phil

Congrats guys

she always said i was special:p

still on the wood!!!!!

congrats man, youve been talking about it for a while glad you got what you wanted. keep it simple itll be more fun that way.

i just got this email it is a great read Numerous observations from several different angles today (and over the past week). . . Today I attended my 149th consecutive game, and like the rest of you I am still very distraught over today’s performance and what has become of our program. I have been in Jacksonville with my family since Christmas Day, and over the past week we had numerous interactions with team (some football related, and others not) many of which I will share. December 26 ? We went to an evening event for the players at a sports bar/arcade/bowling alley. It was hosted by the Gator Bowl committee. Both teams attended in separate 90 minute intervals. Other than the players and coaches, barely any fans were in attendance. The size difference between the two teams was staggering. Other than Perry, Lewan, Big Will, RVB, and Q, we had very few really big guys compared to Miss St (and compared to prior M teams). We spent a lot of team hanging out with the players and coaches. My boys (14 and 11) played tons of video games and pop-a-shot basketball games with the players. We spent time speaking with RR, Freddie J, Denard, Tate, Big Will, and numerous other guys. Everyone was in great spirits and could not have been any nicer to us (which was also true of the Miss St. players). December 28 ? We met up with the team again in the afternoon at a similar venue. This time tons of fans were in attendance, and none of the coaches were present. Poor Denard was constantly hounded by autograph seekers. The remainder of the team was very accessible to the fans. My 11 year old played a dozen or more games of pop-a-shot with Devin and J.R. After out-shooting both teams on the 26th, only J.R. could hold his own with my 11 year old son (who attended his 66th consecutive game today). December 29 ? We attended practice at Jacksonville University. This was the 2nd practice I attended with this coaching staff after having attended numerous practices with the prior regime. While this practice was not in pads, I was underwhelmed by the lack of intensity and lack of participation/coaching by the coaching staff. Tate was still present, but obviously some thing was up due to the number snaps Gallon took ahead of him at QB. Be glad that Gallon did not play QB today. On a separate note, we watched Roundtree, Koger, Webb, and Grady practice catching balls being rifled at them at close range from a machine. Unlike today, they were catching everything, even while a team manager was hanging on their backs. The kicking game was abysmal in every way imaginable. The offense worked on a few gimmick plays, including reverses and Gallon throwing off of a reverse. While the team was in good spirits, we left practice very concerned. December 31 ? The Pep Rally was attended by approx. 2,500 Michigan fans, the team, and the band. Brandy and Beckman gave good speeches. Brandon spoke for a few moments and said nothing. The same was true for RR. Unlike prior bowl games, the captains did not address the crowd. Later in the day the bands engaged in a “battle of the bands”. We sat in the first row, three feet from the band. They put on an incredibly impressive performance, completely outclassing the MSU band. As an aside, although their cowbells got to be annoying, the MSU fans were a very friendly group of people. They had tremendous respect for Michigan, and they commented on it quite frequently yesterday and today (even after the game). This was in stark contrast to the Auburn, Florida, and Tennessee fans from prior SEC bowl games I have attended. Gameday ? At the home games I sit in Section 2, behind the visiting bench. Today I sat 18 rows behind the Michigan bench on the 40 yard line. (I also sat in similar seats for the PSU game this year, which will be relevant in a moment). The team came out flat for pregame warmups, as they did before the game, and following half time (just like several other games this year). GRob, Tall, and Gibson were all on the sideline (I assume Brathwaite was in the box). Not once did they have a defensive team meeting on the bench while the offense was on the field. In fact, while the offensive was on the field, rarely did they interact with their players. The same was true at PSU this year and 3 years ago. On offense, Dews, Frey, and Fred J were on the sideline. Each spent some time talking their position groups. Not once did I see any chalkboarding going on on the sideline with either group. Rarely did any of the players receive any coaching on the sideline. In another first (having sat behind the Michigan bench at numerous other away games and behind the visiting bench at home games for the past 34 seasons), JB Fitzgerald, Jibreel Black, and one other guy took pisses in Gatorade bottles on the sideline while managers held up towels on either side of them. Having attended over 350 Michigan football games, I have never seen any player on any team do this on the sideline. In the fourth quarter, three guys sitting to my left held up a sign up a sign that read “We want Jim”. This was spotted by many players and RR, none of whom seem to be amused. Despite what anyone may think, this was in very poor taste and did not help morale. Looking at Woolfolk, JT Floyd, and Mike Jones sitting on the bench prior to the game, one wonders what could have been with this defense. Although one also has to wonder what has happened with Hawthorne, Bell, Herron, Sagesse, Big Will, and others who seem to have lacked any development and sat on the bench most of the day. As to the future, there were a lot of young guys sitting on the bench waiting for their days to come. I look forward to seeing Ricardo, Williamson, Ge. Robinson, and Devin on offense next season, along with Marvin, Wilkins, Q, and Paskorz on defense. In closing, I am reminded what two members of the prior coaching staff said to me after they were released: "Four years until these guys are fired, and another six years until we can rebuild it." (No, I am not a Lloyd croney or an RR hater). Only 100+ days until the spring game. It will be an interesting 100 days.

