I'm not sure I necessarily care, however infighting is never a good thing in a program.
If Hoke and Nussmeyer don't see eye to eye and battle it out over every little issue/gripe, it could trickle down and effect the morale of the whole program. Hard to quantify these types of things, but it wouldnt be good.
I have a feeling both will come together on their desire to achieve wins for the Michigan football program and this wont be a problem. But, football coaches are not immune to this type of drama/politics.
In general I agree, but at this point in the season there isnt any 'new information' and there really wont be unless something terrible happens.
What I like about this article is that it brings up a perspective most don't; the fact that expectations are enormous and that we should remember he is just a kid. Most articles are the typical pump up, everything is rainbows fluff because thats what fans want to hear- NOT the perspective that fans might be putting too much pressure on a 21 year old who could very well actually fail.
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I cant speak for the Final Four, per se, but I went to Dallas and attempted to scalp for the Sweet Sixteen.
I am a long time scalper for football tickets and have ALWAYS been able to find a better price scalping than anywhere else.
In Dallas I expected it to be easy: only one close fan base (Kansas, still 10 hr drive away) and 3 fan bases quite far away, with FGCU being a tiny school. Add to that the fact that tickets werent even sold out through the official NCAA site, I figured waiting til tip off should net me great seats under $100. All the factors you look for to indicate likely cheap tickets were in my favor.
Reality was cruel; basically no tailgating was taking place. People just showed up and walked directly in; very little scalping, very little selling. What was available was through the 'professional' scalpers, and demand far exceeded their supply. They were often asking 2 to 3x as much as face.
In the end the tickets just werent there; I had to buy a ticket last minute from the window (STILL not sold out) and got a mediocre seat for a high price.
TL;DR I went in expecting a great deal, came away paying more than I would've online. Would not recommend scalping.
Lots of cool events going on around campus to get people psyched. I hope they cover the pep rally/car bash as well. Great to see our beautiful city on ESPN!
I have bet 4 seperate Iowa fans $15 straight up on the Iowa game. A little risky but I cant take their smugness about the upcoming season. I feel surprisingly good about this matchup and there is no way im going to give up the opportunity to rub it in their face when we win. After all the trash talk leading up to the bets, $15 seemed like a tiny price to pay for the chance to forever have predicted the downfall of Iowa's "Dream Season".
I also bet $15 on Michigan scoring over 30.5 points vs. Iowa, and $40 on Michigan getting at least 7 wins in the regular season. Maybe I talk to much trash and have to put my money where my mouth is, but when the team backs it up damn will it be satisfying.
I had one about a week ago where we were winning 35-10. I want to say it was just after half time, but I dont remember a whole lot about it. Not sure how it ended, either.
My subconcious is obviously drinking the Kool-Aid as well.
Its been said before but I think winning changes all this. Its probably tough for the egos, after dominating all through college without having to really work at it, to come to Michigan, get beat up in practice every day, and still have a losing season. They expect national attention, and national titles. Losing probably makes it really easy to say "fuck it, I dont care anyway, its not my fault, rich rod sucks, hell never make it at Michigan, Its not worth the work just to lose, etc. etc." But dont worry. WHEN we start winning, the recruits will flock to us and do whatever it takes to keep winning. WHEN we are back in the national title picture the blue chips will stay and do whatever RR asks so that he will lead them to the promised land. You think a 5 star recruit quits the season before a title run? Hell no. Stay Faithful, my friend. Wins are going to change everything.
There seem to be plenty of rumors out there ranging from leaving the team to baby mama drama. Really though, theres no actual evidence of whats really going on, and until something with a factual basis surfaces, I would expect him to be playing. Still, im more concerned with how Jewel Hampton and Adam Robinson are looking. Both of them figure to be better than Wegher this season anyway.
Ferentz isnt on the same level, IMO, because he loves his program, which will never be a Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, Florida caliber pogram, and will stick with them forever. Without program success, hell never get the same level of coaching accolades. Still, I think hes a really good coach (maybe not as good as the others, but well really never know) and his ability to develop talent (or lack thereof) into a decently formidable team is undeniable considering this year's hawkeyes. How many stud recruits does Iowa really get, ever?
Still, I fully expect RichRod to pass Ferentz in success in the (very) near future, and shame on them for doubting his talent development abilities. Theyre riding the richrod is overrated and will never succeed bandwagon. I cant wait to smash that bandwagon to smithereens.
While their defense will be as good as last years (very good), I dont see their offense (mediocre) getting better. Even though I think they will coach up a line and linebacking corps that are solid, as per usual, I just cant imagine where they will get improvement over last year. Considering how close the game was, I think this spells trouble for the Hawkeyes.
If we get off to a hot start, especially coming off an emotional home win against Sparty, I see this game being a very exciting upset.
