http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/53135/video-b1g-stadium-ranking...
Travesty.
the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
ESPN Big Ten Blog: Big House Only #6 Stadium in Conference
July 13th, 2012 at 2:36 PM
#1
ESPN Big Ten Blog: Big House Only #6 Stadium in Conference
July 13th, 2012 at 2:37 PM | 
So?
So?
July 13th, 2012 at 2:39 PM |
I never miss a good
I never miss a good
I never miss a good opportunity to call Rittenberg & Bennett lazy trolls.
July 13th, 2012 at 4:27 PM |
Rittenberg will be best known for this
Rittenberg will be best known for this
Rittenberg will go down in history as the guy who asked Brady Hoke this question. It's almost like he was perfect casting for the role of know-nothing reporter who was made to look stupid:
July 13th, 2012 at 5:37 PM |
This really sucks.
This really sucks.
I believe I had suppressed that fact in my mind. I didn't want to have to try to think about us owing Rittenberg in any way for this gem.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
July 13th, 2012 at 6:05 PM |
Think of it this way
Think of it this way
Thank Rittenberg's ignorance and idiocy for that gem.
July 14th, 2012 at 4:18 PM |
Chills.
It will go down in
Chills.
It will go down in
Chills.
It will go down in history as his "The Team, The Team, The Team" moment.
M'Dog
July 13th, 2012 at 2:40 PM |
Brought to us by the morans who think the lone seat is reserved
Brought to us by the morans who think the lone seat is reserved
for Crisler. Next
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
July 13th, 2012 at 2:52 PM |
I'm confused. The extra seat
I'm confused. The extra seat
I'm confused. The extra seat is reserved for Fritz Crisler. Am I missing something here?
July 13th, 2012 at 2:54 PM |
Now you guys have me
Now you guys have me
Now you guys have me confused. I'm just going to ride this out and agree with the person who inevitably ends with a +5.
Hail.
July 13th, 2012 at 3:29 PM |
Now that you're the one with the +5,
Now that you're the one with the +5,
your statement is also recursive.
Formerly 'mgoblaniel.'
July 13th, 2012 at 4:49 PM |
i will respond
i will respond
i will respond to this post in a trolling manner so that way you end with the +5
EDIT: Flamebait? I was going for trolling.. can't even get this right.. mom was right, i will never amount to anything.
Go Blue...
July 13th, 2012 at 2:59 PM |
Nah, I forgot the link, and it turns out it was a comment,
Nah, I forgot the link, and it turns out it was a comment,
not part of the article. Fail.
Michigan Stadium has always had an 'extra' seatreserved for Fielding Yost
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/tag/_/name/fielding-yost
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
July 13th, 2012 at 3:00 PM |
Yep, it's reserved for
Yep, it's reserved for
Yep, it's reserved for Crisler.
July 13th, 2012 at 3:56 PM |
Actually,
Actually,
there is an SI Vault article about Crisler, that I can't link to directly but is alluded to here (http://mvictors.com/?p=661) that, as MVictors summarizes, believes the extra seat is reserved for Amos Alonzo Stagg, legendary UChicago coach of yore and Crisler's mentor. Though, I believe that the official AD line nowadays is that the seat is for Crisler and that's what most/all fans think. But as far as I can research, there has never been a definitive true, bullet-proof explanation of who the seat is for, just guesses and assumptions, one of which has hardened into quasi-fact over the years and been condoned by the AD. But really, its within the realm of possibility the seat could be for Stagg, or Yost, or even somebody completely random; wife, a child, a favorite ex-player, "promised" to a recruit, or a recruit's family member...
July 13th, 2012 at 5:26 PM |
THIS is a moran.
THIS is a moran.
I compulsively downvote any usage of "lol".
July 13th, 2012 at 5:28 PM |
I don't really know that we can offer a precise definition.
I don't really know that we can offer a precise definition.
I do know that we can illustrate it with some degree of accuracy.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
July 13th, 2012 at 5:35 PM |
You win.
