is home...
No. He may want mine.
It's all good.
Go Blue !!!
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The amount of autograph
The amount of autograph seekers is gonna be limited by the amount of Ray-ban sunglasses the M-Den has in store - those are necessary to not be blinded by the beatific luminesence of Denard's smile.
I'm actually somewhat older than Denard and can count on one hand* the number of autographs I've gone out of my way to get in my life, but if I was in Ann Arbor, I'd definitely go just to thank him for everything he did for my university both on and off the field, because it's Denard f'in Robinson.
* - the celebrity in question was backup future Mrs. kehnonymous Felicia Day, so one hand did figure into the equation, sigh. =\
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Mott
If you are going to thank him, write a small check to Mott, and let him know that you're doing it to thank him and his teammates. That might actually something nice that we could do for him.
I'll even start by sending
I'll even start by sending $25.
Did anyone attend the
Did anyone attend the autograph session before the womens basketball game against Penn State? If so, how was the line? I feel like a lot of people would be cut off and not get an autograph but I could be wrong.
I did, I'm a student and -no-
I did, I'm a student and -no- students were in line before the doors opened so I got to Garder in like 10mins (he was supposed to be with Gallon, but Gallon wasn't there). Then we ran over to the other line and literally is was cut off right behind us (I may or may not have lied when the dude asked if I had gotten any yet). So yea, it got pretty crazy
That sucks that Gallon wasnt
That sucks that Gallon wasnt there. I remember there was an autograph session before Braylon's charity game and Woodley was suppose to be there but didnt show up.
What time did you get in line for the other players/did the line get cut off?
I was in the other line at
I was in the other line at like 5:30 I think and it was from 5:15-6:15...The line was cut right at 6:15, I dont think I actually got my sigs till like 6:20
autograph session
I was at that session. I went first to the other line and got Kovacs/Ryan/Dileo. Then I went over to the Gardner/Gallon line. By the time I got to the table, Gallon was there. But I got there like an hour early and was the sixth person in line.
Not weird at all...
I collect signed books. Granted, most of the authors/poets are at least a few decades older than I am. I think it is pretty neat to have my favorite author sign one of my favorite novels of his/hers. I don't think it is "weird" or "creepy" asking your favorite author, player, actor, whatever, to autograph an item as a memento. Now, Randy Quaid look alike going decked out in Denard's gear with a HUGE "I LOVE YOU DENARD" sign definitely borders on the creepy side but a normal sports fan, no matter the age, asking for an autograph of one of his favorite athletes is fine, IMO. One of my friend's grandfather was a sports memorabilia collector (for ever) and he would write to athletes, go to games and hang out at the dug-out, and get a card signed here a program signed there. Fans come in all ages and nothing "creepy" unless you show up looking like this:
Where did you find a picture
Where did you find a picture of me?
What would you get signed...
I want to go but not sure what to bring w me to have Denard sign:
1. Hardcover copy of "Michigan Memories" signed by Bo. Though the book was before Denard's time, it would be cool having both of their signatures together.
2. One of the home game programs from the last 4 years: his last home game this year against Iowa, the Under the Lights program, win over Ohio, Sugar Bowl program.
3. Mini Helmet
4. Sugar Bowl mini football
Which would you get signed?
Game program....
and frame it.
Go Blue!
Mini Helmet Question
What is the difference between the Schutt and Riddell ones and what kind of pen works best on them?
I've only ever used Schutt
I've only ever used Schutt (from the MDen) so I couldn't tell you the differnece but they are really nice quality. Silver Sharpie on it looks fantastic.
There's not too much of a
There's not too much of a difference. Riddell is more of the "standard" mini helmet you see more of because they are licensed for NFL minis. I like the Schutt helmets for their padding and metal facemasks. Either is fine, it's all preference.
As for a pen, getting anything signed in silver is always a gamble. Try to find a Decocolar silver paint pen if you want to do it in silver. They are paint pens, so they require prepping and take longer to dry. Silver sharpies never look as crisp and are usually dry even when they are new. If you get the helmet signed on the winged portion of a helmet, then go with a black sharpie.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Helmet differences
Schutt are nice IMO as the winged helmet is painted on as oppose to the Riddell ones which are typically a sticker wing. This goes for the Mini helmet anyway, full size helmets may be different depending on what you buy, authentic, replica ect. I just use a regular silver sharpie but people use a number of markers and paint pens. Hope this helps
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