Semi-OT: Just re-watched "Apollo 13"
It gave me a shot of faith for the coaching search. The explosion that crippled the ship was the result of a long series of engineering accidents and human mistakes and oversights. Sound familiar? The crew and the mission control staff had to make very tough mission decisions trading off competing interests with a long-term view. Add in some good fortune at the right times and they pulled off a bona fide miracle, and NASA went on to fly four additional successful moon landings.
Technical advisor to the film Dave Scott, Apollo 15 commander, is a Michigan attendee (I think something like 105 of the Apollo-era astronauts were Michigan people in one way or another).
Failure is not an option!
Go Blue.
January 9th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
Now we just need Tom Hanks, Lieutenant Dan and Kevin Bacon
January 9th, 2011 at 3:01 PM ^
I heard Lt Dan has poor mobility in the pocket.
January 9th, 2011 at 7:06 PM ^
Nah dude, he has magic legs
January 10th, 2011 at 12:00 AM ^
lovvin' the "magic legs"!!!
January 9th, 2011 at 7:25 PM ^
Mebbe Opie Cunningham should be our AD....
January 9th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
January 9th, 2011 at 5:46 PM ^
Work the problem.
January 9th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
I prefer Apollo 15
January 9th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
January 9th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
It's official the MGoBoard is batshit crazy.
January 9th, 2011 at 2:57 PM ^
Interesting analogy. Didn't Kevin bacon's character have the clap? What's that analogous to?
January 9th, 2011 at 3:00 PM ^
That's analogous to Gruden as a sexual act and this obviously means that Gruden will be announced as our new coach at halftime of the UM vs. Kansas. There will be no argument it has been prophesied.
January 9th, 2011 at 2:57 PM ^
We're all wearing satin vests, right?
January 9th, 2011 at 2:58 PM ^
January 9th, 2011 at 3:03 PM ^
I love your license plate. Where do you live here in the Old Dominion?
January 9th, 2011 at 5:58 PM ^
January 9th, 2011 at 2:59 PM ^
I still don't see how our current situation has become a disaster in any way.
January 9th, 2011 at 3:05 PM ^
As long as DB is channeling Lt. Dan and coming up with a fix behind the scenes. The problem is, nobody knows. We just have to wait until we open the capsule, so to speak - not to take the analogy too far or anything.
January 9th, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
I agree. The people assuming it's a disaster because the AD is keeping the search air tight, the way it should be, are annoying.
January 9th, 2011 at 3:14 PM ^
On topic: Apollo 13's prime Spacecraft Communicator ("CAPCOM") was Jack Lousma, who was a quarterback on the 1956 University of Michigan football team.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lousma
http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.h…
He had 2 carries for 6 yards in 1956, and was 2-for-2 passing with 19 yards.
January 9th, 2011 at 3:54 PM ^
100% completion rate and 3.0 yards a carry. Impressive!
January 9th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
It's too bad that our space program is being effectively dismantled.
January 9th, 2011 at 3:33 PM ^
is no comparison between a near tragedy that gripped the world... and a coaching search that is making a fan base, (myself included) just plain loco.
January 9th, 2011 at 3:57 PM ^
...we won't be landing on the moon (Harbaugh) and we'll be lucky to make it home alive (Hokestravaganza 2011)?
January 9th, 2011 at 5:59 PM ^
Apollo 13 or the Challenger?
Just sayin...
January 9th, 2011 at 6:14 PM ^
Apollo 13: No UofM crew
Apollo 15: All UofM crew
And which one landed on the Moon? Space bitches, space.
January 10th, 2011 at 1:02 AM ^
I'll be the first to say it. Hiring a head coach isn't exactly rocket science.