Michigan's own...Super Mario makes one of the greatest catches in Super Bowl History. This thread is dedicated to him and his accomplishments. Building his own legacy and adding to the accolades of the All Time Michigan Greats at WR.
Congrats Mario
#MIchiganDifference
Nice to see a Michigan
Nice to see a Michigan alumnus carve out a piece of Superbowl history; would be nicer still if he acknowledged that he was a Michigan alumnus.
Is there some (bad) history
Is there some (bad) history there? Does he always do that?
M'Dog
I love Manningham!!
I love Manningham!!
He didn't graduate, did he?
He didn't graduate, did he? So he's a former U-M athlete. Not an alumnus.
You don't have to graduate to
You don't have to graduate to be an alumnus.
I'd like to kick you
I'd like to kick you MGoKnowItAll's in the face.
thats not nice
thats not nice
thats not nice
thats not nice
I don't know what the deal is
I don't know what the deal is there. However I think that was a canned intro NBC has been using all season - I don't think it was done for the Super Bowl. The Dave Diehl/Chief Illini thing is also a repeat so I'm hoping Manningham only did it once
Yeah after...
making maybe the biggest catch in the NFC championship game with his late slant for a TD also. So he came to play in the 2 biggest games of his young career.
21 years of coaching and every senior who stayed had at least 1 big ten title... That is what " Those who stay will be champions" will really get you Ohio native Bo Schembechler.
That catch
was awesome!!! Super mario!
Manningam
Mario is just another example of the great football products of the University of Michigan!
Yeah but
he has a tendancy to run those plays out of bounds...per Collinsworth.
Collinsworth
Was wrong on that. Mario left plenty of cushion between the sideline on that, and Eli just threw it a tad to the right. Neither is really at fault, maybe Eli, but Manningham ran a good route there. Collinsworth can eat it. He provides some good insight into the game, but more often spews out verbal diarrhea throughout a game. My humble opinion.
Collinsworth is just horrible
I agree, his call that Mraio has poor fade routes is bull. Mario missed that first sideline pass by six inches. Bad fade running my ass, Collinsworth is bad but at least it wasn't Aikman or Buck. They are almost unwatchable. Loved it that that Mario made that catch. Michigan and the Giants baby!
Semper Fedelis!
relax, guys
somebody made a graphic. they had to use it. that was their opportunity. end of story.
He's made plenty of them too.
If you're the guy who plays the sideline routes, you can't keep all of them in, but he's made a lot of them in the past. And some were as spectacular, though perhaps not so important or widely watched.
Congrats to Mario!
As an
Congrats to Mario!
As an Eagles fan I can't stand the Giants. Can't believe it, Brady's recievers lost him that game. If Gronk's ankle isn't messed up maybe he has the leap power to get to that ball....
"This might sound arrogant and if it is, it is. We're Michigan."- Brady Fucking Hoke
I feel like the last play is
I feel like the last play is insignificant with a healthy Gronk. Obviously it's just speculation, but I think the Pats win outright with him 100%. The receivers lost this game.
I was watching a game earlier this season
I was watching a Giants game earlier this season, and Manningham listed his high school instead of Michigan when the roster was announced. Any insight on that?
Carpe the fuck out of this diem
My only insight is that he
My only insight is that he did that tonight too. Hater? Hater.
Hail.
I was watching the Super Bowl tonight
I was watching a Super Bowl tonight and Manningham listed his high school instead of Michigan when the roster was announced. Any insight on that?
But for seriously, I think he does that every game. Not sure why though. It was discussed in the open thread earlier.
"That's right. It's an off-tackle play. It's coming right over you. And there's not a thing you can do about it."
quick thought
Maybe he lists his high school because it's the last school he graduated from?
Or maybe, Braylon Edwards was his idol while at Michigan, and he lists his high school to be different, like when Edwards would say, "Lloyd Carr's University of Michigan"
I don't approve of him not saying Michigan. Let's get him on the board to explain himself.
Maybe
aquaman can get an interview with him!
I bleed BLUE, what about you?
No insight from me other than
No insight from me other than I was pissed when he did it before. He's done it since he got in the league. Maybe he's feeling somewhat guilty for bolting Michigan when they needed him badly? Never graduated, so he doesn't claim the awesomeness that is being a Michigan alum?
Old tapes?
