The Case of the Missing Shoelace.
I find the media's lack of attention to Denard's "shoelace" story this year curious. Not long ago it was a huge angle. Given the fact that we're so litigous these days, is there is a potential shoelace liability issue that both the university and the media are trying to avoid?
Or... and I must admit I didn't notice... is Denard tying his laces or are his shoes possibly velcro only now?
September 12th, 2011 at 9:31 AM ^
They probably just figure it's played out. There's a lot more drama with the scheme change, etc.
September 12th, 2011 at 9:37 AM ^
Al Borges is forcing Denard to tie his shoes this year
September 12th, 2011 at 10:19 AM ^
Why would he do that??? It seemed like it worked well for DR last year, I think only on that one run did he ever encounter a problem (his shoe fell off). I don't see why Borges should involve himself in player's clothing, unless it will REALLY have influence on the game.
September 12th, 2011 at 9:39 AM ^
i just picked up the MSP Wolverine Kickoff and noticed that he had his shoes untied! to be honest, i hadn't thought of it for months!
September 12th, 2011 at 9:39 AM ^
FYI...Taken from Saturday's game.
September 12th, 2011 at 9:44 AM ^
What is this, the WWE? Do we need storylines and angles? If so, Hoke is clearly a face and Rich Rod was definitley a heel. But anyway, who cares that they aren't paying attention to it. I think it's great that we are flying under the radar...or at least we were until Saturday.
September 12th, 2011 at 9:48 AM ^
I was just curious. Just wondered if anyone else wondered about it. No big deal. Not trying to resurrect it as a national storyline. I just happened to think that even as a nickname, "Shoelace" seems conspicous by its absence.
I could picture some kid tripping over his untied laces and his disgruntled parent wanting the university to pay to fix the kid's teeth.
That's all.
September 12th, 2011 at 1:48 PM ^
all we heard about one year was Tebow's mission work - wasn't brought up the next
Ingram and his dad in jail wasn't reintroduced his junior year, etc.
i see absolutely zero reason it would be reintroduced. where's the post about brock news items on the decline?
September 12th, 2011 at 10:57 AM ^
I was glad they ignored it - was getting overdone. At this point the attention should be on his stellar play, not his shoelaces.
September 12th, 2011 at 9:53 AM ^
May be unrelated, but I heard that Brian Kelly tried to strangle himself with Gary Gray's shoelaces early Sunday morning.
That might explain the purpleface. No, I guess it wouldn't.
September 12th, 2011 at 10:43 AM ^
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September 12th, 2011 at 10:31 AM ^
Of Michigan missing their starting RB Fitz Toussaint?
September 12th, 2011 at 1:48 PM ^
with this subject line, i am annoyed this was not a copy and paste of an Encyclopedia Brown story