You win.
For the higher quality of picture.
I compulsively downvote any usage of "lol".
July 13th, 2012 at 5:44 PM |
You were firster.
You were firster.
I was the first place loser.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
July 13th, 2012 at 6:51 PM |
Crissy Moran?
Crissy Moran?
Crissy Moran?
July 13th, 2012 at 2:43 PM |
Says more about the stupidity
Says more about the stupidity
Says more about the stupidity of the rankers than it does the big house.
July 13th, 2012 at 2:44 PM |
This is a joke!
This is a joke!
We are one of the best stadiums in the country let alone the B1G. Definitely a Blue hater !
#Go Blue !!!!!
July 13th, 2012 at 2:45 PM |
Regardless of where we're at,
Regardless of where we're at,
Regardless of where we're at, they did a really poor job on these videos.
July 13th, 2012 at 2:45 PM |
They don't give any
They don't give any
They don't give any reasons...
July 13th, 2012 at 2:47 PM |
Since when does ESPN's
Since when does ESPN's
Since when does ESPN's opinion matter? The guy who wrote it probably got rejected from Michigan.
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.....
July 13th, 2012 at 2:51 PM |
Rittenberg graduated from Northwestern
Rittenberg graduated from Northwestern
So, no offense, but I bet he could have gotten into Michigan if he wanted to.
Moeller v. Excalibur Restaurant -- Fight!
July 13th, 2012 at 3:04 PM |
You are probably, but a Class
You are probably, but a Class
You are probably right, but a Class of 2012 graduate at my old high school who is a legacy (father, uncle) at Michigan did not get in. Where is he going you ask? Northwestern. College admissions at the at high academic universities can be a crapshoot.
Denard is my homeboy.
University of Michigan Class of 2014
July 13th, 2012 at 3:07 PM |
It's true
It's true
But I will just add that Adam and I went to NU's Medill School of Journalism at the same time, and I was accepted to Michigan four months before NU finally gave me an answer. My bigger point is that calling other people stupid and claiming they couldn't attend your school is always an assy move and reflects poorly on your fanbase. Adam dislikes Michigan because he's a huge NU fan, not because he holds some grudge over admissions.
Moeller v. Excalibur Restaurant -- Fight!
July 13th, 2012 at 3:30 PM |
Maybe the Medill School of
Maybe the Medill School of
Maybe the Medill School of Journalism should have taught him to journalize without so much bias. Just sayin'.
July 13th, 2012 at 3:35 PM |
This is an opinion piece
This is an opinion piece
There is no such thing as an unbiased Top 10 list. Give me a freaking break.
Moeller v. Excalibur Restaurant -- Fight!
July 13th, 2012 at 3:38 PM |
They could have used measures
They could have used measures
They could have used measures such as capacity, luxury capacity, attendance/capacity, maximum recorded db levels at midfield, # of years in existance (tradition) to make an unbiased top 10 list.
July 13th, 2012 at 3:40 PM |
And it would have been boring
And it would have been boring
And you wouldn't be talking about it. I'm not saying they made a good list. It's idiotic to put five stadiums in the country above the Big House, let alone in the Big Ten. But you only do this kind of listicle nonsense to foment controversy. There is literally no other reason to do it. Your outrage encourages them to do it again. It's sucky, but it's the Internet. There's a reason the Freep has never fired Drew Sharp, unfortunately.
Moeller v. Excalibur Restaurant -- Fight!
July 13th, 2012 at 4:16 PM |
I wasn't referring to this
I wasn't referring to this
I wasn't referring to this article specifically in mentioning Rittenberg's bias. He has shown an ability to be biased in a number of forums (fora?).
July 13th, 2012 at 3:40 PM |
So did he
So did he
rank NU's high school stadium over the Big House then?
July 13th, 2012 at 3:42 PM |
Nope.
Nope.
No. 10, ahead of only Purdue and Indiana, which...YEAH.
