OT: Sports-related bucket list
I was thinking about my Bucket List the other day, and without getting into all the other items, I'm thinking specifically of sports-related goals anyone might have. I have a few things I want to do:
- Visit every MLB city's baseball stadium. This is hard because teams are always changing/moving and getting new stadiums, but so far I've been to stadiums for the Tigers, Rays, Cubs, Cardinals, Orioles, Angels, and Dodgers. Obviously I have a long way to go.
- Dunk a basketball. I can lay the ball in and grab rim, but not quite dunk.
- Bench press 300 lbs. Just to say I did it. I've had shoulder issues for a while, so it's taking me some time to build up to it. But I'm getting closer and closer.
- Coach baseball. I played it but haven't coached it. Once football season is over, it's difficult to get motivated to spend my entire spring coaching, too.
- Become a head football coach. I'm not ready yet, but I'd like to do that sometime down the road.
What sports-related items are on your bucket list? I'll try not to steal yours, although I might have to if there's something good . . .
Go to one of the major tennis, golf matches.
Go to the Indy 500
Go to the Superbowl
Go to the BCS NC game with Michigan playing in it (and winning)
Go to the NC game in BBall with Michigan playing in it (don't think this will happen anytime soon)
Go to Fenway and Wrigley (can't believe I still haven't been to Wrigley yet)
I have a few:
(1) Attend an Ohio State - Michigan game in Columbus.
(2) Attend a Real Madrid - Barcelona game in the Nou Camp.
(3) Run a marathon (that will be completed on October 3rd - Twin Cities Marathon).
(4) Go to a Gophers football game with a competent head coach on their sidelines.
(5) Attend playoff hockey games in Toronto and Montreal.
(1) Attend an Ohio State - Michigan game in Columbus and not die.
There's a lot of things I'd like to do, but the one thing I really have to do is throw an octopus.
1. Visit every MLB stadium, been to about 15, so I too have a long way to go. Note to Magnus, make Fenway a priority, before it's gone. GREAT place to watch a baseball game.
2. Visit every Big 10 football venue. I had achieved this already before the Gophers moved out of the Metrodome.
3. Catch a live game in Columbus where Michigan actually beats OSU. Went in 1994 and 2006, sad panda both times.
4. Go to Wimbledon
5. Attend the Summer Olympics
6. Attend a World Series game (perferably with the Tigers playing in it)
I was at the Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 in the United Center, which was amazing.
On my list yet to do:
Attend a Rose Bowl with Michigan in it
Attend a Super Bowl
Haven't thought about this a ton, but I'm interested to see what everyone else says, and start my own list for real
of the world of Dex versus The Elipses Man (it was postponed several times), bet on it against JamieMac, and win.
I've seen M play football games in all Big Ten stadiums except the new Minnesota stadium. I'll nail that one down on November 3, 2012.
I've seen M win a football game in every Big Ten stadium except in the 'shoe (0 for 1 when I've been there). I need to nail this one down, too. The sooner the better.
You have a better record than me on that. I've only seen Michigan win at Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, and MSU. Saw Michigan lose at PSU ('94), OSU ('94 & '06), and Purdue ('96).
I was at the '99 Penn State game at State College. Brady threw two late fourth quarter TD passes to bring Michigan back to win. It was incredible.
You deserve a special place in heaven for going to the Purdue game in '96. That was a nasty game. The worse game I ever saw on the road was the '96 Northwestern game. M was up 16-0 at the start of the 4th quarter and lost 17-16. It took until January 1, 1998 to get that bad taste out of my mouth.
That Purdue loss WAS brutal, plus it was bone-chilling cold all day. I was at that Northwestern loss in '96 too, but I was also at the 2000 54-51 loss to Northwestern, which I can assure you was much worse to watch.
Best road win I ever saw was probably the 1994 Michigan / Notre Dame game which Michigan won 26-24 on a last second Remy Hamilton FG. That was pretty sweet. Close second would be the 2003 Michigan / MSU game if only because I was sitting in the student section for that one and they were all pretty irritated at watching Chris Perry hammer them all day.
1. Coach Baseball (currently doing it, very rewarding, very time consuming! Social life went out the window.)
2. Attend the Rose Bowl (with Michigan in it.)
3. Attend a BCS Championship (with Michigan in it.)
4. World Series Game
5. Catch a Fly Ball
6. Visit every MLB Stadium (hard to believe I've only been to 5!)
7. Get back to playing hardball in an adult league. (maybe even bat lefty.)
8. Watch a football game in a new football stadium every season. (I've only been to the Big House, ND, Bobby Dodd, Sanford Stadium (UGA), Rutgers Stadium.)
