You know the drill. Who should wear President Ford's #48 jersey this Saturday when it becomes a Legends number? He played center, and I think the obvious choice here would be Elliott Mealer.
And you think you're crowded at Michigan Stadium
Who should wear Gerald Ford's #48 Saturday?
October 8th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
#1
Who should wear Gerald Ford's #48 Saturday?
October 8th, 2012 at 10:38 AM | 
College Rules won't allow it
College Rules won't allow it
October 8th, 2012 at 11:09 AM |
Or Matt Wile.....
Or Matt Wile.....
Or Matt Wile.....
Touchdown Michigan!
October 8th, 2012 at 11:37 AM |
This post cracked me up
This post cracked me up
This post cracked me up
Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow
October 8th, 2012 at 10:39 AM |
Keep it Presidential
Keep it Presidential
Jack Kennedy
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"I cannot think of a better person to guide our university's athletic strategy than the inventor of The Noid."
October 8th, 2012 at 10:40 AM |
Give it to Joey Kerridge, Joe
Give it to Joey Kerridge, Joe
Give it to Joey Kerridge, Joe Bolden, or Des Morgan.
October 8th, 2012 at 10:45 AM |
Joe Bolden
Joe Bolden
It would be a TV announcer's nightmare to potentially have two 6'3'' white linebackers with long hair playing next to each other wearing the numbers 47 and 48. Now that I think about, GIVE IT TO BOLDEN IMMEDIATELY!
My username is spelled "mgordoblue", but it's pronounced "Throat Warbler Mangrove".
October 8th, 2012 at 11:32 AM |
If given to Bolden
If given to Bolden
According to the TV announcers, there will automatically have 2 other linebackers on Michigan's team, Jake Bolden and Joe Ryan. Sounds good to me.
October 8th, 2012 at 10:43 AM |
Demens or Morgan, IMO...
Demens or Morgan, IMO...
These were decided before the season and while Bolden may make the most sense, I'm not sure if he'd been around long enough. I'm going to say Demens gets it. Morgan if they want someone to have it for awhile (which doesn't seem to be the case).
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
October 8th, 2012 at 1:58 PM |
Demens makes the most sense,
Demens makes the most sense,
Demens makes the most sense, IMO, but I love seeing him in #25. Unique number for a middle linebacker.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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October 8th, 2012 at 10:43 AM |
Clearly Jack Kennedy should
Clearly Jack Kennedy should
Clearly Jack Kennedy should get it...He's a Kennedy dude
October 8th, 2012 at 10:43 AM |
Close enough
Close enough
Sugar Bowl Hero Glanda! He snaps the ball.
Obviously Snappy Snapnewski should get it in the future. Long snapper legend jersey? That's a Wow moment right there.
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
October 8th, 2012 at 10:44 AM |
No one. Would make a guess
No one. Would make a guess
No one. Would make a guess to say that there will never be another All-American, then Senator, then President on a future Michigan team.
PS Get off my lawn
October 8th, 2012 at 10:47 AM |
(sigh)
I think you are
(sigh)
I think you are
(sigh)
I think you are missing the point entirely.
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
October 8th, 2012 at 10:52 AM |
I understand the
I understand the
I understand the marketing/honoring players/link to the past with current team etc. that the current adminstration is trying to do with patches, etc.
I also cheefully acknowledge being a bit old fashioned (hence the Get off my lawn remark).
However, Gerald Ford is the only alumn that was POTUS. And was an All-American center, captain of the team, etc etc etc. Is it too much to ask to RETIRE that number so no shapre/resemblance/etc hit the field in honor of the man and his unique accomplishments?
Again, get the hell off my lawn.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:08 AM |
NEED MOAR ETC, etc..
NEED MOAR ETC, etc..
NEED MOAR ETC, etc..
October 8th, 2012 at 11:18 AM |
Two things
Two things
1) He was never an All-American.
2) This isn't about ONLY giving the jersey numbers to people who match up to the life and accomplishments of the legends. No one expects Roy Roundtree to be Desmond Howard. It's about using the numbers to remind people about the deeds of those who came before.
