Out of town Michigan viewing--A Lesson
Pay attention to your Mgoblog out of town Michigan viewing thread. This last weekend I found myself having a beautiful time in NYC. After walking around the Central Park area with my wife, we decided we wanted to watch the second half of the Michigan game, but alas, without a computer and access to Mgoblog, we did not know where to go. We even happened upon a group of 20-something guys walking around all in Michigan gear and carrying a football. "Hey," I said, "Where are you guys watching the game?" Turns out it was halftime but they were watching at their apartment, out taking a walk. We ended up at Mickey Mantles on Central Park and of the 25 TVs one game had Michigan-Purdue so we were able to watch the end.
Interestingly, there were college football fans from all over the country and we ended up talking college football for a few hours. We even spent an hour talking football with a couple who are Buckeye fans, and I must report they were very nice, intelligent, and supportive of Michigan's return to prominence for the sake of The Greatest Rivalry in Sports. I shook the guy's hand, wished him luck, and said, "Be careful what you wish for!"
November 15th, 2010 at 10:47 PM ^
Reasonable Ohio State fans?
November 15th, 2010 at 11:01 PM ^
What? Walking around Central Park instead of watching the first half?
November 15th, 2010 at 11:33 PM ^
Caveat being they were from Pittsburgh, although the dude played for Tressel at Youngstown State. His take on Pryor was interesting: Tressel promised him he would make him an NFL pocket QB and most OSU fans are pissed because they think Pryor could be Cam Newton if they let him.
November 15th, 2010 at 10:53 PM ^
OSU fans. You can't really have a reasonable conversation with most of them though. As soon as you make a point they respond with LOUD NOISES laced with profanity...over and over again.
November 16th, 2010 at 1:29 AM ^
AHHHHH AHHHHHH %&$$%^ AHHHHHH *&%&^%%%%%!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH YELLLLLLL!!!!! &*(&(&(!!!!
November 16th, 2010 at 1:38 PM ^
November 16th, 2010 at 9:30 AM ^
I lived in Ohio for 4 years and the only reasonable OSU fans I know are girls who can't name more than 1 player on the team.
November 15th, 2010 at 11:00 PM ^
The next two weekends I'll be in Georgia, probably going to the Georgia Tech games... :(
Luckily I found out that the Ga Tech/Georgia game in athens is an evening game...so I won't miss THE GAME!
November 16th, 2010 at 10:07 AM ^
Hopefully this is the year we don't lose THE GAME!
ohh FUUUUUUUUUUUU-
November 15th, 2010 at 11:03 PM ^
Buckeye fans, and I must report they were very nice,
But... what.... I.... this...
My head. It is exploding.
November 15th, 2010 at 11:06 PM ^
reasonable buckeye fans? are you sure they weren't wooing you while lifting your watch and wallet? I remain skeptical.
November 15th, 2010 at 11:08 PM ^
November 15th, 2010 at 11:13 PM ^
I don't know that I've met any OSU fans that I'd call "reasonable," but I will say that once I left Ann Arbor and landed in Boston, I have a real affinity for most fellow Big Ten fans, almost regardless of which school they support, since I think we share a similar experience, that people from a lot of other schools can't or don't understand.
That said, MSU and OSU fans are stupid, etc. etc.
November 15th, 2010 at 11:22 PM ^
I moved from Ann Arbor to TN. I almost never liked any Ohioans before, but now 2 of my favorite neighbors are from Columbus!
I couldn't believe it, either.
However, I do pretty much avoid them during November.
November 15th, 2010 at 11:36 PM ^
As a Wolverine in exile (California, to be exact), I've generally found our Buckeye in exile counterparts living away from the Midwest to be friendly and polite people, their passionate support for an abhorrent program led by none other than Satan himself notwithstanding.
Buckeyes in Ohio, on the other hand... Not so much.
November 16th, 2010 at 12:40 AM ^
...because they moved away due to the fact that they're gainfully employed. I know a number of OSU grads with whom I can have a conversation.
For all the talk of "Walmart Wolverines" Columbus is made up of a ton of people with nothing better to do than be obnoxious OSU fans. A high percentage of them never attended. It is either that or the Blue Jackets...
November 16th, 2010 at 1:04 AM ^
Rarely see annoying OSU fans here, thankfully. To be fair though, if you were stuck in the hellhole that is Columbus during football season rather than the warmer confines of CA, that would definitely have an effect on your temperment.
November 15th, 2010 at 11:45 PM ^
November 16th, 2010 at 11:09 AM ^
If it wasn't for them we'd have half as many bowl wins
November 15th, 2010 at 11:48 PM ^
November 16th, 2010 at 12:02 AM ^
Who won the Heisman Trophy in 1997. That either shuts them up or sends them off on another tangent. Nice user name, I had it first.
November 15th, 2010 at 11:49 PM ^
we wanted to watch the second half of the Michigan game, but alas, without a computer and access to Mgoblog, we did not know where to go.
My mind was blown right here. Nowadays everyone I know seems to carry some kind of smartphone; comes in extremely handy for this kind of thing. Honestly on those rare occasions when I realize I forgot my iPhone at home or if the battery dies, I experience a brief moment of panic as the reality sets in.**
If you're just against the idea of a smartphone or don't feel entering a lengthy, coin extracting service contract, you should at least check out the list of M-friendly bars before heading out of town.
** admittedly this is probably not a good sign
November 16th, 2010 at 1:05 AM ^
I'm confused
November 16th, 2010 at 6:58 AM ^
Atleast all you guys get someone to have 'reasonable' college football discussion with. I live in England have no one to talk college football with. I actually play American football here but everyone thinks NFL is the dogs nuts and no one cares about college. I'm usually stuck watching Michigan games, drinking by myself at 5 pm. At work I deal with a guy who works in the States and is unfortunately MSU fan and am stuck talking to him about any college football. He didn't go to state so he has a good education and is a pretty nice guy. Huge shock, I know!
November 16th, 2010 at 9:50 AM ^
Yeah, there is one there too - over 200 registered alumni. A big crowd (not all) meet up every Saturday at the Victoria Sports Bar in London. They are on Facebook - Go Blue London Alumni or something similar...
November 16th, 2010 at 12:59 PM ^
Not everyone lives in/near London!
November 16th, 2010 at 9:49 AM ^
- Go to a sports bar, preferrably one with a lot of TV's.
- Politely ask a bartender or waitress if he/she could turn on the Michigan game.
If the answer is no, return to step 1. Otherwise, order a drink and enjoy.
November 16th, 2010 at 11:02 AM ^
and Professor Thoms' is also a good Michigan bar on Saturdays in NYC