Let there be no muppets for this

Submitted by NMU Blue on

We have come far enough as a program this year that we don't need muppets for winning our opening round game.  We expected to win this game.  Duke... would earn muppets, but not this.  I truly believe that the program turned a corner today and took another step.  We went from people thinking 10 wins for the year was optimistic to this.  Hail.  Kalin Lucas, er, Tennessee, get the F off our court.

wlubd

March 18th, 2011 at 2:58 PM ^

Understand where you're coming from but this team that wasn't projected to make the NIT is now in the "Third" Round of the NCAA's. Muppets appropriate.

NMU Blue

March 18th, 2011 at 3:06 PM ^

If we drop Duke, I'll post them myself if I have to.  I just don't think that Stu Douglassing Tennessee is muppet worthy anymore.  We need to raise the bar and our expectations.  This isn't FYS football where we riot after each and every win over the MAC.  This is Michigan.  We are the Leaders and Best.  Not only are we in the tournament, we're a couple of wins from a national title.  Believe! 

BigBlue02

March 18th, 2011 at 3:25 PM ^

First off, Tennessee is far from MAC level, even if that was just an analogy. Second, did you just compare rioting to videos of muppets? Tennessee was a decent team and we ran them out of the gym to the tune of the largest margin of victory in an 8-9 tournament game ever. I'll listen to muppets if I god damn want to

dcmaizeandblue

March 18th, 2011 at 3:10 PM ^

Yeah geez don't enjoy this win too much it's not like we had a huge run to end the season just to make the tournament with a bunch of underclassmen and two juniors.

Sgt. Wolverine

March 18th, 2011 at 3:10 PM ^

Michigan just provided the largest margin of victory ever in an 8 vs 9 seed game.  Also, Michigan just became the first team ever to win a tournament game with zero made free throws.  And all that from one of the youngest teams in the nation, and a team that wasn't seriously expected to make the tournament.  If this isn't an occasion for Muppets, then there is no occasion for Muppets.

Monocle Smile

March 18th, 2011 at 3:20 PM ^

Fuck you.

Fuck you and your insufferable arrogance. Not celebrating a win? I don't care how many times we win, every single one of them should incorporate celebration. "Raising standards" my ass.

For many teams, the opening round is the toughest game they will have in the tournament. That's obviously not us, but it's plain stupid to write off "opening round" as some sort of gimme.

Taking wins for granted makes you an asshole. No exceptions. I thought the past three (four!) years would have taught us that.

BywaterE5

March 18th, 2011 at 3:40 PM ^

You can have my muppets when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers.  Enjoy your cold shower buzz killington, but this victory, and each subsequent one, deserves videos of Jim Hensons arm up Kermits a$$ singing songs of celebration.

BRCE

March 18th, 2011 at 4:20 PM ^

Brian posting muppets after Illinois and Purdue in football this year was embarrassing. But you've got to be out of your mind to not award muppets on a tourney win.