End of the Year Posbang - Tell us a positive UM story from this year.
December 31st, 2019 at 8:23 AM ^
I’ve gotta go to work but I’ll give a quick thanks to Matt Demorest for sponsoring events to meet fellow Mgobloggers. Seth, Brian, Craig Ross, Ed Feng they are all there and willing to talk with us jerks.
December 31st, 2019 at 8:25 AM ^
My daughter (10) finally got into U of M sports this year. I've taken her to a couple of games (basketball, football, women's basketball) in the past but this year she started wanting to go and she'll watch the games with me on tv at home. It's the best thing ever.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:13 AM ^
Good way to teach humility.
December 31st, 2019 at 1:14 PM ^
This comment is not directed at you, as I don't give a shit what you "think" about it or whatever.
To the board, and more specifically the mods; WTF? Why do you allow this fuckwit to continue posting here under this handle? Just nobody gives a shit anymore? Why?
The message board has become absolute trash. Trash.
December 31st, 2019 at 8:27 AM ^
OP/scanner blue, for those who haven't had the pleasure of meeting him, is the the cause of my family's 'postive UM story from this year'. we got to see him for dinner on saturday and visit with him and get spoiled by him on sunday at crisler. was birthday for one of the XM kids, too. that trip, with scanner navigating some of the arena details, will be an all-time memory in the XM household.
thank you scanner, you are the bomb!
December 31st, 2019 at 10:47 AM ^
I love doing that stuff and not just for your family. Mo Wagner’s freshman year a teenage girl came in early to that years cupcake game before Xmas. She had a sign saying “the Mo the Merrier”. I said come down at halftime and I’ll get you a seat near the players tunnel. She and her sign made it on the big screen during a timeout. Mo found her after the game and got her courtside for a great picture. She couldn’t stop smiling on her way out of Crisler.
Edit: this was for a sparsely attended game... ushers will not do this for B1G or “full” games. Don’t even ask.
December 31st, 2019 at 8:44 AM ^
They didn't fire Bakich and we went to the CWS.
They didn't fire Beilein, but sadly he left anyway.
They hired Howard, and it turned out pretty good so far.
Another season, another violation at THE ohio state penitentiary.
Curb stomped the domers and lil bro in the same season.
December 31st, 2019 at 11:06 AM ^
Baseball was a major good news story.....and basketball too!
December 31st, 2019 at 8:46 AM ^
I quit a job working for an OSU grad, and started a job working for a Michigan grad.
Very positive indeed.
December 31st, 2019 at 8:51 AM ^
Commencement, it happens twice a year. All this football stuff is entertainment.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:11 AM ^
Agree, this “playing school” stuff matters for the rest of your life. This winter Commencement included one name that I was glad to see in the program ...Charles Matthews in the LSA section.
December 31st, 2019 at 1:45 PM ^
How about be good at school and be good at football. They aren't mutually exclusive are they? Maybe I am naive.
December 31st, 2019 at 8:56 AM ^
My 10 year old grandson and I drove 15 hours from the middle of this godforsaken state of Kansas for Oliver's first ever visit to the Big House. It was a smashing success in every way.
December 31st, 2019 at 12:30 PM ^
I’ve driven through Kansas the long-way... that is a mind-numbing drive, beautiful actually for the first 30mins then mind-numbing.
December 31st, 2019 at 8:57 AM ^
Watching M basketball last winter was a great escape for my wife and me as she underwent chemo treatments. We only missed a couple games all season, and those were ones with late starting times, as she lacked the stamina to stay up. She wasn’t a big basketball fan until last season, but Beilein’s team was a bright spot for her in an otherwise dreary winter.
December 31st, 2019 at 9:05 AM ^
Standing in the rain at the Big House, on the night of the Notre Dame game. The conditions were bad, but it was the most fun I have had at a Michigan game
December 31st, 2019 at 9:12 AM ^
That was an incredibly fun game.
December 31st, 2019 at 11:18 AM ^
"I WANNA KNOW HAVE YOU EVER SEEEEN THE RAIIIIINNNNN"
January 1st, 2020 at 1:38 AM ^
If you were at the game /\ this post says it all.
December 31st, 2019 at 9:05 AM ^
I officially ended my time at UM by defending my dissertation. That was pretty positive.
Also, having the offense finally come to life and kick the shit out of ND was great!
December 31st, 2019 at 9:08 AM ^
We put a beatdown on Sparty that we haven't seen since the early Carr years.
December 31st, 2019 at 9:12 AM ^
It was so bad that Gus Johnson got bored
December 31st, 2019 at 9:32 AM ^
I was sitting next to someone who went off when MSU scored first, saying something like, "OH, HERE WE GO AGAIN...". I stood up and said, "No, let them have their fun..." and the rest of the game it was 44-3. It was a satisfying beatdown indeed.
December 31st, 2019 at 9:10 AM ^
My daughter was accepted into History Honors.
She's living my best life.
December 31st, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
Taking home the Battle for Atlantis championship, great start to the Juwan era. Very entertaining and fun to watch with the family over Thanksgiving.
December 31st, 2019 at 9:34 AM ^
Only make it to one Michigan football game each year these days. This year, it was a good one - as got drenched in the Pioneer parking lot, then saw WOLVERINES decimate the Irish and their fans/season/etc. Glorious, it was.
December 31st, 2019 at 9:41 AM ^
Witnessing the start of "Juwan Era".
Seeing him cry when he was introduce and photographing it was something I will remember for ever.
Personal note. English is improving and I feel more and more included / accepted in Ann Arbor... UM sports is an important factor in that overall progress.
