Michigan in France
Sounds like a really great trip and something on my bucket list to see Normandy. Didn't know this before but Coach Beilein is the nephew of one of the Niland brothers KIA. For those who don't know Saving Private Ryan was about the Niland brothers.
Keep in mind that by population the United States is at least five times larger than France.
April 29th, 2018 at 10:01 PM ^
...that it was the fact that WW2 was fought in Britain and France that had a large part in America's rise to power. Had their industries and populations not been severly damaged during the war things might be much different globally...
...However, it is hard to know if being in `an exploited but stable British or French colony would be better than being in a self-determined but exploited and unstable former British or French colony.
If one is pro-sustainability and pro-environment they don't want more immigration. The US is overpopulated not from birthrates but too much immigration, especially in desireable areas.
April 29th, 2018 at 10:07 PM ^
...you are referring to the number of midwesterners in Southern California.
Because otherwise its hard for me to read that as anything but politics that shouldn't be on this blog.
Maybe you should take up residence in France. "Quite capable in the battlefield" Ha ha. France has never proven anything on the battlefield. The Vikings and ARVN laugh at this notion as do many others. Napolean was great at propagande and thats about it, and don't even mention that coward DeGaulle. Their military history is FAR from respectable. Outside of ANYTHING buckeye's I despise the French more than anything. Don't be fooled by those arrogant people.
April 30th, 2018 at 11:41 AM ^
I don't know what's more absurd, this post or the fact that three people upvoted it.
I don't know why you'd say diversity of immigrant nations means the US is therefore "far more" desireable. Of course they're mostly from former French colonies. You think the big rise in the Latino population has nothing to do with the fact that we border Mexico or that we're the richest nation in the Western Hemisphere?
Does not check out!
Nice to know. I did not know he was related. I love that movie.
"Coach is way out in front trying to do something like this" - Don Brown
Jim Harbaugh does not get near enough credit for all he's done for this team and college football in general.
These trips are groundbreaking and says a LOT about his commitment to the young men who are expected to give so much of their time to the program throughout the year. My guess is that the vast majority of these guys have never been overseas and probable have few family members that have as well. So, they are living and experiencing something that will mean so much to them and those who are closest to them.
But this is also a challenge to other programs to do more to look out for the broader interests of the players.
Well Done Coach...
Very cool history there on Beilein. Saving Private Ryan is one of the best movies ever!
Normandy should be on everybodies bucket list.
April 30th, 2018 at 12:00 AM ^
that legitimately was a cool story, bro.
I saw SPR on its opening weekend, in a theater that was filled with an older audience, including many men who looked they could have served in WWII.
The film was fantastic, but my biggest memory wasn't anything on the screeen - it was the reaction of the audience.
You know how at the end of a great movie, the audience will spontaneously applaud? When the credits rolled, this audience was dead silent - except for the sound of elderly men sniffing, and their wives reaching for their purses to find Kleenex. A few couples sat there until the credits finished, just so the men could compose themselves. I heard one guy in the men's room say, "That was a little too close too real."
Which is a pretty good review, when you think about it.
April 30th, 2018 at 11:48 AM ^
Actually the U.S. economy is about one quarter of the world's total (and that proportion is shrinking).