MGoPoll // Superstitions // Posbang?

I am currently wearing a clean Michigan sweatshirt. When I get home, I will change back into my dirty one that I have worn during all the games this tourney.

Thanks for getting THAT stuck in my head on a day like this.

Of note:

If it's a big game, I don't sit down at all, I stand in my living room like an idiot.  Sitting is bad luck.

I don't drink my first sip of beer until after kickoff or tip.  If I do, it's bad luck.

If I go for a run the night before I push myself to finish x miles in x minutes.  If I don't, it's bad luck.

If I'm wearing Michigan gear and things are going bad in the game, I remove the gear.  Vice versa if I'm not wearing Michigan gear.  If not, it's bad luck.

On a side note, my wife is due on the 13th of this month.  Precisely what are the odds of her going into labor right before the tip, or God forbid with 5 minutes left in a tight game?

I have a very specific spot in my living room that I will stand in should the game be close.  From that spot, my positive energy is best able to be transmitted through the TV to the players.  But I can't stand there all game or we'll all overload and die. 

I will watch no pregame.  I will be alternating between water and diet cherry pepsi (drank too much this weekend). 

I'm also wearing my maize and blue striped socks and a yellow and blue (more UCLA'y but the best I could do) tie in the office today. 

I stood at the copy machine for five minutes today figuring out what number of copies I could make that included all my students, wouldn't be a jinx, and would bring the greatest amount of good luck.

I wore my 1985 Big Ten championship game t-shirt during the Syracuse game. I'm wearing it today, even though I just worked out in it. Family will just have to live with it. 

 

During football season, if we're losing, I leave the room and have my husband yell in to the other room what's happening. More often than not, we win when I leave. 

Instead of a suit to teach an entire roomful of MBAs.

This sweatshirt has been worn for every tournament game and includes some soda stains from VCU at Auburn Hills

I walked down to the bar.  Things continued not to go well and I took a shot of Jameson's.  I don't really drink shots, but if felt right.  We know how it turned out.  Clearly this was not a coincidence and I'll be having Jameson's again tonight if circumstances require.

I have this superstitious thing I do where I sneak into an opposing team's team dinner before a game, and add a little something to the food resulting in severe, but not life-threatening, diahrrea.  It works remarkably well actually, and my teams haven't lost when I stick with this superstition.  I haven't tried it for any UM games yet , but perhaps it's time to break out my version of the 'lucky shirt' for the Wolverines. 

Have watched every game since VCU on tape delay. As much as I want to watch live, superstitious behavior wins out, and I will not be starting the game until 45 minutes post-tip

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They are the go to rally beer if we ever have a moment of doubt. They have worked thus far against Kansas and Syracuse. 

In all sports, I refuse to shave while things are good, so I'm looking a bit raggedy now. For this tourney run, I've also made sure to sit in the same seat of my couch and watch the game on my projector in the same sweatshirt. I also do not drink until after the game ends (it minimizes the projectiles I can use should things go sufficiently bad). If one of my cats decides to jump in my lap at any time, I do nothing to jeopardize the cat going anywhere (this includes cheering excessively or using the bathroom - I've learned to just deal with the situation).

I have a hat with a Wolverine head which I wore to both Final Four games in '89 and the 1998 Rose Bowl. The hat was worn to the Georgia Dome last Saturday night and *will* be worn again tonight!
Go Blue!

Plain gray t-shirt that reads "Michigan Basketball". Worn it all tourney.

shirt that I wore on Saturday night. Its washed so no grime here lol and my lucky M cap too. All ready for action.

Wearing the same t-shirts, jeans and shoes. also, in every thread it's appropriate, Fuck Louisville.

When Rumeal Robinson went to the line for his NC-clinching free throws in '89 I promised any/all deities that would listen that I would never ask him/her/it for anything Michigan sports-related ever again if only RR made the FTs. Of course he did and it was all Muppets and rainbows and I felt very clever. It seemed like a good idea at the time but now I can't use that again and I'm pissed. I'm watching the game at the same place as I watched the Syracuse game, with the same people sitting in the same seats and of course wearing the same clothes. It's all I got. Go Blue!

Ill be checking my sports center app every ten to fifteen seconds. Also, if anyone asks me for a favor, I feel obligated to do it. It's a karma thing.

Same grey Michigan shirt and blue block M shorts. Also, my 3 year old will be wearing his Shoelace jersey this evening then his blue block M PJ's for bed. I also stand/sit based on the flow of the game and whatever is working.

I've worn the same Michigan gear for the games but my big superstition is my magical beanie hat that I put on at some point in the 2nd half of the Kansas game. In celebration of the win I threw the hat. I vowed that the hat shall not be touched until right before tip for the Florida game and removed right after the game ends to preserve the magic. I did the same for the Syracuse game and it remains undisturbed. Got to get one more win out of that magical beanie. 

Well I had a similar question. I went sober the day of Michigan's first game (for reasons other than bball) and have now gone 3+ weeks without a drop of alcohol. I will be out again tonight at a sports bar to watch the game but am torn on what to do.... Full day pass on sobriety or do I stick it out for the game and have one or two after the game if I feel up to it?

As my username would imply, I live in the beautiful city of Lubbock, TX, where it is currently in the upper 80's outside.  On Saturday, about 45 minutes before tipoff, I realized that I did not own any suitable warm weather Michigan gear.  So, I frantically drove to the mall hoping to find a Hatworld or equivalent that just might have a Michigan hat.  I was not optimistic.  But, I somehow managed to maneuver my way into a prime parking space at the mall, at a time when the mall here is a complete shitshow.  I walked in, and the hat store, by sheer dumb luck, was right next to the entrance I parked at.  As I scanned the racks for a hat, my heart sank as I did not see any Michigan paraphernalia anywhere.  As a last ditch effort, I asked the sales associate if he might have one in the back.  He then reached behind the counter, and pulled out a single, fitted Michigan hat that fit me perfectly.  It was the last one, was on sale previously and was likely going to be shipped back to whatever warehouse it came from.  I wore this hat during the game Saturday, and I plan to wear it during every game from here on out.   

My son wears his Burke jersey every game.

My best friend although not a M fan was in Seattle in 89 when they won it and he's in in GA this week for the masters. So I figure he's some kind of good luck charm or something..

Can't really afford to go out, but I have no choice. Same bar I've been at for VCU, Kansas, Syracuse. Same bar I drunkenly offered $300 to open up for my group on Easter Sunday after THE TREY. (They declined, and they're lucky it didn't jinx us)

I have no choice. My wife understands and supports this. I must drink Captain and Coke with a lime and a splash of grenadine, then start two fisting with that and spotted cow for halftime. Then 2nd half is all spotted cow. I'm not quitting smoking until after tonight because this team needs me to step out of that same bar and have a smoke at halftime. Just like VCU/Kansas/Cuse. 

I WILL NOT LET THE TEAM OR ANY OF YOU DOWN!!!