Comments on: VISITING LECTURER: MAIZE ‘N BREW ON MICHIGAN

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:50:22 +0000

Great lecture. Extremely informative. The post-WWI Germany analogy is spot-on.

Do you know what the most hilarious part was?

Including the lyric “pretty girls they beckon from their rooms above” whilst talking about the University of Michigan.

Every and any chap with 20/20 vision who has visited Ann Arbor since around 1930 can tell you that pretty girls and UofM go together like chocolate ice cream and onions.

Cognitive dissonance, anyone?

By: Jesus

Jesus — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:42:58 +0000

I’m feeling a 3-9 season. My Father will scorn thee for hinting at thy Notre Dame’s discomforting 2007 record in thou post. Thy Holy Spirit, Knute Rockne, shall bring a lengthy and laborious scoring drought to the most unholy of places, Ann Arbor, Michigan. While Satan himself (Bo) shall cast spells from the depths of Hell to counteract Knute�s divine commands, he will ultimately surrender as he once did as a mortal. Bo�s wicked imps disguised in maize and blue shall be exposed and castrated in the year 2008, which ironically for one Dick Rodriguez is named �the year of the rat.� Michigan Football�s woes in this year will cause the rest of the Earth to celebrate with joy, for they will be banished to purgatory (ESPNU) for years to come. Thy holiest of holy, Notre Dame, got a five-year extension after their 3-9 season, which goes to show, it pays to pray. Suck thy Perpetual Member, thou hoodwinks from Michigan.
-Jesus

By: Bobby Decatur

Bobby Decatur — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:56:56 +0000

Two words: Quarterback Carousel.

By: Harris

Harris — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:16 +0000

I was really hoping he’d say Brandon Harrison for the trifecta.

By: PoeMcFuckinNoe

PoeMcFuckinNoe — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:38:10 +0000

Toledo over Michigan.

They might as well play this one at the Glass Bowl (look it up).

By: This Guy

This Guy — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:11:57 +0000

That’s a great hit….for the Big Ten.

By: Crabapple Buck

Crabapple Buck — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:48:39 +0000

Masked,

Presumably, Pryor will get 10-15 snaps per game in decoy or limited playbook stuff. Bauserman may actually be considered the backup due to his broader knowledge of the playbook. That could change quickly if Terrelle is the real deal.

By: Albino Tornado

Albino Tornado — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:23:53 +0000

“For most programs that would be cause for panic. At Michigan it�s cause for a celebration. Last year�s linebacking corps were tres terrible. You honestly have to use a foreign language to describe the awfulness. ”

Funny — the words “Cory McKeon, Bo Ruud, and Steve Octavien, and Kevin Cosgrove” (Nebraska’s 2007 graduated starting LB corps and the departed LB coach/D-coordinator) don’t require foreign languages.

By: MorningBeer

MorningBeer — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:31:07 +0000

More like Rudolph Hess. In 3 or 4 seasons when he’s yet to beat tOSU, I think he’ll steal a plane and try to negotiate a separate peace somewhere else, like the NFL . . . except I don’t think he knows how to fly.

By: John

John — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:01:03 +0000

Michigan will lose to Utah….book it.

By: yoyofutbawl

yoyofutbawl — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:52:06 +0000

Being a solid citizen of Blowing Rock for over 20 years, I’m not familiar with any steel mills or nearby coal mines, even in Meat Camp or Tater Hill.

Saarland? I’d prefer Bavaria. Better beer. Plus, no French influence.

By: Mark D

Mark D — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:41:00 +0000

You’re a bit all over the place there with Gemany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire references? Which is it? The Hapsburgs never had a role in Imperial Germany.

By: maskedavenger

maskedavenger — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:02:33 +0000

Bauserman before Pryor?

By: DC Trojan

DC Trojan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:01:11 +0000

I’m going to Ann Arbor in August and if there is no sign of Weimar-Berlin levels of debauchery, I am going to be very very disappointed.

Mind you, if there were said debauchery, it wouldn’t be happening at the in-law’s house anyway, so I suppose I would be very very disappointed either way.

By: Crabapple Buck

Crabapple Buck — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:45:06 +0000

Masked –

I feel more confident in Joe Bauserman, who is our non-scolly QB, than any of the UM QB’s. His tuition is being paid by the Pittsburgh Pirates, so we technically have 2 QB’s on scholly, but Bauserman was a prep star in Florida before he chose baseball. He may see the field in mop up duty this year.