December 31st, 2019 at 9:51 AM ^
Curb-stomping ND and MSU, Gears of War style. Say what you will about the performance against OSU, but ND and MSU were euphoric bloodbaths that this program needed in the worst possible way.
Hiring Howard and seeing it become a pretty good investment thus far. Clearly a work in progress (what first year HC isn't?), but he's got some good resume points a little over a month into the season, including a beatdown of the #1 team in America. That'll be big come Selection Sunday.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:08 AM ^
Non Michigan Football related....My son graduated high school and was accepted into the Honors Program at my and my wife's alma mater Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Michigan Football Related...went to see us kill PSU at home for my 40th. We were touring Schembechler Hall when the entire team showed up for a meeting. That is where my avatar comes from. Rashan was unbelievably kind and took a pic. Peppers slipped inside before I could get a pic with him.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:12 AM ^
We beat the hell out of both Notre Dame and MSU.
Obviously the regular season ended flat again, but we haven't had really fun wins over the both of those two since 2006 or 2007.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:14 AM ^
No heartwarming personal stories, so will echo the beatdowns of ND and MSU that others have said.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:16 AM ^
THE RENAISSANCE OF MICHIGAN MEN’S BASKETBALL
The program came back to life in this decade. It all started in the first season of the decade in 2010-11 when Stu Douglass nailed that 3 at MSU to give us our first win there since 1997. We were 1-6 in the B1G at the time and pretty much all wanted Beilein fired.
The rest is history. The 2010s will go down as a very special decade in the history of Michigan Basketball. So much success, huge wins over top-10 teams and championship hardware and banners.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:47 AM ^
I'll use your words from the targeting rule thread:
"You can’t read"
EDIT: Your post is needed in an "End of Decade" thread, but it's crazy where the hoops program was 10 years ago at this point.
December 31st, 2019 at 1:16 PM ^
Well he's gotta say something...
December 31st, 2019 at 10:47 AM ^
In February my daughter & I made the trek to Happy Valley to see Michigan Basketball beat down Ped State. We had an ice storm that day, her school was cancelled, and I debated not going. But, I have a 4wd truck, we had 1st row tickets, and it was our birthday present (hers is the day before mine).
She is a huge fan of Isaiah Livers and as a basketball player tries to copy his game, including Jersey # until this year. As dad my mission was to try and get her a picture/autograph.
We allowed ourselves 4 hours for the normal 1-1/2 hour drive. When we got there most everything was closed. We found some dinner then hung out mostly my truck listening to the radio hoping the game wasnt postponed.
We saw the game, saw history when Beilein got ejected in front of us, made TV during his eruption...and most importantly, Isaiah was kind enough to give a young teen girl some time & attention after the game. She still talks about it.
The only downside to the whole event was losing to Ped State.
January 1st, 2020 at 12:02 AM ^
That is a super sweet story.
You can still feel the "B touch" in the team as all the players are so kind.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:50 AM ^
My oldest daughter graduated in May. My son graduated in 2018. Was as touched/excited at commencement the second time as I was the first. I loved going to school at Michigan and is thrilling to see my kids share my joy in completely different ways.
December 31st, 2019 at 10:54 AM ^
My younger daughter (21yr) demanded that I take her to a game at the Big House, specifically for OSU. She’s not a real football fan but she’s been watching Michigan games with me for 10 years
December 31st, 2019 at 11:30 AM ^
If she is 21 did you point to the cooler poopers and say "this is what happens when you drink too much shitty beer"?
December 31st, 2019 at 11:24 AM ^
One of you fine folks pointed out that Michigan was offering free certificate courses through Coursera. I earned two so far. Never stop learning!
December 31st, 2019 at 12:34 PM ^
What subject?
December 31st, 2019 at 11:28 AM ^
Watching UM baseball with my niece during her third birthday weekend then watching UM seize the trident over Thanksgiving with my new nephew was pretty darn special. They both are a plane ride away (same family in Boston).
December 31st, 2019 at 11:38 AM ^
I saved 15% on my car insurance.
December 31st, 2019 at 11:45 AM ^
I only cried for 10 minutes after Michigan lost to OSU this year
December 31st, 2019 at 11:53 AM ^
Duncan Robinson's success in the NBA. His story is a great lesson about the results of hard work, perseverance, following your dreams, with a dash of a seasoned college bb coach with a knack for finding undeveloped talent.
December 31st, 2019 at 12:04 PM ^
We beat Ohio St. in intramural badmition. ?
December 31st, 2019 at 12:06 PM ^
College World Series was a lot of fun to watch.
December 31st, 2019 at 12:09 PM ^
Went to my first winning football game this year. MTSU. Nearly went to Notre Dame. Bah humbug. Still will take a victory, finally, after going to six losing games in my lifetime lol
December 31st, 2019 at 12:16 PM ^
My daughter was born at Mott in February...later that day my Dad and I watched Michigan vs Wisconsin on mute in the hospital room while the Mrs. and baby were sleeping.
December 31st, 2019 at 12:17 PM ^
Scanner Blue - YOU were one of our “positive” and “feel good” experiences this year during one of our visits to The Big House. Couldn’t thank you enough for making our Grandkid’s day and especially for making the day of their friend who was our guest. According to his Mom, he decorated their Christmas tree with some of the gifts you gave him. How cool is that!?!?
I wish this site provided us with the ability to message each other. Scanner - you are the epitome of what’s referred to as “The Michigan Difference”. I like to see us win as much as anyone but sometimes there’s a few more things that run deeper. Thank you again Scanner for helping to provide one young kid with one of the most memorable experiences of his lifetime! Blessings to you & your family in the New Year!