OK...I guess I'll do the POSBANG
So, our football team might be average at best (or complete garbage according to some folks here), but at least our basketball team is a bunch of bad asses. Dan Dakich said during the broadcast that Duke is the most talented team, but Michigan should be ranked 1. Of course, basketball rankings are entirely useless, but it's still nice to hear that. We're finally into conference play the rest of the way.
January 4th, 2019 at 11:15 AM ^
She certainly knows how to fondle a ball doesn’t she
January 4th, 2019 at 11:22 AM ^
She was so hot before she went crazy.
January 4th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
Aren't they all?
January 4th, 2019 at 12:56 PM ^
Think she could do that with two?
Ooops, I did get it again.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:00 AM ^
Happy National Trivia Day, MGoBloggers. Here's hoping that both you and all of the Michigan Wolverines' athletes will enjoy all of your pursuits in 2019! Go Blue!
January 4th, 2019 at 9:03 AM ^
Is it my imagination, or does this seem a trivial post?
Asking for a friend.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:13 AM ^
It's funny because it looks like it's supposed to be one of those word clouds, that show you how frequently each word is used, but every word other than "trivia" is the exact same size.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:15 AM ^
You might have to search for its meaning. Some say that it might be hidden deep in the recesses of Wolverine Devotee's Super Guides.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:20 AM ^
When are those damn things going to be on-line?
January 4th, 2019 at 9:34 AM ^
It does seem like a trivial pursuit.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:13 AM ^
Because we all know that the MGoBlog and the Bar Trivia crowds probably have big overlap, what has your go-to trivia names over the years been?
Our team was "Otrivia Newton John" until this obnoxious team came in, most wearing Harvard sweaters (seriously?!?!?!?!) and calling themselves "Romeo's Poison".
We now go by Juliet's Antidote.
Anyway happy Friday
January 4th, 2019 at 9:47 AM ^
Among the memorable names of bar-trivia teams I’ve played against over the years: Justin deNikkov Thyme, Wossamotta Unicorns (astounding knowledge of TV-cartoon trivia), Patty Hearst Castle, Raven Lunatics (they were either fans of Edgar Allen Poe or just loved the City of Baltimore), Hot Cross Puns (Holy Cross alums), Pahk DeKahNivores (Harvard alums), Mass Debaters (UMass-Amherst alums), My Hammy’s Screaming Eagles (Boston College alums; the Miami Screaming Eagles were a charter member of the World Hockey Association, but they never played a game because there was no suitable arena in the Miami area), Gobi Ewe (Boston University alums), Tree of Life Savers, Old King Cole Slaw, 59th Street Bridget Bardot and the Feelin' Groovies, First Rule of Fight Club, I Seize Grateful Dead People, John Milton's Lost Office Space.
January 4th, 2019 at 10:03 AM ^
"Raven Lunatics" could be in reference to the Teen Titans. Did you see her legs on the Teen Titans Go episode?!?!
January 4th, 2019 at 10:30 AM ^
Like most of those other bar-trivia team names, Raven Lunatics was a team from the early 1980's in the years after the Trivial Pursuit board game had been issued and bars began hosting trivia nights. I'm so old (born during the Truman administration) that before you mentioned "Teen Titans Go episode", I had no knowledge of that TV show.
EDIT: After playing in a college alumni league in the 1980's (mostly with law-firm teams and briefly in a league comprised of alumni from Boston-area schools), I discovered that the older I got, the less connected I became to modern-day culture. After too many years as a litigator in a high-pressure NYC law firm, I had no time for bar-trivia leagues. I wouldn't even know how bars can manage trivia nights when everyone now is using a smartphone with internet access.
January 4th, 2019 at 12:11 PM ^
Well then, hold on to your pace maker and take a sneak peek of her legs:
January 4th, 2019 at 10:32 AM ^
“Gluten Free Tide Pods” is the usual one.
There was a team (including women) called “Kareem Hunt is the Best Kicker in the NFL” that understandably received a mixed response.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:02 AM ^
You are so brave.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:23 AM ^
I was too ascared to start one...
January 4th, 2019 at 9:36 AM ^
I was ruminating on the possibility of starting one but
January 4th, 2019 at 12:20 PM ^
I'm just surprised Faux Sydney was able to do the POSBANG OP without whining or complaining.
Maybe he made a New Year resolution along those lines...
January 4th, 2019 at 9:03 AM ^
Bang me for incrementally enjoying Dan Dakich broadcasts. I know some people loathe him, but his analyses are typically much deeper and technical than other color commentators. I am surprisingly happy when he's covering our games.
