Meta: Our One Hope for Michigan in 2011
I think we can all agree, with whomever we believe should coach in any myriad of sports moving forward, that we hope and trust they execute their duties with respect, character and skill, representing this school with those traits that makes us proud to be fans of this great school. And that the young men and women who represent our University continue to show the character, intelligence and success that truly makes them Michigan.
Be safe, have fun and represent in a way that continues the integrity and success that all the legends of our school embody.
Happy New Year to all and the best of luck to our men in Blue tomorrow.
/soapbox
January 1st, 2011 at 12:38 AM ^
I thought our one hope was nuclear bolivian jhackney style.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:39 AM ^
Ohio State players, and the rest of the B1G's players, will never, ever be smarter then us.
Ever.
So sit back and bask in our mental superiority.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:52 AM ^
At one time these attributes you mention might have been enough but the reality of today's college sport, sadly, winning is also as essential.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:54 AM ^
But are mere mortals like you and me going to Take the Field against Iowa? Or Michigan State? Of course not. But our players are still the smartest and Most Likely to Succeed in the B1G. So sit back and bask in that knowledge. We can't always make our team win, but we can at least know that they are superior in the way that matters to their opponents.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:57 AM ^
5 players selling their OSU memorabilia or their 2010 record?
January 1st, 2011 at 4:26 AM ^
The Memorabilia Five could ultimately be remembered for going to the NFL and thumbing their nose at the NCAA by refusing to pay their money "back" to charity.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:47 AM ^
January 1st, 2011 at 12:49 AM ^
Damn, you got me tearing up on the inside. Personally, I'd just like the year to start off with a simple and sweet victory tomorrow. Now is that too much to ask?
January 1st, 2011 at 12:50 AM ^
For Michigan to become competent
January 1st, 2011 at 12:50 AM ^
....soapbox location?
- Michigan Union steps
- Diag bench
- Somewhere else?
January 1st, 2011 at 12:53 AM ^
I'm privy to the corner next to Michigan Book & Supply on gamedays — certainly gets a crowd when I howl at them.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:53 AM ^
This post is the truth. I feel like the true fans will always feel this way. No matter what happens, we will support UM no matter what happens and will be forever grateful for the Saturdays we get to watch them touch the banner and show us what is truly meant in being a Michigan Wolverine football fan.
/drunkness
/love for UM football
January 1st, 2011 at 1:14 AM ^
1. End the CC (or at least the threads, for fcuk sake); I'm looking at you Brandon.
2. Denard for Heisman v2.0
3. Tate redemption tour 2011
4. Welcome back Mike Martin
5. Tressel retires after Rodriguez and Wolverines run up the score 77 - 6 ("Tressel: "I'd have taken Robinson out for those last five scores")
January 1st, 2011 at 3:43 AM ^
I wish there was a part of the board where only reasonable people can go because shit like this makes sense. No wonder politicians never get anything done- we all root for the same team and it's a mess right now........
but u gotta remember sometimes the heart of the matter and this is it.
January 1st, 2011 at 7:24 AM ^
While that's a great sentiment it isn't likely to happen here anymore than in politics. And it isn't because most people are just jerks. In both arenas, the vast majority of people agree on the result they want, they just disagree on how to get to that result. (Sure, there are some RR supporters that appear to support him more than M, just as there are some that want him gone that have wanted him gone from the start, but that's not the majority of either group) And, in our case, we don't even have the "political" solution avialable to us, i.e. "splitting the difference," since there is no way that RR and JH are going to be co-coaches. Without that solution available to us, each side defends their preferred solution even more intensely.
Yeah, this whole period has been painful, and at times far too heated, but that is because so many here care passionately about the Team. That's not a "bad thing." We ALL want the Wolverines to be dominant, we just disagree about the best path forward. Once whoever is the HC going forward starts winning consistently, most of the fanbase will fully support him.
GO BLUE!