October 8th, 2012 at 12:11 PM |
Redundant post
Redundant post
Posted Mad Monkey's point over an hour later than Mad Monkey did. Here's a kitten to make up for my misstep:
- "Of course I care about that stuff. To the point of irrationality. It will always be Michigan first, cancer second." Jim Mandich (RIP)
October 8th, 2012 at 12:25 PM |
would +1 every post that you make
would +1 every post that you make
Because your name is everyone murders
October 8th, 2012 at 1:34 PM |
Also...
Also...
He is the only former Michigan Football Captain to serve as VP.
/Just Say'n...
'Cause I Bleed Blue...
October 8th, 2012 at 4:27 PM |
False
False
Ford was never the team captain.
http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbcapt/fbcapt.htm
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
October 8th, 2012 at 10:52 AM |
Congressman. Ford never served in the Senate (except
Congressman. Ford never served in the Senate (except
when he presided as President of the Senate for the period of time he was Vice President of the United States).
Your opinion has no value.
October 8th, 2012 at 2:50 PM |
"Would make a guess to say
"Would make a guess to say
"Would make a guess to say that there will never be another All-American, then Senator, then President on a future Michigan team."
Probably true, but only because Zoltan Mesko is not a native-born US citizen.
October 8th, 2012 at 10:45 AM |
Denard.
/s
Denard.
/s
Denard.
/s
October 8th, 2012 at 10:47 AM |
Walk-on LB Mark Lawson from Ada, MI.
Walk-on LB Mark Lawson from Ada, MI.
He's the only guy I can think of, who'd be eligible to wear #48 and who is from Rep. Ford's old Grand Rapids congressional district. I'd expect that President Ford would be especially proud to have a walk-on from his hometown get the honor.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:17 AM |
Ada represent! I was born and
Ada represent! I was born and
Ada represent! I was born and raised.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:30 AM |
Although GR Ford went to GR
Although GR Ford went to GR
Although GR Ford went to GR South HS, his boyhood home was in East Grand Rapids, about 2 blocks from where I grew up.
I don't know that an EGR resident would want a Forest Hills athlete wearing his number.
/s
October 8th, 2012 at 11:36 AM |
They can get over
They can get over
They can get over it.
/FHNgrad
October 8th, 2012 at 1:31 PM |
EGR great place...
EGR great place...
To get a speeding ticket for going 27mph in a 25mph zone...
/FHCgrad
'Cause I Bleed Blue...
October 13th, 2012 at 11:48 AM |
Legend has it
Legend has it
Legend in my family is that my Grandpa went to high school with Gerald Ford.
Tim
October 17th, 2012 at 2:21 PM |
If he went to Grand Rapids
If he went to Grand Rapids
If he went to Grand Rapids South between 1927-1931, then the legend is true.
October 8th, 2012 at 12:02 PM |
Isn't part of the idea
Isn't part of the idea
Isn't part of the idea behind the Legends jerseys that you do something to earn it? Being from someplace isn't exactly earning it.
October 8th, 2012 at 12:21 PM |
I really don't know that.
I really don't know that.
And there's a lot about this Legends-number program that I don't get. If all of our outstanding and best-performing players are shuttled into Legends numbers, then there will be few new Legend-identities created in the future.
I'd very much like to think that in the future, there may be Legends patches for Ron Johnson (40), Reggie McKenzie (65), Rick Leach (7), Bob Chappuis (49), Bump Elliott (18) and probably Pete Elliott too (45).
I really don't know; has Brandon ever clearly articulated how this is all supposed to work? He wanted a program; a plan; a set standard for jersey retirement or more correctly in football, un-retirement.
October 8th, 2012 at 1:01 PM |
"all of our outstanding and best-performing players"
"all of our outstanding and best-performing players"
It actually seems like they're choosing the recipients based more on off the field/leadership stuff rather than awarding them to the best players on the team. Roundtree and Brandon Moore aren't two of Michigan's best-performing players, but they're wearing Legends numbers.
This has nothing to do with Michigan football.