9. Learn to play golf (i'm dreadful.)
1. See every Big Ten team play on their home field.
2. Go to a World Cup Finals match.
3. Go to a Stanley Cup Finals Game.
4. Go to Rose Bowl with Michigan playing.
5. Go to the Super Bowl to watch the Browns play (what? It could happen. Look at the Saints)
Play a round of golf at Augusta National.... That would be a dream come true for me....
sell your soul, buy some ND gear and give Slobberin' Lou some sob story. He's a member at Augusta. So is Spurrier. That's one of the reasons he took the South Carolina job...because Hottie Johnson got him in at Augusta.
Be at the Rose Bowl when Michigan wins. I was out there after the '03 season and even though we lost by 14 points, it was one of the best days of my life. Absolutely incredible. I can't imagine how great it would be to watch Michigan win that game.
Watch Michigan win it all at the Frozen Four.
-I want to go to England, Scotland, and Ireland for 2 weeks and play golf. I want to play the old course at St. Andrews, and any other historical course I can get on.
-I would also like to go to a tailgate for a big time SEC game, because I know the atmosphere is different from anything else, maybe Alabama/Auburn or something like that.
-Doesn't matter what course they're on, but I want to see every major golf tournament, US Open,Masters, PGA, British, Ryder Cup and the Player's Champ (yes, I know the masters and players are always at the same course).
I would like to play Pebble Beach, St Andrews, TPC Sawgrass, and Augusta. I'm guessing that I make it to Sawgrass and maybe Pebble Beach. If I ever made it to Europe and was playing St Andrews, I would definitely save a day to play Carnoustie, just to stand on 18 and see if I could play it better than Jean Van de Velde did the day he turned his last name into a verb.
That's why I said courses I can get on, I'm not sure which courses are private. Carnoustie, Troon, Turnberry, The Belfry, St. George ect.... Everytime I see a replay of Van de Velde it's like I'm watching it for the first time, still can't believe he pulled his driver again in the playoff.
all the courses you listed. Carnoustie and the Old Course are generally together in a package since they are just across the bay from one another.
on the Wii allows you to play some great courses, and play them better than you would ever have a chance to in real life. Quite a bit cheaper, too, and you can drink as much as you want and take frequent bathroom breaks if necessary.
shot a 57 at St Andrews the other day, and then passed out on the couch.
1. Weekend pass to the College World Series in Omaha.
2. Visit every MLB park (I've done 20 stadiums over 19 teams as I've been the Astrodome and Minute Maid in Houston)
3. Michigan-OSU game in Columbus
4. Attend a World Cup Final in Europe
5. Bonus to #1, Umpire a CWS game. I'm hoping to start umpiring college in the next 2 years.
6. Be asked to umpire for the MLB/MiLB. Not that I'm sure I would go due to the lifestyle those guys have to endure in the minors. Just the invitation would mean a lot.
7. Take in an Australian Open. While it lacks the prestige of a French Open or Wimbledon, it would seem like an awesome visit.
I've already taken care of one would be on this list, working for a pro team. Last season, and returning this season, I'll be working for the Texans as a "Tailgate Ambassador." I walk around as quality assurance, letting you know your food is the most delicious thing ever, not because it makes you feel better, but because, damn, NFL tailgaters in Texas can BBQ/cook.
I want to work up the courage to actually go to one of the student-wide open tryouts that RichRod holds. There is a negative % chance of actually doing anything worthwhile but I think it would be really cool to say that I went.
I just picture it turning out like the Philly Eagles tryouts in It's Always Sunny.
A buddy of mine went a few years back, and despite the pain and terror he came out with some FANTASTIC stories.
Not much originality, but here's mine
1) Attend a Michigan game at every Big 10 School.
2) Attend the Rose Bowl (w/ Michigan)
3) Attend a World Series game (w/ the Twins)
4) Newer one: go to a game at Target Field (Will be accomplished as of June 11th)
5) Attend the Super Bowl (w/ the Vikings, maybe this year?)
6) Attend the Frozen Four (w/ Michigan)
7) Attend the Final Four (preferably w/ Mich, but I don't see that happening anytime soon)
8) Attend Vikings-Packers @ Lambeau and Vikings-Bears @ Soldier Field.
