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How do I feel about our…

How do I feel about our offseason? Beside myself with joy!  My boy received his acceptance to M yesterday!

I’ll stick with it as long…

I’ll stick with it as long as it feels real.  If it’s basically “everyone’s a free agent every year” and a kid’s association with a given school for a given year is 100% transactional, I’ll probably opt to start watching the (much) better quality ball played on Sundays.

Watched the second half of…

Watched the second half of the Lions at Nemo’s.  Place was lit!  Then went to the very entertaining hockey game.  Great evening!

Outstanding.

Outstanding.

beautifully done.  thank you.

beautifully done.  thank you.

Go Blue Brian.  Go Fucking…

Go Blue Brian.  Go Fucking Blue!

So happy for your family…

So happy for your family Seth.

Donation coming

I'm not a weepy guy, but.....

 

RL Burnside?! Now we’re…

RL Burnside?! Now we’re talkin’!

IMO the ball never really…

IMO the ball never really stopped moving.  It's as close as close can be, and nowhere near enough to overturn, but I don't know that it wasn't picked.  It's okay.  I also think JT was short and Hutch had a strip sack TD, the clock hit 0 in E. Lansing and Charles Frickin' White lost the ball two yards outside the endzone.

The better team won Saturday. We'd beat them 8 out of 10.  But we may have gotten a close one to go our way.

 I know Stapleton.  I wouldn…

 I know Stapleton.  I wouldn’t say we’re friends, but we’re friendly.  Having chatted with him in some depth about M football, JUB, and Harbaugh specifically (no contact for a month or so), I would say that much of the vitriol directed against him here is very likely unfounded.  Well all find out in the next couple months.  Peace.

Totally agree. I dropped…

Totally agree. I dropped Twitter for Threads several months ago.  Threads was far less engaging due to a lack of what I was getting on Twitter.  I haven't visited either in weeks.  I am better for it and no less informed.  Cheers and Go Blue!!!!

outstanding!

outstanding!

Agreed, but the marching…

Agreed, but the marching band can't be expected to fill that amount of time and remain entertaining.  I understand the need for something to complement them during timeouts, I just hate the DJ.  I'd love to see/hear Michigan Stadium burst into song once a quarter.  Maybe the band plays Jesse's Girl while the crowd sings!!??

I suspect both will be…

I suspect both will be pursuing life outside Ann Arbor in the near future.  Fuck them.

I am of the STRONG opinion…

I am of the STRONG opinion that we need more acapella in the stadium.  So many commercial breaks.  So much idiotic music being pumped in.  The student section should serenade us with quarterly songs of heartbreak.  To Mr. Brightside I would add Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Jesse's Girl, and My Best Friend's Girl.  

MGoBlog leadership should make this a priority!

This looks great and I'll…

This looks great and I'll give it a try! My introduction to the Manhattan came from this story, now a decade  old.  I still make them exactly as "John" did .... https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/12/03/manhattan

JEEBUS

JEEBUS

fuck yeah!

fuck yeah!

good on you to make the edit!

good on you to make the edit!

Pitch perfect Seth.  Thank…

Pitch perfect Seth.  Thank you.

Na…. Just remained close…

Na…. Just remained close with him.

Many years ago Mike, my…

Many years ago Mike, my former bro in law (now just my brother), and I were interested in waterfowl hunting.  He is a Michigan Tech grad and knew some of his old fraternity bros would be up there in the fall goose and duck hunting.  That summer I took the required hunter's safety course, bought a shotgun and some camo, went skeet shooting, etc.  The season came and we headed toward Houghton.  We hung out with Mike's friends and the time eventually came for the afternoon goose hunt.  They had obtained permission to hunt a dairy farm for the two hours during which the cows were inside being milked.  The cows came off the field and we ran out on to it, Mike and I dutifully following instructions on setting decoys and eventually getting beneath camo tarps.  Sure enough we saw some birds in the distance and Mike's pals called them in.  "Take 'em!" and the bedlam started.  Four birds down (none as a result of me).  The afternoon went like that until we had to pick up for the returning cows.  These guys were straight up pros!

That night there was a party at a cabin owned by the Tech forestry dept that someone had rented.  Everyone brought something genuinely good to eat, almost all of which was new to me.  Goose peppersteak, grilled grouse, stuffed mallard, brunswick stew with rabbit and squirrel.  Probably 40 guests, 10 dogs, several kegs, and lots of brandy.  The party went deep into the night and it remains one of the best times I've ever had.

Dawn the next day came very, very early.  But we got up, donned camo, loaded the truck and drove down the street to the boat docked on the Portage River (probably about a 1/2 mile wide at this point).  We loaded the boat.  Six guys (I was probably 180 lbs at that point and significantly lighter than anyone else), 3 sacks of decoys, 6 shotguns, a couple thermos's of coffee, and a very happy dog.  Mike and I were in the bow on a bench seat facing the stern.  We were underway in the dark and I was pumped (and a little hungover)! These guys were PROS! 