I think they might be using the tape he made in 2009. They don't make a fresh recording for every game. Does anyone know if Braylon Edwards clip this season was still "Lloyd Carr's University of Michigan"? I think there were some other players who recognized their high schools instead of UM in 2009.
David Harris recognized his high school
and i thin L Woodley, did too, but not 100% on that - am 100% that Harris gave a shout-out to his High School.
Still can't believe Pats lost. Hopefully this pushes Tom and the team to push themselves harder to be in the same place next year - whos' in the AFC, really?
Steelers - tough, but not insurmountable
Ravens - D is tough, but aging, and Flacco is flaccid
Texans - Tough but but beatable
Bengals - Wild card, but Pats can beat them
Jets and Bufffalos - Nope, Sanchez is a joke and Buffalos aren't complete
Michigan Men by choice, recognized by deeds, tested and proven by time.
^LOL
Collinsworth is eating crow right now.
(No subject)
Whatcha gonna do, little brother?
Big congrats to Mario, but
Big congrats to Mario, but I'm not sure I would call that one of the greatest catches of super bowl history... Tyree's from 4 years ago and, though I hate to admit it, Holmes' in the steelers second super bowl were probably better.
Mad props to Mario nonetheless for an incredible catch
"I hope I can get a bunch of championships - like 15"
In my biased opinion the only
In my biased opinion the only thing that makes the Holmes play possibly any better is because it was a TD. The 2 catches were virtually identical IMO
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
StraightDave owes me a steak dinner: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-stefon-diggs-md#comment-1476908
One hell of a catch....but
One hell of a catch....but everyone is only talking about how "masterful" Eli was
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
StraightDave owes me a steak dinner: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-stefon-diggs-md#comment-1476908
On the local (NYC) news interview just now
Eli was talking about how masterful Mario's catch was. (Probably used another word, but he gave him credit, enthusiastically.)
Well I'm sure Eli is giving
Well I'm sure Eli is giving him props, but I was talking about the Media in general. On ESPN all they've been doing is talking about how great Eli is and stuff like that
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
StraightDave owes me a steak dinner: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-stefon-diggs-md#comment-1476908
Great catch and good win by
Great catch and good win by the Giants. I was rooting for the Pats all the way, so I'm a little bummed, but he represented us well. Go blue!
Whew!
Manning's corvette....Can you imagine if Brady would've won? Corvette with Gisele in it!
"This might sound arrogant and if it is, it is. We're Michigan."- Brady Fucking Hoke
Gisele has enough money to
Gisele has enough money to buy a thousand Corvettes...how about Gisele with a checkbook? Now, that's enticing!
Tommy's doing ok too
I think my boy Tommy is doing ok with his own checking account. He could buy a corvette for each member of the o-line & not sweat it...
Net worth info (shocking!)
sorry if this is getting off-topic, but I had to look up Tom & Gisele's net worth. I was surprised to see that Gisele comes out on top:
Net worth Gisele Bundchen: $150M
Net worth Tom Brady: $100M
(maybe he can catch up if she stops working & he plays as long as Favre)
Great, great catch, might not
Great, great catch, might not be the popular opinion but Eli put that ball right on the button.
Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.
Baas
Also gets a ring.
...confidence is the stain they can't wipe off...
Congrats to Manningham but
I don't understand why he chose to make a shout out to his high school instead of the university during the introductions...
I went to the University of
I went to the University of Michigan, not to Warren G. Harding High School.
Has he been back since he
Has he been back since he left? Bad feelings?
WK
Does anyone know why Mario
Does anyone know why Mario mentioned his high school instead of Michigan when the rosters were announced?
"You can win with talent. You can win with character. When you have a combination of both, you have a chance at greatness."
That was
a great catch but every bounce (fumble), went NY's way and then all of Bradys receivers developed stone hands. I only root for New England and my Browns....randy has a sad....
It's tough being Blue in Columbus!!!
That's me, too. I root for
That's me, too. I root for the Lions, Browns and Patriots. No one else.
video
here:
Great catch. Still disappointed the Pats couldn't reel in a bunch of decent throws when it counted, though.
Sam I am...
and I don't eat green eggs and MannignHam!
"They're stuck with that quarterback (sophomore Braxton Miller) for the next two or three years, that's fine with me. He throws worse than (Tim) Tebow. - Steve Everitt
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