What's with the resurgence of Navarre Jerseys?

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September 21st, 2010 at 10:32 AM
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What's with the resurgence of Navarre Jerseys?

So after years of considering, I decided to finally go out and buy a Michigan football jersey. Naturally, I wanted to get a #16 jersey, for my all time favorite player, John Navarre. Surprisingly enough, the store was almost out of Navarre jerseys! They had one left in my size though, so I bought it, and prepared to flaunt it on Saturday at the Big House. Lo and behold, I wasn't the only one with this in mind! I didn't know there were so many Navarre fans still out there, but it was one of the most popular jerseys I saw for the day (along with a few people shamefully wearing David Underwood jerseys). Anyways, does anyone know what's the sudden rush of Navarre jerseys? Is it the recent news article on him? Are there that many Arlo Steel fans out there? Oh well, the more support for my favorite player the better!

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September 21st, 2010 at 10:36 AM | Geez (Score:1)
Corey
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Get with the times, slowpoke.  Everybody's doing it.

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September 21st, 2010 at 10:37 AM | Well my Michael Cox jersey is (Score:1)
hail2thevict0r
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Well my Michael Cox jersey is way better than your Navarre jersey.

OH-HOW-I-HATE OHIO STATE

September 21st, 2010 at 1:00 PM | Cox? (Score:1)
goblue9683
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Are you sure it's not Steve Breaston or Elvis Grbac?

September 21st, 2010 at 4:50 PM | Come on (Score:1)
jmblue
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It's clearly a Thomas Gordon jersey.

September 21st, 2010 at 10:38 AM | Damn It! (Score:1)
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Where is that sarcasm detector when you need it

September 21st, 2010 at 10:39 AM | sorry, dude (Score:1)
leftrare
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I'm a huge Adrian Arrington fan.  I bought 16s in all sizes and plan to give them out at christmas to my family and friends.

September 21st, 2010 at 10:40 AM | Probably because he was the (Score:1)
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Probably because he was the last QB to beat OSU. Wait a tick.....Navarre was the last one to beat the Bucks wearing 16 and our current QB is wearing 16. Maybe this is a sign.

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September 21st, 2010 at 1:46 PM | Never thought of this... (Score:1)
ldoublee
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if this is the case, all future QB's should be required to wear #16.

September 21st, 2010 at 10:41 AM | Similar thing happened to me (Score:1)
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Similar thing happened to me when I bought an Anthony Carter #1 jersey back in '04. it seemed like everyone had bought one too.

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September 21st, 2010 at 10:45 AM | That is all... (Score:1)
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That is all...

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September 21st, 2010 at 10:55 AM | Actually (Score:1)
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I have been wearing my Navarre jersey a bit more than usual this season...  I have a rule that I can only wear the jersey of a difference-making player during any given game, and I can't wear a home jersey if the team is on the road, and vice versa.

I'm thinkin' of holding off on the Navarre/Denard until the Sparty game, so who do I go with this week?
#2 Woodson - (wore it last week, errrr, so prob. not)
#21 Desmond
#32 A-Train (thing is HUGE, unfortunately)
or #86 Mario -- probably the early lead
 

September 21st, 2010 at 11:04 AM | Desmond (Score:1)
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You can never go wrong with old #21.  Plus, we could always use a little more Magic in the Big House.

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September 21st, 2010 at 1:02 PM | another #21 (Score:1)
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We cannot forget Biakabutuka.  He did lay a good beat down on tOSU with Eddie George watching it from the sideline.

September 21st, 2010 at 10:56 AM | I saw him move in the pocket (Score:1)
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I saw him move in the pocket once. It was awesome.

or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

September 21st, 2010 at 10:58 AM | Whatever, my favorite play of (Score:1)
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Whatever, my favorite play of all time was when he threw it to my man Stevie B and Breaston ran it the the left, all the while Navarre and the whole offensive line ran to the right, and Breaston threw it back to Navarre and he got like a 30 yard TD against Minnesota. Seriously it was the best play ever.

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September 21st, 2010 at 11:01 AM | Impossible. John Navarre (Score:1)
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Impossible. John Navarre moves for no man.

or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

September 21st, 2010 at 11:05 AM | 2 minutes into the video (Score:1)
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2 minutes into the video

OH-HOW-I-HATE OHIO STATE

September 21st, 2010 at 11:28 AM | IIRC (Score:1)
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That play was called the "Transcontinental."

Marcus Curry + Garrett Rivas + Dual Threat John Navarre = WIN

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September 21st, 2010 at 11:48 AM | Think it is Transcontinental since it took so long (Score:1)
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I remember that run after the catch being excruciatingly long watching it real time just prying for him to cross the goal line. 

September 21st, 2010 at 12:17 PM | The Transcontinental (Score:1)
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The transcontinental pass worked every time Lloyd called that play. 

*Charles Woodson threw back to Brian Griese against Wisconsin in 97.

*Dialo Johnson threw back to Drew Henson against Penn State in 99.

*Marquise Walker threw back to Jermain Gonzales against Illinois in 01.

*Steve Breaston threw back to John Navarre against Minnesota in 03. 

All of those plays set up touchdowns but ironically, Navarre was the only one to score on the actual play.  Griese was close.  He made it to the 1 before getting knocked out of bounds.  Keith Jackson had that great quote after Woodson threw to Griese. 

"That thump you just heard?  That was Bo Schembechler fainting." 

