Venting thread
First of all, "Nattys"? No.
Second of all, take a look at that MSU hockey championship in 2007. People complained about Michigan's run to the Final Four this year... They waltzed into a championship by the most improbable tournament bracket anyone has ever seen. Infuriating.
True, but it doesn't make it any less infuriating, given everything the NCAA hockey tournament committee has thrown at Michigan since they abolished campus regionals. There's a long history here. But, hey, let's keep talking about "nattys."
Pretty sure I have a bit more perspective than you on this, kid.
both of you are insufferable
You're just more arrogant than he is.
They weren't even marginally relevant when they won that national championship.
Slight nitpick, the Marlins have 2 World Series wins, in 1997 and 2003. Not multiple wins post 2000
I'm just unsure of why the recentness of a national championship is your measure of success. Yes, I understand the argument with actual hardware. But something comparable to that is the entire 90's and early 2000's UM football teams that were great and won big ten titles but didn't win the ships. Were they terrible teams? I think taking into context both of the teams this year and where they started at, the talent they had on their roster, and their performance through the first 1/3 or 1/2 of the season, they finished amazingly. I am damn proud of these teams for how much they overachieved.
Nova was the CLEAR #1 team this year and hell, ND was the #1 team in hockey for most of the year. In these one-game tournaments, a certain degree of luck is needed, especially in sports compared to football (like bball/hockey) where a smaller number of player can so adversely affect a certain game (e.g. Spike Albrecht, Luke Hancock) in a single game. If I lost it every time a UM won/lost close a game in my fandom (starting PSU game 2005), I probably would have lost it by now and probably be in an insane asylum if I went by your measurement of success and win/loss reaction. These teams played amazing this year and we should relish in how well they played (2 banners for bball, 1 for hockey) rather than be so caught up in their shortcomings because I personally think focusing so much on your team's shortcomings without giving them credit is like being the Indians fan in Major League
You know, it's hard for me to reconcile any statement that you are in fact a fan of Michigan with steaming hot (shit) takes like many of your comments in this thread. I mean, bandwagon fan, sure....
It's fine to be disappointed, and yes, two heartbreakers in one week sucks, but comments like this? Please, spare us your feigned passion and hollow emotionalism.
Fuck that, can we please win something!!??!!
Still working through some stuff...
2018:
Basketball- Runners up
Hockey: Top-4
Football....: ?
Henri the ennui otter.
Alas, I cannot locate Reggie, the sea lion of impotent rage, but I did find this rather humorous gif using those search terms:
The Muppet Show ran in the late 70's/early 80's. It was famous for broad comedy, absurdist humor, great writing, endearing characters, and some of the biggest names in entertainment as guest stars. It was so popular that it spawned numerous movies and TV specials, and remains a beloved piece of TV history 40 years later - which is of course why the clips get used here whenever Something Really Good Happens.
So what's the opposite of The Muppets?
Something from the same era, but something so bad, so unfunny, and so lacking in charm that it made you want to shatter the screen with an ashtray. A loathsome piece of excrement that falls into the "Kill It With Fire!" category, and remains a benchmark of how hideous television can be.
May I suggest "The Brady Bunch Hour" or "Pink Lady and Jeff?"
(If you're too young to recognize these shows, I envy you. I really do.)
Couldn't really script that to be more brutal if you wanted to, but still a fantastic season.
Fuck Notre Dame. For the love of God, Harbaugh, please get your first big win in South Bend.