Denard's Speech
First, WTF is the point of the Big Ten Network if they don't even air the student keynote speech live?
Some tweets coming out on it:
Compelling speech by Michigan QB Denard Robinson at #B1GFootball Kickoff Luncheon http://instagr.am/p/Nl-Vk0CDKR/
Michael Rothstein @mikerothstein
Denard Robinson also talked about his family, including a brother who died when he was 10.
Denard Robinson says it was tough to do the right things growing up on the neighborhood he grew up in
Denard Robinson says he didn't leave Michigan b/c his teammates were his brothers
Emotional Denard Robinson doing an outstanding job delivering a speech at Big Ten kickoff before a huge ball room
Denard Robinson: "I met the President of the United States. And LeBron James. And they both knew who I was." (Laughter)
Denard Robinson: "Trust me. I'm not perfect. Just ask Coach Hoke."
Denard Robinson says character is who you are when no one else is watching
Denard Robinson says "it doesn't matter where you come from. Anything is possible."
Some Big Ten schools and players passed on chance to succeed Kirk Cousins' speech but Denard Robinson accepted the challenge and delivered
Stephen J. Nesbitt @stephenjnesbitt
Denard Robinson: “It wasn’t easy where I came from. What made it possible was my two parents, who had nothing but gave everything.”
Background behind the speech:
http://espn.go.com/colleges/michigan/football/story/_/id/8203602/denard…
Video (embedded below):
to see the speech. Hope it gets embedded on the board soon!
you need to know it.
Signed,
The Media
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Calling Thorin...
Twitter has glowing reviews about the speech.
schadjoe Some Big Ten schools and players passed on chance to succeed Kirk Cousins' speech but Denard Robinson accepted the challenge and delivered 7/27/12 8:51 PM |
ESPN_BigTen Really nice job by Denard Robinson. Shared a lot about his life that he hadn't previously. 7/27/12 8:51 PM |
mikerothstein
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B1Gfootball We are so lucky to have such great student-athletes in the #B1G. Denard Robinson with a very moving speech. #B1Gfootball 7/27/12 8:52 PM |
Sounds a lot better than this speech:
that M kicked their ass.
Hope we follow suit against Bama.
Tebow made this speech during the 2008 season - the year after we beat them.
I love that M kicked their ass the year before Tebow made that speech.
during his Heisman Trophy-winning seasons, no less
during his Heisman Trophy-winning season, no less
Chitown is such a buzzcrunch. Always invoking the unidirectional property of time and shit.
I never really thought of shit being unidirectional, but now that I think about it, you're right. And that's a good thing.
You are CHI 2! Not one...
We still beat them that year though (in 2008)
Is that still up on a wall at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium?
Yep, it's also plastered all over campus. Makes me gag when I see it, although UF is growing on me.
Gator? Respect!
Just to clear up any potential negs: My loyalties lie with Michigan, but they didn't accept me for grad school. While I'm here, I'm going to enjoy my time here.
The report of your gag reflex was a dead giveaway.
go to Bistro 1245 and get the 3 herb pesto with chicken. I have no idea if anything else is good there, I've never had anything else there and have been there a bunch.
living in sarasota makes it very eady to hate on UF, and spurrier, zook and meyer made it enjoyable to hate UF. much harder to hate on muschamp. he actually does it the right way. dare i say he is Hoke South?
There's a bumper sticker put out by an awesome local Pizza joint called Satchels. It reads:
REVAMP with MUSCHAMP
"Unless we're playing Michigan."
2008 was the season after we beat them. We have nothing to do with it.
which is why he would say something like that.......
Was Tebow referring to the season in that speech? Couldn't tell.
Tim Tebow sort of reminds me of what Novak would be like, if he were a douche.
It kicked a**.
Behind Delithium, there's no other qb I'd want more for an inspiration. Honestly, it would've been a great experience to have Tebow as a teammate. He pushed himself and his teammates more than anyone I've ever heard of.
You, sir, deserve a quck trip to Bolivian for that typo.
But it better be a quicker trip than if I said Dinard.
Quck?
/justsaying
Trip to Bolivian for a Navarre typo - slowwwww
Trip to Bolivian for a Denard typo - quck
A sense of humor should be available in the MGoStore. Sheesh, I'll include an owner's manual next time.
Heh. He said BoliviaN and then typo.
Inspitation maybe... But I'd rather have a QB with actual QB talents. You know throwing a good ball, reading defenses, understanding offensive concepts, etc. I'd prolly take a list of 15-20 quarterbacks prior to even considering Tebow.
As a pro I completely agree. But in the college game, I'd actually rate Tebow way up there. There's a leadership intangible that is necessary in the college, where momentum and the team spirit go a long way to success.
That, coupled with his size advantage as a runner and various threats made him a great college QB. The deciding factor is an inspirational leader, for me. What college teammates need that pro's don't as much is someone who will teach them how to train, to push them further than they've ever gone.
From those who played with him or have seen him train, they say Tebow had this quality about him.
I think that's what separates a college leader from the pro's, where guys have that more figured out on their own.
I know anything pro-Tebow is going to get lambasted on this blog. I've seen that for a couple years. But let's not forget this is a Heisman trophy QB who led a national championship team and was an important third down and end zone QB for another.
And then, when all is said and done, let's remember the 2008 Capitol One Bowl and the 4 or 5 sacks we had on him.
The Tebow speech came after an upset loss to Ole Miss. The "Promise" Speech came after their only loss of the 2008 season. Florida went on to beat Oklahoma and win the BCS National Title.
We hate Tebow for a lot of reasons. The Capital One Bowl hype. UM getting snubbed out of a rematch against OSU in 2006. The inane amount of national coverage he receives for being a backup QB.
The speech is not one of those reasons.
I hate Florida for making such a big deal about that speech.
Timmy had nothing to do with not getting the OSU rematch. He was only a goal line freshman rusher at that point in his career.
Despise the shit out of that speech. He comes off like a self-absorbed twit. Should have focused on the team itself, instead of trying to preemptively take all the credit for their future accomplishments.
Despise the shit out of that speech. He comes off like a self-absorbed twit. Should have focused on the team itself, instead of trying to preemptively take all the credit for their future accomplishments.
Never forget...
It was over played and ESPN wore it out. But if Denard said that, you'd all be praising him for the same thing.
People blow their load when Denard smiles...if he said that, as Tebow did, I can't imagine what would happen.
Wow, I had completely forgotten about the whole transfer scare last year, it seems like such an absurd idea now. Denard is a Michigan Man through and through.
Senior year, now's the time to share himself with the world. Beautiful.
Man I wish somebody would tweet Dantonio's reaction if any
"Ya well, we won the last 4 games"
EDIT: To add, he'd probably then chime in -- "Kirk Cousin's life was harder.. all of his friends are still Michigan fans, despite all the greatness he's accomplished. Noooo Respect... Nnnno respect."
He didn't see the speech. He was pooing in Denard's shoe backstage. I saw him. His face was frowning as he pooed.