Michigan State game

This game was super sweeet! I left early saturday morning. We got there and met a few people from the community and then we went out to find out tickets. The way it works there is that a student ticket is built into the student ID card. So when you go buy the ticket you are actually borrowing the ID. So we did that and then we went to the stadium. But ti took forever since the place was so freakin big! Its huge! It remindes me of TEXAS A&M cause its so freakin big. But we alas got there to the stadium.

Allison and Kevin

State Fans getting Drunk!

I am going to own this place. me and my Maize

Kevin is about to attack that green stadium haha

There was a lot of trash everywhere, really unbeleivable especially considering how much we take care of our Michigan Stadium. Then we launched areselves up to the top of the stadium and it was getting LOUD. We jsut scored the first 3 points. We got way up there and just mingled with all these green fans. it was hilarious to see how drunk all these fans are, and this is in the midst of much more rigorous enforcement my officers there and the entire undergraduate student population were all swaying in unison. And it was cold! It wa cloudy and windy and then threw the game it began to rain every time we got the ball in the 4th and every time we scored it would stop an the sun would come out because God was happy with our scores. But that didnt come too often and was saved for the end...

The entrance to the student section was well, uh...stinky

way too much adverstizing and
sponsorships at the game.
felt like I was at a minor league

baseball game holy cow

Then there was the game, oh that game. We played bad. Actually, that is an understatement. We did not play at all. we were just watching the big screen and looking at the grass and then feeling cold and wet and probobly calling up to the press box every now and then. Perhaps checking our fantasy teams. We were doing everything but playing football. It was terrible. Any because of that the Spartans worked themselves up, point by point, untill it was 20-6. This was probobly the best part. They were going nuts every time they scored like "Wow! We are actually winning! Yea, you suck, Michigan! You guys are terrible! Take that!.....oh no, what is going on, why are they letting us do that. Nonono! This is just gonna hurt so much more when they come back and beat us at the end like they always do...why are they lettting us run ip the score like this? Corn. This is not good. This is going to hurt like jimmy sitting on a catfish." That is exactly what they said. They were happy and then sad, went up hi, and then crashed low when they realized the reality of the situation. And then it happened...with about 4 minutes left in the game, we made a very important desition: We descided to play. And so we did, and we dominated, and with 4 minutes we ralled back in super hero fashion, slashing ourway threw without contest. It began to pour rain like no ones business, and that big curtain of rain came and just poured buckets on us freezing fans and daring heros on the field. But we perceviered. And in brilliant and story book ending, we scored the game wining touchdown with 0:02 on the clock. And to everyone´s expectations and horror, Michigan was back int he game...just like everyone knew was going to happen. That was what made this game so memorable. i have never seen this before, such utter attitude of defeatment, pushing the giant bear while he is asleep, laughing at him all he wants, and then when he rolls his big head and wiggles his nose, the little drawf sheaks in horror. But he hasnt even awoken. Our damage has been done; we have done our intimidation. Unfortunately the giant bear let the dwarf get away as we lost to ourselves, throwing a terrible interception in the end zone to loose the game. But dont worry, that big bad bear will be back, and it will crush that dwarf with the heal of his foot. I am done.

Video Highlights here

My buddy there wearing #83, Conover

Watch the score get worse

and then go back

Michigan Vs. UCLA, Duke, and Ohio State

Before I want to get into my real post, just wanted to say that I just got my new Sennheiser 280 Pro headphones in, and they are freakin sweet. Got them for only $89. And they sound awesome. You can hear pieces of the songs that I have never heard before. Of course the one down side is that its super obvious which songs are CD quality and which are some cheap recording of a song. They are a bit big and a little attention-catchy (I dont knw if that is a word), and have a long, spirally cable, but the sound is well worth it. Haha, but yeah, they are sweet. Oh, and rediculously cold here! Ahhh! Now to the real stuff, like, this week!


