Nebraska Tailgate Options
We are 4 days removed from the Satuday Massacre and its time to move forward to Nebraska. Let's put our emotions from saturday behind us (I finally did yesterday) and realize there is still football to play. I think we come out Saturday and we make a statement.
Lucky for me, I'll be visiting Ann Arbor saturday to witness the game with some friends who have never visited Ann Arbor so I'm looking to show them good time along with the W. I wanted to see if any kind mgobloggers would be open to us crashing their tailgate and talking football (Borges/Funk should be banned topic though). Of course we would chip in $$$ for booze and food :).
November 6th, 2013 at 8:50 PM ^
"I think we come out saturday and we make a statement"
Care to elaborate? what kind of statement? A statement that our O-Line is as Shitty as every one thinks it is?
Or that Last week was just a fluke?
November 6th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
Believe me. I think there is a lot of evaluation that needs to be doen at the end of the year as far as the O-line coaching goes - Funk's seat is as hot as the core of the earth. That said, I think Nebraska is beatable especially at home. They're a middle of the pack team this year like us and being at home gives us the edge.
November 6th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
The statement is that we aren't playing another Defense like MSU's all year.. Nebraska is just as bad as minnesota, and without Taylor Martinez. They will basically run the ball the majority of the game. I think our D should feast on that.
November 6th, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^
November 6th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
Will do. Appreciate the kindness!
November 6th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
November 6th, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
November 6th, 2013 at 9:49 PM ^
November 6th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
It's hard to MAKE A STATEMENT against a fellow shitty team.
We are like 50-50 at it this year.
Anyway... we'll be in the blue lot. You are welcome to join us. Look for four drunk guys in their early thirties. Actually, try to fall down and not hit four drunk guys in their early thrities.
November 6th, 2013 at 9:37 PM ^
My wife and I are going to be in AA for the game and we were hoping to find a place to tailgate VIA MGoBlog. Not sure if that is an open invite or not GoBlueMAGNUS. Sorry for jumping on your bandwagon goblue2008.
November 6th, 2013 at 10:25 PM ^
We were debating maybe just parking in the lot on Scio Church Rd and tailgating there. We did that last year and it was actually fun. Since we're in the same boat looking for tailgating options, we could just do a joint tailgate there. I'm not 100% sure if we're doing this but if you want to PM me your contact info, I can let you know. We'll see if there anyone else on mgoblog that's in teh same predicament and try to get a bigger group.
November 6th, 2013 at 10:43 PM ^
That would be great, the only issue is that we are walking from the Sheraton with a cooler full of beverages so we can't contribute anything other than cash (which we would be happy to do). You can e-mail me at [email protected]
November 7th, 2013 at 6:47 AM ^
November 6th, 2013 at 9:41 PM ^
After Akron: "Let's put our emotions from saturday behind us (I finally did yesterday) and realize there is still football to play. I think we come out Saturday and we make a statement."
After U Conn: "Let's put our emotions from saturday behind us (I finally did yesterday) and realize there is still football to play. I think we come out Saturday and we make a statement."
After PSU: "Let's put our emotions from saturday behind us (I finally did yesterday) and realize there is still football to play. I think we come out Saturday and we make a statement."
After MSU: "Let's put our emotions from saturday behind us (I finally did yesterday) and realize there is still football to play. I think we come out Saturday and we make a statement."
November 6th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
November 6th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
Man, you were one of the more optimistic ones on this blog. Don't rain on my parade, I just watched a pre-season hype video and I'm ready for saturday :).
Honestly, this was the toughest loss for me personally in the Hoke era but I think we're 1 to 2 year away from knowing if Hoke is the right guy. He's shaken my confidence but more than anything, I feel bad for the players. They came to Michigan expecting good coaching and I feel like the coaches have done a disservice to them in this respect. I believe Hoke when he says these players practice hard and they give effort. I think there are some quesiton marks on coaching that goes beyond O-line. We'll know within the next 2 years if Hoke is the right guy. I support Michigan football independent of who the coaches are. It's always about the team.
November 6th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
Don't let me bring you down. If you think they're going to win then by all means preach it to the masses! I'll be there Saturday cheering and hoping they win too. And candidly I think they prolly will.
It's what I fear will happen in the three games AFTER this Saturday that has me out of the optomistic camp these days.......Hope I'm wrong.
November 6th, 2013 at 10:21 PM ^
Anything is possible. I really think this game was the all-time low. I'm hoping that lights a fire under everyones ass and things start to significantly improve from here. We'll see. As the coaches would say, let's focus on teh game ahead of us.
November 7th, 2013 at 2:44 AM ^
It's how this offense will look without Lewan/Schofield/Gallon/Fitz and then Gardner that has me pooping my pants on the regular. Or it might be the alcoholism. Either way, my girl has a mess on her hands.
November 6th, 2013 at 11:49 PM ^
Hey, this week Michigan is totally going to make that statement. Just watch.
November 7th, 2013 at 12:32 AM ^
Hail Yeah they're going to make a statement! The statement: THIS is Michigan fergodsake!
November 6th, 2013 at 10:30 PM ^
November 6th, 2013 at 10:39 PM ^
but that was going to be my alternative if we end up driving to the game and parking in the lot on Scio Church Rd. Make it BYOB and just throw around a football, have beers, talk about the rest of the season, etc. If I see enough interest in this, I'd be down to do something liek this. We won't have a tent and all but we'll have the trunk in our rental to keep our beers :)
November 6th, 2013 at 10:40 PM ^
November 7th, 2013 at 7:04 AM ^
This just sparked a thought... Maybe the Mgostore needs an "MGOBLOG" flag that could be used for identification at tailgates! Just a thought.
November 7th, 2013 at 12:32 AM ^
Were flying in from California and meeting the rest of our family there. We're also looking for a tailgate (3 are Nebraska fans). Would love to maybe organize a joint tailgate of some sort as well.
November 7th, 2013 at 12:34 AM ^
One of other guy who posted above is interested too. Whats your email address? I'll wait until tomorrow afternoon to see if anyone else whose interested in organized tailgate posts on here and send out an email to everyone to coordinate this. The more the merrier...
November 7th, 2013 at 12:42 AM ^
My e-mail is [email protected]. It would be 6 of us in our group. We'd be willing to contribute some booze, food, etc... as well.
November 7th, 2013 at 7:13 AM ^
I might be interested. We were gonna be at AAGO around 7:30ish. 4 in the group, 1 Nebraska fan. I will have my own food and drink. We also have flamingo bongs! [email protected]
November 7th, 2013 at 8:05 AM ^
November 7th, 2013 at 1:01 AM ^
November 7th, 2013 at 9:00 AM ^
Honestly, a making "statement" this weekend is just another indictment of this team's leadership (or lackthereof). It's a symptom of its systemmically bipolar nature that its leaders have failed to moderate. Its a sign of caoches who cannot prepare a team for a road game. Its a sign of a team that can play, but only in certain contexts. A defense that plays well, but only at the beginning of the season. An offense that plays well, but only at home. Its a sign of playing merely in terms of emotions - fear or elation.
I would rather see continual struggle in expected areas, with gradual signs of improvement, than some back and forth, up and down, bipolarity that is a sign of poor leadership and preparation.
Give me a football game in which the team shows modest progress in all aspects rather than a "statement" win. Such a win at this piont does not mean what you think it means.