OT-Sportsnation loved Michigan
I was just watching the Herd on ESPN this morning and Colin was talking about the schools he went to in the Big Ten for Sportsnation and the Herd. He started off by saying we expected Wisconsin and Penn State to be alot of fun, but we were very leary of Michigan and Iowa. He goes on to say that Michigan was amazing. They had the most fans, they were respectful, they were the most enthusiastic, and the best experience so far on our tour. Just thought I would throw this out there.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:30 AM ^
Ann Arbor is proof that there is a God.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:52 AM ^
just don't tell anyone in Ann Arbor that. they won't believe you.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:02 AM ^
Except for all the crazies in the diag.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:20 AM ^
hahahaha I'm a Christian and that dude with the stick pisses me off
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:13 PM ^
suspicion that Voltron was a Christian!
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September 23rd, 2010 at 11:52 AM ^
I graduated in 2006 and work with a guy who graduated in the late 70's - both of us have stories of crazies in the diag. It's something that has stood the test of time for sure.
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:22 PM ^
I used to work in the Natural Sciences building and would spend every lunch hour (8-9pm, prime crazy-time) watching the crazies while eating a sandwich. There is no better entertainment.
September 23rd, 2010 at 2:51 PM ^
you eat lunch pretty late
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:32 AM ^
At one point they told us we were too loud and had to be quieter so people could actually hear them on tv.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:43 AM ^
in the stadium on gameday. GD it, it should
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:18 AM ^
becuase a gameday game would have to be 3:30 ... the show now starts at 9am ... very few of the students realy want to skip pregame and go a mile to the stadium 6 hrs before the game ... however sportsnation after class yesterday was sick
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:57 AM ^
I think he meant it should happen in the stadium on the day of the game. Who cares how loud it is on SportsNation or GameDay?
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:42 AM ^
Yeah, I was watching and there were a few times where I had no idea what anyone was saying because it was so loud. Nice work folks!
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:48 AM ^
Agree. There was a an entire segment that I could not understand what they were saying because the crowd was so loud. Nice work guys!
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:43 AM ^
Are you Lloyd Christmas?
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:45 AM ^
I wish....I did seem there though and went Oh my god! It's Lloyd! MGoBlog is going to love this!
September 23rd, 2010 at 2:36 PM ^
At one point they told us we were too loud and had to be quieter so people could actually hear them on tv.
I read this and assumed you were still talking about the crazies...
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:39 AM ^
with all the chanting i couldn't really hear much laying sick on my couch. Colin is a douche.. for as much shit he's talked about michigan, he sure seemed to suck it up doing the show.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:45 AM ^
Colin even called himself a douche at one point, which got one of the largest cheers of the day.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:50 AM ^
He's actually been on our nuts lately.
September 23rd, 2010 at 3:21 PM ^
He's a huge bandwagonner, but he does tend to get on early, and get on the right ones, most of the time.
Perhaps it is the seventh sign of the apocalypse that Michigan is about to bring upon the rest of the Big Ten.
September 23rd, 2010 at 4:46 PM ^
So, if he gets on and jumps off of bandwagons all the time and does this early, doesn't that mean he's unbiased and he just calls it how he sees it?
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:16 PM ^
I think before the season he actually predicted UM would be better than most people thought (8-4 or 9-3 I believe).
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:40 AM ^
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:27 AM ^
Cowherd was the first national guy to defend RR against all of the bashing WVU did. I was stuck in my car listening to sports radio wasteland, and Cowherd went though a nice little segment about how RR did nothing wrong and WVU fans need to let it go. So, as much of a db as CC can be, he was in RR's corner from the beginning.
Here is a quote from a WVU fan on their blog "We Must Ignite This Couch:"
"Colin Cowherd bashed us today too, saying we were the "psycho ex-girlfriend who cant get over losing RR"
For those who want to see a blog whose lack of quality helps demonstrate why mgb is the best one in sports, here is a link to the thread.
http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=64591
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:15 PM ^
that's not a State blog.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:42 AM ^
I saw part of Sportsnation yesterday and it was really cool to see all the people out there to support Michigan. It is nice to finally see Michigan get some publicity that does not involve practice (Cue Allen Iverson: "Practice?! Practice?!.....I mean we're takin about practice!"). I am sure that they try to decide where these on location shows are going to be months in advance. However, without the success of Shoelace I don't know if the decide to go to Ann Arbor. Anyway, big thanks to all those who came out to support the maize and blue.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:44 AM ^
and I have to say, the crowd got me pumped up. The only thing that was missing was some intelligent and snarky sign calling out Cowherd for the MZone plagiarism. But there were easily more students there than anywhere else so far, and you can tell there's an air of excitement around the program you won't find too many other places. I can't wait for the game this weekend. I get to walk into the stadium for the first time in five years with all three of my kids (two first timers) and watch their faces light up with awe and excitement.