30 seconds later my ass was a little cold.  SHIT! We were taking on water! SHIT! We're going down!  It's freaking October in the northernmost point in the UP and we're swimming.  I'm gonna die!  Suddenly I hear someone say "everyone all right?"  Everyone was and someone had the presence of mind to distribute the five flotation cushions.  The sixth guy used a bag of decoys for flotation.  It was cold, but it was manageable.  We were probably a 200 yards from the dock and we started working our way back.  Everyone but the guy with the decoy bag.  There was just too much resistance for him to make any headway.  Fully dressed in jackets etc the going was hard and we kept hoping some other hunters would show up and drag us back.  I hung back with decoy bag, but I was getting cold.  I told him I was headed to shore, but if  no one showed up I would go back out and get him.  Sure enough, no one showed up.  I stripped to my longjohns and went back out.  Why me? Frankly I was in decent physical shape and no one else there was.  I went and dragged him back 150 yards or so and finally another hunter showed up and we got a boat ride for the final 50. 

We went to the bro in law's old frat house where several showers were available.  I warmed up as best I could then crawled into a sleeping bag and shivered hard for at least an hour before falling asleep. 

Everything was lost besides the boat, the dog (who remained happy throughout), and our lives.  The takeaway? Always think for yourself.  I've fished all my life and here is no way I would have loaded that boat like that.with that. But i got onboard without a second thought because those guys were pros.  They still are.  And I'm not bad either at this point, but everybody makes mistakes.

 

Cheers

let her make damn near any…

let her make damn near any decision she really cares about.  What restaurant, paint color, what color of impatiens. Doesn't matter.  Just maintain some sort of veto power over things that just don't make sense.  You'll know about some subjects that she doesn't and in those realms you'll need to take the lead.  Otherwise just be obedient.  Life will be easier.  As for a relatively inexpensive, domestic honeymoon??? NEW ORLEANS!

The Vu in Ypsi appears…

The Vu in Ypsi appears permanently closed... makes one consider the possibilities....

( I kid of course).  As a happy Ypsi resident, I'm thrilled the thing is shuttered.  I have no problem with gals making their livings.  It just didn't need to be the anchor of the downtown.)

I scrolled a long way to…

I scrolled a long way to make sure this was mentioned.  Back in the day there was a long line at the women's bathroom for the first game or maybe two.  Then no lines at all except maybe just before the kick and the beginning of the half.  There was virtually never a line at the men's room or, if there was, it moved at a slow walking pace.  

Second thing..... I'm not a big soccer fan, but the Euros belting out their tunes a capella is epic.  Mr. Brightside should be one of 5 or 10 or 20 songs our stadium owns that can be deployed during any convenient 6 minute timeout.

Well done XM.  As always.

Well done XM.  As always.

One  the more famous gun dog…

One  the more famous gun dog writers, might have been Bill Tarrant, posed the question (I paraphrase), "why is God so cruel as to give dogs so short a life that we must watch them die?"  His answer: "so we can meet more of them". 

Beautiful piece.  Sounds like Maude had a great life XM, but still sorry for your loss.  And yes, dogs, especially labs, are the absolute best. Eddy (ours) spent his weekend insisting on fetching dummies from the very chilly Au Sable then later wrapping himself in provided bedding.

I'd only add/adjust one…

I'd only add/adjust one thing..... yeah, the bully got punched in the mouth and crumpled. He got hit by the kid who used to supply the lunch money an it doesn't look like the kid is gonna soften up again anytime soon.                     

Outstanding!

Outstanding!

beyond parody.  

beyond parody.  

I think this means LSU is…

I think this means LSU is elevated to the 4th SEC team in the playoffs!

Lawrence Reid.  And we had a…

Lawrence Reid.  And we had a timeout remaining so the pitch/fumble really didn't matter (other than to embarrass Corso. Sorry to be a bit of a dick.  Go Blue.

You are one hell of a great…

You are one hell of a great sportswriter Seth.

I might imply the inclusion…

I might imply the inclusion of Ricky Greene and Antoine Joubert.  

appreciate it xm.

appreciate it xm.

appreciate it xm.

appreciate it xm.

Incredible!!!…

Incredible!!! Congratulations!!!

No, but one of my closest…

No, but one of my closest friend's (who I met in South Quad) parents retired on Skyhawk lake and I've had many beers at Melville's.

I should have noted…

I should have noted someplace that I'm doing great, as I'm sure Brian will eventually be.

I haven't visited the…

I haven't visited the message boards around here in quite a long while, let alone posted.  Thought I'd log in today to join in a civil celebration of my favorite day of the year.  Happy Thanksgiving y'all!

Also, is this xtra melanin? one of my 3 or 4 favorite folks around here.  Sharing many interests and zero politics and and as much civility as is musterable (sic).  If so, an especially, venison rich, Happy Thanksgiving to you sir.

I'm hoping for JH to get us…

I'm hoping for JH to get us to steady state 8-4 or 9-3 with one or two runs at the B10 championship/playoffs in the next 8 or so years.  Then Mike Hart takes over after a nice stint as HC at Western MI

Great post

Great post

I'm personally acquainted…

I'm personally acquainted with the man.  I can't comment on the veracity of the reporting in the OP, but I can assure all the he is twice the asshole everyone thinks he is.  Just a discarded overfilled colostomy bag baking on a patch of broken Zug Island concrete in the hot August sun.

Outstanding work Seth. …

Outstanding work Seth.  Thank You.

Yep!

Yep!

"Worry"

"Worry"

Little Lake called North…

Little Lake called North Gemini.  Very pretty with lots of wildlife.

Pike came from a nice little…

Pike came from a nice little lake in the central UP called North Gemini.  Maybe 20 miles south of Grand Marais.  Good Luck!

Don't care.  One of my 3 or…

Don't care.  One of my 3 or 4 least favorite M athletes. 

Don't care.  One of my 3 or…

double post.. sorry