Michigan Football Heading for South Africa
Announcing another Big Trip,
Harbaugh named next year’s location:
South Africa.
I know these trips bug the crap out of
the other “Big” universities out there and there has to be a some positive
affect regarding recruiting with respect to this. I mean, imagine if you were a freshman 3 years
ago? You’ve seen Rome, France and now
you’re gonna’ get to see a place that most people wouldn’t dream of going to,
much less be able to afford it. That’s
gotta’ be worth something! I’ve never been to South Africa (or anywhere
on the African Continent) and this one actually sounds kind of interesting. Always sort of wanted to see both of the
Capes (Good Hope and Horn). MMQ Mom AMH
took the trip and saw the penguins on the beach.
Maybe Michigan will practice
(and play some REAL FOOTBALL) in the Cape Town Arena that was
constructed in 2010 for the FIFA World Cup???
Who Knows?
Chip Patterson Has Michigan As
B1G Title Contender
I read Chip every now and then and
his entry on Michigan was interesting and I think he’s thinking what everyone
else is thinking. Can Michigan actually get decent
QB play this season?
7. Michigan can win the Big
Ten with good, but not great, QB play: If you are picking Michigan to win the Big Ten, it
should be because of the rest of the roster, which was very good but still one
year away during the Wolverines' 2017 campaign. But the discussion around the
Wolverines will continue to focus almost exclusively on Shea Patterson and the quarterback position. That's because
Jim Harbaugh and quarterback play are linked, and this is a very big season for
Harbaugh. But Michigan could be really good this year because of the other 21
positions, and I want to make sure that doesn't get missed.
Chip also has Patterson
as a potential Heisman candidate, but I’m not even 100% sure that Shea
will be the starter. Peters may still be
a candidate for starter at the end of the day.
Mailbag, Texts and Tweets
I was going to respond privately
to this individual, but then I got on a roll…Here’s what I think about someone
thinking I’m taking things too far when it comes to LNU. I don’t mean that in a “mean spirited” way towards
anyone, and I want to make that perfectly clear. In fact, I wasn’t trying to be
mean last Friday. But why aren’t more
people pissed off and demanding some answers regarding LNU?
Russ – Friendly advice: I think
you’re taking this LNU thing a little too far.
MSU fans hate the fact that this is happening (or happened) to their
university. We are sickened by it,
probably a lot like PSU fans, and we just want to move on. I know I DIDN’T have anything to do with the
Nassar issue, but moving forward, every time I’m at a party or in a discussion
at work with someone new and the question comes up, “Where did you go to
school?” I’m now going to be forever
embarrassed that this happened at my alma mater. And Remember:
It could happen anywhere – even Michigan.
Dear Loyal Reader: I understand and empathize with you. However, I’m still a little Short
On Sympathy for your university. I know how you’re feeling. I get that it’ll never be the same for
anyone associated with Sparty.
However, that being said, I can’t help but wonder if something like that
could really happen somewhere else? I
mean, we all know something similar happened at PSU.
But what happened in East Lansing,
well, don’t you think that maybe there’s a modicum of truth to the fact that
too many people turned their back on what was going on? Larry Nassar was supposed to be a trustworthy
member of this university! Instead, for
a whopping 20 years, this guy had enablers EVERY STEP OF THE WAY all the way up
to the tippy-top!!!
Right up to LKS who is getting a full
pension, football game day suite, basketball floor seats and other perks with
her “Resignation”!!! It’s not like she
even resigned, she just got to quit working and is still getting paid her full
salary!!! If I was a fan (or even
attending a game as a non-fan) I believe I would have to boo her every
appearance from this point forward.
330+ victims...
I guess what I’m saying is, while
PSU officials (AD and the President) who were part of the Grand Scheme that more
or less defined the “Lack of Institutional Control”, per the NCAA, wait for their
days in court, Nassar is the ONLY GUY from LNU THAT’S IN THE KLINK. It’s disgraceful. It’s a sham.
And the fact that LNU is only getting stuck for $500M when PSU was into
the Sandusky affair for over $1 Billion??
Sickening. So, somehow, there’s
less outrage and less monetary penalty for a guy fingering 12-20 year old
girls/ young women vs. a guy having sex with pre-teen and teenage boys?
I guess that’s where my head is
right now.
330+ VICTIMS that were assaulted
in the “safe confines” of a college campus!!!
And one guy in jail…That’s
it. OK – they arrested Strempel, who
appears to be another pile of crap. And
I know there’s been other coaches and assistants that have left or resigned.
That’s not enough.