9) Coach Football in some capacity
1. Go to Anfield- Watch Liverpool in an EPL and Champions League Match (can't do it next year)
2. Duke-UNC at Cameron Indoor
3. World Cup
4. US Soccer vs. Mexico at Estadio Azteca for a World Cup Qualifer
5. SEC Night Game
6. Texas High School Football game then A&M game at Kyle Field the next day
7. Game at Rupp Arena.
a dump in a cooler in Columbus.
I'm just trying to understand the mind of the enemy here.
I'm pretty simple. I don't have anything I just HAVE to do, though I would like to get to a world series sometime. I have a recommendation for all of you, though. Go see the Harlem Globetrotters with your Father and or Son/Daughter. Still one of the best shows around, and sooooo reasonable.
I second the Globetrotters. It's definitely a great family show. I was watching them on TV the other day and they did a great bit with Brandi Chastain and recreated here taking off her shirt.
Here we go... In no particular order...
1. A Michigan victory at Rose Bowl for National Championship.
2. A Michigan victory in NCAA Basketball Championship.
3. A Michigan victory in the NCAA Hockey Final
4. Superbowl game - too much to ask for Lions to be in it, let alone win...
5. Watch the Tour de France on one of the mountain climbs (In France, of course)...
6. Be at the Final Round of the Masters.
7. Watch the Wings win the Stanley Cup at the Joe.
8. Watch the Tigers win the World Series at Comerica Park in Game 7
9. Watch Team USA win the World Cup.
10. Watch the Winter Olympics - not in USA.
11. Watch the America's Cup - with a USA victory.
12. Watch Wimbledon.
13. Climb Everest.
14. Swim the English Channel.
15. Attend the Isle of Man (England) TT motorcycle race / drive the course as fast as I can...
16. Attend F-1 at Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)
17. Attend Daytona 500 (and drive one of the cars for a few laps)
18. Attend 24 hours Le Mans
19. Attend SBK Superbike race at Nurburgring (Germany), drive the couse as fast as I can...
20. Run the Boston Marathon
21. Compete in the Iron Man Triathlon
22. Run the Iditaron
23. Attend the Little League Championship game - see USA win
24. See Michigan win NCAA Volleyball National Championship
25. See Kentucky Derby (again)
Attend a Super Bowl
Attend a BCS game with Michigan in it
Attend a night of authentic Muay Thai bouts in Bangkok
Kill a wild boar with a spear or knife
Make a half-court shot/ field goal at a half time contest for a huge cash prize
Run a marathon
Shoot a huge buck
Go deep sea fishing and catch a shark/ marlin
Go "noodling"
All the ones I'm stealing from this thread, that tennis court is sweet
Nice list of iteams. I've been lucky so far as I have been to quiet a few...
I've seen Michigan blow Rose Bowls (see 15-0 lead vs. ASU to lose) in person, and been to two they won, vs. USC (22-14) and over Washington State for the National Title! I saw Morrison score the OT winner at Riverfront in Cincy for the NCAA title and Weber call a TO Michigan didn't have vs UNC (the Final Four, especially in New Orleans is awesome). I've seen Michigan win in all Big Ten Football Stadiums (Griese to Streets in Columbus for the 10-9 win was awesome, I'm 1-1-1 in Columbass, but the blow out at Penn State in 1997 may have been the best!) but Purdue - how f-ed up is that! Tiller won two games vs Michigan in his career, but in WL, and I was at both - UM blew a 24-0 halttime lead with Henson at QB, and then RR's first year. Don't worry, I'm going this year too! Of cuorse, I am waiting till 2012 to get the Gophers back on the list. I can also add South Bend, the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowls as Stadiums I've seen UM win at!
I'd like to see UM in person win at IU in hoops and at Breslin too.
I'd like to see the Daytona 500 (been to Indy 500 - very loud!), play a round of golf at Agusta and Pebble Beach, go to the World Cup Final in Europe (with the US in it! that could happen, right?). To see Michigan play at the College World Series would be awesome too. I also want to throw out the first pitch at an MLB game, and I want the Tigers to win another World Series!
