OT MBB: MSU vs UNC on ship that buried Bin Laden
I can only assume it will be the most expensive basketball arena on the planet. Can't really argue with how they're using it though.
...all but certain that the Michigan State-North Carolina basketball game ... will be played aboard ... the aircraft carrier that carried Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea.
Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/17/uss-carl-vinson-michigan-state…
We're going to hear about this a lot before and during the game aren't we?
Ugh. Can't wait to hear all about how MSU is so "patriotic" and such.
I can only hope that "The Situation" will be at that game so the State fans will have less to brag about.
Yes, and I can only hope that The Situation is also buried at sea in accordance with all traditions and rites of New Jersey citizens.
Sparty Nobody can't top Captain American Herky*
*specially if you don't have a mascot
You can guarantee Tom Izzo will be interviewed about this during the our football game over there - and at every other home MSU football game.
This. Is. Ridiculous.
Part of me wants to say it's kind of cool but then part of me wants to say it's Sparty. I think before they do stuff like this, one of the academies should get to do this...unless they already have.
Never seen basketball players get seasick during a game before.
/s
So what you're saying is you HAVE seen basketball players get seasick during a game before?
Fist pumping and killing Osama since '11.
for Sparty to get their asses handed to them. Don't they have a history of getting crushed in these gimmick games and against the ACC in general?
School pride and patriotic sentiment at the same time?
Alright then.
Someone will find a way to trash this. It's a natural law.
Riot in East Lansing?
Where were you in high school geometry class when I needed to prove a theorem?
At least you're here now. Cheers.
I wonder if there are enough couches on an aircraft carrier to move the riot there...
Imagine the havoc that could be wreaked with an F/A-18 Super Hornet? :)
This is only acceptable if it's accompanied by Kenny Loggins RAWK music from Top Gun.
I attached a tag of "normal" to this post.
I like the post. Not sure why "normal" manifests my feeling towards it. What the fuck is "normal"?
I'm not sure about being forced into this regime.
Always runnin' at someone's bleedin' 'eel.
"Normal" > "ab-Normal"
I suppose from the perspective of the Blog, a "normal" post fits the normal parameters of a post for the blog it's been written for.
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If the post is "normal," it shouldn't receive (many) upvotes since it is expected for this board, or an average post if you have any background in stats. Rather, any post deemed "normal" should have a positive cap on it that is lower than the other, more descriptive positive adjectives in the list; that ensures people are rewarded for originality more than simply piling on what is already here. Then again, I also preferred negbangs that exceed -1 and posbangs that exceed +5.
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I thought your post was "interesting."
shit i use normal the most bc its the default and easiest to hit *shrug*
Sparty could really suck this year. It would be great to see them get buried by UNC after all of the hype leading up to the game. There might be a lot of casual viewers seeing Sparty play terribly. I think my new mantra may be something like "anything that's bad for Sparty is good for the Wolverines."
He seems like a very insecure "can you top this?" type of AD, constantly trying to get cutesy wutesy with as many things as he can.
I really hope Brandon does not feel any pressure to do some of this stupid crap.
as posted in yesterday's forum topic "your family claim to fame", that ship is named after my great uncle, Carl Vinson.
If it matters, I'm certain he would be root for UNC.
How's the weather up there?
"The ship that carried Osama bin Laden's body to burial at sea".
Who gives a crap?
Don't get me wrong, I believe that honoring The United States military (particularly the troops) is a worthy endeavor. I also think that a basketball game on an aircraft carrier while a bit gimicky, is pretty damn cool.
But please, "carrying Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea" is akin to "taking out the trash".
They're making this bit of trivia into a fame generating honor.
I understand the military's reasoning for the sea burial, but dumping him out the back of a pickup truck in the desert would have been equally appropriate.
Surely the brave seaman on the Carl Vinson have had more important missions and historical significance than this?
I guess I'd prefer that info to be front & center instead.
/rant
It says that it will be played on the hangar deck in the case of rain... What about wind? Even a slight breeze can really screw up shots, especially 3-pointers. Also, more often than not, on the ocean or even in a bay, it is pretty breezy. I can't see them not having some sort of barrier or something around the court to block the wind.
Have hydraulic doors that can be opened or shut. These are the huge openings on the sides that separate the hangar from the elevators that take the jets to and from the flight deck.
That is the perfect spot to bury the Michigan State team, alongside Bin Laden!
never forget
Sparty is goin down demolistion style
signed, Rashard Mendenhall
I always knew MSU supported terrorists.
December 27th, 2011 at 4:48 AM ^
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