OT: Michigan Quidditch wins first Regional Title
https://www.usquidditch.org/news/2015/11/michigan-quidditch-wins-great-…
Harbaugh Effect knows no bounds
November 9th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
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November 9th, 2015 at 2:54 PM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^
I need to YouTube a match...
November 9th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
I know this board fosters a large amount of people, many of whom probably enjoy Harry Potter. I would contend that I am one of the biggest Harry Potter fans in this community. That being said:
do not encourage this shit by posting about it.
November 9th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
this is not something I'm proud of. It's just LARPing. bleh.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:26 PM ^
I, too, am not proud of this.
At first, I was going to reply that LARPing is probably cooler than pretend/real "Quiddich"... Exhibit A:
But then I found Exhibit B:
For comparison, some "Quiddich":
So while I'm inclined to call it a draw, I personally think armor & medieval nerf weapons > running around with broomsticks. But at the end of the day, they're all:
November 9th, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
And how many of us were nerds in school??? who cares-- let them have fun --- are we gonna pick on band members next!!
November 9th, 2015 at 4:44 PM ^
comparing the Michigan Marching Band to a bunch of people running around with broomsticks playing a made-up sport from a kid's book?
Really?
November 9th, 2015 at 6:31 PM ^
Po-ta-to. Po-tah-to.
November 9th, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
Exactly. Let's go back to being proud of students throwing and catching a different ball.
November 9th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
I bet Peppers would make a great seeker.
November 9th, 2015 at 1:55 PM ^
Prefer Peppers at Beater tbh
November 9th, 2015 at 1:49 PM ^
Pretty sure that's Ace right in the middle of the team photo.
November 9th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
It's the Michigan *Quidditch* team, not the Michigan ska band.
November 9th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
that was played on flying broomsticks in the movie? I think that's the bigger story here.
I had no idea those had been invented. I guess that makes up for the hoverboard.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
I've been flying around on my broom A LONG time.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
that my mother in law has an account here.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:41 PM ^
Fantastically played - provided a much needed afternoon laugh for me.
November 9th, 2015 at 7:16 PM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 1:57 PM ^
I'll get rid of my Roomba and go back to brooms if they fly now.
November 9th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
Quidditch is such a badly designed game. Like Rowling a lot, but not good at designing sports.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:12 PM ^
I didn't need the user name to know this was you ;-)
November 9th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
I am so excited, I just quidditched in my pants.
November 9th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 2:00 PM ^
Why don't you ask Brian to UFR the games.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:01 PM ^
And oh what an exciting match it was. Until all the players melted.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
What in the fuck?
November 9th, 2015 at 2:01 PM ^
Woodson at seeker would be great since it's all about vision. He basically plays a NFL version of a seeker now. Sitting back and eyeing the ball and then teleporting over to pick it off. Peppers would be much better used at beater due to his size and strength.
November 9th, 2015 at 5:47 PM ^
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November 9th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
Like three years ago, right? I think people need to start letting go. I really enjoyed it and was a fan but I know people that are still obsessed with it. Either way, I'm taking pride in this. I don't care what kind of shit you give me.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
Not quite over. There is a Harry Potter prequel happening
November 9th, 2015 at 2:43 PM ^
And a sequel in stageplay form.
Also, the idea that people should be "over" something three (actually 4 if we're talking the movies, 8 if we're talking books) years after it "ends" seems pretty ridiculous. The last Lord of the Rings book was 60 years ago, people are still plenty into that, and were before the movies came out too. We're talking about one of the most popular stories of all time, and one that the ascendant generation quite literally grew up alongside. No idea why it would be expected to go away.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:59 PM ^
Star Wars and LOTR are still big and they're older or just as old.
November 9th, 2015 at 6:39 PM ^
but to be technical, Star Wars is 38 yrs old and LOTR is over 60!
November 9th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
Does Ace have time o do some recruiting round-up posts?
What high schools produce the top quidditch talent?
November 9th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
kidding. Go Blue! Suck it, MSU Slitherin team! (I've never read or watched old Harry. Don't know if that is right.)
November 9th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
But this is fucking stupid.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 2:16 PM ^
Did we get hit with any targeting calls?
November 9th, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
Running around with those stupid brooms between their legs...
November 9th, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
I, for one, think that after MSU's brutal (and hilarious) loss to Nebraska it is very kind of the OP to feed directly into one of the stereotypes about Michigan that Sparty holds dear - that we're the sort of nerdy dipshits who would participate in a quidditch tournament.
(Truth behind the stereotype notwithstanding ... .)
November 9th, 2015 at 2:41 PM ^
our nerds are better than their nerds--they finished tied for fifth. Suck it, MSU nerds!
November 9th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
"So sometimes, when you're playing quidditch against your little brother, you'll just fly around on your broom for a while and let them get the lead, to watch them get all excited. But then, at the end of the match, you just come back and take it back."
November 9th, 2015 at 2:46 PM ^
"nerdy dipshits".
Actual laughter out loud.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:34 PM ^
This feels like a Dave Brandon thing.