OT: proudest moment ever as a michigan fan

Submitted by andrewG on

My wife is in med school and just messaged me after rounds:

"i have a problem. i don't think i could ever treat patients who are ohio state people
 we saw one today, and i just tensed up and felt really uncomfortable"

Could not be more proud.

Got me thinking, what are all of your proudest moments as a Michigan fan?

EDIT: this was meant to be more humorous than serious, and only to serve as a segue to the question at the end. apologies to all those offended.

pkatz

May 12th, 2011 at 12:03 PM ^

even noting the comment was meant to be humorous does not justify its existence - this woman is a doctor and is making comments, or even thinking about, her ability to treat patients based on their choice of which college football team to root for?!?

Maybe the wife needs to reacquaint herself with the Hippocratic Oath...

EDIT: apology accepted... moving on

pkatz

May 12th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^

And with regards to it being said in confidence, it should have stayed that way... you're talking about a doctor having a bias against treating someone, not how your manager was a prick to you on a given day.

JeepinBen

May 12th, 2011 at 11:07 AM ^

Brock leading the team into the tunnel is #1. #2 is a story from a guy I work with (In East Lansing) who asked if I knew why he was a Michigan fan, he told me the story:

His brother worked at GM in Lansing and had his arm pulled into a lathe. The doctors  here were ready to amputate when his Dad demanded that the brother be airlifted to U of M Hospital. Today his brother has 97% usage of his arm.

Hail!

Mr Mackey

May 12th, 2011 at 12:24 PM ^

I love that story. In somewhat the same way, one of my friends (lifelong State fan) suffered a sudden cardiac arrest walking through State's campus (he was 18). He was on life support and paramedics saved his life on the spot, and his dad (also a State fan) requested him to be airlifted to Michigan. He was in a medically induced coma for 2 weeks, but they were able to bring him back to normal. Now, their family is much more conflicted between MSU and UM.

Also, my proudest moments are whenever I watch a commercial for the UM hospital, showing all the amazing things that are done and saying "That's the Michigan Difference." Every other college has commercials that point out their football team or basketball team, but Michigan's doesn't even mention that part of our school. It makes me proud to be part of such an institution.

bryemye

May 12th, 2011 at 11:07 AM ^

Hahaha. Poor doctors and their hippocratic oath.

My proudest Michigan memory is one of my first: my first game when I was like 8 or 9 and Biakabutuka destroyed tsio and Eddie George.

1997 is close.

Frankly now I feel like I have too much perspective on this stuff to really match the youthful elation of watching my team's running back destroy a whole state's day. Especially because I had a drunken tsio fan scream right in my face (yes as an 8 or 9 year old) on the way to the game and immediatly realized why I should hate those cretins.

well.....

May 12th, 2011 at 11:10 AM ^

and i just remind our OSU parents that when you bring your child to michigan to fix their heart bc we're among the best, it makes their child a wolverine for life.

Uferisms

May 12th, 2011 at 11:10 AM ^

Take nothing away from the Brock Mealer moment.  It was truly special.

From a football moment it was the last seconds and post-game celebration of the 1997 Ohio State game.  I was able to share it in the stands with my then 7 year old, now Michigan Senior, son.  

 

three red spiders

May 12th, 2011 at 11:11 AM ^

I'm no huge lloyd fan, and I thought it was time for him to go...but the way the team played for him that last game against a team that was probably better in almost every respect (if I remember right on ESPN sportsnation, something like 91% of the country picked the Gators to win)...it wasn't that we won...it was that those young men showed the character and even dignity that I hope everyone who goes to U of M stands for, athlete or not...they never gave up...they were playing for something larger than themselves...not even just Lloyd, but what he stood for...what the block M stands for...(and that Arrington catch is still one of my clearest memories of a single play I have...)

andrewG

May 12th, 2011 at 1:51 PM ^

and it's just rounds, she's clearly not going to deny a patient service if they're a buckeye. of course if they're talking a lot of smack, the needle might not go in so gently...

Slippery Rock …

May 13th, 2011 at 10:13 AM ^

It was a joke that did not mock the patient as a person or his condition.  The OP's wife is in med school (as am I) and I assure you she wasn't in charge of anyones care, and no one would turn away a patient based on college football allegiances.  It was a funny aside, and to those who are in an uproar over that...

Todd Plate's n…

May 12th, 2011 at 11:16 AM ^

Been said: Brock

2nd: Woodson's recent Motts involvement

3rd: Denard writing that kid back and continuing to learn about his character; especially as it contrasts with pryor's. 

