Q&A with a former Wolverine.
December 8th, 2011 at 9:55 PM ^
No problem!
December 8th, 2011 at 10:15 PM ^
How much do you know about the decision to replace RR? Specifically, do you know if Dave Brandon thought he had Harbaugh locked up and that fell apart at the last minute or did Brandon really wait until after the bowl game to make a decision and ultimately talk to candidates?
December 9th, 2011 at 10:03 AM ^
From what I've heard, Hoke was the number one choice all along. He "consulted" with Miles and Harbaugh, more to please the masses, though.
December 8th, 2011 at 10:04 PM ^
and is now posting on MGoBlog?
December 8th, 2011 at 10:22 PM ^
My guess Is you played tennis? Is this Johnny McEnroe?
December 8th, 2011 at 10:26 PM ^
Ever been laid at "the house" on State and Stadium?
December 8th, 2011 at 10:52 PM ^
Ha! The locks on the gate are pretty good...
December 8th, 2011 at 11:05 PM ^
That used to be our old stompin grounds back in the day. After the construction it would be great to see the tradition come back. Question......what dorm do the freshman players stay in during the month of May?
December 9th, 2011 at 8:55 AM ^
Since I had to be a teammate of yours, I have read this entire post expecting to be able to figure out who you are. I still have no idea.
December 8th, 2011 at 10:54 PM ^
When I was a freshman at Michigan, I lived down the hall from a bunch of baseball players. One night one of them was drunkenly walking down our end of the hall, when he decided to open an unlocked door and go into the room of a girl across the hall from me. She woke up to find him peeing on the floor next to her bed. Did you know him?
December 8th, 2011 at 11:11 PM ^
When you order a pizza, what are your "go to" toppings?
December 9th, 2011 at 10:12 AM ^
Don't you mean what toppings I like on my vegetable?
mushrooms, peppers, a meat of some kind, extra cheese.
December 8th, 2011 at 11:39 PM ^
The chicken or the egg?
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<br>Boxers or briefs?
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<br>Red pill or blue pill?
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<br>How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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<br>And you're in the old west, where there are a tribe of Indians called the whitefoot who always tell the truth, and the blackfoot Indians, who always lie. You're riding your horse, and run into an Indian, and he tells you he's a truthful whitefoot. Which is he?
December 9th, 2011 at 8:46 AM ^
If you were swimming down a railroad track and a wheel fell off your canoe, how many times would you have to run around a stop sign and kick a hockey puck 5 miles?
December 9th, 2011 at 10:09 AM ^
1) To what extent do athletes from different teams hang out with each other vs. hanging out with 'normies'? From what you noticed, was it different with football players who are undoubtedly the most high-profile guys on campus? (I get the sense that they spend most of their time together, even off the field. Not saying that in a pejorative way, since a) I'd probably do the same in their situation and b) the off-field camaraderie seems to have paid off!)
2) Do all the athletes get special dorms on the top floor of South Quad or is it just the football and hoopsters? (That was the rumor I heard when I was at U-M - back when the UGLi was actually ugly!)
3) Are you at liberty to name any people in the athletic department - player or admin/coach -who get an unfairly deserved bad rap or vice versa? Or is what the general public sees generally pretty accurate?
December 9th, 2011 at 10:21 AM ^
I think all first year atheletes stay in West Quad now. South Quad used to be the place until the late 90s.
December 9th, 2011 at 10:29 AM ^
1) Most athletes, in my experience, didn't come with friends to school, so their exposure to others was limited, outside of dorms, class, etc. It one of those things where most guys have classes together (especially freshman due to their core classes and time restraints) then practice together then study/live together as well. But, that being said, athletes hung out with other athletes, mostly, not to be "better" just more in common and seeing them more (training room, academic center etc.) People tend to gravitate towards people like them. That being said, most athletes are outgoing and sociable, just their exposure is limited. Denard is a great example of this.
2) No such thing as special dorms! The freshmen are split between South and West Quad and randomly dispersed throughout. I know some girl sports room with other girl sports and most guys room with teammates. That being said, I do know some athletes who had non-athlete roommates, and it was no big deal.
3) I won't get into names, but, our compliance department got wrecked and they were always on top of their game. I feel they have a unfair rep now, but they are top-notch.
December 9th, 2011 at 11:49 AM ^
Thanks for the great answers - got 2 more questions for you, if you don't mind:
1) Your comment about the compliance department reminded me of E. Gordon Gee saying that OSU was the poster child for compliance - a statement that was understandably greeted here with a huge helping of LOLZ. Given your perspective and - if you can speak for others - that of other athletes at Michigan who have to deal with NCAA regulations on a daily basis, what was your take on Ohio State's foibles this year? Was it more akin to a) 'LOLBUCKEYES' or b) 'lowercase lolbuckeyes, but damn I could see how that might happen here or anywhere else' Or c) none of the above?
2) The electrical dept head at my previous firm (I'm an architectural designer) was a scholarship players at OSU during the Cooper era. Y'all wouldn't have heard of him since his career was cut short by injury, but he was a pretty cool guy. He said that a lot of OSU and Michigan players were friends from high school days and kept in contact throughout the season. (Marcus Ray, for example, is pretty good friends with OSU wr Dee Miller) The rivalry was still there, but it was more virulently nasty between the fans. This, of course, was during the early 90's. Given today's era and where social media is today, was that true for you and other athletes? Did you guys keep in contact with players from other B1G schools or was there not that much of a relationship?
December 9th, 2011 at 12:20 PM ^
1) At Michigan, every team had meetings and presentations from the compliance department before, during, and after the season. We had to sign forms saying we understood the rules and what we should and should not do. We mostly policed ourselves, and to those who don't have that discpline or leadership, problems can and will result.
My take is this: The guys who recieved the free tattoos and sold their gear knew it was against the rules. I cannot believe otherwise. They thought they could get away with it and were above the system. Tresseling lying to NCAA was unacceptable, and he recieved proper punishment. I'm a little fuzzy on the details but didn't Tressel hide it from the compliance department as well? If so, shows their merit.
I'd have to pick B, because it was a personal decision by the players, and a bad apple can ruin the bunch, but the Tressel thing was an A.
2) Yes, you were not friendly to everyone on the field, but for baseball and it's summer ball season, a lot of guys knew each other. I can imagine the same is true for most sports due to the rise of travel teams etc. The players do buy into the rivialry, and get amped about it, but it's a respect thing (to the game and other players) as well.
December 9th, 2011 at 1:10 PM ^
Again - thanks for the insight!
December 9th, 2011 at 3:05 PM ^
What years did you play ball?
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