O.T: Abdelkader takes a run at the Big House:

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July 21st, 2011 at 8:12 AM
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O.T: Abdelkader takes a run at the Big House:

“We were joking around (when) we went over the Big House,” the Red Wings forward and former Michigan State star said of Michigan Stadium. “If we’d had a couple of bombs on it (the jet), maybe we would have dropped a couple on there.”

Pilot Lt. David Tickle, an Alabama native, said: “One of the maneuvers that I can show him is a bombing hop. … We just happened to be over Ann Arbor at the time, and I know he’s a Michigan State guy. So it worked out great we could pretend we were bombing Ann Arbor for him.

“Obviously I would never bomb Ann Arbor. I have nothing against Michigan.” 

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110720/SPORTS0202/107200397/1128/sports0103/Former-MSU-star-Abdelkader-takes-jabs-at-U-M%E2%80%99s-Big-House-during-flyover 

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July 21st, 2011 at 8:20 AM | Not a computerized bear from Alaska? (Score:3 Normal)
Lets_Go_Blue
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Not so awesome.

Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.

     -Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)

July 21st, 2011 at 8:20 AM | Not a computerized bear from Alaska? (Score:0 Redundant)
July 21st, 2011 at 8:21 AM | Drat! (Score:0 Redundant)
July 21st, 2011 at 8:22 AM | That is odd. I always (Score:5 Normal)
CRex
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That is odd. I always figured State grads would be more of the arson type.

July 21st, 2011 at 8:25 AM | Once a Sparty (Score:5 Normal)
Six Zero
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Always an idiot.

July 21st, 2011 at 8:29 AM | Yep (Score:5 Normal)
BiSB
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He then picked up a two minute penalty for tripping, sending Vancouver to another power play.

They no longer call me Bisbiño

July 21st, 2011 at 12:18 PM | Love it (Score:1)
Michael Scarn
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Just one addendum - in the last 10 minutes of the 3rd period.

July 21st, 2011 at 8:44 AM | Eh, good for him (Score:2 Normal)
Moleskyn
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That had to have been an awesome experience. I would give my left nut to be able to go for a ride in one of those.

July 21st, 2011 at 8:50 AM | I flew in a P51 Mustang (Score:4 Normal)
w2j2
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I flew in a P51 Mustang once.  THAT was cool! 

July 21st, 2011 at 8:53 AM | “Obviously I would never bomb (Score:4 Normal)
skunk bear
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“Obviously I would never bomb Ann Arbor. I have nothing against Michigan.”

I'm glad that he added that.

July 21st, 2011 at 8:53 AM | Before that, I wasn't (Score:3 Normal)
Lets_Go_Blue
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Before that, I wasn't entirely sure...

Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.

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July 21st, 2011 at 11:20 AM | That's a quote from the (Score:2)
ArrogantAsshole
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That's a quote from the pilot. 

Grudge is still on.

July 21st, 2011 at 2:32 PM | I loved that caveat (Score:1)
Grumpy52
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Ann Arbor was never in any danger. The F-22's flying high cover, would have taken him out long before he had started his bomb run. 

July 21st, 2011 at 9:30 AM | (Score:1)
dothepose
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Agreed, I hate Abdelkader more for his uselessness than his Spartyness. He takes dumb penalties and tried to be the "tough guy". More of a liability than an asset.

You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.

July 21st, 2011 at 6:08 PM | Better than having no one (Score:1)
goblue20111
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Better than having no one stick up for our players IMO. 

July 21st, 2011 at 9:04 PM | While I don't like (Score:1)
I Bleed Maize N Blue
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While I don't like Abdelkader's Spartyness, which I blame for his taking dumb penalties - especially in the playoffs - I'd hardly call him useless.  He has size (6'2", 215) and youth (24) that the Wings need, and he led the team in regular season hits (188, far ahead of Franzen's 2nd place 143) and tied Helm for the team's most playoff hits (28).

Hopefully his Red Wings experience will trump his Sparty asshattedness.

