McGuffie Needs a Nickname
All sweet Michigan players have sweet nicknames. Although I agree McGuffie has only done a bit in his 3 games, the ND game showed that the kid has the potential to be amazing. Since this season's gonna be depressing, might as well embrace the good right??
My suggestions:
You 2be (YouTube, duh)
Vanilla Sky
White Hart
Air Guffie
September 18th, 2008 at 9:07 PM ^
All your suggestions were terrible. Sorry. Wait, redact that apology. I regret nothing.
McGuffie doesn't need a nickname. And I don't recall Perry, Hart, Braylon or Terrell having one either. Besides, McGuffie sounds sweet enough on its own.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:34 PM ^
September 19th, 2008 at 2:35 AM ^
DT has the bomb.
Edit:Well I'm a failure, this was already posted later in the thread.
September 19th, 2008 at 1:37 AM ^
September 18th, 2008 at 9:13 PM ^
September 18th, 2008 at 9:23 PM ^
Crime dog. End of discussion.
"Dude, did you see Crime Dog break that fool's ankles? This guy is sweet."
"Word."
September 18th, 2008 at 9:34 PM ^
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September 18th, 2008 at 11:42 PM ^
Can we get more blatant in our racism?
I vote for the Ebony/Ivory Shaw/McGuffie combo.
Or we can go with The Great White Hope!
Or Harmon Jr.
September 20th, 2008 at 9:18 PM ^
September 18th, 2008 at 10:23 PM ^
.......Sam.
Maybe Sammy?
Who exactly would be in the Michigan Football Player Nicknames Hall of Fame?
Really, I can think of two people who truly had a nickname that was both widely known and used by people: Bo and the Fuck Lion.
So, maybe lets skip the whole nickname thingy.
September 19th, 2008 at 1:49 PM ^
Agreed. A-train is really the only one I can come up with from the past 10 years
Edit: Haha, redacting this like everyone else in the thread. Must read bottom to top from now on.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:28 PM ^
I heard an annoucner call him "Sam I am" once, and I thought that was midly catchy, albeit a bit dumb.
What about just SAM as in "surface to air missile?" To esoteric?
September 18th, 2008 at 10:39 PM ^
September 18th, 2008 at 11:00 PM ^
Other than AC, which isn't strictly speaking a nickname so much as an acronym, I can't remember any nicknames for any Michigan players, "sweet" or not since about 1975 when I became sentient to UM football. Wheatley? Howard? Hayes? Toomer? Volk? Huckelby? Leach? Alexander?
I think people called Biakabatuka "Touchdown Tim" for a minute, which might explain why nicknames fell or re-fell out of fashion. Yeesh. My roommates and I used to insert a "Smokin'" in between "Tony" and "Boles," but I don't think that ever caught on.
I don't even remember anyone calling Grbac "the King" or anything. And what about Woodson (BBHN)? How much sweeter can you get, and no nickname, right? Somebody mentioned B-Easy and DT, but I don't seem to recall those catching on at all. Maybe in the locker room. I say if tUoOS has players with stupid fucking nicknames, that's reason enough not to pursue it.
September 19th, 2008 at 8:46 AM ^
A-train
edit: already referenced below 20 times, my bad.
September 19th, 2008 at 3:36 PM ^
September 18th, 2008 at 11:38 PM ^
September 18th, 2008 at 11:46 PM ^
David Terrell's nickname was "Bomb-ass Dick."
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To me Fred Mcgriff will always be the crime dog, end of story.
September 19th, 2008 at 12:19 AM ^
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September 19th, 2008 at 12:39 AM ^
I just googled "david terrell bomb ass dick." Well, not only did I get hits that would even make R Kelly cringe, but apparently it's a famous part of Michigan lore and not one that only my friend would know. The story is that David Terrell was overheard asking a young female co-ed to whom he was making love, "Who got da bomb-ass dick?"
Funny story from a haloscan convo I came across: "Rich Eisen heard about that story when he came back to campus one year. I was watching Sportscenter the next week and DT caught a long pass. Eisen goes, 'Who's got the bomb? David Terrell's got the bomb.' I about fell out of my chair."
September 19th, 2008 at 9:29 AM ^
I first heard this story back in 2001. I've been telling people about it ever since, because, it's just so awesome.
September 19th, 2008 at 12:44 PM ^
Yeah, I had the distinct pleasure of living next door to Dave and Todd Howard my freshmen year. In addition to bomb-ass dick, my personal favorite incident from that room was when Larry Foote was in the room and some girl was knocking on the door..the conversation went something like this before she was let in
girl "let me in!"
Larry "Say 'Foote has a big dick'"
Girl (in a innocent tone) "Foote has a big dick"
Larry "And I like to kiss it"
Girl (gleefully) "And I like to kiss it!'
Ahh...memories
September 20th, 2008 at 11:29 AM ^
September 18th, 2008 at 11:59 PM ^
I say we go with "Bunny"
That would be with greatest nickname of all-time in any sport on any level ever. times 2.
September 19th, 2008 at 12:12 AM ^
I can't recall many nicknames that the public was aware of. Of course, the walls of Fort Schembechler may have prevented the media from picking up on any of the nicknames.
I thought that T-Wheat or TD-Wheat would have been good for Wheatley.
September 19th, 2008 at 12:13 AM ^
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September 19th, 2008 at 12:25 AM ^
The reason why Edwards' and Terrell's nick-names never caught on was because they gave them to themselves - which sort of makes them tools.
The only recent player I can think of who had a nickname was Thomas, the "A-Train". And that was gay.
September 19th, 2008 at 1:04 AM ^
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September 19th, 2008 at 1:17 AM ^
Record:
I did like the A-Train nickname.
September 19th, 2008 at 3:22 AM ^
How about "White Men CAN Jump"
It's got it all - less than subtle racism, an homage to the YouTube days (which I hear he LOVES). Though I'm not sure it's a nickname if it's longer than his real name.
September 19th, 2008 at 6:45 AM ^
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:42 AM ^
The Caucasian Invasion? The Vanilla Thrilla? The Cream Dream? The Hasty Pasty?
September 19th, 2008 at 11:56 AM ^
Pure gold.
Or should I say... pure platinum
September 19th, 2008 at 12:14 PM ^
all of those are awesome.
'the hasty pasty' has to be my favorite. can we get rich robots to make a tee, and then have them not stock any shirts in my size?
edit: in response to mrg
September 19th, 2008 at 3:20 PM ^
September 19th, 2008 at 9:44 AM ^
September 19th, 2008 at 9:54 AM ^
I like McG
or McGmoney
could also live with Guff, guffy, or super guppy.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:59 AM ^
"The Great White McGuff" ? I fail.......