Which piece of "Michigan Tradition" would you like to see return? (other than winning)

Submitted by trueblue262 on

Which part of Michigan's tradition would you like to see return (other than the wins)? There has been some chatter on the board about helmet decals, or getting rid of the Legends numbers, etc. I personally, would like to see the Victors walk make a return in some form. I think it was good for both the players and the fans. Thoughts?

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mjv

January 6th, 2015 at 11:05 AM ^

Pennies didn't work well.  The better approach was to partially tear two marshmallows in the middle and stick the two exposed inner section of marshmallows together.  They stuck together extremely well and provided enough mass to make a decent throwing object. 

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mjv

January 6th, 2015 at 10:56 AM ^

What I recall killing the marshmallow throwing was the new turf.  The prior grass field dealt better with marshmallows getting ground into it than the new field turf does.

But it was a lot of fun filling the visiting band's tuba with marshmallows as they walked by. It was really irritating once the visiting bands realized that if they held their tubas facing down the marshmallow problem was solved.  And bouncing a double or triple marshmallow off of the bass drum was fun as well.

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oriental andrew

January 6th, 2015 at 11:41 AM ^

Marshmallow throwing for us was mostly about trying to hit the camera guys. Nothing malicious, though. The pennies just added a little mass so they'd travel farther.

Pizza was short-lived once they realized that they were just invitations for students to turn the boxes into frisbees and throw them onto the field. 

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gbdub

January 6th, 2015 at 11:46 AM ^

Bo didn't "create" the idea of helmet stickers. And he wasn't infallible. I'd think a fashion guru such as yourself would realize how ugly they are on the winged helmet, and a history buff such as yourself would recognize that their time at Michigan was relatively fleeting, if we're going to play the "tradition" card.



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TIMMMAAY

January 6th, 2015 at 12:22 PM ^

You need help. This attitude is what has held Michigan back, and needs to change. We don't have to do everything just as Bo did it. You act as if he's some minor deity. Helmet stickers aren't going to help us win games. Helmet stickers won't make the players hit harder, or form tackle properly. Coaching does that. Not fucking stickers.

Jesus.

Derp.

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Wolverine Devotee

January 6th, 2015 at 12:26 PM ^

The question was what tradition do you want to see back.

I said nothing about them helping them win or any of that shit you mentioned. 

There is a possibility they come back. Harbaugh was the QB when they were around. Greg Dooley at MVictors has been talking about it for awhile now. Maybe you should go read his site. 

I'm not the only one who would like to see them back. 

 

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bo_lives

January 6th, 2015 at 1:40 PM ^

that helmet stickers will be brought back...

Michigan needs to develop a competitive edge, and helmet stickers can be part of that. Not that I think lack of helmet stickers is the cause of Michigan's malaise, just that it could help to eliminate a culture of complacency. When U-M's top WR is openly saying things like "winning and losing is just a statistic" there's got to be something wrong with the competitive attitude of the team.

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