Michigan Resurgent?  Michigan Resurgent!

The beatings will continue until the uniforms improve!

July 21st, 2011 at 9:04 AM | Come on 'folks.  You know if (Score:2 Normal)
icefins26
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Come on 'folks.  You know if Knuble or someone said the same thing about Spartan Stadium (or Ohio Stadium) we'd laugh and go nuts about it.  Relax.

July 21st, 2011 at 11:13 AM | Yeah, but Knuble is good at (Score:3 Normal)
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Yeah, but Knuble is good at hockey.

July 21st, 2011 at 11:35 AM | OK, let's replace with Jason (Score:1 Normal)
icefins26
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OK, let's replace with Jason Botterill.

July 21st, 2011 at 12:31 PM | Spartan Stadium (Score:3 Funny)
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Yeah but the pilot would be quoted as saying, "Knuble wanted me to act like I was bombing Spartan Stadium but I had never heard of it and had no idea where it was. Once he pointed it out, it appeared someone had already beaten me to it." 

July 21st, 2011 at 8:34 PM | God damn it. (Score:1)
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This is the funniest post I've read on this site in quite some time.  I just laughed loud enough to disrupt the sleep of my almost 3 year old.  An almost 3 year old that just recently told her Spartan alum grandfather that "They play football at Michigan.  Really good."  When asked "Well, what do they do at Michigan State, then?"  To which she replied "Go potty-pot."  I tell the story only to illustrate that the smart young lady deserves her sleep.  And you potentially ruined it, Blundon.  If I had authority, I'd tell you to go to the head of the class.

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July 21st, 2011 at 9:19 AM | No biggee (Score:5 Normal)
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It's a big hole in the ground.  What's a bomb supposed to do to it?  Make the hole bigger?  You drop a big enough bomb, we'll just call it a stadium expansion.

July 21st, 2011 at 9:42 AM | The Big House: now seating (Score:2 Normal)
justingoblue
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The Big House: now seating 350,000. No more chairbacks or suites though, just the rubble left from Crisler and Pioneer. Think that'll help the brand sell some more ND/OSU tickets?

Go Blue!

July 21st, 2011 at 10:16 AM | Let's be fair.  Having (Score:3 Normal)
CRex
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Let's be fair.  Having Crisler bombed and getting to start over with that arena would not exactly be the end of the world.  

I'd love having a really class brick facade for the basketball arena connected off to the Big House.

July 21st, 2011 at 10:21 AM | Well at that point we could (Score:1)
justingoblue
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Well at that point we could just buy a giant maize tarp and pull it over the rubble for basketball games. Having a dual purpose arena works for Syracuse, so why not? It would be the biggest basketball arena in the country, which would be nice to tell recruits.

Go Blue!

July 21st, 2011 at 10:39 AM | Ahem... (Score:2 Normal)
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I believe you mean triple purpose. Don't forget lacrosse.

Especially with the lax takeover of mgo in recent months. Being my senior year, I hope I can somehow get on the ground floor of a lax student section

Mike Martin told me he loves me. My life is quite possibly complete.

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July 21st, 2011 at 10:46 AM | I'll raise you one more. I'm (Score:1)
justingoblue
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I'll raise you one more. I'm sure the XC coaches could come up with a way to make a course out of it. First one to do twenty-five laps around the field and climb the remnants on the scoreboard wins.

Go Blue!

July 21st, 2011 at 2:00 PM | Add hockey to the list of (Score:1)
bluebyyou
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Add hockey to the list of sports that could be played under the tarp.

July 22nd, 2011 at 5:35 PM | Oh right. I just meant the (Score:1)
kevin holt
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Oh right. I just meant the Carrier Dome at Syracuse is triple purpose because they use it for lacrosse too. Carry on.

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Join the bone marrow donor registry today: www.dkmsamericas.org (do it.)

July 21st, 2011 at 9:45 AM | (Score:5 Insightful)
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Dear Justin,

As a member of my second favorite sports team, I will pull for you despite your tendency to take idiotic penalties late in playoff games and your annoying spartiness.

