As you can clearly see from the picture below in the Detroit News Zack Novak is playing with NO legs. 
the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
Michigan beats Indiana playing with a paraplegic most of the game
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:16 AM
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Michigan beats Indiana playing with a paraplegic most of the game
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:18 AM | 
How do people get these
How do people get these
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:24 AM |
a levitating paraplegic, no
a levitating paraplegic, no
a levitating paraplegic, no less!
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:29 AM |
you don't need legs when
you don't need legs when
you don't need legs when you've got GRIT
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:29 AM |
Wow
Wow
I have no clue about photography, but maybe someone who does can shed some light on how that is possible. Is there some extent of Photoshopping that goes into newspaper photos and they just messed this one up?
"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:05 PM |
Pretty simple really
Pretty simple really
Maybe I'm wrong here, but Novaks legs just happen to be behind his body when the picture was taken. You can see one of his shoes up by the IU players shorts. Took me a few seconds to put that together. I figured it was photoshopped at first. Awesome picture, nonetheless.
I can only continue to reference the fact that I live in an onion factory.
February 2nd, 2012 at 1:58 PM |
Photoshopping is a big no-no for photojournalists
Photoshopping is a big no-no for photojournalists
Basically, they're not supposed to do any more than they need to do in order to convert the raw file captured by the camera into a JPG or a print-ready image. The photographer would certainly get in a lot of trouble for removing legs. I think HartAttack20 has the right idea.
(You do see editorial photos that have been manipulated, which is justified by the fact that they're editorial. It can be controversial anyway.)
Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:29 AM |
Double amputee would probably
Double amputee would probably
Double amputee would probably be more accurate.
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:30 AM |
wow!
wow!
The title of the post seemed a bit quesitonable but the picture is pretty funny (he kind of looks like a hovercraft)!
Go Blue!
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:31 AM |
Looks like photoshop to me.
Looks like photoshop to me.
Looks like photoshop to me. I didn't watch the game so I will more than likely be off, but why is Novak on the ground when it looks like the IU play has full and utter control of the ball? Is this the new dive defense I keep hearing about?
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:40 AM |
He is on the ground like that
He is on the ground like that
He is on the ground like that because he has no legs, stop being so insensitive to the legless people.
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:41 AM |
If it is
If it is
They did it to themselves.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120201/SPORTS0201/202010458/Michigan-blows-lead-still-hangs-beat-Indiana?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
It's still there.
And when you zoom in on it, it doesn't even look like he was originally in that picture.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:30 AM |
He looks like Slimer.
He looks like Slimer.
He looks like Slimer.
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:32 AM |
Grit Compensates for Legs
Grit Compensates for Legs
period.
It's Great to be a Michigan Wolverine
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:45 AM |
Give him a funny hat and a
Give him a funny hat and a
Give him a funny hat and a magic carpet, and he could be a Genie.
February 2nd, 2012 at 1:14 PM |
Stick rug fringe on each end
Stick rug fringe on each end
Stick rug fringe on each end of him and he could be the fricking carpet.
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:43 AM |
Looks legit.
Looks legit.
If you go to the website & take a look at the blown up version of the photo, you can see what appear to be Novak's black shoes just over his left shoulder. I'm thinking that it's not actually photoshopped, just a really weird position that only someone like Zack Novak could twist themselves into without shattering their spine.
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:14 PM |
I believe you are correct. It
I believe you are correct. It
I believe you are correct. It just looks very, very strange at first blush.
I hope to be like dang for large sections of the season.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:44 AM |
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So how many stolen bases did Novak wind up with?
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:44 AM |
Don't forget - you can get that pic on a mug
Don't forget - you can get that pic on a mug
or a shirt or anything else from the site:
http://detroitnews.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge_remote.asp?source=&re...
February 2nd, 2012 at 3:12 PM |
Playing cards
Playing cards
I think I need the playing cards...
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:13 PM |
Degree of difficulty
Degree of difficulty
It's almost like the game is too easy for Novak, so he decided to increase the degree of difficulty by doing push-ups while guarding IU. And these weren't just the normal push-ups, these were the jump up and clap your hands style push-ups, all while having no legs. I'm impressed.
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:13 PM |
It's not photoshopped—it's a bizarre but real photo
It's not photoshopped—it's a bizarre but real photo
First, there would be absolutely no reason for either the photographer or the News to engage in fakery; their professional credibility would be at stake. If it were photoshopped, whoever did it or authorized it would probably lose their job.
Second, I've looked at the photo carefully, and there are none of the telltale signs of two photos being merged. In particular, look at Novak's hair—one of the hardest things to do in photo retouching is dealing with hair against backgrounds, and you can see individual strands of Novak's hair. I'm not saying it would be impossible to do, but it would take time and therefore money.
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:21 PM |
Why would you assume that a
Why would you assume that a
Why would you assume that a Detroit newspaper cars about professional credibitily? Oh wait, we're talking the News not the Freep.
"Is There Anybody Out There?" Pink Floyd, The Wall.
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:50 PM |
Wait... So Novak does in fact
Wait... So Novak does in fact
Wait... So Novak does in fact have no legs?? What an athlete.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
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February 2nd, 2012 at 12:37 PM |
I came to...
I came to...
I came to this thread expecting a bad, tasteless joke.
I really liked the title now.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
February 2nd, 2012 at 4:32 PM |
I was afraid to read it
I was afraid to read it
Missed the game, but knew there was controversy about Horford playing... Glad to find he didn't burn his medical redshirt only to do more damage.
February 2nd, 2012 at 2:00 PM |
Now I finally understand why
Now I finally understand why
Now I finally understand why they say Zack is physically limited.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:28 PM |
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How do people get these shots? I mean there's this, then the ones were THJ removed his head from all photos
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
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