Go Blue
1. Attend a Michigan Rose Bowl victory.
2. See Michigan win the NCAA Tournament.
3. Attend a game in a Tigers' World Series Victory.
4. Attend a Michigan NCAA Hockey championship game victory.
5. See the United States win the World Cup.
6. Throw an octopus.
7. Watch the Tigers beat Minnesota in Minnesota by double digits.
8. Repeat #7 five times.
9. Watch a Michigan football win in Columbus.
10. Go to every Big Ten stadium for a football game.
11. Attend the Beanpot.
12. Attend a game at every MLB stadium.
13. Watch Jim Tressel shed tears of sadness after an exceptionally painful loss to Michigan.
14. Watch Ron Gardenhire cry after losing an important game to the Tigers.
15. Attend Henley (UK).
16. See Michigan Hockey beat MSU by double digits.
17. Watch the Twins get beat up by the Tigers another 10 times.
18. Attend a Tigers victory in Chicago.
19. Be present for Brandon Inge's Hall of Fame Induction speech.
20. Watch Brandon Inge pitch...and strike out the side in extra innings.
21. Be close enough to hear what Ozzie Guillen is saying when he gets thrown out of a game.
22. Get tickets to a Michigan game in the club seats. Move to the student section at halftime.
23. Attend a game in which Sidney Crosby gets beaten up, preferably by Jimmy Howard.
24. Watch Denard Span commit 4 errors in a single game against the Tigers.
25. See Miguel Cabrera hit an infield single or score on a suicide squeeze.
26. Attend a football game at Nebraska.
27. See Joe Nathan blow a save against Detroit.
28. See the SEC lose all of their bowl games one year.
29. Attend the a Gold Medal Olympic hockey game in which the United States wins.
30. Attend a FBS playoff game.
Have my son with me at a truly BIG U of M home win (OSU) after a great tailgate with buddies and their sons.
See M win NCAA's in hockey
The rest I'll keep to myself.
--All except the first are live and in person--
Watch a World Cup Final victory in a bar in the winning country, and celebrate on the streets afterwards.
Watch a Triple Crown clinching race at Belmont.
Watch a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals (at the Joe or in Toronto or Montreal).
Watch a Game 7 in the World Series (either featuring the Tigers or in a good stadium).
See RichRod's UM beat Tressel's OSU at the Big House.
See Michigan win a Rose Bowl
Watch Michigan shut-out MSU at Yost.
Forumula One on the French Riveria (only car race I could think of worth adding).
Catch a foul ball at a major league game.
Attend a heavyweight title fight in Vegas. (Don't even like boxing, but the hullabaloo would be amazing).
Catch a marlin or similar type ocean fish.
Watch Team USA win a hockey gold.
Watch the Patriots win the AFC title game in a snow bowl in Foxboro (too specific? Its the only pro football scenario I could think of addiing -- it'd be more fun than a neutral-site Super Bowl).
are in my sights and I think I can reasonably accomplish in next couple of years:
I live in Atlanta, and while I'm no SEC fan, I do want to experience some more of the traditions you can find a mere a couple hours away that I have yet to take in.
1. Attend Auburn-Alabama game, partly to experience the tradition and partly to compare to Mich-OSU. Anyone got tickets?
2. Tailgate at Ole Miss. By all accounts, this is a major major treat--food, drink, dress, beautiful southern co-eds, etc.
3. Attend a Tennessee game. Been to many of the big venues in the midwest. Want to see how they do it in Knoxville.
1. I know it will likely never happen, but I would like to see a shutout basketball game, I know they've happened before (a couple years ago some girls team won 100-0 or something like that), but I would like to see one. Just see one though, because If I play in one that means my team lost.
2. Attend The Game (prefferable when its in Ann Arbor)
3. Meet Jason Avant, he's been my favorite Wolverine, especially since he's one of the more active Christians in the NFL
- See Michigan win the BCS national championship game
- See Michigan win the NCAA basketball tourney
- More Michigan championships
- Have sex with USC Song Girl(s) on the 50 yard line of the Colliiseum
- Witness a triple play in person
- Tailgate and see game at Neyland Stadium, all while wearing a Charles Woodson jersey
- Tailgate and see games at Beaver Stadium, DKR Stadium, and maybe a few SEC schools
- Expose major NCAA rule infractions committed by Freep
See Michigan volleyball beat Penn State. Not just one set, an entire match.
I would just like to see another michigan game. The only one I've been too was when I was 7 and it was during a blizzard, so I don't remember it too well. Living in SEC country while not having a great financial background makes that nearly impossible, but I've made a promise to myself that I will someday make it back up to see a game.
~Saw Game 3 of the 1968 World Series (Kaline 2-run homer in a Tiger loss)
~Saw Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Gary Bergman, and Roger Crozier play at Olympia with Sid Abel as coach. (Against Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Jean Beliveau, the Mahovoliches, etc.)
~Saw the 1971 All-Star Game from the centerfield bleachers, looking directly down on the NL's starting CF, Willie Mays. And Reggie Jackson's blast off the light tower.