Please don't push it.
Thank you.

July 21st, 2011 at 9:58 AM | He can say what he wants, but (Score:2 Normal)
VictorsValiant09
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He can say what he wants, but what is it, now?  No Tournaments for MSU for a good number of years, and their last CCHA title was in 2001.  Irrelevancy defined.  Yeah.

July 21st, 2011 at 10:26 AM | Well, MSU did win the (Score:1 Flamebait)
ldd10
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Well, MSU did win the national title a few years back and he did score the game winner with 20 seconds left.

(Meant for VictorsValiant...sorry, gents).

July 21st, 2011 at 2:21 PM | I know, but I meant it in the (Score:2 Normal)
VictorsValiant09
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I know, but I meant it in the sense that that's all he and Comley did.  2007 was basically anomalous, compared to the rest of his tenure.  Most MSU people I know have readily admitted that title was a fluke.

July 21st, 2011 at 10:32 AM | They would never bomb Ann Arbor. (Score:-1 Flamebait)
July 21st, 2011 at 10:48 AM | Seems like a good excuse to post this again (Score:2 Normal)
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Abdelkader's just lucky the UAF polar bear wasn't patrolling the skies...

"[T]here were a lot of people predicting glorious heights for Rich; mostly the same people who are predicting doom and gloom [for Hoke]. Excuse me if I doubt their prognostication skills." -- M-Wolverine

July 21st, 2011 at 10:51 AM | It wouldn't be the first time someone wanted to do this (Score:1)
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July 21st, 2011 at 11:46 AM | Abby (Score:2 Normal)
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He should probably get a handle on that whole, "skate half my shift , then take a dumb ass penalty, especially if its the playoffs" thing before he can probably start making jokes about the football stadium that 80% (according to a survey i made up for this study) of his hockey team's fan base consider their Mecca. Whether it's taking an offensive zone penalty, which he seems to loooooove to do, or making jokes about bombing the big house, I'm not sold on old Abdelkader. Maybe they should have ran that airstrike mission before the Big Chill. 

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hailing from Evansville, IN...

To hell with Notre Dame.
July 21st, 2011 at 12:21 PM | Funny article.  Of course, (Score:2 Normal)
Blue In NC
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Funny article.  Of course, with his scoring prowess, the bomb drops would probably miss the target anyway!  ZING!

July 21st, 2011 at 12:28 PM | If they bombed the Big House (Score:5 Normal)
mgotom
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If they bombed the Big House with Abdelkader, that would have been awesome.

July 21st, 2011 at 1:10 PM | Hmm (Score:2 Normal)
CleverMichiganR...
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How could he hate the Big House so much? It's a football stadium, not like MSU hockey played there and got destr- OH WAIT HALOL

The world looks better through maize mirror tint. 

Still waiting on backup.

July 21st, 2011 at 1:43 PM | Q: What's the difference (Score:3 Normal)
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Q: What's the difference between a Sparty and a Michigan fan?

A: Nothing.  They both notice when they're flying over Ann Arbor and don't care when they fly over East Lansing.

"We've beaten Michigan the last four years.  So where's the threat?"

- Mark Dantonio

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July 21st, 2011 at 1:53 PM | This raises some questions (Score:2)
JEL
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This raises some questions I’ve had since Michigan announced they will play a home game with Air Force on September 8, 2012 during the pre-game fly over should we:


  1. Cheer
  2. Boo
  3. Bo
  4. Doolittle
  5. Don’t ask don’t tell
  6. Consider it an act of war
  7. This time when someone yell’s “down in front” submit by ducking and covering
  8. Take comfort knowing during an air raid the safest place to be is in a hole in the ground
  9. Pray to God Air Force only bombs on the field
  10. Launch surface to air missiles
  11. Accept a no fly zone, but fight on with a ground war, under a cloud of dust
  12. Emulating the French surrender immediately, and raise their flag
  13. Sue for peace and pay 1.1 million dollars in war reparations

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