Senior Day Haiku
An annual tradition. Special bonus this year: holy pants there are no seniors. Usually I skip a bunch of anonymous walk-ons who never saw the field unless they have a silly name; this year this is it.
Martell Webb
It goes thump. Sometimes
it catches or drops a pass.
Mostly it goes thump.
Perry Dorrestein
Bad back, outed grades
but through it all a kickin'
Punisher tattoo
Steve Schilling
Been around forever
Witnessed the Horror up close
Football purple heart
John Ferrara
Thrown into the fire
just two weeks after switching
'08: the nutshell
Adam Patterson
One last swing hits sod
A shaft of daylight strikes down
Hello two deep
Renaldo Sagesse
Hurling hockey kids,
the largest man in Quebec came
and he was all right
Greg Banks
Took the Moosman crown
as player most likely to
impress your TA
Obi Ezeh
Why did you tattoo
"Stand around, think about plants"
across your torso?
BONUS NOT MEAN HAIKU
Like Schilling, lived
through every last awful bit
and never complained
Jonas Mouton
The west wind in fall
brings everything, and then
takes everything
Mark Moundros
Walk-on captains are
intimidatingly bald
pretty much always
James Rogers
The last vagabond
a-wander from spot to spot:
Dread Pirate Rogers
COMMENCE THE SYLLABLE COUNTING.
November 16th, 2010 at 5:03 PM ^
Moundros has a table under his jersey?
November 16th, 2010 at 5:15 PM ^
5-11? Why that's the shittiest haiku I've ever seen!
November 16th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^
that I really hate haiku.
November 16th, 2010 at 6:38 PM ^
"All this reminds me
yet again that I really
hate haiku," sighed Don.
November 16th, 2010 at 7:09 PM ^
Clever. +1
November 17th, 2010 at 8:21 AM ^
There once were eleven strong men
Who stayed together to the end
Tho the going got rough
These guys hung tough
Now we're going bowling again!
November 16th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^
MGoBlog is my mistress.
It will keep me company.
Football's almost done.
November 17th, 2010 at 12:22 PM ^
MGoBlog is one syllable?
I've been saying it wrong for years!
November 17th, 2010 at 12:46 PM ^
Wow. I had written it one way and then moved the lines around to make it make sense. I guess I got confused about which one was in the middle.
November 16th, 2010 at 5:11 PM ^
Senior Class as a Whole
We came in highly
touted. What the fuck happened
to us? Coaching change.
November 16th, 2010 at 5:16 PM ^
impress your TA
For you youngsters out there, a TA is what we old folks call a GSI.
TA = teaching assistant
GSI = graduate student instructor
November 16th, 2010 at 11:58 PM ^
Not just the old folks. Pretty much every other school calls them TAs too. The UM grad student union lobbied for the name change some years back.
November 17th, 2010 at 12:22 AM ^
Also, TA's are now undergrads who assist the GSI's or Professor. I've been doing it this year.
November 16th, 2010 at 5:31 PM ^
You pro-style recruits,
A round peg in a square hole.
Thank you anyway.
November 16th, 2010 at 5:32 PM ^
I love this senior class.
And, I dont care how many folks want to poo poo their efforts or the quality of the wins the last two weeks, but I'm proud of them for sticking it out and couldnt be more thrilled that at future Michigan reunions they get to talk about at least ending their career in a bowl game and not be weighed down as the group who went three years with a losing record.
Go get 'em Saturday, boys, and God bless your cotton pickin' maize and blue hearts
November 16th, 2010 at 5:34 PM ^
Are Moundros' shoulder pads on backwards?
November 16th, 2010 at 6:00 PM ^
I stand stoicly,
head held high, Michigan pride.
Wait, pads on backwards?!?!?!
November 16th, 2010 at 5:38 PM ^
November 16th, 2010 at 5:58 PM ^
They've endured more pain
Than all who preceded them
Can't thank them enough
November 16th, 2010 at 6:00 PM ^
Only because you requested it:
Renaldo Sagesse
Hurling hockey kids,
the largest man in Quebec came <---- Isn't this eight?
and he was all right
November 16th, 2010 at 7:44 PM ^
You could drop the word "the" to get down to seven.
