OT: My Cool Story Bro (M Fans Everywhere)

Submitted by MGoSoftball on

On my way to Atlanta Monday, I stopped to eat at a local diner in Knoxville.  The local Knoxville television station was there doing a news piece because it was a new restaurant.

The reporter was a big Michigan fan as he lived in Detriot while growing up.  So he asked me if he could interview me.  I told him yes as long as he could get The Victors edited into the video, which he agreed.  This was shown on the 6pm and 11pm newscast and according to some local people there, it was a big hit.

http://www.wbir.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2286934552001

Lumpy_wolverine

April 11th, 2013 at 1:41 PM ^

I'm a UM alum (x3) living in Knoxville.  I didn't see the live broadcast, but glad to see it replayed on the Web.  I doubt the reporter has ever admitted his Michigan fan-dom on air . . . there is a strong resentment down here (related in part to sour grapes over the Woodson heisman over Peyton Manning in 1997).  Terry Fair - former UT player and Detroit Lion - was a radio host on local sports-talk here (until he took a staff position on the UT football team).  He would occasionally talk about being a Lion's fan (as they gave him his first shot in the NFL), but was a UM hater.

Michigan Eaglet

April 11th, 2013 at 1:53 PM ^

That's pretty awesome! For my own little cool story bro from this past weekend, some friends and I went out to lunch before the game on Saturday in Atlanta and met Denard and talked with him for awhile. He had just flown in and told us about how he had to fly back after the game Monday night (if we won) to throw the first pitch at the tiger's game on tuesday. He was really cool and down to earth and it was like just like talking to another student at U of M.

BallZDeeP210

April 11th, 2013 at 3:14 PM ^

I don't mean this as an insult but I always thought that you were female. I guess the whole softball thing just threw me off. Goes to show that you should never assume. Anyway, that's very cool and I hope you had a fun and safe trip. Thanks for all the great softball updates.

MGoSoftball

April 11th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^

I have said on several occasions that I am a male softball coach in SE Michigan.  I coached my daughter for years including her D1 Club Softball Team.  I really enjoy coaching the young ladies.  I am still a very active coach today.  I coach an 18U Summer Tournament Team.

I got interested in M SB when a local girl was given a full-ride in 1984.  She was the starting pitcher for 2 years and did very well. This was many, many years before the Internets so getting information was rather difficult.  I usually called the AD for updates.

WolverineinSB

April 11th, 2013 at 6:06 PM ^

I did something similar once. By similar I mean it wasn't that similar. I was tailgating before the ND game this yr some news team wanted to interview a michigan fan. Problem is that I was wasted. I barely remember doing it, but my friends thought it was funny. So there's that. Cool story bro I know.

Ernis

April 12th, 2013 at 3:56 AM ^

The way they edited in The Victors, featuring your shirt's embroidery, puts the Wayne's World product placement gags to shame. Well done, sir.