Post-game celebration needs to change.

I think this is a fair point.  All of you that are butt hurt by Section 1's comment exaggerate his criticism.  The players (or at least most of them) can go shake hands before they run to the student section and the coaches can encourage this.  It is sportsmanship.  If we can't teach that, what the hell is the point of the university having athletic programs?  Just to make money have have excuses for tailgating? 

I have no problem if some of these guys got so excited about the end of the game that they ran over to the students without waiting.  I had no problem with the little celebration they had after the Ohio State game before they shook hands.  I had no problem with the team crashing the south endzone when Carter beat Indiana in 1979.  There is room for spontaneity, but in general the players need to be reminded (I guess) that they are ambassadors for the university.

Section 1 is not saying that we are worse than or the same as anyone else.  He is just saying we can do better.

I am ashamed to say that I for once completely agree with Section 1. Its a worthwhile observation of something that legitimately needs to change. And by 'legitimately', I mean if we want to legitimately hold ourselves to a high standard. 

I would also like to see the team shake hands afterwards. Northwestern played a tough game and often looked better than Michigan. Northwestern has classy kids and deserve to be congratulated for their efforts just as they were willing to congratulate Michigan for their efforts.

I've been part of state championships in the past and it was no problem whatsoever to jump around a bit, then go shake hands, and then go running around like a lunatic celebrating with the home fans.

Section 1, this isn't to say you're wrong, cause I agree with you, but you will literally find any excuse to bitch. If you have a bad taste in your mouth after such a thrilling, unanticipated victory then nothing will make you happy. If you have a grievance you can raise it, just stop sounding like a petulant child and maybe people will treat your ideas with more respect

It never seemed like an issue until the OSU game last year, but this year I've felt like we don't shake the other teams' hands very often. 

Man, can people just accept, that you can't please everybody. We win and you complain about how we didn't shake hands? The Michigan team can't make everybody happy with every move they make.

I disagree. For years Michigan stadium had the energy of a funeral and quite frankly it was pretty boring. Now with the renovation, and new energy is really feels like we have a substantial home field advantage. There is a reason Hoke and company picked the student section end-zone to defend. I have no problem with them being rewarded after.

    I think you are absolutely right.  If we say we respect our opponents, our actions need to be respectful in triumph or defeat. To me that includes the end of game handshake. I am somewhat surprised Hoke has not gone out of his way to assert that with the team

A Michigan Man always offers a hearty handshake before commencing a celebration.

To do otherwise is to fail to comport with the ethos of The Michigan Difference.

These kids need to follow the examples set by their elders

Should the players, perhaps, been a bit more gracious in victory and shaken hands with NW players? Sure.

But even I, as a 44 year-old man, standing in a crowded AT&T store watching the final plays in regulation and OT, leaped in the air and shouted with joy when Demens made the final tackle to end the game. Last year, I raced out onto the field after the OSU win with a friend of mine, as exhuberant as I can ever remember over a win. I was high-fiving and hugging everyone around me. 

Should I (or you) expect any less raw emotion from 18-22 year old kids? Was I just too immature? Or are you too much of a stuffed shirt, endlessly (and needlessly) in search of perfection from what - at the end of the day - is a game.

Life is just too damn short for your kind of grumpiness. Get over yourself.

I know which end of the field he wants to play on in overtime!!!

upset you, is just so damn disappointing.  And embarrassing, quite frankly.  Step away from the computer, breathe the fresh air outside, and let the 18-22 year olds celebrate however the fuck they want.

What, have you mistaken Will Campbell for a 1950's-era housewife straining to reach the upper cabinet shelves?

This man is 300 torso-baring pounds of Tackledom.

What we need is an industrial lift.

Or a ramp. A ramp could work, too.

(Edit: Hell. Misplaced response to an earlier post. Point remains, though...)

God forbid children from celebrating an emotional over time win with their classmates....this term "class" is getting over used an is having overly high expectations of people barely old enough to buy beer

F the other team.

/s

I think people should just be happy and quite whining.

Just remember the low of Northwestern's go ahead score with seconds left to play.

Then remember the high of Demens textbook hit and wrap tackle.

The gap of your experience between all of that is called "a full life". You're living it.

Pat Fitzgerald jumping up and down like a giddy schoolboy when Michigan would get penalties? I have more of an issue with that than not meeting the opponent at midfield. Besides, Michigan usually does congratulate the opponent on a good game. The only time they don't is when there is a win on the last play of the game. You don't see baseball players meeting to say good game after a walk-off win, do you? Michigan's win yesterday is equivalent of a walk-off win.

I like how we play Hells Bells and 7NA just like all the other stadiums too.  Gives us a professional atmosphere instead of having to hear the marching band plays those old songs from last century.  

Can we serve beer and get some billboard advertising too?

Since when has there been any organized handshakes in football?  The two coaches are expected to meet at midfield and shake hands, and that's about it.  Anything else is pretty much unscripted.  It sounds like you are just looking for things to bitch about.

Shake their hands THEN go to the student section. That was really awkward looking with Northwestern just sitting at midfield and hopefully doesn't happen again.

I hate when people bring up class with sports. It's not a lack of class or childness. It's a team who is excited about a victory and want to celebrate with there fans , screw the other team if they feel disrespected then good! They should of won if they don't want that feeling,

Location, location, location.

Had the game-ending play in OT happened in the south endzone, this probably wouldn't have happened.  Who picked that end for OT anyway?  Yeah, it's Kovacs' fault.

/s

though I'd say calling it childishness is going a bit too far.  But yeah, give the opponents their due respect as the top priority, as a general rule of thumb.  It's more understandable to me that the team rushes to the students after an unbelievable and emotional win like this game, so I give them a break here. But going forward, shake hands first.

I originally thought you were exagerating, let kids have fun.  But then it does look pretty weird in this video of the final play:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VfnK8GWpOF0#!

I agree with you. I'm gonna go drink a six pack in the shower and cleanse myself.

after the late hit penalty, am I the only one who thought it was simply a "Bronx Cheer?"

He had previously been upset about a number of calls (including the holding call on the kick return and, as metioned above, several no-calls for PI) and no-calls, and to me, was clearly celebrating the officials calling something in his favor.  That's the way I saw it  immediately, and I still think that's all it was.

Just sayin'.

We will ever make it through a game without someone complaining about something.

Yes, this includes me complaining about posts complaining about something.

I mean, I don't get it. It's not LLBB or hockey where there's a hand shake procedure. It was a big win in OT with the B10 title on the line. let them celebrate. They deserve it.

I mean, I don't get it. It's not LLBB or hockey where there's a hand shake procedure. It was a big win in OT with the B10 title on the line. let them celebrate. They deserve it.

Sports fans are just as bad as "star suckers."

If there were a "Perez Hilton" style sports website, this is the type of catty shit that would be posted on it.