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:22 PM ^
ESPN goons were out in full force yesterday. The camera crew told us if our whiteboards had anything negative written they'd take it. Then the secret service looking guy came and told us that my artfully drawn ohio and worst state ever was deragotory, and gave us a eloquent speech about the worldwide leader. Thus, the number of snarky signs we could put up were severely limited. Luckily they didn't know what JMFJ stood for, although they did try to send a UofM rep over to us to find out.
September 24th, 2010 at 1:37 PM ^
although i would assume there is a monetary attachment to the weekend. in regard to untangibles this will be a priceless weekend for you and your family. i am anxious to someday have children and type a similar post! have fun my fellow wolverin! GO BLUE!
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:45 AM ^
is this OT?
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:48 AM ^
This is most definitely NOT OT - it directly relates to Michigan football.
That aside, watching on TV, my favorite part was when they were talking about Pryor v. Denard and the crowd was chanting "worst state ever." Awesome.
Also, you really have to give credit for single-handedly turning this program around. 2 months ago, all we heard about were "coach on the hot seat," "NCAA violations," "transfers," "poor fit," "former college football powerhouse," and "controversy." Because of Denard, these headlines have been swept away and replaced by "Heisman leading QB," "Dominant Michigan offense," "leading the nation in rushing and total offense for a QB," and "and he never ties his shoes."
I live in NY, and even here, the number of casual college footbal fans (as opposed to us diehard nuts) talking about Denard is amazing.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:20 AM ^
Denard passed the Mom test when she asked me "How did Denard do?" after the game last Saturday. I was like WTF LOL?!
Also, everyone I work with has caught on to not tying their shoes. Those who do not are part of the rebel alliance and traitors. Take them away.
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:06 PM ^
WHOAH! The Rebel Alliance is bad? YOU.FAIL.AT.LIFE
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:36 PM ^
You fail at spelling whoa and at not putting a period after life even though people that use the one word sentence fail before they even begin.
And yes, they are part of the rebel alliance and traitors and will be taken away.
September 23rd, 2010 at 3:03 PM ^
is down the hall. It's being hit on the head lessons in here.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:05 AM ^
Can anyone provide a link to some video of the show? All I can find is them learning the fight song.
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:58 PM ^
Seconded. Someone has to have this bad boy on their DVR. Spread the love.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:12 AM ^
Sportsnation loved Michigan
Is this in any way surprising? Michigan is fucking awesome.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:21 AM ^
obvy she wants me
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:28 AM ^
She was throwing it at Llyod and missed. Sorry to have to be the one to tell you that.
September 24th, 2010 at 9:55 AM ^
Then you might have a case...
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:54 AM ^
AMAZING VIDEO OF DENARD ROBINSON!!!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1NAoYeMP8g
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:19 PM ^
My friend was there and got retweeted by @Sportsnation--it was the highlight of his day (among many). He said that Beadle's voice was even hotter in person.
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:16 PM ^
Colin has been positive on the Wolverines for awhile now...
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:35 PM ^
It was very fun. I was only there for the first 15 minutes or so, but that was the part about the pryor vs denard for heisman. It of course went CRAZY when the pool showed denard higher.
September 23rd, 2010 at 2:11 PM ^
I didn't see any of it, but my brother texted me and said there was a "Worst State Ever" chant whenever they talked about OSU. If that is true, then that's pretty freakin awesome.
September 23rd, 2010 at 2:56 PM ^
Sports Nation only pretended to love Michigan to try to get it in the sack.
Michigan is too classy for that, though.
September 23rd, 2010 at 8:41 PM ^
Dude I was there saw myself on tv about 12 times how did penn state do
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:15 PM ^
I don't think you were on TV as much when they filmed it at Penn State.