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We were there when it opened…

We were there when it opened (10) and it was heavy Michigan.  I guess UW fans showed up later.  We were gone by then.  Pit Room (which was delicious and with an added bonus of being attached to a good bar with tv's) was almost all Michigan and locals.   

Went to fan fest today…

Went to fan fest today. Looked about 70-30 Michigan 

Hilton Americas

Hilton Americas

Heading to Houston with my…

Heading to Houston with my two boys.  Thus far we are planning to do the following:

- Rockets game sat night

- Check out some bbq places, vietnamese (including viet cajun), and crawfish boils (not sure if season started).   Would love some recommendations from locals.  

- Alumni events (pep rally, tailgate before the game).  

 

 

Which sections are at the …

Which sections are at the $800 level?  Alumni travel packages have upper sideline for $575. I assume that’s 600 level. 

Thank you for that info.  I…

Thank you for that info.  I was looking at google maps and it was showing 30 min from Culver to the Rose Bowl.  But if it's closer to an hour we'll probably just stay downtown (unless we find something interesting in Pasadena).  We'll be with our two boys and wanted to be where we could walk to place (like we do in NY).  

Would def love to join the mgoblog tailgate if there is one.   

How is Culver City? Would it…

How is Culver City? Would it be preferable to Downtown?  

Are those the Chase club…

Are those the Chase club seats? 
 

is the band coming?  I want to be near 

Does anyone know if the…

Does anyone know if the seating at the frozen four is divided by teams and if Michigan will be selling tickets?  

Twelve of us are driving…

Twelve of us are driving down from the city.  First time.  We were thinking of getting some parking passes on stub hub and tailgate near the stadium.  Any particular lots are better than others? Or is there tailgating everywhere as in Ann Arbor?

As far as sections, we'll have a few kids with us, and were thinking that upper deck might have a steeper angle (and better views for the little ones).  Thoughts?

 

Thanks!

can't figure out your email…

can't figure out your email.  if interested email me at my handle at mac

In a state of excitement …

In a state of excitement (and alcohol) I booked a couple of non refundable rooms at Marriott Downtown and four tickets.  Now I realize that I have a scheduling conflict.  If anyone is interested in taking them off my hands, I could transfer them to you.

hotel.  2x king rooms.  $500 per night (12/3-5) per room, with the taxes.

tickets.  Sec 509 row 1.  Bought them on stubhub (can show proof).  $1750 for four with the fees. 

 

 

 

 

Go Blue from Bangkok

Anyone else here and heading to sportsman in Sukhumvit?

Michigan sections at MSG

Does anyone know the michigan sections at MSG for the game tomorrow?

possible to join a tailgate?

i apologize for posting here, as I dont have enough points to start a new thread.  in town with the littles ones (3 and 5), my parents and inlaws.  we are staying at the bell tower.  the plan is to head to the jug aroud 8 (kids are up anyways) for some beer and eggs, maybe swing by dominicks, and then the walk to the stadium.  does anyone know if there are any tailgates on the golf course that we could possibly join? i remember seeing an alumni tailgate a few years back, but that might have been a homecoming game.  any other suggestions for early morning pre game fun? we could buy a case for the adults and some snacks for the kids and just hang out on the golf course.  just not sure how i feel about that.  i do think that a green grass field migh be a bit better suited for the young ones than the jug.  but i want my fun as well.

 

Anyone need a hotel room in College Park?

Not sure where else to post this, but I am no longer making the trip.  Have two nights reserved at the Marriott in College Park.  15 min walk to the stadium.  fri/sat nights.  $250 a night.  If anyone is interested, let me know, and I can add you to the reservation for check in.

 

 

I have them winning the NIT

I have them winning the NIT

Overall record does not come

Overall record does not come into play until later. It's record against next team down the standings. We are 1-0 against Wisconsin, they are 1-1. So I think we are a 2 seed

Btt seed?

Do we win the tie breaker with osu? Are we now set as a 2 seed in the btt regardless of what happens (assuming we beat psu)

The only reason Alabama is #

The only reason Alabama is # 2 is because they started the season as#1. If the had started 15th, they would not be where they are right now. Who exactly did the beat this year? Arkansas? Ok fine. The rest of the schedule was a joke. The system is a joke. Bring back pre bcs. At least bowl tie ins had tradition.

Why the sugar? Couldn't it

Why the sugar? Couldn't it be fiesta?

The hill

The hill

Champion sports bar. Watched

Champion sports bar. Watched the Michigan game there a few years back during Oktoberfest. Everyone else was watching a soccer game, but they put the Michigan game on one tv for us.

check out ours.  all 3s with

check out ours.  all 3s with a few 4s

you are forgetting that he is

you are forgetting that he is doing this at Stanford.  f*cking Stanford!! 

and what if he doesnt

and what if he doesnt succeed?  so far he has proven that he incapable for winning big ten games.  he has yet to show that he could win this conference.  maybe he can.  but there is nothing to suggest that he could.  

all of this talk that the D will be better, and the O will be amazing, those are all assumptions.  He hasnt come within 20 point of beating the better teams in this conference. 

