How are you coping?

We're at the cider mill. I had some wine last night.

by not giving a shit. how many days until week one next year?

After yesterday's game, I thought, "Man, I wanna kill somebody (something)!" So, I did just that. Went out last night and killed an alligator (legally, of course). However, just like our beloved Wolverines, something was bound to go wrong. When my buddy bang sticked (not sure that's really a word outside of the swamp) the gator, his head came out of the water sending bone and bullet fragments everywhere on impact. Some of them, unfortunately found their way into my friends eye. After a trip to the ED and a visit from the on call ophthalmologist , he'll be fine with some antibiotics and a protective lens. Even our victories somehow feel like near losses.

Waiting for the AC/DC album on December 2. Red Wings, Dolphins and Jack

I am coping through acceptance.  I now watch the games void of emotion.  It sucks but at the same time it is much better than my blood pressure going through the roof!

I watch George Carlin stand up videos on youtube, he puts it all in perspective.

Michigan football no longer ruins my day.

I flip on call of duty and dominate little 12 year olds. Hearing their cries of agony bring me great solace during these times

I am accepting the fact that our collect hubris has been squashed and looking forward to a real coach, who provides a tactical advantage, and our return to 'Michigan Football'.

Seriously, it will be alright.

I grew up in Michigan too, but I've been here for years. One thing I didn't know before coming down was that gators are no longer an endangered species... since 1987! There are well over a million in Florida, so we can hunt them. Licenses are given by lottery in 3 phases. Season then goes from August to November, but you can only hunt where your permit location is (2 tags per permit) and only during the time period given, like 8/15-9/3. If you are awarded a permit, you don't need another license. If you missed out on the 2 lottery phases and the phase 3 (first come period) then you have to have a alligator trapping agent license. That allows you to hunt so long as you are with a permit holder.
We do eat them, but usually we sell them. The processors pay by the foot ($20/ft for a 7 footer, $35/foot for a 10 footer) and they usually wait at the hunting areas overnight to put the gators right in their refrigerated trucks.
I realize that this is way more than anyone wants to know, but I think it's s pretty fascinating thing. Definitely has an added level of difficulty than deer hunting. Edit: This was a reply to Mabel Pines. App placed it at the bottom.

Heavy drinking and wallowing in self pity over my footbeal teams.  In addition to M, I'm a Bears fan and I was disappointed that Aaron Rodgers didn't have the decency to atleast buy the Bears defense dinner before bending them over.

from deer that dear daughter shot last sunday.   and the kids playing football in the hay field at sunset.  and barn chores.  gave the 3 youngest boys haircuts last night, in prep for church this a.m.   and the list could go on quite long just like all of you.

all of that to say, we all love michigan, michigan football, and this blog, but the bottom line is that the things of life and daily living far eclipse football in importance.   go blue, enjoy the mgoblog community, but excel at being the best spouse, parent, sibling, grandchild, etc. that you can be and you will only smile at football, and turn it off when we stink.  like right now. 

terrible but once we suck in a game and im done with believing in a coach i silently cheer negative plays as much as positive. I chuckle a little to hide my depression and enjoy the deer in headlights look from Hoke, before him Rodriguez.

My 6 year old son has epidermolysis bullosa. He is infected and headed to the hospital in the morning for what will be his 8th admission in the past year. We are in an end of life pattern. This makes college football less important. Dwelling on the mess in the athletic department is a welcome distraction.

I cope the same way I've coped with being a Lions fan all these years. I focus on something else. Fortunately, the Tigers will be in the playoffs, the Wings will be starting up, the Lions are playing some good ball, and Michigan basketball season is coming.

I just can't take M football seriously when it's this bad. It's very sad that I feel now about Michigan as I have about the Lions for many years. If something good happens, that's great, but if bad games happen, it's just the expectation.

Thanks Hoke and Brandon (and let's not forget RR and Bill Martin) for producing a historically bad product. Michigan football has gone from the leaders and best to a punchline. And given what happened Saturday, the joke isn't even that funny.

Staying sober during the games and watching with the sound off. Yoga. And as for last night, two liters of German beer.