October 8th, 2012 at 1:50 PM |
Shoot, Brandon Moore's not
Shoot, Brandon Moore's not
Shoot, Brandon Moore's not even playing. Not his fault, getting injured, but he has yet to wear his patch and play.
They'll likely give it to a linebacker, and likely one who played last year since these were assigned before the season started. Either Demens or Bolden.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
October 8th, 2012 at 6:43 PM |
It doesn't have to be based
It doesn't have to be based
It doesn't have to be based on who's the best football player. I think they've already shown that by giving Legends jerseys to Tree and Moore. But they're clearly putting in the work off the field and as team leaders. Hence, they're doing something to earn it, not just being from someplace.
October 8th, 2012 at 10:51 AM |
Jordan Kovacs
Jordan Kovacs
why not
October 8th, 2012 at 11:03 AM |
Second this
Second this
Kovacs
October 8th, 2012 at 11:38 AM |
Because
Because
Because Kovacs has made a name for himself with #32.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:33 PM |
It's not like #32 will be retired
It's not like #32 will be retired
I think a walk-on turned defensive captain is appropriate to honor a man who was neither elected vice president or president, and yet still held both offices. Ford was a walk-on turned President.
October 8th, 2012 at 10:59 AM |
I didn't think about Mealer,
I didn't think about Mealer,
I didn't think about Mealer, and he'd be a good choice. But I think Jordan Kovacs wearing it makes a lot of sense.
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October 8th, 2012 at 11:03 AM |
It can't be Mealer...
It can't be Mealer...
He'd be the BEST choice, but centers can't wear the number.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
October 8th, 2012 at 11:02 AM |
The Fans
The Fans
The Fans
as luck would have it I'm existing in the filter bubble.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:10 AM |
Maybe a player from the Grand
Maybe a player from the Grand
Maybe a player from the Grand Rapids area. Morgan?
October 8th, 2012 at 11:53 AM |
Morgan is from Holland.
Morgan is from Holland.
That is why I suggested an Ada kid.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:21 AM |
Kovacs is the obvious choice
Kovacs is the obvious choice
Kovacs is the obvious choice here. Team Captain, leader of the defense. I see no other option.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:48 AM |
What are the chances Kovacs
What are the chances Kovacs
What are the chances Kovacs gets a legends patch some time in the future. Kovacs is a great story and IMO the epitome of a Michigan Man. He had to earn his way on the team Twice!
October 8th, 2012 at 12:07 PM |
Zero. Look at the
Zero. Look at the
Zero. Look at the accomplishments of the players that have had their numbers retired. Kovacs isn't on that tier, or even close to it.
This isn't meant to be critical of Kovacs, just a statement that he isn't going to get a legends patch.
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
October 8th, 2012 at 11:39 AM |
Mealer actually can wear the
Mealer actually can wear the
Mealer actually can wear the #48 if Michigan chooses to give it to him. Unlike the NFL, the NCAA does not require players to wear certain numbers. Instead, they merely suggest teams give players certain numbers to help designate who is an eligible receiver on any given play. Here is a screen shot from the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations handbook clearing things up:
October 8th, 2012 at 12:15 PM |
Later in the rules
Later in the rules
The following is included in Rule 7 on Passing (p. 73 of the document):
ARTICLE 4. Each of the following (a-c) is a live-ball foul and the play is
allowed to continue.
a. Formation. At the snap Team A must be in a formation that meets these
requirements:
1. All players must be inbounds.
2. All players must be either linemen or backs (Rule 2-27-4).
3. At least five linemen must wear jerseys numbered 50 through 79
So, unless Hoke wants to put in a blocking TE with a lineman number for every snap, Mealer isn't going to get it. Wait, come to think of it, Hoke may want to do that...
October 8th, 2012 at 12:51 PM |
Right
Right
The emphasis is that Mealer can wear #48. Now if he should is a completely different matter.
Since centers can no longer be 48, I think it's pretty safe to say that a center won't be able to wear it. Therefore, we should pick somebody that will likely be president which of course means Brendan Gibbons should wear it.