here's one vote for "John Beilein's head in a Futurama jar"
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Question about Michigan (and Michigan State) fans: What is it with people from Michigan and waving their keys on third downs? I saw MSU fans doing it on Saturday, and I've seen Michigan fans do it too.
Or at least that's how it was explained to me my freshman year, in 1995. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
That's what they old me as a frosh in 1985
I think most people stopped doing the key play thing around 2000 or so.
When I was a student I went to a lot of road games and at some schools they did "keys for kickoffs."
We don't do that as much as we used to, but it used to be called a "key play." Finally people realized that it didn't really make much noise, and stopped.
I've seen SEC fans do it as well.
It means key play. The students used to take their keys out and jingle them on big plays. Yeah I know, lame as hell. I'm not really sure if they still do or not, but I haven't really seen anyone outside of the student section do it for a few years. I've seen other schools do it too though. Still lame.
Wow. Interesting tradition. I always figured it had some connection with Detroit and the auto industry. We just make as much noise as we can on third downs.
"I always figured it had some connection with Detroit and the auto industry."
That made me laugh.
"We just make as much noise as we can on third downs."
That made me die on the inside, because that's that's how it should be.
Tell Abdullah to grow some balls and understand this is football at uofm.. Go check OSU fans then let us know
Your fans are nothing but class. Serious, went to Lincoln last year and was shocked at their amazing hospitality.
I agree. I've not been to that many away games before, but I've never been thanked by opposing fans for coming, and I had two Nebraska fans thank me as I walked around Lincoln before and after the game.
2 Years ago, I sat near a few Nebraska fans and they were the classiest fans I've ever sat with. I went to my first road game this year at Penn State. I was also incredibly impressed at the hospitality and classiness they exhibted! I look forward to seeing the Nebraska fans in AA this weekend!
They seem to travel extremely well as a fanbase. There were so many of them at Ross Ade for their game with Purdue this year I had to double check to make sure the game wasn't being played in Lincoln.
Had a Husker fan sitting right behind us at the Big House actually let my pregnant wife move up next to him because a couple of, let's say "grossly oversized" Michigan fans in my row were taking up all the space. He had an empty seat next to him and invited her up next to him so that she didn't get squished. Even stayed nice despite the thrashing they took. I couldn't believe it.
Kind of nice.
"I wouldn't have it any other way" so maybe in his mind we are ruthless. Unless he has been coming to this site in the past three weeks and read what all the "Borges fans" have said in here.
besides Spartan fans
I'm guessing it's a {insert school name} type comment. He only played here once and Nebraska fumbled the game away in a blowout. I doubt M fans would've been very venomous in such a game.
I remember Bach and The Cutting Crew playing (opposite ends of the spectrum but indicative) at tailgates when I was a student. Michigan fans are VERY tame in comparison to most programs.
This board's comments of late are also on par or tame compared to other boards in my opinion.
we used to be ruthless man, we used to not give a fuck about discretion
