How I get through the offseason (post Spring Football):
To survive the incredibly slow time of the year we're in, I DVR every one of Michigan's appearances in the Big Ten's Greatest Games I possibly can. Last weekend I got the 2000 Orange Bowl on tape and have been watching it in bits and pieces over the past couple of days....
This afternoon, I've been watching the 3rd quarter where Michigan comes back from down 14 and right after they score and 'bama gets the ball back. (with aboud 45 seconds left in the 3rd) Alexander runs left. The 5-tech gets blown inside by the tackle, the SAM loses contain as the H-back gets leverage on him, the safety takes a poor angle, & the Mike hesitates in a hole instead of getting to the edge.....and Shaun gets 8
AND THEN the sideline explodes in shouting and one very pissed D-Line coach starts yelling at one of those guys for giving up contain! I'm glad he's our coach!
its how I get through this time of year...... hope you enjoyed my story.
I was hoping this would be a more entertaining post. Like when people post about their dreams of playing for Michigan and blocking for Denard or how they were playing with Wolverines in Alaska.
Lead blocker for Denard in the Alabama game
or
Spend an hour with a wolverine cub (a little one, obviously)
I'd go with option two, because if I'm going to get seriously maimed, I'd rather it didn't get broadcast across the entire world.
First thought when I read this thread: Masturbation.
Yes, so whoever took it, please give it back.
Personally I enjoy baseball, so the off-season for me isn't so bad. Watching some old clips is always a nice way to pass the time though, but I'd suggest picking up the playoffs in the NBA/NHL or baseball if you really want the offseason to feel shorter than it is.
Yeah, if you like baseball, the offeason is a breeze, even if you follow the worst professional baseball team ever like I do. I also have a great time with fantasy baseball.
Don't forget the Royals.
- Stanley Cup
- Beer
- NCAA Softball
- Beer
- Beer
- Summer classes
- Work
- Beer
- Kate Upton
Kate Upton ranks below work and classes?... you need to get your head checked. With all due respect, of course.
I just wrote things down as they popped into my head. Bullet points were probably the better choice, but oh well. Kate Upton > basically everything except beer on that list.
I sure hope not, M-Wolverine, I sure hope not...
has been known to work for many.
I'm really looking forward to the Olympics this summer. Very excited especially for watre polo, swimming, track & field and women's soccer.
USA USA USA
In high school, I ran with a guy who has a legit shot at making the team (he made the US team for the IIAF Championships in 2009 as a 5k'er) although I don't know if he's gunning for a 5k spot or the 1500m.
He went to Wisconsin, but had he committed to Michigan he'd be a favorite around here; he's one of the nicest people I've ever met, so I'm really looking forward to rooting for him again.
It would be cool to see someone you knew in HS representing the US in the olympics.
My HS doesn't graduate a lot of elite athletes, so it's definitely a new/different experience. I got to cheer for him when he ran with Team USA in 2009, but it's just not the same as the Olympics. Top it with him being such a well liked, nice guy and my Facebook feed has a lot more references to the summer track events than I feel is normal. He should have a good chance at making the cut, IMO.
I didn't run track but I do remember seeing him in the paper all the time. I went to high school a few towns over in the D-155 region.
Small world. Did you play hockey for your high school? That would be even more ridiculous; I played for Jacobs in my sophomore, junior and senior seasons and graduated in 2008.
About the same time that I started at PR we got really good and joined a second conference, so it was ridiculously expensive too play for them. I did play lacrosse for the club team, graduated in 09 and I do play rat ice at the ice house.
We probably know at least a few of the same people then. I don't keep in touch with a lot of old teammates, but I know that at least a couple play at the Ice House when they get a chance.
I never played lacrosse, but I did know a few guys who played for Jacobs.
Considering all 3 guys who made the worlds team in the 5k in 2009 went to Wisconsin, I'm going to guess the one most recently in high school. Evan Jager? If so that is pretty cool that you know him. I raced against him as a senior when he was a freshmen, and he beat me quite handily. I will be pulling for him as well.
EDIT: too late
By "ran with", of course I meant we had the same coach and uniforms, and I got to see the back of his head for the first bit of a workout. He had nobody capable of pushing him during practice, me least of all.
No shame in not being able to push a world class athlete. On a side note, it looks like he may try to qualify in the steeplechase, as he currently has the top US time this year in that event.
I think you're probably on to something.
Did you ever watch Wisconsin to Worlds? Him, Tegenkamp and Solinsky had their own web series for a while.
Just curious, is there something about Wisconsin other than the program/coaches that make their runners better in long distance?
Jerry Schumacher is one of the better middle distance/distance coaches in the world, and he coached that trio that went to the IIAF World Championships (he left Wisconsin in 2008 to take over Nike's (mid) distance athletes).
Wisconsin does have a good program though, so that's definitely a selling point as well.
Wow, completely forgot that was this summer. That's how out of it I've been lately...or maybe that's how little advertising has been surprisingly done for it as of late.
I'm sure NBC will ramp up their marketing of the olympics pretty soon.
There's a players reunion tonight at Hockeytown and the whole coaching staff will be in attendance. I think I'll go to that.
video or it didn't happen.
1.Work
2. Food Network/Travel Channel
3. Tigers
4. Oberon / Drinking more often than during football and basketball season
5. Buying way too many pointless things on Amazon
6. The Triple Crown
7. Being creepy by walking around downtown A2 with the sole purpose of bumping into a Michigan athlete (So far this offseason, that's only been "Tloy Woolfork" which only half counts now)
Edit: Didn't mention MGoBlog because most of my MGoblogging is done while at work. So it's my co-number 1.
1) Work
2) Golf
3) Mgoblog
4) Tigers
5) A few drinks along the way
6) Golf on the weekend
7) Repeat
That is exactly how mine looks, but change a few drinks to excessive drinking on weekends
If I'm not zoning out my wife with Modern Warfare 3, I'll spend some time reenacting great Michigan moments in my living room with my kids using a few balled up socks as a football. However, having a 3 and 5 year old, the Henne to Manningham pass with 0:01 left always turns into hot potatoe or something very similar to the final play of the Michigan-Nebraska 2005 Alamo Bowl. At lest my 3 year old knows to toss it to her faster, more coordinated brother who's right behind her...sorry Tyler.
Wolverine Historian.
Its really not to bad of a summer sportswise.
Stanley Cup playoffs (Rangers/Capitals has been fantastic)
NBA playoffs
Euro 2012
Hate baseball, but those will carry me through.
Weekdays typically go:
1) Wake up / MGoBlog
2) Exercise
3) Coffee / MGoBlog
4) Work, with MGoBlog in down moments
5) MGoBlog over beer
6) Dinner / time with family
7) MGoBlog / Tigers baseball
8) Beer
9 ) Sleep
On weekends, I can be found summarizing Proust:
I pull out the hip flask and travel the country in search of adventure.
watching the Tigers.
Cutting the grass (over 4 acres)
Working on my shooting skills ( gun and bow) for the coming hunting season.
Praying to the football Gods for a win over msu and Ohio.
Splitting wood for the winter.
I actually need the break. I spend way too much time following CFB the way it is.
When I sat down to watch the Spring Game in April . . . and Ohio State's and Alaama's . . . well, that's where my wife just about lost it.