Happy Friday to all.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:19 AM ^
He's gotten much easier to listen to since his kid went here. He's become a total Michigan homer.
Before that, being an old school Bob Knight Indiana guy, he was pretty anti-Michigan. He was painful to listen to.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:37 AM ^
He did slip in a comment or two about how low Sparty was ranked. "Did you see them last night? They were incredible!" It's OK to have that opinion, but not during a Michigan broadcast!
January 4th, 2019 at 10:12 AM ^
His actual basketball analysis is fine, but then he spends half the game saying stuff like "the ball is a living, breathing thing with a brain" and "you can't get tired when you're in a game."
I get that a lot of it is hyperbolic or silly or whatever, but it's just not for me. Which is fine. Glad other people find him interesting to listen to, and I'll take him over Dickie V any day.
January 4th, 2019 at 10:24 AM ^
I like him. His analysis is money and he sees things before they happen. He really knows the game. Yeah, he’s going to put some silly things out there like the ball is a living thing, etc., but I’ll take that. He called the Jordan Poole step-back well before it happened (said something like “Here comes a shot”) and is critical when needed. “You know what that was? That was a ‘it’s my turn to shoot’ shot.”
January 4th, 2019 at 11:31 AM ^
This, exactly. He anticipates stuff split seconds before it happens, but doesn't trounce on the PBP in the process. I provide my own annoying in-game commentary, and numerous times he immediately commented on nuanced stuff I was saying or thinking during last night's game (I can think more deeply about basketball than football). He's a proponent of the little things that happen off the ball to create shots, provide help defense, etc, and he highlights these points continually. I'm really liking him more and more.
His fluff material ("Ball don't lie") is secondary to actual game analysis - I can live with it.
He's also an unabashed JB fan, so that probably biases my opinion. But JB deserves all the praise and then some.
January 4th, 2019 at 4:53 PM ^
Exactly correct on seeing things develop and calling it out beforehand. Not sure what game it was, might have been against NC when he called out an alley oop to Teske. As Simpson drove the lane he says "there's a dunk" just before the lob pass. Awesome stuff.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:05 AM ^
Beautiful weekend forecast for SE Michigan. Bangs all around
January 4th, 2019 at 9:05 AM ^
Gotta love Dan!
Whatever you think of him he's not boring...and he loves Michigan
January 4th, 2019 at 9:30 AM ^
No, he's certainly not boring.
This actually happened during a Michigan game:
Dakich (after a missed shot in the lane): "Don't just drive the lane, pass the ball around and get an open shot. It's not complicated, basketball is a simple game."
A few minutes later . . .
Dakich (after a missed outside shot): "Don't just pass the ball around, drive the lane and get an open shot. It's not complicated, basketball is a simple game."
January 4th, 2019 at 9:35 AM ^
He's basically a fan watching the game and talking to himself.
The part about not being tired during the game went on for a while and was actually kind of funny.
Of course it's all easier to listen to when you're team is winning.
Also, he's right about the Maravich videos - still the best. Too bad we don't have Pete around to join Dan on the mic.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:11 AM ^
It’s friday I’m in love. How about a Bang
January 4th, 2019 at 9:51 AM ^
There's a Cure for that.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:11 AM ^
Bang me. GO BLUE. That is all.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:13 AM ^
Friday!! Wooo!!!!
January 4th, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
Hears to the weekend and some craft beer and bourbon cocktails!
January 4th, 2019 at 9:20 AM ^
I do enjoy hearing the weekends and craft beer. I always listen to what my beer tells me.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:17 AM ^
Let's get another one on Sunday.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:18 AM ^
Go Blue!! Beat ND this weekend!
January 4th, 2019 at 6:46 PM ^
And Indiana! Let's beat the entire state!
January 4th, 2019 at 9:20 AM ^
"Working from home" means a mimosa with breakfast today.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:21 AM ^
We would have been fine if you didn't do the POSBANG.
January 4th, 2019 at 9:22 AM ^
First bang of 2019! Let’s do it right!! House guests visiting for the holidays finally gone and basketball!!! BANG BANG!!!
January 4th, 2019 at 9:22 AM ^
Perhaps the best defense of Harbaugh's tenure as UM coach is that a third 10 win campaign in four seasons relegates the program to "average" in the minds of some of its fans.
Bang!
January 4th, 2019 at 9:34 AM ^
I think the football team was pretty bad ass this year. Hoops has been fun!
January 4th, 2019 at 11:19 AM ^
It was bad ass. It was a top 10 team and it was better than expected.