In terms of pure pride in the performance of a team/player:  the split second the words, "from the university of mich-" were uttered at the heisman ceremony in '97. 

Hemlock Philosopher

May 12th, 2011 at 11:17 AM ^

My proudest moment is pretty much everyday.  If I had to think of one, it would be my first interview where the director said they just brought me in to make sure I was real.  Having "Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Michigan" on my resume was enough. 

I never had trouble helping buckeyes in my five years in Cleveland.  It was difficult dealing with their BS, but providing care was never a question.

aawolverine

May 12th, 2011 at 11:22 AM ^

up north, so I dug some punji pits with shit-smeared sharpened sticks and live tigers at the bottom. I'll let you know if I caught anything Monday when I get back.

smitty1233

May 12th, 2011 at 11:22 AM ^

To even have a chance to play Florida and win it for Lloyd in a season where we had one of the biggest upsets in college football history and then the Oregon embarssment. To watch this team play for a man they cared a great deal for. To watch them send him out riding on their shoulders. To never give up on a guy that would never give up on them. It felt special that day knowing I route for such a great University.

SaginawDan

May 12th, 2011 at 11:24 AM ^

I have had a similar experience with my wife. She told me a few years back that she was driving through a parking lot and had to stop for a lady crossing and the lady happened to be wearing an osu jacket. She said for a second she thought about hammering the gas pedal and mowing her down. That story let me know that we would be together forever.

BTW, I know this is ridiculous. We would never harm another human in this manner. Don't take this too seriously.

State and SouthU

May 12th, 2011 at 11:29 AM ^

1) Sept. 27, 2008: "In the first half, the Wolverines trailed 19-0, had mustered 21 total yards and had turned the ball over five times - two interceptions and three fumbles."

Good thing football has 2 halves http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=282710130

2) More of a general pride anytime a former Wolverine dominates. Watching guys like Tom Brady and Michael Phelps make history everytime they compete, is a pretty awesome feeling.

Dark Blue

May 12th, 2011 at 11:36 AM ^

My proudest moment as a MICH fan was when I watched some stooopid $uckeye get run over by a truck, after that I went and kicked his cat. I was so damn proud. 

 

COTdamn you and  your wife need to get a life, fast. I pray I never get treated by her. 

Bloggy Style

May 12th, 2011 at 11:38 AM ^

I'm currently employed but am looking to take the next step.  As such I have my resume floating through various contacts, recruiters, etc around the country. 

I'm not sure how it ended up in the hands of an Ohio company (to remain nameless) but my response to their recruiter was "I don't entertain job offers from that state".

Also, when my girlfriend and I wore Michigan cloths to the USC vs Ohio State game, the same day Michigan was playing Notre Dame.  We got harassed left and right.  My girlfriend is from California but is a converted fan.  She got harassed by a USC fan who said you probably can't even name any players that aren't in skill positions.  She replied by naming the entire offesive line...   Tears to my eyes.

BiSB

May 12th, 2011 at 2:00 PM ^

I'm with you on that one.  Something like 60% of my class is graduating unemployed, and most of them would entertain a job offer in Mordor at this point.

Besides, as a former East Lansing resident, current Notre Dame student, and soon-to-be Lansing resident, I can tell you that the wins are 10x sweeter when you reside in enemy territory,

aroberts36

May 12th, 2011 at 12:18 PM ^

I like the story about the gf and she's a keeper but doing that (wearing Michigan stuff to a USC v OSU game) is one of my pet peeves. If you are going to a game you can wear the gear of one of the teams playing or no teams gear. It's just dumb, ok you like another team but they aren't playing at that stadium.

It's like Dallas Cowboys fans having to wear Cowboys jerseys everywhere. I've even seen them at hockey games where the Dallas Stars aren't even playing. Doing this is an invitation to get heckled.

tf

May 12th, 2011 at 11:44 AM ^

No disrespect intended, but honestly, reading about a UM-trained (or in training) physician who doesn't want to treat OSU fans ranks awfully low on my list of things that make me proud to be a Michigan fan.  I'm pretty firmly in the camp of "I want to crush OSU in any and every sporting event, but in the grand scheme of things, UM and OSU fans are vastly more alike than they are different, and extending the 'hatred' beyond the confines of the playing field is ridiculous."  I like to think OSU fans are that ridiculous much more often than M fans.  I should note that my OSU-educated co-worker disagrees.