Moeller v. Excalibur Restaurant -- Fight!
July 13th, 2012 at 2:47 PM |
ESPN
ESPN
ESPN should change it's name to JOKE.
I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
July 13th, 2012 at 3:05 PM |
Whoah!
Whoah!
ZING!
July 13th, 2012 at 3:11 PM |
(No subject)
(No subject)
July 13th, 2012 at 3:32 PM |
that guy looks like dantonio
that guy looks like dantonio
that guy looks like dantonio
July 13th, 2012 at 3:41 PM |
Actually, he looks
Actually, he looks
like the woodchipper operator guy from the movie Fargo.
July 13th, 2012 at 4:03 PM |
Wait, Dantonio put a guy's
Wait, Dantonio put a guy's
Wait, Dantonio put a guy's body through a woodchipper!?!? But he is a man of DISCIPLINE!!!
July 13th, 2012 at 6:03 PM |
True
True
he scrupulously pored over every detail of his plan before shoving said body through a woodchipper in a most orderly and regimented fashion. It was only through years of disipline and mortification that he was able to perform such a deed while maintaining such a grim look of stern determination.
July 13th, 2012 at 4:26 PM |
Gaear Grimsrud
Gaear Grimsrud
That's because I believe he is. He's also the nihilist in The Big Lebowski.
July 13th, 2012 at 11:39 PM |
or Karl Hungus from Big
or Karl Hungus from Big
or Karl Hungus from Big Lebowski.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
July 14th, 2012 at 12:17 AM |
May I suggest
May I suggest
this shirt?
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
"When you have Denard Robinson, you can have everything"
~George Walden
July 13th, 2012 at 2:50 PM |
Posting this to the espn blog
Posting this to the espn blog
Posting this to the espn blog made Adam Rittenberg very happy.
For whatever reason, journalists that attended Northwestern (Wilbon, Rittenberg) seem to hate Michigan. Anyone have an idea why?
July 13th, 2012 at 3:04 PM |
I have been told that some
I have been told that some
I have been told that some Northwestern fans judge U-M fans the most obnoxious in the conference.
I didn't hear reasons, but if I had to speculate I would guess it's partly because of the way we turn their stadium into a neutral site via our sheer numbers. Also because it's the one school in the Big Ten that can credibly claim to be "better" than Michigan (due to its selectivity)--and I think that gets under some U-M fans' skin and compromises their congeniality.
Candace: No... That why they make smart word box for tell monkey hard brain-hurty things.
Phineas: Removing prepositions makes it more condescending.
July 13th, 2012 at 3:16 PM |
Well, the second part is
Well, the second part is
Well, the second part is probably true, but on TV it looks like ~9 of the Big Ten teams have a large enough travelling fan presence to turn Northwestern's stadium into a neutral site (at worst)
July 13th, 2012 at 4:01 PM |
My fiancee is a Northwestern alum
My fiancee is a Northwestern alum
I asked her why Northwestern fans hate Michigan and she said she must have missed that memo. Sorry for adding absolutely nothing to this discussion.
July 13th, 2012 at 4:02 PM |
When I was applying to
When I was applying to
When I was applying to college the opinions I heard reflected more of a "grass is always greener" mentality. A lot of the people I talked to in Michigan thought Northwestern was a little better and the people in Chicago thought Michigan was a little better. I concluded that they were pretty much on the same level but Michigan is a lot bigger with more departments. I almost went to northwestern for the campus alone though.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
July 14th, 2012 at 10:40 AM |
And in my experience, this
And in my experience, this
And in my experience, this mentality plays a role in some Northwestern fans' antipathy to Michigan and Michigan fans. There exists a sense of academic superiority over the rest of the Big Ten that serves as a balm against the sting of coming up short in athletics. Michigan, though, not only regularly bests the Wildcats on the field of play, but is academically superior in many ways as well.
It's just ESPN.
Abort, Retry, Fail?