Izzo calling his shot. Guarantees win in Ann Arbor a la Tressel
The headline pretty much says it all. Last night after the MSU vs. Iowa game Izzo said "We're gonna find a way to win on Saturday and get you back where you belong: in the NCAA tournament," Sounds eerily like a guarantee Tressel made at an OSU basketball game about 10 years ago. Hopefully Beilien's boys can make Izzo eat his words. Here's the article link http://www.freep.com/article/20110303/COL22/103030695/Michael-Rosenberg-MSU-s-Tom-Izzo-isn-t-guaranteeing-a-win-just-promising?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p
By the way, if anyone needs tickets still, there are two pairs up for online auction that supports UofM undergrad scholarships at this link http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=127605674 Apparently you get a tax write off over the face of the tickets
Well we're fucked. I guess I'm gonna have to take it upon myself to pee in Izzo's butt
+1 for removing your picture
To know the logistics of something like that...
NTTAWWT
Seems to me if you're gonna pee in Izzo's butt, HE'S the one getting fucked. Unless you have a long-distance contraption. Or something.
I have a funnel so I can pee in both Izzo's butt and Dantonio's butt at the same time.
for butt pee. I like it.
HALOL
How does this sound like a guarantee?
When you put the phrase "Find a way" into the sentence that guarantees nothing.
It's not a guarantee. Just like the Tressel comment that's since been mythologized was not a guarantee. Saying "you're going to be proud of this team in the classroom, and on the field next November" is a pretty weak way of saying "We'll play hard!." It still bothers me the way tOSU nerds relate that anecdote, as though Tressel etched the game's final score on two tablets months before the game.
It was more than that. "I can assure you that you will be proud of our young people in the classroom, in the community, and most especially in 310 days, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the football field."
Did Tressel explicity promise a win? No. It wasn't necessary, and it would be out of character. If Ohio State loses to Michigan, it doesn't matter how well they played; they lost to Michigan. There's nothing to be proud of. Moreover, Tressel's not really the kind of guy to openly promise a win. Not because he's afraid he can't back it up, but because it would be too insulting to the other team.
Did you just want to get that out there because "classy" wasn't mentioned and having the players play in the Sugar Bowl is not insulting to the opposing team...quite the contrary.
I'll see if I can find it somewhere on the web, but I know for a fact that in an interview inbetween his "you'll be proud of us" speech and the actual game, that Tressel was asked about the "guarantee" and Tressel adamantly denied that it was a guarantee for a victory.
Michigan Daily in July 2001, before Tressel's 1st season:
"Tressel has repeatedly said he was not guaranteeing victory over the Wolverines on Nov. 24."
http://www.michigandaily.com/content/tressel-eyes-finally-bucking-wolve…
of his players mind that it is a must win for NCAA despite likely being in anyway. Not a guarantee. Has nothing to do with Michigan, just his own players mentality going into the game.
"We will find a way to win on Saturday" is not different when paraphrased as "We will win on Saturday someway/somehow" which is not much different than "We will win on Saturday using Play X and Play Y and Defense Z."
To "find a way" is a means to the end, but he still guaranteed [victory as ] the "end."
Pride something something Fall.
I mean, they beat the B1G bottom dweller at home. This is not necessarily an indicator of a "team on a mission" or anything.
That's the worst guarantee in the history of gurantees.
On a scale from 1 to Guaransheed, i'll give it a 2.
But a guarantee nonetheless. It's like Carmelo throwing a punch. He may be running away while doing it, but it still constitutes a punch. Fuck Izzo and his NBA suitors and his sketchy dismissals.
Please help!! I am going to be stuck in Columbus with my wife and friends Saturday for an early afternoon lunch date. I have gotten permission to choose a place to eat where I can also watch the game. Can anyone help me out with a good place to go?
It cant be too much of a sport bar, and has to be a place that will have the basketball game on. We will just south of tOSU. Please help! I do not want to miss this game.