Rich Rodriguez has been let

Rich Rodriguez has been let go. Harbaugh named as new head coach.

One can dream

if we had the 68th ranked

if we had the 68th ranked defense in the country, we would not have elevated a walk on qb, making his first start, to a heisman candidate level.  and we would probably be 7-1.   

and not a flaky 7-1, with last minute wins against the likes of indiana and umass.  i am not even going to mention ND.  they just lost to Tulsa.  but we would be a solid 7-1, with large margins of victory against these powerhouses. 

but as it stands now, we are going 5-7.  

And beating umass by 3 is an

And beating umass by 3 is an accomplishment? They lost to richmond today. Or how about beating indiana on a last minute drive? They almost lost to arkansas state, and got shallacked by illinois today. Lets not forget that last minute nd win. They lost to a military academy today. But wait, we did destroy bowling green. They are 1-6. We could easily be 1-6 right now.

I would rather have miles.

I would rather have miles. You know he would take the rivalries seriously.

All 5 teams who we beat this

All 5 teams who we beat this year, lost today.

I love how people think we are better than illinois, penn st. I am not sure we could beat purdue.

Round and round we go. RR is a disaster.

Dont forget to post that at

Dont forget to post that at the end of the season.

What does that say about us?

What does that say about us? We barely beat them

5-7

5-7

i am not sure that we could

i am not sure that we could fill the stadium with another 20k bodies.  watching the games on tv this year, i see a lot of empty spaces at the top of the bowl.  especially in the student section.  i dont ever remember it being this way.  when i was a student and we played MSU, you had to stand almost sideways, it was that packed. 

Go f*uck yourself. Better?

Go f*uck yourself. Better?

RR proved it in a weak big

RR proved it in a weak big east.  he didnt have as much success there when it was actually a descent conference (with miami, vtech, bc).   he would be a great coach if michigan played in the mac. 

 

go look at his record the last 3 seasons.  they look great at 11 -1 and 10-2.  but aside from that win against georgia, he beat no one.  and he lost to the few top 10 teams he played. 

maybe its because we cant

maybe its because we cant play with the big boys.  bowling green, umass, indiana.  must as well be high school teams.  and we barely beat two of them.  enough excuses. 

where do you live?

where do you live?

great coaches (and that is

great coaches (and that is what we should expect at michigan) make their players play better than what they might be.  that is what defines them as great coaches.  average coaches make their players play up to their abilities.  below average coach make their players below their talent.  and so on....

so STOP using the excuse that its not RR's fault, and that our players are just not that good.  if this man is to take our program to another level, he has to make these players play better.  he is not doing that.  so STOP.  enough excuses.  we are MICHIGAN.  we are not northwestern. 

what do you see from this

what do you see from this defense or from who we have on the bench/coming in that makes you think it will be any better in the next year or two?  

and we lose one of our best defensive players next year in Mouton.  

oh i see.  we no longer have

oh i see.  we no longer have to beat the best teams.  its now OK to lose to top tier teams in the big ten.  excellent!!   

but how is 7-5 without

but how is 7-5 without beating a single good team considered progress?  7-5 isnt our main objective.  13-0 is.  eventually you have to start beating the better teams.  we are on year 3 now, and we still have a hard time achieving 4 wins in the big ten.  iowa is a good team.  but its not a world beater.  think about it.  we barely beat umass, indiana, nd.  one is a division 1aa school.  the other 2 might not go 500 this year.  indiana might finish last in the big ten.  our other 2 wins were against a 1 - 5 bowling green team, and a 500 big east squad.   we have wisco and osu left on our schedule.  we have to beat atleast one of them (and i hope its osu) for us to say we have progress.   not losing to a bad team (toledo, purdue, illinois) is not progress. that is expected when you're michigan.  even when you are rebuilding.  

so lets beat someone descent before we say that there is progress.  a lot of yards on offense do not translate into wins.  we have to play as a complete team in order to play with the big boys.  and we have yet to do that. 

michigan dominated the stats.

michigan dominated the stats.  not the game.  

actually we lost because of

actually we lost because of our O.  we scored 7 points at the half.  this team can not play catch up.  it doesnt have the d for it.  it needs to score when it has the opportunities. 

and last week?

and last week?

and 2 weeks ago you probably

and 2 weeks ago you probably thought 9 or 10 wins was possible.  

we have no chance of getting to 8 wins.  even 7 is a stretch at this point.  

you are correct.  typed it

you are correct.  typed it right after we blew the last third and long.  

how about now?  i know i

how about now?  i know i know, defense is not his responsibility.  he's only the head coach

exactly how are we young on

exactly how are we young on offense?  a lot of juniors and seniors on the team.  as well as seasoned sophomores.