February 5th, 2015 at 11:18 AM ^
in before delete!!
February 5th, 2015 at 11:24 AM ^
If you want free points, do something better than that.
February 5th, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^
February 5th, 2015 at 11:19 AM ^
Pretty much got the whole gospel covered right there!
February 5th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^
February 5th, 2015 at 11:46 AM ^
No way he's Catholic. He knows the Bible.
February 5th, 2015 at 11:56 AM ^
February 5th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^
It was a good quip by Harbaugh. Funny. These are all Biblical names. Really, these names are all in the Bible "Top 10 Male Name" list. However . . . Harbaugh is incorrect in this case.
- Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. So we're at 25% of the Gospels.
- Apostles/12 Disciples are Peter, James (the elder), James (the lesser, or younger,) John, Andrew, Bartholomew, Judas, Jude (Thaddeus?) Matthew (Levi,) Peter (or Simon Peter,) Phillip, Simon (the Zealot,) and Thomas. Paul has a claim to have seen Jesus, and thus the claim to be an apostle. However, this was after the fact, and Paul wasn't one of the 12 disciples. Paul says, "Last of all he appeared to me, as one abnormally born." So he hits 25% of the Apostles' names, if you remove Judas and add Paul as a replacement.
- David is the perfect name. It is in the Torah, so it is a good Jewish name. It is in the Bible, so it is a good Christian name. He was a king who killed thousands, had a ton of wives and concubines, was very wealthy, so he is very popular as a name. However, David has nothing to do with either the Apostles or the Gospels.
This is probably way, way, way more info than anyone cares to know. But hey, that's ok. I did find it interesting that our new kicker didn't have "Joseph" (Mary's husband) or "Peter" (the head apostle, known as the first Pope) in the list, two very popular names for many Catholic parents. Not being Catholic, I might be clueless about why that is.
EDIT: Should have read the whole thread before replying to the above poster. Just saw that my point is made below.
February 6th, 2015 at 9:52 AM ^
Whoa there... David has ALOT to do with the gospels. He's mentioned multiple times as an important link from the Old Testament to the NT gospel stories and share many similarities with Jesus of whom the gospels testify.
David was a shepherd boy in Bethlehem, where Jesus was also born.
Jesus was a descendent of David.
David Prophecied about Jesus in Psalm 22.
And, seemingly paradoxically, Jesus is the "root and offspring of David" (Rev 22:17), meaning he created David and yet was born through him.
There are more.
So Harbaugh is sort of right. David is a nice gospel name in the metanarrative sense. I'm sure that's what he was thinking.
February 11th, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
I concede. Plus one to you. Obv. David has a ton to do with the NT. Should have just said he wasn't an author in the NT, or a disciple/apostle. (And, really, Psalms could be entitled "The Psalms of David and others.")
February 5th, 2015 at 11:19 AM ^
I liked how Harbaugh said something like "that's almost all the gospels"... All of his names are Biblical, but only one (John) is a gospel (or even a book of the Bible).
February 5th, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^
Very cool to me that he Harbaugh can talk about his players and give those facts... Even after only knowing them a short time.
Has to go a long way with his players that he takes such a big interest. I can't wait to see what happens with a full year of recruiting.
HARBAUGH
February 5th, 2015 at 11:53 AM ^
3 Apostles (albeit one not one of the 12) and a King, not bad.
February 5th, 2015 at 11:54 AM ^
Andrew was also a disciple (along with John and, of the late "still-born" variety, Paul). In addition, the Gospel of Luke was accepted into the Canon in large part because of Luke's connection with Paul. It's considered a "Paulinist" gospel, as I recall. David is obviously a Jewish name from the Hebrew bible, but the others are all connected in various ways to the Gospels.
February 5th, 2015 at 12:22 PM ^
Is this opening the door on a religion debate???!!!???
February 5th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^
February 5th, 2015 at 11:20 AM ^
February 5th, 2015 at 11:21 AM ^
Wow. Newsworthy.
Besides, OP misused the "all your X are belong to us." IIRC, the "X" is supposed to be in the singular -- "All your linebacker are belong to us." That makes it even more grammatically unsound and hence, uh, more funnierish.
Also also, one of those names was a confirmation name, sorta a Catholic thing (being a Catholic myself, I think I can say that without being accused of namecalling). I wouldn't count is as one of his actual names.
February 5th, 2015 at 11:22 AM ^
In his Hello post, user @MassillonBlue said:
"David is a better athlete than your average kicker. He is in a battle for the starting QB job this year with a senior and uber '17 recruit Danny Clark.
He's been Massillon's starting SS and hit in the top third of the order since day 1 as a freshman. One of the top '15 baseball players in OH. He is definitely a D1 baseball player. Hopefully he can play both at Michigan."
In this video, he says he will also play baseball at Michigan. Pretty neat.
February 5th, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
Sounds good, excited to see what he has come game day
February 5th, 2015 at 11:30 AM ^
If the Prince Of Wales can be Charles Phillip Arthur George then I would imagine this definitely happens on occasion. We probably have some MGoBloggers who could claim a similar sounding combination. Actually, in my fifth grade class (I think hearing David's name rekindled this memory, oddly enough), there was some kid who was only in school about half a year named Thomas John Thomas, so apparently sometimes it gets taken a step further and the name becomes reflexive.
February 5th, 2015 at 11:36 AM ^
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February 5th, 2015 at 11:37 AM ^
For the sake of privacy (no last name)
Gabriel Rueben Luke
Samuel William Graham
Just sayin' -- Initials be legit! GRLT and SWGT
February 5th, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^
When I was younger, the neighbors up the street had a last name of "Morgan."
They named their son "Morgan." His name was "Morgan Morgan."
Never did learn his middle name. They moved shortly after this.
February 5th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
I went to school with a kid named Martin Martin. I don't know what his middle name was, but I hope it was Martin.
February 5th, 2015 at 11:43 AM ^
February 5th, 2015 at 12:39 PM ^
cumong man
February 5th, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^
John is NOT a given name as it was a name he chose when undergoing preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation. His given name is Andrew Paul David.
Sincerely,
Andrew Michael Michael [redacted]
February 5th, 2015 at 11:57 AM ^
I do not like this post:
I would not like it on a boat.
I would not like it with a goat.
I do not like it one iot.
I want to punch you in the throat.
February 5th, 2015 at 2:15 PM ^
especially in regards to the goat.
February 11th, 2015 at 1:54 PM ^
and caused a head injury.
This is more exciting to me than this thread.
February 5th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
February 5th, 2015 at 12:46 PM ^
What ever happened to the potential transfer punter? I think he was at a small college and was from Australia or New Zealand.
February 5th, 2015 at 2:01 PM ^
Trying to recycle this joke from yesterday's liveblog?
February 5th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
<Crowd> "Forenames" Andrew Paul John David </Crowd> ."
Just like the crowd used to do with Ali Haji-Sheikh (for those old enough to remember it).
February 5th, 2015 at 2:26 PM ^
"You think you have a better name, Andrew Paul John David? Top this!"
-Equanimeous St. Brown
February 11th, 2015 at 3:17 PM ^
the names of the original beatles before they added Ringo and George?