"Rosee suspected her husband was a diabetes candidate and urged him many times to be checked. He resisted, however, fearing the diagnosis. His brother died some years back from complications of diabetes."
Because if you aren't diagnosed, diabetes can't kill you
What were last year's two deep averages? Maybe its just false perception but they seemed slightly smaller than the opposition.
That said I remember reading about our significant size/weight gain from last year to this year. I definitely feel better about our line this year, especially if Molk can stay healthy. Last year is certainly not this year, and this year I think our line will surprise some people with its effectiveness.
Its Prima Donna, not Pre-Madonna. And "all intents and purposes" not "all intensive purposes" (for the post a few below)
..... The More You Know.
But I agree, this kid seems ready to work hard for a school he loves. Thats an awesome quality. The fact that hes a linebacker makes it that much sweeter.
The thing that scares me about Iowa is just like you said, they have the best coaches in terms of being fundamentally sound. That, and the week before is a by-week; they will come prepared for denard much moreso than last year. If any of their running backs emerges as a stud, they will be very very difficult to take down.
That said, many of their players are reaching their ceilings, and I dont see a whole lot of upward potential for their team. Stanzi will throw interceptions forever, their lines will be big and well disciplined, Iowa will be Iowa. But if our offense comes together like I think it can, no amount of Iowa coaching will stop Michigan from out-athleting every Iowa player one on one, and if we execute well, this is a game we can definitely win.
but Im going to make every away game and try to make it to ND, Penn State, and OSU. If you dont mind me asking, do you have any tips for getting cheap tickets, advice for travelling, etc?
Just what I need, one more thing at my desk to remind me of Michigan football and get me too excited about the season to be productive. The last wallpaper is so sweet it about gives me butterflies for this season.
As for rankings Id be perfectly happy to stay out of them at the beginning of the season. After getting ranked last year everyone started freaking out about how we were going to dominate and then.... collapse. I have no problem with staying quiet and building momentum until we do something more impressive, like beating MSU and Iowa at home.
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Our perimeter defense is a joke right now. Roy and the iowa white boys are getting wide open looks from 3 and draining most of them.
I'm not sure I necessarily care, however infighting is never a good thing in a program.
If Hoke and Nussmeyer don't see eye to eye and battle it out over every little issue/gripe, it could trickle down and effect the morale of the whole program. Hard to quantify these types of things, but it wouldnt be good.
I have a feeling both will come together on their desire to achieve wins for the Michigan football program and this wont be a problem. But, football coaches are not immune to this type of drama/politics.
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In general I agree, but at this point in the season there isnt any 'new information' and there really wont be unless something terrible happens.
What I like about this article is that it brings up a perspective most don't; the fact that expectations are enormous and that we should remember he is just a kid. Most articles are the typical pump up, everything is rainbows fluff because thats what fans want to hear- NOT the perspective that fans might be putting too much pressure on a 21 year old who could very well actually fail.
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Thank you for this. Gonna have to watch it a few times to make sure it was real...
Go Blue, Fuck Everyone.... especially the haters
I cant speak for the Final Four, per se, but I went to Dallas and attempted to scalp for the Sweet Sixteen.
I am a long time scalper for football tickets and have ALWAYS been able to find a better price scalping than anywhere else.
In Dallas I expected it to be easy: only one close fan base (Kansas, still 10 hr drive away) and 3 fan bases quite far away, with FGCU being a tiny school. Add to that the fact that tickets werent even sold out through the official NCAA site, I figured waiting til tip off should net me great seats under $100. All the factors you look for to indicate likely cheap tickets were in my favor.
Reality was cruel; basically no tailgating was taking place. People just showed up and walked directly in; very little scalping, very little selling. What was available was through the 'professional' scalpers, and demand far exceeded their supply. They were often asking 2 to 3x as much as face.
In the end the tickets just werent there; I had to buy a ticket last minute from the window (STILL not sold out) and got a mediocre seat for a high price.
TL;DR I went in expecting a great deal, came away paying more than I would've online. Would not recommend scalping.
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They should play this in the Big House when Mealer destroys someone on a block:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C5nE4UqqLk
Lots of cool events going on around campus to get people psyched. I hope they cover the pep rally/car bash as well. Great to see our beautiful city on ESPN!
I can back this up, guys. I have it from a very reliable source that if we win, people will be happy about it.
I have bet 4 seperate Iowa fans $15 straight up on the Iowa game. A little risky but I cant take their smugness about the upcoming season. I feel surprisingly good about this matchup and there is no way im going to give up the opportunity to rub it in their face when we win. After all the trash talk leading up to the bets, $15 seemed like a tiny price to pay for the chance to forever have predicted the downfall of Iowa's "Dream Season".