Wow, this week and weekend was nuts! I was so busy and it was so exciting! Since we won our section of the 2K tournament here in Ann Arbor last week, we were set to play at the Madison Square Garden in New York City this week. We were set to play UCLA on thrusday and if we won or lost, we would be in either the championship game or the consolation game on friday. I was not set to go, since I am only a sophomore, and they take only a few managers. Weds was cool because we had practice at 11am. I was able to go and still make it to my spanish presentation at time. This gave me the whole afternoon off to get catch up on lifting and school work and hanging out with UCO dudes. I was also busy at work making charts for Coach Meyer and working on banners for Coach Mahoney. Check out these banners I made for the upcomming game:




We had our game Thrusday night at 9pm Eastern on ESPN2. I think I told just about everyone. Us managers meet at Cristler Arena to watch the game together in the locker room with the nics HD flat screen and sit on them sweet laz-y-boys. I met up with a few of the managers, one of the players that stayed here because of a sprained ancle, and one of the football players, Stonum. We started off in that glorious arena against UCLA looking so scared! I mean, I figured it would happen, but it was annoying! 1-9 in just a matter of minutes! And then we came back 7-9. And then they rolled 7-14. But at least we were staying with them. I think we were only down by 4 at the half. We came back in the second half working hard, creating opportunities, creating tips and turnovers with our 1-3-1 defense, and finishing with fast break points and some key shooting. Towards the end, we wee only up by 1. We kept missing shots. Then Anthony Wright gets the ball at the 3point line free through line extended, dribbles, does a dump off to true freshman Stu Douglass who jacks up a 3pointer with his feet completely off-centered....and he makes the huge shot! It was nuts! Then later we were up by 1 again with a minute to go. We ran the ball using the shot clock like we had all game...running out of time, and at that instant, DeShawn Sims cuts back door down the center of the key for a huge two-handed dunk! It was nuts! But then they hit a 3 pointer! And then Manny Fresh made 2 easy free throws and even semi-blocked a buzzer-beater shot to finish the game! Oh my gosh! We won! We beat UCLA! WE BEAT UCLA! It was bonkers in the locker room! Us managers and others were jumping up and down like nuts! I got back to the dorm and was yelling all outside that we had won and down in the lobby and through 4 different floors that we had beaten UCLA. They were the number 4 team in the country! We had not beaten a top 5 ranked team in like 12 years! We havent gone to the NCAA tournament in 10 years! We havent had an All-American in 14 years! And UCLA had 2 of them! They had made it to the final four the last 3 years and were predicted to go again! And we took them down! We who had a record 22 losses last year! We who are full of underclassmen and flat talent! We who are just unrecognized in a school that expects the best but is getting no love from the football team. And we won! And I was excited...
Make sure to check the highlights on ESPN.





Again, I told everyone I knew about the Duke game. I was so busy that day that I didnt get to work out till late. It was so full at the IM building that I went to work out at Cristler, came back to shower and eat, and then back to Cristler for the game. This time it was just 3 of us managers at the game. We were all tired. And the game stunk. We were creating open looks but nothing was falling. Our defense wasnt nearly as effective. And number 5 Duke was playing extraordinary. Shortly speaking, I was so tired and that laz-y-boy was so comfortable, that yes, I fell asleep and missed the entire second half and some of the first. I was awakened only to be told that we had lost by 15 and that we just did not play well at all. Dang it. This is what I did not want. I did not want to lay an egg. But whatever. That was just the first part of the disappointment. ESPN.




The second was saterday. Yes, the biggest sports rivalry of all time was today. Michigan Vs. Ohio State. But there were loads of problems. First off, we suck. Our team really is not doing good this year. Filled with new plays and terrible mistakes, we just have been cruising to the record 8 losses, which was about to become 9 with OSU. It was at Columbus, Ohio. Our quarterback was injured. Our running back was injured. Our offensive line was injured. All we had was our defense, and they werent even that good. But we still ahd hope. And that died off fast. Within a few seconds of the game, we intercepted Tyrell Pryor`s pass and ran it to the red zone before being pushed out. Then we couldn`t convert. Then we missed the filed goal. That was the story of the game. The defense actually did a decent job, making huge hits. There was a lot of scrambles and a few short-lived fighting, but with all this empty talk, we just did terrible and lost again. Want another record for the books? Why not, this blog post has been full of them...we have never lost to OSU 5 times in a row until now...Great Scott. ESPN. BigTenNewtork

Anyhow, I am sick of this. Terrible weekend. Great win over UCLA. I hope that our basketball quickly becomes our bright side and that our campus not only realizes that, but also embraces and supports our Wolverines. And next year!....well, next year we will see where I am with the team! Who knows, perhaps I will be traveling with them next year to our tournament in Orlando, Florida!