~Was in Tiger Stadium for the 1984 World Series win over the Padres and walked from Tiger Stadium to the Ren Cen after the game.
~Saw Gale Sayers return a kickoff 97 yards for touchdown in Tiger Stadium versus the Lions.
~Saw Justin Verlander's no-hitter in Comerica Park.
~Hit golf balls and traded golf tips with Ernie Banks at a now-defunct driving range in downtown Chicago. Saw the Tigers play in Wrigley Field that year -- a Tigers series sweep in interleague play.
~Saw Thomas Hearns fight at Olympia
~Saw Ron Johnson run for 347 yards against Wisconsin (and AC's touchdown against IU, Desmond v ND, Braylon night v MSU, the Eddie Brown interference on Desmond, etc., etc. etc.)
~Saw Clockgate in East Lansing (the night of Spartan Bob).
~Saw one of the most freakishly awesome opposing players ever to appear in Michigan Stadium, the 1980 Heisman winner, George Rogers.
~Met Willis Ward, and Don Canham, at Ferry Field
~Saw the moment when the Fab Five were all together on the court at Crisler Arena for the first time.
~Was sitting on the east sidelines when Woody tore up the down marker.
~Saw Woody's last game, a devastating Michigan win, in Columbus. (Everybody walked out wanting Woody to be fired then, before the Clemson game. It was OSU's thrid-straight loss to Bo, without a touchdown.)
~Saw Bo's last game, the wretched 1990 loss to SC when we got flagged for holding on our successful fake punt late in the game.
~Played the entire rota of British Open courses in Scotland, including the Old Course, Carnoustie, Muirfield, Troon, Turnberry and Prestwick.
~Saw Lon Hinkle hit his tee shot around the Hinkle tree at Inverness in Toledo in 1979, and then last year was standing next to Bronson Burgoon as he hit the winning shot of his match in the NCAA Championships there, quite possibly the two most famous golf shots ever struck at Inverness.
~Followed the amateur from Stanford, Tiger Woods, playing in the 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills. (One of about two-dozen people.)
~Ran in the 1991 New York Marathon.
~Saw Spurs, featuring Villa and Ardilles, play at White Hart Lane.
~Caddied for Jack Nicklaus at the peak of his powers in 1973 at Wabeek CC.
See:
Michigan/Ohio State
Duke/UNC
Red Sox/Yankees
Lakers/Celtics
Steelers/Cowboys
include many of what has already been mentioned....... Superbowl, Indy 500, Kentucky Derby, etc.
However, I would die perfectly happy if I had to focus only on a college football/basketball themed list. The list would include, in no particular order:
- Attend a Rose Bowl game (Had multiple chances, most notably U of M v Texas when I had tickets in hand).
- Attend the Final Four (Had a chance here also, 1993, my freshmen year at the U. Some of my hall mates drove down.)
- Attend an away game at every Big Ten stadium. About halfway there now.
- Attend football games at the stadiums of various noteworthy programs, ideally against Michigan, but not a prerequisite. I have been to see Michigan at ND. I saw Auburn play at Florida. I have seen Florida play at FSU. I'd like to go to Clemson, Alabama, and Tennessee. If an opportunity came up for some other relevant programs, I wouldn't pass it up.
- I have been to a National Championship football game (the 2000 Sugar Bowl with FSU and Vick's VT). I would most certainly like to go to another if/when Michigan makes it.
- Not a high priority on my list, but I'd like to see Michigan play at Cameron Indoor. As long as the challenge continues, I'm sure that I'll have my chances.
Attend a game at the big house with my 2 sons..(we live in seattle)
See a playoff game at the Joe.
Attend the masters.
Travel in a RV and see games at all the major confrence stadiums.
Attend a Michigan NC game.
1. Red Wings game 7 of the Stanley Cup final... winning in OT would be nice, but I'll settle for the win in regulation.
(Side note...I went to Game 4 of the SJ series this year...the one where Franzen was on fire with a hat trick and then some, and I have to say that game was easily the most fun hockey game I've been to. On that night, the Joe was rockin' like I've never seen. So add that one to the things I have attended.)
2. Attend the Winter Olympics
2a. Take a ride in a bobsled on an Olympic course
3. Attend a Michigan bowl game (I'm almost embarrassed to put this one on the list as something I've yet to do)
Would have to be to go to every single Michigan football game one season and go to the national champoinship game and watch Michigan win.
Since I have a lot of those.
My primary non-Michigan one is to see my Cubbies win the World Series. lol