I also bet $15 on Michigan scoring over 30.5 points vs. Iowa, and $40 on Michigan getting at least 7 wins in the regular season. Maybe I talk to much trash and have to put my money where my mouth is, but when the team backs it up damn will it be satisfying.
Funny you should mention dreams.
I had one about a week ago where we were winning 35-10. I want to say it was just after half time, but I dont remember a whole lot about it. Not sure how it ended, either.
My subconcious is obviously drinking the Kool-Aid as well.
Its been said before but I think winning changes all this. Its probably tough for the egos, after dominating all through college without having to really work at it, to come to Michigan, get beat up in practice every day, and still have a losing season. They expect national attention, and national titles. Losing probably makes it really easy to say "fuck it, I dont care anyway, its not my fault, rich rod sucks, hell never make it at Michigan, Its not worth the work just to lose, etc. etc." But dont worry. WHEN we start winning, the recruits will flock to us and do whatever it takes to keep winning. WHEN we are back in the national title picture the blue chips will stay and do whatever RR asks so that he will lead them to the promised land. You think a 5 star recruit quits the season before a title run? Hell no. Stay Faithful, my friend. Wins are going to change everything.
That would be very telling
There seem to be plenty of rumors out there ranging from leaving the team to baby mama drama. Really though, theres no actual evidence of whats really going on, and until something with a factual basis surfaces, I would expect him to be playing. Still, im more concerned with how Jewel Hampton and Adam Robinson are looking. Both of them figure to be better than Wegher this season anyway.
Ferentz isnt on the same level, IMO, because he loves his program, which will never be a Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, Florida caliber pogram, and will stick with them forever. Without program success, hell never get the same level of coaching accolades. Still, I think hes a really good coach (maybe not as good as the others, but well really never know) and his ability to develop talent (or lack thereof) into a decently formidable team is undeniable considering this year's hawkeyes. How many stud recruits does Iowa really get, ever?
Still, I fully expect RichRod to pass Ferentz in success in the (very) near future, and shame on them for doubting his talent development abilities. Theyre riding the richrod is overrated and will never succeed bandwagon. I cant wait to smash that bandwagon to smithereens.
While their defense will be as good as last years (very good), I dont see their offense (mediocre) getting better. Even though I think they will coach up a line and linebacking corps that are solid, as per usual, I just cant imagine where they will get improvement over last year. Considering how close the game was, I think this spells trouble for the Hawkeyes.
If we get off to a hot start, especially coming off an emotional home win against Sparty, I see this game being a very exciting upset.
"Rosee suspected her husband was a diabetes candidate and urged him many times to be checked. He resisted, however, fearing the diagnosis. His brother died some years back from complications of diabetes."
Because if you aren't diagnosed, diabetes can't kill you
What were last year's two deep averages? Maybe its just false perception but they seemed slightly smaller than the opposition.
That said I remember reading about our significant size/weight gain from last year to this year. I definitely feel better about our line this year, especially if Molk can stay healthy. Last year is certainly not this year, and this year I think our line will surprise some people with its effectiveness.
Its Prima Donna, not Pre-Madonna. And "all intents and purposes" not "all intensive purposes" (for the post a few below)
..... The More You Know.
But I agree, this kid seems ready to work hard for a school he loves. Thats an awesome quality. The fact that hes a linebacker makes it that much sweeter.
Should have, could have, would have.
im not sayin, im just sayin...
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What?! Someone (outside of Michigan) saying positive things about Michigan? I hardly belive this....
The thing that scares me about Iowa is just like you said, they have the best coaches in terms of being fundamentally sound. That, and the week before is a by-week; they will come prepared for denard much moreso than last year. If any of their running backs emerges as a stud, they will be very very difficult to take down.
That said, many of their players are reaching their ceilings, and I dont see a whole lot of upward potential for their team. Stanzi will throw interceptions forever, their lines will be big and well disciplined, Iowa will be Iowa. But if our offense comes together like I think it can, no amount of Iowa coaching will stop Michigan from out-athleting every Iowa player one on one, and if we execute well, this is a game we can definitely win.
but Im going to make every away game and try to make it to ND, Penn State, and OSU. If you dont mind me asking, do you have any tips for getting cheap tickets, advice for travelling, etc?
Just what I need, one more thing at my desk to remind me of Michigan football and get me too excited about the season to be productive. The last wallpaper is so sweet it about gives me butterflies for this season.
I guarantee that you spelled guarantee wrong.
As for rankings Id be perfectly happy to stay out of them at the beginning of the season. After getting ranked last year everyone started freaking out about how we were going to dominate and then.... collapse. I have no problem with staying quiet and building momentum until we do something more impressive, like beating MSU and Iowa at home.
seconded
Was expecting an image of Rich Rod saying "Guys, I've got this. Relaaax."
Was disappointed. Though I suppose Rockefeller "Had This".