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September 21st, 2010 at 12:28 PM | That play was called the "Transcontinental." (Score:1)
Don
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Actually, with Navarre carrying the ball at his geologic pace, it's more accurately called the "Transcontinental Drift."


September 21st, 2010 at 12:12 PM | Loose change? (Score:1)
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is that the guy that does the loose change movies doing the voice over on this?

September 21st, 2010 at 10:56 AM | I thought it was pretty cool (Score:1)
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I thought it was pretty cool that tjmaxx was stocking nothing but Tom Brady jerseys, especially since his Michigan number was different from his more familiar #12.

Just a rumor, but next year they might bust out with #11 -- about time all-time great Francis Wistert got his due . . .

September 21st, 2010 at 10:56 AM | You silly goose (Score:1)
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It's because they like that smiley guy with the funny hair. Shoehorn Richardson, I think his name is. You need to look him up.

September 21st, 2010 at 11:02 AM | Dang, I thought it was a resurgence for Jay Remiersma (Score:1)
Don
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Or Mike Jolly. Or Mark Elzinga. Or Willie Heston, Jr.


September 21st, 2010 at 11:05 AM | My wife wears her Brandon (Score:1)
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My wife wears her Brandon Hawthorne jersey every Fall Saturday.

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September 21st, 2010 at 11:09 AM | The amazing thing is, if you (Score:1)
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The amazing thing is, if you didn't know, you'd swear Navarre was still out there today.  One reason why Im so glad to have Rodriguez now.  Lloyd never took full advantage of Navarre's running ability like Rich is doing with the Nard Dog

September 21st, 2010 at 11:13 AM | Every once in a while I like (Score:1)
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Every once in a while I like to go really old school and pull out my Scott Dreisbach jersey.  For a while, it used to mean that I was supporting the man himself, the Coner.  Now, it's Roundtree and I'll take that.

September 21st, 2010 at 11:12 AM | I'm just glad Navarre did not (Score:1)
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I'm just glad Navarre did not start offering a scholarship requiring you to be a tall, statuesque pocket passer to wear 16.  Denard would be screwed.

The Big House . . .

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September 21st, 2010 at 11:14 AM | Robinson (Score:1)
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For all of the away games I always make sure that I wear my white Terrance Robinson jersey.  It's weird though because it is a Nike jersey, and T-Rob had never been on the team when Michigan wore Nike.  I guess Nike just knew they had a good one coming in a few years.

September 21st, 2010 at 11:16 AM | Will Heininger (Score:1)
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Will Heininger is John Navarre

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September 21st, 2010 at 11:16 AM | There's only one acceptable (Score:1)
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There's only one acceptable choice for a Michigan QB jersey.

Syracuse '03, Michigan G'05

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September 21st, 2010 at 11:56 AM | I remember, as a kid, being (Score:1)
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I remember, as a kid, being incredulous that the qb successor to Leach was not sporting #7. Since I had come of age as a fan during the preceding four years, I couldn't fathom a Michigan qb wearing anything else. For me, it still has a magical quality to it, like wideout wearing #1. Maybe Shoelace will switch . . .

September 21st, 2010 at 11:23 AM | It's because of his strong (Score:1)
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It's because of his strong showing at the Alumni Game this spring.

September 21st, 2010 at 11:27 AM | Go to 7:55 (Score:1)
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Touchdown Michigan!

September 21st, 2010 at 12:09 PM | John Navarre (Score:1)
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I always liked Navarre.  He had to deal with constant criticism while he played for us and he always handled it with class.  In every interview he ever did, he couldn't have come across as a nicer guy.

I've been thinking about making a tribute video to him.  He only threw, what?  72 TD's while at Michigan? 

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September 21st, 2010 at 12:21 PM | I definitely would love to (Score:1)
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I definitely would love to see this.  You're absolutely right.  I always reference the video you created (as I did above) when people criticize him.  His interview at 7:55 has to make you feel his pain a little, but also the sweetness of the victory.

Touchdown Michigan!

September 21st, 2010 at 1:17 PM | Yep (Score:1)
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Yep.  I'm going to get started on it very soon.  Maybe I'll even be able to send the link to Navarre himself. 

Desmond Howard saw the tribute video I made for him over the Summer and one of his people contacted me about getting a couple copies of it burned on to DVD.  He wanted one for himself and one to give to his dad.  I thought that was pretty cool.   

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September 21st, 2010 at 12:56 PM | The early criticism was (Score:1)
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The early criticism was extremely unwarrented. First, he was forced to start his RS Frosh year because Henson was out, then the Golden Boy leaves for baseball and Navarre is once again starting before he should be. Maybe not the best QB to play at Michigan, but probably the one I admire most.

For a' that, an' a' that, 
Our toils obscure an' a' that, 
The rank is but the guinea's stamp, 
The man's the gowd for a' that. 
September 21st, 2010 at 1:17 PM | Todd Collins (Score:1)
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Todd Collins also fell into that category for me stat wise.  I was too young to remember any interviews, so I don't remember his personality, but for starting 2 seasons, he had solid numbers.

But Brady to Navarre reminded me a lot of Grbac to Collins at the time Navarre was getting all of the criticism.

ed: well, Brady to Navarre admittedly had the Drew Henson drama, so it wasn't exactly the same.

September 21st, 2010 at 1:39 PM | #10 Jersey (Score:1)
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Actually, I saw someone write some "Brady" guy's name on the Steven Threet throwback #10 jersey.

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