Must have changed since weds cause I looked at vegas spreads and it was 7-5 wisc with a 9pt spread.

Is that why wisconsin was favored by 9 pts? Yes tcu was ranked higher but strength of schedule went to wisconsin hands down. Talent level wisconsin, size wisconsin. It makes perfect sense, a auto bid bcs school will always be favored over a non aq team. Bsu wasn't favored wen they played vtech at the start of the season, so yes it was an upset. All you hear all week was how big wisky was and how small tcu's dline was, and how awsome. The running gm was. I have never heard of half tcu's players until today and I was more impressed with there adjustments at half than anything. They didn't go heads up they went around wisconsin and it made wisky look like a bunch of big goofy loafs. The same goofy loafs we lost to.

Do you think gorden gee is writing up a letter to aplogize for his comments a few wks ago?

Fucking wisconsin!!! Why did they not give clay the ball for the 2 pt conversion? He was unstoppable that whole last drive. But tcu played amazing and the linebacker was flat out balling today. Big ten fails some more

Free trip there in sept can't wait!

Congratsw on getting your stuff together no matter what route you take gary. Hopefully your car will finally match your driving ability.

Big ten < sec please prove me wrong as we are getting fucked so hard rite now. Msu and um are getting embaressed. Go penn st

This! When I get another car, basic bolt ons. Fuck everything else, too much money to much headache. Being fast is overrated. Hell my bike is only getting stretched and an exaust. Dover hates the cobra cuz of how much it cost to blow up then how much more he had to spend to put it together. There is no fun driving a car when the entire tire your checking gauges looking in the mirrors for smoke listening for sounds and ect.

This guy knows wassup. Disaster is only moments. Away

All the players. So if he has some inside scoop I trust it. I was a lil skeptical before we hung out, but I've seen it 1st hand. Me dover and brandon

The cool white guy, no bs I've seen it first hand. He's jus the cool ass white guy that everyone loves.

I hope the ncaa reduces the suspensions seeing as it was jus this yr the ga wr sat 3 gms for somthing similar. And I don't get where they feel like these players have to pay this $ back. If they had to sell there shit to begin with to get the money where are they getting it to pay charitys back? Can u say boosters? Then its a double whammy, ncaa is a bunch of neive fuck sticks that think they are doing a great thing. Every good program cheats !!! That's why they r good. Getting the W is the most imp part and with W's comes $. Small investment equal big pay outs.

Get ahold of there customer service dept, speak with a supervisor, ask for future notice and explain your current issues with well water and ect, be polite and understanding. I know you feel like they fucked u but there's no way they can call u and everyone else in the area. Its best to jus deal with the few customers that call in. Its a shitty situation, but if ur nice and understanding they will work with you better than you calling and being a stuffy faggot. Atleast that's what my custo dept. Tells me. Good luck, and when u have a problem don't post it on cr, no one cares and only a few people will attempt to help u. Good luck

If sat isn't too bad id come out but I'm afraid ill still get pulled over for a dui

I heart you

Get off the wood steve get off the wood

its funny to hear fans bitch about this stuff. fact. fans are fans not players and believe that these are priceless items cause they dont have the chance to earn them. players get this stuff and its just stuff. its another award to add to there room of awards. i have a drawer full of championships awards and bs, i dont look at it past that day cause its just another award. the only thing that means shit is my nc ring. everything else is a trinket. so what is a pair of gold pants to these guys??? another trinket. it was theres to sell i dont see the problem. ncaa is a joke and wants to control every aspect of players lives.

your thoughtful graphs show you care a little since you spent time making these neat graphs.

We re read this at work 5x and died laughing each time