There are three Champps in Columbus, although that is definitely a sports bar, but with half decent food. They are in Easton, Lennox and Worthington.
Sorry I am not a Columbus area expert yet, so I am not sure where everything is, and what it is called, but I know we will be near the Convention Center. Thanks to all for your input, hopefully this can help give me a great afternoon rooting for the Maize and Blue in Columbus. Not the first place I ever thought I would be trying to find a spot to watch a Michigan game, but I will make the most of it.
How far south of OSU? And are you looking for like a pub, or something fancier, or what?
If you're near the Convention Center/Arena District, I'd recommend O'Shaughnessy's. It's an Irish pub style restaurant, very good food, great beer selection (I recommend the Dam Good Porter), and although it has TVs, it's not really a sports bar.
In the Short North, there's a bunch of places. South of downtown, it gets a bit harder to find a good place that's not a sports bar, but there are a few in German Village.
Go to Bernards in the Short North. The menu isn't great but its a good space and has good flatscreens that are in view anywhere you sit in the place... GO BLUE
If you really want to make the best of your time in Columbus, you should try The Thurman Cafe. It is pretty far south of campus, but it will not disappoint you if you are into incredible burgers.
It isn't so much of a sports bar as a hole-in-the-wall restaurant. I remember them having televisions there, too.
Just make sure to get there early because there usually is a wait.
Order "The Thurmenator", but you should fast for two days prior to eating it.
this slightly scares me actually. the big problem with Sparty this year isn't their talent. they have big men lined up on the bench. maybe a little shallow at guard but they have talent. when Izzo got fired up and got that technical last night his team responded perfectly and ran Iowa outta the gym. He knows how to push buttons. He's been to final fours for a reason. He didn't do this as a spur of the moment type thing. He knows what he's doing.
While there's always good reason for concern when playing Sparty in hoops, know this: Iowa blows.
Iowa was 0/12 from 3 last night. MSU is not fixed, they just found a terrible team and played mediocre.
Plus MSU has the worst 3 point FG defense in the conference. Last night was an abberation, big time.
If you are, it could be very entertaining for Michigan fans to watch a "not fixed" MSU strut into Crisler with supreme arrogance. If a team is too overconfident or arrogant going into a game and the other team sustains a lead for awhile, the lead can suddenly become twenty points and the game can get really ugly.
It would be great for this scenario to play out on Saturday. It may be just the push Izzo needs to say "yes" when yet another NBA team comes knocking at the end of the season.
That would be glorious. At the same time, the talent is still there on MSU to beat us. I have a feeling it'll be a dogfight, but i have a very hard time believing they're capable of blowing us out at this point.
He's been doing it all season--probably even his whole career. I remember when his team was spiraling back in January, and he was still saying it was as good as OSU (#1 in the country at the time) b/c OSU had played a favorable schedule up to that point (ala MSU basketball 2009-2010).
I mean, sucks that our coach has like nooooo coaching experience, and we don't have two guards who can at all take advantage of Sparty's generally overall crappy guard play. And the MOJO we bring. And sucks more that we didn't beat them last time in their own HOUSE. You're right, really sucks to be us Saturday.
Don't see how it's a guarantee. Seems like typical coach speak.
It's a big game for both teams and the winner might make the tournament. Looking forward to it on Sat.
Plus it's on CBS!
State is 2-6 on the road this year, with losses at Penn State and Iowa. They're gettable.
What is the overall record for teams that guarantee wins?
Is Valentine reffing that game because if he is I think I know what Izzo is talking about when he says "find a way" and I think it involves Valentine's bank account...
Uhhhhh. I sure hope not.
Wait, I figured it out. You're Charlie Sheen. Cool.
"You've actually seen him eat a man's penis?"
Peeing in butts, eating dicks, wtf?
Clearly the Scouties have taken over and love being able to talk dirty on the intranets.
"Scouties," is a King of Belch/Barking Sphincter classic. It's been a while. Are you still imitating a 13 year old girl on Myspace or did you move that creepshow over to Facebook?