Instead of being embarrassed, why
aren’t you just a little bit pissed off by all of this? I know I would be if it was my Alma
Mater. I’d still be demanding answers
and want people’s heads on a platter – starting with the former president of
the University. AND I would want ALL THE
REGENTS’ HEADS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN OVERSEEING ALL OF THIS!
Each and every PSU regent has been
replaced since 2012.
Clean Sweep.
Gone…
PSU “got it” and atoned for their
sins.
So far, you’ve got a former
president living high on the hog that’s not doing shit for your university. And not one regent has even offered to step
down due to their lack of oversight.
Just sayin’…
Yet when I talk to people
associated with LNU, most of the fans or grads just shrug and are
like, “Well, at least the monsters in jail.”
Well, OK, but how many more monsters are out there and what are they
getting away with? And there’s a
problem with all of LNU if you think by just throwing one guy in the can fixes
all of these problems.
Don’t be embarrassed. Get mad and demand answers.
More Ex-LNU Players in the Sexual
Assault News
In a way, I feel a little bad for Mumphery
here. I remember when this was being
investigated and the Sherriff’s department didn’t think there was enough
evidence to warrant charges. (the
encounter appeared to be consensual) But LNU still booted him off campus under
Title IX violations. I don’t think it’s
fair to start having a consensual tryst only to have it thrown back in your
face as assault.
Moral of the Story: Keep your you know what in your pocket.
Judge Presiding Over LNU Case Thinks Engler
Should Step Down
She makes some valid points. Naming Engler in the beginning may not have
been the greatest idea…
Larry Nassar University Is Already Costing
You More Money
And if you’re thinking this DOESN’T in
any way affect you, you couldn’t be more wrong.
Michigan Health Insurance premiums will be impacted, Medical
Mal-practice insurance will go up in Michigan as a result and the overall
trickle down affect is going to happen.
Another reason to remain PISSED OFF about LNU…I guess I'd like to know how any of these laws would have impacted the people associated with the crimes at LNU? would LSK be screwed here? Hollis?
And Michigan Wins Again!
Michigan had a total of 8
Varisty teams finish the year with Perfect APR scores. LNU only had 3 teams that achieved perfection. So, there’s that….
ETC
Ding-Dong – The Witch Is DEAD!!!
Corporate Mascots (Flo,
Mayhem, The Gecko, etc) all get old after a while. I mean, they’re funny for a while and then I
don’t want to see them anymore.
Howeva’!!! THIS F@#$CKER WAS ON MY NERVES THE FIRST TIME I
SAW HIM!!!
Dr. Pepper is “retiring” Larry Culpepper from
their ads and I have to say, I’m truly overjoyed! I’m a channel flipper anyway, but there are
times when you’re stuck watching commercials.
There has to be a better marketing guy to run Dr. Pepper’s marketing
department. I don’t like little sweet,
either…
I Remember When This Happened…
And why we ALL need to remember
that they’re just games, folks. Yes, the
other guys are asshats but we need to keep our anger and our feelings in check.
Can An Expansion Team Win The Stanley Cup?
If you’ve been reading me for a
while, you know that regarding the professional “Big 4” sports, I’m an NFL
Fan, Baseball Fan, NBA Fan and when the Wings are decent, a Red Wings (but not
NHL) fan. In That Order. I’ve never connected to the professional
hockey league, and I have lots of reasons.
Hockey doesn’t have a “day” (College and the NFL) and a “Time” (noon
Saturday and 1:00PM on Sunday) and isn’t something where you can watch your
team every night (Tigers). There’s more
but that’s not the point of this entry…
This Las Vegas Golden Knights
thing is intriguing to this fan. Every
GM took the opportunity to dump huge contracts and players that were problem
children but could play and created an all-star team of sorts.
How can you even be a fan without
going through the trials and tribulations of losing, swearing off your team, and then
come crawling back the following season?
Drinking the kool-aid of the draft, off-season trades and articles about
how great the team is looking in pre-season practice or the actual pre-season? If you were a fan new to hockey, I guess this
isn’t a terrible way to start out….
A quick google search tells us
that no expansion team in the last 25 years (or ever, for that matter) has ever
won the title in their first season.
If the Knights pull this off,
it’ll be a first. You should probably
start watching if you haven’t already.
It’ll be fun!
And We’ll See How This Works
Out…
NFL is going to fine clubs if any of their players kneel during the
National Anthem and players have the option of staying in the locker room until
after the Anthem is played if they choose not to listen to it.
My take: Black
balling Kapernick and other players started to “ebb” the desire of players to
demonstrate. I think the league
could have left this alone and it would have died out due to the blackballing,
alone. And the problem is, fans that “left”
the NFL and found other things to do may not come rushing back as the things
they found to do might be better.