November 16th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
I enjoy tacos
I find them quite delicious
Michigan Football
November 16th, 2010 at 6:28 PM ^
You do not post enough sir. Taco haiku get my respect.
November 16th, 2010 at 8:11 PM ^
Me like your taco haiku too
November 17th, 2010 at 1:53 AM ^
Eleven feet tall;
"That reciever disappeared!"
It was Tacopants.
November 17th, 2010 at 2:00 AM ^
I swear I saw him,
That green ghost of maize and blue,
"Why tacos?", I ask.
November 16th, 2010 at 6:08 PM ^
Mouton's haiku passes the "authentic haiku" test for, I think, the first time in mgoblog history. Well done, Brian. Basho would be proud.
November 17th, 2010 at 12:37 PM ^
Yep. Gotta have that "kigo" or word related to a season.
November 16th, 2010 at 6:19 PM ^
Steve Schilling
Been 'round forever <--- (now it's 5)
Witnessed the Horror up close
Football purple heart
November 16th, 2010 at 6:45 PM ^
Despite all odds, those
Who stayed are champions.
In my heart, at least.
(maybe I say it weird, but champions ends up being a 4 syllable word.)
November 16th, 2010 at 7:03 PM ^
You shot the rapids
When the kayak took water
You righted the ship.
November 16th, 2010 at 7:29 PM ^
November 16th, 2010 at 7:48 PM ^
I love this blog more than just about anything in my life, but enough is enough. I get it with Obi. I've read every single word that you have written on the subject. I know. I get it. It is Senior day. What is your point here? Humor? Fail in my opinion....Thank you Obi.
November 16th, 2010 at 10:19 PM ^
Is this sarcasm?
Obi was a running back.
Check the recruiting.
http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=1863014
(not sure how many syllables the last one is)
November 17th, 2010 at 9:41 AM ^
Whoa dude, if you did read this blog regularly you would know that Obi was a RB in high school and they switched him to LB, not his natural position...but he stepped up and made the change. No humor intended.
November 17th, 2010 at 10:25 AM ^
I think WalterMitty meant to agree with you and that his criticism was pointed at Brian. After all, I don't think "every single word that you have written on the subject" is very many words unless one assumes "you" to be Brian.
Also, "....Thank you Obi" sounds like it agrees with your suggestion to give Obi his due respect.
November 17th, 2010 at 1:22 PM ^
Schultz, so well done sir.
You are okay in my book
Back to Daydreaming
November 16th, 2010 at 8:04 PM ^
Let this please
Be the last
Three three five I see.
November 16th, 2010 at 8:13 PM ^
Our defense
is not so
good at defending
November 16th, 2010 at 8:20 PM ^
three-three-five
defense was
questionable choice
November 17th, 2010 at 9:53 AM ^
Three-three-five defense
The whole less than sum of parts
Dial 9-1-1
November 17th, 2010 at 11:26 AM ^
A 9-1-1 defense is an....interesting thought. Think it would help??
November 17th, 2010 at 5:13 AM ^
"Freep"
michael rosenberg
"too much practice" screams headline
oops, 15 minutes
"Defense"
coach rich rodriguez
installed his fancy offense
but forgot this thing
"GERG"
Your silvery mane
belies your playcalling skills
rock, scissors, touchdown
"Stadium Addition"
You used to be big
But now you are bigger and
so much more bricksy
"Denard"
Iso left, then right
Shoelaces flapping in wind
It's dilithium
"Dantonio"
Stop glaring at me
Little giants or no, you're
still a giant douche
"Bielema"
Can run up the score
Hawkeye tattoo still on leg
Please remove the stick
November 17th, 2010 at 10:59 AM ^
is awesome. that is all.
November 16th, 2010 at 8:37 PM ^
Thank you men for being TRUE Michigan Men!!!!!
Now go knock the hell out of Wisconsin!!!!!!
November 16th, 2010 at 9:22 PM ^
it is haiku time
one of my fave topics here
seniors, we'll miss you
November 17th, 2010 at 12:10 AM ^
So, Banks is great at chess, is a thespian, and is the bouncer at Charley's?
November 17th, 2010 at 12:10 AM ^
November 17th, 2010 at 12:31 AM ^
As a creative writing major, I quite like the Mouton one.
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