OT: Norm Parker to retire
December 11th, 2011 at 10:58 PM ^
c'mon man, you need to attend "creating a threads 101"
December 11th, 2011 at 11:46 PM ^
Or did you not read BISB's post directed towards you?
December 12th, 2011 at 8:42 AM ^
Send him back to MLive.
December 12th, 2011 at 12:07 AM ^
That all these posts are some sort of MGoPerformance art.
That or you're just being really annoying.
December 12th, 2011 at 2:18 AM ^
I love that of Brady. Have to!
December 11th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
Info in the title, link....Sorry for being informative.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
At least give a little historical info..... I don't even know how I even know who that is.....
P.S. It's Iowa's (former) DC.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
Now I'm disappointed.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
Not surprising, given his health problems, and it's overdue. Iowa's defense, especially up front, is usually its strength and their D in general has been in decline.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:16 PM ^
If nobody knows whe he is. He was a coordinator at a school that Michigan plays VERY frequently and that is in their division.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:21 PM ^
in other words, "i care about it, no one else does,and this is all about ME ME ME!!!!!!! WAHHHHHHHHHHHH WHY IS NOBODY AS PERFECT AS MEEEEE!!!"
December 12th, 2011 at 2:18 AM ^
While the OP has clearly not presented himself well, I don't get the same tone out of him as you. His point that there is a major staff change going on at a school M plays every year under a head coach our school has been interested in before is very legitimate and relevant.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:21 PM ^
If you post shitty threads.
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<br>And learn how to "reply" while you're at it.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:53 PM ^
Fuck off
December 12th, 2011 at 12:15 AM ^
you learned how to reply. Here's a link to an article with background info:http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-iowa-parker.
Edit: Now I see that the tweet links to it. Suggestion: include the links to the article in the post next time. I'd rather click on an article than on a tweet.
December 12th, 2011 at 12:17 AM ^
Now, kinny, a good next step might be to read this article and edit the thread so that there is at least some useful information contained in it. Perhaps, tell people who Norm Parker is, why this matters to us, etc. That's a slightly better choice than telling people to fuck off, and will probablly get people slightly less pissed at you.
December 12th, 2011 at 3:23 PM ^
A pretty, pretty princess.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:35 PM ^
OK... guy's being a bit of a dick, but you all really should know who Norm Parker is, c'mon.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:21 PM ^
That man has turned some guys into great nfl players.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:39 PM ^
Besides being from MI, Parker coached at St. John's catholic school in Ypsilanti (big church near campus, school now closed), EMU and MSU among other B1G schools, which I heard all about from some family members that played for him in HS. He is old school, defensive midwestern football to the core. Sorry to see him go but happy to not have to face him every year.
December 12th, 2011 at 12:04 AM ^
He was a Huron.
December 12th, 2011 at 3:47 AM ^
December 12th, 2011 at 8:41 AM ^
Example:
Parker's greatest defense at Iowa is up for debate -- 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2009 were all vintage Parker teams -- but his masterwork was probably the 2010 Orange Bowl. Iowa faced Georgia Tech's offensive juggernaut that night, a triple option scheme straight out of the 1960's. The Hawkeyes were decided underdogs, and for good reason; what do you do when your defense, predicated on stopping the run, faces the unstoppable running game?
December 12th, 2011 at 4:59 AM ^
December 12th, 2011 at 5:48 AM ^
....when clicking on random Twitter links for fear of being accidentally routed to one of Ashton Kutcher's many attempts at wit, I will say that Parker had a good run at Iowa and I wish him well in retirement. As a Michigan fan, I won't miss those defenses of his.
December 12th, 2011 at 8:44 AM ^
Thank goodness! His defenses have been pretty darn awesome. Maybe Michigan will be able to beat Iowa next year for once...
December 12th, 2011 at 8:55 AM ^
This may make an earlier flight tracker report relevant:
From State College to Iowa City a week or more ago.
December 12th, 2011 at 9:43 AM ^
First with the complete drop off in talent, and now with the fact that their D coordinator of the last 14 years is retiring. Well, hopefully we can continually take advantage and make everyone else the Little 10? again. Haha, but seriosally, I really would love it to go back to the days where it was an all out battle between Michigan and O$U. Except we should win more.
December 12th, 2011 at 9:58 AM ^
So was his winning the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year award really a lifetime achievement award and final sendoff for Norm Parker? Really seems like it, now that we know he's retiring. That's ok, Mattison can win it next year ;)